TRADITIONAL
Paddy Glackin
Na Píobairí Uilleann, Henrietta Street 8.30pm €10/€5 pipers.ie
Veteran of The Bothy Band, and of collaborations with Micheál Ó Domhnaill and Dónal Lunny, Paddy Glackin (above) presents a lecture on his musical recollections of Dublin in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by a recital.
Edel Fox and Neill Byrne
Leixlip Parish Centre 7.30pm €10/€5 cceleixlip.com
Clare concertina player Fox and Waterford fiddler Byrne have been igniting tunes from Japan to Miltown Malbay since their debut CD, The Sunny Banks , came out in 2013. This festive performance is hosted by Kildare Comhaltas.
ELECTRONIC
Press Charges
Sugar Club Dublin 11pm €20/€10 thesugarclub.com
Dunk Murphy may be best known for his work as Sunken Foal, but Press Charges is the moniker for his latest venture. Tonight's live show marks the release of his new album, full of trademark vintage synth and drum machine wig-outs. Support from Damien Lynch, in Diamond Dagger guise, and Platinum Ray.
TECHNO
Dave Clarke
District 8, Dublin 9pm €18/€15 (also Crystal, Waterford Sat 11pm €12) daveclarke.com
Two Irish dates for one of techno's most enduring big kahoonas. Support in Dublin from Perc, with Niall Power warming up in Waterford.
ART
If I Show You the Roses
Rubicon Projects at the Octagonal Room, City Assembly House, 58 South William St Until Dec 20 rubicongallery.ie
Works by Mollie Douthit, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Nick Miller, Bridget O’Gorman and Magnhild Opdel muse on life and death.