Album review: Haunted Hearts

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 12, 2014

SUBJECT MATTER wise, Haunted Hearts debut album Initiation (Zoo Music) is a little naughty, being inspired by the New York S&M scene of the 1970s and 1980s.

The ‘Irish ZZ Top’ are in town

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

CROW BLACK Chicken have been called “an Irish ZZ Top” and given their grizzly beards and monstrous blues riffs, the comparison is apt.

Doesn’t Matter re-unite for one night

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

GALWAY ROCK band Doesn’t Matter re-unite for one night only for a concert at Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 9pm, in aid of the children’s cancer charity, Hand in Hand.

Fanlights @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

THEY HAVE an average age of 21, describe their music as “ethereal, neo-psychedelic dream pop”, and they play Galway tonight.

Clubnights @ Factory

Thu, Jun 12, 2014

FEBRUARY AND Mars live, the start of a new clubnight, and the second instalment of Get Boogie! are all taking place at Factory this weekend.

Factory has started a new clubnight for Thursdays - Long Hot Summer Nights - which will see Factory resident DJs alongside the best local and national DJs and live acts, and admission is free.

Phosphorescent - five Essential Songs playlist

Tue, Jun 10, 2014

PHOSPHORESCENT IS Alabaman singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and he is Phosphorescent in the way Neil Hannon is the Divine Comedy and Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails.

Róisín Dubh Tenth Birthday Weekender

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

AND SO I Watch You From Afar, Dott, Delorentos, Le Galaxie, and Phill Jupitus will gather in the Róisín Dubh next weekend to celebrate the venue’s 10th birthday.

Two gigs from Emmet Scanlan

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

EMMET SCANLAN, the London based singer-songwriter, is coming back to his native Galway to play two shows in the county.

The Church Sundays @ Coyote’s

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

THE CHURCH Sundays in Coyotes Late Bar is a new event for parties and groups in Galway for a wild weekend, and feeling in the mood for ‘Round Two’.

The Church Sundays starts this Sunday and runs from 12 noon to 3pm, in Coyote’s, The Stock Exchange, Shop Street. There will be live music, entertainment, drink promotions, and a free cloakroom.

Baile an Salsa @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

BAILE AN Salsa, the exciting Irish trad/Latin music fusion band, return to Galway to play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9pm.

Rory Gallagher/Joni Mitchell tribute gigs

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

TRIBUTE ACTS to Rory Gallagher and Joni Mitchell will take to the stage of Monroe’s Live tomorrow from 8.30pm.

New clubnight @ Factory

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

A NEW clubnight starts in Factory, Abbeygate Street, tomorrow. Given it is a collaboration between Bap to the Future and 110th Street, it promises to be exciting.

Hold The Line will feature DJs spinning disco, Italo, synthpop, and eighties music. The nights will also be streamed live from the club at mixlr.com/hold-the-line/, and requests are welcome.

Jammin’ in The Cellar

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

GALWAY MUSICIANS and singers seeking to jam with others, forge alliances, collaborate, and explore ideas should check outma new night in The Cellar.

Funk, Soul & Reggae at Massimo

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Vinyl junkie Dave Barry will be spinning funk, soul, reggae, jump blues, latin boogaloo, disco and more tomorrow night in Massimo all on vinyl. Admission is free. Dave will be returning to Massimo on Sunday for his weekly vinyl chill out session ‘Sunday Service’ from 1 to 3pm while the award winning EAT restaurant supply the food.

Rainy but Funky soundsystem at Arus na nGael

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

DJ Ben will be breaking out the funky beats tomorrow night for the first Arus yard party of the summer. Weather will not be an issue as Will Softly and Slick Normal will be laying down the soundtrack indoors. Free before 10pm €4 after.

The Wood Burning Savages @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

“JUST HAD my head blown off by the awesome Wood Burning Savages. Recordings to date don't even begin to convey their live firepower.”

Music To Ease The Pain

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

MUSIC TO Ease The Pain is the title of a fundraising gig which will be held in Padraig’s Place, New Dock Road, at 9pm this Saturday.

The night will feature The Bluebirds; You, Me, & Clementine; Peter Kelehan; and Grounds For Invasion, and will raise funds for Chronic Pain Ireland and The Journey in Chronic Pain Project. All are welcome.

The National - six essential songs playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jun 03, 2014

THE NATIONAL, who play the Galway International Arts Festival Big Top on Wednesday July 16, are one of the few groups, if not the only group, of whom it can truly be said, ‘I prefer the later stuff’.

Seán Tyrrell to release new album

Thu, May 29, 2014

‘GALWAY BAY’, ‘Come Back Paddy Reilly’, ‘The Mountains Of Mourne’, and ‘The Star Of The County Down’, are some of the best known songs in the Irish repertoire.

Last Friday Club @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 29, 2014

THE LAST Friday Club in Monroe’s Backstage Bar, the clubnight for anyone over 30, returns on Friday May 30.

The club features music from the 1970s to today and is organised by Emer Hennelly, Monroe’s Live, and DJ Jon Richards. Admission is €10 or half price for anyone who wears sixties, seventies, or eighties fancy dress.

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