SCOUT NIBLETT
SCOUT NIBLETT
+ GOODTIME “Niblett takes the old quiet-loud dynamic and stretches it to unexpected lengths.” – The Wire “If you’re looking for dusty, cavernous melancholia entwined with hard rockin’ and speckled with magic, then consider it found.” – Drowned in SoundTHE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ THE DIRTY 9’s
featuring
THE DIRTY 9’s.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ THE PULPIT
featuring
THE PULPIT.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ THE COLD 100
featuring
THE COLD 100.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
Fund Raising Gig for Libya
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
MCD presents
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
+ JOGGING.
…And You Will Know Know Us By The Trail of Dead will play an intimate Dublin show at Whelan’s this summer on Wednesday 25th May. Tickets priced €19.00 inclusive of booking fee are on sale this Friday, 11 March at 9am from Ticketmaster and from 1pm at WaV Tickets [lo call 1890200078]
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ IDENTITY PARADE
featuring
IDENTITY PARADE.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ THE PACIFICS
featuring
THE PACIFICS.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ CREATED BY COMETS
CREATED BY COMETS.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight. Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ ROBOTNIK
featuring
ROBOTNIK.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
MATTHEW DEAR
MATTHEW DEAR
+ CATSCARS. Tickets on sale Wednesday March 9th priced €18 (including booking fee) from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890200078], www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.PETE COURTNEY
PETE COURTNEY
plus guests. Pete Courtney has released two albums. The first, “One Of These Kids” was released on the 25th April 2001 in Whelans. This special Easter Monday show will mark the tenth anniversary of that show with a celebration of the songs that make up both “One Of These Kids” and “karma biscuits”.SHANE DAVIS & THE JIGSAW JAM
SHANE DAVIS & THE JIGSAW JAM
plus guests. Shane Davis is a singer songwriter from Carraroe,Co. Galway, but is now based in Dublin.Having played in and out of bands for the last 7 or 8 years Shane has finally gone solo and started writing his own songs.THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ CLOUD CASTLE LAKE
featuring
CLOUD CASTLE LAKE.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
JAMES BLAKE – SOLD OUT
JAMES BLAKE
+ guests. BBC Sound of 2011 runner up James Blake has just announced details of an exclusive headline performance at Whelans on Tuesday, 29th March 2011.ENEMIES
The Richter Collective presents
ENEMIES
+ ALARMIST & CROUPIER.
NEW 7” VINYL SINGLE
After the success of the band’s debut album We’ve Been Talking, Wicklow, Ireland-based instrumental four-piece Enemies will release a limited edition 7” vinyl featuring the songs ‘Coco Et Moi’ and ‘Robert Reid’.
AFRICA UNITE
AFRICA UNITE
+ FRED AND BOB.
At the news of Bob Marley’s untimely death in 1981, musicians Bunna and Madaski formed a band and named it in honour of one of Marley’s best known, best loved songs- Africa Unite.BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA
CLOCKWORK APPLE PRESENTS:
BRAD PITT LIGHT ORCHESTRA
+ LITTLE XS FOR EYES & SEEPING INTO CINEMAS
Clockwork Apple returns this April 8th with a line up consisting of 3 unique and incredibly talented acts. Headlining the night are Brad Pitt Light Orchestra who are supported by little xs for eyes and Seeping into Cinemas.LOW SEA
LOW SEA
+ Sacred Animals & The Riot Tapes.TOUCHWOOD
TOUCHWOOD
+ guests.
Having spent the last year perfecting new material for their forthcoming debut E.P., TouchWood’s foray onto the stage is one of the most hotly anticpated of 2011 so far and promises to blow the socks of punters.
LUMIERE
LUMIERE
+ guests. Lumiere is two distinct voices cut from the same geographic cloth. One is Éilís Kennedy, whose sound has ready access to the soul without need for scaffolding or spotlights. For over a decade, hers has been one of the most underrated voices in Irish music.Re:PUBLIC2011 ROCK’N’ROLL FUNDRAISER
Re:PUBLIC2011 ROCK’N’ROLL FUNDRAISER
featuring:
The Mighty Stef
The Vagabonds
Candy and the Creeps
Flavo (Fast-Shape-Sound)
Celebrate the end of the electioneering period, and raise funds for the Re:Public2011 campaign to hold future public political debates!DEVIL’S BRIGADE
DEVIL’S BRIGADE
plus guests Celebrated Bay Area punk legend Matt Freeman of Rancid and Operation Ivy fame released the long awaited, self-titled debut album for his side project Devils Brigade on August 31, 2010 via Hellcat Records.EMERALDS – CANCELLED
Harmonic presents
EMERALDS
+ CATSCARS.
