Maija Sofia to take part in live stream concert on Friday

Wed, Mar 25, 2020

GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Maija Sofia, and County Kerry singer-songwriter, Junior Brother, who is signed to Galway label, Strange Brew Records, will take part in a live stream concert on Friday.

Slyrydes - new single, Róisín Dubh gig in April

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

SLYRYDES, THE Galway punk/post-punk/indie rock band, are about to release their fifth single, 'I Claim To Be intelligent', while next month they play a headline show at the Róisín Dubh.

Album review: Låpsley

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 19, 2020

THE PERSONAL is political is a phrase/slogan/rallying call which has been around since the late 1960s, but is one that feels ever more pertinent and apt.

French Ketamine releases new single 'One Thing'

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

GALWAY BAND French Ketamine release their new single, 'One Thing' on all streaming platforms on Thursday March 26.

Galway Drum Show postponed until August

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

THE GALWAY Drum Show 2020, which was due to take place next week, has been postponed until August, in response to the Covid 19 outbreak.

A pop song about the coronavirus lockdown

Mon, Mar 16, 2020

“Hibernation in the spring, lots of social distancing, we're in lockdown and shut in, is this really happening?”

Galway Street Club annual St Patrick's Day shows

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

IT IS fast becoming a Galway institution - Galway Street Club's annual shows for the St Patrick's Day period - with the multi-national band playing the Róisín Dubh on Monday March 16 at 9pm and Tuesday 17 at 6pm.

Songs of joy, war, and peace in St Nicholas'

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

SONGS OF JOY, war, and peace will be sung in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church when one of America’s top choral groups perform a special concert to raise funds for the church organ.

Ziggy Stardust - live in Galway tonight

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

THE RISE and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars, David Bowie's breakthrough 1972 album, a culturally significant artwork, and a turning point in popular culture, will be performed in Galway.

MCnG’s concert series celebrates 10th anniversary

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

MAOIN CHEOIL na Gaillimhe will marks its 10th anniversary with a series of benefit concerts to raise awareness and funds for local community groups.

A night of Irish and Slavic music

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

AGU, THE Galway-based artist with Czech/Polish roots, joined by the Galway based musician and producer Tony Higgins, will headline an evening of music and song at the Róisín Dubh.

Little John Nee headlines new Druid Sessions gigs

Thu, Mar 12, 2020

OLLIE JENNINGS' intimate Druid Sessions concert series, at The Mick Lally Theatre, returns in the summer with the first show headlined by the great Little John Nee on Friday June 12.

Album review: Autre Monde

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 05, 2020

PADDY HANNA has never been afraid to embrace the eccentric and off-kilter side of his creativity on his solo albums, and in Autre Monde songwriter Padraig Cooney, he has met a kindred spirit.

Style Council/Paul Weller drummer to attend Galway Drum show 2020

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

STEVE WHITE, drummer for Paul Weller between the Modfather's 1992 solo debut album and 2006's Catch-Flame! and the drummer in Weller's post-Jam band, The Style Council, is coming to Galway.

Greg Dulli - solo show at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

IT IS extraordinary to think that an artist who has been around as long, and who is held in such high esteem, as Greg Dulli, is only now releasing his first solo album under his own name.

Anna Mullarkey releases weather and season inspired mini-album

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

ANNA MULLARKEY, the vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, and the Galway Advertiser Solo artist of the Year 2019, has just released her new mini-album, Spéir.

Magnificent Music for a March Evening

Thu, Mar 05, 2020

MAGNIFICENT MUSIC for a March Evening is the title of the Galway Choral Association’s upcoming concert which will see it perform Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis,, also known as the Nelson Mass.

I predict a riot! - Kaiser Chiefs are coming to Galway

Mon, Mar 02, 2020

KAISER CHIEFS, one of Britain's most popular bands, will bring their anthemic brand of indie rock to the Heineken Big Top as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2020.

Hayseed Dixie - new album and back in Galway

Thu, Feb 27, 2020

THEY CREATED the musical genre rockgrass - a fusion of classic rock and bluegrass/American folk - have won the respect of legendary rockers, been going for nearly 20 years, and are returning to Galway.

Album review: The Hanging Stars

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 27, 2020

THERE HAS been an enervated, lethargic, feel to many of the albums released so far in 2020 - at least to these ears - resulting in some worthy works, which ultimately fail to fully engage.

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