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MARCH 2010
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Thu 11th
The Candides + guests
Niall Boyle + Eugene OHanlon €8 Last August The Candides
got a nomination by Balcony TV for ‘Best New Irish Act’
and one for the ‘Grote Prijs’, the Dutch national prize
for singer/songwriters. The Irish Fergal Heeney (piano/vocals)
and Dutch Jessica de Korte (violin/vocals) bring a sound
they call ‘quasi classica-pop’, evoking the most sparkling
and darkest emotions. |
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Fri 12th
The Reserved Moments
Tickets €15 This band plays the Spirit Store half-way
through its 2009 / 2010 'The ego continues' tour. After
Galway, Sligo and Mayo, they head for Dundalk, Drogheda,Dublin
and Cork.The Reserved Moments' David Tuomey, ex-lead singer
with 'The Static Routines' heads a band with a strong
sound. Expect to hear original material by David as well
as interesting takes on music of the last decades.' Buy
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Fri 12th
Electronic Room Downstairs FREE Adedicated night to
underground tunes with Luke Volcano and Jacek. Luke Volcano
calls his style “Electronictechydirtyproggysexytranceyfilthy
Beats” Which is mix of tech house and electro and brings
something extra to his sets. Jacek brings a mix of minimal
and techno with some harder noise. |
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Sat 13th
March Luka Bloom
Tickets €18 Warner Music signed Luka in 1990 and over
the next four years, recorded three albums for them, ‘Riverside’,
‘The Acoustic Motorbike’ and ‘Turf’. Following the success
of these albums, Luka then went on to release a further
seven albums on his own “Big Sky Records” label. His incredibly
gifted electro-acoustic guitar playing guarantees an impassioned
live performance of his original, poetic and melodic Buy
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Sun 14th
David Celia +
Stewart Agnew
Double Bill. Tickets €10 Davids music is a blend of
roots rock, power pop and Americana. He released his first
album Organica in 2002, his second, This Isn’t Here that
was well received by NME Magazine .His third CD includes
an extremely expressive cast of artists such as Ben Mink(KD
Lang), Gurf Morlix(Lucinda Williams), Mike Olsen(Arcade
Fire), Don Kerr(Ron Sexsmith) and more. Buy
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Sun 14th
Traditional Session (downstairs) 6-9pm Free Based
around the core group of Philip Hickey (accordian) Aine
McGeeney (fiddle/vox) and Henry McDonald (guitar/vocals).
Each week we are treated to special guests from throughout
the land and from wider afield. |
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Mon 15th
Electronic Intervals. Downstairs. FREE Featuring local,
original electronic music in a live setting. Ranging from
electro, gabber to ambient, anything goes. |
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Tues 16th
The Stone Roses Experience Tickets €14 The songs selected
in the live set span from the early Roses classics like
‘Tell Me’ and ‘Sally Cinnamon’ through ‘Waterfall’ and
the acid funk of ‘Fools Gold’ to the latter period of
‘Second Coming’ with ‘Love Spreads’ and ‘Ten Storey Love
Song’. This Scottish quartet are regarded as the best
tribute out there. Buy Tickets
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Tues 16th
Spin D.Js Downstairs. FREE Dj’s Kevin Clarke & Neil
Waters kick out the jams with a little bit of this (funk,
soul, disco, house) and a little bit of that (punk, indie,
rock n roll). Anything goes as long as it’s on vinyl.
As Joe Strummer once said “No two gigs should ever be
the same”. |
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Wed 17th
March St Patricks Day with The
Stone Roses Experience Tickets €14 The songs selected
in the live set span from the early Roses classics like
‘Tell Me’ and ‘Sally Cinnamon’ through ‘Waterfall’ and
the acid funk of ‘Fools Gold’ to the latter period of
‘Second Coming’ with ‘Love Spreads’ and ‘Ten Storey Love
Song’. This Scottish quartet are regarded as the best
tribute out there. Buy Tickets
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Wed 17th
St Patricks Day with Spin Djs Downstairs. FREE Dj’s
Kevin Clarke & Neil Waters kick out the jams with a little
bit of this (funk, soul, disco, house) and a little bit
of that (punk, indie, rock n roll). Anything goes as long
as it’s on vinyl. As Joe Strummer once said “No two gigs
should ever be the same”. |
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Thu 18th
Simon Fagan and
band + guests €10 Touring his new single “Damn Honey”.
