Issue 175 | May 2010 Publishing Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Lauren Taverner Brown lauren@outofhand.co.uk Design: Adrian Howe Antony Reynolds Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Design by Adrian Howe Contents: Photo by Matthew Smith Contributing Arash Torabi, Backbone, John Barker, Writers: Ollie Evans, LTB, Aldo Vanucci Contributing Adam Hirons, Nicola Dodds, Dom Photographers: Moore, Paul Davis, Gemma Ward, Matthew Smith Beauty Editor: Jo Barker Special Thanks to: Lauren the Awesome. You’ll be missed
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This image of the Arcadia stage was taken by Matthew Smith, a long running contributor to 247 Magazine. Based in Bristol, Matt studied Foundation Graphics at SCAT in Taunton, then a degree in Multi-disciplinary Design at North Staffs Poly and majored in Photography followed by a PGDip in Photojournalism at London College of Printing. With a photography style inspired by independent thought and action of current events, music, politics. He said “I love being in Bristol right now because there is so much people powered subversion to be part of here that it is quite simply the place to be, who needs the cultural imperialism of London not me, I’m from the West Country”. Get in touch at matt@msp-uk.org or search facebook under sunnymatt@hotmail.com Agency website www.pymca.com, or www. demotix.com
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NEWS Calvin Harris at Eden + Vampire Weekend
THIS THIS MONTH MONTH WE WE ARE... ARE... …Waving goodbye! Well, I am, not the magazine, that’s not going anywhere! After spending the last four years as the Editor of 247 Magazine, I am off to work with super cool PR company Coffin on Cake. I’ve had an absolutely brilliant time working at the magazine – being the editor is a kickass job and I’m proud to say I’ve been part of a creative, talented team, who make one of the best free regional magazines in the country. It’s also been great to be able to work in such a cool job and still live in the South West – who says you have to move to London to get a great job in the media? Ha! I’ll be sad to leave, and would like to thank Nigel for giving me the chance to be the editor all those years ago. Big shout out to all those who have contributed to the magazine over the last four years, thank you. I’ve met some great people, made some lovely friends and have generally had a fucking awesome time. Love Lauren xxx
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This years Eden Sessions have certainly stirred music fans into life across the region. Whilst great debates about the choice of acts rage online, we are pleased to see that Eden have booked a wide range of bands appealing to a range of different tastes, outside of the usual indie/ mainstream festival bands. Hence, 2010 sees the first big Dance themed Sessions with the mighty Calvin Harris headlining on Sat 3 July, supported by the Audio Bullys and Radio 1’s queen of mash up, Annie Mac. Another Session gig just announced as we went to press is New York indie quartet, Vampire Weekend returning to headline their own Session, after supporting The Raconteurs in 2008 at Eden. This time around, attention is all focused on them, with Broken Bells as support. For these that are unfamiliar, Broken Bells are an indie-rock duo comprising Brian Burton (other wise known as Danger Mouse of Gnarls Barkley fame) and James Mercer, lead singer and guitarist for The Shins. The group released their self-titled debut last month to critical acclaim and a top-ten berth in the US charts. Tickets for both these Sessions, alongside the already announced Mika are on sale for £35 + booking fee direct from Eden Box Office 01726 811972.
Happy 8th birthday bmibaby!
Low cost airline, bmibaby, is celebrating eight years of flying! It’s time to party, baby! bmibaby is giving one lucky reader the chance to jet away for a fun filled break in Portugal with a friend or partner. With its network of 10 exciting destinations from Birmingham Airport, bmibaby is offering you the chance to share in our birthday celebrations. In just over three hours, you could be touching down in Faro ready to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Algarve. From playing a round of golf at one of the regions top courses, relaxing over lunch at the beautiful marina in Vilamoura or soaking up the sun on one of the stunning beaches, the Algarve is one of bmibaby’s most popular destinations. bmibaby fly direct from Birmingham Airport to Faro up to four times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and two services on Saturdays. To celebrate its 8th birthday, bmibaby has teamed up with 247 Magazine to give away a pair of return flights from Birmingham to Faro. So what are you waiting for? If you can’t wait to book your holiday, visit www.bmibaby.com For your chance to win this fantastic prize, simply answer the following question and send your answer to 247@outofhand.co.uk
Q. What birthday is bmibaby celebrating? If you simply cannot wait to book your 2010 holiday, log on, take your pick from 10 exciting destinations from Birmingham Airport. For more information or to book a flight, visit: www.bmibaby.com Terms and conditions apply: Travel must be booked and taken by 30.06.10 excluding school and public holidays. For full terms and conditions write to 247 Magazine
THE EDGE Email news to: 247@outofhand.co.uk OXJAM RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS Oxjam is recruiting for Music Event Organisers to help organize local music events for this years event running throughout October. The role is suitable for anyone wanting to put on a great gig whilst raising money for charity as all proceeds go to Oxfam. Oxjam will provide training and support to the candidates to help them to organise their own stand – alone local music event in their area to raise money for Oxfam. If you want to give it a go, visit www.oxfam. org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/ oxjam/article.php?ref=312 for more info. THE UK’s ONLY RAVE FESTIVAL RETURNS It’s summer time, the sun is out (in theory anyway) so the team at Slammin Vinyl (promoters of the Westfest event in the Autumn), the UK’s leading rave promoters have put together a huge new festival on the August Bank Holiday weekend, running from Fri 27 – Sun 29th August. Sanctuary Outdoors will feature 16 arenas inc an outdoor stage,150 artists and takes place at Catton Hall Estate, East Midlands. More info and tickets at www. slamminvinyl.com TRAINING COURSE FOR MUSIC CREATORS Mic To Master is a series of two day events on recording techniques, mixing and mastering which are designed to give engineers, producers and all other creative audio enthusiasts an opportunity to learn expert tips and tricks of the trade from recording industry professionals. Each day features ‘keynote’ lectures addressing specific topics, masterclasses with renowned producers and listening sessions where participants can play their own work and discuss techniques to overcome specific problems. There will also be manufacturer sessions highlighting the latest cutting edge technology, practical demonstrations to show how technology can solve problems and forums where participants can fire questions at producers and manufacturing experts. The first event, on 7 – 8 May at Deep Blue Sound, Plymouth will feature guest lecturers Tony Platt, Al Stone, Simon Heyworth and Alan O’Connell, all of whom have a wealth of experience in the professional recording industry as producers and/or engineers and have worked with the likes of Jamiroquai, Mystery Jets, Depeche Mode and AC/DC. For more info and to sign up, call 01353 648888 or visit www.prismsound.com/ trainingweekends
NEWS Photo:Tom Seehan
Eco Veggie Fayre Bristol’s popular vegetarian food fair is back, bigger and more interactive than ever before. Taking place on 29 & 30 May at the Millennium Plaza in Central Bristol, the fair includes music from the likes of Roots Manuva, Central Spillz, The Correspondents, 3 Daft Monkey’s, Dan Arborise and Vamos on the outdoor stage. Aside from the music, there are of course loads of food and info stands on all things eco and veggie related, a green zone covering things like building your own eco house, eco cinema, cookery classes, talks and demos, and an eco art fair too. Safe to say, loads going on, covering all bases, more info and tickets, only £6 per day at www.bristol.ecoveggiefayre.co.uk
Florence in Cardiff for one off gig
Florence and the Machine come to Cardiff Coopers Field on 10th June for a huge gig as part of the Cosmic Love Tour. Support from Babeshadow. Florence and the Machine are in huge demand, after winning 2 Brits this year, including Best British Album. Currently in the charts with a great single released due to popular demand after she teamed up with Dizzee Rascal at the Brits, ‘You got the Dirtee Love’ is storming the charts right now. Tickets are on sale now at 02920 781 458 or www.gigsandtours.com
Dot to Dot festival
Taking place on Sat 29 May at a number of key music venues across Bristol, this years event is set to be the best yet. Celebrating the landmark fifth anniversary of the festival that even the unpredictable British weather can’t spoil, there is a jam-packed line-up that includes some of the most exciting current mustsee acts such as Mystery Jets (who just this week scored BBC Radio 1’s DJ Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record In The World), acclaimed Cardiff-based proper indie torch bearers Los Campesinos! and folktronica popstrel & 2010 Brit Award winner Ellie Goulding. Other acts playing include Villagers, Fenech Soler, Peggy Sue, The Chapmen Family, fuzzy synth-pop duo Silver Columns erstwhile M83 man Nicolas Fromageau’s new band Team Ghost, new wave goth rockers O Children, Louisville, Kentucky three-piece Wax Fang, hotly-tipped indie-popster Lissie, Cajun Dance Party off shoot Yuck, bluesy chanteuse Leah Mason and folk-inflected sounds from The Crookes. This year Dot To Dot has also teamed up with Fred Perry SUBCULTURE, who will bring their unique ‘Fred Perry Table Tennis Club’ to the festival, giving customers and bands alike the chance to work on their forehand loops and backhand chops. Bristol venues that host Dot to Dot include The Anson Rooms, O2 Academy, Thekla, Louisiana, Cooler & The Fleece. Tickets only £25 from www.dottodotfestival.co.uk and give you a pass to all the venues.
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NEWS Mayfest
Bionic – Celebrating 10 Years Launched in 2000 for the new millennium, South Wales hard style night Bionic are celebrating ten years of parties throughout 2010. During that time they’ve seen many promotions come and go, but managed to stay at the forefront of the hard dance scene, sweeping the board by picking up the Best Event Award, Best Residents (Brain M & McBunn & Best New Faces (Swaggy & Kashi) titles at the recent Hard Dance Awards. To mark the recent wins, and tie in with the ongoing birthday, Bionic are hosting a massive event on Fri 2 July at the Millennium Hall, Cardiff with Showtek, Andy Whitby, Cally & Juice amongst others. Info and tickets at www.dontstayin. com/parties/bionic
Annual festival of contemporary theatre in Bristol, running from 7 to 22 May at various venues across Bristol. One of the highlights in the Electric Hotel, taking place on the Bristol Harbourside from 19 – 22 May where the audience sitting on the outside looking in, snatch glimpses of the do-not-disturb lives unfolding behind the floor to ceiling windows. Wearing headphones to eavesdrop on the internal spaces of the building they watch the residents in their private rooms: the natural habits, the unnatural fantasies and housekeeping of wildly varied quality. So, a bit like watching Big Brother really, just face to face instead of on TV or online. Full line up and further info and tickets from www.mayfestbristol.co.uk Highlights included within our Arts Listing section at the back of this issue.
Block Party Lockdown At The Island This is neat – a total NYC style take over of the creative hub, otherwise known as The Island in central Bristol. Running on Sat 29 and Sun 30 May, acts such as First Degree Burns, Lazy Habits, Mr Woodnote, Babyhead, K*ners, Natty Bo, Contraband Sessions and Mr Benn bring the hip hop, ska and reggae sounds to the party, whilst the breakers, skaters and graffiti artists add the edginess block party style to the party. Tickets only £10 in adv from www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
Green Man Line-up announced
In a break from the bland normal, this relaxed alternative music festival takes place in lush surroundings in the Brecon Beacons on 20-22 August. Acts such as The Doves, Jonna Newsom, The Flaming Lips, Laura Marling, Besnard Lakes and Mumford & Sons taking centre stage, this green style festival goes from strength to strength every year. Without hardcore brand sponsorship and set pretty much in the middle of nowhere, tickets are only £120 for the full weekend, with student tickets only £104 and teens £50. Further info and tickets from www.greenman.net
Sunrise In Somerset We have managed to blag a pair of tickets and bunch of merchanise including clothing and CD’s to give away to one lucky reader. Just go to www.247magazine. co.uk to enter the Bionic magazine | 12 competition.
Hidden away in the depths of Somerset (but on a hill!), Sunrise is a gem of organic art and cultural greenness in the hectic festival world. Taking place on 3 – 6 June at Bruton, acts such as Zion Train, Belleruche, The Egg, The Correspondents, Sheelanagig, Nucleus Roots, Gentlemans Dub Club and Macka B amongst other entertain the masses, with loads of other bands – too many to mention here. So what’s this festival so different? Well, it’s powered on 100% renewable energy, you’ll discover stages hosting some of the UK’s finest festival music, site-wide compost toilets, organic food and drink, inspiring talks and workshops.. and even a circus field full of magical happenings. New this year are the ‘Carnival of Life’ field, The Pussyfoot Cabaret Lounge and the ‘Spit n Sawdust’ outdoor stage. Remember, there is no big brand sponsorship either. There, told you it was different. More info and tickets at www.sunrisecelebration.com
So what are you up to right now? We’re out here in Boston at the moment. There’s ten of us out in the States doing the live show with a tour bus. We just did two nights in New York, started in Chicago and now we are headed down towards Asheville. Tell us about the latest LP then. I read somewhere that you’d gone back to a more solo based way of working to get it done? Is that a fair way of describing it? Well no I think it’s the same as it’s always been. ‘Days to Come’ was still...
