Eats Beats & Treats December 2011

ISSUE #010

DECEMBER Events Guide

FREE - PLEASE TAKE ME HOME

This Month:

CHRISTMAS! NEW YEAR!

plus Blawan, Two Wounded Birds, Engine-Earz Experiment Talons, Netherfriends, DJ Derek

EATS BEATS & TREATS • EDITORIAL

Welcome to the DECEMBER edition of *eats, beats & treats* your guide to events at 10 Feet Tall, Buffalo Bar, Undertone In Cardiff!

After a great Movember with our Best of British Festival, we’re now getting ready for Winter and a fantastic line up of Christmas & New Year events taking us into 2012!

If you’re organising a Christmas party make sure you get in touch with us at eatsbeatsandtreats@gmail.com We’ll have plenty to keep you entertained in December - live acts, DJs, Christmas fairs, film nights, YOU’VE MISSED: CLOUD CONTROL, JULIO BASHMORE, VINTAGE PRETTY, A-SKILLZ quizzes, craft events, fashion shows, clubnights, art classes, comedy, theatre, loads of Christmas celebrations and of course, our legendary New Year’s Eve parties!

WE NOW SELL PHYSICAL TICKETS TOO! We now sell physical tickets for some events at Spillers Records and from our venues. Look out for logos or check wegottickets.co.uk

GET INVOLVED

This month our events are brought to you in collaboration with the following lovely people:

Barely Regal Records * Obey! * Flux=Rad * Empty Pocket Theatre * Word4Word * ATRiuM * Divide By Zero * Cardiff Life Model Collective * Vintage Pretty * Zoo Pop * System 909 * Amnesty International Society * Buffalo Boutique * Feed the DJ * Modern Life is Rubbish * USVTHEM * City Surf * Shanti Bass * Traffic * Kicked In The Face * Bright Club * Game Over * Renegade Sounds * Femme Fatale * Loose * City Bass If you’d like to join this list please email us at: twenty11mag@gmail.com

Advance tickets are available from www.fullfat.net & wegottickets.co.uk

Look out for great drinks offers*

Bottles from £2.00

Stella 4% £2.50

House Wines from £1.80

2-4-1 Selected Cocktails

Selected Shots Spirits & Mixers Advance tickets £1.50 £2.30 at Spillers & venues

*All drinks offers are a guide, and may vary, management reserve the right to withdraw any offer aty time. Please see pages 8 & 22 for more details.

Issue 10 December 2011

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

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EATS BEATS & TREATS • 10 FEET TALL

LIFE DRAWING CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY

5:30pm & 7pm £5 per session or £7.50 Cardiff Life Model Collective is now holding weekly LIFE DRAWING CLASSES at 10 Feet Tall & Undertone every Tuesday. This month’s classes will run until 20th December which is also a Christmas Social, then they’ll start up again in the New Year from 10th January.

Facebook: Cardiff Life Model Collective Mon 5th Dec EMPTY POCKET THEATRE presents:

SCRIPT-SWAP

(2 FLOOR EVENT)

Tue 6th Dec

WORD 4 WORD

(NATIONAL THEATRE OF WALES)

9pm £Free Entry Five writers. Five directors. Five new performances – get ready for the first SCRIPTSWAP event! An Experimental Platform night with a script-based shake up encouraging new creative collaboration and artistic groth. The five writers have been left to fill in the dots with the theme ‘Beneath the..’ and the five directors to bring them to life in just 1 month. Supported by the National Theatre Wales TEAM. Facebook: Empty Pocket Theatre Twitter.com/teamword4word

9pm £Free Entry WORD 4 WORD welcomes all creative writers whether they are spoken word performers or working on short stories. The theme this month is SPACE. There are 12 slots, each participant has 5 minutes to perform and there are 3 prizes up for grabs.

Contact word4word@nationaltheatrewales.org Twitter.com/teamword4word 4

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10 Feet Tall , 11a - 12 Church Street, Cardiff

CF10 1BG www.10feettallcardiff.com

Thurs 8th Dec - ON THE ROCKS presents:

TWO WOUNDED BIRDS

HANGMEN/ ZOO POP VS ON THE ROCKS DJS

9pm £3 Entry / £Free with EBT Card TWO WOUNDED BIRDS have steeped themselves in the defining sounds of the last 60 years, with an allencompassing love of rock & pop and an appreciation of melody & reverence for the song. Befriended by THE DRUMS and finding fans in BRIAN WILSON and DEBBIE HARRY, they play timeless pop by a group of unwavering, romantic, rock’n’roll obsessives.

Facebook.com/twowoundedbirds

Sat 10th Dec + Sat 17th Dec

VINTAGE PRETTY FAIRS

12pm -5pm £Free Entry Pop in while you’re Christmas shopping to find a perfectly unique present for someone special! VINTAGE PRETTY FAIR takes place twice this month and is filled with handmade jewellery, vintage clothing, accessories, handmade crafts, artwork, cards and even stalls from Lush & Buff Nails!

Facebook: Vintage Pretty www.eatsbeatsandtreats.com

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Sun 11th Dec ZOO POP presents:

BERT JANSCH

TRIBUTE NIGHT 12pm -5pm £Free Entry Excellent line up of local acts performing a tribute to the late folk legend BERT JANSCH, including screenings of rare film footage.

