Album review: Starcrawler

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 31, 2019

WHAT A difference a year makes. In 2018 LA's Starcrawler's debut album arrived after much hype and celebrity endorsements from Dave Grohl and Elton John. It was spirited and energetic, but scrappy and inconsistent.

From The Fall to Imperial Wax

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

FROM FOUNDING The Fall in 1976, until his death in 2018, Mark E Smith was the band's only consistent member, with 66 other musicians passing through the ranks during that time.

New exhibition from Pat Flannery

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

ONE OF Galway's most popular artists, Pat Flannery, is hosting an exhibition of her watercolours, depicting animals and the natural world, at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

John Devoy's epic solo journey

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

JOHN DEVOY, author of the acclaimed 'alternative' travel book, Quondam: Travels In A Once World, will be in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop to sign copies of the book on Friday November 8.

Jack Dee announces Galway show for 2020

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

JACK DEE has announced he is bringing his new stand-up show, Off The Telly, to Galway's Town Hall Theatre in 2020 for two nights, and tickets go on sale tomorrow morning.

Finghin Collins - a solo piano recital at NUIG

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

HE IS one of Ireland's most outstanding classical pianists, but remarkably, when Finghin Collins plays NUI Galway next week, it will be his first solo recital in the city since taking over as artistic director of Music for Galway in 2013.

New play tells stories of the homeless in Galway

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

"WE ARE stardust, we are golden," sang Joni Mitchell on her iconic song ‘Woodstock’ and a similar idea informs Starseed by Killian Glynn, which receives its premiere from Eva’s Echo Theatre Company at the Town Hall Theatre studio next week.

A 'sad and sexy' love story at the Pálás

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

ELENA AND Jake meet after a New Year’s Eve party in Glasgow. It is love at first sight. Very soon they move in together and start to plan for a family. That is when the problems start.

Karl Spain continues the comedy

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

THE VODAFONE Comedy Carnival may be over for another year, but that does not mean Galway will be without comedy, stand-up, and laughter, as Karl Spain will be continuing the humorous vibes.

The Irishman and the Antarctic expedition

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

ONE OF the most acclaimed and popular Irish theatre shows of the last 20 years, Tom Crean - Antartic Explorer, returns to the Town Hall Theatre this month.

Galway singers release new singles

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

THREE GALWAY singer-songwriters - Eoin Dolan, Bob Bound, and Partland - release new singles this weekend: 'Commander of Sapiens', 'State Of Desire', and 'Afraid Of The Dark'.

Paddy Casey announces Furbo gig in December

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

SINGER-SONGWRITER Paddy Casey has announced he will play an intimate gig in Padraicíns in Furbo, on Sunday December 29 at 8pm, and he is likey to play songs from his new album.

Horslips to play Town Hall

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

HORSLIPS, A phenomenon of Irish rock in the 1970s, who brilliantly fused Irish trad with hard rock, glam, and prog, play the Town Hall Theatre this weekend.

Mary Black plays the Town Hall Theatre

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

MARY BLACK, one of Ireland's finest, and most loved, contemporary folk singers, recently released a new album, and next week she is coming to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre.

A charity concert with soprano Helen Hancock

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

ORANMORE SOPRANO Helen Hancock will perform classical works and songs from the musicals, at her show, A Night In November, which will also raise funds for the St Vincent de Paul Society.

Rory and The Island - new EP, Galway gig

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

ADDICTED TO Applause, the new EP by Rory and The Island, will be launched this Saturday at a gig in The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, at 9pm.

Vickers Vimy start new tour in Galway

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

THE IRISH folk and Americana band Vickers Vimy, begin their new tour with a gig in The Crane Bar, Sea road, tomorrow night, Friday November 1.

A musical trip to Bulgaria

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

CONTEMPO WILL bring Galway audiences on a musical trip to Bulgaria, performing works by Marin Goleminov and Dobrinka Tabakova at the next From Europe with Love concert.

Jazz gigs for the Halloween weekend

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

FOR THE Halloween weekend, a series of jazz gigs, featuring leading Irish jazz musicians, takes place in the Black Gate Cultural Centre on St Francis Street.

Pixies to play GIAF 2020

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

THE PIXIES, one of the the greatest, and most influential, of all American alternative rock bands, and a primary inspiration to Nirvana and Radiohead, will play Galway next summer.

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