Month: November 2014

YOUTH MASS

plus guests

^ Upstairs ^

Youth Mass end their 15 date winter tour with a not to be missed show upstairs in Whelans. No strangers to the venue, these guys have been getting incredible reviews for their live shows of late

In aid of Peter Mc Verry Trust

CHRISTMAS HEARTS

featuring

SWIMMERS
SO COW (BRIAN)
PADDY HANNA

plus

VERY SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS

_ Main Venue _

Launch of Christmas Charity Single in aid of Peter Mc Verry Trust

Featuring Conor O’ Brien from Villagers, May Kay from Fight Like Apes and Niall from Bouts on vocals

DFF

END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS SHOW

plus guest

MICHELLE OWENS

_ Main Venue _

Irish supergroup DFF are proud to present an end of year Christmas show on Sunday 7th December in Whelans to round off what’s been a rollercoaster first year for the band.

The 7-piece ensemble led by Dave Flynn

CAROL KEOGH

& THE CITY FATHERS

plus guest

THE REVELATOR ORCHESTRA

^ Upstairs ^

Dublin-based singer, Carol Keogh & band play Whelan’s on Thur 11th Dec following the release of her debut solo album, entitled Mongrel City on 17th Oct 2014.

Hidden Agenda presents

SAINT PEPSI (LIVE)

plus guests

THE BEDROOM

^ Upstairs ^

Tickets €12 + booking fee available from Whelanslive.com, ticketabc.com and ticketmaster outlets

We are really excited to bring one of the most exciting up and coming acts of late ‘Saint Pepsi’ to Ireland for the first time.

JOHN SADLIER

& FRIENDS

IN AID OF AGE ACTION

plus guests

^ Upstairs ^

John Sadlier and friends are putting on an intimate gig with all proceeds going to Age Action

MCD.ie presents

WARD THOMAS

plus guest

_ Main Venue _

ON SALE FRI 28TH NOV, 9AM

Ward Thomas will return to Dublin to play Whelan’s on March 22nd, 2015. Tickets €12 incl. are on sale this Friday November 28th via Ticketmaster.

Ward Thomas are twin sister-duo from Hamshire, England. Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas

Aiken promotions present

THE HANDSOME FAMILY

plus guests

_ Main Venue _

Tickets priced €23 (incl booking) on sale Friday Nov 28th @9am from www.whelanslive.com www.ticketmaster.ie & outlets nationwide,

No.6 in Uncut’s Best Americana Albums of 2013

The Observer’s Hidden Gems of 2013 ★★★★

UNCUT ★★★★

Q ★★★★

NO DEPRESSION★★★★

MAVERICK★★★★½

BATS

THEM WOLVES

plus guests

CHOLERA HOUSE

^ Upstairs ^

BATS celebrate Christchild with the fuckin sick CHOLERA HOUSE and all the way from the home of Metal (Birmingham) the utterly lovely THEM WOLVES and of course with you! Let’s get Christed!!

MCD.ie presents

THE ANSWER

plus guests

MICHAEL MORMECHA

_ Main Venue _

THE ANSWER re-sign to Napalm Records | New Album Raise a Little Hell Set For Release in March 2015!

Northern Irish Rockers THE ANSWER are pleased to announce that they have re-signed with Napalm Records.

Whelans25.com presents

WHELAN’S 25th CELEBRATION w/ TG4

Featuring very special guests

_ Main Venue _

ON SALE TUE 25th NOV, 9AM

Kindly supported by Bulmers and TodayFm

Limited tickets on sale Tuesday at 9am from Whelanslive.com priced €12

For 25 years, Whelans has been at the heart of the Irish music scene. Now its history is set to be celebrated by TG4 with a New Year’s Eve Special programme. A special concert of music taking place in the venue on December 1st will be filmed and broadcast on New Year’s Eve.

Several special guests for whom Whelan’s has played a key role in their musical careers will hit Wexford Street for a night of brilliant tunes and musical surprises. TG4 will be there to film what is set to be a brilliant night of music across genres, with singer songwriters, traditional musicians and indie bands taking to stages across the venue.

Synonymous with the history of the venue, these secret acts will play the main venue room, a special invite-only intimate gig in the Parlour Bar and the front bar.