With tours in across Ireland, the UK and Egypt and radio
appearances on Newstalk, RTE Radio 1 and 9 BBC shows,
Simon has been steadily building a name for himself over
the last year. Now with a new album ready for release
and a band eager to hit the road, Simon brings his funky
upbeat acoustic rock to the Spirit Store for the first
time. |
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Thu 18th
Conor Boyle Downstairs.
FREE Conor is a regular player in Bruxelles Bar -
The Zodiac Sessions. Constantly writing new material ,his
love and passion for music is reflected in all of his
work. This is Conor’s second show here and promises to
be a very intimate performance |
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Fri 19th
The Trampz + guests
Tickets €10 Echoes of Dexys Midnight Runners , Parliament,
Motown and Smokey and The Miracles mixed with an anarchic
stage show will get you off your seat and dancing as Johnny,Pete,
Niz, Mickey, Paul, Cian and the boys bring you a another
helping of the Dundalk Funk. Buy
Tickets Online>> |
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Sat 20th
March Scullion Tickets
€20 With Philip King, Sonny Condell and Robbie Overson.
Scullion have survived and thrived both as a band and
as solo artists for over 30 years and are playing in the
Spirit Store for the very first time. Buy
Tickets Online>> |
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Sun 21st
Blyde Lasses
Tickets €10 Blyde Lasses are a dynamic young duo who
perform traditional Shetland and Scottish music on fiddle
and concertina. Their timeless renditions of age-old tunes
have become popular across North-East Scotland and beyond
in recent years. Highlights of their performances include
a trip to the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Canada
in 2008, and a performance aboard the 'Glenlee' Tall Ship
at Partick Folk Festival in 2009. Buy
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Sun 21st
Traditional Session (downstairs) 6-9pm Free Based
around the core group of Philip Hickey (accordian) Aine
McGeeney (fiddle/vox) and Henry McDonald (guitar/vocals).
Each week we are treated to special guests from throughout
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Thu 25th
The Chapters + guests
One Ear + Storybook
for Small Dogs €10 / €6 students The band’s sound
marries a range of influences, from Rumours-era Fleetwood
Mac, Talking Heads, The Cars and The Band, with their
own timeless style to create music that transcends musical
fashion. |
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Fri 26th
Highway 67 Presents The
End Again, Insanity,
Obsidion, Black
Swan €10 Our friends at www.highway67.net support
and promote local acts and for this show they present
a hard rock and metal night for the first time. Dundalk
Fm stalwarts The Saturday Night Concept are comperes for
the evening. |
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Sat 27th
Jinx Lennon with
Miss Paula Flynn Tickets €14 Jinx Lennon, social commentator,
testifier par excellence recently saw his “Know Your Station
Gouger Nation” record included in the Hot Press best 250
Irish albums of all time and following last years acclaimed
“Trauma Themes Idiot Times” in now back in the studio
working on the next opus, working title of which is “National
Cancer Strategies” Buy Tickets
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Sat 27th
March Spin Djs. Downstairs. FREE Dj’s Kevin Clarke
& Neil Waters kick out the jams with a little bit of this
(funk, soul, disco, house) and a little bit of that (punk,
indie, rock n roll). Anything goes as long as it’s on
vinyl. As Joe Strummer once said “No two gigs should ever
be the same . |
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Sun 28th
Mar Glenn Tilbrook
Tickets €22.50 Glenn is best known for his work with
legendary British power-pop band Squeeze, with whom he
has been singing, playing and writing songs for many years.