Mon 12th Dec

SOCIETY FUNDRAISER

RUSTY SHACKLE / THREE PAIRS OF SHOES / HORIZON / ALBATROSS ARCHIVE / BECKYANNE

8pm £tbc Cardiff University’s Amnesty Society are holding a Christmas fundraiser with live bands & guest DJs. Amnesty International promotes respect for all human rights. It also researches & takes action to prevent the abuse of rights to physical & mental integrity, freedom of science & expression, and freedom from discrimination. For updates on the line up please visit 6 Eats Beats &10feettallcardiff.com.

Treats DECEMBER 2011 our website

One of the most influential guitarists of all time, Bert was respected dearly in the folk world for his unique playing, and has been credited by many including NEIL YOUNG, LED ZEPPELIN, PAUL SIMON & JARVIS COCKER. Also a founding member of folk super group PENTANGLE, Bert’s partnership with JOHN RENBOURN amazed the world with the quality of playing, as well as an amazing solo career lasting 40 years!

All proceeds are being donated to MacMillan Cancer Support.

Facebook: Zoo Pop Events

10 Feet Tall , 11a - 12 Church Street, Cardiff

CF10 1BG www.10feettallcardiff.com

Tue 13th Dec

WONDERBRASS CHRISTMAS PARTY 8pm £4 Entry / £3 NUS

Multi-legged giant brass band who originated in 1992 as a community street band from Pontypridd – today they are bigger, bolder and brassier than ever before!

Expect an intoxicating mix of JAZZ, LATIN, SKA and SOUL! wonderbrass.org.uk

Thu 15th Dec

PALOMINO PARTY

& Support / XPRESS VS ON THE ROCKS DJS

9pm £TBC New local alternative art rock band PALOMINO PARTY play the first of our ON THE ROCKS Christmas parties – expect Alt, Indie & Rock’n’Roll classics til the early hours!

Check our new group for updates – Facebook: On The Rocks

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EATS BEATS & TREATS • 10 FEET TALL

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR AT

10 FEET TALL MULLED CIDER MINCE PIES

CHRISTMAS CHEER CHURROS & CHOCOLATE NEW RUSTIC SPANISH MENU

TAPAS

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR AT 10 FEET TALL – WE’RE ONLY CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY SO WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING TO PARTY BEFORE GOING AWAY, OR IF YOU’RE COMING BACK HOME TO CARDIFF FOR CHRISTMAS AND LOOKING FOR SOME NIGHTS OUT, WE’VE GOT PLENTY GOING ON!

BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS TABLE WITH US NOW! CHECK OUR CHRISTMAS MENU ON 10FEETTALLCARDIFF.COM

TEL: 029 202 2883

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10 Feet Tall , 11a - 12 Church Street, Cardiff

CF10 1BG www.10feettallcardiff.com

Wed 21st Dec

Thu 22nd Dec

DJ GREG RAMSHACKLE

ANDREW RHYS LEWIS DJ GREG RAMSHACKLE

SUGAR DROP XMAS PARTY 9pm-3am £Free Entry

ELECTRO - INDIE - SYNTH - POP -PARTY!

ON THE ROCKS XMAS PARTY 9pm-3am £Free Entry

ALT CLASSICS - INDIE - ROCK’N’ROLL

Fri 23rd Dec

FANCY FOOTWORK

Sat 24th Dec

6pm-4am £Free before 11pm, £4/5 after

JAMES ALEXANDER

MARKY DE SADE / JAFFA GENO SNOOZE

CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY 6pm-12am £Free Entry

Mon 26th Dec

BOXING DAY DJ GARY TWISTED BY DESIGN Food served all day, tables available.

Live acts to be announced shortly!

6pm-4am £Free Entry

Wed 28th Dec

SUGAR DROP XMAS PARTY

DJ GREG RAMSHACKLE

9pm-3am £Free Entry ELECTRO - INDIE - SYNTH - POP -PARTY!

Fri 30th Dec

FANCY FOOTWORK

Tue 27th Dec

DJ STEVE FRENCH 9pm-3am £Free Entry ELECTRO - INDIE - SYNTH - POP -PARTY!

Thu 29th Dec

ON THE ROCKS

RENEGADE SOUNDS TAKEOVER

ANDREW RHYS LEWIS DJ GREG RAMSHACKLE 9pm-3am £Free Entry ALT CLASSICS - INDIE - ROCK’N’ROLL with a bit of SKA/REGGAE thrown in.

MARKY DE SADE / JAFFA GENO SNOOZE 6pm-4am £Free before 11pm, £4/5 after

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10 FEET TALL PRESENTS EST.

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*******THE ULTIMATE UNRULY*******

NEW YEARS EVE

PARTY

A mix of top hats, tiaras and a substantial helping of party anthems!

A generous dollop of glitz, cocktails and party vibes, champagne, chandeliers and an unyielding dancefloor filled with your favourite alternative party tunes until 5am!

