Post Tagged with: "The Button Factory"

Oddsocks Revival to support Alabama 3 in Button Factory

Oddsocks Revival to support Alabama 3 in Button Factory

This Saturday night will see Alabama 3 play a headline Dublin show after their Winter wonderland album release. That gig was quite something if you were there, amongst other things we were told Santa wasn’t real which was gutting and were given their album for free, which was nice. Little bit of give and take [...]

Review: CW Stoneking and His Primitive Horn Orchestra at The Button factory

Review: CW Stoneking and His Primitive Horn Orchestra at The Button factory

Review at The Button Factory on January 28th It is almost exactly a year ago to the night that CW Stoneking, ‘Composer of blues, hokum, and Jungle music’ brought his particular brand of blues to a sold out Workman’s Club in Dublin. This time around Stoneking and His Primitive Horn Orchestra have been promoted to [...]

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah move venue

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah move venue

A very quick update for the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah fans / ticket holders out there. The band have had to move their show from The Button Factory to Tripod for their gig on January 25th 2012. Original tickets are valid for the new venue. www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com

Review: Whipping Boy at The Button Factory

Review: Whipping Boy at The Button Factory

The world is a different place from the one in which Whipping Boy released Heartworm in 1995. And, while it would be trite of me to list the changes we’ve undergone, it’s fair to say that in this day and age 16 years counts as a long time. But there’s always the wish to turn [...]

Review: O Emperor at the Button Factory

Review: O Emperor at the Button Factory

“These lads got to number 6 on the Irish charts,” I said to my companion. “Impressive,” he shot back. It’s not that impressive. But the live experience of Waterford quintet, O Emperor, is a whole different story. Saying that, when I arrived, the Button Factory had seen fuller days. In a venue that usually feels [...]

Review: Richter Collective Crimbo Party @ The Button Factory

Review: Richter Collective Crimbo Party @ The Button Factory

Review: Richter Collective Christmas Party, The Button Factory, 16th December 2011 Review: Oisin Tormey Photos: Kieran Frost Following on from the festivities of the GP Christmas party the night before, it was the turn of the Richter lads to show what they had to offer, with 5 bands, a DJ set and the whole thing [...]

Scroobious Pip back for Button Factory gig

Scroobious Pip back for Button Factory gig

The enigmatic and utterly unique SCROOBIUS PIP is coming back to Dublin to the scene of the last lyric lashing that he dished out upon the Dublin faithful. Just like last time, his special guest will be B. Dolan who went down a storm last time around.  The gig will be in The Button Factory [...]

Review: Meteor Choice Music Presents Lisa Hannigan and James V McMorrow

Review: Meteor Choice Music Presents Lisa Hannigan and James V McMorrow

Review of Lisa Hannigan and James Vincent McMorrow at The Button Factory on December 8th 2011 Review: Greg Synott Photos: Derek Kennedy It can be a rare treat to win tickets to a gig; it is an even rarer treat to win tickets to a gig where two of Ireland’s finest musicians at the moment [...]

Review: The Magic band at The Button Factory

Review: The Magic band at The Button Factory

The Magic Band at The Button Factory, Dublin on December 2nd 2011 With the sad passing of Captain Beefheart late last year there has been resurgence in the popularity for his music. The Magic Band, Beefhearts former band, reunited in 2001 without Beefheart who retired from music in 1982. The Magic Band played a one-off [...]

STREAM: Meteor Choice Music Prize – Lisa Hannigan and JVM

STREAM: Meteor Choice Music Prize – Lisa Hannigan and JVM

The Meteor Choice Music Prize warm up events are providing some unbelievable entertainment as the tension builds as to who will be nominated for the Meteor Choice Music Prize shortlist for 2011. Tonight you are so lucky as to have the unbelievably talented Lisa Hannigan and the heartwrenching voice of James Vincent McMorrow to entertain [...]