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GJSTU UIJOHT GJSTU The one and only time I joined the Central Bank’s black parade on a Saturday afternoon I winded up evacuating the emo version of a crack den in Clarehall before an ambulance arrived to stomach-pump the pills and skittles from a KO’d young wan’s All American Rejectstattooed tummy. I decided the star tatt scene wasn’t for me and went back to cutting out pictures of Alex Kapranos from NME for my shrine. The same month six years later this issue of TD has meant something approaching immersion in the satellite subcultures of those bank Dementors that ate their Coco Pops drenched in poppers – nights spent in Fibbers with the denizens of Eamonn Doran’s past, afternoons plonked on the lock listening to board scuffles outside the Lower Deck, entry-levelling my way into hardcore music through the gateway shit Richter Collective has concealed in its inside coat pockets. The depth of subcultural mythology is wholly evident in these pages – if only because we’re surface-scratching. Glen Friedman’s photography is the great leveller; his subjects are people of the people, sure, but his presentation of them in action and inexperienced pose juxtaposes them with those Lower Deck kids that wake me up on Saturday morning. Metal culture is about as impenetrable as its time signatures – access to the lode of mythology at the core of these peripheral cultures costs more than a t-shirt. You might damage your eyes squinting to see the influence of the interstellarlyconnected skate and metal scenes in the more critically viable and commercially accessible strains of Dublin’s culture, but spend a week entangled with them and you’ll at least tap into their attractions. Daniel Gray

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8 Roadmap Where extreme sports are born, killed, and zombified 14 Threads Jaysis, how can you WALK in those? 16 Glen E. Friedman Fuck me? Fuck you! 22 Heavy Load Eine kleine headbanging 28 Psychic City Aura piece on mediums 30 Monitor Friends with enemies,

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58 Bitesize The dip on the side

32 Listings Unlike your boyfriend, it actually pulls out

64 Audio Switching back to tape

46 Belfast It’ll only make sense if you read it in a Nordy accent 52 Barfly Cue the backlash 54 Greyhounds Skinny bitches 56 Gastro Hungahs apply only

66 Cinema Switching back to VHS 67 Clubbing Switching back to swingdancing 68 Games Stop bashing buttons 70 Drawings Made with magic markers, by magic markers

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Ex Zombie Nation :: Common perception is that zombies are pretty evil bastards. They’ve one thing on their brains. Brains. This 26th June, however, Dublin’s undead are bandying together for a good cause – an en masse fundraiser for Irish Cancer Society and the Lifeboats. The walk’s route crawls from Stephen’s Green to Temple Bar, and they need volunteers – make-up artists, collectors, zombies, and we imagine, somebody to man the snack table. We braved the company of Dublin Zombie Walk organizer and seasoned walk competitior, Zombie Eamonn Dial, for a brief on the city’s upcoming Zombiethon. What’s your training schedule and diet look like ahead of the big day? Flesh. Of course. A lot of zombies seem to feel a need to combine certain food groups like cat, dog, rat, beaver and so on but if you’re really serious about winning or at least moaning, shuffling, lurching and devouring at your very worst (best?) then the only way to go is honest to goodness human. I mean what more could an undead body want than the truly terrified, screaming eyeballs of a grown man losing all bowel control? Simply put, that’s my diet and my training schedule all rolled into one. You’re going up against some stiff competition, walking against the likes of Zombie Jesse Owens and Zombie Linford Christie - what do you make of your chances? I’ve competed against Jesse and Linford before and I won’t lie to you, the recent loss of the lower half of my body due to decomposition did set me back quite a bit. My trainer has been a rock, literally. Jesse and Linford have some stiff competition ahead of them, actually, funny story - I was the one who ate Linford’s brains. Yeah, that was me. I tell you I was the moan of the zombie community when I bagged that juicy blood-soaked brain. I mean for us that’s like a parapalegic tree sloth catching a coked up cheetah selo-

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taped to a middle aged, underpaid civil servant going on a lunch break. Absolute miracle. Good times. Anyway, I disgress. My chances? As long as I keep the positive mental attitude with me that there’s soft, yielding slow moving humans ahead of me at the finish line then I believe my chances are as good as the big boys and who knows? Maybe I’ll get lucky and the roaming zombie hunters will do me a favour this time and score a headshot on my competitors. When live flesh is low and rigor mortis sets in, what keeps you inspired to reaching that finish line? Hmm that’s a good one and it answers itself really. What could inspire a zombie more than the promise of seeing that chaotic mass of townsfolk run in abject fear as I and my zombie brethren shuffle our way closer and closer with a dreadful unerring purpose that only the rotting mind of the tortured damned can possess when the presence of young tasty meat is on the menu? That and the fact we always ask for seconds. What can other zombies offer on the day to make the walk as chaotic as possible? Chaos is not the way of the zombie. We are deliberate, constant and unwavering in our quest to slake our ravenous need. We leave the chaos to the cattle. Next question please. www.dublinzombiewalk.com

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Skate Or Die :: No matter how many exclamation marks we use and how much mileage we get out of the superlatives of the adjective ‘rapid’, we could never approach describing Kings of Concrete, the city’s rapidest celebration of street culture, as enthusiastically as festival organizer and all-round bro, Dave. So we’ll just shut up. ‘This year’s festival is lining up pretty fucking sweetly. We’ve got some kick-ass artists, performer-wise. There are going to be some of our best skaters ever this year. The amount of people involved since last year has exploded. Last year we put a push on the competitive element of the festival. This year we want to broaden the reach, tap into other elements of street culture – specifically photography and film-making. There wasn’t a competitive element to art in the festival before. This year we’re going to have a competition with two Vespas – we’ll get one artist per bike, and they’ll have to repaint them. Some guys put up awesome videos on Youtube last year – so we thought we’d bring that into the festival this year – we want it to become a major part over time. There are going to be four teams of filmmakers and editors who’ll film all Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and they have to cut, finish, and show their film by 10pm Sunday night, at the close of festival, which will be a serious challenge. These elements are massive parts of the culture we haven’t paid attention to before. So much energy goes into the family element of the festival, with kids and parents down at the site during the day – we’re now putting in more to the adult demographic at night. We’ll have a launch

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on the 11th June in Le Cirk, with a taste of what’s to come - beatboxing battles, video showcases, DJs, live collaborations, body tattooing and runner designers on the night so you can bring down your shoes and give them a makeover. The Saturday night of the festival in the Bernard Shaw we’re doing in collaboration with the Small Print – an exhibition called Deck the Halls, where 30 creative artists will customize a blank skateboard deck, which we’ll hang on the halls of the Shaw. Boards are then up for sale for the artist and for the festival fundraising

too. We’ll close the festival with an awesome party in the Button Factory on the Sunday too. It’s going to be a full sensory overload.’ Get decked down at this year’s Kings of Concrete at Wood Quay and throughout Temple Bar this 3rd and 4th of July. Make mates at www.facebook.com/kingsofconcrete

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Full Steam Ahead :: Are you active? Do you live on an island? Are your creases in perfect condition at all times? The intrepid Colum Kelly and his associates, Jordan Byrne and James Buckley have headed up (under the pseudonyms of Wrinkle, Crease and Crinkle) a new movement in extreme sports: extreme ironing, “the sport to facilitate those giants among men”. Already a fairly well-known activity overseas, extreme ironing is a sport which began when Phil ‘Steam’ Shaw and his partner ‘Spray’ wanted to go rock climbing, but found themselves overwhelmed by housework. Extreme ironing was their ingenious solution, an amalgamation of careful housework and the great outdoors. Extremeironing.com defines

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the hobby as “an outdoor activity that combines the danger and excitement of an extreme sport with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt”. This versatile sport presents endless possibilities: a popular sub-section of extreme ironing is underwater ironing. In 2008, a group of 72 divers set a world record for the most people ironing underwater simultaneously, a record broken the following year by a group of over 130 divers, 86 of which were simultaneously underwater. Colum Kelly has high hopes for extreme ironers here, and is working towards getting a world record for the most people ironing at over 1,000 metres. http://student.dcu.ie/~byrnej64/extremeironingireland/

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Meow Meow :: Chicks dig kittens; they’re so soft and furry. So said Harry Enfield, at least, in his now rather ancient ‘Women, know your limits’ sketch. If you have a weakness for small fluffy felines, or a keen sense of irony and kitsch, then you’ll love this mug (part of a full set of crockery) by ‘lifestyle brand’ Jaguar Shoes. Featuring pudding-faced Persian white cats and a mystical moon motif, the trashy-fabulous china was designed by Chrissie Abott, the force behind various psychedelic poster designs and Little Boots album cover art. Drink your tea with irony for £20 at www.jaguarshoes.bigcartel.com

Swimsuit Contest :: Does the idea of stringy, insubstantial summer swimwear have you running for the hills? Rather than wear your bodyconsciousness on your sleeve with a shapeless cover-up, why not make like they did in the early days of bathing and go for a well-cut, shapeflattering fifties style suit? Retro swimwear company For Luna was founded in 2009 with the aim of bringing feminine, old-school glamour back to the beach. Their flirty-but-flattering ethos is evident in a gorgeous line of generously-cut one pieces and bikinis in black, red and cherry print. The whole range is lined (non of that suddenly turning see-through when wet..) and are designed for swimming in, though we think they’d be perfect just for a bit of pin-up style posing too… www.forluna.co.uk

Chainmail :: No-one blogs high-end clothing and yummy eats quite like Luxirare. The food-and-fashion webzine delivers weekly updates on everything from reviews of Parisian patisseries, to DIY style tutorials and a recipe for ‘pie pops’, all thoughtfully assembled into minimalist collages replete with witty comments, tempting food photography and killer home-made fashion editorials. Author Ji places an emphasis on the non-disposable aspect of fashion, promoting the return of investment pieces, craftsmanship and a unique kind of minimalist indulgence. Now you too can Luxirare your life with her newly-opened E-Shop, a mixture of vintage designer stock (a Julie Verhoeven for Vuitton and a Balenciaga Lariat were already snapped up fast) and Luxirare originals. We’re particularly smitten with this chainmail necklace, a head-turning piece that’s half heavy metal groupie, half medieval knight. www.shopluxirare.com

Design o’ the Times :: Gucci. Fendi. Prada. Miu Miu and Marc. We can list the names of the fashion pantheon, but when was the last time any of us actually got our hands on the genuine designer article? Not only are designer pieces prohibitively priced, but aside from a few select boutiques and the stock at Brown Thomas, many of the most familiar names in fashion are hard to come by on Irish shores. Click-2-couture aims to remedy this, an Irish company promising access to labels, catwalk-fresh samples and designer end-of-lines at knockdown prices. Stock is updated regularly with eveningwear, shoes and accessories; we’re currently crushing on these Schiaperelli pink heel-less shoes by Marc Jacobs, on sale at the almost reasonable price of €160. www.click-2-couture.com

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SOME PEOPLE JUST END UP IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, EVERY TIME. AS A KID, ABOUT THE AGE YOU WERE STARTING TO HANG AROUND OUTSIDE THE CHIPPER OR NEAR SOME SORT OF WALL, GLEN E. FRIEDMAN WAS FOLLOWING HIS FRIENDS AROUND THE CRADLE OF SKATEBOARDING, DOGTOWN, WEST LOS ANGELES TAKING PICTURES WITH A SHITTY PORTABLE CAMERA. BY HIS MIDTEENS, HE’D MANAGED TO BECOME A STAFF MEMBER AT SKATEBOARDER MAGAZINE USING PICTURES TAKEN ON A 35MM CAMERA HE’D HAD TO BORROW FOR THE PURPOSE. A FEW YEARS LATER IT WAS THE EARLY 80S AND HARDCORE WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN, TANGENTIAL TO THE SKATE SCENE. GUESS WHO WAS TAKING PICTURES OF IT? YEP. GLEN FRIEDMAN. AFTER SHOEHORNING THE ENERGY OF BLACK FLAG, BAD BRAINS AND MINOR THREAT’S

LIVE SHOWS INTO ZINES AND MUSIC MAGAZINES, GIVING THEM SOME OF THEIR FIRST NATIONAL EXPOSURE, HE WORKED ON ALBUM ART FOR SUICIDAL TENDENCIES AND GENERALLY LOOMED LARGE AS VISUAL HAGIOGRAPHER OF HARDCORE. THEN, AS QUICKLY AS HARDCORE FELL FROM GLORY, FRIEDMAN MET RICK RUBIN AND RELOCATED TO NEW YORK TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE EMERGENT HIP HOP SCENE, INCLUDING THE BEASTIE BOYS, RUN DMC AND PUBLIC ENEMY. SINCE THEN, FRIEDMAN HAS EXHIBITED HIS PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITTEN BOOKS AND EXISTED AS THE CONDUIT FOR BASICALLY EVERYTHING GOOD THAT HAPPENED IN THE 1980S. TALENTED YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH GIANT OBTRUSIVE CAMERAS VANGUARD EVERY GIG CROWD NOWADAYS, BUT THAT’S NOTHING. GLEN E. FRIEDMAN WAS THERE.

<< Tony Alva - Santa Monica, CA - September 1977 Here at the original Dog Bowl, TA perfected the “frontside air.” I remember seeing him do it and perfect it above coping, I went back to school next day and had a tough time describing it to my friends, let alone getting them to believe it. This was the first shot ever published of a “frontside air” that was actually made, and it re-instated T.A. to superstar status in Skateboarder magazine. “When the boys are together, you can never find a more aggresive, arrogant, rowdy, perhaps ignorant bunch of people than my friends. That’s just the way they are; that’s the way we skateboard; thats the way we talk.” - Tony Alva, Skateboarder(Vol.3 No.3)

>> Fugazi - Washington, DC - October 1989 “Yes we know this is politically correct, but it comes to you spiritually direct, an attempt to thoughtfully affect your way of thinking. That is if you believe in race, or that you were born in the right time or place, this is a thought about face. Your way of thinking... if you have to carry a gun, to keep your fragile seat at number one, this is a bullet you can’t outrun... Your way of thinking...” - And the Same - Fugazi

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<< Jay Adams Brentwood, West Los Angeles, CA - October 1976 I shot this with a borrowed camera. Another picture I took the same day was my first published photo. “The true skater surveys all that is offered, takes all that is given, goes after the rest and leaves nothing to chance. In a society on hold and a planet on selfdestruct, the only recourse is an insane approach. We’re talking attitude, the ability to deal with a given set of pre-determined circumstances and to extract what you want and discard the rest. Skaters by their very nature are urban guerrillas; the future foragers of the present, working out in a society dictated by the principles of the past... the skater makes use of the useless artifacts of the technological burden. The skating urban anarchist employs the handiwork of the government/corporate structure in a thousand ways that the original architects could never dream of... All have been re-worked into a new social order.” - Skateboarder magazine (Vol.6, No.10)

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<< Beastie Boys - Hollywood, CA - December 1991 I first met the Beastie Boys in front of C.B.G.B.’s back in 1981. They had their skateboards with them and were playing hardcore punk shows - having fun. Six years later they exploded as rap artists with a “New Style” on Licensed To Ill. Under Rick Rubin’s direction, on Paul’s Boutique they received critical acclaim and had the help of the Dust Brothers production team. The third album, Check Your Head was produced primarily on their own and it brought them around full circle. On some cuts they played their own instruments hardcore style, others used their normal great beats, samples and rhymes. They even entered a whole new world with Soul/Funk instrumentals they played on other tracks. This record had to be one of the most creative and exciting LP’s made in several years. The group was satisfied, the critics were happy, their fans loved it (over one million copies sold) and I thought it was amazing. Another photo from the same day became the cover for Check Your Head. “People how you doing there’s a new day sawing, for earth mother it’s a brand new morning, for a long while there’s been such a longing, but now the sun is shining let’s roll back the awning. This is a type of a kinda like a formal dedication, giving a shout out for much inspiration, all I ever do is wanna get nice, get loose and goof my little slice of life, sendin’ out love to all corners of the land, jump up onstage and take the mic in my hand, not playin’ the role just being who I am, and if you try to diss me I don’t give a damn, cause I’m rockin, bass from the back of my car feels soothing, eight bazookas is what I’m using. I’m Mike D and it’s been proven, I love it when I see the party people movin’, strapped on the ear goggles and what did I see, but the music brought the people into harmony.” - Jimmy James - Beastie Boys

<< Neil Blender - Hanging out at Lance Mountain’s parents’ house in Alhambra, California - circa 1984 Neil was one of the forefathers of abstract skateboard art, an original and an innovator.

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Run-D.M.C. - Hollis Queens, NY March 1988 “With a voice like thunder, words of wonder, over all standing tall and the suckers crawl under, possessed with power, cowards will cower, ducks we devoir, our hour after hour, dream and write it, you can’t deny it, will so ill you can’t defy it, gonna live positive for ever and ever Run D.M.C. And we’re tougher than leather...” - Tougher than Leather - Run D.M.C.

>> Black Flag - Culver City, West Los Angeles - April 1983 This shot was taken at a party for the Suicidals devotees (I needed to get as many of them in one spot as possible so I could shoot all of their shirts for the album cover) so Black Flag offered to help out and performed in this garage. I think they were a little over the Suicidals heads; after the first few songs, a lot of them went outside until Suicidal Tendencies played. The ones who stayed saw an incredibly intense set; it was the last time Dez ever performed with Black Flag, by the way. When S.T finally played, they were not able to get through one whole song without having to stop for a fight or fix equipment that was being knocked down. It was a fun afternoon. “Hold out your hand to me, give me your hand, I’ll bite it off...’ - from Damaged - Black Flag

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Glen E Friedman’s touring collection “Fuck You All” runs from the 8th of July until the end of the month at Smithfield’s Lighthouse Cinema. The exhibition opens with a Q&A with the photographer.

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Heavy Metal, like Styrofoam and that godawful mess hugging the Florida Keys, will be with us forever. When the cities collapse into the sea and the sun burns all natural life to a crisp, there’ll still be two guys, wearing black tees and ponytails, sat in the shade of a smouldering spacecraft, debating the technical merits of Cannibal Corpse and Autopsys’ difficult middle albums. Heavy Metal fans are tough like roaches. They’re not fazed by fashion or tinnitus. We have to learn to live with them. So, on a wet Monday morning in Middle Europe, we pointed the Totally Dublin cruiser south and set off to visit their nest. Donzdorf is in the heart of the Swabian Mountains in Southern Germany. It’s a town with a population of about 10,000. They produce tractors in this part of the world and when they aren’t producing them they like to watch them at play, pulling heavy loads across dirt fields. On a Sunday evening in Donzdorf you might take your gal out for a six-euro pizza or pass the twilight hours in the local chapel. Catholicism, like the potato furrows that demark the town limits, runs deep in this part of the world. But heavy metal runs deeper. It’s the second biggest industry in Donzdorf. Nuclear

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A RIDE UPON THE DEVOURED WINGS OF A TORTURED ANGEL INTO THE CRADLE OF METAL

Blast, the world’s largest independent heavy metal label, is based here. It employs nearly one hundred people and every last one of them owns a pair of black combats. If they did casual Friday in this place, the staff would probably have to come to work in bathrobes and slippers for casual to make any sense. Heavy Metal doesn’t lie in. Monday morning, 8am sharp and the car park at Nuclear Blast is half full. The company was set up by a mysterious character called Marcus Staiger twenty-two years ago. I say mysterious because Marcus is never at the office. He’s on tour. Working on a project. In the Lotus position on his bedroom floor. Marcus Staiger began Nuclear Blast after seeing the Scorpions play. He built it into a success then disappeared slightly, leaving the good ship Nuclear Blast in the capable hands of Jochem. Every so often he’ll send back reinforcements. A new programmer he met at a festival or an extra warehouse worker he met in a Rhapsody of Fire t-shirt at a pizzeria. He’s the Kaiser Soze of Heavy Metal - talked about but rarely seen. But without him, black metal bands would probably be forced to send their demos to hip hop labels and hope the A&R were on an anything-goes kinda day.

