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	Tickets available at www.tickets.ie/thestables for select gigs Upcoming Shows 4 Dec 2008 22:30 Michael O'Brien Band + C O Neill The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath 5 Dec 2008 22:00 The Brothers Movement & guests Skinsize Kings + Disconnect 4 The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 6 Dec 2008 21:30 CATHY DAVEY & guests The Raglans - www.tickets.ie The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 11 Dec 2008 22:00 Wallis Bird (Solo) & guest Peter Doran (Solo) The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 12 Dec 2008 21:30 Director & guests TouchWood The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 13 Dec 2008 14:00 All Ages Metal Gig with Unborn Massacre and more The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 13 Dec 2008 22:00 Pinhead (A Tribute to the Ramones) & guests Evil Elviss The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 18 Dec 2008 22:00 Jukebox Gypsy (UK) & guest anthony.love (UK) The Yukon Bar, Mullingar 19 Dec 2008 22:00 Colm Lynch & the Honey Dogs + guests Peter Doran & Arrow In The Sky The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 20 Dec 2008 14:00 SuperKidd Promotions all ages gig with Crimson, Pariah and more The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 20 Dec 2008 22:00 The Australian Pearl Jam & guests Woodster The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 26 Dec 2008 21:00 TBC The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 27 Dec 2008 21:30 The Aftermath & guests The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 28 Dec 2008 22:00 Thunderstruck (AC/DC Tribute) The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 31 Dec 2008 21:00 Disco Nouveau New Years Eve Party The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath 1 Jan 2009 22:00 Dermot 'Blues' Byrne The Yukon Bar, Mullingar, Westmeath DECEMBER 4th MICHAEL O'BRIEN & band + C O NEILL * Michael O Brien has been playing gigs in Cavan for the past 6 years. Past performances include: The Loft in Cavan, where he played support for Sonny Condell, Poxogen '06, "The Impromtu Wigwam Session" in The Body & Soul at Electric Picnic '06 and numerous local venues in Cavan. More recent performances include headline slots in Bewleys on Grafton St & The Cobblestones in Dublin. He also plays regularly at the "ORIGINS" original music gigs of which he is organizer & co-founder. Michael plays both solo and in a band with his brother Ferdia ..board, Tom Flynn on drums and Jamie Byrne ( from IAMA) on bass. He currently spends his time building up "ORIGINS" and working on an EP and Album.... C O NEILL hails from Cavan & plays with the talented Jamie Byrne & Ronnie O Flynn. Plans for the release of an album in early 2009 are currently being laid in place but in the meantime Ciaran is hitting the road for over 2 weeks in November and December to test the new material in the hope of building an audience for the album upon its release. Ciaran plays a blend of lo-fi experimental acoustic folk in the vein of Devendra Banhart or Wilco. www.myspace.com/michaeljohnobrien www.myspace.com/coneillmusic www.coneill.net 5th The Brothers Movement & guests Skinsize Kings + Disconnect 4 The Brothers Movement only came into existence in 2007. It's a measure of how highly regarded The Brothers Movement have become within music circles in such a short period of time that they were invited to open for The Jesus And Mary Chain in The Roundhouse, London in March 08. Further evidence of the potential of this band came when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club invited The Brothers Movement to open for their entire European tour in June 08. Over the last couple of years these hard working rock n' rollers have built up an impressive roll call of opening slots with some of the finest bands on the planet with the likes of Primal Scream, Ian Brown, MC5, Chemical Brothers, Sonic Youth and Brian Jonestown Massacre among the bands with whom they have shared a stage. Skinsize Kings formed in early 2006 intent to invent (to vent their dissent) impressively expressive, aggressively progressive sounds with no bounds that surround and astound and pursue avenues that enthuse and infuse a sense the nonsense imposed is opposed in notation and narration at least. Since said formation in the centre of the nation this 6 man faction have been in action without any fears and without any peers,.. just a goal and shedloads of soul and rhymes over odd times that stop/start, borderline art and never relent or circumvent on said intent. Disconnect 4 - Leon Butler (guitar/synth/vocals), Yvonne Ryan (bass), Keith McCaffery (drums), and Eoin Reilly (guitar) have been together for little more than a year, yet they are among the best known bands in Galway city - they also provoke the strongest, sometimes most polarised, reactions from audiences. Disconnect 4's strong visual