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Issue 162 | February 09 Director: Nigel Muntz Editor: Lauren Taverner Brown lauren@outofhand.co.uk Design: Antony Reynolds / Adrian Howe / Dan Hayman Production: Kaspar Walker Advertising: Nigel Muntz Nick Tuckfield sales@outofhand.co.uk Cover: Image by Andy Whitton Contents: Artwork by Cheba Contributing Aldo Vanucci, Arash Torabi, Writers: Backbone, SUPERDUPERDAN, John Barker, Amy McGill. Contributing Bailey, Cresswell & Davies of Clash Photographers: & Clash Photographic Agency, Andy Whitton, Shirlaine Forrest, SNAPPED PHOTOGRAPHERS. Special Thanks: Melanie Joslin, you’ll be missed! Published monthly by:
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FEATURES p.12
Elbow
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FSOL
Sun, success and sticking it out…
They’re back for BLOC!
p.17 Intrigue
Launch their record label this month.
Regulars 06 News 14 Fashion 17 Retail Therapy 18 Street Art 20 Music Reviews 21 Demo Reviews 42 Snapped!
LISTINGS 22 Arts & Performing Arts 25 Film 27 Live 35 Clubs Contents artwork by CHEBA Graff artist Cheba practiced his art in his bedroom before taking it out to the city walls. When he left school, he was asked to put on a solo exhibition, and things just kept going, and he found himself designing flyers and building up an impressive portfolio. He’s worked on projects like Banksy’s Bristol book and Children of the Can: 25 Years Of Bristol Graffiti. He lives in Bristol Zoo, and is inspired by obese people, frilly knickers, 80s cartoons, booze and heavy bass. He runs Weapons of Choice every second Tuesday at Mr Wolfs in Bristol (a night of live graffiti, hip hop and dubstep) is opening his own gallery in Bristol later this year, and hopes to do something big like painting a skyscraper. myspace.com/cheba_bristol
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NEWS Legendary Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 Announced THIS MONTH WE ARE... …scoffing pancakes and giving up staying in for Lent. All this talk of recession is making us want to party even harder. This month we are also full of excitement for the year ahead where we will continue to dish out steaming hot exclusive interviews, news, music and more, with a super size order of free stuff for you lovely lot! On a sadder note, this month we are also waving a forlorn goodbye to Melanie Joslin, the editor of Out of Hand and then 247 Magazine for over five years. She did an amazing job, and we’re all sad to see her go. Good luck Mel! To shake off the gloom of losing Mel, we had to get excited about the festival season. We daren’t say “festivals” too much in case we jinx the summer, so shush now, and keep your peepers peeled for our new feature The F Word which will grace our pages from March until September.
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It has discovered the likes of Muse, The Killers and the Arctic Monkeys and next year’s Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back and bigger than ever! Scooping the much coveted headline slot are electrifying Scottish rebel rousers Glasvegas, indie-dance outfit Friendly Fires, White Lies, and flamboyant South London songstress Florence And The Machine (pictured), in what is undeniably one of the strongest line ups music fans have seen in a long time. The tour hits Cardiff University on 14 Feb, and Bristol Academy on 15 Feb [BRISTOL DATE SOLD OUT]. See nme.com for ticket info.
Learn To Make Music Future Stylee Ooh, everything’s so techy these days. What with wi fi and bluetooth and mp3s and all that shizzle it was only a matter of time before learning stuff got a bit of a futuristic makeover. Learning to make music in particular is made much more accessible with a new package called i-Labz, a programme that gives you live one to one instruction with a highly experienced artist and producer. Using remote desktop software and live video calling, you can have your very own specialist tutor in your chosen musical field to coach you to use your software, and learn to make music in your own time, at a time that suits you, at home or in your own studio. The brains behind i-Labz have taught over 1000 classes on music production and run loads of seminars, and now their expertise is available to anyone who wants to learn to make music. With each package you get ten 90minute sessions of remote tutoring, and a webcam for live video chat with your tutor, and everything is tailored to your needs. Check out digitallabz. co.uk for more info.
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21 year old singer KARIMA FRANCIS has been compared to Tracy Chapman and Joan Armatrading but she’s got a unique sound and a wonderful talent for writing songs. Her album, The Author, is out in the spring, and her debut UK headline tour stops at The Cooler in Bristol on 3 Feb myspace. com/karimafrancis
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MONSTER JAM hits the
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for a one-off show on 6 June 2009. With freestyle tricks and stunts from some of the world’s best monster truck drivers, the Monster Jam is one of the biggest and most popular shows in the US, and now it’s hitting Cardiff for the third year running. Get tickets now from ticketmaster.co.uk. Tickets cost from £32 to £10 and if you want to get up close to these beasts you can get a pre-show Pit Party ticket for just £5.
The BRISTOL INSTITUTE OF MODERN MUSIC
(BIMM Bristol) opened it’s doors in September 2008 after the success of BIMM Brighton, which has launched the careers of the likes of The Kooks and Beth Rowley. BIMM Bristol recently offered students the chance to get a masterclass from Steve Lawson, who is editor of Total Guitar magazine (Europe’s best selling guitar mag) and is responsible for the development of thousands of fledgling guitarists. Courses at BIMM include professional diplomas in bass, guitar, vocals and songwriting. bimm.co.uk For a bit of funky, soulful, jazzy goodness, you need look no further than the legendary JELLY JAZZ. The Plymouth-born internationally renowned club night is up in Bristol on 7 Feb for a birthday weekender at Start The Bus. With performances from Lack Of Afro – funk, soul and jazz based sounds from accomplished multi instrumentalist LOA (aka Adam Gibbons), hip hop, d ‘n’ b and beats from DJ Parker (Steve Lamaq is a fan of his) and resident
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Silent Welsh Disco At The Point On Saturday 28 Feb, get yourself down to The Point in Cardiff for a Welsh language silent disco! On the eve of St Davids Day, this special bilingual Disgo Distaw will be full of Welsh language songs, with lyrics on screen to help you sing along, whether you’re a Welsh speaker, learner or just fancy having a crack… Two DJs, two different sets of music to tune into whatever you feel like listening to, can’t go wrong… Tickets are £7adv (£9otd) from Spillers Records (02920 224905/spillersrecords.co.uk), Ticketline (02920 230130) and The Point (02920 460873/thepointcardiffbay.com)
Movido Dubs Mandrake Reopens – Deep House as Basement 45 Movido are Charles Spencer (founder of Loveslap! Recordings and talented producer and DJ) and Mauricio Aviles (influential San Francisco-based DJ/producer). They release their debut album, Movido Dubs was released last month, and is a sonic, dubby, low-slung electronic journey into the groove. It puts a new spin on the album format, sequencing deep house, tech sounds and minimal grooves into a rhythmic excursion. Like the sound of that? We’ve got a few copies to give away – to enter the comp, email 247@ outofhand.co.uk with MOVIDO in the subject line. Comp closes 28 Feb.
The club formerly known as The Mandrake on Frogmore St in Bristol will reopen at the end of February under new name Basement 45. The club has had a revamp, with new fixtures and fittings and spruced up toilets. The bars, DJ booths, dancefloors and seating are also being updated. With a capacity of around 300, two bars and two dancefloors, the owners aim to provide a quality underground music venue. On Friday nights the bar will play host to external promoters, with everything from tech house to drum and bass. Saturday nights will focus mainly on underground house, electro and dance tunes, with Luke Langson, (the man behind Electrosquisite and Prominence) running a night every third Saturday. Empathy, one of Bristol’s longest running nights, will also have a monthly slot, with others to be confirmed. Basement 45 opens to the public on 27 Feb – see basement45. co.uk for more details or search for them on facebook.com
Store Opens In Bristol Howies make clothing for mountain bikers, skaters, snowboarders and anyone who likes getting out into the great outdoors, and they have just opened a brand spanking new store at 62 Queens Road in Bristol. Howies are dedicated to delivering quality clothing that is as low impact on the environment as possible, while also encouraging people to think about the world they live in. Check out their amazing gear at howies.co.uk or pop into their new store to say hello!
NEWS Bristol Vs Cardiff Cocktail Comp! Real Deal Comedy Jam The Real Deal Comedy Jam begins it’s tour in Bristol at the end of the month. Taking place at Colston Hall Theatre on 27 Feb, the tour features a varied array of urban stand-up from comedians with diverse backgrounds. Set up by three friends from Birmingham in 2002, the Real Deal Comedy Jam pays homage to America’s “Def Comedy Jam”. The Bristol show features American comedians Corey Holcomb and Jay Pharoah (Corey is one of the few comedians to be interviewed on The Tonight Show and impressionist/comic Jay has been hailed as the next Chris Rock). They’ll be joined by hip hop comic Toju and young writer and comedian Jamie Howard (Tim Westwood’s nephew – don’t hold it against him). The show will be hosted by Rudi Lickwood (from the BBC’s Real McCoy). Tickets are £12.50, call 0117 922 3686 or see colstonhall.org for more.
BLOC Tickets Fed up of the unpredictable British weather at last year’s Festivals? Well how would you fancy winning a pair of tickets to this March’s Bloc which takes place at Butlins in Minehead with three nights of all mod cons chalet accommodation? Not only do you get all the comforts of your own home (plus 24 hour Bloc TV!) and the largest waterpark in the South West but you also get a full on three day rave pass to see the most eye-poppingly humongous line-up we’ve seen in ages. You can catch Aphex Twin’s brand new live show with Hecker, Future Sound of London playing their first live gig in over ten years, Rusko’s debut live set, Qbert, Skream back to back with Benga, Jamie Lidell live, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Modeselektor, Pole, Altern-8, Metro Area and DJ sets from Carl Craig, Green Velvet, Dan Bell, I-F, Plastician, Alexander Robotnick, DJ Godfather and too many amazing names to mention. To blag entry into this year’s Bloc just answer this question: Which artist playing live at this year’s Bloc recently released an album called ‘Jim’?
A. James Ruskin B. Jamie Lidell C. Jamie Vex’d Send your answer in an email to 247@outofhand.co.uk. Include your contact details. Comp closes 28 Feb. Bloc takes place at Butlins, Minehead 13 – 15 March 2009. You can purchase tickets for Bloc and see the whole line-up at blocweekend.com
A new competition aimed at the top cocktail bars in Bristol and Cardiff looks set to shake things up on the bartending scene! Top mixologists from both cities will take part in this competition, which will happen over two stages. At the start of February, regional heats took place at Pipe & Slippers in Bristol and 10 Feet Tall in Cardiff in order to decide who could go through to the second round, due to take place at Pica Pica in Cardiff on 3 March. In the first round, bartenders were required to create an original 42 Below vodka cocktail (using any variant), and with a nod to the Midnight Cocktail Club, participating bartenders marked each other’s cocktails. The finals in March will see the four winners from each city go head to head in an attempt to win first prize of a cocktail making kit and a flying lesson – each bartender will compete in one of four rounds that will test their skills, presentation and knowledge to the max.
Jelly head and co-founder Pete Isaac. Tickets are £3 OTD. See jellyjazz.com for more info. ACCESS TO MUSIC in Bristol have an open day on 7 Feb – if you’re interested in a career in the music industry, Access To Music run courses on everything musical – from vocal performance to studio technology. See atmbristol.co.uk for more info or go along to the college at 309 Central Park, Petherton Rd, Hengrove on 7 Feb from 10am – 12pm.
It’s PANCAKE DAY on Tues 24 Feb. Traditionally this is a day to use up all the nice stuff in your cupboards, so that you can give stuff up for lent. Ha. Like that’s going to happen. But we are going to enjoy the pancakes. The RED STRIPE MUSIC AWARDS tour comes to Bristol on 6 Feb, with a gig at The Croft. Taking to the stage are Fortune Drive, a five-piece rock band from Bristol, First Degree Burns, an eight piece ska band who have supported Zion Train, and Yes Sir Boss, who play their own brand of reggae/rock with a touch of the blues. Tickets are just £6 – see redstripe. net for more info. On 18 Feb at the O2 Academy in Bristol, soul/ disco legend CANDI STATON will be belting out classic hits like ‘Young Hearts Run Free’ and ‘You Got The Love’ as she stops off on her UK tour. She’s supported by Bridgette Amofah, one of the UK’s most exciting new singer songwriters. Don’t miss punk poet
JOHN COOPER CLARKE
on 27 March at The Point in Cardiff. The legendary wordsmith has opened for The Sex Pistols, Joy Division and The Buzzcocks, and is instantly recognisable because of his wild hair, dark shades and skinny frame. His status has remained legendary since the demise of punk, and he’s recently been namechecked by the likes of the Arctic Monkeys and Reverend and The Makers. His new show features poetry in his rapid-fire style. johncooperclark.com magazine | 9
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No one could control the “sun at Glastonbury or the conclusion that the Mercury panellists came to... ” magazine
The last twelve months have been particularly good ones for Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Pete Turner, Mark Potter, and Richard Jupp – otherwise known as indie rock band Elbow. Not only did they have triumphant performances at festivals like Glastonbury and Latitude, a successful UK tour and a North American tour that went down a storm, but the band were finally awarded a Mercury Music Prize for their latest album, ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ (they were first nominated for the prize back in 2001 for debut album, ‘Asleep In The Back’).
