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Monday April 8th
- Dave @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
British grime MC performs material from his Psychodrama LP. - We Bloom: Shy Mascot, Toy Girl, Orla @ The Workmans Club (Free)
Dublin-based funk group headline We Bloom’s next event.
Tuesday April 9th
- Islander Presents: Gabriel Kahane @ NCH (€15)
Sufjan and Andrew Bird collaborator. See his feature with us here. - Dave @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
British grime MC performs material from his Psychodrama LP. - Glen Hansard @ Vicar Street (€35+)
Frames frontman plays a solo gig. - Sean Bradford @ The Workman’s Club (€11+)
Former Broadway actor turned dance artist plays his debut Irish show.
Wednesday April 10th
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- Glen Hansard @ Vicar Street (€35+)
Frames frontman plays a solo gig. - Somebody’s Child, Elkae, State Lights @ Sound House (€11+)
This Dublin-based indie artist has been gathering a ton of hype lately. - Boye & Colours Afrobeat @ Arthur’s (€10+)
Funky African-inspired music in the blues bar.
Thursday April 11th
- The Specials @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
Straight outta the Ghost Town. - Orla Gartland @ Sound House (€17+)
London-based youtube sensation. - Erica Cody @ The Grand Social (€14+)
One of the nation’s finest R&B artists. - DJools @ The Big Romance (Free)
World music on the 1s & 2s. - Minisoul: Laughing Man, Do- Funk @ Tengu (Free)
A mid-week evening time rave. - Safehaus X NCAD Ball: LSDXOXO, SoHotSoSpicy @ Wigwam (10.30pm, €8+)
One of those mad NCAD balls people usually look shifty about afterwards.
Friday April 12th
- Comethazine @ The Academy (€25+)
St. Louis MC. - Munky @ The Grand Social (€10+)
Blistering Irish rock group launch their EP. - Michelle Daly @ Bello Bar (€11+)
Berlin-based jazz artist plays a gig to help raise funds for an LP. - Moot Tapes @ Bernard Shaw (Free)
The leftfield electronic label continues their residency in the Shaw. - Chief Keegan @ Sin é (Free)
Irish funk via Vulfpeck. - My Father’s Kind @ Tailor’s Hall D8 (€19+)
A massive all-star trad get together as part of Musictown. - Artificial Intelligence @ Turk’s Head (€2+)
This new club night looks like it’s going to go real hard. - Lost Lane Launch Party: Kormac, Spacevolk @ Lost Lane (€20+)
Dublin producer has the honour of launching Dublin’s new music venue. - The R&B Club @ Tengu (10pm, €6+)
Only the smoothest of R&B cuts. - Bubblegum @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
The Bubblegum crew always bang on the money with fresh house. - Late At The Gate: Zoe Ní Riordáin @ Gate Theatre (€26+)
Irish theatre director and musician. - Krystal Klear, Alex Olson @ Wigwam (11pm, €16+)
The second night in Klear’s April residency. - Dense & Pika @ Opium (11pm, €10+)
Big house tunes. - Dancing Warriors @ Tengu (11pm, €10+)
Does what it says on the tin. - SPACER: Cian O’Ciobhain & Nialler9 B2B @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
Nialler9’s new weekly club night for spacers and starchasers with electronic, disco & 80 music of a euphoric nature.
Saturday April 13th
- Dublin Is Sound: Pillow Queens, Squarehead, God Knows, Tebi Rex @ The Grand Social (12.30pm, €10+)
Our all-ages gig boasts an eclectic lineup and a limited vinyl pressing. - Dublin City Libraries: Lugosi, No More Questions @ The Music Library (2.30pm, Free)
This Musictown special boasts two rising Irish groups in a unique setting. - MusicTown: A Walking Tour with Donal Fallon (3pm, Free)
Donal Fallon takes a crowd around Dublin’s musical hotspots as part of Musictown. - I Draw Slow @ The Grand Social (€15+)
Dublin natives and roots band. - The Specials @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
A message to you. - Turning Pirate Lost Lane Mix Tape @ Lost Lane (€15)
With guest singers Niamh Farrell (HamsandwicH), Cathy Davey and more VERY special surprise guests to be announced. - All Tvvins @ National Stadium (€28+)
This duo are right on the cusp of releasing a fantastic LP. - The Shaker Hymn, Dowry @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
EP Launch from Cork-based guitar group. - Badhands @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13+)
Performing music from his Parachute Boy LP. - Georgia Anne Muldrow @ The Sugar Club (€21+)
Warp records signee championing a classic funk vibe. - DiVision X Culture Shock: tINI @ Pyg (€7+)
Munich native spins techno in the vault. - Mother: ELM @ The Hub (€5+)
Irish poppy group. - The Shaker Hymn, Dowry @ The Workman’s Club (€10+)
Psychedelic music with support from a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist. - Local Heroes: Berokka//Anu @ Berlin D2 (Free)
This looks like it’s going to be some hard hitting techno. - Constellation X Notions X Vision: The Big Fat Resident Party @ 39/40 (10pm, €5+)
So many fantastic local selectors on show here. - Telephones @ Tengu (10pm, €6+)
Telephones crew always good for an eclectic mix of bangers. - Flukey Flukes @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
Cork-based dance group. - Obscure: Jxck @ 39/40 (11pm, €5+)
Dark techno on Arran Quay. - Midnight Hour: TBL8 Brass @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11.30pm, Free)
Big group brass act will surely bring the heat at the witching hour. - Lost & Sound @ Lost Lane (Free in, 11pm)
Sally Cinnamon, Kate Brennan Harding and Claire Beck start their DJ residency.
Sunday April 14th
- Natalya O’Flaherty @ The Grand Social (€15+)
One of the nation’s best young spoken word artists. - Aoife Carton @ The Grand Social (€10+)
Releases new single ‘Edinburgh’ in aid of DRCC. - Lucy Rose @ Liberty Hall (€25+)
British singer-songwriter with a penchant for moody cinematics. - Sonntags @ Ukiyo (10pm, Free)
The minimalist dance label continues their Sunday residency.
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.
