Series Three - Final Episode - Lethal Dialect, Sunken Foal, Come Here To Me

Series Three – Final Episode – Lethal Dialect, Sunken Foal, Come Here To Me

That’s it for another 6-episode run. Thanks to everyone who’s watched, appeared and worked on the show for the past year. We’ll be back very soon. To see us out, we’ve got a profile of Lethal Dialect, a live studio performance from the electronic and visual masters Sunken Foal, an...
Series Three - Episode Five - Lie Ins, Fund It, Percolator, Ones To Watch

Series Three – Episode Five – Lie Ins, Fund It, Percolator, Ones To Watch

A jam-packed, penultimate show to our third series went to air last night and happened to be one of our shortest and therefore closest to our original 30-minute show length of the series! That’s not to say it wasn’t the spectacular weekly showcase of independent music in Dublin that is...
Series Three - Episode Four - Jambo, Feel Good Lost, Wölfbait

Series Three – Episode Four – Jambo, Feel Good Lost, Wölfbait

And so it is, our first show of 2013, drawing inspiration from all corners of Irish expression from Aengus Mac Grianna to Richie Kavanagh, West Cork to The Button Factory, Danny Carroll takes us on a journey through one of our strangest and most entertaining episodes yet. In studio, we...
Series Three - Christmas/Apocalypse Special - Villagers, Croupier, Una Mullally

Series Three – Christmas/Apocalypse Special – Villagers, Croupier, Una Mullally

Community Of Independents Studio Show S03E03 from DCTV on Vimeo. So the world didn’t end and we can all celebrate by watching back our Mayan Apocalypse special episode featuring Conor J. O’Brien a.k.a. Villagers live in studio, a profile on Croupier and a performance of The Crooper live from the...
Series Three - Episode Two - Bantum, Graham Smith, The Holy Roman Army

Series Three – Episode Two – Bantum, Graham Smith, The Holy Roman Army

Community Of Independents Studio Show S03E02 from DCTV on Vimeo. Join Danny Carroll for an interview with and a live performance in studio by The Holy Roman Army, a unique pictorial rundown of this weekend’s gigs in Dublin, an awesome music video from BATS, an insight in to BYOB venues...
Series Three - Episode One - Mumblin' Deaf Ro, Ray Wingnut, Ten Past Seven

Series Three – Episode One – Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, Ray Wingnut, Ten Past Seven

It’s getting to that time of year; the evening’s are non-existant, you have no money and you’re desperately trying to search online for mulled wine recipes, that’s right, it must be time for a new series of Community of Independents! Community Of Independents Studio Show S03E01 from DCTV on Vimeo....
Series Two - Final Episode - September Girls, Halves & a Snake

Series Two – Final Episode – September Girls, Halves & a Snake

‘And now, the end is here And so I face the final curtain.’ Danny Carroll is joined by a friendly, but (we’re assured) deadly, python in studio to bring you the best independent music on TV this week! We’ve got the last in our Joyful Slog profiles on September Girls,...
Series Two - Episode Five - The Jimmy Cake, Sleep Thieves & LeTissier

Series Two – Episode Five – The Jimmy Cake, Sleep Thieves & LeTissier

It’s the penultimate episode of Community of Independents Series Two and we think it’s the best yet. On this week’s episode, we have our Joyful Slog profile on The Jimmy Cake including an interview with Aoife Barry and a performance of a brand new song from the Joyful Slog launch...
Series Two - Episode Four - Myles O'Reilly, All City Records & Nibiru

Series Two – Episode Four – Myles O’Reilly, All City Records & Nibiru

Join Danny Carroll and his amazing costume changes for; an interview with, and a live performance by, Galway trio Dott, a rundown of this weekend’s gigs in Dublin and Ballina, a music video from Not Squares, a visit to the All City Records in Temple Bar, a chat with, and...
Series Two - Episode Three - Costello, Lisa O'Neill & Into The Void

Series Two – Episode Three – Costello, Lisa O’Neill & Into The Void

We’ve reached the half-way point of series two and we think this is our best show yet! First off, Aoife Barry met Costello for a chat in his Dublin 15 home about how he’s become one of the leading figures in Irish Hip-Hop and we’re treated to a live performance...
Series Two - Episode Two - Cian Nugent, Crayonsmith & !kaboogie

Series Two – Episode Two – Cian Nugent, Crayonsmith & !kaboogie

Episode two of our new series includes a beautiful video from new Dublin band, A Dark Horse which is a timely reminder of Ireland’s past footballing escapades as we take part in Euro 2012. We go to Stoneybatter to meet Crayonsmith in the A Joyful Slog band profile for this...
Series Two - Episode One - Katie Kim & No Spill Blood

