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ILLUSTRATION by Jack Hudson and Adam Hancher
Jack and Adam are both in their third year of Illustration at UWE Bristol. They are both members of the Just Us collective (www. justusdesigncollective.com) and are currently collaborating together on projects as well as pursuing their own freelance work. They have just finished a music video for Leeds based band Tigers that Talked and are also producing work for a group show in Kassel (Germany) this month. They worked closely on this illustration – Adam painted the man and Jack painted the animals, both using gouache, whilst the background elements were a combination of both of their drawings and ideas. When they graduate next year, they both look forward to pushing their individual work further, experimenting with different types of moving image and live action. Check out their blogs: www.jackhudsonillustration.blogspot.com www.adamhancherillustration.blogspot.com and see their animation work at www.vimeo.com/hancherhudson
FEATURES Steve 10 Seasick “It’s my way or the highway!”
12 Ash
The alphabet according to Ash
15 Pete Lawrie
Bringing musical stars to Cardiff’s Buffalo Bar
16 Infidelity
Happy 7th Birthday!
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NEWS New Music Venue For Cardiff
THIS MONTH WE ARE... …cultivating our Mo. Otherwise known as a moustache, our face fuzz efforts are all in aid of Movember (the month formerly known as November) when everyone (both Mo Bros and Mo Sistas) raises funds and awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health issues. This is a global event, everyone’s encouraged to grow a Mo and get friends and family to donate to support your Mo-growing. Party with other Mo Bros and Sistas (generally fake mo’s are needed for the fairer sex but if its real, all the more impressive…?!) as you raise money at events across the country – Mo Bristol takes place at The Cooler in Bristol on 26 November. The end of Movember is marked with a series of Gala Partés, held to thank Mo Bros and Sistas for helping to raise awareness and funds for men’s health – See http:// uk.movember.com/ for more info. 6|
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Cardiff Arts Institute opens its doors for the first time on 5 Nov, with the grand aim of changing the face of the Cardiff music scene. Situated on Park Place, the Institute is a collaboration between one of the country’s most critically acclaimed independent pub groups – 580 Ltd and a brand new Cardiff collective – Something Creatives, who have many years of experience in promoting events in London and around the country. The new venue will host an eclectic blend of live music, club nights, arts events and food. Designed by Welsh sisters and St Martin’s graduates Gabrielle and Becky Kelly, the team responsible for Milgi on City Rd, Cardiff Arts Institute intends to provide the Welsh capital with a new vision for what a social club can be; working with artists, promoters, musicians and other creatives to establish a space in which the culture and opportunities that Cardiff has can flourish. Something Creatives’ Matt the Hat told us, “We have always dreamed of opening a venue like this. We are cultural entrepreneurs at heart and all the projects we have been part of have been about the enhancement of people’s cultural lives. This project has been a long time coming and is a shared vision of an amazing collective of people who have great connections and a decade of experience across the festival and music industry.” More info at www.cardiffartsinstitute.org
Red Bull Street Style Comes To Bristol
On 7 November Red Bull Street Style will hit Motion Ramp Park, Bristol for first class Freestyle football with a Red Bull twist. For the first time ever, Red Bull will be holding heats around the UK to find the greatest ‘Street Styler’ in the land who will then represent the nation at the Red Bull Street Style World Final in Cape Town, South Africa in April 2010. Red Bull Street Style’s rules are easy as 3-2-1: three minutes, two players, and one ball form the battleground, in which control, creativity, and style are the elements – voted by a jury – that crown the winner. Players compete in one-on-one battles held on a special stage, seven meters in diameter, and need to alternate ball possession every 20 seconds while displaying their top tricks to the rhythm of music to impress the judges, beat their rival and move on to the next round. For more info, go to www. redbullstreetstyle.com
NEWS Kiss Weekender
The West and South Wales’ most popular youth station is hosting it’s first weekender dance event on 27 – 29 November at Pontins, Brean Sands, near Burnham, Somerset. Featuring headliner Tinchy Stryder alongside Kiss DJs and friends DJ Swerve, Steve Smart, DJ Pioneer, Shortee Blitz, Nikki Elise, Matt Rodgers, Big Al, Raheem, Gerard and many more, the weekender will take over the holiday park for two nights of dance, R’n’B, urban, house, trance and Drum and Bass sounds. Tickets are only £85 including on site accommodation from www.totalkiss.com or 0844 576 5949.
Big Chill Bar Now Open
Bristol’s latest new venue, the Big Chill Bar, opened last month in the venue formerly known as Native, and it’s been packed ever since! The opening night was full on, resulting in the mother of all hangovers for a Friday morning. They’ve got a stellar line up throughout November, including Western Soul on 6 Nov, Bristol’s Boca 45 on 14 Nov, Bristol HiFi feat. Queen Bee & Mr Benn on 21 Nov and the fantastic Futureboogie on 27 Nov. All nights are FREE and the bar is open until 3am on Fri & Sat nights – result! More info at www.bigchill.net/bristol
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Word up all mac fans, APPLE have just opened their first Welsh store in Cardiff. Located at 63-66 Grand Arcade, St David’s Dewi Sant, the store is an Aladdin’s cave for all you mac lovers out there. As an added extra, if you’re one of the first 1,000 visitors, you’ll get a free Apple T-shirt. Fancy some cider with your clubbing? Then don’t miss THE WURZELS at the Bierkeller on the 14th November, supported by the Oompah Band! Tickets £14 in adv. More info at www.bristolbierkeller. co.uk RADIO CARDIFF is holding its first ever awards night at the Coal Exchange on November 27. People are invited to vote for their favourite programmes and presenters in a variety of categories at www. radiocardiff.org.uk H&M will be rationing shoppers trying to buy special edition Jimmy Choos shoes when they go on sale in stores on 14 November. H&M have teamed up with the shoe designer to launch a special range exclusively for H&M, costing only £49.99 instead of the usual £400. Anticapting huge demand, fashionistas will be forced to queue for wristbands to gain entry to the Cardiff store and then only allow to buy one pair… Hip Bristol alternative street level art gallery, FRIEND & CO have moved to 24 Park Row ad have a great show featuring Eine, Mr Jago, Mudwig, Will Barras and Xenz running until 18 November. More info at www.friend-and-co. com Following on the street art tip, the other specialist Bristol street art gallery, WEAPON OF CHOICE have recently launched a new bi-monthly magazine showcasing some of the cities artists and work. See the latest issue at www.weaponofchoice gallery.co.uk. The next show at the gallery is Nikill which opens on 13 November (see our art listings page)
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Red Bull Manny Mania Dates Announced The Red Bull inspired skate comp, Manny Mania is coming to Bridgend Recreation Center, Bridgend on 14 November. The competition, which was a huge success last year, will see some of the best amateur and professional tricksters battle it out on an original manual pad configuration in an attempt to be crowned 2009 champ. Over recent years manual tricks have risen in popularity and this technically difficult area of skating deserves recognition. The contest will have a jam session format to reflect the way skateboarding happens naturally and also to encourage the best tricks. This exciting format will see talented unknowns pitch their skills against some of the country’s best. The top four riders will progress through to the Grand Final in London on Saturday 28 November. More info at www.redbullmannymania.co.uk
Get Some Zing In Your Life! Party drink, Sourz is hitting Bristol to add some trademark ‘zing’ to your nights out. They are holding an exclusive event at Panache, Bristol on 16 November with a performance from Soul Mavericks - the UK’s undisputed top breakdance crew. Also, clubbers will get the chance to play with the Sourz i-wall – a giant touchscreen interface - and complimentary Sourz long drinks will be served from the Sourz i-bar, including Sourz Blackcurrant with lemonade, Sourz Apple with lemonade and Sourz Cherry with cola. It all takes place on Mon 16 November at Panache, Bristol, from 10pm onwards. To celebrate getting some extra Zing in your life, we have blagged a Sourz Party box for one 247 Magazine reader so they can have a mini Sourz pop-up event at home! The party box contains three variations of Sourz (Sourz Apple, Sourz Blackcurrant, Sourz Cherry) with corresponding mixers (lemonade, lemonade and cola, respectively) plus glassware and Sourz merchandise. We also have a free guest pass for the winner and three friends to the night at Panache. Just email 247@outofhand.co.uk with your name and contact number, and put SOURZ GIVES ME ZING in the subject line. Closing date Monday 9 November. Entrants must be 18 or over.
Music South West If you are involved in music
in the South West then don’t miss Music South West! The two day convention will take place at various venues across Bristol on 11 – 12 November and will focus on the live music industry. Delegates can hear from leading figures and organisations in music, discuss developments in the music industry, learn new ways to market and sell their music or business and hear about national and international opportunities. The second day of the event will focus on the business of music, covering everything from digital (developments in online retail and marketing) to data capture (know your market and own your data), music for film, TV, adverts and games, and royalties and copyright. There will also be networking lunches and dinners on both days along with live music and the return of the Bristol Fringe! More info and tickets at www. bristolmusicfoundation.com/ musicsouthwest
NEWS Cardiff’s Coal Exchange Re-Opens
Video Games Live in Cardiff Announced Now, this is something different. It has the power and emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the excitement and energy of a rock concert and the technology, fun and interactivity of a video game. Performed by top orchestras and choirs, the show combines exclusive video footage and music arrangements with synchronized lighting, solo performers, stage show production, special FX, electronic percussionists and unique interactive segments. Taking place at the CIA in Cardiff on 3 December, tickets are from £27.50 and include pre-show activities such as game demonstrations and competitions, costume contest and prizes. Afterwards, post-show activities include meet and greet opportunities with industry designers/creators, composers/sound designers, voice actors, performers and more special guests. Tickets available from CIA Box Office on 02920 224488 and Derricks Records, Swansea on 01792 654226 or online from www. ticketmaster.co.uk. More info at www.videogameslive.com
Encounters Short Film Festival
Celebrating it’s fifteenth year showcasing new talent in filmmaking and providing a platform for emerging filmmakers to screen their work, this year’s festival is set to be the best yet. Over 150 films have been entered into the competition, and will be screened over five days, with the best having a chance of winning one of 12 awards and up to £15,000 of prizes. The short films and animations are a selection of the best new drama’s, comedies, music videos, documentaries and animation from 58 different countries. Based at the Watershed, on Bristol’s waterfront, the festival runs from 17 – 21 November. For more info, to book tickets and to see the full program, visit www. encounters-festival.org.uk
Bridgend Welsh rockers Funeral For A Friend are performing a special homecoming gig to celebrate the relaunch of Cardiff’s Coal Exchange which reopens on Tuesday 3 November, heralding a resurgence in Cardiff’s live music scene. The 1000 capacity venue has been empty for two years after it was forced to close in line with major re-development plans for the building and its surrounding area, however, owners Macob have indefinitely postponed the redevelopment plans, allowing it to re-open. Promoters Sub Live said, “We are very excited that live music now has its home back in Cardiff, with the re-opening of Wales’ finest venue. We are delighted to be able to work with the old team that made the Coal Exchange what it was up to its closure two years ago. We can now look forward to some fantastic gigs in the Bay.” Bands booked to play in Nov include Alabama 3 on 5 Nov, Super Furry Animals on 20 Nov and the Buzzcocks on 3 Dec. More info at www. coalexchange.co.uk
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Attention fashionistas, the BLIND LEMON VINTAGE FASHION FAIR returns to The City Hall, Cardiff on Sunday 15 November from 10am until 5pm, for a fix of vintage chic. Vintage fashion has seen a huge rise in popularity over the last two years due to its unique and chic qualities. It’s safe to say that it is unlikely that anybody else will be wearing the items you see at the fair, which makes it all the more special. All fair visitors bu ying a ticket will be entered in to a prize draw at noon and the lucky winner will receive £150 in vouchers to spend on what they like at the fair. More info at www. blindlemonvintage. co.uk SOUNDTRACK FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS There are far too many film festivals in the world today, so new ones have to be distinctive. SOUNDTRACK is very much so. It’s not so much about new movies, as it is the crucial creative relationship film has with music. It’s not about the boring old middle-brow. Celebrating the festival’s distinctive theme of the relationship between music and film through a packed schedule of film screenings, master classes, keynote speeches and workshops, alongside exceptional live music performances from classical to contemporary rock and roll fringe gigs, Soundtrack is different! One of the highlights this year is on 20 November at Cineworld with musician and founding member of The Velvet Undergroun John Cale ‘In conversation’ and American Psycho. The following night, John Cale performs ‘Paris 1919 Live’ in its entirety at the Cardiff Coal Exchange. Backed by his LA based band and a large compliment of musicians, this exclusive concert will see Cale produce a special performance of his most celebrated solo album. This never seen before performance will be John Cale’s only UK date in 2009. Tickets available from seetickets.com. For more information about the festival and film screenings, check out www. soundtrackfilmfestival. com
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Words: Gemma Brosnan
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HIS COLOURFUL HISTORY HAS BEEN ALMOST AS WELL DOCUMENTED AS HIS MUSIC, FROM HITCHING TRAINS AS A FORMER SELFPROCLAIMED HOBO TO SELLING OUT LONDON’S ALBERT HALL AND BEING NOMINATED FOR A BRIT AWARD. HE’S A HEAVILY TATTOOED, TEA AND WHISKEY DRINKING, STRAIGHT TALKING, HARDWORKING REFLECTION OF HIS OWN LONG LIFE, DEFYING ALL THE ODDS TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF AN INDUSTRY SATURATED WITH YOUTH AND SHINE. SEASICK STEVE AND HIS GUITAR “THE THREE STRINGED TRANCE WONDER” ARE OFF ON A UK TOUR THIS MONTH, SO 247 CAUGHT UP WITH STEVE AND HIS DRUMMER, DAN MAGNUSSON, TO TALK FESTIVALS, SUCCESS AND FREEDOM. What’s the main difference between busking on the streets and playing festivals? You get paid different, I’ll tell you that for one thing. I guess it’s different in that people are sending you all kinds of attention so it’s pretty intense and a little bit nice, because when you are playing out on the streets, there ain’t no-one screaming at you except maybe the police. You’ve done it the hard way – playing for decades before you got a record deal. Do you have an opinion on programmes like X Factor and America’s Got Talent? Yeah, I have an opinion alright, I think it’s the worst thing ever for music, for most people who do it, it wrecks their lives. In England and America, these people might have a chance of a career, but I live over in Norway and they have the same shit and it leaves people all dressed up with nowhere to go. Even if you win, nothing really happens. Somebody is sprung into huge fame and it lasts about six months, then they’re back working as a waitress. In general, it’s just a money machine and I really hate it. Do you have any regrets about not making it big sooner? I have regrets, because I raised five children. They’re all grown up now and it would have been nice not to struggle so much. But if I had had the money back then, I might not have been a parent no more, I would have been laying in a ditch. Do you think you’ll ever write a song about living in a nice big house in Norway? I don’t live in a nice big house in Norway, I live in a one and half room apartment in a 50s building and I’m the youngest
person there. The lady underneath us has a nurse comes over six times a day, there is a lady opposite about 75 and she sits there and coughs all night long. We can get a nice place, but we didn’t... It’s too late in the day for that. Twenty years ago, the money would have made me an idiot, but I’m too old now. There ain’t anything I really want to do, I don’t have that burning desire for fancy cars or whatever. I just wanna play so I’ll make hay while the sun is shining. As a former producer, how do you handle other people messing around with your songs? Nobody messes with my tracks, I produce everything myself. I told the record company, “We do it my way, or the highway.” I don’t know anybody out there who knows my songs better than me. What are they going to tell me, put a drum machine under that or a little orchestra here? F*ck that. If I thought there was someone out there who could do what I do better, then yeah, they could come, but there ain’t nobody understand me better than me. I’m real happy to have this job, but I’m going to do 100% what I want, and if they don’t like it, they can fuck off and that’s for real. What’s the best thing about success? Being healthy. Success is a great medicine, not having to worry about how I’m going to pay the rent next month and it’s fun! There ain’t really no downsides to fame, just sometimes it’s a little hard to go places, but I understand that’s part of the deal. I always try to stop and sign pictures unless I have to get somewhere, although I don’t know why they want a picture of me! Do you sometimes wish people would focus less on the hobo story that has been built around your image and more on the music? Yeah, I mean, because that happened a long time ago. I’ve raised five children – my boy is 35 years old, and I had lots of normal jobs: whacking a hammer, doing plumbing, I sold shoes, I did anything man, so most of my adult life, I’ve had a lot of jobs. Job after job after job after job. But this is your best one so far? Hell yeah. Steve’s new album ‘Man From Another Time’ is out now on Atlantic Records. Catch Steve at Cardiff Millenium Centre on 12 Novevka Wishful Thinking, showcasing a selection of his songs from debut album ‘A Waste Of Time Well Spent’. www.seasicksteve.com To read a longer, more in depth version of this article, go to www.247magazine.co.uk
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Words: Cherie Gordon
Ash have had their ups and downs over the years but after taking the bold step of only recording and releasing singles, the threesome have managed to reclaim that alternative sound that fans know and love. In honour of the band’s A – Z tour of the country, Cherie Gordon talks to Ash drummer Rick McMurray about life in one of Ireland’s top musical exports.
