The Purty Loft

Paranoid Visions / Dubtones / 3 For The Morgue

Banny — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:51:58 +0000

Formed in 1981, Paranoid Visions quickly allied themselves to the anarcho punk fraternity of the second wave of punk rock in the early 80’s. Heavily influenced by the crass ethic of diy music, the band fomed their own F.O.A.D label and licenced their records to all the madmen records, home of the Mob, Thatcher on Acid, Blyth Power and the Astronauts. Paranoid Visons played gigs and toured with the likes of Poison Girls, DIRT, Blyth Power, the Subhumans and the Instigators. Throughout the 90’s Paranoid Visions became the biggest punk band Ireland had ever produced, featuring on several TV shows, newspapers and being offered numerous record deals from major labels (all of which were ignored). In the early 90’s the band played with bands like snuff, the macc ladds and manic street preachers before calling it a day in 1992. In 1996 they reformed to play support on some dates for the sex pistols filthy lucre tour. In 2001 they reformed again and played with the damned, the dickies and at the wasted festival in morecombe. While these reunions were always designed to be short lived, the 2005 reunion line up formed in support of the re release of the back catalogue (outside in (the vinyl years 1986 - 1989)) has decided to continue on its merry way. Late in 2005, the band remastered and released their long lost (and quite funny) xmas album “bollox to Xmas”. a live album called “live in stab city” was released in April 2006. A new album, “40 shades of gangreen” was released in March 2007, the first new material in 16 years. 2008 was a busy year with the release of “the treasure from the wasteland e.p” (12″, CD and download), which charted at number 4 in tn Irish download charts. The release of “beware of the god” in 2009 heralded some great reviews and even better sales generating a number 3 chart placing for the track “fritzl’s basement” and a number 5 chart placing for the 3 track download “1970sick ep (i am the one / don’t dictate / stepping stone)”
http://www.myspace.com/paranoidvisions
Doors 7.30pm
Adm €8
tickets from www.tickets.ie

The Angelus + guests: Homebrew and The Bad Examples, Hugh Dean Taggart

Banny — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:24:20 +0000

The Angelus are a hard-playing Dublin six-piece whose live shows are a wall of infectious noise and well-wrought tunes. Featuring duelling guitars, violin, bass, drums, and whiskey-strained vocals, their sound is hard to pigeonhole, filtering elements of blues, folk, and good ol’ rock and roll to craft their own inimitable sound. Following a lengthy hiatus, this show marks the band’s return to live performance, and just in time for Christmas too. Also playing on the night we have Homebrew and the Bad Examples, Dublin’s finest country/rockabilly practitioners (RIP Homebrew) and Hugh Dean Taggart with his high and lonesome bluegrass sound. Get into it!

www.myspace.com/theangelusmusic
www.myspace.com/homebrewandthebadexamples
www.myspace.com/wellenoughalone
Admission €7
Doors 8pm
Tickets available on the door

All Ages Show at The Loft Feat Live Bands

Banny — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:50 +0000

All Ages Show at The Loft Feat Live Bands
Admission 8E tickets available on the door
Doors 6pm - 10pm

Colm Lynch & The Band - Support: The Juice, Eskimo

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:46 +0000

Colm Lynch has a distinctive style when it comes to playing live. He’s happily aggressive with the guitar, if there could be such a paradox. His live show consists of an eight-piece band and the energy of a small ESB station. His music is rock with a hint of blues and folk. His style is upbeat and his attitude seems to be contagiously reflected in the group he plays with. “This group of musicians have been with me for about 2 years, they seem to understand me inside out. From the very first day they just picked up on the vibe and then of course they lend their own personal gift to it. They’re all heavily invested in it. It feels more like a group thing, than just me now.”

Support: The Juice, Eskimo

Doors 8pm Tickets €10 Advance tickets from The Purty Kitchen, Dun laoghaire Phone: (01) 2843576 www.tickets.ie & City Discs, Temple Bar, D2

Redkid & Guests

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:49:50 +0000

www.redkid.info

Sound like:
Indefatigable pop rock mixed with earworm melodies to give a strong new wave rock sound with a hint of ska and funk.

Influences:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, The Strokes, James Brown, David Bowie and ‘The Spiders From Mars’ and Madness.

The band:
Founded in 2003, they have a shoeless craz’d front-man, a busker from the streets of Barcelona, a drummer with a wacky style of beats, one Beatle-esk Liverpool rocker and a giant of a bass player.

Album called :
“Rocketship”
Recorded over the past 12 months in Pulse Studios Dublin. Tony Perry and Billy Farrell recorded and produced.

Irish Release 08.08.08:
where to get your copy: – www.roadrecs.com www.sonicpollen.com www.cdbaby.com or in your local store, Tower Records, by Text or order your copy right now, right here, shipped to your door.

What they’ve done:
Following their successful appearances at this years Irish festivals - Electric Picnic, Castle Palooza, After Life & more.