But there will come a time by the end of the year I’ll be thinking, “Right, stop! No more tour buses or airports.” It comes around in cycles. How do you generally write songs? I picture you as a kind of sonic painter. What comes first…beat, melody, chord sequences, or just sounds? There’s no regimented way of starting. It’s usually just a process of experimentation. I’ll usually just try and find melody and rhythm within an abstract sound, especially in a track like ‘Kiara’ off the new album. The
Yeah because you’ve got these certain things in your headspace, things you’re referencing at that exact time. So I try to get as much done as I can and try to do a tune in one session even if that means staying up till 7am. You’re only going to be in that place once so you have to capture it when you can. I was just listening to the track ‘Black Sands’ and it gets pretty epic with full orchestral involvement. Do you ever do a big track in the studio and then think, ‘Shit! How are we going to do that live?’
“I’VE NEVER COMPROMISED THE MUSIC FOR THE SAKE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM IT” Words: Glyn Griffiths
One of the biggest challenges in any musician’s career is to rise above the pigeon-holes of their era to be recognised as truly outstanding musicians. Like many other electronica artists of the last decade, creating atmospheric music that wasn’t easily defined, Bonobo’s music has often been unhelpfully labelled as ‘lounge’, which doesn’t do credit to the artistry behind it. Fans love his rich sonic landscapes, richer in melody and lighter on the beats than some of his contemporaries like Amon Tobin, Matthew Herbert or Aphex Twin. Bonobo’s latest album ‘Black Sands’ displays his full range of talents from lush folky instrumentals, songs with Ninja Tunes’ rising star Andreya Triana, and upbeat abstract electronica. Griff from Jelly Jazz caught up with Bonobo in the middle of promoting the LP in the US.
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...a solo record really. They all are. The process has been the same since I started out. It’s always just been me sat in a small studio with a few machines. I think there’s a misconception that it’s a more collaborative collective thing. I play pretty much all of the instruments on all of the records. Solo electronic artists have often been under pressure over the last twenty years to perform their records live. Is performing some thing that you do naturally or are you more comfortable in the studio? I like both. Right now I’m happy to be spending the next two months on a tour bus because it’s been a long time making this record and I sort of feel like now I want to get out and play it. It almost feels like a sort of reward for having spent so much time in the studio.
main body of that tune is just sort of processed abstract noise, and then just playing it and finding harmony and a baseline. I guess it’s the same way that you look at anything. You can see a sort of rough shape of something… everything has got a tune and a pitch and a rhythm so it’s sort of applying harmony.
No, I’ve never compromised the music for the sake of not being able to perform it or never let the live show inform how the studio production is going to sound. I like that epic-ness. But you can do that anyway. We played that Black Sands tune last night in Boston.
Bonobo’s new LP Black Sands is now available on Ninja Tune Records. If you want to check out Bonobo playing live in the South West, he plays at the Glouscester Guild Hall on 20 May, The Hippo in Plymouth on 21 May (www.hippolive. co.uk) and the Bristol O2 Academy on 22 May (www.o2academybristol. co.uk). To read a longer version of this interview, see the interviews So it is almost like a painter trying to section of www.247magazine.co.uk capture particular light conditions or a or the features section of the Jelly Jazz website www.jellyjazz.com mood or something like that? Are you quite visual with sound? You talk about seeing it as a shape? Yeah what’s that called when people do that? Synesthesia? When you start something, your mind is always in a certain place. And you have to sort of use that moment to get as much done as you can.
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Thanks for taking the time to talk to us, are you doing a lot of these interviews right now? “Yeah I have another four to do and we have artists here waiting to rehearse” Oh, who do you have? “there’s Delilah a new signing to Atlantic records, Mc Rage of course and blanked out oh wait, I shouldn’t have said that it’s a surprise” I’ll just write down here that Jay Z and Rihanna are on tour with you… “Yeah they are both on the tour bus” laughs I’ll put down Rihanna washes your socks for you. You’re playing Rumble in the Jungle, how are the Southwest shows compared to he rest of the country or world? “Its a very, very long drive. I played a gig recently in Plymouth then the same night did Cornwall, that was hectic, my driver let me down so I had to get the train, great nights though. I’ve heard the Eden Project is great though, it’ll be the first time in a while of being on a line up of Djs as well” I heard another pair of producers have had to change their publishing from 50/50 to 75/25 as one of them just sits around in the studio smoking weed and talking shit, while the other one does all the work, how do you two divvy up the productions? “We are both very productive, it changes from track to track, we both have our own set ups and work on stuff together then when we come together we’ll finish off parts on each others tracks, but there’s never been a track that’s been solely made by one of us. Also there’s so much to be done with our business, we run a label etc there’s always something to do so we just get on with it.” You now work with A list artists, how much of a come down is it for you being interviewed by Plymouths 14th best Dj? “I haven’t heard of the other 13 though. To be honest it makes a change to be interviewed by someone who sounds quite normal..” I could get my missus for you, she would beg to differ “.. yeah so would my ex, thing is with the a list people, they are usually quite grounded and just like you and me, I think success can help with that.”
“I do like a nice donut, even like a Subway one, the sugary ones, they’re alright.”
There aren’t many producers in the world right now that can name drop collaborating with Snoop Dogg, Rihanna and Jay Z, there aren’t many live shows where you will feel the full power of drum n bass, dubstep and rock through to your very soul, and it’s such a shame that those kind of acts don’t frequent the southwest when they do their “nationwide” tours that never come further than Bristol. Hold on... CHASE AND STATUS. Boom!
When was the turning point in your career, when did you think ‘we’ve made it’ and did you buy gold spinning rims for your car? “I’m the original wasteman, I can’t drive, I’m a passenger. I don’t think we have made it, we’ve had some great achievements but we still have a long way to go, which, when you reach them you set yourself some more.” If I had to describe your ‘sound’ I would say it is banging and on point production with great melodies and hooks, but how would you describe what you do to my nan? “I’ve had to describe that to a few nans recently actually, I say
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I’m a music producer and I’m in a band that plays music. If I say what I play it’ll be the guitar...” So when you labelled the Nneka mix ‘just bought a guitar mix’ that was you? ‘... yeah I always wanted a certain guitar when I was a kid, so when I’m on stage rocking out with my guitar that’s my dream come true” Your rise to super stardom has been very similar to Pendulum, how are you gonna avoid turning rubbish like they are now? “I’m not commenting on Pendulum. We have had a lot of in house discussions about this though, after making music for others it takes a bit of time to readjust to making music for yourselves. We still want to make cutting edge music and we want to stay true to ourselves. We’ve also never wanted to just do one style, our first track was quite a hard gnarly sound, then we did quite a liquid track and people were saying “oh I didn’t know you did liquid?”. We want to continue changing things up and keep it interesting” What’s better, producing in the studio, Djing, playing live or eating donuts? “Oh I do like a nice donut, even like a subways one, the sugary ones, they’re alright. Making music, touring or djing with records, it’s all what it’s all about, if we weren’t doing it then this would be what we dreamed about doing, you can’t be being somewhere and having the whole crowd sing one of your songs back to you unless you make the music!.” If Chase and Status were an ice cream, what flavour would it be? “Will would be something like a banoffee flavour and I’d be Vanilla with chocolate sauce, keep it simple you know” I hear you signed Nero, nice move, they’re wicked, who else is on your label? “16 bit and Redlight, he just released ‘Stupid’ on Shy FX’s Digital Soundboy label which is wicked” With the Nneka remix, you turned an album track into an absolute anthem, how picky are you with remixes and what’s the worst you’ve turned down? “We do turn down a lot, it’s usually just about the track, when we did the Jay Z one we was at Roc Nation and they said would you do this and we just said yes, we are massive fans of the White Lies so we did the “death” one and with Nneka the vocal is just so amazing, it’s all about the quality of the track. My career could could be bedescribed describedby bythree threewords words“determination “determination over ability”, what over three ability”, words what describe three yours? words describe “yours? Just got started” “Just got started” Thanks very much for your time and good luck with the tour. Thanksand Chase veryStatus muchplay for your Rumble timeinand thegood Jungle luck at with Edenthe Project, tour. Chase and Cornwall onStatus Fri 7 May, playBristol Rumble O2 inAcademy the Jungle onatSat Eden 8 May, Project, the CornwallAdventure National on Fri 7 May, Sports Bristol Show O2 Academy at The Royal on Bath Sat 8and May,West the National Adventure Showground, Shepton Sports Mallet Show on 10 at The JulyRoyal and Boardmasters Bath and West in Showground, Newquay on Fri Shepton 6 August. Mallet on 10 July and Boardmasters in
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Collection of the latest pieces we have found from across Bristol, inc the huge former site on the new Bristol Museum which is sadly no longer available for street artists to use. If you would like to see your pieces here, please email them over to 247@outofhand.co.uk We are especially interested in any work from artists in Cardiff and across South Wales – get it on. 247@outofhand.co.uk
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Frost Byte EP (Innerground) After the huge success of Marky & S.P.Y ‘Give Me Your Love EP’, the Innerground HQ keep the quality flowing as S.P.Y takes the hot seat to show you why he’s currently the most talked about Drum & Bass producers in the scene. S.P.Y gives us four absolute gems, whether it’s the cold ‘Frostbyte’ or the summer vibes on ‘Like A Dream’ this EP has it all. You may be familar with a few of these tracks if you checked out the recent ‘DJ Marky & Friends Presents: Makoto’ mix. A must have for any Drum & Bass fan! In:sight/Ollie Evans
The Jasmine Minks Poppy White EP (Oatcake Records)
History lesson: Jasmine Minks were one of the first bands on Alan McGee’s Creation Records, former home of Primal Scream, Oasis, My Bloody Valentine and Super Furry Animals. This EP was recorded in the early 90s, and it’s finally released in memory of former guitarist, Foosky (whom along with the band’s roadie, Mark, has since sadly passed away). Four strong songs with chiming guitars and harmonies aplenty, including my favourite, the ‘60s-driven Rain. This is a band with soul. Arash Torabi
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True Love 1980, which opens the set. The charging Joys Kicks Darkness fires on all cylinders, and the emotional but enjoyable shenanigans continue with Arcadia. There’s no doubt about the fact that Ash can still deliver the goods: pop sensibilities with a kick-ass rock and roll edge. We like. A lot. Arash Torabi
Asaf Avidan & The Mojos The Reckoning
(Telmavar/Columbia Records) Debut album by Israeli five-piece with more than just a casual nod to Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin. They belt out their songs with energy and guts, which I’m sure would sound fantastic in a live set. But on a songwriting level, they rely WAY too much on the blues, resulting in bland and heard-it-all-before melodies. The only songs that show any imagination or creativity are the folk-tinged Maybe You Are and Devil’s Dance. They could make a decent album if they cut out the blues and the pointless howling, and concentrated on writing songs. Arash Torabi
Chima Anya New Day
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Drum & Bass
Random
Love You More” (which sees Nash sing the title for three minutes) make everything feel a bit superficial, it might be nice to see her go a bit deeper with her songs, not just sing about picking scabs off your knees. LTB
Jay Leighton
Polaroids And Stills (Belafonte Records) I could envision one or two of these songs doing quite well if it had the airplay. Jay has a nice tone to his voice but for me it screams SAFE SAFE SAFE! Sombre vocals, acoustic guitar, clichéd lyrics and strings all over it. Song, arrangements, genre and production, there is nothing here you haven’t heard before I’m afraid. Joe Biddle
The Herbaliser
Herbal Tonic – Best Of (Ninja Tune)
The original beat masters are back but is this rebadge of old works justifiable? Well in this instance I think yes. The compilation is well thought out and has some ripe pickings, both old and new, spanning two decades. If you’re new to these guys then this is as good a place as any to start. Think big beats ‘n’ basslines, funky horns and old school samples. Think I’ll keep this copy ;)… Joe Biddle
First impressions are always important, but with this release I got it so wrong, the name and artwork don’t say, “dope UK album with consistent production and nice flows throughout”, yet that is what it is. Chima Sparrow and Anya is making all the right moves: credible The Workshop Nick Thayer collabos, Radio 1 specialist support and Crystal Falls Just Let It Go warming up for both Jay Electronica and (Distiller Records) (Passenger) Brother Ali. His swag, as they say, is on. If you’re looking to discover some new Glasgow-based, female-fronted trio deliver thoughtful and tight hip hop, that happens a quirky and energetic debut album, For those that don’t know Nick’s previous to be from this side of the pond, then featuring re-recorded songs from last work, he has been slowly building his rep check this. year’s two EPs plus new material. With since the last days of Big Beat, constantly Aldo Vanucci male/female harmony vocals, crashing putting out quality breaks and beats and guitars and pounding drums, the band generally causing a sensation with top fuse elements of country, punk and folk, notch productions. This album is quite Kate Nash but they know how to use their influences varied in it’s influences and styles and My Best Friend Is You without regurgitating or resorting to obvious is held together with tight, punchy club (Fiction Records) clichés. At a time when the music industry productions. Guest vocals from Sporty O is infested with tiresome ‘80s throwbacks, and Wizard Sleeve, who you may have Sparrow and the Workshop are a breath of Nash is back, and I think this is one the heard on the recent anthem “Riverside”. fresh air. fans will like. Songs like ‘Kiss That Grrrl’ Arash Torabi tap directly into the intense female paranoia If you dig Krafty Kuts, Freestylers or the (“She’s instantly more pretty and interesting Plump Dj’s then this album is for you. You can catch him djing at the Southwest DnB than me”) that Nash is unafraid to sing awards at the Eden Project on 7th May. Ash about, and that many will identify with, Aldo Vanucci A-Z Volume 1 whether they admit it or not. The album (Atomic Heart) is self conscious and open, with screamy shouty bits and swathes of intense love and angst, as well as a stream of consciousness Ash are on a singles-only release mission, bludgeoning the wobbly moral line between and this album is a compilation of the first strong female figures and slutty groupies 13 of their A-Z series, which began a couple (Mansion Song – its scary). Unfortunately, of years ago. Tim Wheeler’s romantic lines like “Thinking is the most stressful vision is revealed with the electro-rock of thing I’ve come across” and track “I Just
