The ‘Amazing’ Toby Kaar @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 11, 2012

TOBY KAAR “is making me want to get torn up and fight a chair. Amazing.” so said Nialler 9 about the Corkornian electronica producer and live performer who plays the Róisín Dubh tomorrow.

Hermitage Green @ Monroe’s

Thu, Oct 04, 2012

LIMERICK FOLK-rock band Hermitage Green are heading to Galway to play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday October 11 at 10pm.

Rachel Sermanni @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

SHE IS just 19. She comes from a village in the Scottish Highlands called Carrbridge, and the Herald Scotland has compare her vocals to Joni Mitchell.

The Cast Of Cheers @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 13, 2012

STRANGE BREW at the Róisín Dubh next Thursday will play host to one of Ireland’s most exciting new bands, Dublin quartet The Cast of Cheers.

In a landscape where the knotty riffs and skittering rhythms of post-rock have become a tired cliché, rehashed almost beyond redemption, The Cast Of Cheers emerged in 2010 to give the format a much, needed kick up the rear, and made it sound interesting again.

Tokyo Rosenthal @ Monroe’s

Thu, Sep 13, 2012

THE AMERICANA singer-songwriter Tokyo Rosenthal will play Monroe’s Backstage Bar this Sunday.

The award winning musician from North Carolina is currently recording his fifth album on the Rock & Sock Records label. His songs deal in issues as diverse as world economics and family life. His inspirations includes The Band, The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, and Janis Joplin, and he has shared the stage with such icons as Chris Hillman, Stephen Stills, and America.

Sive @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

“PERHAPS HER standout instrument is her voice, which sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows.”

The Wilful @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 23, 2012

THE WILFUL play Monroe’s Live this Saturday from 11.30pm and as firm believers in the notion that they must first entertain, they will put on a great show.

The band’s set covers a wide variety of material from ABBA and Spice Girls songs to Tenacious D and AC/DC. Their gigs also feature a great light show.

Tom Portman Trio @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

TOM PORTMAN, the gifted guitarist, and his band, will take to the stage of Monroe’s Backstage Bar next Wednesday at 10pm.

‘Play it again, Sam’... Casablanca @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

CASABLANCA, THE much loved 1942 film, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, will be screened in the Róisín Dubh on Monday August 20 at 8pm.

Noel Gallagher’s brother @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

PAUL GALLAGHER, who has recently completed a DJ tour with his brother Noel Gallagher and his band ‘High Flying Birds’, is coming to Galway.

Bernard O’Shea @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

BERNARD O’SHEA delivers “left-field imaginative, but not up its arse, lovely comedy” according to Hotpress, and it is what audiences can expect at his Róisín Dubh show next Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Seánie Vaughan @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 09, 2012

CONNEMARA BORN, Dublin based, singer-songwriter Seánie Vaughan will play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm.

Skratch Bastid to DJ @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SKRATCH BASTID, one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, will be spinning the decks at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday.

Keith Kenny @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

NEW JERSEY guitarist Keith Kenny may be just one man with a guitar, but when he starts playing, he sounds like a full band.

Blues band Strange Brew @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

BLUES-ROCK band Strange Brew, whose members hail from Ireland, Poland, Gibraltar, and England, play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday August 9.

Lead vocalist, Romek was born in Gdansk and toured Poland with various jazz, swing, soul, and blues groups, including the Mietek Blues Band, with whom he recorded several albums. Guitarist Simon is from London and is a former member of r’n’b band Mojo Chill’n.

Fringe Festival Grande Finale @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

A HOST OF some of the best local bands will take to the stage of Monroe’s Live for the Galway Fringe Festival Grande Finale concert this Sunday at 9pm.

Ben Reel @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

COUNTY ARMAGH singer-songwriter Ben Reel plays Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.

Ben is currently promoting his best of album Ben Reel 10 1999 - 2009 which showcases his Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young influenced roots, blues, and soul songwriting style.

Sam Amidon @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 26, 2012

THERE WILL be songs - some sacred, some secular; there will be storytelling, and maybe some field recordings and cartoon videos to watch while you listen.

Ben Reel @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

COUNTY ARMAGH singer-songwriter Ben Reel plays Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.

A Night For Celia @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

TUAM POET and singer-songwriter Seamus Ruttledge, and friends, will play the A Night For Celia concert, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday July 26 at 9pm.

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