The unpredictable Terry Alderton

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

IT IS not often that where the word “unstable” is used to describe someone this is actually a compliment, but in the case of Terry Alderton, it is.

Comedy, magic, and a dragon

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

PIFF THE Magic Dragon is a reptilian comic and magician who will be coming to Kelly’s, Bridge Street, this Monday at 8.30pm to perform his unique style of stand-up.

Planet of sound

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse
(In The Red)

The Driftwood Manor to launch new EP

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

THE DRIFTWOOD MANOR, the folk band centred around singer-songwriter Eddie Keenan, will launch their new EP with a show in the Róisín Dubh.

The Deans @ Monroe’s

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

ATHENRY ROOTS-ROCKERS The Deans return from their recent European tour, to play Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday July 20 at 9pm.

Folk and roots @ Citóg

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

TWO OF Galway’s finest folk and roots influenced acts - A Band Called Wanda and Fia Rua - will play Citóg at The Cellar Bar tomorrow at 9.30pm.

Fundraising house and techno night

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

THE SUMMIT Seekers are hosting ALTITUDE, a night of techno and house music from DJs Sasha Von Thulen and Eamonn Day Lavelle in The Cellar Bar on Saturday at 11pm.

Rooftop Anthem and KIF @ HALO

Thu, Jul 12, 2012

INDIE BAND Rooftop Anthem and popular covers band KIF will play Upstairs at HALO tonight and Friday.

Eric Bell - adventures of a Belfast blues man

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

WERE IT not for Eric Bell, Thin Lizzy may never have happened. It was the Belfastman’s idea to form the band and an imporpmtu meeting after a gig in Dublin convinced Phil Lynott that Bell’s idea was a good one.

‘My imagination is Galway-shaped’

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

IN BALLINASLOE train station two men sit and wait. One is Jude, a London-Irishman who has been involved in wild adventures and outrageous scrapes. Beside him sits a man who may well be his match.

Michelle Campion exhibition tonight

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

SOULS, AN art exhibition from Michelle Campion which opens tonight, promises something a little different from the usual run of how these events take place.

Souls will not take place in a gallery, but in the Factory nightclub on Upper Abbeygate Street, and it runs only for today.

Flying the flag for Galway

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

FOUR COMPANIES, two shows; one rewires a theatrical two-hander for a cast of 35, the other blends dance, drama, and music in a tale about fallen angels and warring families, set in St Nicholas’s Collegiate Church.

Apples Of The Golan

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

IN 1967 Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria. Before the occupation, there were 139 villages. Following the occupation, 130,000 Syrians were forced from their homes. Today only five villages remain.

Fleadh to premiere new film on Martin Hayes

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

CLARE FIDDLER Martin Hayes is one of the pivotal figures of Irish traditional music, and the subject of a major new documentary which will premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Natural Grace – Irish Music and Martin Hayes will receive its world premiere on Wednesday July 11 at 5pm in the Town Hall Theatre.

Core Theatre College course

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

A SMALL number of places remain for Core Theatre College’s autumn course, with auditions for the places being held on Saturday July 21.

The Shoos @ HALO

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

DUBLIN ROCKERS The Shoos play Upstairs @ Halo tonight, where they will perform songs from their forthcoming debut album.

The Nitty Gritty @ Massimos tonight

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

For one night only especially for the Volvo Ocean race celebrations The Nitty Gritty are doing a Thursday night bringing you some quality Jump Blues, Rockabilly, Jamaican Ska, Funk, Soul, Latin Boogaloo, 60s R&B, Swing and anything else to move those dancing feet. As always Kit Kola and Dave Barry will be bringing you new finds on vinyl and CD and some tried and tested classics. The music is starting at the earlier time of 10pm so get there early, its going to be a busy one. For more info join The Nitty Gritty page on Facebook.

Arnocorps - feel the power of Schwarzenegger in song

Thu, Jul 05, 2012

THEY ARE from San Francisco, but their spiritual home is the Austrian Alps. They write songs about Arnold Schwarzenegger films, and have music critics praising them to the skyies.