Kinetika @ The Cellar

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

THE FOURTH instalment of Kinetika, takes place tomorrow night in The Cellar Bar, with Digital Animals Of Disco Nouveau.

Digital Animal will play some old-school ‘acid analogue techno’ and things are expected to get psychedelic. Admission is €3 for the first 30.

Kevin Devine - Five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 15, 2014

KEVIN DEVINE is a prolific singer-songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York. Perhaps little known over this side of the ocean, he has amassed a dedicated following in the States, having been knocking about the New York indie rock scenes for more than 15 years.

The Sonics - ‘punk long before punk’

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN THEIR mid-1960s hey day, The Sonics were never really known outside of the American Northwest, despite being the wildest, loudest, most outrageous band around.

Music @ The Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE ALTERED Hours, Nanu Nanu, Myles Manley, and My Fellow Sponges are among the bands that will be playing the Galway Fringe Festival which opens this Saturday.

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE SOUND of New Orleans, hip hop, and Black America are embodied in The Hot 8 Brass Band who make a welcome return for a Galway International Arts Festival show.

Mama Kasbah @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MUSIC of Europe and Latin America collide in exciting and funky fashion in the band Mama Kasbah, who play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

The Midnight Union Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MIDNIGHT Union Band come from Kilkenny, but it might as well be Kentucky with a sound steeped in Americana, folk, and roots music.

Italian music at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE TRIO sonatas of Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli will be heard at a concert in the Galway Cathedral this evening.

A soulful soundtrack to your Sunday brunch

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

SUNDAY IS the day that was made for relaxing - literally what the Good Lord intended, so why not chill out at Massimo’s Bar to some good music and great food?

Owen Pallet - Five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 08, 2014

OWEN PALLET is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist, who came to prominence initially under the moniker Final Fantasy, with his breakout second album He Poos Clouds winning the 2006 Polaris Music Prize.

Mary Coughlan - one night in Druid

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

MARY COUGHLAN, Ireland’s leading jazz and blues vocalist, plays the Druid Mick Lally Theatre on Tuesday July 29, where she will be joined by Dutch guitarist Erik Visser who produced her debut album Tired and Emotional.

Erin McKeown - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

“A COUPLE of years ago, I found myself at a cross-roads. It was no longer sustainable to participate in a traditional label relationship. It was no longer possible to keep my political and musical selves separate.

Traidphicnic An Spidéal

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

FRONT RANK Irish trad musicians, beach walks, hawks, and a giant camera obscura are on the bill for Traidphicnic in An Spidéal tomorrow and Saturday.

Declan O’Rourke - three Galway shows

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

DECLAN O’ROURKE, the songwriter whose admirers include Paul Weller and Eddie Reader, will plays County Galway three times this summer.

Alice’s day-to-night disco

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

THE ALICE clubnight returns this Sunday with a special day to night disco on the rooftop of Biteclub, Electric, Upper Abbeygate Street.

Inishbofin Concerts

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

JULIE FEENEY, Paddy Casey, and Eleanor Shanley are among the singers who will be in concert on Inishbofin, as part of the island’s annual summer concert series.

The return of Heroes in Hiding

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

A CROSS between Mumford and Sons and The Frames, with shout-a-long folk-rock songs, injected with some indie songwriting nous – this is Heroes in Hiding.

Samantha Crain - the Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 01, 2014

NATIVE AMERICAN singer-songwriter Samantha Crain has been quietly making a name for herself over the past five years, with music that has embraced indie, alternative-rock, folk, and acoustic.

Nirvana’s Chad Channing to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

CHAD CHANNING, the former Nirvana drummer who played on the band’s 1989 debut album Bleach, is touring Ireland next month with his new band Before Cars.

Portishead DJ Andy Smith to celebrate one year of Shuffle!

Thu, Jun 26, 2014

HUFFLE! with DJ Dave Barry opened its doors to the public one year ago this July in the Róisín Dubh and has garnered a reputation for a great night of eclectic sounds ranging from soulful disco to uptempo reggae and northern soul. To celebrate this milestone ANDY SMITH, the man who DJed for and supplied samples for Portishead - and even one for The Prodigy - has been drafted in. 

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