Album reviews: Savages and Hinds

Music Reviews Thu, Jan 28, 2016

Savages - Adore Life (Matador)
SILENCE YOURSELF was a hell of an opening statement from Savages in 2013. It was so good their over indebtedness to Joy Division, Siouxsie Sioux, and Dead Kennedys proved no hinderance, but rather a welcome way in for audiences.

Blues guitarist Chaz dePaolo returns to Galway

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

CHAZ DEPAOLO, the brilliant and much admired, American blues guitar virtuoso, makes a long overdue return to Galway, to play Monroe’s Live on Thursday February 11 at 9.30pm.

Show Me The Funny

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

PAT MCDONNELL, best known for his roles in The Savage Eye and as Eoin McLove from Fr Ted, is the special guest at the fourth heat of Show Me The Funny in The King's Head on Monday February 1 at 8pm.

#wakingthefeministswest - showcasing creative women

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

INSPIRED BY the #WakingTheFeminists movement, #wakingthefeministswest will celebrate west of Ireland female voices in theatre, dance, devised work, work from the archives, and work by emerging writers.

Irish debut for Dutch baritone Henk Neven

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

THE IRISH debut of Dutch baritone Henk Neven takes place in NUI Galway's Aula Maxima on Thursday February 4 at 8pm, where he will perform songs by Mendelssohn, Schuman, Ibert, and Ravel.

Go Mad About Mark this Saturday

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

MAD ABOUT Mark, a night of music and merriment in memory of the late, very great, Mark Logan, takes place at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, and features a stellar line-up of local and national musicians and performers.

Mongrel State return to Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

ROCKABILLY, ROCK, Latin-American grooves, vocal harmonies, and cinematic western scores are combined in the sound of Dublin quartet Mongrel State, who play Monroe’s Live on Friday February 19 at 9pm.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire debuts new Galway concert series

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

COLM MAC Con Iomaire, the composer, musician, and member of The Frames, will give the debut performance at Nocturne, a new concert series to be held in Loam restaurant, Fairgreen.

New release from Loner Deluxe

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

SNOWED UNDER, the new 'digital cassingle' by Galway left-field experimental musician Loner Deluxe, finds him delving deep into extraterrestrial grooves, sonic space, and what he terms 'UFOlk'.

Galway Choral Association charity concert

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

THE GALWAY Choral Association perform Duruflé’s Requiem Opus 9 in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, this Saturday at 8pm, as part of a fundraising concert for Enable Ireland.

Cois Cladaigh concert for Galway Hospice

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

MUSIC FOR Martin, a concert of choral music in aid of Galway Hospice, takes place in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, on Saturday February 6 at 8pm.

Reggae-rock from The Radix @ Monroe's

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

THE RADIX, an energetic reggae-rock trio fronted by dreadlocked guitar virtuoso Rion Zion, take to the stage of Monroe's Backstage Bar on Thursday February 18 at 10pm.

New Galway record label to be launched

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

NEW GALWAY electronic music label Rua Sound will be launched in The Loft, at Seven, Bridge Street, tomorrow, from 10pm.

Cinema review: The Big Short

Films Reviews Mon, Jan 25, 2016

TRYING TO get your head around the subprime mortgage bubble can be hard. I was under the impression virtually no one came away making any money and it was an all around disaster. The anger comes at the greed and the negligence of the big banks but it's hard to accuse organisation's which acted maliciously.

NUIG to hold major conference on 1916 Proclamation

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

The 1916 Proclamation has been claimed across the last 100 years as the founding values of the State, or a vision the State has abandoned, or as something that has yet to be fully realised.

'There’s never a dull moment'

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

ON THE night of Thursday February 1 1996, Galway’s newly refurbished Town Hall Theatre officially opened with the world premiere of Druid’s production of Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

The Poor Little Boy With No Arms

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

NEW DUBLIN ensemble, One Duck Theatre Company, arrive in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday January 26 at 8pm, with the world premiere production of its debut play, The Poor Little Boy with No Arms. A fast-paced, dark comedy-drama, it explores secrecy, control, and the Irish psyche.

SUBTITLE European Film Festival returns to Galway

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

MODERN FRENCH cinema classic A Prophet, hit Danish rom-com Love Is All You Need, and the new Russian film Single, can all be seen at SUBTITLE, the annual European weekend film festival at the Town Hall Theatre, from Friday January 29 to Sunday 31.

Stomptown Brass - urban street-funk

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

STOMPTOWN BRASS play Monroe's Live this Saturday as part of the band's current Irish tour in advance of the launch of its debut EP, Locomotive, to be released in on February 12.

New exhibition explores borders and boundaries

Thu, Jan 21, 2016

THE BOUNDARIES, borders, and restrictions people impose on themselves and each other is the theme of the Galway Arts Centre's first exhibition of 2016, On the Border between Time and Loss, which opens tomorrow.

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