FullSet - Whelans - 17/7/13

Review of Irish Traditional Music Group 'FullSet' in Whelan's on Wednesday 17th July for Dublin Concerts

Support on the night from Caroline Keane and Tom Delany. See my review and photos from Tudor Marian on www.DublinConcerts.ie 

Pat

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Codes - Workman's Club - Friday 12/7/13

Codes played the Workman’s Club in Dublin on Friday night supported by Rachael Boyd. Check out my reviews on DublinConcerts.ie. Photos on the night by Shaun Neary

Rachael Boyd Review: www.dublinconcerts.ie/rachael-boyd-at-the-workmans-club-photos/

Codes Review: www.dublinconcerts.ie/codes-at-the-workmans-club-review-and-photos/

Pat

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The Weeks - Grand Social - 8/7/13

For the review of The Weeks (support from Leaders of Men) go to www.dublinconcerts.ie

Come on Live Long - Whelan's 6/7/13 (for DublinConcerts.ie)

Photo by Pat Byrne

For the review of Come On Live Long head over to www.dublinconcerts.ie

Gig Preview - Week Starting 8th July

The week starts off with 'The Weeks' live at The Grand Social tonight (Monday). I'm attending this myself and it should be a cracker. The Mississippi band signed to Kings of Leon record label are also supporting KoL on their world tour. Not one to miss. 

On Tuesday we have Rockabilly princess Imelda May live in the Marquee in Cork. She also plays in the Iveagh Gardens on Thursday. Tickets for both shows available at Ticketmaster.

Wednesday sees the return of Justin Timberlake to Irish shores. JT is currently touring his 'The 20/20 Experience' album released earlier this year. Phoenix Park is the venue and there are still some tickets left via Ticketmaster. 

Thursday sees former Roxy Music lead singer Brian Ferry to the National Concert Hall. This is a sold out show.

The weekend shows are all about the Phoenix Park gigs. The Killers headline on Saturday evening with support from Frank Ocean, Two Door Cinema Club and Haim. On Sunday it's the turn of English Folk band Mumford and Sons with support on the night from The Vaccines, Ben Howard, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. Tickets available on Ticketmaster.

For more details on Gigs this week see http://www.dublinconcerts.ie/concerts/this-week/

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Pat 

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Album in the Car.....4

For this installment of Album in the Car (AITC), we have another Irish Folk act. I must be in some sort of 'folky' mood at the minute seeing as the last 2 AITC's have been folk artists. 

So this time around it's singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan and her second studio album 'Passenger'. Released in 2011, the Choice Music Prize nominated album was preceded by the clever video for 'Knots' (which you can view below).

The album contains a duet with American artist Ray LaMontagne, 'O Sleep'. Their voices complimenting each other so well like Hannigan had previously with Damien Rice as a member of his band.

The stand out tracks for me on the album are 'Little Bird' which would bring a tear to a budgie's glass eye and the beautifully upbeat and lyrically clever 'What'll I Do'. Overall, this is a sensational album and one of my 'desert island discs' albums. 

Album can bought from Lisa Hannigan Official Store

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Pat
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Little Green Cars - Absolute Zero

I've started writing this as I listen to 'Absolute Zero' for the second time. I must have been in a hole somewhere not to have heard of these before the last couple of weeks. Well, I had heard 'The John Wayne' but nothing else.

I'm really impressed with this album. It reminds me a little of Arcade Fire without all the bullshit. Straight forward great music without the hidden meaning. 

From Faye O'Rourke's amazing vocals on 'Please', to the very weird sound of 'Red and Blue', to the fantastic harmonies of 'The Consequences of Not Sleeping', this album has everything. 

Stevie's calming quivering vocals set alight songs like the opener 'Harper Lee' and the album closer 'Goodbye Blue Monday'.  I've never been sold on bands with more than one vocalist. But O'Rourke and Appleby seem to have this down to a tee. The song to listen out for is 'The Kitchen Floor'. It is sublime. 

Absolute Zero is available from iTunes and their official Store 

7/10

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Pat 

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