SINGER-SONGWRITER
Kathryn Williams
Black Box, Belfast 8pm £12.50 blackboxbelfast.com Also Sat, Dublin; Sun, Louth
UK singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams (above) joins a long list of musicians that have been overtly influenced by literature via her latest album, Hypoxia, which is inspired by Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. Support on these dates is Magic Numbers' vocalist, Michele Stodart, who is promoting her recently released debut solo album, Wide-Eyed Crossing.
TECHNO
Matador
District 8, Dublin 10pm €20 facebook.com/MatadorOfficial
The good times keep rolling for Dublin DJ and producer Gavin Lynch. The man known as Matador put in the heavy lifting in his native city at nights like 515 and Mixed Salad. In recent years, his twisted, raw techno for Perc Trax, Harthouse, Coocon and Richie Hawtin’s Minus label have put him in the spotlight. The summer, as has become the norm for him, saw Matador play festivals far and wide, as well as more studio work, including remixing Dubfire and Oliver Huntemann. Support from Paco Osuna.
CLUB
Amine Edge & Dance
Wright Venue, Dublin 11pm €20/€17.50/€15 facebook.com/amineedgeanddance
G House has been good for French duo Amine Edge and Dance. Their gangsta house mix of hip-hop and house is a lot more brash and EDM-friendly than the hip-house wave of the late 1980s, with tracks like Halfway Crooks and Going to Heaven with the Good-Goodies finding favour worldwide. They're joined tonight by Dan Stritch, Jade Carney and the FATBOY residents, with Lui Rwego, Troy Sullivan, the Sutherland Sisters and Adam Judge in the Purple Room.
CLUB
Radio Slave
Pygmalion, Dublin 10pm €10
When he's not creating deep nuggets such as Cabin Fever or collaborating with Joel Martin on Quiet Village and Thomas "Cagedbaby" Gandey on MATOM and Seadevils, Matt Edwards flies high as Radio Slave. Between storming shows from Berghain to Fabric and his Rekids label – which gave early doors outings to Nina Kraviz, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann and others – Edwards as Radio Slave is a powerhouse with grand designs on the dancefloor. Support from Will Kinsella and Sexshop.
