The Hollows to launch new EP

Thu, May 21, 2009

THE HOLLOWS will release their new EP, Broken Notes For Winter Homes (Slow Loris), upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday May 23 at 8pm.

The new EP sees Greg O’Brien and Gary Morrison embracing more electronic influences while maintaining the same intimacy of their earlier releases. Analog synths, manipulated tape loops and field recordings rest alongside organs, electric guitars, and hushed vocals to create warm and gentle electronic folk songs.

Charnwood Symphony Orchestra to play Galway

Thu, May 21, 2009

THE CHARNWOOD Symphony Orchestra, along with the Tribal Chamber Choir, soprano Denise Leigh, and bass Simon Thorpe, will perform works by Brahms, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky in Galway.

David Hockney for Galway Arts Festival

Thu, May 21, 2009

DAVID HOCKNEY, one of the giants of modern British art and a key figure in the 1960s pop art movement, will be exhibiting at the Galway Arts Festival.

All you ever wanted to know about writing

Thu, May 21, 2009

GTI CREATIVE 2009 will present an intensive week long day time course which will cover both fiction and poetry writing starting on Monday June 8.

The course will cover both fiction and poetry writing and be given by the poets Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins.

Enda Wyley at Over The Edge

Thu, May 21, 2009

ENDA WYLEY will read at Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library on this evening at 6.30pm.

The Queen Experience @ Coyotes

Thu, May 21, 2009

QUEEN WERE the ultimate in flamboyance and showmanship and penned some of the greatest and most famous rock songs of all time - and tomorrow you can experience some of that at Coyotes.

Twilight winners

Thu, May 21, 2009

The winners of the soundtrack CD and DVD to the film Twilight are Martina Manning, Wellpark, Galway; Lucien Waugh-Daly, Ballymoneen Road, Galway; Eimear Donohoe, Lettermullen; Rachel Furey, Carnmore; and Elaine O’Connor, Tuam.

A feast of music and art to savour at Volvo Ocean Race

Thu, May 14, 2009

AFTER 18 months of diligent preparation, the Volvo Ocean Race is finally almost upon us, and the racing yachts’ arrival in Galway next week signals the commencement of two action-packed weeks of sailing, music, spectacle, culture, and craic in what will be Ireland’s largest ever free festival which is expected to bring 200,000 visitors to the city.

Into the Heartland of Final Fantasy

Thu, May 14, 2009

FINAL FANTASY’S new album will be “a romantic epic about nothingness” featuring love songs to women that will nonetheless be “still pretty gay”. Strange? Probably. Intriguing? Yes. And the man behind it all is coming to play these songs in Galway.

Leading African guitarist to play Galway for Africa Day

Thu, May 14, 2009

NIWEL TSUMBU, one of Africa’s leading guitarists, is bringing his band Motema to Galway to play a free show in the Volvo Ocean Race stage and to mark the celebration of Africa Day in the city.

David Scheel’s brilliant blend of piano and comedy

Thu, May 14, 2009

TOWN HALL audiences are in for a real treat next weekend when feted Australian entertainer David Scheel brings his widely-acclaimed show Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player to the venue for one night only.

Patrician Musical Society gala concert

Thu, May 14, 2009

THE PATRICIAN Musical Society will host its gala concert at the Town Hall Theatre on Monday May 25.

Sean Costello, Frank Naughton, Sandra Shalks, Hildegarde Naughton, Kenneth Long, and other performers, under the musical direction of John Roe, will perform great numbers from Carmen, Tosca, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, West Side Story, Calamity Jane, and Les Miserables. James Harris will be the MC.

Acting workshop with Max Hafler

Thu, May 14, 2009

THE THEATRE director, writer, and actor Max Hafler will give a series of acting workshops in the Galway Arts Centre.

Working on scenes from Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie, the workshop will explore the idea of playing for truth in naturalistic drama.

Michael McIntyre is coming to Galway

Thu, May 14, 2009

In preparation for his thirty date British arena tour this autumn, which includes three nights at London’s O2 and four nights at The Wembley Arena, the comedy sensation of 2009, Michael McIntyre (pictured), will perform a number of warm-up gigs including Galway’s Black Box on Thursday July 9 for a ‘Laughter Lounge presents...’ event. Tickets are €27 plus booking fee from Town Hall Box Office (€27.50), www.tht.ie (€28.50), www.ticketmaster.ie (€30), and €25 for members online at www.roisindubh.net.

Mum’s The Word at Town Hall

Thu, May 14, 2009

THE AWARD-winning, sell-out, theatrical phenomenon, Mum’s The Word, an hysterically funny and poignant show on the joys and agonies of parenting starring Twink will take to the stage next week at the Town Hall.

Rewind @ Karma

Thu, May 14, 2009

IF YOU remember the rubix cube and Happy Days from the first time around you are a child of the 1970s and 1980s.

So get to Karma on Wednesday June 3 for the launch of Karma’s Rewind event which takes place every Wednesday over the summer with DJ Gordy spinning hits from the 1970s and 1980s. There will also be a special rewind cocktail menu and promotional drinks at 1980s prices. For more information and invites to the launch party contact [email protected]

Bon Iver tickets now on sale

Thu, May 14, 2009

BON IVER, aka Justin Vernon, will play his only Irish show this year at the Big Top as part of Galway Arts Festival and tickets are now on sale.

The Poets Of Rhythm @ Cuba*

Thu, May 14, 2009

WHO SAYS German music can’t be funky? In the 1970s Can injected their Velvets inspired prog-rock with a good dose of funky grooves, and these days Munich’s The Poets of Rhythm continue to bring the funk from the Fatherland to the world.

The band was formed by Boris Geiger and Jan Weissenfeldt who shared a love of late 1960s and 1970s US funk bands like The Meters and Parliament. Geiger took on percussion and vocals, Weissenfeldt guitar, his brother Max drums, and Jan Krause bass, and they started writing original material. The single ‘Funky Train’ followed in 1992 and later the album Practice What You Preach.

The Poets Of Rhythm @ Cuba*

Thu, May 14, 2009

WHO SAYS German music can’t be funky? In the 1970s Can injected their Velvets inspired prog-rock with a good dose of funky grooves, and these days Munich’s The Poets of Rhythm continue to bring the funk from the Fatherland to the world.

The Followers Of Otis EP launch

Thu, May 14, 2009

Galway folk/roots/blues/Gospel band The Followers Of Otis will launch their new EP Pennies On The Pavement with an upstairs gig in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm. Admission is €5 and twill include a free copy of the CD. Support on the night comes from Breakdown Rambler and A Band Called Wanda.

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