Half Forward Line go Bus King

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

HALF FORWARD Line, a collaboration between members of So Cow and Oh Boland, play the inaugural show of a new series of gigs - Bus King - which take place on the top deck of a bus.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

WHIPLASH, the Galway based Metallica tribute act, play Monroe's next month, and can be expected to deliver a thrilling two hour set from the LA band's classic 1983 - 1991 era.

Classical concerts from teen pianists

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

TWO PIANISTS, one aged 16, the other 17, will play music by Schumann, Debussy, and Alban Berg, at two special concerts this month - one at lunchtime, the other at tea-time.

Anna Falkenau and Lena Ullman to launch new album

Thu, Sep 21, 2017

ACCLAIMED FIDDLE player Anna Falkenau and five-string banjo virtuoso Lena Ullman will launch their new album, I Can Hear You Calling, with a gig this weekend. The launch takes place upstairs in The Crane this Saturday at 6.30pm. Folk legend Andy Irvine has called the album “refreshingly stylistic and contemporary relevant". Admission is free. The album is available via iTunes or www.annafalkenau.com.

Shivers Balearic Boat Ride on the Corrib

Wed, Sep 20, 2017

IS SEPTEMBER the new August? Shivers thinks so and in order to give one last hurrah to the sunshine, Shivers is hosting a boat party aboard the Corrib Princess, with resident DJ Eoin joined by Paramida and Cait.

A little classical music for Culture Night

Mon, Sep 18, 2017

THE CONTEMPO Quartet will give four free concerts around the city to mark Culture Night, which takes place on Friday, while later this month, they will also present a cross-genre collaboration with Galway-based artists in NUIG.

Album review: Alvvays

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 14, 2017

ALVVAYS DEBUT album was dominated, indeed overshadowed, by one song - 'Archie, Marry Me' - an inspired depiction of young love, defiance, and ennui. Backed by a grandstanding chorus and killer middle eight, it was definitive indiepop par excellence.

Siv Jakobsen - debut album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

SIV JAKOBSEN, whose music the BBC's Lauren Laverne has praised as "beautifully atmospheric", will perform songs from her recently released debut album in the Róisín Dubh.

Little Hours - new EP, Monroe's Live show

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

FOLLOWING THEIR recent appearance on the Electric Picnic main stage at the start of this month, October will see rising Donegal duo Little Hours release a new EP, Too Much Patience, and play Monroe's Live.

Eurovision winner Eimear Quinn to sing in Galway Cathedral

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

EIMEAR QUINN, best known for winning the 1996 Eurovision with the song 'The Voice', will perform a candlelit concert in Galway Cathedral, accompanied by the renowned brass quintet Dublin Brass.

The Burning Hell to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

DESPITE THEIR name, The Burning Hell's music is so good, "even Jesus is going to enjoy it once He finally gets here," according the BBC's Tom Robinson - and Galway can see why this weekend.

The Mae Trio - two Galway shows

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

THE MAE Trio, the Australian contemporary folk group, are coming to Ireland to promote their new album, Take Care Take Cover, and will play two dates in County Galway.

Rory Gallagher Tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 14, 2017

THE MUSIC of Rory Gallagher remains not just one of the great achievements of Irish rock and blues but of rock and blues by anyone, from any country outside the music's birthplace of the USA.

Eoin Dolan - new single and album

Wed, Sep 13, 2017

EOIN DOLAN, one of County Galway's finest songwriters has just released his new single, 'Good Human Being?', as a taster for his forthcoming second album, Ubique.

Album review: Neil Young

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 07, 2017

SINCE SHAKEY opened up his archives, a treasure trove of magnificent, mostly live, albums, have been flowing out to us grateful fans over the past decade. The latest in this series is an unreleased studio work - Hitchhiker.

Tom Hickox to play Strange Brew

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

TOM HICKOX has music in the blood. His father, Richard Hickox, is one of Britain's most renowned conductors, while his mother was an orchestral timpanist. Tom however has pursued the path of singer-songwriter, rather than classical musician.

Chasing Abbey and Marc Kinchen announced for FourFour

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

FOUR FOUR returns to Electric, Upper Abbeygate Street, this September, with some big nights planned over the next few months, including sets from Chasing Abbey and Marc Kinchen (MK).

Sonny Fodera to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

SONNY FODERA, one of the world's most in-demand DJs, who regularly spins the decks in clubs in Britain, the US, Brazil, and Australia, makes a detour to Ireland to play the Electric Garden & Theatre this month.

Mary Coughlan - Irish tour, Galway show

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

MARY COUGHLAN'S autumn/winter tour of Ireland will see her play a home town concert at the end of this month, making her upcoming show a welcome chance to see one of the nation's most outstanding singers in action.

Chris Haze releases new single

Thu, Sep 07, 2017

CHRIS HAZE, the Galway singer-songwriter, is set to release his new single 'Say Goodbye' this week, the follow-up to his Irish chart topping EP We Are One, which came out in February.

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