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Issue 163 | March 09 Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Lauren Taverner Brown lauren@outofhand.co.uk Design: Antony Reynolds / Adrian Howe / Dan Hayman Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Image by B+ Contents: Illustration by Zoe Day Contributing Aldo Vanucci, Arash Torabi, Writers: Backbone, SUPERDUPERDAN, John Barker, Jon Kennedy, Dave Kendall, Nia Gould. Contributing Tom Hargreaves. Photographers:

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ILLUSTRATION BY ZOE DAY Zoe Day is from Swansea, and is currently studying Visual Communications at Birmingham City University, specialising in illustration. She is inspired by nice things like fashion, cakes, pastel colours and the sunshine. She aims to create images that look good and make you feel good, with a bit of satirical humour thrown in every now and again. She is impressed and inspired by the work of David Downton, Stina Persson and Christina K and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big fan of Art Nouveau, particularly Alfons Mucha. She graduates in June this year, when she plans to move back to Swansea, and hopes to work in fashion illustration. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to produce editorial illustrations as well as seeing her work used in a visual merchandising or branding role. flickr.com/photos/zoeday magazine | 5

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THIS MONTH WE Power To The ARE... People! Music is all about the people right? Well The …cracking the whip on our super duper web team as they build our mammoth new website, with fancy flashy bits and goodies for all to enjoy! Check it out at 247magazine.co.uk – the website features exclusive online content as well as the most up to date news, reviews and interviews. This month, we give electro femme La Roux the once over in our secret, special online interview booth. Synthy! We are also getting very excited about putting the finishing touches to our special party at Lab in Bristol on Saturday 4 April. 247 Magazine parties are always a special affair, and this is no exception. We are taking over this new venue on Broad St as Tru Thoughts provide the jazzy, funky grooves with special guests Saravah Soul playing live, supported by DJ’s Hint and Flevans. Downstairs is hosted by Funk From The Trunk and Red Bull are jumping on board to keep everyone energised! We have a whole bunch of giveaways on the night and you’re all invited! Tickets are only £6 for the night but we also have a whole bunch to giveaway too. If you want to be there, email us at 247@outofhand. co.uk with a reason why you should go – the best reasons get the tickets!

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People’s Music Awards are the worlds first global unsigned music awards and online chart, that recognise serious talent across nine music categories. The concept is simple: if you like what you hear, vote for it. TPMA is supported by numerous music industry figureheads who continually feedback on the artists and scout for future talent, with guest judges this year including the legendary Annie Nightingale (Radio One), Tony Platt (Island Studios), and Haydn Bendall (Abbey Road studios). Making it to the final round of voting, and in with a chance to win the “indie/ rock/metal and punk category”, are Cardiff’s ‘The Rhythm Method’ who are climbing high and being tipped by all involved as a band to watch out for. Click thepeoplesmusicawards. com/tpma/winners.shtml to check out all 45 artists in the final round and get voting for your favourites. If you’re an aspiring artist you can sign yourself up now for next years awards (which will be launched in June 09). Registration is completely free, as is the incredible TPMA Music Player! This year’s results will be announced at the Live Awards Event at MASS in Brixton (London) on 2 April, where the winners of each category will be playing live! The event will be jam packed with music industry insiders, London’s finest DJs, and fans of new music. Tickets are now available from only £12 at thepeoplesmusicawards.com

The Screentest National Student Film Festival is an event dedicated to the development and promotion of student film making talent from around the UK. Now in it’s sixth year, the festival schedule includes screenings, talks from celebrity speakers and an awards ceremony. This year’s festival will take place at the University of Bristol Students Union from 6 – 8 March. For more information and to see what’s on, visit screentestfest.org.uk

Lab Ear To The Ground

The beginning of March sees the start of what looks to be a shift in gear for the nightlife of Bristol. Lab, formerly Arc Bar, injects a full week of entertainment into it’s newly renovated, two storey nightclub, and the lineups are already looking impressive. A simple policy of quality music with an emphasis on live elements and variety makes Lab a party hot spot for the city centre. Lab is fitted with a full stage system and the clarity of Function 1 sound making it ideal for both gigs and clubbing. Keep those eyes peeled for the monthly Lab Schedule – but in the meantime we hear whispers of party starters such as A Skillz and Aphrodite passing through and even a little Tru Thoughts action. Lab is open from 5pm, Monday to Saturday as a bar, with events and club nights typically held from 9pm-3am daily, except Sunday’s which run from 3pm-1am. For more info contact labristol@gmail.com, call Paul on 07837 945669 or find them on facebook/myspace. This month, look out for Lab Live Thursdays, a return to the good old live band nights and Aquasky with Chew Magna, Mr Benn feat Souls Liberation and Sir Beans OBE amongst others on Sat 21 March.

Promoters: Got A Vision?

A new initiative from Smirnoff called Night Vision is currently offering bursaries of £2,000 to anyone across Great Britain who has an idea for an original night. The money is there to help get their idea off the ground, paying for promotion and acts and so on. To qualify for the bursaries, all you need to do is join the Night Vision Facebook page facebook.com/smirnofforiginalnights and convince the experts involved (including the likes of Rob da Bank) that your idea is original enough to make the cut.

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BLOC PARTY have announced they will tour the UK in October, with a gig at the Newport Centre on 16 Oct, and one at Bristol Academy on 20 Oct. They’re currently playing sold out shows in Europe and look set to do the same for their Bloctober tour. Tickets are on sale now priced at £22.50. blocparty.com

NEWS Underground Dance Scene Hots Up In Cardiff The Glo Bar in Cardiff has started hosting bi-weekly events in a bid to reignite the city’s famous underground dance scene. Glo has teamed up with Cool House to get the freshest and most exciting DJs behind the decks, and Geraint Newman, Managing Director of Glo, told us, “This is one of the most exciting partnerships and projects we have planned for 2009. I’ve always considered Cool House to be the leading house night in Cardiff.” With a new extension at Glo completed in February, the club is now one of the best small dance venues in Cardiff. Even more exciting plans are already underway to open a brand new 500 capacity club, Tsavo, on High Street, Cardiff on September 4th 2009. Dave Mills from Cool House, said “We’re very excited to be part of this new venture. Tsavo will be something very, very special for all the clubbers in Cardiff.” For more, see myspace.com/globarcardiff

MOTORHEAD announced their UK tour recently and they’ll be hitting Colston Hall in Bristol on 12 November 2009. Looking forward to the forthcoming tour, Lemmy Kilmister said: “Here we are again boys and girls, come and get your fu**in’ head blown off – in the best possible taste…” STARSAILOR are back with a tour that stops off in Bristol next month. The Wigan based band shot to fame back in 2000, releasing first album, Love Is Here in 2001. They’re set to play Bristol Academy on 5 Apr and their fourth album, All The Plans, came out at the start of March. Tickets are £16 (+BF). RED BULL PAPER WINGS is an international paper aeroplane making competition with thousands of pilots, dozens of qualifiers and 85 countries. With qualifiers happening in the UK in March, the winning team will be selected to represent Great Britain at Red Bull Paper Wings World Final at Hanger 7 in Saltzburg, Austria – Red Bull HQ! There is a qualifier in the Great Hall at Cardiff University on 20 March. Check out more at redbullpaperwings.com The Cardiff International Arena will host the GREAT WELSH BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL this summer. From 11 – 13 June the CIA will be awash with more than 150 different real ales from around the UK, along with more than 50 ciders and a selection of foreign brews to mix things up a bit. Welsh brewers have the

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La Roux Exclusive Online Motion Bmx Comp Interview! She’s got a shock of auburn hair with a distinctly 80s inspired Flock of Seagulls flicky quiff, which apart from being achingly trendy (the 80s are back, didn’t you know?) it gives you a pretty direct reference to her sphere of influence and goes hand in hand with the dreamy, synthy electro-pop sound of her music. Elly Jackson – better known as La Roux (named for her red mane, of course) is currently stealing the hearts of trendy music journos everywhere and was top of the list on all those “Ones To Watch” namedroppers at the end of last year. Alongside production partner Ben Langmaid, 20 year old La Roux creates pure electro pop, and allegedly only listens to 80s music, believing that current pop needs a shake up and should be more epic, like it was in the good old days (when she was just a twinkle in Mr Jackson’s eye – her dad, not the other Jackson… oh dear…). She is currently supporting Lily Allen on her UK tour and plays Bristol Academy on 18 March. 247 grabbed five minutes of precious La Roux time and tried to get to know her… go online to 247magazine. co.uk to read our exclusive interview and access loads more content, from our blog to exciting online-only competitions.

Heads up BMXers out there, a competition is being held at Motion Skate Park in Bristol on 11 April. From 10am – 4pm, there will be competitions, demos, graffiti, BMX screenings, stalls, a BBQ and various food stalls. With categories for 14 and under, 14 – 18 and 18 + there’s a place for everyone to show off their skills (with loads of prizes on offer including a set of Nikes for the winner of each category!). Entry is £3 for spectators, £5 for competitors and £8 for the after party, which will feature some of Bristol and Cheddar’s best drum and bass/dubstep and hip hop DJs (including a very special guest…)

NEWS Music Time Bank Project Launch

A support package to assist Bristol’s musical community is launched at the start of this month. The Trinity Centre, in association with Melts (Music Exchange Local Trade System) Ltd, are offering access to a professional recording facility based at the Trinity that includes a state of the art digital multi track recording studio and live stage equipment. Musicians and performers can build up credits in the Music Timebank by volunteering to perform at community concerts, and so on, then exchange those credits for time in the studio, music lessons and so on. Timebank members can also access a database of musicians and industry contacts to help with networking and promotion. The aim is to share skills, equipment and time in order to raise the profile of Bristol’s musical talent. Recordings made at the Trinity studio that are deemed ready for release will also be promoted to industry heavyweights like EMI and Sony, as well as up and coming labels. For more info, check out musictimebank.co.uk or go along to the three day launch celebration from 5 – 7 March at The Trinity Centre, Old Market.

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Hardcore Custard Hardcore Heaven returns to the centre of Birmingham on 14 March for a night playing the best in hardcore, hardstyle, hard dance and hardcore techno at the massive Custard Factory complex, filling it’s warehouses, outdoor areas and labyrinth of other rooms with the best sound, light, visuals and lasers. This is set to be one of the largest hardcore gatherings of the year, with a headline set from DJ Gammer, newly crowned Best Hardcore DJ at last years Hardcore Heaven awards. He’s joined by DJ Sy, Joey Riot & DJ Kurt, Darren Styles, Hixxy, Re-Con, Mark EG, Kutski, Scorpio, Drokz, J-Swish and Adam Harris, to name just a few… Skatty, Ribbz, Storm and Whizzkid are just a few of the top MCs making an appearance at this massive event. Tickets are £25 (£35 VIP) and are available from slamminvinyl.

One Nation Drum And Bass

One Nation drum and bass is back in Bristol for the first time in almost 8 months with a banging night at the O2 Academy on 7 March. The main room sees Andy C tearing it up with another massive set, alongside Friction, Chase & Status, Mampi Swift, Hazard, Sub Focus and Sigma. With MCs Eksman, Shabba D, Fearless, Bassman, Harry Shotta, GQ and Presha doing their thing on the mics this is set to be a high octane night of top quality bass and beats. If you want banging, tough drum and bass, then this is the only party for you!

On 3 March at Pica Pica in Cardiff the finals of the Bristol vs Cardiff cocktail competition take place. After regional heats in each city where over 30 bartenders competed, the winners are geared up to go head to head in the finals. The bars competing from Bristol are: Hausbar, Severnshed, Rummer, and Pipe & Slippers, and the Cardiff contenders include Vanilla Rooms, 10 Feet Tall, Park House Club and Brookes Lounge. The competition will include rounds that will test the bartenders skills at creating original and classic drinks, with a chance to show a bit of creativity and flair. Which city has the best mixologists?! Find out at Pica Pica!

chance to showcase their stuff alongside beers from all over the world, and it’s a nice excuse to, ahem, broaden your alcoholic horizons… Sensibly, of course. Some of Bristol’s best up and coming musical talent will perform onstage at the 02 Academy on 17 March as part of ACCESS TO MUSIC’S LIVE TOUR. Access To Music has a national network of music colleges, including a Bristol centre, which has been running for 10 years. The gig will feature five local acts alongside breakthrough indie-pop act The Last Gang. Doors open at 7.30pm, entry is free. Skins fans listen up – there’s a SKINS PARTY on 30 April at The Cooler in Bristol. With appearances from the cast of the cult Channel 4 show and a performance from Bristol band You Love Her Cos She’s Dead (who appeared in Episode Six, which was aired last month) this is set to be a hugely popular gig. DJs and more locally based bands add to the evening and tickets cost £10 – get yours now from bristolticketshop.co.uk Bristol’s Studio Upstairs is currently making a major appeal to help SAVE OUR STUDIO as it is currently facing closure due to lack of funding. The Studio Upstairs is a facility for people whose interests, abilities and talents can be expressed through the arts, yet for various reasons are unable to participate in the already existing institutions - with particular interest for those who have suffered from mental health difficulties, or are in drug and alcohol recovery. Situated at Hanover Place, it is an important lifeline for many of it’s members, and is an unique artistic community that has been an important part of the Bristol arts scene for over 20 years. For more information or to help the appeal, see studioupstairs.org.uk or email bristolstudio@ studioupstairs.org.uk.