With a solid fan base, and the constant praise of the critics, it seems strange that the band who are now being lauded as one of the UK’s best have been left off the winners lists for so long. Guy pointed out, “There are too many random factors to pin point what happened this year that didn’t happen in previous years. Artistic and financial support from our excellent record label [Fiction] definitely is part of it, but no one could control the sun at Glastonbury or the conclusion that the Mercury panellists came to...” he pauses, then laughs. “So I’d like to take the credit, it was me, all me!” Of course, as front man of the band and lyricist, you’d expect Guy to take some credit, but it’s plain as day that he’s not speaking from his ego here – it’s just a light-hearted joke. They talk about themselves as the “longest surviving uncorrupt democracy in history”, and all five members of the band are lifelong friends. Mark adds, in his gentle Mancunian lilt, “We feel very lucky to have somehow shaped this career out of the little noises that we put together. It’s been almost two decades since Guy and Mark met at sixth form in Bury, near Manchester in 1990 and together with To be able to do that with your best friends, and it take us right Pete and Richard formed the band, Mr. Soft. Mark’s brother, round the world, well, we feel dead lucky. I’m sure there have been points where all of us have individually thought, I can’t do Craig, joined up soon after and by 1997 the five-piece were this anymore, we’re not getting anywhere, but we’ve all stuck called Elbow and had a deal with Island Records. A rocky with it.” career followed, with the band being dropped and then signed with new labels several times. “What doesn’t kill us Amidst the awards ceremonies and the spiralling album sales, makes us stronger,” said Mark. “We just pick ourselves up, Elbow are forging ahead with new projects. Plans are afoot and nothing really matters other than the fact that the five for a kid’s animated film at some point in the future, and as of us still love being in a room together and making music, they’ve already mentioned, the fifth album is well underway. and that’s what it’s always been about, right from the very In March they’re releasing a limited edition box set featuring beginning.” From delicate, beautiful ballads to melancholy a new version of The Seldom Seen Kid, recently recorded at stories and pulsing, anthemic rock, the band’s sound is Abbey Road with the BBC Concert Orchestra. They are also distinctive and steeped with the gravitas that passionate collaborating with the Manchester based Halle Orchestra musicians instil in their work. Guy’s lyrics and the rest of (Britain’s oldest orchestra), plan to go out to Australia in the band’s music take you on a journey with each of their April for a few gigs, and their UK tour in March finishes up at four albums telling a different tale – from love to loss, each Wembley Arena. Mark says excitedly, “I remember one of the album designed to be listened to as an album, something first times me and Guy ever met, sitting down and watching that might seem like an outdated concept in today’s single Queen Live at Wembley, saying to each other that in a couple download crazy music industry but that underwrites their of years time that would be us… nineteen years later, we’ve dedication to make the music they love. Mark explains, “We’ve already started our next record. In January we made finally made it!” And it couldn’t be more deserved. sure we spent some time together, getting in the right frame of mind – playing different music to each other, listening to stuff together, making sure we’re all on the same page. It’s elbow.co.uk • myspace.com/elbowmusic a funny one, because now we feel like for the first time ever, we can write a record that we know people are going to go Elbow tour dates in the South West: and buy. We want to do something a bit more rustic, a bit 10 Mar, Colston Hall, Bristol [SOLD OUT] rougher around the edges, a little bit more guitar based and 11 Mar, Plymouth Pavilions organic. And,” he points out, “We’re never ever going to sit 12 Mar, Newport Centre down and try to write a “commercial”, radio friendly single, because we’ll just end up hating it.” Band Photo: Andy Whitton • Live Photos: Shirlane Forrest Although a continuous stream of critical acclaim has followed the band for the 19 years they’ve been together, the commercial success that many thought they deserved has eluded them. But last year, the thundering, rock driven sound of single ‘Grounds For Divorce’ was all over TV on adverts and trailers, the sun shone on their epic, goosebumpraising Glasto performance of ‘One Day Like This’, album sales went platinum, and the band received three Brit award nominations for Best Live Act, Best British Band and British Album. Success finally crash-landed in the patient arms of the band, after years of hard work and ups and downs. 247 Magazine caught up with lead vocalist and lyricist Guy Garvey and guitarist and backing vocalist Mark Potter ahead of their tour in March for a chat about sun, success and sticking things out…
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The Future Sound of London, or FSOL as they are often known, are regarded as pioneers in electronic music. Since Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans met in the mid ‘80s, the duo have spanned many genres, fusing elements from techno, dub, acid, trip-hop and electronica, to name but a few. Early dancefloor success with the 1991 release of ‘Papua New Guinea’ was followed by a much more experimental period, seeing the release of both ‘Lifeforms’ and ‘ISDN’ in 1994. They have adopted many other aliases such as Amorphous Androgynous, using them to explore a wide range of musical and visual styles, moving away from dance music into a more spiritual, psychedelic domain. Relentlessly diverse and prolific, they have captivated audiences both with their studio recordings and live performance. Amidst anticipation and intrigue, the pair are now set to play their first live show as The Future Sound of London for 12 years, at BLOC 2009. Gaz took some time out of remixing a track for Oasis to have a quick natter with us… You are playing live at BLOC 2009 as The Future Sound of London for the first time since 1997. What is the significance of playing as FSOL, rather than one of your other aliases? We are beginning the process of re-evaluating the FSOL paradigm with a view to a new album. The Amorphous Androgynous comes from a very different philosophical place. Now is the time to explore the FSOL dimension again...it feels relevant.
The recent advances in software have opened the world of musical creation to a much wider crowd than ever before. Do you see this as a positive or negative thing? Both. It’s great that musicians don’t sit in superior chambers of ivory towers. Negative that the sheer quantity of music available diminishes concentration span. Everyone is perpetually flicking like one giant remote control. It’s the greatest, most unfulfilling channel hop of all time! As a duo, do you both have similar intentions in the studio, or do you approach the music from very different angles? FSOL: Ying and yang...we both are quite able individually but when we pull at each other in certain complementary ways we achieve something far greater. We both uncannily have exactly the same ears as to whether something is great whatever the style of music. At its best this achieves a revolutionary sound with real heart and substance!! In recent years you have been delving into the archives. Do you see the new live show as an extension of this, or will be seeing some new material? I don’t see the live show as a nostalgia trip and the archive album releases aren’t really either. Obviously we will play some of ‘the hits’, but really we see it as a great catalyst to writing new material.
As one of the headline acts at BLOC, what can we expect How would you describe FSOL to someone that had never from the live show? An audiovisual immersive headspace, triggering and exploring heard of you? As a band – deeply contemplative immersion in a the senses and the emotions and exploring possibility!! contradictory soundfield. A 3D headspace encompassing the You are seen by many as something of an enigma. How do struggle for balance. A sonic revolution bringing mankind home in silent union. Teachings from the electronic brain. you think the ‘open studio’ interaction between you and As producers, we are anything and everything we want to the audience in the live show affects this? be. A headspace that hopefully broadens horizons, provokes If at some point we fully realise our ideas the human questions and opens you up to the possibilities... connection will really have no bearing on the emotional impact of the entertainment. Rumour has it that despite its success, you weren’t entirely satisfied with the 1994 album ‘ISDN’, due in part to technological limitations. Was this the case? And if so, are you hoping to rectify this with the new show? It wasn’t the album...by its very nature ISDN threw up many questions. It’s not so much solely about technology...more that we feel we now understand a little bit more about what we started and why potentially it could develop from here. 12 |
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BLOC 2009 is an entirely indoor music festival, taking place between 13 – 15 Mar at Butlins Holiday Resort in Minehead, near Bristol. For more information please visit blocweekend.com. For more information on Future Sound Of London visit futuresoundoflondon.com Words: Dave Clarke (myspace.com/plodocus)
Intrigue r e c o r d s
If the deeper side to D&B is your thing, you’re probably also feeling Intrigue, the club-night put together by The Insiders, the dynamic Bristol production duo with records out on a whole bunch of labels, including Metalheadz. As well as being a well-respect night for the last 6 years, Intrigue is now also a record label, run by Insiders man Ben Payne, AKA Soundscape. 2009 looks exciting for Intrigue- both the night and the label, whose aim is to deliver deep, leftfield D&B from established artists and rising talents alike. The Insiders, Break, Survival, Random Movement and Eveson are all involved, and there’s music to come from fresh talent, Squash. The Insiders’ Ben (AKA Soundscape) is here to tell us more. When and how did Intrigue start? I started it with my production partner Joe Wills in 2003, as a small midweek night. After the first year moved to a weekend slot, with different spots around Bristol. By the end of 2005 I’d started running the night single-handedly, at a monthly Friday at Dojo Lounge. It’s built up a strong following since then, with regulars who come to every night: students and Bristol locals. Tell us about Intrigue’s vibe. Quality, deep music on a fat sound system, with no pretence- just a friendly, up-for-it crowd. It’s all about the deeper end of drum & bass. The label launch party at Motion will be exciting, with a great range of acts playing: Ben Westbeech (DJ set with live vocals), to Krust (oldskool set) and Icicle playing two sets: d&b & techno. Will you represent that vibe on your label? That’s the aim. Our second 12” is a killer release by Intrigue regulars, Break and Survival. As with the night, the label will bring through new artists who I feel are really pushing things forward. Tell us about the first release on the label and how you chose it The debut is ‘Stepdub/Cold Harbour’ by myself and Joe Wills, AKA The Insiders. ‘Stepdub’ was the first track we produced where we were really trying out new things, like a different half-step beat and lots of tense atmospherics. A real dubstep feel to it, hence the name. What treats have you got lined up for release in 2009? Great tune from Break, called ‘Out of Nowhere’, which is more funked-out and dub-heavy than his usual style. On the flip is Survival, ‘Cross Fire’; a dreamy, progressive roller with D-Bridge and Marcus Intalex. The third release is the long-awaited ‘Meltdown’ with Ayah on vocals, which was originally scheduled for Metalheadz. On the back is the darker ‘Cold Steel’. Plus tunes to come from Random Movement, Eveson and a new artist called Squash. I’m also looking into commissioning some high-profile remixes.
Who would you most like to work with? That’s a tough one. We’re going in the studio with Break soon, and we plan to work with Lynx and Kemo. I’d love to work with Calibre and D-Bridge at some point too. 5 records that are tearing the Intrigue dancefloor: 1. Random Movement & Mixmaster Doc - Rattle System 2. The Insiders - Stepdub 3. Vapour - Working with Muppets 4. Calibre - Roundhouse EP 5. The Insiders - Disconnected And the future of Intrigue? Doing the night and label’s already keeping me pretty busy! I aim to release a mix CD at the end of the year, and there are talks with other events around the world, about linking some Intrigue tour nights too. Do you have any exciting gigs lined up for 2009? In a few months we head back to the US on tour: always much fun to be had! We’re playing the Bristol Festival again in September and we might be doing something at Sun & Bass in Sardinia too- definitely one of my favourite festivals! Next Intrigue events: Sat 7th Feb at Motion Ramp Park: Label Launch Party with Ben Westbeech, Jenna G, Krust, D-Bridge, Icicle, Random Movement, The Insiders, Eveson, Kulture, Thinking, Hyetal, MC System, MC Fokus & more. Fri 20th Feb at Dojo Lounge: 6th Birthday with Calibre, Break & Survival, The Insiders & more. See intrigue.org.uk for news, mp3 downloads and club dates. myspace.com/intriguednb Words: Arash Torabi
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named Zach Condon recorded one of my favorite ever albums. If you can imagine falling in love in a Balkan cafe to the (Gold Dust Records) soundtrack of a distant folk festival swooning through your ears then you’re close. On So you like hip hop do you? You’re down Gulag Orkestar, Zach employs an incredible with all the current productions, but feel the array of gypsy instruments to create a dense jiggy rappers aren’t saying anything worth but perfectly executed sound which I cannot hearing. You like the backpack scene but resist returning to. This isn’t a new release, feel that the heads are too serious and but it’s beautiful, sentimental music that you introspective in their views. If you answered will find yourself cherishing and sharing with yes to the above, then this album is for you. a chosen few. Violins, glockenspiels and On Zion I’s latest they walk that fine line of accordions provide an unlikely but potent current urban hip hop and head nodding remedy to the electronic based world that indie MCs. Much like on the last Kidz In The we find ourselves in today. Hall remix where they worked out if you SUPERDUPERDAN want MTV exposure then you have to at least sound a bit like what they play, Zion I have taken a dip into the mainstream while Pama International keeping their bodies real. Highrise Aldo Vanucci (Rockers Revolt)
The Take Over
Bashy
Bashy.Com (GGI/Rags 2 Riches Records) For those of you that didn’t catch Bashy’s awesome Black Boys, you need to get this to make up for it. If Bashy’s on point flow and ear for a great hook aren’t enough for you then you have to give props to any MC who namedrops Gary Wilmot. Respect is well overdue. On this latest CD he shows he has taken the US mixtape game on board and given it his own unique spin. Wanna hear some great crossover UK hip hop? Check this. Wanna support up‘n’coming MCs who are hustling hard? Check this. Wanna see why he was nominated for a MOBO? Check this… are you understanding the theme here? Aldo Vanucci
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Darkroom Ep
Glastonbury-rocking British reggae superstars (featuring Lynval Golding from The Specials on guitar) drop a version album, built around last year’s anthemic single, Highrise. This album is part of an anti-knife and gun campaign, and contributors include Studio One legend Dennis Alcapone and Billy Bragg. The original track is carried by the smooth lyrical chat of Michie One, and many of the versions here keep her vocal intact. Hard-Fi and Roots Manuva collaborator Wrongtom provides a dub version, and label-mate Mungo’s Hi Fi drops a laidback dubstep mix. In addition to the remixes, ‘Do They Ever Wonder’, featuring Banana Clan’s Jimmy Screech is also a definite winner. Arash Torabi
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Dirty North
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(Urban Scrumping Records)
These guys are WAY too creative and open-minded to be filed alongside the runof-the-mill breakbeat fodder. Bit of the old This EP opens with ‘Darkroom’, a squelchy acid synth, anyone? And before glitchy, haunting, techno-inspired you’ve had a chance to say “What’s your dubstep tune that displays an impressive name and how many are you on?”, you’re production technique and a refreshingly uncompromising attention to detail. Next up listening to a different style altogether. Yes, is ‘Kigelia’, a deep, textural, hypnotic tune, they use the old-school well, but they don’t which despite being quite different from the bleed it dry, and leave room for plenty of first track is again very well put together. other influences. They know how to make These two tunes are accompanied by well the tracks bounce, and there’s enough thought out remixes by Phaeleh and Gyu, variety on ‘Dirty North’ to give it an album following their own releases on this highly feel. My favourite track is ‘This is Acid’: recommended label. proper fuckin’ ‘88 gear. DC Arash Torabi
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Gulag Orkestar (Bad Da Bing)
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The High And Mighty (Household Name)
Exeter’s The Cut Ups have walked a steady path, unconcerned with the whims
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of punk fashionistas, which might be why their second album is an unreconstructed, surefire winner. Dealing with singer Jon Curtis’ familiar themes of small-town pride and punk rock salvation, ‘The Wrong Side Of The River’ and the adorably honest ‘I Know It’s OK’ are the kind of simple, personal protest songs that never lose their colour no matter how many times you run them through the wash. Backbone
Spirits Of The Dead Spirits Of The Dead (White Elephant)
Thankfully, some people just can’t let go of the golden age of psychedelic rock’n’roll. Norway’s Spirits Of The Dead, for instance, have embraced the ethereal folk-rock mores of the past, downed a handful of Doors and Zep pills and let their green fingers do the walking. And if you can show me a more authentic slice of early ‘70s psyche-groove than supreme opener ‘White Lady / Black Rave’, I’ll eat my Kaftan. Backbone
The View
Which Bitch? (1965) You have to be a bit thick to fall in love with The View. How else could you tolerate the melancholy-lite of ‘Temptation Dice’ or the schmindie tedium of ‘5 Rebbeccas’? But then, something happens. ‘Glass Smash’ crashes in on a wave of celtic ambience, followed by the string-laden, Tin Pan Alley lilt of ‘Distant Doubloon’ and, suddenly, it feels like The Coral and Gershwin have gatecrashed the party. Expectations are upturned; for a while at least. Hey fan, maybe you’re not so stupid after all. Backbone
Phonemonkey Open Your Ears…
(Bitcrusher Records) Anyone on the search for mind-warping breakcore should look no further than this debut from South West beat eccentric Phonemonkey. The 12 tracks on offer provide a sensory overload of broken drum ‘n’ bass, R ‘n’ B synths, twisted pop and a few spooky atmospherics. The obscenely titled yet deftly produced ‘Monkeyc*nt’ proves the clear highlight, incorporating shards of lo-fi bleeps, million-mile-an-hour beats and a good dose of self-deprecating humour. If Squarepusher did Gameboys, this would be it. The rhythms are fragmentary, the melodies outlandish, but the record successfully pulls in a great deal of coherence and catchiness and as such makes Phonemonkey one to watch for 2009. Amy Mcgill
CLOCKWISE from 12 O‘Clock
Bobby Wotnot
Relaxed ambiance ensues here in the form of ‘Stone Thrower’. It’s a good length too at 3 minutes 40ish. Some very honest vocals drift along nicely over synthetic, downbeat drums. Harmless! Track two pushes disco in a fashion, with familiar synth and drum sounds as on the previous track. ‘Mr Guilt’ is a little harder but still soft as a baby’s bum. All round great pop, disco, downbeat gear! myspace.com/bobbywotnot
Rip Demo – Diversion
The info on the CD here doesn’t seem to coincide with anything on the web but the music is pretty good. Track one sounds like a Mr Scruff demo spliced with a Danny Breaks tune that never made it to the 12”s. Track two sounds like a Mr Scruff demo spliced with a Danny Breaks tune that never made it to the 12”s. Track three sounds like a Mr Scruff demo spliced with a Danny Breaks tune that never made it to the 12”s…
Acid Jam – ‘Ethnic’
Acid Jam are primarily a guitar-focused band, in that they sound like an immature Pink Floyd. Track one noodles along nicely with delay, flange, verb, phaser and everything else on said effects pedal switched on at some point in the 6 minutes 20 seconds the track lasts. audiojelly.com/index.cfm?action=artist.cfm?id=35854
Marianne Dissard
Marianne comes strong here with an 11-track demo of acoustic loveliness. French vocals and some really nice guitar skills make this a STRONG CD. Living in the USA and backing her music up with an enormous tour schedule I fear she doesn’t need any help from me to “make it”… myspace.com/mariannedissard
Freelancers Vs Sleepy
All the way from California, Freelancers Vs Sleepy have some very basic sounding tracks with some tight and audible MCing. With fatter beats and more balls on the melodies and rhythms this demo would be great. I think the MC carries this CD from start to finish and deserves better tracks to rhyme on. myspace.com/freelancersvssleepy If you’re in a band, you’ve recorded your demo and you want some exposure in the best music and lifestyle magazine in the West & Wales, and you think you can handle a bit of constructive criticism or all out praise then send it in to us at 247 Magazine Demo Reviews, Out of Hand Ltd, Hebron House, Sion Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 3BE Alternatively drop us a myspace message with a link to your demos at myspace.com/outofhandmagazine
The Kemistry
A partly heavy drum break and splendidly honest vocals had A Morcheeba vibe here. Nice vox, nice structures and general pleasantness. An MC graces a couple of tracks but tries to fit too much in for me. Also, the band play live and have their own website which is a step up from my usual choices of “demo” CD to review in PR terms. Not bad at all! thekemistry.co.uk
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THEO WOOD Room 212, Gloucester Road, room212.co.uk Theo Wood works towards a series of prints using the inspiration of a single word or phrase – he thinks of this as dreaming, musing and exploring. He is currently the chair of North Bristol Artists and works at Spike Print Studio, where he uses several different print processes including etching, collagraph, screen print and photogravure. theowood.com
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Radio 4 show Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better, trained as a climate change lecturer under Al Gore, published his third book, Crap At The Environment and continued his regular appearances on the likes of BBC2's Mock The Week. He is one of Britain's most talked about comedians, but also, is quite tired and a bit stressed. He returns to the road with a brand new show where he describes his attempts to reclaim his sanity.
