Telephones to hit the decks @ Electric

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

SCANDO-BALERIAC House and Disco aficionado Telephones - stage name of Norwegian DJ Henning Severud - is coming to Galway to play a once off boat party, along with a set at Electric.

Stomptown Brass - a New Orleans via Dublin sound

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THEY MAY hail from Dublin but Stomptown Brass's musical roots are firmly in the New Orleans tradition of street-stomping horn players, as can be seen when they play the Galway International Arts Festival next month.

Sound Passing - a weekend of ConTempo

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THREE DAYS of contemporary Irish classical music, including a new work commemorating the life of patriot, piper, and 1916 Proclamation signatory Eamonn Ceannt, will be heard at NUI Galway this Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Brendan Shine to play Town Hall

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

FOR A certain generation, and a certain audience Brendan Shine is a legend for songs like 'Do You Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down' and 'I'm A Savage For Bacon and Cabbage'.

KeyWest to play McGettigan’s

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

KEYWEST, ONE of Ireland's most popular rock bands, come to Galway to play McGettigan’s, Prospect Hill, on Saturday June 18, from 10pm, to celebrate the venue's first birthday.

Aslan’s Christy Dignam @ Town Hall

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

ASLAN FRONTMAN Christy Dignam, and band co-founder Joe Jewell, will perform their intimate acoustic show, Some Songs and Stories, in the Town Hall Theatre, this Saturday at 8pm.

In Flow - Electro-Gamelan fusion

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

IN FLOW, a unique and immersive performance fusing electronic music, gamelan percussion, and visuals, comes to the Nuns Island Theatre this Saturday at 8pm.

Sharon Shannon - GIAF 16 concert

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

SHARON SHANNON and her band, will play Monroe’s Live on Tuesday July 12 at 8pm as part of the 2016 Galway International Arts Festival and tickets are now on sale.

Come and hear The BlueBirds

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

THE BLUEBIRDS, the close harmony trio of Jenny Groarke, Laura Lynn and Lorraine Flanagan, will play the Galway Folk Club in De Burgos, tomorrow, at 9pm.

HAWK swoop down for Citóg appearance

Wed, Jun 08, 2016

THEY HAVE been called "the lucid dream between post rock and indie” by The Vinyl District, and their music has been described as combining "post-punk and folk in a spine-tingling brew that’ll take potshots at your emotional wellbeing” by The Line of Best Fit.

Strypes and Riptide Movement for Rock the Docks

Tue, Jun 07, 2016

THE STRYPES and The Riptide Movement and have been confirmed to headline Galway’s new outdoor festival - Rock the Docks - from June 24 to 26 June at city docklands.

Ryan Sheridan to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Jun 07, 2016

RYAN SHERIDAN has come a long way since his days in Riverdance, performing in Broadway, and later working as a barman in his native Monaghan to the point where he now enjoys hit albums in Ireland and abroad.

Grounds For Invasion @ Strange Brew

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

INDIE-ELECTRO trio Grounds For Invasion return to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday June 9 at 8pm, with support from Pourtraits, one of Ireland's most exciting up-and-coming hip-hop MCs.

Album review: Christy Moore

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THERE IS a Galway connection to Christy's new album, coming straight at the beginning with 'Mandolin Mountain', written by the late, great songwriter and musician Tony Small.

Vamonos - a celebration of Flamenco

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AT THE heart of flamenco is not a step, or a rhythm, or a song, but a quality known as Duende - a dark creative force, an expression of the soul and of struggle.

ConTempo to perform Beethoven and Bartok

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

CONTEMPO WILL perform music by Beethoven and Bartok at two concerts over the coming week, ahead of the quartet being presented with honorary degrees by NUI Galway later this month.

Keeva and Pauline Scanlon @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

SINGER PAULINE Scanlon will join Irish trad 'supergroup' Keeva, whose music also encompasses elements of jazz, for a concert in Monroe’s Tavern on Friday June 17 at 9pm.

Get the blues with ‘Big Daddy’ Webster

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AMERICAN BLUESMAN Randall ‘Big Daddy’ Webster and songwriter/broadcaster Patrick Horgan bring their ‘Tangled Roots Tour’ to the Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday June 30 at 9pm.

A choral concert in aid of COPE

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE RENOWNED tenor Owen Gilhooly joins the Marine Institute Singers and SSE Airtricity’s workplace choir, the SSE Airs, for a concert in the Augustinian Church, Middle Street, on Saturday June 11 at 8pm.

Cafolla & Engel @ HALO

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE DJ/SAXOPHONE duo of Cafolla & Engel are set to be the highlight of a packed series of events taking place at HALO for the June Bank Holiday weekend.

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