Adebisi Shank 20th May- Kellys Galway

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Upstairs @ Kellys is very proud to bring to you
Adebisi Shank
support So Cow
Fri May 20th
Doors 9pm
Tickets €10



"Easily one of the best records of the year. 10/10" -- The 405
"This is a raucous, fun ride which you’ll want to be a part of. 9/10" -- Rock Sound
“Baffling, terrifying and utterly riveting.” -- NME
"Top 5 Best New Irish Bands" -- The Daily Telegraph

Its been quite some time since Adebisi have graced the West Coast so this is definitely one not to be missed!

Imagine it's 1985 and you're making a movie that takes place in 2011. You picture myriad technological devices that simplify our lives -- every mundane activity can be accomplished with the push of a button -- freeing us to travel the globe, living a life of total awesomeness. The anthemic optimism of your era, you assume, will eventually enrich the entire world and create a global new form of music. This Is the Second Album From A Band Called Adebisi Shank is just the type of futuristic-utopian sound of a parallel 2011 universe breaking through the time-space continuum to guide us all to perfection.

The Wexford, Ireland trio deftly merges the triumphant guitar harmonies of Fang Island with the mathematic precision of Battles, the genre-surfing playfulness of Daft Punk and churning intensity of HEALTH. But it's much more than the sum of those parts, it's a sound befitting of the retrofuturism we've come to love about old films where archaic technology collide with far more further-reaching ideas. To wit, the album cover depicting two zebras galloping across a Tron-style neon landscape perfectly embodies the transcendent intersection of triumphant guitars and rollicking drums with vintage synthesizers, marimbas, horns, vocoder, synthesizers, ensemble percussion and musical instruments we're not sure have even been invented yet.

Support on the night comes from So Cow. In the last year So Cow have toured relentlessly covering 4 tours of the US, 2 of Canada, the UK, Scandinavia, Spain and Italy. Having appeared at such festivals as Primavera Club and Primavera Spring, Halifax Pop Explosion, SXSW, Sled Island Fest etc etc it is a long long awaited return show to their hometown. Compared to the likes of Deerhoof, Ted Leo, The Chills and The Minute Men you can be sure it'll be a great start to the night.

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SORRY TO SAY ADEBISI SHANK HAVE CANCELLED THIS SHOW