Album review: The Flaming Lips

Music Reviews Thu, May 31, 2018

IT IS easy to forget The Flaming Lips have been a going concern for 35 years, but this vast, 52 track, three-disc collection, reminds you, not only of their longevity, but their evolution over that time, and their achievement.

Sister Nancy - pioneering Jamaican DJ comes to Galway

Thu, May 31, 2018

"I'M A lady, I'm not a man, MC is my ambition. I come fi nice up Jamaica. " So declared Sister Nancy, the first female dancehall DJ, who has been described by the Washington Post as a "dominating female voice for over two decades" on the dancehall scene.

UB40 to headline Fever Pitch music festival

Thu, May 31, 2018

UB40, THE long running British reggae band, best known for the songs 'Red, Red, Wine' and 'Breakfast In Bed', headline the Fever Pitch music festival on Sunday, with Rudimental headlining on Saturday.

Ryan Vail plays Strange Brew tonight

Thu, May 31, 2018

RYAN VAIL, twice nominated for the Northern Ireland Music Prize, will bring his acclaimed fusion of electronica and modern classical music to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tonight at 9pm.

Rob Wade to play Monroe's Live

Thu, May 31, 2018

ROB WADE, the award-winning Galway singer-songwriter, with a distinctly urban sound, who recently released the new single ‘Living In The Moment’, plays Monroe's in June.

Seán Keane contines An Taibhdhearc residency

Thu, May 31, 2018

SEÁN KEANE, one of Ireland's finest and most admired folk singers, continues his Monday night residency at An Taibhdhearc, with shows taking place across June and August.

'Mitch presents...' Javi Frias

Thu, May 31, 2018

JAVI FRIAS, passionate record collector, selector, and one of the most respected DJs and producers in the underground disco scene, is coming to Electric to headline the latest 'Mitch presents...' night.

Seo Linn - young, high energy, Irish trad

Thu, May 31, 2018

CROKE PARK, The 3Arena, Aviva Stadium, Board Gáis Energy Theatre, headlining Vicar Street, 32 million views on YouTube and, gigs in New York, Melbourne, Boston, London, Paris, Edinburgh, and Uganda - Seo Linn have done it all.

Úna Keane - Galway gig

Thu, May 31, 2018

ÚNA KEANE, whose minimalist piano music, incorporating live visuals, field recordings, and soundscapes, is coming back to Galway to play the Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street.

Music and snow in June?

Thu, May 31, 2018

DESPITE THE weather having improved notably over recent days, Galway can expect a touch of snow in the first week of June, at the next Galway Music Residency's Music & Musings concert.

Dott release new single 'Bleached Blonde'

Wed, May 30, 2018

DOTT, ONE of Galway's most exciting bands are back with a new single, 'Bleached Blonde', the follow-up to their powerful Repeal the Eighth anthem 'Got A Girl', featuring a wonderful new video about a young girl realising her ambitions.

The Shacks - psychedelic dream-pop gems

Thu, May 24, 2018

THERE ARE times when The Shacks' music sounds like some long forgotten, but thankfully now resurrected, psychedelic pop gems from the mid-1960s, except its modern, made by two people aged under 22.

The Small Glories - roots music for Monroe's

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SMALL Glories are a musical union between Canadian folk/roots artists Cara Luft and JD Edwards, a union Greil Marcus said, "finds the darkening chord change the best bluegrass—from the Stanley Brothers to Be Good Tanyas—has always hidden in the sweet slide of the rhythm".

Galway Street Club - Irish tour, Róisín's gig

Thu, May 24, 2018

FOLLOWING THE release of their debut album and subsequent busking-tour of Germany, Galway Street Club have returned to Irish shores for a four-date nationwide tour, taking in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, and of course, Galway.

Bell X1 man brings solo venture to Galway

Thu, May 24, 2018

DAVE GERAGHTY is best known as a a founder member of Bell X1, but in recent years he has been exploring a solo direction under the moniker Join Me In The Pines.

The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

Thu, May 24, 2018

JONI MITCHELL, one of the most formidable songwriting talents of the last 50 years, with a catalogue of music to rival Dylan and Cohen, will be celebrated at a show in the Town Hall Theatre.

Live music at The Skeff this summer

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SKEFF late bar, Eyre Square, hosts live music acts and DJs, to suit locals and visitors alike, from Sundays to Friday nights with 'party fever' taking over on Saturday nights.

Monroe's stage at Sea Sessions festival

Thu, May 24, 2018

DELORENTOS AND The Blizzards will headline the new Monroe's stage at the Sea Sessions festival in June, and before that the Dominick Street venue will host a pre-festival warm up party with Galway band The Clandestinos.

Intimate solo gig from Gary O'Dea

Thu, May 24, 2018

GARY O'DEA, a singer songwriter based near Birmingham, is coming to Ireland to play a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, including a show in Galway, the start point of the tour.

ConTempo and Finbar 247 to go Painting By Music

Thu, May 24, 2018

CLASSICAL QUARTET ConTempo and street artist Finbar 247 will host a most unusual event, one which mixes music concert and art exhibition, and above all where the audience will become the artists.

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