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- 01.03.2009
Good News, and Sad News
We were so busy this year gigging everywhere that we never actually got round to doing our own headline show in Dublin! So this will be our only home headliner of the year.
Furthermore our savage drummer Peter decided sometime ago he'd be hanging up the sticks, we've managed to keep him hanging in the last few months but this will sadly be his final Butterfly Explosion gig. So the search now begins for a new drummer as we enter 2008 and begin the recording of that debut album which we can't wait to get out! I guess this marks the the end of Chapter Zero, the ideal time for the change, and so we enter Chapter One....hope you can come celebrate the night with us on Saturday 1st December in Crawdaddy, Dublin.
In the meantime, keep an eye and ear out for new demos which we'll be adding to this new BEBO page we set up...
- 14.11.2007
Back in Action
After a busy summer working on writing and recording new tunes, we make our return to the stage tomorrow night at McHughs in Drogheda. We have a few other shows lined up too including an appearance at Dublin's HWCH Festival, and a London date with God is an Astronaut.
Gazz will be live on Ireland's Newstalk 106FM tonight on their music show profiling the band, playing some tracks and an update on our latest plans.
We've also added another free download to our music section - Score is now available in mp3 format. Enjoy!
- 14.09.2007
US/Canada Dates
US/Canada Dates
We fly out to New York City at the end of the month for 2 weeks of shows in the North East of the States and trip North of the border to Toronto. Check out the dates as below...
Fri Mar 30 - Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Sat Mar 31 - Aloft Recrods Party, New York City, NY
Sun Apr 1 - The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
Tue Apr 3 - The Mercury Lounge, New York City, NY
Wed Apr 4 - Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
Fri Apr 6 - Bohemian National Home, Detroit, MI
Sat Apr 7 - Neutral, Toronto, Canada
Tue Apr 10 - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada
More details on our gigs page and myspace.
- 16.03.2007
'Turn the Sky' reprint & Gigs, gigs, gigs
The last few copies of the first print of our 'Turn the Sky' EP/Mini-album have been sent out - thanks again to all those who bought a copy. We're expecting delivery of a new order shortly, online stockists will continue to take your orders in the meantime.
Two of the tracks from the EP, Sophia and Next Year, recently featured in Phantom FMs Top 100 songs of 2006.
After a short break over the Holiday period spent working on new material, we'll be getting back to serious gigging starting February 1 in Dundalk. We're planning a 2 week trip stateside starting late March taking in New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit before heading North to Toronto.
Closer to home, we'll have a number of shows in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Mullingar, Carlow, and Belfast before heading across the pond.
Keep an eye on our gigs page for details!
- 17.01.2007
More EP news & gigs
Firstly, thanks to all who've come out to support us on our recent dates
and bought the EP.
For those of you overseas, the 'Turn the Sky' mini-album/EP is now
available to order online from Amp Camp
(USA) and Disk Union (Japan),
and will be available shortly on iTunes Worldwide, Emusic,
Rhapsody, Napster and Sony Connect.
In the meantime, we'll be showcasing at at Ireland's and the UK's
premier music conventions in the coming weeks...
Sun Oct 15 - HWCH Festival, Spirit, DUBLIN
Sun Oct 29 - Break In The City, MANCHESTER
- 10.10.2006
Turn the Sky EP Release & Tour
It may have been a while coming, but the release of our new EP
has been confirmed for September 29th, and we've lined up a number
of shows to go along with it too.
Recorded in a number of different sessions and locations over the past
few months, the EP will contain 5 tracks, some of which you can sample
now on our music page and myspace.
It will be available to order online,
and in Road and Tower Records in Dublin from the end of the month, or you
can get it directly from us at any of the following shows;
Fri Sept 15 - Cyprus Avenue, CORK
Sat Sept 16 - Music Factory, CARLOW
Mon Sept 18 - Camden Barfly, LONDON
Sat Sept 23 - The Stables, MULLINGAR
Fri Sept 29 - EP Launch, Crawdaddy, DUBLIN
Fri Oct 06 - Trinity Rooms, LIMERICK
Sat Oct 07 - Roisin Dubh, GALWAY
Sun Oct 15 - HWCH Festival, Spirit, DUBLIN
- 06.09.2006
Podcasts
With the release of our new 5 track EP just weeks away, Gazz and Sorcha
were interviewed for the O2 Making Waves podcast. You can hear extensive
previews of three tracks from the EP, including Car Park which featured in
MOJO magazines Playlist Top 10 in June and Next Year which was also selected
for XFM London's XFM Unsigned.
Listen here.
We're also featured on this week's Bandwagon podcast which you can check out on
iTunes
or in mp3 format.
- 04.08.2006
XFM London Unsigned - Galway dates
After featuring on XFM Scotland last week, Butterfly Explosion
have been selected for this weeks
XFM Unsigned competition on XFM London - 4 bands, one vote!
It's a new track too, so check the link above to hear it for the
first time and vote. Anyone in the broadcast area can tune in on
Thursday at around 9.40pm to listen live. Thanks!
In live news, we're playing 2 dates in Galway this weekend that we're
really looking forward to. Friday night(doors 9,show 10) and a Saturday afternoon all
ages gig, both in CUBA on Eyre Square.
- 20.06.2006
IMRO "Best of Tour" Showcase
Following our performance at the IMRO Showcase in the Sugar Club on May 4th,
we've been selected to play the "Best of Tour" showcase in The Village in Dublin this Saturday June 3rd.
The night will see sets from a selection of 8 of Ireland's best new acts, so it should be great.
- 29.05.2006
MOJO Playlist - Pet Sounds Rising Artist
This months MOJO
Magazine features one of our new recordings, "Car Park", in their Playlist Top 10.
We've also been voted as Rising Artist of the Week by listeners to Tom Dunne's
Pet Sounds show on Ireland's nationwide radio Today FM.
- 08.05.2006
Hot Press Interview
The forthcoming edition of Hot Press will feature an interview with Sorcha about our exploits in the US, and thoughts on the SXSW festival. In stores nationwide this Thursday, April 6th.
- 03.04.2006
2FM Session - London - Galway.
Still recovering from a great trip to the US last week where
we played 3 shows in NYC and two packed showcases at the SXSW
festival in Austin. Fortunately, we've had no time to rest in
the few days we've been back with confirmation of our first
Galway and London gigs:
Thr Apr 20 - The Big Big Love, Buffalo Bar, LONDON
Thr Apr 27 - Strange Brew, Roisin Dubh, GALWAY
Our 2FM session(4 tracks recorded live in studio) is also going
out Monday this week on Dan Hegarty's show at midnight(7pm NYC time),
and will be streamable from here:
http://www.rte.ie/2fm/danhegarty
- 26.03.2006
SXSW Festival 2006
The Butterfly Explosion have been invited to perform at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, March 15-19 2006. South by Southwest is the world's premier music industry event and we are delighted to accept their invitation. Last year's festival played host to Sleater-Kinney, Ulrich Schnauss, Stars, Doves, Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party amongst many, many others.
