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Music: special? No, not inherently – it is merely one of several artforms and creative pursuits. Music special?

Yes, we have one of those in this issue! It features interviews with Stereophonics, The Stranglers, Into The Ark and Save Womanby Street representatives, plus multiple Welsh musicians waxing nostalgic. Plus two pages of sleb chef Marco Pierre White

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Months after I became aware of its existence I am irked by the fact that a movie titled Isle Of Dogs is “set in a dystopian future Japan where dogs are quarantined on a remote trash island” – not my words, but those of Keiron Self – and not about a psychopathic Millwall fan called Colin who throws boulders through coach windscreens

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This month, our new booze column – not sure precisely what we’re going to do with this yet, but hopefully a different falling-down water every month – focuses on Welsh cider, mainly from the Gwynt Y Ddraig stable.

Important: their ‘Celtic Warrior’ edition is unrelated to the Nazi rock band of the same name

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Idea I had a while back which is almost certainly terrible but which I can’t shake: cover of Barrington Levy’s reggae classic Here I Come in the style of someone like Townes Van Zandt. I mention this because apparently UB40 have covered it on their new album, although the extent to which I’ve been gazumped by Ali Campbell and co is unconfirmed

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A look at the Wales football team’s mini-tournament this month in China, their first games under the management of Ryan Giggs, who Max Harvey notes “has big shoes to fill”. That’s funny, I don’t recall him having any problem filling his boots in the past

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Worst band names in this issue: Neil Pulling On His Organ, The Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band, Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles, Fifteen English Pounds, The Gutter Sluts

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Millennials like Kiri Pritchard-Maclean believe the world revolves around them. Generation Xers like Stereophonics believe the moon landing was faked.

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MATTHEW BOURNE’S CINDERELLA AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE World-renowned for his astounding shows, Matthew Bourne returns to the Millennium Centre following the enormous success of The Red Shoes and Sleeping Beauty.

Bourne is known for his ability to reimagine and redefine stories and fairytales, and continues this trend with Cinderella, now set during World War II, with the traditional prince now an RAF pilot in the Blitz. The roar of wartorn London entirely changes the feel of the well-known classic, but adds an emotional charge to an otherwise overdone fairytale.

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Tue 3-Sat 7 Apr. Tickets: from £18 Info: 029 2063 6464/ www.wmc.org.uk

MAN ENGINE RISES AGAIN Man Engine, the biggest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain, makes its way to Wales, and will take on the theme of Welsh history and culture, appearing as a miner on its first visit to Wales. The engineered man will visit historical mining sites like Big Pit, Blaenavon Ironworks, Ebbw Vale Steelworks, Cyfarthfa Park & Castle, Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Swansea’s National Waterfront Museum, Swansea City Centre and Hafod-Morfa Copperworks as it travels up and down Wales.

Various locations, Sun 8-Thurs 12 Apr. Tickets: £3 Info: www.themanengine.org.uk

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IRIS PRIZE CELEBRATIONS In 2007, Dee Rees won the first ever edition of the Iris Prize, and two years later, her next film Colonial Gods, the first Iris Productions. Now Wales’ leading LBGT+ film festival plans to celebrate their first champion, as Rees’ latest film Mudbound has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including a Best Adapted Screenplay nod for Rees herself – and who knows, maybe by the time you read this, will have won. Along with a screening of Colonial Gods, guests have the chance to send Rees their best wishes before the upcoming Academy Awards take place.

Iris Celebrates Dee Rees, Atrium, University Of South Wales, Sun 4 Mar. Mudbound is available to stream on Netflix.

Info: 029 2023 2744 / www.irisprize.org

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JOE BONAMASSA Joe Bonamassa’s latest studio album Blues Of Desperation, followed closely behind the release of his acoustic album Joe Bonamassa: Live At Carnegie Hall, showcased once more his penchant for searing blues playing. Now, Bonamassa brings his March 2018 tour to Cardiff, playing material from Blues Of Desperation as well as a number of blues standards and some of his own hits. For fans of great, old-school blues playing, this is sure to be the highlight of the month.

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Fri 9 Mar. Tickets: from £69 Info: 029 2022 4488 www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

WALES ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL Since its conception in 2001, Wales One World has sought to showcase the best of global cinema. This year’s theme is ‘Tales From The Silk Road’ – the ancient trade networks from China through Mongolia and Central Asia to the Mediterranean. The opening night film, on Tue 13 Mar, hails from Kyrgyzstan; Heavenly Nomadic is the tale of a family of nomadic horse breeders living remotely in the mountains. In contrast to that, we also have Sonia Kronlund’s The Prince Of Nothingwood, following legendary Afghani director Salim Shaheen as he embarks on his 111th film.

Palestine, Australia and Kalmkyia (the only country in Europe where Buddhism is the national religion) are just some of the other corners of the world that will be showcasing their films.

WOW Film Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre / Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Tue 13 -Wed 21 Mar; Tramshed Cinema, Cardiff, Thurs 22-Sat 24 Mar. Tickets: £5.40-£7.75.

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HUW THOMAS With the future of Womanby Street looking secure for the time being, Fedor Tot chats to Cardiff City Council Leader Huw Thomas about his vision for the city as a creative hub.

You’ve stated that creativity is at the heart of your economic strategy as Cardiff Council Leader. Yet Cardiff Council is being asked to make similar cuts as many other councils across the UK. Historically, arts and culture have been where people look to make cuts: how do you square that with looking to make creativity the economic fulcrum of the city?

We know that we are going to have to save £90 million over the next three years. If you let that dominate your thoughts you lose sight of what you’re trying to achieve in the city, which fundamentally comes down to making Cardiff a better place to live and work and tackling the inequality that exists. How do I think we do that? Well, we provide good jobs and good education and that is partly about making this a place that businesses want to invest in. In 2016 over 20 million people visited Cardiff, bringing £1.2 billion into the city. Culture and creativity creates a sense of place in Cardiff, which encourages companies and businesses to come in and invest here.

So you’re looking more towards cooperation rather than funding?

We have to be honest, we no longer have the money that, in the past, local government has had, but we do have that ambition and we do have the capacity to act. I’ve stood up on several stages and said local government no longer has all the answers to our problems but everyone in the city working together probably does. Take the Tramshed, for example: five years ago that was a disused council building, and through working partnerships we’ve turned that into one of the most exciting venues in Wales.

How are you looking to help the more peripheral areas of Cardiff – little cafes that put on an open mic night, live music pubs? The Save Womanby Street campaign has been vital, but that’s a central location.

You need a critical mass and you build outwards from there. Save Womanby Street

was driven by a fear, I think, that Cardiff was going to lose its heart. We need to look at the city as a cultural ecosystem: as you say, there is a strong centre with probably more challenges at the periphery. That’s why we’re working with Sound Diplomacy, a specialist music industry consultancy that’s worked in Berlin and San Francisco, to see how the whole city ecosystem needs to work to support live music.

Sound Diplomacy has labelled Cardiff “the UK’s first music city”. What will this actually entail?

We’ve asked them to look at the entire music scene, from people getting involved in music-making in their bedroom to playing in the Principality Stadium. It was a recognition of our wish to have a full-system approach to music in the city, rather than just concentrating on live music. To recognise the centrality that music has to the wellbeing of people – that’s what we want to see when we talk about Cardiff as a music city.

There’s only so far goodwill can go until you actually need to put funding forward – at what point does funding have to start to be seriously looked at?

It’s very difficult to talk hypotheticals without examples. What is clear in the age of austerity is that spending public money has to be vigorously tested. If there was an amazing opportunity that cannot be delivered without cash, particularly if there’s a case for economic growth off the back of it, then of course we’ll look at it. We might have all the goodwill in the world but we need people to work with us. That’s the plea from me – if you’ve got some ideas about how we can improve the city, come out and engage with the council and let’s work together to deliver our vision and your vision.

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Bristol has Big Jeff. Glasgow has putting a cone on the Duke Of Wellington statue. Norwich has the Puppet Man. Cardiff has Ninjah, whom Sophie Archer spoke to.

You like to take things apart and make sounds out of anything other than instruments. Do you think that’s inspired your music and helps you create something unique?

You’re like a magician, you’re making something out of nothing. I’ve found with a lot of sounds people go with flash equipment for the look, but music has got nothing to do with the look, it’s the sound. My ears become my eyes, that is why a lot of people are not making hit tunes, people make hit tunes by following others who have made a hit tune because they can’t do it themselves. Someone come to me and said “You nutter – that is a bin not a drum.” Who says it’s not a drum? A bin can be used as a drum, there’s similarities. Cardiff bins are quite unique, different sounds and different size of bins. I get a buzz out of exploring sounds.

Nature. They have no respect for her because they’re not aware of what she is. In the beauty and the beast, I am the expression of letting the animal free, the animal that is in us all. Sometimes we need to listen to the wind and find the divine majesticness of Mother Nature.

If you could make music with any musician, living or dead, who would you chose and why?

The other day I was watching the telly, The Voice and I thought to myself, ‘I would love to turn up, at The Voice and sing and I’d sing behind the one I want. [Stands up in middle of the room and starts singing] “It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone! Why why why, Delilah! Sex bomb, sex bomb!” It would be Tom Jones, I’d love to just see him turn on the chair. I think he’s awesome, very strong voice. I have done a ‘Ninjah Elvis’ on this album and I’d like to do a ‘Ninjah Bowie’ too.

What inspires you?

Cardiff is an arena for people all over the world and one of the tracks came to me because I started to listen to the wind. [It’s about] being non-judgemental and connecting with the wild and majestic beauty of Mother Nature. She’s expressing herself in Wales and a lot of people are not listening to her because their mind is distracted with other things, which are not connected to Mother

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If you could recommend one place in Wales to someone who has never visited before, what would you pick and why?

Sophia Gardens. Take a walk around Cardiff Castle grounds and Sophia Gardens.

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Ninjah’s new album Keep Britain Lively is available now in Spillers and via www.tantrumrecords.net

BRYAN FERRY St David’s Hall, Cardiff Mon 9 Apr Tickets: £37-£67 Info: 029 2087 8444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk –

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MY DAD WROTE A PORNO LIVE TOUR St David’s Hall, Cardiff Mon 30 Apr Tickets: £29.50 Info: 029 2087 8444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

MARCO PIERRE WHITE A man of numerous paradoxes and contradictions, superstar chef Marco Pierre White is a unique interviewee, as Fedor Tot finds out.

On a soggy, rain-drenched day, one might expect the famously temperamental chef to be in a foul mood, but not so here. He’s rather charming and friendly, greeting us with a smile as he surveys his latest restaurant in Cardiff, another addition to the Marco Pierre White steakhouse chain. He seems to be quite amicable to Cardiff and Wales, stating: “There’s good food in every corner of Britain now. That’s the thing – people’s interest in food is way greater than it was 30, 40 years ago. Cooks also travel the world now and they come back home, settle and share their knowledge. I think every part of Britain is becoming increasingly interested in food, not just London.”

Considering that as recently as September, Marco Pierre White went to Plymouth to open another of his restaurants and claimed, “London is the no.1 food destination, full stop. It has the talent and (the people who can pay) the prices,” it’s just the first of many little U-turns and contradictions Marco makes in the course of our

“The Daily Mail has a wonderful way of fabricating and elaborating the smallest of stories, but that’s what you journalists specialise in.” brief time together. Read any interview with the man and you’ll notice he rarely seems to maintain the same opinion twice.

Once the youngest chef to attain three Michelin stars, he decided to retire from being a chef in 1999 and has since largely focused on becoming a restauranteur, building his chain of Marco Pierre White restaurants across the UK. After the hectic 300mph nature of his life in the 1980s and 90s, he appears to have shifted down to a much more sedentary lifestyle, going to bed as early as 9pm and shunning TVs, the internet and social media as much as possible.

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whether it’s a book, whatever, it should be easy. I don’t like complication, it confuses me, I think made easy makes sense… I like cold ham for example, I like pork pies, I like cheese. I don’t like all the complication in life.

“I don’t have a busy life, I have a quite simple life,” he continues. “I’m actually unemployed, I don’t have a job, so that means my life is really easy.” Leaving aside how one can be unemployed while owning a chain of successful restaurants bearing one’s name, Buzz suggests whether his desire for simplicity arose out of the pace of White’s 90s years, something he seems unconvinced by. “Well, most of my reputation was a product of exaggeration and fabrication. If I was that person do you think I would have won three stars in Michelin?”

I suggest that the kind of person who wins three Michelin stars by the age of 32 needs a certain a level of determination and fire in their belly. “Determination is one thing but I spent six, seven days a week in a restaurant, in the kitchen working and on occasions I did ask customers to leave.” Fixing a glare, he adds, “The Daily Mail has a wonderful way of fabricating and elaborating the smallest of stories, but that’s what you journalists specialise in. If they don’t sensationalise then how long are they going to keep their job? They have to sensationalise, just look at the headlines. I think the news is all about exaggeration.” Just as well, then, that Buzz is free to pick up.

Marco is quite stridently suspicious of the media, perhaps with good reason, but it’s not long before another contradiction turns up. “I don’t watch the news, I don’t watch TV. I’m quite old fashioned really in that sense. Even if I knew how to work Twitter or Instagram I wouldn’t do it, because then you’re allowing people into your life, aren’t you? If there’s one thing I’ve learnt is, privacy is freedom.”

As for reviews? “I’ve never read them. I don’t read the papers and if someone was to write something not very pleasant then that’s their choice isn’t it, it’s one man’s opinion.”

“When I entered my industry it was very blue-collar, today it’s white-collar.”

Something about Marco feels as if it arose from flames. He lost his mother at a young age – claiming it was Mother Nature who taught him the most – and was born in a tough working-class community in Leeds. He gives props to some of his early mentors: “I was very privileged that I had some great teachers. Some of the people who taught me, no one’s ever heard of them. People like Ken Lamb, Michael Lawson, great cooks. They taught me more than any of the famous chefs I ever worked for. They taught me how to run, they taught me how to say ‘yes chef’, they taught me how to absorb pressure, they taught me how to multi-task, they taught me how to be screamed at.”

Later on, Marco will wax lyrical on the differences between two food critics and columnists – Jay Rayner and the late AA Gill – indicating he does, in fact, read reviews. Rayner, he says, “goes looking for faults,” referring to the 2016 ‘controversy’ when Rayner visited Cardiff and was left unimpressed by the depth of choice in the city centre; White lauds Gill and his “tongue-in-cheek” manner instead.

Later, he slyly reveals why he mistrusts so much of the media, when referring to a trip to Iraq during the invasion to cook for British troops. “I used to go and feed the troops at Christmas on the frontlines. I saw these young boys watching BBC News and I said to them, ‘when you watch the news and you see the way they portray Iraq and what’s happening, what do you think?’ They said ‘We don’t believe anything we see on the TV anymore, because what we see on TV and what’s actually happening are two different things.’ That’s young men of 22.”

The cooking industry Marco entered in the late 1970s was a vastly different place, something he reflects back on often. “I do take myself back to that world that I came from and I’m glad I was born with a blue collar. When I entered my industry it was very blue-collar, today it’s white-collar. It’s quite interesting how it’s changed – you walk into kitchens today and there aren’t many working-class people in them, it’s the middle classes, the upper middle classes and sometimes the upper class and the aristocracy of England.”

How did that come about? “Just because you’re born into money, it doesn’t mean you’re bright and lots of people who aren’t very bright tend to be very clever with their hands. Maybe that’s why they ended up in kitchens, because they aren’t the sharpest tools in the box, nor the sharpest knives, but they’re good with their hands and maybe have a passion for food. I was lucky.”

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STEREOPHONICS More than 20 years after their debut album, the Welsh rock stalwarts sat down with Buzz for a chat on times past, as well as their future plans.

Are there any gigs over the years that really stand out to you, and are there any funny road stories that you can tell us?

Kelly Jones (singer/guitarist): I remember playing Clwb Ifor Bach, when we started off because I think that was the first day I took the lyrics for Traffic into the soundcheck. I showed the boys and we played it that night for the first time, so I’ve got a lot of memories about that. Word gets around in that club. The funny stories we have could go on forever... we used to travel around in the back of a van for three years. We only played for 45 minutes each night, so the pub was definitely still open at the end of the gig. Now you play for two and a half hours, so the pub is closed.

Do you still have fond memories of Tragic Love Company, the band who became Stereophonics?

KJ: Yeah, I remember phoning up Howard in Market Tavern, Ebbw Vale for a gig, and I said, “It’s Kelly from Tragic Love Company.” He said, “Who? Terry from the chartered oil company?” I said, “I think we’ve got to change our name boys,” so Stuart [Cable, former drummer who died in 2010] came up with Stereophonics quite quickly after that.

It’s more than 20 years since debut album Word Gets Around was released.

How do you reflect on that time in your life now?

KJ: It was a very exciting time. A lot of songs were coming quite thick and fast.

Living in a small town meant we’d never been anywhere, so I look back with fond memories. I used to write a lot of the words and show them to Stuart. He was the

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big fan of lyrics – he was almost the judge in the band in that way. And the energy of the band live! I look back at the footage of us now, just seeing three of us on stage with no light show or anything. It was coming from the heart in a major way, so I’m very proud of it.

Richard Jones (bassist): We did a gig in London a couple of months ago and we played everything from Word Gets Around, all the b-sides, and just had fun playing that. It was a small invited audience so there were about 800 people there.

We had a good time doing that, we challenged ourselves trying to remember all these old songs.

Adam Zindani (guitar): My amp blew up for about 12 songs, so it was kind of like a three-piece again, like Stu’s days... we went ‘Right that’s it, we don’t need another guitar we’ll just have a three-piece.’

You came into the music scene when there were a lot of great guitar bands around. How do you think coming up in that time affected the band, and how do you think the band would have come up in the modern music climate?

RJ: We’re just massive fans of music. When we were kids we loved so many different genres of music. It wasn’t necessarily guitar bands; we had older brothers listening to different types of music. Kelly’s father was a singer in pubs and clubs so he was listening to a lot of soul music. And that reflects on what you play and how you play. I think if we were kids doing music now we would probably still have guitars in our hands.

“If we were kids doing music now we would probably still have guitars in our hands.”

Kelly, do you and your dad still sing together?

KJ: Last time we sang together was at my wedding, that was four years ago. We sang a few Gershwin songs in the pub the day after, after a few pints of Guinness.

My kids were throwing flipflops at him [laughs].

Scream Above The Sounds is the band’s 10th studio album. What mindset did you guys have going into the album and how did you finetune the recording process?

RJ: We’ve got our own little recording studio in west London, so we’ve been going in there when we’re not on the road to just continue writing, without an album in mind. Usually after about six or seven songs it starts forming into the shape of an album. With this one, Caught By The Wind and All In One Night led the way with the sound and feel of the album, so we took it down that route.

Sonically, this album has a big, polished sound. How important is it for you to keep progressing and moving forward, and not getting hung up on the expectations which people project onto the band?

RJ: First and foremost, you’re writing for yourself. You keep trying to do the best for the song and you make that song the best it can possibly be; it’s only when it’s released and when everyone else gets to hear it. I think we’re our own worst critics: we put all the expectation on ourselves and we don’t want to be going over old ground. We don’t want to be relying on sounds of the past, so we try and push ourselves in different directions and challenge ourselves.

Why do you think young people are still connecting to your music 20 years on?

RJ: I think we’ve been really lucky with finding those new sounds on each album. You just draw a new audience in with songs like C’est La Vie, Dakota on Language. Sex. Violence. Other, and Indian Summer on Graffiti On The Train.

It just keeps the momentum of gaining new, young fans. It’s brilliant when you do a concert and the first half of the audience is just young kids going crazy for the new songs.

You come back here, to your home town, quite regularly. How have you seen it change over the years compared to when you grew up? Are there any pubs you wish were still open?

RJ: Yeah, we were just talking about this as we were driving from [Cardiff] university; it’s had a massive injection of cash over the last 10-15 years. When we were doing the pubs in Cardiff it was Sam’s Bar, and we did Clwb Ifor Bach a couple of times. We used to play down in Barry as well.

But you can’t stop progress. As long as there are still music venues for bands, DJs and artists to perform in then it’ll keep that entertainment. It’s a big university town – students like going out and seeing things and doing things.

Is there anything you want to tell us the stadium gig you’ve announced for this summer?

RJ: Yeah, it will be great, I think it’s our third time playing the stadium. The previous times have been brilliant; we’ve had fantastic bands playing with us and we’re really looking forward to another great day. Hopefully the weather holds off, and we’ll see what we can pull out of the hat.

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Stereophonics, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Tue 6 + Wed 7 Mar. Tickets: from £44.50 (sold out – check box office for returns).

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S AV E W O M A N B Y S T R E E T A YEAR ON Mon 19 Mar marks one year since the campaign to Save Womanby Street started. Fedor Tot looks back on a tumultuous year for the Cardiff music scene.

Fury sparked almost immediately amongst the denizens of Womanby Street when it was announced last year that The Gatekeeper, the Wetherspoons pub on the street, had announced plans to build a hotel in the empty space above the pub. The clutch of venues and bars around that street had fermented a fertile cross-section of creative energy, coalescing in one street barely 100 metres long. With the further announcement of a planning application to buy up land next to Clwb Ifor Bach occupied by a derelict building, and turn it into flats, the future of Cardiff’s music scene was under very real threat, and the campaign kicked into high gear.

A year on from that, a lot has changed, much for the better. The planning application for the block of flats was eventually rejected by Cardiff City Council, thanks in part to a charge led by Clwb Ifor to levy 500 complaints against it. They have now also brought in Sound Diplomacy, a consultancy firm that specialises in how wider musical ecosystems function, with the aim of producing a unified music policy for Cardiff.

The Welsh Government have also since passed the ‘Agent Of Change’ principle into law, which means that any developments must adapt to the environment around them, rather than existing environments adapting to new developments. In other words, if people move into a newly-built block of flats next to a music venue and complain about the noise, it is the responsibility of the property developer to soundproof the flats, rather than the venue paying the cost. It’s testament to the campaign’s success that even the Scottish and English parliaments are now considering applying the same principles.

This success is down to the energy of the people who make Womanby Street: the venue owners, the staff, the promoters, the musicians, and the punters, as well as their capacity to organise. “You can’t design something like Womanby Street,” says Ewan Moor, one of the central organisational figures behind the campaign. Steve Bines, who formerly ran the Full Moon and Moon Club venues and helped set up Hub Festival, adds, “Music changed my life and that’s probably the same for 50% of people. When that’s threatened, you’re going to be prepared to pull together and stop it.”

The momentum gained from this community energy has enacted real concrete change and cannot be allowed to disappear. But has that battle been entirely won?

The answer is not so definite. Yes, the Agent Of Change principle has been passed.

Yes, the block of flats next to Clwb Ifor will not happen. But the planning permission for the hotel above the Gatekeeper was accepted and is still valid, as Agent Of Change does not apply retrospectively.

If Wetherspoons decide to build that hotel, they could still endanger the street’s nightlife, although hotel residents do not have the same rights to complain as permanent tenants. That said, the sense is that Wetherspoons has been rather well behaved. Grant Jones, a director of Creative Republic Of Cardiff (who took on the running of the Moon after it closed in April 2017 due to mounting debts), suggests: “With the campaign, plus the public feeling and general climate, Wetherspoons do not want to be seen as the bad guys.”

Indeed, it’s hard to imagine that this particular ‘Spoons would benefit from disrupting the area around it, which provides it with much passing traffic. It surely proves the point that, even though the Wetherspoons is, in a way, a conglomerate outlier amongst the businesses here, it still forms part of a wider community.

Womanby Street is part of a larger ecosystem of South Wales creative spaces.

Further out from Cardiff, we have places like Pontardawe Arts Centre, often statefunded, struggling to make ends meet in the age of austerity (see p.16). Outside of cities, these venues are sometimes the only creative spaces available. Lack of creative nourishment here will negatively affect Cardiff five or 10 years down the line. Whilst he may not have any jurisdiction over their success, Cardiff City Council Leader Huw Thomas is right in saying, “When Cardiff succeeds the region succeeds, and when the region succeeds Cardiff succeeds.”

The future of Womanby Street is a lot more secure than a year ago, something which we should celebrate – but we should not, as Ewan Moor states, allow the “energy, the community power, the enthusiasm to dissipate”. To let apathy sink in would be a greater danger than any real estate developer.

Info: twitter.com/savewomanbyst

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PONTARDAWE ARTS CENTRE Austerity and the arts don’t mix. With Neath Port Talbot county council having to make savings of £10.2 million this year, Pontardawe Arts Centre might not be top of their priority list. Luckily for those of us who like a small Swansea Valley town being a regular artistic tour destination, there are plenty of people out there giving the Arts Centre the support it deserves.

When NPT commissioned a survey on the wellbeing of its residents, Pontardawe got it together to tell the council how they felt. Thanks to a coordinated response from the Friends Of Pontardawe Arts Centre, NPT soon discovered that their proposal to cut 36% of the Arts Centre’s budget was not going to be a popular choice. The only problem is, will they listen? How can a council justify subsidising a theatre over essential services after already having £77 million taken out of its budget since 2010?

At the Friends Of Pontardawe Arts Centre launch, Assembly Minister Jeremy Miles made the distinction clear. He spoke of the “invidious choice between essential services and worthy causes,” but also of the difference between subsidy and investment. If the council’s wellbeing survey is worth anything, then there is nothing more important to a community than its community buildings.

But Friends chairman Grant Duncan knows it won’t be that easy. The Arts Centre needs to find a 21st century, crowdsourcing route through the austerity era. Not through money, necessarily, but through actions, through “bringing together the voices of the user groups within the community to shape what they actually want.”

Despite the great turnout, Duncan is all too aware that a successful campaign launch can breed complacency. “How can anyone, seeing the atmosphere and the energy in here, not feel this place has a positive future? But it needs to be worked for.” If the Arts Centre is to have a future, then it needs to find ways of growing beyond its reliance on subsidy and expand its remit to reach a wider public.

Now, through the Friends group, that community is being given a voice to help steer the Arts Centre in the direction they need it to go. That community voice will need to shout loudly to be heard above the chiming death knells of UK culture that ring out from Westminster. Austerity for all doesn’t have to mean art for none.

JOHN-PAUL DAVIES Info: 01792 863722 / www.pontardaweartscentre.com

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B A C K I N T H E D AY To commemorate the history of South Wales venues past and present, Buzz asked our brightest musical talents about the venues they started out in, and the sweat, toil and shenanigans that went on in there.

Kelly Jones – Stereophonics I think Cardiff has changed a lot since I’ve grown up.

We used to play Sam’s Bar on the corner and take our own money on the door, so we’d stand by the door all night and then go on stage at 11pm. I used to love those bars. Gassy Jacks was another one we used to play. It would be nice to go back to a few of those pubs and have a pint but they’re not there anymore, or at least Sam’s Bar isn’t.

Info: www.stereophonics.com (full interview on p.12-13)

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Benji Webbe – Skindred / Dub War TJ’s in Newport was always a special venue that I loved to play at. Being a Newportonian, that stinky sweat box was an important part of my punk/rock/metal upbringing. It was always a riotous night in TJ’s. John [Sicolo], the owner, would welcome the club goers with a punch in the belly, and that was for nothing, so imagine if you did anything! I took Robert Trujillo from Metallica to TJ’s one night and he couldn’t believe the state of the club or how bad it smelt or how his shoes got properly stuck to the sticky beer-drenched floor, but he still had a cracking time. It’s so sad that TJ’s died a death and is no longer there. So many classic venues around the world that are built by these old-school club owners are no longer with us. Rock’n’roll was born in places with character like this and we need to keep that spirit alive.

Info: www.skindred.net. Touring from April.

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Phil Moxham – The Irascibles / Young Marble Giants

Taylor Jones – Into The Ark

I started out in 1975-76. There were two memorable venues that we at that time had weekly residencies at. The Lion’s Den under the Great Western Hotel was a long, vaulted cellar that was always packed and a guaranteed intimate and sweaty Friday night – Cardiff’s version of the Cavern.

Club Montmerence, known fondly as Monty's, was a big tin shed stuck on the back of a grand Victorian townhouse in Charles Street. Up the front steps, pay 50p to Monty himself, who sat in a tiny ticket booth, then down a long, narrow, winding corridor into the club for unbridled cheap booze and everything from punk to disco. Monty lived in the house and I remember an extremely rare visit upstairs to negotiate our fees. Monty wore a velvet smoking jacket, his place was all fleur-de-lys flock wallpaper, chaise longue, aspidistras, lace curtains and suits of armour.

Very 1930s Berlin. Grassroots coffee bar was also extremely important at that time as the supporter and incubator of Cardiff's post-punk indie/DIY scene – a remarkable survivor and long may it be so.

Info: www.facebook.com/theirascibles

Jack Jones – Trampolene singer and Pete Doherty co-conspirator Cally – hardstyle DJ and half of Cally & Juice When I first started out, I enjoyed playing at every venue. They all had their own vibe and character and that made me really fascinated – the way an event could feel so different depending on where it was held. If I had to choose one place I would say The Emporium in Cardiff. The atmosphere you would get at every event would be off the scale, no matter who was putting on the night. Even now it’s hard to find another venue that could match how you would feel being there. Every weekend was an adventure and we’ve all said many times one day we need to write a book to put all our stories in. The time MC Shocker [collaborator with Cally & Juice] forced a plane to abort its landing was up there with the best of them...

The venue I enjoyed most when we were just starting out was Le Pub in Newport. Back in the day Dane [Lloyd, other half of Into The Ark] played loads of gigs with his old pop-punk band and used to take me on nights out to watch the live bands, play pool and drink some famous Trevor Nelsons!

After creating a bit of a buzz with Into The Ark a few years later we managed to sell it out. So that was an honour and felt pretty cool.

Info: www.intothearkofficial.com

Sweet Baboo I wish I could remember my first gig in Clwb. I think it may have been on the middle floor for some reason, and we fashioned a vocoder. I still like playing there. The Transport Club in Riverside is fun, and I like Undertone too. As for places that are gone, I also loved Howard Gardens which is sadly no longer with us. That place was the best, but there’s loads of others I remember fondly, like The Horse & Groom on Womanby Street: not strictly a venue by my recollection, but brilliant nonetheless.

Info: www.sweetbaboo.co.uk

I know it's only just gone but Monkey Bar in Swansea was a really cool place, even though the last time I was there I was tasered in the face by a bouncer... fun Swansea memories, I suppose. It was pretty riotous every time we played back then. Prior to the band, I was just a small kid going to gigs and jumping around. There was a place in Brecon [The Vaults] where they had great punk and ska nights. People would be jumping all over the walls and ceilings.

Info: www.facebook.com/trampoleneofficial

Phil ‘Traxxx’ Davies – Astroid Boys Clwb Ifor Bach was great when we were starting out. The venue owners were always open to trying new things and let us young kids put on shows.

Otherwise, the Barfly was great – I used to go there loads when I was a kid – and Cardiff Arts Institute was also the best venue Cardiff has ever seen. The early Astroid Boys shows were there and it was always fun.

Info: www.astroid-boys.com

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Info: www.callyofficial.com

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Cerys Matthews – BBC 6 Music / exCatatonia singer

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Jay Pepper – Tigertailz The venue we enjoyed most when starting was the original Bogiez, under the bridge on Penarth Road. It was the beating heart of the rock scene in Cardiff and South Wales. I remember Mike – the ‘dungeon master’ – who ran Bogiez. He always looked a thousand years old but has never aged!

One particularly riotous gig was the Tonypandy Naval Club. It was infamous for being hell to play. We played there early on in our career. The audience hated us for our big hair and glam image; they sat around the perimeter throwing anything they could at us. The only time a punter came to the front of the stage was to spit in our singer’s face. We only just got out alive!

Info: www.tigertailz.co.uk

Scott Lee Andrews – Midasuno/Exit_ International I remember being beside myself when Midasuno got to play the Cardiff Barfly for the first time.

The staff were great, and always accepted my apologies when I’d turn up again after being a little too merry.

It was big deal for us at the time as it was the first time we got to leave Merthyr to play. The Engine Rooms in Cardiff Bay was another favourite.

Back then, every show was a blast. Playing with bands like Jarcrew and The Martini Henry Rifles would always end in carnage. We had our fair share of run-ins back then.

We had a tussle with a band called Violent Delight at The Engine Rooms. Suffice to say, with [Midasuno drummer] Matt Riste in your band, you always had the advantage.

Later with Exit_International we did a legendary show in Jen Long’s kitchen where I had a mid-song run-in with her oven. I returned the next day with a bag of Poundland fixtures and glues to sort it out.

The Globe was the last place in Cardiff I played [with Mutation] and I loved it. I still have a massive dislike for decibel meters and promoters/owners who tell you to turn it down. Did not have any trouble there.

Info: scottleeandrews.bandcamp.com

Cian Ciaran – Super Furry Animals Is there a venue that’s gone that I would like to see come back? The Hippo Club. It’s where we first played The Man Don’t Give A Fuck using a sampler. I think.

Info: www.superfurry.com

Carl Bevan – 60 Ft. Dolls TJ’s was always crazy.

John Sicolo being a one man-barrier/security right in front of the stage like a grizzly bear holding back a writhing mass of rioting salmon. Are there any gigs I remember back then?

The entire 90s are a bit of a blur, sorry.

TJ’s was the greatest club in the universe of all time.

Anywhere. Will miss the old Le Pub for nostalgic reasons also but it’s amazing to see them doing great in the new bigger venue. It's the only decent place left in Newport now. Viva Le Pub! In Cardiff I miss Dempseys. Gareth Bale can fuck off with his vanity bar of bland. Stick to the ice hockey Gareth.

Info: www.carlbevandogportraits.com

Gwenno Cardiff has changed so much over the years. I quite liked the Toucan Club, which was a venue that moved around loads.

I’ve probably played Clwb Ifor Bach more than any other venue, so there’s something about the familiarity of there for me.

We also put Peski Nacht gigs on at Jacob’s Antiques which I really enjoyed because that was an arts space and that was quite an exciting time for us because there was a collection of us and it was outside of normal gigs. It was something we all put together, it was a collective night and we had a lot of fun doing t.

It always felt like you were in a European city.

Info: www.gwenno.info (interview on page 46)

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Paul Barclay

In the beginning, it wasn’t as much the venue but whether there was anyone turning up to listen. We played so many gigs to empty venues, so when they began to fill up, that was the thrill. As Joe Strummer said, without people you are nothing. It’s funny when you start out and begin to notice familiar faces who’d try to come to every gig.

I’d feel guilty, thinking “save your money for something else” and also felt like changing up the set and banter so they wouldn’t be bored. There is a huge joy though in meeting characters who love music as much as you do.

TJ’s is gone in Newport, as is the Coal Exchange in Cardiff. You really can’t underestimate the value of a well-run cultural centre, which is what a venue is: precious not just in terms of entertainment but for a place for the community to meet, exchange ideas, get inspired, and also for upcoming engineers/managers/ lighting and sound techs to cut their teeth. It’s heartbreaking when a local venue/theatre/pub closes for the final time.

Mwldan in Cardigan pays great attention to its curation, and it builds a regular audience, putting heart and soul into the four walls. Having said all of this, if that venue also has the benefit of history, and beauty, there’s the added sense of wonder, to walk out on stage feeling all the ghosts of those who have performed before you.

Info: www.cerysmatthews.co.uk

High Contrast – drum’n’bass DJ and producer The first paid DJ residency I had was at Clwb Ifor Bach, which was a dream come true for me as I had been going there as a punter for years. It felt like I had finally made it, at least on a local level. At that time there was almost weekly top name guest drum’n’bass DJs coming in to play and this was a great opportunity for me to learn from them and actually get to meet them. One of my favourite nights was when I did a launch party for my album Tough Guys Don’t Dance back in 2007 at Clwb.

To have a sellout night at the same venue I started out at for my album launch, with a queue going all the way down Womanby Street, plus riot vans to keep an eye on things – that was a great personal moment.

There was a definite sense of community in the dance music world in the late '90s/early 2000s. Dance music was making it into the pop charts, but it was still very much its own thing, operating outside of the concerns of the top 40. Today we’ve seen a homogenization of dance music, which is not without benefits that special sense of a tribal community has been diluted. The closing of small-to-medium-sized clubs only adds to this sense of loss as these venues are such important hubs for people finding unusual music that they become passionate about.

Info: www.highlycontrasting.com

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THE STRANGLERS Carl Marsh speaks to The Stranglers’ frontman and guitarist Baz Warne as the British rock veterans embark on their upcoming UK tour.

You’ve got such a huge back catalogue of records. How on earth did you decide what to leave out or include on this forthcoming tour? Did it lead to any disagreements amongst yourselves?

That’s the 64,000-dollar question! We have a pretty good, predetermined idea of how it’s going to go. There are certain songs we just can’t possibly leave out, bearing in mind that not necessarily everyone who comes is a Stranglers fan – a lot are just music fans. But also, it’s important we please ourselves. The minute you stop enjoying it, that’s when you gotta start thinking about stopping. We always like to look at songs that we haven’t played for years. And songs we’ve never really played live.

Why do you think that your fanbase now covers all age groups?

It’s the sheer longevity of the band – this is a band that’s been around for 44 years. The band has never stopped, it’s never broken up. The band’s always been a going concern. The hardcore fans will bring their kids or in some cases, grandkids.

People hear the songs and they like the music, and they’ll hear things their brothers or sisters or parents are playing, and can go and investigate it online. It’s very heartwarming. We always appreciate it.

The tour has practically sold out. Did you all choose to play at mostly intimate venues, to give something back to the fans?

We’re always aware of going to places that can get everyone in and be up close and personal – the atmosphere reminds some of us of the really early days. Every night’s a party. I think it’s important we play places where the people and the band feel comfortable in.

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When you joined the band in 2000, what did you want to bring to the group?

How long was it until you could put your stamp on things, as you are now the Stranglers’ longest lead singer in-situ?

To be honest with you, nobody has asked me this question before but I think looking back on it, what I wanted to try and do was impose a little bit more of my personal preference, which was the more hard-hitting earlier Stranglers records.

I just wanted to do the songs justice and hopefully impose myself a little bit more on the songwriting side of things; ironically, the first song that I offered into the band was a song called Dutch Moon which isn’t in your face punk rock!

When we came to record Norfolk Coast, the first album I was on, I had four of my compositions on there, which was a real ego boost for me. But the whole idea of The Stranglers is that you’re a team player. I know that there are certain sounds that identify the band but at the end of the day, it’s always a team effort.

How did it compare being in The Stranglers in the early days to when you were in Toy Dolls, Sunderland punks of Nellie The Elephant 80s novelty hit fame?

In the Toy Dolls I was the bass player. I was 19 but one thing that band did do was show me that a living or a career could be made, it was obtainable, and wasn’t something to be sneered at. I was from a very working class background in the north-east of England, and I had toured the USA twice before I was even out of my teens! That was a real eye opener for me but by the time I was in The Stranglers, which was an established band and a real step up, they just welcomed me with open arms, and six months into the band I felt like I had always been there.

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SHAPPI KHORSANDI “This isn’t a history lesson... it’s vengeance!” declares Shappi Khorsandi of her latest touring show, Mistress And Misfit. Dave Freak spoke to the comedy fave.

Since using the tale of her own family fleeing Iran for the UK, and her experience of growing up in London, as the basis of her 2006 show – a story later adapted for her book A Beginner’s Guide To Acting English – Shappi Khorsandi has proved to be one of the country's most consistent comedians, whether it's discussing her relationship with an anonymous faded 90s rocker, or performing while eight months pregnant.

Mistress And Misfit finds Shappi exploring the life of one of history’s most misunderstood characters, Lady Emma Hamilton, with whom she feels a personal connection. "I feel very connected with women in history who have such a tough time," Shappi says. “I compare Emma to me as a single mum. She had a baby at 16 who was rejected by the father – she meets a man who said he wanted to be with her but that ‘the baby has to go’. Heartbreaking! I compare that to myself having a baby and the father rejecting the child...”

Lady Hamilton wasn’t always a Lady. The daughter of a Welsh blacksmith, she worked as a maid before reportedly entertaining at stag dos. A rare beauty (the famed painter George Romney depicted her dozens of times), affairs with upper-class married gents followed, as did a teenage pregnancy, before marriage to the elderly Sir William Hamilton. But it was her relationship with none other than Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson which really set tongues wagging. Nelson left his wife for Emma, and the two attracted huge crowds whenever they appeared in public.

“She’s such a fascinating character, a glorious, gorgeous woman when women had no agency, when they lived a backbreaking life and died at 45,” Shappi says. "She was such a creative person, a dancer, a famous model. As someone from 200 years ago, she’s no different from so many women today. But the culture and laws of the time meant that she lived a very different life.”

Indeed she did. Despite what many believe, when Nelson was struck down at the Battle Of Trafalgar in 1805, his dying thoughts were of Emma and their daughter, Horatia. “We’re led to believe that Nelson’s last words where ‘Thank God I have done my duty’. But the doctor who was with him when he died said that his last words were about Lady Hamilton and Horatia.

There he was, on the lower deck [of warship HMS Victory], surrounded by corpses and what was he thinking about? His duty? Or his loved ones?”

Nelson hoped his mistress and child would be cared for by the British government, but they turned their back on her. With her fortune soon depleted, she ended up in prison before fleeing creditors and dying penniless in Calais, in 1815, aged 49.

"Because of her social class, she was rejected,” Shappi explains. “Nelson truly, truly loved her.

It’s such a tragic story! Some historians today still refuse to acknowledge her impact.”

Alongside Mistress And Misfit, Shappi is working on a stage version of her 2016 teen novel, Nina Is Not OK, funded by her troubled, traumatic and brief stint on I'm A Celebrity... back in November 2017.

"I was completely petrified!" she cries, though recognises the benefits of such an appearance, including a holiday for her kids and the decent fee. “The money I got doing it means I can now afford to write a play. I’m not doing Edinburgh this year so I’m hoping we can do it in the summer, while everyone’s in Edinburgh. I’m talking to theatres now, so watch this space.

I’d love to tour it – that would be amazing!”

Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress And Misfit, Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 29 Mar. Tickets: £15 Info: 0871 4720400 / www.glee.co.uk BUZZ 24

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LIGHTSPEED FROM PEMBROKE DOCK Who knew Wales has its very own claim to fame on the Star Wars franchise?

Pembrokeshire playwright Mark Williams, along with theatre company Dirty Protest, has now created a new play telling us all about it. Lightspeed From Pembroke Dock is the story of young Star Wars fan Sam, who in 1979 finds out that the Millennium Falcon is being built in his home town as part of The Empire Strikes Back – with his stepfather helping to build it.

Fast forward to 2014 and Sam finds himself in his 40s, divorced, with a teenage daughter and a career that’s not quite where he wanted it to be. Production of The Force Awakens has just started and the Millennium Falcon is being rebuilt in the same docks; young and idealistic daughter Lizzie takes it upon herself to get her dad a job on the set.

“In 1979, I was too young to be aware of the rumours that the Millennium Falcon was being built on my doorstep,” says Williams of the inspiration behind the play.

