A night of Palestinian dance

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

YOUNG, VIBRANT, proud, and engaging, the Lajee Dabka Dancers, will bring the traditional dance styles of Palestine to Monroe’s Live next week.

High voltage rock’n’roll

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

AC/DC TRIBUTE act Whole Lotta Voltage will bring a fearsome slice of ‘rock’n’roll damnation’ to Monroe’s Live tomorrow night from 10pm.

The band will perform a three-hour stage show, covering both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras, complete with costumes, and high voltage renditions of such AC/DC classics as ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’, ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’, ‘Highway to Hell’ and ‘Thunderstruck’.

Reggae vibes with Murray Man

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

MURRAY MAN, one of the leading reggae singers and producers in Britain, is coming to Galway to headline a Rootical Sound System concert.

Rockabilly night @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

THE IRISH rockabilly trio The Screamin’ Bluecats are coming to play Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 10pm.

The band - Shiny Jimmy Fingers, Rockin’ Sammy Strongbow, and The Chief - have released an album, entitled Too Hot to Rock and Roll, featuring Waterboys’ saxophonist Anto Thistlethwaite, and a blistering mix of original tracks and rockabilly classics.

City girl wins place in All-Ireland schools final

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

CLARE QUINN, a young classical singer from Renmore, has reached the finals of the All-Ireland Schools Talent Search national final.

Bluegrass in Kilcolgan

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

BLUEGRASS MUSIC will be heard throughout the weekend in Rafftery’s Rest, Kilcolgan.

Bluegrass group Southern Welfare, who are based in Waterford, will be playing throughout Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All are welcome to the session.

Tumbling Bones - on tour in Galway

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

AMERICAN FOLK/ROOTS trio Tumbling Bones are promoting their debut album Loving A Fool with an Irish tour, including two County Galway dates.

Lunchtime gigs @ Cúirt

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

GALWAY FOLK and American roots will be heard at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature at two different gigs from two fine Galway acts.

Eighties night @ Kelly’s

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

BIG HAIR, leg warmers, ra-ra skirts, mullets, and ten years of hit music will be the order of the day at a charity eighties night in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street.

Scott Maher @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 10, 2014

JUDY COLLINS, the legendary British singer, best known for her interpretations of Leonard Cohen, is an admirer of Irishman Scott Maher.

Album review: Arc Iris

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 03, 2014

AFTER TWO barely noticed albums in the mid-noughties, Rhode Island folk-rock/indie-folk trio The Low Anthem struck creative gold with 2009’s Oh My God, Charlie Darwin.To hold their own and not be outdone by the considerable shadow cast by Fleet Foxes’ magical debut was some achievement, as was the band’s ability to balance the rabble rousing, beer’n’brawling side of folk, with the genre’s sensitive, introspective, side, showing in the process, an emphatic understanding and love for the heritage of this Hiberno-British-American strain of music.

Beardyman @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

BEARDYMAN – DJ, producer, and entertainer – brings his Eat Sleep Shave Repeat Irish Tour to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tonight.

Beardyman, who has been called the “king of sound, ruler of beats,” by BBC1 Breakfast, and “like Bobby McFerrin on Speed” by the Evening Standard, is promising audiences a rip roaring, beat filled and lavishly improvised gigs.

The Drifters tribute concert

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

THE BEST of The Drifters, featuring Gillie Leroy Jones, are coming to Galway to play a concert in the Salthill Hotel on Sunday April 13.

Concert of film music

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

NUI GALWAY’S Orchestra and Film societies will join forces to present a live visual and audio performance of well known film soundtracks.

Moycullen trad workshop

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

CEARDLANN AN Earraigh, the annual Irish trad music workshops, takes place on Saturday April 12 in Scoil Mhuire, Moycullen.

Organised by Comhaltas Mhaigh Cuilinn, the workshops feature masterclasses in fiddle with Tara Breen and David Doocey; banjo with Eoin O’Sullivan; accordion with Tommy Doherty and Daithí Gormley; concertina with Caitlin NicGabhann; and sean nós singing with Máire Ní Dhroighneán.

Iceland’s Ásgeir to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

ICELANDIC SINGER-songwriter Ásgeir has become a phenomenon in his homeland, with 10 per cent of the island’s population owning a copy of his debut album.

Thad Beckman @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

THAD BECKMAN has “chops, writing talent, a big personality, and a bag full of true stories which all dovetail for a cool show.”

TG4 to record Bosca Ceoil @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

TG4’S NEW folk and trad music show Bosca Ceoil is being recorded in Monroe’s Live from Monday April 7 to Friday 11, and free audience tickets are available.

Raglans to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

LILY ALLEN’S father, actor Keith Allen, who can currently be seen in My Mad Fat Diary, has called Raglans’ “an immensely powerful band!”.

Tae Lane @ The Cellar

Thu, Apr 03, 2014

TAE LANE have been described as The Pogues arguing with Warren Zevon, and Galway will see why when they play The Cellar this Saturday.

Tae Lane are a six-piece band of brothers who play original songs with the odd classic thrown in. They will perform songs from their forthcoming EP Not Today, while the video for the song ‘Low Down Pleasures’ can be seen on YouTube. The band has also played the Electric Picnic.

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