ROOTS ROYALTY
The Delines
Whelan's, Dublin 8pm €16.50 whelanslive.com
Now that superb alt.roots band Richmond Fontaine has come to an end, main songwriter (and acclaimed novelist) Willy Vlautin has taken an interesting detour. In the company of singer Amy Boone, Vlautin has again created an array of characters chasing a dream only to catch a nightmare. Expect languid alt.roots mixed with country/soul.
CLUB
20 Years of Shine – The Classics
Queen's Students Union, Belfast 9pm £16/£14/£12 shine.net
Halloween will see Shine mark two decades in the clubbing business, quite a feat in this day and age. For tonight’s event, they’ve rounded up some of the names who made Shine such a force to be reckoned with. Dave Clarke, Darren Emerson, Funk D’Void and Medicine 8 join homegrown Shine regulars Alan Simms, Simon McDermot, Psycatron, Dilly, Paul McClean and others.
HOUSE
Belfast Music Club
The Hudson, Belfast 2pm Adm free belfastmusicclub.com
Get ready for a taste of the tropics as Ruf Dog comes to town. Island is the debut album from the Manchester DJ and producer for Music for Dreams. It was recorded by on his portable studio in Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean. Aside from the album, you'll find the Dog at play at Manchester's Soup Kitchen club, Wet Play parties and on his NTS radio show. Support from the Touch Sensitive crew, Jonny Carberry (Dirty Talk) and the Belfast Music Club honchos.
