The best gigs & clubs in Dublin this week
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Monday November 5th
- Talib Kweli @ The Academy Green Room (€19+)
Iconic Brooklyn MC and one half of Blackstar performs material from his extensive back catalogue. - Sigrid @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
One of the most promising talents in contemporary pop plays a sold out show - Polica @ The Grand Social (€20+)
American synth-pop group. - U2 @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
4 nights in Dublin this week. - Mall Grab @ Button Factory (11pm, €13+)
Lo-fi house of a Monday night? 1/2 nights.
Tuesday November 6th
- U2 @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
4 nights in Dublin this week. - Neko Case @ Vicar Street (€28+)
American singer-songwriter and former member of The New Pornographers - Natalie Prass @ The Workman’s Club (€17+)
American folk rock artist with a seriously impressive LP under her belt this year. ‘Sisters‘. - Kacey Musgraves, Soccer Mommy @ The Academy (€33.50)
Contemporary country pop artist with indie-rock support - Anti-Flag, Worriers, Cancer Bats @ Whelan’s (€20+)
Vetern American punk band. This will be moshy.
Wednesday November 7th
- Badly Drawn Boy @ Liberty Hall (€29+)
British singer -songwriter and superb heart string puller. ‘Silent Sigh‘. - Leon Bridges @ Olympia Theatre (€31+)
Texas native and soul artist with one of the best voices in the game. 1/2 nights - Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ National Concert Hall (€27+)
American jazz heavily indebted to the legacy of John Coltrane
Thursday November 8th
- War Scenes @ Tengu (€8+)
Berlin based experiemental techno outfit. - Leon Bridges @ Olympia Theatre (€31+)
Texas native and soul artist with one of the best voices in the game. 2/2 nights - Raye @ The Academy (€20+)
One of Britian’s finest pop artists. ‘Cigarette‘. - Crumb @ The Grand Social (€15)
jazzy psych pop four-piece - DarkTrax presents War Scenes – Live @ Kaizen Bar, Yamamori Tengu (€8)
Raw dark techno. - The Midnight Disco Presents : Frawl @ The Sound House (€7, 11pm)
Return of the club night with Limerick based DJ and producer.
Friday November 9th
- Rachael Lavelle, Maija Sofia @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13)
A sardonic ode to self love in ‘Eat Clean’ - U2 @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
4 nights in Dublin this week. - Warmduscher, Melts @ The Workman’s Club (€15)
Featuring members of The Fat White Family, Insecure Men, Childhood and Paranoid London - You’ve Been Shamed and Hugh Cooney is Your Ma – The Musical @ Bello Bar (€12)
Comedian with music support This Fresh Hell and Spudgun.
- FutureJazzSeries: Madison McFerrin, Fehdah, Shookrah DJ set @ The Sugar Club (€10)
Bobby McFerrin’s daughter follows in his footsteps. - Bicep, Hammer @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out, 9pm)
Second night of an epic live show. Video. - Le Boom, AE Mak, Mix & Fairbanks @ District 8 (11pm, Sold out)
New single Animal is out now. - The RnB Club @ Tengu (€6, 10pm)
classic & forgotten ’90s hip hop, rnb, neo-soul, G-Funk & more ’til late. - Distortion Presents: Skee Mask @ Wigwam (€10, 11pm)
Check out a Skee Mask mix. - Oslo VII: The Girl Talk @ The Workman’s Club (Free, 11pm)
Free in night of new live rock music with Oslo DJs after. - Ansome @ Index (11pm, €12)
Raw and urban UK techno. Snake Eyes. - Henrik Schwarz @ Opium Rooms (€10, €15)
Long-standing electronic producer. - Johannes Albert @ The Pyg (€5, 11pm)
Wilde Renate resident and Frank Music head honcho - A Tribe Called Wu: 25 Years of ATCQ/Wu-Tang @ The Sugar Club (€10, 11:30pm)
A club set of Wu and Tribe classics with DJ Handsome Paddy - Ellen Allien @ Button Factory (11pm, €12)
German electronic musician returns - DHD meets EVE: Bah 2 Bah @ Kaizen Tengu (€10, 11pm)
DJs EVE collective, Fizzy Waters, Victor Marina.
Saturday November 10th
- Deep Discoteca Presents: Nitetales, Adamant & Friends @ Opium (2pm – 10pm,€7 )
Roof Party also featuring George Feely. - Deer Tick, Joanna Barbera @ Whelan’s (€19)
American alternative rock band from Providence, Rhode Island - The Wood Burning Savages @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€12)
Derry alt-punk band - U2 @ 3 Arena (Sold Out)
4 nights in Dublin this week. - Mattiel @ The Grand Social (€15)
Atlanta psychedelic rock as seen on Jools last week. - Delorentos, True Tides @ Olympia Theatre (€25.90)
A big show from hometown heroes in the wake of fifth album True Surrender. - Melodic X Hidden Agenda: Patrice Baumel @ Button Factory (€12, 11pm)
Kompakt producer returns after Paddy’s Day 2017 show. - Bodytonic presents: Palms Trax @ Wigwam (€15, 11pm)
Superb producer. Honey Lemongina. - Mall Grab @ District 8 (11pm, Sold out)
Lo-fi house. 2/2 nights. - Telephones: Billy Scurry, Joma @ Tengu (€10)
The man, the legend. - Not so Common @ Tengu Kaizen (Free before midnight, €5 after, 10pm)
Underground music, deep, soulful, groove & minimalist
- 4.1: 4 Years of Division – Will Kinsella @ The Pyg (€10)
4 shows celebrating 4 years of DiVISION at Pygmalion.
Sunday November 11th
- Joey Dosik @ The Sugar Club (€20)
Also Saturday. Regular collaborator with Vulfpeck.