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At the moment I’m trying “ to record everything live in

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William Holland, aka Quantic, one of the most respected producer/musician/DJs bred from these fair isles is touching down in Bristol this month from his new home in Colombia. His meteoric rise from a clutch of 45’s on Breakin Bread, a prolific output on Tru Thoughts to a new life pursuing his love of latin music in Colombia has been a non-stop ride of insanely good genre bashing. With 12 studio LPs under his belt and a fantastic array of singles and remixes that take in everything from funk, soul, drum and bass, beats, afrofunk, descarga, cumbia etc, it’s entirely evident that his magic hands and musical vision know no bounds. 2009 will see his new band, Quantic And His Combo Barbaro come to light, an eagerly anticipated project with a melting pot of UK and Colombian musicians coming together. I for one cannot wait to get my ears around it! So with Quantic DJing at Bristol’s newest venue, Basement 45, on 27 March I caught up with him to find out what’s happening in his world.... 10 |

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Hi Will, welcome home! Glad to be back? Yes sir, always good to return to this wet and cold place I call home! The exciting news of your new band is what we’re all talking about, can you tell us more? I put the new band together in Cali, it features some of the players I’ve been working with over the last two years in Cali and also Malcolm Catto on drums. The idea was to put together a band that plays a more tropical sound. That’s not to say it is a completely “latin music” band. The new record features a good selection of funk, soul, descarga and even some orchestral moments! Within these selections, I’m trying bring back some of the talent that made this music happen in the first place all those years ago. It must be personally very exciting to be working in Colombia with these musicians. And you must be discovering so much musically. How are you developing songs there? Yes, its a privilege, I’m trying to make the most of my time here, learning a lot of things, speaking to people, investigating the wealth of culture that exists here. I now have my studio in the house, so the house is a somewhat musical place to be. As a writer, I’m getting clearer about how I plan my music, the more and more I learn the art from others here, the more I can control my own thoughts and ideas. I usually lay down an initial idea with guitar or a voice, this could just be a simple guide or doodle, I do a lot of these, usually at night. Then, in the light of day, away from the presence of whiskey, I scan through, find the good bits and try to arrange them on to instruments I feel suitable for the sound I want. At the moment I’m trying to record everything live in the same room, I think the sound is richer for it and you can here the dialogue between the different musicians, this is what makes music interesting. As a relative unknown in Colombia, was it easy to make contact with people like Alfredo Linares and get to work with them? And how do they find the experience of translating old school cumbia, descarga, plena etc into the modern fusions that you are creating? Well, most of these guys are kind, open minded and welcome my pigeon Spanish enthusiasm. Alfredo has been especially marvellous, he’s such a kind person. In general, sometimes there is a fight to get people back to the old sound. There is a culture of “new is better” in Colombia, so getting people to replay older styles can be difficult. I’d say most players I’m working with and continue to work with, do get it and that’s the reason we’re playing together. People are open to new ideas or new forms of interpreting older forms, but the tricky part is explaining what you want! It’s also difficult, because what looks good on paper often doesn’t sound good on tape and the best moments in my recordings were unplanned and a part of the moment. When can we expect a UK appearance of the new band? I’m planning a tour for late August with Alfredo, Kabir of Panama & Malcolm Catto amongst others. Life must be so enriching and broadening in Colombia, yet the common perception here is that it’s a dangerous place. How’s it been immersing yourself in the

culture there? Like all less “comfortable” travel destinations there are always some places you shouldn’t go. Cali was a dangerous place in 80s and in some parts still is, but normal life still continues. My experiences have been very positive, there have been problems, but I believe that if you are sensible and respectful, you’re doing the best you can. I’d say the main day to day problem is language, I’m learning spanish as I go, so everyday is a learning process. It’s easy to order food and find addresses but the more expressive parts of language like describing music or art still evade me. Over the last year, I’ve been taking various excursions, often by car, to the north of country, there the culture is very different to Cali. In short, I’d say I’m very content to be living in the birthplace of Cumbia. Is DJing taking a back seat these days? Or is this part of your creative process that directly influences what you try to create live? And what can we expect to hear at your Bristol show? Not so much, I still DJ a lot, maybe not so much as before. I’m still finding a lot of interesting records, so it’s always a pleasure to showcase what I have found. I am definitely playing more in the States as I’m geographically closer. I also play on a regular basis in Cali. Records, on the whole, are still my method to learn. You can learn things from records that you cannot learn in a university or college. There is music that has been long forgotten or thrown aside by the mainstream ear. Records very much influence my creative process, they inspire me, inform me and most of all demonstrate to me the various tones and colours you can create. In Bristol, the show will very much depend on what music I have found in that month. I’m probably going to be in Panama and Barranquilla for a bit before then. I’ll also be playing a lot of tracks from the new record and the Flowering Inferno record. It’s obvious that you are not afraid of new paths. So where next after Colombia? Are there any other countries or cultures you are hoping to explore musically? Well, a fellow Englishman living in Cali described trying to leave Cali very well to me. He said its like trying to leave a lukewarm bath, you know you have to but you just want a little more time. I think it’s been like that for many people who have spent a lifetime in Cali. I do love it here but I would like to eventually live in a location where it is a little easier to operate. It is very hard to obtain a lot of things here, like tape for the studio, good instruments... I can see myself having problems with that. But, lets see what the future holds. What other plans have you got for 2009? I’m working on the second flowering inferno album, hopefully should be done in the next few months and after that, tour! tour! tour! Many thanks to Quantic. Don’t miss the ever increasing rarity of a UK DJ set from him at Basement 45 in Bristol, 27 March. It’ll be a roadblock for sure! quantic.org myspace.com/quanticmusic Words: Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz – jellyjazz.com) magazine | 11

in different ways although I struggle to hear anything other than a sound shared around the same ambient (on occasion), dreary, electronic 80’s feel. But there’s no getting away from classic 80s icons as she adds, “But I would love to duet with Phil Oakey from The Human League.” Nestled snugly amongst the wealth of 80s inspired artists filtering into mainstream music, Little Boots’ synth soaked sounds are definitely fashionable and very trendy. But her attitude is modest – she’s said on her blog that she’s not aiming to be “cool” and tells me, “I like a lot of 80s artists but I don’t see myself in any kind of scene or revival. I play synths because that’s what I’ve done since I was a teenager, before that I played piano, and I can’t play guitar. I don’t really think about things being mainstream or not,” she said, “All I think about is if they’re good songs or not.”

With pop music taking a sharp turn towards the electronic sound recently, and dragging the 80s kicking and screaming back into fashion, one particular artist is here to make her mark firmly on the scene. Playing a mix of 80s style electronica and modern pop music ripe with the influences of Kylie, Gary Numan and David Bowie, Blackpool bred Victoria Hesketh (better known as Little Boots) brings a modern twist, and injects an appealing edge into a once great but almost forgotten sound. Victoria’s musical career kicked off with her playing covers in front of a camera in her parent’s garage, until she almost hit it big a few years ago with synth-pop group Dead Disco. The band fizzled out in late 2007 and she was set back momentarily, only to re-emerge as shining star Little Boots. Darling of the 2009 wave of electro fused pop music set to take this year by force, and deservedly placed amongst the elite with the BBC’s Sound of 2009 crowd, Little Boots has her sights set firmly on the future with her influences from the past directly in tow. Currently travelling back and forth working between the UK and US, I managed to catch up with her whilst on a train to Brighton for a chat. Her debut song, Stuck on Repeat, was produced by Joe Goddard from Hot Chip. But is working with such a well established artist the main reason behind her success? “Although having an association with a name people already recognise and respect helps,” she replies, “I think that it wouldn’t have worked if the song wasn’t any good in the first place. And Joe’s production is so special that people would be able to hear it whether he was known or not.” Her sound mixes the influences of working with modern day electro royalty like Goddard to her own musical tastes that includes iconic artists like Kylie and comeback kings, Take That. She reminisces, “The first album I can actually remember going to buy with my own money was Take That. I don’t think I’ve got it any more…” Although looking back to the 80s and her own music collection are an inescapable part of her sound, Little Boots also looks to the present for more musical gems, and namechecks Fever Ray, Telepathe and Heartbreak, all of which she claims to love

So what does Little Boots think about the influx of new female artists and front women in the charts, dominating this 80s revival, like Crystal Castles, La Roux and Lady GaGa? “I think there’s been a lot of strong female artists over the last few years, including women like Winehouse, Lily, Duffy...” she stated. “It’s not something that’s just started. I also think a lot of the new female artists that get compared are very different, but they’re bunched together in a way no one would do if they were boys with guitars. Saying that, the common theme does seem to be that they all have ideas and strong personalities they’re not afraid to use, which I think can only be a good thing.”

“I don’t see myself in any kind of scene or revival. I play synths because that’s what I’ve done since I was a teenager.” Although an artist with a talent and passion that is undeniable, only the next few months will tell whether she (like so many of her idols) will be remembered for decades to come, or whether she is just another talent caught up in the midst of hype and nostalgia, and mercy to a fickle public, hungry for a new sound that is never quite as new as they might like to think. Little Boots is currently finishing her album and preparing for its release, with plans to spend the summer playing festivals. She heads to Texas this month to play massive music conference/ festival South By South West, and pops to Bristol on 3 April for a gig at the Carling Academy. myspace.com/littlebootsmusic littlebootsmusic.co.uk Words: Dave Kendall magazine | 13

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Alexander McQueen Puma Sneakers

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Top fashion designer Alexander McQueen joins forces with Puma to create the ‘Spine Mid Velcro’ high top shoe. With metallic bronze detaling and cream leather uppers these babies are seriously stylish. McQueen’s collection for Puma is anatomically inspired, and the soles are moulded to look like a skeleton. oki-ni.com

Microsoft Surface A 30 inch display in a table like form, Microsoft’s Surface is a major advancement in computing – instead of using a mouse or keyboard, you can interact with content on it by using your hands and natural movements. It can also recognize objects placed on it. At present, it’s only available commercially but is so cool we had to include it! microsoft.com/surface 14 |

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Retail Therapist: Daniel Cottenham

If you’re going to shop, do it properly and spend wisely on fabulous things. From eco-chic wooden accessories to jawdroppingly cool sneakers and graffiti inspired sticker books, it’s time to style it up.

Photographer: Tom Hargreaves Hair Priory Student Model Search winners Akim and Selina rock Cult’s freshest outfits. Akim wears Superdry Gel Stormbreaker In yellow/ french navy £54.99, Superdry Jesse James Top In vintage white £29.99 and Superdry Workwear Pant in coal £59.99. Selina wears Motel Zoe Dress Leopard Print £29.99, and Superdry Ramona Jacket in brown £175.00. magazine | 15

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Selina wears Motel Zoe Dress Casual Stripe Blue £29.99, boots models own.

Akim wears Superdry Lumberjack Overshirt in redwatch £54.99, Superdry Jets Tin Tab Tee in yellow £24.99, Superdry Authentic Vintage Antifit Jeans in indigo resin £49.99 and Superdry Raw Buckle Belt Series Fat 75 brown £34.99

STOCKIST: All clothing from Cult. There are Cult stores in Bristol, Plymouth and Exeter, and Superdry stores in Bristol, Bath and Truro. See cult.co.uk PHOTOGRAPHER: Tom Hargreaves | tom-hargreaves.com | 07813 114616 Tom is available for fashion, portrait and portfolio photography. MODELS: Akim Ellah and Selina Turfus HAIR & MAKEUP: Hair Priory Art Team STYLIST: Daniel Cottenham THANKS: The security team at Drake Circus Mall and everyone at Cult. magazine | 17

FILLTHEVOID Fillthevoid has been doing pieces for over ten years now. He’s managed to stamp his mark on the graff scene, achieving success by being commissioned to do artwork for Ian Brown’s latest album. 247 caught up with him to find out just what makes him tick… What’s your preferred method of graffiti – stencil or freehand? It’s always been stencils, ever since coming across some of Banksy’s early pieces in Bristol in the mid to late 90s, he definitely planted the seed. I love the immediacy of stencils, it’s hit and run. Who inspires you? Guys like Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Dolk, Mantis and Dan Wiltz are big sources of inspiration to me in the graff world. I used to skate a lot so deck artwork by Wes Humpston, VCJ, Andy Jenkins, Mike Hill and Todd Bratrud has always been part of my subconscious. In graphic design I look up to Shilo, The Designers Republic (RIP), Universal Everything and The Ronin. Also illustrators like Hydro 74, Guy McKindly and Adam Haynes are doing some nice work. Other forms of creativity also feed my work, including musical artists like Gill Scott Heron and High Contrast; spoken word poets like Saul Williams and even stand up comics like Bill Hicks (RIP). They all help to drive the thought processes.

How does your artistic background affect the way you work as a graff artist? I went to art college then specialised in graphic design. The principles of both graphics and street art definitely overlap. As a graphic designer you learn how to distil an idea down until you reach the core of what you are trying to say. Also it taught me how to set up multiple coloured stencils. The first piece I ever did was two colours and it’s basically the same process as setting up screenprint artwork. What’s the most exciting thing that has happened to you during your graff career? My favourite music artist is Ian Brown so the night before one of his gigs I did a stencil of his face on the stage door. Apparently he saw it, loved it and tried to track me down! Eventually we did hook up and it became the artwork illustration for his latest album, The World Is Yours. Off the back of that I did the artwork for the two singles from that album, Illegal Attacks and Sister Rose. That was a massive buzz, collaborating with someone I have so much respect for. Where would you most like to be in ten years time? Teaching my son the street art, ha ha! I want to just keep doing my thing but expand into new modes of expression like animating my pieces, maybe even a short film. I also want to get into t-shirt design and start my own label. Basically I’m just going to keep filling the void!

Soul Life on the Barbican in Plymouth is currently showing/selling selected pieces of Fillthevoid’s work.

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Music Breaks & Beats

Rock/Indie

Jazz / Funk

Tosca

No Hassle

(!K7 Records) Bit of a silly name, but this is an album of laidback grooves, using real instruments and digital techniques and created by Richard Dorfmeister (of Kruder fame) and Rupert Huber. There’s nothing here for the chin-strokers: ‘No Hassle’ is an unpretentious album, and not in any way ‘experimental’ or up its own arse. You either want to chill, or you don’t. Arash Torabi

Urban / Hip Hop

Dance

Electronica

take in everything from relationship angst to god and politics, all sung in that trademark cute warble. I like it. I don’t give a shit about the people who don’t. Oh dear, I sound like Lily Allen… LTB

Ladyfinger (Ne) Dusk

(Saddle Creek)

A band eager to encourage the cyclical nature of trends, Nebraska’s Ladyfinger (ne) celebrate the twin peaks of pre-grunge a la Janes Addiction and post-hardcore a la Bluetip, Pilot To Gunner and Jawbox, Various artists which could easily have ended in pale (compiled by Amorphous Androgynous) comparison but actually sounds pretty A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble fucking lovely for the most part. And (Platipus) when they swap the brains for brawn (the belligerent ‘Work Party’) the machete guitar-driven splendour cuts deep. Another This 2-disc adventure by Future Sound of Saddle Creek gem. London (as their alter-ego) shows just how Backbone broad the psychedelic pallet really is. The artists selected span 4 decades, and many styles are represented here: folk, space Ruarri Joseph rock, ambient, funk, sitars and the freakBoth Sides Of The Coin out/totally-lost-it kind of grooves. Tommy (Pip Productions) Graham’s ‘Sahajiya’ is one of my favourites. There are more well-know names here too, like Donovan, Tim Buckley & Miles Davis. Wriggling free from Atlantic Records’ Proper head gear. artistically stifling grip, our Ruarri has now Arash Torabi set about indulging in his woozy, acoustic whims, retaining Jack Johnson’s irritating nonchalance but breathing Westcountry Original Soundtrack grace and melancholy into its lungs. The Notorious likes of ‘Red Mist’ are pleasant enough (Bad Boy) daytime radio fodder, but it’s ‘Tomorrow Today’ that reveals his deeper stirrings, sounding like a weary Willy Mason Leaving aside the obvious media stuff, singing along to Paul Simon’s chords. The Notorious B.I.G was a genius rapper. Independence suits you, lad. His humour, wordplay and ability to tell a Backbone story have never been equalled. Most of the tracks here are by Biggie himself, with some great choices: ‘Kick in the Door’ and ‘Warning’- B.I.G at his best, and a shit one, Left Side Brain the painfully lengthy ‘Notorious Thugs’, Collider featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmon. Luckily (Sugar Shack) they’ve also included his awesome rare first single ‘Party and Bullshit’, but I can’t listen to his son rapping along to ‘One Bristolians, Left Side Brain, have been More Chance’- it’s too creepy. However, working hard not to tread in anyone else’s Biggie fans will appreciate the 3 previously Britrock footsteps. They’ve shunned the cliché-ridden emoting of their peers and unreleased demos, though the sound delved instead into the taut, post-metal quality is poor. back-catalogues of Tool and, more notably, Arash Torabi Helmet – a place where shuddering lowend riffs dominate and unnerve in equal measure. Alas, the vocal lets the side down a tad, favouring restraint in a valiant attempt Lily Allen to not overcook the stew. But a bit more Its Not Me, Its You heat wouldn’t go amiss. (EMI) Backbone Filled with jaunty, who-gives-a-shit shameless pop and delicate ballads, this Karima Francis second album has been a long time coming The Author (almost three years) and for a while Allen has (Kitchenware Records) been more famous for her gossip column antics than her musical output. Her lyrics Karima’s throaty, soulful voice strolls through 20 |