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IMPROMPTU INTERVENTIONS Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini. org.uk, £15 weekender pass
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A weekend of installations, interventions, performance and music with a dozen of the region’s finest emerging artists showing off their wares with everything from Kathy Hind’s kinetic sound sculpture to Stephen Cornford & Bill Leslie’s harmonica-playing weather balloons.
to six extracts from new pieces: some funny, some strange, some highly polished, some rather spontaneous… Hang around afterwards for the chance to have a say on what you’ve seen.
15 Feb Bristol
SIMON KITSON Room 212, Gloucester Road, room212.co.uk Simon Kitson doesn’t consider himself to be an artist, but he takes inspiration from artistic things and creates works in many medium including stencil-art on canvas, laser engraved skate decks, felt-work, and even music. His skate decks might also be appearing in a well known Channel 4 series that is produced in Bristol… He’s also working with a graffiti artist from America, an American engraver and some embroiderers from India and a German t-shirt manufacturer amongst other contacts around the world to produce work for this show. See recombinanttech.deviantart.com for his profile.
PROTOTYPE Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, 0117 902 0344, tobaccofactorytheatre.com, 8pm, £3. Prototype is an informal event that gives Bristol’s theatre-makers the chance to show you what they’re working on. Each evening showcases three
JO CONLON Café/Bar @ Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, 0117 902 0344, tobaccofactorytheatre.com Birds with long legs, comedians and Gladiator are all part of Jofolio, a collections of paintings, illustrations and graphic design from Gloucestershire based artist Jo Conlon.
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SIZE DOESN’T MATTER Friend & Co Artworks, 8 The Promenade, Gloucester Road, friend-and-co.com The What Collective’s show, Size Doesn’t Matter, showcases a load of really cool original art in Friend & Co’s teeny tiny gallery, with limited edition prints and all that jazz…
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STORIES AND PICTURES, Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, centrespacegallery.com A group exhibition showcasing new work by eight contemporary printmakers and Illustrators living in Bristol.
5 Feb Bath
MARK WATSON Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate Street, komedia.co.uk/bath, 7pm, £9/£11.50/£14.00 In 2008, Mark Watson won Best Show at the Adelaide and Sydney Comedy Festivals, completed a 100-date tour of the UK, Australia and New Zealand, recorded the second series of his cult
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LIVE ART/DANCE Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini. org.uk, 7pm, £8/£6 This double bill of live art/dance performances is an Arnolfini We Live Here commission. Neil Callaghan & Simone Kenyon perform To Begin Where I am… Mokado, a reflection on love, weather, distance and the poetics of the sea, and Action Hero perform Watch Me Fall, an exploration of daredevils and our obsession with those who attempt the impossible.
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Here Gallery, Stokes Croft, Bristol, 0117 9422 222, thingsfromhere.co.uk An exhibition of photography by Eleanor Hardwick. This is her debut solo show, although at just 16 years old her work has already been featured in The Independent and Dazed & Confused. She became interested in photography aged 12, and is passionate about portraiture and fashion. Don’t miss this exhibition of beautiful work from a bright young star in the world of British photography.eanorhardwick.com
STEPHEN K AMOS Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, Southville, 0117 902 0344, tobaccofactorytheatre.com, 5pm, £14. This matinee gig has been added due to public demand – Stephen K Amos is a real ‘personality’ comedian: a powerful presence who always overwhelms his audience by the positive, feel-good energy he exudes. His affection for the audience is the killer blow, culminating in an all-singing, all-dancing party to which everyone is invited.
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5 Mar Taunton
MISSION POSSIBLE: DADS & LADS MOVE! The Brewhouse Theatre, Coal Orchard, Taunton, 01823 283244, thebrewhouse.net State of Emergency’s dynamic new tour hits Taunton. See 13 Feb listing for more info. stateofemergencyltd.com
Until 7 Mar Cardiff
HELEN SEAR g39, Wyndham Arcade, Mill Lane, 029 2025 5541, g39.org A major exhibition of a new body of work by Helen Sear. Her photography is often indulgent and seductive and is an ongoing enquiry into beauty and nostalgia, with subjects ranging from forgotten ornaments to the grand opulence of Italian interiors. The exhibition coincides with a new g39 publication
of Sear’s work in association with the University of Wales, Newport.
Until 29 Mar Bristol
ANGUS FAIRHURST Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini. org.uk Fairhurst was one of the most influential members of the group of artists associated with London’s Goldsmiths College in the late 80s. Some of his work was included in the seminal exhibition, Freeze, which introduced the world to a generation of young British artists. Unlike his contemporaries, who often used brash shock tactics, his work was more subtle and spanned many mediums from performance to painting.
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MISSION POSSIBLE: DADS & LADS MOVE!
Swindon Dance, Regent Circus, Swindon, 01793 601700, swindondance.org.uk State of Emergency tour the UK with a dynamic new show that explores the male psyche. These new pieces of theatre from leading Black British choreographers put male relationships under the microscope, studying classic role models, fatherson relationships, and the relaxed solidarity of friendships, combining street, hip hop, physical theatre and contemporary dance. stateofemergencyltd.com
26 – 28 Feb Cardiff
THE WATCHING & CULT – A STUDY Sherman Cymru, Senghennydd Road, 029 2064 6900, shermancymru.co.uk, 7.30pm/4pm, £6.85/£4.89 Sherman Cymru Youth Theatre present a double bill of performances – The Watching, the extraordinary tale of an ordinary girl at the centre of a religious storm, and Cult – A Study, an absorbing examination using dance, music and text, about the desire to belong. There is a post show talk on 26 Feb. Shows contain images that some may find disturbing.
26 Feb Bath
HOUDINI’S SUITCASE The Rondo Theatre, St. Saviours Road, rondotheatre.co.uk, 8pm, £10/£8 After a sell-out performance at The Rondo, the internationally renowned Pickled Image puppet company return
with their masterpiece Houdini’s Suitcase. Joshka Malouth, one time apprentice to the great Houdini, waits at a deserted railway station surrounded by battered suitcases that contain the fragments of his extraordinary past. As he opens them, a macabre carnival of strange and beautiful characters emerge to tell his story. A fusion of live performance, puppetry, and a haunting soundtrack. A sensory feast for audiences 12+.
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27th Feb Bristol
REAL DEAL COMEDY JAM Colston Hall Theatre, Bristol, 0117 922 3686, colstonhall.org £12.50 The UK’s number 1 stand-up comedy show begins its tour in Bristol to bring you some hard hitting laughter in your life. The show will feature Corey Holcomb, Jay Pharoah, Toju, Jamie Howard and host Rudi Lickwood.
Until 7 March HELEN SEAR
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g39, Wyndham Arcade, Mill Lane, Cardiff 029 2025 5541, g39.org A major exhibition of a new body of work by Helen Sear. Her photography is often indulgent and seductive and is an ongoing enquiry into beauty and nostalgia, with subjects ranging from forgotten ornaments to the grand opulence of Italian interiors. The exhibition coincides with a new g39 publication of Sear’s work in association with the University of Wales, Newport.
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Our film listings have changed and are not in date order any more. In an effort to include more venues across the region, we will now list films alphabetically by name, then list the cinemas currently showing those films. Is this better or not? Email 247@ outofhand.co.uk and tell us how you’d like to see the listings. AUSTRALIA (12A) 23 – 24 Feb, The Riverfront, Newport, 01633 656 757, newport.gov.uk 24 – 25 Feb, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, 01792 295438, taliesinartscentre.co.uk Dir: Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackson. 2008/Australia/165 mins Luhrmann’s fourth movie is an outback epic which plays like a glorious, melodramatic western – followed by its own sequel, a madly preposterous war movie. Nicole Kidman is stuck-up Englishwoman Lady Ashely, who crosses the world in 1939 to check up on her husband’s errant behaviour. Discovering he’s been killed and her cattle have been stolen by the nasty beef baron next door (Bryan Brown) the only way to save the family fortune is to drive 1,500 head of cattle to Darwin, across the unforgiving Northern Territory. She engages the help of Hugh Jackman, splendidly virile as The Drover, a brawling man’s man with a chequered romantic past. It’s a fine romp that looks stunning – and shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
BADLANDS (15) 15 Feb, Arnolfini, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini.org.uk Dir: Terence Malick, starring Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen US/1973/94 mins A mesmerising study of a confused rampage of young lovers across the States from legendary director Terence Malick. The film inspired Oliver Stone’s masterpiece Natural Born Killers and was inspired by the real life Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of the 1950s. Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen play the youthful murderers whose homicidal road trip is a metaphor for apathy felt by the youth in 1960’s America. Both turn in the performances of their careers.
DEAN SPANLEY (U) 16 – 18 Feb, The Riverfront, Newport, 01633 656757,
Words: John Barker newport.gov.uk Dir: Toa Fraser, starring Peter O’Toole, Jeremy Northam and Sam Neill. 2008/UK/New Zealand/100 mins Peter O’Toole gives a scorching performance as misanthropic curmudgeon, Horatio Fisk, in this wonderfully eccentric comedy-drama. Set in 1904 and based on a novella by the once-popular fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, it’s full of peculiarly English quirks and ticks, with a witty script by Alan Sharp. To relieve the tedium of their regular outings, distanced father and son, Horatio and Henslowe (Jeremy Northam) attend a lecture on the Transmigration of Souls by a visiting Hindu Swami. There they meet Dean Spanley (Sam Neill), with whom Henslowe strikes up a bizarre friendship at dinner, leading to trance-like reminiscences of a highly unexpected former life: that may just hold the key to the family heartbreak that Horatio is trying to keep repressed.
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (18) 3 Feb, The Cube, Bristol, 0117 907 4190, microplex. cubecinema.com
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Dir: Terry Gilliam, starring: Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. 1998/US/118mins This is a majestic study of narcotics and journalism that director Terry Gilliam clearly relishes. Drug-fuelled lunacy is at the heart of Hunter S Thompson’s account of his road trip to Nevada to cover a Hells Angels motorcycle race. Let me assure you its a million miles away from today’s professional, clean cut, journalism. To draw the viewer into Thompson’s world he uses the camera like a third person who happens to be hallucinating. He also has fun with distortion effects and trippy background patterns and colours such as wallpapers and carpets. Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro are excellent as the slurring, wasted Raoul Duke and his overweight Samoan lawyer Dr. Gonzo. Certainly a case of the trip being more interesting than the destination.
Hunter S. Thompson and Johnny Depp. 2008/UK/ 120 mins This is an unflinching documentary of the life and times of cult anti-hero Hunter S Thompson in 60s and 70s USA and his suicide in 2005. Hunter S. Thompson is known as a journalist for Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone with an appetite for reckless living, women and whiskey. This film searches for the real man behind the myth. Using unused-before archived tapes and footage of Thompson, the film incorporates recreations and impressionistic, re-stagings but more importantly lets Thompson’s own work and own voice speak for itself.
