May Gig Gauntlet Day 2

Live from the Sugar Club last night, despite the venue’s stupid seated crowd and keyboard problems, Duchess Says still ripped up the stage nicely. Singer Annie-Claude likes to physically represent the twists and turns in the music and the melody. Impressive stuff.

Caught Yeasayer in Whelans afterwards. Rumblings that they were terrible live proved to be unfounded (at least last night). The songs were heavy on ‘vibe’ but still unique enough away from their recorded material. The venue was full for them and considering how much else is going on this week, I was very surprised. Plus – Didn’t the bass player look like a lumberjack with his boots, mustache, long hair, child’s hat and wife-beater?

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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.