Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.

Chris Martin @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

CHRIS MARTIN - no, not the guy from Coldplay - but the award winning comedian, is coming to Galway to play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 8.30pm.

Des Bishop makes a welcome return to the Town Hall Theatre on Friday June 15 and Saturday 16 at 8pm to perform his new show Des Bishop Likes To Bang. Tickets are available from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 and www.tht.ie

Lose your head with the Galway Sessions at The Kings Head

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Now in its 11th year, The Galway Sessions is looking forward to an exciting June. As part of the event’s ongoing partnership with Stirling in Scotland, from June 11 to 17, the organisers are looking forward to welcoming back the Scots to the streets of Galway. Last year saw record crowds with over 15,000 in attendance, half of whom were from overseas.

The Low Anthem at the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

FANS OF AMERICANA are in for a treat at the Roisin Dubh with Rhode Island band The Low Athem playing at the intimate venue on Saturday week, June 16. Formed in 1006 by Brown University students and part-time DJs Ben Knox Miller and Jeff Prystowsky, the band made their mark with their 2007 debut album What the Crow Brings. Drawing on their background in classical music, they widened their instruments and sound to include everything from WWI- era pump organs to crotales (a form of antique cymbal). With the addition of new member Jocie Adamas in 2007, the band began 2008 in remote Block Island off the coast of New England.

The Young Folk at the Roisin Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

The Young Folk are among Ireland’s rising folk musicians. Formed just this year by Anthony Furey, the band, consisting of Furey, Paul Butler, Karl Hand, Tony McLoughlin, and Karen Hickey, have already played on the festival circuit and appeared on Today with Pat Kenny.

Their live show is already highly regarded for their technical skills and raw energy. Honed during the year with appearances at Castlepalooza, Vantastival, Knockanstockan and the Florø festival in Norway, The Young Folk bring their music to the Roisin Dubh next Monday, June 11, as part of the Galway Sessions.

Enjoy a Fling at Monroe’s

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Fling, an Irish band combining traditional, bluegrass and rock, will play Monroes as part of the Galway Sessions on Wednesday June 13. With influences as diverse as Planxty and Led Zeppelin, the band have made a huge mark on the national and international scene. They have taken their live act to festivals such as Electric Picnic, Body and Soul, the White Horse Sessions, and the Galway Americana Festival.

ALTITUDE at the Cellar in aid of Concern

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Fancy a night of techno and house for a great cause? Well, get along to ALTITUDE at the Cellar Bar this Saturday, June 9.

C O‘Neill & Co at Monroe’s tonight

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

CAVAN BASED outfit C O’Neill & Co will be playing Monroes tonight in a free gig. Since releasing their debut album Introducing last January, they have played in venues across Ireland supporting bands like The Sawdoctors, Whipping Boy, Big Country and The Minutes. Their album has been described as “a wonderfully ragged and whiskey-soaked release that’s full of dark observations and bruised and battered ballads” by Hot Press. On the back of their new single ‘June Madness’, they have launched a headline tour of their own. Doors at 9pm, tonight, Thursday June 7 at Monroes and admission free. For more information contact [email protected] or 091 - 583397.

Funeral Suits to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

DUBLIN INDIE-POP/electronic band Funeral Suits play the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 10pm to promote their debut album Lily Of The Valley.

Proust Questionnaire Carla Merrigan SINGER-SONGWRITER

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Finishing performing a song and hearing the crowd applaud.

Finishing performing a song and hearing the crowd applaud.

Avoid the soccer with The Same Old Story at the Crane

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

DO YOU feel that everywhere you go you cannot escape mention of Euro 2012? For people not in thrall to the ‘beautiful game’ the Cabaret Cafe present the The Same Old Story, a theatre piece, at the Crane Bar on Sunday June 10 at 7pm.

Carbon at 126 Gallery

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

Belfast-born artist Eamon O’Kane will exhibit his work at 126 Gallery on Queen St, beginning June 13.

The exhibition, titled Carbon, will focus on the scientific element carbon. This element is the 15th most abundant in the earth’s crust, and the fourth most abundant in the universe. It is present in all known life forms, and its reactions with other organic compounds make it the chemical basis of all known life.

Mornington Singers’ concert in St Augustine’s

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

THE AWARD winning Irish chamber choir, The Mornington Singers, will perform works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms in St Augustine’s this Saturday at 8pm.

GMIT Graduate Art Show this Saturday

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

NEARLY 80 GMIT art students will showcase their work at the annual GMIT Graduate Art Show beginning this Saturday, June 9, in Cluain Mhuire campus.

The exhibition, which runs until June 16, will show the exciting work of GMIT graduates, including textiles, painting, photography, painting, print, sculpture, ceramics, video/sound work, photography, drawing, performance, and installation. Themes explored by the 78 students range from personal memories and reflections, environment and social issues, and conceptural ideas around art practices.

Valparaiso: The personal odyssey

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

AT THE top of Dalysfort Road, as in several other Galway city locations, there is a particular spot which offers a panoramic view of Galway Bay that is as spectacular as any such like vista on this planet.

Jessica Casey and other adventures

Thu, Jun 07, 2012

AWAY WITH Words - brainchild of Claude Madec of the Brothers of Charity Services - is an arts project which enables people with intellectual disabilities to explore creativity through writing.

Freak out to Chic

Thu, May 31, 2012

WHEN NILE Rodgers and Chic take to the stage of the Galway Arts Festival Big Top on Thursday July 19 there are two songs that audiences will be most looking forward to - 1978 mega hit ‘Le Freak’ and the following year’s ‘Good Times’, one of the most influential pieces of music ever recorded.

Monteverdi’s Orfeo at Town Hall

Thu, May 31, 2012

OPERA THEATRE Company – Ireland’s national touring opera company – come to the Town Hall on Thursday June 12 at 8pm with Monteverdi’s powerful and memorable masterpiece, Orfeo.