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General Fiasco, Yes Cadets and the Wonder Villians
Mandella Hall, Belfast
30th October, 2011
There is a听buzz about Belfast as it prepares for all the glamour that comes with hosting the MTV Awards and the opportunity to showcase the fine local talent we have to offer.听 Tonight is the beginning of Belfast Music Week and is an extremely tasty 'amuse-bouche' to what the coming days have in store.
Originally planned for Speakeasy, the gig has been moved to the bigger Mandela Hall due to the high demand for tickets for the homecoming and final night of a short UK tour for the General Fiasco boys. They are joined tonight by Derry's pop-tastic Wonder Villains and Belfast based electro four piece Yes Cadets who have both supported them on the whole tour.
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Belfast Festival: Elvis Costello
Waterfront Hall, Belfast
28th October, 2011
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People were still filing in to the Waterfront when out skipped Mr Costello in a bespoke suit, cocked hat and the trademark glasses.听 The stage looked great with a grand piano and 5 guitars all in a pretty row and he picked up one of the acoustics and started strongly with 鈥極liver鈥檚 Army鈥. It was a good safe start from the veteran of 30 something albums and got the crowd on his side straight away.
There is no band on this tour and a solo show like this is a great opportunity to display the finer points of song craft from one of the modern greats.听 And with a captive audience that鈥檚 exactly what was provided. He strummed gently through 鈥楨ither Side of the Same Town鈥, Veronica and a moving version of 鈥楢 Good Year for the Roses鈥 but he loses points for the odd glance at the lyrics sheet in front of him. It鈥檚 understandable that someone who has written so many songs might forget a lyric or two but a veteran of the stage shouldn鈥檛 be resorting to cheat sheets.
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Auntie Annies, Belfast
Friday 28th October
So it's Friday night, the start of the Halloween weekend and all sorts of Ghouls and Demons are in for a treat. Even before the band comes on the energy in Animal Disco is high, the dance floor is packed and a giant penguin is leading a conga around the room to Lisztomania by Phoenix. The DJ has the crowd in the palm of his hand鈥 that is until The Alice Kona Band appears.
The band walk on with purpose, ready to give the audience nothing but ear damage, you can tell they mean business tonight; it is their EP launch after all. The Alice Kona Band plunge head first into 'Jay Adams' off their new EP called 'Shark. Salem. Satan.'听
They keep the pace going with some simple, no nonsense punk, the sort of stuff that creates a mosh pit within seconds. 'Herman Brood' is up next, presenting us with chaotic riffs reminiscent of early Arctic Monkeys, followed up swiftly by 'Watching Rome Burn', a song that really builds tension with its hard and heavy bass intro, suiting the already established spooky Halloween vibe.
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Over thirty local bands are to take part in a charity mega-gig next Saturday as part of .
The gig听will be stripped back and accoustic.听 Musicians听will include Rams Pocket Radio, Mojo Fury, A Plastic Rose, Kasper Rosa, Katie and The Carnival, Colly Strings and the Yes Cadets.
The gig at the Limelight Complex will be the last Belfast Music Week event before the MTV EMA鈥檚.听
All profits of Belfast Calling will go to the Alzheimers Society.
More information can be found .
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are to play at Croke Park in Dublin next summer.
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The band, who released their tenth studio album I鈥檓 With You earlier this year, have sold more than sixty million albums worldwide and have won six Grammy Awards including 鈥楤est Hard Rock Performance With Vocal鈥 for 鈥楪ive It Away鈥
The four piece are also performing at the Ulster Hall in Belfast next month as part of the MTV European Music Awards.
The open-air-gig takes place at Croke Park on the 26th June 2012.听 Tickets go on sale on Friday 4th November.
Belfast Festival: James Vincent McMorrow, The Staves
Grand Opera House, Belfast
23rd October 2011
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It's been a long, long year for James Vincent McMorrow. He wears it in his eyes. You can hear the exhaustion in his voice, and the rickety piano stool, that's been with him as he went from being a relatively unknown Dublin singer-songwriter, to an engaging theatre filling anthem maker, has taken one hell of a battering.
From a strictly medical standpoint, (though this reviewer is far from having any relevant qualifications) it's safe to assume McMorrow is running on a mixture of fumes, momentum and sheer awe at what he's achieved in the last 12 months.
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Singer is to perform his 2001 critically-acclaimed album The Big Romance in full at The Button Factory in Dublin later this year.
The album, which achieved double platinum sales in Ireland, was also voted the 31st best album ever by Hotpress Magazine.
The gig takes place in The Button Factory on Friday 9th Dec 2011.听 Tickets are on sale now.
Belfast Festival: Tinariwen
Mandela Hall, Belfast
25th October 2011
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Of the many delectable prospects at this year鈥檚 Belfast Festival, Saharan blues band Tinariwen are up there with the most noteworthy.
