Month: January 2016
MARLON WILLIAMS
MCD.ie presents
MARLON WILLIAMS
plus support FENNE LILY_ Main Venue _
New Zealand-born Marlon Williams plays Whelan’s on Mon 18th April. Tickets are €13 inclusive of booking fee available from WAV & Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide now. Marlon Williams new single “Dark Child”MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ ORCHID COLLECTIVE & MIKE D’ALTON
featuring –
ORCHID COLLECTIVE
plus guestMIKE D’ALTON
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ——— Orchid Collective & Mike D’alton Live at Whelans Upstairs (Midnight Hour)ORCHID COLLECTIVE
https://www.facebook.com/orchidcollectiveband/ Orchid Collective, based in Dublin, have been gigging relentlessly throughout Ireland and have worked tirelessly creating a fresh and exciting live show for their growing audience. Mixing a combination of vocal harmonies and ambient soundscapes to create a unique approach on their alternative folk genre.MIKE D’ALTON
Dublin based singer- songwriter Mike D’alton will provide support on the night.TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HERETHE BONNY MEN
LIVE FROM THE WINDOW w/ HOLD UP
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
HOLD UP
– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –
10pm – FREE before 10:30pm or if you mention “Hold Up”
Hold Up was formed in the Summer of 2014 by five of Ireland’s top session musicians. Playing a range of pop music Blended with our own contemporary vibeFOX.E & THE GOOD HANDS
HIGHASAKITE
DAN STUART
Whelanslive.com presents
DAN STUART
(Green On Red) ^ Upstairs ^ Dan Stuart is gonna die soon, like in 20 or 30 years, a blink of an eye. And just like any good vintage fender amp, before its tubes go out for good, they glare brighter than ever and its sound plays with your mind. Has it always sounded this good?THE HENRY GIRLS
Aiken Promotions presents
THE HENRY GIRLS
with special guests JEM MITCHELL JAIME NANCI LEILA KEENEY _ Main Venue _ The Henry Girls have announced their biggest headline Dublin show to date. Fresh from a three week tour of Germany and a week in the Netherlands, the sisters will play at Whelan’s on Friday May 13th.VOXX (Single Launch)
VOXX
‘Glamour Puss’ Single Launch plus guest ^ Upstairs ^ ‘GLAMOUR PUSS’ SINGLE 7” VINYL RELEASE DATE & LAUNCH PARTY – 06.02.16 VOXX are :- Conor ‘Coco’ Thornton – vox/guitar Tim ‘Slice’ Wyse – bass Andrew ‘Drew’ Martin – drums VOXX love :- Ziggy & The Spiders from Mars’ High Heel Boots Keith Richard’s HairOTHERKIN
CHOONS FOR CHILDLINE w/ HVMMINGBYRD & MORE
in aid of ChildLine in association with 100Minds
CHOONS FOR CHILDLINE
featuringHVMMINGBYRD COLM GAVIN LAUREN NI CHASAIDE AISLING JARVIS
^ Upstairs ^ A night of great music with some outstanding Irish performers coming together to raise money for ChildLine in association with 100Minds. It’s a really amazing cause and we would love to have you there.ETC., BISHOP & OH JOY
ETC. BISHOP OH JOY
_ Main Venue _ Following on from their Whelan’s Ones to Watch 2016 success, join us in the main venue to see 3 of the highlights from last weeks lineup. Etc., Bishop & Oh Joy. All for only €5.TICKETS
€5 available on the door 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 via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks PromosTHE MULLIGAN BROTHERS
ANDREW RYAN
Lisa Richards & Whelanslive.com presents
ANDREW RYAN
– Perfectly Inadequate – [COMEDY]plus guest
^ Upstairs ^
Corkonian Andrew Ryan has accepted he makes mistakes every single day in his life. Watch a man come to grips with his faults as he realises that the drive for perfection is pointlessTHE LONG RYDERS
Aiken Promotions presents
THE LONG RYDERS
plus guests
_ Main Venue _
The Long Ryders Final Wild Songs – ★★★★ MOJO ‘’The Complete works of Alt Country pioneers corralled into a career-spanning boxset’’ – Uncut ‘’The Long Ryders burned briefly but brightly in the mid-80’s, playing a punk-country hybrid to a world full of DX7 synthsCRAIG GALLAGHER
MCD.ie presents
CRAIG GALLAGHER
plus guest AARON ROWEMoved to the _ Main Venue _ due to demand
Due to phenomenal demand (sold out in a day!), Craig Gallagher’s debut headline show Upstairs at Whelan’s on Saturday 20 February 2016 has been moved to Whelan’s main room!MARK DOHENY
JD McPHERSON
Aiken Promotions presents
JD McPHERSON
plus guests
