Best Indie Night in Dublin?

joejoejoe

Antics is kinda cool..... but kinda sad
Wax Wednesday was cool till end of last summer
No Disko is ****....

Where are all the kool kidz at????????????

insinkerator

everyone speaks of these "indie nights" in Dublin. Could someone perhaps enlighten as to what they consist of?

Michellenman

Nights of indie music related shenanigans.

Wax on Wednesdays, Antics in Crawdaddy on Wednesdays also.

No disko is alright.

Trashed on Tuesdays in Andrews lane theatre is cool too.

red_ice

imo there needs to be more live indy around dublin. The scene will never grow if we dont have regular live acts playing.

If only places like the button factory would give up a thursday night or something and let 4/5 bands play from 9-1 am. That would be fking quality! The hub did radiator on a friday, which was (imho) the best night for bands to play, its a terrible shame.

Michellenman

Is the Hub closed now or what? I know it was all done up but I haven't been since and I think I heard on the grapevine that it was on its way out..

Whelans is good on a Saturday for some indie tunes, their dancefloor is whopper but their pub bit is class too if that's not your thing. Savage smoking area too.

Never been to Button factory but I've heard it's good! They get a good few big-ish indie bands playing there.

xseanx

Button Factory is where it's at!

Brian Capture

Dazed is the best, upstairs in McGraths, O'Connell St

projectmayhem

Very student-y type scene but Doyles' DJ is probably the best in Dublin, regardless of genre... (imo)

judas101

projectmayhem wrote: »

Doyles' DJ is probably the best in Dublin, regardless of genre... (imo)

+1

he's class.

sound bloke too

Michellenman

He plays the same set most nights though do you not think?

If you go one Friday and then the following Friday he'll always end with like the same 10/15 songs. Don't get me wrong, he's good and he plays some class tunes but it's gets predictable if you go more than 2 weeks in a row.

stateofflux

good + dublin indie clubs= oxymoron

Alan Noir

Downstairs in Thomas Reeds(the Oak) on a Saturday.

judas101

stateofflux wrote: »

good + dublin indie clubs= oxymoron

where have you ever been to a good indie night then?

ive spent a lot of time in glasgow, edinburgh, london and sheffield and i now live in germany and havent been to anywhere as good as whelans.

red_ice

I bumped into Trev who did the live indy nights at the hub (radiator)2/3 weeks ago in ri-ra. Quality indy night on there!

as far as the button factory goes. You need 900 quid to get a night booked in there, way to support local musicians and the irish music scene.

mardybumbum

The Dice Bar in Smithfield is the definition of cool.

katzenjammer

I miss Radiator

Went to the Button Factory for the first time since the 'change' last week.... Twas a load of balls.

Michellenman

mardybumbum wrote: »

The Dice Bar in Smithfield is the definition of cool.

The last time I was there it was all Jazz music, is that it everynight?

It's floorplan was really strange I thought, long and skinny... Difficult to move around.

The craic was good though, cheap-ish drinks too.

mardybumbum

The night I was in there it was mostly ska, reggae music. I believe the DJ was named "DJ Diarrhea" :O
But I heard that they do live bands as well that play the more mainstream blues/rock style.
I thought there was a great atmosphere inside but I managed to get candlewax all over my dates coat!
They really are a bit of a hazard.
Plus its the only bar in town I know of that serves galway hooker!

ilovehoovering

mardybumbum wrote: »

Plus its the only bar in town I know of that serves galway hooker!

also available in Anseo, Sin E, the Bull & Castle, the Porterhouse(s) and the Palace on Fleet Street!

Sammag

Alan Noir wrote: »

Downstairs in Thomas Reeds(the Oak) on a Saturday.

Ahhh the memories, I lived in that place every Saturday nearly up until 3 years ago. The DJ bloke/s must have gotten so sick of me asking/yelling for 'Stone Temple Pilots????'... Used to love it when they'd let me in to the decks and rifle through their CDs.. Many a drunken evening spent in that place. Delighted to hear it's still going strong.

paddyb125

Antics is my favourite night of the week, usually a pretty big croud and the DJ's great!

Michellenman

paddyb125 wrote: »

Antics is my favourite night of the week, usually a pretty big croud and the DJ's great!

Expenses wise it's grand.

I quite like the music but I'm not mad on the crowd.

