Downtown racket club

If it's hot to trot new talent you're after, look no further than the Garage series of gigs which continue this month in the capital's finest live venues.

The multi-band action stacks up as follows:

September 12 – Lokust, Mexican Dog Circus, Sevens & Velvetron @ The DA Club 2

September 15 – Nil, Shiver & Tao @ The Isaac Butt

September 19 – Agent Orange, Gambit, More Famous Dead & Taft @ The DA Club 2

September 22 – Fe-Mail, Salsa & The Sham @ The Isaac Butt

The DA Club soirees are part of an on-going competition, which is worth a cool €12,000 in prizes to the winners. If you want in on the act, give Dermot Lambert a yell at (086) 8182812.