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Issue 96 | February Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Lauren Taverner Brown lauren@outofhand.co.uk Design: Adrian Howe Antony Reynolds Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Image by Andy Whitton Contents: Illustration by Ingunn Dybendal Contributing Aldo Vanucci, Arash Torabi, NME, Writers: Backbone, SUPERDUPERDAN, John Barker, Amy McGill.

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FEATURES 10 Elbow Sun, success and sticking it out…

Sound of London 13 Future They’re back for BLOC!

15 Charlie G

Charlie’s empire grows…

Regulars 06 News 16 Fashion 19 Retail Therapy 20 Street Art 22 Music Reviews 23 Demo Reviews 30 Racket from the pit 50 Snapped!

LISTINGS 24 Arts & Theatre 27 Film 29 Live 35 Clubs

CONTENTS IMAGE: “Winter” by Ingunn Dybendal

Ingunn Dybendal is in the final year of an illustration degree at University College Falmouth. Originally from Norway, she chose Falmouth after her tutor at college in Oslo recommended it, and says that it’s the best advice she’s had. She says that drawing is her life, and she can’t remember a time when she hasn’t been drawing and creating her own worlds. She’s inspired by comics (especially Tank Girl), cute Japanese drawings and surreal art, is a fan of Magritte and H.R. Giger, and says that her work reflects all of that – it’s cute yet horrible, and maybe a bit funny. See more of her work this month in an exhibition at Babahogs Café/Gallery in Falmouth (see art listings for info). ingunndybendal.com • ingunndybendal@gmail.com magazine | 5

NEWS THIS MONTH WE ARE... …scoffing pancakes and giving up staying in for Lent. All this talk of recession is making us want to party even harder. This month we are also full of excitement for the year ahead where we will continue to dish out steaming hot exclusive interviews, news, music and more, with a super size order of free stuff for you lovely lot! We’re also starting to get excited about the festival season. We daren’t say “festivals” too much in case we jinx the summer, so shush now, and keep your peepers peeled for our new feature The F Word which will grace our pages from March until September.

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How To Change The World In 7 Days How to Change the World in 7 Days is an event taking place from 15 – 21 Feb at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. The event, which is organised and led by young people, aims to use the arts to encourage respect and challenge discrimination, using workshops, talks and performance. Launching the event at The Barbican Theatre on 15 Feb is world famous writer and dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Born in Jamaica and raised in Birmingham, Zephaniah is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, who has often spoken out about issues of race and discrimination. The launch night on 15 Feb will be an evening of new poetry, rap and song writing that explores the themes of the week. Zephaniah will host performances from talented young people from across the city, and he has often been credited by new rappers and musicians as inspiring them to put pen to paper, so if you’ve got something to say then this is your chance to be heard. Call 01752 26131 for more info or email info@barbicantheatre.co.uk

Animated Exeter Is 10

Still from “Sita sings the blues”

From 9 – 21 Feb, Animated Exeter is back, celebrating it’s 10th birthday! The festival brings the best animation from around the world right to our doorstep, with venues across Exeter and in Honiton and Dartington hosting film screenings, events, workshops and special exhibitions.

Highlights include a showcase of South West talent called Tales From The Golden West at Exeter Phoenix. From Aardman Animations (Bristol) to King Rollo (Honiton), this showcase takes a look at the creative minds behind animated classics like Wallace & Gromit and Maisy.

If you’re interested in a career in animation you can find out more at the Careers day, and there are also many exclusive screenings of beautifully animated films, with something to suit everyone. For more info, see our film listings page and animatedexeter.co.uk.

THE EDGE Email news to: 247@outofhand.co.uk

Its your last chance to ICE SKATE AT EDEN this month – the rink at the Eden Project near St Austell is open until 22 Feb so get out your sparkly skin tight lycra and show them how it’s done…

Check edenproject.com or call 01726 811 972 for skating times and to book. Also at Eden, FAIR TRADE FORTNIGHT takes place from 23 Feb – 8 Mar with food and exhibitions from a range of Fair trade companies.

NEWS

Celebrity Big Brother housemate COOLIO isn’t wasting any time and is straight on it after leaving the house – he’s appearing at the Barn Club in Penzance on 21 Feb for a live show and a meet and greet. Get up close with the multi-million record selling, Grammy awardwinning artist.

It’s PANCAKE DAY on Tues 24 Feb. Traditionally this is a day to use up all the nice stuff in your cupboards, so that you can give stuff up for lent.

Ha. Like that’s going to happen. But we are going to enjoy the pancakes.

We first heard singer songwriter KARIMA FRANCIS when we were wandering past one of the small live music tents at Glastonbury 08 - her voice actually made us stop and listen. The 21-year-old singer has been compared to Tracy Chapman and she’s got a unique sound and a talent for writing songs. Her album, The Author, is out in the spring, and her debut UK headline tour stops at Gylly Beach Café in Falmouth on 1 Feb and The Cavern in Exeter on 4 Feb. myspace.com/ karimafrancis Multi-platinum selling guitar fiddling maestro NEWTON FAULKNER has had to postpone his current UK tour because he’s fractured his wrist. The tour will now take place in May, kicking off at Carnglaze Caverns, Liskeard on 29 May. The shows will offer a stripped back, acoustic version of debut album ‘Hand Built By Robots’ in an intimate setting, as well

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Ash Grunwald Aussie musician Ash Grunwald heads back to the South West again on 19 March for a show at the Walkabout in Newquay. 247 interviewed the multi award winning artist ahead of his gigs here last summer so it’s good to see him back again. His latest album mixes gospel, funk, hip hop and blues to create a soulful sound, combined with his love of surfing and hais energetic live shows, Ash isa performer worth seeing! Tickets are £8 adv from seetickets.com, 0871 2200260 or Buzz Bar in Newquay.

Movido Dubs Mad Professor – Deep House Movido are Charles Spencer (founder of Loveslap!

Recordings and talented producer and DJ) and Mauricio Aviles (influential San Francisco-based DJ/producer).

They release their debut album, Movido Dubs was released last month, and is a sonic, dubby, low-slung electronic journey into the groove. It puts a new spin on the album format, sequencing deep house, tech sounds and minimal grooves into a rhythmic excursion. Like the sound of that? We’ve got a few copies to give away – to enter the comp, email 247@ outofhand.co.uk with MOVIDO in the subject line. Comp closes 28 Feb.

Legendary producer Mad Professor is a vital figure in the world of dub reggae, and has worked with the biggest names the music has to offer, including Lee Scratch Perry, Sly & Robbie, Horace Andy and Jah Shaka. He’s even done an album with Massive Attack. And guess what? Plymouth reggae rascal DJ Crusty’s only gone and booked him to play at his club Roots Street! Mad Professor, in Plymouth? Oh yes, people, you’d best believe it.

The mega influential genius of dub is currently on tour, and he touches down at Plymouth Tramps (Maggie’s) in Bretonside on 6 March. The good Professor is gonna shake the place good and proper on a 13K rig, supported of course by DJ Crusty himself, plus Mikey Good and Daddy Cooler. It’s 10 quid a pop, and you can get tickets in advance from Bigga and Really Good Records.

And there’s gonna be West Indian food on the night.

Phonic Fm Benefit Gig To celebrate Exeter radio station Phonic FM’s first birthday, a fundraising gig will take place at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 6 March, headlined by Mark Ronson’s prestigious band, The Haggis Horns.

Local heroes Melosa have offered their services for free as the live support act and so far Nigel Pennington (FSOE and Respect Shows), Mike James (The Rock Show), David R. Boland (Bass By Any Means Necessary Show) and The Mellow Men have all offered to be on deck-duty. It looks like being a top night where they’ll hopefully make a couple of grand for their lovely station…

NEWS From Hub To Hippo

Vibraphonic Festival From 5 – 22 March, Vibraphonic festival takes over Exeter once again, with an amazing line up of music, art, workshops, graffiti and more…

Musical highlights include performances from the likes of The Rumble Strips, R’n’B legend Candi Staton (she of classic hits Young Hearts, Run Free and You Got The Love), DJ and celebrated film maker Don Letts, Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, The Scratch Perverts, sonic scientist Jamie Lidell to name just a few. This year’s Vibraphonic is sure to go off with a bang! For full listings, check out the website at vibraphonic.co.uk

BLOC Tickets Fed up of the unpredictable British weather at last year’s Festivals? Well how would you fancy winning a pair of tickets to this March’s Bloc which takes place at Butlins in Minehead with three nights of all mod cons chalet accommodation? Not only do you get all the comforts of your own home (plus 24 hour Bloc TV!) and the largest waterpark in the South West but you also get a full on three day rave pass to see the most eye-poppingly humongous line-up we’ve seen in ages. You can catch Aphex Twin’s brand new live show with Hecker, Future Sound of London playing their first live gig in over ten years, Rusko’s debut live set, Qbert, Skream back to back with Benga, Jamie Lidell live, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Modeselektor, Pole, Altern-8, Metro Area and DJ sets from Carl Craig, Green Velvet, Dan Bell, I-F, Plastician, Alexander Robotnick, DJ Godfather and too many amazing names to mention. To blag entry into this year’s Bloc just answer this question: Which artist playing live at this year’s Bloc recently released an album called ‘Jim’? Send your answer in an email to 247@outofhand.co.uk. Include your contact details. Comp closes 28 Feb. Bloc takes place at Butlins, Minehead 13 – 15 March 2009. You can purchase tickets for Bloc and see the whole line-up at blocweekend.com

Exciting changes are happening at one of Plymouth’s best live music venues, The Hub. It was recently bought by local recording studio/music college Deep Blue Sound, and was closed throughout January for a major refurb.

Improvements include the mens toilets being moved and updated, ladies loos being spruced up, and heaters and umbrellas being installed in the newly concreted smoking area. The venue, was relaunched at the end of January under new name The Hippo with performances from The Days and Two Spot Gobi.

With a new brewery, regular drinks deals, a new front to the building with poster boards and electronic signs, and for all you music fans, top of the range sound equipment, The Hippo will continue to host great live gigs and club nights. Look forward to live performances from acts like Stiff Little Fingers and Dissolved In, more quality local bands like Mad Dog Mcrea, and Lemanis, and club nights from Premonition, Hardcore Reborn, SubHeavy and Covert drum and bass.

Explore The Outdoors Explore the Outdoors returns to Plymouth Pavilions on 21 and 22 Feb with stacks of stuff to try out (including crate stacking, back by popular demand!) From the 25ft climbing wall to the mobile half pipe and demos by the South West Downhill Mountain Bike Club there’s something for all adrenaline junkies. This year’s show will also be launched by Charley Boorman of hit TV series The Long Way Down, which documented his adventures around the world with Ewan McGregor. Tickets for Explore The Outdoors are £5 and kids under 14 go free. Book your tickets now at plymouthpavilions.com.

as brand new material from his second album, due out this summer. All tickets remain valid for the rescheduled dates.

Any ticket holders unable to attend the rescheduled dates can obtain a refund from the point of purchase.

For more info about the tour, see myspace.com/ newtonfaulkner Brain-wave music, internationally recognised performers, electronic synthesis accompanying virtuoso classical piano, and virtual-reality societies composing sounds – all part of one the UK’s most innovative new festivals: the three day long PENINSULA ARTS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL, which takes place in the University of Plymouth’s Roland Levinsky Building from 5.30pm on 27 Feb. “No other music festival in the UK packs so much innovation, excitement and quality into a single weekend,” says Alexis Kirke, a student at the University who helps to organise the festival. Tickets for most performances are free, and those that are charged are still free for University of Plymouth students. pacmf. co.uk Devon band THE DAYS have just had to cancel their UK tour dates up until 9 Feb due to ill health. The lads recently supported Scouting For Girls and are hotly tipped for success in 2009 – see thedaysmusic.com for info on their dates and rescheduling info.

Plymouth’s first ever snowboarding competition takes place on 9 Feb at Plymouth Ski and Snowboard Centre.

SNOWJAM has it all – ramps, rails, and live music from The De La Hays, DJ I.Am. Andy and Tj Harding.

Search facebook.com for Snowjam.

The RED STRIPE MUSIC AWARDS tour comes to Cornwall in March, with a gig at Bunters in Truro on 5 Mar, Blue Bar Porthtowan on 6 Mar, and the Koola in Newquay on 7 Mar. Bands are still to be confirmed – see redstripe. net for more info. magazine | 9

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No one could control the “sun at Glastonbury or the conclusion that the Mercury panellists came to... ” magazine

The last twelve months have been particularly good ones for Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Pete Turner, Mark Potter, and Richard Jupp – otherwise known as indie rock band Elbow. Not only did they have triumphant performances at festivals like Glastonbury and Latitude, a successful UK tour and a North American tour that went down a storm, but the band were finally awarded a Mercury Music Prize for their latest album, ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ (they were first nominated for the prize back in 2001 for debut album, ‘Asleep In The Back’).

With a solid fan base, and the constant praise of the critics, it seems strange that the band who are now being lauded as one of the UK’s best have been left off the winners lists for so long. Guy pointed out, “There are too many random factors to pin point what happened this year that didn’t happen in previous years. Artistic and financial support from our excellent record label [Fiction] definitely is part of it, but no one could control the sun at Glastonbury or the conclusion that the Mercury panellists came to...” he pauses, then laughs. “So I’d like to take the credit, it was me, all me!” Of course, as front man of the band and lyricist, you’d expect Guy to take some credit, but it’s plain as day that he’s not speaking from his ego here – it’s just a light-hearted joke. They talk about themselves as the “longest surviving uncorrupt democracy in history”, and all five members of the band are lifelong friends. Mark adds, in his gentle Mancunian lilt, “We feel very lucky to have somehow shaped this career out of the little noises that we put together.

It’s been almost two decades since Guy and Mark met at sixth form in Bury, near Manchester in 1990 and together with To be able to do that with your best friends, and it take us right Pete and Richard formed the band, Mr. Soft. Mark’s brother, round the world, well, we feel dead lucky. I’m sure there have been points where all of us have individually thought, I can’t do Craig, joined up soon after and by 1997 the five-piece were this anymore, we’re not getting anywhere, but we’ve all stuck called Elbow and had a deal with Island Records. A rocky with it.” career followed, with the band being dropped and then signed with new labels several times. “What doesn’t kill us Amidst the awards ceremonies and the spiralling album sales, makes us stronger,” said Mark. “We just pick ourselves up, Elbow are forging ahead with new projects. Plans are afoot and nothing really matters other than the fact that the five for a kid’s animated film at some point in the future, and as of us still love being in a room together and making music, they’ve already mentioned, the fifth album is well underway. and that’s what it’s always been about, right from the very In March they’re releasing a limited edition box set featuring beginning.” From delicate, beautiful ballads to melancholy a new version of The Seldom Seen Kid, recently recorded at stories and pulsing, anthemic rock, the band’s sound is Abbey Road with the BBC Concert Orchestra. They are also distinctive and steeped with the gravitas that passionate collaborating with the Manchester based Halle Orchestra musicians instil in their work. Guy’s lyrics and the rest of (Britain’s oldest orchestra), plan to go out to Australia in the band’s music take you on a journey with each of their April for a few gigs, and their UK tour in March finishes up at four albums telling a different tale – from love to loss, each Wembley Arena. Mark says excitedly, “I remember one of the album designed to be listened to as an album, something first times me and Guy ever met, sitting down and watching that might seem like an outdated concept in today’s single Queen Live at Wembley, saying to each other that in a couple download crazy music industry but that underwrites their of years time that would be us… nineteen years later, we’ve dedication to make the music they love. Mark explains, “We’ve already started our next record. In January we made finally made it!” And it couldn’t be more deserved. sure we spent some time together, getting in the right frame of mind – playing different music to each other, listening to stuff together, making sure we’re all on the same page. It’s elbow.co.uk • myspace.com/elbowmusic a funny one, because now we feel like for the first time ever, Elbow tour dates in the South West: we can write a record that we know people are going to go 10 Mar, Colston Hall, Bristol [SOLD OUT] and buy. We want to do something a bit more rustic, a bit 11 Mar, Plymouth Pavilions rougher around the edges, a little bit more guitar based and 12 Mar, Newport Centre organic. And,” he points out, “We’re never ever going to sit down and try to write a “commercial”, radio friendly single, Words: Lauren Taverner brown because we’ll just end up hating it.”

Band Photo: Andy Whitton • Live Photos: Shirlane Forrest Although a continuous stream of critical acclaim has followed the band for the 19 years they’ve been together, the commercial success that many thought they deserved has eluded them. But last year, the thundering, rock driven sound of single ‘Grounds For Divorce’ was all over TV on adverts and trailers, the sun shone on their epic, goosebumpraising Glasto performance of ‘One Day Like This’, album sales went platinum, and the band received three Brit award nominations for Best Live Act, Best British Band and British Album. Success finally crash-landed in the patient arms of the band, after years of hard work and ups and downs.

