Nialler9 • I Have A Tribe

About 1 year ago

As featured here last year, Melbourne former busking singer-songwriter Tash Sultana is planning to play a big show at Vicar Street on 29 June 2017. Tickets go on sale priced at €20 + fees this Friday 27th January at 9am through Ticketmaster & usual outlets.

Repeal ‘A Night in Key of 8’ is a fundraiser for the Repeal the 8th campaign to take place in Olympia Theatre on April 23rd. It’ll feature performances from, among others, David Gray, Mary Black, Neil Hannon, Camille O’Sullivan, Loah, Lisa O’Neill, Printer Clips featuring Paul Noonan & Guests, Roisin O, Wyvern Lingo

Along with Panti, Activist Ailbhe Smyth, Writer Roisin Ingle, Comedian Tara Flynn, Writer Una Mullally and more.

Tickets from €28.50+ fees.

After announcing the closure of their café space ThirtyFour, Homebeat have some gigs and things coming up:

February 9th @ Fumbally Stables: Goodnight Brooklyn – The Story of Death By Audio
The story of the closure of a DIY space in Brooklyn as they battle with gentrification and get screwed by Vice magazine who first championed them, and then stole their space from them.

February 24th @ D Light Studios: Ryan Vail (A/V show), Wastefellow, Hvmmingbyrd

April 21st @ D Light Studios: Zehr Guht: Christian Loffler & Margie LewisThe final installment of the Zehr Gut collaboration with The Goethe Instut Irland.

Aine Cahill is to play The Sugar Club on April 20th with other dates nationwide

Australian artist Carla dal Forno (pictured) makes her Irish debut playing at The Grand Social on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. Support is from Somerville. Tickets are €12.50 + fees.

Italian film composer Ennio Morricone announced that he will perform a farewell concert at Dublin’s 3Arena on Saturday 23 September. Tickets from €87 + fees.

Little Hours play a matinée and evening show in Smock Alley Theatre on April 2nd.

Spike, The Alternative Cello Festival was just announced and features cellists performing in various capacities from February 10th to 12th in the Workman’s Club. See the schedule.

Also announced:

Future Islands
Belle & Sebastian

Posted on January 23rd, 2017

Artists: Aine Cahill, Carla Al Forno, I Have A Tribe, tash Sultana

About 1 year ago

Patrick O’Laoghaire is currently recording some new music in Berlin for upcoming I Have A Tribe releases but we don’t have to wait any longer to hear some of it.

‘After We Meet’ is a song from his debut album Beneath A Yellow Moon last year in re-recorded form and it feels like a fresh start, a song which takes I Have A Tribe’s balladeering piano approach and imbues it with some light and bright sonic textures, a smooth bassline and vocals from May Kay. It’s an improvement and you can hear it in a new video by Myles O’Reilly.

I Have A Tribe plays Whelan’s on Friday March 3rd.

Posted on January 23rd, 2017

Artists: I Have A Tribe, Myles O'Reilly

About 2 years ago

Patrick O’Laoghaire, I Have A Tribe released his debut album Beneath A Yellow Moon this year and it confirmed him as one of Ireland’s most interesting singer-songwriters. His piano-set compositions are emotionally drawn and imbued with classic songwriting touches.

‘Cuckoo’ is the closing track from the album and here Myles O’Reilly films it live in Berlin.

Patrick is on tour in Europe over the next month.

Tour

29.10 Let’s Get Lost Festival, Zwolle, NDL
24.11 Blue Bird Festival, Wien, AT

Sophia Support:
30.10 Jubezz, Karlsruhe, DE
31.10 Zoom, Frankfurt, DE
01.11 BiNuu , Berlin, DE
02.11 UT Connewitz, Leipzig, DE
04.11 Manufaktur, Schondorf, DE

The Slow Show Support:

16.11 Kulturkirche, Köln, DE
17.11 Knust, Hamburg, DE
18.11 Gretchen, Berlin, DE

Posted on October 20th, 2016

Artists: I Have A Tribe, Myles O'Reilly

About 2 years ago

I Have A Tribe’s Patrick O’Laoghaire is approaching the release of his debut album Beneath A Yellow Moon next month on May 27th through Groenland Records, and with each passing song and performance, his stature is growing, as he showed us in the Co-Op earleir this month.

‘Buddy Holly’, from the record is an emotive song that was born 8 years ago and finished in time for the album. The title comes from the song intro’s similarity to this Buddy Holly tune.

The video was made by Myles O’Reilly and features Donal Dineen, Mick Minogue and Steve O’Connor sending Patrick on his way with a nice wee homemade vehicle.

