The Ballroom of Romance presents... Ballroom #27 Friday April 2nd Doors 9pm €6, free CD-r to the first 100. http://www.ballroomofromance.com Featuring: Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts Jeff Martin Ollie Cole Ray Sexton Andrew McCubbin Andrew McCubbin brings his wonderfull band the Hope Addicts to Dublin as part of a European Tour. Hailing from Sydney Australia, Andrew plays dark, quiet, intricate songs in the vein of Smog, The Bad Seeds and the Dirty 3 with his voice and guitar augmented by keys, cello and violin. Recently he released the excellent "Dead Pilot" album to enthuasiastic reviews in places like Rolling Stone (!). http://www.andrewmccubbin.com Jeff Martin Jeff Martin returns to the fray with a second album "Spoons", recorded by the legendary John McEntire of Tortoise in Chicago. This evening Jeff will have a full band in tow. Expect inventive experimental soundscapes both acoustic and electric. http://www.jeffmartinmusic.com Ollie Cole: Known as the frontman of incendary rock three piece Turn, Ollie is also an accomplished solo performer in his own right. With Turn playing bigger and bigger venues, bent on world domination, this is a rare chance to hear Ollie in a (relatively) intimate venue. http://www.turn.ie Ray Sexton Ray aka Unit Seven, is a Dublin based solo performer who plays psychadelic pop in the vein of pavement and my bloody valentine. A release is due this year on his own Sad Donkey label. http://www.eircom.net/~strangekeymusic/sexton