Hayseed Dixie - let there be rockgrass

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

THEY CREATED the musical genre rockgrass - a fusion of classic rock and bluegrass/American folk - have won the respect of legendary rockers, been going for nearly 20 years, and have a new album out.

Mary Coughlan to play Druid Sessions #3

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

MARY COUGHLAN, Ireland's greatest jazz singer, will headline the next in Ollie Jenning's new series of gig nights, the Druid Sessions, with the show taking place in early March.

Derek Ryan - new single, Town Hall concert

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

IRISH COUNTRY singer-songwriter Derek Ryan has just released his new single, ‘Down On His Uppers’, and will play the Town Hall Theatre this month.

U.M.A.N to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

U.M.A.N - an acronym for U. Must. Act. Now - and the stage name of Irish soul singer and songwriter Brian Flanagan, play the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

Circus VIII to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

THE CLUE is not so much in the band name of Circus VIII, as in the title of their EP - Rock + Disco + Bad Ass!! This is what the London trio are promising to deliver to Galway.

Queens Of The Stone Age tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 18, 2018

QUEENS OF The Sauce Age describe themselves on Facebook as "five lovely lads from Cork playing Queens of the Stone Age songs” as Galway will see next week.

Boots & Kats play Electric tomorrow night

Wed, Jan 17, 2018

BOOTS & KATS, the Dublin duo who have taken the country by storm over the last 18 months, especially after their sets at the Life17 festival, return to play Electric's main floor tonight.

Cranky Face - Galway band release new single

Tue, Jan 16, 2018

CRANKY FACE, the Galway alternative/indie-rock band have released their new single, 'Vultures', the first track from their forthcoming EP which will be released later this year.

God Mother to play FEAST @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

FROM THE depths of the Swedish hardcore underground come God Mother, who are set to bring their aggressive, high energy, fast-paced hardcore, seasoned with deathmetal and sludge, to the first FEAST gig of 2018.

Album review: Starcrawler

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 11, 2018

THERE IS an enormous amount of hype around this LA quartet at the moment, Dave Grohl, Elton John, and Ryan Adams - who produced this, the band's debut - have raved about them, along with many music journos.

Cult hip-hop legends The Pharcyde @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

BIZARRE RIDE II The Pharcyde was the 1992 debut album of American hip hop group The Pharcyde. Since its release, it has been hailed by music critics and alternative hip-hop fans as a classic, and has appeared in numerous publications' best albums lists.

Two songwriters, an intimate gig

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

SINGER-SONGWRITERS Kiernan McMullan and Aaron Shanley, who are currently touring Ireland, play an intimate gig in The Secret Garden café, William Street West, on Sunday January 14.

Sos - new gig night for Galway

Thu, Jan 11, 2018

SOS, A new gig night celebrating Galway city and county's diverse original music community, will be launched on Saturday January 20 at 7pm at Nuns Island Theatre.

Seth Troxler makes Galway debut @ Electric

Wed, Jan 10, 2018

BIG HAIR! Bigger personality! Seth Troxler, one of dance music’s most recognisable characters, does not take himself, or life, too seriously, but he is serious when it comes to music, as he will show Galway tonight.

Arts Festival to host world premiere of new opera production

Tue, Jan 09, 2018

FOLLOWING THE enormous success of The Second Violinist last year, Galway International Arts Festival has announced it will hold the world premiere of Irish National Opera’s new production of Orfeo ed Euridice as part of the 2018 festival.

Remember Phil Lynott this weekend

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

THIS MONTH marks the 32nd anniversary of the all too early passing of the great Phil Lynott, but the music of the Thin Lizzy singer, bassist, songwriter, and leader, will be celebrated in Galway this weekend.

'Four Weeks, Four Guests' - Electric kicks off 2018

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

START AS you mean to go on they say, and 2018 is getting off to one hell of a start for Electric as the Abbeygate Street venue will this month host shows from Seth Troxler, Boots & Kats, Detroit Swindle, and Bicep & Hammer.

Versatile @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

INDIVIDUALLY THEY go by the names of Eskimo Supreme and Casper Walsh. Together they are hip hop duo Versatile, described as "lavish-living, hoop-loving, Ringsend natives, painting a vivid picture of day-to-day inner city Dublin".

Naomi Berrill - new album, Galway show

Thu, Jan 04, 2018

SHE LIVES and works in Florence, but she was born and reared in Headford. She is cellist and vocalist Naomi Berrill, and she coming back to Galway to launch hew new album, To The Sky.

Beth Orton - where folk and rave meet

Wed, Jan 03, 2018

BETH ORTON, the British singer-songwriter, who has collaborated with such diverse artists as William Orbit, Bert Jansch, Johnny Marr and Nick Cave, and whose music ranges from electronica to folk, is coming to Galway.

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