_ Main Venue _
JD McPherson has announced he will make a very welcome return to Whelan’s of Wexford St on April 10th 2016. “…on Let The Good Times Roll, McPherson goes one step further, finding that genre-defying mix that made early rock ‘n’ roll the sexiest thing on the radio.” — NPR MusicKIP MOORE
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THIS GIG HAS BEEN MOVED
TO THE ACADEMY
ORIGINAL TICKETS STILL VALID
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MCD.ie presentsKIP MOORE
plus guest
_ Main Venue _
ON SALE FRI 22nd JAN, 9AM from Ticketmaster.ie
Over the last couple of years, Kip Moore spent most of his time on the road, building one of country music’s most loyal audiences show by show and plotting what would become his sophomore album, Wild Ones.STATE FACES of FEBRUARY
STATE FACES of FEBRUARY
featuringÆ MAK KATIE LAFFAN THE WITCH TRAILS
Sign up for guest list HERE ^ Upstairs ^ @ Midnight Following the rip-roaring success of our Faces of 2016 launch at the Whelan’s Ones To Watch festival, our regular monthly gigs kick off in February with two of the acts from the list plus a new name to State. Heading upstairs for the midnight show will be: Æ MAK (photographed for State by Ste Murray) Katie Laffan The Witch Trials Entry is free if you let us know you’re coming – Sign up for guest list HERETICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HEREMIDNIGHT HOUR w/ LAND LOVERS & SLOUCH
featuring –
LAND LOVERS
plus guestsSLOUCH
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ——— Land Lovers are back for good with an all new live show including songs from the past, present and future. We invite you to click ‘Going’ HERE and automatically enjoy addition to Whelan’s famous guest list. At this show, we’re going to limber up for a 2016 full of new music. That’s a promise: it has already been recorded. https://landloversmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LandLovers/ — — — — —SLOUCH
https://www.facebook.com/slouchdublinTICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HEREMIDNIGHT HOUR w/ SEGRASSO + FRANK
featuring –
SEGRASSO
plus guestsFRANK
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ———SEGRASSO
https://www.facebook.com/SegrassoOfficial Segrasso are set to play their first gig of 2016 in Whelan’s on Thursday the 21st January. It’s a midnight gig, so get your disco naps in and head into town for a night of hijinks and monkey business. Support comes from local hooligans Frank, who recently had a feature length biopic made about them by Lenny Abrahamson, starring Michael Fassbender. It’s worth watching in preparation for this concert, in case you were wondering. Entry is free, and as if that weren’t good enough, leaving is free too.TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HEREMIDNIGHT HOUR w/ BOOM CHILD + CASCADES
featuring –
BOOM CHILD
plus guestsCASCADES
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ——— Boom Child and Cascades are playing upstairs in Whelans as part of the Midnight Hour series of gigs! Doors are 11.30pm, first band on at 12.BOOM CHILD
http://boomchildband.com https://www.facebook.com/boomchildband/ Boom Child are Ireland’s premier keytar rock band. Formed in Dublin in 2013 from elements of pop, funk, and classical music, this band have been bringing their irrerevent brand of keytar-driven rock music to venues around the country. Their chaotic live show has been literally blowing rooves off venues and festival tents, which as a result has contributed to climate change. They are set to release their debut EP this year, once their producer serves time for illegally downloading a Protools torrent. Audience paricipation is encouraged. — — — — —CASCADES
https://www.facebook.com/CascadesIreland Mixing Indie Rock and Pop with a twist, Cascades push the boundaries of genre with enthralling soundscapes whilst still inciting crowd sing-alongs such as “Delusional Mind” and “Still Around”. Popular for their live set, the 4-piece never fail to give a memorable performance with unexpected covers and an energetic performance. Cascades will be promoting the release of their mini-album, “Footage of a Memory”TICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HEREMIDNIGHT HOUR w/ KARPATHIA + MANYANA
featuring –
KARPATHIA
plus guestsMANYANA