I Have A Tribe Tour Date

27.04 Bush Hall, London, UK
29.04 Connelys Of Leap, Cork, IE
23.05 Blacks Members Club, London, UK
26.05 Immergut Festival, Neustrelitz, DE
02.06 Roisin Dubh, Galway, IE
03.06 Whelans, Dublin, IE
12.06 Rossli Bar, Bern, CH
15.06 Privatklub, Berlin, DE
17.06 Prinzenbar, Hamburg, DE
18.06 Traumzeit – Festival am Hochofen, Duisberg, DE
02.07 Caslepalooza, Tullamore, IE
29.07 Sacred Ground Festival, Brüssow, DE
13.08 La Truite Magique, Ardennes, BE
14.08 Mezz – Summer Terrace, Breda, NL
17.09 Pop Up Show, Rotterdam, NL
18.09 7 Layers Festival, Amsterdam, NL
27.09 Les Bains Douches, Montbeliard, FR
29.10 Let`s Get Lost festival, Zwolle, NL !!

Posted on April 26th, 2016

Artists: I Have A Tribe

About 2 years ago

On Saturday April 16th, I am putting on a gig as part of Musictown, the festival celebrating music talent and culture in the capital of all genres by Dublin City Council.

It’ll be a part of the Minimum Maximum series of special events in unique spaces and it will take place in the Dublin Food Co-Op in Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 (previous places have included Monster Truck Gallery, Block T and Wood Quay Amphitheatre).

On the night, there will be a lineup Irish emerging talent and established artists featuring:

David Kitt, I Have A Tribe, AE Mak and more.

Following his nationwide solo tour that included a sold out Whelan’s date, David Kitt will be playing songs from his revered albums past along with new ones from his forthcoming seventh album due this year. Patrick O’Laoghaire’s piano-based missives under the I Have A Tribe name brim with emotion, honesty and storytelling. New duo AE Mak, Aoife McCann and Ellie McMahon are influenced by tUnE-yArDs and Anita O’Day and perform with an emphasis on rhythmic vocal lines and harmonies. More artists to be confirmed.

The event is BYOB. Early bird tickets are sold out but late birds are on sale now priced at €20+.

Posted on March 16th, 2016

Tags: Co-op Dublin 8

Artists: AE Mak, david kitt, I Have A Tribe

About 2 years ago

For the last couple of years, I’ve been compiling an up to date playlist of modern Irish music to celebrate and coincide with St. Patrick’s Day.

This year, I wanted to do something more to date and to roll it out across the year to coincide also with my weekly Irish Times column of new Irish music and as a companion to the general New Music playlist.

So today, I’m launching my New Irish Music weekly playlist which will be regularly updated. Because Irish music isn’t just for Paddy’s Day.

Join over 500 other listeners for fresh listens to new Irish music. There are songs from artists who have received support from Nialler9 in the last year or so from Brian Deady, Shit Robot, Roisin Murphy, Burnt Out, Saint Sister, I Have A Tribe, Le Galaxie, Rusangano Family, Come On Live Long, Daithi, Jape, Bitch Falcon, Pleasure Beach and many more.

The focus is on Irish music happening now, emerging and trending. I want this to be the definitive collection of new Irish music throughout the year in one place which I’ll be featuring as it comes on the site. Subscribe below.

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Posted on March 14th, 2016

Tags: New Irish Music

Artists: Bitch Falcon, Brian Deady, Burnt Out, come on live long, I Have A Tribe, Jape, Le Galaxie, Pleasure Beach, Roísín Murphy, Rusanagano Family, Saint Sister, Shit Robot

About 2 years ago

Looking for more new music? Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. Updated weekly. Hit the last page for the Soundcloud playlist.

1. Kanye West

Ultralight Beam

He’s possibly unravelling but he’s capable of suspending disbelief in more than on way.

Let’s call it. The release of The Life Of Pablo (Swish, Waves, whatever) was one of the most infuriating things to have experienced in a long time for any release. The impression of an album with no restrictions or deadlines felt amateur; at best, a sympathetic look into an artist’s process which they are never finished tinkering with.

Then that Bill Cosby tweet. It was the last straw for many, including me. I wasn’t going to listen to this irritating egomaniac anymore.

But of course, once TLOP dropped, I did. Curiosity got the better of me. The album is largely a mess, with Kanye’s words finding less meaning and substance than ever before (why rap about your wife’s ex when you’ve just had two kids?) but what redeems a listen to any Kanye album is his executive production, which is always interesting to hear how he weaves the ideas of multiple producers into one song. It’s conflicting to enjoy any of it still.

