Joe Hurley's 10th Annual All-Star Irish Rock Revue II features musicians from lots of bands (Patti Smith Band, The Dictators, Ian Hunter Band) playing songs by everyone from the Clancy Brothers to Thin Lizzy. (le) poisson rouge, 158 Bleecker St. (betw. Sullivan & Thompson Sts.); 6:30, $20
Irish expatriate band Black 47 got its name from the worst year of the Irish potato famine, 1947. B.B. King Blues Club, 237 W. 42nd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves); 7, $25
Hardcore veterans Murphy’s Law plays Williamsburg. Trash Bar, 256 Grand St. (betw. Driggs Ave. & Roebling St.), Brooklyn; 8, $12
You can also find live Irish music all day and night at pubs across the city. If you can’t stumble upon one, try these out: 99 Below, 99 MacDougal St. (betw. Bleecker & W. 3rd Sts.) or Paddy Reilly's Music Bar, 519 2nd Ave. (at E. 29th St.)
