Month: September 2014

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GIG POSTPONED

NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED

ORIGINAL TICKETS STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

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MCD.ie presents

ALICE BOMAN

plus guest

– Upstairs –

Tickets go on sale Friday at 9am Alice Boman’s voice hits with the emotional force and haunting fragility of Nina Simone. See her live upstairs at Whelans on Friday the 6th of December.

CATHRYN GREEN

‘THE APPLE’ EP BIG GIG plus guest – upstairs – GREEN FOLLOWS EP RELEASE WITH FULL-BAND WHELANS GIG Cathryn Green is set to follow the recent release of her EP, The Apple, with a series of live gigs starting at Whelan’s in Dublin on Wednesday, October 29.

Opsh + Lovin Dublin Present:

#GIRLBOSS BOOK CLUB

– Upstairs – Dublin is in the midst of a start-up boom. Throughout the city, in basements, spare rooms and attic offices, young Dubliners are huddled in front of their computers, planning world domination with their latest business idea.

MCD.ie presents

AMBER RUN

plus guest – Upstairs – Tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster.ie & Outlets nationwide When a band’s fourth and fifth ever gigs are playing at Reading And Leeds Festival, something special is going on.

JOHN SPILLANE

[ALBUM LAUNCH] plus guest – Main Venue – Announces brand new album “The Man Who Came in from the Dark” – Release date: Oct 31st //////// This October the acclaimed Irish Singer and Songwriter John Spillane, celebrates 33 years of an ever-consistent vastly illuminating and exciting career within the world of music.

RACHEL RIES

plus

TOM TERRELL

– Upstairs – Rachel Ries [U.S] www.rachelries.com Rachel Ries makes a welcome return to Ireland this October with dates with Anais Mitchell (USA) and Tom Terrell (CAN). The tour kicks off on 28th October in Whelan’s and sees Rachel play Cork, Dingle, Clonakilty, Roscrea, Kilkenny, Galway and Ballydehob- where she filmed the video for her new single “Standing Still” with Joseph O’Leary (Fred) earlier this year. First Watch ‘Standing Still’ feat Joseph O’Leary During Rachel’s last Irish tour she shot the video for ‘Standing Still’ on location in Levis’ Corner House, Ballydehob featuring Joseph O’Leary. Shot by Ambiguous Fiddle last May, the historical 100-year-old village pub, which has seen Nick Cave, Kevin Costner, Jeffrey Irons behind the bar over the years, provided the perfect backdrop to the second single to be taken from Rachel’s record “Ghost of a Gardener”. Daughter of Mennonite missionaries, Rachel Ries hails from the inspiring, vast expanses of South Dakota, by way of Zaire. Her formative years were filled with Congolese spirituals, Mennonite hymns and her mom singing her to sleep with The Carpenters. Currently splitting her time between rural Vermont and New York City, this year saw Ries return from a years-long hiatus with her third long player, Ghost of a Gardener. Ghost of a Gardener has been warmly received across North America and Europe by the likes of UNCUT, NPR, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Exclaim and Daytrotter. Rachel Ries (“reese”) has recorded with Anais Mitchell, Gregory Alan Isakov(feat. on “Ghost of a Gardener”), Jeremy Messersmith and through extensive touring with Anais Mitchell, toured supporting Bon Iver and others. She was granted a Chicago Arts award in 2010, worked in Chicago theatre, toured Europe and the States, learned how to repair Wurlitzers and (kind of) play the drums ///////////// Tom Terrell [Canada] www.tomterrell.ca Canadian Tom Terrell is making his Irish debut this October bringing his tales or real life rambling, gambling and heartbreak across the country in support of his debut self-titled record, out on 24th October. Terrell was born and bred on west coast of Canada and migrated east to Nova Scotia in 2009. He has toured extensively in Canada and US. Influenced by artists like Tom Waits, John Prine, Greg Brown and composers such as Oscar Peterson and Beethoven, Terrell produces a flavour that is modern and nostalgic.

TICKETS

€10 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings) Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

SILENT DISCO hosted by 8Radio “Music We Like” – Live interactive DJ set every Tuesday from 11pm til late – tweet requests to@8radioireland | FREE ENTRY

GRACE STUMBERG

plus very special guests – Upstairs – Buffalo New York’s own acoustic singer/songwriter – Grace Stumberg, has learned the ways of the “touring world” by serving as folk legend Joan Baez’s back up singer and personal assistant.

UMACK presents

MONO

plus special guest

HELEN MONEY

– Main Venue – Mono release their new album ‘Rays of Darkness’ on Oct 24 and will headline a date in Whelan’s on Dec 8th with very special guest Doom-cellist Helen Money. Ticket are on sale now from Wavtickets.ie, Tickets.ie and usual outlets.

