The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // January 15th - 21st

 Highlights:  Flume,  Rebekka Karijord, Two Door Cinema Club, Mulatu Astatke, Nathan Fake & Tim Sweeney, Toro Y Moi and Paul Banks.

The Nialler9 Gig Guide is the weekly list of personally recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven days published every Tuesday. It’s not intended to list all gigs taking place in Dublin, but serves as a guide for the ones deemed the most interesting and unmissable. All times are 7:30/8:00pm unless stated.  If you’re looking for tickets to sold out gigs try #ticketfairy on Twitter.

Ticket freebies this week:

Two pairs of tickets to giveaway to Flume (Wednesday), Rebekka Karijord (Friday) , Oneman (Friday), Paul Banks (Sunday) and Toro Y Moi (Sunday). Full details below.

• How to enter – Email [email protected] with your full name, the gig in the Subject line you’re entering for and phone number before 5pm the day before the gig to enter.

Pick a Day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon

Tuesday January 15th

• Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (€49.50)
  All proceeds go to the Peter McVerry Trust.

Wednesday January 16th

• Flume @ Button Factory (€8, WIN TICKETS)
  Harley Streten’s electronica has blown up in his native Australia. Launch for Movements club night.
• The erics @ The Village (€10)
  Entertainment.ie’s awards night features performance from Delorentos, Heathers, Bouts and Leanne Hearte.
• Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott @ Bord Gáis Energy Theatre (€49.50)
  All proceeds go to the Peter McVerry Trust.

Thursday January 17th

• Forward/Slash: Sunken Foal (A/V show), Eomac @ Twisted Pepper (Free)
  Dunk Murphy’s intricate and ambient electronica with immersive visuals from Tim Redfern plus Ian Lakker’s excellent productions.
• Arlo Guthrie @ Button Factory (€30)
  Woodie’s son.

Friday January 18th

• Rebekka Karijord @ The Workman’s Club (€12, WIN TICKETS)
  Intriguing Norwegian orchestral pop.
• Sorcha Richardson, Little Rivers @ Whelan’s (€7)
  This Irish folk singer is NY-based for much of the year and is quite good so do make the effort.
• Plug Artists present: Songs & Stories 2006 – 2012 @ The Sugar Club (€12)
  Kopek, Tucan, Scuzzi Port, NC Lawlor and more.
• Subrewind presents: Oneman @ Twisted Pepper (€12, WIN TICKETS, 10:30pm)
  Bass and dubstep producer and Rinse FM presenter. Here’s his recent Boiler Room mix.

Saturday January 19th

• Mulatu Astatke & his band @ The Sugar Club (€22.50)
  Elder of Ethiopian Jazz. As heard on the soundtrack to Broken Flowers.
• Two Door Cinema Club, Jape, The Cast Of Cheers @ The O2 (€28)
  Irish indie and rock fills up the O2? Madness. 
• BigDishGo & Pogo present Nathan Fake & Tim Sweeney with Billy Scurry,Gavin Feeney @ Twisted Pepper (€15 ,10.30pm)
  Border Community electronic artist and Beats In Space radio host/one-time DFA Records double header.
• Thurston Moore, John Moloney @ Whelan’s (€15)
  Sonic Youth man does some noise improv. Like this.
• Arpanet (Dopplereffekt), Truss aka MPIA3 (R&S ), ‘The Allure Of Mystery’ A talk by Stephen Rennicks @ TBA (€TBC, BYOB, 9pm)
  Membership required to this private Warehouse party.
• Hidden Agenda: Waze & Odyssey, Maribou State @ Button Factory (€8, 11pm)
  If you like House music and atmospheric electronica, this is where you’ll be.
• Tuff City – R.I.P Productions at The Underground @ Kennedy’s (€12, 11pm)
  UK Garage Plus Frank B and Finn Merrins.

Sunday January 20th

• Toro Y Moi, Young Wonder @ Button Factory (€16, WIN TICKETS)
  Chaz Bundick’s chillwave dance-pop with Cork’s rising electronic-pop duo.
• Paul Banks @ The Academy (€30, WIN TICKETS)
  Interpol’s frontman solo show to promote new album. 

Monday January 21st

• Paloma Faith @ Vicar Street (€28)
  Pop’s mad hatter.

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,  Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter,  and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.

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