A group of Tuareg musicians originally hailing from Mali but formed in a Libyan refugee camp over 30 years ago, their distinctive desert sound stands as an expression of hope and autonomy in a world undergoing upheaval more than ever before.听 Tonight they enlighten Belfast with their awe-inspiring craft.
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Music industry veterans are to debate the future of local music during a two-day UnConvention event at the Spring and Airbrake next month.
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Guests will include Dick Miller from Rightsman (who has worked on marketing campaigns with Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears),听 David Riley from Good Lizard Media (who has managed digital campaigns for The Prodigy, Tinie Tempah and Suede) and Keith Harris (who has worked alongside Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder).
Other topics to be discussed are how to brand your band and tips on becoming your own label.
UnConvention runs between the 3rd-4th November and is part of Belfast Music Week.听 For more more information visit
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Belfast based riff-rockers release their debut album, Drive, on November 21st.
The band have previously supported acts such as Ian Brown, The Thrills and The Revs and have won numerous awards including听Hotpress Band of the Year.听
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The 鈥楤aron of Techno鈥, Dave Clarke, returns to Belfast for a DJ set at the Stiff Kitten on the 26th November.
Clarke has previously worked with acts such as the Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Fischerspooner and Depeche Mode and has just released his new album, Fabric 60.
Also on the bill are Miniminds and Ryan Dallas.
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EatenByBears, Seven Summits
Radar at the Speakeasy, Belfast
20th October 2011
If you see the world in black and white, then bands can fall in to two categories. You have the instantly gratifying, ridiculously addictive and then the polar opposite, slow burning, subtle growers. Both have their qualities and equally their weaknesses. In EatenByBears you have a band that demands your attention from the get go, teases you with delicious, enslaving rhythms but might not have the depth just yet.
By contrast Seven Summits are more of a slow seduction. Find a pair of headphones, a bit of spare time and fall in love, after a couple of listens, with a song like 'What's With All The Lights'. Their live act is a well crafted come-on, but you only get it once, in a noisy bar - Seven Summits don't do first impressions - and unfortunately this play-hard-to-get style didn't work with a Radar audience looking for more of a one night stand. Their set ebbed and flowed, with the lads taking the opportunity to try a few new songs (more synth, more melody) out, but the crowd was not a captive one.
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Noel Gallagher鈥檚 High Flying Birds are to perform at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast and The O2 in Dublin next February.
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The gigs will feature songs from their debut album, which has just topped the album charts, and a selection of Noel鈥檚 Oasis hits.
The dates are:
Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Thursday 16th February 2012
The O2, Dublin
Friday 17th February 2012
Tickets on sale now.
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The folk-noir group and Rebus crime writer are to appear at The Crescent Arts Centre next month for two evenings of spoken word and music.
Up to thirty other musicians occasionally contribute to The Willard Grant Conspiracy, but on these two nights founding member Robert Fisher will be joined by Last Harbour member James Youngjohns.
The event takes place on Friday 11th November and Saturday 12th November and tickets are on sale now.
Spring and Airbrake, Belfast
October 23rd ,2011
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It鈥檚 a rare occasion to hear classical music playing in the Spring and Airbrake but the epic 鈥淒ance of the Knights鈥 from Prokofiev鈥檚 Romeo and Juliet blasts across the sold out Spring and Airbrake before Volbeat come on stage.听 鈥淵ou wanna hear the good stuff?鈥 shouts frontman Michael Poulsen, 鈥淲e don鈥檛 sound like Motley Crue and we don鈥檛 need to look like old prostitutes to play music,鈥 he jokes, then loudly announces that Volbeat bring the Rock 鈥榥鈥 Roll.
And they most certainly do.
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For this week's SuggestiON-AIR we're focusing on music from the 1980's - the rise of electronic instruments, hair metal and boys with eyeliner...it was a changing time in music.听
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And we're going 80's this week because of the 主播大秀's
Domesday Reloaded Project. Back in 1986, the 主播大秀 launched a campaign to record every day life throughout the UK for future generations to look back on. Millions of volunteers took photos of their area, wrote about their days and it was all compiled together. Now, 25 year's later, the
archive has been re-opened for people [you!]听to update their area and make a note of the UK in 2011. The archive closes at the end of the month, so we thought we'd听go back in time, and听do a special on the year听1986 in music, with Across The Line itself beginning on that year as 'The Bottom Line'.
So what band or release epitomises the 1980's for you? Whether you were there to live it or looking back on this ancient time with young eyes. / or you can text 81771 after 8pm tonight. Here's team ATL's picks from the year听1986...
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The Smiths 鈥 The Queen is Dead
Phily Taggart - ATL Presenter
Released six days after I was born The Smiths 鈥楾he Queen is Dead鈥 is one of the most seminal indie albums in history. Track for track it is the strongest Smiths record and widely revered in many of the top albums ever lists. Johnny Marr鈥檚 dexterous guitar playing and Morrissey鈥檚 bombastically ostentatious lyrics set to the rock hard rhythm section of Joyce and O鈥橰ourke simply formulates my favourite indie band ever.