LIVE MILK (15) 1 – 5 Feb, The Watershed, Bristol , 0117 927 5100 watershed.co.uk Dir: Gus Van Sant, starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and James Franco. 2008/USA/ 128 mins Acclaimed filmmaker Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Paranoid Park) captures a pivotal moment in the gay movement’s struggle for civil rights with this skilfully and tenderly observed account of the life and work of Harvey Milk. The first openly homosexual man voted into significant U.S. public office in 1977, Milk’s brief but committed career inspired a generation of activists before he was assassinated the following year by a disturbed colleague. The phenomenal cast includes Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco, but the standout performance comes from Sean Penn whose turn as the charismatic politician glows with passion, humanity and wit. (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
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1 Feb, The Cube, Bristol, 0117 907 4190, microplex. cubecinema.com Dir: Alex Gibney, starring:
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LIVE THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (TBC) RELEASED: 6 Feb. Dir: David Fincher, starring Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, and Brad Pitt 2008/US/159 mins Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is a boy born with the biology of a pensioner. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 to the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. As he grows up, he grows younger, and falls in love with Daisy (Cate Blanchett). Can their romance survive his curious condition? Another oddity from the man behind Seven and Fight Club.
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS (12A) 23 Feb, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, 01792 295438, taliesinartscentre.co.uk Dir: Mark Herman, starring David Thewlis, Sheila Hancock and Rupert Friend 2008/UK/US/94mins Adapted from John Boyne’s bestselling novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a fictional story told through the eyes of an eight year old boy, largely shielded from the reality of World War II. This unforgettable tale follows a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Samuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined. It features an inspired performance by David Thewlis.
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Released: 13 Feb NOTORIOUS (TBC) Notorious is all about the rise and fall of Notorious B.I.G, one of the greatest rap artists of all time. From rags to riches, the film chart’s Biggie’s rise from the streets of Brooklyn to his position as one of the most influential hip hop artists there has ever been. From rivalry and friendship with Tupac Shakur to B.I.G’s life hustling and selling drugs, time in prison, his relationship with his mother and his eventual murder, the film is a gritty, real life story with a glossy, hip hop image. We have three sets of Notorious hats, t-shirts and dog tags to give away – to enter the competition email 247@outofhand.co.uk with NOTORIOUS in the subject line. Competition closes 28 Feb.
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Sun.01 Bristol
TONY CLARK’S JAZZ SUNDAY. The Spotted Cow. 139 North Street, BS3 1EZ. 3pm- 7pm Every Sunday afternoon come and join Tony and take in the warmth of the roaring fires whilst tucking into one of their legendary Roast dinners and listening to this fine musical selection. SESSIONS. Mr Wolfs. 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £Free A selection of live bands featuring an ‘eclectic’ mix of music - ranging from electro, funky dub, gypo, psychadelic. LATER – Russian Records present their monthly update from the frontline of future dubs and fuzzz’. myspace. com/mrwolfsbar MERCADO MESTIZO. The Tobacco Factory. BS3 1TF. £free, from 8pm Mercado. Acoustic Latin American Folk music soulfully performed by top class Colombian and British musicians. Info: 0117 963 0960
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THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £6. myspace.com/ theairbornetoxicevent + Kutosis + Samoans. myspace.com/kutosis myspace.com/samoanstheband Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 10 FOOT CWTCH . 10 Feet Tall. 11 - 12a Church St, CF10 1BG. 8.30pm – 3am, £3 entry. Mr Fred Snow, legendary showman & entertainer! Adrian Hughes, guitar wizard. Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy.... Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. Open mic special guests live bands every week at Ten feet tall myspace.com/ tenfootcwtch Info: 0292 022 8883 or myspace.com/thisis10feettall
Mon.02 Bristol
ACCESS TO MUSIC SHOWCASE. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm – 12am, £3. Scarlet Rascal and the Train Wreck, Dynalite, Mindamage and the Funcky Monkeys. atmbristol.co.uk FREE SHOWCASE. The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm, £Free. The Motherload with support from Gafftape. Info: 0117 9299008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk myspace.com/gafftape myspace. com/hitthemotherload SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT. Mr Wolfs. 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £Free. A night to showcase up and coming musicians
from around the Bristol area with a selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. LATER – DJ Rossatron spinning a mix of big dirty remixes funky classics and breaks. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar
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THE BRAKES, Tommy’s Bar, UWIC Howard Gardens (off Newport Road), South Glamorgan, 7.30pm, £8.50adv Brakes are a band featuring members of British Sea Power and Electric Soft Parade. Political sensibilities and earnest ranting through song play a large part in this influential band’s performances. With support from Gindrinker.
Tue.03 Bristol
ACCESS TO MUSIC SHOWCASE.. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm – 12am £3. With Copperhead, Johnny Postmortem, Planetarium and Salems Wake atmbristol.co.uk MONGREL. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm – 11pm, £8 adv. The band that features current and ex members of Babyshambles, Reverend and The Makers and The Arctic Monkeys, support from The Exhibition. Info: 0117 9299008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk myspace.com/myexhibitionspace MICACHU (LIVE), The Lanes. 22 Nelson Street, BS1 2LE. £4 NUS/£5. Launch Party for Club NME’s new Bristol residency, Micachu + Late of the Pier (DJ), with Club NME DJs. Info: 0117 325 1979 SOULFLY. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm. £14.. Max Cavalera, co-founder of the renowned band Sepultura, returns with ‘Dark Ages’, soulflys heaviest work to date. soulflyweb.com or ticketweb.co.uk. Box office: 08444 77 2000 PROJECT 13. Mr Wolfs. 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £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. myspace.com/ mrwolfsbar
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FIGHTING WITH WIRE. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £6/£5 with flyer. Razor sharp riffs colliding full force with huge melodies. Recommended for fans of Jimmy Eat World, Foo Fighters, Hüsker Dü and Biffy Clyro. With The New 1920 + Accident Music. myspace.com/fightingwithwire / myspace.com/thenew1920 / myspace.com/listentoaccidentmusic Tickets: 0844 8472424 EMMY THE GREAT, Clwb Ifor Bach. Call 08444771000 or see ticketweb.co.uk for tickets.
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THE TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB. The Red Admiral, 43 Alexandra Parade, BS23 1QZ, 7pm-11.30pm. Jules & Kimwei will be special guests tonight at The Tuesday Night Music Club - an ongoing acoustic evening at The Red Admiral. Info: JulieYount. com and Kimwei.com
and Kill Cassidy. m/fightingwithwire / m/thenew1920 / m/killcassidy. Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic. com/alttickets THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm. £10. Gaslightanthem. com. Support from Frank Turner and Polar Bear Club. ticketweb.co.uk or 08444 77 2000 for tickets.
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Wed.04 Bath
ESSENCIA. Komedia, Bath, Westgate Street, BA1 1EP, 8AM - 12AM, £13. Roni Size Represent, full live show! Featuring Roni Size, Dynamite Mc, Onalee, Si John, D Product, Uv Ray, Jay Wilcox + DJ support from L-While. Age 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult). Info: 07923359687 or bathtickets@komedia.co.uk
Bristol
BIZALI. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ, 8pm – 11pm, £4 adv. Main support from Emily and the Whispers, first support from DJUTE. Info: 0117 9299008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk, www. myspace.com/bizali myspace.com/djute I|AM|THE|DOOR. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 12am, £5. With Said Mike + My Friend Friday + MR IX myspace.com/iamthedoor, myspace. com/saidmike,myspace.com/ myfriendfriday,myspace.com/mrix TEDDY THOMPSON, Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7.30pm, £13 adv. Teddy Thompson myspace.com/ teddythompsonmusic and Tift Merritt - m/tiftmerritt. Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/alttickets
Cardiff
THE RAKES. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £10adv. myspace.com/therakes + Official Secrets Act + Dead Pixels. myspace. com/officialsecretsact myspace.com/ deadpixelsmusic. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 HELLBOUND PRESENTS. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY. Free, 10pm. Luna Vegas, Stiff Liquid, Cowboy Corpse. Al Hellbound celebrates his 40th birthday with an extra special event just for Buffalo. Hosting Midland Psycho’s ... LUNA VEGAS with support from Stiff Liquid and his own band Cowboy And The Corpse – Fans of rockabilly, psychobilly and punk will already know about this one, but for everyone else it’s definitely worth a listen! Look out for all the Hot Rod cars out the front! Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/wearebuffalobar
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REGULAR SPECIAL EVENTS. Meze Lounge. Market Street, Newport, NP20 1FU, See Door, 9pm-late. Regular top quality live music, DJ’s and unique one offs! Expect the unexpected, the brilliant and the best around, coupled with resident DJ’s, cheap drinks in Newport’s coolest venue. Info: 01633 259144 or mezelounge.com
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THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB. The Quicksilver Mail. 168 Hendford Hill, Yeovil. BA20 2RG. 7pm-11.30pm Jules & Kimwei will be special guests tonight at The Wednesday Night Music Club - an ongoing acoustic evening at The Quicksilver Mail. Info: JulieYount.com or Kimwei.com
Thu.05 Bristol
POPPY AND FRIENDS. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 12am, £5. poppyandfriends.com + Little My and Friends + Arctic Circle. myspace.com/tinylittlemy myspace. com/arcticcircle THE BOMBARDIERS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA, 8.30pm, £4 adv. With Six Figures. Tickets: 01179 299 008 myspace.com/matthewbee FIGHTING WITH WIRE, Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7 – 10pm, £6.50 adv Fighting With Wire, The New 1920
Fri.06 Bath
EMMY THE GREAT, Chapel Arts, St James Memorial Hall, 7.30pm, £7.50. Emmy The Great with Ex Lovers and Young Husband. Info: 01225 404445
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RED STRIPE MUSIC AWARDS, The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 3am / £6adv. With First Degree Burns Fortune Drive + Yes Sir Boss + Roxys Wardrobe + Funk From The Trunk DJs. myspace.com/firstdegreeburnsuk, myspace.com/fortunedrive, myspace. com/yessirbossmusic, myspace. com/roxyswardrobe, myspace.com/ funkfromthetrunk MANGO FACTORY. Mr Wolfs. 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. A formidable 9-Piece live act playing a unique blend of original music and a few funk, latin, and soul / jazz covers: some well-known and some not so well-known, but all in a unique Mango style. The Unprofessionals- funk-rock in the finest funkadelic traditions.
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LIVE IVE Later – Asbo Disco. myspace. com/mrwolfsbar. myspace.com/ themangofactory, myspace.com/ theunpro LARRY MILLER. The Fleece, 12 St.Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm-11pm, £6, Original Blues Rock. Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk VESPERTINE + SPECIAL GUESTS, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA, 8.30pm. Bristol Ticket Shop 01179 299 008. myspace.com/ vespertineband ALKALINE TRIO. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 6.30pm-10pm. £16. alkalinetrio. com Support: The Audition. Followed by Ramshackle. Free to gig ticket holders over 18.ticketweb.co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000.
Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. 8pm, £4adv, With Nova Scotia and Vitrius myspace.com/theplanuk, myspace. com/vitriusmusic Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 FAT SALAD LIVE. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX, 7pm - 4am, £3 A night to bring the house down. Headliners Fat Salad playing a set of high energy ska/rock followed by djs Ratatatat playing funk and breaks till 4am. Info: 0117 927 3221 or leonfatsalad@yahoo.co.uk myspace.com/mrwolfsbar LIMEHOUSE LIZZY. The Fleece, 12 St.Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £10.50adv. Premier tribute act Limehouse Lizzy present a stirring tribute to Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy. Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk
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SAID MIKE. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5. myspace. com/saidmike + Cornerstone + 4th Street traffic. myspace. com/cornerstoned myspace. com/4thstreettraffic Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 PETER BRODERICK (EFTERKLANG) & THE GENTLE GOOD. Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby St, Cardiff, CF10 1BR, £6 on the door, 8pm - 11pm Efterklang sound-scapist Peter Broderick’s 1st solo show in Cardiff. Support from the Gentle Good. Info: 02920 232199 or clwb.net WE TRASH PARTIES PRESENTS...JAZICA LIVE. Buffalo Bar, 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8pm-4am, FREE B4 11, £4 AFTER. A dancy mixture of sunny pop and bouncy guitar riffs fronted with female vocals... Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/wearebuffalobar
Cardiff
TRAGIC GENERATION. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm, £5/£4 with flyer. Punk infused heavy rock with influences ranging from The Ramones to Metallica. myspace.com/tragicgenerationband. + The Coloursound Experiment + Jizzwagon. myspace.com/ thecoloursoundexperiment myspace. com/jizzwagon Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 HED KANDI. Glam. Greyfriars Road, CF10 3AD, 10pm5am, £10. Andrew Daniels Craig Bartlett Pav on percussion Support from Andy B Aran Tindal. Info: 07816926111 or lamericapromotions.com
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Sun.08 Bristol
TONY CLARK’S JAZZ SUNDAY. The Spotted Cow. 139 North Street, BS3 1EZ. 3pm- 7pm Every Sunday afternoon come and join Tony and take in the warmth of the roaring fires whilst tucking into one of their legendary Roast dinners and listening to this fine musical selection. THE POPES, Thekla, BS1 4RB. 7.30pm, £10 adv. The Popes and The Original Boys From County Hell m/theoriginalboysfromcountyhell Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic. com/alttickets ACOUSTIC IMAGES. The Tobacco Factory, BS3 1TF. 8pm, £free. An exciting trio fronted by exLondon scene guitarist Tristram Cox. A heady mixture of jazz and Latin. Info: 0117 963 0960
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WE LIVE HERE, Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, 0117 9172300, arnolfini.org.uk, 8pm, £5/4conc. Live Art/Dance / Sound/ Music - A quartet of Bristol’s most exciting, exploratory and hotly-tipped pop acts: Freeze Puppy is a madcap minstrel who displays an untouchable songwriting craft; Magnus Spectrum makes physical noise music via Nintendo Wii controller and much leaping about; Munch Munch are Bristol’s double-drumming, multiinstrumental answer to Animal Collective; Chew Magna make rustic glitterball electro-pop with a firm nod toward the dancefloor. THE BUMBLEBEES. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5 + The Paraffins + Mountain Parade. myspace.com/ thebumblebeesinfestya myspace.com/theparaffins myspace. com/themountainparade THE PLAN, The Louisiana,
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IMELDA MAY. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. £10. m/imeldamay1 info@thepointcardiffbay.com thepointcardiffbay.com 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. 11-12a Church St, CF10 1BG, 8 3am, £3. Johnny Alchemist – punk/ gin/nonsense and Leila & Rowan – alt/country/weirdness. Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get
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musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy.... Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. Info: 02920228883 or myspace.com/ thisis10feettall
Mon.09 Bristol
SOULSTRA. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. With Compadres. Info: the-croft.com SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £free . A night to showcase up and coming musicians from around the Bristol area with a selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With Jemma Rycroft / Rob Himself / Rivers of England. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar THE SCRIPT. Bristol 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA, 7pm. [Sold Out]. World music Award winners of 2008 for ‘Best Selling Irish Act’ take to the academy stage. Box Office 08444 77 2000 (24 Hr) or thescriptmusic.com FREE SHOWCASE, The Fleece. 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £FREE, 8pm – 11pm Mild Peril. Info: 0117 945 0996 myspace.com/ mildperilrock with support from Morph myspace.com/morphciren and first support Back Street Rodeo myspace.com/backseatrodeo
Cardiff
THE KING BLUES. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £free entry . (with purchased copy of The Big Issue) myspace.com/ thekingblues + Dirty Revolution + John Q Public. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
Tue.10 Bristol
THE KING BLUES. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 8pm – 12am, £Free entry as long as you buy a Big Issue on entry. With Dig For Fire, myspace.com/ thekingblues WEAPON OF CHOICE. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3 (free shot on entry with flyer) Live painting from old school legends JODY & JEFF ROW Bristol’s first stencil artists! Hip hop & Dubstep: Live scratch set Dj Snafu. Dj Kraf-T, Kali mist, D-melo, C-froo - album launch! Demorus. Illache, and many more! myspace. com/mrwolfsbar HATCHAM SOCIAL (LIVE). at the Lanes. 22 Nelson Street, BS1 2LE. £4NUS/£5 Club NME Bristol’s new residency + Club NME DJs. Info: 0117 325 1979
THE WHORES, The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £free. Main Support THE HYSTERICLE INJURY, first support Darmata. Info: 0117 945 0996 THE RYES. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm, £5. theryesmusic.com Support: The Goodness. ticketweb.co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000.
