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.

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.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ryan Sheridan @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 11, 2013

RYAN SHERIDAN will bring his energetic mix of acoustic rock, driving percussion and hip hop, to Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 8pm.

Discovered through busking Mumford and Sons’ ‘Little Lion Man’ on Grafton Street, the Monaghan man broke through in 2011 with the hit single ‘Jigsaw’; a following single ‘The Dreamer’ was used in a Heineken ad campaign; and his debut album The Day You Live Forever entered the Irish charts at No 2.

Galway Arts Festival @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

GALWAY FANS of Irish trad as well as of singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy, will be looking forward to the Galway Arts Festival line-up in Monroe’s this month.

Gypsi Swing @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, Jul 04, 2013

THE ENERGETIC sound of gypsy jazz will light up Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight from 10pm when Gypsi Swing take to the stage.

This Irish quintet play the gypsy jazz of the 1920s and 30s made famous by virtuoso guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli. They also play swing covers of modern pop hits.