“Learning about it later, it felt almost too amazing to be true. The thought of actually getting to see it – what that would mean to someone of Sam’s age, and how that might shape his life – was what first inspired Lightspeed.”

Williams also drew inspiration for the play from the Star Wars characters and themes themselves. “It’s two generations of parents and children and both of them being unconventional family units. It’s a theme that I really like, which is also strong in the Star Wars films themselves, different people coming together with a common cause.

“We absolutely want it to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, because hopefully it’s a story that will resonate with people, whether or not they are Star Wars fans. I think it’s important it connects with people: the ultimate aim is that it connects with people across generations, and that it’s something parents, children and families of all ages feel that they can go and see together.” SOPHIE ARCHER Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wed 4-Sat 7 Apr; touring Wales until May. Tickets: £10-£12. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org

As the centenary of the Suffragettes is honoured across Britain, the Wales Millennium Centre's spring programme is inspired and led by female artists. As it presents Performances For The Curious, the spring 2018 season of contemporary performances, the emphasis is put on the experiences of women in Wales.

Fri 16 Mar sees Rachel Williams’ one-woman show help kick off the season, with the dancer and actress giving insight into her life as a West End performer. We also see Welsh culture mix with contemporary too, with shows such as Connie Orff (Fri 18 May), introduce a bilingual look at Welsh LGBTQ life as a drag artist; and Alaw (Fri 23 Mar), showcasing three musicians with a passion for the music of Welsh tradition re-imagining melodies with a contemporary twist. Opera’r Ddraig (Fri 13 Apr), Nyrsys (Tue 17 Apr) and Dwy (Wed 18 Apr) are all Welsh-developed productions worth a watch.

Music and theatre also take centre stage this season, with Dave Jones (Fri 4 May), Snowpoet (Sat 12 May) and Elaine Delmar (Sat 24 Mar) being the main musical performances, whilst Hello La Voix (Fri 20 Apr), Amusical (Sat 21 Apr) and Cabarela (Sat 28 Apr) combine music and theatre to create refreshing performances which are unmissable.

Comedy is a big inclusion in the spring programme, with a large majority having women take centre stage – such as Appropriate Adult (Sat 17 Mar), Adele Is Younger Than Us (Fri 27 Apr) and the popular Fleabag (Thurs 26 Apr-Sat 5 May), a theatre adaptation of the BAFTA award-winning television programme. This year’s comedy shows seem remarkably insightful and contemporary, and are frequently female-led to boot.

There are also grimier, more hard-hitting shows available: Unexploded Ordnances (Tue 27-Sat 31 Mar), Sisters (Fri 20 Apr) and Cathy (Mon 23 Apr), all of which which offer tougher insights into more controversial topics, including women’s rights, nuclear apocalypse, and homelessness. TIRION DAVIES Performances For The Curious, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, until Sat 19 May. Tickets: £5-£15.

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‘A valentine to the power of love’ LA Times

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STORM.2: THINGS COME APART Though race rioting had occurred earlier in the 20th century, 1919 was the year that saw it erupt in British port cities and towns: Glasgow, South Shields, Salford, London, Liverpool, Newport, Cardiff and Barry. Blacks and Arabs were savagely beaten; in Cardiff, ex-servicemen stationed in the area were among the 2,000 whites who firebombed black businesses and houses. They headed lynch mobs that terrorized Butetown’s black community, with shooting incidents and razor fights during the four-day riot where three were killed. In Barry, there was a stabbing death.

These riots are the subject of this play, which is part of a six-production series called The Storm Cycle conceived, designed and directed by Mike Pearson and Mike Brookes. Created for National Theatre Wales, Storm.2: Things Come Apart explores two key themes; truth and testimony. Why highlight this dark incident from Cardiff’s past? “To recover happenings for which there are no monuments, but that might remind us of what might happen – even in a famously multicultural city – when we fail in our civic duty to respect and care for our fellow citizens,” they reply. Pearson and Brookes give more insight on this significant new theatre piece ripped right from the front page: “It’s important to us to present exactly what the papers said, on the spot, at the moment, without any later interpretation. And it is dramatic – as reporters try to make sense of what’s happening hour by hour, and as they themselves are swept up in events. There is no official account of the four days of rioting, so we are combining spoken words, period maps and archival images to track the course of events, in a venue close to the ‘storm centre’ of 1919. Combining texts, photographs and plans of the city in 1919, we are inviting the audience to imagine the riots along with us – locating places long built over, picturing the movements of the crowds and their quarry in still familiar streets. Audiences are free to sit and listen, to come close and examine material, to have a cup of tea – as events relentlessly unfold.” RHONDA LEE REALI Tabernacl Church, The Hayes, Cardiff, Wed 21-Sat 24 Mar Tickets: £10/£7.50/£5 Wed 21 only. Info: 029 2037 1689 / www.nationaltheatrewales.org

RICHARD III REDUX King Richard III, the last king of the House Of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. Notorious for being an evil, villainous ruler often described as the ‘Bogeyman’ through various theatrical workings, including that of William Shakespeare. But what if he wasn’t? What if he was a she? What if Richard didn’t share the same tropes of villainy as Hollywood’s representation of deformed, maniacal antagonists?

The Llanarth Group’s one-woman show begins its theatrical run by aptly premiering at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff on International Women’s Day, before embarking on a tour across Wales. This groundbreaking production sees the brilliant Sara Beer portraying the damned king in a much different way from traditional iterations of the infamous leader, adding charm, wit, satire, humour, and being represented by an actor of the opposite sex with the same form of scoliosis.

The interweaving of stories tackling self-referential themes of acting, difference, and a twisted historical ruler creates a truly inventive production that innovates the way in which we view period-based theatre and film. “It’s not a production of Richard III as such, but a commentary on the way that he’s been portrayed by Shakespeare and also by non-disabled actors who have performed the character over the years,” Beer explains.

The play is directed by Llanarth’s Artistic Director Phillip Zarilli and is written by Kaite O’Reilly, who worked with Beer on the magnificent and critically-acclaimed Cosy. “Kaite said it would be really interesting to explore Richard III with me, because I have the same impairment as him,” Sara says. “It’s very rewarding to be working with people that understand you; it’s just a thrill to have somebody write a show for you, you’ve got so much more ownership of the character.”

Richard III Redux premieres at Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre on Thurs 8 Mar before travelling cross-country over the next month, including stops in Aberystwyth, Mold, Milford Haven and Cardigan. ROSS DAWSON Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 8-Sat 17 Mar; various venues thereafter. Tickets: £12/£10.

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A modern American classic full of attitude.

Written by STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS A Tron Theatre Company & Sherman Theatre co-production

Wed 21 - Sat 31 March 2018 029 2064 6900 | shermantheatre.co.uk Original Broadway Production Produced by Scott Rudin, Public Theater Productions (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Joey Parnes, Executive Producer), LAByrinth Theater Company, Fabula Media Partners LLC, Jean Doumanian, Ruth Hendel, Carl Moellenberg, Jon B. Platt and Tulchin Bartner/Jamie de Roy.

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INTO THE ARK Dane Lloyd and Taylor Jones woke up one morning buskers from Blackwood, and the next the nation’s (and Tom Jones’) favourite dynamic musical duo. With a runner-up title from The Voice UK under their belts, tickets from busking around Australia and memories from joining Tom on his tour, it feels as though the sun can’t stop shining over Into The Ark. Settling down from the roars of fans, Buzz wonders whether the pair are able to deal with the newfound fame. “We felt it on a little scale before, with the fans we already had,” says Dane, “but going to Asda and someone filming me using the selfcheckout is something I don’t think I could ever get used to.”

It’s an incredible feat to have earned such a fanbase without winning the competition, but the duo don’t see it as a hindrance. “The fame wasn’t something we were after, we were just looking for some fun. To win something like The Voice isn’t something we’d normally try to do.”

They attribute the ability to write their own successful music to the opportunity

they gained from Tom Jones, who was so enamoured by the band after mentoring them that he invited them on tour with him the following September. A fact they still can’t quite get over. “Before, when people would ask us where we’re from, we’d use Tom as a reference to Wales. We can’t believe that when they ask now, we tell them we know him!”

Into The Ark are open about why they applied for The Voice, telling Buzz it was as a way of keeping the dream alive. They “fought for so long” to gain the fans they had before the show, but when they were putting more money in than they were earning at gigs, they knew a show like The Voice would offer them an audience of millions.

It paid off, because when they say they hope to have a song in the charts within the next five years, it’s completely reasonable – and likely. TIRION DAVIES Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Sat 10 Mar. Tickets: £13.50 Info: 01495 227206 / your.caerphilly.gov.uk/bmi

ED BYRNE Having been on the comedy scene for over 20 years, Ed Byrne has transitioned not only his routine from working class lad to middle class rural dweller, but has personally made that journey too.

Does he still deal with these themes in his latest show, Spoiler Alert?

“I hadn't intended to, but it’s come back again. There’s a theme throughout the show of how spoilt we all are and how I am contributing to it – I hear my children ordering elderflower cordial or pesto, stuff that I wasn’t aware of until my 20s...”

Is he taking the piss out of 21st century parenting methods? Isn’t he a 21st century parent himself?

“I don't hold any grudges against my dad, and I enjoy spending time with my kids... but when I look at the amount of parenting I’m expected to do versus the amount I received, I feel a bit fucking shortchanged. I don’t think I’d leave my kids sitting in a car outside a pub drinking lemonade and eating crisps, but I do feel like bringing it up whenever my own children demand I do something, as if I work for them!”

Comedians’ non-PC material has never been under the microscope more than today, and while Byrne is far from the last word in offensive patter, it’s something that occupies his mind. “I like to logically explain why what I was saying wasn’t offensive. I like to think that my stuff stands up to that scrutiny.

“One guy on Twitter had seen my routine on Live At The Apollo about my wedding and thought it was homophobic because it didn’t take into account that men could marry men; when the show was recorded, they couldn’t! I didn’t go back in time and retroactively change my routine to suit the future change in the law.

Some people will always find fault.”

These days, is it rare for a new comedian to really impress you now that you’ve been in it for so long? “I did feel slightly worried, outdated and obsolete after MCing a comedy event recently in Leicester. All I can say is that the future of comedy is in rude health.” CARL MARSH Grand Theatre, Swansea. Wed 7 Mar; Tickets £24.50 Info: 01792 475715 / www.swanseagrand.co.uk St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Fri 9 Mar; Tickets £25.50 Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

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MARY HUSTED, LOIS WILLIAMS MARY HUSTED, 10.03.18 - 6.04.18 LOIS WILLIAMS 10.03.18 - 6.04.18

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CHRIS LLOYD Before Pontypridd-based Paralympic skier Chris Lloyd flies out to the Winter Paralympic Games in South Korea, Carl Marsh speaks to him about his journey since the rally accident that left him paralysed.

You’ve been on one hell of a journey since the crash, and your recovery afterwards. While in hospital, the consultants said you would never walk again – was this a key motivational moment?

One major part was when I was told I would never do certain things again, which gave me a drive to prove them wrong. I also didn’t want to let my family down as I had two young kids. I recall my young boy crying when he heard that I couldn’t play football with him again. I think that if you put your mind to it and you have a goal, then you should not let anyone deter you. Even if they say you’re not good enough or that your impairments mean that you won’t be able to do something, if you have a passion, then just go out and try your best and have a go. Whatever I’ve done in my life I’ve always tried to do my best, whether that was in work or sport or any other hobby.

Your family have obviously been on the journey

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with you. Were they happy when you said you wanted to get into doing competitive skiing?

It’s not just about me – everybody is affected when somebody has an injury and I think the family have to go through a lot. It’s a lot of adjusting for everybody. With skiing, my wife knew it was my passion, and it was a family passion as we always used to go skiing as a family – so she knew nothing was going to stop me from doing it. She was always very supportive.

Do you think all of the factors mentioned above will come flushing through your mind when you’re about to start your first event in Pyeongchang? Dare I say it, may the nerves kick in a little bit?

I don’t get nervous when I am skiing as I have just got a passion for being on a mountain and skiing down a hill. The adrenaline takes over and the fear disappears. My family are coming over to South Korea to support me and it’s amazing

to have them there with me, supporting me at the bottom of the hill. I am just going to do my family proud, and also my country proud, just doing the best that I can do. Downhill will be my strongest event in South Korea; it will also be my first event. I’ve just come back from Italy where I’ve been training hard, but I do get to have a few days off before I fly out.

Do you have any ambitions beyond these Paralympics in South Korea?

No, to be honest. When I was in hospital, I saw a poster for the London 2012 Paralympics; that was when I made a plan to try and get to a Paralympics. I did go to the last one in Sochi and didn't compete, but this is what I will have now achieved in Pyeongchang. I have achieved my dream by getting there.

Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics 2018, Fri 9-Sun 18 Mar. Info: wwwparalympics.org.uk

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PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING ***

Dir: Steven S. DeKnight (12A, 120 mins) When Guillermo del Toro brought us an initial monsters v robots mashup several years ago, it was a loud, CGI-heavy affair, and, for Del Toro, rather dull. Surprisingly this sequel has emerged under the guidance of newly-minted Star Wars regular John Boyega promising more of the same, but bigger. Initially due to be directed

by Del Toro, he’s gone on to make the rather more sublime The Shape Of Water, leaving Daredevil and Spartacus writer DeKnight to make his feature debut. Boyega plays Jake Pentecost, the fantastically named son of Idris Elba’s character from the forgettable first film, a promising pilot who, following his father’s death, has fallen in with the criminal underworld. As a new threat looms, he is brought back into the fold by half-sister Mako Mori, played by Rinko Kikuchi, and creates a new family for himself, including rival Nate, played by Scott Eastwood, and a teen hacker played

by Cailee Speney. They, along with a new generation of pilots, are sent to do battle with the weirdly-limbed creatures emerging from under the sea. Cities are levelled, Charlie Day attempts to be funny and Burn Gorman twitches once more as trite dialogue is exchanged, and as the umpteenth CGI brawl ensues it’s hard to care.

Opens Mar 23

A WRINKLE IN TIME ****

Dir: Ava DuVernay (PG, 107 mins) Madeline L’Engle’s 1962 sci-fi novel gets the big screen treatment in this blockbuster helmed by the director of Selma, Ava DuVernay. The film follows a brilliant young girl, Meg Murray (played by Storm Reid), as she searches for her missing astrophysicist father, played by Chris Pine, who had discovered a new way to travel – a fifth dimension, a wrinkle in time as it were. Together with her brother Calvin, played by Levi Miller, she sets out to find her missing father, and is aided by three mystical beings, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which, played respectively by Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kalinga and Oprah Winfrey. Together they must stop an evil descending over a world called Camatoz, where humans are plugged into a hive-mind that renders them puppets. It’s a trippy new age sci-fi with nods to nonconformity and a girl heroine who is smart and capable.

A worthy genre adventure with a multicultural cast that preaches love and free thinking. Opens Mar 23

READY PLAYER ONE ****

Dir: Steven Spielberg (12A, 123 mins) Ernest Cline’s fantastic fan-boy pleasing sci-fi novel is given the full Spielbergian treatment here in an epic quest through virtual reality and eighties nostalgia.

Set in the nearish overpopulated future, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) escapes the drudgery of his everyday life in the stacks – essentially a high-rise ghetto – by entering the virtual reality world of the Oasis. Essentially a role-playing playground with an avatar of your choosing – Parzival in Wade’s case – which was founded by genius James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he releases a video challenging all Oasis users to find the clues to an Easter Egg hidden within his virtual reality world, which will grant the winner the his trillion-dollar fortune and the keys to his kingdom. Sheridan teams up with Olivia Cooke’s Artemis, searching for answers in the real and virtual world as a dastardly corporation led by Ben Mendehlson gives chase, wanting the entire Oasis for themselves. What ensues is an onslaught of eye-candy, referencing everything from The Iron Giant to Back To The Future to Dungeons & Dragons. Cline’s book was both a love letter to 80s culture and a cutting-edge virtual thriller; Spielberg is the only director who could meld them both. Insert coins. Opens Mar 29

GAME NIGHT ***

Dir: John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (15, 100 mins) An ensemble comedy from the makers of Horrible Bosses might not be the best of enticements, but this mix of The Game and slapstick violence has a top notch cast papering over the cracks. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as Max and Annie, a competitive couple who meet up regularly with a group of friends for a games night. Charades, monopoly, whatever. However, regular participant and Max’s brother, Brooks, played by Kyle Chandler, has a new game in mind. One of them will be kidnapped and the others have to find them. The situation is more real than they think, as thugs kidnap Brooks, and the rest of the throng have to find him. Game Night utilises the comedy chops of Lamorne Morris, Sharon Horgan, Chelsea Perretti, Danny Huston and Michael C. Hall, not to mention a cute dog. This could be a black comedy with guffaws rather than groans. Opens Mar 2

ISLE OF DOGS ****

Dir: Wes Anderson (12A, 90 mins) Wes Anderson returns to stop-motion animation, following his last foray into the method, Fantastic Mr Fox. Here he ditches Dahl for an original story of his own. Set in a dystopian future Japan, here we have a world beset with canine flu, where dogs are quarantined on a remote ‘trash island’. We follow five local dogs, Chief, Rex, Boss, Duke and King (voiced

by Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum and Bob Balaban respectively), and their adventures when a 12-year-old boy, Atari (Koyu Rankin), crashlands on the island in search of his own lost dog, Spots. As you’d expect from Anderson, there’s a lot of wilful oddity, with references to Akira Kurosawa and vintage stop-motion. This will not be to everyone’s taste, but is packed with vocal talent, and the animation is spectacularly cinematic. If you are a fan of Anderson and his unique, ultra-controlled celluloid view this will tickle you. Opens Mar 30

ALSO RELEASED MARCH 2018: A FANTASTIC WOMAN (15) Daniela Vega stars in this gripping drama, forced to reflect on her life after the death of her older boyfriend. MONSTER FAMILY (PG) Underwhelming family CGI monster family campers with Brit-heavy cast providing silly voices for the coffers of Sky. GRINGO (15) David Oyelowo may not be the first person you think of for action comedy but acquits himself well in this caper as an innocent caught up in the drug trade, Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton co-star, with Edgerton’s brother Nate on directing duties. MOM AND DAD (18) Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair chew the scenery as demented parents out to kill their children, following a mystery outbreak of hysteria, in this pitch-black comedy. WALK LIKE A PANTHER (12A) A group of 80s wrestlers are forced to don their lycra again to raise money to save BUZZ 34

RED SPARROW ***

Dir: Francis Lawrence (15, 139 mins) In what seems like a virtual retread of the Black Widow storyline and character from the Marvel comics, this spy thriller has Jennifer Lawrence donning a Russian accent and becoming a seductress for secrets. Based on the book by Jason Matthews, Lawrence plays Dominika Egrova, a ballerina, recruited into a Russian intelligence service called the ‘Sparrow School’, where her charms and attributes are exploited, catering more for espionage than the concert hall. Initially a role she takes on to pay for her mother’s health care, matters soon become deadly as she witnesses a murder and is offered a stark choice: become an operative for the Russians or be killed. Charged with seducing a CIA operative, Joel Edgerton, and learning his governmental secrets, the pair naturally fall for each other. Will she escape the fate offered up to her with Edgerton’s help or not? It’s a spy thriller treading well-worn territory but, with the classy Lawrence at its centre, stands a chance of being something more. Charlotte Rampling provides ice-cold instruction as her trainer as does Jeremy Irons, in a thriller that apparently plays with the cost of spying, along with all the regular action bits, revealing swimsuits and sex scenes. Opens Mar 1

THE SQUARE ****

Dir: Ruben Östlund (15, 142 mins) The director of the brilliant Force Majeure returns with this squirm-inducing satire that unsettles and provokes in equal measure. Claes Bang plays a director of an arts museum, who, wanting to make a splash, sets about creating a controversial installation, called the Square, where visitors have to behave responsibly.

However, when his mobile phone is stolen by ingenious pickpockets he begins to unravel, his growing mental unrest infecting the rest of the film’s proceedings. A sexual encounter with Elisabeth Moss’ TV interviewer sours after an argument over a condom and the discovery of a strange pet and a formal dinner descends into cruel absurdity as a performance artist by the name of Oleg ‘entertains’ the guests by being an ape and taking matters too far. Östlund dissects the artifice of self-important culture, skewering it in a queasy mix of comedy and drama. It may not be entirely successful, but it leaves plenty to ponder. Opens Mar 16

TOMB RAIDER ****

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE ****

Dir: Lynne Ramsay (15, 85 mins) Playing like an arthouse Taken, this sinewy, lyrical thriller has Joaquin Phoenix on superb form as a numb contract killer for hire who is trying to find his humanity.

Adapting Johnathan Ames’ novella herself, director Ramsay has crafted an unflinching look into the troubled mind of a killer. Phoenix is an ex-FBI agent and war veteran, now making a grim living as a contract killer, dispatching people in the sex-slave trade. Hired by a New York Senator to find his daughter and save her from a Manhattan pae-dophile ring, he soon find himself caught up in a wider web of corruption. However, the plot takes second place to a riveting psychological study of a tortured man. His latest case may bring him some respite – Ekaterina Samsonov’s Nina proves to be a catalyst for some sort of redemption, as she and Phoenix spark well off each other, both dam-aged, both sharing pain. Ramsey winds the tension up tight, and despite the arthouse vibe, this is a lean, raw film. A soundscape from regular Paul Thomas Anderson col-laborator Johnny Greenwood adds to the unease. Director Ramsay’s fourth film is as-sured and gripping: she has produced another film that will surely leave scars. Opens Mar 9

Dir: Roar Uthaug (12A, 120 mins) Alicia Vikander steps into the shorts and vest of Lara Croft in a grittier take on the video game icon. Angelina Jolie previously embossed the female Indiana Jones, the English lady with a penchant for adventure; Vikander’s Croft is based more on the recent games, promising a rougher-around-the edges heroine.

Following the disappearance of her father, played by Dominic West, Lara has been struggling to make ends meet, working for a bike delivery service and living in a communal space in London. However, her explorer dad has left her the keys to a mystery – a deadly threat located in a tomb in Japan, the contents of which are also wanted by nasty Mathias Vogel (played by The Hateful Eight’s Walton Goggins). Much running about, pickaxe, bow-and-arrow wielding and grunting ensues under the direction of Uthaug. Hopefully this will be a viable action franchise, and not just for salivating teenage boys. Opens Mar 16

UNSANE ****

Dir: Steven Soderbergh (15, 90 mins) Flinging off his alleged retirement, Steven Soderbergh is very much back. After the heist hijinks of Logan Lucky, this is a lo-fi psychological horror that allows Clare Foy to throw off the shackles of The Crown. Shot entirely on iPhones, it follows Foy’s character as she is committed to a mental institution. Attempting to deal with a digital stalker who refuses to leave her alone, she eventually moves to another city but keeps seeing her stalker everywhere. Is he real, however, or a product of a deluded mind? She goes to explain her worries and ends up being committed. A claustrophobic Hitchcockian horror ensues as she tries to convince everyone she is sane, calling in the police and her mother but to no avail: she should have read the small print on the forms she signed and is now trapped, potentially at the mercy of her stalker or her own imagination. Foy shines whilst Soderbergh has fun with the concept, making a downand-dirty B-movie thriller. Opens Mar 23

their local pub. Good natured Full Monty-esque Brit comedy starring Stephen Graham, Jason Fleming and Michael Socha. WONDER WHEEL (15) Woody Allen’s latest. Will anyone see it? MARY MAGDALENE (15) Just in time for Easter, a biblical epic about the other Mary in the life of Christ. Rooney Mara stars with Joaquin Phoenix giving his Jesus. Directed by Garth Davis who brought us the excellent Lion, this could be a worthy take on the Passion. PETER RABBIT (PG) Beatrix Potter spins in her grave as her creation is voiced by James Corden and says things like ‘crushin’ it’. May make you sick in your mouth. PROUD MARY (15) Taraji P. Henson kicks butt in a Foxy Brown-esque tale as a hit-woman discovering her maternal side. BLOCKERS (15) Grossout comedy as three sets of parents try to stop their kids losing their virginity on Prom Night. Yes. Barrel scraped.

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SWANSEA PROSECCO FESTIVAL

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YOUR PROMISE, YOUR PLANET With Earth Hour coming up, Caitlin Nelson tells us about what you can do to join in, as well as what you can do to help live greener.

On Sat 24 Mar at 8.30pm, millions of people across the world will unite, turning off their lights for one hour to celebrate WWF’s Earth Hour and show their commitment to protecting our planet.

Last year an estimated 280,000 people took part in Wales alone, with landmarks like the National Museum Cardiff, Principality Stadium, National Waterfront Museum and Caernarfon Castle all switching off to show support. We’re at a crucial time to protect our planet we call home. We’re the first generation to experience the effects of climate change – and we’re the last to be able to prevent it.

We’re also seeing our oceans suffocated by plastic and our food consumption decimate our forests.

Research has shown that one third of us feel powerless about environmental issues. However, Earth Hour proves that together we can make a difference. We have the solutions; we just need to act on them.

How can you get involved?

Before Earth Hour – make your #PromiseForThePlanet This year, organisers WWF Cymru are asking you to make a #PromiseForThePlanet: a pledge to change one thing in your everyday life that will help protect our planet. You could decide to become a flexitarian and eat less meat, ditch plastic bags, carry a BUZZ 36

reusable coffee cup or even switch to a green energy supplier. It might seem small, but big impacts start with small steps.

• On the night – turn your lights off • From 8.30-9.30pm on Sat 24 Mar. • Share online: #EarthHourWales #AwrDdaear #PromiseForThePlanet Join the National Museum Cardiff event On the evening of Earth Hour, join National Museum Cardiff scientists to learn more about their work.

Find out how it‘s helping us to understand the devastating effects climate change and our influence is having on animals and environments. Many specimens will be on display from the museum collections including critically endangered species, such as Bryn the Sumatran tiger. Create your own lantern to use when the lights go out at 8.30pm and hear from some inspiring speakers. Talk to WWF Cymru and Welsh Government staff and meet with representatives from The Open University in Wales, who will be there with Blue Planet 2-themed activities and giveaways. This is a free ticketed event starting at 6.30pm on Sat 24 Mar. Info: www.wwf.org.uk/EarthHourWales and museum.wales/cardiff

Held in Swansea’s atmospheric Brangwyn Hall, this boasts 40 different types of prosecco, spumante, cava, brut, pink fizz and even prosecco cocktails. Italian street food will also be available plus live music, from laidback jazz to dancefloor tunes later on in the evening. The festival is so popular that their other locations around the UK sell out quickly; this is a second chance for anyone who missed the Cardiff festival last month.

VIP tickets will get you guaranteed seats in the VIP area, reserved seating together, two free drinks tokens, and olives and bread to nibble on.

Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Fri 23 + Sat 24 Mar. Tickets: £9.50/£240 VIP for a table of 10. Info: 01792 635253 / www.proseccofestival.co.uk

AWARD-WINNING CARDIFF BUTCHERS Two butchers from Wales have been invited to a celebratory evening with BBC broadcaster, Nigel Barden after each winning awards for their products. In early February, Butcher Christian Regan was awarded with the Diamond Award for best Welsh beef and Welsh lamb products in the UK’s most prestigious competition, the Smithfield Awards. But he isn’t the only Welsh butcher to earn acclaim at these awards this year – Martin Player in turn won with his Mini Lamb Donners. With many awards won between, a brilliant year has been had by Welsh butchers, and hopefully another brilliant year to come.

Moody Sow Farm Shop, Began Road, Cardiff.

Info: www.moodysow.com Martin Player High Class Butchers, Park Rd, Cardiff.

Info: www.martinplayer.com

pic: sk

OF THE BEST WELSH CAKES

EASTER COOKIES Words Ffiona Mills

The traditional Easter biscuit is usually flavoured with lemon and currants, but these cookies make a fun alternative. They’re chewy but lightly crisp, with gooey nuggets of chocolate and bursts of pastel rainbow crunch. Enjoy fresh from the oven, accompanied by a cup of tea, naturally.

What’s better than a Welsh cake (picau ar y maen) when you’re a bit peckish? Lucy Menon takes a pick from some of the best available in Cardiff.

CARDIFF BAKESTONES

Definitely the best in terms of thickness, the inside of a Bakestones Welsh cake is slightly squidgy with a crispness to the outside, giving it a different consistency to its rivals. The products are baked onsite, so you can watch them being made; you can even cheekily ask for a hot one right off the griddle. With several flavours, and diabetic and vegan ranges available, this little stall certainly has a lot of options for the humble Welsh cake. For 30p you might as well treat yourself to one.

Cardiff Market. Info: 029 2034 4159

FABULOUS WELSHCAKES

Being griddled in front of you in the shop means you can often get these while they are still warm, which is an extra bonus. Coming in a variety of flavours from traditional to white chocolate, this is definitely the place for the alternative Welsh cake. They also do heart-shaped ones which make perfect gifts for Valentine’s Day or wedding favours. Fifty pence for one or 12 for a fiver.

Castle Arcade and Cardiff Bay. Info: 029 2045 6593 / www.fabulouswelshcakes.co.uk

THE BREAD STALL

So much more than bread on this market stall: if you’re after a large, classic, sugardusted Welsh cake then look no further. If enjoyment of eating partly depends on how aesthetically pleasing something is, then overall, the Welsh cakes you can get here are the ones you imagine your granny making. They are 50p each or six for £1.70.

Cardiff Market. Info: 029 2022 6941

THE SWEET STALL

Got a lot of friends? Or just particularly hungry? Then come here and get a bargain 10 Welsh cakes for £2. Although perhaps slightly doughy in consistency (though this is not necessarily a negative for everyone) this was balanced by a good currant ratio and a distinctive cinnamon kick.

Cardiff Market. Info: facebook.com/centralmarketcardiff

TAN-Y-CASTELL

Available from all good supermarkets and priced at around £1 for six, these Welsh cakes make a great present for people who don’t have the luxury of being able to pop into town to get hold of some. The folk at Tan-y-Castell also offer a range of flavours, including some seasonal ones such as honey and orange or strawberry and white chocolate, which you can order from their website.

Info: www.welshcakes.com

Makes approximately 16 cookies.

INGREDIENTS • 110g unsalted butter • 75g light brown, soft sugar • 1 tbsp golden syrup • 110g rolled oats • 110g self-raising flour • 100g mini eggs

METHOD 1. Heat the oven to 150˚C (300˚F or gas mark 2). Grease two 14x10-inch or 35x25.5cm baking trays with a little sunflower oil or vegetable oil.

2. Melt the butter, golden syrup and sugar in a pan over the low heat and stir using a spoon until the butter has melted. Put to one side and allow to cool completely.

3. Place the mini eggs in a plastic bag, seal and bash with a drawing pin until they’re broken in halves and quarters (ensure the pieces aren’t so small that they just melt away into the rest of the cookie).

4. Mix the flour and oats in a large bowl. Add the cooled butter mixture and combine everything thoroughly. Then add the mini eggs!

5. Bring the cookie dough together with your hands into a ball. Half that ball, then divide each half into 8 little balls of approximately the same size. Flatten the balls in your hand, making little patties and place on the baking trays as you go. Leave space between them so they have room to expand.

6. Bake the cookies in an oven for 12-15 minutes. They might seem soft, but they’ll continue to cook once out of the oven. When cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool on the trays until they’ve hardened enough to lift them from the tray and onto a cooling rack.

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MARCH FOODIE FOCUS Elouise Hobbs takes a glance at what south Wales’ foodies can get up to this month in the capital!

Wasteless Supper at Cafe Sio, Lloyd George Avenue / Milk & Sugar, The Old Library (both Cardiff), Sat 3 and Sat 31 Mar Food waste is a massive problem in the restaurant industry. Unsold food is thrown away every day. One group trying to combat and raise awareness of this issue is ‘Wasteless Supper’.

The group are holding dinners across Cardiff, with menus decided only 24 hours before based on what food is available. Expect imaginative dishes with a global influence, produced by innovative chefs that will challenge not only your palate but also your attitudes to food.

Tickets: £25. Info: foodcardiff.com/wastelesssuppers

Little Man Garage Little Man, one of Cardiff’s loveliest independent coffee shops, has recently opened a new venue, the Garage [pictured], on Tudor Lane. Their new location boasts cosy chairs, homemade desserts and a real log burner.

Over the next few months, they have a variety of events coming up, but what matters is that the cosy Little Man vibe has been comfortably carried over from its city centre location.

Info: facebook.com/littlemangarage

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Digestive Wellbeing Workshop with Water Kefir Making at Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff, Sat 24 Mar Increasingly, people are looking at diet from a holistic standpoint. And for many, diet starts with the gut. This four-hour workshop with naturopaths Judith and Laure will help everyone to better understand their guts – and how to treat it well. Together, the group will have the opportunity to reflect on what they eat, when and how they eat, as well as leaving the day with a toolkit of tips to improve digestion.

Participants will be treated to healthy snacks and herbal teas and will learn the skills to make their own probiotic drink, which they will then be able to take home and enjoy.

Tickets: £58. Info: www.insolecourt.org

The Burger Festival at The Depot, Cardiff, Sat 3 Mar Some people think that burgers are just fancy sandwiches. In reality, they are so much more.

This March, The Depot has brought together some of the biggest names and local talent to transform seeded buns into gastronomic delights. From beef, pork, chicken and bacon to vegan and vegetarian selections, they’ve covered all the bases. Family fun fills the day with events including face painting and magicians. For the evening, they have fun planned for the grownups, including a live Motown and disco band, rodeo sheep and a magician.

Tickets: £3-£7. Info: www.depotcardiff.com

PROPER CIDER

A few summers ago, this writer was asked what makes a good cider at a food and drinks fair in St Fagans. An array of scrumpy had been consumed at that point so naturally my answers were astute, comprehensive and comprehensible. Being surrounded by local Welsh ciders was the perfect backdrop to this wonderful hazy summer day.

Back in my native Cornwall we have a cloudy cider called Rattler – created by Healey’s Cider Farm, it became a huge hit on its launch in 2006. That got me thinking as to its Welsh equivalent; I’ve found ciders from Wales to be vast and plentiful in flavours and colours.

Gwynt Y Draig offer a cracking range of ciders and perry (cider made from fermented pears, a bit sweeter and generally less bitter than apple cider) and you can find their produce in many supermarkets and bars. Try starting with their Orchard Gold for an idea of a traditional crisp and sweet farmhouse cider, or Black Dragon if you like the traditional taste with a drier bite. They also make Farmhouse Vintage Scrumpy and Cloudy Scrumpy ciders that have a stronger fermented taste whilst retaining the sweetness of the apples; the flavours in these aren't to everyone's liking, so enjoy in moderation if you’re not sure.

Alternatively, you’ll find their boxed ciders at local bars with names such as Happy Daze and Celtic Warrior, separated by their sweetness and dryness. Expect stronger flavours and rosier cheeks from the likes of Ancient Warrior, Welsh Warrior and Fiery Fox, all of which come in at 6% ABV or above.

Iechyd da!

JOE PRESCOTT

THE EARLY BIRD

38 Woodville Rd, Cardiff. 029 2132 0520 / www.earlybirdbakery.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere ***** If you’ve followed the news in recent months you may have come across the depressing statistic that Brits eat more processed foods than any of their European counterparts. Bread is a food staple that perhaps more than any has suffered from its transition to mass-production; this is why Ceri Johnston is nothing short of a foodie heroine for offering apprenticeships at her crowd-funded Cardiff bakery, one of a small number of British bakeries to do so.

The atmosphere in this bakery/café, open since 2015, is superb. Framed insects and retro railway ads share the white-washed walls with a collage of Polaroids chronicling the life and times of a busy artisan bakery.

The service is exceedingly friendly, and when the iced tea advertised on the blackboard menu turns out to be unavailable my server offers to concoct an alternative cold drink on the spot: a milkshake with chai syrup and cinnamon dusting.

After intense deliberation over the short but considered brunch menu – from the BBQ-themed ‘Cowboy Breakfast’ through to the ‘Nutella Fitzgerald’ French toastfantasy – my friend and I both decided on the ‘Green Eggs and Ham’: sautéed spinach, smoked ham and a poached egg mounted on toasted brioche and drizzled with hazelnut pesto (£7).

We then settled in for a 40-minute wait – a bit of a let-down given it was a Tuesday afternoon and only a few other tables were occupied. When our brunches finally did arrive, however, they looked so perfect it almost made up for it. The poached egg oozed and the spinach was tangy. A shame, then, that it should all be covered in a pesto overpowered by garlic (and I’m someone who will gleefully spoon into a ‘Dracula’s nightmare’ soup, made of just chicken stock and a whole head of garlic). The brioche was the highlight of the dish, with a wonderful lightness and a beautifully soft crumb.

Evidently, bread is the Early Bird’s forte and passion, and I for one am more than happy to support Ceri Johnston and her army of apprentices in their (very tasty) mission to save the endangered craft of artisanal baking. LISBETH BURICH

THE CLINK

HMP Cardiff, Knox Rd, Cardiff. 029 2092 3130 / www.theclinkcharity.org Food **** Atmosphere *** It’s widely acknowledged that our prison system is failing those it’s meant to rehabilitate. People are reoffending, staying in prison for extended periods of time and as a result costing the taxpayer millions. There is little support after release for the stopgap between being in an institution and building a life outside it. Filling this gap is The Clink – a restaurant on the grounds of Cardiff prison. It trains and mentors inmates, providing them with a skillset they otherwise might not have, enabling them to gain employment upon release. And it works: they boast a 41% reduction in reoffending.

Going to a prison restaurant you might not expect Michelin standard, but the food was of high quality. The pea soup starter was rich and creamy (although came with a spectacularly, worry-about-your-filling hard crostini). The Sunday roast vegetables were done in a unique and stylistic way – serving a half-roasted carrot and parsnip with pea purée, garnished with fresh herbs. The price was reasonable, at £19.95 for two courses, and everything was beautifully and professionally presented, the staff included. I was served by the most charismatic waiter ever, loud, large and full of life, making the experience richer.

Being able to see how alike we were was quite moving. I was conscious of being voyeuristic, but knowing that everyone else who enters this space will have the same humanising experience was reassuring. Not only do they reduce reoffending, they reduce stigma. And your money goes to a much better cause than the restaurant you might have chosen otherwise. RUTH SEAVERS

VITTORIO’S

113 Stow Hill, Newport. 01633 840261 / www.vittoriosrestaurant.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere *** Tucked away up at the top of Stow Hill, near St. Woolos Cathedral in Newport, is a little pearl of an Italian restaurant. The street as a whole used to be something of a hidden corner of Newport, being next door to the excellent Russian restaurant Swan Lake as well as old-school boozer The Six Bells. Sadly, the latter two establishments have since closed, but Vittorio’s, now a 30-year-old establishment, remains steadfast and present.

Décor-wise it’s nice and homely – the cold winter night we visited made the warmth of indoors all the more pleasurable (is there anything more comforting that walking in from the freezing cold into somewhere that’s just... nice), although nothing here is extravagant or tryhard, which is perfectly fine for me.

There aren’t many surprises here food-wise. The menu is as you would expect in an Italian restaurant: the usual mix of pastas, pizzas, and high-quality steaks and seafood, alongside a fine wine collection. Our party opted for an excellent bottle of prosecco, and its sharp fruitiness combined well with the pasta dishes we all ordered.

The prices are generally reasonable, and what you might expect for a bit of extra quality – generally between £12-£15 for pastas and the same for pizzas. Whilst one of our party’s pizza choice, the spicy diavola, was just too lingeringly overpowering with the heat, the rest of our selections were superb. My sausage arrabiata was rich and well-balanced, with a lovely tomatoey flavour, whilst the seafood linguine my partner chose was creamy and light. It’s not pretentious. It’s not luxurious.

But it’s very good, and honestly, why the hell would you want the fancy stuff in any case? FEDOR TOT BUZZ 39

Pic: Cesar Dezfuli

art

ZEITGEIST

Ffotogallery, Penarth Throughout March Over 40 years, Ffotogallery have established themselves as the leading agency for photography in Wales. The organisation is celebrating this milestone with a special exhibition in response to Diffusion 2017’s open call. Showcasing throughout March, Zeitgeist will commentate, criticise, and challenge the current social climate, one constantly exposed to issues such as Brexit, Donald Trump, poverty, climate change and attitudes towards race and immigration.

The exhibition will feature work by 10 emerging artists from five continents, including 2017’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize winner, Cesar Dezfuli.

Passengers compiles striking portraits of migrants who were rescued from a rubber boat drifting in the Mediterranean Sea. This collection of striking images polarises debates surrounding the recent migration crisis, adding a sense of compassion and humanity that is often left absent from intense sociopolitical dialogue.

Marta Mak’s Value collection challenges audiences to consider how society’s views on the value of disposable everyday objects such as packaging and recycling can change. Is it possible that everyone can become alchemists in transforming waste into a useful social resource? How much power do we have as a species in influencing the environment around us?

Also on display will be Russian photographer Alexander Anufriev’s 2017 collection, Russia Close-Up. Inspired by the works of Aaron Siskind, Ralph Gibson, and Martin Parr, the collection visualises trends and events throughout Russian history and analyses the volatile and controversial politics in the country and how state propaganda influences extremist nationalist beliefs – an observation that certainly mirrors those of the rising prominence of right and left-wing extremism in 2017/18.

A moving and insightful showcase of important and topical image art, celebrate the 40-year history of Ffotogallery by commemorating the very best artists to look out for in the future. ROSS DAWSON Admission: free. Info: 029 2034 1667 / www.ffotogallery.org Mt Stuart Square 70s

ABIGAIL SIDEBOTHAM: I CAME LIKE ALL THE GHOSTS AT ONCE: SEA OF ENERGY

CLAIR BARCLAY: DEEP SPOILS

Mission Gallery, Swansea Sat 24 Mar-Sun 3 June Scottish artist Claire Barclay is known Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen for creating large pieces of artwork, Thurs 22-Sun 25 Mar Multimedia artist Abigail Sidebotham has responding to the space in which they are displayed. Bringing her work to Wales utilised modern technology to enhance for the first time, she will be reworking her distinctive style and tell her stories, pieces from her exhibitions in the creating a portfolio of work across various platforms such as contemporary Tramway and Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, photography and film-making to evaluate giving them a new lease of life whilst changing their context. and address poignant social issues. Her The sculptures she creates will aim latest exhibition concerns the story of to reflect the industrial heritage of an oil spill that occurred near the coast Swansea, while also showing the level of Pembrokeshire in 1996: oil tanker the of physical human labour that those Sea Empress, en route to an oil refinery near Pembroke crashed into mid-channel working in the coal, pottery and copper industries of the past would have faced. rocks at St. Ann’s Head, spilling 72,000 Barclay uses the space of the gallery to tonnes of crude oil into the sea. create juxtapositions between the art From retrenching the mythical origins displayed and its setting, drawing on the of oil to the memories of the people link between the materials she uses and of Pembrokeshire, this exhibition the relationships these could have with juxtaposes the themes of tragedy and the endeavour of the human body. disaster that the spill brought to one of In particular, Barclay takes inspiration Europe’s most vital homes for wildlife from the physical strength and with the heart-warming tale of rural vulnerability involved in the skilled companionship – and explores how manual work of the city’s people, capitalist greed can damage nature, the linking the use of her materials and environment, and people. All relevant sculptural forms to the resilience of the topics used to spearhead debates 22 human body. Describing the making of years later. At Oriel Myrddin for four her exhibitions as being a “pause in an days in March, audiences will be asked to consider the underlying messages put ongoing process,” Claire Barclay’s art allows people to take a look back in forward. time whilst appreciating their craft.

