Praise be! It’s the Dublin Gospel Choir

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

THE DUBLIN Gospel Choir have been called “a must-see – who’d have thought gospel would be this cool?” by The Irish Times, and “uplifting” by Hot Press.

The Last Friday Club @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

THE LAST Friday Club in Monroe’s Backstage Bar, the clubnight for anyone over 30, returns on Friday July 25 at 10pm.

The club features music from the 1970s to today and next week’s instalment will be a ‘summer cocktail party’ with special drinks promotions. DJ Jon Richards will be spinning the decks.

Alkalinear Records take over Get Boogie

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

GET BOOGIE, the clubnight at Factory, continues its Thursday sessions with tonight’s main act being Ventolyn & Becotyde.

Funk, Soul & Reggae @ Massimo tomorrow night

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

DJ Dave Barry (Shuffle!) will take people from Studio 1 to Studio 54, the barrios of New York to the the soul clubs of Detroit with a packed box of 7” vinyl and Lps.

Wpect 100 per cent more funk, reggae, soul, disco, boogaloo, jump blues and nuggets from everywhere in between giving everyone an excuse to work up a sweat on the dancefloor.

Avant-jazz fusion from Dinosaur

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

AMSTERDAM TRIO Dinosaur will bring their elegant, at times explosive, jazz/folk/rock fusion to County Galway this month at four separate shows.

Earthship - new EP and Galway gigs

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

EARTHSHIP, THE Galway funk-dance-jazz fusionists have just released their new EP, The Proximity Effect, and will mark the occasion with two shows in Galway city.

Kinetika @ The Cellar

Thu, Jul 17, 2014

THE FOURTH instalment of Kinetika, takes place tomorrow night in The Cellar Bar, with Digital Animals Of Disco Nouveau.

Digital Animal will play some old-school ‘acid analogue techno’ and things are expected to get psychedelic. Admission is €3 for the first 30.

Kevin Devine - Five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 15, 2014

KEVIN DEVINE is a prolific singer-songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York. Perhaps little known over this side of the ocean, he has amassed a dedicated following in the States, having been knocking about the New York indie rock scenes for more than 15 years.

The Sonics - ‘punk long before punk’

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

IN THEIR mid-1960s hey day, The Sonics were never really known outside of the American Northwest, despite being the wildest, loudest, most outrageous band around.

Music @ The Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE ALTERED Hours, Nanu Nanu, Myles Manley, and My Fellow Sponges are among the bands that will be playing the Galway Fringe Festival which opens this Saturday.

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE SOUND of New Orleans, hip hop, and Black America are embodied in The Hot 8 Brass Band who make a welcome return for a Galway International Arts Festival show.

Mama Kasbah @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MUSIC of Europe and Latin America collide in exciting and funky fashion in the band Mama Kasbah, who play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

The Midnight Union Band @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE MIDNIGHT Union Band come from Kilkenny, but it might as well be Kentucky with a sound steeped in Americana, folk, and roots music.

Italian music at Galway Cathedral

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

THE TRIO sonatas of Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli will be heard at a concert in the Galway Cathedral this evening.

A soulful soundtrack to your Sunday brunch

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

SUNDAY IS the day that was made for relaxing - literally what the Good Lord intended, so why not chill out at Massimo’s Bar to some good music and great food?

Owen Pallet - Five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 08, 2014

OWEN PALLET is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist, who came to prominence initially under the moniker Final Fantasy, with his breakout second album He Poos Clouds winning the 2006 Polaris Music Prize.

Mary Coughlan - one night in Druid

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

MARY COUGHLAN, Ireland’s leading jazz and blues vocalist, plays the Druid Mick Lally Theatre on Tuesday July 29, where she will be joined by Dutch guitarist Erik Visser who produced her debut album Tired and Emotional.

Erin McKeown - new album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Jul 03, 2014

“A COUPLE of years ago, I found myself at a cross-roads. It was no longer sustainable to participate in a traditional label relationship. It was no longer possible to keep my political and musical selves separate.