Richmond Fontaine's Willy Vlautin and Dan Eccles are to play as an Acoustic Duo show Live at Whelan's on March 13th. There will be two shows, one at 8pm and another at 10.15pm, in support of their latest album 'We Used to Think The Freeway Sounded Like a River". Tickets priced €19 go on sale next Wednesday January 20th at 9am.

Folk legend Fairport Convention return to Whelan's after their sold out show there last year. Fairport Convention will play a full electric-folk show at Whelan's on March 10th as of the Foggy Folk series. A limited number of ticket priced €20 are available from WAV Box-Office (Lo-Call 1890 20078), City Discs, Road Records, Sound Cellar, www.tickets.ie and Ticketmaster

u:Mack Productions are set to bring Canadian post-rock ensemble Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra to the Button Factory on Thursday March 18th. A sideproject of Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Efrim Menuck, the band are set to release their newest album 'Kollaps Tradizionales' in February. Tickets priced €16 are available from City Discs, Road Records, Spindizzy, Sound Cellar, Sentinel & Online at www.tickets.ie/umack