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One of Ireland’s best live bands, Director, perform live at Bar Ritz (Mulroy’s Bar), Castlebar, tomorrow night Saturday September 18 with support coming from Oddsocks Revival and Ka Tet as part of the Finbar Hoban Presents series, Castlebar’s only independent alternative night out. Director show their love for Mayo, which seems to be becoming the band’s second home, by making their second appearance at Bar Ritz this year.

Since Director’s irresistible bid for notice on the Dublin rock circuit was launched in 2005, they have crafted intelligent guitar music that has set them apart from the usual suspects. The band’s genesis saw three Malahide college entrants, guitarist Aherne, bassist Averill, and front man Moloney, playing together, with a few songs already starting to form. They began to take the operation seriously, assuming roles and casting around for a drummer to complete the outfit. Moloney, while studying for his degree in music, made the acquaintance of just such a drummer, classmate Lawlor, whose interests were in harmony with those of the group. Director was complete. A year later, after an arresting sequence of live shows amid growing popularity, Director recorded their debut record, We Thrive On Big Cities, for Atlantic Records.

Director has announced details of a new single, Sing It Without A Tune, which will be available on May 1 on their own Crapshoot Economics label through ADA Global.

THE IRISH music scene has been littered with ‘next big thing’ bands since U2 broke through to international stardom in the early 1980s.