Silent Disco Street Party returns this weekend
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘till you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be, what is now referred to as, the "world famous" Silent Disco Street Party, and it is back this Sunday from 8pm.
Read more ...Two chances to see classsical pianist Michael McHale
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
MICHAEL MCHALE, the Irish classical pianist, who playing has been described as "delicately graded and infallibly clear" by The Irish Times and filled with "lucidity and elegance" by The Daily Telegraph, will play two shows in County Galway.
Read more ...99 Souls - funky house duo for Seven
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
99 SOULS, the duo behind the massive funky house hit 'The Girl Is Mine', which everyone from Beyoncé to Pete Tong has been raving about, and who want their debut album to be "classic, timeless", are coming to Galway.
Read more ...Neon Atlas @ Seven
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
CORK INDIE/alternative band Neon Atlas, who have won critical and commercial acclaim for their music, play The Loft @ Seven, Bridge Street, on Friday September 23 at 10pm.
Read more ...Nirvana tribute @ Monroe's Live
Thu, Sep 15, 2016
IT IS 25 years this month since Nirvana released the game changing, and now classic, album Nevermind, and equally epochal single, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', so if you are in the mood to commemorate check out this upcoming show.
Read more ...Ralph McTell announces Galway show for October
Wed, Sep 14, 2016
IT TOOK an Englishman to write one of the finest, and most poignant songs, about Irish emigration. That man is Ralph McTell, and that song is 'From Clare To Here', and next month he will mark his special relationship with the country.
Read more ...Cathy Davey - new album and Galway show
Tue, Sep 13, 2016
GALWAY WAS the location for Cathy Davey to explore new sounds and styles and in which to create her new album, appropriately entitled New Forest, being recorded near forests in Woodford, south Galway, and in Connemara.
Read more ...Ramones drummer to play Galway in December
Tue, Sep 13, 2016
"RICHIE SAVED the band as far as I’m concerned. He’s the greatest thing to happen to the Ramones. He put the spirit back in the band." So said Joey Ramone about Richie, who was drummer with the legendary punk band from 1983 to 1987.
Read more ...Lisa Hannigan to begin Irish tour in Galway
Mon, Sep 12, 2016
LISA HANNIGAN, riding high on the critical and commercial success of her No1 At Swim album, has announced details of her new Irish tour, with the opening concert taking place in Galway.
Read more ...Album review: Ryley Walker
Music Reviews Thu, Sep 08, 2016
MUCH HAS been made of this album's apparent shift away from Walker's 1960s psych folk-rock influences towards a 1990s indie singer-songwriter dominated sound, but the music within does not contain any kind of either/or exclusion.
Read more ...Scullion - new date for Róisín Dubh concert
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
SCULLION, FEATURING three of Ireland's leading musicians - Sonny Condell, Philip King, Robbie Overson - have announced the new date for their rescheduled Róisín Dubh show, which now takes place on Sunday September 24 at 8pm.
Read more ...Daithí plays Electric tonight
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
SINCE RELEASING his Tribes EP in February, Daithí has pushed his music forward into new sonic, and indeed philosophic, territory, fully embracing his heritage and background, without ever compromising his music's energy and dancability.
Read more ...Concert to honour 1916 heroes at Clifden Arts Festival
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
CHARLIE LENNON, one of Ireland's foremost fiddle players and trad musicians, will unveil his newly composed suite of music, in honour of the men and women of 1916, with a performance at this month's Clifden Arts Festival.
Read more ...Niall Connolly returns to Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
HE HAS been called "among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City," by No Depression magazine, and "a witty storyteller and a not-to-be-missed songsmith", by the Chicago Tribune.
Read more ...Take up singing for the autumn
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
GALWEGIANS KEEN on learning how to sing and/or becoming involved in a choir, should check out the new term of classes and rehearsals with the Ad Hoc choir.
Read more ...Galway Jazz Festival pre-concert this weekend
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
GALWAY'S INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed chamber choir Cois Cladaigh, and the Galway Jazz Festival Ensemble, join forces for a concert in advance of the jazz festival which runs from October 6 to 9.
Read more ...Country and bluesman Brian Ashley Jones @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
BRIAN ASHLEY Jones, the acclaimed guitarist, singer, and actor, whose guitar-driven country and blues tunes have found their way into film, television, and radio, plays Monroe's Live on Thursday September 15.
Read more ...Rolling Stones tribute @ Monroe's Live
Thu, Sep 08, 2016
THE STROLLING Homes, the Galway based tribute band to "the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world", the Rolling Stones, play Monroe's Live on Friday September 16 from 10pm.
Read more ...Plaid - acclaimed electro duo for Róisín Dubh
Thu, Sep 01, 2016
PLAID BRING a beauty, melodicism, and sensuality to electronic music that is all too rare. The Kraftwerk/krautrock inspired soundscapes of their latest album, The Digging Remedy, is an ideal meeting place for hardened electronica enthusiasts and those new to the form.
Read more ...Galway Sings Project Choir returns September 1
Thu, Sep 01, 2016
THE GALWAY Sings Project choir is seeking new members, interested in singing in a group, singing in public, or who wish to learn to sing in harmony, to take part in its upcoming term.
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