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Albums. Why have you stopped selling music in the more tradition way with albums? The music business has changed so much over the last few years so we felt it was an opportunity to experiment and do new things. We thrive as a singles band. People are buying more singles tracks as downloads now too so it’s a good time to do this. We’re nervous but pretty excited.
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The Band. You have been together since the early 1990s, what do you think are the key elements that have kept the band together? We like to branch out and experiment as a band. After we did our first album we thought ‘right, what can we do next?’ Musically we have felt a lot freer with the new singles that are coming out. We’re all good friends and grew up together and lived our lives together and so I think friendship has a lot to do with it.
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Candy. A top song from Ash album Free All Angels and also a yummy sweet. What is your favourite candy? When I was growing up it was a Wispa, and they’ve made Wispa Gold now so I would have to say that. If I try and quit smoking I tend to eat a lot more chocolate. When we’re on tour there’s always loads of chocolate as well.
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Discography. What is your favourite album? We have a soft spot for 1977 but I was listening to Free All Angels with Owen Morris who is now my neighbour, over a couple of ciders. We had the best time recording that album and it really stands out because it put us back on the map. Some people were ready to write us off so we knew it was make or break and we had an absolute blast recording it.
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EPs. How does it feel to be releasing EPs three years after the release of your last album Twilight of the Innocents? We’ve got an EP out at the moment, True Love 1980, which is doing quite well in the dance charts which is surprising, we never expected to have a dance hit.
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Fun. When you’re on the road what do you do to keep yourself amused? How do I say this without sounding like an alcoholic? I can’t! But I am trying to get a bit healthier and do more exercise and go running. I’ve got to keep fit just so I can drink more.
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Genre. Ash has been described as pop punk, Britpop and alternative over the years. How would you describe the band? Alternative is probably the best way to describe us. I remember in the early days when 1977 came out and we were being written about in Kerrang!, NME and Smash Hits – all the musical gametes. I think we’re pretty lucky that we can’t be styled as one thing or another. That leaves us free to do whatever we like.
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Home. Do you miss your home when you’re on tour? I just left my house in Edinburgh and that was tough. My cats were trying to get in my bag as I was leaving. You start to get homesick after around week six of a tour but it’s weird when we do get into the last week of a tour and we really just want to play. We just do not want to get off stage.
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Internet. You are releasing 26 singles, one each fortnight over the next 12 months. What can fans expect and will there be any surprises? Some of the music is completely different. We’re breaking out some new great synth-driven music and being compared to New Order. There will be a lot of surprises but more traditional Ash stuff and more guitar driven music.
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Jobs. If you weren’t in Ash what job do you think you would have? I would be a wine taster. I would just go into my local pub and taste wine all day although it probably wouldn’t pay well. I dread to think what my life would be like if I wasn’t in the band. We started this when we were in school so other jobs are something we have never had to think about.
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Knuckles. Have you ever had a bit of fisty cuffs in the band? We’ve never come to blows but every once in a while Tim will bring up the fact that the Police used to get into fights when they were doing interviews and says we should do that but we would only do it for a laugh.
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Limelight. How do you cope in the limelight? It is probably easier for me and Mark. As the front man Tim is the focal point of the band. One of our regular gig venues growing up in Belfast was called the Limelight and we spent a lot of time there.
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Music. What other types of music do you listen to and what inspires you? I listen to anything. Today I’ve listened to Metallica, Faith No More and some jazz. Probably our biggest influence as a band is Nirvana. They showed what you could do with a couple of cords and some passion.
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No limits. What is next for Ash? The tour is only the start. We will launch the singles campaign and after that we are busy for the next year and hopefully we’ll play at some festivals. It is exciting to get back into the thick of it. We’ve been playing the smaller festivals this summer so we will maybe get on the bill for the bigger ones next year. Our ultimate dream would be to headline Reading.
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On the road. What is the best part of being on tour? Getting on stage playing with my mates. We’ve got a very close crew who we’ve been working with for years. Our lighting guy did his first gig with us in 1995 and my younger brother is working as a drum tech. He did his first gig with the band and he seems to be coping well. There is a big age gap with us – he was six years old the first time he came to see Ash.
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Pets. Do you have any? I’ve got two cats, Chloe and Radcliffe, named after the characters in the League of Gentlemen. Charlotte (Hatherley, former band member) used to go on about getting a pet monkey and bringing it on the road but she was a bit crazy. Although it would be pretty fun having a monkey.
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Queue. When was the last time you queued for anything? Last night at the bar when I bought a bottle of wine, followed by another bottle of wine. I did queue to see The Cure last year and they were absolutely brilliant.
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Reaction. Do you get nervous about the reaction your music will get when it is released? We do get nervous and it is almost a relief when we do get the new release out there. We get quite tense. I try to be as relaxed as possible but Mark gets very stressed – he probably hasn’t slept for a week.
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Sound. How do you think your sound has evolved over the years? It has changed quite a bit. If you listen to our first single or music from 1977 it is quite radically different. In the early days we were quite shambolic and now we are a well-oiled machine.
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Tour. Were did you come up with the idea for the tour? We did something similar to this before Free All Angels and we’ve got some really great memories of that. It was a bit of a chore for our booking agent to find all the towns alphabetically and we ended up with Exmouth for X - we dropped the E.
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U-Turn. What would you do differently if you had the chance? Maybe things would be different if we skipped Nu-Clear Sounds and went to Free All Angels but hardcore fans love that album. That was a hard time for the band. We were burnt out with our world tour and the recording company was crying out for a follow up. That was a stressful time. I am still proud of that album though.
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Venue. Where is the most random place you have performed? Without a shadow of a doubt in Ullapool, Scotland. It was the tour before Free All Angels, where fans put up a list of venues on the website and voted where they wanted us to play. This place had more votes than it did people in the venue! We went up there and played to 50 people in this strange little pub. No one left after the gig, they just stood around the bar drinking whiskey and fighting with the bouncers. I’ve never seen a more drunk crowd.
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Writing. How do you write your songs? We write separately but get together in the studio to learn each other’s ideas and see what fits well. We’ve been doing it for so long now we know what works. In our last session we went through eight songs and started recording them which is pretty good.
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X-treme. What is the craziest thing you have ever done? I don’t know. I don’t do that many extreme things. Mark is always the daredevil. He will get drunk and start climbing on things and breaking himself. It came to a head literally when he fell off the trailer on our tour bus. He was trying to jump from the trailer onto the roof of the venue and walked back to take a run up, fell off the trailer and smashed his head.
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You. Describe yourself in three words or less. Paralytic.
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Zennor. The tour ends at Zennor on the tip of Cornwall. Are you looking forward to playing in the tiny village? I’m really looking forward to that. I think it’s going to be great. The capacity of the hall is 60 to 70. The lighting guy lives about 30 miles up the road so he will get his family down and we will have an end of tour party in the village pub.
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Musician Pete Lawrie grew up and lives in Penarth, Wales and has been a regular on the Cardiff gig circuit for a while. His music is a bit bluesy, a bit blue eyed soul. Throw hip hop influences and a folky, rootsy feel into the mix and you’re pretty much there – but more Johnny Cash than Nick Drake. He’s collaborated with Mercury Music winner Speech Debelle, and he recently started a residency at the Buffalo Bar in Cardiff – Pete Lawrie and Friends – where a special guest will be invited to play each show. The line up so far has included Turin Brakes, and Fyfe Dangerfield from the Guillemots. With guests jamming on stage with Pete then collaborating on a track that is available to download post event, this is raw, acoustic, live talent in an exciting showcase project. We chatted to Pete about his childhood, cassettes and loving Paul Simon… What was your childhood like, growing up in Wales? My first memory is of my seventh birthday – opening a Scalextric with the kind of hurried, wrapping paper destroying enthusiasm only Scalextric can bring. It had a loop the loop and it lasted about three minutes. My teen years were spent in a large cloud of nameless smoke. Skateboarding. Rage Against The Machine. Nofx. Shouting at mum. Being generally awful to everyone and juggling all of this with school... and trumpet lessons. Summers were spent in convoys to Llangenith – a truly beautiful part of the coastline. All VW campers, first love in tents and weekends drunk in a sand dune.
Simon. Has he replied yet? What are you going to do if he writes back? The first thing I will do is jump around my bedroom as if I have stubbed all of my toes at once. I will then play the Paul Simon back catalogue until my friends call social services. I would love him to just hear one of my songs. You recorded a single with Mercury Music winner Speech Debelle. How did this come about? I have always listened to a lot of hip hop and was a big fan of UK stuff in my early twenties; Jehst, Roots Manuva, Ty… so I was very excited to work with Speech and very happy for her when she won the Mercury Prize. Mainly because it is potentially the return of jazz samples in hip hop – something I have missed for a long time. I think it will exist as a free download for the time being (google it). Enjoy! Tell us more about your residency at the Buffalo Bar. We wanted to put on acts that we have or want to collaborate with, and that hadn’t necessarily come to this part of the world before, or for a long time. We are really excited to be playing alongside artists that we love.
Which musicians would you most like to see perform at your night? If I could bring back the dead and had a limitless Bill Gates budget… Robert Johnson, Nina Simone, Otis Redding We love ‘Graceland’ too – we remember listening to it on tape and acoustic Marley. In real life, I would love to in the car (and the Mamas and the Papas, Steeleye Span, get Alberta Cross, Fionn Fleetwood Mac…). Do you still have a cassette collection? Regan, Stephen Fretwell, You have amazing taste 247, save maybe Fleetwood Mac Cate Le Bon, Florence, (sorry). Unfortunately I do not have many collections of The Wild Beasts and anything left. I keep my house key around my neck, such is Paul Simon... all at once, my talent for losing everything. Cassettes are a very romantic sharing a ukulele. memory for me. The creaking of the case, the inevitable cracks, the tiny, retina destroying sleeve notes and more than Check out Pete Lawrie all of this, the fact that with a cassette you are pretty much and Friends at Buffalo Bar, forced to listen Cardiff – the next event will to an album be at the end of November, in its entirety. see www.petelawrieblog. Perfection com for dates and listen to in a plastic his music at www.myspace. box (content com/petelawrie. Pete is also depending). We read on your set to perform at Clwb Ifor in Cardiff on 7 Nov with blog that you Damian Jurado. wrote to Paul Who are you most influenced by, musically? Over the years a huge variety of music has washed around my grateful ears. I dearly love ‘Graceland’ by Paul Simon and it is the record I have listened to most in my life, so maybe that. But it all just becomes part of the porridge bowl that is my mind, you can do worse than have Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Nina Simone as heroes though I reckon?
“i love cassettes… the creaking of the case, the inevitable cracks, the tiny, retina destroying sleeve notes... perfection in a plastic box.” Words: LTB
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Pioneering drum and bass brand Infidelity broke the mould when they started putting on nights at Bristol Academy. Seven years later, Infidelity is still going strong, and with plans for a massive birthday party in the pipeline after a short break from the scene, 247 caught up with the man behind the night, UK Rocka (aka Ricky Ashman) to find out the secret of his success… What were your reasons behind starting Infidelity? I had a couple of years of promoting experience under my belt when I started Infidelity in 2002. The events were an instant success so I looked into working with bigger venues – and came across the Bristol Academy. The club wasn’t too keen on hosting a drum and bass event as they were very much a house music and live venue. However, the event sold out and they had to turn people away at the door – since then they’ve never looked back! That was really the opening for drum and bass at the Bristol Academy. When I launched Infidelity, it was a big challenge trying to fill a 1900 capacity venue with a new brand. It was heavily promoted, you couldn’t move without seeing an Infidelity poster, so the hype created was unbelievable. Because the Academy had a bigger capacity than anywhere else, I was able to put on a mind blowing line up that changed the course of line ups in Bristol from that point. It was a complete sell out, couldn’t have asked for anything more. How did you learn how to put on nights? I just jumped in headfirst. I made a couple of small mistakes – for example, the first flyer I produced was a replica £50 note, and people were using them to play practical jokes. I got in a bit of trouble from the Bank of England for that. When you’re a promoter you need to have passion for what you are doing because you pretty much eat, sleep and breath it – it’s the only way! What has been the best night you’ve put on so far? The first Infidelity will always have a special place in my memory but over the years I’ve put on artists like The Sugar Hill Gang, DJ Craze, Cash Money, Sway, Skream, Benga, Rahzel and almost every drum and bass artist you can think of. One of the most memorable moments “MY FIRST FLYER WAS was when I had Guru from Gangstarr turn up A REPLICA £50 NOTE… as a surprise guest! PEOPLE WERE USING THEM TO PLAY PRACTICAL It’s always nice to give back to the JOKES… I GOT IN TROUBLE something ravers and that was a WITH THE BANK OF big treat for the third ENGLAND FOR THAT…” birthday event. 16 |
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How has Infidelity developed as a brand over the past seven years? Infidelity has always been there to showcase drum and bass. I also run UK hip hop events under the Hi-Fidelity brand and started programming events so the main room would start with UK hip hop, then change to drum and bass around midnight. Recently I’ve brought dubstep into the mix too. It’s important to see your own events from a ravers point of view. If you aren’t connected with your crowd, you will lose touch altogether. How has the scene changed in the past seven years? The scene has changed a lot. I try to put something on the line up for everyone. Liquid drum and bass has stamped its place firmly within the scene, but the one big thing at the moment that has crept into the drum and bass scene is dubstep. I’m a big fan and really enjoy it. It’s an exciting sound that has a lot of similarities to drum and bass. Good to DJ and good to rave to! What do you have planned for your seventh birthday celebrations? I’ve worked on a line up which showcases the original big dogs alongside some new masters of production. I have a few alternative sets going on with Fearless spitting over dubstep with myself DJing. IC3 will be DJing a dirty house set as well. We’ve also got some UK hip hop with a performance from Hi-Fidelity favourite Jehst, as well as five times UK DMC Champion Asian Hawk. The main room will be straight drum and bass and room two is dubstep. There is mash up in room three with reggae, UK gara ge, turntablism, UK hip hop, big beat, dirty house and liquid drum and bass. What are your plans for the future of Infidelity? I have been looking into some new ventures for 2010, got some good plans in the mix but all will be revealed soon. For now, stay posted to the facebook group ‘In fidelity Drum and Bass’ for breaking news on events.
Infidelity 7th Birthday Event, Saturday 5 December 2009, 9pm-5am@The Bristol O2 Academy feat Mampi Swift, Dillinja, Grooverider, Adam F, Hazard, Brockie, Lomax, Xample, Jehst, Gemmy, Chasing Shadows, Jungle Drummer V’s DJ Fu, Bassline Smith, Asian Hawk, UK Rocka, Eksman, Skibadee, Harry Shotta, Evil B, IC3, Fearless + more.... Early bird tickets available now only £14 up until Saturday 21st November. See the ‘Infidelity Drum and Bass’ Facebook group for details.
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Look Book Get bright, bold and experimental with make up this winter… Photography: Alex Christaki / Hair and makeup: Jo Barker
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This month we bring you a selection of the latest pieces from the streets of Bristol by a whole range of artists including Ask and KTF amongst others. With more street art focused galleries and exhibitions taking place across the city on a regular basis (see News for more details) it’s good to see the artists still brightening up the city where ever possible and proving the walls do talk...
ATTENTION ARTISTS: If you would like to see your pieces here, please email images to 247@outofhand.co.uk and we’ll try and Include them in a future issue. And no, we don’t want to know your real names or anything like that, please keep it strictly street only!
