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Cursing The Sea
Fortuna POP!
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SEPTEMBER GIRLS
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Named after the Big Star song, "September Gurls", the all-girls Irish September Girls was just at SXSW in Austin, Texas, last week supporting their debut album Cursing The Sea, the album just came out March 11, 2014, via Fortuna POP!
The Dublin girls, Paula (Bass/Vocals), Caoimhe (Guitar/Vocals), Lauren (Keys/Vocals), Jessie (Guitar/Vocals) and Sarah (Drums), is described as Phil Spector (girl bands) crossing over with The Jesus And Mary Chain.
Fuzzy guitars and ethereal female vocals, well count me in.
Hear "Sister":
Tour dates:
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Named after the Big Star song, "September Gurls", the all-girls Irish September Girls was just at SXSW in Austin, Texas, last week supporting their debut album Cursing The Sea, the album just came out March 11, 2014, via Fortuna POP!
The Dublin girls, Paula (Bass/Vocals), Caoimhe (Guitar/Vocals), Lauren (Keys/Vocals), Jessie (Guitar/Vocals) and Sarah (Drums), is described as Phil Spector (girl bands) crossing over with The Jesus And Mary Chain.
Fuzzy guitars and ethereal female vocals, well count me in.
Hear "Sister":
Tour dates:
18 Apr 14 Wales Goes Pop! 2014 Cardiff, UK
19 Apr 14 Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen London, UK
07 May 14 Hare & Hounds Birmingham, UK
08 May 14 The Great Escape 2014 Brighton, UK
20 Jun 14 Best Kept Secret Festival 2014 Hilvarenbeek
19 Apr 14 Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen London, UK
07 May 14 Hare & Hounds Birmingham, UK
08 May 14 The Great Escape 2014 Brighton, UK
20 Jun 14 Best Kept Secret Festival 2014 Hilvarenbeek
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Snapshot
Universal UK
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THE STRYPES
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The Irish four-piece, The Strypes, having formed the bands when they were as little as 14 years old in 2011, were the buzz of SXSW 2014. And the reason for their buzz is warranted, because they actually have a lot of talent. All the singles I've heard from them sounds like early Beatles with a little Arctic Monkeys. A sound that some people are calling "speed blues". It's good, and I can see why people are super excited that they are now in American doing a tour for their album Snapshot.
Tour dates:
thestrypes.com
The Irish four-piece, The Strypes, having formed the bands when they were as little as 14 years old in 2011, were the buzz of SXSW 2014. And the reason for their buzz is warranted, because they actually have a lot of talent. All the singles I've heard from them sounds like early Beatles with a little Arctic Monkeys. A sound that some people are calling "speed blues". It's good, and I can see why people are super excited that they are now in American doing a tour for their album Snapshot.
Tour dates:
03/18/14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
03/20/14 Allston, MA Great Scott
03/21/14 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
03/22/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
03/24/14 Chicago, IL Subterranean
03/25/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
03/27/14 Seattle, WA Crocodile
03/28/14 Portland, OR Holocene
03/29/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
03/31/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
04/10/14 Belfast, UK Limelight
04/11/14 Dublin, Ireland The Academy
04/12/14 Dublin, Ireland The Academy
04/14/14 Berlin, Germany Posthof
04/15/14 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich
04/16/14 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
04/17/14 Caprices Festival
04/19/14 Amsterdam Melkweg
04/20/14 Paaspop
04/22/14 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
04/23/14 Tourcoing, France Le Grand Mix
04/24/14 Le Printemps de Bourges
04/26/14 Bologna, Italy Covo Club
04/27/14 Lyon, France Le Marche'Gare
04/29/14 Nantes, France Stereolux
04/30/14 Paris, France La Gaîté Lyrique
05/02/14 SOS 4.8 Festival
06/15/14 Isle Of Wight Festival
07/04/14 Rock Werchter Festival
08/16/14 V Festival
08/17/14 V Festival
UPDATE: The Strypes writes: "We are very sorry to announce that our show in Minneapolis on March 25th is cancelled until further notice. This is due to unforeseen circumstances, which will publicly become known soon. We hope to visit again. All other shows on our US tour are unaffected."
03/20/14 Allston, MA Great Scott
03/21/14 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
03/22/14 Toronto, ON Virgin Mobile Mod Club
03/24/14 Chicago, IL Subterranean
03/25/14 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
03/27/14 Seattle, WA Crocodile
03/28/14 Portland, OR Holocene
03/29/14 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
03/31/14 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
04/10/14 Belfast, UK Limelight
04/11/14 Dublin, Ireland The Academy
04/12/14 Dublin, Ireland The Academy
04/14/14 Berlin, Germany Posthof
04/15/14 Hamburg Uebel & Gefährlich
04/16/14 Cologne, Germany Gebaude 9
04/17/14 Caprices Festival
04/19/14 Amsterdam Melkweg
04/20/14 Paaspop
04/22/14 Brussels, Belgium Botanique
04/23/14 Tourcoing, France Le Grand Mix
04/24/14 Le Printemps de Bourges
04/26/14 Bologna, Italy Covo Club
04/27/14 Lyon, France Le Marche'Gare
04/29/14 Nantes, France Stereolux
04/30/14 Paris, France La Gaîté Lyrique
05/02/14 SOS 4.8 Festival
06/15/14 Isle Of Wight Festival
07/04/14 Rock Werchter Festival
08/16/14 V Festival
08/17/14 V Festival
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The Same Sun
Warner Music
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SHARON CORR
sharoncorr.com
Remember The Corrs? They were huge in the early 90s. The 'gimmick' was that the band consisted of the Corr siblings: Andrea (vocals); Sharon (violin); Caroline (percussion); and Jim (guitar). As a family band, it wasn't that ironic that the band broke up because of family obligations (marriages, children, etc).