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Heavy Metal is very clannish. Every one who works at the label has shared a moshpit at some stage or another. This is how it’s survived for so long. Its time in the sun was the eighties. Maiden, Metallica and Megadeth dragged it through the nineties before its popularity petered out in Western Europe and the USA. And in Ireland today, the metal scene has about as much presence as the five punt note. There’s Fredz in Cork and that’s only around still because you can’t tell Cork people what to do. In Germany a heavy metal record can sell a million units. “Maybe there’s something in our minds that suits the music,” says Fritz, a trainee A&R at the label. “The German language suits heavy metal.” That’s true. As true as the fact that honesty is the backbone of heavy metal. And loyalty and sincerity are its primary ribs. The fans don’t download, they buy t-shirts like they were this season’s football strips and they’ve seen their favourite bands play at least half a dozen times. Contrast with the pop and even indie scenes today where people go to gigs on the back of a Youtube clip or download a record on the strength of a catchy band name. Diabulus in Musica, Legion of the Damned, Dimmu Borgin – there’s nothing

catchy about heavy metal. “Heavy Metal fans want to hold the music, that’s the difference I think,” says Jochem. “Spending money on the artist is important.” But the whole game has changed and a label like Nuclear Blast doesn’t just survive on music sales; they’re selling a lifestyle. Horns, goblets and belts made out of bullet cartridges fill the warehouse. The belts are flying out as quick as they reorder them. It’s festival season and I guess no one wants to be caught topless in the middle of a campsite with last year’s skeletons keeping their combats out of the mud. The warehouse floor is the most normal part of the factory. It’s just like any other warehouse in Dublin. There’s the grumpy older ones, the youngsters who’ve got more ambition than they know what to do with it, the mother-type figures who can pack six orders in the same time as anyone else packs one and the hot young thing who’s almost definitely got a boyfriend but won’t stop tormenting the boys. It’s just like any other warehouse in Dublin but instead of Joe on the radio, they’re listening to heavy metal, and rather than the full spectrum of polo shirts from Arnott’s Bargain Basement, they’re all in black band tees. It’s a Monday morning,

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a lot of them have been at a festival at the weekend and are tired. It’s May but the weather’s shit, and it’s mid-month, (the furthest point from getting paid), but the mood on the floor is bubbly like a teenage birthday. Walti, who mans the IT department describes it as a hobby job and maybe that’s why. “It’s still a job, but I love what we produce,” he says, “I could be doing the exact same thing but for a pharmaceutical company.” Sigrid works in accounts. They call her Siggy Pop. She says it’s an easy, laid back place to work and her favourite act are Nightwish. Walti and Siggy would be the stand out rockers in any other workplace. Here they fit in like fax machines. If Nuclear Blast were the Irish Economy pre 2006, then Nightwish are the building sector – they’ve gone gold in every country that listens to metal, and even set a new record in Finland by going gold within two hours of release. But there aren’t only roses in the garden. Nuclear Blast have had issues in the past. “We had to drop a band because their lead singer joined a satanic cult,” says Jochem. “Then he was wanted for murder and ended up in prison.” And they’ve had a few bands who’ve fostered Neo-Nazi associations and had to be dropped too. They’re careful

when it comes to mail orders. They don’t even want to sell heavy metal to Nazis, although the Nazis do tend to take a beating in heavy metal lyrics. Sabaton, Nuclear Blasts great white hope for 2010, have lyrics like: “Do you remember when the Nazis forced their rule on Poland” or “Ever since it started on Kristallnacht, when liberty died and truth was denied.” It’s a little like Drunk History, but instead of alcohol being the barricade to understanding, this time it’s the drum rolls and guitar solos. Nuclear Blast don’t help themselves. Sticking ‘nuclear’ in your name in a country where a lot of kids see tying themselves to rail lines to stop nuclear waste trains as a rite of passage is not going to make you friends immediately. And branding everything from cars, to bags, to ID cards with a nuclear logo makes you a prime target for a reacharound at border security. “Carrying Anthrax CDs doesn’t help either,” says Jochem. They’ve also been a little cheeky in the past. Milking the Goat Machine were a band signed by Nuclear Blast. Fritz describes them as “totally sick in the head” – every song had a goat theme to it. For promotion they asked the label to collect a box of goat shit. They sent out their promo CDs with a little piece of turd

attached to each one. “No, they made no money,” Fritz says, “It was just for fun. Normally we’re serious.” Because heavy metal is a serious music. Forty year old men running into mosh pits wearing Viking helmets might not strike you as the greatest example of this, but those metal fans love their boys more than Pompey fans. “We’ll keep a band for two or three albums even if they don’t sell well,” says Jochem. What other music does that happen with? Comrades, that’s what metal fans are. In the rest of the world they stand out like dinosaurs with their girly hair and t-shirts that read ‘Keep feeding me denial and hate, from that I will create’. For the love of god, they’re just asking for every hoodlum and young punk to give them a hard time. Even the Darkness only managed to force a revival based on taking the mick. And that’s why there’s no sitting on the fence with heavy metal. Towards the end of the day down in the warehouse, Buffalo Soldier comes on the stereo. The metalheads sing along, ‘dreadlock rasta doobee doobee doo’, then it’s straight back to Annotations of an Autopsy. You can only sing along to that if you’re accompanied by a trained professional sawing your leg off at the knee. There’s nothing easy about Heavy Metal. Your hair is always in your face. The black is killer in the heat and those bullet belts will lacerate even the slightest gut. Still, when all around them are being carried away by the ferocious speed of fashion, for the metalheads the easiest thing to do is just stay the same.

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live bands and DJ sets should keep spirits high. The Chatter Chair, on the other hand, are hosting a series of events aiming to revive the old Irish art of storytelling, the first giving six speakers ten minute slots in which to spin their yarns. Outdoor yoga and dog-walking will also be weekly occurrences for the more wholesome amongst us. If you’ve a pile of bric-a-brac to offload then stake your place in the yard stall section (apply via www.pointvillagemarket.ie, first come first served). Otherwise just roll up on a Saturday or Sunday and have a gander at what’s on offer.

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The story of penniless bohemians struggling for recognition and rent money is one that’s been done many times. Many of them, in fact, come from the same source: originally immortalised in Henri Murger’s 1851 novel La Vie de Boheme, the lives of Mimi, Rodolfo and their artist friends (based on Murger’s own associates) have reappeared everywhere from opera to broadway. The latest of these renditions (to hit Dublin at least) takes to the stage of the Grand Canal Theatre on the 16th, 18th and 19th June. Keeping the music of Puccini’s fin-de-siecle opera (perhaps the most famous version of the tale), the production will give the bohemians a modern face-lift, placing them in 21st Century New York. Based on director Stewart Lang’s experiences of life in hipsterish Brooklyn and his desperately relevant reliance on credit rather than cash, you can see why Murger’s tale has remained so popular. The position and stories of artists on the fringe of society has little changed, from the café-dwellers of nineteenth century Paris to modern-day Williamsburgers. There’s good room for a modern classic here, so let’s just hope Lang brings the Docklands something better than another Rent.

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n the Monopoly board of life I miss the get out of jail free card that came with being a child. Where curiosity in the unknown was rewarded rather than slapped down by the cold, arthritic hand of scientific certainty. When a wardrobe could realistically contain a lion and a witch and not just some mouldy Ugg boots and the ghost of your heterosexuality. Where monsters could lurk under your bed and fairies left cash under you pillow like hungry, winged junkies hot for their next tooth enamel high. Nowadays expect a slagging if you show an interest in the existence of any force that is considered outside the realm of science. Even though the most eminent scientists throughout the ages were practicing astrologers, the discipline is now with the crystal ball brigade tied in the minds of the public. When I told my father I was writing this piece he told me to nail them to a wall. Instead I’m letting them tell you in their own words what their professions are about. Keith Kavanagh used to offer past life regression and aura photography through the House of Astrology on Parliament Street but now works freelance. I ask him what the latter entails. “It’s based on the principle of reincarnation. I hypnotize someone. I take him or her back to a lifetime they have lived in previous to this. They look around, they feel around and they tell me what’s going on.” In revisiting past lives he believes you can uncover unresolved traumas that have been carried into this one. “I’m not saying every time there’s a huge dramatic transformation but there are a lot of people who say it has helped them with elements of their life.” When you go under hypnosis and tell the unconscious mind to choose a past life it tends to choose one relevant to this one. “There’s a valid reason for looking at that particular lifetime.” The mind, he says, is like a huge cave. “If you shine a torch up the middle it will illuminate certain parts of that cave. That’s your conscious mind. All the blackness is your unconscious mind and that has all the information about past lives and everything you have ever seen or heard in this lifetime.” He believes curiosity is the reason people turn to past life regression. “People are looking for reassurances spiritually about themselves and about their value as a person. They are turning away from religion

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and looking for their own truths. Past life regression is a vehicle to help them find the purpose behind their existence.” Michael Sheridan, a dream analyst, concurs. “People are just plain curious,” he tells me, “but they also have issues in their conscious lives and don’t know where they are coming from. They feel their dreams are strange and wonder if there is a connection.” All the dreams you have in one night are about the same subject with different symbols being used as clues to its meaning. The dreams might be completely different, but the source is the same. Michael’s job is to help explain the point your consciousness is trying to communicate. “Dreams are incredibly creative. It’s surprising how everybody uses so many different symbols that correctly mix up the different threads of their life into a meaningful picture.” He doesn’t encourage repeat visits (“if I get somebody who needs professional assistance I would pass them onto a counsellor”) and believes that you should be able to get what you need with information combined from other dreams. If not he’ll ask the client for help. “Obviously it’s much more impressive to tell them with no help,” he says. “But that’s more about entertainment. If you are really serious about helping someone you shouldn’t let them just sit there tight lipped.” He believes that prospective clients should have as much detail about the series of dreams they are having before the first session. “Traits of the people who are appearing in them. Colours should be noted. People overlook colours.” Once he has established a thread he’ll start telling you what your dreams are about and helps you look deeper into them. Declan Flynn, a medium, disagrees. “There’s the old line, don’t feed the medium. Always just answer with yes, no, don’t know. Don’t give them any information.” Declan practises general mediumship, which is the everyday passage of messages from spirits to their loved ones. “I also do trance mediumship, which involves altered states.” That’s when spirits begin to work through Declan. “My spirit guide is a guy called Sean. I can’t pronounce his Chinese name. I speak with a Chinese accent. I talk about things that I personally would have no knowledge of. It can be specific but generally it applies to everyone at the reading.” His mind is aware and active but he has no control over what he says or does. Declan believes that people want to connect with their spirits to help resolve emotional issues. “A lot of people come for

the healing aspect. You can get spiritual healing through what is said, either from me reading your aura and your energy or me relating something from your spirit to you.” Declan has lost friends because of his mediumship. “Some people don’t want to know about what you do because it can’t be proved by science, while if they are heavily involved in the Catholic Church, they believe that you are playing with the anti-Christ. Which is ironic, as for me personally Jesus Christ was one of the best mediums who ever lived. He did manifestation - the loaves to the fishes - and many other things that are considered a part of mediumship.” Andrew Smith, an astrologer, doesn’t care what non-believers think. “I’m really not interested in working with somebody who is cynical,” he says. “People who are looking for their dead grannies’ names as proof. There is no discipline, including the psychic plane, that can actually do that. It’s put out by factions of the new age community to boost egos and entertain.” Andrew takes a look at clients’ lives, helping them reach a greater sense of themselves, their personalities, their choices and their direction in life, all through the lens of what is quite an esoteric framework, which is the moment of birth. “I only ever deal with a person’s date, time and place of birth. We set an appointment; we meet and have a very intense conversation about life.” The clients don’t talk for the first 20 minutes as Andrew explains the process, giving them pieces of information about what they are experiencing which builds up trust and confidence. “Then we enter a two way discussion about how best to used the information.” There are two different types of change. “There are people who have fulfilled their own path, but for whom obstacles have arisen, so I can help them deepen their focus on what they are doing. Or there is what is called a redirection crisis which is when you are on the wrong path, everything is shouting at you to get out, and it’s very clear from the way I work which space a person is in.” For most of the mediums the biggest payout is hearing how their advice has affected their customers’ lives. “Getting emails from people who have moved to certain geographic locations on the basis of what we have discussed [is special],” Andrew concludes. “People have told me they have been able to get another perspective on their relationship, saving them from heartbreak. For me, that’s very fulfilling.”

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Grand Pocket Orchestra “The thing is, they’re all way older than they say they are. It’s endemic in Nigerian football that they lie about their age. When they’re coming through they say they’re 16 when they’re actually 25. Kanu is 42. Jay Jay Okocha is nearly 50. This is completely true.” Conspiracy theories notwithstanding, Nigeria have the support of Dublin’s foremost toy-pop micro-symphony, Grand Pocket Orchestra. The dazzled baroque pop of their contribution to Indiecater’s online World Cup compilation is instrumental, but the distinctive bittersweet images of sweet wrappers and end of summer sadness foreshadows the way their debut album will play when it emerges later this year. “Happy songs about sad things” is GPO’s mantra. “It’s nice to deal in contradictions. I think there’s a lyric in one of the songs actually about everyone dying or something. It’s a pretty emotional record. So yeah, it’s nice to cheerfully sing about death,” all-purpose leader Paddy Hanna says. With former members now populating the likes of Fight Like Apes and So Cow, Grand Pocket Orchestra have a heady lineage in Irish power pop terms, but nobody’s ever been this frantic and this friendly at the same time before.

Enemies When was the last time you heard a math rock band describe themselves as “tropical”? Lewis’ Enemies, whose debut album is out this month on Richter Collective, figure it’s the best way to describe their slightly more chilled technical sound. “The other lads actually killed me for saying that, cos it’s in our bio. The reason we said that is because it’s really different to the EP we released. It’s a lot happier I guess, and seriously the only word I could think of was “tropical”. And much as Richter’s output has been solidly outstanding, it is definitely good to differentiate. “We’ve been trying a little bit harder to make it have a pulse to it. Because it is a little scary, BATS and Adebisi Shank and stuff are on the label. But yeah, we definitely realise we’re a little more chilled out than those guys.” Having sold out more than half of the dates on their Japanese tour last year, Enemies’ positive complexity seems like a positive ambassadorial message from Dublin’s scene to the world. “Yeah Dublin does seem to be popping now. A lot of bands are popping out of the woodwork.”

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to Darren Craig, guitarist and co-shouter in Jogging. There definitely aren’t many doing it this well. Their album Threadbare was released last minute to universally positive reactions, but bassist Ronan Jackson was worried that the Dischord Records sound wouldn’t be much in vogue. “I was anticipating that everyone was going to hate it. I thought it was too dated for any young people to get into I suppose.” Jogging’s songs, falling over themselves with enthusiasm, catchy riffs and aggressive energy, are amongst the most accessible to emerge on Richter Collective so far, and a quick glance at the band playing live is enough to know how much fun they are having making this music. It’s not all plain-sailing though. “It’s really stressful having to sing. I always go hoarse really quickly from shouting,” Ronan says. And Darren’s feats of singing while simultaneously tapping out complex melodies with both hands on his guitar? “It’s easy if you practice. Everything’s easy if you practice.”

Clockwise from top: Grand Pocket Orchestra, Enemies and Jogging

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Live gigs Tuesday 1 June ■ Crosby, Stills and Nash The O2 €54.80-65.70, 8pm Folk rock legends, and Graham Nash. ■ Natalie Merchant The Helix €33.60, 7.30pm Formerly 10,000 Maniacs. Now just the one. ■ Booker T and his band The Village €35, 7.30pm Stax of classics ■ Rangda Whelan’s €15, 8pm Ex-Six Organs of Admittance and Sun City Girls ■ I Am Not Left Handed Whelan’s €10, 8pm Methinks they protest too much. Upstairs. ■ Isabelle O’Connell National Concert Hall €10, 8.30pm New York pianist plays George Crumb

Wednesday 2 June ■ Sam Amidon (Bedroom

Community) Whelan’s €14, 8pm ■ Ivo Pogorelich National Concert Hall €15-45, 8pm Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series, previously including Kerry Katona and Katie Price. ■ Zodiac Sessions Bruxelles Free, 9pm Weekliy acoustic showcase

Thursday 3 June ■ Willie Nelson The O2 €55-60.70, 6.30pm Country legend

■ Leftfield Tripod €38.50-42.50, 8pm Technically a reformation, though half of them won’t be there.

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■ Heathers Whelan’s €8, 8pm Presented by Bord Fáilte. Also featuring The Funeral Suits and We Cut Corners.

■ Altan Draiocht €16-20, 8pm 25th Anniversary Celebration

■ After the Explosions Whelan’s €10, 8pm EP launch, upstairs

The Sugar Club €15, 8pm

■ Electrocelt with Stephen

Whitlan

Friday 4 June ■ Band of Horses Tripod €27.50, 7.30pm Nevermind the neighsayers. ■ Anthony Furey and the

Young Folk Whelan’s €10, 8pm Don’t ask for ‘that whistling song’ ■ So Cow Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm How now, So Cow. Upstairs. ■ Kruger-Reck Piano

Guitar Duo National Concert Hall €13, 1.05pm Lunchtime recital ■ Ronan Tynan National Concert Hall €30-40, 8pm Don’t mention the Jews. ■ Cleveland Watkiss JJ Smyth’s €15, 9pm

Saturday 5 June ■ Westlife Croke Park €59.50-95, 5pm You won’t see a worse performance in Croker short of Mayo in an All Ireland final. ■ Protobaby Whelan’s €10, 8pm Upstairs ■ Extra Life Whelan’s €14, 7.30pm Plus Jogging. ■ Jester Crawdaddy €TBC, 8pm Irish band hold court

■ Andre de Moller JJ Smyths €12, 9pm Blues is the colour

Sunday 6 June ■ Snoop Dogg Olympia Theatre €40/42, 8pm Snoopy Snoopy Dogg Dogg plays the Olympifizzle Theatrizzle. ■ The Van Diemens Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Satanic Hiace owners. (Who play the music of Cave, Waits and Cohen)

€12, 8pm A couple ‘dressed for an upmarket 1920’s funeral’

Tuesday 8 June ■ Supermodel Twins Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Upstairs ■ Rage Against the

Machine The O2 €65.70, 6.30pm London get a free gig, we get a 65 euro bargain. That’s what we get for letting Joe McElderry win on this side of the pond. Tough love from RATM.

Wednesday 9 June ■ Ann Scott Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Album launch, with Alice Jago. Upstairs.

relate to the ticket price. Upstairs.

Academy 2 €11.80, 7pm I remember when this were all fiends.

■ Suzanne Vega The Village €31, 9pm Vega megadrive

■ Gloria National Concert Hall €20-30, 8pm 15 and Still Fabulous. Dublin’s Lesbian and Gay Choir.

Friday 11 June ■ Duke Special Tripod €22, 24.50, 7.30pm A “two part theatre-style event”, apparently.

■ Brendan Cole Grand Canal Theatre €33/39.50, 7.30pm ■ Rhythm Method JJ Smyths €10, 8pm Contraceptive jazz

■Q Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm The Artist Formerly Known as Colm Quearney.

Sunday 13 June

■ Enemies Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Keep your friends close, but keep your Enemies in Whelan’s. Album launch.

■ Debasement Presents Whelan’s €10, 8pm New band showcase, Upstairs. ■ The Van Diemens Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Satanic Hiace owners back for more.

■ The Stone Roses

Experience ■ Inwood Tales Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Upstairs. ■ John O’Callaghan Tripod €20, 10pm Officially the World’s 24th Best DJ ■ Hoodwinked The Button Factory €TBC, 7.30pm With Exit: Pursued by a Bear. Intriguing music and theatre combo. ■ Gato Azul JJ Smyths €10, 8pm Brazilian accordionist extraordinaire

Monday 7 June ■ Dublin City Jazz

Orchestra The Button Factory €10, 8pm Doing exactly what it says on the tin. ■ Cream Carousel Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm I think I have this on VHS. ■ Bitter Ruin The Sugar Club

■ Sinnerboy- Tribute to

Rory Gallagher Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm ■ Gala Concert in Aid of

UNICEF Ireland National Concert Hall €20, 8pm The Hibernian Orchestra play Gershwin and Shostakovich ■ Zodiac Sessions Bruxelles Free, 9pm Weekliy acoustic showcase

Thursday 10 June ■ The Tallest Man on

Earth Whelan’s €16, 7.30pm Non-Guinness Book of Records-approved Swede returns after a stunning performance in Whelan’s last time around. ■ Devendra Banhart The Button Factory €28, 8.30pm Remember the New Weird America? Devendra does. ■ Mugger Dave Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Hopefully that name doesn’t

The Academy €16.50, 11.30pm Madchester City

■ RTE Concert Orchestra, ■ RTE Concert Orchestra National Concert Hall €11-38, 8pm With the Galway Baroque Singers ■ Collete Cassidy JJ Smyths €10, 9pm Jazz vocalist

with Tom Chapin National Concert Hall €10/15, 3pm Afternoon special family concert ■ Lautre Ebene The Sugar Club €TBC, 8pm

Monday 14 June

■ Dundrum Song Club Mill Theatre €10, 8pm Singer-songwriter evening

■ The Paul Frost Band Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Upstairs

Saturday 12 June

■ Stone Temple Pilots Olympia Theatre €49.20, 7.30pm

■ Paul McCartney RDS €70-156.25, 7.30pm Macca’s back. (Not Jason McAteer)

■ Barry Douglas National Concert Hall €15-40, 8pm With Camerata Ireland.

■ New Amusement Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Album launch

Tuesday 15 June ■ Tegan and Sara Olympia Theatre €22, 7.30pm

■ Subplots Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm Upstairs

■ Christof & The Staves Whelan’s €TBC, 8pm

■ The Microphone Fiends

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â– Murder by Death Academy 2 â‚Ź13.50, 7.30pm Instrumental rock and altcountry. Also murder.

Olympia Theatre â‚Ź34, 7.30pm Black magic

Orchestra

Dunphy, no less.

National Concert Hall â‚Ź10-35, 7.30pm The Seven-Thirty Summer Evening Concert Series. Classical favourites.

â– The Heavyweights JJ Smyths â‚Ź10, 9pm Saturday night fight comes to JJ Smyths. Also, blues.

The Button Factory â‚ŹTBC, 7.30pm Featuring the Dark Town Strutters

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â– Concha Buika National Concert Hall â‚Ź25-35, 8pm West African singer, Spanish music.

â– James Vincent

McMorrow

Whelan’s ₏13.50, 8pm Endorsed by One Tree Hill and Barnardos.

