Ballroom #8 The Ballroom of Romance preeeeeesents: Ballroom #8 A night of (quiet) alternative music and Christmas cheer (booze) Friday the 13th of December at the Lower Deck Portobello. Doors 9pm €6 in with free CD-r to the first 100. Featuring.. Boa Morte http://www.boamorte.com In their own words, "elegantly downbeat", they have received rave reviews from the likes of Q, Uncut, Hot Press and the Irish Times among others for their debut long player: "Soon it will come time to face the world outside". Have also played support to Teenage Fanclub Settler http://www.settlersite.com/ Country/Americana stylings from this Dublin five-piece, who are also on the verge of releasing their debut album 'Life Upstream'. Making their second Ballroom appearance! Dinah Brand Veteran Dublin scenesters combine to play music described as 'French-kissing folk while feeling up the blues'(!) Mumblin' Deaf Ro http://homepage.eircom.net/~villainrecords/ A rare thing: a fully-fledged Irish bluesman. Drawing on the fingerpicking skills of Mississippi blues and lob-sided poetry of Captain Beefheart, he is putting the finishing touches to his debut album ("Senor, My Friend), which he will be releasing on his own label: Villain Records.