Galway Early Music Festival 2016

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

GENDER-BENDING baroque opera singers, 12th century love songs, and young musicians playing music from centuries ago, not to mention women's contribution to European music - it's the 2016 Galway Early Music Festival.

Little Green Cars to play Salthill

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

LITTLE GREEN Cars, one of Ireland's most acclaimed indie-rock bands, riding the crest of a wave with their new album Ephemera, play Seapoint, Salthill, on Thursday May 12 at 8pm.

Scottish trad-fusion as Skerryvore play Monroe's

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

SKERRYVORE, THE multi award winning Celtic rock-band, from the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast, make their Irish debut in Galway, playing Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Debussy pianoworks from an English great

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

HE HAS been called "the very finest of pianists” by The Guardian, while the Royal Philharmonic Society has praised “the unique magic of his sound combined with a profound musical intelligence”.

Picture This @ The Loft

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

SEVEN CELBRATES its first birthday this weekend, and to mark the occasion, its live venue, The Loft, hosts a gig by rising Irish band Picture This, on Friday April 29 from 9pm.

Mick Hanly – new album and Town Hall show

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

MICK HANLY, one of Ireland's greatest songwriters, plays the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday May 8 at 8pm, joined by Donal Lunny, to perform songs from his new album, Homeland.

Ska and roots reggae with Big Jelly

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

GALWAY FANS of early Jamaican roots ska are in for a treat when Big Jelly, who play songs by Toots & The Maytals, Skatalites, Prince Buster, Bob Marley, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, come to Monroe's.

Cafolla and Engel @ HALO

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

CAFOLLA AND Engel, the live saxophone and house music ensemble, return to HALO, playing the Abbeygate Street venue this Sunday.

May Bank Holiday @ Electric

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

THE MAY Bank Holiday weekend at Electric will see a host of leading Galway DJs spinning the decks at the Abbeygate Street venue.

Roots, dub, and reggae weekender

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

MALA OF Digital Mystics, pioneers of the dubstep scene, along with DJs from across Ireland, will perform at the Bank holiday Weekender in the Boatclub, Woodquay, tomorrow and Saturday.

Luka Bloom announces new Irish tour - includes Galway date

Mon, Apr 25, 2016

FOLLOWING THE release of his new album Frúgalisto, Luka Bloom has announced his first Irish tour in years, which sees the Kildare singer-songwriter play the Róisín Dubh on Friday October 7.

Album review: September Girls

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 21, 2016

IN THIS year of commemorating the 1916 Rising, one of the most welcome aspects has been the long overdue acknowledgement of the important role women played in the struggle for freedom.

The Young Folk - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

THE YOUNG Folk have just released their new album, First Sign Of Morning, and they make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh on Saturday May 7 at 9pm.

Americana from Josh Harty at Monroe's Live

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

JOSH HARTY has "a voice for troubled times" says The Alternate Root, who can "convey all the complexities of an emotion in a single phrase," according to No Depression.

Music, dance, and the Kilfenora Céilí Band

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

THE Kilfenora Céilí Band, one of the oldest céilí bands in the world, and former Riverdance leads Michael Donnellan, Michael Gardiner, and Laura Minogue, will join forces for a show at the Town Hall Theatre.

Trad music and visual art fusion @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

TRAD MUSIC will meet the visual arts when Beoga and Lightscape join forces for Before We Change Our Mind, a special, one off performance, which takes place in Monroe’s Live on Thursday May 5 at 8pm.

Silent Disco Street Party - it's back!

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘til you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the Silent Disco Street Party from 8pm on Friday April 29.

Hitmakers Hogan to play Monroe's

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

"HOGAN HAVE extraordinary talent and they will go far," so said Hotpress of the Irish pop-rock band who play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday April 28 at 10pm.

The Alkove @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

OLD-SCHOOL rock'n'roll band The Alkove, a five piece playing all original material, play Monroe’s Live on Saturday April 30 at 9pm.

Mitch presents Indie Disco @ Róisín Dubh

Wed, Apr 20, 2016

THREE OF Galway's leading DJs and rising indie rock/post punk band Bob Skeleton will hit the mainfloor of the Róisín Dubh this Saturday for the latest Mitch Presents: Indie Disco.

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