LimerickIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:32 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.limerickindependent.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.limerickindependent.com LimerickIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11210&Itemid=89 A LAVISH, high-quality production of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ will mark Limerick Musical Society’s tenth anniversary when it takes to the stage at UCH this week. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:56 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11209&Itemid=89 WITH her highly-anticipated third album due for release this spring, Irish songstress Cathy Davey has just announced a Limerick show in Dolan’s Warehouse on Sunday May 16. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:36 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11208&Itemid=89 OPEN/Invited ev+a 2010, Ireland’s pre-eminent annual exhibition of contemporary art, opens in the city this weekend. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:54:18 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11207&Itemid=89 CHEERFUL Cork band Fred return to Limerick for a show at Dolan’s on Friday March 19. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:58 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11206&Itemid=89 SOME of Limerick’s finest musicians will come together at Dolan’s Warehouse this Saturday, March 13 to help raise funds for Concern’s emergency work in Haiti. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:36 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11205&Itemid=89 LIMERICK-born soprano Mairead Buicke and Scottish violin star Nicola Benedetti join the RTE National Symphony Orchestra for a night of fireworks and spectacle at UCH on Wednesday March 24. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:53:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11204&Itemid=89 SENSATIONAL crossover classical tenor Will Martin makes his only Irish appearance at UCH on Saturday September 18. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:52:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11203&Itemid=89 James Vincent McMorrow – Early In The Morning (Faction) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:52:31 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11112&Itemid=89 DESPITE not ageing a day in the last 30 years Gilbert O’Sullivan has fought his fair share of battles, and won, without ever taking the easy option or pandering to nostalgia. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:08:08 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11111&Itemid=89 MERCURY Prize-nominated singer Fionn Regan returns to Limerick for a show at Dolan’s Warehouse this Saturday, March 6 to celebrate the release of his new album ‘The Shadow of an Empire’. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:07:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11110&Itemid=89 BELL X1’s drummer Tim O'Donovan brings his delicious, electro-pop sideproject Neosupervital to Java’s Café Bar (formerly Scholar’s) at the University of Limerick this Wednesday, March 4. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:07:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11109&Itemid=89 A HOMETOWN gig is now definitely not on the cards for Limerick rock group The Cranberries, with the announcement this week that fans will have to travel down the road to Cork to see them perform on June 29. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:07:08 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11108&Itemid=89 LIMERICK ‘You’re A Star’ winner Leanne Moore, will be one of five finalists vying for a chance to represent Ireland at the final of Eurosong 2010 this Friday, March 5 on The Late Late Show. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:06:49 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11107&Itemid=89 DUBLIN troubadour James Vincent McMorrow will play an intimate show at Upstairs in Dolan’s this Wednesday, March 3 to promote his debut album ‘Early In The Morning’. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:06:30 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10900&Itemid=89 BELFAST instrumental juggernaut And So I Watch You From Afar show no signs of taking the foot off the pedal as they continue to steamroll at breakneck pace to the very top of the music world. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:22:37 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10899&Itemid=89 FRESH from the Big Brother house, Dane Bowers comes to Trinity Rooms on March 16 for an exclusive DJ set. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:21:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10898&Itemid=89 ‘THE Girls of Summer’, a sensational cabaret-style show starring Sussanah De Wrixon and Conor Linehan takes to the Belltable stage on February 19 and 20. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:21:23 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10897&Itemid=89 JAPANESE performing arts group Kodo will march to the beat of their own drum when they touch down at the University Concert Hall on Thursday March 18. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:20:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10896&Itemid=89 AWARD-winning Irish comedian David O’Doherty is back in Limerick for a show at Dolan’s Warehouse on Thursday March 4. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:20:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10760&Itemid=89 LONDON three-piece Tubelord will bring their unique and powerful blend of “indie meets pop-punk meets riff heavy singalong pop” to Baker Place this Wednesday, January 26. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10759&Itemid=89 THE British actor Danny Dyer, star of movies such as ‘Human Traffic’, ‘Football Factory’, ‘The Business’ and ‘Mean Machine’, will play an exclusive DJ set at Trinity Rooms on Saturday February 6. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10758&Itemid=89 LIMERICK power-popsters Supermodel Twins are about to return to business with a single and album, as well as an all-new line-up. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10757&Itemid=89 EXPLICATIO’, an exhibition of paintings by Irish artist Samuel Walsh is currently running at The Hunt Museum on Rutland Street until February 7. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:32:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10756&Itemid=89 EVER-popular accordionist Dermot Dunne and violinist Katherine Hunka join the Irish Chamber Orchestra at UCH on Thursday February 18 to present an exciting mix of celebrated classics, virtuoso showpieces and a selection of works with a strong Latin flavour. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:32:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10755&Itemid=89 LIMERICK bands and solo artists are now invited to enter for a place in the 2010 IMRO Showcase Tour. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:31:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10754&Itemid=89 CELEBRATED Irish singer Mary Black returns to Limerick for a performance at the University Concert Hall on Thursday February 11, 2010. