The Low Anthem announce Róisín Dubh show

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

THE LOW Anthem, the American indie-folk and roots band led by Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky, have announced a new British and Irish tour which will include a show in Galway.

Saul Williams - a 'radiant creative force'

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

SAUL WILLIAMS has been called "the data-age Gil Scott-Heron" and "a radiant creative force" by Allmusic.com, as well as "a poet at heart" who "resists easy categorization", by Pitchfork.

Ten Ton Slug to play major UK metal festival

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

TEN TON SLUG, the Connemara metal band formed by brothers Sean and Micheál Ó Suilleabhain, are one of only two Irish metal acts playing the prestigious Bloodstock Open Air, one of the biggest heavy metal festivals in Britain.

Megacone to headline FEAST

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

THEY HAVE been called "jewels of the Emerald Isle prog scene" by Prog magazine, and as "willing to challenge the boundaries of instrumental music and bring their own fresh feel to it," by Goldenplec. They are Megacone.

Trad music titans GIAF 16 concert

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

Four of the leading lights of Irish trad - Sean Smyth, Alan Kelly, Jim Murray and Jim Higgins - will join forces for a Galway International Arts Festival concert next month.

Rootical Sound System reggae concert

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

LEADING MUSICIANS in Birmingham's industrious and creative reggae, roots, and dub scene are coming to Galway this Saturday to perform at the Boatclub, Woodquay.

4 Men and a Bass to play Monroe's

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

4 MEN and a Bass bring their bluegrass fused harmonies to Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar on Sunday July 3 at 11pm, for a free gig.

Plutonic Dust @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

PLUTONIC DUST, fast becoming a household name for their abstract and trippy, underground techno, and punk/funk disco, play the main stage of Monroe’s Live on Thursday July 7 at 10pm.

Math-rockers Battles announce show at Róisín Dubh

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

INDIE ROCK, post-rock, math-rock, experimental rock...whatever you call it, Battles play it, and few do it as well as the New York trio who today announced they will be playing Galway.

Mná Mná - three women, three kinds of music @ Roisín Dubh

Mon, Jun 20, 2016

THREE IRISH singer-songwriters - Meaghan La Grandeur, Lauren Ní Chasaide, and Maja Elliot - will play Mná Mná Music at the Róisín Dubh this evening, in the venue's upstairs bar from 8.30pm.

The Clockworks - new single and Seven show

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

"WAKING UP the next morning/Her face is not the same face/The one he fell for on the dancefloor's a smudge on a pillow case...out before she knows/Who says chivalry is dead?"

Album review: Kristin Kontrol

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 16, 2016

IT MAY be strange that the opening song, of an album billed as a complete artistic overhaul and change of direction, concludes with the declaration: "There's no need to change yourself".

The 'pretty groovy' sound of White Boys

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

PANTI BLISS has called their music "pretty groovy!; Joe.ie lauded their “genius production values”, while The Rubberbandits were moved to say "fair Balls”. They are Cork duo White Boys.

Drum clinic with jazzman Coté Calmet

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

DRUMMERS, PARTICULARLY those with an interest in jazz, will have an opportunity to learn from the acclaimed Peruvian jazz drummer Coté Calmet, who will give a drum clinic and workshop in Galway this evening.

Traidphicnic - a weekend of Irish trad

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

NOEL HILL and Steve Cooney, Kíla, and Mary Bergin are some of the Irish music heavy hitters playing the upcoming Traidphicnic, open-air, traditional Irish music, arts, and culture festival, in An Spidéal.

Soulboys v Rudeboys @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

THE ORIGINAL Soulboys v Rudeboys night returns to the Róisín Dubh this Saturday for hot, sweaty, dancefloor action with some of the best original vinyl DJs in Ireland.

The return of The Henry Girls

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

THE HENRY Girls - Donegal sisters Karen, Lorna, and Joleen McLaughlin - make their annual summer visit to Galway city to play a concert as part of this year's Galway International Arts Festival.

Trad session for teens @ Fórioge Youth Café

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

UILLEANN PIPER Mick Carr, his fiddle playing daughter Aoife Carr, and Niall McQuaid on the bodhrán, play the final gig of the Galway Youth Arts Alliance Show Up and Show Off series at the Fóroige Youth Cafe, Fairgreen, this Saturday.

Songs Of Love from across the ages

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

WHILE ENGLISH has only one word for love, the ancient Greeks had at least seven - eros, agapé, and pragma, being among the best known - and love songs equally have taken on many forms over the centuries.

Hothouse Flowers - arts festival gig

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

"ROCK'N'ROLL is not about safety or politeness, it is not about perfection either. It is expression and it is spirit." So say the Hothouse Flowers who are coming to next month's Galway International Arts Festival.

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