Transatlantic soul with Niall McCabe

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

THERE IS a peculiarly kid of Irish soul music, one which infuses r’n’b, jazz, rock, and folk, and whose original master, if not creator, is arguably Van Morrison.

The 4 of Us announce Monroe’s show

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

THE 4 of Us, who were recently voted No 7 in TV3’s Top 10 Irish Bands of All Time poll, play Monroe’s Live in June.

The Newry band, led by brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy, have seen all seven of their studio albums reach the Irish Top 20. At their Galway show, fans can expect to hear ‘Mary’, ‘Drag My Bad Name Down’, ‘Washington Down’, ‘She Hits Me’, and ‘Sunlight’, as well as material from their new album.

Galway Simon fundraising variety concert

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

MORE THAN 20 performers, from comedians to guitar soloists, will take to the stage of The Quays for the LiveMicsWorld variety show on April 10 at 8pm.

CPNHGN @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

DESPITE THE Scandinavian moniker, CPNHGN hail from Kildare, and take their musical influences from New York’s Sonic Youth and Manchester’s Joy Division.

A court summons to listen to music

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

COURT ROOMS are not associated with musical concerts - unless there was a fall-out between artist and promoter - but they are places of performance and controversy.

Julie Feeney to judge Choirfactor 2014

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

JULIE FEENEY, the award winning, Athenry-born, vocalist and composer, will be among the judges at Galway’s Choirfactor competition.

Líadan to play Claregalway

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

TRAD/FOLK band Líadan celebrate their 10th anniversary this year with a nationwide tour which begins with a gig in County Galway next month.

Freddie White to play Moycullen

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

WHETHER INTERPRETING songs by Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, and Guy Clark, or performing his own compositions, Freddie White’s live performances are legendary.

Galway bands to release new singles

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

GALWAY BANDS Harrison & The Devil and The Followers Of Otis release new singles, at two separate gigs, in the Róisín Dubh.

Harrison & The Devil, whose sound draws on Nick Drake, Nick Cave, and Supergrass, and whose debut EP Cat Matters featured on Nialler9’s reader’s Top 5 Irish EPs list, release the double A-side single ‘Mary/Blue Blood’ on Citóg Records.

Frankie Gavin to play NUIG concert

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

TRAD FIDDLE great Frankie Gavin will be among the stellar line-up of musicians performing at the NUI Galway’s Arts in Action Finale Concert.

Rackhouse Pilfer album launch

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

RACKHOUSE PILFER, the Sligo alt-country and bluegrass sextet, launch their new album, Love and Havoc, at a concert in Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 10pm.

Beardyman @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

BEARDYMAN – DJ, producer, and entertainer – brings his Eat Sleep Shave Repeat Irish Tour to Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh on Thursday April 3.

Beardyman, who has been called the “king of sound, ruler of beats,” by BBC1 Breakfast, and “like Bobby McFerrin on Speed” by the Evening Standard, is promising audiences a rip roaring, beat filled and lavishly improvised gigs.

Cornerboy @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

COMBINING APPALACHIAN folk, sea shanties, arena rock choruses, vocal harmonies, and an indie sensibility, Wexford’s Cornerboy epitomise nu-folk.

The ‘indietronic’ Mineral

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

“THE MINERAL album is really beautiful... it reminds of Screamadelica.” So said Alan McGee whose Creation label released the Primal Scream classic in 1991.

Nicole Maguire @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

AHEAD OF the release of her debut album next week, Cork singer-songwriter Nicole Maguire plays upstairs in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night.

Nicole, who has been championed by Damien Dempsey and Nancy Griffith, releases the album What You Really Mean on Friday March 28. The Daily Telegraph said her voice and songwriting abilities were “pure and elegant”, while Acoustic Magazine called the album a “promising debut from sweet voiced young folk/pop singer”.