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a guitar led soundscape on this record with the ease that only comes with real talent. The best bit is that she really is that good – her live performance is spot on and every good as the recorded sound which is refreshing amongst today’s overproduced glut of X Factor-esque musicians. Laid back, contemplative, plaintive, melodic, and with an emotional depth to her lyrics that belies her youth (she’s only 21), she’s currently touring the UK so try to catch her if you can! LTB

J Dilla

Dillanthology 1 (Rapster Records) When the sad news of the iconic hip hop producer’s death reached people, the outpouring of grief was unprecedented, the internet was awash with slogans, t-shirts, club nights etc all wanting to pay their respect. For those of you unaware of J Dilla’s greatness this is a great place to start, standout tracks are hard to choose as every one is so precious, Common’s “The Light” has been bootlegged and re rubbed so much but nothing can touch the simple beauty of the original. Quality hip hop with non jiggy MCs and an untouchable sound. For those who need to know, this is the place to get to know. Aldo Vanucci

Random Hand Inhale / Exhale

(Rebel Alliance) About five years ago, the nation had pretty much written off ska-punk as a cringeworthy, sonic faux-pas – probably due to a slew of truly bad purveyors of the sub-genre. West Yorkshire bruisers, Random Hand, may have single-handedly resuscitated the beast from its marginal slumber with a sophomore album that tags a huge metallic rock punch onto its skank’n’roll; resulting in the kind of mash-up that would satiate the appetites of Capdown and Agnostic Front fans alike. Backbone

Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation Of (Ruff House Records)

This 1998 album stands as one of the greatest modern soul albums ever recorded. With contributions from Carlos Santana, D’Angelo, Mary J Blige and more Lauryn created a deep and meaningful album. Using doo-wop backing vocals and lush instrumentation over boom-bap beats with a lyrical eye on the uplifting elements of gospel and the poignant reflection of soul music. Every song is worth a mention which is rare, and she manages to be devout without ever being proselytizing. SUPERDUPERDAN!

DEMOS Friendship – “DEMO”

Nice indie, guitar based rock, pop tunes on this CD from South London but the production is god-awful. My ears started to hurt terribly after track three and I had to turn it down to a whisper… I’m sure performing in the live arena they rock it, but as a home listening product, this particular demo CD needs A LOT of studio production help! OUCH! myspace.com/thegoodfriendship

Mr & Mrs Swing – “Tribute To Mr Kaye”

Bouncing 1920’s brass lines and sub basslines in a “wop wop wop” fashion sit jolly over hip hop beats on the track “Daddy” which at times is a little bit too daft and rather like an early Mickey Mouse cartoon soundtrack. Track two is exactly the same and a little too comical to be played to any serious club crowd. They have previously put together a self-released 12” that I highly recommend. Find it at their web address mr-and-mrs-swing.com

Balura - “DEMO”

Midsomer Norton is a tiny town near Bristol where I met Balura, a lovely lady with a good spirit, and turns out… a splendid voice! Track two “Dark Side” has the makings of an early smokers delight from Massive Attack with a superb tinny snare drum break. As a whole this CD and the music contained within is tight and inoffensive… myspace.com/balura

Lyra Fox – “DEMO”

Another female vocalist, and with a porn star name like that you can’t fail to be intrigued. The music is all very theatrical and sounds like an OST (original sound track) from a stage show to be honest. Lyra’s vocals are not too bad but not always popping the correct note from the off-shoot! The tracks themselves sound like demos from a fancy Casio keyboard and lack crunch, fatness and soul for me. myspace.com/lyrafox

Northbound – “Nowhere Near”

A full length album demo comprising chill out fodder from yester-year. It works, but it sounds a little dated. There’s lots of “new world” flavours, gypsy and Arab chord changes that keep it slightly frightening, which I love! After a five or so tracks there’s a definate similarity between tunes though… myspace.com/northboundorchestra

Oncartel – “DEMO”

A tight and established latin, fusion band here. With the drummer leading-the-ass off them the horns and bass twiddle and fiddle along perfectly in time with him. They are without doubt VERY good musicians but for me it just lacks balls. I’m not a massive fan of the latin, afro sound and this is touching cloth in that genre. I give these chaps a stern clap, but with a VERY straight face… yspace.com/oncartel

Clarity – “Propaganda Pulse”

Fourteen hip hop tracks here written for the MC I’d say. He’s got some stuff to get off his chest for sure. The tracks plod gently along and the MC doesn’t offend, rarely swearing or mentioning how big his willy might be! It doesn’t stand out from a lot of other hip hop/MC demos but they are pleasant and have passion for the genre… not bad. myspace.com/unpassa

Soulslept – “DEMO”

The amazingly, crystal clear production made me realize my ears are pretty battered here… It’s chill-out, ambient gear. This guy has perfect pitch for making synthetic tunes and some pretty interesting rhythms too. Soulslept is one professional sounding dude! Think early Ninja Tune but passed through a sound font converter or similar... LOVELY! myspace.com/soulslept

Leizaboy – “DEMO”

Fresh from my journey to Timisoara, Romania for a DJ set, I was handed this CD. Leizaboy is a master of electric funk, hip hop, breaks and does it very well indeed. Working as a sound designer for computer games during the day and DJing during the eve he manages to squeeze in a little production time for himself and comes up trumps with this 12 track demo of tunes. With some lengthy intros and a similar sound and structure to each track there is massive potential for a club banger in here! A Skills, Smoove, Good Groove and similar artists watch out! PROPER JOB! myspace.com/djleizaboy

Carquemaezla – “DEMO”

If you’re in a band, you’ve recorded your demo and you want some exposure in the best music and lifestyle magazine in the West & Wales, and you think you can handle a bit of constructive criticism or all out praise then send it in to us at 247 Magazine Demo Reviews, Out of Hand Ltd, Hebron House, Sion Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3BE Alternatively drop us a myspace message with a link to your demos at myspace.com/outofhandmagazine

All reviews by Jon Kennedy: jonkennedy.co.uk / 247demo@jonkennedy.co.uk

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1 – 8 Mar Bristol

EVA THYGHOJ Room 212, Gloucester Road, room212.co.uk Danish fashion designer Eva Thyghoj started her own label “TOOHOI” in London three years ago. She has since relocated to Bristol and the company is on the up. Every TOOHOI collection features beautifully cut garments. With its own unique style and Scandinavian chic, it’s definitely worth watching out for. Eva Thyghoj will be in room212 for one week.

Theatre

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BOMBASTIC – THE ARGONAUTS Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL, 08700 40 2000 wmc.org.uk 3pm, £8/£5 Bombastic produces work for young children through a captivating mix of dance, theatre and live video, all devised by one of Wales’ most successful choreographers Sean Tuan John. Argonauts is an imaginative recreation of the old Greek myth Jason & the Argonauts updated with fresh relevance for a modern young audience. FREE DANCE SKILLS WORKSHOP: Why not make an afternoon of it with a great workshop at 1pm when Sean Tuan John will take participants through dance and performance skills, free with a ticket to the 3pm performance.

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FORCED ENTERTAINMENT Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini. org.uk 7.30pm £8.00/£6.00 The Arnolfini presents Forced Entertainment an intimate and comical play about the now of the performance moment, possibility and invention and an audience caught between what they are watching and what they are being told.

10 – 11 Mar Cardiff

GRAVITAS EARTHFALL Sherman Cymru, Senghennydd Road, 029 2064 6900, shermancymru.co.uk, 8pm, £11.74/£9.79(under 19)/£7.83 Sherman Cymru presents, Earthfall, the multi-award-winning Cardiff based dance and physical theatre company undoubtedly one of the most thrilling and innovative companies around at the moment. Their latest work, Gravitas, is based on the phenomenon of imprisonment without charge and the censorship of words, resistance and action.

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PAINTWORKS SPRING ART MARKET Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol, BS4 3EH, 0117 972 8838, paintworksbristol.co.uk 11am – 5pm The popular Paintworks Art Market is once again bringing together a vibrant mix of Bristol’s finest artists from across the city to exhibit and sell their goods to the public.

15 Mar Bristol

LUB CLUB 5/12 Mar Cardiff

THURSDAY FOOD & COMEDY SPECIAL The Glee Club Cardiff, 0871 472 0400, glee.co.uk 7.30pm, £13.50/£13 A purpose built comedy venue, it is without doubt one of the finest on the circuit. Loved by comics and crowds alike; relax in the theatre style seating with tables, a huge bar and it’s own veritable menu for most shows and be royally entertained every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This month sees performances from Barry Castagnola, Geoff Boyz, Pete Johansson, Paul Thorne, John Fothergill, Gary Delaney and Alun Cochrane.

MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF Theatre @ Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, 0117 902 0344, tobaccofactorytheatre. com, 8pm, £8/£10 Get aboard award-winning comedian Toby Hadoke’s Tardis for a razor-sharp, furiously funny comic odyssey that charts the rise, fall and rise again of a TV legend. A must for anyone who has ever had a passion for anything, this critically acclaimed show has delighted even those who’ve never seen Doctor Who.

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LANDS END Spike island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1, 0117 929 2266, spikeisland.org.uk Ruth Claxton’s Lands End is an exhibition comprising of a series of glittering

22 March

CRIMES OF PASSION: STREET ART IN BRISTOL

Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1PX, 0117 973 5129 rwa.org.uk Bristol has been a big player on the global graffiti scene since the early eighties; in March the RWA invites some of the most prominent artists in the city to adorn its galleries in their own inimitable way. This milestone event will showcase the depth of creativity on the Bristol scene, pushing the boundaries and challenging expectations of this ubiquitous and often misunderstood art form.

components that together evoke an otherworldly landscape, a technological, rather than a natural, sublime. The landscape is populated with figurines, porcelain figures transposed from the mantelpiece to the gallery. A series of paths lead past and through reflective surfaces: the work is waiting for an audience.

15 Mar Bath

PAPPYS FUN CLUB: FUNENERGY! The Rondo Theatre, St. Saviours Road, Bath, rondotheatre.co.uk, 8pm, £10/£8 Pappy’s Fun Club is Britain’s best new sketch troupe. At the 2007 Edinburgh Festival they earned an IF.COMEDY nomination for Best Show. This led

to appearances on BBC3’s Comedy Shuffle, Radio 1’s Switch and ITV’s Comedy Cuts. This year they starred in both their own self-titled show on Radio 4, and the half hour special, “Pappy’s Fun Club”, on Channel 4. A must see show for comedy lovers.

Until 28 Mar Bristol

SUSPENSION Arnolfini, 36 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ, United Kingdom, 0117 949 3993, bristololdvic.org.uk, 8pm/2.30pm, £16/£8 The Arnolfini presents Suspension set against the backdrop of Bristol’s famous bridge, two fathers discover the truth about themselves during one last desperate display of love. This hard-edged comedy tells a story of

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films film 14 Mar – 25 Apr

DUMBFOUNDED Here Gallery, Stokes Croft, 0117 9422 222, thingsfromhere.co.uk

Recycle Flyer LIVE LIV

Dumb Founded celebrates confusion. David Shillinglows work mixes image, object and installation, illustrating a chaotic exchange between individuals and their tactile environment, exploring ideas of identity and the riddle of the human condition. Much of the work includes representation of the human form, whether a complex anatomical diagram, or naive stick man. fatherhood, families and the difficulties of mountaineering in a morning suit.

28 Mar Cardiff

JACKIE CHETTUR: 310 g39, Wyndham Arcade, Mill Lane, 029 2025 5541, g39.org G39 presents a body of new work by prolific British artist Jackie Chettur, the third artist in their solo season which showcases the work of emerging artists throughout the region. While Chettur often works in a site-specific response, ‘310’ is subtly different: the works had their genesis during the artist’s employment in a hotel that overlooks the gallery. Chettur’s photographs take inspiration from both the frustrations and banality of everyday life and the daydreams that inevitably result from this stasis

29 Mar Bristol

THE BARE NECESSITIES Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, 0117 902 0344, tobaccofactorytheatre.com, 8pm, £13. Join Lucy Porter for her seventh solo show, The Bare Necessities. It’s a stripped down hour of nakedly funny stand-up comedy. Since 2001, Lucy has been a huge, sell-out hit at the Edinburgh Festival and on tour, with her distinctive, bouncy, feel-good style.

CLUB CLU

29 Mar Bath

RUSSELL HOWARD: ODDS AND ENDS Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate Street, komedia.co.uk/bath, 8pm, £10 Russell is starting a new gig at the Bath Komedia on the last Sunday of every month. He will be trying out new material for his next tour, and will have some well known guests join him every week.

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Our film listings have changed and are not in date order any more. In an effort to include more venues across the region, we will now list films alphabetically by name, then list the cinemas currently showing those films. Is this better or not? Email 247@ outofhand.co.uk and tell us how you’d like to see the listings.

Burn After Reading (15)

18 Mar: Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir: Ethan and Joel Coen Starring: Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Frances McDormand. 2008/US/96 min The Coen brothers indulge in their love of screwball comedy again in this twisted tale of blackmail, betrayal and the human capacity for stupidity. Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt are excellent as out-of-their-depth blackmailers hoping to fleece a snooty CIA man (played by John Malkovich) in exchange for a confidential CD. George Clooney comes along for the ride as a trigger-happy sex-mad Treasury agent. If you liked the director’s other films Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker Proxy this might be right up your street. Che: Part Two (15)

20 – 26 Mar: Plymouth Arts

Centre, 38 Looe Street, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org 27 – 31 Mar, The Barn Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/arts. Dir: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Benicio del Toro and Julia Ormond. 2008/ France/Spain/126 mins Soderbergh concludes his ambitious epic about Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the Argentine doctor who became an idealistic revolutionary. In Part Two, Guevara (Del Toro) has abandoned Cuba in order to start an even more daunting Latin-American revolution. Defiance (15) 24 – 26 Mar: The Poly, Falmouth, 01326 212 300, thepoly.org Dir: Edward Zwick Starring: Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber. 2008/US/137 mins Inspired by a true story, Zwick’s epic World War II drama tells the tale of three Jewish brothers (Craig, Schreiber and Bell) who narrowly escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis. They subsequently vow to avenge the deaths of their loved ones by launching a desperate battle against the Nazi forces that seek to exterminate their entire race. As they hide out in a forest following their escape, whispers of their bravery take wind, and others like them appear, determined to lay their lives on the line.

