The High Kings to play Leisureland

Thu, Jan 10, 2019

THE HIGH Kings - Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Darren Holden, and George Murphy - make a welcome return to the west of Ireland when they play Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday January 19 at 7pm.

Nick Oliveri - QOTSA and Kyuss man to play Galway

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

NICK OLIVERI, along with Josh Homme, has been a key member of both Queens Of The Stone Age and Kyuss, and can arguably claim his place as a significant figure in American alternative rock and metal.

Sleaford Mods - new album, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

IN THE month they release their new album, Eton Alive, Sleaford Mods will be back in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh, giving the public a taste of just what to expect from that new record.

New Galway orchestra to play two shows in 2019

Thu, Jan 03, 2019

THE CONTEMPO Quartet, and Paul Ezergailis, co-principal of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, part of a new orchestra which was launched recently in Galway - Luminosa Music - wil pay two concerts in the city this year.

Ring in the New Year with Le Boom

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

LE BOOM, the Irish electro/indie/house/pop duo of Christy Leech and Aimie Mallon, will ring in 2019 when they headline the Róisín Dubh's New Year's Eve party.

Faraway Martin - from Qatar to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 27, 2018

FARAWAY MARTIN does not do things by half measures. He is based in Qatar, sings songs about drunkenness to people who never imbibe, and has even run a marathon in North Korea.

HamsandwicH - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

HAMSANDWICH BRING a successful 2018 to a close with the release of their new single 'Reactions', and a tour of Ireland which takes in Galway's Róisín Dubh next week.

Moxie are Strange Brew bound

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THEIR MUSIC has been described as having "irresistible, revolutionary energy" by The Irish Times, while the Irish Examiner called their songs "streetwise, fast moving, clever…full of superb moments".

Love Ghost and Modernlove - Irish tour starts in Galway

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

TWO YOUNG bands, one Irish - Modernlove, one American - Love Ghost, are touring Ireland throughout December and January with the first show taking place in the Róísín Dubh next week.

Album review: Neil Young

Music Reviews Thu, Dec 20, 2018

WHILE NEIL Young has long been one of the great champions of heavy and distorted guitar, often his finest performances have resulted from playing the acoustic form of that instrument.

Fundraising gala for Cellissimo 2020 - Galway's new festival

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

CELLISSIMO, GALWAY'S new triennial festival celebrating the cello - the instrument some believe most resembles the human voice - takes place in 2020, but ahead of that comes a fundraising gala for the festival itself.

The Amazing Apples to play The Loft

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE AMAZING Apples are back in their hometown of Galway to play their annual Christmas concert, which this year takes place tomorrow [Friday December 21] in The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street.

Ultan Conlon - new single from an old song

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

'REALLY GONE', the song Ultan Conlon recorded with John Conneely, and to which the legendary singer-songwriter John Martyn contributed vocals, has been re-recorded and is to be re-released.

Ye Vagabonds to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

YE VAGABONDS - Carlow brothers Brían and Diarmuid MacGloinn - mix Irish trad, Appalachian music, and 1960s folk revival styles, and combine them within their vocal harmony rich songs.

Danny Darcy - new album, Galway gig

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

RENMORE SINGER-songwriter Danny Darcy lives and plays music full time in Tenerife, but he is coming home for Christmas to play a show at Monroe's BackStage Bar.

Ballinasloe set for Legends of American Country show

Thu, Dec 20, 2018

THE HIT show, Legends of American Country, seen by more than 250,000 across Britain, will make its Galway debut on Saturday January 5 2019 in the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe.

Music for Galway's midwinter festival - Swansong

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

SWANSONG, MUSIC For Galway's 2019 midwinter festival, will feature works by Brahms, Beethoven, Ravel, and Fauré, composed towards the end of their lives.

David Keenan - rising folk star for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

FOLLOWING DAVID Keenan's Other Voices show in Dingle las month, Tony Clayton-Lea Tweeted it was a "contender for gig of the year", describing the singer-songwriter as the "offspring of Van Morrison, The Waterboys, and The Frames".

Rofi James - new EP, Galway gig

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

ROFI JAMES have released a new five track EP, Helium, which is also the title of their current Irish tour. That tour also sees the quartet playing a hometown gig in Galway next week.

Talos - pain, optimism, and indie-pop

Thu, Dec 13, 2018

"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 plays Galway this month.

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