Unclealo
Uncle Alo
Ballroom #96
With
Drunken Boat
I heart the Monster Hero
Jonny Fun and the.. Hesitations
Friday Feb 26th
The Lower Deck
€8 entry, free download compilation with entry
Drunken Boat
Brian Walsh has been recording and writing music and lyrics for the last 13 years. With in excess of 100 songs, many routed in folk and others in alternative styles, the music made varies from strumming some chords, to minutes of hissing amps and feedback, to improvisation and experimentation with recording techniques. These bedroom recordings resulted in 4 demos which were handed out to friends under the name Howie Walshberg.
In 2007 Brian got together with Simon Brennan in Dublin and put together a mini-album. Hours were spent going through synth sounds and working around guitar lines and loops to create “Cut the Engines, Raise the Sails”. It was an outlet for guitar pieces that could not find a natural home, and was an experiment to see how folk and ambient sounds would work. The light synths derived mainly from Brian Eno and gave the recording a relaxing and sensitive feel.
Brian travelled for the following year and did a lot of writing and came up with a loose concept for the next album and a new direction. In January 2009 he began playing guitar with Dror Zur joining on drums. The new songs are reminiscent of Bedhead, New Year, Dirty Three, Pavement, SMOG, Neil Young, Wilco, Codeine, Jim O’Rourke, Built to Spill, Brian Eno, Yo La Tengo, M Ward and Joan of Arc.
From April 2009, the band headlined in Anseo with Red Eskimo and Peter Delaney, supported At Last An Atlas for their EP launch in Dublin and Galway. They've played with heroes Joan of Arc and Love of Everything from Chicago and supported The Jimmy Cake. They’ve also played in Twisted Pepper and Roisin Dubh on a double headline tour with Autumn Owls in addition to slots in Seomra Spraoi and Whelans.
Incorporating pre-recorded loops or samples made with guitars and harmonicas, electric guitar, drums and vocals Brian and Dror produce alternative folk with a willingness to experiment and surprise. They constantly shake their style keeping it interesting for themselves and listeners while maintaining a folky and floaty feel that is associated with Drunken Boat.
In November of 2009 Shane from Slurps joined the band on guitar. Filling out the sound and adding intricate guitar lines he has added a new dimension to the band who are increasing their intensity.
“Plumb the Depths” is about exploration and discovery; musically and lyrically. It is the second in what will become a loose trilogy. The follow up will be out in the first half of 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/drunkenboattunes
I :heart: the Monster Hero
I the Monster Hero is an extendable & expandable one man band from Dublin, Ireland.
Dirty Artrock
Clean Psychpop
An eclectic mix of progressive pop, rock, folk, electronica & rhythm & blues
A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly ordinary fetters.
www.myspace.com/themonsterherolovesyou
Jonny Fun and the.. Hesitations
Where do we start?
It would be appropriate to begin our story in edinburgh, late 1996. jonny funpicked up his geetar and began to play. akin to bryan adams, he got his first real six string and played until his fingers bled. well, they were sore but spilling blood seemed foolish, not to mention messy. he had a keyboard, but now he meant business. the labour had begun, jonny fun and the... hesitations were about to be born.
That winter passed quickly, and Spring was springing all around... two of the founder... Hesitations were about to meet. Alan 'mambo' Albo and Jonny met while exploring the wacky world of speech therapy - it doesn't get much more rock'n'roll than that. A couple of one off gigs in edinburgh, followed by a wee bit of recording in glasgae cemented the musical pairing.
Soon jonny fled edinburgh for warmer climbs. He ended up working for a lesser known electricty company during the now famous second winter of discontent. A musical threesome soon reared its ugly head and John joined JF&tH. As a fine marksman, chef and guitarist he easily filled the missing piece in the jigsaw.
Work began on putting the lovely JF&tH tunes down onto plastic for all good music tolerating people to hear and think, 'Hmmm, that's reasonable'. Although having given away at least 273 CDs in their short career, the band are due to release their hotly anticipated debut album "Carpe p.m." in 2006. The fan is clamouring for the album and will probably not be disappointed. Hopefully.
the west yorkshire review and arts magazine describes JF&tH's musical outpouring as "not altogether a bad thing". The Drogheeeda Independent goes so far a to describe the band as "great". Gushing praise, you'll no doubt agree.
