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”.

Villagers to play Choice Music Prize Galway show

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE METEOR Choice Music Prize celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and to mark that prestigious milestone, special concerts featuring past winners take place around Ireland, including the Róisín Dubh on Monday November 24 at 8pm.

Album review: Thurston Moore

Music Reviews Thu, Nov 06, 2014

ACOUSTIC GUITARS dominated Thurston Moore’s last two solo albums, but the recent collaboration with Chelsea Light Moving and that magnificent January 2013 show in the Róisín Dubh announced his electric six-string was plugged back in.

Jägermeister Freezer Sessions for Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE MINUTES, RSAG, The Statics, and Galway acts Oh Boland and Chris Haze play The Jägermeister Freezer Sessions 100 Series in Monroe’s Live on November 14. Galway has been selected by Hot Press and Jägermeister as one of four locations across the country to host the sessions, and tickets for the event are free.

A cello, violin, and piano concert

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

KATHERINE HUNKA, leader and director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra; top British cellist Guy Johnston; and one of Ireland’s finest pianists Hugh Tinney, are joining forces for a concert in NUI Galway’s Aula Maxima on Tuesday November 11 at 8pm.

Waze & Odyssey @ Electric

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

WAZE & ODYSSEY have, in just a couple of years, gone from little more than an anonymous Soundcloud account to one of the most talked about dance acts around. Galway will see why when the London house music production and DJ duo play the Electric Garden and Theatre on Thursday November 13 at 11pm.

Songs and poems of Leonard Cohen @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

SINGER, SONGWRITER, and poet Leonard Cohen will be celebrated in concert, by the English singer, songwriter, and poet, Keith James.

Lumiére to play Campbell’s

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

LUMIÉRE ARE singers Pauline Scanlon and Éilís Kennedy and they play Campbell’s Tavern, Cloughanover, this Saturday at 9.30pm.

The Screamin’ Bluecats @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Nov 06, 2014

THE IRISH rockabilly trio The Screamin’ Bluecats are coming to play Monroe’s BackStage Bar on Sunday November 16 at 10pm.

Words have power - Speech Development Records Tour to hit Galway

Wed, Nov 05, 2014

POLITICALLY CHARGED, socially conscious, verbally dextrous, witty, and intelligent underground rap and spoken word will be the order of the day when the Speech Development Records Tour hits Galway.

Fox Jaw to play Strange Brew on Thursday

Tue, Nov 04, 2014

FOLLOWING THE release of the new single ‘Falling Debris’, Limerick quintet Fox Jaw are coming to Galway to play Strange Brew at the Róisín Dub this Thursday from 9pm.

Mitch presents@ - a new music night in Kelly’s

Tue, Nov 04, 2014

RUDY TRIXX, who have impressed with live sets at Electric Picnic and Body&Soul, will be the first band to play at a new series of live band/DJ gigs in Kelly’s Bar.

Galway singer’s song for Movember

Tue, Nov 04, 2014

NOVEMBER IS Movember, the month focused on men’s health, and raising awareness of and funds to combat male cancers, and a new song by Galway singer-songwriter Jenni Flaherty will help do just that.

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