Tracy Bruen - new single, Galway shows

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

TRACY BRUEN, one of Galway's most outstanding singer-songwriters, recently released her new single, 'Fall Away', and will tour Ireland, Germany, and the Czech Republic over the coming weeks.

Ciaran Lavery - new album, Monroe's show

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

IN HIS five years as a solo artist, Ciaran Lavery has clocked up more than 80 million streams on Spotify, while in 2016 he won the Northern Ireland Music Prize for his album Let Bad In.

Steven Sharpe and Tara Stacey - live

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

THE OUTRAGEOUSLY brilliant Steve Sharpe, and the quirkily wonderful Tara Stacey, will be in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh, for a double bill of great music and song.

Redmond O'Toole - one day, two concerts

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

REDMOND O'TOOLE, described as "an important ambassador for the classical guitar in Ireland" by the Royal Irish Academy of Music, is coming to Galway next week to play a lunchtime concert.

Galway Rocks For Hospice

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

LEADING GALWAY covers band, such as Tightrope and Metallica tribute band Whiplash, will take to the stage of The King's Head for the Galway Rocks For Hospice charity night.

Creedence Clearwater revived

Thu, Feb 22, 2018

BETWEEN 1968 and 1972, Creedence Clearwater Revival released seven albums - a staggering three alone in 1969 - enjoying enormous artistic, commercial, and critical success in that period.

A night in memory of Dolores O’Riordan

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

DREAMING HER Dreams: A Night in Memory of Dolores O’Riordan, which takes place this weekend, will see some of Galway's finest singers and musicians perform songs by the late Limerick songwriter.

Joshua Burnside - a world of (unconventional) music

Tue, Feb 20, 2018

HIS MUSIC has been called "rumbling, brooding, powerful, magnetic" by The Irish Times, and "dynamic and wide ranging" by Chordblossom, while BBC Radio 1's Phil Taggart said "it makes you glad to have a pair of working ears".

Nathan Fake - a rootsier sounding electronica

Mon, Feb 19, 2018

NATHAN FAKE grew up in Necton, a village in the middle of Norfolk, he fell in love with music during his school years, and was turned on to electronica after hearing Aphex Twin and Orbital.

Album review: Belle and Sebastian

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 15, 2018

THE THREE EPs, released under the How To Solve Our Human Problems title, have now been grouped into one release, and together merge and flow seamlessly as an album.

Billow Wood play Róisín Dubh tonight

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

BILLOW WOOD - formerly known as Flat Out - bring their multi-vocal and harmony driven mix of Irish trad, folk, indie, rock, and pop, to the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh this evening at 8.30pm.

Tayne @ Strange Brew tonight

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

TAYNE, THE London based experimental, pop, noise, outfit created by former Galway resident Matthew Sutton, plays Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh this evening at 8pm.

The songs and stories of The Dubliners in Ballinasloe

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

WILD HAIR, wilder beards; songs about sex, drink, and politics; and a much needed injection of a rebellious, anarchic spirit into Irish folk music of the 1960s - The Dubliners truly were trailblazers.

St Patrick’s Weekend @ The Skeff

Thu, Feb 15, 2018

TRADITIONAL IRISH music gigs and a feast of Six Nations action will be the order of the day throughout the St Patrick’s Weekend Celebrations at The Skeff, Eyre Square.

The Clockworks - new single, Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Feb 14, 2018

THE CLOCKWORKS, one of Galway's most exciting bands, and who have been gaining attention abroad, release their new single, 'Rumours In The Stockroom', on Friday February 16.

Tune-Yards plays Galway in July

Tue, Feb 13, 2018

SHE BEGAN as a puppeteer and ukulele enthusiast, before turning to music and releasing her debut album on recycled cassette tape. Now she's singing about white privilege, intersectional feminism, and climate change.

Emma Langford - debut album, Róísín Dubh gig

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

EMMA LANGFORD, the Limerick alt-folk singer-songwriter, has released her debut album, Quiet Giant, and will perform songs from it at the Róisín Dubh next week.

Album review: Ezra Furman

Music Reviews Thu, Feb 08, 2018

EZRA FURMAN is simply not interested in conforming to anyone's stereotypes: gender fluid, non-binary, gay, a believer in God, he is unapologetic about it all - an individual in the truest sense then.

The Pale play Monroe's Live in March

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

MARKING 25 years in the business, and returning to Galway for the first time in five years, long running indie band The Pale, play Monroe's Live in March.

A night for female DJs @ Electric

Thu, Feb 08, 2018

GASH COLLECTIVE, which provides a platform for female-identifying DJs and producers to create, share, and collaborate together in the field of electronica, is coming to Electric.

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