CorkIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.corkindependent.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:01:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.corkindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.corkindependent.com CorkIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2841&Itemid=89 Neil Young has assumed many guises over the years, some more successfully then others – as the country folk-rock poet who gave us the classic Harvest, he was indirectly responsible for the 70s MOR boom! Deterred by success and all its trappings, he famously veered off course and ended up in a 'ditch' where he eventually wrote some of the most harrowing music ever put to tape. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:50:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2840&Itemid=89 Danny McCarthy is a man truly immersed in sound. Aside from being one of Irelands leading sound/visual/performance artists, Mc Carthy can be also found leading the Quiet Club (along with Mick O'Shea), one of the countries most sought-after and highly regarded sound-improvisation acts. In addition to these roles, McCarthy also holds a position in the UCC Music Department where he lectures in sound art, while he is acknowledged as being a founding member of Soundworks and its successor, Intermedia. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:49:56 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2817&Itemid=89 Videohippos come straight out of the same Wham City neighborhood that's already given us the madcap electro-cartoon-composer Dan Deacon. But, while there are some similarities between the two camps, most notably in their shared fondness for lo-fi electro manipulations and a dedication to highly visualized live-performances, the truth is Videohippos and Dan Deacon are coming from different musical plains. Whereby Dan is your only man for insatiable good time party vibes, Videohippos opt for a more messy, psychedelic garage-rock ambiance. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:56:11 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2787&Itemid=89 In one regard, writing about the crazy collective that is Sunburned Hand of the Man is a pointless exercise, a lesson in music journo futility, a soon-to-be-doomed attempt to adequately and accurately describe/pigeon-hole (delete as applicable) a group who's entire ethos is to embrace and expand upon the very notion of chaos and unpredictability. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:23:08 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2786&Itemid=89 They may have cancelled their recently scheduled Irish show (in Dublin with Battles), to go of and support some band called Radiohead (?) in the States, but Los Angeles' Liars haven't forgotten about us. With their North American arena tour now completed, the three piece are making their way back over to these shores for a full Irish tour which includes a FREE gig in Cork at the Crane Lane, thus proving good things do come to those who wait. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:22:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2785&Itemid=89 As mysterious musical entities go, Faust rank up there with the most puzzling, the most daring and certainly the most out-there in the unconventional sense of the word(s). Where is 'there' exactly? Well, only the members of Faust, both past and present, truly know that, for theirs was a sheltered existence – sheltered from acceptable practices, from popular inclinations, from proper behaviour and from outside dictatorship. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:21:52 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2749&Itemid=89 Jinx Lennon: Nut job or the only sane guy in the village? The Dundalk native certainly doesn't do things by half. The subject of his own RTÉ documentary last year, Lennon is certainly a fascinating character that is capable of unifying and dividing opinion in equal measures. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:09:07 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2748&Itemid=89 A mainstay on the British psych, drone and free-folk scene, Glasgow's Ben Reynolds is perhaps best know for his contributions to the mesmerizing experimental rough-cut droners Vibracathedral Orchestra and flailing, psychedelic noise beasts Ashtray Navigations. Lately he has been seen touring as part the curious, but unquestionably talented cabaret-esque Baby Dee's 'all-star' backing band alongside Hush Arbor and Andrew WK among others. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:08:17 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2747&Itemid=89 Since launching its programme one month ago, expectations for the annual Cork Midsummer Festival have been fervent to say the least. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:07:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2716&Itemid=89 When the Cork Independent last spoke with Fred, just under a year ago, the indie five-piece were gearing up for the release of their latest single, Good One. But this being Fred, a simple show down the local watering hole wasn’t going to suffice. Instead they were planning an extravagant spectacle – Fredfest 2000 - at the Cork Opera House, complete with circus performers, dancers, and a Band-Aid style sing-along. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:49:19 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2715&Itemid=89 Ed Handley and Andy Turner are veritable stalwarts of the UK’s distinguished electronic music scene. Friends since the early 80s, the duo have worked together for the past 20 years in some of the most forward thinking and influential electronic musical acts that the British isles has ever produced Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:47:48 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2714&Itemid=89 As a nation we’ve become gastronomically savvy in recent years. Whereas in the past the opening of a new Chinese restaurant in the local parish would have been greeted with an equal mix of enthusiasm and curiosity, nowadays our palettes are far more promiscuous in their search for exotic culinary kicks. But in our pursuit for Michelin Stars, raw fish, Malaysian street food and Spotted Prawn poached with Fava Beans and Wasabi, we’ve forgotten the simpler things in life – like the humble potato for example. Perhaps served with a nice, unfussy hunk of beef, shed of the Laura Chenel Goat Cheese Foam and translucent Beet Paper. