May and June are absolutely jam-packed with Gigs, there’s bound to be a few I’m definitely going to miss. :( That said, I’m looking forward to the Irish Debut from Skream, finally seeing Battles, TTC and Beirut again but whether I’ll be able to make it Grizzly Bear, Au Revoir Simone or The Books remains to be seen. MP3s of artists below.

May

• 1st – SKATALITES – Tripod (€27.50)
• 2nd – 65 DAYS OF STATIC – Temple Bar Music Centre (€15)
• 4th – THE TEENAGERS + CAP PAS CAP (€10)
• 5th – KID KOALA – Temple Bar Music Centre (€20)
• 6th – CAMERA OBSCURA – The Village (€18.50)
• 9th – LOW – The Village (€25)
• 10th – CAT POWER – Tripod (€22.85)
• 10th – SUBURBAN KIDS WITH BIBLICAL NAMES – WHELANS (€16.45)
• 11th – CRYSTAL CASTLES / CAP PAS CAP – Kennedys (€10)
• 11th – GROOVERIDER – Rogue (€14.50)
• 14th – AU REVOIR SIMONE – Whelans (€15.50)
• 16th – GHOST (Japan), SEADOG, BETAMAX FORMAT – Whelans (€16)
• 17th – THE BOOKS, CHEQUERBOARD – Sugar Club (€20)
• 18th – GRIZZLY BEAR – WHELANS (€18.45)
• 18th – SUBTLE, SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY – CRAWDADDY (€TBC)
• 20th – FROG POCKET, HERV – Boom Boom Room (€10)
• 21st – MAXIMO PARK, THE NOISETTES – Bud Rising (Free)
• 24th – TTC – Temple Bar Music Centre (€25)
• 25th – BATTLES – Temple Bar Music Centre (€19)
• 25th – ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI – Tripod (€23)
• 26th – NOUVELLE VAGUE – Tripod (€22.50)
• 26th – WILLY MASON – Temple Bar Music Centre (€20)
• 26th – SEBASTIEN TELLIER – The Village (€25)
• 27th – NAS – Tripod (€20)
• 30th – BONDE DO ROLE , SUPER EXTRA BONUS PARTY – Crawdaddy (€14)

June

• 1st – CHANNEL ONE, CAP PAS CAP, SOMADROME, HERV – Temple Bar Music Centre (€10)
• 4th – FENNESZ & MIKE PATTON – The Village (€25)
• 8th – SKREAM – Crawdaddy (€16)
• 9th – GARDEN PARTY (Hot Chip, Vitalic..) – Westmeath (€79.50)
• 13th – ANTIBALAS – Crawdaddy (€22.50)
• 13th – CLIPSE – Vicar St (€30)
• 13th – DJ FOOD & DK – Grand Canal Square (Free)
• 14th – KONONO NO.1 – Grand Canal Square (Free)
• 15th – GLENN BRANCA (SYMPHONY for 100 GUITARS) – Grand Canal Square (Free)
• 15th, 16th, 17th – LIFE FESTIVAL – Galway (€85-95)
• 18th – THE ALIENS – Crawdaddy (€14)
• 21st – DEVO – Vicar St (€57.80)
• 22nd – BEIRUT – Tripod (€24.50)
• 23rd – PAPER CUT OUT (UK), ADEBISI SHANK, BATs – The Lower Deck
• 26th – AMY MILLAN – Crawdaddy (€15)
• 27th – TALIB KWELI & JEAN GRAE – Tripod (€27.50)
• 28th – THE REDNECK MANIFESTO – Whelans(€TBC)

MP3s

Battles – Atlas

Skream – Lose Control

Camera Obscura – Lloyd, I’m ready to be Heartbroken

Clipse – Ride around Shinin’

Sebastien Tellier – La Ritournelle

The Books – Be Good to them Always

Bonde do Role – Bondallica

The Aliens – Setting Sun