image, sense of swagger, and confidence can make people go: "Who the hell do this lot think they are!?!" Yet, by the end of the band's set, that same audience is won over by the band's sharp, energetic, new wave songs. "People can be polarised by us and say we're all about image and not about music, but we change a lot of people's opinions when they see us," says Keith, who you sense thrives on that kind of reaction. "It makes us work harder to win them over. It's better to provoke a reaction and make people have an opinion. It's better to p*** people off than have them say 'You're harmless'." Disconnect 4 make no apologies for their visual image and projection of a recognisable look, but take exception to any accusation that it comes before the music. "We don't want to look like anyone else," says Keith. "All the bands that made an impact - The Beatles, Blondie, Ramones - all had a style and a particular image. It's always a good thing in rock'n'roll. It's different if you are a singer, but when there are four of you in a band, it's four people going for the same thing. You have to have a unified image to show you are going for something together musically. People who deny that are only lying to themselves." It is above all the music that counts and the proof is that Disconnect 4 do win people over with their songs. The songs on the band's Myspace page - 'Running With Scissors' and 'Say what You Said' - define their sound; echoing guitars; metronymic, danceable beats; synth noise, and driving bass riffs. It's infectious and hints that Joy Division, early U2, and 17 Seconds-era Cure are strong influences. "It all points towards dance," says Eoin. "We want to make music that gets people fired up and dancing." "Indie music is going that way," says Leon. "People like music they can listen to but can move to at the same time, that's why more DJs are playing bands like Hot Chip." "We make music by jamming," says Yvonne. "We work from that and make sure everything works as a song and not just toddle along. We always work on the structure to make the whole thing work. We don't come in with preconceived ideas, we want to see where it can take us." "Next year we'll be moving towards 1930s folk," quips Keith. Yvonne's bass riffs keep the music tight and structured but she has little time for any stereotyped notions of why women are often the bass players in bands. "You can read all this scientific crap about how women prefer lower frequencies and they are more pre-disposed to such sounds, but that's not it for me," she says. "When I was 15 me and a friend of mine wanted to form a band. She had a guitar so I bought a bass and I found that I just liked it. I play the piano as well but it's the bass I really fell into." Disconnect 4 have a great sense of humour and couldn't be accused of taking themselves too seriously. If you're on Myspace and have sent the band a Friend request you may get back the strange comment - One-zy Pre Bop n' nail! - what does that mean? "We've invented our own language," laughs Eoin. "It's because we've spent so much time together we keep coming up with these words. One beer can be an One-zy but so can 24 cans. It's escalated to the point where the entire English language is just one word!" www.myspace.com/thebrothersmovement www.myspace.com/disconnect4 6th CATHY DAVEY & guests The Raglans ++ Cathy Davey is the daughter of a musician father and a sculptor mother whose childhood was spilt between England and Ireland. Her schooldays were equally as mixed an affair, with Cathy's individualistic instincts tending towards rejection of organised education. This invariably led to friction followed quickly by suspension and inevitably to expulsion. Her schooling did lead though to the nurturing of her artistic talents and Art College beckoned before the lure of music would brook no competition. Cathy took to writing songs easily, but with the smallest record collection ever, she had little to reference her work to, so she kept it to herself. Her first gig, at an 'open-mic' affair, brought a manager and the bedroom-demos led to a contract with Parlophone main-man, Miles Leonard. A beautiful, sunny summer spent in Wales with Ben Hillier resulted in 'Something Ilk' the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful debut album. Supported by 18 months of touring – torture for her as she suddenly realised she was a very long way from her bedroom and singing to strangers wasn't at all fun –the album didn't reach a wider audience without Radio support. Almost three years on and Cathy Davey was ready to release 'Tales Of Silversleeve' her second album on Parlophone. This time though the album was recorded in much the same manner as it was written; in various houses in Ireland and London. A methodology ensuring Cathy could develop her songs to their specific requirements rather than the costly meter's-running, approach of the big studio. Her co-producer, Ex-Sneaker Pimp, Liam Howe, helped