Admission: free. Info: 01267 222775 / Admission: free. Info: 01792 652016 / www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk (RD) www.missiongallery.co.uk (SA) BUZZ 40

DAFYDD WILLIAMS

Elysium Gallery, Swansea Until Sat 26 May Whilst he was still in sixth form, Dafydd Williams was awarded the Saatchi/ Telegraph Young Contemporary Artist Of The Year 2012. He went on to graduate from Swansea College Of Art, and soon after became the Artist In Residence in Photography, before moving to the Art & Design residency, in which he is currently.

Through black and white photography and oils, Williams explores sexuality and gender; including his own. More recently, the emphasis has been on the historical context of homosexuality.

Through documentation, he brings to light how homosexuality is linked to the past; by looking at bygone attitudes, we can better understand issues pertaining to sexuality and gender in the present.

Recent works have highlighted the irony of artists such as Michelangelo, whose paintings of highly masculine, sensual male bodies were bound up with the religious. Taking this idea, his photography mimics the gestures of the figures in these paintings, and he develops it further in moving image with Malum. It will be intriguing to see how, or if, Dafydd will continue with this theme, what direction his opportunity at Elysium will take him and what he will produce at the end of the residency.

Admission: free. Info: 07980 925449 / www.elysiumgallery.com (CJ)

RICHARD GAUNT: DAY BY DAY

Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay Mon 5-Sat 17 Mar During his teenage years in Darlington, Richard Gaunt began his creative journey by photographing the environment he grew up in and developing those photos in a sleeping bag in his kitchen. Gaunt has spent over 50 years documenting everyday Welsh life, from Cardiff to the old industrial parts of south Wales, also venturing to northern England.

His first book, Steam In The North, concentrated on the northern depths of Darlington and Durham; his second saw him venture to Whitby. Now, Gaunt compiles decades’ work in an exhibition to accompany new book Day By Day. His photography steers away from traditional conventions of highlighting the bold and vibrant, but more focuses on what we take for granted. Corner shops, backstreets, all things Richard aims to highlight in daily life, celebrating what we tend to overlook. Offering a visual representation of Welsh history, the exhibition shows the industrial landscape, people, places of worship in Wales and more, and how each area has changed – sometimes beyond recognition. Perfect for anyone looking to educate themselves on the history of Wales in a more abstract manner.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2087 7959 www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com (RD)

Pic: Morgan Devine

Next month's theme is 'Food'.

are you a photographer? want to showcase your work? go to: www.buzzmag.co.uk

buzz online photography competition

Buzz’s photography section is an initiative to showcase Welsh photographers and their work.

Photographers are invited to submit galleries by emailing (or sending via Dropbox) 5-15 pictures, numbering in the order they would like them to be displayed, along with a title of the gallery, and a subtitle.

If you want more direction, please take a look at previous galleries on our site.

Selected photographers will win exhibition space at a renowned gallery, a feature in Buzz and be featured as our Facebook and Twitter cover pictures. This month's theme was 'Exccss'.

If you have any queries, please email editorial@buzzmag.co.uk

stage

GEORGE EGG

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven / Glee Club, Cardiff Bay Wed 14 Mar / Sun 8 Apr Fancy something a bit different? How about a comedy show with a twist: following two sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a sell-out UK tour, George Egg is back on the road with a brand new menu, and he’s visiting these parts twice during the next month-anda-bit. George’s doctor has told him he needs to revaluate his diet and eating habits, which has led to his family banishing George from the kitchen to the shed. Unfortunately, he can’t resist the urge to cook, so has to get a little creative, finding inventive solutions to make some seriously tasty food.

Demonstrating live cooking in the course of his comedy, this cross-genre show has been described as being “funny, inspiring and absurd in equal measure”. You will see office supplies, power tools and gardening equipment being repurposed and used like never before in order to cook up something good enough to eat right before your eyes. George will show you things you never expected to see and teach you skills you couldn’t even imagine having before! You can even try the finished food at the end of the show...

Tickets: £12-£14. Info: 01646 695267 / www.torchtheatre.co.uk (Milford Haven); 0871 4720400 / www.glee.co.uk (Cardiff Bay) (SA) BUZZ 42

THE MOTHERFUCKER WITH THE HAT

Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Wed 21-Sat 31 Mar For those wanting to top up their street cred to impress that certain someone in their (low)life or trying to acquire some by cheating, you can get your fix by strutting down to see playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play with a rude word in the title. You’ll get serenaded with a whole plethora of expletives from an ex-con, drug addicts and other such nice people from New York City. You’ll get to see a crew jonesing for various necessities and apparently there’s even nudity for those looking to get their groove on. There’s infidelity, shooting, lying, lots of fighting and general craziness happening. And don’t worry about the dramatics, this is a comedy. Are you in? I thought so.

The show premiered in 2011 in New York, with Chris Rock making his Broadway debut, and had its UK premiere at the National Theatre in June 2015. The Motherf**ker With The Hat – two asterisks are usually added in its publicity material; the Sherman seem to have no such qualms – received nominations for various awards, including the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Drama Desk, with six nominations at the Tony Awards. Its win record is slightly less impressive, but it has managed 2011 Theatre World Award Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence, whilst Elizabeth Rodriguez nabbed an Outer Critics Circle prize and Bobby Canavale a Drama Desk Award for their performances.

American playwright Guirgis is also a screenwriter, director, and actor and is a member and a former co-artistic director of NYC’s LAByrinth Theater Company.

The names of some of his other plays are just as intriguing and quaint – Den Of Thieves, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train, Our Lady Of 121st Street and Dominica The Fat Ugly Ho. Between Riverside And Crazy even won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and his stories chronicling the lives of marginalised, hard-talking, fast-living characters have seen his work rise up the Broadway theatre ranks.

RHONDA LEE REALI Tickets: £16-£26. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www.shermantheatre.co.uk

INHERITING GODS

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Wed 21-Sat 24 Mar What role does language have in reconnecting us to our roots and shaping our identity? It is a question that two people in Carmen MedwayStephens’ Inheriting Gods grapple with, as two people – one from Wales and the other from the Native American tribe of Wampanoag – search for themselves.

Set in an alternate history where both Welsh and Wampanoag has long died out, both being seen as languages which ‘won’t help you get on in this world’, language is of course, as much a way of thinking and approaching problems as it is a way of communicating, and Inheriting Gods looks to approach the subject of language as a font of personal identity, particularly through the vein of languages that aren’t as widely-spoken or valued by the wider world.

It will be interesting to see how writer Stephens develops and connects this to themes of loss and identity that was clearly present in her previous plays, Utah Bride – the tragic-yet-humorous story of a teenage runaway who returns to the Valleys for a night of harsh home truths – and Bara Bread, where a lost woman finds community and shared identity through the act of bread-baking, both of which were received very warmly in south Wales theatre circles.

Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org (CJ)

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 27-Sat 31 Mar Whether you’re a film fanatic, bookworm or theatre buff, the stage production of Strangers On A Train will have you engrossed in the story as it makes its way to the stage of Cardiff’s New Theatre this month. The production, directed by Anthony Banks, is based on the 1950 novel Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith, which later inspired the nailbiting Alfred Hitchcock classic of the same name. A story laced with dark humour and spine-chilling revelations, it will have you perched on the edge of your seat throughout.

This thriller is the story of a chance encounter between two men. They meet in the dining car of a train travelling across America, with both men hiding dark, complicated personality traits. When Charles Bruno, a cold and calculating chancer strikes up a conversation with Guy Haines, a successful businessman with a nagging sense of jealousy, it leads to a dangerous plan developing. This plan sets a chain of events in motion, changing the lives of both men forever.

Strangers On A Train will have your brain working and heart racing as the story unfolds. It’s a play with a reminder: you never quite know who you are sat next to on the train.

Tickets: £14-£33. Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk (SA)

TEECHERS

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Fri 16 Mar British playwright John Godber’s work remains steadfastly prominent on school syllabuses, including awardwinning plays like Bouncers and Up ‘n’ Under. Teechers was first performed in 1987, but with a few tweaks feels wholly relevant to modern audiences (even the soundtrack is more Coldplay than Queen now). Education in the UK is arguably suffering from a similar level of teenage/teacher angst 30 years on from the play’s debut, so will be all too familiar to today’s audiences, as will all the many larger-than-life characters we remember from school.

Three actors play 23 different characters, with little onstage to distract from the various tales of struggles of kids and colleagues alike. Audiences can look forward to a fast-paced show with every caricature from your school days faithfully recreated. Will young drama teacher Mr. Nixon be tempted by an offer to work for a posh private school? Will he even make it to lunchtime?

Teechers has endured for more than 30 years and still packs a political punch.

With Blackeyed Theatre taking the play on tour, it can be assured to create laughter and cringing in equal measure.

Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 01970 623232 / www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk (MH)

OC & VERDE

Platform 11, Pontypridd Sun 1 Apr For a long time, residents of Pontypridd didn’t have much choice than to hop on the train down to Cardiff for their evening’s tech-house entertainment before waiting for the first service back or chipping in for a minibus back up the A470. But that’s been changing lately, with some increasingly weighty bookings in the town located between the capital and the valleys. It makes sense – house and techno have a big following in this part of Rhondda Cynon Taff, and there’s also the area’s sizeable student population too.

Platform11 is the promotion behind this recent flurry of activity in CF37, and for this edition they’ve secured a pair of real heavy hitters. OC & Verde are purveyors of chunky, big-room tech house, and with releases on Hot Since 82’s Knee Deep In Sound and John Digweed’s Bedrock labels to name but a few. What’s more, they were named ‘Ones To Watch’ in 2018 by none other than Pete ‘Tongy’ Tong. This represents a rare opportunity to see some producers very much on the up in an intimate and local setting before they doubtless decamp to Ibiza and the festival circuit for the summer months, so catch ‘em whilst they’re hot.

Tickets: £10. Info: www.platform11. co.uk (KD) BUZZ 44

Pic: Larry Rostant

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SUPER HANS

Sin City, Swansea, Fri 9 Mar; Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 31 Mar Peep Show, the generation-defining sitcom, might have come to its conclusion in 2015, but the legacy of its characters lives on. One of the series’ most enduring personalities was unquestionably Super Hans, Jeremy’s drug-guzzling, manipulative on-andoff musical collaborator, and he was always going to be the character which would best translate into gurning his way through the fourth wall into the club arena.

“But what sounds will Hans be dropping?” the club page hears you exclaim. Well, a bit of cursory internet research reveals that he’ll be spinning (in his words) “Big beats. Really big, fuck off beats. And some The Beatles.

And Rolling Stones. And a tiny bit of Depeche Mode.” A heady mix, for sure.

And while you probably won’t be coming away with any great musical revelations, you’ll certainly be wallowing in Facebook and Insta likes. You’ll be dining out on them forever if you manage to steal a picture with the man himself. Following the Swansea appearance early in March, Cardiff residents can get in on the Super Hans action on Easter weekend. More-ish indeed.

Tickets: £10 (Swansea) / £16 (Cardiff).

Info: 01792 468892 (Swansea) / 029 2078 1458 (Cardiff) (KD)

HIGH CONTRAST

Tramshed, Cardiff Wed 21 Mar Lincoln Barrett, the veteran drum’n’bass producer and DJ who operates as High Contrast, is on balance probably south Wales’ most successful electronic music export. Still residing in the quiet costal community of Penarth, he’s travelled the world playing on enormous stages since breaking through in the early 2000s, and was until 2014 one of the biggest names on Hospital, drum’n’bass’s most consistently influential imprint, before signing with independent label 3Beat in 2016.

Cardiff’s a huge part of Barrett’s musical DNA. He worked behind the counter at Catapult, the record shop which was once the meeting point for everything electronic in the city, dug for samples at Kelly’s Records in the indoor market, and cut his teeth with a residency at Clwb Ifor Bach. There, he would warm up for the likes of Goldie and DJ Marky before signing with Hospital and releasing a string of albums and singles.

So, the city always provides a raucous homecoming. But this time around, he’s bringing a live show with him too, in support of album Night Gallery. It’s a typically widescreen, multi-faceted affair, taking in 80s synthpop, garage rock, northern soul and French filter house, as well as the drum’n’bass which made Barrett’s name. In fact, it’s probably this diverse list of influences and an ear for a leftfield sample which elevates High Contrast from the d’n’b hoi polloi.

So, expect a Wednesday evening uncharacteristically full of big drops, experimental excursions and old faves like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and breakthough banger Racing Green retooled for the live arena, guest vocalists and stunning visuals – the live project, which he debuted in the 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy, has given the film-obsessed Barrett carte blanche to explore the visual medium with some spectacular results. And when it’s all done and dusted and you’re not quite ready to call it a night, town’s just a short hop across the river. Best put that ‘working from home’ request in now, we reckon.

Tickets: £12.50. Info: 029 2023 5555 KRISTIAN DANDO

GAI BARONE / WILL REES

Journey @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 6 Apr Despite what you might have read about Warp’s Lorenzo Senni ‘reappropriating trance breakdowns’ and the like of Bicep playing pitcheddown Gatecrasher classics, trance isn’t back. Because that would suggest that it actually went away – and it didn’t, as the queues of punters who go nutty for the likes of Armin van Buuren and co around the world will attest. And nobody in Cardiff probably knows that better than promoters Journey.

For this edition of their party series, they welcome well-travelled Sicilian Gai Barone [pictured], who deals in polished, melodic and proggy end of trance’s broad spectrum. Joining him will be south Wales’ own Will Rees, who’s been causing quite the commotion from his base in Swansea, a city which has a long history with trance thanks in part to enormous raves of the past at Escape and its notorious annual festival in Singleton Park. Last year was something of a banner one for the producer, making his Creamfields debut and getting a litany of bookings across the UK and Europe, rubbing shoulders with undisputed big dogs of trance like Ferry Corsten along the way.

Tickets: £15. Info: 0239 2023 2199 (KD)

HIXXY

Logic Hardcore 12 Hour Mega Rave @ The Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon, Swansea. Sat 10 Mar South Wales has long been a stronghold for hard dance, and there aren’t many names in the genre bigger than Hixxy.

He, along with the likes of Dougal and Gammer were mainstays of the Bonkers series of happy hardcore CD compilations, a fixture of any selfrespecting modified Nova in the late 90s. Hixxy actually provided the closest happy hardcore had to a crossover hit with Like A Shooting Star, probably the one tune most people who aren’t entirely au fait with the genre will be able to name.

In the past few years, it’s been getting a something of a reappraisal, with the likes of Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster and Rustie playing B2B2B sets of their favourite teenage music in Glasgow basements and the likes of PC Music’s Danny L Harle paying tribute to the sound. Not that any of the scene’s devotees would give a hoot about a co-sign from this lot – they’re too busy boshing. And bosh by the bucketload is what you’ll be having here – for a full 12 hours, from 6pm to 6am, with Hixxy aided and abetted by rising hardcore star Alex Prospect and MCs including Shocker, Worsee and Energy. Oh yes, and punters are advised to dress all in white with UV jiggerypokery in store.

Tickets: £11. Info: 07563 111225 (KD)

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Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Sat 17 + Sun 18 Mar When Paloma Faith announced that she was expecting their first child, she vowed to come back full throttle after maternity leave, and this tour follows the singer’s fourth studio album The Architect, released last November.

The half-Spanish, Hackney-born singer started in the underground cabaret scene, before writing and performing her own songs. We first got acquainted with Paloma’s jazzy, emotion-fuelled vocals via 2009 debut album Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?, and its hit single Stone Cold Sober. She quickly became known for her quirky, retro style and eccentricity, clearly heavily influenced by her earlier cabaret days.

The Architect marks a departure from the familiar subjects of love and heartbreak that have defined her music. Instead, Paloma deals a wild card and lends her timeless voice to the bigger picture, with a little help from a few friends. The album opens with a powerful monologue by Samuel L. Jackson, and later left-wing commentator Owen Jones crops up; Guilty is purportedly about a regretful Brexit voter. A risky move that has paid off: The Architect debuted at number one in the charts, a first for Paloma.

Tickets: from £35. Info: 029 2022 4488 (CJ) BUZZ 46

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Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth Sun 25 Mar Gwenno Saunders has never been afraid of pursuing her own path. After releasing Y Dydd Olaf, her Welsh-language debut album in 2014, it is perhaps unsurprising that 2018’s follow-up Le Kov was recorded in Cornish. Yet the Cardiff-born musician had harboured doubts about exploring the language of her father, one with less than 300 native speakers left.

“For a long time, I didn’t write anything in Cornish because I felt it was so fragile that I shouldn’t touch it. But then you realise it will only survive if you use it, so there’s a practicality to using it. Part of it is taking ownership over something you’ve been given by one of your parents. I’m using it and I’ve got to make something out of it; lots of things form your identity and it forms part of mine. I would have to carry it round the rest of my life anyway.”

For Le Kov, Gwenno again returned to using a live band, having previously spent five years in indiepop group The Pipettes. With a nine-date UK tour this month, including an afternoon performance in Aberystwyth’s Ceredigion Museum, she admits to enjoying exploring that side of her music again.

“It’s been really nice to come back to a full band – the record uses a band and we wanted to do that for the tour as well. It’s much more pleasant when you’ve reached a place where you understand your own musicality better.

“Having more experience and knowing what you really love to hear and finding like-minded people to play along with you is amazing. I’m really excited to play with a live band again.”

Despite an already storied career, Gwenno believes she is constantly evolving as an artist.

“It is always moving on, and for me it is all about exploration. Music allows you to do that, to work things out and evolve. The sole driver of music is that you are never going to get to the bottom of it and it is so interchangeable and it belongs to everybody. How brilliant is that? You’re never going to work it out. It is amazing.”

Tickets: £8. Info: 01970 633088 JAMES AYLES

THE FURROW COLLECTIVE

Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire Wed 21 Mar Flying the flag(s) for folk music, The Furrow Collective fuse a (sometimes) modern feel to traditional storytelling.

Formed in 2013, the English/Scottish quartet – Lucy Farrell (fiddle, viola, voice), Rachel Newton (harp, fiddle, voice), Emily Portman (banjo, concertina, voice) and Alasdair Roberts (guitars, voice) – are the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young of the folk world.

The women met at Newcastle University, later performing as The Emily Portman Trio for 10 years; all have worked with different projects as well as being soloists. As with the debut Furrow Collective LP, At Our Next Meeting, their latest, 2016’s Wild Hog, is critically acclaimed. Containing favourites as Barbara Allen, Dear Companion and Willie’s Fatal Visit, the album deals with timeless subjects such as love, death, sex, murder, the supernatural, jilted sweethearts and revenge.

While their retellings can be dark and sorrowful, the group infuse their work with humour along with tragedy. Their video for Wild Hog In The Woods is a surreal cartoon that will make you think you‘ve had one too many. They have gorgeous harmonies and a respect for music that’s inspiring.

Tickets: £10. Info: 01646 651725 (RLR)

JOANA SERRAT

Le Public Space, Newport Tue 3 Apr Joana Serrat is perfect for Newport’s most individual arts venue, Le Public Space. The Americana artist, signed to independent label Loose, creates some very intimate but strikingly bold songs on her latest release Dripping Springs; Le Public Space is equally courageous in bringing great music to its relatively small 100 capacity audience. Maybe it’s this commonality that has enticed Serrat to take a brief sojourn over the border on this largely England-centred UK tour.

Or maybe it’s her well-travelled past: a young Spanish artist, now making and recording music in America. Either way, a great coup for Le Public Space.

Serrat has a host of talented Americana artists performing on Dripping Springs (don’t let the odd title put you off, it’s the name of the city in Texas where the album was recorded), a testament to how highly-regarded she’s becoming on the Americana scene.

For her UK tour, Serrat will be performing her new material solo and acoustic. If you have the album, it will be a treat to hear those excellent songs stripped back from the huge vistas created by her studio band; if not, you’ll hear a rising singer-songwriter sharing her reflections on time, desire and longing.

Tickets: £8. Info www.lepublicspace. co.uk (JPD)

WALES GOES POP!

The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff Fri 30 Mar-Sun 1 Apr The world of pop music is hardly a hidden gem, but one Cardiff-based festival has been doing its best to draw the eyes of pop, indie, folk and acoustic music fans to a more niche market. Upon its inception in 2013, Wales Goes Pop! has been a staple of the Welsh scene. The three-day festival offers 10 or so acts per day, ranging from long-established indie darlings to shockingly fresh-faced newbies, with previous notable names including Emmy The Great, Los Campesinos!, The Pooh Sticks, The Wedding Present, Hele Love and Honeyblood. This year, guests are treated to performances from the likes of Japanese veterans Shonen Knife, AngloJapanese cult name Kero Kero Bonito, Cardiff’s own Sweet Baboo, Brix & The Extricated – fronted by Brix Smith, ex of The Fall, and playing their first gig since 2016 – plus a healthy number plucked from the local indie scene.

The festival will be held across two stages at the Gate Arts & Community Centre in Roath, in the venue’s main hall and cafe. Expect live music from the early afternoon into the night, with DJs contuning the party after bands are done, with plenty of food and drink served throughout the weekend.

Admission: £49 weekend/£17 per day/ free under-12s. Info: 029 2048 3344 (RD)

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reviews albums ANDREW WK ***** You’re Not Alone (Music For Nations) From his early days in noise experimentalists Wolf Eyes, to his current role as the most positive man on the planet, Andrew WK is someone who uniquely treads his own path. This 16-song collection of upbeat and powerful songs, interspersed with motivational speeches, is a call to arms to pull yourself out of whatever funk you’re in, and to run headfirst at life. Andrew WK is one the greatest examples of what it is to be a human making music and is a true inspiration. GM

ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF **** Dead Magic (City Slang) The fourth LP by the Swedish experimentalist sees her move further into darker and less accessible material, away from her more art-pop leanings.

The church organ is still the bedrock of her sound, but instead of three-minute bursts of off-kilter melodies, we have something denser, closer to a Swans vibe (no surprise given that she’s toured with them as support). It’s hard work at times, but brilliantly effective and thunderously evocative, Von Hausswolff’s expressive, gushing fountain of a voice spraying colour over a monochrome metallic crunch. FT

CASEY *** Where I Go When I Am Sleeping (Hassle) Don’t let Making Weight, the melodic opening song on Casey’s second album, fool you. What follows is a shock of screamo punk – then, after a short instrumental, it’s back to melody and soft vocals, but just as you think you know where the album is going, it doesn’t. Unpredictability can be an asset but this combination of styles is unsettling: the lyrics are personal and the punk rock jarring, which is a shame because when it’s nice, it’s very, very nice. LN

CAVERN OF ANTI-MATTER ****

COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS ****

ERASURE ****

THE MEN ***

May Your Kindness Remain (Loose)

World Beyond (Mute)

Drift (Sacred Bones)

The 27-year-old Arizona native – with outstanding, down-toearth songwriting and singing putting a in lump in your throat and an ache in your belly – tells of struggling US times when cash poor but having hope with good people around. Taking inspiration from Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Andrews is a little bit country, rock, folk, gospel and soul. Awake-in-the-pew organ and guitar throughout, especially on hard-driving Border and ole-time This House. She belts out the title track and more but can be sultry-sweet, too. RLR

The synth-pop stalwarts’ 18th studio release sees the enlistment of postclassical cohort Echo Collective to reinterpret 2017 album World Be Gone, lending Andy Bell’s sweeping vocals a suitably grandiose dimension that accentuates the outfit’s lyrical bite. Firmly engaged with current affairs on tracks such as Oh What A World, the duo’s tenacious wit remains intact, providing commentary on dogma and the legitimacy of information in an ostensibly post-truth society. World Beyond showcases the electronic outfit’s versatility and zeal to transcend predictability. CHP

Ah, The Men. The Cardiff City Football Club of Brooklyn-based rock bands; predictably unpredictable. Back on the estimable Sacred Bones label after the pedestrian Devil Music, this record sits – ratingwise – in between one of the best albums to come out on said label (2011’s Leave Home) and the most truly, astonishingly bad (2014’s Tomorrow’s Hits). Killed Someone harks back to those heady days of raw, distortional power but aside from the interesting dirge of Final Prayer, it’s mediocre at best. BG

CREEP SHOW ***

GINGER WILDHEART ***

Mr Dynamite (Bella Union)

Ghost In The Tanglewood (Graphite)

Far from a horror compendium, Creep Show is John Grant having synthesised fun with Wrangler. The titular track is a sinister cousin of Grant’s Pale Green Ghosts; the robotic intonations of Tokyo Metro over LCD Soundsystem synth and 8-bit pitter-patter shows the chromosomes of Cabaret Voltaire, as does the dystopian dislocated digitalia of K Mart Johnny and the Kraftwerkian Fall.

Daft fun arrives in the electro-rap of Modern Parenting, with Grant coming across all Jermaine from the Conchords. CS

A solo offering without The Wildhearts in tow, this country folk offering brings out the much mellower, chilled side of Ginger. Having suffered with depression, the Northern rocker deals mostly with the sensitive subject of mental health; while the singer finds a relief in this release, the confessional nature of the lyrics and storytelling is poignant. A rollercoaster of highs and lows from what must have been a pretty daunting journey makes for an interesting listen. OS

Richard Youngs welcomes listeners via a dirge dripping with dread, followed by humble, hesitant vocals singing of existential anguish – like Robert Wyatt stuck in a lift with Scott Walker. This combination of charmingly unaffected singing drifting spectrally over an anxious sound-bed continues over 11 gnomic songs, the highlight being Caledonia Running Out Of My Mind whose titular mantra reaches the harmonically beautiful highs of Low. Recorded in a studio flat in Glasgow, this album feels far more expansive than those confines suggest. AJ

JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN ****

TABLE SCRAPS **

Damned Devotion (Play It Again Sam)

Autonomy (Zen Ten)

Over sparse 70s and 80s vibes, mostly percussion and keyboards, Joan Wasser uses her sensuous, smokey voice on intimate confessions, not afraid to show vulnerability along with toughness. She’s been burnt but still wants trust and is open to the possibility. Incorporating r’n’b, soul and electro, songs about love and all that, including the fab single Tell Me, Valid Jagger, Silly Me and the lovely father tribute What Was It Like, show an LP that’s very personal but never mawkish. RLR

Hey, I thought drummers were supposed to ruin bands! It would be very unfair to blame the addition of a bassist to Table Scraps’ drums/ guitar/shouting two-piece setup for spoiling their brew but something has happened – while earlier tunes showed a pleasingly creepy Cramps-y, Stooges-y racket, this second album finds the Birmingham band very much treading water in the garage-pop shallow end. Autonomy struts, snarls, raises your hopes with one slightly glam-tinged song, but mostly rushes past, unmemorably. I dunno, add a trombonist. WS

EDITORS **** Violence (PIAS) Editors have tweaked their post-punk influenced sound since unleashing 2015’s rather successful In Dream album. Violence does not overstay its welcome: the dark, industrial-pop edge of its nine tracks are really quite sparse and, at the same time, extremely grand. A bleak celebration, with Benjamin John Power (aka Blanck Mass) helping Leo Abrahams out with production, seems to have paid off. What Violator is to Depeche Mode, Violence could become for Editors: their best album yet. DN

Hormone Lemonade (Duophonic)

EMBRACE *****

Any electronica album which is built upon modular synths, 70s drum machines, and homebuilt rhythm machines with the splendid names of Taktron Z2 and Z3 is an automatic winner, but this one really is the bee’s artificial knees.

Opener Malfunction is an ever-evolving motorik groove over 15 minutes, with a repeating 70s synth motif and spangly arpeggios. Phase Modulation Shuffle is a warp speed version of Stereolab’s Miss Modular and Automatic Morning starts off all Roy Ayers blaxploitation and mutates into early Tangerine Dream. CS

Love Is A Basic Need (Cooking Vinyl) Love Is A Basic Need takes Embrace back to basics. Songs are tight and many – such as Where You Sleeping and Horseshoe In My Glove – have an anthemic feel. Stand-out track is Never, a duet with Danny Mac and Kerri Watt. Comparing Embrace to Hozier is a compliment, though unfair because the Yorkshire lads were around first, but this new album has the same gospel edge and rugged vocals. Instantly likeable. LN

JOHN ADAMS *** You Never Know Who’s Listening (AntiFragile) In stark contrast to his earlier days busking on the streets, 2017 proved a productive year, and this full release seems like a step in the right direction for Aberdare local John Adams. A personal, musical journey is evident here, as the Welshman and his piano knock out an individual, defining style of singersongwriting. Citing influences from Jameses Blunt and Morrison, as well as David Gray and Sam Smith, songs like Coming Home show a great combination of various musical skills. OS

RICHARD YOUNGS **** Belief (O Genesis)

TRACEY THORN **** Record (Unmade Road) Last year’s diabolical and worrying world events made Tracey Thorn put down her pen for a while and get back to making music. Ewan Pearson provides the synths and electro beats, and the end result is pretty damn special. Liberation and identity are the recurring themes that crop up on Record. Warpaint's rhythm section and Corinne Bailey Rae guest on the extremely apt and mighty Women’s March-inspired song Sister. Don't let this album pass you by. DN

GAMES REVIEWS KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE ****

Warhorse Studios, PS4 / XBOX 1 / PC RPGs have become somewhat predictable over the years: you’re the extraordinary hero in a fantasy world full of magic and demons, your inevitable job being to save everybody and prevent Armageddon. So it’s refreshing that here you take the role of Henry, a blacksmith’s son in 15th-century Bohemia. In a painstakingly accurate depiction of medieval times, the danger of death by dragon is substituted for danger of death by starvation, poison or simple disembowelment. It’s unique and ambitious, and by no means polished, but as the developer continues to work on it, I’m eager to see what is to come. JJM

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SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS REMASTERED ****

SIE Japan Studios, PS4 Following 2016’s endearing The Last Guardian, SIE Japan Studios have given us a stunningly remastered version of 2005 sleeper hit Shadow Of The Colossus.

You control a nameless swordsman, riding across a vast landscape in an attempt to rescue the soul of a mysterious girl by hunting 16 unique and staggeringly huge Colossi, each posing their own specific tactics for takedowns.

Critically praised for its breathtaking battles and sweeping soundtrack, this challenging epic eschews traditional RPG exploration for a more direct approach to its gameplay.

Gwood for those who enjoy a classic boss fight. JP

TURBOWOLF **** The Free Life (So) “We tried to go back to how we used to write songs at the start. But also, we tried to make it the strangest album we’ve ever made. The only attitude was to embrace the strange,” says Andy Ghosh, guitarist of high-energy Bristol rockers Turbowolf. And strange it is… but in a very good way. Standout track {Domino} is a belter, featuring Royal Blood bassist Mike Kerr, while various other guest spots are taken up by members of Idles and Death From Above. OS

TY ***** A Work Of Heart (Jazz Re:freshed) Returning for his first long player since 2010, Ty, a consummate pioneer of British hip-hop, continues to breathe new life into a classic formula. Entirely self-produced, these tracks are an insightful reflection of his journey as an artist, together with finger-on-the-pulse musings on society. Soulful, jazzy refrains are plentiful, not to mention guest spots from the likes of Tall Black Guy, Rootz Wayne Francis and Umar Bin Hassan, making this album a delight. CPI

UB40 FEATURING ALI, ASTRO & MICKEY *** A Real Labour Of Love (UMC) Undoubtedly, this album is rooted in nostalgia, yet lacks the variety and experimentation that made their debut album Signing Off such a pleasure.

A few tracks, like In The Rain and How Can I Leave, provide longing vocal melodies and a unique storytelling ability; amidst this, a jarring cover of Barrington Levy’s Here I Come appears and then settling with anti-cocaine track Under Me with its Daft Punk-esque bass riff. A seemingly halfhearted attempt that ends up closer to pop than UB40’s prime product. CP

THE VACCINES ****

LILY BEAU *** Treiddia’r Mur (Newsoundwales) Translating as ‘Tear Me Down’, this is an earnest, piano-driven ballad from someone who is no doubt still to produce their best work. Whilst the structure and instrumentation is somewhat predictable, I get the sneaking suspicion that Lily Beau’s voice will lend itself to something much more challenging in the future. BG

ONCE AND FUTURE BAND **** Brain EP (Castle Face) American musos with a rager for the 1970s double down on this priapism with a four-song EP which is both prog rock and yacht rock: twinkly mellotron, cooingly laidback vocals and the sort of production that would have cost several times more 40 years ago (before adjusting for inflation).

You might hate it but that’s your problem. NG

OWAIN GWILYM **** Terminal Flow EP (Owlet) On this brief but interesting record, producer Owain Gwilym plays a piano in sync with data captured from the movement of Norwegian glaciers. More than a fascinating concept, the music created by Gwilym’s method is eminently enjoyable and livelier than the idea suggests it might be. An oddity worth seeking out. HR

STEREORIPE *** Sun Med (self-released) Notes I made when listening to this go as follows; “Catchy as fuck but sounds so cheap. Kind of like when they started charging for polyphonic ringtones. Casio PSS-470? No, Yamaha.”

Conclusion: hugely enjoyable if just for the fact it sounds like the theme music for every Commodore Amiga game I ever owned. BG

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Combat Sports (Columbia)

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Justin Young and co are set to release their fourth studio album after a three-year hiatus; its predecessor, English Graffiti, signalled a more experimental avenue for The Vaccines, and had chart and critical success yet left many fans underwhelmed. Combat Sports’ lead single I Can’t Quit, is vintage Vaccines, hook-happy and melodic, but skip to Take It Easy and Nightclub to hear these guys back to their best. DC

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singles GIUDA **** Rock ’n’ Roll Music (Rise Above) Equally remindful of a Blue Peter time capsule and a Blue Peter vandalised garden, Italy’s glam-punk hooligan genii Giuda’s new single slaps as hard as the handclaps which serve as half its rhythm. Rock ’n’ Roll Music has T. Rex under one arm, Cock Sparrer the other, and is treating both to wicked noogies. NG

HOTEL DEL SALTO **** Yellow Rose (Libertino) Hotel Del Salto is the pseudonym of Carmarthen’s premier experimentalist J Francis. He’s been pumping out the odd (quite literally) single here and there for the past couple of years and this is easily the most accessible thus far, bringing J’s voice to the fore. Libertino onto yet another winner. BG

This sort of drowsy electronic r’n’b is showing no signs of a plunge in popularity, with The Weeknd et al still kicking around and it being easier than ever to craft at home. Late Night Picture, from Cardiff via Barry, remind me a bit of a group I reviewed here before, Niterooms; a compliment in both directions, although Chloe Cooke’s vocal is a bit more blowsy. Full disclosure: they also feature a Buzz contributor, Charlie Piercey. NG

TANGLEJACK soundcloud.com/tanglejack Full disclosure: one of TangleJack, a south Wales duo, is a Buzz contributor, John-Paul Davies. It’s almost as if writing album reviews and the like doesn’t sufficiently scratch their creative itch. A harmony-utilising folk-rock affair, TangleJack’s latest recordings, the Blackwood EP, are re-recordings of older songs; the title track sings of Chartist uprisings and the like in a slightly Vedder-y voice. You Open Your Eyes is sweet, mid-60s style bedsit business, while later harmonica hoots over a breakup broadside. NG

PERIL perilcc.bandcamp.com None of Peril contribute to this magazine and I doubt they would want to, yet by releasing this demo into the ether they have put an instant rocket up the local culture we supposedly live to promote. A Cardiff hardcore band, Peril’s four songs last less than seven minutes and are alternately frantic and creepy-crawl slow, with Freya Morris’ vocals rawer even than the music they accompany. Out on tape shortly, for youse who go in for all that. NG

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When an old gentleman smashes every mirror in the manor you know someone’s going to get bad luck, and sure enough two deaths occur in the first 20 minutes of BBC One’s new supernatural drama, which is part quest for identity, part mystery and part great for playing ‘spot the Welsh location’. Requiem has an escalating creepiness and an impressive cast – yes, there’s a glaring plot hole but overall this who-is-she/whodunit has all the ingredients of a good spookfest. But when they heard the noises, why didn’t they just break down the door...? ***LN

THE OPEN HOUSE Netflix

Presumably more of a cheap showreel rather than an actual film, so devoid of coherence, purpose, or basic characterisation is Open House, that I can only assume that the somewhat professional way in which it is filmed was used primarily for the filmmakers to show off that they can actually, y’know, film something competently. The plot is basically ‘what would happen if a serial killer snuck into your house during an open house session?’ and its about as exciting or terrifying as a dry fart. For all its initial ambition, Netflix Originals are fast becoming the new direct-to-DVD. * FT

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The vistas, bonhomie and bar-crawl potential of Swansea awaits two of the globe’s biggest contemporary pop stars this May, as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran headline one day apiece of Radio 1 pop fest The Biggest Weekend. Unless they both arrive at the Singleton Park site in private transport, play their sets and leave without any further local interaction, but that remains to be seen. Either way, Sheeran will perform on Sat 26 May and Swift on Sun 27, and those lower down the bill are hardly commercial pipsqueaks, with the Manic Street Preachers, Noel Gallagher, Jess Glynne, Craig David and Beck among them. Swansea residents were given priority when tickets went on sale, at a generous £18 per day thanks to YOUR licence fee, and snapped them up in a trice

The Vaults in Cardiff Bay, previously a Natwest bank and used regularly for club nights since 2009, has recently had a permanent licence granted. Until now, every time promoters have wished to throw a below-ground (and, invariably, hella sweaty) rave in the building, they had to apply for permission; this development will allow them to open until midnight in the week, which will usher in the possibility of gigs among other events. One major party on the horizon will take place both in the Vaults and Portland House, the upstairs part of the building: The Bank Job, which reckons it’s “the UK’s first heist-themed bank rave”, is on Sat 28 Apr and features Toddla T and Redlight among several other notable names

The BBC National Orchestra Of Wales is to tour China this December, having previously visited in 2012. The linkup has been forged in part with the British Council China, and is also part of a campaign in that country, Inspiring Women In The Arts – the key figure in this regard being Xian Zhang [pictured], Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra and the first ever woman in that position. Zhang, who conducted the China National Opera Orchestra while still in her teens before moving to the United States, is touring China with a foreign orchestra for the first time; BBC NOW will visit three cities, with more details announced in spring

Treating tweets as ‘news’, music-based or otherwise, might be the last refuge of the scoundrel, but equally, you might have missed this one and it carries a (niche) relevance.

Welsh psychedelic rockers Zabrinski have pledged “NEW MUSIC THIS YEAR” on their Twitter page, itself only set up in January, which is good news for those who remember their 00s heyday fondly. Formed in Carmarthen circa the late 90s, Zabrinski moved to Cardiff, released four albums and three singles and toured with the Super Furry Animals in 2005; their music combined SFA’s sunny eccentricity with heavier, noisier leanings, thriving particularly as a live experience. Since disbanding in 2007, members have shown little evidence of post-Zabrinski music making, so this should be an intriguing comeback

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THE IRASCIBLES

The Blues Is A Calling, the debut album by The Irascibles, is described as “long overdue” by Bywyd, the Cardiff label releasing it. The ghostly remains of the trio’s Myspace states they’re “working on the album!!”, so this might be no exaggeration.

On the other hand, each member has done his time with the record industry, in some cases nearly 40 years ago, so why shouldn’t they do things at their pace now?

The Irascibles feature a two-brother rhythm section – bassist and organist Phil Moxham and drummer Drew – alongside singer and guitarist Nick Lewis. Phil is best known as a member of Young Marble Giants, a Cardiff-born group whose sparse, soulful reading of postpunk came to exert a lasting, worldwide influence.

Drew, the younger Moxham, played with Phil in some post-YMG projects, including The Gist, while Lewis featured in The Clementines, a late-80s indie combo.

An accumulated knowledge of blues, rockabilly, African music and more marginal eccentricities snakes through these 14 songs. Sometimes tearjerkingly sensitive (Welcome To The Cage), sometimes approaching the wildman hoot of a Cramps or Bo Diddley (The City and the title track), sometimes unashamed to tax a famous melody (Smokestack Lightning on Gasoline; My Favourite Things on When I Was Young), the minimal drum machine beats of The Rising Sun even bring some weird Alan Vega solo joint to mind. It’s certainly not a Young Marble Giants retread, should that have piqued your interest, but has a comparable less-is-more aesthetic that serves The Irascibles very well. facebook.com/theirascibles

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THINKING about your past-self experiences is just a slightly more posi way of thinking about your own decrepitude and mortality. Why can’t everything be like it was at whatever point I felt most attuned to the youth culture of the day? That’s why, this month, I’m puce-faced mad that the Reading and Leeds festivals, historically tilted sharply towards heavy rock and indie music, have announced an initial 2018 bill featuring – hold my can of Woodpecker before I rage-shake it all over the patio – more rap and dance artists than ones who prominently use guitars. Did we develop throat nodules from spending 72 continuous hours shouting “BOLLOCKS” for nothing?

Of course, I’m not really angry about this, for lots of different reasons. One is that I am over twice the age of the festivals’ target audience, last attended in 2001 and am unlikely to attend again whatever the tenor of the lineup. Another is that, having failed to discover an elixir of youth, I’ve resorted to simply laughing at the dismal opinions of everyone who is my age or older, and being pleased when something relatively trivial like this upsets them. (Future column idea: just a list of unpopular opinions I have, one of these being “if you regularly comment underneath Guardian music articles you’re by default a racist.”) Another is the delightful sight of people assuming that Belly, appropriately listed in the middle of the bill, was the reformed 90s alt-rock band of Feed The Tree fame, rather than the Canadian MC of Mumble Rap fame, which it actually is.

Most of all, I’ve kept in mind that the Reading Festival (as it once exclusively was) has shifted the focus of its lineup repeatedly over its history.

Beginning as a jazz festival in the early 1960s, token R&B acts such as The Rolling Stones came to dominate when it was clear the wind blew that way. Prog rock, hard rock and heavy metal would go on to have a similar effect, and an infamous Meat Loaf set in 1988, where he attempted to defend the honour of his bottled-off-earlier friend Bonnie Tyler and promptly got bottled off, was the last straw before a pivot to indie which, by the early 90s, revived Reading’s fortunes and ushered in Nirvana.

All of these reshuffles were done not as a benevolent gesture to an underserved subset of music fans, but to make the organisers more money. The 2018 lineup will have been chosen for the same reasons, and while this does not in itself guarantee success, it’s done so every year for a very long time. ‘Corporate rock doesn’t care about you, man’ is enough of a truism to be trite, but seems to still warrant repetition: not just to people who think that the festival organisers’ job basically involves offering Foo Fighters money until they agree to play, but to commenters who have long lamented an overwhelming percentage of white men with guitars – or, in the case of this year, men.

