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Yuck

2011-11-25T13:12:00.001Z

Poster for Yuck who are playing Dublin this weekend. Another ultra simple poster, just trying to make my work invisible. Really easy for designers to overdo it in situations like this. I like gigposters as much as the next person but most of the time I like the bands to own the poster.

The Pale

2011-11-10T11:40:00.000Z

One for The Pale playing in Sin é this Saturday. Inspired by their Proper Order album cover. They have a new album out soon called I Woke Up And I Was Gone. Still doing it.

Ian Brown

2011-10-31T17:08:00.000Z

Sure aren't the Stone Roses back together now. This is one of the first billboard poster I did, way back in 2000, Ian Brown in the Redbox... and isn't it terrible. £16.50 for a ticket, quite expensive really.

Bon Iver

2011-10-31T16:58:00.000Z

Here's an interesting one from a few years ago. It's Bon Iver playing CrawDaddy back in 2009. And look James Vincent McMorrow is supporting, or just James McMorrow as he was known then.

Hallowe'en at Bective Mill

2011-10-26T13:02:00.000+01:00

Here's something I don't usually do... The people at Bective Mill are putting on this nice looking Hallowe'en event. I saw their own poster online and thought they could do with something better. I was having a slow day so I took all the information from their poster and cooked up this one, sent it over to them and told them they could use it if they wanted. Luckily they weren't offended and took my offer in the way it was intended.

Stephen Malkmus

2011-10-12T13:06:00.000+01:00

Poster for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Another basic album cover job. I just shifted things around a good bit to make it work as a portrait poster. Here's the album cover for comparison.

Seekae

2011-10-12T12:59:00.001+01:00

I did a really simple poster for Seekae yesterday. I took all the cues from the current Seekae album cover which is really cool. So it was just a case of making it neat and clear.

Mundy

2011-10-04T17:10:00.000+01:00

I thought this might be interesting. A poster I did recently for Mundy, who is doing a charity gig this week. I don't usually save all the versions of a poster but I did here and you can see how it changed. The first version is something I put together when I got the information and had a root around on Mundy's site. The final one is the version signed off my the artist and the venue.

2011-09-22T11:30:00.001+01:00

Poster for Wakey! Wakey! playing Dublin next month. I love the band name.

DJ Medhi R.I.P.

2011-09-13T17:36:00.009+01:00

One from 2007 and one from 2009. DJ Mehdi was a regular visitor to Dublin, most recently at Forbidden Fruit Festival back in June. Sad news that he has died in Paris.

2011-09-08T16:06:00.002+01:00

The Bionic Rats in Sin É later this month. Fiddled around with loads of thing before ending up with this.

Fink

2011-09-01T22:05:00.003+01:00

Been busy doing other stuff recently like recording and releasing songs with my band Large Mound. For our new album we're releasing one song a month instead of all in one go. We're up to song 8 now. As well as that I've been getting my own album together which comes out under the name Like There's No Tomorrow. More on all that in time.

Here's a nice poster for Fink who plays CrawDaddy this month, on Cliff Burton's anniversary actually.

The World

2011-06-11T13:08:00.002+01:00

Recent Analitics visitor map. 6/7 isn't bad.

Sin é

2011-06-10T22:58:00.004+01:00

Popular Dublin bar Sin É reopened recently. Here's something I put together for an invite.

Lost Society

2011-06-01T22:33:00.005+01:00

Here's a logo I did for Lost Society in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre in Dublin. They had a good idea what they wanted and together we nailed it.

Flying Eyes

2011-06-01T22:25:00.004+01:00

Flying Eyes poster for a gig in The Boat in Toronto from 2007. Was reminded of this today because my itunes randomly threw up their awesome song I Don't Believe. Great band, broken up now. When Flying Eyes toured Ireland they saw a bloody fight outside a pub in Kilkenny, that was the inspiration for this poster.

2011-06-01T22:22:00.001+01:00

Trad night poster from March 2010 for Citi Bar on Dame Street in Dublin.

The Black Angels

2011-06-01T22:18:00.003+01:00

The Black Angels from October 2010. This is classic stuff.

System

2011-06-01T22:06:00.002+01:00

Poster for System Reload which was a one off reunion of a well known 90s night club, called System. The poster is inspired by the old System "rave" flyers but with a modern colour palate and 21st century fonts. I think it worked.

