CorkIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.corkindependent.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:40:38 +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=7039&Itemid=89 Perceptions of playwright and director Martin McDonagh, in Ireland at least, occupy a strange and unfortunate place. As regards many second generation Irish, we can be as ambivalent about them as they are about us. When he achieves successes, such as when he won an Academy award for Best Live Action Short Film or when he received a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination for 'In Bruges' in 2008. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7040&Itemid=89 This is a powerful story, which combines a classic murder story with political plots that involve Muslim extremists and the Catholic ring wing in the Spanish city of Seville. It is the third novel by Robert Wilson that features the Spanish detective Javier Falcon. In 'The Hidden Assassins' Falcon has to investigate a mysterious murder and at the same time an explosion that demolished a block of flats in another part of the city. Are they connected? Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7041&Itemid=89 You may have heard of 'Hardy Bucks', but then again you may not have. It probably depends on your age profile and how much you watch YouTube. Over the past year a bunch of lads from Co Mayo have become a genuine Irish internet phenomenon. Earlier this year they won RTE's online Storyland competition, so the Hardy Bucks are hoping their creation can make it onto the small screen. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7042&Itemid=89 The ESB Substation in Caroline Street is the unusual setting for this concert by Eduardo Niebla, hailed by many as a world class virtuoso flamenco jazz guitar maestro who is currently recording his new album and will present this live on a 10 date concert tour of Ireland. Incredibly, his new album is his twenty third of a long and varied career. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7043&Itemid=89 Thursday 4 February What: Haiti Fundraiser Cajole and Bully, The Vital Spark + others Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 8pm Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7044&Itemid=89 Jennifer Batten first became known when she rose from the guitar underground, and the guitar magazines promptly began chronicling her savvy musicianship and highly original approach to the electric guitar in print in the '80s. At one point Batten was in six different bands, playing everything from straight ahead rock, to metal, fusion, and funk. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7045&Itemid=89 Cork's biggest Valentine's party will take place on Friday 12 February at 8pm at the Savoy Theatre and it will be free! "We have a simple plan", says Jackie, Marketing Manager at the Savoy Theatre. "We want to offer all Munster singles an enchanting night out where they get to mix and mingle with other like minded singles and meet people they wouldn't normally meet in their everyday circle." Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7046&Itemid=89 Francesco Turrisi presents this latest evolution of his Tarab ensemble, which has become eloquent in its linking of modal jazz to traditional music from across Europe. Over the course of 2010, the group takes on a major project and will devise new music over four cycles, each with a very special guest artist, starting in Cork with Iranian tombak master Pedram Khavar- Zamini. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7047&Itemid=89 DFA heavyweight Shit Robot plays a one off intimate gig in one of the city's newest music spots. Numbers at the gig will be limited to 100 people capacity only. One of the DFA originals, Shit Robot cut his teeth as a DJ in NYC through the ‘90s and early 2000s alongside the likes of James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and Luke Jenner of The Rapture, curating renowned nights like Plant. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7048&Itemid=89 The great Russian composer Shostakovich is the worthy subject for a one man show performed by Jack Healy. Shostakovich was twelve at the time of the Russian Revolution and lived right throughout the Stalin era. In 1936 he became the focus of Stalin's wrath when the dictator walked out of his opera, 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' in a rage. This was followed a few days later by a damning but unsigned 'review' in Pravda which seemed to intimate that Shostakovich would soon be either missing or in prison. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7049&Itemid=89 Comedy of the week: The Hardy Bucks play Cyprus Avenue on Tuesday 9 February at 9pm. Tickets are €10. Their brand of humour is modern in its docu-drama style and very rural in its depiction of the lives of two best friends, Eddie Durkin and Billy 'Buzz' McDonnell. Set in the fictional town of Castletown, the show follows Eddie and Buzz and their mates around town. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7050&Itemid=89 The RTE Vanbrugh Quartet performs Mozart's alluring String Quartet No. 16, Shostakovich's emotive string quartet No. 7 and the dramatic first quartet from Beethoven's popular Razumovsky quartets. Now in its twenty-third concert season, the RTE Vanbrugh Quartet is one of Europe's most successful quartets, internationally recognised for its beauty of sound, clarity of texture and integrity of interpretation within an unusually wide and varied range of repertoire. