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Czech Inn – T’anks General

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3/22/2013 – Day two of gigs – Friday night- and it’s the joy of 4 more Bands this weekend. This time it was at a venue I’d never visited before, but they have local music on Friday nights under a program called “Freak Out Dublin” . Gigs are in the downstairs pub area, which has a small but well set up stage. The basement is long and narrow – with some cool lighting around the bar and some fabulous white couched areas to chat. Photography in here is a bit of a challenge because on one end of the stage it’s a bit of back lighting, and on the other, spotlights over the drummer. There are also portable lights illuminating the singer and guitar players and which are moved with each band. As a result, most of these had to be flipped to black and white – rather than color – but hey, it just means rising to the challenge – and earning my keep.

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First up was T’anks General – this time with their 4th Band member making his debut.

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Declan – singing, Anthony – Drumming (below)

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Paddy on guitar

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and last but not least… introducing the newest band member – also rocking the guitar –

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As always, more photos can be found on my flickr site – with a collection of pictures from the evening, here.

To find out more about the band itself, check out T’anks General on Facebook!

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See all the bands from the night here:

T’anks General:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/07/czech-inn-tanks-general/
Shiloh Palace:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/03/23/czech-inn-shiloh-palace/
The confusion:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/03/23/czech-inn-the-confusion/
The Knots:
http://blog.phoenixrosedesign.com/2013/04/07/czech-inn-the-knots/

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Captain America’s Live – Deuce, a Rory Gallagher tribute band

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3/21/2013 – Gig at Captain America’s Live in Blanchardstown, Dublin Ireland. Featuring 4 Bands. Last one up in the evening lineup – is Deuce, a Rory Gallagher Tribute band.

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I have to admit that I didn’t have a clue who Rory Gallagher was until after the show, and have since been enjoying a bit of his music. The group Deuce, however, are very good – and prompted me to go look up the music that they were doing in tribute to him. Deuce are a 3 piece blues rock style band. This was their first ever live gig, and after the other 3 bands, it was hard to know quite what to expect when I heard that bit of information. They’re toe-tappingly good, and had several people up and dancing in front of the band. There’s also a little surprise in the show – that the lead singer switches from playing a guitar to playing an electric banjo. I am looking forward to seeing them play later on this week – and am sure that the rest of the crowd will enjoy them just as much.

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Sadly, they don’t have a facebook link yet, but hopefully they’ll have one soon. In the meantime, you can checkout more of my photos here in my flickr set.

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Captain America’s Live – Blue Sun

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3/21/2013 – Gig at Captain America’s Live in Blanchardstown, Dublin Ireland. Featuring 4 Bands. Third up in the evening lineup – Blue Sun.

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Blue Sun is a 4 piece classic rock / blues influenced band featuring the lively lead singer, Brew.
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This evening at Captain America’s, they got the audience going, provided a few laughs, and even got a few dancers out on the floor. Brew is a hard one to photograph – he’s quite the showman – dancing on stage, getting everyone clapping, and even calling out to the bartender.

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There’s also a pair of guitarists and a drummer who do their best to keep up and sing backup vocals. While they’re difficult to photograph because of how much they move on stage, they’re fun, entertaining, and get the crowd fully engaged.

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For more on the Blue Sun band, please check out their facebook page here for upcoming gigs.

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As always, feel free to check out more of the photos from the evening in my flickr set here.

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