Upper case, lower case from Interpol fans. Make your minds up! Cyprus Avenue 9pm €10 021-4276165 Also Sat, Dublin

Catch the raw energy and excitement of early rock 'n' roll music with this entertaining bunch. Crawdaddy 8pm €16 01-4763374 Also Sat, Galway; Sun, Cork

BellX1-er on a solo trip; highly recommended. Button Factory 7.30pm €13.50 01-6709202

Just watch those students get squiffy to the sounds of Mark Ronson, The Coronas, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and a host of other acts. Trinity College 6pm www.trinityball.ie

One of Italy's most popular bands debut in Ireland. Think a blend of folk, world, ska and rock. The Village 9pm €15 01-4758555/ 1890-200078

Dev Hynes to his parents; former Test Icicles member comes up trumps. The Limelight 9pm £10 048-90325968

Aka Jeremy Barnes, well travelled musician and a bit of a cult figure. Cyprus Avenue 8.30pm €12.30 021-4276165 Also Sun, Dublin

See Friday, Cork. Crawdaddy 8pm €13.25 01-4763374

Quirky, good, alt.rock act. Special guests are rising Irish band New Amusement. The Village 9pm €18 01-4758555/1890-200078

Fresh (hopefully) from their gig at last night's Trinity Ball - US band who fuse scratchy guitars with wall of sound VU pop and dense Americana. See panel. Academy 9pm €30 01-8779999 Also Tues, Galway; Wed, Dublin

Quirky singer, quirkier songs; very good new album, Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild, will be plundered, no doubt. Whelan's 9pm €20 01-4780766/ 1890-200078 Also Mon, Galway

See Friday, Dublin. Róisín Dubh 9pm €10 091-586540 Also Sun, Cork

Beardy, subtle, high quality folk/pop . Black Box 8pm €22 091-569777 Also Sun, Dublin

See Friday, Dublin. Cyprus Avenue 9pm €10 021-4276165

See Saturday, Cork. Special guests tonight are Wildbirds & Peacedrums and Chequerboard. Crawdaddy 8pm €15 01-4763374

Following their support slot with Deerhunter last night, Health take top billing. Whelan's 8pm ¤13

See Saturday, Galway. Olympia Theatre 8pm €22 0818-719300

It's the next best thing, apparently, as the set features selections from The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. RDS Main Hall 8pm €44.50 0818-719300

Intriguing found sounds and concrete music from Philadelphia. Whelan's 9pm €14 01-4780766/ 1890-200078

Ex-Clash man Mick Jones and former Generation X bloke Tony James. The Village 9pm €28 01-4758555/1890-200078

Australian sibling act promote their acclaimed debut album, A Book Like This. Róisín Dubh 9pm €10 091-586540 Also Mon, Dublin

Long Island four- piece hardcore rock band make their Irish debut. Tripod 7.30pm €30 0818-719300

Solo show from Gomez member. Now whatever happened to them? Crawdaddy 8pm €24.50/€20 01-4763374

See Sunday, Galway. Sugar Club 8pm €15 01-6787188

Long hair, squalling but precise guitar solos - what's not to like? Academy 9pm €28 01-8779999

American writer, actor, poet and musician plugs his most recent album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust. Button Factory 7.30pm €17 01-6709202 Also Tues, Cork; Wed, Galway

See Saturday, Dublin. Róisín Dubh 9pm €18 091-586540

See Monday, Dublin. Cyprus Avenue 9pm €20 021-4276165 Also Wed, Galway

Smart cookies of the contemporary rock variety. Ambassador 7.30pm €18.50 0818-719300

Norwegian artist plugs new album, Changing of the Seasons, as well as performing tracks off her excellent 2005 release, A Temporary Dive. Crawdaddy 8pm €12 01-4763374

New Yorkers via Cincinnati, Ohio, perform tracks from their lauded albums, Alligator and Boxer. Special guests are Two Gallants. Olympia Theatre 8pm €27.50 0818-719300 Also Wed/Thurs

American band holding, er, steady to the principles of literate rock'n'roll. Academy 9pm €24 01-8779999

Heavy psych rock act from Canada. Button Factory 7.30pm €16 01-6709202

See Saturday, Dublin/panel. Róisín Dubh 9pm €28 091-586540 Also Wed, Dublin

Dublin band gearing up for the release of their second album, Happy the Man. The Sky & the Ground 9.30pm €12 053-21272

US rock at its smartest? Yep. Cyprus Avenue 9pm €18 021-4276165 Also Thurs, Galway

See Saturday, Dublin/panel. Academy 9pm €30 01-8779999

See Tuesday. Olympia Theatre 8pm €27.50 0818-719300 Also Thurs

Charming. And you expect to get girlfriends, do you? Feedback-driven riffs a speciality. Whelan's 9pm €17.50 01-4780766/1890-200078

See Monday, Dublin. Róisín Dubh 9pm €22.50 091-586540

Popular singer-songwriter performs tracks from her new album, Love Must Be Tough. Errigle Inn 8pm £14 048-90641410

Acclaimed Austin, Texas rockers. Special guests are Future Kings Of Spain. Academy 9pm €23 01-8779999

See Tuesday, Dublin. Olympia Theatre 8pm €27.50 (sold out) 0818-719300

Multi-media experience bound to excite. Special guests are Redneck Manifest and Chrome Hoof. Vicar Street 7pm €27 0818-719390

See Wednesday, Cork. Róisín Dubh 9pm €18 091-586540

Very fine Irish singer-songwriter promotes latest album, Opium. O'Keefe's, Clonmel 9pm €16