247 Magazine caught up with lead vocalist and lyricist Guy Garvey and guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Potter ahead of their tour in March for a chat about sun, success and sticking things out…

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The Future Sound of London, or FSOL as they are often known, are regarded as pioneers in electronic music. Since Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans met in the mid ‘80s, the duo have spanned many genres, fusing elements from techno, dub, acid, trip-hop and electronica, to name but a few. Early dancefloor success with the 1991 release of ‘Papua New Guinea’ was followed by a much more experimental period, seeing the release of both ‘Lifeforms’ and ‘ISDN’ in 1994. They have adopted many other aliases such as Amorphous Androgynous, using them to explore a wide range of musical and visual styles, moving away from dance music into a more spiritual, psychedelic domain. Relentlessly diverse and prolific, they have captivated audiences both with their studio recordings and live performance. Amidst anticipation and intrigue, the pair are now set to play their first live show as The Future Sound of London for 12 years, at BLOC 2009. Gaz took some time out of remixing a track for Oasis to have a quick natter with us…

You are playing live at BLOC 2009 as The Future Sound of London for the first time since 1997. What is the significance of playing as FSOL, rather than one of your other aliases?

We are beginning the process of re-evaluating the FSOL paradigm with a view to a new album. The Amorphous Androgynous comes from a very different philosophical place. Now is the time to explore the FSOL dimension again...it feels relevant.

The recent advances in software have opened the world of musical creation to a much wider crowd than ever before.

Do you see this as a positive or negative thing?

Both. It’s great that musicians don’t sit in superior chambers of ivory towers. Negative that the sheer quantity of music available diminishes concentration span. Everyone is perpetually flicking like one giant remote control. It’s the greatest, most unfulfilling channel hop of all time!

As a duo, do you both have similar intentions in the studio, or do you approach the music from very different angles?

FSOL: Ying and yang...we both are quite able individually but when we pull at each other in certain complementary ways we achieve something far greater. We both uncannily have exactly the same ears as to whether something is great whatever the style of music. At its best this achieves a revolutionary sound with real heart and substance!!

In recent years you have been delving into the archives.

Do you see the new live show as an extension of this, or will be seeing some new material?

I don’t see the live show as a nostalgia trip and the archive album releases aren’t really either. Obviously we will play some of ‘the hits’, but really we see it as a great catalyst to writing new material.

As one of the headline acts at BLOC, what can we expect How would you describe FSOL to someone that had never from the live show?

An audiovisual immersive headspace, triggering and exploring heard of you?

As a band – deeply contemplative immersion in a the senses and the emotions and exploring possibility!! contradictory soundfield. A 3D headspace encompassing the You are seen by many as something of an enigma. How do struggle for balance. A sonic revolution bringing mankind home in silent union. Teachings from the electronic brain. you think the ‘open studio’ interaction between you and As producers, we are anything and everything we want to the audience in the live show affects this? be. A headspace that hopefully broadens horizons, provokes If at some point we fully realise our ideas the human questions and opens you up to the possibilities... connection will really have no bearing on the emotional impact of the entertainment.

Rumour has it that despite its success, you weren’t entirely satisfied with the 1994 album ‘ISDN’, due in part to technological limitations. Was this the case? And if so, are you hoping to rectify this with the new show?

It wasn’t the album...by its very nature ISDN threw up many questions. It’s not so much solely about technology...more that we feel we now understand a little bit more about what we started and why potentially it could develop from here.

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He’s a DJ, promoter, producer, journalist, manager, record label owner… Cornwall based Charlie G has a lot going on. He’s been making records for eight years, and has played them at parties around the globe for six, highlights including playing the main room at Judgement Sundays in Ibiza in 2007. At just 23 he’s already achieved a great deal, including setting up CGI Records and Management – his own “multi pronged little empire” producing records, managing artists, and running club nights. Last year he did three tours in Japan, a country he loves and with which he now has a lifelong connection.

He ran events at NASS, Boardmasters and his local club, L2 and also came runner up as Best Newcomer to at the World Trance Awards, an event ruled by the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto and Armin (he was also the youngest nominee across all the categories and one of only a handful of UK DJs). 247 caught up with him whilst he was touring in Japan…

sales. I’ve got a really strong stable of talent from UK rising stars, to world-renowned Japanese players. From A&R to PR I glue everything together and take care of all the admin, making sure everything gets to the right people – those things some find boring, but I actually enjoy. You can have the best track in the world but without the right promotion and hype building, it’s just going to get lost in the pile, especially with the digital age.

Which new artists have caught your attention recently?

Although it may seem biased, it would have to be the talent on CGI Records and Management, as I picked these guys for exactly that. Will Atkinson is THE biggest new talent in trance, and the two Joes, Joey V and local lad Joe-E are real prospects. I plan to put a lot of my time into these guys. Outside of this, Vandall is a producer who impresses me with every release and he is a pleasure to work with, and Japanese producer Remo-Con’s sound is always so fresh and energetic… There are big things to come from both of them this year.

What do you think of the clubbing scene in the South West – do you think it’s thriving and healthy or could it do with a jumpstart?

I do think it needs something, it’s all got very tired and Tell us a bit about your new record label, CGI Records. samey and needs freshening up. It’s hard for clubs and I’ve wanted to start up a label for quite a while. I had been promoters to take risks now, which is understandable. But making music for a few years and reviewing for magazines, that shouldn’t mean that the same old DJs and music are and hearing stacks of new material, some of which wasn’t used every month. I think the most vibrant scene down signed, but I felt had big potential. I also wanted to have full here is still drum and bass, but I hope other styles get a bit creative control of my own tracks and give them the promo more flyer space this year. There are small groups of DJs campaigns they needed. I wanted to wait till I had time to and nights that really excite me, especially the passion of focus on it, so it wasn’t just a bedroom label putting out the people involved and if everyone came together a bit tracks here and there. The label has a strong identity and more it would have a positive impact. high quality control and professionalism, and the releases have done amazingly well both in sales, DJ support and reviews. In 2008 the label had over fifty Radio 1 plays, and Charlie G & Vandall – Future Calling is released on CGI it only launched in March. We’ve had tracks included on Ministry of Sound compilations and Judge Jules named our Records on 16 Feb, featuring remixes from Will Atkinson and Joey V. exclusively signed artist Will Atkinson as his producer of 2008. We also released a limited edition 12” in the summer, cgirecords.co.uk which sold out in just two weeks, 80% of which went straight myspace.com/charliegmusic to Japan, which is wicked with the current state of vinyl

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We always on the hunt for good pieces and this time around, Tiverton has come up with the goods. Just because it’s small and off most people’s radar, doesn’t mean it’s not going off and the Tiverton Youth Centre has a great selection of pieces which are being updated on a regular basis. Shout out to the ‘anonymous’ crews and writers for these sweet pieces...

Attention street artists! If you want to see your pieces here, email 247@outofhand.co.uk

Music Breaks & Beats

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named Zach Condon recorded one of my favorite ever albums. If you can imagine falling in love in a Balkan cafe to the (Gold Dust Records) soundtrack of a distant folk festival swooning through your ears then you’re close. On So you like hip hop do you? You’re down Gulag Orkestar, Zach employs an incredible with all the current productions, but feel the array of gypsy instruments to create a dense jiggy rappers aren’t saying anything worth but perfectly executed sound which I cannot hearing. You like the backpack scene but resist returning to. This isn’t a new release, feel that the heads are too serious and but it’s beautiful, sentimental music that you introspective in their views. If you answered will find yourself cherishing and sharing with yes to the above, then this album is for you. a chosen few. Violins, glockenspiels and On Zion I’s latest they walk that fine line of accordions provide an unlikely but potent current urban hip hop and head nodding remedy to the electronic based world that indie MCs. Much like on the last Kidz In The we find ourselves in today.

Hall remix where they worked out if you SUPERDUPERDAN want MTV exposure then you have to at least sound a bit like what they play, Zion I have taken a dip into the mainstream while Pama International keeping their bodies real.

Highrise Aldo Vanucci (Rockers Revolt)

The Take Over

Bashy

Bashy.Com (GGI/Rags 2 Riches Records) For those of you that didn’t catch Bashy’s awesome Black Boys, you need to get this to make up for it. If Bashy’s on point flow and ear for a great hook aren’t enough for you then you have to give props to any MC who namedrops Gary Wilmot.

Respect is well overdue. On this latest CD he shows he has taken the US mixtape game on board and given it his own unique spin. Wanna hear some great crossover UK hip hop? Check this. Wanna support up‘n’coming MCs who are hustling hard?

Check this. Wanna see why he was nominated for a MOBO? Check this… are you understanding the theme here?

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Darkroom Ep

(Urban Scrumping Records) This EP opens with ‘Darkroom’, a glitchy, haunting, techno-inspired dubstep tune that displays an impressive production technique and a refreshingly uncompromising attention to detail. Next up is ‘Kigelia’, a deep, textural, hypnotic tune, which despite being quite different from the first track is again very well put together.

These two tunes are accompanied by well thought out remixes by Phaeleh and Gyu, following their own releases on this highly recommended label.

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Gulag Orkestar (Bad Da Bing)

Back in 2006 an ambitious 19 year-old

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Glastonbury-rocking British reggae superstars (featuring Lynval Golding from The Specials on guitar) drop a version album, built around last year’s anthemic single, Highrise. This album is part of an anti-knife and gun campaign, and contributors include Studio One legend Dennis Alcapone and Billy Bragg. The original track is carried by the smooth lyrical chat of Michie One, and many of the versions here keep her vocal intact. Hard-Fi and Roots Manuva collaborator Wrongtom provides a dub version, and label-mate Mungo’s Hi Fi drops a laidback dubstep mix. In addition to the remixes, ‘Do They Ever Wonder’, featuring Banana Clan’s Jimmy Screech is also a definite winner.

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Dirty North

(Polar Reds) These guys are WAY too creative and open-minded to be filed alongside the runof-the-mill breakbeat fodder. Bit of the old squelchy acid synth, anyone? And before you’ve had a chance to say “What’s your name and how many are you on?”, you’re listening to a different style altogether. Yes, they use the old-school well, but they don’t bleed it dry, and leave room for plenty of other influences. They know how to make the tracks bounce, and there’s enough variety on ‘Dirty North’ to give it an album feel. My favourite track is ‘This is Acid’: proper fuckin’ ‘88 gear.

Arash Torabi

The Cut Ups

The High And Mighty (Household Name)

Exeter’s The Cut Ups have walked a steady path, unconcerned with the whims

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of punk fashionistas, which might be why their second album is an unreconstructed, surefire winner. Dealing with singer Jon Curtis’ familiar themes of small-town pride and punk rock salvation, ‘The Wrong Side Of The River’ and the adorably honest ‘I Know It’s OK’ are the kind of simple, personal protest songs that never lose their colour no matter how many times you run them through the wash.

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Spirits Of The Dead Spirits Of The Dead (White Elephant)

Thankfully, some people just can’t let go of the golden age of psychedelic rock’n’roll.

Norway’s Spirits Of The Dead, for instance, have embraced the ethereal folk-rock mores of the past, downed a handful of Doors and Zep pills and let their green fingers do the walking. And if you can show me a more authentic slice of early ‘70s psyche-groove than supreme opener ‘White Lady / Black Rave’, I’ll eat my Kaftan.

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The View

Which Bitch?

(1965) You have to be a bit thick to fall in love with The View. How else could you tolerate the melancholy-lite of ‘Temptation Dice’ or the schmindie tedium of ‘5 Rebbeccas’? But then, something happens. ‘Glass Smash’ crashes in on a wave of celtic ambience, followed by the string-laden, Tin Pan Alley lilt of ‘Distant Doubloon’ and, suddenly, it feels like The Coral and Gershwin have gatecrashed the party. Expectations are upturned; for a while at least. Hey fan, maybe you’re not so stupid after all.

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Phonemonkey Open Your Ears…

(Bitcrusher Records) Anyone on the search for mind-warping breakcore should look no further than this debut from South West beat eccentric Phonemonkey. The 12 tracks on offer provide a sensory overload of broken drum ‘n’ bass, R ‘n’ B synths, twisted pop and a few spooky atmospherics. The obscenely titled yet deftly produced ‘Monkeyc*nt’ proves the clear highlight, incorporating shards of lo-fi bleeps, million-mile-an-hour beats and a good dose of self-deprecating humour. If Squarepusher did Gameboys, this would be it. The rhythms are fragmentary, the melodies outlandish, but the record successfully pulls in a great deal of coherence and catchiness and as such makes Phonemonkey one to watch for 2009.

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DEMOS HEAD OF PROGRAMMES – Plymouth troubadour, James MacGregor, and co – have produced an album that truly sets a benchmark for regional neo-folk wannabes. ‘The Magnetic South’ (released through Cough Records) oozes with the kind of stark, understated melancholy that the likes of Leonard Cohen, Red House Painters and Smog have turned into an art-form; all gently tugging chords, teary melodies and baritone resignation, with a wry nod to the cool manoeuvres of Velvet Underground. Magnificent. myspace.com/headofprogrammes When he’s not fronting Noise Annoys Simon, SIMON BISH is penning pretty acoustic tunes and crooning like Evan Dando.

The East Devonian’s new single, ‘Heart Shape Sky’ (out on his own Pop Noise imprint), is a little frayed around the edges but still wears its wistful, melodica-parping ambience well. The flipside, ‘Honey Hair’, adds overdrive yet manages to hold itself back enough to maintain that intended air of indiedom. Not bad, if a little uneventful. myspace.com/simonbish As is often the case, the thing that truly lets Plymouthbased roots-rockers, THE WISHBONES, down is the vocal – a strangely overwrought and atonal creature that doesn’t quite tie into the songs.

Other than that, the quintet’s amalgamation of bluegrass, rock and reggae is decent enough festival fodder with banjos, slide guitars and percussion all busily vying for attention on the likes of the politically-minded ‘Watching Lies’. But their attempt at mawkish rock anthem (‘More To Give’) is ill-advised, to say the least. myspace.com/thewishbones) Cardiff trio, DON’T TREAD ON SPIDERS, are a curiously loveable indie-fi proposition, especially when they step off the gas to reveal their vulnerable side (the minimalist ‘Together Again’). Elsewhere on the ‘Monomyth’ EP, they delve into ramshackle sub-pop, piano-led confession and slow-burning malice (the ‘60s psyche-tinged title track); all of which, when taken as a whole, showcases a band who refreshingly refuse to curb their emotional range. myspace.com/donttreadonspiders

Rising out of the ashes of underrated Exeter ensemble, Reeko, are HOOF – a trio who make a gloriously heavy racket that seems to draw inspiration from anything that unsettles. Their self-titled demo album has the thick marrow of NoMeansNo, Melvins, Black Flag and Jawbox all partially-fed into a hardcore grinder for maximum brainscrambling effect. It’s great, dynamic stuff, especially when combined with some sweet songwriting touches, as on the sardonically titled ‘I Blame Whitey’. myspace.com/hoofingmusic

Meanwhile over on Murdoch-Space…

Totnes indie-prog sextet, DIGITAL BOB’s new single ‘Thank God That We’ is a curious and crunchy infusion of their trademark indie-psychedelia tempered by a Foals-like intro and passages of, deep breath, white reggae. But it’s the chorus that unites the disparate pieces to show that the band haven’t lost any of their loveable, off-kilter charm. Listen on their myspace myspace.com/ digitalbobmusic or download from digitalbob.co.uk Why wait ‘til London’s THE HYPE THEORY are famous before you start to loathe Katy Jackson’s smug croon or detest the band’s marketed punk-pop guff? Just go to their Myspace site and get the knives out now. Clearly chart-sploiking wannabes, this Paraless mulch is so studied it’s carrying a school satchel. Emblazoned with the names of a thousand equally shit bands, probably. myspace.com/thehypetheory) A funk rock groove machine. From Cornwall. Haven’t we been here, and fled in terror, before? So, with the ghost of Rootjoose hanging in the air, Truro quartet, BHODAZAFFA get their freak on with Mother Love Bone guitar hooks and archaic, nu-metal vocal snarls that show a serious lack of new ideas, but at least they don’t wear hideous jester hats. Yet. Debut EP out soon. myspace.com/bhodazaffa

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INGUNN DYBENDAL Babahogs, 19b Well Lane, 01326 211718, babahogs.com Norwegian student Ingunn is currently in the final year of an illustration degree at Falmouth. She won the Artade drawing competition last year, and her eyecatching work has a contemporary, individual style. She’s also our featured artist on this month’s contents page… take a look! Other artists will also be exhibited at Babahogs during February, names TBC.