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Music Breaks & Beats
Rock/Indie
Jazz / Funk
Urban / Hip Hop
Dance / Electronica
Baddies
Reggae / Dubstep
own compositions (in English) with an exceptional voice, and it’s all produced by Graham Dids-Gagarin, who’s worked (Proper Records) with legends such as Nico, John Cale and Pere Ubu. This album is not so much world ‘Tiffany, I’m Sorry’ is an ace start to an album. music as head music: atmospheric, spooky It takes the menacing poetic swagger of at times but serene with it. It’ll make winter a Andy Falkous and sets it to a delightful surflot more interesting. punk shuffle. By the time new single, ‘Open Arash Torabi One Eye’’s Zutons-meet-Futureheads rompstomp gathers pace, you’re hooked, you’re seeking out vids on You Tube and you’re Shut Up & Dance doing rubbish impressions of the singer’s How the East Was Won 1989-2009 clipped, Devo chant. All that’s missing is a (Shut Up & Dance Music) few more gnarly, noo-wave wigouts like the first song. Then we’re in love. Backbone Setting the blueprint for rave in the late ‘80s, SUAD are true pioneers. This 3-disc compilation shows how both the label and Various Artists the artists gave DJ culture a proper kick 15 Years Of Metalheadz up the arse, allowing it to blossom into the (Metalheadz) many genres enjoyed by today’s clubbers. All the classics are here, including Ragga Twins’ awesome Hooligan 69, Rum & Metalheadz doesn’t really need a big Black’s Fuck the Legal Station and SUAD introduction, the pioneering Drum & Bass the artists’ own tunes, including their recent label was founded by Goldie & Doc Scott breakbeat ventures. No SUAD, no breaks, 15yrs ago, being home to some of the no D&B, no nothing: FACT. scenes biggest talents & providing us Arash Torabi with quality music of the years. With huge anthems from the likes of Adam F, Dillinja & Commix, this 15 track album is packed Get Back Guinozzi! with nothing but pure classics from start Carpet Madness to finish. What else could be a better way (FatCat Records) to showcase 15yrs in the game? This is a must have for all DnB/Jungle fans, a true history lesson! 15yrs on & still going strong, There’s a sense of twisted fun with this here’s to 15 more! 5-piece from London and South of France. In:sight/Ollie Evans Their style is bouncy guitar-pop, jerky rhythms and the odd bit of electronics thrown in for good measure. Singer Alix Perez Eglantine Gouzy sings in a childlike voice, 1984 which will either make you cringe or smile, (Shogun Audio) depending on what mood you’re in. Their cover version of Junior Murvin’s Police & Thieves is hilarious, but in a good way. Alix Perez is definitely one of the most talked about producers in DnB, having had GBG lull you into thinking it’s all a bit of a plenty of releases over the last few years on laugh, but there’s something darker that some of the scenes most respected labels, lurks beneath. Arash Torabi its now time to drop his album. ‘1984’ provides a perfect crossover between club/ home listening, showing us this isn’t just John Brown’s Body a DnB album. From downtempo beats to experimental Hip-Hop, soulful grooves Amplify and of course drum and bass, Alix Perez (Easy Star Records) shows his diversity to deliver an album for real music lovers. With collaborations from US reggae band’s sixth album, which has Spectrasoul, Lynx, Zero T and Sabre plus already topped the US Billboard Reggae guest vocals from Foreign Beggars, Ursula Chart, gets a UK release. Not that chart Rucker & Peven Everett, you can’t go positions have anything to do with decent wrong! A must have for all. music, but in the case of this lot, they In:sight/Ollie Evans deserve the props. Most of Amplify has a live band sound, which is bright and upfront. conscious, heavy on the melody Roshi Feat Pars Radio Soulful, The Sky and the Caspian Sea and generally pleasant. Arash Torabi (GEO)
Do The Job
Fitting around some very fine lines between folk, electronica, ambient and classical, Roshi takes traditional Persian songs and gives them a whole new laidback/ experimental twist. She also sings her
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Saving Aimee
We’re The Good Guys (The Agriculture Records)
Drum & Bass
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Man alive, there’s some saccharine shit out there these days. Saving Aimee tender an updated, turgid version of ‘80s fodder like The Buggles: treated rock guitars, lots of play-school synth hooks and horribly affected singing that makes you want to hunt down the culprit and piss on his tonsils. SA may take great pride in the p-operatic harmonies of ‘High 5s’ but when they have nothing else to offer but over-produced superciliousness, who gives a flying furball? Backbone
Brainworms II: Swear To Me (Rorschach)
It’s refreshing to learn that members of Municipal Waste and Landmines, amongst other notables, are central to Brainworms: a Virginian post-punk ensemble who revel in revisiting the complex earnestness of Braid and the scuttle-funk of Minutemen. With overdrive pedals set to 0.5, the likes of ‘Whatever, That’s How You Get Famous’ celebrate the salad days of late ‘80s US hardcore when innovation was the greatest accolade. We need more of it. Backbone
Buckcherry
15 / Black Butterfly (Eleven Seven)
I can’t imagine that anyone takes Buckcherry seriously even when they’re taking themselves seriously (to wit: a brace of songs on the new album, ‘Black Butterfly’, that deal with child abuse – read about, not necessarily experienced). The other album, ‘15’ – nothing but a safe succession of Guns ‘N’ Roses jams – was released a few years ago. Throw in an exclusive, superfluous Bonus Disc and you’re armed with enough Buck material to hang yourself with. Be my guest. Backbone
Mumford & Sons Sigh No More
(Universal Island) Many have embraced the nu-prairie sounds but few British acts have managed to pen the songs that matter. Enter London indie-folks, Mumford & Sons: a band of wide-eyed minstrels who utilize banjos, dobros, dreadnoughts, brass and strings to augment their brilliant soul-grass sojourns. ‘Little Lion Man’ typifies the band’s heartrending yet heartwarming nature, located somewhere at the Arcade Fire/Deliverance interface; while the lush harmonies of ‘Timshel’ owes a debt to the ‘60s majesty of CSN. Devastatingly good. Backbone
DEMOS DEMO OF THE MONTH We mentioned Cornish indie-boho trio, JOSIE & THE LOVECATS, a couple issues ago. Having since received their debut demo EP, ‘Spider’, they deserve a full review. Well, it’s still evident that the now-defunct Rosie & The Goldbug have left their mark along the coves and B roads of Kernow but, then again, any female singer in awe of Kate Bush will inevitably end up sounding a little wayward. This is a very good thing. Where Josie & The Lovecats differ is that they keep themselves rooted to a more organic tradition, especially with the cello, which, on the likes of ‘Forward Facing’ takes up as much foreground space as the sensitive piano; while ‘Phenomenal’ betrays a fondness for the sultry coo of PJ Harvey. Imaginative and intelligent.www.josieandthelovecats.com
With Denada’s Darren Miles at the helm, Plymouth’s THE WATERBOARDERS dedicate themselves to reminding people of how good ‘50s/’60s instrumental surf rock’n’roll was by doing a bunch of cover versions of songs that you’ll know when you hear them (Dick Dale’s ‘Misirlou’, The Chantays’ ‘Pipeline’, Pixies’ ‘Cecilia Ann’) alongside others that you probably wouldn’t recognize so eagerly (The Swiv-O-Matics’ ‘She Walks On Bars’). The musicianship is gloriously rudimentary and the recording defiantly lo-fi – which is, of course, a bonus with this kind of garage groove – with echoes of The Cramps at their gnarliest (minus the sleazoid vocals). All told, a loving and loyal rendition of an era that time forgot. www.thewaterboarders.net
Meanwhile, over on Murdoch-Space…
Bath’s WITH LOVE FROM HUMANS boast of their intentions to produce an Xbox Arcade game and ‘attention-grabbing merchandising ideas’. It smacks of industry gimmickry but their single, ‘Bottle it Up’, is a harmless, wistful acoustic-avec-trumpet ditty with echoes of The Kooks; while other songs from their EP amble along in an inoffensive, slightly melancholic way. www.myspace.com/withlovefromhumans
Featuring (ex?-) members of Blindfold Garden, you would expect South Cornwall’s FIRE IN CAIRO to have something special going on. And they do. Rounded out by ex-Baby Astrolab vocalist, Ben Harris, the band evoke, at times, haunting soundscapes that flit between the acoustic wistfulness of, say, Fields and the angsty guitar therapy of Placebo. Perhaps their greatest strength is the ability to build songs from innocuous beginnings to towering, paranoiac monsters without sounding contrived – reminiscent of the developed presence of mind of their former incarnations. Although demo opener, ‘Initial’, is a riot of introspection from the outset. An auspicious start. www.myspace. com/fireincairo2008
CROWLEY’S TEARS is one Ramon Welsh, a Plymouth-residing solo muso who clearly lamented the passing of the ‘80s to the point where he’s written 30 songs of Thomas Dolby-meets-Talk Talk electro-pop like some kind of one-man revival machine. I’m old enough to remember the ‘80s and they were hideous but, strangely, I like this a lot. Time heals everything. www.myspace. com/crowleystears
Straight outta Glasgae with their balls on fire come TRAGIC CITY THIEVES – one of those bands who don’t mind acting faintly ridiculous in their quest to put Glam back on the Rock agenda. You get the impression that singer, CJ Monk, probably points his finger into the crowd a lot when singing crypto-emo couplets like “How many boys have had their lady taken by a lady machine?” (‘Lady Machine’). TCT are more convincing when they drop the sexist folly and crack out the solos (‘Beverly’) or the chunky, sleazy riffage (‘Metalboard’) – songs that make Viking Skull sound deadpan. It’s clear that they’ll never get far beyond their hometown (other than as a bit of a joke band) but there’s no reason why they can’t have fun in the process. www.myspace. com/tragiccitythieves
Exeter rockers, DISSONANCE, aren’t half as bad as I thought they were going to be from that name, although the occasional attempts to lay falsetto over Maiden-like riffola are ill-advised, to say the least. The vocal harmonies and guitar hooks are pretty chipper though so we’ll forgive them their shortcomings. www.myspace.com/ dissonanceuk
York quintet, DEATH DEFYING LIFE, come bounding out of the traps armed with the same kind of melodic hardcore that sells out stadiums these days. Caught somewhere in the crossfire between A Wilhelm Scream and Rise Against, the band never let the urgency drop, which is kind of good and bad at the same time. Good for pubescent punks who zoom through life at one pace, bad for old punks like me who want more shade to balance up the periods of light. The thing is, there are so many bands ploughing this particular furrow, most of which are technically proficient, that you begin to yearn for something special, with more depth and meaning. Or maybe I’m too cynical to be reviewing young hardcore bands. www.myspace.com/deathdefyinglife
Exeter trio, ANDERSON, take their ‘alt rock’ careers seriously. They recorded their debut offering, ‘Take A Bow’, in Italy and are touring there in October. They take great pride in gear sponsorship deals. They’ve made their Myspace look like a corporate prospectus. Unsurprisingly, then, the music is as safe as sofa cushions, as bland as sand, and has nothing alternative about it whatsoever. www. myspace.com/andersonband
And finally, the best of this month’s bunch, Wadebridge quartet, ELLIPSIS – whose six song debut EP is a work of sonic wonder, caught somewhere in the ethereal weave between Death Cab and Circa Survive, even if they only tease you with samples on their Myspace page. www.myspace.com/ellipsiscornwall
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ilms ARTS
We now only accept listings via our elisting form on our website. Please go to: outofhand.co.uk/elisting Deadline for December: 12th Nov
Words: Lauren Taverner Brown.
Key:
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1 Nov Bristol
IVE
FREE FIREWORKS PARTY, Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 ONW, www.3ca.org.uk The Trinity Centre in Bristol holds it’s annual free fireworks party with hot cider, live music and of course, fireworks.
4 – 28 Nov Bristol
BOUNDLESS 2 – CONNECTING ARTISTS, The Grant Bradley Gallery, 1 St Peter’s Court, Bedminster Parade, BS3 4AQ, 0117 963 7673, www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk A unique group exhibition showing the work of artists with learning disabilities alongside mainstream artists. Boundless 2 includes an eclectic range of work, much of it by artists who have led lives far removed from the mainstream of society. Boundless makes a statement that all of us, disabled or not, have the right to make and enjoy art, and that this right, which is integral to our humanity, connects us to one another.
LUB 6 Nov Bath
STEWART FRANCIS, Rondo Theatre, St. Saviours Road, BA1 6RT, www.rondotheatre.co.uk, 8pm, £12 Stewart Francis (as seen on Mock The Week, Michael MacIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, and 8 Out of 10 Cats) tours the UK for his Tour De Francis.
IVE
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MISI MAKERS BRISTOL, Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH, 0117 971 4320, www. paintworksbristol.co.uk, 10.30am – 5pm, £2.50 MISI (“Make It Sell It”) is the UK’s most innovative online craft marketplace. Crafters use the website www.misi.co.uk to sell their creations. MISI’s first event this year sees the talented craft world coming offline for the first time with a day of workshops, live music, plenty of exhibitors and the perfect place to start Christmas shopping.
IVE
7 – 11 Nov Bristol
HOME GROWN BRISTOL, Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, BS1 1EA, www. centrespacegallery.com Get inspired by the cutting edge of Front Room 2009, a deliciously quirky exhibition that celebrates Bristolian art and design from the abstract to the figurative. For further info contact simonastollo@ googlemail.com
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Theatre
Comedy
Until 8 Nov Bristol
PANGOTTIC: FULL TWIST, Tobacco Factory Theatre, Raleigh Road, Southville, BS3 1TF, 0117 902 0344, www. tobaccofactorytheatre.com, 8.15pm, £7/£9 Full Twist is a witty tale of lust and love, using absurdity and poetics to create a quirky world where four flustered hearts encounter more than a few surprises… By seamlessly mixing genres, Bristol-based PanGottic create fresh and inventive performance providing an exciting and original experience.
11 – 15 Nov Bristol
SAVAGE, Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA, 0117 917 2300, www.arnolfini.org.uk In 1974 Joseph Beuys undertook his most famous performance, where he flew to the US and lived in a gallery for a number of days with a wild coyote. He explained: ‘I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote.’ Beuys opposed the US military action in Vietnam, and also saw his practice as being a challenge to the hegemony of American art. Occupying an Arnolfini exhibition space for five days with a Belgian Shepherd and a Jack Russell terrier, Savage interprets Beuys’ performance as a fresh protest in light of the prevailing international forces of political and cultural imperialism.
Until 14 Nov Cardiff
INFERNAL MACHINE, G39, Wyndham Arcade, Mill Lane, CF10 1FH, www.g39.org g39 presents a group exhibition featuring new work from Stuart Croft, Dave Griffiths and Martijn Hendriks, three significant artists working with film as a gallery based medium.
10 – 15 Nov Cardiff
EXPERIMENTICA 09, Chapter Arts, Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE, 029 2031 1050, www.chapter.org, passes range from £25 - £5 Chapter’s annual live art and time-based festival returns with another great line-up of local and international artists. Geumhyung Jeong from Korea returns following her hit vacuum cleaner performance in 2007; Marya Erin Jones from the US tries to communicate with Robert Louis Stevenson across the space time continuum and Syd Barrett is re-appraised, baroque-style in a UK première performance.
13 Nov – 6 Dec Bristol
NIK ILL SOLO SHOW, Weapon of
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Choice Gallery, 14 St Michael’s Hill, BS2 8DT, 0117 929 1865, www. weaponofchoicegallery.co.uk Bristol’s Weapon of Choice gallery shows work by Love the Leaf clothing artist Nik Ill.
19 – 20 Nov Bath
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME, Rondo Theatre, St. Saviours Road, BA1 6RT, www.rondotheatre.co.uk, 8pm, £10/£8 Dad is growing old disgracefully – while fixing up the house. Catherine has a life to live and Mr. Right to find. The last thing either of them need is someone getting in the way… As the baby boomers start collecting their free bus passes, how do we look after an older generation who are more used to dancing to The Rolling Stones than playing dominoes? Using puppets, Super 8 projection and a Space Hopper, this show charts the erratic course of a daughter’s love for her father through thick and thin.
21 Nov Cardiff
LIVE STAND UP, The Glee Club, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BZ, 0871 472 0400, www.glee. co.uk, 7.45pm, £16/£16.50 The best in live stand up comedy at the Glee Club every week – tonight, Steve Williams, Paul Thorne, Tom Stade and Dave Fulton will have you rolling in the aisles. Followed by the Glee Club late bar and disco.
20 – 21 Nov Bristol
STEWART FRANCIS, Hen & Chicken, 210 North St, Southville, BS3 1JF, www. tobaccofactorytheatre.com, 8.45pm, £12 Part of the Tobacco Factory’s Comedy Box events – see 6 Nov listing for details.
21 – 25 Nov Bristol
CENTRESPACE SHOW, Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, BS1 1EA, www. centrespacegallery.com Lurking above the Chocolate Factory lies Centrespace Studios – this is your chance to have a peek at the wonderful and varied creations from the people inside. For more info contact info@centrespace.co.uk
Events With a lost child, a jealous King, a beautiful statue and the most famous stage direction of all time, Shakespeare’s late, great romance weaves high drama and low comedy to tell a story of heartbreak, reunion and new found hope. When Leontes, King of Sicilia, becomes convinced his wife, Hermione, is having an adulterous affair with his oldest friend, he is consumed with jealously. As the effects of his rage spread, a rollercoaster story unfolds of mistaken identities, a man-eating bear, courtroom dramas and a secret box which will restore a long-lost daughter to her grieving father.
