Community @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

COMMUNITY IS the improv alter-ego of Galway group My Fellow Sponges, whose drive is to see the audience create music with the band.

Tech House @ The Cellar

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

THE TECH House crew will descend into The Cellar Underground this Saturday from 10pm for a night of techno, house, and bass, from a plethora of different DJs.

Exhibit B - face to face with Europe's racist history

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

UNTIL THE outbreak of the WWI, there was a phenomenon known as The Human Zoo, where African tribespeople were put on public display as exhibits and curiosities - under the guise of “ethnological enlightenment” - for the titillation of European and American audiences.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ The Loft

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

BETWEEN 1983 and 1991 Metallica made some of the greatest metal ever created and that rich entertainment and artistic achievement will be celebrated by Ireland's leading Metallica tribute band Whiplash this weekend.

Parquet Courts and why you should go to their gig

Tue, Jun 23, 2015

"ANYTHING THAT does not come from tradition is plagiarism," declared the Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí. It is a willfully contradictory, deliberately oxymoronic statement, but it does get to the heart of New York indie-rockers Parquet Courts.

Iranian film-maker to be honoured at Galway Film Fleadh

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF, the Iranian film-maker who spent four and a half years in a political prison during the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah, will attend this year's Galway Film Fleadh, and receive the fleadh’s highest honour - the Galway Hooker Award.

Deirdre O'Kane - coming back to stand-up comedy

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

DEIRDRE O'KANE is back doing stand-up comedy. After years away from the circuit, during which she returned to her original calling of acting, winning acclaim for her roles in the film Nobel and the comedy series Moone Boy, she entered 2015 with time on her hands, and an itch to put pen to paper.

What lies Underneath

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

WRITER AND performer Pat Kinevane comes to the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, June 23, at 8pm with his latest acclaimed solo play, Underneath. Presented by Fishamble Theatre Company and directed by Jim Culleton, this remarkable piece premiered in December 2014 and is now on a national tour.

Tommy Tiernan to play charity event at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

TOMMY TIERNAN, My Fellow Sponges, and Little John Nee will be among the performers at a fundraising cabaret for the charity Clowns Without Borders.

Electric Eel Shock - the wild men of metal return

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK, the Japanese metal, classic rock, and punk trio, whose music and stage shows are a wild, outrageous, and high energy filled celebration of the guitar, loud music, and a catchy chorus, are back.

TULCA - submissions still being accepted

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE MYTHOLOGICAL story of Hy-Brasil, which legend says lies off the west coast of Ireland, is the starting point for this year's TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, curated by Mary Cremin.

Galway Film Fleadh 'music from the movies' concert

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FILM SCORES, be they the James Bond theme, John William's iconic score for Star Wars, Ennio Morricone's immortal The Good, The Bad or The Ugly theme, have given the world some of its best and best loved music.

An Evening with Colm Tóibín

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

COLM TÓIBÍN, one of Ireland's most acclaimed and prolific writers, will read from his work at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday June 25 at 8pm.

Eddie Moloney - the 'gentleman of Irish trad'

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FRANKIE GAVIN'S first taste of performing in front of an audience was in Corrandulla Town Hall, playing tin whistle, and standing beside him was the man who saw the potential in the youngster - the fiddler and flautist Eddie Moloney.

Take That live via Satellite @ The Eye

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

TAKE THAT'S concert at the O2 in London tomorrow will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark at 8pm and fans are advised to arrive early.

The Willis Clan - keeping the tradition going

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE WILLIS Clan, the multi-talented Nashville siblings, aged between 13 and 23, who play American folk, roots, country, and Celtic music, will play Galway as part of a nationwide tour.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

LOUIS DE PAOR, Eamonn Wall, and Alan McMonagle are among the writers reading at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering at the Galway City Library on Thursday June 25 at 6.30pm.

DJ legend Nicky Siano to DJ @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

NICKY SIANO, the man who, in many respects, invented the art of DJing, pioneering many of the styles and techniques DJs use today, and who has been cited among the '100 People who Changed New York', by New York magazine, is coming to Galway.

GIAF does a Willy Wonka with Golden Ticket offer

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

A Golden Ticket, giving admission to all 68 shows at this year's Galway International Arts Festival, was launched this week to coincide with the opening of the festival box office.

Spy-Fu - single launch @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

GALWAY BAND Spy-FU launch their debut single 'Gold Standard', showcasing their mix of sweet melodies, anthemics, and thumping indie rock, with a gig in The Loft tomorrow at 9pm.

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