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The Stables <stablesmullingar>

"Mullingar's no. 1 original music venue"

	May at the Stables	571 giorni fa
	Tickets on sale now from Heartbeat City, Mullingar or the Yukon Bar, Mullingar for: Sharon Shannon - May 9th Chumbawamba - May 31st Damien Dempsey - July 4th Upcoming Shows 1 May 2008 22:30 Tom Fun Orchestra (Canada) & guests The Driftwood Manor The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 2 May 2008 22:00 "The Wise Cracks Comedy Night" in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 3 May 2008 22:00 The Aftermath (Album Release) + guests The Victors (UK) & Innate The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 4 May 2008 22:00 Jung Turks The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 5 May 2008 21:30 Trailer Park Boys The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 8 May 2008 22:00 The Cherries and guests aeonfusion The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 9 May 2008 22:00 Sharon Shannon (4 Piece Band) & special guest Robert Blake The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 10 May 2008 22:00 Disco Nouveau - DJ Eddie Brennan (Pogo, Bodytonic, ElectriCity...) & Gavin McDonagh + Len Tilk The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 12 May 2008 21:30 Trailer Park Boys The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 15 May 2008 22:00 Dermot 'Blues' Byrne & guest Emer Dunne The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 16 May 2008 22:00 The Pale & guests The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 17 May 2008 22:00 The Australian Pearl Jam & guests The Parade The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 19 May 2008 21:30 Trailer Park Boys The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 22 May 2008 22:00 Gerry Maguire & guest Christine Deady The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 23 May 2008 22:00 John Spillane & guests Lilac Blues + Jimmy Broder The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 24 May 2008 14:00 All ages Metal gig with Djinn, Awaken Dominion & more The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 24 May 2008 22:00 The Acid Test (EP Launch) + guests The Gandhis & Nick Carswell The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 26 May 2008 22:00 Trailor Park Boys The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 29 May 2008 22:00 Songwriter 9 - Nigel Place, Labhaoise Brennan, Mark Conway & Liz Seaver The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 30 May 2008 22:00 Hoarsebox + guests Skinsize Kings The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 31 May 2008 22:00 Chumbawamba (Acoustic) & guests The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 1 Jun 2008 22:00 The Guggenheim Grotto (Acoustic) & Peter Doran The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath MAY 1st TOM FUN ORCHESTRA (CANADA) & guests The Tom Fun Orchestra are a 10 piece roots act who are coming to Ireland to play the Kilkenny Rhythm n' Roots Festival. They have added a few dates around the country before and after the festival including this Thursday night at the Stables. Expect a thoroughly high octane night of rock and roll. THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA bring their energetic stage show to Ireland and Scotland for a two-week tour. Two months after the Canadian release of their debut album, The Tom Fun Orchestra is turning a headlining spot at the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival into a two-week tour of Ireland and Scotland. In support of this tour, three songs from 'You Will Land With a Thud', produced by Gordon Gano (The Violent Femmes) and Warren Bruleigh (The Pixies, Louise Attaque), will be available as an EP through iTunes in Ireland and the UK on April 29. With recent high-profile showcases at Canadian Music Week and the East Coast Music Awards, live radio and national television performances, and an album that's been climbing charts across the country, the nine-piece "cluster rock" band from Cape Breton Island has been heralded as the next big thing to emerge from the burgeoning Canadian east coast music scene. Although hard to classify, Tom Fun's music has been described as "... a unique style of ...rock and roll music which incorporates every form of musical roots in an