â– Keane Olympia Theatre â‚Ź44.20, 7.30pm Even less relevant than Ipswich Town

Faithful ■Marianne Oscar win this year is a reflection of people’s ap■Philip Glass Grand Canal Theatre preciation for what’s happening within the Japanese National film Concert Hall There is more ₏39.20/41.50, 7.30pmfilm industry. variety in Japanese ₏15-40, 8.30pm A Mars a day...stereotypinow. Our films aren’t falling into certain categories.plays The new generation of film-makers are Master ofcal minimalism quite keen to explore the ■outside market and are takTemper solo piano. ing an international audience into consideration when Whelan’s making their films. In that₏TBC, respect8pm it’s a very different ■Blondie kind of filmmaking to what we had in the 1950s. It Vicar Street Upstairs. Plus Pådraig Digan certainly is an interesting and encouraging time for ₏49.20, 8pm & Band. Japanese cinema. Heart of Glass beginning to Redmondand O’Toole and show cracks. Can you tell us about the ■programme why you

â– Donal Kirk Band JJ Smyths â‚Ź10, 9pm

â– Scissor Sisters â– Lesley Garrett Olympia Theatre National Concert Hall â‚Ź44.20, 7.30pm â‚Ź25-55, 8pm It would be cheaper to stick Henry and Sunny, Dublin-based writer/director together twenty years after their original setting Mary Black Rescheduled with scissors in your ears yourself. Fergal Rock’s ‘melancholic tale of true date love against andthe they meetâ– for the first time in a cafĂŠ in Moscow â– Alice Jago Olympia Theatre RTE Concert Orchestra And less painful. all odds’, is a unique vision quite beautifully realwhere they discuss each other’s lives. Whelan’s ized. Shot in high-contrast black and white, Henry â‚Ź34, 7.30pm and Sunny imagines a complicated relationship Friday Van Diemens â– The â‚ŹTBC, 8pm Once you go So Black, never These plays are notname. related though are they? They Acted and directed by husband and18 wifeJune company at ayou certain point then,

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A lot of the8pm films’ themes this year Island â– Popical Olympia Theatre The â‚Ź20, They just can’t get our enough. stage as gem the sole survivor of welcome Sodome, a(Terminus) city secreted which cen-not from European presidency in France. IAll-Day was put together completely different plays. The only link is that season, which saw the and hidden in Dublin’s artistic landscape, bestintroduction efforts. perfect to Beckett – we talked with a French had used thatand namedid so an weadaptation became Gare St that aim. We ‘Achill have five for Dublin turies before enjoys a utopian existence of joy, excess director you really don’t need compliment to put anything else Pop Sophie Delila â– so â‚Ź34, 7.30pm â‚Ź59.80/65.70, 6.30pm in films October’, Trad welcome (The Sea short Farer) return tocommercial the Abbey they both share anExtravaganza author we and a location. The in play away from the larger tourist haunts and This latest from Rock assembles an acand I hope that I piece have selected a good combination to the star of the one-man shows, Conor Lazare Players, Ireland. and orgies until terror deals one fatal and devastating French of two of Roddy Doyle’s books – Paula Spencer Achilles â– Whelan’s Whelan’s Black ops Grunge’s not dead and Peacock stages of some of its most talked-about up there. That won’t apply to every of entities that complished populate theteam city that centre. isn’t contributed stands on its own feet however, so audiences wouldn’t hasWhich undoubtedly that people will enjoy. The press responses to all of image: ACCA blow. In herit’s solo performance in the premiere and The Woman Who Walked into Doors. I grabbed Lovett. shows, is Little Gem, the winning debut Whelan’s 8pm â‚ŹFREE, to â‚Ź8, say that inaccessible, in award fact inworld the fish have to be 3pm familiar with Chekhov to enjoy writing but it’s a kindthem of anhave aesthetic that to the film’s positive reception onbowl the festival necessarily circuit. been very positive. We have Ponyo, the latof play acclaimed Frenchman Laurent GaudĂŠ, that experience because I thought itfeaturing was a fantastic frombyactor/writer Elaine Murphy. Ever since its ofaParisien Dublin city, it’s just past the little plastic diver, Turin Brakes The Trains Zodiac Sessions â– â– â– You have quite a strong affiliation with â‚Ź7, 8pm chanteuse. Up the Compilation launch, Here he discusses the film’s depiction of a love less the play. we’ve found has formed for us over the animation Miyazaki who is quite well known FouĂŠrĂŠ rises the settled ashes encased in salt, to opportunity and now, more and more, I want to work costumes. much-raved-about appearance as part the Fringe In Little Gem the role ofest Amber provedfrom the most tucked awayfrom between Stoneybatter Smithfield. Whelan’s Whelan’s Bruxelles escalier. Landwork. Lovers,IsYeh Deadlies, ordinary, and how they and stumbled across lead actor orBeckett’s First things first, canAyou tell usofapiece little bit there any reasonUpstairs. for this from Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle. Ponyo years. But, if you like, in the last 10 years relay her account of the event. provocative of with this inbetweeness.â€? “I find that a lot of the time when I go into a in 2008, it has played to sold out audiences in EdHas the new experience Dublin had a significant difficult to cast. “This play has a really big elderly If you’re willing toBraganca. go slightly off roadâ‚Ź23, with8pm your There seems to be a strongFree, sense9pm of fragility in your Paulo â‚ŹTBC, 8pm Groom and (honestly) much Have you worked with Brian Friel’s plays infirst the past? about the two plays coming up in Project other than admiration for his work? was a huge hit in Japan. It quite a deceptive film as it work, Sodome, My Love, translated into English by It was in Paris almost a year ago when FouĂŠrĂŠ theatre I don’t recognise the characters on stage. we’ve done three plays by other writers. We inburgh, Londontake anda New York, snaring its scribe effect on what you’re producing? fanbase, because the Kay work, role is particularly so much fun,concerning and to is the city strolling, lookey-loo in this month, urban Chris Brown Sami Moukaddem â– kid â– centre The worst brakes outside a first Upstairs. The lighttoatbethe end at a younger Weekliygrammar acousticof showcase much more. Upstairs. Yes, my Brian Friel play was in 1966, as a in appears aimed audience but we can FouĂŠrĂŠ herself, not only poses questions about the hustumbled across GaudÊ’s script. Printed on some Arts Centre – The End and The Calmative? It would be about 200% admiration. We’d I wouldn’t meet them in costumes my everyday life. With some serious accolades ranging the Fishamble our work a response to both the physithem toThe listen toPortuguese what a 19by year old has to of say where Australian artists Pat Foster and Jenlatest Berean architecture, does all this relate back to that ‘indid the Good Thief Conor MacPherwork toisdo with and props so our choice get cast it. Two plumbers turned up at our The concept of clowns asfrom the casualtiesthe of Typically the Vicar Street JJ Smyths Toyota Prius. of the tunnel. Abbey The Loves of Cass McGuire. However, always expect Miyazaki to deliver a deeper message man magnifies mankind’s inherent need random publication, the title ma doucerecognise in Little Gem, I think, the audience members New Writing award the 2009 Carol Tambor social structures of a(Sodome, given environment, sothings on that and to really care aboutdoor it,built you really need someone They’re short written bywith Samuel be big fans ofin Beckett, question. 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She texted me saying of them bedirector Beckett and they’re from same kind of interesting about what we’ve done, while that idearesidency. as Not the basis forthe film?who and then last year, we did an adaptation of interesting film from awould young named The Legend of Luke Ute Lemper Thursday 24 Kenji June â– â– Whelan’s Bruiser Brown makes Gordon Lebanase jazz guitarist “For me, the Sodome of this play represents a state ing a copy of the text, read it in one sitting and decided had was playing Casimir in another Friel play called you see it in one of the suburban theatres like the event the Japanese Film Festival hasAs broadened its the wrote itwell because she couldn’t benative arsed walking to a researching It theallcity, through walking around, a perfect writer and an actress is she the dreaming uphim any Already established in their Melhighlight inherent lack of stability within the goes back to that almost Farside-like idea of for part of Henry and asked if he’d I actually wrote the script while I was doing period as when Beckett wrote First Love, we have in our repertoire, 3 or 4 Beckett Uchida. It is his first film, shot on a low budget and of consciousness which we have completely lost any without delay to put the piece into production. FouĂŠrĂŠ Arguably Ireland’s greatest living playwright, Brian Kelly Grand Canal Theatre Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The same Aristocrats. We took that playthrough toof London and then â‚ŹTBC, 8pm look Civic in Tallaght.â€? horizons, now taking in three locations across the thepopular. library. talking to locals and digging images. juicy roles for herself to bring to life on stage? bourne, Foster and Berean employ the vocabulary of fabric of urban space, that in-built anxiety. The robbing the clowns their color and distinctive be interested. He was really surprised because he’d masters in DIT. At one stage I was working in a call uses noafamous actors. The brilliance of this film is its which is a started piece we also did In New plays, 10 of the last 11 Beckett things connection to.design When theappraise last survivor ofrecently. the ofFactory is wary ofAstranslations since “Every act translation Friel turned 80 January, celebrate his the latest in a long, long line Irish writers York, which it allnot sorts ofofof awards. This a welcomeaesthetic â– years Stevie The Button â‚Ź38/41, 7.30pm Disappointingly an country before making return to Dublin “I last initially writing the piece ascity a vehicle to getearned a grasp on the workings of the “I’mactually playing with it. You write piece and you would have applied toof each of architectural to how we underconstant act trying achieve this Wonder stability has traits. made a feature film in Portugal atofew centre and a and lot oftothe people working there withAttempting clever script and unusual structure. It has a great twist Sodome speaks to us, she is speaking to the descenis an act of interpretation. [GaudĂŠ] writes with amazfinding their voice in monologue form I wonder fact, as a theatre company we have done we’ve done have been prose works. It’s an milestone birthday the Gate Theatre are presentin the latter half of November. Festival programmer for myself,â€? she tells me when I meet her for tea in isn’t my first time playing Andrey however, we took city and also its significant history. We were lucky think about whether you can see yourself in it or Brian Kennedy Monday 21 June â– The O2 â‚Ź15, 7.30pm Imelda May tribute act. stand and utilize our involved built environs. the affect, rendering social spaces even more to be those interpreted. Afterplay is aadverse bit of amount aas gem, and earlier. had aagreat career a want relatively famous me were in the In artspreparing and looked like they threeHe pieces, minimal of which Ibetter don’t to say too much about. It’s the kind dants of the people who eliminated her people. So it ing poetic simplicity. What was difficult was to mainwhat itAustralia istaken about this mode ofyear theatre that makes Shinji Yamada has a schedule reflective ofpreformed the would Abbey. “I had an audition and IStability, was too lazy enough to beWere on a fantastically tourcompiled whether somebody else befew offtoin in the ing three ofThe his greatest works inprose succession: Faith Afterplay to early this with Francesca their residency show, The Problem with fragile. Our work suggests that this lack of8pm stability National Concert Hall â‚Ź65.70-96.25, Tribute 10 Samuel Beckett pieces, pieces thatoften interesting distinction but Iinsightful think there isit a although you being satirical about the entertainment itfado has been awas times Ireland, singer over there, signed David Byrne’s were better suited to other jobs. My writing scenery if you like. It’s kind of developed as of film you will want to see twice! Kamikaze Girls is a touches on a whole load of issues like ethnic cleansing tain this simplicity because there are certain things that so attractive todoing emerging playwrights? imagination and thinking that has made Japato go toinvolves get abeen new monologue. I Best had this idea a Annis local historian that really helped us toBarber. start toforward role. There’s always thenot question about whether I’d process has ideally positioned between should be understood as a it. key how we Healer,their Afterplay and The Yalta Game. known now it with Frances P!NK â– work Butch Walker Wednesday 23 June â– I’m â‚Ź30-39.50, 8pm industry? Soul icon in record label and toured around America. He wentfactor taking something familiar andfor putting itby inaand many Friel fans will still be overly familiar with weren’t actually written for the stage. The tradition in his prose writing of the beautiful coming-of-age story about teenage friendship and genocide, but primarily for me itcame represents a state you can say very directly and ininform Frenchit, that aesthetic. When you’re doing the work “I was talking to Abisimply Spillane about whose nese cinema an institution, affording Irish script. The youngest character from that. Then understand the layers history that Dublin. beour able to audiences have enough distance from theenvirons. piece PCP and the IFSC-based Station shape the built for theStoneybatter’s classic Philadelphia Here I context. Come DancIRDS think it’sof gentle satire. We’re not taking pot-shots to London to pursue a music career but to itsubcultures. didn’t a slightly different IFire think that’s where the The Gandhis â– and Whelan’s Abomination to the human

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Departures is a fasfluency in French affords her the freedom to splash in exploring European playwrights and the creative ter of getting the piece up and getting it out there. If industries. together in a play and that’s how I came to write romantic comedy called Happy Ever After which is As a company, you use very little set dressby Christopher Ricks, an international of boom and bust have wreaked. In the midst of all structure in Dublin that you think could benefit fame and money makes the clowns more sympain I knew that Paulo was perfect for the role. He are symbolic of esteemed artists in aactor way. When we started doing this the whole time’. But no, it’sâ‚ŹTBC, of life.about Totally spoke literary to Niall It’s greatcurrently because it keeps one fresh. They’re both Zodiac Sessions â– the cinating filmin, about Japanese death rites. It has become Wellout Ibeen have only ever done itto injust Australia where there â‚Ź15, 8pm 8pm Upstairs. Bellajane. nivalâ€?, ifwork Pat Sharp the in mother. aDublin sea offro-ing, endless possibilities, asWith opwaves setting the stage ofand places like Paris you to dosay something really simple, withis no set changes, Is it fair yourTheir also experiments with the that in January and its nice walk get your this to-ing and caught upwhole with the from a few cracked natural instinct to entertain and completely empathized with Henry as windows? he was also of its Oscar win so we shooting theArtsdesk film last year the global financial ingactors orthetic. even effects. Was this afriends, decision scholar, as perfect introduction to BeckBuggyposed about his role in the Afterplay, and his history wonderful and both of them are it’s more widely available because not a statement about ‘nothingness’ or anywas a very warm response to it. Friel has translated a Lost Colours â– to the majority of Irish actors who are confined and Germany alight. “There seems to be so little Bruxelles Influential duo crucially never A favourite phrase of priests twins turned up, this might be just three actors who can literally set up shop in The 1950s is often regarded as the golden age of When I finally finished writing it I was too old to built form in the aftermath of design, where users script, get dressed up and off you go.â€? pair to suss meltdown out what they had in store so foritus‌ there does appear tohim be up some newer developprovide humour. There’s real generosity involved in trying to resurrect Well his career. So we signed had just started silly not was consciously made or is itlikely designed ett’s work. It’stoo very funny it’sseemed got the with Friel’s works. very important toroom, get onpeople with your because are delighted that we managed to the secure it for the festito aFree, more restricting pool ofbut scripts and crossover and that is something that Ico-stars would like to beto number offinds Chekhov’s plays so he knows thestrong material Ivan Ilic â– 9pm got off horse. around likeas that. When the words are less nightmarish. living are more toWhelan’s take athe Japanese cinema but have selected show play Amber andpaddling young or Lorraine ‘read’ and reconfigure their environShe writing quite lonely. “Your cast create ments that certainly have suffered fromcountry. both poor what they do, which isown in direct opposition tofilms otheryouthing and soon as wethe posted about him on our blog we to comment on it buttoitplay wasKay a love story we wereoftenyour val. I think all fiverespect films are good representations of the naturally you to spend aof lot‘nothingness’ ofher time together. theatre work. Was itaswell. always her intention to exploit part ofrisk rectifyingâ€?. now focus is â‚ŹTBC, on tie inhave withFor the ideathough, that underbelly andthis characters inside outdon’t and knew how to on you.â€? National Hall Weekliy acoustic showcase such imagination and 8pm innovation. Dobond you think that and the last thing I wanted, afterwe spending so ments? and the production have this bond, and economic What can we expect from your new show? enough then you need to put anything planning and the recent downturn. Big characters’ more selfish values. started getting comments from his Portuguese making and that’s what decidedConcert to long concentrate diversity and capabilities offans. Japanese cinema. her heritage this regard? her next few weeks at the Project Arts Centre performCan you usproduced a in bit of the background of the play? It also provides new writers with a much greater them. modern Japanese cinema may have entered into a writing the bloody thing, was to be in it myself, so I percolates so much of Beckett’s work? Yes, our work specifically focuses upon how we there is a little part of you that’s looking on, waving 65s for Burma Green Day Mullins & Band â– â– Keith â– â‚Ź12, 1.05pm Upstairs. To lose one colour Wetell have all new works for the Pallas new empty buildings with vacant spaces He will has adistract huge following over there. We’ve been verypublic on in the end. up that from them. “It was something that happened organically. I wish ing what mayideas seem like one small step on can the trodden Well the play has borrowed Afterplay written in 2002, why do you think the vehicle to present their voice. “You tell soofmuch period rival that decade? Is it the meeting the standards left it in Paul Meade’s hands.â€? understand of ‘use’ and ‘misuse’ terms of piece goodbye.â€? show over the past month we have been insolo piano attached.Hopefully the next few National Concert Hall Marlay Park Lunchtime recital may be regarded as misforCan you tell ustwo a whilst bitcharacters about thetaken background I was suppose our philosophy ininto that regard You had an interesting, diverse group people lucky all the way through. The Japanese Film Festival takes place in Cineworld that Idifferent had done so earlier. I’vestudios. only twice performed boards of the stage butand is also, more significantly, aWe more ofinteraction a story goFriel anywhere. forget that from two Chekhov plays. 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JJ Smyths ₏10, 9pm Dublin’s answer to CSN

National Concert Hall â‚Ź11-38, 8pm Classics from the movies, Motown and the Beatles.

Friday 25 June ■Man in the Mirror Olympia Theatre ₏25, 8pm Ghoul in the Looking Glass ■Simon McBride Whelan’s ₏15, 8pm Guitar virtuoso. Make your own mind up whether that’s a good or a bad thing. ■Youth Mass Whelan’s ₏10, 8pm Upstairs, with Strait Laces and Morgan La Faye. ■Charlie Winston The Academy ₏17, 7pm Jaunty-hatted brother of Tom Baxter. Curiously different surname. ■The Get Up Kids The Village ₏20, 7.30pm

Saturday 26 June ■The Middle East The Sugar Club ₏13.50, 8pm Expect band to split up due to intractable conflict any day now. etc etc. ■Empire Saints Whelan’s ₏10, 13.50, 8pm Empire state of mind ■Codes The Academy ₏10, 7.30pm Indie electronic quartet. ■Man in the Mirror Olympia Theatre ₏25, 8pm Ghoul in the Looking Glass ■Ben Prevo Band JJ Smyths ₏12, 9pm Duiblin based ex-pat New Yorker, the Des Bishop of the Blues.

Sunday 27 June â– The Beach Boys

National Concert Hall â‚Ź49-85.50, 8pm Numbers of actual Beach Boys not guaranteed.

â– Slash Vicar Street â‚Ź42.20, 8.30pm Dying for a Slash

■The Van Diemens Whelan’s ₏10, 8pm One for the road.

■Leona Lewis The O2 ₏44.20-54.80, 8pm Bleedin’ Luv

■Leona Lewis The O2 ₏44.20-54.80, 8pm Bleedin’ Luv

■Rose Reilly & Band Whelan’s ₏TBC, 8pm Upstairs. ■Man in the Mirror Olympia Theatre ₏25, 8pm ■B-divas Grand Canal Theatre ₏39.50-45, 7.30pm Probably worth hanging on for the A-divas. ■Jenna Harris Quintet JJ Smyths ₏10, 8pm Local jazzers

Monday 28 June ■Kenny White Whelan’s ₏17.50, 8pm It ain’t easy being White.

Tuesday 29 June

â– Robert Cray Olympia Theatre â‚Ź29, 7.30pm 5 time Grammy winner

Wednesday 30 June ■We Should Be Dead Whelan’s ₏TBC, 8pm Don’t be so hard on yourselves, you can’t be that bad. ■Debasement Presents Whelan’s ₏10, 8pm Upstairs. New band showcase. ■Archie Chen National Concert Hall ₏20, 8pm Chopin recital ■Zodiac Sessions Bruxelles Free, 9pm Weekliy acoustic showcase

Jazz Sundays â– Louis Stewart Trio Odessa Club â‚Ź10, 5.30 pm

Jazz Guitarist â– Cary Posavitz Trio Odessa Club â‚Ź8, 8.30 pm Jazz crooner â– Jazz and Sushi Yamamori Sushi, 38 Lwr Ormond Qy. Free, 8.30 pm Alternating between Soyoung Yoon (Korea) and Yoko Taguma (Japan) with special guest vocalists

Saturdays â– The Chattaway Jazz

Club Vico Suite, Dalkey â‚Ź10, 8.30 pm

One-offs Friday June 4th â– Liza Hingerty Quartet Hampton Hotel Free, 7 pm

■The Merrion Gates Fitzpatrick’s Castle, Killiney Free, 12.30 pm Dixieland jazz

Sunday June 13th

â– Jazz Globetrotters Purty Kitchen Free, 6pm

■Rhythm Method JJ Smyth’s ₏10, 8pm

â– Globetrotter Quartet Shebeen Chic Free, 10.30 pm

Monday June 21st

â– Max Greenwood Town Bar and Grill Free, 7pm

â– The Hepcat Club The Button Factory â‚Ź10, 8pm Big Band/Swing night with The Dark Town Strutters

Tuesday June 29th

Mondays â– Hot House Big Band The Pint â‚Ź6, 8.30pm

â– Alone Together Bewleys Cafe â‚Ź12, 8.30 pm Feat. Sarah Buchi (vocals)

Wednesdays â– Jam Session Centre For Creative Practices, 15 Lwr Pembroke St. â‚Ź7, 8pm

Weekly clubs Mondays

Caribbean cocktail party Free

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â– Dice Sessions The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 DJ Alley Free

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Like Mondays Pygmalion, Sth William St, D2 Cabaret + weekly video showcase of work followed by guest DJs 9pm, Free

â– King Kong Club The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 Musical game show 9pm, Free â– Soap Marathon

■Sound Mondays The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Indie, Rock, Garage and Post Punk 11pm, Free ■Island Culture South William, 52 Sth William St, D2

Monday/Mashed Up Monday The George, Sth. Great Georges St, D2 Chill out with a bowl of mash and catch up with all the soaps 6.30pm, Free â– The Industry Night Break for the Border, 2

Johnstons Place, Lr Stephens Street, D2 Pool competition, Karaoke & DJ 8pm

11pm, â‚Ź8/6 â– Therapy Club M, Blooms Hotel, D2 Funky House, R‘n’B 11pm, â‚Ź5

â– Make and Do-Do with

Panti Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel Street, D1 Gay arts and crafts night 10pm ■DJ Ken Halford Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Indie, Rock 10pm ■Euro Saver Mondays Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 DJ Al Redmond 11pm, ₏1 with flyer ■Recess Ruaille Buaille, South King St, D2 Student night

â– Lounge Lizards Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Soul music 8pm, Free â– Dolly Does Dragon, The Dragon, South Georges St, D2 Cocktails, Candy and Classic Tunes 10pm, Free â– Oldies but Goldies Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 Blooming Good Tunes 11pm, Free â– Austin Carter +

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Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9pm – 1.30am

B-more and loads more at the Shaw 8:30pm, Free

â– DJ Darren C Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 11pm Chart, pop, and dance with a twist

â– Taste Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Lady Jane with soul classics and more 8pm, Free

