SKINNY WOLVES PRESENT JAMES BLACKSHAW

Friday 27th November 8pm-11pm 10Euro BYOB

Tickets available at tickets.ie , road records and city disc records.

Initially inspired by the guitarists of the 60’s Takoma label to teach himself fingerpicking, James Blackshaw writes long-form pieces primarily for solo 12-string guitar and piano that are heavily influenced by minimalist composers and European classical music and which use drones, overtones and repeating patterns alongside a strong inclination for melody to create instrumental music that is both intelligent, hypnotic and emotionally charged. Blackshaw has recently signed to Michael Gira's (Swans/Angels of Light) Young God Records label and his seventh studio album was released in May 2009.

http://www.myspace.com/jamesblackshaw

Supporting acts:

Cian Nugent http://www.myspace.com/ciannugent

At last an Atlas http://www.myspace.com/atlastanatlas

Owensie http://www.myspace.com/owensiemusic

MONICA HARKIN AND ELDER ROCHE

Saturday 28th november8pm, Adm E 8

MONICA HARKIN

Not quite jazz, not quite folk, not quite the blues - the music is blend of all three with some other musical surprises thrown in for good measure! Monica and company, who comprise of Michael on piano, Ciaran on double bass, Dave on guitar, Aaron on drums and Oisin on the viola have received a really great reaction to the Dublin audiences that they're played to. The songs have strong melodic lines beautifully suspended by the musical arrangements of the band. There's album's worth of songs which the band plan to record before the end of the year, for a sample of what they sound like check out www.myspace.com/monicaharkin

ELDER ROCHE- IRISH TROUBADOUR

Embracing the grittier side of life and paving the way with slapping grooves and roots overtones, ELDER’s theatrical story telling has likened him to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and David Bowie.
The fabulous Single “DIAMOND”- taken from his forthcoming studio album “NOBODY KNOWS” has already landed ELDER ROCHE with a serious amount of support and has lead to sold out shows in Dublin with the onset of a Nationwide tour. This Dublin based musical poet has shared the stage with many of Ireland’s well known’s- Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Juno Falls, Juliet Turner and Damien Dempsey. www.myspace.com/elderroche

TOMASZ OLEJNIK-SOLO PHOTO EXHIBITION

"Fac(e)ing XXI Century"
Opening Thursday 15th October, 6-9pm
Daily viewings Fri 16th-Sat 17th, 3pm-8pm

This is the first solo exhibition by Tomasz Olejnik after a group show hosted at The Back Loft in June 2008, “MADE TO LAST” a joint effort by a collective of mixed-media Polish artists. The Polish Express Magazine featured a short interview of the artist, which may be downloaded from www.polskiexpress.ie.

"When you look back in time, somewhere at the beginning of 20th century, all these fantastic vintage photographs had one main purpose. To document events and to portray people....I would like to invite you to look at portraits as they are made today, in the 21st century"...Personally, I like to think that the quote below somehow defines what I do and what I really enjoy in photography. "Less is more" ... style in which the least possible amount of form shapes, colors, or lines are used to reduce the concept or idea to its simplest form (geometric shapes, progressions) -- http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/identity/idvocab.html

More info: http://www.fotolejnik.com

ASAP

Sat 24th October from 4.00-8.30 pm
Sun 25th October from 1.00-5.00pm

The name ASAP (As Soon As Possible) was devised by a group of emerging artists & newly graduates in response to the hasty organization of the exhibit. We felt the title should show the speed of the exhibition from theory to reality since we had only just over a month to bring it from a fledgling idea to an exhibition of substantial character.

Our motive for this show was to represent the talents and techniques of our group of emerging visual artists and to create an enjoyable atmosphere for both the exhibitors and our guests. Though our numerous motifs and styles may differ greatly we felt that the work we have currently been developing would compliment each other greatly. We also felt that with life in Ireland being the way it is now, the arts have developed a new and profound meaning which is a great boon for anyone like ourselves trying to burst onto the scene.

ASAP is a not a collaborative in the traditional sense of the word. There is no underlying theme to the project. We all use what inspires us and we follow that as far as we can. We are all individuals and our work expresses that inherent individuality perfectly I believe.

VISUAL ARTISTS involved:
Harry Walsh's work is primarily Acrylic paints on canvas or paper.
William Whyte is combining drawings and sketches with sound.
Paul Gallagher's work is consists of Oil paints on Canvas.
Matthew Slack works primarily with installation in college, although for this exhibit he is planning a series of pieces where he combines the 2-dimensional, with the 3-dimensional.
Scott Kelly (http://www.nestofcrows.carbonmade.com/), works with Pen and Ink, Pencils. Flash, Watercolor and inkwash primarily
MUSIC:
The music on the night will be performed by Carla Olivia Brunell a renowned artist in Dublin.

The Brainbelt

Opening reception 6-8 pm - wed - 11th november.
Daily viewings thur 12th - sun 15th. 13-7pm.

The Brainbelt collective is pleased to announce the launch of its first show in the Back Loft on the 11th of November. The project will bring together a diverse group of 14 artists from a range of disciplines, including sculpture, design, video and photography.

For this project however, each artist has stepped outside of their normal practice, and will be presenting work they've created of an illustrative nature. On the night there promises to be a wide selection of paintings, drawings, and all things illustrated, accompanied by some music and wine. Some of the works on parade will also be
for sale. The people of Brainbelt say 'hello' and hope to see you there.

More info:

http://brainbeltapostles.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=128307866703

"INVISIBLE" Call for Artists from Black Church Print Studios

Black Church Print Studios Temple Bar (in conjunction with The Back Loft and other city centre locations) is calling for artists to submit work in all media for a three week exhibition in February 2010

More info: www.lacatedralstudios.org/news.htm

http://www.print.ie/

A4 SOUNDS in collaboration with The Back Loft presents "A4 SOUNDS IS A WIND UP!"

1st November 09 -3pm till late

An interactive night of painting, cutting, colouring, 3D sculptures, windup toys, mechanical visuals, music and dancing!

"A4 Sounds" is a collective based in Dublin with some members stretching as far as Canada and the States, such as textile artists, sculptors, printers, painters, model makers, photographers, engineers, musicians and composers.

For "A4 Sounds Is A Wind Up!" this time they are bringing a new show to the Back Loft where the audience will be encouraged to paint on canvas, cut out and colour 3d sculptures and windup, push, pull and cycle as many gears as possible for a visual show with a difference! They have gone 3D for this one so they ask everyone to come wearing handdrawn/homemade 3D glasses to make this show very special. As always there will be acoustic music from various members of the collective adding to this mechanical atmosphere on the day from acts such as gland & conduit.

Musicians:
Gland and conduit
Scurvy lass
Blue bottle farm and Vanessa parody
Tony Higgins

Artists:
iheartwillies
Jonny Black
Linda Kavanagh
Jojo Hynes
Saoirse Cullen
Ginge
Aoife Noonan
Ben O'Connor
Shorter trousers
CC
Redmonk
Rachel Cunningham
Sharon O’Grady
Nick Boon
More information:www.myspace.com/A4SOUNDS

e-mail:A4SOUNDS@gmail.com