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KID, KEEP DANCING. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5adv. An emo band with plenty of energy as one might expect and some good songwriting abilities. They’re great fun on stage and a kick ass way to end the night. myspace. com/kidkeepdancing. + Carnivores of war + We Are Giants. myspace. com/carnivoresofwar Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
Wed.11 Bristol
THE OUIJA BIRDS. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 £5. + Silhouette Showgirls + The Fuel + Surmise. myspace.com/theouijabirds myspace.com/silhouetteshowgirls OPEN MIC AND JAM. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £free. Hosted by the fabulous Henry Ray. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar THE PRIVATE SIDE. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. 8.15pm, £5 With Tremor myspace.com/theprivatesideband, myspace.com/uktremor Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH II. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. Doors 7pm. £20. Featuring Lamb of God and Dimmu Borgir. metalhammer.co.uk Support: Five Finger Death Punch. ticketweb. co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000.
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WINTERSLEEP. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. Doors 7.30pm. £6/£5 with flyer. myspace. com/wintersleep + Walker. myspace. com/walkerindiepop Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
Thu.12 Bridgewater
THE WURZELS, The Palace, 25 – 27 Penel Orlieu. I’ve got a brand new combine harvester! Ticketline: 0871 220 0260
Bristol
MYSTERY JETS. Anson Rooms &Ar2 Bristol University SU, Queens Road, Bristol. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Support from Amazing Baby and Stricken City. Info: 0117 954 5800 or ubu.org.uk/ RITA LYNCH. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3 A full band New York punk influenced, contemporary hard alternative rock.
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With The 45’s – Bobby Anderson, Jimmy and Marco play motown, garage and rock n roll. myspace. com/mrwolfsbar myspace.com/ ritalynchbristol RA THE RUGGED MAN, The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 3am, £7. With Stig & Syntax + Mad Method + B’Tol & Roughe + Pike Le Mart. NEW RHODES. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £free. Single pre-launch party myspace.com/newrhodes Support TBC. Info: 0117 945 0996 BASKERY. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. 7.30pm, £10adv. myspace.com/ baskery, bigwheeltickets.com Tel: 020 7605 5824 IMELDA MAY, Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10adv. m/imeldamay1 Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic. com/alttickets
Newport
REGULAR SPECIAL EVENTS. Meze Lounge. Market Street, Newport, NP20 1FU, 9pm-Late. Regular top quality live music, DJ’s and unique one offs! Expect the unexpected, the brilliant and the best around, coupled with resident DJ’s, cheap drinks in Newport’s coolest venue. Info: 01633 259144 or mezelounge.com
Fri.13 Bristol
SHARLEEN SPITERI. Colston Hall, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 7.30pm, £27.50. With support from Kizzy Star. Booking office: 0117 922 3686 or sharleenspiteri.co.uk INSOMNIAC JACK. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX £3.50/4. rock & roll to folk-blues and contemporary pop-rock + Esteban a world sound explosion of fingerstyle funk + The Brent flood - London based foursome – post punk/indie/ pop. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar myspace.com/insomniacjackmusic myspace.com/thebrentflood THE DUB FROM ATLANTIS BAND The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW, 9pm – 4am, £7/£8. With Substatic + DJ -vs- The Drummer + Kutlective + The ASBO Disco. THE HOUNDS OF LOVE. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm-11pm £8adv. Kate Bush Tribute. Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk/ myspace.com//thehoundsofloveband MEDALLIST / ON OFF SWITCH. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. 8pm, £3adv. First Bristol show of 2009. gonna be a cracker!! myspace.com/medallist, myspace. com/onoffswitch Bristol Ticket Shop 01179 299 008
Cardiff
BENSEM. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. [SOLD OUT] + Robina
+ Rachel Ward + Beth Bullock. WE TRASH PARTIES. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8PM-4AM, £free B4 11PM £3/4 after. We trash parties hosts exciting bands from all over and resident dj’s mixing up a killer blend of the best new music from indie-disco to electro pop Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar
Frome
THE WURZELS, The Cheese And Grain, Market Yard. Drink up thy zyder! Ticketline: 01373 455 420
Sat.14 Bristol
ANTI VALENTINE. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £5 Escape the eloping lovers and sobbing spinsters. Come party regardless of love! Bristol’s finest epic rock reggae – Yes Sir Boss and support from Totnes Not Now Bernard. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar myspace.com/yessirbossmusic myspace.com/jonaswashere. Tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop. TURBOWOLF. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 4am, £5. A Valentines Day Special… myspace.com/turbowolfband CONCEPTS OF INEBRIATION, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv. With special guests… Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 THE DAYS. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm, £6. the daysmusic.com. Support: Studio Arcade & Six Figures. ticketweb.co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000.
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SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR 2009, Cardiff University SU, The Great Hall, Solus, CF10. 7pm. It has discovered the likes of Muse, The Killers and the Arctic Monkeys and next year’s Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back and bigger than ever. Glasvegas scoop the much coveted headline slot alongside Friendly Fires, White Lies and Florence and The Machine. Check ticket availability at Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 tickets or call 0871 230 1094
Sun.15 Bristol
SONS OF ALBION,The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 12am, £6.50. With Canterbury + This City + Hot Melts. myspace.com/sonsofalbionuk, myspace.com/thiscitymusic, myspace.com/thehotmelts BLOOD OF ASH. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm, £free. Support: No Quarter Given. Info; 0117 945 0996
TONY CLARK’S JAZZ SUNDAY. The Spotted Cow. 139 North Street, BS3 1EZ. 3pm- 7pm Every Sunday afternoon come and join Tony and take in the warmth of the roaring fires whilst tucking into one of their legendary Roast dinners and listening to this fine musical selection. SHOCKWAVES NME AWARDS TOUR 2009: O2 Academy Bristol, Frogmoor Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm. It has discovered the likes of Muse, The Killers and the Arctic Monkeys and next year’s Shockwaves NME Awards Tour is back and bigger than ever. Glasvegas scoop the much coveted headline slot alongside Friendly Fires, White Lies and Florence and The Machine. Tickets available online at ticketweb.co.uk or phone 0844 477 2000 SECRET MACHINES. Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £10 m/ secretmachines Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/alttickets
Drawing Of The Three / Lady Raz. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar myspace. com/reetooraz BLACK LIPS. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm11pm, £8adv, black-lips.com or myspace.com/theblacklips. Support: The Wailingest Cats myspace.com/ thewailingestcats. Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk
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FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. [SOLD OUT]. With Danger Radio + Furthest Drive Home.
Tue.17 Bristol
SATOKO FUJII. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £8 Critics and fans alike hail pianist and composer SATOKO FUJII as one of the most original voices in jazz today. myspace.com/satokofujii BROWN NOTE SESSIONS. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3. An exciting new evening - A collaboration of the finest Bristol musicians and dj’s mashing up hip, hop, funk, breakbeat, and jazzy drum n bass!!! myspace.com/ mrwolfsbar SWIM TEAM, The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £free. Info: 0117 945 0996 LITTLE DEATH (LIVE) The Lanes. 22 Nelson Street, BS1 2LE. £4 NUS/£5. Club NME Bristol’s new residency with Club NME DJs. Info: 0117 325 1979
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THE XCERTS. Barfly. Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5 / £4 flyer. www.myspace.com/ thexcerts. Support: Caesars Rome + I Am Hope. www.myspace.com/ caesarsrome. www.myspace.com/ iamhopemusic Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. 11-12a Church St, CF10 1BG, 8 - 3am,£3. Cwtch Music presents a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy.... Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. Open mic special guests live bands every week at Ten feet tall 02920228883 or myspace.com/tenfootcwtch KEE MARCELLO WITH EDEN RISING. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay. Doors 7.30pm. £12 Kee Marcello is a Swedish musician best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock band Europe, currently a member of Glam Metal band Easy Action. keemarcello. com info@thepointcardiffbay.com thepointcardiffbay.com
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Mon.16 Bristol
BLACK CHALK. The Croft, £4. With set In Motion. Info: the-croft. com SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. A night to showcase up and coming musicians from around the Bristol area with a selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With Cedar Rose / The
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THE HOT MELTS. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm £6.50adv. myspace.com/ thehotmelts. + This City + Canterbury + Sons of Albion. myspace.com/thiscitymusic myspace.com/canterbury myspace. com/sonsofalbionuk Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
Wed.18 Bristol
OPEN MIC AND JAM. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £free. Hosted by the fabulous Henry Ray. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar ROBYN HITCHCOCK – The Fleece, 12 St Thomas street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm, £12.50 adv/£14 otd. Contemporary singer/songwriter. Tickets: bristolticketshop.co.uk or 0117 929 9008 THE PHANTOM BAND. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £6adv. With Liza And The Prince myspace.com/ thephantombandpage, myspace.com/ lizaandtheprince. Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 CANDI STATON. O2 Academy Bristol, Frogmore Street, BS1
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LIVE 5NA, 7pm. Famed for her anthem ‘Young Hearts Run Free’, Candi Staton was one of the biggest divas on the disco scene. The three times Grammy nominated artist returns to the UK for this special Bristol show - Box Office 08444 77 2000 (24 Hr). candi-staton.com
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a melodic Blondie with elements of Tegan and Sara. THE NATURALS I thought At the Drive In… Co-worker thought Minus the Bear… you make up your mind! + OK (Local Support). Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar
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DAVE MCPHERSON. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm, £6/£5 with flyer. myspace.com/ davemcphersonsolo + My Little Murder + The Ped & Joe Show + Jessie Murphy In the Woods. mylittlemurder.com myspace.com/ thepedandjoeshow, myspace.com jessiemurphyinthewoods Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
Thu.19 Bristol
KUSH NIGHTS. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3 The newest acoustic and live music nights in Bristol and latest answer to those weary mid-week blues! 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! Showcasing in February - The Communicators - a 9 piece skanking bunch of nutters from across the South West that play their own outrageous blend of old school Jamaican ska, two-tone classics and new wave ska-punk. The Minnesota Twins - a funky blues band with powerful soul singing and inventive harmonies. The Pin Ups – the original sounds of motown and soul – a funky start to the night.myspace.com/ mrwolfsbar myspace.com/thecomms WILD BEASTS The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £7adv. With Napolean III and Oloworms myspace.com/wildbeasts,myspace. com/oloworms. Bristol Ticket Shop 01179 299 008 JIM MORAY, Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £12adv m/jimmoray and Jackie Oates - m/jackieoates Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/ alttickets
Newport
REGULAR SPECIAL EVENTS. Meze Lounge. Market Street, Newport, NP20 1FU, 9pm-Late. Regular top quality live music, DJ’s and unique one offs! Expect the unexpected, the brilliant and the best around, coupled with resident DJ’s, cheap drinks in Newport’s coolest venue. Info: 01633 259144 or mezelounge.com
Fri.20 Bristol
BABEL. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £6. myspace.com/babelbristol FUNK FROM THE TRUNK LIVE. The Golden Lion. 255 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NZ, 8pm - 1am, £3. FFTT Live presents a Freestyle Records special with The Impellers (Live), Dr Strafe and FFTT DJs. Info: 0117 942 5019 or myspace.com/ funkfromthetrunk FIGHT LIKE APES. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. 8pm. £6. myspace.com/ fightlikeapesmusic REEL BIG FISH. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 6.30pm-10pm, £13.70. reel-bigfish.com. Followed by Ramshackle. Free entry to gig ticket holders over 18. ticketweb.co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000.
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THIS TOWN NEEDS GUNS. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5/£4 with flyer. This Town Needs Guns are best described as: ‘New guerilla folk/ Social awareness messages with an overdose of Jewish chutzpa/ Israeli power punk chopped with ethnic elements, rap rhymes & pop choruses/North African beat & east European melodies schizophrenically combined with a rough street disco flavor. myspace. com/thistownneedsguns + Gallops! + Zail + Avash myspace.com/ thegallopsband myspace.com/zail myspace.com/avashavash Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 WE TRASH PARTIES. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8pm – 4am, £free B4 11PM £3/4 AFTER. We trash parties hosts exciting bands from all over and resident dj’s mixing up a killer blend of the best new music from indie-disco to cool classics, trash gold and post punk. Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar JUDAS PRIEST WITH MEGADEATH, Testament. CIA
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SWAY. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £8adv. SWAY is another highly-rated urban artist who manages to transcend his genre to make music that has the capacity to appeal to a broad crossover of fans. myspace.com/ swaaaaaaay + The Binary Kids. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 BEST OF BRISTOL SHOWCASE. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8pm-4am, £4/£free B4 11/£4 after Bristol favourites journey to Cardiff so you don’t have to travel! THE JELAS Quirky experimental Punk, the likes of Deerhoof meets Erase Errata. VENUS BOGARDUS No Wave Math Rock with layers of riot grrrl punk. COLLIDING LEMONS All girl 5-peice, Sounds like
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join Tony and take in the warmth of our roaring fires whilst tucking into one of our legendary Roast dinners and listening to this fine musical selection. RISE AGAINST. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm [SOLD OUT] riseagainst.com Info: 0905 020 3999.