Cathy to continue her experimental approach to recording but ensured that the songs retained their immediacy - probably the single biggest difference between the two albums. These new songs, 'Rueben', 'Sing for Your Supper', and 'Moving', etc. didn't take a second listen before they snared you good and proper. The album has gone multi platinum in Ireland and propelled Cathy to the forefront of the Irish Music Scene – and she's not looked back since. The future is a brighter place… The Raglans consist of Stephen, Luke and David and they started playing together when they were fifteen. The first live performance was at a school talent show when Stephen and Luke began to show signs that their performance abilities were a cut above the rest. Under the guidance of K2 Music Stephen and Luke cut 3 original tracks in Antimo Puca studio in September 07 under the name 'The Raglans'. The name 'The Raglans' was inspired by the Patrick Kavanagh poem 'On Raglan Road' a favourite of both Luke and Stephen.David joined the band full time in January 08 bringing a rounded sound to the group. With the line-up now complete the band decided to take a year out and concentrate fully on song writing, arrangements, recording, rehearsal and performance. They reached an agreement with K2 Music to produce and release four three track EP's of original songs in preparation for recording a full album in January 2009. The music of 'The Raglans' is acoustic based with a range of influences from Rhythm & Blues to Indie Pop Rock resulting in strong original melodic and lyrical content. www.myspace.com/cathydavey www.theraglans.com 11th WALLIS BIRD (SOLO ACOUSTIC) & guest Peter Doran + Bird is often compared to famous singer-songwriters like Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple or the young Janis Joplin. In her songs she fuses elements of traditional folk music, blues and funk with an energetic handmade rock sound. Her exceptional voice allows for an already huge repertoire from soft folk ballads to rousing power songs. "Wallis' debut EP is a breath of fresh air, showcasing an exciting, spirited new talent" THE SUNDAY EXPRESS "Quirky, angsty, semi-acoustic folk-grunge-rock. file next to Ani Di Franco." THE GUARDIAN Counting to Wallis Bird, the numerical guide to the Irish singer-songwriter with the loud guitar and belting-pure voice: One: The number of times you'll have to hear Wallis Bird's first single 'Blossoms in the Street', before it sinks into your ears and stick in your head… Two: The number of minutes it took Island Records to realise they had found an act of international stature and long term success. Wallis Bird signed to Island Records UK in September 2006. Three: The number of musicians in Wallis' band, German Brothers virtuoso Michael and Christian Vinne (bass and drums), lovely Aoife O'Sullivan (viola and backing vocals). Four: The amount of days Wallis' first Digital Album Release "Spoons" needed to get in the top 10 UK digital album download charts. Five: Despite Tabloid Controversy, this is the amount of fingers Wallis has on each hand. Peter Doran began playing guitar at the tender age of eleven, experimenting initially with the electric guitar before progressing onto the acoustic guitar that he favours for songwriting. Throughout the most recent years he has been blessed by the talents of the musicians that make up his live band and feature heavily on recordings. The band and these musicians are an integral part of the music. The band and resulting variations of instruments allow the songs to be brought to vastly different places than possible using just an acoustic guitar and voice. This is duly exploited to the last in Peter's music. Some tracks are laid back, quiet affairs, whilst others lean towards the heavier end of the musical spectrum, employing dirty electric guitars, soaring string sections and blistering electric guitar solos. The main focus with the writing has always been on creating strong songs, both lyrically and harmonically, that will work when stripped down to bare bones and delivered on an acoustic guitar. The next stage is to bring these songs to the band where they all work together to take them to a more-realised place both dynamically and melodically. Last year saw the release of the debut album "Wood" which received positive reviews across the board, including praise from the much respected Irish publication "Hotpress" - "WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS... 7/10" There was two versions released of this album... a standard jewel case version and a very special 2cd edition housed in a completely unique hand-carved indian walnut box! These boxes were hand-crafted in Kashmir, India. The second disc contained 11 tracks, many of which instrumentals, another side to Peter's writing that separates him from the standard singer/songwriter fare. Peter and the band have been playing live sets all over Ireland for the last few years, steadily