Testify! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

TESTIFY! GALWAY’S monthly night of music, poetry, and much more is having a party next Monday at 8pm in the Róisín Dubh’s upstairs bar.

Driftwood Manor album launch @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

GALWAY AVANT-folk band The Driftwood Manor will launch their new album with a show upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Friday July 15 at 9pm.

The album, The Same Figure (Leaving), is a joint release between independent Galway label Rusted Rail and independent Dublin label Slow Loris.

Track Dogs @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 07, 2011

TRACK DOGS, the new band name for the Garrett Wall Band, are coming back to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Sunday at 10.30pm.

Pugwash @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

PUGWASH, the great Dublin power-pop band, centred around singer-songwriter Thomas Walsh, play Monroe’s Live tonight at 9.30pm.

Since their wonderful 1999 debut Almond Tea, Pugwash have released five outstanding albums, which delight in the melodic and the psychedelic, and never afraid to doff their cap to The Beatles and ELO.

Phill Jupitus @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 30, 2011

PHILL JUPITUS made his name as a stand up comic, however in recent years he has become better known for his TV and radio work, but now he is returning to stand-up.

And what better place to return to stand up than in the Róisín Dubh, which has become something of a second home to the man, who has both DJed and performed in the Whose Line Is It Anyway? shows in the venue.

Gráda @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

“GRÁDA IS to Irish music what Arcade Fire is to indie - informal, prodigious and full of spirit.” So said The Washington Post and Gráda play Monroe’s Live on Sunday at 8.30pm.

The Chakras @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

THE CHAKRAS are creating something of a stir at the moment. The Times compared them to Doves while Q said their “epic, swirling psychedelia recalls Richard Ashcroft’s gang at their peak”.

Don Stiffe @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 16, 2011

DON STIFFE, the popular Galway folk singer-songwriter will play Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9.30pm as part of the Galway Sessions Festival 2011.

Sharon Shannon @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 16, 2011

SHARON SHANNON, along with a host of the finest Galway trad, folk, and singer-songwriter talent, will play Monroe’s Live on Wednesday at 8pm.

Family fun and evening singalongs - The Wizard of Oz @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

THE MUSICAL version of The Wizard of Oz has given the world two of its most loved songs - ‘Follow The Yellowbrick Road’ and the magnificent ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’.

Seanie Vaughan @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

SEANIE VAUGHAN, the Connemara born, Dublin based, folk/rock singer-songwriter, and his band, will play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 9pm.

Elaine Mai and Daithi O Dronaí @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

TWO OF the most talented and promising young solo musicians to emerge from the west of Ireland in the last couple of years, play the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 9pm.

The Paul King Band @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 09, 2011

FUNK’N’SOUL group The Paul King Band play The Backstage Bar at Monroe’s this Sunday at 11.30pm.

Intinn @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 02, 2011

TOMORROW NIGHT from 9pm Monroe’s Live will be pulsing to the reggae, dub, drum’n’bass, and Celtic trad, when Intinn take to the stage.

Intinn’s commitment and dedication to their music transforms every venue into a pumping dance-hall, full of high energy and positive vibes. The group’s lead singer Cian Finn, is the son of Alec Finn one of the founders of De Dannan.

Testify! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 02, 2011

THE NEXT Testify! night of poetry, spoken word, and song upstairs at the Róisín Dubh on Monday June 6 at 9pm.

Gold Panda @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 26, 2011

GOLD PANDA is, according to The Guardian, “armed with an ear for a skilful beat and an array of weird samples”.

Bipolar Empire @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 26, 2011

BIPOLAR EMPIRE’S debut album Feel That You Own It came out late last month and has enjoyed a warm response from the critics; now they are taking it on the road.

A folk night @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 26, 2011

THREE FOLK-influenced, acoustic acts - Fia Rua, Sweeney Lee, and Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies, will play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday June 2 at 8.30pm.

Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies have members from Ireland, The Basque Country, and Holland, and have been described by London Music Blog as “a fantastically enjoyable chilled out mesh of musical culture”.

Seán Tyrrell & friends @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 19, 2011

THE GREAT folk-singer-songwriter Seán Tyrrell, fiddle player Kevin Glackin, and uilleann piper Ronan Browne have joined forces to produce a new album and they are taking it on the road.

Sharon Shannon @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 19, 2011

SHARON SHANNON will play a special charity show in aid of the Animal Heaven Animal Rescue in Monroe’s Live on Wednesday June 22.

Suzanne Gibbons runs AHAR on a voluntary basis in Castleisland, Co. Kerry. The centre is located on a 30 acre farm and has no running water or electricity.

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