A brave new voice

Thu, May 05, 2011

ONE OF the more refreshing delights of bookselling and reading is when a new voice makes itself heard for the first time.

There is a natural tendency for cultural life to become stagnant, even moribund. Indeed, an essential premise for the survival of any culture is its ability to reinvent itself, to regenerate new talent, to allow new voices space to flex their muscle, and to take on board a whole new generation of creativity.

Ryan Sheridan - when all the pieces fit

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

IN THE closing months of 2010 and the opening weeks of 2011 there was no escaping Ryan Sheridan’s debut single ‘Jigsaw’. It has made the Co Monaghan songwriter a household name but behind the song and ‘overnight success’ lay years of hard work, frustration, and a determination to succeed.

The humours and melodies of John Grant

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

JOHN GRANT’S music, and by extension himself, is composed of many layers which only reveal themselves after several careful listens. Indeed the best songs are always like this, even those which on the surface appear very immediate.

John Grant, who plays Strange Brew in the Róisín Dubh on Thursday May 5 at 9pm, was born in Michigan and spent many years in Denver, where he would later form the band The Czars.

Punk and metal charity gigs

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

GERMAN, BRITISH, Polish, and Irish punk and metal bands will be coming to Galway this weekend to play two charity concerts.

Breándan De Gallaí – taking Irish dance to the next level with Noctú

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

THIS SATURDAY, The Black Box hosts a major new Irish dance show, Noctú, choreographed and directed by Breándan de Gallaí, the dancer who replaced Michael Flatley as the lead in Riverdance.

Get JOLTed at the Town Hall

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

JOLT, a new theatre initiative, will see three new theatre companies present three very different, and potentially exciting new shows, at the Town Hall Theatre studio this May.

This new venture is designed to encourage a more experimental approach to theatre and will involve audience feedback and interaction with the theatre companies.

Coors Light brings weekend of free gigs to city

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

JAPE, O’DEATH, Cathy Davey, Donal Dineen, Legends of Vegas, and Converse Allstars, and others, will be in Galway this Bank Holiday weekend to play free gigs.

Noriana Kennedy to launch debut album in Kelly’s

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

GALWAY folk singer, musician, and songwriter Noriana Kennedy will launch her debut album Ebb’n’Flow with a concert in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, on Thursday May 5 at 9pm.

Three men walk into a bar...

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

WHAT HAPPENED when An Irishman, an Englishman, and an American walked into a bar? They took out their guitars and started to play.

New Model Army men @ Monroe’s

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

NEW MODEL Army have been going strong for 30 years but they have never played Galway in all that time. That, however, is about to change.

Two exhibitions at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

TWO DIFFERENT exhibitions - Strangely Familiar Shades of Gray and Unfolding Collections - will open in the Galway Arts Centre this Saturday.

Stephen Murray @ Testify!

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

STEPHEN MURRAY, one of the most exciting new voices in Irish poetry will be among the performers at Testify! in the Róisín Dubh this Monday at 8pm.

Stephen has just launched his debut collection of poetry, The House of Bees (Salmon), which was launched at Cúirt. He was also the subject of an extensive interview in the Galway Advertiser (See www.advertiser.ie/galway).

Leading crime writer to read in Portuma

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

JOHN CONNOLLY, one of Ireland’s leading crime writers, is coming to Portumna on Thursday May 5 at 7.30pm in The Shannon Oaks Hotel.

Lecture on Galway’s tribal families

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

GALWAY IS known as The City of The Tribes, but who were these 14 families? What did they do? Why are their names still remembered today?

Women artists’ Beautiful Man

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

BEAUTIFUL MAN, a group exhibition inspired by the poetry of Kathy Enders, opens in The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road, this Saturday at 2pm.

Cuba Libre @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

CUBA LIBRE, one of Ireland’s leading Latin music bands, featuring a line up of international musicians, plays Monroe’s Live this Saturday at 8.30pm.

Garvey’s comedy open mic night

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 10pm.

Your Highness

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

It was clear from the trailers that this was going to be a medieval ‘stoner’ movie but it is far too brain dead for my liking, there just were not enough laughs to really pull you in and some of the acting was cringeworthy.

De Dannan to play Inishbofin Community Arts Festival

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

DE DANNAN will play the opening night of the Inishbofin Community Arts Festival 2011, kick starting a weekend of music, dance, storytelling, and other events.

Pete Mullineaux’s acting classes

Thu, Apr 28, 2011

PETE MULLINEAUX’S popular acting classes for adults return to the Galway Arts Centre next week.

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