It’s quite a battle tonight, between base urges and my higher brain. Should I go to Scout Niblett or should I veg out in front of the TV and watch the two chimps jump around in the Eurovision. It’s a tough choice!

Other newly announced gigs worthy of special mention are Cass McCombs and Tori Amos and the rearranged Dan Deacon. You’d be mental to miss Tune Yards or Dan, in my book!

14/05/11 Scout Niblett – Whelans – Sat

15/05/11 Warpaint – Tripod – Sun

15/05/11 Van Dyke Parks – Button Factory – Sun

16/05/11 Explosions in the Sky – Vicar st. – Mon

17/05/11 Cold War Kids – The Academy. – Tues

17/05/11 Grand Lee Buffalo – Vicar St – Tues

17/18/05/11 Sufjan Stevens – Olympia – Tues/ Wed

17/05/11 Cold War Kids – Academy – Tues

18/05/11 Matmos – Button Factory – Wed

18/05/11 Mercury Rev play Deserter’s Songs – Vicar St. – Wed

18/05/11 Perfume Genius – Sugar Club – Wed

19/05/11 Queens of the Stone Age – Olympia – Thurs

22/05/11 Mountain Goats – Whelans – Sun

24/25/26/05/11 Suede – Olympia – Tues/ Wed/ Thurs

25/05/11 And you will know us by the trail of the dead – Whelans – Wed

25/05/11 Black Lips – Button Factory – Wed

26/05/11 Cass McCombs – Grand Social – Thurs

31/05/11 Meat Puppets – Button Factory – Tues

01/06/11 The Pains of being pure at heart – Button Factory – Wed

01/06/11 The Tallest Man on Earth – Vicar St. – Wed

02/06/11 Phosphorescent -Workmans Club – Thurs

04/06/11 Forbidden Fruit – IMMA – Sat

05/06/11 Forbidden Fruit – IMMA – Sun

08/06/11 Ryan Adams – Olympia – Wed

09/06/11 Matthew Dear – Whelans – Thurs

10/06/11 P.I.L – Tripod – Fri

14/15/06/11 The Cult – Academy – Tues/ Wed

17/06/11 Tune Yards – Whelans – Fri

18/19/06/11 Grinderman – Vicar – Sat/ Sun

23/06/11 Ron Sexsmith – Academy – Thur

22/07/11 De La Soul and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Button Factory – Fri

23/07/11 Villagers/ Beach House – Marlay Park – Sat

24/07/11 Joanna Newsome – Marlay Park – Sun

05/08/11 Dan Deacon – Academy – Sun

16/10/11 Spiritualized – Vicar St – Fri

21/10/11 James Vincent McMorrow – Olympia – Fri

9/11/11 Tori Amos – Grand Canal – Wed

11/12/11 Felice Brothers – Academy – Sun