Altho' the three are victims of geography, ongoing musical recordings and impromptu gigs are still more regular than trips to the doctor. always a good sign...
http://www.jonnyfunandthehesitations.co.uk
With
Drunken Boat
I heart the Monster Hero
Jonny Fun and the.. Hesitations
Friday Feb 26th
The Lower Deck
€8 entry, free download compilation with entry
Drunken Boat
Brian Walsh has been recording and writing music and lyrics for the last 13 years. With in excess of 100 songs, many routed in folk and others in alternative styles, the music made varies from strumming some chords, to minutes of hissing amps and feedback, to improvisation and experimentation with recording techniques. These bedroom recordings resulted in 4 demos which were handed out to friends under the name Howie Walshberg.
In 2007 Brian got together with Simon Brennan in Dublin and put together a mini-album. Hours were spent going through synth sounds and working around guitar lines and loops to create “Cut the Engines, Raise the Sails”. It was an outlet for guitar pieces that could not find a natural home, and was an experiment to see how folk and ambient sounds would work. The light synths derived mainly from Brian Eno and gave the recording a relaxing and sensitive feel.
Brian travelled for the following year and did a lot of writing and came up with a loose concept for the next album and a new direction. In January 2009 he began playing guitar with Dror Zur joining on drums. The new songs are reminiscent of Bedhead, New Year, Dirty Three, Pavement, SMOG, Neil Young, Wilco, Codeine, Jim O’Rourke, Built to Spill, Brian Eno, Yo La Tengo, M Ward and Joan of Arc.
From April 2009, the band headlined in Anseo with Red Eskimo and Peter Delaney, supported At Last An Atlas for their EP launch in Dublin and Galway. They've played with heroes Joan of Arc and Love of Everything from Chicago and supported The Jimmy Cake. They’ve also played in Twisted Pepper and Roisin Dubh on a double headline tour with Autumn Owls in addition to slots in Seomra Spraoi and Whelans.
Incorporating pre-recorded loops or samples made with guitars and harmonicas, electric guitar, drums and vocals Brian and Dror produce alternative folk with a willingness to experiment and surprise. They constantly shake their style keeping it interesting for themselves and listeners while maintaining a folky and floaty feel that is associated with Drunken Boat.
In November of 2009 Shane from Slurps joined the band on guitar. Filling out the sound and adding intricate guitar lines he has added a new dimension to the band who are increasing their intensity.
“Plumb the Depths” is about exploration and discovery; musically and lyrically. It is the second in what will become a loose trilogy. The follow up will be out in the first half of 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/drunkenboattunes
I :heart: the Monster Hero
I the Monster Hero is an extendable & expandable one man band from Dublin, Ireland.
Dirty Artrock
Clean Psychpop
An eclectic mix of progressive pop, rock, folk, electronica & rhythm & blues
A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly ordinary fetters.
www.myspace.com/themonsterherolovesyou
Jonny Fun and the.. Hesitations
Where do we start?
It would be appropriate to begin our story in edinburgh, late 1996. jonny funpicked up his geetar and began to play. akin to bryan adams, he got his first real six string and played until his fingers bled. well, they were sore but spilling blood seemed foolish, not to mention messy. he had a keyboard, but now he meant business. the labour had begun, jonny fun and the... hesitations were about to be born.
That winter passed quickly, and Spring was springing all around... two of the founder... Hesitations were about to meet. Alan 'mambo' Albo and Jonny met while exploring the wacky world of speech therapy - it doesn't get much more rock'n'roll than that. A couple of one off gigs in edinburgh, followed by a wee bit of recording in glasgae cemented the musical pairing.
Soon jonny fled edinburgh for warmer climbs. He ended up working for a lesser known electricty company during the now famous second winter of discontent. A musical threesome soon reared its ugly head and John joined JF&tH. As a fine marksman, chef and guitarist he easily filled the missing piece in the jigsaw.
Work began on putting the lovely JF&tH tunes down onto plastic for all good music tolerating people to hear and think, 'Hmmm, that's reasonable'. Although having given away at least 273 CDs in their short career, the band are due to release their hotly anticipated debut album "Carpe p.m." in 2006. The fan is clamouring for the album and will probably not be disappointed. Hopefully.
the west yorkshire review and arts magazine describes JF&tH's musical outpouring as "not altogether a bad thing". The Drogheeeda Independent goes so far a to describe the band as "great". Gushing praise, you'll no doubt agree.
Altho' the three are victims of geography, ongoing musical recordings and impromptu gigs are still more regular than trips to the doctor. always a good sign...
http://www.jonnyfunandthehesitations.co.uk
