CorkIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.corkindependent.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:08:28 +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=10286&Itemid=89 Power-pop seems to have lost its lustre since its heyday in the 60s when the likes of The Beatles, the Beach Boys and The Kinks ruled the charts. Melodic, harmony driven guitar pop seems to have fallen out of favour apart from the odd song like ‘Buddy Holly’ by Weezer and more recently, 'Here It Goes Again' by OK Go. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10287&Itemid=89 The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival has pulled off a huge coup in bringing Sonic Youth guitar legend Lee Ranaldo over to play and present a workshop. The festival is a celebration of the guitar in all in its forms and uses, from acoustic traditional and classical guitar to electric guitar powered rock and metal. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10288&Itemid=89 A Spanish flamenco duo will offer a Cork audience the chance to enjoy the artistry of flamenco at a standard normally only seen on the stages of Spain.Flamenco is a form of music and dance native to Spain and is also known as ‘The Gypsy Blues’ or ‘The European Blues’. It originally came from Andulusia. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10289&Itemid=89 Thursday, 2 September What: Colin McLean Latin Trio Where: The Roundy When: 9pm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10290&Itemid=89 There are few things to beat a summer’s eve watching a gig in Pine Lodge in Myrtleville. Gigs there have been sparse recently but the excellent Party in the Pines returns this Saturday to bring us some late summer fun. This year’s edition will be the fourth instalment and is something of a Cork affair. It features some of Cork’s finest live bands in the excellent seaside retreat of Pine Lodge. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10291&Itemid=89 A sound art installation created by Mel Mercier has been running all summer in the Lewis Glucksman Gallery this summer. Put together to celebrate the Aloys Fleischmann centenary, 'From the Sources' featured the work of 100 traditional musicians, all of whom are UCC graduates. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10292&Itemid=89 A few days after an appearance at Electric Picnic, the lovely Field Music will take to the stage at Cyprus Avenue. Hailing from Sunderland, the band has shared members with Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads. That said, Field Music sound nothing like either of those bands. Instead, Field Music play music that is elegant and cerebral, while still being extremely listenable art-pop. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10293&Itemid=89 Gig of the week: Party in the Pines @ Pine Lodge, Myrtleville on Saturday 4 September at 7.30pm Beautiful Pine Lodge in the Myrtleville is the location for the fourth Party in the Pines, a night of great live music. This year features some of the best live acts in Cork and features Ten Past Seven, Elk, Hope Is Noise, I'll Eat Your Face and Lamp. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10171&Itemid=89 The fabulously crazy Fight Like Apes are releasing their second album 'Fight Like Apes: The Body Of Christ And The Legs Of Tina Turner' tomorrow. Singers MayKay and Jamie tell the Cork Independent why their 'difficult' second album wasn't so difficult ahead of their gig in Cyprus Avenue Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10172&Itemid=89 A charity gig will take place on Sunday 29 August at 9pm in the Crane Lane Theatre in aid of the Mercy Foundation. Following a stint in hospital, the guitarist of Cork band Daniel Jones & The Small Town Lovers was inspired to set up a benefit night for the Mercy Foundation. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10173&Itemid=89 The fabulous jazz extravaganza that is Doubletime celebrates its seventh anniversary this week. Its home has been the Pavilion for the last few years and the glamorous surroundings are suitable for nights of jazz-laden madness. Taking place on the last Friday of every month, the night has a loyal and energetic fan base. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10174&Itemid=89 From a background as a mildly incompetent civil engineer, Eleanor Tiernan has become one of the rising stars of Irish comedy. She has described her comedy style as being "like a teacher who has been let go from her job for doing something really inappropriate but is still in denial about it!" Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10175&Itemid=89 Thursday, 26 August What: Our Thursdays - Regional Final Where: Cyprus Avenue When: 8pm Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10176&Itemid=89 Sam Shepard is acknowledged as one of the greatest contemporary American playwrights. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama as far back as 1979 for 'Buried Child', and has written other classics 'True Love' and 'A Lie of the Mind'. Washington DC's Keegan Theatre Company return with his play 'Fool For Love', which was made into a 1985 film by Robert Altman. Shepard himself starred in the film. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10177&Itemid=89 The Jimmy Cake are a multi headed beast that have been creating hypnotic and beautifully powerful music for ten years now. Over this time the band has evolved and changed its sound as its line up has changed. They started out in 2000 as a nine-piece that played instrumental music using a variety of instruments like clarinet, saxophone and trumpet. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9975&Itemid=89 There is nothing quite like a great pop song. As we are submerged beneath waves of radio-friendly, auto-tuned, factory-produced dross, it seems like the art of the great pop song is being lost. American musician Kelley Ryan tells the Cork Independent why East Cork is her home and how her surroundings influence the style of song she writes Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9976&Itemid=89 Irish underground legends Estel are touring Ireland with legendary saxophonist Andy MacKay as part of the band. Estel have been a going concern since 1999 and remained resolutely independent. Estel mine a seam of dark noise rock using elements of krautrock, off-kilter post-punk and brooding synth infused horror soundtrack-esque music. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9977&Itemid=89 Thursday, 19 August What: Mary Back Where: Timoleague Festival When: 8pm Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9978&Itemid=89 'Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space' opened at the ESB Substation last Friday. The title of the show is taken from the philosophical novel 'Sophie's World' by Jostein Gaarder and it well anticipates the thrust of the exhibition. Artist Mark Cullen continues his exploration into cosmological states of awareness. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9979&Itemid=89 Megafaun may not be a familiar name to many but you may well have heard of their former band mate. Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver, made his hugely successful and beautiful album 'For Emma, Forever Ago' after splitting up with Joe Westerlund, and brothers Brad and Phil Cook. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9980&Itemid=89 Cork Arts Theatre's most successful play in 24 years will return this week. Written by Tom Dudzick, 'Over The Pub' returns to Cork Arts Theatre this Thursday and runs until Saturday 28 August. This beguiling family comedy has been adapted by director Dolores Mannion from the original play 'Over the Tavern'. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9981&Itemid=89 The Besnard Lakes, another Montreal collective fronted by husband-and-wife duo Olga Goreas and Jace Lasek, are bringing their majestic, sprawling vision of dense guitar- based orchestral music to Cork this week. The band are a feted four-piece centred around the atmospheric songs of Lasek and Goreas, whose expansive sound draws from numerous aspects of rock 'n' roll history. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9982&Itemid=89 Gig of the week: N-Dubz @ the Savoy on Thursday 19 August at 8pm The gig is sold out since before the originally scheduled gig in April, but this is a chance to see a pop act in a relatively small arena before they go supernova…or implode in a chaotic mess of feuding, fighting and drug use. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9983&Itemid=89 San Francisco's Tussle share some similarities with some of their Californian psychedelic brethren like Wooden Shjips, but they make motorik, polyrthymic music that has more of an electronic edge. The band has released three albums since they began in 2001. The most recent album was the beloved by blogger's 'Cream Cuts' in 2008. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9913&Itemid=89 When you lose something close to you, it's often only after the worst has happened that you realise the full effect of that absence. Last December the doors at Plugd Records closed for the last time at their place on Washington St. The closure of the Kino Cinema and Plugd was a huge blow to Cork. Thankfully Plugd will be back again shortly and proprietors Jim Horgan and Albert Twomey explain why Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9914&Itemid=89 Despite being the son of the great folk polemicist and Bob Dylan's hero, Arlo Guthrie has managed to forge a significant career for himself. Like his father Woody, Arlo is a natural-born storyteller whose hilarious tales and anecdotes are woven seamlessly into his performances. He is also an accomplished musician, playing the piano, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9915&Itemid=89 White Feather Theatre Company presents an evening with a difference this week. 'Laundry and Bourbon…Chit Chat and Chardonnay' is a short play about some truly desperate housewives, followed by a post-show chat hosted by Shonagh Lyons. Shonagh will be joined by Wexford actresses Olga Conway and Rebecca Hadrill, who take to the stage in American playwright James McClure's witty one act comedy, 'Laundry and Bourbon' for one night only. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9916&Itemid=89 This month's moon party at An Realt Dearg features the talents of Leipzig native Kassem Mosse, who makes his Irish debut at Lightning Moon party. Kassem Mosse is no stranger to the nether regions of ambient techno. Through a series of celebrated singles on Mikrodisko and Workshop, Mosse has carved out a unique time-warped sound that many have tagged as too slow for traditional techno but too sparse for house. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9917&Itemid=89 Beloved of teenagers, the controversial British grime group N-Dubz are due to play their rescheduled gig in the Savoy next Thursday. Their gig last April was cancelled due to difficulties getting a flight during the crisis caused by the Icelandic volcano. The group is as well known for getting in trouble as for its music. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9837&Itemid=89 "It's a very simple idea," he says. "Make 100 dogs in an open way and get people to come along and help. We are based here in the Camden Palace Hotel as an open workshop." The 100 life sized brown papier mache dogs were constructed from largely recycled materials. This was done by the help of a core group of artists set up by Tom Campbell and volunteers who came to open dog making workshops. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9838&Itemid=89 The rollicking Gypsy Carnival returns this Friday with another great line-up, showcasing the brilliant and diverse Balkan influenced music that is being produced in all sorts of places. It's hard to get farther from the Balkans than Australia, but that is where The Crooked Fiddle Band hail from. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9839&Itemid=89 Strange bunch Cleckhuddersfax are. The lead singer tends to favour an orange Speedo, which bears more than a slight resemblance to Borat's mankini, and sings constantly distorted vocals. Their name is a Leeds slang term for a conurbation in West Yorkshire that is beset by problems of unemployment, drugs and crime. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9840&Itemid=89 Pantha du Prince is a German electronic music producer, who is very much the flavour du jour at the moment. He has recently remixed the likes of indie darlings Animal Collective and Fourtet to great acclaim. He is undoubtedly one of the leading electronic music producers although he is heavily influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and other shoegaze bands. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9841&Itemid=89 Cyprus Avenue and Black Sun have come together to present a musical legend and one of the most interesting live acts that will be seen in Cork this year. Damo Suzuki's Network is an experimental and improvisational unit that functions around the Japanese singer. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9842&Itemid=89 Mick Lally and Geraldine Plunkett star together again in John B Keane's hilarious play 'The Matchmaker'. The pair are very well-known from their 16 years playing a married couple in the much-loved TV series 'Glenroe'. 'The Matchmaker' is the longest running Irish comedy. Lally and Plunkett play a host of immortal John B Keane characters, all of them determined not to meet their Maker before they've met their match. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9691&Itemid=89 Richie Egan, better known now as Jape, is one of the most mercurial of talents in Irish music. A member of Irish underground heroes The Redneck Manifesto and the main man and principal songwriter behind Jape, one of the acts most likely to storm into the mainstream, unless he has already done so. Brian Hayes Curtin found out more Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9692&Itemid=89 In a nation blessed with numerous world class comedians, Ardal O'Hanlon is certainly in the top tier. Over the last 12 months or so, he has returned to his earliest love which is stand up comedy. Thankfully for us too, as he hasn't lost that gift, as he proved a few months ago at the Opera House, which was sold out or close to it. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9693&Itemid=89 Anne Savage is one of the world's leading ladies in dance music with a career that spans over nearly two decades. She has evolved as a DJ embracing everything from electronica to hard dance playing the best clubs and festivals across the globe. She has become a best selling producer with a more accomplished and diverse CV than most DJs could dream of constantly finding new ways to look and sound more vital than ever. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9694&Itemid=89 The always mind expanding Black Sun returns to the Pavilion with a fresh night of experimental sound noise. This edition will feature Mark Durgan, Michael Prime (Organum), The Quiet Club and an experimental film programme curated by Maximilian Le Cain. Putrefier, aka Mark Durgan, has been an active member of the UK noise scene since the inception of Putrefier back in 1986. