Albert Hammond - legendary songwriter is Salthill bound
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
EXAMINE MANY of the best known pop and rock hits of the last 50 years and it is likely Albert Hammond wrote them, either by himself, or in collaboration with another songwriter.
Read more ...Album review: Kim Gordon
Music Reviews Thu, Oct 10, 2019
THE EASIEST way to approach Kim Gordon's debut album is not necessarily at the start, but towards the end, with the furious, rampaging, hurtle of 'Hungry Baby'.
Read more ...Brave Giant - debut album, Róisín gig
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
WHITE, PINK + Blue, the debut album from Irish indie-folk band Brave Giant has just been released, and this weekend they will be in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Keywest - three Galway appearances in three days
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
KEYWEST RELEASE their new album, Ordinary Superhero, and new single, 'C'est La Vie' tomorrow, and follow it up with a weekend of in-store appearances in Galway city.
Read more ...Brother Dege - the Tarantino approved singer-guitarist
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
BROTHER DEGE, the American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his Grammy nominated track ‘Too Old to Die Young’ from Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, is coming to Galway.
Read more ...Monroe’s Live welcomes Johnny Cash’s eldest grandson, Thomas Gabriel!
Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Thomas Gabriel makes his return to Ireland following his first appearance at Monroe's last year on the anniversary of his grandfather's infamous tour of 1963, and takes to the Monroe’s stage again on Sunday 27th October.
Read more ...“Top-notch, instrumental wizardry” - The Moxie Strings at Monroe’s Live.
Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Fresh from the Kansas City Irish Fest, the musical geniuses that are The Moxie Strings play at Monroe’s Live on Sunday 27th October - the perfect addition to your Bank Holiday weekend!
Read more ...Hudson Taylor get set to play the Black Box
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
HUDSON TAYLOR, the Irish folk-pop/Americana duo of brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, are on a nation-wide tour that includes Galway's Black Box Theatre on Thursday October 10 at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Album review: Kacy & Clayton
Music Reviews Thu, Oct 03, 2019
THE SASKATCHEWAN cousins 2018 album, The Siren's Song, was steeped in late 1960s British folk-rock, with clear nods to Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and Anne Briggs.
Read more ...A green Galway Jazz Festival with rainbow appeal
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
THE 2019 Galway Jazz Festival takes place this week, and will be officially opened this evening at 6pm in the Kitchen Café of the Galway City Museum by Connemara environmentalist and educator Leo Hallissey.
Read more ...All Tvvins play major Galway concert this weekend
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
AFTER DELIVERING a fine performance supporting Two Door Cinema Club at the arts festival Big Top this summer, All Tvvins return to Galway this weekend to play the Black Box Theatre.in October, and ahead of that show, release their new single.
Read more ...Charity concert to remember Seán Henry
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
SOME OF the greatest names in Irish traditional music - Frankie Gavin, Cherish the Ladies, Seán and Matt Keane, Mary Bergin, John Faulkner - will perform at a concert in memory of Portumna publican Seán Henry.
Read more ...Amazing Apples to release new single
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
AFTER A long hiatus, the Amazing Apples, one of Galway's most popular bands, are back with a new single, 'Mr Mustard', which will be released tomorrow on Spotify, iTunes, and Google Play.
Read more ...Spitting Nails - German punk/metal for Galway
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
HAMBURG BAND Spitting Nails play a ferocious mix of metal and punk in the style of Naplam Death, Tragedy, and Extreme Noise Terror, and they are coming to Galway this weekend.
Read more ...A classical crossover concert for Tuam
Thu, Oct 03, 2019
THE TENOR Eoin Hynes and soprano Emer Barry are bringing their show Iconic to Tuam next week, which will feature a programme of well loved songs from both the classical and pop spheres.
Read more ...Album review: Squarehead
Music Reviews Thu, Sep 26, 2019
HAVING TAKEN some time out for "a much-needed mental health break" after three albums in three years and constant touring, Dublin trio Squarehead pick up, not exactly where they left off.
Read more ...Galway Street Club - new single, Róisín gig
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
‘BLACK WIDOW of Iron Mountain’, the first single from Galway Street Club's forthcoming second album, will be released on Tuesday October 1, followed by a gig in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday 5 at 8pm.
Read more ...Saoirse - new work to premiere at Jazz fest
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
SAOIRSE, A work specially commissioned by the 2019 Galway Jazz Festival, which fuses Connemara sean-nós with jazz and improvisational forms, will be premiered performed by vocalist Lauren Kinsella.
Read more ...Bicurious - a 'heavy dose of mosh ready ferocity'
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
BICURIOUS, THE Dublin experimental heavy rock duo of Taran Plouzané and Gavin Purcell, play the Róisín Dubh next week as part of an Irish tour, ahead of a series of gigs across Britain and the Continent.
Read more ...Vladimir and Anton - those were the days
Thu, Sep 26, 2019
THE ACCLAIMED Slovakian brothers and violinists, Vladimir and Anton Jablokov, are coming to Galway next week to perform their latest show, Those Were The Days.
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