It’s as correct to say that this discrepancy is shameful, and indicative of rot at the core of rock culture, as it is to add that if they foresaw sufficient profit in pursuing a balance of gender or anything else, Festival Republic would be doing so. They will never be your friend, or book acts for remotely altruistic reasons, so give your money instead to a grassroots culture which might.

“Like RIGHT HAND LEFT HAND (Le Pub, Newport, Sat 3 Mar), LITOVSK and KRONDSTAT (Undertone, Wed 7), ACID CANNIBALS, VAILS and THINK PRETTY (The Moon, Fri 9), SPACEHEADS and MWSTARD (Small World Theatre, Cardigan, Sat 10), THE NUMBER ONES, NEUROTIC FICTION and VAN-ILLA (Cardiff Bus Transport Club, Sat 16), SUNWATCHERS, INFINITY FORMS OF YELLOW REMEMBER and SALT BATH (Undertone, Mon 19) and JALLY KEBBA SUSSO (The Globe, Hay-On-Wye, Sat 31)?” Yeah. NOEL GARDNER

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

Norena Shopland (Seren Books)

An important and largely untold part of LGBT history is captured perfectly in Forbidden Lives: LGBT Stories From Wales. In a time where LGBT people are accepted more than ever (though there is still work to be done), it’s important that the stories of those who paved the way are remembered. Author Norena Shopland has lovingly trawled the Welsh archives for evidence of past lives lived in society’s shadows; the stories herein are both inspiring and heartbreaking in equal measure. One of the more famous stories within the book is that of the Ladies Of Llangollen, two aristocratic ladies who fell in love in the late 1700s and had to escape to Wales to be together.

Elsewhere, the question of heteronomativity is raised and examined in the case of Peggy Evans, who was known to be the greatest hunter and fisher of her time as well as being a blacksmith, boatbuilder and maker of harps.

Her like was virtually unheard of for women of the era. In more recent times, anyone living in Cardiff will already be aware of the annual Pride March, but were you aware that after the inaugural marches in the 1980s, it actually was outlawed for a number of years?

Going beyond the well-publicised stories of Gareth Thomas, Ivor Novello and more recent gay icons, Forbidden Lives digs deep into Welsh history and finds some truly inspirational characters. There are lessons to be learned from our past and Shopland has done a fantastic job of bringing them together in this book. CHRIS ANDREWS Price: £12.99. Info: www.serenbooks.com

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Spring into March by becoming a writer yourself!

Whether you’re entirely new to writing, or working on something already, a new series of monthly writing workshops, for anyone working in any genre, begins at MADE Gallery in Roath, Cardiff, from Sun 4. Led by a top tutor, sessions cost £25 (£20 conc.) and last two hours, from 11.30am1.30pm, and the first session includes a free notebook! Find out more via the gallery, or just turn up on the day.

Over in Lampeter, Helen May Williams will again be encouraging writers via a workshop entitled Retelling Myths In Different Voices. Participants will be working with a myth of their choice, and Williams is an experienced tutor who formerly taught at the University of Warwick. The workshop takes place at UWTSD (Trinity College) from 7pm on Tue 6. Places are £5 to non-members, and the event is supported by Literature Wales.

DEAR FAHRENHEIT 451 – A LIBRARIAN’S LOVE LETTERS AND BREAK-UP NOTES TO HER BOOKS

IN THE DARK ROOM

Brian Dillon (Fitzcarraldo Editions)

Annie Spence (Icon Books)

What a novel idea: a librarian writes love letters and break-up notes to the books she has loved, lost and abandoned. Spence has a light touch and her choice of titles is eclectic and sometimes unexpected, and whether she’s addressing Anna Karenina, The Hobbit, or The Time Traveller’s Wife, her humour is sharp, snarky and often laugh-outloud. With each letter you learn a little more about the author’s mindset and realise that a person’s relationship with books is a complex affair. As well as ‘The Letters’, there are other sections with charming headings such as ‘Excuses You Tell Your Friends So You Can Stay Home With Your Books’ and ‘Turning Your Lover Into A reader’.

Dear Fahrenheit 451 is one book you won’t want to break up with. (RH) Price: £11.99. Info: www.iconbooks.com

workshop. The Snip is a cut-up creative writing session that’s open to both men and women. The

I spent years avoiding non-fiction, convinced of this notion – probably formed by my experience with academia – that if it’s factual, it’s probably boring, too. Brian Dillon juggles creativity and introspection with such focused dexterity that I was reminded just how naïve my aversion was. That said, there’s still a dial when it comes to the genre (especially recollections of unhappy childhoods and loss) that switches from interesting and personal, to “Oh my god, shut up and write it in your diary!” To my delight, and what will hopefully be the delight of other readers, In The Dark Room is a manifestation of Dillon’s remarkable talent for combining internal anguish, technique and theory and making something that is not only consumable and thoughtprovoking, but also relatable regardless of your own experience. (MT) Price: £12.99. Info: www.fitzcarraldoeditions.com

event is loosely tied in with International Women’s Day on Thurs 8, and invites participants to cut up texts such as Mills And Boon, and other writings which seek to put both sexes into restrictive roles.

The event is free and runs from 11am-3pm in the Diana Rooms in Roath. Paper, scissors, and glue all provided. Follow @thedianarooms on Twitter for further information.

Newport & Gwent Literary Club runs an annual monthly programme of dinner/literary lectures from September to April each year. Their March lecture, at the Holiday Inn in Newport on Wed 28 from 6.30pm, is by John Harrison and is called Forgotten Footprints. Tickets are £20

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Mari Hannah (Orion Books) Bestselling author Hannah has come up with a Newcastle-based cop series featuring Detective Inspector David Stone and Detective Sergeant Jackie Oliver. Stone, who’s just transferred from the Met to his northeastern home territory, and Oliver both have nasty backstories of their own. A 10-year-old boy is reported missing and Stone and Oliver get lumbered with the case; when the boy turns up from a sleepover without a scratch, how come no one knew? Neither mother, father nor the nanny can answer, and the case is put to bed – until the family are back in the police sights on a more serious matter.

Hannah writes about police with an insightful eye, and not a drop of glamour, as long days and nights without decent food or sleep take their toll. (MT) Price: £7.99. Info: www.orionbooks.co.uk BUZZ 52

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If you yourself have any events coming up which could be classed as literary do contact me, Mab Jones, at mabananajones@gmail.com. Enjoy March, my friends, and speak again soon!

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JOSHUA VS PARKER “It will take more than a human to stop me.” Ten words which sum up the fighter hidden inside the gentleman that is Anthony Joshua.

It’s difficult to talk about Joshua without bringing up the personality that he’s perfected as he’s grown into one of the world’s most amiable and articulate sporting figures. In fact, it can be easy to forget that the fighter is in him at all when he’s sat politely at a press conference. But having heard this comment, in response to doubts from next opponent Joseph Parker, regarding the strength of Anthony’s chin… it’s now become difficult not to talk about that.

After watching a worn-out Wladimir Klitschko struggle against Tyson Fury in 2015, many fans expected Joshua to use his size and youth advantage to force an early stoppage when he fought the former champ. But disaster struck when he was knocked down by the Ukrainian legend in the sixth round. Could unbeaten champion Parker – who has never even been knocked down – land a shot that lasts over 10 seconds? Perhaps. But those words from Anthony say otherwise: a rare bark from a man who usually waits to bite.

Whatever happens on 31 Mar, one entity looking to repeat last year’s success will be the city of Cardiff. Hosting 75,000 boxing fans who have had all day to wait for a fight, surrounded by 300 licensed venues, is no easy task. But the capital rose to the challenge in October and presented itself to the rest of the world with its chin held high.

The atmosphere was electric and the fans were treated to a solid performance from Joshua and a game challenge from Cameroonian Carlos Takam, whose success came via a ducking and diving style as he slipped under the worst of Joshua’s shots and came up to deliver a few of his own. A tactic that just may have been noticed by Team Parker.

And there’s one final fact that won’t be missed by Welsh rugby fans, ahead of what’s to be the second ever unification clash between undefeated heavyweights. The Principality Stadium’s previous visitors from New Zealand have brought with them presence, power, pain – and, ultimately, victory. JON SUTTON Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Sat 31 Mar. Tickets: from £40.

Info: 0844 2491999 / www.principalitystadium.wales

After the footballing heroics of Chris Coleman’s men in 2016, everyone had high hopes that a place at the World Cup in Russia this year was within reach.

A reasonable aim too, not just a flight of fancy, as it had been for a long time. It wasn’t to be, however, with Wales falling just short of getting their seat on the plane. Their Euro ‘16 success did raise their international profile, though, and they’ve been invited to participate in the second China Cup. The competition guarantees Wales two games: one against the hosts China, and a second against either Uruguay or the Czech Republic.

Wales’ game against China will be the first time the sides have met on the football field, but the two countries do share some commonalities – both playing in red (it’s a lucky colour in China) and dragons being important icons for both nations.

So, it’s not the World Cup, but there are reasons to take a look. Notably, they’ll be the first games with Ryan Giggs at the helm. He has big shoes to fill after Coleman’s success and though a legend as a player, he is unproven as a manager, with some who feel there were more deserving choices for the role. A winning start is just what he and his team will be looking for; a loss against China would be considered a disappointment and get the doubters nattering louder than before.

While China’s prowess as a footballing nation is open to question, with their sole World Cup qualification to date (in 2002) resulting in three defeats, there is the prospect of a game against Uruguay as likely reward for beating the hosts. Bale versus Suarez is a Real Madrid/Barca showdown that would get most fans excited.

And after the disappointment of missing out on a World Cup berth, the prospect of a South American test is just the pre-Easter treat fans may need. MAX HARVEY Game 1: Wales v China – 11.35am, Thurs 22 Mar on BBC One Game 2: Wales v Uruguay OR Czech Republic – 11.35am (if they beat China) or 7.35am (if they don’t), Mon 26 Mar on S4C

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CARDIFF MUSIC AWARDS Tramshed, Cardiff, Thurs 29 Mar. Tickets: £15 Info: 029 2034 0587 / www.cardiffmusicawards.co.uk Returning for its third year, the Cardiff Music Awards aims to recognise the achievements, successes and talents of organisations and individuals who have helped enhance Cardiff’s unique and diverse music scene. The ceremony will welcome around 600 guests and return once again to the Tramshed in Cardiff.

Aside from the awards, the CMAs aim to showcase some of Cardiff’s talent by carefully-selected live acts. The lineup set to play during the ceremony includes Afro Cluster, HMS Morris and Rainbow Maniac, alongside a DJ set by GRL TLK. Fourteen local companies make up the sponsors, who have contributed to the funding, promotion, and the running of the ceremony itself.

So where are we in the voting process for the CMAs? The nominations closed on Wed 31 Jan and the voting for the top nominees (the finalists) opened on Thurs 15 Feb. Among the finalists are Boy Azooga, Rufus Mufasa, Perfect Body, DJ Jaffa, My Name Is Ian, Cotton Wolf, Gwdihw and Rare Events. Your votes count, so make sure you get yours in before Fri 23 Mar, when voting closes.

The CMAs this year will present a total of 20 awards, ranging from Best Group to Best Radio Show, Best Festival to Best DJ(s), Best Album to Best Independent Venue. You can submit your votes by heading to the CMAs website. A full list of finalists can be found there also. This venerable publication is shortlisted for Best Music Website, so don't forget to chuck us a vote!

The Cardiff Music Awards will begin at 6pm and tickets are on sale now. HANNAH SILVEY

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art ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre RPS International Photography Exhibition 160 Work demonstrating photographic skill and technique, alongside images exploring ideas and narratives rich in meaning and message. (Until Sat 10 Mar) Nova 2017 Biennial arts prize open to submission for all Welsh visual artists aged 35 and under, aiming to support and promote excellence in emerging Welsh art. (Until Sun 1 Apr) We’re Here Because We’re Here Show detailing Jeremy Deller’s one-off memorial of this name, which took place on 1 July 2016 and featured 1,400 volunteers in WWI uniform; it commemorated the Battle Of The Somme, which took place 100 years prior. (Until Sun 15 Apr) Nofio / Swimming Contemporary artists respond to the activity of the title, represented in art as far back as Neolithic cave paintings.

(From Sat 17 Mar until Sat 26 May)

ALBANY GALLERY 74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com Mike Carter, Dai David, Karl Davies & Paul Weston New work by four popular gallery artists influenced by the Welsh landscape and local scenes. (Until Sat 10 Mar) Peter Kettle Paintings of Patagonian and Welsh scenery steeped in history and outstanding natural beauty.

(From Thurs 15 Mar until Sat 7 Apr) ANDREW LAMONT GALLERY (THEATR BRYCHEINIOG) Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free.

01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk Abstract Edge A mixture of semi-abstract and purely abstract paintings, plus some sculpture, from a group of artists who come together regularly to support each other and discuss work in progress.

(From Fri 2 Mar until Sun 8 Apr) ARCADECARDIFF Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm.

www.arcadecardiff.co.uk Penny Hallas & Caroline Wright Work developed by the pair together over the last year, over long distances apart, and previously exhibited separately but in its complete form for the first time. (From Wed 7 until Sat 24 Mar) Penny D Jones & Gemma Green Interactive audio work exploring the voices of Welsh women and the Welsh language. (From Wed 28 Mar until Sat 14 Apr)

ART CENTRAL Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.

Women’s Arts Association To mark International Women’s Day, female artists from across Wales are showing work, drawing together an eclectic mix of pieces in celebration of individual achievements. (From Sat 3 Mar until Sat 28 Apr) THE ART SHOP & CHAPEL 8 Cross Street, Abergavenny.

Tue-Sat 9.15am-5pm. Free.

01873 852690 / www. artshopandgallery.co.uk Kumar Saraff ‘Too Far For You To See’ Paintings, watercolours, etchings and lino prints by Royal Academy Schools-trained artist. (Until Sat 7 Apr)

ATTIC GALLERY 37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk Robert Harrison & Thomas Haskett Two landscape painters, Harrison a Neath artist who has exhibited at this Gallery since 1980; Haskett, born in Kent, moved to Pembrokeshire to establish himself as a painter, and continues to develop his love for painting outdoors. (From Sat 10 until Sat 31 Mar) BARKER GALLERY / TORFAEN GALLERY Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. MonSat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm.

Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036.

Generation Games Play your way through the history of home computer games consoles, following developments in the technology, the programming industry and entertainment in the home. Showing here until the autumn having previously been in Swansea until earlier this month (see following page). (From Tue 27 Mar until Sun 28 Oct) BAY ART 54 B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2065 0016 / www.bayart.org.uk Mary Husted & Lois Williams Two artists interested in the land and the landscape. Husted’s work is strongly located within drawing, while Williams works in installation and sculpture.

(From Sat 10 Mar until Fri 6 Apr) BOUNDARY ART 3 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 029 2048 9869 / www. boundaryart.com Utopia Exhibition focusing on Asian art, with artists including Ping-Gang Cheng, Jin-Rong Qian, Gang Cao and, following on from the previous exhibition, Motomu Oyama.

(Until Sat 24 Mar)

JAYNE WALKER: LAND VESSELS Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay, Fri 9 Mar-Mon 30 Apr Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk The small-scale plaster sculptures crafted by Jayne Walker are influenced by the effects of coastal erosion around Britain and Canada, but possess a flowing multi-dimensionality which one could imagine featuring in an airbrushed sci-fi landscape. She’s used plaster in her work since the 1980s: while perhaps not a classically favoured material for sculptors, its composition guarantees a smooth finish in a way that stone cannot. Walker hand-carves her forms before adding contours, indentations or markings in pencil, and sealing the results with wax. Recent work has been inspired by entities both small (shells found during beach walks) and huge (the Canadian Rockies), and manage to simultaneously appear strikingly modern and evoke hundredsof-millions-of-years-old land masses.

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CARDIFF STORY The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff. Daily 10am-4pm.

Free. 029 2034 6214 / cardiff story@cardiff.gov.uk Charles Byrd Selected works by this local artist. (Until Sun 18 Mar) Whitchurch Hospital Discover more about this building’s history, which goes back over 110 years, and that of people who worked and were treated there.

(From Sat 3 Mar until Sun 3 June) CHAPTER GALLERY Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free.

029 2030 4400 / www. chapter.org Minyoung Choi Art In The Bar exhibition of paintings that depict dreamlike sequences and pleasurable objects in

landscapes that take on fresh symbolism. (Until Sun 4 Mar) James Richards ‘Music For The Gift’ UK premiere of an exhibition commissioned for the Venice Biennale in 2017, these installations incorporate sculpture, sound art and curatorial work (in the sense of using work by other artists). (Until Sat 26 May) CRAFT IN THE BAY The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.org.uk A Sense Of Place: North Wales Potters Work by Beverley Bell Hughes, Terry Bell Hughes, Richard Daniels, David Frith, Margaret Frith, Ruth Gibson, Annie Greenwood, Richard Heeley, Wendy Lawrence, Phil Mumford, Jenny Murray, Pea Restall and Louise Schrempft.

(Until Sun 4 Mar) Jill Riley ‘Millennium Surfaces’ Textile artist Riley exhibits her exquisite collection of woven hangings. Maker In Focus sho. (Until Sun 4 Mar) Jayne Walker Maker In Focus show featuring carved sculptural forms inspired by the various effects of erosion on the landscape and geological strata.

(From Fri 9 Mar until Mon 30 Apr) Melting Point Curators Beate Gegenwart and Matthew Tomalin present contemporary metal artwork and jewellery made by national and international artists. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sun 29 Apr) CYFARTHFA CASTLE MUSEUM Cyfarthfa Park, Brecon Rd, Merthyr Tydfil. 01685 727371 / museum@ merthyr.gov.uk 100 Years Ago – Merthyr Tydfil And The Great War Exhibition highlighting Merthyr Tydfil’s involvement in WWI, through films, artwork, objects and more all created and donated by the local community. (Until Sun 15 July) ELYSIUM GALLERY 16 College Street, Swansea.

Wed-Sat 12-5pm. Free. www.elysiumgallery.com Richard Williams ‘Come Get It While It’s Cold’ This gallery’s first artist in residence for 2018, Williams’ paintings explore themes of morality and our understanding of it; likewise, humanity’s disconnection from and exploitation of the ecosystem, relating to depletion of insect populations in Europe. He’ll be painting in the gallery until Thurs 22 Mar, after which they’ll be exhibited as standard. (Until Sat 7 Apr) FFOTOGALLERY Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / turnerhouse@ ffotogallery.org Zeitgeist Photographic work by 10 emerging artists from five different continents: Alexander Anufriev, Blazej Marczak, César Dezfuli, Demetris Koilalous, Hiro

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Tanaka, James A. Hudson, Marta Mak, Mehdi Bahmed, Phil Hatcher-Moore and Verena Prenner. See Art. (Throughout March) FOUNTAIN FINE ART Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart.com Winter Group Exhibition Mixed and changing exhibition of new work from the gallery artists that continues through the winter months.

(Throughout March) G39 Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@g39.org Shiftwork Four artists – Daniel Baker, Shamus McPhee, Artur Conka and Billy Kerry – who tease out a number of aesthetic and political issues concerning Gypsy, Roma and Traveller lives through cultural representation. (From Sat 3 Mar until Sat 14 Apr) Y GALERI, CAERFFILI Lower Ground Floor, The Visit Caerphilly Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2132 2570 / www.ygalericaerffili. co.uk Glass Exhibition Featuring pieces ranging from contemporary panels, mirrors and bowls to freestanding sculptural work. Also on display is a mixed exhibition depicting seascapes, landscapes and townscapes from six invited artists. (Until Sat 10 Mar) Mikey Jones ‘Wales In Colour’ Wrexham artist Jones presentsd paintings documenting various Welsh cities, towns and landscapes; their complexities, beauty, harsh realities and distinctive characteristics. Also on display are ceramics by Sara Jane Harper.

(From Tue 13 Mar until Sat 14 Apr) GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY Alexandra Rd, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 516900 / www. swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian These Waters Have Stories To Tell Work by Julia Davis, Alexander Duncan, Shiraz Bayjoo, Jaanika Peerna, Sylvia Safdie, Christian Sardet and the Macronauts, each piece a reflection of their respective experience and relationship with oceanic waters. (Until Sun 11 Mar) Käthe Kollwitz Kollwitz (1867-1945) was one of the leading artists of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, notable for the emotional power of her drawing, printmaking and sculpture. The exhibition is organised in partnership between Ikon and the British Museum. (From Sat 24 Mar until Sun 17 June) GRAND PAVILION The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk

art Seaside Sketchers Work by three art groups from Porthcawl and Kenfig Hill.

(Until Sun 4 Mar) Alexis Hemsley, Tony John, Tim wood, Steve Jones & Dave Pearce Photographic exhibition. (From Tue 6 Mar until Sun 22 Apr) KING STREET GALLERY 33 King Street, Carmarthen.

Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@kingstreetgallery. co.uk New Year Show New artworks including paintings, ceramics, sculptures, photographs, textiles and jewellery pieces. (Until Wed 7 Mar) Phil Alder ‘Four Paintings About Four Gardens’ Literally-titled exhibition from an artist who has lived and worked in Carmarthen since 1975. (From Mon 5 until Sat 31 Mar) THE LAST GALLERY Dyrfal Rd, Llangadog. MonFri 10am-5pm. Free. 01550 777933 / thelastgallerywales.blogspot. com Julie Ann Sheridan Spinoff exhibition of sorts by Sheridan, consisting of work submitted for her show at Oriel Yr Ardd (also running this month) but which didn’t make the final selection.

(Throughout March) LLANOVER HALL ART CENTRE 25 Romilly Rd, Cardiff. MonThurs 10am-9pm, Fri + Sat 10am-3pm. Free. 029 2087 2030 / www. llanoverhall.com The Fantastic Four That being three Welsh or Wales-based artists: Bev GilCervantes, Siobhan FitzgeraldGrice and Sean Donovan, plus American Bruno Thibault.

(Until Fri 30 Mar) LLANTARNAM GRANGE ARTS CENTRE St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk John Selway ‘A Dream Of Mystic Terror’ A series of illstrations created last year for a new edition of The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen and originally published in 1894. (Until Sat 17 Mar) Mary Jones ‘Women’s Talk’ A seriers of ceramic pieces based on conversations with women who Jones has only met briefly, knows well or in some cases has known a lifetime.

(Until Sat 17 Mar) Vinegar & Brown Paper Craft showcase for the artistic pseudonym of Andy Poplar, who works with etched glass. (Until Sat 17 Mar) EllyMental Gent Jewellery showcase featuring found ephemera such as 1950s books and Victorian newspapers, multi-layered with metal and coated with resin . (Until Sat 17 Mar) Sonja Beer Botanical paintings inspired, at root, by a wildflower book the artist was given as a schoolgirl in Switzerland.

(Until Sat 17 Mar)

M.A.D.E. GALLERY 41 Lochaber St, Cardiff.

Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free.

029 2047 3373.

DJM Saunders ‘Unruly Refuge’ Fifty years of paintings and drawings by a Cardiff artist, all previously unseen.

(Until Sat 10 Mar) Heather Leeson Solo Exhibition of paintings, prints and collage.

(From Sun 2 Mar until Sun 22 Apr) MARTIN TINNEY GALLERY 18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg@artwales. com Kate Milsom & Mary Mabbutt Two English painters given what I think is their first exhibition each at this gallery. Milsom, who lives in midWales, works in mixed media; Mabbutt (not to be confused with former Spurs defender Gary Mabbutt) creates paintings inspired by everyday surroundings. (Until Sat 24 Mar) Daniel Crawshaw Muchdecorated landscape artist whose paintings are based on his experiences of travel through the remote terrains of Wales. (From Wed 28 Mar until Sat 21 Apr) MISSION GALLERY Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Justine Allison 'Shifting Lines' Ceramic touring exhibition, forming part of Mission's Language Of Clay series. (Until Sun 4 Mar) Paul Wearing Maker In Focus show in which Wearing “engages with the relationship between nature and culture through the glazed surface and form of coil-built vessels”.

(From Sat 17 Feb until Sun 18 Mar) Rob Jones Work in the [...] space highlighting the SOLAS Project, a light odyssey that contemplates the relationship between nature and technology and poses questions around the place of photography in the 21st century.

(From Sat 17 Feb until Sun 18 Mar) Claire Barclay ‘Deep Spoils’ Scottish artist known for creating large-scale installations, often made in situ and in response to the spaces in which they are shown. (From Sat 24 Mar until Sun 3 June) Disability Arts Cymru Work in the [...] space from an organisation whose work here reflects their belief that believes that disabled and deaf people have an exciting and valuable contribution to make to the arts in Wales. (From Sat 24 Mar until Sat 28 Apr) NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF Cathays Park, Cardiff. TueSun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.museumwales.ac.uk/ cardiff Swaps: Photographs From The David Hurn Collection The first exhibition in a new photography-focused gallery here in the Museum features some highlights

from the career of esteemed Welsh documentary snapper Hurn. See Upfront for more.

(Until Sun 11 Mar) Ragnar Kjartansson ‘The Sky In A Room’ Performance-based exhibition in which organists perform a 1950s Italian pop hit on an 18th-century organ. (Until Sun 11 Mar) Who Decides? Long-term exhibition from the collections of the Museum and the Derek Williams Trust, curated by service users from The Wallich homelessness charity. This detail seeks to highlight issues around curation and the narrow demographic of those usually involved in it. (Until Sun 2 Sept) NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea.

Daily 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 638950 / museum.wales/swansea

the collections of this gallery, which were created by artists associated with the Art College. (Until Sat 10 Mar) Inspired By... Art pieces produced by learners from the Art and Design Department of Coleg Gwent, City Of Newport Campus, visually responding to the permanent exhibits and art collection of this gallery.

(Until Sat 21 Apr) NORWEGIAN CHURCH AERS CENTRE Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Daily 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2087 7959 / www. norwegianchurchcardiff.com Richard Gaunt ‘Day By Day’ Photos of everyday scenes, many from Gaunt’s south Wales locale, over a period of 50 years plus. (From Mon 5 until Sat 17 Mar) All Is Not Well: Care Giving In Sequential Art Enlarged versions of comic strips for a caregiving-themed website, All

Swansea’s Attic Gallery has a joint exhibition by two Walesbased landscape painters from Sat 10-Sat 31 Mar. Neath painter Robert Harrison’s abstract, textured works are paired with Thomas Haskett’s renditions of Gower in oils.

Dark Clouds Over The Woollen Industry An exhibition exploring the desperation of the Welsh Woollen Mills for contracts to keep the mills open during the First World War. (Until Sun 4 Mar) Generation Games See the Barker Gallery listing on the previous page for info. (Until Sun 18 Mar) Young, Migrant And Welsh Young people from Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales (EYST) present an exhibition about identity, exploring what the word of the exhibition title mean today. (From Sat 3 Mar until Sun 29 Apr) Michael Blackmore ‘Portraits Of The Past’ Detailed studies recreating scenes from Wales’s industrial past, bringing back to life canals and ironworks that were centres of activity during the Industrial Revolution. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sun 24 June) Pirates: The Truth Behind The Tales As Wales celebrates its Year Of The Sea, discover the truth behind the legends in an exhibition explaining the history of pirates, privateers and buccaneers throughout the world. (From Fri 30 Mar until Sun 30 Sept) NEWPORT MUSEUM & ART GALLERY John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport.gov.uk Newport College Of Art Paintings and sculptures from

Is Not Well, a project developed by comics and modern languages scholar Ryan Prout and Cardiff-based comics writer, Jonathan Clode. (From Mon 26 Mar until Sun 1 Apr) OFF THE WALL The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Mixed Women’s Show An exciting range of art from some talented names, timed to celebrate International Women's Day on Thurs 8 Mar. (From Sat 3 Mar until mid-April) ORIEL CANFAS Glamorgan Street, Canton, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 1-4.30pm, Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. 029 2066 6455 / www. orielcanfas.co.uk Adrian Paul Metcalfe ‘Untold Tales’ Exhibition including works in oil, watercolour, acrylic and mixed media books, building on Metcalfe’s fascination with the world’s oceans, their exploration, and ultimate charting.

(From Sat 17 Mar until Sat 14 Apr) ORIEL CRIC Beaufort Street, Crickhowell. Mon-Sat 10am5pm, Sun 10am-1pm. Free.

01873 813669.

New Year Exhibition Exhibiting artists include Pauline Paterson, Rhian

Symes, Gaby Bird, Paul Burgess, Jeremy Thomas, Philip Hughes, Gill Bramley, Mary Cousins, Louise Collis, Mary Watkins, Sally Mills, Yvette Brown, Fiona Clai Brown, Mandy Nash, Lee Wright, David England and Kathryn Willis. (Until Tue 6 Mar) ORIEL DAVIES The Park, Newtown, Powys.

Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries@orieldavies.org Anthony Shapland ‘A Sound Not Meant To Be Heard’ New works exploring how we understand sound and silence, speech and communication, via film, photography, sound, objects and text . (Until Wed 11 Apr) Freya Dooley ‘Speakable Things’ Commissioned as part of the Litmus development programme, Cartiff-based Dooley combines literary and pop culture references to create fragmented monologues, soundtracks and auto/biographical semi-fictions. (Until Wed 11 Apr) ORIEL MWLDAN Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / helena@ mwldan.co.uk Ellie Young ‘Changing Faces’ Portraits which aspire to show what people look like in a particular moment, when caught in movement or a fleeting expression of thought or feeling. (Until Sun 4 Mar) Cardigan Art Society Annual celebration of local creative talent. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sat 22 Apr) ORIEL MYRDDIN Church Lane, Carmarthen.

01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk Roger Cecil + 4 Contemporary Painters Collaborative exhibition between Gallery/Ten, the estate of Roger Cecil and this gallery, celebrating both contemporary painting in Wales and Cecil’s important contribution to the medium.

The four contemporary painters are Helen Booth, Laura Edmunds, Catrin Llwyd Evans and Sarah Poland.

(Until Sat 17 Mar) Abigail Sidebotham ‘I Came Like All The Ghosts At Once: Sea Of Energy’ An oral and visual retelling of the Sea Empress oil spill that occurred off the coast of Pembrokeshire in 1996. See Art for more.

(From Thurs 22 until Sun 25 Mar) ORIEL Q The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqnarberth.com Malcolm De Chazal & Polly Dixon Better known in the French-speaking world De Chazal (1902-81) is now becoming appreciated by English speakers as a freethinker deserving of his place in art history. This retrospective show also features paint-

ings by Dixon. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sat 21 Apr) ORIEL YR ARDD National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Daily 10am-6pm. £10.50/£8.75 concessions/£4.95 under17s/free under-5s. 01558 667149 / botanicgarden. wales Julie Ann Sheridan ‘Symbiosis’ Large, siteresponsive paintings exploring lichen. (Until Tue 20 Mar) PEAK (FORMERLY ARTS ALIVE WALES) The Old School, Brecon Road, Crickhowell. Free.

01873 811579 / www. artsalivewales.org.uk Pete Fowler ‘Totemic: Beasts Of The Black Mountains’ Paintings, prints and site-specific sculpture by popular psychedelic pop artist from Wales, who was stationed in a Black Mountains for a period of research before creating these artworks. (Until Thurs 29 Mar) PENARTH PIER PAVILION The Esplanade, Penarth.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2071 2100 / info@ penarthpavilion.co.uk Suzie Larke 'In The Mind's Eye' Photographer who says of her practise, “My project is an attempt to visualise depression and anxiety through conceptual photography ... inspired by personal experience, creating imagery as a means of translating feelings that are difficult to put into words.” (Until Fri 23 Mar) PONTYPRIDD MUSEUM Bridge Street, Pontypridd.

Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Free. 01443 490748 / www. pontypriddmuseum.cymru 1918 Representation Of The People Act Exhibition Celebrating 100 years since women were granted the right to vote (caveats about which classes of women, and so forth, apply as ever). (Until Fri 30 Mar) REDHOUSE Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com Heather Eastes, Helen Higgins & Sara Philpott Paintings and drawings by Philpott and Eastes, with ceramic sculptures by Higgins.

(From Fri 2 until Sat 31 Mar) THE SHO GALLERY Upstairs, The Castle Emporium, Womanby Street, Cardiff. Free. www. thesho.co.uk Dom Tsoi ‘From East To West’ Illustrative paintings.

Also featuring work by Raid, a street artist. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sat 7 Apr) SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE Singleton St, Swansea. MonSat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 BUZZ 57

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clubs 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk Ally Jay Phillips Specialising in fine art and ceramics, Ally’s practice seeks to incorporate her diverse educational background in a number of disciplines including ceramics, tapestry, drawing, painting and printmaking.

I’ve taken that blurb from another exhibition of hers, though, so can only hope that it’s relevant to this one as there’s no info around. (From Tue 6 until Fri 16 Mar)

TENBY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids.

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk David Button & Jean Francis Joint exhibition of paintings. (From Sat 10 Mar until Sun 22 Apr) THEATR HAFREN Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / thehafren.co.uk Tim Edmunds Local artist who took up art as a means of coping with the onset of a neurological disorder called dystonia. (From Mon 5 Mar until Wed 16 May) TOWER GALLERY 49 High Street, Crickhowell.

Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk Kay Leverton and Graeme Galvin Joint exhibition from Leverton, a self-taught artist known for her detailed scraperboards of birds, animals and plants; and Galvin, who will be showing a series of works based on the Greek Myths.

Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (From Wed 7 Mar until Sat 5 May) TOWER GALLERY Oriel Y Parc Landscape Gallery & Visitor Centre, The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.

Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc.co.uk Frans Beerens Photography and textile art from the current artist in residence at this gallery. Beerens has developed the technique of the material photographic image, where traditional weaving techniques and analogue photography are combined with modern digital techniques. (Until Wed 7 Mar) Maggie Tweed ‘Out Of The Blue’ Using paint, inks, printing, collage and sketchbooks, Tweed presents work Inspired by the rugged landscape of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

(Throughout March) William Stott ‘Le Passeur (The Ferryman)’ Stott, a leading figure among a group of late19th century British artists influenced by French naturalism, has his best-known work shown here, alongside works from Amgueddfa Cymru, chosen to explore rural life. (Until Sun 2 Sept)

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VICTORIA FEARN GALLERY 6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am5.30pm (9.30am-8pm during December), Sun 10am3pm. Free. 029 2052 0884.

Handmade And Beautiful A variety of artists and gift ideas for both Mother’s Day and Easter, including paintings, ceramics, glass, jewellery, leather and more. (From Fri 2 Mar until Fri 6 Apr) THE WORKERS 99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 11am-4.30pm Thurs-Sat and by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / wood4tt@gmail.com Sit & Spoon 2018 Exhibition, led by resident artist Chris Williams, showcasing handmade wooden chairs and chair making, plus a number of handmade spoons and chairs by new guest makers working nationally and internationally.. (Until Sat 17 Mar) Plein Air & Land Art A celebration of artists working in the landscape via drawings, textile art and paintings, with land art conceptual interventions and video documentation of ‘en plein air’ practice from across the UK.. (From Thurs 29 Mar until Sat 2 June) WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE Castle Street, Builth Wells.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm. Free.

01982 552555.

Clare Owen-Maynard ‘Inter-Tidal’ Paintings inspired by the Mawddach estuary near Dolgellau, plus a short residency at the Conwy bird reserve. (Until Thurs 5 Apr)

clubs THE ARCH 11 Commercial Street, Neath. 07791 923214 / jack. thearchneath@gmail.com Sat 17 Solo 9pm-4am, £12 adv. With a headline set from GW Harrison, London house DJ who’s a resident at the Abode club there as well as Sankeys in Ibiza.

THE ATTIC 5-6 Castle Bailey St, Swansea. facebook.com/ theatticswansea Sat 3 Gun Fingers 10pm-3am. Bassline and drum’n’bass from Bushbaby, Tom Nolan, Cellan Eynon, Ben From Wales and Lloyd Jones.

Sat 17 Noise Makers 21 9.30pm-3am, £10 adv.

Drum’n’bass from Ed Solo, Grown b2b Benji, Chew & Hayez And Wozzi b2b Teaze, dubstep from Ribble-E and Nekura and ghetto funk/ glitch hop from Rumoke and Golobonaize.

BAR COCOA Broad Street, Barry. facebook.com/cocoabarry Thursdays Reggae Nights DJs Gadget and The Candyman (Love & Harmony Sounds) play lovers rock, classic and new reggae

jams weekly. Fridays + Saturdays 10pm-3.30am, £3.

With DJ James Bourne. Fri 9 Regal Nights 10pm-3.30am, £5 before 11. Featuring T Mulla playing live and DJ sets from Paz, James Bourne, Jigga, Wendale and Gummi.

Fri 23 Swish 10pm-3.30am, £5 before 11. Featuring a live PA from Jay Silva plus Jukkie, Luxas J Rowe, Piddy, James Bourne, Paz and Wendale.

Sat 3 Regal Nights 10pm3.30am, £5 before 11. With So Solid Crew alumni Harvey and Romeo, plus DJ Dandaman and local residents Nezzy, Gummi, James Bourne and Wendale. Sun 1 Apr The TOWIE Takeover 10pm3.30am, £4 before 10.30. With Dan Edgar and Myles Barnett, plus DJs. THE BIG TOP / 10 FEET TALL 11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall@yahoo. co.uk Thursdays Rock hits from DJ Andy Rhys Lewis. Fridays + Saturdays Resident DJs playing soul and funk. Fri 2 Hey Mary 10.30pm, £5.

Cardiff’s top gay/queer/drag/ etc night. Hosted by Lucy Fur with Sissy Boy Tears DJs dropping the tunes. Normally on the first Friday of every month. Fri 23 That Good Night 10.30pm. Acid house and weird leftfield dance, on here once a month. DJs include It’s Dando and Mikki Wings of Dogruff. Saturdays Under A Groove 9pm-3am, £3 after 10. Funk and neosoul. Sat 24 Fleetmac Wood: Rumours Rave 10pm, £8 adv. A night consisting entirely of remixes and edits of songs off Rumours

by Fleetwood Mac, courtesy of DJs Roxanne Roll and Smooth Sailing. I mean, I like that album well enough but this is a bizarre cultural wrinkle if you think about it for even a second.

BLIND TIGER 49 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 243500.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Cocktails, drink deals and tunes as part of a cross-city midweek session. Fridays Koncept & Friends 11pm, £3-£5.

House, techno and bass music with guest DJs, breaking producers and residents from Wales’ freshest nights.

Saturdays Re:work 11pm, £5. Underground and cutting edge club music promised.

BLISTERS 63-65 Hanbury Rd, Bargoed.

01443 821500 / blistersbargoed@outlook. com Thurs 1 Ultrabeat 10pm4am, £22/£18 adv. Big stomping happy hardcore lineup for valley madheads! Ultrabeat is joined by Hixxy, Mark EG and Martin Dibble.

BLUE HONEY NIGHT CAFE Quay Street, Cardiff. 07512 247712 / facebook.com/ bluehoneynightcafe Thurs 1 Women, Wax &

Digital Tracks Hosted by Jessie from techno promoters Doppler and featuring a lineup TBC. BUFFALO 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-3am, Fri + Sat 11am-4am, Sun until 4am. 029 2031 0312 / www.buffalocardiff.com Mondays Bump & Grind 10pm-3am, from £2. R’n’b/ hip-hop night which left this venue last year in seemingly high dudgeon, in favour of Clwb Ifor Bach, and has now come back again.

Thurs 1 Ethos 10pm-4am, £5-£10. Drum'n'bass from Serial Killaz, Pi-Singer, Ollie G, Cinimod, Kalo, DC Conan and host Siege. Fri 9 Stickylemons x Fox King Clothing 9.30pm4am Featuring DJs/MCs from respected drum’n’bass label V Recordings – Bryan Gee, David Boomah and Bladerunner – plus Cardiff’s Ransom b2b Low & Mowgli, Kallista b2b Poison with JK Ripper Jaydee, T-Bone v Benny Bootleg and Pabz b2b Shannyshan. Fri 6 Apr Stickylemons Random Concept Origins 10pm4am. Drum’n’bass, not many details yet but there’s an MC competition with MC Fearless as one of the judges. T-Bone and Joe Blow will be DJing.

Saturdays The Shake Up 10pm-4am, £3. Pop, chart, house, r’n’b funk and soul from residents over two floors.

Plus, when you order a drink from the bar you roll a dice and, if you roll a double, it’s half price. My commiserations to this venue’s bar staff for having to put up with this.

BUFFS 6 Station Road, Brynmawr.

01495 315334.

Sat 24 Infinity: Goes Beyond! 7pm-2am, £5.

House, techno and trance from Lucas Alexander, Tekno Tom, J-Tek, Just Joe & Tom-e Slim , Dan Newman, Spctrm & Pipes, Synchronize & Jiggy andRossy D & Brad Dunk.

CARDIFF SPEAKER HIRE Unit 4 Anchor Industrial Estate Dumballs Road, Cardiff. 029 2009 5590 / www.cardiffspeakerhire. com Sat 10 Robot Monkey Warehouse Rave 8pm2am, £10/£7 adv. Not a huge amount of info about this one but ir promises “Deep House: Live Percussion: Tribal Chants” and is presented by DND Productions and Loophole Events. Sun 1 Apr Delete Warehouse Residents Party 4pm2am, £10 adv. Local house/ techno specialists toast both fools and risen Christs with sets from Matt Owen, Marc Parsons, Lee Graves, Kofi Tarris, Owain Kimber, Gerrard and Aled Wynne.

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / www. cardiffstudents.com

Wednesdays YOLO 9pm2am, £4/£3 adv/free before 11. New midweek club night promising both your favourite tunes and great offers. Good name, really on trend. Fri 2 Hannah Wants 9pm-4am, £22 adv. Brummie bass gal returns to Cardiff Uni with a supporting cast including Sam Divine, Low Steppa, Devstar and Junga. Saturdays Juice 10pm-3am, £5/£4 NUS. Chart, dance and pop. Sat 31 Super Hans 7.30-11pm, £16 adv. A DJ set by the actor play-

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Got Bass 10pm, £10-£15.

Featuring Chris Lorenzo, Koncept, Styx, Oni, Chez and host Benji Wild. Wed 28 XL Presents 11pm. Drum’n’bass I would imagine. Thurs 8 Carnival 11pm, £3-£5.

Bashment, dancehall and reggae. Thurs 15 Propaganda 11pm, £3-£5. Big national indie disco brand. Thurs 22 Brooklyn Zoo 10.30pm-4am, £4-£6. Current and classic hip-hop alike. Fridays (bottom) Seventy Times 7 11pm-3am, £3-£5. New weekly

Newport’s Meze Lounge closed at the end of 2017, but is reopening for one night – Sat 10 Mar – for a charity (NSPCC) rave titled DJs In PJs. A laundry list of local house, techno and drum’n’bass selectors offer their services and punters are invited to dress in nightwear. ing the Peep Show character, and why not? It’s your own student debt you’re getting into. Also in Swansea this month, on Fri 9.

CLUB ICE Broadway, Pontypridd.

07771 920726 / www. clubiceponty.com Fridays Flashback 10pm3am, Retro hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Saturdays Gravity 10.30pm-3am, £7/£5 before 11. House, techno and dance every week on the club’s new Void soundsystem.