I watched SNL as I do every week. The performance of ‘Ultralight Beam’ shone regardless. The gospel choir add some magic but it’s Chance The Rapper (one of the greatest new artists of the last five years) who lifts the performance and brings a new raptured energy to Kanye’s music, as his own state seems to crumble around him.

Hear the song on Tidal.

2. J Dilla

The Introduction

Dilla’s lost album gets a release date

Three years on from the news, and a week on from the 10th year since he passed, it was announced that Nas’ Mass Appeal label will finally release the album in conjunction with Dilla’s Estate as PayJay. To be released on April 15th, 14 years after it was originally scheduled to come out ( the album was literally shelved and Dilla moved to LA where he made his name), The Diary features ‘Diamonds’, ‘Ice’, ‘Fuck The Police’ and ‘Trucks’.

‘The Introduction’ is the first song from it, produced by House Shoes with Dilla, is a wavy synth stomper.

https://soundcloud.com/massappealrecs/j-dilla-the-introduction

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Posted on February 22nd, 2016

Artists: FKA Twigs, I Have A Tribe, J Dilla, Kanye West, Pantha Du Prince

About 2 years ago

Thursday December 31 – New Year’s Eve

NYF Music Trail @ Various Venues (Free – 11am – 5pm)
[Music trail] Ailbhe Reddy, Elm, Katie Laffan, Miles Graham, Bad Sea and more.
NYF Dublin Three Countdown Concert @ 3Arena (€34.50)
[NYF Dublin] The Coronas, Fatboy Slim, Kila, Ryan Sheridan, Little Hours and more.
The Turning Pirate NYE Mix Tape @ Vicar Street
[Party] Lisa Hannigan, Booka Brass, Niamh Farrell, Richie Egan, Anderson, Old Hannah and many more.
Ham Sandwich @ Whelan’s (€25)
[Rock/pop] With guests.
Dublin Tropical & Generator’s NYE party w/ Ájo Arkestra @ The Generator (€10+, 9pm )
[Afrobeat] live Afrobeat. followed by Dublin Tropical resident iZem, T-Woc and guests
Another New Year’s Eve @ Killyon Manor, Meath (From €48.50 + bus transfer)
[Manor Party] a dining & dancing extravaganza with Tongue in Chic, Nova Collective, Lumo Club, Tim O’Donovan, Singalong Social and more. Food by Keith Coleman (The Fumbally).
Le Galaxie DJs, Tara Stewart, Glen Hall @ Odessa Club (€10, 10pm)
[DJs] Ring in the New Year in the Odessa.
Le Galaxie, All Tvvins, Otherkin, Wyvern Lingo @ St. Stephen’s Green (11pm, €7.50)
[NYF Dublin ] Outdoor NYE and street Fest show.
Ruby Sessions @ Smock Alley (Sold out)
[Acoustic club] Two nights with special guest performers announced on the night. My interview with Conor Ruby Sessions.
Wounds, Kid Karate @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 9pm)
[Rock] Double Irish rock band headliners for free.
Funky Seomra New Year’s Eve Celebrations @ Filmbase (€10, 9pm)
[DJs] Alcohol free party.
Bitch Falcon, Wolff @ Sin É (Free)
[Rock] Free gig with the BFers and Wolff (formerly Johnny Stewart)
Masquerave @ Hangar (€10+, 9pm)
[Dance ] Kaily // Dan Stritch // Mark Gill // Jade Carney and more.
Hidden Agenda & Subject: NYE @ The Grand Social (€15, 9pm)
[Electronic/rock] Girls Names, New Jackson, Terriers, Barry Redsetta, DJ Deece, John Heckle, Tr One, Sias, Galactic Beat Club and Sim Simma’s Terrace.
NYE – Kormac’s Big Band @ Button Factory (€15, 10pm)
[Live] Kormac’s Big Band live set.
NYE 2016: A Space Odyssey @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[DJ sets] Space disco, funk and house. Shane Linehan, Ian Alvey, Al Murphy Betty DJ’s
Discotekken NYE Party @ Wigwam (€5+, 9pm)
[DJs] feat Platinumray (Front End Synthetics), Eoin Cody (Discotekken), Papa Lou (The RnB Club), DIP DJs.
NYE 2015:Stop Making Sense @ The Sugar Club (€ , 9pm)
[Party/DJs] Billy Scurry, Arveene, DJ Scope, Johnny Moy, Stevie G, Kelly Anne Byrne & more.
Pygmalion Live: Space Ibiza on Tour @ Pygmalion (€20+, 6pm)
[DANCE] with Marc Houle (Live), Ryan Crosson, Hito, Hybrasil (Live) at
New Years Eve Extravaganza with SCM and Spud @ Turks Head (€15, 10pm)
[Dance] Jungle, Drum nBass, Electro Swing and Psytrance.
District 8 NYE – Waze & Odyssey @ District 8 (€18, 10pm)
[Dance ] HNNY, Sarah Mooney, Bekyn, Boots & Cats, Paul Jennings Bedlam DJs Theologue & more TBA
Mother: New Year’s Eve @ Copper’s Alley (€15, 11pm)
[Club] Rocky T Delgado and Ghostboy.
Rbma & Abstract present Krystal Klear & Gerd Janson All Night Long @ Opium Rooms (€22, 10pm)
[Electronic] B2B All Night Long