Presented by Fiachna O Braonain and Una Mullally, fans will also be able to enjoy the gig with limited tickets going on sale Monday at 9am from whelanslive.com for €12, with all proceeds going to the Simon Community.

Join us on Wexford street for a night to remember, and again on New Year’s Eve for a brilliant programme of music on TG4.

TICKETS

ON SALE TUE 25th NOV, 9AM: €12 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)

– THIS GIG HAS BEEN POSTPONED –

RESCHEDULED DATE JAN 30th IN WHELAN’S

ORIGINAL TICKETS STILL VALID OR REFUNDS FROM POINT OF SALE

Whelanslive.com & Demented presents

NEVILLE STAPLE

The Original Rudeboy

plus guest

_ Main Venue _

Neville was born in Christiana, Manchester, Jamaica. At the age of five, Neville left Jamaica to live in the English town of Rugby, Warwickshire, where he went to school but later moved to Coventry. He was initially active in the sound system scene forming his own crew called “Jah Baddis”. Neville was a regular fixture at the Locarno ballroom in Coventry where he met its resident DJ, Pete Waterman. Pete was heavily involved in the seventies reggae scene before going on to become a major pop producer in the 1980s. Pete has written the foreword to Neville’s biography – “Original Rude Boy” – and briefly managed The Specials.

– The Specials –

Neville’s first involvement with The Specials was when they were still called The Coventry Automatics. He initially joined as their roadie but at a gig supporting The Clash, Neville took to the stage and never looked back. For a while, The Specials were managed by The Clash’s manager Bernard Rhodes of whom Neville used to toast “Bernie Rhodes knows don’t argue” at the beginning of the Specials hit single “Gangsters”.[2]

Neville’s vocal style is toasting or chanting over a rhythm. A forerunner of rapping which was brought to Britain in the 1960s by musicians from Jamaica. Neville honed his toasting skills on the sound system scene in Coventry during the 1970s. Later in his solo career and with the reunited Specials, he would sing as well as toast. When he joined the Coventry Automatics, the line up already included Jerry Dammers, Horace Panter and Silverton Hutchinson on drums. Terry Hall subsequently came in as vocalist, replacing Tim Strickland, and Roddy Radiation on lead guitar. John Bradbury would later take over on drums from Silverton. Neville participated in a reunion line up of The Specials from 1993 to 2001, and again from 2009 to 2012, when he left the band due to health concerns.

– Fun Boy Three –

When The Specials split up, Neville departed with Terry Hall and Lynval Golding, to form Fun Boy Three. They had a string of chart hits, some in collaboration with the all-female trio Bananarama.

– Special Beat –

In 1990, Staple joined Ranking Roger from The Beat to form Special Beat, a revival group playing hits from both former two-tone bands. This was in response to the huge explosion of interest in ska in the United States. The so-called “Third Wave” of ska. Neville moved to California in the 1990s to work with many of these new American ska acts. Bands he collaborated with included No Doubt, Rancid and Unwritten Law. Neville also featured on the song “Explosive” by the Canadian ska band, The Planet Smashers.

In 2000, Staple’s re-recordings of hits by The Specials and Fun Boy Three were released as The Very Best of the Specials and Fun Boy Three, though without being prominently labelled as a solo work by Staple.

– Solo career –

Neville worked for many years in the US with various bands and also with The Hitmen, including providing a soundtrack for the movie, ‘Vampires Anonymous’ and extensive touring.

In 2004, Neville returned to the UK and formed “The Neville Staple Band”, releasing the critically acclaimed album The Rude Boy Returns, with contributions from Clash guitar man Mick Jones and Damned drummer Rat Scabies, with Flipron‘s Joe Atkinson’s on organ. The group featured former members of the British ska band Bad Manners with Warren Middleton (trombone), Andy Perriss (guitar), Stephen Armstrong (bass) Joe Atkinson (from Flipron, keyboards) and Patrick Pretorius (from The Talks)/Matty Bane (drums).

Since 2004, Neville has relentlessly toured the UK, Europe, The Middle East, Australia & New Zealand with his own band, as well as several successful tours and shows alongside Ranking Roger of The Beat and Pauline Black of The Selecter as Special Beat and Legends of Ska. He also helped to launch the career of Johnny Zee (aka Taz Nation) of Bollywood music fame, after managing and producing for him early on.