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Kilkenny grungers are听getting back together听for a special New Year鈥檚 Eve show in their home town.
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The band, whose albums include 鈥楰erbdog鈥 and 鈥極n The Turn鈥, called it a day thirteen years ago, with the exception of a few one-off performances.
Also听performing at听Kilkenny's Set Theatre听is SOULS 鈥 which is made up with Kerbdog drummer Darragh Butler,听award-winning guitarist Clive Barnes and ex-Kerbdog guitarist Billy Dalton.
Uber Glitterati EP launch w/ Support
Auntie Annie鈥檚, 19th October, 2011
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Yet another deliciously eclectic night courtesy of Shizznigh Promotions, Belfast electro-pop combo Uber Glitterati launch their debut EP tonight with a strong support bill evenly divided between electronic and alt-rock acts.听 But with the threat of illness and a few technical difficulties looming on the horizon, there鈥檚 a real chance it might not be the glorious occasion some had hoped for.
The first of tonight鈥檚 three support bands, Omagh-based four-piece Once Before Take Off get things underway with a set drenched in chugging breakdowns and formulaic choruses reminiscent of virtually post-hardcore act in history.
Dedicating songs to everything from 主播大秀 Introducing to the timely demise of Westlife, the Reubenesque 鈥業f Only鈥 and fanatical closer 鈥楯ump鈥 salvage a set very nearly scuppered by repetition, muffled vocals and cringeworthy instrument-acrobatics.
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Armagh punk outift Gascan Ruckus have just headed off on a nine date UK tour. The lads have kindly agreed to keep us posted with all that happens.听 Here is the bands latest adventure鈥
It's been another few days of fun on the road.听 We parted with the More than Conquerors boys and headed south for a couple of shows in Derby and Nottingham.听 It was to be our second time in Derby and we were desperately hoping that it would be a better show than last time.
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We found our way to the venue and parked up outside where we were greeted by the barman who kindly showed us the way in.听 The smell of cabbage and tobacco was a little overpowering but we horsed on, set up our gear and waited for the arrival of the promoter and the other bands.听 On the bill with us that night were our friends, Lantern for a Gale, Shuriken (Holland), and local legends, the Wickets.听
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Armagh punk outift Gascan Ruckus have just headed off on a nine date UK tour. The lads have kindly agreed to keep us posted听with all that happens.听 Here is guitarist Decky's first tour diary entry...
Our tour got off to a rocky start, we had all been out at the LaFaro album launch the night before we left, we partied a little too hard and we slept in and missed the ferry. Nightmare start, but we managed to bluff our way on to another boat.听 It actually turned out to be faster and took us closer to Glasgow, which is where our first show was.听
We rolled in to Glasgow feeling a little fragile but also excited for the first show.听 After soundcheck we met up with some friends from back home and hunted down the nearest place that would fill us with something deep fried.
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Belfast's alternative hardcore band have just announced a fifteen date European tour.
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The trio, who head off next month, will also be performing at the Volume Control concert at the Ulster Hall on Halloween night - which you can hear live on Across The Line.
Full dates below:
03/11/11 - Speakeasy @ Qubsu - Belfast, NI
05/11/11 - Kindergarten - Bologna, ITA
06/11/11 - Traffic - Rome, ITA
07/11/11 - Magnolia - Milan, ITA
08/11/11 - Rossli @ Reitschule - Aarua, SWIZ
09/11/11 - Kiff - Burn, SWIZ
10/11/11 - Jubez - Karlsruhe, GER
11/11/11 - Kleine Freiheit - Osnabruck, GER
12/11/11 - Edge of the Wedge - Portsmouth, UK
13/11/11 - Hydrant - Brighton, UK
14/11/11 - The Old Blue Last - London, UK
16/11/11 - Chameleon - Nottingham, UK
17/11/11 - Bannermans - Edinburgh, UK
18/11/11 - Mad Hatters @ Hootananny's - Inverness, UK
20/11/11 - Pivo Pivo, Glasgow, UK
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Ram's Pocket Radio are just one of the many acts performing at next years in the Netherlands, it has been announced.
Now in its 26th year, the Eurosonic Noorderslag has become one of Europe鈥檚 largest showcase festivals and will include 260 up-and-coming acts听alongside a conference with 100 panels, keynote speakers, interviews and meetings.
The first UK and Irish acts to be announced for Eurosonic Noorderslag 2012 are; God is An Astronaut (IE), Lisa Hannigan (IE), The Cast of Cheers (IE), The Minutes (IE) and听Rams' Pocket Radio (UK).
Eurosonic Noorderslag takes place from Wednesday 11th to Saturday 14th January 2012.
