• irishtimes.com - Posted: December 4, 2009 @ 10:32 am

    Christmas card from a plugger in Minneapolis

    Jim Carroll

    In The Ticket this week, we share some horchata with Vampire Weekend, talk back-story with The Antlers, come up with some sequels which might – might – be better than the original flick, get all boxed-up for Christmas and round up some of the readers’ comments about the “controversial” lists of albums and movies of the decade.

    Acts in the New Music frame are Unicorn Kid, Pearl Harbor, Phantogram, Dinosaur Feathers and Lido Pimienta, while there’s Music News on Christmas FM, The Magic Numbers in Trim and Shane McGowan’s TV show about gardening.

    Album of the week comes from Jesca Hoop and there are also reviews of releases from 30 Seconds to Mars, The Boy Least Likey to, Neon Indian, Woodsman, “5 Years of Hyperdub”, Mulatu Astatke, John Barry, Abram Wilson, Carla Bley and many more.

    New films for you to throw your popcorn at this week are Me and Orson Wells, The Descent Pt 2, The Merry Gentleman, Johnny Mad Dog, Southland Tales, The Girlfriend Experience, Cracks, Planet 51 and Situations Vacant. Plus movie news, DVD reviews and DC’s weekly movie quiz.

    The Ticket: please enjoy culture responsibly.

    Feed your head: the Intravenous Music Exhibition takes place in Waterford’s Soma Gallery (Lombard St.) from December 7 to 12 with daily gigs at 1pm, seminars, photo exhibitions and more. Check out their website for more info.

    Feed your head (2): don’t forget the Beatyard event in the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey Street, Dublin) tomorrow from noon. Loads and loads of stuff going on and the full schedule here.

    Listastic: last call for anyone who wants to submit their music highs and lows for 2009. If you want to have you say, you can have it here.

    The OTR community noticeboard is now open for business. Plug and recommend away to your heart’s content, but remember to declare an interest where one should be declared. Please note that plugs are accepted on the whim of OTR and may be edited for length/clarity/common sense. Events with a commercial sponsor are really ads and will probably not be published in this slot. Have a most wonderful weekend.

    • 31 Comments »

    1.
    December 4, 2009
    10:37 am

    Todays Friday playlist up :

    http://thegmanworld.blogspot.com/

    Comment by The G-Man
    2.
    December 4, 2009
    10:45 am

    Set times and running order for tomorrow’s FEEDBACK Festival in Whelan’s Main Room and Upstairs tomorrow.
    Times are still subject to change and admission to FEEDBACK terminates at 10.30pm – to avail of the late show you still need to pay in to either room before 10.30pm to receive an armband.
    To avoid disappointment please arrive to the room/band of your choice in plenty of time, as rooms will be full at various points throughout the night.

    Whelan’s Main Room
    Cap Pas Cap : 10 – 10.30pm
    202s : 9.15 – 9.45pm
    The Dead Flags : 8.30 – 9pm
    Doors : 8pm

    Whelan’s Upstairs Early
    Valerie Francis : 10.30 – 11pm
    The Holy Roman Army : 9.45 – 10.15pm
    The Sick & Indigent Song Club : 9 – 9.30pm
    Doors : 8.30pm

    Whelan’s Upstairs Late
    SoundCheck DJs : 12.45 – 2.30am
    David Turpin : 12.15 – 12.45am
    Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands : 11.30 – 12am

    Admission is only €10.00 for this event, and all proceeds go to charity – Peter McVerry Trust
    DOI – I represent most of these bands and love all of them.

    Comment by Cillian
    3.
    December 4, 2009
    10:50 am

    “Plug Tunin” on the most box office blog in the world this week!

    Stevie from the Pavilion Cork here; we get it all underway today with a meeting to get the ball rolling for setting up some kind of arts network in Cork from 12 midday upstairs; everyones welcome and it’s being run by Civic Trust House

    later on Flukey guests at Not How When at the bar while Wiggle plus guests bring the heavy dub and reggae vibes upstairs from 11ish

    Tomorrow from 2pm upstairs the Peoples Republic of Cork and FMC are organising a joint music conference with myself, Niall Morris, MCD (Oxegen booker)
    Keith Johnson, IMRO
    Una Mullaly, The Sunday Tribune / TG4
    and of course Angela Dorgan (chair), Director FMC and Hard Working Class Heroes Festival, speaking; again, open to all and free

    Later, from 7pm, Black Sun takes over and presents Blood Stereo, Experimental Films & More!!!

    Greg Dowling at Go Deep is joined by Tall Keith later in the club

    After Damien Demseys show (Tom Keating promotion) on Sunday my own Footsteps night continues with soul, funk, hip-hop, disco and lots more party music to end the weekend

    By the way, if anyone fancies some Christmas soul, reggae, jazz and hip-hop I’ve two mixes on my podcast right now at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry…09_40_07-08_00 and http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry…10_36_30-08_00

    Enjoy the weekend!

    Comment by Stevie G
    4.
    December 4, 2009
    10:55 am

    what’s the new boy least likely to release? didn’t just just release an album in the last 6 months or so?