For girls if you're not wearing a lycra leopard print dress that barely covers yer arse with overly coiffed hair and too much tan then you don't fit in.

Not that fitting in is what I do. :cool:

I'm unique, just like everyone else. :P

paddyb125

Michellenman wrote: »

Expenses wise it's grand.

Yeah I forgot to mention that! Only €5 in with €3 pints!

indiewindy

Michellenman wrote: »

The last time I was there it was all Jazz music, is that it everynight?

It's floorplan was really strange I thought, long and skinny... Difficult to move around.

The craic was good though, cheap-ish drinks too.

I was there a while back on a Friday night, they were playing great music until the dj came on and started playing jazz.... Time to leave once you hear that stuff coming on

Alan Noir

Sammag wrote: »

Ahhh the memories, I lived in that place every Saturday nearly up until 3 years ago. The DJ bloke/s must have gotten so sick of me asking/yelling for 'Stone Temple Pilots????'... Used to love it when they'd let me in to the decks and rifle through their CDs.. Many a drunken evening spent in that place. Delighted to hear it's still going strong.

It's usually a woman djing there now, she's got great taste. And is very obliging with requests for songs. I'd be in there most saturdays if i didn't work sunday mornings.

Punchbowl

A mate is kicking off a regular indie/electro thing in Toast, Rathmines tomorrow night (Thurs 26 March) if anyone is around. Starts at 10. People are welcome.

Gavin "shels"

Got a flyer on Paddys night outside ALT for a new "indie-ish" night called "cooler than you" it's on Thursday nights in The Underground@Kennedys on Westland Row


http://www.myspace.com/coolerthanyoudublin

Gavin "shels"

Punchbowl wrote: »

A mate is kicking off a regular indie/electro thing in Toast, Rathmines tomorrow night (Thurs 26 March) if anyone is around. Starts at 10. People are welcome.

Any drinks promos, etc...? How much in?

Michellenman

Yeah I've heard of that Cooler than You night. It's supposed to be quite good actually! Has anyone been?

K-Bowie

Sorry but i really gotta go with Antics great location, alright cost expecially with this recession haaa

Punchbowl

Gavin shels wrote: »

Any drinks promos, etc...? How much in?

dunno about drinks, but it's free in anyway..

Twee.

Michellenman wrote: »

Yeah I've heard of that Cooler than You night. It's supposed to be quite good actually! Has anyone been?

Yep I've been and had a really good time, heading again tonight. Played everything from Violent Femmes to Girls Aloud :pac: And I got a nice skirt at the swap shop.

PrivateEye

quite like the music but I'm not mad on the crowd.

This, to me, applies to basically every indie night in Dublin, pity really.
Justs airs and graces stuff...
Checkered shirts and big thick glasses you don't need FTW :rolleyes:

Remember going to a few 'indie nights' over in Britland and finding the crowds much better. Plus the nights were obviously longer.

yevveh

Control Delete's on Thursday in ALT, pints 3.50 all night and only 3eur in... not bad! Was there for New Secret Weapon single launch last night, great night

riemann

Michellenman wrote: »

He plays the same set most nights though do you not think?

If you go one Friday and then the following Friday he'll always end with like the same 10/15 songs. Don't get me wrong, he's good and he plays some class tunes but it's gets predictable if you go more than 2 weeks in a row.

Exactly! Still ok every once in a while

PrivateEye

Wax needs to die in a fire to be honest.

Went to 'the jacks' - i.e out the door and straight into Spy.

Neither one is tolerable.

I think Antics wins out over the others, just about. I do like Twisted Pepper every now and then, and the Button can be good fun if you're with some mates not so keen on the electronic stuff.

Michellenman

Yeah Twister Pepper is quite good. I've only been on a Thursday or a Saturday.

Pros: Free in before 11 and they sometimes a cocktail of the month thing on special too for like €4, nice enough crowd..

Cons: Overuse of the smoke machine. Sometimes a bit empty...

me-skywalker

Antics - great place cheap and two differnt areas palce teh same but differnt music - only bad thing is its a wednesday and not around these parts much these days but i shall return!!

Doyles/Thomas Reads - Great DJ's most nights and crowd is generally gerrand!!

Whelans gone off it bigg time! full of shtheads now! music is meh ****** sht!

Twee.