Mike Watt and the Missingmen, The Continuous Battle of Order
Auntie Annie鈥檚, Belfast听
16th October, 2011
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The term 鈥榩unk legend鈥 gets thrown around much too chaotically these days. The reality of the matter is you could probably count the amount of true punk legends walking the face of the earth on one hand. From his exceptional, altogether timeless work with post-punk heroes Minutemen in the Eighties to his current role within a reformed The Stooges, the brilliant and increasingly inimitable Mike Watt could take up two fingers. Tonight, the man and his band, The Missingmen, look set to confirm this opinion.
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Greetings stench followers. This week we have three ripe new bands for your consideration. We start with some good old bar room classic rock, then听take the bpm and double time it for some Belfast based hardcore,听听finishing calmly with a some soul induced electronica.
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Good old fashioned classic rock.听Think 'The Greatest Guitar Album in The World' but only one track and from Belfast.
Belfast Hardcore with a听vicious smear听of metal.
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Another no brainer this week, with two of our favourite bands playing鈥.for free!
EatenByBears and Seven Summits are bands we love equally, even if the latter have been a little quiet of late while the former have found themselves very busy indeed - joining our line up at Vital in August, for a start.
Olan from EatenByBears is up for it big time:
"After spending so much time in the studio we're pretty excited to get out and turn this E.P. into a live show. We've got brand new songs, old songs revamped, and some little surprises along the way. We've also got ACTUAL cd's, REAL T-shirts, and AWESOME support bands."
EatenByBears also have a new track, 'Malcovich' which is an unexpected little Graceland-tinged treat from a band we expected to remain pretty noisy. We've no idea what the future holds for this lot as they've given us a mixed bag so far, but we're pretty excited about finding out. Get onboard the bandwagon!
EatenByBears and Seven Summits play Radar at The Speakeasy, Queens, this Thursday.
The Limelight, Belfast
Sat 1st October 2011
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The Distortion Project is a beloved haven for Belfast metal-heads, saving us from the horrors of dance, pop or 鈥 woe betide! - indie music.
So what better way to spend your Saturday than in the confines of your local bar with a pint in one hand, a leather jacket slung over the back of your bar stool, and some sweaty guy shouting at you from a stage? This weekend is no exception as the congregation gathers for the weekly church of noise, but it鈥檚 a concoction of blues, more than metal, which bashes our eardrums this evening.
Baleful Creed are tonight鈥檚 opener. As self confessed fanboys of Firebird it鈥檚 a big deal for them, and it鈥檚 clear they鈥檝e brought their A-game tonight. They play a solid set, with a highlight being closing track 鈥楽uffer in Silence鈥. However, it鈥檚 not hard to hear the influence tonight鈥檚 headliners have had on their sound, and we鈥檇 like to hear something a little more original from a group who clearly have a lot talent onstage.
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Academy 2, Manchester
15th October, 2011
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It's not often we find And So I Watch You From Afar warming us up for another act. Such is their own reputation as proven headliners, they only open up for those they truly admire. So it's on this sold out date of their UK tour supporting The Joy Formidable that we're met with the new-look ASIWYFA.
Following Tony Wright's recent departure ex-Panama King Niall Kennedy has - for now - stepped in as the newest Gang member, and initially we can't decide which is more odd: not seeing their former guitarist tuning up on the right, or seeing Kennedy neither commanding centre stage nor behind the kit, as he has done previously.
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Auntie Annie's, Belfast
Friday 14th of October 2011
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Experimental, synth-pop band Morning Claws have always pulled something interesting out of the bag at their performances, whether it be big, mind expanding soundsacapes, or just the endearing charm of their handmade banner spanning across the stage.
The unassuming five piece from Belfast shuffle their way on to the stage and begin proceedings with 'Fight For Your Friends', an ear catching opener. They're a very tight band and display this as they slickly move from song to song with ease, seemingly in their own world. 'Goodbye, Moodkill' however is less impressive, the song quickly deteriorates into chaos and you're not quite sure what's going on anymore. The wall of sound does get a bit too much sometimes, and some people are trying to find any excuse for a smoke break.
Lead singer Paul takes a 20 second rest to address the crowd and immediately breaks in to 'For Want of Sorcery', a free download given to everyone on the way in, and in stark contrast to the last song, the band springing to life with an engaging and captivating effort that sounds like it would accompany you on a journey to another universe.
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Hundreds of Snow Patrol fans queued overnight at the weekend battling the elements in hope of free tickets for the band鈥檚 MTV European Music Awards gig at the City Hall.听
Tonight on the show we will be chatting about the lengths fans go to get tickets, whether its queuing in the snow, waiting听all day听on a website, or even paying extreme mark up prices on auction websites.
Let us know on Facebook /Twitter or you can text 81771 after 8pm tonight. Here's team ATL's picks...
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Surrey rock band, You Me At Six, 听have announced two Irish dates on their forthcoming tour.
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The band, who were awarded 2011 Kerrang! Award for Best British Band, have just released their third album 鈥楽inners Never Sleep'.
The dates are:
Wednesday 14 March: Ulster Hall, Belfast
Thursday 15 March: Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Tickets go on sale this Friday.