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JOHN E VISTIC. The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5. + Three Vicars + Rusty Springfield + The Jinx + Howlin Lord + Jack Rabbitblood + Savage Mynds. myspace.com/johnevisticexperience myspace.com/theevicarsuk myspace. com/rustyspringfield myspace.com/ thejinx. myspace.com/howlinlord myspace.com/jackrabbitblood RAY LAMONTAGNE. Colston Hall, Colston Street, BS1 5AR, 7pm, £19.09. [SOLD OUT] BURLY CHASSIS, Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3.50. Brand new Supra-funk from live purveyors of dancefloor mischief. Curvaceous beats and sizely basslines mix with live electronics and poetry as these rhythmic mavericks deliver an innovative funk/breakbeat/ spoken-word/techno mash-up! Dr Doctor - Jazz, rock - 4 piece – classic! LATER - Rat a Tat Dj’s myspace.com/mrwolfsbar SECRET GARDEN The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £5.50adv. Secret Garden Present: Eat Lights Become Lights / Aspen Woods / Presents for Sally.myspace.com/ eatlightsbecomelights,myspace. com/aspenwoods, myspace.com/ presentsforsally. Bristol Ticket Shop 01179 299 008 THE VIEW, Anson Rooms, University of Bristol. B58 1LN £13. 7pm. Scottish four piece Indie rockers. Info: 0117 954 5830 or email ents-ubu@bristol.ac.uk THOMAS APLIN & THE THIEF. Thekla, BS1 4RB. m/ thomasaplin Doors 7pm Curfew 10pm / £6 adv. Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/alttickets
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KEITH. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5/£4 with flyer. keithonline.com + The Rhythm Method + London Blackmarket + Me And The Major. myspace.com/ therhythmmethodofficial myspace. com/londonblackmarket myspace. com/meandthemajormusic. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. 11-12a Church St, CF10 1BG, 8pm - 3am, £3 TOY HORSES XFM London’s unsigned band of the week THE BOMBARDS brand new sing along madness PLUS radio friendly local boy FRED JONES Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy.... Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget. Info: 02920228883 or myspace.com/ thisis10feettall
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YOUNG WIDOWS WITH TRACTOR, The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW., 8pm – 12am, £6. With Alla myspace.com/ youngwidows SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. A night to showcase up and coming musicians from around the Bristol area with a selection of bands playing a variety of folk and acoustic. With Black Number / Andy Marshall / Mark Darkside. LATER – Dj Matt Hampshire. myspace.com/ mrwolfsbar SUE & THE UNICORN. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. 7pm. £5. myspace.com/ sueandtheunicorn Sue Denim from Robots In Disguise brings her solo project to the stage. ticketweb.co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000
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THE LIZZIES. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. Doors 7.30pm. £5adv. myspace.com/thelizzies + Yeltzin + Random Elbow Pain + Draw me Stories.myspace.com/yeltzinmusic myspace.com/randomelbowpain myspace.com/drawmestories Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
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FIGHT LIKE APES. Barfly,Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 8pm. £6/£5 with flyer. myspace.com/ fightlikeapesmusic + Underground Railroad + Picture Books in Winter. myspace.com/urailroad myspace. com/picturebooksinwinter Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
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SLICED PEACH. The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv. With special guests. myspace.com/ slicedpeachofficial. Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 TONY CLARK’S JAZZ SUNDAY. The Spotted Cow. 139 North Street, BS3 1EZ. 3pm- 7pm Every Sunday afternoon come and
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BRING FORTH THE GUILLOTINE... Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3 Hosted by Poison and Zion Flex. Intelligent Hip-hop, Soul crossed with Dubstep and DnB. Live progressive emergent acts. Weaving together an exquisite tapestry of beats, breaks and heavy weight b-lines that resonate with the heart, keeping the body moving. myspace.com/ mrwolfsbar PRESENTS FOR SALLY ,The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £4adv With Winterlight / Air Formation. myspace.com/presentsforsally, myspace.com/timbotoo, myspace. com/airformation. Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008 SOFT TOY EMERGENCY (LIVE). The Lanes. 22 Nelson Street, BS1 2LE. £4 NUS/£5 without. Club NME Bristol’s new residency + Club NME DJs. Info: 0117 325 1979 DAS POP. Thekla, BS1 4RB. 7.30pm, £8 adv m/daspop + Absent Elk - m/ absentelk + Sexy Bitch - m/ sexybitchtheband Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/alttickets
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THE BIMM LIVE AND LYRICAL EVENING. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £free. Featuring a host of singer songwriters from the Bristol Institute of Modern Music. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar AMADOU & MARIAM. 02 Academy, Frogmore Street, BS1 5NA. Doors 7pm. £15. amadou-mariam.com or ticketweb. co.uk or Box office: 08444 77 2000. EMMY THE GREAT. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £7.50adv myspace.com/emmythegreat THE DURUTTI COLUMN, Thekla, BS1 4RB, 7pm, £12adv. m/ durutticolumn Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic.com/alttickets BADDIES. Thekla, BS1 4RB, 10.30pm, £3adv. m/baddies Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic. com/alttickets SDFF, The Junction. Stokes Croft. 7-11PM, £2, Make Yourself Promotions present SDFF + Jonny Postmortem + Too Close To Hate + Brink Of Extinction + Ottawa Hoax. myspace.com/myspromo.
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General Fiasco. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £6/£5 with flyer. myspace.com/ generalfiasco Ticket Line: 0844 8472424
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OPEN MIC AND JAM. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £free Hosted by the fabulous Henry Ray. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar SPECTRUM. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. 8pm – 12am, £8. Playing Spaceman 3 material for first time since they split. myspace.com/spectrumofficialpage.
MISH MASH. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8pm, £4, Every month, featuring the best new bands & solo acts, plus guest DJ’s. Rock, Indie, Reggae, Folk, Electronica, Soul, Americana, World, Blues... Bands: TBC. Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. 11-12a Church St, CF10 1BG, 10pm - 3am, £free. On The Rocks Guitar Hero Competition Special Come and play Guitar hero on stage in the Rock room. Big screen guitar hero played live in 10 Feet Tall. Prizes ‘This is your music’ Mojo inspired rock and roll, scuzzy guitar licks & head bangers. Info: 02920228883 or myspace.com/thisis10feettall
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Wed.25 Bristol
LIVE REEMER. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5/£4 with flyer. Reemer are a 4 piece young punk pop band from Manchester. myspace.com/reemerband + Winch House + For The Team. myspace. com/winchhouse myspace.com/ fortheteamband Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 SMITH & BLANEY. The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay, 7:30pm £10 adv/£12 otd. Mark E Smith, long-time leader of Manchester Punk outfit and John Peel favourites, The Fall and, more recently, British institution has announced a date at The Point in support of a new collaborative album with former manager, Ed Blaney. markesmith-thefall.com info@thepointcardiffbay.com
REGULAR SPECIAL EVENTS. Meze Lounge. Market Street, Newport, NP20 1FU, 9pm-Late, £see venue. Regular top quality live music, DJ’s and unique one offs! Expect the unexpected, the brilliant and the best around, coupled with resident DJ’s, cheap drinks in Newport’s coolest venue. Info: 01633 259144 or mezelounge.com
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3 DAFT MONKEYS, Bar 27, The Tudor Hotel, 7pm, £10adv/£12otd Cornish trio 3 Daft Monkeys combine rousing vocals, frenetic fiddling, rhythmical 12-string guitar, dancing bass and foot drum. Whether it’s Celtic, Balkan, Gypsy, Latino, Cornish
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THE HIT UPS. The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW. £5 myspace.com/thehitups. RECLOCK. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3.50 Live Funk / Jazz/ electronica performed by 2 multiinstrumentalists, 1 mixman, a vocalist and a whole lot of pedals. The Memes - The heart of Trip-Hop, the strength of Rock, the emotion of Soul. Later – Chazzy J, Funky Freedom- DJ Papamoomin & Little Bo Selecta. myspace.com/mrwolfsbar GANG GANG DANCE. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. 8pm-2am, £10adv Gang Gang Dance are an experimental music group based in Brooklyn, New York City. Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk FORTUNE DRIVE + LINER, The Louisiana, Wapping Road, BS1 6UA. £5adv. Feat. Aron Atwood ex-Cuban Heels + special guest myspace.com/fortunedrive. Bristol Ticket Shop - 01179 299 008
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UNSIGNED BATTLE OF THE JAMS. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5/£4nus. The final of Oxjam Music Festival’s Unsigned Battle Of The Jams. Bands and artists from across South East Wales will battle it out to win the grand prize - all in the name of raising money for Oxfam! Vote for your favourite band with £1 to help raise money for Oxfam. Bands TBC – check myspace. com/oxjam_southeastwales for updates on finalists. Price includes entry to Mad 4 It! clubnight after the show. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 WE TRASH PARTIES. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF103BY, 8PM-4AM, £free B4 11PM £3/4 AFTER We trash parties hosts exciting bands from all over and resident dj’s mixing up a killer blend of the best new music. Info: 02920310312 or myspace.com/wearebuffalobar
Newport
GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN, TJ’s, 14 – 18 Clarence Place, See tjsnewport.com for more info.
Sat.28 Bristol
JD AND THE LONGFELLOWS. Mr Wolfs, 33 St Stephens Street, BS1 1JX. £3.50 A mission to set the world alight with a unique blend of Psychoskiffle, Renegade Folk and Landlubber Surf, all served through the delicate haze of Choral Society Harmonies. Six
Figures - Formed in 2007, the band’s reputation is growing on the bristol live music circuit0, the band have built an alternative sound that you simply have to hear to comprehend! myspace.com/mrwolfsbar myspace. com/jdandthelongfellows LATER – Pick up the Pieces Dj’s GUNZ N ROZES. The Fleece, 12 St Thomas Street, BS1 6JJ. £9adv. gnr.homestead.com Tickets: 0117 929 9008 or bristolticketshop.co.uk IGLU & HARTLY, Thekla, BS1 4RB. 7pm, £9adv. m/igluandhartly Tickets: 08713 100 000 or gigantic. com/alttickets
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2 DOOR CINEMA CLUB. Barfly, Kingsway, CF10 3FD. 7.30pm. £5/£4 with flyer. myspace. com/twodoorcinemaclub + Sierra Alpha + Kutosis. myspace.com/ sierraalphamusic myspace.com/kutosis. Ticket Line: 0844 8472424 KILLERS. CIA Box Office, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EQ. £32.50 CALL CIA BOX OFFICE 029 20 22 44 88 or email cia.boxoffice@livenation.co.uk
Frome
LARRY MILLER BAND + SINNERBOY. Cheese & Grain. Market Yard, Frome. BA11 1BE, £11 adv/£13 door, 8.00-12.00p.m. No nonsense blues/rock plus the ultimate Rory Gallagher Tribute. Info: 01373-455420 or cheeseandgrain.co.uk
Taunton
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT CIDER! The Perfect Fifth. 61 High St, TA1 3PT, 9pm - 2am £4 from zoidofm@gmail.com, £5 Door Anti-Social (Punk/Rock), Load.Click. Shoot, Fen Tigers (Indie, winners of Cheltenham’s B.O.T.B.) Oh Henry! (Electro) Zoido & DJ stapes. (DnB) Tauntons alternative night! Info: 07845922166 or facebook.com/ group.php?gid=37724677916
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General Noel Edge’s Music Quiz. Start The Bus. 7-9 Baldwin Street. Featuring World Famous Quizmaster Andrew Parsons. Do you have a brain? Do you know more than the others? More importantly do you like wining booze.? Come join us for our bi-weekly quiz. Free to Enter and its Free to Leave too. Biros and brains required for our bi-weekly pub quiz. 20:00-23:00. . Tel : 0117 930 4370.startthebus.tv MINT. Carling Academy. Frogmore St. Student night every Monday with an audio visual mash up of your favourite floor-shaking anthems plus indie and electro beats and pieces in the star bar. £2adv/ £3otd. Info: bristol-academy.co.uk
Cardiff FATPOPPADADDYS. Glam. 2 Greyfriars Rd. The best student alternative night in the city. Special Guest DJ Entry Price: £7 Guest/ £5 Glam Student Member. Normal Weekly Entry: NUS free b4 11pm £3 Thereafter. 10pm-3am Last entry 1:30am. Entry £5 Glam Student Member – Guests £7 - £5 all night with flyer.
Tuesday Bristol
RUN. Native. Small St. Run has established itself as one of the city’s premier Drum and Bass nights. Matching heavyweight guests with Native’s heavyweight system Run rocks every single week and has a residents line up second to none. Residents: D*Minds, TC, Hazard, Clipz, Die, Xample, Grooverider, Pascal, Fierce, Gerard, Dazee, The Force, Eddie K, Interface, Adrok Hosted by Jakes. 10pm-2am. £4 nus £5 others. SWISS TONY’S BIG QUIZ / DISCO BINGO. The Spotted Cow. North St. The time has finally come when we at The Spotted Cow unleash our ‘Host with the Most’, ‘The King of the Callers’ ‘Bedminster’s answer to Les Dennis’ the one and only ‘Swiss Tony’. Info: 0117 963 4433 or hespottedcowbristol.com
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AESTHETICS. Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Pl. Strictly the finest hip-hop from old to new - no room for bullshit. Just the purest, finest and deeply defined hip-hop to keep you satisfied all night long. Hosted by KL, Veto and Kay. 8pm-3am. £2/3. £3.4. 10.00pm. 02920310312. myspace. com/wearebuffalobar. BIG FAT FAT TUESDAYS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. BIG FAT TUESDAY aims to take the inspiration from the
vibe, atmosphere and revelry of New Orleans. New Orleans has a wellearned reputation for music established through the city’s cultural Indian, Cajun and Creole influences. Known traditionally for its Blues and Jazz, new generations are fusing this with Soul, Funk, Gospel and Hip-hop to create their own 21st century sound. Drawing on all these influences ‘Big Tuesday’ has forged strong connections with the City’s musicians / performers + DJ’s to create a big fat Tuesday event every week! Drinks offers: - £2 Selected Pints, £2 selected beer bottles, £1.50 selected shots. DJs - Richie Moulton, Andy Loveless & Friends, Carl Rylatt, Jaffa, Esyth, Harmonics (Candela, Batacuda Basics) Performers: Jazz Bands, Live acts, Musicians, Bongo Players, Horn Players etc… Plus classic old school board games on the Mezzanine. 10 – 3am free entry free. 10 - 3am. 02920228883. myspace. com/thisis10feettall.
Newport
17th STOMP! Escapade. NP20 1JE. Hype-On bring you the very first dance and club event in Newport. Watch the fast paced culture of street, break and urban dance explode into a fun and unique form of competition in a controlled and safe environment. Crews and dancers will be arriving from all over South Wales in the first of this unique event. £5 on door. 6pm 11pm. 07501464001.