DJS MIKE TV / DJ DAN . 8PM-5AM £10 ADV (TICKETS GUARANTEE ENTRY BEFORE 10PM)

wegottickets.com OR BUY FROM THE BAR

Sun 1st Jan

ON THE ROCKS NEW YEAR’S DAY PARTY! DJS ANDREW RHYS LEWIS / GREG RAMSHACKLE 9PM-3AM £FREE ENTRY

A New Year’s Day party for all those who worked through New Year’s Eve night. A strong selection of expertly blended cocktails, drink offers, massive party tunes and great atmosphere until the early hours!

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Mondays

Tuesdays

wednesdays

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YOUR WEEK

LATE NIGHT LIVE: Live music upstairs, new music & party tunes in the bar!

10 FEET LIVE: Live music upstairs, new music & party tunes in the bar!

SUGAR DROP: Alternative beats for your midweek dancefloor! Live electronic acts, indie-electro, synth pop, chillwave, experimental, party hip-hop/funk.

DJs playing beats & breaks, electropop, mashups, funk, dance, new music!

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

Sundays

ON THE ROCKS: Alternative Classics, Indie, Rock’n’Roll.

Regular Live Acts, takeovers & guest DJs!

Fresh food til 10PM (THU-SAT) 9pm (SUN-WED) 10feettallcardiff.com 8pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm

£varies upstairs

Bottles from £2

free downstairs

Pins from £2.50

8pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm

£varies upstairs

Bottles from £2

free downstairs

Pins from £2.50

8pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm

£Free upstairs

Bottles from £2

free downstairs

Pints from £2.50 Sugar Drop Shots from £1

8pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm

£Free downstairs

Bottles from £2

£varies upstairs then free for clubnight

Pints from £2.50 £2.30 Pampero, Smirnoff, JD, Gordons - double up for £1!

FANCY FOOTWORK: Future funk, soul, future jazz, roots, Motown, disco & new releases. From Vampire Weekend to Kool & The Gang, Stevie Wonder to Hot Chip.

6pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-11pm

ME & YOU CLUB: An unruly rock’n’roll party” - good time weekend indie rock’n’pop, new music & classic alternative tunes!

6pm-4am

SUNDAY SOCIAL: Industry night. Alternative party mashups, electropop & new music downstairs, rock/alt party & live acts upstairs.

10pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails ALL NIGHT

£free entry

Bottles from £2

£free b4 11pm £4/£5 after 12

£free b4 11pm £5 after

Pints from £2.50

EATS BEATS & TREATS • BUFFALO

Thu 1st Dec SIGNATURE presents:

BLAWAN

10pm -4am £5 ADV / £7 Doors A key player from HESSLE AUDIO and R&S over the last year or so is BLAWAN- the young drummer turned electronic producer inflicting a melting pot full of BASS, TECHNO, GARAGE and all things nice. “Built from rambunctious, elastic rhythm tracks that whip, snap and crash in all directions” – FACT. listn.to/blawan

Sat 3rd Dec

ALIEN SQUARE EP LAUNCH GILDAS

7pm-10pm *early show* £Free Entry Bilingual progressive rock band – but with a very different sound for this night as they’re launching an acoustic EP. Huge range of influences from PINK FLOYD to GOLDFRAPP, FOO FIGHTERS to JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. facebook.com/aliensquare

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Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

Mon 5th & Tue 6th Dec

ATRIUM LIVE 2-DAY SHOWCASE

8pm £3 entry Students from the BA in Popular Music @ ATRiuM present the first part of their 2011 showcase.

Featuring a total of 14 bands across 3 nights (part 3 being at Gwdihw on 13th December), students from the 1st & 2nd years will perform their interpretations of music from a range of artists including STEREOPHONICS, MUSE, RADIOHEAD, THE STROKES, AEROSMITH, JAMIROQUAI & many more.

Monday’s students are: Ed Scott, Gemma Thomas, Polly Moore, Ethan Crosse, Geena Rees Tuesday’s students are: Gemme Thomas, Erin Williams Jones, Rhianwen Allcock, Cai Pattinson, Kathryn Howard

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Mon 5th Dec

DOCTOR WHO THE QUIZ OF RASSILON

7pm-10pm £1 Entry The longest running Doctor Who Quiz in the WORLD continues!

Revise the following stories : A Christmas Carol, The Runnaway Bride, The Chirstmas Invasion. Prizes for almost everyone!

Tue 6th Dec

CHRISTMAS CARD MAKING PARTY!

7pm-10pm £FREE Entry Want to give that one-off unique Christmas card to someone special? Come and get creative(/make a mess) at Buffalo! We’ll have materials or you can bring your own.

Thu 8th Dec SIGNATURE presents:

ENGINE-EARZ EXPERIMENT ASTROID BOYS (LIVE) ESOTERRA (LIVE)

10pm-4am £5 adv / £7 doors Best described as ‘MASSIVE ATTACK for the DUBSTEP generation’ – dubstep’s first fully live act are winning an assorted army of fans from RUSKO and NITIN SAWHNEY through to ADAM F and LIAM HOWLETT. They fuse music from around the world with dubstep and elements of drum’n’bass, electronica and alternative rock, smashing what they see as glass divides between genres and ideologies.