Sat 24 Focus 9pm-3am, £3 adv. House and techno featuring a bunch of DJs (names TBC) from various Cardiff nights.

CLUB OXYGEN 1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk Fridays Dance Anthems 11pm-6am, free. House and commercial music all night from Big Al, Nicky G, 3 Bird, Jordan Steins, LJ Isaac and Tom Chizzy. Saturdays 11.30pm-5am, £5/free before 1. House, house & bass (what is this?), progressive and big room tunes.

CLWB IFOR BACH Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net Tue 6 David Attenborough’s Jungle Boogie 11pm-4am, £5. The remise of this seems to be that disco, house, funk and soul will be DJed, with rainforest decor and visuals, and for some reason everyone is given a paper David Attenborough mask to wear. As far as I can tell it has nothing further to do with him, nor his official endorsement. Tue 13 Applebum 11pm. Hip-hop and r’n’b. Wed 7 Dazed 11pm, £10. Drum’n’bass from DJ Hazard, Clique, MC XL and more TBC. Wed 21

clubnight offering alt-rock and pop-punk by the looks of things. It’s (still!) named after a Brand New song if that’s any indicator. Fri 2 Disco Motel 11pm, £3-£5. Disco and classic pop club night.

Fri 9 Lycra 11pm-4am.

Eighties disco and pop. Fri 16 Submerge 10.30pm-4am, £6-£10. Dubstep and the like headlined by Gantz of the Deep Medi stable, plus Vaun, Koma, Rich Tea, Blokeye & Ransom and Oni b2b Calamity.

Fri 23 Get Funky 11pm.

Fri 30 Fiesta Bombarda 11pm-4am, £14 adv. Ragga jungle ledge General Levy headlines, more acts TBC. Fri 6 Apr Journey 10pm-4am, £15 adv. Semi-regular trance night returns with a headline set from techno and proginfused hot-to-trot name Gai Barone in the headline slot.

Will Rees will also feature. See Clubs. Saturdays Dirty Pop 10pm-4am, £5. Three floors of fun: The Vinyl Vendettas’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop and Mr Potter’s proper disco.

COURTYARD 48 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Upfront dance anthems and “Urban Vibes”. Fridays Spotlight Sessions / The Kickstart 5pm, £3/free before 9.

Urban and club anthems and drinks deals. Part of the NPCLUBHOP price deal which also includes entry to Blind Tiger, Meze Lounge and Lambaba. Saturdays Mischief Beat-driven anthems is the ambiguous description for tonight’s music policy. Sundays Good Time Social Club 8pm, free. DJs til late and the weekend’s sports highlights.

CREATURE SOUND Ken Bu Kan, 1 Bethesda Street, Swansea. 01792

clubs 301178 / www. creaturesound.com Fri 16 Beats Not Bombs 7pm-4am, £2.50. Multi-genre live music event raising money for homeless people in Swansea. So in addition to the bands, who are listed in the Live Music section, DJ sets will come from Funktionm Tek, Ruin and Heft representatives.

MCs on the night: SayKridd, T-Rev and Matenj.

CWMBRAN STADIUM Henllys Way, Cwmbran.

01633 627101.

Fri 6 Apr Clubland Classix 7pm-1am, £21 adv. This night debuted back in October, with a night of 90s-tastic pop rave, and was enough of a hit that it’s back. Lineup: Scott Mills, Sash!, Joel Corry , Ultrabeat, N-Trance, Leif Boii and Lewis Hayes.

THE DUKE Old Market Street, Neath.

01639 643892.

Sat 17 Hedone 8pm-2am, £5.

House from Lucas Alexander, Thomas Rees and Kieran Roberts. Sun 1 Apr Hedone 7pm-2am, £5. Bank holiday special with Tennan plus Hedone residents Simon, Luke Armstrong and Tom Murray.

FICTION & VINYL The City Gates, Little Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 828777 / www.fictionclub. co.uk/swansea Mondays Quids In 10.45pm2.30am, £3.50/£2 before 11.

Chart, cheese, r’n’b, dance and house. Wednesdays Underground 11pm-3.30am, £3.50/£2 before 1. House, chart, r’n’b and cheese across two rooms. Fridays 11pm-3am, £5/£3 adv. Drinks offers and, uh, music I guess. Saturdays Agenda 10.30pm-3am, £3.50/£2 before 1. Fiction: house, r’n’b, EDM. Vinyl: pop and party.

FUEL 5 Womanby Street, Cardiff.

07970 063107 / facebook. com/fuelcardiff Thursdays FUBAR 10pm2am. Rock, metal and alternative clubnight. Fridays + Saturdays Rock and metal anthems each weekend, plus special guests when such types are in town.

GLAM Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2022 9311 / info@ glamnightclub.co.uk Mondays Bed 10pm-3am, £2/free before 11. A mashup of chart, r’n’b, cheese and dance across two floors.

Formerly known as The Fest. Saturdays Rumour 9pm-3am, £5-£10. Two rooms of quality music, everyone catered for it is claimed.

Formerly known as Vanity.

Sat 31 is a Joshua v Parker afterparty, or at least is billed as such, although it looks like they’re just cashing in.

THE GLOBE 125 Albany Rd, Cardiff.

07590 471888 / www. globecardiffmusic.com Fri 30 Trevor Nelson’s Soul Nation 9pm-2am, from £11 adv. Sold out.

GWDIHW Guildford Crescent, Cardiff.

029 2039 7933 / www. gwdihw.co.uk Tue 13 Cardiff Electronic Producers 7.30pm, free.

In association with Cardiff Ableton User Group, plus an open decks session from 7.309pm. Fri 16 Groove-ist 9pm.

Eclectic grooves taking in ska, soul jazz and Latin are promised. Fri 30 Pleasuredome 9pm, £4/£3 before 11. Electro, synthpop, Italo disco, new wave, funk and more. Sat 3 Bodywork x Bedmo Disco 9pm, £4. Two groovy Bristol DJ collectives join Sure Shot DJs, also this is a launch for the Soundwave Festival in Croatia somehow. Sat 10 Cosmogramma 9pm, £6/£4 adv. Featuring Blue Honey DJs plus live sets from Vels Trio and Alfie Swan.

INKSPOT The Old Church, Newport Road, Cardiff. 029 2049 0254 / www. inkspotartsandcrafts.com Fri 2 Instincts: Spirit Trance Gathering 10pm4am, £5. Psytrance wibble all night from The DMT Experiment, Radiostorm, Meskalin and Psychodelicacy.

Pic: Miranda McDonald

ECLIPSE University Of South Wales Students Union, Forest Grove, Treforest. 01443 483500 / www.uswsu.com Fri 9 Ramshackle 9pm1am, from £3. Ramshackle is Bristol’s biggest (student) club night, and this is the launch of Ramshackle Cardiff... despite it clearly not being in Cardiff. Anyway, ‘the finest

drum’n’bass, house, hip-hop, bassline and much more will be played.

FLEETMAC WOOD The Big Top, Cardiff, Sat 24 Mar Tickets: £8. Info: 029 2022 8883 / www.10feettall.co.uk “Boy, it really sucked being in that maximum security prison for 20 years with no access to media or culture. Still, I can’t wait to make up for lost time and find out what’s cool with the kids nowadays. Over to you, Buzz!”

Well, there’s this touring club night called Fleetmac Wood happening.

Basically two DJs play dance remixes and edits of Fleetwood Mac songs all night, and there are visuals. Of Fleetwood Mac. “Great... but I said ‘the kids’, not ‘47-year-old travelling salesmen’.”

Nah, this is the thing: Fleetwood Mac are now extraordinarily hip with millennials and they will probably pack this out in their white denim and billowing Stevie Nicks finery.

“Blimey! The world sure has changed since I assassinated Mike Flowers in 1997.”

Plus UV lighting, glitter and face painting, of course.

JACOB’S MARKET West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939.

Fri 16 Teak 10pm-5am, £14.

With a headline set from Young Marco. Description in full on the Facebook event page says, quote, “<Insert something relevant about the event here>” and nevertheless it has sold out weeks before the event.

JUBILEE CLUB 98 Herbert Street, Pontardawe. 01792 863142 Sat 10 Jubilee Soul 7pm12.30am, free. Northern soul and the like, in aid of Cancer Research UK. .

KARMA 75 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Fri + Sat 8pm-6am. karmaclubcardiff@gmail. com Sat 24 Dancehall Nice Again: Back To The 90s 10pm-6am. Beenie Man, Mr Vegas, Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, TOK, Tanya Stephens, Cecile, Lexxus and Frisco Kid are all invoked by the promoters, and should hopefully give you an idea of what to expect.

THE KIRKHOUSE / KOOLERS Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil. 01685 388872.

Fri 30 Cellar Door 8pm3am, £10 adv. House and techno from Cardiff clubbing brand who also go round the valleys now and again.

LA BAMBA 19 High Street, Newport.

01633 259144.

Fri 2 Privileged 10pm-4am, £5/£3 before 11. UK garage and bassline from 10sion & Liam Fry of Privileged plus guests Wisk, the superbly named Form 696, Quadey, DJ Shai and hosts Ally Pally & Supa Darkaz. Room 2 is hosted by Empire Flipz.

LASER STATION Bridge Wharf, Carmarthen.

01267 235648 / www. laserstationwales.com Sat 3 Fat Soul presents Timbali 8pm-3am, £5-£8.

Reggae, riddims and hip-hop from Timbali (soundsystem show), Miss Mitten (dub and Afrobeats set), Sub-Conscious, Doc. P, Billy Phono & PR1, Culture Vultures and MC Shrubz. Sat 17 Just My Day 7pm-3am, £12 adv. Featuring a live set by Dr Meaker .plus DJ sets from E-Coli (gypsy tek), Tamika (drum’n’bass), Babz b2b Dwaine Whyte, Rnx, CNS Crew, BlueMD and a DJ competition winner.

MCs: Catfishbobby, KroSs SeKtion and Hypnosis. Sat 31 Progrezzion 8pm-3am, £10. Hard dance from Jakka-B, Ed ET & DTR, S-Worx, Toxic, Narcotic Smugglers, Will EG and Arnie & Fakulty vs Turk & Smiler, plus Progrezzion residents XSIV DJ vs Pete Rampage and Little Jack. MCs: Smiler and Hypnosis.

LEVEL 2 @ KONGS 114-116 St Mary Street,

Cardiff. info@kongsbars. com / www.kongsbars.com Fri 23 Riddim 10pm-3am, £12/£10. Liquid drum’n’bass from Hybrid Minds, Mascot, Entakah, JuicE, Ebbens, Sker and host MC XL. Sat 24 Rotary Club 10pm-3am, tbc.

With headliner LuvJam coming to Cardiff for an extended set, more details TBC!

MARY’S 89 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon-Thurs 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-3am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-1am. 029 2066 8647 / www.maryscardiff. co.uk Wednesdays Wednesday Club 8pm-2am. Dance and chart toppers with DJ Chris.

Thursdays Mixxet 8pm2am. Fun, games, and cabaret with Amber Dextrous and Alphaa Heart. Fridays Non Stop Party 8pm-2am. DJ Lee plays tunes from the 90s onwards. Saturdays 8pm2am. Dance, pop and chart with DJ Billy Joe. Sundays Service 5pm-2am, free. Bingo with Aunty Ade and Aunty Betty from 5pm, with cash prizes; DJ Mary Golds until 9pm; guest cabaret at 9pm and DJ Billy Joe on the tapes (this is an odd turn of phrase but I like it) until 1am.

METRO’S Baker’s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www. metroscardiff.com Wednesdays Cheapskates 9pm-4am, £4/free early bird. Hywel plays ‘alternative mayhem’ and old skool cheese. Fridays Havoc 10.30pm-4am, free before 11.

Mismatched alternative tunes from Hywel. Saturdays Lose Yourself 10.30pm-4am, free before 11. Stereo Brain playing indie, beats, treats and pop-punk.

MEZE LOUNGE 6 Market Street, Newport.

01633 259144 / facebook. com/mezeloungenewport Sat 10 DJs In PJs NSPCC Charity Fundraising Event 6pm-6am, £5. A night for a good cause in a venue that closed at the start of this year BUT! has opened back up for one night only. Room 1: house and techno from Martin Dibble, K33fey, Owen Kilby, Madame Twisted, Dan Waite, Tom-E Slim b2b Just Joe, Pipes, Shaun Llewelyn, Guzzy b2b D-Sia, Tekno Tom, Paul Blandford and Smudge & Mandi. Room 2: drum’n’bass from Dirtbox b2b Kevlar, Quadey, 10sion, Ini Jungle, Dan 3man, Lubi J, Dabbz, Benny Bootleg, ERB and Pedeadstrian. Also, as per the event title, there’s a fancy dress theme: pyjamas or onesies.

MINSKYS SHOW BAR Cathedral Walk, St David’s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128 / www.minskysshowbar.com Fridays & Saturdays 8pm1am. Dancing and cabaret with regular drag acts including Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover.

MISSOULA 84-86 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 1315 / www.missoulabars.co.uk/ missoulacardiff Mondays Mojito Mondays 5pm-12am. Motown classics and mojitos 2-4-1 all night.

Thursdays Rock The Night 5pm-12am. Indie classics.

Fridays #Friday 5pm-2am.

Funky house and half price drinks from 5-10pm.

MOCKA LOUNGE Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com Thursdays The Social Affair 9pm-3am. Over-25s night with chart hits through the ages. Fridays Timeless DJ Dan Nicholas plays r’n’b, funk, disco and old skool.

Just old skool. Saturdays Decorum Soulful and upfront house, plus funk, disco etc, from Sinky and Styles. Sundays VIP Chris Evans (My Playhouse) plays club classics, funky house and r’n’b.

THE MOON Womanby Street, Cardiff.

029 2037 3022 / info@ themooncardiff.com Wednesdays The Hustle 10pm. Hip-hop, Motown, funk and soul. Wed 21 Womanby’s Clubbing 5.30-8pm. Monthly clubbing events for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions. Run in partnership with Student Volunteering.

Fridays Gigantic Until 4am, free. Funk, punk, rock’n’roll, hip-hop, indie, reggae and soul after bands finish playing.

Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Until 4am, free. Bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between, after bands finish playing.

THE NEON Clarence Place, Newport.

01633 533666 / www.theneon.co.uk Fri 2 Rave On Jacob 9pm3am, £10 adv. Charity night in aid of cancer treatment for Jacob Jones, a toddler. This evening will feature house, techno and trance from Martin Dibble, Matthew James O’Keefe, Shane Morris, Tyrone Rose, Liam O’Connol and more TBC. Sun 25 Ravertots 2-4pm, £6 adv. An old skool rave, but for small children, with jungle veteran Nicky Blackmarket and MC Chalky White.

NEON LOUNGE Market Street, Newport.

01633 533666 / theneon. co.uk/neon-bar-lounge Saturdays Urban Dance Night 9pm-3am, free. Classic urban, house and r’n’b from DJ Steve C. I wonder how many people who attend this night will also be here on Thurs 1 Mar for this month’s meeting of UKIP’s Newport branch, which is being held here because the Neon supports UKIP and is owned by one of its former candidates.

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events PENARTH EX-SERIVCEMEN’S CLUB 69 Windsor Road, Penarth.

029 2070 7530 / www. penarthexservicemensclub. co.uk Sat 17 Penarth Soul Club 7.30pm-12am, £3 adv. An NYE of classic soul, northern soul etc, also on in May, July, September and November this year.

THE PIT The Strand, off Wind Street, Swansea. facebook.com/pg/ thepitswansea Fri 2 Funktion Tek 10pm4am, £4. A rave with a Dr Seuss theme, because it’s his 113th birthday today. Got a suspcion Funktion Tek looked up famous people born on this day cos they couldn’t think of a theme, but fair play. Anyway this features DG Boh & El-Raz (live set), Dayo, Llew & Matende, Benji & JuicE and Chris E. Sat 3 + Sat 7 Apr Dead Of Night 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month.

PLATFORM 11 High Street, Pontypridd.

Fri-Sun 7.30pm-2am. www. platform11.co.uk Sun 1 Apr 011 6pm-4am, £10/£8. The 11th night in this club’s series of guest DJs features burgeoning house duo OC & Verde. Pete Tong is a big fan you know.

POPWORLD 96 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon, Tue + Thurs 9pm3am; Wed 8pm-3am; Fri 5pm-3am; Sat 1pm-3am.

029 2023 5825.

Mondays Pop Rocks 9pm. A night of what they call alternative pop but their examples (Green Day, Blink, Linkin Park) seem to suggest will be pop-punk and nu-metal.

Ah, it’s all just names at the end of the day. Fridays + Saturdays Popworld Party Until 3am. Drinks deals from 5-11pm (Fri) and 3-8pm (Sat).

POPWORLD Wind Street, Swansea. MonFri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676.

Tuesdays Timewarp Music from the 1980s and dance competitions. Wednesdays Quids In 8pm-3am. Student night where drinks are £1.

Thursdays Destination Popworld Lots of cocktails, 2-4-1 offers and, naturally, pop music. Fridays + Saturdays Ain’t No Party Like A Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4 (Fri)/£3-£5 (Sat).

PRYZM Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2023 3854 / www. pryzm.co.uk/cardiff Mondays Quids In 10pm4am. Student night. Fridays + Saturdays 10pm-3am, £4. Three music arenas, VIP booths, other stuff. Fridays Smack. 9pm-3am, £4 adv. Weekly student event described by one enthusiast as “lit Friday nights with chilled fam bams and regular bants”.

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Fri 2 features special guest Kissy Sell Out. PULSE 3 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

029 2064 1010 / www. pulsecardiff.com. Gay venue.

Wednesdays Kapow!

10pm-4am. Student night with Jolene Dover and DJ Warren.

Fridays Full On 10pm-5am, £4/£3. DJ Craig downstairs, Opal upstairs. Fri 1 and Fri 8 Dec have X Factor finalists making guest appearances Saturdays Pop Til You Drop 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11.

The very best chart remixes and classic hits all night long.

THE RAINBOW ROOMS 12 High Street, Gorseinon, Swansea. 07563 111225 / www.the-rainbowrooms.com Sat 3 I Am A Raver 10pm4am, £10 adv. “Music Genres: Cheesy Dance, Club Classics, EDM, Hardcore/Hardstyle, Old Skool.” Fair play! DJ Cammy, Gary MCF, DJ Bad Boy and DJ Zitkus are your guides.

Sat 10 Logic Hardcore 12 Hour Mega Rave 6pm6am, £12.50 adv. DJs: Hixxy, Alex Prospect, Fallon, Last Of The Mohicans (reunion set – was gonna say, not heard that name for a while), Racy, Narcotic Smugglers, Reflux & Pierce, The Corruptorz, Patt-E & Chemikalz, Con Con & Misteve, Gee & Atom and Rob Rees & Jason P. MCs: Wotsee, Shocker, Energy, Offside, Venom, Destroyer, MCV and Skyz. Fri 23 Heft 10pm-4am, £8 adv. New promo company’s second night is headlined by bass house fave Jay Fade.

Sun 1 Apr Delusion 9pm4am, £10/£8. Trance classics/ anthems from Dave Pearce, Big Al, Jonny Griffiths, Rhys Thomas, Dan McShane and John Hughes.

REVOLUTION Castle Street, Cardiff. Open from 11am. 029 2023 6689 / www.revolution-bars.co.uk Tuesdays Mode 9pm-3am, £4 adv. Popular student night returns. Fridays + Saturdays 9pm-3am. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire.

SIN CITY Dilwyn Street, Swansea.

01792 468892 / www. sincityclub.co.uk Tuesdays Hustle 10pm3am, £3/£2 before 12. Motown, r’n’b and hip-hop. Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £3. Student night. Fridays Monsters Of Rock 10pm3.30am, £4/£2 before 12.30.

Indie in room 1, metal in room 2. Fri 9 Super Hans 10pm-4am, £12 adv. The first of two south Wales dates for Super Hans, or the second of two if you read these listings in order as he’s also at Cardiff Uni on Sat 31. Fri 2 Bassline 10pm-4am.

Featuring a headline set from silly-sounding drum’n’bass supergroup SaSaSaS (Fri 2 Mar, £22 but way sold out).

Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am.

Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South. Sat 10 Rise x Critical Sound 10pm-4am,

£12-£15. Drum’n’bass from The Upbeats (whose own bio describes their music as “digital pub rock anthems for the club”), Kasra, Sam Binga, Chimpo and Klax.

Sat 17 Sink 10pm-4am, £8-£12. Drum’n’bass from DJ Hype and Mollie Collins, plus residents.

SODA St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www. sodacardiff.com Wednesdays Replay 9pm4am, £4. Chart, cheese and r’n’b for students. Fridays Fade 10pm-3am, £4/£6 VIP. R’n’b, hip-hop, house and UK garage from Vijay, Jigga, Monique B and Dan Willow.

Saturdays Soiree 9pm-4am.

Three rooms including the Attic which is “the social playground for the high flyers and social elite, the only place to be seen.” Imagine catching your reflection in the mirror just after writing that. Sundays Soda Sundays 9pm-3am, £4/£8 VIP. Three floors of music for students and industry workers.

TIGER TIGER Friary House, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944 / www.tigertigercardiff.co.uk Every Day Lucky Voice Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK's leading private karaoke experience each day of the week. Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 10pm-3am, £5/£3.50. Exclusive midweek student party. You don’t need NUS to get in though.

Fridays Tic Toc 10pm-3am, £4. “Forget the DJs who play the stuff you've never heard of, ours will be playing your favourite tracks all night long.”

Fri 2 has a guest appearance from Charlie Sloth-supported British grime/rap/pop fella J-Fresh (£5 on the door), while Fri 9 is billed as a McNuggets giveaway but provides no further info. Saturdays Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.

UNDERTONE (BASEMENT OF 10 FEET TALL) 11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Fri 2 Groove Theory 10pm-4am. House, disco and funk, residents night this month. Sat 3 Flatline 10pm.

Drum’n’bass, 140 and bassline from local DJs and MCs. Tue 6 Wile Out 11pm, £4/£2 adv.

Bassline. Fri 9 Cosmonaut 10pm-4am, £5/£3. New night with drum’n’bass, bassline and “speed breaks” (NB I just googled this term and these promoters are the only people who appear to use it). Sat 10 The Nest 10pm-4am. This seems to be a radio show from Manchester, looks like a house and techno thing but further details are currently elusive. Fri 16 Groove 11pm.

Local house newcomers get Netherlands DJ Franky Rizardo down for a headline set. He was supposed to play in December in fact, but it

didn’t happen. Sat 17 Beat Cartel 10pm. Literally no info on who or what this is sorry. I’m just going to call it drum’n’bass, like I do with everything when I don’t know what it is, as I’m right more often than not. Tue 20 Skank Ground 11pm.

Bassline and drum’n’bass.

Thurs 22 Pressure 10pm3am. Drum’n’bass. Fri 23 Selecta 11pm, £5/£3 adv. UK garage classics. Sat 24 Unity 10pm, £5/£3 NUS. House from Matt Owen (Delete), Beekay b2b Half & Half, Jon Williams and Oliver Harvey.

Thurs 29 Rough N Tumble 03 10pm-3am. Featuring Majora, The Organ Grinder.

Roughion and Tom Bateman.

Fri 30 Synthesis 10pm.

Drum’n’bass. Sat 31 Curfew 10pm-3am, £10/£8. Leeds deep techno type DJ Jack Wickham is tonight’s headliner; Hotted, Agenda and Luke Tainton fill out the rest of the bill.

WOW BAR 4 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

Gay venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs; before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029 2066 6247 / www.wowbarcardiff.com Wednesdays Get Pounded Free. Hosted by Gypsy Divine, soundtracked by DJ Basil and named in reference to the £1 drinks offers. And nothing else. Thursdays Let’s Have A Kiki Free. DJs Basil and Chris soundtrack non-stop fun and games. Fridays Kitty’s Kabaret Free before 11. With WOW Showgirls Miss Kitty and Marcia, plus special guests every week. Saturdays Hi Energy Free before 11. Pop and party upstairs, chart and dance downstairs. Sundays The Cuckoo Club Free. DJ Krys plays the tunes until late.

THE VAULTS The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents.com Fri 2 Concept v Circle 8 10pm-5am, £15 adv. Impressive lineup of drum’n’bass, like so.

Main room: DJ SS, Bassman, Fatman D, Dialogue, Chunky Bizzle, Kallista b2b Stu Grady, Low b2b Mowgli, Joe Blow b2b Bason, Luke Ebbens and MCs Chew, Skamma, XL and Vizable. Room 2: Hoodfella Development, Plethora, Reload, Mascot, Kyam & Kalo, Oni and Scoops. Sat 3 Shangri-La: Solardo Sessions 10pm5am, £16 adv. Big name house duo Solardo return to Cardiff after a set last year. Sold out.

EVERY MONDAY Beat It: Drumming For Dementia Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10.30am12.30pm, free. Info beatitpercussion@gmail.com.

Hosted by Lynn – contact her on the above email.

Beginners Belly Dance Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.307.4pm, £7/£30 for 5-week course. Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk. With Stephanie. Every Monday apart from holiday breaks.

Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Brecon Town Band Rehearsals Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623650. Hosted by Dave Jones – contact him on the above number.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting The Plum Tree, Canton, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392. A friendly social group offering the chance to “liven up your social life and meet new friends” through a varied events programme including theatre, live music, walks, badminton, table tennis and pub nights. More info at www. cardiffivc.org.uk.

Cardio Climb Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

6.30-7.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combining cardio and climbing.

Ceroc The Gate, Cardiff.

7.45-10.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info 029 2048 3344. A fusion of salsa, ballroom, tango, hip-hop and jive. Classes are easy and relaxed.

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Rehearsals Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 491424.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Led by Pauline Down and taking place every Monday during term time (until Mon 11 Dec, then starting again on Mon 8 Jan).

WALKABOUT St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2072 7930 / www. walkaboutbars.co.uk/ venues/cardiff Thurs 15 TNT presents Scouting For Girls DJ Set 10pm-3am, from £4. Yeah.

WALKABOUT Castle Bailey Street, Swansea. 01792 450850 / www.walkaboutbars.co.uk/ venues/swansea Fri 9 Vice 10pm-3am, £5-£9.

Another south Wales appearance for eager-to-please grime MC Tinchy Stryder, whose Carmarthen slot was previewed in the February issue.

Vice is a new promo venture, unrelated to the abuseenabling youth media company but with a commitment to “getting smashed off Walkies student drink deals”.

WAREHOUSE 54 54 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

Wednesdays Krazy Wednesdays Cocktails, drink deals and tunes as part of a cross-city midweek session.

Fridays Live Forever 12am, £3. Britpop classics. Part of the NPclubhop multi-venue deal. Saturdays The Indie Rock Disco 12am. (Former) Meze Lounge DJs playing indie and rock classics. Also an NPclubhop night.

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Drop-in Meditation And Mindfulness Classes The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £5/£3 unwaged. Info 01792 458245.

New weekly class led by Mike Garside, Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Swansea.

FAN Group Meeting Grange Pavilion, Grangetown, Cardiff.

11am, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN (Friends And Neighbours) groups offer the chance to meet people, speak about a chosen topic for one hour, and have a chat and a cuppa. More FAN meetings are elsewhere in Cardiff every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

FAN Group Meeting Whitchurch Library, Cardiff.

2pm, free. Info 07512 638792.

Freestyle Fitness Yoga Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £7/£6. Info sarasclasses4@gmail.com.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales.

6am-8pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Boxing-based high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. Today’s lineup looks like this. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 5-5.45pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Funkypump 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely, Cardiff: 6.157.15pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.

Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190.

Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Also every Wednesday and Friday.

Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info 01656 649190.

9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: JiggetyJig. Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Also on Fridays.

Little Monkey Club Heronston Hotel, Bridgend.

Info 01656 649190. Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Little Monkey Club Salvation Army, Penarth. Info 01656 649190. Also on every Wednesday. Runs until Mon 26 Mar. Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 5.45-8pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 5.45-6.45pm; 12 and up: 6.45-8pm.

Newport Badminton Club Bettws Active Centre, Newport.

7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285.

One of the largest badminton clubs in south-east Wales. Also on Thursdays.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today’s schedule looks like this. 4.30-6pm: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years). 6-8pm: Aerial Hoop Level 2, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Levels 3 and 4, Static Trapeze Level 4. Runs until Mon 23 Apr, with a half-term break on Mon 5 Mar. Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

10.30am. Info 01874 625992.

With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on

events Wednesday afternoons.

Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 11.45am.

Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday evenings.

Qigong Class The Sunhouse, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £5. Info 07779 151916. More at www. bringingbalance.co.uk.

Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.

Salsa Classes Horse & Groom, Cowbridge. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/intermediate.

St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7.30pm. Info 01446 799100.

Choir rehearsals.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7-9pm. Info 07734 557767.

Learn traditional Korean karate; beginners welcome.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 3-6pm Open training; 6-8pm Intermediate Aerial Hoop And Circus Fitness; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Hoop.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.301.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.109.30pm: beginners.

EVERY TUESDAY A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.

Beginners Ballet Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.157.30pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Covering key ballet principles including developing core strength, improving posture, basic steps, flexibility and coordination. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.

Beginners Contemporary Dance Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Exploring the basic principles of contemporary dance through a set of exercises. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebell 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10.30-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump

5.15-6 + 6-7pm; Funkypump Kidz 5.15-6pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funky Pump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm.

Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bootcamp 6.15-7.15pm; Bags 7.15-8.15pm. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7pm. Daleon Fitness, Merthyr: Funkypump 6-7pm.

Gitananda Yoga St David's Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.

Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7pm. Info 01446 799100.

Amateur theatre company for adults.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

All instruments and ages welcome.

Karate Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15-8.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. With Emma Robins.

Knap Art Group All Saints Church Hall, The Knap, Barry.

2-4pm. Info glyn@glynpooley. com. Hosted by Glyn Pooley.

Get in touch if you are interested in developing your creativity through learning to draw or paint.

Laughter Yoga Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info www.sparklylaughter.co.uk.

“No experience required, no stretching and no mats needed,” promise the organisers.

Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style Kenfig Hill Rugby Club, Bridgend. 8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted

by Frank. Lessons are from 8.15-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30. First dance lesson free.

Life Drawing Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930.

Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea. 6-10pm.

Info 01792 475147.

Little Monkey Club Jump Jam, Bridgend. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Tue 27 Mar. Also on every Thursday.Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff. 9.45am.

Info 01656 649190. 9.45 + 11.05am: Rock’n’Roll; 10.25am: Jiggety-Jig. Runs until Tue 27 Mar. Also on Thursdays.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

With Lesley Walker. Also on Thursdays, Fridays aand Saturdays.

Morning Yoga Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8-9am, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. A Vinyasa flow class, aimed to develop functional, athletic abilities and maximise strength. Hosted

by National Dance Company Wales.

Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45am-1.45pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. Music and movement class for babies aged eight weeks to five years.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.

org. Today’s schedule: 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years).

6-7pm: Hula Hoop. 6-8pm: Supervised Training. 7.459.45pm: Beginners’ Mixed Aerial. Runs until Tue 24 Apr. Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.co.uk.

Qigong & 24 Step Form St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm. Info 07772 657692.

Qigong Class Bute Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, pay by donation. Info 07779 151916. More at www.bringingbalance.co.uk.

Salsa Classes Kapu, Cardiff.

7.30-10.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners’ class starts 7.30pm; improvers 8.30; bachata 9.30.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Every Tuesday and Friday. This one visits Big Pit Mining Museum of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park (including BBNP visitors centre).

Student Night Cardiff City Table Tennis Club, Maindy Road Cardiff. 7-9pm, £2. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Trapeze For Beginners And Acrobalance; 8-10pm Chinese Pole.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30 + 6.45-8pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £9. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

With Kalavathi Devi.

Yoga Share M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 5-7pm, £4 (suggested donation). Info 029 2047 3373. Led by Ashtanga practitioner Sarah Cleary.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk. Mixed level class.

Zhan Zhuang Qigong Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.301.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. New weekly class, ZZQ being an ancient Chinese health system based on a series of static postures.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene Davies, as is...

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

SPRING FORAGING COURSE Bute Park, Cardiff, Sun 18 Mar/Fri 6 Apr/Fri 27 Apr Admission: £40/under-12s free.

Info: 01981 590604 / www.wildfooduk.com Once upon a time, humans used to go outside and forage for our dinner. Now, we drive to supermarkets. Eric and Marlow of Wildfood UK help people to get reacquainted with this lost tradition, by organising food forages across the UK. This March and April, they are bringing their philosophy to Cardiff. Join them in beautiful Bute Park for a group foraging walk, where their expertise will help you to find edible plants, flowers and mushrooms along the way. At the end, you’ll turn your delicious discoveries into a lunch to share. There’s no better way to shake off the last of the dreary winter, try new food and start on the spring.

EVERY WEDNESDAY Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Ceramics For Adults The Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm.

Info 01633 656757.

Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info: cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Cheer Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.15am, £3.

Info 01633 656757. Movement session for babies.

City Of Cardiff Rotaract Meeting Refectory Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff.

6.30pm. Info 07768 108394. An 18-30s community group that integrates young professionals, students and refugees through community projects and social events.

Djembe Drumming Workshops Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.309.30pm, £5/£3. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx. co.uk. 6.30-8pm: beginners (£3); 8.15-9.30pm: intermediate/ advanced (£5). Drop-in classes.

Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda.

7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034.

With tutor Chris Williams.

FAN Group Meeting Canton Library, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free.

Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English.

More info at www. thefancharity.org.

FAN Group Meeting Grangetown Hub, Havelock Place, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free.

Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting The Gate, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 07512 638792.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Warehouse, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Bag Circuit 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm; Abs 7-8pm.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.157.15pm.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Zion Chapel, Ponthir, Newport. 6.30-8.30pm, £10. Info 07806 625717. All instruments and ages welcome.

Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190.

Runs until Wed 28 Mar. Little Monkey Club Primo School Of Music, Insole Court, Cardiff. Info 01656 649190.

Runs until Wed 28 Mar. Little Monkey Club Salvation Army, Penarth. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Wed 28 Mar. Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport.

4.15-6.15pm, £3 per session.

Info 01633 656757. 7-10 years old: 4.15-5.15pm; 14-18: 5.156.15pm.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road,

Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.15-6pm: Youth: Jedi Acrobatics (11+); 6-8pm: Adult Acrobatics; 8-9.30pm: Handstands. Runs until Wed 18 Apr, with a half-term break on Wed 28 Feb. Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

5.45pm. Info 01874 625992.

With Katy Sinnadurai.

Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm.

Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai.

Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley.

Qigong Class The Hub Community Centre, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 2-3pm. Info 07772 657692.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Day tours from Cardiff, every Wednesday and Saturday. This one visits Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle.

Toddler Time Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10-11am. Info 01685 384111. Pre-school stories, rhymes and crafts for toddlers.

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events ROOTS ROUND UP MARCH 2018 Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate than in the company of the owner of one of the most beautiful voices in the world? With her musical roots planted firmly in the Irish tradition, Cara Dillon – for it is she – is an artist that effortlessly transcends genre with her stunning interpretations of both traditional and contemporary songs.

Born in Dungiven, County Derry, Cara has been performing since childhood, winning the all-Ireland singing trophy at the age of just 14. Since then, she’s risen to be one of the world’s finest singers of traditional Irish song and, together with her husband and musical partner Sam Lakeman, has had a varied career that’s successfully combined traditional and contemporary elements. She’s also enjoyed commercial success that’s included working for the Disney Corporation, featuring on chart-topping dance remixes and performing with a full orchestra.

Aged 19, Cara was signed to Warners as part of Equation, and it was in this band that she met her future husband, Sam Lakeman. The two left the band after only a year to pursue their desire to create original music that was true to their traditional roots, but it soon became apparent that their vision wasn’t shared by Warners. As Sam noted, “Our musical compass was pointing in a different direction to theirs”.

Returning to her roots, Cara’s most recent release Wanderer features some of her best vocal performances to date and has already been hailed as possibly her best album. Its central themes reflect Cara’s interest in songs about departure and belonging. Stripped back to sparse piano and guitar accompaniment, it’s a self-assured, warm, intimate and relaxed collection with Cara’s outstanding vocals at its heart. With contributions from the likes of Kris Drever, John Smith, Justin Adams, Niall Murphy and Ben Nicholls, it’s an album deeply rooted in the tradition but one which has a huge cross-genre appeal – as you can discover when Cara and Sam perform as part of the Roots Unearthed series at St David’s Hall on Tue 6 Mar. BUZZ ALSO RECOMMENDS: Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro. British guitarist and American double bassist in perfect harmony (Pontardawe Arts Centre, Fri 9) Faustus. “Bloke folk” from highly regarded trio (Rhosygilwen Manor, Pembrokeshire, Sun 11) The Furrow Collective. Emily Portman. Rachel Newton, Lucy Farrell and Alasdair Roberts. ‘Nuff said (Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Wed 21) Please send your folk and roots listings to listings@buzzmag.co.uk or phone them in to 029 2022 6767

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Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial (beginners mixed); 8-10pm Aerial Silks Intermediate.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am, 1-2.15pm + 7-9pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm.

Info admin@yoga-works. co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.

Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea. 5.30pm, £3.50.

Info 07914 683534.

EVERY THURSDAY Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

Alexander Technique & Yoga M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16/£80 for six sessions. Info 029 2047 3373.

Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 4.15-5.15pm, £5. Info 0844 8700887. Creative fun for 5-11-year-olds with tutor Becky.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.

Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Biodanza Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here by Antoinette Lorraine.

Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.30-7.30pm, £3.50 per session. Info 01633 656757. Learn break dancing styles, uprock, freezes and power moves. For ages 8-18.

Ceroc Dance Class Lysaght Institute, Newport. 7.3010.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

FAN Group Meeting Cardiff Central Library. 5pm, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English. More info at www.thefancharity.org.

FAN Group Meeting Cardiff MADE Cafe, Roath, Cardiff.

11am, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Cathays Heritage Library, Cardiff. 2.05pm, free. Info 07512 638792.

Fitsteps FAB The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £4. Info 01633 656757. Low intensity dance fitness workout.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebells 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10-11.30am; HIIT 1.151.45pm; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funkypump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm.

Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7 + 7.15-8.15pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely: Funkypump 7.158.15pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump Lite 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.157.15pm.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £25 (five weeks). Info 07980 742328.

Hosted by Ronald Macauley.

Hatch Youth Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 4.306.30pm. Info 01633 656757.

Hosted by Tin Shed Theatre.

Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers. co.uk. With Cardiff roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers. Also on every Sunday.

Little Monkey Club Jump Jam, Bridgend. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Thurs 29 Mar. Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff.

9.45am. Info 01656 649190.

Runs until Thurs 29 Mar. Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 8-10pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard who represented Wales at the Junior Commonwealth Games.

Newport Junior Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport.

7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285.

Coached by Rhys Pritchard.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate. org. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm: Ropes & Silks Level 2, Static Trapeze Level 2. 7.45-9.45pm: Static Trapeze Level 2, Ropes & Silks Level 3, Ropes & Silks Level 4. Runs until Thurs 19 Apr, with a half-term break on Thurs 1 Mar. Pilates Pontcanna Dojo, Cardiff. 6.15-7.15pm, £7/£6.

Info sarasclasses4@gmail. com.

Pilates Tramshed Studio, Cardiff. 12.30-1.30pm, £10/£8.

Info www.tramshedstudio.com.

Qigong Albert Rd Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.

Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866.

With money, beers and pizza to be won.

Salsa & Bachata Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7pm-2am, £4-£7.

Info 07800 565651. Beginners 7.30pm; improvers/intermediates 8.30. Free bachata dancing from 9.45pm.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com. Thursday and Sunday. This one visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, Parc-

Le-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.

Story And Rhyme Time In Welsh For Babies Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 10-11.30am, free.

Info 029 2057 3650. Every Thursday during term time; aimed at 0-4 years.

The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am-12pm, £16. Info info@yogaskies.co.uk. Small group class hosted by Mike Young.

University Of The 3rd Age Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

Info richard-walker@live. co.uk. Hosted by Richard Walker – contact him on the above email.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / info@upsidedowncircus.co.uk. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Silks.

Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7 + 7-8pm, £8/£6.50.

Info info@yogaskies.co.uk.

Hosted by Mike Young.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-8.45pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

11am: Mums & Baby yoga; 7.30pm: Pregnancy yoga.

EVERY FRIDAY Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www. depotcardiff.co.uk. This is now on every Friday and features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”.

Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm. Info mcaluan@cardiffaikikai.co.uk.

Bookworm Boogie Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 10-11am, £4.50/£3 for each child thereafter. Info 01874 611622. Babies/ toddlers session with Sarah Kilbride, featuring a mixture of drama, stories, movement and art..

Cardiff Table Tennis Community Club Upper Hall, Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome.

Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.4511.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

Info 01446 401209.

Dance Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.05am + 10.15-10.50am, £3 per session.

Info 01633 656757. Parent/ toddler dance and exercise session.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; ABC 5-7pm; Kettlebell 5.156pm; Bag Circuit 6.15-7pm.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6-6.45pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump

u – repeated

6-7pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bag Circuit 6-7pm.

Little Monkey Club Bijou, Cowbridge. Info 01656 649190.

Runs until Fri 23 Mar. Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info 01656 649190.

9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: JiggetyJig. Runs until Fri 23 Mar. Little Monkey Club Trinity Church, Porthcawl. Info 01656 649190. Runs until Fri 23 Mar. Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Movement And Music For A Fuller Life Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff.

7.45-9.30pm, £5. Info 07726 360584. Biodanza session, on most weeks (ring ahead to check) aiming to help you “discover the joy of living, feel better and happier, benefit from more energy, and be more flexible”.

Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm.

Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate. org. Today’s schedule: 4.156pm: Youth: Jedi Aerial Skills (11+); Youth: Padawan & Jedi Balance & Manipulation (9+).

Runs until Fri 20 Apr, with a half-term break on Fri 2 Mar. Older Adult Dance/ Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. No experience or partner required.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff. Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Circus Fit; 6-8pm Supervised training.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.

EVERY SATURDAY African Drumming Sessions Glyndwr Community Centre, Penarth. 10-11.30am, £7. Info 07974 635502 / dan@ phelpsmusic.com.

Ballroom Dancing Class Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am kids / 11am adults, £4 per class. Info 01685 384111.

10am: kids; 11am: adults; 12pm: private tuition.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Give It A Go

events Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.

FAN Group Meeting United Reformed Church Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English.

More info at www. thefancharity.org.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: Abs 8-9am; TRX & Kettlebells 9.15-10.15am; Funkypump Kidz 10.30-11.30am; Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Ufit, Cardiff: Bag Circuit 9.3010.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Boot Camp 8-9pm.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Movement For Children Volcano, Swansea. 10am-12pm, £4. Info www.volcanotheatre. co.uk. Energetic classes with a focus on creativity, supporting physical development and building confidence. Ages 4-7: 10am; 8-12: 11am.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today’s schedule: 10-11am: Family: Prewoks (2-4 years, with an adult); 10-11.30am: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); 11.30am-12.30pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years); 2-4pm: Youth: Jedi Performance Skills (11+); 4-6pm: Youth: Jedi General Skills (11+). Runs until Sat 21 Apr, with a halfterm break on Sat 3 Mar. Performance Academy Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am-1pm, £10. Info 01685 384111. Offering professional theatre and performance coaching in dance, acting, musical theatre and singing.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff. 9.30am1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sewing Workshops Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 10am-1pm. Info 01633 673739. Hosted by Ellery Design – see www.ellerydesign.com for details of how to book and/or contact them.

