Get funked up with The Good Hustle

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

FUNK, SOUL, rock, and dance, will collide in floor-filling and exciting fashion when The Good Hustle play The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, on Saturday February 20.

Valentine's Day at Biteclub

Thu, Feb 11, 2016

BITECLUB on Abbeygate Street will mark Valentine's Day this Sunday, with music, food, and drinks.

Solo show from Augustines' William McCarthy

Wed, Feb 10, 2016

WILLIAM MCCARTHY, the charismatic frontman of Brooklyn indie band Augustines,' plays a solo show at Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday February 18 at 8pm.

Des Kelly - the quiet legend of Irish music

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

HE FOUNDED The Capitol Showband that scored a number of firsts for Irish bands at home and abroad. He discovered songwriting legend Phil Coulter, he set visionary trad band Planxty on the road to success, he is Des Kelly.

Album review: The Prettiots

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 04, 2016

IT COULD all be very twee, a light hearted look at love'n'life'n'boys by New York twentysomethings Kay Kasparhauser (vocals/ukulele), Lulu Prat (bass), and actor/musician Rachel Trachtenburg (drums), all very kooky, quirky, and indie.

The Whileaways to play Foróige Youth Café

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE ACCLAIMED Galway folk, roots, and Americana trio, The Whileaways, will play the first Show Up and Show Off, a new concert series at the Foróige Galway City Youth Café on The Fairgreen.

Richard Hawley to play Black Box in February

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

RICHARD HAWLEY, one of Britain's finest contemporary songwriters, plays the Black Box Theatre on Friday February 26 at 8pm, as part of his British and Irish tour, supporting his latest album Hollow Meadows.

Lunchtime classical music concert

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

MUSIC BY Schubert, Boccherini and Dohnanyi will be heard when the ensemble Musici Ireland play the Hotel Meyrick’s Oyster Bar on Thursday February 11 at 1.05pm.

The Three Tenors return to the Town Hall

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

THE THREE Tenors make a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday February 13 at 8pm, for a show that will also feature violinist Maria Mason, Aimee Banks, and the Scoil Íde Choir.

Scottish singer-songwriter Colin Clyne @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

STRAIGHT UP melodic country-rock, with a twist of folk, and a dash of Americana is what Galway can expect when award winning Scottish singer-songwriter Colin Clyne plays Monroe's Live on Wednesday February 24.

Corrib Live concert to raise funds for COPE and AMP

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

IROCKS COMPETITION winners Rofi James and Galway trad-rock band Cúla Búla headline the Corrib Live charity music event in the Commercial Boat Club, Woodquay, on Friday February 12.

Road Wives and The Optimists @ The Loft

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

ROAD WIVES, the new electro-pop project from Jack Quinn, and Dublin pop/alternative band The Optimists, play The Loft at Seven, for separate shows over the coming days.

Huxley @ Electric

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

HUXLEY, THE English deep house/garage producer and DJ, best known for the hits 'Box Clever', 'I Want You', and 'Shower Scene', spins the decks at Electric on Thursday February 11.

Relive Grunge @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

GRUNGE BEGAN in Washington State in the 1980s, with bands like Green River - containing future members of Pearl Jam and Mudhoney - before going overground with Nirvana's Nevermind, and coming to an untimely end with Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994.

New music workshops for teens

Thu, Feb 04, 2016

A NEW music based workshop for those aged between 13 and 18, takes place on Fridays from 8pm to 9.30pm at the ARD Family Resource Centre in Doughiska, and admission is free and open to all.

Citóg to showcase leading Galway singer-songwriters

Wed, Feb 03, 2016

TWO OF Galway's finest singer-songwriters - Ultan Conlon and Eoin Dolan - will be among the headline acts at the Citóg nights taking place in the Róisín Dubh across February, which will also feature punk, indie, prog, and folk.

Greg Dulli begins European tour in Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

WHETHER WITH The Afghan Whigs, The Twilight Singers, The Gutter Twins with Mark Lanagan, or solo, Greg Dulli has earned a position of admiration as a first rate songwriter.

Album reviews: Savages and Hinds

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Savages - Adore Life (Matador)
SILENCE YOURSELF was a hell of an opening statement from Savages in 2013. It was so good their over indebtedness to Joy Division, Siouxsie Sioux, and Dead Kennedys proved no hinderance, but rather a welcome way in for audiences.

Blues guitarist Chaz dePaolo returns to Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

CHAZ DEPAOLO, the brilliant and much admired, American blues guitar virtuoso, makes a long overdue return to Galway, to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday February 11 at 9.30pm.

Irish debut for Dutch baritone Henk Neven

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

THE IRISH debut of Dutch baritone Henk Neven takes place in NUI Galway's Aula Maxima on Thursday February 4 at 8pm, where he will perform songs by Mendelssohn, Schuman, Ibert, and Ravel.

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