Friday January 1 – New Year’s Day

New Years Day: This Greedy Pig All Dayer @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, 6pm)
[DJ set] Check out Greg and Russell’s site.

Posted on December 22nd, 2015

Tags: concerts dublin gigs guide listings recommendations

Artists: Anderson, Doe Paoro, El Vy, Happy Mondays, I Have A Tribe, Planet Parade

About 2 years ago

Win free entry:

Saturday: Hidden Agenda: Mount Kimbie & Kindness (DJ sets) @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
Sunday: Odessa Christmas Cracker Party @ The Odessa (€5)

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Tuesday December 15

Ash @ Olympia Theatre (€23)
[Rock] NI boys
The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] Special guests – if you like the Ruby Sessions you’ll love tonight.

Wednesday December 16

Rae Sremmurd @ Vicar Street (€32.50)
[Rap] Hare Squead support.
The Riptide Movement @ Whelan’s (€23)
[Rock] Fourth and final date.
Perspectives 2015: Brad Mehldau @ NCH (€30-40)
[Solo Piano] Jazz pianist
Drillmas @ District 8 (€6/€10, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Glacial Sound Tjugo Lax [Welcome] Bobofunk B2B Ed Fay [Flush Dublin] Rosbeg B2B DJ TALENTS [Palisade]
Paul McLoone’s Christmas Party @ The Workman’ Club (SOLD OUT)
[Live Radio party] ASH, Jape and HamsandwicH
DJ Yella of NWA @ Hangar (€11-€16 , 10:30pm)
[DJ set ] NWA’s DJ. This is either a great idea or a crap one. Probably the former.

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Thursday December 17

Together with Bjarki @ Button Factory (€8)
[Dance] Reykjavik DJ.
Buffalo Woman Xmas Show, Ye Vagabonds @ The Fumbally (€25, 7pm)
[Electro/folk] With a meal included
Little Gem Records 1st Birthday Party @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Party] Twinkranes, Patrick Kelleher, Cal Folger Day, Fierce Mild & Thin Air DJs & Little Gem DJs
9th Annual Pogues Tribute Night @ O’Donohues (9pm, Free)
[Session] Stefan Murphy, Shane Walsh, Dan Fitzpatrick and Matt Roddy
Morrissey & Marshall @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Pop] Here they are on the Tee Vee
Colm Mac Con Iomaire @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Fiddle ] And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir),

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Friday December 18

Bitch Thieves – Sleep Thieves vs Bitch Falcon @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Rock/electro] An alternative Christmas party with a double headliner.
Damien Dempsey @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Singer-songwriter] Dublin folk singer.
Misha Freshin Present DJ Tuki @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[DJs] Berlin-based Tu-Ki, Dave Splyce nd Savage Mantle.
Attention Bébé Christmas Party @ Button Factory (€12.50)
[Covers] Fun covers band of mostly 90s music.
Homebeat + Ensemble present :: FIN 2015 @ The Co-Op, Newmarket Square (€10, BYOB, 9PM)
[Folk/alt] w/ Cloud Castle Lake + Bantum + Slow Moving Clouds
Psychotic Reaction Presents The Winter Passing, Galants, The Dijon Babes, The Shades @ The Mezz (€ , 9pm)
[Rock night] Daisy by TWP / Galants – Out of Sight.
Raglans @ Hangar (€15)
[Pop/rock] What I’ve Done
Discotekken & Sense Xmas Party: John Morales @ The Sugar Club (€10, 11pm)
[DJ] Disco re-edit dude and support from Conor L and Papa Lou.
Fouk & House of Disco @ Tengu (10pm, €10)
[DJs] Dutch producer DJ and David Magnier of HoD.
Booka Shade @ Button Factory (€23)
[Dance] A regular visit.
Detroit Swindle, Brame & Hamo @ District 8 (€15, 11pm)
[Electronic] The Great Escape is Detroit Swindle’s own club concept, a night where they focus on long sets with quality music
A Christmas Cracker! @ Pacino’s (€8, 11pm)
[DJs] 2 rooms of DJs
Sim Simma Christmas Bashment w/ Murlo & Platt (Swing Ting) @ Wigwam (€5 before 10pm, €10 after)
[Reggae & Dancehall] Reggae Yoga before
Techno & Cans with Tessela @ Hangar (€10, 10:30pm)
[Dance] Tessela, Sam Greenwood and Eoin Donovan
Free Techno with Fran Hartnett & Rory ST John @ Sweeney’s Bar (€5, 10pm)
[Dance] You heard em.