intoxicating blend". In addition to headlining performances at Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival, The Tom Fun Orchestra will be supporting Frightened Rabbit for three shows in Scotland. Complete tour schedule is as follows: April 30 - Old Oak - Cork, Ireland May 1 - The Stables - Mullingar, Ireland May 2, 3, 4 - Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival - Kilkenny, Ireland May 5 - The Boom Boom Room - Dublin, Ireland May 7 - Oran Mor - Glasgow, Scotland (with Frightened Rabbit) May 8 - The Waterfront - Dundee, Scotland (with Frightened Rabbit) May 9 - Dexter's - Arbroath, Scotland (with Frightened Rabbit) May 11 - The Bongo Club - Edinburgh, Scotland "You Will Land With A Thud" ALBUM PREVIEW AVAILABLE - http://myspace.com/tomfunorchestra Check out some killer TFO VIDEO footage here: http://tomfun.ca/tv/ www.tomfun.ca MEDIA QUOTES "Definitely one of the most interesting albums to come from the East Coast or anywhere else in Canada" - NOW Magazine "One of the most anticipated albums of 2008"- CBC Radio 3 "Cape Breton's Tom Fun Will Be Huge" - Times & Transcript "While the Dakota Tavern was hardly accommodating...it didn't stop Nova Scotia's latest gem from beating, stomping, and wailing into the small at-capacity venue...with front-man Johnny Turbo's growl-y Tom Waits impression leading the pack, made everyone a believer." – Exclaim! Magazine "...poised to become the East Coast's newest buzz band" - Daily Gleaner "Tom Fun put on the best live show on the East Coast" - [here] New Brunswick "I am amazed that they are not (yet) international sensations." - NovaNewsNow.com "Tom Fun's recent album is being heralded as one to hear...immediately" - Toronto Unplugged "This album is distinctly unique, and while it is hard to classify what makes it so charming the sheer outlandishness of all the content, combined with the underlying party atmosphere of all the tracks, makes this an album well worth a good listen. The unique vocals, with the over the top and catchy instrumentation gives this album an appeal that defies any real genres." -www.wgtsmagazine.com "This is something special about The Tom Fun Orchestra, the imagery that transcends throughout these songs is as magnificent as a good novel." - turnthepageblog.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/tomfunorchestra 2nd 'Wise Cracks Comedy Night' in aid of Irish Hospice Foundation The first "Wise Cracks Comedy Night" in aid of The Irish Hospice Foundation takes places in The Stables Mullingar on Friday the 2nd of May. This will be a night of excellent stand up comedy from some familiar faces and some of Irelands brightest new talents. Hosting the event is the accomplished Aidan Bishop. Native New Yorker Aidan began his comedy career in New York, regularly appearing at the New York Comedy Club and Stand Up New York. He is the organizer and resident mc of the now famous International Comedy Club in Dublin; he has played at Oxygen, Electric Picnic, and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs three years in a row. Damian Clark will also be performing on the night. Damian can be seen on RTE's "I Dare Ya!" carrying out hilarious pranks set by the Irish public. Damian has achieved great success in his native Australia having won numerous comedy awards and appeared on a variety of TV shows. Within a few months of moving to Dublin Damian, was voted 'The Number 1 event to see' & 'cream of the crop' (InDublin Magazine). Eric Lalor has opened for Des Bishop, Tommy Tiernan, Neil Delamere, Pj Gallagher amongst others. Eric has also performed at Electric Picnic, Kilkenny Cat Laughs, and the Galway Comedy Festival. Eric has come a long way from his first outing in RTE's "Joy in the Hood". He is regarded as a major force in Irish comedy for years to come. Daniel Cahill takes to the stage at this charity event with his blend of straight to the mark punch lines and relaxed comic banter. Daniel has played to audiences in Dublin, Cork, and Galway and has supported Ed Byrne and Michael Mee. Daniel will also be appearing at this years Kilkenny Fringe Festival. The Wise Cracks Comedy Night is also proud to present Monaghan funny woman Niamh Marron. Niamh brings her unique high energy brand of comedy to The Stables. She has performed in some of the top clubs in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kilkenny, and was a Bulmer's new Comedy Finalist 2007. There will also be music, special guests and a prize draw on the night. 