A night of Scottish culture at Celtic Tales

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 will be a momentous day in Scottish history as the nation goes to the polls to decide whether or not to become an independent state.

Album review: The New Pornographers

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 11, 2014

THE NEW Pornographers are something of a Canadian indie supergroup, featuring the diverse songwriting talents of AC Newman, Dan Bejar, and particularly Neko Case.

Nick Cave live satellite event @ The Eye

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

20,000 DAYS On Earth is neither a music documentary nor a concert film, it is something in-between and something other, and at its center is the towering figure of left-field rock - Nick Cave.

Beat on the street - the Silent Disco Street Party

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

BEAT ON the street! Bop ‘till you drop! Sing ‘til you’re hoarse to the ripest musical fromage imaginable! It can only be the legendary Silent Disco Street Party.

Young singers sought for St Nicholas’ choir

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

THE ST NICHOLAS Schola Cantorum choir will hold auditions on Sunday September 21. It is open to boys and girls, aged eight to 14, from all religions and none.

New short film festival takes place this month

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

THE LITTLE Cinema Club is to hold its first festival, screening an array of short films between September 26 and 28 in the Nuns Island Theatre.

What’s your favourite (first two) Weezer albums?

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

ASKING ‘WHAT is your favourite Weezer album?’ is like asking ‘What is the best Breeders album?’ Though both bands have released many, most fans prefer the first two.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

A VARIETY of writers, working in different disciplines and styles, will read at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering in the Nuns Island Theatre on Friday September 12 at 8pm.

Eoin Glackin - new EP and Monroe’s gig

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

ROOTS-ROCK singer-songwriter Eoin Glackin releases his new EP Pretty Girl this month and will also play Monroe’s BackStage Bar.

A lovely night for the songs of Mario Lanza

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

“MARIO LANZA’S passion and the way his voice sounds are what made me sing opera. I actually owe my love for opera to a kid from Philadelphia.”

Pearl Jam tribute @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

THE MUSIC of Seattle’s Pearl Jam will be celebrated in Monroe’s Live with a gig from tribute band Pearl Jem on Friday September 19 at 10pm.

Soulin’ @ Massimo tomorrow night

Thu, Sep 11, 2014

DJ Dave Barry (Shuffle! ) will take people from Studio 1 to Studio 54, the barrios of New York to the the soul clubs of Detroit with a packed box of 7” vinyl and Lps.

My Fellow Sponges charity show for Peruvian children

Wed, Sep 10, 2014

MY FELLOW Sponges, the Galway band whose music ranges from folk to prog to pop, will play a charity concert for a chlidren’s home in Peru tomorrow night.

Operatic love potions and sublime arias

Wed, Sep 10, 2014

WHEN A man loves a woman, but he has little hope of winning her heart and very little money in his pocket, he sometimes has to resort to desperate measures.

Are you a teen with an idea for a film script?

Wed, Sep 10, 2014

GALWAY TEENS keen on film and writing, who have a story to share, and who think they can pitch it to a room full of people, are being sought by the Junior Galway Film Fleadh.

An Bronntanas director and cast Q&A in Clifden

Tue, Sep 09, 2014

AN BRONNTANAS, the Celtic-Noir thriller shot in Connemara, and which was premiered at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, is to receive a special screening and limited run in Clifden.

Dick Gaughan - Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Sep 09, 2014

A FIERCELY proud Scot, an unapologetic “unreconstructed Socialist”, a leading contemporary folk singer-songwriter, and according to Dirty Linen magazine, “Scotland's head and conscience” - this is Dick Gaughan.

Galway film chosen for San Francisco film festival

Mon, Sep 08, 2014

DON'T YOU Know Who I Am?, the short film written by Galwegian Olaf Tyaransen, and which was shot in Galway city, will be screened at the prestigious San Francisco Irish Film Festival.

Galway Arts Festival production heads 'down under'

Mon, Sep 08, 2014

RIVERRUN, ONE of the most acclaimed and successful Galway International Arts Festival shows of recent times, is to be performed in Sydney, Australia, next year.