The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week

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Monday September 9th

• We Bloom: Pauric O’Meara, Amy Naessens, Luz @ The Workmans Club (Free)
  Three local talents share the bill for this freebie showcase.

Tuesday September 10th

• A quiet evening in Dublin.

Wednesday September 11th

• You Am I @ The Grand Social (€18+)
  Australian alternative rock band.
• Nine Weeks @ Smock Alley (€11+)
  Fringe show by Classically trained tenor Seán Kennedy. Sept 11 – 15th.

Thursday September 12th

• Let’s Hear It for: The Richter Collective @ The Big Romance (Free)
  A live conversation and listening party focused on the lesser known corners of Irish music history.
• Boiler Room: Deetron, New Jackson, Colin Perkins, Eve @ Pyg (€11+)
  Ireland gets the BR treatment, hopefully, the crowds are more animated than they usually are for BR’s sets.
• Julia Michaels @ Olympia (€24+)
  American singer-songwriter.
• Bonniesongs @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€11+)
  Australian-based Irish folk-rock artist.We’re big fans.
• Homebeat: Grandbrothers @ Button Factory (€25+)
  Contemporary classic duo.
• Jay Electronica @ The Sugar Club (€28+)
  American MC and producer.
• Pretty Feelings @ Kevin Kavanagh Gallery (€11+)
  Fringe show. Featuring Ruan van Vliet on drums. Conor Lumsden on vocals, Isadora Epstein as Venus & paintings by Kathy Tynan. Sept 11 – 15th.
• Zaska, Audible Chocolate, Five To Two @ Whelan’s (€15+)
  Eire’s lord of funk.
• Fox Jaw, Slouch, Knifebear @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
  Limerick rockers lead the lineup.
• District: Why Axis DJ Set @ Lost Lane (Free)
  Dublin MC takes over the 1s&2s.
• Notions Residents @ Wigwam (11pm, €8+)
  Notions turns one and you can bet your life they’ll be dancing about it.
• Sonic Furs, Bullet Girl @ The Underground (€7+)
  Two hard rocking Dublin bands, bang for your buck.

Friday September 13th

• Chewing On Tinfoil @ The Grand Social (€10+)
  Tallaght native rock group.
• Caoimhín O Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett @ Pepper Cannister Church (€29+)
  Two members of the Gloaming launch their new collaborative LP.
• Global Warming Listening Party @ The Ink Factory (Free)
  Stall down to hear Marcus Woods & Rebel Phoenix’s new record.
• I Draw Slow @ Lost Lane (€15+)
  Me too.
• Don’t Worry ‘Bout It: Banyah (DJ Set), DWAI Residents @ The Purty Loft (€7+)
  The freshest night in the Burrough.
• Nerves, Vanity Bloom, Easy Tide @ Whelan’s (€5+)
  More Irish rock than you could shake a stick at.
• Homebeat Selects: Larry, DJ Wastefellow @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
  Dundalk indie 3-piece and DJ Wastefellow has got bangers going on tick.
• Peter Hook & The Light @ The Academy (€27+)
  Ex-New Order man.
• Armand Hammer , Kenny Segal, DJ Taye @ Bello Bar (€10+)
  NY hip-hop group head up this special bill.
• Long Island Sound, George Feely @ Pyg (€6+)
  Have a dance now, see you later.
• The R&B Club @ Tengu (10pm, €6+)
  A staple of late-night Dublin antics.
• Spacer Fridays @ Lost Lane (11pm, Free)
  A Nialler9 hosted clubnight with a focus on music of a euphoric nature.

Saturday September 14th

Festivals

• Fuinneah Festival 2019 @ Bellurgan Park, Dundalk (11am, €44+)
  Midland, Leon Vynehall & loads more join this impressive one-dayer.

• Katie Kim @ The Workman’s Club (€11+)
  Irish musician and composer.
• Init: The Warmup Project @  The Lir Academy (€16)
  Fringe show. Three dancers and  live DJ R. Kitt. Also 15th/16th.
• Stephen Malkmus @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
  Stephen’s solo show is all sold out.
• Mary Black @ Olympia (Sold Out)
  As is Mary’s.
• Squish: Toké O’Drift, This Fresh Hell, Qwasi @ Bellobar (€6+)
  A new electronic night in the city.
• Lux Alma @ Lost Lane (€16)
  Electro-folk act plays as part of the Fringe Festival.
• Jasper James, Colin Perkins @ Pygmalion (€10+)
  Glasgow’s house ambassador.
• King Khan’s Louder Than Death @ The Grand Social (€19+)
  Canadian producer and musician.
• WGFM: Mossy, DC @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
  DJ Mossy has his sweet farewell.
• Fur @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13+)
  English pysch band.
• Rub A Dub: Afro-Caribbean Culture Night @ Wigwam (10pm, €10+)
  A celebration of all things Afro-Caribbean through some proper speakers.
• Meridian: Obskur, Hawkins, Robbie Marks B2B Mack Eleven @ 39/40 (11pm, €8+)
  The locals come out in full force.
• Embedded: JKS B2B Mayeul @ 39/40 Room 2 (11pm, €8+)
  Going hard all night.
• Out Of Space X UFO Club X Telephones @ Tengu (€5+)
  Three collectives team up to take Tengu over for the night.
• Donal Dineen @ Lost Lane (Free, 11pm)
  DD takes over the decks.

Sunday September 15th

• Kojaque & Luka Palm @ The Academy (€17+)
  These boys don’t know anything about Green.
• Slyrydes, Bullet Girl, Carlo Magilocco @ The Workmans Club (Free)
  Triple bill of Irish rock.