Remembering Phil Lynott for his 65th birthday

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Phil Lynott would have turned 65 this week, and in his honour the Thin Lizzy tribute act, Remembering Lizzy, will play a special show at Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

Spirit Of Smokie visits Galway next month

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Dean Barton, son of late Smokie frontman Alan Barton, and the band Spirit Of Smokie will perform the greatest hits of Smokie and tracks from Room with a View, the posthumous album from Alan Barton, this month at Monroe's Live.

New album from Irish country music star Derek Ryan

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

TALENT IS admirable and creativity is empowering, qualities which are evident on Derek Ryan’s new album The Simple Things.

Red Checks to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Red Checks is an original blend of finely matured French traditional music mixed with hints of Irish trad, baroque and jazz.

Taking applications now for Coyote Factor 7

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Coyote Factor is returning for its seventh year running this October.

This year, the lucky winner of Coyote Factor will receive a €10,000 prize fund, an EP recording package, a digital album release, photo design shoot, and music video.

Set sail for a new pub experience at An Púcán

Thu, Aug 28, 2014

Galwegians are welcoming the return of the newly refurbished An Púcán bar at 11 Forster Street - just off Eyre Square.

Mysterious Galway producer making waves from the shadows

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

Revin Goff is the moniker of a Galway-born 23-year-old producer, soundtrack composer, and songwriter, whose real identity is as of yet unknown.

The Cosby Show @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

PHIL COSBY is a man who is not afraid of the brutal. He takes his audience on a journey through luscious folk ballads, to out and out rock and roll, to driving dance grooves, and transient soundscapes.

A happy-go-lucky hootenanny

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

SESSIONS AMERICANA are a Boston-based rock band, or possibly a folk band, it's hard to put these guys into any kind of box.

Race the Flux @ Roisin Dubh

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

AFTER THE success of their debut performance of Songs for the Deaf in The Cellar back in April this year, Galway four-piece Race the Flux will perform songs from the celebrated Queens of the Stone Age album at the Roisin Dubh tomorrow night.

Aussie group Strings for Ammo play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

STRINGS FOR Ammo were formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2012 by Steven Fothergill and Joe Murray.

Electric Picnic warm-up party at Arus na nGael

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

Jahbuzzz (AKA Dave Barry - Shuffle!) and Slick Normal (Ghetto Disco), who will both be manning the new Treasure Beach stage at Electric Picnic along with Will Softly and friends, will be hosting a warm up party at Arus naGael tomorrow night, August 22, from 9pm.

German alt-rock band Suddenly Human to play Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

SUDDENLY HUMAN are an alternative rock group from Halle in Germany.

Celebrated clubnight Somewhere comes to Electric Garden

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

VOTED IRELAND’S best clubnight of 2013 by the music savvy subscribers to Nialler9.com, Somewhere at The Workman's Club, Dublin, is coming to celebrate four years of excellent Wednesday nights, packed week in, week out, with real music lovers.

The team behind Somewhere were delighted to get the invitation to bring their night to Electric Garden, and so from Tuesday September 2, Somewhere will take place each and every Tuesday at Electric Garden.

Taking applications for Coyote Factor 7

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

COYOTE FACTOR will return to Coyotes Late Bar, 34 Shop Street, this October for its seventh year running.

Kinetica @ The Cellar

Thu, Aug 21, 2014

For their next instalment, Kinetika have decided to give back to their regulars.

Popular live music cinema night returns for one night only

Fri, Aug 15, 2014

The Harp, The Accordion and The Ugly - Live Music Cinema is back this Sunday August 17 by popular demand in Arus na nGael from 9pm.

Sound and fury

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO has long been at the forefront of alternative and underground culture in the United States, and for Deafheaven, whose sound encompasses both black metal and post-rock, the city has meant inspiration, frustration, ambition, hindrance, and realisation.

Baile an Salsa - Latin vibe with an Irish twist

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the exciting Irish trad/Latin music fusion band, return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live this Saturday, with doors opening at 9pm.

Empires of Light

Thu, Aug 14, 2014

THE BLACK Country is an area of England where the industrial revolution was at its most intense, in cities like Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.

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