Storyman - The Guggenheim Grotto reborn

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

FORMER MEMBERS of The Guggenheim Grotto, Kevin May and Mick Lynch, have regrouped under the new moniker of Storyman, reimagining their sound in the process.

Cúirt New Writing Prize 2015

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

THE CÚIRT New Writing Prize is now open for submissions in poetry and fiction. There is a €500 cash prize in each category and an opportunity to read at Cúirt 2015.

Little John Nee to launch debut album

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

LITTLE JOHN Nee, the actor, writer, and performer and one of the most iconic and recognisable figures in the Galway arts scene, is about to launch his debut album.

Brian Casey - Galway gig and new EP

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

BRIAN CASEY, the Irish singer-songwriter who blends blues, folk, and acoustic-pop, has just released his new EP Rain Songs and is touring Ireland.

Sean Keane’s Town Hall Christmas show

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

SEAN KEANE will perform his Christmas By The Hearth show at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday December 11 and Friday 12 at 8pm.

Oddsocks to play Kelly’s

Thu, Dec 04, 2014

ODDSOCKS, THE Dublin ‘rhythm and groove’ quartet are coming to Galway to play the downstairs bar of Kelly’s, Bridge Street, tomorrow at 10pm.

Mark Lanegan - Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Wed, Dec 03, 2014

“You don’t wanna mess with that dude. Give him the microphone, let him sing, then get the f**k out of his way.” So said Dave Grohl about singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan who is coming to Galway in the New Year.

Miriam Donohue - Fundit campaign for debut album

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

MIRIAM DONOHUE, one of Galway’s most talented and interesting singer-songwriters is due to start recording her debut album this month and is raising funds for the project through Fundit.ie.

The Waterboys - new album and Galway concert

Tue, Dec 02, 2014

THE WATERBOYS are to return to Galway for the third time in a year to play a major concert. A mesmerising live experience, the last two shows were about past triumphs, but this upcoming show is very much about the future.

Kevin Bridges - two Galway shows in July

Mon, Dec 01, 2014

KEVIN BRIDGES, the Scottish comedian described by fellow Scot Billy Connolly as “brilliant”, by The Guardian as a “comedy prodigy”, and by the Daily Mirror as “a MUST-SEE act” is coming to Galway next year to play two shows.

Rembrandt On Screen @ The Eye Cinema

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

AN INTIMATE viewing, examination, and study of the works of Rembrandt, one of world’s greatest artists, will take place at a special screening in The Eye Cinema.

Festive comedy and song with The Gingerbeard Family

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

COMEDY AND music will collide happily and hilariously at The Gingerbeard Family’s A Christmas Special show in the Róisín Dubh on Friday December 5 at 9pm.

New book collects Yeats' Galway poems

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

SOUTH GALWAY, the location of Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee, was special to WB Yeats and an area where he spent some 30 summers, composing many of his finest works.

Sleaford Mods - the uncompromising voice of urban Britain

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

FOUL MOUTHED duo channelling the spirit of John Cooper Clark and Mark E Smith, making ‘state of the nation’ addresses, articulating their disgust with the state of modern Britain? This is Sleaford Mods.

Album review: R.E.M.

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 27, 2014

THERE ARE many who argue that R.E.M.’s greatest artistic achievements, bar 1992’s Automatic For The People, came during their time on the IRS label, before they signed to Warner in 1988.

Bob Quinn to be celebrated at An Taibhdhearc tomorrow

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

BOB QUINN, the Connemara based film-maker, will be celebrated through song, music, and film at a special event in An Taibhdhearc tomorrow [Friday November 28] at 8pm.

‘Of all the comic operas I know, this one is absolutely perfect’

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

FAMOUS FOR its spellbinding music and sublime arias, especially ‘Una Furtiva Lagrima’, Donizetti’s ever-popular romantic comedy The Elixir Of Love has it all, from unrequited love, to devious deception and thwarted passion.

Snapshots of Galway in another time

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

GALWAY CITY: Snapshots Through Time is a new book telling the history of the city through postcards of the area produced between 1890 and 1930.

Five band line-up to celebrate Monroe’s Live fifth birthday

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

MONROE’S LIVE is celebrating five years of music concerts with Monroe’s Live Turns 5! from 9pm on Friday December 5, which will include a set from the mighty Hot Sprockets.

Ultan Conlon - ‘Songwriting is the way I express myself’

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

His music has been played on RTÉ, Today FM, the BBC, and regional stations throughout Ireland. His albums have been acclaimed by music critics and bloggers. The video for his most recent single features Barry Ward, an emerging name in Irish film.

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