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Culchie Calling Cards – Gigs – September 6 – 12 2010

GIGS

Keane’s Tim Rice Oxley and Jesse Quin are putting on a show as MT Desolation in Belfast’s Spring & Airbrake on Thursday 9 September and Whelan’s, Dublin on Friday 10 September. The location means something to the pair, for the legend of the PR flack says hat the pair did come upon the idea in Whelan’s while well on the way for needing a taxi home, but apparently not oiled enough to be refused. The plan being two English men trying to sing like Hank Williams. They sobered up, but the germ of the idea spread and they did something about it. The album is out in October. Let me know if its a disaster.

Cork legends (sometimes for their music) Republic of Loose start their four month live residency at the Academy, Dublin – one Friday each month from September through to December on Friday September 10th. These shows will be the band’s only Dublin gigs of 2010.

After returning from the States to open for U2 in Croke Park on their 360 tour in 2009, they spent the latter half of the year writing new material for their fourth album. In May 2010 Republic of Loose flew to Baltimore in the US to begin work on their forthcoming album. Recorded in Wrightway Studios with Steve Wright who had just finished working on the new UNKLE album, the fourth Republic of Loose album is scheduled for an early October release with the lead single pencilled in for September 17th. The album marks a new direction for the Loose with Mik Pyro describing the work as more up tempo and groove orientated. Currently they have a bunch of US Hip-Hop artists shouting out for them (and not just the Baltimore crews) so expect the republic to grow.

Ryan Sheridan launches his début single Jigsaw at the Sugar Club on Thursday 9th September. Hailing from County Monaghan, as a teenager, the singer and guitarist made his tentative first steps onstage in the pubs and clubs of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. An intimidating environment where he was old enough to play but not to drink, the competitive nature of the scene and the city meant he had to get good quick or go home. From there throw in Glasgow and the Scottish circuit then back to Ireland. Cut to Dublin in 2009 when he joins forces with Polish percussionist Artur Graczykand the pair hit the streets of Dublin to perform. He plays The Sugar Club, on 9 September after hitting Spain’s Benicassim Festival and Ireland’s own Oxegen festival. Ryan Sheridan’s début single ‘Jigsaw’ will be released on 10th September.

PVT (formerly known as Pivot, and probably pronounced like that) are playing The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 on Thursday September 2. The gig is in support of the “Church with No Magic” album and you can see the video of the first single “Window” as well as download it for free at their site. Their sound is described as, ahem “an amalgam of rock synthesis, propulsive rhythms and huge melodic strength”, to me its loud pop tinged wit a bit of rock sensibility underneath all their layering. You could slip “Window” in to the Inception soundtrack and no one would notice the tonal change.

TICKETS

Canadian roots-rock band Blue Rodeo return for a pair of Irish dates in late September in support of their album The Things We Left Behind, which was released earlier this year. Blue Rodeo is among the most accomplished groups Canada has produced.  The band has won 12 Juno Awards, including a record breaking 5 Group of the Year Junos.  Blue Rodeo won the 2008 Juno for Best Group, Best Adult Alternative Album & Best Video and received a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in 2009. Watch the video for Blue Rodeo’s Arizona Dust  below. The dates are Monday 27 September in Whelan’s, Dublin and Tuesday 28 September in The Errigle Inn, Belfast.

Ireland’s first International Gospel Music Festival (an initiative of Metro Éireann) aims to open up gospel music to new audiences in Ireland, and also to act as a tool to promote integration. Its on Saturday 25 September in The National Convention Centre, Dublin. Chinedu Onyejelem is the coordinator of the festival encompasses choral, rap, African, church, R’n’B and other sounds of gospel. The line up will include Dublin Gospel Choir, the Discovery Gospel Choir, the Redeemed Christian Church of God Praise Choir, Gospo Remix, Alva, Shaz Oye and more.  A series of workshops will also take place.

ALSO PLAYING

BELFAST
Thursday 9 September
Villagers, Black Box, Belfast

DUBLIN
Monday 6 September
Graham Corrigan, Captains Live Blanchardstown

Tuesday 7 September
The Looks, Captains Live Blanchardstown
The Dirty 9s, Doyles, Dublin – Ruby Sessions

Thursday 9 September
Delorentos, Live Blanchardstown

Friday 10 September
Fionn Regan, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
The Mighty Atomics, Live Blanchardstown

Saturday 11 September
Verona Riots, Captains Live Blanchardstown

SLIGO
Saturday 11 September
R.S.A.G., Temple House Festival, Sligo