2007 has been the most successful year to date for the band. They began the year with a Balcony TV nomination for best band and continued swiftly with the release of Rocket Ship to critical acclaim. Subsequently this high octane song was included on the soundtracks for two surfing documentaries over the summer and a video for the song will be out in January 2008. The band have also had a further two tracks used on large TV advertising campaigns – exposing them to a wider audience.

With 60+ gigs under their belt this year already, Red Kid’s live shows have been described as “legendary” and “effortlessly swinging from rock to pop to punk”. “No Reason”, the bands second single from their debut album “Rocket Ship” is due for release in January. Recorded in the legendary Pulse recording studios, which has previously occupied artists such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Brian Adams and Bon Jovi. “Rocket Ship” comes from a collective love of The Beatles, The Strokes, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads and The Velvet Underground to name but a few.

Press:

Re: Rocket Ship + Soup
“Rocket Ship, storms a path between the Sex Pistols and the Beach Boys and is totally ace, obviously. The second flipper is also ace, being a jaunty, Blur-ish on the meths with The Small Faces, excellent stuff. These people are brilliant, love them alot and then love them some more! - Unpeeled.co.uk

Re: “Rocket Ship”
“…a cracking tune that never lets up in pace. The band are renowned for their frantic delivery and chaotic shows – they have succeeded in capturing some of that energy on record. Singer Ronan Turner delivers some nice’n’sleazy CBGBs vocal creating, with some help from the other boys, a chorus that will stay in your mind for weeks.” HOTPRESS

Re: Red Kid
“With RedKid we found the perfect energetic pacey sound to compliment our upbeat surf sessions, to show our audience that these silver surfers have still got it” Naomi Britton, Producer.

Re: Red Kid and Rocket Ship
“Red Kid new single Rocket-ship is catchy high energy rock Guaranteed to get you jumping , with a live performance that is always high energy , always fun and full of surprises don’t miss them” - Edel Dooley - DJ

The Galloping Hogans Xmas Party

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:36:15 +0000

One of the famous names from the Purty Loft’s history, The Galloping Hogans were a mainstay of the venue during the late eighties. The three Hogan brothers in the band – Brian, Lance and Larry – all went on to have glittering careers in music, with the former two still part of Irish pioneers Kila. Special guests are Peachers Son & Wild Cherry Tonic with DJ Fed till late. The shows proceeds are going to AWARE - Helping Defeat Depression. www.aware.ie

Doors 8pm - 2.30am Tickets €12 in advance from The Purty Kitchen, Dun laoghaire Phone: (01) 2843576 €14 from www.tickets.ie & City Discs, Temple Bar, D2. €14 pon the door

Duvet - The Ultimate Covers Band

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:29:40 +0000

Duvet - Charity Night With The Ultimate Covers Band

Doors 8pm Tickets available on the door

Natty Wailer & Live Band plus guests

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:24:39 +0000

Natty’s last Irish show before heading back to Jamaica.

Playing with Bob Marley changed Natty Wailer‘s life. A quarter of a century since Marley’s death, Natty, now living in Belfast, is devoted to keeping alive the reggae godfather’s legacy. After leaving the Wailers in 2000, he founded his own entourage with the main purpose of continuing this tradition.
He is a man on a mission with a passion. Since the launching of his CD “Lifted”, he has organised and worked with numerous workshops, live performances, festivals and charities. He has recently worked with the multicultural group Sean Agus Noa who made the album ‘Eagsulacht’ featuring 65 Galway based musicians from 20 diverse ethnic groups as a celebration of Ireland’s cultural diversity. For that project Natty composed and recorded a track titled “Let’s come together”
Natty looks forward to the imminent release of his new CD ‘Destiny’. All details of this forthcoming release will be on his website www.nattywailer.net. Don’t miss his live performance at The Purty Loft Venue, Dun Laoghaire, on Saturday 28th November.

Doors 8pm Tickets €12 Advance tickets from The Purty Kitchen, Dun laoghaire Phone: (01) 2843576 www.tickets.ie & City Discs, Temple Bar, D2

All Ages Show at The Loft Feat. Cuan agus Tad, Daddy Cassidy, Harry and Alfie, Dirty Jesabelles

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:15:41 +0000

All Ages Show at The Loft Feat. Cuan agus Tad, Daddy Cassidy, Harry & Alfie and Evan 0′ Quiggly
Admission 6E tickets available on the door
Doors 7pm - 10pm

THANKS-GIVING CONCERT Feat. CHIARA & Guests

Banny — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:06:48 +0000

Thanks-giving farewell concert. Catch up & play some old & new & soul too.

A special night of guests who have graced the stage with Songwriter/Vocalist Chiara Browne for the past 10 years, to say thanks & a chance for a group hug! Playing some old stuff some new stuff & some soul stuff. New EP available on the night as well as her 2006 release NightTime. Guests so far, The Big Muddy, Sonny Condell, Bill Shanley, Paul McDonnell & Dave Molloy, Kieran McEvoy, Jimmy Smyth, Jenny Newman Karen HAmill, Dermot Roache, Aengus Devine & more

Doors: 7.30pm Tickets €15 on the door.

http://www.myspace.com/chiarabrowne