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Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

Sun 11th Dec

TENPLUSONE

CLAY STATUES & SUPPORT

7:30pm £TBC TENPLUSONE return with a new line up and renewed vigour! The catchy punk rock 3-piece from South Wales mix a variety of musical influences creating crunchy riffs, melodic choruses with heavy bass lines and hard-hitting drum beats.

Facebook: Tenplusone

Mon 12th Dec

THE BLACK TAMBOURINES JOANNA GRUSEOME / MOWBIRD & REEKS OF EFFORT DJS

8pm £4 entry A night of fun scuzzy awesome reverb drenched catchy goodness. THE BLACK TAMBOURINES are a 4-piece garage-punk outfit from South West England fusing a mutual love of conversation, Woody Allen and Phil Spector. JOANNA GRUESOME are a new bunch of Cardiff part-timers who like bands like MY BLOODY VALENTINE, BEAT HAPPENING, THE PASTELS, GUIDED BY VOICES, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, NIRVANA, HEAVENLY and THE SHANGRI-LAS. They’re joined by North Wales WEEZERy types MOWBIRD. You really should come to this.

Facebook: The Black Tambourines joannagruesome.bandcamp.com

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Mon 10th Dec (downstairs)

MOTOWN MONDAYS DJ GRAHAM WEEKS

8pm £Free Entry Brand new monthly free entry night in our bar with DJ GRAHAM WEEKS playing Motown, 70s & 80s soul, Northern Soul and classic disco.

Mon 10th Dec (downstairs)

FEED THE DJ

8pm-12am £Free Entry You give the DJ a memory stick of at least an hour’s tunes before 8pm, book a timeslot and the DJ plays your tunes for the hour. Your party will get drink promos for that hour, and the DJ mix is then polished & uploaded online the next day! feedthedj.wordpress.com

Wed 12th Dec

BUFFALO BOUTIQUE CHRISTMAS FAIR

7pm £Free Entry BUFFALO BOUTIQUE returns with a Christmas fair to help you find a unique bargain gift or that perfect festive outfit!

Plenty of vintage fashion & handmade goodies cupcake stalls, mulled wine, 241 cocktails, vintage record DJs playing their best retro finds along with Christmas tracks, expert cocktails & loads more!

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Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

Thu15th Dec SIGNATURE + TRAFFIC + DRONEBOY present:

CHRISTMAS BASS + FASHION PARTY!

MAXX:ROACH / DAN STRANGE / F-BLOCK / HEZIT / QUARTZ & LOADS MORE

9pm £FREE entry b4 11 / £2 After It’s almost Christmas so what better way to celebrate than to pull together all the best ELECTRONICA / BASS / MASH-UP DJs we know for a massive free entry bass party?! Also Cardiff’s freshest fashion designers including DRONEBOY, MUD, DAMAGE & more will be creating a live T-shirt printing station full of unique designs for you to take home! Forwardthinking electronica, bass, electro, jungle & everything in between. PARTY ON!

Sun 18th Dec

CHRISTMAS HALFDAYER

JETS TO ZURICH / SURVIVALISTS / RECLUSE / WE ARE THE AFTERGLOW / DODGEM-X + MORE TBA! 6pm £5 entry Huge line up of local rock talent including JETS TO ZURICH who have just been number 1 in Qatar, SURVIVALISTS who mix of sci-fi with melodic punk rock, and WE ARE THE AFTERGLOW who call themselves ‘a brutally beautiful powerhouse of aggression’. Check our website for updates.

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Mon 19th Dec

BRIGHT CLUB COMEDY NIGHT

7:30pm £5 entry Blending comedy, science, music & anything else that can happen on stage, dissecting some of the important things in life from different directions and all in their unique style. brightclubwales.wordpress.comsweet violin melodies – their songs will stick in your head and get you on your feet!

Facebook.com/upthehullabaloo

Tue 20th Dec Zoo Pop Christmas Party

HULLABALOO

PAPER FACTORY / CUT RIBBONS / THE LAY-LOWS

8pm £4 entry Cardiff 7-piece who have earned a reputation for energetic live shows, taking several influences including PINK FLOYD, RADIOHEAD, COLDPLAY – with the added embellishment of cool saxophone riffs and sweet violin melodies – their songs will stick in your head and get you on your feet!

Facebook.com/upthehullabaloo

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Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

CHRISTMAS AT BUFFALO BUFFALO LOVES CHRISTMAS! ALL THROUGH DECEMBER WE’LL BE CELEBRATING THE FESTIVE SEASON WITH: DAILY ROASTS & GREAT FRESH FOOD, MULLED CIDER & WINE, CHRISTMAS CRACKERS, MINCE PIES, VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENTS, FASHION SHOWS, CHRISTMAS CARD MAKING AND MORE HUGE PARTIES AND SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDING DJ DEREK, DJ MONEYSHOT (NINJA TUNE) AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE! WE ALSO TAKE BOOKINGS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES! WHETHER YOU’RE AFTER A BUFFET OR A COCKTAIL PARTY, GIVE US A CALL! TEL: 029 2031 0312 www.eatsbeatsandtreats.com

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Wed 21st Dec

VIDEOGAMES! MW3 . MVC3 . MARIO KART 7pm-12am £Free Entry

VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT, WIN BAR TAB!

Thu 22nd Dec (late) SIGNATURE pres.