building up a network of fans throughout Ireland. These have been a mixture of headline shows and high profile support slots, including opening for artists including Duke Special, Mark Geary, David Kitt, Colm Lynch, John Spillane, Luka Bloom, Gary Dunne, AM O'Grady, Albert Niland, Peter Mulvey, Emmett Tinley and even rock bands like Berkley. This fact is testament to the variety of material existing in Peter's repertoire. Currently there is enough material written to record a very strong follow up album... watch this space... "WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS" -Hotpress "A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE ALBUM" - Bob Katz, Audio Guru. "LOVELY LOVELY COMPOSITIONS PRESENTED FULL HEARTEDLY IN AN HONEST APPROACH, LONG MAY YOU COMPOSE" Marc Pilley, Hobotalk. www.myspace.com/wallisbird www.myspace.com/peterdoran 12th DIRECTOR & guests ++ Hailing from the Dublin village of Malahide, DIRECTOR are Michael Moloney (Vocals/Guitars), Eoin Aherne (Guitars), Shea Lawlor (Drums) and Rowan Averill (Bass). The band make meticulously crafted pop brimming with pointed hooks and astute instrumentation that simmers to perfection under the distinct vocals of songwriter Moloney. Taking their musical cues from their early encounters with the classic songwriting of the Beatles, Steely Dan and Randy Newman. DIRECTOR cite Beck, Grandaddy, Muse and the Strokes as some of their modern day influences. DIRECTOR's music is pop simplicity at its best; boisterous energy mixed with melodic sensibility. "Music is meant to excite people; it's there for people to enjoy. That's what we try to focus on". Director's self-produced debut album, We Thrive on Big Cities included their debut singles, "Reconnect" and "Come With A Friend". Within the first week of release, the album had reached number 2 in the Irish album sales charts, conceding the first place to Sam's Town, by The Killers. Join Director as they play hits from this album and as they debut material from their forthcoming 2nd release! www.myspace.com/directormusic 13th All ages metal gig with Unborn Massacre, Awaken Dominion & more – 2pm Another installment of the highly successful all ages metal gigs which sees regular participants of the all ages gigs Unborn Massacre take the headlining spot with support from regulars Awaken Dominion. Doors at 2pm with the gig getting underway at 2:15pm. Fully supervised event and all ages welcome. www.myspace.com/unbornmassacre www.myspace.com/awakendominion 13th RAMONES Tribute PINHEAD & guests Evil Elviss Famous for short, fast and loud rock songs like "Beat on the Brat" and "I Wanna Be Sedated," The Ramones were one of the first punk bands of the 1970s. They started in 1974, with all band members taking the surname Ramone. The original line-up included: vocalist Joey, guitarist Johnny, bassist Dee Dee and drummer Tommy. They performed in New York City nightclubs along with other legendary bands such as Blondie, The Talking Heads & Television and were among the first to get a record contract. Their eponymous debut album, released in 1976, is considered a classic of the punk genre and set the standard of simple pop songs delivered with raw energy. Although The Ramones never achieved mainstream financial success, they released 21 live and studio albums, had a devoted fan base and influenced countless bands, from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to Green Day and The Offspring. In 1978 drummer Tommy was replaced by Marky, who in 1983 was replaced by Richie but returned to the band in 1987. Bassist Dee Dee left the band in 1989 and was replaced by C.J. The band officially broke up in 1996. Joey died of cancer in 2001, Dee Dee died of a drug overdose in 2002 and Johnny died of cancer in 2004. Their albums include Rocket to Russia (1977), End of the Century (1980, produced by Phil Spector), Brain Drain (1989) and Adios, Amigos (1995). Some of their best-known songs are "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away." The Ramones were featured in Roger Corman's 1979 low-budget comedy Rock and Roll High School... End of the Century: The Story of The Ramones, a documentary about the band and its internal struggles, was released in 2003... The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002... The band's slogan, often chanted during concerts, was "Gabba Gabba Hey" and came from their song "Pinhead." PINHEAD are the only RAMONES tribute to be endorsed by Marky. PINHEAD has existed as a band for 5 years. Their primary aim was to try and recreate the RAW POWER of a truly great RAMONES gig. They as individuals believe the RAMONES were the greatest band from the 70's arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time and still to this date totally underrated. They have strived to perfect the show they do by being as authentic as they can to the original Ramones. Their set is mainly taken from the first four Ramones albums as they believe this is the period