Dublin Gig Guide Highlights: Palms Trax, Emmylou Harris, Dumb Posh Hippies, Therapy Horse, Snug, Cultur, Joe Donnelly, the next new low, Puzzy Wrangler, Taiyō…
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Tuesday January 13th
Mallory Chipman and Maddisun @ Little Whelan’s
Canadian folk artists on tour.
Honky Tonk Tuesdays @ Arthur’s
Country two-steppin and cowboy music from Zoe Basha and pals.
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Wednesday January 14th
Snug, Tessio, Therapy Horse @ The Grand Social
MCD’s new music showcase night ISSUE.
Cultúr 21.0 @ The Sound House
Kapayja, Soft Rules, Picture Postcard, Nihilis, Dog Swim, DJ Wobblin Jude and more. Cultúr is the exciting mini-festival that captures the beautiful relationship artwork and music have with each other.
Defect 63 @ The Big Romance
Vinyl DJ selector. Alternative / psychedelic
Thursday January 15th
Taiyō, DOG SWIM, Cáwill @ The Grand Social
Dublin based psychedelic rock band headline.
Small Bear @ The Big Romance
Vinyl DJ selector. Reggae / Indie / electro
Jazz @ Slattery’s (9pm)
Weekly night. Live jazz session with Mia Byrne (sax) and Dan Whelan (keys).
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Friday January 16th
Joe Donnelly’s Albums Worth Talking About @ Rascals, Inchicore
Instagram music creator Joe Donnelly presents a live, conversational event where music takes centre stage. Joe sits down with three special guests, and together they each bring one album that’s worth a deeper listen. With Dermot Whelan, Colleen Heavey, Totallyfrogaret.
Ultras, Dumb Posh Hippies @ Sin É
Skyrocket Promotions presents two Dublin rock bands for a fiver.
Bren Berry @ Whelan’s
Former guitarist and singer with Revelino has been on a solo project of late, performing with a seven-piece band.
Fate @ Curveball
Listening Part for “gritty glitchy alt-pop” artist FATE’s debut album veritas. With an alt-pop feel & gritty, glitchy sounds, you’re bound to be immersed in every single track. Support from Deleon and Kendido.
Youth Code @ The Grand Social
American EBM (electro body music) duo. No Consequence
David Lacey, Sebastian Adams et al @ Kirkos
Contemporary, experimental at 1 Little Green Street.
Palms Trax @ Fidelity Studio (9pm)
All Night Long set from the electronic producer. ‘Honey Lemongina’ is probably my fav production of his.
Ricky Chong @ The Big Romance
Vinyl DJ selector. Disco, soul, funk
Late Clubs
Jungle Movement Dublin: Time To Rush @ Tengu (11pm)
Expect a head-rushing blend of Hardcore, Jungle, Acid & Italo House, woven together with fresh productions and unreleased gems.
Andre Zimmer with Slither @ Block. (11pm)
Toronto/Berlin-based house music selector. Rhyzine on support.
Lunaks B2B OisinOK @ Wigwam (11pm)
Techno.
MAV666 B2B Shannen Blessing @ The Sound House (11pm)
[Techno / minimal] FATULER B2B Ikigai 3000.
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Saturday January 17th
Stick N Poke, Taiyō, Urban Hours @ The Sound House (1:30pm)
14s plus Show.
the next new low @ Little Whelan’s
Trust Me Im A Thief’s Brian Mooney’s new band with Casio keyboards, pianist Daniel Luke and Lizzi Murtough on cello.
DJ Finno presents @ The Sound House (6:30pm – 10:30pm)
A Night of House & Rave Classics.
Shrem @ The Big Romance
Vinyl DJ selector. 80s, 90s, electronica, pop
Late Clubs
Puzzy Wrangler + SCARLET Podiums @ Tengu (11pm)
All Night Long. From squelchy UK bass and dubby breaks to spiky rave stabs and loose, percussive grooves, their sets balance bass-heavy euphoria and cheeky genre experimentation.
Moonboom Vinyl Launch @ Hang Dai Chinese (11pm)
Celt Tribe Records host Liam Dollard + special guest, Fintan McD b2b Pat Hyland
Dubline presents – Biome @ The Racket Space (11pm)
Bass/ dubstep. Plus Irish support Ambit and Burnout, and Dubline residents BAM + Fadó.
Jake Fitz (All Night Long) @ Centre Point (11pm)
Founder of the OMNI party series / A part of Ireland’s minimal and house underground.
Alan Fitzpatrick @ block. (11pm)
British DJ and producer Alan Fitzpatrick is known for his hard but commanding style of big-room techno.
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Sunday January 18th
Organ Freeman @ The Big Romance (6pm – 9pm)
Live jazz band every week. Booking recommended.
Arco Arena, Holy Show & Ash Red @ The Grand Social
Indie Frequency Vol 2.
Zeropunkt, AMooN @ Anseo
Little Gem’s regular Sunday experimental night.
Emmylou Harris @ 3Arena
American country rock legend.
The Dublin Jazz Co-op presents: Green Eggs and Hammond @ The Cobblestone
A sax–organ–drums trio featuring Hayley Kavanagh, Scott Flanigan, and Michael McCarthy. The group brings a tight, modern edge to your favourite jazz standards from the Big Screen as well as some jazzed-up versions of iconic theme tunes.
Monday January 19th
Skipper’s Revenge, Melobliss, Jaycee, Mark Lynch @ The Grand Social
Not to be confused with Skipper’s Alley, Skipper’s Revenge are more of an indie soul funk band.
Song Cycle @ Whelan’s Bar
Weekly singer-songwriter night.
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.
