Go ska crazy for The Beat

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

IN THE late 1970s and early 1980s, punk and new wave were not the only choices for those who wanted music that was alternative to the mainstream - there was also British ska.

British ska’s mix of Jamaican ska, music hall, sly wit, political awareness, and an aggression inspired by punk lit up the charts and the big three of that era were The Specials, Madness, and The Beat.

Scroobius Pip’s spoken word event @ Kelly’s

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

BEFORE HE joined forces with DJ Dan Le Sac to create some of the best and most intelligent British indie/hip hop ever, Scroobius Pip was a spoken word artist.

The Forge to host trad music feast

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

LEADING TRAD musicians like Liz and Yvonne Kane will be playing The Forge in Moycullen on Friday April 8 as part of National Music Day.

Christy Moore returns

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

CHRISTY MOORE is coming back to Galway to play Leisureland on Saturday September 24 at 8pm and tickets go on sale on Monday.

Engegård Quartet to play NUIG

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

NORWAY’S THE Engegård Quartet will perform works by Haydn, Bartok, and Grieg when they play NUI Galway’s Aula Maxima on Tuesday at 8pm.

Get ready to Testify! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

TESTIFY!, THE new, free, night of poetry, music, and whatever else happens, takes place at the Róisín Dubh next Monday at 8pm.

Galway poet Laurie Leech will be the host and MC for the night which will feature performances from poets Pete Mullineaux and Sarah Griff; Galway singer-songwriter Poppy Nuckels; and hip-hop artist MC Global Gypzy.

Jeremiah O’Dea exhibition

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

THE LEEDS born, Galway based, artist Jeremiah O’Dea is currently exhibiting his works in The Cornstore, Middle Street.

Over The Edge reading

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

THE OVER The Edge reading, with Miriam Gamble, James Lawless, and Anne McManus, takes place in the Galway City Library, St Augustine Street, this evening at 6.30pm.

Miriam Gamble was born in Brussels and grew up in Belfast. She studied at Oxford and Queen’s University Belfast. She writes poems, reviews and critical essays. Her first book-length collection, The Squirrels Are Dead, was published by Bloodaxe last year.

Make a lunchtime date with ConTempo

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

THE CONTEMPO Quartet’s popular lunchtime concerts return next week and will be taking place in the Town Hall Theatre.

Cúirt New Writing Prize winners announced

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

CELESTE AUGÉ, Marie Cadden, and Hedy Griffin have been announced as the winners of this year’s Cúirt New Writing Prize.

Limitless

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

Excitement, intrigue, great camera work, a magic pill that will awaken your mind’s full potential, and a leading man who is just gorgeous, what more can one ask for, however given this tease of action and suspense early on I couldn’t help but feel a little let down by the lack lustre ending.

Mother’s Day @ The Eye Cinema

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

TO CELEBRATE Mother’s Day, The Eye Cinema in Wellpark is offering free entry to all mothers attending the Mars Needs Moms this Sunday.

Extra D’Unbelievables date added

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

D’UNBELIEVABLES - Pat Shortt and Jon Kenny - have added an extra date for their One Hell Of A Do show in Leisureland next month.

Sing along at Grease and the Silent Disco

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

GET READY to sing with John Travolta and show off your best 1950s moves when Sing Along Cinema brings Grease to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 7.30pm.

Comedy open mic @ Garvey’s

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

GARVEY’S HOTEL and Bar in Eyre Square is hosting a new weekly stand up comedy open mic night which takes place every Thursday.

Show Me The Funny - The Final

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

THE GRAND final of Show Me The Funny will take place this Monday at The Kings Head at 8pm.

See Foo Fighters @ the Omniplex

Thu, Mar 31, 2011

FOO FIGHTERS: Back & Forth, a major new feature length documentary on the band will be screened at the Galway Omniplex on Thursday April 7 at 8pm.

Back & Forth chronicles Foo Fighters’ 16 year history from the band’s first songs, cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded while he was Nirvana’s drummer, through its stadium headlining status.

Simon Armitage - Northern star

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

HE HAS a CBE for services to poetry, an Ivor Novello Award for his songlyrics, scripted award-winning documentaries, penned plays, novels, and memoirs, and, to round it all off, has developed a recent sideline performing with a rock group.

Hamlet at Town Hall

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

SECOND AGE Theatre Company come to the Town Hall with a sleek new production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet directed by Aoife Spillane-Hinks, one of the brightest young directors in contemporary Irish theatre and a graduate of NUI, Galway.

Get ready for the Menfolk

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

FOR ROCK bands the traditional line is two guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. Denmark’s Menfolk however are not your traditional rock band.

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