Until 28 Nov Bristol
PEOPLE OF PRINT, Here Gallery, 108 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RU, 0117 9422 222, www.thingsfromhere.co.uk A group show of contemporary printmakers curated by Marcroy Smith featuring Mike Perry, Urban Inks, Seripop, Le Gun, Sophie Kern, Halo Halo and more...
Until 29 Nov Cardiff
EDDO STERN, Chapter Arts, Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE, 029 2031 1050, www.chapter.org, Eddo Stern is an internationally renowned American/Israeli artist at the forefront of the experimental arts scene. This is the first UK solo exhibition of his work, featuring a range of his acclaimed kinetic shadow puppets and 3D computer animations: a mash-up of documentary material from online forums, clip art, YouTube videos, midi music, electronics and hand made puppets.
29 Nov – 23 Dec Bristol
ART PRESENCE, Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, BS1 1EA, www.centrespacegallery.com Find affordable, unusual Christmas presents at Art Presence, featuring the work of some of Bristol’s most talented arts and crafts people.
Until 29 Nov Bristol
LIKE LOVE – PART ONE, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, BS1 6UX, 0117 929 2266, www.spike-island.org.uk Spike Island presents a new multi-media installation by renowned British artist Sonia Boyce (1962). This new body of work includes drawings, prints, hand-made 23 – 28 Nov wallpaper and an animation. The exhibition has been developed through a residency Bristol with The Meriton School for Young Parents THE WINTER’S TALE, Tobacco in Bristol. The artist has taken extracts from Factory Theatre, Raleigh Road, Southville, BS3 1TF, 0117 902 0344, conversations with young parents, creating a visual and textual dialogue that speaks www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com, equally of young desires and insecurities. 8pm, £9/£13
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The 39 Steps (U)
1 Nov: The Arnolfini,
Bristol, 0117 9172300 www.arnolfini.org.uk. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. 1935/UK/86 mins Adventurer Richard Hannay finds himself in the middle of an international espionage plot masterminded by a sinister organisation. It culminates with him being chased across a Scottish moor, handcuffed to a beautiful woman. This is a classic adventure, based on the John Buchan novel, that is underpinned by witty, daring and exuberant direction from The Master of Suspense – Alfred Hitchcock. Coco Before Chanel (12a)
25 Nov: The Welfare,
Swansea, 01639 843163 www.thewelfare.co.uk Dir: Anne Fontaine, starring Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola, and Emmanuelle Devos 2009/France/110mins Audrey Tautou (Amelie) is perfectly cast in this enthralling portrait of the legendary designer’s early life. The untold story of the young Gabrielle Chanel, born in 1883 the illegitimate daughter of a travelling salesman, who learned to sew in an orphanage – is brought to the screen with a delicately honed script and beautifully captured period style. Singing in a cabaret club where she earned the nickname Coco, Chanel entranced several high society men who aided the development of her remarkable career. In the pre-war years she rebelled against the oppressive conventions of her era and sought freedom and elegant simplicity in her designs for other women.
Dorian Gray (15) 16 Nov: The Riverfront, Newport, 01633 656 757 www.newport.gov.uk Dir. Oliver Parker, starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin and Caroline Goodall 2009/UK/112 mins When naïve young Dorian Gray (Barnes) arrives in Victorian London he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry Wooton (Firth) who introduces him to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. Henry’s friend, society artist Basil Hallward (Chaplin) paints a portrait of Dorian to capture the full power of his youthful beauty and when it is unveiled Dorian makes a flippant pledge; that he would give anything to stay as he is in the picture – even his soul. This eagerly awaited latest adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel does not disappoint, with a stellar British cast and fine acting from
Barnes in particular as the young man losing himself in hedonistic pleasures of the time. An Education (12a)
1 – 5 Nov: The Watershed,
Bristol, 0117 927 5100 www.watershed.co.uk Dir: Lone Scherfig, starring Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, and Alfred Molina. 2009/UK/95 mins An endearing coming-of-age story adapted by Nick Hornby from Lynn Barber’s memoir. It’s 1961 and London schoolgirl Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is stifled by the boredom of her adolescent routine; she can’t wait to enter Oxford University to begin adult life and liberate herself from her conservative father. Her mundane suburban existence is capsized by the arrival of a much older suitor, David (Peter Sarsgaard), who introduces Jenny to his sophisticated life of hip, smoky jazz clubs, art auctions and Paris. Her studies soon start to suffer as her traditional education is replaced by David’s own, more dangerous version. As she is tempted by another kind of life, will David be the making of Jenny or her undoing? Encounters Short Film Festival
17 – 21 Nov: Various
locations around Bristol www.encounters-festival. org.uk This internationally recognised short film festival is celebrating it’s 15th year showcasing new talent in filmmaking and providing a platform for emerging filmmakers to screen their work. Over 150 films in competition will be screened over five days with a chance of winning one of 12 awards and up to £15,000
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of prizes. The films and animations are a selection of the best new drames, comedies, music videos, documentaries and animation from 58 different countries. Plenty of variety and a good opportunity to see some of the upcoming filmmaking talent.
and play as they wish. One day the road opens and so begins the family’s nightmare as the noise and pollution forces them to retreat into their home. Each member of the family reacts differently - teenage daughter Marion becomes obsessed with the toxins, young Julien doesn’t care while their parents become increasingly more aggravated by the situation. This is an interesting mix of coming of age drama and eco-nightmare that is well worth a watch.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
2 Nov: The Watershed,
Bristol, 0117 927 5100 www.watershed.co.uk Dir: Wes Anderson, starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schwartzman. 2009/US/93 mins Director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) worked closely with the estate of Roald Dahl on this animated adaptation of the much loved book, going so far as to pen the screenplay in the author’s very own writing shed in which he wrote his famous stories. The result is a rousing adventure following Mr. Fox and his quirky band of animal friends as they try to outwit the human farmers on their tails – a magnificent fusion of the two men’s creative minds which will delight audiences both young and old. Anderson regulars Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman join a star-studded cast which features George Clooney and Meryl Streep as Mr. and Mrs. Fox.
In The Loop (15)
21 Nov: Bridgewater Arts
Centre, 01278 422700 www. bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk Dir. Armando Iannucci, starring Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, and Tom Hollander. 2008/UK/ 105 mins The US President and UK Prime Minister suddenly fancy a war. But it’ll be quick this time. The US General Miller (Gandolfini) doesn’t think so and the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Hollander), agrees with him. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on television, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one (Chris Addison) can sleep with the right intern and if they can both stop the PM’s chief strategist Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. From Armando Iannucci, the comic-genius behind The Thick Of It comes this biting satire on BritishUS relations and the lunacy of war. Dark, very funny, and potty-mouthed – and directed at relentless pace.
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Home (15)
2 - 3 Nov: The Riverfront,
Newport , 01633 656757 www.newport.gov.uk Dir: Ursula Meier, starring Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Gourmet, and Adelaide Leroux 2009/Austria/95 mins Alongside a road that has been left uncompleted for 10 years, a family live happily out in the idyllic French countryside, free to sunbathe, picnic
LIVE Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Pg)
15 Nov: The Arnolfini,
Hot New Releases:
Bristol, 0117 9172300 www.arnolfini.org.uk Dir. Karel Reisz, starring Albert Finney and Shirley Anne Field 1960/UK/89 mins Alan Sillitoe wrote the screenplay for this sharp adaptation of his classic novel about a Nottingham factory worker who refuses to conform (Albert Finney, in his first major screen performance). Catching the full atmosphere of a 1950s Midland industrial town, the film is produced, directed and acted with integrity and insight.
CLUB Released: 27 Nov
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (TBC)
Dir: Chris Weitz, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Melissa Rosenberg. 2009/US/100 mins Twilight saw vampire Edward fall for human teen Bella - and vice versa. But the course of true love never does run smoothly, so the sequel sees Edward leaving Bella, for her own protection. She goes a bit doo-lally and starts engaging in death-defying activities in order to feel connected to him again. On the bright side, however, she does become closer friends with Jacob, a young Quileute Indian who clearly has a crush on her but also has some secrets. This sequel will have teenage hearts swooning and the male members of the audience throwing up.
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IVE LIVE Sun.01 Bath
WILLE AND THE BANDITS. The Bell. 103 Walcot St, BA1 5BW. 12 noon - 2pm. £free. An afternoon of roots and blues like you never heard before.
Bristol
RUSSIAN RECORDS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm-£free. Russian Records present their monthly update from the frontline of future dub and fuzz RESTARTS. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £4. myspace.com/therestarts + Death Con Zero + Spanner + Jesus Bruiser + Warsystem+ Gurhka. IF NOT TODAY. The Louisiana. Wapping Road. Bathurst Terrace. BS1. £4. + The Other Tribe + Half Time Chance
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Weds.04 Bristol
MR WOLF’S JAM SESSIONS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm-£free. Open Mic – welcoming all wandering minstrels to the stage! With – Hunting Bears/The Suitables Hosted by Kush/Make Yourself. LATER-Dj Fat Si STREET DOGS. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £8adv. myspace.com/streetdogs + Civat + Strawberry Blondes - myspace.com/ strawberryblondes THE DRONES. The Cooler. 48 Park Street. BS1. myspace.com/ thedronesthedrones VIATROPHY. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/viatrophy + Man Must Die + Traces. VIOLET VIOLET. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £5adv. myspace.com/violetviolet1 + Rosie Red Rash
IVE LIVE Cardiff
JIMMY WEBB & THE WEBB BROTHERS. The Gate, Keppoch Street. 7.30pm. Plus support
Mon.02 Bristol
SADIES. Fiddlers. Willway Street. BS3 4BG. 7.30pm -1am. SONGSMITH. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm£free with flyer and before 9pm. Lost Patients + Elliot Hall + CPS. ABSENT ELK. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA.7pm. myspace.com/absentelk INTEROBAND. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £4 + The Lockdown
Thurs.05 Bristol
KANDA BONGO MAN. Metropolis. 135-137 Cheltenham road (formerly Jesters) 7.30pm-12am. £12adv/£10. Hip Shakin Congolese Rhythms. + Mankala + World Beatz DJ’s. BROWN NOTE 8. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm -£3. All star line up of Bristol’s busiest musicians gather to freestyle live on stage. Super heavy, double bass driven, street funk, hiphop, breaks, DnB featuring very special guests and Dj’s. MAGNUM. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £16.50adv. myspace.com/magnumuk THE APPLES. Start The Bus. Baldwin Street. 9pm. £free. myspace.com/theapplesmusic DIZRAELI. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/dizraeli + The Small Gods. JACK ROSE AND THE BLACK TWIG PICKERS. The Cube. £9. 8pm.
LUB CLUB Cardiff
THE SHAKY HANDS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5. 7.30pm. myspace.com/ shakyhands
RTS ARTS Tues.03
Bristol
PROJECT 13. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm-£3. Monthly Hip Hop night with a lick of dubstep and DnB.Hosted by MC Chalk featuring a variety of talented artists from Bristol and the surrounding areas. REVEREND & THE MAKERS. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £12adv. myspace.com/ reverendmusic SCREAMING LIGHTS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6.50adv. myspace.com/ screaminglights FRANKMUSIK. The Thekla. The Grove. BS1 4RB. £10. myspace.com/ frankmusik
Cardiff
THE YOUNG GUNS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5 / 7.30pm. myspace. com/youngguns + Straight Lines + Accident Music - myspace.com/ listentoaccidentmusic SWEET FONTAINE. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5. 8pm.
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THE LAUNCH PARTY. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: Adventures in the Beetroot Field, Invitation Only: Cate Le Bon, The Joy Formidable, Casper C (Bloggers Delight), Wonky Disco (Kruger DJs) & The Institute DJs. ALABAMA 3. Coal Exchange. Mt Stuart Square. CF10. myspace.com/ alabama3uk
Fri.06 Bristol
SMERINS ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB. Fiddlers. Willway Street. BS3 4BG. 7.30pm - 2 am. £10adv. myspace. com/smerins THE VOLT. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm - £3.00-3.50. Tight as the nethers of
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a duck, moving confidently between strident indie and down-the-line bluesy rock and roll. LATER – Dj’s Mako & the Hawk/Dj Carter GRIZZLY BEAR. The Anson Rooms, 1 Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1LN. 7.00 p.m. £15 adv BROKEN RECORDS. The Cooler. 48 Park Street. BS1. 8pm. myspace. com/brokenrecordsedinburgh 3 DAFT MONKEYS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £10adv. myspace.com/3daftmonkeys
Cardiff
THE APPLES. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. myspace.com/ brokenrecordsedinburgh + 6ix Toys & Moneyshot (DJ). The Apples are an amazing 9 piece funk band originating from Israel, Middle Eastern elements on top of a raw and dirty funk base, baking a thick multi-layered sonic treat. DAMIEN JURADO. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £8 / 8pm. myspace.com/damienjurado DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £7 / 7.30pm. myspace. com/devilsoldhissoul + Shapes By Fate + Rinoa
Newport
ASH. TJ’s. 14-18 Clarence Place. NP19 0AE. 8pm. myspace.com/ ash + Panama Kings - myspace.com/ panamakings
Sat.07 Bath
CARS ON FIRE. The Green Park Tavern. 8pm. myspace.com/ carsonfireband
Bristol
ERIK MONGRAIN. Colston Hall: Hall 2. BS1 5AR. 8:00pm. £12.50adv. myspace.com/erikrain + Support. DOREEN DOREEN. Fiddlers. Willway Street. BS3 4BG. £8adv. 7.30pm - 2 am PUNCH DRUNK. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £3.00-£3.50. Artikae – These guys & gal put out a rock edged alternative funky soul twisted vibe. The Doubtful Guest Band –Worldly wise alternative country with danceable twist. LATER – Dj Ewan Hoozami GWYNETH HERBERT. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £8. myspace.com/gwynethherbert + The lovely Eggs + Jamie Harrison SECRET GARDEN PRESENT DANIEL LAND AND THE MODERN PAINTERS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. myspace.com/danielland
Cardiff
BA-BA-BOOM. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. £2/£3. Curated by: Batucada Basics & Ju Ju Nations. Bok Bok & Manara (DJ) & Tomb Crew (DJ) A Bouncing Brazilian BMore, Bollywood, Baile Funk, Bassline, Dub Step, Bhangra Boil-Up. From the people behind Batucada Basics and Juju Nations.
Sun.08 Bristol
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm. + Patrick James Pearson/The Welcome Committee. LATER - Funky Freedom crew - Dj Papamoomin & Little Bo Selecta. Spinning retro dance beats to keep the dance floor moving & shaking till late. ALABAMA 3. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £15adv. myspace.com/alabama3uk TWEE IN THE PARK: JOHN VANDERSLICE. Start The Bus, Baldwin Street, BS1 1RU. £free. 7pm-12pm LED BIB. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £9. myspace.com/ledbib
Cardiff
RECORDS & ROASTS. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: CAI. £free. The Cardiff Arts Institute likes to place the emphasis on what’s truly important on a Sunday afternoon. Soothing headaches with well-selected records combined with one of the tastiest roasts in the capital city. Followed by... Secret Carnival Presents Jon Carter (DJ), Matt the Hat, Kaptain, Shai & The Secret Carnival Collective Crew BRAKES. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £7.50 / 7.30pm. myspace.com/brakesband Gindrinker - myspace.com/gindrinker
Swansea
SHAM 69. Sin City Night Club and Music Venue. 14 Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. £10 + bf. 7.30pm. myspace.com/officialsham69
Mon.09 Bristol
SONGSMITH. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pmFree. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With –Paul Besselle & Slipdown Dog/Motherload/ Lonely Joe Parker/Simon Anning/Stick in a Pot/James Douglas LATER – Dj Rossatron BULL SEE RED. The Croft. 117119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. myspace.com/bullseered + Bull Whip + Zero Pilot PSALMS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4. + Senturia myspace.com/senturia + Stone Hammer + Century Man
Cardiff
EUROS CHILDS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £8. 8pm. myspace.com/euroschilds + Sweet Baboo -
Tues.10 Bristol
WEAPON OF CHOICE. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £3.00. Return to their monthly slot at Mr Wolfs bringing you live Graffiti, Hip Hop, Dubstep, B-Boys, clothing
LIVE LIV
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giveaways and much more! Dj’s till late. Also free shot on the door before 12. THIS IS MY NORMAL STATE. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. myspace.com/ normalstateband EXIT CALM. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6.50adv. myspace.com/exitcalm + The Nova Saints - myspace.com/ novasaints UGLY DUCKLING. Metropolis, Cheltenham Road. 9pm - 1am £9 advance. + Catraz, Funk From The Trunk and John Stapleton
Cardiff
DECIMALS. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Flux=Rad, Curated by: CAI, £free. For tonight’s Flux=Rad opener, we introduce Decimals. A math rock conundrum crafting three-minute electro-indie-pop masterstrokes using synths, laptops, owls and guitars.
