PORT O'BRIEN
Date: 28th October
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €15
Headline show by the Oakland act after their Irish debut at the Soundtrack Festival in May.

 

THE WEEK THAT WAS
Date: 29th October

Time: 20.00

Tickets: €14
Formerly from The Field collective, Peter Brewis unveils his talent as producer, engineer, writer, instrumentalist and singer!

 

MICAH P HINSON
Date: 30th October
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €16
The stunning Micah P Hinson is back with a new collection of sparse, yet beautiful country songs, delivered in his inexplicably timeworn burr. Supporting Micah is the Retribution Gospel Choir which features Alan Sparhawk from Low. They released their self-titled debut this spring.

THE RUBY SUNS
Date: 1st  November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
Indie group from New Zealand who have signed to acclaimed labels Sub Pop in the States and Memphis Industries in the UK.

BONEHEAD, WITH PETE MCLEOD
Date: 3rd November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €22.50 / 8pm
Bonehead - the ex guitarist with Oasis plays an intimate acoustic show with Pete McLeod

Antics presents

KID BRITISH
Date: 5th November
Time: 23.00
Tickets: €5
Four vocalists and lyricists from Manchester!

 

FRANK TURNER, with Chris T-T
Date: 6th November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
A collision of folk and punk with powerful heartfelt laments, witty stories, catchy sing-a-longs and summer anthems.

 

Date: 8th November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €10
Mulhall released his Guided by Lights / Governed by Numbers ep earlier in May with a Jeff Buckley inspired style. Full band show.

PRE-NUP
Date: 9th November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €15
What happens when members of two of the greatest bands in Irish rock history get together? Something incredible…Fiachna O Braonain and Dave Clarke of the Hothouse Flowers met up with Cait O Riordan of the Pogues, and the result is.. PreNup!

FRED EAGLESMITH

PRE-NUP
Date: 21st November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €15
What happens when members of two of the greatest bands in Irish rock history get together? Something incredible…Fiachna O Braonain and Dave Clarke of the Hothouse Flowers met up with Cait O Riordan of the Pogues, and the result is.. PreNup!

 

Date: 21st November
Time: 23.30
Tickets: €13
Brooklyn duo signed to independent Chicago label Thrill Jockey comprising of multi-instrumentalist Rob Barber and vocalist Mary Pearson. Strains of Animal Collective and one on the radar for acts of 2009.

CHAIRLIFT
Date: 22nd November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
Irish debut by Brooklyn-based Chairlift who are poised to release their debut album Does You Inspire You through the forward-thinking independent NY label Kanine Records (home to Grizzly Bear, Holy Hail and many others)

 

Date: 23rd November
Time: 21.00
Tickets: €16
Critically Acclaimed Indie roots'ers!

 

GREG WEEKS (Espers)                            
Date: 26th November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
Best known for his work with Philadelphian psychedelic folksters Espers, Greg Weeks returns with his new album 'The Hive'. Key to the album's sound was the acquisition of a vintage Mellotron keyboard and there's even a cover version of Madonna's 'Borderline'.

BARREL O'LAUGHS in association with Metro
Date: 28th November

Time: 20.00
Tickets: €10
After a short break Barrel O'Laughs returns after the POD Cast Comedy festival. Now in its second year and becoming the most distinguished monthly comedy club in town. Previous guests inc. David McSavage, Bernard O'Shea, Maeve Higgins, Owen O'Neill, Joe Rooney & Karl Spain. Look out for membership benefits!

CHAD VANGAALEN
Date: 29th November
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
Canadian artist signed to indie label Sub Pop who releases his new album 'Soft Airplane' in September. His previous album 'Skelliconnection' was nominated for the prestigious Polaris Music prize.

 

DAMO SUZUKI & MAKOTO KAWABATA (Acid Mothers Temple)
Date: 2nd December
Time: 20.00

Tickets: €12.50
Tickets: 20.00

The former member of German Krautrock outfit Can, Damo Suzuki picks up some more sound carriers for an evening of unimprovised sounds. Joining him on this tour is Makoto Kawabata who regularly visits here with Acid Mothers Temple.

 
PRE-NUP
Date: 5th December
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €15
What happens when members of two of the greatest bands in Irish rock history get together? Something incredible…Fiachna O Braonain and Dave Clarke of the Hothouse Flowers met up with Cait O Riordan of the Pogues, and the result is.. PreNup!
 

IMELDA MAY 
Date: 11th December
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €12
Irish Jazz-a-Billy sensation whose champions include Jools Holland (appearing on Later), Jeff Beck and Michael Parkinson.Imelda's infectiously unique fusion of rockabilly, blues and jazz, her extensive self-penned repertoire, her sassy burlesque-inspired performances or her distinctive interpretation of classic standards, her appeal is both seductive and undeniable.

BARREL O'LAUGHS in association with Metro
Date: 19th December

Time: 20.00
Tickets: €10
After a short break Barrel O'Laughs returns after the POD Cast Comedy festival. Now in its second year and becoming the most distinguished monthly comedy club in town. Previous guests inc. David McSavage, Bernard O'Shea, Maeve Higgins, Owen O'Neill, Joe Rooney & Karl Spain. Look out for membership benefits!

 

WE HAVE BAND
Date: 14th January
Time: 20.00
Tickets: €14
London-based three-piece who all originally met at EMI (all three of them were working desk jobs in the HQ) being described as the new 'Hot Chip' in many quarters. Their icy glitch-rock is already having them hailed as one of the top tips for 2009.
 

 

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