Cluas Gigs of the Fortnight
The best gigs across Ireland during the period 2nd to 15th October 2006...
| Gig of the fortnight is........ Sparklehorse |
 Where
and When? Whelan's,
Dublin - 14th & 15th OctoberWhy? Since forming under the Sparklehorse moniker in 1995 Mark Linkous and whoever he has felt like playing with (which has included PJ Harvey, Nina Persson and Tom Waits) have been producing some wonderful lo-fi indie pop over the course of 4 albums including this year's "Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain". Support
on both nights comes from the excellent Crayonsmith. |
| Best of the Rest |
 Who? The Pipettes Where and When? Auntie
Annie's, Belfast - 2nd October TBMC,
Dublin - 3rd OctoberWith the sort of polka-dot outfits that brings up horrible images of the Antics club in Crawdaddy each Wednesday it'd be easy to dismiss The Pipettes as all style no substance. However the Brighton based trio have updated the 'Phil Spector girl group' format with some post-post-post-post feminist (I think that's what the Sunday Times is saying we're up to now) attitude and in 'Your kisses are wasted on me' they've released on of the most infuriatingly catchy singles of the year. |
 Who? Simple Kid Where and When? The
Village, Dublin - 4th October Spring
And Airbrake, Belfast - 5th October Nerve
Centre, Derry - 6th October Spirit
Store, Duundalk - 7th OctoberWere he not so talented you'd feel really sorry for Simple Kid. There he goes releasing one of the best Irish albums in recent memory (SK#1), a wonderful collection of songs that sounded a bit like what the first 2 David Kitt releases would have sounded like had he Then his record label folds and the wheels come off a bit. Things are looking up for the London based Corkonian though, he's got a new album out imaginatively called 'SK#2' and he's in the middle of an extensive nationwide tour. |
 Who? Ghostface Killah Where and When? The
Village, Dublin - 6th OctoberI'll readily admit to not knowing much about hip-hop but I know what I like. And I really like Wu Tang Clan alumni Ghostface Killah's latest album 'Fishscale' and it will probably follow in the heel's of Common's 'Be' and wind up being the token rap album on my best of year list. I'm like a one man Mercury Award, but without the love for the Artic Monkeys. |
| Also this fortnight: |
| Giveamanakick Whelan's,
Dublin - 5th October |
| The Hidden Cameras Auntie
Annie's, Belfast - 2nd October |
| Hard Working Class Heroes Loadsaplaces,
Dublin - 13th-15th October |
| Public Enemy Tripod,
Dublin - 12th October |
| The Rapture Mandella
Hall, Belfast - 13th October |
| The Fall The
Village, Dublin - 7th October |
| Came So Far for Beauty - an Evening of Leonard Cohen
Songs The
Point, Dublin - 4th & 5th October |
CLUAS
'Gigs of the Fortnight' is compiled and edited by the CLUAS listings editor,
Ian Wright.
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