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Saturday December 19

Popical Island All-Dayer @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10, 3pm – 11pm)
[Indie] Squarehead, Skelocrats, Lie Ins, Ginnels, No Monster Club, Owensie, Walpurgis Family, The Number 1s, Me and My Dog
The Sugar Club Xmas Hooley @ The Sugar Club (€12.50/€15)
[Party]Brian Deady with full live band, Shit Robot, Tu Ki, DJ Scope, Johnny Moy, Sally Cinnamon, Will Dempsey, This Greedy Pig
Merry SYNTHMAS! @ Bello Bar (€7)
[Synth-love] Cut Once, Florence Olivier, Everything Shook, DJ Michael Pope & Ghetto Manifesto
Kila @ Button Factory (€20)
[Trad] Long running trad/world band.
Spies @ The Workmans Club (€12)
[Indie/rock] 5th annual SPIES Seasonal Soiree.
State Midnight Mass @ Whelan’s (Free but donation suggested, 10:30pm)
[Party] September Girls, Bad Sea and My Tribe Your Tribe . funds for Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.
Motel @ Wigwam (11pm)
[Club] First of the new regular night.
The Emigrant Disco with Space Dimension Controller @ Bar Tengu (€6-€12, 10pm)
[Club] Space Dimension Controller, Jon Averill, Joma, Louis Scully, Dip
Warehouse presents Darren Emerson @ The Wiley Fox (€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Former Underworld dude.
Hidden Agenda: Mount Kimbie & Kindness (DJ sets) @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
[DJ Sets] Plus DJ Deece – see his tracks of the year.
Daylight Disco Christmas Party: Hubie Davison @ Pacino’s (€8, 11:30pm)
[Dance] Recently released this fine tune.
Sense with Groove Armada @ Button Factory (€25, 11pm)
[DJ Set] Plus Adam Morrissey and Jack Dunne

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Sunday December 20

Odessa Christmas Cracker Party @ The Odessa (€5)
[Party] DJs Nialler9, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Sally Cinnamon, Emmet C(Homebeat) & Simon Roche – Christmas party takeover
No Spill Blood, Night Trap, Shifting @ Bello Bar (€10)
[Rock] A night of rock and electronic and “shifting” ahead
Poguetry in Motion @ The Grand Social (€12)
[Rock] 7 Piece band perform a 2 hour set of all The Pogues Classics
Christmas Craic’er “In Aid Of Focus Ireland” @ Button Factory (€12)
[Charity night] Gavin Glass, Gary O’Neill, Geoff Warner-Clayton, Ailbhe Reddy Music… Callum Orr Arbours
Glen Hansard @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Singer/songwriter] Playing songs from his career (definition of a gig Niall)
Pyg Sundays presents Lindstrøm @ Pygmalion (€10)
[DJ] Cosmic disco Norwegian DJ.
Come Here To Me: Dublin Songs and Stories (Chapter 3) @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Talk/live] w/ Live music from Landless, Owensie and a special acoustic set from Lethal Dialect.

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Monday December 21

Lynched w/ support Jack Delaney @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Folk] Dublin trad folk miscreants – as seen on Jools.
Glen Hansard @ Vicar Street (€30)
[Singer/songwriter] Playing songs from his career (definition of a gig Niall)
Gavin James @ Whelan’s (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] Singer-songwriter

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Posted on December 15th, 2015

Tags: concerts dublin gigs guide listings recommendations

Artists: Anderson, Doe Paoro, El Vy, Happy Mondays, I Have A Tribe, Planet Parade

About 2 years ago

Win free entry:

Friday: Daithí, Le Boom @ The Workman’s Club
Friday: Out To Lunch presents Mr. Ties (all Night Long) @ Bar Tengu (10pm)
Saturday: Doe Paoro @ The Academy 2
Saturday: Lumo Club with Richie Egan DJ set @ Bar Tengu, Yamamori (11pm)

How to enter free entry comps – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number (for late contact) in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.

