Steve Earle @ Town Hall

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

Steve Earle will play two nights in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday November 9 and Tuesday 10. Tickets are on sale now from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777.

Looking for the perfect hat

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

GALWAY’S THEATRE company for children, Cups and Crowns, will celebrate its fifth birthday by staging Stitch In Time, a story for those aged seven to 11, in the Town Hall Studio.

Do you want to take part in Peter Pan?

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

ANYONE WHO would like to be involved in the upcoming musical production of Peter Pan can enrol in Days Hotel, Dublin Road, Mervue, on Saturday.

Win signed Julie Feeney albums

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

ATHENRY BORN singer Julie Feeney will sign copies of her new album pages in HMV Galway on Saturday at 11.30pm.

Reggae legend Horace Andy @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

HORACE ANDY is best known for his work with Massive Attack in the 1990s, but to reggae fans he is an icon, gifted with one of the most distinctive voices in reggae music.

Latin and trad bands to play Coyotes

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

FANS OF Latin American music and Irish trad have plenty to look forward to with the gigs that are taking place in Coyotes Late Bar.

Planet of sound

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

The Low Anthem
- Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

Lisa Hannigan @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

Singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan (pictured) will play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday July 9 at 8pm and Friday 10 at 8pm. Tickets are €23/21 and available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

The Commander to release new EP

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

WHAT IF We All Said No, the new EP from Galway’s The Commander will be available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, EMusic, and Napster from Saturday.

The EP will feature five slices of deep techy house music and no doubt The Commander will be playing some of those tracks (and plenty more) at the EP launch party in The Cellar Bar, also on Saturday. Remixes are on the way from Audiofeen and Keith Disconaut, and Purple Edge Records look set to do the DJ digital distribution.

Experience the spirit of flamenco at the Black Box

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

FLAMENCO, THE vibrant, passionate music and dance style, a fusion of the Islamic, Jewish, and Spanish cultures of Andalucia, will take over the Black Box Theatre on Friday June 12.

Galway Baroque Singers in Leisureland

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

ON THURSDAY June 11 at 8pm, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Galway Baroque Singers will perform their annual concert in Leisureland.

American writers to read in Galway

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

WRITERS PARTAKING in NUI, Galway’s American Conference for Irish Studies, will do two special readings for Over The Edge in Sheridan’s Wine Bar.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Waking up on the couch after a long time away, being handed tea and toast by my Mam or sister.

Once Upon A Time In The West

Thu, May 28, 2009

TO CELEBRATE five very successful years and to get the next chapter in its story under way, the Róisín Dubh will host Once Upon A Time In The West, a festival of music concerts, DJ sets, and pub trails throughout the west of the city from today until Bank Holiday Monday.

In 2004 the Róisín Dubh was taken over by local businessmen Kevin and Greg Healy and music promoter Gugai and in the five years since it has become the music venue in the city, playing host to promising up and coming bands (Official Secrets Act, Fight Like Apes, The Kanyu Tree), the coolest indie/alternative acts around (Port O’Brien, Jens Lekmann, Sparklehorse, Silver Jews, Iron & Wine, I’m From Barcelona), and genuine music legends (Arlo Guthrie, Mercury Rev, The Skatelites). The venue is set to continue those high standards with shows by Blitzen Trapper, New York Dolls, Horace Andy, and Okkervil River all on the way.

The Handsome Family’s twenty year honeymoon

Thu, May 28, 2009

It all began one day in a bar. Brett Sparks was waiting for a friend when Rennie showed up and he was smitten by this raven haired woman. They got married in 1989 and indulging their passion for music, they released their debut album Odessa in 1995. The Handsome Family were born.

The Handsome Family play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday June 6 at 9pm. The husband and wife team of Brett (vocals, guitar) and Rennie Sparks (bass, vocals) are regular visitors to this city and even 2007’s cryptosporidum crisis has not deterred them from making a return visit this year.

Have a Gigantic Bank Holiday weekend

Thu, May 28, 2009

GIGANTIC AT De Burgos will host a series of clubnights throughout the Bank Holiday weekend and Volvo Ocean Race stopover, with Norman Jay’s DJ set the highlight on Sunday.

Galway Arts Festival line-up preview

Thu, May 28, 2009

THE GALWAY Arts Festival takes place from Monday July 13 to Sunday 26 and this year’s programme will be launched on Tuesday June 2. However if you can’t wait until then, here is a sneak preview of what to expect.

Opera UK brings Barber

Thu, May 28, 2009

GALWAY’S OPERA buffs are in for a treat as one of Britain’s most highly-regarded companies brings a new staging of Rossini’s The Barber Of Seville to the Town Hall for one night only on Wednesday June 10 at 8pm.

Hurling play comes recommended by GAA greats

Thu, May 28, 2009

NO LESS a hurler than Eddie Keher has hailed Bondi Beach Boy Blue, by NUI Galway graduate Benny McDonnell, as “really capturing the hurling scene and ethos”.

Breakdance workshops in Westside

Thu, May 28, 2009

YOUTH WORK Ireland are holding breakdance workshops with B-boy Stan and the I Nee Money Cru in Westside Community Centre every Thursday.

Two sessions are offered, from 5pm to 6pm and from 6pm to 7pm. All levels of experience from age nine and up are welcome to learn in a fully supervised and friendly environment. The I Nee Money Cru will hold weekend workshops on Saturday at 2.30pm in Shantalla Community Centre.

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