Words: John Barker The Fall (15)

11 Mar, Exeter Phoenix,

Exeter Phoenix, 01392 667080, exeterphoenix.org.uk Dir. Tarsem Singh Starring: Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru 2006/India/UK/117 mins Filmed in 18 countries over a number of years, The Fall is a fantastical story, set in 1920’s Los Angeles, about 5 mythical heroes on a quest of vengeance, as told by an injured stuntman to a little girl with a broken arm in a hospital. Visually arresting, with hidden emotional complexities, the film blurs the line between fiction and reality as the tale unfolds. Director Tarsem Singh made the beautiful but flawed serial killer thriller The Cell, but he has finally found the perfect narrative match for his visual flair. Gomorrah (18)

15 – 18 Mar: Savoy Cinema,

Penzance, 01736 363330, cromer-movieplex.com Dir: Matteo Garrone Starring: Salvatore Abruzzese and Simone Sacchettino. 2008/Italy/137 mins This is a long way away from the stylised world of The Godfather and The Sopranos. It’s a down and dirty documentary style account of the ascension of five foot soldiers in the mafia. The adolescent foot-soldiers are being groomed for a life in crime by fighting a vicious turf war in the slums of Naples. This gritty, visceral and very, very violent production pulls no punches with its amazing young cast delivering a sledgehammer narrative.

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The Good, The Bad and The Weird (15)

Happy-Go-Lucky (15)

30 Mar: Church Rooms,

Lostwithiel, 01208 873242, lostinfilm.org. Dir: Mike Leigh Starring: Sally Hawkins and Eddie Marsan 2008/UK/118 min A deliciously warm character study starring Sally Hawkins on awardwinning form as the effervescent Poppy, a 30 year old North Londoner with an irrepressibly bright outlook on life. She loves her job as a teacher, her friends and her freedom. A joyful celebration of life, happiness, friendship and love.

LIVE Milk (15)

6 – 11 Mar: The Poly,

Falmouth, 01326 212 300, thepoly.org 1 – 5 Mar: The Barn, Totnes, 01803 847070, dartington.org/ barn-cinema 29 – 31 Mar: Savoy Cinema, Penzance, 01736 363330, cromer-movieplex.com Dir: Gus Van Sant Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and James Franco. 2008/USA/128 mins Acclaimed filmmaker Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Paranoid Park) captures a pivotal moment in the gay movement’s struggle for civil rights with this skilfully and tenderly observed account of the life and work of Harvey Milk. The first openly homosexual man voted into significant U.S. public office in 1977, Milk’s brief but committed career inspired a generation of activists before he was assassinated the following year by a disturbed colleague. The phenomenal cast includes Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco, but the standout performance comes from Sean Penn whose turn as the charismatic politician glows with passion, humanity and wit.

CLUB

25 – 26 Mar, The Barn

Cinema, Dartington, 01803 847070, dartington.org/arts 27 Mar – 2 Apr, Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe Street, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre. org. Dir. Kim Jee-Woon, starring Song Kang-Ho, Lee Byung-Hun, Jung Woo-Sung. 2008/Korea/130 mins/subtitled. A Korean Western set in Japanese occupied Manchuria in the 1930s, and the MacGuffin is a treasure map; what more could you ask for? Everyone wants the map and nobody seems to be able to keep it for very long. It has been the hit of the year in Korea and is simply enormous fun.

LIVE

Rachel Getting Married (15)

27 Mar – 2 Apr:

CLUB Released: 6 March WATCHMEN (TBC)

Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson. 2008/US/163 mins Set in1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as tensions heighten between the United States and the Soviet Union. The story is set in an alternate reality where superheroes exist, Richard Nixon is still president, Vietnam was won by the South, and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are at an all-time high. The vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) is investigating the murder of a former superhero, the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), and uncovers a plot to discredit and murder various heroes. Rorschach discovers a far wider-ranging conspiracy involving his colleagues’ past which could completely change the course of history. This is film is likely to split opinion between those who are obsessed with the graphic novel, and those who want to enjoy the pleasures of a more simplified film.

Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe Street, 01752 206114, plymouthartscentre.org Dir. Jonathan Demme, starring Anne Hathaway, Debra Winger, Rosemarie Dewitt. 2008/US/113 mins When recovering addict Kym (Hathaway) returns to her family home for her sister’s wedding she brings her personal troubles which re-ignite family conflicts. A long way from Hathaway’s Bride Wars, this is a refreshing variation on the well-worn theme. Demme produces a freeform ensemble drama that is rich, distinctive and genuinely emotional.

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Tue.03

+ Call The Doctor - myspace.com/ ctdoctor Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

Bristol

Phil King. The Coronation

Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 8.30pm. “A modern Bill Withers in the making” Jazzwise magazine. Info: 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/ philmking The Giants. The Croft, 117119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £4 Howling Bells. The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street BS1 6JJ. £8adv, 8pm. myspace.com/howlingbells Advanced Ticket Credit Card Line: 0117 929 9008

Two Door Cinema Club. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £5adv myspace.com/ twodoorcinemaclub + Apples (Formerly Brandon Steep). Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

Cardiff

Fei Comodo. Barfly.

Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £6/£5 with flyer, Doors 7.30pm. myspace.com/feicomodo + Bury Tomorrow - myspace.com/ burytomorrowband + Through Solace - myspace.com/throughsolace + A New Day - myspace.com/ anewdayuk

Gloucester

GLOSFOLK UNPLUGGED.

Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Glosfolk – the organisation working to keep traditional music alive and kicking in the county – invite you to come and make some noise at their folk/roots acoustic evenings. Singers, musicians and listeners are all welcome; bring familiar songs and tunes, learn new ones or write your own. FREE. 8pm. 01453 887132. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Wed.04

Bristol

Open Mic. Amoeba. 10

Radio Trip & The Apples.

Start the Bus, 7 - 9 Baldwin Street, BS1 1RU. 9pm myspace.com/theapplesmusic + Schoolmaster & Mixmonster Live. Thumb Tack. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv. myspace.com/thumbtackband + Huge Juice - myspace.com/hugejuice

Cardiff

Rod Thomas. Barfly.

Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £5/£4 with flyer, doors 7.30pm. myspace.com/rodthomasmusic + Ffred Jones - myspace.com/ ffredjones + Moonface & The Familiar Shapes - myspace.com/ moonface Wavves. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, CF10 3BY. 8pm myspace.com/waves + Pens myspace.com/penspenspenis Kaiser Chiefs. Cardiff CIA, Mary Ann Street South Glamorgan CF10 2EQ. Doors: 6:30 pm. myspace.com/kaiserchiefs Phone: 029 20 22 44 88 Thu.05

Bristol

Ignominious Incarceration. The

Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5. Doors: 8pm Ignominiousincarceration + Shadow Law - myspace.com/ shadowlawmafia + Bleed from Within - myspace.com/ bleedfromwithin + Through The Abyss. Info: 0117 987 4144.

5th CCQ & Mango Factory - The Lab (formerly

Arc Bar) 27, Broad Street. BS1 2HG. £3 before 10pm, £4 after. £3 Nus. 9pm till late. CCQ are a mainstay of the live club scene in the South West, having showcased with acts such as Roni Size and Reprazent, Jazz Jamaica and Ozomatli. myspace. com/ccqbristol

White Trash Ambition.

The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv myspace.com/whitetrashambition + special guests. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

The Producers Cut.

The Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol. 9pm till late. www.musictimebank.co.uk

Cardiff

Polar Bear Club. Barfly. Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £5/£4 with flyer, doors 7pm. myspace. com/polarbearclub + The Arteries - myspace.com/thearteries + Save Your Breath - myspace.com/ saveyourbreathband

Gloucester

JASON MANFORD.

Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. The multi-award winning comedian and star of ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball 2008’ embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show that will have audiences begging for more. £14.

7.30pm. 01452 503050. gloucester. gov.uk/guildhall

Fri.06 Bristol

Bass Clef . The Croft, 117119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW £6. Appleblim - myspace.com/appleblim + Guido + Dub Boy + Atki2 myspace.com/atki2 + Brother Wetlands Mt. The Cube Cinema. 4 Princess Row, BS2 8NQ. £4. 8pm myspace.com/lifeandtimesofmt + Dead Maids - myspace.com/ deadmaids + Constellations myspace.com/sherandguitar Ant Noel. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 1am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk Gee Baby I Love You. The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street BS1 6JJ. £8, 8pm. Big Band Soul. Advanced Ticket Credit Card Line: 0117 929 9008 Dusty White Roses.

The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv myspace.com/ daddydance06 + special guests. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 The Private Side. Space 72, Old Market BS2 0EJ. £5/£4 Nus, 9pm. Rock, Alternative, Reggae. Myspace.com/theprivatesideband The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ. Guest slots from some of Bristol¹s finest selectors playing their favourite pub classics plus soul, ska, reggae, funk and blues. Expect to see the likes of Steve Rice, Queen Bee, Dj Derek and Payback HIFI plus many, many more. You Me at Six. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. No Tickets Available myspace.com/ youmeatsix

The Bristol Sound Sweep. The Trinity Centre, Old Market. 10pm till late. The second of a three night launch of the Trinity Centre Music Time Bank.

Screen Test National Student Film Festival.

University Of Bristol Students’ Union, Queens Rd, BS8 1LN. Friday 6pm - Sunday 4pm Screentest, the National Student Film Festival, will be returning for a 5th time to the University of Bristol Students’ Union during the weekend of 6-8 March. The Festival will be showcasing some of the best student shorts around as well as hosting workshops and talks by industry professionals, which are a must for anyone interested in pursuing a career in Film or Television. Screentest is also pleased to welcome back the prestigious Bafta-nominated Shorts screening and a selection of shorts from the European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU). See website for further details. www.screentestfest.org.uk

Cardiff

Huw MM. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 8pm. myspace.com/huwmm + Colorama - myspace.com/ coloramasound + Plyci - myspace. com/plyci. Tickets & Info: www. clwb.net Zenyth. Barfly. Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £4adv, doors 7.30pm. myspace.com/zenythmusic + Box of Thumbs - myspace.com/ boxofthumbs + Draw Me Stories myspace.com/drawmestories The Hamsters. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £12, 7:30pm Perform ZZ Top and Jimi Hendrix (legendary covers band). myspace.com/thehamstersuk Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

CHUMBAWAMBA. Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Chumbawamba present their March 2009 tour to illuminate and commemorate Darwin’s ideas. Over the years they’ve gone from punk rock to dance to acapella to chart-pop and to acoustic, always trying to respond to the changing culture around them. This tour sees a five-piece Chumbawamba, acoustic/ accordion/trumpet and vocals, veering ever closer to stand-up as they tackle the issues of the day and steer their set according to the audience. £12.50 ADV, £14.50 door. 8pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov. uk/guildhall

Sat.07

Bristol

Matt Blumberg. Illusions

Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk Able Mable. The Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 4pm. Blues/R&B fronted by Caroline Tarbuck. Info: 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/ablemableband Mankala. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. Doors 8pm High Energy Afro-Caribbean Fusion. Info: 0117 987 4144. myspace.com/ mankala Reckless. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv + The Fuel - myspace.com/ thefuelmusic + special guests. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 Bedmo Disco. The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ. - Bedminster¹s very own disco superstars provide a weekly soundtrack of disco related nonsense with guest slots from such luminaries as Sell by Dave, Puffin Jack, Rich Carnage, El Harvo, Christophe and Joe 90.

Music Melts in to the

Underground, The Trinity Centre, Old Market. £5, 10-4am. magazine | 27 magazine |

LIVE The Grand Launch Party for the Trinity Music Timebank, Recording and live performance facilities. A celebration of Drum and Bass. With the Special Guest Headliner performing live and the Bands unique fusion of diverse music styles at this event there will be something for everyone

Cardiff

The Grand Parade.

Barfly. Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £4adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/ grandparadeuk + Sweet Fontaine - myspace.com/sweetfontaine + Eighth Rule - myspace.com/ eighthrule + the Cutaway - myspace. com/thecutawayuk Fall Out Boy. Cardiff CIA, Mary Ann Street South Glamorgan CF10 2EQ. 6.30pm myspace.com/falloutboy Phone : 029 20 22 44 88 Theoretical Girl. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 8p. myspace.com/iamtheoreticalgirl + The Duloks - myspace.com/theduloks + King Alexander - myspace.com/ allhailtheking. Tickets & Info: www. clwb.net Bogiez. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. doors 9pm (fortnightly dose of ROCK). myspace.com/bogiezrockclub Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

BIG LAUGH COMEDY CLUB. Gloucester Guildhall.

23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Tonight’s show features the fantastic Caimh McDonnell, Holly Walsh and Matt Welcome, plus hot food, drinks offers, table seating and late bar. £12 (£10 consessions). 9pm (12.30am Bar). 01452 503050. gloucester. gov,uk/guildhall

Sun.08 Bristol

Reggae Sunday. Cosies. 34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late, Scientist Soundsystem from Birmingham playing the best roots music, Desi Roots, Kojak, Robbo Dread. cosies.com Roxy’s Wardrobe. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £4. myspace.com/ roxyswardrobe + Alphonse. The Ottawa Hoax. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv myspace.com/ theottawahoax + Son Of A Nun + special guests. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

Cardiff

Snow Patrol. . Cardiff

CIA, Mary Ann Street South Glamorgan CF10 2EQ. 6.30pm. myspace.com/snowpatrol Phone : 029 20 22 44 88 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall.

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11a / 12 Church St. CF10 1BG. BLUE WOOL PLUS OPEN MIC Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy.... Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. £3. 8 - 3am. 02920 228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall

Mon.09 Bristol

Diego. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £2. + Gloucester Road - myspace.com/ gloucesterroaduk + Bruiser & Julian - myspace.com/bruiserandjulian

Cardiff

Clash Magazine Tour.

Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £6.50, 7.30pm + The Answering Machine + Casiokids - myspace.com/casiokids + Flashguns. Tickets & Info: www. clwb.net 10 FEET TALL LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. CF10 1BG. 10 FEET TALL LIVE Every week 10 Feet Tall selects the finest in local, new and upcoming bands to perform in the Rock Room. Featuring live bands, acoustic acts and the fresh talent to emerge from the streets of Cardiff. Plus Djs until until late 9 – 3am drinks offers £2 selected lagers £2 selected bottles Cocktail offers £3. 9 - 3am . 02920 228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall

Gloucester

PATRICK WOLF. Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Patrick Wolf is one of the UK’s most compelling musical artists. Sometimes dark and twisted, sometimes radiant and optimistic, his avant-garde electro-folk is both intimate and epic and brims with emotional passion, sinister storytelling and mythological legend. His albums ‘Lycanthropy’, ‘Wind in the Wires’ and 2007’s breakthrough release ‘The Magic Position’ have seen him build a massive and loyal global fanbase, and this will be taken to new heights in 2009 with his new album ‘Battle’, which invites fans to become shareholders in the release. Patrick’s bold sonic statements are echoed in the music of Klaxons, MGMT and newcomers Empire of the Sun, and his blurring of the experimental and the mainstream makes him a unique and essential voice. £12.50 ADV, £10.50 door. 7.30pm. 01452 503050. gloucester. gov.uk/guildhall

Tue.10 Bristol

Mike Willox4tet. The

Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 8.30pm Pianist Mike Willcox and his grooving jazz quartet: Jake McMurchie, Thad Kelly and Daisy Palmer. Info: 0117 973 9614. Too Close to Hate. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £3 myspace.com/ tooclose2hate + Support. The City Ignites. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £Free, 8pm myspace.com/ukthecityignites Vagabond. The Lanes. 22 Nelson St, BS1 2LE. 8pm. myspace.com/vagabond Spunge. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £8, 7pm. Ska four piece bring a touch of punked-up madness to the UK and get ready to tackle their extensive back catalogue live on stage myspace.com/spunge Support: Fandangle- myspace. com/fandangle & The Following Announcement - myspace.com/ thefollowingannouncement

Cardiff

I Am Hope. Barfly. Kinsgway.