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spontaneity and freedom to her paintings.

She has an MFA in painting from the Slade School of Fine Art, London and a BA in fine art from Falmouth College of Art. lucyapple.com

3 Feb Exeter

LUCY APPLE Here and Now Gallery, 41a Killigrew St, 01326 211505, heregallery.co.uk Lucy Apple uses painting to break down the barriers between the disabled and able bodied worlds. She has Cerebral Palsy, and finds that difficult hand movements and the moments of frustration that she experiences bring

Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Rd, 01392 493493, exeternorthcott.co.uk, £21 Jessie Wallace (Eastenders), Linda Robson (Birds of a Feather) and Grace Kingslene (Holby City, Extras) star in Britain’s funniest and sexiest show, now in it’s tenth year.

PLAGIARISMO Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £8/£6 Performance artist Richard Dedomenici is determined to provoke ‘justice’ and our perceptions of it. His work is dedicated to the development and implementation of innovative strategies designed to undermine accepted belief systems and topple existing power structures.

Plagiarismo is an amusing and gently satirical educational illustrated talk about the problem of intellectual copyright theft in the creative industries.

4 & 11 Feb Exeter

3 – 7 Feb Exeter

6 Feb Plymouth

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WHO AM I? WHO ARE YOU? St Nicholas Priory, The Mint (off Fore St), 01392 665858, exeter.gov.uk/RAMM Artist Gabriella Faulk is working on a new project for Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum that explores concepts of identity and status. If you could only tell people about yourself through way you look, what would you wear? Come and be photographed wearing your chosen outfit as part of this project.

HEART OF DARKNESS Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, 01752 267131, barbicantheatre. co.uk, 7.30pm, £5 Tavaziva Dance return to the Barbican Theatre with new show Heart of Darkness, created by award-winning Zimbabweanborn choreographer and composer Bawren Tavaziva bringing his trademark fusion of African sensibility, music and dance moves within an entirely Western contemporary theatre context.

6 Feb Nr St Austell

ARTS CAFÉ Eden Project, Bodelva, 01726 811972, edenproject.com, 7pm – 12.30am, £5 Eden’s first Arts Café of the new year features fantastic food, music from residents Jelly Jazz, a Fair Trade exhibition and art from Cornwall and Devon’s Bright Young Things.

6 – 28 Feb Great Torrington

15 – 21 Feb

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Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, 01752 267131, barbicantheatre.co.uk, 7.30pm, £5

How To Change The World In Seven Days is a week of workshops, performances and debates that is entirely led by young people and aims to break down barriers and misconceptions that exist between the communities in Plymouth. The event is launched by Benjamin Zephaniah, world famous poet and musician, who will host an evening of poetry, rap and song.

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BRUCE CRAMP Plough Arts Centre, 9 – 11 Fore St, 01805 624624, plough-arts.org Bruce Cramp studied Fine Art at Exeter School of Art before being awarded a first class degree at Central St Martins in London – this is an exhibition of current paintings and past work showing development from commercial illustration work for clients like The Body Shop, Penguin Books and Channel 4.

Until 7 Feb

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THE ANIMAL GAZE Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth College of Art and Design, pcad.ac.uk The Animal Gaze is a contemporary art exhibition that explores the complex relationships between animals and humans. It features the work of over 40 artists at five exhibition venues in Plymouth and Exeter and takes place as part of the celebrations marking 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since On The Origin of Species was published. Curator Rosemarie McGoldrick will give a public talk at Viewpoint Gallery on 4 Feb, 5.30 – 6.30pm – open to all. animalgaze.org

9 Feb – 23 Mar Salcombe

JOE CORNISH bangwallop, 2 Island Square, Island St, 01548 843100, bangwallop.co.uk An exhibition of work from the UK’s leading landscape photographer, Joe Cornish.

10 - 14 Feb Plymouth

DON JOHN Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal. com, 7.30pm (Sat Mat 2.30pm), £10 - £20 Cornwall-based Kneehigh Theatre return to the Theatre Royal a radical re-working of the Don Giovanni, Casanova and Don Juan stories, updated and set in 1970s England. Kneehigh are renowned for their distinctive physical, musical and visually arresting style. The story revolves around the dangerous, naughty and irresistible Don John whose claim to fame is that he has slept with over 2,000 women.

12 Feb Barnstaple

JASON MANFORD Queens Theatre, 01271 324242, northdevontheatres.org.uk, 7.45pm, £15 One of the leading lights of the UK comedy circuit for over five years, Jason started his comedy career as a glass collector at Manchester’s longest running comedy club The Buzz. When an act failed to turn up one night, Jason offered to step in and went on to win over the audience.

12 - 14 Feb Plymouth

2084 The Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com,

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7.45pm, £7 Theatre Royal Plymouth’s People’s Company returns to the Drum with a devised play packed with energy and action.

Taking inspiration from Orwell’s 1984, 2084 is a possible vision of our contemporary society, examining a world where reality TV has become a menacing power.

Burton, horror, myth and legend.

20 Feb Ilfracombe

COMEDY CLUB Landmark Pavilion, 01271 324242, northdevontheatres.org. uk, 8.30pm, £7 With Bath’s Noel Britton and rapper turned comedian Doc Brown.

FLHIP FLHOP: EVERYTHING HAPPENS ON THE BREAK Landmark Theatre, 01271 324242, northdevontheatres.org. uk, 8pm, £12.50/£10/£6 Rannel Theatre Company bring a fresh new twist on hip hop theatre. Fhlip Fhlop follows the lunchtime antics of two painters and decorators who seek to enrich their existence by escaping into breakdancing, b-boying and DJing. The show is inspired by the real life British hip hop culture of creators Matt Bailey and Joey D.

14 – 15 Feb Exeter

20 – 25 Feb Exeter

13 Feb Ilfracombe

NOISE BOX Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Award winning digital artists HMC Interactive present Noise Box. Step inside a darkened room and every noise you make will wash the space with vibrant colours and shapes, swirling in the darkness. This totally immersive experience allows you to interact with your own digital animation artwork. You provide the noise, the box does the rest.

Part of Animated Exeter.

14 Feb – 18 Apr Newlyn

FABLE New Road, Newlyn, 01736 363715, newlynartgallery.co.uk Matthew Usmar Lauder exhibits ambiguously romantic paintings with dark and enigmatic narratives. His veiled, layered images are sourced from found photographs and cinema stills, with particular reference to children’s fables in his new work.

18 – 21 Feb Plymouth

BRILLIANT The Drum Theatre, Royal Parade, 01752 267222, theatreroyal.com Various times, £10 Brilliant is a new devised visual theatre piece all about light; the final part of a trilogy of work for young audiences created by Fevered Sleep using live music, inventive lighting, movement and rich theatricality, all directed and designed by award-winning director David Harradine.

19 Feb Perranporth

PATHWAY TO THE RED SUN Perranporth Memorial Hall, 01872 572121, 7.30pm, £see venue Rogue Theatre continue their highly acclaimed tour with this show, inspired by Madame Butterfly and set in a futuristic landscape, drawing influences from Tim

COBBO Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £8/£10 Theatre Alibi and Exeter Phoenix present the premiere of a new play by Daniel Jamieson, which tells the extraordinary story of Annie who still hasn’t found her Mister Right. Where some of us might have turned to a Lonely Hearts column to find a mate, love for Annie washes up in the shape of a swan called Cobbo.

Age 15+

Until 21 Feb Exeter

TALES FROM THE GOLDEN WEST Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk The South West is home to some of the greatest and oldest animation companies in the UK. For it’s 10th Anniversary, and as part of Animated Exeter, this exhibition showcases work from the creative minds that brought us animated classics like Wallace and Gromit.

Until 21 Feb Plymouth

DISPOSABLE PEOPLE Peninsula Arts Gallery, The Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, peninsula-arts.co.uk A touring exhibition featuring the work of eight internationally renowned Magnum photojournalists, all of whom have a strong commitment to human rights issues, whose work explores aspects of slavery in the world today.

Until 21 Feb Exeter

CHRISTIANE BAUMGARTNER Spacex Gallery, 45 Preston Street, 01392 431786, spacex.org.uk

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I MADE YOU A SUBMARINE,

Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk, 8pm, £9/£7 I made you a submarine is a multi-layered devised theatre performance that begins with Billy the Kid’s dying friend Charley Bowdre and ends by the seaside with a lobster, a mermaid, a sailor, Napoleon Bonaparte and the mysterious arrival of a submarine.

German artist Christiane Baumgartner is well known for her monumental monochrome woodcuts taken from her own film stills. The exhibition comprises a body of new work demonstrating her fascination with speed and the passage of time.

01736 365520, acornartscentre. co.uk, 11am – 3pm Djamu Cafe launches with the aim of offering disabled artists and art lovers in Cornwall an opportunity to get together for support, inspiration and discussion.

Until 24 Feb Truro

27 Feb Wadebridge

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MICHAEL FOWLER AKA AUREL, The Soup Gallery, 106 Kenwyn St, thesoupgallery.co.uk Michael was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1988, lives in St Ives, and studied art and design at Truro College before tripping of to Bristol UWE to study fine art.

After being drowned in the distractions of student life he returned to Cornwall before embarking on a trip to New Zealand to gain some perspective and gather some inspiration. Now working away furiously, he serves up what he describes as neither graffiti or street art, nor your ‘traditional’ Cornish Art, but perhaps a medium between the two, citing Romania and his own experiences and aspirations as strong influences in his work.

CHEFS SPECIAL St Eval Parish Hall, 01841 521616, 7.30pm, £see venue See 25 Feb listing…

28 Feb Calstock CHEFS SPECIAL Calstock Village Hall, 01822 832414, 8pm, £see venue See 25 Feb listing…

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25 Feb St Austell

CHEFS SPECIAL The Keay, Tregonissy Road, 01726 226777, thekeay.co.uk 7.30pm, £8/£7/£5 Cube Theatre present a heart-rendingly hilarious and rib-ticklingly poignant comedy musical cornucopia! Chef’s Special features song and dance, culinary percussion, and lashings of porridge!

Live music includes a heady blend of tango, opera and musical theatre.

Until 28 Feb Penzance

PARTOU ZIA The Exchange, Princes St, Penzance, 01736 363715, theexchangegallery.co.uk A major exhibition of evocative paintings and drawings by the late Partou Zia, who was based in Newlyn and passed away aged just 49 in March last year.

Her work consists of dream-like scenes with a personal mythology of motifs and symbols including lovers, sleepers, dre

28 Feb – 13 Mar Plymouth

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26 Feb Penzance

DJAMU CAFE Acorn Arts Centre, Parade St,

FRAGILITY OF FLIGHT Peninsula Arts Gallery, The Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, 01752 585050, peninsula-arts.co.uk A surreal anthropomorphic tragi-comedy

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Swindon Dance, Regent Circus, Swindon, 01793 601700, swindondance.org.uk State of Emergency tour the UK with a dynamic new show that explores the male psyche.

These new pieces of theatre from leading Black British choreographers put male relationships under the microscope, studying classic role models, father-son relationships, and the relaxed solidarity of friendships, combining street, hip hop, physical theatre and contemporary dance. stateofemergencyltd.com

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as birds and humankind merge to face survival in the wake of profound changes to the natural world. The exhibition combines illustration, birdsong and a clarinet trio and is part of the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival 09.

under 9 on 21 Feb (booking essential). animalgaze.org

Until 1 Mar Bovey Tracey

THE ANIMAL GAZE Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, 01752 304774, plymouthmuseum.gov.uk Darwin-focused events and exhibits at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery take place as part of Darwin200 and The Animal Gaze. Related workshops take place for children over half term, and you can explore Darwin’s stay in the city ahead of his epic voyage on board The Beagle on 10 Feb. See website for more details.

GET FRESH The Devon Guild Of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, 01626 832223, crafts.org.uk Get Fresh presents the emerging talent of designer-makers from across the South West. 18 new makers working in automata, furniture, print, ceramics, photography and mixed media are showcased in the gallery.

Until 22 Mar Plymouth

THE ANIMAL GAZE Plymouth Arts Centre, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org A contemporary art exhibition exploring the complex relationships between animals and humans, featuring the work of over 40 artists at five exhibition venues in Plymouth and Exeter. There will be a free informal discussion event about The Animal Gaze at Plymouth Arts Centre on 10 and 25 Feb at 1pm (no need to book), and an animation workshop for children

Until 28 Mar Plymouth

Until 4 May St Ives

LUKE FROST Tate St Ives, Porthmeor Beach, 01736 796266, tate.org.uk/stives Luke Frost is the sixth artist to emerge from the current Tate St Ives Artist Residency at Porthmeor Studios, St Ives.

An abstract painter, his works explore the pictorial possibilities of colour. Built up in layers to a refined, smooth surface, these strictly formal arrangements pose the saturation, rhythm, balance and contrast of colour against architectural space.

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Animated Exeter – Exanimation (U) 15 Feb: The Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk 15 Feb, The Barn Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/barn-cinema A chance to see a selection of the best animation made by under 18s in the South West. Free screening.

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1 – 5 Feb: The Poly, Falmouth,

01326 212300, thepoly.org 13 – 19 Feb, Plymouth Arts Centre, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org 15 – 16 Feb: The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, 01805 624624, plough-arts.org Dir: Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman 2008/Australia/165 mins Luhrmann’s fourth movie is an outback epic which plays like a glorious, melodramatic western.

Nicole Kidman is stuck-up Englishwoman Lady Ashely, who crosses the world in 1939 to check up on her husband’s errant behaviour.

Discovering he’s been killed and her cattle have been stolen by the nasty beef baron next door (Bryan Brown) the only way to save the family fortune is to drive 1,500 head of cattle across the unforgiving Northern Territory. She engages the help of Hugh Jackman, a brawling man’s man with a chequered romantic past. It’s a stunning romp that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

Che: Part One (15)

1 – 5 Feb: Plymouth Arts

Centre, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org 6 – 9 Feb: The Barn Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/barn-cinema Dir: Steven Soderbergh, starring Benicio del Toro and Julia Ormond.

2008/France/Spain/126 mins Audacious in conception and daring in realisation, Steven Soderbergh’s two part study of Che Guevara’s campaigns in Cuba and Bolivia provide us with an outstanding anatomy of the politics and process of revolutionary change. A stunning turn from Benicio del Toro has made this an early Oscar contender. Part 1 is a chronicle of the successful uprising in Cuba, tracking

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Che’s rise from doctor to revolutionary hero. Look out for Part 2 later in the month.

Frost/Nixon (15)

20 – 26 Feb: The Barn

Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/barn-cinema.

Dir: Ron Howard, starring Michael Sheen, Frank Langella and Sam Rockwell 2008/US/122 mins This film highlights the historic encounter between former President Richard Nixon and chat-show lightweight David Frost. Three years after being forced to resign, the former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to outfox the breezy British showman and rehabilitate himself in the hearts and minds of the American people.

Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (Tbc) 15 Feb: The Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir. Olivier Jean-Marie Starring: Lambert Wilson and Joe Dalton 2007/France/90 mins A dazzling premier for the Berlin Festival 2008 Grand Prix Winner. The story tells of a gang of robbers known

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as the Dalton Brothers, four felons who are of varying heights, who try to get guns, rob banks, and escape.

Beginning in New York, the foursome manage to hide loot from their most recent robbery in a wagon before being busted by Lucky Luke, the renowned cowboy whose gun-slinging speed makes him famous.

has-been wrestling star who wants to return to the big time. Marisa Tomai plays the love interest in this touching film that is as sure to twang as many heart strings as it does wrestling ring strings. The film was good enough to win the Golden Lion top prize at the Venice Film Festival

Mind Game 13 Feb: The Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir: Masaaki Yuasa 2004/Japan/104 mins Part of the Animated Exeter series of films, this is only the second UK screening of this animated gem, so this is a very rare opportunity. Young Mishi is a bit of a loser – the film follows his trip to heaven and back on a mindblowing odyssey as he tries to rescue his ex-girlfriend. Suitable for ages 15+.

28 Feb: The Jill Craigie

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Cinema, University of Plymouth, 01752 585050, peninsula-arts. co.uk Part of the Peninsula Arts Contemporary Music Festival, this is a work that playfully explores some of Charles Darwin’s insights. According to his memoirs, the two months that he spent in Plymouth before his voyage to South America were “the most miserable that [I] ever spent.”

