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Welcome to the February 2011 edition of Twenty11 featuring events taking place at Buffalo Bar, 10 Feet Tall, Undertone and Buffalo Lounge in Cardiff. We really appreciate everyone who came to our January Hometown Heroes Festival events last month, there were certainly no winter blues in sight thanks to all the fantastic local talent we were busy celebrating! As well as getting all loved up over the Valentine Weekend, this month we’ve got plenty of live acts, guest DJs, comedy, fundraisers, fashion shows, film nights, vintage & record fairs, quizzes, videogame tournaments, after show parties, live art and the best clubnights around!
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THE GO! TEAM OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW PARTY!
10 Feet Tall 10pm-4am £free
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THE GO! TEAM
BANJO OR FREAKOUT Millennium Music Hall 8pm £12 adv / MOTD THE GO! TEAM return with a brand new album ‘Rolling Blackouts’, their first in four years. The Brighton sextet first exploded onto the scene in 2004 with their infectious mix of indie, hip-hop beats, samples, cheerleader chants and live instrumentation, making it impossible not to dance. Debut album ‘Thunder, Lightning, Strike’ made them an overnight success in the UK, and led to a Mercury Prize nomination and worldwide tour. The new album includes recent single ‘Buy Nothing Day’, featuring Bethany Consentino of BEST COAST, along with a guest appearance by Satomi Matsuzaki from DEERHOOF. thegoteam.co.uk
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GLASS HALF FULL 7.30pm £5 entry
An intimate comedy night for pessimists! Shake off the Tuesday blues and come and have a giggle. Acts include JOE WELLS, SAM SCHAFER, ROB HUGHES and DEAN BURNETT, along with an open mic session. Facebook: Glass Half Full Comedy Sun 6th Feb
GRAMERCY RIFFS
THE BROKEN VINYL CLUB / BEN STEER 7.30pm £4 entry / £3 NUS GRAMERCY RIFFS play an eclectic blend of rock’n’roll music infused with blues, steeped in country, brimming with soul, and dashes of surf & psychedelia. Influences like THE ROLLING STONES, THE BYRDS, VELVET UNDERGROUND, FLEETWOOD MAC, NEIL YOUNG and CAPTAIN BEEFHEART make for blissed-out harmonies, rock’n’roll licks and country blues. myspace.com/gramercy.riffs 2-4-1 cocktails all night
Mon 7th Feb
PANEL 9 FROM OUTER SPACE Comedy night 8.30pm £3 entry
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Aliens are looking for worthy humans at this fantastic live panel game. LAUGH! as top comedians have all 9 areas of their intelligence tested by beings from outer space! TITTER! as members of the audience help the comedians make tits of themselves! WINCE! as the winner gets a thorough probing by high command! Facebook search: Panel 9 From Outer Space 2-4-1 cocktails til 9pm
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Tues 8th Feb
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF FUNDRAISER
THREE PAIRS OF SHOES (live) & support / ERUPTION BUTTON DJs 7.30pm £2 donations Fundraising exhibition of postcard-sized art, live music, bicycle-themed fun, a bake sale and excellent DJs. As well as paintings there will be some sculptures from Zambia, pieces created from spokes and other bicycle parts, prints, photographs and more. ampersandevents.eu Thurs 10th Feb ON THE ROCKS PRESENTS
NATION RADIO TAKEOVER MY CERAMIC RABBIT (live) NATION RADIO vs ON THE ROCKS DJs 10pm-4am £free entry
Nation Radio Wales plays some of the best new music and the classic tracks that inspired it, 24/7. This week our alternative mashup party On The Rocks will be taken over by Nation Radio DJs and feature their hand-picked favourite local live bands! Facebook: On The Rocks • nationradio.com Sat 19th Feb
VINTAGE PRETTY FAIR 12pm-5pm £free entry
Grab a bargain or find that special someone a one-off gift! Handmade jewellery & accessories, customised clothing & homeware, art, vintage finds, paper crafts and fabric prettiness. Free party bags, cake and money-off vouchers. Facebook: Vintage Pretty Fair
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A LONG VALENTINES WEEKEND FULL OF LOVELY LIVE MUSIC, ROMANTIC DINNERS FOR 2, CUPCAKES, TAPAS TO SHARE, HEARTY SUNDAY ROASTS, GARDEN OF EDEN, QUALITY COCKTAILS, FASHION SHOWS, DJS AND MORE
