Celebrate the life of Tony Small

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

CHRISTY MOORE, Dolores and Sean Keane, and Pauline Scanlon, are among those who will perform at the Tony Small tribute concert in The Town Hall Theatre.

See the light with Solas

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

INFLUENTIAL, ACCLAIMED, and playing The Galway Sessions festival is Irish-American folk/trad band Solas who take to the Monroe’s Live stage this evening at 8pm.

Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

THE FOLK, soul, and blues husband and wife duo Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson play Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

Metallica tribute @ Kelly’s

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

METALLICA TRIBUTE band Whiplash, named after the debut single from the LA’s band debut album Kill ‘Em All, play Kelly’s, Bridge Street, this Saturday.

Soul and blues @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

SOUL AND blues band Owen Brady & The Blue Shakes bring their vibrant mix of rhythm, horns, tasty guitar, and powerful vocals to Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Choral concert from The Mornington Singers

Thu, Jun 19, 2014

THE AWARD winning Dublin choir, The Mornington Singers, will give a concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday at 8pm.

Cass McCombs - five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jun 17, 2014

CASS MCCOMBS, the American singer-songwriter is one of those artists whose music falls into country, folk, and roots, as much as it does indie.

Listen to stream of new Oh Boland album

Tue, Jun 17, 2014

BIZARRE AS it is to many, cassette has actually made a comeback and indie bands can be as likely to release an album or EP on tape as on vinyl, CD, or digital.

The Hot Sprockets @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

THE HOT SPROCKETS have just released their new album Brother Nature and the band, called “a must see live act” by the Irish Mirror, are coming to Galway.

Album review: Haunted Hearts

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 12, 2014

SUBJECT MATTER wise, Haunted Hearts debut album Initiation (Zoo Music) is a little naughty, being inspired by the New York S&M scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

The ‘Irish ZZ Top’ are in town

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

CROW BLACK Chicken have been called “an Irish ZZ Top” and given their grizzly beards and monstrous blues riffs, the comparison is apt.

Doesn’t Matter re-unite for one night

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

GALWAY ROCK band Doesn’t Matter re-unite for one night only for a concert at Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 9pm, in aid of the children’s cancer charity, Hand in Hand.

Fanlights @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

THEY HAVE an average age of 21, describe their music as “ethereal, neo-psychedelic dream pop”, and they play Galway tonight.

Clubnights @ Factory

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

FEBRUARY AND Mars live, the start of a new clubnight, and the second instalment of Get Boogie! are all taking place at Factory this weekend.

Factory has started a new clubnight for Thursdays - Long Hot Summer Nights - which will see Factory resident DJs alongside the best local and national DJs and live acts, and admission is free.

Phosphorescent - five Essential Songs playlist

Tue, Jun 10, 2014

PHOSPHORESCENT IS Alabaman singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and he is Phosphorescent in the way Neil Hannon is the Divine Comedy and Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails.

Róisín Dubh Tenth Birthday Weekender

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

AND SO I Watch You From Afar, Dott, Delorentos, Le Galaxie, and Phill Jupitus will gather in the Róisín Dubh next weekend to celebrate the venue’s 10th birthday.

Two gigs from Emmet Scanlan

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

EMMET SCANLAN, the London based singer-songwriter, is coming back to his native Galway to play two shows in the county.

The Church Sundays @ Coyote’s

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

THE CHURCH Sundays in Coyotes Late Bar is a new event for parties and groups in Galway for a wild weekend, and feeling in the mood for ‘Round Two’.

The Church Sundays starts this Sunday and runs from 12 noon to 3pm, in Coyote’s, The Stock Exchange, Shop Street. There will be live music, entertainment, drink promotions, and a free cloakroom.