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The Wrestler (15) 13 Feb: The Barn Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/barn-cinema 20 – 26 Feb: Plymouth Arts Centre, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org Dir: Darren Aronofsky, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomai 2008/US/109 mins The director behind The Fountain and Requiem for a Dream crops up with a potentially Oscar winning film. A resurgent performance from Mickey Rourke sees him take the lead as a

Vicky Christina Barcelona (12a)

27 Feb – 5 Mar: Plymouth

Arts Centre, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org Dir: Woody Allen, starring Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson 2008/US/SPAIN/96 mins Allen’s latest comedy drama marks a return to form. Friends Vicky (Hall) and Christina (Johansson) are American friends spending the summer in Barcelona when they encounter laid back seducer Juan, who invites them to spend the weekend with him. Things get complicated when his tempestuous ex wife (Cruz) turns up.

LIVE The Year Of The Nail (Tbc)

Released: 6 Feb

11 Feb: The Exeter Phoenix,

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (TBC)

Dir: David Fincher, starring Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt . 2008/US/159 mins Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is a boy born with the biology of a pensioner. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 to the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be.

As he grows up, he grows younger, and falls in love with Daisy (Cate Blanchett).

Can their romance survive his curious condition? Another oddity from the man behind Seven and Fight Club.

01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir. Jonas Cuaron, starring Eireann Harper and Diego Catano 2007/Mexico/78 mins An experimental offering from Mexico that featured in last year’s Raindance Festival, depicting a summer love story between teenager Diego and twenty year old American, Molly.

The entire film is told through still images with voiceover providing the dialogue and inner monologues of the characters. The film explores the cultural differences between their two homelands whilst also urging us to savour life’s little blessings. Cuaron, the son of the director of Y Tu Mama Tambien, has created a memorable and intriguing film.

PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE CINEMA TICKETS

The lovely people at Plymouth Arts Centre have given us

a pair of tickets to give away to a screening of your choice

in February. Plymouth Arts Centre is one of the city’s premier

arts venues with a relaxed atmosphere, comfortable cinema, a superb restaurant called The Green Room and gallery space – it’s also a hub for creativity in the city and hosts many art focused talks, workshops and events.

Also, if you buy a glass of wine in the restaurant, you’re allowed to take it into the cinema with you. To enter the competition, email 247@outofhand.co.uk with PAC FILM in the subject line. Entries close 28 Feb, tickets will be valid during March 09.

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Thu.05 Spudleigh Salterton MIKE SILVER, Otterton Mill, Otterton, Nr Budleigh Salterton, £10.50 A consummate guitarist with a voice like liquid crystal, Mike is a unique songwriter & performer who has been an audience favourite for 30 years. His fabulous new album “How Many Rivers” was released last summer. mikesilver.co.uk. Info: 01395 568521

Exeter THE CUT UPS, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-1am, £see venue. With a new record out on Household Name and Dan Heron from Dead City Stereo on guitar, The Cut Ups are rapidly becoming one of the best bands in the Exeter scene. With Downtown Riots and You Me And The Atom Bomb. Their album is out this month too.

EXETER PICTUREHOUSE LIVE MUSIC, Exeter Picturehouse, 51 Bartholomew Street West, 8.30pm, £free. Exeter Picturehouse Live Music night with Jules and Benjamin Akira Tallamy, Super Punk Muffin and All Living Fear. myspace.com/exeterpicturehouselivemusic.

JELLY ROLL, Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill, Topsham, 8pm, £5. Top flight R‘n’B from boogie woogie keyboard wizard Craig Milverton, and local Blues legend Julian Piper. Info: 01392 873407.

Falmouth RAGGED TROUSERED PHILANTHROPISTS, The Tap Room, 3 Old Brewery Yard, High St, £see venue Acoustic hillbilly punk. Info: 01326 319888 or myspace.com/thetaproomfal

Liskeard TANKSLAPPER, The Barley Sheaf, Church St, 9pm, £see venue Following their blinding debut at The Barley last year, rock covers quartet Tankslapper are back. thebarley.com

Plymouth THE DELAHAYS, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Funky urban hip hop – TBC see annabelscabaret.co.uk for more info.

NICK THE FISH, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk RUARRI JOSEPH, The Ride Café and Marquee, 45 Tavistock Place, 11 – 12pm, £3. A flip-flop wearing folkie, Ruarri’s music is both classic and modern, occasionally brooding but often upbeat. Debut album ‘Tales Of Grime And Grit’ draws comparisons to Elliot Smith, Jack Johnson and John Martyn, but ultimately Ruarri’s sound is very much his own. With support to be confirmed. myspace.com/ruarrijoseph GILL, Skiving Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free. Gill, Talons, The Adventures Of and Operation A.R.D. myspace.com/7thcirclepromotions

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RYAN ASHLEY JONES, Bunters Bar, Little Castle Street, £free. Side project by Hitchcock Rules singer/songwriter Ryan Jones, mixing indie, folk and rock for a unique sound that’s well worth checking out. With support. Info: 01872 241220 or myspace.com/buntersbar

3 DAFT MONKEYS, Driftwood Spars, Trevaunance Cove, 10pm, £2 CHARITY FUNDRAISER. Foot stomping alternative folk. driftwoodspars.com

SPEAKEASY, The B-Bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £3 Delightful roots-jazz band playing tin pan alley songs and tunes you never knew you knew. Featuring Seth Lakeman’s dad Geoff.

FRESHLY SQUEEZED, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, £see venue. Up and coming soul and funk act Freshly Squeezed and guests. For more info see myspace.com/ theplymouthhub TOO HOT, White Rabbit, BretonBarnstaple side Bus Station, 8pm – 12am, THE CUT UPS, Inn On The Square, £see venue. Ska and reggae from Too Hot, with support from Switzerland’s The Square. Passionate Exeter punks, Alaska, Restraints, and Russell Can’t The Cut Ups, hit up a few South West Drive. myspace.com/theviaduct hotspots to coincide with the release of THE DOGHOUSE BLUES BAND, their sophomore album ‘The High And Mighty’, which is released through House- The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican. Info: 01752 hold Name Records (see album reviews).

672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub. co.uk Exeter MARJON LIVE, The Voodoo BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY CELLounge, Drake Circus, 8pm, £2 EBRATION, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy With Head of Programmes and support St, 8.30pm, £10adv, £12 otd TBA. Call 01752 636700 ext 5645 for Featuring performances from Delroy more info.

O’Gilvie (former frontman of legendary UK THE RAT ATTACK, The Phoenix, roots band Black Roots), former Talisman Union St, 10pm, £see venue vocalist Othenio, Sister Talibah and Music from Rat Attack, Throne of backing band Jungle Red. Support from Atlanta, Lower Than Atlantis, The octogenarian reggae and ska maestro DJ Avalon, and DeadPoets. myspace.

Derek. exeterphoenix.org.uk com/7thcirclepromotions BARNFIELD MUSIC NIGHT, Clifford Suite, Barnfield Theatre, 7.45pm, £1. All genres and audience welcome to this entertaining evening.

Intimate stage and lighting and full P/A Exeter system. Cafe and bar open and free park- IMELDA MAY, Exeter Phoenix, ing nearby, just £1 entry which is also Gandy St, 8pm, £10/£8. Dublin-born a raffle ticket. See barnfieldmusicclub.

Imelda May has the rare kind of raw talent co.uk for further details, or phone Jerry and timeless glamour that truly illuminates 01626 772270. the stage with her own infectious fusion

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THE AVIATRONICS, The Watermark, Leonards Road, 7.30pm – 11pm, £3 adv, £3.25 otd Music from The Aviatronics, The Orkid, and Alex Dumbiotis. For info call 01752 892220 or see ivybridgewatermark.co.uk / myspace.com/watermarkpromotions

Falmouth RUARRI JOSEPH, Princess Pavilions, Melvill Road, 8pm – 11pm, £8adv. Cornish singer songwriter Ruarri Joseph launches his new album, ‘Both Sides Of The Coin’. With support from Louis Eliot and Ryan Jones (frontman of The Hitchcock Rules).

Penzance THE BOHEMIANS, Acorn Arts Centre, Parade Street, 8.30pm, £12adv/£13door. The Bohemians are one of the longest standing Queen Tribute acts, and have in their time claimed a much coveted appearance at the Queen fan club convention. acornartscentre.co.uk

Plymouth THE ORGANISATION, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Pop, soul and funk from this South West based band who play a mix of 60s and 70s covers with that classic Hammond organ sound! annabelscabaret.co.uk

of rockabilly, blues and jazz, her sassy burlesque-inspired performances and her distinctive interpretation of classic standards. She recently supported Jools Holland throughout the UK and has just been signed to Universal. exeterphoenix.org.uk BASKERY, Voodoo Lounge, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, 8pm, £8/£6 Three sisters from Stockholm create their sound on distorted slide banjo, slap driven upright bass and acoustic guitar. Recently supported Seth Lakeman. exeterphoenix. org.uk THE OLD PORCH BAND, Clifford Suite, Barnfield Theatre, 7.45pm, £see venue. The Old Porch Band, performing old Americana type music with percussion from Apalacian dancers, a good live band! See barnfieldmusicclub. co.uk for further details.

Plymouth STOMPIN’ DAVE’S ELECTRIC BLUES BAND, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Stompin’ harmonica yielding banjo fiddling knees up with Dave Allen working up a frenzy of blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country! This multi talented man was born to play the blues. With tantalizing belly dancing from Ameera. annabelscabaret.co.uk HOBOKINGS, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk

Sun.08

Exeter

FAKE FIGHT PRESENTS THOMAS TRUAX, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-12am, £4 Thomas Truax is an American songwriter, performer, and inventor of musical instruments. He first came to prominence as a solo performer in the 90s in New York as one of a group of musicians and songwriters (including Lach, Jeff Lewis, Curtis Eller, and Beck) who made up the antifolk movement which has since influenced the likes of Noah and The Whale. His mad instrumental inventions include the Cadillac Beatspinner Wheel, a system of spinning wheels, metal spokes and small cymbals, which, through the use of various contact mics, ’beats out’ a primitive drum beat that forms the backing to songs that Thomas then plays on guitar.

With support.

THE EARLY EVENING JAZZ SESSION, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 7.30pm, £free. A free, relaxing evening of jazz with The Pete Canter Trio.

JULES, Tiger Bills. 7 North Street, 7pm-9pm, £free With a voice like Natalie Merchant, this indie musician’s influences range from Ani Difranco to Blind Melon. She’ll sing to your soul & challenge your heart to feel!

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Mon.09 Exeter DOWN TO THE WIRE, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 8pm, £free Chilled out night at The Hub with acoustic music and bottles of wine for £5.

Plymouth KEANE, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Rd, 7.30pm, £26.91 SOLD OUT plymouthpavilions.com

Tue.10 Bideford JAM NIGHT, Palladium Club, Lower Gunstone, 4pm – 12am, £free Come and join in, regular house band.

Info: 01237 478860

Exeter RUARRI JOSEPH, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, 8pm, £8/£6 Gravelly voiced Cornish singer songwriter launches his new album, Both Sides Of The Coin. exeterphoenix.org.uk NOT ADVISED, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 8pm, £5. Southampton pop punk outfit Not Advised with The Auteur, Lost Without Lacie, Out Of Sight and All Or Nothing.

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But first, Denver crypto-punks, GIT SOME, reassured us that there is life after Planes Mistaken For Stars (White Rabbit, Plymouth, 25 Nov) with a gnarled, filthy assault on the senses, where guitars churn like tornados and rhythms are designed solely to destroy good will. And then some. Plymouth’s TALONS were wracked with nerves ahead of their debut outing but the Southern-grilled sludge-metal mammoths needn’t have worried once the bludgeoning riffs came into play.

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Switzerland quiffniks, THE PEACOCKS, never strayed from their chosen punkabilly path, with a tight primitive rhythm section and a clutch of plucky singalongs (Exeter Cavern, 4 Dec). But it was local Clash-inspired punks, THE DEAD CITY STEREO, who impressed the most; keeping things uncluttered and full of terrace chant choruses that recalled punk’s heyday without falling foul of pastiche.

Former NoComply singer, Kelly Kemp, is back with a full band, and not before time (Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth, 11 Dec). Going by the name of LIVERS & LUNGS, they’re more an expansion of her solo folk-roots oeuvre, with banjo, bass, acoustic guitars and joint female singer, El Morgan, adding more colour to the palette. The result is a clutch of great songs that take Drag The River’s melancholic strum and add a slice of underground positivity. Cornish trio and former Hit The Beach starlets, BANGERS, proved their worth, delivering a vibrant, Latterman-esque style of melodic punk that could see them become the jewel in the crown of the UK underground before long. A few miles east and they’re all at it again (King Alfred, Southampton 12 Dec) with The Dead City Stereo, Bangers and Livers & Lungs putting in top drawer sets. And it’s clear to see why Swansea’s THE ARTERIES are making a name for themselves: frenetic punk rock that put a fresh twist on the scorching dynamics of mid-‘90s US big hitters such as All and Pulley; while WOODEN BULLETS’ ramshackle country-rock had all the heart and soul but not enough clarity. Early days, mind.

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It was hardly the biggest of crowds in attendance but that didn’t stop Bradford’s SOUNDS OF SWAMI from making a delay-drenched hardcore noise that could have had the lobby windows of Wembley Arena shaking in fear (Shed, Leicester, 16 Dec). 24 hours later, across the Severn, a host of Welsh bands were making a positive noise at odds with the insane, alcohol-fuelled bustle outside the venue (Bar Co, Swansea, 17 Dec). A NEW DAY played fast and fierce, combining Boysetsfire earnestness with hardcore shoutiness; Cardiff trio, SOLUTIONS, have come on in leaps and bounds, comfortably settling into their No Idea-influenced swirl of dog-eared melodies and genuinely moving refrains; and local lads, THE SYMPTOMS, proffered cleanly-executed punk rock with a Leatherface snarl.

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Dutch hardcore trio, ANTILLECTUAL, were clearly lapping up the anarcho sensibilities of northern England’s finest radical centre (1-in-12 Club, Bradford, 18 Dec) amidst a set of Propagandhi-esque peacepunk. It’s just a shame that only a handful of people stuck around to witness it. The night’s main draw was native Bradfordian, the inimitable CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES. And when he’s not outside venues glued to a hash-pipe, he’s busy inside them playing deceptively cute politicocomedy ditties with a nasty bite that proved there’s more to stoners than munchies and mindless mumbling. Well, this one at least.

A free, punk rock all-dayer in a bowling alley, anyone? Oh, go on then (Bloomsbury Lanes, London, 21 Dec). So, amongst strikes, gutters and turkeys, a whole bunch of UK bands paraded their sonic wares to an increasingly beer-addled and celebratory throng. We turned up late so missed all the acoustic players but arrived just in time for the noise to begin. ATTACK! VIPERS! brought the hardcore growl, OK PILOT brought the hook-laden cool, we brought the extra decibels, THE COST OF LIVING brought the thoughtful politics, Bangers (hat-trick!) brought the visceral crunch, THE GRIZZLEY ENDS and COP OUT brought the melodic hardcore, APOLOGIES I HAVE NONE brought the stripped down anthems, COLT SEAVERS brought the Minor Threat beats, while a Lucha-Libre masked LOS MENDOZAS brought the drunkenly puerile crowd-baiting. All told, a great way to spend a Sunday that didn’t involve getting down on one’s knees. Much.

See-ya bye.

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LIVE Back Quay, Truro, 8pm, £25/£22 Billy Ocean is the biggest selling British black artist of all time. During a career spanning over 25 years, he has sold in excess of 30 million singles and albums worldwide, with tracks like ‘When The Going Gets Tough’ and ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ being some of his biggest hits. hallforcornwall.co.uk

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SKANDLE, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-2am, £see venue. The Skandle Launch Party featuring awesome Exeter 6 piece ska band Peachy Farmer and Little Stampede, serving up their own brand of ska blues.

THE FENCE COLLECTIVE, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, 8pm, £10/£8 A showcase for the key figures from the Fife based record label sees King Creosote joined on tour by HMS Ginafore, ‘The first lady of Fence’ breaking out over the Barnstaple borders and coming to grace us with her PHIL BEER, Gallery Café, Queens wonderful sea-shanties about small town Theatre, Barnstaple, 8pm, £10. One life. They’ll be performing songs from their half of Britain’s most successful acoustic new joint album Love + Hate = Hate. Pip duo Show of Hands, Phil’s instrumental Dylan supports and bassist Uncle Beesly wizardry is well documented and has been provides the backing. exeterphoenix.org.uk utilised by countless artists over the years, EXETER PICTUREHOUSE LIVE the most notable being The Rolling Stones.

