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Watch Simon Fagan Live at 9.15pm

  By Darren Byrne | November 19, 2010 - 5:00 pm | Gigs, Movies & TV, Music, TV
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If Tubridy is proving too much for you, why not switch on to Simon Fagan TV? Simon will be performing acoustic versions of songs from his debut album Outside Looking In in Bewleys Cafe starting between 9.15 and 9.30 this evening. It’s a free gig from the comfort of your own couch, so make use of it. Note: There is a looped video running prior to the start of the live stream.

The Apprentice Liveblog Week Two

  By Darren Byrne | September 27, 2010 - 8:30 pm | Apprentice, Apprentice, Movies & TV, TV
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Welcome to the second of this year’s Apprentice Liveblogs. If you’re unfamiliar with liveblogs, it’s simply a place to chat about the show while we’re watching. It’s one big moderated chat room for The Apprentice. You can follow it below on Culch.ie or you can launch a stand alone window and follow it there. It’s simple and fun, so please come join us. Also, after the show, I’ll be announcing the winner of last week’s competition and will be announcing this week’s competition in conjunction with Unislim, who are this week’s challenge sponsor. Unislim have just launched their new website and will have loads of prizes and goodies to give away from tomorrow to celebrate their launch and sponsorship of The Apprentice.. The Apprentice Ireland 2010 Week Two Click Here to Launch in a Separate Window

Ah, Validation. Johnny Flynn - Been Listening - Live

  By Lisa McInerney | August 20, 2010 - 8:00 pm | Music
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It’s Friday night! Well done, you’ve another week down (unless you work in the hospitality industry, in which case, Happy Monday!). You know what you should have? A big glass of red, a Wispa fresh from the fridge, and this. It’s the title track of his new album, and it’s live, and it’s all for you. No, I insist. You deserve it.

Local Natives announce Whelan’s date

  By Bryano | August 9, 2010 - 8:18 am | Gigs, Music, The Culch
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With the sound of their wonderfully crafted melodies still ringing in the ears of those who caught them at this years Oxegen festival, Local Natives return with a date at Whelan’s in Dublin on Monday 15th November. Having arrived on the scene this year with their charming debut album Gorilla Manor, this is another perfect opportunity to catch Local Natives in all their harmonious glory. Brimming with stirring exuberance and serene hush, Gorilla Manor was an arresting album from a band with an intricate dedication to crafting beautiful tracks. Such tracks will suit the intimate confines of Whelan’s perfectly and tickets priced €16.50 inclusive of booking fee are on sale now. Check out Airplanes, one of the songs of the year thus far, below:

Competition Closed: MGMT Live at the Olympia

  By johnmfinn | April 22, 2010 - 5:03 pm | Competitions, Music, The Culch
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*** Competition Closed *** *** Winner will be announced shortly *** Do you like music? Do you like free stuff? If so then read on, if not then what the hell is wrong with you? Super hip good time boys MGMT have added a third and final date to their run at the Olympia on Saturday September 18th and we here at Culch.ie have two tickets to give away to one lucky reader. Just so you know what you’re letting yourself in for, watch them scarring some poor child for life below and then leave us a comment for your chance to win. We’ll name the winner on Tuesday, April 27th. If you’re not lucky enough to win then you can catch them on the following dates; tickets are on sale on Wednesday, April 28th. Check out www.whoismgmt.com for more details.

A Sexy Christmas party? With Dead Cat Bounce? You having a laugh?

  By darraghdoyle | December 13, 2009 - 1:12 pm | Comedy, The Culch
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The above photos is used, for some bizarre reason, to highlight on Facebook the Sexy Christmas Party that those talented lads over at Dead Cat Bounce are hosting in Dublin’s Sugar Club on Monday December 21. They’ve got a great line-up, including the International‘s comedy mish-mash superstars Andrew Stanley and Fred Cooke, as well as Jarlath Regan, Eleanor Tiernan, Reuben, John Colleary, Colum McDonnell, Foil Arms & Hog and some very special guests, they say. Doors are at 8pm, and the party will go late with DJ sets from the comedians and Dead Cat Bounce’s brand new covers set. They’re saying that sexy Christmas themed costumes are strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. Tickets are just €8 and will soon be available on the Dead Cat Bounce website or else €10 on the door. Advance booking is advised – it’s going to be a busy one. You can follow Dead Cat … There’s more →

The Seafarer at the Abbey Theatre

  By Niamh | December 11, 2009 - 6:11 pm | The Arts, Theatre
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Wednesday night, with thanks to David McCadden at the Abbey I was lucky enough to see The Seafarer in the Abbey Theatre. It’s Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. With the arrival of a stranger from the distant past, the stakes are raised ever higher. In fact, Sharky may be playing for his very soul… In the midst of this raucous tale of drinking, craic and card playing, there is a tender story of a family, and of redemption. So, pull up a chair alongside Sharky, Nicky, Ivan and co and enjoy a great story, well told. The Seafarer takes place in the home of Richie on Christmas Eve. His brother Sharky, played by the talented Liam Carney, as … There’s more →

Smash Hits Christmas Dance Party

  By Niamh | November 30, 2009 - 4:36 pm | Gigs, Music, The Culch
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Smash Hits - like so totally the ultimate 90s band - are playing a special 90s Christmas party in The Button Factory next Saturday evening 5 December in aid of International Volunteer Day. Described as “a 6-pc band performing the cream of 90s dance, pop and RnB chart classics from Technotronic, N-Trance, Culture Beat, Dr. Alban, MC Hammer, Snap, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice and more…” they have piqued my interest… Vanilla Ice? Technotronic? Snap? That line-up is bringing me way back to when tracksuits were cool so long as they were shiny shell suits and runners absolutely had to have the tongues sticking out.

