For 5 days this week Whelan’s have given over their space for new and upcoming irish bands. There’s a wide vast of styles and sounds over the 10 gigs with admission a reasonable €6 per day or €12 for the festival. Punk sounds this week from the Bello Bar where Drogheda takes on Dublin on Friday and the Wild Duck on Saturday where the Lee harveys are making a statement
Ones to Watch – Whelans, jan 15 – 19
REBECCA LOCKE, LA DI DA, GORILLA TROUBADOUR – Whelans, Jan 15
KK LEWIS, DJOUCE, CITY VICTIM, TOY GIRL – Whelans Upstairs – Jan 15
Hazey Haze, Is Mise – Workmans Club, Jan 16
CHINESE NEWSPAPER, GREYFACE, NAOISE ROO, 1000 BEASTS – Whelans, Jan 16
STRANGE NEW PLACES, MA-KA, UPPBEAT, INBETWEEN HONEY – Whelans Upstairs, Jan 16
TYLER CHILDERS – Grand Social, Jan 17
The Jobseekerz, Brain Donation, Radio Mafia, Building Prisons – Bello Bar, Jan 17
Syrens, Leila jane – Sin É, Jan 17
DSM, Phase – Soundhouse, Jan 17
Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra, The Wha, JaXson, Krisdeberg, Jackie Beverly, Stupid Son – Whelans, Jan 18
Constant Supply, Bobbi Arlo, Janksy, Bedrooms, Lost In Your Mind – Whelans Upstairs, jan 17
Mosmo Strange, Headcase, Lord Mongo, Aeons – Fibbers, Jan 17
Naoise , Orla, Ragair – Anseo, Jan 17
Lee Fields and the Expressions – Button Factory, Jan 18
Skinner, Milk. – band, Blushing Boy – Whelans, jan 18
Shiv5, Classic Yellow, Turnstiles – Whelans Upstairs, Jan 18
Fingerz Kenny and The Bat Country, Fanacanta – Sin É, Jan 18
Lee Harveys, Frenzy of Tongs, The Thrash Blues – The Wild Duck, Jan 18
Dragula – Grand Social, Jan 19
070 Shake – Workmans Club, Jan 19
Upbeat Generation – Fibbers, Jan 19
Dea Matrona, Crispr Kid, Dylan E. Crampton, Toshín, Paddy Mulcahy – Whelans, Jan 19
Aoife Wolf, Hidden Stills, INSIDEAWAVE, Elise – Whelans Upstairs, Jan 19
See a full list of upcoming gigs here
