Welsh choir to sing in the Town Hall

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

NORTH WALES' leading male voice choir, Cantorion Gogledd Cymru, will join the Galway Choral Association for a concert in the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday 17 December 17 at 8pm.

Paddy Casey - new single and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

PADDY CASEY closes 2016 with new song, ‘Everything Must Change’, a taster for his forthcoming sixth album, due for release in spring 2017. Before that he plays the Róisín Dubh.

Viral sensation Dan Owen to play Seven

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

THE RISE of singer-songwriter Dan Owen began with a kind gesture. A friend who felt Owen deserved wider exposure for his talent uploaded a video of him performing Bob Dylan's 'The Ballad of Hollis Brown' to Reddit.

Julie Feeney to play Moycullen

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

JULIE FEENEY, the award winning and critcally acclaimed Athenry born vocalist and composer, plays her only Galway show this year, at The Forge, Moycullen, on Saturday December 10 at 8.30pm.

FEAST brings the metal to the Róisín

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

MARES OF DIOMEDES, the doom/fuzz/sludge metal band are back in Galway this weekend, having just released a new split record with Copenhagen based purveyors of bleak doom, Dreich.

Syrias Vibes Fundraiser @ Electric

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

THE DISCONAUTS, Shake!, Gigantic, 110th Street, Graham Dolan, and other leading Galway and Irish DJs hit the decks at Electric tomorrow from 8pm, to raise funds for Syrias Vibes.

Seán Keane's Town Hall Christmas show

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

THIS YEAR saw Seán Keane release his first new album in almost a decade and he closes 2016 with his Christmas By The Hearth show in the Town Hall Theatre on December 9 and 10.

Frank Naughton's A Vintage Christmas

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

FRANK NAUGHTON, one of Galway's best loved singers, host shis annual yuletide concert, A Vintage Christmas, in the Town Hall Theatre, where he will be joined by soprano, Sandra Oman.

Rusangano Family - music for a new Ireland

Tue, Nov 29, 2016

THE RUSANGANO Family are from Zimbabwe, Togo, and County Clare; they are based in Limerick; their bass-led sound fuses hip-hop and world music; Nialler 9 said they "continue to impress everywhere they play"; and they are coming to Galway.

Richie Egan to play final Nocturne of 2016

Tue, Nov 29, 2016

RICHIE EGAN, the solo artist best known as JAPE and also as the bassist for the pioneering Irish post-rock band The Redneck Manifesto, will play the final Nocturne concert of 2016 this weekend.

Daniel O’Donnell - Galway concert in 2017

Mon, Nov 28, 2016

DANIEL O'DONNELL will tour Ireland for the first time in four years when he takes his Back Home Again tour on the road in August 2017, and Galway will be among the first ports of call to play a concert.

Beardyman - DJ improv king @ The Loft

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

“A CROSS between a DJ, a comedian, and a human sound-sample library," is how The Guardian described Beardyman. It could have also added front-rank improv artist and entertainer to that description.

The Low Anthem - foward thinking indie-folk

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

AFTER A four year hiatus, American indie-folk and roots band The Low Anthem released their long awaited new album in June, and this month they tour Ireland and Britain, including a show in Galway.

Album review: Body/Head

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 17, 2016

IN HIS despair MacBeth chastised humans, and thereby life, as "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". Kim Gordon's music has long been driven by "sound and fury" but is certainly not meaningless.

Rofi James - new single and launch gig

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

ROFI JAMES, the Galway pop/rock duo, officially launch their new single 'Fool For Your Love' this weekend, and proceeds from half of all downloads/sales of the single will be donated to the Solidarity-Pikpa refugee camp in Greece.

Sample Answer - indie-soul with a real edge

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HE PLAYS "soulful pop with a dusting of hip-hop thrown in for good measure," say Gigwise, while that pop has "a real sense of edge" according to Clashmusic.com. He is Sample Answer, and he is coming to Galway.

Declan O'Rourke to play Down Syndrome Galway charity concert

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

LEADING IRISH singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke will join a gathering of Irish trad titans in the county this weekend for a charity concert in aid of Down Syndrome Galway.

Charlie Landsborough to play Lough Rea Hotel

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH, praised by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Kelly for his "warmth, honesty and credibility", will be in concert in the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Wednesday January 11.

FEAST on Hope Is Noise's alt-rock

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HOPE IS Noise, long time stalwarts of the Irish alternative/heavy scene, will bring their polished alt-rock and feral post-hardcore broadsides, to the next FEAST gig in the Róisín Dubh.

Pierre Bensusan - genius of the acoustic guitar

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

PIERRE BENSUSAN, the genius of the acoustic guitar, "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today", according to the LA Times, makes his annual pilgrimage in Galway this weekend.

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