Show Patrol, Issue 8
February 1stFuneral Party – Academy 2 – €13.50The Field – The Olympia – €25Broken Records – Crawdaddy – €14Imelda May – Vicar Street – €35February 2ndGood Charlotte – The Academy – €25Melanie Plain – The Workman’s Club – €12Andy Irvine and Dick Gaughan – Whelan’s – €19.85February 3rdBitches with Wolves – Whelan’s – €10Octopussy – The Academy – €4February 4thSyphor – Academy 2 – €11.80Junip – Whelan’s – €19February 5thFeeder – The Academy – €31.50Ryan Sheridan – Whelan’s – €8Wire – The Academy – €20February 6thSomewhere Under the Rainbow – The Olympia – €25February 7thHurts – The Academy – €19.50February 8thComedy Mish Mash – International Bar – €5February 9thMaster & Dog – Whelan’s – €8February 10thOctopussy – The Academy – €4Joan as Policewoman – The Button Factory – €24.50February 11thCocophone – Academy 2 – €12The Flaws – Crawdaddy – €N/AFebruary 12thHam Sandwich – Whelan’s – €15Magazine Gap – Academy 2 – €7February 13thOcean Colour Scene – The Olympia – €30February 14thJimmy Webb – The Sugar Club – €28Gig of the fortnight: The Hold SteadyFebruary 10th – The Academy – €27.50Formed in 2003, it wasn’t until three years later that this Brooklyn-based band became known in Ireland with the release of Girls and Boys in America – earning them a top spot at Oxegen amongst other prestigious events. In support of most recent album Heaven Is Whenever, The Hold Steady play the Academy for their first Irish date since the departure of keyboardist Franz Nicolay. Head down to the gig for a near-guaranteed evening of fantastic, consistently anthemic rock music – just try to resist singing along, nobody likes a guest vocalist.- Imelda Hehir