Brian Casey - Galway gig and new EP

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

BRIAN CASEY, the Irish singer-songwriter who blends blues, folk, and acoustic-pop, has just released his new EP Rain Songs and is touring Ireland.

Sean Keane’s Town Hall Christmas show

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

SEAN KEANE will perform his Christmas By The Hearth show at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday December 11 and Friday 12 at 8pm.

Oddsocks to play Kelly’s

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

ODDSOCKS, THE Dublin ‘rhythm and groove’ quartet are coming to Galway to play the downstairs bar of Kelly’s, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 10pm.

Mark Lanegan - Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Wed, Dec 03, 2014

“You don’t wanna mess with that dude. Give him the microphone, let him sing, then get the f**k out of his way.” So said Dave Grohl about singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan who is coming to Galway in the New Year.

Miriam Donohue - Fundit campaign for debut album

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

MIRIAM DONOHUE, one of Galway’s most talented and interesting singer-songwriters is due to start recording her debut album this month and is raising funds for the project through Fundit.ie.

The Waterboys - new album and Galway concert

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

THE WATERBOYS are to return to Galway for the third time in a year to play a major concert. A mesmerising live experience, the last two shows were about past triumphs, but this upcoming show is very much about the future.

Sleaford Mods - the uncompromising voice of urban Britain

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

FOUL MOUTHED duo channelling the spirit of John Cooper Clark and Mark E Smith, making ‘state of the nation’ addresses, articulating their disgust with the state of modern Britain? This is Sleaford Mods.

Album review: R.E.M.

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 27, 2014

THERE ARE many who argue that R.E.M.’s greatest artistic achievements, bar 1992’s Automatic For The People, came during their time on the IRS label, before they signed to Warner in 1988.

Five band line-up to celebrate Monroe’s Live fifth birthday

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

MONROE’S LIVE is celebrating five years of music concerts with Monroe’s Live Turns 5! from 9pm on Friday December 5, which will include a set from the mighty Hot Sprockets.

Baile an Salsa launch debut album @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the Irish trad/Latin music fusion band led by singer Andres Martorell, launch their new album Tribu at Monroe’s Live on Saturday December 6.

My Darling Clementine @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

MY DARLING Clementine are not American, but they rival any American act when it comes to creating classy, down home, country’n’western.

Printer Clips - a different guise for Bell X1’s Paul Noonan

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

PRINTER CLIPS, the new solo project from Bell X1’s Paul Noonan, have released a new charity single ‘Hole In Her Heart’ and play the Róisín Dubh on Sunday December 7 at 8pm.

Handel’s Messiah comes to St Nicholas’

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

HANDEL’S MASTERPIECE and one of the great works of classical and Christian music, Messiah, will be performed in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, on Sunday December 7 at 6.30pm.

Leading Galway folk musicians release charity single

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

SOME OF GALWAY’S greatest folk musicians, like Sean Keane, Sean Tyrrell, Mary McPartlan, and Johnny Duhan, have joined forces to create The Claddagh Band.

Frank Naughton’s A Vintage Christmas

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

ONE OF GALWAY’S finest and most popular singers, tenor Frank Naughton, will present his show, A Vintage Christmas, at the Town Hall Theatre, on Thursday December 18 at 8pm.

Call Super to make debut Irish appearance

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

CALL SUPER - aka DJ JR Seaton - will make his debut Irish appearance when he plays Bap to the Future this Saturday in Factory, Abbeygate Street.

ConTempo to play as part of charity Christmas concert

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

NUI GALWAY will hold a Christmas concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Monday December 1 at 8pm, to raise funds for GamBLE.

The Henry Girls - heavenly folk harmonies

Wed, Nov 26, 2014

THE PRISTINE, three-part harmonies, delicate roots-folk melodies, and Irish folk with Americana sounds of Donegal’s The Henry Girls will be heard in Monroe’s Live on Thursday December 4.

Citóg - three nights of left-field music for December

Tue, Nov 25, 2014

CITÓG, THE Galway music night which supports original, emerging, and alternative rock, pop, electro, and folk artists, returns in December for a second instalment of Wednesday night gigs at the Róisín Dubh.

HamsandwicH to play Róisín Dubh this week

Tue, Nov 25, 2014

A CHANGE is as good as a rest they sometimes say, and HamsandwicH certainly believe in the truth of that old chestnut, employing it as the rule of thumb for their forthcoming album.

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