Disconauts @ Monroe’s

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Disconauts throw their first party of the autumn in Monroe’s this Saturday and it promises to be a night to remember as it’s also the after party for the Disconaut Boat Party. P and Keith will play house, disco, and party anthems. Doors are from 11pm. Boat Party revellers get in free. Places are limited for the gig.

September Silent Discos @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 08, 2011

SEPTEMBER IS Silent Disco month at the Róisín Dubh with the Dominick Street venue running four such events over the next few weeks.

The dates for the Silent Discos are Tuesday September 13 at 10pm; Saturday 17 at 11pm; Tuesday 20 at 10pm; and Tuesday 27 at 10pm.

Late Night Gimp Fight @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 08, 2011

LATE NIGHT Gimp Fight will bring their unapologetically English style of saucy humour, outrageous silliness, and hilarious sketches and routines to the Róisín Dubh next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Emmet O’Malley to launch debut album @ Monroe’s

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

EMMET O’MALLEY, the Galway based singer-songwriter, will launch his debut album Playtime, with a gig in Monroe's Backstage Bar on Friday September 9.

Musically and thematically, Playtime finds Emmet dealing with subjects such as the loss of innocence, conformity, the beauty of nature, suicide, and loss of ambition in small town Ireland.

The Driftwood Manor @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

PSYCHEDELIC FOLK band The Driftwood Manor will perform songs from their new album The Same Figure (Leaving) upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday September 8 at 9pm.

Roots/Americana gig @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

MONROE’S LIVE will host a night of roots rock and Americana this Sunday when singer-songwriters Tony McLoughlin and Ben Reel take to the stage.

Strange Brew @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 01, 2011

IRISH/CANADIAN band Nightbox and Dublin/US band Favourite Sons play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dubh tonight from 10pm.

The five-piece Nightbox were all born in Ireland but are now based in Toronto and their music encompasses punchy bass, chiming guitar, and dynamic synth, often girded with a four-to-the-floor kick drum.

Pavlov’s Dogs @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 18, 2011

PAVLOV’S DOGS, named after the celebrated experiments of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10pm.

Cherish The Ladies @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 18, 2011

CHERISH THE Ladies, whose take on Irish trad The New York Times has described as “passionate, tender, and rambunctious” play Monroe’s Live on Wednesday.

The Aftermath @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 11, 2011

LEEDS-IRISH mod-rock band The Aftermath, are on the road touring Ireland and they take in Monroe’s Live with a show tonight.

The band - led by brothers Johnny and Michael Cronin - are currently working on their second album, the follow-up to their excellent debut, Friendlier Up Here. The band are also promoting their new single ‘Lost Possession’ which can be downloaded for free from http://theaftermath.bandcamp.com/album/lost-possession

A night of funk @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 11, 2011

FUNK BAND The Getaway Gondola and DJ Will Softly will deliver five hours of funk in Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday August 18 from 9pm to 2am.

Theatre events and fun @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 11, 2011

GALWAY THEATRE companies - Waterdonkey and Side-Show Productions have been selected to perform in the ABSOLUT Fringe in Dublin in September.

The best of Irish @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 11, 2011

THE BO Leictreach: The Greenplay Festival is seeking playwrights, both established and aspiring, to write and submit 10 minute plays relating to the theme of the environment.

The Beat Room DJ night @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

FOR THE LAST year and a half, great music from the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s, have been keeping audiences dancing like crazy upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Friday nights.

Erin Brazill @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 04, 2011

CALIFORNIA’S ERIN Brazill will bring her mix of vintage pop, blues, indie, and jazz to Monroe’s Backstage Bar this Saturday at 9.30pm.

All ages pop-punk show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

GALWAY TEENS will be able to enjoy a live music gig in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday August 4 at 2.30pm with a special all ages show.

Performing are Downhill, a Dublin pop/punk band who are currently promoting their EP Recovery; Storyboard, also a pop/punk Dublin band who have an EP out entitled Tear This Down; Mayo pop/punk band Struck; and Tipperary singer-songwriter Derek Ellard.

Jello Biafra @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

FORMER DEAD Kennedys’ lead singer Jello Biafra, and his band, The Guantanamo School Of Medicine, play the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday August 10 at 9pm.

Royseven @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

ROYSEVEN HAVE enjoyed sell-out tours, festival appearances, and two Top 20 albums over the last four years, and next month they take some time to play Galway.

Matt Berry @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

MATT BERRY is best known for playing Dixon Bainbridge, the evil, megalomaniacal zoo owner in The Mighty Boosh, and the womanising Douglas Raynhom in The IT Crowd.

Jazz, blues, and lounge @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 21, 2011

FANS OF jazz, blues, and lounge music have plenty to look forward to this weekend when two of the finest practitioners of such genres play Monroe’s Live.

Tomorrow at 9.30pm, Mary Coughlan will take to the stage. From her 1985 debut Tired and Emotional, to the recent The House of Ill Repute, described by Q as “a serious return to form”, Mary has delivered many memorable musical moments and is rightly regarded as the queen of Irish jazz and blues. After Mary’s gig, roots-rock/psychedelic band The Deans will take to the stage at midnight.

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