Series Two – Episode One – Katie Kim & No Spill Blood

Don’t call it a comeback. Our first episode, which aired last night on DCTV, UPC Channel 802, features a live acoustic performance in studio by Katie Kim, an interview and performance captured at the Joyful Slog launch in the Button Factory by No Spill Blood, a music video from Dublin...
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Series Three - Live Performances

Series Three – Live Performances

We’ve made a little YouTube playlist in delicious HD of all the performances from our Button Factory launch gig back in November. It’s got Lethal Dialect, Wölfbait, Croupier, Percolator, Bantum and Ten Past Seven featuring Katie Kim. Re-live the gig below. More uploads of series three coming up soon.
Series Three - Episode Four - Preview

Series Three – Episode Four – Preview

Happy New Year and all that. COI is ready to blast into 2013 with our first show of the new year. We’ve got three more episodes left in the current run so we’re making them good ‘uns. This Thursday, January 10th, we’ll be entering the world of Wölfbait with a profile and a live performance...
Series Three - Christmas Special - Preview

Series Three – Christmas Special – Preview

Tis the season for Christmas cheer and all that, and as such, we’re giving you the present of a jam-packed special episode coming this Thursday at 11pm on DCTV. We’re absolutely over the moon to announce that the wonderful Conor O’Brien, a.k.a. Villagers will be joining us in studio for a chat about his upcoming...
Series Three - Episode Two - Preview

Series Three – Episode Two – Preview

Another Thursday rolls around as we try and get the bits together for tonight’s show. On DCTV and aertv at 11pm, tonight, Thursday, 13th of December, we’ve got a COI profile on the Cork electronic mastermind BANTUM, who played a blinder of a set at our launch in the Button Factory in November. Visiting us...
Series Three - Episode One Preview

Series Three – Episode One Preview

We’re delighted to announce the line-up for the first episode of series 3 of Community of Independents on DCTV, Thursday 6th of December at 11pm. Coming into the studio to play us a song is Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, whose 3rd album, Dictionary Crimes was released in September. Dictionary Crimes by Mumblin Deaf Ro Also joining...
Season Three - Wilder than a Wounds house-party

Season Three – Wilder than a Wounds house-party

Community Of Independents Season 3 is nearly upon us, our Danny brings you on a journey through the very many important reasons that you watch it. facebook.com/CommunityOfIndependents twitter.com/COI_DCTV Director: Danny Carroll Camera: Katie Hennessy, David Gillespie Edit: Danny Carroll, Andy Mooney Additional Camera: Danny Carroll, Andy Mooney, John Breslin Music: Lar Kaye, Ickis Morolo, Danny...
COI Series 3 FREE Launch Gig

COI Series 3 FREE Launch Gig

The Community Of Independents crew are glad to announce the return of their studio programme with season three set to launch in early December. ‘We are excited to announce we shall be returning before the new year to kick off season three of Community Of Independents and to get you in the mood we will...

Series Two is done!

That’s it, Community of Independents series two is at a reptile-filled end. You may ask why we had a giant snake in studio for our final episode, but I ask you, why not? We’ve had a crazy few months putting this together and want to say thanks to everyone who was involved on screen, off...

Series Two – Episode Six – Preview

Right, so we’ve missed out on a few of these previews but we’re back before the final show of the series tonight at 11pm on DCTV. Coming up tonight, our Joyful Slog profile series finishes up with September Girls. We head to their practice space to hear a new song and chat about how the...

Series Two – Episode Two – Preview

We’re back…again. After a bit of a break, Community of Independents series two is back on track. We can assure you that this had only a little to do with Primavera Sound. To celebrate being back on DCTV, we’ve got a hell of a show coming up tonight. First up is the musical stylings of...
Series Two: Episode One - Preview

Series Two: Episode One – Preview

Welcome to the new Community of Independents blog. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up in tonight’s show on DCTV, UPC Channel 802 at 11pm. We’ve got a live, in-studio performance from Katie Kim, who has just released her debut album Cover and Flood with a gig in Dublin’s Unitarian Church. She’ll treat us to...
Our Community of Independents

Our Community of Independents

Here we go again! Dublin Community Television (DCTV) presents the return of everyone’s favourite volunteer-produced televisual programme on the independent Dublin music scene. After finishing off the ‘A Joyful Slog’ documentary, the second series of the studio magazine show is ready to start. The first series of Community of Independents was a window into the...