Rolo Tomassi to play Kelly’s

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

THEIR MUSIC mixes punk, hardcore, post-rock, electronica, jazz, and full on metal. They are hip and they have a super cool frontwoman. They are Rolo Tomassi.

Big Monster Love album launch

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

BIG MONSTER Love, the stage name of Dublin singer-songwriter Cormac Canney, will release his new album Game Over in the Róisín Dubh this weekend.

The launch will take place in the upstairs bar of the Róisín this Saturday at 8.30pm. Cormac employs acoustic guitar, drum beats, and keyboards to create melodic indie pop that “waxes metaphysical about what’s what and what is not”.

Wayne Brennan to play Monroe’s

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

WAYNE BRENNAN been called a “phenomenal guitar player” by Jack L and “an original voice with something to say,” by The Irish Times.

Múscailt arts exhibitions

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

ÁRAS NA Mac Léinn in NUI, Galway is to be transformed into an art gallery during the Múscailt arts festival, which runs from Monday February 7 to Saturday 12.

In the foyer, Artsoc will show Black Hole Paradise, an amalgamation of ideas from several of the society’s members, in a variety of media, from charcoal drawings to painting and sculpture. This year will also see the launch of the sixth comic and art magazine, Lunatic Fringe, produced entirely by members of both Artsoc and Comicsoc.

Art Essence gallery closing down sale

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

THE ART Essence Gallery in Liosban will be closing down and from Tuesday at 10am a 70 per cent sale on glassware and fine art will take place. It will last as long as stock lasts.

Like to perform or hold an event in 126?

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

THE 126 gallery on Queen Street will host a range of educational, fun, and unusual events as well as providing somewhere to chill out, during March and April.

Celebrate Beethoven next weekend

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

BEETHOVEN’S LAST words were “Clap your hands my friends, the comedy is over,” but almost 200 years after his death, the applause for his magnificent music has stopped.

New exhibition at 126 gallery

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

STAGED AND Screened, a solo exhibition by British artist James Brooks will be offically opened in the 126 gallery, Queen Street, tonight at 7pm.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Well, that’s exactly what it is, isn’t it? An idea. Other than that, my own house with a pool and a recording studio.

Abie Philbin Bowman - provocative and hilarious

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

DARING, PROVOCATIVE, thought-provoking, and brilliantly funny, Abie Philbin Bowman is one of the most intelligent and gifted young Irish comedians to emerge in the last few years.

The return of Mr Nice

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

HOWARD MARKS was infamous for his cannabis trafficking in the 1970s and is today celebrated for spoken word tours and his autobiography Mr Nice.

Comedian Tim FitzHigham @ NUIG

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

COMEDIAN TIM FitzHigham will perform his hit Edinburgh Fringe show Gentleman Adventurer in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI, Galway on Tuesday at 9.30pm.

Do you think you are a comedian?

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

HAVE YOU ever been to a comedy gig and thought ‘I could do that’? Well, now is your chance with a new competition from The King’s Head in association with Bulmers.

In praise of small presses

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

DURING THE recent bad weather, a conversation I had with a Breton friend who lives outside Montreal came to mind: “When you get up in the morning and spend two hours digging your car out from the snow to discover that you have dug out your next door neighbour’s car, it is time to go back to bed.”

Some weeks ago I intended to read the book earmarked for this article on the train to Dublin. This I duly did only to discover on my return that I had read the wrong book. However, unlike my Breton friend, this error turned out to be somewhat fortuitous as there were many similarities between the two works in question.

The golf game that brought down a government

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

ON MONDAY July 28 2008 Sean Fitzpatrick played 18 holes of golf with Brian Cowen on Druid’s Heath at the foot of Wicklow mountains. Afterwards they had dinner at the resort’s hotel.

Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

THE 2011 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place on Friday February 11 at 8pm in Café 8 at The Galway City Museum.

Mogwai - Scotland’s pride

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

“MOGWAI STILL sound like the future, their five-strong core membership still the coolest gang in town.” So wrote Scottish crime fiction author Ian Rankin of the band that make their Galway debut on St Valentine’s Day.

Marathon at Town Hall

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

NIGHT TIME. A country road. Mark and Steve are training for the event of their lives. They find themselves running into their past and into their future.

Des Bishop - My Dad Was Nearly James Bond

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

IS JAMES Bond the epitome of masculinity? Suave, handsome, irresistible to women, brave, cool under pressure, an array of gadgets at his disposal, and a licence to kill.

Open mic nights @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

STARTING THIS Sunday at 9pm, the Róisín Dubh will begin its new Open Mic nights in the upstairs bar. This new weekly night takes its inspiration from the classic open mic format.

Every performer gets a free pint and the most popular performer will win the night, as judged by the audience. So whether you a budding singer songwriter, a politically motivated slam poet, or even a misunderstood stand-up comic, this is your chance to perform. The hosts on the night will be Keith and Shane.

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