New JACK swing

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THEY ARE the "superheroes of the new music world," say the Boston Globe; while the Washington Post call them "the go-to quartet for contemporary music, tying impeccable musicianship to intellectual ferocity and a take-no-prisoners sense of commitment."

Irish Comedian of the Year grand final line-up

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THE VODAFONE Comedy Carnival is already underway and this year sees a number of innovations such as Bob’s BlundaBus - a double decker bus parked in Eyre Square, hosting affordable shows for adults and children, including stand-up, gameshows hipster bingo, and podcasts.

Kenneth Branagh - live at The Eye

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

FOR ONE night only, the Branagh Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of John Osborne's The Entertainer, will be screened live via satellite to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.

The 'miraculous' Oh Pep! to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

OH PEP! play "faultless folk-rock," according to Rolling Stone, that is "filled with magic," say NPR Music, and which Consequence Of Sound has described as "pop at its most kinetic”. Galway will find out why next week.

A Feast of scuzz rock with Animal Lover

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

FULL OF buzz-saw guitars and throbbing rhythm, and drawing on the legacy of NoMeansNo, Shellac, Fugazi, North Dakota’s Animal Lover are coming to Galway to play the next Feast gig.

Aimee Banks to star in new opera

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

AIMEE BANKS, the 14-year-old soprano who burst on to the international scene last year after representing Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, will appear in Heresy, the first opera by the celebrated Irish composer, Roger Doyle.

Padraig Jack to release debut single

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

'ONE WAY Ticket Time', the debut single from Aran Island singer-songwriter Padraig Jack, will be released tomorrow, followed by a national tour, which includes a show in Galway city next week.

Wille and the Bandits @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

A CLASSIC blues-rock trio inspired by Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Wille and the Bandits, like their forerunners, enjoying pushing at the boundaries of what blues-rock can actually be.

Sing Sing Sing! with Bel Canto

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

A NIGHT of drama, intrigue, comedy and romance, will emerge from the songs that will be sung by Galway vocal group Bel Canto, when they bring their new show, Sing Sing Sing! to the Town Hall Theatre.

Halloween weekend @ Electric

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THE HALLOWEEN Bank Holiday Weekend at Electric begins tomorrow with the launch of new clubnight, MOVE, the brain child of DJ and producer John Daly.

Halo-ween @ HALO

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THIS WEEKEND is Halloween and HALO's resident DJs and live acts will provide the spooky soundtrack to the stacked line-up including the DJ set from Faithless vocalist Maxi Jazz on Saturday.

Junior Galway Film Fleadh launches 2016 programme

Wed, Oct 26, 2016

HUNT FOR The Wilderpeople, the New Zealand adventure comedy-drama, starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, as a father figure and son who become caught in a manhunt, will be screened at the 22nd Junior Galway Film Fleadh.

Loudon Wainwright III to play Róisín Dubh

Wed, Oct 26, 2016

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III is "the most candid diarist among the singer-songwriters who...brought confessional poetry into popular song," says the New York Times, while MOJO calls him "one of America's most astute lyrical commentators".

Aindrias De Staic - hobo to boho to Soho

Tue, Oct 25, 2016

AINDRIAS DE STAIC - actor, singer-songwriter, theatre maker, performer, author - Galway city's wild Renaissance man will display his many talents on the stage of The Loft at Seven, this weekend.

CarnEvil - chased by madmen and mannequins

Mon, Oct 24, 2016

ON SATURDAY night I was followed, no, chased, and accosted by a crouching, laughing, maniacal man, determined to do me mischief. That I was confined in a small room, with no obvious exit only added to the terror...but also the fun, for this was CarnEvil.

Amigo Productions to fly over the cuckoo’s nest

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

NEW GALWAY community theatre company Amigo Productions makes its bow next month with Ken Kesey’s classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. The play runs at An Taibhdhearc in November, with all proceeds going to Pieta House West.

Buzzcocks - punk legends to play Galway in November

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

THE SEX Pistols and The Clash may get all the glory, The Damned will always have released the first British punk album, but Manchester's Buzzcocks might just have cast a larger, and more longer lasting influence on music.

Busy as a Bea…

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

AISLING BEA, the multi-award-winning, multi-tasking, stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, is set to be one of the highlights of next week's Vodafone Comedy Carnival, and Galway will have a chance to catch her twice at the festival.

Irish Times' Lorna Siggins to read at alway Library

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

THE IRISH Times' Lorna Siggins; Bernadette Joyce, a wtiness to Pinochet's Chile; and Jackie Walker, a British Labour Party activist, will read at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in the Galway City Library, on Thursday October 27 at 6.30pm.

Aida Wilde to exhibit at Design Galway

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

LONDON-BASED artist Aida Wilde, who has been a professional screen printer for 16 years, building a hand-printed clothing company ‘Brag’ and setting up a boutique and print studio in London, will exhibit at the Design Galway 2016 festival.

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