The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // June 4th - 10th

A 7-day guide to Dublin music gigs and events this week.

Highlights:  Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, Poolside, Mother feat. Nancy Whang, Mattias Aguayo, Sea Pinks, Bill Blood, Immortal Technique,  The Last Sound.

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Tuesday June 4th

• Zebra Katz @ Whelan’s
  [Rap]  Postponed.
•  The Ruby Sessions @  Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
  [Acoustic]  Long-running acoustic weekly night with sometimes surprise special guests.

Wednesday June 5th

• Kaleidoscope @ The Odessa Club (€12-€15)
  [Neoclassical] Contemporary and classical live music. 
• Bruce Willis: Kobina @ Lost Society (€7/€5, 10:30pm)
  [Electronic] First Second Label new addition + 2 rooms of DJs. ‘Stay Right Now’

Thursday June 6th

• Ana Gog @  Whelan’s (€10)
  [Folk]  Folk and post-rock combine. Support Myles Manley.
• Junior Spesh @ Twisted Pepper (€7,10:30pm)
  [Eclectic] Reggae and Dancehall special.

Friday June 7th

• Poolside @ Button Factory  (€8)
  [Disco-funk] Laidback Summer disco and funk electronic band.
• Picturehouse @ Vicar Street  (€23)
  [Pop/Rock] First album in 10 years from the  melodic pop band known for ‘Sunburst’.
• Skinny Wolves: Sea Pinks, The #1s, Autumns @ The Annex @ Applerock Studios, 17/21 Foley Street (€10, BYOB)
  [Indie/rock] Jangle garage rock and fuzzy guitar music.
• Groom, The Run Ons, Skelocrats @ Anseo (€5)
  [indie/rock] Three Popical Island bands play upstairs in the small room.
• Retro Revival presents Sweet Jane w/ Tandem Felix + Fiction Peaks & The Dead Beat @ Sweeneys €5, 9pm)
  [Rock]  shoegaze, atmospheric and garage rock.
• Licky’s Monster Panti’s: Diamond Dagger, French Bird, I Heart The Monster Hero @ Pantibar  (Free)
  [Club] Licky Rake & Monster hero will be hosting a free monthly show with bands, gags & a bit of cabaret for the craic (First Friday of the month)
• Black Dot (DJ set), White Collar Boy (DJ set) @ The Pygmalion (Free, 10pm)
  [DJs] White Collar Boy presents nights are back in The Pyg.
• MUD: Heavy, Not Your Girlfriend @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 10:30pm)
  [Club] Hip-hop, DJs playing all kinds of music and interactive stuff.
• Red Bull Music Academy & Minicosm present Delroy Edwards [L.I.E.S] ,  Tr One @ The Grand Social (€7, 11pm)
  [Club]  ghetto house and basement techno, disco and electronica.

Saturday June 8th

• Hunters Moon All Dayer @ The Sugar Club (1pm – 10:30pm, €12/ €8)
  [Festival fundraiser]  “An all day event of art, films, stalls, music and other weirdo stuff “
• Immortal Technique presents The (R)evolution of The Martyr @ The Sugar Club (€16)
  [Rap/film] Film screening, Q&A, Live show.
• Bill Blood, Richie Egan, Dylan Phillips @ Bewley’s Cafe Theatre (€7)
  [Folk] Launch of Come Softly To My Wake album.
• Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, The Lie-Ins, The Prairie Dogs @  The Cobblestone (€7, 9pm)
  [Folk/rock] One of Ireland’s best true-life songwriters headlines the night here. Always a good venue to visit.
• The Last Sound, Last Days Of 1984 @ Twisted Pepper (€10, Free 7″ to first 30 people on door)
  [Electronic] Launch of  new album Rainbow Xplode featuring ‘Sun Forever’.
• Hidden Agenda: Matias Aguayo @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
  [Dance/Electronic] Kompakt’s “post-minimal dance music” producer.
• Mother: Nancy Whang @ Copper Alley Niteclub (€10, 11pm)
  [DJs] LCD Soundsystem singer and musician along with Ghostboy celebrate Mother’s 3rd birthday.
• Myles Manley @ Whelan’s (Free via Facebook, Midnight)
  [Indie] Recent EP Jagger Manque showcased bedroom electronica set to Myles’ divisive voice.

Sunday June 9th

•  The Us vs. Them Summer Soundsystem @ The Pygmalion (€5, 4pm)
  [DJs] DJs from CUNT, Hidden Agenda,  Workman’s, BK Zoo and White Collar Boy, 
• 12 Sundays: Aaron Dempsey, Gumbo @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, from 4pm)
  [DJs] The last of the weekend in a relaxed atmosphere.

Monday June 10th

• Slayer @ The Academy (€42.50)
  [Metal] You know yourself if you’re going to this.
• Duke Special @ Whelan’s (€12.50)
  [Pop] Peter Wilson palys theatrical pop songs.

Niall Byrne

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.

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