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Kerbside to play with Mundy + new live radio mp3
We're honoured to say that Kerbside has been asked to participate in the charity concert for Sarah Ryan on September 2nd in the Athlone Radisson Hotel. Part of our excitement is sharing the stage with Mundy and up-and-coming Dublin singer-songwriter Fiach on the night.
Kerbside will be appearing in full rocket-fueled, four-piece glory as they did at the recent Castle Rocks gig in Athlone.
Also, we've uploaded the version of Mahal Ko Seán sang live on June Carley's Best of Irish radio program in July. Listen here or click above on the Music Category.
Remember that you can now find Kerbside's music on iTunes and CD Baby.
Party on, Wayne.
Proliferation and new live track
Howya folks!
Kerbside is set to rock out medieval style under the stars in the first rock gig ever to be held in Athlone Castle on the banks of the river Shannon.
We're really looking forward to this one and will be full-on rock four-piece on the night. The gig is Saturday, July 14 as part of the Athlone triFest. The lineup includes other local bands MURV, Makewait and My Fallen Empire.
You can now find Kerbside on iTunes and CD Baby.
Today, the net - tomorrow, the world!
Also, there's a new live mp3 of Kerbside playing The Ex-Patriots (a track from their album, Anything Strange), at their October performance at the Roisin Dubh with Bill Coleman. It's a live recording, so it's a little rough, but you'll still hear that Kim put in a great performance.
Kerbside on new Compilation CD
Dublin's On the Verge released a compilation CD of their favourite acts from the last year and Kerbside's live performance of College Town was included. Click here for more.
You also may have caught the band over the summer at The Cambridge Folk Festival, cheers to those who stopped by to say hello.
It's been a while since our last update, the band has been busy working with new material and fussing about with some home recordings. Don't miss their Roisin Dubh performance upstairs on Oct 10th where the band will be opening for Bill Coleman.
New Album Reviews
There are two new reviews of the album out this month, one from Louise Hodgson at musician.ie and the other by Gareth Maher at what is probably the best independent Irish music site out there, cluas.com.
Cluas says, "Kerbside, a name to be aware of and ‘Anything Strange’, an album deserving of your attention."
Musician.ie says "uncomplicated, simple tracks that coax hugely emotive reactions from unsuspecting listeners"
And the band is just tickled pink.
The band is currently working on some rough home recordings. Stay tuned for more updates soon . . .
Kerbside - not your everyday breakfast cereal
It's true, we have more vitamins and minerals than the leading brand and are full of good bacteria that help strengthen your natural defences!
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Kerbside have just returned from Cambridge from their second appearance on the Folk Club stage. The show was great craic altogether, many thanks to everyone who came out. The band enjoyed themselves thoroughly and is happy to report that the folk club audience is still just as excellent as ever they were.
Oh yes, we received a few email about our music links not working - you were right! It has been remedied - now all the mp3s on our music page are back in action, feel free to help yourself to some free stuff here.
There are some home recordings and newer material in the works, stay tuned . . .
Kerbside back in the 'K
Yes, it's that time again when everyone can be Irish for a day - so the band heads over to the UK this year to play on the Cambridge Folk Club stage again, this time on Paddy's Day! The band is really looking forward to this show, hope to see you there! Click here for more info.
Kerbside has been keeping the head down following last year's mad series of gigs, though you might have caught Sean making a sneaky appearance at the Dublin Singer-Songwriter showcase in February. New songs and appearances are in the works, stay tuned . . .
What was that??
You haven't got your copy of Anything Strange yet?!
Well, CLICK HERE for Peadar's sake!
Two new reviews of the album have cropped up:
"Beguiling", sez Aoife Barry with drop-d.ie. Click Here for the article.
"Impressive", sez Adrian Cusack of the Longford Leader. Click Here to read the whole thang.
Kerbside has just returned from their show in Cambridge this week. The band had a fabulous time playing the Wexford Song Club the week before heading off to the UK. Wexford is a great town filled with ridiculously talented folks and the song club has a class new venue in Finegans. The night was a lovely intimate show and much enjoyed. Cheers to Marty for putting the kids up and Darren for inviting the band down to play.
For anyone who hasn't checked recently, it's still a very long drive from Athlone to London. Fatiguing though it was, it was worth it, as the friendly folks in Cambridge opened their hearts, stage and a spare bedroom to the visiting band (cheers, Dave!). The band has been asked to play the Cambridge Folk Club stage again next March and is very much looking forward to that show.
Stopping through Dublin on the way home, the band played a rollickin set at Sin E on weds night and will be at the new rock & blues venue, Jumping Jacks, this weekend in Athlone.
The band has been toying with some new material and looking forward to a quiet holiday season. Keep your ears peeled for more home recordings to be posted here soon.
Until then, browse around the site, download some mp3s and call your mother, she misses you.
Kerbside in the 'K
Cork, Limerick, Mullingar, Waterford, Galway . . . back fresh from their whirlwind 2-week tour of Ireland (the band played 12 shows in 14 days) to support the release of their debut album,Anything Strange,accompanied by visiting guitarist Jon Koski, Kerbside hasn't slowed down in the slightest. Many thanks go out to the folks befriended in the last few weeks who shared the stage, ran the sound board, poured the pints or opened their living room couches and late night fridges to the band. Such extravagence of kindness is not found many places on this earth. Photos to come soon!
If you were not lucky enough to have caught one of those shows, you can still hear the 3-part harmony Jon added to the group: recorded live in the living room the night before he left, a full-legnth version of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Helplessly Hoping with Jon is now available for download on our music page.
