Well it’s been a quiet start to 2009 for Gigsoc but I thought I better post something before we get into March. First off I can confirm that we will be attending Imelda Mays gig in Tripod on the 12th of March. I’m sure by now everyone knows who Imelda is and what she does but just in case some of you don’t I am posting this short excerpt taken from her website.

 

Having fallen in love with rockabilly and the blues as a nine-year-old in   Dublin – the only kid in her class who wasn’t into a-Ha and Wet Wet Wet – she’s turned them into a cool, swinging fusion that’s both classic and oddly modern. That’s not just PR fluff: though her musical heart lies in early rock’n’roll (she’s partial to the clothes, too – her wardrobe is stuffed with leopard-print cardigans and tight bad-girl jeans), she puts a 21st century spin on things. Her debut album, “Love Tattoo,” is lusciously retro, but as fresh as 2009. And her live gigs, where she sings and plays bodhran, are fierce.

 

Also while I’m here I want to recommend a new compilation album that I’ve been listening to. Aaron and Bryce Dessner from The National have assembled practically every indie-rock (I hate labelling bands!) act out there to contribute to ‘Dark Was the Night’. It’s charity album raising money to fight AIDS and I know what you’re thinking – “charity albums are never any good!” But there’s an exception to every rule and this is one of the exceptions. Check out just one of the reviews here.

 

And finally, where’s the new hoodie CT?

 

Squinty