A Joyful Slog is a documentary about the Irish independent music scene and the development of DIY music ethic in the country over the last twenty years. It features interviews of bands such as And So I Watch You From Afar , Jape , Adebisi Shank but also journalists and labels representatives. A Joyful Slog will be presented during a launch party at the Button Factory on Sunday May 6th, which will also feature live performances from The Jimmy Cake , No Spill Blood , September Girls , [...]
We're constantly amazed by the lack of real Irish rock bands these days, especially given the country's legacy in that department, so the arrival of Wizards Of Firetop Mountain has been something to celebrate. Playing a blend of 70s classic rock mixed with stoner rock outs and 80s metal, they picked up the Best Irish Music Video in Drop-d Writers' Awards 2011 for their video 'Onwards Towards the Sun', described as "the finest in sheer rock 'n' roll this country has to offer". The band play Whelan's this Saturday night, with special guests The Jimmy [...]
The Jimmy Cake will play Crawdaddy on Friday, December 23rd. Entry is €10 with proceeds going to fund the band's fifth studio album - a record thought to be three tracks spanning over 70 minutes. CRAWDADDY presents THE JIMMY CAKE Friday 23rd December 2011 Crawdaddy – Harcourt Street – Dublin 2. Doors – 8pm Tickets €10 (on the night at the box office) http://www.thejimmycake.com
Here's a few gigs worth going to over the festive season! Next Friday in The Grand Social this gig is taking place: Here's a new song from Fiach performing at this gig! MountStreetBridge by Fiachmusic ------------------------------ ------- http://www.jacklukeman.com/ Suuport on [...]
The Jimmy Cake joins this amazing line-up for an all day gig in Whelans tomorrow: ALLIANCE: Independent Artists for Africa A Benefit for the Concern Horn of Africa Crisis Appeal Sunday Sep 25th Doors 2pm til LATE MAIN VENUE The Former Soviet Republic 14:30-15:00 Sert One 15:15-15:45 Great Lakes Mystery 16:00-16:30 We Are Losers 16:45-17:15 Retarded Cop 17:30-18:00 Funeral Suits 18:15-18:45 BREAK – Front Bar – Little Green Cars Alarmist [...]
Here's the day by day breakdown of this weekend's Castlepalooza festival and it looks like a great line-up. I'm delighted that blog favourites The Young Folk, El Hombre Jokes and The Gorgeous Colours have been rightly given decent stage times on the main stage! Here's songs from the best 10 Irish acts at the festival: The Gorgeous Colours: Cloakroom [...]
After an impressive first installment last year, the Body & Soul festival once again sprung up in the grounds of Ballinlough Castle in Westmeath for a two-day feast of great music and good vibes. The festival grounds were much the same as last year, with a few minor tweaks augmenting the experience. It remains a tiny festival, though one with enough nooks and crannies to get lost in, should the need to retreat from the music arise. After queuing in the rain for a spell before pitching a tent, the first act a rather damp State catches is [...]
Happy Halloween! The Jimmy Cake - Haunted Candle Haunted Candle by Paul G. Smyth Imelda May - Psycho by charmfactory [...]
THE WORKMAN'S CLUB presents Damien Dempsey WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2010 **Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY 20 August** €28 inc. booking fee Support comes from the excellent Eoin Glackin. Here's some excellent recent footage of Damien's gig at the Thatch Rahan by Aisling from Live Mic: http://www.livemicgigs.com/ Music@The Workman's Club Thursday 9 Sept. [...]
Damo Suzuki , lead singer of German Krautrock legends CAN, returns to Dublin's Crawdaddy this Thursday, August 12th, for a very special collaboration with local heroes – The Jimmy Cake . This is part of a project called Damo Suzuki's Network where he tours the world performing live improvisational music with local musicians or "Sound-Carriers". Tickets are priced at €14 including booking fee and are available from Ticketmaster , City Discs, and usual outlets. We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway, just drop a mail to giveaway@state.ie with [...]
