Something for the not that young artists section, Donovan is playing the Olympia on 4th October. From 1966 through 1969, Donovan scored a string of eleven Top 40 hits in a row, including Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman. Of interest to Beatles fans, he is one of the few artists to collaborate on songs, contributing lyrics and vocals to the song Yellow Submarine. So that earworm is partially his fault.
Tickets go on sale this Friday 30th July at 9am.
In support of their False Priest album of Montreal are playing Tripod, Dublin on Sunday October 3rd. Of Montreal is an odd bird of a group, with their frontman Kevin Barnes showing up on the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba, in collaborations with Spike Jonze, on stage spanking pigs with Susan Sarandon, and even spontaneously performing six songs nude during a concert in Las Vegas. No guarantee of spankings or low hanging Barnes on their Dublin date. More interestingly (to me at least) is that False Priest features guest spots from Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister) and Janelle Monáe (whose latest record, The ArchAndroid, Barnes guests on).
Tickets on sale now.
Not music but comedy, Ardal O’Hanlon (still living in the shadow of Fr. Dougal Maguire but thriving well) in playing Cork’s City Limits Comedy Club on Saturday 31st at 9pm. Well, ish. Remember that his live shows are not as innocent as you might expect.
John, Shelly & the Creatures play an acoustic show at the Le Cheile Festival in Meath on July 30th and a powered gig (The Monster Mash Stage has got to have amps. Or power tools) the IndiePendence Festival (great line up methinks) in North Cork on August 1st. They’ve also put their ickle pop single “Fools” streaming on SoundCloud if you want to try before you show up. Given that Jedward (yes them) have done backing dancing for them, you might be surprised by who else is there.
Also playing…
Cork
THURSDAY 29 JULY
Windings, DeBarras, Cork. Doors. 9.30pm / Adm TBC
SATURDAY 31 JULYMurphy’s presents Cork X Southwest 2010, The Showgrounds, Skibbereen, West Cork. Featuring Martha Wainwright, Bonnie Prince Billy, Mick Flannery, Hot House Flowers, The Frank and Walters, John Spillane, Luka Bloom, Jinx Lennon, Interference, O Emperor and many more.
Miracle Bell, Indiependence Festival, Mitchelstown, Cork
SUNDAY 1 AUGUST
Duke Special, Indiependence Festival, Mitchelstown, Cork
Dublin
MONDAY 26 JULY
Poster Children, Captains Live, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin, Doors 8pm FREE
TUESDAY 27 JULY
Jakob Dylan, Tripod, Dublin Doors. 7.30pm
Murder Clues, Captains Live, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin, Doors 8pm FREE
THURSDAY 29 JULY
Miracle Bell, Captains Live, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin, Doors 8pm
FRIDAY 30 JULY
Ham Sandwich, Le Galaxie & CrayonSmith, Captains Live, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin, Doors 8pm
SATURDAY 31 JULY
The Pacifics, Captains Live, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin, Doors 8pm
Galway
WEDNESDAY 28 JULY
Jakob Dylan, Roisin Dubh, Galway. Doors 7.30pm
