Ents news in brief February 7/8

3 rooms of loved up fun

Trinity Rooms will host a trio of acts for Valentines weekend kicking off on Friday February 13 with Trance Superstar John Oโ€™Callaghan headlining the main room. John Oโ€™Callaghan took just five short years to outrun his โ€œnext big thingโ€ tag and move over to the A-list fast-track. A masterful spinner, his unique blend of trance, coupled with an exacting, pin-point precise mixing style has seen him power up the DJ rankings. Spin South Westโ€™s Zoo Crew will be taking control of Trinity 2 when Meteor Award nominees Conor and Michelle will dig deep into their treasure trove of rnโ€™b grooves to drop the smoothest selection of loved up Rnโ€™B grooves for the smooth soul of the 70โ€™s to the pimped up Compton Love of the 90โ€™s right up till now!
The Trinity Rooms Rnโ€™B tag team of Johnny Hammond and Erick will be in the Clubhouse where the venue will be transformed with a loving makeover and admission is just ยฌร„8 on the night!

Smokie live at South Court

COUNTRY rock band Smokie are to make a return visit to Limerick when they appear live at the South Court Hotel on Friday March 13.
Featuring โ€œThe Irish Collectionโ€ the show will highlight every single hit record the group have had and will include Songs like โ€œSomethingโ€™s been making me blueโ€ andย  โ€œIโ€™ll meet you at midnightโ€,
Smokie recently returned from their hugely successful tour of Australia, South Africa, China and South Korea to bring their unique Country Rock sound to the hundreds of thousands of Irish fans that have loved their music for over 30 years.

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CD launch

LOCAL guitarist and composer Austin Durack is to launch his latest CD โ€˜A Guitar Journeyโ€™ in Milano Restaurant on February 11. The album is a mixture of the artistโ€™s own instrumental compositions and features classic standards such as Moondance, Blue Bayou and Ainโ€™t Misbehavinโ€™.
Austin, performs his own instrumentals alongside new arrangements of jazz, blues and popular standards on acoustic, jazz, and Spanish guitars. He recently featured in a half hour interview on Radio 1โ€™s The Arts Show and performed four tracks from his new album.

 

Rockers โ€˜Whitewaterโ€™ to play Smyths

IRISH Rockers Whitewater will play Smyth Bar on Thursday February 5. This high-energy rock show is sure to get a party going. The group with Ed Holland on lead vocals blasted onto the Irish Music scene in 2006 with the release of their debut single โ€˜Originalโ€™ charting in at No. 17. โ€˜Originalโ€™ went on to be the 42nd best selling single of 2006. Their songs frequently reached No. 1 in the download charts and featured consistently prominent in the Irish charts. Their fourth single the titled track from their debut album โ€œRelentlessโ€ was also a download No. 1. The band has created a massive following and now plays up to twenty shows a month. This Whitewater show is not one to be missed.