'All Hallows' weekend @ Electric Garden & Theatre

Thu, Oct 26, 2017

FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 see's the Shivers clubnight at Electric throw one of it' biggest gigs to date with Omar-S and Tornado Wallace headline the Shivers Halloween Party.

All Tvvins announce Róisín Dubvh show for 2018

Wed, Oct 25, 2017

FOLLOWING THE release of their latest single 'Anything', itself a follow-up to 'Alone Together', the band's collaboration with James Vincent McMorrow, All Tvvins have announced a show in the Róísín Dubh for 2018.

'In West Philadelphia, born and raised...'

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

HE IS best known for hip hop anthem 'Boom! Shake the Room' and with Will Smith for THAT theme song, to the much loved 1990s US comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but Jazzy Jeff is also a hip hop pioneer and icon.

Album review: Slow Place Like Home

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 19, 2017

THE SECOND album from Donegal vocalist, composer, and producer SPLH - aka Keith Mannion - contains what may be a first, or at least a rarity, in electronic music - the use of a waltz rhythm.

Tango in the night

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

"LET'S DANCE! Put on your red shoes and dance the blues," exhorted David Bowie on his classic 1983 hit single ''Let's Dance'. The title has been borrowed by Music For Galway for its new season and that opening line for its next event.

Fangclub play Róisín Dubh tonight

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

FANGCLUB'S SINGLE 'Bullethead' had critics salivating upon its release. "123 seconds blasting your skull with a bludgeoning grunge rock riff that'll make you want to hit repeat," said Nialler9, while Joe.ie declared "it is just glorious".

Emma Lohan and Anna Mullarkey gigs

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

GALWAY MUSICIANS Emma Lohan and Anna Mullarkey embark on The Black Atlantic Tour of Ireland this month which will include two gigs in Galway, and both women will also be releasing new singles.

Yawning Chasm to play Bus King #3

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

YAWNING CHASM, the Galway indie folk rock singer songwriter, whose music has been described as "delicate and affecting" by The Irish Times, will play the next Bus King gig.

Music & Musings with ConTempo

Thu, Oct 19, 2017

MUSIC & MUSINGS is a new series of short concerts at the Black Gate Cultural Centre, featuring the ConTempo Quartet with emerging and established composers from Ireland, as well as guest artists.

Don McLean retuns to Galway

Wed, Oct 18, 2017

DON MCLEAN, the singer-songwriter whose 'American Pie', 'Vincent', and 'And I Love You So' are standards in the great songbook, not just of America, but of the world, returns to Galway in June.

Album review: Liam Gallagher

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 12, 2017

THE CLUE is in the title. This is not about reinvention ("I didn’t want to be reinventing anything or going off on a space jazz odyssey," Liam has said.) It's about a return to terra firma after Oasis's end and Beady Eye's failure.

Wyvern Lingo - new single, Róisín Dubh gig

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

WYVERN LINGO have just released their new single, 'Out Of My Hands' - their most candid, politicised song to date - and have announced a gig at the Róisín Dubh as part of their 2018 tour of Ireland.

Rosie Carney to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

BORN IN Hampshire in 1997, and moving to Ireland when she was 10, Rosie Carney grew up in Downings, a Gaeltacht village amid the vast, rugged landscapes of the Rosguill peninsula, County Donegal.

Mundy brings Jelly Legs to Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

ON OCTOBER 14 1996, an Offaly singer-songwriter going by the name of Mundy released his debut album, Jelly Legs, on Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony. It won critical praise and sold 60,000 copies around the world.

Chasing Abbey to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

CHASING ABBEY, the Irish hip hop trio called "one of the most promising bands in the country” wplay Monroe’s annual fancy dress party this October Bank Holiday weekend.

Aslan return to The Quays

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

LONG RUNNING Irish legends Aslan play a one-off gig in The Quays Music Hall this month and lead singer Christy Dignham has said: "The atmosphere at our gigs in Galway has always been amazing. Don't forget to bring your singing voice."

A choral concert in St Nicholas'

Thu, Oct 12, 2017

"MUSIC AND song gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and everything." So said Greek philosopher Plato, in a poetic way of stating - music is good for you.

Album review: Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares

Music Reviews Thu, Oct 05, 2017

WARFARING STRANGERS: The Darkscorch Canticles, released in 2013, was a treasure trove of underground Black Sabbath-influenced US metal from the early 1970s by an array of short lived, yet fascinating, bands.

Jake Clemons - E Street Man for the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

JAKE CLEMONS, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and also a much admired solo artist, makes a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh this month as part of his Fear & Love Tour - Ireland Edition.

Gould Piano Trio to play NUIG

Thu, Oct 05, 2017

SINCE WINNING first prize at both Florence's Premio Vittorio Gui and the Melbourne Chamber Music Competition, the Gould Piano Trio has firmly asserted itself as one of the most outstanding piano trios of today and this year is marking its 25th anniversary.

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