The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

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Ticket giveaways:

• Saturday: Subject at Pogo: A Guy Called Gerald @ The Twisted Pepper (€13/€15, 11pm)

How to enter ticket comp – Email [email protected] with the gig above in the Subject line you’re entering for along with your full name and phone number in the body of the message. Full info on each show below. Draw closes at 6pm the day before the gig or Friday 1pm latest for weekend gigs.

Tuesday February 24

• Jungle @ Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
  [Soul/pop] Too Busy Earnin’ / Time and Time Again.
• Weyes Blood @ Whelan’s (€12)
  [Alt-Folk] Balladry with dark edges from Mexican Summer-signed artist – ‘Bad Magic’ 
• The  Certain Three: Joan Shelley, John Blek, Vikesh Kappor @ The Workman’s Club (€12)
  [Folk] Kentucky songwriter Joan Shelley (No Quarter Records), Pennsylvanian balladeer Vikesh Kapoor (Loose Music) and Cork’s John Blek (of John Blek & The Rats) 

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Wednesday February 25

• Placebo @ Olympia Theatre (Sold Out)
  [Rock] Thus answering the question posed by me over the weekend if they are still going.

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Thursday February 26

• GUINNESS AMPLIFY: The Dead Heavys, Frankenstein Bolts, Wild Promises @ The Mercantile (Free)
  [new Irish] Free gigs in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast on Thursday and Friday.
• Wyvern Lingo @ The Sugar Club (Sold Out)
  [Folk/pop] Playing again in June.
• Homebeat : Chequerboard & His New Atlas @ MART, Rathmines
  [Irish ] Electronic ambience and soulful pop from newcomer.
• Party for Peter McVerry Trust @ Sweeney’s (Free)
  [Fundraiser] Attention Bebe, Charlie Bronson Interskalactic, Marcas Carcas & The Trail Gang.
• Ben Spasms: Leo Drezden,  Hauer, Activities @ The Grand Social (Free)
  [New Irish] Space post rock and electronica. Hunting Drums.
• Hudson Taylor @ Olympia Theatre (€19)
  [Folk/pop] From busking to box offices.
• Sails, Participant, Elephant @ Whelan’s (€8)
  [Indie] New Irish music headlined by Sails – ‘Lakes’
• #GoldenBeck: New Secret Weapon, Tongue Bundle & Cult Called Man @ The Workman’s Club (€5)
  [new Irish] Three Irish bands curated by Claire Beck TXFM and Goldenplec.
• Note Productions presents the Duo Series Concert 2 @  Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall (€15)
  [Series]  Irish pianist Paul G. Smyth and duo with LA-based John Wiese
• Rabbit Hole III: Moomin @ The Pint (€10/€15, 10pm)
  [House] Dress up and boogie on down. Or something.
• Room 19’s Jungle Boogie @ Twisted Pepper (€6+,10:30pm)
  [Dance] The Queen & Disco, 4WRDGRAD, OneKnown Acanalar(UK) Mark Gill

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Friday February 27

• Seven Quarters: Alarmist, Somadrone @ Whelan’s (€10)
  [Jazzy/post-rock/electronica]  First 150 in get a free 7″ vinyl featuring a track from each band.
• Myles Manley @ Beerhouse, Capel St (€7)
  [Alt/indie] ‘More Songs’ EP Release. I Love Her Family.
• The Kooks @ Olympia Theatre (€33)
  [Indie] Now, 25% more funk.
• Gascan Ruckus, Race The Flux, Birds @ Sweeney’s (Free)
  [Rock] Fuzz, rock and riffs.
• Mongoose @ Unitarian Church (€10/€12)
  [Folk] Part of the Spring Journey 2015 series.
• The Discotekken Aaliyah Party @ The Sugar Club (€6/€12, 11pm)
  [R&B]  Romeo Must Die (Screening), Stevie G & Louis Scully (The RnB Club) and more.
• The Co-Present on Radiomade.ie: This Other Kingdom and Patrick Kelleher (Dj set) @ The Workman’s Club (€6, Midnight)
  [Monthly night] Broadcast on Radiomade.
• Melodic: Alex Niggemann @ The Grand Social (€8-€12, 11pm)
  [Dance] Materium. Berlin-based DJ.
• Audio Filth: Craig Bratley @ 4 Dame Lane (€10 before midnight /€12 after, 10pm)
  [Djs] Chug/Slo-mo house and disco along with with resident DJ Graham Keely, The Mook
• Abstract presents: Tom Trago & Cinnaman @ Opium Rooms (€8/€10, 10pm)
  [Dance] Amsterdam DJ  playing soulful house. Vinyl set.
• Dusky @ The Academy (€18.35, 11pm)
  [Dance] London house duo.
• Unknøwn presents Unknøwn Homegrøwn @ The Pint (€12, 10pm)
  [NEW Irish Dance]  Jon Hussey (Tricaustic), Pusher,Shane Bradley & Leo Butt (Unknøwn) Mark Lynch & Rich Murphy (Unknøwn) Terrace: Bobofunk…

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Saturday February 28

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• The Kooks @ Olympia Theatre (€33)
  [Indie] Now, 25% more funk.
• A4Sounds presents: Cal Folger Day, Rivers & Crows, Bitch Falcon @ Bleeker Street Café (9pm, €10)
  [Alt/rock/folk]New Irish music.
• Exploding Eyes, Twinkranes, Wild Rocket  @ Bello Bar (€5)
  [Rock] A night of local heavy rock.
• Little Comets @ The Workmans Club (€15)
  [indie] With support Oh Volcano.
• Enda Reilly, Pearse McGloughlin, Nocturnes @ St. Finian’s Church, Ranelagh (€10/€12)
  [Rock/indie]  Amhráin i nGaeilge, poetry songs, Climate Change songs and random compositions.
• The Discotekken Jungle Book Party @ The Sugar Club (SOLD OUT, see Sunday)
  [Screening/DJs] Legit.  The Jungle Book (Screening, Disney) Lex Woo (DJ, Afronova) Pablo (DJ, Fatty Fatty Phonographics) Louis Scully (DJ, The RnB Club) Liam Maher (DJ, Watermelon)
• The Gloaming @ National Concert Hall (Sold out)
  [Trad] One of the albums of last year live.
• Division presents Ray Okpara, Will Kinsella & Aaron Nolan @ Pygmalion
  [Screening] Germany’s house and local.
• Hidden Agenda: Midnight Magic  @ Opium Rooms (€8/€10, 10pm)
  [Disco] The 9-piece band responsible for the original Beam Me Up + Kelly Anne Byrne and Stephen Manning DJing.
• Subject at Pogo: A Guy Called Gerald @ The Twisted Pepper (€13/€15, 11pm, WIN TICKETS)
  [Dance] Drum and bass originator.
• The Building Society: Flashmob @ Hangar (€10/€15, 11pm)
  [Dance] Milan DJs
• Hidden Agenda: Ryan Hemsworth, Rejjie Snow @ District 8 (€10/€15 11pm)
  [Electronic] Canadian electronic producer with London-based Dublin rap support.
• Doug Cooney, Contour, Adeyhawke & Cathal Ely @ Pacino’s (€10)
  [Electronic] Live and DJ sets
• Sense – Paul Woolford @ Button Factory (€5-€12, 11pm)
  [Dance] House and techno (Hotflush / Planet E) Erotic Discourse.

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Sunday March 1

• Classic Vinyl Sunday presents The Beatles – Abbey Road @ Twisted Pepper (€10, 4pm)
  [Vinyl playback] With guest speakers and wine/coffee.
• Pyg Sundays presents Harri & Domenic & Colin Perkins @ Pygmalion (9pm, €5)
  [DJs] Glasgow house DJs + Galactic Beat Club.
• The Discotekken Jungle Book Party @ The Sugar Club (€6/€10)
  [Screening/DJs] Legit.  The Jungle Book (Screening, Disney)  Louis Scully (DJ, The RnB Club)
• The Gloaming  @ National Concert Hall (Sold out)
  [Trad] One of the albums of last year live.

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Monday March  2

• The Parlour TV @ Whelan’s (6.45pm, list)
  [TV recording] Sit in on a live recording of a new TV show with music from God Knows + MynameisJohn.
• The Gloaming @ National Concert Hall (Sold out)
  [Trad] One of the albums of last year live.

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