Ballroom #9, Friday the 17th of Jan

Holyghost

The Ballroom of Romance presents:


Ballroom #9
Friday the 17th of January
The Lower Deck Portobello
Doors 9pm, €6 in, free CD-r to the first 100

The Chalets
Two “girls”, two “boys” and a dilbot, the Chalets are
made up of people from the Warlords of Pez, Palomine
and Baba Snooks. A bit like the kids from Captain
Planet, when they come together “they make
infectiously catchy songs with a new angle on pop”.
Have been making tidal waves on the Irish scene over
the past six months, you’ll be hearing a lot more
about them over the coming year. Don’t miss them –
they’re bleedin’ deadly! Oh! And they’ll be on the
next Road Relish release with Neosupervital.
www.thechalets.com/

Rollers/Sparkers

Eclectic and pioneering act, these guys have just
released their debut e.p. “Geography for the Leaving”
(brought out through the Lazybird label). This Dublin
three piece make interesting and enjoyable music for
the whole (or at least the black sheep) of the family
to enjoy.
www.rollerssparkers.com/

Gregor 57

Imagine a radio that wont quite tune in,
completely nonsensical and more than
a little pleasurable.

www.gregor57.com


www.smilingmadeeasy.com/gregor57/

Shorty

Hup!

thedrowner

what are the chalets like? i thought i'd heard them supporting joan of arse one night but i dont remember being too impressed, but ive been told by loads of people that theyre great.

Muppet Monarchy

Get up off yer arse and go see 'em. The Ballroom is always good.

Holyghost

There's a mp3 at the Chalets site.

Amz

Missed last two ballrooms
should be at this one

thedrowner

i want descriptions
i ahve very few nights that i dont work so theyre gonna have to be excellent for me to get up off me arse and see them. and so i want some reviews please....if ye can oblige

Holyghost

I don't think I've seen any reviews of any of these bands, although the Chalets have been talked alot about in Hotpress and further afield.

Chalets = female fronted indie pop. Think the Breeders guided by Phil Spector. Check out their mp3 at

www.thechalets.com

Rollers/ Sparkers= Experimental. These guys released a deadly E.P. called 'Geography for the leaving' which sounds like (to me anyways) in parts Early Pink Floyd, The Dust Brothers but overall are very hard to describe. They have an mp3 at thumped.com

Gregor= even more experimental. I really can't reference these guys.. very unusual stuff. There's a snippet of one of their tunes at their website:

http://www.gegor57.com


...and there is a stall with lots of great Irish independent music for sale at cheap prices.

soma

I remember alot of people used to really really hate gregor-57.. but I quite liked them. Think 'very heavy sonic youth'.

You'll either like them or want to run away screaming..


Here's the thing though.... the lower deck in rathmines??? The sound in there is poor to put it mildly..

Holyghost

Are you talking about the sound at previous Ballroom's? We've steadily improved it. It ain't Whelans but it's getting there...

Raggamuffin

i have been a few times and the sound did'nt really bother me.
the atmosphere is great and the bands really get into it.

best one so far was the warlords of pez one and i think neosupervital was there too.

very good.

i hope i did'nt make amistake and mix up too seperate ballrooms.

Amz

I think you did

and you've also mixed up

To, Too and Two

To: i am going to the ballroom of romance

Too: Amz is going too (aswell, also)

Two: The two of us are going to the Ballroom of romance

(this public service broadcast was brought to you by the letter A and the Number 2 in association with the childrens television workshop)

Shorty

Amz, Large Mound is/are ( better get my grammar right, now that you're enforcing it ) only €5 tomorrow. It starts at 8:30, but should be okay if were a bit late. xKnifedx are good though.

Still waiting to see if that gimp raggamuffin is going to go!

Amz

Well i shall be there Shorty M'Dear!! i passed up the oppertunity to go to see gangs on new york with all the gob****es from leixlip to go!! (thats just my excuse and im stickin with it!)

Have no money for alcyhol shall have to finish the remains of the new years stash!!! tee he he!

Raggamuffin said he'd go but he'll probably find something else to entertain himself........

In the words of Winnie the Pooh:
"You can never tell with bees"

See ya tomorrow hon!

