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Re:Publik’s Resident Night

The Munster Express — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:46 +0000

After a brilliant night in Crystal with Nic Fanciulli, Re:Publik return to the Loft to run their local resident night on Saturday February 11th.

Playing on the night are residents Kenno and Warren Sauvage, who played an excellent warm up for Nic in Crystal but no strangers to headlining a bill after countless gigs over the years.

Kodakid launch single

The Munster Express — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:05:59 +0000

Kodakid are to launch their new single

“Waterford foursome Kodakid clearly did their homework before creating ‘Shake Skin’, a sultry, swagger-drenched piece of blues rock that could easily be a lost Black Keys number.

“Look out for the dirty guitar solo at the end – totally predictable yet totally worth it.” Celina Murphy, Hot Press

Take Shelter (15A)

The Munster Express — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01:27 +0000

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Painting Dungarvan brighter

Michelle Clancy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:26 +0000

Dungarvan Youthreach are continuing their artistic campaign to brighten up the town’s streets, having have just completed their third mural on O’Connell Street.

The students, under the direction of their art teacher Maria Conroy, have been planning out ideas, using home made stencils and spray paint techniques to deliver different themed murals all around Dungarvan.

Spraoi’s Big Bang at the Forum

The Munster Express — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:28:53 +0000

Spraoi are bringing a stunning live show to this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations at The Forum. “Big Bang at Midnight is always a fantastic night, the live Spraoi show really gives the audience something unique and exciting,” a Forum spokesman told The Munster Express. Top band Swamp Stompers and Bounce DJ’s are joining Spraoi team and the whole line-up offers fantastic entertainment and value for only €10.

Christmas Voices at Christ Church

The Munster Express — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:28:01 +0000

Make the brightest start to the festive season with Christmas Voices at Christ Church, Saturday 17th December, 8 p.m. This event brings together performers from all over the world, with the aim of celebrating the diverse cultures of Waterford’s growing international community.

Musicians include the great Niwel Tsumbu, who since arriving in Ireland in 2004 from the Congo has developed an enviable reputation as a masterfully elegant and fluent guitarist, vocalist, musician, collaborator and composer. Joining him will be the Orthodox Music Ensemble, featuring Ukrainian, Latvian, and Russian singers, and the Waterford trio Dulcet, with a special performance of Irish carols.

The Sweet & Lowdown: Brian ‘Juckey’ Collins

Michelle Clancy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:25:27 +0000

Brian ‘Juckey’ Collins’ name has become with synonymous with musical theatre in the city: from stage-managing some of the most memorable shows of recent years to having the audience in the stitches playing such comic roles as Lar in Paul Barry’s The Glass. Having first become involved with theatre in the 80s with Tops of the Town, he’s won awards for his work with Flaggy Lane Productions and now spends a considerable amount of his time working with the next generation of Waterford’s theatre practitioners. But his greatest theatrical moment to date is actually one of his earliest.

“One particular highlight for me over the years was to perform on stage with my late father Archie in the Waterford Crystal Tops show, which reached the televised final in 1986 and 1987.

Royal’s Spring shows

The Munster Express — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:24:02 +0000

Royal’s Spring shows

The Theatre Royal is proving to be the centre of dramatic excellence under director Ben Barnes with a run of outstanding quality productions. Just announced is the theatre’s new spring production which will see Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier award-winning hilarious black comedy The Memory of Water, brought to Waterford for the first time from 8th to 17th March.

Three sisters come together in a highly charged atmosphere on the eve of their mother’s funeral. With snow falling outside they laugh and cry, rage and bicker as the conflicts of the past and their hold on the present are mercilessly exposed.

Gift Grub 2

The Munster Express — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:23:43 +0000

After selling over 45,000 tickets across Ireland with the first Gift Grub Live stage production, Mario Rosenstock returns with a totally new show for 2012! Don’t miss your chance to catch up with Michael ‘Soft Day’ Flatley, Joan ‘Can I Just Say’ Burton, Vincent ‘Ah That’s Very Good’ Browne and many more live on stage! With a new government in place, there are lots of interesting people to focus on and, of course, it would be rude not to give it a bit of ‘Boom Boom’ to Enda Kenny as part of the huge cast of characters – all played by one man – amazing!

Beautiful Future

The Munster Express — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:39:09 +0000

This December 8th Hive Gallery on Bank Lane is set to launch its next show with a group exhibition of top emerging artists, music and studio tours. Spanning a diverse range of practises the show, entitled ‘Beautiful Future’, features work by up and coming artists Noilin O’Kelly, Aisling Conroy and Gillian Fitzpatrick as well as local artists John Costello, Chris O’Brien Shanahan, and John Cullinan.

Noilin’s practice examines the relationship between the human body, the uncanny, decaying objects, buildings and their portrayal within contemporary art,. Conroy’s work is multi-disciplinary using drawing,print,sculpture, sound ,video and installation.