Ivy Nations to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

"IVY NATIONS are absolutely a band to watch. This synthy-rock is exactly what you want in your life..." so said JOE.ie about the quartet that will be playing Electric Picnic this weekend and Monroe’s Live on Friday September 30.

Take up singing for the autumn with the Ad Hoc Choir

Thu, Sep 01, 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.

Bluegrass fused harmonies for Monroe's

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

4 MEN and a Bass, featuring leading Galway folk and Americana musicians, make a welcome return to Monroe’s Side Bar, where they play a free gig this Sunday at 11pm.

Electric wins Music Venue/Nightclub of the Year

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

GALWAY'S ELECTRIC Garden & Theatre won the Music Venue/Nightclub of the Year at the Sky Bar of the Year Awards 2016, which were held recently in the Mansion House, Dublin.

ConTempo announces new concert series for the autumn

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

THE GREAT ConTempo Quartert will begin two very different concert series, starting in September - one will be family friendly and invovle collaboration with musicians working in other genres, the other is a set of monthly lunchtime shows performing Hayden.

Tracy Bruen plays Strange Brew on Thursday

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

TRACY BRUEN, the Galway Advertiser's Galway Solo Artist of the Year 2015, and her band, will play Strange Brew, one of Ireland’s longest running club nights, in the Róisín Dubh this week.

Concert of 18th century Irish harp music

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

ARTHUR Ó NÉILL, one of the last of the travelling harpers, who died in 1816, and whose influence on Irish harp music is immense, will be celebrated at a concert in Galway.

Leafing through Lloyd Cole’s songbook

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

It is hard to believe that it is been more than 30 years since Rattlesnakes announced the arrival of the singular pop sensibility of Lloyd Cole. Literate and melodic with airy allusions to the likes of Eve Marie Saint and Simone Du Beauvoir, it was one of the defining albums of its time and sounds just as good today.

The Conquerors to perform at the Salthill Hotel

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Galway’s favourite band The Conquerors are about to celebrate 45 years on the road and to mark this very special occasion they are holding an all star concert on Thursday August 25 at the Salthill Hotel, Galway.

They have had numerous chart hits throughout the years with one of the most famous being Baby Blue, which went to number one in the Irish charts in 1983. That was followed by several other hits, one of which was the ever popular Galway Are Back recorded for the Galway hurling and football teams.

Californian garage punk twins The Garden to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

With the release of ‘Call This # Now!’ Californian garage punk twins The Garden have announced a 10-date UK and Ireland tour for August and September 2016, and will be playing at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 25.

Shuffle! playing at Seven Bar Galway this Saturday

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Shuffle! is back again this time in the uber cool surrounds of Seven Bar. On the decks are host Dave Barry and special guest Andrew Flynn (Rhythm n'Booze, Limerick) this Saturday August 20.

Andy is a soul funk, reggae, and R'n'B collector from the Treaty city playing weekly in Mickey Martin's bar in the centre of the Limerick and guest at nights around the country and abroad. He also runs one of the best soul/R'n'B nights in the country called Rhythm & Booze.

Album review: Field Mouse

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 11, 2016

DESPITE THEIR death before dishonour pure indie, obvious love of the nineties indie aesthetic, and distinct Anglophilia, Field Mouse have largely gone under the radar.

All Tvvins - debut album, Galway show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

ALL TVVINS are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Ireland in years. Tomorrow sees the release of their debut album, IIVV, and they play Galway the following week.

Metal militia - Dark Arts Festival 2016

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

BLACK METAL, death metal, noise drone, and grindcore, and some of the finest Irish practitioners of these musical dark arts will gather in Galway to play at this weekend's Dark Arts Festival 2016.

Amazing Apples return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

THE AMAZING Apples, the Galway Advertiser's Galway Band Of The Year 2015, play their first major Galway show of the year in the Róisín Dubh on Sunday August 20 at 9pm.

Kenny Hanlon and Lerosa to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

APARTMENT RECORDS head Kenny Hanlon, and Dublin based Italian house producer and DJ, Lerosa, will hit the decks at the Shivers night in Electric Garden and Theatre tomorrow from 10pm.

Baile an Salsa - next album, next concert

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

MULTI-GRAMMY Award winning composer/producer Walter Flores is coming from Central America to produce the new album by Galway Irish trad/Latin music fusion group Baile an Salsa.

Some tickets left for Nathan Carter's second Salthill show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

TOMORROW NIGHT'S Nathan Carter concert in Leisureland, Salthill, is sold out, but a handful of tickets are available for Saturday's event.

An evening of baroque and romantic music

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

AN EVENING of baroque and romantic music awaits concert goers at the final Galway Catherdal Recital concert of the season which takes place this evening at 8pm.