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Tuesday December 8

Kojaque, Dah Jevu @ Whelan’s (€5)
[Hip-hop] A new breed of Dublin rap.
The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (9pm, €6)
[Acoustic club] Special guests promised.
Lennon Live @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Cover night] 35th Anniversary Special as performed by The Johnny Rayge Band.

Wednesday December 9

Hermitage Green @ The Sugar Club (€18)
[Pop] Also Thursday.
Tom Robinson @ Whelan’s (€20)
[Singer-songwriter] Solo mission from BBC Six Music presenter.
Anderson, Sinead White @ Button Factory (€10)
[Folk/pop] Listen to debut album Patterns.
Dolittle presents I Have A Tribe @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Indie/piano] EP Launch show – Medicine From Calgary
Ailbhe Reddy, Callum Orr, Gary O’neil @ Bello Bar (€15)
[new Irish] in aid of the Irish cancer society
Hot on the Heels of Love: Girls Names, Wounded Healer, Somadrone, School Tour @ IMMA
[a nocturnal counterpart to What We Call Love exhibition ] curated by Paraic E. Moore.

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Thursday December 10

Therapy? @ Button Factory (€28)
[Rock] Also Friday.
Gigonometry: Let’s Set Sail, New Mellow, No Audio Dialogue, David King @ The Workman’s Club (€8)
[New music] New Irish music lineup
Good Name: Me & My Dog @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[new music] Indie pop from Dublin.
Planet Parade @ Whelans Upstairs (midnight, Free)
[Alternative] Superb atmospheric pop.
A Christmas Carol with Unshaped Form @ Bello Bar (€10)
[Instrumental] Formerly 3Epkano with specially composed music for the night.
Weathertop+Rabbit Hole presents Rave 01 @ Dublin City (Free)
[Dance] 1000 person capacity legal Rave at Undisclosed Location

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Friday December 11

Dublin Christmas Flea 2015 @ Point Village (Noon – 7pm)
[Market] Over 100 stalls of local design, art, food, music and more.
Kodaline, Little Hours, Gabrielle Aplin @ 3Arena (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] Also Saturday.
Sample Answer @ The Academy 2 (€12)
[Pop] Singer-songwriter loop pedal pop from Dublin/London.
Happy Mondays @ Vicar Street (€)
[Madchester] Pills ‘n’ Thrills And Bellyaches live. Also Thursday.
Daithí, Le Boom @ The Workman’s Club (€15, ENTER TO WIN TICKETS)
[Dance] Galway man delivering great dance pop. Mary Keane’s Introduction.
The Jimmy Cake, Sunken Foal, Percolator @ Bello Bar (€12)
[Alt/rock] Listen to the Jimmy’s recent Master album.
The Riptide Movement @ Whelan’s (€23)
[Rock] Also Saturday. & Sunday.
Christmas Special: Standy By Me, Motor City, and Soul and Funk 45s DJs @ The Sugar Club (€20)
[DJs/Screening] 5 Piece soul and funk band
I Draw Slow @ Unitarian Church (€16)
[Folk] Christmas show.
Out To Lunch presents Mr. Ties (all Night Long) @ Bar Tengu (€10, 10pm, ENTER TO WIN TICKETS)
[Electronic] resident at well-known Berlin club night ‘Homopatik’ and is know for his extended, expansive sets.
Homebeat: Klubnacht @ The Goethe Institut, Merrion Square (€7/€10)
[Electronic] Irish and German electronic music w/ Lake People, Neil Flynn & Carriages in a unique location.
Room 19 presents: Denney @ Hangar (€10, 11pm)
[Dance] Hot Creations DJ.
Curve present Adam Beyer @ Button Factory (€20)
[Dance] First set since Forbidden Fruit last year
Bicep @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
[Dance] Makers of one of the tunes of the year – ‘Just’
Hot Since 82 presents Knee Deep @ Pygmalion (€30, 10pm)
[Dance] Hot Since 82, Hybrasil, Will Kinsella, Colin Perkins, Sexshop, Aaron Nolan, Petrus Steil