MUSIC, Exeter Picturehouse, 51 northdevontheatres.org.uk Bartholomew Street West, 8.30pm, £see venue. Exeter Picturehouse Live Exeter Music night with Jas Walker & Paul BarnTHE WURZELS, The Lemon Grove, ham and The Magical Greenery. myspace.

St Germans Road, 7.30pm, £10 com/exeterpicturehouselivemusic I’ve Got A Brand New Combine Harvester! BABAR LUCK, The Hub, 1 Mary Classic Somerset rock!

Arches St, 8pm, £5. Former bassist of 90s punk band King Prawn plays an acoustic show that is a mix of folk, punk, Plymouth hip hop and indigenous music.

CAFÉ ACOUSTICA, The B-Bar, BarFalmouth bican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £2 A monthly showcase of unplugged talent, THE HITCHCOCK RULES, Princess hosted by singer-songwriter Jessie Mullen. Pavilions, Melvill Road, 8pm, £6adv b-bar.co.uk The Hitchcock Rules play a funky blend of R.A THE RUGGED MAN, White indie, rock and pop, and have played gigs Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, and festivals all over the place. Their new 10pm – 4am, £see venue. R.A album was recorded at Sawmills Studio The Rugged Man is an MC from New and came out last October. This show is York. With Stig, Dr Syntax and Scribes. in association with Press Play. myspace.com/theviaduct VIPERS DREAM, The Tap Room, WILLIE AND THE BANDITS, The 3 Old Brewery Yard, High St, £see Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, venue. Smooth jazz sounds for late The Barbican. Info: 01752 672127 or night lounging. Info: 01326 319888 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk myspace.com/thetaproomfal KLAY, Skiving Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free. With From EveryLiskeard where But Home and more TBC DEVILS CREEK, The Barley Sheaf,

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GASLIGHTS UNDERGROUND OPEN MIC, Gaslights Bar, Station Hill. Gaslights Underground open mic night every Wednesday with Hedluv & Passman.

Church St, 9pm, £see venue. Back again with their awesome lead guitar work, the Creek knock out some top notch old skool r ‘n’ b. thebarley.com

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VINCE LEE & AL WALLIS, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, ERROL BROWN, Hall For Cornwall, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Blues Back Quay, Truro, 8pm, £23/£20. roots and country from Vince Lee, frontDescribed as one of the first innovators man of The Big Combo. Versatile singer of Brit Pop, Errol Brown’s hits include and guitarist Vince will create a special ‘Everyone’s A Winner’ and ‘You Sexy evening with buddy Al Wallis on bass Thing’. hallforcornwall.co.uk guitar playing it how it should be, with that warm, thuddy, double bass old time sound. annabelscabaret.co.uk JILL COLE, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Budleigh Salterton Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythROSIE DOONAN, Otterton Mill, mandjazzclub.co.uk Otterton, Nr Budleigh Salterton, MAD DOG MCREA, The Ride Café £10.50. A beautiful young singer/songand Marquee, 45 Tavistock Place, writer from Wakefield who is attracting £4. Mad Dog return to the café for another attention wherever she plays. Rosie writes foot stomper – get your jig on with the some of the best songs you’ll ever hear best Irish folk band in the South West. but it’s her stunning voice that everyone myspace.com/maddogmcrea. With Black remembers (it’s been compared to Joni Friday, a Cornwall/Plymouth based folk Mitchell and Mama Cass!). A great talent. band. myspace.com/blackfridayplymouth rosiedoonan.com Info: 01395 568521 ONO PALINDROMES, Skiving

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Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free. Music from ONO Palindromes and more tbc. myspace. com/7thcirclepromotions

St Agnes HAUNTS, The Tap House, 1 Peterville Sq, £see venue. Haunts make music that recognizes the romance in tragedy and sees the glamour in failure, while their raucous live shows leave you in no doubt that you’ve witnessed the real deal. the-taphouse.com

Truro AMY MAY/THE SCOTT FLEMING BAND, Bunters Bar, Little Castle Street, £free. Amy is a young singersongwriter from Cornwall, whose songs hold all the enchantment and stark openness of the windswept beaches that helped inspire them. Brought up on a diet of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Carole King, Amy’s songs explore universal themes of love, life and relationships, depicted through her own experiences, hopes, fears and aspirations. The Scott Fleming Band play a blend of folk and grooving blues incorporating covers and original material.

Info: 01872 241220 or myspace.com/ buntersbar

Fri.13 Plymouth LOU JORDAN as ELVIS PRESLEY, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue Loud Jordan brings his excellent Elvis tribute to Annabel’s! A hunka burning love for a Valentines special. With support from the Naughty Toes and Muffin Tops burlesque troupe. annabelscabaret.co.uk BASKERY, The Barbican Theatre Auditiorium, The Barbican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £9 Baskery is Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson, three Swedish sisters who have been sharing stages for 10 years.

Singing three part harmonies, playing acoustic guitar, six-stringed banjo and upright bass they create originals performed with a convincing recklessness. Since the debut album Fall Among Thieves was released in Sweden, May 2008, Baskery have successfully toured Ireland, Sweden, France, Canada, Denmark and Norway. In October and November 2008 they opened for Seth Lakeman during his autumn tour in the UK. b-bar.co.uk RUSTY ANGELS, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, £see venue. Plymouth based covers band Rusty Angels play everything from the Arctic Monkeys to Snow Patrol. With Stormseeker. myspace.com/theplymouthhub STATUS QUO, Plymouth Pavilions, Millbay Rd, 7.30pm, £30.83. The Quo have been rocking all over the world for 40 years – and this tour offers fans the chance to experience the magic of this truly seminal rock act. With support from 20 year old singer songwriter Luke White. plymouthpavilions.com ROOSTERS, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican

Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk

Sat.14 Bideford CREAM’D. Palladium Club, Lower Gunstone, 12am -12pm, £TBC Live band TBC. Call for more info: 01237 478860

Bodelva EDEN’S GRAND VENETIAN VALENTINES BALL, The Eden Project, Bodelva, Nr St Austell, £25 This Valentine’s Day, be swept back in time to an era of romance, style and sophistication as you step into a world of glamorous and mysterious masked ballgoers dressed in magnificent costumes at Eden’s Grand Venetian Valentine Ball.

With a classical quartet, disco and prizes for the best dressed couple, the first Ball to be held amidst the Biomes promises to be a unique and spectacular evening!

Tickets include banquet and masks are to be worn until the stroke of midnight. Info: 01726 811972 or edenproject.com

Bodmin VICIOUS VALENTINES, Nicals, 19 Honey St, Bodmin, 8pm, £3 The Contraband, All The Bodies, Distortion UK.

Exeter INDIE CLUB, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-2am, £free b4 9pm. DJ Jake hosts a night of the best in indie and alternative sounds with live music from Brighton based indie band Blue Skies and Veil Cassini (launching their new EP).

DJ YODA, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, 8.30pm – 1am, £12. Hip hop turntablist plays the closing party of Animated Exeter with a special audio visual set.

With Ben & Lex and First Aid.

Barry ‘Kid’ Martyn has been as important a producer and propagandist for New Orleans jazz as he has been a drummer.

After playing with George Lewis. Albert Nicholas, Louis Nelson and Captain John Handy, he founded the Legends of Jazz and his label, Mono. acornartscentre.co.uk

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Tue.17 Exeter BELLOWHEAD, The Lemon Grove, St Germans Road, 7.30pm, £16 Winners of the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk award for Best Live Act in 2005 and a dynamic 11-piece band combining traditional skills with electric percussion and funky brass.

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LOU JORDAN as ELVIS PRESLEY, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Loud Jordan brings his excellent Elvis tribute to Annabel’s! A hunka burning love for a Valentines special. With support from the Naughty Toes and Muffin Tops burlesque troupe. annabelscabaret.co.uk THE WURZLES, UPSU Main Hall, Drake Circus, 7.30pm – 11pm, £12 Get on your brand new combine harvester and drink up thy zider! The Wurzles formed in 1966 and are still going strong.

A proper West Country knees up! Age 14+ upsu.com BLACK FRIDAY, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk THIS CITY IGNITES, The Roundabout, 2 – 4 Drake Circus, 10pm, £free. Music from This City Ignites, The China Syndrome and The Orkid. myspace.com/7thcirclepromotions

Saltash THE WIRELESS, The Union Inn, Tamar St, 9pm, £free. Rockin’ acoustic combo – see thewirelessradio.co.uk

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Wed.18 Exeter LOFI HIFI, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-1am, £see venue. Indie clubnight Lofi Hifi presents indie pop band Hatcham Social – they’ve been described as “irresistible” and have released a string of singles on indie labels over the last two years. They’re joined by Klaus Says Buy The Record.

Plymouth THE NATURALS, Skiving Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free With Waiting For Sirens, A Word Like Attack and This Must Be Fate.

Redruth GASLIGHTS UNDERGROUND OPEN MIC, Gaslights Bar, Station Hill.Gaslights Underground open mic night every Wednesday with Hedluv & Passman.

Thu.19 Budleigh Salterton

PETER PRICE, Otterton Mill, OtterTHE DOLPHINS FLY, Driftwood ton, Nr Budleigh Salterton, £10.50 Spars, Trevaunance Cove, 10pm, £free. Indie folk/rock. driftwoodspars.com One of the country’s leading acoustic blues masters making a welcome return to the Mill. Peter doesn’t focus solely on the “traditional” American blues but, like Davey Graham, takes listeners on a voyage of discovery across continents Exeter Falmouth and different cultures. peter-price.com SUPENIK, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 ROSIE AND THE GOLDBUG, Info: 01395 568521 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-1am, £see Princess Pavilions, Melvill Road, .

Supenik bring a bit of fuzzed up venue 8pm – 11pm, £8adv. After an impresExeter garage rock to The Cavern, alongside sive and fast-paced 2008, Cornwall’s EXETER PICTUREHOUSE LIVE The A + E Line’s electro rock and The very own twisted-pop trio return to their MUSIC, Exeter Picturehouse, 51 home ground to bring us ‘Heartbreak - An Sabretooth Tigre Band. Age 16+ Bartholomew Street West, 8.30pm, THE EARLY EVENING JAZZ SESAlternative Valentine Night’. The gig will £see venue. Acoustic Pop Noise Lo Fi SION, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, coincide with the release of their single Indie night with Pop Noise Records featur‘Heartbreak’ on 9 Feb; it’s a disco, bubbly 7.30pm, £free. An evening of jazz with ing Simon Bish, Matt Stead and National guest performers The Philip Clouts Duo. example of their impressive song writing Pastime. myspace.com/exeterpictureand pop genius. It’s to be enjoyed on the houselivemusic dance floor and as their last single, You’ve JAMES BUNCE, The Tap Room, Changed, hit number 6 in the club charts 3 Old Brewery Yard, High St, £see it’s likely the kids will be doing just that.

Exeter venue. Singer songwriter. Info: 01326 Since their self-titled debut album was 319888 or myspace.com/thetaproomfal released in September to critical acclaim, DOWN TO THE WIRE, The Hub, 1 they can also boast a European tour with Mary Arches St, 8pm, £free. Chilled Liskeard out night at The Hub with acoustic music Cyndi Lauper, festival appearances includBOOGIE NIGHTS, The Barley ing Latitude and Bestival, XFM and Abso- and bottles of wine for £5.

PETER CASE, Bridge Inn, Sheaf, Church St, 9pm, £see venue lute playlists and support from 6 Music, Topsham, 8pm, £8. Acclaimed U.S. Party time with this groovy 70s disco Radio 1 and Radio 2 (it was Dermot O’Leary’s ‘Album Of The Week’). In March songsmith making rare visit. Info: 01392 quintet. Another chance to get your flares 873407 on! thebarley.com they head off to America to perform at South by South West in Texas.

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Penzance BARRY MARTYN AND THE YOUNG BLOODS, Acorn Arts Centre, Parade Street, 8.30pm, £15

Plymouth

THE XCERTS & HOLD FIRE, White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, 8pm, £see venue. See myspace.com/ theviaduct for more info.

Plymouth

MATT PETHERBRIDGE & NEMO JONES, The B-Bar, The Barbican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £see venue. This excellent Exeter musician

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He’s supported by ex-Faithless guitarist and soulful-voiced Devon-based singersongwriter Nemo Jones.

CRAZY ARM, White Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, 8pm, £see venue.

With Talons, Brotherhood of the Lake and Bangers. See myspace.com/theviaduct for more info.

IMPERIAL LEISURE, The Ride Café and Marquee, 45 Tavistock Place, 11-12pm, £4.50. Ska punk and catchy songs from this distinctly British band myspace.com/imperialleisure HANG ON, LOOK JOHN, Skiving Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free. Music from Hang On Look John and more tbc. myspace. com/7thcirclepromotions

quick-smart post-punkery of Plymouth’s Bedroom Project and CPf to the post-rock soundscapes of Exeter’s Klay and Scottish emo rockers, Thisfamiliarsmile, to the melodic hardcore of Leeds lads, Nana’s Revenge. A fine feast of sonic delights. See myspace.com/theviaduct for more info.

BOUNTY HUNTER, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican. Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk THE WIRELESS, Thistle Park Tavern, Coxside, 9.30pm, £free Rockin’ acoustic combo – thewirelessradio.co.uk TOXIC WASTE MONKEYS, The Phoenix, Union St, 10pm, £see venue. Music from Toxic Waste Monkeys, PickPockets & Skyrockets and The Delahays. myspace.com/7thcirclepromotions

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Truro ESTEBAN, Bunters Bar, Little Castle Street, £free. Funky, vibey world music with soaring choruses and socially aware lyrics. Info: 01872 241220 or myspace.com/buntersbar

Fri.20

Sat.21 Bideford MAYBE NAKED, Palladium Club, Lower Gunstone, 12am-12pm, £TBC. Rock covers band TBC. Info: 01237 478860.

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Penzance

PHIL BEER, Devoran Village Hall, 7.30pm, £10. Phil Beer is well known as one half of the critically acclaimed acoustic roots duo Show of Hands, but alone he is an amazingly accomplished multi-instrumentalist. With Miranda Sykes. devoranvillagehall.org.uk

JOEY THE LIPS, Acorn Arts Centre, Parade Street, 8.30pm, £10 adv/£12 door. This band creates a truly electric atmosphere with three high energy vocalists, driving rhythm. and a kicking horn section that won’t stay still for a second! It’s a high energy show, and vocalist Jimmy Alderson is the consummate frontman, making this a band in great demand. acornartscentre.co.uk

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Falmouth THE CON-TRA-BAND, The Prince Of Wales, 4 Market Strand, 8.30pm, £free Can you handle the truth?

BANGERS, CALVINBALL, SSSSNAKES & CANDY CUTTER, Nancy’s, 4 Killigrew St, 7.30pm – 11.30pm, £3 Great night of DIY punk rock! First ever performance from local post-hardcore band Candy Cutter. As well as members of The Arteries in their pop punk side project, Ssssnakes, Calvinball from Sheffield and Falmouth’s Bangers. Info: 01326 319100. myspace.com/nosurrendergigs.

HONG KONG PING PONG AFTER PARTY, Toast, 18 Church St, 6pm – 2am, £free. Info: 01326 219255. myspace.com/toast_falmouth.

Perranporth THE WIRELESS, The Watering Hole, Perranporth Beach, 9.30pm, £tbc. Rockin’ acoustic combo – thewirelessradio.co.uk

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THE DIRTY ROBBERS, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. A combo of blues, garage r ‘n’ b and cool tunes from this fresh faced group who have a really original sound and will definitely get that groove going! With a burlesque performance from Miss Pretty. annabelscabaret.co.uk HURON CD LAUNCH, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, Plymouth £5. Plymouth based heavy rockers head JAMIE LAWSON, The B-Bar, The to The Hippo to launch their album, which Barbican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £3 is officially out in April. With Belligerence, Achingly melodic Jamie Lawson sings his The Jack and more TBC. myspace.com/ theplymouthhub own acoustic tunes. b-bar.co.uk CIRCUS OF SOUND, The Hippo THE BUCKET BOYS, Thistle Park (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, Tavern, Sutton Rd, 10pm-12am, £see venue £free. Info: 01503 230288. bucketboys.co.uk.

