Weekly Cork Gig Guide: 3rd-9th February 2015

Phronesis (Triskel)

Altered Hours (Quarter Block Party)

This week in Cork…

Goodbye cruel January and welcome cool February. Quarter Block Party is the main focus in what we will call the first official gig week of 2015. Enjoy the Countdown to the big first day here. Elsewhere, Phronesis return to the Triskel (Thursday) and Villagers do likewise, if but a little further afield on that very same evening. Otherwise take a gander at The Great Balloon Race upstairs in The Oliver Plunkett as part of a new regular session courtesy of the thankfully relocated Crowleys Musician Centre.

Also going down around town this week:

• The Art Crimes Band in The Crane Lane Theatre (Tuesday)
• The Beat in The Crane Lane Theatre (Thursday)
• I Draw Slow in Coughlan’s (Friday)
• Surgeon in Cyprus Avenue (Friday)

For a day-by-day breakdown of gigs taking place in both Cork city and county over the next three weeks see below.

Tuesday, 3rd February 
– Jazz Improv (9pm), The Art Crimes Band (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– CIT Battle of the Bands in Cyprus Avenue

Wednesday, 4th February 
– Dyin Breed (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– UCC Battle of Bands in Cyprus Avenue
– Other Folks Songs: Rory Francis O’Brien & guests in Gulpd Café (Triskel Arts Centre)
– Sitting Room Session in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Thursday, 5th February 
– The Beat (8.30pm),Karma Parking (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Motez in Cyprus Avenue
– The Great Balloon Race in Crowleys Musician Centre (Oliver Plunket upstairs)
– Phronesis in Triskel Christchurch
– Villagers in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Friday, 6th February 
– Quarter Block Party: O Emperor, Cian Nugent, Shookrah & more in Various Venues
– I Draw Slow in Coughlan’s
– Surgeon in Cyprus Avenue

Saturday, 7th February 
– Quarter Block Party: O Emperor, Cian Nugent, Shookrah & more in Various Venues
– Karma Parking in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Sunday, 8th February 
– Quarter Block Party: O Emperor, Cian Nugent, Shookrah & more in Various Venues

Monday, 9th February 
– Monday Session in Coughlan’s

Coming in 2015:
18th Feb – Ólafur Arnalds in Triskel Christchurch
3rd March – Ryan Adams in Cork Opera House
13th March – All We Are in Cyprus Avenue
22nd May – Sinead O’Connor in Cork Opera House

– For more gigs and dates see the overall gig guide here
– For those more interested in independent cinema visit the Triskel cinema listings here