Galway band to play Glastonbury
Thu, Jun 20, 2013
GALWAY BAND The Latchikos - Aindiras de Staic, Timmy Scanalan, and Eimhin Cradock - are set to play Glastonbury but will do a show in Galway before then.
The Latchikos will begin their summer tour with a gig in The Townhouse Bar this Sunday at 10pm. The band play a mix of folk-rock, trad, hip hop, and spoken word.
Read more ...Gospel concert tomorrow evening
Thu, Jun 20, 2013
NORWAY’S LEVANGER Choir and the Galway Gospel Choir join forces for a concert in Saint Joseph’s Church, Presentation Road, tomorrow at 8pm.
Read more ...Proust Questionnaire
Thu, Jun 20, 2013
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Cuddling my cat while drinking wine by the fire.
Cuddling my cat while drinking wine by the fire.
Read more ...Stella and Lou - exploring love, loneliness and age
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
ONE OF the big hits of last year’s Galway Arts Festival was Northlight Theatre Company’s production of Bruce Graham’s moving comedy-drama, The Outgoing Tide. Audiences will be delighted therefore to welcome the Chicago ensemble back to this year’s festival with Graham’s latest play, Stella and Lou.
Read more ...Galway Sessions to culminate in The Great Gathering Concert
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE IMPORTANCE of Irish traditional music to the Irish Diaspora cannot be over stressed. Great musicians such as Tommy McCarthy, Mick Conneely, John Gannon, and Peter Carberry played key roles in fostering a sense of Irishness for their communities in London, Manchester, and Boston.
Read more ...The genius comedy of Terry Alderton
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE RÓISÍN Dubh will celebrate its ninth birthday in style when the award winning comedian Terry Alderton takes to the stage of the Dominick Street venue next week.
Róisín Dubh 2.0 9th Birthday Weekend Celebrations begins on Friday June 21 at 8pm with Alderton performing his show Season 4? and support from Galway comedians Sean Sheridan, Johnny Graham, John O’Hare, and Kenny Gaughan. The MC will be John Donnellan.
Read more ...Nora Talks and Sings
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE LIFE of Nora Barnacle, the Galwegian, wife, and muse of James Joyce, will be celebrated through song in a show taking place this weekend.
Read more ...Goldilicks and the Three Bears
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE MUCH loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears will be brought to life on the Town Hall Theatre stage by puppeteer Miriam Lambert.
The show takes place on Sunday June 23 at 2pm and begins with Peek and Boo using movement and slapstick comedy to guide the children to the tale of a little girl who pays a visit to the home of the bears.
Read more ...O’Conor and Beethoven
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
LEADING IRISH pianist John O’Conor will play his favourite works by Beethoven at his concert in the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday 19th June at 8pm.
The concert, which will feature the Pathétique and Moonlight Sonata, earned critical acclaim in the USA, with the Washington Post declaring:
Read more ...Club Tropicana 2013
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
ON THEIR 1983 hit ‘Club Tropicana’, the aspirational pop duo Wham! promised “fun and sunshine, there’s enough for everyone”.
Read more ...Silent returns to Town Hall
Theatre Reviews Thu, Jun 13, 2013
WINNER OF the Fringe First and Herald Angel Awards at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe and the Argus Angel at the 2012 Brighton Festival, Silent is back in Galway.
Read more ...Dusty Banjos’ Cleggan weekender
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE FIFTH Dusty Banjos Traditional Music Weekend takes place in Cleggan on Friday June 21 and Saturday 22.
Read more ...Shadows and Dust @ Monroe’s
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
DUBLIN QUINTET Shadows and Dust are coming to Galway to play Monroe’s Live Backstage Bar this Saturday at 11pm.
The band draw on a wide range of influences, such as Nick Cave, Iron And Wine, and Calexico, but also art, folklore, film, and other creative media. Blending guitar, strings, piano, and percussion with Dermot Kennedy’s expressive and dextrous vocals, Shadows and Dust have a sound that is both roots based and soulful. Check out the band’s EP Each Year Forever.
Read more ...Strange Boats @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
“A pair a ‘lectric guitars, drums, bass, flowery language and western harmonies, usually culminating in catchy rock songs.”
Read more ...Shuffle with DJ Dave Barry
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
GALWAY CITY’s Soul Brother No 1 and disciple of vinyl Dave Barry will kick off a new monthly residency at the Róisín Dubh next week.
Read more ...Mikey and the Scallywags
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THE UPROARIOUS bluegrass, gypsy, hip-hop, and swing sounds of Mikey and the Scallywags will be heard in the Galway City Youth Café tomorrow.
Read more ...Reggae vibes for The Cellar
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
REGGAE FANS are in for a treat this Saturday at The Cellar Bar, Eglinton Street, when London’s Channel One Sound System takes to the stage.
Read more ...Bluegrass music @ Monroe’s Live
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
THEYMAY be named after the tip end of Cornwall, but bluegrass band Land’s End draws members from Gloucester, Liverpool, Munich, Dublin, Cork, and Galway.
The Land's End Bluegrass Band play Monroe’s Live tomorrow at 10.30pm. The band formed at the Sore Fingers international bluegrass workshop last year and are led by Galwegian Hugh ‘Blind Boy’ Murray.
Read more ...Kidnap Alice play toinight
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
EAST LONDON folk/bluegrass/soul sextet Kidnap Alice play upstairs at the Róisín Dubh this evening at 9pm, as part of their first Irish tour.
Read more ...Bobby Champs to DJ in Galway
Thu, Jun 13, 2013
BOBBY CHAMPS, the Brighton techno producer, and DJ, plays the Cult club-night in Factory, Abbeygate Street, this Saturday at 11pm.
This show will be the Englishman’s debut Irish show and Galway can look forward to his house, techno, and bass DJ set, frequently marked by a propulsive drive and chunky low end.
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