Soul man Buck Taylor @ HALO

Thu, Aug 09, 2012

AMERICAN SOUL singer Buck Taylor and his band Taylor Made, will take to the stage at Upstairs @ HALO tomorrow night from 11pm.

The perfect mix @ The Electric Garden

Thu, Aug 09, 2012

Galway’s newest nightclub has a wide variety of entertainment to suit most tastes. Here is a run down of the vairious rooms and some of acts on this weekend.

Electric: This is the big room, you can't miss it really. Regular guests and local heroes. Think of anything that ever made you dance - now think electric. This Saturday Today Fm's KC - proper Galway legend like.

Seánie Vaughan @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 09, 2012

CONNEMARA BORN, Dublin based, singer-songwriter Seánie Vaughan will play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm.

The Mai - into a world of 'naysayers' and 'strong females'

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

MARINA CARR’S powerful play The Mai is coming to the Town Hall Theatre in a new staging from Galway’s Mephisto Theatre Company which is sure to be a definite highlight of the venue’s August programme.

Ancient Resonance – Sharon O’Malley retrospective at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

TOMORROW EVENING sees the opening of Ancient Resonance, a major retrospective celebrating the work of Galway artist Sharon O’Malley, at the Galway Arts Centre.

Skratch Bastid to DJ @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SKRATCH BASTID, one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, will be spinning the decks at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday.

The Dirty Circus returns to The Cellar

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

A NIGHT of burlesque dancing, cabaret entertainment, and decadent glamour awaits Galwegians when The Dirty Circus returns to The Cellar Bar this Sunday.

PLAY IRISH for August

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THROUGHOUT AUGUST, a number of Irish singers and musicians will be featured on Jon Richard’s Galway Bay FM show, as part of the PLAY IRISH initiative.

Cló Iar-Chonnacht writing competition

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

COUNTY GALWAY based publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnacht is seeking entries for its Irish-language Fiction Competition 2012.

The competition is open to new unpublished creative prose as Gaeilge in every genre, from novels to novellas and collections of short stories. Both writing for adults and for younger readers is eligible for entry. The closing date for entries is Monday September 3.

Keith Kenny @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

NEW JERSEY guitarist Keith Kenny may be just one man with a guitar, but when he starts playing, he sounds like a full band.

Art and theatre @ Áras Éanna

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

AN EXHIBITION of illustrations and a play about a woman in prison for stabbing her husband, take place at the Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr.

Mr Whippy @ Árus na nGael

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

MR WHIPPY Soundsystem’s Galway Yard Party returns to Club Árus na nGael tomorrow evening.

Blues band Strange Brew @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

BLUES-ROCK band Strange Brew, whose members hail from Ireland, Poland, Gibraltar, and England, play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday August 9.

Lead vocalist, Romek was born in Gdansk and toured Poland with various jazz, swing, soul, and blues groups, including the Mietek Blues Band, with whom he recorded several albums. Guitarist Simon is from London and is a former member of r’n’b band Mojo Chill’n.

The Driftwood Manor - the fresh sound of Irish folk

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

DOMINICAN BLACK Abbey, the new six track EP by The Driftwood Manor, is one of the most refreshing and engaging folk releases by an Irish artist in a long time.

Crime Before Bedtime release demo EP

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

GALWAY ALTERNATIVE rockers Crime Before Bedtime have released a four track demo EP, a tasty sample of their sound ahead of their Citóg gig in The Cellar on Thursday August 9.

The quintet, which features vocalist Colin Finnerty, has made the EP available via a free download through Bandcamp. Physical copies are available from Bell, Book & Candle.

Soulboys v Rudeboys @ The Office

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THIS SATURDAY sees the return of the successful Soulboys v Rudeboys night in the Office Bar backroom in Salthill.

Adventures beyond the ultraworld with The Orb

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THEY TRIPPED us out in 1991 with ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ before sending us into the heart of deepest, darkest, space on Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. This is The Orb.

The Orb, the seminal ambient-electronica legends, will play live for the first time in the west of Ireland, as part of the Glory Box 90s night at Kelly’s on Bridge Street, this Sunday at 9pm.

Classical music for families

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SUMMER MUSIC in Galway, a festival aimed at children as much as classical buffs takes place in Claregalway Castle from Monday August 6 to Saturday 11.

Creative writing classes with Fred Johnston

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THE AUTHOR, poet, critic, and songwriter Fred Johnston will hold a creative writing class in NUI Galway in October and bookings are being taken now.

The classes will take place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Room MY 124 in the university. The course will deal with poetry and prose, with an emphasis on studying the structures and formations of poetry and on reading material in both prose and poetry.