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DEMO OF THE MONTH There is hope for British hip-hop, thanks to Fat of the Landfill, the 9-track CD by COUNTRAFLOW COLLECTIVE. This is mainly the talents of Exeter MC & producer, The Doozer, who is a regular fixture on the scene, and was once a member of fierce South West crew, The Cohorts. Seriously addictive beats with some creative use of samples, together with Doozer’s gutsy flow make this an essential listen. And he manages to remain ballsy without resorting to the yawn-inducing rhymes about poverty or being hard, which have infested the UK rap scene. The EP/mini-album also features contributions from some of the region’s most well-respected, namely DJ Loctite, First Aid and also Mantis, from legendary Bristol crew, Aspects. You can catch The Doozer & DJ Loctite at Exeter Amber Rooms on May 7th. www.myspace.com/countraflowcollective Like a lot of the music on this page, the word ‘demo’ is selling DJ GRAVITY’s 8 track EP short. Just a few bars into You’ve Been Cheating, and you’d be forgiven for assuming that he’s already a superstar. Call it grime or hip-hop, the high quality is maintained throughout every track here, showing Gravity’s talents as both MC and producer. And Bad Habit is easily the best dubstep tune I’ve heard this year. Since his move to the South West last year, Gravity’s name has been on many a flyer, both as host and DJ. Someone now needs to get his music out properly, to get him recognition on a larger scale. www.myspace.com/officialgravitydj For Exeter-based indie-pop dreamer, SIMON BISH, it’s business as usual with a 4-track EP through his own Pop Noise imprint. The title song, Butterfly Girl is a perfect slice of summery pop, paving the way for his debut solo set, out soon. Simon’s regular band, Noise Annoys Simon and the rest of his labelmates are the South West’s most criminally underrated musicians. There’s a whole world of magnificent and highly-collectable material to get addicted to, so I strongly recommend you check out the works of Mr Bish and the rest of his gang right here: www.popnoiserecords.co.uk If you fancy a bit of Latino action, check out MARCO SPIEZIA. Born in Naples and currently residing in Cornwall, Marco specialises in the upbeat and the danceable. And he doesn’t forsake the essential art of songwriting for the swing: he’s good at both. Summer’s just around the corner, and I don’t doubt that the man will be in great demand, putting his infectious groove about. Well, you would put it about if you had it, wouldn’t you? www.myspace.com/marcospiezia THE NORMALS hail from Tavistock, and their 5-track CD is driven by harmony vocals and horns. The main element that really lets them down, is the occasional excursion into cheesy sixth form-poetry-club lyrics, such as “if God had existed” and “a beautiful lady, I tell you it’s true”. Having said that, on a musical level they can be quite inventive, making good use of melody and their horn section. And they give you plenty of light and shade across the five songs, including a few toe-tappers. www.myspace.com/bandofthenormals Youthful energy, passion and pure powerpop: this roughly sums
up Plymouth three-piece, THE ROYALS. They like their Mod imagery and they namecheck The Who, The Jam, The Small Faces and The Stone Roses. If you listen to great music, the chances are you’ll come up with the goods, and The Royals have. Their three-track EP consists of Bring Me Down, Screacher Creature and 50 First Kisses, all of which show the band’s ability to write imaginative songs that also capture different moods. Check out the songs right here, and go catch them live. www.myspace.com/theroyalspage Beauty through imperfection is captured on Water Under the Bridge, the new solo set from ANDY B, another regular on Exeter’s Pop Noise scene. You would be forgiven for assuming that these ten lo-fi songs are lost treasures from the golden era of British indie-pop, or previously unreleased tracks from the vaults of labels such as Kaleidoscope or Dreamworld. If you like first-wave indie, the likes of Felt or The Pastels, then you’ll love this. Andy also plays in National Pastime and A Fine Day For Sailing. Go check:www.popnoiserecords.co.uk Plymouth’s female-fronted pop-punk trio, URBAN FOXES recently recorded four songs at the city’s newest studio, Jemstone Studios, engineered by James Wadge. The band is fronted by singer and guitarist, Beth, and what they’ve come up with is a fresh sound, despite citing one of their influences as local pub rockers, Mad Dog McRea. Urban Foxes have been together for less than a year, but the four songs on their “Undignified Dramatics” CD show a lot of potential, in terms of energy, songwriting and passion. www.myspace.com/ thepingpongpeople There are many factors that contribute to the unique and innovative sound created by HEG DOUGHTY. The South West songstress has a distinctly English style, which draws mainly from folk, although to be fair, you can’t really pin a label on her. Her songs are mainly driven by piano, over which Heg sings her storytelling lyrics with a powerful and passionate voice. Heg has the ability to explore melody, and on a creative level, what she does is very much her own. She has an EP out soon, but until then, check her out online. It would be great if she breaks through, because the South West needs to be associated with artists such as Heg Doughty. www. hegdoughty.com
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EARLY NEW YORK SUBWAY GRAFFITI 1973-75 - Keith Baugh Weapon of Choice Gallery, 14 St Michael Hill, Bristol. In the early 1970s Gloucestershire based painter and photographer Keith Baugh visited the USA and captured some astounding images of New York subway graffiti from the tracks in Harlem the South Bronx, Times Square & Coney Island. Keith’s photographs of work by over 150 pioneer old school writers, from what is now recognised as the ‘Golden Era’ of graffiti writing, have just been published in a delicious hard-back book ‘Early New York Subway Graffiti 1973-1975’.
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HIGH TEASE BY MINISTRY OF BURLESQUE The Glee Club, Cardiff, £14/£15, 7.30pm, www.glee.co.uk Ministry of Burlesque’s High Tease is an uproarious revue of razor-wit and frisky burlesque of 5-Star critical acclaim and sell-out national success. Taking Brit Wit in to the modern era with award-winning international performers, the daring antics of exiguously attired showgirls, the sultriest of sirens and the edgiest comiccabaret masters, High Tease is a slick and seductive show. With Missy Malone, Toff and Tales, and Dusty Limits,
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WONDERMART A Supermarket Near You, at a time to suit you, £5. Taking a mischievous swipe at the dominance of supermarket culture and consumerism. This interactive audio tour takes you on a journey of rediscovery through the familiar surroundings of the supermarket. Wearing headphones and anonymous behind your trolley, you are guided around the aisles immersed in a private world, as the carefully constructed soundscape overlays a fictional world that blurs the real with the imaginary. Book your audio tour by visiting mayfestbristol. co.uk or by calling Bristol Old Vic or Tobacco Factory Box Office. You can either download the specially created track onto your MP3 player, or borrow one off us. Book via www.mayfestbristol.co.uk
10 – 13 May Bristol
6.0 How Heap and Pebble Took on the World and Won Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd, Southville, Bristol. £8. After an award-winning Edinburgh run, Dancing Brick return to The Brewery to present their beautiful and hilarious new play about loss, sport and what happens when our environment fails to provide us with what we need. With poetic images, mime and comedy, 6.0 is a climate change parable for our time, holding the sportsman up as someone who does not accept defeat, who continues in the face of adversity, who pushes through boundaries, even when their sport has melted into spring.
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3Dom solo show ‘Self Portrait’ Weapon of Choice Gallery, 14 St Michael Hill, Bristol. Street art from 3Dom, whose work could be described as semiology mashed together with surrealism to create a beautiful love child.
20 May Cardiff
JON RICHARDSON – THIS GUY AT NIGHT Glee Club, Cardiff. Doors 7.30pm. Jon is one of the most in-demand young artists on the UK comedy circuit today and currently hosts the Sunday midmorning show on BBC6 Music. Having spent the last two years defending the option to face the world alone, This Guy At Night sees Jon exploring the notion that the human race may be weaker and less able (individually and globally) to deal with problems than it has at any point in its history. As Timeout, London said: “Stunning...If you haven’t seen him yet get your finger out and sort it”
29-30 May
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Bristol Old Vic, King St, Bristol, 0117 987 7877, 8pm, £13/£11 Epic trip that sees beatboxing heroes Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra travel to the future and back via outer space, dropping slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics along the way. Pure, raw talent mixed with imaginative use of their ten voices lead to an adrenaline-charged vocal performance.
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YERMA Tobacco Factory, Bristol As part of City of Bristol College end of year showcase, first year students studying for an FdA Theatre (Media Performance) will perform Yerma, a tale set in the heat and barren landscape of a remote Spanish village, where a young woman, full of life and passion, yearns for the child she is unable to conceive. This compelling and elemental drama explores love, sexuality and longing, and this is a new adaptation of this poetic tragedy, with original music. Cost: £5 / £3 conc. Show is at 8.15pm. For tickets contact the Box Office on 0117 902 0344.
ANIMATION NEWPORT 2010 Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol. Daily 11am – 3pm, free. An exhibition of work by Animation graduates from the University of Wales, Newport. This engaging showcase will not only offer a unique opportunity to view this diverse range of muchanticipated graduate films, but will also include an interesting variety of other material including conceptual sketches and models.
1 - 6 May : The Welfare,
Swansea, 01639 843163 thewelfare.co.uk Dir: James Cameron Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriquez 2009/US/ 161 mins Avatar is the story of an ex–Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people. This film has broken every box-office record in the book and it is well worth its success mixing an utterly captivating threedimensional alien world with some truly stunning action scenes, bring on Avatar 2. The Bourne Trilogy (12A)
29 May: Arnolfini, Bristol, 0117
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Running from 20 May – 9 June, over 80 exhibitions are taking place across Bristol for the 2010 Bristol Festival of Photography. With the art of photography transformed by digital cameras, it’s nice to see that the content of images taking centre stage and original ideas coming forward, such as Photo Marathon at the Mall in Broadmead (back for a second outing after last years success – see www.secondlook. org.uk for info) and the 12 shoots in 12hours idea being undertaken by Pete Cranston. It does what it says on the tin, 12 photo shoots each in different locations and with different themes across Bristol – if you want to get involved, check http://petecraston.blogspot.com Organisers are still firming up the finer points of the whole festival programme as we went to press, but other events confirmed so far include the Christmas Steps Arts Trail which is a photographic arts trail around the immediate area. The Trinity in Old Market are also holding a big exhibition for the whole duration of the festival. More info and full programme at www.bfop.org
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9172300, arnolfini.org.uk Dir. Doug Liman and Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Clive Owen, Brian Cox and Chris Cooper 2002/2004/2007/US/119 min/ 108 min/115 mins This trio of films are screened backto-back in a must for fans of the Matt Damon super-spy series. The film has a relatively simple premise with amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne struggling to regain his memory while a series of fellow assassins and espionage agencies try to kill him. What sets the Bourne series apart is its adherence to realism and documentary aesthetic. Thrills are common place in this highly profitable saga, but look out for the paranoia and sly social commentary that can only have been possible in the era of a post-9/11 world struggling to come to terms with terrorism both inside and outside of country borders. Get Carter (18)
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How To Train Your Dragon 3D (PG)
28- 31 May : The Welfare
–Swansea, 01639 843163 thewelfare.co.uk Dir: Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois Starring: Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill 2010/US/98 min Feckless teenager Hiccup (Baruchel) is an accident-prone misfit living in an island village of Vikings under regular attack from apparently vicious fire-breathing dragons. But when Hiccup shoots one down and then tracks it, and befriends it, he comes to question his view of the dragons. This is Dreamwork’s best animated feature since the original Shrek and uses the extra dimension imaginatively to provide a thrilling experience for both children and their parents. The Hurt Locker (15) 21 May: Bridgewater Arts Centre, 01278 422700
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bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk Dir: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes and David Morse 2009/US/130 mins Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, The Hurt Locker explores the Iraq conflict through an elite three-man bomb disposal team. They are headed by reckless but gifted wild-man James (Jeremy Renner), who actually enjoys the conflict, and the film explores his relationship with violence. Directed by action maestro Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break & Strange Days) this is the first film about the so called “War on Terror” that actually communicates a realistic point of view and for that reason has caught the attention of the public. Catch this one on the big screen as it really is worth the full cinematic experience.
Released: 6 May IRON MAN 2 (TBC)
Newport, 01633 656 757 newport.gov.uk Dir: Peter Jackson Starring: Stanley Tucci, Mark Walhberg and Rachel Weisz. 2009/ US/ 139 mins Based on the bestselling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbour. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all whilst attempting to get someone to find her lost body. This is the latest film from Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong) and it marks a departure from his previous films to something more life affirming and spiritual. All in all, a lovely experience.
