Cyril Hahn to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Oct 02, 2014

CYRIL HAHN, the DJ who made his name with his reworking of Destiny’s Child’s ‘Say My Name’ which hit No 1 on Hype Machine, is in Galway.

Free concerts from ConTempo

Thu, Oct 02, 2014

THE CONTEMPO Quartet will perform two free lunchtime concerts next week, one in Portumna and the other in Galway city.

The Young Folk - new single and Galway show

Wed, Oct 01, 2014

THE YOUNG Folk play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Friday October 3 at 9pm as part of a nationwide tour promoting their new single ‘Way Down South’ The single follows the release of the Dublin band’s album The Little Battle.

Moxie - Irish trad spliced with bluegrass and Jazz

Wed, Oct 01, 2014

BLUEGRASS, JAZZ, vocal harmonies, and world music rhythms, fed through the prism of Irish trad - this is the sonic essence of Irish band Moxie.

Fight Like Apes, Kid Karate, Sleep Thieves play Galway in November

Tue, Sep 30, 2014

FIGHT LIKE Apes, Kid Karate, and Sleep Thieves will play six venues across Ireland this November, including Galway’s Róisín Dubh, as they headline this year's FMC Tour.

Delorentos - new album and Galway show

Tue, Sep 30, 2014

DELORENTOS’ FIFTH album, Night Becomes Light, will be released on Friday October 10 followed by an Irish tour which sees the Dublin quartet play Galway next month.

Hudson Taylor announce Galway show for February

Mon, Sep 29, 2014

A BUSKING and YouTube sensation long before they even approached a record company, Irish folk-pop duo Hudson Taylor have announced a nationwide tour in 2015, taking in Galway.

VOIDS to launch debut EP with Factory gig

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

VOIDS, the left-field indie-electronica duo from Galway, launch their debut EP Begin, at 11pm tomorrrow in Factory, Abbeygate Street.

The Original Rudeboys to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

THE ORIGINAL Rudeboys are heading west to bring their indie acoustic hip-hop to the Róisín Dubh this Sunday at 9pm.

Eight cello extravaganza

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

AN EIGHT-cello extravaganza, featuring eight musicians playing music by eight different composers, takes place in An Taibhdhearc on Tuesday September 30 at 8pm.

Guinness Amplify gigs @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

FOLK-ROCK/indie-folk bands Kicking Bird and Cornerboy play Monroe’s Live as part of the Guinness Amplify weekender.

Celebrate the songs of Dolly Parton

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

DOLLY PARTON, a genius songwriter, a magnificent singer, large than life personality, and country music legend, will be celebrated in Galway next week.

Alice clubnight goes monthly

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

THE ALICE clubnight has been running in various Galway venues for the past two years and hosted international guest DJs like Hunee, Loud-E, and Medlar.

Leading Armies @ The Cellar

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

FUNK-ROCK sextet Leading Armies, who top off their sound with reggae tinged vocals, and six part harmonies, are in The Cellar Bar tonight.

Coyote Factor returns in October

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

THE COYOTE Factor singing competition returns this October with a €10,000 prize fund, EP recording package, digital album release, music video, and more up for grabs.

Trad for Trocaire

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

A TRADITIONAL Irish music session takes place this Saturday at 12 noon in Tigh Coili, as part of the nationwide Trad for Trocaire event.

Guinness Amplify @ The Stock Exchange

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

GUINNESS AMPLIFY gigs will be taking place in The Stock Exchange bar from today through to Sunday.

First up is alternative singer-songwriter Derek Ellard tonight; pop-rock quintet Small Town Heroes tomorrow, followed by DJ Dec; Saturday is Ultimate Party Night with DJs Lisa Brady and Frank playing current chart hits on the second floor and eighties and nineties party anthems on the top floor; there will be trad, bluegrass, and jazz tunes with Joe Casey on Sunday.

Even better than the real thing?

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

U2’S PUBLICITY stunt for their new album Songs Of Innocence has met with, at best, a mixed reaction, but Galway fans will be delighted a leading tribute band to the quartet will play Monroe’s Live.

A Saw Doctor and a Waterboy - live in Clifden

Wed, Sep 24, 2014

THE SAW Doctors’ Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite - who is also a member of The Waterboys - will perform at a lunchtime event in The Alcock and Brown Hotel this Saturday, as part of the Clifden Arts Festival.

A live music hooley for Pieta House

Wed, Sep 24, 2014

THE HARDCORE Priests Of Yemen, Mikey and the Scallywags, and a host of musicians will be live across three stages and two venues playing everything from Irish trad to world music, in a fundraising concert for Pieta House.

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