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6911&Itemid=89 He is forever to be associated with one chapter of his comedic life; Fr Ted. It's not the worst thing to be identified with - it put his name on the map - but Ardal O'Hanlon just wants to move on. It's twelve years since the last episode of Fr Ted was made, but far from fading in people's memories, if anything, it has become more popular than ever. Ardal can't escape it; his three children and their friends love it. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6912&Itemid=89 The Ballincollig Winter Music Festival kicks off this month with gigs running from 28 to 31 January. Featuring acts such as Altan, Mundy and Liam O Maonlai, a host of traditional and contemporary musicians will perform. The festival officially starts on Thursday 28 January at the main venue, the White Horse Inn, West Village with a Dermot Byrne, Bríd Harper and Alec Finn concert, at €15 per ticket. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6913&Itemid=89 Several months ago Cork had the pleasure of seeing 'The Lonesome West', the third play in Martin McDonagh's 'Leenane Trilogy'. Now, in reverse order, we have the chance to see the multi award-winning first part of the same trilogy. 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' showcases Martin McDonagh's trademark bleakly comic touch and tells the tale of the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain, lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative, ageing mother. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6914&Itemid=89 Thursday 28 January What: Burn Us Both with Fingersmith and Trev Moran Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 9pm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6915&Itemid=89 Much feted company CoisCéim Dance Theatre celebrates 15 years of award-winning productions by opening 2010 with a double bill of work in Cork. 'As You Are' is directed by long-time CoisCéim dancer Muirne Bloomer who is making her CoisCéim directorial debut and 'Faun', directed by CoisCéim artistic director, David Bolger. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6916&Itemid=89 Think your band is as groundbreaking as Radiohead, or as genre bending as Animal Collective, or even just a great live band like Chic? Then prove it by submitting music to IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation). They have announced a call for entries for the 2010 IMRO Showcase Tour. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6917&Itemid=89 Cobhite Maeve Higgins is another talented Corkonian lured away to the big smoke. Perhaps we in Cork should start a petition to get her back… for now though, Maeve is returning for one of her welcome comedic visits to Cork to play the Firkin Crane in February. She is to get her cheeky chops around the cares of the world the when her 'Blabbing Away' show hits the Firkin Crane on Saturday 6 February. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6918&Itemid=89 Much feted Malcolm Middleton returns to Cork with his 'Long Dark Night' tour this week. He released his fifth solo album, 'Waxing Gibbous' – his third in as many years –last year to a ripple of critical applause. The album's release was preceded by news that it'd be Middleton's last solo effort – at least for a while, allowing the songwriter to take a break from such concerns and focus on other musical projects. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6919&Itemid=89 EQ is Cork's newest live music night, set up to give emerging bands a chance to showcase their original material live. With three acts per night, EQ should be a night of great music; great bands in a great venue and it won't even cost a thing. Cork has always has a vibrant band scene, and now, more so than ever there is no shortage of talented groups, many of who might not be that well known. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6920&Itemid=89 Radioactive Man (aka Keith Tenniswood) will be playing a DJ set as part of Electric Underground's Bloc weekend warm up party this Friday. He began his musical career, aged nine, when his father thrust a guitar in his hand. Destiny also took charge when he met up with Andrew Weatherall and The Sabres Of Paradise and began working with Weatherall manipulating sound on the Sabres tour. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6921&Itemid=89 Comedy of the week: Neil Delamere plays Cork Opera House, on Thursday 28, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 January at 8pm. This fame of his is mainly due to appearing on 'The Panel' on RTE for a few years now, but presenting his new show 'The Republic of Telly' has also helped. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6798&Itemid=89 Nearly everyone who watches Irish TV will know Neil Delamere's curiously Irish face by now. The Offaly native with the French-sounding name, meaning 'of the sea' (very fancy) has been a big hit with irish audiences over the past few years This fame of his is mainly due to appearing on 'The Panel' on RTE for a few years now, but presenting his new show 'The Republic of Telly' has also helped. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6799&Itemid=89 Readens will hold a fundraiser in aid of Haitians who have been made homeless after the recent earthquake. The Help Haiti Haven Earthquake Appeal is on Friday 22 January from 8pm. Haven has been working in Haiti for many years and has people on the ground helping the aid effort at the moment. Over 200,000 Haitians are currently homeless and many more are without food or water. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6800&Itemid=89 Hosted by Terry Prone tonight at the Cork Opera House, Ireland's leading commentators on economics and politics will debate the state of the nation and discuss the central theses of their new books. They will examine the current crisis and how the country arrived at this point and will debate where we should go from here. Corkman Matt Cooper is regarded as one of Ireland's most respected journalists. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6801&Itemid=89 Thursday 21 January What: Novella Hermosa Where: The Roundy When: 10pm Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6802&Itemid=89 Born in Sligo and based in Dublin, John Colleary is a familiar face on the Irish comedy scene, making regular appearances at a host of venues throughout the country. He has recently become something of a fixture on our TV screens through his appearances on IFTA nominated series 'The Savage Eye' which was shown recently on RTE 2. He also appeared and wrote the project Ha Ha episode 'Touching People' with Bernard O'Shea. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6803&Itemid=89 Mentalist Keith Barry is one of the leading lights of a new brand of young magicians known as 'mentalists' who are re-popularising the their profession. He is known for an array of mystifying talents ranging from hypnotic effects such as inducing temporary amnesia and paralysis, to bizarre magic such as stopping his pulse and dying on stage! Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6804&Itemid=89 The Revenge is the alias of Graeme Clark. Graeme began producing in his early teenage years, making a skewed blend of electronic music using a couple of his dad's old drum machines and a sampler. Influenced by his parents' collection of rock, soul and funk as well as eighties daytime radio and the burgeoning rave scene, he began the process of dissecting and reimagining the music. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6805&Itemid=89 Terror and the Sublime: Art in an Age of Anxiety features continues to run in the Crawford Gallery. It features works by thirty-three artists, from the late eighteenth century to the present, whose subject-matter reflects the spirit of their times. Whether it is the nineteenth century painter Francis Danby, identifying in the mountains of Norway a metaphor for the challenges facing his survival as an artist, or contemporary sculptor Jim Sanborn. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6806&Itemid=89 This duo are one of the best new Irish bands we've heard in a few years. They comprise of guitarist Jamie Clarke and drummer Marc Gallagher. To ensure a full and rich sound, Clarke loops his guitar to create depth and breadth. He also sings and plays piano. Gallagher plays drums and percussion. The band has just released their second EP this month entitled 'Patterns' and is playing an Irish tour in support of the record. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6807&Itemid=89 Artist Samuel Walsh certainly has no fear of taking on sacred cows of literature, as he show in his latest exhibition. In it, he takes 'The Divine Comedy', the 14th century allegory, written by Dante Alighieri and known as one of the greatest works of literature ever. In 2002, Samuel Walsh spent two months as a resident artist at the Musee de Pont-Aven. While there he began work on paintings based on 'The Divine Comedy', beginning with 'The Inferno'. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6808&Itemid=89 Comedy of the week: John Colleary plays the City Limits Comedy Club this Saturday 23 January. Doors are at 9pm and admission is €15. Born in Sligo and based in Dublin, John Colleary is a familiar face on the Irish comedy scene making regular appearances at a host of venues throughout the country. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6809&Itemid=89 Zaum is a fortnightly event held on a Monday in the Quad. It is aimed at allowing performers and artists a forum to get their work out to the public. So far they have had singer songwriters, comedians, noise artists, an Irish trad band and shown films. It offers diverse acts an interested audience to play to. Many of the participants would be involved in other projects but performing side projects or one off improvisations. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6698&Itemid=89 Stockholm native Axel Willner, better known as The Field, is one of the biggest breakthrough acts of the last few years. Despite his first album 'From Here We Go Sublime' being an electronic album, it received huge critical praise from critics across a whole range of genres. The album itself crossed boundaries with its blessed out minimal techno and traces of trance, which was indeed sublime. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6699&Itemid=89 It is perhaps a year that had many moments we would like to forget, but here in this compilation are some of the biggest stories in the period September 2008 to September 2009 as depicted by Irish Times reporters. The stories are accompanied by stunning colour photography by the paper's photographers. From September 2008, politics and the economic situation dominated much of the headlines and these stories of the financial crisis and the political response are well covered in the book. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6700&Itemid=89 This is a club night unlike any other in Cork. It is something out of the ordinary, something with a fission of excitement, a drop of Jazz, a sprinkling of swing, a dose of drama, all in an electric atmosphere. This Wednesday 20 January marks the second anniversary of the fabulous Boutique Burlesque. This promises to be an extra special night and the organisers are endeavouring to pull out all the stops, to bring to the most exciting Boutique Burlesque to date. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6701&Itemid=89 Thursday 14 January What: Gypsy Carnival Where: The Pavilion When: 8.30pm Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6702&Itemid=89 The French comedic play 'Heroes' by Gerald Sibleyras opens on Tuesday 26 January at the Everyman Palace following a very successful run at the Cork Arts Theatre last year. Tom Stoppard has written the English translation with typical wit and vigour. Set in a retirement home for veterans of the First World War, the residents boast about the past, remembering battles and loves won and lost, and together face old age with a mixture of defiance and acceptance. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6703&Itemid=89 Cork Opera House will be bringing a collection of the greatest names of the showband era together for a fantastic show celebrating the music and characters of the time. Starring some of the people who were there from the beginning of this magical era. Paddy Cole was a founding member of The Capitol Showband. They dominated the showband scene right through the 60's with their big brassy sound and Paddy's virtuoso sax and clarinet playing. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6704&Itemid=89 Terror and the Sublime: Art in an Age of Anxiety features continues to run in the Crawford Gallery. It features works by 33 artists, from the late eighteenth century to the present, whose subject-matter reflects the spirit of their times. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6705&Itemid=89 Artist Samuel Walsh certainly has no fear of taking on sacred cows of literature, as he show in his latest exhibition. In it, he takes 'The Divine Comedy', the 14th century allegory, written by Dante Alighieri and known as one of the greatest works of literature ever. In 2002, Samuel Walsh spent two months as a resident artist at the Museé de Pont-Aven. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6706&Itemid=89 TV show of the week: 'This Is Eamon Dunphy' on Thursday 14 January on TV3 at 10pm. This show features the controversial broadcaster and former footballer discussing his life including his friendship with George Best and his time as Ireland's top earning media figure. Ursula Halligan hosts the show. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6707&Itemid=89 New York still exerts an irresistible gravitational pull for talented young musicians form across the globe, and throughout 2010 Triskel will be bringing exciting green shoots from the world's most demanding jazz scene. First up this year is a stunning quartet co-led by two of the city's hottest prospects. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6610&Itemid=89 Chris Clark burst on to the electronic music scene with his 2001 album 'Clarence Park', released while he was still a student at Bristol University. Two years later his second album 'Empty The Bones Of You' seemed to confirm that Clark would carry the flag for the traditional Warp Records sound. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6611&Itemid=89 The story follows Robbin' Hoodie on his quest for fame and prize money. Along the way he meets a whole host of unsavoury and naughty characters including a developer named Caressa Balsac, and her creepy sidekick Roach, boozing Dame Umpteen Strechmarks, the flirtatious Maid Marian and her sticky fingered father Maurice O'Really. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6612&Itemid=89 TV of the week 'That's All We Have Time For' on RTE 1 on Thursday 7 January at 10.15 pm This is a new series beginning on RTE tonight. It is a satirical news programme hosted by the irascible Barry Murphy, with team captains Mario Rosenstock and everyone's favourite controversialist Kevin Myers taking an irreverent look at the week's events. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6613&Itemid=89 Oprah Winfrey has a lot to answer for. In the case of Cormac McCarthy however, she has done something positive. McCarthy was a critically lauded but relatively unknown author until she interviewed him after she chose 'The Road' for her book club. The reclusive author is rarely interviewed and has talked about his work even less frequently. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6614&Itemid=89 'Der Rosenkavalier' is the latest opera to be broadcast live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York to Cork Opera House using state-of-the-art High Definition technology. 'Der Rosenkavalier' or 'The Knight of the Rose' is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6615&Itemid=89 Thursday 7 January What: Ronan Daly + guests Where: The Roundy When: 9pm Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6616&Itemid=89 Marking the 75th birthday of the King, Kevin Doyle sings 'The Elvis Presley Songbook' will soon debut at Cork Opera House. Kevin's superlative performances have garnered great reviews all over Ireland. For Kevin Doyle and his regular backing group 'The Way It Was Orchestra', this special performance of a new concert of the King's greatest hits has been granted official permission by CKX on behalf of Elvis Presley Enterprises. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6617&Itemid=89 Korhan Erel is a computer and electronics musician, performer, improviser and composer based in Istanbul. He is a founding member of Islak Kopek, Turkey's pioneer free improvisation group. He has performed and had compositions played in festivals in Turkey, Austria, Australia, Holland and Germany. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6618&Itemid=89 At this stage of the year, it is customary to compile lists detailing the best bands for the New Year. O Emperor have featured heavily in most newspapers' lists, and for very good reason. The band hail from Cork and Waterford and have orchestrated a beautiful multi layered sound that brings to mind some of the best of Americana whilst hinting at the likes of last year's buzz band Grizzly Bear, Midlake or the Band. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6619&Itemid=89 Start off the new decade with some Cork-themed art at the Cork Vision Centre. The 2010 exhibition programme kicks off in colourful style with the latest body of work from well known Cork based artist John Adams. Drummer, radio presenter, photographer and Renaissance man Adams is best known not only for his striking art but also the passion that permeates his work. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6620&Itemid=89 This play has become a perennial favourite with the ability to delight audiences again and again. If you haven't already seen this, then you really should. This play has been feted around the world since it first appeared. At this stage, there have been so many superlatives written about the play that it would be superfluous to add more. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6528&Itemid=89 BATS is a band for whom 2010 promises very much indeed. They have been steadily improving since they formed in 2006. The released their debut album ‘Red In Tooth Claw’, in August 2009 which was critically lauded and justifiably so. The band should be able to build on their loudly excellent first album next year and achieive wider success. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6529&Itemid=89 Not a day goes by without another violent crime committed in Ireland much of it involving major crime figures in Dublin and Limerick and linking the drug scene, paramilitary organizations and fortunes made on the back of the drug trade in modern Ireland. ‘Crime Wars’ is a true crime book detailing all of this from newspaper journalist Paul Williams. He is not afraid to call it as he sees it and because of this we get a glimpse of the brutalized world of organised crime in modern Ireland. He traces the origins of gangland warfare and exposes the crime godfathers and the stories behind the international drug trade they built. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6530&Itemid=89 Listeners of RedFM have voted ‘The Hangover’ starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Mike Tyson as the movie of the year. The poll featured on Cork Talks Back with Victor Barry and his dedicated movie segment called ‘The Movie Bit’. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6531&Itemid=89 The infamously decadent Freakscene New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball returns for another night of jollity and high jinks! “Give a man a mask, and he will tell you the truth” according to Oscar Wilde, which may very well be true but all the good people at Freakscene know that when you give people masks they party like mad things! True to the spirit of Oscar, Freakscene promises a night of debaucherous fun and frolics as they bring in the New Year in style at the New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball! Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6532&Itemid=89 While they are best known for their work with Chic in the late '70s, siblings Debbie, Kim, Joni, and Kathy Sledge, collectively Sister Sledge, reached the height of their popularity during the disco era but had been recording since the early 70s and were still active in the late 90s. Chic and the work of Nile Rogers, of course, have been re-discovered by a new generation, as shown by the ecstatic reception received by their set at Electric Picnic this summer. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6533&Itemid=89 Cork legends, The Lynch Mob, plan to welcome 2010 in style at The Pavilion this New Years Eve. Featuring renowned musician/artist Ricky Lynch, The Lynch Mob also features his two sons Reuben on bass and Graham Lynch on guitar plus drummer Donie Moore. Their act, as anyone who has seen them live will tell you, is something to behold. They play a repertoire of sixties tunes including well known cover versions of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and are guaranteed to bring the house down on every occasion! Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6534&Itemid=89 Wiggle, celebrate ten years of playing live their particular take on electro dub reggae to the Cork massive. At our gigs we pull from a huge catalogue of songs with an uncertain amount of improvisation, which makes every gig unique. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6504&Itemid=89 An outspoken voice in the normally non-confrontational world of electronic dance music, Moodymann (Kenny Dixon Jr.) is committed to keeping a distinctly black imprint on techno and house. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6505&Itemid=89 FIGHT Like Apes are probably the Irish band most likely to achieve mainstream success in the UK and America in 2010. Their brand of hyped up electro punk has won over most punters who have seen or heard them in Ireland and now they are having the same effect further afield. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6506&Itemid=89 Mick Flannery's success continues apace and he returns to play the Opera House. He is one of the most talented musicians that have ever come out of Cork. Despite his tender years he is establishing himself as a major Irish artist. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6507&Itemid=89 Native Corkman, but Greenwich village resident Niall Connolly returns for his now annual Christmas gig in Cork. His gigs are always highly anticipated as Niall is one of our very best folk songwriters. His years in exile in New York have honed his already formidable live skills. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6406&Itemid=89 Edan was part of a small but vital hip-hop genesis in Boston at the tail-end of the 1990s who shared a number of musical attributes - a love of block-rockin' retro-beats and veneration for the hip-hop 'new school' of the late '80s and early '90s, and a proclivity for irreverent, tongue-in-cheek lyrical styles. Though he still collaborates extensively, he is very much his own man. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6407&Itemid=89 At this time of the year many of us look forward to the start of the pantomime season. This year in the Everyman Palace Theatre, it’s Aladdin, the traditional and much loved pantomime, which opened recently. Containing all the essential ingredients for a fantastic spectacle: the beautiful Princess, the wicked villain, and the outrageous dame, Aladdin will continue throughout the Christmas season, until 10 January. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6408&Itemid=89 Which comes first the record deal or the album? Normally the album follows the signing of a record deal but Dublin outfit Codes did it the other way round. They self-financed their debut album and then offered the finished copy to a record album. That approach may have helped to get them signed but the music must have helped too. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6409&Itemid=89 Thursday 17 December What: The xx Where: The Pavilion When: 9pm Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6410&Itemid=89 You might know Jarlath Regan from his numerous television appearances on infamous RTE show 'The Panel', Just For Laughs or his own show on TV3. He recently completed an illustrated book of his twisted greeting card collection, which went on sale recently and is apparently selling well. During a period as an advertising account executive he became disillusioned and decided to try his hand at comedy. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6411&Itemid=89 'Jazzy' Jeff Townes was born in West Philadelphia in a very musical household and developed a love of music at an early age. By the time Jeff had made it to John Bartram High his skills as a DJ had progressed to a level that had him doing shows on the block party/ballroom circuit in West Philadelphia. The precise percussive elements that Jeff brought to scratching quickly gained him a following. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6412&Itemid=89 Slow Motion Heroes are a new seven-piece band who have recently released their debut EP. Most recently, they rocked the Opera House while playing the Murphys Big Night Out. Picking up such prestigious gigs is a great sign for such a young band. Not that the band are actually very young… All seven band-members have impressive pedigrees having already found musical success in various guises. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6413&Itemid=89 This Friday 18 December sees the launch of the Sonic Vigil 4 Box produced by ANEAR Productions. The concert will feature The Quiet Club Orchestra and chorus which will include John Godfrey, Harry Moore, Mersk, Vicky Langan, SAFE, Roland Etzin with video by Irene Murphy. The box set consists of live recordings of one of the most unique sonic events held in the country. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6414&Itemid=89 The Celtic Tenors have established themselves as the most successful classical crossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland. They are comprised of Meath man Matthew Gilsenan, Omagh native Daryl Simpson and Sligo man James Nelson. The Celtic Tenors fifth album is due for release soon. Recorded in the Hollywood Hills, this new album is a collection of songs from North America, by songwriters including Stephen Foster and Bob Dylan. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6415&Itemid=89 The xx are a bunch of kids who dress largely in black and have a made a sublime first album. Hailing from London, they chart an atmospheric and chilled out journey through their own bassy yet melodic world. This self produced album is very much their own, picking up influences from plenty of genres including trip-hop, R&B, and dubstep but always keeping it original, with beautiful interplay between the male/female lead vocals. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6416&Itemid=89 Comedy of the week: Jarlath Regan at the City Limits Comedy Club on Friday 18 and Saturday 19. Doors are 8.30pm. You might know Jarlath Regan from his numerous television appearances on infamous RTE show 'The Panel', Just For Laughs or his own show on TV3. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6314&Itemid=89 Rodrigo y Gabriela belong to a cherished list of foreign musicians who first found success in Ireland and then moved on to bigger and presumably better things. We tend to think of artists like Josh Ritter, Rodrigo y Gabriela and even David Gray as somehow 'our own' even though they have long since fled our shores. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6315&Itemid=89 Dawn landes is finally gaining the recognition her substantial talent deserves. Landes is a Louisville, Kentucky-born singer, songwriter and audio engineer who has crafted four exquisite albums to date, 2002's 'Dawn Music', 2006's 'Two, Three, Four', 2008's 'Fireproof', and this year's 'Sweet Heart Rodeo'. She ploughs a furrow in varying soils, going from folky singer-songwriter territory to bluegrass to alt-country and indie rock. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100