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Saturday December 12

Dublin Christmas Flea 2015 @ Point Village (11am – 6pm)
[Market] Over 100 stalls of local design, art, food, music and more.
Dublin Christmas Bazaar @ Block B (Free, 11am – 6pm)
[Market] 120 stalls, music, food and more.
Jape, Pleasure Beach @ Vicar Street (€18)
[electro/pop] With Booka Brass Band joining the band. Richie DJing at Lumo after.
Saint Sister, Rachel Lavelle @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
[All Ages] Atmosfolk Celtic harp duo.
Doe Paoro @ The Academy 2 (€15, WIN FREE PASSES)
[LA electro singer-songwriter] Nostalgia.
Jose Gonzalez, This Is The Kit @ The Academy (€26)
[Folk] Leaf Off / The Cave.
Kodaline, All Tvvins, Gabrielle Aplin @ 3Arena (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] Also Friday.
Dolittle presents: Overhead, The Albatross, Race The Flux, Participant @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
[Post-rock] Watch the latest video.
Lumo Club with Richie Egan DJ set @ Bar Tengu, Yamamori (€10, 11pm, ENTER TO WIN PASSES)
[Club] Our Christmas bash moves downstairs with a Funktion One soundsystem to boot. PARTY
Motel @ Wigwam (11pm)
[Club] First of the new regular night.
Mother @ Copper Alley (€10/€12, 11pm)
[Club] Kelly Anne-Byrne.
Danny Krivit, Billy Scurry @ The Grand Social (€12, 10pm)
[Dance] NYC Body And Soul club DJ and established house legend.
Fish Go Deep @ Opium Rooms (€10/€12, 11pm)
[Dance] Brilliant Cork selectors of house music.
Shift @ The Mezz (Midnight, Free)
[Rock covers] Very fun covers of 80s hair metal.
Sense with Helena Hauff & Sunil Sharpe @ Button Factory (€8, 10pm)
[Dance] Super banging techno
Dystopian Showcase @ District 8 (€18, 11pm)
[Electronic] Rodhad, Vril and Don Williams

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Sunday December 13

Dublin Christmas Flea 2015 @ Point Village (11am – 6pm)
[Market] Over 100 stalls of local design, art, food, music and more.
Smithfield Christmas Market Fair @ The Generator (Free, non – 7pm)
[Market] stalls, music, food and more.
El Vy @ Vicar Street (SOLD OUT)
[Alt/rock] The National’s Matt Berninger / Brent Knopf of Menomena
I can’t believe you haven’t seen…SOUPY NORMAN @ The Sugar Club (€10)
[Charity screening] with special guests BARRY MURPHY & MARK O’DOHERTY
Blood Red Mountain Band @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
[Roots/folk] plus guests Jem Mitchell and Stephen James Smith

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Monday December 14

The Vaccines @ Olympia Theatre (€23)
[Indie/pop] Date changed from the 8th to the 14th
The Wailers @ The Academy (€32)
[Reggae] Bob’s backing band continue to play.
Gavin James @ Whelan’s (SOLD OUT)
[Pop] Singer-songwriter

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Posted on December 8th, 2015

Tags: concerts dublin gigs guide listings recommendations

Artists: Anderson, Doe Paoro, El Vy, Happy Mondays, I Have A Tribe, Planet Parade

About 3 years ago

Over three days and nights in Cork the Sounds From A Safe Harbour’s programme took hold in the venues of the city that saw the likes of Lisa Hannigan, Wild Beasts, The National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner, Richard Reed Parry, Crash Ensemble and many more contemporary artists play shows in a new festival put together by Mary Hickson of the Cork Opera House and curated by Bryce Dessner.

It was a superb first year, with bonded warehouse food, cocktail bars, gigs and talks; exhibitions and screenings and an attendance that further suggested Cork was more than ready for this unique style of contemporary/classical yet alternative-leaning festival to dock in the city.

As part of the whole experience, I curated a free music trail around 5 pubs/venues in the city including Crane Lane, Bodega, The Oval, Poor Relation and BDSM which featured shows from My Brightest Diamond, I Am The Cosmos, Rusangano Family, Bantum, Shookrah, This Is The Kit, I Have A Tribe, Katharine Phillippa, Somerville, Quiet River Of Dust, Slow Skies, Loah, Conor Walsh, Deady, Adultrock, Talos and more.

If you missed out, here’s flavour of the weekend through the lens of Bríd O’Donovan. Here’s to the hope of the return of the festival next year. Thanks Mary, Bryce and Cork for having me too.

