Abuse your Illusion

For me, last Friday was a busy night. Not only did I get to do some great whiskey tasting at the Dublin Whiskey Festival, I made it to Fibber Magees in time to catch a Guns and Roses Tribute (cover) band, called Abuse Your Illusion.

The band started at 11 PM, and did a full 2 hour set covering all of the best Guns and Roses songs. The above is some of the highlights and photos put together into “video” format. (Sorry it’s a bit far back as I was at the back – to avoid the front pit.) Overall, the crowd was pretty great, and as you can hear from the video, they were singing along to everything from Patience, to Sweet Child o’mine to November Rain, to Paradise City, and Knocking on Heaven’s Door, and Live & Let Die. I can’t imagine how hot the band was (under the spotlights and in costume) but they really had down the mannerisms and sound of the original. They were brilliant, and I look forward to going again when they’re in town.

Fibbers – Deuce – Rory Gallagher Tribute

3.28.2013 – The Thursday before Good Friday, here in Ireland. That night I went to Fibber Magees (aka ‘old’ Fibbers) on Parnell St here in Dublin, Ireland to watch an Evening of Rock & Roll bands, with the final band being a Rory Gallagher Tribute. It was a fun evening – with 3 Euro drinks, a good crowd (Friday being a day off for many, despite the ban on alcohol hitting at Midnight) and lots of great music.

The last band of the night was Deuce, a Rory Gallagher tribute. Since last I saw them, they’ve gotten some positive reviews, and the number of gigs here in Ireland has increased. They’re working on their website, and have finally added a Facebook page. Rumor has it that they may even be playing a festival or two sometime this year. I’d say they’ve quite exploded onto the Dublin Music scene. Tonight’s gig was much the same as their first gig over at Captain America’s Live, only they seem to have worked out some of the little kinks in their stage performance since the first gig. I think I like these guys more with each performance, and am looking forward to watching them continue to develop as time goes on.

You can see more of my flickr set from the Gig night at Fibbers here.

For more information on the band, and when they are playing again here in Ireland, please click here.

To see all the posts from the night, see the links below:

T’anks General:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/13/fibbers-tanks-general/

Dem Fools:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/13/fibbers-dem-fools/

Specter:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/13/fibbers-specter/

Taibhse:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/13/fibbers-taibhse/

Deuce:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/13/fibbers-deuce/

Fibbers – Taibhse

The 4th Band in the line up is an Irish Metal band, Taibhse. Taibhse (pronounced Thai-she) is Irish Galic for ghost or phantom. The band is 4 pieces and while not as heavy as Specter, they are still pretty hard, but better able to be listened to. They sing songs that are based in legends and have a kind of Goth Metal / Norse / Finland metal feel to their sound.