The BS - The History....

The Bernard Shaw is our very first bar in Dublin. We set up shop in this 113 year old boozer in October 2006 and since then we have had to figure out how to become publicans and resist sticking our heads under the taps when nobody is looking. From the stories the locals tell us this place has had a pretty colourful past, Sunday morning strip clubs, the legendary battleaxe Old Mrs Bambrick and bar fights a plenty. These days bar stool related injuries are minimal but we still like to have a laugh with the place.

There's 2 bars, 3 rooms and a nifty beer garden out the back with pool table.

Being who we are, The BS (as we lazily call it) is a music bar first and foremost and we have bands & DJs in here most days of the week. The nights are a mix of in-house stuff and local promoters with some internationals dropping in for unannounced sets (Switch, Diplo, DJ Godfather are a few) We touch on alot of bases here musically, from dubstep to funk, Baltimore to house, rock to breaks. We also run the Saturday and Satur-night event Toejam which has added a whole new dimension to what we do here, with the likes of Carboot Sales, Futureshorts film exhibitions, Zine Days, T-Shirt & Badge making, record fares, Pro Evo Competitions, experimental music and madness days and lots more ideas yet to happen.

The Shaw Space is our gallery in the pub too, hosting regular exhibitions from some of the best Irish illustrators, designers & artists aswell as international submissions. Galleries rotate every 4-6 weeks roughly and we also host exhibitions for new talent. Passing the pub you will also see our graf walls, curated by local painter Maser.

We also run pub quizzes and movie nights for shits and giggles and show all the major Rugby & Football clashes too.

Thats the general jist of what we do in here. If you want any info on the above, want to find out how to get involved, or how to get here just get in touch with John on 085 7128342 or john@bodytonicmusic.com

INTERNATIONAL FANCY DJ'S THAT HAVE DONE THE SHAW SO FAR

Switch, Diplo, DJ Godfather, Unabombers, DJ Spinna, Theo Parrish, Dixon, Bill Brewster, Greg Wilson, Charles Webster, Benji B, Mark E, Ashley Beedle, Mixmaster Morris, Giant Panda, Danny WangTrusme, Simbad, Recloose, Fish Go Deep, DJ Derek...

The Shaw Space is our rotating gallery in The Bernard Shaw. Its about as informal as galleries get being a pub but we regularily host exhibitions from the best the city and indeed the country has to offer in photography, illustration, grafitti, graphics, installations and more. We try to get a balance between established artists and up & coming artists who are really doing the business and looking for a chance to exhibit.

We produce and collaborate on alot of the exhibitions ourselves but we are always open to ideas and suggestions for a show. If you would be interested in exhibiting email john@bodytonicmusic.com

Upcoming Shows

New shows coming soon

Past Shows

Totally Dublin Magazine Photographic Exhibition

The Slate Magazine - Anthology

Achieving Art Exhibition (in aid of Saplings School for Autistic Kids)

Asbestos Show

Chris Judge Robots show

Danleo & Carolyn Walshe

Lomogrophy Exhibition

24 on 1 Concept show

Bob Byrne Illustration & magazine

Dublin Streets - International Street Style

Dondi - 10 Year Anniversary

Hugh Cooney MS Paint show

Christmas Exhibition 08 feat Gaetan Buillault, Maser, Chris Judge, Bren B, Asbestos, Morgan and many more

Thursday

Big Time!

Youtube Nights, hat parties, The Backlight Night....this is a night for messing about in the pub with a bit more than just a DJ. Its make & do for grown ups.

For more info: http://bodytonicmusic.com/forum

Friday

Scribble

In-house night hosted by our record label Scribble. Funk, soul, disco, house, hip hop, dubstep from Tom Beary, DJ Kormac, G Frequency, Rosko, Jae Brown, Dazboy & more

Saturday

Toejam

Early: Starting anytime between 12-4pm we have the likes of carboot sales, film clubs, T-Squared T-Shirt & badge making, music lectures, experimental music stuff and loads of other ideas we have been looking to do for years.

Late: The early stuff flows into the music later with rotating residents A$$quake, Simon Judge, Nic James presents Say What? with JB the Deejay, Shortie, Melodee and Genie.

Sunday

12 Sundays

Starting at 12 and ending at 12, the longest running night in the country! Starting in funk disco territory the tempo goes up as the day gets longer with houseyness at the end.

Ashley Beedle, DJ Spinna, Theo Parrish, Unabombers, Benji B, Mark E, Recloose, Bill Brewster, Dixon have guested and its always free in

The Bernard Shaw

11 - 12 South Richmond Street

Portobello

Dublin 2

Ireland.

Phone: +353 (0)85 712 8342

Email: john@bodytonicmusic.com

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