A delicious cacophony of sound from Plymouth Circus of Sound, with support from Dub ROCKABILLY BEATDOWN ALLSynergy. myspace.com/theplymouthhub DAYER, White Rabbit, Bretonside SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST SHOWBus Station, 8pm, £see venue CASE, White Rabbit, Bretonside Slap the pomade on your barnet, dig out Bus Station, 8pm, £see venue the beetle crushers and polish up that Billed as ‘The South By Southwest Elvis belt buckle for the year’s first rockaShowcase’ this free show is being run billy all-dayer: featuring live sets from in conjunction with Lockjaw, UPR and Slim Slip & The Sliders, The Astrolites, Big Cheese. The bands – all signed to The Red Hot Trio and Bonneville Barons, either of the two labels – range from the plus DJs OuterLimitz, Slim Jim, Smokey

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SOULED OUT, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk

Damon Brown to lead an exceptional quintet who perform live in the Gallery Sessions. northdevontheatres.org.uk

St Agnes

AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, £see venue Alt/experimental rock from And So I….

Their myspace proclaims “we are the bull, you are the china shop” and they’ve been described as Mogwai with massive balls.

With Fishermans Mission and Arthur Walker. myspace.com/theplymouthhub AL & AZA, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Two thirds of local trio AlBenAza play an acoustic gig at the Jazz Café. Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk JORDAN, Skiving Scholar, 1 Tavistock Place, 10pm, £free. With 247 City Blueprint and more TBC

RUDI’S MESSAGE, Driftwood Spars, Trevaunance Cove, 10pm, £free. Cornwall’s number 1 ska band. driftwoodspars.com

Sun.22 Bodmin TOM PALMER, Ginhouse, Crockwell St. A modern day troubadour in the shape of Yorkshireman Tom Palmer bringing his eclectic brand of musical wizardry to a venue near you.

Exeter THE EARLY EVENING JAZZ SESSION, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 7.30pm, £free. This week’s guest performers are The Hilda Monaghan and James Clemas Trio.

Falmouth

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Redruth GASLIGHTS UNDERGROUND OPEN MIC, Gaslights Bar, Station Hill. Gaslights Underground open mic night every Wednesday with Hedluv & Passman.

REEL BIG FISH, Princess Pavilions, Melvill Road, 8pm – 11pm, £14adv. The original skanking pranksters are on a world tour with their new album, Budleigh Salterton THE CARRIVICK SISTERS, Ot‘Fame, Fortune and Fornication’. With support from Suburban Legends and terton Mill, Otterton, Nr Budleigh Random Hand.

Salterton, £9.50. Identical 19 year old twin sisters from Salcombe who play Looe devastating bluegrass music. Have already performed at a number of festivals RADIO RADIO, The Bullers, Buller St, 3pm, £free. Acoustic duo – thewire- including Glastonbury and Sidmouth and are regularly invited to prestigious events lessradio.co.uk in Canada and the USA. myspace.com/ thecarrivicksisters Info: 01395 568521 Okehampton

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LAST SUNDAY, Plymouth Inn, West St, Okehampton, 8 – 11 pm, £free.

Informal folk night hosted by Wren Music, with featured artists and floor spots. All singers and musicians welcome - or just come along and listen. Info: 01837 53754. wrenmusic.co.uk.

Mon.23 Exeter DOWN TO THE WIRE, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 8pm, £free. Chilled out night at The Hub with acoustic music and bottles of wine for £5.

Tue.24 Plymouth HALF QUARTET, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican. Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk

Wed.25 Barnstaple

Exeter AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR, Cavern Club, 83 – 84 Queen St, Exeter, 8pm-1am, £see venue.

The best in post rock from And So I… who are considered to be one of the most hotly tipped British bands of the moment.

With This Town Needs Guns, La Faro and Red Paper Dragon.

EXETER PICTUREHOUSE LIVE MUSIC, Exeter Picturehouse, 51 Bartholomew Street West, 8.30pm, £see venue. With Jim Causley, Jackie Oates and Catherine & The Owl. myspace.com/exeterpicturehouselivemusic

Falmouth TOM DALE, The Tap Room, 3 Old Brewery Yard, High St, £see venue Original songs, blues, lapslide guitar and harmonica. Info: 01326 319888 or myspace.com/thetaproomfal

Liskeard 80 DEGREES, The Barley Sheaf, Church St, 9pm, £see venue. Five piece rock band playing original songs. thebarley.com

STEVE GROSSMAN & DAMON Plymouth BROWN, Gallery Café, Queens ADAM ISAAC, The Barbican Jazz Theatre, Barnstaple, 8pm, £10 Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican US sax star Steve Grossman teams up with one of the UK’s leading jazz musicians Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk

LIVE Tavistock LEMANIS ACOUSTIC SET, Jack Chams. 17 West St, 8pm, £tbc Lemanis play an intimate acoustic gig in the run up to the release of their second album, The Truth About a Push Me Pull You. See lemanis.net for more details.

Info: 01822 614923

underground releases later the fare dodging train luvin’ punk rockers still haven’t had enough and are making their way to Devon for a weekend of booze fuelled punk rock mayhem. Info: 07869 251698. myspace.com/pierceduppromotions

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Fri.27 Exeter

NERINA PALLOT, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, 8pm, £15.50. Gifted singer/songwriter Nerina Pallot writes soulful lyrical songs woven with passionate sentiments. Driven by an obsessive love of music, she has an astonishingly versatile voice and was nominated for a Brit Award in 2007. With Hollie Rogers. exeterphoenix.org.uk

Great Torrington STEVE KNIGHTLEY, Plough Arts Centre, 9 – 11 Fore St, Great Torrington, 8pm, £16 - £12. With Phil Beer Steve Knightley formed England’s foremost acoustic duo Show of Hands in 1992. With support from 18 year old singer-songwriter Jenna, who already has a wealth of recording and touring experience behind her both with Steve Knightley and Seth Lakeman. plough-arts.org

Plymouth THE DYNAMO RHYTHM ACES, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Swing, jazz and country style music from a sharp suited, super slick trio who perform modern and contemporary hits, from Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Relax’ to Motorhead’s ‘The Ace Of Spades’ in a 40s/50s western swing and boogie woogie style. annabelscabaret.co.uk TONY COX, The B-Bar, The Barbican Theatre, Castle St, 8pm, £5 South African guitarist now based in Cornwall, Tony plays a fantastically vibrant blend of guitar music influenced by his homeland. b-bar.co.uk MAD DOG MCREA, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, £see venue. High energy Celtic folk rockers. myspace.com/theplymouthhub REDHOUSE, The Junction, Mutley Plain, 9pm, £see venue Three piece blues/rock covers band.

PENINSULA ARTS CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL, Roland Levinsky Building, University Of Plymouth, Drake Circus, from 5.30pm, £see website. One of the UK’s most innovative festivals with 3 days of performances of the latest in contemporary classical music, by internationally-renowned performers.

This year the festival celebrates Darwin 200. 01752 585050, pacmf.co.uk.

Torquay PN:UK PRESENTS EASTFIELD, Ryans Bar, Abbey Road, 9pm – 12am, £free. 13 years and 15 or more

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STORM WARNING PLUS THOMAS FOOD. Palladium Club. Lower Gunstone, 12pm – 12am, £TBC Rocking blues (TBC). Info: 01237 478860.

Exeter BLEED FROM WITHIN, The Hub, 1 Mary Arches St, 8pm, £5adv, £5.50otd. A night of hardcore metal from Bleed From Within and Ignominious Incarceration with support from Osmium, Decadent City, Dancing With The Enemy & Brace For A Fall. Info: 01392 424628

Liskeard THE NEEDLETONES, The Barley Sheaf, Church St, 9pm, £see venue. Formerly known as Mary Jane, The Needletones are back with their excellent musicianship and great stage presence. thebarley.com

Penzance EDWINA HAYES, Acorn Arts Centre, Parade Street, 8.30pm, £7 adv/£8 door. Dividing her time between the UK and America, Edwina’s second home is Nashville where she is much loved as an acoustic songwriter and artist. In 2005 Warner Brothers released Edwina’s debut album ‘Out On My Own’ to great critical acclaim. Catch her now on her first UK headlining tour. acornartscentre.co.uk

Plymouth THE WILDCARDS, Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque, 86 & 88 Vauxhall St, The Barbican, doors 8.30pm, £see venue. Hard hitting blues, rock ‘n’ roll, swing and roots from The Wildcards. annabelscabaret.co.uk LEMANIS ALBUM LAUNCH, The Hippo (formerly The Hub), 9 Bath St, 8pm, £see venue. Four piece Plymouth band Lemanis launch their album ‘The Truth About A Push Me Pull You’. With Head of Programmes. myspace.com/theplymouthhub IN YA POCKET, The Barbican Jazz Café, 11 The Parade, The Barbican Info: 01752 672127 or barbicanrhythmandjazzclub.co.uk.

TALL SHIPS, The Roundabout, 2 – 4 Drake Circus, 10pm, £free. Music from Tall Ships with more tbc. myspace. com/7thcirclepromotions

St Agnes STEELY EYED MISSILE MEN, Driftwood Spars, Trevaunance Cove, 10pm, £free. Rockin rhythm and blues. driftwoodspars.com

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Mondays

Exeter MONDAY MADNESS. Arena Summerland St. 9.30pm-2am, Advance tickets £3 available from reps and the student guild. Exeter’s biggest student, with weekly themes. Mon 2nd is Wild West night, Mon 9th Feb is Pimps & Pornstars, 16th is Traffic Light night, and the month rounds off with the a Doctors and Nurses party on 23rd Feb.

Falmouth

BAR 150 Remedies. The Moor. 10pm-

2am, £free. D’n’B, reggae, indie etc.

2nd Electric City. Mango Tango

10pm-2.30am, £4. Monthly showcase of classic and fresh alternative sounds with original bands and DJs. Tonight, Glass Shark play an exclusive DJ set, alongisde a live set from Error Error and resident DJ Ithaka.

Newquay

CLUB ONEFIFTY. Barracuda, 27-29 Cliff Rd. 7pm-3am, £tbc. Djs John London, Steve Merrick and Joe Mills. 30 different drinks are only £1.50 each, info: barracudanewquay.com SUPER CHY MONDAYS. The Chy & Koola, 12 Beach Rd. 10pm3.30am, £1. Payback for all your hard work through the week, bring along your wage slip or locals card and in you go. Robin Parris & Mastervibe play the music.

Plymouth

BIG NIGHT OUT. Varsity, Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am. More party, dance tunes whilst the drink flows.

FUNKOLOGY. Revolution. Derrys Cross, 8pm-2am, £tbc. Fusing funk, hip hop & breaks.

LATINO & SALSA NIGHT. View 2, Vauxhall St. 7pm-2am, £5 for the class only. Absolute beginners 7pm-8pm, then it’s a free for all!

Salsa lessons are free! DJ Apache spins records after the classes. info 01752 252564.

STUDENT NIGHT. Oceana, Barbican Leisure Park. 7pm-2am, £5/£4 NUS. Plymouth’s biggest student night with 70’s, 80’s, 90’s party in the New York Disco, Commercial classics in the Ice House.

WONKEY LEGS Ride. North Hill.

10pm-4am, £2. Mash-up session with Aldo Vanucci & friends.

St Austell

BIG STUDENT NIGHT. Party Puls-8.

9pm-2am, £4/£2 NUS. DJ Lloydie playing the party classics.

Truro

VK STUDENT NIGHT. L2 Nightclub, Calenick Street 9.30pm - 1.30am, £tbc. Truro’s busiest student night is relaunched on 16th Feb with a DJ set from Babyshambles band member, Adam Fleck.

Torquay

MONDAY’S FUN HOUSE. The Valbonne. 9.30pm-late, £5.

Commercial night.

Tuesdays

Exeter BOXES. Riva, The Quay. 9pm1.30am, £tbc. The South West’s number one gay one nighter!

Exmouth

OFFICE PARTY Fahrenheit, The Parade. 10pm-2.30am, £2/free B4 11pm. Commercial night.

Falmouth

CHILL OUT SOUNDS. Remedies. £free, 10pm-2am. Chilled sounds.

GLITCH! Shades. £2/£1 NUS, 10pm late. Indie-electro, nu-rave & I.D.M.

Newquay

LOCALS NIGHT. The Beach.

10pm-2am, £tbc. DJ Gary Roberts does his thing on a party tip.

Penzance

PLAY. The Barn Club. 10pm-2am, £tbc. Student night with commercial tunes.

Plymouth

LOVE TUESDAYS. Ride Cafe.

10pm-4am, £free. Wonkey Ben & Matt Burley spinning funk, breaks, hip hop whilst the drinks are all £1.50.

TWO’S DAY. Revolution. 8pm-late.

Funky house and dance classics.

Wednesdays Exeter

South West Drum And Bass Awards 2008

Lemon Grove, Exeter, 6 Feb 8pm – 2am, £14 The South West’s biggest drum and bass awards event lands in Exeter this month! The event is headlined by the mighty Grooverider, playing his first set in Exeter, and indeed the South West since his return to the UK this autumn. This year also sees the addition of the new breakbeat awards, which will take place on the same night, with the excellent Rennie Pilgrim from TCR Records headlining the breaks room. Jungle Drummer and DJ Fu will also be playing. Vote now and buy tickets for the awards event at swdnbawards.com blend of all things funky.

Newquay

BIG WEDNESDAY. The Beach, Central Sq, 9pm-1am, £free. Indie, rock, R’n’B, hip hop, funk & soul with DJ Kai. THE JUMP OFF. Red Square.

10pm-2am, £2/free B4 10pm. Hip hop, R’n’B & Crunk with DJ Proof.

Plymouth

BEATAMIX. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am, £2/free B4 10pm.

999 NIGHT Riva, The Quay. 9pmlate, £tbc. Exeter’s only night for the hard All the best funky house, classic disco, rare beats & R’n’B. working emergency services staff and BASSFUNK & UNLEASHED. White their friends.

Rabbit, Bretonside Bus Station, £2/ GUN CLUB WITH DJ DROP free B4 11pm. Breakbeat, drum STEADY FREDDY PLUS GUESTS. The Angel. Queen St. DJ Drop Steady & bass and hip hop with residents Bossa, Darko, Tuskan, Pinz, Swiv, Rasco, Freddy on the decks, spinning funk, hip Script MC and Benny C. hop, soul and reggae. Free entry. 9pm BIG WEDNESDAY. Ride 12am. Info: 01392 432611.

HIGHEST GRADE SOUND SYSTEM. Cafe,Tavistock Place. 9pm-2am, Amber Rooms, 161 Sidwell St. 9pm- £2. Wonky Ben - Hook up, kick back, rock out. £1 drinks deals, this night is 12am, £free. Dancehall & reggae vibes. rammed every week!

Exmouth QUIDS IN. Fahrenheit. The Parade. BOOGIE NIGHTS C103.103 Union St. 10pm-2am, £1. In assos with 10pm-2.30am, £2/£1 NUS. Student UPSU, Plymouth’s biggest student night, night that does what it says on the tin! different themes and guests each week.

Falmouth GAME ON. Varsity, Derrys Cross.

DA PULSE. Shades, 4 Quay 10pm-2am, £1. Commerical night.

Hilll.11pm-2am, £2/£1 NUS. An HUSH. Oceana. Barbican Leisure eclectic mix of electro, minimal, techno, Park, 9pm-3am, £tbc. The best in breaks and drum & bass with Da Pulse. funk, hip-hop and R&B with resident DJ LADIES NIGHT. Remedies, The Benny Blanco.

Moor. 10pm-2am, £free. Free shot for PARTY NIGHT . Walkabout, Derrys the ladies. Chart and cheese music.

Cross. 10pm-2am, £free. DJ Marcus Q.COLLECTIVE Q. Bar, 15a Clarke with commercial tunes.

Killigrew St. 8pm-late, £free. A mix n JUZZY’S HARD ONES. Zero’s, 24

Lockyer St, 10.30pm-2am, £free.

Bouncy house, trance & hard Trance with DJ Juzzy B. SOUL NATION. View 2, Vauxhall St. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Soul, funk & Motown.

St Austell

BOOGIE NIGHT. Puls-8, 14-16 High Cross St. 8:30pm-1am, £3. Ultimate over 25s Party Night.

St Ives

RUMOURS. Iso Bar, Street-an-Pol. 11pm-3am, £3/£5. Electro, funky, bassline house and dance classics with Charlie G and local residents on rotation.

Torquay

FLAVA. Park Lane, 1 Trwood St. 8pm-1am, £tbc. Urban selector night with Face playing hip hop, R’n’B, dancehall, garage, funk & soul.

Truro

STUDENT NIGHT The Office, 1 River Walk. 9pm-2am, £tbc. Featuring the latest dance tunes and drinks deals.

THE BIG MIX WITH DJ PAUL BLEE L2, Calenick St. 9.30pm-1am, £3.

Featuring the latest tunes and drinks deals.

Thursdays

Camborne STUDENT NIGHT. The Corn Exchange, 19 Commercial St. 9pm1am, £5/£1 B4 10.30pm. Studnet night with commercial tunes.

