Press Release: Hard Working Class Heroes – 2011 Ireland’s Annual Showcase Festival and Conference for New Music Thursday 6 / Friday 7 / Saturday 8 October – Dublin The Button Factory, The Mercantile, The Grand Social, Shebeen Chic, Twisted Pepper and The Workman’s Club Hard Working Class Heroes returns to the streets of Dublin over [...]
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Hard Working Class Heroes 2011 – applications open
Published by July 5th, 2011 in concerts, contest, events, gigs, music, news, showcase and special events. ClosedThe Reich Effect — 27-31 July
Published by June 20th, 2011 in artists, composers, concerts, cork, culture, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, music, news and special events. ClosedPress Release: Cork Opera House Proudly Presents THE REICH EFFECT A Five Day Festival Marking the 75th Year of Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer, Steve Reich Wednesday 27 – Sunday 31 July 2011 FESTIVAL HOT TICKET ALERT Cork Opera House is proud to present The Reich Effect a five day festival marking the 75th year of [...]
Daniel Johnston tribute night
Published by June 17th, 2011 in concerts, cork, culture, events, film, gigs, ireland, music, news, pubs, special events and tribute. ClosedThis Saturday, 18th June at Bradley’s on Barrack Street, there will take place a tribute to American songwriter Daniel Johnston. At 7.30, ‘Cine-Ceoil’ presents the documentary film, The Devil and Daniel Johnston (110 mins). This will be followed by performances from: The Severed Headmaster (Thinguma*jigSaw, Norway) Alpine Those Myriads (Norway) Rory Francis O’ Brien Mark [...]
Dub Day @ Gulpd & Pavilion
Published by June 17th, 2011 in bass, club nights, cork, dub, events, music, news and special events. ClosedAll day event taking place tomorrow, Saturday 18th. 5-9pm Gulpd café (at Triskel Arts Centre / Plugd Records) – No cover charge 10pm-2am The Pavilion – Admission €5 Dubday happens on Saturday June 18th 2011. Dub music is the theme varying from chilled out dub to heavy bass as artists play a wide spectrum of [...]
A Call for The Reich Remix
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in art, competitions, composers, contest, cork, culture, events, festivals, music, news and special events. ClosedCork Opera House is inviting submissions from budding electronic artists for the experimental Reich Remix Competition. If you are a musician, DJ, music producer, remixer or Reich aficionado and want to create your own original Reich Effect, then this is for you. The finalists will be judged and selected by none other than Steve Reich, [...]
Show your support for Cork Opera House — Friday 4pm
Published by July 1st, 2010 in art, cork, culture, events, ireland, news, special events and theatre. ClosedIt was recently announced that Cork Opera House is to close for three months starting next week in a bid to cut costs. We’d like to pass on a message from the Cork-based Cyclone Repertory about a gathering in front of the Opera House tomorrow afternoon: It has been put forth that when it re-opens [...]
Indiependence — Mitchelstown July 31st – August 1st
Published by June 30th, 2010 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, Irish Music, Mitchelstown, music, news and special events. ClosedIndiependence 2010 returns this August bank holiday weekend at Deer Park on the old Dublin road just outside Mitchelstown. The new location hosts on-site camping & parking facilities, and will feature 4 covered stages. See the Indiependence website for the latest full lineup; meanwhile some highlights include: Bavaria Main Stage Headliners include White Lies, Alabama [...]
Cork X Southwest — Skibbereen July 31st
Published by June 30th, 2010 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, Irish Music, music, news, Skibbereen and special events. ClosedMurphy’s presents Cork X Southwest, in its fourth year taking place at The Showgrounds in Skibbereen on Saturday July 31st. Headliners announced to date include Bonnie Prince Billy and Martha Wainwright. This year’s one day festival sees acts performing over 4 stages: The Blue Tent MARTHA WAINWRIGHT BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY AND THE CAIRO GANG HOTHOUSE [...]
LiveStock — Schull, July 3rd
Published by June 23rd, 2010 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, ireland, Irish Music, music, news and special events. ClosedNew mini-festival taking place in Schull on July 3rd, featuring: Ian Whitty & The Exchange, O Emperor, Setmaker, John Blek & The Rats, Travega, 21 Demands, Novella Hermosa, Martin Staunton & The Lost Parade, Jill D. & Gill. Livestock is a one day music festival which aims to support Irish artists through local festivals concentrating [...]
Southern Gothic week @ the Crane Lane
Published by April 29th, 2010 in concerts, cork, events, festivals, gigs, music and special events. ClosedBandicoot promotions’ Southern Gothic week got underway last night at the Crane Lane Theatre with a late night show featuring Reverend Deadeye. Featuring 10 performers in 5 days, the event is billed as a week of blues, country, rockabilly, post punk, antifolk, swing jazz and hillbilly punk. Read more about it in this article from [...]