Whelanslive.com presents

LUAN PARLE

plus guest

– Upstairs – Luan Parle is an established Irish singer/songwriter. She has worked with some of the world’s most successful songwriters & Grammy winning producers in the UK & US including Billy Steinberg (Madonna), Chris kimsey (The Rolling Stones), Hal Lindes(Dire Straits), Stephen Ligroin (Bon Jovi), & Bill Bottrell

U:mack in Association with Darklight Film Festival present

JOZEF VAN WISSEM

Performing The Music From Jim Jarmausch’s “Only Lovers Left Alive” And Q & A on Film Soundtrack Composition – Main Venue – We’re deighted to be teaming up with Darklight once again for a very special performance by Composer Jozef Van Wissem.

MCD.ie presents

BEN CAPLAN

plus guest – Upstairs – Canadian singer songwriter Ben Caplan has just announced details of Irish Tour dates this October including a show Upstairs at Whelan’s on 21 October. Tickets for Whelan’s are priced €18 inclusive of booking fee and go on sale this Friday, 19 September at 9am

Whelanslive.com presents

JET SETTER

Single Launch plus special guest PADDY HANNA – Upstairs – Tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am priced €6 or €10 incl copy of EP “Jet Setter are following up their debut single ‘Not Yet’ with another 2 minutes full of hooks and great guitars called ‘Dippin’ Toes’. The four-piece, signed to Dublin’s Any Other City label (Girl Band, Villagers), have received praise from both sides of the Atlantic for ‘Not Yet’ and its flipside ‘Cut Shorts’. From their first practice onwards Jet Setter realised how good it feels to play straight-to-the-point, fuzzy Indie-Rock, which translates organically into their live show. ‘Dippin’ Toes’ is released on October 17th, complemented with an Irish and UK tour. ” “The pushy zeal of Smashing Pumpkins…Recalls Graham Coxon at his late-90s best” – NME (Buzz Band of The Week) “What The Strokes might have sounded like with Jarvis Cocker out front” – Stereogum “This four-piece understands that sometimes all you wanna hear is a really f***ing good guitar” – Noisey (US)

TICKETS

€6 or €10 w/ EP Advanced tickets are available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings from WaV). After 8pm strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

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

LUKA BLOOM

& THE PHIL WARE TRIO ** Luka On Stage 8:30pm ** _ Main Venue _ Perform the songs of Luka Bloom’s new album Head & Heart Tickets: €20 available online from www.Whelanslive.com or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 Luka Bloom will take to the Whelan’s stage this November to play songs from his new album Head & Heart

MCD.ie presents

THE STAVES

plus guests

– Main Venue –

Tickets €22 go on sale this Friday at 9am from ticketmaster The Staves release new EP, Blood I Bled, on 28th October 2014 through Atlantic Records. 6 Select UK & Eire headline shows announced. 

MCD.ie presents

BIPOLAR SUNSHINE

plus guests

– Main Venue –

ON SALE FRI 19TH SEPT

Following an outstanding performance at this summers Longitude festival, Bipolar Sunshine has announced his return to Ireland with a date at Whelans on March 26th. Tickets priced €14.35 incl. booking fee are on sale at 9am on Friday, 19 September

Whelanslive.com presents

DIRK POWELL, BRENDAN GLEESON, MICHAEL McGOLDRICK & FRANCIS GAFFNEY

plus guest

***THIS CONCERT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE UNITARIAN CHURCH, St.STEPHEN’S GREEN***

Harcomic! presents

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

plus guest Eleanor Tiernan – Main Venue – Tickets on sale Monday September 15th priced €20 (including booking) from www.whelanslive.com www.ticketmaster.ie & outlets nationwide “One of the all-time great weirdos.” – Tina Fey 30 Rock star and self-proclaimed World Champion of everything makes his Dublin debut! On the comedy stage, Judah Friedlander is The World Champion.

THE THIRST GAMES

featuring music by

KILA

RICHIE ROS

MOGGI

plus some surprises Hosted by comedian Aidan Killian with stories by Professor Paul Connett, Adrienne Murphy (Hot Press), The Girl Against Fluoride & a some 7 year old twins. ////// Roll up, roll up get your ticket here for a very special and magical pink carpet event.

THE STOLES PRIVADO MONSOON SEASON

– UPSTAIRS –

TICKETS

FREE ENTRY Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

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 AMA Emerging with

OTHERKIN

COLOR//SOUND

plus guest – Upstairs – AMA Music Agency is very excited to announce the next leg of the AMA Emerging Tour 2014 that sees two of our most promising acts OTHERKIN & Color//Sound play 5 dates around Ireland. Both bands have seen their popularity soar since delivering eye-opening performances at Whelans Ones To Watch 2014, earning them slots at Irelands biggest festivals such as Longitude, Electric Picnic, Castlepalooza and most recently they’ve been picked for 2014s Hard Working Class Heroes. Tour Dates: Sept 10th: Crane Lane, Cork w/ Race The Flux Sept 11th: Bray, Harbour Bar Sept 12th: Galway, Monroes Sept 13th: Tipperary, Cahir Castle (Cannonball Run w/ Ham Sandwich) Sept 14th: Dublin, Whelans

TICKETS

€5 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, I.D. may be required

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie DJ in the bar and Sonntags [Disco/House/Funk] upstairs from 11pm til late (Free Entry).