that really defined the Ramones although they do dip into later albums as well. Included in the show are The Good the bad & The Ugly intro, A Pinhead to bring the Gabba Hay sign on stage & The Presidential seal clutching a bass ball bat as a back drop. Their belief in PINHEAD also comes from the total Ramones fanatics who have come to their gigs and come up after the show to tell us they were blown away and how they did not think it could be done. They have had support from some influential people like Cait O'riordan of the Pogues, her self a life long Ramones fan, who got up on stage to play a few numbers. Evil Elviss were an Athlone based punk rock band back in the early part of this decade also that have decided to play one last show before dispersing completely. They have in the past supported Pinhead and will do so one last time. http://www.geocities.com/pinheadireland/ 18th JUKEBOX GYPSY (UK) & guest anthony.love (UK) * Jukebox Gypsy formed while on a seven week tour of Ireland. Originally three songwriters Ben Blance, Dave Hastie and Isaac tabor met in Liverpool in 2007 and formed the folk group Blance, Hastie & Tabor. After performing notable gigs at the Liverpool Music Festival and the Bedford in London the band organised a Tour of Ireland. Johanna came along for the ride however it soon became obvious through busking on the streets of Galway and Wexford that she had a big part vocally to play in the band, and for the rest of the tour the band became known as Jukebox Gypsy. The band played at some great venues including hugely successful shows at the Ruby Sessions in Dublin, Laverys in Belfast, DeBarras in Clonakilty, The Sky and the Ground in Wexford as well as 3 gigs here at the Stables. Jukebox Gypsy also performed live on Feile Fm, East Coast Fm and had a prime time slot on Newstalk, a nationwide station. A follow up tour of Ireland is planned for christmas this year then a european summer tour will follow in 2009. 19 year old anthony.love hails from London and plays acoustic bass guitar and sing songs most of the time. The rest of the time he studies Russian at University College London. In the past year-and-a-half he has released 3 EPs and played just under 100 shows all over the country. He even played a gig in Russia once. He's done all of this by spending more time than is healthy on trains/coaches/the internet. "A champion of acoustic melodrama" Herts and Essex MUSIC-ZINE "all four songs are excellent....concentrate on the quality of the songs, here it's hard to fault – gentle without being drowsy, understated but not bleak, this is beautifully-created stuff. At turns its minimal yet touching and incredibly calming to listen to. An excellent start, I'd be very surprised if we don't hear more from Anthony Love in the near future" Nick Mann - A Short Fanzine About Rocking "Love's effortless but perfect alternative singer songwriter style blends many influences to create something new, which isn't all that common in the present day." Kirsty Johnson - Kissing Just For Practice "Elliot Smith via The Kooks" Bugbear www.myspace.com/jukeboxgypsymusic www.myspace.com/anthonylovemusic 19th COLM LYNCH & THE HONEY DOGS + guests Peter Doran & Arrow In The Sky Sounding like someone who grew up listening to Paul Weller records, Colm Lynch is the latest Dublin-based troubadour to try his hand at reviving a once popular niche. Having started out playing acoustic sessions around his native city, he has slowly moved up the ranks by playing at bigger venues and attracting media exposure. A number of impressive EP's led to a management contract and a publishing deal before being ushered into a studio to record an album's worth of material. He actually did better than by recording the eleven tracks twice: once in their raw electric form, and once as stripped down numbers. The acoustic versions come on a bonus disc that offers the listener a welcome variation to the high-energy originals. Another welcome inclusion on this superb debut is three tracks that are old favourites for anyone familiar with Lynch's work. Many musicians could have opted to disregard the older tunes, but he has stuck by songs like Why Must I Apologize? and opening track Lucinda. The pacing of the album is full-blooded and played through a high tempo, a reminder of a young Weller. This is all fuelled by Lynch's vocal capabilities, where he manages to have the listener hanging on his every word. Whether he approaches a song with wild abandon (Two Bullets & A Gun) or tentatively gets his message across (Sophie), he is always using a certain vocal style that differs slightly throughout the album. There are backing vocals present, and guitars & percussion aiding his escapade, but it is the lead man's vocals that will ultimately win you over. Even when he sounds slightly like Nic Armstrongor John Power, there is enough originality in his tone to charm anyone daring enough to pick this record up. If more singer/songwriters like