The sounds of Spanish Harlem

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

SPANISH HARLEM, also known as El Barrio, is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the borough of Manhattan and home to one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City.

The area has a vibrant tradition of Latin music, and in 2000 Aaron Levinson and salsa giant Oscar Hernandez joined forces with the idea of preserving the history of the classic Latin dance orchestras and writing and arranging new music for contemporary audiences. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra was born.

Sean Tyrrell’s message of Sean Tyrrell’s message of

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

“I DID history to BA level and I never heard of John Boyle O’Reilly until I played at a club named after him in Springfield, Massachusetts. I’d love to know why he’s been written out of Irish history.”

Fleas please at the arts festival ‘Mini Top’

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE GALWAY ARTS Festival does not just have a Big Top. It also has a Mini Top, a specially constructed venue, located inside the Town Hall and carefully chosen to house an astounding act.

See Lloyd Webber’s first musical in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

WHILE EVERYONE knows such classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals like Phantom Of The Opera, few have heard of The Likes Of Us.

Harry Potter at the Eye Cinema

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE EYE Cinema in Wellpark will celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with a fun-filled weekend for all the family.

Come to wild and raucous life with O’Death

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

“I DON’T think of our band as a folk band. I think we’re a punk rock band. We know how to have a good time on stage and off,” so declares O’Death bassist Jesse Newman.

Explore the outer limits of music

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE FLOWER-Corsano Duo, featuring drummer Chris Corsano, who has worked with Sonic Youth and Björk, will play DeBurgo’s on Monday at 8pm.

Get out and dance at the Block Party

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

FROM GIGANTIC toy blocks, six dancers will emerge, and through their movements they will construct and restructure the blocks in a riot of dance, movement, mystery, and imagination.

Mark Thomas’ manifesto for

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

OVER THE past two decades Londoner Mark Thomas has been a comedian, television presenter, writer, social-commentator, political activist, and self-confessed pain in the arse. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for most political demonstrations in 24 hours.

In the early 1980s Thomas was organising benefit shows to raise funds for the striking miners and was a very vocal opponent of Thatcherism. When he became the resident compere at The Comedy Store in London in 1986 he met and worked with a galaxy of left-leaning alternative comedians such as Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, and Adrian Edmondson.

Michael Fassbender

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

AS AN actor, Michael Fassbender has been living a soldier’s life these past 10 years. Since appearing in Band Of Brothers, the Kerryman has gone on to star as a Greek warrior in 300, as IRA MP and hunger striker Bobby Sands in Hunger, and in August we will see him back on the big screen as a British army officer in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

Expect a vigorous and imaginative staging of Shakespeare from Propeller

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

SINCE THEIR formation in the mid-1990s, Edward Hall’s all-male Propeller Theatre ensemble have been internationally feted as one of Britain’s most exciting theatre companies. Their appearance at the Galway Arts Festival with the ‘Bardic Brace’ of Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream ranks high on the list of ‘must-see’ events in this year’s programme.

Did Morrissey foretell Diana’s death?

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

THE CLAIRVOYANT powers of Morrissey, the Berlin Wall, loving a man destined to die, and some fun with the comedy film Top Secret! are all part of a new exhibition at the Galway Arts Centre.

All about Eve and The Palace Of The End

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

TWO OF the three characters whose stories are told in Judith Thompson’s powerful Iraq War drama Palace Of The End will already be familiar to Western audiences.

Cripil Inis Meáin in Indreabhán

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

Cripil Inis Meáin, the Irish language version of Martin McDonagh’s Cripple Of Inis Mean, directed by Beartla M Ó Flatharta and translated by Micheál Ó Conghaile, will be performed in Amharclann Chois Fharraige, Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, as part of the Galway Arts Festival, from Tuesday July 14 to Saturday 18 at 8pm. Tickets are €15/10.

Galway Youth Theatre @ Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

AN ESSENTIAL part of every Galway Arts Festival is productions from Galway Youth Theatre and the company will present two shows this year.

Coyotes’ Michael Jackson Tribute

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

THE MUSIC of Michael Jackson will be celebrated at a special event in Coyotes’ Late Bar tomorrow night.

Neil Cowley Trio bring the spirit of punk to jazz

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

WHEN HE was 10, pianist Neil Cowley performed a Shostakovich concerto to a packed auditorium at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. A few years later he turned his back on a place at the Royal Academy of Music to tour the world with The Brand New Heavies and Gabrielle.

The Aural Asylum @ Karma

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

THE AURAL Asylum, a music collaboration between Chris Boshell (Omnis Recordings) and John O’Dwyer (Casper) play Karma on Sunday July 19 under the Got House brand.

Galway Voice Studios students showcase concert

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

THE FIFTH Galway Voice Studios students showcase concert takes place on Sunday at 5.30pm in The Quays. More than 20 speech level singing students set to perform on the day.

Win tickets to Brendan Bowyer

Thu, Jul 09, 2009

BRENDAN BOWYER plays The Salthill Hotel on Friday July 17 at 7.30pm and we have three pairs of tickets to give away.

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