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.

Luke Sharkey