The Rhythm Weekender takes place this weekend in Cork and Dublin with a host of electronic, hip-hop and soul acts taking to various venues including Modeselektor, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Cut Chemist, Plaid, J.Rocc, Taylor McFerrin, Kush, Jacques Greene, Entroducing Live!, Spilly Walker, Moths, TwinKranes and more.
I have tickets to giveaway for the following shows:
- Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Button Factory (Sat 15th) – 5 pairs
- Taylor McFerrin, Jacques Greene, Jeremy Ellis @ Twisted Pepper (Fri 14th) – 1 pair
- Cut Chemist, J.Rocc, Shake Shakir @ Twisted Pepper (Sat 15th) – 1 pair
- Kush: B- Music presents Twinkranes, Catscars Plus Djs @ The Workman’s Club (Fri 14th) – 1 pair
- Kush: Gretta Gunn, Diamond Dagger, Cignol, Meljoann @ The Workman’s Club (Sat 15th) – 1 pair
To enter, answer the question below via email along with your order of preference for tickets (1-5) to [email protected] before Wednesday at 6pm.
Q: Which video won the latest round of the Beck’s Vier Express Your Creativity competition?
1. Smile
2. Grin
3. Smirk
Check out the Beck’s Vier Ireland Facebook page. You can also check out some weekly music picks from me on the page.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – “Starfighter”

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.