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MY CERAMIC RABBIT (LIVE) * SALVATION (LIVE) * ON THE ROCKS POWER BALLAD SPECIAL * NATION RADIO TAKEOVER * THE HUSTLE FUNK & SOUL VALENTINE SPECIAL * THE ME & YOU CLUB ‘LOVE IS THE DRUG PARTY’ * THE SUNDAY SOCIAL LOVERS BALL * ‘THE FUNKY VALENTINE’
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Mon 21st Feb
TOM HINGLEY (INSPIRAL CARPETS) JOHN MOUSE / CHRIS HICKS / JON FAZAL & MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH DJs (90s alt/indie) 7.30pm £6 adv / £7 doors
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Rescheduled from December. Manchester indie legend TOM HINGLEY joined the Inspirals in 1989 until their split in 1995, during which time they enjoyed success with hits such as ‘This Is How It Feels’ and ‘Saturn 5’. He then started performing as a solo artist, releasing albums ‘Keep Britain Untidy’ (2000) and ‘Soulfire’ (2002) on his own label Newmemorabilia Records. As well as performing live, Tom teaches music business part-time at Salford University.
Support comes from local singer songwriters CHRIS HICKS and JON FAZAL, and music will be supplied by the awesome alt/indie 90s DJs MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH! myspace.com/tomhingleymusics 2-4-1 cocktails til 9pm
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BASS CLEF
& SUPPORT / SUGAR DROP DJS 9pm-4am £4 adv / £5 doors BASS CLEF is a dance artist from London that criss-crosses boundaries making friends wherever he goes, armed with a trombone, effects, Theremin and percussion. This makes for a rough & ready mix of dance(hall) inspirations – urban roots music, Caribbean rhythms, glitch, hypnotic brass and classic ‘hands in the air’ rave dynamics which all swirl around the Bass Clef soundsystem experience! “two-step beats, skanking rhythms, bass with more elasticity than stretch armstrong.. and a riot of latin-american plumage” – nme. myspace.com/bassclefbass
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Thurs 24Th Feb on The rocks: bass’d in skadiFF Takeover
REEL BIG FISH
OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW PARTY DJS: NEW RIOTS / BASS’D IN SKADIFF / ON THE ROCKS 10pm-4am £Free enTry REEL BIG FISH are in town, and what better than a chance to top off the night with some quality tunes from your local ska crew NEW RIOT. Coming fresh from their support slot they’ll jump on the decks versus our On The Rocks DJs playing alternative party mashups until the early hours..
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Estonia’s WEEKEND GUITAR TRIO produces composed and improvised music for 3 electric guitars & electronics. Its influences are jazz, electronic music and world music. We’re honoured they can visit Wales as part of this brief UK tour (which includes a London show with Toyah Wilcox) - this will be a captivating performance for fans of both jazz and contemporary classical music.
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Fresh Food Til 9pm 11a-12 church sT CARDIFF • CF10 1BG 10feettallcardiff.com
LATE niGHT LiVE: Live music, acts, comedy and DJs upstairs, new music & party tunes in the bar.
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10 FEET LiVE: Live music, singer songwriters, bands and acoustic acts upstairs, new music & party tunes in the bar..
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SUGAR DROP: Midweek dancefloor dose of roots, electro, dub, party breaks, dubstep, drum’n’bass & mashups. Regular live acts & guest DJs.
8pm-4am
£varies upstairs
2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm
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2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm
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£varies upstairs free downstairs
2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm pints/bottles from £2 house wine from £1.80, shots from £1.50
THURSDAYS
On THE ROCKS: Rock’n’roll, alternative classics, party riffs, swing, blues. Regular live acts, takeovers & guest DJs
8pm-4am free entry
2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-9pm £2 Stella 4% £2.30 JD/Smirnoff/ Gordons/Bulleit & mixer - double up for 50p!