Amz
x

Shorty

We can still go see Gangs of New York before hand. City of God is supposed to be better, a foreign film with subtitles.

It's only €5 in, so you should have enough money for alcoholic substances of some sorts, meths is so underrated!

It's in the music room above the firestone on Middle Abbey Street!

Somethin else to entertain himself........... hmmmmm........... :rolleyes:

Amz

Well i didnt elaborate as i thought that statement spoke for itself.....

I only have €5 so ill have to finish off the aftershock that i have sittin on my desk here in front of me!!

Drunken Shenannigans Ahoy!!!

Amz

OK half the aftershock is now gone so unfortunately the shenannigans wont be quite as drunken but shenannigans of a sort are guranteed!!

I wish someone else would reply to this now coz i feel like im talking to myself here......

Anyone at all......

Even you Raggamuffin?

no?
you asleep??

LIGHT WEIGHT!!!!

I havent slept for 3 weeks hehehehe! i mean properly of course....

HELP ME!!!

Amz

Yep looks like im keepin myself company again.....

Im not as boring as i originally thought.....

Although thats just a matter of opinion and i suppose im biased to a certain degree.....

OK im goin downstairs now to watch Dirty Harry again.....

Clint Eastwood and his big gun are somewhat appealing at this hour of the night for some reason.....

Maybe someone with a qualification in psychology can explain to me why this is??!

OH well see you soon my darlings of the world of phantom message board!

NIGHT!

xx

Shorty

You were obviously traumatised as a child. Ya weirdo!

*slowly backs away*

How long is Gangs of New York? Is Donnie Darko still showing in the IFC? Cause I think the region 1 DVD is out now, but region 2 isn't out til May.

Amz

Gangs of new york is over 3 hours long
not sure bout Donnie Darko but if it is on id love to go see it again!

Yeah trauma was the order of the day in my childhood!!!

Especially if the piped TV went during prime time kids TV

Shorty

I think Donnie Darko is finished in the IFC.

Amz

Well having already see it im not particularly perturbed by that fact so i guess ill just wait till its out here on vidgEEEo!

thedrowner

gangs of new york....
it's nearly 3 hours long and if youre not a fan of violence...really dont go see it. ive never been so grossed out by a film before.

Amz

Daniel Day Lewis with shaved head........

im sorry but even following the trauma of studying My Left Foot for the leaving cert that makes up for it........

Holyghost

H'up you go. We're on the front of

http://www.entertainment.ie and are 'nice guys':D

Shorty

What the hell!?!

Hup! Back up there! Pricks! Blah!

Amz

Yeah how's that workin out for ya shorty?

Shorty

Originally posted by Amz
Yeah how's that workin out for ya shorty?

The budgerigar circus? Nearly perfected the flaming loop trick, but im having trouble with the budgey cannonball. Finally got him into the cannon but the helmet fell off, it won't stay on. Tried glueing it on, but that didn't work. I've now found staples are the best.

Amz

What glue did you use?

I bet you didnt follow my advice did you!!!

"No More Nails" is what i used for the Gerbils and that worked wonders. it only caused minor skin or in this case fur irritations and was far more pleasant that the staple incidents and the double sided tape tragedy. I recommend you pop down to Woodies or B&Q and pick some up It allows the animal more freedom of movement also as staples tend to catch in cage bars and rusting can also be a problem.

Yes! trust "No More Nails" for all your small animal circus needs!!

Shorty

Hamsters? Oh the memories, they're flooding back! *sob* *sob*

Holyghost

This is tonight!

Shorty

Hey! Myself and Amz were doing a good job of keeping this on the first page and at the top. Oh no, wait! This was a legitimate conversation! A LEGITIMATE CONVERSATION people!

Holyghost

Originally posted by Shorty
This was a legitimate conversation! A LEGITIMATE CONVERSATION people!

..so.. How about that local sports team eh?

Amz

Are you local?

Holyghost

Thanks to everyone who came along on Friday. Under instructions from the venue we had to turn people away from 10 o'clock or so, but managed to squeeze some more in after people left. Apologies to anyone who didn't get in.