Weekly Cork gig guide: 30th June – 6th July 2015

Carol Keogh

This week in Cork: Carol Keogh, Jack O’Rourke and more.

For those outside of the city itself or giddy for a road-trip, Carol Keogh heads south from the capital for a county Cork mini-tour, taking in Levis’ (3rd) and then Myrtleville’s beach-side treasure Pine Lodge (4th). For a recent interview with the Dublin singer for the blog, see here. It’s back to the concrete then for local songwriter Jack O’Rourke‘s official EP launch in The Oliver Plunkett on Sunday (5th July)

Also going down around town this week:

• Bluegrass Tuesday in Callanan’s (Tuesday)
• Metal with Mares of Diomedes and New Gods in Cork Community Print Shop (Saturday)

For a day-by-day breakdown of gigs taking place in both Cork city and county over the next three weeks see below.

Tuesday, 30th June 
– Bluegrass Tuesday in Callanan’s
– Jazz Improv (9pm) in The Crane Lane Theatre

Wednesday, 1st July 
all quiet

Thursday, 2nd July 
– Greenshine in L’Atitude 51
– Taylor McFerrin & Marcus Gilmore in Cyprus Avenue
– Midnight Ramble in The Oliver Plunkett
– Audible Joes and Duende Dogs in The Roundy

Friday, 3rd July 
– Beastly Beats with Niall Woof & Lisa Lemur (dj set) in Gulpd Café (Triskel Arts Centre)
– Penny Dreadful summer readings & music in The Roundy
– Carol Keogh in Levis’ (Ballydehob)

Saturday, 4th July
– Mares of Diomedes and New Gods in Cork Community Print Shop
– Christy Moore with Declan Sinnott and Jim Higgins Live at the Marquee
– Carol Keogh in Pine Lodge (Myrtleville)

Sunday, 5th July
– Jack O’Rourke in The Oliver Plunkett
– Sunday Sessions (5.30pm) in The Roundy
– Romanza (1pm) in Bakestone (Carrigtwohill)

Monday, 6th July
– Monday Session in Coughlan’s

Coming in 2015:
10th July – Katie Kim in Sirius Arts Centre
13th July – St. Vincent in Cork Opera House
17th-19th July – The Cave: This Is The Kit, Lisa O’Neill, David Kitt and more in Mitchelstown Caves
18th August – Deerhoof in Cyprus Avenue
17th-20th Sept – Sounds From A Safe Harbour
3rd October – Girl Band and The Altered Hours

– For more gigs and dates see the overall gig guide here
– For those more interested in independent cinema visit the Triskel cinema listings here