Hamell On Trial - as big as life and a little concerned about everything

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

“THE TERRORISM Of Everyday Life is my life story and how it was heavily influenced by rock’n’roll, or at least my interpretation of that term. I’m constantly rewriting and updating and as Galway hasn’t seen it yet, I’m looking to introducing it to them.”

From Chet Atkins to Athlone - Bruce Mathiske’s musical odyssey

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

AUSTRALIAN GUITAR virtuoso Bruce Mathiske first picked up the instrument at seven and since then has established himself as a true musical great.

Bruce Elder of ABC TV has described him as “The best guitarist in Australia”. This is quite an accolade as the country also boasts AC/DC’s Angus Young, Tommy Emmanuel, Jeff Lang, The Bad Seed’s Mick Harvey, the Fariss brothers of INXS, and the Finn brothers of Crowded House.

Acid Mothers Temple return to the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

FOR THE third time in the space of just over 18 months - and we should feel privileged by this - Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple play the Róisín Dubh on this Tuesday at 9pm.

The return of The Virginian

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

TG4 IS currently re-running the classic TV western series The Virginian and the show’s star James Drury - who played the title role throughout the show’s nine year run - has now come to Ireland to meet some of the show’s many fans, as well as his own Irish cousins.

On Monday morning in the Meyrick Hotel, Drury, wearing the obligatory black stetson, happily shared his memories of his time on The Virginian – and more besides.

The Three Tenors to sing in Co Galway

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE THREE Tenors return to Galway and Clifden playing the Station House Hotel, Clifden, on Sunday August 3 at 9pm and the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, on Saturday August 9 at 8pm.

Galway teens to perform at Edinburgh

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Teen comedians from Galway’s Backstage Academy of Performing Arts will travel to Scotland next month to perform at the Edinburgh Festival.

The students will perform a show entitled Teen Comedy Improv, a combination of stand up and improvised comedy, for a teen audience, at St Augustine’s Studio, Edinburgh, from August 12 to 17.

The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

NAMED AFTER the Hollywood actor who has the enviable distinction of having been hubby to Jennifer Aniston and now Angelina Jolie, The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra play Galway this weekend.

Jeffrey Lewis - an indie Renaissance man

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

JEFFREY LEWIS is something of a Renaissance man - albeit in a very US indie kind of way. Raised in New York City he is a maker of comic books, tragi-comic folk narratives, and lysergic garage rock.

Jeffrey Lewis & The Jitters play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 7 at 9pm. The Jitters are Jeffrey’s brother Jack on bass and David Beauchamp on drums. Together they mix 1960s acoustic psychedelia with the experimental art-punk. Live shows also incorporate ‘low budget videos’ - ie, Jeff’s large illustrations displayed to accompany certain songs.

Around The World on 80 Quid in Campbell’s Tavern

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE MUSICIAN and raconteur Aindrias de Staic will perform his award winning one man show Around The World on 80 Quid in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, on Saturday, at 8pm.

Galway Earth Festival to be held on Monday

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE GALWAY Earth Festival takes place this Monday. A co-operation of musicians, artists, and volunteers, it will seek to raise funds and public awareness of the local and global environment through music, food, lectures, and craic.

There will be stalls and activities in the Black Box Theatre from 2pm to 5pm, a concert featuring a host of Irish and international acts from 5pm to 2pm, and a variety of talks and lectures in the Rowing Club, Woodquay, from 2pm to 6pm.

Leading German orchestra to play Town Hall

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE MUSIC of Vivaldi, Bach, and Mozart will fill the Town Hall Theatre when The Junge Köln Philharmonie play the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday August 6 at 8pm.

A new look at the Tir na nÓg story

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

WILLIAM HENRY is best known for his highly praised books on Eamonn Ceannt and Galwegians who fought in World War I, but his latest book is one for the children to enjoy.

Tir na nÓg; A New Adventure by William Henry, centres around three children from the Aran Islands who visit Tir na nÓg under the care of Princess Naimh. While in Tir na nÓg the children become prisoners of time and must enlist the help of characters from Irish folklore to help them escape and return home.

Julian Gough at Charlie Byrne’s

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE NOVELIST and singer Julian Gough will read from his latest book, Jude: Level 1, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop next Tuesday at 6pm.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A full house.

The darkest Batman yet

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE DARK Knight, the second Batman film directed by Christopher Nolan, possibly comes closest to representing the darker side of the urban vigilante’s character of all the Batman movies.

Baby Mama

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

Two women, one apartment, and nine very eventful months. Baby Mama is a predictable comedy about a successful and single businesswoman whose plans of having a child are thrown when she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. The film’s opening sequence shows the career-driven Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) on a blind date, where she explains, “ Some women got pregnant, I got promoted. I want a baby now, I'm 37." Needless to say, her blind date rapidly flees the scene.

Tuam Arts Festival seeks short films

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE TUAM Arts Festival is calling on film makers and producers to enter their films for the festival’s ‘We Like Short Shorts’ programme this August.

‘We Like Short Shorts’ will feature short films in any genre. The only criteria for entry is that the film must be under 20 minutes long (films under five minutes are especially welcome).

Nanci Griffith’s long love affair with Ireland

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

TEXAN SONGWRITER Nanci Griffith released her debut album Lone Star State Of Mind in 1987 and made an immediate impact when it peaked at number 23 in the US charts.

Nigerian star D’Banj to play Leisureland

Thu, Jul 31, 2008

THE NIGERIAN Afro-beat and r’n’b star D’Banj and the Mohits All-stars will play the Koko Revelation Concert in Leisureland, Salthill, on Monday August 4.

Coming up at the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 24, 2008

JAPANESE METAL, Swedish fun, English cool, and Irish brilliance are on the cards over the next few months with a host of brilliant acts set to play the Róisín Dubh.

Tonight, Galway new wave band Disconnect 4 play a free show at Strange Brew, while Japan’s Electric Eel Shock bring their riveting mix of heavy metal, classic rock, and inspired lunacy to the Róisín tomorrow night.

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