Get funky with The Good Hustle

Thu, Apr 09, 2015

THE FUNK, the whole funk, and nothing but the funk, will be the order of business when Galway review band The Good Hustle play The Loft @ Seven.

Leo and Anto start their biggest US tour tomorrow night

Wed, Apr 08, 2015

FOLLOWING THEIR headlining spot at the 2014 Vancouver Folk Festival, Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite begin their biggest North American tour to date tomorrow evening.

Award winning songwriter Jenn Grant to play Galway

Tue, Apr 07, 2015

JUNO NOMINATED singer-songwriter Jenn Grant will begin her Irish tour with a show upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on tomorrow night from 9pm. Her set is liekly to be dominated by songs from her new album Compostela, which was released last week.

HamsandwicH - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

HAMSANDWICH RELEASE their third album, Stories From The Surface, on Friday April 17, and before that play the Róisín Dubh on Friday April 10 at 9pm.

Album review: The Go! Team

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 02, 2015

LAST TIME out on 2010’s Rolling Blackouts, Brighton collective The Go! Team delivered a set of full on funk, soul, blaxploitation, and samapdelic urban.

Sean Keane to play Croí charity concert

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

THE GREAT Seán Keane will play Heartbreak Hotel, a charity concert in aid of Croí, in Monroe’s Live on Thursday April 16, which will also feature performances form a host of well known Galway and Irish performers.

Interskalactic return to The Loft

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

INTERSKALACTIC, hailed as “the future of ska in Ireland” by The Late Late Show’s Ryan Tubridy, return to Galway with their old-school Jamaican style ska.

Grindcore gig from FEAST

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

BRITISH GRINDCORE bands Human Cull and This Ends Here play the next FEAST night upstairs in the Róisín Dubh at 9pm on Thursday April 9.

DJ night to support Yes vote in Marriage Equality referendum

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

LEADING LOCAL, national, and international DJs will be spinning the decks at Electric tomorrow night for Confetti, an event supporting the Yes campaign for the Marriage Equality referendum.

Jinx Lennon @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

“FOR ME the best songwriter in the country at the moment is Jinx Lennon.” This verdict was delivered by no less a man than Christy Moore.

Stephen James to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

FOLK-ROOTS singer-songwriter Stephen James, and his band, returns to Galway this Saturday to play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm.

Funk, reggae and soul and more @ Massimo

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

GALWAY DJ Dave Barry’s (Shuffle!) monthly vinyl excursion into funk, northern soul, boogaloo, r’n’b, hip-hop, disco, Jamaican ska, 50s rock and more, returns to Massimo tomorrow night. The emphisis is on the dancefloor but there are plenty of snugs for a quiet pint not to mention the smoking area.

Genius Of Time @ Electric

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

GENIUS OF Time, the duo of Alexander Berg and Nils Krogh, who are at the cutting edge of the Swedish live house music scene, are coming to Galway.

Beats & Pieces launches @ The Loft

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

BEATS & PIECES, the new clubnight with DJs Anthony Collins and Ferg, has its opening night on Easter Sunday in The Loft, formerly Kelly’s, Bridge Street, at 11pm.

Kodaline to headline arts festival Big Top

Wed, Apr 01, 2015

KODALINE HEADLINE the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Saturday July 18, in what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the Galway summer.

Atlantic Rhythm Section to get funky for Easter

Wed, Apr 01, 2015

THE ATLANTIC Rhythm Section play The Twelve in Bearna this Easter Saturday at 10.30pm. Somewhat unusually for an outfit comprising three An Spidéal residents, the group’s repertoire is a toe-tapping, hip-shaking, combination of feisty funk and r’n’b.

Citóg April gigs @ Róisín Dubh

Mon, Mar 30, 2015

INDIE-ROCK, modern classical and rock fusions, folk, and Americana will all be heard from the strikingly original and critically acclaimed acts that will perform at this month’s series of Citóg gigs in the Róisín Dubh.

Astralnaut and Weed Priest split single launch

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

IRISH DOOM metal masters Weed Priest and Astralnaut will launch their new split single Graveyard/Parasitic, with a gig in The Cellar Bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Album review: Not Squares

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 26, 2015

IMPRESSIVE THOUGH Not Squares’ 2010 debut Yeah OK was, eight of its 10 songs were completely overshadowed by epic raver ‘Release The Bees’ and the post-punk riff fest ‘Asylum’.