Sligo Events

onfire presents Mark Eitzel (American Music Club)

American Music Club frontman and former Rolling Stone ‘Songwriter of the Year’ Mark Eitzel will pay his first ever visit to Sligo when he plays Tobergal Lane café on Friday next, November 13th. As both a solo artist and the frontman for enduring cult favorites American Music Club, Eitzel established himself among the truly powerful forces in contemporary music.

After seven albums fronting American Music Club (1985 to1994), garnering endless “Album of the Year” and “Songwriter of the Year” accolades from magazines such as Rolling Stone and Spin, Eitzel went on to a critically successful solo career including 1997’s ‘West’ which he recorded and wrote with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck..

For the uninitiated, Mark Eitzel is a songwriter and musician admired by a diverse array of artists, from Joni Mitchell to Tricky, Polly Harvey to Elton John, Elvis Costello to Stephin Merritt, Sheryl Crow to Ryan Adams, to name just a few.

His live shows are the stuff of legend − an unmissable blend of self−deprecating humour and a back catalogue of songs few can match. Eitzel will be joined by pianist Marc Capelle on the night.

Doors open at 9pm. Tickets cost €18 or €15 in advance and are available from Third Wave Music, O’Connell Street and from Tobergal Lane café.

Dublin singer−songwriter Niall Colfer will provide support on the night.

Onfire present Mark Eitzel//Tobergal Lane Cafe//Nov 13th