Jugendzupforchester in St Nicholas'

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

THE GERMAN Youth Plucked String Orchestra, or Jugendzupforchester, are coming to Galway to perform work by Vivaldi, Bach, Greig, Kuwahara, Balkanski, Desmond, and Bremner.

Seo Linn to play Gorta Self Help Africa gig

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

SEO LINN, the young trad band who have caught the imagination of YouTube viewers with their covers of Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’, Macklemore’s ‘Can’t Hold Us’, and Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’, play Monroe's Live this month.

My Fellow Sponges' do something...at An Taibhdhearc

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

MY FELLOW Sponges, the Galway prog-folk/indie band will play two nights at An Taibhdhearc Theatre this month - Wednesday October 21 and Thursday 22 - and featuring appearances from Yer Man's Puppets's Tommy Baker and The Gombeens's J-Dog, and others.

Electro-rockers Makings @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 08, 2015

MAKINGS, THE Dublin electro rock band, who have been called "insanely powerful live" by Pure M magazine, play Monroe's Backstage Bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Music For Dead Birds to open October Citóg gigs

Tue, Oct 06, 2015

CITÓG RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh, not only for a new series of its monthly gigs in the Dominick Street venue, but with the first Galway gig in a number of years from Music For Dead Birds, who have also just released a new EP.

Album review: John Grant

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IT BEGINS with St Paul's celebrated description of love from his First Letter to the Corinthians, Ch 13, two voices reading, both male, one in English, the other in Icelandic, before white noise drowns them out.

Ron Sexsmith to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IN A career spanning 25 years and counting, Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has won critical acclaim, built a loyal fanbase across the world, and earned the admiration of Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and John Hiatt - the artists who inspired Sexsmith to become a musician.

The Hot Sprockets to headline Rocktoberfest

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE HOT Sprockets, the high energy Irish blues-rock band will headline the Rocktoberfest weekender at Monroe's Live, which starts today and runs throughout the weekend, up top Sunday.

Electro new wave from Vann Music

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IRISH ELECTRO-pop/new wave quartet Vann Music will be among the bands playing the Roctoberfest weekender in Monroe's Live, taking to the stage of the Dominick Street venue tomorrow.

The Original Rudeboys @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE IRISH hip hop/acoustic/indie sensation, The Original Rudeboys will play a show for their teenage fans in Galway city with a special gig for over 14s at Monroe's Live on Sunday October 11 at 6pm.

The 4 Of Us @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

LONG RUNNING Newry band The 4 Of Us, led by brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy, bring their critically acclaimed acoustic show to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm.

100 Onces - furious math-rock

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

"100 ONCES retain the callous punk nature of being loud and rambunctious, disordering the order, and never following a predefined path. This is real math-punk.” so declared online music magazine Fecking Bahamas about the LA duo who play Galway this week.

The 'sublime' Old Hannah

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

OLD HANNAH have been called “a sublime band who straddle folk, country, roots, bluegrass, and more” by The Irish Times, while The Waterboy's Steve Wickam said their songs have "a great and unique intimacy and atmosphere".

Radikal Guru - reggae and dub @ The Loft

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

ONE OF the brightest lights of the roots-influenced underground in recent years, Poland's Mateusz Miller, has pioneered a compelling and unique fusion of sounds that encompasses dub, reggae, and dubstep under his Radikal Guru moniker.

The New Triangle

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IN 2013, during a speech launching, A Portrait Of A Dubliner, a documentary about his life and work, violinist John Sheahan remarked that "after 50 years I have decided it’s time to put a lid on the The Dubliners, but I think you'll all agree that with Damien and Declan, the future is in good hands."

Lunchtime concerts with ConTempo

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE GALWAY Music Residency continues its monthly lunchtime concerts with shows by the brilliant ConTempo Quartet at the Galway City Museum on Tuesday October 6 at 1.10pm.

John Grant to play Seapoint in January

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

JOHN GRANT, whose Big Top concert was the undoubted highlight of last summer's Galway International Arts Festival, returns to Galway in the New Year, playing the Seapoint Ballroom on Saturday January 30 at 8pm.

Andy McKee - the acoustic master returns

Mon, Sep 28, 2015

"LIKE AN explorer from the 16th Century, Kansas-born Andy McKee has taken uncharted waters with his instrument and is circumnavigating the globe of guitar possibilities, mixing traditions from American folk with Millennial sensibilities to create a whole new genre of not only playing, but approach to his trade."

Album review: David Bowie

Music Reviews Mon, Sep 28, 2015

DAVID BOWIE has long had a habit of dating the start of his career to 1969 and his hit single 'Space Oddity', conveniently airbrushing the first five years of his career completely out of history.

Girl Band - debut album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

GIRL BAND are a group with no female members. An ironic moniker? A piece of hipster humour? Or a name in the tradition of Girls and Girls Names, groups who are also all-male configurations?

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