Ambience Affair return to Dublin's Button Factory for a special one-off show on March 29th. The band have been busy writing and recording new material for their second album - the follow-up to début LP Burials. Their last appearance at The Button Factory was their head-line slot as one of the five 'Returning Heroes' at the 10th anniversary Hard Working Class Heroes Festival in 2012. The show on March 29th will showcase new material as well as tracks from Burials played live for the first time with new member Conor Deasy (AKA Biggles Flys Again). Follow Ambience Affair on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
GUTTED - A CELEBRATION OF ALTERNATIVE MUSIC FROM IRELAND - TORONTO 15.03.14
Bluestack Records (Ireland) and Oz Studios Toronto present an alternative St. Patrick's celebration on Saturday March 15th: an evening of independent original music from Ireland. Featuring REAL LIVE DJs from IRELAND showcasing the best music from Ireland's emerging independent artists, labels and producers.
Doors open at 7PM. Come down and join us!
NEW VIDEO - CHRISTOF - EMPTY HANDED
A new video for a new song called Empty Handed by Christof has been released into the online ether. This new track has yet to be scheduled for an official release but may form part of Christof's long-planned full-length record.
The video was shot late one afternoon in Hyde Park, London by Dublin-based Musicians with Cameras (Luke Byrne & Stephen Allen).
Christof is currently on tour across Europe with The Boxer Rebellion which included recent dates in Whelan's in Dublin and The Limelight in Belfast.
christofmusic.com
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CHRISTOF - EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Christof is currently on tour across Ireland, the UK and Europe with The Boxer Rebellion. This is the second tour with the guys that Christof has been invited to join in recent months and will see him play 24 shows including dates in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Norway. See the full list of dates at christofmusic.com.
In October, Christof released his third EP Love's Glory (CD, Download) featuring a new video for 'Carousel'. Follow @christofmusic for tour updates and release information.
OTHER VOICES DERRY 2014
SlowPlaceLikeHome and The Casanova Wave have been added to the line-up for Other Voices Derry on February 8th. Full gig listings and further details can be found directly from Other Voices.
Listen to SlowPlaceLikeHome here.
Listen to The Casanova Wave here.
THE CASANOVA WAVE – PLUGGED IN AND WARMLY SOCKETED (EP)
As an early Christmas present, The Casanova Wave today releases a new EP featuring four recent remixes.
The EP, entitled Plugged In And Warmly Socketed features The Casanova Wave remixes of The Dead Heavys’ Everybody in the Night, Feels like Autumn by The Trophy Boyfriend, Glass Heart by Solar Taxi, and closes with the recent remix ofMorning taken from the Biggles Flies Again remix EP Chambers.
The Casanova Wave is currently also currently working on his new forthcoming EP which is scheduled for release in spring 2014. It will feature a host of guest collaborations (including from Biggles Flies Again) and will deviate slightly from the “electro-synth pop” of his debut album Joy of Being.