CF10 3FD. £4adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/iamhopemusic + Solutions - myspace.com/solutionsuk + Burning Bridges - myspace.com/ burningbridgesuk

10 FEET CELTIC ROOTS NIGHT. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12

Church St. CF10 1BG. 10 Feet Celtic Roots Night Hosted by and featuring Mabon’s Jamie and Derek Smith. A night of the finest Celtic performers and artists locally plus guest performers. Open mic 8 – 11pm £3 entry Drinks offers Buy 2 large glasses of house wine get the rest of the bottle free 3 – 9pm. £3. 8 - 11pm. 02920 228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall

Wed.11 Bath.

Babel. The Bell Inn. 103

Walcot Street. BA1 5BW myspace.com/babelbristol

Bristol

Open Mic. Amoeba. 10

Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6adv Electric Six. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £10, 7pm. Detroit Superstars myspace.com/electricsixmusic. Support: Tragedy - A Metal Tribute To The Bee Gees - myspace.com/ letsmaketragedyhappen

Cardiff

Lights Action. Barfly.

Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £5/£4 with flyer, 7.30pm. myspace.com/ lightsactionband + Said Mike myspace.com/saidmike + Cuba Cuba - myspace.com/ cubacubamusic

Thu.12 Bristol

Hope Remains lost. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv EP launch - myspace. com/hoperemainslost + Meet Me Today - myspace.com/meetmetoday + Zero Pilot - myspace.com/ zeropilot + No Guts No Glory. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 The Producers Cut.

The Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol. 9pm till late. www.musictimebank.co.uk Lights Action. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £6, 7pm. Following the recording of their stunning debut album, ‘Welcome to the New Cold World’, Lights Action are taking their indie rock sound on the road. myspace.com/lightsactionband Support: Mathew Board and the Family Tree - myspace.com/ matthewboard & Road To Recovery & I Am The Door - myspace.com/ iamthedoor

The Coloursound Experiment. Lab (formerly

the Arc Bar), Broad Street. BS1 2HG. 8pm, £tbc. myspace. com/thecoloursoundexperiment + Tumbling Squares-myspace. com/tumblingsquares + Barrio Kingdom Set-myspace.com/ barriokingdomsoundsystem + Divine Intervention

Cardiff

Twin Atlantic. Barfly.

Kinsgway. CF10 3FD. £6/£5 with flyer. Doors 7.30pm. myspace. com/twinatlantic + Flood of Red myspace.com/floodofred + Me My Head - myspace.com/memyhead + Tiger Please - myspace.com/ tigerplease

Pipedream Plus The Alliance. The Point, Mount

Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £5adv doors £7, 7pm - Classic rock night in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre. Pipedream are a classic rock covers band from Blackwood who features songs by Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Radiohead, Muse, Stereophonics, Prince, Kings Of Leon, Bon Jovi,

LIVE

We now only accept listings via our elisting form on our website. Please go to: outofhand.co.uk/elisting Deadline for April: 12th March

Aerosmith, Wild Cherry, ZZ Top, Green Day, The Cult and many more Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

BLOOD RED SHOES.

Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Blood Red Shoes are Laura-Mary Carter and Steve Ansell. They hail from Brighton and, much like peers the White Stripes, make an unholy and joyous racket that puts most bands to shame. Last year’s debut album ‘Box Of Secrets’ received rave reviews and their edgy, wild live performances are already the stuff of legend. £8.50 ADV, £10.50 door. 7.30pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Fri.13 Bristol

Steve Williams. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk Mango Factory. The Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf, BS8 4RU. £3, 8pm. Mango Factory Are A Formidable 9-Piece Act. Their music is all about the overall sound - a great big melting pot of funky jazzy latiny madness. myspace.com/ themangofactory

Barringtone (Ex. Clor).

The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6adv myspace.com/ lordbarringtone + The Jelas myspace.com/thejelas + The Ouija Birds - myspace.com/theouijabirds Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 Aye Aye. Space 72, Old Market BS2 0EJ. 9pm, £5/£4Nus. myspace. com/ayeayeemitesonidos + Billy Zero – myspace.com/billyzerouk

The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ (see

Friday 6th)

Enjoy Destroy. 02

Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £6, 7pm. myspace.com/ enjoydestroy Support: The Naturals & In Like Flyn

Cardiff

Karima Francis. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. myspace.com/karimafrancis + Zervas & Pepper - myspace.com/ paulzervas + Brooke.

Yeovil

The Mudheads. The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil BA20 2RG. Show starts: - 9pm. £Free Rock/punk/pop trio hailing from South Bristol born out of indie rockers Mudheads Monkey. myspace.com/ themudheads

Sat.14 Bristol

Ant Noel. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT.

£Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar. co.uk Filthy Dukes. The Lanes. 22 Nelson Street. £5adv. Wizard vs Shark clubnight Los Albertos. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. Doors 8pm Ska / Punk and Funk! + The Zen Hussies + Espionage DJs Info: 0117 987 4144. myspace.com/ losalbertos The Telescopes (playing 90’s Creation set). The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £7.50adv £8.50door. myspace. com/thetelescopes + Eat Lights: Become Lights - myspace.com/ eatlightsbecomelights + The Fauns myspace.com/thefauns. Bedmo Disco. The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ. (see Saturday 7th) Gafftape. Space 72, Old Market BS2 0EJ. 9pm, £5/£4Nus. myspace.com/gafftapemetal + The Divebomb Revolution – myspace. com/thedivebombrevolution + Bonemud – myspace.com/bonehead

Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5. myspace.com/ geishanoiseresearchgroup + Apes Fight Back - myspace.com/ apesfightback + Tractor Kevin Figes. The Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 4pm Kevin Figes, alto sax, Jim Blomfield, piano, Jeff Spencer, bass and Daisy Palmer, drums. Info: 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/kevinfiges

Cardiff.

Tragedy; A Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10

Unsigned Battle Of The Jams- Final. Barfly.

Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £5/£4 nus. Doors 7.30pm. oxfam.org.uk/oxjam + Triaxis + Levin St + Santiago Sound - myspace.com/ thesantiagosound + The Drug That Killed The Kids - myspace.com/ thedrugthatkilledthekids Threatmantics. Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 8.30pm. myspace.com/threatmantics + Eitha Tal Franco + Y Bandana - myspace. com/ybandana. Tickets & Info: www. clwb.net Nearly Dan. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £12, 7:30pm Steely Dan tribute act. myspace.com/ nearlydan Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

WIRED 2009: NEW BANDS.

Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Check out the best new young bands from the region. The Wired music project gives Gloucester bands the chance to perform in front of sell-out audiences on the Guildhall’s big stage. Find out who’s performing at tonight’s gig, download free MP3s and get the lowdown on Wired by visiting the websites. wiredrecords.info myspace. com/wiredgloucester £6. 7pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Sun.15 Bristol

Reggae Sunday. Cosies.

34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late. General HIFI cosies.com Geisha. The Croft, 117-119

Noah and the Whale.

02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £12, 7pm. myspace.com/ noahandthewhale Box Office 08444 77 2000

Cardiff

Everything Everything.

Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £6/£5 with flyer, 7.30pm. myspace.com/everythingeverythinguk + Hafaliadau = Equations myspace.com/hafaliadauequations

Mon.16 Cardiff

3FD. £6/£5 with flyer, 7.30pm. + Dead Against the Rest - myspace. com/deadagainsttherest. 10 FEET TALL LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. CF10 1BG (see Mon 9th)

Tue.17 Bristol

Saffron Monkey. The Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 8.30pm Hugely popular jazz funk band. Info; 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/saffronmonkey

Goldheart Assembly.

The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5 Info: 0117 987 4144. myspace.com/ goldheartassembly Frostfire. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm, £free. myspace.com/frostfiremetal

Cardiff

Juliet Turner. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £10 in ad/£12 on the door 7:30pm. On St Patrick’s Day comes an Irish sensation to The Point. myspace.com/burntheblacksuit plus Gentry Morris - myspace.com/ gentrymorris Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

MUSICLAB. Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. We don’t care whether you’ve never played in public before or if you’ve just been signed to a major label, at our monthly open mic we promise you a PA and a famously warm and friendly audience. Roots,

rock n’ roll, blues, soul, hip-hop - any kind of music is welcome and crazy hybrid jamming is encouraged. We’ll even lend you a guitar. Alternatively, come along to watch and be inspired, make new friends, form a band, challenge MC Dan to play the most unlikely cover version in the world. Where else can you have that much fun on a Tuesday night for free? FREE. 8pm. 01452 503050. glouster. gov.uk/guildhall

Wed.18 Bristol

Open Mic. Amoeba. 10

Kings Rd, BS8 4AB. £Free, 8-12. Eclectic acoustic open mic hosted by the wonderful Everton Free. www. amoebaclifton.co.uk Open Mic. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free till 1am Open Mic night for all the magicians out there. illusionsmagicbar.com True Valiance. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5. myspace.com/truevaliance + Start of Nothing - myspace.com/ startofnothing + Draw The Line + Wiretap Appi. The Mothers Ruin. 7-9 St Nicholas Market, BS1 1UE. myspace.com/appimusic Lily Allen. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. myspace.com/lilymusic No Tickets Available

Cardiff

Lethargy. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £3.50adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/lethargymusic + Tonight We Set Sail - myspace.com/ tonightwesetsail + Sweet Decline myspace.com/sweetdeclineband.

Thu.19 Bristol

The Mudheads. Chicago Rock Cafe. Watershed.BS1 5UH. Show starts: - 9pm. Rock/punk/pop trio hailing from South Bristol born out of indie rockers Mudheads Monkey. myspace.com/themudheads Shadz & Root Elevation. Lab (formerly the

Arc Bar), Broad Street. BS1 2HG. £4 door, £3 Nus to get in before 10pm. + Sickwax + Frenic and the Blacksmith Martin Harley. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £8adv myspace.com/ martinharleyband Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

The Producers Cut.

The Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol. 9pm till late. www.musictimebank.co.uk Glasslights. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £5, 7pm. myspace.com/ glasslightsoflondon magazine | 29 magazine |

LIVE Cardiff

Death Of An Icon.

Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £5adv. 7.30pm. myspace.com/ deathofaniconband + Argonaut myspace.com/argonautofsouthwales + The Long Awaited - myspace.com/ thelongawaited Zenyth. Buffalo Bar, Windsor Place, CF10 3BY. £4. On stage 9.30pm myspace.com/zenythmusic

The Beat 30th Anniversary Tour. The

Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £15, 7pm. Plus Sonic Boom Six and Strawberry Blondes. Info: 02920 460 873

The Paul Jones Trio.

Wales Millennium Centre Foyer, Bute Place, CF10. £Free. 6.15pm. Award winning pianist and composer Paul Jones brings a hard swinging set of Horace Silver compositions for this Jazz trio outing with Chris O’Connor on bass and Mark O’Connor on drums - 0870 040 2000

Gloucester

MATT MONROE &AMP; FRIENDS. Gloucester Guildhall.

23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Credland Porter pays homage to Matt Monro, ‘the singer’s singer’, with many popular numbers plus lesser known gems from his repertoire. Carole presents classic songs from Dame Shirley Bassey and Richard brings you early Cliff Richard, Billy Fury and Bobby Vee. Although they take their music seriously, the trio stitch their show together in a light-hearted style. The audience is encouraged to sway, laugh, join in with the first couple of lines of each song and applaud enthusiastically! Cheering is optional and best reserved for the surprise encore, without which the audience won’t get to hear ‘Born Free’! £12. 7pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Fri.20 Bristol

Ant Noel. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar. co.uk BUGGEDOut! III. Motion, 73 Avon St. Early Bird tickets: £7, tickets: £10/12 2100-0500. MYLO, The Proxy:LIVE, Mr.C, Deepgroove&Jamie Anderson:LIVE, Redlight (Clipz), Joe Ransom, Plimsouls, Tom Rio, Ed Karney, Dan Wild, Jambo, Dan Reilly, Real Nice, Crystal Death, Lucas Lafone, Boy-C, Charlie Hargreaves www.buggedout.net www. bristolticketshop.com Wheeler Street. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £7. Doors 8pm Young Folk Rock. Info: 0117 987 4144. myspace.com/ wheelerstreet Nova Saints. The Louisiana,

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Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. myspace.com/novasaints + The Fauns - myspace.com/thefauns. Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ (see Friday 6th)

Cardiff

Rouges. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £5/£4 with flyer, 7.30pm. myspace.com/roguesroguesrogues + Get out Clause - myspace.com/ getoutclause + Warnings - myspace. com/warningsuk Whole Lotta Led. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £12, 7:30pm (Led Zep tribute) Info: 02920 460 873

Sat.21 Bristol

James Morrison. Colston Hall. Colston Street, BS1 5AR. SOLD OUT. 7pm. + Vagabond. myspace.com/ jamesmorrisonmusic Matt Blumberg. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk Yo! Majesty. The Croft, 117119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/yomajesty4life + Octopussy + Dutty Girl - myspace. com/duttygirlmusic The Soul Destroyers.

The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street BS1 6JJ. 9ish-12ish. Thirteen piece soul/funk/cheesy pop/disco thing. soul-destroyers.co.uk Tickets 0117 929 9008 or book on line @ bristolticketshop.co.uk/

Everything Everything.

The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6adv myspace.com/ everythingeverythinguk + Kill Cassidy - myspace.com/killcassidy + Your Biggest Fanclub - myspace.com/ weareyourbiggestfanclub . Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008 Gojira. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £10, 7pm. The Way of all Flesh Tour. myspace.com/gojira

REDLAND WIND BAND SPRING CONECT. The

Redgrave Theatre. The Redgrave Theatre, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 3LE. The Redland Wind Band is a Bristol based community wind ensemble. Our Spring Concert will feature show tunes, Hollywood hits, classical favourites and original wind band compositions. £7 Adults, Free entry for under 16’s.. Starts at 7:30. 07969450006. redlandwindband. co.uk Countryside. Space 72, Old Market BS2 0EJ. 9pm, £5/£4Nus. myspace.com/ countrysideland + We Yes You No – myspace.comweyesyouno Bedmo Disco. The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ. (see Saturday 7th)

LIVE Cardiff

Sibrydion. Clwb Ifor Bach.

Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 8pm. myspace.com/sibrydion. Tickets & Info: www.clwb.net Bogiez. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. doors 9pm (fortnightly dose of ROCK). myspace.com/bogiezrockclub Info: 02920 460 873

Frome

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER

SERVICE. Cheese & Grain. Market Yard, Frome. BA11 1BE. An incredibly rare visit from the legendary pyschedelic rockers formed in San Francisco in 1965. One of the most influential bands of all time. £13.50 adv/£15.50 door. 8.00-12.00 p.m. 01373-455420. cheeseandgrain.co.uk

Gloucester

MUSICALIFRAGILISTIC.

Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. A spectacular night of entertainment, featuring all your favourite musicals. DJs, live performers, big screen projection, dancers, sing-alongs and dance-alongs are mixed together to create the ultimate cocktail of West End musical and club night! Come dressed as your favourite musical character, or even with a group of friends dressed as your most loved show. The event features a glittering selection of magical moments from over 80 shows, including Grease, Guys and Dolls, Rocky Horror, Mamma Mia. Earlybird tix £10. 8pm - 12am. 01452 503050. gloucester. gov.uk/guildhall

Sun.22 Bristol

Reggae Sunday. Cosies. 34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late. Dub Revolution. cosies.com

The Mike Hoddinott Blues AllStars. The

Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 4pm Performing classic and more obscure blues tunes from Robben Ford to Albert King. Ill Nino and God Forbid. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £12.50, 7pm. Spanish lyrics, flamenco guitars, tribal drums and percussion, Salsa-infused bass lines, and thunderous metal riffs, Ill Niño step out on a double headliner with God Forbid. myspace.com/illnino myspace.com/godforbid

Cardiff

Goldie Lookin’ Chain.

The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £10, 7:30pm myspace. com/goldielookinchain (Welsh comedy rappers) Info: 02920 460 873

Mon.23 Bristol

Akil The MC (from Jurassic 5 ) The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £8 + Champs -vs- The League.

Cardiff

Red Light Company.

Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £6/£5 with flyer, Doors 7.30pm. myspace.com/redlightcompany + Grammatics - myspace.com/ grammatics + The Donde Stars myspace.com/dondestars 10 FEET TALL LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. CF10 1BG (see Mon 9th)

Tue.24 Bristol

MANFREDI FUNK INITIATIVE. The Coronation

Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 8.30pm. First time Cori experience for this local funk quartet. Info: 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/mfiquartet Boy Least likely To. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6.50adv myspace.com/ theboyleastlikelytouk + The School myspace.com/theschoolband Bristol Ticket Shop: 01179 299 008

Wednesday 13. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £12.50, 7pm. myspace. com/officialwednesday13 Support: Chelsea Smiles - myspace.com/ thechelseasmiles

Cardiff

The Story So Far. Barfly.

Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £5adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/tssf + Set In Motion - myspace.com/setinmotionuk + Look! I’m A Ghost - myspace.com/ lookimaghost + Take the Floor -

Wed.25 Bristol

Open Mic. Amoeba. 10

Kings Rd, BS8 4AB. £Free, 8-12. Eclectic acoustic open mic hosted by the wonderful Everton Free. www. amoebaclifton.co.uk Open Mic. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free till 1am Open Mic night for all the magicians out there. illusionsmagicbar.com Mono. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £10. Doors 8pm Info: 0117 987 4144. myspace.com/monojp Ash Grunwald. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £7, 7pm. Grunwald is a soulful bluesman in the most pure sense. After an extensive tour across Australia he brings his engaging and original live show to the UK.

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LIVE myspace.com/ashgrunwald

Cardiff

The Guns. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. £5adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/gunsmusic + Portraits + Go-x - myspace.com/gox + Cowboy Vs Cowboys - myspace. com/cowboyvscowboys Dirty Projectors. Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £10, 7.30pm. + Polar Bear - myspace.com/ sebastianrochford + Lucky Dragons. Tickets & Info; www.clwb.net

Thu.26

Bongo

David Byrne, Songs of David

Byrne and Brian Eno. Colston Hall. BS1 5AR. SOLD OUT. 7pm myspace.com/davidbyrnemusic Steve Williams. Illusions Magic Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ (see Friday 6th) Mr Hudson. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £8.50, doors: 6.30pm. myspace. com/mrhudson Followed by Ramshackle. Free to gig ticket holders over 18.

The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £15, 7:30pm myspace. com/iamjohncooperclarke . Plus special guests The punk poet. Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucestershire

Cardiff

Bristol Reggae Society presents it’s monthly social. Roots, Reggae and Dubwise from Dubscout, Barber, Kaleb C-Cyde and guests. £2.

Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £12, 7.30pm. The Stone Gods are a new band formed from the ashes of rock supergroup The Darkness, minus singer Justin Hawkins. myspace.com/thestonegods + Black Spiders - myspace.com/ theblackspiders + Hate Gallery myspace.com/hategallery Ticket Line: 0844 8472424. Cyrion. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 8pm. myspace.com/cyrionmusic. Tickets & Info: www.clwb.net

A New Idea ft Crazy Arm. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £2.

Goldie Lookin Chain.

The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street BS1 6JJ. £10adv, 8pm. myspace.com/goldielookinchain Advanced Ticket Credit Card Line: 0117 929 9008

The Producers Cut.

The Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol. 9pm till late. www.musictimebank.co.uk 26th Substatic. TBC. Lab (formerly the Arc Bar), Broad Street. BS1 2HG

Stiff Little Fingers.

02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £15. 7pm. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. myspace.com/ stifflittlefingers1977

Cardiff

Simply Red. CIA. Cardiff CIA, Mary Ann Street South Glamorgan CF10 2EQ. myspace. com/simplyred Phone : 029 20 22 44 88 Young Knives. Clwb ifor Back, Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £10, 7.30pm. myspace.com/ theyoungknives + Barringtone. Tickets & Info: www.clwb.net

Fri.27 Bristol

FutureBoogie. Basement 45, Frogmore St, BS1 5NA. £6 adv - more on the door. 10pm - 4am myspace.com/futureboogie + Special Guest: Quantic (Tru Thoughts) - myspace.com/quanticmusic Prepare yourself for a heavy session of Funk Tropical, Ethio Rock, Cumbia Soul, sprinkled with liberal doses of tropicanical disco and boogie from the Futureboogie resident crew Support: Joe90+El Harvo+Kid

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funk n reggae, soul and hip hop. cosies.com

Ant Noel. Illusions Magic

Bar. 2 Byron Place, BS8 1JT. £Free – till 2am. illusionsmagicbar.co.uk FATTYBOOMBASSTIC. The Blue Lagoon, 20 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AE. £Free, 8pm till late. Fattyboombasstic are a 4-piece funk sensation with a mighty powerful groove. Somewhere between Kylie Minogue and Jimi Hendrix. myspace. com/fattyboombasstic. Zun Zun Egui. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/zunzunegui + Micachu & The Shapes - myspace. com/micayomusic + Olo Worms myspace.com/oloworms + Katapulto - myspace.com/katapulto + DJ’s: A.J Holmes + Young Master + Punksi + The Janitor Stone Gods. The Fleece. 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £12adv, 8pm. The Stone Gods are a new band formed from the ashes of rock supergroup The Darkness, minus singer Justin Hawkins. myspace.com/ Credit Card Line: 0117 929 9008 Hundred Reasons. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. £11, 7pm. myspace.com/hundredreasons Support: Johnny Foreigner myspace.com/johnnyforeigner Bedmo Disco. The Spotted Cow. 139 North St. BS3 1EZ. (see Saturday 7th)

Bristol

Cosies. 34 Portland Square.

Deadline for April: 12th March

Stone Gods. Barfly.

John Cooper Clarke.

The Green Light Sessions Present The Stone Saloon. NINE. John

Street, Stroud, GL5 2HL. £Free, 9.30pm - 12.30am Ezekiel Butler hits the stage. The band – Pete, Magik, Joe and Julian – produces Seventies inspired songs, laced with meaning and a hot vibe. www.thegreenlightsessions.co.uk. YOUNG KNIVES. Gloucester Guildhall. 23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. The wonderful Young Knives return to the Guildhall after a knockout, sell-out show on their ‘Off The Beaten Track’ tour last year. The trio, Henry, Oliver and The House Of Lords, are set to release their third album, the follow-up to the fantastic ‘Superabundance’ and Mercury-nominated ‘Voices of Animals and Men’, and their off kilter and infinitely catchy tunes mixed with their engaging stage chatter make for a perfectly outstanding live show! £11 ADV, £12 door.. 7.30pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Sat.28 Bristol

Dutty Bass. Cosies. 34

Portland Square, BS2 8RG. £2, 8-late. Diss Miss rock the party with

Sun.29 Bristol

Reggae Sunday. Cosies.

34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late. Positive Vibration. INNES SIBUN. The Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 4pm. First time at the Cori – Innes on guitar/vocals with Tim Blackmore – Hammond Organ, piano, Steve Hall - bass guitar and Robbie Brian on Drums. Info: 0117 973 9617. myspace.com/innessibun Through The Abyss. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £4

Bridgwater

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS. The

Palace, 25-27 Penel Orlieu. TA6 3PF. £15 adv. Door £18. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. myspace. com/stifflittlefingers1977 + The Band from the County Hell - myspace.com/ bfch. Ticketline: 0871 220 0260

Cardiff Dananananaykroyd.

Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £6.50, 7.30pm. myspace.com/dananananaykroyd + Calories + Me My Head - myspace. com/memyhead. Tickets & Info: www.clwb.net

Mon.30 Cardiff

Mr Hudson. Barfly.

10 FEET TALL LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. CF10 1BG (see Mon 9th)

The Oli Brown Band.

Bristol

Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £8.50adv, 7.30pm. myspace.com/ mrhudson + MPHO - myspace. com/mphosounds + Alan Pownall myspace.com/alanpownall The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. £8 (Great British blues hope) myspace.com/oliblues Info: 02920 460 873

Gloucester

LIVEWIRE: THE AC/DC SHOW.. Gloucester Guildhall.

23 Eastgate Street. GL1 1NS. Live/Wire – the AC/DC show with a BIG difference. BOTH the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras of the band are portrayed by two different singers, in the same explosive, two hour plus concert. The band bring the full size ‘DC show to the fore, complete with the Cannons, the Hell’s Bell, the walkways and the backdrops and drapes. Add a rock hard rhythm section and ‘Angus Lorne’ cutting the rug as Angus Young plus all the classics from ‘Whole Lotta Rosie’ and ‘Highway To Hell’ to ‘Thunderstruck’ and ‘Back In Black’, and you have the ultimate AC/DC show. £11 ADV, £12 door.. 7.30pm. 01452 503050. gloucester.gov.uk/guildhall

Tue.31 Joey Cape (of Lagwagon / Me First & The Gimme Gimmes / Bad Astronaut). The

Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/joeycape + Jon Snodgrass (of Drag the River / Armchair Martian) - myspace.com/ jonsnodgrass

John Pearce & Friends.

The Coronation Tap, Clifton, BS8 4AX. 8.30pm John Pearce is a gifted Violinist who will be performing a selection of works by chick Corea and Jaco Pastorius, collaborating with a wonderful group of musicians. Info: 0117 973 9617

Wed. 1 April Bristol

Bob Log III. The Lanes, 22 Nelson St, BS1 2LE. £7, doors 8pm myspace.com/boblog111 supports TBC. Bristol Ticket Shop or bristolticketshop.co.uk Seetickets.com

CLUB

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The layout of our club listings has chanegd to make it more user friendly and useful! All nights are listed from Monday - Sunday, then alphabetically by town, then all weekly events are listed alphabetially, with dated one off events at the end, in date order. Please let us know your feedback and thoughts on the new layout. If your a venue or a promoter and want to see your venue and events listed here, please submit them to us at 247@ outofhand.co.uk by the 12th of each month to be considered for inclusion in the following month’s issue.

Monday

Bristol HAPPY MONDAYS. The Lab (formerly Arc Bar) 27, Broad Street. £free. Freestyle DJ’s get into the groove.. DJ Skint ( Spill the Beans). MINT. Carling Academy. Frogmore St. Student night every Monday with an audio visual mash up of your favourite floor-shaking anthems plus indie and electro beats and pieces in the star bar. £2adv/ £3otd. Info: bristol-academy.co.uk SLAM ON THE BREAKS. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton. 8pm -2am. Audio and Visual mix of Electro, Breaks and House. Happy hour all night. mbargo.net STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – late. Start off the week in the best way possible, drinks offers. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk WHAT WOULD OTIS DO? Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £free, till 2am. Soul, Funk and Disco. Drink Offers POOL COMPETION. £3 Entry, 8pm Start. Min 8 players / max 16. £50 bar tab to the winner. the elbowroom. co.uk

Cardiff

FATPOPPADADDYS. Glam. 2 Greyfriars Rd, 10pm-3am, £3/ NUS free b4 11pm. Alternative student night with special guests. 10 FEET TALL LIVE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St, 9pm – 3am. The finest in local, new and upcoming bands to perform in the Rock Room. Featuring Live bands, acoustic acts and the fresh talent to emerge from

the streets of Cardiff. Plus Djs until until late. 02920 228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall

Tuesday

Bristol BEAR NAKED. Lab (formerly Arc Bar). 27 Broad St. Bristol. 10pm3am, £4/£3 NUS. Main Room: Dave Remix & Josh Purnell Indie Alternative Dance Beats Bar Room: Ben Parker Funk Hip Hop Reggae Beats. Ffi www. bear-naked.com PLEASE DONT FEED THE BEARS. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, £Free.Indie, Dance and Electro. Drinks offers. Champions League Football on the big screens. theelbowroom.co.uk RETRO. mbargo. The triangle, Clifton, BS8 1ER. 8pm – 2am. Retro sounds from the 70’s, 80’s and Classics. mbargo.net RUN. Native. Small St, 10pm2am, £5/£4 NUS. Run has established itself as one of the city’s premier Drum and Bass nights. Matching heavyweight guests with Native’s heavyweight system, has a residents line up second to none including D*Minds, TC, Hazard, Clipz, Die, Xample, Grooverider, Pascal, Fierce, Gerard, Dazee, The Force, Eddie K, Interface, Adrok Hosted by Jakes. STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – late. Start off the week in the best way possible, drinks offers. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk WEAPON OF CHOICE. Mr Wolfs. St Stevens Street, £3. 9-3am. Comic book artist special, everyone enjoyed Dylan Shipleys work so much we’ve invited him back along with Byte flyer designer Rory Doona. Live hip hop and dubstep from Dj Cheeba, The Vertabrae Band, Sickman D, Dj Spydogen, Project 13 feat Chalk, Mista Switch, Eva Lazarus and Akid. Free shot for everyone up until 12pm Clothing giveaways from the urban shop. 3rd RONI SIZE. Native. Small Street, 10pm-2am, £5/4 b4 11.30pm with NUS or flyer. D’n’B with support from Gerard & Kapacity. Hosted by MC Jakes. Ffi nativebristol. com

Cardiff

AESTHETICS. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Pl. 8pm-3am. £2/3. Strictly the finest hip-hop from old

to new - no room for bullshit. Just the purest, finest and deeply defined hip-hop to keep you satisfied all night long. Hosted by KL, Veto and Kay. 02920310312. myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar. BIG TUESDAY. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £free. 11 - 3am. ‘Big Tuesday’ has forged strong connections with the City’s musicians / performers + DJ’s to create a big fat Tuesday event every week! DJs - Richie Moulton, Andy Loveless & Friends, Carl Rylatt, Jaffa, Esyth, Harmonics (Candela, Batacuda Basics) Performers: Jazz Bands, Live acts, Musicians, Bongo Players, Horn Players etc…Info 02920 228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall HAMMERTIME. Barfly. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £3/£2NUS, 10.30pm - late. 90’s Club Night. myspace.com/ hammertimebarfly YEAR OF THE PUG. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street. Free first hour, £2NUS, £3, 10.30pm – 2am. Pop/electro/grime/chart. myspace. com/clwbiforbach 3rd CHAOS (BARNARDOS CHARITY FUND RAISER). 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £3. 10 - 3am. Chaos charity fundrasier with DJ’s Raheem, Skunkadelic, Breakdancers and Project 13, followed by Fat Tuesday afterwards as usual. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall

Prince Street, BS1 4QH. 10pm3am. Legendary Bristol Student Night. UP THE RACKET. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, £Free till 2am. Indie, Alternative and 80’s. Drinks Offers.

