Cork folk and roots musicians for Monroe’s Live

Wed, Dec 10, 2014

TWO STALWARTS of the Cork folk and roots music scene - Greenshine, the band consisting of Mary Green and Noel Shine, and singer-songwriter Hank Wedel - play Monroe’s Live on Monday December 22.

Syd Arthur - neo-psychedelic quartet play Galway

Tue, Dec 09, 2014

IN PSYCHEDELIC music, few figures as pivotal as Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett and Love’s Arthur Lee, so it is hardly surprising that both men should appeal to a quartet of Canterbury psych fans.

Galway singer releases charity single for Alzheimer Society

Tue, Dec 09, 2014

INDIE-FOLK singer-songwriter Eoin Dolan, best known as leader of blues/roots/folk-pop band The Followers Of Otis, has released a new Christmas single in aid of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.

Damien Rice to play Galway Arts Festival Big Top

Mon, Dec 08, 2014

DAMIEN RICE will play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top on Thursday July 16. The concert, which will take place in the Fisheries Field, will be the singer-songwriter’s arts festival debut.

Johnny’s gift – the story behind the charity single ‘Part Of A Tribe’

Mon, Dec 08, 2014

IT IS the gift of a songwriter to put together a story that in lyrics and melody transcends time and place to transport us to a place of his/her making, often without us ever noticing the hand steering us along.

Ben Ottewell - Gomez man to play solo Galway show

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

HE IS a lead singer in Gomez, the British band that brought the blues to student and indie audiences in the late nineties/early noughties, but he also operates as a solo artist.

I Draw Slow @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

DRAWING ON the sounds of Irish and American folk music, Dublin roots quintet I Draw Slow are “one of the most beguiling and singular acts currently on the circuit”.

Nanu Nanu to play Citóg

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

‘ALIEN POP’ duo Nanu Nanu - a visual, musical, and art performance experience rolled into a left-field electro-pop duo play Citóg at the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday December 10.

Storyman - The Guggenheim Grotto reborn

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

FORMER MEMBERS of The Guggenheim Grotto, Kevin May and Mick Lynch, have regrouped under the new moniker of Storyman, reimagining their sound in the process.

Little John Nee to launch debut album

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

LITTLE JOHN Nee, the actor, writer, and performer and one of the most iconic and recognisable figures in the Galway arts scene, is about to launch his debut album.

Brian Casey - Galway gig and new EP

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

BRIAN CASEY, the Irish singer-songwriter who blends blues, folk, and acoustic-pop, has just released his new EP Rain Songs and is touring Ireland.

Sean Keane’s Town Hall Christmas show

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

SEAN KEANE will perform his Christmas By The Hearth show at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday December 11 and Friday 12 at 8pm.

Oddsocks to play Kelly’s

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

ODDSOCKS, THE Dublin ‘rhythm and groove’ quartet are coming to Galway to play the downstairs bar of Kelly’s, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 10pm.

Mark Lanegan - Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Wed, Dec 03, 2014

“You don’t wanna mess with that dude. Give him the microphone, let him sing, then get the f**k out of his way.” So said Dave Grohl about singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan who is coming to Galway in the New Year.

Miriam Donohue - Fundit campaign for debut album

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

MIRIAM DONOHUE, one of Galway’s most talented and interesting singer-songwriters is due to start recording her debut album this month and is raising funds for the project through Fundit.ie.

The Waterboys - new album and Galway concert

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

THE WATERBOYS are to return to Galway for the third time in a year to play a major concert. A mesmerising live experience, the last two shows were about past triumphs, but this upcoming show is very much about the future.

Sleaford Mods - the uncompromising voice of urban Britain

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

FOUL MOUTHED duo channelling the spirit of John Cooper Clark and Mark E Smith, making ‘state of the nation’ addresses, articulating their disgust with the state of modern Britain? This is Sleaford Mods.

Album review: R.E.M.

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 27, 2014

THERE ARE many who argue that R.E.M.’s greatest artistic achievements, bar 1992’s Automatic For The People, came during their time on the IRS label, before they signed to Warner in 1988.

Five band line-up to celebrate Monroe’s Live fifth birthday

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

MONROE’S LIVE is celebrating five years of music concerts with Monroe’s Live Turns 5! from 9pm on Friday December 5, which will include a set from the mighty Hot Sprockets.

Baile an Salsa launch debut album @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the Irish trad/Latin music fusion band led by singer Andres Martorell, launch their new album Tribu at Monroe’s Live on Saturday December 6.

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