Burn Us Both are a 4-piece rock band located in Cork but hailing from various areas in the West Cork region. After agreeing to create a new band on a drunken night out in the summer of 2005, the original line-up of Kevin Mulcahy, Damien O'Brien, Liam Urwin and Donogh Hurley would stumble across a name with the help of the dashing Clive Owen in the smash hit that was 'Sin City'.
A year of gigging which saw the lads gradually build up a name for themselves on the Cork music scene brought about a change in the line-up. Omah Stevens, once a villain in an episode of Batman, was drafted in on guitar and the lads have proceded to gig up and down the country to everyone and anyone who ll listen ever since.
With various interests and attitudes towards music, BuB draw inspiration from bands such as Reuben, At The Drive-In, biffy clyro, oceansize, Bloc Party, Jimmy Eat World, QOTSA, Berkeley, Sonic Youth, Opeth, Mastodon, Future Kings Of Spain, dinosaur jr. The Frames, and everything in between. It is this diverse outlook that helps the band find the hybridity that doesn't tie them down to one genre in particular. BuB's songs are laced with pop-tinged choruses and pumping, intricate riffs which do their very best to create havoc in your head.
Having already played alongside some great Irish bands such as Humanzi, stanley super 800, Future Kings Of Spain, plus shed loads of great Cork bands (far too many to mention) a co headline tour of the country in summer 2007 with fellow rap scallions sideproject burn us both hope to continue doing what they do to who ll ever listen for as long as possible------------------------->"Burn Us Both have a way with a riff and 'Captain Planet' is no exception blessed as it is with intricate needling guitars" - Don O’Mahony, Evening Echo.
--------------------------------->"Burn Us Both are a straight up guitar rock band and what they do, they do exceedingly well. With catchy guitar riffs and even catchier choruses they are utterly enjoyable… With great song writing and a satisfying guitar heavy sound, these guys have already been making a name for themselves around cork"- EXP Magazine
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"Abbreviation Is The Way Forward" and "Pave the way for sinners" are on our latest EP entitled "Fortissimo" which is available at all good plugd record stores Washington street cork, it can also be purchased off us first hand at any of our gigs!!! the EP was recorded by Ross O'Donovan at Data recording studios near Tralee, Check it out in our top friends list!
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To celebrate the launch of their second album "Under Friendly Fire" and to mark 13 years of playing together, livewire and Hope is Noise are proud to present an Album Launch Party on Friday November 13th.
3 gigs consisting of all the HIN tunes jammed and performed over the last 13 years, each setlist different!
The party will take the following route...
-- Part I -- Freds 7.30pm start. No support. FREE
-- Part II -- The Quad 8.30pm. Support from I'll Eat Your Face. FREE
-- Part III -- The Crane Lane 10pm. Support from Elk. 6 euro
aaand... After Show Party at The Quad with DJ Niamh (New Noise)!
Twas pretty good fun alright. Bats and Adebisi were playing the same night so there was a bit of a clash, but we couldn't do much about that. You guys got much lined up?
Hey Guys, How is everything going? If any of you are about Dublin Friday We are playing in Whelans this Friday 28th of August for a farewell show before we head to Canada to record our Debut album. Its the last time we will be playing for quite a while.
Be great if you could make it in! Could really use the support!
Yo. Couldn't make the gig last Friday, it was rather upsetting, but I had to stay in Bantry to do some recording/preparation for a gig of my own. how did it go in the end? What a line up, it must have been a busy night.
hey guys whats the crack we are playing in cork this Saturday the 18th
in Cyprus avenue with the grudge (tool cover bands) if your around come
check it out, starts around 9
-cheers S.H.!.T.
Hey Donnogh, yeah if you could make that one it'll be a great night, the old STY live show has really come on leeps and bounds so it'd be a good time to catch it before it crashes and burns!! And the Dudley corperation are cool too like.
The marquee was fun, think I prefer a more intamit venue myself, the sound of a big place like that bouncing back at you on the stage does sound cool though, everything you play sounds epic! I didn't meet the chickenfoot lads too much, just had a couple of chats with them, I let Darragh bask in the glorry of Chad as he's into his playing more than I'd be...he was a cool guy and I gave out to him for drinking Guinness and not Murphy's though...
Are you guys planning many gigs, I'm in Cork for the summer so will try to make them if you guys are local. I can't make that party in the pines one unfortunately, that'd have been great craic, but the Brog on the 8th looks inviting
well lads!all set for saturday?should be a crackin night!if you're around friday,we're playing the quad and its free do drop down if you can!all the best, Steve :)