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:46:52 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2697&Itemid=89 Ireland is securely tucked away in his back pocket and audiences are at his beckon call, but Tommy Tiernan will not rest on his laurels and has set out to widen his terrain by storming America with vigour, energy and most importantly, comedy. So far he has received standing ovations from over 2000 Canadians at the Gala in Montreal and seen 4500 people get to their feet at the Live at the Marquee series in Cork, to honour his show. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:59:28 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2696&Itemid=89 Once Mr Scruff was plain old Andy Carthy. And then one day he wasn't…the transformation might have seemed subtle. Old Andy was still very much the same Carthy, doodling away behind his scruffy facial hair and drinking tea by the pot-load. But his obsession got the better of him and he subsequently gave himself over to the musical side. Sometime artist, DJ, Peak District wanderer, and Manchester's very own very own, Mr Carthy started his musical career a mere six years ago and so Mr Scruff was born. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:57:24 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2695&Itemid=89 Described as 'Seinfield set to music', I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, the longest running off-Broadway musical ever, is being brought to Cork by the Cork Musical Theatre Company. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2650&Itemid=89 As one half of ambient leading lights Global Communication, a former collaborator with Aphex Twin and purveyor of all things house, Tom Middleton’s lofty standing in dance music circles can not be questioned. Thu, 22 May 2008 08:53:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2649&Itemid=89 This Saturday (May 24) will see the unique Sonic Vigil event return to the most holy surroundings of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral for a third instalment of found sounds, electronic and acoustic improvisation, experimental audio impulses and free-form collaborations between a variety of artists coming from both Ireland and beyond. Thu, 22 May 2008 08:43:55 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2648&Itemid=89 He’s been hailed as the Frank Zappa of country music, so where Kinky Friedman is involved, you know it’s going to be a love/hate thing. The son of University of Texas professor, Kinky studied psychology at Texas where he formed his first band King Arthur the Carrots, a group that poked fun at surf music and recorded only one single in 1966. Thu, 22 May 2008 08:42:21 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2647&Itemid=89 Africa Day, an official celebration of the founding of the African Union, will take place across the country this week on Sunday, May 25. While the celebrations have traditionally taken place solely on the date of May 25, this years festivities have been expanded to take in the entire weekend, beginning today, Thursday, May 22. Thu, 22 May 2008 08:37:37 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2641&Itemid=89 The fantastical and often grotesquely peculiar world of Flann O'Briens The Third Policeman has continued to baffle many a curious and intrepid reader over the years. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:05:24 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2639&Itemid=89 The Murphy's Live event reaches its conclusion with just two bands now remaining. The final, which takes place at the Savoy in Cork follows a mammoth campaign that saw over four hundred and fifty band entries and seven nationwide heats. The two remaining bands are Bravado from Dublin and Gorbachov from Waterford, both of whom will battle it out tonight (Thursday May 15), for the chance to pocket the not inconsiderable sum of €10,000 and the accolade of being named Murphy's Live 2008 Winners. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:37 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2637&Itemid=89 What's in a name? Not much some would say, but, when you've been christened with the curious moniker of ManBodyWomanHead one things for sure - you're certainly not being given a leg-up in life. Thu, 15 May 2008 09:01:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2603&Itemid=89 Cloverfield Sin City 2 The Dark Knight Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull More big movies for 2008 Thu, 08 May 2008 08:45:10 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2602&Itemid=89 For many years, their was an incorrect assumption that the mysterious and often reclusive Silver Jews were more a side-project or sister act to influential indie-rockers Pavement then a fully functional independent entity. That Silver Jews actually started out before Pavement (they date back to 1989) seemed to matter little. Thu, 08 May 2008 08:39:44 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2601&Itemid=89 The Celtic Tiger's once imperious roar has, in recent times, been reduced to a somewhat wounded whimper. And sure enough, just as the world economy begins to second guess itself and the consequential effects subsequently start to take hold we now find ourselves being warned to buckle our collective belts and prepare for that rainy day forecast. Thu, 08 May 2008 08:38:24 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2579&Itemid=89 Born in Athens, Georgia back in 2006, The Low Low's count one Parker L Noon, formerly of the often acclaimed but consistently ignored NYC experimental pop duo Parker And Lily, among its ranks. Taking the name from his former groups last ever release, Noon poured every ounce of the bitter heartbreak that hung heavy over the dissolution of not only his group but also his long term relationship with life partner Lily Wolfe into The Low Low's. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:19:59 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2578&Itemid=89 For those of us who's heads generally tend to only go so far as the clouds here's a quick astronomy revision course concerning the Equinox (I'll keep it brief): The Equinox is the time at which day and night are of equal length. It is a time of balance within a continually shifting process, and a period of stability in between extremes. So, with that in mind, we now turn our attention to an Equinox of another kind – an Equinox of the musical variety. