Porco Dio present Seomra Spraoi Benefit with Sylvan The Blood Red Mountain Band Dograck DJ Niacin Sound System with special guests Silly Karaoke, Fancy Dress and plenty of fun! 18 May, The Lower Deck, Portobello Doors 8pm, first band 8.45pm sharp. Adm E6/E5 before 9 or in costume as a swine or a deity Seomra Spraoi is a continuing attempt to set up an autonomous Social Centre in Dublin. Having previously rented and decorated a city centre premises, only to have bad luck strike at the last minute, the group are currently looking for a new space. Sylvan have been together since 2000, in various shapes or forms and have played mainly in Dublin during that time. They recorded the Ugly Lemon EP in Electrical Audio (Chicago) with legendary producer Steve Albini in late 2003. Their angular rock is influenced by the likes of Shellac, Fugazi and Sonic Youth. The Blood Red Mountain Band are a five piece Alt Folk/country/pop band, from all over the place but currently residing in Dublin. They are self described as "Bonnie Prince Billy jamming with The Pogues. Fishermans Blues as Played by Aretha Franklin and The Band. Ryan Adams on holiday in Galway. The Waterboys renting Big Pink, Foot Stomping Barnstormers and delicate, ice thin, paens of regret and love and celebration." Another slice of skewed rock comes in the shape of Dograck, a baldoyle three-piece who've been making steady process with their harmonic and off kilter tunes over the past year or so. DJ Ciaran from the legendary Niacin Sound System will be spinning before, after and in between the bands, and primative karaoke is also promised. The Lower Deck is located just off Richmond St/Rathmines Road at the Grand Canal. http://seomraspraoi.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/sylvan1 http://www.myspace.com/dograck http://www.myspace.com/thebloodredmountainband