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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.
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.
