ZODIAC LOUNGE UP-DATE Launch Night Over - Mission Complete Major thanks to everybody that came last Wednesday, we appreciate your support and hope you all enjoyed Subrosa, Mundy & Wilco. Launch nights are always trickey especially when you are trying something new like turning a nightclub into an acoustic venu however we feel the night went really well and most of the credit should go to Subrosa & Mundy who played two amazing sets. This Wednesday we are proud to present Sack, La Rocca & Mr Ben. Doors are at 9:30pm and drinks promotions on the evening are Cocktails & Bottles of Corona €3. Admission is €8 or €6 with student ID. For the first couple of gigs we are offering an entry of €4 for anybody who prints off a copy of this post. You will go a long way before you can get better value than that !!!! Please find listed a copy of the schedule for the month of April: 3rd April: Sack, La Rocca & Mr Ben 10th April: King Sativa, Nina Hynes & Ronan Byrne (ex Lir) 17th April: Turn, Pony Club & Margaret Healy 23rd April Brando & Hi Rise The Zodiac Lounge Every Wednesday At Tomato, Harcourt Steet Dublin Two. Admission into the above nights includes entry to Spark, Dublins newest Indie Club night playing Alternative Music unitill 3am. For further information please email the zodiaclounge@yahoo.co.uk or tune into Dublins premier Alternative Music Station Phantom FM. ********************************************************************** April 3rd - Band Biography. SACK Dublin five piece band consist of Martin on vocals, John and Ken on guitars, Darrell on bass and Tony on drums. To date the band have had huge success supporting Morrissey in 1999 which brought the band on an America tour with Morrissey. With two albums under their belt "You are what you eat" and "Butterfly Effect" the band has gone from strength to strength. In June 2000 the band released "Adventura Majestica" their best release yet. Just as their ‘Butterfly Effect’ album from three years ago proved that this Dublin five piece had always been more than just another guitar band, the seven tracks on this mini-album display their ability to easily experiment with various styles.The band are currently experimenting with different material for their next album due for release late this year. www.sacktheband.com LA ROCCA Disillusioned by bland bands getting away with murder, La Rocca formed a little over two years ago. The 4 members of La Rocca hatched a plan to fuse melody, noise and energy to win over the worlds ears. Songs were written, shows were played and people began to pay attention. The notebooks of singer / guitarist Bjorn Baillie quickly became the starting point for the vast majority of La Rocca's material. Bjorn's tales of late nights, good times and loves lost, together with the frenetic bass and drums of Simon Baillie and Alan Redmond and the manic yet beautiful backdrop of Nick Haworths keyboard soon combined to give La Rocca their unique sound. La Rocca take their name from the neon sign outside the nightclub of ill-repute they worked in while in college and the band made their debut release on last summers 'Commemoration and Amnesia' compilation album, along with Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia and Super Furry Animals. The band performed at both the Witness Festival and 'In The City' music convention in Summer 2000. This was followed up in October 2000, with the release of debut single 'Dependence Theme'. The band headed to the states in March 2001 for a performance at the South by Southwest music convention in Texas. This was followed by a series of gigs around Ireland and several recording sessions, the fruits of which will be available shortly. La Rocca have become one of the biggest live draws on the Dublin scene in the past 12 months and 2002 already looks a whole lot better. www.larocca.ie