Rory Gallagher tribute @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

BARRY MCGIVERN is a self taught guitarist who first saw Rory Gallagher on TV in 1969 performing with his power trio Taste, before eventually seeing the Irish blues legend more than 30 times in concert.

Seán Keane and Granny's Suitcase

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

GRANNY'S SUITCASE, the new show from one of Ireland's greatest vocalists, Seán Keane, will find the Caherlistrane man, alone on the the Town Hall Theatre stage this Saturday at 8pm.

Community @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

COMMUNITY IS the improv alter-ego of Galway group My Fellow Sponges, whose drive is to see the audience create music with the band.

Tech House @ The Cellar

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

THE TECH House crew will descend into The Cellar Underground this Saturday from 10pm for a night of techno, house, and bass, from a plethora of different DJs.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ The Loft

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

BETWEEN 1983 and 1991 Metallica made some of the greatest metal ever created and that rich entertainment and artistic achievement will be celebrated by Ireland's leading Metallica tribute band Whiplash this weekend.

Parquet Courts and why you should go to their gig

Tue, Jun 23, 2015

"ANYTHING THAT does not come from tradition is plagiarism," declared the Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí. It is a willfully contradictory, deliberately oxymoronic statement, but it does get to the heart of New York indie-rockers Parquet Courts.

Electric Eel Shock - the wild men of metal return

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK, the Japanese metal, classic rock, and punk trio, whose music and stage shows are a wild, outrageous, and high energy filled celebration of the guitar, loud music, and a catchy chorus, are back.

The Willis Clan - keeping the tradition going

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE WILLIS Clan, the multi-talented Nashville siblings, aged between 13 and 23, who play American folk, roots, country, and Celtic music, will play Galway as part of a nationwide tour.

DJ legend Nicky Siano to DJ @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

NICKY SIANO, the man who, in many respects, invented the art of DJing, pioneering many of the styles and techniques DJs use today, and who has been cited among the '100 People who Changed New York', by New York magazine, is coming to Galway.

Spy-Fu - single launch @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

GALWAY BAND Spy-FU launch their debut single 'Gold Standard', showcasing their mix of sweet melodies, anthemics, and thumping indie rock, with a gig in The Loft tomorrow at 9pm.

Brendan Shine to play Town Hall

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

BRENDAN SHINE, the man behind songs like 'I'm a Savage for Bacon and Cabbage' and 'Do Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down?', not merely a hit, but a phenomenon in the Ireland of 1979, is coming to Galway.

The Doors' tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

NA DOIRSE, the Irish tribute band to The Doors, will bring the legendary LA band's dark-psychedelia and haunted blues to Monroe’s BackStage Bar on Friday July 3 at 9pm.

Choral concert in St Nicholas'

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE MORNINGTON Singers, the award winning, 35-member choir from Dublin, will be in concert in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church on Saturday June 20 at 8pm.

Galway artist Blooms to support Ellie Goulding

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

BLOOMS, THE London based Irish indie-electro pop solo project of Galway woman Louise Cunnane, has been announced as the special guest to Ellie Goulding, who plays Live at the Marquee, Cork, on Wedenesday June 24.

Tracy Bruen to play Mná Mná and Body & Soul

Tue, Jun 16, 2015

TRACY BRUEN, the multi-talented Galway indie-folk singer-songwriter will play the Mná Mná night in the Róisín Dubh this week and the Body & Soul festival this weekend.

Album review: PINS

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 11, 2015

PINS' DEBUT Girls Like Us made many friends for the Manchester quartet, but the album was more a demonstration of their latent potential rather than a full realisation of it. Two years later and it's a different story.

Cream of Galway indie-rock and folk to play An Áit Eile

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

OH BOLAND!, Boyfights, and Steven Sharpe will be among those playing An Áit Eile, a one day arts, crafts, and music festival in the Nun's Island Theatre, which takes place this Saturday from 11am to 11pm.

The Deans - new single and The Loft show

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

THE DEANS, the Galway roots-rock band with "an unmistakable sound" who are also "one of the most dynamic independent bands to look out for", according to music website GroundSounds, play the city this weekend.

Hermitage Green to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

HERMITAGE GREEN, the Irish folk-rock band who have won over audiences across the globe for their incendiary live performances, return to Galway this Saturday to play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm.