Jafaris - rising star of Irish hip-hop in Galway

Thu, May 02, 2019

BORN IN Zimbabwe and raised in Dublin, Percy Chamburuka is Jafaris, a poet, dancer, and rapper making uncompromising, fresh hip hop, and he plays the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

Stockton's Wing - looking back and moving forwards

Thu, May 02, 2019

STOCKTON'S WING released their first new music in more than 20 years last month with the single 'We Had It All', and they play Galway next week as part of their 'A Retrospective Tour'.

Music from the movies with the the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Thu, May 02, 2019

MUSIC AND songs from films like Star Wars, James Bond, Lord Of The Rings, and that masterpiece of homoeroticism, Top Gun, will be performed in Salthill by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Johnny Duhan - last chance to see?

Thu, May 02, 2019

JOHNNY DUHAN, one of Ireland's most respected songwriters, particularly for his song, 'The Voyage', plays the Town Hall Theatre this month as part of what could well be his final tour.

EP review: Body Type

Music Reviews Thu, May 02, 2019

THEY CALL themselves the "trash can girl band", giving the impression of a raw and raucous garage rock, but Body Type are a far more considered prospect than their self-description indicates.

Robert Plant to play Galway International Arts Festival

Mon, Apr 29, 2019

ROBERT PLANT, the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, the rock god, who has since become a visionary solo artist, will play the Galway International Arts Festival this summer.

The High Kings to play the Loughrea Hotel and Spa

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

The High Kings will be live at the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Friday May 3.

Eleven years ago, four Irish singers, performers, and songwriters decided to take a calculated risk. The constituent parts of The High Kings each had a wealth of history in the music business behind them, but knew that in order to maintain any level of creative interest they would have to boldly go where no other Irish ballad group had gone before.

Peco playing Monroe’s Galway

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

This Friday Peco will be playing Monroe's.
Peco is an Irish artist whose music is a blend of indie-rock, folk, and pop. His songs are guitar based with a strong emphasis on melody and lyrics. Peco generally has something to say but likes to do so with a hook or two. He released his debut EP And So I Arrived At The Start in October 2017 and his debut solo album The Middle Ages was released on February 15.

Anna Mieke - new music, Galway gig

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

ANNA MIEKE, the Irish singer-songwriter has just released her new single, 'Creature', while tomorrow sees the launch of her new album, and on Saturday she plays the Róisín Dubh.

Haley Heynderickx - upstairs in the Róisín

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

SHE DOES not spell it like Jimi. It's more complicated, more eye-catching, but once past the letters, it is the music that counts, and the words. As Pitchfork said: "she turns her incisive gaze inward, writing from the feelings in her heart and the visions in her head".

Johnny McEvoy and Tom McBride jnr play Loughrea

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

ONE OF Ireland's leading folk singer-songwriters, Johnny McEvoy, and country singer Tom McBride jnr, son of the late, legendary, Big Tom, play the Lough Rea Hotel on Tuesday April 30.

Charity gig for Galway Anti Racism Network and The Melting Pot Luck

Thu, Apr 25, 2019

TRACY BRUEN, one of Galway's finest singer-songwriters, will be among the performers at the Rowing Club this weekend, in a show to raise funds for the Galway Anti Racism Network and The Melting Pot Luck.

The event takes place on Saturday at the club in Woodquay from 8pm. Also performing will be The Curly Organ (solo project of My Fellow Sponges' Donal McConnon), The Barcelo Brothers, Bannedwagon, MAC, and Touché, followed by a DJ set from Black MC.

Talos - doubt, dust, and discovery

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

"I'M AN architect. But it’s not my profession. I love making music. At times, I design things…and it’s a welcome release. But music is what I do.” So says Talos who is on his way back to Galway.

Galway Street Club announce Irish tour

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

GALWAY STREET Club, the 12 member strong, multi-national, sometimes bare-chested, busking brigade, are hitting the road in June for what will be their biggest Irish tour to date.

Galway record labels feature in new documentary series

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

INDEPENDENT'S DAY, 10-part radio series looking at the state of independent music and record labels in Ireland, will be broadcast on RTÉ 2XM on Mondays at 1pm, and repeated on Wednesdays at 1pm, for 10 weeks starting April 22.

KeyWest play the Black Box next week

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

“NO BAND gets a crowd going quite like KeyWest…they truly are masters of eliciting maximum crowd responses,” so said Hot Press, about a band who are no strangers to Galway.

Macy Gray and The Coronas announced for Festival Big Top

Mon, Apr 15, 2019

SOUL SINGER Macy Gray and one of Ireland's favourite bands, The Coronas, have been announced as the final headline acts to play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top this summer.

Album review: Fontaines D.C.

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 11, 2019

IMAGINE A song which sounds as though it were written by Shane McGowan, but performed by The Velvet Underground. That song is 'Dublin City Sky', the closing track on Fontaines D.C.'s debut album.

Ye Vagabonds - new album, Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

FOLLOWING THE release of their very fine new album, The Hare's Lament, folk/trad duo Ye Vagabonds - Carlow brothers Brían and Diarmuid MacGloinn - return to the Róisín Dubh.

Music for Good Friday

Thu, Apr 11, 2019

THE ANNUAL concert of sacred music for Good Friday returns to St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, with a performance of Heinrich Schütz’s setting of the last words of Christ on the cross: Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi Am Kreuz.

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