FRiDAYS
HUSTLE: Classic funk, soul, future jazz, roots, Motown, disco & new releases.
9pm-4am £free b4 11pm
2-4-1 cocktails 5pm-11pm
£4/£3 after SATURDAYS
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ME & YOU CLUB: An unruly rock’n’roll party” - good time weekend indie rock’n’pop, new music & classic alternative tunes!
8pm-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
£2 spirit + mixer
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THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA CARMEN TOWNSEND / COLIN GRANT / GILLIAN BOUCHER 7.30pm-10.30pm £Free entry
Free entry show as part of an exciting tour bringing to the UK the sound of Cape Breton Island, an island off the coast Nova Scotia. The showcase includes THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA, an 8-piece cluster-rock ensemble who have been impressing people with their raucous high energy shows. Their unconventional line-up includes violin, banjo, accordion and trumpet hitched to a driving rock trio.
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ALTERNATIVE EXPRESSION / BLACKWATERS 7pm-10.30pm £3 entry
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THE ME! ME! ME’S? / SURVIVALISTS 7.30pm-10.30pm £3 entry
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HOLLOW TONE are a melodic hard rock band from the Swansea valleys formed in 2008. They’ve performed with Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN), GUN and FOREVER NEVER, and have just released their first EP ‘The Endless Days’. Half price entry for Nice’n’Sleazy members.
Cardiff band SAMOANS have been gradually building up a dedicated following with their distinctive style of progressive rock influenced by bands such as REUBEN, MAPS AND ATLASES and SECONDSMILE. They’ve performed with OCEANSIZE, THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT and at The Big Weekend with LOS CAMPESINOS! / THE BLACK OUT. Fledgling local label Barely Regal recently released the band’s debut single ‘Somersault’ on a split 7” with Strange News From Another Star. 2-4-1 cocktaIlS tIl 10pm £2 stella 4% • £1.50 shots • £1.80 WiNe til 11pm myspace.com/samoanstheband
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Thu 10Th-Mon 14Th February A LONG VALENTINES WEEKEND FULL OF LOVELY LIVE MUSIC, ROMANTIC DINNERS FOR 2, CUPCAKES, TAPAS TO SHARE, HEARTY SUNDAY ROASTS, GARDEN OF EDEN, QUALITY COCKTAILS, FASHION SHOWS, DJS AND MORE
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COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG * JAMES APOLLO * HOLY COVES * THE GENTLE GOOD * SHELLEY * JOSHUA CAOLE * WARSAW * METHU DAWNSIO DJS SIGNATURE: CARDIFF FASHION NETWORK * BUFFALO RECORD FAIR * BUMPER‘LOVEWILLTEAR USA PARTY’! * BEATBOX BALLROOMVALENTINE BALL * BUFFALO AFTERSHOW PARTY * OXJAM VALENTINE PARTY
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HOLY COVES
SHELLEY / WARSAW 7.30pm-10.30pm £4 / £3 nuS HOLY COVES have developed a blend of psych, shoegaze and rock with articulate songwriting and meticulous structures. For fans of BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, THE WARLOCKS and SPIRITUALIZED. myspace.com/holycoves
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& SUPPORTS / METHU DAWNSIO DJS 7pm-10pm £5 entry
CARDIFF FASHION NETWORK 11pm £tbc
Cardiff’s only dedicated fashion clubnight. Combined with forward thinking music, live art and experimental cocktails, Signature is your platform to create, showcase, perform and network. Expect market stalls, experimental hair design, makeup artists, plus a live fashion show each month. Facebook: Signature cardiff Fashion network
