An entertainment mashup of music, comedy and poetry, Nighthawks will leave you thoroughly entertained with it’s magic blend of performances. Tomorrow you can catch Colm Quearney or as he is better known, Q. Ben Reel and The Crayon Set complete the musical lineup.

You will also get to see great comedy from Carmody & Jones, Ghost Train Willy, Rory O’Hanlon and Carl Cullinane and also some poetry from Philip Lynch. What a night. Tickets are €13 and are available from the OXFAM shop on Parliament street. There are only a few tickets left so head down and grab them.

Doors open at 7.45pm, and there is strictly no admission after 8.10pm. The show ends at 11.10pm (approx). And – yes – there is a bar!

Her last album was in 2008, ‘The House Of Ill Repute’ which many had suggested was one of her finest submissions and she has since taken part in the Sanctuary album with Moya Brennan. Now you can catch her live in the very intimate setting of The Abbey Tavern in Howth.

The show is on Saturdya 31st March 2012 and tickets for the show are €20 inclusive of booking fee and are on sale now from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide.

If you feel like getting to know her a bit before getting intimate in Howth, her autobiography entitled ‘Bloody Mary’ is out now.

The album is called ‘Hot Wire‘ and the tour called ‘Hot Wire Stripped’ so we should get a nice intimate stripped back show. They will be in Dublin on Friday 11th May in Vicar Street. Tickets for the show are €28 inclusive of booking fee and are available from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide.

Tickets go on sale Saturday 4th February at 9am.

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The band not wanting anyone to miss out on the big return have added a second date at The Olympia Theatre on May 14th 2012. Tickets for this show are €49.65 inclusive of booking fee and are available from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide.

Support on the night from Inspiral Carpets making it a juicy old school gig. We reckon the tickets for the second gig will last about as long as the tickets for the first so do be quick.

Tickets for The Happy Mondays are on sale now.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela are back once more with their 5th studio album to date. Area 52 is an altogether different venture than before for the dynamic virtuoso duo. Area 52 sees Mr.Sanchez and Ms.Quintero team up with a 13-piece Cuban orchestra called C.U.B.A. For anyone that has followed the pair over the years or has seen them live will understand that they usually perform alone, just the two of them. Their live performances have been acclaimed for their sheer excitement and intensity. This having just two members, imagine what the help of 13 more exceptional musicians could sound like. This is what Area 52 aims to show us.

In 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela entered the studio with Hans Zimmer to record sessions for his ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ film. This was a new venture for the duo and Area 52 is another leap into the world of the unknown for R y G.

This 9-track album consists of 9 songs that have been released on previous albums. The aim was to add a new depth to each song, and in certain cases, flip the song on its head with the 13-piece orchestra. The result is an electrifying, full-bodied attack of flamenco infused musical output.

Previous album favorites such as ‘Diablo Roja’ get a thorough going over with the inclusion of a massive horn and drum section. This track conveys the hypnotic quality that entrances so effortlessly during their live shows. At just over 5 minutes this track takes you on countless ups and downs, rises and falls that almost leave you out of breath from just listening. An experience that unfortunately is not replicated throughout the album. Songs such as ‘Logos’ fail to impress as the word boring springs to mind, a word that would never arise on the original recording of this song. There is obvious Asian and African influences thrown in here too, lovers of worldly music will be in their element, while old R y G fans will revert back to the originals.

The standout track comes from ‘Tamacun’ which manages to add something extra to the original release. I believe this album is a success as it’s a new sound and interesting road to explore. As a musical album, it’s exciting, frantic and flawless. I can’t wait to catch the first date of their tour, hitting Dublin’s Olympia on the 19th February. If this album isn’t your thing, R y G have assured fans that the two act performances will be coming back sooner rather than later but for now, lets enjoy this superb effort.