Culch.ie Calling Cards - Gigs - October 4 - 10 2010

GIGS New Northern Ireland band General Fiasco are playing a series of all ages gigs (Over 14s show – No alcohol served) across the country this week. Kicking off at 6pm its Roisin Dubh in Galway on Tuesday 5th October then to Dolans in Limerick on Thursday 7th and finally in Dublin’s Academy 2 on Friday 8th. 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, the 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. “The Nameless” is Cathy Davey’s third album and she is promoting it with an Irish wide tour. First signed by Parlophone’s Regal Recordings after … There’s more

Duckworth and Nash

Two upcoming gig announcements from MCD last week that are definitely worth heeding. Neil Hannon and Thomas ‘Pugwash’ Walsh’s tour de force, the Duckworth Lewis Method, are set to return after a very brief absence for Neil to promote the Divine Comedy’s ‘Bang Goes the Knighthood’. The Ivor Novello nominated, cricket inspired duo are set to tear it up at Dublin’s Olympia on July 28th. Tickets went on sale this morning at 9am for the princely sum of €28. Definitely money well spent. If you’re late to the DLM party here’s a vid of the lads covering ELO’s Mr Bluesky on the Podge and Rodge show not too long ago… I’ll be honest and say I have a thing for Kate Nash. It’s that cheeky cockney charm that swayed me when she sang of her crumbling Foundations and when she told me I Just Want Your Kiss. But Kate’s ditched … There’s more