Cinema Review - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

This latest instalment of Harry Potter is certainly thrilling but some of the more exciting parts are left somewhat unexplained and the finale, which could have been great, feeling a bit rushed.

Explore the world of drumming

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

THREE LEADING Galway drum teachers will host a percussion extravaganza in the Nuns Island Theatre on Saturday August 8 at 3pm.

Drummers Dave Deane, Miki Belton, and Barry Duffy will take all those interested in learning drumming - whether young or old, beginner or advanced - on a journey through rock, r’n’b, Latin, and jazz rhythms. There will be drumming performances from Dave, Miki, and Barry and opportunities for those interested to ask questions.

The Kanyu Tree

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

The Kanyu Tree (pictured) will bring their smooth vocal harmonies, pure pop, and white boy funk to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm. Suppport is from Galway singer-songwriter Tristan Ryder. Admission is free and Gugai will be DJing afterwards.

Get your rocks off at Primal Scream

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PRIMAL SCREAM guitarist Andrew Innes is ready for Galway. “When you get on stage you realise it’s all worth it,” he says. “When people are cheering you on it’s hard to beat that and you think, ‘It’s great to be in a band’.”

From London to The Crane with fiddle great John Carty

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

FIDDLE PLAYER John Carty is one of the greatest practitioners of Irish traditional music and his virtuosity has been much praised. In 2003 he was TG4’s Traditional Musician of the Year and joined the ranks of previous winners such as Tommy Peoples, Matt Molloy and Paddy Keenan.

Get set to Moondance in August

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Galway’s latest festival, the Moondance Music & Arts Festival, takes place from Friday August 14 to Sunday 16 at Petersburg House, Clonbur, and will feature Lisa Hannigan, Jape, and Mairtín O’Connor.

Theatre reviews: Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

WEEK ONE of the Galway Arts Festival delivered some memorable productions from both home-based and visiting companies in plays that dealt with such diverse themes as familial neuroses, under-age sex, the Iraq war, murderous teenagers, and a property tycoon who wants to sing like Beniamino Gigli.

Shakespeare acting workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

THE THEATRE director, teacher, and playwright Max Hafler will give an intermediate acting workshop next month, entitled Shakespeare And Language.

New Galway theatre company to perform at Edinburgh fringe

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

NEW GALWAY theatre company Danú will be officially launched this weekend before travelling to Scotland perform the play Dolores at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Danú will be officially launched this Sunday at 8pm in the Loughrea Hotel and Spa. The event will feature a preview Irish/British performance of Dolores by American playwright Edward Allan Baker. Afterwards there will be music by east Galway singer-songwriter Neev Kennedy and a DJ.

Norman Jay @ Gigantic

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

GALWAY’S LONG running independent club night Gigantic has moved to Kelly’s, formerly The Living Room, and Norman Jay will be spinning the decks there this weekend.

Strange Brew Summer Shindig

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

IF JULY is giving way to August, then it’s time for the Strange Brew Summer Shindig, an always uproarious celebration of all that is great about indie and alternative in Galway and Ireland.

The Strange Brew Summer Shindig 5 takes place at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday July 30 at 7pm with an impressive line-up of some of the most promising indie/alternative bands from Galway and beyond taking to the stage.

Peter Doherty to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PETER DOHERTY, the songwriter and former frontman of The Libertines and Basbyshambles, will play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday October 15 as part of the Heineken Green Spheres.

C Joynes gig and guitar workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

CAMBRIDGE GUITARIST C Joynes will play De Burgo’s of Augustine Street on Wednesday July 27 at 8pm.

Berlin DJ at The Cellar

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

LEADING BERLIN DJ Efdemin will play LowerState at Deeper in The Cellar Bar Eglinton Street, this Friday at 10.30pm.

Proust Questionnaire - Alela Diane, folk-rock singer

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting on the porch with coffee and oatmeal piled high with fresh fruit - on a bright morning, with Bramble close by.

Galway Arts Festival art exhibition reviews

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Lars Laumann @ Galway Arts Centre

Galway Arts Festival readings

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

STEVEN GALLOWAY, author of the profoundly moving, The Cellist Of Sarajevo, will read in the Radisson SAS Hotel this Friday at 6pm and not in the Hotel Meyrick as previously advertised.

Wiggle to launch debut album with Cuba* show

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

WIGGLE, THE Cork electro-dub band, will play Cuba*, Eyre Square, tomorrow at 10pm to launch their debut album Brighten The World.

Best of music and fun makes its way to Inishbofin

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

If ever a reason was needed to visit the wonderful island of Inishbofin off the Galway coast, a forthcoming series of concerts has got to be it. The Inishbofin Concerts will present a series of the very best in Irish traditional and contemporary music and comedy during July and August, and these intimate concerts will take place in what has to be one of the most gloriously located venues in Ireland — the Dolphin Hotel.

Enjoy racing action in Roscommon

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Roscommon Racecourse will host two evening race meetings in August. On Tuesday August 4 the first race is at 5.50pm. This is a mixed card with both flat and national hunt racing and features a very high class flat handicap for fillies only. This race is over 1.5 miles and will have runners from all the top yards in the country.

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