100% of proceeds go to the Irish Hospice Foundation. To make an online donation please visit www.mycharity.ie/event/wisecrackscom... www.myspace.com/stableslive 3rd THE AFTERMATH (ALBUM LAUNCH) & guests The Victors (UK) + INNATE A wet May night a few years ago in the 100 club Oxford Street, London town. The brothers Cronin had just performed with their band to another lack lustre crowd of the usual London A & R bunch with none of them forthcoming with any shape of a deal. Things were not looking good for guitar based groups based in the northern UK town of Leeds where Johnny and Michael were brought to in the early 90's away from the dark recession hit Co Longford where they grew up as children. Friends Parva (who went on to become Kaiser Chiefs) had just been dropped along with many others and legendry venues (where the brothers had played with the likes of the Wedding Present, The Frank & Walters, The Fall, Mark Mullcahey, Gallon Drunk, Spacehog and Shed 7) such as the Duchess of York and The Town & Country club had just been shut down. With a few support gigs with The Frames and Damien Rice over the following months Johnny and Michael had a revelation. They decided to start anew, move back to Ireland and go about things the independent route the way said acts had done so very successfully. Upon returning to Ireland in Oct 2004 they set about putting plans together that were started on tour with The Frames. The following January the brothers set of to Black Box studios in the Loire region of France with David and Karl Odlum to start initial sessions of what would become The Aftermaths debut album (new start, new name after their favourite Rollin Stones record which punk poet John Cooper Clarke and former associated of The Who 'Irish" Jack Lyons agree is a top mod name and the Stones at their best). Recording continued at a slow pace for the rest of 2005 with money fairly tight with the relocation back to Ireland. It was around this time they met guitarist Justin McNabb and former Anathema bass player Duncan Patterson and the gigging machine that is The Aftermath started out on what would become a nearly never ending tour of the Irish musical landscape. They decided to not release anything just yet and try and build a fan base around the county as well as turn the live act into something special. In March of 2006 the band received an offer to support The Mission for 5 dates around Greece. Wayne Hussey had come across the bands myspace during their European tour and loved what he heard. The gigs went down a storm playing to over 20 thousand people on the short tour. The Aftermath continued to visit Greece once a year for short tours and plan to release their debut there in late September. It was around this time that Duncan Patterson became busier with his solo projects and they had to find a new bass player. Rather than audition someone new they reinstated Martin 'Sleepy' Gray who had been playing with them in the UK. Martin was not the only player they kept in touch with from their time in England. Helen Turner who was a member of The Style Council and played with Paul Weller until the Stanley Road album and had also been a part of the brothers live band in the UK reinstated herself at a few recording sessions and a few live gigs including the whole of The Aftermath's UK tour Nov 07. Another person they kept in touch with was Gallon Drunk man Terry Edwards. Terry famous for his arrangements for PJ Harvey, The Tindersticks, Nick cave and David Holmes to name a few was asked for a few string and brass arrangements to be done. You can hear his work on Hollywood Remake and Joyful Mystery on Friendlier Up Here. In July 2006 the band released debut single in Ireland "One Is Fun" named after a Deliah Smith cook book for singletons). It debuted at no11 in it's first week and kept in the top 40 for a further 3, ending up as one of the highest selling singles of 2006. With One Is Fun The Aftermath received their first national airplay from Larry Gogan on 2fm and Ann Marie Kelly at Today fm as well as getting on the play list for the online based then Phantom fm. The tour continued throughout July/ August with their first sold out shows in Crawdaddy Dublin, Roisin