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DeLorean Suite are Jennifer McMahon (Vocals), Tony Roche (Drums/Percussion) and Graham Conway (Keyboards/Production). This highly regarded trio have had their sweet soul grooves licensed to labels such as Slip’N'Slide (U.K) and Sofitone (Miami). They will make an all too rare live appearance in Dolans on Fri 18th December. Check out their recent single ‘Deep Love’ beautifully directed and edited by Ger O’Donnell for Gerodeo Productions.

From prank phone-calls to packed arenas at the Electric Picnic to opening up for Ice Cube, the Rubber Bandits have emerged as the country’s surrealists beyond compare. The Rubberbandits Magic Christmas Mystery Tour is now the hottest ticket in Limerick this year. It’s a limited capacity gig at a secret?? location on Monday 28th December 2009, buses will leave the city from 8pm. Tickets are priced €20 + €1 booking fee from Empire Music, limited to 5 per person, when they’re gone, they’re gone. Check out their new video for Bags of Glue filmed by Shane Serrano here

Singer/songwriter, Kate Walsh has been likened to Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Jane Austen. Ferociously independent…in every sense, she adores Debussy, studies cello, listens constantly to Classic FM (and little else), bemoans the demise of vinyl and CDs (she finally got an iPod when iTunes gave her one after her last album ‘Tim’s House’ knocked Take That off the top of the download chart but rarely uses it), is entertainingly scathing about the conventional music industry (“it’s fickle, selfish, impersonal and backstabbing”) – and has established her own cottage industry to do it her way. ‘Light & Dark’ her third album, featuring guest turns from Turin Brakes and The Longpigs’ Crispin Hunt is out now. Kate Walsh plays Dolans Warehouse with Mick Flannery Saturday night (Dec 12th). Mick and Kate have recorded the beautiful duet ‘Christmas Past’ for his Limited Edition “White Lies” album which you can check out here

The Irish Music Rights Organisation awarded Dolans Warehouse the Live Music Venue of the Year Award for Munster
Venues were judged on a number of criteria including ambience, staging, sound and lighting facilities, diversity of programming, venue staff and management and promotional activities. This award is decided by members of the 7,000 strong IMRO organization and confirms Dolan’s reputation among musicians for friendly and professional service. As any road-weary touring act will tell you, a warm welcome and a good meal invariably translates into a quality gig experience for artists and punters alike.
Also nominated in the Munster Category were: INEC, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Cyprus Avenue, The Everyman Theatre & The Pavilion, all in Cork.
Neil Dolan was delighted with the win. stating, “We were up against some tough competition, so to all the staff, promoters and bands, thanks a million. This is for all of us.”

Neil and Mick Dolan receiving their award

Following on from her recent stand-out performance among the wannabes and has-beens of the X-Factor, Alicia Keys played New York’s Nokia Theatre as part of World AIDS Day which was live-streamed on You Tube and still available to watch now. Check out her performance of Empire State with special guest Jay-Z here. Keys plays the O2 Dublin on May 21st 2010, Tickets €44.20 – €76.25 and her album The Element of Freedom is released on the 15th of Dec