The Mickey 9s

The Mickey 9s Glasgow's superfine purveyors of Modern Kunst and techy, tight and tantalising funky punky fare are back to the DC after what feels like an overlong wait. Great to have them back. Mickey 9s are a raucous live band from Glasgow who play funky metallic dance music with sharp witted lyrics and a wild stage persona all true, the masked marauders of kicking punk funk they surely are, look out kids, theyre after a piece of Camden Town turf to take back to Scotland. They will most likely steal your hearts too. Impossible not to dance once they hit up the stage. a blend of meaty basslines, jaggy guitars, up-tempo rhythms and idiosyncratic vocals The Scotsman fucking brilliant This Englishman.

This Danny Fingers - Im getting Mink Deville NYC vibes, some school of Lou Reed travelogue talesof the Lower East Side etc in the wonderful The Girls Are All The Same, for example, although Johnny is actually from L.A. He also embraces electro pop nu soul with a fizzy pop element. All goodindeed sounds right sassy.

Monkey Rumpus Wonky but engaging indie punk with echoes of The Fall and Beefheart, but shot through with the sinister energy of Fat White Family, good stuff. Formerly Bipolar Rollers, they still roll, and with brains a boggling at that. Just check out their ace take on The Velvets White Light White Heat on Soundcloud.

The Big Slouch Old school rock pop outta Cardiff, where they know a thing or 2 about gnarly rock roll with a head music element. No names no pack drill, but these guys do back to playing gigs here in the Dublin Castle in the early 90s! Welcome back.

DJs We Got Killers til 2am go funk, punk, no junk, get some drinks sunk, dont be a lunk. Party central.