LimerickIndependent.com Entertaiment Feed http://www.limerickindependent.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:34:09 +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=13119&Itemid=89 “Please accept our sincerest apologies, sue mum and dad,” snarls May Kay on ‘Come On, Let’s Talk About Our Feelings’, the opening track from Fight Like Apes’ brazenly-titled new album ‘The Body of Christ And The Legs of Tina Turner’. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:23:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13067&Itemid=89 LIMERICK outfit Better Than You will give bassist Alan Keary (on the left of photo below) a great send-off at Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday August 27 as he prepares to take leave to study at the prestigious University of Salford in Manchester. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:34:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13066&Itemid=89 A GRAND Night For Singing’, a benefit concert for Limerick mezzo-soprano Roisin Walsh, takes place at St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday September 2. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:33:38 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13065&Itemid=89 LIMERICK Youth Theatre present ‘Women in Power’ at the Belltable from August 23 to 27. Based on the hilarious Greek comedy ‘The Assemblywomen’ by Aristophanes, LYT’s latest production brings a contemporary twist before embarking on a Greek odyssey. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:33:03 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13064&Itemid=89 ‘IN/VISIBLE’, an installation of ghost-like apparitions by Eva McCauley is on exhibition at Limerick Printmakers Gallery from this Thursday, August 19 to September 9. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:32:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13063&Itemid=89 POPULAR TV broadcaster Síle Seoige is calling on Limerick musicians to take part in ‘Trad for Trócaire’ this September. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:31:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12980&Itemid=89 YEATS County upstarts The Dead Flags unfurl their high-octane brand of indie-pop at Baker Place this Friday, August 13. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:16:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12979&Itemid=89 CATHY Davey returns to Limerick for a show at Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday October 15. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:15:09 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12978&Itemid=89 ASPIRING Limerick artists now have the chance to become part of the Electric Picnic experience by entering a competition to design a sculpture made exclusively of electrical and electronic waste. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:14:23 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12904&Itemid=89 FORMED after a chance meeting they had in a bar in Berlin with two homeless Irish twins, Belfast band John, Shelly And The Creatures is for my money the most exciting new band of 2010. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:57:25 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12903&Itemid=89 IRISH Eurovision star Niamh Kavanagh will take to the stage at Dolan’s Warehouse on September 11 as part of the Limerick Pride Festival. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:56:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12902&Itemid=89 THE Aftermath headlines the Sinnan Sessions at the Loft Venue this Wednesday, August 4. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:56:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12820&Itemid=89 BRENDAN Benson will be better known to most for his sidekick role to Jack White in s**t-kicking rock band The Raconteurs, but as a solo artist he has produced a stunning body of work that has rightly seen him hailed as something of an American treasure. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:15:16 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12819&Itemid=89 Lloyd Cole will be back to cause a commotion in Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday October 22. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:14:23 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12818&Itemid=89 LIMERICK outfit Supermodel Twins release yet another perfect pop gem in the shape of new single ‘One Step Behind’ on July 30. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:13:04 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12817&Itemid=89 UNSUNG Limerick hero Peter Delaney will perform some new material at The Loft Venue on Tuesday August 3 to promote his new limited CD, ‘Live in Amsterdam’. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:12:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12816&Itemid=89 THE Sinnan Sessions at The Loft Venue continues to celebrate modern Irish culture by providing a platform for artists to showcase a diverse range of work from music, poetry, art and literature. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:11:42 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12733&Itemid=89 GOT no vision but plenty sound. You got the guns we got belief… In the secret police I can do whatever I want to do,” sang enigmatic Limerick rocker Brendan Markham in The Driven’s 1996 anthemic single ‘Secret Police’. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:44:26 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12731&Itemid=89 THE poet laureate of punk rock, John Cooper Clarke, has just announced a show at Upstairs in Dolan’s on Sunday September 19. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:43:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12729&Itemid=89 FESTIVAL favourites the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble return to Limerick for a show at Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday August 6 after recently playing the main stage at Glastonbury with Gorillaz. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:43:22 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12727&Itemid=89 DECLAN O’Rourke and Bell X1 are Limerick bound for intimate shows at Daghdha Space, St John’s Church, as part of the new ‘Autumn: Winter Collection’ concert series. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:42:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12726&Itemid=89 LOCK up your daughters as the wildest and weirdest circus performers are set to come kicking and screaming into the University Concert Hall on Tuesday November 2. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:41:49 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12723&Itemid=89 SLIGO blues-rockers Oddsocks Revival launch their debut EP, ‘East of Jacksonville’, at Upstairs in Dolan’s this Friday, July 23. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:37:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12672&Itemid=89 AFTER doing her native city proud in the finals of RTE series ‘Fame The Musical’ the very talented Hollie O’Donoghue is on cloud nine again this week after receiving a coveted place at the prestigious London School of Musical Theatre. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:43:30 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12671&Itemid=89 CRITICALLY acclaimed American singer Brendan Benson takes to the stage at Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday September 24 for an intimate acoustic performance. