Tripod/CrawDaddy/Pod Listings May - September 2010

Keep up with the gig and concert listings at Pod, Tripod and CrawDaddy this May through September.

WEDNESDAY 26TH MAY

BRENDAN PERRY (DEAD CAN DANCE)

Support: Ronan O’Snodaigh (Kila)

Crawdaddy / €24.50 & 29.50 / 7:30pm

Former Dead Can Dance main man BRENDAN PERRY is set to include three Irish headliners on the world tour of his second solo album this month.

Beginning with Dublin's CRAWDADDY this Wednesday May 26th, Perry will treat fans in Dublin, Cork, and Galway to a preview of his new album "Ark", as well as playing tracks from his days as one half of classic folk outfit Dead Can Dance.

www.myspace.com/brendanperry

www.brendan-perry.com


FRIDAY 28TH MAY (SOLD OUT) & SAT 29TH MAY

CHIC

Tripod / €37.50 & 42.50/ 7:30pm

Dance greats CHIC are set to play their first ever Dublin shows at Tripod this Friday and Saturday 28th and 29th May. The legendary disco outfit responsible for 1970s mega-hits " Freak Out", "Everybody Dance", and "Good Times" return to our shores following their rapturously received debut Irish show at last year's Electric Picnic. Headed up by genius producer Nile Rodgers, disco's greatest band is set to deliver an unmissable live performance featuring all the timeless and endlessly-sampled 70s and 80s classics that form the foundations of modern dance music.

www.nilerodgers.com


SATURDAY 29TH MAY

NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB

Support: The Looks and Le Galaxie

Button Factory / 22.50 / 7:30pm

Rescheduled show for the London new wavers, back touring their much anticipated second album “The Optimist”. The follow up to 2007’s “Fantastic Playroom” came out in March.

www.newyoungponyclub.com

www.myspace.com/newyoungponyclub


JOEY BELTRAM

Support: Djamel, Robert Maguire

Tripod / €12 & €15 / 11:30pm

www.myspace.com/jbeltram


MONDAY 31ST MAY

NELL BRYDEN

Support: Mike Bartlett

Crawdaddy / €14 & 17 / 8pm

Live sensation NELL BRYDEN brings her unique brand of modern dixie back to Dublin's CRAWDADDY next Monday May 31st. The U.S. sweetheart of the bluegrass, jazz and retro soul scene recently released her greatly acclaimed album "What Does It Take", produced by Grammy Award-winning producer David Kershenbaum.

www.myspace.com/nellbryden

www.nellbryden.com


SUNDAY 6TH JUNE

BACARDI B LIVE

POD-Crawdaddy-Chocolate Bar / €15 / 11pm

Featuring J-WOW & KALAF (Buraka Som Sistema); L-Vis 1990; Style of Eye; Disco Brasil &more

www.myspace.com/liljohnproductions

www.myspace.com/lvis1990

www.myspace.com/styleofeye


FRIDAY 11TH JUNE

DUKE SPECIAL (SEATED SHOW)

Tripod / €22 & €24.50 / 7:30pm

Multifaceted artist DUKE SPECIAL announces the Irish tour of his stunning new 3-part release "The Stage, A Book & The Silver Screen". The Belfast Renaissance man is to embarks on a 13 date tour beginning in late May, and culminating in a triumphant show at Dublin's Tripod on Friday June 11th. The two part theatre-style event begins at 8pm sharp. Seated tickets available.

www.dukespecial.com


FRIDAY 2ND JULY

MOUNTAIN MAN

Crawdaddy / €13 / 8pm

Exquisite folk trio MOUNTAIN MAN are to play an intimate headliner at CRAWDADDY on Friday 2nd July, following the upcoming release in June of their debut album "Made the Harbor". Contrary to their name, Bella Union's beguiling new signings are not a man, but three enchanting young girls from Vermont, with voices to melt the hardest of hearts. MOUNTAIN MAN's haunting, harmony-drenched music combines elements of folk, country and traditional Americana, whilst setting up camp alongside the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsome.

