The Original Rudeboys @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE IRISH hip hop/acoustic/indie sensation, The Original Rudeboys will play a show for their teenage fans in Galway city with a special gig for over 14s at Monroe's Live on Sunday October 11 at 6pm.

The 4 Of Us @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

LONG RUNNING Newry band The 4 Of Us, led by brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy, bring their critically acclaimed acoustic show to the Róisín Dubh tomorrow at 8pm.

100 Onces - furious math-rock

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

"100 ONCES retain the callous punk nature of being loud and rambunctious, disordering the order, and never following a predefined path. This is real math-punk.” so declared online music magazine Fecking Bahamas about the LA duo who play Galway this week.

The 'sublime' Old Hannah

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

OLD HANNAH have been called “a sublime band who straddle folk, country, roots, bluegrass, and more” by The Irish Times, while The Waterboy's Steve Wickam said their songs have "a great and unique intimacy and atmosphere".

Radikal Guru - reggae and dub @ The Loft

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

ONE OF the brightest lights of the roots-influenced underground in recent years, Poland's Mateusz Miller, has pioneered a compelling and unique fusion of sounds that encompasses dub, reggae, and dubstep under his Radikal Guru moniker.

The New Triangle

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

IN 2013, during a speech launching, A Portrait Of A Dubliner, a documentary about his life and work, violinist John Sheahan remarked that "after 50 years I have decided it’s time to put a lid on the The Dubliners, but I think you'll all agree that with Damien and Declan, the future is in good hands."

Lunchtime concerts with ConTempo

Thu, Oct 01, 2015

THE GALWAY Music Residency continues its monthly lunchtime concerts with shows by the brilliant ConTempo Quartet at the Galway City Museum on Tuesday October 6 at 1.10pm.

John Grant to play Seapoint in January

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

JOHN GRANT, whose Big Top concert was the undoubted highlight of last summer's Galway International Arts Festival, returns to Galway in the New Year, playing the Seapoint Ballroom on Saturday January 30 at 8pm.

Andy McKee - the acoustic master returns

Mon, Sep 28, 2015

"LIKE AN explorer from the 16th Century, Kansas-born Andy McKee has taken uncharted waters with his instrument and is circumnavigating the globe of guitar possibilities, mixing traditions from American folk with Millennial sensibilities to create a whole new genre of not only playing, but approach to his trade."

Album review: David Bowie

Music Reviews Mon, Sep 28, 2015

DAVID BOWIE has long had a habit of dating the start of his career to 1969 and his hit single 'Space Oddity', conveniently airbrushing the first five years of his career completely out of history.

Girl Band - debut album and Róisín Dubh show

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

GIRL BAND are a group with no female members. An ironic moniker? A piece of hipster humour? Or a name in the tradition of Girls and Girls Names, groups who are also all-male configurations?

Ad Hoc choir singing workshops

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

THE AD-HOC Choir will host a series of singing workshops, in the Galway Technological Institute and the Galway Arts Centre, with classes suitable for a variety of levels and interests.

A taste of Southern Blues @ Rocktoberfest

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

"THESE GUYS do the nasty blues like the devil hisself was hurting and rock like they'll skate come Judgement Day," Texan country singer and songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard has said of Irish blues trio Crow Black Chicken.

Beardyman to DJ @ Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

“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 of the man who plays the Vodafone Comedy Carnival next month.

Pianist Finghin Collins in concert in October

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

MOZART AND Stravinsky will dominate the programme of an upcoming classical concert featuring one of Ireland's leading pianists Finghin Collins, accompanied by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, under director Katherine Hunka.

New age rockers Moxie @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

FUSING JAZZ, rock, Irish trad, and bluegrass, Moxie have been called "five of the best musicians on the scene today...sophisticated, slick and adventurous yet exciting," by Lunasa's Kevin Crawford.

The Fureys to play Town Hall

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

THE FUREYS, one of the great families and bands of Irish folk music, are coming back to Galway to play the Town Hall Theatre on Saturday October 10 at 8pm, for what will be their 13th concert in the venue.

PORTS to play Monroe's Live

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

"POIGNANT LYRICS, beautiful songs… a band worth falling in love with", is how BBC's Across The Line radio programme described Derry quartet PORTS, who are coming to Galway to play Monroe's Live this Sunday at 8pm.

Don Stiffe concert for Saving Grace Foundation

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

DON STIFFE, one of Galway's most popular folk singer-songwriters will perform a fundraising concert in the Menlo Park hotel on Friday October 2 at 8pm, with the special guest being fellow singer-songwriter Marc Roberts.

Supergrass's Gaz Coombes to play Galway

Wed, Sep 23, 2015

2015 HAS some significance for singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes. It was 20 years ago this year his band Supergrass released their debut album I Should Coco - which become the fastest selling debut since The Beatles' Please Please Me - while this year saw the release of his second solo album Matador.

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