St Patrick’s Day at Electric

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

ELECTRIC WILL host a variety of DJ, house, and electro events, starting tonight from 11pm with Colm K, Get Down Edits, Disconauts, and Bap To the Future.

Last chance to see Giant Sand @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IT HAS been at least a decade since Giant Sand, the alt.rock/Americana band led by Howe Gelb, have played Galway, but 2016 sees them return, as part of a co-headline tour with Jason Lytle.

Album review: Lucius

Music Reviews Thu, Mar 10, 2016

COMING FROM nowhere in 2014, Lucius delivered, for my money, the best album that year in Wildewoman, which revelled in exuberant indie-pop contrasted with country tinged ballads.

Hermitage Green to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

ALMOST SIX years after a spontaneous jam session between some rugby playing friends, Hermitage Green have become one of Ireland's most popular bands, who can also boast a loyal following across the globe.

Pender Street Steppers to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

THE PENDER Street Steppers, a duo of DJs whose music ranges from pop-rock to jazz-funk, ambient to house, tight electro to smooth soul, will kickstart the new Shivers clubnight at Electric.

Until April - new single and Seven show

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

UNTIL APRIL, the Dublin/Galway indie-electro trio, launch their debut single ‘Wanna be Yours’, when they play The Loft at Seven, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 9pm.

Trad gig for teens @ Fóroige Youth Cafe

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

TRAD MUSICIANS Kelly and Colm Gannon, Pádraic Dubhghaill, and Cliodhna Flannery, headline the next Show Up and Show Off gig for teenagers at the Fóroige Youth Cafe, The Fairgreen, this Saturday.

Headford's Tav Jam Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

THE TAV Jam Band, a collective featuring the talents of Tuam singer-songwriter Noelie McDonnell, will play Monroe's Live tomorrow at 11pm.

Legacy - live trad in The Cellar

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

IRISH TRAD band Legacy have "deep insight into the social and musical tastes of Ireland's ballad lovers" and their choice of material is “both thoughtful and entertaining”.

Clarity and Raindance @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

CLARITY and Raindance will play Monroe's Live next weekend while Puzzle, Oddity, JERK, and The Lakers will play shows at weekends in April.

Sea Pinks - Belfast indie-rock trio for Róisín Dubh

Wed, Mar 09, 2016

THE INTERPRETATION of music, and how it impacts on people is highly subjective. Belfast's Sea Pinks are a case in point. Clashmusic.com calls them "akin to The Go-Betweens if they were born in a slightly colder climate".

Songs and Chopin for lunch

Wed, Mar 09, 2016

THE SOPRANO Rachel Croash and pianist Nadene Fiorentini will perform songs by Dvorak, Poulenc, and a solo piece for piano by Chopin, at a lunchtime concert in the Hotel Mayrick on Thursday March 10 at 1pm.

The Driftwood Manor release new single

Tue, Mar 08, 2016

THE DRIFTWOOD Manor, the Galway-Westmeath folk ensemble centred around the brilliant songwriter Eddie Keenan, have just released their new single 'Fraction Of A Wolf', and next month, they will headline the Citóg night at the Róisín Dubh.

Wyvern Lingo - new EP and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

TOMORROW SEES the release of Letter To Willow, the new four-track EP by the brilliant Wicklow trio Wyvern Lingo, who are also coming to Galway to play the Róisín Dubh on Friday March 11 at 9pm.

Jazz-classical fusion from Olivia Trummer

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

OLIVIA TRUMMER, the acclaimed German jazz musician, will be in concert this Sunday from 7pm in An Taibhdhearc, Middle Street, accompanied by Swiss vibraphonist Jean-Lou Treboux.

Trio di Parma to play Beethoven in NUIG

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THEY COME from Germany, Australia, and France; they are based in Italy; and they are coming to Galway. They are classical group Trio di Parma, who play the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, on Tuesday March 8 at 8pm.

Davey Furey to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THREE OF Ireland's greatest songwriters, Phil Coulter, Luka Bloom and Jimmy McCarthy, have lavished praise on folk-rock musician Davie Furey and his debut album Easy Come Easy Go.

The Living Stream St Patrick's Day gig

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

THE LIVING Stream, the 2015 IMRO Emerging Talent Award winners, known for their fresh take on Irish trad, will play Monroe's Backstage Bar on St Patrick's Night, Thursday March 17, at 9pm.

Mike Denver to play Salthill Hotel

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

LEADING IRISH country singer Mike Denver plays the Salthill Hotel on Wednesday March 9 as part of his current nationwide tour. The show will feature special guests Philomena Begley, Ray Lynam, and Mick Flavin.

American choir to sing Bernstein in Galway

Thu, Mar 03, 2016

LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'Chichester Psalms' will be performed by the West Liberty University Singers from West Virginia, in the Galway Cathedral on Sunday March 6 at 8pm.

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