Peter Doherty to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

PETER DOHERTY, the songwriter and former frontman of The Libertines and Basbyshambles, will play the Róisín Dubh on Thursday October 15 as part of the Heineken Green Spheres.

C Joynes gig and guitar workshop

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

CAMBRIDGE GUITARIST C Joynes will play De Burgo’s of Augustine Street on Wednesday July 27 at 8pm.

The show is part of Joynes’ Irish tour to support the release of his new EP LHR Twins on the Galway based Independent label Rusted Rail. LHR Twins includes a new version of ‘I Love You Hanny Fuji’; The Grateful Dead/Incredible String Band influenced ‘Lay You Down O My Brother’; and the solo guitar piece ‘The Autumn Leaves Of Red And Gold’.

Berlin DJ at The Cellar

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

LEADING BERLIN DJ Efdemin will play LowerState at Deeper in The Cellar Bar Eglinton Street, this Friday at 10.30pm.

Efdemin is regarded as one of the world’s best underground DJs. He was voted Resident Advisors’ top producer of 2007 and released his self-titled album two years ago on Dial to rave reviews and critical acclaim. His DJing style takes listeners from deep house to tribal techno. Support is from LowerState’s Ruari. Admission is €14.

Proust Questionnaire - Alela Diane, folk-rock singer

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting on the porch with coffee and oatmeal piled high with fresh fruit - on a bright morning, with Bramble close by.

Galway Arts Festival art exhibition reviews

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Lars Laumann @ Galway Arts Centre

Galway Arts Festival readings

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

STEVEN GALLOWAY, author of the profoundly moving, The Cellist Of Sarajevo, will read in the Radisson SAS Hotel this Friday at 6pm and not in the Hotel Meyrick as previously advertised.

Wiggle to launch debut album with Cuba* show

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

WIGGLE, THE Cork electro-dub band, will play Cuba*, Eyre Square, tomorrow at 10pm to launch their debut album Brighten The World.

Best of music and fun makes its way to Inishbofin

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

If ever a reason was needed to visit the wonderful island of Inishbofin off the Galway coast, a forthcoming series of concerts has got to be it. The Inishbofin Concerts will present a series of the very best in Irish traditional and contemporary music and comedy during July and August, and these intimate concerts will take place in what has to be one of the most gloriously located venues in Ireland — the Dolphin Hotel.

Enjoy racing action in Roscommon

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Roscommon Racecourse will host two evening race meetings in August. On Tuesday August 4 the first race is at 5.50pm. This is a mixed card with both flat and national hunt racing and features a very high class flat handicap for fillies only. This race is over 1.5 miles and will have runners from all the top yards in the country.

Also on the card is the Railway Bar three-year-old Maiden Hurdle. This is the first hurdle race of the 2009 racing season for three-year-olds in Ireland and in the past has thrown up some really top performers.

5 Rhythms Dance/Movement Meditation

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Imagine a word in which we could all dance, just let ourselves go, swinging, moving, gliding, and enjoying ourselves like a child in a playground. That’s a bit like what 5 Rhythms is all about. It’s a form of dance, or movement meditation, that is designed primarily to put a smile on your face. It’s about having fun, moving the body to music, following where it wants to go and how it wants to feel.

Galway Gay Pride — 20 years a-growing

Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Brod Ireland West (Galway Gay Pride) Festival celebrates its 20th birthday in style this year with a Mardi Gras style parade from City Hall on Saturday August 22 at 2pm.

Nigeria’s Femi Kuti to bring the positive force to Galway

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE FEDERAL Republic of Nigeria was established in 1963 after gaining its independence from Britain. As with many countries under colonial rule it had been divided with no due consideration for linguistic, religious, or ethnic differences and thus a bloody civil war dominated much of the post-colonial period.

In times of adversity the peoples of Africa’s most populous country turned to cultural pursuits to keep their spirits up and over the past 30 years Nigeria has become famous for its literature and popular music.

The sounds of Spanish Harlem

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

SPANISH HARLEM, also known as El Barrio, is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the borough of Manhattan and home to one of the largest predominantly Latino communities in New York City.

The area has a vibrant tradition of Latin music, and in 2000 Aaron Levinson and salsa giant Oscar Hernandez joined forces with the idea of preserving the history of the classic Latin dance orchestras and writing and arranging new music for contemporary audiences. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra was born.

Sean Tyrrell’s message of Sean Tyrrell’s message of

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

“I DID history to BA level and I never heard of John Boyle O’Reilly until I played at a club named after him in Springfield, Massachusetts. I’d love to know why he’s been written out of Irish history.”

Fleas please at the arts festival ‘Mini Top’

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE GALWAY ARTS Festival does not just have a Big Top. It also has a Mini Top, a specially constructed venue, located inside the Town Hall and carefully chosen to house an astounding act.

See Lloyd Webber’s first musical in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

WHILE EVERYONE knows such classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musicals like Phantom Of The Opera, few have heard of The Likes Of Us.

Harry Potter at the Eye Cinema

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE EYE Cinema in Wellpark will celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with a fun-filled weekend for all the family.

Come to wild and raucous life with O’Death

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

“I DON’T think of our band as a folk band. I think we’re a punk rock band. We know how to have a good time on stage and off,” so declares O’Death bassist Jesse Newman.

Explore the outer limits of music

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

THE FLOWER-Corsano Duo, featuring drummer Chris Corsano, who has worked with Sonic Youth and Björk, will play DeBurgo’s on Monday at 8pm.

Get out and dance at the Block Party

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

FROM GIGANTIC toy blocks, six dancers will emerge, and through their movements they will construct and restructure the blocks in a riot of dance, movement, mystery, and imagination.

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