LATE TRAIN, RECLAIM, THE BOO BOX, SHOOT THE PREACHER & NIGHT BLIND

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WhelansLive is proud to present a celebration of new Irish music. Every Tuesday will see the upstairs venue play host to a series of the best of new music this country has to offer. Three hand-picked bands showcase their originality, performance and amazingly fresh songwriting skills. It is a great opportunity to see the next round of Ireland’s unsung and unsigned. _____________________________________________ THE BOO BOX

The Boo Box are a high octane, full throttle, funk rock ensemble, forged deep in the mountains and foothills of Co.Wicklow. A hard hitting, jam based, 3 piece with influences ranging from Zeppelin to King Tubby via The Chilli Peppers.

The Boo Box bring an insatiable energy to their live show as well as in studio, something which is quickly becoming their trademark. Following a hectic year of gigs and festival the band are now in the process of writing and recording their first official E.P planned for release early in the new year.

With a whole host of performances lined up before then and their debut album set for release next summer, the year of The Boo Box is upon us.

http://soundcloud.com/the-boo-box _______________________________________ NIGHT BLIND

NightBlind formed in 2011. The aim of the band is to write and play original sounding ROCK music drawing heavy influence from the music of rock bands of the late 80’s, early 90’s and some from today. Then, when we have the rock sorted we throw in bits from other genres such as reggae, ska, metal, blues etc to make it our own.

The band has recently been in the studio recording some songs which are set to appear on an upcoming compilation album release by Esente Music Group. http://esentemusicgroup.com/. The album will be titled “Irish Rock 2013”

We’ve gigged around Dublin and Meath in venues such as The Industry (Mezz), Blitz Sessions (Swords), Sheebeen, The International Bar, Captains’ Live(Blanchardstown), Beggy’s(Navan) etc.

www.facebook.com/NightBlind.Band _____________________________________________ LATE TRAIN

Late Train’s sound is fused by their variety of backgrounds- from Jay’s time in the Californian rock scene, Kev’s experience in Canada, Luca’s hard-rock influences, Bruno’s Brazilian-jazz, to Reo’s funk rock style.

The band steadily focus on shaping their songs, playing gigs both acoustically and as a full band and building a reputation on the Dublin music scene. 2012 is set to see Late Train take hold of the reigns, mics, guitar picks and drumsticks, to rock a venue near you.

____________________________ RECLAIM “ReClaim are a rock-trio from North Dublin. Glenn Brady Guitars and Vox, Aran O’Malley drums and percussion, Graham Tully bass. They play high energy rock with a progressive indie flavour with some improvistaion. They love to play live and every show is a unique experience. They have recently released their 2nd EP ‘Keep it Down’. Find out more about ReClaim and where they are playing live at www.reclaimmusic.com“

Check out a recent live YouTube video of ReClaim: http://youtu.be/gvTgaeydQss ____________________________ SHOOT THE PREACHER

Formed in 2010, Shoot The Preacher combine some of the best musical minds from across Norther Ireland. Endowed with catchy melodies and meaningful lyrics, tied together with massive guitar roars, this is a band that projects talent, energy and a sense of purpose. The band have already had some early success, playing in some of the UK’s best venues, including; Islington 02 Academy, Proud Camden, The Cavern Club and Belfast’s MTV festival.

Shoot The Preacher drive home the theory that Rock N Roll certainly isn’t dead and are currently getting ready to unleash their sound into the mainstream of the music industry. ___________________________________

If you want to be involved in teh new music night please email Keiron Black @ newmusic@mercantilegroup.ie