Rusted Rail's 2011 Christmas party with will Rites, The Driftwood Manor, Yawning Chasm & more will be held in the Roisin Dubh on December 19th.
The Young Hearts Run Free collective have announced the lineup for their Christmas show. Catch Tieranniesaur, Spook of the Thirteenth Lock, Melodica Deathship & more at The Co-Op on Saturday December 10th.
"Together they tackle a few of the classics in a way Dean Martin might have done if he were just waking up from a coma." - Not much festive cheer from Dara Higgins for She & Him's A Very She & Him Christmas.
Squarehead have released a cover of the Phil Spector classic Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) as a free download.
Glimmermen, The Spook Of The Thirteenth Lock, Zorilla & Underwater Picnic will be having their Xmas office party this Thursday, Upstairs at Whelan's.
Owensie, Ginnels & School Tour all play the Hefty Horse Christmas gig in The Grand Social on Tuesday 20th December. All proceeds on the night will be going to depression support charity Aware.
The final instalment of Large Mound's 12 month album project Another Year Of Rock is set for release on Christmas Day.
The Velourias have gone all festive and have made their self titled debut album available as a free download from Bandcamp. Have a listen.
'Jimmy Cake' sounds like a sweet gangster or spiced teacake but instead is the name conferred by a seven-piece spread of musicians in Dublin. Nay McArdle spoke to Vincent Dermody and Paul G.Smyth ahead of their December 23rd Crawdaddy gig.
Delorentos have announced their biggest ever Irish headline show - a Christmas gig in Vicar Street on Friday December 21st.