Elaine Mai - one woman a multitude of sounds

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

IT STARTS off with just one woman and her guitar, on stage singing her song, but as the music progresses it sounds as if more and more musicians and backing vocalists are behind her. By the end the ears believe she is accompanied by a full band and choir, but it is still just one person on stage.

Irish roots, Emily Dickinson, and being poet laureate

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THE NEW York Times described him as “the most popular poet in America”, and Billy Collins certainly enjoys the kind of following that many a writer would envy.

Franz Ferdinand to play Róisín Dubh

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

GALWAY AUDIENCES are in for a real treat in May when the great Franz Ferdinand play an intimate show at the Róisín Dubh.

Andrew Flynn at the double in Cúirt

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THEATRE DIRECTOR Andrew Flynn is in for a busy few weeks in the lead up to Cúirt as he is directing two plays in the festival.

The plays are Stacey Gregg’s Perve, performed by students from NUIG’s BA Connect Programme, and Breathing Corpses, written by Laura Wade and staged by Galway Youth Theatre.

Gift Grub Live 2 is coming

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

GIFT GRUB Live 2 starring Mario Rosenstock as a host of Irish political, media, sporting, and celebrity characters is coming to the Radisson Blu Hotel on Sunday April 22

In this new show, Mario will impersonate and satirise Michael ‘Soft Day’ Flatley, Joan ‘Can I Just Say’ Burton, Vincent ‘Ah That’s Very Good’ Browne, etc, live on stage!

The Nualas: One Night of Dignity

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

GOOD FRIDAY was once a day of severe solemnity but over the last few years it has become a day of laughter and merriment in Galway and that tradition is set to continue this year.

Galway Camera Club exhibition

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THE GALWAY Camera Club will hold an exhibition of its members work in The Arts Corridor, University Hospital Galway.

Indie rock gig at Richardson’s

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THREE IRISH indie rock bands will play Richardson’s, Eyre Square, tomorrow night from 9pm.

Aslan @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

LONG RUNNING Dublin rock band Aslan are coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live on Friday April 13 at 8pm.

Gourmet laughs with Maeve Higgins

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

MAEVE HIGGINS will perform two lunchtime shows at the Ruby Room in The King’s Head on Saturday April 7 and Sunday 8 .

Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s

Thu, Mar 29, 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.

Little Cinema @ Kelly’s

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THE NEXT Little Cinema Club takes place on Tuesday April 3 at 9pm in Kelly’s, Bridge Street.

Mikey and the Scallywags to launch debut EP in Kelly’s

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THEY PLAY folk rock, gypsy-swing, and a bit of hip-hop. You can see them at Kelly’s Window Sessions gig, and some of the members busking flamboyantly on our city streets.

They are Mikey and The Scallywags and they will play a gig upstairs in Kelly’s, Bridge Street, on Thursday April 5 at 9pm, where they will launch their debut EP Living In The Light.

Fuzzed Out Sessions at The Cellar Bar

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

FUZZED OUT Sessions is the name of a new night for hard rock and heavy metal gigs and the pilot event for the nights takes place downstairs in The Cellar Bar this evening at 8pm.

Sunday Service @ Massimos

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Great food and great sounds played on vinyl. Expect to hear chilled out Soul, Jazz, Hip-Hop, 60s R&B and Reggae and what ever else the lazy Sunday dictates. Every Sunday from 1-3pm.

Gerry O’Connor to play Kinvara

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

GERRY O’CONNOR, one of the finest banjo players in Ireland, mandolin master Brendan O’Regan, and guitarist Tony Byrne are coming to Kinvara.

The trio will play Johnson’s Hall this Saturday at 9pm. Gerry O’Connor has released three solo albums and is a member of Three Men and a Dog. Brendan O’Regan has written scores for Druid and Abbey Theatre productions. Tony Byrne is a member of Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis’ band.

Headford gets ready to rock at Headstock

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

FIVE GALWAY bands will be taking to the stage of the Headford Town Hall on Saturday April 7 for a night entitled Headstock.

Community Skratch Games

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

THE COMMUNITY Skratch Games returns on Saturday April 7 and Sunday 8 in The Bierhaus.

Do mention the war

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

AS WELL as being a poet of note, Kevin Higgins is also a perceptive, cutting, witty, and rather wise critic, and a new book collects some of the best of his reviews and essays.

Salmon has published Mentioning the War – Essays and Reviews (1999 - 2011) by Kevin Higgins. The collection will be launched by Darrell Kavanagh on Saturday April 7 at 3pm in the Galway Arts Centre.

Auld Ireland through a Swedish lens

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

TWENTY PHOTOGRAPHS taken by Swedish photographers in the early 20th century are on display at NUI Galway’s James Hardiman Library.

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