The Phantom Band – Cyprus Avenue
Tuesday January 18 Cyprus Avenue, Caroline St, Cork Glaswegian rockers signed to the wonderful Chemikal Underground label visit Cork for the first time. Two albums in two years (Checkmate Savage and The Wants) have received great press surely a band destined for bigger things in ’11. Latest tracks by ThePhantomBand
Ctrl Alt Delete – The Roundy
Friday January 21 – The Roundy, Castle St, Cork Cork’s electronic answer to fight club, Ctrl Alt Delete has been providing new local bedroom music producers an outlet to showcase their talents. Knob twiddlers & Vst tweakers alike, have the opportunity to show to their friends why they have been avoiding them for the last...
Private Underground Residence(single launch) with Percolator – The Quad
Saturday January 22 – The Quad New single launch from the Cork post-rock outfit which should be a taster of the album due later in the year. Support comes from Waterford trio, Percolator, also long-overdue a debut album which will see the light of day in ’11. www.myspace.com/privateundergroundresidence Latest tracks by P.U.Residence
K-X-P – The Crane Lane
Sunday January 23 (early show, 6pm) – The Crane Lane Theatre K-X-P is a drums, bass and synth trio from Helsinki, Finland, born out of the fire and ashes of the seminal Op:l Bastards and The Lefthanded, both of which were led by Timo Kaukolampi. The band is comprised of Timo Kaukolampi (electronics, vocals), Tuomo...
The Grunts & Guests – The Roundy
Thursday January 27 – The Roundy, Castle St, Cork Cork 3-piece The Grunts follow-up a great 2010 and debut album (Reflections in my Mirror Shades) with their first show of the new year. Special guests tba. www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grunts/124817597832
TEN PAST SEVEN RELEASE ‘Bothar Buí’
“Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon . . . everything’s different.” (Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes) Commercialism is about convenience and though it fits with our modern lives, it is a breath of fresh air when something comes along that is done a little differently and encourages a...