Anyway, Sharon Corr just embarked on her very first North American solo tour earlier last month. The "The Same Sun Tour" ends at Chicago's City Winery on March 22nd. The City Winery must really like Irish musicians (not sure if someone is insinuating drinking wine and Irish ...), because we just semi-recently saw Sinead O'Connor at the City Winery.
She's touring for her second album The Same Sun, which came out last September 13, 2013.
Sharon Corr's The Same Sun Tour - North America 2014:
sharoncorr.com
Remember The Corrs? They were huge in the early 90s. The 'gimmick' was that the band consisted of the Corr siblings: Andrea (vocals); Sharon (violin); Caroline (percussion); and Jim (guitar). As a family band, it wasn't that ironic that the band broke up because of family obligations (marriages, children, etc).
Anyway, Sharon Corr just embarked on her very first North American solo tour earlier last month. The "The Same Sun Tour" ends at Chicago's City Winery on March 22nd. The City Winery must really like Irish musicians (not sure if someone is insinuating drinking wine and Irish ...), because we just semi-recently saw Sinead O'Connor at the City Winery.
She's touring for her second album The Same Sun, which came out last September 13, 2013.
Sharon Corr's The Same Sun Tour - North America 2014:
03/18/14 Toronto, ON Hugh’s Room
03/19/14 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
03/21/14 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
03/22/14 Chicago, IL City Winery
03/19/14 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
03/21/14 Ferndale, MI The Magic Bag
03/22/14 Chicago, IL City Winery
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Attack
The Crayon Set
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THE CRAYON SET
thecrayonset.com
Dublin-based The Crayon Set's self-titled debut album came out April 2013. The Irish Times compared their music as catchy as a "virus", "The Crayon Set are as catchy as a virus. If you're looking for the kind of purity in indie-pop that you thought had gone missing far too many years ago, then their debut album will see you so right you'll never be wrong again". This probably has to do with sounding like Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura, with that boy-girl vocal styling.
Their latest song is called "Attack", which they recommending turning up the volume to listen to:
 
Next gigs
thecrayonset.com
Dublin-based The Crayon Set's self-titled debut album came out April 2013. The Irish Times compared their music as catchy as a "virus", "The Crayon Set are as catchy as a virus. If you're looking for the kind of purity in indie-pop that you thought had gone missing far too many years ago, then their debut album will see you so right you'll never be wrong again". This probably has to do with sounding like Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura, with that boy-girl vocal styling.
Their latest song is called "Attack", which they recommending turning up the volume to listen to:
 
Next gigs
21 Mar Cork The Crane Lane
29 Mar Dublin Whelans
29 Mar Dublin Whelans
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Swoon
Graveface
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DOTT
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We've already mentioned Dott on news.weheartmusic.com, prior to their SXSW appearance (SXSW just ended on Sunday).
Dott are from Galway, Ireland, led by songwriter Anna McCarthy (vocals/guitar) with Laura Finnegan (bass/vocals) Miriam Donohue (guitar/vocals) and Tony Higgins (drums).
Their debut album Swoon came out last year, December 3, 2013, on Graveface Records.
Hear their latest song, "Talk To Me":
facebook.com/dottmusic
We've already mentioned Dott on news.weheartmusic.com, prior to their SXSW appearance (SXSW just ended on Sunday).
Dott are from Galway, Ireland, led by songwriter Anna McCarthy (vocals/guitar) with Laura Finnegan (bass/vocals) Miriam Donohue (guitar/vocals) and Tony Higgins (drums).
Their debut album Swoon came out last year, December 3, 2013, on Graveface Records.
Hear their latest song, "Talk To Me":
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DANIEL JAMES
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Hailing from Northern Ireland, but currently residing in London, Daniel James will be debuting his single "The Bridge", out April 21st on Grey Sky Records.
Tour dates as follows:
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Hailing from Northern Ireland, but currently residing in London, Daniel James will be debuting his single "The Bridge", out April 21st on Grey Sky Records.
Tour dates as follows:
03/30/14 Southampton The Joiners*
03/31/14 Norwich Arts Centre*
05/03/14 Leeds Live At Leeds at The Faversham
05/04/14 Canterbury City Sound Project Festival
* with Saint Raymond
03/31/14 Norwich Arts Centre*
05/03/14 Leeds Live At Leeds at The Faversham
05/04/14 Canterbury City Sound Project Festival
* with Saint Raymond
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