Bring on the melodic indie @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

A NIGHT of music from highly promising Irish indie acts will take place in the Róisín Dubh on June 25 with Citizen, The Heritage Centre, Saving J, and Voodoo Fire in Haiti.

Alex Smoke @ Lowerstate

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

SOMA RECORDS’ Alex Smoke, whose style blurs the boundaries between electronica, techno, classical and hip-hop, plays Lowerstate at Deeper in The Cellar, tomorrow at 10.30pm.

Panic for The Smiths

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

‘Panic’, a night dedicated to the music of The Smiths and Morrissey will be held in De Burgos, St Augustine Street, tomorrow at 10.30pm. The event is to mark Morrissey’s 50th birthday. DJs Foz and Jonnie will play classics like ‘This Charming Man’, ‘What Difference Does It Make’, and ‘How Soon Is Now?’ as well as Morrissey solo hits like ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ and ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’. Admission is €5 before midnight.

Ben Taylor @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE OFFSPRING of musicians often have a hard time in establishing their own musical identity if they choose to follow in their parents footsteps. One exception is Ben Taylor.

Australia’s Damian Clark headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Australia’s Damian Clark (pictured), best known from RTÉ’s I Dare Ya!, and ‘possessing a comic talent beyond his years,’ according to chortle.co.uk, headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 9pm. Support is from fellow Aussie Richard Brophy, who does a nice line in dry, surreal, humour. The MC is Paddy Courtney. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

Sign up for the School of Rock

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE SCHOOL Of Rock is back again and the Access Music Project is inviting those aged between 13 and 18 to enrol.

AMP will host workshops in vocals, composition, percussion, and rhythm from July 6 to 10 and from July 13 to 17.

Father’s Day @ The Eye Cinema

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

ROBOTS, ACTION movies, and Eric Cantona will be the order of the day at The Eye in Wellpark for the cinema’s ‘movies at midnight’ and Father’s Day celebrations.

Amit Mediratta to hold new exhibition in The House Hotel

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

STARLIGHT AND The Dancer, the new exhibition from Galway based artist Amit Mediratta, will open at The House Hotel on Monday at 6pm.

The show is specifically designed for the exhibition space within so that it fits in with the hotel décor. It will feature a series of nude photographs of Amit’s girlfriend, Anna Zolnierkiewicz, most of which were spontaneously shot in a Paris hotel room. The centrepiece work, entitled Ascension, is a large-scale depiction of a Sierpinski Triangle. Amit is also a swing dancer and there will be photos of him dancing by Carol Kennedy.

From Louisiana to Galway

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

A GROUP of American and Irish artists have joined forces for a collaborative exhibition, entitled 003D, which opens in the Galway Arts Centre next week.

North Beach Poetry Nights

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

GALWAY POET Pete Mullineaux will read at the next North Beach Poetry Nights in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, on Monday at 9pm.

New Jay Murphy exhibition

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Ionian Blue, the new exhibition by Galway artist Jay Murphy will be officially opened in the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, tomorrow at 6pm by Galway Advertiser Group chairman Ronnie O’Gorman. The exhibition runs until July 4. The above work is entitled Blue Cave and Seagull.

Cinema Review - The Hangover

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or so the saying goes, but as the lads in this flick find out there are plenty of tears, missing persons, and other random inexplicable events that come with a night of extreme debauchery. If only they could remember it all. The Hangover is rude, crude, and oh so wrong, that’s what makes it bloody brilliant.

Theatre and Dance at Galway Arts Festival

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THE GALWAY Arts Festival unveiled its 2009 programme last week and, as ever, it’s chock-a-block with top-drawer attractions from both home and abroad. Theatre and dance - as ever,- feature strongly in the line-up and last Friday, over an afternoon coffee, festival director Paul Fahy met up to talk through some of this year’s highlights.

Alec Finn on De Dannan, Phil Lynott, and bouzoukis

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

HAVE YOU heard the one about the Yorkshireman who moved to Galway in the 1970s and changed the course of Irish traditional music forever? Well this is, in essence, the story of Oranmore-based musician Alec Finn and his journey with De Dannan.

Go mad for Fujiya & Miyagi

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THEIR NAME makes them sound like a Japanese pop duo but Fujiya & Miyagi are in fact an electronic dance trio from Brighton who play the Róisín Dubh on Friday June 19 at 9pm.

Eamonn Morrissey returns with The Brother

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THE INIMITABLE Eamonn Morrissey makes a welcome return to the Town Hall next week with his classic one-man show The Brother, based on the writings of Flann O’Brien.

Destination Tango with Otros Aires

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

OTROS AIRES will make their debut performance in Ireland with the show Destination Tango in the Black Box Theatre on Wednesday June 24 at 8pm for a night of tango, milongas, and Latin music.

The High Kings return to Co Galway

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

THE HIGH Kings, the Irish balladeer group who have taken the US by storm, are returning to Ireland for a show in the The Black Box Theatre on Thursday June 18 at 8pm.

The High Kings - Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy, Martin Furey, and Darren Holden - are produced by David Downes (who also created the Celtic Woman phenomenon) and boast a remarkable musical lineage.

Say Thank You For The Music in Clarinbridge

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

STARMAKER SCHOOL of Performing Arts presents Thank You For The Music at Kilcornan Hall, Clarinbridge, tonight and tomorrow at 8pm.

StarMaker pupils will perform songs from High School Musical 3, Camp Rock, Annie, and Mamma Mia. Tickets are €15 (adults), €12 (children), and €50 for a family (two adults and two children).

Slide - the future of Irish trad @ Campbell’s

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

TRAD BAND Slide -whose members have been in Dé Danann, Stocktons Wing, Danú, and Liam Clancy and Damien Dempsey’s bands, play Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, Headford on Saturday.

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