| Mullingar round up January |
 Amy Quirke gives us the monthly round up of January in Mullingar...(main pic Alison Curtis)
With the festive season as far away as ever, and celebrating is the last thing on our minds, January is always perceived as a dull month. However, that can’t be said for Mullingar. Plenty of quality musicians and live acts were on hand to ease us into 2010.
Galway outfit, The Deans stopped by the Stables at the end of January. The folk, blues-rock trio have had an excellent run over the past two years with the release of their debut album called The Album, in 2008 and an E.P release in 2009, titled Distraction. With nationwide and European gigs under their belts, there seems to be no stopping these guys.
The Kings of the covers route, Metallitia (pictured below), made, as usual, an unforgettable stop off at the Stables at the end of January. Not long after winning RTE’s ‘Karl Spain wants to rock’, Metallitia are back on the road to spread the music of Metallica to starved metal fans.
Ending January at the Stables was the once a month residency of Disco Nouveau. Since the beginning, Disco Nouveau, which is Mullingars only underground nightclub, saw DJ’s from all over the country take to the decks. It’s a night not to be missed for all dance and techno lovers.
Promising act, Seven Days made two appearances at Danny Byrnes throughout the month of January. Hailing from Kildare but with an exceptional drummer from Mullingar in their stride, Seven Days have a busy year ahead. A debut album is in the pipeline for Spring 2010 with producer Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers and Super Furry Animals) on board.
John Macs Café Bar was home to some guest DJ’s throughout the month of January. Kicking the month off was local DJ and acclaimed author, Ronan Casey. Providing a full set of a wide collection of music on the night, Casey was just one of the many DJ’s that John Macs have lined up for the following months ahead. Ending the month at John Macs was Today FM’s Alison Curtis and Charlotte Sometimes, which kicks February off with weekly appearances from female guest DJ’s at the popular bar.
Mullingar Native, Darragh J Glennon has just put the finishing touches to his eagerly awaited EP, Empty Streets. Since releasing his debut album in August 2009, Glennon took a month off and then began the process for Empty Streets. With a scheduled February release, expect to see a lot more from him in the coming months.
In other Mullingarian news…..
Midlands based promoters, SuperKidd Promotions are currently filling up their spring / summer roster of gigs. If you fancy bringing your sound to the midlands, contact Alex at SuperKidd Promotions by their myspace website which is www.myspace.com/superkiddpromotions
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