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Gallery + Set Lists: Sinéad O’Brien / Pretty Happy – Whelan’s, Dublin 27.10.2022
Poet / Spoken Word mistress Sinéad O’Brian played to a 300 strong crowd in Dublin’s Whelan’s with support coming from Corks art punk outfit Pretty Happy.The openers played a fantastic 30 minute set of intensity and then the main played a 45 minute set of fuzzed up noise poetry. Pretty Happy. Sinéad O’Brien, Gallery & …
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Live Review: Soak / Niamh Regan – Whelan’s, Dublin 11.10.2022
Words & Pictures: Max Falvey Originally set to take place last May, Northern Irish singer-songwriter Birdie Monds-Watson, better known as Soak, finally took to the famed stage of Whelan’s in Dublin last Tuesday night for the penultimate show of her tour in support of her latest album, ‘If I Never Know You Like This Again’. …
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Live Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff / Sister Ray – Whelans, Dublin 31,08,2022
So the last day of summer arrived and so did Hurray for the Riff Raff to Dublin’s Whelan’s with Sister Ray in support to play to a sold out venue. Métis singer song writer Ella Coyes aka Sister ray opened the night and first off thanking HFTRR for having them here and its their first …
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Live Review: The War and Treaty / Paddy Keyes – Whelan’s, Dublin 22,06,2022
Husband and wife duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya AKA The War and Treaty brought their Blues/Soul to Dublin’s Whelan’s and they rocked the house. Opening the night was Paddy Keyes hailing from Sligo and only new to the gig circuit in Dublin tell us at one point that this is his first Dublin …
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Live Review: Jawbox / Enola Gay – Whelan’s, Dublin 07,06,2022
Washington’s post-hardcore band Jawbox made it to Dublin for their debut gig, hasn’t taken that long for them to get here only a few decades.Support on the night came from Noise Rock outfit from Belfast, Enola Gay. The lights were low as I expected for the openers, as their bass player took position in front …
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Live Review: Darwin Deez – Whelans,Dublin 11,05,2022
American indie band Darwin Deez arrived at Dublin’s venue Whelan’s for the fourth date of the tour of a string of UK & Irish dates performing the self titled debut album in full for its 10th anniversary.What a night, renowned for the most entertaining performances is an understatement! from start to finish the venue is …
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Live Review: Lebanon Hanover / Sun Mahshene – Whelans, Dublin 14,04,2022
Headed into Whelan’s Dublin to catch the long awaited show by Lebanon Hanover which like so many had been postponed a number of time, but at last they are finally here.I knew before going that it was going to be a challenge photography wise, but hey if your not up for the challenge don’t be …
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Live Review: Less Than Jake / Millie Manders and the Shutup – Whelans, Dublin 29.03.2022
Less Than Jake kicked off their eleven date EU/UK tour in Whelan’s Dublin and supporting them at Whelan’s were Millie Manders and the Shutup, so lets get to them first. Infectious that’s what Millie Manders and the Shutup are! you know when you put on that Ska/Two Tone/Reggae track and your feet start moving of …