SINGER-SONGWRITER
Dawn Landes
Whelan's Upstairs, Dublin 8pm €13
whelanslive.com
From Brooklyn via Louisville, Kentucky, Landes has an enviable reputation for her effortlessly composed confessional and highly melodic songs. Such talent was heightened a few years back, following her separation from singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. Expect, then, some songs with a bluer hue than normal.
CLUB
Sketchy
Limelight, Belfast 11pm £5/£4
limelightbelfast.com
When it comes to big nights out in Belfast, this weekly carnival has being doing the business for years. Helmed by BBC Radio Ulster’s alternative and indie music maestro Rigsy, and with a galaxy of guests, Sketchy is your one-stop shop when it comes to beats with bass, fun and the extra-large oomph factor. Add in a blast of confetti cannons, giant balloon drops and Neon Kool Aid and you’re elected.
ALT ROCK
Mark Lanegan Band
Seapoint, Salthill, Co Galway 8pm €25
roisindubh.net
The first show of several for Lanegan, the most committedly morose of US singers and songwriters, and guess what: we’ll be first in the queue for a dose of a voice so distinctive that it’s been described as scratchy as three-day stubble yet supple as moccasin leather. We really couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