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COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG are a North Walian band playing experimental country, folk., and have been making a huge impact on the Welsh language music scene over the last few years. Debut album ‘Dawns Y Trychfilod’ spent several weeks at the top of BBC Radio Cymru’s C2 chart, then their next releases began leaning towards the more country aspect of their sound, working with a pedal steel player and re-working traditional Welsh folk songs. The band finally released their latest album in December, recorded with legendary DAVE WRENCH. For fans of GRAM PARSONS, NEIL YOUNG, BOB DYLAN, FELICE BROTHERS and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. myspace.com/cowboisrhosbotwnnog
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Sat 12th Feb PBNJ presents
JAMES APOLLO
JOSHUA CAOLE / THE GENTLE GOOD 7pm-10pm £4 adv / £5 doors / £4 NUS American songwriter JAMES APOLLO is best known for creating emotionally textured soundscapes, often gaining musical & lyrical citations to WILLIAM FAULKNER, TOM WAITS and classic Amerciana. Mojo and Uncut awarded 4/5 to his debut album ‘Till Your Feet Bleed’ released last year. James Apollo will be joined by some of the best new music to come out of Cardiff in the last year – HOUDINI DAX and JOSHUA CAOLE. myspace.com/ jamesapollo
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THE BIG BUFFALO SWAP SHOP & RECORD FAIR 2pm-6pm £free entry
CDs, DVDs, Vinyl – sell or buy, swap, lucky dip or donate at our giant fair which will include stalls from local record shops, promoters, DJs and press, along with a huge selection of local band merchandise. Plus guest DJs, tea & cake, Sunday roasts and 2-4-1 cocktails all day! If you want to get involved please email krussant@gmail.com
Mon 14th Feb
OXJAM VALENTINE’S DAY FUNDRAISING PARTY A night of live hip-hop, dub, reggae and DJs. Candle lit tables and all day food offers, special Valentine’s Day cocktails.
Tues 15th Feb Plan B Events & Moonshine present
CITY OF ASHES
PAINTING BUS STOPS / TWICE MY SIZE & support 7.30pm £5 adv / MOTD CITY OF ASHES is a band from East Sussex who have generated early interest through articles in US skate magazine Grind, live videos on NME.com and various UK press. Long-awaited EP ‘When Black Fuels Blood’ has just been released, for fans of FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, MUSE, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, ALEXISONFIRE and LOST PROPHETS. myspace.com/ashesofthecity
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BUFFALO BOUTIQUE VINTAGE POP-UP MARKET 7pm-10pm £free entry
BUFFALO BOUTIQUE is back for 2011! If you love shopping and going out, this is the night for you. Featuring a selection of fine hand-made jewellery & accessories from TINKERS INFINITY, FRANKIE & DELILAH, RECYCLED WITH LOVE & more. Vintage stalls include KOOKI TWO BIT, DOD’S VINTAGE, JAYZ BAGZ, ROSE TINTED plus unique handmade clothing from ZOLIBEAU, ANG HARKER and other specialist creatives. Facebook: Buffalo Boutique 2-4-1 cocktails til 10pm • £2 Stella 4% • £1.50 shots 1.80 wine til 11pm Sun 20th Feb Game Over presents
VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT
8pm registration for 9pm start, £2 entry Have you got what it takes to be the finest? Game Over is a monthly get-together for anyone who fancies their chances going up against other players on the big screen with our club soundsystem! Vouchers and bar tab prizes to be won! buffalocardiff.com 2-4-1 cocktails all day
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Wed 16th Feb
Mon 21st Feb Local rock showcase
JETS TO ZURICH
SOLUTIONS / THE GUBBINS & support 8pm £3 entry JETS TO ZURICH are an alternative rock band from Wales, with heavy riffs, a distorted sound and cool grungey feel. “early Nirvana but with a more melodic and indier feel” Releasetheebats myspace.com/jetstozurich 2-4-1 cocktails til 10pm Tues 22nd Feb
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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND HIS THREE FUNKY BEANS THE DAMN BLAGS / THE SKY DESIGNED & support 8pm £3 entry
