The Grand Social

Monday 21st August - Jazz Jam

EVERY MONDAY 8PM at the Grand Social. The Jam session started in December 2013 and has become very popular among jazz fans. It offers an ideal meeting point for like-mided musicians and audience, it has a relaxed atmosphere and good quality backline equipment provided by the venue.

FREE ENTRY for musicians and public | EQUIPMENT PROVIDED: drum kit (no cymbals), guitar amp, bass amp | OPEN ACCESS to every musicians with any musical background (a basic knowledge of the jazz language and proficiency on their instrument is required) Like and follow the jazz on facebook www.facebook.com/dublinjazzjam

Venue: The Loft Doors: 8pm - 11pm Every Monday Admission: FREE

Friday 25th August - Wyvern Lingo – Single Launch

County Wicklow trio Wyvern Lingo up the ante with the first taste of their upcoming debut album. Described by the band as a song “about loving the feminine qualities of a man, and encouraging him not to worry about fitting into the male stereotype and just to be himself”; ‘I Love You, Sadie’ showcases Wyvern Lingo’s bold new Indie R’N’B sound just in time for the best days of summer.

Listen to ‘I Love You Sadie’ here https://soundcloud.com/wyvernlingo/i-love-you-sadie-2

The single was recorded in Dublin alongside producer James Kelly, with additional production and mix in London from Neil Comber (M.I.A. / Crystal Fighters), the band are currently putting the finishing touches to the rest of the album.

“I Love You, Sadie”, released on Rubyworks, is available now via all good digital download and streaming platforms, with an impact date of Friday 18th August.

Wyvern Lingo are:

Caoimhe Barry – vocals, drums

Karen Cowley – vocals, keyboards, bass synth

Saoirse Duane – vocals, guitar

www.wyvernlingo.com

Venue: The Loft: Doors: 8pm - 11pm Admission: €17.50 Buy Tickets Now!

Saturday 26th August - Ha’penny Market

Weekly Saturday market in The Grand Social. Join us every Saturday for a great event, drop by and browse by our stalls, we have collectors, vinyl records, vintage accessories and clothing. Men & Women’s apparel, Art, Crafters, Producers and lots more. You can get dry cuts or up styles by our ladies at our pop up Locks & Lashes every Saturday to finish that Sat night going out look…
We have lots of drinks specials each week…
Venue: The Ballroom Doors: 12am - 6pm Every Saturday Admission: FREE

Saturday 26th August - SPACE TALK

SPACE TALK SPACE TALK SPACE TALK SPACE TALK
But what is Space Talk? Well starting Saturday, we’ll be keeping the VIBE, keeping ALIVE every SATURDAY NIGHT downstairs in The Grand Social – FOR FREE – FOREVER – ALL THE TIME – and its going to be called SPACE TALK and its going to be FANTASTIC, HUGE, BEAUTIFUL and FANTASTIC. There will be resident selectors, wearing silly shirts and playing SOUL, DISCO, FUNK, AFROBEAT, HIP HOP, R&B and all sorts of other goodies. There will be special guests, takeover nights, and disco balls, everywhere, forever. SPACE TALK SPACE TALK SPACE TALK SPACE TALK
Venue: The Ballroom Doors: 10pm - 3am Every Saturday Night Admission: FREE

Saturday 26th August - Chirps

RRIC present
Chirps with support from Junk Drawer + Eat Your Book
Chirps are a lush rock band, primarily occupied with texture and dynamics in songwriting. They associate at the North Strand Centre for Musical Excellence. Following a lengthy gestation period they are aiming to release their second album later this year.
https://vimeo.com/32543605

Junk Drawer formed in a Belfast bedroom in 2015 by brothers Stevie & Jake Lennox and Brian Coney from rural Mid-Ulster, Junk Drawer are an indie rock quartet. They function as much as a collective as a they do a band; each member is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with several other Irish bands, with roles changing from song-to-song depending on how they feel it should take form

Eat Your Book make pop music put through a thresher powered by anxiety. Occasionally acoustic and sometimes with a full electric band, Eat Your Book has performed around Ireland and Scotland in a host of guises

Venue: The Ballroom Doors: 10.30pm - 2.30am Admission: €6

Saturday 26th August - “Momentum Presents Andre Bratten [LIVE]”

Andre Bratten was born in Oslo and grew up in a suburb of the Norwegian capital, which borders on the deep, dark Scandinavian forest. Currently dwelling in the heart of the city, he is at the center of a huge boom in Norwegian electronic music which includes artists such as Todd Terje,

Lindstrom, and Prins Thomas. Andre’s tracks share the exploratory vibe of the 80's synth

pop pioneers, and computes almost infinite variations on

the sounds he could extract from a single modular

synthesizer. Weird analogue squeegee smears, bright

drum machine splats and occasional significant pauses.

The spaces in his music are at least as important as what

fills it and Like the best electronic dance music, you can

follow sounds on their individual journeys through each

track, and nothing ends quite as it started.

If so much Scandinavian techno has been content to sound

relaxed, steam-bathed and scrubbed-up, Andre Bratten’s

music rejects coziness and whimsy, striking the right

balance between dark and light.

Venue: The Loft: Doors: 11pm - 3am Admission: €5 Buy Tickets Now!

Monday 28th August - Jazz Jam

Venue: The Loft Doors: 8pm - 11pm Every Monday Admission: FREE

Saturday 2nd September - Ha’penny Market

Saturday 2nd September - SPACE TALK

Thursday 7th September - Rincon Sapiência

https://www.facebook.com/events/2040043969564869
Rapper Rincon Sapiência is the new big thing to hit the Brazilian music scene. With originality, his songs are marked by influences of African, Brazilian, Jamaican, electronic and rock elements and address racial and social issues in the context of the metropolis.

His rap reveals a mood of positivity, without prejudice to the critical posture of the speech – a result of his hunger for rhyme which is beautifully aligned with his ability to play with words.

Ponta de Lança > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vau8mq3KcRw

Released in December 2016, “Ponta de Lança” quickly attracted attention from the public and from the media, standing out among viral on digital platforms and reaching more than 7 million Youtube views.

Manma Saor is joining the evening with their African, Carribean and South American dancefloor tunes

Venue: The Loft: Doors: 8pm - 11pm Admission: €10 Buy Tickets Now!

Saturday 9th September - Ha’penny Market

Saturday 9th September - ALEX SMYTH LIVE

Umbra returns to Dublin to launch their Debut album ‘West’. “West” is inspired by Chris Guilfoyle’s solo journey along the entire west coast of the United States and Canada. The compositions try to evoke the various emotions Chris was going through while taking this trip from joy and excitement to loneliness and fear. Each members individual strengths are showcased in the compositions while at the same time blending masterfully into a cohesive and recognisable group sound. Drummer Matt Jacobson and bassist Barry Donohue lay down wonderfully elastic grooves, while the contrasting horns of soprano Chris Engel and tenor Sam Comerford make the most of the explosive front line in the company of Chris Guilfoyle’s intricate guitar playing.
Venue: The Loft: Doors: 8pm - 11pm Admission: €12