The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week

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Monday July 22nd

The Good Vibe: Chris Kabs @ The Workmans Club (€10+)
Irish producer and artist takes to the Workmans for a hotly tipped gig.
Binkbeats @ The Sugar Club (€22+)
Multi-instrumentalist and producer.

Tuesday July 23rd

Action Bronson @ The Academy (€42+)
Rapper and food connoisseur
The Wailers @ Vicar Street (€33+)
One of Reggae’s most recognisable names.

Wednesday July 24th

Ezra Furman @ The Button Factory (€21+)
US artist championing a hyper-active singer-songwriter vibe.
Little Hours @ The Sugar Club (€18+)
Donegal pop act.
Eve Belle @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€10+)
Irish pop artist.
Stronger Together: An Evening In Aid Of Women’s Aid @ The Workmans (€7+)
Featuring The Claque, Rachel Lavelle, Vernon Jane & more.

Thursday July 25th

Bobby Basil @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€8+)
Dublin-based hip-hop artist.

Friday July 26th

- Gigonometry: Starlings, Elbé, In The Space Between @ The Workman’s (€8+)
  Three rising Irish acts share the bill.
- Obscure: Quinton Campbell, Mark Blair @ The Grand Social (€5+)
  Irish selector fresh off his Boiler Room debut heads up this bill.
- Jerry Fish @ The Purty Kitchen (€18+)
  Ireland’s rock veteran.
- Notorious Youth @ Chocolate Factory (€17+)
  Bray hip-hop duo.
- Dean Feeney @ The Big Romance (Free)
  TR-One man.
- District Summer Party: SLight Motif, Tebi Rex @ Lost Lane (Free)
  Free in & Tebi Rex is very sound deal.
- Olympia @ Sound House (€13+)
  Australian alt-pop artist.
- An Evening With Shaun Ryder @ The Sugar Club (€23+)
  Does what it says on the tin.
- Watermelon @ Lucky’s (9pm, Free)
  The usual suspects at Lucky’s.
- Spacer Fridays @ Lost Lane (10.30pm, Free)
  A Nialler9 hosted club night dedicated to music of a euphoric nature.
- Pure Shores @ Wigwam (Free, 11pm)
  Female pop night from Lou Bru and Monsieur Pope
- Colin Devine @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
  Dublin selector.
- George Ernest, DC Fslman @ Ukiyo (11pm, Free)
  Two local heads providing the late-night entertainment.
- Stamp: Launch Party w/R.Kitt @ 39/40 (11pm, €4+)
  New club night launched by one of the city’s finest selectors.
- SOMA: Loraine Club @ Whelan’s Upstairs (11pm, Free)
  Always a good indie gathering.
- Membrain Festival: Boey Audio, Terrance & Phillip, Revaux @ Wigwam (11pm, €7+)
  Launch night for Membrain Festival featuring plenty of left field electronica.
- Autums, DarkTrax, Reevs @ The Sound House (11pm, €5+)
  Dark techno night in the city.
- Dublin City All Stars: Club Comfort, Repeater, DIP, Pear @ Tengu (11pm, €10+)
  A night in aid of Refugee aid.

Saturday July 27th

Festivals

- - Flame Festival @ Lisdornan Julianstown, Meath (2pm, €43+)
    One dayer featuring Why-Axis, Nealo, Bobby Basil & loads more Irish hip-hop.

- - Bodytonic: Palms Trax @ Jam Park (12pm, €16+)
    Big-name in lo-fi house.
  - Kerbdog @ Whelans (€23+)
    As opposed to pavement cat.
  - An Evening with Kim Gordon @ IMMA (€25)
    The evening features live performances by Body/Head, an experimental electric guitar duo composed of Kim Gordon and Bill Nace; poet Elaine Kahn; and guitarist Heather Leigh.
  - Standalone Residents @ Berlin D2 (Free)
    The label sends out their finest residents for some free techno.
  - Secret Sound Day Party: Pusher, Seany B, Cillian Goulding @ Lock 6 Cafe (€8+)
    An all Irish billing.
  - London Astrobeat Perform Talking Heads @ The Grand Social (€16+)
    This sounds like a hella good time.
  - Leafcutter John/Katie Gately/Sunken Foal @ The Sound House (€18+)
    Leftfield electronica.
  - David Kitt, Margi Jean Lewis @ The Purty Kitchen (€17+)
    A sound choice for those down Dun Laoghaire way.
  - DiVision: Hybrasil @ Pyg (10pm, €11+)
    Techno to close out Divisions summer residency.
  - Sally Cinnamon @ Hang Dai (10.30pm, Free)
    Loose Joints co-host and damn fine DJ.
  - LUMO #46: Summer In The City @ Tengu (10.30pm, €7+)
    The LUMO gang get their floral shirts on.

Sunday July 28th

- - Hotter than July @ Smithfield Square (Free, 3pm)
    Live music from across the globe.
  - Bobby & The Blunts @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€9+)
    Dublin rock/funk band.
  - Vinyl & Wine: Nirvana Unplugged @ Lost Lane (€13+)
    Listening party for one of grunge’s seminal records.

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