The Hard Ground @ The Loft

Thu, May 07, 2015

IRISH ALT-POP band The Hard Ground have been winning the praises of Nialler9, The Last Mixed Tape, and GoldenPlec, and Galway will see what the fuss is about next week.

Roesy to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 07, 2015

THE AUSTRALIAN based Irish singer-songwriter Roesy returns home thIS month for a nationwide tour, promoting his new album, Wolf Counsel.

A cello concert in Brigit’s Garden

Thu, May 07, 2015

‘UP TO My F Holes’ is not the kind of title you expect for a piece of classical music, but this composition by Judith Ring will be among those performed at the next Music For Galway concert.

Concert in aid of MADRA and the Thai Animal Sanctuary

Thu, May 07, 2015

SINGER-SONGWRITER and artist Jim McKee, along with Ray O’Brien, Joyce Redmond, and James Gallagher will give in concert in aid of MADRA and the Thai Animal Sanctuary.

Keb Darge to DJ @ SHUFFLE!

Thu, May 07, 2015

GALWAY’S PREMIER soul, funk, r’n’b, and ska night SHUFFLE! in the Róisín Dubh, will play host of one of the great Northern Soul DJs when Keb Darge hits the decks.

The Berlin Philharmonic - live via The Eye

Thu, May 07, 2015

THE BERLIN Philharmonic, declared “the world’s greatest symphony orchestra” by The Guardian, will be in concert from the German capital this Sunday.

The Kilkennys - live @ OMG

Thu, May 07, 2015

FOLK BALLADEERS The Kilkennys will perform a live set at OMG Zhivago, Shop Street, on Friday May 15 at 12 noon.

Neev Kennedy launches new album

Thu, May 07, 2015

LOUGHREA SINGER-SONGWRITER Neev Kennedy has released her debut album From The Depths, which sees her returning to her folk roots after a number of years working in dance music.

Puzzle returns to The Cellar

Thu, May 07, 2015

DUBSTEP, GLITCH-hop, neuro funk, and drum’n’bass will be the order of the night when Puzzle returns to The Cellar Bar this Saturday from 9pm.

Ansome to DJ @ Factory

Thu, May 07, 2015

THE KINETIKA Clubnight celebrates its first birthday in Factory on Friday May 15 with a live set from English Techno aficionado Ansome.

Bows, curtseys, Beethoven, and ConTempo

Wed, May 06, 2015

IN GERMAN-speaking countries, Beethoven’s Quartet No 2 in G major, Op 18, No 2, is called the Komplimentier-Quartett, “the quartet of bows and curtseys” and Galway will hear why this weekend.

A new night for emerging songwriters

Tue, May 05, 2015

THE SONGWRITER’S Collective is the name of a new night which seeks to develop a strong knitted community of songwriters within Galway city, holds its first event downstairs in The Cellar Bar tomorrow [Wednesday May 6] from 9.30pm.

Race the Flux to launch new EP @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

“A GODZILLA-sized monster boasting melodies that could level a mountain,” say Hotpress; “Dynamic lifts and jumps give their sound a full-scale post-grunge feel”, according to The Last Mixtape; while The Irish Times says “they truly are ones to watch”.

Album review: Rose Windows

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 30, 2015

WHEN THE Seattle sextet unleashed their debut album The Sun Dogs in 2013, its audacity and wide scope was as much part of its appeal as the stunning music that lay within.

Freddie White to play Monroe’s in May

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

FREDDIE WHITE may live in Sydney these days, but the Cork singer-songwriter has never forgotten his roots, and is coming back to Ireland to play a nationwide tour.

The Italian underground comes to FEAST

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

THE DARLING of the Italian underground Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo, makes his first visit to Ireland with (r), a cocktail of introspective-ambient-noise and lyrical songwriting at the next FEAST night in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 9pm.

Donál Lunny to play Town Hall

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

DONÁL LUNNY, one of the pivotal figures in Irish folk and trad, will join forces with a fellow Irishman, and a Breton, for a concert of Celtic music.

Vinyl night in aid of Marriage Equality

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

DJS, MUSICIANS, and music journalists will spin favourite 7” vinyl records in the Róisín Dubh next week in support of gay marriage and in aid of the YesEquality campaign.

The Still Tide - new EP and Monroe’s Live gig

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

AMERICAN INDIE-rock band The Still Tide play Monroe’s Live on Thursday May 7 at 9pm as part of their international tour supporting their Half Empty Rooms EP.