Wednesday Bristol
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
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SOUL SUPREME. Ten Feet Tall Live. 11 - 12a Church St. Northern soul, Old disco gems, Deep funk, Tamla motown, Boogaloo, Freakbeat, Jazz dance Drinks offers: £2 - 10 Feet Tall pints, 2-4-1 Soul Supreme cocktails, £2 chocolate cake shooters. Regular live horn players, Soul train visuals, Special live acts Regular 45 record giveaways. Free entry 9pm - 3am DJ’s Jaffa, Andy, Richie Moulton, Carl Rylatt, Spud, Fletch, Killer Tom. free. 9 - 3am. 02920228883. thisis10feettall@ yahoo.co.uk FULL FAT PROMOTIONS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. FULL FAT PROMOTIONS LAUNCH PARTY Full Fat Presents the best new music, Cutting edge DJ’s, Comedy, Trash Pop, Leftfield Sounds, Art & Video Premiers every single Wednesday in 10 Feet Tall Live. Previous acts
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Clockwork, Stokes Croft, Bristol, 13 Feb, 10pm – 5am, £12+bf/£15otd Beat* Bristol’s Valentines special will leave you feeling all loved up, with drum and bass/jungle in room one from DJs SHY FX , PHANTASY, TC and CLIPZ with MCs Det, Ragga Twins, Rhymes and Harry Shotta. Room two caters for the dubstep/garage/grime crew with a Jakes DJ set, Clue Kid, Skelm and Gemmy amongst others. include Spank Rock, The Orb, Bonde do role, Johnny Forigner, Son Of Dave, Zombie Disco Squad, Jonquil, You Love Her Cos She’s Dead…. DJs playing an upfront eclectic mix of the best break through bands, electronic artists and performers. Resident DJ Greg (Skinny gene/ Ramshakle), Plus guest Djs, Jen Long, Vernon Tessio. Visuals, banners, free cds, cult movies, live bands, comedy acts and much more. 9 – 3am Drinks offers, 2 for 1 on selected cocktails, £2 selected bottle lager, £2 selected pints, £1.50 selected shooters. Free entry. free. 10 - 3am. 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall NO WAVE WEDNESDAYS. Buffalo Bar. CF103BY. Post Punk, New Wave, Glam, Punk, No Wave Cinema, Italo Disco, Dance floor Fun. £TBC. 9.00pm. 02920310312. myspace.com/wearebuffalobar 11th 10 FOOT CWTCH. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. Full Fat Promotions special – THE THIRD MAN, Support from Zenith Ex Kooks members Max Rafferty returns to form with his new band The Third Man. With a classic line up of drums, bass, guitar and vocals, they simple yet defined English pop. This is the first date of the start of their extensive UK tour. Don’t miss out. £3. 9 - 3am. 02920228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall 18th FULL FAT PROMOTIONS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. FULL FAT PROMOTIONS LIVE MUSIC FROM ASCARI PLUS LIVE COMEDY FROM THE PLASTIC SEAT COMPANY For one night only, Cardiff’s very own Ten Feet Tall hosts a unique event combining some of the best young performers in Wales! The Plastic Seat Company return to Ten Feet Tall
just three months after they kicked off their winter tour there. The successful tour is now almost at an end so the long road to the Edinburgh Fringe starts here. £3. 10 - 3am. 02920228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall 25th FULL FAT PROMOTIONS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. FULL FAT PROMOTIONS Presents PUNKS JUMP UP Full Fat Presents the best New music, Cutting edge DJ’s, Comedy, Trash Pop, Leftfield Sounds, Art & Video Premiers every single Wednesday in 10 Feet Tall Live. Previous acts include Spank Rock, The Orb, Bonde do role, Johnny Forigner, Son Of Dave, Zombie Disco Squad, Jonquil, You Love Her Cos She’s Dead…. DJs playing an upfront eclectic mix of the best break through bands, electronic artists and performers. Resident DJ Greg (Skinny gene/ Ramshakle) £4/£5 AFTER 10.30PM. 9 - 3am. 02920228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall
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FLUX - STUDENT PARTY. Meze Lounge. NP20 1FU. A massive party of Indie, 60’s, Hip Hop, Funk, DnB, Electro, 80’s and Reggae, mashed up to keep the dancefloor jumping! The Attic (Upstairs) with DJ’s playing Metal, Punk, HXC, Rock & Anything to wreck ya neck. 2 for 1 Drinks. FREE B4 Midnight. 9PM-4AM. 01633 259144. mezelounge.com
Swansea
FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle Street. Funked Up Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dancefloor classics. Free b4 11. £2 after free b4 11. Info: 0179248082
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Native, 15 Small St, Bristol, 14 Feb 10pm – 3am, £5 b4 11pm, £6 after Native’s Valentines special features Bristol’s finest, Rob Smith and Ray Mighty in full effect with Peter D and MC Redskin. For one night only, the pioneers of the Bristol old sound join together for a Valentines party of mammoth proportions. From soul to dnb and dubstep, this is the past, present and future sound of Bristol in one evening. Not to be missed. SHINFO. Bar Sigma. 2-4 The Kingsway. Weekly alternative DJ night featuring the best of punk, rock, metal, hip hop, ska, Electro and drum and bass old and new. £2 after 11pm. 9:00pm - 3:00am. 07533994191. myspace.com/sigmabar. SHINFO.. Bar Sigma. SA1 5JQ. Alternative DJ sets from Frost and Frayne is south Wales’ most exciting and up and coming bar. Every Wednesday from 9pm until 3am, the pair blast out the best in Rock, Metal, Punk, Ska, Electro, Drum & Bass and much more. £2 entry but only after 10:30pm £2 after 10:30pm. 9PM - 3AM. 07533994191
details. Look out for our Boot Camp army night along with Hot Tub Party nights to follow. NUS entry £3 b4 11pm - £4 after £1 off with the puss flyer. Opening time: 10-3am FULL FAT PROMOTIONS. Ten Feet Tall Live. 11 - 12a Church St. A collaboration between 10 Feet Tall and some of our favourite specialist promoters hosting the best breakthrough acts. DJs playing an upfront eclectic mix of the best break through bands, electronic artists and performers. 9 – 3am Free entry free. 9 - 3am. 02920228883. thisis10feettall@yahoo.co.uk. DRUM AND BASE + HI P HOP. Undertone. CF10 1BG. Free before 11, £3 after. 02920228883. undertonebasement@hotmail.com ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. On The Rocks ‘This is your music’ Mojo inspired rock and roll, Scuzzy guitar licks & head bangers. AC / DC, Artic monkeys, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Depeche Mode, Doves, George Harrison, Jeff Buckley, Keith Richards, Leaves, Mecury Rev, Neil Young, Ok Go, Paul Simon, Smashing Pumpkins, Television, Blue Tones, Bravery, The Cribs, Kings Of Leon, The Kooks, Libertines, The Magic numbers, The rolling Stones, The Strokes. free. 10 3am . 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall TASTEMAKER SOCIETY . Buffalo Bar. CF103BY. Thursdays are about to become the highpoint on your calendar. Brand new music. The bands that started it all and everything in between. Featured bands EVERY WEEK, the ones that you’ll kick yourself you missed. Previous acts include: Los
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FLAWLESS. Dojo Lounge. Park Row. R’n’b, hip hop and urban grooves with K-Style and guests. 10.00-2.00. £3/£3.50. Info: 0777 330 2818 12th NAUGHTY LITTLE BROTHER. The Tube. BS1 5HH. Get naughty at The Tube with heavy bass driven music and biscuits. This month’s special guests: Bar 9, Michael Red (Vancouver), Sickman D, Naughty Nemo and Stashwell. £3 b4 11. 10 till 4. 07967971178. polarpromotions@ gmail.com
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GLAMOURPUSS. Glam. 2 Greyfriars Rd. The Definitive Student Night: Every Thursday providing you with the UK’s finest resident DJ’s with huge weekly giveaways including Cash, Ipods and More. Plus 1000’s of lavish extras & regular quality theme nights please see club-glamourpuss.com for more
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Campesinos. Bass Clef. Super Furry Animals (DJ’s). Leanne Carroll (London Elektricity). Shakes (Modular). Rob Da Bank (Radio One). The Toy Band. Casio Kids, Kid Harpoon. Imitation Electric Piano. Huw Stephens. Bethan Elfyn (Radio One). Evils. Cate Le Bon. Vibration White Finger. Attack and Defend. Silver Spurs. Gideon Conn. The Voices. Subtle. We Are Trees. £TBC. 9.00pm. 02920310312. myspace. com/wearebuffalobar 5th ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. On The Rocks 80’s Glam Rock Party ‘This is your music’ 80’s Glam Rock, Cheesey Heavy Metal, Cock Rock and Cult Classics. Get involved with the AC/ DC the private school boy look, ripped jeans, ripped t-shirts, sneakers, Big Hair and even bigger hairspray cans, shoulder pads, Blue eye shadow, hot pink lipstick. DJS, Eggsy (XFM), Graham The bear (Tenants Supermen), Colin Francis (XFM), John Lock (Fuel Rock Club). Dan Tight (Kruger Magazine) Rock Club DJ’s. Drinks offers £2 pint of 10 Feet Tall lager, £2 stella bottles, Selected shots £1.50, Rocktail offers, Regular Jack Daniels offers and give-aways. + Regular Live music, guitar hero competitions, free badges, ‘T’ shirts, visuals and more. 9pm-3am. Free Entry. free. 10 - 3am . 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall 12th CARDIFF BURLESQUE VALENTINES SPECIAL. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. Burlesque Cardiff presents “Nuts Darling?” a Valentines special at 10 Feet Tall, in Cardiff Thursday, 11th February doors open 8pm – 11pm, entry £6. Featuring the naughty temptress Miss Foo Foo La Belle, the magnificent and glamourous Miss Pretty S’vere, the Burlesque Cardiff Show Girls, erotic story telling with Kitty Darling, guest artists and comedy. For more info please see www.burlesquecardiff.co.uk £6. 8 11pm. 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall followed by..... 12th ON THE ROCKS. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. On The Rocks Soft Rock Love Ballads Special. The finest power rock love anthems, Whitesnake, Europe, Queen, Huey Lewis and The News, Wheatus, Van Halen, Guns and Roses. Plus all your Mojo inspired rock and roll, Scuzzy guitar licks & head bangers. AC / DC, Artic monkeys, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Depeche Mode, Doves, George Harrison, Jeff Buckley, Keith Richards, Leaves, Mecury Rev, Neil Young, Ok Go, Paul Simon, Smashing Pumpkins, Television, Blue Tones, Bravery, The Cribs, Kings Of Leon, The Kooks, Libertines, The Magic numbers, The rolling Stones, The Strokes. free. 10 3am . 02920228883. myspace.com/
thisis10feettall 26th MISH MASH. Buffalo Bar. CF103BY. EVERY month, featuring the best new bands & solo acts, plus guest DJ’s. Rock, Indie, Reggae, Folk, Electronica, Soul, Americana, World, Blues... Bands: TBC £4. 8.00pm. 02920310312. myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar
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FUNKED UP. Monkey. Castle St. Legendary funk night with residents Funky Ben and The Count playing funk, soul, old skool hip hop & dancefloor classics. Free before 11/ £2 after. 9 til late. Info: 01792480822 Mr Michael Monster. Monkey Bar. 13 - 14 Castle St. Electro/Indie night with all the hottest indie/rock remixes. £2 entry/£1 with nus (drinks promos. monkeycafe.co.uk
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RAMSHACKLE. Carling Academy. Frogmore St. Bristol’s biggest alternative night with resident DJ Dan, Steve Gerrard plus Carlton and Dave Remix playing a mixture of alternative, indie, hip hop, beats and funky shit in the main room whilst Generation X play punk-rock and metal anthems with DJ’s Link and Matt Setback. 10-3. £3/5. Info: ramshackle.org.uk The ASBO Disco. Mr Wolf. 33 St Stephen St. DJ ASBO plus special guests Mashup styles all night. Midnight – 4am. £3 entry 13th Beat*Bristol’s Valentine Special. Clockwork Stokes Croft 10pm - 5am Tickets £12+bf £15 on door. Huge noght on the D’n’B tip with Shy Fx, Phantasy, TC, Clipz, Jakes (DJ set), Clue Kid, Silver, Gemmy, Skelm & Enigma. Support comes from MC’s Det, Ragga Twoins, Rhymes, Harry Shotta, Richy B, Sweet Pea, Drwad, Koast & Strike-Z, Buggsy, Scarz & Combat Collins. 20th PENGUIN DANCE. Timbuk2. BS1 1DW. Get fit at the Penguin Dance old skool fancy dress gymnasium! With special guests Slipmatt, The Equalizers, Junki Munki and much more. Main room old skool/breaks, room 2 dubstep party! £6 advance. More OTD. 11-5. 07967971178. polarpromotions@ gmail.com. 27th FUTUREBOOGIE. Native. BS1. Futureboogie presents horse meat disco £6 / £7. 10pm - 4am. 0117 9299888. futureboogie.com.
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Motion Skate Park Bristol, 28 Feb £8adv Audio Asylum, Drum Sidciples, Jungleclone and Wrong Music present Battle Grounds, an almighty mashup of music, live graffiti with a bbq to keep you going! With dnb from Remarc, Bizzy B and The Sect, techno, hard techno and acid techno from DDR, The Gezzer and Alex Calver. Shitmat’s first ever jungle explosion live set will be played in the Cave alongside Elbola and Ladyscraper, and special guests The Dreditor and the 4Bidden Magician will also be present.
7th bionic. Escapade, 38 Stow Hill, 9pm -5am, £10 in adv. Hard styke night with Bionic & Polysexual going head to head eith guests Uberdrunk, Mark H, Cally & Juice, Brian M, McBunn, Vandall, Rush GBH, MCP, Rob the Red & Tekno Tom, all hosted by Shocker. Up and coming DJ’s in the back room. 13th HARDCORE EVOLUTION REAL DEAL 3. Fire and Ice Bridge Street, 10pm -6am, £15 in the door. Putting the hardcore back in to the South Wales scene, Hardcore Evolution bring Gammer (Hardcore’s number one DJ), SY, Dougal ,Joey Riot, Brisk, Recon, Marc Smith, Squad E & Supreme, supported by MC’s Whizzkid, Storm, Wotsee, Rude, Static, Enemy, & Skatty. Arena 2 hosts Sub Zero’s Second Birthday with Chuck-E (Wales’s number one Hard Trance DJ) Barbers and Blitz, Fattman and Ice, Random Heroes, DJ Mos, Steve EP and Rob EJ, Fitz and Dan Summers. FRIDAY MASH UP. Meze Lounge. Market Street. a blinding weekly clubnight featuring resident & special guest dj’s playing alternative mash ups, indie, hip hop, rock, electro & party classics in the attic (upstairs): rock & the heavier side of Metal See door. 9pm-5am. 01633 259144. mezelounge.com 6th BIONIC . Escapade. NP20 1JE. Uberdruck, Cally & Juice, Mark H, Vandall, Brian M Vs McBunn, Rush GBH, Mcp, Rob The Red & Tekno Tom, Sully, Mars, Adam Up, Chris O, Ryno, Andy P, MC Shocker & many more £10. 9pm-5am. 07816 310525. dontstayin.com/parties/bionic Swansea 27th DIGITAL SESSIONS. Bar Co. SA1 1DF. Quality Underground House Music every last Friday of the month with residents, guest dj’s and live sets.Check The Digital Sessions facebook group for more details Free entry. 9pm till late. 01792 460658. Face book group ‘The Digital Sessions’.