Dubh Galway and The Stables Mullingar and finished when the band were asked to open the HIFI festival that year sharing a stage with Razor light, The Streets, Ian Brown amongst others. The band continued to build momentum with the release of Hollywood remake in mid October 2006. The single went in at no 19 in the Irish charts beating both Madonna and My Chemical Romance to the highest new entry. It was during the tour for the single that the brothers had a chance meeting with Waterboy Steve Wickham who agreed to lay down some violin parts on the recordings which were developing when the finances were scraped together. Another thing that happened around this time was for the band to be name checked in BBC dram series Spooks. The plot involved some terror threat named The Aftermath which the characters googled but all the could find was an Irish based indie group. 2007 started well with The Aftermath named number 6 hope for 2007 in the Hot Press readers poll and One Is Fun number 38 in the 105 best singles of Phantom fm's end of year list. Touring continued with visit to the UK and Greece and dates around Ireland. When something does so many miles as the band do it was inevitable what happened next. On the way to the Phoenix Festival in Tullamore on Friday the 13th of July 2007 for the start of a tour to promote single "All I Want is for you to be happy" their van hit a patch of oil on the road, skidded and flipped several times until finishing upside down in a ditch. Luckily the band were all wearing seatbelts and still can't believe how no one was injured at all bar a few cuts and bruises. After a weeks rest the band hit the road again with promotional duties which seemed to pay of with the single debuting at no 10 that week and getting extensive play on 2fm and Phantom in Dublin. There were full houses all round on the tour which finished of with the brothers Cronin playing a home town show with Declan Nerney at The Marquee in Drumlish Festival in front of 2800 people. In November of 2007 the band hit the road in the UK for dates to promote "All I want is for you to be happy release on Littlest Mojo records. The single picked up quite a few plays on Xfm both in London and Manchester as well as on BBC 6. Back to Ireland in December for another jaunt around Ireland which started with playing to their biggest Dublin audience yet as support to The Blizzards in the Ambassador. The focus for the start of 2008 was to get the record finished. The Sessions that had continued with Karl were sounding great and included such musicians as Vyvienne Long of the Damien Rice band, Daragh O Toole on piano, Steve Wickham of The Waterboys as well as Helen Turner(Paul Weller). The band then employed the services of Ger McDonnell to mix the majority of the album. Ger who had previously worked with U2, The Manics, Travis and Martha Wainwright worked on 8 of the finished tracks with Marc Carrolan (Turn, The Thrills, Muse) mixing 2 and David Odlum taking care of the rest. The Aftermath also employed the services of legendary Masterer Greg Calbi who has been responsible for so many classic albums working with the likes of John Lennon, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, The Strokes, The Frames, Interpol to name but a few. The debut album by The Aftermath called 'Friendlier Up Here' is released on Live Transmission Records on April 25th 2008. With endorsements from the likes of Jackie Hayden from Hot Press who said "touches of Talking Heads and Roxy Music with spacey drum sounds, strident string's, fuzzed up guitars and impassioned vocal's. When a band avoid the obvious they can be truly inventive and stimulating." Totally Dublin said, "…think Arcade Fire carousing with Franz Ferdinand and you're nearly there." The Leeds Guide ' they sound like Roxy Music having a fight with the Pixies down a Northern backstreet." and The Sunday Tribune called them "the perfect pop machine". "Stylish, sophisticated pop for stylish, sophisticated people" Johnnie Craig In Dublin www.myspace.com/theaftermathband www.myspace.com/victors www.myspace.com/innate 4th JUNG TURKS Jung Turks are James P. Rooney (drums, percussion, hand sonics) and Edward D. Rooney (nylon string guitar). 