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.

Disconauts @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

THE DISCONAUTS make a welcome return to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow from 11pm for a DJ and percussion set.

Not Squares/Kid Karate @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

BELFAST’S NOT Squares and Dublin’s Kid Karate, two of Ireland’s most exciting indie bands, play the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm.

Singer-songwriters @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

ARTIST, SONGWRITER, singer, musician, and former boxing champion, Jim McKee is a multi-talented individual.

The Tyrone born, Burren based, McKee is coming to Monroe’s Backstage Bar this Sunday at 10.30pm to perform songs from his current album Goodness Comes From The Heart and other compositions. His style is influenced by Irish folk and trad and Americana.

Backyard Devils @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

CANADIAN ROCKABILLY band Backyard Devils are bringing their award winning sound to Monroe’s Live tonight at 10pm.

The Appian Way @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 20, 2013

THE APPIAN WAY was a famous road connecting Ancient Rome to southern Italy. It is also the name for an up-and-coming Mullingar quintet.

The Jigsaw Jam @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 20, 2013

THEY HAVE been compared to The Beautiful South and Mumford and Son, and Galway audiences will see for themselves tomorrow night.

The Jigsaw Jam, featuring the vocal talents of Galwegian Shane Davis and Brenda Weir, play Monroe’s Live from 9pm.

Shadows and Dust @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

DUBLIN QUINTET Shadows and Dust are coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar this Saturday at 11pm.

The band draw on a wide range of influences, such as Nick Cave, Iron And Wine, and Calexico, but also art, folklore, film, and other creative media. Blending guitar, strings, piano, and percussion with Dermot Kennedy’s expressive and dextrous vocals, Shadows and Dust have a sound that is both roots based and soulful. Check out the band’s EP Each Year Forever.

Strange Boats @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

“A pair a ‘lectric guitars, drums, bass, flowery language and western harmonies, usually culminating in catchy rock songs.”

Bluegrass music @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

THEYMAY be named after the tip end of Cornwall, but bluegrass band Land’s End draws members from Gloucester, Liverpool, Munich, Dublin, Cork, and Galway.

Between the Lines @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

GALWAY ALTERNATIVE metal band, Between the Lines, formerly known as Black Tooth, play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10pm.

Bluegrass bands @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

BLUEGRASS MUSIC will be heard this Sunday in Monroe’s Live when The Paperboys and The Blind Dead McJones Band take to the stage.

Walking on Cars @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

WALKING ON Cars bring their anthemic indie pop to Monroe’s Backstage Bar tonight from 10pm.

Cara Luft @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

AWARD WINNING Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Cara Luft will play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 9pm.

Natty Wailer @ Monroe’s tonight

Thu, May 30, 2013

NATTY WAILER, the Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, along with his band The Reggae Vibes, plays Monroe’s Live tonight from 11pm.

Penny Wentworth @ Monroe’s

Thu, May 30, 2013

THERE IS an old expression which goes, “every penny that went towards it was worth it” and it is the source of the name of Nenagh band Penny Wentworth.

Cure tribute show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, May 23, 2013

THE CURE, the Gothrock godfathers who have delivered some of the greatest singles of the last 35 years, will be celebrated in the Róisín Dubh.

Fire In Cairo, the tribute band to The Cure, play the Dominick Street venue tomorrow at 9pm. The show begins with songs from the band earliest days, the Three Imaginary Boys and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ era; through to their classic 1980s period, which produced the hits ‘Close To Me’, ‘Inbetween Days’, and ‘Just Like Heaven’ as well as their 1982 masterpiece Pornography; and their 1990s run of hits, including the ever popular ‘Friday I’m In Love’.

Big September @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, May 23, 2013

BIG SEPTEMBER, who have enjoyed a Top 40 hit with ‘The Preacher’, will play Monroe’s Live tomorrow night.

‘The Preacher’ has been described as “right for the summer, where its infectious chorus is an earworm of the highest order (and I mean that as a compliment)” by music review website, Popdose.