Renegade Brass Band @ The Loft

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

AN EIGHT strong horn section, two percussionists, a scratch DJ, and an MC, the Renegade Brass Band's jazz, funk, and hip-hop fusion deliver "aggressive rhymes, tight horns...riotous, raucous and uninhibited!” according to Edinburgh's Samizdat Press.

Shuffle! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

ANDY RHYTHMNBOOZE, who runs Limerick's Rhythm'n'Booze night, playing r'n'b, ska, and soul on original 45s, is the special guest DJ at Dave Barry's Shuffle! in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

Róisin O to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

RÓISÍN O comes from thoroughbred pedigree in terms of Irish music. Her mother is none other than Mary Black, while her brother, Danny is lead singer in The Coronas, but as a solo singer-songwriter she is her own woman.

Brand New Zeros and Cronin @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

TWO BANDS - Brand New Zeros and Cronin - one English, the other Irish, and who play original music, will both play Monroe’s Live on Sunday October 25 at 9pm.

The Spirit of Smokie @ The Quays

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

THE SPIRIT of Smokie play The Quays on Thursday October 22, performing hits from the 1970s and 1980s, such as 'Living Next Door To Alice', along with new material.

Metal, alternative rock, Dimebag Darrell, and Josh Homme

Wed, Oct 14, 2015

TWO TRIBUTE bands, both celebrating outfits whose music is firmly located at the heavy end of the spectrum, albeit in different ways, come to Monroe's Live this month, for shows that will surely appeal to metal heads and alternative rockers alike.

Sibling harmony to sound at lunchtime concert

Tue, Oct 13, 2015

AN UNCONVENTIONAL musical journey from Russian composer Alexander Borodin to American jazz singer Billy Holliday can be expected at a forthcoming concert from musical siblings Naomi and Matthew Berrill.

The Minutes play Strange Brew tonight

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

DUBLIN GARAGE and blues-rock trio The Minutes, who, according to DJ Rob Smith are "one of, if not then the finest rock & roll band to have ever come out of Ireland", play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh tonight at 10.30pm.

Zion Train to deliver the dub reggae

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

GOING STRONG for more than a quarter of a century, Zion Train have consistently delivered quality dub reggae, electronica, world, and dance music, as Galway will hear when they play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm.

Little Hours to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

LITTLE HOURS, the Donegal folk-pop duo who have impressed with the single 'It's Still Love', and whose music has been called "epic and infectious" by Breaking Tunes, play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday October 17 at 9pm.

Classical guitarist in concert at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

PAT COLDRICK, the Irish classical guitarist plays Monroe's Live on Thursday October 15 at 9pm, where he will perform his own arrangements of works in the classical repertoire, as well as original compositions.

Coyote Factor applications still being accepted

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

APPLICATIONS ARE still being accepted for the Coyote Factor competition which offers the winner a €10,000 prize fund, with an EP recording package, digital album release, photo shoot, and music video shoot

Jugendzupforchester in St Nicholas'

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

THE GERMAN Youth Plucked String Orchestra, or Jugendzupforchester, are coming to Galway to perform work by Vivaldi, Bach, Greig, Kuwahara, Balkanski, Desmond, and Bremner.

Seo Linn to play Gorta Self Help Africa gig

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

SEO LINN, the young trad band who have caught the imagination of YouTube viewers with their covers of Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’, Macklemore’s ‘Can’t Hold Us’, and Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’, play Monroe's Live this month.

My Fellow Sponges' do something...at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

MY FELLOW Sponges, the Galway prog-folk/indie band will play two nights at An Taibhdhearc Theatre this month - Wednesday October 21 and Thursday 22 - and featuring appearances from Yer Man's Puppets's Tommy Baker and The Gombeens's J-Dog, and others.

Electro-rockers Makings @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

MAKINGS, THE Dublin electro rock band, who have been called "insanely powerful live" by Pure M magazine, play Monroe's Backstage Bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Music For Dead Birds to open October Citóg gigs

Tue, Oct 06, 2015

CITÓG RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh, not only for a new series of its monthly gigs in the Dominick Street venue, but with the first Galway gig in a number of years from Music For Dead Birds, who have also just released a new EP.

Album review: John Grant

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IT BEGINS with St Paul's celebrated description of love from his First Letter to the Corinthians, Ch 13, two voices reading, both male, one in English, the other in Icelandic, before white noise drowns them out.

Ron Sexsmith to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IN A career spanning 25 years and counting, Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has won critical acclaim, built a loyal fanbase across the world, and earned the admiration of Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and John Hiatt - the artists who inspired Sexsmith to become a musician.

The Hot Sprockets to headline Rocktoberfest

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE HOT Sprockets, the high energy Irish blues-rock band will headline the Rocktoberfest weekender at Monroe's Live, which starts today and runs throughout the weekend, up top Sunday.

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