* Black 47 with special guests Lia Fail Pipe Band: New
York’s Irish political-pub rockers perform at B.B. King’s Blues Club and Grill
(237 W. 42 St.; 212-997-4144) tomorrow.
* The Itinerants: Perform tonight and tomorrow at Paddy
Reilly’s Music Bar (519 Second Ave., at 29th St.; (212-686-1210) beginning
around 9 p.m. The joint will be jumping with Irish tunes all day long with Erin
Og playing at noon and Irish Cream at 4 p.m.
* U2 Tribute Band: The mystery act honoring the Irish
rockers kicks off at 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Parlour (250 W. 86th St.;
212-580-8923.)
* Shilelagh Law: This band, which describes its style as
“bare knuckle Irish music,” play at Connolly’s (121 W. 45th St.; 212-597-5126)
at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
* Seythian: Celtic rockers who put Americana, gypsy and
Klezmer music into their mix take the stage at Stout (133 W. 33rd St.;
212-629-6191) at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
* Seanchai & the Unity Squad with Gary Og: Chris Byrne,
ex of Black 47, fronts this Brooklyn-based band which will play its whirl of
hip-hop, rock, reggae and Celtic music at Rocky Sullivan’s of Red Hook (34 Van
Dyke St., Brooklyn; 718-246-8050) at 8 p.m tomorrow.
* Tomorrow at 8 p.m., the Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St.; 212-260-4700)
will host three New York-based Irish bands: Audio Fiction (who
like to say, “We offer you cotton candy, then kick you in the teeth, all while
you’re dancing”), piano-driven, indie band Suddyn (who have
scored three Top-30 singles in Ireland) and Mr. North, originally from
Dublin.