This Nachez @ The Cellar

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

GALWAY ROCKERS This Nachez will take a break from recording their second album, to play a gig at The Cellar this Sunday at 9pm.

Milan Jay launch new EP @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

BALLINASLOE DUO Milan Jay will launch their new EP with a gig upstairs in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

The EP is entitled To the Night and Sky and is available to download from Bandcamp and iTunes for €2. Tomorrow’s gig starts at 9pm and admission is free. Support is from Ronan ‘Buggy’ Burke.

Space Invaders’ art auction tonight

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

OVER THE past two weeks anyone strolling through Galway’s Latin Quarter may have noticed the windows of a number of the area’s shops graced by artworks from members of the Space Invaders gallery.

German music at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

GERMAN MUSIC will resound throughout the Galway Cathedral this evening with a performance by Johannes Götz as part of the Galway Cathedral Recitals.

Angry Hammers’ exhibition

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

IN THE Asphalt City, a contemporary art exhibition from the Angry Hammers artists’ group, is currently running in the Galway Docks Shed.

Trad music concerts in St Nicholas’

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

ST NICHOLAS’ Collegiate Church will host the next Tunes In The Church gigs tomorrow, Monday, and Wednesday, from 8pm to 9.30pm.

Go Dancing On Sunshine in the Radisson

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

KATRINA AND The Waves may have gone ‘Walking On Sunshine’ but Galway based artist Lynda Cookson is Dancing On Sunshine in her new exhibition.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.

The Pajama Men - exclusive Irish show in Galway

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

A GROUP of friends sail around in search of things most people have never even seen, but when some of them become possessed by the ghost of a dead submarine captain, all hell breaks loose.

Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

THERE ARE only three more days left of Gerry Mallon’s Laughter Loft in The Ruby Room of the King’s Head so make sure you get in your lunchtime laughs while you still can.

Doors open each day at 12.30pm and all shows begin at 1pm sharp. The comedians taking to the stage are Joe Rooney (today); Jarlath Regan (tomorrow); and Keith Farnan (Saturday).

Drum workshop @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

IF YOU have ever fancied yourself as the next Keith Moon or Ginger Baker, or simply like the idea of tapping away on some bongos, then check out this upcoming event at Campbell’s Tavern.

Win tickets to Horrible Bosses @ Omniplex

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

FOR NICK, Kurt, and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust.

Aideen Barry - exploring gothic terror in suburbia

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

EDGAR ALLEN POE’S The Fall Of The House Of Usher imagined a dwelling place which contained a dark secret that overwhelmed and destroyed its owner.

James Vincent McMorrow - the benefits of the DIY approach

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

IF YOU want something done properly, do it yourself. Sometimes it is the only feasible approach. It certainly was for James Vincent McMorrow as it saved him from artistic frustration and inertia, and helped him create a starling debut album and launch him on a potentially exciting musical journey.

Tell the truth in The Truth Booth

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

“TRUTH! WHAT is that?” Pontius Pilate famously asked Jesus, and it is a question with which religion and philosophy continues to grapple.

London Snorkelling Team braced for the deep end of the Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

Anyone perusing the Galway Arts Festival schedule would have been forgiven for raising an eyebrow on encountering the group charged with bringing the comedy programme to its finale. The London Snorkelling Team have been raising eyebrows for a while now, and not just for their name. This inventive ensemble have enjoyed a growing profile in recent months, playing festivals such as Latitude as well as renowned venues like London’s Roundhouse theatre to widespread critical acclaim. Their use of instruments such as the noog, farfisa, trombone, parabolic reflector, overhead projector, drums, saxophone, cavaquinho, coconut shells, baby bass, and horse combines to create a cocktail of music that has seen The Guardian brand them “as brilliant as they are hilarious”.

Anarchy and soap stars as Gaeilge

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

ACCIDENTAL DEATH Of An Anarchist by the Nobel prize winning Italian author Dario Fo will be performed as Gaeilge by An Taibhdhearc.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist, or Bás Taismeach Ainríalaí as it will be for this production, will be staged in Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, from Monday July 18 to Sunday 24, as part of the Galway Arts Festival.

Hot Mikado in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

HOT MIKADO, the jazz-infused adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s wonderful The Mikado will be performed by Loughrea Youth Theatre throughout this month.