Cork gig guide: 17th-23rd November 2015

Titus Andronicus (Cyprus Avenue – 23rd Nov)

This week in Cork: Titus Andronicus, Bitch Falcon, The Album Leaf and more.

Two weeks. TWO WEEKS! That’s the longest stretch without a gig guide since this little ol’ blog began over half a decade ago. I’m back, “refreshed” and raring to rock. Cyprus Avenue dominates the listings this week with two fascinating shows. First up is San Diego electo-folksters, The Album Leaf, led by Jimmy LaValle (who recently collaborated with Mark Kozelek to produce Perils of the Sea) on Friday. Four days later sees New Jersey noisemakers Titus Andronicus bring their 2015 rock opera, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, to Caroline Street.

Feeling a little folkier and fancy a brief foray out of town? Look no further than Ballincollig for Andy Irvine and Cormac O’Caoimh‘s pair-up at The White Horse. High on the must-see list for me personally though is Dublin rock quartet Bitch Falcon who pay their first visit to Cork on Friday night with a date in The Crane Lane Theatre. I haven’t been able to get their song Wolfstooth out of my ears for ages!

Also going down around town this week:

• Cork group Transmission Club launch Salt EP in The Roundy (Friday)
• Soothsayer, Nomadic Rituals and Horse in Cork Community Print Shop (Saturday)
• LATE ADDITION: Jet Setter in Gulpd Café (Saturday)
• Unyielding Love, Knifedoutofexistence, The Magnapinna in Fred Zeppelin’s (Sunday)

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

Tuesday, 17th November
– Bluegrass Tuesday in Callanan’s
– Jazz Improv (9pm), Waking Up Sunday (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre

Wednesday, 18th November 
– Russian Songwriters Club in The Roundy

Thursday, 19th November 
– Andy Irvine and Cormac O’Caoimh in The White Horse (Ballincollig)

Friday, 20th November 
– Bitch Falcon and Paradox in The Crane Lane Theatre
– The Album Leaf in Cyprus Avenue
– EP launch: Transmission Club in The Roundy
– Benjamin Appl in Triskel Christchurch
– Damien Dempsey SOLD OUT in The White Horse (Ballincollig)
– Shookrah in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Saturday, 21st November
– Soothsayer, Nomadic Rituals and Horse in Cork Community Print Shop
– Jet Setter in Gulpd Café (Triskel Arts Centre)
– Damien Dempsey in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– Terry Flood Band in Pine Lodge (Myrtleville)

Sunday, 22nd November
– Niall McCabe Band in Coughlan’s
– Unyielding Love, Knifedoutofexistence, The Magnapinna in Fred Zeppelin’s
– Jessica Sligter with Ina Sagstuen & Benjamin Nelson and (6.30pm) in Gulpd Café (Triskel Arts Centre)
– Sunday Session (5.30pm), The Good Rain (9pm)  in The Roundy
– Damien Dempsey in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Monday, 23rd November
– Monday Session in Coughlan’s
– Titus Andronicus in Cyprus Avenue

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