RUM RAVE UPRISING 10TH BIRTHDAY!!!

10pm-4am £Free before 12 / £3 after

Thu 22nd Dec (early)

DOPAMINE GAVIN BUTLER (THE BLACKOUT)

TOM JENKINS (STRAIGHT LINES) 6:30pm-10PM *early show* £8 adv / £9

Mixing infectious melodies with crunching guitars, they’ve rightfully gained a large following, and toured with acts like FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND and LOSTPROPHETS. Facebook: Dopamine

Celebrating 10 years of showcasing all things REGGAE, ROOTS and DUB, the Uprising Soundsystem is back! Followed

by Signature residents playing the best HOUSE, DUBSTEP, FUTURE and loads more!

Fri 23rd Dec

Sat 24th Dec

Sun 26th Dec BUFFALO BOXING DAY:

6pm-12am £Free Entry

STEVE FRENCH & FRIENDS!

CHRISTMAS EVE DJ JAMES ALEXANDER Tue 27th Dec

DJ DEREK & ONER DJS 9pm-3am £Free Entry

Legendary DJ DEREK is back to pay his blend of 60s ROCKSTEADY, REGGAE, SKA, DANCEHALL, SOUL and loads more!

An icon for many in the industry with fans ranging from DIZZEE RASCAL to MASSIVE ATTACK

Fri 30th Dec

HYENA! DJS ANDREW RHYS LEWIS / IOAN SNOOZE / ANGRY PIERRE

8pm-4am £Free before 11 / £4 after

XMAS HYENA! DJS ANDREW RHYS LEWIS /

IOAN SNOOZE / ANGRY PIERRE 8pm-4am £Free before 11 / £4 after

DJ MONEYSHOT (NINJA TUNE / SOLID STEEL) 9pm-3am £Free Entry

DJ, producer, mixtape champ, remixer, journalist, his killer mix of straight-up club bangers, curveball oddities, hip-hop classics & funky breaks have made him a favourite of scratch specialists like DJ YODA, DJ FOOD & ANDY SMITH.

Thu 29th Dec SIGNATURE pres.

CHILL WAVE FILMS / VISUALS / TUNES & 2011 RETROSPECTIVE

10pm-4am £Free Entry Taking a chilled look at the best of 2011.

Forward thinking music, top notch local producers & DJs and a glimpse of 2012!

POP POP

Garden Party!

beatbox ballroom 20 12 POP

POP

POP POP

B U F FA L O P R E S E N T S buffalo presents

NEW YEAR’S EVE AND

DJS ASTROSNOOZE, F-BLOCK, ANGRY PIERRE, GIANT OUTDOOR MARQUEE SOUNDSYSTEM! THINK B BOYS & BALLROOM, HITOPS & HEELS! QUALITY COCKTAILS, SHOOTERS & CHAMPAGNE

8pm-5am - £10 adv / motd

WEGOTTICKETS.COM OR BUY FROM THE BAR AND

NEW YEAR’S DAY WORKED ON NYE? MISSED THE PARTY? AT BUFFALO WE ENJOY NEW YEAR’S EVE SO MUCH WE’RE DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN!

6pm-3am - £FREE ENTRY

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Wed 4th Jan

MARIA & THE MIRRORS

GIN DRINKER / TOTEM TERRORS / WRONGS & JOY COLLECTIVE DJS

8pm £4 Entry Pounding dancehall rhythms combine with nagging vocals, bursts of pummeling power electronics and double drum attacks recalling YOKO ONO and GANG GANG DANCE. mariamirrors.tumblr.com

JANUARY 2012 LIVE MUSIC, DJS, GUEST CURATORS, COLLABORATIONS & SIDE PROJECTS, LAUNCHES, LABEL SHOWCASES, LOCAL PROMOTERS & MUCH MORE!

BUFFALO * 10 FEET TALL * UNDERTONE TUBELORD / C.R.S.T. / OLYMPIANS / IVAN DAFYDD / LOWRI EVANS BUFFALO BOUTIQUE / HOWLER / FOE / AIR CASTLES / THE HAZEY JANES / MARIA & THE MIRRORS / 16 BAR MUSIC / VINTAGE DOLL MAGAZINE / CONAN / 50-50 ART SHOW / APOLLO’S ARROWS EMANUEL & THE FEAR 22

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Undertone

(Below 10 Feet Tall) 12 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.com

your week Mondays

Live bands, DJs & more.

Fresh food til 9pm 11 Windsor Place CARDIFF• CF10 3BY buffalocardiff.com

8pm-3am

2-4-1 cocktails (7pm -10pm)

£varies upstairs

BUFFALO

LIVE

Bottles from £2

free downstairs

Pints from £2.50 Tuesdays

Showcasing the best promoters, DJs & bands, visuals, turntable skills..

8pm-3am

2-4-1 cocktails (7pm -10pm)

£varies upstairs free downstairs

Bottles from £2

8pm-3am

2-4-1 cocktails 7pm -11pm Bottles from £2

Pints from £2.50

presents wednesdays

A blended-up clash of pop, fashion, music, bands and truly unique parties!

£varies upstairs free downstairs

Thursdays

Experimental, electronica, new music, leftfield, dubstep, hip-hop, future house, glitch. DJs, live acts, fashion shows, graphics, live art, experimental cocktails.