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Moon (15)
8 May: Bridgewater Arts
Centre, 01278 422700 bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk Dir: Duncan Jones Starring: Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. 2009/UK/97 min Moon is an elegantly-made and compelling work of old-school science fiction, but with a heart and humanity which makes it not just for geeks. Sam Bell (an outstanding performance by Sam Rockwell) is a lonely mining operative stationed on the far side of the moon, with no live communications home and only a robot (voiced by Kevin Spacey) for company. Two weeks before he is due to return to earth he discovers his doppelganger, a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfil the same three year contract that Sam is about to end. An extremely promising, BAFTA awardwinning debut from director Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie).
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Dir: Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, and Gwyneth Paltrow, 2010/US/117 min Tony Stark (Downey Jnr.) dons the heavy metal once more to battle Russian inventor Whiplash (Rourke). Meanwhile, the government are after his suit and he’ll have to fight back Justin Hammer, Black Widow and his affections for Pepper Potts (Paltrow). Still, Colonel Rhodes looks to help him by donning some armour himself, becoming War Machine. Aside from having the most stupid roster of character names ever, this film should rock. Great special effects and Downey Jnr. playing a role he was born to inhabit could make this the film of the summer.
21 May: Arnolfini – Bristol,
0117 9172300, arnolfini.org.uk Dir: Mike Hodges Starring: Michael Caine and George Sewell. 1971/UK/112 min Bristol-born Mike Hodges made one of the finest crime films ever with his 1971 debut Get Carter. Starring an archetypical Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a man on a mission of revenge after his brother dies in a mysterious car accident. Brutal 70’s masculinity finds a welcome home in the criminal underground of Newcastle and Caine presents himself as the original British gangster a long time before Guy Ritchie and his cronies brought cockneycrime into the multiplexes. In this special screening Maxim Jakubowski interviews Mike Hodges before the lights go out and the fun begins.
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She, A Chinese (18)
4 May: The Watershed -
Bristol, 0117 927 5100 watershed.co.uk Dir: Xialou Guo Starring: Huang Lu, Wei Yibo, Geoffrey Hutchings and Chris Ryman 2009/UK/France/Germany 98 mins The award winning debut feature from filmmaker and novelist Xiaolu Guo tells the story of Mei, an enigmatic Chinese woman raised in a rural fishery. Her search for a different life takes her to the city and eventually to England. This is an intense and emotional story told with real style and sincerity. The screening will be followed by a Q&A hosted by documentary filmmaker Mark Kidel with PJ Harvey collaborator John Parish who created the score for the film.
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SEX AND THE CITY 2 (TBC)
Dir: Michael Patrick King, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth. 2010/US/TBC All the girls are back for this sequel to the hit TV series. As per usual they’re finding new ways to spend money on fashion, complicate their love lives and partake in some steamy sensual play with the opposite sex. This sequel also sees the cast going more global with a desert trek on some camels providing a particularly amusing highlight. This film will, I’m sure prove as popular as the girl’s previous outing and could easily spawn yet another sequel, not sure if the men in the audience will welcome this.
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THE DIRTY DOGS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. BULAWAYO, The Croft, 117 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £3. + World Beatz DJs. YES REBELS AND DYNAMO HUM, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 9pm, £4adv. CHASING GOLDIE, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3/£3.50. Combining the soul of Jazz, the Rhythm of Blues and the hard hitting beats of Rock. Plus The Blueskies, a 5 piece from Brighton.
Park Place, CF10 3QN, 3.30pm, £11adv. Plus Mariachi El Bronx and special guests The Guns, Shaped By Fate, Exit International, Straight Lines and The Arteries.
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OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT. 7pm, £free.
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LITTLE COMETS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv. myspace.com/ littlecometsmusic + Know Buses. BANNER PILOT, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW £6. + Bangers + Caves + Ok Cardiff Pilot + Everything We Left Behind. YOUNG GUNS, Clwb Ifor OPEN TALES, The Junction, 51 Bach, 11 Womanby Street, Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, £free. CF10 1BR, 2pm, £7/£8. Special Hosted by Jimmy & Annie. matinee show. myspace.com/ youngguns + Save Your Breath + SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Outcry Collective. £free. A selection of bands playing Taunton a variety of folk and acoustic. THE COMMUNICATORS, The With- Simon Anning/Bob Smith. Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 LATER-Dj Alfie. 3PT, 9pm, £7. The Perfect 5th THE BRONX, The Thekla, The Presents…SKA Night + Skank Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 Tank. 4RB, 7pm, £11adv. + Mariachi El Bronx. Yeovil THE NEAT. The Mother’s Ruin, THE BLUETONES, The Orange 7-9 St. Nicholas Street, BS1 Box, Tabernacle Lane, South 1UE. 7pm. £free. Street, BA20 1QA, 7.30pm, BANK HOLIDAY MAY FEST. £tbc. myspace.com/thebluetones. The Full Moon and Attic Bar, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR. 12 noon-8pm. £3. Live music all day Sun.02 on an outside stage. Dub Mafia, Dub Insurgents, Whiskey Drifters, Bristol Kayali Roots and Miss Cecily. HOSTILE THEORY EP LAUNCH GIG, The Croft, 117 - Louisiana style BBQ. 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5 POUR HABIT, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, + Merrick + Hate Mechanism + £10adv Gehenna. PARRINGTON JACKSON, The Taunton Oxford, 120 Oxford Street, BS3 STRAIGHT TO YOUR FACE 4RL, 8pm, £free. Bristol based PART 5! The Perfect 5th, 61 atmospheric rock band, a melting High Street, TA1 3PT, 8pmpot of varied influences, and are late, £6otd/£5adv, 18+. Enemy inspired by life’s many twists, Reign + Plus Special Guests tales, woes and conspiracies. Engraved Disillusion/ Traitor Born/ BEDMONSTER, Mr Wolfs. 33 Cuntaminated. Metal/ Hardcore. St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, METAL NIGHT, The Perfect £3/£3.50.The Hats- Upbeat funk/ 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, blues band with such a modern twist that you won’t be able to keep 8pm, £6. Enemy Reign (USA), Engraved Disillusion, Traitor Born, still! Then Dj Vallee/Dj Hame One. Cuntaminated. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, doors open 7pm, £21.50adv.
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THE BLUETONES, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £12/£14. “Britpop survivors” with support from Apples and Town. THE BRONX, Solus:Cardiff University Students’ Union,
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Rebels/The 45’s). All skills and styles welcome! Free drink for every performer! PROJECT 13, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. Monthly Hip Hop night with a lick of Dubstep and DnB, Party Tunes & Turntablism. Plus guest Dj’s till late. Hosted by Chalk MC. SURFER BLOOD, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £8adv. YOUNG GUNS, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £7adv.
Lucy Longlegs - ‘Dia de los Muertos Belly Dance’ + Beau Burlington ‘Diablo’ + Electric Love Juice + DJ Kids from Fridges + DJ Ted. LOADER MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 9pm, £3. Loader Music continues to bring a mix of pop, rock, soul and indie to The Junction. SHONEN KNIFE, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £9adv. +Call The Doctor. IN YOUR HONOUR The Cooler Music Venue , 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG. 8pm. £5/£4nus. + Don’t Thread on Spiders + We Are Shotgun Party.
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ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL , The Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, CF10 3QD, £free.
Wed.05 Bristol
BEST COAST, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £7adv, (16+ if accompanied by an adult). myspace.com/bestycoasty. LEAD EXBITIONS, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 9pm, £3. Lead Exbitions present a night of indie/alt acts from the region. JAM SESSION, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £free with 2-4-1 Noodles! Weekly night of mellow music from anyone of any level on any instrument. NME RADAR TOUR, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 6.30pm, £9.50adv. Hurts+Everything Everything+Darwin Deez+Special Guests. THE KABEEDIES, The Mother’s Ruin, 7-9 St. Nicholas Street, BS1 1UE. 8pm. £free.
Cardiff
SURFER BLOOD, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 8pm, £6. THE LOCARNOS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT, 9pm, £4/£3nus (ALL Drinks £2). + LOS + Munich + More TBC.
Fri.07 Bath
ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS, Komedia, 22-23 Westgate Street, BA1 1EP, 7.30pm, £15. They mix up folk with old punk classics to a stunning effect - myspace.com/ ade_edmondson. Plus support from Ella Edmonson. THIS DISTANCE. The Green Park Tavern. Lower Bristol Road, BA2 9ES, 8pm - 2am, £5. Plus support Before The Tides and Burials
Bristol
IF NOT TODAY (BRING THE FLAG EP LAUNCH),The Cooler Music Venue , 48 Park Street, Cardiff BS1 5SG, 8pm, £5. + Hope Remains Lost + T.L.I THE WAYNE KRAVITZ TRIO, CRILLY, The Croft, 117 - 119 Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5 Street, CF10 1BR, www.clwb. DAMON & NAOMI, The Fleece, net, 7.30pm, £15. 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, Taunton 8pm, £8.50. THE MARTIN HARLEY BAND, LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. The TA1 3PT, 7.30pm, £8. + Buzzard Junction presents live music and Lope. DJs to follow till late. KANGAROO MOON, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 Thu.06 1JX, £3/£3.50. Weaving many strands from world, rock, folk Bristol and dance, with acoustic and 2FAR, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Tue.04 electronic influences into a funky, Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. psychedelic, heart-lifting wall of Funky soul to drum & bass. From Bristol sound. With support from Cedar acoustic sets all the way to Live OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Rose & Nuala, followed by Dj’s Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 D’n’B and everything in-between, Mako & The Hawk & Dj Misterlong. followed Dj Justin Re-Verb 3QP, 9pm, £free. Lady Nadine THE WILD GULLOOTS, 02 presents an acoustic open mic night. SONNY SIMMONS, The Croft, Academy, Frogmore Street, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Full 3RW, £9. Be More Burlesque ft Lily BS1 5NA, doors open 6.30pm, Moon, 1 North Street Stokes £5adv. + Guiltless Adam & Croft, BS1 3PR, 8.30pm, £free. Belle x 2 acts - ‘Tequila’ & ‘Senorita’ Phantom Quartet + Alley Katte - ‘Down in Mexico’ + Hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes ASYLUM CREW ALBUM magazine | 29
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Sat.08 Bristol
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new wave folk experimentalists. OUI LOVE ATOM LIVE TOUR, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, STANDARD FARE , BS1 5NA, 7pm. Presenting FLUX=RAD. The Cardiff Arts The Shoes, Guillaume Briere and Institute, 29 Park Place, CF10 Benjamin Lebeau, Bewitched, 3QD, 8pm-12pm, £free. Sheffield Arianna and The Forth Phase. indie, the album ‘The Noyelle Beat’ LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, is packed with lovelorn tunes, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. youthful energy and Emma and The Junction presents live music Danny’s brilliantly balanced his ‘n’ and DJs. Taunton hers vocals. CLEVERHEAD, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect Taunton Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3. 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 London-based performer Eric Ness THE LIFT, The Perfect 5th, 61 3PT, 7pm, £free. Bring your High Street, TA1 3PT, 8pm, £3. & His Band deliver a caffeinated Instruments and perform to an acoustic romp with the jumpy The Joe Public + More TBC. intimate crowd. energy of pop-punk - embellished with brass, support from Siddy Wed.12 Bennett & Band. Mon.10 JAMES BLACKSHAW, St Bristol George’s Bristol, Great George Bristol LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Street, Off Park Street, BS1 5RR, 7.30pm, £13. Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm. A night of the finest metal and Cardiff punk bands from Bristol and the HUGH CORNWELL, The South West. Globe, 125 Albany Road, TIM AND SAM’S TIM AND THE SAM BAND, The Mother’s South Glamorgan, CF24 3NS, £15adv/£17.50otd. As the Ruin, 7-9 St. Nicholas Street, original singer, guitarist and main BS1 1UE. 8pm. £free. + Poppy songwriter with The Stranglers, and Friends + A Short Life of Hugh enjoyed massive UK and Gracie. European success in the 17 year BATUSIS, 02 Academy, period that he was in the band. Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, This is a full band tour featuring £12.50adv Caroline Campbell (bass) and THE FUTUREHEADS, The Cardiff Chris Bell (drums), performing the Thekla, The Grove, East groundbreaking Stranglers’ first JAM SESSION, Mr Wolfs. 33 Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, The album Rattus Norvegicus IV in its St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Futureheads spit out assured entirety, after they blast through £free entry with 2-4-1 Noodles! melodies, with the wisdom of Hoover Dam, Hugh’s critically Weekly night of mellow music a band that have noticeably acclaimed new album. from anyone of any level on any hardened since their inception instrument. A free bottle of beer in 2003. Taunton to anyone who will step up to TAKE A LOAD OFF, The Perfect OPEN TALES, The Junction, 51 perform! LATER- Dj Chazzy Jay. 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, £free. Taunton 8.30pm, £3 (all drinks £2). IKO, Hosted by Jimmy & Annie. EXPERIMENTALMUSICCLUB, Dweebs, The Foxes. SONGSMITH, Mr Wolfs. 33 The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Fri.14 £free. A selection of bands playing TA1 3PT, 8pm, £3. a variety of folk and acoustic. WithBristol Mephistos Island/Gaz Brookfield/ Thu.13 Paul Garry. LATER-Dj Sho’Nuff. ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL, LA ROUX, 02 Academy, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bath Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, DIE ROTEN PUNKTE, Theatre £soldout £7.50adv. myspace.com/carnival Royal, Sawclose, BA1 1ET, 8pm, £12.50 (£8.50). Germany’s LIVE BANDS, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. Live Pop-Punk/Electro-Clash sensation, Tue.11 bands followed by DJ 16.33. their live show is one of the most irreverent and hilarious gigs on the The Enablers, The Croft, 117 Bristol 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £7. scene today. Mouth Of The Architect, The MISS CECILY, Mr Wolfs. 33 Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, Bristol St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, BS1 3RW, £6.50. + The Mire + LANGHORNE SLIM, The £3/£3.50. Quirky, heartwarming Merrick. Louisiana, Wapping Road, songs influenced by a life on the LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, road, supported by The Corsettes. Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. Offbeat £8adv, (16+ if accompanied WHITE RABBITS, The Cooler Promotions presents the finest by an adult). myspace.com/ Music Venue , 48 Park Street, punk/rock/indie acts from Bristol. langhorneslim BS1 5SG, www.coolerclub. OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Full HAUSCHKA, NANCY com, £8. Moon, 1 North Street Stokes ELIZABETH, & JAMES CLUMSY, Grain Barge, Croft, BS1 3PR, 8.30pm, £free. BLACKSHAW, St George’s Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells Hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Bristol, Great George Street, Road, Hotwells, BS8 4RU, £3. Rebels/The 45’s). All skills and Off Park Street, BS1 5RR, Delivering a sideways slant on a styles welcome. 7.30pm, £13. Strange and rocky fusion of reggae, ska and PENNYWISE, 02 Academy, transfixing solo performances and classic indie-pop. Supported by Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, collaborations by three magical Lady Nade - one of Bristol’s best Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £12/£13. From California has recorded a 11 solo records since 1990, the latest of which, ‘Let Freedom Ring’ was released last year. ATTACK! ATTACK! Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £6. + As We Climb + Ship To Shore
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Cardiff
LUB CLUB JAMES MORTEN’S PORK CHOPS, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £6. + World Beatz. FRUITION, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. A night dedicated to live music and exhibiting new artists work at The Junction. 65DAYSOFSTATIC, Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NW, 7pm, £10/£12.50. We Were Exploding Anyway is a gamechanger from a band that has only ever followed its own rules, and now they’re broken. TEN POUND SUIT BAND, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £3/£3.50. Expect a rockabilly rollercoaster of rock, pop ,dance, swing and bluegrass - songs you’ll know, songs you might know and songs that you wont have ever heard all played with the energy of a freight train. CHASE & STATUS LIVE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £15adv Live D’n’B and Dubstep knigs of the moment.
