The Bonnevilles play The Thomas House, Dublin, on Saturday December 3. “One of the finest garage punk blues duos in the whole world right now” according to The Irish Times. Their new album Arrow Pierce My Heart is evidence of a band at the top of their game. The Lurgan duo take Mississippi Hill Blues and Punk Rock and mix into their own unique dark Northern Irish Punk Blues stew.

Lead singer and guitarist Andrew McGibbon Jr. had this to say, “We decided to write a love album, hence the title Arrow Pierce My Heart, but we aren’t balladeers so it ended up littered with our usual topics—death, rising from the dead, murders, drinking, drugs, sex, revenge and more revenge, but that’s ok.”

“Because we’re Irish, which isn’t so much a race of people as it is a death cult, we deal with this stuff so you don’t have to and our idea of love is a dark love not the sickly sweet kind. Not so much roses and kittens but whiskey and shame, and that too is ok. We take our responsibility as the conduits of the Gods very seriously. The human experience is about sinning and failing; that’s where the acid is and that’s what we try to write about.”

Admission is €10 on door or get the Early Bird option here.

Southern rockers A Thousand Horses are returning to the UK for a handful of shows this November/December, including a very special ‘Live Cut To Vinyl’ event at the legendary Metropolis studios on December 3rd.

The nine-piece band will be recording six tracks live straight onto vinyl, which will include a mixture from their critically acclaimed album Southernality as well as brand new music. Fans will be in for a chance to come and watch their performance at this remarkable event. Keep an eye on the band’s social media pages for more details.

Their UK headline tour sees them play London’s 02 Islington Academy on November 30th followed by a show in Manchester, which due to overwhelming demand will now be at Manchester Club Academy.

Joining them will be Essex four-piece Purson as main support on both dates. The band will also be making an appearance at this year’s sold-out rock ‘n’ roll weekender Planet Rockstock.

Tickets are available here

LIVE DATES

Wed Nov 30th – London, O2 Academy Islington

Thurs Dec 1st – Manchester, O2 Academy

Fri Dec 2nd – Planet Rockstock

Sat Dec 3rd – Metropolis Live Cut To Vinyl Event