Cardiff

FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle Street. Funked Up Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dancefloor classics. Free b4 11. £2 after free b4 11. Info: 0179248082 LISTEN UP. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, £2 B4 11pm/ free with NUS card, 10pm – 2am. Indie/motown/pop. myspace.com/ clwbiforbach SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 2-4 The Kingsway. Weekly alternative DJ night featuring the best of punk, rock, metal, hip hop, ska, Electro and drum and bass old and new. £2 after 11pm. 9:00pm - 3:00am. 07533994191. myspace.com/sigmabar. 4th FULL FAT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS -SOUTH RAKKAS CREW. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St, £5. 10 - 3am. Plus Chrome Kidz (Monkey/ Stagga/ Kaptin) Greg Ramskackle, Chesus and Rodski and Killer Tomato (DMC/ Solid Steel Radio). Expect Electro Dancehall party. Ffi 02920 228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall 11th FULL FAT PROMOTTIONS PRESENTS - DFA RECORDS - GUCCI SOUND SYSTEM. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £4/5 10 – 3am. DFA records resident remixes and mash party Djs Gucci soundsystem play Cardiff for the very first time. Spinning the heaviest indie electro bangers. With support from Tommy B, Chesus and Rodski, Killer Tom and Greg Ramshakle Ffi 02920 228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall

LIVE

CLUB

Wednesday Bristol A BRONX TALE. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, £free, 8pm – 2am. RnB, Hip Hop, Soul with DJ’s Benny Cane & The Urban Knights. mbargo.net Propaganda. Syndicate. Nelson St. Indie, rock, alternative in the main room, Sabotage in room 2 with emo, goth and metal. ID required. Weekly, £5 entry, £4 nus. £4 entry, £3 with a flyer. Info: bristol. thesyndicate.com STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Start off the week in the best way possible, drinks offers. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk TREATS URBAN NYTS CREDIT CRUNCH PARTY. Buddha Lounge, Nelson Street. 9pm-late, £3. Urban night with guests. 14th with a special performance from Mr Midas. WEDGIES. Warehouse. 57

Swansea

18th REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX MUSIC CLUB Mozarts. 76b Walter Road, SA1 4QA. £free, 8-2am. Bring your favourite Mozza songs on your iPod, MP3 player or CD to play from because this month the theme is The Smiths/Morrissey. At about 8:30pm they will be screening the brilliant Morrissey Live in Dallas video shot during his first solo tour in 1991. After the film resident DJ’s will be playing great music spanning all genres

CLUB and time periods alongside the songs you have brought based on the theme. rebelliousjukeboxmusicclub. co.uk

Thursday

Bath R’n’B. The Second Bridge. 10 Manvers Street. BA1 1JQ. Dj’s playing the best in RnB, Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Dancehall & Funky House.

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9pm - 3am. 07782111149. Room 1 Hard Trance John OO Fleming BK Scot Bond Room 2 Filth Infatuated pres. Techno/Electro/Breaks SugarShaker Mark Neenan Kev D & Alex Selley Stamper

Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £3, 10pm-4am. bass/electro/house. myspace.com/clwbiforbach DISCORD. Barfly. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £3 before 11.30, £4 after.10pm. DJ’s itBoy & Alex play a full tilt mix of the best Alternative, Rock, Punk and Industrial Anthems Sounds. myspace.com/ discordcardiff GLAMOURPUSS. Glam. 2 Greyfriars Rd. The Definitive Student Night: Every Thursday providing you with the UK’s finest resident DJ’s with huge weekly giveaways including Cash, Ipods and More. Plus 1000’s of lavish extras & regular quality theme nights please see club-glamourpuss.com for more details. Look out for our Boot Camp army night along with Hot Tub Party nights to follow. NUS entry £3 b4 11pm - £4 after £1 off with the puss flyer. Opening time: 10-3am HI TOP . Undertone Basement. 11a - 12 Church St. £free. 10pm - 3am The finest drum and bass party hiphop and bassline beats every week. Featuring residents Jaffa (hiphop legend) Killer Tomato (Solid Steel Radio) Veto (Aesthetics) Focus Lyons Ruffstylz. Info 02920228883. myspace.com/undertonbasement ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. 9pm-3am , £free. Rock and indie night with different themes each week. 26th SECRET WARS CARDIFF. Undertone Basement. 11a - 12 Church St. £3 . 10 3am. Calling all artists, graff writers and illustrators. Cardiff’s finest go head to head in the only graff comp in the UK. Featuring artists from across South Wales. Plus DJs Jaffa Focus Lyons Info. 02920228883. undertonebasement@hotmail.com.

Bristol

LIVE Bristol

FLAWLESS. Dojo Lounge. Park Row. 10pm-2am £3/£3.50. R’n’b, hip hop and urban grooves with K-Style and guests. Info: 0777 330 2818 FRESH AS A DAISY. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1ER. 9pm – 2am Funk, Hip Hop and funky House. mbargo.net RACK EM UP. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, BS1 5JN. £free till 2am. DJ’s upstairs plays Chart, Dance and Alternative. STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, BS8 1QU. 9pm – late Start off the week in the best way possible, drinks offers. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk WEDGIES. Warehouse. 57 Prince Street, BS1 4QH. 10pm3am. From the same crew that brings you Wednesdays at the Warehouse return for more fun and madness. 5th REGGAE DUBSTEP D’N’B. Cosies. 34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late. DJ’s Pete d Rose, Rogue, Ben One & Zee. Info: 0117 942 4110. cosies.co.uk 5th BE MORE BURLESQUE. The Tube. 1 Unity St, £5. 9pm till Late. Bristol’s only Burlectroclash Night. Performances from Tuesday Laveau, Cherry Belladonna & Lily Belle, pole show from Beatrix Beau Baltimore Beats, Fidget House, Filthy Electro & Burlectroclash from DJ Kids from Fridges Ffi 07853320473. myspace. com/TuesdayLaveau 5th ELECTRIC CHERRY BOMB. CLUB COMFI. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 10pm2am. Indie, New Wave, 60’s Punk/ Garage, Psyche, Alternative 80’s. clubcomfi.com 12th EPIPHANY. Chesters Night Club. Frogmore St.£5 b4 11pm £7 After £6 NUS. 9pm-3am. Drum and Bass with DJ’s A-T-9, Fierce, Kenny Ken, Dan Marshall, Disfunktion and guests. Info 07786293581.

LIVE

Swansea

FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle St. Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dancefloor classics. Free before 11/ £2 after. 9 til late. Info: 01792480822 Mr Michael Monster. Monkey Bar. 13 - 14 Castle St. Electro/Indie night with all the hottest indie/rock remixes. £2 entry/£1 with nus (drinks promos. monkeycafe.co.uk

CLUB Cardiff

C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach.

Friday Bridgwater 6th SUGAR NIGHTS. The Palace Nightclub. 24-26 Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater. TA6 3PF. £10.

POINT B. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. Dj’s Kuoyah, Sully, Oslek, Scrambled Ed, DJ Damo, The Kelly Twins, The Yiddled Fiddler & Buckles. COMFI FRIDAYS. CLUB COMFI. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8-4. £7-£8. Party classics, R’n’B, dance and more. Ffi clubcomfi.com RAMSHACKLE. Carling Academy. Frogmore St, 10pm3am. £3/5. Bristol’s biggest alternative night with resident DJ Dan, Steve Gerrard plus Carlton and Dave Remix playing a mixture of alternative, indie, hip hop, beats and funky shit in the main room whilst Generation X play punk-rock and metal anthems with DJ’s Link and Matt Setback. Info: ramshackle.org.uk STREETLIFE. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £Free – open till 4am. Chart and old skool classics. Ffi theelbowrooms.co.uk THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY. mbargo. The triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. New and oringal funk, disco and R’n’B with DJ’s Suisse Tony & Alex. WEEKEND PARTY PART 1. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, BS8 1QU. 9pm – late. Current and classic party tunes with residents Big Daddy & Milky. 6th REPUBLIC. Cosies. 34 Portland Square. £2, 8-late. Reggae HipHop, DJ Dad Thea Coles,DJ Drake, Idle + Lil Rhys. Info: 0117 942 4110. cosies.co.uk 6th TRAILER TRASH VS WILD PARTY Basement 45, 10pm -4am, £5 in adv.with Cormac (Wet Your Self) and Deepgroove. Ft Push DJ’s in room 2. 13th EMPATHY, Basement 45, 10pm – 4am ｣£5/£7. D’n’B with Chris Fortier (Fade/Balance) USA, Dave Mills (Coolhouse) and Stuart Wilkinson. Room 2 hosted by Bristol Underground (BUG). Guests Polestar LIVE (glitchnight) Sic, Kelly Twins (UFO/Byte), Andy Payback, Hifi & Dave Kirik. 13th SHANTI SOUND. Cosies. 34 Portland Square, £2, 8-late. DJ’s Rapid, Embassy and King Toby clubwise Reggae Dubstep, Jungle. cosies.com

13th TRIPTIC, Dojo Lounge,

Park Row, 11pm til 7am, £6/5 NUS all night. Dubby house masters Swayzak of !K7 Records come to Triptic for a much anticipated DJ set, also joined by Lukas and J G Alim from Buoyancy. This is sure to be a party to more than compensate for all those people not going to BLOC. tripticdojo@gmail.com, 07855 849687. 13th VOODOO presents Comic Relief. The Syndicate, Nelson Street. £5. Raising money by doing something funny! A night full of laughs! Dress in red & The Syndicate will donate to Comic Relief, Ian Davies and Gavin Pearce in the main arena and Truplaya in arena 2. 20th BUGGEDOut! 3, Motion, 73 Avon St, 9pm-5am £7 early bird/£10/12 Huge electro & house night with the mighty MYLO, The Proxy (live), Mr.C, Deepgroove & Jamie Anderson:LIVE, Redlight (Clipz), Joe Ransom, Plimsouls, Tom Rio, Ed Karney, Dan Wild, Jambo, Dan Reilly, Real Nice, Crystal Death, Lucas Lafone, Boy-C, Charlie Hargreaves. Ffi buggedout.net 20th DJ BUNJY. Cosies. 34 Portland Square, £2, 8-late. MC Joe Peng and Mikkie. Dubstep, Hiphop , Funk, Soul. cosies.com 20th INTRIGUE Dojo Lounge, Park Row, 10pm-5am, £6 adv/ members B4 11pm / £8 door. D’n’B Integral Special presented by Intrigue Music and Integral Records with guests D-bridge (Exit Records), A.i. (Integral Records), The Insiders (Intrigue/integral Records), Lenzman (Integral Records/soul:r) & Jon Ethics (Atm) MC’s Kemo & Lowqui. 20th THE ASBO DISCO. Lab (formerly Arc Bar). 27 Broad Street, £5 advance/£6 on the door, 9pm till 3am. Wales’ wonky Breakbeat session, Wonkavision comes to battle with Bristol’s dirtiest Disco, The ASBO Disco. Expect big, fat tunes all night long. No compromise. APHRODITE/ Exclusive 2 hour Urban Shakedown to Urban Takeover set + 2 Bit Thugs. myspace.com/2bitthugs. Support from: Wonka, Asbo, Syn, The Doctor. myspace.com/theasbodisco 20th VOODOO presents Mardi Gras .The Syndicate, Nelson Street. £5. The mother of all parties! Not for the faint hearted! Bristol’s Busiest Night! 27th FUTUREBOOGIE. Basement 45. Frogmore Street, Bristol. Quantic (Tru Thoughts)

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CLUB £6 advance . more on door. 10pm - 4am. 0117 9299888. www. futureboogie.com 27th BYTE &AMP; BODYNOD PRESENT WIDEBOYS. Native. Small Street, Bristol. Wideboys (Ministry Of Sound) Duncan Powell Blazey Krush Eddy O/s Koast £7 Adv. 10pm-4am. 01179304217. Www. byte-club.co.uk 27th OVERLOAD. Clockwork. 1-4 Stokes Croft, 9pm-5am, £12.50/£10 from Birsotl Ticket Shop. Eksman presents: Overload the resuurection. Mickey Finn, Bryan G, Hazard, Remarc vs N-type, Nicky Blackmarket, G-Dub, Taxman, Logan D, Illusive, Eksman, Shabba, Skibba, Bassman, Trigga, Evil B, Harry shotta, Fatman D & more. 07538174433 27th MUSIC BOX. Cosies. 34 Portland Square, £2, 8-late. Reggae and Dub Step, DJ’s Ray Mighty. Flora, Deluxs + guest.

Bosh(dubstep) Drum n Bass n Dub step from one of the scenes leading lights. 01267 235511. myspace.com/ thewatersideclub

Chippenham

INSTINCT. Club E11EVN. 11 The Bridge, SN15 1HA. £10 b4 11, 10-3am. TC Stanza + Deviant + Philzy + Dubbz. MC@s: Fatman D + Carasel + Texas + Bodman + Lean.

Minehead

13th–15th. BLOC. Butlins Holiday Resort, Minehead. £125 (+5 booking fee). 100+ acts. 5 Indoor Arenas. 3 nights in a luxury apartment. blockweekend. com blockweekend.com/facebook blockweekend.com/myspace

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MAD4IT! Barfly. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £5/£4Nus, doors 11pm. DJ Phuquit and the greatest indie and Alternative hits. madf4it.biz THE DUDES ABIDE. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street, £3.50/£4.50,10.30pm – 2.30am. Indie/retro/rock/pop. myspace.com/ clwbiforbach MARMALADE. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St, £5. 8 - 4am. Marmalade brings you Classic Funk, Soul, Future Jazz, Roots, Motown, Disco & best new releases. Expect the finest: Grand Master Flash, Stevie Wonder, Del la Soul, Kenny Dope, Soul 2 Soul, Adele, Outkast, Chromeo, James Brown, Mr Scruff, The Roots, Gorillaz, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse. Resident DJ JAFFA 6th 10 FEET TALL 1ST BITRTHDAY. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £5. 8 - 3am. Resident Djs, Decoration, free sweets, 3 floors of Birthday celebrations. 1 year has already passed since 10 Feet Tall open its doors for the first time, Marmalade Djs play the finest party hits to celebrate. Club Night – ‘MARMALADE’ (Over 3 floors) Ground floor cocktail bar, Chill out mezzanine library, Rock room Dance Floor.

