Otherkin - garage punk and 'blazing energy'

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

OTHERKIN CLOSE an impressive 2017 - a year which saw them release their debut album, reap critical acclaim, play major festivals, and tour Europe - with an Irish tour taking in Galway.

Alan Fitzpatrick to DJ @ Electric

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

A UNIVERSALLY respected and in-demand producer, Alan Fitzpatrick is carving out his own musical niche within the ever-expanding genre of techno, earning him the reputation of an unstoppable source of hit music.

Brian Deady - Irish soul man for Róisín Dubh

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

BRIAN DEADY has been declared Ireland's "new soul star," by The Irish Times and "our favourite act in Ireland” by no less a legend than Nile Rodgers of Chic.

Maija Sofia to play Bus King

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

HER MUSIC has been described as "lo-fi singer-songwriter folk" by Nialler9 and "subtle indie-folk" by The Last Mixed Tape. She is Maija Sofia, and she plays the next Bus King gig.

Coscradh - new EP, Galway gig

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

BLACK/DEATH metal band Coscradh have released their new EP, Of Death And Delirium, via Invictus Productions, and are now touring Ireland, taking in Galway with a gig in The Cellar Bar.

Christmas concert from The BlueBirds

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

GALWAY HARMONY group The Bluebirds will perform Christmas songs at a concert in Busker Brownes, where they will be joined by Tracy Bruen, Ronan O’Malley, Peter Kelehan, and Mark McConville.

Cois Cladaigh concert for Galway Rape Crisis Centre

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

A CONCERT of seasonal music in aid of the Galway Rape Crisis Centre takes place in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church on Saturday December 16 at 8pm.

The Clandestinos Christmas Special @ Monroe's

Thu, Dec 07, 2017

GALWAY SKA/REGGAE band The Clandestinos will hold a Christmas Special concert in Monroe’s Live on Friday December 22 from 11pm.

Walking On Cars to play GIAF Big Top next summer

Wed, Dec 06, 2017

THE GALWAY International Arts Festival has announced the first of its Big Top concerts for summer, with Walking On Cars headlining at the Fisheries Field on Saturday July 21 2018.

Artist Fiona Concannon to hit this years Christmas market!

Wed, Dec 06, 2017

FIONA CONCANNON, a professional artist from Spiddal, Is currently working on a series of Watercolour Paintings which capture the beauty of the West of Ireland.

Award winning writers announced to read at Cúirt

Wed, Dec 06, 2017

Winter’s Bone author and acclaimed American ‘country noir’ novelist, Daniel Woodrell; Pulitzer Prize-Winning American poet, Jorie Graham; and award winning Irish author Bernard MacLaverty, will all read at next year's Cúirt festival.

The Best Galway Songs of 2017

Essential Playlist Tue, Dec 05, 2017

THE PAST 12 months have been among the most fertile, creative, and exciting in Galway music for many years. The wealth of talent both produced by Galway city and county has been witnessed by the numerous albums, singles, and EP Galway acts have released in 2017 - much of it of very high quality.

'This music is beyond nostalgic'

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

IN THE 1960s they were a British blues-rock band who pointed the way towards heavy metal. In the 1970s they were an Anglo-American supergroup, part of the cocaine rock set, creating multi-million selling albums; in the 1980s they were mum and dad rock for sophisticated older listeners.

Baboró to host Wide Eyes festival for babies and young children

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

More than 100 arts professionals from 15 European countries will arrive in Galway this coming February for Wide Eyes, a four day festival of theatre and dance shows for babies and young children.

Galway City Art Gallery's winter arts fair

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

THE HARBOUR Winter Arts fair, a showcase of contemporary art by Irish and international artists, hosted by The Galway City Gallery, officially opens on Fridau December 1.

Alan McMonagle and Moya Roddy in conversation

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

THE WRITERS Alan McMonagle and Moya Roddy will speak about their work and discuss 'What is imagination?', at Scrutable, a literary event taking place in The Black Gate Cultural Centre, St Francis Street.

Dirtbirds - internet sensation on stage in Galway

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

DIRTBIRDS, THE Irish sketch comedy duo and internet sensation, are coming out from behind the cameras, the laptops, and smartphones, and are hitting the stages around Ireland.

Album review: Neil Young + Promise Of The Real

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 30, 2017

LIKE 2006's Living With War, this is Shakey's immediate response to current events. Whereas the latter album was about the Bush presidency and the 'War On Terror', The Visitor centres on Trump's first year in office.

Rusangano Family - Róisín Dubh and all-ages show

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

WHAT A year it has been for the Rusangano Family - winning the Choice Music Prize for Best Album with their debut, Let the Dead Bury The Dead; playing the Luminato, Shambala, and Electric Picnic festivals; and releasing the singles ‘I Know You Know’ and ‘Tea In A Pot’.

Ros na Rún’s Ann Marie Horan set to release debut album

Thu, Nov 30, 2017

WHAT HAPPENS when an actress hits a mid-life crisis and things start to unravel? Does she buy a Harley-Davidson and join a gang of burly bikers burning up Route 66? Or does she get a part in a TV drama series and go instead on an inner adventure that yields up unexpected treasures?

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