Find out what’s on in Dublin this weekend and start planning it now!

 

TO DANCE

Edan the Disk Jokk (Fantasy 12) Audio Visual Spectacle

This Friday The Sugar Club receives Edan! If you don’t know this artist yet, he is a producer, MC, DJ and songwriter. Edan is known for his unlikely take on hip-hop culture, where traditional rap songs are often skewed by 60’s rock samples, tape echoes, and foreign language choruses (not to mention the off-beat humor and surrealist imagery incorporated via his lyrics).

His most recent release, an audio-visual mega-mix, entitled ‘Echo Party Movie’, is an ambitious pastiche of dusted disco, early rap, and punk that utilizes everything from turntables to tape echo, glockenspiel to guitar, and moog to kazoo. Once completed, the heady audio collage was then given to celluloid-splicer-extraordinaire, Tom Fitzgerald, who meticulously set the music to a wild array of found footage (sources ranging from Bollywood & martial arts films to subversive 60’s animation, obscure new wave 8mm & vintage breakdance/graff footage).

Edan’s previous effort, “Beauty And The Beat”, drew worldwide acclaim, most notably for its graceful marriage of hip-hop and rock-based psychedelia. Despite being off the beaten track musically, Edan tastefully/cautiously blends these influences into something new, with an emphasis on skills and originality.

Interested? Then check out some of Edan’s tunes: https://soundcloud.com/eeddaann

Support on the night from Partners In Time (DJ Scope & Handsome Paddy)

Friday (14.10) – 10:30 pm to 2:30 am

Tickets: €10 Book here

The Sugar Club –  8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2

Optimo, Mister Saturday Night & K15 – At The Bernard Shaw

You wanna go out and have a dancing night with good DJs at a cool bar this Friday? As part of the Bernard Shaw’s 10th Birthday month, the bar is hosting a special night with international DJs who will provide you with quality electronic music: Glasgow’s OPTIMO, DJ duo Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes who mix up techno, electro, rock and other assorted records out of left field, New York’s MISTER SATURDAY NIGHT, which is a party organized and DJed by Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter in NY and London’s K15.

Looks like this night is set to shake the foundations of the Shaw.

Support from Adultrock (DJ Set) and Ben Bix & Feather (Live)

Friday (14.10) – 6:00 pm to 1:00 am

Free Entry

The Bernard Shaw – 11 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2

Karma Kid, Lxury, MMOTHS DJ Set  – At Button Factory (Free entry)

Looking for a free party to go and dance? Bulmers Irish Cider & Metropolis Festival are bringing you a series of FREE shows around Dublin City this October to give you a taste of what’s to come this November at Metropolis Festival 2016. Kicking off this Friday night at the Button Factory with Karma Kid, Lxury, and MMOTHS (DJ Set).

Check out some tunes of the DJs who are playing on the night:

Karma Kid: https://soundcloud.com/karmakidmusic

Lxury: https://soundcloud.com/luxurymusicuk

MMOTHS: https://soundcloud.com/mmoths

Friday (14.10) – from 11:00 pm

Free entry

Button Factory – Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

12 Sundays Reunion | Bernard Shaw is 10

If you enjoy dancing on a Sunday, then head down to the Bernard Shaw and finish your weekend in a very pleasant way. To celebrate the Shaw’s 10th birthday, they’re bringing back all of their favourite 12 Sundays friends for an amazing party. Check out their special guest!

Line up:

12 Sundays DJ’s

– Bodytonic DJ’s

– Subject DJ’s

– Joma

& Special Guest: Motor City Drum Ensemble, who will join the party playing his house music.

Sunday (16.10) – from 12 midday

Free Entry

The Bernard Shaw – 11 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2

The Early Shift // 7AM Morning Party // Saturday

How about getting up early Saturday morning to… PARTY!!! Whether you’re looking for an after party for Friday night or want to start your Saturday with a dose of house and techno music, this party has all you’re looking for!

The Early Shift is a new early morning party with a simple concept: Quality house and techno. In a pub. Early in the morning.

Excited? Check out the line up:

• Daire Carolan (Jheri Tracks/ All City) b2b Fio Fa (Pear)
• Willo
• Aaron Nolan (Culture Shock/ Division)
• Colm Brophy (Subweight)

Saturday (15.10) – 7:00 am to 1:00 pm

Tickets: €6

Neds Of Townsend Street – 44 Townsend Street, Dublin

MUSIC

Fantasy 12 – A Fantastical Trip into Iconic Album Artwork

Hen’s Teeth Prints, This Greedy Pig & Choice Cuts presents ‘Fantasy 12’, a fantastical trip into iconic album artwork.

