Handel's Messiah in Galway Cathedral

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

HANDEL'S MESSIAH will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of Irish classical music enthusiasts as the work was premiered in Ireland, being performed as a charity fundraiser in Fishamble Street Hall, Dublin, in April 1742.

First Galway Dimebag Darrell Anniversary Show

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

DIMEBAG DARRELL, co-founder of Panthera, the Texan band who kept the metal flag flying in the 1990s when others in the genre appeared to have lost their way - and one of metal's most admired guitarists, will be remembered in Galway next week.

Elvana - Elvis fronting Nirvana

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

A JUMP suited, bearded, Elvis impersonator, fronting a band of dickie bow wearing musicians, playing Nirvana's music in the style of Las Vegas era Elvis Presley! As an idea, it is beyond bizarre.

Citóg fundraiser for Galway Simon

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

CITÓG RECORDS, home to some of the most creative and exciting bands and solo artists in Galway, and a key player in the revival of the city's music scene, host a fundraising concert for the Galway Simon Community.

Damien Dempsey - Galway concert in December

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

DAMIEN DEMPSEY, described by The Guardian as "one of Ireland’s great singer-songwriters" and by The Daily Express as "one astonishingly gifted individual", returns to Galway in December.

Phil Coulter returns to the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

PHIL COULTER - who has written songs for Van Morrison, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, and Luke Kelly - makes a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre tomorrow at 8pm.

IGNITE Gospel Choir Christmas concert

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

THE IGNITE Gospel Choir holds its annual Christmas concert in St Josephs' Church, Presentation Road, on Friday December 22 at 8pm and Saturday 23 at 4pm, and will raise funds for the ME/CFS Association.

Album review: Morrissey

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 23, 2017

MOZZER HAS never been afraid to speak his mind, but recent pronouncements on Brexit, UKIP, and Harvey Weinstein, have, to put it mildly, left many fans (including this one) shaking their heads at the lack of wisdom on display.

Declan O'Rourke - Famine songs at the Black Box

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

IT IS A project 15 years in the making, and the realisation of a long held ambition, to chronicle in song the devastating disaster of The Great Famine, and its impact on the lives of those who experienced it.

Fujiya & Miyagi to play Strange Brew

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

IN LATE 2006 in Europe, and early 2007 in the US, Brighton electronic/dance/indie rock band Fujiya & Miyagi released their second album Transparent Things - and then saw critics fall over themselves to praise it.

A Lilac Decline to play Bus King

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

A LILAC Decline, the Galway based, Swedish musician, whose music ranges from folk-pop to singer-songwriter to indie rock, plays the next Bus King gig.

Wild Front to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

"WILD FRONT come on like The 1975 listening to their dad's funk records," according to the NME, while Its All Indie said, "If there's any band that could better defy expectations, it's Wild Front".

My Fellow Sponges - new single, Galway tour

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

GALWAY PROG-FOLK band My Fellow Sponges today [Thursday November 23] release their new single 'The Schlieffen Plan' and will promote it with gigs around Ireland, including three dates in County Galway.

Pearl Jam tribute @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

PEARL JEM, the Irish tribute band to Pearl Jam, the long running Seattle band who were among the pioneers of grunge, return to Galway this week.

Bitch Falcon to descend on Galway

Tue, Nov 21, 2017

ON FRIDAY November 24, Bitch Falcon release their new single 'Of Heart'. The day before, they play a FEAST night at Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh as part of their current Irish tour.

Album review: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 16, 2017

IF LIAM'S As You Were was about getting back to basics, Noel's album - arriving only weeks after Our Kid's - is all for defying expectations and pushing into previously unexplored territories.

Julie Felix - a folk legend comes to Galway

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

SHE TAUGHT Leonard Cohen the art of songwriting; featured The Kinks and Led Zeppelin's lead guitarist Jimmy Page on her BBC TV show in the 1960s; and despite being a Californian, The Times called her "Britain's First Lady of Folk".

Brave Giant - headline show at Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

THEIR SINGLE 'The Time I Met The Devil', 'featuring actor and comedian, Joe Rooney, has enjoyed more than 80,000 views since it was released in the spring; their new single 'Way To Love' reached No 1 in October, and this month they tour Ireland.

Vladimir and Anton - sibling revelry

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

VLADIMIR AND Anton, the Slovakian violinist brothers described as “the Nigel Kennedy’s of their nation”, by the London Evening Standard, will give a concert in Galway at the end of this month.

Field Trip to play Bus King

Thu, Nov 16, 2017

FIELD TRIP, the Galway band who mix garage rock, indie-pop, and surf rock, with a grasp of songwriting and arrangement it takes others years to master, play the next Bus King gig.

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