Noah and the Whale

2011-05-31T11:25:00.003+01:00

Another poster from 2008. This is for Noah & The Whale as part of the Soundtrack Festival. The guests on this night ended up being The Mae Shi and Crayonsmyth.

Sean Kingston

2011-05-31T11:22:00.003+01:00

Noticed that this guy was trending on Twitter yesterday and reminded me of this. No idea why he was trending.

Bassnectar

2011-05-26T22:38:00.004+01:00

Bassnectar. I liked this photo and didn't see any reason to mess with it.

We Have Band

2011-05-26T22:33:00.004+01:00

We Have Band from November 2009. All I remember about doing this is redrawing the logo in Illustrator.

Black Lips

2011-05-25T17:01:00.004+01:00

Black Lips are playing Dublin tonight. That reminded me of this. Not the best poster at all. I'm sure I have posters from '07 and a good one from '09 around somewhere.

The Skatalites

2011-05-19T16:12:00.001+01:00

Legends The Skatalites from 2007. I have another one from 2008, but it's not up to much.

Sunset Rubdown

2011-05-19T14:51:00.004+01:00

Montreal band Sunset Rubdown from 2008. I like the band logo I had to redraw for this, I like the photo (even the ott 'shopping) but that bit in the middle, ach!

War On Drugs

2011-05-19T14:44:00.003+01:00

From August 2008. Philly's The War On Drugs playing Dublin. Supported by Pinky (now called Ivan St John) and Windings.

Wallis Bird

2011-05-19T14:42:00.001+01:00

Wallis Bird poster from 2008. Aidan supported Wallis at this gig.

Wanaka Film Trust

2011-04-01T11:30:00.003+01:00

Poster for a film screening in Wanaka, New Zealand, to raise money for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. This is being organised by my buddy Robert Holt of Wanaka Film Trust. I actually did two posters for this, Rob posted the other one on the WFT blog.

Baby Dee

2011-03-24T23:46:00.004Z

Baby Dee poster from 2010.

Steve Mason

2011-03-24T15:54:00.004Z

Steve Mason playing in Dublin this April. Lovin' the fonts on this.

Gareth Emery / Marco V

2011-03-23T11:23:00.004Z

More dance music. This is for Dublin dance promoters Letrik. They had a good idea about what they wanted. A no fuss DJ shot poster but the show is a double header so some basic 'shopping was required.

Relish

2011-03-21T15:23:00.003Z

Downpatrick band Relish are back and playing in Dublin this May. I was a little surprised that they OKed this poster given that it uses an old (but recognisable) logo and photo of that lads that is probably a decade old. I'd image things will change when it gets closer to this gig but but it's slim pickings on the internet for Relish at the moment.

Podium

2011-03-21T14:32:00.001Z

A fun poster for a 3 room saturday night club.

The Rubberbandits

2011-02-18T19:44:00.003Z

Super-quicky. Another hour would have done wonders for this, sometimes you just don't have it. This won't be seen anywhere except in the venue, on the night. It's this weekend.

Mary Caughlan

2011-02-18T19:40:00.002Z

Newspaper ad for Mary Coughlan playing Sligo, from 2005.

Tiesto

2011-02-17T10:12:00.002Z

Another one from 2006. It's Tiesto and he's the best DJ in the world. Or so he says. To be honest I didn't really do much to this. With someone like Tiesto you follow the rules or someone gets in shit.

M Ward

2011-02-17T10:03:00.004Z

M Ward from 2006. Again, I think this is unfinished because it comes from a folder deep in my computer called "Temporary Proofs" full of work in progress and ditched ideas. My records tell me that Pinky and The Basement supported at this gig. Pinky now being known as Ivan St John.

2011-02-17T09:45:00.002Z

Public Enemy from 2003. I just found this file and it mustn't be the final poster because the ticket price is blank and there's a typo in Professor Grif. Public Enemy posters design themselves really. This was also shortly after Creative Controle changed their name to MJEX, notice the spelling of Expert.

Los De Abajo

2011-02-17T09:31:00.003Z

Another old one, this is from 2005 for Los De Abajo from Mexico.

The Bellrays

2011-02-02T12:21:00.004Z

An old one. This is a one colour billboard from 2002. Back in the days of the Temple Bar Music Centre.

Carl Craig

2011-01-28T19:40:00.002Z

I've been posting a lot of old stuff recently. Here's something new. Craig, Luciano and Armstrong in Dublin this March. Dig it.

