Weekly Cork Gig Guide: 29th July-6th August
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Divilment down Deer Farm way is the order of the bank holiday weekend as the 2013 edition of Indiependence sets up camp for three days of pop, indie, hip-hop, rock comedy and loads more. The line-up for the Mitchelstown music meet-up caters for all sorts of tastes this year with hip-hop pioneers De La Soul, U.K. chart-toppers Bastille and El Paso art-punks Bosnian Rainbows three of the big names on offer.
Further west will see long-term Björk collaborator and Bedroom Community founder Valgeir Sigurðsson play a one-off show in Abbeystrewry Church to close this year’s Skibbereen Arts Festival. Check back later in the week for an interview with the man himself.
Also going down around town this week:
- Various events as part of Skibbereen Arts Festival. See www.skibbereenartsfestival.com for details
- Legendary tale-spinning bard Andy Irvine in Firkin Crane (Thursday)
- Reggae festival on Carey’s Lane courtesy of The Pavilion (Friday-Sunday)
- Indie-poppers When Good Pets Go Bad and more as part of the latest Alliance promotion, in Bradley’s of Barrack Street (Saturday)
- The eternally touring Jukebox Gypsy in Coughlan’s (Saturday)
- De Barra’s all-dayer with sets from John Blek & The Rats and more in Clonakilty (Sunday)
- LATE ADDITION: improvisation session from some of Cork’s finest musicians in Gulpd Café (bank holiday Monday)
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Tuesday: 90s indie pop from resurrected FIFA Records signings The Would Bes in The Crane Lane Theatre.
Monday, 29th July
– Trans Fatty Acids in The Crane Lane Theatre (11.30pm)
Tuesday, 30th July
– Songwriter Sessions with Paula Gomez in L’Attitude 51
– Jazz Improv in The Crane Lane Theatre (9pm)
– The Would Bes in The Crane Lane Theatre (11.30pm)
– Fred’s Open Mic: in Fred Zeppelin’s
Wednesday, 31st July
– Fireside Sessions in Bradley’s of Barrack Street
– The Radioactive Grandma in The Crane Lane Theatre (11.30pm)
– Sundown Sessions in The Raven
– Sitting Room Session: in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– Skibbereen Arts Festival: Ger Wolfe and LOWmountain in Abbeystrewry Church (Skibbereen)
Thursday, 1st August
– Andy Irvine in Firkin Crane
– Brian Casey in The Roundy
– Pulses of Tradition in Triskel Christchurch
– John Spillane in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– The Good Rain in The Pink Elephant (Kilbrittain)
Friday, 2nd August
– Roots & Reggae Festival: Jah Shaka & more in The Pavilion
– Pulses of Tradition in Triskel Christchurch
– Windings in De Barra’s (Clonakilty)
– Indiependence in Deer Farm (Mitchelstown)
– Skibbereen Arts Festival: Seán Mac Erlaine And Donal Dineen in TBC (Skibbereen)
Saturday, 3rd August
– When Good Pets Go Bad, Rural Savage and Sound of Impact in Bradley’s of Barrack Street
– Jukebox Gypsy in Coughlan’s
– Roots & Reggae Festival: Iration Steppas, Alpha & Omega, Revelation Sound and Kebra Ethiopia in The Pavilion
– Quangodelica Funk night in The Roundy
– Indiependence in Deer Farm (Mitchelstown)
– Skibbereen Arts Festival: Sacred Harp Singers (1pm) in Abbeystrewry Church (Skibbereen)
Sunday, 4th August
– Goldfish in The Crane Lane Theatre (8.30pm)
– Roots & Reggae Festival in The Pavilion
– House Party: John Blek & The Rats, Fir Beag and more in De Barra’s (Clonakilty – 3pm)
– Indiependence in Deer Farm (Mitchelstown)
– Skibbereen Arts Festival: Valgeir Sigurðsson in Abbeystrewry Church (Skibbereen)
Monday, 5th August
– Improvised Mondays (featuring members of various Cork bands in Gulpd Café (Triskel Arts Centre)
Tuesday, 6th August
Put your feet up.
– For more gigs and dates see the overall gig guide here
