The Rubberbandits to take on the world
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE RUBBERBANDITS are getting set to take on Ireland, the USA, and Canada with a tour which begins in Galway this month.
Read more ...Carthaginians’ ‘sense of hope and release’
Theatre Reviews Thu, Feb 23, 2012
FRANK MCGUINNESS’ powerful play Carthaginians, written as an elegy for the dead of Bloody Sunday, comes to the Town Hall Theatre next week in a new production from Derry’s Millennium Forum directed by one of Ireland’s best known actors, Adrian Dunbar.
Read more ...Playwright to launch debut novel
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
MICK DONNELLAN, the playwright behind Sunday Morning Coming Down and Shortcut to Halleljuah, is about to launch his debut novel.
Read more ...Musical Mayhem @ The Crane
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
MUSICAL MAYHEM, a night which celebrates and promotes local talent, returns to The Crane Bar on Thursday March 1.
Performing on the night is the great Little John Nee who will play some of his hilarious songs, followed by the band My Fellow Sponges. Musical Mayhem organiser Mikey McCrory will also perform some songs. Mike is leader of the band Mikey And The Scallywags who release an EP next month, which will be launched with a gig in Kelly’s Bar on Easter Sunday.
Read more ...New Galway online art gallery
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
DIGITAL GALLERY J, a new Galway-based on-line gallery has just been launched and is accepting submissions from artists for exhibition.
Anyone may submit artwork. Artworks must be resized to 4x6 inches and must be related to the theme for the opening exhibition - style. For more detailed information on how to make submissions see http://digitalgalleryj.blogspot.com/
Read more ...Mo' Soul In The Blue
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
Soul in the Blue is back once again to offer up more floor filling soul - frantic funk - scorching jazz - Latin boogaloo and what ever else ends up in the box - Joining Dave Barry this time on the decks is the now legendary Mr Whippy from the Mr Whippy Sound System.
Read more ...Honor Heffernan to play charity gig at Monroe’s
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
HONOR HEFFERNAN, one of Ireland’s best loved jazz singers, will be singing rock and blues at Monroe’s Live tonight at 9pm.
Read more ...Galway’s Carla Merrigan to launch debut album
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
GALWAY SINGER-songwriter Carla Merrigan will launching her debut album In Too Deep with a gig in Monroe’s Backstage Bar on Friday March 2 at 8pm.
Read more ...Keywest - PLAY IRISH and Monroe’s Live
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
KEYWEST, THE Dublin pop-rock band, have built up quite a relationship with Galway over the last 18 months, a relationship that continues this month both on-stage and on radio.
Read more ...Senakah to play Kelly’s
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
SENEKAH, the Irish indie-rock quartet, will play Kelly’s Bar on Bridge Street this Saturday at 8pm, as part of a tour to promote their new single ‘Human Relations’.
Read more ...AMP Sessions @ Monroe’s
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE ACCESS Music Project Sessions returns to Monroe’s Backstage Beer on Thursday March 1 at 8.30pm and will showcase Galway and Irish talent.
Read more ...Máirtín O’Connor Band to play Ballinasloe
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE MÁIRTÍN O’Connor Band, featuring the Máirtín on accordion, fiddler and banjo player Cathal Hayden, and singer-songwriter Séamie O’Dowd play Ballinasloe next month.
Read more ...2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE 2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition returns and is open to both poets and fiction writers.
Read more ...Cois Cladaigh to sing American songs
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
SONGS FROM and by American composers will be the order of the day when Cois Cladaigh perform a free concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church this Saturday.
Read more ...North Beach Poetry Nights
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE AWARD winning poet Stephen James Smith will perform his poetry at the next North Beach Poetry Nights on Monday in The Crane Bar, Sea Road, at 9pm.
Read more ...Show Me The Funny
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
THE FIFTH and final heat of the popular Show Me The Funny II takes place this Monday at 8pm in The King’s Head.
Read more ...Neil Delamere @ Róisín Dubh
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
NEIL DELAMERE, one of Ireland’s best and most popular comedians, will bring his new show, Restructuring, to the Róisín Dubh on Wednesday March 7 at 8.30pm.
Read more ...Get Up, Stand Up @ Garvey’s
Thu, Feb 23, 2012
GET UP, Stand up, the weekly stand up comedy open mic night at Garvey’s Hotel and Bar, Eyre Square, takes place tonight from 9.30pm.
The show is open to the public and comedians, and admission is free. Every week there is a lively crowd and a load of up and coming comedians performing. Each comedian is allowed seven to eight minutes for his/her set.
Read more ...Brid Ní Neachtain on belief and Doubt
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
NEXT WEEK at the Town Hall Theatre sees the west of Ireland premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s powerful play Doubt: a Parable.
Read more ...Norianna Kennedy - Australia, America, Galway, and me
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
NORIANNA KENNEDY, the Galway based singer-songwriter, whose music embraces Irish folk and trad as well as country, roots, and Americana, is about to take the next major step in her musical journey.
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