I saw these guys play a hefty horse presents gig on Sunday night. They were really good- sort of folk Pop happy go lucky kind of stuff. Really reccomend going to see them. Definately a band to look out for in 2010! At the gig there was a wonderful moment when the girl in the band (don't know what her name is) played a guitar solo, nailed it and was smiling because she was so pleased- A Very endearing likeable band.
This Wednesday the 16th of December will see Lisa Hake, Pearse Mc Loughlin and Declan Conlon take to the stage for the last Tall Poppy Club of 2009. This club takes place every month downstairs in the spirit store, Dundalk. This is a free gig.
Lisa Hake's music is all about story telling, thought provoking lyrics sung to a delicate melody and beutifully intricate guitar playing. She has just released her second album "Wind Under Wood" and will be showcasing some new material on the night.
It has been a great year for Pearse Mc Loughlin (Walkperson) who has released his debut album, "Busy Whisper", to critical acclaim and is being tipped by some for a nomination for the prestigious choice music prize.
Donal Quinn is a singer songwriter studying music in DKIT. It will be his first time playing at the tall poppy club.
Recommended Gig: Tall Poppy Club 16th December Recommended Songs: "Logging Saw"- Lisa Hake "Consume"- Pearse Mc Loughlin
This is an album that i haven't listened to in a long time. I loved it when it first came out and it still sounds brilliant now, years later. From the most tender piano laden opening, "In the deep shade", to the very last song, "Mighty Sword", it is clear that this is The Frames best album to date. It is less throwaway, lyrically at least, than "Fitzcarraldo". It would have been very easy for them to make another "Dance the devil" pop rock type record but they didn't. They made the album that everyone that had ever gone to one of their incredible live performances and shouted at the top of their lungs "Celebrate Good Times, Come On!" hoped they had in them. And that is, one of the best Irish albums that has ever been made. Although, it is a shame that none of their subsequent albums ("Burn the maps"/ "The Cost") were up to scratch.
I'd been looking forward to this gig in the accademy for a long time now. I first saw Frightened Rabbit in Ruby Sessions in Doyles a few years ago. I hadn't heard of them before that night but immediately set out to find out more about them. They played as a three piece that night but last night they opened for Modest Mouse as 5 piece and they didn't disapoint mixing new songs with some of the older, more established ones. The new songs sounded very promising and they were received very well by the crowd.
Now, on to the main attraction. Modest Mouse took to the stage and opened with a very crowd pleasing "Satin in a coffin". Other highlights were "Dashboard", "The World at large", "Floating" and my personal favourite "Never ending math equation"- which they didn't play the last time i saw them so i was very pleased with that. The best gig i've been to in a good while.
Really looking forward to Modest Mouse tomorrow night in the Academy. And, the brilliant Frightened rabbit will be playing support so make sure you get there early for some of this:
Tonight in Anseo is another Hefty Horse presents gig which are generally worth going to if you can pull yourself away from the x factor results show (I know i can). Tonights acts are Seamus Fogarty, Norabelle and The Walpurgis Family.
Seamus Fogarty writes folk songs along the same lines as Bob Dylan or perhaps even more like Woody Guthrie with some interesting sounds and electronica thrown in for good measure.
Recommended song:By the waterside (Seamus Fogarty) Recommended Gig: Anseo- The 6th December.
A gig that I'm really looking forward to is on in the spirit store on the 9th of December feauring "We Cut Corners". I saw them at Hard Working class heroes and they blew me away. Think Vampire Weekend mixed with Bright Eyes and you're on the right track.
Also playing on the night will be "The Very Most", two of the guys from Angel Pier and the incredible "At last an Atlas" who i saw playing upstairs in Anseo in Dublin a week or 2 ago- He was awesome!
Recommended Song: Pirates Life (We cut corners) Recommended Gig: 9th December Spirit store.
On the 13th December the wonderful Dawn Landes will play the spirit store in Dundalk. This is one to check out. Beautiful indie folk.
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