Emmy the Great/Katie and the Carnival
The Limelight, Belfast
Sunday 16th October 2011
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A fairly large crowd has braved the cold October night for music from two very different performers.
鈥淗appy Sunday!鈥 greets Katie Richardson, the front woman of Katie & the Carnival, as she announces her arrival to the Limelight stage. With a 5-piece backing group, she open with the upcoming single 鈥楩unny Face鈥, which has a vaudeville-rock feeling to it. With Katie filling the role of a sensual seductress, the crowd is awakened from its slumber as the group roll on through an impressively diverse set of tunes, which vary from the country tinged rock of 鈥楽ecret Song鈥, right through to the passionate balladry of 鈥榃here the West Winds Blow.鈥
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Lisa Hannigan will tour her new album, Passenger in December. Currenlty touring North America, Hannigan will also visit Australia and the UK before returning home.
9th Dec - Savoy Theatre, Cork
10th Dec - Roisin Dubh, Galway
11th Dec - Roisin Dubh, Galway
13th Dec - Mandela Hall, Belfast
16th Dec - An Grianan Threatre, Letterkenny
18th Dec - Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
20th Dec - Button Factory, Dublin
22nd Dec - Vicar Street, Dublin
23rd Dec - Whelans, Dublin
RAM鈥檚 Pocket Radio will be performing a series of gigs in London at the end of the month to celebrate the launch of their new EP 鈥楧ogs Run In Packs鈥.听
The band will then return to Belfast for a performance at the听Ulster Hall before heading off on an Irish Tour.听
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17th Oct 2011 - Blacks Members Club, London
24th Oct 2011 - 12 Bar, London (Solo)
25th Oct 2011 - The Social, London (Solo) Supporting Foy Vance SOLD OUT
26th Oct 2011 - The Enterprise, Camden, London (Full Band)
27th Oct 2011 - The Forum, London (Full Band) Supporting Snow Patrol SOLD OUT
28th Oct 2011 - The Bowery, London (Full Band)
1st Nov 2011 - Ulster Hall, Belfast
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Snow Patrol are to perform against the backdrop of Belfast鈥檚 City Hall as part of the 2011 MTV European Music Awards, it has been announced.
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It is expected that fifteen thousand people听will attend the free ticketed event, which takes place on Sunday 6th November.
The band, who have just released their sixth studio album 鈥楩allen Empires鈥, said 鈥淲e鈥檙e really looking forward to performing for the EMAs at such a special location on home-turf.听 It鈥檚 going to be a great night and a lot of fun".
The performance will be beamed live into the 2011 MTV EMA鈥檚 which will be taking place simultaneously from Belfast鈥檚 Odyssey Arena 鈥 and showcased on MTV around the world.
Also performing at the City Hall event are Jason Derulo and US rock trio Boyce Avenue.听 Tickets will be available at the Belfast Welcome Centre from 8am on Sunday 16th October.
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American saxophonist Charles Gayle and Dutch jazz drummer Han Bennink will play The Cresent Arts Centre, Belfast on the 19th of November. The Moving On Music gig will also have support from Belfast's听The Continuous Battle of Order.
Strange Victory presents CW Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra at the Spring and Airbrake, Belfast on Friday the 27th of听January 2012. The Australian born听blues man听garnered alot of attention after his听主播大秀 4鈥檚 Folk America festival in London last year.
Some Girl Productions have organised a secret gig on Saturday 29th October with Isobel Anderson, Ruby Colley & Malojian. Tickets bout for the event will include a bus to the secret location. For more information please email somegirlproductions@hotmail.com.
Bell X1 will play the Mandella Hall on Friday the 16th of December as part of a tour supporting their latest album, Bloodless Coup.
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Coldplay, Jessie J and LMFAO have all been added to the MTV Music Awards Ceremony in Belfast on November the 6th.
As previously announced, Selena Gomez will present the evening with Red Hot Chili Peppers also performing.
Lady GaGa, Adele, Kasabian, Florence and the Machine and many more have been nominated in the听fourteen categories.
Check out the new video for the Wicklow born, Berlin-based producer 听brand new single 'In My Arms'听on the Internasjonal imprint. Mano also has a brand new EP (released on Ben Watt's 'Buzzin' Fly' label) which was featured on this week's dance show. Mano听will also听deliver an exclusive mix for the Dance Show in November.听
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Welcome to this weeks That New Band Smell, the weekly online blog detailing the most ear catching Irish bands to stray into ATL鈥檚 radar in the last seven days.
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A band so new they still have the price tag on. It鈥檚 not quite indie, it鈥檚 not quite rock but it is pretty good. Click the link, check them out.
Captain Kennedy鈥檚 lead singer goes solo, singing dark confessional songs with his inimitable gravely voice.
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EatenByBears will release their EP 'Teeth' on Thursday the 20th of October at Radar in the Speakeasy, Belfast. Having released two singles ('Vanderhoof' and 'Spite Houses') since their formation in late 2010, this will be the bands debut EP.
