Guns N Roses - ‘Welcome To The Jungle’

If only this weekend was the Bank Holiday weekend… bloody well feels like it should be. Tonight is Hallowe’en and there’s something spooky about a rather fresh-faced Axl Rose. Here’s Guns N Roses for your Friday with ‘Welcome To The Jungle’.

It’s a jungle out there, after all.

War Of The Worlds Broadcasts Tonight

Note: Cross-posted to gigs section to highlight on the homepage.

The time has come for The Devious Theatre Company to take to the airwaves. The War Of The Worlds, written, produced and directed by The Devious Theatre Company airs on KCLR 96FM tonight between 9pm and 10pm, the show going out just after the 9 o’clock news.

The show is the company’s fifth new production in two and a half years (seventh overall) and their first venture into the world of radio drama.

The version being performed tonight was recorded and mixed with assistance from KilkennyMusic.com’s and The Mill Studios’ Alan Dawson over a three week period this month.

From all at KilkennyMusic.com to those involved in The Devious Theatre Company - the best of luck, and here’s hoping there’s more to come. If you can’t get near a radio you can tune in online by visiting KCLR96FM.com, look for the ‘Listen Live’ button

Disclaimer: Myself (ken) and Ross are heavily involved with ‘Devious, just in case for some wild reason you’ve failed to pick that up in the past.

Tim Burton Hallowe’en Party

The Deep D.j`s will be spinning some deep and groovy house,soul and electronica when
they throw their first halloween party on 31st October in The Clubhouse.

The theme of the party is the D.j`s favourite director-Tim Burton, so they want to see some
Edward Scissorhands, headless horsemen and stunning Helena Bonham Carters` hopping around on the dance floor.

They are offering a first prize of dinner for 2 at ZUNI RESTAURANT for the best costume and some great runners up prizes. All welcome:-) 10euro/12 without costume. 9pm till late.

[Edit - better late than never with this one - tomorrow night!]

Rise Against - ‘Give It All’

They’ve got a new album out, they’re hitting Dublin in February and here they are for your Thursday with ‘Give It All’.

Enjoy Rise Against sensibly.

Sound System 64 - Get Your Comments In

The 64th Sound System Podcast should be recording tonight this coming Friday around the 7pm mark (provided we’re not snowed in - seriously, it’s that cold). If you want to have your say, get your comments in, plug an upcoming gig or event in Kilkenny or anywhere else in Ireland then get emailing to podcast@kilkennymusic.com and we’ll look after the rest.

Deadline for submissions is 7pm today 3pm on Friday.

Aortal - ‘Burn’

Finished in September and released back at the start of the month, here’s the latest video from Dublin’s Aortal, ‘Burn’.

Check Aortal out on MySpace.

Halves Gig Gets A Lot Bigger

The Halves gig we had booked for November 15th just got a lot bigger.

Due to a mix up in dates at the venue the Halves show (last seen at the 2008 Kilkenny Arts Festival) has been merged with the House Of Cosy Cushions show with Problems At The Pancake House.

Both shows were originally to take place on different dates in November but with some chopping and changing in Cleere’s in the last week we’ve now got four bands playing the one date.

With tickets priced at 10 euro, your lineup for November 15th is now Halves (headline), House Of Cosy Cushions (main support), Katie Kim and Beef Supreme. Four acts for your ten bucks with doors open at 9pm should make for a solid night of music.

More on this shortly.

War Of The Worlds Broadcasts This Week

The Devious Theatre Company’s production of HG Wells’ ‘The War Of The Worlds’ airs this Thursday night exclusively on KCLR 96FM.

The local theatre company have been working around the clock on their latest production, their third of 2008.

Welles’ broadcast famously caused widespread hysteria throughout an unsuspecting America. Listeners thought the account of a Martian invasion in rural New Jersey was really happening and it caused unprecedented panic in America. It still remains one of the greatest ever examples of the power of radio and media manipulation over the mass population. Under the impression that America was in the grip of a Martian invasion, people fled their homes and cities in an effort to escape the Martian machines.

The Devious Theatre Company and KCLR96fm would like to avoid any onset of local mass hysteria with their broadcast, which is based in Kilkenny and Carlow, but they hope that the classic tale of a Martian invasion on Earth will keep people excitedly tuned into their radios in the same way it did 70 years ago.

The new version of ‘War of the Worlds’ was written by The Devious Theatre Company and produced by local sound engineer Alan Dawson of the Mill Studios. The cast includes; Ross Costigan, Amy Dunne, Ken McGuire, Kevin Mooney, John Morton, Maria Murray, David Thompson and Paul Young.

It localises the global attack of the Wells’ novel entirely in the Kilkenny / Carlow region, as a variety of different narrators take us through an account of the fateful 3 week period where alien tripods laid waste to the world with their laser beams and earth choking red weed.

This hour long performance of HG Wells ‘War of the Worlds’ will air exclusively on KCLR 96fm on October 30th at 9pm. Listeners will also be able to stream the broadcast through www.kclr96fm.com.

Stay tuned into www.devioustheatre.com for more updates along with behind-the-scenes videos and photos from the production.

Bruce Springsteen - ‘My Hometown’ (Live)

Still winding down after your October Bank Holiday weekend? Start a short week rolling with Bruce Springsteen and a live version of ‘My Hometown’.

Rockfall Festival Well Underway

It started on Thursday with a table quiz, then a screening of The Last Waltz last night along with performances around Kilkenny from The River Valley Band, Willie & The Poor Boys, Daktari and more.

The 2008 Rockfall Festival, one of the biggest annual fundraisers for Enable Ireland & The O’Neill Centre here in Kilkenny continues through the weekend (see our gig guide for highlights) and right up to Monday night with a total of 24 bands, 10 DJs and a few screenings thrown in for good measure across 17 different venues.

Highlights of things to come include Rarely Seen Above Ground (tonight), Engine Alley (tomorrow), Trainspotting (tomorrow) and the music marathon from 3pm on Monday afternoon.

For full details on the lineup for this year’s festival check out RockfallFestival.com.

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