THE DIRTY PICTURES have been confirmed as support for The House of Love’s Dublin show at The Village tomorrow night (Friday). The support for Saturday night’s Cork show at Cyprus Avenue are UK three-piece, BlackBud (Independiente Records) – winners of the 2004 Glastonbury Unsigned competition. BlackBud also support Danish five-piece Saybia at the Sugar Club in Dublin on Sunday night. Limited tickets are available for this weekend’s gigs – The House of Love’s first here in over 11 years. For Dublin – The WaV Ticketbox at Whelans and Ticketmaster outlets. Cork – From Cyrpus Avenue. Tel: 021 4276165 --------------------------------------- THE DIRTY PICTURES are… Pierce Healy - Guitars & Vocals Ciaran McFeeney - Bass & Keyboards Hailing from Dublin and currently based in San Francisco, THE DIRTY PICTURES remind you that music from the heart is what you love and need. During a period of featureless karaoke it is pleasing to find a band that are full of character and unafraid to carve their own way in music. The Dirty Pictures have created an album and sound which is classic yet contemporary, but above all is highly original. With Desmond Shea at the helm as producer, in Shuttin’ Out The World, The Dirty Pictures have created an album that transcends and defies its influences to create a body of work that smacks of that forbidden word: sshhh, whisper it, genius. The many influences affecting their colorful sonic textures are uniquely blended on a bed of sparse piano, bubbling bass, angelic guitars and topped off with truly stunning vocals. Think of The Flaming Lips, The Blue Nile, Nick Cave all delightfully entwined to create truly rare musical beauty. The Dirty Pictures “Shuttin’ Out the World” is currently available as a limited independent release. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dirtypictures (audio) http://www.thedirtypictures.com