Skratch Bastid to DJ @ Róisín Dubh

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SKRATCH BASTID, one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, will be spinning the decks at the Róisín Dubh this Saturday.

The Dirty Circus returns to The Cellar

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

A NIGHT of burlesque dancing, cabaret entertainment, and decadent glamour awaits Galwegians when The Dirty Circus returns to The Cellar Bar this Sunday.

PLAY IRISH for August

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THROUGHOUT AUGUST, a number of Irish singers and musicians will be featured on Jon Richard’s Galway Bay FM show, as part of the PLAY IRISH initiative.

Cló Iar-Chonnacht writing competition

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

COUNTY GALWAY based publishing company Cló Iar-Chonnacht is seeking entries for its Irish-language Fiction Competition 2012.

The competition is open to new unpublished creative prose as Gaeilge in every genre, from novels to novellas and collections of short stories. Both writing for adults and for younger readers is eligible for entry. The closing date for entries is Monday September 3.

Keith Kenny @ Monroe’s Live

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

NEW JERSEY guitarist Keith Kenny may be just one man with a guitar, but when he starts playing, he sounds like a full band.

Art and theatre @ Áras Éanna

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

AN EXHIBITION of illustrations and a play about a woman in prison for stabbing her husband, take place at the Áras Éanna Arts Centre on Inis Oírr.

Mr Whippy @ Árus na nGael

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

MR WHIPPY Soundsystem’s Galway Yard Party returns to Club Árus na nGael tomorrow evening.

Blues band Strange Brew @ Monroe’s

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

BLUES-ROCK band Strange Brew, whose members hail from Ireland, Poland, Gibraltar, and England, play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Thursday August 9.

Lead vocalist, Romek was born in Gdansk and toured Poland with various jazz, swing, soul, and blues groups, including the Mietek Blues Band, with whom he recorded several albums. Guitarist Simon is from London and is a former member of r’n’b band Mojo Chill’n.

The Driftwood Manor - the fresh sound of Irish folk

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

DOMINICAN BLACK Abbey, the new six track EP by The Driftwood Manor, is one of the most refreshing and engaging folk releases by an Irish artist in a long time.

Crime Before Bedtime release demo EP

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

GALWAY ALTERNATIVE rockers Crime Before Bedtime have released a four track demo EP, a tasty sample of their sound ahead of their Citóg gig in The Cellar on Thursday August 9.

The quintet, which features vocalist Colin Finnerty, has made the EP available via a free download through Bandcamp. Physical copies are available from Bell, Book & Candle.

Soulboys v Rudeboys @ The Office

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THIS SATURDAY sees the return of the successful Soulboys v Rudeboys night in the Office Bar backroom in Salthill.

Adventures beyond the ultraworld with The Orb

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THEY TRIPPED us out in 1991 with ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ before sending us into the heart of deepest, darkest, space on Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld. This is The Orb.

The Orb, the seminal ambient-electronica legends, will play live for the first time in the west of Ireland, as part of the Glory Box 90s night at Kelly’s on Bridge Street, this Sunday at 9pm.

Classical music for families

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

SUMMER MUSIC in Galway, a festival aimed at children as much as classical buffs takes place in Claregalway Castle from Monday August 6 to Saturday 11.

Creative writing classes with Fred Johnston

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

THE AUTHOR, poet, critic, and songwriter Fred Johnston will hold a creative writing class in NUI Galway in October and bookings are being taken now.

The classes will take place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in Room MY 124 in the university. The course will deal with poetry and prose, with an emphasis on studying the structures and formations of poetry and on reading material in both prose and poetry.

An Cheathrú Rua art exhibition

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

TOMORROW EVENING at 7pm will see the opening of the group exhibition Teibí, in Tigh ‘n Táilliúra, An Cheathrú Rua.

Songs of love, passion, heartbreak, and joy

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

A CONCERT entitled Love, Passion, Heartache, and Joy might sound like a show for country and western songs, with joyful music tagged on at the end to stop it all getting too depressing.

However John Faulkner’s concert Love, Passion, Heartache and Joy will be a journey through all these emotions as conveyed through traditional and folk songs of Ireland, Britain, and the US. Inbetween the songs, John will explain the story behind each one.

Art exhibition in Clarinbridge

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

WINDS OF The Burren, the new exhibition by artist Frank Sanford, is currently on show at the Providence Kitchens in Clarinbridge.

Advance screening of Grabbers @ The Eye

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

GALWEGIANS WILL be among the first to see the new Irish sci-fi comedy Grabbers, starring Richard Coyle, Russell Tovey, and Ruth Bradley, when it gets an advanced screening at The Eye.

Win tickets to Jedward’s Galway concert

Thu, Aug 02, 2012

JEDWARD WILL headline the Summer Pop concert/event at Victoria Place, New Docks, on Sunday August 26 and the Galway Advertiser has tickets to give away.

Jedward will headline this family fun day event. Also playing will be Britain’s Got Talent finalist Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Galway bands The Amazing Apples and Oddity, and DJ Ahmed. Local children from Stagecoach Theatre Arts School will also be performing.