The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

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Monday April 1st

• Arthur’s Jazz Jam @ Arthur’s (Free)
  A weekly get together of the nation’s jazziest souls.

Tuesday April 2nd

• IDLES @ Vicar Street (Sold Out)
  Punk group tour their KEXP album of the year winning Joy As An Act Of Resistance
• Bob Reynolds @ The Sugar Club (€20+)
  American jazz musician and virtuoso saxophonist.
• Lukas Graham @ Olympia Theatre (€30+)
  Danish pop group.
• Watsky @ The Academy (€19+)
  American hip-hop artist.
• The Exhibition: Chris Kabs @ Tramline (€10+)
  Chris Kabs leads the bunch playing a gig for Pieta house.

Wednesday April 3rd

• ROE @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12+)
  Derry native & pop artist.
• DCU ANAM @ DCU (Varies)
  This two-day event features talks, music and workshops to help establish a cultural quarter in North Dublin.
• Kaleidoscope: Only The Wind @ Bello Bar (€14+)
  South African violinist and overtone singer.

Thursday April 4th

• Sing Along Social: Katy Perry vs. Kylie Minogue @ The Sugar Club (€10+)
  Two pop divas go head to head with the zero commitment choir.
• Xylouris White, Brigid Mae Power @ Wild Duck (€16+)
  Experimental free jazz duo.
• Anomaly: Soft Boy Records DJs, Awkward Z., Pat Lagoon, Leo Miyagee, FYNCH  & more @ The Sound House (€10)
  Rap showcase. Also with Sick Nanley, Evan Miles, Alex Gough
• Other Voicesp presents ANAM @ DCU (€12+)
  This two-day event culminates in a performance featuring Mango X MathMan, Delorentos,Tebi Rex, Natalya O’Flaherty and KTG.
• Ziggy Alberts @ Whelan’s (€25+)
  Australian singer-songwriter.

Friday April 5th

• Silverbacks, Extravision @ A4 Sounds (€16+)
  Two quality Irish noisy rock bands.
• October Fires @ The Vintage Room (€8+)
  Irish indie rock gig.
• David Gray @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre (Sold Out)
  Performing material from his new Gold In A Brass Age LP.
• Swimming Tapes @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13+)
  Dreamy pop group from London.
• Thanks Brother @ The Workman’s Club (€14+)
  Gritty Irish pop duo.
• Distortion: DJ Moonbeam/New Members @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
  Distortion’s new summer residency begins with Irish techno producer DJ Moonbeam.
• YHRF: David Thomas Broughton, Myles Manley @ Bello Bar (€14+)
  English avant-garde folk artist. We’re giving away tickets here.
• Offset X Telephones @ Tengu (€8+)
  These two promotion collectives bring out their resident DJs for a venue takeover.
• All City: Olan OB @ The Big Romance (Free)
  One of All City’s top spinners heads up to Parnel street.
• OFFSET x Telephones:  Krisdeberg, Unit 1, Bubblegum, Ickis Mirolo + more @ Tengu (€8, free to Offset ticketholders, 9pm)
  Offset and Telephones team up for their annual afterparty
• Sunil Sharpe @ Opium (10.30pm, €5+)
  One of the nation’s techno ambassadors.
• Adolpho, Franky @ Pyg (€5+)
  Disco in the vault.
• Der Opium Queen, DC Fslman @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
  Some proper techno here.
• Krystal Klear, Gerd Janson @ Wigwam (11pm, €16+)
  Dec’s April residency kicks off this Friday night. Where else would you be?
• Rene Wise Stuey Lyons @ 39/40 (11pm, €5+)
  As per, 39/40’s Friday night proceedings will be dark and heavy.

Saturday April 6th

• Hidden Pianos: Between Hallways @ 14 Henrietta Street (€16+)
  This new audio exhibition aims to place pianos in historic and largely forgotten Dublin spaces.
• Kidsyard Rave @ Wigwam (Sold Out)
  Bring your toddler for a bop.
• Homebeat: Davy Kehoe, Paddy Mulcahy @ Project Arts Centre (€13+)
  Davy Kehoe is a leftfield electronic composer associated with Wah Wah Wino.
• MorMor @ The Grand Social (€15+)
  Moody Candian indie artist. ‘Heavens Only Wishful‘
• Folláin: Happy Birthday @ Jaja Studios (2pm, €7+)
  A showcase for artists of all persuasions. BYOB.
• The Scratch @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
  ‘Old Dog’.
• Etta Bond @ The Sound House (€14+)
  British singer-songwriter.
• Backroad Smokers Club, Bobby & The Blunts @ Wigwam (Free)
  Jazz/Funk/Rock fusion band.
• Division: Josh Green, Suburban Groove, Luke Lynch @ Pyg (Free)
  The Division crew sure to bring all the boogie to Pyg of a Saturday.
• Young Hearts Run Free: Siobhan Kane, Peter Toomey @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
  Have a dance now, see you later.
• Horse Meat Disco @ Wigwam (11pm, €15+)
  As good as rocket fuel.
• Dusky @ 39/40 (11pm, €15+)
  Take no prisoners techno.
• DHD: Viktor Marina, Toto Chiavetta, Lawrence Klein @ Tengu (11pm, €12+)
  One of the most beloved Italian producers.

Sunday April 7th

• Gza @ The Button Factory (€31+)
  Wu-Tang boss man.
• Easy Life @ The Workmans Club (€13+)
  British lo-fi electronica group.
• Illa J @ The Grand Social (€17+)
  Detroit MC.

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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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