Lynch, and fellow Dublin native The Mighty Stef, keep coming up with exciting material then the day of the solo artist could very well return. Peter Doran began playing guitar at the tender age of eleven, experimenting initially with the electric guitar before progressing onto the acoustic guitar that he favours for songwriting. Throughout the most recent years he has been blessed by the talents of the musicians that make up his live band and feature heavily on recordings. The band and these musicians are an integral part of the music. The band and resulting variations of instruments allow the songs to be brought to vastly different places than possible using just an acoustic guitar and voice. This is duly exploited to the last in Peter's music. Some tracks are laid back, quiet affairs, whilst others lean towards the heavier end of the musical spectrum, employing dirty electric guitars, soaring string sections and blistering electric guitar solos. The main focus with the writing has always been on creating strong songs, both lyrically and harmonically, that will work when stripped down to bare bones and delivered on an acoustic guitar. The next stage is to bring these songs to the band where they all work together to take them to a more-realised place both dynamically and melodically. Last year saw the release of the debut album "Wood" which received positive reviews across the board, including praise from the much respected Irish publication "Hotpress" - "WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS... 7/10" There was two versions released of this album... a standard jewel case version and a very special 2cd edition housed in a completely unique hand-carved indian walnut box! These boxes were hand-crafted in Kashmir, India. The second disc contained 11 tracks, many of which instrumentals, another side to Peter's writing that separates him from the standard singer/songwriter fare. Peter and the band have been playing live sets all over Ireland for the last few years, steadily building up a network of fans throughout Ireland. These have been a mixture of headline shows and high profile support slots, including opening for artists including Duke Special, Mark Geary, David Kitt, Colm Lynch, John Spillane, Luka Bloom, Gary Dunne, AM O'Grady, Albert Niland, Peter Mulvey, Emmett Tinley and even rock bands like Berkley. This fact is testament to the variety of material existing in Peter's repertoire. Currently there is enough material written to record a very strong follow up album... watch this space... "WARM AND ENCHANTING... AN ADMIRABLE DEBUT THAT SHOULD OPEN DOORS AND MINDS" -Hotpress "A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND CREATIVE ALBUM" - Bob Katz, Audio Guru. "LOVELY LOVELY COMPOSITIONS PRESENTED FULL HEARTEDLY IN AN HONEST APPROACH, LONG MAY YOU COMPOSE" Marc Pilley, Hobotalk. Arrow In The Sky has risen from the ashes of Till The Morning Comes. Following a much darker path than TTMC did, file under the Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes banner. Check em out you won't be disappointed. www.myspace.com/colmlynch www.myspace.com/peterdoran www.myspace.com/arrowinthesky 20th THE AUSTRALIAN PEARL JAM & guests Woodster The set that APJ play consists of anything from the early Pearl Jam era (Alive, State of Love & Trust, Black, Elderly Woman, Betterman ) right up to their latest hits Do the Evolution, Light years, I am mine, and their fastest selling single to date, Worldwide Suicide, which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart in just two weeks. The band and their management pride themselves on recreating the LP sound of Pearl Jam while mixing it with the live sound that fans are used to. Woodster are a four-piece rock band based out of Roscommon and are currently trying to establish themselves on the gigging circuit. The band was formed in October 2006 and has played many gigs in Dublin over the last year and a half as well in other areas of the country. It consists of Gearoid Connaughton on drums, Dermot Kelly on vocals and guitar, Pat Nolan on bass guitar and Micheal Sheil on lead guitar. Originally Woodster started out as a cover band but in recent months the band has focused on composing and writing its own music and lyrics. Woodster really impressed on a recent visit to the Stables with their superb rock sound. Intricate guitar riffs, monstrous rhythm and superb vocal delivery. www.myspace.com/australianpearljam www.myspace.com/woodsterband 26th TBC – see www.stableslive.com or www.myspace.com/stableslive for announcement nearer the time 27th THE AFTERMATH + guests Waiting to Explode with Marty Mulligan & Twenty Twelve + The Aftermath round off a very successful year indeed, which saw them release debut album "Friendlier Up Here' to critical and top 20 success in Ireland, with the release of download single There's a Darkness. The single version has been remastered by uber masterer John Davis (Kaiser Chiefs, The Ting