Anthemic Raglans set for Strange Brew

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

THERE MAY be no exact consensus on how to categorise Raglans’ sound, but there is unanimous agreement that it is irresistible and that on-stage the band are phenomenal.

Leonard Elschenbroich - charisma and perfection

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

A PERFORMER of “tremendous assurance and power” whose playing has “depth, expressivity, charisma and perfection” will play Galway next week.

Stephen Young & The Union @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

STEPHEN YOUNG & The Union bring their Americana sound to Monroe’s Live this Sunday, playing songs from their forthcoming album Eagle Fort Rumble.

Noreena Gill - two shows and a debut EP

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

GALWAY JAZZ/SOUL singer-songwriter Noreena Gill is to play two shows in the city over the next six days, and launch her debut EP, Something About You.

Parle and Barnes @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

LUAN PARLE, the Meteor Award winning singer-songwriter is coming to Galway on Friday November 28 to play an intimate acoustic set, upstairs in the Róisín Dubh.

110th Street’s birthday bash

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

YOU ONLY turn 16 once, so when that milestone birthday comes around, it makes sense to do it in style, and that is just what clubnight 110th Street plans to do.

Shuffle! @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

SHUFFLE! RETURNS to the Róisín Dubh for another instalment of foot stomping floor fillers with DJ Dave Barry tomorrow at 11pm.

Abandoman @ The King’s Head

Thu, Nov 20, 2014

Comedy/hip-hop duo Abandoman (pictured) play a free ticketed gig at The Kings Head on Thursday November 27 at 8.30pm. From Kanye to Jay Z, from country to funk, their set will contain musical, lyrical and comical scenes of a seriously awesome nature. Check The Kings Head Facebook to book on how to get free tickets

Sing praises - Harlem Gospel Choir

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE WORLD famous Harlem Gospel Choir are coming to Galway to sing at the Town Hall Theatre on Sunday November 23 at 8pm as part of their current Irish tour.

Spirit of Voice returns for 2014

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE 11TH annual Spirit of Voice festival, a celebration of the human voice through song, takes place in The Victoria Hotel on Friday November 21 at 9pm.

The Lost Brothers - voices to stop you in your tracks

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

“ONCE IN a while you hear voices that stop you in your tracks. The Lost Brothers are the real deal. They have the most beautiful harmonies around and...they have the songs to back it up.”

Dub reggae man Mad Professor @ Monroe’s

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A DISCIPLE of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mad Professor is no insignificant figure in reggae himself, as Galway will see when he plays Monroe’s Live on Thursday November 27 at 8pm as part of his current Irish tour.

Belfast rockers Echo Raptors @ Kelly’s

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

BELFAST HAS had a long and proud record of producing raucous rock’n’roll and r’n’b back to the time of Van Morrison’s Them in the 1960s. Carrying on that tradition are Echo Raptors who play Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street this Saturday.

MASS - a weekend of electronic music

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

A THREE day celebration of electronic music takes place in Galway with the inaugural MASS weekend tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.

Nicole Maguire to play Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

NICOLE MAGUIRE, the Cork singer-songwriter who has just released her new single ‘With You’, plays Monroe’s Live on Thursday November 20 at 8.30pm.

Barbara Dickson to play Town Hall

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

BARBARA DICKSON, the singer and actress best known for ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’ and her hit duet with Elaine Page, ‘I Know Him So Well’ will give a concert at the Town Hall Theatre next Monday at 8pm as part of her current Irish tour.

Epoch @ Factory

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

THE EPOCH clubnight is back at Factory in the Electric Garden this Saturday with Enda Geoghegan, Colin Finnegan, and Conor Lynam on the turntables.

Peter Doran - 'a very special songwriting talent'

Wed, Nov 12, 2014

THE SOULFUL indie-folk of Peter Doran, described by The Last Mixed Tape blog “as a very special songwriting talent”, will be heard in the upstairs bar of the Róisín Dubh on Friday November 14 at 9pm.

All Tvvins to play Róisín Dubh

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

TWO MAJOR figures in contemporary Irish indie - The Cast Of Cheers’ Conor Adams and No Spill Blood/Adebisi Shank’s Lar Kaye - are All Tvvins, who together create an exciting hybrid of sounds.

The HardChargers - Dirty blues from Belfast @ Monroe’s Backstage Bar

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

TERRI HOOLEY, the man who signed the Undertones and released their single ‘Teenage Kicks’, the man who nurtured the Northern Irish punk scene, has called The HardChargers “my kind of feckin’ band”.

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