Loner Deluxe releases new 'Digital Cassingle'

Music Reviews Wed, Jul 15, 2015

AN ATMOSPHERIC, often haunting mix of folk guitar, indie-rock, electronica, vocals, and samples from film, TV, and other sources characterise The Coast is Clear, the new three-track 'Digital Cassingle' from underground Galway musician Loner Deluxe.

Conformity and transgression @ Galway Fringe

Tue, Jul 14, 2015

CONFORMITY, TRANSGRESSION, and the battle between civilisation and primal urges will be examined in Hunter Gatherer, a new play that is to be staged as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.

Everyman live from London to The Eye

Tue, Jul 14, 2015

THE BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, best known for this role in 12 Years A Slave, will star in one of English drama’s oldest plays - Everyman.

The Young Folk // The Lost Brothers to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THEY HAVE been called “serious challengers for the area populated by the likes of Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, and The Low Anthem" by Hotpress and “one of the most promising young bands to come out of Ireland in several decades,” according to Maverick.

Cinema review: An Klondike

Films Reviews Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh concluded last night with the premiere of An Klondike, a movie version of a four­-part mini series to be aired on TG4 later in the year. The first Irish western, and with dialogue mostly as Gaeilge, this is an incredibly ambitious undertaking.

Trad Lunchtime gigs @ Monroe's Live

Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THE TRAD lunchtime concerts have been a feature of the Galway International Arts Festival for more than 20 years, and this year boasts a superb line-up playing Monroe's Live - especially appealing for those who love trad fiddle - and it all kicks off on Thursday.

Forty years on, Kiwi Tim Finn loves writing more than ever

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

Forty years in the music business, one of New Zealand's most celebrated singer-songwriters, Tim Finn will perform at the Galway International Arts festival for the first time.

Ireland's first western - made in Galway

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

AN KLONDIKE, the first western made in Ireland, filmed entirely in Galway and the west, by Galway the based Abú Media, closes this year's Galway Film Fleadh when it is screened on Sunday at the Town Hall Theatre at 8.30pm.

Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

THE MUCH loved institution that is Gerry Mallon's Laughter Loft in the Ruby Room of The King's Head, returns to this year's Galway International Arts Festival, and includes two shows from David O'Doherty.

Jape to play GIAF gig @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

SOME MUSICIANS find a formula that works and stick with it. Others are restless, always looking for new paths to explore and new ways to express their musical vision - Jape is definitely among the latter.

Aindrias de Staic - The Man From Moogaga

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

AINDRIAS DE STAIC, the "wild-eyed shock of Celtic unpredictability", who fuses music, theatre, comedy, and storytelling to magnificent effect, returns to the Galway Fringe Festival with The Man From Moogaga.

Westside Community Arts Festival

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

THE AMAZING Apples, Sharon Murphy who impressed Tom Jones on The Voice UK, and the Cinemobile screening Frozen, are just some of the highlights at this year's Westside Community Arts Festival.

Music documentaries @ Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

DR FEELGOOD'S Wilko Johnson, gospel music, and the LA venue where The Doors and Mötley Crüe played their early gigs, are the subjects of major documentaries at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Comedy @ Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

THERE WILL be plenty to laugh about at the Galway Fringe Festival with a comedy line-up that includes Galway favourites Bob Hennigan and Connor McDonough-Flynn, and the Best of Irish Comedy Awards.

'People have a very profound, deep, response to it'

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

SOUTH AFRICAN artist Brett Bailey’s theatre/installation work Exhibit B is sure to be one of the most talked-about shows at this year’s Galway International Arts Festival.

Galway teen to perform in Carnegie Hall

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

GALWAY TEENAGER Aimee Banks will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in December, after winning a first place and Judges' Distinction Award at the American Protégé International Vocal Competition 2015.

Newton Dunbar to lead reggae night @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

FOR 30 years, London's The Four Aces club was an essential place to go if you wanted to hear good soul and reggae, but and see leading soul and reggae musicians play live.

The big open mic for 2015

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

DO YOU write stories or poems? Are you working on a novel? Would you like to take a chance to show them off and read a piece from your work in front of an audience? If the answer is yes, then read on.

Matt Berry stars in Galway Film Fleadh world premiere

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

MATT BERRY, the velvet voiced, charismatic star of Toast of London, The IT Crowd, and The Mighty Boosh, is among the cast of a new black-comedy, Swansong, which premieres at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Lord Of The Rings musician leads new band @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

ALAN DOHERTY, the Irish flute player who performed on The Lord Of The Rings soundtrack, is bringing his band Aldoc to Monroe's Live on Thursday July 23 at 10pm as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

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