Prenup , Dublin show , July 17 '08

[johnfoyle]

Prenup have been doing shows in the U.S. -

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =136826303

12 Mar 2008 20:00
The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan
13 Mar 2008 20:00
Shank Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
14 Mar 2008 20:00
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Arlington Heights, Illinois
15 Mar 2008 20:00
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Arlington Heights, Illinois
16 Mar 2008 19:00
The B.O.B. Grand Rapids, Michigan
17 Mar 2008 20:00
The Highline Ballroom New York, New York
18 Mar 2008 20:00
Kitty O’ Sheas Pub and Bistro Boston, Massachusetts
19 Mar 2008 20:00
The Colony Café Woodstock, New York
This message posted to their Myspace page -

19 Mar 2008 06:14

So after seeing PreNup open for the Flowers 5 times accoustic, in NYC I finally got to see the full band with Cait all electric. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT! That was amazing guys, Fiachna, you looked like you were going to explode with energy. It sounded amazing. Always enjoyed the accoustic, but THAT is how it is supposed to be! So happy to have been there! Wooo-hooo!



9 Apr 2008 20:00
Crawdaddy Dublin, Dublin
16 Apr 2008 20:00
Crawdaddy Dublin, Dublin
23 Apr 2008 20:00
Crawdaddy Dublin, Dublin
30 Apr 2008 20:00
Crawdaddy Dublin, Dublin


The venue's site has this -

http://www.pod.ie/list_cdaddy.php?view_ ... 1&&venue=3

with this note

Price: 12 euro available on the door on the night


Incidentally a Hothouse Flowers forum tells us that Cait did play in Prenup shows in the U.S. last Sept -

http://www.hflive.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3272

(extract)

Encore:
Come Down - Cait's bass wasn't working. and through most of the show, her mic didn't seem to be working properly, but fortunately the mic problem seemed to be sorted for this song, and we got to hear her beautiful harmonies.

[johnfoyle]

Pretty ecstatic review of Cait 'n co. here -

http://www.hflive.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3420

I hope to get along to this Wednesday's show .

[johnfoyle]

Cait 'n co. , Prenup, did an engaging enough show in the tiny Crawdaddy venue in Dublin tonight. Performing only material from the album , they did an efficient c.80 minute set. With an audience of about 100 they succeeded in enlivening the rather commonplace elements of the guitar heavy studio recording , mostly as a result of lead singer Fiachna O Braonain's effervescence. Cait looked great ( dark blouse with cerise vertical lines , dark jeans and -maybe- those pink boots from the Hot Press feature) , her confident bass playing being a solid filler in the sound picture. Drummer Dave Clarke seemed to be out of sync a few times , but maybe that's a percussion element that is part of some kind of organic folk thingy that , like a lot of modern music, has past me by.

The song's messages are more striking in the concert format. It also serves to reinforce what a 'tough sell' the group/album is. The very name refers to a aspect of a failed relationship. Similarly , the lyrics dwell on the same theme. For all the performers smiles and artistry we are being served up a lot of implied glumness. While it is better than a lot of happy clappy nonsense about moon/June etc it's still not something to wallow in. Maybe it's just not bleak enough .

I didn't hang around afterwards 'cos I was/am tired....and really should be gone to bed by now!

[johnfoyle]

Cait 'n co. are on the promo trail again-

http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =136826303

PRENUP

17 Jul 2008, 20:00
23, Leeson St, Dublin, Dublin 2

PreNup play Dublin’s Sugar Club for the first time as part of the Oxjam concert series.

A new review-



http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/det ... 2008/7213/

LA CityBeat

July 3 '08

Prenup Hell to Pay (Yep Roc)

The first time I listened to Hell to Pay (last week) by the cynically named Prenup, I thought it sounded like college – 1992 or so, when “Life Is a Highway” and “Girlfriend” were all over my FM dial, and there is nothing not to like about that. But I was moving, and the movers stole my iPod, and most of my CDs are gone from when I loaned them to my dad in the nursing home that jacked them all, and here was this Prenup CD, right there in my suitcase fresh from abroad, and I listened for four days as I unpacked a disgraceful amount of shit for me and my son and the cozy comforts of Prenup soaked into my bones. It helped that I may have made out the week before with singer Fiachna O’Braonain (ex–Hothouse Flowers) in London after I’d met him through mutual friends in Paris, and if I read that sentence I’d want to punch me too. On the seventh listen, Hell to Pay turned into a time machine; all of a sudden, it wasn’t college anymore; it was 1987, and I was a high school freshman, hearing in the sexy whispery bass vocals “Somewhere Down the Crazy River”-era Robbie Robertson. Then I was minus-three, hearing a little bit of Jerry Garcia, circa Workingman’s Dead, and then Levon Helm singing “Cripple Creek” channeled from even further into my pre-nativity. I’ve now listened to Hell to Pay one million times and expect to eventually be transported back to the Big Bang. This is not masterful songwriting – it repeats itself a lot – but it is sad and sexy and heartfelt and soul and blues and rock, and hotshot lyrics are for weenies. All you need is a good yowl, a whisper, some purty guitar, and a fine memory.

–Rebecca Schoenkopf


Prenup aren't mentioned on the Yep Roc site
http://www.yeproc.com/

[DeeDeeMahone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHJ1kXK ... re=related

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