BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:956@cal.gravitons.org SUMMARY:Culture Night Party w/ Lavery\, Avenue 68\, Alannah Thornburgh\, Pl atinum Ray\, Pablo Santo +++ DTSTAMP:20260813T060245Z DTSTART:20260918T190000Z DTEND:20260919T020000Z DESCRIPTION:Early to late Culture Night party across 3 stages w/ live neo-s oul\, jazz & folk\nmusic + DJs & more from 20:00–03:00 at The Sugar Club.\ n\nRooted in club culture and blurring the line between a gig and a club n ight\,\nSIGNS is a party series with a wide and diverse music program span ning jazz\,\nsoul\, funk\, trad\, world/global\, hip hop\, disco\, and hou se/techno/electro music\,\nalongside more left-field sounds and beyond.\n\ nTickets: https://signsofculturenight.eventbrite.ie\n[https://signsofcultu renight.eventbrite.ie]\n\nROOM 1 (LIVE\, MAINSTAGE)\n\nLAVERY (jazz\, neo soul\, city-pop\, bossa nova)\nAVENUE 68 (rnb\, neo-soul\, jazz\, funk)\nA LANNAH THORNBURGH (folk\, traditional)\n\nROOM 2 (DJ\, OUTSIDE)\n\nPLATINU M RAY (disco\, house\, curveballs)\nPABLO SANTO (Brazilian\, Latin\, disco \, electronic)\nLOUIS SCULLY (reggae\, soul\, hip hop)\n\nROOM 3 (DJ\, SID E ROOM)\n\nAVENUE 68 DJ SET (disco\, jazz-funk\, electronic)\n\nLavery eme rges from the vibrant music scene of Dublin as an electrifying 8-piece\nco llective. Formed in 2023\, Lavery brings together seasoned musicians from\ ndiverse backgrounds\, each contributing a unique flavour to their music\, \ncombining Jazz Fusion\, Samba and Neo-Soul. With roots in acclaimed musi c\nperformance colleges such as BIMM and DCU's Jazz Program (Newpark)\, La very's\nsound reflects a rich blend of cultural diversity and technical ex cellence.\nPerformances to date include prestigious venues like The Nation al Gallery of\nIreland\, Whelan's\, The Academy and The Sugar Club. Hungry to make their mark on\nthe European scene\, Lavery completed their first international tour at multiple\nUK and Ireland venues and festivals in Jun e 2024. In the same year\, they opened\nfor Grammy award-winning artist Sl y5thAve in April and R'n'B singer IAMDBB as\npart of her world tour in Sep tember\, at the Academy. The band performed at the\nGuinness Cork Jazz Fes tival in October and the EFG London Jazz Festival in\nNovember of 2024. We b: www.wearelavery.com [http://www.wearelavery.com/]\n\nYour granny’s secr et sauce\, Avenue 68\, has quickly become a standout act in\nIreland’s mus ic scene. Through silky vocals and intricate guitar lines\, this\ninfectio usly groovy 5-piece crafts a soundscape full of soul and energy. The\nband has had an incredible run since their debut just over a year ago\, grabbi ng\nthe attention of the likes of Hot Press Magazine and RTÉ 2FM\, while e arning\nspots on several Spotify playlists. They have landed major festiva l bookings too\n- including Aiken’s Forbidden Fruit and All Together Now f estivals\, performing\non Guinness’ Lovely Days stage\, and not one but tw o sets at Electric Picnic.