Weds.11 Bristol
MR WOLF’S JAM. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £free. Open Mic – welcoming all wandering minstrels to the stage! With –Uncle John & The Germans. Hosted by Kush/Make Yourself. LATER-Dj Chazzy Jay ALBERTA CROSS. The Cooler, 48 Park Street, BS1 5JG. £7adv. 7.30pm. myspace.com/albertacross
Cardiff
IT HUGS BACK. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £6 / 7.30pm
Thurs.12 Bristol
Venue. 14 Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. 8pm. myspace.com/ash + Panama Kings - myspace.com/panamakings
Fri.13 Bristol
THE MANDIBLES. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm - £3.00 - £3.50. Combine some of the UK’s top young gypsy swing players with high energy, jump-jive, theatrical performances and an enchanting musical imagination.. Not to be missed!” The Ramirez Brothers – From Jaffa, Israel. Funk, Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock with space for improvisation and expression. LATER – Dj Fat Si/Dj 16.33- bringing you Reggae, Funk and the dopest in old skool hip hop... with a lick o’ jungle...! BEN HOWARD. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6.50adv. myspace.com/benhoward + Lisa Mitchell - myspace.com/ lisalisamitchell
Cardiff
DIG! Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by Carl Forecast and Huw Evans, £2/£3. Andy Votel (DJ), Islet, Carl Forecast and Huw Evans (DJs) Digging around in places that you wouldn’t want to in order to find musical excellence from all corners of the globe, join Dig! djs as they butter their bass buns with big spreads of highly saturated polyphonic punk paste. SIERRA ALPHA. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5 / 7.30pm. myspace.com/ sierraalphamusic
Sat.14 Bristol
THE WURZELS. Bristol Bierkeller. 7pm till 2am. 14adv. + Bierkeller Oompah Band THE GRIP. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm - £3.00-£3.50. Bristol based live five piece Rock...Blues. Playing original, choice, soulful covers in their own unique style. Smoke Stack Shakers – Take the sound of the delta slide guitar add a pinch of simmering blues harmonica and slowly blend in the finest bluebeat, ska and latin rhythms. The Loose Kites - Tin pan alley, good time’s indie rock n’ roll or psychtinged indie folk - it’s a toe tapping, hip Cardiff shaking, soul searching, mind blowing, WONKY DISCO. Cardiff Arts harmonising heaven of an experience! Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. LATER – Dj Vallee/Dj Matt Hampshire Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: LAID BLAK (FULL LIVE BAND). The Attic Bar, Stokes Croft. Kruger Magazine DJs, £free. An evening Tickets £5 from Bristol ticket shop of delicious, dark, dissolvable dance 01179299008 more on the door! music, a melting pot of music that with DJ support from Skylion (Island spans disco, dubstep, hip hop, house Fever/Ujima Radio) and Kaleb (Bristol and electronica. A party for people with Reggae Society) panache! THE CHEEK. The Cooler, 48 Park FIONN REGAN. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £6 Street, BS1 5JG. £7adv. 7.30pm. myspace.com/wearethecheek / 7.30pm. myspace.com/fionnregan THE DROWNING. Clwb Ifor Bach. JAY REATARD. The Croft. 11711 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5 119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £8. myspace.com/jayreatard / 7.30pm + Hunted ROCK SOUND TRIPLE THREAT TOUR. The Louisiana, Wapping Swansea Road, BS1 6UA. Gay for Johnny Depp ASH. Sin City Night Club and Music - myspace.com/gayforjohnnydepp THE POCKET TWO’S. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm -£3.00. An energetic Bristol based ska/reggae/indie with a great selection of fun, beautifully catchy and rocking songs that will have you on your feet in no time, the perfect sidekick for a great night! LATER – Dj Jason Jones BILLY WHIZZ. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv. myspace.com/billywhizzmusic + Parrington Jackson - myspace.com/ parringtonjackson
+ Blakfish - myspace.com/blackfish + Outcry Collective - myspace.com/ outcrycollective VV BROWN. The Thekla. The Grove. BS1 4RB. £7.50. myspace. com/vvbrown
Cardiff
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ELECTRIC PEOPLE. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: Owain K & Friends, £2/£3. Kelvin Andrews (Soul Mekanik) & Residents on Rotation: Owain K / Rob Needham (Loose Joints) / Matthew Gobbet (Loose Joints) / Husko / Joe Pearson / Sean McCabe (Chicaboom) / Dave Jones / Leon (Candela) / Matthew Meehan (Catapult)
Frome
DREADZONE. The Cheese & Grain. Market Yard. BA11 1BE. £15.00 advance (inc bkg fee) 8pm myspac.com/gregdread
Sun.15 Bristol
RECLINE. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pmFree... Monthly sagacious slanted Sunday Sessions. Come down to and ease off the weekend’s shenanigans to a concord of cut chemists composing clinical to cult classics up on the big screen. WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS. The Cooler, 48 Park Street, BS1 5JG. £8adv. 7.30pm. myspace.com/ williamfitzsimmons HAIR POLICE (feat members of Wolf Eyes). The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £6. + Family Battle Snake + Rajinder BLUE ROSES. The Louisiana. Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £7adv. myspace.com/musicofblueroses
Cardiff
ROASTS & RECORDS. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: CAI, £free. The Cardiff Arts Institute likes to place the emphasis on what’s truly important on a Sunday afternoon. Soothing headaches with well selected records, and one of the tastiest roasts in the capital. Followed by... Mucky Chops. Mucky Chops is a refuge for the cavalier, the thrill seeker, the reprobate, the soul rebel and the work-shy fop. Showing off the biggest car boot vinyl haul in Cardiff, Mucky Chops offers up forgotten classics, cheeky little numbers, kitsch collectibles, soul soothers, party poppers and much much more. FALL OF TROY. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £9 / 7.30pm. myspace.com/thefalloftroy
Mon.16 Bristol
Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. myspace. com/ella + Hope Remains Lost myspace.com/hoperemainslost + Between The Embers - myspace. com/betweentheembers + Where Idols Once Stood - myspace.com/ whereidolsoncestooduk
SONGSMITH. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With-Maeve O’ Boyle/Tim Burroughs/Elusive Everyone. LATER –Dj Matt Hampshire ELLA. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes
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Bristol
THE NORTHWESTERN (EX HOPE OF THE STATES). The Louisiana. Wapping Road. Bathurst Terrace. BS1. £6adv OLE VYBZ! Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm –£3.00. A regular Spanish party night with live music from – Sufira LATER - Dj YOSAHN SELECTA – mixing up flamenco, rock, salsa, hip hop and good vibes party music till the early hrs! Also Tapas & Sangria IF NOT TODAY. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. + The Following Announcement + The Switch + 123 And In
Cardiff
AMAZIN’ SADDLES. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: CAI, £free. Amazin’ Saddles is a new monthly night delivered to you by straight talking DJs spinning the C.A.I wagon wheels of steel. Goddam drop those heavy holsters for a fair share of blue-collared Country, Workingclass Blues, Pysche, Woodstock Folk, Bluegrass, Roots, Garage Punk and all other manners of twisted American Rock n’ Roll.
Frome
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES. The Cheese & Grain. Market Yard. BA11 1BE. £19/£21door. 8pm
Taunton
CINDERS FALL. The Perfect 5th. 61 High Street. 8pm-1am. £4otd. + Support. myspace.com/cindersfall
Weds.18 Bristol
MR WOLF’S JAM SESSIONS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm –Free. Open Mic – welcoming all wandering minstrels to the stage! Showcasing -Different Breed/ Sanja. Hosted by Kush/Makeyourself. LATER-Dj Little Bo Selecta BRING ME THE HORIZON. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £14adv. MIDWEEK MASSACRE PT 2 - CINDERS FALL. The Croft. 117119 Stokes Croft. 7.30pm-1am. £5.00. myspace.com/cindersfall + Through The Abyss + Fallen Divinity + Red Mist + Violent Virtues.
Thurs.19 Bristol
DRAWN RECORDINGS- DIGITAL DOWNLOAD LAUNCH NIGHT. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm - £3.00 Drawn have
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LIVE set this date to release their first Digital Download compilation. To celebrate, 3 of the city’s best and most innovative live acts will be interspersed with DJs and accompanied by live visuals. There will be a Drawing wall to get involved with alongside resident artist Simon Mills. LATER-Drawn Dj’s GONG. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £20adv. DETACHMENTS. Start The Bus. Baldwin Street. £3adv myspace.com/detachments + Grand Pocket Orchestra - myspace.com/ grandpocketorchestra DEMENTED ARE GO. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. £9. + Dragster + Cowboy & The Corpse + DJ’s: Jimmy Hell Jazz + Lil’ Dan Devilkick + Jive by Jools.
snowpatrol GYPSY TINGS Featuring MAX PASHM BAND. Fiddlers. Willway Street. BS3 4BG. £10 adv. 7.30pm - 2 am BIG BOSS MAN. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm. £3.00-3.50. Their sound is a hip Heavy Hammond hybrid of pop, 6T’s R’n’B / Latin soul and funk. The 45’s - Bobby Anderson, Jimmy and Marco play motown, garage and rock n roll. LATERRat A Tat Dj’s SHAKOOM. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. £5. 1st birthday Party ft Stig & Syntax. THOUGHT FORMS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. myspace.com/thoughtforms + Special Guests
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THE BIG LOVE WEDDING DISCO. VV BROWN. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Curated by: Secret Carnival. Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £7.50 Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 / 7.30pm. myspace.com/vvbrown Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Swansea £2/£3. Bethan Elfyn (Wedding DJ set) ELLIOT MINOR. Sin City Night The best Wedding Disco you have ever Club and Music Venue. 14 Dillwyn been too ever, We bring the Big Love Street. SA1 4AQ. £10.00 + bf. Wedding Disco out of a festival tent and 7.30pm. myspace.com/elliotminor indoors, get ready for an extravaganza of dancing fun featuring, vicars, wedding sing-a-longs, dressing up box! Dress Code: Trashy white dresses, Cheap Bristol Suits, Vicars, White stilettos, desperate BLACK BLOC. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. bridesmaids, dancing shoes, veils, Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm garters, hairspray and make up. - £3.00-3.50. A ferocious live act, SLAVES TO GRAVITY. Barfly. combining a curious hybrid of sounds. Kingsway CF10. £7.50. 7pm. Indelibly rooted in all things post-punk myspace.com/slavestogravityofficial with shades of electronica, big beat, hip Swansea hop, dub, funk, rock and club floor indie WHOLE LOTTA LED. Sin City in the mix the band create a truly unique Night Club and Music Venue. 14 live experience. Far from the Dance – They have some romantically poetic lyrics Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. £10.00 + bf. 7.30pm. and melodies but they add a stinging heaviness to them with some explosive riffs...LATER – Dj Dad LA ROUX. 02 Academy. Frogmore Bristol Street. BS1 5NA. 6.30pm – 10pm. OLE VYBZ! Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Sold Out. myspace.com/larouxuk Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm. MERRICK. The Croft. 117-119 Ojos De Brugo are playing at the Colston Stokes Croft. £4. FATTYBOOMBASSTIC. The Hall and Mr Wolf’s will be continuing the Grain Barge. Mardyke Wharf, Spanish party vibe afterwards with Live Hotwells Rd, BS8 4RU. Ł3. 7pm Spanish music, Tapas, Sangria Flamenco, ‘til Midnight. FattyBoomBasstic are Rock, Salsa, Hip Hop and good vibes an all original funky 4-some from Bath. party music. LATER – DJ 16.33 Expect female vocals with cheeky, sassy N-DUBZ CHRISTMAS PARTY. 02 lyrics, wah wah guitar - all held together Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 with tightly grooving drums and bass. 5NA. £20adv. myspace.com/ndubz OUT OF SIGHT. The Croft. myspace.com/fattyboombasstic 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. Cardiff £5. myspace.com/outofsight + SHANTI TOWN...TOTALLY Lights And Sounds - myspace.com/ TROPICAL! Cardiff Arts Institute. lightsandsoundsmusic + Black Chalk Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, Cardiff CF10 3QD. , Curated by: The ROASTS & RECORDS. Cardiff legendary Kaptain, £2/£3. Chrome Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club Kids, Dirty Canvas & Brackles. A party and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: with the satisfying kick of a tasty rum CAI, £free. The Cardiff Arts Institute punch that’s in the know without being likes to place the emphasis on what’s nerdy, Expect to heat tropically tinted beats, tribal rhythms, dance floor dubstep truly important on a Sunday afternoon. Soothing headaches with well selected and a touch of UK Funky records, and one of the tastiest roasts in the capital. Followed by... Mucky Chops. Mucky Chops is a refuge for the cavalier, the thrill seeker, the reprobate, the soul Bristol rebel and the work-shy fop. Showing SNOW PATROL. Colston Hall. off the biggest car boot vinyl haul in 7pm. Sold Out. myspace.com/
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Cardiff, Mucky Chops offers up forgotten classics, cheeky little numbers, kitsch collectibles, soul soothers, party poppers and much much more. RISE AGAINST. Great Hall. myspace.com/riseagainst
Yeovil
ASH. Orange Box. 8pm. Tabernacle Lane, South Street. BA20 1QA. myspace.com/ash + Panama Kings - myspace.com/ panamakings
Mon.23 Bristol
JOHNNY FOREIGNER. The Louisiana. Wapping Road. Bathurst Terrace. BS1. £7.50adv THE SKINTS. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. £5. + Muff Said + The Pocket Twos. SONGSMITH. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm Free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With – Michael Mann band/Steffan Lewis/Tony Haven. LATER – Dj Rossatron GUN. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £15adv.
Cardiff
BAYONETS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5 / 7.30pm. Francesqa + Tiger Please + Samoans
Swansea
WE WERE PROMISED JET PACKS. Sin City Night Club and Music Venue. 14 Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. £6 + bf. 7.30pm. myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
Tues.24 Bristol
CATRAZ PRESENTS CATRAZ. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £3.00. Bristol’s freshest, “egoless” hip-hop artist - presents his choice selection of Bristol’s finest student and local talent on the last Tuesday of every month. Singers, rappers and bands showcased till 12am. LATER - DJ’s spinning hooks till 3am for those who want to party the night away!
Cardiff
FLUX=RAD. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: CAI,. £free. This is the portion of our programme dedicated to delivering the most exciting new acts into the city of Cardiff. Celebrating all things emerging and providing a showcase for the very best in local live talent, this new weekly night is a voyage of discovery.
