Chop Up!

Damon Albarn will bring his Honest John's Chop Up to Dublin's Vicar St on November 1st to help Choice Cuts celebrate 10 years. The line up features Tony Allen, Flea, Fatoumata Diawara, Kelan Phil Cohran Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Theo Parrish, Actress and more artists to be announced. Tix are on sale this Friday.

Damon was recently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to create a new album for Oxfam in seven days.The DRC group includes Albarn , Dan The Automator, Jneiro Jarel, Richard Russell (XL Recordings), Actress, Marc Antoine, Jo Gunton, Rodaidh McDonald, and Kwes. Check out a taster below

Hallo (clip - featuring Tout Puissant Mukalo) by DRC Music

War

Well possibly one of the coolest bands on the planet are playing in Dublin this evening The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The 9 piece band from Chicago who are signed to Damon Albarn's Honest John Label they dropped this piece of genius in 2006. Ladies and Gents get your air trumpets out for War.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - War