ConTempo and Concorde in concert

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

THE CONTEMPO Quartet and members of Concorde, two of the most acclaimed quartets in Irish classical music, join forces for the next concert in the New Music: Different Sounds series.

An exhibition inspired by Twitter

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

SOME 500 million Tweets are sent every day, but what would happens if these microblogs were translated into sound? This is a question answered in a new exhibition.

Vibe, an installation by Cian McLysaght, involving a custom-constructed Vibe machine, is currently running at the 126 Gallery, Commerce House, Flood Street.

Creative writing classes

Thu, Mar 19, 2015

CREATIVE WRITING classes for beginners and intermediates take place at the Galway Technical Institute, Father Griffin Road, next month.

Classes for beginners with the poet Kevin Higgins, start on April 13, running on Mondays from 7pm to 9.30pm for seven weeks. Kevin will provide writing exercises and feedback to those writing stories, poems, or memoir.

A St Patrick’s Dirty Circus

Thu, Mar 12, 2015

THE DIRTY CIRCUS returns for another night of burlesque, comedy, music, and cabaret, but a definite green tinge, at the Róisín Dubh on Monday March 16 at 9pm.

Album reviews: Noel Gallagher and Dr Feelgood

Music Reviews Wed, Mar 11, 2015

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash)

Galway Theatre Festival - now running in May

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

GALWAY THEATRE Festival has moved from being one of the last festivals in the city’s festival season, to one of its first - coming after Cúirt and the Galway Food Festival - as will now take place in May.

Cúirt hits thirty

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

ON TUESDAY evening at the House Hotel the programme for the 2015 Cúirt International Literature Festival was officially launched and, as ever, there is a rich feast of readings, talks, workshops, launches, and more to look forward to.

Druid Shakespeare details unveiled

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

DRUID THEATRE Company has announced details for one of its most ambitious undertakings, DruidShakespeare, a fitting project to mark the company’s 40th anniversary year.

Cry Monster Cry at Róisín Dubh

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

CRY MONSTER CRY, the folk-rock duo of Richie and Jamie Martin, are on tour to promote their debut album Rhythm Of Dawn, including a show upstairs in the Róisín Dubh tomorrow.

The Sandy Rats - new EP and Cellar Bar show

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

GALWAY INDIE, funk, and blues band The Sandy Rats will launch their eponymous debut EP with a gig in The Cellar Bar tomorrow at 9pm.

‘Brutal death metal’ of the best kind

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

THE NETHERLANDS’ Dictated, who play brutal, thrilling, death metal, headline the next FEAST upstairs in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 9pm.

Planet of sound

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday (Sour Mash)

A reggae night @ Monroe’s Live

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

THE CLANDESTINOS, Galway’s new roots reggae band will play a two hour set Monroe’s Live on Friday March 20 at 10pm.

St Patrick’s Weekend @ Electric

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

LEADING IRISH DJs will be spinning the decks at Electric for the Abbeygate Street club’s St Patrick’s Weekender series of events, running from Saturday to Monday.

Rob Wade @ The Cellar

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

ROB WADE, the award winning Galway singer-songwriter, plays downstairs at The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, this Saturday at 9pm.

Dott - new song, Galway show

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

GALWAY INDIE-pop/garage rock band Dott have released a new track, ‘Car Song’, and will play upstairs in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday from 11.30pm.

Dead Horse Jive @ Kelly’s

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

DEAD HORSE Jive, the Galway quintet who play AC/DC, Mötörhead, and KISS inspired “dirty rotten rock’n’roll”, play Upstairs at Kelly’s Bar on Friday March 20 at 9.30pm.

The band - Brendan Waldron, Owen O’Shaughnessy, Joycee, Martin Collins, and Phillip Welby - play a mix of blues, punk, and rock’n’roll, with songs about “times we can hardly remember and others we'd love to forget”, with a “neverending quest to have a good time”.

New Music: Different Sounds - a concert series

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

NEW MUSIC by Irish and international composers, performed on a variety of instruments and in a variety of combinations from solo to septet, feature in New Music: Different Sounds.

Cello, piano, and a bit of Beethoven

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

HUNGARIAN CELLIST István Várdai, whose playing The New York Times praised for its “fluidity and virtuosity” and “a fleet-fingered lightness and a rich timbre” is coming to Galway.

Galway to celebrate European Day of Early Music

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

SATURDAY MARCH 21 is European Day of Early Music which Galway will mark with a concert of medieval and renaissance music and a harp workshop.

Launched in 2013 by the European Early Music Network, the European Day of Early Music is presented in cooperation with the European Broadcasting Union. Galway Early Music is organising the local events.

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