We’re absolutely spoiled for choice this weekend between TD cover gal St. Vincent, more Forza frolics and a Triple Crown tilt on Saturday afternoon in Twickenham, there’s a good chance we’ll be counting and out pennies and praying for payday come Monday morning.
Forza Italo Presents Goblin – Dawn of the Dead World Premiere – Jameson Dublin International Film Festival After-Party
The Church Bar | Friday 21 February, €5, 11pm
Forza Italo is venturing from it’s spiritual home at the Odessa to celebrate the wind down of the 2014 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival at The Church on Jervis St, JDIFF’s temporary late night club HQ. Expect 70s and 80s Italo vibes from Forza residenti DJ Sebastian Simonetti & DJ Stefano Crosserini as well as sets from DJ Carlito Aquilani and DJ/VJ Stefano ‘Giallo’ Galvino of Film Ireland.
Check out this aul Forza playlist we dug up from 2012. Head over to the event page for more info.
Southpaw Manor Party
Mystery Manor | Friday 21 February, €25, 9pm
The Southpaw boyos are upping the ante for their latest party, turning their backs on the Turks Head and making a voyage beyond the pale into the great unknown, into the wild you might say except that it’s actually in a big fancy gaff in the country. This time ’round they’ve rented a country manor, this change in venue also means a change in the rules – it’s BYOB and the party can rage on until the rooster crows – so basically, there are no rules! It’s a ticketed only event and there’s limited capacity so make sure you get your ticket now.
Ticket info is available over here.
JDIFF: Out of Here
Lighthouse Cinema, Saturday 20 February, 8.30pm
Donal Foreman’s debut feature Out of Here is an Irish coming of age story starring Fionn Walton (What Richard Did) who plays Ciaran, a college dropout who has just returned home after a year of travelling to discover that he’s come home too soon. Broke and living at home with his parents Ciaran tries to pick up where he left off with an ex-girlfriend and the friends he left behind but it seems their lives have moved on since he’s been gone. Feeling lost and purposeless Ciaran is forced to face questions he had pushed to the back of his mind during his time away and asks himself should he should stay or go?
St. Vincent
The Olympia | Saturday 22 February, €25
We interviewed the inimitable St. Vincent – also known as Annie Clark – ahead of the release of her third self-titled album and she told us this: “I wanted to make a party record that had a whole lot of heart and emotional gravitas too.” It’s a change from Strange Mercy but still shares “many of the same sonic characteristics” that we know and love her for. She’ll be debuting these new sounds on the Olympia stage this Saturday, get yourself down there some hipshaking or treat yourself to some blatant gaping as she whales away on her guitar.
Read the rest our interview with Annie here.
Alarmist, Go Wolf + Zebra, Live Visuals from SLIPDRAFT
Button Factory | Saturday 22 February, 7.30pm, €10
The Button Factory is putting on a wee gig presenting some of the best in Irish talent, showcasing 3 exciting acts currently doing the rounds at the moment. The line up comprises Dublin-based Post/Math rock ensemble Alarmist, Belfast-based disco pop outfit Go Wolf, ZEBRA and live visuals from SLIPDRAFT.
The RnB Club
The Twisted Pepper | Sunday 23 February, 6pm
The RnB Club is a new sister club night to TP Classic, Discotekken. Resident DJ Louis Scully will be spinning the finest 90s RnB, Hip Hop & G-Funk records every second Saturday in TP, once a month in The Shaw and sporadically here and there at different events throughout Dublin for the foreseeable future. The official launch night is to be confirmed but why not head over to the first one to get a taste of what’s to come.