Well, now begins the countdown to the band's appearance across the pond when they play the Cambridge Folk Club on The Golden Hind stage on November 11. The pair are definately looking forward to being back in Cambridge again for the show. Prior to that, the duo is due (hee hee) at the Wexford Song Club on the 8th and after they return from the UK in Dublin at Sin E on the 16th.
Hope to see ye out there!
Did we mention . . .
"A heart-rending treat."
. . . our Hotpress review? : )
Look for Kerbside in Galway, Mullingar, Tullamore, Cork and Limerick this month! No really, just look around - there they are! Just slipping around a corner, the little buggers . . .
Appearing with the band for the next couple of weeks will be guitarist Jon Koski, whose tasty licks featured on the band's 2001 EP. As if that weren't enough to be excited about, the band will be sharing the bill with the incredible U.S. artist Robert Blake who will be in the country for several shows in October.
Kerbside has just returned from a circuit of Dublin, Cork and Gorey. Check out On the Verge's website for recordings of the band playing at Sin E and on the radio show the next night (thanks to Brendan). We also had a phone interview with Cork Campus radio click here to listen.
The band had a blast playing the Accoustic Room in Gorey as well as The Phoenix in Cork (many thanks to Jimi and Jon for the invitations) and met a number of inspiring musicians throughout.
The band is really looking forward to October's shows and to sneaking some Halloween tunes into the set, hope to see you out there!
Dublin, Cork and Hotpress!
"A beautifully written and elegantly performed heart-rending treat." Hotpress Magazine reviews the band's single, "Departure." Read it here.
Well, the band has an exciting number of weeks coming up. First off, Kerbside was in Mullingar last night at the Midland Gold studios where Davy Hynes interviewed the band live on the air. That interview is available for download here.
Katch the kids in Dublin at Sin E on Wednesday the 28th and then live on the On the Verge radio show (104.9FM) the following evening around 8pm. Friday night Kerbside will be rawking down in Gorey at the monthly Accoustic Room showcase there, thanks to local songwriter Jimi Cullen who invited the band down. Then it's to Cork for the weekend where you can catch the band playing the Sunday Accoustic Sessions at the Phoenix coutesy of Cork songwriter John Leahy.
The band can also confirm the De Burgo's show in Galway with songwriter Robert Blake on October 12!
See ye out there . . .
Does your mother know you're reading this?
And do you have YOUR copy of the band's album, Anything Strange yet? No? Well, click here.
Yesterday the band had their first live radio interview in Dublin on Irish Music Radio 94.9fm. Kerbside, joined by guitarist Ross McDonald, had a great time playing a few tunes and chatting with Audrey Rossa, IMR's charming hostess. Look for samples of the interview in our music downloads in coming weeks.
MOooooore radio love: check out Midlands Radio Gold this thursday the 22nd at 8pm when Davy Hynes puts Kerbside under the microscope.
OOoo! Ooo! the band has been invited to play in Dublin at Sin E and to appear on Dublin's On The Verge radio programme (104.9fm) at the end of this month (Sept 28, 8pm)! Some fairly well-known folks have preceded Kerbside on the show, read about On the Verge here.Okay now, breathe . . .
Anything Strange is now in shops! If you're in Athlone, stop by Red Hot Records or Music World and if you're in Dublin, drop in on the friendly folks at Road Records. Additional locales to come . . .
Katch Kerbside as they play this friday the 16th at The Stables in Mullingar!
Also, the band can also confirm new shows booked for Wexford and Waterford next month with Galway shows soon to come . . .
New Website! Album Launch! Kerbside on the Radio! Exclamation!
It's so good to see you - you're looking well. Have you lost weight? So much has happened since we last talked.
For starters, you're very welcome to the new and improved kerbside.ie (with the added fibre, vitamins and minerals all growing kids need)! Along with our new design, we've got LOADS of new pics, new MP3s, a new section with articles about the band and a downloadable press kit . . . listen, have a seat, I'll put the kettle on . . .
Kerbside launched their album this past Friday the 26th, read about the night here.
To order YOUR copy of the band's debut album, Anything Strange, click here.
Kerbside has been invited for a live interview Sunday, September 11 at 3.30pm on Dublin's Irish Music Radio 94.9fm (live on www.imrdublin.com as well). The band will be talking about the new album and playing some tunes - so tune in!
Kerbside rocks Cork! The band kicks off its tour by heading down to Cork for a couple of gigs in October, check our gig schedule.
Following their appearance last month at the Cambridge Folk Festival, Kerbside has been invited back to play a showcase there on Nov 11th. Keep your eyes peeled for more UK dates around that time . . .
Oh you lucky kids who ALREADY have a copy of Anything Strange!! If your copy reads "Pre-Release Copy" on the front, Click Here.
First Album Review
"a great album . . . highly recommended." - Jeremy Searle, Americana UK
Folks! Our first album review! click here to read the rest.
Well, the band just got back from the Cambridge Folk Festival and man, was that a blast (new pics to be posted soon!) . Kerbside played at the club tent to a very positive response and a couple of invitations to return and play some shows over in the UK which the band is looking into . . .
But you want to hear some NEWS, don'tcha? Wellll, Kerbside's debut CD Anything Strange will be available at their CD release party in The Shack, Athlone on Friday, 26 August *insert trumpets here*.
Yes, the opportunity to get a CD for yourself are so close your spleen is, no doubt, throbbing with anticipation.
Some very lucky folks got their hands on a special PRE-RELEASE version of the album over at Cambridge because, let's face it, they're just better looking than the rest of us. But FEAR NOT! The final CD is going to be a thing of beauty, a lovely cardboard folding package with a shiny black LP-style vinyl CD cradled gently inside. All the neighbours will be jealous when you pull into the driveway with yours strapped lovingly to the roof rack. Also,
KERBSIDE.IE is getting a facelift!
Watch this space!