Weekender: |wiːkˈɛndə|– noun – what to do in Dublin this weekend.
Carnage Visors
Monday 7 March – Saturday 9 April | Rua Red, Tallaght
Carnage Visors, a collective exhibition showcasing some of the country’s pre-eminent artistic minds, aims to engage with one of thornier questions faced by modern artists and makers: is it possible to create work of genuine gravity within the global climate as it stands? Through a diverse, multi-disciplinary collection ranging from Richard T. Walker’s reflections within the landscape, to Juntae T.J. Hwang’s webcam experiments, Carnage Visors makes an optimistic, compelling argument for the significance and, crucially, permanence of art within a world of fleeting social media celebrity and round-the-clock news coverage. More info here.
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Bleeding Heart Pigeons
Saturday 12 | Whelan’s | €10, 8pm
The Limerick trio of Mícheál Keating, Cathal Histon and Brendan McInerney under the guise of Bleeding Heart Pigeons are released their debut record Is through Virgin records this year, and it’s full of high-drama acrobatics taking in the sprawl of Sigur Ros shot through with a touch of emo that their youthfulness demands. Check out our interview with the band here.
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OKO + Tim Berne: Irish Tour 2016
Saturday 12 March | Sugar Club | €16, 8pm
For a week-long tour across the county’s art centres, the eclectic, exotic and electrifying post-jazz bandits OKO have teamed up with NYC-based baritone saxophonist and composer Tim Berne. In the downtown jazz world of Lower Manhattan, Berne’s kind of a big deal, sharing stages and bills with the likes of John Zorn and having his work released aficionado imprint ECM. Given that the show comes as the second last date of six gigs, we reckon Berne and OKO will be well acquainted with themselves, but given the pedigree and attitudes of all the musicians involved, it’s still likely to be a weird improvised ride. Tickets and info here.
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Send Bort to Ethiopia/Cuba
Saturday 12 March | Sugar Club | €10, 11pm
This Saturday, a selection of the country’s most exciting DJing talent will be seizing control of Leeson street’s Sugar Club and as if that wasn’t enticing enough; it’s all for a good cause. Following his work in Palestine with the wonderful people at the charity Skatepal, all-round good dude, Baz McGinn, is off once again to furnish more far flung locations with killer ‘crete. All proceeds for the evening go towards purchasing materials for builds run by Make Life Skate Life in Ethiopia and Community Collective in Cuba, both organisations that strive to expose young people around the world, regardless of location, means or gender to the joys of falling on your arse off a plank of wood with four wheels attached. Regardless of where you stand on sidewalk surfing hooliganism, the quality of the evening’s line-up is hard to question, with the likes of Dip, Lumigraph, Frank B, Wino Boys and many more playing. Early bird tickets are still available here.
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F_FESTIVAL
Saturday 12 March | Various venues, times and prices
F_Festival announced is a multi-disciplinary festival, which takes places at a variety of venues across the city, including Hangar, The Grand Social, Wigwam, Film Base, The Back Loft, Sweeney’s and the Gallery of Photography. The aim of F_Festival is to generate visibility and equality for women in the arts, building on the notable campaign of Waking the Feminists which began at the end of last year. Amongst the events are music from Twin Headed Wolf, I am Niamh and Spines, a keynote talk from Avril Stanley of Body & Soul, spoken word performances from Caoimhe Lavelle, comedy from Joanne McNally and a screening of short films too. For the full line up go here or check out facebook.com/ffestivaldublin or @F__Festival on Twitter.