Nina Nastasia 2

2011-01-28T16:14:00.001Z

Nina again in 2008.

Nina Nastasia

2011-01-28T16:10:00.002Z

Another one from 2007. Nina Nastasia & Jim White. Simple album cover poster. With an album cover this good it had to be used.

Jason Molina

2011-01-28T15:59:00.001Z

Simple poster for Jason Molina playing Dublin back in 2007.

James Blunt 2

2011-01-14T23:10:00.004Z

I posted James Blunt's first Dublin gig a while ago, it was February '05. In April he was back but in Whelan's this time. He was in The Village in June and The Point in December.

Tight specs on this one again.

Hoodoo Gurus

2011-01-14T23:04:00.003Z

Hoodoo Gurus from Australia played Dublin in 2008. I mixed a couple of their album covers for this.

Dimitri From Paris

2011-01-14T23:00:00.001Z

Dimitri From Paris show from 2005 in Cork.

Treacherous Four Fantastic Breakout Tour

2011-01-14T22:55:00.004Z

Hip Hop promotors Wide O brought this tour to Dublin in 2004.

515 upcoming shows

2011-01-05T11:38:00.000Z

2010 Stuff

2010-12-16T16:03:00.009Z

It seems to be crazier than ever this year with the "best of" lists. I bought more albums this year than the last few but not much of it seemed to come from 2010, just over 20. I also spend a lot of time writing music and preferring to listen to podcasts while working so I didn't have much appetite for new music. So here's a sample of what got me through the year.

Best Show Gems (podcast): 30 minutes - 1 hour every fortnight of classic Scharpling & Wurster from the Best Show On WFMU.

The Best Show On WFMU (podcast): 2.5 - 6hrs! weekly, the big daddy of Best Show Gems.

The Sound Of Young America (podcast): Really good interviews with anyone and everyone. Even if you've never heard of the guest it's interesting.

Talking Metal (podcast): weekly. Brilliant metal show, they'll talk about Poison with the same enthusiasm as Candlemass. These guys love all types of metal and is a joy to listen to.

This American Life (podcast): Weekly. Always excellent radio documentaries.

Savage Love Podcast (podcast): Weekly. "There's nothing you can't ask.." Dan Savage gives advice.

Devo - Something For Everybody (album): Starts great and stays great til the end.

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Brutalist Bricks (album): What's not to love about this. Some really fantastic songs on this. Haven't seen it in any lists so far. That's a crime against rock.

Weezer - Hurley (album): One of my favourite bands. I love what they do and how they do it. 4 albums in 3 years!

If you like these type of lists have a look at this one.

The Rubberbandits

2010-12-15T16:50:00.006Z

"what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong"

Some caller on Liveline (RTE)

Here's the (admittedly poor, although the photo is classic) poster for the Rubberbandits single launch show in Dublin this week. Check out Horse Outside. And listen to the row on Ireland's main radio chat show.

New Year's Eve

2010-12-15T15:14:00.004Z

That time of year again. New Year's Eve work. Here's one I did for Dublin's Odessa Club. The version you may see around town is a more colourful one but this is my original which I prefer. This would be nice as a screenprint.

Kaleidoscope

2010-12-10T00:55:00.004Z

Here's a recent Kaleidoscope poster. There's one of these shows every month and they're fun to do. They're switching to Wednesdays from January.

Micah P. Hinson

2010-12-10T00:47:00.003Z

Poster for Micah P Hinson from last month. Fairly regular visitor to Dublin.

Len Faki

2010-11-24T17:14:00.004Z

Another record-time poster. Len Faki hitting Dublin next month. Always helps in these quick turnaround jobs when the artist has a good press kit.

Underworld

2010-11-23T16:25:00.004Z

Wasn't going to post this one because I didn't really design it. I just got the job of adjusting another design when more and more information had to be added. Anyway I spotted it in a an unlikely spot in a cafe window in the town where I live so I snapped it. The show is this Saturday.

Marissa Nadler

2010-11-16T16:44:00.003Z

Just to right the wrongs of that last poster, here's one for Marissa Nadler who is playing Dublin this December. The image comes from her Diamond Heart 7" single.

2010-11-16T11:17:00.003Z

No the greatest poster for Bonde Do Role from 2007. Dreadful actually, well the skull repeat background had potential. Blog trivia: the last BDR post remains the most viewed post on this site (?). Super Extra Bonus Party supported them at this one.

