Album review: The Goon Sax

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 24, 2016

THE ESSENTIALS of Indie music - a sense of the fey and jangly; an appreciation for DIY punk, but softened by the melodicism of The Beatles and The Smiths; a regard for the slacker ethos; nerdy preoccupations, sometimes ambiguous sexuality; and always a deep strain of melancholy.

Bry to play all ages show at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

BRY, THE Irish singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and blogger, plays an all ages show in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday April 23 at 6pm, and he remains determined to play every country in the world.

Tracy Bruen to get 'Dubhsexy'

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

TRACY BRUEN, the Galway singer-songwriter and Galway Advertiser Solo Artist of the Year 2015, will headline Dubhsexy, the next Steve Sharpe curated night in the Róisín Dubh, on Thursday March 31 at 9pm.

Outlaw Country with Daniel Kemish

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

OUTLAW COUNTRY is a form of country music pioneered by the maverick brilliance of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, a tradition continued by Daniel Kemish, who plays Monroe's Live on Sunday April 24 at 9pm.

Opera singer to perform at Monroe's

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

THE OPERA singer Amanda Neri will be among those performing a charity concert for COPE Galway and Icefight Brisbane in Monroe’s Side Bar on Sunday April 3 from 2.30pm.

Ad hoc choir workshops

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

THE AD Hoc choir will begin a new term of workshops, entitled Free Your Voice, starting April 4, and running on Mondays and Tuesdays in the GTI, Fr Griffin Road.

Dimitri From Paris @ Electric

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

DISCO KING Dimitri From Paris comes to Electric for the club's Easter party this Saturday from 11pm.

Road Wives debut @ The Loft

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

ROAD WIVES - AKA DJ, producer, and recording artist Jack Quinn - will perform his debut live show in The Loft at Seven this Sunday at 11pm and admission is free.

Easter weekend @ Halo

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

HALO HAS two party nights planned for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, starting on Saturday with Cafolla and Engel unleashing their energetic live saxophone and house music ensemble.

Old-time/bluegrass with the Locust Honey String Band

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

THE LOCUST Honey String Band, the North Carolina-formed, Nashville-based old-time/bluegrass trio, who embody "American roots music at its best” according to The Irish Post, are coming to Galway.

The Woodburning Savages - ‘bloodlust rock’n’roll’

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

"THE WOODBURNING Savages mix snarling, bloodlust rock'n'roll, archetypes with gloriously incongruous and wildly inventive melodic ideas." So said BBC Radio Ulster's Stephen McCauley about the band that's coming to Galway.

Classical music to mark Good Friday

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

LACRIMOSA, A concert of classical music and song to mark Good Friday, will be heard when the Collegium Chamber Choir, tenor Eoin Hynes, and organist David Leigh perform in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, on Friday March 25 at 5pm.

Kormac’s audio-visual show at Róisín Dubh

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

KORMAC, THE bandleader, producer, and DJ normally at the helm of Kormac’s Big Band is stepping out into more minial territory territory, by leading a three-piece band, and bringing his new audio-visual show on tour across Ireland.

Niall Connolly at Róisín Dubh

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

NIALL CONNOLLY is "a folk icon…Among the most vibrant, poignant, and authentic indie folk artists in New York City", leading folk magazine No Depression has said of the man who is coming to Galway this month.

Singer-songwriters in concert at The Cellar

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

TWO SINGER-songwriters, one Canadian and one Irish, both of whom have worked with Steve Earle, will be in The Cellar Bar to play a free gig on Wednesday March 23.

Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute at Monroe’s Live

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

THE RED Hot Copy Peppers, the tribute band to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will deliver a two hour show of classic songs in Monroe's Live on Friday April 15 at 9pm.

St Patrick’s Day at Electric

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

ELECTRIC WILL host a variety of DJ, house, and electro events, starting tonight from 11pm with Colm K, Get Down Edits, Disconauts, and Bap To the Future.

Last chance to see Giant Sand @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IT HAS been at least a decade since Giant Sand, the alt.rock/Americana band led by Howe Gelb, have played Galway, but 2016 sees them return, as part of a co-headline tour with Jason Lytle.

Album review: Lucius

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

COMING FROM nowhere in 2014, Lucius delivered, for my money, the best album that year in Wildewoman, which revelled in exuberant indie-pop contrasted with country tinged ballads.

Hermitage Green to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

ALMOST SIX years after a spontaneous jam session between some rugby playing friends, Hermitage Green have become one of Ireland's most popular bands, who can also boast a loyal following across the globe.

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