Support on the night will come from Seven Summits and singer/songwriter Paul Shevlin's side project, Hologram.
The Belfast based four piece will also play the Crawdaddy, Dublin on Friday the 14th of October with Lamp and Wiltz.
Listen to the opening track of the EP called 'Pythagoraphobia' below.
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Belfast Music Week launched its official programme today.听
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The event, which runs between 30th October 鈥 6th November, will take place in over thirty venues across the city and is designed to听showcase local music in the run up to the MTV European Music Awards on the 6th November.
Over a hundred bands are to perform over the week including General Fiasco, The Answer, Therapy, The Undertones, Ash, The Divine Comedy and Duke Special.
Other events include the Northern Ireland Music Awards and The Volume Control halloween event at the Ulster Hall 鈥 which you can hear live on Across The Line and will include bands such as A Plastic Rose, Colly Strings and Axis Of.
For more information and full programme visit the .
The are to release their self titled debut album on October 27th at RADAR in Belfast.
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The band will also be touring with The Rupture Dogs and Kill Goliath as part of the Irish leg of the Winter Tour 2011, dates below.
October 27th - Belfast @ Queens Student Union - RADAR
October 28th - Moate @ Don's Bar
October 29th - Newcastle @ The Anchor Bar
October 31st - Ballymoney @ Ma Kelly's (cancelled)
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Our gig of the week leapt off the listings and slapped us in the face. Threatened, we had no choice but to big up , back in Belfast after a mammoth UK tour to properly launch their second album, Easy Meat.
Johnny Black, local rock pin-up and lead singer of the band, told us鈥.
'If you don't go, you're missing the best night of the year. are playing before us - we love those guys! And we've a little bit of a special treat planned as well, which I'm not going to divulge just now鈥.'
Finely tuned after a bunch of shows in the last couple of weeks and hungry for what's expected to be a big crowd on their own stomping ground, Johnny may well be right about that whole 'night of the year' stuff鈥.
Lafaro play The Limelight this Thursday, with support from The Bonnevilles.
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Belfast garage punks release their second EP shark.salem.satan later this month.听
The EP is promised to be 鈥榓n electric and pulsating record celebrating the adored, ignored and abhorred of subterranean pop culture鈥.听
The EP will be launched at Animal Disco in听Auntie Annies on October 28th.
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Belfast quartet release their new Boots & Bones EP on November 7th. The band, who are signed to Small Town America records, are also about to head off on their first headline UK Tour.
October
14 Leeds, Brainwash Festival w/ Dananananaykroyd
16 Castleford, The Loft
17 Edinburgh, Bannermans
18 Dundee, Dexters
19 Paisley, SU
20 Glasgow, Bar Bloc
22 Newcastle, Trillian鈥檚
26 Leicester, The Shed
28 Derby, The Old Bell
30 Oxford, The Wheatsheaf
November
01 Brixton, Windmill
02 Brighton, The Hydrant
03 Southampton, Guava
04 Blackburn, Live Lounge
Lantern For A Gale, The Assailants, Black Dunes
The Retro, Portrush
8th October, 2011
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After an overdose of music and sport, it feels like we might be suffering from exhaustion, but the cobwebs are rapidly cleared by Black Dunes and their heavy, 鈥榢ick in the guts鈥 music.听
It鈥檚 dark, heavy and oppressive with almost no vocals (bar some barked out indecipherable words in a couple of songs, recalling the likes of Om and Sunn O).听 Their dirty rock and roll draws heavily on the dark side of the blues 鈥 sparse, bleak, and raw - all the while slowly gathering a hypnotic momentum, drawing you into its groove, and feeling rather reminiscent of the likes of Two Lone Swordsmen.
It鈥檚 impossible to ascertain song titles as the interaction is limited to a few comments which can hardly be picked up due to a failure to use the microphone 鈥 a sign of the rawness of this band, and something that should mark them out as being worthy of being watched as they develop from this impressive beginning.
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The Meteor Choice Music Prize is to take place on the 8th of March at the Olympia in Dublin.
Nominations for the 10,000E prize, which is awarded to the Irish Album of the Year by a selection of industry experts, will be announced on 11th of January.
Also announced today are a series of exclusive events in the run up to the prize.
The first will take place on the 1st of November when Meteor Choice Music Prize presents an evening with Snow Patrol in the Button Factory, Dublin.
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On this week's Across The Line radio show, our special house band is in the form of Martin Byrne's 听project. From January 1st 2011, Martin Byrne has been writing, recording and performing (with the help of some guests) a brand new original piece of music every day. He's set to carry on doing this to January 1st 2012, which safely qulifies him (we reckon)听as one of the most prolific musicans in the world today.
With that in mind, we started to think about the best prolific musicians that never really disappoint. Those bands that seem to retain quality, album after album.听Let us know who you would pick听on / or you can text 81771 after 8pm tonight. Here's team ATL's picks...
