Album review: Body/Head

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 19, 2018

THE SECOND studio album from Body/Head - Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon and guitarist Bill Nace - is less a savage beast than their 2013 debut Coming Apart, but is no less confrontational, no less challenging.

Declan O'Rourke to open Inishbofin summer concerts

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

THE ANNUAL Inishbofin Concerts return this month to the Connemara island, with a line up including Declan O’Rourke, My Fellow Sponges, The Frank and Walters, and Luan Parle.

Indie music showcase at Galway Fringe

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

INDEPENDENT GALWAY musicians, from singer-songwriters, to punks, indie rockers, prog-rockers, and avant-gardists, will gather over four nights for the Indie Label Showcases as part of the Galway Fringe Festival.

Beardyman @ Monroe's for GIAF 18

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

“A CROSS between a DJ, a comedian, and a human sound-sample library," is how The Guardian described Beardyman. It could have also added front-rank improv artist and entertainer to that description.

Dylan Murphy - new single, Galway gig

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

DYLAN MURPHY, the guitarist with Steven Sharpe's band The Broke Straight Boys, releases a new single next week, and joins forces with Galway singer-songwriter Eoin Dolan, for a gig.

'Til They're All Broken - Galway gig

Thu, Jul 19, 2018

GALWAY TRIO 'Til They're All Broken fuse vocal led funk-rock stylings, a dose of instrumental jazz, and a dollop of world music, as the ciuty will hear when they play live next week.

Paddy Hanna - GIAF 18 show @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

GIVEN STRANGE Brew Rekkids' releases to date have been firmly rooted in electronica, the sound of a gentle electric guitar, piano, and an oboe playing a melody faintly recalling Bette Midler's 'The Rose', is the last thing you expect to hear.

Album review: The National

Music Reviews Thu, Jul 12, 2018

LIVE ALBUMS are very much a 1970s phenomenon, a chance to vicariously attend a concert by a band who would never play your town. They have also been among the classic 'contractual obligation' releases.

No failures, just great indie

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

DO NOT be fooled by the title. A Litany Of Failures: Volume II, a new album featuring 18 songs from Irish DIY, post-punk, and indie band, contains some of the most exciting young musicians currently at work.

Seamus Fogarty's 'treasure trove of noises'

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

"THE GHOSTLY emotional wallop" of the music of Seamus Fogarty "will take your breath away", according to The Irish Times; The Quietus called it "psychedelic folk, a peaty brew", while The List declared it "dreamy, mesmerising folk music with Americana feel".

Galway Jazz Festival to defy Brexit

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

IN DEFIANCE of the impending reality of Brexit, and what it may mean for touring musicians, the Galway Jazz Festival has announced a line up for this October's event, that contains strong UK representation.

The Clandestinos @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

GALWAY SKA/REGGAE band The Clandestinos return to Monroe's on Friday August 17 at 11pm, where they will play reggae and ska takes on classic songs, and some originals too.

All Our Exes Live in Texas

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

COUNTRY SINGER George Strait may have sung how "all my exes live in Texas", but the four-part indie-folk harmony band who take their name from that Grammy award winning song, come from Australia.

The Olllam - ‘Neo-acoustic Celtic post-rock’

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

WHAT HAPPENS when you fuse a traditional Irish musician from Belfast with American funk and jazz musicians? You get The Olllam and a sound the band themselves describe as “neo-acoustic Celtic post-rock”.

Alibhe Reddy - GIAF gig @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

AILBHE REDDY “stands head and shoulders above the folk mainstream” according to The Line Of Best Fit, her music is “haunting and breathtaking” says Wonderland magazine, and Galway will see why this month.

RTÉ Concert Orchestra Festival Proms

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

THIS YEAR'S line-up at the Heineken Big Top is the biggest in the festival’s 41-year history, with 10 acts taking to the stage over 14 days - one of which is the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for the Festival Proms concert on Saturday July 28.

Sharpie and O’Connor fundraiser for Galway Rape Crisis Centre

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

STEVEN SHARPE and Katie O’Connor are frequent collaborators and the singer-songwriters will again join forces, as they play a gig to raise funds for the Galway Rape Crisis Centre.

Galway Street Club to support Madness

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

GALWAY STREET Club have a busy summer ahead. When the band are not been playing to crowds on Galway's streets, they have been making waves throughout the Irish music scene.

My Fellow Sponges man to sing in Salthill Park

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

THE CURLY Organ - solo project of My Fellow sponges’ Donal McConnon - will endeavour to sustain the attention of onlookers in Salthill Park this summer, using only his voice.

GIAF lunchtime trad gigs @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 05, 2018

THE TRADITIONAL Music Showcases are a long standing Galway International Arts Festival institution, and an essential port of call for all trad and folk fans in the city.

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