Setting sail with My Fellow Sponges

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

ON FRIDAY August 1 at 9pm, My Fellow Sponges take to the stage at the Róisín Dubh for a gig which should get the weekend off to a perfect start.

The Ollam - a prog/trad/ jazz fusion

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

“NEO-ACOUSTIC Celtic post-rock” and “progressive traditional” are two of the terms which have been used to try to capture the sound and style of The Olllam.

Booka Brass Band return to Galway

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THE BOOKA Brass Band, who have only just played the Galway International Arts Festival, are back in the Róisín Dubh this Saturday at 9pm.

American folk and blues @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

MARTY O’REILLY is from California, but his music is steeped in the heritage of the Mississippi Delta and Southern folk.

Rackhouse Pilfer @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THEY HAVE sold-out gigs throughout the country, played for Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins, and released their second album - all in 2014.

The Deans come back to Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THE DEANS, the Galway roots-rock trio, are coming back to the Róisín Dubh and will take to the stage this Sunday at 9pm.

Rofi James in concert tonight

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

ROFI JAMES, the Galway acoustic duo, play Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar tonight as part of the venue’s Race Week celebrations.

Vivaldi, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THE MUSIC of Vivaldi, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky will be heard in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church next month.

Schumann’s music in the cathedral

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THIS EVENING at 8pm, Schumann’s Kinderszenen will be played in the Galway Cathedral by the Finnish organist Tuomas Pyrhönen.

A Few Good Men

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

YOU CAN’T handle the truth!” For years after the 1992 film version, Jack Nicholson’s declaration during A Few Good Men’s climatic courtroom scene became one of the catch-phrases of the decade.

New book on the Land War in east Galway

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

GALWAY SAW some of the highest levels of incidents during The Land War, including murders, woundings, arson, boycotting, and intimidation.

Druid start rehearsals on new Tom Murphy play

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

DRUID BEGAN rehearsals this week on a new Tom Murphy play, Brigit, and on his 1985 classic Bailegangaire, both of which will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre in September.

West of Ireland writer shortlisted for further awards

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

MARTIN DYAR, the NUI Galway graduate and acclaimed west of Ireland writer has been shortlisted for the prestigious Shine/Strong Award.

A night of burlesque and peepshow

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

A FIERY display of burlesque dancing, sword swallowing, and knife throwing is in store for Galway when The Pretty Things Peepshow hits town.

Autumn creative writing classes

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

REATIVE WRITING classes for beginner and intermediate levels take place in the Galway Technical Institute in September and booking is now open.

Clifden to host inaugural Sky Road TV & Film Festival

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

THE FIRST Sky Road TV & Film Festival, which seeks to highlight Irish film, TV, and digital media, takes place in the Station House Theatre, Clifden, from September 5 to 7.

Spats Colombo - new band, new single, new album

Wed, Jul 30, 2014

IN 1959 Spats Colombo was a gangstar in Some Like It Hot, played by George Raft. Today Spats Colombo is a Galway sextet whose sound runs the gamut from indie-rock to ska.

Mr Whippy and the Race Week Yard Party

Wed, Jul 30, 2014

THE MR Whippy Soundsystem rolls into the Club Áras na nGael yard on Dominick Street tomorrow for the fourth annual Race Week Yard Party.

Jeffrey Lewis - Five Essential Songs Playlist

Essential Playlist Tue, Jul 29, 2014

SINGER, SONGWRITER, comic book creator, visual artist, and storyteller, Jeffrey Lewis is both a product of the New York counter culture and indie rock’s renaissance man.

Weezer to be celebrated in Galway

Mon, Jul 28, 2014

A LANDMARK indie album, a much loved collection of songs, a source of inspiration to young, alternative, musicians, Weezer’s 1994 debut is all of these.

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