Part 1 - The Low Anthem

Two acts I'm really hoping to go see at the Open House Festival are coming up.
Today is the day for The Low Anthem.

The Low Anthem are a folk quartet (up until recently, a trio) from Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They formed in 2003 and consist of multi-instrumentalists Ben Miller, Jeff Prystowsky, Jocie Adams and Mat Davidson, 'Smart Flesh', their 3rd album (self-produced by the band, mixed largely by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk), and mastered by Bob Ludwig) was released back in February, combining folk with blues, hymnals, barn-stompers and whispered meditations.

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'Jobless Paddy'

The billboard on Merrion Road in Dublin has cost Mr Mac An Iomaire €2000 for 2 weeks.

The ad contains a picture of the 26-year-old marketing graduate facing a number of famous landmarks from Sydney, London and New York with the message: "Save me from emigration."

His ad has struck a chord across Ireland at a time when about 50,000 citizens, many of them young graduates, are expected to leave this year for work abroad. There are still up to 400,000 jobless workers in Ireland due to the property crash and the country's fiscal crisis.

Mac An Iomaire said he came up with the idea after being unemployed for eight months after a year in Australia.

"I had a good bit of money saved when I came home from Australia but I was managing to live on jobseeker's allowance. I gave it a week of hard thinking to come up with the concept and nothing was going to stop me then," he said.

Writing on his Facebook page he explained why he had decided to go to such lengths.

"Having tried and failed for months and exhausted all traditional job hunting avenues, I have decided to have one last throw of the dice to remain in Ireland before I am forced to look elsewhere for work and develop myself professionally," he said.

He added that he hoped to stay in Ireland and "be part of this country's recovery".

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Little Miles panics a bit after losing his brand new camera during a sled ride.

What a fabulous repertoire!

Indie folk outfit, Vetiver, is set to release their upcoming record, The Errant Charm on June 14 (USA).

Consisting Andy Cabic and often joined by Devendra Banhart, cellist Alissa Anderson, and violinist Jim Gaylord.  Since releasing their debut album Vetiver in 2004 the album’s release, Vetiver has toured extensively, opening for and collaborating with Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. Their music has been described as ‘surreal’, ‘lullingly pleasant’, ‘tender and accessible’ and ‘quirky and warm’.

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A living, changing, innovative, fun and interesting thing....

tUnE-yArDs is the moniker of New England-based musician Merrill Garbus. To date, she has two full-length studio albums and is currently signed to the British independent record label 4AD. She was formerly a member of Sister Suvi.

Her debut album Bird-Brains was first released on limited edition vinyl and cassette in June 2009, via the Portland-based imprint Marriage Records. In July 2009, it was announced that tUnE-yArDs had signed to 4AD, and a limited edition pressing of BiRd-BrAiNs was released on August 17, 2009.

A second album w h o k i l l was released on April 19, 2011, preceded by the single “Bizness”. It was produced by Garbus and engineered by Eli Crews at New, Improved Studios in Oakland, California. Applying the live approach to her studio work for the first time, Garbus works with bass player Nate Brenner, who co-wrote some of the album’s songs.

tUnE-yArDs plays Whelan’s on June 17th. Tickets are €16 plus fees.


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