Newport

MASHUP. Meze Lounge. Market St. Resident and very special guest DJ’s playing Alternative, Mashups, bootlegs, indie disco, hip hop and Rock. check with venue. 8pm-5am. Info: 01633 243500 or space.com/ mezenewport. BIONIC . Escapade. Stow Hill, Newport. NP20 1JE. 9pm-5am, £10. Kutski, Mark EG, Cally & Juice, Brian M Vs McBunn, Iain Cross, Estee & Mogz-E, Julian TW, MRC, Defiant, Egg & Al, M.N.8, Pete Morris & Just Jace, Upright & Badham, Project Sound, Twotwisted. £10 on the door. 10pm-5am. 07816 310525. dontstayin.com/parties/bionic

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Swansea

27th DIGITAL SESSIONS, Bar Co, 8-9 Wind Street Swansea, 9pm til late, £free. Quality underground house music with residents and special guests

Swindon

CASSETTE PLAYER. Suju, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £free B4 1am if you join the Cassette Player Facebook group or £3 b4 11pm/£5 after, 10pm4am. Downstairs the adventures of Rob The Mod & Phil Dirt with their Indielectro-rocknrollsoulfunksoundclash. suju.co.uk

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13th TANGLED PARROT

ON /SESH PRESENTS. £6. 9-2am. Waterside Club. Coracle Way,Carmarthen. Benny Page(Digital Soundboy) Selectrix(d/b) Rob Schoh(d/b) Amentality(dubstep) Josh

Taunton

20th REBEAT - MITCH EB’S

21ST BDAY BASH. Dellers Wharf. 4 Bridge Street. TA1 1UB. Hard dance with Uberdrunk (Germany), billy bunter, jon the baptist vs chuck e, kickback, nick the kid, sl-dj, si the sigh + more! £12. 9 pm till 4 am. 07972 748856. dontstayin.com/groups/ rebeat-events

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Bath 7th ARTI-FACT. St James Wine Vaults . St James Square, Bath. £2 all night . 8:30pm - 1am. Baths first & only Progressive Psytrance & Breaks night. featuring Ben Edge from Toadstool Chewitt, Jamezz & Slidingoffthewalls. A Full Uv environment and friendly atmosphere. 07714764678.

Bristol

BY THE POOL. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £Free – open till 4am. Chart and Old Skool classics all night long. theelbowrooms.co.uk COMFI Saturdays. Club Comfi. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8-4. £7-£8. DJ’s playing everything from Party Classics, RnB, Dance and much more! clubcomfi.com FAR TOO LOUD. The Lab (formerly Arc Bar) 27, Broad Street. £5adv, £6 on the door, 9 till 3am. Subsource, Kundama, ASBO, Rogue & B’Tol, Ruttler & Dub Boy. The living room Building 11, Harbourside., 10pm-2am, £free. Karl Marx playing Soul, Disco, Funk and much more. RHYTHM & SOUL. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. Soulful Funky House. DJ’s Paul Morrisey & Clare James. mbargo.net WEEKEND PARTY PART 2. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Current and classic party tunes supplied by the Lizard lounge resident DJ’s. DJ’s Big Daddy & Milky. lizardloungebristol.co.uk WESTERN SOUL. Native. Small Street, 10pm-3pm. Residents: Hundred Strong, Rainy But Funky, The leisure Allstars Plus regular guests Every Saturday finds Native rocking to the sound of soulful beats, hip-hop and funk plus rare treats from the whole musical spectrum be it jazz, reggae or disco. Special guests htis month include Bonobo on the 7th, and DJ Format on the 21st. Both big nights coming up! nativebristol.com 7th CODE OF THE STREETS. Cosies. 34 Portland Square. £3, 9-2. DJ Style, DJ Fagan. Guest appearance from Siggis (funky house set). 7th FIESTA. Warehouse. 57 Prince Street, £5/6. 10pm - 3am. Hot Latin music from Cuban Dance teacher and DJ Alain Hernandez including everything from reggaeton, merengue, hip hop to salsa and mambo. The upstairs room is dedicated to salsa all night with El DJ. 07973369929.

7th LAB PRESENTS Lab (formerly the Arc Bar), Broad Street, 9pm till 3am, £5 Adv/£6 on the door. Far Too Loud (Funkatech/Breakbeat specialists), Subsource (Live 5 piece Punk Breaks Pioneers), Kundama (Exciting new Dubstep & Breaks band), ASBO (Heavyweight soundscapes), Rogue & B’Tol (Bristol’s notorious DJ/MC combo), Ruttler (Classic Old Skool Set), Dub Boy (Ruffnek Diskotek) 7th ONE NATION. O2 Bristol Academy. Frogmore St. 9:30pm - 4am, £18. Drum & Bass party featuring Andy C, Friction, Chase & Status, Mampi Swift, Hazard, Subfocus, Sigma, Eksman, Shabba D, Fearless, Bassman, Harry Shotta, GQ, Presha and more! 020 8363 5566. slamminvinyl.com 7th MUSIC MELTS. Trinity Community Centre. Old Market. 10-4am. Room 1: Beatz, breakz, raggajungle & drum n bass. Room 2: Dub, funk, hip hop, reggae, soul & electro house. 7th SWITCH . Timbuk2. 22 Small Street, Bristol. £6. 11pm - 5am. Special guest Luke Solomon (Rekids) 07816202908. myspace. com/switchclubnight 7th TIKO, Basement 45. 10pm - 4am, £4 NUS £5/6 others. Electro,techno,minimal,progressive,rav e,fidget....it’s all house music, so with that in mind their first guest is Kelevra (myspace.com/kelevra) with support from residents Team A. Room 2 hosted by Paperboy and Flo Harvey. 7th THE OFFICIAL MTV TAKEOVER. The Syndicate, Nelson Street. £5, 10pm-4am. Old School Classic night with live PA’s from Phatts & Small (‘Turn Around’), Fragma’s Coco and Alex Party! Main Arena: Gavin Pearce, Ian Davies, with live PA’s from Coco (Fragma), Phatts and Small (Turn Around) & Alex Party. 14th BLOWPOP, Basement 45, 10pm – 3.30 am £6 advance, more on the door. Bristol house and party headonist’s Blowpop presents Foamo plus residents. Room 2 Sam Wicks, JT and friends. 14th BRAZILIAN BEATZ. Warehouse. 57 Prince Street, £6/7. 10pm - 3am. The main room features Live Capoeira (11pm), DJ Limao (Guanabara) and DJ Vivo making you feel like you’re on holiday with Brazilian sunshine beats. Upstairs in the attic room is a selection of reggae, funk and 70s classics. Drinks offers on Caiprinhas and Mojito Cocktails. Check www.brazilianbeatz. co.uk for more info. 07973369929. 14th REGGAE HIPHOP FUNK. Cosies. 34 Portland Square, £2,

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CLUB 8-late. DJ Treat, Skylion plus guest. cosies.com 21st AQUASKY. Lab (formerly the Arc Bar), Broad Street. £5ADV. £6 Door, 9 till 3am Guests Chew Magna & Mr Benn feat. Souls Liberation, Sir Beans OBE, The Matchmaker & Dr Fish. 21st FIESTA. Warehouse. 57 Prince Street. £5/6. 10pm - 3am. Hot Latin music from Cuban Dance teacher and DJ Alain Hernandez including everything from reggaeton, merengue, hip hop to salsa and mambo. The upstairs room is dedicated to salsa all night with El DJ. Ffi 07973369929 21st KIDOLOGY. The Syndicate, Nelson Street. £5, 10-4am. Mark Wilkinson presents the Kidology DJs for a night of fun and funky house! Ian Davies 21st RUFFNECK DISKOTEX. Cosies. 34 Portland Square, £2, 8-late. Dance Hall, Dub Step and Bristol Bass Music with Dub Boy, and Special Guest. Ffi cosies.com 21st SUB CLUB, Basement 45, 10pm – 4am NUS ｣£5/£7. Martijn Ten Velden, Luke Langson, Dan Masey Room 2 Dan Pearce,Ale Clarke, Tom Bruton. 28th BLUEPRINT Basement 45, 10pm - 4am £5/£6. Stupid Fresh (Myspace.com/stupidfreshproductions) Team A and Room 2 with Flo Harvey and Craig Brown. 28th KISS TAKEOVER. The Syndicate, Nelson Street. £5, 104am. Main Arena: Ian Davies, Arena 2: Resident DJ Truplaya 28th FAT LACE PRESENTS: FANU (LIGHTLESS/SUBTITLES). Lab (formerly Arc Bar). Lab, Broad Street, Bristol, £5/4conc. 9pm - 3am. Fatlace makes its Bristol debut and plays host to the mighty breakbeat warrior FANU all the way from Helsinki, Finland. featuring Utopia Music showcase and residents Kryptix & Hindsight. more tbc 07794618204. facebook.com/home.

Saturday night heroes bringing Good Time weekend Indie Rock ‘n’ Pop, New Music & Classic Alternative Tunes, form none other than the legendary MIKE TV! 02920 228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall 7th THEORETICAL GIRL. Clwb Ifor Bach. Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5, 8pm. The Duloks & King Alexander. myspace.com/ clwbiforbach 7th LAMERICA PRESENTS JOEY NEGRO. Glam. Greyfriars Road. £8/10. 10pm-5am. Main room - Joey Negro, Craig Bartlett, Gavin Cole. loft it gets deep - Gareth Hopkins, Dave Little, Clare James, Scott Kerr. 07816926111. www. lamericapromotions.com 7th COOL HOUSE. Glo Bar/ club. 4 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 10pm-4am. , £7/£5 B4 11pm. Cool House Presents ARGY (Poker Flat, Cocoon) Plus residents Dave Mills, Matt Joy, Matt Owen & Huey Richards 1 07789641721. info@cool-house.net 21st COOL HOUSE. Glo Bar/ club. 4 Churchill Way, Cardiff. £3 b4 11pm £5 after. 10pm-4am. Cool House Residents party. Dave Mills, Matt Joy, Matt Owen, Huey Richards including very special guest Paul Cahill. 07789641721. info@ cool-house.net.

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14th FUNKED AND FEELIN

GOOD! Cafe Rene. Southgate Street, 10pm - 3pm, £2 after 11pm. With DJ’s Ade Simpson and DJ Taboo playing Latin, funk, soul, jazz and disco.

Newport

SPIN. Meze Lounge. Market St. New & Classic Indie Anthems, Electro, Dance, Good Requests.Resident & guest DJ’s. All meals £1.Drinks from £1 til 9pm.Open til 5am. contact venue. 1pm-5am. 01633 259144.

Swansea

MI CASA. Mambo. 46 The Kingsway. This established deep house night is the only place in the city where you can kick back, relax, and get down to the best underground house DJ’s the area has to offer. Strictly for the headz. Free. 8pm – Late. 01792472555 SATURDAY RETRO. Lava Lounge. Salubrious Place. Till 3am. lavalounge.co.uk 21st HED KANDI. Escape. Northampton Lane. £12 advance. 10pm-6am. Funky house at it’s finest with DJs across the 4 arena’s - Andrew Daniels, Dean Rigg,

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BOOMSHAKABOOMTANG. Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. £5, 10pm3am. dirty pop. myspace.com/ clwbiforbach FLY SWATTER Barfly. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. £5/£4Nus. Doors 10.30pm. Indie Part Fest! myspace.com/flyswatterclub ME AND YOU CLUB. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £5. 8 - 3am. “An Unruly Rock ‘n’ Roll Party” Ground floor cocktail bar, Chill out mezzanine library, Rock room Dance Floor. Cardiff’s one and only

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Craig Bartlett, CN Williams, Bern, Aran Tindal, Andy B, Nathan Lee, Jamie Downes, Ed Kurno, Dj Raheem, Jigga, Wayne Irie. 07816926111. lamericapromotions.com

Swindon

7th DESIGN Suju, 28 High Street, Old Town, £5 b4 11.30pm, £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. Downstairs: Smokin’ Jo, Andre Dollsihn and Paul Jefferies. Upstairs in the lounge: DJ Chief & Friends playing a cool selection of RnB, Funk, Disco and Classics. suju.co.uk 14th SLEEK Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, £5 b4 11.30pm, £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. DJ’s downstairs: Paul Ricketts, Bughouseloco, Choice, Jon Willard. Upstairs: DJ Chief & Friends playing smooth RnB. suju.co.uk 21st LOVE LOVE Suju, 28 High Street, Old Town, £5 b4 11.30pm, £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. Downstairs: Marcus Gauntlett, Jamesy & Nick Fisher, Ryan Desty, Martyn Davies, Opta’Mystic with Fast Hands Fisher on Percussion. Upstairs: Retro Pop Culture with DJ Chief and Friends. suju.co.uk 28th FIERCE ANGEL Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, £5 b4 11.30pm, £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. DJ’s downstairs: Fierce Angel DJ’s Hatty Lovehearts plus your Suju residents Jamesy, DJ Chief and Danny Kissane. Upstairs: DJ Chief & Friends playing a cool selection of Funk and Disco. suju. co.uk

Taunton 21st

SUGAR KANDY. The Moat House. Corporation Street, Taunton. £free, 9pm - 3am. SugarShaker and The MoatHouse bring you a night of fluffy, disco & funky House music. A night for the girls...disco balls, cool decor and free shots to all the girlys...plus more. See inside venue for further details. 01823 334499. www.themoathousetaunton. co.uk.

Sunday

Bristol GRASSROOTS. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, BS1 5JN. £Free – till 2am. Reggae and the like. theelbowroom.co.uk MONO TONIC. The Lab (formerly Arc Bar). 27 Broad Street, £2 before 6pm, £3 after. 3pm till late. Soothing Sunday sounds on an eclectic tip. TAPE DJ’s plus special guest Appleblim (Skull

Disco – afternoon and evening set). ROASTED. Tube. Unity St.The original and best US House and Garage from Deli G and Ben Daley. Continuously popular and full of wicked vibes just shows what a bunch of idiots we all are, still partying when we should be sleeping. Who cares, we love it. Info: 01179304429 or tubebristol.com THANK YOU PLEASE. mbargo. The triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. A live music night featuring Funk and Soul, with the Alex Taylor Band. mbargo.net The “Not So” Supermarket. Start The Bus. 7 - 9 Baldwin Street. A Sunday market for Sunday people, from Del boy to David Dickinson. Local artists, Charity Shops, and cakes like your mum bakes. Record stalls, Brick a Brac, Fortune Teller and a swap shop amongst other things. 15th JUST JACK present JACK ON, Basement 45. 3.45am – 8am £3/£5. The brand spanking new debonair, debaucherous and twisted afterparty with all star residents:Buckley,Tom Rio & Dan Wild. 22nd MONO TONIC. The Lab (formerly Arc Bar). 27 Broad Street, £2 before 6pm, £3 after. 3pm till late. Mono Topic presents Bedmo Disco goes to own featuring Thumbs Aloft, Trufflehunter & Whatnot (Higher Ground), Le Mart (Live MPC set) and Russell Deeks (iDJ Magazine)

Cardiff

1st 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet

Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £3. 8 3am. ST DAVIDS DAY SPECIAL Welsh Speaking acts/ Performers. Free Welsh Cakes on Entry. Ten Foot Cwtch Mr Duke and the Hoodlum Circus, comedy from Rob Collins Ging and Cello Boy. Ffi 02920 228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall 15th 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £3. 8 - 3am. THE ITALICS PLUS OPEN MIC Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sundays have never been so sexy...Ffi 02920 228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall 22nd 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. £3. 8 - 3am. THE LEILA DEE ALLSTAR BAND Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. Ffi 02920 228883.

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