Highlights: ASIWYFA, Mac DeMarco, Heathers, Young Wonder & Ham Sandwich in Christchurch, David Kitt & friends, Suuns, Space Dimension Controller, Krystal Klear…
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Tuesday May 14th
- The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic] Long-running acoustic weekly night with sometimes surprise special guests.
Wednesday May 15th
- David Kitt, Bill Blood, Richie Egan @ The Odessa Club (€10, 8:30pm)
[Acoustic] A rare mid-week show from Kittser with support from Jape and The Redneck’s Niall Byrne new guitar project - And So I Watch You From Afar, Forrests, Charmers @ Whelan’s (€14.50)
[Rock] Album launch of All Hail Bright Futures with good support. - Bruce Willis: Dark Sky, Cillo @ Lost Society (€10)
[Dance] Techno and post-dubstep.
Thursday May 16th
- Seti The First @ The Odessa Club (€10, 8:30pm)
[Acoustic] Instrumental duo - And So I Watch You From Afar, Toby Kaar, Simon Bird @ Whelan’s (€14.50)
[Rock] Album launch of All Hail Bright Futures with good support.
- Suuns @ The Grand Social (€16)
[Indie] Montreal makers of dark alt music as heard on Images Du Futur. - Evening Songs: Ham Sandwich, Young Wonder, Heathers @Christchurch Cathedral (€22.50)
[Indie] Each band will perform with the UCD Choral Scholars. - Replete @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic] Kilkenny electronic producer. - Junior Spesh: DJ Spinn and DJ Rashad @ Twisted Pepper (€10,10:30pm)
[Dance] Chicago Footwork & juke. Support Orquesta.
Friday May 17th
- A Lazarus Soul, Hedge Schools, The Instructions @ Whelan’s ( €7)
[Rock] Lyrically-driven indie-rock. - Senekah @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Indie] Melodic guitar pop. Sounds like this. - Warehouse: Ejeca, Huxley, Colin Perkins & more @ The Hanover (€15, BYOB)
[Party] End of exams party. - DJ Hype, Daddy Earl @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 11pm)
[D&B] A Drum and Bass OG legend if thats a thing.
Saturday May 18th
- Daft Punk Random Access Memories @ Twisted Pepper (Free, list, 8:30pm)
[Playback] Hear the year’s most audacious and divisive album of the year on proper speakers. - The Lost Brothers @ Whelan’s (€12)
[Folk] Harmony-driven Americana. - Rebekka Karijord @ The Workman’s Club (€16)
[Chamber pop] Norwegian flightly songstress returns after last year’s successful show. - Big Itch Club: Hot Colossus, Cave Ghosts, The Surfin Surfers @ The Thomas House (€4)
[Rock] Garage rock and ’60s pop. - The Ghandis, Red Sail, The Alpaca Jamboree, Kings & Cavaliers @ Little Green Cafe (€9)
[Acoustic] Folk-leaning night with no amplifiers. - Ulrich Schnauss @ Button Factory (€15)
[Electronic] Studious electronica. Semi-seated. - Horse Meat Disco, Space Dimension Controller @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
[Electronic] Excellent double header. First Dublin show for SDC since his electro-scifi album Welcome to Mikrosektor 50 was released. - Hidden Agenda: Krystal Klear @ Button Factory (€7/€5, 10.30pm)
[Dance] Electro-funk and boogie-influence Manchester-based Irish DJ. - Ten Past Seven, Family Planning @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Free before 11:30pm, €10 after)
[Rock] Cork instrumental rockers lead the charge here.
Sunday May 19th
- 12 Sundays: The Asteroids of Doom @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Live] plus No Bread (live) and Louis Scully. - Mac DeMarco @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Indie] Power-pop of the Kurt Vile persuasion. Ode To A Viceroy.
Monday May 20th
- CHILL
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