Tickets on sale now priced €16.50 (including booking fee) from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 – Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 – Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 – International customers “There’s something about Emeralds’ sound that really is theirs alone. The way they set loops against loops, with super-fast pinwheeling oscillations buzzing out of control on top, turns their tracks into perpetual motion machines, gathering incredible force as layers accrue. It’s a big part of the magic of this band, and what distinguishes even their most new age-flavored compositions: the overload of information, the spray of frequencies, the thrilling, viscous rush.” – Pitchfork 8.3 (Best New Music) “Does it Look Like I’m Here? is a certifiable boon for all somnambulant bliss-seekers; swathed in sheer luminescent pools of joyous, amorphous analogue and crowned by diaphanous shards of brightly lit neon nimbus.” – BBC Emeralds is John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire. They are currently based in Cleveland, Ohio. Their music is of an improvisational nature and is synthesizer and guitar-centric, however vocals, electronics and field recordings are often utilized to create dynamic textures amidst melodious backdrops and minimal structures. Though their sound cannot be pinned down to one specific genre, it recalls the organic/electronic explorations of Ashra, Coil, Terry Riley and Popol Vuh to name but a few. ‘Does It Look Like I’m Here?’ is the third official album by Emeralds (after “Solar Bridge” on Hanson, and the self-titled LP on their own Wagon and Gneiss Things imprints, as well as countless small edition tapes and CDRs on a host of labels) and once again it presents another radical new direction for this Cleveland trio. It sees the group moving from playing single oscillator analog synthesizers to really complex analog and analog/digital hybrid as well a great deal of guitar synthesizers, not to mention fine tuning their skills as brilliant tunesmiths. Simply put, the results are outstanding. Comprising of a number of tracks from their recent ultra limited 7” vinyl series on Wagon, as well new compositions exclusive to this release. This fine selection of tunes surpass anything they have achieved in their 5 year career. Perfect melodies intertwined with ripping sequences and a guitar sound that floats perfectly throughout. Although most tracks cover new ground in that they follow a shortened ‘pop format’, more long form cuts such as the towering ‘Genetic’ and the title track will give fans of their earlier work something to grab onto, or totally let themselves go depending on the state of mind. Having spent all their lives in the relative isolation of Cleveland means their music has developed into a vital, stunning unique hybrid that may have not been able to blossom in more active urban centres. ‘Does It Look Like I’m Here?’ heralds a turning point for all those involved and is perfect vivid soundtrack to emerge out of the recent harsh grey winter. Fresh, shiny and totally essential. Catscars “..electronic, goth-inflected pop…a sublime mix of reverb slathered female vocals, stretched over icy electronic backing, hammered down into a four track diy style, the end result is a glitchy take on goth pop done by doppelereffekt or a zola-jesus-in-da-club slammer.” – Rough Trade
TICKETS: CANCELLED
€16.50 including fees available from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster
LIAM Ó’MAONLAÍ & GLEN HANSARD
SOLD OUT
Whelans & Plateau Records presents
LIAM Ó’MAONLAÍ & GLEN HANSARD
Mon 7th & Tue 8th March.Tickets €17.50 including booking fee available from WaV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] and www.tickets.ie.
On sale Friday February 18th, 10 A.M.
LIAM Ó’MAONLAÍ & GLEN HANSARD
Whelans & Plateau records presents
LIAM Ó’MAONLAÍ & GLEN HANSARD
Mon 7th & Tue 8th March.Tickets €17.50 including booking fee available from WaV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] and www.tickets.ie.
On sale Friday February 18th, 10 A.M.
CASHIER No.9
CASHIER No.9
+ guests.
For several years now, Danny Todd has been an accessory to great music from Northern Ireland. A gifted guitarist, songwriter and producer, he has finally found the perfect vehicle for his unique hybrid of pop, rock, indie, country and electronica.J MASCIS + JIMI SHIELDS
J MASCIS
+ JIMI SHIELDS.
It’s all but inconceivable that J Mascis requires an introduction. In the quarter-century since he founded Dinosaur (Jr.), Mascis has created some of the era’s signature songs, albums and styles. As a skier, golfer, songwriter, skateboarder, record producer and musician, J has few peers.SUSAN McKEOWN
SUSAN McKEOWN
+ guests – Will Hall and Robert Whitaker.