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MR HUW, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 8.30pm, £6. myspace.com/ ymrhuw + Cymdeithas yr Hobos Unig + DJ Meic P.
Taunton
LIVE MUSIC, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT , 8.30pm, £4. Groov-a-licious (Disco Covers) + Electric Rockin Chairs.
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Mad Sin, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £10. + Las Pistolas + The Graveyard Jonnies. COMMUNION, Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, £4/£3. Live performances from four different artists/bands throughout the evening, interjected with DJ’s DUKE SPECIAL, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £12.50. Performs “The Silent World of Hector Mann and Songs from Mother Courage” KILL HANNAH, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £11adv
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singers U-TURN PRESENTS START FROM SCRATCH. The Golden Guinea. Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6SX. 8.30pm-12pm. Bristol’s own free, monthly scratch session night with compliments of Breaks, Beats and Bass. Bring a sample record and take a turn. LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, doors open 6.30pm, £9adv.
Cardiff
Scottish Poetry Library’s Reader in Residence, DJs. RAMSHACKLE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 10pm-3am, £3nus b4 11pm/£4after/£5. The UK’s biggest indie rock’n’roll party with Sun.16 Thu.20 residents DJ Dan, Dave Remix, Geck and Dan Mellins. Look out for Bristol Bristol Generation X in the second room, DOUBLE DAGGER, Start the TIN PAN GANG, The Louisiana, spinning punk rock and metal Bus, 7-9 Baldwin Street, BS1 anthems Wapping Road, Bathurst 1RU. THE DAMNED, 02 Academy, Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB, 02 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, OFF KEY COLLECTIVE, The Academy, Frogmore Street, Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 doors open 6.30pm, £15.50adv Taunton BS1 5NA, £18.50adv. +Tiffany ART FOR AFRICA, The Full 3QP, 8pm, £2.50. Presented by Page and Goldhawks DJS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Moon and Attic Bar, Stokes Suchy la. Bringing you a mash up FINAL FLASH, The Mother’s Street, TA1 3PT, 9pm, £5 Croft, BS1 3PR, 7pm. And of reggae, ska, soul, jazz, funk, Ruin, 7-9 St. Nicholas Street, Monsterpiece DJ’s hip hop. BS1 1UE, 8pm, £free. CHROME HOOF, Thekla, The CHIHEI HATAKEYAMA The Sat.15 Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 Cube Multiplex, 4 Princess Taunton 4RB. 7pm-10pm, £7. Chrome Bristol OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect Row, Kingsdown, BS2 8NQ, 7.30pm, £7. Living in the outskirts Hoof is an experimental orchestra Explosive Nzakomba, The 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 based in London of Tokyo, crafting intricate warmth, Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, 3PT, 7pm, £free. Bring your he is an integral part of the BS1 3RW, £3. + World Beatz DJs Instruments and perform to an Cardiff scene, and is also one half of the intimate crowd or just come along QUADRAPHONIC NIGHT V2, electroacoustic duo Opitope, along Los Campesinos! Solus, The Cube Multiplex, 4 Princess to sit back and listen. Everyone’s Cardiff University Students’ with Tomoyoshi Date, on Spekk. welcome Row, Kingsdown, BS2 8NQ, Union, Park Place, CF10 3QN, DIZRAELI & THE SMALL 7.30pm, £4adv/ £5otd.The GODS, The Thekla, The Grove, 7pm, £12. Plus support Slow aural activity will feature live Club- www.loscampesinos.com Mon.17 East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, electronica, musique concrete and 7pm, £6adv. surround-sound-scapes, diffused Bristol TV BUDDHAS, The Mother’s Sat.22 throughout the auditorium using TERRY REID, The Thekla, The Ruin, 7-9 St. Nicholas Street, a multi-channel sound system Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 BS1 1UE, 8pm, £free. + Roxy’s Bristol with accompanying projectionists 4RB, 7pm, £16.50adv. Wardrobe. providing visual delights. GAVIN THORPE, The EXAMPLE, 02 Academy, BLAK FLAMEZ, Mr Wolfs. 33 Louisiana, Wapping Road, Cardiff Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, St. Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 BLESSED BY A BROKEN £9adv £3/£3.50. Live Ska & Reggae6UA, £5adv. myspace.com/ HEART, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Soulful Vocals & Vibrant Drum gavinthorpemusic Cardiff Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, & Bass. DOUBLE DAGGER, The Cardiff 7pm, £8.50/£10. + Love Hate ALABAMA 3, 02 Academy, Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Hero + The First + The Morning Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, CF10 3QD. After £16adv 7.30pm, £15adv. They mix up folk with old punk classics to a stunning effect - myspace.com/ ade_edmondson. Plus support from Ella Edmonson.
EMAROSA, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £7/£8. myspace.com/ emarosa
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CLINIGOL, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 8.30pm, £6. + El Parisa + Guto
Frome
THE FALL, Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, BA11 1BE, 8pm, £17.50adv/£21otd. Cult indie/ rock legends with main man Mark E.Smith still at the helm
Taunton
LIVE MUSIC, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT, 8.30pm, £5. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Cider Presents Live Bands/ DJ’s ALL ABOARD THE ROCK ISLAND LINE, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road Monkton Heathfield, TA2 8PB, 8pm, £12/£10. The legendary Lonnie Donegan Band are fronted by the highly talented Peter Donegan son of the iconic Lonnie.
Yeovil
ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS, The Orange Box, Tabernacle Lane, South Street, BA20 1QA,
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A OK, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, £free. Bristol’s latest art and music mash-up. OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Full Moon, 1 North Street Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR, 8.30pm, £free. Hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels/The 45’s).
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THE TINY FACE EXPERIENCE, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT. 8pm, £3 (all drinks £2), 16+. Heart Shaped Things + 4 Huish
Fri.21 Bristol
SEAGULL STRANGE, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £4 Cardiff PEVERELIST, The Croft, 117 WAX FANG, The Cardiff Arts - 119 Institute, 29 Park Place, CF10 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £5. + 3QD, , £free. Curated by Jen Long Phaeleh + Forsaken + Kahn + & John Rostron. Gully Shanks + Float Life SLAUGHTER HOUSE 145, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 Wed.19 3QP, 8pm, £free. Psych-fi hi hi with live music. Bristol THE FOREST CAFE, LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 EDINBURGH INTRODUCES Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, £3. THE GOLDEN HOUR, The A special night featuring some Cube Multiplex, 4 Princess the finest math rock from round Row, Kingsdown, BS2 8NQ, these parts. 7.30pm, £4adv/£5otd. It is I AM GHOST, 02 Academy, poetry and prose, original, eclectic Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, songs and visual amazement. £7.50adv. + Eyes Set To Kill Featuring ThePaper Cinema, The
THE MARTIN HARLEY BAND, Colston Hall, Hall 2, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 8pm, £10.50adv. Songwriter and guitarist Harley leads this roots and blues-influenced acoustic trio, noted for their unusual choice of instruments. Plus support from Furlined. STOKES CROFT FESTIVAL, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. All day event featuring live music in the garden during the afternoon as well as a BBQ. Inside from 7pm, live bands featuring Yes Rebels, John E Vistic, Siddy Bennett, The Dirty Roger and more! Wristbands give you entry to the whole festival. BONOBO LIVE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 8pm-2am, £12.50adv. Futureboogie presents Bonobo Live SPEECH DEBELLE, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10adv. magazine | 31
LIVE STOKES CROFT STREET FESTIVAL, The Full Moon and Attic Bar, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR, from 5pm, £5/£7otd. Live music from 5pm from Fromage En Feu, The Hats, Waiting for Kate, Circus of Invention, Muff Said, Monkey Chuckle plus more.
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Croft, BS1 3PR, 8.30pm, £free. Hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels/The 45’s). INME, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £10adv. + Fei Comodo & Envy Of The State
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GROWN UPS, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 6pm, £4. + The Muscle Club + Into It Over It + Samoans.
Frome
ERIC BIBB, Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, BA11 1BE, £21adv/£25otd. Plus support
Taunton
LIVE MUSIC, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 9pm, £3. 1979 (Covers). The Adventures Of…
Sun.23 Bristol
Wed.26
Bristol
NELL BRYDEN, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, £7adv. Nell Bryden sings from the heart and shoots from the hip. KILLING MOON ROCK NIGHT, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm. A night of live bands crossing rock ‘n’ roll, punk, garage and soul. NEAL CASAL, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £10adv. + Leroy Stagger. ALKALINE TRIO, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £16.50adv
Cardiff
JOHNNY FLYNN & THE SUSSEX WIT, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10adv.
ISLET, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £6/£8 Support from Team Brick.
THE DELAYS, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £11/£13. myspace.com/delays
LIVE BANDS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT, 7.30pm, £3, 16+. Common Suspects + Galatia + Fools of Forever + Ben Gratton + guest DJ
Cardiff
Taunton
OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 7pm, £free. Bring your Instruments and perform to an intimate crowd.
Mon.24 Bristol
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £6. OPEN TALES, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, £free. Hosted by Jimmy & Annie.
Tue.25 Bristol
SLEIGH BELLS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £6adv. myspace.com/ sleighbellsmusic LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. Offbeat Promotions presents the finest punk/rock/indie acts from Bristol. ORKESTRA DEL SOL, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £8 RX Bandits, The Fleece, 12 St. Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, £9.50 OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Full Moon, 1 North Street Stokes
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Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £11adv. myspace.com/delays BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST, Colston Hall, Hall 2, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 8pm, £12.50. Belshazzar’s Feast start with traditional folk music, add a touch of classical and jazz, throw in a bit of pop and music hall, and top it off wry humour for a completely unique live experience. RECLINE, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, 8pm, £3. A new mash up of live acts and DJs ANNETTE BERLIN, Grain Barge, Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells Road, Hotwells, BS8 4RU, £3. Dark R&B crosses fractured soul with blemishes of The Scream era Souixie and PJ Harvey. MISSTALLICA, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, doors open 6.30pm, £7adv. All chick Metallica tribute!
Cardiff
THE EPSTEIN, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 7:30pm, £4. The Broken Vinyl Band + Henry’s Funeral Shoes PEGGY SUE, The Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place Cardiff Bay, CF10 3BY, 7.30pm-10pm, £6adv / £7otd, 18+.
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Bristol
SONGSMITH NIGHT, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. Featuring the best and most popular acts from its long running SongSmith series of nights. SONS OF HEAVY HEADS, The Cube Multiplex, 4 Princess Row, Kingsdown, BS2 8NQ, 8pm, £3/£2.
