“They sing, they write. . . they’re pretty good. One of Ireland’s most
promising Acts. The music is guitar-driven, trying to blend
ELO/Queen/Kinks-type harmonies with aggressive guitars as well as
acoustic, softer moments, while at the same time trying to infiltrate all of
it with some memorable melodies”’ THE IRISH TIMES -TONY
CLAYTON-LEA (August 2009)
‘Mugger Dave have Immediately
distinctive, powerfully tight and forceful music- Custom Made for Radio, expect to hear a lot
more from Mugger Dave’- HOTPRESS.
“Single of the Week”- Radio Na Life
Press Release: True to their belief in "loud and live", Galwegian trio-Mugger Dave- recorded
and mixed their own E.P with confidence in their experience, having rehearsed and gigged
extensively since the formation of the band in 2007.
2008 started solidly for the band with a
growing fan base, a performance on TG4's Sile show, and inclusion on the IMRO 2008
Showcase tour.
Their song, ‘My Life In Circles’, was featured on the IMRO Showcase CD
and distributed nationally with the Daily Star.
The band are currently preparing for the release
of their debut album, "What's She Doing Here?”
Prior to that they released their Single ‘Got
A Lot On My Mind’
Already receiving massive airtime on the back of ‘Got A Lot On My Mind’,
the likes of Phantom FM, RTE, Beat FM, WLRFM, LIVE95 and many more are starting to take
notice of this band.
The Irish Times recently hailed them as one of Irelands most promising
bands!
Pop/Rock trio 'Mugger Dave' comprise of..
Simon Noble (Lead Vocals / Guitar),
Seán Herriott
(Bass / Backing Vocals)
& Níall Curran (Drums).
Simon- once he was informed of his workmate
Niall's drumming talents- suggested forming a band along with Niall’s flat mate Seán.
The name ‘Mugger Dave’ comes from Simon's childhood, when his younger sister had two
imaginary friends: 'Mugger Dave' & 'Girlie No.1'.
Simon took this as his band name 15 years
later on but dropped 'Girlie' as it was a bit too long and unmanly.
(They also couldn't decide
who would be Girlie No.1 and where the rest of the Girlies had gone, which caused much
sadness).
November of 2007 saw the launch of their debut E.P. '& Girly No. 1' in The Cellar
bar, Galway.
Which was well received by listeners and critics alike – "The sheer quality and
intricacy of the music and vocals combined will keep you listening for a long time"; "The
music is very good and the vocals are among the best I've heard." -as described by the
net-based 'Galway music scene'.
"One of the best new bands of 2007"– Alan Murphy,
Galway Bay FM.
The band’s intention from the start was to play a collection of pop songs as loud and as forcibly
as possible by a power trio.
The group's collective experience shows in the tightness of their
performance, with all three members knowing exactly what they want to create: a hard-hitting
rock band, with catchy, feel-good melodies reminiscent of the Kinks, underlined by
driving bass lines and a heavy, no-nonsense, drumbeat.
Their energetic live shows are
driven by the powerhouse rhythm section and overlaid with unique melodies and imaginative
harmonies.
Simon describes his lyrics as being "an infectious blend of coy coyness and social
satire".
‘Listen hard and listen well’- is their request to you.
Pop rock trio 'Mugger Dave' hail from Galway City, Ireland and were formed in January 2007.
The band comprises of Simon Noble (Lead Vocals / Guitar), Seán Herriott (Bass / Backing Vocals) & Níall Curran (Drums). The group's collective experience shows in the tightness of their performance, with all three members knowing exactly what they want to create: a hard-hitting rock band, with catchy, feel-good melodies reminiscent of the Kinks, underlined by driving basslines and a heavy, no-nonsense drumbeat.
Their energetic live shows are driven by the powerhouse rhythm section, overlayed with unique melodies and imaginative harmonies. Simon describes his lyrics as being "an infectious blend of coy coyness and social satire".
November of 2007 saw the launch of their debut E.P. 'Girly No. 1' in The Cellar bar, Galway. It was well received by listeners and critics alike –
"..the sheer quality and intricacy of the music and vocals combined will keep you listening for a long time"; "The music is very good and the vocals are among the best I've heard.."
-as was described by the net - based 'Galway music scene'
"one of the best new bands of 2007" – Alan Murphy, Galway Bay FM.
The band's name and E.P title originated from the imaginary childhood friends of Simon's sister – 'Mugger Dave' and 'Girly No. 1'.
2008 started solidly for the band with a growing fanbase, a performance on TG4's Sile show, and inclusion on the IMRO 2008 Showcase tour. Their song, My Life In Circles, was featured on the IMRO Showcase CD, distributed nationally with the Daily Star.
Other highlights so far have included appearances in Cork's Cypress Avenue, and Eamonn Doran's, in Dublin's Temple Bar. In between writing material for their forthcoming album, they regularly hold headlining slots in the Roisin Dubh, Galway's renowned live music venue.
Request 'The Women' By Mugger Dave
Today FM - 085 4100102
2FM -51552
FM104 - 087 6797104 / 53104
98FM - 53981
Spin 1038 - 085 7111038
Send them a text and ask for Mugger Dave!!!!
Or in the UK, request 'The Women' by 'Mugger Dave' by emailing
zane.lowe@bbc.co.uk
steve.lamacq@bbc.co.uk
colin.murray@bbc.co.uk
huw.stephens@bbc.co.uk
punk.show@bbc.co.uk
rory.mcconnell@bbc.co.uk
jo.whiley@bbc.co.uk
fearneandreggie@bbc.co.uk
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Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet.
To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you.
We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our myspace and facebook pages.
Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us!
Michael Brunnock will be performing with his Irish Band "Little Palace" November 5th 8pm Whelans, Dublin November 7th 9pm Headfort Arms, Kells, Co. Meath November 12th 8pm The Backroom, Navan, Co. Meath Little Palace will be releasing their New Single "Beekeeper" from their latest album Invitation Time. We all hope to see you there. Keep Music Alive go hear a show.
It sure is. Single coming out next Friday. Well, on download at least ;) Couldn't be happier. Busy suits us. Ever looking for some support or anything just give us a shout. Keep well, guys. Nice to hear from ye.
Yeah guys defo, we'll try and get sumtin sorted to launch our new single ye'll certainly be invited to be on the bill. Got our website up and running hombretheband.com, check it out let us know wat ya think. Few more things to do on it but nearly finished.
This Sunday September the 13th The Speigeltent The Fringe fsetival Georges Dock, I.F.S.C, D1. Doors 7.30pm - 1am. Live Music. Games. Roast Potatoes. Sack The Amazing Few Red Kid Nell Bryden Gran Casino Bocs Social Brian Brody Larry Beau N.C Lawlor
The award-winning Sunday Roast returns to the glittering Spiegeltent for another feast of our famous spuds and our even more fabulous musical mayhem! This year we're serving up the eagerly anticipated return of Dublin legends Sack, the fizzing snap, crackle and pop of Red Kid, Gran Casino and Bocs Social, the solo stylings of Brian Brody and Larry Beau, wizards of psychoPOP The Amazing Few, spunky comic Sharon Hayden plus our usual cornucopia of games, antics and special surprise guest... www.fringefest.com for more info. Thank you for letting us post this and have a great day! The Amazing Few
Hey lads, our July/August launch Issue is up online now on our myspace page. Come by and check it out! Its jam packed with news, interviews and live reviews featuring the best of Meath music, art and culture. Printed version will be free to pick up around the county in the next two weeks, let us know what you think
