New book asks What Would Kate Do

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Kate Middleton is something of an icon of style and role model for certain women, and fans of the British duchess will enjoy a new novel entitled What Would Kate Do.

Enjoying the crash with Julian Gough

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

In The Great Goat Bubble, Julian Gough showed he had a rare flair for creating great comedy out of the mad, mad, world of international finance and he repeats the trick in his new book, Crash, How I Lost a Hundred Billion and Found True Love.

The book, which is available as a Kindle Single, once again features Gough’s familiar protagonist Jude who finds himself caught up in the very maws of the European debt crisis. When the novella opens, Jude is living frugally in a dilapidated henhouse which he bought for ten million euros at the height of the property boom. But his peace is soon disturbed by a posse of financial bigwigs who arrive at his door to inform him that his mortgage is in imminent danger of defaulting which will precipitate a Europe-wide financial collapse. The cabal of economic experts immediately implement a hilarious rescue plan which entails Jude issuing a hundred billion euro bond to put a roof on his henhouse and reassure the financial markets concerning his debt stability. From there the story proceeds with mounting zaniness as first the Euro elite declare that the entire country has to have a roof built over it, and then decide to construct it out of solar panels plunging the country below into darkness.

The Third Policeman for the Town Hall

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

The Third Policeman, the celebrated novel written by Irish writer Brian O’Nolan, is to be turned into a stage adaptation for the Town Hall Theatre.

The Sumbrellas @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

The Sumbrellas will air tracks from their latest album, Fast Country Music Disco at Monroe’s Live this evening, August 22.

Ron Houchin, Kernan Andrews, and Art Stringer for August Over The Edge: Open Reading

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

The first ‘Over The Edge: Open Reading’ after the summer break takes place in Galway City Library on Thursday August 29, from 6.30pm to 8.00pm. The featured readers on the night are Art Stringer, Ron Houchin, and Kernan Andrews. There will, as usual, be an open mic after the featured readers have finished. The evening will also see the announcement of the long list for this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition, which received a very healthy number of entries again this year.

Kernan Andrews is from Galway and is the arts editor and political correspondent of the Galway Advertiser. He writes short stories in his spare time and has been published in The Galway Review. He has read his work at Cúirt 2013; as part of the launch for NUI Galway's theatre events in the Galway Fringe Festival 2013; and at numerous Over The Edge open mics.

Amit Mediratta to launch his collection of writings

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Artist and philosopher Amit Mediratta will launch his 13th collection of writings, Exile Songs and other Poems, in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop next week. The collection will gather together work previously published at his exhibition openings in limited quantity, and will be the first definitive edition of his early poetry - beautifully presented on vellum paper and hand-signed in silver ink. The title will be produced by Amit Mediratta Publications, the imprint established by the artist last year.

Olaf Tyaransen for Electric Picnic

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Galway-based author and Hot Press journalist Olaf Tyaransen will be performing and conducting public interviews at the Electric Picnic festival in Stradbally at the end of the month. The acclaimed author – described by the Sunday Independent as “demonstrably the best rock ‘n’ roll interviewer in the world”- will be reading on The Word Stage in the Mindfield area at 7pm on Friday August 30, and again on Sunday September 1.

Among the original material he will be reading from his short story Don’t You Know Who I Am? The story was first published earlier this year in the Doire Press anthology Galway Stories, and is now set to become a short film, produced by Dublin-based company Screenworks. Tyaransen’s third collection of celebrity interviews, Mind The GAP, will be published in October, with all proceeds going to Galway Autism Partnership.

Shuffle with DJ Dave Barry @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Funk, soul, reggae DJ and vinyl junkie Dave Barry returns this month with his Shuffle DJ night at the Róisín Dubh.

End of summer party @ The Cellar Underground

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

To round off the summer season, this Saturday, August 24, The Cellar Underground presents Karol XVII and MB Valence plus a huge support lineup.

In 2008, music magazine DJ Mag named the pair as the best DJs in Poland, while in 2010 online digital music store Beatport described them as the best deep house producers of the year.

Baile an Salsa @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Baile an Salsa was born when Uruguayan salsa singer and jet-setting vocal coach Andres Martorell was taking a much-needed breather from one of his packed-out salsa shows in a quiet trad pub next door.

Remember Thin Lizzy @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Phil Lynott would have turned 64 this week, and in his honour, Thin Lizzy tribute act, Remembering Lizzy, will play a special show at Monroe’s Live tomorrow, August 23.

Cabin Collective @ Campbell’s Tavern

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Galway supergroup the Cabin Collective will play Campbell’s Tavern in Cloughanover on Saturday August 31 at 8.30pm.

Castero @ The Cellar

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

Hexen Haus Promotions and Desert Rock Ireland are bringing the ‘Fuzzed Out Sessions’ night back to The Cellar Bar downstairs, with the almighty heavy rockers Castero presenting songs from their new album Revolutions.

Castero are a four piece heavy rock band based in Tipperary. Their music has been called hard rock, heavy blues, stoner metal, and southern metal. Influenced by the likes of Black Sabbath, Orange Goblin, Clutch, and Black Label Society the band mixes old school and new school metal creating their own heavy and groovy sound. As Castero's motto goes: “It's all about the groove!”

An Taobh Tuathail @ Factory

Thu, Aug 22, 2013

An Taobh Tuathail has been broadcasting the finest in underground sounds since its inception on RTE RnaG at the turn of the millennium. The programme currently broadcasts every Monday to Friday from 9pm to 11pm worldwide through http://www.rte.ie/rnag/an-taobh-tuathail/

Eclipsed and the world of the Magdalen Laundry

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

GALWAY THEATREGOERS are in for a treat next week with a new staging of Patricia Burke Brogan’s Eclipsed from Mephisto Theatre Company.

Three concerts from The Whileaways

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

AUGUST IS proving to be a busy month for County Galway folk/Americana-trio The Whileaways who play three shows over the coming days.

The Whileaways - Gradá vocalist Nicola Joyce, solo singer-songwriter Noriana Kennedy, and solo singer-songwriter and The Cabin Collective member Noelie McDonnell - play support to Americana musician Tim O’Brien in Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover tomorrow; The Crane Bar, Sea Road, this Sunday (for tickets contact The Crane on 091 - 587419 or www.thecranebar.com); and on Monday, they play Whelan’s in Dublin.

Galway Arts Centre Prom

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

ARE YOU going to the prom? That is not just a question American schoolgoers can ask, but Galwegians can as well.

Lights and wonderful music at Claregalway Castle

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

There was an air of abandonment and fun in Claregalway last Saturday evening as the International Summer Music School and Festival came to a glorious end.

Moonfish to bring Star Of The Sea to the stage

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

GALWAY THEATRE company Moonfish will perform its stage adaptation of Joseph O’Connor’s acclaimed novel Star Of The Sea at An Taibhdhearc in July 2014.

Steven Sharpe to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 15, 2013

comedian, performer, and singer-songwriter will be upstairs at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 22 at 9pm.

Steven performed and toured his first show All Men Are Bast*rds throughout Connacht and Munster in 2010 and 2011. Last year, he debuted his one-man musical Who’s The Man? to sell out audiences in the Town Hall Theatre Studio and released the live EP of the same title.

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