Raphaels are holding their launch night for the EP on November 27th in Whelans, with support from the incredible ‘Ray Scully’ and ‘Mongoose’. Tickets €5 with a free CD on enrty.
The Afghan Whigs have just announced a show at Whelan’s, Wexford Street on 2 February 2015.
Tickets priced €23 inclusive of booking fee go on sale this Friday, October 31st at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmatser.ie
Do to the Beast is the first new album by The Afghan Whigs in over a decade and a half. Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1988, the band has long stood out from its peers, with their savage, rapturous blend of hard rock, classic soul, and frontman Greg Dulli’s searing obsessions. The new album serves as both a homecoming – it marks their return to Sub Pop, for whom the Whigs were the first signing from outside the label’s Northwest base – and a glimpse into the future of one of the most acclaimed bands of the past thirty years.
Do to the Beast proves an appropriately feral title for one of the most intense, cathartic records of Dulli’s entire career – one that adds fresh twists to The Afghan Whigs canon. On it, one finds the film noir storytelling of Black Love, the exuberance of 1965, the brutal introspection of Gentlemen, but rendered with a galvanized musical spirit and rhythmic heft that suggests transcendence and hope amidst the bloodletting. “A lot of records I’ve done stemmed from epochal experiences in my life – and this time I’ve used them all,” Dulli says. “These new songs are very visual to me. They come from the neighborhoods of my mind. It’s like Rashomon, with the story told from different points of memory.”
That wasn’t actually the case, however. The Afghan Whigs were unexpectedly brought back into the ring by The Fader, which had arranged for them to play a surprise collaborative set with R&B superstar Usher at 2013’s SXSW conference. “That moment crystallized the possibility that we’d record together again,” Curley says. “Soon after, Greg began compiling the ideas he’d kept in his pocket that he felt were distinctly Whigs songs.”
Reunited anew, The Afghan Whigs will tour worldwide in support of Do to the Beast – kicking off an extensive jaunt with a performance at Coachella 2014 in April. “It feels like a celebration, and the start of something new,” Curley says. “Something that’s exhilarating and scary at the same time.”
ON SALE FRI 31st OCT, 9AM: €23 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings)
Trampoline Scene AKA Senan Sheedy, Irish based solo artist is singer/guitarist and songwriter of alternative/acoustic music. Making his mark on the Irish music scene and further afield, his debut single “What You Might Be” garnered notable attention that led to receiving airplay and to playing live on numerous radio stations, including Radio Nova
Based in Brooklyn, but raised in Louisville, singer-songwriter Dawn Landes has been writing songs for most of her life, and already has more than a decade of experience as a professional producer and engineer.
New single “Never Gonna Look at You The Same Again”, taken from the EP “Factory settings” will be released on Fri November 28th followed by a launch gig in Whelan’s on Nov 29th.
Tomorrowland, the title of Ryan Bingham’s new album, sounds futuristic, but the Oscarwinning singer/songwriter hints, “Maybe it’s not so much about looking ahead as it is about leaving things behind.”
A profound songwriter, Chris Smither draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets, and philosophers. Reviewers continue to praise his dazzling guitar work, gravelly voice and songwriting.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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Almost two years ago to the date George “Spanky” McCurdy and his Spanktabulous friends put on a spontaneous and unrehearsed show upstairs in Whelans Dublin.
Miriam Donohue is a songwriter from Galway, now based in Dublin. Her beautiful mellow voice, and an ability to write quirky, catchy folk tunes make for an enchanting live performance.
It was May 1st, 1988, in Galway, the largest city on on the West coast of Ireland and fledgling local band from the small town of Tuam, twenty miles due North, The Saw Doctors, were playing at ‘The Late Late Breakfast Show’
Mongoose are a Dublin-based band, consisting of four lovely ladies and their respective noise-makers! They play an original mix of folk, jazz, and vocal harmony – mostly their own songs, along with some creative covers. Their music is an acoustic melty-pot, with flavours of jazz and folk predominating – “jolk”, if you will, though it’s no laughing matter…
They have been very well received around the scene in Dublin, along with festivals such as Knockanstockan, Ballydehob Jazz Fest, and the Harvest Moon Festival. Mongoose cannot be held responsible if you fall hopelessly in love with their music, and subsequently can’t live without them.
TICKETS
€7 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 Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).
The Sunday School Sessions is a new music collective from Dublin. It grew from conversations between several musicians from different bands, wanting to record some folk and country tunes in homage to the old records that had inspired them
Sub Motion are a female-fronted rock band emerging from the Irish music scene. The band have just finished recording their second EP “Happy Little Bruises” in Sun Studio
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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M.SORD is a synth-pop wizard from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has performed at 88 Boadrum, drummed for Death in Vegas, The Kills and 200 Years, and shared the stage with the likes of Don Caballero, Melt Banana, Tristreza, The Fucking Champs, Zombi and Hella. This is his first visit to Europe, where he will be accompanied by guitarist Andrew Franklin Mansberger.
