The best gigs, clubs & festivals in Dublin this week
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Monday February 24th
- Anavitoria @ Whelan’s (Sold Out)
Portuguese folk duo performs a sold-out headline on Wexford Street. - We Bloom: Jacob Henley, Isaac Butler, Fiona Harte @ Lost Lane (Free)
Local showcase night offers up three emerging talents for a cool €0. - Crowbar: Grace Pettis, Rachel Laven @ Crowbar (Free)
American singer-songwriter. ‘Working Woman’.
Tuesday February 25th
The Growlers
- The Growlers @ Button Factory (€24+)
Washed out Californian indie rock group. - Listen at Lilliput: Soda Blonde, Dulciana, Erin Fornoff @ Lilliput Press (Free – Donation)
Charity gig with all funds going to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. - Ruby Sessions: Ailbhe Reddy, Christian Cohle, Perlee @ Doyle’s (€7)
Long-serving singer-songwriter night in aid of the Simon Community.
Wednesday February 26th
- Lennon Stella @ Olympia Theatre (€25+)
Canadian native singer-songwriter and actor. - The Memories @ Vicar Street (€35+)
Stalwart Irish big-band/pop group. - Franc Moody @ Button Factory (€20+)
London indie dance group whose music shimmers with a disco swagger. - Homebeat Presents: The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari @ St Ann’s Church (€20+)
Live scoring of iconic early 20th-century film. - Inhalt Der Nacht @ Farrier & Draper (10pm, €10+)
Late-night techno in one of South William Street’s many watering holes.
Thursday February 27th
- The Murder Capital @ Vicar Street (€20+)
One of Ireland’s buzziest rock groups takes a break from extensive European touring to do a headliner in the capital. - New Music Dublin: Diatribe Stage 1 For John Cage @ The National Concert Hall (€10+)
Morton Feldman releases his new LP in honour of the modernist composer. - New Music Dublin: Aontracht 1 @ National Concert Hall (€10+)
Six solo pieces arranged by experimental trad artist Una Monaghan. - Crowbar: Reves @ Button Factory (Free)
Longford native singer-songwriter. - Aindrias De Staic & The Latchikos @ Whelan’s (€15+)
Craic merchant. - Scene & Heard: Here Now Know @ Smock Alley (€10+)
As part of the Scene & Heard festival, a multi-media show written and directed by Gareth Redmond Quinn and Stephen James Smith. - The Last Boys, Red Heron, Sink @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6+)
Headlined by band formed from past members of Limerick group A Weekend Away. - Alex Borstein & The Amstergang @ The Sugar Club (€23+)
Vocals performed by the voice of Lois Griffin. - Veta Sessions: Seba Safe, Sive @ The Workman’s Club (Free)
A free local showcase night. - Midnight Hour: Rebecca Locke @ Whelans’ Upstairs (11:30PM, Free)
American singer-songwriter now based in Dublin, folksy pop songs on the Ukelele.
Friday February 28th
- Cory Wong @ Button Factory (€23+)
If loving you is Wong, I don’t wanna be right. - Ritual Sea, Rachael Lavelle @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€7+)
Support from superb Irish avant-garde pop artist. - Iamddb @ The Academy Green Room (€20+)
Manchester native vocalist and MC. ‘Shade’. - New Music Dublin: Juliet Fraser & Sonar Quartet @ National Concert Hall (€10+)
The latest composition from improvisational group Sonar Quartet. - New Music Dublin: Daniel Bjarnason Songs @ National Concert Hall (€10+)
World premiere of a new song cycle from Daniel Bjarnason. - Homebeat Social: New Jackson, Uly, Glasshouse @ Sugar Club (€19+)
An absolutely stacked night of Irish talent. - Varo @ The Sound House (€10+)
Traditional Irish group with Baroque blends launch their debut LP. - Zizou @ Anseo (€4+)
The solo project of Angular Hank lead singer. - Easy Peelers x Ying Yang: Gnork @ Tengu (€8+)
‘Skysurfin‘. - Izakaya Basement x Woozy: Cando, Eclecticist, EMA @ Izakaya (10pm, Free)
Local selectors in the basement. - Pure Shores @ Hang Dai (10:30pm, Free)
Party vibes. - Patrice Baumel @ Opium Club (10:30pm, €10+)
Sunset Set. - Dancing Warriors @ Bow Lane Social (10:30pm, €11+)
Go for the name alone. - Fleetmac Wood: Sea Of Love Disco @ Bernard Shaw (11pm, €18+)
Lots of dancing and singing. - Monument: Psyk @ Kaizen Bar (11pm, €10+)
Boiler Room. - Hidden Agenda: Janus Rasmussen @ Lost Lane (11pm, €13+)
- One of the members of Kiamos will provide Friday’s dance music in Lost Lane.
