May 11

Written by: Unicron
Mon, 11 May 2009 00:24:32 GMT 

Gig of the fortnight is... Deerhunter

Where and When?
Black Box, Belfast - 21/05
Andrew's Lane Theatre, Dublin - 22/04

Why?

Over the past couple of years I don't think there's been a more consistently brilliant and prolific band than Deerhunter and it's associated acts.  Bradford Cox and co. really found their stride with second album Cryptograms and haven't looked back since with another couple of super albums in Microcastle and Wierd Era Cont. AND 2 EP's as well as countless other things that have cropped up for free online.  And then there's the material released by Cox's Atlas Sound side project and as well as that the much overlooked but phenomenal Lotus Plaza album The Floodlight Collective by the band's guitar player Locket Pundt.

Best of the rest

Who? DM Stith
Where and When?
Crawdaddy, Dublin – 23/05

Signed to Sufjan Stevens' Athmatic Kitty label DM Stith's Heavy Ghost has been receiving no end of positive notices from critics this year.  David Stith could well be this year's Bon Iver.

Also this fortnight

Future Of The Left
Stiff Kitten, Belfast - 16/05
Acadamy 2, Dublin - 17/05

Woodpigeon
Roisin Dubh, Galway - 18/05
Auntie Annie's, Belfast - 19/05
Acadamy 2, Dublin - 20/05
Cyprus Avenue, Cork - 21/05

Ariel Pink
Whelan's (Upstairs), Dublin - 15/05

Jape
Button Factory, Dublin - 23/05

Super Extra House Party
Andrew's Lane Theatre, Dublin - 15/05

Funeral Suits
Acadamy 2, Dublin - 15/05

Holy Roman Army
Crawdaddy, Dublin - 15/05

Anti-Pop Consortium
Whelan's, Dublin - 16/05

Breeders
Vicar St., Dublin - 18/05

Delorentos
Spirit Store, Dundalk - 14/05
Dolans Warehouse, Limerick - 15/05
Cypress Avenue, Cork - 16/05
Roisin Dubh, Galway - 21/05
Whelans, Dublin - 22/05
Whelans, Dublin - 23/05