Month: October 2016
MARK EITZEL
MARK EITZEL
& BAND plus support FERNANDO _ Main Room _ Mark Eitzel’s tenth solo album and his first in three years, Hey Mr Ferryman, will be released on January 27, 2017, by Decor Records on LP, limited edition lp w bonus disc, cd and download.DELORENTOS (Early Show)
DELORENTOS
DOORS 1:30 OVER 18’s ^ Upstairs ^ Delorentos will play an intimate afternoon show in Whelan’s on Sat 12th Nov, 1:30pm. This will be an over 18’s only event. Get your tickets now.MAIN ROOM MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ LE BOOM
LE BOOM
Whelan’s Main Room from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 22:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ GALANTS + JUNK DRAWER
GALANTS
plus supportJUNK DRAWER
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 22:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.SPOOK OF THE THIRTEENTH LOCK
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring Danny O’Brien Peter Flanagan Seamus Stackpoole Farmer Michael & Kathleen Annie Keegan Alexander Joseph Stephanie Dufresne with Duane Doogan as MC. ^ Upstairs ^ Pop the Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuringPAT McDONNELL JOE ROONEY
Andréa Farrell Steve Bennett Anthony Riordan Deborah Wiseman Jason Brennan with Niall Farrell as MC _ Main Venue _ Pop the Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring Cormac Moore Danny O’Brien Ryan Cullen Susan Riddell Senan McAllorum Anna Clifford Chris Kelly with Duane Doogan as MC. ^ Upstairs ^ Pop the Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
POP THE CHERRY COMEDY
Every Monday Upstairs at Whelan’s featuring Kevin O’Sullivan Edwin Sammon Mustafa Saed Sean Regan Josip Kuleš Malcon Daniel with Niall Farrell as MC. ^ Upstairs ^ Pop the Cherry Comedy bring you a truly electric night in Whelan’s every Monday – This is stand-up comedy brought to you by young, new and emerging talent on the Irish comedy scene.JOSEPH
JOSEPH
plus support OLD SEA BRIGADE _ Main Venue _ LATER… WITH JOOLS HOLLAND 1st NOVEMBER PLAYING WHELAN’S ON FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY ALBUM NO.1 ON BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART VICE ‘ONES TO WATCH’ & DAYTROTTER SESSION “Joseph will make you cry (in the best, most cathartic way possible)” PAPER Magazine “The power and range that Joseph display live cannot be captured in prose” The ObserverRYAN CULLEN – SAFE WORD
RYAN CULLEN
– SAFE WORD –
plus support
^ Upstairs ^
Ryan has rapidly become one of Ireland’s most talked about newcomers since bursting onto the Comedy scene with his subtle blend of dark and intelligent one-liners. Ryan is based in Dublin and has performed at prestigious clubs such as The Laughter Lounge
MANNIX FLYNN
MANNIX FLYNN
plus support
_ Main Venue _
//-Entry: €5 Only!!!-// Come down and boogie to some psychejazzic rock tunes, DCU’s The Quest team, Amsterdamned, are hosting a party and even better all the proceeds go to AWARE, a charity helping those suffering from depressionAARON WATSON
AARON WATSON
plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Live at Whelan’s, Saturday January 28th 2017 Tickets €16.00 including booking fee on sale Friday October 28th from TicketmasterHARBOURING OCEANS
HARBOURING OCEANS
plus support AILBHE REDDY LITTLE ONE ^ Upstairs ^ “Harbouring Oceans are on the cusp on stardom… Get ready to be impressed” – Hotpress Magazine. Harbouring Oceans consists of childhood best friends Thomas Donoghue and Ken Farrell, brothers Geoff and Benedict Warner-Clayton, and lead singer Dan Pearson.EMMAN IDAMA – E-MAN OF THE HOUSE
EMMAN IDAMA
‘E-Man Of The House’ plus support ^ Upstairs ^ Emman Idama Comedy Special at Whelan’s Upstairs, Fri 20th Jan, 8pm. Tickets on sale now from Whelanslive.com. Join Emman Idama as he gives you an insight of his life from Nigerian to Ireland and hear about his crazy family and a devastating love life. Emman Idama has been performing for over 3-year and he has performed all over Ireland and the UK. He has played at The Vodafone Comedy Festival, Kilkenny Comedy Festival, Electric Picnic, Longitude, Forbidden Fruit, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and many more. “Nice style, flowed well, held people’s attention” – The Stand “Some Irish/African material only he can touch, good confidence in his speech and good storyteller” – Glee Emman Idama has been seen on “Facts” and on RTE “Republic Of Telly” & “The Year Thats In It 2014 & 2015”.TICKETS
€10 adv / €12 doorAdvanced 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 requiredAFTER 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 PromosBEAR’S DEN
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MCD.ie presentsBEAR’S DEN
plus support
_ Main Venue _
Bear’s Den is Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones. The band formed in 2012, and performed their first shows on Communion’s Austin to Boston tour, now immortalised in the documentary of the same name.
MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ THE DUBTONES
THE DUBTONES
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 22:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.ATTENTION BÉBÉ – CHRISTMAS PARTY
AMANDA ST JOHN + RUNABAY
AMANDA ST JOHN
& BAND plus supportRUNABAY
^ Upstairs ^
Amanda St John is a soulful singer-songwriter from Co.Antrim. She is a mainstay on the Northern Irish radio, festival and gig circuit and has been described as “An incredible vocal performer and songwriter” by BBC Radio Ulster’s Ralph McLean.LONG TAIL (EP Launch)
LONG TAIL
EP LAUNCH plus support VULPYNES ^ Upstairs ^ LONG TAIL take to the stage in Whelan’s Upstairs on Friday the 5th of November 2016 to launch their new ‘Your Time’ EP. Support on the night comes from Vulpynes Long Tail are a three piece Alt Rock band based in Dublin. https://www.facebook.com/TICKETS
€6 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 requiredAFTER 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 PromosMIDNIGHT HOUR w/ TEMPER DRONE
TEMPER DRONE
plus supportTHE SWEDISH RAILWAY ORCHESTRA DJ FLAVO
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 22:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.CASS McCOMBS BAND
CASS McCOMBS BAND
plus support MOSSY NOLAN Main Venue, Fri 20th Jan 2017, 8pm Tickets priced €18.50 go on sale this Tuesday 18th October at 9am through www.whelanslive.com, www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide. NEW ALBUM ‘MANGY LOVE’ OUT NOWLARS VINCENT & BAND
MUTEFISH
MUTEFISH
plus support Doors 9pm – Free Entry _ MAIN VENUE _ MUTEFISH are culturally diverse six piece band from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, Portugal and Ukraine. They fuse the musical sounds and cultures of Eastern Europe with traditional Irish influences resulting in an engaging melodic compilation of tracks.MONGOOSE – WINTER LONGING II
MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ THE SOUR SEEDS
THE SOUR SEEDS
plus support Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free Entry Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.DANNY O’BRIEN
DANNY O’BRIEN
“Who breaks up with Stella?” Plus special guests Fri 18th & Sat 19th Nov ^ Upstairs ^ Following in the footsteps of Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran and Dara Ó Briain – Danny was hand picked this year to perform as part of the iconic “Best of The Edinburgh Fest” Show and has just returned from Australia touring Perth World FringeDANNY O’BRIEN
DANNY O’BRIEN
“Who breaks up with Stella?” Plus special guests Fri 18th & Sat 19th Nov ^ Upstairs ^ Following in the footsteps of Simon Pegg, Dylan Moran and Dara Ó Briain – Danny was hand picked this year to perform as part of the iconic “Best of The Edinburgh Fest” Show and has just returned from Australia touring Perth World FringeJUDE JOHNSTONE
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Oldflattop.com presentsJUDE JOHNSTONE
w/ Dave Keary (guitar) & Linley Hamilton (trumpet & flugal horn)
^ Upstairs ^
Jude Johnstone: The story so far…
Born in Bar Harbor, Maine, Jude Johnstone began writing songs at about age 8. At 18, she was “discovered” by EStreet Band saxophonist, Clarence Clemons.