www.myspace.com/mountainmansquint


MONDAY 5TH JULY

DJ SHADOW

Support: Pretty Lights & DJ Kormac

Tripod / €32.50 / 7:30pm

Ground-breaking hip hop DJ and producer DJ SHADOW returns to Dublin playing all-new music as well as classics from Endtroducing, The Private Press, and more. The pioneer of instrumental hip hop is set to play Dublin's Tripod on Monday 5th July, as well as Belfast's Ulster Hall the night before. SHADOW will be showcasing some of the new music he's been working on for the follow-up to 2006's "The Outsider", as well as playing his earlier classics.

www.djshadow.com
www.myspace.com/djshadow


WEDNESDAY 14TH JULY

ANGUS & JULIA STONE

The Button Factory / €16 / 7:30pm

Aussie brother and sister folk duo ANGUS & JULIA STONE play the BUTTON FACTORY, Dublin on the tour of their second full length album "Down The Way", released to great critical acclaim in March. The pair's Irish tour is also to include the Roisin Dubh, Galway (Monday 12th July), and Cyprus Avenue, Cork (Tuesday 13th July).

www.angusandjuliastone.com
www.myspace.com/angusandjuliastone


SATURDAY 17TH JULY

NAS & DAMIAN “JR GONG” MARLEY

Tripod / €35.50 & €39.50 / 7:30pm

Hip hop icon NAS and Grammy Award winning reggae star DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLEY are set to play Dublin's TRIPOD on Saturday 17th July 2010. The illustrious duo are to team up on the global tour of their groundbreaking collaborative studio album "Distant Relatives", which is due for release on Tues May 18th. Featuring the signature instrumentation and musicianship of Damian with the hard-hitting beats and lyrics of Nas, the album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically.

www.distantrelatives.com
www.myspace.com/nas
www.myspace.com/damianmarley


TUESDAY 20TH JULY

CUT COPY

The Button Factory / €22.50 / 7:30pm

Aussie digi-pop trio CUT COPY are set for a Dublin show at the BUTTON FACTORY on Tuesday 20th July 2010. Dan Whitford and co. return to Dublin for their first live performance since the group's greatly acclaimed sold-out show at The Village in November 2008. The trio are currently recording their long awaited third album, the follow-up to 2008's brilliant "In Ghost Colours".

www.myspace.com/cutcopy
www.cutcopy.net


TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST

ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB®

Tripod / €37.50 & €42.50 / 7:30pm

Legendary Cuban ensemble ORQUESTA BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB® are to include a single Dublin date on their UK & European tour this summer. The sensational 13-piece troupe will play TRIPOD on Tuesday 3rd August with very special guest OMARA PORTUONDO, the stunning vocalist who featured on both the original BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB album, and in the Wim Wenders film that brought the group to instant renown in 1999.

www.buenavistasocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/buenavistasocialclub


MONDAY 23RD AUGUST

MEGAFAUN

Crawdaddy / €13 / 8pm

Critically adored folk outfit Megafaun play an intimate show at Crawdaddy this summer. Brothers Brad and Phil Cook along with fellow Eau Claire, Wisconsin native Joe Westerlund, continue to tour in support of the group's critically-acclaimed second album, “Gather, Form & Fly”. Megafaun's mini-album, “Heretofore” will be released this summer.

www.megafaun.com

www.myspace.com/megafaun


TUESDAY 24TH AUGUST

BEIRUT

Tripod / €28.50 & €34 / 7:30pm

Unique US folk outfit BEIRUT are set for a Dublin show on Tuesday 24th August this year. Zach Condon and company return to our shores for the first time since 2007, when their tour of the massively acclaimed "The Flying Club Cup" saw them play a sold out show a Tripod. Condron's latest release is last year's double EP- the six-track "March of the Zapotec" released as Beirut, and "Holland", released as his electronic solo project Realpeople.

www.beirutband.com

www.myspace.com/beruit


SATURDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

CHATHAM COUNTY LINE

Crawdaddy / €14 & 17 / 8pm

Acoustic bluegrass outfit CHATHAM COUNTY LINE play Crawdaddy, Dublin this September following the July release of their fifth studio album "Wildwood". The North Carolina quintet release the greatly anticipated follow-up to 2008's IV on July 13th through Yep Roc Records.

www.myspace.com/chathamcountyline
www.chathamcountyline.com