Canada Indie Week comes to Galway

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

INDIE WEEK has been taking place in Toronto, Canada, since 2004 and now the organisers are bringing a taste of the festival to Ireland from Canada Day (July 1) to July 4.

See the best of Galway rock and indie @ The Cellar

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

DEEPER AT The Cellar will host its own ‘fringe music festival’ to the Galway Arts Festival next month, with gigs from the very best local indie, rock, electro, and folk-rock bands.

See the ‘world’s reigning male chorus’ in St Nicholas’

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO’S Chanticleer, “the world’s reigning male chorus,” according to the New Yorker, will make their debut Galway appearance in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church on Saturday July 4 at 8pm.

American choir to sing on Sunday

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

THE CANTUS Novus Singers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will perform two shows in Galway this Sunday.

The choir, under the direction of W Edward McCall, will participate in the 11am Mass at the Galway Cathedral and present a concert at St Patrick’s Church, Forster Street, at 8.30pm.

Laughter Lounge

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

The awesomely funny Canadian comic Pete Johannson (pictured) plays the Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 9pm. Support is from Galway’s John Donnellan and the MC is I Dare Ya’s Andrew Stanley. Adam Burke is on the open spot. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

Go Over The Edge at Sheridan’s Wine Bar

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

THE POETS Ailbhe Darcy, John Corless, Tom Lavelle, Anthony Daly, and John Liddy will read at Sheridan’s Wine Bar on Friday July 3 at 8pm.

Ailbhe Darcy writes critically for a number of publications including The Stinging Fly and Verbal. She recently appeared as part of the prestigious Poetry Ireland Introductions Series, and has read at the London Irish Centre, Dublin’s Liberty Hall and Keats’ House.

The rise of Disconnect 4

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

DISCONNECT 4 stand, alongside The Kanyu Tree, as the band with the most potential to break out of Galway and onto a wider stage, a fact the quartet intend to prove when they launch their debut EP Modern Love tonight in Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh.

Come out for the Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh celebrates its 21st anniversary this year and to mark the occasion - and as a way of combating the gloom of the recession - this year’s theme is ‘uplifting films’.

NUIG Dramsoc presents She Stoops To Conquer

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

NUI, GALWAY Dramsoc will be staging their annual summer play from Monday June 22 to Saturday 27 at 8pm in the form of Oliver Goldsmith’s pioneering comic play She Stoops to Conquer.

Town Hall reveals new season line-up

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE TOWN Hall has unveiled details of its programme for the next three months and, as ever, there is a wide variety of music, theatre, dance and -film from both home and abroad - to tempt our fancy.

Explore the city in Moments Of Beauty

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE MOMENTS Of Beauty creative workshops in the Galway City Museum is now into its second series, ‘Power Of Place’, and will be held today, July 2, 9, 16, August 13, 20, and 27.

‘Power Of Place’ will explores people’s experience of their sense of self, how they belong in the city, and how they take their place in the city. This also involves working towards creative offering to share with others.

Michael McIntyre second show added

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

With all but a few of the tickets now gone for his ‘Laughter Lounge presents...’ July 9 show at the Black Box Theatre, Michael McIntyre (pictured) has agreed to do a second show in Galway on Wednesday July 8. Tickets for the Wednesday July 8 show are €27 plus booking fee from the Town Hall (091 - 569777), Zhivago Shop Street, www.ticketmaster.ie, and €25 for members online at www.roisindubh.net

Destination Tango in Black Box with Otros Aires Ensemble

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ‘neo-tango’ ensemble Otros Aires are in Galway’s Black Box next week where they will be joined by dancers Enrique Ringa and Marion Krauthaker of Caminos de Tango and other guests for what should be a spell-binding evening of tango music and dance.

On the record

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

SINCE ARRIVING on the scene in 1999 with his debut album Eclectic Impressions, guitarist/songwriter Chaz De Paolo has exhibited a passion for the blues that set him apart from his contemporaries.

Bring on the melodic indie @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

A NIGHT of music from highly promising Irish indie acts will take place in the Róisín Dubh on June 25 with Citizen, The Heritage Centre, Saving J, and Voodoo Fire in Haiti.

Alex Smoke @ Lowerstate

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

SOMA RECORDS’ Alex Smoke, whose style blurs the boundaries between electronica, techno, classical and hip-hop, plays Lowerstate at Deeper in The Cellar, tomorrow at 10.30pm.

Panic for The Smiths

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

‘Panic’, a night dedicated to the music of The Smiths and Morrissey will be held in De Burgos, St Augustine Street, tomorrow at 10.30pm. The event is to mark Morrissey’s 50th birthday. DJs Foz and Jonnie will play classics like ‘This Charming Man’, ‘What Difference Does It Make’, and ‘How Soon Is Now?’ as well as Morrissey solo hits like ‘Everyday Is Like Sunday’ and ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’. Admission is €5 before midnight.

Ben Taylor @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE OFFSPRING of musicians often have a hard time in establishing their own musical identity if they choose to follow in their parents footsteps. One exception is Ben Taylor.

Australia’s Damian Clark headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

Australia’s Damian Clark (pictured), best known from RTÉ’s I Dare Ya!, and ‘possessing a comic talent beyond his years,’ according to chortle.co.uk, headlines The Laughter Lounge in the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday at 9pm. Support is from fellow Aussie Richard Brophy, who does a nice line in dry, surreal, humour. The MC is Paddy Courtney. Tickets are available from the Róisín Dubh and Zhivago.

Sign up for the School of Rock

Thu, Jun 18, 2009

THE SCHOOL Of Rock is back again and the Access Music Project is inviting those aged between 13 and 18 to enrol.

AMP will host workshops in vocals, composition, percussion, and rhythm from July 6 to 10 and from July 13 to 17.

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