One of the better spots on Camden Street, downstairs has more of a pub like feel to it with decent music while upstairs is more like a nightclub. The food's not bad either.

I like the village. Have had many a good night here, both upstairs and downstairs. Downstairs is good for pints and the banter and live music or even karaoke if you are that way inclined (or forced by your mates).
And although the saying goes - downstairs for dancing - its upstairs in the village where the dancing kicks off.
A pretty laid back crowd give a good vibe to the place no matter what kind of music is on.

There's not that many good clubs in Dublin - but the village is definitely one of the good ones!

There's the main club upstairs and a bar downstairs - both have great music! The upstairs is good for gigs but I usually spend most of the night in the downstairs bar.

The bar downstairs is also great for pub grub and is a good place to grab lunch - the burger is particularly good!

As a gig venue this place works well if it's not too packed and you're not too far back from the stage. Visibility can be a problem as there are large pillars back from the stage. But they have a great big bar, good service, and there's a big downstairs sections as well that's all opened up at the end of the gig.