JAGUAR SKILLS, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, £8adv
ARCHIMEDES, The Cooler Music Venue , 48 Park Street, BS1 5SG, 8pm. + The Goodness + Last Casanovas
Taunton
DEX FACTOR, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 8pm, £3 (all drinks £2). Various DJ’s
Fri.28 Bristol
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £9. + Rangda + Stearica + F**k Off Batman + Disgusting Monstrosity + DJs til late DELAYS, The Louisiana, www.247magazine.co.uk
JACKIE LEVEN, Colston Hall, Hall 2, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 8pm, £10.50adv. Jackie Leven, roots singer-songwritermyspace.com/thejackieleven. Plus support from Delta Maid myspace. com/deltamaid. El Patio Primo, The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £3. + World Beatz DJs LIVE MUSIC, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP. The Junction presents live music and DJs to follow till late. PENDULUM, Cardiff International Arena, Mary Ann Street, CF10 2EQ, doors open 6.30pm, £23. New Album Tour! D’n’B and rock fused togehter. Plus guest Subfocus Live.
Taunton
LIVE MUSIC, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, Taunton, TA1 3PT, 9pm, £8. 3 Daft Monkeys + Julian Tulk
Sun.30 Bristol
ANGRY BOY, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. myspace.com/angryboymusic GRAN ARE UNITED 18, The Golden Lion, 244 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, BS7 8NZ, 7.30 pm till midnight, £free.
Frome
PETER GREEN & AMP; FRIENDS, Cheese & Grain. Market Yard, BA11 1BE, 8pm, £21adv/£25otd. One of all the all-time great guitarists in concert with his new band.
Taunton
OPEN MIC NIGHT, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 7pm, £free. Bring your Instruments and perform to an intimate crowd or just come along to sit back and listen. Everyone’s welcome DOT2DOT FESTIVAL, Various venes including Thekla, O2 Academy & The Louisiana, All day and night, £30 to access all venues. With a growing reputation as the festival that showcases the most cutting edge new, up-andcoming bands the fifth Dot To Dot will push boundaries even further delving deep to reveal even more artists who will join the ranks of Klaxons, Friendly Fires, Gallows, Ladyhawke, Laura Marling, Temper Trap, British Sea Power, Foals, Santigold, Glasvegas, Foals, Annie Mac, Erol Alkan, Kissy Sellout and many more who have all previously played Dot To Dot Festival.
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Devil Sold His Soul , The Croft, 117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, £7. + Merrick LA FARO, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, Bathurst Terrace, BS1 6UA, £4adv. Velcro Hooks/ Railroad Dogs/ We Are The Nynes OPEN TALES, The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP, £free. Hosted by Jimmy & Annie. BANK HOLIDAY MAY FEST PART 2. 12 noon-8pm. £3. Live Music all day on an outdoor stage. Big Boss Man, Pepino, The Jazz Reggae Sessions. More acts TBC.
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Monday Bath MONDAY’S STUDENT NIGHT. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. £free. Dj Asian Hawk - turntable wiz kid mixing funk, soul, R’n’B, hip hop, jazz, D’n’B, reggae & more.
SMOOCH. ClubXL. Walcott Street, BA1 5BG. £2 b4 9.30pm. £3 b4 10.20pm. Or £3.50 thereafter. Student night with resident DJ Mister Bibby + guest DJ’s
Bristol SLAM ON THE BREAKS. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton. 8pm -2am. Electro, Breaks and House.
GET LOST. Oceana. Cannons Road, BS1 5UH. 9pm – 4am. £2 B4 10pm / £3 after.
Skepta performing live.
Tuesday Bath !CRASH! - THE POP! INDIE! DISCO! SMASH-UP! Po Na Na. North Parade. BA2 4AL. £3/£2.50 NUS. 10pm - 2am. A
huge smash up of the best Pop, indie & electro party anthems.
DJ FINGERFOOD, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free. DJ’s
Hip Hop/Experimental/Progressive. Beats, Indie & Funk.
Bristol PLEASE DONT FEED THE BEARS. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, £Free. Indie, Dance and
Electro.
nus. 9-3am. South Wales Sickest
Metal Night. Torn residents play Metal, Hardcore and old school 80’s rock anthems in the main room while the F’n’K crew take over the Attic playing industrial, punk and goth in the Attic.
Wednesday Bath CLUB MOJITO. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers Street. BA1 1JQ. £4 / £3 NUS or before 11. 10pm - 2am.
International music, uplifting Latin house music and live percussion. with Jake Gabai & friends.
DISCORD - ROCK/METAL/ PUNK/BEATS. Po Na Na. North Parade, Bath. BA2 4AL. £4/£3 B4 11pm. 9.30pm - 2am.
KANDI TUESDAYS. Joe Publics. 3 Queens Avenue. Clifton. £5/£4. 10pm – Late.
A full tilt mix of the best rock, metal, punk, industrial & classic alternative anthems!!
RETRO. Mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1ER. 8pm – 2am.
Modern Breaks & RnB.
Commercial, R’n’B, hip-hop, funky house.
Retro sounds from the 70’s, 80’s and Classics.
STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road. 9pm – late. Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li.
JUST CLICK, 31 Corn Street, BS1 1HT. 9.30pm. £free before 10.30pm/£3 after. We will be
bringing you the best in all aspects of dance and house music. Electro, Funky, Fidget House and More!
Road, GL53 7HA. 9pm-3am. £free before 10pm/£4 after.
Expect loads of fun as our Candy girls and boys will be out in full force with loads of free giveaways. Drinks £1 all night
Newport STUDENT NIGHT. Meze Lounge. 6 Market Street. 9pm4am £free. Mash up kings Matt Kirk and Here There Be Monsters play indie, hip hop, electro, reggae, dubstep, drum and bass.
WEDNESDAY STUDENT NIGHT. Mojo. Market St.NP20 1FU. £8/£7Nus. 9pm-2am! Matt Kirk spins R’nB, hip Hop cool indie and student anthems
Swansea ALLSORTS. Monkey. Castle Street. Free b4 11. 10pm till late. Filthy, sexy, funky music – soul,
rare grooves, hip hop, breaks & grime
Vinylism DJ’s. 5th DJ OLI EMBLETON, Back with SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 2-4 To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings,
The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free.
12th DJ READ JONES, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free. Playing Funk, Soul & Top draw tunes
Bristol A BRONX TALE. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, £free, 8pm – 2am. R’n’B, hip hop, soul with DJ’s
Benny Cane & The Urban Knights.
PROPAGANDA. Syndicate. Nelson St. £5 entry, £4 nus. £4 entry, £3 with a flyer. Indie, rock,
Kingsway, £2 after 10:30pm. 9pm-3am. Alternative DJ’s bring the
best in alt rock, punk, metal, indie, ska, hip hop and drum and bass.
PLAY WEDNESDAY, Salubrious Place, Little Wind Street , SA1 1DZ. 10pm2.30am. £3. Join us for a night of
RnB, Party Anthems & Dance classics together with amazing drinks deals.
Thursday
Bath MR JIMMY MAC & Student only night of messiness! 11th WESTWORLD alternative in the main room, Sabotage in TEAM PRESENT LIVE GORILLA. The Thekla, The MAGAZINE PARTY, Mr Wolfs. ENTERTAINMENT & SPOKEN room 2 with emo, goth and metal. Grove., BS1 4RB. 10pm – 3am. 33 St. Stephens Street, BS1 WORD. Back To Mine.7 Bladud STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard Playing hip pop, filthy electro, party & 1JX, £3. Westworld and Cohesion DJs Lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm Buildings. The Paragon. BA1 dubstep, return for an evening of funky house and – late. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s 5LS. Free b4 11. £2/£1 mem. forward thinking dance music, with some Cardiff Monkey lLke Banana Dj’s mixing funk, Milky & Anthony Li. surprises in store. soul & dance floor classics BUFFALO LIVE... Buffalo Bar, UP THE RACKET. Elbow 18th DJ READ JONES, Back Room. 64 Park Street, £Free till BLOW - BATHS INDIE CLUB 11 Windsor Place. CF10 3BY. NIGHT. Moles. George St, To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, 9pm-3am, £3. Bands, live music, 2am. Indie, Alternative and 80’s. Bath. BA1 2EH. £5/£4 Cons. The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free. drinks offers, DJ’s and more! Followed 19th DJ GRAHAM SCULLIN, Playing a huge sweaty 11pm 2am. Playing Funk, Soul & Top draw tunes! By Le Freak Club - The best in fashion, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud mix of new & classic Indie Rock & Pop! Cardiff music & art. Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 FILTH. Po-Na-Na. North BUFFALO PRESENTS... MONDAYS BONKERS. Glam. 5LS, £free. Mixing modern Breaks Parade. 10pm – Late. £5/£4/£3. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. & Funk Greyfriars Road. CF10. 9pm 80’s & 90’s anthems, rock, rave, indie, CF10 3BY. 8pm-3am. A showcase Cardiff - 3am. £free with flyer. DJ Richie house, and D’n’B. for the best upcoming promoters / bands Hart POPTART! Buffalo Bar, 11 FLASHBACK: 80’S & 90’S. / acts and more LATE NIGHT LIVE Windsor Place. CF10 3BY . Qube. 1 South Parade. 10pm PRESENTS...10 Feet Tall. 11A – 10 FEET IN SESSION The Pop Tart 10.30-3am. £free. – 2am. £4/£3Nus. Dj Colino playing 12 Church Street. CF10. 9-4am. PRESENTS... 10 Feet Tall. Djs playing wonky pop, electro and alt party tunes. 11A – 12 Church Street. CF10. £tbc. Cinema Sam plays post punk, bangers. 9pm-4am // £tbc. Residents Rowdy LISTEN UP! Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 LE CRUNCH PARTY. Club XL. 50s/60’s garage rock and delightful 90B Walcot Street, BA1 5BG. Club Dj’s will be dancing in the bar till oddities, and Steve Frecnh plays Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. 10pm – 2am. £2 b4 11 / £3 b4 3am, bringing you the best in new music contemporary indie, electro and garage 9.30pm – 3am. £3. Top Floor: Indie, 12am/ £4 after. £2 all night with mixed in with some 60’s, 70’s garage rock, mixed in with some old skool hipelectro, pop. Middle: Special Guests. Nus. R’n’B. The Second Bridge. rock, old skool hip-hop and bar floor hop and floor-splitting classics! Bottom: Soul, disco, funk 10 Manvers Street. Dj’s playing splitters! HAIR OF THE DOG. Monkey THE BOOM BOOM the best in R’n’B, hip-hop, soul, funk, JETSET. Glam Cardiff. Cafe. 13 Castle Street, BOUTIQUE. 10 Feet Tall. dancehall & funky house. Greyfriars Rd, 9pm - 3am. Swansea. £2/3. 9pm-1am. 11A – 12 Church Street. CF10. MONKEY LIKE BANANA, Back Cardiff’s newest and best Tuesday Student night. 10-4am. £free. The biggest, baddest To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, student night out. FUNKY MONKEYS. The Old JUST DANCE. Clwb Ifor Bach. bass blowing, booty shakin’ party beats! The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free Library, 18-19 Trinity Street, Womanby Street. 10.30 – 2am. CRATE DIGGERS. The Old before 11pm. A mix of Breaks, Soul, Library, 18-19 Trinity Street, CF10 1AH. 9pm-2am. £3. Funky/ £3. £free before 11. Commercial CF10 1AH. 8pm-2.30am. £free. Hiphop & DnB. Electro/Fidget/House. tunes, rock and R’n’B. Bristol Let us take you on a musical journey 31st CRAZY HYPE. Glam, STUDENT NIGHT. Toucan. through 90’s Indie, Golden Age Hip Hop, FRESH AS A DAISY. mbargo. Greyfriars Road. CF10. Womanby Street. £2. All Genres The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1ER. Electro, Jamaican Ska, 60’s Soul, 70’s 6pm-10pm. £9adv/£10otd. of Music. 9pm – 2am. Funk, hip hop and funky Funk and Brand New Beats! The world’s best under 18’s Newport house. Cheltenham party! RnB, HipHop,Grime,UK TORN Meze Lounge. 6 RACK EM UP. Elbow Room. 64 LOLLIPOP . Dakota, 12-14 Bath Funky,Dubstep,House,Drum & Bass. Market St. NP201FU. £2/£1 www.247magazine.co.uk
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CLUB Park Street, BS1 5JN. £free till
2am. DJ’s upstairs plays chart, dance and alternative. PRESSURE. Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB. 10pm. £3/£4. Bristol’s best 2-4-1 Indie night.
7th DJ ASIAN HAWK-
BIRTHDAY BASH! Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm. 4 times DMC Turntable
champ. Turntable Wiz Kid mixing Funk, Soul, RnB, Hip Hop, DnB & More.
Cardiff BETHAN ELFYN & FRIENDS. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place. CF10 3BY 8pm-3am // £2-6 Free After 11pm. HI TOP. Undertone Basement. 11a - 12 Church St. £free. 10pm - 3am. D’n’B & hip hop with
14th DJ GRAHAM S, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm. Playing modern
ON THE ROCKS. 10 feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church Street. CF10. 10-4am. £free. Dj’s Eddie Monster
Bristol COMFI FRIDAYS. CLUB COMFI. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8pm-4am. £7-£8. Party
Breaks & Funk.
21st DJ RODDERS, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm. Mixing Breaks, Funk &
LIVE
residents Jaffa, Killer Tomato, Veto, Focus Lyons & Ruffstylz.
