Chasing Abbey to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

CHASING ABBEY, the Irish hip hop trio called "one of the most promising bands in the country” wplay Monroe’s annual fancy dress party this October Bank Holiday weekend.

Aslan return to The Quays

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

LONG RUNNING Irish legends Aslan play a one-off gig in The Quays Music Hall this month and lead singer Christy Dignham has said: "The atmosphere at our gigs in Galway has always been amazing. Don't forget to bring your singing voice."

A choral concert in St Nicholas'

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

"MUSIC AND song gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and everything." So said Greek philosopher Plato, in a poetic way of stating - music is good for you.

Album review: Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WARFARING STRANGERS: The Darkscorch Canticles, released in 2013, was a treasure trove of underground Black Sabbath-influenced US metal from the early 1970s by an array of short lived, yet fascinating, bands.

Jake Clemons - E Street Man for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

JAKE CLEMONS, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and also a much admired solo artist, makes a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh this month as part of his Fear & Love Tour - Ireland Edition.

Gould Piano Trio to play NUIG

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

SINCE WINNING first prize at both Florence's Premio Vittorio Gui and the Melbourne Chamber Music Competition, the Gould Piano Trio has firmly asserted itself as one of the most outstanding piano trios of today and this year is marking its 25th anniversary.

Niall Murphy goes Bus King

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

NIALL MURPHY, lead singer and guitarist with Oh Boland, one third of indie band Half Forward Line, and one of the finest contemporary songwriters in County Galway, plays the next Bus King gig.

Album review: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 28, 2017

THE LONDON siblings' previous album, Third, found them branching out, for an eclectic, self composed set, encompassing rock'n'roll, soul, funk, pop, blues, and ska. Superscope scales back the diversity to concentrate more on rock'n'roll and blues.

Micah P Hinson - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

WHETHER MICAH P Hinson was "raised by snake-handlers or worked at the local food court", his music "would still bleed authenticity". So wrote music critic Brian Howe about the Texan born indie Americana singer-songwriter.

Ireland’s first SoundSystem Gathering to take place in Galway

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

LEISURELAND WILL be transformed into a pressure cooker of reggae, dub, dubstep, and drum'n'bass, for Ireland’s first SoundSystem Gathering, which takes place this October.

Big names for Galway Jazz Festival 2017

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

MAJOR JAZZ names such as Arve Henriksen and the Haz'art Trio, among others, play the 2017 Galway Jazz Festival, which runs from Thursday October 5 to Sunday 8.

The Fureys to play the Town Hall

Thu, Sep 28, 2017

IRISH FOLK music legends, The Fureys, best known for the songs ‘When You Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields Of France’, 'Red Rose Café’, ‘Leaving Nancy’, and ‘Steal Away’, return for their 14th visit to the Town Hall Theatre.

Shrug Life - debut album, Strange Brew gig

Tue, Sep 26, 2017

"WRITER'S BLOCK and common cold, the pointless fear of growing old...wearing cheap synthetic fibres with unspoken Western guilt". Add to that a crap cup of coffee "with your name spelt wrong" and you have...'First World Problems'.

Bowie, Berlin, and the Kosmische Musik

Music Reviews Tue, Sep 26, 2017

AFTER ZIGGY Stardust, The Gouster soul boy, and The Thin White Duke, where could Bowie possibly go next? The answer lay, not so much in the mask of a character, rather it lay in a location, one where Bowie could feel free to be, perhaps, a little more himself.

Niall Connolly - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Mon, Sep 25, 2017

NIALL CONNOLLY, “among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City", according to folk music magazine No Depression, has released his new album and is touring Ireland this month.

Wouldn't it be good to see Nik Kershaw?

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

IF YOU HAVE been watching Top Of The Pops from 1984, Thursday and Friday nights on BBC4, you will have have seen Nik Kershaw all over those episodes, scoring big hits with 'Wouldn't It Be Good?' and 'I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me'.

Shellac return to the Róísín Dubh

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

MORE LIKELY to play Reykjavik than Detroit, more likely to release songs on flexi-discs in Dutch comic books than provide MP3s on their website, Shellac have long operated outside typical mainstream practices.

The Crawling to unleash it's doom metal on Galway

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

THE CRAWLING, featuring former and current members of Honey For Christ and Zombified, who released their debut album Anatomy Of Loss this year, are coming to Galway.

Lunchtime Jazz and little gigs @ GJF17

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

GALWEGIANS LOOKING for jazz music during their lunchtime break can head down to the Black Gate Cultural Centre on St Francis Street, during the Galway Jazz Festival.

A duo of jazz gigs from a trio

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

SHE WILL play University Hospital Galway and a lunchtime show at Electric. She is vocalist Karen Egan, and both upcoming shows are part of the Galway Jazz Festival which runs from October 5 to 8.

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