The Nialler9 weekly gig guide

A list of personally recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin. All times are 7.30pm/8pm unless stated. Feel free to leave your picks in the comments.

Top 3 gigs this week:

Thurs 21st Oct: Warpaint, Meljoann @ Crawdaddy (€14)
Fri 22nd Oct: Aeroplane, Frankie Bingo, !Kaboogie presents Mu-Ziq, Meljoann @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
Sun 24th Oct: Static/ Warp Records party: Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Africa Hitech, DJ N>E>D, Harmonic 313 @ The Button Factory (€20)

Tuesday 19th October
– Gentle Tuesdays with The Mighty Stef & Friends @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
– The Duke And The King @ Academy 2 (€16.50)
– Sacred Animals, Deaf Joe @ The Ruby Sessions, Doyles Pub
– Harmonic: Pete Molinari, Lisa O’ Neill @ The Workman’s Club (€15)

Wednesday 20th October
– Arrested Development @ Crawdaddy (€20)
– Banter hosted by Jim Carroll: War Stories feat. Fish Go Deep, Billy Scurry & Tiddlerz @ Twisted Pepper (guestlist)
– Chiddy Bang @ The Academy (€14.50)
– Future Islands, Patrick Kelleher amd His Cold Dead Hands @ The Workman’s Club (€15)

Thursday 21st October
– We Should Be Dead, Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters @ Whelan’s (€10)
– I-Con’s Next Becks Thing: Supermodel Twins, Bella Jane, The Riot Tapes & I am Not Lefthanded @ Whelan’s Upstairs (FREE)
– Warpaint, Meljoann @ Crawdaddy (€14)
– Cock and Bull TV: Girls Names, Tieranniesaur, Sacred Animals @ Shebeen Chic (Free, 9:30pm)
– Futures Apart @ Academy 2 (€7)
– Harmonic: Peter Broderick @ The Workman’s Club (€17)

Friday 22nd October
– Planet Parade EP launch, Squarehead @ Whelan’s (€10)
– Strands, Legion of Two @ Crawdaddy (€10)
– Cloud Castle Lake, Sacred Animals, Adultrock @ The Workman’s Club (€10)
– Trentemoller, Chimes & Belles @ Tripod (€20)
– DJ Yoda AV tour, DJ Kormac, Scribble, All City Records @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 8pm)
– Swans, James Blackshaw @ The Button Factory (€25.50)
– Aeroplane, Frankie Bingo, !Kaboogie presents Mu-Ziq, Meljoann @ Twisted Pepper (€15, 10.30pm)
– Roni Size @ The Academy (€19.44)

Saturday 23rd October
– Toejam minimall @ The Bernard Shaw (Free, noon)
– Maps & Atlases, Adebisi Shank @ Whelan’s (€17.50)
– Easy Star All-Stars @ The Academy (€22)
– Yann Tiersen @ The Village (€27)
– Cassette ’80s night with Loreana & The Vinny Club @ The Grand Social (Free)
– Vision Air (Feat Richie Egan & Niall Byrne), LogikParty @ The Button Factory (Free)

Sunday 24th October
– En Vogue @ Tripod (€34-39.50)
– Herbie Hancock @ Grand Canal Theatre (€49.50)
– Hefty Horse: Kramies(USA/AMC records), Walpurgis Family, You Kiss By The Book @ Anseo (€5)
– Bacardi B-Live: Youngblood Brass Band, The Glimmers, Villa, North Strand Kontra Band, Nightflight DJs, Dj I-Zem (Groovalization) @ The Pod (€15)
– Moodymann, Optimo Espacio, Jon Averill, The Feeney Bros @ Twisted Pepper (€16, 10.30pm)
– Static/ Warp Records party: Hudson Mohawke, Rustie, Africa Hitech, DJ N>E>D, Harmonic 313 @ The Button Factory (€20)
– Fake Blood @ The Academy (€23.50)

Monday 25th October
– Hefty Mondays: Drunken Boat, Land Lovers, Kramies @ Whelan’s Upstairs (Free)

Warpaint – Ashes To Ashes

Hudson Mohawke – Snap Dragon

People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix) – Arrested Development

Chiddy Bang – The Opposite Of Adults (KIDS)

Future Islands – Walking Through That Door

Aeroplane – Superstar

Maps & Atlases – Living Decorations

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