The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week

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Monday March 25th

• Keuning @ Academy Green Room (€19+)
  San Diego native and rock artist.
• The Cinematic Orchestra @ Vicar Street (Sold Out)
  British nu-jazz group tour their new LP To Believe.
• We Bloom: JOOCE, Habu, Alex Harvey @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
  Gig promoters host a strong offering of domestic talent.
• Happy Mondays Industry Night @ Berlin D2 (Free)
  Launch for new club night aimed at those who work through the weekends.

Tuesday March 26th

• The Internet @ Olympia Theatre (€30+)
  Contemporary hip-hop & soul act.
• White Lies @ The Button Factory (€28+)
  British emo indie group.
• Signal Series: Oxygen Thief @ Wild Duck (€12+)
  Fancy some proper modern jazz of a Tuesday evening?

Wednesday March 27th

• Picture This @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
  Five night run for the two acoustic guitar drive time pop group.>
• Chinese Newspaper @ Whelans’ (€7+)
  4 piece fuzz-pop act.

Thursday March 28th

• Empress Of @ Whelan’s (€18+)
  Superb Latin American pop act. ‘I Don’t Even Smoke Weed‘.
• Craic Boy Mental @ Tengu (€10+)
  Cork native and lo-fi hip-hop artist.
• Glasshouse Presents Bon Iver @ The Sugar Club (Sold Out)
  Contemporary ensemble reconstructs Bon Iver’s tunes in their own image.
• DDR @ The Big Romance (Free)
  Off Target crew continue DDR’s running residency on Parnell Street.
• Picture This @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
  Five night run for the two acoustic guitar drive time pop group.>
• Notions X Thrust: Spring Showcase @ Wigwam (10.30pm, €4+)
  The Notions crowd put on their Sunday best of a Thursday night.

Friday March 29th

• Leila Jane @ The Workman’s Club (€11+)
  Irish Americana artist launches her ‘Little Lady Blues’ single.
• Jennifer Cardini @ Pyg (€6+)
  London label head and house DJ.
• Zapho, Toshín, Laura Ryder @ The Grand Social (€12+)
  Alternative pop artist launches new single ‘Water Me’.
• Woweembeem Weekender: Cooks But We’re Chefs, Farah Elle, OJO Music @ Bello Bar (€11+)
  The first of the two-day party features super tight Dublin groove band.
• Picture This @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
  Five night run for the two acoustic guitar drive time pop group.
• Cherry Glazerr @ Whelan’s (€18+)
  Proper shoegazey rock.
• SOMA: JaXson, HYYTS @ Whelan’s (Free)
  Dublin-based hip-hop artist tops off this SOMA bill.
• CC:Disco, Hidden Spheres, Bobby Analog @ Wigwam (10pm, €11+)
  Disco tunes all night.
• Utopia: Moritz Von Oswald @ Tengu (10.30pm, €10+)
  First Dublin headliner for the man who pioneered dub techno.
• Victor Ruiz @ 39/40 (11pm, €18+)
  Brazilian native with a penchant for Berlin techno.
• Pear: Yu Su @ Tengu (11pm, €10+)
  Mellowed out, Candian producer.
• Mirage: Suddenly Right @ Opium (11pm, €13+)
  The spice market plays host to some banging house.

Saturday March 30th

• Hard Rain: Across The Pond @ Lutherhaus (€7+)
  A new collection of written material from the Irish composers’ group.
• Woweembeem Weekender: Pepe Felly Manuaku, Farah Elle, INES KHAI @ Bello Bar (€11+)
  Some glorious afrobeat sounds going on in Bello Bar on Saturday.
• Sorcha Ricardson, Toshin, Classic Yellow @ The Workmans (1pm)
  BIMM sponsored all ages gig.
• Maverick Sabre @ The Academy (€26+)
  Anglo Irish artist with fantastic new LP When I Wake Up.
• Skinner @ The Workmans Club (€5+)
  Our favourite new Irish punk act plays a gig for Pieta House.
• Julia Jacklin @ Whelan’s (€17+)
  Australian indie artist. ‘Body‘.
• Nealo @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€15+)
  Dublin-based hip-hop artist.
• Oscar Blue @ Sound House (€12+)
  Young Irish singer-songwriter plays a headline set.
• Fat Pablo @ The Lighthouse (Free)
  60s inspired psych rock group.
• Picture This @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
  Support from Lewis Capaldi.
• Honey Dijon, Luke Soloman @ Pyg (€6+)
  Two big big names in House music spins tunes in the vault all night.
• Glenn Underground @ Kaizen Bar (10pm, €22+)
  Ironically playing the upstairs of Tengu.
• Haus In Rabbits: The Gathering @ Wah Wah (10pm, €10+)
  Blending dance music with a psychedelic setting.
• Acrylic X Junior Spesh: Conducta, Amy Becker, CLU @ Wigwam (11pm, €10+)
  A rare gig from experimental audio-visual act CLU.

Sunday March 31st

• Picture This @ 3Arena (Sold Out)
  Support from Lewis Capaldi.
• Deaf Havana @ Academy Green Room (€19+)
  British alternative rock group.
• John Grant @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre (€40+)
  Touring his latest LP Love Is Magic.
• Lee Scratch Perry @ Whelan’s (€26+)
  About as big a name as you can get in Dub Reggae. Literal Legend.
• Sonntags @ Ukiyo (10.30pm, Free)
  Showcase night for Irish dance label.