& Graham the Bear (Tenants Supermen) play rock and party toons.
SOL 2 SOL. Revolution Bar. 9-11 Castle Street. CF10 1BS. 0.00. 9:30pm - 2am. Sexy uplifting
house grooves with DJ Jake Gabai.
C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £4 unless stated. 10.30pm – 4am. The biggest midweek rave this side of the Bridge. Electro / DubStep /
a cheeky bit of DnB
classics, R’n’B, dance and more.
EGO. Platform 1. Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Road. The ultimate Urban night with Resident DJ TOUCH.
FUNKY FRIDAYS! Chicago Rock Cafe. The Waterfront, Canon’s Rd. Free B4 9pm / £1 till 10pm / More after. From 8pm until 2.30am.
RAMSHACKLE. Carling Academy. Frogmore St, 10pm-3am. £3/5. Bristol’s biggest
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Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am.
£5-£9. Torque presents Shogan Audio showcase of D’n’B with Friction, SP:MC, Alix Perez and more. Room 2: Dubstep/ Techno/Garage
14th NINETREE. Basement
45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am. £5-£9.
Ninetree Presents Survival, The Insiders. Hosted by Jasmine Knight + Messy MC. Drum & Bass, Dubstep
27th RUSKO. Clwb Ifor
Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR. 10.30pm-4am. £4. Presents O.M.G- Electro/
(Bain, Mongrel) Nu Jazz – Funk – Breaks – Dub – Step.
28th BLOWPOP. The Thekla,
THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. Funk, disco and R’n’B
28th EPIPHANY BANK
Dubstep/ Techno/ DnB/ Rave
Techno / DnB / Rave
REVERB. Liquid. St Mary Street. CF10. £2/£3 £motd.
with DJ’s Suisse Tony & Alex.
Current and classic party tunes with residents Big Daddy & Milky.
7th THE BLAST, The Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB. 10pm. £tbc. 7th DJ DAN REILLY. Bocabar, Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH. From 9pm. Nu-wave funk with
CLUB
Room 1: Electro & Drum n Base with resident Reverb DJ’s.
6th TOM MADDICOTT, Clwb
Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR, 10.30pm-3am, £4, 18+. Electro/ Dubstep/ Techno/ DnB/ Rave.
Swansea FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle St. 9mp-late, £2/free B4 11pm. Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dance floor classics.
a touch of soul
7th RAVE ON AVON, Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-5am, £6adv/£7otd. Dubstep/DnB/Jungle/Breakcore/Mongrel
7th CRAZY COUSINZ, The Bunker, 78 Queens Road, Clifton Triangle, BS8 1QU, 10pm-3am, £5adv, 18+.
Celebrating The Bomb resident Joe Bananas’ birthday, with MC Versatile, Superisk, DJ Shandy Amo, Smallsaul, Lucas Lafone & Joe Bananas.
TNT: THURSDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER. Escape Nightclub. 7th CLUB MUTINY, The Lab, The Kingsway. £4/£3 b4 10.30pm. DJ Scott Kirby playing party 27 Broad Street, BS1 2EL, 10pm-3am, £5adv/£6otd. anthems.
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7th SHOGUN AUDIO.
Basement 45, 8 Frogmore
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Classic funk, soul, jazz, roots, motown & dsico.
21st DJ WAXMOUSE . Bocabar, Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH. From 9pm.
till 4am. DJ Nick Evans. Chart &
WEEKEND PARTY PART 1. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road, BS8 1QU. 9pm – late.
HUSTLE. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church Street. CF10. 6-4am. £5/£4/£free entry before 10pm.
Marcus Intalex, Random Movement, The Insiders, Mute, Mako & Paddy Jinnah..
LIVE Floorfillers.
Windsor Place, CF10 3BY. 8pm-4am. £4/£3/free B4 11pm.
The Towel & Colin play electro and party toons.
FUNKY FRIDAYS. Glam Nightclub (level2). 2 Greyfriars 14th KWALITY BASS. Lakota, Rd, CF10 3AD, 10pm-3am, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. £5/£2 b4 12pm. Urban DJ’s Jigga, Veejay and Troopa take over. 10pm-4am. £10adv. Up front GET YER ROCKS OFF. Barfly. Drum & Bass Kingsway. CF10 3FD. 10.45pm. 14th SHOESTRING. The £5/£4nus. Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Zync Bar, 63 Dock, BS1 4RB. 10pm. £10adv. FUNKALICIOUS, St Mary Street, CF10 1FE, till Rusko + Jammer + Central Spillz. 5am. Soul Jams, Motown, Old School 21st MONKEY KNIFE FIGHT. Funk, 90’s RnB. The Thekla, The Grove, East DEAL OR NO DEAL, Code, Mud Dock, BS1 4RB. 10pm. Millennium Plaza, Wood Street, £10adv. CF10 1LA. 10pm-3am. Deal 21st INTRIGUE. Dojo £10 plus 7 free vouchers. No Lounge, Park Row, BS1 5LJ. 10pm-5am. £7 adv (incl. bf) / M.O.T.D / NUS £7 b4 11:30. With
alternative night with resident DJ Dan, 21st ABSTRACTIONS. Steve Gerrard plus Carlton and Dave Remix whilst Generation X play punk-rock Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am. and metal anthems with DJ’s Link and £5-£9. Rockwell, Jubei, Flatliners, Matt Setback. Pessimist, Ion & Vega, Soup. Drum & STREETLIFE. Elbow Room. Bass, Dubstep 64 Park Street. £Free – open
The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB. 10pm. £tbc.
HOLIDAY BONANZA. Lab, 27 Broad Street, BS1. 10pm-4am, £3 before 11pm/£6 after. DnB,
30th MICKY SLIM. Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am. Micky Slim (myspace.com/
thatboyslim), Mark Davis, Eats Everything. Room 2: Graig Brown, Gus Young, more DJ’s tbc.
Dubstep, Breaks, Jungle, Oldskool Vibes. DJ Randall, Kensho, Stanza + loads more.
Deal £3. Sexy RnB, Smooth Groves,
Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-5am, £5.
Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Cardiff. CF10 3BA. 9pm - 4am. £2 before 11pm (Free with Regulars Card) / £4 after. The
28th FRACTURE CLINIC,
Breaks/DnB/Dubstep/ Bass Music/ Gypsy Jazz/Jungle.
Funky, Electro & Club Classics.
7th BAOBINGA & ID. Cardiff
first of our ‘new’ Friday kicks off with
28th SKIZM. Basement 45, Bass music legends, Baobinga & ID. 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am. £4. Dubstep and Drum 14th TANYA MORGAN. Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park & Bass special. Featuring the Skizm Place, Cardiff. CF10 3BA. 9pm residents! - 4am. £2 before 11pm (Free with 28th FRINGE FESTIVAL, Regulars Card) / £4 after. For the launch Back To Mine, 7 Bladud of Cardiff based rapper, Skunkadelic’s Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 long awaited album, guests Von Pea and 5LS, £free before 11pm. Back To Cincinnati rhymers Donwill and Ilyas. Mine is the official ‘Fringe Club’. Monkey Like Banana DJ’s - a mix of Breaks, Soul, Hiphop & Funk. Live Entertainment & other thrills to kick off the Fringe celebrations!
28th BASS KITCHEN PRESENTS, The Perfect 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 9pm, £5. Breaks with DJ Chamber, Dr Fly, Wobbling Wookie, La Luka & Krausey, Tom Williamz & Lisiesta.
Cardiff F.A.K.E. Buffalo Bar, 11
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Support from Plus The Bodega Brovaz, Abstract Soundz, Rat Tash Collective, Project 13 and producers Metabeats and Don Leisure.
21st PANGAEA. Cardiff Arts In . CF10 3BA. 9pm - 4am. £2 before 11pm (Free with Regulars Card) / £4 after.
Pangaea is at the forefront of the postdubstep, future-garage sound supported by Monky & Central Spillz.
28th TRAFFIC PRESENT SPECIAL GUEST. Cardiff Arts
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Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Morrisey & Clare James. Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-4am, £3 WEEKEND PARTY PART 2. b4 11.30pm/£5. Enjoy a mix of indie/ Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Current and rocknroll/choice pop cuts/electro/funk/ soul with Rob The Mod and Phil Dirt.. The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and classic hits with The Chief.
classic party tunes from Big Daddy & Milky.
KARL MARX. The Living Room. Harbourside. BS1. Taunton 10:30pm - 2am. Soul, Disco, Funk. 7th RUBBADUBDUB ‘1ST WE MULTIPLY. Thekla, The ANNIVERSARY’, The Perfect Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 10pm-4am. £5 before 8pm, £5. It’s all about the Community! 4RB. 12am. £7 after. Dubstep & Electro, La Luka & Krausey + a load of others. Indie, Rave. 21st HARD HOUSE/ 1st BEDMO DISCO, The Big TRANCE NIGHT, The Perfect Chill Bar, 15 Small Street, BS1 5th, 61 High Street, TA1 3PT, 1DE, £free. A typical Bedmo Disco 9pm, £5. Various DJs
ARTS 30th STANTON WARRIORS, The Millennium Music Hall, Millennium Plaza,Wood Street, CF10 1LA. Plus Switch (Major Lazer) and Plastician
Cheltenham 7th UNDERGROUND FREQUENCY, The Night Owl, 170 High Street, GL50 1EP. 10pm-6am. £7. Hardstyle Mayhem Newport THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY £8 ALL YOU DRINK . Mojo. Market St. NP201FU. £8. 9pm-2am. Residents spinning fresh
party tunes.
FRIDAY MASH UP. Meze Lounge. Market St. Resident
and very special guest DJ’s playing Alternative, mash-ups, bootlegs, indie disco, hip hop and rock.
Swansea FRIDAY FIX. Lava Lounge. Little Wind Street, SA1 1DZ. Till 10pm. Re-live prices from the 80’s. FREE FRIDAYS PRESENTS MONKEY ALLSTARS. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle Street, 10pm till late. £Free The Best Monkey
residents.
Saturday Bath MOTORCITY. Komedia. Westgate St.. BA1 1EP. £4/£3 NUS. 11pm - 3am. A classic mix
across all the Motown, funk, soul and rock’n’roll greats, with a touch of disco to boot!
1st DJ OLI EMBLETON, Back
To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm, £5/£3mem. 15th ALL OVER THE SHOP, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm. Bath’s
original genre smashing party pioneers. A mash-up of the best Old Skool Beats & Nu Skool flavours.
1st HYBRID AUDIO VS.
Latin grooves, Eastern European melodies, Middle eastern world roots and jazz.
1st AUTOPSY. Basement
Expect Grime/ UK Funky/ Dubstep.
188 Hotwell Road, BS8 4RP. 9pm-2am. £3otd + free CD for first 50. Go, Go Children - Bristol’s only
night of original 60’s rhythm and blues, northern soul and boss reggae is back.
45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am , £5 - £8 COMFI Saturdays. Club Comfi. depending on the event. Room 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 1 - Drum & Bass: Misanthrop, Dean 8-4. £7-£8. DJ’s playing everything Rodell, Cause 4 Concern, Thrasher,
all night long.
THE LIVING ROOM Building 11, Harbourside. 10pm-2am, £free. Karl Marx playing soul, disco
Swindon CASSETTE PLAYER, Suju
RHYTHM & SOUL. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. Soulful Funky House. DJ’s Paul
& funk.
The Junction, 51 Stokes Croft,
BS1 3QP, 9pm- late, £3. Live bands, BBQ and DJs playing funk, dub, hip-hop and break beat.
15th MIQUID LICKS,
Bocabar, Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH. From 9pm. Super tight, original and energized jazz-funk.
15th RIPSNORTER’s 13th BIRTHDAY BOSH, Motion, 74 Avon Street, St. Philips, BS2 0PX, 10pm –5am, minimum donation £5. With Ben Fraser (Sabretooth) LIVE, plus support from
Heatwave & Eddie K. Hosted by Koast & Shadz.
22nd BONOBO LIVE. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BODYNOD , 02 Academy, BS1 5NA, 8pm-2am. £12.50. Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 10pm – 4am, 18+. Sidewinder have 18+ 22nd UNITY, Lakota, 6 Upper teamed up with Bristol’s No 1 UK Garage York Street, BS2 8QN, 9pmpromoter Bodynod to bring a lineup that 5am, £free before 11pm/£5. is second to none – the return of Ez!
BY THE POOL. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £Free – open till 4am. Chart and Old Skool classics
from party classics, R’n’B, dance and much more!
15th CONCRETE GUMBO,
1st SIDEWINDER x
1st GO GO CHILDREN.
Shawn Fleming, Elliot Guise and Mark Davis playing everything from funk and soul to old skool hip hop and house
Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-6am, £10/ £7nus. DnB/
Jungle/Psytrance
Dynamic Intervention, DJ Pod, The LEANPEOPLE. 27 Broad Eats Everything, Matt Acidic, Street, BS1 2EL. £6/£8otd after Coalition, 11pm. A 90 min set from A-Skillz and a Filth Infatuated DJs and Jim Hedges 15th THE BUSTLE. Basement 90 min set from Mistanoize aka DJ Noize. 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 1st RADIO BANSKA. 5NA. 10pm – 4am , £5 - £8 Bocabar, Paintworks, Bath depending on the event. Launch Road, BS4 3EH. From 9pm. night with Brackles, Rossi B & Luca, The
Bristol BIJOU. Whiteladies Road. 10pm – 3am. £free. Resident DJ’s
SLAM ON THE BREAKS. Sigma. St Helens Rd, £3. 10am-3pm. Swansea’s Daddio Beat
Party. playing the best in hip hop, electro, disco and dubstep
set playing disco, funk breaks, kwaito funk, disco, dubstep, house, B-more, soul, reggae, rock and hip-hop.
