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.

John Conneely - Applause @ Pálás

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

JOHN CONNEELY, an icon of the Galway music scene, will play the next edition of Applause, the monthly music nights at the Pálás Cinema's Merrow Bar.

St Patrick’s Day at The Skeff

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE SKEFF Bar will host a jam-packed St Patrick’s Weekender featuring live bands, DJs, food and drink specials, including the limited edition Paddy’s Day Cocktail, Leitrim Rising!, as well as sporting action live across the TV screens.

90s/00s Crazy Disco @ DNA

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

AFTER SELLING out Dublin's 3 Arena, the Biggest Disco Concert is coming to DNA nightclub, Eyre Square, on Saturday, March 23, with its Biggest 90s – 00s Crazy Disco show.

St Patrick's Weekend @ DNA

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

THE ST PATRICK'S Weekend at DNA nightclub kicks off tomorrow, with the 'Double Or Nothing' night. Get a poker chip on arrival, decide whether to hand it in for a complimentary drink or gamble it for a chance to win double drinks. Will you take the risk?

Album review: Maria Somerville

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 07, 2019

MARIA SOMERVILLE'S earliest songs were melancholy, atmospheric, meditations, based around the guitar. In the years since, her music has metamorphosed into electronica, but those qualities of mood and emotionally drenched sonics remain.

Get some Therapy? at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

“WE'RE LIVING in a time riven by conflict. You look at what’s happening in the United States, what’s going on with Brexit, North and South Korea, Palestine and Israel. It’s impossible not to see turmoil and turbulence."

Tracy Bruen's Galway show ahead of German tour

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

TRACY BRUEN is something of a Renaissance woman - singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, band leader, theatre director, and actor - talents that will combine at her Galway show next week, ahead of her German tour.

All Tvvins and Paddy Hanna for Big Top

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

ALL TVVINS have been announced as support for Two Door Cinema Club, while left-field Irish singer-songwriter Paddy Hanna will open for Burt Bacharach, at those artists respective GIAF 2019 headline concerts.

ABBAesque to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

ABBAESQUE ARE on the go longer than the Swedish pop legends to whom they pay homage, but there is good reason for that. The world still loves ABBA, and ABBAesque are arguably the best ABBA tribute act.

What is Irish Contemporary Music?

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

WHAT IS Irish contemporary Mmsic? For a start it is a term which excludes rather than includes. It generally does not include music made by contemporary Irish musicians in the fields of rock, pop, folk, and trad. It usually only refers to classical music.

The Fureys to play Loughrea Hotel & Spa

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

THE FUREYS, one of Ireland's finest folk bands, best known for songs like ‘When You Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields of France’, ‘Red Rose Café’, and ‘Steal Away’, play the Loughrea Hotel & Spa on Friday March 22.

St Patrick's Day @ DNA

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

JAZZ MUSICIAN and performer Rick Swann, regarded as one of Ireland’s finest trumpet players, is coming to DNA Nightclub, Eyre Square, this St Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17.

Fire In Cairo - a tribute to The Cure

Wed, Mar 06, 2019

FEW BANDS from the post-punk scene of the late 1970s have proved as enduring, as popular, or as influential as The Cure, whose fusion of Goth, punk, pop, and new wave, was swignificant in the development of indie music.

Anna Mullarkey releases new single 'Sometimes'

Tue, Mar 05, 2019

ANNA MULLARKEY, the Galway singer-composer and My Fellow Sponges member, has released a new solo single, 'Sometimes', a video for which goes live next week.

Maria Somerville - new single, album, and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

MARIA SOMERVILLE, "one of Ireland’s most essential talents," according to The Thin Air, has released the single 'Brighter Days', is about to release of her debut album, and begin her Irish tour in Galway.

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