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:19:30 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2577&Itemid=89 With the formation of Comets On Fire Ethan Miller and co booked their ticket to Freaksville USA. By the time they dropped their colossal third LP Blue Cathedral in 2004, their ticket had been upgraded to first class, all-expenses paid. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:18:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2576&Itemid=89 Chasing The Dragon, a no-nonsense, exploratory look at Irelands drug culture and the far-reaching consequences usage has on all facets of our society opened in Cork yesterday (Wednesday, April 30) offering audiences not only an opportunity to sink their teeth into a gripping theatrical production, but also a glimpse of the latest batch of talent soon to emerge from Leeside. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:17:18 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2550&Itemid=89 The Cork International Choral Festival is coming to Cork once again and is being held on Wednesday, April 30 until Sunday, May 4, in Cork's City Hall. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:13:48 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2549&Itemid=89 Cork's first ever Ladyfest to be held this weekend in venues throughout Cork city is set to celebrate the impressive array of female talent in the world of music, art and much more writes Síle Cleary. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:12:13 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2548&Itemid=89 The grim reality of inner city Dublin in the 1990s is brought to life by internationally renowned playwright and novelist Sebastian Barry through his story of a ruptured love affair in the play The Pride of Parnell Street. Heroin addiction, domestic abuse, murder, HIV and prison all seep their way into what can be described as Dublin's answer to Wuthering Heights. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:10:31 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2519&Itemid=89 Could it be possible that those unruly Limerick fiends Steveamanakick and Giveamanakeith, better known to Irish rock fans as Giveamanakick, have…whisper it…grown up? Their new album, Welcome to the Cusp certainly seems to suggest that the process of musical growing pains is now behind them. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:11:34 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2482&Itemid=89 Cork indie-rockers Waiting Room will finally return to the fold to launch the eagerly anticipated (and much delayed) follow-up to 2004s excellent Catering for Headphones. This one-time deal is the last chance for fans of the band to see the original line-up, the group having reformed especially for the launch of Battle Lines Are Gently Drawn, at Cyprus Avenue on Sunday, April 13. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:28:02 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2467&Itemid=89 Cork ex-pat Brendan Gregoriy, better known in techno circles as Chymera, has, in recent years, been earning his crust doing the 9-5 grind while globe trotting across the four corners of the world, making music whenever he has been afforded the time. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:36:51 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2449&Itemid=89 The Whiskey will tonight play host to a triple bill of rare stringed talent with the arrival of UK guitarist James Blackshaw, Dutch lutenist Jozef van Wissem and Dublin musician Cian Nugent. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:45:41 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2430&Itemid=89 Following on from the blockbuster productions Michael Collins and I, Keano, the Opera House continues its musical programme with one of the most successful musical theatre works of all time. Blood Brothers, the bone-fide international smash hit started its run at the venue on Monday, March 17 and its set to continue until the beginning of April. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:24:47 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2429&Itemid=89 The bestowing of the European Capital of Culture on Cork in 2005 had initially given much hope to the various communities working within the arts in Cork, but, now, three years on and with the benefit of hindsight, the reality is the seeds sown during 2005 have, for the most part, failed to yield any significant cultural harvest. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:23:58 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2428&Itemid=89 Ed Byrne’s CV reads like a ‘what’s what’ in the comedy game. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:21:54 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2406&Itemid=89 With over 17 years existence, 30 productions to their name, a long and distinguished list of awards and a glowing reputation that extends beyond the Irish shores out across Europe, Corcadorca's importance to both the local and national theatrical scene cannot be overestimated. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:59:45 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2375&Itemid=89 The Glucksman Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of the legendary and influential pop-artist Andy Warhole. The Eternal Now - Warhol and the Factory ’63 – ’68 exhibition gives audiences an opportunity to evaluate first hand the work of one of the most renowned and complex artists of our time. The exhibition brings from the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh to Ireland some of the most important work emerging from the studio during that time including film, painting, photography, sculpture, music and books. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:19:46 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2374&Itemid=89 Neil O’Connor has been a notable fixture on the Irish independent music scene for over a decade now, through his work with the Redneck Manifesto, Connect Four Orchestra, Jape and his solo project Somadrone. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:17:58 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2373&Itemid=89 Ben Hennessy’s historic throwback Boy Soldier ends it’s six-date run at the Everyman Palace Theatre on Saturday, March 8. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:15:24 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2354&Itemid=89 Today (Thursday, February 28) marks the beginning of the Alliance Française Cork French Film Festival, a cerebral celebration of the often discussed, continuously evolving and indelibly influential medium of French cinema. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:28:06 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2342&Itemid=89 The awesomely named F**k Buttons a re perhaps one of the most unlikely industry buzz bands for 2008. The duo (Andrew Hung Benjamin John Power) initially started life in 2004 after Andy had completed a film which required a soundtrack. Enter Benjamin and so began the life of the eloquently eye-catching duo, two nihilistic-noise-inks intent on inflicting sprawling gigabytes and mega-watts of digital dirge on unsuspecting audiences. So far so underground! Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:34:52 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2328&Itemid=89 FIVE-time Academy Award nominee Mike Leigh’s (Vera Drake, Secrets and Lies) renowned play Abigail’s Party celebrated it’s 30th anniversary this year with it’s first Irish tour. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:50:46 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2305&Itemid=89 Can we start by way of an introduction – you’re well known and highly regarded in techno circles for a string of releases in the early 90s as part of the second wave of the Detroit techno strand, particularly the acclaimed Azimuth album, but you’ve also expanded your own musical horizons in recent years under the Dark Comedy moniker which has seen you depart from the more stripped down sound of past releases. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:00:18 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2304&Itemid=89 The current music programme at the Triskel offers further proof of this intimate venues continued importance to the arts scene in Cork, a fact reflected in the recent Arts Council funding scheme which awarded the centre the highest pay-out of any venue, organisation or individual in the county. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:56:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2270&Itemid=89 Irish hip-hop: the unknown frontier! To boldly go where few have gone before! House of Pain dropped pints of the black stuff when they weren't fronting behind their shamrock logo, playing up the s**t-kicking Irish hoodlum image and offering old-Irish greetings like 'Top O' the Morning to Ya' on big-selling records. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:01:37 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2262&Itemid=89 Regarded as Shakespeare's most dynamic and blood-thirsty play, Macbeth is still to this day held up as perhaps the Bards most enduringly popular production with audiences both young and old alike. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:27:53 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2261&Itemid=89 It seems trivial now – some professional athletes head off to fulfil some Eastern promise in the worlds biggest sporting competition. But it all goes spectacularly pear-shaped when the team arrive only to find sub-par facilities in place. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:27:07 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2245&Itemid=89 An exciting exhibition entitled Signifier / Signified kicks off this evening, Thursday, January 24 at the James Barry Exhibition Centre, CIT, Bishopstown. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:03:53 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2224&Itemid=89 The cold, biting Northerly winds, torrential downpours and traditional flooding let us know, in no uncertain or subtle terms, that we are mired deep within the early stages of another new year. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:23:40 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2207&Itemid=89 Remember all those old Guinness poster adverts? You know, the one's with an ostrich / kangaroo / ostrich / seal / toucan telling you how a pint of the black stuff is good for you? They look great, but obviously advertising standards have changed somewhat and this kind of statement would hardly be tolerated nowadays. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:35:55 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2193&Itemid=89 "I was encouraged to start writing plays about two years ago when Fishamble Theatre Company ran a national playwriting competition. I submitted a short play that was produced as part of the award winning Whereabouts in July 2006." Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:41:42 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2187&Itemid=89 Jason Byrne, Electric Underground, Will you come to Fred with me? Frank Walters, A Coolaboola Christmas, Live at the Lobby, Panto Sason! Camille O’Sullivan Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:13:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2169&Itemid=89 Jessie Evans is many things to many people: American exile, daughter, frequent traveller, current Berlin resident, saxophonist, active photographer, front-woman, new-wave siren and cabaret chanteuse. She has, by all accounts, lead a life less ordinary. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:30:02 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2140&Itemid=89 Approximately 6000 miles separate Albuquerque, New Mexico and the picturesque Serbian town of Vladičin Han, and while on the surface at least, there is not much to connect the seemingly disparate regions, two performances in Cork this week will see that considerable gap bridged. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:51:59 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2136&Itemid=89 It's been a while since Richie Egan was last in Cork under the guise of Jape but it's understandable - there's been a whole lot going on his world: record and publishing deals, EP's / Singles, festival appearances, overseas tours, flying fruit and a subsequent youtube phenomenon, not forgetting Jack White's approval. