Garageland is back with its eighteenth series of unsigned Irish music performances! A month of live dates kicks off tonight at the Sugar Club with double launch nights to follow at Eamonn Dorans and Whelans on 6 June. Interesting choices and titles in the line-up include Myp et Jeep, Guillotines, tonight’s Fear the Foliage and elusive Tiny, Tiny Hammers.

Established in 2000, Garageland’s constant live music format involves venues all over the country, its gig-tally currently topping over 1000. Seen as a stepping stone for fledgling bands to showcase their talents in a pleasantly challenging environment of their contemporaries in the music industry, breakthrough acts appear regularly: Delorentos, Fight Like Apes, Ham Sandwich, The Immediate, The Kinetiks, The Script and Television Room all kicked up a ruckus at Garage gigs on their path to success. Dedicated to smoothing the forefront of new Irish music, garageland.ie are busy peeps:a special series in conjuction with Your Music Live. TV is due to broadcast in June, featuring full live performances, interviews and news from the Top 40 Garageland bands.
More recently IndieHour snapper Ian Oliver tipped us off about Donegal band BoyNumber7 who emerged as inaugral winners of the 7 Steps Up Award. Initiative of Garageland and Youth Work Ireland, 7 Steps Up is aimed at furthering the creative potential of people aged 12-19 nd draws youngsters from all cultural backgrounds in Ireland. The Award will now be implemented on a permanent basis and looks set to follow garageland.ie’s success.
For more information on 7 Steps Up or Garageland gigs visit www. garageland. ie or contact garageland[at]ireland[dot]com. Interested musicians are welcome to apply to perform.

Current Garageland listings with more to be confirmed are :

Friday 30th May… Sugar Club
Fear The Foliage* Madra* Stimulants* Tigris*
Doors 7.45pm / Adm €12.

Thursday 5th June… Sugar Club
Last Crash* Guests
Doors 8.00pm / Adm €10.

Friday 6th June… Eamonn Dorans
The Juice* My Pet Jeep* Guests
Doors 7.00pm / Adm €10

Friday 6th June… Whelans of Wexford Street
Colm Heaney & The Bad DJs* James Mark Donnelly* Shiversaint*
Doors 7.00pm / Adm €12

Sunday 8th June… Eamonn Dorans
Guillotines* Jerome’s Law* Sonas* Von Bismark
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €10

Wednesday 11th June… Eamonn Dorans
The 83’s* Guests
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €10

Sunday 15th June… Eamonn Dorans
METAL SUNDAY!!!!
Guru* Visitor Q *VX* TBA
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €10

Wednesday 18th June… Eamonn Dorans
Dave Conway* The Filthy Kings* Guests
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €10

Saturday 21st June… Sugar Club
Jerome’s Law* Stimulants* Under Consent Of The King*
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €12

Sunday 22nd June… Eamonn Dorans
Emmet Scanlan* Signal To Noise* guests
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €10

Saturday 28th June… Sugar Club
Blue Sun* Guillotines* The Juice* Tigris*
Doors 7.30pm / Adm €12

More names soon to be announced at www. garageland. ie

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