Chris Haze releases new single 'So Long'

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

'SO LONG', the new single from Galway singer-songwriter Chris Haze, taken from his forthcoming EP Chasing Rivers, will be released tomorrow.

The Curly Organ's weekly HELPdesk

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

THE CURLY Organ, the solo project of My Fellow Sponges' Donal McConnon, returns for another of his regular residencies at the Róisín Dubh, this time with a new show entitled HELPdesk.

Jazz, trad, and classical on a Saturday

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

A JAZZ commentary on Brexit, TG4’s young Musician Of The Year for 2019, and the ConTempo Quartet will be in The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, for the upcoming 3 Saturdays: 3 Kinds of Music concert.

Croi8 take The Musical Steps in An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

CROI8, THE Galway folk-rock/prog-rock band, along with singer-songwriter Michael O'Connor, will give a performance, entitled The Musical Steps, in An Taibhdhearc on Saturday April 6 at 8.30pm.

Tracy Bruen and Ted Cronin @ Pálás

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

TRACY BRUEN, one of Galway's very finest singer-songwriters, and Ted Cronin of the much loved Converse All-Stars, will join forces again for the next instalment of Applause at Pálás.

Hollaback to the noughties @ DNA Live

Thu, Mar 28, 2019

HOLLABACK, THE ultimate noughties covers band, are coming to Galway to play the best loved hits of the 2000s in the DNA nightclub, on Saturday April 13.

Slyrydes launch 'Mental Health' single with Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

SLYRYDES HAVE been called "pertinent", "urgent", and "brilliant" by Today FM's Paul McLoone, while Nialler9 said of their songs: “Listen to this when you’re really angry”.

Album review: Ye Vagabonds

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 21, 2019

THROUGHOUT THESE last couple of years, Ye Vagabonds have steadily built a following and a fair measure of respect, culminating in their nomination for a 2018 BBC Folk Award on the strength of their self-released debut album.

Jack O'Rourke - new EP, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

JACK O'ROURKE seems on the crest of a wave at the moment, especially as his latest single, 'Ivory Towers', released via Reckless Records, has been going down well these last few weeks.

Seanie Vaughan - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

'I CAN And I Will', the new single from Connemara singer-songwriter Seanie Vaughan, is out today, with all proceeds from the single, as well as from his upcoming gigs, going to Down Syndrome Ireland.

Sarah Nicolls and her 'Inside out Piano'

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

A DISTINCTLY left-field musician is coming to Galway to celebrate Piano Day, which falls on Friday March 29, and play a kind of piano, the like of which has never been seen in the city.

A lunchtime date with Clara Schumann

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

CLARA SCHUMANN kept first rate company when it came to musicians - she was married to Robert Schumann and was friends with Johannes Brahms. She was also a superb composer and pianist in own right.

90s/00s Crazy Disco @ DNA

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

AFTER SELLING out Dublin's 3 Arena, the Biggest Crazy Disco Concert is coming to DNA nightclub, Eyre Square, this Saturday, playing classic hits from the 1990s and 2000s.

Saturday night punk and metal

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

A NIGHT of punk rock, doom metal, heft metal, and crust metal, takes place in The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, this Saturday at 8pm.

Lee 'Scratch' Perry - reggae legend is back in Galway

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

VISIONARY, ECCENTRIC, legend - Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the man who produced the early music of Bob Marley and The Wailers, and a significant figure in reggae in his own right, returns for what has become his annual pilgrimage to Galway.

Album review: Stella Donnelly

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE SOUND, the look, is deceptive, disarming. The singer is all smiles and kookiness, the songs seemingly frothy, jubilant, catchy, 1980s style indie-pop. It's the sweetness that attracts.

Touts - Derry's young punks set for Galway

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

DERRY HAS a long and proud tradition of punk, stretching back to the 1970s with The Undertones and the immortal 'Teenage Kicks', and continuing into today with such exciting young bands as Cherym and Touts.

Promising young pianist to play Beethoven in Galway

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

JOE O'GRADY, the award winning 13-year-old pianist from Dublin, will treat Galway to a performance of Beethoven’s Pathétique Sonata at the annual Emily Anderson Memorial Concert.

Citóg presents...Conor Mason

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

CONOR MASON is regarded as a master of hook, harmony, heart, and storytelling, whose songs are full of lilting vocals, poetic lyrics, and subtle instrumentation.