Fridays SCHIZODISCOBEATDRIVENMAYHEM

8pm-4am

£2.00 bottles,

£varies upstairs

£2 spirits & mixer,

free downstairs

2-4-1 cocktails til 12am

9pm-4am

2-4-1 cocktails 7pm -10pm

£free before 11pm £4/£3 after

Saturdays

bbb Sundays SUNDAY SICKNOTE

Booty-busting breaks, pimped out soul & clock-stopping rhythms from A-Skillz to Michael Jackson, Sugarhill Gang to Santigold

Classic tracks, indie, rock’n’roll, folk, new & party tunes.

Live bands, acoustic open mic, DJs, Sunday roasts, 241 cocktails, fresh tea/coffee & cake, late night beer garden & a hand written excuse from work the next day

8pm-4am

drinks from £2

Drinks from £2

£free before 11pm £4/£5 after

7.30pm-3am £free entry

2-4-1 cocktails 7pm -10pm www.eatsbeatsandtreats.com

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DAILY DRINKS OFFERS ALL NIGHT! £2 Vodka / Gin / Rum & Mixer £1.50 Tequila £2 Bud 66 £2.50 Stella 4%

Thu 1st Dec Barely Regal presents:

GOOD TIME BOYS

AT DAGGERS DAWN / THE DEATH OF HER MONEY / CROSSBREAKER HUNGER ARTIST & BARELY REGAL DJS

7:00pm *early start* £4 entry The first date of their December tour, GOODTIME BOYS have been pinned down for a rare hometown show before they swan off to Europe with one of Berlin’s finest hardcore acts, AT DAGGERS DAWN. Consider it an early Christmas present. To give them an appropriately raucous sendoff Barely Regal have amassed the heaviest local bands they could find to support – expect one of the loudest, most energetic shows you’re likely to see this side of Christmas. Oh and bring earplugs. goodtimeboysband.bandcamp.com

Fri 2nd Dec OBEY! presents:

BEHLING & SIMPSON

CLARE JAMES / OWAIN K / THE KINGDOM / ONEMANDUB

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10pm-4am £4 before 12am / £5 after BEHLING (AKA I.D) & SIMPSON (AKA BAOBINGA) are one of the newst additions to Bristol’s legendary FUTURE BOOGIE label, with a forthcoming release on APPLEPIPS. Their subtle blend of slow grooves, disco & deep house have had Obey hypnotised since the first listen.

Facebook.com/behlingsimpson

Undertone

(Below 10 Feet Tall) 12 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.com

Sun 4th Dec

Sat 3rd Dec

DIVIDE BY ZERO

PHASED / IN:VALID / LUCIEN DARK / HAMSTOR / EMBER ELECTRO / INDUSTRIAL / DUBSTEP BASS / EBM / TECHNO /BREAKS 10pm -4am £3 before 11 / £4 after £1 off with Student Card / GRIMsoc members get £2 entry all night.

DIVIDE BY ZERO has found a new home in Undertone!

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CUT RIBBONS

FJORDS / THIEVES / MY PET MONSTER

8pm £3 Entry Catchy upbeat indie-punk-rockers CUT RIBBONS celebrate the release of debut single ‘Kissability’. The 5-piece, originally from Llanelli, have just played Swn Festival and Beach Break live, and are being championed by DJs Jen Long & Adam Walton. cutribbons.com

Sat 10th Dec SYSTEM 909 presents:

CHRIS FINKE

FRAZ MIAH / TWO OR NONE / J.L.D.

10pm-4am £7 adv residentadvisor.net / £MOTD SYSTEM 909 welcome one of the UK’s most respected techno artists – CHRIS FINKE – an international DJ, producer & promoter from London who regularly plays clubs like FABRIC, SANKEY & THE END. Facebook: System 909

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Sun 13th Dec

NETHERFRIENDS FIRE CHIEF 5 & DJ TOUR DE JOSH

8pm £5 entry NETHERFRIENDS are that bastardpsych-pop-catchy-as-hell-one-man-band that you’ve been searched for. Fusing heavily layered arrangements with group sing-a-longs, spare pianos, synths, glockenspiels and other hard to place but familiar sounds. “Wander into bar, buy cheap beer, discover greatness.

Banging out sweetly distorted sing-along melodies on guitar, keyboard & drums, Netherfriends deliver the thrill of the unknown” – Blender Magazine. facebook.com/netherfriends

Wed 14th Dec

FLUX=RAD & BARELY REGAL CHRISTMAS PARTY 8pm £3 entry If it’s got anything on last year’s, expect awesome loud bands, great DJs til the early hours and lots of Christmas jumpers.