He, alongside Squeeze co-writer, Chris Difford have penned
some of pop music's finest songs. Classics such as: "Take
Me I'm Yours", "Up The Junction", "Cool For Cats", "Labelled
with Love", and "Another Nail in My Heart". SOLD
OUT ONLINE
Remaining tickets available
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Sun 28th
Traditional Session (downstairs) 6-9pm Free Based
around the core group of Philip Hickey (accordian) Aine
McGeeney (fiddle/vox) and Henry McDonald (guitar/vocals).
Each week we are treated to special guests from throughout
the land and from wider afield. |
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Tues 30th
Glenn Tilbrook
Tickets €22.50 Glenn is best known for his work with
legendary British power-pop band Squeeze, with whom he
has been singing, playing and writing songs for many years.
He, alongside Squeeze co-writer, Chris Difford have penned
some of pop music's finest songs. Classics such as: "Take
Me I'm Yours", "Up The Junction", "Cool For Cats", "Labelled
with Love", and "Another Nail in My Heart"
Buy Tickets Online>>
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Wed 31st
Identity Parade
+ guests Indy Artworx
+ Stephen Young
And The Union €8 / €5 students The exciting Dublin
five-piece, present an infectious blend of indie rock
powerful, upbeat and energetic music to start the year
with a bang. This hard working band spent 2009 establishing
themselves as a red hot live act as well as releasing
three top 40 singles which got them noticed on the airwaves
across the nation |
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Sat 3rd
The New Originals
Tickets €10 As a testament to this bands incredible
power, even the disappearance of drummer Danny Pudding
in a cocaine avalanche earlier this year cannot stop this
Juggernaut of a tour. Witness a 2 hour show of non stop
stellar hits that have been ripped off by everyone from
the Beatles to Led Zeppelin. Buy
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Sun 4th
DJ D Presents "Funk
That" Tickets €10 A night of the best funk/soul/motown
hits from artists such as Sly & the Family Stone, Aretha
Franklin, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson,
Marvin Gaye, Parliament, Sam & Dave, Kool & The Gang,
The Temptations, Hall & Oats, James Brown, The Bar-Kays
to name but a few! So prepare to bring your dancing shoes,
get with the grooves and shake your thing! Buy
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Wed 7th
Hermione Hennessy
Tickets €13 The name Christie Hennessy is well-known
in Irish music. His death left an enormous hole in the
music scene but his music will ensure his legacy will
stay alive eternally. And proving that an apple doesn’t
fall far from the tree, his daughter Hermione released
her new album Songs My Father Taught Me on February 26th,
a record that not only pays tribute to Christie, but an
album he urged her to make before he died. Buy
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Sun 11th
Mark Geary + guest
Stewart Agnew
Tickets €16 “Live In New York” is Marks latest album,
which was recorded in New York last year. The album contains
songs from his three studio albums such as Ghosts, Volunteer
and It Beats Me .This is Marks first visit here in a year
and a half and is eagerly awaited. Buy
Tickets Online>> |
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Fri 23rd
David Kitt Tickets
€15 David Kitt’s sixth LP, The Nightsaver, hailed
already as his best in years, is the result of two years
of late-night experimentation, 80-hour weeks, caught in
the reverie of writing and recording in a home studio
at the top of a winding staircase somewhere along Dublin’s
Grand Canal. Buy Tickets Online>> |
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Sun 2nd
May Cathy Davey
Tickets €18 Cathys first outing in over a year is
eagerly awaited as she will be playing songs from her
soon to be released new album along with favourites from
her back catalogue. Not to be missed. Buy
Tickets Online>> |
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Sat 15th
May The Barstool Prophets Tickets €10 Following a
trio of sell out shows, Bobby, Paula and Lynsey return
with an array of new songs to add to their already impressive
repertoire. Combining vocal harmonies with the dulcet
tones of the cello, violin and acoustic guitar, the Prophets
provide a unique night's entertainment covering classics
and obscure gems from every era. Buy
Tickets Online>> |
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Sat 22nd
May Lisa Richards Presents Jason
Byrne Tickets €18 Jason’s inspired, original brand
of high-energy lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian
presently like him. His fast, freewheeling style, fused
with an array of offbeat props, makes his act a helter-skelter
of a show – where the audience is promised the ride of
their lives. Buy Tickets Online>> |
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