St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free. Info 029 2019 0036. Selling artisan foods, vintage clothing, antique furniture and bric-a-brac.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am-12 pm

Introduction to Aerial (beginners mixed); 10am - 12pm Introduction To Chinese Pole; 12-2pm + 2-4pm Drop-in Training.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

With Kalavathi Devi.

EVERY SUNDAY Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351.

Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10). Info 01656 661338.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

Cooper’s Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 to play. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Hosted by Ben Cooper.

Draw Somebody’s Sunday Body Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 1.30-3.30pm, £7.50.

Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Reform Church, Roath, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £8.50. Info facebook.com/cardiffyoga.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Weekly session featuring a mixture of competitive and co-operative games.

THURSDAY 1 MARCH uAmerican Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 1.15-3pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344.

Every Thursday. uDrawing Carmarthen Community Education Centre.

2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks).

Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@gmail. co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 23 Mar. Essential Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £8. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings.

This year’s first edition of Rat Trap, the intermittent yet popular pop-up art/ performance/music evening, takes place on Fri 23 Mar in Cardiff’s High Street Arcade.

Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

Hold Up Sunday Social Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff.

2pm, free. Info 029 2009 5590. Pool, table tennis and access to The hold Up’s jam/ rehearsal space.

Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www.brawlers. co.uk.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today’s schedule: 1-3pm + 3-5pm: Flying Trapeze Level 1; 5-6.30pm: Acrobalance; 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Level 2 + 3.

Runs until Sun 22 Apr, with a half-term break on Sun 4 Mar. Open Breaking/ Breakdance Training Session Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 5-8pm, £3. Info 029 2009 5590. Hosted by Cardiff City Breakers, The Hold Up and Elemental Force. *Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Always worth a trip.

Relaxing Sunday Yoga Class Parkminster United

First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 029 2030 4400. New poetry and fiction, this month with Stephen Hitchins and Julia Rose Lewis.

Free DJ Workshop For Women Blue Honey Night Cafe, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, free.

Info 07512 247712. New monthly venture from Creative Republic Of Cardiff and local DJ Jessie Belters, this is open to any women or non-binary people who want to learn how to DJ. Gwanwyn Ar Y Gorwel Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30-9pm, £8 adv. Info 01239 841387. Poetry from Paul Steffan Jones, Kittie Belltree, Ron Geaves and Maggie Harris. uIntroduction To Geology National Museum Cardiff. 1.305pm, £65 (five courses). Info 029 2039 7951. Three Museum research curators present a series of five weekly illustrated lectures exploring rocks, minerals and fossils. Every Thursday this month.

Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. Monthly gathering, this edition featuring guest storyteller Dominic Kelly. Price includes food.

Making The Eisteddfod Chair National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. As in, how to craft the ceremonial seat out of wood, rather than how to get your-

self elected to the panel of directors. uNorth Wales Beer Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2030 4400. Featuring guest selections from various breweries in said region. On Sat 3 Mar, the final day, it’ll form part of the Canton Beer Festival with the district’s three other pubs which serve half decent ales.

(Until Sat 3) Ocean Mic Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff.

7-10pm, £2 corkage fee. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx.co.uk.

BYOB open mic night, every first Thursday of the month.

Poems & Pints Cambrian Arms, Melin, Neath. 7.30pm, free. Info 01639 641556.

Poetry & Cello For St David’s Day Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-9pm, £8.

Info 01239 841387. Featuring cellist Daniel Davies. uReal Ale & Cider Festival 2018 Cardiff University Students Union.

2-11pm, £5. Info 029 2078 1458. Featuring approx 50 ciders, 35 ales and even various meads. On tomorrow also uSnooker: Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

From £8. Info 029 2022 4488.

Annual week of champion cue wrangling. Today is Round 3 and 4; Fri 2 is the quarterfinals; Sat 3 the semi-finals and Sun 4 the final, starting at 7pm. (Until Sun 4) St David’s Day National History Museum, St Fagans.

7pm, £13. Info 029 2057 3500.

One-man life-recalling type show from Welsh showbiz fella.

St David’s Day National Museum Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Welsh cakes, cawl, lambs, all business. uThe Wearable Art Show Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1PM, 4PM + 7.15pm, £6-£11. Info 029 2039 1391. An avant-garde catwalk show soundtracked by the operatic scores of Stravinsky and Birtwhistle. On tomorrow also.

World Book Day Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

10am-1pm + 1-3.30pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Morning/ early afternoon: schools and nursery group sessions.

Afternoon: family drop-in event to include stories, crafts and face painting.

FRIDAY 2 MARCH Arts & Craft Table Top Sales Ebenezer Chapel, Tonypandy. 10am-1pm, £5 to set up a table. Info ebenezercraftsfair@gmx. co.uk. First Friday of every month.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (threemonth trial membership). Info 07526 141392 / www.cardiffivc. org.uk. Meeting here on the first Friday of each month.

Farmers Market High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free.

Info 01685 725106. Quality produce from no more than 50 miles away, on the first Friday of each month.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm.

Info 029 2038 2001.

Little Mice Club: St

David’s Special National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am-12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.

More Sincere, More Ridiculous National Museum Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Lecture by Joe Kelleher, Professor of Theatre and Performance at University Of Roehampton in London. uMuseum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Also on Sat 10, Fri 16, Sat 24 and Sat 31.

My Welsh Kitchen (BwytyPop!) Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

63.30pm, £52. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk. Pop-up restaurant evening P/arty Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £11. Info 029 2023 2199. Paint, draw, colour and make things while drinking coffee and/or beer.

Peak: Art In The Black Mountains 30th Anniversary Art Auction Angel Hotel, Abergavenny.

7pm. Info info@peak.cymru.

Featuring works by Pete Fowler among other artists; proceeds will fund Peak’s Children And Young People appeal for 2018. uPremium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.30pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.

Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 9, Sat 10, Sat 24 and Fri 30.

St David's Day Coffee Morning Swansea Museum.

10.30am-12pm, £3. Info 01792 653763. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales and featuring a harp recital, cake stall, books and a raffle.

Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £5.50/free under-4s. Info 029 2047 5475.

Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘springtime sunshine’. uWorkshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Adult bikes on sale from £60; kids’ bikes from £10. Also on tomorrow, from 10am-12pm, and every Friday this month plus Sat 3.

SATURDAY 3 MARCH uArt Book & Zine Fair Three Doors Up, Queens Arcade, Cardiff. 11am, free.

Info pigeonmakesart@gmail. com. View and purchase work

by Cardiff illustrators and artists. On tomorrow also.

Civilisations Fun Day Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-2pm. Info 07737 630657. First Saturday of every month.

Craft Fair Coffee Cove Cafe Bar, Barry Island. 10am3.30pm, free/£10 to set up a stall. Info 07948 399111. Every first Saturday of the month.

Craft Fair St Hillary’s Church Hall, Killay, Swansea.

11am-3pm, £10 to set up a table. Info pearl.heenan4@ hotmail.co.uk.

Curator’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – Made In Wales National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12.302.30pm, free. Info 029 2057

3600.

Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.

This month, in fact, it’s the national anthem, on account of the date’s proximity to St David’s Day. Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info eclectic.crafters@gmail. com. Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.

Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry.

10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149.

Every first Saturday of the month. uFlight Fantastic Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Explore how humans are harnessing the forces of the natural world to overcome the many problems of flight. On every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 25.

Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v West Ham United Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Half Day Art Class: Seascapes With Acrylics The Gate, Cardiff. 9.30am12.30pm, £25. Info 029 2048 3344. With Rachel Rasmussen. uHoop N Move Cardio Class Ocean Arts Cardiff.

10-10.45pm, £7/£6 adv. Info elliecoptor@hotmail.com. With Ellie Pilott. Every Saturday this month.

Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.

Low ‘N Slow Cooking Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £185. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk Machen Rural Market Machen Church Hall. 10am2pm. Info 07737 630657. First Saturday of every month. uMars Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Take a closer look at what the red planet has to offer. On tomorrow also, plus Sat 10, Sun 11 and Wed 14-Sun 25 Feb. uMasterclass With Alexander Duncan Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

11am-4pm, £80 (two days).

Info 01792 516900. Learn the sculptural processes attached to a range of mould making and casting techniques. On tomorrow also.

MMA: Cage Warriors 91 Newport Centre. 4-11pm, £60/£35. Info 01633 656656.

Featuring Josh Reed v Brian Bouland as the main event, plus no less than 20 other matches on the pro and amateur cards across seven hours.

Open Haus The Printhaus / The Boneyard, Canton, Cardiff.

10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly open studios here, an opportunity to meet the artists and makers in this creative community. On the first Saturday of every month. uPremium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.30pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Introduction to Table Swansea. 12.30-3.30pm, free.

Loom Weaving Craft In The Info 01792 516900. Every Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30amSaturday this month.

4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 The Cymru Awards open for Laura entries on Shanti Sadan – 4611. With Thomas.

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Info 029 2039 his message last year, “Don’t hide your tail, look for an exploding star 7951. Piano recital by Ken underforaunderbushel!”Hamilton, If youperformed need any and light more. Suitable along7s. On tomorrow also, plus Sat side an Impressionist art advice on the rules and guidelines please 10, Sun 11 and Wed 14-Sun lecture by Bryony White.

25 Feb. uPiggy Walking With contact the BAFTA Cymru office.

Star Trek Afternoon: The A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Events-wise, we kick Brecon off with a biggie: Qapla Quiz Waterstones, Beacons. £25/£10 Swansea. 2.30pm, free. Info under-16s. Info 01874 an audience with the cast and crew 01792 463567.

749092. Take a pair of of St David’s Day Party friendly Kuneoffers pigs new Welsh film Apostle.

TheKune event National Wool Museum, (from New Zealand, look a bit the first sight of clips from the new film Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. like Ewoks) for a walk, then 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 return to the smallholding for which wasrefreshments. shot at Margam 3070.for FolkNetflix, music, dancing, Also on Sun 11, games, craftsand and awill harpbe a celebration Mon 26, Tue 27 Sat 31 Park, ofand Welsh recital. this month. talent Party on the day after St David’s Day St David’s National uBallet The Gate, Cardiff.

Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

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4pm; primary (6-8 year olds) fresh from stint ingrade Star Wars: TheJones, Burger Festival The his 4.45pm; 1 5.45pm.

Depot, Cardiff. 2-6 + 7-11pm, Tutor: Miriam Riseborough.

The Last Jedi, Elen Rhys, Michael Sheen, £3-£7 (afternoon)/£5-£7 (evenEvery Monday. ing).director Info www.depotcardiff.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Gareth Evans and others. co.uk. Eat burgers made Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran.

To burger celebrate Women’s by various makers. International 1-4pm. Info cwmbran_ Afternoon session is for kids/ crafts@hotmail.co.uk. Every Day on Thurs 8 Mar, we will be hosting families, evening for grownups. first Sunday of the month. uVintage Kilo Sale uPilates The Gate, Cardiff. a conversation with last year’s Cymru Cathays Community Centre, 10.30am-1.30pm, £5.50-£7.50.

Awards actress Kimberley Nixon Cardiff.

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Gentle fit029 2037 3144. Designer labels ness for the first hour, general at Cardiff & Vale College.

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Swing Dance Sunday Events andtelevision. featuring a menu and Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. created from food surplus that Onotherwise Thurshave 15 been Mar we’reInfo hosting a special 07495 657407.

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Lindy HopFeature Cardiff. which won last year’sfrom Film/TV Weber: The Art Of SUNDAY 4 MARCH award, with a Q&A Charcoal with the female Llanerch Bring And Share Supper Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Ocean Arts Cardiff, writer and Splott, cinematographer – also Glamorgan. 10am-2pm, £99.

Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, free. Info Info 01443 222716. a chance to find out more about the oceanartscardiff@gmx.co.uk.

Community every first BAFTAsocial, Breakthrough Brits scheme, MONDAY 5 MARCHand Sunday of the month.

Gwd Mondays: Cardiff Storytelling encourage more Welsh entrants to Musical apply.

Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

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2030 4400. (at a cost) or members public for free and uInto The Heart uEssential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. we’d love7.30pm, to see you. Performance Art Workshop The Muse, Brecon. £15. Info 07538 878609.

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Also on Thurs applications and you are to now Women’s Festival event, with a 15, Sun 25 and Thurs 29. week-long series Have of workshops Friars Market Friars for Walk 17 months at special rates. a conducted by Sabina Krauze Walk, Newport. 11am-4pm, look at all the benefits of membership, and Mario Laudan. Culminates £24 to set up a table. Info with performance at 6pm on 07954 654220. Onfree the first including cinema, on aour website.

Fri 9. (Until Fri 9) Sunday of every month, on RuPaul Pub Quiz: Cardiff John Frost Square (in good Info: www.bafta.org/wales Bierkeller, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm. weather) or inside the Mall Info 0845 533 3000. Drag (in normal weather).

Race-themed quiz.

Imagination Forum: Tea And Cake Tuesday Gathering #2 Riverside Info: www.bafta.org/wales Ffotogallery, Turner House, Warehouse, Cardiff. 3-7pm, Penarth. 11am-4pm, free. Info free. Info radha@ 029 2070 8870. gentleradical.org. Descrobed

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uWrite On Writers Morganstown Village Hall. 6.308.30pm. Info 07512 235758.

An open group of writers who encourage others to write and also critique work. Also on Mon 19; it takes place here every first and third Monday of the month.

TUESDAY 6 MARCH Board Games At The Gate The Gate, Cardiff. 6.3010.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. On the first Tuesday of each month.

Cardiff Music Women The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, free.

Info info@themooncardiff. com. First of two similar events this month, the second being on Sun 11; today features talks with local women in music, the launch of a Directory Of Music Women, live music from Lunar Bird, Eadyth and one more TBC, informal networking and a graffiti demo. Book in advance (on Eventbrite) please. uExplore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Discuss books and authors in a casual setting (no obligation to have read the books in advance). Also on Tue 13 and Tue 20 this month.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Barnsley Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Glimpses Of Victorian Life Seen Through Photographs Of The 1860S And 70S Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2087 8100. Talk by Stephen Rowson.

Lloyd & Rose Buck: Our Life With Birds The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01633 656757.

Avian expert couple with a stage show featuring eagles, owls and so forth, right there in the dang theatre! uPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 10am-12pm + 1-3pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@gmail. co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Tuesday until 21 Mar. uPilates The Gate, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners session.

Every Tuesday. uRoath Writers The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. A space for writers of all levels to write, develop and share their work in an informal workshop environment. Every first two Tuesdays of the month (also on Tue 13).

Tibet: The Roof Of The World Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. Arts Society Brecknock talk with Zara Fleming. uWorldSong Choir Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £40 (five weeks). Info 07549 526527.

Unaccompanied harmony singiong class with Pauline Down.

Every Tuesday until 27 Mar. WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH An Evening With Sunny Ormonde Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01600 772467. Stories etc from the actor who plays

Lillian in The Archers.

Cardiff Jobs Fair City Hall, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2023 0130.

Conservation Club Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

4-4.45pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Find out how the gallery looks after its collections.

For ages 8-14.

Conservation Surgery Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-2pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Ask questions about how to take care of art. uDance For Parkinsons Miners Institute, Blackwood.

10-11.15am, £3.50. Info 01495 227206. Weekly classes (also on Wed 14 and Wed 21 this month) for people with Parkinson’s and based on English National Ballet's repertoire.

Dance The Night Away Crazy Cafe, Penarth. 7pm, £20. Info 029 2240 4777. Line, jive, cha cha and samba dancing for beginners, with tutor Gwen. Tapas and finger food is included in the price. uElliecoptor Hoops Hoop Jam / Skill Share Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info elliecoptor@hotmail. com. Also on Wed 14 and Wed 21 this month. uFoundation Course In Drawing Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10.30am12.30pm + 7.30-9pm, £75 (10 weeks). Info 029 2061 5528.

New weekly course taking place in the Art Studio here and running every Wednesday until 21 Mar. uPilates The Gate, Cardiff.

7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Advanced session.

Every Wednesday.

Puckin’ Poutine Kitchen Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff.

5-10pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. These guys are the only people in Wales who make poutine, Canada’s national dish [citation needed] of chips with cheese curd and gravy, and they’re here to serve it up with your pricey jars.

Quiz For A Cause: Cardiff Foodbank The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £4. Info 029 2048 3344.

Reminiscence Monthly Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Come to the museum and share your memories of Cardiff, on the first Wednesday of every month. uScriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale. 8pm. Info 01495 753629. Also on Wed 21 this month.

The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free.

Info 01792 516900. Go behind the scenes of the Gallery in this guided tour of our conservation studios. Book in advance please. uUpside Down Circus: Acrobalance Taster Sesson Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

10am-12pm, £5. Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk. Dropin workshops, also on Wed 14 this month.

THURSDAY 8 MARCH Arts Society Cardiff Lecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6. Info 029 2030

4400. ‘Foreigners in London 1520-1677’, by Leslie Primo.

Bake It! Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Crafty Beer NosDa, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £15. Info 029 2037 8866. Do crafts and drink some drinks, with your hosts Twin Made. Price includes one drink and crafting materials/ equipment.

Endarken Peak Cymru, The Old School, Crickhowell (starting point). 6pm, free (donations welcome). Info info@ peak.cymru. A site-specific interactive outdoor performance expedition (you heard) hosted by Simon Whitehead.

Starting at Peak, participants will move across the Black Mountains undertaking collaborative exercises and choreographies.

Gallery Talk: Roger Cecil: A Secret Artist Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 11am, free. Info 01267 222775. By Dr Peter Wakelin. uHowl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month (also on Thurs 15 in February).

Juke M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free.

Info 029 2047 3373. Regular poetry night, this month based on the Unruly Refuge exhibition currently showing here and featuring readings by the artist DLM Saunders of his own poems.

Movies At The Museum: Thelma And Louise Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £3. Info 029 2034 6214.

Rethinking Riverside Riverside Warehouse, Cardiff.

6-8pm, free. Info radha@ gentleradical.org. A community conversation about place, with specific reference to this part of Cardiff and hosted

by Stephen Pritchard. Book in advance (via Eventbrite) please.

St David's Day Lecture Singleton Campus, Swansea University. 7pm. Info Singleton Campus, Swansea University.

‘Wales And The European Union’ by Emyr Lewis. Hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales.

The Little Clocktower Man Quiz Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £1. Info 07933 844234. Monthly event.

Vocations Fayre St David’s College, Penylan, Cardiff.

4.30-7.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 8555. This is part of a Vocations Festival, taking place at the college all week, and employers are invited to exhibit for free this evening.

Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-2pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

FRIDAY 9 MARCH Classic French Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk. uCraft In A Day: Traditional Basket Making National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre,

u – repeated

Llandysul. 10am-5pm, £90 (two days). Info 029 2057 3070. Make a Cyntell, aka a traditional Welsh frame basket.

On tomorrow also.

Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month.

Tea Dance St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100.

With Alan Taylor.

Valleys Folk Dance Night Bethlehem Chapel, Blaenavon.

7.30-10.15pm, £3. Info rodjacdenleyjones@gmail. com. BYOB ceilidh night with dances called by Rod. SATURDAY 10 MARCH An Audience With Weather Presenter Behnaz Akhgar National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. BBC Wales deluge announcer talks about her life and work.

An Evening With Ant Middleton Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £21.50/£15.50 kids. Info 01792 475715. Survival expert type chats about that sort of thing.

Arts/Craft/Food Market Taibach Community Centre, Port Talbot. 11am-4pm, £10 to set up a table. Info 07920 111869.

Craft In A Day: Needle Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm.

Info cwmbran_crafts@ hotmail.co.uk. Every second Saturday of the month.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free.

Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 24).

Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly.

9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.

Felting National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am-5pm, £40.

Info 029 2057 3070.

Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4pm, £5.

Info 029 2048 4611. Monthly class, normally on the second Saturday of the month.

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Birmingham City Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea.

10am-4pm. Info nigel.mason@ ntlworld.com. Taking place here on the second Saturday of each month.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Edinburgh Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm.

Info 029 2038 2001.

International Women’s Day National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Drop-in activities, talks

by Museum archivists and Wales’ first black woman councillor, Lowri Jenkins, and activist banner maker Thalia Campbell.

Is AI Sexist? National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

1pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

International Women’s Day panel debate concerning sex-

events ism in tech, and a possible reflection in its cxreations, including artificial intelligence.

Thought this was about a bloke called Al initially, fortunately Buzz’s trusty serif font should ensure no such confusion for you.

Level 1 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Moroccan Spice Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.

Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 07790 298913. On the second Saturday of every month until the end of the year.

Personalised Letter Cushion The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £20. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Saturday Family Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Sausage Making Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £130.

Info 01600 714595.

So You Want To Be A Director? Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am2.30pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. A YFPA 2018 session for kids aged 9-12, featuring an interactive lecture on part of the filmmaking process (a follow-up is on Sat 17). uSpoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3pm, £3.

Info 0845 2263510.

Spring Ball Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £14.50.

Info 01656 815995. Gareth & Andrea Jarvis present Michael and Lauren Hemera, UK Professional Latin American dance champions.

Super Science Saturday: British Science Week Special National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

That 70s Fair Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 12-6pm, free. Info 029 2039 9557. Featuring 10 vintage stalls, live music by Buzzard and Flowers For Freaks and feminist-themed discussion with Poppy Penson.

The XX Factor National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

2pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

A look at some of the discoveries and breakthroughs made by women scientists, to mark International Women’s Day. Welsh Wrestling Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £11. Info 0300 3656677.

Why We Laugh National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Professor Sophie Scott on the science of laughter. Book in advance please.

Young Makers Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Motion puppet workshops.

SUNDAY 11 MARCH Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/ barryislandhandmademarket.

Every second Sunday of the month.

Cardiff Music Women The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, free.

Info info@themooncardiff. com. Music, spoken word and poetry from Adwaith, Rufus Mufasa, Jaffrin Khan, Selena Caemawr, Bel Blue and Sarah Maccreadie. Book in advance (on Eventbrite) please.

Dungaree Dress Making Workshop The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £30. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Create cool things under the tutelage of Twin Made.

Family Film Club Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

Free. Info 01792 516900.

Monthly screenings, visit www. glynnviviangallery.org to see what it is this month. Book in advance please.

Film Club – Artist’s Choice Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Monthly screenings, chosen by exhibiting artists.

Book in advance please.

Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Mother’s Day Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. Info 07557 773723. Featuring bottomless prosecco and cream teas.

New Penarth Vintage Fayre Paget Rooms, Penarth.

10am-5pm, £2. Info 029 2071 3843. Featuring stalls, live entertainment, Penarth Soul Club DJs, lindy hop sessions and some other stuff. Previously in the Wales Millennium Centre.

Persian Calligraphy Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £65. Info 029 2048 4611. With Sahar Saki.

Rugby Union: RBS Six Nations: Wales v Italy Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm, £20-£75. Info 08442 777888. Wales’ second home match of this year’s tournament. Wales v France is on Sat 17. uTuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune.

Also on Sun 25 this month.

Vintage And Handmade Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

MONDAY 12 MARCH uJoy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, free (donations welcome).

Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month (also Mon 26 in March). uLambing Day Courses National History Museum, St Fagans. 8.30am-4pm, £95. Info 029 2057 3500. Also on Wed 14 andf Fri 16, although the last of those is sold out. uVelotech Cardiff Cycle

Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days).

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. (Until Thurs 15) TUESDAY 13 MARCH Art Babas Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.3011.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Explore movement, sound, language, textures, shapes and colours with kids aged between six months and three years. Book in advance please. uCaerphilly Castle Dark Tour Caerphilly Castle front gate (meeting point). 7pm, £13.50/£10. Info 07538 878609.

Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Tue 20.

Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Second Tuesday of every month.

Talk: The Story Of St Woolos Cathedral Newport

years old (I actually Googled this to check someone hadn’t taken a Private Eye gag as serious, but he actually is 94), shares showbizzy anecdotes etc.

Swansea Sports Awards Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm.

Info 01792 475715.

Walk And Draw BayArt, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2065 0016.

Join Mary Husted and Valerie Coffin Price for a walking/ drawing experience. Part of the 2018 Get Creative Festival and limited to 12 people.

THURSDAY 15 MARCH Open Space: Philip Gross & Robert Walton Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Talk, Readings by two poets. uWOW Film Festival 2018 Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

2.30pm. Info 01970 623232.

Seven days of film screenings

Lines Brew Co are an innovative, small-scale craft brewery based in Caerphilly, founded by people who used to work for Celt. They’ve continued Celt’s practise of having spring Equinox minifests, with one slated for Sat 24 Mar at their premises; “experimental beer”, cheese, stilt walkers and a fire circus are promised.

Museum & Art Gallery. 7pm, £2/free members. Info 01633 656656. By Jeremy Knight.

Tea Dance Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 2.30pm, £5 adv.

Info 0845 2263510.

The Dressmaker & Clothes Swap Cinema & Co, Swansea.

6-9pm, £10 adv. Info 07982 624959. Bring along five or more items of unwanted clothing, and swap them for the stuff you'd rather wear. Then sit down to watch the movie The Dressmaker.

WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH uGlynn Vivian Young People Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Anyone aged 16-24 can participate in discussing plans and organising events for other young people in Swansea. Also on Wed 28 this month.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

International Women’s Day Shorts Riverside Warehouse, Cardiff. 10am1pm, £5.50/£3.50/asylum seeking women free. Info radha@ gentleradical.org. Short films which pledge to focus on women's power, place and voice in society, followed by discussion and refreshments.

Nicholas Parsons Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £17.50/£16. Info 01600 772467.

Radio uber-veteran, now 94

sourced from around the globe, plus various introductions, taks and other extraneous stuff. Go to www. wowfilmfestival.com for a full description, but here’s what’s on each day. Today: Bopem (2.30pm); Professor Birgit Beumers On Central Asian Cinema (4.30pm); Heavenly Normandic (5.45pm); The Square (8.15pm). Fri 16: Sweet Country (2.30pm + 8.15pm); Foxtrot (5.45pm).

Sat 17: Mary & The Witch's Flower (11am); Bigfish & Begonia (2.15pm); The Third Murder (5.30pm); Free & Easy (8.15pm). Sun 18: Beauty & The Dogs (1.30pm); Wajib (3.30pm); The Prince Of Nothingwood (5.30pm).

Mon 19: Mary & The Witch's Flower (5.45pm, subtitled version); Israfil (8.15pm). Tue 20: The Prince Of Nothingwood (2.30pm); Have A Nice Day (5.30pm). Wed 21: Foxtrot (2.30pm); The Gulls (5.45pm); Western (8.15pm). (Until Wed 21) FRIDAY 16 MARCH Attack! Pro Wrestling: I’ve Got A Dark Match And A Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Up Lykos Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2037 3144. Indy wrestling bonanza returns to the CCC. I feel excluded by not understanding the presumably obscure reference in the event title (j/k, I’m not fussed really).

BYOB Craft Night The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

6.30-8.30pm, £15. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Creativity And Time To Dream Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University. 4pm, free. Info 029 2047 2266. Kids’ literature event featuring Children’s Laureate Lauren Child, plus the less nominatively determinative Casia Wiliam (Welsh language Children’s Laureate) and Sophie McKeand (Young People’s Laureate Of Wales).

Book in advance please.

So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

Springtime In The Med Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

Talk: Rembrandt National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Anne Pritchard talks about Rembrandt’s portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet.

SATURDAY 17 MARCH Botanical Art Course Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-4pm, £37.50. Info 029 2059 3328.

Monthly workshop hosted by Debbie Devauden.

Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm.

Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.

Brunel In South Wales National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Stephen K Jones discusses the big man Isambard; hosted by the Historical Association Swansea Branch.

Craft Fayre & Fun Day Trallwn Community Centre, Pontypridd. 11am-3pm, £10 to set up a table. Info leahmariee@outlook.com.

Craft In A Day Natural Dyeing Workshop National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-5pm, £55. Info 029 2057 3600.

David Starkey Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £16/£14. Info 01874 611622.

British historian with an afternoon talk in which he suggests Henry VIII might have been the first Brexiteer.

Enamelling Workshop Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 4611. With Kathryn Willis.

Gallery Talk: 4 Contemporary Painters In Conversation Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen. 2pm, free. Info 01267 222775. Helen Booth, Laura Edmunds, Catrin Llwyd Evans and Sarah Poland.

Glittery & Macramé Jewellery The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £20. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

How To Edit A Film Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

10.30am-2.30pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. A YFPA 2018 session for kids aged 9-12.

Learn To Crochet National History Museum, St Fagans.

10.30am-1pm + 2-4.30pm,

£45/£35. Info 029 2057 3500.

Two sessions, with Anna Phillips.

Make Chocolate Truffles Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-12.30pm, £50. Info 01600 714595.

Malaysian Evening Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 6pm, £6-£15. Info 01970 623232.

Music, dance and food, hosted by the Malaysian Culture Society.

Rugby Union: RBS Six Nations: Wales v France Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

5pm, from £80. Info 08442 777888. Sold out.

Spice World (India To Far East) Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

With stalls from Riverside Real Food.

Tony Robinson: No Cunning Plan Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01600 772467. Tony is a patron of this venue, whatever that entails, and today is reading from his autobiography (this listing) and his series of kids’ books (see listing below).

Tony Robinson: Weird World Of Wonders Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 2.30pm, £5/£4. Info 01600 772467. uTotemic: Family Workshops Peak Cymru, The Old School, Crickhowell. Free.

Info info@peak.cymru. Two open days for Pete Fowler’s locally-themed/site-specific art exhibition, which you can read more about in the Art listings.

This event is in collaboration with Llangattock Community Woodland Group. On tomorrow also.

Vintage Kilo Sale The Last Resort, Swansea. 10am-5pm, free. Info www. lastresortswansea.com.

Designer labels at £15 a kilo, on monthly here.

SUNDAY 18 MARCH Brain Games National Museum Cardiff. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Neuroscience-themed day of family-friendly activities hosted by Cardiff University scientists.

Cardiff Arts Free Festival Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

10am-11pm. Info 07933 844234. Craft stalls, free workshops (in yoga, life drawing, poetry and macrame), open mic slots and live music (Dave And The Daggers plus more TBC).

Chosen Wedding Fair Cardiff Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2048 7602. There are three wedding fairs or indeed fayres taking place in Cardiff today. Sort it out guys!

Wedding planners of all people should know that communication is key.

Exclusive Wedding Fayre Cardiff Castle. 11am-4pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2087 8100. Guess it won’t be that exclusive.

Game On Show National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

1 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 BUZZ 65

* – recommended

events 3600. Interactive science show.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Mental Health In Music The Moon, Cardiff. 5pm, free.

Info info@themooncardiff. com. Including a creative writing workshop, open mic poetry/lyrics/songs, live music and information on support available.

MMA: Strike & Submir #3 Nails Fight Centre, Port Talbot.

10am, £5/£15 to compete. Info www.strikeandsubmit.com.

Poetry Session Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 2-4.30pm, free. Info 029 2049 1220. Open mic session, also featuring guest poet Mike Jenkins.

Tea Dance Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 4-7pm, £5. Info oceanartscardiff@ gmx.co.uk. Every third Sunday of the month.

The Big Welsh Wedding Show The Depot, Cardiff.

11am-4pm, £3 adv/£6 VIP. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

Presented by by Francesca Hill Photography.

MONDAY 19 MARCH Gwd Mondays Music Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

TUESDAY 20 MARCH Banff Mountain Film Festival Theatr Brycheiniog,

Brecon. 7.30pm, £13.50/£11.50.

Info 01874 611622. Adventure/ action sport-themed film clips captured from various corners of the world. In Porthcawl tomorrow; Llanelli on Thurs 22.

Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH Banff Mountain Film Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £11.50£13.50. Info 01656 815995.

Cardiff BookTalk: Telling Tales School of Optometry & Vision Sciences, Cardiff University. 6.30-8.30pm, free. Info cardiffbooktalk. org. Discussion of Patience Agbabi’s 2014 poetry collection Telling Tales, a reinterpretation of The Canterbury Tales.

Book in advance please.

Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

Info 07376 604291. Monthly evening offering a chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.

THURSDAY 22 MARCH Banff Mountain Film Festival Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7pm, £13.50/£11.50. Info 0845 2263510.

Reading Room Lecture Mission Gallery, Swansea.

1-2pm, free. Info 01792 652016.

Shane Williams & Ryan Jones Bedwellty House, Tredegar. 7pm, £50. Info 01600 772467. Two Welsh rugby stars entertain you in some way, alongside host Sean Holley.

FRIDAY 23 MARCH 21st Sir John Lloyd Memorial Lecture Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, free. Info 01874 611622. Lord Thomas with a talk titled .

Justice In Brecknock Over The Centuries: Reflections.

Book in advance please.

Diane Lazarus Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01792 475715. A spine-chilling evening of paranormal insights. This show is for entertainment value only.

Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £39. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Rat Trap High Street Arcade, Cardiff. 6pm-12am, £7/£5 adv. Info 07792 684554.

Art from Alys Jones, Aled Simons, Elin Meredydd, Gwyn Williams, James Green, Peter Slania, Rhys Aneurin, Sam Whitaker and Thomas Williams. Live music from Ramnastax, Eugene Capper & Rhodri Brooks, The Kicks, H. Hawkline, Private World, French Alps Tiger and Zac

White.

Superstars Of Welsh Wrestling The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10/£8.

Info 01639 843163.

Talk: Looking After Museum Collections Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 1-1.45pm, free. Info 01633 656656. uTramshred Tramshed, Cardiff. 11am-12pm + 12.151.15pm. Info 029 2023 5555.

Dance- focused exercise classes followed by a prosecco brunch. Further Tramshred classes are here on Wed 28 Mar and Sun 1 Apr. SATURDAY 24 MARCH Back To Basics The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff.

10am-4pm, £60. Info 029 2022 0349. Get to grips with the basics of the screenprinting process. Email info@ theprinthaus.org to book.

May be sold out for March by the time this issue is out, but it’s on once a month until November.

Bearded Taco Pop-Up Academy Espresso Bar, Barry.

6-9pm, free. Info 07557 773723.

Bongo’s Bingo: Cardiff Relaunch Tramshed, Cardiff.

6-10pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2023 5555. Bingo aimed at young people, from a company who were last in Cardiff two years ago.

Botanical Art Workshop

u – repeated

Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £35. Info 07549 526527. With Debbie Devauden. Also on Sat 14 Apr. Earth Hour National Museum Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Scientists from the Museum show the effect climate change has had on animals and environments. Also the lights will be turned off from 8.309.30pm, that being the Earth Hour of WWF’s devising.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Introduction To Rush Basketry Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £65. Info 029 2048 4611.

Kidsmarkets Spring Mega Market Howells School Sports Hall, Llandaff, Cardifrf.

11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free.

Info 07760 802088. Featuring 45 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved kids’ toys, ahead of Christmas. uLambing Crai, Brecon Beacons National Park. £45/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. A day with a farmer and his family during lambing time on a 200-acre organic farm. Price includes llunch. A Good Day Out event. Also on Wed 28 and Sat 31.

Lines Equinox Lines Brew Co., Pontygwindy, nr Caerphilly. £5. Info 029 2085 0706. Lines are some craft

brew types who used to do the interesting beers in Celt’s range before it went bust. They also used to be do evenings like this, which pledges to feature underground music, craft beer and artisan cheese.

Machine Embroidery National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.30am-4pm, £60/£45. Info 029 2057 3500.

One-day course with textile artist Lisa Porch.

Made It Market St David’s Church, Neath. 10am-3pm, from £15 to set up a stall. Info 07971 242730. Quarterly craft and produce fair. Also on Sat 16 June, Sat 22 Sept and Sat 1 Dec this year. uPlant Hunter Expedition Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10am-5pm, free after normal admission charges. Info 029 2059 3328.

Easter holiday kids’ event in the woodland of the arboretum here. (Until Thurs 12 Apr) Player Nation 2018 The Gate, Cardiff. 11am-4pm + 6-0pm, £4. Info 029 2048 3344.

All-day video game festival with tournaments, sessions, Rules Of Play with their board games etc.

Pre-Loved Kilo Vintage Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Buy vintage clothes for £15 a kilo.

Prosecco & Fizz Festival City Hall, Cardiff. 12.30 + 6.30pm, £10 adv/£25 VIP. Info

live review

PAUL WELLER

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 21 Feb Last year marked the 40th anniversary of Paul Weller’s first album release, The Jam’s {In The City}. Fast forward from May 1977 to today, and you’d think that would set the tone to start winding down. Not on this man’s watch – yet another nigh-on sold-out UK tour, and a new album set to drop in a couple of months. The Modfather is far from done, and he shows that in more ways than one here.

The Motorpoint Arena fills up nicely for opening act, Irish boys The Strypes.

Their indiefied blues-rock with a nod to the mod revival packs plenty of energy, and readies everyone for the main event. Kicking things off with I’m Where I Should Be, White Sky, Nova and From The Floorboards Up, Weller sets a tone early on and a no-nonsense attitude continues throughout: minimal but sufficient crowd interaction, and a flat-out song-packed set.

Following up with Saturns Pattern and The Cranes Are Back, Weller throws in a couple of tracks from his Style Council days: Have You Ever Had It Blue and My Ever Changing Moods turn a few heads. Man In The Corner Shop is the first Jam song to show up, before Shout To The Top!, another Style Council hit, turns the arena into an 80s disco. Slowing it right down, the famous tones of You Do Something To Me serenade the masses before Weller finishes up the main set with Peacock Suit and Start!.

Encore one is a five-song acoustic turn, featuring Jam hits English Rose and That’s Entertainment, and all very nicely done in all fairness. Departing, and returning once again to roaring applause, Weller continues for another three tracks, bringing the mammoth 30-song set to a close with an erupting rendition of A Town Called Malice.

An evening full of legendary songs, and faultless musicianship. It’s easy to see how Weller has stood the test of time, and he doesn’t look like slowing down any time soon. words OWEN SCOURFIELD photos EMMA LEWIS

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL: JULIA BIEL (Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Wed 4) REGGIE N BOLLIE (The Globe, Cardiff, Sun 8) LET’S EAT GRANDMA (The Globe, Thurs 12) CABBAGE (Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 19) JON BODEN (Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, Fri 20) LOST HORIZONS (Clwb BUZZ 66

* – recommended 029 2023 0130. Featuring 20 different proseccos, cocktails, a free (well, included in the price) glass on arrival, street food and live music. Afternoon and evening sessions.

Saturday Adult Art Classes Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-4pm, free.

Info 01792 516900.

Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-12.30pm, £17. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

SUNDAY 25 MARCH Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v MK Lightning Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Strictly Charity Dancing Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 1.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

With Phillip and Gaynor Evans; in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society and British Heart Foundation.

Sheep Trekking Crai, Brecon Beacons National Park. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a sheep for a walk on a lead in a 200-acre organic farm. A Good Day Out event Spring Has Sprung Floral Macramé Wreath The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

2-4pm, £25. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Weber American Barbecue Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £129. Info 01443 222716.

MONDAY 26 MARCH Rules Of Play Board Game Night Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm, free (£3 to hire games).

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Monthly get-together, on this occasion discussing Francis Bacon In Your Blood

by Michael Peppiatt.

TUESDAY 27 MARCH DPRTE 2018 / Stop Cardiff Arms Fair Protest Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

8am-4pm. Info 029 2022 4488.

That’s Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability, aka selling military weapons to other countries. As I’m not really expecting anyone to attend the fair because they saw it listed in here, this is mainly included to highlight the protest against it, which will be taking place outside all day.

WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH uAmazing Eggsperiments Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Easter-timely show about eggs, their properties and scientific quirks. (Until Sun 15 Apr) Company Of Words Spring Fling Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £4. Info 07933 844234. With poetry from Mab Jones and Lucie Jones, plus host Alix Edwards.

u – repeated

Elliecoptor Hoops Hoop Class Cardiff & Vale College, Cardiff. 7-8pm, £5. Info elliecoptor@hotmail.com. uNight & Day Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475.

Meet lots of interesting nighttime animals in this show aimed at under-7s. (Until Sun 15 Apr) Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. uStar Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475.

Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. (Until Sun 15 Apr) Toddler Time At The Play Lab Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 11.302.45pm, free. Info 029 2057 3650. New monthly session What To Do Now In The Garden: Spring National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-1pm, £35/£26. Info 029 2057 3500. Demonstrations etc, held in St Fagans Gardens.

THURSDAY 29 MARCH Book Club: Rebecca Cinema & Co, Swansea. 6.3010.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07982 624959. Prince includes a hot drink and cake.

Cardiff Music Awards Tramshed, Cardiff. 6.30pm12am, £15. Info 029 2023 5555. Featuring, on top of the awards handed out, live sets from Afro Cluster, HMS Morris, Rainbow Maniac and DJing from GRLTLK. Easter Eggstravaganza National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Glad to be able to feature the word eggstravaganza in these pages again. uFritti Italian Pop-Up Academy Espresso Bar, Barry.

6-9pm, free. Info 07557 773723. On tomorrow also.

Smuggler’s Map Egg Trail National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Taith Iaith National Museum Cardiff. 1.05pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7951. Welsh learner tour.

FRIDAY 30 MARCH uEaster Hunt National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-3pm, £3.50. Info 029 2057 3500. Family activities.

(Until Mon 2 Apr) uEaster Hunt National Museum Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. (Until Mon 2 Apr).

Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Burton Albion Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Glynn Vivian At Night Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 5-8pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Live music, workshops and performance uMakers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

Free. Info 029 2057 3500. Meet the makers, find out more about their craft and buy their wares. (Until Sun 15 Apr)

uMonster Medieval Birthday Bash Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £8.50/free members. Info 0300 0256000.

This castle is 750 years old and is celebrating with a mock battle and a march through Caerphilly town towards the castle. (Until Mon 2 Apr) The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8pm, £3. Info 07818 056599. Monthly literature event with special guest Tyler Keevil, who is reading from his new novel. I like his writing so that’s good news.

SATURDAY 31 MARCH Beginners Sewing The Boneyard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £20. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop. uBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Boxing: Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 5.30pm, from £40. Info 08442 777888.

See Sport.

Dinky Donkey Walking Location TBC, Brecon Beacons. £45/£25 under-16s.

Info 01874 749092. Walk along a bridleway with a pair of Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys. A Good Day Out event. uEaster Egg Hunt Bryngarw Country Park, Bridgend. 10am-4pm, £8.50.

Info 01656 815995. Hour-long sessions in which your kids can look for hundreds of chocolate eggs hidden around the park. On tomorrow also.

Easter Fete Taff Meadow Community Centre, Pontypridd. 10am-2pm, £10 to set up a table. Info bunn20@ hotmail.co.uk.

Making Your Mark On Merthyr Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 11am-4pm, free. Info 01685 384111. Two-day event (Sun 1 Apr takes place in Cyfarthfa Castle) offering a family-friendly art experience.

Today, artists Keith Bayliss and Veronica Gibson will be on hand with demonstrations and activity for people to try.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am4pm, free. Info enquiries@ pigstreetcrafts.co.uk. Selling original arts and crafts, semiregularly until Christmas.

