Any Dublin bar/club that plays decent indie/alternative??

deloughry

I'm starting to get a bit sick of having to go to Whelans every weekend if I want to hear some decent music anywhere. Starting to get into a bit of a rut, plus it's getting a tad too young for my liking.
Anyone have any suggestions????

SprostonGreen

Doyles on College St, opposite Trinity college.

The Oak/Thomas Reeds on Dame St.

super_furry

The Issac Butt down by Bus Aireas (sp)

whiskeyman

The Village on Camden Street.
Top notch venue.

marwood

Pravda fri /sat night.

Sack guitarist Dj`s

Winter Slide

haha. I was just about to ask does anyone know anywhere decent on a Wednesday night for indie. thats the true holy grail.

Doyles is good upstairs all week I reckon. the village plays some very questionable tunes at the weekeend though. I quite like the Mezz Bar in Temple Bar and the Hub underneath it. Although you have to put up with some eletro and funk in the Hub but that doesn't really bother me. I always find myself back in Whelans eventually. My problem is the 7 euro in on a Friday and Saturday. Scandalous!:eek:

blu_sonic

super_furry wrote:

The Issac Butt down by Bus Aireas (sp)

is that not gone? nobody said downstairs in Bruxelles but the last time i was there they were playing Rap music???? wtf????

PiE

blu_sonic wrote:

nobody said downstairs in Bruxelles but the last time i was there they were playing Rap music???? wtf????

You clearly turned right at the bottom of the stairs.

Neptune is ok, if you get lucky and it's actually open when you try it. Mezz/Oak/Reads all good. Dorans is alright if you stay in the beer garden. The Village & Whelans are overpriced dives jam-packed with morons.

blu_sonic

PiE wrote:

You clearly turned right at the bottom of the stairs.

yeah i always did it was
Left___________Right
Rock/Metal_____Mod

so i used to love the "mod" side cuz you'd get stone roses/smiths/moz/pixies etc. now its all 2pac/jarule/50cent etc.
what a drag man

Winter Slide

Where are Oak and Reads? Never heard of 'em. But then you wouldn't want me there cos I'm a moron.

deedee lepoopoo

blu_sonic wrote:

yeah i always did it was
Left___________Right
Rock/Metal_____Mod

so i used to love the "mod" side cuz you'd get stone roses/smiths/moz/pixies etc. now its all 2pac/jarule/50cent etc.
what a drag man

Quite right!!! No more mod on the rhs of Bruxelles. I think there is a big gap in the market for a pub/club that plays decent music.

The Gaiety is a good spot for dancing, all sixties/seventies stuff, great to hoof around to.

Nimrod's Son

Winter Slide wrote:

Where are Oak and Reads?

The Oak/Thomas Reeds is on Dame Street, pretty near the Olympia.
Eamonn Doran's is a decent spot for good music.
I still frequent Whelan's regularly but I've noticed that there is a lot of nobs in there lately.

uma

Foggy Dew is quite usefull while sin e and Carnival have their moments.

Too bad the mod/smiths haven in Bruxelles is now rap.....:eek:

McFiddler

uma wrote:

Foggy Dew is quite usefull while sin e and Carnival have their moments.

Yea Foggy Dew is a nice spot with good music but I find it get's too packed at weekends, finding a comfortable spot even to stand can be awkward and ordering a pint can be a nightmare.
Sin e is a brilliant spot in my opinion. The music is diverse leaving out pop and all that s**T. The staff and the people that frequent the place are very friendly, even if you don't go there with a big group you can still get chattin to loads of people.

Where is Carnival and what's it like??

uma

Across the road from Whelans.

Mostly indie stuff, crowd mostly late 20`s.

Teller

Whelans

Winter Slide

Teller wrote:

Whelans

thank you for that contribution

ThatBloke

Sin É down on the quays is pretty good

McFiddler

uma wrote:

Across the road from Whelans.

Mostly indie stuff, crowd mostly late 20`s.

Is that a.k.a flannerys?

Nimrod's Son

McFiddler wrote:

Is that a.k.a flannerys?

No, Flannery's is further up. Carnival is at the bottom of the street. It's name is high-lighted in multi-coloured lettering. You can't miss it.... Or can you??

deaddonkey

The Mezz is generally pretty good, I like it there, but sometimes you end up with a really mediocre cover band.

I've never been to whelans though, might give it a try.

Eamon Dorans is always good, saw Eric Bell there this year by complete chance.

skinnywolves

Skinny Wolves Club
Last Thursday of the month
The Hub, Temple Bar
http://www.skinnywolves.com