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Pogo
Twisted Pepper, Dublin, Saturday 10pm €15/€10 01-8734800...
J Rocc has probably been digging in the crates since he came out of the womb. Part of the Stones Throw crew, Rocc has been at the thick of the action in the instrumental hip-hop game for most of his career. He first emerged as a DJ in mid-1980s California, but life took on a very distinct shape when he co-founded the Beat Junkies with a bunch of other West Coast turntable virtuosos.Since then Rocc has been part of the hip-hop fabric, working with Madlib and the late, great J Dilla on projects such as Jaylib and the Beat Konducta tribute to Dilla. Next on the agenda will be a solo album for Stones Throw.
Aside from Rocc playing on The Stage, you’ve also got a live set from Mano Le Tough in the basement and Discotekken throwing down some class grooves in the Mezz.
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Fish Go Deep turn 21 (Saturday and Sunday, Cork); shake your booty with DJ Godfather (Friday, Dublin); and Kiddtastic times out west with Alex Kidd (Friday, Galway)
Friday 20
- Belfast
Kinetik
Lush super-trooper Col Hamilton rocks on down from his Portrush 'hood with high- gloss sounds. Mynt, Dunbar St 11pm £7/£5 048-90234520
- Cork
Jam
Design after-party with Stevie G and Mikki Dee rolling out the soul, funk, disco, hip- hop and other sunnysideup grooves. Live set from Mystero too. The Pavilion 11pm 5 021-4276230
- Dublin
Mud
Booty-jackin' bonanza with basstastic buccaneer DJ Godfather in the frame. The ghettotech heavyweight is supported by Pimp $lap and $lik Blik in the basement, Breakdown launch their label on The Stage and there's a Tribe Dublin gathering in thee Mezz with Mick Pressure, Bonz, K.ska and Nick Fury. Twisted Pepper 11pm 12/8 01-8734800 - Mala
High-calibre dubstep with the Digital Mystikz co-founder and his MC Sgt Pokes. Support from Safetyboy. Crawdaddy 11.30pm 15 01-6624305 - Hype
Lovin' the Alien: a UFO and Alien reunion with the mighty Francois, Liam Dollard, Mike Mooney and Jay Riordan. POD 11pm 10 01-6624305 - Surge
Starring Oscar Mulero, the Spanish DJ hawking his new Tresor mix album. On the undercard: Spindizzy merchant Sunil Sharpe and 515-er Danny Alonso. The Good Bits, Store St 10.30pm 15 - HouseMusicWeekends
John the Mantis and JC pyg out with groovy house and techno on the menu. Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479
- Galway
Kiddfectious
Alex Kidd gives the wild, wild west something to roar about with hard-dance hooting and hollering. Support from Michael Doherty. GPO 11pm 15 091-563073 - Club 0a2
The world express pulls into town with Will Softly dispensing global grooves and intercontinental bangers. Club Aras na nGael 10pm Adm free before 10.30pm/4 091-567824 - Bulabus
Ferg and Shane get the joint bopping with soul, funk, disco and house. Kelly's, Bridge St 11pm 5 091-563804
Saturday 21
- Belfast
Yello
Saturday night/Sunday morning hullabaloos with the polysexual rave monkeys. In Room One, it's Big Love and Kinky Digital boyo Jay Kay, while Dibby Dougherty picks up the deeper pieces in Room Two. Mynt, Dunbar St 10pm £5 before midnight/£10/£7 048-90234520
- Cork
Fish Go Deep Birthday Party
Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson's partnership turns 21 - yep, 21 - and they're going digging in the crates for the classics from Sweat at Sir Henry's to the present day to mark the occasion. The Pavilion 9pm 15 021-4276230 Also Sun
- Dublin
Pogo
J Rocc's back in town. See panel. Twisted Pepper 10pm 15/10 01-8734800 - Big Dish Go
21st-century funky space-disco and house with the Crazy P Soundsystem. Support from Louis Scully (Discotekken) and Conor Feeney (Big Dish Go). The Underground@Kennedy's 11pm 12 01-6611124 - Whigfield
Rock your body with house to-dos from Larry David and Aidano. Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479 - Transmission
Electrobuzz indiepunk grooves with the Transmission regulars. Button Factory 11pm 10 01-6709202 - The Vaults
Soul and hip-hop bangers from Ahmed to make everyone in the room put their hands in the air and wave them around like they don't care. The Vaults 10pm 5 before 11.30pm/ 10 01-6054700
- Galway
110th Street
An 11th anniversary soiree for Cian O'Ciobhan and Cyril Briscoe's former weekly hop. Deeper 10.30pm 10 091-563966 - Gigantic
Olive, Tom and Mac get their individual and collective freak on with indie, house, electro and classic newbies and faves. Kelly's 11pm 10 091-563804
Sunday 22
- Cork
The Afterparty
Greg and Shane keep the Fish Go Deep 21st bash going for one more night. The Pavilion 9pm 10 021-4276230
- Dublin
12Sundays
Nightflight jocks Lil Dave and Jimmy B along with Conor Dunne bring the Sabbath alive. Bernard Shaw 4pm Adm free - Smooth Sailing
Soft-rock nirvana with Jim Break, Larry David and guests on a yacht rock tip. Pygmalion 8pm Adm free 01-6334479 - Songs of Praise
The rock'n'roll karaoke night providing songs of faith and devotion for those who can't really sing, but who think they're Simon Le Bon or Nena after they've had a few jars. The Village 10pm Adm free 01-4758555 - Sunday Service
Disco and funk tunes from the old and new schools, with Martin McCann. Odessa Club 9pm Adm free 01-6703080
Wednesday 25
- Belfast
Hang
Jazzer David Lyttle spins alt.hip-hop, jazz-not-jazz and blue sounds. Black Box Café 8pm £2 048-90244400
- Cork
Freakscene
The longest running indie disco in the PROC. Alan Fadd and Jade get happy with indie and alternative tunes in the big room, while Jenny Glitt has soul, funk and disco in the bar. Gorby's/G2, Oliver Plunkett St 11pm 6/5/4/3 021-4270074
- Dublin
Antics
The midweek pitshop for indie, alternative and electro- indie fiends in the Big Smoke. Crawdaddy 11pm 3 before midnight/5 01-6624305
Thursday 26
- Belfast
Sketchy
Across the Line's Rigsy and Paul McClean are the lads with indie, electro and tech- boogie sounds. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £3 before 11pm/£4 048-90238700
- Dublin
Soul@Solas
Luke Unabomber brings the disco, hip-hop, soul and Latino sounds. Support from Mister Razor. Solas 9pm Adm free 01-4780583 - Mr Jones
Bass soundtracks to get the weekend started from Frank Sweeney and Colin Devine. Plus Sticky Fingers art from assorted NCAD students in the café and photos and audio- visual art from Barry Hughes in the Mezz. Twisted Pepper 11pm 8/5 01-8734800 - Soundcheck
Indie, pop, electro and bleeps of every hue from UnaRocks, FionnTimes and pals. Free cupcakes too. Spy 7pm Adm free 01-6770014
- Galway
Strange Brew
Indie beats, alt.rock, newer faves and older vibrations with Gugai at the controls. Róisín Dubh 11pm Adm free 091-586540 - Substance
Indie and alt.sounds with style and substance from Disconnect Keith and i102-104's Josh Clarke. Kelly's, Bridge St 10pm Adm free before midnight/5 091-563804