In 2013 Neville produced a new album called ‘Ska Crazy’ with his band for release May 2014, which includes old ska classic covers and brand new material. His wife Christine Staple and long time friend Daddy Woody, a Jamaican DJ/Artist, also provide vocals on the album.

Neville has also worked on various collaborations with ‘The Mutants’ (Rhythm and Punk Review) including co-writing 4 tracks on the album – one of them co-written with his wife Christine, ‘The Talks’ and ‘Flipron’ as well as tracks with ‘The Dub Pistols’ (release 2014) and ‘Duplex’.

– Original Rude Boy –

In April 2009, Neville Staple set out on a reunion tour with The Specials. The same month also saw the launch of his biography Original Rude Boy published by Aurum Press. The book covers Neville’s involvement with the 1970s sound system scene and childhood in Jamaica. Then how a chance encounter with Jerry Dammers and The Specials led to his involvement in that band and Fun Boy Three. Neville collaborated with former BBC journalist Tony McMahon on the book and both are registered with the Blake Friedmann literary agency.

TICKETS – POSTPONED

€20 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.com presents:

NITE JEWEL

(USA/Secretly Canadian/Italians Do It Better)

plus guest

TALOS

_ Main Venue _

Tickets available from WAV and whelanslive.com

Whelans are delighted to host a very special solo performance from LA native Nite Jewel.

Whelans25.com presents

THE CORONAS

plus guests

_ Main Venue _

Whelans25.com are delighted to announce a special intimate 25th Anniversary gig with The Coronas on Dec 4th. As demand for tickets will be extremely high a special ballot

Whelans25.com presents

Whelans 25th Special Double Header w/

CATHY DAVEY

WE CUT CORNERS

Tickets €15 go on sale from Whelanslive.com on Thurs 20th Nov at 9am

Whelan’s continues its 25th Anniversary celebrations with a Christmas Special on Dec 2nd.

MCD.ie presents

GRANT NICHOLAS

[FEEDER]

plus guest

CAROL KEOGH

_ Main Venue _

Grant Nicholas has confirmed Irish singer songwriter Carol Keogh as special guest at Whelan’s on Saturday 28^th February.

For all the best artists, the thrill of continued commercial success is at some point outweighed by the need to challenge themselves creatively. After 20 stellar years with Feeder -including 8 gold and platinum albums and over 3 million album sales- for Grant Nicholas that moment came after his band’s sell out show at Brixton Academy on 23rd November 2012.

“When you have a formula which you know works it can be difficult to stop,” he explains with typical candour. “Feeder is a great band to be in, but it requires a certain head space. I wanted to clear my head for a bit and write some songs, and this album Yorktown Heights just came along. It felt so natural because there were no expectations.”

As with so many of his peers (Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn) this lifting of the commercial burden sparked an outpouring of fresh music and ideas.

Recorded over fourteen months in various studios on both sides of the Atlantic, Yorktown Heights is that rarest of beasts- an album which evokes the carefree spirit of Laurel Canyon in the ‘70’s while also sounding bang up date.

“This record is very important to me,” he says, explaining that the album is also a family affair- the sleeve illustrations were hand drawn by his nine year old daughter. “I’ve spent a lot of time on it and I want people to hear it. And if it takes off, then of course that’s a nice problem to have.”

Don’t bet against it. After twenty years in the business, Yorktown Heights is proof that Grant Nicholas is only just reaching his peak.

Tickets for Grant Nicholas with special guest Carol Keogh cost €26 including booking fee via Ticketmaster

TICKETS

€26 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).

MCD.ie presents

PEACE

plus guests

_ Main Venue _

ON SALE THUR 20th NOV, 9AM

Peace will play Whelans on the 20th of March. Tickets €16.35 including booking fee go on sale this Thursday at 9am from ticketmaster.

Today, the UK’s most exciting young live band Peace, announce details of their brand new second album

JUHN ECHO

plus guest

SLOW MOVING CLOUDS

^ Upstairs ^

Juhn Echo -Bio- Juhn Echo are a three-piece band from Ireland. They are all involved in some sort of musicing in their daily lives and experiment in a variety of styles.

