Stephen James to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

FOLK-ROOTS singer-songwriter Stephen James, and his band, returns to Galway this Saturday to play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm.

Funk, reggae and soul and more @ Massimo

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

GALWAY DJ Dave Barry’s (Shuffle!) monthly vinyl excursion into funk, northern soul, boogaloo, r’n’b, hip-hop, disco, Jamaican ska, 50s rock and more, returns to Massimo tomorrow night. The emphisis is on the dancefloor but there are plenty of snugs for a quiet pint not to mention the smoking area.

Genius Of Time @ Electric

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

GENIUS OF Time, the duo of Alexander Berg and Nils Krogh, who are at the cutting edge of the Swedish live house music scene, are coming to Galway.

Beats & Pieces launches @ The Loft

Thu, Apr 02, 2015

BEATS & PIECES, the new clubnight with DJs Anthony Collins and Ferg, has its opening night on Easter Sunday in The Loft, formerly Kelly’s, Bridge Street, at 11pm.

Kodaline to headline arts festival Big Top

Wed, Apr 01, 2015

KODALINE HEADLINE the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top in the Fisheries Field on Saturday July 18, in what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the Galway summer.

Atlantic Rhythm Section to get funky for Easter

Wed, Apr 01, 2015

THE ATLANTIC Rhythm Section play The Twelve in Bearna this Easter Saturday at 10.30pm. Somewhat unusually for an outfit comprising three An Spidéal residents, the group’s repertoire is a toe-tapping, hip-shaking, combination of feisty funk and r’n’b.

Cinema review: Cinderella

Films Reviews Mon, Mar 30, 2015

KENNETH BRANAGH’S career continues to mystify me. In the early 1990s he was the poster boy for the RADA’s new wave, his peers included Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, and Jonathan Pryce, but it was Branagh who catapulted to fame first through adapting, directing, and acting in big budget adaptations of Shakespeare.

Citóg April gigs @ Róisín Dubh

Mon, Mar 30, 2015

INDIE-ROCK, modern classical and rock fusions, folk, and Americana will all be heard from the strikingly original and critically acclaimed acts that will perform at this month’s series of Citóg gigs in the Róisín Dubh.

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

THREE HOSTAGES, an Irishman, an Englishman, and an American, imprisoned in a cell in the Middle East ,is the setting for Frank McGuinness’s Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me.

The return of The Rubberbandits

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

THE RUBBERBANDITS are back and are bringing their new ‘musical’, Continental Fistfight, in the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday May 3,, where it promises to feature new songs, the hits, and at least one celebrity puppet.

Astralnaut and Weed Priest split single launch

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

IRISH DOOM metal masters Weed Priest and Astralnaut will launch their new split single Graveyard/Parasitic, with a gig in The Cellar Bar this Saturday at 9pm.

Kylemore Abbey to host arts festival First Thought talks

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

The Galway International Arts Festival will present a special edition of its popular First Thought talks programme in Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, on Sunday April 12.

Sharon Murphy - two Galway concerts

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

HAVING WOWED the judges, Tom Jones in particular, and audiences with her performances on The Voice UK, Clifden singer-songwriter Sharon Murphy brings her soulful sound back to the west of Ireland with two gigs in Galway - one in Monroe’s Live and the other during Cúirt.

Album review: Not Squares

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 26, 2015

IMPRESSIVE THOUGH Not Squares’ 2010 debut Yeah OK was, eight of its 10 songs were completely overshadowed by epic raver ‘Release The Bees’ and the post-punk riff fest ‘Asylum’.

Áine Phillips - charting the history of Irish performance art

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

ON THURSDAY March 23 at 6pm, Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop hosts the launch of Performance Art in Ireland: a History, edited by west of Ireland artist Áine Phillips, the first book devoted to past and contemporary forms of performance art in both the North and the Republic.

All Tvvins to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

THE THRILLING All Tvvins, who combine electro-pop rhythms with exciting metal/math-rock guitar, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm.

The Women Among The Ice

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

THREE WOMEN leave their husbands in a scientific base in Alaska and huddled together re-account their final visions of what was once considered home.

Sean-nós singing in Pennsylvania

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

UNLIKELY AS it might seem, for a time, Pennsylvania was a hot-bed of sean nós singing, as a public lecture at the Galway City Library will show.

Community Skratch Games 2015

Thu, Mar 26, 2015

BATTLE HARDENED world champions in vinyl manipulation and ‘skratching’, experimental turntable musicians, and new names on the scene will converge on Galway next week for the ninth annual Community Skratch Games.