Local 4-piece aiming to kick out the jams like no-one else – loud, exciting and played with utter conviction. For fans of LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, STEREOPHONICS and AC/DC. “moments of rock quality.. hints at something genuinely excellent” - MMP myspace.com/captainfantasticandhisthreefunkybeans 2-4-1 cocktails til 10pm • £2 Stella 4% • £1.50 shots • 1.80 wine til 11pm Wed 23rd Feb
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FJORDS / FFRED JONES 7.30pm-10.30pm £4 entry JKLMNO peform joyful and triumphant indie-rock mixed with pop sensibilities. They’re joined by local supports FJORDS (formerly Don’t Tread on Spiders) and singer-songwriter FFRED JONES. myspace.com/jklmno Thurs 24th Feb Signature presents:
SBTRKT (DJ SET)
BASS CLEF (DJ SET) / DARKHOUSE FAMILY / MAXX ROACH / DROWSE / MR. HEALAN / DESIGNER VIOLENCE LIVE ART & VISUALS / VANILLA ROOMS FASHION 9pm-4am £tbc SBTRKT’s style has evolved over the years – blurring the lines between deep house, funky techno, broken beat & UK funky, SBTRKT’s productions have featured a future garage mashup of GOLDIE’s epic ‘Timeless’ and ‘Inner City Life’, and he’s also remixed JOSE JAMES, MODESELEKTOR and even UK pop grime artist TINIE TEMPA. myspace.com/subtractone
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Wed 23rd Feb
Fri 25th Feb Zoo Pop presents
MAYBESHEWILL
LONG DISTANCE CALLING & support 7pm-10pm £5 adv / £6 doors Following a steadfastly DIY ethos as they record, mix & master their own records, run a record label, booking agency, recording studio and promote shows in their home town. MAYBESHEWILL have toured with AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR, CATS AND CATS AND CATS, myspace.com/maybeshewont
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Sat 26th Feb Buffalo & Lofi-Hifi present
DOLL AND THE KICKS & supports 7pm-10pm £6 adv / £7 doors
Disco-tinted indie rock from Brighton, drawing comparisons to KATE BUSH, GWEN STEFANI and ROISIN MURPHY. “all attitude; radiating confidence, striking poses and delivering high quality, driven, eccentric pop” – ArtRocker
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Mon 28th Feb Rogues Gallery presents
MAGDEN AUDIO
SAY WHEN / PAINTING BUS STOPS / COLOURS OF ONE 7.30pm £4 adv / £5 doors
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Catchy alternative pop-rock with great choruses inspired by the likes of BIFFY CLYRO, YOU ME AT SIX and KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES.
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VIALKA
THREATMANTICS & support 7.30pm-10.30pm £5 entry
Friday
Multi-discipline French duo – Marylise plays frenetic drums, Eric kicks out border-traversing punk rock guitar jams. There are jazzy math-rock bits, Eastern European turbofolk bits, some gypsy dancing and Chinese-styled melodies from their time spent there. They are just TONS OF FUN. For fans of THE EX, SECRET CHIEFS 3, A HAWK AND A HACKSAW, MINUTEMEN, SUN CITY GIRLS... vialka.com
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Live bands, DJs & more.
BUFFALO LIVE
Fresh food til 9pm 11 Windsor Place CARDIFF• CF10 3BY buffalocardiff.com
8pm-3am £varies upstairs
2-4-1 cocktails until 10pm
free downstairs Tuesdays BUFFALO PRESENTS
Showcasing the best promoters, DJs & bands, visuals, turntable skills..
8pm-3am £varies upstairs free downstairs
2-4-1 cocktails until 10pm £2 stella 4%, £1.50 selected shots £1.80 house wine til 11pm
wednesdays BLENDER
A blended-up clash of pop, fashion, music, bands and truly unique parties!
8pm-3am £varies upstairs free downstairs
2-4-1 cocktails until 10pm £2 stella 4%, £1.50 selected shots £1.80 house wine til 11pm
Thursdays
Fridays BUMPER
Experimental, electronica, new music, leftfield, dubstep, hip-hop, future house, glitch. DJs, live acts, fashion shows, graphics, live art, experimental cocktails.
8pm-4am
£1.80 bottles,
£varies upstairs
£2 spirits & mixer,
free downstairs
2-4-1 cocktails til midnight
Friday feeling mix of jump-up party anthems, afro, soul, boogie, hip hop, reggae, dancehall, dubstep and everything in between!
