Epic indie from Admiral Fallow

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

ADMIRAL FALLOW play “epic indie-pop” with “big, yearning choruses and swaying anthems,” according to Q, and Galwegians will be able to see for themselves this weekend.

Levon Vincent @ Factory

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

NEW YORK born, Berlin based, DJ Levon Vincent, makes his Galway debut on Saturday at the Epoch night as part of Factory’s first birthday celebrations.

A DJ and a producer, Levon has played some of Europe’s top clubs including Berlin’s Panoramabar, Amsterdam’s Trouw, and Fabric in London. He also runs the vinyl-only label Novel Sound.

Get the Love Buzz @ The Cellar

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

EXTEND THE Valentine’s mood at the Cellar Underground tomorrow when the Digi_Plast crew host the ‘Valentines In Love’ party from 10pm.

There will be house music, a lighting setup and sound system, and sets from DJ LRB (Donal McCarthy) of London’s Egg nightclub, Sandra Imagine, Rais_D, and Cian Lally-Croke.

Scullion to play Moycullen

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

SCULLION, ONE of the great Irish folk-rocks bands, return to County Galway to play The Forge, Moycullen, on Friday February 22 at 8.30pm.

Armagh songwriter for Monroe’s Live

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

THE ARMAGH singer-songwriter Ben Reel returns to Galway to play Monroe’s Live this Sunday at 11pm, accompanied by Tommy Womack.

Show Me The Funny

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

AFTER FIVE competitive heats featuring 48 competing comics, the final of Show Me The Funny, takes place in The Kings Head on Monday at 8.30pm.

Win What Richard Did DVDs

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

THE ACCLAIMED Irish film, What Richard Did, is out on DVD and the Galway Advertiser, in association with Element Pictures, has three copies to give away.

Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Woods?

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

WHO IS Afraid of The Big Bad Woods? is the intriguing title of Maev Lenaghan’s exhibition in the University Hospital Galway Arts Corridor.

Hysteria and film in 126 exhibition

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

THURSDAY’S CLINIC is a new exhibition by Breda Lynch, currently running in the 126 gallery on Queen Street.

Duo Vocis to sing at Town Hall

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

DUO VOCIS, the popular duo of Seán Costello and Frank Naughton, will perform their show From Broadway to La Scala at the Town Hall Theatre.

Entries sought for the Dead Good Poetry Competition

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

GALWAY POETS are encouraged to enter the Dead Good Poetry Competition run by The Galway Rape Crisis Centre and Over the Edge.

The songs of the United Irishmen

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

THE SONGS published by the United Irishmen in the late 1700s will be the subject of a public lecture in Galway next week.

The return of TedFest

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

FATHER TED, the classic 1990s comedy series, will be celebrated this month at the annual TedFest in Galway city.

TedFest begins on Monday February 18 at 8.30pm with the Fr Ted Table Quiz in Massimo, William Street West. All questions will be Father Ted related. There will be prizes for best beard and team name. Teams are a maximum of four people. Entry is €30/25.

The songs he writes so well

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

“I’LL TELL you something, I mightn’t be in this business at all if it wasn’t for a Galwayman, Des Kelly,” Phil Coulter tells me during our interview on Tuesday morning. “He was the leader of the Capitol Showband who were the biggest in Ireland when I was a student in Queen’s in Belfast.”

Follow – exploring the world of the deaf

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

DUBLIN’S WILLFREDD Theatre come to the Town Hall Theatre next week with their remarkable play, Follow, written and performed by Shane O’Reilly, which explores the world of the deaf.

Bressie to play Galway in May

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

BRESSIE HAS announced a headline tour of Ireland in May which will take in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Galway on Thursday May 9.

Bressie began his musical journey as lead singer with The Blizzards. After the band called it a day, Bressie went solo and saw his debut album, Colourblind Stereo, reached No 1 in the iTunes Album charts. His second solo studio album Rage and Romance, will be released later this month, with the Black Keys-esque ‘Show Me Love’ already out as the new single.

Opera Theatre Company’s Così Fan Tutte

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

OPERA THEATRE Company, Ireland’s national opera company, comes to Galway next week with a sparkling new production of Mozart’s much-loved Così Fan Tutte.

Workshops and events for theatre makers

Thu, Feb 07, 2013

A NEW series of workshops, discussions, and events for theatre makers, takes place in the Druid Lane and Town Hall theatres, presented by JOLT.

The first workshops take place this Saturday in Druid Lane, then on Saturday February 16 in the Town Hall Theatre, followed by Creative Quickies, an evening of short works in progress on Monday 18 in the Town Hall Studio.