New posters / Mark Geary dates and update / Josh Ritter dates / Phantom FM back on the air/ Road Records basement now open

POSTERS FOR DOWNLOAD (for Josh Ritter and Mark Geary gigs)

On www.independentrecs.com you can download and print posters for Josh Ritter and Mark Geary's forthcoming Irish tours.
You can use them either for a nice souvenir or to help promote the shows in your area.

MARK GEARY TOUR

Fresh from recording his new album ‘Ghosts’ with David Odlum in Black Box Studio’s in France, Mark Geary heads out around the country to give the songs from his debut ‘33 1/3 Grand Street’ one last spin.

Although released in Ireland early in 2003, ’33 1/3 Grand Street’ gets a belated U.K. release on the 14th June through Independent Records/Setanta with the single ‘Suzanne’ going to U.K. radio in May. Mark’s next album ‘Ghosts’ will be released in Ireland on 27th August 2004 but before that he heads out on another extensive tour of the U.S. in June.

Mark has also had songs on screen all over the place recently. His songs ‘South’ and ‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’ have been included in a U.S. movie called ‘The Fittest’ directed by Jeff Crook (a darkly comic tale of survival in suburbia. Freddy Grant desperately wants to have a child but his defective sperm keeps him from getting his wife, Grace, pregnant. As his infertility puts increasing strain on their marriage, Freddy strikes up an affair with his coworker, Jill, who is involved in an on-again, off-again relationship with Freddy's sadistic boss, Al. Insecurity and a biological imperative lead to some bad choices and Freddy's world begins to unravel. ) It’s just debuted at the Vail Film Festival.

‘Adam & Eve’ has also been featured in ‘Surviving Eden’ (a terrific, hilarious indictment of modern-day reality TV and the 15-minute celebrities it creates and spits out) which debuted at the South By South West film festival 2004. Writer/director Greg Pritican has taken the absurd mockumentary styles of Woody Allen's ‘Take the Money and Run’, mixed in an homage to Peter Sellers films, notably ‘Being There’ and the Clouseau/Cato dynamic - and created a film that is outrageous, funny, and important as well.

Closer to home, the RTE’s The Big Bow Wow featured ‘Adam & Eve’ and ‘Gingerman’.

Special guest on these Irish dates will be Ann Scott.

T2, Ennis - Saturday 17th April
Rosin Dubh, Galway - Sunday 18th April
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh - Monday 19th April
Cleeres, Kilkenny - Tuesday 20th April
The Lobby, Cork - Wednesday 21st April
Whelan’s, Dublin - Friday 23rd April
Spirit Store, Dundalk - Saturday 24th April
Auntie Annies, Belfast - Sunday 25th April
Sandinos, Derry - Monday 26th April
Mcgarrigles, Sligo - Tuesday 27th April
The Boatclub, Limerick - Wednesday 28th April

Phantom FM back on the air (at 92.1FM)

Phantom FM is back on the air every weekend from midnight Friday until midnight Sunday right through until June 27th. You can also listen live in-line on www.phantomfm.com The new frequency is 92.1 FM!

JOSH RITTER - May dates

Josh has been getting great reviews in the U.K. (four stars out of five in the Guardian, Record Collector, Independent On Sunday) for ‘Hello Starling’ which has just come out on Setanta in the rest of Europe. He’s currently on tour in the U.S. and comes back to Europe for dates that include a special solo tour of Ireland followed by a full band show at Dublin Castle as part of The Green Energy Festival. We’re all delighted that Bell X1 will be very special guests that evening.

Town Hall, Dundalk - Monday 17th May
Tickets €16.50 from Dundalk Arts Office Market Square.Phone
042 93 96437 and local record stores.

An Granian, Letterkenny - Wednesday 19th May
Tickets : €17.50 Ph : 074 91 20777

Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo - Thursday 20th May
Tickets : €17 Ph : 071 9161518 / 9161526

Glor Theatre, Ennis - Friday 21st May
Tickets: €17/15 conc. Ph: 065 6843103

Dolans Warehouse, Limerick - Saturday 22nd May
Tickets: €17 from the 24hr Ticket Line Ph: 061 314 483

Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny - Sunday 23rd May
Ph 056-61674

Heineken Green Energy at Dublin Castle – Friday 4th June
With very special guests BellX1.

Road Records basement.

Our good friends at Road Records (16B Fade Street, Dublin 2) have now opened up a basement of used and new mid priced vinyl and CDs ranging from €5.99 to €9.99. They’re still operate a zippy on line service at www.roadrecs.com