CTY is on a break until after the exams. Talk of a new venue as well.

Trashed is starting to really annoy me. I was there about two weeks ago and left just after one am. Went to Charlies for food and off home!

Most places are branded indie/electro now but it seems to electro dominated. Tbh can't really see people bopping along to Pavement any time soon. A good "indie" night for me would probably be Anseo or Whelans with a pint, having a chat with lovely people and lovely music in the background

homerun_homer

Anyone ever go to the First Friday events for Phantom FM? I'm going this week for the first time, hoping it'll be a good night.

AnonoBoy

UnaRocks wrote: »

I run SoundCheck @ Spy, every Thursday from 7pm.

Deets here: http://soundcheckdublin.wordpress.com


Used to like Maximum Joy @ Kennedy's. So many indie nights have fallen on their ass recently, it's hard to get it right. Antics was great at the beginning but I've found they play so much commercial stuff now that it's hard to call it strictly 'indie'. Also the crowd is so young for an aul mid twenties head like meself! Too messy!

Jaysus Una - mid 20's? :eek: It's a wonder you can even bear to listen to 'the rock muzak' what with you being so old and all! :P

I've heard good things about SoundCheck though. Must check it out soon - it's that pesky Friday morning work thing that really gets in my way of a good night out on Thursday.

AnonoBoy

UnaRocks wrote: »

ha! Just pointing out how young the crowd there is, is all!

You should drop into SoundCheck, always a good laugh!

Might try and get down this Thursday for this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055549300

Looks good.

Kid V

UnaRocks wrote: »

Too messy!

Its not really Antics unless its messy! DJs seem to play the same songs every week. 'Wolf Like Me' by TV On The Radio gets gradually less fun every time i hear it there. More variety please. They are pretty sound when it comes to requests though.

ThingyCheckSoundYoke sounds fun although it saddens me how easily i'm won over by the real/fake promise of free cake

homerun_homer

Kid V wrote: »

Its not really Antics unless its messy! DJs seem to play the same songs every week. 'Wolf Like Me' by TV On The Radio gets gradually less fun every time i hear it there. More variety please. They are pretty sound when it comes to requests though.

ThingyCheckSoundYoke sounds fun although it saddens me how easily i'm won over by the real/fake promise of free cake

I hate that! I stopped going to the usual dive of a niteclub in Limerick anytime I go out because it's the same set list every week. I'd not go for months on end and nothing new would be added.
It wasn't cool when they started playing Joy Division, Interpol and Editors in a row the first time (oh so tongue in cheek), and it certainly isn't cool or funny the 100th time. Especially when the songs never ever alternate from each band's catalogue.

Whelans can be awful repetitive muck week by week. Do they really need to play Gunz n Roses & Stone Roses ever single time I'm there?

Kid V

'Like A Rolling Stone' by Bob Dylan is played every nite im there at the very end. Not complaining though!

I dont mind one song by each artist coz then theres usually a fair mix. What i dont like is hearing numerous songs by the same bands.

Last time i was there the DJ stuck to the 'big' indie bands. 2 Interpol songs, 4 Bloc Party and 3 Kings Of Leon songs. Wtf!?

Still love Whelans though. Its always a good nite there on the whole

homerun_homer

Multiple MGMT's in Whelans for all the young girls to let out a big scream of recognition.

me-skywalker

Too much effort has gone into doing up whelans now i prefer it a stinky small gunge of a place. That way it kep out all the skangers and bash. Now its full of kids(me being in mid 20's) and girls dressed up like its their debs?!!

homerun_homer

Anyone else find Whelans is just hell on a really busy night? Especially if you arrive after it gets that busy, struggling to find and keep a spot inside or in the smoking area. Getting to the toilets takes forever and queuing is horrible. All the poncey Dublin accents from the drunken indie heads as they jump ahead of you nearly sends me over the edge.

Death or Glory

No Disko has gone downhill recently- far too much electro sh*te and too many kids

Kid V

Death or Glory wrote: »

No Disko has gone downhill recently- far too much electro sh*te and too many kids

Ye i havent had a really good night there in a while. Atmosphere used to be way better

Captain Darling

I know this says 'Dublin,' but there's a great alternative night in De Burgo's in Galway every Saturday night.

Is a nice spot, good crowd, and never gets too packed.