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:31:15 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10753&Itemid=89 Alan Jacques’s pick of the latest music releases Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:30:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10668&Itemid=89 2010 is certain to be a very busy year for Tipperary-born chanteuse Gemma Hayes what with plans afoot to record not one but two albums in the coming months. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:31:46 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10667&Itemid=89 BELFAST band And So I Watch You From Afar who have just been nominated for the Choice Music Prize ‘Irish Album of the Year 2009’ will visit Baker Place on February 11 to promote their new EP ‘Letters’. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:31:24 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10666&Itemid=89 THE thirteenth annual UnFringed Festival takes place in venues throughout the city from January 27 to 31. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:31:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10665&Itemid=89 LIMERICK will be well represented at Ireland’s biggest and best Irish music and culture festival — The Temple Bar TradFest — in Dublin this month with Líadan flying the flag for the Treaty City. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:30:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10664&Itemid=89 STRABANE-born singer Paul Brady will be performing classic favourites and songs from his forthcoming new album at the University Concert Hall on Thursday April 29. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:30:19 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10563&Itemid=89 HIS new show, ‘The Asylum’, is all about getting inside our heads and toying with our minds, so with this knowledge I found myself filled with trepidation as I approached my chat with Ireland’s top magician Keith Barry this week ahead of his visit to UCH on January 27. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:05:19 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10562&Itemid=89 DAN Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip have just announced that they will be returning to Ireland for a show at Trinity Rooms on Friday April 23 following an amazing sell-out gig at the city venue in 2007. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:04:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10561&Itemid=89 IRISH music legend Gilbert O’Sullivan will take to the stage at the University Concert Hall on Tuesday March 23 to promote his brand new album, ‘Mum’s The Word’. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:04:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10560&Itemid=89 COCOON Bar and Night club on Upper Thomas Steet is Limerick’s newest gay venue over three floors. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:04:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10490&Itemid=89 IT’S the time of year for genies, magic lamps and the obligatory flying carpet, yes that’s right, panto season is upon us once again. Oh yes it is! Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:20:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10489&Itemid=89 KEITH Barry returns to the University Concert Hall on January 27 with his brand new show ‘The Asylum’. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:19:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10488&Itemid=89 GIFTED Limerick songsmith Brendan Markham will launch his long-awaited debut solo album ‘False Witness’ at Upstairs in Dolan’s on Wednesday December 30. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:19:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10487&Itemid=89 GEMMA Hayes has announced an intimate show at Upstairs in Dolan’s on Saturday January 23 to preview material from her forthcoming fourth album. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:18:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10486&Itemid=89 COMEDY legend Kevin McAleer will bring his hilarious new show to the Belltable on Saturday February 13. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:17:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10485&Itemid=89 THE very best local talent took to the stage at Molly Malone’s Bar last week for Limerick’s Got Stars In Your Eyes. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:16:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10484&Itemid=89 YOUNG and old will be getting their skates on at Limerick On Ice at Arthur’s Quay this Christmas. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:15:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10483&Itemid=89 LIMERICK Panto Society presents ‘Cinderella’, its 25th annual production, at the University Concert Hall from Monday December 28 to Sunday January 3. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:12:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10424&Itemid=89 I THINK it’s fair to say 2009 has been an exceptional year for Irish songstress Lisa Hannigan. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:59:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10423&Itemid=89 GIVEAMANAKICK, one of the greatest Limerick bands of all time, will sadly, play their last ever show at Dolan’s Warehouse this Friday, December 18. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:59:02 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10422&Itemid=89 A FEAST of festive favourites is promised at St Mary’s Cathedral this Thursday, December 17 when award-winning Limerick chamber choir Ancór host their special Christmas concert, ‘A Winter’s Tale’. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:58:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10421&Itemid=89 THE rescheduled performance of the Michael Jackson stage show ‘Man In The Mirror’ will take place at the University Concert Hall on February 10, 2010. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:58:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10420&Itemid=89 LEGENDARY Limerick band The Hitchers return to a live setting for their annual Christmas reunion party at Upstairs in Dolan’s on Monday December 28. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:58:07 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10360&Itemid=89 ULTIMATE badgirl Lola Montez returns home to her Limerick roots for a celebration of her short but eventful life with a red-hot show in Dolan’s Warehouse on December 11. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:40:21 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10359&Itemid=89 DISTINGUISHED Irish singer Mary Black visits Limerick for a performance at the University Concert Hall on February 11, 2010. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:39:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10358&Itemid=89 CONTROVERSIAL Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan heads out on his whistlestop ‘World Tour of Limerick’ in the New Year. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:39:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10357&Itemid=89 LIMERICK music venue Dolan’s Warehouse scoops top honours at the second annual IMRO Music Live Venue of the Year Awards 2009. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:38:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10356&Itemid=89 LOUISIANA-born Country Music star Robert Mizzell promises an energy filled show at the Greenhills Hotel this Thursday, December 10. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:38:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10355&Itemid=89 SPEAKEASY Jazz presents The Boudoir Sessions at Shannon Rowing Club this Thursday, December 10. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:37:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10354&Itemid=89 A FUNDRAISING fine art auction and sale in aid of the Shane Geoghegan Trust will take place at the Church Gallery, Limerick School of Art and Design, Clare Street, this Wednesday, December 9 from 6 to 9pm. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:36:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10280&Itemid=89 ‘CHRISTMAS’ Presence’, the perfect gift for those looking for some topnotch live entertainment over the festive season, sees Damien Dempsey, Andrew Maxwell, James Yorkston, Katie Kim, Karl Spain and Donal Dineen at Daghdha Space, St John’s Church between December 4 and 6. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:36 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10279&Itemid=89 THE extraordinary story of Lola Montez, the most notorious, celebrated and reviled woman of the 19th Century — who as it turns out was of Limerick stock — will be brought to life at Dolan’s Warehouse on December 11. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10278&Itemid=89 ‘CHRISTMAS With Elvis’ brings some festive rock’n’roll fun to the University Concert Hall on Thursday December 17. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:44:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10277&Itemid=89 ONE of Ireland’s best-loved comedians, Ardal O’Hanlon, will take to the stage at The Last Laugh Comedy Club in Trinity Rooms this Thursday, November 26. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:43:34 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10276&Itemid=89 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:41 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10195&Itemid=89 WITH Christmas only around the corner there doesn’t seem to be much to be cheery about at the minute with the constant media bombardment over our crippled economy, swelling national debt, staggering job losses and endless scandals implicating greedy politicians and businessmen. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10194&Itemid=89 TO celebrate the news that pop/rock superstar Pink brings her sizzling Funhouse Carnival Tour to Limerick’s Thomond Park next summer, Aiken Promotions and the Limerick Independent have now come together to give away one pair of tickets to this not to be missed show. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:42:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10193&Itemid=89 CORK five-piece Cajole & Bully headline Limerick Live 95FM’s Green and Live Sessions at Upstairs in Dolan's on Thursday November 26 to preview material from their forthcoming debut album. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:42:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10192&Itemid=89 THE Last Laugh Comedy Club at Trinity Rooms presents three of Ireland’s finest comedians this Thursday, November 19. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10191&Itemid=89 AFTER spending much of the last year touring America, Limerick band Seneca returns home for a headline slot at Dolan’s Warehouse this Friday, November 20. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:41:22 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10190&Itemid=89 THE Friends of the Hunt Museum will run ‘Hunt The Postcard’, a very special event at the Hunt Museum on November 28 and 29. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:40:57 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10189&Itemid=89 Songsmith Don Mescall waxes lyrical under interrogation from Alan Jacques Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:40:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10115&Itemid=89 AFTER seven years at the helm of the good ship Giveamanakick, Limerick rocker Stephen Ryan is now proving that he is certainly not a man frightened to try new things with his latest foray into the world of theatre. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:35 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10114&Itemid=89 LIMERICK rock band The Cranberries will this Thursday, November 12 play their first concert in seven years as part of a 19-date American Tour at the Ram’s Head in Baltimore, Maryland. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10113&Itemid=89 MARIA Tecce brings her vibrant and magical new show ‘Viva!’ to the Belltable on Friday November 27. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:50:40 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10054&Itemid=89 HAVING spent four months in a dark windowless room above a Dublin City pub to work on material for their second album Director are now immersed in natural light as they traverse the highways and byways to promote the fruits of their labour. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:18:53 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10053&Itemid=89 LIMERICK Theatre Hub and the Belltable Arts Centre in association with Bottom Dog present ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ from Wednesday November 11 until Saturday November 21 at 8pm nightly. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:17:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10052&Itemid=89 LIMERICK Rock And Roll Club presents John Lennon lookalike Gary Gibson at the South Court Hotel on Saturday November 14. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10051&Itemid=89 THE ever popular Limerick Musical Society are looking for new members to join them for their Christmas concert ‘Season's Greetings’ taking place in St Mary’s Cathedral on December 10. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:15:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10050&Itemid=89 CHARLIE Winston, who achieved number one status this year in France with his debut album and single, will now bring his unique blend of alternative folk-pop to Limerick for a show at Upstairs at Dolan’s on November 28. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10049&Itemid=89 THE Harlem Gospel Choir brings its ‘Concert of Hope Tour’ to LIT Millennium Theatre on Wednesday November 18. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:12:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10048&Itemid=89 FRANKIE Gavin is one of the genuine legends of Irish music. Having appeared and performed with such luminaries as Stephane Grapelli, Sir Yehudi Menuhin and The Rolling Stones, ‘the prince of Irish fiddlers’ is one of the outstanding performers of the past 30 years. Frankie Gavin and the new De Dannan is live at LIT Millennium Theatre this Saturday, November 7. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:24 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9935&Itemid=89 WEXFORD-born songstress ODi has been making quite the name for herself in the last 12 months. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:29 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9934&Itemid=89 COUNTRY R&B stars Dr Hook will play a one-night show at the University Concert Hall this Sunday, November 1. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:03 +0100