Weekly Cork Gig Guide: 3rd-9th May 2016

Cian Nugent

Oh Pep!

This week in Cork: Cian Nugent, Oh Pep! and more…

Dublin guitarist Cian Nugent comes to Cobh this weekend in a date rescheduled from earlier in the year. Dowry – the solo project of composer Éna Brennan – is also on the Saturday bill for what should be another picturesque date at Sirius Arts Centre. UPDATE! This show has moved. Cian Nugent and Éna Brennan will now play Triskel  TDC having been moved from Sirius Arts Centre (Cobh).

Staying away from the city centre for the moment, Australian duo Oh Pep! play a couple of west Cork dates with De Barra’s (Wednesday) and Levis’ providing the locations for the Melbourne twosome who are currently touring new record Stadium Cake extensively in Europe before heading across the States in June. International acts coming to County Cork and not the city of Cork is starting to become a regular occurrence and a great excuse for a road-trip.

Jazz fans take note of the happenings in Triskel as the Kevin Brady Trio launch new record Ensam with the aid of U.K. vocalist Norma Winstone on Thursday. Film fans take note of the programme for Deep Focus – Women in Film, a weekend festival with various screenings in Triskel Christchurch across the weekend including Little Girl Blue, the Janis Joplin biopic on Sunday afternoon. Visit http://triskelartscentre.ie/deep-focus-festival for the full details.

Also going down around town this week:

• Nicole Maguire in L’Atitude 51 (Thursday)
• David Corley in Coughlan’s (Friday)
• Slow Motion Heroes in The Crane Lane Theatre (Friday)
• Lynda Cullen in The Roundy (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, 3rd May
– Album launch: Julien & John in Coughlan’s
– Jazz Improv (9pm), The Underscore Orkestra (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre

Wednesday, 4th May 
– Brain Donation (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Patrick Lynch Jazz in The Roundy
– Oh Pep! in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Thursday, 5th May 
– Nicole Maguire in L’Atitude 51
– All That Is Sound with Kim Sheehan (4.30pm) in Cork School of Music
– Terry Reid in Coughlan’s
– Crow Black Chicken (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Cork Improvised Music Club: Brendan Riordan, Roslyn Steer & Solamh Kelly in Gulpd
– Kevin Brady Trio w/ Norma Winstone in Triskel Christchurch
– Oh Pep! in Levis’ (Ballydehob)

Friday, 6th May 
– David Corley in Coughlan’s
– Slow Motion Heroes (9pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– King Kong Company in Cyprus Avenue
– Deep Focus – Women in Film Festival in Triskel Christchurch
– Robert Sarazin Blake in Levis’ (Ballydehob)
– The Bonnevilles in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Saturday, 7th May
– Mind Riot and Audible Joes (9pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Bontan (11pm) in Cyprus Avenue
– Sample Answer in The Roundy
– Deep Focus – Women in Film Festival in Triskel Christchurch
– Dermot Byrne, Steve Cooney and Pierre Schryer in The White Horse (Ballincollig)
– Brother Dege in Levis’ (Ballydehob)
– Jeff Ward, Noel Gilbert Jones, & Guests in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– Cian Nugent and Éna Brennan in Triskel  TDC

Sunday, 8th May
– Brother Dege (11.30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Lynda Cullen in The Roundy
– Deep Focus – Women in Film Festival in Triskel Christchurch
– The Noel Redding Tribute Band in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Monday, 9th May
– The Americanics in Coughlan’s