Tuesdays â– C U Next Tuesday Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St Station, D2 A mix every type of genre guaranteed to keep you dancing until the wee small hours. 11pm, â‚Ź5 â– True Stories The Bernard Shaw, 11-12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 House, techno, hip-hop,

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Disco, House, Breaks 11pm ■Sugarfree Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 Soul, Ska, Indie, Disco, Reggae 11pm, Free ■Le Nouveau Wasteland The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Laid back French Hip Hop and Groove Free ■Star DJs Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 Disco, House, R’n’B 9pm ■Juicy Beats The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 Indie, Rock, Classic Pop, Electro 10.30pm, Free ■Jezabelle The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Live Classic Rock 7pm, Free before 11pm ■The DRAG Inn The Dragon, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Davina Devine presents open mic night with prizes, naked twister, go-go boys and makeovers. 8pm, Free ■Glitz Break for the Border, Lwr Stephens Street, D2 Gay club night with Annie, Davina and DJ Fluffy 11pm

â– DJ Keith P Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 11pm Classic hits & party pop

■Soup Bitchin’ Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Gay student night

Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Mr Razor plays the best in Soulful beats and beyond. International guests too! 8pm, Free

â– The Song Room The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 Live music 8.30pm, Free

â– Extra Club M, Blooms Hotel, D2 Kick start the weekend with a little extra 11pm, â‚Ź5, Free with flyer

â– Dublin Beat Club Sin è Bar, 14 Upr Ormond Quay, D Showcase live music night 8pm, Free

â– First Taste Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St Station, D 2 A new weekly party playing all new and advance music in The Lobby Bar 7pm, Free

â– Sidetracked Crawdaddy, Old Harcourt St Station, D2 Indie, Disco, Loungey House 8pm, Free

■Galactic Beat Club The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Disco, Boogie, House, Funk and Balearic 11pm, Free

â– Unplugged @ The Purty The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Live acoustic set with Gavin Edwards 7pm, Free before 11pm

â– Blasphemy Spy, Powerscourt Town Centre, South William St, D2 Upstairs Indie and pop, downstairs Electro 11pm, â‚Ź5

â– Space ‘N’ Veda The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Performance and dance. Retro 50s, 60s, 70s 9pm, Free before 10pm, after 10pm â‚Ź8/â‚Ź4 with student ID

Wednesdays ■Songs of Praise The Village, 26 Wexford St., D2 The city’s rock and roll karaoke institution enters its fifth year. 9pm, Free

■Beatdown Disco South William, Sth. William St. D2 Stylus DJs Peter Cosgrove & Michael McKenna - disco, soul, house 8pm, Free ■Wild Wednesdays Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Frat Party ₏5 entry, first drink free

â– Trashed Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, D2 Indie and Electro 10.30pm, â‚Ź5

â– Shaker The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 11pm, â‚Ź8/6

â– DJ Stephen James Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Indie 10pm

â– A Twisted Disco Ri-Ra, Dame Crt, D1 80s, Indie, and Electro 11pm, Free

â– Funky Sourz Club M, Temple Bar, D2 DJ Andy Preston (FM104) 11pm, â‚Ź5

â– Synergy Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 All kinds of eclectic beats for midweek shenanigans 8pm, Free

■Hed-Dandi Dandelion, St. Stephens Green West, D2 DJs Dave McGuire & Steve O ■Takeover Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Electro, Techno 11pm, ₏5 ■John Fitz + The K9s + DJ

â– Gaff Party Wax, Powerscourt Centre, South William St, D2 Electro/Tech House Party 11pm â– Dean Sherry Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 Underground House, Techno, Funk 9pm

Mick B Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9 – 1.30am

Blues, Ska Free

â– 1957 The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7

â– DJ Alan Healy Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm â– Mud The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey St, D2 Bass, Dubstep, Dancehall 11pm, â‚Ź10 (varies if guest) â– Sexy Salsa Dandelion CafĂŠ Bar Club, St. Stephens Green West, D2 Latin, Salsa 8pm, Free â– Rob Reid + EZ Singles +

■Off the Charts Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 R&B with Frank Jez and DJ Ahmed 11pm, ₏5 ■Tea-Time Thursdays Howl at the Moon, 7 Lower Mount St, D2 Complimentary Captain Morgan’s and BBQ. Karaoke with Cormac and Stevo 9pm ■Muzik The Button Factory, Curved St, Temple Bar, D2 Up-Beat Indie, New Wave, Bouncy Electro 11pm ■Noize Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, D2 Student night with live bands, Indie and Electro 9.30pm, ₏5 or ₏8 for two people with flyer ■Thursdays @ CafÊ En Seine CafÊ En Seine, 39 Dawson St., D2 DJs and dancing until 2.30am. Cocktail promotions. 8pm, Free

DJ Karen G Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9pm – 1.30am DJ Darren C ■DJ Darren C Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Chart, pop & dance with a twist Free, 11pm

Thursdays â– Jam Think Tank, Temple Bar, D1 Student night 10:30pm, Free â– Sounds@Solas Solas, Wexford St, D2 9pm-1am, Free â– Soul @ Solas

■Guateque Party Bia Bar, 28-30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Domingo Sanchez and friends play an eclectic mix 8.30pm ■The LITTLE Big Party Ri-Ra, Dame Crt, D1 Indie music night with DJ Brendan Conroy 11pm, Free ■Mr. Jones & Salt The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 House, Electro, Bassline 11pm, ₏8/5 ■Alternative Grunge Night Peader Kearney’s, 64 Dame St, D2 Alternative grunge 11pm, ₏5/3

â– Krash Spy, Powerscourt Centre, Sth William St, D2 Pop/80s/Disco/Hip Hop 7pm, Free before 11pm, â‚Ź5 after â– Monkey Tennis Thomas House, 86 Thomas St, D8 Live DJ 9pm, Free â– Eamonn Sweeney The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 10pm

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■Jason Mackay Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 Dance, R’n’B, House 9pm ■Fromage The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Motown Soul, Rock Free

â– The Beauty Spot Dakota Bar, 8 South William Street, Dublin 2. A new night of Fashion, Beauty, Shopping and Drinks in association with Style Nation and sponsored by Smirnoff. 7pm, Free

â– Control/Delete Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, D2 Indie and Electro 11pm, â‚Ź3/4

â– The Odeon Movie Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Classic Movies on the Big Screen at 8pm. Full waiter service and cocktails from â‚Ź5. June - Dark Comedy. 8pm, Free

■Davina’s House Party The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Drinks Promos, Killer Tunes and Hardcore Glamour 9pm, Free before 11pm, ₏4 with flyer

Fridays

â– After Work Party The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 Live Rock with Totally Wired. 6pm, Free before 11pm

â– SUPAFAST The Good Bits, Store St., D1 House, techno, and electro 11pm, â‚Ź5/â‚Ź8

â– Big Time! The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 You Tube nights, hat partys... make and do for grown ups! With a DJ.

â– Housemusicweekends Pygmalion, Sth. William St., D2 House music magnet with special guests each week 12pm, Free â– T.P.I. Fridays Pygmalion, South William St, D2 Pyg residents Beanstalk, Larry David Jr. + guests play an eclectic warm-up leading up to a guest house set every week. 9pm, Free

â– The Panti Show Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Gay cabaret. 10pm â– Mofo + One By One + DJ

Jenny T Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 9pm – 1.30am ■The Bionic Rats The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Dance, Jump and Skii to Reggae and Ska Free, 10pm ■DJ Dexy Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Energetic blend of dancefloor fillers Free, 11pm

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■ Fridays @ The Turk’s Head The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Live guest bands and DJs 11pm, Free ■ Rotate Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Oliver T Cunningham mixes it up for the weekend! 8pm, Free ■ Friday Tea-Time Club Break for the Border, Johnston’s Place, Lower Stephens St, D2 Karaoke with Cormac and Stevo from 6pm. Budweiser promotions. DJs until late. ■ Fridays @ Café En Seine Café En Seine, 39 Dawson St, D2 DJS and dancing until 3am. Cocktail promotions 8pm, Free ■ Cosmopolitan Club M, Anglesea St, Temple Bar, D1 Chart, Dance, R&B 11pm, €9 with flyer ■ Afrobass South William, 52 Sth William St, D2 Dub, Ska, Afrobeat 9pm, Free ■ Foreplay Friday The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 R ‘n’ B, Hip Hop, Garage 10.30pm, €10 after 11pm ■ Hells Kitchen The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Funk and Soul classics Free ■ Friday Night Globe DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 DJ Eamonn Barrett plays an eclectic mix 11pm, Free ■ Ri-Ra Guest Night Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 International and home-grown DJ talent 11pm, €10 from 11.30pm

room 10pm, Free before 11pm, €7 after ■ Sub Zero Transformer (below The Oak), Parliment St, D2 Indie, Rock, Mod 11pm, Free ■ Stephens Street Social Club Bia Bar, 28/30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Funk, Soul, Timeless Classics ■ Panticlub Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 DJ Paddy Scahill Free before 11pm, €5 with flyer, €8 without ■ Music with Words Pravda, Lwr. Liffey St, D1 Indie, Ska, Soul, Electro 9.30pm, Free ■ Processed Beats Searsons, 42-44 Baggot St. Upper, D4 Indie, Rock, Electro 9pm, Free ■ The Bodega Social Bodega Club, Pavilion Centre, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Soul and Disco with Eamonn Barrett 11pm, €10 (ladies free before midnight) ■ Scribble The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Funk, House, Dubstep, Hip Hop 8pm, Free ■ Room Service Feile, Wexford St., D2 Latin, Funk, Disco, uplifting Choons and Classics 9pm, Free ■ Frat Fridays Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Student night with drinks promos and DJ Karen 10pm ■ John Fitz + The K9s + DJ

■ Late Night Fridays The Sugar Club, 8 Lwr. Leeson St, D2 Residents include The Burlesque and Cabaret Social Club & Choice Cuts 11pm ■ War Spy, Powerscourt Centre, Sth William St, D2 Indie, Electro and Pop 10pm, Free before 11pm, €7/€10 ■ Al Redmond Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 R’n’B, House, Chart 9pm ■ Fridays @ V1 The Vaults, Harbourmaster Place, IFSC, D1 Progressive Tribal, Techno and Trance 10pm, €5 before 11pm, €10 after ■ Sticky Disco The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2 A gay techno electro disco in the club and indie, rock, pop, mash and gravy in the main

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Darren C and DJ Mick B Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Free, 8pm – 2.30am ■ DJ Ronan M and DJ Ross Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Funky Friday and music mayhem Free, 11pm ■ Green Sunrise The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Funky club house, Elektronika and Disco with some guilty pleasures Free ■ Fridays @ 4 Dame Lane 4 Dame Lane, D2 Rock n Roll with Rory Montae in the bar while Aoife Nicanna and Marina play House and Latino Breaks and Beats in the club 10pm, Free ■ Basement Traxx Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Freestyle club with DJ’s Half Dutch and Dejackulate spinning

funk breaks, hip hop, ska, reggae and party nuggets 10pm, Free ■ Let’s Make Party The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 With DJ Mikki Dee 10pm, Free ■ DJ Barry Dunne Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm

Saturdays ■ Shindig Shebeen Chic, Georges St, D2 Each and every Saturday you’ll find the Shindig Crew rocking Shebeen Chic’s quirky Bar with an eclectic mix of music to move to. Free, 8pm ■ Propaganda The Academy, Middle Abbey St. D2 British indie disco conglomerate 11pm, €5 ■ Solar The Bull and Castle, 5 Lord Edward St., D2 Soul, Funk, Disco 11pm, Free ■ Squeeze Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St., D2 Aidan Kelly does his thing. Expect the unexpected. 8pm, Free ■ A Jam Named Saturday Anseo, Camden St., D2 DJs Lex Woo, Mr. Whippy, Matjazz, Warm DJ & friends. Jazz, disco, breaks, latin, hip-hop, house, afrobeat, funk, breakbeat, soul, reggae, brazilian, jungle. 7pm, Free ■ Strictly Handbag The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Music with words for your dancing pleasure with an alternative 80s feel. 10pm, Free ■ The Matinee Brunch Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Super family friendly brunch club. Kids movies on the big screen at 3PM. 12pm – 6pm, Free ■ Dizzy Disko, Andrews Lane Theatre, Andrews Lane, D2 11pm, €10 ■ KISS Twentyone Club and Lounge, D’Olier St, D2 Keep It Sexy Saturdays with DJ Robbie Dunbar 10pm, Free before 11pm, €8 after ■ Saturday with Resident DJ Club M, Blooms Hotel, D2 Chart, Dance and R&B 10:30PM, €15/€12 with flyer ■ Viva! Saturdays The Turk’s Head, Parliament St & Essex Gate, Temple Bar, D1 Retro club with house, electro and 80s 11pm, free

■ Saturdays @ Café En Seine Café En Seine, 39 Dawson St, D2 DJs and dancing until 2.30pm. Cocktail promotions 10pm, Free ■ Guest band + DJ KK and

DJ Keith P Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 New live band plays every Saturday night 8pm, Free ■ DJ Dexy and DJ Aido Fitzsimons Club, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 Dublin’s biggest party night 11pm, Free ■ Saturdays @ Break for the

with DJ’s Glen and Gary from Beatfinder Records 11pm, Free

Quarter, Airside Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin Rock, Pop, Hip-hop, Dance 10pm

■ Irish Reggae Dance Peader Kearney’s, 64 Dame St, D2 Reggae 10pm, €5

■ Punch The Good Bits Indie/Disco in one room and Techno/House and Electro in the main room 11pm, €2 between 11-11:30

■ The Promised Land The Dice Bar, Queen St, Smithfield, D7 Soul, Funk, Disco Free ■ Saturdays @ V1 The Vaults, Harbourmaster Place, IFSC, D1 R ‘n’ B, Soul and Hip Hop with regular guest DJs

Border Lower Stephen’s St, D2 Current chart favourites from DJ Eric Dunne and DJ Mark McGreer. 1pm, Free ■ Transmission The Button Factory, Curved St, Temple Bar, D2 Indie and dance with international guests 11pm, varies ■ Pogo The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey St, D2 House, Funk, Techno 11pm, €10 (varies if guest) ■ Pentagon POD and Tripod, Old Harcourt Station, Harcourt St, D2 Access all areas at the Pod complex with local residents and special guest DJ slots over five rooms 11pm, €12 ■ Gossip Spy, Powerscourt Centre, Sth William St, D2 80s, Disco, Hip Hop, House Free before 11pm, €10 after ■ Flirt Alchemy, 12-14 Fleet St, D2 Sultry, Funky and Sexy Beat alongside Chart Hits 10.30pm ■ The Weird Scientist Eamonn Doran’s, 3a Crown Alley, Temple Bar, D2 11pm, €8/5

■ Wes Darcy Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 R’n’B 9pm ■ Basement Traxx Transformer (below The Oak), Parliment St, D2 Indie, Rock 11pm, Free ■ Downtown Searsons, 42-44 Baggot St. Upper, D4 Indie, Soul, Chart 10pm, Free ■ Strictly Handbag Bodega Club, Pavilion Centre, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin 80s with DJ Mark Kelly 10pm, €10 ■ Toejam The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Afternoon: Car boot sales, film clubs, music lectures, t-shirt making etc. Later on: Resident DJs playing Soul, Funk, House, Electro ■ Sidesteppin’ Bia Bar, 28/30 Lwr Stephens St, D2 Old School Hip Hop, Funk 45s, Reggae 8pm, Free ■ Saturday @ The Village The Village, 26 Wexford St, D2 Pete Pamf, Morgan, Dave Redsetta & Special Guests 11pm

■ Laundry Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Bumpin House, Techno, Disco, Nu Disco 10pm, Free

■ Whigfield Pygmalion, Sth. William St., D2 House and techno til late, with special guests each week 10pm, Free

■ Sugar Club Saturdays The Sugar Club, 8 Lwr. Leeson St, D2 Salsa, Swing, Ska, Latin 11pm, €15

■ DJ Karen @ The Dragon The Dragon, Sth Great Georges St, D2 House music 10pm

■ Reloaded The Academy, Middle Abbey St, D2 Commercial Electro 10:30pm, €5 before 12, €8 after

■ Beauty Spot Karaoke The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Karaoke and DJ Miguel Gonzelez playing super sexy Spanish House. 9pm, Free before 10pm, €10 after

■ Saturday Night Globe DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 DJ Dave Cleary plays an eclectic mix 11pm, Free ■ Space... The Vinyl Frontier Ri-Ra, Dame Court, D2 Soul, Funk, Disco, Electro

■ Basement Club Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Pop and Electro ■ Saturday @ The Wright

■ Saturdays @ 4 Dame Lane 4 Dame Lane, D2 Goldy mixes beats/breaks/ hip hop and funk in the bar and Gaviscon plays everything under the sun in the club 10pm, Free ■ Eardrum Buzz Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 House party vibes with Thatboytim playing mix of dance floor classics with of hip hop, reggae, ska, rock, electro and teenage memories. 10pm, Free ■ DJ Stephen James Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm

Sundays ■ Ear Candy Solas Bar, 31 Wexford St, D2 Disco tunes and Funk Classics to finish the weekend. 8pm, Free ■ The Matinee Brunch Club The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Super family friendly brunch club. Kids movies on the big screen 3PM. 12pm – 6pm, Free ■ Sundown Bia Bar, Lwr. Stephen’s St., D2 Chill-out house, funk, electronics and acoustic 10pm, Free ■ The Latin Beat The Odeon, Old Harcourt St. Station, D2 Learn to dance Salsa & Samba from some of the best instructors in =20 Ireland. Classes from 6pm, club from 8pm - late, Free

■ Dancehall Styles The Button Factory, Curved St, Temple Bar, D2 International dance hall style 11pm, €5 ■ The Workers Party Sin, Sycamore St, Temple Bar, D2 With DJ Ilk 9pm ■ Father Vincent Half-Price Pygmalion, Sth. William St., D2 Half-price drinks and guest DJs All day, Free/€5 after 6pm ■ Hang the DJ The Globe, 11 Sth Great Georges St, D2 Rock, Indie, Funk, Soul 9pm, Free ■ Gay Cabaret The Purty Kitchen, 34/35 East Essex St, Temple Bar, D2

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Gay cabaret show 9pm, Free before 11pm ■ 12 Sundays The Bernard Shaw, 11 - 12 Sth Richmond St, Portobello, D2 Funk, Disco, House 6pm – 12am, Free ■ DJ Karen The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Pop Commercial and Funky House Free before 11pm, €5 with flyer, €8 without ■ The George Bingo with

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■ Get Over Your Weekend Panti Bar, 7-8 Capel St, D1 Lounge around with Penny the Hound. All drinks half plrice all day. 1pm, Free

■ Sexual Chocolate South William, Sth. William St., D2 Discrete and James M 10pm, Free

■ DJ Paul Manning Buskers, Temple Bar, D2 Chart Pop, Current Indie and Rock Music 10pm

Friday June 11th

■ Sunday Roast The Globe, Georges St, D2 9pm, Free

Shirley Temple Bar The George, Sth Great Georges St, D2 Bingo & Cabaret with Shirley Temple Bar 8.30pm, Free ■ Elbow Room South William, 52 Sth William St, D2 Jazz, Soul, Disc & Latin 8pm, Free ■ Alan Keegan + One By

One + DJ Darren C Fitzsimons Bar, 21-22 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, D2 9pm, Free ■ M.A.S.S (music/arts/sights/

sounds) Hogans, 35 Sth Gt Georges St, D2 Power FM curates a night of sights & sounds with Dublin based Arts collective Tinderbox providing visuals and Power FM’s DJ’s playing Soul to Rock n Roll to Punk

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■ Magnificent 7’s 4 Dame Lane, D2 The Ultimate Single’s Night Free, 7pm

Once Off Listings Friday 4 June ■ Caspa and Rod Azlan The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 The West London dubstep stalwart rides into town with his MC, and partner in crime Rod Azlan 11pm, €10 ■ Afrobass South William, Sth. William St., D2 Afrobeat, jungle dancehall, dubstep, and funky

■ Martyn, DJ Yoda and DJ

Kormac The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 DJ Yoda brings his legendary audio-visual show to the Twisted Pepper for the latest instalment of Kormac’s Bakesale. 11pm, €12 ■ Family South William, Sth. William St., D2 Salacious and friends. 9pm, Free ■ Red South William, Sth. William St., D2 David De Valera and friends in the basement 10pm, Free

The Bernard Shaw, 11-12 South Richmond St, D2 Choice Cuts jockey Handsome Paddy, busts out his Disco records for a night at the Shaw. 7pm, Free

Thursday 17 June ■ French Caribbean Mash South William, Sth. William St., D2 As part of the Let’s French Festival 8.45pm, Free

Friday 18 June ■ Dave The Drummer The Underground @ Kennedy’s, 31-32 Westland Row, D2 Tekno Warfare enlists the services of underground acid legend Dave The Drummer for the Kennedy’s basement. 11pm, price tbc ■ Uproot Andy (New York)

+ ZZK Club (Buenos Aires)

Saturday 12 June

The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 Dublin Tropical! - first anniversary 11pm, €10

■ Emil Damyanov South William, Sth. William St., D2 Bulgarian turntable tornado. 10.30pm, Free

■ Climaxxx South William, Sth. William St., D2 Chewy and Friends 9pm, Free

Tuesday 15 June ■ Handsome Paddy

■ Drum Beats South William, Sth. William St., D2 DJ Keith O’Reilly and Bongo

Jason 10pm, Free

Saturday June 19th ■ Deetron The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 Few DJs are as technically gifted as Switzerland’s Deetron. He takes over the Twisted Pepper for a night of Detroit house and Techno. 11pm, €10 ■ Best Foot Forward South William, Sth. William St., D2 DJ Rizm and Colm K play hiphop, afrobeat, funk and house 9pm, Free ■ Go4It! South William, Sth. William St., D2 4-Deck beat jam with Matjazz, Jazzbin, and Handsome Paddy 9pm, Free

Wednesday 23 June ■ Sophie De Vere’s Strictly

Bangers South William, Sth. William St., D2 Eurofunk, soul, disco, jungle 8pm, Free

