Keeping An Eye On... Bitches With Wolves

Back in late 2008, Lyndsay and I moseyed along to the first ever night run by the now-defunct T.A.C. ensemble and had a blast of a time.

One of the acts playing on that particular night was Bitches With Wolves, fronted by Dubliner James O' Neill (one of those behind the hugely popular 'WAR' club-night in Spy). I'd never encountered the band before but found them camp, fun, slightly ridiculous and unlike anything I'd encountered in Dublin before then.

Since then, Bitches With Wolves have enjoyed huge success, supporting international acts like Groove Armada, Calvin Harris and Fatboy Slim during their Irish dates, as well as nabbing a slot at Oxegen.

This week they debuted a song called 'Broken Hearts' on Myspace. A combination of slick production, sleek vocals and killer hooks enable the track to pack a more potent punch than the earlier material and, to my ears, this sounded like the first real sign that Bitches With Wolves might graduate to headline slots.

Low and behold, James and co have now bagged for a three-date stint at Dublin's Academy 2 on Saturday April 3rd, April 10th and April 17th.

Tickets are €11.80 and I reckon I'm gonna venture along one of the nights to see if there's other new material up to the standard of 'Broken Hearts'. Lord knows, it'd be nice to have a decent Irish popstar. We haven't had one in aeons....