Absurdist Aussie for comedy festival

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

IF YOU can deal with seeing a man wheel on to stage wearing a karate outfit, roller-skates and prosthetic kangaroo claws, if you can witness some partial nudity for a good cause; and if you want one long joyous laugh, you need to see Sam Simmons.

See new Irish film VIVA @ Town Hall

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

VIVA, A Spanish-language, Irish made, film, set in Cuba, directed by Paddy Breathnach and written by Mark O'Halloran, is this weekend's screening from the Galway Film Society.

Comedy with a female perspective marks debut of Cáca Dána

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

A NEW Galway theatre company, Cáca Dána, takes a bow in the Town Hall studio next month with All The World’s A Cage, an original one-act comedy, with a distinctly female perspective, devised and written by the company.

Declan O'Rourke and orchestra to play Salthill

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

DECLAN O'ROUKE will re-imagine and re-interpret many of his finest songs on his forthcoming album In Full Colour, and perform those re-imaginings in concert in Salthill in November.

Irish Comedian Of The Year semi-final

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

THE FIRST semi-final of the Irish Comedian of the Year Competition takes place tomorrow [Friday September 30] at the Roisin Dubh Comedy Clubh, featuring the cream of the country's emerging new comedy talent.

Fred Johnston to give creative writing classes

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

THE POET, author, and critic Fred Johnston will give a creative writing course, for those interested in writing poetry or prose, in NUI Galway, starting Monday October 3.

'It takes over your whole life'

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

THE COMPLEX subject of anorexia is addressed in a powerful, award-winning play, Overshadowed, written by Eva O’Connor, which comes to the Town Hall Theatre for one night only.

PolyMath - a FEAST of densely layered math-rock

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

POLYMATH, THE Brighton based math-rockers, known for densely layered, off kilter instrumentals, drawing from the heavier elements of early Battles, The Mars Volta, and ASIWYFA, play Galway tonight.

Vladimir and Anton - in concert at the Black Box

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

VLADIMIR & ANTON, the Slovakian violin virtuosos, who have been touring Britain with Katherine Jenkins, played the BBC Proms In The Park in Belfast, and released a new album this month, come to Galway in October.

The Riptide Movement play Monroe's Live in November

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

"IT'S BEEN an amazing two years since we released Getting Through, with so many highs to recall - from our first No 1 gold selling album, to touring the UK, Europe and Australia, to our first main stage appearance at Electric Picnic - it has been an incredible journey."

Galway to hear The Goldberg Variations

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

"I DON'T know much about classic music," Sandy Bates, Woody Allen's character in Stardust Memories noted. "For years I thought the Goldberg Variations were something Mr and Mrs Goldberg tried on their wedding night."

The sound of Amsterdam comes to Electric

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

BORIS WERNER, a major figure in the Dutch dance music scene, is coming to Galway as part of the Heineken Sound Atlas event which takes place in the Electric Garden on Abbeygate Street.

Indie-pop band Penrose to play Seven

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

IRISH INDIE-pop band Penrose mix the harmonies of The Beatles and ELO with 1990s Britrock sensibilities of Richard Ashcroft and Oasis, as Galway will hear when they play The Loft at Seven this Saturday at 9.30pm.

Jungle Boogie/Get Boogie fifth birthday bash

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

GALWAY CLUBNIGHTS Jungle Boogie! and Get Boogie! will celebrate their fifth birthdays with a special night in The Commercial Boatclub, Woodquay, this Saturday from 9pm.

Pop Gods and Cafolla & Engel @ HALO

Thu, Sep 29, 2016

POP GODS and Cafolla & Engel will play HALO this weekend, with Pop Gods playing tomorrow night, while DJ and saxophone duo Cafolla & Engel hit the stage on Saturday.

Award winning jazz singer to perform at Electric

Wed, Sep 28, 2016

LAUREN KINSELLA, the London based, Irish, vocalist, and winner of the UK Vocalist of the Year at the 2016 JazzFM Awards, is in Galway next month to perform at the upcoming Galway Jazz Festival.

Album review: David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now? boxset

Music Reviews Tue, Sep 27, 2016

THE KEY artefact in this lavish new Bowie boxset, charting the artist's journey from post-Ziggy to 'Plastic Soul', to Thin White Duke, is one of the great missing pieces of the Bowie discography - The Gouster.

Theatre review: Disco Pigs (Town Hall)

Tue, Sep 27, 2016

TWENTY YEARS to the day after its premiere, Enda Walsh’s iconic play Disco Pigs arrived at the Town Hall this week in a new production jointly staged by Reading Rep and Nick Thompson Productions from London. The show was helmed by Cathal Cleary, who was formerly based in Galway, and is now making his way successfully as an up and coming director in London.

The Blossoms announce 2017 Galway show

Mon, Sep 26, 2016

“WE WANT to be as mainstream as Will Smith, as great as The Smiths, and as uplifting as Mr Smith Goes to Washington.” So said The Blossoms who have just announced a Galway concert for 2017.

Coronas announce two shows for Salthill

Mon, Sep 26, 2016

THE CORONAS, one of Ireland's best loved bands, and no strangers to Galway, were ulikley to let the year pass withouyt heading west and today they announced two shows for the Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, in November.

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