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Tuesday May 3
- We Call It Techno! @ Turks Head (€10, 10pm)
[Techno] GDani Ela H, Damage // young German techno producer. - Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6, 9pm)
[Acoustic showcase] Read my interview with Conor Ruby Sessions.
Wednesday May 4
- Hiatus Kaiyote, Feather @ The Sugar Club (€20)
[psychedelic soul] “polyrhythmic gangsta shit” - My Lovely EP: Duke Special, Neil Hannon & more @ Button Factory (€7)
[EP launch] Paddy Hanna, No Monster Club, Gar Cox, The Late Davis Turpin. - Kaleidoscope: “May The Fourth Be” @ Bello Bar (€13)
[Contemporary] Marja Gaynor (baroque violin) and Louth traditional fiddler Gerry O Connor, soloists in an electric classical-baroque-meets-Irish-traditional work by Irish composer Rachel Holstead.
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Thursday May 5
- Hiatus Kaiyote, Feather @ The Sugar Club (€20)
[psychedelic soul] “polyrhythmic gangsta shit” - Kula Shaker @ The Academy (€25)
[Rock/Pop] Fun fact: Kula Shaker at the SFX 1997 was the first gig I ever went to.
- Ratskeller Live: Suan, Be Curious Kid, Cat Scratch @ The Odessa Club (€6/€8 after 10pm)
[new Irish] Post-rock, blues and folk.
- Good Name: Cinema live @ The Bernard Shaw (Free)
[Electronic] Listen to the album A Night Train To Budapest - Cinco De Mayo @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Mexican Party] Irish band Mariachi San Patricio will be playing tunes - Slow Moving Clouds @ Bello Bar, Dublin (€8)
[Irish/Nordic folk trio] The “Os” Tour
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Friday May 6
- Sample Answer @ The Grand Social (€10)
[Rock/pop] Collision is latest track. - My Tribe Your Tribe, Slackers Symphony @ Whelan’s (€8)
[Indie rock] Loyalties EP launch. - Jack O’Rourke @ The Academy 2 (€13)
[Singer/songwriter ] Cork man taking off. His Late Late performance. - 2pac Vs Biggie – Appreciation Night @ Voodoo Lounge (€10)
[Hip-hop] Djs playing all Tupac’s N Biggie’s greatest hits back to back, - Eve showcase @ Opium Rooms (€5, 11pm)
[Dance] All girl DJ lineup.
- Syntech Free Audiovisual Techno Night @ Sweeney’s Bar (10pm, Free)
[A/V VJs] Miles Iwes, Barry Greaves, Qpopvr, Dron, Jef Jef Jef. - Church Dublin @ Hangar (€8/€12)
[Club] Techno & Cans upstairs with Mark Reeve
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Saturday May 7
- Declan O’Rourke @ Vicar Street (€35)
[Singer-songwriter] Full band set. - Until April @ The Workman’s Club (€7)
[Electro/pop] New Galway band – I Wanna Be Yours. - The Frank & Walters @ Whelan’s (€20)
[indie] Cork indie legends. - Sign of The Times @ The Sugar Club (11pm, €12.50)
[Prince night] Screening of concert film - Tourist @ The Academy Green Room (€16.50)
[Electronic] New album out Friday. Run - Jeff Lynne’s ELO @ 3Arena (€80+)
[Prog rock] rescheduled from last week. - Retro Revival Indie Club: The Revellions + Thee Penny Dreadfuls & The Mushburgers @ Sweeney’s (€6, 9pm)
[Garage rock] Trio of Irish rock bands.
- Space @ The Grand Social (€20)
[Indie] Yes, that Space. - Spice Bag Social @ Secret Location (SOLD OUT)
[Party] Discotekken’s latest idea has captured the imagination. DJs Billy Scurry, Discotekken & The RnB Club
- Tobi Neumann @ Bar Tengu (€8+, 10pm)
[Club] German house and electro DJ. - Strictly Deep presents Coyu (Suara) @ Hangar (€12, 11pm)
[Dance] house & techno
- Hidden Agenda & Sense: Tom Trago & William Kouam Djoko @ Button Factory (11pm, €10)
[Dance] Dutch producer double bill.
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Sunday May 8
- Quiet Sunday.
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Monday May 9
- Do nothing Monday.
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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.