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:31:17 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2116&Itemid=89 Throughout their existence, Stars of the Lid have offered willing listeners a cryptic, yet wholly engaging body of work, with each record bringing with it a subtle level of progression. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:12:38 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2102&Itemid=89 Irelands most forward thinking contemporary classical group, Crash Ensemble, celebrate 10 years in existence this year. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:24:40 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2080&Itemid=89 Stars of the Lid have become something of a leading protagonist in the now celebrated Kranky Records movement. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:47:14 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2078&Itemid=89 Winner of three Irish Times Theatre Awards including Best Production and Best Director, Improbable Frequency is elaborate and surreal satire that lifts the lid on Ireland’s beloved neutrality and cuts to the heart of the tempestuous affair with its nearest neighbour – England! It comes to the Cork Opera House as party of a national tour from Tuesday, November 13 until Saturday, November 17. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:43:59 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2055&Itemid=89 The creative process is unique to each and every person. Some lock themselves away crafting, culling and creating until they hear what they want to hear. Others live in the moment and what ever goes down stays down. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:13:27 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2021&Itemid=89 The Cork Film Festival may have just ended, but the festival season continues unabated on Leeside as jazz fever begins to take hold of our city, in what is, without question, the busiest weekend in Cork’s bank-holiday calendar. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:45:29 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2015&Itemid=89 In little over a year, Cork’s indie-synth-pop newcomers Hooray for Humans have gotten their act together, toured extensively, written and recorded a demo, created a Myspace buzz on the back of said demo (racking up over 25,000 hits in the process), and are now preparing for the launch of their debut album on Out On A Limb Records, following the digital release of their, eh, signature, song, Signature, last week. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:00:07 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1993&Itemid=89 Copenhagen trio Marvins Revolt top a quadrupletastic line-up of skinny, angular, complex, gurn -worthy post-hardcore this week that is guaranteed to have you throwing shapes and pulling faces, marvelling at the audacious displays of musical dexterity. Starting out as a quartet in 2002, Marvins Revolt released their noisy and aggressive first record in 2004. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:37:41 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1975&Itemid=89 On Monday, October 14, the 51st (Corona) Cork Film Festival kicks off, ushering in a week of movie programming that is sure to be as diverse and eclectic in the selection of films, as it is ambitious in scope and size. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:24:28 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1974&Itemid=89 Berlin-based tenor Paul McNamara makes a rare visit to Cork on Thursday, October 11 to perform a special programme of songs all inspired by the theme of water and the legendary Franz Schubert. Before his untimely death at just 31 years old Schubert developed a whole new style of songwriting, closely mirroring the words and themes in the music and melody, to create pieces that can conjure up an entire scene or story in just a few minutes Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:18:03 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1973&Itemid=89 Bandicoot promotions, fresh from bringing us the awe-inspiring Nomeansno and Oneida, get right back on the rock roll bandwagon with some more announcements to warm the rockles of our hearts over the coming winter months. One of the giants of Americana, The Handsome Family return to Cork for another show at the Crane Lane on Friday, November 2, after selling out the same venue back in April. Married for 18 years, Brett Sparks writes the music which draws from medieval melody, country-politan string arrangements, tin-pan alley crooners and dusty hillbilly records. Rennie Sparks writes the lyrics about magical realism from polar adventure stories and pagan haunting songs. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:17:32 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1972&Itemid=89 Washington DC based Keegan Theatre make a welcome return to the Everyman Palace Theatre this October with David Mamet’s universally revered Glengarry Glen Ross, as part of the company’s ninth annual Irish tour. Directed by Jeremy Skidmore, Glengarry Glen Ross is the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play by David Mamet, later adapted into a highly successful film staring Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Jack Lemon and Kevin Spacey. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:17:01 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1971&Itemid=89 You know those Welsh psychedelic-pop-monsters the Super Furry Animals really don’t give a f**k about anybody else. Emerging at the dawn of the Britpop movement, SFA were wrongly assumed to be a by-the-numbers-product of the whole ‘Cool-Britannia’ (and the even more ridiculous ‘Cool Cymru’ Welsh offshoot) buzz that was hanging heavy in the air at that particular time. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:15:55 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1951&Itemid=89 From Monday, October 8, the Literary Canon explodes at the Everyman Palace Theatre as the Reduced Shakespeare Company unleashes a brand-new comic outrage on an unsuspecting public, with All The Great Books (abridged). Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:14:55 +0100