'Jung Turks are something special; they combine their superb musicianship on both the drums and guitar with an eclectic mix of genres to create intricate and highly original music...this is some of the best instrumental rock music out there.' irishrockers.com 'Jung Turks approach is unlike any other...a strange and wonderful beast' - Kernan Andrews, Arts Editor, Galway Advertiser 'With just classical guitar and drums for comfort, Jung Turks sound like the offspring of the White Stripes and Rodrigo y Gabriela; lost musical children who were reared in a South American gypsy camp by former Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin and Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, before being sent to boot camp with Frank Zappa, who in turn sent them to the bog where they dug turf and fusion music.' - Ronan Casey, Westmeath Examiner 'Really, really crazy and innovative...amazing band' - Ed Larrikin, Larrikin Love www.jungturks.com www.myspace.com/jungturks 8th The CHERRIES & guests aeonfusion * 'Fronted by Kells woman Gemma McGowan and musically engineered by Drogheda musician Joanne Kieran (with assistance from Rosanna Schwarzacher on cello and David Breen on drums). The Cherries fuse a kind of cabaret sound (hints of Brecht/Weill) with a challenging dynamism last heard on long lost albums by Laura Nyro. They're not to everyones taste, which means there has to be something good going on, and have just released they're debut album 'Vertigo Girl'. www.myspace.com/bitethecherries 9th SHARON SHANNON & guest Robert Sarazin Blake ++ Sharon Shannon brings her stripped back acoustic band on the road for some select intimate gigs around the country. Joined by Mike McGoldrick, Dezi Donelly and Jim Murray they'll be performing songs from Sharons latest album 'Renegade'. Expect a rousing reception in such an intimate venue. Special guest on the night is American Folksinger Robert Sarazin Blake who is on an extensive Irish Tour throughout April & May. Described by the Sydney Morning Herald as 'the greatest Irish musician of her generation", Sharon Shannon and her Renegade line-up have just returned from a sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand. After the Brisbane show the Queensland Post reviewer wrote...'I can't ever remember feeling so lifted and exhilarated by a performance......and the RENEGADE CD endorses all of that'. Australian national station ABC Triple J, playlisted RENEGADE and Australia grooved to the new sound of Irish/Hip-hop on radio and flocked to the shows. Starting at Bellingen Global Carnival in New South Wales and ending at Tauranga Festival in New Zealand, Sharon and company had audiences on their feet everywhere. In fact she picked up a new fan at the legendary Basement Club in Sydney. The Sultan of Brunei was in town and requested a table for him and his all female entourage, confessing he was a fan!! NECKBELLY, a funky track from RENEGADE is now used by BBC for a new TV music series Blas Ceol. Renowned for her high energy live shows and her collaborations across all musical genres from the avant-garde classical with NIGEL KENNEDY to outlaw-country music with WILLIE NELSON, the new album and line -up RENEGADE sees Sharon explore new hip-hop rhythms with her predominantly traditional compositions. Joined by Manchester's Mike McGoldrick (Afro-Celt Sound Systems) on flute, Dezi Donnelly on fiddle and Jim Murray on guitar and backed by her BIG BAND........ 'RENEGADE' is Sharon's first studio album since 2003. Following the success of the Double Platinum "Collection 2005" and "Live at Dolans DVD" which went straight to No. 1 in the charts last year, Sharon is back with an album which showcases her constantly expanding musical landscape and her ability to cross over in new musical genres. Joining Sharon are Mike McGoldrick (Afro-Celt Sound Systems) on flute, Dezi Donnelly on fiddle and Jim Murray on guitar. Recorded at Sharon's own Poets Corner studio, the album and new line up both called RENEGADE which mainly features new original material by the quartet, is a heady mix of traditional Irish with hip-hop beats, ragga, jazz and world music inflections. "Renegade" also features Justin Adams (Tinariwen producer and Robert Plant's guitarist) John Reynolds (Sinead O'Connor, Indigo Girls), 2Play, Roachie, saxman Richie Buckley (Van Morrison) and Donald Shaw (Capercaillie) to mention a few. www.myspace.com/sharonshannon www.myspace.com/robertsarazinblake 10th DISCO NOUVEAU with DJ Eddie