Obie Trice + Special Guest Swifty McVay of D12

Obie Trice III was born and raised on the west side of Detroit, Michigan by his mother, along with three brothers. He is of African-American and distant European descent. Trice was given a karaoke machine by his mother when he was eleven and he used it to rhyme over instrumentals from artists such as N.W.A. By the age of fourteen, he was attending rap battle gatherings around Detroit.

Trice’s debut album, Cheers, was released on September 9, 2022 with its first single “Got Some Teeth” being well received on radio in a number of countries. The single peaked at number fifty four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number eight in the United Kingdom in October 2003. He also released the singles “The Set Up” and “Don’t Come Down”. The album consists of 17 tracks with production from Eminem, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Mike Elizondo, Emile, Fredwreck and Mr. Porter. Artists featured on Cheers include Busta Rhymes, Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, D12, Tony Yayo, and Timbaland. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. Trice also featured on the track Hennessey on Tupac Shakur’s posthumous album Loyal To The Game.

In 2005, Trice began work on his second album, entitled Second Round’s on Me. The album was released on January 1, 2006. Following the release of Second Round’s on Me, he released a mixtape called Bar Shots with G-Unit’s DJ Whoo Kid.

Special Guest Swifty McVay of D12
+ Support From Creative Crime

The Bowery, Rathmines, Dublin City
Saturday 10th of November 2018

Upset Magazine & Aiken Promotions in association with UTA proudly present:

ABOUT TO BREAK TOUR 2018

Featuring:
BITCH FALCON – HAGGARD CAT

The Bowery, Dublin
Friday, 16th November

Tickets €16 available now from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets Nationwide

Upset Magazine & Aiken Promotions in association with UTA proudly present: Above to Break Tour 2018 featuring Bitch Falcon and Haggard Cat live at The Bowery Dublin on Friday, 16th November 2018.

Hailed as one of the best live acts in Dublin, following a string of thrillingly unpredictable and euphoric shows everywhere from London to Montreal this summer, Bitch Falcon make their highly anticipated return with a live show this fall. Combining their dangerously exciting sound with raw live performances that have cemented the band’s reputation as one of the most captivating artists around.

They team up with Haggard Cat for a wicked double headliner this October. Haggard Cat features Tom Marsh on Drums, and Matt Reynolds on vocals/guitar. Both Tom and Matt are hardcore heroes from destructive band ‘HECK’.
Taking the same attitude and fire that has pushed HECK’s name far and wide, Haggard Cat aim to convey the exact passion they are now known for in an entirely new way.

Don’t miss Bitch Falcon and Haggard Cat live at The Bowery, Dublin – Friday, 16th November 2018.

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‘GOLDEN BROWN, STRANGE LITTLE GIRL, ALWAYS THE SUN, PEACHES,
NO MORE HEROES, NICE & SLEAZY…..SOUND FAMILIAR?

ALL BIG HITS, ALL GREAT SONGS, ALL WRITTEN AND SUNG BY HUGH CORNWELL, THE SONGWRITER BEHIND THE STRANGLERS. HE IS THE HITMAN AND HE’S BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM ‘MONSTER’ ON SONY MUSIC.
EXPECT AN OPENING SET OF PRIME SOLO SONGS, INCLUDING PICKS FROM ‘MONSTER’, FOLLOWED BY A STORMING SET OF THOSE ICONIC HITS, SUNG AND PLAYED BY THE MAN HIMSELF AND HIS BAND.
‘JUST STRAP ON YOUR GUITAR AND WE’LL PLAY SOME ROCK & ROLL’
YOU CAN’T MISS IT. THE HITMAN IS BACK.’

MONSTER IS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 5TH

Thursday 22nd of November 2018,
The Bowery, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Doors 8pm

Will Varley live in The Bowery 29th of September 2018.

There is limited seating at this show, first come first served.

In March 2015 Will Varley walked out on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, shortly after signing a record deal with independent music champions Xtra Mile Recordings. His new album ‘Postcards From Ursa Minor’ was released on October 30th and recieved extensive national airplay, with The Independent describing it as ‘A gem of a record’.

For the 28 year old folk-singer however, the road to The Albert Hall began in the early 2000’s whilst aimlessly busking around London with a fake id, writting hundreds of songs and playing two or three open mics a week. Varley was a regular at numerous acoustic nights and folk clubs throughout South London from an early age, and spent most of his teens travelling around the capital looking for places that would let him play a few songs.

In his early 20’s Varley moved to Deal, Kent enticed by cheap rent and great pubs. There along with a number of musicians he helped set up Smugglers Records, a collective of like minded independent musicians who help eachother release their own music. Since it’s inception the collective has been instrumental in starting the careers of numerous artists as well as putting on their own sell out music festival deep in the Kent countryside, not far from the sea.

