Rock Sound — About time! ROAM have announced their first UK headline tour in two years. They'll be bringing along Like Pacific and Columbus for the ride too (and WSTR for their Ireland / Northern Ireland dates), meaning there's going to be a lot of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Galway, Ireland's Dott are back with a new EP, Beverly Baldwin, which is out August 5 via Mirror Tapes. Anna McCarthy and Evan O'Connor, who are Dott, made the EP in Toronto... Continue reading… more info

Nialler9 — The Smoke Clears is the abstract ambient project of Galway producer John Daly, who will be releasing an album on All City Records in September. Daly, who has recently released on Running Back, Feel Music and One Track Records appeared as The Sm... more info

Impose Magazine — Galway, Ireland natives Dott have been creating and performing together since 2012. Now, they’re happy to announce their latest project–Beverly Baldwin on–is set to release August 5th on Mirror Universe Tapes. Recorded by Anna and Evan during a... more info

Nialler9 — American indie-folk band The Low Anthem have been announced for a Dublin gig at Whelan’s on Wednesday November 23rd and a Galway date at Roisin Dubh on November 6th. The band just released their fifth album Eyeland. The Low Anthem were in a b... more info

Guardian Music — (Tompkins Square)We don’t know what multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power has been through. As she is a relative newcomer, there are scant biographical pegs on which to hang this extraordinary, reverberating album, so full o... more info

Nialler9 — The Galway International Arts Festival announced its lineup of music this week and it includes some shows of interest including Villagers, BellX1, Dan Deacon, Pleasure Beach, Optimo, Suede and others. July 13: Popical Island vs Citóg Records... more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonIreland’s finest and friends – and Schubert – raised the roof in a glittering centenary celebration of Irish culture in BritainQuite right. Schubert was not Irish – not even a touch of the blarney â€... more info

Nialler9 — Why is there a Two Door Cinema Club covers band playing Dublin & Galway? That’s a question you may have had if you saw events for Tudor Cinema Club in Galway and Dublin for next week. A covers band? For an act with two albums? Something smells fish... more info

Nialler9 — Cian Ó Cíobháin is the presenter of An Taobh Tuathail five nights a week on Radio Na Gaeltachta, he’s a DJ for 110th Street in Galway and for hire as a wedding DJ too (read my recent interview with him). He’s an excellent selector. Here are hi... more info