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The first ever gig of its kind; Garageland is reaching out to the Folk community to put on a gig consisting of all folk musicians on Thursday September 27th at The Bowery in Rathmines. Don't forget to check out available slots at https://www.garageland.ie/dates/ to get involved!
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Come on out Sunday 29th July at 1.30pm to support your local Irish musicians! There will be 3 stages featuring 33 wonderful local artists throughout the evening performing various types of music. The festival aims to mix brand new artists right alongside already acclaimed emerging and successful acts, and there will be some great surprises too! The event kicks off at 1:30 on Sunday July 29th and will be located in the Meeting House Square of Temple Bar. This event is family friendly and don’t forget to bring a picnic!.
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Don't forget to check out our August Gig dates and book while you still can! This coming month is going to be filled with great venues and bands and slots are filling up quickly. Don't miss out on your chance to play this August! Thursday 23rd August – Dublin – The Grand Social Barefoot Magicians, Electric Shore, Jumpin Spider, Norma Manly (Opening Act Slot Available) Thursday 30th August – Rathmines (Dublin) – The Bowery Fade To Light, Sun Masheene, Elkin, Cado And The Delta Cats Friday 31st August – Dublin – The Sound House 10 to 8, Strawberry Stew, James Shannon (Headline Slot Available)
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In a band? Solo performer? Want to play the most influential series of gigs for emerging artists? Contact us today. The Garageland Spring Series is well and truly underway, with 5 SOLD OUT shows in March and another 12 to go in April and May! All over Ireland artists are joining the wave that is the New Garageland Experience - To join us today and find out why artists love Garageland simply read 'The Garage Gigs - How They Work', and then contact us - we'll get back to you immediately. Supported by Arts Council Ireland, IMRO Ireland, Rté Twoxm, Hot Press Magazine, Sound Training Productions, Musicmaker, RAAP - Recorded Artists Actors Performers, Irish Recorded Music Association.
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With such fabulous support from the Music Industry in Ireland, it's a great privilege to announce the upcoming Garage Gigs Spring Series starting on 8th March at The Button Factory! All supporting unsigned bands and emerging artists. 2018 will see over 60 Garage Gigs in Ireland and The UK, our Radio Show on RTE 2XM extended for another run, AND our new TV project to be unveiled in May! If you're a musician, and want to be part of this amazing journey, contact us today! Thanks for making 2017 so amazing for all the following artists, venues and supporters IMRO Ireland, Arts Council Ireland, Hot Press Magazine, RAAP - Recorded Artists Actors Performers, Sound Training, Irish Recorded Music Association, Rté Twoxm, The Grand Social, The Sound House, Button Factory, Sallynoggin Inn, McPhails Bar Drogheda, Fuzz Gigolo, The Brief, @InhalerDublin, Academy Lane, Swordfist, Weather Underground Band, Van Panther, Hammy & The Pilgrim, MIZDREA, Laura Mulcahy, Cooks But We're Chefs, Patricia, Killer Instincts, Pleasure
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We finished up official Garage Gigs duties for 2017 on Wednesday 13th December with a giant show at The Button Factory, and what an amazing night it was! Full house, 4 great bands - TBL8, Dead Van Drivers, The Felonies and Inhaler. The venue was rammed with music journalists and music industry execs, and none were disappointed! Hot Press and The Star ran brilliant reviews, while Hot Press also featured a great Gallery on the night. To cap it off, members of U2 arrived and watched the show, we hope they enjoyed it as much as the rest of us! taking bookings now for 2018 http://www.hotpress.com/photos/photo_st.php?id=21552151 Hot Press Gallery https://twitter.com/search?q=bono%20inhaler&src=typd Twitter goes crazy https://www.buzz.ie/music/exclusive-bono-watches-sons-band-inhaler-at-button-factory-265553 The Daily Star online publicises the 'Inhaler connection'. https://www.facebook.com/garageland.ireland/videos/1267853600026688/ Inhaler & crowd from backstage