    Comment by consy
    5.
    December 4, 2009
    11:06 am

    interview tomorrow night on the block from 9-45 with shafiq husayn who is one third of the all mighty sa-ra creative partners, now and again erykah badu producer and whose fantastic solo album ‘en a free ka’ has just been released…

    Comment by peter
    6.
    December 4, 2009
    11:51 am

    An interview with Final Fantasy about his new album ‘Heartland’ and a live performance of a track from the album, ‘Lewis Takes Off His Shirt’ as featured in Analogue Episode 0.

    http://vimeo.com/7938279

    DOI: producer of the show.

    Comment by bren
    7.
    December 4, 2009
    12:12 pm

    Hello,

    the last Young Hearts event for the year will take place this Saturday and Sunday in Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar. The We Love Yule weekend will have the Young Hearts shop 12pm – 6pm, then from 8pm – 2am music featuring Spilly Walker, 202’s, Jinx Lennon, DJ Scope, Tender Trap and many more.

    As ever, we are supporting the Simon Community – and there will be a talk at 2pm on the Saturday with Emma De Bruyn from the Simon Community about all the good work that they do,

    Hope you can come along to some or all of it.

    Thanks so much.

    Young Hearts Run Free

    Comment by YoungHeartsRunFree
    8.
    December 4, 2009
    12:22 pm

    Saw Phantogram perform at CMJ in October. They created a huge sound for just two people on stage. Blew The XX away. Managed to get a preview copy of the album too. Very, very good.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmy9QZghgqE

    Comment by Ruairi
    9.
    December 4, 2009
    12:27 pm

    Consy @ 4 – it’s a review of “The Law of the Playground” – http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2009/1204/1224260028352.html

    Peter @ 5 – that album is da bomb. Love that track “Nirvana”

    Ruari @ 8 – got a tip on them from Brian at Hard Working Class Heroes and really digging them. Really want to see them live. Always dig duos making big sounds – see also Japandroids, Oppenheimer etc

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    10.
    December 4, 2009
    12:47 pm

    Today we are launching the debut album by Cork 4 piece Fingersmith entitled “The Annexe”. We will have a string of gigs over the next few days to celebrate this in various locations.

    For more info, and for a free 3-track sampler of the label talent go to
    http://www.subplotrecords.com

    DOI: we dig the music.

    Comment by Subplot Records
    11.
    December 4, 2009
    12:53 pm

    Great interview with The Antlers Jim! Really looking forward to this tonight!

    PS…anyone going to The Antlers gig in Academy II pop upstairs afterwards for the Phantom First Friday gig. I’ll be DJ after the bands along with Michele Doherty!

    Comment by Le Catch
    12.
    December 4, 2009
    12:54 pm

    Anyone know who the support act for The Antlers in the Academy 2 is tonight?

    Comment by Colum
    13.
    December 4, 2009
    1:13 pm

    Psychonavigation Xmas Party happens on Friday December 18th @ The Mezz (Twisted Pepper) Doors 9pm – 3am. Advance tickets are only 5 euro from psychonavigation@gmail.com

    Poster here : http://thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=77128&highlight=psychonavigation+xmas+party

    More details here : http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/events/other/2009/nov/04/psychonavigation-records-xmas-party/

    doi : I run the Psychonavigation label

    Comment by Keith Downey
    14.
    December 4, 2009
    1:38 pm

    Le Catch – you got a running order for the bands upstairs?

    Colum – support from James McMorrow – Antlers onstage @ 9pm

    Also – Pavement tix NOT sold out shocker!

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    15.
    December 4, 2009
    1:45 pm

    Shocker! Pavement standing tickets are sold out though. I wouldn’t be complacement about tickets, I got mine, and I don’t know about a second date as they’re playing Glasgow the next night. An extra night the night before would be annoying.

    Comment by Major Alfonso
    16.
    December 4, 2009
    1:49 pm

    Shocker! Pavement standing tickets are sold out though.

    That is a shocker – surely Pavements’s OAP fans could do with a seat?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    17.
    December 4, 2009
    1:52 pm

    They’re scared of Deep Vein Thrombosis dude, hence the top tapping.

    Comment by Major Alfonso
    18.
    December 4, 2009
    2:13 pm

    Word is that James McMorrow has gone and recorded a pretty decent debut album. Has anyone here heard it yet?

    Have not seen him since he supported DM Stith (that Bon Iver breakthrough never quite materialised, did it?) early on this year and that was a marked improvement on any previous occasion that I have seen him play, so hopefully the upward progression is being maintained…

    DOI: Punter Extraordinaire and General Man About Town

    Comment by JD
    19.
    December 4, 2009
    3:01 pm

    Have not seen him since he supported DM Stith (that Bon Iver breakthrough never quite materialised, did it?)

    Great, great album but a terrible live show. Plus he had problems with his live show, which didn’t help matters

    “For me, the best shows are where I don’t feel I have to be shy. I can make mistakes and it doesn’t matter because people are just there to see me. At those shows, I’ve always felt pretty confident and happy.

