Brendan Bowyer - playing the hits at the Town Hall

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE HUCKLEBUCK’ may have been written and first performed by r’n’b saxophonist Paul Williams, but in Ireland that song is unquestionably owned by Brendan Bowyer.

The Superior Inferior @ Factory

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE SUPERIOR Inferior, aka Belfast DJ and producer Graeme Morrison, makes his Galway debut in Factory this Saturday night.

PLAY @ The Cellar

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

HAVE YOU a song to sing? Are you a songwriter, guitarist, etc, and want to share your music but have no opportunity to get on stage?

Coyote Factor starts next week

Thu, Oct 16, 2014

THE FIRST round of heats for Coyote Factor 7 starts on Thursday October 23 in Coyotes Late Bar, Shop Street, with 12 contestants taking part.

Soaring choral concert for Louisburgh

Fri, Oct 10, 2014

The Mayo Male Voice Choir is joining forces with mezzo soprano Annemarie Gibbons to perform a special concert in the Derrylahan, Louisburgh, tonight at 8.30 pm.

Ms Gibbons is internationally acclaimed for her operatic performances and will return to her native Louisburgh to perform with the choir and raise funds for the local Order of Malta.

ROCKtoberfest - a weekend of music at Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

ROCKTOBERFEST, GALWAY’S new ‘indoor music festival’ will see Monroe’s Live play host to 22 up-and-coming Irish bands, across a wide range of genres, starting today and running throughout the weekend.

Take a Lecherous Gaze at ‘rock-punk heavy jams’

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

LECHEROUS GAZE’S music fits somewhere between garage and stoner rock, but they prefer to describe themselves as playing “psycho-delic shred-tastic ultra-hyphened rock-punk heavy jams.”

Naomi Berrill - jazz album launch in Galway

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

“NAOMI BERRILL is leading a generation of new cello players that re-invent the approach to the instrument in order to show its many possibilities.”

Galway teens sought for classical music competition

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

YOUNG GALWAY musicians are tuning up to win a €3,000 prize to develop their musical talent as the Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Awards seeks entries for 2014.

Major Irish singer-songwriters in concert for Gaza

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

DECLAN O’ROURKE, Paddy Casey, and Brian Kennedy play the Kinvara Community Centre in a special concert to raise funds the children of Gaza.

A night of Bach’s cantatas and arias

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

GERMAN SOPRANO Anja Pöche-Lipfert and the internationally acclaimed baroque ensemble Camerata Kilkenny are touring Ireland this month, taking in Galway next week.

Irvine and Lunny on stage with Mozaik

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

IRISH FOLK legends Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny will bring their band Mozaik to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 8pm.

Wallis Bird @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

THE VIGOUR and energy Wallis Bird brings to her live shows has the power to “kick start an entire economy”, according to The Irish Times.

Emmet Scanlan - two Galway gigs

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

EMMET SCANLAN and his band What the Good Thought are coming home to play two gigs in Galway city this month.

Feast for reggae fans @ Áras na nGael tomorrow night

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

Fans of Jamaican music are in for a treat tomorrow night at Áras na nGael. The mighty Revelation Soundsystem make their Galway debut hot on the heels of their packed session at the Electric Picnic. Add to this another Electric Picnic performer Dave Barry on deck duty 'inna di yard' and this has the makings of an unforgettable night. Doors at 9pm. Admission is free until 10:30pm @4 after

SubVersion Seisiún @ Áras na nGael

Thu, Oct 09, 2014

TONIGHT FROM 9pm, the third SubVersion Seisiún at Áras na nGael takes place with Welfare and Destitute at the controls of their heavyweight sound system.

Girl Band - long songs, short songs, and a Galway gig

Wed, Oct 08, 2014

GIRL BAND despite their name, have no female members. Musically, these avant/noise-punks are very much a case of 'take risks but take no prisoners' with a sound that is as uncomprimising as it is aggressive. Galway audiences will be left in no doubt of any of this when they play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tomorrow (October 9) at 9pm.

New York jazz guitarists play Galway tomorrow

Tue, Oct 07, 2014

NEW YORK jazz guitar duo, Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, perform the opening concert of the Galway Jazz Festival tomorrow at 8pm in the Nuns Island Theatre.

ROCKtoberfest - the new Galway music festival

Thu, Oct 02, 2014

GERMANY’S OKTOBERFEST celebrates beer, but Galway’s latest addition to the festival calendar - ROCKtoberfest - will celebrate music.

DVD Review - Introducing Morrissey

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 02, 2014

MORRISSEY’S SOLO career could be characterised as a three act play, with a dramatic opening, a sagging middle section, and a triumphant - and still ongoing - third act.

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