• Baby Dee to play Crawdaddy on Friday 26th February. Former circus sideshow performer and classically trained harpist Baby Dee serves up a set of unique ballads from her soon to be released new album “A Book of Songs for Anne Marie”. The follow-up to 2008’s “Safe Inside the Day” was produced and arranged by Maxim Moston from one of our favorite bands Antony and the Johnsons. It’s set for release here on March 1st.

• Hayseed Dixie, have completed their 8th full-length studio album. “Killer Grass” is either Hayseed Dixie’s absolute greatest musical achievement or absolute worst offence yet, depending on your personal perspective! The CD DVD package contains 7 original compositions along with 6 reinterpretations of previously known songs about drinking, cheating, killing and hell – with a particular emphasis on murder and death. The DVD contains music videos for 6 songs as well as 5 instructional “tutorial” videos addressing everything from how to play rockgrass banjo, to how to hide the body. On the road on tour throughout 2010, the suspects are known to be armed with acoustic instruments and should be considered extremely dangerous. The album is out on February 8th.

Here’s the dates:
February 18 – Thursday – Galway, Roisin Dubh
February 19 – Friday – Limerick, Dolan’s
February 20 – Saturday – Dublin, Tripod
February 21 – Sunday – Cork, Cyprus Avenue
February 22 – Monday – Belfast, Spring & Airbrake

• The fifth annual Choice Music Prize Live Event takes place on Wednesday March 3 in Vicar Street, Dublin with eight of the ten shortlisted acts performing on the night. The acts playing live at the event are:

And So I Watch You From Afar
Codes
Adrian Crowley
Dark Room Notes
The Duckworth Lewis Method
Julie Feeney
Valerie Francis
The Swell Season (full band)
Due to prior live commitments in the United States, Bell X1 and Laura Izibor will be unable to attend.

• Pledge:A Tribute to Kerbdog album release party with Dutch Shultz, Cars on Fire, Knievel Genius in The Academy 2 on Saturday 6th March. Tickets €12 on sale now. Despite splitting up in 1998 and only recording two albums, KERBDOG has influenced many present day bands. The album will be released at The Academy 2 the night of the gig.

• New Young Pony Club play Tripod on Saturday 13th March. The London new wavers are back touring their much anticipated second album “The Optimist”. The follow up to 2007’s “Fantastic Playroom” comes out March 1st. Check out the superb first single from the album “Lost a Girl” here.

• Indie rockers Field Music include Dublin in the tour of their long awaited third album, “Field Music (Measure)”. The brothers Brewis are back following a three year hiatus, during which they pursued acclaimed solo projects “School of Language” and “The Week That Was”. They return with a 20 song double album due for release here on February 15th. They play Crawdaddy on March 5th.

• The 2nd Inspirations Gig in aid of Barretstown takes place on Friday March 5th at The Olympia. The night will feature a host of acts performing songs by their musical heroes and some of their own material. The line up includes David Gray, Paddy Casey, Mundy, Duckworth Lewis Method, Lir, Gemma Hayes, Jape, Vengence & The Panther Queen, Ham Sandwich and The Dublin Gospel Choir. Organiser Gary Cohen also expects to announce some very special surprise guests in the next few weeks.

• Ricky Gervais has confirmed a date at The O2, Dublin on Friday 23 April as part of his Science Tour. Tickets €40 including booking fee go on sale next Friday 05 February.

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