Amusement Parks On Fire - ‘magical and intense’

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

AMUSEMENT PARKS On Fire’s music has been described as “atmospheric punk rock space blues for the 21st century” and this young English band are set to unleash something special tomorrow when they play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm.

Mundy gets the run of the country

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

OVER THE past 18 months Offaly has very much been thrust into the international spotlight as the ancestral home of Barack Obama. Prior to the new US president though, the Faithful County’s best known ambassador was singer-songwriter Mundy.

Fr Ted stars for The Comedy Club

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

TWO STARS of Fr Ted will perform in The Comedy Club in Cuba* tomorrow, when Patrick McDonnell and Tommy Tiernan take to the stage.

Jokes at the ready - it’s the Stand-up Show Down

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

SIXTEEN LOCAL comedians will take part in The Stand-up Show Down event in the Róisín Dubh on Saturday January 31 at 9pm.

The object is that the comedian who survives elimination and continues to make the audience laugh, will emerge the overall winner. Those taking part are:

NUIG arts festival Múscailt returns in February

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

THE WORD mùscailt means to celebrate and inspire and the arts will be celebrated at Múscailt, NUI, Galway’s spring arts festival, from Monday February 9 to Friday 13, with plenty of concerts, exhibitions, talks, and events to inspire both the campus and wider public.

Poetry book showcase at Sheridan’s Wine Bar

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

THE 2009 Over The Edge Poetry Book Showcase takes place at Sheridan’s Wine Bar, 14-16 Church Yard Street, on Friday February 6 at 8pm.

Every Galway-based poet who published a new collection of poems during 2008 will read three poems from the collection in question.

Dutch masters to indulge in some wind wizardry

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

“HERE ARE five souls playing as one. These are masters!” So declared Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf about the Amsterdam based Calefax Reed Quintet, who are coming to Galway.

Cinema Review - Valkyrie

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

Honourable, brave, decisive, and a fierce love for his country, these are all the qualities of the very complicated and heroic Col Claus Von Stauffenberg who dared to attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, however, Tom Cruise’s performance takes away from the otherwise good plot line.

Calling all budding Coppolas and Spielbergs

Thu, Jan 29, 2009

BUDDING FILMMAKERS or those with an idea for a film or documentary, should check out the Galway Film Centre’s new courses and workshops.

The Galway Film Centre programme of courses and workshops for spring 2009 include a story development and pitching forum, where participants get an insight into how to mould their idea to industry requirements.

Extra strings, strange positions, and surfing

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

REDMOND O’TOOLE plays a most unusual guitar in a most unusual way. The Limerick born classical guitarist performs on an eight-stringed version of the instrument and he doesn’t play it across his lap. He plays it upright, as though it were a cello.

‘Tiger’ coming to tea at the Black Box

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

BASED ON the best-selling children’s picture book written and illustrated by Judith Kerr, The Tiger Who Came To Tea has been made into a captivating children’s theatre show which comes to the Town Hall next week as part of an extensive tour of Ireland and Britain.

Bell X1 to play The Black Box in March

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

BELL X1 release their new album, Blue Lights On The Runway, on Friday February 20 and play the first night of their upcoming Irish tour in the Black Box on Wednesday March 25.

Pinter and Albee double bill in the Town Hall Studio

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

FROM MONDAY February 2 to Friday 7, Galway theatre-goers will get a rare chance to see works from the great writers, Harold Pinter and Edward Albee, when two of their best-known plays, The Dumb Waiter and The Zoo Story are performed in the Town Hall Studio.

Galway actress to make directorial debut in Dublin next month

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

GALWAY ACTRESS Aoife Connolly will make her directorial debut with Marina Carr’s black comedy Portia Coughlan in The New Theatre, Temple Bar, Dublin, next month.

Actors’ workshop takes place next month

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

GALWEGIANS WHO dream of following in the footsteps of Liam Neeson or Colin Farrell should take note that the acting for film andtTelevision workshop returns next month.

See Galway short film on YouTube

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

SECRET HIDING Place, a short film written, produced, and directed by Galway based filmmaker and comedian Emmet O’Malley in 2008 can now be seen on YouTube.

Psychedelic rockers Crystal Antlers to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

IF THE words ‘chimney sweep’ and ‘soul psychedelia’ don’t go together in your mind, they just may after you take a listen to Crystal Antlers.

Parisian trio dOP @ The Cellar

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

FOR YEARS, unlike the British, Americans, Irish, Swedes, and Germans, the French struggled to come to terms with rock, but once they hit upon dance and techno, they showed they could easily mix it with the best.

Walter Mitty & The Realists to play Strange Brew

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

“TALKING HEADS meets The Rapture.” This is how Hotpress’ Stuart Clarke described Walter Mitty & The Realists who play Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday January 29 at 9pm.

This Limerick/Galway based band are building up a reputation in Ireland as a great live act and are also gaining attention further afield.

The Zombies @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jan 22, 2009

Zombies mainmen Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone (pictured) play the Róisín Dubh on Saturday at 9pm. They will perform songs from The Zombies’ classic 1968 album Odessey & Oracle, Zombies’ hits like ‘She’s Not There’, Blunstone’s solo hits, classic songs by Rod’s 1970s band Argent, and material from the albums arising from the duo’s recent collaborations. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

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