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REM
Rigsy - ATL Presenter
While I've barely mustered an iota of interest in anything they've released in the last ten years, I'll never grow tired of their first 8 albums. Every one is completely different, a total reinvention. And just as it is with the Beatles, a proper REM fan struggles to name his/her all time favourite song or album - it changes all the time, matching your mood and your outlook.
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The first ever Northern Ireland Music Awards are to take place at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on the 2nd November, it has been announced.
The event, presented by ATL's Rigsy, will feature special performances from Stiff Little Fingers, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Japanese Popstars, Cashier No.9 and General Fiasco.
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News Just In: Seminal space-rockers Spiritualized are set to play Belfast鈥檚 Mandela Hall on Friday 23rd of March next year.听 With an album due in early 2012, the gig is set to showcase the band鈥檚 new material as well as include hits from their classic albums.
Techno legend & Welsh psych-rockers have confirmed two exclusive shows where they will perform the results of their recent collaborative work.听 The first is at Volcano in Swansea on the 28th October and the second is at the Oh yeah Music Centre in Belfast on the 4th November.
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Bombay Bicycle Club听will perform at the Mandela Hall on 4th December.听 The band also release their new single "Lights Out, Words Gone" on 17 October 2011.
Local bands are to cover Snow Patrol songs听at a special gig as part of Belfast Music Week.听 鈥楾ake Back The City: The Sound of Snow Patrol鈥 will include sets from , 听and .听 The event will take place at the Black Box in Belfast on 1st November.听
has announced a gig at the Mandela Hall on the 13th December.听 Lisa鈥檚 second album 鈥楾he Passenger鈥 is released on Monday.听 Meanwhile, Kildare鈥檚 will also play at the Mandela Hall on the 16th December.
Finally, Southampton鈥檚 will play at the Limelight on the 25th February.听 The band have just released their single "The Devil Takes Care Of His Own" with an accompanying music video.
The Belfast Electronic Festival听returns on听Saturday the听5th of November at Brownes Bar on the Boucher Road. Seventeen acts have bben announced for the two room event, while more acts听are to be confirmed.
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Room One
The Advent (live)
Steve Rachmad
Perc (live)
Mark Rogan
Cave DJz
Surge DJs
One DJs (Samaan & Graeme)
Michael Douglas
Jonny Boy (Global Virus Derry)
Room Two
Broken Note
Michael Forshaw (live)
Kodeine
Deviant
Sixfoot Apprentice (kaboogie)
Eomac (Kaboogie)
Connor Lavery
Paul Acroplane
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Ram's Pocket Radio will support Snow Patrol at their Q Awards Show at the Forum, London on October the 27th. The show is sold out, but Ram's, aka Peter McCauley and band, 听will play a host of gigs in London that week.
17th Oct 11 - Water Rats, London (solo show)
24th Oct 11 - Water Rats, London (Solo show)
25th Oct 11 - The Social, London (Solo show supporting Foy Vance)
26th Oct 11 - The Enterprise, Camden, London
27th Oct 11 - The Forum, London (supporting Snow Patrol) SOLD OUT
28th Oct 11 - The Bowery, London
Closer to home he will play the Ulster Hall, Belfast on November 1st as part of Belfast Music Week's Hoedown with Foy Vance, Katie and the Carnival and more to be announced.
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Daddy G has postponed his scheduled DJ appearance at Black Box on 8th October due to contractual obligations with his band Massive Attack.
Organisers at Hydroponic Music have said that refunds will be issued to all ticket holders, who will be informed in advance when a new date is confirmed.
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The North Coast hardcore band are heading off on a seven date UK tour next week, beginning听at the Retro Bar in Portrush.
Dates:
October
8th Retro Bar, Portrush
15th Cardigan Arms, Leeds
16th Croyden Hardcore Fest, The Scream Lounge, Croyden
17th Mist Bar, Derby
18th Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham
19th The Undertone, Cardiff
21st Brixton Dogstar, London
Also, are to begin a UK tour on the 14th October, starting in Glasgow and finishing in Liverpool on the 25th October.听 Full dates found .
MTV have announced that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will perform at the MTV European Music Awards in Belfast on Sunday 6th November.听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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The legendary funk rockers are one of the most successful acts in rock history, having sold more than sixty million albums and winning six GRAMMY庐 Awards, including "Best Rock Album" for Stadium Arcadium.
鈥淲e haven鈥檛 played in Belfast in a long time, so we鈥檙e really looking forward to performing at the 鈥2011 MTV EMA鈥 and seeing all our fans!鈥 the band said.
MTV have also announced that EMA鈥檚 will be presented from three locations across Belfast with the Odyssey Arena serving as the main stage.
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Not so much a gig as an event and a celebration. For four years has brought bass heavy, alt-clubbing to Belfast, showcasing DJs and producers (both local and international) who do things a little differently. This Friday it all comes to a crushing conclusion with one final blowout as Ecker decides to quit while it's miles ahead.
