Buffalo Event Guide - May 2013

MAY 2013

W W W. B U F FA L O C A R D I F F. C O . U K

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BUFFALO BAR KITCHEN COCKTAILS MUSIC

Thurs 2nd May – Signature presents:

BAR

Fri 3rd May (early)

Freshly Made Cocktails, Imported World Beers, Spirits, Specialist Rums, Flavoured Vodkas, Shooters,Fair Trade Coffee, Suki Tea, Milkshakes, World Wine, Art, Film, Cookies, Cakes & Awesome resident DJs every night of the week til 3/4am. FREE.

KITCHEN Great Fresh Food, The Buffalo Kitchen cooks up freshly prepared food daily, using local suppliers and the finest ingredients. Our aim is to provide good quality real food including, Breakfasts, Burgers, Sandwiches, Salads and a good old Sunday Roast!

COCKTAILS Freshly Made Cocktails, 2-4-1 Deals Daily, Cocktails and Dreams!

MUSIC In our live space we provide a stage to Wales’s live music scene seven nights a week hosting new and up and coming bands as well as those traveling from afar to play Buffalo’s intimate stage Live music is then followed by DJ’s, Club nights,Events and more...

BEER GARDEN The Hidden Garden provides plenty of space to enjoy a meal or relax with a drink. Open late every night.

If you would be interested in hiring our upstairs venue please do not hesitate to contact us at: contact@wearebuffalobar.co.uk or 02920 310312 We have a stage, quality P.A., bar, turntables, and DVD/Video projector available.

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MAY DAY FESTIVAL! TREATMENT OFFICIAL PRE-PARTY

Thurs 9th M

SIGNATUR 10pm-4am

10pm-4am £free with Treatment ticket

Official pre-party for Treatment with surprise guests, giveaways and 2 floors of DJs til 4am

ARROWS OF LOVE / THE MILK RACE 7pm-10pm £4 entry

Loud guitars, heavy drums – think MELVINS, 80’S MATCHBOX, PIXIES, LES SAVY FAV arrowsoflove.co.uk

Fri 3rd May (late)

FREE UP FRIDAY: DJ FORMAT 10pm-4am £free before 11pm

Soulful, funk-fuelled hip-hop packed with infectious beats and lyrical dexterity. djformat.com

Fri 10th Ma

THE AFTER

EUGENE CA & THE TERR 7pm-10pm

A love of 60s from Big Star theafternoons

+ FREE UP F 10pm-4am

Sat 4th May

BUFFALO BBQ & BALL! 6pm-4am £free before 11pm

Huge garden BBQ, food served til 9pm, Drinks offers, DJs playing party anthems & mash-ups over 2 floors til 4am!

Unique funky heaps of suga golden era hip facebook.com

Sun 5th May

BUFFALO BANK HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

3 AREAS OF MUSIC, FOOD, BEER & COCKTAILS!

Garden:

feat. KLEZMER KOLLECTIV LIVE! PISTONHEAD LAGER GARDEN BAR FIRE ISLAND BBQ TAKEOVER! GAS STATION BOP DJS Upstairs:

THIS, THAT & THE THIRD

90s HIP-HOP vs HOUSE PARTY! DJ JAFFA & FRIENDS, BREAKDANCERS + MORE! Downstairs in the bar:

ELECTRONIC PARTY BANGERS!

Mon 13th M

THE WINT

CUT RIBBON 8pm £4 entr

Alternative po exciting live, c thewintertrad

FROM F-BLOCK & EMIL MACC MUSIC / COCKTAILS / ROASTS / BREAKFASTS 12pm-4am £free before 11pm LBuffalo DJs playing alt party anthems until 4am!

241 Cocktails, food til 9pm.

Mon 6th May

Tues 14th M

LINDY HO 7.50pm for

DOCTOR WHO QUIZ feat. BLOGTOR WHO 7.30pm £1 entry

Fifth Doctor Special for both hardcore fans and newbies alike! SPECIAL GUEST BLOGTOR WHO!

Swing dancin welcome. facebook.com +

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Tues 7th May

BOATS

Afrobeat, Psyc Electronica, Y presented by

Noisy music for insomniacs, hot riffs and toy keyboards. yeahboats.com

Thurs 16th

& support 8pm £4 entry

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SIGNATUR 10pm-4am

IVAL!

sents:

E-PARTY

Thurs 9th May

Every Wednesday

10pm-4am £tbc

8pm-3am £free entry

SIGNATURE: F.A.O. TAKEOVER

CARDIFF TEA CLUB Celebrating everything TEA with DJs playing Funk, Reggae & Dub.

ticket

urprise til 4am

Sat 18th May

THE BLIMS

& support 7pm-10pm £4 adv / £5 doors

LVINS, 80’S

Fri 10th May (early)

THE AFTERNOONS (Greatest Hits Tour)

MAT

with infectious

Outstanding folk rock band with quirky and catchy songs about life in Wales and travel overseas. facebook.com/theblims

FREE UP FRIDAY BANK HOLIDAY 8pm-4am £free before 11pm Sat 25th May

Sun 26th May - Buffalo & Spin City

Unique funky style of full fat beats, stirred with two heaps of sugary fresh raps, comical swagger and golden era hip-hop. facebook.com/toomanyts

MICRO FESTIVAL ALL DAYER! Sun 19th May – Buffalo & Shape Function present:

MOUNT EERIE

WINTER VILLAINS / ANDREW REGAN 8pm £7.50 adv / £9 doors

MOUNT EERIE is Phil Elverum who released a string of beautiful albums of lo-fi folk, noise-rock and drone as THE MICROPHONES before becoming Mount Eerie in 2003, and he’s made a prolific series of records since reaching even deeper into his surroundings. pwelverumandsun.com

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Mon 13th May

Mon 20th May (downstairs)

CUT RIBBONS, FJORDS 8pm £4 entry

7.30pm £2 to play

THE WINTER TRADITION Alternative pop-rock quartet from Edinburgh – exciting live, creating a unique sound. thewintertradition.bandcamp.com

007 : LICENSE TO QUIZ Who says Christmas comes once a year? Join our James Bond movie Quiz and test your knowledge on the World’s greatest spy franchise!