Whelanslive.com presents

FIGHT LIKE APES

plus guests

DEAR DESERT

_ Main Venue _

Like a snotty kid poking a dead crow with a shitty stick; or a scabby knee that you just can’t help but keep picking at; these are scenes from the A&E at the end of the world, and Fight Like Apes are open for admissions.

“An explosive and triumphant return” **** Sunday Business Post

“A head-spinning slice of twentysomething life” 4/5 Hot Press

“A stonkin’ collection which becomes more entertaining on repeated plays” **** The Dubliner

“This is their dirty heart, and it’s beating hard” 4/5 The Sunday Tribune

TICKETS

€15 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 Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).

I ♥ XMAS

featuring

Some very special guests

_ Main Venue _

A SPECIAL NIGHT OF SONG FEATURING SOME OF IRELAND’S BEST AND BEST LOVED SONGWRITERS AND MUSICIANS

TUPELO

plus guests

^ Upstairs ^

Tupelo are an award-winning alt-folk act hailing from Ireland. Featuring 4 members from different musical backgrounds and an all acoustic line-up, the band got together in 2008 and set about creating a sound which can only be described as unique

Raglane presents

SARA WATKINS,
SARAH JAROSZ,
& AOIFE O’DONOVAN

_ Main Venue _
____________________

THE TOUR FEATURES ALL THREE ARTISTS PERFORMING TOGETHER

All mainstays of the acoustic, folk and roots world, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan crossed paths many times throughout their careers.

ABLE ARCHER

“The Trouble with Strangers” EP LAUNCH

plus guest

RIOT TAPES

^ Upstairs ^

Able Archer release new EP “The Trouble with Strangers” with new single The Descent out November 3rd.

SEVEN QUARTERS

7″ Singles Club – Christmas Party

featuring

NOT SQUARES & PERCOLATOR

_ Main Venue _

Seven Quarters returns with its last club of the year and goes out with a bang with a long over due return to Dublin by Belfasts Not Squares who have been busy refining their unique brand of disco-pop sensibilities into a seamless stream of danceable grooves

SEAN ROWE

“Madmen”

plus guest

_ Main Venue _

ON SALE THUR 13th NOV, 9AM

Sean Rowe has spent much of the last year traveling the country with just his guitar, performing in people’s living rooms. “It’s like I’m some kind of a bearded salesman,”

Whelanslive.com presents

KILA

SUAS SIOS ALBUM LAUNCH

plus guest

FIONA MARIA FITZPATRICK

_ Main Venue _

Solistice. The shortest day of the year. The longest night of the year! And what better way to spend it than dancing to Kíla’s tunes in Whelans on the 21st of December.

EMPIRE CIRCUS

plus guests

_ Main Venue _

Empire Circus are a four piece Alt Pop outfit who have tapped into the panache of Two Door Cinema Club, the demeanour of Arcade Fire and the general cool suave of Gorillaz…

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THIS GIG HAS BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY 23RD JAN

Original tickets still valid.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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O’HOOLEY & TIDOW

plus guest

^ Upstairs ^

***** ‘Boundless songwriting and exquisite harmonies that truly shine’ Guardian

‘I LOVE the new album.’ Lauren Laverne, 6 Music
‘Excellent’ **** Songlines Top of the World Album
‘Remarkable. Surely one of the albums of the year.’ **** Guardian
‘Remarkable…challenging, innovative and often moving’ **** Irish Times

BRIAN CASEY

plus guest

^ Upstairs ^

Brian’s memories of his early life are dominated by a desire to try and explore every musical instrument that crossed his path, and since then, bar a brief detour to study journalism – the world’s least safe fallback career, that is what he has been doing.

THE MURPHY BEDS

plus guests

^ Upstairs ^

The Murphy Beds are traditional and original folk music from NYC’s lower east side feat’ Eamon O’Leary and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Jefferson Hamer.

MCD.ie presents

JOSEF SALVAT

plus guest

_ MAIN VENUE _

ON SALE FRI 7th NOV, 9AM

Debut EP ‘In Your Prime’ out now

Open season:

“A brooding synth-soul slow-burner.” – The Sunday Times

Tickets priced at €12 including booking fee go on sale this Friday at 9am from ticketmaster.