Posted on September 22nd, 2015

Tags: Sounds from a Safe Harbour

Artists: Adultrock, bantum, Conor Walsh, Deady, I Am The Cosmos, I Have A Tribe, Katharine Phillippa, Loah, My brightest Diamond, Quiet River Of Dust, Rusangano Family, Shookrah, Slow Skies, Somerville, Talos, This Is The Kit

About 3 years ago

Happenings and Nialler9 are teaming up once again for a series of Friday afterwork gigs under the Minimum Maximum banner happening at the outdoor amphitheatre at the Civic Offices at Wood Quay in the city over three Fridays in August and September. Each gig is €5 on the door and runs from 6:30pm to 9pm. The first one is next Friday!

FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH

I Have A Tribe
Stomptown Brass
Saint Sister

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH

Interskalactic
Katharine Philippa

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH

HARE SQUEAD
+ Guests to be announced.

Facebook event

Full info and links on http://minimummaximum.net/

These are non-alcoholic events – please do not bring alcohol onto the premises as it jeopardises the opportunity to put a gig on in public spaces in future. Thank you. With thanks to Dublin City Council.

Posted on August 19th, 2015

Tags: Minimum Maximum

Artists: Hare Squead, I Have A Tribe, Interskalactic, Katharine Philippa, Saint Sister, Stomptown Brass

About 3 years ago

The Irish often think of themselves as underdogs but time and time again, we prove ourselves on a world stage. Right now, the Irish are making a splash. Nialler9 talked to Jape, Fight Like Apes, Florence Olivier, I Have A Tribe, Overhead The Albatross and more down at Castlepalooza Music Festival for Vodafone Centre Stage about how and why Irish music is having a moment.

Music: EDC by Elaine Mai.

Posted on August 12th, 2015

Tags: Castlepalooza

Artists: Fight like Apes, Florence Olivier, I Have A Tribe, Jape, Overhead The Albatross

About 3 years ago

Patrick O’Laoghaire, I Have A Tribe, has returned with a new track to follow up his debut EP from last year.

‘Scandinavia’ feels like a song that’s been revealed as written in a letter, a confessional late-night whisper with O’Laoghaire resolving his own mortality and existence.

The song was recorded in Villagers’ Conor O’Brien’s house and it also features the vocals and additional instrumentation of O’Brien along with Ber Quinn, who also recorded the session.

“We found a day where all three of us could sit together in Conor’s place. At some stage we began to play, and Ber hit record. When he stopped the tape we had a song.” – O’Laoghaire

Upcoming I Have A Tribe shows:

28 Jul 2015 – GERMANY Darmstadt Merck-Sommerperlen, Support to William Fitzsimmons
29 Jul 2015 – GERMANY Marburg, Support to William Fitzsimmons
01 Aug 2015 – IRELAND Tullamore Castlepalooza
06 Aug 2015 – GERMANY Luhmühlen A Summers Tale
08 Aug 2015 – GERMANY Lingen – Schlachthof, Support to William Fitzsimmons
09 Aug 2015 – GERMANY Dusseldorf – Zakk Support to William Fitzsimmons
11 Aug 2015 – UK London – Scala Support to William Fitzsimmons
23 Aug 2015 – IRELAND Another Love Story Fest

Posted on July 22nd, 2015

Artists: Ber Quinn, I Have A Tribe, Villagers

About 3 years ago

Having recently revealed some of the smaller goings on at the festival on the grounds of Ballinlough Castle including Wonderlust, Myles O’Reilly’s Arbutus Yarns Theatre, Body Holidays 1970’s style holiday camp, Pagoda Stage, Port Royal Jamaican village and more, today Body & Soul revealed Tree Haus, a new stage curated by Homebeat for the festival on the summer solstice weekend of June 19th to 21st.

Focusing on the best of contemporary Irish music and culture, you can expect performances from My Tribe Your Tribe, Buffalo Woman, Carriages, Planet Parade, Liza Flume, Ghosts, Slowplacelikehome, Hilary Woods, Skelocrats, Little Xs For Eyes, Elephant, Hare Squead, Bantum, Nubus, Justin Grounds & Pearse McGloughlin (Idiot Songs), Sea Legs (Ciaran Lavery x Ryan Vail), Hare Squead, Nova Collective, Feather and Ben Bix, Participant, I Have A Tribe, Nubus, Margie Lewis, SignA, Idiot Songs, Skelocrats, Tomorrows, Taste DJs, Somadrone, Lyttet, Leo Drezden and Lasertom.

Also featuring on that stage, kicking off the Saturday and Sunday will be Vinyl Love, where DJs and musicians alike will be playing selections from their 7″ collection.