Submissions sought for new exhibition

Thu, May 31, 2012

SUBMISSIONS ARE being sought for the Outside: Insight 2012, the fifth annual arts event presented by Brigit’s Garden and the Galway Arts Centre.

Galway choirs to perform memorial concert

Thu, May 31, 2012

Three of Galway’s leading community choirs will perform a tribute concert on Saturday June 9 in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church for Monica Narciandi Junco.

Ultan Conlon @ Citóg

Thu, May 31, 2012

THE LOUGHREA singer-songwriter Ultan Conlon will play Citóg at The Cellar Bar tomorrow night.

Ham Sandwich to play Halo

Thu, May 31, 2012

HALO IS best known as a nightclub but tomorrow night it will launch Upstairs @ Halo, a new venture featuring live music gigs on a Thursday and Friday night.

Tom Rhodes @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 31, 2012

IN A stand up career spanning 25 years, Tom Rhodes has been on HBO, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and filmed two half hour specials for Comedy Central.

Little Cinema club @ Kelly’s Bar

Thu, May 31, 2012

THE LITTLE Cinema club, a monthly short film showcase for local filmmakers to show their work on a big screen, takes place next Tuesday at 9pm at Kelly’s Bar.

Mumford & Sons: Gentlemen on tour

Thu, May 24, 2012

MUMFORD & SONS could be classed as idealists. They have a strong belief in the ideas of community and locality. It’s an idea that comes through in the band’s name, but also in their approach to the current tour - the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover.

Mary O’Malley’s journey to the sea

Thu, May 24, 2012

IN 2007 Mary O’Malley made a voyage on the Irish marine research ship the Celtic Explorer. It took her out into the Atlantic and returned her to a country made strange.

John Sinclair and Howard Marks - Radical Rogues on the Road

Thu, May 24, 2012

ONE IS the former manager of the MC5 and a man about whom John Lennon wrote a song. The other is former international drug trafficker who has appeared on record sleeves by The Super Furry Animals.

The Galway Sessions 2012

Thu, May 24, 2012

THE GALWAY Sessions festival, a celebration of the music of Ireland, Scotland, and America, and the historical, cultural, and ethnic links between the three nations, returns next month.

The festival, which runs from Monday June 11 to Sunday 17, will be offically launched by Labour city coucnillor Billy Cameron, this evening at 6.30pm, in The Crane Bar, Sea Road.

A guide to DruidMurphy – starting this weekend

Thu, May 24, 2012

THIS FRIDAY, Druid’s biggest project yet begins at the Town Hall Theatre with a performance of Tom Murphy’s Conversations On A Homecoming.

Galway to host Ireland’s largest quilt festival

Thu, May 24, 2012

The largest group of quilts to be assembled in Ireland will be on display on the campus of NUI Galway next month as part of a major exhibition.

Foróige competition seeks Galway bands

Thu, May 24, 2012

FORÓIGE’S GALWAY City Youth Cafe is hosting a national music competition with heats taking place every Saturday from now until the end of June.

Colm O’Regan comedy gig

Thu, May 24, 2012

COLM O’REGAN will headline a night of comedy at The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, this Tuesday at 8.30pm in aid of the Global Schoolroom charity.

Latin American night @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 24, 2012

FANS OF Latin American music will have much to look forward to with the Pachanga Party at Monroe’s tomorrow night.

Elsa McTaggart to play Kinvara

Thu, May 24, 2012

THE SCOTTISH singer-songwriter Elsa McTaggart plays Johnston’s Hall, Kinvara, this Saturday at 8.30pm.

Mike Scott to launch autobiography

Thu, May 24, 2012

MIKE SCOTT, the Scottish singer-songwriter and leader of The Waterboys will launch his autobiography in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday June 13 at 8.30pm.

A night of classic rock

Thu, May 24, 2012

GEARBOX, THE Galway classic rock quartet, and winners of the annual NUIG band competition WITLESS 2012, play The Cellar Bar tonight at 9.30pm.

The band’s influences are Thin Lizzy, Pearl Jam, Rory Gallagher, Deep Purple, and AC/DC. They are also currently working on releasing an EP of original material, together with a video for their song ‘Burnout’.

Citóg @ The Cellar

Thu, May 24, 2012

FROM ALTERNATIVE rock to classic rock to a bit of funk and folk inbetween, there will be something for everyone at Citóg in The Cellar Bar tomorrow night.

Playing are Kildare’s King Modo who create an experimental, funky sound. Their influences include John Martyn, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell. They have released one album to date.