The Ballroom of Romance presents... Ballroom #13 Thursday the 13th of March at the Lower Deck Portobello. Doors 9pm. €6 in. Free CD-r to the first 100. featuring Adrian Crowley Dublin based singer songwriter brings a full band to the ballroom to perform songs from his excellent Steve Albini produced LP 'when you are here you are family' in advance of his upcoming US tour. Adrian is working on an as-yet untitled 3rd album. http://www.adriancrowley.com El Diablo El Diablo are Ireland's finest alt. country band, drawing comparisons to Calexico, Giant Sand and Gram Parsons for their gothic twang. Their 23rd Psalm album, partly recorded in Nashville, is available now. Slow River School Another Dublin Act , SRS play quiet introspective Americana that recalls Sparklehorse and Will Oldham. In December they released an eponymous E.P. http://www.slowriverschool.com Michael Knight Michael Knight is the acronym for 60's pop and 80's TV inspired singer songwriter Richie. Part of the Villain records stable he'll be releasing material later in the year. http://www.villainrecords.com