Beardyman - DJ improv king @ The Loft

Thu, Nov 24, 2016

“A CROSS between a DJ, a comedian, and a human sound-sample library," is how The Guardian described Beardyman. It could have also added front-rank improv artist and entertainer to that description.

The Low Anthem - foward thinking indie-folk

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

AFTER A four year hiatus, American indie-folk and roots band The Low Anthem released their long awaited new album in June, and this month they tour Ireland and Britain, including a show in Galway.

Album review: Body/Head

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 17, 2016

IN HIS despair MacBeth chastised humans, and thereby life, as "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". Kim Gordon's music has long been driven by "sound and fury" but is certainly not meaningless.

Rofi James - new single and launch gig

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

ROFI JAMES, the Galway pop/rock duo, officially launch their new single 'Fool For Your Love' this weekend, and proceeds from half of all downloads/sales of the single will be donated to the Solidarity-Pikpa refugee camp in Greece.

Sample Answer - indie-soul with a real edge

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HE PLAYS "soulful pop with a dusting of hip-hop thrown in for good measure," say Gigwise, while that pop has "a real sense of edge" according to Clashmusic.com. He is Sample Answer, and he is coming to Galway.

Declan O'Rourke to play Down Syndrome Galway charity concert

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

LEADING IRISH singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke will join a gathering of Irish trad titans in the county this weekend for a charity concert in aid of Down Syndrome Galway.

Charlie Landsborough to play Lough Rea Hotel

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH, praised by BBC Radio Ulster's Gerry Kelly for his "warmth, honesty and credibility", will be in concert in the Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on Wednesday January 11.

FEAST on Hope Is Noise's alt-rock

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

HOPE IS Noise, long time stalwarts of the Irish alternative/heavy scene, will bring their polished alt-rock and feral post-hardcore broadsides, to the next FEAST gig in the Róisín Dubh.

Pierre Bensusan - genius of the acoustic guitar

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

PIERRE BENSUSAN, the genius of the acoustic guitar, "one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today", according to the LA Times, makes his annual pilgrimage in Galway this weekend.

We Cut Corners - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Nov 16, 2016

ACCLAIMED DUBLIN indie-rock duo We Cut Corners are enjoying a busy November, with the month having already seen the launch of their third album, The Cadences of Others, and the double A-Side single, ‘Oh’/‘Mandinka’, and now comes a Galway show.

Cranky Face - new EP and new video

Essential Playlist Wed, Nov 16, 2016

GALWAY BAND Cranky Face - Simon Noble, Stephen Curren, Sam Wright, and Mosey Byrne - launch their new EP, Bowdown, with a show at Citóg in the Róisín Dubh tonight [Wednesday November 16] at 9pm.

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady to play Galway in 2017

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

TOGETHER THEY created one of the greatest Irish albums - in folk, or any other genre - with 1976's Andy Irvine Paul Brady, aka The Purple Album, and individually, they are two of the greatest and most influential figures in Irish music.

John Spillane - Nocturne #7

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

JOHN SPILLANE is a busy man. In September he launched a new TG4 series; last month saw him publish his first book, Will We Be Brilliant Or What?, a collection of lyrics and memoir; and this month he plays Galway.

Hardwicke Circus - power-packed r'n'b @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

HARDWICKE CIRCUS are a seven piece band, aged between 17 and 20, from Carlisle, in Cumbria, in the north of England, and despite their tender years, they have already played the Glastonbury, Leeds, and Reading festivals.

Galway musicians feature on new charity album

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

GALWAY MUSICIANS A Lilac Decline and Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, who are both on the independent Galway record label Rusted Rail, feature on a new album which will raise funds for Médecins Sans Frontières.

DJ Kate Simko to bring Chicago house to Galway

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

KATE SIMKO, the Chicago DJ and electronic and house producer, will bring the underground sounds of Chicago to its sister city of Galway when the Heineken Sound Atlas Chicago event hits Electric.

A concert of Brahms, Bartók, and Bates

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

BRAHMS' ROMANTIC, tuneful, and sweetly melancholic clarinet quintet will be heard in NUI Galway's Aula Maxima when ConTempo join forces with French clarinetist Romain Guyot for the next Music For Galway Concert.

Get the Shivers with GE-OLOGY

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

GE-OLOGY, THE producer, DJ, and gifted visual artist, who has worked with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Jill Scott, De La Soul, and a young Tupac Shakur, is coming to the Electric Garden and Theatre for the next Shivers night.

Jinx Lennon- new albums and Galway shows

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

JINX LENNON, the Dundalk agit-folk, punk-poet, has just released two new albums - Past Pupil Stay Sane and Magic Bullets Of Madness To Uplift Grief Magnets - and plays two shows in County Galway this week.

Country and Irish legends to play Salthill

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

BIG TOM and Margo O’Donnell, two of the major names in Irish country music, top the bill at the annual Michael Commins Concert Shows in the Salthill Hotel, on Sunday November 13 and Monday 14.

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