Lee 'Scratch' Perry - reggae legend to play The Loft

Tue, Dec 01, 2015

VISIONARY, ECCENTRIC, legend - Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the man who produced the early music of Bob Marley and The Wailers, and an enormously influential and significant figure in reggae music in his own right, is coming to Galway.

Citóg - saving the best until last

Tue, Dec 01, 2015

THE FINAL round of Citóg gigs for 2015 really are a case of saving the bet until last, with a trio of events showcasing some of the best talent in indie, folk, hard rock, and singer-songwriter to emerge from, or be based in, County Galway.

Damien Dempsey announces two gigs for St Patrick's festivities

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

DAMIEN DEMPSEY, one of Ireland's greatest contemporary songwriters, has announced he will play two gigs in the Róisín Dubh in 2016 - Wednesday March 16 and Thursday 17, St Patrick's Day.

Girls Names announce Róisín Dubh show

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

GIRLS NAMES hail from Belfast but instead of describing themselves primarily as an Irish, Northern Irish, Ulster, or British band, they regarded themselves, first and foremost, as a European band.

'It's always about improving on what you've done'

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

THERE ARE few musicians, who, more than two decades into their career, produce a set of songs many regard as among their finest, if not indeed their best, that go on to get a Mercury award nomination, in a year which is also the 20th anniversary of the album with which they originally made their name.

Album review: Adele

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ADELE DESCRIBED 21 as a "break-up album", but 25 as a "make-up album...making up with myself", but the fall-out from break-up still haunts many of these, often melancholy, songs of regret for what has happened, what has gone, and what can never return.

Delorentos - acoustic show at the Town Hall

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DELORENTOS' HOME Again Acoustic Tour is billed as the Dublin quartet's most ambitious acoustic tour to date, promising special arrangements of songs from across their catalogue, with some special guests aiding and abetting the renditions.

Coppélia - ballet, dancing dolls, and mad scientists

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DR COPPELIUS has made a life-size dancing doll, so lifelike, young Franz becomes obsessed with it, abandoning his girlfriend, Swanhilda. Can Swanhilda save Franz from his own folly, and from the evil designs of the dastardly doctor?

Abie Philbin Bowman @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

THE BRILLIANT Abie Philbin Bowman, whose comedy goes "way beyond superficial satire" to be "absorbing, challenging and highly entertaining", by Time Out, plays the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh.

Call for entries for Cúirt New Writing Prize

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

THE CÚIRT New Writing Prize 2016 is now open for submissions in poetry and fiction, a cash prize of €500 and a chance to read at next year's Cúirt/Over the Edge Showcase are up for grabs.

Italian artists Grounded in Galway

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

A BEGUILING exhibition featuring three Italian artists has opened in the Town Hall Theatre bar. Entitled Grounded, it features paintings and prints by Elena Dova, Gaia Biscardi and Gregorio Vecchione, all of whom have made their homes in Galway over the past couple of years.

Win tickets to Jimmy Carr in Leisureland

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

JIMMY CARR, the comedian and host of Channel 4's 8 Out Of 10 Cats, brings his new stand-up show Funny Business to Leisureland, Salthill, on Saturday December 19 at 8pm.

Órla McGovern acting workshops

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ÓRLA MCGOVERN, the artistic director of The Spontaneous Theatre People, will teach two classes in improv to the Galway Actors Workshop this weekend and next weekend.

New year advanced fiction writing classes

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

POET AND short story writer Susan Millar DuMars will teach an advanced fiction writing class, on Fridays from 2pm to 4pm, starting January 22.

Eoin Dolan - new single and upcoming gig

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

EOIN DOLAN, the Galway singer-songwriter whose music fuses folk, surf-rock, and melodic pop, launches his new single, 'Something Good', with a show in Bell, Book and Candle, The Small Crane, this Saturday at 2pm.

Youtube's Farmer Michael - live

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

STEVO TIMOTHY, the star of the Farmer Michael Youtube sketches, headlines Ireland's Smallest Comedy Club in the Dew Drop Inn, tonight at 9pm. The club runs every Thursday and is hosted by local comics Johnny Graham and Bob Hennigan. Admission is €4 and includes free pizza.

Lunchtime concerts to start December

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

DECEMBER WILL be ushered in to the sound of classical music, with two lunchtime concerts taking place in NUI Galway's Aula Maxima, early next week.

Aine Cahill - jazz and torch song @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

JUST 48 hours after performing her song 'Black Dahlia' on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show, Cavan singer Aine Cahill saw it clock up 62,000 views on the Today FM Facebook page.

Punk, metal, and noise @ FEAST

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

SPANISH PUNK, alternative, noise band Betunizer will make their Irish debut when they play the next FEAST night, upstairs, at the Róisín Dubh, this Saturday at 9pm.

Sam Binga to DJ @ The Loft

Thu, Nov 26, 2015

ACCLAIMED PRODUCER and DJ Sam Binga will be hitting the decks in The Loft at Seven next Thursday [December 3], the first of two appearances by the Bristol native in Galway city that week.

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