Grimes Aug 3rd/Feldberg Aug 4th Upstairs @ Whelans

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GRIMES (Canada)

Plus special guest CATSCARS


Upstairs@Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St, D2
Wednesday, August 3rd 2011
Tickets €9 plus booking fee available from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078], Tickets.ie & Ticketmaster.

**(This show is rescheduled from the postponed May 15th show, original tickets still valid)**


For fans of: Nite Jewel, Lyyke Li, Caribou


Whelanslive.com are thrilled to present the Irish debut of Montreal’s GRIMES on Wednesday August 3rd upstairs @ Whelan’s. GRIMES brilliantly imaginative & skewed take on electro-pop has seen her debut album, 2010’s Halfaxa garner euphoric praise from all corners and the praise has been no less effusive for her new Ep ‘Darkbloom’ with GRIMES being hailed by many as a true visionary with an ear for infectious cosmic disco like few before her.


Grimes’ audio universe where Kate Bush jams with Fleetwood Mac in a floatation tank while the spirit of Arthur Russell hovers overhead is simply stunning. The European release of Halfaxa last month will mean that you’ll be hearing a lot more from GRIMES in the next year and with artists like James Blake & Lykke Li popularizing interesting mash-ups of sub genres the time is now for GRIMES and her unique style or music.

WATCH GRIMES: http://vimeo.com/21835455 /http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxC2XLePDWQ

Supporting on the night is the wonderful Robyn Bromfield aka CATSCARS from Dublin.



FELDBERG

Upstairs In Whelan’s
Thursday August 4th
Doors 8pm
Tickets €8 + booking fee available from WAV Tickets [lo-call 1890200078], www.tickets.ie & Ticketmaster


For fans of: The Cardigans, Belle& Sebastian, Noah & The Whale

Meet Reykjavik pop-rock duo Feldberg, the newest addition to Iceland’s enviable canon of internationally acclaimed acts and the latest signings to Smalltown America's blossoming, eclectic roster. Consisting of singer, Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld and multi-instrumentalist Einar Tönsberg (better known as Eberg), Feldberg first came together in 2008. The duo’s singles ‘Don’t Be a Stranger’ and ‘Dreamin’’ have turned heads both at home and abroad. ‘Dreamin’’ won Best Song at the 2010 Icelandic Music Awards and was selected by trendsetting French boutique label Kitsuné for its Maison 9 compilation, while ‘Don’t Be a Stranger’ spent four weeks in the Icelandic top 10.



The reaction to Feldberg in Ireland thus far has been nothing short of phenomenal. Both singles have received heavy prime time rotation on Irish radio culminating in a live appearance on the Pat Kenny show to coincide with their last visit to these shores in April when they played an intimate show in Tower Records. Whelan’s will be Feldberg’s first Dublin show proper and we are thrilled to welcome them.


“If there’s any justice in the world this stunning debut will be this year’s soundtrack to the summer” – Artrocker

"If Daft Punk were human, this is what they would sound like." - XYZ Magazine

Video for I’m Not Thinking Of You: http://vimeo.com/13685268
Video for Don’t Be A Stranger: http://tinyurl.com/don-tbeastranger
Mypace: www.myspace.com/feldbergmusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/feldbergmusic

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Grimes is tonight and we're expecting it to be a cracker of a show!