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9695&Itemid=89 Ghostcat are a London based band that have attracted a lot of attention over the last 12 months, only partially because of their music. Canadian singer Ali Cat has appeared on the cover of Elle and other fashion magazines and has been described as 'Karen O for the catwalk'. Heady praise indeed. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9696&Itemid=89 Thursday, 29 July What: Han-earl Park Where: Glucksman Gallery, UCC When: 6pm Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9697&Itemid=89 Set in the beautiful West Cork town of Skibbereen, the second edition of the Skibbereen Arts Festival promises a great mix of music, theatre, art and film, as well as the special Children's Festival offshoot. Highlights include 'Skibbereen Sound and Vision', a series of film and sound events comprising the enchanted works of Guillaume Beauron, Kevin Brew and The Quiet Club. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9698&Itemid=89 'Frost/Nixon' is a play by the British screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan, whose work includes 'The Queen', 'The Deal' and 'The Special Relationship'. The subject of the play is the series of televised Frost/Nixon Interviews that former US President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977 and that ended with an admission of guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9588&Itemid=89 Award-winning Cork actor Denis Conway will be performing in Enda Walsh's new play 'Penelope'. He spoke to Brian Hayes Curtin about the reaction to the new work, his late start in acting and the experience of working on a Hollywood epic like 'Alexander' Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9589&Itemid=89 Thursday 22 July What: Clare O'Mahony, Sherry Ryan and Joe Belly Where: The Roundy When: 9pm Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9590&Itemid=89 A new exhibition opens in the beautiful Crawford Art Gallery today Thursday 22 July from 6 to 8pm. Curated by Dawn Williams, 'Close To Hand' looks at some of the more mundane aspects of our lives and how we interact with our most familiar environments. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9591&Itemid=89 Moon Duo come from San Francisco. The band consists of Wooden Shjips guitarist/singer Erik 'Ripley' Johnson along with his female partner Sanae Yamada, and together they make a big, big sound. Wooden Shjips played a great gig a few months ago in the Crane Lane and Moon Duo's songs share similarities but are played in a different manner. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9592&Itemid=89 The hugely successful Pitch Party series of concerts at the Marquee in Ballinhassig GAA club comes to a close this weekend with some stand out gigs. Ballinhassig has already rocked to the sounds of the Frank and Walters and Bagatelle while last Sunday the High Kings brought the house down with stirring renditions of such classics as the 'Rocky Road to Dublin', the 'Irish Rover' and 'The Holy Ground'. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9593&Itemid=89 Francesco Turrisi presents this latest evolution of his Tarab ensemble, which links 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. This time it is Bulgarian Theodosil Spassov. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9594&Itemid=89 An exciting new nightclub was launched last weekend and promises to offer a very different experience for Cork revellers. Society, on Oliver Plunkett Street had 350 guests at their launch. Owners Brian Corish and Gavin Payne, despite their youth, have a long experience in the Cork music scene and have been DJing in Cork for the last 14 years. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9595&Itemid=89 Cork Operatic Society presents Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street' at the Everyman Palace Theatre, from Thursday 5 August to Sunday 8 August. Surely one of the most darkly funny musicals ever performed, and as the winner of eight Tony awards, it's considered to be Sondheim's masterwork. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9596&Itemid=89 Gig of the week: Moon Duo @ the Crane Lane Theatre on Saturday 24 July at 9pm This duo comprises one half of Wooden Shjips who played a storming set in the same venue a few months ago. Moon Duo promise to play similar drone influenced kraut–rock but played in totally different ways which should ensure an interesting experience. This gig is another freebie put on by the always interesting Bandicoot promotions. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9529&Itemid=89 Despite a vibrant dance music scene in Cork for more than 20 years, few internationally famous artists have come out of Cork, with a few exceptions. John Daly is one of these and he spoke to the Cork Independent about his musical background, why he still loves playing in Cork and the inspiration that Sir Henrys provided for him. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9530&Itemid=89 It seems unnecessary to explain who comedy trio Apres Match are, given their ubiquity throughout the World Cup on RTE. Their usual surreal and satirical take on football punditry and other subjects was one of the most watchable aspects of a largely forgettable World Cups. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9531&Itemid=89 Thursday 15June What: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble with Oleku Where: Charles Fort, Kinsale When: 7.30pm Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9532&Itemid=89 The august bank holiday weekend at Indiependence already sees the likes of White Lies, The Coronas, Alabama 3, Reverend and the Makers, Jape, Delorentos and Duke Special among the 120+ acts to play across the five stages at the rock weekender. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9533&Itemid=89 The classic farce 'Move Over Mrs Markham' is Haulbowline Theatre Group's next production and will open in the unique naval base theatre this summer from Thursday 15 July. The play is set in a very elegant top floor London flat, belonging to Philip and Joanna Markham. Philip is a straight-laced publisher of children's books, and he shares an office with his partner, Henry Lodge, on the ground floor. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9534&Itemid=89 From this Friday there will be a new clubbing experience in Cork at The Everyman Palace Theatre. The venue is launching two new club nights this weekend on Friday and Saturday night called 'The Palace Late Night Club'. After many years of 'Kickback' running at the Everyman Palace Theatre, Mick D'Arcy and his team are bidding a farewell to its Friday night residency. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9535&Itemid=89 The always interesting Sonic Vigil returns with this year's instalment. Curated by the Quiet Club and Gruenrekorder, it is a fascinating line up of leading international experimental musicians and sound artists as well as some of the foremost practitioners in the Irish scene. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9536&Itemid=89 Uber- successful Limerick pop-rock trio We Should Be Dead are returning to Leeside with a new album after moving to LA to record their album. 'Dreamstate' follows up their incredibly successful surprise international debut hit album 'Forget Romance Let's Dance'. First single 'Up All Night' is a characteristically hook laden synth slice of indie pop, full of lead vocalist Anna Nix's charismatic singing style. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9537&Itemid=89 Gig of the week: Sonic Vigil V @ St Fin Barre's Cathedral on Saturday 17 July from 1 to 8pm For something more than a little different, check out Sonic Vigil's fifth outing. The seven hour marathon of experimental music and sound art featuring the best international and Irish practioners should be quite an occasion. The festival is curated by The Quiet Club. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9538&Itemid=89 New Yorker Reggie Watts is a unique performer straddling the boundaries between comedy, music and performance art. He is an unusual talent who is impossible to categorise and unlike any other performer but utterly unmissable. Watts is hilarious, brilliant and unpredictable. Reggie's improvised musical sets are created on the spot using only his formidable voice and a looping machine. Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9347&Itemid=89 'After Luke' and 'When I Was God' by Conal Creedon will be returning home to Cork to play a short run at the Cork Arts Theatre. These two one-act plays premiered as part of the 'Second City Trilogy', commissioned for the 2005 City of Culture celebrations. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9348&Itemid=89 The Cope Foundation will have a fundraiser featuring a musically varied mix of Exit: Pursued by a Bear, Toy Soldier, and Darqhorse with visuals by Conec of Electric Underground. Exit: Pursued by a Bear recent single 'Pish!' has received extensive national airplay from the likes of Dan Hegarty, Cian O Ciobhain, and Paul McLoone. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9349&Itemid=89 David O'Doherty is a charmingly whimsical but utterly endearing comedian with a penchant for combining his comedic performance with tunes played on his miniature electronic keyboard. He brings his new show to Cork this Saturday. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9350&Itemid=89 The Firkin Crane Theatre has announced it's programme for what promises to be a great summer. Every Friday and Saturday at 8pm from 9 July, The Firkin Crane will present 'Summer Cabaret'. Bringing you on a journey jam-packed with musical numbers and dance pieces from Ireland's Celtic heritage to the West End to light opera to youthful dance routines! Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9351&Itemid=89 Thursday, 08 June What: Karma Parking Where: The Roundy When: 9pm Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9352&Itemid=89 The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble sold out two shows when they played the Pavilion during the Cork Jazz Festival. Since then they have played on the acclaimed new Gorillaz album 'Beach' and released their acclaimed new EP 'Heritage'. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9353&Itemid=89 Life has changed utterly for the twins in the last year. "It's kinda weird, we're like part of people's lives now, it's like 'oh, I'm a Jedward fan I can't live without us', basically", explains John. Hmmm, it didn't seem like he was joking but their fame would probably skew anyone's sense of perspective. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9354&Itemid=89 For a flavour of something different for the World Cup Final, Murphy's Little Big Nights Out are offering a genuine South African experience. Three of Cork's finest establishments, The Cottonball in Mayfield, Muskerry Arms in Blarney and The Carrigaline Court Hotel will be entirely changed on Sunday 11 July. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9355&Itemid=89 Gig of the week: Tony Bennett @ The Marquee, Thursday 8 July at 8pm The man is a living legend, and unlike some others, remains a great proposition live. It is gigs like this that make the Marquee such an essential part of a Cork summer these days. Check out the always popular and award-winning singer do what he does best. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9356&Itemid=89 Cork gets an opportunity to see the great Tony Bennett play when he appears at the Marquee this week. Although the singer is 83-years-old, he remains a vital and superb live artist. The indefatigable Italian-American still performs over 100 shows a year, even at his age. When not singing, he paints and has exhibited on many occasions. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9311&Itemid=89 Despite being on stage acting or directing for most of his life, Twomey is still best known for his iconic portrayal of Miah and his fellow bar room philosopher Cha, played by his friend Frank Duggan. The pair are currently rehearsing their latest, according to Michael, "Frank Sinatra-like comeback". "We will have a variety of people and characters on the new show and not just Cha and Miah," the polite and softly spoken Twomey explains. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9312&Itemid=89 Native Corkman, but Greenwich village resident Niall Connolly returns with a fourth album 'Brother, The Fight Is Fixed'. His years in exile in New York have honed his already formidable live skills. His growing worldwide popularity is reflected in the fact that Niall funded his fourth album using money from pre-sales to fans across the globe. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9313&Itemid=89 Martha Wainwright Indie-folk princess Martha Wainwright will be making her only Irish appearance this year at Murphys' presents Cork X Southwest. Since 2005 Martha has toured internationally many times over, sweeping up acclaim and awards wherever she went. She's made music with The Who's Pete Townshend, Damon Albarn's Africa Express, Antony Hegarty and the radio hit with Snow Patrol, 'Set The Fire To The Third Bar'. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9314&Itemid=89 Some things like Barry's Tea, tripe and drisheen and Christy Ring are quintessentially Cork. So too are Cha and Miah. The legendary duo have had a long and illustrious history of making Cork people laugh. For the very first time, the Everyman Place Theatre are delighted to announce that the comedy duo are to appear in their very own show. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9315&Itemid=89 Dara O'Briain has come a long way since his early days on RTE as a children's presenter. Now he is one of Ireland's best-known TV presenters and stand-up comedians. He has also flourished across the water too, where he hosts BBC 2's 'Mock the Week', and appears on 'Have I Got News For You' and 'QI'. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9316&Itemid=89 Thursday, 1 July What: Dara O Briain Where: The Marquee When: 8pm Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9317&Itemid=89 Endowed with a supernatural feel for futuristic funk, the Detroit native has been bleeping and grinding since he was a teenager. While his peers were worrying about their grades, Edgar was already spinning alongside such Motor City luminaries as Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May and programming intricate beats. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.corkindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9318&Itemid=89 A former gang member from one of LA's most notorious neighbourhoods, Snoop Dogg has served time for drug dealing, been acquitted of the murder of a gang member, and made a career as a rapper and film star. His distinctive name came from fellow gang members because his hairstyle resembled the ears of Snoopy from the Peanuts cartoon strip. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0100