The Jimmy Cake in the Odessa Club were immense last night! Kraut-groovin’ at its highest! Grown men will weep in Grogan’s in years to come at the memory of it’s splendour .

Seriously, they were great.

Are you gonna get an interview from Peter Doherty for next weeks Ticket. He’s In town this week…(I mean Towns, Dublin,Galway,Belfast!)
To at least show him that we do have people able to interview. remember the Pat Kenny Debacle?

did not expect joy orbison to look like that. Hyph Mngo is such an incredible, incredible track.

Don’t have anything to recommend going to see over the weekend (I’ll obviously be over at Tony Fenton’s listening to some Swell Season, right?) but for some good Friday reading, check out interviews conducted this week with:

Yeasayer, who talk about their insanely good new album – http://www.raggedwords.com/features/interview/interview-yeasayer-90s-dance-revival-begins-today

And Frightened Rabbit, who discuss what we only assume is an insanely good new album – http://www.raggedwords.com/features/interview/interview-frightened-rabbit-chuck-kichen-sink

Keep your eyes peeled for a chin wag with Kieran Hebden on Monday.

DOI – I run the site

First Fortnight at Andrew’s Lane, Friday 15th January. i.e. Tonight

The event will feature live performances by Citizen, Hitman Lord, Pearse McLoughlin and Martin Staunton and the Lost Parade. Dj Steve Reddy will spin some tunes into the wee hours.

Visual arts exhibition will be installed in Andrews Lane by Artist Neal Burns.

January 15th, E10.

All monies in aid of Mental Health Ireland.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183297602025&ref=mf

DOI: I know the do-gooders organising the event.

With soul legends dropping like flies i’m paying homage to the late great Philly singer Teddy Pendergrass on my Black on Red show on Cork’s RedFM tomorrow between 7 and 10 http://redfm.ie

Bloggage at http://steviegblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/teddy-pendergrass-rip.html

Last weeks Willie Mitchell tribute is at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-01-12T11_00_38-08_00 while my homage to a living soul legend (Stevie Wonder) is also up for grabs at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-01-05T11_27_29-08_00

Full Willie Mitchell article here too
http://steviegblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/willie-mitchell-rip.html

I’m giving these a big plug because sometimes soul music is not given the attention it deserves, especially guys like Willie Mitchell who produced records we all love but who was only known to the heads (see also Jims articles and interview with Al Green)

anyway
Okay I run the Pavilion in Cork with a couple of others and we have a six hour Not How When soul, jazz, abstract beats special in the bar from 8pm while local band Circus Cat play upstairs for free

Tomorrow it’s Go Deep and on Sunday Footsteps moves downstairs with a soul special with Dr Fiascos Circus of Sound taking over after the afternoon jazz for a new early evening slot

Enjoy the weekend

Good times to be had at the Saloon @ Lower Deck Saturday week, Jan 23rd.

The Candidates & More Tiny Giants – a nice mix of rock and funk and we’ve got the venue looking cool.

we’re working on shooting the bands live for a interactive website.

check it out!

respect to lecool and the jimmy cake who were absolutely rockin last night…that bassist!

DOI: The Saloon promoter

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble back in Ireland to play the above mentioned Pavilion and a Dublin date in April.

@15 What a great line-up for that Ballroom gig! Owensie is a sound bloke with great tunes.

Thursday week the 28th sees The 2UIBestow blog team up with Slane Castle Whiskey to bring a monthly sessions night to Slane on the last Thursdays of the month.

‘Live at Boyles’

Henrietta Game
Ultan Conlon
The Whiskey Limbs
Garry O’Brien

Free in and kicks off at 9pm. Well worth the trip.

On Feb 25th we have;

Simon Fagan
The Garret Wall Band
The Lonely Schizophrenic
The Myth

DOI; I write 2UIBestow blog and organise these nights.