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Thu 15th Dec

SATURDAY’S KIDS

FECAL VEGA / HARBOUR / HUNGER ARTIST

8pm £4 entry Noisy post-punk hardcore rockers SATURDAY’S KIDS stop into Undertone on their tour with FACEL VEGA in the build up to new 7” single ‘Grey On White’ (Art For Blind) released next month. Think SONIC YOUTH, FUGAZI, BLACK FLAG, MINOR THREAT, DINOSAUR JR. “Youthful, post-punk angst.. continuing to make massive forward strides in sound” Basement Fever 26

Eats Beats & Treats JULY 2011

Undertone

(Below 10 Feet Tall) 12 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.com

Fri 16th Dec

MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH & USVTHEM CHRISTMAS PARTY 9pm-4am £3 entry Do you remember the first time? The first time you did it for the hell of it?? Then this is the indie disco for you! A night of everyone’s favourite songs from the 90s – expect ELASTICA, PULP, DINOSAUR JR, WEEZER, THE BLUETONES, BEASTIE BOYS, DAFT PUNK, NEW ORDER, ASH and THE PIXIES. Throw into the mix the weird and wonderful sounds of USVTHEM playing the best in alternative music like HEALTH, GRINDERMAN, BATTLES and COLD CAVE, this is going to be a Christmas party not to be missed!

Tue 20th Dec

KASA

BLOW GOAT & SUPPORT

8pm £3 entry Hardcore punk superbeasts hailing from Penzance; these dudes will blow your face off. Think PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH, CONVERGE, DEFEATER, PALEHORSE etc. With local punk heroes BLOW GOAT also on the bill and another band to be confirmed, this show is going to kick raw ass.

Sat 17th Dec

SHANTI BASS SOUNDSYSTEM

10pm-4AM £TBC SHANTI BASS are back with a new home for their monthly reggae nights! Pushing the scene forward in Wales, showcasing different artists and reggae styles from across the globe. Check the website for updates to the line up.

Wed 21st Dec

TALONS

ARCHIMEDES / THE RED AGE / DJS

8pm £5 adv / £6 doors It’s Chrriiiiiiistmaaasssss!! And to celebrate, Undertone are bringing you a super cool present – TALONS, awesome instrumental band from Hereford on acclaimed label BIG SCARY MONSTERS, and ARCHIMEDES – a fine young mathrocky band that has supported the likes of JOHNNY FOREIGNER, TELLISON, SHAPES & HYMNS, set for big things in 2012. www.eatsbeatsandtreats.com

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Thu 22nd Dec CITYBASS XMAS PARTY:

WBEEZA

10pm-4am £tbc CITY BASS are back – always THE meeting point of the rampant emerging UK bass music scene - DUBSTEP, GARAGE, UK FUNKY and deep pumping HOUSE & TECHNO. They bring you a Christmas party like no other, with one of their favourite guests from last year who played a truly unique live set – WBEEZA! (Third Ear/SecretSundaze) myspace.com/wbeeza

Fri 23rd Dec

FEMME FATALE XMAS PARTY!

Indie * 80s * Cheese * Chilled * Party!

10pm-4am £4 entry/£3 NUS Cardiff’s only clubnight especially for women (men welcome if accompanied by women), playing anything from cheese and pop to indie, rock & dance.

Facebook: Femme Fatale

Sat 31st Dec

SYSTEM 909 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!

ZAK GRINDLE VS SILVER RED / NUMBERSJUST / ANDREW POWELL VS MATTHEW GRIFFIN / TWO OR NONE / DAN SUMMERS / J.L.D. & more TBC

£6 adv residentadvisor.net / £8 doors 9pm-4am SYSTEM 909 say that the best New Years are probably spent at a house party filled with all your mates and the music you love with no heavy drinks prices. That’s exactly what they’re going to re-create this year in Undertone! A night packed full of the best DJs that have graced the decks over the last 12 months, cheap drink prices, cheap entry, and an atmosphere which SYSTEM 909 is renowned for.

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Eats Beats & Treats JULY 2011

10 Feet Tall , 11a - 12 Church Street, Cardiff

CF10 1BG www.10feettallcardiff.com

10 FEET TALL

ITINERARY DECEMBER 2011 mon 5th dec tue 6th dec THU 8th dec Sat 10th dec sun 11th dec mon 12th dec tue 13th dec thu 15TH dec sat 17th dec Tue 20th dec wed 21st dec THU 22ND DEC FRI 23RD DEC SAT 24th DEC MON 26TH DEC TUE 27TH DEC wed 28th dec thu 29th dec fri 30th dec sat 31st dec sun 1st jan

script-swap 7:30pm £free word 4 word 7pm £FREE two wounded birds

9pm £3 £free vintage pretty christmas fair 12pm £FREE bert jansch tribute night 7pm £3 amnesty international night 7pm £tbc wonderbrass xmas party 8pm £4/£3 palomino party 9PM £TBC vintage pretty fair 12pm £free life drawing / christmas social 5.30pm £free SUGAR DROP CHRISTMAS PARTY 9pm £FREE ON THE ROCKS CHRISTMAS PARTY 9pm £FREE FANCY FOOTWORK CHRISTMAS PARTY 8pm £4/£5 10 FEET TALL CHRISTMAS EVE! 6pm £free BOXING DAY PARTY! 8PM £FREE STEVE FRENCH & FRIENDS 9PM £FREE sugar drop 9pm £free on the rocks vs renegade sounds 9pm £free fancy footwork 8pm £4/£5 new year’s eve party!

