The Staves @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 29, 2013
The rise of sibling trio The Staves over the past 18 months has been nothing short of meteoric. The band arrive at the Róisín Dubh on September 9 from 8pm.
Read more ...Disoconauts @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 29, 2013
The Disconauts return to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow night for round two of their monthly late night “dex and percussion” party.
Read more ...Oliver Callan @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 29, 2013
Comedy satirist and mimic Oliver Callan is coming to Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 8pm.
Read more ...RSAG @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 29, 2013
RSAG. (aka Rarely Seen Above Ground, aka Jeremy Hickey) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist hailing from the Kilkenny who has been making waves since 2008. Although rarely seen, Hickey will play the Róisín Dubh on September 12 at 9pm.
Read more ...The Sumbrellas @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 22, 2013
The Sumbrellas will air tracks from their latest album, Fast Country Music Disco at Monroe’s Live this evening, August 22.
Their sound runs the gamut from rockabilly grooves to softer acoustic tracks, but whether soft or loud, this pan-European quartet plays with an unparalleled energy.
Read more ...Shuffle with DJ Dave Barry @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 22, 2013
Funk, soul, reggae DJ and vinyl junkie Dave Barry returns this month with his Shuffle DJ night at the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Baile an Salsa @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 22, 2013
Baile an Salsa was born when Uruguayan salsa singer and jet-setting vocal coach Andres Martorell was taking a much-needed breather from one of his packed-out salsa shows in a quiet trad pub next door.
Read more ...Remember Thin Lizzy @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 22, 2013
Phil Lynott would have turned 64 this week, and in his honour, Thin Lizzy tribute act, Remembering Lizzy, will play a special show at Monroe’s Live tomorrow, August 23.
Remembering Lizzy, is a truly authentic tribute to the great man and the band have previously been joined onstage by Phil’s mother Philomena Lynott for a rendition of ‘Dancing in the Moonlight’.
Read more ...The Curragh Sons @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 15, 2013
THE CURRAGH SONS are no strangers to Galway audiences as they have played Kinvara’s Cuckoo Fleadh and Cruinniu na mBad festivals over the years.
Read more ...The Lofires @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 15, 2013
THE LOFIRES are Dublin songwriters, Niall Toner Jr and Jonny Rowen and they come with a pedigree and years of experience.
Read more ...Metal night @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 15, 2013
FRENCH BAND Dead Like Me headline a night of chaotic metal, gloom rock, and punk upstairs in Róisín Dubh tonight from 9pm.
Read more ...Wheatus @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 15, 2013
WHEATUS, THE band responsible for ‘Teenage Dirtbag’, one of the biggest hits of the noughties, are coming to Galway.
Read more ...Paddy Casey @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 08, 2013
PADDY CASEY began his musical career busking on Galway’s streets, but since that apprenticeship he has become one of Ireland’s best established singer-songwriters.
Read more ...The Hive party @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 08, 2013
110TH STREET DJs Cyril Briscoe and Cian Ó Cíobháin will host their Hive clubnight tomorrow in the Róisín Dubh from 11.30pm.
Read more ...Gold Diggers @ Monroe’s
Thu, Aug 08, 2013
KANYE WEST’S ruminations on gold diggers has become part of the popular conscience, but the phrase is also the name of an Athenry folk quintet.
Read more ...Metal night @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Aug 01, 2013
PSYCHEDELIC DOOM metallers Headless Kross top the bill for a trio of metal acts who play the Róisín Dubh tonight at 8pm.
Read more ...The Amazing Apples @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Aug 01, 2013
THE AMAZING Apples return to Galway, following dates in Britain and the USA, and play Monroe’s Live tomorrow from 9pm.
The band’s country, folk, and bluegrass sound can be heard on their download chart-topping EP, Three or Four Shoes.
Read more ...Sibling folk singers @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jul 25, 2013
THE PRISTINE, three-part harmonies, and delicate roots-folk melodies of Donegal’s The Henry Girls will be heard in Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm.
Read more ...Win tickets to Blur @ HALO
Thu, Jul 25, 2013
GALWAY BLUR fans take note, HALO is holding a raffle this Saturday for tickets to see Blur live at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Thursday August 1.
Read more ...Trad Lunchtimes @ Monroe’s
Thu, Jul 18, 2013
ALEXANDER NUT and dBridge will be delivering the DJ sets at Factory on Eglinton Street this weekend night as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.
Eglo Records boss Alexander Nut will be spinning the decks tomorrow night. Given the all-embracing nature of his sets and Rinse FM shows, expect hip-hop, garage, house, grime, disco, and techno, and maybe a bit of soul. Support is from Cult Resident Eoin.
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