Archive for May, 2006

Sultans of Ping on iTunes

Via the sultansofping.com mailing list:
Just to let you know that you can now get hold of all those long-deleted Sultans tracks, cheaply, painlessly and legally! Just go to the iTunes store and search for “Sultans of Ping”, it’s as simple as that. If you don’t have iTunes you can download it from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download .
The Sultans […]

Editors @ Savoy — set list & videos

Some videos from Editors gig in the Savoy:
road to nowhere(talking heads cover):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgCUjYKEDyg
munich:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DMn9fmQM6o
The set list on the night didn’t vary much from other gigs on the tour apparently:
Someone Says
All Sparks
Blood
Bones
Fall
The Weight Of The World
Bullets
Find Yourself A Safe Place
Release
Camera
You Are Fading
Munich
Open Your Arms
encores…
Lights (with weird tempo change for the chorus)
Road To Nowhere
Fingers In The Factories
Overall a […]

The Far Side Bar, Victoria Road - new music venue

Another new live music venue for Cork — ‘The Far Side’ is the new name for what used to be the old Marina Bar on Victoria road down the docks (around the corner from The Idle Hour).
In fact, in its latest incarnation it was briefly a Polish bar named Bialo-Czerwoni (I think) after the […]

City Sessions @ The Woodford

Every Tuesday night Gavin Moore hosts the city sessions at the Woodford on Paul St. Gavin is an accomplished singer/songwriter in his own right, as well as belonging to a famous extended family including Christy Moore and Luka Bloom.
Each week starting at about 9pm guest musicians perform mostly acoustic solo sets, and usually conclude […]

Ear plugs for gig-goers

The music them young folk listen to is fierce loud these days.
Most of you will be familiar with the ringing in your ears you experience after a night in a loud club or at a noisy gig. There has been much debate about the quality of the sound systems in Cork venues, and while many […]

Roy Harper @ De

Latest news on Roy Harper’s July dates from De Barras’ website:
Roy Harper returns for 3 dates in July & August 2006 following on from sell out show’s in 2005 and what is quickly becoming an annual event. Also Joining the fold this year will be Nick Harper for a Solo show on the 2nd August.
The […]

New venue - Beale Street blues bar

The venue formerly known as An Phoenix has been transformed into a blues bar by the proprietors of the neighbouring Taste café on Union Quay.
www.bealestreetcork.com
From the website:
About Beale Street
One of the most well known streets in the world, Beale Street, in downtown Memphis is lined with some of the best blues joints, bars, café’s, and […]




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