Wed.25 Bristol
MR WOLF’S JAM SESSIONS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm Free. Open Mic – welcoming all wandering minstrels to the stage! Showcasing - Phantom Quartet/The Switch. Hosted by Kush/
Makeyourself. LATER – A Thousand Dances Dj’s THE LEVELLERS. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £19.50adv. myspace.com/levellers WOLF GANG. The Cooler, 48 Park Street, BS1 5JG. £6adv. 7.30pm. myspace.com/thisiswolfgang SKIP “LITTLE AXE” MCDONALD. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. £8. myspace.com/littleaxesound CHEW LIPS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. myspace.com/chewlips
Newport
BREED 77. TJ’s. 14-18 Clarence Place, Gwent, NP19 0AE. breed77. net + Cars on Fire - myspace.com/ carsonfireband
Swansea
A TEXT BOOK TRAGEDY. Sin City Night Club and Music Venue. 14 Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. £5+bf. 7.30pm. myspace.com/ atextbooktragedy Taunton LAU. THE BREWHOUSE. 7.45pm. F £14 / 60+ £14 / C £12. Coal Orchard. TA1. myspace.com/laumusic Plus The Occupants Of The Hedge
Thurs.26 Bristol
BREAKESTRA & THE HEAVY. Metropolis, Cheltenham Road, 9pm - 1am £12 advance KUSH NIGHT ACOUSTIC. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm £3.00. Held on the last Thursday of every month, Kush Live involve a lively, upbeat feel and are focussed around Bands, DJs and plenty of dancing. With- live acoustic sets from -Thread/Dale Tomkins. LATER –DJ Big Chief Weird Bird.-Heads Down, No Nonsense Mindless Boogie. DELERIOUS? 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £17.50adv. myspace.com/delirious THE ARUSHA ACCORD. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. myspace.com/thearushaaccorduk + A Textbook Tragedy + Ghosts on Pegasus Bridge + Bury The Archive
Cardiff
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, ROCKABILLY AND BOP. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. , Curated by: Gas Station Bop! £free. Hey Kid’s welcome to The Gas Station Bop! – Rock n’ Roll and Garage rock. Playing all the biggest 50’s dance floor hits along with all the best 60’s psychedelia from that age. Plus plenty of popcorn and b-movies for when you need a rest from all the boppin’ and a jivin’
Fri.27 Bristol
BOB BROZMAN. Colston Hall: Hall 2. BS1 5AR. 8pm. £12.50adv. myspace.com/bobbrozman THE CONVERGING WORLD PRESENTS CLIMATE 350 PT 2. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. BS1. 8.00pm-£3.00-3.50. Uplifting live party music celebrating life on
LIVE Earth. It is one of the 350 events we are coordinating to raise awareness of the 15th Climate Change Summit. Plus Dj’s till late. THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £10adv. 6.30pm – 10pm. GAVIN THORPE. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA + John Sinnot
Cardiff
another it is something for people that enjoy sad and miserable music. If you have ever smiled at a really depressing lyric, Grumpy Man is for you. Live music and Grumpy Man Dj’s until late. THE ANTLERS. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6adv. 8pm. myspace.com/theantlers
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THREE SYLLABLES PRESENT BLK JKS. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: Kruger, £free. Midwife Crisis (DJ set) With a wrecking crew rhythm section and debonair vocals, BLK JKS bring a spirit of no-holds-barred freeform expression and mix’n’match eclecticism to their extraordinary music. Hailing from Johannesburg, they were discovered and brought to New York by super-producer Diplo and have already appeared on the cover of America’s prestigious Fader magazine. It all adds up to one of the most unique musical visions of 2009. Supported by Love Music Hate Racism
Sat.28 Bristol
BEDMONSTER. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. 8.00pm £3.003.50. Catch it Kebabs – Yorkshire based 9-piece are renown their eclectic string of styles under their belt ranging from blazing ska/punk & peppy 2-tone to surging 3rd wave ska & sassy swingcore. Rock in your Pocket – rock in your pocket are a feisty and energetic 3-piece that play darkly hooky capsule rock tunes with elements of early nirvana, sonic youth, trip hop and punk funk combined to original effect. anyone for griphop? LATER – Pick up the Pieces Dj’s TASTE OF CHAOS. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £20adv. myspace.com/tasteofchaos + Killswitch Engage - myspace. com/killswitchengage + In Flames - myspace.com/inflames THE SOCIAL. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. + Bullwhip + The Remnants?
Cardiff
SECRET CARNIVAL COLLECTIVE. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: Matt the Hat, £4/£5. The Corrospondants, The Rinky Dinks, Rob (Lost & Found), Matt the Hat & Johnny Southside. Tonight features The Corrospondants who have ripped up the festival circuit with their unique blend of Drum ‘n’ Bass and 1920s swing last seen tearing up the Big Top at Bestival. Supporting are The Rinky Dinks, the best ukulele covers band on the planet.
Cardiff
ROASTS & RECORDS. Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by: CAI, £free. The Cardiff Arts Institute likes to place the emphasis on what’s truly important on a Sunday afternoon. Soothing headaches with well selected records, and one of the tastiest roasts in the capital. Followed by... Mucky Chops. Mucky Chops is a refuge for the cavalier, the thrill seeker, the reprobate, the soul rebel and the work-shy fop. Showing off the biggest car boot vinyl haul in Cardiff, Mucky Chops offers up forgotten classics, cheeky little numbers, kitsch collectibles, soul soothers, party poppers and much much more. PORTRAITS. EP LAUNCH. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5 / 7.30pm
Swansea
GUN. Sin City Night Club and Music Venue. 14 Dillwyn Street. SA1 4AQ. £15+bf. 7.30pm.
Mon.30 Bristol
SONGSMITH. Mr Wolfs. 33 St. Stephens Street. 8.00pm Free. A selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With-Pink Froot/ Rich Batsford/Glory Box. LATER – Dj Yosahn Selecta DIO GREATEST HITS. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £20adv.
Cardiff
SWN PRESENTS.... Cardiff Arts Institute. Canteen Social Club and Music Room. 29 Park Place. Cathays, CF10 3QD. Curated by John Rostron and Huw Stephens, £2/£3 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plus Monotonix Swn promotes and celebrates new music coming in and out of Wales - culminating each year in the three day Swn festival that has rapidly become a serious fixture in the calendar of underground music fans. Swn incorporates everything from abstract soundscapes to scathing punk rock, Americana to electronica. Combining an encyclopaedic knowledge of music with the unabashed passion of a front row fan. ‘Swn presents’ is a ‘don’t-you-daremiss’ date for your diary. swnfest.co.uk
Sun.29 Bristol
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Mondays Bath
MONDAY’S STUDENT NIGHT. Back To Mine. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. FREE ENTRY all night Dj Asian Hawk. Uk DMC Turntable champ 06 & 07. Turntable wiz kid mixing funk, soul, RnB, hip hop, jazz, DnB, reggae & more. SMOOCH. ClubXL. Walcott Street, BA1 5BG. £2 b4 9.30pm. £3 b4 10.20pm. Or £3.50 thereafter. Baths Biggest student night with resident DJ Mister Bibby + guest DJ’s
& breaks. 10th - DJ MAX MASON. Eclectic beats & funk. 17th - DJ GRAHAM S. Modern beats & funk. 24th - DJ JONSON. Free Entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. Hypnotic beats, breaks & funk
!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! 3rd FRANKMUSIK (DJ SET). Po Na Na. North Parade, Bath. BA2 4AL. £4. 10pm - 2am. !CRASH! Presents the British Electro-Pop Hero, FRANMUSIK hot from his show at the Thekla that night for a Club-Thumping, Post-Gig, After-Party DJ Set, not to missed!
Bristol
PLEASE DONT FEED THE BEARS. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, £Free. Indie, Dance and Electro. KANDI TUESDAYS. Joe publics. 3 Queens Avenue. Clifton. £4 on G.List/ £5 without. 10pm – Late. Commercial, R&B, Hip-Hop, Funky House. info@joepublics.com TNT: TUESDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER. Rewind. Corn Street. £2 entry B4 9pm / £3 B4 11 / £4 after. Student Only Party. Bristol Crowd Pleasers, Floor Fillers. SLAM ON THE BREAKS. RETRO. mbargo. The triangle, mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton. Clifton, BS8 1ER. 8pm – 2am. 8pm -2am. Audio and Visual mix of Retro sounds from the 70’s, 80’s Electro, Breaks and House. Happy and Classics. mbargo.net hour all night. mbargo.net STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard GET LOST. Oceana. Cannons Lounge. 66 Queens Road. Road, BS1 5UH. 9pm – 4am. £2 9pm – late. Start off the week in B4 10pm / £3 after. Strictly Student the best way possible, drinks offers. Only Event. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & LIFE. Panache. The Pithay. All Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk Saints Street. BS1. Cardiff GORILLA. The Thekla. The HAMMERTIME. Barfly. Grove. BS1 4RB. 10pm – 3am. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. Pull Apes Shapes & King Of The £3/£2NUS, 10.30pm - late. Yes Swingers. Playing Hip Pop, Filthy Folks! 90’s night is here at Cardiff Electro, Party Dubstep, Garage Barfly! Well dust off your inline punk, Rock N Roll, Funk N Soul, and skate your way down to Barfly Indie Rock.. Hub Radio DJ’s on where we’ll be mixing it up with the rotation on top deck. very best in cheesy pop anthems. Cardiff JETSET. Glam Cardiff. Greyfriars BIG MONDAYS. Glam. Rd, 9pm - 3am. Cardiff’s newest Greyfriars Road. Open till 3am. and best Tuesday student night out. £2 before 11pm. Main room: JUST DANCE. Clwb Ifor Bach. Bounce – Anthems from Cardiff’s Womanby Street. 10.30 – 2am. Legendary Student Night. Top £3. £free before 11. Modern day Floor – Inferno – The best in Upfront pop, Rock and R&B. Electro, House, Dubstep, Drum n STUDENT NIGHT. Toucan. Bass, Breaks & Disco with resident Womanby Street. £2. All Genres Tom Loud. BIGstudents.co.uk of Music. Swansea 3rd ONE MISSION. Undertone HAIR OF THE DOG. Monkey Cafe. Basement. 12 Church St. 13 Castle Street, Swansea. £2/3. CF10 1BG. 10 – 4am. £6 9pm-1am. student night, great dj’s, non member’s £4 members. drinks promos and special guests. Breakage, Tavern Analogue, Maxx Tuesday Roach, Lung. Sara, Sam Hooper 10th CAROUSEL. Undertone Bath Basement. 12 Church St. CF10 BACK TO MINE. 7 Bladud 1BG. £3 entry. 10 – 3am. Neon Buildings. The Paragon. £free. Theme Party: Electro, house and 3rd - DJ OLI EMBLE. Mixing Funk
party breaks from Leeds based event. Carousel launch in Cardiff with a one off Neon party featuring banging beats, lasers, face painting and glo sticks. DJS: Matt Clerkin, Scott Broadbent, Joey Nelson (Skins Dj)
Newport
TORN Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. NP201FU. £2/£1 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.
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BACK TO MINE. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. £free.
Dj’s playing everything from funk, reggae, RnB, Hip-hop & breakbeat. 4th - DJ GRAHAM S. Modern beats & funk. 11th - DJ BOYCOM. £free. Kickass party funk HipHop myspace.com/boycom 18th - “ALL OVER THE SHOP”.. £free. AOTS is a well established, popular name on the dj scene. A mash-up of the best old skool beats & nu skool flavours.25th - DJ MAX MASON. £free. Eclectic beats & funk CLUB MOJITO. Second Bridge. 10 Manvers Street. BA1 1JQ. £4 / £3 NUS or before 11. 10pm 2am. Bath’s leading International club night. Club Mojito showcases the very best in International music, uplifting Latin House music and live percussion. On the dexx Jake Gabai & friends. 01225 464 449. secondbridge.co.uk 4th ROCKSTEADY DUBSTEP. Moles Club. 14 George Street, BA1. 9pm-2am. £5. The clash has finely come. The two biggest dubstep promotions in Bath responsible for bringing the biggest names in Dubstep to the city finely come together to bring you the mighty ‘ bar 9 ‘ myspace.com/rocksteady_dubstep DISCORD - ROCK/METAL/ PUNK/BEATS. Po Na Na. North Parade, Bath. BA2 4AL. £3 B4 11pm, £4 After. £2.50 NUS. 9.30pm - 2am. A full tilt mix of the best Rock, Metal, Punk, Industrial & Classic Alternative Anthems!!
Bristol
A BRONX TALE. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, £free, 8pm – 2am. RnB, Hip Hop, Soul with DJ’s Benny Cane & The Urban Knights. mbargo.net PROPAGANDA. Syndicate. Nelson St. Indie, rock, alternative in the main room, Sabotage in room 2 with emo, goth and metal. ID required. Weekly, £5 entry, £4 nus. £4 entry, £3 with a flyer. Info: bristol. thesyndicate.com STUDENT NIGHT. Lizard lounge.
Club NME
Buffalo, Cardiff Every Wednesday, £3. NME touches down in Cardiff with their national night at The Buffalo, bringing you the best in indie, fused with electro and dance tunes. You knows it in the Welsh capital!
66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Start off the week in the best way possible, drinks offers. Party Classics and Dance. DJ’s Milky & Anthony Li. lizardloungebristol.co.uk UP THE RACKET. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, £Free till 2am. Indie, Alternative and 80’s. Drinks Offers. SHAMELESS. The Warehouse. 57 Prince Street. Shameless pop. 11th MUTiNY. The Thekla. The Grove, BS1 4RB. 10.00 p.m. 2.00 a.m. £3/£4 entry. Fireworks, Circus, Guy-Fawkes Spectacular. UPSTAIRS: Pop & Motown (DJ Gareth - LOYC) DOWNSTAIRS: Indie, electro, hip-hop, punk (Riot PaulaDeceptacon), Drinks Deals All Night.
Cardiff
MIXTAPE. Curated by: Cassette Quality, £2/£3. An outlandish and innovative weekly club night encouraging social interaction and player participation. Expect contests, competitions and public performance, as well as music from Funk, Old School Hip-hop and Reggae to Soul Classics, Ska and Guilty Pleasures. LISTEN UP! Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. 10pm – 3am. £2/£3 NUS. Top Floor: Indie, Electro, Pop. Middle: Special Guests. Bottom: Soul, Disco, Funk SAVE THE RAVE. Sodabar. 7/10 Mill Lane. 10pm – 4am. £2 with NUS b4 11pm. 2 rooms of house music.
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CLUB NIGHT. Moles. George St, Bath. BA1 2EH. £5/£4 Cons.. 11pm - 2am. Blow brings the Indie Club Night home to Moles every Thursday, playing a huge sweaty mix of new & classic Indie Rock & Pop! FILTH. Po-Na-Na. North Parade. 10pm – Late. £3 B4 11pm / £5 after 11pm. £4 with Revolution privilege card. £4 with flyer. Front Arch: The Lounge is 80’s & 90’s Anthems. Middle Arch: The Dancefloor is Rock, Rave, Indie, House, and Drum n Bass. Rear Arch: The Casino. myspace.com/ teamfilth FLASHBACK: 80’S & 90’S. Qube. 1 South Parade. 10pm – 2am. £3 nubs/flyer, £4 without. Dj Colino – playing the best party tunes from the last two decades. LE CRUNCH PARTY. ClubXL. 90B Walcot Street, BA1 5BG. 10pm – 2am. £2 b4 11 / £3 b4 12am/ £4 after. £2 all night with Nus. R’n’B. The Second Bridge. 10 Manvers Street. Dj’s playing the best in RnB, Hip-Hop, Soul, Funk, Dancehall & Funky House.
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5 December, O2 Academy, Bristol, 9pm-5am, tickets £16/£14 in adv from www.o2academybristol.co.uk. Celebrating their 7th Birthday, the promoters have booked over 40 drum and bass, dubstep and UK hip hop acts for this special birthday party to end all birthday parties! Guest include Mampi Swift, Dillinja, Grooverider, Adam F, Hazard, Brockie, Bassline Smith, Jungle Drummer v’s DJ Fu, Gemmy, Chasing Shadows, Jehst, Asian Hawk and MC’s Eksman, Skibadee, Harry Shotta and more. Roadblock alert!
Monkey, Truth, MC’s Reuben & Lyrics
Newport
STUDENT NIGHT. Meze Lounge. 6 Market Street. 9-4am free before 12. The biggest Student night in Newport is at the Meze Lounge! Mash up kings Matt Kirk and Here there be Monsters play indie, hip hop, electro, reggae, dubstep, drum and bass in Main Room, while upstairs in The Attic, residents play Metal of the highest standard. FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT (with Student ID) WEDNESDAY STUDENT NIGHT. Mojo. Market St.NP20 1FU. £7 students £8 others. 9-2am. All you can drink £7! Matt Kirk spins R’nB, hip Hop cool indie and student anthems
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SEVEN NATION ARMY. The Weir Lounge. Spring Gardens Rd. BA2 6PW. 9.30pm till late. £3 NUS.
This revolution won’t be televised. Rock/Indie/Alternative/ Hardcore/ Grindcore/Thrash/ Industrial over 2 rooms. Come dressed for the revolution £3 before 11, £4 after.
