GIRO-scope

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

IN THESE times, when daily news bulletins and headlines are dominated by depressing tales of ethnic and sectarian strife across various international flashpoints, the Galway International Retro Orchestra joyously affirms the power of music to unite and celebrate disparate cultures and traditions.

Steven Sharpe to launch new single at Róisín Dubh

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

STEVEN SHARPE & The Broke Straight Boys will mark the launch of their new download only double A-side single ‘Tipperary Song/Uganda’ with a show in the Róisín Dubh on Friday September 12.

Wilde, Salome, and the ‘homosexual conspiracy’

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

SALOME HAS always attracted controversy, being banned in England in the decadent 1890s and whipping up a storm of controversy about ‘lesbian performances’ during WWI.

The Improvisations of a Belfast artist

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

IMPROVISATION IS a key element of jazz. Miles Davis might lay out a chord chart and the others may have only that basic sketch to build a piece of music from - the rest must come from their skill, knowledge, feel, imagination, and soul.

Vodafone Comedy Carnival line–up to be announced next week

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

It was a festival but this year it is becoming a carnival, and one of America’s finest comedians, Rich Hall - reputed to be the inspiration for The Simpson’s Moe Szyslak - will help launch it.

Album Review - Various artists - Tinmine Soul Supply

Music Reviews Thu, Sep 04, 2014

MENTION THE Numero label in some soul circles and you can nearly hear the toes curling due to the company’s preference for replicating original record labels for its own repressed 45s. For others its nice to have an affordable record the way it would originally have looked.

Galway Arts Centre explores ghosts and machines

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

THE GALWAY Arts Centre begins its autumn programme tomorrow evening with the opening of The Ghost In The Machine, featuring artists Aideen Doran and Marianne Keating.

The Way Back Home to hit the stage for Baboró

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

THE WAY Back Home, a theatrical adaptation of the hugely successful book by the multi award-winning Oliver Jeffers, is set to be one of the highlights of this year’s Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.

126 – one exhibitions, two locations

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

GALWAY CITY and Newbridge, outside Ballinasloe, will both host an exhibition of work produced by artists from the GMIT Summer Residency Programme and the 126 ARTFarm Residency.

When Loughrea was a ‘den of infamy’

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 04, 2014

WITH ALL the attention being given to the run-up to the 1916 Rising, the event itself, and its aftermath, little if anything has been written in relation to the Land War, which took place some 35 years before Pearse stood in the steps of the GPO and read the Proclamation.

Galway metal band charity EP and gig

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

WHEN ALL Else Fails are what might be called a Galway metal/punk/hardcore supergroup, and their new EP is about to be released and raise funds for charity.

Stand up for comedy and charity

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

AIDAN KILLIAN, the Irish comedian who recently performed his show Jesus v Buddha at the Edinburgh Fringe, is coming to Galway to give a comedy performance with a difference.

Chekhov and the Big Play workshop

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

A WEEKEND course in the Chekhov technique will take place in the Blue Teapot Theatre, Munster Avenue, from October 3 to 5.

Connemara’s Answer To Ken Bruen

Literature Reviews Thu, Sep 04, 2014

THESE DAYS, if an aspiring author is a good editor of his/her own work, and has a talent for self-promotion, it is possible to flog as many copies of a self-published effort – with a little help from Amazon – as the average first book of literary fiction from a mainstream publisher would sell the traditional way.

Yvonne King - exhibitions in Galway and Clifden

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

THE ARTIST Yvonne King is holding two exhibitions this month, one as part of the Clifden Arts Festival, the other in the Galway City Library.

AMA Emerging Talent Tour comes to Monroe’s Live

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

RISING IRISH indie and alternative-rock bands will be taking to the stage of Monroe’s Live on Friday September 12 as part of the AMA Emerging Talent Tour.

Break a leg...and have a laugh

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

GALWAY’S NEW improv comedy troupe, The Leg Breakers, will be performing in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Tuesday September 9 at 9pm.

A Norwegian internationalist choir

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

HALVFAN SVARTES Guttekor is a 16 member choir of male singers aged 30 and over from Norway, who have a truly internationalist approach to music.

Get up and PLAY!

Thu, Sep 04, 2014

HAVE YOU  a song to sing? Are you a songwriter, guitarist, etc, and want to share your voice and point of view, but have no opportunity to get on stage?

Lloyd Cole – Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Wed, Sep 03, 2014

LLOYD COLE'S musical career spans more than 30 years and across that time he has delivered musically sharp and melodic indie-pop with lyrics brimming with wit and intelligence. He is also an artist who enjoys touring and tonight he is in Galway to play the Róisín Dubh at 9pm. In advance of the show, we present five of Cole's best songs, from across his career.

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