- Ross From Friends @ 39/40 (11pm, €18+)
One of the most exciting producers and DJs out there right now. - Boots & Kats @ Wigwam (11pm, €10+)
Irish stalwarts bound to rip the place up.
Saturday February 29th
- Gavin James @ 3Arena (€39+)
Irish singer-songwriter does a big headline show. - Mango X Mathman, Gemma Dunleavy, Rebel Phoenix @ 39/40 (Sold Out)
The lads do their biggest Dublin headliner to date. - Legends Of The Old Skool @ Button Factory (€15+)
Old school hip-hop DJs lineup for a night dedicated to the golden era. - Woweembeem: Yankari, Alfi @ Bello Bar (€9+)
Afrobeat party. - New Music Dublin: RTE NSO, Cleary, O’Leary, Gudmundsson @ National Concert Hall (€10+)
A performance of Siobhan Cleary’s musical theatre piece Hum!. - New Music Dublin: Bang On A Can All-Stars @ National Concert Hall (€10+)
Long-serving instrumental group who blend the worlds of classical, jazz & more. - Daddy Long Legs @ Sugar Club (€15+)
NY blues band. ‘Death Train Blues’. - Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow @ Whelan’s (€22+)
You know who Jerry Fish is. - Red Pyg: Shanti Celeste @ Pyg (€8+)
Breakbeat specialist. - Hare Squead @ The Workmans Club (€13+)
Dublin hip-hop group do a ‘secret’ show. - Join Me At The Pines @ Bloody Mary’s (€14+)
Electronic pop project from Bellx1 member. - Khakikid @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€13+)
Irish MC fresh from the release of his debut Pug Ugly EP. - Robert John Ardiff @ Lost Lane (€10+)
Come On Live Long member does a solo show. - Sonny Fodera @ District 8 (10pm, €22+)
In The Lab. - Grace Queer Rave @ 39/40 (10pm, €8+)
LGBTQ+ techno night celebrates its first birthday. - Nightcap: Haai @ Tengu (10:30pm, €15+)
Boiler Room. - Discotekken: Moving Still, Red Lebanese, David Diamond @ Hang Dai (10:30pm, Free)
Moving Still’s showcase night will feature the very best in Arabian Disco. - Mother @ Lost Lane (11pm, €10+)
Long-running queer disco night. - Techno & Cans: Nez, Maedbh O’Connor B2B Shiv @ Wigwam (11pm, €4+)
You know what to expect from the T&C crew.
Sunday March 1st
- New Music Dublin: Work in Progress – New Music For Voice & Flutes @ National Concert Hall (Free)
Three Irish female composers share an insight into a new body of work they’ve been composing. - Sleater Kinney @ Vicar Street (€33+)
American rock group. ‘Jumpers’. - Stu Daly @ Whelan’s Upstairs (€6+)
Irish folk artist. - New Music Dublin: I will sing away the despair of the old universe @ Pepper Cannister Church (€10+)
Chamber Choir Ireland take on a new, Global thining programme. - Hot 8 Brass Band @ The Academy (€23+)
New Orleans Brass Band. - Sunday Service : Regularfantasy, Pear & EMA @ Izakaya (Free)
Pear label present the Canadian who released this jam.
