Exhibition review: TULCA
Art Reviews Thu, Nov 15, 2012
WHAT BECAME Of The People We Used To Be is the title and over-arching thematic question which informs this year’s TULCA visual arts festival which runs until November 23.
Read more ...Mairtín O’Connor @ An Taibhdhearc
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
THE GREAT Máirtín O’Connor will headline what promises to be a superb night of Irish folk and trad at An Taibhdhearc on Thursday November 22.
Máirtín will be on accordion and joined by his band of fiddler and banjo player Cathal Hayden, singer-songwriter Séamie O’Dowd, and percussionist Jimmy Higgins. On the night, the trio will play music from their two albums, Going Places and Crossroads
Read more ...Tubers transformed at TULCA
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
WE IRISH probably feel we know our way round a potato. Boiled, baked, roasted, mashed or fried, we’ve gazed upon the trusty spud in pretty much all its forms.
Read more ...Patrician Musical Society Jubilee Concert
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
THE PATRICIAN Musical society will hold its diamond jubilee Christmas concert in The Town Hall Theatre on Friday November 30 at 8pm.
Read more ...Brand Spanking New @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
BRAND SPANKING New, the night in the Róisín Dubh which hosts new material from new Irish comedy talent, takes place on Wednesday at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Gig for Peruvian children’s home
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
BRAZILIAN BAND Kalanguetal will take to the stage of De Burgo’s, Saint Augustine Street, tomorrow at 8.30pm, for a charity concert in aid of a children’s charity in Peru.
Read more ...Villagers to play Galway in New Year
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
VILLAGERS, LED by the gifted songwriter Conor O’Brien, play The Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, on March 14.
Read more ...Baile an Salsa - where Latin meets trad
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
BAILE AN Salsa, an exciting new Galway band, who fuse Irish trad with Salsa, will hold their debut gig in Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 9.30pm.
The band features nine musicians from six different countries who all share a passion for the music of Latin America and Ireland.
Read more ...Beardyman @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
A DJ, an improviser, an entertainer, Beardyman is all these things and he is set to bring the house down at the Róisín Dubh next week when he brings his new show to the Dominick Street venue.
Read more ...Battle of The Bars Quiz
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
THE FRONT Door and Bulmer’s will host the second of their quiz nights for the service industry, with regulars allowed to join the teams too.
Read more ...Music and comedy @ Busker Brownes
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
BUSKER BROWNE’S is hosting comedy nights, jazz music, and pop and rock gigs, Sundays to Thursdays.
Read more ...Book launches at Charlie Byrne’s
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
CHARLIE BYRNE’S Bookshop will host to a series of book launches with one taking place tomorrow, and two on Saturday.
Read more ...Get into the Groove Theory
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
COMBINING CLASSICAL, jazz, rock, blues, and folk is usually referred to as prog rock, eg, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, etc, but sadly that style of music has got a bad name. Hence a new approach - Groove Theory.
Read more ...Do you have a short story or poem to share?
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
HAVE YOU written a poem, short story, or essay you are keen to see published and have people read? If so, The Galway Review is looking for you.
Read more ...Super8Shots Film Festival
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
THE SUPER8SHOTS Film Festival, a celebration of the 8mm film medium, style, and process, returns this weekend.
Read more ...What If, Why Not? - the adventure film festival
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
THE FIRST What If, Why Not? adventure film festival, featuring adventure films, guest speakers, and live music, takes place in Galway on Friday November 23 and Saturday 24.
Read more ...RunawayGo @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
BELFAST INDIE-pop band RunawayGo, described by The Irish Times as “a must see” act and as “one to watch” by Hotpress, play Monroe’s Live on Friday November 23 at 10pm.
Fronted by joint vocalists Dave Jackson and Fiona O’Kane, with Javed Love (drums), Chris Jackson (bass), and James Lappin (guitar), the band have received much praise for their exciting live shows.
Read more ...There is no one interpretation
Thu, Nov 08, 2012
WHY SHOULD there be only one interpretation of a artwork - be it a painting, a play, a song, a film, a poem? By opening such works to multiple perspectives is possibly the only way art can effectively take in the diversity of human experience.
Read more ...Ride On - Hondas, barbers, booms and busts
Thu, Nov 08, 2012
THERE CANNOT be many plays which revolve around the Honda 50 but Seamus O’Rourke’s hit comedy-drama Ride On! does and it’s revving up for a visit to the Town Hall Theatre next week.
Read more ...Sharon Shannon - back to basics @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Nov 08, 2012
FOR YEARS she has entertained and impressed audiences with big band, her four piece group, and orchestra, but now Sharon Shannon is going ‘back to basics’.
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