2009 IMTV Irish Music Video Awards Winners

  By Niamh | November 28, 2009 - 6:37 pm | Events, Featured Post, Music, The Culch
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Last night a few of us Culch.ies went along to the IMTV Irish Music Video Awards to see what it was all about. This was the first of the IMTV Video Music Awards and they did a great job. In The Sugar Club - always a great venue - the awards started off relatively on time and kept going at a good pace with intervening music from bands such as The Chapters, Noise Patrol and Julie Feeney, among others. We were also treated to some of the Best Video of 2009 nominees between each of the awards. You can see all of the nominees on Sharon’s earlier post, and here are the winners of the night: Best Live Video Act: And So I watched you from afar Video: Set Guitars to Kill Director: Will McConnell

Tommy and Hector, kicking and starting

  By Niamh | November 12, 2009 - 10:53 pm | Comedy, Events, The Arts, The Culch, Theatre
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Tommy Tiernan and Hector Ó h’Eochagáin are to host a fundraising evening in Vicar Street on 22 November in aid of ‘The Complex’. You may have heard them perform together on their own radio show on i102104.ie - imaginatively called The Tommy and Hector Show - but this is a chance to see them on stage together. The night promises a host of Irish comedians and musicians such as Jarlath Regan, Après Match, David O’Doherty, Jape, Jeremy Hickey (RSAG), Maria Doyle Kennedy, the North Strand Kontra Band and others.

Gig review: Nick Cave at Vicar Street, Monday October 12

  By darraghdoyle | October 13, 2009 - 10:00 pm | Featured Post, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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If Nick Cave‘s evening at Vicar Street last night had two functions - either to sell his new book or to get more people to listen to his music, it wildly succeeded. In fact it’ was exactly as it had been advertised - an evening of reading, music and conversation. Cave, over here for to promote his new book The Death Of Bunny Munro gave us a wonderfully intimate, theatrical evening with favourite songs, music and some only-in-Dublin banter, joined by the incredibly talented and exuberant Warren Ellis and Martyn Casey from The Bad Seeds. From an opening short 60s film about door-to-door salesmen - something that sets up the whole idea of Bunny Munroe quite nicely, the applause and laughter directed towards Cave and his band only stopped for the songs that he performed. Here’s Hold On To Yourself, courtesy of HandJobFilms:

Hand Job Films - Dirty Music Videos

  By Sinéad | October 7, 2009 - 10:00 pm | Music, The Culch, The Internet
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There are simply too many quality gigs happening in Dublin, you can’t get to all of them, sometimes you hear about them too late, or tickets sell out too fast… in steps our hero, Conor from Hand Job Films. I first spotted him filming The Thermals gig back in June and went in search for the videos on Youtube the following week. The results allowed me to really relive that gig all over again. The same goes for the recent amazing Pixies gig in the Olympia. The videos collected of past gigs are like a cross between official live footage and audience uploads. A perfect combo to make you feel like you were there in the crowd. In a perfect world everyone in a gig audience would have the steady hand, equipment and talent of Conor, in this inperfect world at least we can rely on one guy to keep … There’s more →

Halloween Howls Comedy Festival

  By Niamh | October 7, 2009 - 8:30 am | Comedy, Events, Gigs, The Culch
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This Halloween, Portlaoise will be invaded by zombies! Well no, actually just by a host of comedians from Ireland, the UK and beyond from 22 October to 26 October. For the second year running comedians will take part in the Carlsberg Halloween Howls Comedy festival in the town of Portlaoise in some teeny, tiny venues (some can hold just 60 people) and some not so tiny. The comedians will include Jason Byrne, PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere, Andrew Maxwell, Barry Murphy, Karl Spain, Maeve Higgins, Colin Murphy, Aidan Bishop, Colum McDonnell, Bernard O’Shea, Willie White, John Moloney, Dermot Whelan, Dermot McMurrow, Joe Rooney, Eric Lalor, David McSavage, John Lynn, Damian Clark, Tommy Nicholson, Andrew Stanley, Carol Tobin, Colm O’Regan, Dead Cat Bounce, Fred Cooke, Gearóid Farrelly, Keith Farnan, Kevin Gildea, Paddy Courtney, Simon O’Keefe, Keith Walsh and a Whose Line Is It Anyway line up of Greg Proops, Steve Frost, Richard … There’s more →