Roller Derby: Tiger Bay Brawlers v Central City Rollergirls A & B Cardiff Central Youth Club. 2-8pm.

Info tigerbaybrawlers@gmail. com. Double header matchup, with TBB’s A and B teams taking on Central City’s respective sides. uSwansea Mind, Body & Spirit Festival Creature Sound, Swansea. 10am. Info 01792 301178. Featuring stall holders, psychics, tarot, spiritual guidance and holistic therapies and, say the venue, more than a fair share of pampering. On tomorrow also.

Vintage Kilo Sale St Catherine"s Church Hall, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am5pm, free. Info 07923 142285.

Designer labels at £15 a kilo, on monthly here.

live music Wasteless Suppers Milk & Sugar, The Hayes, Cardiff.

7.30-11pm, £25. Info hannah@greencityevents.co.uk.

Hosted by Green City Events.

live THURSDAY 1 MARCH Aberystwyth Lions Club Charity Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Shân Cothi, Aberystwyth Silver Band, Aberystwyth Male Voice Choir, Meibion Y Mynydd and the Aberystwyth Tenovus Choir. In aid of Blood Bikes Wales and local charities.

Aubrey Parsons Brewhouse & Kitchen, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2037 1599. This venue is the new version of what was the Mochyn Du in Sophia Gardens. I shall continue to call it the Hüsker Dü, as I used to.

BBC NOW: St David’s Day St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. Grant Llewellyn conducts a programme of all-Welsh composers, including Karl Jenkins and Alun Hoddinot. Featuring Catrin Finch on harp as well.

Blaenavon Male Voice

Charitable intentions and indie music combine tastily at The Moon, Cardiff on Sun 4 March, as a benefit gig in aid of Parkinson’s UK offers a fine quartet: Euros Childs headlines over Threatmantics, Gindrinker and, reformed for one night only, post-punk duo Totem Terrors.

Choir Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £8/£7.

Info 01873 850805.

Calva Louise + Rainbow Maniac + Bandicoot + Carolines The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Presented by This Feeling.

Caroline Spence + Bryony Sier + Rebecca Parfitt + Emily Green Tiny Rebel Brewing Co., Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 547378.

Nashville singer-songwriter, presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers. Parfitt and Green will be doing spoken word sets. *Chouk Bwa Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama,

Cardiff. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. A blend of drums, poetry and trance from Haiti. Sounds cool!

Chris Kelly The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events. uFrankie Weeson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny.

8pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Every Thursday this month. uHackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, from £5. Info 029 2038 7026. A night dedicated to the fresh and the new jazz, normally monthly but also on Thurs 29 this month.

Horizons St David’s Day Gig The Senedd, Cardiff Bay.

Ifor Bach, Fri 20) KILLAH PRIEST (Cardiff Speaker Hire, Sat 21) KELE (Clwb Ifor Bach, Thurs 26) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR MAY: SCOTT MATTHEWS (The Globe, Thurs 3) DMA’S (Tramshed, Cardiff, Fri 4) JUNGLE (Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 5) CASPIAN (Clwb Ifor Bach, BUZZ 67

* – recommended

live music Pic: Kirsten Mcternan

BBC NOW: CONTEMPORARY EVENINGS Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Wed 28 Mar Tickets: £11-£13. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk As the BBC Hoddinott Hall celebrates its 90th anniversary, the BBC National Orchestra Of Wales explores works previously premiered by BBC NOW as they introduce a contemporary evening filled with classical music. Renowned for the wide variety of music heard at the Hoddinott Hall, Contemporary Evenings continues the trend of artistic brilliance, as its reimagining of previous works offers a night of elegance. Jac Van Steen conducts proceedings, with guests such as Robert Plane on clarinet giving new life to compositions from the likes of Michael Berkeley, Alun Hoddinott and Sarah Lianne Lewis. The celebratory evening also offers the world premiere of Clarinet Concerto by Mark D. Boden and Camoflauge by Guto Puw. 7-9pm, free. Info 0300 200 6565. Featuring performances

by Adwaith, Hannah Grace, Mellt, Reuel Elijah & Mace and Roughion (DJ set).

Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Monthly singalong around the piano.

John Nicholas Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.

In Llandeilo tomorrow.

Levi+ + AKA Mr B + Curious Orange NosDa, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. A Live By The River night presented by U&I Radio.

Martin Simpson Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £16.50.

Info 01792 863722. Folk guitarist.

Oh Carol! Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20.50.

Info 01656 815995. A musical tribute to Neil Sedaka.

Paul Potts Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £33. Info 01639 763214. If you have a St David’s Day, and Max Boyce can't help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire Paul Potts. *Richard Dawson + Accü Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07982 624959.

This is the magnificent R. Dawson’s first ever Swansea gig, put on by his sometime musical partner Rhodri Davies as Nawr, and is way sold out.

If you can get a ticket, get a

ticket!

Royal Welsh College Brass Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. St David’s Day celebration concert.

Saints, Songs And Celebrations Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 6.30pm, £4.50-£7.

Info 01792 475715. Music and entertainment courtesy of over 300 local schoolkids.

Sinfonia Cymru & Gábor Takács-Nagy Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £16/£12.

Info 01686 614555. In Newport tomorrow. uThriller Live New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50-£36.50.

Info 029 2087 8889. Bells and whistles Michael Jackson tribute show. On at 4pm and 8pm on Sat 3. (Until Sat 3) FRIDAY 2 MARCH Argrph + Lastigband + Bitw Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.

Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Battle For Byline Heat 5 The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Puzzlingly named battle of the band contest, this week featuring Carolines, World Vs World, Death By Disco and Eulogy.

Blood Red Saints Rhondda

Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Hard rock.

Broken Brass Ensemble + Jack Mac’s Funk Pack Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. Also featuring a DJ set from BenJah Meakin.

Capra Mamei + The Man & The Lake Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 7933. Headliners do a kind of klezmer/folk thing Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2087 4816. Part of something called the Festival Of Contemporary Music For All. Cloudbusting The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07590 471888. Kate Bush tribute.

Doc & The Headshrinkers The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01267 231012.

Playing Newport on Thurs 8.

Ffug + Upbeat Sneakers + Jack Perrett + Windshake The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Georgia Paterson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny.

9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Henry Marten’s Ghost Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

John Nicholas The Hangout,

Llandeilo. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 01558 823535.

Lee Mason & Lowri Evans Llangathen Village Hall, nr Aberglasney. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01558 668866. A Llandeilo Acoustic Club night.

Lost Tuesday Society + Estuary Blacks + Neil Pulling On His Organ Cinema & Co, Swansea.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07982 624959.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Metal 2 The Masses South Wales Heat 1 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Featuring sets from We Come From Ashes, The Seventh Circle and Incursion, competing to play at Bloodstock this year. Heat 2 is on Fri 9, heat 3 Fri 23.

Olivia Gomez & Ben Pinnow Maesteg Town Hall.

1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 733269.

Vocal/piano duo.

Open Night Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.

Paul Dark Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Sepulchre + Cry Of A Cynic + Second Sons The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892.

Simon Trigg The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Sinfonia Cymru Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£16. Info 029 2039 1391.

Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts a programme of Mozart, Bartok and Huw Watkins.

Stone Broken + Jared James Nichols + The Bad Flowers The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £13 adv. Info 01443 490390. Blues-rock and hard rock.

The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

The Illegal Eagles Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01792 475715.

Tribute band.

The Oasis Experience Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm. Info 01495 708022. Tribute band.

The Shakes The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Totally Tina St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21.50-£25.

Info 029 2087 8444. Tina Turner tribute set.

Wissam Boustany & Aleksander Szram Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8.

Info 029 2039 1391. Flute/ piano duo.

Wod St Fagans Village Hall.

7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970.

A Pentreffest Noz folk night, with a music/dance workshop from 7.30pm and live music from 9.15.

SATURDAY 3 MARCH Aberfan – A Tragic Anniversary Aberystwyth

u – repeated

Arts Centre. 8pm, £2-£9.50.

Info 01970 623232. The University Singers perform works by Karl Jenkins and Mendelssohn. Conducted by David Russell Hulme. uAcoustic Duos The Plum Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2022 5235. Local acts here every Saturday.

Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell + Dead Shed Jokers + Deaf Horse Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv.

Info 029 2023 2199. Pity My Brain with a gig headlined by hairy hard rock band, a little bit cosplay but some good tunes as it goes.

A Foreigner’s Journey Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £11 adv. Info 01495 708022. A tribute to both Foreigner and Journey.

Alive & Kickin Seagull Inn, Porthcawl. 9pm, free. Info 01656 785420. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Annual St David’s Day Concert Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0300 0040444. With Cwmbach Male Choir.

Anthony Moulton The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Aubrey & Paul The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Playing in sibling venue Browns tomorrow.

Carnifex + Aversions Crown + Oceano + Disemtomb Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

Deathcore gubbins I believe Celynen Silver Band Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

6.30pm, £5. Info 01495 243252.

Chris Kelly Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Côr Godre’r Aran Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30-10.30pm, £12. Info 01239 841387.

Dead In The Water Co-Lab NosDa, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2037 8866. I think this is a pre-arranged jam type night with various local musicians, headed by Meirion from Dead In The Water.

Digital Criminals + This Elegant Chaos + Fear Me December The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7-11.30pm, £4. Info 01685 387925.

Echoic + Kill The Ideal + Lazarus Moon + Ian Lynn Palmer The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.

Fidelio Trio Cardiff University Concert Hall.

7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Also a Festival Of Contemporary Music For All event. In Abergavenny on Wed 14 Henry Marten’s Ghost Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2031 1319. Presented

by Nailed It Events. *Hey Colossus + Guide Dog The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Terrascope present one of the UK’s finest psych-rockers, who were last here about a year ago I think.

Hollow Log Cellar Bar,

Cardigan. 7.30pm, £9 adv.

Info 07818 056599. Bluies and poetry.

Jason Price The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622. Live music here every Saturday afternoon. uJon Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £2 after 11.

Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Sat 10 and Sat 24.

Let’s Hang On Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01792 475715.

Frankie Valli tribute.

Nick Harper West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £12. Info 01446 735739.

Ninth Gate The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178.

No Parkin Blues Band Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £7/£5 members. Info 01633 483238.

Borough Blues Club gig.

Obsession Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. UFO tribute band who do the Strangers In The Night album all the way through.

Niche!

Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 0845 2263510.

Tribute acts and comedy. In Blackwood on Fri 16 and Sat 17, Milford Haven on Sat 24, Cwmbran on Thurs 29 and Fri 30; Penarth on Sat 31.

Ozzbest + Hellbent Forever The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tributes to Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest.

Pendyrus Male Choir Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 6.30pm, £18/£16. Info 0845 2263510. St David’s Day special.

Right Hand Left Hand + False Hope For The Savage + Target:Ohio Le Public Space, Newport.

7.30pm, £6. Info sam@lepub. co.uk. Local postrock bands team up for an evening of instrumentalism.

Roxy Magic Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Roxy Music tribute. Described as “awesome” by Otis Ferry, a word he normally reserves for seeing a fox chased around a field and dismembered by dogs.

Sex Pistols Experience The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £10. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com. Tribute band.

Shop Girls St Canna’s Ale House, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 07890 106449. Actually a solo show from James, this singer of this Cardiff band, in this micropub run by a man of the cloth. The full band are in Roath on Wed 7 however.

Sinfonia Cymru & Gábor Takács-Nagy The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £6-£17. Info 01633 656757.

Smiley & The Underclass The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.

London dub-punk band.

Soul Lotta Funk Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

StereoIronics + Maniac Street Preachers + Tom Canning Jac’s, Aberdare.

6pm, £8. Info 01685 879491.

Mon 7) THE SHIRES (St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 14) FIVE + S CLUB (Tramshed, Fri 25) THE BIGGEST WEEKEND (Singleton Park, Swansea, Sat 26 +Sun 27) NILS LOFGREN (St David’s Hall, Thurs 31) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE: NEWPORT BLUES, RHYTHM & ROCK FESTIVAL BUZZ 68

live music Tributes to the Stereophonics, the Manics and Tom Jones, Tattsyrup Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £4. Info 01443 491424.

The Clone Roses + Oaceis The Neon, Newport. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666.

Tribute bands touring under the umbrella ‘The Sounds Of Manchester Live’.

The Fens The Duke, Neath.

8pm, free. Info 01639 643892.

The Jets + John Lewis + Deadbeat Deluxe + James G Creighton + The Kingshakes + The Bulltown Boys + Doc & The Headshrinkers Mackintosh Sports Club, Roath, Cardiff. 3pm, £22/£18 adv. Info 029 2049 4697.

Rockabilly alldayer.

The Xcerts + Airways Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8.50. Info 029 2023 2199.

Up The Creek The Last Resort, Swansea. 9pm. Info lastresortswansea@gmail. com.

SUNDAY 4 MARCH Al Steele & Friends The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv.

Info 07590 471888. Al seems to be an Australian musician performing live for the first time. His Friends include the band Born To Win, comedian Boyd Clack and James Warren from The Korgis.

Ante-Inferno + Deadwood Lake The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892. UK black metal.

Aubrey & Paul Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Barb Jungr Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Performing her Bob Dylan tribute set. *Euros Childs + Totem Terrors + Threatmantics + Gindrinker The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £11/£9 adv. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

This is a fundraiser gig for Parkinson’s UK and features some off the finest indie or indie-adjacent fare in Cardiff.

It’s even got the original Totem Terrors lineup back for one night only!

Hold Up!! Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 8pm-2am. Info 029 2009 5590. Hip-hop, rap and grime from live acts and DJs, on every first Sunday of the month.

Open Mic Jac’s, Aberdare.

4pm, free. Info 01685 879491.

Papa Gee + The Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5 adv.

Info 01267 231012.

Patsy Cline & Friends Queens Hall, Narberth.

7.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 01834 869323. Tribute show starring Sue Lowry as Patsy, with guest appearances from ersatz Jim Reeveses and Hank Williamses also promised. uSteve Tarner Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Every Sunday this month.

The CVC + Amy May Ellis + Selena In The Chapel Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. This is a sort

of showcase gig for Sweet Pea, a new all-female record label. Not sure if that refers to the people who run it, the acts they release or both, but sounds like a good thing either way.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675. Open mic night presented by Nailed It Events.

The Pickups Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.

The Sunday Sessions: Rare Octavo’s Wine Bar, Cardiff Bay. 2-4.30pm, free.

Info 029 2049 1220. Acoustic set.

Tamsin Whaley-Cohen Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm, £15. Info 01239 841387. Chamber violinist.

MONDAY 5 MARCH Electric Six + Jack Ellis + Mutant Monster The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Michigan funsters E6 play their annual Cardiff gig. In fact this one was rescheduled from December so maybe they’ll play twice this year.

Fredo Tramshed, Cardiff.

7pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Newjack grime star. Not heard his music, gig is sold out, listings editor feels old. uLive Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Here every Monday.

The Grahams + Christopher Rees The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£12.50 adv. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. uUkulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.

TUESDAY 6 MARCH Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.

Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£20. Info 029 2087 8444. Wife-and-husband folk duo. uChamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391. Foyer performances, every Tuesday until 22 Mar. uCommunity Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 7-9pm, £4/£2 under16s. Info sambabrecon@ yahoo.co.uk. Every Tuesday.

Devon Coffey Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Acoustic folk from Shrewsbury.

Engegård Quartet St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2087 8444. Norwegian group perform works by Haydn and Greig on a pay-what-you-feellike basis.

Moonshine Boulevard Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. *Once And Future Band + The CVC + Guide Dog +

Spencer McGarry Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Headliners have an EP reviewed in this issue, by me. I was actually thinking that it sounded focusgrouped to appeal to Spencer McGarry while listening to it, so good to see him on the bill. uOpen Jam Session NosDa, Cardiff. 8-10.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Every Tuesday this month. uOpen Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free.

Info 01497 821762. Every Tuesday. uOpen Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Tuesday. uStereophonics + Ten Tonnes Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £44.50.

Info 029 2022 4488. See Upfront. On tomorrow also but both dates look to be sold out. *The Handsome Family Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50. Info 029 2023 5555.

Endlessly great gothic country duo, plsy Cardiff about once a year and it’s still not enough IYAM. The Sensational 60s Experience St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring Herman’s Hermits, New Amen Corner, The Fortunes, Mike Pender and Mike D’Abo. Trio Anima Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Chamber ensemble play as part of a month-long series of concerts, Celebrating Debussy.

WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH uBandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band

8pm, £5. Info 029 2038 7026.

New Orleans style piano blues.

Intimate Voices: Royal Welsh College Guitars Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Jam Night The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, free. Info 01267 231012.

Jeff Hooper & Chris Dean Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. Playing the Music of Matt Monroe and Nat King Cole. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Joe Webb Quartet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

John Mills Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Classical guitar recital. *Litovsk + Krondstat + Deadlines Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Slush Puppy with some postpunk action. Headliners are from Brittany.

Martha Ffion Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Me & The Moon Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night. uOpen Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here. uOpen Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Every Wednesday this month, with a different host each week; today it’s Sophie Crabtree.

Saint Agnes + Think

Abertillery’s top hard rocking venue The Dolls House has organised a Dementia Awareness Fest over Easter weekend, Fri 30 Mar-Sun 1 Apr. Nearly 30 bands will play in total, at the nice price of only £4 per day. and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.” Also on Fri 16.

Concerts & Cakes The Riverfront, Newport. 2pm, £6.

Info 01633 656757. Pedal harp and cello recital.

Cory Seznec Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725.

David Ferris Septet feat.

Maria Väli Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com.

Ferris is a composer based in Birmingham; Väli is a member of the Estonian Voices vocal group.

Dom Pipkin Smokin’ Boogie Café Jazz, Cardiff.

Pretty + Dirty Boots The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£5.50 adv. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. Think Pretty are playing here in two days also.

Shop Girls The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961. Playing a new live music night here every Wednesday.

THURSDAY 8 MARCH Belle & Sebastian Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £30-£40. Info 029 2063 6464. Indie icons, in Aberystwyth tomorrow.

Chainsaw Castration + CxBxFxIxHxFxLxFxRxE

Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv.

Info 07970 063107. That’s Catastrophic Blunt Force Intracranial Haemorrhage Fluid Leaking From Ruptured Eardrums. I for one am concerned about the potential audience split with this and the Belle & Sebastian gig.

Danielle Nicholls Band The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Doc & The Headshrinkers + Darren Eedens Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6.

Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Flight Brigade + Dusty Cut + Fountainhead The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv.

Info info@themooncardiff. com. Headliners are in HayOn-Wye on Sat 10.

Mark Fortnum Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, free.

Info 01685 384111.

The Echo & The Always + Codewalkers + Nuclear Lullaby + Hvnter Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

The Rumble + Pitchforks Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4.

Info 029 2022 8883.

The Sensational 60s Experience Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26.50/£24.50. Info 01792 475715. Decade-specific tribute show Waterparks Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Some sort of pop-punk band with brightly coloured clothes.

FRIDAY 9 MARCH *Acid Cannibals + Vails + Think Pretty The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Cosmic Carnage and L:esson No.1 present a gig headlined by a new Glasgow band, featuring James from The Cosmic Dead. They rock hard, come along!

BBC NOW: Brahms 1 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

7.30pm, £15-£20. Info 01792 475715. Thomas Søndergård conducts a programme of Brahms, Meldelssohn and Dvorak.

Belle And Sebastian Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £35/£30. Info 01970 623232.

Bowie Experience The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01633 656757.

Tribute show.

Chapel Row + The Rivers Jac’s, Aberdare. 8pm, £1. Info 01685 879491.

Chris Kelly Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Flash Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Queen tribute.

Fortunate Sons Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026.

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199.

Joe Bonamassa Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £69. Info 029 2022 4488. Blues-

rock fella.

Justina Gringyte & Iwan Teifion Davies Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8. Info 029 2039 1391. Mezzo soprano and pianist. Justina has a little dot over the E in her surname that this font doesn’t think exists.

Sorry Justina.

Kane’d + Stoneface The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178. Headliners are described by the promoters as “three gorgeous powerhouse rock chicks with an all-male backline”.

Marcus T The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £14/£5 NUS. Info 01792 863722. Blues, roots, folk etc.

Metal 2 The Masses South Wales Heat 2 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Featuring sets from Cranial Separation, Anal Floss Is Boss and Aspire.

No Hot Ashes + Getrz + North Parade Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

Santa Cruz The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Second Sons + Blackjack Zero Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178.

Slippery Slope The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762.

Stiff Little Fingers + Ruts DC Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555. Punk bands of a late-70s vintage.

The Albion Quartet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391.

Chamber quartet.

The Fureys Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm, £20. Info 01686 614555. In Llanelli tomorrow; Abergavenny Sun 11.

The Masterplan Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 8pm, £6. Info 01495 243252. Oasis tribute.

The Skiptones Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Jazz.

The Stevie Wonder Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv.

Info 07590 471888. Tribute act.

Whitney – Queen Of The Night Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £23.50/£21.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show. *Wonderbrass + Claude Deppa Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Locals Wonderbrass are joined by Deppa, a jazz trumpeter ex of Jazz Warriors and Brotherhood Of Breath. Good pedigree for any British jazz heads, that.

You’ve Got A Friend In Me The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

6pm, £5. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Benefit gig for an eight-year-old named Thomas, featuring these bands: Calling Apollo, Stay Voiceless, Soviets and Who Knows Diddley??; and, in the Acoustic Corner, Ian Jay, Rob Pennington and Huw James.

(The Neon, Newport, Sat 2) TOM CLARKE (The Globe, Sun 3) NELL BRYDEN (Acapela, Pentyrch, Fri 8) GRETCHEN PETERS (St David’s Hall, Tue 12) LEVELLERS (Caerphilly Castle, Sat 16) NICK HEYWARD (The Globe, Thurs 21) THE KILLERS (Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Sat 23) BUZZ 69

* – recommended

live music SATURDAY 10 MARCH Abba Mania Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01656 733269. Tribute show.

And Finally... Phil Collins Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £19/£17. Info 01874 611622. Tribute act. I saw a photo of Phil holding two kittens earlier today. Looked like it was from the 80s. Context not provided.

Caro + Mellow Gang Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6.50.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Chris Kelly Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Concert For Emerging Artists St. Edward's Church, Westville Road, Cardiff. 3-5pm, free. Info frigaud@hotmail. com. Rock, jazz, folk, poetry etc from Francesca & Friends, an eclectic mix of semiprofessional musicians helmed

by Francesca Rigaud.

Excellent Skeleton + The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892.

Flight Brigade The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762.

Florence Black + Ryders Creed + Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 01685 384111. Local hard rock lineup.

Holding Absence + Loathe + Parting Gift + Modern Error Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, £10 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.

Emo-rockin/metalcore type bands. Top two on the bill have a split EP out.

Honey + Stay Voiceless + Kiss Me,Killer + Ghosts As Alibis + Not Since The Accident The Moon, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

ICS: Soundbites St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Chamber music.

Into The Ark Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £12.50. Info 01495 227206.

Jo Harman Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

London Calling + The Ramonas The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tributes to The Clash and The Ramones.

Massive Wagons + Henry’s Funeral Shoe + Those Damn Crows Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv.

Info 01792 468892.

Mr Tea & The Minions The Last Resort, Swansea. 10pm, £6/£5 adv. Info lastresortswansea@gmail. com.

Pigfoot Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/ free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.

UK jazz quartet.

Pretty Vicious + Brand New Friend Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199. Hearing the headliners are set to be the next big thing; waiting for confirmation on that, and also what year it is.

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Students National Museum Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Simon Trigg The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, BUZZ 70

free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Spaceheads + Mwstard Small World Theatre, Cardigan.

8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952.

Jazz/electronica combo from Manchester way, bolstered here both by Rucksack Cinema’s live video backdrop and the fine Mwstard in support.

Splat The Rat + Sophie Crabtree NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.

Trad folk group from Swindon headline.

Stop Stop The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178. “The wild life story of Jacob A.M., band leader, bassist and singer, is real movie material...” [incredibly tedious band bio follows] Submotion Orchestra Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2023 5555. Live electronica/dub/Big Chill/one of three evenings out this year for ex-raver couples with two small children type music.

TellTale The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622. *The BellRays + Graveyard Johnnys + Deathtraps Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Veteran, and absolutely class, blues-punk band headline.

First ever Newport gig I think.

Might be sold out by the time you read this, but not definitely.

The Coyotes The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm,. Info 01495 213300. Country-rock band.

The Fureys Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £21. Info 0845 2263510.

The Goat Roper Rodeo Band + Lee Southall St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01446 799100. UK Americana band who we previewed some time back, plus a founder member of The Coral in support.

The Hindenburgs Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. I see what you did there, Led Zeppelin tribute band.

The Hotsteppers Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Magic Of Motown Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare.

8pm, £26. Info 0300 0040444.

Sold out. In Barry on Fri 16 though.

The Navarones Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Ska covers.

The Royal Valentine Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 7530.

The Somethings Jac’s, Aberdare. 8pm, free. Info 01685 879491.

Vela Trio + Alfie Swan Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Playing the Cosmogramma night.

Vierne & Langlais – Messe Solennelle Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5.

Info archiveensemble@gmx. com. Two French composers’ work, presented here by The Archive Ensemble.

Warlord + Valafar + Democratus + Sound Of Insane Music The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm.

Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Metal.

Windshake + Vanilla + String Theory + The Furns Creature Sound, Swansea. 6pm. Info 01792 301178.

SUNDAY 11 MARCH Aubrey Parsons Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 6.30pm, free. Info 01446 710386.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Canvas + Young Kings + The Decoy + Miami Monroe The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01267 231012.

Choral Evensong Church of St Andrew & St Teilo, Cathays, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30pm. Info 029 2049 5699.

ContraBand Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan.

12-2pm, free after normal admission charges. Info 029 2059 3328. Performing music from the 13th to 17th centuries.

Faustus Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 01239 841387 Welsh tenor. Ticket price includes supper. uFolk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info

Stavsband Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.

Blues-rock trio playing after the rugby.

The Fureys Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01873 850805.

MONDAY 12 MARCH Cardiff County And Vale Of Glamorgan Junior Music Festival St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £7-£11. Info 029 2087 8444.

Keri Godliman Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.

Maciek Pysz & Jean Guyomarc’h Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £5. Info 029 2038 7026. Monthly night.

Pysz and Guyomarc’h are in Brecon tomorrow, and will be joined by Ashley John Long on double bass.

TUESDAY 13 MARCH Cardiff County And Vale Of Glamorgan Spring Showcase St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £7-£11. Info 029 2087 8444.

Maciek Pysz & Jean Guyomarc’h The Muse, Brecon. 8pm, £12/£10. Info

Long-running Cardiff jazzy big band Wonderbrass have booked themselves into the city’s Gwdihw venue on Fri 9 Mar, and invited an even longer-running musician to play a set too – Claude Deppa, a South African trumpeter who made his name in the UK jazz scene of the 1980s, with stints in the Jazz Warriors and Brotherhood Of Breath.

07477 627267. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month (also on Sun 25 in March), with an extra acoustic session on the third Sunday (Sun 18) too.

Illuminate Shining Light On The Work Of Women Composers And Performers Cardiff University Concert Hall. 2-4pm, £8/£5/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. A title as didactic as it is unwieldly as its message is good, this will feature new works by five emerging female composers: Angela Elizabeth Slater, Gemma Mcgregor, Blair Boyd, Sarah Westwood and Carol J Jones.

James Alexander Jac’s, Aberdare. 8.30pm, free. Info 01685 879491.

Llinos Browns, Laugharne.

5pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Niladri Kumar & Sukhvinder Singh Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 11am, £10-£15.

Info 029 2039 1391. Indian masters of the sitar and tabla with a concert logically titled Morning Ragas.

07791 654799. Brecon Jazz night. Pysz and Guyomarc’h will be joined by Matheus Prado on double bass.

Roy Howatt Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Another concert in ths Celebrating Debussy series from this pianist.

Shoreline + Blankets + Quention The Mark Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.

Info 029 2022 8883. Team Beard present two German bands and one Welsh band, all dealing in melodic/gruff punk.

The Keith Little Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

The Lost Box Of Stories Pontardawe Arts Centre.

10.30am + 1.30pm. Info 01792 863722. Interactive kids’ show in which John Webb, Charlie Mafham and the musicians of Sinfonia Cymru take a journey around the world.

WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH All Time Low + Creeper Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

6.30pm, from £32.50. Info 029

u – repeated

2022 4488. I think we have an interview with these guys Upfront in this issue, check it out, or if it’s not there check out the stuff which is.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Bella Collins.

Cardiff University Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@ dancebands.plus.com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Caves + Hot Mass + Little Baby Sharks + Big Whoop Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. DIY Cardiff promote two gigs this week, and this is the first of them.

Fidelio Trio Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01873 850805.

Hiby-Bardon-Hession The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. This venue’s regular programme of jazz and blues occasionally dips into proper horse-scaring European free jazz. Such as this trio, who played here iun 2016 and are back tonight.

ICS: Pre-Performance St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444.

Jim Mullen Organ Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 07802 912789.

Joy Town Gypsies The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.

Karen Cargill Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£16.

Info 029 2039 1391. Mezzo soprano.

Pilgrims’ Way Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Royal Welsh College Composers Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8.

Swr Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£41. Info 029 2087 8444. Sir Roger Norrington conducts three Beethoven pieces. uThe Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 28.

The Big Gig – Semi-Final 1 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. £5. Info 07970 063107. First of two battles of the bands, the other being at Cathays Community Centre on Sat 17, before a final at Clwb Ifor Bach on Thurs 5 Apr. The Leylines The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

THURSDAY 15 MARCH Barlowcree Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport.

8pm, £8/£5. Info 01633 858636.

A Lyceum Folk Club night.

BBC NOW: Haydn & Mozart Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£20. Info 01970 623232.

Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles + Tracy Island + Penny Rich + Hoult Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Billy used to be the singer in Catfish & The Bottlemen, but don’t hold it against him.

Equally, don’t have sex with him for this reason alone.

Concerto Competition –

Final Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6pm, £8. Info 029 2039 1391.

Georgia Paterson The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Hot Club Gallois Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £5-£11. Info 01834 869323.

Spanjazz night.

Jazz Jam Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff. com.

Keith Little Band Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995.

Matheus Prado Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Open Mic Night The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, free. Info 01267 231012.

Pi & Hash Showcase The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Saskia Griffiths-Moore + Jack Cookson + Lucas Drinkwater Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.

Seiniau Cymru Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510.

Skid Row + Toseland Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv.

Info 029 2078 1458. Poodle metal Americans who don’t have their proper singer in the band any more.

That’ll Be The Day St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50-£27. Info 029 2087 8444. Nostalgia.

The King Is Back Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £28/£23. Info 01792 475715.

Elvis tribute show, with Ben Portsmouth.

The Wailers Tramshed, Cardiff. 6pm, £23.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Bob Marley’s old band, featuring three proper members. Sold out.

Yves + Big Thing + Bandicoot Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6.50. Info 029 2023 2199.

FRIDAY 16 MARCH 182 Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, £2. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com. Blink 182 tribute.

Andy & Gos Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Antarctic Monkeys The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.

Anthony Moulton The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Beats Not Bombs Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm-4am, £2.50. Info 01792 301178.

Benefit gig for Unity Group Wales, serving the homeless in Swansea, featuring live music from Windshake, Hobgoblin (“bluesy funk rock”, not for lagerboys I presume) and Inscape, then DJ sets from Funktion Tek, Ruin and Heft plus Mcs Saykridd, T-Rev and Matenj.

Best Of Local Bands Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff.

8pm-2am, £5/£3 before 10. Info 029 2009 5590. New monthly showcase gig Blackjack Zero + The

live music Dirty Deluxe + When I Was 5 The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com.

Casey Buffalo, Cardiff. £9 adv.

Info 029 2031 0312. Cardiff neo-emo group play a show on the release date of their second album. This gig is presented by Spillers Records, and tickets are only available from their shop or website.

Ceri Ridge Trading Company The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. London dubpunk band.

Chamber Philharmonic Europe Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £18. Info 0845 2263510.

Classics For All St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6.50£23.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Michael Bell conducts a programme of Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Brahms.

Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Seven-piece soul band.

Echo Town The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Highjinx Ceilidh Band Llanwrda Hall, nr Llandovery.

7.30pm, £8/£6. Info llanwrda. org.uk.

Huw Williams Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £8. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.

Jack Calloway & His Dance Band Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Dancehall hits from the 1920s and 30s. I gotta sneaking suspicion that his surname isn’t really Calloway.

Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy + Glass Jackets + Bryony Sier Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, free. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Blues vocalist type headlines.

Markus Stockhausen & Florian Weber + Elliot Galvin Trio Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. Jazz double bill; Stockhausen is German, Galvin British. *Oshh + WH Dyfodol Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6.

Info 029 2023 2199. Evening of what I assume will be Welsh language music, featuring the return of synthpunk legend Y Pencadlys under his real name of WH Dyfodol! Keen to see what comes of this. uOwen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15.50.

Info 01495 227206. On tomorrow also.

Pop-Up Bowie Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 8pm, £18/£15. Info 01686 614555.

Tribute show.

Remi Harris Trio Cafe Vista, Tenby. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01446 738622. Jazz guitarist Remi is in Fishguard tomorrow and Brecon on Sun 18, then a couple more dates in April.

Rumney Folk Club St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, Cardiff. 7pm, £3.50/£1.50 for performers. Info derek@ rumneyfolkclub.co.uk. Monthly night.

Sidewinder District Club, Pontypridd. 8pm. Info 01443 402550.

Skinny White Boy The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

STC Musical Society Sing Along Cinema: Mama Mia The Neon, Newport. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 533666. Live onstage performances from the STC, with a screening of the Abba songbook movie, with the intention of you singing along.

Tamsin Waley-Cohen Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8.

Info 029 2039 1391. Violinist, accompanied by Huw Watkins on piano.

The Ed Sheeran Encounter Show Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £11 adv.

Info 07818 056599. Tribute act.

The Magic Of Motown Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

8pm, £26 adv. Info 01446 738622. *The Number Ones + Neurotic Fiction + Vanilla Cardiff Bus Transport Club. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 3658. The powerpoppy end of punk rock on show here, with the headliners coming from Dublin and playing Cardiff for the first time I think..

The Stranglers + Therapy? Tramshed, Cardiff.

7pm, £27.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Sold out. If you can't get a ticket but are in the area come to the Number Ones gig instead, it’s only a few hundred yards away and will offer just as many tunes for a fraction of the price.

The Wombats Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £21 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Chirpy indie goofs.

Gig sold out several weeks in advance. Another of those bands you never meet any fans of but are actually dead popular.

Those Damn Crows + Tomorrow Is Lost + Ravenbreed The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01495 247178.

Welsh Camerata: Lamentations St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2056 2022. Interpretations of the Lamentations Of Jeremiah.

In Swansea tomorrow.

SATURDAY 17 MARCH Aubrey Parsons The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Blur2 + The Verve Experience + Pulp’d The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. This is called the Britpop Reboot Tour and will feature three tributes to bands of the era, as well as lots of 41-year-old men wearing Berghaus, standing at the bar and insisting that Corbyn secretly voted Leave.

Cat’s Claw + Whiskey River Boys + Morfa Whitchurch Rugby Sports & Social Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2061 2477. St Patrick’s Day gig.

Cripplecreek Jac’s, Aberdare. 8.30pm, free. Info 01685 879491. Playing after the rugby.

Dub Righters Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Punk/reggae from London.

Gimme Some Lovin’ Queens Hall, Narberth.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01834

869323. Soul covers.

Junior Conservatoire Foyer Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.45pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Louise Halliday Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 6.30pm, free. Info 01446 710386.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Marcus T Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Metal Gods The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Eighties metal tribute band.

Michaela Fedeckzo The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Miles Ahead Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Moon Goose + Inclines The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.

Nightwatchers + Wall Undertone, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. DIY Cardiff with an early evening show headlined by a French garage band who would probably be confused if you pronounced their name Nigh Twat

Mendelssohn.

The Marc Davies Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Playing after the rugby.

The Mighty Vipers Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Ska band from Barnsley, which I don’t even need to check to be 100% certain they call Skarnsley.

Turner Street Crash Blinkin Owl, Cwmbran. 9pm, free. Info 01633 484749.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Welsh Camerata: Lamentations All Saints Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 369971.

Welsh Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. Also featuring international guitarist Saki Kato.

SUNDAY 18 MARCH Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells.

4pm. Info 07477 627267.

Beauty & The Beast In Concert Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £32-£67.50. Info 029 2063

Hay-On-Wye’s Globe venue rounds off its month with some groovy goatskin pluckin’: Jally Kebba Susso is a Gambian musician who plays the kora, a two-stringed African instrument. He and his band rock up on Sat 31.

Chers as a sort of joke.

One Wild Night The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178. Bon Jovi tribute. uPaloma Faith Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £35/£110 VIP. Info 029 2022 4488. See Music for a preview which describes Paloma as quirky, as required by UK law.

Today’s show sold out so they added an extra one, which isn’t sold out at the time of writing.

Philomusica Of Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £2-£9.50.

Info 01970 623232. With a programme including Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony.

Remi Harris Trio Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £12/£6 kids. Info 01348 873421.

Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bandits Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Simon Trigg Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Big Gig – Semi-Final 2 Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. £5 adv. Info 029 2037 3144. The second segment of the semis which started in Fuel on Wed 14.

The Idris Consort St Edward’s Church. Roath, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£5 NUS. Info stedward.roath.org.uk. Recitals of works by Bach, Brahms and

6464. As in, the Disney movie on a big scren with a live orchestra accompaniment.

Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.

Dobermann Jac’s, Aberdare.

8.30pm, £2. Info 01685 879491.

Italian hard rock band.

Florian Mitrea Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 3pm, £10/£1 under-21s. Info 01239 621200. Piano recital.

John Lill Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

11am, £16-£20. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital featuring works by Mozart, Prokofiev, Schumann and Chopin.

Mary Hofman & Richard Ormrod Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232. Violin and piano duo.

Moya Brennan Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £24 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Former singer in Clannad.

Remi Harris Trio Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50. Info 01874 611622.

Richard Staines Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Samarkind + Gabriella Jones The Patriot, Crumlin.

7pm, £5. Info 01495 247178.

Status Fear Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.

The Men That Will Not Be

Blamed For Nothing The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. A sort of comedy cabaret steampunk metal band from London.

MONDAY 19 MARCH BulletBoys + Enuff Z’Nuff Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, £10 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com. Two 80s glam metal bands.

Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. *Sunwatchers + Infinity Forms Of Yellow Remember + Salt Bath Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2022 8883. Lesson No.1 with a show headlined by a jazz-punkin’ Brooklyn combo who have made one of the albums of 2018 – not just my view, but that of Lesson No.1 too. Supports are also class.

TUESDAY 20 MARCH Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444.

Lunchtime Concert Cornerstone, Cardiff. 1.10pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

New monthly concerts in this Charles Street venue, presented by the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama.

Sarah Meek The Open Hearth, Pontypool. 8.30pm.

Info martin.fisher1944@ hotmail.co.uk. A Jazz At The Open Hearth night. Vocalist Sarah’s band includes Guy Shotton, Aidan Thorne, Dick Hamer and Martin Fisher.

Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £6.50.

Info 01446 799100.

The John Davies Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH Bella & Gareth Blues Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

Goodbye, Old Me + Sharkteeth Grinder Creature Sound, Swansea.

7pm. Info 01792 301178. Metal and hardcore.

High Contrast Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Live set from Cardiff drum’n’bass type, not sure what he does in this capacity but maybe Kristian will tell you on the Clubs page.

Matt Ford & Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Omega Two The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Thoby Davis.

Rozelle Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Dance-pop presented

by Juxtaposed and All My Friends.

Sara Grey & Kieron Means Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Steven Wilson St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £26.50£46.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Porcupine Tree fella, latterly trying his hand at glossy 80s clever-pop a la Peter Gabriel.

The show is sold out.

The Bachelors Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 1pm, £12.50. Info 0300 0040444. Vocal soft-pop faves of the 1960s.

The Furrow Collective Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Folk quartet who include Alasdair Roberts among their number. See Music.

THURSDAY 22 MARCH Cardiff University Symphony Chorus & Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

Daniel Newberry Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Faith: The George Michael Legacy Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £22. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute show. In Swansea on Sat 31.

Ian Shimmin The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

NC Sessions Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. Live acoustic acts, every third Thursday of the month.

Regime + Codewalkers + Lemfreck The Moon, Cardiff.

8pm, £10/£8 adv. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Siriol & Talfan Jenkins Pisga Chapel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £9/£8. Info 01834 869323. Jazz/ classical crossover performed on piano and sax.

Tera Melos + Tangled Hair Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.

Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.

FRIDAY 23 MARCH Absolute Bowie Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £18.

Info 029 2070 0721. Tribute show.

Alaw Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Welsh folkies.

Battle For Byline Final The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

6pm. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com. Featuring Smiling Tigers, Cancel The Transmission, Lazarus Moon and I am assuming others because the heats haven’t finished at the time of writing.

BBC NOW: La Mer St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£40. Info 029 2087 8444.

Jac van Steen conducts a programme of Debussy, Mozart and Messiaen.

Ben Evans & The Valli Boys Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 0845 2263510. Frankie Valli tribute.

Bryn Fôn A’r Band Jubilee Club, Pontardawe. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 863142.

Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Capra Mamei Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Catholic Action Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. Scottish indie band.

Dan Reed + Crowsaw + Those Damn Crows + The BUZZ 71

* – recommended

live music Boom Sons The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm, £12/£10 adv.

Info 01495 213300.

Hannah Solly + Tom Hughes The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.

Jimmy Osmond Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot.

7.30pm, £32.25. Info 01639 763214.

Like A Lion The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

London Winds Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8. Info 029 2039 1391.

Madonnatron + Melt Dunes + Telgate + Hollow Mask + Big Whoop The Moon, Cardiff.

7pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Marcus T Ty Newydd, Barry.

9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Metal 2 The Masses South Wales Heat 3 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Featuring sets from Epsilon, Severed Illusions and Nigel.

Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip + Give Me Memphis Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Saint Of Sin The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178.

Snake Davis Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £18 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Session saxophonist’s solo set.

Stipe The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. REM tribute band.

Just my two pence guys, but while Michael Stipe was clearly the most recognisable member of the group, their image to the world at large is of a fourperson entity where everyone made important contributions.

So to name the band after the singer gives a misleading impression.

The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3.

Info 029 2038 7026.

The Circuit Symphony + Atomic Supermen + Replaced By RobotsJac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5. Info 01685 879491.

The Ragdolls Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £20 adv.

Info 01834 869323. Europe’s premiere Frankie Valli tribute act, they say, thumbing their nose at the bafflingly large amount of others who tread the boards.

Thirty Seconds To Mars Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

6.30pm, £32.50-£45. Info 029 2022 4488.

Turin Brakes Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555. Longstanding acoustic rockers. We gave their album a nice review in the last issue.

Whitney: Queen Of The Night Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £24. Info 01495 227206. Tribute act.

SATURDAY 24 MARCH Anonymous Iconoclasts NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2037 8866. Album launch gig.

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band The Drill Hall, Chepstow. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 01291 627122.

Black Dyke Band Theatr BUZZ 72

Hafren, Newtown. 7pm, £15/£6 kids. Info 01686 614555.

Bootleg Blondie Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Tribute band.

Buffalo Summer + Pearler + The Ginger Lizard Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Burning Ferns + Spencer Segelov Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £5 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Cory Band Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £6-£12. Info 01970 623232.

Cynnal Y Fflam Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn present songs from the musicals, in Welsh.