In 2011 Varley recorded his debut album ‘Advert Soundtracks’ with Smugglers, and then set out on the road and walked a hundred and thirty miles with a guitar and tent on his back. Starting the walking tour at London Bridge he headed south east, strolling through the rolling hills of the Kent wield and singing songs to whoever would listen. He slept in barns, camped at the side of canals and played gigs in the corner of crowded pubs. By the time he strolled back to deal, despite the blisters and the aching muscles, word of his album had begun to spread and he had many a story to tell.

Varley’s live performances have become more and more anarchic over the years. Audience interaction, surreal improvised comedy between songs and chaotic stunts like playing two songs at the same time are now more often than not included in his shows, though he will just as quickly deliver a melancholic and heartbreaking ballad or a fiery protest song as he will a shaggy dog story or an amusing talking blues.

After self-publishing his first novel ‘Sketch of A Last Day’ (Reaching No.1 in Kindle’s Political Fiction category) and almost two years of relentless gigging, including shows at the Occupy London protests & The Bank of Ideas, with the help of David Hatton Jnr. (of the band Cocos Lovers), 11 new songs were recorded in the basement of an old smugglers cottage in Deal. Outside the coastal wind rattled the doors and windows, fresh off the English Channel. In between sips of Glen Moray and glasses of red wine the pair drafted in a number of musicians to help record an album that was written partly on the road and partly in the smoking areas of Deal’s countless public houses.

Though still littered with his trademark humour, ‘As The Crow Flies’ was a darker, more mature album which saw Varley’s poetry take centre stage, from the brutal honesty of the album’s title track, to the swaying cynicism of ‘Weddings and Wars’ in which he attempts a history of the world in under four minutes.

A second walking tour followed the release of As The Crow Flies, which saw Varley travelling 500 miles along England’s south coast, with a guitar on his back, entirely on foot. After the tour Varley played a sold out show at London’s Bush Hall. A couple of extensive tours with Beans On Toast helped to introduce his music to a whole new audience whilst gigs in Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland also saw Will take his first steps outside of the UK.

On March 29th, the troubador stepped out on stage at The Royal Albert Hall. About an hour before this he’d signed a deal with Xtra Mile Recordings, who are behind the success of acts like Frank Turner, Beans On Toast and To Kill A King. Less than a month later a digital only EP was released which Varley recorded live at one of his favourite music venues. The resulting EP ‘Will Varley: Live at The Lighthouse’ peaked at number 14 in the iTunes Singer Songwriter charts.

The summer of 2015 saw Will supporting The Proclaimers on tour across the UK as well as performing at a long list of UK festivals including Secret Garden Party, Bestival and Green Man. He also spent much of this summer recording his third studio album with Tristan Ivemy producing. The album was released on October 30th to much critical acclaim and radio play. Soon after the release Will set off on a huge tour opening for Frank Turner, culminating in show at London’s Alexandra Palace.

In early 2016 Varley toured Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA opening for Frank Turner and in March he embarked on a huge sell-out headline tour of the UK. The Spring saw him touring once again with The Proclaimers and he also opened a handful of shows for his life-long hero Billy Bragg across northern England. Over the summer he performed at numerous festivals including triumphant sets at Cambridge Folk Festival, Bestival and Glastonbury.

After another huge tour of the USA in the Autumn, Varley released his 4th full length album ‘Kingsdown Sundown’ to much critical acclaim including a 4/5 review from The Independent and extensive national radio play. The record reached number 26 in the Official Independent Album Charts. Following the release Will returned to the UK for another headline tour, culminating in a huge sell out show at London’s Union Chapel. He finished the year with headline outings to Ireland and Germany with further sell-out shows in Belfast, Hamburg & Berlin.

A fairytale at the Bowery..

Fans of the Pogues are in for a treat when Pogueology (A tribute to The Pogues) play a special Christmas show at The Bowery, Rathmines, Dublin on Friday 14th December.

The band made national headlines at last year’s Electric Picnic when they literally brought the house down at Jimmy Lees Juke Joint on the Friday of the festival. An overly-enthusiastic crowd made the band cut their set short when the floor collapsed in the venue.

The band played a guest slot on the Salty Dog on the Sunday night which was so well received that they were asked back this year to bring the party to a close on the Salty Dog stage.

The band have got the official thumbs up from Pogues frontman Shane McGowan who went to see the band on a number of occasions.

The 8-piece band came together in 2015 with a view to recreating the energy, mayhem and sheer party atmosphere of A Pogues live gig.

All the Pogues favourites are covered in the set including Fairytale of New York, Streams of Whiskey, Sally McLennane, Fiesta, A Pair of Brown Eyes and Rainy Night in Soho.

See Pogueology’s highlight from their Salty Dog set at Electric Picnic
HYPERLINK “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TAM_guAeUs&feature=youtu.be” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TAM_guAeUs&feature=youtu.be

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