Galway among first cities to screen new Nick Cave documentary

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

GALWEGIANS WILL be among the first to hear Nick Cave’s much-anticipated new album, Skeleton Tree, ahead of its global release, when The Eye Cinema screens the new documentary One More Time With Feeling.

Tracy Bruen plays Strange Brew on Thursday

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

TRACY BRUEN, the Galway Advertiser's Galway Solo Artist of the Year 2015, and her band, will play Strange Brew, one of Ireland’s longest running club nights, in the Róisín Dubh this week.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway 2016

Fri, Aug 26, 2016

AL PORTER in a leotard in the wrestling match to end them all; a man with his mouth taped shut performing surreally hilarious mimes; former Olympian Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards; and the very best comedians from Ireland, Britain, USA, Denmark...it can only be the Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway.

Concert of 18th century Irish harp music

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

ARTHUR Ó NÉILL, one of the last of the travelling harpers, who died in 1816, and whose influence on Irish harp music is immense, will be celebrated at a concert in Galway.

Leafing through Lloyd Cole’s songbook

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

It is hard to believe that it is been more than 30 years since Rattlesnakes announced the arrival of the singular pop sensibility of Lloyd Cole. Literate and melodic with airy allusions to the likes of Eve Marie Saint and Simone Du Beauvoir, it was one of the defining albums of its time and sounds just as good today.

Pat Kinevane’s thrilling theatrical threesome

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Writer/actor Pat Kinevane visits the Town Hall next week with a triple-bill of his hugely acclaimed, award-winning solo shows, Silent, Underneath, and Forgotten.

Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh presents McSavage: Dreams Of Murder

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Comedian David McSavage is one of Ireland’s most cutting edge comedians. In his brand new show, coming to the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh on Friday August 19, he looks at the benefits of yoga and his love for Daniel O’Donnell.

Fregoli go on Tape at Nun’s Island

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Coming soon to Nun’s Island Theatre, Fregoli present Tape by American playwright Stephen Belber, a play which the company previously presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008 where it received a five star review.

VIVA coming to EYE Galway

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

VIVA stars Héctor Medina as Jesus, a young hairdresser working at a Havana nightclub that showcases drag performers, who dreams of being a performer himself.

PADDY – the musical drama - tours Ireland this September

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

PADDY – a powerful and action-packed musical/drama – starring internationally-renowned singer Tommy Fleming comes to the Black Box Theatre Galway from September 1 to September 4.

The Conquerors to perform at the Salthill Hotel

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Galway’s favourite band The Conquerors are about to celebrate 45 years on the road and to mark this very special occasion they are holding an all star concert on Thursday August 25 at the Salthill Hotel, Galway.

Charlie Adley’s craft of writing course

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Writer Charlie Adley’s popular Craft of Writing Course returns to Galway’s Westside Resource Centre this September 8 for eight weeks.

Californian garage punk twins The Garden to play the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

With the release of ‘Call This # Now!’ Californian garage punk twins The Garden have announced a 10-date UK and Ireland tour for August and September 2016, and will be playing at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 25.

Shuffle! playing at Seven Bar Galway this Saturday

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Shuffle! is back again this time in the uber cool surrounds of Seven Bar. On the decks are host Dave Barry and special guest Andrew Flynn (Rhythm n'Booze, Limerick) this Saturday August 20.

Andy is a soul funk, reggae, and R'n'B collector from the Treaty city playing weekly in Mickey Martin's bar in the centre of the Limerick and guest at nights around the country and abroad. He also runs one of the best soul/R'n'B nights in the country called Rhythm & Booze.

Proust Questionnaire

Thu, Aug 18, 2016

Sharon Nolan is a bisexual rainbow-haired activist living in Galway city. She’s also the director of social media on the 2016 Galway Pride Festival committee.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

PRINTED MATTER, the Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show, opens next week and promises to be an in depth exploration of printmaking in the west of Ireland.

The joyful sounds of The Dustbowl Revival

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

BLUEGRASS, SWING, hot jazz, pre-war blues, Southern soul, New Orleans funk - The Dustbowl Revival is an American roots orchestra with eight full-time members — and they play it all, mashing the sounds of traditional American music into a genre-hopping, time-bending, dance party.

Joe Rooney @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

HE IS BEST known as wildboy priest Fr Damo from Father Ted and Timmy Higgins from Kilnaskully, but Joe Rooney is also one of the very best and funniest comedians in Ireland.

Album review: Field Mouse

Music Reviews Thu, Aug 11, 2016

DESPITE THEIR death before dishonour pure indie, obvious love of the nineties indie aesthetic, and distinct Anglophilia, Field Mouse have largely gone under the radar.

All Tvvins - debut album, Galway show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

ALL TVVINS are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Ireland in years. Tomorrow sees the release of their debut album, IIVV, and they play Galway the following week.

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