Exeter

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The Power Of Love - Love Riot

Sazbah, St Ives, 14 Feb A Valentines love-fest of the best kind sees Cornish club legends Love Riot playing St Ives’s funkiest Morrocan styled bar with a passion filled night of electro disco house, laced with a touch of punk. Pink punk band Bugga make a reappearance with an exclusive mini set of romantic power ballads (expect Lambrini fuelled shenanigans). DJ Ry Spencely will be spinning a high quality mix of electro house, and DJ collective Sir Vinyl of The Fattest will treat everyone to the finest in dubstep and beyond. And as usual, fancy dress is not required, but it is encouraged…

9pm-2am.

OPEN DECK THURSDAY. Velvet Lounge, 9pm-2am, free. As it says on the tin, bring your tunes and play them, more exciting than staying at home!

SCANDALOUS. Timepiece, Little Castle St. 9pm-1.30am, £2 B4 11pm. Fresh mix of R’n’B with Aldo Vanucci & JSR. WEEKEND WARM-UP. Arena, Summerland St. 9pm - 2am, £2/ free for ladies & NUS B4 11.30pm.

Cheese, R’n’B & chart, very busy student night!

Exmouth

LADIES NIGHT. Samantha’s, St Andrews Rd. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc.

Ladies discount and chart tunes.

BABES & BOOTNECKS. Fahrenheit, 7 The Parade. 10pm2.30am, £3. Classic tunes, get dirty!

Falmouth

FAT HARRYS DISCO MACHINE GUN. Shades, 4 Quay Hilll. 11pm2am, £2. Disco classics and tunes TINY MUSIC. Remedies, The Moor.

10pm-2am, £free. Rock, indie and alternative music.

Newquay

CONFLICT ROCK NIGHT. Red Square. 9pm-2am, £free. DJ Kai spinning rock, indie, electro, punk, ska & metal.

STUDENT NIGHT. The Beach, Central Sq. £2. Top DJs, podium dancers, beach games and giveaways.

DRUM AND BASS. Corkers. 9pm2am, £tbc. Drum and bass from DJ Re-Defeat amd DJ Fibua plus guests.

WEEKEND WARM-UP. Sailors, 11-17 Fore St. 9pm-2am, £tbc.

Commercial dance & party with Pete Jordan.

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Plymouth DISCO RIOT ROMANCE. Ride, North Hill.10pm-4am, £free.

Featuring DJ Debbie Deluxe, Jammy F & Craig Morton: specialists in rock, indie, electro, punk, funk & ‘80s.

EASY LISTENING. View 2, Vauxhall St. 9pm-2am, £free. Blues & jazz.

ESSENTIAL. Oceana, Barbican Leisure Park. 7pm-2am, £3/ free before 10pm. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s party in the New York Disco, House/R’n’B in the Ice House.

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque. 9pm-2am, £tbc. A unique night for talented artists to impress a live audience.

ROCK NIGHT C103. 103 Union St. 10pm-2.30am, £ftbc. Mark Williams new home, rock and more rock all night.

Thursday Hoe Down. Zero’s. 24 Lockyer St. 10.30pm-2am, £free.

Gay night with resident DJ Stev-e playing club classics, chart R&B & Euro dance.

19th Under 18’s Hardcore Reborn Jr. The Hippo, 6pm 11pm, £10. Special hardcore night with Hixxy & MC Storm getting everyone excited about hardcore. Only for 14-17yr olds!

Redruth

STUDENT PARTY NIGHT. Twilight Zone, Little Vauxhall. 9pm-1am, £1.

Expect chart & commercial tunes across the board.

St Austell

BEATS AND PIECES. Puls-8, 14-16 High Cross St. 9pm-1am, £4/£2 NUS. DJ Stan Collins and BK One.

Torquay

WEEKEND WARM-UP. The

CLUB Onions, Heavy Stylus and guests spin hip-hop, breaks, soul, jazz, broken beat and more.

FRIDAYS ARENA. Summerland St. 9pm-3am, £5/£4/Free B4 11pm.

Commercial tunes, no trainers.

SOUNDS OF THE UNEXPECTED. Amber Rooms, 161 Sidwell St. 10pm-3am, £2/free B4 11pm. 60’s, 70’s global funk, beats.

6th Bob marley celebration Exeter Pheonix. 8pm-2am, £12/£10 in adv. Jungle, dubwise and ragga with Ironside Prank, Supasound (live), Osh-Kosh, Oneeye, Your Mother and Jungleist Souljar.

Truro MID WEEK MADNESS The Office, 6th Irie bingo The Cavern.

1 River Walk. 9pm-2am, £tbc.

8pm-2am, £5. Massive live reggae Emergency staff special with free entry, celebration to mark Bob Marley’s early start to the weekend. birthday, featuring Delroy O’Gilvie, DJ Derek, Othieno, Sister Talibah, Highest Grade, Jungle & Redd Band.

Fridays

6th SOUTH WEST DRUM AND Bideford BASS AWARDS The Lemon Grove, FUNKY FRIDAYS. Caesar’s Palace, Exeter Uni. 9pm-2am, £14. The King St. 11pm, £4. All the classics, a biggest awards night of the year for the DJ and no rules whatsoever. scene with thousands of clubbers voting for the best Drum and Bass & breaks Bude Dj’s, MC’s, promoters and producers of PARTY NIGHT. Kazbar, 38 The last night. Room 1 hosts D’n’B with the Strand. 10pm- late, £3/free B4 mighty Grooverider playing has first set in 11pm. Commercial dance. the South West for 18months, supported 6th LATIN SPIRIT Kazbar, 38

by Jungle Drummer & DJ Fu (Live), Garry The Strand. 10pm- late, £5/free B4 K & MC Presha. Residents from all the 11pm. Funky house night with Chris regular D’n’B nights including Mr Nice, Carpella and Live percussion from Martin Maxxi P, Klimax, Tuskan, Destruction and Blood and sax from Steve King creating a more support the guests. In room 2, cool funky vibe.

Rennie Pilgrim heads up the Breaks lineExeter up with support from Will Streetwise, and COLLISION HOLD IT DOWN. residents from all the main Breaks nights Timepiece, Little Castle St, 11pmincluding Damo, Freerange Party Society, 2am, £tbc. Indie night with DJ Tezza Bossa, Monkey T & Morphosis. More (Phonic FM) & guests playing the best info at www.swdnbawards.com in new, current and classic indie and 13th Beatz and bobz. The alternative tunes. Upstairs, Residents Mr

Valbonne. 9.30pm-3am, £3/txt ‘mini’ to 82085 for free admission B4 12am. Freshest mix of RnB and Commercial Dance THE THURSDAY DISCOTHEQUE. Play. Victoria Parade, £free B4 12am. Commercial night.

6th Hindsight - South West Alliance Warm Up Event.

Bohemia, 10.30pm - 3.30am, £6/£4. Special hard dance night to get everyone ready for the massive night the following month! Guests include Nick the Kid, Louk, Jonez, KJM, Wildley, Tektonik & Blackout.

Magik Bullet - 2bit Thugs

The White Rabbit, 14 Feb, 10pm – 4am, £5 (£4NUS/txtlist) Magik Bullet is a party night of house, techno, breaks and wonky house, and they’ve got a special Valentines treat lined up for you with special guests 2bit Thugs playing on 14 Feb. DJ/producer duo 2bit Thugs bring a fresh attitude to house music with their trademark ‘gangster house’ sound that combines wobbling basslines, rudeboy rap vocals and pounding percussive beats. They are joined by Magik Bullet residents Damo, Dicey, Paradigm and Poface-Killa.

To get on the txt list and for more info, go to magikbullet.co.uk

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20th DUBIOUS SOUND Q-Bar, The Moor. 9.30pm-2am, £free. DJ’s Ferg & Daz spinning roots and reggae.

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Candy Store, Plymouth, 20 Feb, £8 b4 midnight, £10 after Leading hard dance DJ Anne Savage is set to rock Plymouth this month as she plays the launch of new weekly club night Systematic. Savage is one of the UK’s best loved DJs playing a mix of hard house, hard trance and techno. She’ll be joined by Terry T, Sean Patrick and James Little in Room One, with Simon Pitt, H2O, Widge, Matt Mitchell, Aiden Howard and Rich Walker in Room Two. Bag yourself a VIP ticket in advance for £6 from The Candy Store/Bigga Records, call 01752 871038 or email events@rogue-promotions.com - VIP tickets get you queue jump and a free party gift on arrival. Look out for Lee Haslam, Amber D and Andy Whitby at future Systematic events.

Cavern, Queen St. 9pm-2am, £7 in adv. Dub and reggae with Dreadzone, supported by James Gill, Ben & Lex. 20th GOLD BLENDZ” HIP HOP. The Bamboo Garden, Opp. Walkabout. 9pm-2am, £2.50.

Straight up hip hop with DJ’s Boomruin, Sharp, Fiction La Heavyweight, Loctite and a live show from special guests, The Swamps with Mr Monk. And let’s not forget the crowd pleasing Open Mic session, hosted by promising local talent Jackie Chat.

WRECKREATION The Lemon Grove, Exeter Uni. 9pm-2am, £10.

D’n’B night with Metalheadz founder, Goldie, supported by Danny Byrd, Fred V, Swing Mr, Gomez, Grafix & Comatose in the main room. Room 2 hosts psychodelic and electro house with Far too Loud, Ctrl-Z, Bossa, Mr Puckey, Don Johnston, A digital High & Jon-Jon. MC’s include Moonie, Script MC, Jabba Jaye & Delight.

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Exmouth THE WEEKEND WARM-UP. Samantha’s, St Andrews Rd. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc. Start the weekend in style, cheesy tunes, NUS discounts and drinks promos.

THE TAP ROOM 3 Old Brewery Yard 9pm - late, £free. Cool grooves with DJ Foul Mouth on the 6th playing 80’s tunes, The Funkin Pussies on the 14th getting luved up, DJ Foul mouth does the funk thang on the 20th and DJ Seth spins soul and jazzy breaks on the 27th.

TIMEWARP. Fahrenheit. 7 The Parade. 10pm-3.30am, £5/£3 B4 11pm. Requests and chart toons all night!

Falmouth

FRIDAY NIGHTS. Toast. 5.30pm2am. £free. Funk, soul, motown and Jazz music.

WEEKEND WARM-UP. Remedies.

10pm-2am, £free. Chart n cheese with Matt Shepherd.

care of the ground floor with party vibes.

FUNKY FRIDAYS. The Treasury, Royal Parade. 9pm-3am, £tbc.

Funky grooves.

Newquay FUNKY FRIDAYS. Annabel’s CLUB ONEFIFTY. Barracuda, 27-29 Cabaret and Discotheque, Vauxhall Cliff Rd. 7pm-3am, £7/£3. Djs John St. 8pm-late, £tbc. Funky grooves London, Steve Merrick and Joe Mills. all night.

30 different drinks are only £1.50 each.

GET TWISTED. Voodoo Lounge. barracudanewquay.com 9pm-2am, £tbc. Breakbeat & drum C.O.D.E. RED. Red Square & bass with resident DJs Dragonfly & (upstairs). 10pm-2am, £free. Bringing Nutzdog plus regular guest DJs & MCs. you drum and bass with guests.

HOUSEAHOLICS. 45 Degrees, FLIRT. Sailors, Fore St. 9.30pmUnion St. 8pm-3am, £free B4 2am, £ladies free. Chart/dance & retro 10pm. Dirty, jackin, electro & funky tunes to shake your booty with John house with resident Damien James plus London. special guests.

FUNKY FRIDAY BEACH PARTY. ROCK SHOW C103. 103 Union St. The Beach Nightclub. 9pm-3am, 10pm-3.30am. £5/£4/£3 B4 11pm. £tbc. Chart/dance & retro tunes.

Rock with Mark Williams playing Rock, MEGA PARTY NIGHT. Berties Club. indie and punk.

11pm-3am, £free. Hip hop, R&B and DETENTION. Oceana. £free before dancehall.

10.30pm £4 after. 70’s, 80’s, 90’s Super chy fridays. The Chy. party in the New York Disco, house & RnB £5/£3 B4 12am with VIP card, in the Ice House.

10pm-3.30am. The Ultimate locals night with Big Dean in the Chy playing old 20th SYSTEMATIC. The Candy Store, 99-101 Union St. 10pm-4am, skool tunes and Pete Jordan in the Koola £8/£6 in adv. New hard style night dropping an Electric mix of tunes. which launches tonight with special guest TWISTED ROCK NIGHT. Berties.

Anne Savage, supported by Terry T, Sean 11pm-3am, £4/£3. DJ Kai playing the Patrick & James Little. Room 2 with best punk, rock, metal and indie.

Pitt, H2O, Widge, Matt Mitchell, 20th CODE RED 2ND BIRTHDAY. Simon Aiden Howard & Rixch Walker.

Red Square, 10pm-4am, £free.

St Austell Weekly D’n’B night celebrates it’s second BIG WEEKEND. Puls-8. 10:30pmbirthday with Palm, Distance & Fibua.

2am, £6 B4 11pm. Start the weekend Supported by code Red residents. with DJ Lloyd.

Penzance 6th The Eden Arts Cafe with CLUB 2K FRIDAYS. Club 2k, Branwell Mills. Chart cheese dance and Jelly Jazz. The Eden Project, reggae from Stevie G, Max Honeyman and Bodelva, 7pm-12.30am, £5. Pete Isaac & DJ Griff from Jelly Jazz host this Ras Cee. 10.30pm - 4am. £6adv. relaxed night looking the amazing biomes.

DIRTY DISCO Bar 2k, Bramwells St Ives Mill. 10pm-3.30am, £free. Chunky, funky house and electro with Charlie G, FRIDAY FREAKOUT. Isobar. St Ives.

Tommie Quick, Greg Zizique, Mark B & TR26 2DS. Tunes by DJ Owen, open 11 Ashley Thomas. till Late, Come join the MAayhem. £3 B4 RETRO:SPECTIVE. Barn Club, 12 £5 after. 11pm - 3am. 01736 799199.

Eastern Green. 10.30pm - 4am. 80p Torquay entry B4 12 with flyer more after.

EVOLUTION UNDER 18’S. Play, Dj Tony Douglas & Jurassic Dave 70s & Harbourside, 7pm-10.30pm, £5/£4.

80s fancy dress welcome.

Under 18’s night, commercial dance Plymouth all night.

DJ APACHE. View 2, Vauxhall St. FRIDAYS. The Valbonne. 10pm£5/£4/£3/free B4 10.30pm, 9pm2.30am, £2/free B4 12am.Commercial late. Soul, swing, R’n’B, Motown & funk tunes. classics with DJ Apache.

FULL TILT. Bohemia. £6/£4 B4 DJ PARKER. Ride Cafe, Tavistock 11pm, 10.30pm-late. Hard dance Place. 10pm-2am. Playing quality hip night with regular guests. 20th Feb with hop, funk and breaks.

Loki and a hardcore special on the 27th DOLLY MIXTURES. Zero’s, 24 with DJ Vibes & MC Livelee, alongside Lockyer St. 10.30pm-4am, £4. Gay M-Zone. Support from residents Paul night with resident DJs Stev-E & Juzzy Bowden, Jason Westcott, Ben Mcgowan B play cheese, chart R’n’B, dance and and more each week. hard house.

LADIES NIGHT. The Venue. 9pmELECTRIC KITCHEN. Ride Club, 1am, £3/ladies free all night. The North Hill. 10pm-5am. Jac the Disco, biggest party in town.

Steve & Pnut spin electro, souful and 6th Its “BIGGER” Than, Play. electir tech house, whilst Pnut also takes 10pm-4am, £5/£4. Hip Hop DJs Jon

CLUB his take on housey, electro, wobbly tunage. Expect a tougher, big room, electro house sound METAL NIGHT, Artful Dodger, St Davids, 10pm-3am, £tbc. Metal night with guest bands.

POSITIVE PARTY NIGHT. Arena, Summerland St. 9pm-3am, £6. The latest chart and party hits, smart dress only, no trainers or scuffy clothes, make an effort please!

INFILTRATE EX4, Fore St. 10pmlate, Entry £5 all night, girls get in free before 11pm.

Playing Hip Hop, RnB, Grime, Dubstep with DJ UGLY and guests.

SATURDAY POUND PARTY. Mambo, 37 Commercial Rd. 10pm3am, £3 B4 midnight, £4 after. Chart, dance, party. Dress code: smart/casual.

Courtesy bus ride to Mambo, just ring 07760 169340. Info mambo.co.uk SEX MACHINE. Timepiece. 8pm1.30am, £4/£2 B4 11pm. DJ Uncle Jimmy plays a mixed bag of hip hop, disco, funk, techno classics, ‘60s, indie & deep house. Basically anything goes!