Brennan, Gavin McDonagh & Len Tilk "DISCO NOUVEAU returns on Saturday 10th May, following a hugely successful night in April, with ElectriCity and Bodytonic resident, DJ Eddie Brennan. Similar to all Disco Nouveau's guests so far, Eddie was nominated for best Irish DJ in the 2007 SLICK DJ MAG Irish Dance Awards. He is a relative new-comer compared to both Barry Redsetta and Sunil Sharpe, but his credentials are equally impressive. Eddie was heavily involved in ElectriCity's "Electric Shock" events in 2007, supporting international guests such as Chris Liebing, Technasia, Magda and Craig Richards. Nowadays you can see him perform at the POD as a POGO resident on Saturday nights (when we haven't stolen his services!). Eddie will be playing a mix of house and techno music ranging from minimal to banging. The warm up sets will be orchestrated by DISCO NOUVEAU resident Gavin Mac Donagh (gamadon) and Len Tilk, who makes his debut with some new minimal techno. Len is originally from Latvia and has recently moved to Mullingar. The nights are going from strength to strength so far, so get down early and experience Mullingar's only underground-dance club night. DISCO NOUVEAU can also confirm the arrival of ACII DISCO's head-honcho, Al Keegan on 7th June and anyone who visited The HUB in 2007 for an ACII DISCO party will know that it was one of the best nights out in Dublin To keep up to date with DISCO NOUVEAU gigs, post your views on events and download minimal, house and techno mixes from the resident DJ's, check out the new web page www.myspace.com/disconouveauclub or www.myspace.com/gamadon . All contributions to the sites, in the form of pictures, videos and reviews, will be very welcome." 15th DERMOT 'BLUES' BYRNE & guest Emer Dunne* Dermot Byrne is Ireland's foremost roots and blues performer and a prolific songwriter. He has taken his authentic style of blues to top festivals in Europe and the United States. Playing fingerstyle, slide guitar and harmonica he is a regular performer on the club and festival scene and his music has received critical acclaim in music press. His influences are the blues masters such as Son House, Robert Johnson, Fred McDowell and Texas folk-blues artist Huddie Leadbetter. www.myspace.com/dermotbluesbyrne www.myspace.com/emerdunne 16th THE PALE & guests Back in the 1990s,The Pale were hailed as Ireland's next big thing, adored for their quirky blend of European rhythms, mandolins, a drum machine, bald heads, a bag of esoteric tunes and Matthew Devereux's distinctive vocals. Frustrated by record company woes, among other things, it didn't last and they called it a day. Now, with an album deal under their belts, the core twosome of Devereux and Shane Wearen are back in earnest, supported by a revolving line-up that includes guitar maestro Colm Quearney. The Pale enjoyed a magical night in July at the Stables to celebrate the release of their first album in years 'The Contents of a Shipwreck'. Expect this night to be no different. www.myspace.com/thepaleie www.thepale.ie 17th The AUSTRALIAN PEARL JAM & guests The Parade Probably the finest tribute act to Pearl Jam you are likely to see! The Australian Pearl Jam have been spreading the good word of Eddie Vedder & Co. since 2005. The band has played to packed venues both at home and abroad. Their two hour set spans the entire Pearl Jam catalogue from early classics such as Alive, Even Flow, Jeremy & Black, Betterman, Do the Evolution & Light Years; right up to modern anthems such as Life Wasted & Worldwide Suicide. The Australian Pearl Jam pride themselves on recreating the studio sound of Pearl Jam, while mixing it with live energy that Pearl Jam fans know & love. Short of cloning, this is as close as it gets!!! www.myspace.com/australianpearljam www.showcaseyourmusic.com/theparade 22nd GERRY MAGUIRE & guest Christine Deady * Gerry hails from Dundalk, Co Louth in Ireland and was born into a musical dynasty, his father and his six uncles successfully toured Ireland during the great era of the showbands in the 50's and 60's as 'Benny Maguire and his Orchestra'. A legacy of musical craftsmanship surrounded Gerry from an early age. Christine Deady has played the Front bar before supporting Wayne O'Connor and then played at the Songwriter night a few weeks later. It's nice to have her back. www.greengroove.com