The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

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Tuesday May 5

• John Fairhurst  @ The Grand Social (€10)
  [Blues] UK modern blues
• Public Service Broadcasting @ Button Factory (€15)
  [Rock] Instrumental synth/rock with sampled vintage speech at its core.

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Wednesday May 6

• Morning Gloryville: Le Galaxie  @ HANGAR (7am, €15)
  [Dance] Early morning raving with a live set from LG.
• Tops, Skelocrats @ Whelan’s (€13)
  [Indie] Canadian indie-pop.
• CASTRATI – An Electro Drag Opera @ Teacher’s Club (€15)
  [Intl. Gay Theatre Festival] Runs til Saturday May 9th.
• Amber Run @ The Academy (€15)
  [Indie] UK band with some nice tracks.
• The Staves @ Olympia Theatre (€25)
  [Folk] Harmony-folk sisters

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Thursday May 7

• Laura Marling @ Olympia Theatre (€27)
  [Fundraiser] September Girls, Kate’s Party,  Cave Ghosts, Sissy. 
• The Hard Ground @ Odessa Club (€8/€10)
  [Alt/rock/folk] Launch of new album Triptych. Pucker
• The Very Round Robin Tour  @ Unitarian Church (€22)
  [Folk] with Declan O’Rourke, Roesy and The Young Folk
• Good Name: Conor Walsh @ The Bernard Shaw (free)
  [Live] Cinematic piano vibes.

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Friday May 8

Festival

• Canalaphonic @ Portobello, Rathmines various venues (€Free, From 5pm)
  [Free Festival] Full stage times and venues.

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• State’s Faces of May @ The Mercantile (Free, 9pm)
  [new Irish music] BeeMickSee, Katie Laffan and more.
• James Connelly Festival presents Mark Geary @ New Theatre (€15)
  [Singer-songwriter] Festival show.
• The Lost Brothers  @ Unitarian Church (€16)
  [Folk] Classic harmonic folk music
• Old Hannah @ Button Factory (€10)
   [Folk] Iron and Wood EP Launch
• Race The Flux, Val Normal @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
  [Alt-rock] Olympians EP launch.
• Vann Music @ Whelan’s (€12.50/€15)
  [Pop/rock] Boy has been getting play on TXFM.
• Discotekken presents Twin Kelly—A Twin Peaks / R Kelly live A/V Show @ Generator (€8/€10)
  [Tribute] Paedo-prone R&B celebration and David Lynch.
• Kirkos Blackout: Messiaen’s Quartet For The End Of Time @ Royal Irish Academy of Music (€8/€10, 10:30pm)
  [Gig in the dark] a concert series of contemporary music and food in complete darkness.
• No Shame Glitter Disco for Marriage Equality @ Pacino’s (€10, 11pm)
  [Fundraiser] End of the night tunes all night.DJ’s on the night include Phil Boyle, Glamo Frowney, Lisa Marie McCarrolll, Will St Leger and more.
  
• Strictly Deep presents Waff @ Button Factory (€15, 11pm)
  [Dance] Funky house stuff.
• Wunderground & Abstract presents: Apollonia @ Opium Rooms (€10-€15, 11pm)
  [Dance] French house B2b tops the bill. 
• Squid Inc: Jennifer Cardini @ The Grand Social (€8/€10, 10pm)
  [Dance] House and techno. Preview mix.
• MUD: Bodytonic present Joy Orbison @ The Twisted Pepper (€18, 10:30pm)
  [Dance] Always welcome. 
• Legends of the Old Skool @ The Academy (€20)
  [80s/90s Dance] Bille Ray Martin, Kathy Brown, DJ Spiral – Mark Kavanagh and more.
• Pyg presents Mark Henning @ Pygmalion (€10, 11pm)
  [Dance] House and techno – Preview mix.

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Saturday May 9

Festival

• Canalaphonic @ Portobello, Rathmines various venues (Free, From 1pm)
  [Free Festival] Full stage times and venues. Lots on here.

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• I Am Niamh @ Freemason’s Lodge (€10)
  [party] Launch of new LP. Wonderland.
• The Irish Hip Hop Crew Championships 2015 – The Battles @ Generator (€15)
  [Hip-hop] Winner goes to the final in San Diego. Also Sunday. 
• Retro Revival Indie Club @ Sweeney’s (9pm, €5)
  [Alt-rock] Cave Ghosts + September Girls + Skelocrats + Shrug Life & The Pacifics.
• Life Festival Warm up Party 2015 @  The Pint (€14-€18, 9pm)
  [Dance] Large local lineup. Venue is closing.
• Kirkos Blackout: Messiaen’s Quartet For The End Of Time @ Royal Irish Academy of Music (€8/€10, 10:30pm)
  [Gig in the dark] a concert series of contemporary music and food in complete darkness.
• Sense – Low Steppa @ Button Factory (€10, 11pm)
  [Dance] Birmingham upbeat house.
• Subject at Pogo – Marcellus Pittman @ The Twisted Pepper  (€12/€14, 10:30pm)
  [Dance] Detroit house and soul.
• Hidden Agenda: Oceaán, DJ Deece @ Opium Rooms (€5-€10, 11pm)
  [Electronic] Debut show from UK producer with band and a 3 hour set from Niall D’arcy.
• The Building Society & Zeshwan presents: Dustin Zahn @ Hangar (€8-€15, 10:30pm)
  [Dance]  Techno, techno, techno, techno.

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Sunday May 10

• Tobias Jesso Jr. @ Unitarian Church (SOLD OUT)
  [Piano pop] ’70s piano ballad throwback
• The Irish Hip Hop Crew Championships 2015 – The Battles @ O’Reilly Theatre (€20+)
  [Hip-hop] Winner goes to the final in San Diego. Also Saturday. 
• SODA: Home @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
  [Dance] Fueled by disco, funk and house favourites
• YUSSS! For Marriage Equality: David Kitt, Cian Nugent, Sunken Foal, Carol Keogh, Somadrone, Patrick Kelleher, DJ Platinum Ray, DJ Conjugal Vizitz and Deasy @ Steambox (€10, 3pm – 9pm, BYOB)
  [Fundraiser] For Marriage Equality. 

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Monday May 111

• I don’t want to say there’s nothing on…
  [But] Yeah, there’s nothing on

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