LIVE 1BG. Club Night – ‘MARMALADE’ (Over 3 floors) Ground floor cocktail bar, Chill out mezzanine library, Rock room Dance Floor. Marmalade brings you Classic Funk, Soul, Future Jazz, Roots, Motown, Disco & best new releases. Expect the finest: Grand Master Flash, Stevie Wonder, Del la Soul, Kenny Dope, Soul 2 Soul, Adele, Outkast, Chromeo, James Brown, Mr Scruff , The Roots, Gorillaz, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse. £4/£5 AFTER 10.30PM. 10 - 3am . 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall 13th MARMALADE. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. Marmalade presents - Cupids Party. Red Hearts Décor, Ballons, Free Love Heart sweets, Chocolate Hearts, Roses. Angel Girls. Ground floor cocktail bar, Chill out mezzanine library, Rock room Dance Floor. £4/£5 AFTER 10.30PM. 8pm 4am. 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall 27th CARDIFF SKATEBOARD VIDEO LAUNCH. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. Pirate Man and Cardiff Skate Club present a premiere of Cardiff’s newest and most anticipated sk8 video of the last 10 years. A whole host of talent crammed into one raw video! Feat- Gibsy, Lambrini, Crayon, Hologram, James(Cardiff Skate Club), Brendon, Guto(City Surf), Al Power, Brendon, Mike Wright, Avid, Josh Perret, Meek, SAC, Pirate Man (Christian), Dave Walker, Grim, Dog and many more! Free Stuff, Cardiff Skate Club Giveaways, Quality DJ’s, Drinks Offers. free. 7 - 10pm. 02920228883. myspace.com/thisis10feettall
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MASHUP. Meze Lounge. Market St. Resident and very special guest DJ’s playing Alternative, Mashups, bootlegs, indie disco, hip hop and Rock. check with venue. 8pm-5am. Info: 01633 243500 or space.com/ mezenewport.
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Mashed up – Mr Thing. Monkey Bar. 13 - 14 Castle St. The party dj with a residency at London super club Fabric.“Thing knows the tracks that truly rock a crowd.”Original Scratch pervert, and World DMC Champion.
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6th REBEAT. Market House. TA1 1JD. Hard style // trance // core // techno,, 8 till 3,, £7 entry - special guests nick the kid, si the sigh + all your favourite local talent, loads of deco and free cd giveaways!!
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£7 all night. 8 till 3. 07972748856. dontstayin.com/groups/rebeat-events
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REACTION. Kudos. BA5 1SZ. Influence celebreates its 1st birthday with Reaction and one massive line up - Trance Generators, Uberdruck, Nick the Kid, Boyzee & Stevie J + More, coaches available from s/west area £10 return - call 07723302182 for further info £8 before 11 £10 after. 9am - 3pm. 07723302182.
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The living room Building 11, Harbourside., 10pm-2am, £free. Karl Marx playing Soul, Disco, Funk and much more. 7th BEDLAM O2 Academy, Frogmore St, 10pm-6am, £18 in adv. Huge D’n’B night spread over 3 rooms with Andy C, Friction, High Contrast, Skream, Goldie, Break, Dillinja, Lemon D, Caspa, Marvel and MC’s Eksman, Dynamite, Skiadee, Evil B, GQ, IC3, Rod Azlan, Carasel &Texas. Rm 2 hosts Total Science and Alix Perez with support, whilst its all dub step stylee in the 3rd room with The Sureskank Convention including Kymatik, Beavis, B-Lam, Kahn and more. This is simply a huge night that no D’n’B head can afford to miss! 7th INTRIGUE RECORD LABEL LAUNCH PARTY! Motion Skate Park, 10pm-6am, £10/£8 in adv. Ben Westbeech (Live), Jenna G (Live PA), DJ Krust (old skool set), D-Bridge, Icicle, Random movement, The Insiders, Eveson and MC System & Fokus. Room 2 with Icicle (Techno set). Kulture, Thinking, Hyetal, Snugfelix, Red Rowz & Nica. 7th Syndicate sessions Syndicate, 15 Nelson St, 10pm3am, £tbc. Radio 1’s Judge Jules brings the tunes tonight, supported by Gavin Pearce & Ian Davies. 7th HOT BUTTERED SOUL. The Park Bar. BS8 1ER. Hot Buttered Soul’s first Saturday of every month, monthly residency continues to pack ‘em in @The Park, spinnin’ a no compromise mix of Funk 45s, Northern Soul, 50/60’s R&B, Latin/ Jazzedelia plus a touch of Jaimacan & assorted surprises .. record changers Mike Shawe & Alex Seal £2. 10.30pm4.00am. 07789744062 7th SWITCH . Timbuk2. BS1 1DW. Switzerlands DEETRON (Music Man) headlines Switch this month. Backed up by residents & also best before: celebrate their 5th birthday in room2!! £6 / £5. 11pm - 5am. 07816202908. myspace.com/
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PRESENTS JUDGE JULES. Syndicate Superclub , BS1 2JY. Main Arena Judge Jules (90mins) Gavin Pearce Ian Davies Arena 2 Resident Truplaya £7. 10pm-4am. thesyndicate.com Info:- 01179450325 7th UNDER_SCORE PRESENTS : OCTOBER + NARCOSSIST. Tube. BS1 5HH. under_score are proud to present October aka Julian Smith for a special (and overdue) DJ set. Expect a flawless lesson in electronic funk, delivered by one of techno music’s rising stars. Support comes from up and coming dubstep don Narcossist and u_s djs Jim Petherwick and Placid. £4. 10pm - 4am. 0117 9304429. underscoremusic.co.uk 14th essencia present zane lowe Motion Skate Park, 10pm-6am, £15 in adv. Radio 1’s king of new music, Zane Lowe plays an exclusive DJ set, supported by Sub Focus, Aquasky, Cultureshock, Xample, Lomas, L-While, Gerrand and more. The Tunnel hosted by Brak. da.house with D*Funk, Lee Narari, Dr Fish & Hi Hat. 14th western soul Native, 10pm-3am, £6/£5. Every Saturday finds Native rocking to the sound of soulful beats, hip-hop and funk plus rare treats from the whole musical spectrum be it jazz, reggae or disco, however, this night is very special and is a proper Bristol old school night out, it doesn’t happen very often. Special guests Smith and Mighty - rock on! 14th DMT HARD SESSIONS Black Swan, Stapleton Rd, 10pm-late, £8. The best underground music store in Bristol puts on this hard party of Hardtek, D’n’B, junge and hardcore with Osmik (Live), Mat Weasel, Busters (live), Vicious Circle, Krumble & Stivs (Live) and more. Rm 2 hosts the SW soundclash with Ragga & D’n’B. Breaks in Room 3 & Reggae and Ragga in Room 4. Phew! 14th SYNDICATE VALENTINES BALL. Syndicate Superclub. BS1 2JY. come dressed in red or white and experice the famous lock & key. Main Arena Judge Jules (90mins) Gavin Pearce Ian Davies Arena 2 Resident Truplaya £5. 10pm4am. 01179450325. thesyndicate.com 21st BUFFALO’S LEDENDARY 80’S WORKOUT PARTY!!!. Buffalo Bar. CF103BY. Get your spandex out, your Nikes, sweatbands, and get ready for the best workout party ever. Spandex girls, Free power drink shots, Supreme 80’s workout
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the cave, Shitmat and Ebola hold things down gamma style, with support from Ladyscraper, Judith Priest and loads more. 28th Club Anthems Syndicate, 15 Nelson St, 10pm3am, £tbc. Fresh from BBC 6 Music Sunday night slot, Dave Pearce plays his top club anthems. 28th NO NEED TO SHOUT. Start The Bus. 7 - 9 Baldwin Street, 9pm-3am, £4/£3. Tonight sees the launch of a new night bringing new noises for your ears, new tastes for you tongue and multi colored shapes for your eyes. School of Seven Bells (Live), DJ hip hop set from Prefuse73 (Warp records) & Nadia Ksaiba spins electro, house and disco. 28th urban goodies. O2 Academy, Frogmore Street, 10pm-4am, £20/£15 NUS. Massive urban takeover with the Official Ablum Launch party for Urban Goodies. Expect UKG, hip hop, bassline house, grime, dub step and old skkol from over 40 DJ’s including Wiley, Skinny Man, KIG Family, Ras Kwame, DJ Q & Cameo, Slipmatt and many more. See clubsidewinder.com for more info. 28th EMPATHY . Timbuk2. BS1. We are back at Timbuk2 for what will be a very special night, not only do we welcome proffesor of music, one of Berlins finest composer’s and producers, Ulrich Schnauss. But its also Stuart Wilkinson’s Birthday, also Jim Rivers has been found alive and well in his studio after 2months of playing knobs and buttons for several new productions. Plus No Brainer, Jack2Front, Dave Kirik and Jay Saunders. £6/£7. 11-5am. 07799745870. empathyclub.co.uk 28th RUFFNEK DISKOTEK. The Croft. BS1. Dubstep, bashment, funky & ghetto house with MURDERBOT (USA/Dead Homies), HEADHUNTER (Tempa/Live show debut!), BLAZEY (Hench), DUB BOY, Atki2 and the Ruffnek crew. £6 adv. 10pm-4am. 07967 196237. myspace. com/ruffnekdiskotek 28th TOTALLY ‘ARDCORE VS DONK. Space72. BS3 4PP. Celebrating Miss Special K’s birthday with the Totally ‘Ardore residents alongside bounce djs James Ellis, Tuhet & Worm and many more! Lots of free giveaways!! £6 / £4 NUS. 10 LATE.. 07963933710. totallyardcore. co.uk
Williams and friends. Classics in the VIP room with Estee, Mogz_e and more. ME AND YOU CLUB. 10 Feet Tall. CF10 1BG. Club Night – ME AND YOU CLUB “An Unruly Rock ‘n’ Roll Party” Ground floor cocktail bar, Chill out mezzanine library, Rock room Dance Floor. Cardiff’s one and only Saturday night heroes bringing Good Time weekend Indie Rock ‘n’ Pop, New Music & Classic Alternative Tunes, form none other thant the legendary MIKE TV! £4/£5 AFTER 10.30PM. 8 4AM. 02920228883. myspace.com/ thisis10feettall
going head to head with Darren Styles & MC Whizzkid, Mark EG, Recon, Uberdruck, Cally & Juice, Squad E, Frantic, Wragg, Major Tom and MC’s Whizzkid, Si the Sigh & Adger. In the second room, Grooveswitch, Hindsight and Resonate take charge with Ben Eye, Iain Cross & SLDJ, Outburst, Nick the Kid, Kickback, Bishop, Chubba & Bargee, supported by MC’s Motion and Si the Sigh. more info at clubfirewall. com or atmosphereuk.com
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GRASS ROOTS. The Elbow Room. Park St. With DJ Skylion and guests. Info: 0117 9300242 or theelbowroom.co.uk ROASTED. Tube. Unity St.The original and best US House and Garage from Deli G and Ben Daley. Continuously popular and full of wicked vibes just shows what a bunch of idiots we all are, still partying when we should be sleeping. Who cares, we love it. Info: 01179304429 or tubebristol.com The “Not So” Supermarket. Start The Bus. 7 - 9 Baldwin Street. A Sunday market for Sunday people, from Del boy to David Dickinson. Local artists, Charity Shops, and cakes like your mum bakes. Record stalls, Brick a Brac, Fortune Teller and a swap shop amongst other things.
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FIREWALL prsent global meltdown. The Westland Arena, 8pm-3am, £16.50. This is a HUGE hard dance event using this new venue in the heart of Somerset. Two arenas, with Friewall & Atmosphere
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7th slinky. Liquid & Life, St Mary’s St, 10pm-4am, £10 in adv. Hard dance and trance with special guest Sander van Doom, supported by Lee Haslam, Big Al, Joel D, Julian
SPIN. Meze Lounge. Market St. New & Classic Indie Anthems, Electro, Dance, Good Requests.Resident & guest DJ’s. All meals £1.Drinks from £1 til 9pm.Open til 5am. contact venue. 1pm-5am. 01633 259144. 14th Coolio. Escapade, 38 Stow Hill, 9pm -late, £5 in adv. Fresh out of the Big Brother house, hip hop gangster rapper, Coolio hits south wales for this special Valentines event.
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MI CASA. Mambo. 46 The Kingsway. This established deep house night is the only place in the city where you can kick back, relax, and get down to the best underground house DJ’s the area has to offer. Strictly for the headz. Free. 8pm – Late. 01792472555 28th BEATBREAKERZ. Sin City. SA1 4AQ. Another Night of Phat Breaks and Eye Popping UV Eye Candy. This month Mezza Sound System are coming to raise the roof.Plus Mr Fish n DJ Sioux £5 B4 11 £7 after, £5 NUS all night. 10:30pm-4am. 07908692203. beatbreakerz.co.uk
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F _ _ K LONDON. Buffalo Bar. CF103BY. Party Disco Trash, Every Sunday Buffalo Bar. F_CK : WORK FU_K : TV FUC_ : CLEANING FU_K : HOMEWORK: FUC_ MONDAY F_CK : LONDON DJ’s: MAC 3000, CERI, JEN LONG, FANNY PACK DJ’S (HOLLIE & STEPH) Drinks Offers: 2-4-1 Selected Cocktails, £2 Selected Bottles. Buffalo Lager Pint £2. 8PM-3AM // FREE free. 10.00pm. 02920310312. myspace. com/wearebuffalobar
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DIG (IN THE BAR). Buffalo Bar. 11 Windsor Pl. Carl Forecast & Huw Evans of B-Music Cymru take over the bar to bring us a special selection of Soul, Psych, Disco & Funk; Digging into the crates to play an assortment of rarities and nuggets from all over the world. Featuring special guests and themed nights. Free B4 11pm £3/4 after. 8pm-4am.. 8.00pm. 02920310312. myspace.com/ wearebuffalobar. THE ELECTRIC CWTCH. Ten Feet Tall Live. 11 - 12a Church St.. Cwtch Music present a chance for everyone to get musically involved. Volunteer for the open mic session and earn booze! Sit back and enjoy the up and coming artists! Throw underwear at the band! Cwtch Music tirelessly sources the very finest musicians for your perusal and amusement. Sundays have never been so sexy. Held together by your charismatic host Rowan Ligget £3. 9 - 3am. 02920228883. thisis10feettall@yahoo.co.uk.
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Armed with whistles and glowsticks, we went out to celebrate Oxgyen’s 3rd Birthday at the end of January at the Bristol O2 Academy. Over 700 people turned out for the likes of SY, Hixxy, Gammer and Scorpio amongst others. Check out this lot having it large...
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