Show Me The Funny - Heat 3
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
THE THIRD heat of Show Me The Funny takes place in The King's Head on Monday January 30 at 8.30pm, where the special guest will be Operation Transformation star, the brilliant Karl Spain.
Read more ...A FEAST of psych, prog, indie, and punk
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
"IRISH-LANGUAGE psych-rock noise from outer space" is how Donegal band Tuath describe themselves, and Galway will see and hear why when they play the next FEAST gig at the Róisín Dubh.
Read more ...Rollin’ Empire - hard rock @ Seven
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
IMAGINE A band who were the child of The Black Keys and Queens Of The Stone Age, one that draws from blues and rock, but modern in its outlook and approach, and you have Rollin’ Empire.
Read more ...The loves of Brahms and the Schumanns
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
HE HAS played roles in National Treasure, Game Of Thrones, Blackadder, and Notting Hill, and now British actor Tim McInnerny is coming to Galway to take part in a show about the complex relationship of Brahms with Clara and Robert Schumann.
Read more ...A classical concert for charity
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
THE CONTEMPO Quartet will play New Beginnings, a charity concert for heart and stroke charity Croí and the Galway Music Residency, in Croí House, Moyola Lane, Newcastle, on Thursday February 2 at 7pm.
Read more ...Weekend gigs @ The Quays
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
THE QUAYS is hosting gigs by some of Galway and Ireland's most popular covers bands this weekend, with the venue also running an offer of free entry to gigs on Fridays and Sundays.
Read more ...Limmy - Scottish comedy sensation plays Galway in June
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
HE HAS been "reported to the FBI" after a recent Tweet about Donald Trump, and warned by some zealous right-wingers not to travel to the USA. So he's coming to Ireland instead this summer.
Read more ...Fleadh seeks feature films for 2017 festival
Tue, Jan 24, 2017
THE GALWAY Film Fleadh is now accepting submissions for dramatic, documentary, and animated feature films for this year's festival, which runs from Tuesday July 11 to Sunday 16.
Read more ...An Klondike - second season starts next week
Mon, Jan 23, 2017
AN KLONDIKE, the award winning Galway made western, returns to TG4 next month, continuing the story of the Connolly brothers as they struggle to forge an empire for themselves during the gold rush of the 1890s.
Read more ...Big Bobby, Little Bobby - dark, twisted humour
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
THE ACCLAIMED comedy-drama, Big Bobby, Little Bobby, written by Camille Lucy Ross and Kelly Shatter, who also directs, is coming to the Town Hall Theatre. The play, performed by Ross, enjoyed sell-out runs and rave reviews at the Dublin Fringe, First Fortnight Festival and Brighton Fringe; won the First Fortnight award; and received Best Performer and Little Gem Nominations at Dublin Fringe.
Read more ...All Tvvins - 'It's a good time to be playing this style of music'
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
2016 is not a year that will be looked back on fondly by many, but amid the international political turmoil, and high profile (premature) passings which began with David Bowie and concluded with Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, there was a need to grasp hold of any shaft of light which came our way.
Read more ...Dott - new EP and Galway gig
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
DOTT, THE brilliant Irish indie-pop/garage rock band, mark two milestones at their gig in the Galway Arts Centre this weekend - the fifth anniversary of their first show and their first Galway show since returning from a year living in Toronto.
Read more ...A sibling exhibition
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
THE ARTISTS Isbéal Nic Aoidh and Dara McGee - who are also brother and sister - are holding a joint exhibition of their work in the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.
Read more ...Classic arthouse films @ Nuns Island Theatre
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
A CONTROVERSIAL 1967 Czech film banned by the communist authorities, and an award winning film by legendary German film maker Wim Wenders, are to be shown in the Nuns Island Theatre.
Read more ...Eric Lalor @ Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
CATHAL, THE nasty charachter from Fair City, the Carrigstown bad boy you love to hate - played by the brilliant comedian Eric Lalor - is coming to wreak havoc on the Róisín Dubh Comedy Clubh tomorrow night.
Read more ...Charlie Adley’s Craft of Writing course
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
GALWAY WRITER Charlie Adley’s popular Craft of Writing Course returns in April and is open to anyone who wants to improve their writing skills, from beginners to published novelists.
Read more ...Kris Drever and Julie Fowlis to play Clifden
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
TWO GIANTS of modern folk music, Kris Driver, called "a serious talent" by MOJO, and award winning Scots-Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis, play Clifden to kick-starting a programme of events to mark 40 years of the Clifden Arts Festival.
Read more ...James McMurtry - 'I get the stories from the characters'
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
STEPHEN KING has called him ‘the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation’, Rolling Stone hailed his most recent album, Complicated Game, as an "Americana masterpiece", while Voice of America declared he "writes songs filled with characters so real that you're sure they're going to climb out of the speakers and look you in the eyes."
Read more ...Show Me The Funny - Heat 2
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
THE SECOND heat of Show Me The Funny takes place on Monday January 23 at 8pm in The King's Head with special guest John Colleary, best known for his work on Savage Eye.
Read more ...Jazz, avant garde, and improvisation
Thu, Jan 19, 2017
THE PIANIST Izumi Kimura will be joined by the percussionist Gerry Hemingway for a concert of jazz, avant garde, and improvisational music entitled 'Thought Bubbles'.
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