:: The Gandhis ::
:: Thursday 8th May ::
The Gandhis have been developing their own unique style of pop quirkiness from their Lucan base since forming in 2004. Writing and singing duties are shared between all four members, Niall Cullen( Bass), Conor Deasy (Guitar), Aidan McKelvey (Guitar) and Bazz O’Reilly (Drums). Inspired by their shared love of all things pop, from the Beatles to the Buzzcocks, James Brown to Roy Orbison, the Clash to the Coral, they have created a sound simultaneously original and familiar
:: thegandhismusic.com ::
:: Robotnik ::
:: Thursday 15th May ::
Robotnik is polish for worker.
Robotnik is Chris Morrin, a boy from Baldoyle, with 27 swings on the merry-go-round. Robotnik is an adventurous Lo-fi concoction of pop, electronic beats and melodic musings on relationships, fantasies and twentysomethingdom.
Once you listen to the music, you might be lead to the conclusion that Robotnik happens to be a lovechild of David Byrne, Beck and Yo La Tengo with Neutral Milk Hotel and Radiohead acting as midwives. However, we hope you will also consider Robotnik to be an original in his own right. Robotnik's path to the here and now swings by early memories of playing piano with his Aunt Alice, his teen garage band 'The Wesleys' and his sojourn into singer-songwriter territory with 'The Mucky Kid' EP in 2004. "I bought my first laptop back in 2005 and started to get this shit load of free software. That's what prompted me to start pressing buttons and creating my first electronic tracks," explains Robotnik. Welcome on board.
:: Robotnik ::
:: DJ Wax ::
:: Thursday 22nd May ::
The aim of Africa Day is to challenge perceptions of Africa and promote a
more comprehensive understanding of the diverse culture that springs from
this vast continent, which encompasses 53 countries. In short, the emphasis
will be on celebrating the positive. The three events which make up Kerry
Africa Day are 'A Night of African Hip-hop with DJ Wax'. This event will
take place in Clubheadbangbang on Thursday 22nd of May in the Greyhound Bar.
The second event is 'A Night of African Film - U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha which
will take place on Saturday 24th May in the Gortbrack Organic Farm
polytunnel. A free bus will be leaving from Tralee town square at 9pm. Bring
your own refreshments. The third event is the 'Visions of Africa'
photographic exhibition which will be on show in the weeks before and after
Africa Day. The official launch of the exhibition will take place on Friday
23rd of May. The exhibition will be in the Tralee Library from Friday
23rdMay until June 1
st. After this, it will travel to Killarney. All three events will be free
and open to the public. This is a new event concept and it is expected to
become an annual event in the county.
:: Africa Day - Kerry ::
:: Kade ::