They reached out to artists, designers and record labels behind some of their favourite album covers and asked them, “If you could release a record from any iconic artist (past or present), what would the cover look like?” As this is their fantasy, the only restriction was keeping their responses in the square dimensions of a record sleeve.

The work will be exhibited in The Copper House Gallery and will launch on October 13th. The opening night will ring in a week of live music, DJs, talks, screenings, and record fairs.

More info on the panel talks and music line up at www.fantasy-12.com

All exhibited works will be on sale via Hen’s Teeth Prints from October 13th.

For enquiries please contact – greg@hensteethprints.com

Thursday (13.10) to Thursday (20.10)

Opening times – Thursday 6pm – 9pm / Friday 10am – 5pm / Saturday 12pm – 5pm / Sunday 12pm – 5pm

Admission Free

Copper House Gallery – St Kevin’s Cottages, Dublin

Raglans – At The Button Factory

Raglans is playing at the Button Factory this Friday. Meeting at a festival in 2011, Raglans quickly earned a reputation as an explosive live band with sell out Irish and UK headline performances and appearances at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Sea Sessions, Indiependence, Eurosonic, Latitude, Camden Rocks, SXSW, The Great Escape and Rockavaria to name a few. The band have also been invited to tour with international acts such as Haim, Twin Atlantic and were special guests to The Libertines at their sold out Hyde Park performance.

Friday (14.10) – 8:00 pm

Tickets: €15 Book here

Button Factory – Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Booka Brass Band – At Vicar Street

Booka Brass Band will return to Vicar Street this Friday with their unique music influenced by jazz, hip hop and pop music.  Booka Brass Band are an 8 piece band of professional entertainers and craftsmen, capable of not just grabbing and holding the attention of thousands of fans in a festival tent or at any number of their sold out shows, but leaving them with something they will never forget. The band have seduced audiences from main arena shows at Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, main stage at Body and Soul to their sell out debut shows in Dublin. They have collaborated with artists like The Frames, Lisa Hannigan, James Vincent McMorrow, Paul Noonan, We Cut Corners, Jerry Fish, to name just a few as well as played for President of Ireland in his home, Áras an Uachtairain.

Friday (14.10) – 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm

Tickets: €22 Book here

Vicar Street – 58-59 Thomas Street, Dublin  2

 Whiplash – Metallica Tribute -On The Rox

Hey Metallica fans! Whiplash will be On The Rox this Saturday playing a great Metallica Tribute show. Get ready to bang your heads to over 2 hours of Metallica classics, to include the likes of Master Of Puppets, One, Enter Sandman, Seek & Destroy, Creeping Death to name just a few.

So if you like Metallica played the way it should be played then make your way to On The Rox, 8 Coke Lane, on Arran Quay (above the Voodoo Lounge) on Saturday.

Saturday (15.10)  – 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Tickets: €7

On The Rox – 8 Coke Lane, Dublin 2

Coup d’Etat/FFF 2016 Fundraiser Gig for Feminist Film Festival

This is a fundraising gig for Feminist Film Festival Dublin. Proceeds go to the running of this year’s festival, which benefits SASANE, a survivor-led organisation established under the founding principle that female survivors of human trafficking have immense potential to combat the exploitation of Nepalese women and girls.

Line up:

• Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh & David Lacey
• Disguise
• ɗʉɭʈ
• Fierce Mild
• Old Moon
• Patrick Kelleher & his Cold Dead Hands
• The Primal Barber Trio
• Sea Dog
• Zāhnrāđbāhn
• DJ Fuzzz Rock vs DJ Booty Shaker

In memory of beloved & brilliant Moira Brady Averill

6 hours of live music and DJ’s!

Click here for more information on the event and acts.

Saturday (15.10) –  6:00 pm to 0:30 am

Tickets: €10 – on the door and online

Tivoli Backstage – 18/19 Francis Street, Dublin 8

In Their Thousands – At Whelans

You like alternative rock? In Their Thousands return to Whelans’ upstairs room having sold out their last gig here in March 2016. The four-piece alternative rock band from Donegal consists of two brothers, a cousin and an old friend, who are all singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. The band play across a number of different genres, although it could be broadly described as a rock band there are elements of Folk and Country. The live set can change from vocal harmony laced acoustic folk to hard electric alternative rock.