8pm £10 new year’s day spectacular 9pm £free

TWO WONDED BIRDS THU 8TH DEC

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Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

BUFFALO

ITINERARY DECEMBER 2011 THU 1ST DEC SAT 3RD DEC SUN 4TH DEC MON 5Th DEC MON 5TH DEC (down) TUE 6th DEC TUE 6th DEC (down) thu 8th dec sat 10th dec SUN 11th DEC MON 12th DEC MON 12th DEC (DOWN) TUE 13th DEC (DOWN) WED 14TH DEC THU 15TH DEC SUN 18th DEC MON 19TH DEC TUE 20th DEC TUE 20Th DEC (DOWN) WED 21ST DEC THU 22ND DEC (EARLY) THU 22ND DEC (LATE) FRI 23RD DEC SAT 24TH DEC MON 26th DEC TUE 27th DEC WED 28th DEC THU 29th DEC FRI 30th DEC SAT 31ST DEC SUN 1st JAN

SIGNATURE : BLAWAN 10PM £5/£7 ALIEN SQUARE EP LAUNCH 7pm £free OPEN MIC / SUNDAY SICKNOTE 7:30PM £FREE ATRIUM LIVE BAND SHOWCASE 8pm £3 DOCTOR WHO QUIZ 7pm £1 ATRIUM LIVE BAND SHOWCASE 8pm £3 christmas card making 7pm £free engine-earz experiment 10pm £5/£7 adult singing concert 7pm £tbc 7.30pm £10/£12 £TBC TENPLUSONE 7:30pm £4 THE BLACK TAMBORINES 8pm £4 MOTOWN MONDAY 8PM £FREE FEED THE DJ 8pm £FREE BUFFALO BOUTIQUE XMAS FAIR 7Pm £FREE SIGNATURE + TRAFFIC PARTY 10Pm £2 CHRISTMAS HALFDAYER 6Pm £5 BRIGHT CLUB 7.30pm £5 HULLABALOO 8pm £TBC CARDIFF GIG PHOTO EXHIBIT 7pm £FREE VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT 7pm £FREE DOPAMINE 6:30pm £8/£9 UPRISING 10TH BIRTHDAY 10pm £FREE HYENA! CHRISTMAS PARTY 8pm £0/£4 CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY 6pm £FREE BOXING DAY : DJ MONEYSHOT 10pm £free DJ DEREK 10pm £FREE BUFFALO OPEN MIC / DJ EMILTRON 7pm £FREE SIGNATURE CHILL WAVE SPECIAL 10pm £FREE HYENA! 8pm £0/£4 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY! 8pm £10 BUFFALO NEW YEAR’S DAY PARTY! 9pm £FREE

Undertone

(Below 10 Feet Tall) 12 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.com

UNDERTONE

ITINERARY DECEMBER 2011

NETHERFRIENDS TUE 13TH DEC

THE GOOD TIME BOYS THU 1ST DEC THU 1ST DEC FRI 2ND DEC SAT 3RD DEC SUN 4th DEC TUE 6th DEC fri 9th dec SAT 10th DEC TUE 13th DEC WED 14th DEC thu 15th DEC fri 16th DEC sat 17TH DEC TUE 20th DEC WED 21ST DEC THU 22ND DEC FRI 23RD DEC SAT 31ST DEC

GOODTIME BOYS 7pm £4 OBEY! BEHLING & SIMPSON 10pm £4/£5 DiVIDE BY ZERO 9pm £3/£4 CUT RIBBONS 8pm £3 LIFE DRAWING CLASS 5:30pm £5/£7.50 snowsports xmas party 10pm £tbc SYSTEM 909: CHRIS FINKE 10pm £7 / motd NETHERFRIENDS 8pm £5 FLUX=RAD/BARELY REGAL XMAS PARTY 8pm £tbc SATURDAY’S KIDS 8pm £4 MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH/USVTHEM 9pm £3 SHANTI BASS 10pm £TBC KASA 8pm £3 TALONS / ARCHIMEDES 8pm £5/£6 CITYBASS: WBEEZA 10pm £TBC FEMME FATALE XMAS PARTY 10pm £4 SYSTEM 909 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY! 9pm £6/£8

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coming soon:

Beth Jeans Houghton * The Monochrome Set * Allo Darlin’ * Tubelord * 14th * Peter Bruntnell * FOE * Paul Kelly * The Kabeedies * Howler * Shrag * Olympians * Conan * Maria & The Mirrors * The Miserable Rich * Upset The Rhythm Tour * The Gentle Friendly * Ivan Dafydd * run,WALK! * Piney Gir * Luke Leighfield * The Hazey Janes * The Neat * Laish * Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles * Emanuel & The Fear * Sam Lewis * CRST * I Am Austin * Tunabunny * Lowri Evans * Necrocest * Christian Mistress * Blue Gillespie * 50-50 Art Show * Vintage Doll Magazine Launch * Cardiff Life Drawing * Buffalo Boutique * Signature * Obey! * Modern Life Is Rubbish * City Bass * System 909 * USVTHEM * Femme Fatale * Vintage Pretty * Swing Dance * Wuft supacell * nocturnal emissions * Surface Festival * Hometown Heroes!

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BUFFALO BAR

Buffalo 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff CF10 3BY buffalocardiff.co.uk

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10 Feet Tall / Undertone 12 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.co.uk

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