\nAfter standout performances at the Cork Jazz F estival and opening for Joy\nCrookes on the first night of her tour in the Olympia theatre\, Avenue 68 are\nfirmly establishing themselves as a band to watch. Blending R&B\, jazz\, and funk\,\nthey’re quickly building seri ous momentum - recently selling out their headline\nshow at Whelan’s on 19 February. With a busy summer ahead\, headlining the main\nstage at Forbid den Fruit\, a spot on the SXSW London shortlist\, and several other\nfesti val slots\, you’ll want to keep Avenue 68 on your radar. Web:\nwww.breakin gtunes.com/avenue68 [http://www.breakingtunes.com/avenue68]\n\nAlannah Tho rnburgh is an award-winning instrumentalist and composer from the\nwild we st of Ireland with a focus on traditional Irish harp. Alannah’s music\nexp lores her family heritage\, reimagining melodies from the Irish harping an d\nAmerican folk & jazz traditions. This cross-genre interaction and juxta position\nof old melodies with contemporary harmonies and technique is int erwoven\nthroughout her music\, described as being ‘unforced\, fluid and u tterly at home in\nher own sound’ (The Irish Times). In February 2025\, Al annah released her debut\nalbum ‘Shapeshifter’ - a collection of compositi ons inspired by fairy folklore &\nmythology in rural Ireland (“Sublime deb ut from Mayo composer” 9/10 - Hot\nPress). Alannah was awarded ‘Best Folk Instrumentalist’ at the 2025 RTÉ Folk\nAwards and she is the current Music ian-In-Residence at Carnegie Library\, Fingal\nCounty Council / Music Netw ork. Web: www.alannahthornburgh.com\n[http://www.alannahthornburgh.com/]\n \nPablo Santo is a DJ and selector who refuses to be boxed in. With roots in\nBrazil and a home in Dublin\, his sound is a testament to his musical journey.\nKnown for his ability to effortlessly move between genres\, styl es\, and tempos\,\nhe’s a favorite in the Dublin scene and has shared stag es with some of the\nbiggest names in dance music\, including Palms Trax\, Avalon Emerson\, and Gerd\nJanson. As one half of the Different Rhythm cr ew\, he's dedicated to introducing\naudiences to new sounds\, both on the dance floor and through his monthly show on\nDublin Digital Radio.\n\nPlat inum Ray (real name Pauly Martin) is a Dublin-based DJ who plays house &\n disco\, sometimes techno & electro\, always funk orientated. He’s been dee jaying\nsince the mid-90s\, when he started out on pirate radio as a teena ger with his\nfriend Tóirse. He's ranparties with friends over the years s uch as Bop Gun and\nTiny Cosmos\, as well as organising gigs for electroni c labels such as Frontend\nSynthetics and Countersunk. Currently he is a r esident on Dublin Digital Radio\nhosting the Heat Werk show with his broth er Daragh and guests.\n\nFollow @signs.club [https://www.instagram.com/sig ns.club/] on insta! URL:https://cal.gravitons.org/event/culture-night-party-with-lavery-avenue- 68-alannah-thornburgh-platinum-ray-pablo-santo LOCATION:The Sugar Club - 8 Leeson Street Lower\, Saint Kevin's\, Dublin\, D02 ET97 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ainriail,dj,Dublin,electro,electronic music,groove,house music,J azz,live music,neo-soul,traditional music X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Early to late Culture Night party across 3 stages w/ live neo-soul, jazz & folk music + DJs & more from 20:00 –03:00 at The Sugar Club.