    “Over the last few months, I’ve learned that I have limits. I don’t want to do festivals any more and I don’t want to play a lot of shows. I want to play shows that I and the musicians I play with have time to prepare for.”

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0601/1224247812578.html

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    20.
    December 4, 2009
    3:13 pm

    Cass McCombs in Whelans last night – late contender for gig of 2009?

    Comment by Chalkie
    21.
    December 4, 2009
    3:30 pm

    Meant to email this to you ages ago Jim, but you can just click the link like everyone else!

    http://kdamo.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/dodging-hurdles/

    This is an article I wrote about DIY start-ups and the like around the country. It was written for the current Visual Artists News Sheet so only beret-wearing knobs have read it (only joking, you lovely artists!). Mostly focusing on art galleries and such but music yokes too. Enjoy!

    DOI: I strung the sentences together.

    ALSO!
    This coming Thursday 10th December, Zabba will be playing The Bernard Shaw. It’s part of LobsterBoy’s monthly club, it starts at 8pm and it’s free in. For that handsome price you’ll get a longer-than-any-of-us-bargained-for live set from Zabba as well as a bizarre 5-person DJ set earlier in the night while you enjoy other free goodies (some of which will hopefully be edible). There’ll be surprise guests and other nonsense on the night to make you feel like you’ve stumbled into the Late Late Toy Show after accidentally eating the batteries from all the toys.

    DOI: My mother worries about the fact that I’m in Zabba.

    Comment by kDamo
    22.
    December 4, 2009
    3:30 pm

    the excellent Tragically Hip tonight in Tripod. sell out stadiums in canada. playing a 2.5 hr show tonight. tickets still available.
    DOI – i love the Hip.

    and not forgetting the Youth on sunday.

    Comment by john
    23.
    December 4, 2009
    3:43 pm

    Interesting Jim, even if events like that at SXSW could happen to anyone on any given night.

    As you know, though, limited touring does go against the grain of how to earn a crust as a modern-day full-time musician, so it is interesting to note the references to teaching and studying.

    That said, he is hardly the first introspective performer either to have found the going tough initially. Others have grown into it with time and hopefully he can too.

    Comment by JD
    24.
    December 4, 2009
    3:46 pm

    JD – that gig at SXSW was just a case of the wrong man in the wrong venue at the wrong time. I didn’t get to see him in Crawdaddy when he played this year so I don’t know how he went down there. And you’re right – limited touring is not a good idea in an era when the only way of making an income is to go on the road. Unless you’re Enya.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    25.
    December 4, 2009
    4:52 pm

    Stage times for the Umack 15th birthday bash at Tripod next Thursday night

    8.00pm – skinny wolves djs
    8.30pm – Adebisi Shank
    9.35pm – The Ex
    10.55pm – 65daysofstatic
    11.50pm – !!! (Chk Chk Chk) DJs
    12.30am -  Battles
    1.40am – 3.00am !!! (Chk Chk Chk) DJ’s
    Please note that there will be changeover times between the first three bands, during which skinny wolves dj’s will be playing.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    26.
    December 4, 2009
    5:11 pm

    The Irish Artist music blog 2UIBestow is going to celebrate Christmas in Boyles, Slane like it’s 1999 because frankly 2009 has been a crap year!

    Friday Dec 18th

    Alphastates,
    Declan DeBarra,
    Junah

    Kicks off at 9pm and as always it’s free in!
    DOI; I write the blog!

    Comment by Peter Nagle
    27.
    December 4, 2009
    5:18 pm

    @24 Remember that he had a cold, so it was not the spine-tingler that I had been hoping for. High expectations probably dampened my impression of the show, as a result. But it was still quite good.

    Did not think that he was especially shy. Not exactly Bruce Springsteen, but not exactly Cat Power either.

    Comment by JD
    28.
    December 4, 2009
    5:20 pm

    Umack gig should be great. I caught the end of an interview last night on 2XM about how one of them was punched in the face by David Yow of The Jesus Lizard.

    Who’d want to be a promoter??!!

    Comment by overfriendlyconcierge
    29.
    December 4, 2009
    6:06 pm

    Hi Jim

    Running order for tonight’s Phantom First Friday gig at The Academy. Free in before 10pm!

    9:15 Saving J
    10pm General Fiasco
    10:45 202s
    11:45 Oppenheimer

    and Derek and Michelle DJing afterwards

    Thanks!

    John

    Comment by John Caddell
    30.
    December 4, 2009
    6:20 pm

    Ivan St. John
    w/guests Funzo
    Thur 10 Dec
    Roisin Dubh Upstairs
    Adm. 10yoyo’s

    Ivan St. John
    w/guests Funzo
    Fri 11 Dec
    Dolan’s Upstairs
    Adm. 10 yip’s

    Free exclusive cd w/admission

    DOI : Ivan’s manager.

    Comment by John Hennessy
    31.
    December 4, 2009
    10:14 pm

    Sad to here about Liam Clancy hitting the road for good today. He had some run. Got to see him a couple of times when he swung by the local theater and he still had an amazing energy up til two years his last show here a year (?) ago.

    Comment by Dan

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