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:42:39 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12670&Itemid=89 THE Twilight Racing gallops to the finishing post at Limerick Racecourse on Thursday July 22 with a performance from one of Ireland’s best-loved live acts, The Camembert Quartet. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:42:07 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12669&Itemid=89 THE National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, a symphony orchestra for musicians aged between 12 and 21, take to the stage at UCH on Wednesday August 4. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:41:37 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12668&Itemid=89 CORK X Southwest is back for its fourth outing in the gorgeous West Cork town of Skibbereen on Saturday July 31. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:41:01 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12667&Itemid=89 LEGENDARY Limerick songsmith Johnny Duhan releases his new album ‘The Burning Word’ on August 15. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:40:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12666&Itemid=89 WINNERS in the search for the stars of ‘Fame – The Musical’, Ben Morris and Jessica Cervi, will now join the cast of this stunning show at UCH from October 26 to 31. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:39:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12665&Itemid=89 LIMERICK rockers Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters will preview new material at Upstairs in Dolan’s on July 22 before entering the studio to record their debut album next month. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:39:18 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12590&Itemid=89 FOR young bands trying to make their first inroads into the music biz, presentation can be half the battle. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:16:37 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12589&Itemid=89 SUPERSTAR producer and DJ Felix Da Housecat is preening himself for his visit to Trinity Rooms on Friday July 23. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:15:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12587&Itemid=89 TALENTED Limerick lassie Hollie O’Donoghue will take to the stage at UCH on Thursday July 22 as part of ‘A Night With The Stars’ before leaving to take her coveted place at the prestigious London School of Music Theatre. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:05:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12585&Itemid=89 LIMERICK tunesmith Keith Forde will take to the stage at The Locke Bar this Thursday, July 8 as part of the Songwriter Sessions. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:04:31 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12582&Itemid=89 OPEN only two months and The Loft at The Locke Bar is already firmly established as one of Limerick’s leading live theatre, comedy and music venues. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:03:27 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12580&Itemid=89 LIMERICK band We Should Be Dead this week celebrates the release of their sophomore album ‘Dreamstate’. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:02:50 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12576&Itemid=89 Bizarre love triangle Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:52 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12574&Itemid=89 ‘Shutter Island’ (Paramount) Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:59:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12572&Itemid=89 ’Down In The Valley’ — BBC One, Friday July 9, 11.45pm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:59:06 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12570&Itemid=89 Dolan’s Warehouse — Thursday July 8 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:57:57 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12569&Itemid=89 Upstairs at Dolan’s — Friday July 9 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:56:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12514&Itemid=89 FOR Bob Dylan’s Limerick fans, July 4 is the red-letter day of 2010. The prospect of seeing the man perform in their own backyard, in a world-class stadium, is mouth-watering indeed. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:54:30 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12512&Itemid=89 WITH the great man himself in Limerick this weekend, the second annual Bob Fest which takes place on the grounds of The Anglers Rest, Clonlara, this Saturday July 3, promises to get us all in the mood for the big gig at Thomond Park. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:52:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12511&Itemid=89 LIMERICK bands and photographers are now invited to apply for inclusion in the 2010 Hard Working Class Heroes Festival which takes place in Dublin later this year. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:51:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12509&Itemid=89 THE Irish Youth Wind Ensemble take to the stage at the University Concert Hall on Saturday August 21 at 8pm. Featuring soloist James Dunne, the programme features ‘A Weekend in New York’ by Philip Sparke, ‘Divertimento for Band’ by Vincent Perischetti, ‘English Folk Song Suite’ by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ‘Bonaparte’ by Otto Schwarz and ‘UFO’ by Michael Daugherty. For bookings call 061-331549. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:51:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12508&Itemid=89 AN all-weather craft fair will be held in the new-look Milk Market on the last Thursday of every month from 12 to 7pm. The Artisans Craft Fair commences on July 29 bringing together a wide variety of Ireland’s finest artists and craftspeople. A broad range of excellent products including ceramics, woodwork, jewellery, hand-crafted vintage clothes, knitwear, bespoke furniture and more will be available from stallholders. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:50:44 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12507&Itemid=89 THE Camembert Quartet will saddle up for their performance at Limerick Racecourse on July 22 for the final Twilight Summer series show after a thrilling day of national hunt racing. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:50:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12505&Itemid=89 LIMERICK Gothic, country-tinged grunge-rockers Last Days of Death Country will open the show for Bob Dylan at Thomond Park this Sunday. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:49:21 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12502&Itemid=89 Thomond Park — Sunday July 4 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:47:32 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12500&Itemid=89 Dolan’s Warehouse — Friday July 2 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:46:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12427&Itemid=89 THERE is no shortage of great bands coming out of Northern Ireland at the minute with the likes of Two Door Cinema Club, And So I Watch You From Afar and General Fiasco all making names for themselves on the international stage. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:52:11 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12426&Itemid=89 WITH the World Cup now in full swing, the Aprés Match crew is all set to tog out for their ‘Possibly So’ show at Dolan’s Warehouse on Saturday July 17. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:51:37 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12425&Itemid=89 LIMERICK rockers Walter Mitty And The Realists join a stellar line-up that includes Cathy Davey, Delorentos, Fred, Paul Brady, O Emperor and many more up the road in Birr at Astral Plains this Saturday, June 26. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:50:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12424&Itemid=89 JUDGING by the impressive setlists from Bob Dylan’s recent shows across Europe, his Irish fans are in for a real treat when the legendary troubadour takes to the stage at Thomond Park on Sunday July 4. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:50:23 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12423&Itemid=89 ENGLISH popstar Kate Nash has announced a show at Dolan’s Warehouse on Friday October 8 to promote her critically-acclaimed sophomore album ‘My Best Friend Is You’. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:49:51 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12422&Itemid=89 HIGHLY original Irish comedian Kevin Gildea takes to the stage at The Loft Venue at The Locke Bar this Thursday, June 24. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:49:20 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12338&Itemid=89 ACCLAIMED Kilkenny-born multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hickey aka RSAG (Rarely Seen Above Ground) is a very busy man at the minute with the release of his astonishing new album ‘Be It Right Or Wrong’. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:52:05 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12337&Itemid=89 FIVE talented Limerick acts are now in the running to open for Bob Dylan in Thomond Park on Sunday July 4. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:51:21 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12335&Itemid=89 RTE 2FM’s Jenny Greene will take to the decks at Trinity Rooms this Saturday, June 19 to celebrate the release of ‘The Electric Disco Album’. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:50:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12334&Itemid=89 REPUBLIC of Loose, the ultimate good times band, take to the stage at Limerick Racecourse this Friday, June 18 for the second of this summer’s spectacular Twilight series. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:50:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12333&Itemid=89 LIMERICK-based chamber choir Ancór have won the prestigious Whitten-Haslam trophy for Sacred Music at the 2010 AIMS Choral Music Festival in New Ross. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:49:47 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12331&Itemid=89 ASTRAL Plains, a brand new festival of ‘music, arts and the cosmos’ will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Birr Castle in County Offaly on Saturday June 26. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:49:14 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12330&Itemid=89 THE Psychic Holistic Fair takes place this Sunday, June 20 in the South Court Hotel from 11am to 7pm. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:48:43 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12328&Itemid=89 SENSATIONAL New Zealand tenor Will Martin will make his only Irish appearance this year at the University Concert Hall on Saturday September 18 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:48:10 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12240&Itemid=89 POP wonderkids We Should Be Dead are back from a relentless year of touring and recording in the US with ‘Up All Night’, the impressive lead single from their forthcoming second album ‘Dreamstate’. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:34:54 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12239&Itemid=89 WITH The Cranberries finally touching down at Thomond Park this Wednesday for the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Ireland Games, the possibility of a full Limerick show next year is still a good one, according to the band. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:34:13 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12238&Itemid=89 LANE Productions presents ‘Setanta Murphy’ starring Luke Griffin and Garrett Keogh at the Belltable this week from June 10 to 12. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:33:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12237&Itemid=89 IRISH music bible, Hot Press, presents The Freezer Sessions at Dolan’s Warehouse this Friday, June 11. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:33:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12236&Itemid=89 ‘ROCK Camp’ is a week long summer camp with a difference for kids (aged 12-18) that runs at Dolan’s Warehouse from August 23 to 27. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:32:48 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12235&Itemid=89 THE countdown is now on to Pink’s ‘Funhouse Summer Carnival’ which rolls into Thomond Park on Sunday June 20. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:31:42 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12234&Itemid=89 ACCLAIMED guitairist Redmond O’Toole returns to Limerick for a show at the Belltable on Wednesday June 30. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:31:17 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12233&Itemid=89 THE Twilight Summer Evenings get underway at Limerick Racecourse this Saturday, June 12 with an intoxicating performance from Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:30:45 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12232&Itemid=89 FANS of singing sensations The Priests will have their prayers answered when they take to the stage at the University Concert Hall this Saturday, June 12. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:29:28 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12178&Itemid=89 THE mostly Irish trio I Am Not Lefthanded takes to the stage at Limerick’s Baker Place this weekend as part of their tour to promote their much-lauded new EP, ‘Time To Leave’. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:15:42 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12177&Itemid=89 HEATHERS headline the first ever Cruises Street Live Festival in the city over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:14:59 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12174&Itemid=89 DUBLIN-based rock and roll comedy supergroup Dead Cat Bounce take to the stage at Dolan’s Warehouse on Thursday June 10. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:14:07 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12173&Itemid=89 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:13:05 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12171&Itemid=89 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:12:33 +0100 http://www.limerickindependent.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12102&Itemid=89 THIS year’s much-anticipated MBNA Limerick International Music Festival Weekend kicks off this Thursday, May 27 at 9pm with the candlelit debut of the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s new handpicked choir at St Mary’s Cathedral. Tue, 25 May 2010 19:56:49 +0100