Bristol
FRESH AS A DAISY. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1ER. 9pm – 2am Funk, Hip Hop and funky House. mbargo.net RACK EM UP. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, BS1 5JN. £free till 2am. DJ’s upstairs plays Chart, Dance and Alternative. TANTRA. Panache. The Pithay. All Swansea Saints Street. BS1. ALLSORTS. Monkey. Castle Street. Free b4 11. 10pm till late. 12th 4 OR 5 MAGICIANS. Start The Bus. Baldwin Street. £3adv. New weekly night in association myspace.com/4or5magicians with Vinylism & DJ Knights. Filthy, + The Muscle Club - myspace. sexy, funky music – soul, rare com/themuscleclub 19th grooves, hip hop, breaks & grime DETACHMENTS / GRAND POCKET with Vinylism DJ’s. ORCHESTRA. Start The Bus. SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 2-4 Kingsway, £2 after 10:30pm. Baldwin Street. £3 (Heartbreaker 9pm-3am. Alternative DJ’s bring the Club Night) best in alt rock, punk, metal, indie, 26th BLK JCKS. Start The ska, hip hop and drum and bass. Bus. Baldwin Street. £3. (Heartbreaker Club Night) Thursday PRESSURE. The Thekla. The Grove, BS1 4RB. 10pm – 3am. Bath £free b4 10pm / £3 NUS. Indie MR JIMMY MAC & Club Night with Resident DJ Mr TEAM PRESENT LIVE Steve Bob. ENTERTAINMENT & SPOKEN Cardiff WORD. Back To Mine.7 Bladud DISCORD. Barfly. Kingsway, Buildings.The Paragon. BA1 CF10 3FD. 10pm. £3 b4 11pm/ 5LS. Free b4 11. £2/£1 mem. £4 after. DJs itBoy & Alex play a Monkey like Banana Dj’s mixing full tilt mix of the best Alternative, funk, soul & dance floor classics Metal, Rock, Punk & Industrial BLOW - BATHS INDIE CLUB
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Anthems around! myspace.com/ discordcardiff HI TOP . Undertone Basement. 11a - 12 Church St. £free. 10pm 3am D’n’B & hip hop with residents Jaffa, Killer Tomato, Veto, Focus Lyons & Ruffstylz. ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. 11a / 12 Church St. 9pm-3am, £free. Rock and indie night with different themes each week. Air Guitar parties on the 7th & 28th. SOL 2 SOL. Revolution Bar. 9-11 Castle Street. CF10 1BS. 0.00. 9:30pm - 2am. Thursday is the new Friday. The perfect way to kick start your weekend mixing the sexiest uplifting house grooves all night long. Award winning DJ Jake Gabai on the dexx. 02920 236689. solpromotions.co.uk C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £3. 10pm – 3am. Electro, Dubstep, Techno. DNB, Rave. 19th C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £4 / 10.30pm-4am. Green Money 26th C-Y-N-T. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £4 / 10.30pm-4am. L-Vis 1990 REVERB. Liquid. St Mary Street. CF10. £3adv. Room 1: Funky House, Electro with Wales biggest Funky House DJ Sarah Louise plus Special guests. Room 2: Drum n Bass & Dubstep.
Cheltenham
FRESH CITY. The Place. Albion Street, GL52 2LT. £3 b4 midnight. £1 off with flyer or NUS b4 11.30pm. R&B, Hip Hop & Funky House with Resident MJ Sly plus regular special guests. All Drinks £1.50 all night. freshcity.co.uk
Swansea
FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle St. Legendary funk night with
residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dance floor classics. Free before 11/ £2 after. 9 till late. Info: 01792480822
MR MICHAEL MONSTER. Monkey Bar. 13 - 14 Castle St. Electro/
Indie night with all the hottest indie/ rock remixes. £2 entry/£1 with nus (drinks promos. monkeycafe.co.uk
TNT: THURSDAY NIGHT TAKEOVER. Escape Nightclub. The Kingsway. £3 b4 10.30pm £4 after. DJ Scott Kirby playing you a
wide mix of student party anthems, crowd pleasers and floor fillers.
Friday
Bath
BACK TO MINE. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. FREE ENTRY b4 11 £5/£3 mem. 6th - DJ
JONSON. Free Entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. Hypnotic beats, breaks & funk. 13th - DJ JANGOPHATT. Free entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. Mixes
breaks, Latin & funk. 20th - DJ OLI EMBLE. Free b4 11pm £5/£3 mem. Mixing funk, soul & breaks 27th DJ GRAHAM S. Free b4 11pm £5/£3 mem. Modern beats & funk. 13th IMPACT OF THE DROP. Moles Club. 14 George Street, BA1. 9pm - 4am. £7 / £6. IOTD vs. BASSROCK RECORDS. Ed Rush comes to Bath to play a special Virus set alongside the likes of Paul Bassrock, Wink and the Impact Residents. myspace.com/iotd 20th N-Type Icicle. Moles Club. George Street. 10pm4am. £6adv/£8otd. Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Bass Culture. N-type, Icicle, Tunnidge, Mikal, Slack, L-While, Boonnastic, Insurgent, Deviant, Asusu, Lurka.
Bristol
COMFI FRIDAYS. CLUB COMFI. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8-4. £7-£8. Party classics, R’n’B, dance and more. Ffi clubcomfi.com 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 alternative night with resident DJ Dan, Steve Gerrard plus Carlton and Dave Remix playing alternative, indie, hip hop, beats and funky shit in the main room whilst Generation X play punk-rock and metal anthems with DJ’s Link and Matt Setback. Info: ramshackle. org.uk
PHAT FRIDAYS. Panache. The Pithay. All Saints Street. BS1. STREETLIFE. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £Free – open till 4am.
Chart and old skool classics. Ffi theelbowrooms.co.uk THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY. mbargo. The triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am.
New and original funk, disco and R’n’B with DJ’s Suisse Tony & Alex. WEEKEND PARTY PART 1. Lizard Lounge. 66 Queens Road, BS8 1QU. 9pm – late. Current and classic party tunes with residents Big Daddy & Milky. 6th WESTERN SOUL. The Big Chill Bar. £free. Soul, reggae and disco on wax, strictly vinyl all the way! 6th CURSOR MINER. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. + Ardisson + Olie Von Goochenburg. 6th JUNGLE SYNDICATE. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 10pm – 5am. £8 B4 12 £10 after. Jungle/ Breakcore/ D&B/ (Room 1), Dubstep/ Hiphop/ Hardcore/ Breaks/
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CLUB Jungle/ D & B (Room 2) DJ’S: ROOM 1: Bong-Ra, Dr Bastardo, Anorak, Resinate, Sketch, Sargy, Raggamuffin, Tiny Taste. Room 2: Coleco, Phaeleh, Apathesis, Dj Disowned, Frith Element, Father Jack, Zig, Barrix. Extra’s: decor, laser show, video projections, hot & cold food, large smoking area, games room. 13th PATCHWORK presents The BRISTOL BACK2BACK Special (Equipment Fundraiser) @ Trinity, Old Market, BS2 0NW. 11-5am. £5 entry. Doors close 2am. Dubstep/DnB/Techstep/ Mashup ft. Gemmy/Komonazmuk/ Statix/In:sight and more... Opus and Funktion One rig link up! 13th NU-CLEAR SOUNDS. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 10pm – 4am. £5 tickets from Bristol ticket shop.D & B (room 1), dubstep (room 2) Phobia (Renegade Hardware 90 Mins Set), Skitty (Metalheadz 90 Mins Set), June Miller, ((Horizons), Fraternal, Ion, Vega. Mc’s: Hosted By Remidy & Syntax. Room 2: Hyetal, Phaeleh, Chris Instinct, Gramah Acidic, Dj N/A, Toman. Extra’s: Decor, Video Projection, Large Smoking Area, Lazors, Games Room, Hot And Cold Food. 20th GO, GO CHILDREN. Aces Bar. St Pauls Road, Clifton. 9pm - 2am, £3 on the door. Northern soul and boss reggae. 20th ARTICIAL INTELLIGENCE. The Croft. 117119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. + Serial Killaz + Logan D + A-T-9 + MC’s: Carasel b2b Kaydan + Texas + Remidy + Moneypenny + Flynn + Sickman D + Orange Elvis + Tommygun + Loko + Kallista SOCIALISM. The Thekla. The Grove. BS1 4RB. 10pm – 4am. £free b4 10pm - £5 b4 12am - £6 after. The Alternative Dance music movement. Electro – Dance – indie – house - Retro Resident DJ’s from nights include: the Blast, Byte, Calling All Tribes, Shit The Bed, Sleepwalk, Vintage, We Are Your Friends, Young Sensation. And hosting the top deck on rotation: I Love Radio Two, When I Was Fifteen, Evil Kitty, Communism. 20th INTRIGUE. DOJO LOUNGE. Park Row, BS1 5LJ. 10pm-5am. Entry: £7 adv/NUS / M.O.T.D. Amit (Commercial Suicide) - Live! Naibu & Hydro (Creative Source/Dnaudio) The Insiders & Eveson (Intrigue/Channel82) Rockwell (Critical/Digital Soundboy) Chemical & Azonica (Hq, Oxford) Kendall (Rubik) Mc Fokus Mc Stapleton CHEAP THRILLS. Lab. 27 Broad Street. BS1 2HG. £5 adv motd. 10pm till 4am. Gigi Barocco, Kissy Sold Out! Slutcrusher, Crappa T, DJ Sue Ryder, Kasparov, Jawa, Snafu
+ Ben Parker. 20th RAVERS ARE WITH BONKERS ALBUM & FREEFORMATION UNDERGROUND TOUR. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 8pm – 6am. £14 early bird £18 tickets £20 door. Hardcore with Bonkers. Room 1: Recon, Hixxy b2b Chris Unknown, Kevin Energy b2b Sharkey, Dougal & Gammer, Sy vs Joey Riot, Marc Smith. MC’s: Casper, Wotsee. Room 2: Kevin Energy, Sharkey, Arkitech (live pa), Force 9, Scorpio v’s Joey Riot. MC’S: Ribbz, Squidgy B, Odyssey. ROOM 3: Kurt, Ian Cross, Teflon, and more. 27th CHAMPION SOUND. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. The original sound o Jungle. Rm1: General Levy, Top Cat & Demolition Man alongside Aphrodite, Bryan G, Nicky Blackmarket, Bad Company, Stivs & MC Spyda + DJ Derek, DJ Sy, Mad P & more £12. 10-5. 07835544228. www.twitter. com/champsound. 27th BLOWPOP with Japanese Popstars / Shadow Dancer / Stereo 8 plus more... Thekla, The Grove. 10pm - 4am £8 advance 27th WONKY. The Warehouse. Prince Street. BS1. 10.30 – 3am. The Alternative GayNight. Dancefloor. Indie. Synth-Pop. Electro-Pop. 80’s and 90’s. clubwonky.com
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AURA. STUDENT NIGHT. Walkabout. 65 St. Marys Street. CF10. Early till 3am.
FUNKY FRIDAYS. Glam Nightclub (level2). 2 Greyfriars Rd, CF10 3AD, £2 b4 midnight / £5 after. 10pm - 3am. The dons of Cardiff’s urban scene Jigga, Veejay and Troopa are joined every Friday by guests like Dubmatt, Paz & Cluedo for a chic & sexy session. Hosted by the man in the white jacket....mc Gummi!
GET YER ROCKS OFF. Barfly. Kingsway. CF10 3FD. 10.45pm. £5/£4nus. HUSTLE. Ten Feet Tall. 11A – 12A Church Street. 8pm – 4am. £free b4 10pm / £4/£5 after. Classic funk,
Soul, Future Jazz, Roots, Motown, Disco & Best New Releases.
Deadline for December: 12th Nov
1BR. £3.50 NUS/ £4.50. 10.30pm – 3am. Indie, Retro, Rock N Roll.
6th HELL’S BENT. Clwb Ifor
Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £4 / 10pm-2.30am. Alternative gay night. Indie / Electro / Grunge 6th + 27th APERTURE. Undertone Basement. 12 Church St. CF10 1BG. £3 before 11 £5 after. (Free entry with hospitality ticket – 6th only). 10 – 4am. Residents Party. Dirty rotten bass from Cardiff’s finest Drum and Bass night. Ransom, Truth, Substance, Magenta, Lung, Reuben, Red Eye, Krisp. 13th CANDELA. Undertone Basement. 12 Church St. CF10 1BG. 10 – 4am. £3 before £4 after. Cardiff’s only fully discerning all genre encompassing dance floor focused night where you WILL hear Jazz, Funk, DubStep, Brazilian, Disco, Drum&Bass, Latin, House, Soul, Garage, Reggae, Techno, Boogie, Hip Hop, BrokenBeat. DJs: Dave Norton, Harmonics Plus regular live percussion from the fantastic Tim Short. 13th + 20th APERTURE. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5/£7 / 10.30pm-3am. Drum ‘n’ Bass / DubStep 20th SUMO. Undertone Basement. 12 Church St. CF10 1BG. £5 all night. 10 - 4am. ACID CASAUALS - Superfurrys after party plus resident Djs: Chico Fresco, Dr Midge, Hightower, Stretch, Huw, Doyley.
27th CLUD. Clwb Ifor Bach.
11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £8/£10 / 10pm-4am. Psychedelic
Trance
Newport
FRIDAY MASH UP. Meze Lounge. Market St. Resident and very special guest DJ’s playing Alternative, Mashups, bootlegs, indie disco, hip hop and Rock. check with venue. 8pm-5am. Info: 01633 243500 or space.com/ mezenewport.
THANK FUNK ITS FRIDAY £8 ALL YOU DRINK . Mojo. Market St. NP201FU. £8. 9pm-2am. Thank
THE BEATBOX BALLROOM. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place. £Free B4 11pm £3/4 after // 8pm-4am Resident Djs: Killer
Funk its Friday: all you can drink £8 and mojo residents spinning fresh party tunes and anything to put a smile on Yr Face!
MR SCRUFF. Cardiff University Students Union. Park Place. £9.95adv / £11.96otd. 10pm. THE DUDES ABIDE. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10
FRIDAY FIX. Lava Lounge. Little Wind Street, SA1 1DZ. Till 10pm. Re-live prices from the 80’s. lavalounge.co.uk FREE FRIDAYS PRESENTS MONKEY ALLSTARS. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle Street, 10pm till late. £Free to the Faithful. The Best Monkey residents. Info monkeycafe.co.uk SLAM ON THE BREAKS. Sigma.
Tomato (Dmc)/ The Infamous Len (Renthouse Groove)/ Kaptain (Chrome Kids). Special wicked weekender on the 21st and august Bank Holiday special on 28th with The Lawries + Jimmy Alexander & The Satellites.
Swansea
St Helens Rd, £3. 10am-3pm. Swansea’s Daddio Beat Party. rocking the best in HipHop.Electro. Disco and Dubstep to Beats, Breaks and Baltimore with some hints of DNB and Jungle ... yes, basically everything ... 07817 711 797. slamonthebreaks.com
Swindon
CASSETTE PLAYER. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. 10pm-4am. £free before 12am if you join the Cassette Player Facebook group or are a member of Suju. All others £3 before 11.30pm / £5 after. Downstairs features the adventures of Rob the Mod & Phil Dirt with their Indielectrorocknrollsoulfunk-soundclash. Upstairs in the Lounge: Smooth R’n’B and classic hits with DJ Chief and friends. 13th JILTED. Rehab. Swindon, Hoopers Place. SN1 3RA. Jilted Oldskool Anthems Baby D – Live! Donovan “Badboy” Smith With Mc Robee D Manace, Beatcreep, Antix, Vinz M, Nashey Mc Richie D, Mc Smirke £6 Advance Tickets £8 on Door. 10pm - 5am. rehabswindon. co.uk 27th CASSETTE PLAYER. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. 10pm-4am. £free before 12am if you join the Cassette Player Facebook group or are a member of Suju. All others £3 before 11.30pm / £5 after. DJ’s downstairs: Celebrating Suju’s 3rd Birthday we have Rob the Mod and Phil Dirt with their Indielectrorocknrollsoulfunk-soundclash, who will be joined by a VERY SPECIAL GUEST. Upstairs in the Lounge: Smooth R’n’B and classic hits with DJ Chief.
Taunton
13th GSP PRESENT NOCTURNAL. The Choughs. High St. TA20 1QB. 9pm - 2am. Hardtrance, Hardstyle & Techno with special guest’s Louk & Mfet. Support from the Grooveswitch residents, Ceejay, Darth Fader, Bargee and Baker. 5k of crystal clear sound, lighting effects and decor free. grooveswitch.co.uk 13th HOUSEWORK. “Masked Mayhem”. The Perfect 5th, High St. 9-3am - 1am. £5 entry all night / Dress code: Masks. Outdoor smoking & seating area Saturday Bath
BACK TO MINE. 7 Bladud Buildings. The Paragon. 7th TAG TEAM DJ’S - MARK & TIM TELLIN. Free Entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. A mix of Funk & floor fillers. 14th - DJ ASIAN HAWK. Free Entry b4 11. £5/£3 mem. 4 times DMC
CLUB IVE ARTS Turntable champ. Turntable wiz kid mixing funk, soul, RnB, Hip Hop, DnB & More. myspace.com/ asianhawk 21st - DJ BOYCOM. Free b4 11pm £5/£3 mem. myspace. com/boycomKick ass party Hip Hop. 28th - DJ FREEDOM. Free b4 11pm £5/£3 mem. Plays funk, soul & dancefloor classics 21st ARTI-FACT PROGRESSIVE PSYTRANCE & BREAKS. St James Wine Vaults. St James Square, BA1 2TW. 8:30pm - 1:00am. Baths only Progressive Psytrance & Breaks night. Featuring:- Tetra Sound (Psychoterapy) Thanos (Arti-fact) Brooksie (Deadedit) Techno Jim (Arti-fact) 8:00pm till 1am Free entry all night donations welcome A Full Uv environment and friendly atmosphere Free Party (Donations Welcome).
