Nialler9 — Hawk‘s new track ‘Can’t Explain’ has taken its subject matter from the Catholic Church and its treatment of women. Galway native vocalist of the band Julie Hawk explains: “As an Irish woman, both looking back at how women were tre... more info

Nialler9 — Dublin alternative 4-piece Delorentos will play 4 intimate Irish shows in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick in April. They are set to release a new single  ‘In Darkness We Feel Our Way’ – featuring Richie Egan of Jape is to... more info

Nialler9 — All Tvvins have announced some Irish tour dates for March next year. Conor Adams and Lar Kaye will play the following dates: Wednesay March 21st @ Limelight, Belfast (£12.50) Friday March 23rd @ The Olympia Theatre, Dublin (€22) Saturd... more info

Nialler9 — A gathering of sound systems is taking place in Galway this weekend when purveyors of reggae, dub, dubstep and drum & bass in Salthill will bring together their systems for a Jamaican-style Sound Clash. On Friday and Saturday this weekend, Leis... more info

Nialler9 — Eoin Dolan is a Galway musician who channels the Beach Boys’ sunny warmth like no other in the country. As I’ve said before, it’s more Salthill than Santa Monica but his latest release, the full-length Ubique certainly echoes the late-era... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — One doesn’t need to be into pugilism or well-versed in Gaelic to appreciate “Rocky Ros Muc,” a documentary that is as much about roots and identity as it is a portrait of Irish American boxer Sean Mannion. Hailing from the village ... more info

Nialler9 — Trailer Park’s mobiletropolis at Electric Picnic has announced its lineup of gatherings, music and events. The Mobile Home Stage: Chic’s Ralph Rolle , CC Brez, Interskalactic, Le Freak, SpudGun, The Luna Boys, Robotrock, Róisín O... more info

Nialler9 — A new video for a highlight from David Kitt’s New Jackson album, which is one of my albums of 2017 so far. The video features 500 paintings by Galway artist Finbar 247 which were then animated by art art director Brett O’Mahony to match the... more info

Nialler9 — Ailbhe Reddy has announced an Autumn tour of Ireland and the UK which will follow her busy summer of festivals as outlined below. Her tour will take in Belfast, Galway, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, Bristool and London. In the meantime Ailbhe also h... more info

PopSugar UK — Ed Sheeran released the new unofficial St. Patrick's Day theme song earlier this year when he dropped "Galway Girl" off his new album, Divide. While the saint's day is long over, the song is still catchy as hell (and will continue to be until the en... more info