The Small Glories - roots music for Monroe's

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SMALL Glories are a musical union between Canadian folk/roots artists Cara Luft and JD Edwards, a union Greil Marcus said, "finds the darkening chord change the best bluegrass—from the Stanley Brothers to Be Good Tanyas—has always hidden in the sweet slide of the rhythm".

Galway Street Club - Irish tour, Róisín's gig

Thu, May 24, 2018

FOLLOWING THE release of their debut album and subsequent busking-tour of Germany, Galway Street Club have returned to Irish shores for a four-date nationwide tour, taking in Limerick, Cork, Dublin, and of course, Galway.

Bell X1 man brings solo venture to Galway

Thu, May 24, 2018

DAVE GERAGHTY is best known as a a founder member of Bell X1, but in recent years he has been exploring a solo direction under the moniker Join Me In The Pines.

The Songs Of Joni Mitchell

Thu, May 24, 2018

JONI MITCHELL, one of the most formidable songwriting talents of the last 50 years, with a catalogue of music to rival Dylan and Cohen, will be celebrated at a show in the Town Hall Theatre.

Live music at The Skeff this summer

Thu, May 24, 2018

THE SKEFF late bar, Eyre Square, hosts live music acts and DJs, to suit locals and visitors alike, from Sundays to Friday nights with 'party fever' taking over on Saturday nights.

Monroe's stage at Sea Sessions festival

Thu, May 24, 2018

DELORENTOS AND The Blizzards will headline the new Monroe's stage at the Sea Sessions festival in June, and before that the Dominick Street venue will host a pre-festival warm up party with Galway band The Clandestinos.

Intimate solo gig from Gary O'Dea

Thu, May 24, 2018

GARY O'DEA, a singer songwriter based near Birmingham, is coming to Ireland to play a series of intimate, acoustic gigs, including a show in Galway, the start point of the tour.

ConTempo and Finbar 247 to go Painting By Music

Thu, May 24, 2018

CLASSICAL QUARTET ConTempo and street artist Finbar 247 will host a most unusual event, one which mixes music concert and art exhibition, and above all where the audience will become the artists.

Album review: Parquet Courts

Music Reviews Thu, May 17, 2018

PARQUET COURTS have been making excellent albums for some time now, but Wide Awake! is the one where they finally step out from under the shadows of Pavement and The Velvet Underground.

Coilguns - Swiss metal/hardcore for FEAST

Thu, May 17, 2018

COILGUNS, standard bearers of the 2.0 DIY metal/hardcore scene since 2011, when they accidentally formed with the purpose of playing fast and simple music, make their third visit to Ireland this weekend.

Baile an Salsa late show @ Monroe's

Thu, May 17, 2018

BAILE AN SALSA, the great Galway-based international band, who fuse Latin American music and Irish folk and trad, will play a late show at Monroe's next weekend.

City and county concerts from ConTempo

Thu, May 17, 2018

A CONCERT in the county, and the final show in the 3 Saturdays: 3 Kinds of Music series, await the ConTempo String Quartet next week, and all the upcoming shows are free.

Charity night to help local man with heart condition

Thu, May 17, 2018

A NIGHT of music to raise funds for local man Brendan Doran to undergo stem cell therapy, will take place in the Galway Rowing Club, tomorrow from 8pm.

Whiplash - Metallica tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, May 17, 2018

WHIPLASH, the Galway based Metallica tribute act, play Monroe's next week, and can be expected to deliver a thrilling set drawn from the LA band's classic 1983 - 1991 era.

Gospel Rising Music Festival 2018

Thu, May 10, 2018

THE NINTH annual Gospel Rising Music Festival – Ireland's biggest gospel music and choral festival – returns to Galway this month, with choirs from across Ireland, and beyond, performing throughout the city.

Album review: Beach House

Music Reviews Thu, May 10, 2018

BEACH HOUSE have become a strong argument that dream-pop, and more specifically, shoegaze, should not be considered as just eighties/nineties genres which newer bands revive, but as a living form of music, still ripe for exploration.

Jealous Of The Birds to play Róísín Dubh

Thu, May 10, 2018

HER SONGS have "a bedroom lo-fi acoustic folk feel...albeit with an advanced skill for creating an atmosphere through arrangement and tone” according to Nialler9, while BBC Radio Ulster's Stuart Bailie said, "Behold, a hummingbird."

Trad on the Prom is back

Thu, May 10, 2018

"IF YOU ever thought Irish music and dancing weren’t sexy and cool, go - and be converted." So said The Irish Times about Trad On The Prom, the Galway based Irish music, song, and dance show, which returns next week.

A night of Irish trad at the Town Hall

Thu, May 10, 2018

THE TURBULENT, inspirational, and ever-evolving journey of Irish music, will be performed by 16 traditional musicians, in the Town Hall Theatre tomorrow night.

Punk and ska from the north of England

Thu, May 10, 2018

DIY DUB-punk and ska from the north of England, and a one man acoustic comedic whirlwind, will be in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh, next week.

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