Darugaries with Yawning Chasm – Cellar Bar, Galway, May 28th
Japan-based act Darugaries play the Cellar Bar in Galway this Monday May 28th from 9. While little information exists online about this group of which members and musical instruments are interchangeable, it has been said that they play a kind of traditional, psychedelic meditation music in an idle performance. Their music revolves around the bass...
Yawning Chasm, video
Yawning Chasm have produced a video for the spine-tingling eponymous track off their Whispered Sun EP, released in March. Directed by friend to the band Jimmy Monaghan and shot by Jason Kane, the premise is simple. The results, enthralling. The video sees Aaron Coyne and Declan Kelly play the song through a pane of glass...
Citóg 2nd Birthday Round-up
Poster: Paul McNulty You might remember a piece Rebecca wrote a couple of weeks ago about Citóg – the weekly music showcase that takes place at The Cellar Bar in Galway – which was celebrating its 2nd birthday. You don’t? Put that right now. http://wearenoise.com/index.php/2012/04/citog-2nd-birthday/ Well some film of the proceedings has surfaced from Mr...
Citóg – 2nd Birthday
Poster: Paul McNulty For those who aren’t familiar with the almighty Citóg, it is a weekly gigging platform which has seen over 160 acts grace the downstairs stage of the Cellar Bar on Friday nights past. Run by local musicians Hob Junker and David Boland, its premise is simple: three independent artists play for free...
Citóg – Top 5
The brainchild of Hob Junker and David Boland, Citóg is a free weekly musical showcase which takes place each Friday night downstairs in the Cellar Bar in Galway. As well as playing bass in local groups The Deparavations and Rural Savage, Hob Junker also runs multimedia suite, Hob Junker Studios, which offers services such as...
Dott EP on Popical Island
Keen followers will already be aware that Galway group Dott recently played a set at Popicalia #13 in Dublin. Just over a week later the quartet hinted at a big announcement on their Facebook page. Tuesday brought the news that this garage pop band are rather fittingly collaborating with Dublin-based pop collective Popical Island in...
Yawning Chasm – Whispered Sun EP
We heard from Galway duo Yawning Chasm last week about release details for their new Whispered Sun EP (go here to refresh your memory), and some other things. To mark the end of their recent series of live shows with Brigid Power-Ryce (Cork, Limerick, Dublin, Galway), they’ve put together a very neat round-up of the...
Way Out West – Galway Gig Guide Apr 9-15
Strange Brew boasts an impressive line-up this Thursday April 12th with support coming from alternative rockers The Ambience Affair and melodic electronic types Come On Live Long while Meteor Choice Music Prize-nominated duo We Cut Corners headline. Free show, starts at 9. Burials by The Ambience Affair Mender by Come On Live Long The Noisy...
Yawning Chasm/Brigid Power-Ryce/Jimmy Monaghan – Bell, Book & Candle, Galway, 04.04.12
Photo: Aisling Walsh – https://ashmosis.wordpress.com/ We all know the hit-or-miss pain that is the Irish in-store gig. Anyone who has ever attended one is likely to have telepathically heard the inward screams of a poor guitar-tuning soul over the deafening silence of the crowd, and participated in a collective wince. Every once in a while...
Yawning Chasm, release details
Having been tipped off by Albert in Plugd recently about Galway’s new slowcore heroes, Yawning Chasm, we asked the band to tell us more about their current plans “The CD (Whispered Sun EP) is a limited edition EP we made specifically for the small tour we did there a couple of weeks ago. Each one...
Way Out West – Galway Gig Previews, Apr 2nd-8th
Athlone country roots band Hickory Wind play the Spanish Arch Hotel on Wednesday April 4th from 10. If you can’t make this, they are also performing the following night from 10 in the Crane Bar. Galway-based hardcore outfit Only Fumes & Corpses are launching their digital EP Selfish Act I on Thursday April 5th with...
The Depravations – Mosey EP
Having recently spent a day walking around Galway basking in that feel-good atmosphere which only the elusive sun can create, my footsteps were spurred on by the gentle sounds of local indie folk band The Depravations flowing through my headphones. As I soaked up the rays I was struck by how utterly connected Mosey, the...