Friday 25 June ■ Mud presents: Mala The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 One half of legendary dubstep

duo Digital Mystikz, Mala headlines the Twisted Pepper. Breakology have Martelo booked for downstairs. 11pm, €10 ■ Zombie Circus South William, Sth. William St., D2 Live electronic acts, guest DJs, and Plug Artists residents 9pm, Free ■ Bizaro 2.0 South William, Sth. William St., D2 Basement 10pm, Free

Saturday 26 June ■ Alden Tyrell (Live) The Twisted Pepper, 54 Middle Abbey Street, D2 Alden Tyrell makes his Dublin return with a live set in the Twisted Pepper basement. His last outing for Lunar Disko was one for the ages. Simon Conway is on warm up duty. 11pm, €12 ■ Mr Whippy South William, Sth. William St., D2 Latin-soul and afro-disco 9pm, Free ■ Discorotique South William, Sth. William St., D2 Mark Kelly and Kelly-Anne in the basement 9pm, Free

Visual art Alliance Francais 1 Kildare St, D2 ■ John Minihan - Beckett’s

Paris John Minihan - Beckett’s Paris Portraits of Beckett and of his surroundings in Paris, together with portraits of contemporaries like Jean-Louis Barrault and Nathalie Sarraute, who worked and spent time with Beckett in Paris. 13th April until 25th June

Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery Charlemont House, Parnell Square North, D1 ■ Ellsworth Kelly Drawings Exhibition of drawings executed between 1954 and 1962, personally selected by the artist himself. 17th March until 20th June

IMMA Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, D8 ■ Vertical Thoughts with

Morton Feldman Vertical Thoughts comprises music scores, record covers, photographs and documents, and works of art by fourteen artists associated with Feldman, including Jasper Johns, Piet Mondrian and Jackson Pollack. 31st March - 27 June 2010 ■ Altered Images Accessible, interactive and inclusive in ethos, Altered Images aims to stimulate engagement with the visual arts for the general public and particularly for people with disabilities. 19th May until 5th September ■ Collecting the New An exhibition of artworks acquired by the Irish Museum of Modern Art since 2005, concentrating mainly, but not exclusively, on painting. 19th May until 15th August

Joy Gallery 6 Rosemount Terrace, Stoneybatter, D7 ■ Breath and Other Short

Stories For this show, Barbara Knezevic presents a series of sculptural studies. These works examine the failures inherent in objecthood, and denote the chasm that often appears between the idea and its material manifestation. Objects are posited as a

means of working out, a probe with which to test the viability of ideas. 2nd June until 8th June

Green on Red Gallery 26-28 Lombard Street East, D2 ■ Oneiriography ‘Oneiriography,’ curated by Chris Fite-Wassilak, brings together the work of Simon and Tom Bloor, Michelle Deignan, Ruth Ewan, and Ragnar Kjartansson in an attempt to mark the blurred, unknown distance between what is and what has come before. Rather than the dominant, Freudian understanding of both dreams and history as an encoded ‘royal road to understanding’ that creates a causal chronology, the artists here question the shared narrative desire of history and its dreams, exploring its displaced remnants and supposed deadends. Shards of reconstructed stories and possible historical occurences partially emerge, tracing the ripples of absent and elusive events. ‘Oneiriography’ is a historiography of dreams, an ambiguous space in which the past is reconfigured in an attempt to open up new meaning for the present. 3 June – 2 July 2010

NCAD Gallery 100 Thomas st, Dublin 8 ■ Sheila Rennick - Hot Body/

Ugly Face Syndrome Sheila Rennick’s paintings are as dense with layers of narrative and bright, thick oil paint. Using imagery taken from everyday media outlets, newspapers, magazines and most recently, social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo, Rennick creates a cast of characters, human, animal and in between hybrids, who are at once familiar and grotesque. Recently, Rennick has begun a series of drawings, which she will present for the first time at the NCAD gallery. These are pared back, more immediate line drawings offer quick observations, coloured in pinks, neons, blues and yellows using children’s markers and office highlighters. 12th June – 4th September 2010

The Mill Theatre Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, D16

■ John Murray - Borderland Drawings and paintings from Ukraine, a nation that defines itself by opposition to its bordering states. 1st May until 3rd June

National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Sq West, D2

■ Taking Stock A decade of acquisitions at the National Gallery of Ireland will be showcased in an exhibition reflecting the different areas of the Collection. 13th March until 25th July

The Science Gallery Trinity College, Pearse Street, D2 ■ Hyperbolic Crochet Coral

Reef A woolly testimony that celebrates the hyperbolic geometry of coral, Crochet Coral Reef also draws attention to how global warming and pollutants are threatening this fragile ecosystem. 20th March until 11th June

Douglas Hyde Gallery

artists. Vanessa Marsh completed an MA in Visual Arts Practices in IADT, Dublin in 2008. She has had works featured in Eigse Carlow, curated by Francis McKee (Director of the CCA in Glasgow) in 2008, EV+A; A Sense of Place, curated by Klaus Ottmann, Limerick City Gallery of Art in 2007, RHA Annual Shows and numerous Stone Gallery exhibitions, incuding Journeys & Destinations – a solo exhibition in 2006. 17 June – 26 June

Paradise: Three Works on Paper In this series of exhibitions, artists make a selection of work that reflects their idea of ‘The Paradise’. Agnes Martin has a luminous presence in the history of American art. 28th May until 3rd July

Gormley’s Fine Art Dublin 24 South Frederick St, D2 ■ Clement McAleer –

“Recalling Place” ‘Recalling Place’ is an exhibition in which Tyrone-born artist Clement McAleer takes us on a journey through memory. The pictures; in acrylic, oil and a combination of these media, are ones in which to lose yourself. Like music, a song or a dream, the whole effect of each work adds up to more than the sum of its parts. 27th May until 10th June

Stone Gallery Pearse St., Dublin 2 ■ The Drawing Room

curated by Vanessa Marsh New drawings by selected

The Blanchardstwon Centre, D15

Mountjoy Square and Portland Row, both Dublin 1

■ Michael McSwiney –

Recent Paintings

■ BA Fine Art & BA Visual

Michael McSwiney portrays a world of abandoned, often threatening panoramas of land and sea. A sense of elusiveness is central to these mood-orientated images, where through alienating colours and strong atmospheric effects, these paintings portray an unnerving picture of nature. 3rd June until 18th August

Art DIT Portland Row, Dublin 1 Opens: Wednesday, 9th June between 6pm & 8pm Exhibition runs from Wednesday, 9th June to Friday, 18th June Opening times: 10am – 4pm ■ BA Design (Interior &

Furniture)

■ Emer Roberts in

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■ Magnhild Opdól – New

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Photographs by Emer Roberts in her debut Stone Gallery exhibition in conjunction with PhotoIreland Festival 2010. The festival aims to become Ireland’s International Festival for Photography. It will showcase the work of those photographers and artists, national and international, whose critical practice goes from a traditional approach to the medium, to those who question its technical and ideological boundaries, but whose work help us to understand this ever present medium. 1 July – 17 July

This new series of work is an investigation into the nature of death and the emotions that it reveals. Everything has its’ time, after death all that remains is documentation or the memory of the person, the place or object. But even if the imagery has dark elements, the beauty of them becomes more evident. 3rd June until 28th August

■ BSc Product Design Smithfield Plaza, Dublin 7

Trinity College, D2 ■ Agnes Martin – The

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Project Arts Centre Temple Bar, D2 ■ Katya Sander – “A

Landscape of Known Facts” Sander’s landscape is projected like a lighthouse, a beam that scans the circular room in a slow, continuous, 360degree evolution. Influenced by the early development of cinematic special effects, A Landscape of Known Facts brings to life the history of the panoramic spectacle, while also layering the projected image with iconographic matte painting and textual metaphors. 29th April until 26th June

The Ivy House Upper Drumcondra Road, D9 ■ Group Exhibition Art at The Ivy House is delighted to present a group exhibition of artists Gráinne Brady, Judy Carroll Dealy, James Clancy, Mary Foudy and Paul Woods. These artists work in different media and techniques and this exhibition will attempt to provide a snapshot of some of the techniques and themes across the work of these five emerging artists. 4th May until 26th July

■ BA Design (Visual

Chester Beatty Library

IADT School of Creative Arts Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin

Dublin Castle, D2 ■ A Sikh Face in Ireland Photographic and life history project, A Sikh Face in Ireland, will be on view at the Chester Beatty Library from 7 May - 18 July. This multimedia exhibition is produced and supported by FOMACS (Forum on Migration and Communications) in collaboration with photographer/ oral historian, Dr Glenn Jordan, and researcher, Satwinder Singh. 7th May until 18th July ■ Muraqqa Named by The Art Newspaper as one of the top ten Asian exhibitions worldwide for 2008 and back home after a four-venue tour of America, this is a stunning, not-to-be-missed exhibition of paintings from the land of the Taj Mahal. The Library holds one of the finest collections of Indian Mughal paintings in existence, and this exhibition is a rare opportunity to see many of the best of those works. 25th June until 3rd October

Opens: Tuesday, 8th June between 6pm and 8pm Exhibition runs from Tuesday, 8th June to Saturday 12th June Opening times: 10am – 4pm, Sat 11am – 1pm

■ Creative Arts Graduate

Show The Exhibition 2010 will display the work from graduates in Animation, Photography, Visual Communications, Visual Arts Practice, Film & Television Production and Modelmaking. 30th May - 4th June Saturday 29th May 11am-4pm Sunday 30th May 10am-4pm Monday 31st May 10am-4pm Tuesday 1st June 10am-8.30pm Wednesday 2nd June 10am8.30pm Thursday 3rd June 10am-4pm Friday 4th June 10am-4pm

National College of Art & Design Thomas Street, Dublin 8 ■ Art & Design Graduate

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Theatre ■ Bookworms The Abbey Theatre By Bernard Farrell World Premiere

Skeletons leap from suburban closets in Bookworms, Bernard Farrell’s hilarious and razor-sharp vision of a household savaged by the Celtic Tiger. This month’s Book Club hostess Ann is struggling to stay calm, desperate to deliver the perfect evening of literary classics and latenight canapés. But when the all-female group invite their husbands to join the club, and a mysterious figure pays a visit from an upstairs room, everyone is forced to contend with a lot more than just Virginia Woolf. 2pm, 7:30pm, €13-€28 22nd May – 10th July

■ Outsiders The Abbey Theatre By David McWilliams

Leading economist and commentator David McWilliams takes to the stage in Outsiders. In an event – which is part stand up, part discussion, part social observation – David explains how we got here and why we shouldn’t despair because there is a way out. Join the man who believes Ireland’s political and social divide is not so much about rich and poor, young and old, urban and rural, but about insiders and outsiders. 2:30pm, 8pm, €15-€22 9th June – 3rd July

■ Arcadia The Gate Theatre By Tom Stoppard Arcadia, Tom Stoppard’s undisputed masterpiece, is a dazzling and comic tale of misunderstanding and quest for knowledge, reverberating across centuries. In a stately home in Derbyshire in the early 19th century, Thomasina, a gifted pupil, proposes a startling theory beyond her understanding. Around her, the adults, including her tutor Septimus, are preoccupied with secret desires, illicit passions and professional rivalries. 2:30pm, 8pm, €15 - €35 20th May – 3rd July

■ The Importance of Being Earnest The Gaiety Theatre By Oscar Wilde The award-winning Rough Magic Theatre Company presents a sparkling new production of The Importance of Being Earnest – Oscar Wilde’s timeless and much loved comedy. Starring Emmy-Award winner Stockard Channing (The West Wing, Grease) as Lady Bracknell, and featuring a stellar cast directed by Lynne Parker. Don’t miss this most perfect of Wilde’s comedies. 3pm, 8pm, €25-€55 2nd June – 19th June

■ Riverdance The Gaiety Theatre By Bill Whelan

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The legendary Riverdance returns to the Gaiety Theatre for its 7th summer season marking the 15th anniversary of the show described by the Hollywood Reporter as ‘the sort of spectacle and experience that comes along once in a lifetime.’ Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland in the past decade, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. Experienced by over 22 million people worldwide across four continents and boasting a worldwide television audience in excess of two billion people - Riverdance is a truly global phenomenon. 3pm, 8pm, €10-€55 23rd June – 28th August

■ One Night In Istanbul Grand Canal Theatre By Nicky Alt Wed 25th May 2005 became an historic night in the history and folklore of Liverpool Football Club, a night when dreams were broken in the first half but were rebuilt and came true in the second - this triumphant moment was recreated on the stage of the Liverpool Empire with the debut of One Night In Istanbul - the latest theatrical offering from writer Nicky Allt. 7pm, 7:30pm, 10pm, €25-€35 2nd June – 5th June

■ La Bohéme Grand Canal Theatre By Puccini Credit-rich but cash-poor, the friends and lovers are unsuccessful artists struggling on the fringe of the new centre of the art world - New York. Trying desperately to scrape a living, they stubbornly cling to their dreams of love and success. Based on his own experience of living in the vibrant artist colony of Williamsburg, New York, Laing’s vision of Puccini’s magnificent opera captures the work’s contemporary relevance and comments on the faux riche nature of society today. 7:30pm, €45-€125 16th June – 19th June

■ When Harry Met Sally Grand Canal Theatre By Michael Gyngell When Harry Met Sally spans a dozen years - the hilarious tale of two New Yorkers and the friendship that develops between them as they date (other people rather than one another!) and share the trials and tribulations of relationships. Warm and wonderfully witty with all the wisecracking sassiness you’d expect, this irresistible comedy has been faithfully adapted from the much-loved Academy Award winning film. The play features music by Ben Cullum and his brother, the jazz sensation, Jamie Cullum. 7:30pm, €20-€39.50 28th June – 3rd July

■ Clinical Lies Mill Theatre

By Eva O’Connor A 19 year old girl battles against her mother, her circumstances and herself. Clinical Lies offers a frank, emotionally-charged insight into the life of a young person in distress. Written,directed and performed by Eva O’Connor. 8pm, €10/8 2nd June – 4th June

■ The Yalta Game Mill Theatre By Brian Friel At an end-of-season resort on the shore of the Black Sea, a pair of strangers play The Yalta Game divining the lives of other holiday makers or investing the lives of others with an imagined life. These companions seek an end to their loneliness by throwing themselves into the Yalta Game. 6pm, 8pm, €10 13th June

■ Romeo and Juliet Mill Theatre

By William Shakespeare In the instant of a chance meeting two young people fall in love. Impulsively they marry in secret, but in a divided city their innocent union is threatened by a bloody family feud. Shakespeare vividly captures the beauty, intimacy and ultimate fragility of young love in a hostile world. 8pm, €18/15 16th June – 18th June

■ The Parting Glass Mill Theatre By Dermot Bolger Where were you when our World Cup dreams were dashed? Eoin was at the heart of the drama in Stade de France, Nov 18th 2009. Reunited with Mick and Shane, the three amigos on that fateful night… After emigrating to Germany to find work during the 80’s, Eoin made a new life for himself with the help of his wife Frieda and son Dieter. Now he returns to an Ireland that has boomed and bust. “Where Dorset Street has become so posh that all the women have turned blonde …… and the girls buying John Player Blue at Hardwick Street flats have a different pair of pyjamas to wear to the shops every day”. The Parting Glass’ is a one-man show charting Eoin’s journey through love, friendship, family and Ireland’s turbulent economic climate. 8pm, €17/15 24th June

■ Men are from Stoneybatter, Women from Phibsboro New Theatre By Rua O’Donnuchu Witness the most powerful love story in modern times - this new comedy will take you on a journey through the early stages of Kate and Fionn’s relationship, from meeting each other’s mates to the introduction of Kate’s

slightly unorthodox parents. Fionn is a man very unlucky in love but not to fear, he has his friends: Donal, the self acclaimed greatest Cork mind since Bill O’Herlihy and Steve, the man who could give Dr. Phil a run for his money. 3pm, 8pm, €15/12/10 31st May – June 5th

■ The Parting Glass Axis Arts Centre By Dermot Bolger Where were you when our World Cup dreams were dashed? Eoin was at the heart of the drama in Stade de France, Nov 18th 2009. Reunited with Mick and Shane, the three amigos on that fateful night… After emigrating to Germany to find work during the 80’s, Eoin made a new life for himself with the help of his wife Frieda and son Dieter. Now he returns to an Ireland that has boomed and bust.. 8pm, €15/12 1st June – 11th June

■ It Runs In The Family Axis Arts Centre By Ray Cooney It’s three days to Christmas and Dr David Mortimer is preparing to address a conference of neuro-surgeons with a speech certain to guarantee him a knighthood. In rushes a visitor. A nurse he had a fling with 18 years ago. Mortimer learns that as a result of their fling she bore him a son 8pm, €13/10 17th June – 19th June

■ The Early Bird Project Arts Centre By Leo Butler People don’t just disappear - do they? Debbie and Jack face every parent’s nightmare when their child disappears, leaving them to deal with a gaping hole that’s been left in their lives forever. How will they go on without her, and what happens to a relationship when you realise that you’re no longer the people you used to be? Two lives changed forever, The Early Bird journeys deep inside the troubled minds and fractured relationship of an ordinary couple, unlocking the door to the darkest corners of the human mind. 8:15pm, €20/16 8th June – 26th June

■ The Trailer of Bridget Dinnigan Project Arts Centre

By Dylan Tighe Set on a present day halting site The Trailer of Bridget Dinnigan follows matriarch Bridget and her family in the period after her husband’s death. Fiercely protective, Bridget will stop at nothing to ensure that her family’s reputation remains intact. Tensions rise when the eldest daughter announces her engagement and family secrets are revealed, which lead to tragic consequences. 8pm, €20/18

16th Junes – 19th June

in the Underworld, and features Orfeo, Euridice and Amor as well as chorus and dancers. It will be performed in the original Vienna version and sung in Italian. Considered to be one of the most important operas of the 18th century it features the famous aria Che faro, senza Euridice, as well as The Dance of the Blessed Spirits. 8pm, €45/40 17th June – 19th June

■ Casa Lisa Project Arts Centre By Gaiety School of Acting A young woman struggles with the loss of love; a young man steps into his dead father’s shoes; one waitress dreams of the catwalk, while another is waiting to die. On the surface are the familiar preoccupations of the day; underneath are the seeds of personal growth and transformation. Life, death, and the necessity of change are tipping in the balance: which way lies hope, redemption, or madness? 8pm, €15/12 21st June – 26th June

■ Metamorphosis Pavilion Theatre By Franz Kafka Gregor works hard every day to support his ageing parents. His bones ache and his joints are stiff. Tomorrow he will wake up a dung beetle. Just as Gregor’s emotions and movements go from those of a human to those of an insect, so his family move from horror and sympathy to ultimate betrayal. 8pm, €19/17 30th June – 3rd July

■ Bogboy Project Arts Centre By Tall Tales Theatre Company When young heroin addict Brigit leaves Dublin for rehabilitation in the country she strikes up a surprising and unexpected friendship. Her unlikely companion, reclusive middle-aged farmer Hughie, has lived hidden away from the prying eyes of the outside world for many years. As their friendship grows Hughie’s gentle soul and unconditional kindness show Brigit that there could be a brighter future ahead for her – but is it all too good to be true? 8pm, €20/15/12 29th June – 10th July

■ Why Men Cheat Civic Theatre By Peadar de Burca Ever cheated? Ever been cheated on? Ever wondered what compels men to stray from their partners? If so, then a trip to see Why Men Cheat might answer some of your questions. Based on 250 interviews with men who cheated and women who were cheated on, Why Men Cheat explores the weird and not so wonderful world of male infidelity. 8:15pm, €20/16 9th June – 12th June

■ I Am Of Ireland Pavilion Theatre By WB Yeats After its sell-out and critically acclaimed run in Bewley’s Theatre, Dublin, I Am Of Ireland is back on tour, a 50 minute tour de force which captures the essence of the life and work of one of Ireland’s greatest creative icons, William Butler Yeats. Bosco Hogan, in a richly drawn portrait of the poet, the mystic, the visionary and the man, gives one of the finest and most accomplished performances of his long and distinguished career. 1:10pm, €12.50 8th June – 11th June

■ Setanta Murphy Civic Theatre By Garrett Keogh Setanta Murphy is a young man with a lot of time on his hands. Paddy is his granduncle a cantankerous 90 year old with a razor sharp tongue who spends his days around town and his night at the dog track. When Paddy gets sick, they are thrown into the messy world of public hospitals until Paddy finds himself in a nursing home, plotting his escape. 8pm, €20/16 14th June – 18th June

■ Carmen

■ The 39 Steps

Pavilion Theatre By Bizet Carmen is probably the world’s best-loved and most popular opera. Set in Seville, it tells the tragic love story of the fiery gypsy, Carmen, and the young soldier, Don Jose through some of the most beautiful and exciting music ever written - Carmen’s Habanera and Seguidilla, Don Jose’s Flower Song and Escamillo’s triumphant Toreador’s Song. 8pm, €45/40 16th June – 20th June

Olympia Theatre By Alfred Hitchcock This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff upper lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, doublecrossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. A cast of 4 fearless actors plays over 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action. 8pm, €31.20 25th June – 5th July

■ Orfeo ed Euridice Pavilion Theatre By Gluck Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice is based on the myth of Orpheus

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Hedigans, The Brian Boru 5 Prospect Road, Glasnevin, D9 ■ Tuesdays Hedigan’s comedy features some of the best improv and comedy talent Dublin has to offer. 9pm, €5

Slattery’s 217-219 Lower Rathmines Road ■ Thursdays Farlmeister’s comedy box is a student friendly comedy night with up and coming stand ups and student / unemployment discounts 9pm, €5 / Students €2

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once-offs ■ The Rubber Bandits @

Voice Box 8 Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey St, D1 Eighth instalment of the Pepper’s innovative comedy/chat initiative, featuring an interview and performance from the justifiably famed Limerick-based rap-funk-satire crew. €8/10, 9pm June 8th

■ Andrew Maxwell Vicar St, Thomas St, D8 Half-man half-sneer, Kilbarrack’s own Andrew Maxwell returns to Vicar St following a solid year of high profile gigs on stage and screen. Expect sarcasm, strong language and hair from the outset. €28.00, 8.30pm Friday June 18th ■ Dara O’Briain Vicar St, Thomas St, D8 A four gig stint from one of Ireland’s funniest spherical men. The Mock The Week presenter will be showcasing brand new routines and world class audience banter. Heckle at your peril. €28.00, 8.30pm

June 24, 27/July 3, 4. ■ Keith Barry’s The Asylum Olympia Theatre, Dame St., D2 Amusing hypnotist, mesmeriser to the stars, and all round presentable face of box-related gambling, Ireland’s top mentalist Keith Barry will be freaking you out with his many vaulted illusions, tricks and routines. €28/29, 8pm June 30 – July 4 ■ Rob Schneider Vicar St, Thomas St, D8 Rob Schneider was an actor plying his trade in scatological films featuring Adam Sandler but then – needle lifts off record – he decided to come to Dublin and tell you jokes for money. €28, 8.30pm July 2nd ■ Neil Delamere MCs Bray Comedy Club The Martello, Strand Road, Bray Celebrating its 6th birthday €12, 9pm June 9th ■ Andrew Stanley MCs Dalkey Comedy Club The Queens, Main Street, Dalkey 9pm, €12 June 10t

Festivals/Events/Workshops/Bits/Bobs ■ Dublin Writers Festival June 1 – 6 International writers Antony Beevor, Hanif Kurieshi, Yann Martel and multi-award winning Ian McEwan will join Irish writers Jennifer Johnston, Joseph O’Connor and Tom Murphy and dozens more at this year’s Dublin Writers Festival. The 6-day literary Festival, now in its 12th year, features over 40 writers who will read from their most recent works and take part in curated conversations about their writing.

