SHAKALAK are a 5-piece Dublin-based psychedelic electronic/hiphop band who have built a dedicated cult following over the last number of years, coupling the lyrical dexterity of John Cummins with the musical talents of singer and bass player Fin Divilly, guitarist Johnny Jude, DJ and producer Small Bear and Saxophonist Padraig Dooney. They have performed at sold out headline shows in Dublin (Whelans, Workman’s Club, Button Factory), and many other venues and festivals around Ireland.
2025 will see the band release their second album, with plans to take the album on tour throughout Ireland and the UK.
"Cummins is the real deal; a curious, musical, staccato flow, and brilliantly nostalgic and visceral tales of festival, childhood, football and chippers." -The Irish Times on Shakalak frontman John Cummins
THE LEON STAX EQUATION are a 6 piece Soul band based in Galway. They formed in 2023 and have been blazing a trail on the Irish music scene and even as far as Europe and the USA in that short time.
The Equation is driven by funky drumming from band leader Leon Stax with a heavy downbeat, simple, melodic basslines, twanging rhythm guitars and familiar yet original lyrics. Their live performance goes on a journey from smooth slow soul music to raucous upjumped funk.
In the studio a more atmospheric and hypnotic approach is taken with wide, warm pad sounds, analog tape effects and a live recorded feel that picks up where the Soul and Rock classics of the 1960's left off.
The Leon Stax Equaiton's 2nd studio album 'Coloured in Full' is available on all major streaming platforms as well as on Cd, with Vinyl on pre-order
KELSEY is a Galway-based DJ, promoter, and party starter who's ignited dancefloors from Vietnam to Portugal, Dublin to Galway. In 2022, she founded the @teighsios collective, curating inclusive, multi-disciplinary events that give DJs space to explore their sound. A regular at Galway's Blue Note and a staple on the festival scene—playing at Beyond The Pale, Electric Picnic, Boomtown and more. —Kelsey's sets are a vibrant fusion of house, global sounds, techy rollers, and baile and dembow riddims, all wrapped in bass-driven beauty. Expect high energy and a lot of booty from this one on the dancefloor.
