Weekly Cork Gig Guide: 24th February – 2nd March 2015

This week in Cork: Joan Shelley, Dott, Patrick Freeman and more.

A certain talented trio i.e. Louisville songstress Joan Shelley, Pennsylvanian folkie Vikesh Kapoor and local tale-spinner John Blek take the annual The Certain Three tour to Coughlan’s on Sunday evening for the most melodic edition of the long-running series to date.

Weezer fans take note of Friday as a number of excellent Irish bands team up for a tribute night featuring songs from the indie godfathers’ Pinkerton and Blue Album. Performing in Cyprus Avenue will be blog favourites windings, Dott and more. Should be fun! (UPDATE:  POSTPONED)

Saturday is all about Limerick doom-rock Iron Mountain who mesh their uilleann pipes and guitars in The Crane Lane Theatre early that evening.

Also going down around town this week:

• Robert Sarazin Blake in Coughlan’s (Tuesday)
• Patrick Freeman in Crowleys Musician Centre (Thursday)
• Guinness Amplify: Bitch Falcon, Katie Laffan and more in Coughlan’s & Cyprus Avenue (Thursday)
• Han Earl Park & Friends in The Roundy (Monday)

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

Tuesday, 24th February 
– Robert Sarazin Blake in Coughlan’s
– CIT Battle of the Bands in Cyprus Avenue
– Jazz Improv (9pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre

Wednesday, 25th February 
– UCC Battle of the Bands in Cyprus Avenue
– Blue Note Jazz Sessions in The Roundy

Thursday, 26th February 
– Guinness Amplify: Ciaran Lavery, Amano and Katie Laffan in Coughlan’s
– Patrick Freeman in Crowleys Musician Centre (Oliver Plunket upstairs)
– Guinness Amplify: Bitch Falcon, MKAI and Crook in Cyprus Avenue
– Mutant Cabaret in The Roundy
– Orchestral Society: Fidelio Trio in UCC’s Auxla Maxima

Friday, 27th February 
– Only in Dreams (Weezer Night): windings, Dott and more in Cyprus Avenue  POSTPONED
– Robert Sarazin Blake in Levis (Ballydehob)
– Isaac Tabor in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)

Saturday, 28th February 
– Sacred Harp Convention (10am-4pm) at St. Marie of the Isles Primary School
– The Shades in Coughlan’s
– Iron Mountain (8pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre

Sunday, 1st March 
– The Atrocity Exhibit and Pethrophobia in Bradley’s of Barrack Street
– Robert Sarazin Blake in Bru
– Certain Three Tour: Joan Shelley, Vikesh Kapoor and John Blek in Coughlan’s
– Seskin Lane (11,30pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre
– Hudson Taylor in The Savoy
– Sacred Harp Convention (10am-4pm) at St. Marie of the Isles Primary School
– Vespertine Quintet with Camilla Grieshal in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– Spacecake in Pine Lodge (Myrtleville)

Monday, 2nd March 
– Monday Session in Coughlan’s
– Han Earl Park & Friends in The Roundy

Coming in 2015:
27th Feb-1st Mar Twisted Celluloid Film Festival in Triskel Arts Centre
3rd March – Ryan Adams in Cork Opera House
13th March – All We Are in Cyprus Avenue
3rd May – Fractured Air present: Colleen and Caoimhín Ó’Raghallaigh in Cork Opera House
2nd May – Sinead O’Connor in Cork Opera House
13th July – St. Vincent 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