‘Experience Beethoven’ with ConTempo

Thu, May 05, 2016

STRING QUARTETS by Beethoven will be performed by the ConTempo Quartet in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday at 7.30pm, as part of ConTempo's ‘Experience Beethoven’ concert series.

Tina Turner tribute show at Town Hall

Thu, May 05, 2016

TINA TURNER herself has described Irish singer, Rebecca O'Connor's tribute show to Tina, Simply The Best, as "so good, it’s scary!”, while Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood declared, "Rebecca is an amazing performer and vocalist. I was mesmerized."

Pink Floyd tribute to play Monroe's Live

Thu, May 05, 2016

PINK FLOYD, pioneers of ambient music, creators of some of rock's greatest albums, legendary for their stage shows, and in Roger Waters and Syd Barrett, they had two of Britain's most original songwriters.

Open mic for teens

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE UNDERAGE Open Mic at the Róisín Dubh returns to the Dominick Street venue this Sunday at 3pm and teen musicians and singers are sought to take part.

The Burning Hell - 'the good guys occasionally win'

Wed, May 04, 2016

"THE BURNING Hell write the kind of literate, funny, catchy songs that makes you want to learn all the words and shout them passionately back in their faces." So said Drowned in Sound, about the Canadian band that plays Galway next week.

Album review: Bleached

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 28, 2016

THEY WERE a duo of sisters - Jennifer and Jessie Clavin, now they are a trio, joined by bassist Micayla Grace. Whether it's the Micayla's addition, or more experience under their collective belt, the LA band are rocking harder than ever.

Imelda May and Damien Dempsey to play Big Top

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

IRISH ROCKABILLY queen Imelda May and singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey will play the Galway International Arts Festival Absolut Big Top on Thursday July 21 at 7pm and tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Terry Reid - the return of 'superlungs'

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

TERRY REID could have been the lead singer in Led Zeppelin. Richie Blackmore wanted him to be Deep Purple’s frontman. Both incidents have cast him as rock’s great 'nearly man...’, but this is to forget Terry Reid has always been his own man.

Galway Early Music Festival 2016

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

GENDER-BENDING baroque opera singers, 12th century love songs, and young musicians playing music from centuries ago, not to mention women's contribution to European music - it's the 2016 Galway Early Music Festival.

Little Green Cars to play Salthill

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

LITTLE GREEN Cars, one of Ireland's most acclaimed indie-rock bands, riding the crest of a wave with their new album Ephemera, play Seapoint, Salthill, on Thursday May 12 at 8pm.

Scottish trad-fusion as Skerryvore play Monroe's

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

SKERRYVORE, THE multi award winning Celtic rock-band, from the tiny lsle of Tiree off Scotland’s west coast, make their Irish debut in Galway, playing Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Debussy pianoworks from an English great

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

HE HAS been called "the very finest of pianists” by The Guardian, while the Royal Philharmonic Society has praised “the unique magic of his sound combined with a profound musical intelligence”.

Picture This @ The Loft

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

SEVEN CELBRATES its first birthday this weekend, and to mark the occasion, its live venue, The Loft, hosts a gig by rising Irish band Picture This, on Friday April 29 from 9pm.

Mick Hanly – new album and Town Hall show

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

MICK HANLY, one of Ireland's greatest songwriters, plays the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday May 8 at 8pm, joined by Donal Lunny, to perform songs from his new album, Homeland.

Ska and roots reggae with Big Jelly

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

GALWAY FANS of early Jamaican roots ska are in for a treat when Big Jelly, who play songs by Toots & The Maytals, Skatalites, Prince Buster, Bob Marley, and Lee 'Scratch' Perry, come to Monroe's.

Cafolla and Engel @ HALO

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

CAFOLLA AND Engel, the live saxophone and house music ensemble, return to HALO, playing the Abbeygate Street venue this Sunday.

May Bank Holiday @ Electric

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

THE MAY Bank Holiday weekend at Electric will see a host of leading Galway DJs spinning the decks at the Abbeygate Street venue.

Roots, dub, and reggae weekender

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

MALA OF Digital Mystics, pioneers of the dubstep scene, along with DJs from across Ireland, will perform at the Bank holiday Weekender in the Boatclub, Woodquay, tomorrow and Saturday.

Luka Bloom announces new Irish tour - includes Galway date

Mon, Apr 25, 2016

FOLLOWING THE release of his new album Frúgalisto, Luka Bloom has announced his first Irish tour in years, which sees the Kildare singer-songwriter play the Róisín Dubh on Friday October 7.

Album review: September Girls

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 21, 2016

IN THIS year of commemorating the 1916 Rising, one of the most welcome aspects has been the long overdue acknowledgement of the important role women played in the struggle for freedom.

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