'We thought, what’s the least zeitgeisty thing we can do?'

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

NIGHT THOUGHTS, Suede's seventh studio album, is a dark, ambitious, exploration of the fear and frailty of human relationships. The band will play the album in full as part of their performance at the Galway International Arts Festival, forming the musical backdrop — literally — to a feature film created by Roger Sargent to accompany the album.

Lynched mob

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AFTER A stunning performance last autumn on Later…with Jools Holland, and a whirlwind tour of Britain, Ireland's latest folk sensations Lynched have seen their popularity soar.

An Klondike wants bearded men

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AN KLONDIKE, the four-time IFTA winning Irish language western TV series is shooting its second season in Galway city and Oughterard this month and next and is seeking extras.

Vamonos - a celebration of Flamenco

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AT THE heart of flamenco is not a step, or a rhythm, or a song, but a quality known as Duende - a dark creative force, an expression of the soul and of struggle.

Frank O’Sullivan exhibition at Town Hall

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

FRANK O'SULLIVAN, from Effin in County Limerick, is the latest artist to exhibit at the Town Hall bar, which curator Margaret Nolan has transformed into a congenial and busy little gallery space.

Take part in a re-enactment of historic Oireachtas 1913 photograph

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

A total of 163 people are needed to take part in the re-enactment of the famous photograph taken on the steps of the Town Hall during the Gaelic League Oireachtas of 1913.

ConTempo to perform Beethoven and Bartok

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

CONTEMPO WILL perform music by Beethoven and Bartok at two concerts over the coming week, ahead of the quartet being presented with honorary degrees by NUI Galway later this month.

Anne Mangan to exhibit new paintings

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

OIL PAINTINGS inspired by time spent living in France and Iraq will be on display in a new exhibition from the artist Anne Mangan.

Films sought for One Minute Film Festival

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE ONE Minute Film Festival, where filmmakers and film fans can shoot a 60 second HD film, on any subject or story, returns as part of this year's Galway Film Fleadh.

Keeva and Pauline Scanlon @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

SINGER PAULINE Scanlon will join Irish trad 'supergroup' Keeva, whose music also encompasses elements of jazz, for a concert in Monroe’s Tavern on Friday June 17 at 9pm.

Get the blues with ‘Big Daddy’ Webster

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

AMERICAN BLUESMAN Randall ‘Big Daddy’ Webster and songwriter/broadcaster Patrick Horgan bring their ‘Tangled Roots Tour’ to the Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday June 30 at 9pm.

A choral concert in aid of COPE

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE RENOWNED tenor Owen Gilhooly joins the Marine Institute Singers and SSE Airtricity’s workplace choir, the SSE Airs, for a concert in the Augustinian Church, Middle Street, on Saturday June 11 at 8pm.

Cafolla & Engel @ HALO

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE DJ/SAXOPHONE duo of Cafolla & Engel are set to be the highlight of a packed series of events taking place at HALO for the June Bank Holiday weekend.

Bank Holiday Sunday @ Electric

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

BANK HOLIDAY Sunday at Electric, Abbeygate Street, will be an all-day and night affair, starting with the Disco Brunch from midday, featuring an extended brunch menu, Disco Brunch Cocktails, and a DJ set from Anthony Collins.

Galway Gospel Choir to sing Dixieland gospel

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

THE GALWAY Gospel Choir will perform Dixieland gospel classics in the Nuns Island Theatre on Wednesday June 8 at 8pm.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Gigasecond Tour

Wed, Jun 01, 2016

THE UKULELE Orchestra of Great Britain, the world renowned all-singing, all-plucking, devotees to the tiny four stringed instrument, celebrated for their covers of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', and 'Pinball Wizard', are coming to Galway.

126 Gallery closes, but will re-open in new location

Tue, May 31, 2016

THE 126 Gallery has had to close its Flood Street space owing to increasing rental costs, but will re-open in June to host the gallery's Annual Members Show t its new premises in St Bridget’s Place, Woodquay.

La Bohème - 'a musical treat'

Thu, May 26, 2016

GIACOMO PUCCINI'S much-loved classic La Bohème comes to the Town Hall Theatre next week in a lively new staging from Opera Theatre Company. It promises a breathtaking experience for newcomers and opera fans alike, with ravishing music and thrilling arias and ensembles.

Album review: Car Seat Headrest

Music Reviews Thu, May 26, 2016

GOOD THINGS come, not to those who wait, but those who work hard for it. After years slogging it out on the internet, and releasing music through Bandcamp, 23-year-old Will Toledo is finally getting wider recognition.

Welcome To The Carnevil

Thu, May 26, 2016

IT HAS been called "circus without a condom" by The Telegraph, "blood thirsty and burlesque" by The Independent, and "a bloody great night out" by The Times. This is Welcome To The Carnevil - The Circus Of Horrors 21st Anniversary Tour, which comes to The Black Box Theatre on Monday May 30 at 8pm.

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