Live from the Window at Whelan’s
FOLK CLUB
featuring
plus guests
Enda Mc Cabe, Davey Malone & an authentic, mystery, American fiddler!
– Whelan’s Bar – 8:30pm –
The best of Trad, Folk, Americana, World Music and more every Tuesday at 8.30pm live from the window at Whelan’s. Entrance free!
No Cover Charge
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
Whelan’s DJ w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free Entry)
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
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8:30pm – FREE ENTRY
Colm Quearney, Graham Hopkins, Keith Duffy, Justin Carroll & Michael Buckley gather as often as poss, when not touring with other artists, to pay homage to the sound of Chicago Blues, 50′s R&B, New Orleans Blues.
Whelan’s Indie Club /// ZEBRA /// [Live Bands and guest DJs] w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free entry before 10:30pm).
U:Mack Presents
With
Having just returned from a USA tour opening for Angel Olsen here is Cian Nugent & The Cosmos! Cian Nugent’s first widely available album ‘Doubles’ was released in the summer of 2011 to great acclaim from Pitchfork, NPR and The Wire, and rightly so.
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
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10pm – FREE ENTRY
“Album pick of the month” – – Aaron Byrd, KCRW Los Angeles
“Our new crush” – Hot Press
“Brian has a voice that triggers memories of comfort , just lie back and enjoy” – DJ Ease – Nightmares on Wax
Aiken Promotions presents
plus guest
Championed early by fans such as Damien Dempsey and Nanci Griffith, who both took her under their wing with prestigious frontline support slots – wowed by the quality of her songwriting – Ireland’s Nicole Maguire now steps out into the limelight with her debut for label IRL
Whelanslive.com presents
Upstairs // Tue 8th April
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“This is a band you want to see in a small venue that’s been packed up to the rafters, their music echoing and pouring out into the streets. Their music is about a “moment”, mainly, that beautiful and wonderful moment where you feel like the world outside of the venue has ceased to exist.” – Leah Dingus (Dingus|International DIY Music)
“Sometimes I just want to rock out to something charged. Fangclub have provided me with just that at just the right time” – 7BillionPeople.net “Sounds awesome blasted at high volume” – Rocksound Magazine “I like the sound of this – tunes to jump up and down to, and scream along with” – Dan Hegarty, 2FM “Stripped back and very together, echoing early Foo’s or Greenday……a great sign of things to come from these!” – Marty Miller, Nova FM http://youtu.be/VORNthgLbEo
Skinny Wolves presents
(USA, Ba Da Bing!)
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Circuit des Yeux, who have just finished a world tour with former Smog dude, Bill Callahan; come visit Dublin at Whelanslive on Monday 12th May. Please come on down!
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
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Following the release of the critically acclaimed debut, ‘Not Lost’ on Sony in 2011, Eoin Glackin’s eagerly awaited new album “Rain Finally Came” went on release on Friday March 15th via Tuleen Music and IRL. The debut created a platform for Eoin, and one he made great use of, gathering a wide legion of live fans and media followers during its life time.
Two years later and armed with eleven stomping new tracks, Eoin has been hitting the road hard for live shows around Ireland and further afield since the new release.
The album has already given us the single (and title track), “Rain Finally Came”, and now at radio is the folk rock party stomper, “Everyone Is Goin’”, currently receiving strong airplay around the country.
Growing up in Dublin, Eoin spent his days exploring the music from the likes of Kris Kristofferson, The Beatles and Cat Stevens much to the amusement of his classmates, who were firmly on the Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene team. He started playing piano at 9 and taught himself how to play the guitar at 15. Eoin cites Damien Dempsey as one of his key inspirations. Indeed Damien was pivotal to Eoin’s approach to music and his decision to make his own!
“I was at home,” he says. “My dad walked into my room and told me there was some singer-songwriter from Dublin on the TV that I should see. Damien was beginning ‘Negative Vibes’ and three lines into the song I felt something hit me like I’d never felt before, he just had a truth in his voice and his words. Growing up, there had never been that one band or singer that changed my whole outlook on things. Damien did that for me.”
Inspired by Dempsey’s performance and songs Glackin began writing and busking.
A couple of years later and eager to pursue a career in music, Eoin jumped on a plane to London. He spent his time writing and playing in the plethora of open mic nights around the city. At one of these open mic nights Eoin was approached by a promoter who liked what he heard and was subsequently asked to attend a meeting at Sony’s office in the UK. “I walked in to the office with my guitar and began playing. The guy looked at me and said ‘haven’t you got anything recorded?”, Eoin laughs. “I only had my guitar and a load of songs. It was pretty unorthodox!”
He decided then to start to record demos. He returned to Dublin and got cracking.