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TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)
Marie Conniffe is a writer of deeply personal and revealing stories of love, life and beautiful truths. She began as a collector of songs by musicians, such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young and, particularly, Joni Mitchell.
Bedlam is proud to present a band on the edge of big big things. The Bristol based band was conceived in 2011 and Coasts have deciding against the conventional method to stardom
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
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Since breaking on to the scene in 2013, this 6 piece from Co Meath have developed a strong live following with their shows becoming more of an artistic event than a standard musical performance.
Experimenting within the pop genre, Cult Called Man’s debut EP ‘Shoot me (It’s just TV)’ shows off the
extraordinary range of talent that this band has. With breathtaking vocals, rich guitars, warm piano and a
rhythm section that will get even the tamest of the crowd tapping their feet, Cult Called Man are raising the bar for music in Ireland.
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TICKETS
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The best U.K. band in years, Sleaford Mods, finally come to Ireland this December, with a Dublin gig on Friday dec 5. “Electronic munt minimalist punk-hop rants for the working class and under from Nottingham”.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR PREVIOUS SINGLE ‘THE HEART’
South Carolina-based rock-n-roll outfit NEEDTOBREATHE are pleased to reveal details of an Irish headline show at Whelan’s, Wexford Street on 20 May 2015.
Tickets priced €16.50 inclusive of booking fee go on sale this Friday, 10 October at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.ie
Earlier this year, NEEDTOBREATHE released their new album, Rivers In TheWasteland. The album, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, was co produced by the band with the help of various producers including Joe Chiccarelli (My Morning Jacket), Kevin Augunas (The Lumineers), Ed Cash and Jerrod Bettis (Adele). The album followed their 2011 LP The Reckoning, a collection of timeless American rock and roll that caught the attention of many Including The New York Times who simply said “this gifted band makes anthemic Southern rock.”
NEEDTOBREATHE, composed of brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart, Seth Bolt and Josh Lovelace, have been touring relentlessly over the past couple of years, captivating music fans at Festivals such as Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits, along with standout performances on Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Fallon, Kimmel, Leno and Conan. The band recently performed A spine-tingling rendition of ‘Washed By The Water’ at Nashville’s legendry Grand Ole Opry and their song ‘Feet Don’t Fail Me Now’ recently soundtracked Sky Sports’ summer and autumn advert series.
TICKETS
€16.50 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings)
£0.50 per ticket sold will go to the Palmetto Medical Initiative.
Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.
AFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco from 10:30pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free Entry] plus Late Bar.
Mid-Term Break are the latest, and potentially most promising addition to Ireland’s increasingly illustrious and competitive party band scene.
Comprising of both male & female vocalists, a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, keyboard player and drummer, this full 6-piece Live band acts as an audio chameleon who’s vast repertoire includes any and all hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s as well as modern classics.
Specialising in energetic funk-soul from the 80s and today, Mid-Term Break’s infectious groove is absolutely guaranteed to keep your forever dancing feet glued to the dance floor ’til sunrise.
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 via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks Promos
The Guilty Party are a Rock’n’Roll band playing an eclectic mix of rocked up funk and soul from the evergreen hits of The Beatles, Stones, Bowie and Roxy Music
The Guilty Party are a Rock’n’Roll band playing an eclectic mix of rocked up funk and soul from the evergreen hits of The Beatles, Stones, Bowie and Roxy Music
ThE RuMBooGieS return to deliver a BLUES experience rarely seen on this side of the Atlantic, ThE RuMBooGieS dazzle with the stellar harmonica work of AJ Wails, and the dynamic blues guitar of Graham ‘Junior’ Hynes.
Pounding out a musical force to be reckoned with is Vinnie O’Connor on Keyboards, and the rhythm-section of Barry O’Reilly on Drums and Brendan ‘The Rev’ Priestley on bass, take no prisoners!
Lead Vocals and Blues-MC is Mister Tommy Grimes, a Dublin blues stalwart, and no stranger to the stage.
ThE RuMBooGieS serve up a tasty gumbo of Chicago Blues, mixed with West-Coast influences and salted with a Dublin Bay flavour of their very own concoction.
Come on down and grab yourself a plateful, or two!!
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).
Jennifer Evans, one of the finest, most distinctive Irish female vocalists releases her long-awaited debut album, ‘Works From The Dip and Foul’, on Friday 14th November in Ireland on The Delphi Label.
Planet Parade is the brainchild of Michael Hopkins & Andrew Lloyd.
After releasing two EP’s back in 2009/2010 along with supporting the likes of Passion Pit, Wild Beasts & Ellie Goulding, the twosome made a conscious decision to go into hiding and focus on writing their debut album.