The Jimmy Cake and The Walls go East

Hot Press joins The Walls and The Jimmy Cake on their diplomatic mission to welcome the new EU neighbours of the East [includes photo gallery and live audio tracks]

Danielle Brigham

Part of the Union: The Walls and The Jimmy Cake do their bit for European unity by bringing their music – and an insatiable appetite for the craic – to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Our reporter Danielle Brigham survives to tell the tale.

Click here for a full photo gallery from tour snappers Mike Casey, Steve Wall and Danielle Brigham

PLUS! Live audio recordings from their Bratislava gig, complete with clinking glasses and Slovak-style cheers.

The Walls vs. The Jimmy Cake present...

'No Diggity' by Black Street dial up broadband

'The Weight' by The Band dial up broadband

'Low Rider' by War dial up broadband

...and finally, the one that The Jimmy Cake reserve for such special occasions as Slovakian Paddy's Days, 'The Wedding Cake' dial up broadband

Danielle Brigham

The 2008 programme of events for Co Dublin's Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre sees acts like The Walls and John Spillane play in the coming months.

2008-01-15

After three Murphy's Live Heats, the two bands are prepared to duke it out.

2006-03-08

It took a while to get going, but when The Walls reached fifth gear; tonight truly sparkled.

2005-11-02

The Galway rockers and sometimes Shooting Gallery letter correspondants offer a Latina love-interest and the surprisingly upbeat cast-off lover. Those who enjoyed their recent gold-selling album will agree this is vintage Walls doing what they do best.

2005-10-04

The Walls, Kila, Hothouse Flowers, Alphastates, The Amazing Pilots and The Devlins will be performing for the Make Poverty History protestors

2005-06-29

Having survived a couple of years of bad luck, The Walls are back and are feeling – and sounding! – better than ever.

2005-06-17

After a gap of half a lifetime, Steve Wall is back living in the house he grew up in and learning to love DIY. He also recalls his days as a greyhound. Photography by Cathal Dawson

2005-05-25

Five years after their Hi-Lo debut, the former Stunning Brothers return to the fray with their strongest calling card to date. Recorded largely in the famed Black Box studios in France with the ubiquitous Dave Odlum at the helm, New Dawn Breaking is an immediately impressive record on almost every level (and very nicely packaged it is too in gatefold digipak!)

2005-05-23

Newly appointed to IMRO, Steve Wall is never too busy to hang out in the Loire Valley with the boys and turn out more of that early-‘90s rock that we’re all so fond of. The first track from the new album, due late next month, is a 2005 ‘Bright And Shining Sun’: no frills, earnest, friendly stuff that the fans will love. Some of us still remember when they were playing off the back of a truck in Ballinrobe.

2005-04-28

The Drowning Pool EP features three little gems that make excellent use of new bassist Jon O’Connell.

2004-10-18

2004-06-16

News from the domestic front, wih Roisin Dwyer

2004-04-13

The Walls are the latest band to express their support for last weekend's HWCH show

2003-08-12

Tanya Sweeney catches The Walls' Main Stage jaunt

2003-07-14

The Walls are to be joined onstage by original members for "a few Stunning songs"

2003-07-07

The Walls announce Olympia date, re-release a classic Stunning LP, and get no fewer than nine tunes onto two feature films

2003-03-10

The Walls are about to embark on their most extensive Irish tour yet, including their biggest Dublin gig to date at the ambassador and may be about to finally break the bank

2002-11-04

The Walls - purveyors of rather excellent new single 'To The Bright And Shining Sun' (that's from the AIB advert, that is) - added to the Chili Peppers' Lansdowne Road bill

2002-06-19

A collection of steadfast mid-paced songs, Hi-Lo is a major misnomer in that there are precious few highs.

2000-05-25

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