LUB Bristol
BY THE POOL. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street. £Free – open till 4am. Chart and Old Skool classics all night long. theelbowrooms.co.uk COMFI Saturdays. Club Comfi. 10-12 Triangle South, Clifton. 8-4. £7-£8. DJ’s playing everything from Party Classics, RnB, Dance and much more! clubcomfi.com THE LIVING ROOM Building 11, Harbourside. 10pm-2am, £free. Karl Marx playing Soul, Disco, Funk and much more. RHYTHM & SOUL. mbargo. The Triangle, Clifton, 8pm – 2am. Soulful Funky House. DJ’s Paul Morrisey & Clare James. mbargo.net WEEKEND PARTY PART 2. Lizard lounge. 66 Queens Road, 9pm – late. Current and classic party tunes supplied by the Lizard lounge resident DJ’s. DJ’s Big Daddy & Milky. lizardloungebristol.co.uk UPTOWN WITH RESIDENTS THE ELITE SQUAD. Platform 1. Clifton Down Station. Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2PH. 7th BOUNCE PRESENTS...10pm-4am: £5 guest list, £6 advance £7on the door. 10pm - 4am. The mighty LOOSE CANNONS arrive in town tonight. ROOM1 Jackin’ house, electro and techno. The LOOSE CANNONS, MARK DAVIS EATS EVERYTHING. ROOM 2 Hosted by HERD. House, techno and ass shaking disco. REAL NICE (blowpop) SAM WICKS. JT basement45.co.uk 7th ANTI POP CONSORTIUM. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £8. myspace.com/ antipopny 7th LONGEVITY – THE LAUNCH PARTY. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 10pm – 6am. £10 + bf/ motd. Drum & bass (room 1), dubstep/ dubstep / drum n bass (room 2) dj’s; room 1:original sin, taxman, bassline smith, zen, twisted
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individual, urban therapist, havok, ramjack, UK rocka. Mc’s: harry shotta, rhymes, dread mc, impact mc, sye, potta, funatic, deadlee. Room 2:zero g, slack, addict, ramjack plus guest. video projections, dancers, large smoking area, uv decor, lazors, hot & cold food, games rooms. 7th THE PSYCHEDELIC CIRCUS PRESENTS BORDELLO + THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE NINJA HIPPIES. Motion. 74 – 78 Avon Street, St Philips, BS2 0PX. 10pm – 6am. £10adv +Bf Motd. Featuring Vagrant Misfit Showcasing Debut Album-Screaming Melodies. Ticket Includes Entry For VIP Afterparty! An Unforgettable Party Experience. 7th SWITCH. Timbuk2. 22 Small Street, BS1 1DW. £6. 11pm - 5am. A very opportunity to catch one of Berlin’s most prolific artists ROBERT DIETZ (Cecille/Deep Vibes/ Be Chosen) in the UK... KUSHTI. The Warehouse. 57 Prince Street. BS1. B4 12 £5.
RnB, Funky House, Club Classics. Residents: K-Anthony & MC JnR. 7th OXYGEN. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £18adv / £25 VIP. 9pm – 5am. + Ultrabeat, Gammer, SY + More. 14th BEDLAM. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £15adv. 9pm – 6am. Andy C, Benga, Goldie, Joker + More. 14th A SPECIAL LIVE PAINT BY INKIE. The Croft. 117-119 Stokes Croft. BS1 3RW. £5. + DJ sets from One Cut AKA Risky Bizniz & Master Chef + Titan Sound + Mr Benn + Tribesteppaz Soundsystem + Dave Cridge + Queen Bee + Pat Floyd. 14th DMT PRESENTS HARD SESSIONS AND CELEBRATING ITS 10TH BIRTHDAY. THE LAUNCH PARTY. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 10pm – 6am. £8 early bird tickets £10 other tickets. Regga jungle/ bassline/oldskool/reggae/breakcore/ hardbass. DJ’s SL2 (live), Deadly Hunta, Congo Natty, Dreadzone Soundsystem, Jonny Sideways, Danger Marc, Acid Ted, Contact Play (Album Launch), Smb Crew V’s Smutbot (A Massive 4 Mic Mash Up Featuring Dirty Dike/ Mr Key/ Jamm Baxter/ Ed Seissor Tongue, Also Playing Live Scamp, Ghost, Mds, Scrambled Ed, Missrepresent, Spin Sisters, Dutty B, Ann Jai, Lady Snake, Bass Fly, Shaded. 14th STANTON WARRIORS PRESENT STANTON SESSIONS WITH STANTON WARRIORS. Motion, Avon St. 10pm - 6am £12 advance. Stereo MCs / The Rogue Element / Foamo / DJ Die’s Laminate Radio plus more TBC 21st FILTHY KLEAN. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN.
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10pm – 5am. Tickets £7 +bf, £10 door. D & B (room 1),dubstep (room 2). Room 1: adam f, ray keith, j-damm, king conners plus more tbc. Room 2: gez, skeksi plus harley plus more tbc. Extra’s: uv decor, lazor show, video projections, hot & cold food, large smoking area, games room
21st MR SCRUFF - KEEP IT UNREAL. 02 Academy. Frogmore Street. BS1 5NA. £10adv. PAPARAZZI. Panache. The Pithay. All Saints Street. BS1. 28th BOUNCE PRESENTS
STUPID FRESH. After making their bounce debut in March, the bomb squad records boys return to rock once more. Stupid Fresh, Mark Davis, Eats Everything Room 2: hosted by liquid steel. 2nd room hosted by Liquid Steel Sessions, Dancehall, Funky, 2-step, Dub step & Drum & Bass from the LSS crew. Upfront and dance floor driven collective providing fresh & distinctive cuts from across the globe.Line-Up: Do Seen (TBC) Jeri (Radio Frequency//Subdue) Frenzy D B2B Reuben G - Hosted by MC Scats (Radio Freq//LSS) 28th JUST JACK. Dojo Lounge, Park Row. 23:00 - 07:00. £7/£8. Guests: Glimpse (Kompakt, Cadenza), Dan Wild, Tom Rio.Info: More head-eating shenanigans from the Jackers. We won’t techno for an answer! 28th TRIBE OF FROG. Lakota. Upper York Street, BS2 8QN. 10pm – 7am. £5 early £10 ticket/ members £12 non members. Music: psytrance/ breaks/ progressive(room 1), electro/ dubstep/ chill (loft room), acidic beats & twisted psytrance(room 3) room 1: far too loud (live), flip flip (live) pieman, dr psy, psychosonic. room 2: ploducus (live), aparthesis, ip cress, geo. Hemp. room 3: dj twisted v’s psyanide, boris, tetra sound, f’da f’da, pod. Extra’s: fire performance, inflatable’s, uv painting, funky stalls, decor, lazor show, video projections, hot & cold food, large smoking area, games room, dancers, free fruit 28th TOTALLY ‘ARDCORE VS DONK!. Space 72. 72-73 Old Market St, Old Market, BS2 0EJ. £8 / £5 NUS. 10 - 6am. The 5th birthday and final event welcomes Joey Riot and James Ellis alongside a selection of the country’s finest hardcore and bounce djs. Free giveaways all night. totallyardcore. co.uk
Cardiff
VINYL VENDETTAS. Clwb Ifor Bach. 11 Womanby Street. CF10 1BR. £5. 10-m – 3am. Dirty Pop DJ’s, DJ Gareth Potter. 3 Floors: Indie, Rock N Roll, Funk N Soul, Wonky Pop. F.A.K.E. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor
Run
28 November, Motion, Bristol, 10pm-6am, £15 in adv from Bristol Ticket Shop More drum and bass from this outfit, this time with Pendulum (DJ Set), Friction, Nosia, TC, Die, Skitz, Baobinga, Pinch, Kutz, Jakes and many more, transforming the skate park into a drum and bass filled hip hop asylum for one night only!
Place. Free B4 11pm £3/4 After // 8pm-4am. Resident Djs: The Towel (Size?)/ Tommyb (Creamfields)/ Gareth Sutton (Kotl) + More. 22nd is the Wicked Weekend and on the 29th the August Bank Holiday special. FLY SWATTER. Barfly. Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 10.30PM. £5 / £4nus. All the best alternative music from yesteryear lined up with current dance floor fillers to make your weekend throb with brilliance. ME AND YOU CLUB. 10 Feet Tall. 11a - 12 Church Street, CF10 1BG. 11.00pm – 4.00am. Free Entry Before 10.00pm, £5 after. “An Unruly Rock ‘n’ Roll Party”. Cardiff’s one and only Saturday night heroes bringing Good Time weekend Indie Rock ‘n’ Pop, New Music & Classic Alternative Tunes. Bar - 10 Feet All star DJ’s. SATURDAYS AT GLAM. Glam Nightclub. 2 Greyfriars Rd. Free before 11pm / £3 before Midnight / £5 after. 10pm - 3am. Cardiff’s
coolest weekly club night in Wales’ sexiest club. Level 1 RnB and Level 2 Funky House.
LOVE LIFE. Life. St Mary Street. CF10. (Nextdoor to Liquid) £free b4 10pm/ £3 b4 Midnight/ £5 after.
R&B, Bashment, Funky, Hip Hop & Old Skool.
7th HOSPITALITY PRESENTS:
The Great Hall. Cardiff Student Union. Park Place. CF10 3QN. 9pm – 4am. £15adv. High Contrast.
Logistics. Spor. Danny Byrd. Hatcha. Black Sun Edmpire. Marcus Intalex. Chef. Silkie. Alex Nut.
7th SYNTHETIC – PAUL
LORAINE. Undertone Basement bar and Club. 11a – 12 Church Street. CF10 1BG. (Under 10 feet
Tall). 10pm – 4am. £5/£4 NUS. Plus
CLUB
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residents: Dave Llewellyn, Dave Blake, Tom Foord, Gareth Llewellyn & Robert Cashin. 14th SUPACELL. Undertone Basement bar and Club. 11a – 12 Church Street. CF10 1BG. 10 – 4am. £free before 11 £6 After. RESET ROBOT (sci&tec/ excentric/sprout), ACID CASUALS (Sombom/Super Furry Animals/ Below ) Usual Suspects JUSTJAKE (Supacell), ZUUL (Supacell), Anto (Hawt, Supacell) Special Guest 1st Pa For Supacell - David Blake ( 000 Synthetic ) 21st FEMME FATAL. Undertone Basement bar and Club. 11a – 12 Church Street. CF10 1BG. 10 – 4am. £4 entry. From the team that brought you hells bent comes Femme Fatal, a girl friendly alternative gay disco. Featuring the legendary Femme Fatal Resident Djs playing the best in alternative rock, indie disco and indie electro. Djs: Jen Long, Femme Fatal Residents 28th CHICABOOM. Undertone Basement bar and Club. 11a – 12 Church Street. CF10 1BG. £5. 10 – 4am. DELI G (Soulful House Classics) with residents Sean McCabe, Liam Mellor, Alex Gorman. Cardiff’s finest Soulful House night returns for an evening of house classics and Soulful anthems from the best handpicked guests and residents Chicaboom has to offer to celebrate 25 years of house music.
B4 11 and everyone pays £5 afterwards. 9pm-2am. Ladies night, R’nB real hip hop funk soul and all forms of electronic dance music to get you on the dancefloor. SWITCH. MEZE LOUNGE. 6 MARKET STREET. NP20 1FU. Switch finest indie disco. Graham the Bear (Tennants Supermen) and Vernon Tessio (JoyCollectiveBlog) present the best in new music and classic indie anthems with live bands and DJ sets from some of music’s future heroes. Plus a special set by UK hip hop hero Dan Le Sac SATURDAYS. Fire & Ice. 9 Bridge Street. NP20 1AZ. £free b4 12 with flyer, £3 after. 10pm – 4am. R&B, Dance Anthems and a touch of Chart & Party Anthems.
Swansea
MARVEL. Monkey Cafe. 13 Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF. 9pm – late. £ free B4 ten.
Llanelli
RESIDENTS NIGHT. CLUB V (CLVB). VAUXHALL, SA15 3BD. Club Resident DJ Zak Wilcox Presents: A floor filling mix of commercial Dance, sexy R&B and uplifting electro all night. With state of the art lighting and a pounding new sound system, with plenty of chill out areas to relax in. 10pm3am. 07816310525. clvb.co.uk
Newport
MOJOS MASH UP/LADIES NIGHT. Mojo. Market St. NP201FU. Ladies pay £1 before 11 others pay £3 before 10 £4
Cheap Thrills
Fri 13 November, Lab, Bristol, 10pm-4am, £5 in adv. Easily picking up the ‘Best flyer of the month’ award, it’s nasty but we love it! Put together by full on festival party heads, otherwise known as the We Don’t Play crew, guests on the decks include Gig Barocco, Kissy sold Out!, Lukas, Slutcrusher, Crappa T, DJ Sue Ryder, Kasparov, Jawa, Snafu & Ben Parker. It’s all about the dirty ramping bass music, my fat friends!
DJ Noah and Father Jared present a stormin’ night funk, soul hiphop and jazz.... Lush! MI CASA. Mambo. 46 The Kingsway, 8pm, £free.This established deep house night is the only place in the city where you can kick back, relax, and get down to the best underground house DJ’s the area has to offer. Strictly for the headz. SATURDAYS. Lava Lounge. Salubrious place. SA1 1DZ. Open till 3am. Playing commercial chart & the best of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s.
Swindon
7th ROC DA HOUSE. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. £1 off for Suju and Mixmag Members before 1am. 10pm6am.DJ’s Downstairs: TROPHY TWINS and BELLATRAX along side residents DJ Chief and James Hannan. Upstairs in the Lounge: RnB, Hip Hop, UKG and Funky with Jada Funk and 2Badd. 14th SLEEK. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. £1 off for Suju and Mixmag Members before 1am. 10pm6am. DJ’s Downstairs: PIRATE SOUNDSYSTEM, Choice, Bughouse Loco, Jon Willard, Pinot and Paul Ricketts. Upstairs in the Lounge: Smooth RnB and classic hits with DJ Chief. 21st LOVE LOVE. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. £1 off for Suju and Mixmag Members before 1am. 10pm6am. DJ’s downstairs: DJ Chief, Samuel Bee and Martyn Davies. Upstairs in the Lounge: Smooth RnB and classic hits with Vinz M. 28th FIERCE ANGEL. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £6 before 1am, £7 thereafter. £1 off for Suju and Mixmag Members before 1am. 10pm6am. DJ’s downstairs: Celebrating Suju’s 3rd Birthday we have Fierce Angel DJs MARK DOYLE and DAVE SIMEON plus a VERY SPECIAL
GUEST. Upstairs in the Lounge: Smooth RnB, Hip Hop, swing, funk and disco with DJ Chief.
Sunday
Bristol
GRASSROOTS. Elbow Room. 64 Park Street, BS1 5JN. £Free – till 2am. Reggae and the like.
theelbowroom.co.uk
Cardiff
HIGH SOCIETY. 10 Feet Tall. 11a - 12 Church Street. CF10 1BG. 10-3am // £3 Entry or Discounted Entry with A High Society Card. High Society presents an alternative night of quality drinks and music for party people on a Sunday. MOCKA SUNDAYS. Mocka Lounge. 1 Mill Lane. CF10 1FL. £3 after 11pm. Sexy RnB. Funky & Soulful House. Classics & Old Skool.
Newport
ALTERNATIVE TWIST. Meze Lounge. 6 Market St. NP201FU. Your weekly dose of Brilliance! Acoustica/cocktails/films/board games/Verns Quiz/Art live guests and the perfect end to your week Free! Open till late. 01633211432. Check Meze on facebook for the Latest updates and guests FRESH JAMZ. Mojo. Market St.NP201FU, £free, 9-2am. DJ slider mixes the floorfillers/RnB/Real 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.
Swindon
FUNKIN’ SUNDAYS. Suju. 28 High Street, Old Town, SN1 3EP. £5 before 11pm, £7 thereafter. £1 off for Suju and Mixmag members before 1am. 9pm-3am. Playing Hip Hop, RnB, Garage, Old Skool, DnB, Funky, Jungle and Dubstep. DJ’s: Jada Funk, 2Badd and Paul Carroll.
Celebrating four years in the game, Bristol’s Penguin Dance put on one of their biggest shows to date at Motion, Bristol. With a Robot fancy dress theme, and the clean shaven Beardyman headlining, it was one cool birthday party. Missed out? Then set a reminder for Fri 18 Dec when the crew hit Lab, Bristol with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (playing live), supported by Calvertron and the special Santa’s Frenetic Grotto downstairs, alongside residents.
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