Matt Berry

2010-11-09T22:56:00.003Z

Poster for Matt Berry. I don't really know anything about him, I see that he's got TV credits as well as an album. It's a case of "I'm sure some people will be very excited about this gig". I just used the best picture I could find of him, he seems to like old wallpaper, so I did that too. Turned out fine.

2010-11-04T12:48:00.002Z

A gig that's happening tonight. James Vincent McMorrow in The Button Factory. A simple poster based on his album cover "Early In The Morning".

Lee Ritenour (reprise)

2010-11-03T10:31:00.004Z

So the promoter wasn't crazy about my poster for Lee Ritenour, so I put together this version based on the cover of Lee's album Rit's House.

Collapsing Cities

2010-11-03T10:21:00.004Z

New Zealand band Collapsing Cities came to Dublin in 2008. A quick web search informs me that they are still going and have a new album coming out in 2011.

Jeffrey Lewis 2

2010-11-03T10:16:00.002Z

Another Jeffrey Lewis poster. This one I do know the date of, it was 2008.

Jeffrey Lewis

2010-11-03T10:04:00.002Z

Jeffrey Lewis is a regular visitor to Ireland. I think this may have been his first one, or at least the first one I was aware of. In fact I don't even know what year this was. I can't find it in my calendar but the most likely 28th February that was a Thursday was in 2002. I'm not sure Ham Sandwich were going in 2002.

Ari Up

2010-10-21T20:16:00.001+01:00

Sad to read about the death of Ari Up. Wasn't that long ago The Slits played in Dublin. I posted the poster at the time. Here it is.

Lee Ritenour

2010-10-15T15:57:00.003+01:00

Poster for Lee Ritenour, jazz guitar legend.

The Abyssinians

2010-10-15T12:15:00.002+01:00

Roots harmony trio The Abyssinians from 2008.

Roy Ayers

2010-10-12T17:13:00.004+01:00

Roy Ayers poster from December 2008. Triplex Condensed is a nice font, pity I didn't spend a few extra minutes on the tracking here. Yes, I have to show Triplex some attention soon. This could have been such a nice poster, the whole text section is far too big. It happens.

Grand Drive

2010-10-11T16:09:00.002+01:00

Grand Drive on tour in Ireland way back in 2001. Just had a look at their myspace page and can't work out if they're still on the go or not.

Alabama 3

2010-10-08T21:47:00.004+01:00

I was searching for Alabama 3 stuff today today and an image search found this photo in some guy's Picasa Web Album. It's a billboard I put together in 2008. I think the owner of the photo was on holiday in Ireland at the time. The band sent over tight specs for this show.

BBQ Poster

2010-10-08T12:59:00.002+01:00

Not a music poster, here's one from 2009. It is what it is, fun.

Steve Rachmad

2010-10-07T15:55:00.004+01:00

Poster from last May. This was Steve Rachmad doing a set for Subject at Kennedy's. Looking at it now I'm just trying to work out why I didn't take out that bar just above his glasses? Hmm.

Oliver Cole

2010-10-06T17:01:00.004+01:00

An all original poster for Oliver Cole's gig this October. Oliver's brief was something like "paper boat, zebra, brown". I had a think about it and sketched out this. The whole thing came together nicely.

En Vogue

2010-10-05T11:07:00.003+01:00

Really simple poster for En Vogue. A quick look at their site tells you everything you need to know. A little bit of work on the photo, then it designed itself.

Porcupine Tree

2010-10-01T17:16:00.004+01:00

NewProg band Porcupine Tree are on tour and visit Dublin this month. Here are two posters I have prepared for the gig. One is a poster I did after some PT research and another is one that I did after getting the agent guidelines. Oh well.

Jay Brannan

2010-10-01T16:23:00.003+01:00

Hunky New Yorker Jay Brannan plays CrawDaddy again this month. This poster uses part of a Brannan approved template but instead of using the big white "appearing here" box I did something a little more interesting while sticking to Jay's Triplex based guides. Actually I'm really just posting this fishing for hits!

Little Dragon

2010-09-24T14:40:00.004+01:00

Poster for Little Dragon playing Dublin next week. They're from Sweden and play with / tour with /are Gorillaz?? I don't know. I got the biro out for this poster for some hand done lettering action.

Darren Emerson

2010-09-22T09:45:00.004+01:00

Darren Emerson poster out and about on the streets.