Grammy-winning Irish vocalist Susan McKeown wants to bring depression into the light. Her seventh solo album, “Singing in the Dark,’’ explores creativity and mental illness.
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
Harmonic presents
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
+ THE SUBMARINESTickets on sale Feb 11th, 9am priced €20 (including booking fee) from WAV Tickets [1890 200 078], www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 – Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 – Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 – International customers
SAGE FRANCIS
Harmonic presents
SAGE FRANCIS
+ guests
Tickets on sale Feb11th, 9am priced €20 (including booking fee) from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890 200 078] www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. 0818 719 300 – Republic of Ireland customers 0844 277 4455 – Northern Ireland customers 00353 1 456 9569 – International customers
VALENTINE BLACK
VALENTINE BLACK
+ HENRIETTA GAME
Valentine Black is the alter ego of Kildare musician Peco Mc Loughlin. Having fronted a number of bands, most recently indie-rockers Bright Light Fiasco who enjoyed success with two top 40 singles, Peco decided to go solo in late 2008.FRED COOKE
Lisa Richards and Whelanslive.com present
FRED COOKE
+ guests
Fred Cooke has rapidly become a unique stand-up delivering a style of comedy that simply cannot be imitated.
2MINUTES2MIDNIGHT
2MINUTES2MIDNIGHT
+ guests – Nation of the State & Third Smoke.
2minutes2midnight, a four piece rock outfit hailing from the North East of Ireland are well renowned for their home brew of no-nonsense rock and roll and expert showmanship which has earned them many accolades over their career so far.GAVIN MULHALL & BAND
GAVIN MULHALL & BAND
+ guests Gavin started his musical career behind the drums, the foundation of his obsession which developed further as the drummer became a self-taught bassist, keyboardist, guitarist and singer, maturing a sound in countless bars from Dublin to Auckland.THE RIPTORNS
Debasement presents
THE RIPTORNS
+ Mojo Gogo & Dem Fools
LUNASA
LUNASA
+ guests.TODAY IS THE DAY
TODAY IS THE DAY
+ Retox & Drainland.
US noise merchants Today Is The Day make a long overdue return to Irish shores when they play Whelans on Saturday 9th April. Main support will be Retox, featuring members of The Locust and Swing Kids, with Dublin’s Drainland opening the show. Doors are at 7pm.MILAN JAY
MILAN JAY
+ At Last An Atlas.
Milan Jay started off as John G. Millane’s one man band from Ballinasloe but he has since been joined by Joesph Kenny also from Galway. Their indietronic sound has been likened to 90s indie stalwarts the Beta Band and Super Furry Animals.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
w/ The Lynchburg Mob
featuring
The Lynchburg Mob.
Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.
Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.
A PLASTIC ROSE
A PLASTIC ROSE
+ PAUL SHEVLIN & LEVITY BREAKS
A Plastic Rose are here to inject some much needed passion into our lives. The Belfast/Sligo four piece have been blowing minds all over the UK and Ireland with their incendiary live shows, and are set to release their debut mini-album, The Promise Notes, in 2011.
KEN ZAZPI
KEN ZAZPI
+ The Curtain Thieves.
Few bands have been so successful from the release of their first album. The five members of Ken Zazpi and their melodic pop-rock seduced thousands of fans with a large number of successful singles from the “Atzo da bihar” album (Yesterday is tomorrow).FIGHTING FOR JANE
FIGHTING FOR JANE
+ Birdhill Co-op.
Fighting for Jane successfully merge the intimacy of a singer-songwriter with mainstream indie pop/rock-their female vocalist,strong rhythm and bass section along with catchy guitar and synth lines,they are showing themselves to be ones to watch.JINX LENNON
JINX LENNON
+ guests.
With ‘National Cancer Strategy’ picked as one of Hot Press albums of the last year where writer Peter Murphy describes Jinx as ”The Nation’s Greatest Protest Singer”Dundalk man Jinx Lennon returns like a human pirahna fish to uplift people and sink his teeth into a fearless warts n all look at the darker side of life in Hibernia/Oirland.WE GO GO & THE VIBES
WE GO GO & THE VIBES
+ Gunrunner.
We Go Go and The Vibes play upstairs in whelans on Thursday 21st April, as part of their joint Irish tour, The tour has taking in venues both north and south of the border, with an attack on the UK also planned for late summer. The tour has been descibed by Hotpress as “A double-header definitely worth catching”