Tings, Bloc Party, The Smiths.) at Metropolis studios, London. The release of 'There's a Darkness' see The Aftermath continue their never ending tour this year which has seen them perform to full houses from The Olympia Theatre, Dublin to The Marquee in Drimlish to The Irish Centre Leeds to Club Bang Bang in Berlin. Highlights of the remaining dates for the year include The Aftermath's first dates in Northern Ireland this year with The Pigeon Detectives, a Dublin show with legendary Irish band The Stunning and a special homecoming show in The Stables in Mullingar which will be recorded for a specially released EP early next year. With work already started on their sophomore album due to be recorded in late February and distribution deals inked in Scandinavia, Greece, Italy and the UK for Friendlier UP Here for an early 2009 release there won't be any let up in The Aftermath's work load for a while. With themes on their debut album Friendlier Up Here that bound from love through death, sex and call centres, bad Hollywood remakes and Delia Smith cookery books, Friendlier Up Here is an album borne of marathon Woody Allen movie sessions and daydreaming to a soundtrack of Bowie, Beatles, Roxy Music, The Smiths and Serge Gainsbourg. The lead single, Are You Not Wanting Me Yet? is a glam rock tale of unrequited love. Those familiar with The Aftermath's earlier releases will recognise the hit single 'One is Fun', a catchy Bowie-inspired disco song, which debuted at No 11 on the Irish charts on release. Other standout tracks include the Beatles-inspired 'Northern Lingerie', the desolate reality-check-to-self 'There Is A Darkness' and live favourite 'All I Want Is For You To Be Happy'. The self-penned and self-financed album was recorded in France with Karl and Dave Odlum of The Swell Season that won that Oscar earlier in the year and Gemma Hayes fame. Production duties were performed by Phil Vinyl, the man behind Placebo, Elastica and Pulp, mixing by Ger McDonald of Travis and U2 fame and words of wisdom came courtesy of legendary producer Mike Hedges and Irish Jack Lyons, an old associate of The Who's. The Waterboy's Steve Wickham joined the fray, as did Damien Rice cellist Vyvienne Long and Paul Weller keyboardist Helen Turner who continues to play live with the band. Marty Mulligan VS Waiting to Explode is a collaboration of slam poetry and the music of Waiting to Explode. It was sparked in Febuary 2007 after a Waiting to Explode gig in the Roisin Dubh in Galway where Slam Poet Marty Mulligan first joined the lads on stage. What started out as a little bit of fun ended up in an hour long jam, which sent the crowd wild! The project did not come to life until May of this year when Marty asked Waiting to Explode to be the house band in "The Word" which he is running at this years Electric Picnic. Since then, Marty and Waiting to Explode have been writing their mix of slam poetry and progressive rock which they performed to great praise at the recent Electric Picnic and will break out once more to join the Aftermath for this special Xmas show. Twenty Twelve have been creating quite a buzz since emerging from their rehearsal space a few months ago. Influenced by the likes of Explosions in the Sky, Redneck Manifesto they are a must see live act. www.myspace.com/theaftermathband www.myspace.com/waitingtoexplodemusic www.myspace.com/martymull www.myspace.com/youlneverfindus 28th THUNDERSTRUCK (AC/DC TRIBUTE) + The ultimate AC/DC Tribute band return to the Stables for another full blown take on the Classics of the DC. From the schoolboy uniforms to the trademark vocals and guitar licks they have it all in abundance. Always a welcome treat and they always go down a storm. If you haven't checked them out up to now do yourself a favour and get down to see them this time. For those unlucky enough not to get tickets for the O2 arena in April this should go some way to making up for it. www.thunderstruck-ireland.com 31st DISCO NOUVEAU NEW YEARS EVE PARTY "DISCO NOUVEAU L'ANNEE" The DISCO NOUVEAU Resident DJs will be taking over the Stables for a New Years Eve party which will no doubt get 2009 off to a memorable start. Jamies Cox will be making a memorable return to DISCO NOUVEAU, on his holiday break from London, while Jason Carroll and the rest of the crew will be playing a selection of their favourite tracks of 2008. Expect everything from minimal, techno, electro and various other mutations of warped house music on the night. Admission will be the same as always at €10, which is a bargain for New Years Eve! See y'all there…. www.myspace.com/disconouveauclub -- * Free Gig in the Yukon Bar ** Free Gig in the Stables Venue + Tickets available at www.tickets.ie ++ Tickets available behind the bar / Heartbeat City & at www.tickets.ie www.stableslive.com info@stableslive.com www.myspace.com/stableslive www.bebo.com/stablesmullingar www.tickets.ie/thestables
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