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On October 12th we opened our biggest Series of The Garage Gigs in our 17 year history. With almost 60 artists booked into venues all over Ireland, the excitement in Garageland Towers is contagious! Starting with a huge night in The Button Factory, with Towns-End, Swordfist, Weather Underground and Witches Rave, it was clear that The Garageland Project has a lot of love, with other artists coming along (with their fancy new Membership Cards) to support their fellow Garageland Artists, camera crew filming all proceedings, new crew being trained in for future growth, and audio being recorded for 'Garageland on RTE2XM' our dedicated radio show! The very next night, Friday 13th no less(!), we shot off to Limerick for our very first show there in the wonderful Pharmacia, where we got to see Fluffy Coke do their first ever gig, alongside the genius that is Laura Mulcahy, The Kennels (very rock n roll), followed by Mizdrea (Sandy and Andy with brilliant use
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Bono! - Well done to Craig Kingma, who apart from co-producing the Garageland Radio show, Garageland albums among other Garageland activities, also manages Picturehouse, a band that define persistence, creativity and stamina - they've just sold out the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland Wednesday 13th September - this is Bono and U2 wishing the guys well! https://youtu.be/R0v5wNA6a1o
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Garageland continues its partnership with RTE with the return to the airwaves of Garageland On RTE 2XM With Dermot Lambert. The cutting edge radio show has already established its position as one of the most influential shows for emerging artists. Using our highly entertaining format of nerd facts and muso ramblings, along with several unique features to highlight artists which we feel have been hidden away too long, we have garnered a gigantic audience of between 2 and 5 million*, according to some sources! Music industry guests come in regularly to shine a light on several issues of interest to emerging artists. So far we've had Will Ryan (Hozier management & Music Lawyer), Ailish Toohey (Collective Management - Gavin James etc), Jackie Hayden (Hot Press Magazine), Pete Holidai (legend), Darren Smith (ex EMI Records PR God, and now top TV producer - also manages Dustin). We've had workshops on using Twitter, Facebook etc, we've had in depth analysis of Radio Play and
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Many thanks to Hot Press Magazine for the incredible continued support to Garageland and the incredibly important work we do with The Garage Gigs. Read the full review here.... https://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/live/Live-Review-Garageland-Volume-1-Album-Launch-at-the-Button-Factory/20016526.html
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What a crazy few months it's been! We launched the Summer Series of The Garage Gigs on 2nd June, and we've seen seven SOLD OUT shows, with another 5 to go before the end of August! We have finally brought The Garage Gigs to Cork's Crane Lane Theatre, and the reaction was so good that we're heading back in November. Many thanks to The Grand Social and The Sound House in Dublin for hosting 10 shows between them, all featuring emerging artists who are making Garageland their final destination for booking gigs. We're looking forward to Rob Corcoran at The Islington in London on 30th August, and we're also looking forward to working with new venues including The Button Factory, The Underground on Dame Street, Pharmacia in Limerick, Crane Lane in Cork, The Noggin Inn in Sallynoggin, Civic Theatre Tallaght - and new partnerships (watch out for exciting news about Sun Recording Studios, Grouse Lodge, and a large Dublin music store). On top of all
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Excitement mounts as tickets for The Garage Gigs 22nd June at The Sound House are SELLING OUT fast! With performances from veterans such as The Brief and Killian O'Driscoll, alongside newbies *ROGUE! and the recently reinvented Skyfever, this show promises to be a belter! Doors 7.45 / admission 10 euro. Support your local artist by buying tickets directly from them at the links below! www.garageland.ie/thebrief/ www.garageland.ie/rogue/ www.garageland.ie/killianodriscoll/ www.garageland.ie/Skyfever/
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Dermot Lambert: “I have seen the best bands on earth, most people will never hear them” How Music Works: Niall Byrne talks to Dermot Lambert, formerly of Blink, about his work getting young bands off the ground with Garageland - Read it HERE Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 16:05Updated: Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 16:06 Niall Byrne Garageland supports unsigned bands and unsigned artists, providing well run live independent music gigs The Garage Gigs - always in good venues and always on good nights, as well as Garageland On RTE 2 XM Radio Show for new independent music, and consultation support for Youth Music Projects.