Rooted in club culture and blurring the li ne between a gig and a club night, SIGNS is a party series with a wide and diverse music program spanning jazz, soul, funk, trad, world/global, hip hop, disco, and house/techno/electro music, alongside more left-field soun ds and beyond.

Tickets: https://signsofculturenight.eventbrite.ie

< p>ROOM 1 (LIVE, MAINSTAGE)

LAVERY (jazz, neo soul, city-pop, bossa nova)
AVENUE 68 (rnb, neo-soul, jazz, funk)
ALANNAH THORNBURGH (folk, traditional)

ROOM 2 (DJ, OUTSIDE)

PLATINUM RAY (disco, house, curveballs)
PABLO SANTO (Brazilian, Latin, disco, electronic)
LOUIS SCULLY (reggae, soul, hip hop)

ROOM 3 (DJ, SIDE ROOM)

AVENUE 68 DJ SET (disco, jazz- funk, electronic)

Lavery emerges from the vibrant music scene of Dub lin as an electrifying 8-piece collective. Formed in 2023, Lavery brings t ogether seasoned musicians from diverse backgrounds, each contributing a u nique flavour to their music, combining Jazz Fusion, Samba and Neo-Soul. W ith roots in acclaimed music performance colleges such as BIMM and DCU's J azz Program (Newpark), Lavery's sound reflects a rich blend of cultural di versity and technical excellence. Performances to date include prestigious venues like The National Gallery of Ireland, Whelan's, The Academy and Th e Sugar Club. Hungry to make their mark on the European scene, Lavery comp leted their first international tour at multiple UK and Ireland venues and festivals in June 2024. In the same year, they opened for Grammy award-wi nning artist Sly5thAve in April and R'n'B singer IAMDBB as part of her wor ld tour in September, at the Academy. The band performed at the Guinness C ork Jazz Festival in October and the EFG London Jazz Festival in November of 2024. Web: www.we arelavery.com

Your granny’s secret sauce, Avenue 68, has quickly become a standout act in Ireland’s music scene. Through silky vocals and intricate guitar lines, this infectiously groovy 5-piece crafts a soundsca pe full of soul and energy. The band has had an incredible run since their debut just over a year ago, grabbing the attention of the likes of Hot Pr ess Magazine and RTÉ 2FM, while earning spots on several Spotify playlists . They have landed major festival bookings too - including Aiken’s Forbidd en Fruit and All Together Now festivals, performing on Guinness’ Lovely Da ys stage, and not one but two sets at Electric Picnic. After standout perf ormances at the Cork Jazz Festival and opening for Joy Crookes on the firs t night of her tour in the Olympia theatre, Avenue 68 are firmly establish ing themselves as a band to watch. Blending R&B, jazz, and funk, they’ re quickly building serious momentum - recently selling out their headline show at Whelan’s on 19 February. With a busy summer ahead, headlining the main stage at Forbidden Fruit, a spot on the SXSW London shortlist, and s everal other festival slots, you’ll want to keep Avenue 68 on your radar. Web: www.b reakingtunes.com/avenue68

Alannah Thornburgh is an award-winning instrumentalist and composer from the wild west of Ireland with a focus o n traditional Irish harp. Alannah’s music explores her family heritage, re imagining melodies from the Irish harping and American folk & jazz tra ditions. This cross-genre interaction and juxtaposition of old melodies wi th contemporary harmonies and technique is interwoven throughout her music , described as being ‘unforced, fluid and utterly at home in her own sound ’ (The Irish Times). In February 2025, Alannah released her debut album ‘S hapeshifter’ - a collection of compositions inspired by fairy folklore &am p; mythology in rural Ireland (“Sublime debut from Mayo composer” 9/10 - H ot Press). Alannah was awarded ‘Best Folk Instrumentalist’ at the 2025 RTÉ Folk Awards and she is the current Musician-In-Residence at Carnegie Libr ary, Fingal County Council / Music Network. Web: www.alannahthornburgh.com

Pab lo Santo is a DJ and selector who refuses to be boxed in. With roots in Br azil and a home in Dublin, his sound is a testament to his musical journey . Known for his ability to effortlessly move between genres, styles, and t empos, he’s a favorite in the Dublin scene and has shared stages with some of the biggest names in dance music, including Palms Trax, Avalon Emerson , and Gerd Janson. As one half of the Different Rhythm crew, he's dedicate d to introducing audiences to new sounds, both on the dance floor and thro ugh his monthly show on Dublin Digital Radio.

Platinum Ray (real nam e Pauly Martin) is a Dublin-based DJ who plays house & disco, sometime s techno & electro, always funk orientated. He’s been deejaying since the mid-90s, when he started out on pirate radio as a teenager with his fr iend Tóirse. He's ranparties with friends over the years such as Bop Gun a nd Tiny Cosmos, as well as organising gigs for electronic labels such as F rontend Synthetics and Countersunk. Currently he is a resident on Dublin D igital Radio hosting the Heat Werk show with his brother Daragh and guests .

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