Support on the night comes from Dublin based indie alternative band Little One. Their music is comprised of a mixture of electronica, post rock, neo-soul and folk, with their influences varying from Radiohead to Elliott smith, Alt J and Robert Glasper. The band are presently in the midst of recording their first.

Thursday (13.10) – 8:00 pm

Tickets €8 / €10 on the door Book here

Whelan’s – 25 Wexford St, Dublin 2

CHAOS Metal Night

Do you miss those Metal nights in Dublin? This Saturday the Fibber Magees is hosting the ‘CHAOS’, a new metal night that will be featuring the best of Irish Metal Bands.

The event promises highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness.

Bands: Just ME & The Devil / Pain in Vain / The Devil Wants Her Swagger Back / Tuskan Raider / Dream Awake

Saturday (15.10) – From 8:30 pm

Admission: €6

Fibber Magees – 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin

CULTURE

Starman – A David Bowie Celebration

For the fans of David Bowie, check this out! The Olympia Theatre will host Starman – A David Bowie Celebration on Sunday.

From Rebel Rebel to China Girl, Let’s Dance to Young Americans. Ashes to Ashes, Life On Mars, Changes, Heroes, Sound And Vision, Golden Years, Absolute Beginners, the list goes on and on. Songs from all eras of David Bowie’s celebrated career will be performed to perfection in this highly charged show.

The finest musicians and singers combined with an amazing performance from theatre stage star Michael King. The night includes big screen audio visual footage plus various costume changes and an awesome show taking the audience on a ‘Fantastic Voyage’ of Bowie hits.

Looks like ‘STARMAN’ is not only the ultimate tribute to a legend, but also a highly entertaining and emotional musical celebration that you’ll want to see again and again.

Sunday (16.10) – 8:00 pm

Tickets: €31.50 Book here  

The Olympia Theatre – 72 Dame St, Dublin 2, D02 K135

Hollywood Babylon present Ladies + Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains

This Saturday Hollywood Babylon screens the girl punk classic LADIES AND GENTLEMAN THE FABULOUS STAINS at the Light House Cinema.

This is one of the all-time greatest midnight movies, a true cult classic that should not be missed. All through October Hollywood Babylon will be celebrating icons of punk with the hashtag #girlpunk, everything from Siouxsie Sioux to Poly Styrene, The Slits to Bikini Kill.

On the night itself they will have an extended pre-show with their favourite clips, trailers and shorts including a rare public screening of the grunge era high school doc ‘Dirty Girls’.

There will be drinks and music in the bar from 9pm, movie kicks off at 10:45 pm.

Saturday (15.10) – 10:45 pm to 1:00 am

Tickets: €8 / €10 – Book here

Light House Cinema – Smithfield, Dublin 7

Red Line Book Festival

The Red Line Book Festival is a celebration of all things literary; be it spoken, written, sung, played, illustrated or even just thought!

Red Line Book Festival provides a programme of events and workshops that appeal to people of all ages and interests, from children to adults and casual readers to book worms. Our line-up of events covers areas such as history, drama, poetry, music and literature. Don’t be put off attending if you’re not a big reader! You don’t have to read to be inquisitive and this is what the festival is all about. Fueling the imaginations of people who are eager to learn and explore new ideas and opinions.

View the complete programme here.

Wednesday (12.10) to Sunday (16.10)

South County Dublin (various locations)

MARKETS

Bernard Shaw 10th Birthday Flea Market

Because of the Bernard Shaw’s 10th birthday, this Saturday the bar will have some extra special flea market happenings to celebrate this momentus occassion (apart from the usual fab vintage, vinyl, craft and bric-a-brac stalls) they will have beer token giveaways, Bodytonic ticket giveaways, flea market vouchers to use on the day and more!

Saturday (15.10) – 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Free Entry

The Bernard Shaw – 11 Richmond Street South, Dublin 2

Fibber Magees Alternative Craft Market

Fibber Magees Alternative Craft Market is a new concept in Dublin that will put all kinds of alternative and unique artist from around of Ireland under one roof.

The purpose of the market is not only to meet and greet the most bizarre and unique types of art but also to share the experience and often collaborate on a completely new platform.

Sounds interesting, doesn’t’ it?

Sunday (16.10) – 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Fibber Magees Alternative Craft Market – Parnell Street, Dublin 1

 

HAVE A WEEKEND WITH LOTS OF FUN!