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■ Life Festival 4/5/6th June Belvedere House Ricardo Villalobos and LJT Bukem headline this three day festival in the lush surroundings of Belvedere house in West Meath. €136 ■ Body and Soul – Sol-

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Jape and Four Tet top the bill at this festival put on by the creative minds from Body and Soul. Their arena is always a highlight of the Electric Picnic, so with full control it should be a sight to behold. €109 ■ Let’s French 2010 16th – 21st June For its fifth edition, Let’s French… festival is running for six days and taking place in different venues around Dublin with a wide selection of French music from the contemporary

to the exotic; and a very special screening of the controversial and provocative Gainsbourg biopic released earlier this year in France. Whelan’s, the Raddisson Hotel, Crawdaddy, Alliance Francaise, and the South William are all encompassed in the citywide festival, so check the full schedule at www.letsfrench.ie.

■ Kings of Concrete 2010 3rd/4th July Wood Quay & Temple Bar The city’s ramp-happy celebra-

tion of all things street culture occupies Wood Quay once again with an even bigger, slicker set-up than before. www.facebook.com/kingsofconcrete

■ Taste of Dublin 10th – 13th June Iveagh Gardens The belly-bursting celebration of the city’s culinary talent takes over the Iveagh Gardens with gourmet gusto. www.tasteofdublin.ie/

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5"-,*/ "-- 5)"5 +";; words // OLLY DOWLING This month sees the release of the debut album from Bray-based saxophonist Alex Mathias and comes soon after his first single Goin’ Roamin’ was recently released and can be downloaded from his website www. alexmathias.com. Joining him on the album are Johnny Taylor (Piano), Dominic Mullan (Drums) and James Little (Bass) and it was recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Buckley and they will be launching it at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray on June 5th and if you can’t get to the gig, then show

your support by buying a copy of the album online or otherwise. The next bit of news is that Louis Stewart (jazz guitar legend) is back as a Trio, with Myles Drennan (Piano) and Mick Coady (Double Bass) at the Odessa Club, 13 Dame Court, D2 every Sunday from 5.30-8pm and if you have not heard this man yet, get down and check him out - I first saw him back in 1982 and I have been hooked ever since. With summer just on our doorsteps, there’s news of a number of new jazz spots opening up around the City... on the Northside, you can check out jazz with an Asian feel in the capable hands of pianists Soyoung Yoon (Korea) and Yoko Taguma (Japan) alternating every Sunday with vocal duties from the likes of Jenna Harris, Aoife Doyle and Nichola Hegarty at Yamamori Sushi, Ormond Quay (7.30-10 pm) and no cover charge, while over in Dalkey (above the Queen’s Pub) in the Vico Suite you can find the ‘Chattaway Club’, a regular Saturday night haunt for jazz with the likes of Nigel Mooney and friends from 8.30 pm. In the last fortnight, I was handed a demo CD of a new jazz crooner in town, the US-born Cary Posavitz who starts a new residency in late June in the city centre. Already getting nationwide radio airplay from those in the know and interest from record com-

panies, his is a name to watch out for and more details on him in next month’s issue. Events this month that I would highly recommend are the following; Liza Hingerty Quartet at the Hampton Hotel (formerly Sachs), Morehampton Road, D4, on Friday June 4th from 7pm with her unmistakable take on jazz and latin sounds. Cormac O’Brien’s jazz outfit Rhythm Method play JJ’s, Aungier Street on Sunday June 13th with doors at 8pm - expect the unexpected. Monday June 21st sees the launch of a new monthly swing night at the Button Factory, The Hepcat Club, with the Dark Town Strutters (fronted by Cork’s own Gary Baus) with doors from 8pm and admission €10, and get a chance to experience some serious jazz dancing on the night. Cormac O’Brien is back in town on Tuesday June 29th when he joins Swissborn Sarah Buchi for a night of cool but sultry jazz at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre as part of a Double Bill and doors 8.30pm and €12. So get there early. OK that’s my lot for this issue, to send me any jazz news or gig info, or to receive a fortnightly newsletter direct to you by email on what’s happening in the jazz scene in Dublin you can contact me at jazzindublin@gmail.com.

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Stylenation.ie has teamed up with Dakota to host The Beauty Spot, a marathon of Thursday evenings in which makeup artists, hairstylists and designers will be bestowing samples and advice upon the throng of fashionable young things at Dakota on South William Street. This looks set to become something of a staple; The Beauty Spot cleverly combines €5 cocktails and Prosecco with the talents of top beauty artist Edel Kirke of MAC, and many others, to the tunes of DJ Conor Behan, who will be complementing the fun and frolics with bubbly pop and disco. Not only will attendees be treated to makeovers and goodies, but there is also an impressive collection of vintage clothing, jewellery and accessories on sale, including some very elegant looking turbans. There seems to be no better way to update an outfit or treat yourself to a new look, all in one evening. Upcoming themes for the night include lips, eyes, perfume, burlesque, rock ‘n’ roll hair and icons. Table bookings are available on hello@ dakotabar.ie. We recommend arriving early and getting cheeky first dibs on some of the lovely little pieces on display.

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It is in the macabre romanticised lyrics of a trite Decemberists’ song; “The Shankill butchers on the rise/ They’re waiting ‘til the dead of night/ They’re picking at their fingers with their knives/And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs” It is shadowy urban legend and dark moral folklore; political street art, thousands of murals adorn the city’s walls, emotive keepsakes of a reality that has, with no thanks to Elton John, been reduced to impressions of religious sectarianism, illegal paramilitary groups, shootto-kill policies and petrol bombs. Almost a century of Bloody Fridays and Sundays are, for many, what conjures notions of Belfast, but a tumultuous political past is not simply the sum of the city’s parts. Before its bloodshed fuelled identity crisis, Belfast was the heart of the Irish textiles industry, and the home of one of the largest and most industrious shipbuilders in the world, Harland and Wolff, responsible for the birth, but not the demise (that was the iceberg’s fault) of the RMS Titanic, and the blossoming film careers of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (though arguably this can be attributed to the iceberg too). Now, the city formerly known as “Linenopolis”, cranes on the

city skyline, is in the midst of a cultural renaissance that has revived a heritage that is rich, eclectic, anecdotal, and completely depoliticized. Like the arrondissements of Paris, the old city of Belfast was comprised of a number of quarters, with vestiges of some surviving within New Belfast. Each area has a distinctive character and charm that enhances the vibrancy of the city, and accounts for how a city so small (nearly all Belfast’s attractions of note are within walking distance of one another) can remain so captivating; it is a place of miscellaneous pleasures that yields many unexpected surprises.

Cathedral Quarter A former trade district and product of Belfast’s flourishing shipbuilding and linen industries, Cathedral Quarter is one of the oldest and most established locales. Elegant, archaic architecture lines the cobbled streets and obscured alleyways, and houses diminutive specialist shops and quirky eateries, each steeped in their own eccentric history. On Church Lane, Muriel’s Café Bar summons the crushed velvet, Victorian wonderland of Muriel, a milliner-cum-Madame who ran her hat

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shop downstairs and her escort agency upstairs. Muriel’s hats are still on display, encased in glass on the walls. The prostitutes are not. The atmosphere is dark, dramatic and baroque, the bar adorned with chandeliers and silver, the snug corners filled with intimate booths where you can drink cocktails from jam jars, share the assorted cheese and meat boards, seafood platters and bowls of olives, or sample the delights of their breakfast menu, which encompasses everything from salmon pancakes to eggs Florentine. Muriel’s perfectly suited neighbour comes in the form of Miss Moran’s, a speciality shop established in 1740 where they certainly thank you for smoking. It is one of the few traditional tobacconists that remains, and, as current proprietor Niall Coulter notes, not much has changed in the past 270 years. Perfectly preserved in its antiquation, the shop only got a front door in 1974, the same year that, during an excavation of the back room, a pauper’s grave was unearthed, a discovery, Niall suggests, that explains the eerie presence many of its customers felt in the shop throughout the years. The ghost-haunted tobacco emporium vends an array of trinkets and smoking paraphernalia, including pipes, papers and cigarette holders for the Film Noir-fixated. Smelling exactly like a Werther’s Originals grandfather, inside the shop the walls are covered with jars of different flavoured tobacco; cherry, vanilla, strawberry, plum, whilst underneath the glass counter tops lie Miss Moran’s tobacco triumph; row upon row of premium cigar including exclusive Montecristos and Cohibas, Fidel Castro’s cigar of choice. Still flourishing despite anti-smoking legislation and heavy taxation, Miss Moran’s

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attracts a diverse assortment of customers, from trendy, gamine youths looking for what Niall terms “fashionista cigarettes”, multicoloured and clove flavoured, to the pipe smoking world champion, who, incidentally, hails from Spain. Five minutes from Church Lane is North Street, a haven for all collectors of curios, junk and jumble with tales of oddity to tell. Celebrated for its cheaply priced vintage shops selling immaculately preserved, assorted wares, Viva Retro is one of Belfast’s finest. A self-confessed hoarder of vintage sundries, Ian Day opened his shop two years ago, a delightfully chaotic wonderland that pays particular homage to the ‘60s and ‘70s. A mainstay for the foraging of theatrical props, the shop is furnished with vintage living room sets, toys and boasts a Sinclair C5 in its canon of kitsch. Old arcade games are nestled amongst old record players and film cameras, boxes filled with Commodore 64 tapes sit comfortably beside old annuals, and yellowing postcards. One corner of the shop is fitted with a retro kitchen that stocks everything from cocktail shakers to dainty china tea sets, whilst the other is decorated in the style of a ‘70s lounge, all soft focus and coloured Lucite. It is a hive of vibrant embellishment with an infinite supply of treats to discover, including an impressive accumulation of second hand attire which spans every era from Victorian petticoats, to the micro-mini skirts and dresses of the mods. Day isn’t sparing with his accessories either, with a selection of handbags and leather gloves, and reams of scarves selling for one or two pounds. Whether or not a customer walks out with an old movie poster or a pair of vintage sunglasses, stepping into

this charmingly cluttered cave, where time stands still and the atmosphere of decades bygone is potent, is a pleasure beyond comparison. Crossing the road is all it takes to continue to the barrage of bric-a-brac; located there is a second hand and antiquarian book shop appropriately called The Bookstore (affectionately referred to by some who weren’t aware it actually had a name until they googled it as “Old Trampy”). Its inconspicuous and dilapidated shopfront, slightly uncomfortable musky aroma and elderly patrons with a propensity to barter for Bibles betray The Bookstore’s status as a literary Mecca in Belfast. Piled inconceivably high and gathering simultaneously layers of mystique and dust are stacks of every kind of book imaginable. Vintage Penguin Classics with their inimitable orange covers are sold for £1.50 each, whilst the breathtakingly gorgeous, leather-bound, gold-embossed works of Hardy, Dostoevsky, Nabokov, and Greene are slightly more costly at a price of £2. Hour upon hour could easily be spent sifting through the immeasurable amount of books that are crammed upon the shelves, each one previously owned and previously loved, some bearing handwritten notes, as was the case for a copy of “The Catcher in the Rye” which lived a rich and fruitful life presumably before it was an angst-addled adolescent cliché and back when people still used libraries; “Knowing my luck you probably got this out of the library last week. However… I hope you enjoy it. Nick P.S.- You could swap it for another but I’ve written all over it” Vintage vinyl and comic book collec

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tor needs, meanwhile, are tended to next door, in Hector’s House. Despite having a penchant for metal and rock, there is an all-encompassing accumulation of limited edition picture discs, tapes and CDs. Prices are considerably cheaper than the larger music stores such as HMV, particularly for vinyl; a pristine copy of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Psychocandy” hangs on the wall advertised at ten pounds beside Blondie’s discography in its entirety, which is similarly priced. The hotchpotch of stock is a musical lucky bag, and scrutinising each individual item could lead to the unearthing of a veritable gem; Riot Grrrl split 7”, limited edition white Kate Bush vinyl, a VHS tape of the Cure’s “Play Out”, for no more than a couple of pounds. Beyond the rarities, B-side, bootlegs and DJ promos, the staff possess a truly encyclopaedic knowledge of music that, if engaged in conversation, will lead to countless tales of attending topless Hole Gigs and seeing seminal punk bands before they made it, playing in tiny, decrepit venues saturated in piss that have long since been condemned.

Queen’s Quarter Close to the Cathedral Quarter is an area where academia is married with entertainment, taking its name from Queen’s University and exuding an inescapable youthful vibrancy. Much like its neighbouring district, Queen’s Quarter is preoccupied with Belfast’s thriving art and music culture. Marrying such creative compulsions with delicious homemade food is the Harlem Café on Bedford Street, opulently decorated with a fastidious attention to detail. Spacious, white art deco architecture and wooden wall panels are slathered with myriad gilt framed gig posters and photographs; a black and white portrait of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spundgen hangs below a Johnny Cash gig poster from the ‘60s which has June Carter and the Carter family on the bill,

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whilst the neighbouring wall features Led Zeppelin’s Mothership album cover. Trying to scramble the words of poets and painters, writers and musicians, books on Northern Irish cinema are stacked on top of titles on burlesque and pop art, quirky baubles like coat racks carved into the shape of bears’ heads and colourful sculptures of birds fill every nook. It is a bohemian sanctuary, with supple leather couches and tables adorned with seashells where dining experiences are likely to be accompanied by the music of Billie Holliday, Chuck Berry or Jan and Dean. Though the café was opened less than six months ago, its interminably eye-catching décor and menu of simple but wholesome homemade food have proven to be overwhelmingly popular, as one waiter confirmed; “between eleven and three, you’d be hard pushed to find a seat”. Another champion of uncomplicated and unstoppably delicious cuisine located within Queen’s Quarter, is Clements Café on Botanic Avenue. One of several dotted throughout the city, the name is derived from the peculiar Pope Clement VIII, a coffee aficionado in the sixteenth century who is believed to have been responsible for the introduction of coffee emporiums throughout Rome; there exists a spurious

anecdote that, deeming it a bitter product of the devil because of its prevalence amongst Muslims, the Bishops beseeched Clement to excommunicate coffee who instead proposed to cheat the devil by baptising the aromatic nectar of the gods. Since 1999, the local-run Clements has been a refuge for art students and musicians alike, and the font of a Fair-trade, unparalleled coffee made from a secret roast of four different Arabica beans. Clements’ house blend is complemented perfectly by the holy trinity of café cuisine - soups, salads and sandwiches, but more noteworthy is their selection of what are termed “Sweet Temptations”; various chocolate pies, oatmeal cookies, blueberry and white chocolate scones, brownie swirls, handmade and mutant in size. The deluge of students in the area has also guaranteed a surplus of bars and pubs. “The Golden Mile” is an affectionate acknowledgement of the mile long strip of bars that stretches from the university to the Grand Opera House in the centre of town. One of the more strikingly unique establishments in the district, the Empire Music Hall, is a split-level bar and music venue housed in a renovated church hemmed in by stone steps and wrought iron fencing on the bustling Botanic

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Avenue. The cellar bar, dark and deliciously dingy, is the perfect backdrop for unplugged jazz sessions, pub quizzes and blues bands, whilst the large, late-Victorian music hall upstairs has become a legendary live music venue. Furnished to resemble a Vaudevillian theatre, the stage is flanked by long velvet drapes and there is a grand terraced seating area with an extra bar. In a sumptuous setting that simply incites dancing, a variety of entertainments are staged; salsa lessons, supper clubs and glam rock nights can be easily substituted for an idiosyncratic five night residency with Duke Special, a Belle and Sebastian DJ set or a Guns N Roses tribute band. Less frequented, but arguably more exceptional is the Menagerie Bar. Unassumingly situated in the middle of University Street, the heart of the student suburbs, the Menagerie is shabby chic manifest in the red brick building of a former paint shop, and would be entirely easy to miss if you weren’t looking for it. Initially ran by the son of the owner of renowned hardcore punk venue The Pound, where beer was swilled and gobs spat, in 2009 the dilapidated bar was rescued and revived by DJ and producer David Holmes. Inspiration was drawn from downtown New York, the speakeasies of Berlin, and Paris’ Left Bank whilst Holmes aimed to recreate the same atmosphere of the house and techno club nights he ran during art college in the early ‘90s. There’s something enticingly enigmatic about the murky cavernous space; dimly lit by votive candles and tea lights, the bar is adorned with breweriana, Star Wars figurines and plastic ponies amongst other random pop culture debris and the back-lit lettering of “The Holy Pictures” behind the bar, a subtle nod to Holmes’s Choice Music Prize-nominated album. Of the Menagerie, in an interview with EQ Magazine, Holmes himself has said; “It’s a real spit-and-sawdust place with loads of character, so that’s somewhere I can just play whatever I want”. Certainly, one of the unprecedented joys of the most underappreciated bar in Belfast is the overriding sense that anything could happen there. A blackboard in the hallway lists a ream of genres from krautrock, ye ye and musique concrete to soundtracks, dub, hip-hop and simple, sheer noise. Graffiti is smeared haphazardly across toilet doors. Bill Murray movies are used for visuals, maracas are passed out in the crowd, mods man the decks, Animal Collective curate parties, Bobby Gillespie has a quiet pint, and there is an unmistakeable feeling that the Menagerie holds the key to a sea of possibilities. It is often assumed that because of its status as a considerably compact city, Belfast is easily exhaustible, that after a time there is nothing that remains undiscovered. It is familiarity that breeds content, but complacency breeds familiarity. A love of adventure immediately negates the concept of limitations, and serves as an invocation to go exploring the minutiae down every richly chronicled, cobbled street. There are quite a few of them. And besides, there hasn’t even been any men-

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Anton has been very quiet this evening. He tells me he’s supposed to be meeting a girl called Amy in The Palace later on and is a bit apprehensive about it. We’re all sitting in the living-room of Roy’s apartment listening to Hadouken! and drinking Millers-with-lemon, a combination which the two lads are very fond of. “Gonna get my dick wet tonight, yo,” Anton says with vim, while flicking his wrist in my face. It makes a snapping noise. His feelings about the sexy rendezvous are obviously of the mixed variety. I’m on the guest-list tonight because I’m reviewing the place, and I could only get Anton and Roy to come with me out of my admittedly small pool of friends. They’re smoking pre-rolled joints from the head shop and the apartment smells like potpourri as we leave, Roy tucking a Durex Elite into Anton’s intensely flannel

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breast-pocket in the corridor. You can’t buy class like that. Interestingly enough, my experience of potpourri does not end in Roy’s apartment, the word itself being a combination of pot (also meaning “pot” in French) and pourri (adj. “rotten”) and also serving as a decent description of The Palace, Dublin’s greatest monument to unbridled, quasi-religious consumption. My first impression upon entry is that it must be an optical illusion of some kind. This place is absolutely massive. The combination of a bustling, virulent clientele and all-pervasive, soughing pop-soundtrack lend its majesty more of an Imperial Star Destroyer quality than anything lavish or palatial. What strikes me instantly is the collective loss of identity assumed upon entry. You are one of 1,400 or so people (assuming fire regulations are being observed) in this Brobdingnagian cave, in which your individuality is no longer tangible to anyone but perhaps yourself, on an internal level. The reaction of a lot of male customers is to behave in an aggressive, goal-oriented manner - I am shoved out of the way at leas three times per minute in the more busy areas, though perhaps I’m asking for it” or something (I realise I dropped a

Star Wars reference a few sentences ago) eschewing politeness and nonviolence for self-affirming belligerence, each one beelining towards their various destinations, notions of the ego rupturing with each inevitable mutual impact. It’s the same for the ladies. Everyone looks the same. I enter the smoking area and everyone is talking the same as well. There are some pretty girls here, naturally, in short dresses and make-up, aiming to distract the boys from shoving one another long enough to kiss them and lie about liking them and how attractive they think they are. The Palace is not a place I should be visiting; I am not part of its target market. I won’t be able to sidle up to a lady in the midst of an existential crisis she hasn’t even noticed yet and whisk her from this depraved and fervid community to the exhilarating life of reviewing films and licensed premises. I haven’t even bothered with a Guinness tonight. Perhaps The Palace does the best Guinness in Dublin City. I’ll never know. Amy has backed Anton up against a railing in the smoking area, and they’re kissing one another very passionately. He sees me and Esteban and flicks his wrist in that characteristic way, skilfully maintaining his head’s romantic momentum separate to the rapidity of his shoulder’s movement. Is Anton a bad man? I’ve always thought so, really, but he is ultimately also his own man, regardless of the decisions he makes. Perhaps this kind of thing makes him happy. Perhaps Amy is happy to do it as well. His hands move all over her body, up and down her back and over the birth-control patch on her right arm, the fevered motions of a drowning man. 2 Camden Street Lower Dublin 2 t: 01 4780808

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48&&5 -*55-& -*&4 '*##&3 ."(&&4 words // DANIEL GRAY picture // FREIDA GARDNER It takes us about an hour to cop on. It’s Friday night, we’re huddled around the pool table in the grottiest, snottiest corner of Fibbers’ Parnell Street outpost, and we’re wondering where the shit’s at. Rather than the expected heaving mass of black t-shirted grungemutants it’s just us four rather tame, skinny twits arguing over a blunt lump of blue chalk. I’m admiring the jax-graffiti-standard wall murals when the quake starts. Balls start potting themselves, and half-drank pints slosh out of their glasses. Babies start crying in the distance. Somewhere on the North Atlantic Ridge a volcano starts puking its ring up. We’re a pack of spas. It turns out we’re in the always-empty bottom echelon of Fibbers – the torture chamber’s upstairs, and they’ve just fired up the Iron Maiden. We abandon the un-pot black ball and make for upstairs’ (quite literal) portcullis. The shit’s at here. A shamanic black-clad bald-eagle type is hollering from the stage as Gaeilge (if hip-hop had been invented in Roundstone, this is what it would’ve looked like), while four sub-druids mill out groove metal chudder underneath him. There’s no mosh-pit. Most punters (there’s an 80/20 metaller/ non-metaller ratio, which can also be applied to the gender count in the room) lounge, enjoying the thunderclaps the way people with scatty beards and Moog t-shirts enjoy Autechre shows – it’s not unlike an overdriven lecture. A few of the more enthusiastic pairs of black combats in the room gather to the front of the stage. There’s some head-banging. There’s some dread-spinning. There’s some shuffly dancing.

