SHAKE! is back - and coming to HALO

Thu, Apr 30, 2015

SHAKE! ONE of Galway’s most influential and best loved clubnights returns this Bank Holiday Weekend, when DJs Ray and Aran spin the decks in HALO this Saturday from 11pm.

Lucy Spraggan to play Róisín Dubh

Wed, Apr 29, 2015

LUCY SPRAGGAN may describe her music as ‘A-Flop’, but that self-deprecation is really another way of saying her songs fuse acoustic, folk, and hip hop.

Neil Young tribute @ Monroe’s Live

Mon, Apr 27, 2015

PSYCHEDELIC PILL, the acclaimed tribute band to Neil Young, are coming to Monroe’s Live this week, to perform a set by the great Canadian singer-songwriter that concentrates mostly on his classic period between 1968 and 1975.

Le Galaxie to launch new album in Galway

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

LE GALAXIE, the Dublin quartet, who have thrilled Galway dancefloors with their mix of exhilarating disco, funk, and indie-electro, launch their new album in the Róisín Dubh.

Walpurgis Night IV - unleash the metal

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

WALPURGIS NIGHT was a May Day’s eve festival when witches met and held revels with their gods to stir up trouble before the spring came. Sounds like a good night to hold a metal gig.

The Young Folk to play The Loft

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

THE YOUNG Folk, “one of the most promising young bands to come out of Ireland in several decades,” according to Maverick magazine, play The Loft (formerly Kelly’s) this Saturday.

Blooms (Louise Cunnane) to play Factory

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

BLOOMS, THE London based project of Irish singer-musician Louise Cunnane, will play Factory, Abbeygate Street, tomorrow at 9pm as part of her first Irish tour.

Stephen Young & The Union @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

“STEPHEN YOUNG & The Union are the cream of the crop in Ireland when it comes to Americana/Folk-rock.” So said Radio Nova about the band that plays Galway next week.

Voice of Ireland’s Brendan McCahey @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

BRENDAN MCCAHEY, the 2014 Voice of Ireland winner takes to the stage of Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 8pm, as part of his current Irish tour.

Galway Youth Orchestra concert

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

GALWAY YOUTH Orchestra will give the last concert of its current season in Seapoint Leisure Centre, Salthill, this Sunday [April 26] at 3pm, with some 170 musicians taking part.

Community - a musical experiment @ The Loft

Thu, Apr 23, 2015

COMMUNITY IS the improv alter-ego of Galway band My Fellow Sponges, whose drive is to see the audience create music along with the band.

Bell X1 announce Galway date for upcoming tour

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

BELL X1 have announced they will play Galway’s Town Hall Theatre as part of their 17 date October Acoustic Tour 2015, tickets for which go on sale this week.

Kodaline add second Big Top concert date

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

KODALINE HAVE added a second show at the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top, and will now play on Friday July 17 alongside the already sold-out Saturday 18 show.

Delorentos play Seapoint on Saturday

Tue, Apr 21, 2015

DELORENTOS CONTINUE their ascent as one of Ireland’s finest, and most popular, bands with a ‘Róisín Dubh presents...’ show at Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, this Saturday at 8pm.

A Saturday evening with ConTempo and Beethoven

Tue, Apr 21, 2015

ST NICHOLAS’ Collegiate Church will be filled with the sound of the very first quartet for strings composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven - even if it is numbered as his third.

Father John Misty announces Róisín Dubh show

Mon, Apr 20, 2015

FATHER JOHN Misty, the alter-ego of singer-songwriter and Fleet Foxes drummer J Tillman, will play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday October 22.

Three sides of Steven Sharpe @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Apr 16, 2015

THE PHENOMENON that is Steven Sharpe will be taking over the Róisín Dubh in his guise as band leader, Led Zeppelin tribute singer, and comedy/musical team member on Friday April 24 at 9pm.

Album review: Pale Honey

Music Reviews Thu, Apr 16, 2015

CONTEMPORARY INDIE could be said to divide into two strands, one which takes its cues from the 1980s, the other which looks towards the 1990s.

Dott - new release and Record Store Day concert

Thu, Apr 16, 2015

GALWAY INDIE-pop/garage rock band Dott, launch their new record, Carousel, a 12” split with California’s Night School, at Saturday’s Record Store Day concert.

Tucan - new album and The Loft show

Thu, Apr 16, 2015

TUCAN HAVE been away for a while but return to active live duy this month following the release of their new album Towers. Towers was released through the new Quiet Arch label (www.quietarch.com), and will be supported by a tour taking in The Loft (formerly Kelly’s), Bridge Street, on Friday April 24 at 9pm.

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