THOMAS LEEB, GARY LUTTON & MICKEY MURPHY
THOMAS LEEB, GARY LUTTON & MICKEY MURPHY
Percussive Fingerstyle Acoustic Virtuosity ^ Upstairs ^THOMAS LEEB
Thomas Leeb is one of the world’s foremost Percussive Fingerstyle Guitar Virtuoso’s, Austrian born Thomas Leeb plays a style he calls ‘the bastard child of acoustic fingerstyle’. This style owes as much to percussive techniques as traditional fingerstyle guitar as his tunes are usually punctuated by slaps, pops and beats. Adding to the overall effect is his frequent use of ringing harmonics. The resulting blur of busy hands and fingers has to be seen to be believed. Leeb has released 5 acritically acclaimed albums, is a regular techniques columnist in Acoustic Magazine and tours globally a movie is currently being made about Thomas’s annual guitar bootcamp and its influence on the finger style movement Thomas is probably my favourite percussive guitar player.– Newton Faulkner 10/10 Gomms – Jon Gomm What Thomas does on an acoustic probably shouldn’t be legal– Guthrie Govan I was his teacher for about five minutes and then I heard him play– Eric Roche — — — — —GARY LUTTON
Gary Lutton is an instrumental acoustic guitarist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was the winner of the UK/Ireland Sky TV competition Guitar Star (2015) in which he had the opportunity to work with legends such as Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mike Dawes & Paco Pena. He recorded at Abbey Road Studios with producer Tony Visconti & played the main stage at Latitude festival for 30,000 people After playing in 2015’s 10th anniversary of UK’s Latitude festival in front on 30,000 people, Gary has played with Thomas Leeb, Newton Faulkner, Jacques Stotzem, Chris Woods Groove, as part of Nitin Sawhney’s band and featured on BBC Televisions Music Day from the parliament buildings in Northern Ireland . His unique style said to draw’s the listener to his world as he blends interesting percussive techniques with intricate harmony’s, melody & bass of a live band. He draws influences from Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac & John Martyn “I know it’s good to look at, but if you just listen, it’s just beautiful music” – Tony Visconti (Producer) “He’s got that soul and grace in his playing” – Rodrigo Sanchez (Rodrigo y Gabriella) “Gary is amazing, beautiful stuff, I wish I could play guitar like that for real” – Sea Sick Steve “The purity of Gary’s playing shines” – Acoustic Magazine — — — — —MICKEY MURPHY
MICKEY MURPHY is a contemporary fingerstyle guitarist and composer from County Down, N. Ireland. Following on from the success of his first solo instrumental album ‘Turais’ (2011) he has recently released his much anticipated second CD ‘Heartstrings’, which was produced by the legendary Tom Newman (‘Tubular Bells’). A keen performer, Mickey regularly plays at clubs and festivals in his native Ireland and has also played in England, Scotland, France, Austria, Italy, Germany, Iceland and Morocco. ‘A very modest fellow and a very welcome guest on guitar festivals across Europe’ Akustik Gitarre (Berlin) ‘If you enjoy guitar music, then you will fall in love with “Turais” by Mickey Murphy. Throughout this enchanting CD you can hear the master guitarist that Mickey is!’ – The Celtic Crier ‘some beautiful jazz phrasing mixed with contemporary folk sounds’- Acoustic Review Tickets 10 Euros in Advance, 12 Euros on the door Doors 8pmTICKETS
€10 Adv / €12 door Advanced tickets are 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 requiredAFTER THE GIG
Whelan’s Silent Disco, now every Mon, Tue & Wed from 11pm – 2 DJs, just pick the one you like best [Free Entry] plus Late Bar.DREAMING OF JUPITER
MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ GHOST ROBOTS
GHOST ROBOTS
plus supportBOB SKELETON
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 10:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.MIDNIGHT HOUR w/ LONG TAIL
LONG TAIL
plus supportJACKDAWS
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Doors: 11:45pm – Free b4 10:30pm Sign up for guest list HERE Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland & beyond.KING KONG CLUB
