Dead Horse Jive's Hard Rock Soft Border Tour

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

WITH THE threat of a no deal Brexit looming as chaos reigns in Westminster, one Galway band have vowed to cross the border as many times as possible before any 'hard border' can be imposed on the country should the UK and EU fail to reach an agreement.

Three pieces from a string trio

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

MUSIC BY Dvorák, Röntgen, and Mozart will fill the Emily Anderson Concert Hall at NUI Galway, when The Netherlands' Lendvai Trio take to the stage for the next Music For Galway concert.

TG4 Young Musician of the Year to play Ballinderreen

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

CONOR CONNOLLY, the TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2019, will give a concert in the Ballinderreen Community Centre, this Saturday [January 26], at 8pm.

A lunchtime classical concert

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

SUCH WELL known tunes as 'Sí Bheag Sí Mhor' and 'Greensleeves' will be heard at a lunchtime concert of 16th and 17th century music in the O’Donoghue Centre, NUI Galway.

The Delines - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

WILLY VLAUTIN, the lead singer and songwriter of the much-acclaimed Americana band, Richmond Fontaine, is making a welcome return to Galway as part of The Delines, who this month released their second album.

EP Review: Dodie

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 17, 2019

SINCE SHE began uploading music from her bedroom at the age of 16, singer-songwriter Dodie - aka Essex native Dorothy Clark - has gone on to enjoy some level of success.

The Voldemort String Quartet in concert

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

THE VOLDEMORT String Quartet, a group aged between 10 and 12, will perform along side quartets from DIT’s Conservatory of Music Drama and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, at a concert in Galway this month.

Peach to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

PEACH, THE London based Canadian DJ, who shot to prominence last year, is coming to Galway, to spin the decks at Electric, Abbeygate Street, in a night organised with Gash Collective.

The Curly Organ's Monday night shows

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

“A CURLY Organ show is like an encounter with a modern day wild eyed ancient prophet man. He stands out as a genuine artist, a lone voice in the wilderness growing a cult following.”

Tracy Bruen headlines new music night at the Pálás

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

TRACY BRUEN, one of Galway's most outstanding singer-songwriters will headline the first Applause At Pálás - a new series of music gigs taking place in the cinema's Merrow Bar.

Album review: You Tell Me

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 10, 2019

YOU TELL Me is Field Music’s Peter Brewis and Admiral Fallow's Sarah Hayes, and despite drawing on a diverse set of influences, the duo has created a cohesive, often beguiling debut as a duo.

We Banjo 3 to play major US festival

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

WE BANJO 3, the Galway folk/bluegrass/trad sensation, and one of the biggest band's to emerge from Ireland in recent years, have been announced to play the BottleRock Music Festival in Napa Valley, California in May.

The High Kings to play Leisureland

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

THE HIGH Kings - Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden, and George Murphy - make a welcome return to the west of Ireland when they play Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday January 19 at 7pm.

Nick Oliveri - QOTSA and Kyuss man to play Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

NICK OLIVERI, along with Josh Homme, has been a key member of both Queens Of The Stone Age and Kyuss, and can arguably claim his place as a significant figure in American alternative rock and metal.

Sleaford Mods - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

IN THE month they release their new album, Eton Alive, Sleaford Mods will be back in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh, giving the public a taste of just what to expect from that new record.

New Galway orchestra to play two shows in 2019

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

THE CONTEMPO Quartet, and Paul Ezergailis, co-principal of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, part of a new orchestra which was launched recently in Galway - Luminosa Music - wil pay two concerts in the city this year.

Ring in the New Year with Le Boom

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

LE BOOM, the Irish electro/indie/house/pop duo of Christy Leech and Aimie Mallon, will ring in 2019 when they headline the Róisín Dubh's New Year's Eve party.

Faraway Martin - from Qatar to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

FARAWAY MARTIN does not do things by half measures. He is based in Qatar, sings songs about drunkenness to people who never imbibe, and has even run a marathon in North Korea.

HamsandwicH - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

HAMSANDWICH BRING a successful 2018 to a close with the release of their new single 'Reactions', and a tour of Ireland which takes in Galway's Róisín Dubh next week.

Moxie are Strange Brew bound

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THEIR MUSIC has been described as having "irresistible, revolutionary energy" by The Irish Times, while the Irish Examiner called their songs "streetwise, fast moving, clever…full of superb moments".

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