STRICTLY VINYL. The Angel.

Queen St. 9pm - 2am. £free. Proper job old skool, funk, reggae, breaks and L2, Truro, 27 Feb,9.30pm - 2.30am £5/£6 hip hop. Bump and grind with the Angel L2 are kicking things up a gear for 2009 with a fresh selection of special residents! Info: 01392 432611. guests playing the last Friday of every month. This month, Simon Webbe (I’m NICHE MARKET. Amber Rooms.

A Celebrity, member of Blue and successful solo artist) is popping down to 9pm-late, £free B4 11pm. Tracing Cornwall to play an exclusive DJ set. With boy band Blue and as a solo artist in the roots of rock n roll each week playing his own right, Simon has had considerable success, selling over 7million records a selection of the finest soul, beat, mod, with Blue alone. ska, punk, new wave, indie, rock and pop with DJ Top Cat. B, Trainwreck Disco, MC & Artist, Curtis Nightclub, Calenick St. 9.30pmBooth aka Boof.

2.30am, £5/£4. Fresh out of the 14th Beatz and bobz. Exeter celebrity jungle and to appear a for special Phoenix, Bradninch Place 8.30pm13th Dark Matter vs South-West DJ set- the one and only 1am, £12 in adv. Animated Exeter Elements, Play. 10pm-4am, closing party with an amazing AV & DJ £5/£4. Hardstyle, Hardcore, Hardhouse, Simon Webb! show from DJ Yoda, supported by First Techno. DJ’s Danny C Aid, Ben & Lex. S.I Davies b2b Mike Arhmet, Tyrant, Mat Saturdays

The Hat, Pochie T. 14th KINKY & QUIRKY presents Bideford FRESHOLD, Bohemia. 10pm-3am, BOOGIE & BURLESQUE Havana, £tbc. D’n’B with the legend that is Andy CLUB CHEESE SANDWICH. The Quay 7.30pm-1am, £5in adv.

C, supported by residents The Coalition, Ceasar’s Palace. 10.30pm – 3am, Featuring burlesque performers, live music Mr Nice and friends. £5. Two rooms, one for Dance and R ‘n’B for swinging lovers, burlesque & retro and one for pure filthy cheese. vendors, movies and a great selection of 20th Pound Punch, Play. food with a latino twist, Kinky & Quirky are 10pm-4am, £4/£3. Commercial Treats Bude offering a night of old school glamour - think & Sexy Beats with DJ Badja PARTY NIGHT. Kazbar. 10pm-late, £3/£free B4 11pm. Commercial dance. Moulin Rouge meets 50’s Cuba! Sultry gals 27th Mount The Curb, Play. and good looking gauchos, finger clickin’ Camborne 10pm-4am, £5/£4. Live Music with choons and non-stop entertainment - this Hey Molly & Outfit.

28th SATISFACTION Corn looks set to be one of Exeter’s grooviest Supported by DJs The Jackabees Exchange. 10pm-late, £tbc.

Valentine’s night for retro lovin’ cats and Jo Graham - Exclusive Electro Pop Set Commercial dance & hip hop with kittens - dress to impress! or more info Truro Fragma, Alex Party, Baby D, Phats and www.myspace.com/kinkyandquirky Small each playing a live PA during the 13th AUDIO PRESSURE, L2 28th QUAKE in association with night.

Support comes from Tommie Quick Nightclub, Calenick St. 9.30pmTHE DEEP END Exeter Phoenix. & Greg Z. 3.30am, £5. D’n’B night with an 9pm-4am, £12/£10 in adv. The finest Exeter exclusive appearence from the Brookes in sub-heavy live acts and Djs: Room 1 Brothers playing their first set in Cornwall. Discotheque, Velvet Lounge, DnB: D-Bridge feat SP:MC, Black Sun Support comes from Klimax, Distance, 122 Fore St, 9pm-2am, free.

Empire, Eveson,Fineprint Audio(live), DJ Premise, freerange Party Society DJs and Resident rocker Rich Tea plays the finest Vs The Drummer (live) plus residents underground jackin and electro house and Room 2 Dubstep: N-Type, Jakes (DJ set), MC Benny C. will be joined this month by DJ PURPLE DJ Mystery, Illogik.plus residents. Hosted 27th SIMON WEBBE, L2 RABBIT (Crazy Rabbit Recordings) playing by Delight.

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28th HOUSE TRAP

Present ‘THE BURSTON SPECIAL Part 3 Bamboo Gardens. 9pm3.30am, £5. More country antics in the city, hard dance style with Rowland The Bastard, Lazy Shaun, Creature Craig, Lee H & Elusive.

Exmouth

HEATWAVE. Fahrenheit. 10pm3.30am, £5. Chart & dance to celebrate the weekend.

SATURDAYS. Samantha’s. 9.30pm2am, £tbc. The biggest and best night out in Exmouth, chart anthems and drinks promos.

Falmouth

SATURDAY NIGHTS. Toast. 8pm to 2am, £free. Twisted electronica. myspace.com/toast_falmouth.

Newquay

HOUSE RULES. Chy. 10.30pm3.30am, £5. House all the way!

Beat the Clock Berties Club and Pub, open until 3:30am. Chart, party and dance tunes.

THE BIG WEEKEND. The Beach.

10.30pm-3.30am, £4/free B4 11pm.

DJs Kai & Leon playing Rnb, dance, party, indie, garage, 70s funk & soul over 3 floors.

PASSION. Sailors. 9.30pm-2am, £tbc. Chart, dance & retro tunes to shake your booty with DJs John London & Pete Jordan.

7th SUBMISSION Red Square.

9.30pm-2am, £free. Techno with residents Adam Peters, the Digital Pimp and Massive Laws.

21st SUBMISSION Red Square.

9.30pm-2am, £free. Techno with residents Adam Peters, the Digital Pimp and Massive Laws.

Penzance

COME JOIN THE BARN CLUB PARTY. Barn Club. 10pm-4am, £tbc. Party night, drinks deals, commercial tunes, more info at barnclub. com 21st Coolio. The Barn, Eastern Green. 9pm - late, £tbc.

Fresh from the Celebrity Big Brother House, all-star American Rapper Coolio comes to Cornwall for an exclusive live show! Coolio is a grammy award winning hip-hop artist, with ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ reaching No.1 in fourteen countries worldwide. The song was also listed at No.69 on the US Billboard’s Greatest Songs of All-Time. Yes, this is for real!

Plymouth

AFTER-DARK. The Warehouse, 103 Union St. 10:30pm-6am, £10. Hard style night with residents Tommie Quick and guests, see www.c103.co.uk for full line-up. Relaunch night on the 7th with Dave Pearce.

BAC BAR North Hill, 10pm - late

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EXETER’S PREMIER ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROMOTERS BEATZ & BOBZ AND RINSEOUT TEAM UP AS FOR ANOTHER GREAT LINE-UP AT THE EXETER LEMON GROVE FOR THE FIRST TIME GIVING OVER THE ROOMS TO TWO OF LONDON’S LEADING CLUB NIGHTS

DRUM & BASS AREA. HOSPITAL RECORDS

HOSPITALITY

BREAKS & DUBSTEP AREA

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HIGH CONTRAST TAYO BENGA LONDON ELECTRICITY MYSTERY FUSE & IN:SIGHT

MC WREC & MC SCRIPT FRIDAY 13TH MARCH 2009

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EXETER LEMON GROVE CORNWALL HOUSE EXETER UNIVERSITY.

DOORS 9 – 2AM

Tickets £12 + BF available from: Phone and In Person - Guild Box Office: 01392 263 518 In Person - Reform Records or Phoenix Box Office. Web: www.exeterboxoffice.com www.wegottickets.com www.seetickets.com www.myspace.com/beatzandbobz10 www.myspace.com/rinseoutmrnice

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CLUB ARTS Don Letts

The Cavern Club, Exeter, 6 Mar. 9pm – 2am, £6 As part of Vibraphonic Festival, Beatz & Bobz are proud to present the legendary DJ and filmmaker Don Letts. One of the most influential DJs in the UK, Letts can be credited with being the man who turned The Clash and many others onto reggae. He ran trendy London store Acme Attractions in the 70s, a haven for stars like Debbie Harry, Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols and Chrissie Hynde, and when he started DJing to punk crowds at the Roxy, he played dub and reggae amongst the punk records, influencing many influential names on the scene at the time.

Don’t miss The Don in Exeter! With support from Joe Rebel and Sketchy.

Free Entry. Hosted by Dj Skank Marvin with bi-weekly guests playing an eclectic urban selection from hip hop and reggae to dubstep and breaks. Cheap drinks! Nice vibe! See flyers and press for guest Djs. BASSFUNK. The White Rabbit.

Bretonside Bus Station. 10pm-5am, £tbc. Bassfunk breaks adn D’n’B with residents Tuskan, Bossa, Pinz, Switch, Staf & MC’s Benny C & All that Jazz.

BEAT THE CLOCK. Varsity. Derrys Cross. 9pm-2am. Drinks promos & deals.

DJ APACHE. View 2. Vauxhall St. 9pm-late, £5/£4/£3/free B4 10pm.

Soul, swing, R’n’B, Motown & funk classics with DJ Apache in the main room & Ryan Platts downstairs playing funky house, classic soul & Motown.

FREE CUBA PARTY. The B-bar, Barbican Theatre, Castle Street. DJ Power Lisboa plays the best in Cuban and Cuban-inspired tunes. From Son to Salsa, from New York Soul to latino hip hop.

8pm. Free. Info: 01752 242021 FRESH CITY Candy Store. 10pm5am, £5/£3. Main room: R&B, hip hop and bashment from DJ Jonezy, DJ Snake and Danny Fresh. Room 2: Garage Love with Mr Flexx and residents spinning garage.

PARTY NIGHT. Walkabout, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am, £free. Latest chart & dance hits with DJ Darren Watts.

PROVOKE. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 8pm-2am, £3/free B4 10pm.

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RIDE DJ’S. Ride Cafe, Tavistock Place. 10pm-2am. DJ’s on a weekly rotation- Aldo Vanucci, Matt Taylor and Bad Adams.

SEXY SOULFUL FUNKY AND HOUSE. Annabel’s Cabaret and Discotheque. 8pm-late, £tbc.

SUPER DUPER DAN. Ride Club 10pm-5am. Playing a marathon mash up set of hip hop and electro, whilst Lazy Al keeps the pace slow and lazy with his hip hop, funk and reggae grooves.

Info: myspace.com/rideleisure THE BIG DEAL .C103, 103 Union St.10pm-late, £4. Pay £2 admission before midnight and get 3 drinks vouchers on entry, or pay £3 and get 4. 2 rooms of top tunes played by DJs Jamie & Tony.

THE WEEKEND. Oceana. 7pm2am, £free b4 10.30pm £5 after.

70’s, 80’s, 90’s party in the New York Disco, House/RnB in the Ice House.

ZERO’S. Zero’s, Lockyer St. 10pm-4am, £4. Regular gay night with resident DJ and friends playing club classics, handbag, uplifting house & camp classics.

7th PREMONITION Presents the acid nightmare. The Hippo, 10.30pm-5am, £10/£8.

Monthly hard dance night with Alex Kidd, ASYS, Vandall, Pete Kingwell, K-Front, Loki & Hakka. Room 2 goes all Hardcore with

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Sharp-E, Elzy, Chris Green, Sean Hamley, Mikey C, Maff Dillon, Stripez, McBen & MC’s Age-O, Billy B & JP. 14th Magik Bullet Pimps and Ho’s Fancy Dress Valentines Bash White Rabbit, Bretonside, 10pm-4am, £5/£4 NUS. Expect house, techno, breaks, wobbly house and whatever else from 2 Bit Thugs and residents Damo, Dicey, Paradigm and Poface-Killa.

14th WESTWARD BOUND. The Hippo, 8pm - late. Adult party, hosted by the infamous Westward Bound, strict dress code and open mind for this special night!

28th COVERT. The White Rabbit, 10pm - 5am, £10. D’n’B night, Covert is back for the new year with its biggest line up ever . Tonight sees Dillinja, Noisia, N-Type & MC Jakes, all supported by Destruction, Tuskan, Mr Nice, Phat Chex and MC’s Script, Crazee Dee & Benny C.

28th Atmosphere & FIREWALL prsent global meltdown.

The Westland Arena, 8pm-3am, £16.50. This is a HUGE hard dance event using this new venue in the heart of Somerset. Two arenas, with Friewall & Atmosphere going head to head with Darren Styles & MC Whizzkid, Mark EG, Recon, Uberdruck, Cally & Juice, Squad E, Frantic, Wragg, Major Tom and MC’s Whizzkid, Si the Sigh & Adger. In the second room, Grooveswitch, Hindsight and Resonate take charge with Ben Eye, Iain Cross & SLDJ, Outburst, Nick the Kid, Kickback, Bishop, Chubba & Bargee, supported by MC’s Motion and Si the Sigh. more info at clubfirewall.com or atmosphereuk.com

BIG WEEKEND. Puls-8. 9pm-2am, £6 B4 11pm. Club anthems, grooves and classics with DJ Ben.

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SATURDAY MASH UP. Isobar. St Ives. First Sat in every month DJ Kristoff

playing awsome mixes from funky electro to liquid DnB, Second sat in every month DJ Charlie G Playing his awsome bassline funky electro/house, DJ Owen to follows up the rest of the month with various mixes & chart £3 B4 12 £5 after. 11pm 3am. 01736 799199.

14th LOVE RIOT’S VALENTINE SPECIAL. Sazbah. 9pm-2am, £tbc. House and Love Riot antics with Ry Spenceley, Bugga, Sir Vinyl & special guest Nik Read who carved a name for himself at the legendary Shire Horse back in the day.

Torquay

KINDA FUNKY. Bohemia. 41 Torwood St. 10pm-4am, £tbc.Funk, R’n’B & soul with resident DJs Paul Bowden, Ben McGowan, Iain McKenzie and guests.

SATURDAYS Play. 26 Victoria, Harbourside. 10pm-2am, £tbc.

Commercial dance.

THE BIGGEST PARTY IN TOWN. The Valbonne. 10pm-3am, £5/£4 B4 11.30pm/£2.50 B4 10.30pm.

Commercial & uplifting house, anything goes.

Truro

SATURDAYS L2. Calenick St. 9pm-2am, £5. Chart and cheese with DJ Paul Blee, house and trance with DJ Marc Holden.

THE BIG NIGHT OUT The Office, 1 River Walk. 9pm-2am, £tbc.

Weekend party for over 21’s.

28th Jelly Jazz. The Old

Grammar School,19 St. Mary’s Street, 9pm-2am, £5. Pete Isaac from Jelly Jazz and Blacc Jazz (TOGS) spin the funky and jazz all night.

Yeovil

Sundays

WORLDBEAT. Timepiece. Little Castle St, 8pm-12.30am, £2/free B4 9pm. The wind-down session with some serious grinding! Expect the best in Afro, reggae, ragga, Spanish, salsa, Arabic & R’n’B flavas. Well worth checking out.

Newquay

BELUSHI’S LAZY SUNDAY. Belushi’s, Fore St. 9pm onwards, £free. Enjoy uninterrupted ocean views on the sun terrace with a sizzling bbq and chilled live acoustic music.

RELOADED. Sailors, Fore St. £tbc, 9pm-late. Round the weekend off with commercial tunes.

Plymouth

CHURCH OF ZERO’S SUNDAY SESSIONS. Zero’s , 24 Lockyer St, 10pm-2am, £free. Regular gay night with resident DJ Stev-E playing chart, R&B, bouncey house & trance.

LOVE R’N’B. Revolution, Derrys Cross. 10pm-2am. £free. R’n’B all night.

REGGAE REGGAE SUNDAY. The Underground. Mutley Plain, free, 8pm. DJ Jasper playing the best in Reggae, Dub and roots. SUNDAY LOVE VIEW 2. Vauxhall St. £tbc, 9pm-late. Music for lovers, whatever they may be!

The sunday club. Ride Club.

9pm-4am. DJ Super Duper Dan serves up party mashups as you recoever from your come down!

Torquay

SUNDAY NIGHTS. Play Nightclub 10pm-late, £4. Drinks dealsa dn commercial tunes.

We all like a good party and here is the proof that despite the recession, everyone can still ‘ave it large when needs must! Respect to the Love Riot crew in Cornwall and the Plymouth massive at the Ugly Duckling gig at Ride for partying hard.

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Ugly Duckling Photos: Elina Photography // Love Riot Photos: Mickey Slim