8th OVERBOARD. Lakota, 6
Nekrosis, Deceit, Mc Ad. Room 2 – Dubstep: Wedge, Gatekeeper, Bloodman, Vinyl Itchie, Drop ‘N’ Roll, Plaebac B2b Deadmanners.
8th SHEELANAGIG. The Full Moon and Attic Bar, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR. 9pm-2am. £8adv. Plus Mandibles and Fromage
En Feu.
Established in 2005 as a goodwill protest against the lack of local promoters at Bristol’s annual Community Festival. The Festival may now be no more but Unity continues as a celebration of the regions club culture raising much needed funds for local music-related charities. This year’s profits will go to support the Basement Studio and the new Bristol Festival. Above all it’s a colossal party! Countless artists, DJ’s and V.J’s.
22nd BOUNCE. Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am , £5 - £8 depending on the event.
Underground House, Electro, Techno and Bass music. Liam Vizzle, Eats Everything, Mark Davis. Room 2 hosted by House Arrest, Paul Sweeny & Paul Cahill, Danny Noble & Luke Duncan.
29th BACK TO THE ROOTS. Lakota. 6 Upper York Street,
CLUB BS2 8QN, £12adv. With Baby D,
Sweetie Irie and Tippairie. A night of Jungle, DnB, Reggae, Dubstep, Breaks and more!
29th CHAMPION SOUND,
Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-6am, £12adv.
Jungle/DnB/Reggae/Dubstep/Breaks/ Ragga.
Skool, featuring resident Monique B. Plus food served throughout the night.
SATURDAYS. Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Cardiff. CF10 3BA. 9pm-4am. £2 before 11pm (free with regulars card)/£4 after. Expect to
see the best Funk, Ska, Swing, Gypsy, Balkan, Reggae, Hip-hop and Rockabilly bands. Ba Ba Boom, Gas Station Bop, Candela, Colourbox and Juju Nations behind the decks and on the dancefloor.
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29th CRAZYLEGS. Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am , £5 - £8 depending on the event. Joy
Orbison (Hot Flush). Peverelist (Punch Drunk), Swindle (Bbc 1xtra / Planet Mu). Plus Support From: Ltf (Wifey) & Benjamin D (Heatwave), Efa (Pollen), Jambo (Freejive), Kelly Twins (Ufo), Shandy (Crazylegs), Shaun Phillips & Spooks (Work, Fracture Clinic)
29th MASH UP. Basement
45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am , £5 - £8 depending on the event. House,
15th BACKBEAT
SOUNDSYSTEM. Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Cardiff. CF10 3BA. 9pm-4am. £2 before 11pm (free with regulars card)/£4 after. The
ultimate in good vibes Reggae.
Swansea MARVEL. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF. 9pm – late. £ free B4 ten.
Electro, Drum & Bass, Dubstep. Room 2 Hosted by Perseptive-recordings
DJ Noah and Father Jared present a stormin’ night funk, soul hiphop and jazz.
WEEKEND, Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £free before 11pm. Live Entertainment &
SATURDAYS. Lava Lounge. Salubrious place. SA1 1DZ. Open till 3am. Playing commercial
29th FRINGE FESTIVAL
decor. ‘All Over The Shop’ Bath’s original genre, a mash-up of the best Old Skool Beats & Nu Skool flavours. smashing party pioneers.
Cardiff THE BEATBOX BALLROOM. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. 8pm-4am. £free B4 11pm £3/4 after. Bringing together the best booty-
busting breaks, pimped out soul and clock-stopping rhymes in a celebration of everything new and old school. Resident Dj: Killer
BOOMSHAKABOOMTANG/ VINYL VENDETTAS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5. 10pm – 3am. Offering three floors of the best tracks from a variety of genres.
FLY SWATTER. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 10.30PM. £5 / £4nus. All the best
MI CASA. Mambo. 46 The Kingsway, 8pm, £free. Deep house night - strictly for the headz.
chart & the best of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s.
Swindon 8th DESIGN. Suju Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-6am, £6 b4 12am/ £7. DJ’s Downstairs: Adam Shelton,
Rock ‘n’ Pop, New Music & Classic Alternative Tunes DJ Mike.
VANITY. Glam Nightclub. 2 Greyfriars Rd. Free before 10pm / £5 before 11pm / £6 after. 9pm - 3am. Cardiff’s coolest
weekly club night in Wales’ sexiest club. Level 1 Chart/Dance/House and Level 2 RnB/HipHop/Funky/Urban Fusion.
The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and Classic Hits with The Chief. Plus loads of drinks deals for members all night.
15th LOVE LOVE NEON PARTY, Suju Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-6am, £6 b41am/ £7. DJ’s Downstairs: The Chief, Martyn Davies, Stacey Lea, Samuel Bee. The Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and Classic Hits with Vinz M.
22nd MAY FRISKO. Suju Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-6am, £6 b4 1am/ £7. DJ’s Downstairs:
29th SUJU PRESENTS, Suju Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-6am, £6 b4 1am/ £7. DJ’s Downstairs: Suju
residents playing House and Electro.
Sunday Bath STOOPID FRESH! Back To Mine, 7 Bladud Buildings, The Paragon, BA1 5LS, £3 (cheaper if you dress up) Get
LOVE LIFE. Life. St Mary Street. CF10. (Nextdoor to your 80’s bling on & head down to one Liquid) £free b4 10pm/ £3 b4 Midnight/ £5 after. R&B, Bashment, of Bath’s most popular nights! 2nd SPRING SPECIAL, Funky, Hip Hop & Old Skool. Celcius, The Ice Bar, 1 South AFTER LIFE, Oceana, Parade, BA2 4AA. 10pm-3am. Greyfriars Road, CF10. RnB, HipHop, UK Funky, Old Skool, 2.30am-6am. £4/£2members. After Hours/After Party/ After Life. R&B, UK Funky, Bashment, Hip Hop and Old
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2nd & 30th MAYHEM10,
The Palace, 24-26 Penel Orleu, TA6 3PF. 8pm-3am. £13. Firewall Presents The Southwest’s undisputed premier dance event!
Bristol 2nd GODS KITCHEN. Syndicate, 15 Nelson Street, BS1 2JY. 9pm-4am. £10adv.
Escape Into The Park Warm-Up Party. In association with Bionic. Cosmic Gate, Sied Van Riel plus many more.
2nd DANNY RAMPLING. K-KLASS, The Warehouse, 57 Prince Street, BS1 4HQ. 10pm-5am. 2nd I HEART THE 90’S. Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock, BS1 4RB. 9pm. £”/£3. Bank Holiday Sunday Funday!
2nd BOUNCE VS BOUCHE.
Basement 45, 8 Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 10pm – 4am.
House, Electro, Breaks, Techno, Progressive. Room 1: Mark Davis, Eats Everything, Gus Young, Rich Dolby, Simon Smith. Room 2: The Macrae brothers, Dephect, DJ Meow, Slater, Lisa Preen, Jay Leddingham.
2nd CONCRETE BEAT. Lakota, 6 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN, 10pm-5am, £12adv. Dubstep/Jungle/DnB/ Hip-Hop/Grime
30th DUB POLICE, 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 9pm –5am, £10 Subb-An, Dan Wild and Design residents. £13adv. Room 1 –Caspa + David
alternative music from yesteryear lined up with current dance floor fillers to make Infadels, We Have Band, plus Frisko Residents playing Indie Electro. The your weekend throb with brilliance. Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop and ME AND YOU CLUB. 10 Classic Hits with The Chief. Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church
Street. CF10. 6-4am. £free before10pm, £4/5 after. Indie
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Garage, Dancehall, Baseline. Drinks from £1.
‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan + Emalkay + Breakage + The Others + Trolly Snatcha +Subscape + D1. Hosted by Rod Azlan + Flow Dan + Dynamite MC + Dread
Cardiff DRIVE THRU CINEMA. 10 Feet Tall. 11A – 12 Church Street. CF10. 6pm – 3am. £free. The Rev
Samuel Jones presents a selection of cult classics and twisted cinema, expects the weird and wonderful, strange trailers and independent shorts.
THE FULL FAT ANTI SOCIAL. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place, CF10 3BY. 8pm-4am. £free B4 11pm. Featuring the best up and coming bands, a selection of Cardiff’s cream of the crop promoters hosting something different every week.
MOCKA SUNDAYS. Mocka Lounge. 1 Mill Lane. CF10 1FL. £3 after 11pm. Sexy RnB. Funky & Soulful House. Classics & Old Skool.
2nd JUDGEMENT SUNDAY, Liquid Nightclub, Imperial Gate, St Mary Street , CF10 1FA, 10pm-6am, £10adv. In
association with Time Flies, Judge Jules/ Cosmic Gate/Richard Durand/Matt Hardwick.
2nd JUDGEMENT SUNDAY IBIZA WARM UP PARTY. Code, Millennium Plaza,Wood Street, CF10 1LA. Allnighter. £10adv/£13.50. San Antonio’s
biggest night comes to Cardiff! In association with Time Flies. Judge Jules/ Cosmic Gate/Richard Durand/Matt Hardwick
2nd May PLUMP DJS, The Millennium Music Hall, Millennium Plaza,Wood Street, CF10 1LA. 8pm. Plus Friendly Fires DJ set.
2nd TIME FLOATS HMS69 River Taff & Cardiff Bay 7.30pm-10.30pm £20. Dave Eaves and Chris Evans supply the tunes for this pumping boat party. Tickets: 07973 222231.
30th LAZY HABITS. Cardiff
Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Cardiff. CF10 3BA. 9pm - 4am. £2 before 11pm (Free with Regulars Card) / £4 after. Fresh
from supporting Mos Def on his UK tour, Lazy Habits are one of the tightest live Hip-hop bands you’re likely to see. Having played pretty much every festival in the country and with touches of Funk, Jazz, Soul and Swing in the mix too this is one band guaranteed to get any dancefloor lively.
30th TIME FLOATS HMS69 River Taff & Cardiff Bay 7.30pm-10.30pm £20. Dave Eaves
and Chris Evans supply the tunes for this pumping boat party. Tickets: 07973 222231.
Neath 30th TIME FLIES The Arch Nightclub, Commercial St 10pm-3am, £6/£5 Dance night with Alex P, Dave Eaves, Dean Angel, Owen P.
Newport ALTERNATIVE TWIST. Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. £free.
Acoustica / cocktails / films / board games/ Verns Quiz / Art live guests and the perfect end to your week.
FRESH JAMZ. Mojo. Market St.NP201FU, £free, 9pm-2am. DJ slider mixes the floor fillers / R’n’B / hip hop / dance and old school funk.
Swansea ERUPTION. Lava Lounge. Little Wind Street. SA1 1DZ. Open till 3. £free. Playing the biggest dance anthems & rare cuts.
2nd TICK TOCK & STRICTLY GROOVY, Monkey Bar, 13 - 14 Castle Street, SA1 1JF, 3pm4am, £8all day/£6.50adv. Strictly
Groovy bring you Club Classics and Progressive House from 3pm, the from 8pm we turn up the bass and get the evening started with Old Skool, DnB and Techno from Tick Tock.
Swindon 30th MAY FIERCE ANGEL, Suju Nightclub, 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP, 11pm-6am, £6 b4 1am/ £7.
DJ’s Downstairs: Soul Avengers, Martin Wright, James Hannan and Danny Kissane. Westbury
30th SO SOLID CREW. Club
Ice, 24A Quartermaster Road, Wiltshire Trading Estate. 10pm5am. £10adv. Too2Ruff is back with
a Bank Holiday special with massive guest appearances from So Solid Crew, Maxwell D and 1 Xtra’s Young Lion.
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What a way to see in the first Bank Holiday of the year. Thursday 1 April saw Bristol’s Motion welcome The Greatest Show on Earth - Part 2. Featuring the full pyromaniac madness of Arcadia alongside The Secret Garden Party and many amazing others. Over 2000 people crammed their way through the skateparks gates to rave it up in a totally mental festival in a nightclub stylee. With sets from Tayo, Tiefschwarz, Vitalic, Freefall Collective and the legendary DJ Derek the night rocked its way into the hearts and minds of everyone who attended. Put on by an eclectic collaboration of the cities premier promoters and powered by Audio Funktions’ immense Funktion One big purple bastards, this was one unique party to kick off the summer vibe. Backed by mutant aerial performance and an incredible stage show from the Invisible Circus, the event was a truly underground treat of epic proportions and as if that wasn’t enough, the “Best Festival Moment” winners of 2009, the Dance Off crew brought their own unique brand of fun and sauce to the Recursive Immersive dome complete with steaming hot tub and ball pit. As dawn finally came up the next morning Good Friday had somehow never felt so good...
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