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland. ——— Its gonna be good fun so why not come ?KARPATHIA
https://www.facebook.com/karpathia.band Founded in DIT BIMM Music College in 2015, Alex Winter from Dublin who got his first taste of music from school concerts when he was 13 shortly later given his first guitar, this started him as a solo singer/songwriter in and out bands influenced by Radiohead ,Foals, the cure Tame Impala and The Strokes, when he made the choice to attend BIMM as a Songwriter. This is where he met lead guitarist, Joseph Reddin from Clane, Kildare. Influenced by The Villagers, Laura Marling Elliot Smith and more. At the time thinking nothing of it decided to get a project started to write together, Then contacted drummer Conor Reynolds Influenced now by This town needs guns and Buke & Gase also from Clane a childhood friend of Josephs who have played together for years and this was easy to tell from the way they play together, also recruited was Bassist Jordan McGovern from Dublin he first met Joseph through other BIMM projects when asked to join, His influences The Strokes, Joy Division ,Stone roses as well classic punk bands like the dead boyz. Karpathia have a sound like ‘Something you would hear on a Fifa soundtrack! Fun, Fantastic and Marketable’ With the beautifully dynamic vocal from the frontman who could get any party going! Lead guitarist and bassist both bring an essence of punk to the playing field synced with the perfect timed drummer, This Indie/Alt/awesome! Sound feels new but Nostalgic at the same time. “Can’t wait for the EP! – Writing by anonymous fan. The 4 piece are expected to release there EP this Spring and should be touring from Gig to Festival in the summer. — — — — —MANYANA
https://www.facebook.com/manyanamusicTICKETS
FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat) Sign up for guest list HERETHIS IS THE KIT
MCD.ie presents
THIS IS THE KIT
plus guests
^ Upstairs ^ “Kate Stables has been recording music as This Is The Kit for years now, but this is probably one of the first times you’re reading about her. Bashed Out will be her third full-length album, and…it will also likely be her breakout.” – StereogumTHE OPTIMISTS (Single Launch)
THE OPTIMISTS
Nobody’s Watching Single Launch plus guest ^ Upstairs ^ The Optimists are a pop/alternative original band based in Dublin. Made up of 6 students from the British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM), the band are a group of eccentric, excitable young people with a range of different musical abilities.STATE LIGHTS
Aiken Promotions presents
STATE LIGHTS
plus guest ^ Upstairs ^ Singer Shobsy, guitarist Joe Regan drummer Paul Ridgeway and bassist Noel Perry are all students at BIMM Music College in Dublin. The atmosphere at BIMM encourages collaborations and musical friendships to blossom.JOHN LILLIS
JOHN LILLIS
plus guest JUNIOR BROTHER ^ Upstairs ^ A writer, a wanderer, a producer, a composer, a poet, a director, a good friend, a fighter, a lover and a brother. Ever since his first 8 piece (Lillis) line up over 10 years ago selling out venues such as The Academy 3 in Manchester when he was just 20 years oldSUPER HYPER GIANT (Album Launch)
SUPER HYPER GIANT
“Retro Futuristic” ALBUM LAUNCHplus guests
FRANKENSTEIN BOLTS JIMMY McCABE^ Upstairs ^
TICKETS
€9 adv or €12 w/ album
Advanced tickets available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-8pm M-F, 4-8pm Sat)
– 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets.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 via front door until 10:30pm | Drinks PromosMODESTO
LUAN PARLE with CLIVE BARNES
CC BREZ (Album Launch)
MCD.ie presents
CC BREZ
THE NIGHTFALL ALBUM LAUNCHplus guest
Stephen Robinson^ Upstairs ^
Former Republic of Loose member, CC Brez releases debut album the Nightfall on February 27th. After a hugely successful debut year in 2015, founding member of Republic of Loose, CC Brez is releasing his debut solo album The Nightfall on the 27th of February with a launchTIZ McNAMARA
TIZ McNAMARA
plus guests
^ Upstairs ^
Tiz McNamara’s independent releases have racked up over 330,000 plays on Spotify to date as well as featuring on UK TV shows ‘Hollyoaks’ , Emmerdale and East-Enders. Tiz has received support from some of the industries heavy weights including BBC Radio2, Amazing Radio and RTE Radio 1.