Joan As Police Woman to play Galway in August

Tue, Apr 10, 2018

TWO MONTHS after the release of her seventh album, Damned Devotion, Joan As Police Woman has announced a Galway show at the Róisín Dubh as part of her European tour this summer.

Album review: Frankie Cosmos

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 05, 2018

THE MELODY and manner in which Frankie (aka Greta Kline) sings the opening line of opening track 'Caramelize', her stretching the words, making them rise and fall, as though on some blissful roller-coaster, should send a frisson of excitement through any true indie-fan.

Little Hours to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

FOLLOWING THE release last month of the single 'Heavy On You', Little Hours - aka Donegal singer-songwriter John Doherty - are set to tour Ireland, stopping off at the Róisín Dubh next week.

Máirtín Ó’Connor to play A Night for Rosabel

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

THE GREAT Máirtín O'Connor has been announced as among the special guests to join We Banjo 3 for the upcoming A Night for Rosabel concert which takes place in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church, next week.

Delorentos - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

AS DELORENTOS get set to release their new album, the Dublin quartet will play the Róisín Dubh next week as part of an intimate series of shows around Ireland.

Shuffle! marks fifth birthday this weekend

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

SHUFFLE!, GALWAY'S night of northern soul, blues, ska, Latin, boogaloo, r'n'b, and rock'n'roll is back this weekend at the Róisín Dubh, with DJ Dave Barry joined by Count Skylarkin.

Young Galway sopranos to join G4 for Galway concert

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

GALWAY SOPRANOS Aimee Banks and Clare Quinn will be the special guests of G4 when the X-Factor stars, and multi-platinum selling vocal harmony group, play Galway this month.

A ballet, jazz, and classical, music extravaganza

Wed, Apr 04, 2018

BALLET, JAZZ, classical, and film scores will come together in what is certain to be a splendid night of music and dance in Salthill, featuring the combined talents of Maoin Cheoil na Gaillimhe and the Regina Rogers School of Ballet.

Citóg Records - album launch and Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

THE GALWAY music scene is the healthiest it has been in decades, with a wide array of bands and solo artists creating genuinely imaginative, quality, music across diverse genres.

Album review: Courtney Marie Andrews

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 29, 2018

TO QUOTE The Smiths' 'Sheila Take A Bow', "How can someone so young/Sing words so sad?" Courtney Marie Andrews sings like a women who has lived for twice as long, and experienced twice as much, as any 28-year-old.

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra to play Leisureland

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

BEETHOVEN'S SEVENTH Symphony, referred to by Wagner as "the apotheosis of dance", and which received a new lease of life via its inclusion in the soundtrack to The King's Speech, will be performed in Galway.

Leon Vynehall returns to Electric

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

LEON VYNEHALL is that rare thing – an artist with his own agenda rather than a producer aping the sound of the day, as he has shown with his off-kilter EPs on labels like Brighton's Well Rounded Housing Project, George FitzGerald's ManMakeMusic imprint, and Will Saul's Aus Music.

Dog Tired - Scottish southern groove metal

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

SAY 'dog tired" and it conjures up images of exhaustion, weariness from a hard day's work, and a desire to sleep long. None of these images or ideas applies to the band Dog Tired.

The Camembert Quartet to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Mar 29, 2018

THE CAMEMBERT Quartet, The Late Late Show's house band, are taking a break from the RTÉ studios, and heading to Galway to play Monroe's Live.

Warsaw Radio - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Mar 28, 2018

WARSAW RADIO have released their debut album, Midnight Broadcast, through Seventh Dial Records, and tonight, the Limerick band play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh.

Una Healy announces Róisín Dubh show

Tue, Mar 27, 2018

UNA HEALY, one-fifth of The Saturdays, and more recently a solo artist and television personality and presenter, plays the Róisín Dubh this weekend as part of her upcoming Irish tour.

JANAJ - new single, Galway show

Tue, Mar 27, 2018

JANAJ, THE exciting new Galway band whose music fuses classic rock, prog, and acoustic, mashing them together to create a throughly modern sound, have released their new single 'Badlands'.

Snow Patrol play Galway in May

Mon, Mar 26, 2018

SNOW PATROL release their new album, Wildness on May 25 but Galway will get a chance to hear some of its tracks before then when the band play Leisureland, Salthill, as part of their Irish tour.

Shamisen - The Yoshida Brothers play Galway

Thu, Mar 22, 2018

THE SHAMISEN is a traditional Japanese instrument about one metre long, with three strings, and played using a large pick called a bachi - and Galway is about to see a show from two of its finest players.

Album review: Yo La Tengo

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 22, 2018

IN 1971, Sly & The Family Stone released There's A Riot Goin' On, a dark, agitated, brooding, washed-out sounding album of suppressed African-American anger at the state of the USA.

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