The Amazing Apples @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 01, 2013

THE AMAZING Apples return to Galway, following dates in Britain and the USA, and play Monroe’s Live tomorrow from 9pm.

The band’s country, folk, and bluegrass sound can be heard on their download chart-topping EP, Three or Four Shoes.

Sibling folk singers @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

THE PRISTINE, three-part harmonies, and delicate roots-folk melodies of Donegal’s The Henry Girls will be heard in Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm.

Win tickets to Blur @ HALO

Thu, Jul 25, 2013

GALWAY BLUR fans take note, HALO is holding a raffle this Saturday for tickets to see Blur live at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Thursday August 1.

Trad Lunchtimes @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 18, 2013

ALEXANDER NUT and dBridge will be delivering the DJ sets at Factory on Eglinton Street this weekend night as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.

Eglo Records boss Alexander Nut will be spinning the decks tomorrow night. Given the all-embracing nature of his sets and Rinse FM shows, expect hip-hop, garage, house, grime, disco, and techno, and maybe a bit of soul. Support is from Cult Resident Eoin.

Ryan Sheridan @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 11, 2013

RYAN SHERIDAN will bring his energetic mix of acoustic rock, driving percussion and hip hop, to Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 8pm.

Discovered through busking Mumford and Sons’ ‘Little Lion Man’ on Grafton Street, the Monaghan man broke through in 2011 with the hit single ‘Jigsaw’; a following single ‘The Dreamer’ was used in a Heineken ad campaign; and his debut album The Day You Live Forever entered the Irish charts at No 2.

Galway Arts Festival @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

GALWAY FANS of Irish trad as well as of singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy, will be looking forward to the Galway Arts Festival line-up in Monroe’s this month.

Gypsi Swing @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

THE ENERGETIC sound of gypsy jazz will light up Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight from 10pm when Gypsi Swing take to the stage.

This Irish quintet play the gypsy jazz of the 1920s and 30s made famous by virtuoso guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli. They also play swing covers of modern pop hits.

Disconauts @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

THE DISCONAUTS make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 11pm for a DJ and percussion set.

Not Squares/Kid Karate @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

BELFAST’S NOT Squares and Dublin’s Kid Karate, two of Ireland’s most exciting indie bands, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm.

Singer-songwriters @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

ARTIST, SONGWRITER, singer, musician, and former boxing champion, Jim McKee is a multi-talented individual.

The Tyrone born, Burren based, McKee is coming to Monroe’s Backstage Bar this Sunday at 10.30pm to perform songs from his current album Goodness Comes From The Heart and other compositions. His style is influenced by Irish folk and trad and Americana.

Backyard Devils @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

CANADIAN ROCKABILLY band Backyard Devils are bringing their award winning sound to Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm.

The Appian Way @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 20, 2013

THE APPIAN WAY was a famous road connecting Ancient Rome to southern Italy. It is also the name for an up-and-coming Mullingar quintet.

The Jigsaw Jam @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 20, 2013

THEY HAVE been compared to The Beautiful South and Mumford and Son, and Galway audiences will see for themselves tomorrow night.

Shadows and Dust @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

DUBLIN QUINTET Shadows and Dust are coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar this Saturday at 11pm.

Strange Boats @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

“A pair a ‘lectric guitars, drums, bass, flowery language and western harmonies, usually culminating in catchy rock songs.”

Bluegrass music @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

THEYMAY be named after the tip end of Cornwall, but bluegrass band Land’s End draws members from Gloucester, Liverpool, Munich, Dublin, Cork, and Galway.

The Land's End Bluegrass Band play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10.30pm. The band formed at the Sore Fingers international bluegrass workshop last year and are led by Galwegian Hugh ‘Blind Boy’ Murray.

Between the Lines @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

GALWAY ALTERNATIVE metal band, Between the Lines, formerly known as Black Tooth, play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10pm.

The band recently offered fans a taster of what to expect from the revamped Between the Lines when they posted a clip on their Facebook page of new song ‘Rumour’. A brooding, old school number, it nods to sub-genres as diverse as sludge, thrash, and grunge.