His early demos caught the attention of London based Spirit Music & Media who loved Eoin’s style and wanted to work with him. As a result, he returned to London and began recording his debut album, the aforementioned “Not Lost”. The album was produced by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers, The Clash, Beth Orton, Red Hot Chilli Peppers).
“Not Lost” was released by Sony Music Ireland on June 3rd, 2011. He toured Ireland and the UK extensively, strapping on his guitar at any available opportunity. He received great support for his music, quickly achieving playlist support at radio on a national level.
Parting ways from Sony (‘amicably’ Eoin stresses), his second album Rain Finally Came was recorded in Westland Studios. Ian Grimble got involved once again on producer duties.
Having already supported international heroes of his like Joan Armatrading, Beth Orton and Sam Baker as well as the finest in Irish talent, Eoin’s live reputation grows and grows and as he says –
“I am just really excited to see where this new album and chapter takes me”.
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€8 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings)
Strictly over 18′s ID required
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
Whelanslive.com presents
plus special guests
TED CHIPPINGTON
Whelanslive and Word of Mouth Agency is proud to present the first ever Irish tour of legendary UK post-punk band The Nightingales in support of their new self-released album For Fuck’s Sake, which has already garnered very favourable reviews from the likes of MOJO – “Heartening evidence of the British art of mentally transforming ennui and chagrin into something approaching gold” – 4/5 stars.
Opening each night of the tour is infamous alternative comedian (and Stewart Lee’s hero) Ted Chippington, who will also be making his Irish debut.
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THE NIGHTINGALES
Birmingham’s original punk group The Prefects had been part of The Clash’s ‘White Riot Tour’, recorded a couple of Peel sessions, released a 45 on Rough Trade and, years after splitting up, had a retrospective CD released by NY label Acute Records to all round glowing reviews – from Rolling Stone to webzines.
The Nightingales was formed by former members of The Prefects following that band’s demise in 1979. Described in John Robb’s definitive book on ‘post punk’ (‘Death To Trad Rock’) as “The misfits’ misfits” and comprising an ever-fluctuating line up, based around lyricist/singer Robert Lloyd, the Nightingales enjoyed cult status in the early ’80’s as darlings of the credible music scene and were championed by John Peel, who said of them – “Their performances will serve to confirm their excellence when we are far enough distanced from the 1980’s to look at the period rationally and other, infinitely better known, bands stand revealed as charlatans”.
The group recorded a bunch of critically acclaimed singles (Almost always ‘Single Of The Week’ in the music press) and three albums, plus many radio sessions for their great supporter Peel. They also regularly toured the UK and Northern Europe, as headliners and supporting acts as diverse as Bo Diddley and Nico.
In the late Eighties the Nightingales stopped working but, following the occasional gig between times, they re-grouped in 2004, with Lloyd being joined by original Prefects guitarist Alan Apperley.
After fucking about with various wastrels, precious sorts and mercenaries the group arrived at its current line up, which features Lloyd, Apperley, Andreas Schmid from Faust on bass and ex Violet Violet drummer Fliss Kitson.
Since restarting the group have been more productive than ever – releasing five 7″ vinyl singles, a 10″ EP and five studio albums (plus two live albums), touring England, mainland Europe and USA numerous times and recording many radio sessions along the way. They have been invited to play various festivals in Europe and the States, including Glastonbury and SXSW. Their “Let’s Think About Living” 45 was ‘Single Of The Week’ on BBC 6 Music and they have continued to receive regular rave reviews for their records and live shows.
The group’s “No Love Lost” album was released by Cooking Vinyl in 2012. Described by Mojo as “Brilliant. One of the fiercest and most exhilarating rock records in ages” the record features guests, U.S avant-garde composer, Katherine Young on bassoon and Hans-Joachim Irmler, founder of krautrock legends Faust, on keyboards.
The Nightingales recorded another album at Faust Studio in September 2013. “For Fuck’s Sake” is a self released, limited edition vinyl LP available only at the group’s gigs. The band will be playing live shows in Europe and USA over the coming year and they are very pleased to be performing in Ireland for the very first time in May 2014.
“Contender for gig of the year” – MOJO Magazine
“Their freshest and most subtly intoxicating work to date” – The Observer
“The missing link between Can and the Glitter band” – The Quietus
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TED CHIPPINGTON
VIDEO: The Culture Show – Stewart Lee meets Ted Chippington (2007)
The Nightingales’ buddy and regular touring partner is legendary, cult ‘anti comedian’ Ted Chippington. Once described in Sounds magazine as “the funniest man alive”, Chippington’s ruthless disregard for the conventions of stand-up nonetheless made him a perennial outcast from the 1980s comedy scene.
At a time when politically right-on performers such as Ben Elton and Harry Enfield were at their peak, Ted initially struggled to break through to a wider audience. Of course, this was of no concern to Ted who continued to plough his own individual anarchistic furrow and was eventually to have a couple of minor hit records and to be recognised as a major influence by the majority of todays ‘alternative’ comedians.
