Jazz night @ Nuns Island

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

THE GINAJAZZ Trio, featuring two Lithuanians and an Irishman, will treat Galway to a night of jazz that will range from mellow to rule-breaking, at The Nuns Island Theatre.

G.A.S.S - new LGBT night @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

G.A.S.S, SHORT for The Great & Secret Show is a new monthly LGBT clubnight which opens at the Róisín Dubh at 10pm on Friday December 11.

Chart toppers The Crossfire @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

ALTERNATIVE ROCKERS, The Crossfire, whose debut EP hit No 1 in the iTunes charts and rock charts, play a free gig at Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Sean Keane's Christmas By The Hearth concert

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

SEAN KEANE brings his Christmas By The Hearth concert to the Town Hall Theatre, for the third year in a row, on Friday December 11 and Saturday 12 at 8pm.

Tradiohead to play final gig

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

AFTER FOUR years successfully re-imagining the songs as Radiohead via Irish folk and trad, Galway's Tradiohead will call it a day with a farewell gig in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Friday December 11.

In Flow - an electro-gamelan fusion

Thu, Dec 03, 2015

INDONESIAN MUSIC, electronic sound, and visuals, will combine in the immersive performance, In Flow, which will be premiered at the Nuns Island Theatre this month.

Love/Hate actor to rap at Spirit Of Voice 2015

Wed, Dec 02, 2015

TOMMY KD, the Love/Hate actor and rapper, fresh from his shows supporting Maverick Saber, will perform songs from his forthcoming Karma Is A Bitch album, at Spirit Of Voice 2015.

My Fellow Sponges play Róisín Dubh on Friday

Wed, Dec 02, 2015

THE WEIRD and wonderful My Fellow Sponges play the Róisín Dubh this Friday at 9pm, with money raised from the show going towards recording costs of their next studio album.

Lee 'Scratch' Perry - reggae legend to play The Loft

Tue, Dec 01, 2015

VISIONARY, ECCENTRIC, legend - Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the man who produced the early music of Bob Marley and The Wailers, and an enormously influential and significant figure in reggae music in his own right, is coming to Galway.

Citóg - saving the best until last

Tue, Dec 01, 2015

THE FINAL round of Citóg gigs for 2015 really are a case of saving the bet until last, with a trio of events showcasing some of the best talent in indie, folk, hard rock, and singer-songwriter to emerge from, or be based in, County Galway.

Damien Dempsey announces two gigs for St Patrick's festivities

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

DAMIEN DEMPSEY, one of Ireland's greatest contemporary songwriters, has announced he will play two gigs in the Róisín Dubh in 2016 - Wednesday March 16 and Thursday 17, St Patrick's Day.

Girls Names announce Róisín Dubh show

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

GIRLS NAMES hail from Belfast but instead of describing themselves primarily as an Irish, Northern Irish, Ulster, or British band, they regarded themselves, first and foremost, as a European band.

Album review: Adele

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ADELE DESCRIBED 21 as a "break-up album", but 25 as a "make-up album...making up with myself", but the fall-out from break-up still haunts many of these, often melancholy, songs of regret for what has happened, what has gone, and what can never return.

Delorentos - acoustic show at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DELORENTOS' HOME Again Acoustic Tour is billed as the Dublin quartet's most ambitious acoustic tour to date, promising special arrangements of songs from across their catalogue, with some special guests aiding and abetting the renditions.

Eoin Dolan - new single and upcoming gig

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

EOIN DOLAN, the Galway singer-songwriter whose music fuses folk, surf-rock, and melodic pop, launches his new single, 'Something Good', with a show in Bell, Book and Candle, The Small Crane, this Saturday at 2pm.

Lunchtime concerts to start December

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DECEMBER WILL be ushered in to the sound of classical music, with two lunchtime concerts taking place in NUI Galway's Aula Maxima, early next week.

Aine Cahill - jazz and torch song @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

JUST 48 hours after performing her song 'Black Dahlia' on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, Cavan singer Aine Cahill saw it clock up 62,000 views on the Today FM Facebook page.

Punk, metal, and noise @ FEAST

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

SPANISH PUNK, alternative, noise band Betunizer will make their Irish debut when they play the next FEAST night, upstairs, at the Róisín Dubh, this Saturday at 9pm.

Sam Binga to DJ @ The Loft

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ACCLAIMED PRODUCER and DJ Sam Binga will be hitting the decks in The Loft at Seven next Thursday [December 3], the first of two appearances by the Bristol native in Galway city that week.

Nirvana tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

NEGATIVE CREEPS, the Nirvana tribute band who take their name from the final song on side one of Nirvana's debut album Bleach, are coming to Monroe's.

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