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Autonomous i Album Launch A Great Success

It was a great night at the Source Arts Center on Friday 11th May where Autonomous i lauched their debut album ‘Attack The Mattress‘. The venue was packed with fans when Autonomous i took to the stage at 9.30PM. The band blazed through a number of songs from the new album. Among the songs performed were ‘Minus One’, ‘Aoife Says’, ‘Stand Up And Take It’, ‘Start Again’ and lots more. The band put on a great show with smoke, nice lighting effects and the sound was terrific. Great stuff guys and best of luck with the album.

Autonomous i

Supporting acts on the night were Adela and the Meanits who wooed the crowd with her own brand of quirky, up-beat music that went down very well with the crowd. Local band Seskin Lane kicked off the night with their own laid-back rock songs and ballads.

Adela and the Meanits

Seskin Lane

Overall, the night was very enjoyable and it’s worth remembering that all the songs that night were original songs by original artists which is really great to see. There’s plenty of original music talent out there, it’s well worth checking any of these bands out the next time they have a gig on. Recommended.

Attack The Mattress is available for download now on iTunes, Amazon and on other online music stores. The CD is also available in Tower Records, Dublin and Heartbeat City in Thurles.

You can find upcoming gigs, booking details, latest news and videos about Autonomous i on their Facebook page or MySpace page.

Autonomous i Release Debut Album

Autonomous i

Friday next 11th May 2012 will see Thurles based band ” Autonomous i,” release their debut album “Attack the Mattress.”

This five piece band fuse rock, grunge, funk, metal, electronic, classical and folk sounds, to form an interestingly schizophrenic but always melodic wall of sound.

The aim of these five lads has been to create a unique album and by drawing from a breathtakingly broad sonic palette this has culminated in the creation of their own brand of quirky social commentary, mercilessly ravaged by Audio LSD. You will laugh, you will cry but most importantly – you will jump up and down.

Three tracks from this mostly self-produced album, Stand Up and Take It, Car Activate and Start Again, were produced by Ken McHugh (Autamata, Mundy, Cathy Davy, David Kitt).
These exciting new prospects have featured on TV3’s The Apprentice. The song Car Activate was chosen to appear on the winning compilation CD produced by the show, which was distributed by The Daily Mail. Car Activate was also used extensively during the show and as part of TV3’s advertising campaign.

Have a listen here to just one of their unique tracks, picked at random from this new exciting debut album.

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Click the play button above to play a sample song from the album.

Autonomous i’s live performances are varied in the extreme and the band have been heard throughout the country, fluidly navigating their lively sets. They have torn up the stages of The Village, Whelans, The Mercantile, The Sugar Club and The Grand Social in Dublin, The Quad and The Crane Lane in Cork, Bakers Place in Limerick, The Black Box and Kelly’s in Galway as well as the RDS as part of the Toys For Big Boys exhibition.

Autonomous i have participated in several radio interviews and live acoustic performances for RnaG, Dublin City Fm and 2Xm. They also played a slot on the seminal Balcony TV and will be appearing on Frank’s Shed TV and The Sauce Music Show in the coming weeks.

The album will be launched at The Source Arts Centre, Thurles on 11th May 2012. Please feel free to come along and see the show – the band are going all out to make it a memorable night. It’s a ticketed event so please contact the band to get your name on the guest list. Gig begins at 8.00pm.

Attack the Mattress will be available on iTunes, Amazon and other online stores. It will also be available in Tower Records, Dublin and Heartbeat City here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

You can find gig listings, booking details, music, videos and the latest news about Autonomous i here online:

Best of luck guys and I will see you on Friday.

Win Two Free Tickets For The Three Irish Tenors Irish Tour

As we informed you some weeks ago, the world renowned Three Irish Tenors are coming home shortly, to perform some special intimate concerts, right across Ireland.

We think two of you are entitled to a good night out. So to celebrate this home coming, we are offering you our readers, a chance to win two free tickets to this highly entertaining event, at the Simon Ryan Theatre, Tipperary on Saturday the 28th of April next.

Simply answer the question “How many tenors sing in The Irish Tenors?

To enter this competition visit the ‘Competition’ Section on the right sidebar of this page and carefully pick your answer. Remember entry is completely free and this competition ends on April 25th next.

Tickets for this ‘Tipperary Gig,’ are also available from the Simon Ryan Box office on Tel 063 80520, or you can book directly by clicking Here.

Three Irish Tenors To Visit Tipperary Town

Thurles.Info received several queries yesterday asking us to confirm rumours that the Three Irish Tenors are to visit Co. Tipperary.

Following a reply to our investigations, by Email, from Ciaran Nagle we can now confirm that, YES; The Three Irish Tenors (Ciaran Nagle, Tony Norton and Eugene Ginty) are delighted to inform you, that they will be performing in the Simon Ryan Theatre on Saturday the 28th of April next.

So Jason, Tom & Carol, thank you for your enquiries. Enjoy a feast of music for all tastes, from the best loved Irish Songs to celebrated Operatic Arias, and we have no doubt that the Tenors performance is sure to have you all ‘sinning,’ in the isles (not to mention dancing!).

To give you a brief taste of what is to come, do have a listen to the video provided for your enjoyment, hereunder.

Yes the “Original of the Species,” the world renowned Three Irish Tenors are coming home to perform some special intimate concerts, right across Ireland.
Tickets for the ‘Tipperary Gig,’ are available from the Simon Ryan Box office on Tel 063 80520 or you can book directly by clicking Here.

Ticket, which will be as rare as hen’s teeth for this event, are priced at €22.00 (Concession rate €20.00) and for more information on a ‘Tour Venue,’ closer to you, visit The Three Irish Tenors or for Tipperary contact Tipperary Excel.

New Thurles Band Releases Debut Album

Eoin Ryan

Seskin Lane is a new Thurles rock band and they have just released their debut album ‘Tasty Rainbow Rain’. The band Seskin Lane was founded by Thurles native Eoin Ryan from guess where… yes, he’s from Seskin, Thurles! The album ‘Tasty Rainbow Rain’ was entirely written by Eoin and he performs the songs as well as playing guitar. Several other local musicians are also involved in the album; James Phelan plays Drums, Nigel Grace does the Bass and Niall Shaughnessy does Guitar and backing vocals. Other musicians included on the album are David Dunne (Guitar) and Morgan Lannigan (Bass).

The album was recorded during 2011 in the Jam Studios, Kells, Co. Meath. After many days in the studio the band emerged with a super album. The album “Tasty Rainbow Rain” will be available to buy at Seskin Lane gigs and will also be available on iTunes and other online stores in the coming weeks.

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Click the play button above to play a sample song from the album.

So to check out Seskin Lane’s debut album for yourself you can get it at Heartbeat City in Thurles or at any one of their live gigs as well. Don’t forget, the album ‘Tasty Rainbow Rain’ should be available on iTunes within the next few weeks as well.