Alex Kidd returns to the GPO

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

WITH A lifelong obsession for fast and furious beats, DJ Alex Kidd is regarded as one of the true innovators of harder-edged electronic music - and he’s coming to Galway.

Conor Biggs to sing Schubert in NUIG

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

FRANZ SCHUBERT’S song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin will be performed in Galway next week by the acclaimed Irish bass singer Conor Biggs.

Ian Shaw and Phil Ware Trio to jazz it up this weekend

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

“THE PHIL Ware Trio are responsible for repeatedly raising the standard to the piano trio in Ireland.”

See an artist at work in Kenny’s

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

THE ARTIST Ben Maile will give a painting demonstration in The Kenny Gallery, this Saturday at 2pm, with all proceeds going towards Cancer Care West and the GSPCA.

Celebrate the violin in Clifden

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

THE IRISH Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists will bring their The Three Fddlers - a celebration of the violin concert to Connemara next week.

Joshua tree region inspires TULCA exhibition

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

THE JOSHUA Tree Desert in Southern California is one of the most iconic places in the USA. Gram Parsons died there and U2 named an album after it.

Now the desert has inspired American artist Andrea Zittel’s latest exhibition Sufficient Self, which will be shown in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, as part of the TULCA visual arts festival.

Japanese/Korean avant pop @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

THE JAPANESE/Korean avant garde pop duo 10 play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday at 9pm, with support from Galway guitar/keyboard duo Mirakil Whip.

cinema reviews Due Date

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

They say that it is hard to live up to high expectations and this could certainly be the case for director Todd Phillips as Due Date failed to have the same side-splitting impact as his previous work.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows @ The Eye

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

HARRY POTTER and the Deathly Hallows comes to cinemas this weekend and The Eye has fun family events planned to mark the big occasion.

The Blues Brothers charity screening

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

THE BLUES Brothers, one of the best loved films of all time, will be shown in The Eye Cinema on Monday at 7pm.

Canadian funnyman for Laughter Lounge

Thu, Nov 18, 2010

CANADIAN COMIC Pete Johansson has been making people laugh since becoming a stand up comedian in his teens.

He has been making people laugh all over the world and he will do the same for Galway when he plays The Laughter Lounge at the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

The Magic Numbers heavenly melodies and west of Ireland connections

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

IN 2005 London group The Magic Numbers became instant radio favourites with the release of their eponymous debut album and its catchy singles ‘Love Me Like You’, ‘Forever Lost’, ‘Love’s A Game’ and ‘I See You, You See Me’.

Oedipus Loves You

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

ARGUABLY THE most toured production in Irish theatre history, Pan Pan Theatre’s Oedipus Loves You is a daring take on the enduring myth of Oedipus.

It is finally coming home with a highly anticipated national tour including two performances at the Town Hall Theatre this Monday and Tuesday at 8pm.

Could you grow a moustache like US civil war general Ambrose Burnside?

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

THE RÓISÍN Dubh will hold a Silent Disco on Wednesday November 17 at 11.45pm, after The Laughter Lounge show, to raise funds for Movember.

Sarah Lynch’s Letter To Friends

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

GALWAY BASED singer-songwriter Sarah Lynch launches her much-anticipated debut album Letter To Friends next Tuesday at 8pm with an intimate gig live at her home-away-from-home, the Druid Theatre.

Language Unbecoming A Lady at Town Hall

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

IN A dressing room, an ageing drag queen reveals his life and loves, victories and defeats. This is the hit play Language Unbecoming A Lady.

The play explores themes of identity and love found and lost, and uses the music of Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Billie Holiday and more, to reveal the story of one gay man’s life.

Core Theatre College to perform free show

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

GALWAY’S CORE Theatre College will present a showcase of its work in the Nuns Island Theatre on Sunday November 21 at 8pm.

Leading Cuban musicians to play Kelly’s

Thu, Nov 11, 2010

FANS OF salsa music in Galway are in for a real treat when a host of Cuban musicians stage a salsa concert upstairs in Kelly’s Bar on Friday November 19 at 11pm.