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Listen to Garageland on RTE Radio 2XM here.. http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=18_10721180_23583_08-05-2017 With the advent of our very first ever Garage Gig in Cork on July 22nd at The Crane Lane Theatre, and in conjunction with Music Cork we put a special show together to celebrate all things Cork. The Music Cork event was an absolutely incredible occassion, and we look forward to next years' outing. Meanwhile we are ecstatic that The Garage Gigs start in Cork in July. Watch out for further announcements for Limerick and Galway! Pictured Left - Right Dermot Lambert (CEO Garageland), Craig Kingma (Marketing, A&R and radio production Garageland), Willie Ryan Barrister (Management Hozier, Walking On Cars, The Coronas, and one of the organisers of Music Cork).
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Garageland. Volume 1 It's taken over 17 years but Garageland have finally announced details of their much awaited compilation album out on Garage Records on April 14th. Since 2001 Garageland has been helping generations of bands through unique projects The Garage Gigs and The Irish Youth Music Awards (including The Script, Ham Sandwich, Delorentos, Kodaline, Niamh Crowther, Fight Like Apes, Royseven, The Immediate and literally thousands of others you haven't heard of) forge their own trail through the formative stages of the careers. Some have gone on to huge things, some haven't. "Rather than focus on the past, with this record we're looking at what's around now and the next generation of artists who are coming up and we are genuinely excited about." Dermot Lambert, Garageland Director. Featured on the album are Roisin El Cherif, Rob Corcoran, The Klares, Niamh Crowther, Swordfish, Pills For My Nerves, Animal Gangs, Dissesion Rising, Fuzz Gigolo, Inhaler, Key, Lavelle, Shag Haired Villains, Conor Walsh, The New 52 and The YaYa
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It’s taken over 17 years but Garageland have finally announced details of their much awaited compilation album, Garageland Volume 1, out on Garage Records on April 14th. Since 2001 Garageland has been helping generations of bands through unique projects The Garage Gigs and The Irish Youth Music Awards (including The Script, Ham Sandwich, Delorentos, Kodaline, Niamh Crowther, Fight Like Apes, Royseven, The Immediate and literally thousands of others) forge their own trail through the formative stages of the careers. Some have gone on to huge things, some haven’t. “Rather than focus on the past, with this record we’re looking at what’s around now and the next generation of artists who are coming up and we are genuinely excited about.” Dermot Lambert, Garageland Director. Featured on the album are Roisin El Cherif, Rob Corcoran, The Klares, Niamh Crowther, Swordfish, Pills For My Nerves, Animal Gangs, Dissesion Rising, Fuzz Gigolo, Inhaler, Key, Lavelle, Shag Haired Villains, Conor Walsh, The New 52 and The YaYa Vuze. The
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08/02/2017 We are delighted to announce that Mairéad O'Brien is joining the Garageland Crew as Booker and Artist Liaison. Many of our regular artists will of course, recognise Mairéad, as she has worked with us at The Garage Gigs for over 3 years already, both on-site at the actual Garage Gigs themselves, and behind the scenes in PR and Marketing. Mairéad will head up the bookings with new and existing artists as the project continues to go from strength to strength, and as we work with more and more artists and venues. Mairéad can be contacted at mairead@garageland.ie Garageland supports unsigned bands and unsigned artists, providing well run live independent music gigs The Garage Gigs - always in good venues and always on good nights, as well as Garageland On RTE 2 XM Radio Show for new independent music, and consultation support for Youth Music Projects.
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Another fantastic 2 hours of fun and frolics, with a choc load of great tunes (95% Irish artists from The Garage Gigs) - this weeks esteemed guest is none other than the very legend Pete Holidai. Pete is one of the original true greats from Irish alternative and independent music, having played with The Radiators From Space, managed Engine Alley and tought hundreds of students in Ballyfermot Rock School! http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=18_10696809_23583_13-03-2017 Garageland supports unsigned bands and unsigned artists, providing well run live independent music gigs The Garage Gigs - always in good venues and always on good nights, as well as Garageland On RTE 2 XM Radio Show for new independent music, and consultation support for Youth Music Projects.
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