9pm-4am
2-4-1 cocktails until 10pm
£free before 11pm
drinks from £2
£4/£3 after Saturdays
bbb Sundays THE HOP
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Booty-busting breaks, pimped out soul & clock-stopping rhythms from A-Skillz to Michael Jackson, Sugarhill Gang to Santigold
8pm-4am
Drinks from £2
£free before 11pm £4/£5 after
50s rock’n’roll, blues, soul, psych, rockabilly, jive, new music. Cult films, all day Sunday roasts, milkshakes, upstairs bandstand.
8pm-3am £free entry
2-4-1 cocktails all day and night!
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OBEY! featuring DOC DANEEKA & DIDZ / ITAL LION / MIKE H / THE KINGDOM / ONEMANDUB 10pm-3am £3 before 11.30pm, £4 after (£3 NUS)
Dubstep, UK funky, techno, rave, garage, breaks, dub. OBEY! showcase a mixture vibrant beats and bass from the underground ends of the musical spectrum from world class headliners to the best in local talent! Swansea-born UK Funky maestro DOC DANEEKA is currently dubbed as one of the ‘top 10 producers to watch’, being shown props from BENJI B to GILES PETERSON, tearing up venues with his trademark percussion-heavy funky sound! “Doc Daneeka makes some of the best house music around right now” FACT Magazine Facebook: Obey Cardiff
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Sat 5th Feb
RELEASE
MADAME TWISTED / DAN WAITE / LADY ELECTRA / JOHN FLATT 10pm-4am £4 entry Playing the best tech house, electro, trance & hard dance.
Mon 7th Feb
THE LOVELY EGGS
OUI MESSY / STACKING CHAIRS / ROSIE SMITH 8pm £5 entry THE LOVELY EGGS are David & Holly. One likes books and historical things, the other likes cine light shows and fixing things that are broken. Their music is mainly influenced by the ecstasy of the modern mind and all its trappings, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, DANIEL JOHNSTON, SONIC YOUTH, JONATHAN RICHMAN, THE MAKE-UP, MOLDY PEACHES and BIKINI KILL. New single ‘Don’t Look At Me (I Don’t Like It)’ is out on Cherryade Records this month.
Tues 8th Feb UWIC Events Mangement present
SILENT DISCO CHARITY NIGHT
10pm-3am £4 entry / tickets from wegottickets.co.uk Fundraising Silent Disco in aid of Barnardos with 3 different channels of music/DJs to choose from at any one time!
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Sat 12th Feb
FEMME FATALE 10pm £tbc
Monthly clubnight for women in Cardiff with a range of different music from chilled to 80s, cheese to indie! Of course you can bring your male friends, each man must be accompanied by one woman. Facebook: Femme Fatale Cardiff
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Sun 13th Feb
HOLD YOUR HORSE IS MOJO FURY / DRAFTS & support 7.30pm £4 entry
HOLD YOUR HORSE IS are a 3-piece taking influences from REUBEN, AT THE DRIVE IN, MCLUSKY, SHELLAC – all about fun, being loud and playing fast. “they’re brash, they’re loud, they’re bloody amazing” – KERRANG myspace.com/hyhi
Mon 14th Feb
9XDEAD – ALBUM LAUNCH CRUX / PREACHER 8pm £3 entry
myspace.com/9xdead Thurs 24th Feb
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TRISTRAM / LITTLE ARROW / EVENING CHORUS 7.30pm £5 entry / £4 NUS
February twenty11 • Undertone
9XDEAD have evolved their dark rock sound to become more intense and unforgiving by the year. Their uncompromising take-no-prisoners shows have won over audiences wherever they go.