INTERSKALACTIC

– Main Venue – 10 Piece Old-Skool Jamaican Ska Band //////// Interskalactic are a brand new Ska band in this sector of the Universe. Playing traditional, old school, first wave, big band Jamaican Ska. The likes of which has not been explored before in Dublin!

UMACK presents

ADEBISI SHANK

[ALBUM LAUNCH] LAST EVER IRISH SHOWS EXTRA DATE plus guest CIAN NUGENT – Main Venue – Thur 25th & Fri 26th Sept Due to demand Adebisi Shank have added a second Whelans date for Friday 26 of September. These two gigs will be the last the band do in Dublin for quite a while..

Harmonic presents

SEAN NICHOLAS SAVAGE

plus guest DEAR DESERT – Main Venue – Tickets on sale now priced €12 (incl booking) www.ticketmaster.ie www.whelanslive.com Bermuda Waterfall is the new album from Canadian singer-songwriter and ballad composer Sean Nicholas Savage and will be released May 13th on Montreal label Arbutus Records (TOPS, Doldrums, Blue Hawaii).

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THIS GIG HAS BEEN POSTPONED, REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

NEW DATE TO FOLLOW SHORTLY

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CATHRYN GREEN

‘THE APPLE’ EP BIG GIG plus guest – upstairs –

South African-born Cathryn Green is celebrating her recently-acquired Irish citizenship with her second EP, The Apple, which is set for digital release on September 4th, 2014 followed by a series of live gigs (http://www.cathryngreenmusic.com/shows).

MCD.ie presents

LAUREN SHERA

plus guest – upstairs – Lauren Shera’s DigSin debut Gold and Rust marks the distinguished national bow of a literally prodigious singer-songwriter who, having spent half of her young life as a professional musician, is now destined to capture the national spotlight.

MCD.ie presents

NICK MULVEY

plus guest EAVES

– Main Venue –

*Tickets on sale this Friday at at 9am*

 “Terrific stuff” 4/5 – The Guardian

“The ambience, groove and melody here proves irresistible. One of the great albums of 2014.” 8/10 – Clash

“Mulvey is very much his own man on this highly intriguing debut” 4/5 – Q

“[a] mesmerising debut…A lovely, rewarding record.” 5/5 The Telegraph 

Following a stunning set at Electric picnic Nick Mulvey has announced a headline show in Whelans on the 9th of December. Tickets priced at €15 go on sale this Friday at 9am from ticketmaster.

Nick Mulvey releases a new single, Cucurucu, on the 22nd September through Fiction Records and supports Elbow at London’s iTunes Festival on 12th September.

Stream Cucurucu here: http://po.st/CucurucuSc

The Summer of 2014 has remained as ever fruitful for Nick Mulvey as this his breakthrough year has already been for him, and he returns to arguably the song that broke him, his most infectious and most ‘pop’ moment to date, Cucurucu.

Having filled the tents to bursting point, and commanded huge audiences to festival crowds throughout the Summer, from Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage to Green Man and with a Bestival appearance still to follow, Nick Mulvey’s 2014 promises much more from what has already been a hugely eventful first eight months.

Cucurucu is immediate in the sense that the melody lingers, and the beat, typically of Nick’s music, shuffles infectiously. The lyrics borrow, in part, from DH Lawrence’s poem, ‘The Piano’. It is one of the defining moments from his critically acclaimed Top 10 album, First Mind.

Nick Mulvey’s Irish dates:

9th December –  Whelans, Dublin

10th December – The Limelight Belfast

11th December – Triskel, Christchurch Cork

TICKETS – SOLD OUT

ON SALE FRI 5th SEPT, 9AM: €15 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings) Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s DJ w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm (Free Entry)  

Whelanslive presents

ZEBRA

Every Thursday At Midnight

this week featuring

OTHERKIN

BEACH

Guest List available via the Facebook event page HERE

Weekly showcase featuring the best upcoming/established Irish and International acts. 2 acts per week rocking out our Upstairs Venue. Quality always guaranteed. 

EOIN GLACKIN

Pretty Girl EP LAUNCH

plus special guests

PEADAR GILL

AYALA

Roots rocker Eoin Glackin shows why he is Irish music’s most thrilling emerging talent with the release of his next EP, Pretty Girl. This latest recording, a four-track with a release in Ireland on 19th September and a UK release date of September 22nd