Culchie Calling Cards - Gigs - September 6 - 12 2010

GIGS Keane’s Tim Rice Oxley and Jesse Quin are putting on a show as MT Desolation in Belfast’s Spring & Airbrake on Thursday 9 September and Whelan’s, Dublin on Friday 10 September. The location means something to the pair, for the legend of the PR flack says hat the pair did come upon the idea in Whelan’s while well on the way for needing a taxi home, but apparently not oiled enough to be refused. The plan being two English men trying to sing like Hank Williams. They sobered up, but the germ of the idea spread and they did something about it. The album is out in October. Let me know if its a disaster. Cork legends (sometimes for their music) Republic of Loose start their four month live residency at the Academy, Dublin - one Friday each month from September through to December on Friday September 10th. These … There’s more

Culchie Calling Cards - Gigs - August 16 - 22 2010

GIGS Leaving Certificate results day. For some its a day of terror, and not just those getting the results. So, how about a leaving cert festival? (And why hasn’t anyone thought of this before). The first Leaving Cert Celebrations is the Summer Blowout 2010 Festival on Wednesday 18 August. About 10,000 leaving certers as will be in Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin for a day MC’d by Lottie Ryan from 4pm to 11pm. The line up includes the Indie band, Skully & Carl from Razorlight playing an exclusive Razorlight DJ Set. Alexandra Burke ( presumably in an outfit, that will make it a day to remember). Hip hop act NDUBZ fly in from London and from Italy comes Alex Gaudino. Katie and Thomas from the Bafta winning Skins will be lending their DJ talents to the night and jetting in from, er, Malahide is Director. Lee Ryan (the ex Blue member) is … There’s more