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My fellow non-metalhead mates, clad variously in skinny trousers and preppy jumpers join the foray. There’s no eyelid bat. The tempo ascends. The mass swells. The Irish-language gutturals get Cookie Monster. There’s a tangible psychic connection between each patron’s brain and the low-end rumble – it’s a slower, less psychotropic grasp at ecstasy, but in essence no different from an ordinary nightclub. It’s the most serene decibel holocaust imaginable. I mean, everybody’s smiling. Smiling. The Gaeilgoiri launch, unexpectedly, into a distorted cover of OMD’s Enola Gay, and two beard-braided gents actually hug each other. Fists pump. Energy whirls. I learn the Irish for ‘encore, encore, you cunts!’. And then we’re out on the smoking area, maybe the vastest smoking area in the business. So big it merges with nearby Murray’s (nee Frazer’s), forming a bizarre Venn Diagram intersection: Munster Jersies Megadeth T-shirts. It’s like being back on a Belvedere College No Uniform Day with the weirdo balance redressed – only there’s no adolescent territorialism. Metalheads, for all the density and impenetrability of their subculture (and body hair), are as receptive a pissed mass as any. Standing in the node of these ostensibly distinct networks I can see no fundamental difference – except downstairs in Murray’s the pool tables are jammed. Fibber Magees 80 Parnell Street DUBLIN 1 01 8722575

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Sunday finest. The variety of people that made up the crowd on the night created a welcoming atmosphere, truly at odds with the exclusive circle many associate with the racing world. My outlook on the evening was immediately brightened when Mobhi Master barrelled down the home straight giving me a dangerously satisfying win on the first go-around. Taking nothing away from the people at Shelbourne, but after that I could have lost my wallet, fell down the stairs, received a dig, and still have gone home a happy man. Now I’m not trying to fly the flag for gambling here, but watching your dog blaze past your friend’s subpar selections takes some beating. Ireland is a nation with a long and storied history of horse racing, something that has often left the dogs skulking around in its shadow. I enjoy a Christmas race meet as much as anyone; however, the half hour (or more) between races, always become tedious by days end. If you show up at Shelbourne for 8 o’clock, you’re out the door by 11 - ten races later. Once you’re seated at your table there is no reason to stand up again. Each section of the restaurant is designated a Tote employee, who comes between races and takes your hard-earned cash with a smile. The action

is fast paced, nearly constant. The restaurant serves up bistro fare that betters that of many restaurants dotted around Dublin, but to be honest, with the excitement of the races going on around me, I barely noticed the food as I rallied it in. The pudding was a step too far, and with a pile of receipts and a pint staring back at me, I undid my belt and savoured the gluttony. Much to my mates’ chagrin, I proceeded to pick three winners over the course of the night. Watching a victorious Mo-hand Shandy stretch over the finish line capped one of the best Wednesdays I’ve had in ages. My knowledge of greyhounds is on par with my ma’s expertise on drum and bass, and that’s the beauty of the dogs anyone can pick a winner. As we left the ground, I saw the small group of bookies packing up their stands as a group of regulars slyly whispered about the night’s events. Alongside the huge effort that’s gone into the sport’s trendy facelift, it was refreshing to see everything in its right place. Shelbourne Park Dublin 4 Races Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7pm.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

You’ve got Dublin’s most successful company, Rough Magic, presenting the country’s favourite writer’s most popular work The Importance of Being Earnest at The Gaiety Theatre, the nation’s most opulent theatre. What more do you want? How about some Stockard Channing, who combines her bankable weight from Grease (Rizzo) and The West Wing (President Bartlett’s wife) with her theatrical chops (she has an Obie for Six Degrees of Separation and a Tony for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg) to bring to life the character of Lady Bracknell. Not enough? Well then there’s the impressive Aoife Duffin, the magnificent Eleanor Methven, the two Rorys (Keenan and Nolan) as Jack and Algernon, and Darragh Kelly… well I just love Darragh Kelly. In a time of dramaturgic disappointment is this the light at the end of the tunnel? - CK Rough Magic presents Stockard Channing in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin 2nd to 19th June 2010

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The Early Bird

In a nation that can be positively acidic towards new talent is it any wonder that those not in-like-Flynn skedaddle across the pond in search of love and affection? Thankfully some come back to the tribe to show what they have learned. Donnacadh O’Briain is one such director who through his bi-national company, Natural Shocks, brings Leo Butler’s The Early Bird to the Project Arts Centre. Featuring real life husband and wife Catherine Cusack and Alex Palmer, The Early Bird is about a couple at possibly the darkest moment in their relationship, a state provoked by the disappearance of their child. “It really shows how in moments like this we are really two individuals,” O’Briain says. “As much as they are in a relationship, even though this child was shared, is actually a private trauma.” The actors spend the show encased in a perspex box which intensifies the experience of the play for the audience. “What I try to do with this is think very specifically about what it is a play requires and here the design is unusually key to the experience.” - CK Natural Shocks present The Early Bird, by Leo Butler at The Cube, 8.15pm, 8th to 26th June 2010

When Harry Met Sally The questions surrounding men, women and friendship hop to the front of the stage at Grand Canal Theatre later this month, as Harry gears up to meet Sally from the 28th June to 5th July. When Harry Met Sally stars Rupert Hill (Coronation Street, The Bill) and Sarah Jayne Dunn (Hollyoaks) and features a soundtrack scored by Ben and Jamie Cullum. Catching up with Rupert Hill, he gave us his insights, “I think the script really is the highlight because all those insights about men and women in love and friend-

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ship are very cleverly put together.” One of a small number of productions to reverse the trend of stage to film adaptations, WHMS features characters so iconic that you might as well be putting James Bond on stage. “I approached the script like I would any other. I knew that I didn’t want to do an impression of Billy Crystal or in any way try to emulate him. So I didn’t watch the film though I’ve seen it before, years ago.” - AH When Harry Met Sally runs in Grand Canal Theatre from 28th June to 3rd July.

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Gastro pubs i.e. ‘public houses that specialize in high-quality food’ haven’t really caught on here as they have in London. Maybe it’s that the pub for us is a sacred, historic place that nurtures bonds between man and his pint; a sanctuary from modern life where one can melt into old leather upholstered furniture and drown his sorrows; a home away from home to flee to after yet another domestic. When hunger strikes, it’s nothing a basket of scampi and chips can’t handle. Usually little more thanwords palatable gargle, // soakage KATIE for GILROY // EMMA BRERETON Irish pubpicture grub is characterised by its basic, hole-filling, readily-washed-down-with-a-pint qualities. When La Vie was recently reincarnated as a shiny new gastro pub called The Exchequer, I was moderately excited. Occupying an elegant red brick cornerstone building where Exchequer Street meets Dame Court, the Exchequer looks authentic and inviting. Clean paintwork, stylish awning and silver lettering endorse the pub’s exterior with a contemporary finish, blending nicely with the vintage brickwork. Once through the doors however, it’s clear that a costly design team has had their wicked way with this pub’s insides. Divided into three separate spaces, the Exchequer’s disjointed layout means the overall atmosphere suffers as a result. Leading off the main bar which is located in the central cavity is a small subdued lounge to the left and what is referred to as ‘the dining

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room’ to the right. It was in this annex, away from the rattle of cocktails being shaken and stirred and pints being pulled that we were seated. A marble fireplace at the far end of the room and an oil painting of a bearded man playing the bodhran seemed at odds with the garish orange wallpaper. Pub-dining we thought was about being submerged in the thick of the action, seeing how loud you could shout without spitting into anyone’s food, dodging wayward drinks like sloppy, hapless bullets. But in our corner, an air of formality lingered like the stench of stale beer in the morning. To start we ordered the fois gras and duck liver terrine (€8.95) – a slab of mousey offal that was lightweight and inoffensive and was nicely partnered with spiced apple chutney on crunchy toast. A bowl of steamed cockles and mussels from West Cork did not compel either of us to sing alive alive-o, but they were reasonably good. Our gripe with the sauce was a small one in that it was slightly acerbic. The balance between the lemon juice and its other components was out by a touch. It was only when our main courses arrived that we finally felt we were dining al gastro. Arranged in nouveau fashion on a long, narrow rectangular plate, the roast guinea fowl (€17.95) surrounded in delicious walnut and apricot stuffing was a winner. A trail of baby carrots, leeks and roasted spuds drizzled in a lovely red wine jus formed the torso between the guinea leg and wing. Comfort food galore and more, the mustard glazed ham, cabbage and potato pie (€12.95) was another heart-warming dish. Topped

with sesame seeds, the wholesome pie crust, holding layers of Irish tradition and national flavour in one neat pastry parcel, was very pleasant. Extra red wine jus and another dollop of mustard would perk this pie up a bit though. Coerced into sharing a dessert, we ooed and aaahed over warm sugared doughnuts (€5.95) of which there were three the size of golf balls. Accompanied by a scoop of organic ice-cream, a shot glass containing berry, apple and Jagermeister compote and topped with creamy custard this was a Jagerbomb with a twist and an explosive pudding that near caused me to blackout with sheer excitement. Buried in the structure of The Exchequer are the bones for something great. It’s clear that Ian and Peter, the two young guys running the place, are eager to inject a bit of life into Dublin’s pub and gastro scene. Personally, I would incorporate ‘the dining room’ into the pub proper so that the bar and restaurant are not separate entities. First though, I might suggest dimming the lights and adding a few candles on tables to create some ambiance. As for the extensive wine, beer, and cocktail list, I wouldn’t change a thing and highly recommend the basil and elderflower Collins (€9) as a refreshing aperitif. With two glasses of wine, one cappuccino and a pleasant but not perfect meal our bill came to €82.25. Not bad for imaginative pub grub but the question remains, is the gastro phenomenon a passing fad or the way of the future? 3-5 Exchequer Street Dublin 2 t: 01 6706787

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There’s one night a month when not just any Tom, Dick or food critic can get a table at the sea-adjacent Oliveto Restaurant in Dun Laoghaire. The sophisticated purveyor of Italian gourmet hosts a monthly seven course tasting evening (with a wine pairing for each course) for €60 pp and places are not only limited but designated via a lottery draw. If you’re not in you can’t win. This time, I had no luck. Mid-week, Oliveto is bustling. Their huge wood fire-esque oven (fuelled by gas) that swallows up balls of dough and spits out delicious-looking thin-crust pizzas one by one, forms the epicentre of this contemporary yet homely space and is surrounded by a generous bar counter at which I’m frequently found imbibing a frothy cappuccino after a jaunt down the East Pier. Big rectangular tables reinforce the Italian emphasis on ‘La Famiglia’ but cosier, candlelit spots for two mean there’s ambience abound for romance to blossom over shared bowls of stringy spaghetti, Lady and the Tramp style. Our starters were simple and flavoursome as Mediterranean food should be. The ‘cestino di pane’ (selection of breads) with marinated olives and a ramekin of welldressed beans was laid out on a rustic chopping board with ample amounts for sharing. One variety of bread, the sweeter one I think, was from Puglia, Southern Italy. Another had

been charred on the grill and left a smoky fragrance on the tongue. Five sizeable prawns clad in crustacean armour made up our other antipasti plate. Their lightly marinated meat was fresh, delicate and unwound like spun gold in the mouth. Iced water was provided for finger-dipping but we preferred to revive the ancient practice of finger-licking to remove the juicy remnants from our skin. My original preference for mains - the wide, flat pappardelle pasta was out of stock so I opted for the squid inked ravioli stuffed with stockfish instead. Stockfish is unsalted fish that has been dried by the sun and wind. Cod is most commonly used in its production and it was this or another whitefish that was sandwiched between the layers of dyed pasta in my seafood dish. Miniature, rubbery squid rings were dispersed in the bowl and swathed in a divine tomato sauce. But overall, the flavour of the stockfish was overpowering and I didn’t enjoy this dish as one with an acquired taste for the desiccated swimmers might. Since we were dining by the sea we felt compelled to plunder its treasures so my companion chose the unlikely ‘pesce del giorno’, the turbot (€24.50). It was an expensive choice and unfortunately the price was unjustified. Amongst a trawl of molluscs namely clams and mussels, the white fish borrowed flavour from a medley of ripe cherry tomatoes and shallots but the sauce in which it stewed was weak. While turbot flesh should be firm, we thought it slightly overdone. Dessert cheered us up. A warm, gooey chocolate fondant was worth the required eight minute wait. My companion’s scoop of gelato in a wide fan glass surrounded by a caffeinated moat of espresso was an effortless gem. Added to this ‘affogato’, a dash of Amaretto or almond syrup mellowed the sharpness of the coffee and blended well with the vanilla ice-cream. Oh, the simple things in life! During our meal we bathed our lips in a charismatic Chianti, one of two reds available by the glass (€5.50). While I feel our choice of main course did not do the place justice, our bill of €81 reflects good value for an overall charming evening at Oliveto. The Pavillion Dun Laoghaire t: 01 2846047

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Riddles, rhymes, haikus. Lyrics, odes and epics. There’s something for everyone at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel on Chancery Lane, Dublin 8 and an exciting new menu to boot at their quietly glamorous and sedately cool restaurant Brasserie des Verres en Vers which translated into English means ‘poetry in a glass’. If you thought Heaslip’s bulldoze through O’Gara in the Magners League Semi Final was poetry in motion, you should see Declan Dunne in the kitchen. The newly appointed executive chef, with twenty years experience in the hospitality industry, is a master of his craft evident in every meticulously prepared dish he creates. His ability to fuse those flavours and ingredients that taste their best at this time of year is not only a skill but an art form and labour of love. Available from 5-10pm Mon - Sat, the La Carte du Marché menu offers two courses for €19.95 or three courses for €24.95 including a glass of the Sommelier’s recommended red or white wine. In true Gallic style, the selection of sumptuous entrées includes ‘escargots des Bourgogne’ or snails with garlic and parsley butter, French onion soup and chicken liver parfait with spiced figs and toasted brioche. Among the house specialities, are

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thick rump steak, prime chop fillet of beef and the bistro classic ‘moules marinières’ in white wine served with French fries (there are no other kind!). Of course a French brasserie without crème brûlée on the menu is like an Irish face without freckles and Brasserie des Verres en Vers excels in the this simple yet elegant dessert. To maximise your enjoyment of le weekend, Verres en Vers have also introduced a brunch menu specific to lazy Sundays. For €29.99 you will not only receive a complimentary glass of bubbly on arrival and free parking in the underground car park but will gorge on a decadent all-you-can-eat feast of seafood, charcuterie, salads and breads from 1 – 4pm. What better way to spend your day of rest before Monday morning’s jampacked schedule beckons! So make a reservation for a booth with the in-laws, brunch with friends or a date with your amour and experience poetry personified at Brasserie des Verres en Vers. Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Golden Lane Dublin 8 t: 01 8982900

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Chai Yo offers Japanese and Thai food in the friendly settings of its Baggot Street restaurant. With three Teppenyaki areas for group bookings and a wide, varied menu, Chai Yo offers affordably good food in a laidback environment.

Chai-Yo 100 Lower Baggot Street Dublin 2 T: 01-676 7652 W: www.chaiyo.ie

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Mount Merrion At Kiely’s of Mount Merrion Deerpark Road Dublin 18

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Chrysanthemum

Situated in Rathfarnham’s Old Orchard complex, Chrysanthemum is known for its excellent service and even better Chinese menu, stuffed with options for any lover of Oriental cuisine.

Unit 1 Old Orchard Inn ButterďŹ eld Avenue Rathfarnham Dublin 14 T: 01-493 4938

5)& 10*/5 7*--"(& ."3,&5 (&5 50 *5 words // KATIE GILROY The month of May will not only be marked by the lovely heat-wave that had us all shedding our clothes like Victoria’s Secret models (albeit freckly, paler, plumper versions) but also by the launch of Dublin’s biggest and most exciting outdoor weekend event - the Point Village Market. With over 100 stalls neatly packed into the brand new location beside the O2, the Point Village Market aims to be an affordable, family friendly, high quality and colourful market that encompasses the vibrancy of the recently developed area whilst retaining the charm of an old fashioned market place. Every Saturday and Sunday starting 29 May from 8.30am-5pm there will not only be regular traders selling everything from retro furniture to handmade crafts, fresh farmers’ produce to baked goods, jewellery and flowers but a number of stalls will also be reserved specifically for students to showcase their creative talents and earn Buckfast money. A further 15 stalls will be dedicated to members of the public for house clearout/yard sale purposes. I’ll even be there selling cakes, jams and freshly brewed zingy lemonade with my Ballymaloe trained best mate Niamh, under the moniker ‘Urbun’. As if all that isn’t enough, a weekly line-up of entertainment including free outdoor concerts, buskers, street performers and open mic comedy will be provided for your amusement, guaranteeing a great day out. There’ll be graffiti workshops for Banksy impersonators, yoga for spiritual, flexible types and parkor for the downright insane plus a 60 metre big wheel (Ireland’s biggest) to wind down on and watch the city spin after an action-packed day. Because your belly is our priority, below are a few of the food traders you can expect to see every weekend at the Point Village, highlighting the high standard and variety of goods on offer at this truly unique market.

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Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb

In 2009 a group of 27 farmers all based around the Ring of Kerry joined forces and decided to market their lamb directly in a bid to ensure the highest quality of their produce while keeping their enterprise sustainable. When the average farmer sells his meat to a butcher or meat plant he loses ownership and ergo control of his product. Concerned by poor farming practices, the Ring of Kerry group have fostered relationships with local butchers, using them as sub-contractors and retaining ownership of their lamb until it is literally bought by the consumer. In addition to this, all lambs under the Ring of Kerry name are not only mostly grass-fed but are matured for a minimum of seven days, twice the industry norm, which leads to more tender meat. At the market, the Ring of Kerry farmers’ stall will be laden down with lamb galore – chops, shoulders, legs and mince and they even offer a delivery service from the Point to your front door to save you from lugging your load around for the day. Check out www.ringofkerryqualitylamb.ie for more details.

Coolfin Organic Gardens Bakery

was set up one year ago in the Midlands and has fast been gaining notoriety for its fabulous range of unique, Irish and Continental breads. The Coolfin stall at the Point will be brimming with yeast loaves crammed with seeds, hearty and distinctive sourdoughs in addition to wheat free spelt and rye breads.

Dick and Dave’s Wood-fired Pizza Co.

You know what they say; friends who play together stay together and Dick (also known as Richie) and Dave have been best buddies since they grew up a few houses apart. It’s only natural then that their friendship has blossomed into a business partnership. For the last year, the pair have been feeding the public with their delicious pizzas at markets around the city, providing a healthy snack alternative since all their ingredients are natural and the pizza bases are hand kneaded from sourdough and natural yeast. At the Point Village Market Dick and Dave will be serving up soft crusted beauties topped with a whole manner of delights such as their tasty number 4 which features tomato, mozzarella, fresh chilli and chorizo. Check out their full menu online (www.dickanddaves. ie) and add them as a friend on Facebook.

Run by Jonas Hein and Layla O’Brien, this Bridgestone Award winning organic bakery

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Restaurant Guide

Bloom Brasserie

Odessa

Le Bon Crubeen

Bloom Brasserie is a restaurant with lofty ambitions. With an excellent head chef well versed in the traditions of French cuisine, Bloom’s offers up accessible cuisine that accentuates their quality local ingredients. Head chef Pól Ó hÉannraich has lovingly assembled a menu that sees Angus Beef carpaccio alongside Caramelised King Scallops, and Roast Seabass. All dishes are freshly prepared and cooked to perfection.

Odessa is Dublin’s original dining lounge, a mesh of style and substance. Thanks to its newly-popular Fivers menu, its defining quality has become offering affordable sophistication. The restaurant offers a mouth-watering menu renowned for its tapas-style offerings and an unparalleled cocktail menu, all in a chilled-out atmosphere.

A relative new comer to Dublin’s restaurant scene, Le Bon Crubeen is a refined yet unpretentious brasserie. With food quality at the forefront of their philosophy, the people behind this Talbot Street establishment serve up honest, well sourced, brasserie fare. Impressive rotations of weekly specials accompany a menu that offers up among other things, pork belly, and Steak frite, the benchmarks of any brasserie worth its salt.