His fans remain convinced of his status as the neglected comedy genius, and remember him with an affection that is rarely afforded to stand-up comics. Indeed, a host of comedians, including Stewart Lee, Phill Jupitus, Simon Munnery, Josie Long and many others, staged ‘Tedstock’ at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre a few years back with the proceeds enabling the release of the 4 CD box set “Walking Down The Road… A History Of Ted Chippington”. The box set was heralded by major articles in the Guardian and Independent newspapers, plus a Ted feature on BBC TV’s Culture Show, and quickly sold out.
Reportedly retired from showbusiness in the 1990s to pursue a truck driving career in USA and Mexico, Ted is now back. His most recent release is a 10” EP titled “Blues Fan” and he has recently played throughout the UK and in France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the Nightingales.
“A mixture of surrealism and insolent provocation and uncompromising boredom” – Stewart Lee
€10 adv / €12 doors
Advanced tickets are available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078], prices may vary from other outlets. (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings)
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free before 11:30pm, €5 after] plus Late Bar.
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Sinéad White is a singer/songwriter/human being/Multi-instrumentalist who is at the borderline of stardom.
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Sinead’s fresh approach to songwriting is captivatingly charming and uniquely powerful, while she manages to hold the energy candle on both ends of the stick, she then balances on her head, floor stomping tunes that leave you in awe. She carries in her made up case – an amazing guitar style – interesting, profound and intelligent lyrics, all wheeled in by a dynamic voice that is as dramatic as it is haunting.
This is Sinead’s first real headline show – bringing everything and the living room – 2 Vocals,1 percussion, 100 kazoos, 1 double bass, many horns, synth, keys, drums and anything else she feels the conceptual show needs. Fully scored of course.
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Her musical career started at the age of 7 when she started learning to play the piano. Her love of the piano spanned long into her teens, and with incessant practice managed to make her family hate every Elton John, Queen and John Lennon song known to man.
At that point, after getting a loan of a classical guitar she taught herself a few chords and began writing her own songs. Throughout her teens she was involved in various bands and wrote a lot of terrible music. She went to college to study classical music but after a year decided to drop out to try to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter. That was last year.
Since then she’s played all over Dublin, various spots around Ireland, Europe and Toronto, Canada. She’s been on RTE multiple times*, FM104, played festivals Longitude and a was favourite at the Electric Picnic last summer.
She has just finished recording her first album and is set to release it in the coming months.
What other people say:
“Sinead White has so much talent – we honestly can’t understand how she is not already a household name in Ireland. It can only be a matter of time. Seriously. This young lady can really sing and really play… and she writes great songs too. If we could buy shares in her – we would. It can only be a matter of time before Other Voices and Later… with Jools Holland come calling. Sinead is currently in the process of recording her first EP – and she plans to record her debut album later in 2013. Catch her live at the Storehouse on July 20th. You’ll thank us on the way home. We promise.”
“Flat Battery” by Sinead White is a seriously catchy acoustic led number which show off Sinead’s interesting voice. Sinead has a clever way with lyrics and the playing is top notch here, with a satisfyingly chunky bass line during the chorus, before the acoustic guitar sees us out.”
€5 on the door
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
Homebeat presents
plus guest
Sullivan & Gold & Let’s Set Sail
Amongst the first glut of bands ever to play with Homebeat The Dirty 9s stood out for many reasons.
Immediate hooks, soaring choruses and delicate musicianship were their hallmark sound, but what made them special was the heart they played it all with and we were lucky to have them perform for us a number of times.
But sometimes, in art as in life, the light dims a little and you need to glimpse at each other through a new perspective.. life moves on, people move on, music moves on and bands move on…
Grasping the urge to reinvent, The 9’s have gladly stayed together as musicians but they have been brave enough to embrace change and re form their musical identity as Wild Promises.
So, with spring in the air and all-pervasive never-ending change all around us we are delighted to help host their official rebirth ‘At First Light’ in Whelanslive (upstairs).
It will be a night of song, film, continuation and rebirth.
Performing on the night:
WILD PROMISES
Wild Promises are four musicians from Dublin. Influenced by late 80’s synth pop and the new wave of indie pop on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Heartstrong, acoustic-based duo from County Derry, Northern Ireland. The perfect accompaniment to falling in or out of love.
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Dublin based alt-folk foursome with gloriously nuanced tales of their surrounds smothered with aching harmonies and strong lyrics.
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Everything looks different At First Light..
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Aiken Promotions present
The free-thinking philosopher returns to ponder timeless questions and reflect upon life’s choices and decisions. He’s recently stormed BBC One’s Live at the Apollo and Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow as well as Ch4’s Comedy Gala, performing to his largest live audience yet at London’s O2 Arena.