SINGER/SONGWRITER
Sharon Robinson
Button Factory, Dublin 7.30pm €42.50
buttonfactory.ie
She may have written songs for and with the likes of Aaron Neville, Diana Ross and Roberta Flack, but it’s her work with Leonard Cohen that has earned Sharon Robinson (above) a rake of plaudits. In the absence of Cohen returning to thes shores any time soon, Robinson’s all-seated gig (her Irish solo debut) will no doubt be a welcome substitute.
CLUB
Confetti
Electric, Galway 9pm
electricgalway.com
An all-star line-up heads west for this fundraiser for the Yes Equality referendum campaign. At the top of the bill, Panorama Bar residents Steffi and Virginia join Edinburgh-based DJ and producer Prosumer, a previous regular on Berghain’s top floor, with all three foregoing fees for the event. They’re joined by Una Mullally, Molly King, Sally Cinnamon, Glamo and Mother’s Ghostboy, as well as Electric residents Eoin, Byron, Noid the Droid and Lolz.
CLUB
Extrawelt
Twisted Pepper, Dublin 11pm €20/€17/€12
thetwistedpepper.com
Two action-packed rooms, with the probable main draw a live peformance from Extrawelt in the main room. Hamburg duo Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe moved from DJing into the studio in the 1990s, where they produced a run of tracks under names The Delta, Spirallianz and Midi Miliz, before hitting paydirt with Soopertrack as Extrawelt for Border Community in 2005. Meanwhile, Budapest-born, Dutch-based DJ and producer Dansor headlines the basement. Support from OneKnown and Niall Cleary in the main room, with Agonia, Aleksandra and Arne in the basement.
CLUB
Michael Mayer
Opium Rooms, Dublin 11pm €10/€8
kompakt.fm
Kompakt kingpin Mayer’s day job involves ensuring the continued success of that enterprise, which now comprises a distribution hub, a thriving DJ agency and club nights in addition to the label. Away from the office, you’ll find Mayer on the internatonal DJ circuit, as well as remixing everyone from Pet Shop Boys to Depeche Mode and working with Superpitcher on the Supermayer collaboration.
HOUSE
Finnebassen
Button Factory, Dublin 11pm €18
facebook.com/finnebassen
Oslo-based producer Finn Peder Wang has built a great head of steam on the back of killer tracks and remixes over the last few years. Releases Touching Me and Such a High for Noir Music and If You Only Knew for Electronique have spread the word about his prowess when it comes to dancefloor gems, while the reaction to his residencies at Oslo's Jaeger and The Villa has begun to be replicated world- wide. Support from Kastis Torrau and Kaily & Willo.
JAZZ/COMEDY
Spike Sligo: Pigfoot
Fifth on Teeling, Sligo, 11.30pm, €10 - also Saturday & Sunday
spikesligo.com
A festival dedicated to the memory of comedic genius and one-time jazz musician Spike Milligan would not be complete without a musical element. The Sligo Jazz Project have put together an excellent late-night festival club that kicks off tonight with a first Irish appearance by the suitably zany Pigfoot, whose trumpeter Chris Batchelor, tubist Oren Marshall, pianist Liam Noble and drummer Paul Clarvis refract Milligan’s beloved ‘trad’ jazz through a decidedly contemporary lens.