11 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4

www.bloombrasserie.ie t: 01 668 7170

14 Dame Court, Dublin 2

t: 01 670 7634 www.odessa.ie

Café Novo

Brasserie de Verres en Vers is a new, modern interpretation of the French brasserie. Quietly glamorous and sedately cool, design is an integral part, with clean lines, dark wood finishes and an elegant contemporary floral detail. With an all-day menu, the emphasis at Brasserie de Verres en Vers is on classic French bistro fare, with ever-changing plats du jour, staple and signature dishes and a focus on fresh quality produce. The menu at Brasserie de Verres en Vers is complemented by a carefully chosen list of French wines and champagne and a great selection of aperitifs and digestifs.

Café Novo, a chic new international bar and brasserie opened it doors in October 2008. This fun and flirty eatery will woo diners with a carefully selected menu that offers traditional favourites with a twist - making it the perfect brunch stop for peckish shoppers or evening dinner and drinks spot for city slickers. Conveniently located on Harry Street, just a few steps from Grafton Street, Café Novo offers informal-style drop-in dining, whether you want to grab a modern take on a club sandwich or to simply sip on a cocktail. Mon-Sun 10am-10pm, bar open to 12.30am

Breakfast: Dinner: Sunday Brunch:

Harry St, Dublin 2

06.30-10.30 Mon-Fri 07.00-11.00 Sat-Sun 17.00-22.00 Mon-Sun 13.00-4pm

t: (01) 6463353 dine@cafenovo.ie

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The Exchequer

Café Carlo

3-5 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

63 - 64 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

A bright addition to Dublin’s growing ‘gastro pub’ scene, The Exchequer abides by its mission to provide fresh, simple, and wholesome food to accompany its impressive selection of cocktails, wine, and imported beers. The stylish and plush surroundings encourage relaxation, but their approach to cuisine is anything but lax. Their well thought out lunch and dinner menus are outdone only by the Sunday roast, which is fast becoming a weekly institution.

The relaxed and intimate setting of Café Carlo, coupled with its high-quality, reasonably priced food and friendly, attentive staff has made this restaurant a huge favourite with Dublin diners. Not only is it a popular choice with visitors to our fair city, it's also found a place in the hearts of the discerning locals, who return time and again to soak up the Cafe Carlo atmosphere and enjoy some genuinely delicious food. Free glass of wine with every main course when mentioning this ad!

www.theexchequer.ie t: 01 670 6856

Eden

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 The acclaimed, award-winning Eden restaurant serves contemporary food with a distinctive Irish flavour, overlooking the vibrant Meeting House Square in Temple Bar. With a set of mouthwatering dishes available for mains, from mushroom tarts to duck confit, and a stunning location, Eden is one of Dublin’s must-eat experiences.

t: 01 670 5372 www.edenrestaurant.ie

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Brasserie de Verres en Vers at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin

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81- 82 Talbot Street, Dublin 1

t: 01 888 0856 www.cafecarlo.net

Venu

Punjab Balti

Anne’s Lane, off South Anne St, Dublin 2

15 Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6

Venu has enjoyed a loyal following since it opened in 2006 and it has been renowned for its well-executed, varied food menu and for its award-winning cocktail bar. If you are looking for a vibrant place that serves great cocktails and quality ‘home-made’ dishes at reasonable prices it is hard to look much further than Venu Brasserie. Tues - Sat: Dinner 5.30 til late Saturday Brunch: 12pm til 4pm

Old favourite Punjab Balti retains its popularity and success after 13 years by consistently serving authentic Punjabi cuisine, prepared in the same traditional manner as in the Indian subcontinent's Punjab region for centuries. Over the years this famous Ranelagh restaurant has won major recognition for it's top quality food, intimate ambience, excellent value and service. You can bring your own beer or wine and there are also takeaway and delivery services available that are perfect for a Balti night in. For current special offers check out www. punjabbalti.ie

t: 01 67 06755 www.venu.ie charles@venubrasserie.com

t: 01 496 0808 /01 491 2222 info@punjabbalti.ie

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SoHo

Coppinger Row

La Mere Zou

Chrysanthemum

Unpretentious cooking, laid back surroundings, nice sounds, reasonable prices, easy dining and a friendly welcome. Bang in the middle of Dublin city centre - right where you want to be. One all day menu, whether for a quick bite, or a shared platter, or lunch, or casual dinner with friends or colleagues. We offer simple classics and staples prepared using the best ingredients, and executed with style..What you want, how you want it. Laid back eating at SoHo.

The Bereen brothers from the South William Urban Lounge have created an exciting new option for dining out in Dublin: fresh, simple Mediterranean dishes, perfect for diving in and sharing with friends, family and work colleagues alie, in the funky laid-back atmosphere of Coppinger Row, slap-bang in the middle of the coolest quarter of south city Dublin

A solidly French restauramt offering bistro classics with a moden touch, La Mere Zou opened in 1994 and specialises in Classic French cuisine. They also offer a large selection of seafood directly from the local fishmarket. At La Mere Zou you can relax in a warm, familial atmosphere while enjoying the very best in cuisine and service.

Attached to the Old Orchard Inn, this Chinese restaurant on Rathfarnham’s Butterfield Avenue has an extensive menu, which couples traditional Chinese cuisine with several house specialties. Cantonese style fillet of beef and black pepper spring lamb head a thoroughly enticing menu.

Mon - Sat Lunch Menu 12 - 3pm Afternoon Menu 3 - 6pm Dinner 6 - 11pm

Lunch: Monday - Friday 12 -3pm Dinner: Monday - Sat 6 - 11pm

17 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2

Open: Mon-Fri 12pm, Sat & Sun 10.30am Last Orders: Sun- Wed 10.30pm, Thurs-Sat 11pm

t: 01 707 9596 www.sohodublin.com

Off South William St, Dublin 2

Sunday Brunch 12.30 - 4pm Evening 6 -9pm

22 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2

Unit 1 Old Orchard Inn, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

t: 01 493 4938

t: 01 61 6669 www.lamerezou.ie

t: 01 672 9884 www.coppingerrow.com

Diep Le Shaker

Diep Noodle Bar

Prices dropped... Standard still very high. To ensure absolute authenticity in Thai cuisine Diep fly all essential ingredients in fresh from Bangkok. Diep Le Shaker make no adjustments in the chilli content of their fare. This stunningly designed restaurant is the recipient of the prestigious Thailand Brand Award awarded by the Government of Thailand and the Thai Select Award awarded by the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand for authentic cuisine.

Thai and Vietnamese food experts, Diep, offer a great value noodle-based menu with an exciting and exotic range of dishes including soups, salads and stir-fries. Diep Noodle Bar’s Bangkok Street Food menu is a steal and includes three courses of soup, appetiser and main course for €16 available Monday to Sunday until 7pm. With it’s fresh and genuine approach to cooking alongside it’s popular cocktail bar, warm hospitality and it’s releaxed but vibrant atmosphere. Diep Noodle Bar is a firm local favourite.

55 Pembroke Lane, Dublin 2

Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6

t: 01 661 1829 www.diep.net

t: 01 497 6550 www.diep.net

DAX

Yo Thai

23 Pembroke Street Upper

Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Dublin 18

A welcoming bar area offers a post-work winddown or light evening meal, perfect for you and your colleagues to enjoy with hot and cold tapas, available Tuesday to Saturday. Ideal for business and perfect for pleasure, or to dine privately for groups of between 10 and 14 people, Dax Restaurant is only a stones throw away from you and your business so why not take the time to visit a restaurant of refreshment, rejuvenation and reinvigoration.

This much loved fusion restaurant marries traditional Thai food with the energy of Japanese Teppanyaki tables. Whether you want their highly skilled chefs to put on a show cooking at the table, or simply order food to you table, Yo Thai is a reliable source of good quality East Asian cuisine.

t: 01 288 8994

Tuesday to Friday from 12.30pm to 2pm Tuesday to Saturday from 6pm to 10pm

t: 01 676 1494 olivier@dax.ie www.dax.ie

Pacino’s

Ukiyo Bar

The Farm

Chai Yo

For over 15 years Pacino’s has been a family-run restaurant known for its delicious ‘Classic & Gourmet’ pizzas and pastas, steaks and salads. It serves traditional, fresh, quality Italian cuisine. Its beef is 100% Irish, and sourced from reputable suppliers, and its pizza dough made fresh, inhouse, daily. Pacino’s offers a modern dining experience, with an old world vibe – stylish brickwork, wooden floors and soft lighting all combine to create a relaxed, rustic, informal atmosphere.

Ukiyo Bar is Dublin’s premier late night bar, restaurant and entertainment venue. Open from 12pm till late 7 days a week, especially on Thursday, Friday and Saturday when we keep our kitchen open past midnight. At Ukiyo we strive to provide our customers with a unique dining and entertainment experience - from the best value lunches to great sushi and sake in the evening, attentive and knowledgeable service, top shelf cocktails and some of the best club nights in Dublin at the weekend. Not to mention our private karaoke booths, making Ukiyo the immediate choice for a first date, a birthday party or a corporate bash.

The Farm is about tasty homemade locally sourced free range, organic and fresh food. Healthy vegetables and fresh herbs. All their food is freshly prepared and cooked to order.

Famed for their Teppenyaki tables creating a unique and interactive eating experience, as well as meals made from the freshest, highest quality ingredients and a great party opportunity, Chai Yo perfects the balance between fun and food. For the less party-inclined of visitors, there is a quieter downstairs section. Something for everyone!

18 Suffolk St., Dublin 2

t: 01 677 5651 www.pacinos.ie

7-9 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

t: 01 633 4071 www.ukiyobar.com

3 Dawson St, Dublin 2

11 am to 11 pm 7 days a week

t: 01 671 8654 hello@thefarmfood.ie

100 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2

Mon-Fri:12.30-3pm, 6pm-11.30pm Sat: 5.30pm-midnight Sun: 3pm-10pm

t: 01 676 7652 www.chaiyo.ie

Cop Out

His & Hers

Director: Kevin Smith Talent: Bruce Willis, Tracey Morgan, Juan Carlos Hernandez Released: May 21

Directed by: Ken Wardrop Cast: 70 Irish women Released: June 18

Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan make an awkward pairing in this frantic, half-hearted tale about a couple of inept detectives in search of a rare, stolen baseball card. Given that Willis is a veteran of the cop genre there’s excellent comic potential here and the initial set-up does show promise as something of a humorous homage to films of this kind. However as Cop Out aspires towards the specific brand of nerdy, slacker comedy with which Smith has long since associated his name, his lack of input during the writing phase is sorely missed and sadly the script never rises above mindless slapstick. There are few moments of reprieve from the sheer volume of cock gags which simply seem juvenile and unimaginative in the absence of Jason Mewes. It seems reasonable then that Warner Brothers rejected the original title A Couple of Dicks in favour of the far more fitting Cop Out. - AR

Ken Wardrop’s simple but haunting documentary His & Hers has been winning festival honours internationally like nobody’s business. Finally it has been given a richlydeserved cinematic release here in Ireland. This documentary is distinctive for several reasons. Firstly, it deals with its subject matter, in this case middle-class Irish women, with humour, understanding and most of all respect. Any humour derived from their stories is affectionate and the film highlights the uniqueness of the life of an average Irish woman. What also makes this documentary stand out is the meticulous and extremely cinematic photography. This is a pleasure to watch and unlike many documentaries of this nature earns its place on the big screen. A visual and emotional treat, this is an entertaining film with a kind heart and a charmingly “Irish” sense of humour. - CL

The Tooth Fairy Director: Michael Lembeck Talent: The Rock, Billy Crystal, Julie Andrews Released: May 28 Even considering the almost universally hollow intellectual aspirations of films aimed directly at children and the mentally challenged, sniffing paint thinner for an hour and a half would be an altogether more rewarding experience than watching The Tooth Fairy. That, of course, is not to say that abusing paint thinner is in any way good or wholesome as a family activity, but that the noxious fumes of committee-written idiocy delivered by this Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson vehicle may be even more harmful to the development of its young victims. As Dwayne ‘The Tooth Fairy’ Johnson’s assistant (or something) Stephen Merchant may have brought some mild respite if only he weren’t busy grappling with his own integrity. Meanwhile, amid bizarrely bureaucratic magic, Billy Crystal delivers nothing in a redundant cameo, Julie Andrews gathers dust, some kid plays guitar and Ashley Judd proves an almost capable MILF. Buy your kids The Lion King on DVD. - CW

Prince of Persia Director: Mike Newell Talent: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley Released: May 28 This is, supposedly, the new Pirates of the Caribbean: an adventure franchise to appeal to both adults and children (and, bafflingly, critics). If you’re thinking that the world doesn’t need another campy, pantomimic, alimentary Disney shitfest, then I’m fully in agreement with you. “Popular cinema” is a cruel joke. Art must illuminate our lives, explore truth, not reflect comfortable feelings of self-satisfaction onto its beholders. We mustn’t be afraid of being bewildered, lingering in the bejeweled tomb of marketable film, for the sake of preserving a sense of control over what we consume. Prince of Persia is as painfully unimaginative as it gets, but what can you expect of something conceived at a board-meeting through keenly observed marketing statistics by men and women who care exclusively about commercial viability? It seems unfair to single it out for condemnation given that, on this page alone, there are probably worse offenders. There are also works of integrity and genius (I hope). Which would you raja see? - OM

CL - Charlene Lydon

Brooklyn’s Finest Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Wesley Snipes Released: June 9 Antoine Fuqua’s breakout film Training Day thrust him into “next big thing” status in Hollywood. Since then you could say his career has failed to live up to expectations but it is nice to see that Brooklyn’s Finest, although flawed, sees a return to form. This is a well-paced, tightly written drama with some magnificent performances from the ensemble cast. An examination of the grey morals that exist in the world of law enforcement, the film tells the story of three cops; Eddie (Gere) a morally bankrupt and extremely jaded cop on the brink of much-anticipated retirement; Tango (Cheadle) an undercover cop who finds it difficult to stay emotionally disengaged from the criminals he is investigating; and Sal (Hawke), a husband and father in financial hell who wrestles with the morality of stealing drug money from the scene of a crime to put a down payment on a house for his rapidly expanding family. Brooklyn’s Finest is not the most original film you’ll see this year but it is brave enough to go to some admirably dark places and the acting from all concerned is affecting, which helps the audience to invest in otherwise overblown scenarios. The ending is a little too operatic to be to everyone’s taste and the last few minutes lacked any trace of subtlety. Overall this is a thought-provoking and entertaining film which tackles some difficult material and does so fearlessly. Despite some cheesy moments and a rather melodramatic final ten minutes, this is a decent and rewarding drama. Charlene Lydon

CW - Cathal Wogan OM - Oisin Murphy AR- Aoife O’Regan

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Life Festival Despite the sight of restaurants, shops, and supermarkets across the country involved in price slashing wars, some Irish festival organisers are unwavering in their exorbitant ticket prices. If, like myself, you feel the shameless gouging has gone too far, cast your thrifty eye upon Life Festival. At around 130 quid for three days, Life Festival is excellent value; but this ain’t no Lidl. Ricardo Villalobos tops a line-up that boasts drum and bass legend LTJ Bukem, Bristol-boy Joker, Chris Liebing, and Psytrance bigwigs Infected Mushroom. While last year’s event was held in the stunning grounds of Ballinlough House, a change of venue sees this year’s festival tucked away at the lakeside location of Belvedere House. Dust off your poi, break out your hemp pants, and start practicing hacky sack: we’re going to Life Festival!

Kormac’s Big Band Juggling the promotion of his first full-length album (the excellent Word Play on Dublin’s Scribble Records) with preparations for a double Glastonbury performance, Kormac is a busy man. A long time member of the Bodytonic stable, Kormac has been consistently pushing boundaries with his live performances; a thrust that has finally seen the release of his eagerly awaited LP. “I started writing music for it nearly two years ago but it was during the last twelve months that I really got stuck in and got it finished.” The album features collaborations with DJ Yoda, Koaste, MC Little Tree among others. For those of us not in possession of a Glasto ticket, Kormac and his big band will be in full swing as one of the headliners of Body and Soul’s Solstice Gathering at Ballinlough House June 19th and 20th.

Lunar Disko & Automatic Tasty In their two-year existence, Lunar Disko Records founders Andy Doyle and Barry Donovan have overseen the careful selection and release of top-drawer records from Sneak Thief, DJ Overdose, Submersible Machines, and Faceless Mind. Excitement is brewing at Lunar Disko HQ for the imminent release of unheralded Wicklow producer Automatic Tasty’s EP. Co-founder Andy is clearly excited to unearth such a talent so close to home. “He sent us so many quality tracks that we could have put out a couple of EPs of his stuff straight away. The five we picked are proper electro tracks with amazing acid bass lines and lush synths.” Likening his music to electro luminaries Drexciya and DMX Krew, Donovan reiterated the quality of the release; regardless of AT’s home. “It’s important to support Irish music, but at the end of the day we put out music that we think best suits Lunar Disko Records.” Considering the artists who’ve come before him, that’s high praise indeed.

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games Monster Hunter Tri Capcom Wii A cultural phenomenon in its native land, Monster Hunter Tri has finally arrived on Western shores with an advertising blitz befitting its status as the “Call of Duty of Japan”. Though previous installments have been low-key, handheld releases, Tri is a fully online, jaw-dropping example of console beastie-slaying. Despite appearances, the Monster Hunter series can be a cruel mistress. Forgoing convention (auto-lock for battles, visible enemy life bars), developers Capcom’s title rewards player’s patience, micro-management and tactical skills. The reward? Potentially hundreds of hours spent roaming a vast, beautiful living eco-system hunting, farming, fishing and embarking in online co-op quests. With constantly evolving online-only challenges and monsters (a service for which Japanese gamers pay a monthly free) Monster Hunter Tri demanding gameplay may not be to everyone’s tastes, but you can’t argue they haven’t offered enough to change your mind. Emmet Purcell

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Ea Sports PS3/Xbox360/Wii/PSP

The Just Dance Anomaly What do Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and God of War 3 have in common? Nintendo’s recent multi-format 2010 sale figures showed critical darlings, one after another, fell at the feet of Wii exclusive Just Dance – one of the most puzzling gaming triumphs in recent years. With respected gaming sites such as Eurogamer having to retrospectively review Ubisoft’s rhythm title it’s clear no-one had expected Just Dance to approach three million sales worldwide – especially after it first stumbled into the UK all-format charts upon release at number 100. Weeks later, it had ended Modern Warfare 2’s astonishing nineweek run at the perch of the charts. So just what is the secret to Just Dance’s success? At a time when third-party developers are struggling to share in the spoils of Nintendo’s Wii’s console dominance, Ubisoft have recognised a basic formula to achieve Wii sales figures reserved for Nintendo’s home grown superstars. With clever targeted advertising (sponsoring another surprise hit, Sky 1’s Pineapple Dance Studios, 30-second spots during the X-Factor) Ubi are proving that not only can third-parties compete on the Wii, but also that there’s life in the stagnating music genre just yet. In Just Dance Brand Manager Rachael Grant’s words: “We hope that the love that is clearly out there for Just Dance continues and that everyone just keeps dancing!”. With the title’s Facebook page auditioning a “Talent Search” competition for the next instalment, Ubisoft aren’t merely hoping anymore. With a score of 48 on review aggregator website Metacritic, based on only 20 critic reviews (as opposed to 73 for fellow console exclusive Wii Sports Resort) I felt as a writer and hardcore gamer it was time to go where a majority of my favourite publications and websites hadn’t and test Just Dance on its own terms. I booted up the Wii and within minutes I was shuffling my feet, twisting my remote in tandem with the music and quickly, sadly, realising I was not the target audience for the title. Bemused, defeated, I slumped back in my chair. To paraphrase another unstoppable force, The Terminator - Just Dance’s success can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel shame, remorse or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until your gran has had a go. Emmet Purcell

With 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, developers EA hope to capture the essence of the sport’s greatest celebration whilst providing an intriguing “FIFA 10.5” experience with worthwhile innovations. This is nothing new of course, though their Champions League and European Championship spin-offs were largely condemned as cynical cash-ins. 2010 FIFA World Cup is the exception however. With 199 national teams, in-game manager reactions (including our beloved Trappatoni) and the ability to alter authentic qualifying scenarios such as Henry’s famous “Hand of Gaul” handball, this is a master class in authentic presentation. Gameplay innovations abound, such as a complete overhaul of the penalty system and goalkeepers that unlike FIFA 10, know when to stay on their line. Do these features justify a full-price purchase, six months before the impending FIFA 11? For FIFA veterans it’s a no-brainer and for casual gamers it’s the perfect antidote to World Cup fever. Emmet Purcell

Hide And Seek [Urban Warfare] Hide and Seek (var. Hide-and-Go-Peek) is an urban game rooted in the very primordial core of the self, a lingering psychosocial strain from humanity’s an-sich. With the invention of SuperQuinn in the 17th century AD, hunting and gathering became confined to practise by countryfolk and those townsfolk without Laser cards. As urban playtime games such as Tip The Rat, Guillotine, and Jew-Baiting fell from favour, H&S rose to prominence. Using contemporaneous rulebooks and pamphlets we can source the formulative regulations of H&S: the weakest, most impaired member of the play group is designated as “on”. An area of four/five streets and laneways is determined*, in which all ‘off’ players must choose a well-concealed niche and ‘sit it out’, while the ‘on’ player counts backwards from 30 before beginning his search.** If the ‘on’ player cannot round up his entire party of friends within the average span of playtime attention he is kicked, scratched, and condemned to the stocks for four hours. If he transcends the fates and manages to complete the game, he is considered in league with Satanic forces, and sentenced to a ducking in the effluent river. Hide and Seek exists in much the same form today. Prof. Pavel Rawluk *Note that no player in the history of H&S has ever hidden within the regulated parameters. **Note that no player in the history of H&S has ever counted out the regulated 30 seconds.

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