Royseven, Ireland’s biggest Indie-pop act of the moment are said to be looking forward to opening to the girl group.
Tickets for Live at Thurles Greyhound Stadium are on sale now, from €35 through Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide.

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Mark Black & the Trips are led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Black and also features Brendan McGlynn on bass and Seamus Devenny on drums and percussion. This rock power trio releases their debut album on 27th April 2012 and will be touring in May.

Sat 28th Apr Bridge Bar, Ramelton
Fri 4th May Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, Strand Bar
Sat 5th May, Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, The Bentley
Sun 6th May Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, Tinneys
Wed 16th May, DeBarras Folk Club, Clonakilty
Fri 18th May, Boyles Of Slane
Sat 19th May Chasin Bull, Bundoran
Sun 20th May, Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Mon 21st May, Roisin Dubh, Galway
Wed 23rd May, Whelans , Dublin
Thur 24th May, Spirit Store, Dundalk
Fri 25th May, Sandinos, Derry
Sat 26th An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny

++ more to be announced

AMA Music Agency is delighted to exclusively represent The Strypes, 4 Piece Beat Group from Cavan Ireland.

This exciting emerging band bring Rock n Roll/Beat back to its original era, with major influences from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The average age of The Strypes members is just 15. These young mods are set to take the festival circuit by storm this year, with dates confirmed at home and abroad. These four mods, ooze stage presence and are becoming recognized as credible musicians. This lead track from their first EP “You Can’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover” is received significant airplay, with support from Today FM, 2FM and Dublin’s 98, along with all the regional radio stations nationwide.

They are also receiving massive support from such Irish stars as Glen Hansard and Tommy Tiernan. With their impressive live performance on The Late Late Show, they have given a sneak preview of what this young band are capable of. Watch this space, “The Strypes are gonna be Huge.”

To book this exciting young emerging band for your venue or music festival, call +353 1 201 3660 our team at AMA Music Agency.ie

“Come On”, the single April 13 release in Ireland & April 30 in the UK.

The ‘Come On’ music video has been doing a tremendous ambassadorial job for the single and has just won the Best Music Video at Los Angeles Film And Script Festival 2012. This week in London, alongside being chosen as a Sundance London Short Film Competition contendor, the video will be screened at The London International Film Festival, April 18th 6:30pm at The Roxy in SE1. The Come On music video has also been added to Q Introduces playlist on Q TV and taken on by Soundnet, content providers for over 15,000 public venues, pubs, clubs, cafes and retail stores in the UK.

Preachers Son recently played a very successful industry showcase in London. As a result the single has received its first plays on BBC Radio 2 together with invitations to play BBC Radio and regional radio sessions.

‘Come On’, the first single from forthcoming album “10 Stories Tall”, was launched in Dublin last Friday April 13th. Leading Irish music magazine Hot Press reviewed the single as “a terrific, sub-three minute rocker with no let-up from beginning to end. Come On sounds like the result of a three-way collaboration between Jack White, the late Phil Lynott and (I’m not kidding here) ’70s glamsters, The Sweet”. Here at home RTÉ 2fm’s Dave Fanning has given the single several spins to date.

On the forthcoming album ’10 Stories Tall’ guests include: SJ Wai from the Dirty Epics, Richie Buckley, Kenny Wollesen (Tom Waits, Sean Lennon), Tabby Callaghan and Rori Coleman. The album was produced and recorded by three time Grammy Award Winner Marc Urselli (Lou Reed, Les Paul).

Festival Frenzy – catch Preachers Son live during the May Bank Holiday in Ireland:
Festival Of The Fires, May 5th [3pm main stage]
Vantastival Festival, May 6th [8:30pm main stage]

Preachers Son are represented by AMA Music Agency. To book Preachers Son for your venue or music festival call +353 1 201 3660 and speak to the team at AMA Music Agency.

The students are celebrating the release on Friday 23rdof March with an in-store performance in Tower Records at 6pm and included with the album purchase is a free pass to the official launch party which will be held in Twisted Pepper on Wednesday 28 thof March from 8pm. The album is competitively priced at €9.99.

“Native” features a diverse mix of credible home-grown musicians, producers and bands to form professional album, featuring an eclectic mix of Alternative Rock, Rap and Dance so there is an song for everyone. One of the tracks “The National” by Lethal Dialect has already received national exposure through RTE’s hit show Love/Hate . Other artists include; Tremoya, One of the Boys, Spinafly & DJ Kann, as well as many other exciting acts.

Feidhlim Byrne, from Nielsen Music added “It is an ideal platform for artists and students to see how media monitoring works in a real life setting. We are delighted to be involved in the project”.

John McFadden, from DCFE said “With the Nielsen Music partnership, the students have even more industry data to assist in the album’s success. The benefit of this project is that our students understand the process of releasing and promoting an independent album in Ireland”.

This partnership is part of an innovative college initiative designed to educate, train and bring together students from a range of specialist courses, covering sound engineering, music media, event management and public relations, in the implementation of a practical, real-life music business venture.

DCFE has been running certificate and diploma media courses for over 15 years in areas such as sound engineering, event production, public relations, journalism, and TV, Video & Radio. The college also offers: certificate, diploma and professional courses in a wide range of areas including: Business, Information Technology and Health & Sport.
Album teaser http://soundcloud.com/dcfe-music
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dcfealbumlaunch

The Rubberbandits have just released their brand new single ” I Like To Shift Girls”. The duo launched their video exclusive on RTE’s Republic of Telly on 06th March 2012. The single has already received significant hype and it’s Youtube views are vastly catching up with their debut hit “Horse Outside”.

2010 saw the duo release their debut single “Horse Outside” which nearly knocked the X Factor single of it’s top spot.

2011 the Bandits won an IFTA, filmed their unique guide to NYC for MTV and starred in their own three part mini series of Channel 4, Online Comedy Blaps.

In 2012 the dynamic hip hop due have taken it upon themselves to campaign for safe sex in the 21st Century.

Like Bono and Geldof before them, The Rubberbandits have decided to put their new found fame to good use by using their influential lyrics to educate their fans on the practice of safe sex and the benefits of celibacy in a medium that their audience can connect with. Their motives and the benefits are interesting to say the least, and may cause extreme blushing!

The video was directed by Republic of Telly’s Jason Butler, shot on location in Dublin with an all Irish cast. Released just before the Bandits head to New York for a sold out show in The Mercury Lounge this Saturday. Our globe trotting duo then shoot back to Ireland for Patrick’s Weekend Shows in Wexford and Castlebar before heading to Canada on the 24th of March to headline a show at Canadian music week finishing out the month with a sold out show at Kings College in London on March 30th.

The single to “I Like to Shift Girls” is from the album “Serious About Men” and is available to buy in stores and via itunes now.

The new music app for mobile and Social media was demonstrated by the AMA Music Agency crew, (Mark Downing, Fraser McAlister, Vinny Ryan, Elaine McCann) with presentations from Mark Downing (Director AMA Music Agency), Freddie Middleton (Independent PR and Music Industry Professional) and Wayne Sheehy (Producer, Composer, Drummer with legendary Ronnie Wood).

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