Chatham County Line

2010-09-14T17:53:00.004+01:00

Here's a newish one for the band Chatham County Line playing Dublin next week. I have about 2 or 3 more CCL posters in the archives. The pattern in the background is the trees from their latest album cover, Wildwood.

The Avett Brothers

2010-09-13T14:09:00.003+01:00

The Avett Brothers played a sold out gig in CrawDaddy earlier this year. I did two posters for this, the one on the left is the original and is a straight album cover job. Then I was asked to do another with the lads on it, which is here too. Interesting.

Imelda May

2010-09-13T13:59:00.003+01:00

Imelda May tour from last year when she rocked the O2. Massive gig. Pretty straight poster.

Joan As Policewoman

2010-08-30T11:53:00.001+01:00

I've done plenty of posters for Joan As Police Woman over the years, this is my favourite.

Field Music

2010-08-26T14:52:00.005+01:00

Field Music playing here in a couple of weeks. Ok so the agent poo-pooed this version of the poster but I prefer it to the one that's going out.

Joris Voorn

2010-08-04T23:33:00.002+01:00

Had to knock out a few last minute jobs before I go on holiday at the end of the week. Here's a quick one for Joris Voorn that turned out well.

Damo Suzuki & The Jimmy Cake

2010-07-27T14:28:00.009+01:00

Here's a poster for a gig happening next month. Damo Suzuki goes about the world hooking up with local musicians and creating one-off nights of music. Had a bit of fun with this poster.

Toots & the Maytals

2010-07-19T18:02:00.002+01:00

Toots is back in Dublin this summer. I do believe he's using the same promo shots as 3 or 4 years ago! No harm.

Listings Poster

2010-07-14T13:58:00.005+01:00

Listings poster for the Odessa Sessions. This one is a couple of them from last year.

Stornaway

2010-07-09T12:21:00.004+01:00

Here's a poster for Oxford band Stornoway. Land Lovers ended up supporting on the night. The day after this gig was Record Store Day where Stornoway played a free gig in Tower Records. They were good. I liked it.

Andrew Weatherall

2010-07-07T21:30:00.002+01:00

Here's a poster for a Andrew Weatherall DJ gig in Galway last week. Kelly's has a template they like to use, that's the strap. I'll always associate Andrew Weatherall with the remix of My Bloody Valentine's Soon that was a staple of the indie disco inthe 90s. Probably still is.

Mountain Man

2010-06-24T10:49:00.004+01:00

A three piece female group from Vermont, USA called Mountain Man. They're getting lots of attention recently and rightly so, they're an interesting group. From their Bandcamp page "This is Amelia's 22nd birthday! Come and dance around".

Felix Kubin

2010-06-18T10:59:00.005+01:00

Felix Kubin from 2008 supported here by R.S.A.G. who just released his new album.

Glimmers

2010-06-18T10:45:00.003+01:00

The Glimmers, playing Galway tonight.

James Blunt

2010-06-10T23:43:00.004+01:00

A straightforward poster for James Blunt from 2005 before it all kicked off. Somebody must have know because I remember getting very strict instructions for this, album cover and logo. I didn't actually get the files though and still had to extract working elements from a jpg. Sure, within a year I was using the same files to do a gig in the Point Depot.

Colleen

2010-06-10T23:39:00.003+01:00

A poster from 2007. Colleen on the Leaf label. Another album cover job. Grand though, I like it.

515 vs Trainwreck

2010-06-02T13:28:00.002+01:00

Quickish job for the summer Friday night line up in POD. 515 is the number of the train that famously crashed in the Old Harcourt Street station and I presume Trainwreck refers to that too. So I sourced a nice mechanics gritty image and did some work on it.

The Detroit Cobras

2010-05-27T17:06:00.002+01:00

Detroit Cobras poster from 2004. Rocking band.

Antics 3

2010-05-26T12:15:00.003+01:00

Another 3 room big one from Antics. This was Easter Sunday 2009 hence the blasphemous crucifix. Antics finishes up tonight, good luck folks.

Antics 2

2010-05-26T12:09:00.003+01:00

New Year's Eve 2008 Antics held a big 3 room bash. The only thing I remember about this was that it had to be done in a hurry. Antics ends its 5 year reign tonight.

Antics

2010-05-26T11:55:00.003+01:00

Antics is the Wednesday night indie club in CrawDaddy in Dublin. Tonight is the club's last night after a successful 5 years. I have done 5 or 6 posters for them over the years, here's the first. The Mighty Stef from 2006.