Album review: Pixies

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 06, 2016

IN THEIR original incarnation, the Pixies made four albums, at least two of which - 1987's Surfer Rosa and 1989's Dolittle - are high watermarks of indie/alternative rock, which continue to echo through the generations.

Patrick Carton to launch new poetry collection

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

"I HAVE a passion for words. I celebrate the minor and major mysteries of life with poetry. I will recite a rhyme, tell a story, maybe sing a song for your entertainment. I see myself as a knight whose quest is to open the door to the imagination again and again."

See the stars of Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

IN THE 1980s and 1990s, Whose Line Is It Anyway? was the cream of Channel 4’s comedy output, which spawned a host of spin-offs and led to the hugely successful US series of the same name.

Return of The Pillowman

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

DECADENT THEATRE Company’s acclaimed production of Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman returns to the Town Hall Theatre in a welcome revival that launches a second national tour for the play.

Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards touches down at Comedy Carnival

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

AMONG THE many colourful characters rocking up in Galway for the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, few are more colourful than Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards, the unlikely star of 1988’s Winter Olympics in Calgary and Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic ski jumper.

Tristan und Isolde opens new Met Opera season @ The Eye

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

WAGNER'S TRISTAN und Isolde in a new production by Mariusz Trelinski, with Sir Simon Rattle conducting, opens the new season of operas broadcast live via satellite from New York's Metropolitan Opera to The Eye Cinema.

Ten things you didn’t know about the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Comedians

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

The Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway kicks off on Tuesday the 25th of October and runs until Monday the 31st. Get to know the perfomers a little bit better with these:

Christian Wallumrød to play Galway Jazz Festival

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

CONSIDERED ONE of Norway's most prominent and influential contemporary musicians and composers, Christian Wallumrød is a solo artist, band leader, and diverse collaborator, who plays Galway this weekend as part of the Galway Jazz Festival.

Mike McCormack to read at Over the Edge Fiction Slam

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

MIKE MCCORMACK, the Galway based author whose latest novel Solar Bones, has been nominated for the prestigious Goldsmith Prize, will be the featured reader and judge at the eighth annual Over The Edge Fiction Slam.

Donal Vaughan @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

AFTER THREE weeks of the Irish Comedian of the Year competition, it is time to get back to regular comedy nights at the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh, and getting the ball rolling is Donal Vaughan.

Spanking good fun at The Dirty Circus

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

IT'S NAUGHTY but nice, sexy and saucy, tasteful rather than filthy and depraved. It is Galway burlesque and cabaret night The Dirty Circus, and it kickstarts this year's Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

The Queen Has Vanished – a play about loss and hope

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

THE BABORÓ International Children's Festival is just a couple of weeks away and one of the top attractions will be the Flemish ensemble Kopergietery, one of Europe’s most exciting theatre companies, with its original play, The Queen Has Vanished, a beautiful story that speaks about loss, sadness and hope.

French pianist Adam Laloum to make Galway debut

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

THE BRILLIANT young French pianist Adam Laloum makes his Irish debut with a Music For Galway concert next week, performing works by Brahms, Schubert, and Mozart.

Brendan Grace is coming to Moycullen

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

BRENDAN GRACE, Ireland's much loved and legendary comedian, will bring his It's A Funny Old World show to The Forge Pub, Moycullen, this Saturday at 8pm.

Creative writing classes for young people

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

EVERYONE HAS a story to tell and if you are a teenager with ambitions to write, why not tell your story through prose or poetry, and help is at hand with a new series of creative writing classes.

Antal to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

ANTAL, THE Amsterdam DJ of the moment will be spinning the decks at the Shivers clubnight in the Electric Garden and Theatre, Abbeygate Street, for a three hour set tomorrow from 11pm.

The Southern Fold to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

THEY CITE Hank Williams and Kurt Cobain as their inspirations, and they seek to communicate messages of truth and honesty through harmony singing and the craft of songwriting in its simplest, purist, form.

Two guitarists - one tour of Galway

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

PETER VON TOY, the singer-guitarist who plays "rock drenched blues tinted folk", and Galway based guitar wizard Tom Portman, will play a number of dates around Galway city and county.

Strap on the air guitar and widdle!

Thu, Oct 06, 2016

STRAP ON the air guitar and get ready to widdle on an imaginary fretboard and pull all kinds of rock god face and shapes at the Air Guitar Heroes event which takes place in Galway next week.

The New 52 - new album and Róisín Dubh gig

Wed, Oct 05, 2016

THE NEW 52 is a name that to many signifies DC Comics' relaunch of its superhero titles, but it is also the name of the new indie/pop-rock project of Dublin singer-songwriter Darragh Cullen, who has a new album and a show in Galway this week.

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