An easy catch-up guide to new gigs announced in the past week.
Del The Funky Homosapien, DJ Kid Koala and producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura are back playing live as DELTRON 3030. They also have a long overdue followup album. They play Button Factory on December 15th. Tickets €23 plus fees on sale now.
Some Christmas dates:
Villagers have added another Vicar Street gig on December 18th (they also play the 17th). Tickets €25 plus fees ticketmaster.ie & Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
Fight Like Apes play Whelan’s on December 20th. Tickets €15 available online from WAV Tickets
The House is a series of gigs in Annesley House, North Strand and the next event on Saturday November 2nd includes modern trad player Mossy Nolan, rapper,poet and performer Temper-Mental MissElayneous, minimalist piano/electro acoustic composer Conor Walsh and Erin Fornoff, Appalachian ‘story-telling poet.’ Tickets €10 on the door which opens at 8:30pm.
Lisa Lemur presents New Zealand dream folk duo French For Rabbits and sunny indie rockers Cave Ghosts in Twisted Pepper on Wednesday November 6th . Facebook event. Tickets €6.
!Kaboogie’s offshoot electro night People Are Saps#2 is happening on Friday November 8th Upstairs @ The Pint, Eden Quay. Playing on the night is Romare, jaxx-electronic expermientalist Zoid, Junior Spesh DJs and !Kaboogie DJs. Poster.
Movements’ November lineup of Wednesdays in the Button Factory is looking pretty sweet:
6th : Le Youth – LA house / R&B.
13th : FKJ (French Kiwi Juice) – check the Time For A Change EP.
20th : Ryan Hemsworth – new album Guilt Trips out now.
27th : Klangkarussell – Austrian house duo
Musical Youth Foundation 4th Birthday Party Concert is a charity fundraiser with The Barley Mob and The Bionic Rats takes place on November 29th in the Button Factory. Tickets €10 from their store. Musical Youth Foundation provide at-risk young people with access to music education and currently operate 10 Music Education Programmes benefiting 100 children. They receive no government funding.
Dott launch their debut album Swoon (out December 3rd) in Whelan’s with support from little xs for eyes and The Run on’s – Saturday Nomember 16th, Upstairs in Whelan’s. Tickets €8.
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros play the Olympia on Saturday February 15th 2014. Tickets priced €26.50 on sale tomorrow.
