Polka Madre (Mexico), Division's Ruin, Mongolia, Metoikos / Sept 13 (1 Viewer)

[Porco Dio]

Porco Dio Present

Polka Madre y La Comezón (Mexico)
Division's Ruin
Mongolia
Metoikos

The Lower Deck, Portobello
Thursday 13 September
€6 before 9pm / €7 after

Polka Madre's principle influences lie in Jewish music and the old sounds of Gypsy and Eastern European cultures. Each piece, however, varies in style, rhythm and time signature. Their repertoire ranges from euphoric polkas, melancholic waltzes to punk, rock and passages of classical music. Mexico City's raw, concrete landscape is what binds the band together. The city's ruckus, violence and camaraderie make music and emotions more intense. Sadness is sadder, faster and harder becomes reckless; beauty is rare and hence more treasured. The grittiness of the city leaks into even the finest klezmer clarinet piece and the fast dance songs are all the more rowdy. Having toured the USA with the Can Kickers, the band now lives together in an ex-warehouse and spends most of its time creating music.

http://www.myspace.com/madrecomezon

http://www.myspace.com/divisionsruin
http://www.myspace.com/hailmongolia
http://www.myspace.com/metoikosmusic

This is going to be the second last regular Porco Dio night (our final blow-out takes place on October 11), and it's going to be a benefit for members of the band Ictus from Spain, who were tragically injured in a crash while on tour in Belarus. One suffered a punctured lung while another has sadly been paralysed, and they both face significent medical and travel costs. Http://www.myspace.com/ictuscore

http://www.myspace.com/porcodiodublin

 

[skubol]

looks good.|..|
i'll bring records

 

[damien]

metoikos are fuckin deadly, i'm really looking forward to seeing them.

 

[Daniel]

They have been denied entry to the UK. I think they might be planning on flying to Ireland without a backline and looking for a driver instead...

 

[D0njo]

whats goin on with proco dio? why why whywhywhy???!!!!

 

[skubol]

They have been denied entry to the UK. I think they might be planning on flying to Ireland without a backline and looking for a driver instead...

shit. i remember from my own experiences when i spent fev days on the floor in calais port when they don't let me in to their kingdom a couple of years ago. cunts!

 

[damien]

got a mail from them today. seems they have been left financially fucked by not making it to the uk and they don't know if they can afford flights to ireland. more gigs here would help, they said. if anyone wants to do it, you can check out their off days on their myspace http://www.myspace.com/madrecomezon

 

[JenFast]

thats a shame,hope they find other dates here.....

 

[Daniel]

2 threads about these already so i'll just put the Galway info here...

http://www.myspace.com/madrecomezon

 

[damien]

bump

 

[Daniel]

I did not know that the Belfast show was cancelled as well. Are they in the country yet does anyone know?

 

[damien]

supposed to arrive into dublin airport around now.

 

[damien]

so half of polka madre were denied at irish immigration today. they won't be playing tomorrow, someone else will instead.

 

[The Schnapper]

Thats a load of bollox. Listened to there myspace today and was hoping to make it up to see them

 

[Porco Dio]

Disfunktional are now playing, it's their last gig before gary goes to england for a year.

 

[nooleen]

gary does what?

 

[Cormcolash]

I did not know that the Belfast show was cancelled as well. Are they in the country yet does anyone know?

I don't even know who was meant to be doing the Belfast shows for them, wouldn't mind finding out.

 

[Big d(A)ddy G]

gary does what?

I go to england for a year,

for coddle-edge

looking forward to this now im gonna get smelly drunk

 

[damien]

tonight now

 

[VARUKA]

i heard you gonna dress up for this one gary