www.myspace.com/christinedeady 23rd JOHN SPILLANE + guests Lilac Blues & Jimmy Broder Irish singer, songwriter and all round raconteur, John Spillane, returns with his fifth solo studio album, My Dark Rosaleen and the Island of Dreams. The album follows up 2006's 'Gaelic Hit Factory', John's Irish language collaboration with poet and writer, Louis De Paor, and features 12 beautiful tracks, delivered as only John can. John is a native of Cork, the county he lovingly describes as 'the centre of the universe', and it has been a huge influence on this singer/songwriter. Vocally, Spillane is quite unique with an almost sean nós like element and has been described as having a voice 'full of honesty, commitment and sensitivity'. John says of the album… "An album of songs in honour of the Island of Ireland, Mother Ireland, and of my own Mother - Mary Teresa Spillane". "Dark Rosaleen - dark and mysterious woman of dreams, your eyes are tired from weeping, the lakes of your tears glimmer gently on the island of visions and dreams. Fairy-tale visions of childhood, the magic and the pain of growing up in this crazy, magical land, the search for love, love lost and love found, and the never-ending dream of freedom, inside and out". '... some of the most skillfully crafted, vividly realized songs anyone has written in Ireland over the past dozen years.' Earle Hitchner, premier writer/reviewer for Irish Echo and The Wall Street Journal. www.myspace.com/johnspillane www.myspace.com/lilacblues 24th The ACID TEST (EP Release) & guests the Gandhis + Nick Carswell The Acid Test are Richie Kelly, Aidan O'Brien, Daire McCoy & Molton Boron. Hailing from the musical and cultural metropolis of Mullingar, their music has been described as guitar and electro beats with hues of abstract electronica welded to mighty 4/4 dance grooves. Influenced by everyone from Faust to Fourtet and Radiohead to Rachmaninoff, the Acid Test are a thrilling combination of melody and style that leave audiences begging for more. This night marks the release of their long awaited EP. www.myspace.com/theacidtest 29th SONGWRITER 9 – Unplugged in Mullingar (Monthly unplugged showcase in the Stables venue – No stage, no PA, listening audience) ** Taking place in the venue on the floor rather than on the stage with the performer surrounded by the audience to create a nice listening / performing environment there will be 4 quality acts each month including some big local acts trying out new material as well as touring artists from all around the world. This months line up features Nigel Place, Laoibhaise Brennan & Liz Seaver all from Dublin plus from Tullamore Mark Conway who has played here before with Paddy Slattery many times. www.myspace.com/stableslive 30th HOARSEBOX + guests Skinsize Kings Clap your hands and say Hoarsebox - a great live band who combine their lively instrumentation with four-part harmonies and bucket loads of energy. Mixing guitar, bass, drums and piano, while singing upbeat melodies, Hoarsebox strive to create a warm and open atmosphere where people can dance, sing and clap their hands... or each other! People tend to sweat from over-dancing gyration syndrome at their gigs - you will too. The band work to create a rich, gloopy and melodic sound that is quintessentially Hoarsebox, although it is inspired by sources from far and wide. Hoarsebox have already played all over Ireland and the UK, including a support tour with famous band The Stranglers, and Irish artists such as Republic of Loose, The Walls, Boss Volenti, as well as headline gigs at Spiegeltent, Whelans and other well-known Irish venues. The band releases their Cuckooland EP in May 08 along with the single "Rosey" which is already receiving airplay on quite a few stations nationally. The gig at The Stables on May 30th is one date on an Irish tour which brings them to Cork, Galway, Limerick, Kerry and a show at The Button Factory in Dublin. They have also been included on the line-up for a few Irish festivals in the Summer. www.myspace.com/hoarsebox www.myspace.com/skinsizekings 31st CHUMBAWAMBA (Acoustic) + guests ++ Chumbawamba are back, armed with acoustic guitars, accordion and trumpet, five-part harmonies, a bucketful of attitude and a new 25-track album called 'The Boy Bands Have Won'. Chumbawamba aren't like other bands. I think that was clear around 20 years ago when they made their first album, 'Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records' as a response to Live Aid. Chumbawamba began with a mission to be interesting and arresting, to be literate and understanding. The new album is a collection of such ideas; some are just passing thoughts, others are fully-formed songs. The album is gentle and warm in tone, but caustic in intent. There's nothing worse than being wishy-washy; nothing worse than just sounding lovely and providing a backdrop for a gentle, pleasant, warm-weather pleasantness. 