Karma Parking @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

KARMA PARKING play reggae, rock, and funk, and sometimes a fusion of all three, all with the aim of getting people dancing, as is the plan when they take to the stage of Monroe's Live on Thursday July 30.

Seán and Dolores Keane in concert

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

SEÁN AND Dolores Keane, two of the most distinctive voices in Irish folk, will sing together on stage at the Salthill Hotel on Sunday July 26 at 8pm.

Bluegrass weekend in Kilcolgan

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

WORLD RENOWNED bluegrass player Martin Goss and Stuttgart's Mr Big Band, will be among those playing the bluegrass weekender in Kilcolgan tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

My Fellow Sponges - unplugged and intimate

Mon, Jul 20, 2015

MY FELLOW Sponges, the Galway folk-prog/indie band will play a stripped down and intimate acoustic show in The Ruby Room at The King's Head, this Saturday, July 25, at 5pm.

Arts festival techno nights @ Electric

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

DUTCH DJ legend I-F, leading German producer Tensnake, and David Kitt's New Jackon DJ persona are the highlights of an impressive roster of techno and house talent playing Electric during the Galway International Arts Festival.

Mick Flannery - two nights @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

AS WITH so many others, it started with Nirvana. In 1993, the young Mick Flannery heard Kurt Cobain's haunting, semi-acoustic rendition of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold The World'. His relationship to music was never the same again.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire - solo show from Frames man

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

A MAINSTAY of The Frames, founder member of Kíla, a solo artist of note, comfortable with indie-rock, folk, and trad, and an outstanding fiddle player, Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a major presence in Irish music.

Dark Arts metal fest @ The Cellar

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

THE DARKER, heavier side of music, the beautiful black beast unleashed originally by Black Sabbath in 1970, will be heard, performed, and celebrated at the Dark Arts Fest in The Cellar this Saturday.

Vincent Cross to play the Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

BORN IN Dublin, raised in Australia, and now based in New York, singer-songwriter Vincent Cross never goes anywhere without his vintage Martin guitar, and he is coming to Galway next week to play the Galway Fringe Festival.

Tom Portman - new album and Galway Fringe Festival show

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

A GUITARIST of brilliance and inventiveness, Galway based Tom Portman will launch his fourth album, White Crow, with a show at The Loft at Seven on Thursday July 23 at 9pm.

The countdown to Sugarbeat Festival begins

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

THE SUGARBEAT Festival returns to Tuam Stadium next month with headline appearances by The Stunning, Ryan Sheridan, Hometown, and The Original Rudeboys.

Music concerts on Inishbofin

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

MARY COUGHLAN, Luka Bloom, and Liam Ó Maonlaí are among the singers and musicians who will take to the stage of the Dolphin Hotel over the coming weeks as part of the annual Inishbofin Concerts series.

Kodaline DJ set @ HALO

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

FOLLOWING THEIR Big Top concert tomorrow night, Kodaline will be heading to HALO to play a DJ set at the Abbeygate Street venue from 11pm.

Gigantic @ HALO

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

GIGANTIC, ONE OF Galway's legendary DJ nights, is back with DJs Olive, Tom, and Mac spinning the decks upstairs at HALO on Saturday July 25.

Loner Deluxe releases new 'Digital Cassingle'

Music Reviews Wed, Jul 15, 2015

AN ATMOSPHERIC, often haunting mix of folk guitar, indie-rock, electronica, vocals, and samples from film, TV, and other sources characterise The Coast is Clear, the new three-track 'Digital Cassingle' from underground Galway musician Loner Deluxe.

The Young Folk // The Lost Brothers to play Róisín Dubh

Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THEY HAVE been called “serious challengers for the area populated by the likes of Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, and The Low Anthem" by Hotpress and “one of the most promising young bands to come out of Ireland in several decades,” according to Maverick.

Trad Lunchtime gigs @ Monroe's Live

Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THE TRAD lunchtime concerts have been a feature of the Galway International Arts Festival for more than 20 years, and this year boasts a superb line-up playing Monroe's Live - especially appealing for those who love trad fiddle - and it all kicks off on Thursday.

Jape to play GIAF gig @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

SOME MUSICIANS find a formula that works and stick with it. Others are restless, always looking for new paths to explore and new ways to express their musical vision - Jape is definitely among the latter.

Newton Dunbar to lead reggae night @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

FOR 30 years, London's The Four Aces club was an essential place to go if you wanted to hear good soul and reggae, but and see leading soul and reggae musicians play live.

Lord Of The Rings musician leads new band @ Monroe's

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

ALAN DOHERTY, the Irish flute player who performed on The Lord Of The Rings soundtrack, is bringing his band Aldoc to Monroe's Live on Thursday July 23 at 10pm as part of the Galway International Arts Festival.

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