Whelans Show June 27th Cancelled

We regret to announce that due to a scheduling error on our part that the Whelans show in Dublin on Saturday June 27th has been cancelled. 

Tickets can be fully refunded at www.ticketmaster.ie or the WAV Booking Office. Our sincerest apologies. 

Our next appearance will be at The Electric Picnic Festival, Stradbally on Saturday 5th September.

www.electricpicnic.ie for details.

Paris in Spring,with Jarvis Cocker.

The always interesting Jarvis Cocker is forever searching for answers and ideas. Jarvis and his band of men will take up residency in Paris for a week,to explore and further their understanding of music as art. He is a very smart guy, and can rock the shit out of any stage.

a word from jarvis on the residency :

Back in October 2006, when I was asked to edit The Observer Music Monthly in the UK, I asked the question “What is Music for?”. Two & a half years on I would like to shorten that question to: WHAT IS MUSIC?

ALSO I have lost count of the number of articles proclaiming the imminent or actual death of the music industry. Does this mean that music can now go back to being an art form again? & If so, is it the first art form to begin adapting itself to the post-capitalist society we now find ourselves living in? Or is it just something you get free when you buy a mobile phone? Digital content.

ALSO What happens if you get a band to rehearse in an art gallery instead of a rehearsal space? What if you invite members of the public to play with the band? Or invite them to submit song titles which the band then have to base an improvisation upon? Could a live band provide the accompaniment to an aerobics class? What happens if you play music from 12 noon til 7pm, 7 days a week? & What if you invite the kids from the local school to come round on their Wednesday off?

SO From Tuesday 5th of May until Sunday 10th of May I will be occupying Galerie Chappe, 4, Rue Andre Barsacq, 75018 Paris, France (+33 1 42 62 42 12 http://www.galeriechappe.fr) from 12 noon til 6/7pm each day (maybe later some nights) & attempting to answer these pertinent questions. I will be assisted by the members of my band: Martin Craft, Steve Mackey, Tim McCall, Ross Orton & Simon Stafford plus, at various times, we hope to be joined by other musicians currently living in the Paris area.

& THEN If you live locally please come down & join in this experiment. If you don’t you can follow its progress via a live webcast on http://www.jarviscocker.net which will run for the duration of the installation. Each day will be archived & re-broadcast for the convenience of those living in different time-zones.

& FINALLY A selection of Rankin’s photography for my soon-to-be-released album “Further Complications” will be on view during the course of this show. These images are an integral part of the exhibition & will also be offered for sale through the gallery.

TIMETABLE OF EVENTS

MONDAY 4th MAY – Set-up day. Closed to the public (though no-one can stop you looking through the windows).

TUESDAY 5th MAY

12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL2 -3pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT (members of the public are invited to bring an instrument with them & play along with the band. Amplification will be available for electric instruments).3 – 4pm – YOGA CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own yoga-mat.).4 – 5pm – IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME (throughout the course of the exhibition a box will be available in the gallery into which members of the public can post titles, phrases, suggestions, lyrics or anything else that the band can then base improvisations around. During this hour the band will create a number of pieces based on selections of this material). 5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE ( an invited guest will play with the band)

WEDNESDAY 6th MAY 12 -2pm – BAND REHEARSAL 2 – 4pm – CHILDREN’S DAY ( French children traditionally have Wednesday off school. The band will supervise a number of music-based children’s activities over the course of these 2 hours. Parental supervision is required for children under 11). 4 – 5pm – RELAXATION ( the band will provide musical accompaniment to a relaxation class. Participants should provide their own exercise mat). 5 – 6pm GUEST PERFORMANCE ( see Tuesday 5th May)

THURSDAY 7th MAY 12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL 2 – 3pm – IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME ( see Tuesday 5th May) 3 – 4pm – PILATES CLASS (with a qualified instructor. The band will provide suitable live accompaniment. Participants must provide their own exercise mat) 4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT (see Tuesday 5th May) 5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

FRIDAY 8th MAY 12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL 2 – 3pm – IMPROVISATIONS ON A THEME 3 – 4pm – AEROBICS CLASS 4 – 5pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT 5 – 6pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE

SATURDAY 9th MAY 12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL 2- 3pm – BRING AN INSTRUMENT 3 – 4pm – DANCING ( the band will play an hour of music designed to encourage people to dance. Dress appropriately) 4 – 6pm – SET-UP FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE (weather permitting) 6 – 7pm – OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE ( the band will play a short open-air concert just outside the gallery)

SUNDAY 10th MAY 12 – 2pm – BAND REHEARSAL 2 – 3pm – QUIET HOUR ( an hour of the softest music the band can play) 3 – 4pm – GUEST PERFORMANCE 4 – 6pm – REVIEW OF THE WEEK ( the band will play music written over the course of the past 6 days)

This is a very rough schedule & will be subject to change at the drop of a hat – but it does give some idea of the kind of things that will be happening. Updates will be available during the course of the exhibition through the gallery’s website.

The Latest

Whats happening!

Before our next headline show in Whelans,on June 27th, we`ll be taking care of the daily bread..

Look out for our boys on the road.

Cormac will be quietly making his way around the country with Cathy Davey on her latest Bare Bones tour.

Dates here:

http://www.myspace.com/cathydavey

Danny Snow will be helping Villagers out on their national and UK dates supporting Bellx1.

All dates here:

http://www.myspace.com/wearevillagers

If you can see any of the above shows make sure you do.

Elsewhere,

Matt is reconfiguring his home studio, eimear is giving something back, while Ross is preparing for sunshine and a few shows with Jape.

There will be a video for Little Death ready soon too!

Never Gonna Give

Thanks to all that came to Whelans, really great night!

Album Review

Here’s a great review from The Pop Musicology Blog in the U.K…

Little Death – Free Download

To celebrate our trip to Austin, Texas, for SXSW and to mark the release of our 2nd single, Little Death, we’re giving it away on the 16th March as a free download from here.

Here’s the artwork…

 

RTE 2fm Session Videos

We did a session in January for Dan Hegarty’s show on 2fm. Thanks to Ian Thuillier and Tanya Reihill, we have footage of it.

Not Over You Video

We put together a video with our buddy Ian Thuillier from footage he had from a trip to New York a while ago.

Children Of Gaza Benefit

We were very proud to contribute our time to the recent shows in Vicar St. in aid of  Tuesday’s Child’s Gigs  For The Children Of Gaza. The event was a massive success and featured Neil Hannon, Kila, Paul Brady, Lisa Hannigan, Colm Murphy, The Waterboys and loads more over two nights. Pictures…

 

Gaza Benefit - Vicar St. (Courtesy Of Marcelo Biglia)

Gaza Benefit - Vicar St. (Courtesy of Marcelo Biglia)

Gaza Benefit Vicar St.

Gaza Benefit Vicar St.

Gaza Benefit Vicar St.

Today FM Valentines Special

 

We helped spread the love for Alison Curtis and Today FM on Valentines night upstairs in Whelans. Ourselves, Duke Special and Ann Scott provided the tunes for a select group of invited couples and blind date participants. Nice it was. Alison and her producer Ed are fine folk indeed. Thanks to them for the snaps.

 

Whelans - Valentines live on Today FM

 

Duke Special

Alison working the room.

 

Alison and Ed