Resident and co-promoter explains:
'Friday will be the usual mix of bass heavy numbers and exciting local talent. We are joined by Brian Greene from Kinnego Flux who is doing a live set along with live vocals, S>>D will be giving us a glitchy electro set, Nez and Space Dimension Controller will be going back to back and then finally myself, T-Polar and Bloom will bring the whole occasion to an end. We'd love to say thanks to everyone who supported us over the years and raise a glass. Its been an excellent four years and the night exceeded our expectations on many an occasion but it's time to try something new and bring Ecker to a close. It's not over till the last bassline drops.'
Ecker takes place this Friday at Love and Death, Belfast.
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Eau du New Band Smell is back. This week we march a procession of the finest brand new Irish bands out of your speakers and into your lugs. Here they are:
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Their debut EP contains more tunes than a chemists counter. Caution: Repeated listens may cause indie power pop over dose鈥 You know, in a good way, like eating too much ice cream.
Confident swaggering indie rock from the European wanderlust trio.
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Emerging Northern Irish musician Peter McCauley from Ram鈥檚 Pocket Radio is to share his experience of the music industry for Belfast Music Week.听
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The session is part of听 an afternoon of Access To Music Workshops, a double-bill of industry insiders offering tips of the trade at Oh Yeah Centre on Tuesday 1st November.
Joining Peter will be his managers Phil Nelson and Julian Deane, Joe Dougan from Shine and Rob Dix from Partisan PR, who look after clients such as Damien Rice and Biffy Clyro.听
Titled 鈥楧o It Right鈥, this session is designed to give an insight into management and marketing and will close with a Q&A.
The second session will focus on dance music production and will be hosted by Across The Line鈥檚 Dance Show presenter Paul Hamill.听听 Joining Paul to discuss various production techniques will be The Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran and Space Dimension Controller.
There are a hundred limited places for each session and admission is free. To register for the event email atmbelfast@gmail.com.
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Auntie Annies, Belfast
Saturday 1st October 2011
The road of the singer songwriter is a track walked by many. While some come along armed with familiar 4-chord structures and easily signposted melodies, occasionally a certain musician will appear from out of the blue with the key to another dimension of acoustic music that can keep you captivated. This evening we taste both poles of this particular spectrum...
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A Plastic Rose have been added to the Volume Control concert at the Ulster Hall on Halloween night.
Also on the line-up听are Colly Strings, Silhouette, Rainy Boy Sleep and Axis Of.听听
The all ages gig is part of Belfast Music Week and will be broadcast live by Across The Line on 主播大秀 Radio Ulster.听 If you miss it on ATL you can hear highlights on 主播大秀 Radio1鈥檚 Introducing with Rory McConnell.
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James Morrison is to perform at Belfast鈥檚 Ulster Hall on 28th January it has been announced.
The singer-songwriter鈥檚 string of hits include 鈥榊ou Give Me Something鈥 and 鈥楤roken Strings鈥, which featured Nelly Furtado.听 He has just released his third album 鈥楾he Awakening鈥 on Island Records.
Tickets go on sale this Friday.
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Auntie Annies, Belfast
Friday 30th September 2011
Tonight closes an old chapter and opens a new one in the A Plastic Rose story. Not only is this gig going to be recorded and burned onto CD before Auntie Annie's closes, it is most probably going to be the last time A Plastic Rose play many of the songs on tonight's set list. There's a huge crowd upstairs in Animal Disco tonight and you can understand why, this band have created a huge following since their formation in 2006 and the opportunity to be part of their history on a live CD could end up being one of those, 鈥淚 was there鈥 moments.
A Plastic Rose open proceedings with a real oldie called 'My Avalanche' off their first self released EP entitled 'Five Second Stare', you can tell the crowd is full of die hard fans as they know every single word and the enthusiasm of the crowd only spurs on the bands already energetic and exciting performance. The boys then break into something a bit harder off their latest release 'The Promise Notes', with guitarist and co-frontman Ian McHugh taking lead vocals for 'The Metal Man'.
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Never the conformists, recenlty released a 6 hour song for their ever enthusiastic fans, only to follow it up by a special 24 hour song (apparently embedded in a skull - as you do). That's dedicated listening! But it got us thinking about some of the best songs to break the 3 minute, verse chorus verse rule book. Those songs that few can pull off, epically long but brilliant at the same time.
So in short,听what's your favourite long song? Hit听us up on / or you can text 81771 after 8pm tonight. Here's team ATL's picks...
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Underworld - Rez (9mins 57secs)
Rigsy - ATL Presenter
Having a look at the music on my laptop, a fair amount of the tracks over 9 minutes are the work of techno duo/trio Underworld. And while I've the attention span of a drunk goldfish and approach with caution any track over three minutes, I've no problem with Underworld indulging themselves and their fans. These tracks need time to grow, to expand and to melt the listeners brain. A radio edit of 'Rez' would be a completely different song - it wouldn't work. Our brains would remain intact, for a start.....
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