“TRISTRAM are that rare thing – a band that speaks to a contemporary world, while being firmly rooted in older folk traditions” – The Guardian. LAISH are an exciting alternative folk band from Brighton. “This is real, beautiful, honest, gracious and just plain wonderful music” 9/10 – The Blue Walrus. myspace.com/tristramsongs
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Sat 26th Feb
DELETE presents MOVE D
MARC PARSONS / MATT OWEN / LEE GRAVES / TORIK HOLMES 10pm-4am £8 adv / MOTD David Moufang aka MOVE D is a true pioneer of electronic music. Spending his childhood listening to Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd, and being hugely influenced by ‘2001:A Space Odyssey’, you can see his childhood obsessions in the resulting mix of the ethereal and otherworldly music he has been producing since moving into trance in the early 90s. myspace.com/moufang
Mon 28th Feb Loose & Joy Collective present
EUX AUTRES / STANDARD FARE
& support / DJs: GAS STATION BOP, JOY COLLECTIVE, LOOSE £5 entry / £4 NUS Great selection of up & coming indie pop rock’n’roll bands. EUX AUTRES are brother Nicholas and sister Heather, influenced by THE VASELINES, FRANCOISE HARDY, OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS and JACQUES DUTRONC. STANDARD FARE – “if you’re a fan of THE LONG BLONDES or SKY LARKIN you’ll bloody love them!” – High Voltage myspace.com/euxautres
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BUFFALO LOUNGE Every Sunday
ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT With host Rowan Liggett & friends 7pm £free entry
Join us for a cosy night of acoustic music with Rowan Liggett & friends as he unearths some great local talent. We’re always seeking new talent so please come along if you want to perform whether it’s your first time, you’re trying out some new songs or you’re a seasoned musician! Mon 7th Feb
DOCTOR WHO - THE QUIZ OF RASSILON 7.30pm £free
SOUNDCLOUD CARDIFF MEETUP 8pm £free entry
Meet, talk, drink, eat, rock out?! Live acts & DJs will be performing on the night too. meetup.com/Soundcloud/Cardiff-GB
February twenty11 • Buffalo LOUNGE
Wed 9th Feb
BUFFALO LOUNGE 34 Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4EA 029 2038 8442
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10 FEET TALL ITINERARY FEBRUARY TWENTY11 EVERY WEEK
Tues 1st GLASS HALF FULL COMEDY
7.30pm £5
mondays LATE NIGHT LIVE
Wed 2nd
7.30pm £6
TUESDAYS 10 FEET IN SESSION
ZOUKLAMBADA!
Sun 6th GRAMERCY RIFFS
7.30pm £4/3
Mon 7th PANEL 9 FROM OUTER SPACE
8.30pm £3
Tues 8th
WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF
7.30pm £2
Wed 9th
ZOUKLAMBADA!
7.30pm £6
WEDNESDAYS SUGARDROP
Thurs 10th OTR NATION RADIO NIGHT
10pm £free
Fri 11th HUSTLE VALENTINE SPECIAL
8pm £4/3
THURSDAYS ON THE ROCKS
Sat 12th ME & YOU CLUB VALENTINE PARTY 8pm £4/3
FRIDAYS HUSTLE
Sun 13th SUNDAY SOCIAL LOVERS BALL
8pm £free
Mon 14th
THE FUNKY VALENTINE
8pm £free
Wed 16th
ZOUKLAMBADA!
7.30pm £6
SATURDAYS ME & YOU CLUB
Sat 19th VINTAGE PRETTY FAIR
12pm £free
SUNDAYS 10 FEET SUNDAY SOCIAL
Mon 21st
TOM HINGLEY
7.30 6/£7
Wed 23rd
BASS CLEF
Thurs 24th OTR BASS’D IN SKADIFF
10pm £free
Sun 27th
THE GO! TEAM AFTERSHOW
10pm £free
Mon 28th
WEEKEND GUITAR TRIO
9pm £4/£5
7.30pm £4
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every week
Wed 2nd
THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA
7.30 £free
mondays BUFFALO PRESENTS
Thu 3rd
(early) HOLLOW TONE
7.30pm £3
Thu 3rd
(late) SIGNATURE: LIVE ART
11pm £tbc
Tuesdays BUFFALO LIVE
Sun 6th
STREET FIGHTER TOURN
1pm £FREE
Wed 9th
SAMOANS
7.30pm £3
Thu10th
(early) HOLY COVES
7.30pm £4/£3
Thu 10th
(late) SIGNATURE: FASHION
11pm £tbc
Fri 11th
(early) COWBOIS RHOS BOTWNNOG 7pm £5
WEDNESDAYS BLENDER THURSDAYS SIGNATURE FRIDAYS BUMPER SATURDAYS BEATBOX BALLROOM SUNDAYS THE HOP
BUFFALO BAR 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BY 029 2031 0312
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Fri 11th
BUMPER VALENTINE PARTY
10pm £4/3
Sat 12th
(early) JAMES APOLLO
7pm £5/£4
Sat 12th
(late) B’ BALLROOM VALENTINES
10pm £4/3
Sun 13th
BUFFALO AFTERSHOW PARTY
10pm £free
Mon 14th CHARITY NIGHT
7.30pm £tbc
Tues 15th CITY OF ASHES
7.30pm £5
Wed 16th
BUFFALO BOUTIQUE
7pm £free
Thu 17th
SIGNATURE DJ SHOWCASE
10pm £tbc
Sun 20th
VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT
8pm £2
Mon 21st JETS TO ZURICH
8pm £3
Tues 22nd CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
8pm £tbc
Wed 23rd JKLMNO
7.30pm £4
Thurs 24th SIGNATURE: SBTRKT
9pm £tbc
Fri 25th
MAYBESHEWILL
7pm £5/£6
Sat 26th
DOLLS & THE KICKS
7pm £6/£7
Sun 27th
THE GO! TEAM @ MMH
8pm £12
Mon 28th MAGDEN AUDIO
7.30pm £4/£5
1st Mar
ST DAVID’S DAY PARTY
8pm £tbc
2nd Mar
VIALKA
7.30pm £5
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Undertone Itinerary February Twenty11 Tues 1st Feb
FESTIVAL OF THE SENSES
9.30pm £3
Mon 7th Feb
THE LOVELY EGGS
8pm £5/£4
Tues 8th Feb CHARITY SILENT DISCO
10pm £4
Thurs 10th Feb
TRAFFIC
10pm £tbc
Sat 12th Feb
FEMME FATALE
10pm £tbc
Sun 13th Feb
HOLD YOUR HORSE IS
7.30pm £4
Mon 14th Feb
9XDEAD
8pm £3
Fri 18th Feb
REBOOT
10pm £tbc
Sat 19th Feb
HELL’S BENT
10pm £tbc
Thurs 24th Feb
LAISH / TRISTRAM
8pm £5/£4
Fri 25th Feb
SLEEP WHEN YOU’RE DEAD
10pm £tbc
Sat 26th Feb
DELETE: MOVE D
10pm £8
Mon 28th Feb
EUX AUTRES / STANDARD FARE
8pm £5
Thurs 3rd Mar
OBEY!
10pm £3/£4
Fri 4th Mar CHICK HABIT
£2 drink offers EVERY night
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COMING SOON BUFFALO Sat 5th Mar
HJALTALIN / AMONG BROTHERS 7.30pm-10pm £6 adv / £7 doors
Uplifting sounds from Icelandic 'chamber-pop' group HJALTALIN - a 7-piece mini orchestra including violin, bassoon, clarinet and cello producing stunningly arranged experimental pop. myspace.com/hjaltalinmusic UNDERTONE Wed 16th Mar
NODZZZ / THE MANTLES DJs JOY COLLECTIVE vs LOOSE 8pm £5 adv / £6 doors
myspace.com/nodzzz BUFFALO Thurs 17th Mar
SIGNATURE presents PHANTOM 10pm-4am £tbc
Experimental showcase SIGNATURE presents PHANTOM, a 2-piece dark party machine from London. A strictly live synthetic band, part acoustic/part electronic, no backing track, no samples. myspace.com/phantomldn 10 FEET TALL Wed 30th Mar
SUGAR DROP presents MR FOGG
February twenty11 • Coming soon / All venues
Fun noisepop garage from NODZZZ, touring with the dark'n'dirge pop sounds of THE MANTLES. For fans of VIOLENT FEMMES, PAVEMENT, MODERN LOVERS, BEAT HAPPENING, LOVVERS, TIMES NEW VIKING, MIKA MIKO..
10pm-4am £tbc
Widely tipped electro-popper, recently picking up attention with his viral flash mob video for 'Answerphone', debut album 'Moving Parts' is out soon. "genuis" - NME. "one-man wall of intelligent electronica" - DrownedinSound myspace.com/mrfoggisapopstar
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