Anniversary shows are always going to be a little strange. Dedicating a night to one particular album takes a bit of guts or naivety or blind self-confidence to pull off. You need an album that is somewhat forgotten but is fondly remembered, resonating still with those who loved it once. You need songs that haven't dated. You need a band on top form, capable of playing the songs as well as they ever could. You need a venue that seems at once intimate and epic, giving the songs the platform they deserve whilst retaining that important connection between artist and [...]
The coming week is a sad week for the fortunes of many Irish artists who have been championed and most importantly listened to by the influential Donal Dineen. Donal Dineen's long running and award winning late night radio show The Small Hours comes to an end on December 1st, it's passing is celebrated at the Small Hours Wake on Friday 2nd December at The Joinery in Stoneybatter. Donal will be joined by some very special live guests on the night including Katie Kim, David Kitt, Cian Nugent, Beautiful Unit and the Xmas Soup Collective. [...]
Fergal Brennan directed this photocopy stop-motion animated video for David Kitt's new electronic/house side-project New Jackson . This vocodered title track comes from the Night Mail EP which is out...
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To celebrate Tucan's new sound we have a pair of tickets to this Saturday's gig in Whelans. Tucan have assembled their own brass and string ensemble (feat. Donagh Molloy – Lisa Hannigan Band, and Bryan Quinn – David Kitt Band) and are delighted to be returning to Whelans with this their biggest live show yet! One of Dublin's best songwriters Fiach will be their special guest on the night. Tickets are 10 euro from Ticketmaster and Wav box office WaV box office on 1890 200 078. [...]
David Kitt will return to his second album in full, the critically-acclaimed The Big Romance which was released in 2001. The gig takes place in The Button Factory on Friday 9th Dec 2011. Tickets on sale tomorrow morning priced at €20 plus fees.
This Saturday sees a big HSSH gig go down at the Twisted Pepper featuring headline sets from Mark E , David Kitt (DJ set), MOTHS (first ever live Dublin show), I Am The Cosmos , Laser Tom And The Blast Crew and more including Joma , Jon Dots , myself, Bingo , Frankie Grimes and more. It's €12 (€10 for members) and kicks off at 10:30pm. Listen to a special David Kitt mix for HSSH below. [...]
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It's been a few months since I hung some posters on the fourforty4 wall. Frankly the reason for this is that bands don't seem to placing any real effort into creating a visual poster which helps to promote their gigs or tours. Below are four good efforts at a gig poster beginning with Si Schroeder's single launch in The Workman's Club on Friday 22nd July. ------------- Another good poster is this for Ollie Cole's gig in Cork's Crane Lane; [...]
The latest track from David and Robbie Kitt's Spilly Walker project features on the Fish Go Deep label's tenth release. 'The Only Way Through Is The Music' is a laid back house song which serves as a "positive reaction to troubled times," and comes backed with three reworkings from Fish Go Deep and Tracey K. the only way through is the music by Spilly Walker It's available to buy on vinyl through Prime Direct and is available [...]
Sligo live looks like an amazing mini festival. There are pub sessions, cafe sessions, gigs in clubs as well as a few well thought out main events! Here's the best of the line-up with some songs of bands and acts you must check out! Fiach Thursday, 21st October 2010 9.30pm The Glasshouse Session Cafe Free Fiach Every Single Day by RisingStars [...]
Tomorrow night, Friday October 2nd, sees a very special tribute to Derek Nally in Whelan's, Dublin. Derek worked very closely with Ham Sandwich who will play alongside Pugwash, Howe Gelb, Bell X1 (acoustic), Mundy, Richie Egan, David Kitt, The Walls, Freddie White, Tír na nÓg and James Vincent McMorrow. Tickets are priced at €20, all proceeds will be donated to the Nally family. Derek worked with the great and the good over the years including Judy Collins, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Bert Jansch, John Cale, Guy Clarke, Townes Van Zandt, John Martyn, Allen [...]
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Derek Nally a much respected music promotor working for Whelans and The Village while also being a forefront of Irish music by managing Juliet Turner and Ham Sandwich. A few weeks back Ham Sandwich announced a Tribute to Derek at his place of work Whelans for October 9th with special guests. So far those special guests include The Gandhis, the wonderful Pugwash and the legendary Blink! Tickets are €20! [...]
Legendary Irish promoter Derek Nally sadly died earlier this year. He had a fantastic career, working with everyone of note in the music industry here. To remember his legacy, a number of fantastic acts have teamed up to perform a tribute night in his honour at Vicar Street. Acts already confirmed on the bill are [...]
A special show in tribute to the late music promoter Derek Nally has been announced for Vicar St on Saturday Oct 2nd. Some of Derek's numerous friends and associates will gather in Vicar St to present a fitting musical tribute to a great man entitled Songs for Derek. Artists confirmed to appear include: Howe Gelb, Bell X1 (acoustic), Mundy, Richie Egan (pictured), David Kitt, The Walls, Freddie White, Tír na nÓg and James Vincent McMorrow. Tickets priced €20 on sale tomorrow at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. All proceeds will be donated to the Nally family.
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This week on the blog I'm bringing the best posts from my first blog 'Mixtape4Melfi' over to 2uibestow. With the IMRO thing I've decided to delete that first blog altogether from the internet archives! One of the features I had on Mixtape4Melfi was 'Irish Artists on YouTube' ... here's the best of those posts: An Emotional Fish – Time Is On The Wall Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club (formerly known as An Emotional Fish) is an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. An [...]
Setting out to transform an electro-folk album into pure electronica is a brave venture. Particularly when you're setting out to transform a record as well received as this one. It's safe to say that Patrick Kelleher's debut album You Look Cold was enthusiastically praised across the board. His layered approach in combining genres created something quite strange and yet quite beautiful. But less than a year since the original comes the cheekily titled You Look Colder - the remixes. Sequels to greats are often set up to fail but thankfully, You [...]
David Kitt will be touring Ireland for most of April on his tod for a series of solo performances. Full details: 1st April – Sandinos, Derry - £10 3rd April – Solstice Arts Centre, Navan - €15 8th April – Cyprus Avenue, Cork - €15.95 9th April - Brian Boru, Cashel - €15 10th April - The Cellar at McGinity's, Cavan - €17.50 15th April – McCarthy's Pub, Dingle - €tbc 16th April – McGarrigles, Sligo - €tbc 17th April – Passionfruit Theatre, Athlone - €15 20th April – [...]
The eagerly anticipated Choice Music Awards takes place this Wednesday evening in Vicar Street with eight of this years nominees taking the stage for a tune or two. Details: http://www.choicemusicprize.co m/ From 2005 : Duke Special - Freewheel Emmett Tinley - I Want You From 2006 : Director - Be With You [...]
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