Open til 4am, £donation entry Raising money for a great cause with some of the best DJs and acts around – 2 floors, garden party, DJs starting in the afternoon, open til 4am!

Mon 27th May

BUFFALO BOUTIQUE 7pm £free entry

Clothes, vintage bargains and rarities, handmade crafts, local designers & one-off finds for those who love shopping! facebook.com/buffaloboutique

Tues 28th May

THEO

& support 8pm £3 entry

One-man math rock machine, you have to see him play live to believe he’s actually doing it all himself! soundcloud.com/theo-uk

Thurs 30th May – Signature Takeover:

CIRCLES: 1ST BIRTHDAY feat. HIVER (VIDAB) WEFEELNOMATH

REAKFASTS

s until 4am!

and toy

Fri 24th May

+ FREE UP FRIDAY feat. TOO MANY T’S

V LIVE!

fans and OR WHO!

& MOJITO GARDEN BAR LAUNCH 10pm-4am £free entry Watch out for our special guest announcement, plus the launch of our summer Mojito Garden Bar!

4pm-4am £free before 11pm New York style Block Party with a delicious BBQ and Mojito bar in our garden, hotdogs, American beers, DJs over 2 floors til 4am!

A love of 60s pop and early Roxy Music, influences from Big Star to Teenage Fanclub. theafternoons.com

COCKTAILS!

GERS!

SIGNATURE WHITSUN PARTY

12 HOUR BLOCK PARTY & BBQ!

FESTIVAL

RS + MORE!

Thurs 23rd May

EUGENE CAPPER BAND / RHODRI BROOKS & THE TERRACOTTA ARMY 7pm-10pm £4 entry

10pm-4am £free before 11pm

, Drinks ash-ups over

WHITSUN WEEKENDER!

Tues 14th May

LINDY HOP CARDIFF

7.50pm for 8pm start, £4-£7 entry

Swing dancing class then social, beginners always welcome. facebook.com/lindyhopcardiff +

Mon 20th May

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY & support 8pm £5 adv/£6 doors

CHRIS THOMAS / HEPPLE MUD VISUAL MAPPING 10pm-4am £6 before 12am

From the darkest rhythms of dub-techno to the melodic lines of the Detroit music scene. facebook.com/circlescardiff

BOF! (downstairs)

Australian indie with 60s pop sensibility and lashings of soul! facebook.com/hungrykidsofhungary

Fri 31st May – Jealous Lovers Club & Negative Panda present:

Afrobeat, Psych, Exotica, Film soundtracks, Electronica, Ye-Ye and groovy retro pop sounds presented by Gwenno!

Tues 21st May

Thurs 16th May

STALIN’S STREET PARTY / TARSIERS 8pm £4 entry/£3 ebt card

STAGECOACH / WE’RE NO HEROES 7pm-10pm *early show* £8 adv/£motd

8pm £free entry

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CASIMIR

Alt noise-pop 4piece on FEAR OF FICTION. casimirband.com

TALL SHIPS

Tickets recommended for this excellent math/ post-rocky line up! wearetallships.co.uk

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MON TUE WED

BUFFALO

LIVE

!DOWNSTAIRS : DJs, Motown, Funk, Reggae & More...

presents:

TEA

THU FRI

FRIDAY

BUFFALO

BLOCK PARTY! Roasts, Records & Rock ‘N’ Roll

(5pm-10pm)

Celebrating everything TEA, great community atmosphere downstairs with tea & cake offers all night. Regular bakeoffs and Jamaican food nights.

DJs playing Funk, Soul, Dub, Reggae, Motown til 3am!

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FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT!

DRONEBOY INDUSTRIES playing the best Hip-Hop, Ska, Reggae and party bangers all night downstairs!

FREE UP

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LIVE BANDS AND SPECIAL GUESTS UPSTAIRS

Forward thinking Electronica and party bass music all night upstairs!

SAT

(5pm-10pm)

DOWNSTAIRS : DJs, Cult classics all night long.

CLUB

SUN

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LIVE BANDS AND SPECIAL GUESTS UPSTAIRS

DOWNSTAIRS Expect: House, Disco, vintage fun & Electro past present & future! Feature guest DJs every week.

UPSTAIRS: We play pure party jams! + Live Music for FREE! EVERY WEEK!

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(5pm-12am)

agwa special cocktail menu!

(5pm-10pm) DOUBLE UP ON SPIRITS FOR £1

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Sunday Roasts, Breakfasts, Milkshakes served til 9pm!

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EATS, BEATSnAND TREATS CARDthe Rock Roll from

Gas Station Bop til Our new loyalty card is full of offers every time you visit Buffalo, ENTRY ALL NIGHT! 103am!

Feet Tall FREE & Undertone, plus loads of other places around Cardiff.

til 4am

downstairs

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Spam & Stacey Steve French go all out!

Anything from electro swing, to pop, to 90’s R&B, new music, disco, house and block party vibes!

BLOCK PARTY Booty Shakin Beats and Mash Ups from: Major Lazer to Outkast to Daft Punk and all that Riff Raff!

YOU’VE JUST MISSED: CLOUD CONTROL, A-SKILLZ, JULIO BASHMORE, VINTAGE PRETTY

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