Summer Lightning is a benefit night for Temple Bar Gallery and Studios and will feature some of Dublin's finest artists on Saturday 10th July. Downstairs will see The Jimmy Cake , Patrick Kelleher and Boys of Summer play live while DJ sets will take place upstairs from Skinny Wolves , Sarsparilla and Crayonsmith . Visuals on the night will be provided by resident studio artist Anita Delaney and friends. Doors are open at 7.30pm, tickets are €15 and are available on the door [...]
The State Social is back tonight for it's monthly outing at the Mezz in Twisted Pepper. This month we've got DJ Sets from Twinkranes and The Jimmy Cake, along with our own Christian Lorenz, Damien McGlynn and Loreana Rushe. Doors open at 11pm and entry is free. Twisted Pepper's famous 10 x €10 drinks offers will be available from the bar all night. Make sure to join the State Social's Facebook group to keep up to date! Related State Social #4 - Twinkranes interview [...]
The Jimmy Cake return to Whelan's this Saturday night to play some new material and celebrate 10 years in business. They're set to record and release a new album this summer, and if it's any way near as good as 2008's Spectre and Crown , it'll be a fine album indeed. So to get the chance to hear some of the new songs before they are committed to record will be a fine one. Tickets for the show (tomorrow, Saturday 20th of March) are still on sale and cost a mere €12. What else could you get [...]
The Jimmy Cake make a return to Whelan's in Dublin this Saturday, March 20th, and we have 3 pairs of tickets to give away. Simply email your name and full contact details to giveaway@state.ie by lunchtime on Friday 19th of March. Best of luck. Remember, you're a Zomble. Related The Jimmy Cake, Jogging, Vox Populi - Purty Loft The Jimmy Cake interview plus State show giveaway [...]
Declan DeBarra with support from Miss Paula Flynn - Friday 8th Jan Bewleys Cafe Theatre! Great way to start the New Year! Glen Hansard announced on twitter he is to join Declan O'Rourke, Gemma Hayes, Paddy Casey, Mundy and surprise special guests in Vicar Street this coming Monday night to celebrate the massive contributions Dave Murphy has made to their careers! Here's more footage from The Christmas Busk on Grafton Street on [...]
Out with the old, in with the new, that's the Jimmy Cake philosophy these days. Having finally honed their orchestral influences on last year's Spectre and Crown album, they have decided to go away and dream it all up again. Partly this has been necessitated by the loss of one member and his accordion but also you feel because, well, strings and brass and stuff are nice but right now the Jimmy Cake want to get loud and dirty. All that is to come later tonight at this State Presents...show, but first we must really bring [...]
The last time we saw The Jimmy Cake , they were walking off stage at Vicar Street in Dublin after a triumphant show in support of their fine Spectre and Crown record, a gig that saw them backed on stage by a brass and string section. That, as they say, was then. The now sees them return with a new stripped back sound and a handful of live shows - including a State Presents... gig at the Purty Loft in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday 15th. Dip of the band joined State to fill us in [...]
Thumped.com is celebrating 10 years on the go with their second in a series of gigs in The Twisted Pepper on Saturday August 8th at 11pm with orchestral/instrumental rockers The Jimmy Cake & "Ireland's leading Guided By Voices tribute act" Voided By Ponces. Tickets are €10 but we've got a pair of two double passes to giveaway. To be in with a chance of winning just email your name and phone number to giveaway@state.ie by 5pm on Friday. Related [...]
As part of thumped.com's 10 year annversery celebrations The Jimmy Cake are playing in The Twisted Pepper on Middle Abbey St. support on the night is from Ireland's leading Guided By Voices covers band Voided By Ponces. Doors are at 11 PM. €10.
DEAF FUNDRAISER Dublin Electronic Arts Festival present The Jimmy Cake Dark Room Notes Spilly Walker Boxcutter Channel One Thread Pulls Sarsparilla Patrick Kelleher & his Cold Dead Hands MEETING HOUSE SQUARE (with temporary roof & full bar for evening) Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Friday 21st August 6.00pm sharp! Tickets €10.00 Shops: Road Records, Fade St, D2 and City Discs, The Granary, Temple Bar, D2. Spindizzy, Georges St Arcade, D2 (no booking fees will be charged) Online: www.tickets.ie (plus a minimum charge of .95c) DEAF comes out [...]
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