'The Boy Bands Have Won' is Chumbawamba playing with culture, with the idea of recycling our own culture. We all have this vast history of 'stuff', musical and historical and in art and sport and politics and a million other things. And it's all there for the taking. www.myspace.com/acousticchumbawamba * Free Gig in the Yukon Bar ** Free Gig in the Stables Venue ++ Tickets available behind the bar / Heartbeat City www.stableslive.com info@stableslive.com www.myspace.com/stableslive www.bebo.com/stableslive JUNE 1st THE GUGGENHEIM GROTTO & guest Peter Doran Irish based trio, The Guggenheim Grotto are; Kevin May, Mick Lynch and Shane Power; multi-instrumentalists, completely at home in charge of a breathtaking array of instruments both onstage and in the studio. Together as a duo since 2003, Mick and Kevin cut their teeth playing the Dublin songwriter circuit. Having produced and recorded a collection of five songs in the confines of Kevin's tiny flat, in 2004 they approached Shane (a busy musician and studio engineer) to put the finishing touches to what resulted in the self-released 'A Lifetime In Heat' EP. Instantly impressed by what he heard, Shane and the duo kept in touch, exchanging ideas, occasionally gigging together and eventually combining talents to form the line-up which then set about recording their first Album. "Waltzing Alone" was released to critical acclaim in Ireland and its first promotional single "Told You So" rapidly became a firm favourite on Irish airwaves. Within weeks the song climbed to # 12 on the Irish National Airplay Charts. In America, awareness of the band began to rise due to the support of DJ's like David Dye at WXPN (Philadelphia) , Kate Bradley on XM50'S "The Loft" and Nic Harcourt at KCRW. The band was invited to the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios in London where they recorded a live session for Nic Harcourt's show 'Morning Becomes Eclectic'. Shortly after signing to NYC-based indie label United For Opportunity, the band released Waltzing Alone in the U.S. More and more American College Radio and AAA stations picked up on the album. The band was invited to showcase at SXSW where the guys played a brace of gigs before heading off to the sunnier climes of Los Angeles for a KCRW sponsored show at the Hotel Café. An hour-long live session for XM Radio's 'The Loft' was recorded. Also around this time, Kevin was the first lyricist to be featured on WNUR's Literary Show. TGG returned to the states for its first U.S. national tour. Notable moments during the tour included a World Café session with David Dye in Philadelphia, taping a podcast with the people at Paste Magazine in Atlanta and performing at the renowned Mountain Stage radio/TV show in Charleston, West Virginia, which is syndicated on 180 cable stations. Returning for yet another U.S. round last year, TGG swept up more success. A five-night mini residency at NYC's Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction allowed the guys time to record a few live shows. In-studio radio gigs in most markets, Apple in-stores in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and stunning press coverage from The Boston Globe and The Washington Post amongst others moved the band up a notch in the U.S. The big kicker, however, was when within only one day the album rocketed to the No. 1 downloaded folk album on iTunes, where it stayed for weeks. Special guest on the night Peter Doran makes an all too rare appearance to showcase some songs from his upcoming second album. No stranger to the Stables stage Peter has recently been playing around the country as part of Mark Gearys backing band. No mean feat indeed!! www.myspace.com/guggenheimgrotto www.myspace.com/peterdoran
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