KING KONG CLUB
featuring Monkey Bath Montauk Hotel The Ya Ya Vuze Catriona F Vulpes The Ennis Brothers & more tbc ^ Upstairs ^ 8pm // FREE ENTRY The King Kong Club is a weekly battle of the bands with a twist; The Clap-O-Meter! The band that makes the most noise wins and carries on to the next round!LIVE FROM THE WINDOW w/ THE HARDCHARGERS
Live from the Window at Whelan’s
THE HARDCHARGERS
– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –
10:30pm – FREE before 10:30pm
“It’s so quirky and unique even I find it difficult to describe, so here’s the closest analogy I can think of: it’s what might ensue if Jimi Hendrix met Velvet Underground on Muddy Waters’ front porch and then downed a crate of Jack Daniels whilst jamming for a crowd of insatiable sex-crazed groupies….only louder, and crazier!” Frances Burscough, (Belfast Telegraph May 2013) “They’re magnificent! … a joyous rumblethump beat, raw and syncopated and doused in the cranky old methods of Clarksdale and Chicago.” Stuart Bailie (BBC Radio Ulster April 2013) “Dirty Blues from Belfast”… Taking Blues/Roots/Rock into exciting mercenary territory from aggressive washboard/resonator driven Roots Music, to provocative raunchy roadhouse style Blues rock. The HardChargers have performed across the island of Ireland since 2009, performing at a stellar list of music & arts festivals, opening for cult US artists Bob Log III and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Austrailia’s The Beards; The Waterboys and recently The Alabama 3 A recent Belfast gig prompted the legendary Terri Hooley to describe them as “My kind of fecking band”. Incognito Music Magazine, (US) “The sound of this band might be described as low-down, but it’s also pretty clean. The three guys in this band sure know what they’re doing with their instruments.” Blues Matters! Issues 65/68 (2012)… “Intensity of punk proportions” — — — — — Following 2011’s “Bumpin’ and Grindin’” EP, the band released three AA singles in 2013 “Fine and Filthy c/w Just Somebody’s Friend” released May 4th 2013; “Spanner in your Works c/w JoJo” Released July 4th 2013, and “Little Too Late c/w No Stone Unturned” on October 31st 2013. Chord Blossom online magazine recently reviewed all three singles, saying of “Fine and Filthy c/w Just Somebody’s Friend”: “The HardChargers are the genuine article, ‘Fine and Filthy’ does not hang about; coming in on the back of a delicious freight-train, almost Rock-a-Billy beat relentless throughout. The riff is simplicity itself backed up by insistent bass and providing the perfect backdrop for Todd’s deliciously irreverent tale of the perfect woman …… And of “Spanner in your Works c/w JoJo” : “Three (very) white dudes from Belfast playing genuine Blues music …it virtually explodes out of your speakers, and batters along with no rhythmical let-up; it’s short and to the point. ‘Jojo’ features slide guitar and, if anything, is even more irreverent and sleazy than ‘Spanner…’ Of “Little Too Late c/w No Stone Unturned” : “Coming in on a simple-but-effective bassline, exploding into the irreverent fayre we’ve come to expect, with deep backing vocals giving the overall vocal sound a real depth and menace. A lyrical classic, with the protagonist desiring just a little too much of everything. ‘No Stone Unturned’ is mean & moody and by the time it slithers its way back into the swamp, you just wanna stick it back on again. “The band provide a punishing sound. Described in their Irish homeland as ‘Dirty Blues from Belfast’ And who are we to argue!. the band build a bridge between Delta-influenced acoustic blues and extremely tight rock guitar grooves, using Dobro, washboard and heavy guitar grooves create a unique picture. The HardChargers know their genre like no one else, and they do it with style! Paul Verhaege (Keys and Chords Magazine, Netherlands 2013) The HardChargers have recently finished recording a four track EP in Graham House Recording Studios, Belfast which is set to be released early in 2015, with a full length vinyl release due by spring 2015.