Elaine Delmar Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Jazz vocalist with a Great American Songbook set.

Elena Piras + Laura Bradshaw St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£5.

Info 029 2056 2022. Gaelic folk singer headlines this charity gig for Care & Repair Cymru.

Explosive Light Orchestra Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01874 611622. ELO tribute band.

Feelgood Experiment Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Live jazzy soul presented by Cosmogramma.

Ferocious Dog + Nick Parker + The Blims Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv.

Info 01792 468892. Folk-punk band headline.

Greeenmailer + Heavy On The Ride + Mook Creature Sound, Swansea. 7.30pm, £3.

Info 01792 301178.

Holly Hollyoak The Neon, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 533666.

Kat Jones The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Let’s Sing For Lincoln St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27/£13.50 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Fundraising gig for a Welsh child with cerebral palsy, the intention being to pay for an operations in the US. The evening will include Hywel Girls Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, plus Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Angelicus Celtis.

Lunatics Lost The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Mammothfest Best Band 2018 Welsh Heat 1 The Duke, Neath. 7pm, free. Info 01639 643892. Featuring Blind Divide, Godkilla, Enmerkar and Sounds Of Insane Music, plus guest headliners Dygora. Heat 2 is on Sat 31, heats 3 and 4 on Sat 7 and 14 Apr. Niall Horan + Julia Michaels Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £29.50.

Info 029 2022 4488. On the day I input this listing, and apparently apropos of nothing, the Capital FM website have done an interactive quiz titled “Would Niall Horan Snog You, If You Went On A Date Together?” I just did it and it said we are “probs going to get married”, also Playbuzz have ‘probs’ now harvested info from me somehow. Anyway this gig appears to be sold out.

Normanton Street The Flora, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2115 1016. Brighton funk type band play a night hosted

by Roughion.

Out Of Hand CMC Sports And Leisure Club, UHW campus, Cardiff. 8-11.30pm, £8 adv/£5 kids. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night.

Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £18/£16.50. Info 01646 695267.

Punchline Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Pure Purple The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm. Info 01685 387925. Deep Purple tribute.

Ragsy The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

R!ches The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £6. Info 01497 821762.

Road To Remission The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm, pay by donation. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Cancer Research UK fundraiser featuring sets from The Decoy, Red Telephone, Hypophora, Sienna UK and The Helters.

Roxy Musique The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.

Russell Watson Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50-£35.50. Info 01792 475715. In Cardiff tomorrow.

Scopyons + Hellbent Forever Ebbw Vale Institute.

7pm, £13 adv. Info 01495 708022. Tributes to The Scorpions and Judas Priest.

Space Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £16. Info 029 2023 2199.

Liverpudlian Britpoppers, play this region about once a year I reckon.

Spirit Of The Dragon Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060. Taiko drumming.

The Beatles Go On Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7.30pm, £15/£12 adv. Info 01685 384111. Tribute band.

The Big What!? Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

The Fens Buffalo, Cardiff.

8pm. Info 029 2031 0312.

The Hindenburgs Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Led Zeppelin tribute band.

The Hornettes Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 07818 056599. Motown covers band.

The Pix’n’Stix Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 9pm. Info 029 2070 7530.

The Reflex Party Band + The Spectrums Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 879491.

The Sidewinder Band The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178. Rock covers.

The South Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £27.50/£25.50. Info 01656 815995. Beautiful South songs, played by some of the members.

True Strays Snails Deli, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2062 0415. Blues duo. Price includes a buffet.

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01600 772467. Rebel Dean with a tribute to Shakin’ Stevens.

Although it’s not really a Shakey tribute show unless it’s a Communist Party benefit gig. Maybe this is and they’ve kept that quiet because it’s in Monmouth.

Wylderness Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

SUNDAY 25 MARCH Chop Idols Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 2pm, £10/£8/£3 NUS. Info 01873 853167. Black Mountain Jazz gig.

Gary Hall Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Gwenno Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth. 2pm, £8 adv. Info 01970 633088. See Music.

Majestic 4 + The Thrillionaires Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5. Info 01685 879491.

Martin Simpson Hang Fire Southern Kitchen, Barry.

6.30pm, £15 adv. Info www. hangfiresouthernkitchen.com.

Blues duo. A Roots N All gig.

Russell Watson Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £23-£45. Info 029 2063 6464.

System Scare The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra The Riverfront, Newport. 3pm, £23.50/£22. Info 01633 656757.

Whitchurch Jam Session #106 Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 5.30-8.30pm. Info 029 2062 6015.

MONDAY 26 MARCH Albert Lee + Glas Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.

Blues-rock legend. Sold out.

Balance + Animal Club + Shallow Graves + Hunger Strike Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £6.

Info 029 2037 3144. Hardcore from Birmingham, Belgium and ‘local’.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

The Young’uns Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16. Info 0871 4720400. UK folk combo.

TUESDAY 27 MARCH Beth Prior Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555.

Blackweir Brass Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1pm, £5/£7.50 with tea and cake.

Info 01874 611622.

Cycles Of Trio Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7-£9. Info 029 2031 0312. Japan’s hottest jazz fusion trio, according to one blurb.

James Gough Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 12.45-1.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715.

Lunchtime organ recital.

Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 07802 912789.

Steve Graham’s Sandringham Six Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026..

WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH Absent Fathers + Swyn + Glove + Rosey Cale Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Allan Yn Y Fan Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm.

Info 01495 227206. Celtic folk

u – repeated

band from Wales. Not sure of the ticket price for this one as it’s not listed on the venue’s website.

BBC NOW: Contemporary Evenings Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £11-£13. Info 029 2063 6464.

Performances of works commissioned for this orchestra in its 90-year history.

Bible Black + Blue Evolution + The Bakestones The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3.

Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio night.

Dodie Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £18 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. YouTube-famous singersongwriter.

Fall Out Boy Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £32.50£42.50. Info 029 2022 4488.

Sold out.

Forever In Blue Jeans Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01792 475715. Country and rock’n’roll tribute show.

Ivan Moult + The Gentle Good + Eugene Capper & Rhodri Brooks Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. Album launch gig for singer-songwriter Moult.

John Kirkpatrick Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £8/£6. Info 01970 623232. Folk, presented here

by Folkus.

Matt Wates Sextet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 07802 912789.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host The Sam Antonio Freeway.

Skyliners Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

THURSDAY 29 MARCH Bedford Falls + Navajo Ace + Pink Grapefruit + Knowbetter The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Album release show for Bedford Falls.

Brwydr Y Bandiau Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2023 2199.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff. com.

Fleetwood Bac Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07512 237983.

Fleetwood Mac tribute band.

Glas Creature Sound, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 01792 301178.

Ian Poole Quartet The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Juan Martin Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792 602060.

Flamenco guitarist.

No Violet + Esuna + Cult Of Hands The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. uOwen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. On tomorrow also.

Tankus The Henge The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. I don’t know much about this band

but associate them with the kinda hippy festival circuit.

Possibly becuase their name reminds me of Ozric Tentacles.

The Bay Rum Hounds Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

8pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995.

The Rolling Stones Story Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £23. Info 01792 475715. Tribute band.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £22/£21. Info 01970 623232. Tribute band.

FRIDAY 30 MARCH Acoustic Open Mic Night The Plum Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2022 5235.

Astroid Boys Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.

Aubrey Parsons + 360 Degrees The Plough, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 3pm, free.

Info 029 2062 3017. Presented

by Nailed It Events. Aubrey: 3-6pm; 360 Degrees: 7-9.30pm.

Barbara Black Band + Papa Jupe's Taurus Club The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm, £2. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com.

Chloe & Luke Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. 7pm, free.

Info 07557 773723.

Classic Intensions The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events. uDementia Aware Fest The Dolls House, Abertillery. £4 per day. Info 01495 213300.

Three-day rock event hosted

by The Rock N Roll Circus Radio Show. Today’s lineup: The Dukes Of Bordello, Red Spektor, Empyre, Lifer, Everyday Heroes, Fifteen English Pounds, Quiet The Thief, The Boom Sons, Eleven and Lazarus Moon. Sat 31: Traitors Gate, Fireroad, In Search Of Sun, Burnt Out Wreck, Kikamora, Core Of iO, Beneath The Divine and Beyond The Break. Sun 1 Apr: Bad Sam, Pelugion, Terminal Rage, Devil’s Playground, The Bitten, Deathtraps, Tenplusone, Eight Great Fears, Soxpunk and The Deadpig Project. (Until Sun 1 Apr) Donnie Joe’s American Swing Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Fleetwood Bac Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £18.50/£16.50.

Info 0845 2263510. Tribute band.

Godkilla + Sepulchre + The Devolved The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892.

Heather Jones Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 456856.

Henry Marten’s Ghost Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny.

9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

John Otway + Cool Beans + Head Noise + Thursday Night Music Club Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5.

Info 01685 879491.

Jonathan Nicholas + Merlin’s Beard Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £5. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.

Kissing Pink Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Larger Than Life!

stage The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Like A Lion The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Marcus Malone & Innes Sibun Band St James Club, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. Presented by Swansea Jazzland.

Organ Recital National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7951.

Pip Blom + Sports Team + The Kicks The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

Resurrection The Vault, Swansea. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01792 465300. Stone Roses tribute.

Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Snake Oil & Harmony Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 07970 063107. Duo of Danny Vaghn (Tyketto) and Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network).

The Big Busk 2018 Le Public Space, Newport (starting point). 12pm, free.

Info sam@lepub.co.uk. The premise of this is that Newport musicians tour the city’s independent shops playing music.

I guess you find out precise details on the day.

The Blue Carpet Band + Deadfly + Gemini Jets Creature Sound, Swansea.

7pm. Info 01792 301178.

London garage punk band headline.

The Haggis Horns Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01834 869323.

Live funk group who have previously served as Mark Ronson’s horn section.

The Sabbath Years The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01495 247178. Black Sabbath tribute band.

Treorchy Male Choir Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7pm, £13/£11. Info 0300 0040444. uWales Goes Pop! The Gate, Cardiff. 1.30pm-1am, £49/£17 per day/free under12s. Info 029 2048 3344. See Music for more on the latest of these delightful indiepop weekenders. Today features Sweet Baboo, Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts, Peaness, Drahlan Charmpit, Purs and The Echo And The Always (main room); Jemma Roper, Thee Manatees and Private World (cafe), plus DJs until 1am. Sat 31: headliner TBC, Kero Kero Bonito, Desperate Journalist, Personal Best, Axolotes Mexicanos, She Makes War and The School (main room); Buzzard, The Yearning and one more TBC (cafe) plus DJs until 1am.

Sun 1 Apr: Shonen Knife, Brix & The Extricated, Goat Girl, Colour Me Wednesday, Bad Parents and El Goodo (main room); Adwaith, Perfect Body and Think Pretty (cafe) plus DJs until 11pm. (Until Sun 1 Apr) SATURDAY 31 MARCH Acoustic Sinners Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Afternoon In Paris Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

7.30-10.30pm, £1. Info 01239 841387.

Andy Park Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

A Night Of Queen Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £18.50. Info 01600 772467.

Tribute band.

Aubrey Parsons The Sycamore Tree, Colwinston, nr Cowbridge. Free. Info 01656 652827. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Bass 12 Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff. com.

Cantemus Chamber Choir Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5pm, £8-£20.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Country Folk The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Darkside The Neon, Newport.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666. Pink Floyd tribute band.

Dub Pistols The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv.

Info 07590 471888.

Faith – The George Michael Legacy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £23. Info 01792 475715.

Ian Shimmin The Plough, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 7pm, free.

Info 029 2062 3017. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Inner City + The Gutter Sluts + Tenplusone Jac’s, Aberdare. 2pm, £5. Info 01685 879491. This is one day of a mod, ska and punk weekend.

Inner City are a Jam tribute band, not to be confused with the late 80s dance group. *Jally Kebba Susso & Band The Globe At Hay, HayOn-Wye. 8pm, £8. Info 01497 821762. Gambian kora player.

Kaytannau The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Lewis Leighton The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Playing in sibling venue Browns tomorrow.

Mammothfest Best Band 2018 Welsh Heat 2 The Duke, Neath. 7pm, free. Info 01639 643892. Featuring Tides Of Sulfur, Levitas, Anal Floss Is

Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Rush tribute band.

Sabrina Banaim Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.

Sion Russell Jones Academy Espresso Bar, Barry.

7pm, free. Info 07557 773723.

Snakehips Tramshed, Cardiff. 8pm-1am, £14. Info 029 2023 5555. A duo from London who make kind of blog house (is it still called that?) combined with retro r’n’b and hip-hop I guess. They are huge on Soundcloud, in terms of play counts at least, and are now trying to turn that into a live tour.

Sweet Tooth + These Five Years + Penelope Tree + Second Self + Nigel The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2.

Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Charity gig raising money for Crohn's & Colitis Awareness.

The Barefoot Bandit The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

The Hold Up: Inner City Cypher Oner Signs, Cardiff.

1-5pm, free. Info 029 2037 1231. Monthly hip-hop session inviting MCs, beatboxers, DJs etc down to jam.

The Jokers The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm. Info 01685 387925.

The Manic-Phonic Experience The Patriot, Crumlin. 7-10pm. Info 01495 247178. Tributes to two popular Welsh rock bands, one of whom are interviewed in this issue and one of whom aren’t.

stage THURSDAY 1 MARCH uA Number The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2128 0189.

Caryl Churchill’s play concerning science, family and loss, showing in Wales for the first time. Also on at 3pm on Sat 3.

(Until Sat 3) u[Blank] Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 Info 029 2064 6900. A new work by Alice

The Flute & Tankard is a small independent pub on Cardiff’s Windsor Place which hosts a monthly standup night, Dolly Chicken Comedy. March’s is on Wed 14; Ignacio Lopez headlines a five-act bill and there’s a house band, Molly Katz, also.

Boss and Cry Of A Cynic, plus guest headliners Ascaris.

Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2070 0721.

Rock N Soul Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 6.30pm, free. Info 01446 710386.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rushed Rhondda Hotel,

Birch about the impact of the criminal justice system on children, presented by Sherman Youth Theatre. (Until Sat 3) From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01982 552555. Adrian Berry’s play portraying a young boy obsessed with David Bowie. In Cardigan tomorrow.

uLast Man Standing Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £12/£11. Info 029 2070 0721.

WWI-themed play presented here by Penarth Operatic & Dramatic Society. (Until Sat 3) Lloyd Langford + Mike Bubbins + Robin Morgan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9/£6 NUS/£15 with food. Info 0871 4720400. A new venture here called Pieface Comedy, on some Thursdays and featuring two or three comedians from the Friday/Saturday bills. You can get a Pieminister pie for £15 all in, hence the name. uMade In Dagenham Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £10.75.

Info 0300 3656677. Hit musical based on the movie based on the late 1960s industrial action. Today’s performance includes sign language. Also on at 2pm on Sat 3. (Until Sat 3) Max Boyce Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm. Info 01656 733269. Sold out? You know it.

Mike Doyle Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14£18. Info 01792 475715.

In Blackwood tomorrow; Cwmbran on Sat 3 uOnce Upon A Dance Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7pm, £7.50. Info 01633 263670.

Dance showcase from the GLD School Of Dance. £8.50 tomorrow and Sat 3. (Until Sat 3) uResident Magicians The Small Space, Barry. 7pm, £20.

Info info@thesmallspace. co.uk. This is a new venue on Barry high street that reckons it’s Wales’ smallest theatre, and with seating for approx 20 probably is. Their opening three nights this month will consist of close-up conjuring, that being their theatrical speciality. (Until Sat 3) Sophie Willan Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £13/£11. Info 01239 621200.

Comedian with a new show, Branded. In Pontardawe tomorrow. uStifyn Parri National History Museum, St Fagans.

7pm, £13. Info 029 2057 3500.

One-man life-recalling type show from Welsh showbiz fella.

Also on Thurs 8, but in Welsh. uSunset Boulevard Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18-£44.

Info 029 2063 6464. Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical. Fri 2 and Sat 3: £21-£47. On at 7.30pm only on Fri 2. (Until Sat 3) uThe Great Gatsby Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Simon Levy’s stage adaption of this famous novel, in Wales for the first time courtesy of Everyman Theatre.

Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 3.

(Until Sat 3) The Wood Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8.50-£15. Info 01646 695267.

Owen Thomas’ new play, set in WWI and commemorating the final year of that conflict.

In Cardiff tomorrow; Llanelli on Tue 6; Ystradgynlais on Wed 7; Newtown on Sat 10; Cardigan on Tue 13; Newport on Wed 14; Pontardawe on Thurs 15; Newbridge on Fri 16; Abergavenny on Tue 20; Aberystwyth on Fri 23. uTrainspotting Live!

Tramshed, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £25/£20. Info 029 2023 5555.

On at 6.30pm and 8.30pm on Fri 2 and Sat 3. (Until Sat 3)

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stage uWaiting For Godot Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 10am + 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0845 2263510. Llanelli Youth Theatre tackle the famous Beckett play. On tomorrow also, at 10am only.

Woman Of Flowers Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

Theatr Pena and the Taliesin Arts Centre present a retelling of the tale of Blodeuwedd, from the Mabinogion. In Newtown on Sat 3.

FRIDAY 2 MARCH Dan Antopolski + Paul Savage Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

8pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510.

Comedy Club night with one more act TBC. uDrones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 16.

From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£14. Info 01239 621200.

John Cooper ClarkeThe Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £16-£23.50. Info 01633 656757. uLand Of My Fathers Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. Lurking Truth with a play set in Afghanistan and Iraq, with undercover agents posing as security contractors.

On tomorrow also. uLloyd Langford + Mike Bubbins + Kiri PritchardMcLean + Noel James Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink).

Max Boyce Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £25. Info 0845 2263510. Sold out.

Mike Doyle Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £16.50/£15.50. Info 01495 227206.

Reminiscences Of Childhood Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07512 237983. One-man show with a Dylan Thomas theme of some kind, by Adrian Metcalfe.

Sophie Willan Pontardawe Arts Centre. 8pm, £11. Info

01792 863722.

The Wood Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £8.50-£13.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Wy, Chips A Nain Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 10.15am + 7pm, £6. Info 0845 2263510.

Welsh-language play written by Gwyneth Glyn about dementia and inter-generational family friendships. For ages seven and up. In Aberystwyth on Tue 6; Cardiff on Tue 20 and Wed 21. uY Tad Theatr Felinfach, Dyffryn Aeron. 1 + 7.30pm, £9-£11. Info 01570 470697.

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru with a Welsh-language play about a father struggling with memory loss, and his daughter’s attempts to handle this change. On tomorrow also, at 1.30pm and 7.30pm. In Carmarthen on Tue 6, Cardiff on Thurs 8 and Fri 9 and Church Village on Fri 16.

SATURDAY 3 MARCH 90th Anniversary Spectacular Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10 adv.

Info 01600 772467. The 90th anniversary is that of this very theatre, and its longevity is rewarded with a night of music, comedy and one-act plays.

Gadael Tir Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01239 615952.

Bilingual show that tells the story of land rights and protest in Wales, and makes use of lost or rarely heard Welsh folk songs.

Grav Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01873 850805. Previewed in our last issue, a revival for this adaption of the life and rugbyplaying times of Ray Gravell, starring Gareth John Bale.

In Llanelli on Mon 5; Milford Haven on Thurs 8 and Fri 9.

Katherine Ryan St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £21.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Sold out gig for US-born, UK-based comedian.

Mike Doyle Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £16/£14. Info 01633 868239.

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7pm, £7. Info 01792 863722.

Theatre show where three kids make a wish and travel into the solar system.

Sophie Willan Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7pm, £13/£11. Info 01982 552555.

Comedian with a show titled Branded.

Theatre-In-Focus: Joe Orton Grand Theatre Circle

(Until Sat 10) uA Skull In Connemara Little Theatre, Neath. Info info@neathlittletheatre.co.uk.

Martin McDonagh’s play, directed here by Paul Rees.

(Until Sat 10).

Grav Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510. uThe Case Of The Frightened Lady New

Protein are a theatre company who will be living up to their name at Merthyr’s Redhouse on Wed 28 with May Contain Food, May Contain You – a musical/ dance type show about our modern relationship with food.

Bar, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6.

Info 01792 475715. Script-inhand performance by Fluellen, preceded by an hour-long talk on the work.

Tiff Stevenson + Simon Emanuel + Andrew Rutledge + Col Howarth + Lorna Pritchard Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly.

8pm, £11 adv. Info 07512 237983. Comedy night.

Woman Of Flowers Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £11/£9. Info 01686 614555.

SUNDAY 4 MARCH Alyssa Edwards Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £20. Info 0871 4720400. American drag fave, part of the Klub Kids troupe (who will also be here in some form).

Brendan Cole Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22-£40. Info 029 2063 6464. TV dancing man does some dancing, not on TV. Dancing With Alice Through Wonderland St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £14.

Info 029 2087 8444. Performed

by JPJ School Of Dance and Treading The Boards.

Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2pm, £8/£7. Info 01970 623232. Kids’ theatre. uLive Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm.

Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

Lloyd Langford + Lorna Pritchard + Noel James Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £4-£8.

Info 029 2031 0312. Presented

by Buffalo Comedy.

Miles Jupp & Friends Savoy Theatre, Monmouth.

7.30pm. Info 01600 772467.

Sold out!

The Greatest Liar In All The World Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2039 1391. Family show, billed as a sequel to Pinnochio, presented by Familia De La Noche.

MONDAY 5 MARCH uAnnie Get Your Gun Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01646 695267. Musical presented

by Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society. Tickets are £12 only from Wed 7-Sat 10.

Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50-£30.50. Info 029 2087 8889. The Agatha Christie Company presents a detective thriller by Edgar Wallace. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 8 and Sat 10. Thurs 10 matinee show £13.50-£24.50; Fri 9 and Sat 10 £19.50-£34. (Until Sat 10) uThe Ceasefire Babies Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre with as play about a group of young people growing up under the shadow of a past conflict. On tomorrow also.

TUESDAY 6 MARCH Brian Conley Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24/£22. Info 01792 475715. uHello Dolly! Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 01792 602060. Musical presented by Cockett Amateur Operatic Society. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 10. (Until Sat 10) Mandy Starr Dolman Theatre, Newport. 2pm, £7.

Info 01633 263670. Unspecified light entertainment.

Mark Olver + Richard James + Jessie Johnson + David Hoare The Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. 7.3010.30pm, free. Info 029 2064 4952. March’s edition of the monthly Crafty Laughs comedy night. uTable 5 Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £6. Info 01633 263670. New play by Kevin Myers, about a table of guests at a wedding. On tomorrow also.

The Wood Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

TigerFace & Friends Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15.

Info 029 2063 6464. Some sort of comedy cabaret thing, description on venue website doesn’t give much away.

Wy, Chips A Nain Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232.

Y Tad Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 1 + 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.

WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH A Brave Face Torch Theatre,

Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £10£13. Info 01646 695267. Vamos present a play about a soldier stationed in Afghanistan circa 2009.

Dick Tracy The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01633 656757. Detective-based comedy presented here by Le Navet Bete.

Ed Byrne Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 01792 475715. See Upfront. In Cardiff on Fri 9.

Steffan Evans + Sarah Bridgeman + Col Howarth Mozarts, Swansea.

7.30pm, free. Info 01792 649984. Standup night featuring three acts doing half-hour preview versions of their upcoming festical sets.

Stewart Lee Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01874 611622. The Content Provider set, previewed in last month’s issue.

Stolen Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232. Storytelling with musical accompaniment, presented by The Devil’s Violin.

The Wood The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 01639 843163.

THURSDAY 8 MARCH Cannonballista Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£23. Info 029 2064 6900.

Peak, formerly known as Arts Alive Wales, present a solo theatre performancer by Liz Clarke, as alter ego Betty Bruiser. In Crickhowell last month, and previewed in February’s Stage section too.

George Lewis + Jarred Christmas + Steve Gribbin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9/£6 NUS/£15 with food. Info 0871 4720400. uGrav Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £8-£13.

Info 01646 695267. On tomorrow also, at 5pm and 7.30pm.

I Called A Girl Carnegie House, Bridgend. 1pm, £6.50.

Info 01656 815757. Lunchtime theatre, presented by Fluellen..

James Sherwood + Chris Chopping + Luke Biddle + Kris Davies + Paul James Maesteg Town Hall.

7.30pm, £7.50-£9. Info 01656 733269. Comedy Club night.

Natalie Ann Cutler The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 01633 656757.

One-woman show, Not Yet Suffragette, billing itself as part standup and part feminist theatre. uNeverwhere Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50 NUS. Info 01633 263670. Playgoers present this stage adaption of a Neil Gaiman book. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 10; ticket prices for that performance will be £11. (Until Sat 10) Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month.

Paul McCaffrey + Jenny Collier + Rik Carranza Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323.

Comedy Club night. uPirates Of Penzance Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 850805. Presented by Concept Players. (Until Sat 10) uRichard III Redux Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

u – repeated

8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. See Upfront for more on Sara Beer’s radical interpretation of this Shakespeare staple. On at 3pm on Sat 17.

In Aberystwyth on Wed 14 and Thurs 15; Milford Haven on Wed 21 and Cardigan on Fri 23. (Until Sat 10, plus Fri 16 and Sat 17) uUnder The Castle Walls Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01982 552555. BWCAS present some theatre for young people based on stories from 13th century Builth Wells. (Until Sat 10) uY Tad Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£23. Info 029 2064 6900. On tomorrow also, at 1.30pm and 7.30pm.

(Until Sat 17) FRIDAY 9 MARCH Ceri Dupree The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01600 772467. Wales’ most venerable female impersonator [subs check] with a show titled Immaculate Deception.

Ed Byrne St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £25.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Max Boyce Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £25. Info 0845 2263510. Sold out. uMickey Sharma + George Lewis + Jarred Christmas + Steve Gribbin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400.

On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink). uMonstersaurus Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot.

11am, £8/free teachers. Info 01639 763214. Today is a schools performance; on tomorrow also, at 11am and 2pm, priced £13/£11.

Songs For A New World The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh language version of this Jason Robert Brown play.

‘Stute Comedy Nights Miners Institute, Blackwood.

8pm, £12.50/£11.50 adv. Info 01495 227206.

Where’s My Igloo Gone? Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 11.30am + 2.30pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510.

Kids’ show about a young girl who lives in the Arctic. In Milford Haven tomorrow.

Whitechapel Freaks Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Don’t Go Into The Cellar with a cabaret-style theatre show based on Jack The Ripper. Feel like this kind of lighthearted approach is deemed problematic by many nowadays.

SATURDAY 10 MARCH Blodyn & Tatws Aberkenfig Library. 11am, free. Info 01656 815995. Street theatre, presented by the Grand Pavilion.

Also in Porthcawl today.

Blodyn & Tatws Porthcawl Library. 2.30pm, free. Info 01656 815995.

Bluestocking Lounge: Clwb Kaboom! Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Burlesque from Oh Carolina, Lilly Laudanum, Carrie Couture, DeeDee DeLa Rouge and Dawn.

Max Boyce Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £28.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

Sold out.

NT Connections Festival Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

stage 5.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01970 623232. Three new plays, in this order: The Changing Room by Chris Bush, The Ceasefire Babies by Fiona Doyle and These Bridges by Phoebe Eclair Powell.

Robots National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Interactive family show performed by Gower College, Swansea’s performing arts students.

Sarah Millican Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

8pm, £27.50. Info 01970 623232. Sold out.

The Borneo Princesses St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11/£9 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Theatre production concerning the tales of two warrior princesses.

The Thing That Came From Over There! The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757.

Comedy inspired by 1950s horror movies and based on the Antactic explorations of 1912.

The Wood Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01686 614555.

Where’s My Igloo Gone?

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

12 + 3pm, £8/£6 kids. Info 01646 695267.

Whose Dance Is It Anyway? Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25. Info 029 2063 6464.

NDCWales with a fundraising show featuring youth dance groups and performances improvised on the night.

SUNDAY 11 MARCH In One Lifetime Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 1 + 6.30pm, £12/£8.

Info 0845 2263510. Dance showcase from the Dani Dee Dancers.

Jimmy Carr Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £30. Info 029 2063 6464.

MONDAY 12 MARCH Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.

TUESDAY 13 MARCH Death Comes To St Michaels Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £5. Info 01970 623232. Rehearsed reading followed by a Q&A, presented by Playpen. uMenopause The Musical Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £28. Info 01792 475715. Relatable content (for middle-aged women) delivered via one-liners and renditions of old pop songs.

On tomorrow also. uTango Moderno New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50-£41.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Musical based on the 60s movie. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 15 and Sat 17. Thurs 10 matinee show £17.50-£33.50; Fri 16 and Sat 17 £20.50-£44. (Until Sat 17) Ten Plagues Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£16. Info 029 2064 6900.

Award-winning play which parallels the Black Death circa 1665 and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

Terra Firma Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01970 623232. Last month’s issue’s cover feature, touring the UK until May and also in Newtown (Thurs 22) and Milford Haven (Tue 27) this month..

The Wood Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£14.

Info 01239 621200.

WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH Dylan Thomas: Clown In The Moon Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01495 227206. One-man show based on the life and work of DT. In Carmarthen on Sat 17.

Dolly Chicken Comedy: Fun At The Flute Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7.3010.30pm, £5/£4. Info dollychickencomedy@gmail. com. Featuring five standup comedians including headliner Ignacio Lopez, plus house band Molly Katz.

George Egg Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01646 695267.

Longstanding UK comedian with a show called DIY Chef.

Griff Rhys Jones Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 029 2064 6900.

UK comedian, currently sporting a goatish greybeard and doing a show called Where Was I?. uRichard III Redux Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £7.50-£9.50. Info 01970 623232. On tomorrow also, but that one’s sold out. uThe Sleeping Beauty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £17-£42.

Info 029 2063 6464. Ballet, presented by Birmingham Royal Ballet. On at 2pm and 7.20pm tomorrow; 7.30pm only on Fri 16; 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 17. £22-£46 on Fri 16 and Sat 17. (Until Sat 17) The Wood The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £13/£11.

Info 01633 656757.

West Side Story Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 868239.

Presented by Congress Youth Theatre. (Until Sat 17) THURSDAY 15 MARCH Gein’s Family Giftshop Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01685 384111. Sketch comedy troupe. In Llanelli tomorrow. uPirates Of Penzance Paget Rooms, Penarth.

7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2070 0721. Presented by Concept Players. (Until Sat 17) Steve Williams + Jen Brister Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9/£6 NUS/£15 with food. Info 0871 4720400. With one more comic TBC. Stifyn Parri Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £13.

Info 01646 695267. Welsh showbiz mover and shaker with a show about his life so far. uThe Lady Vanishes Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10.50.

Info 01792 475715. Fluellen present a stage adaption of a Hitchcock movie. On tomorrow also, at 1pm and 7.15pm.

The Lost Box Of Stories Theatr Hafren, Newtown.

10.30am + 1.30pm, £2. Info 01686 614555. Interactive show for primary schools.

The Wood Pontardawe Arts

Centre. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01792 863722.

FRIDAY 16 MARCH Cardiff Cabaret Club: Far Far Away Heath Hospital Sports & Social Club, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Starring MC Paulus with Cardiff Cabaret Club soloists and troupes including: Lili del Fflur, Hadria Hellbound, Bonita Boudoir, Kalamity Kat and Dixie Allure, Kitty Katastrophe, Fliese Tease and FooFooLaBelle.

Brian Damage & Krystaal + Drew Taylor + Paul James Carnegie House, Bridgend. 8pm, £9/£7.50 adv. Info 01656 815757. Comedy night.

Eugene Onegin The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £17/£15. Info 01633 656757.

Opera. In Brecon on Wed 21; Llanelli on Thurs 29.

First Steps: A Child’s Sleeping Beauty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Birmingham Royal Ballet with a kid-friendly spinoff show from The Sleeping Beauty currently performing here.

Gein’s Family Giftshop Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £10.

Info 0845 2263510.

Horrible Histories: More Best Of Barmy Britain Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

1.30 + 5pm, £16/£8 under16s. Info 029 2064 6900. On tomorrow also, at 11am and 2.30pm.

March/Forward Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £7/£5. Info 01874 611622.

Community dance showcase

by Powys Dance.

Max Boyce Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £25. Info 0300 3656677. Sold out Mitch Benn Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £12. Info 01970 623232. UK comedian takes a break from his regular schedule of tweeting 5000 times a day about overturning Brexit to tour a show, I’m Still Here. uPaul McCaffrey + Steve Williams + Jen Brister + Emmanuel Sonubi Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink).

Rachel Williams Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Welsh dancer and actress’ solo show. uSU Dance Society Annual Showcase 2018 Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10/£7.

Info 01792 602060. On tomorrow also.

Teechers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01970 623232. John Godber’s play, presentewd

by Blackeyed Theatre and previewed in Stage.

The Devil’s Violin Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

8-10pm, £12. Info 01239 841387. uThe Wedding Reception Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £42.50. Info 0845 2263510.

Immersive comedy farce with a wedding-style three-course meal included in the price.

THE RAT PACK New Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 20-Sat 24 Mar Tickets: £19- £35. Info: 029 2087 8889 / www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas offers Cardiff a night of nostalgic excellence where the Welsh audience can transport themselves to the Swinging Sixties’ wild Las Vegas scene. The touring musical makes its way to the capital, as we get the chance to get va taste of the style and quick wit of legends like Sammy Davis, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra – along with a special appearance by Ella Fitzgerald, all soundtracked by an onstage big band ensemble. At the home of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, The Rat Pack was formed in the mid-1950s, and from there they took their act to Las Vegas.

On tomorrow also.

The Wood Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £10-£12.

Info 01495 243252.

Tudur Owen Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm. Info 0845 2263510. Welsh comedian with a show about Welshness.

Seems to be sold out.

Y Tad Canolfan Gartholwg, Church Village, nr Pontypridd.

1 + 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01443 570075.

SATURDAY 17 MARCH A Night At The Movies The Gate, Cardiff. 2 + 7pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2048 3344.

With the Cardiff University Broadway Dance Society.

Annie Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 6.30pm, £8. Info 01686 614555. Musical presented by Rising Stars Theatre School.

Dylan Thomas: Clown In The Moon Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510.

Howl Comedy Tramshed Cinema, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2023 5555.

Five standup acts on the third Sunday of each month, names currently TBC. Ignite Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464.

New youth dance works. by Dance Blast. In Abergavenny on Sat 24.

Jason Donovan And His Amazing Midlife Crisis Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01656 815995. Erstwhile pop/stage star is nearly 50 and has a new autobiographical show

based around this fact.

Kiri Pritchard-Mclean Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464.

Comedian with a show titled Appropriate Adult. In Swanseaon Thurs 22.

Madama Butterfly St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50-£33.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Ellen Kent presents Puccini’s opera.

Mark Watson Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £17. Info 01600 772467.

Comedian with a show rescheduled from January.

Point Of Echoes Small World Theatre, Cardigan.

8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952. bgroup & China Plate with a dance production set in 1978 inside a lighthouse. uTeletubbies Live Grand Theatre, Swansea. 10am + 1pm, £10-£17.50. Info 01792 475715. This is the first ever Teletubbies theatre show apparently! On tomorrow also.

The Barber Of Seville Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £21/£19. Info 01873 850805.

Presented by Swansea City Opera. Sung in English. In Swansea on Fri 23; Maesteg on Thurs 29.

Tim Vine Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £25/£22. Info 01792 475715. Comedian who leans on puns like a gnarled old fence post.

You’ve Got Dragons The Riverfront, Newport. 11.30am + 2.30pm, £7. Info 01633 656757. Family theatre based

on the book by Kathryn Cave.

SUNDAY 18 MARCH An Afternoon At The Musicals The Riverfront, Newport. 1 + 4pm, £8/£6.

Info 01633 656757. Dance showcase from the Caroline Grham School Of Dance.

John Robins Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £14.50.

Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with a show about breaking up with his girlfriend, who is also a comedian. Maybe I should go along to see if it’s better than it sounds! Except it’s sold out, so I can’t.

MONDAY 19 MARCH uRubicon Dance’s Schools Showcase St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6pm, £7.

Info 029 2087 8444. Also on Mon 26 and Tue 27.

TUESDAY 20 MARCH uAlbatross Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2039 1391. One of four plays under the banner New 2018, which are showing in London in early April. This one is set in a tattoo parlour and concerns events from the past resurfacing in the present.

On at 1pm and 8pm on Wed 21; 8pm on Thurs 22. (Until Thurs 22) uBuddy Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2039 1391. A New 2018 play about a a life-changing decision, and a pet dog at the heart of it all. On at 6pm BUZZ 75

* – recommended

stage on Wed 21; 1pm and 6pm on Thurs 22. (Until Thurs 22) Judy & Liza Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £15-£20.

Info 01970 623232. Songs and general performance celebrating the lives and legacy of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. In Swansea on Tue 27. uReality Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2039 1391. A New 2018 play about a reality TV show set in a basement where those who stay on will die.

On at 1.30pm and 8.30pm on Wed 21; 6.30pm on Thurs 22.

(Until Thurs 22) Russell Brand Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £28.

Info 01792 475715. Might be sold out by the time you read this. uSpamalot Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £16.50-£37.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. Monty Python spinoff is spun off once again, for this acclaimed musical. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 24 (7.30pm show £18.50-£42.50). (Until Sat 24) uSpilt Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £9/£7. Info 029 2039 1391. A New 2018 play about a woman whose faulty washing machine keeps messing with the space-time continuum. On at 1.30pm and 8.30pm on Thurs 22. (Until Thurs 22) The Circus Of Horrors St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £20-£28. Info 029 2087 8444. uThe Rat Pack New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19£31.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

Sinatra, Davis Junior, Martin, the collective legacy of. An Ella Fitzgerald impersonator tips up at one point also. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 22 (£17-£27); 4pm and 8pm Sat 24 (£23-£35). (Until Sat 24) The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £7-£13. Info 01633 656757.

Nick Lane’s stage adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel.

The Wood Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14.

Info 01873 850805. uWy, Chips A Nain Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

6pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030 4400. On tomorrow also.

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH Beautiful Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232. Dance theatre presented by Sweetshop Revolution.

Eugene Onegin Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £10-£17. Info 01874 611622. uInheriting Gods Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

Theatr Gwalia present a play in English, Welsh and Wampanoag – a Native American language which died out over 100 years ago, and which is paralleled with a possible future for Welsh herein. (Until Sat 24) uJoseph & His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat The Riverfront, Newport.

7pm, £8.50. Info 01633 656757. Musical performed by pupils from a different academy for each performance: today it’s Caerleon Academy,

Thurs 22 Monmouth Academy, Fri 23 Rougemont Academy; Sat 24 Cardiff Afternoon Academy (1.30pm) and Cardiff Morning Academy and Buddies (7pm). (Until Sat 24) uMary Poppins Jr Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510.

Disney musical, presented here by The Hive. Also on at 2pm on Sat 24. (Until Sat 24) Richard III Redux Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.30pm, £11.50/£9.50. Info 01646 695267. uStorm.2: Things Come Apart Tabernacl Church, The Hayes, Cardiff. 8pm, £5.

Info 029 2037 1689. National Theatre Wales present a play based on the Cardiff riots of June 1919. Also on at 3pm on Sat 24. Tonight is a preview price; it’ll be £10/£7.50 for the following three days. See Upfront. (Until Sat 24) The Moon-Eyed People And The White Ravens Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £7/£5. Info 01970 623232. Music and storytelling based on encounters between the Welsh and Native American cultures through folk tales, music and visual art. uThe Motherfucker With The Hat Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£26. Info 029 2064 6900. Broadway musical about the zesty underbelly of New York life.

Also on at 2pm on Sat 24 and Sat 31. Fri 23 is a captioned performance; Sat 24 (2pm) is audio described. Tue 27 includes a post-show talk.

No performance on Sun 25.

(Until Sat 31)

Tom Stade Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £17.50/£16 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Canadian comedian who is also on the next three night’s bills here. uWind In The Willows Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Presented by New Venture Players. On at 5.30pm on Sat 24. (Until Sat 24) THURSDAY 22 MARCH Barbara Nice Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

7.45pm, £14.50. Info 01792 475715. Character comedy from Janice Connolly.

Christian Lee Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10.50-£20.50. Info 01792 475715. Magician who was on Britain’s Got Talent and so has called his new show Britain’s Got Magic. Hope his conjuring is more impressive than his ability to think up titles.

Dave Johns + Mike Wilmot + Tom Stade Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £9/£6 NUS/£15 with food. Info 0871 4720400. With one more comic TBC. uJeeves & Wooster: Perfect Nonsense Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 0844 8700887. Presented

by Red Herring Theatre.

(Until Sat 24) Kiri Pritchard McLean Cinema & Co, Swansea.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07982 624959.

May-We-Go-Round? The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757.

Energetic dance and comedic

theatre riffing on romance and relationships. uRun For Your Wife Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £7/£5. Info 01970 623232. Venerable comedy farce presented here by HalfLight. On tomorrow also.

Terra Firma Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £9/£7. Info 01686 614555. uWhistle Down The Wind Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.15pm, £12.50/£10.50.

Info 01792 863722. Musical presented by Class Act. On at 7.15pm tomorrow; 2pm and 7.15pm on Sat 24; 12pm and 4.30pm on Sun 25. (Until Sun 25) FRIDAY 23 MARCH An Evening Of Burlesque Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

8pm, £23.50/£21.50. Info 01446 738622.

Crimes Under The Sun Miners Institute, Blackwood.

7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01495 227206. Comedy thriller presented by New Old Friends. uDave Johns + Mike Wilmot + Tom Stade Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food.

Info 0871 4720400. With one more act TBC. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), also featuring Sarah Keyworth.

Discover Dance Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 1pm, £2.50.

Info 01686 614555. Hosted

by NDCWales, who were here yesterday, and will again perform their dance piece Folk.

Dreams Dance School Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan.

7pm, £6-£9. Info 01239

u – repeated

621200. Showcase performance of multiple global dance styles. On tomorrow also, at 2pm and 7pm. uEugene Onegin Church of St Andrew & St Teilo, Cathays, Cardiff. 7pm, £12/£5 NUS. Info 029 2049 5699.

Tchaikovsky’s opera, presented here by the Serenata Singers. On tomorrow also.

Into The Woods The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 3344. Sondheim musical, performed by students from BA Perfformio. In Carmarthen on Tue 27 and Wed 28.

Richard III Redux Small World Theatre, Cardigan.

8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952.

The Barber Of Seville Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20/£18.

Info 01792 602060.

The Lady Vanishes Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £9.50. Info 01656 733269.

Adaption of this thriller, by Derek Webb.

The Met Variety Performance The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01600 772467. With local amateur and professional artists.

The Wood Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232.

SATURDAY 24 MARCH uFamily Dance Festival Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Four short pieces from Bombastic and Coreo Cymru. On tomorrow also. uFiddler On The Roof Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv.

stage review

THE SOUND OF MUSIC New Theatre, Cardiff, Wed 14 Feb

As the last few people sit down in the packed audience, a Gregorian chant fills the New Theatre with spirituality. The curtains open and we are welcomed by the beautiful voices of the nuns of the convent. Later, the first appearance of Maria (Lucy O’Byrne) singing The Sound Of Music is a magical moment, revealing the enlightening and moving nature of our main character.

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O’Byrne’s voice is beautiful and pleases the audience with its perfect pitch, lightness and suave vibrato, ringing into the ears as birds singing their morning call. Her acting is gentle, sweet, filling the heart with happiness and positive moods. Even in front of adversities Maria remains optimistic and hopeful, conquering the Captain von Trapp’s children from the very beginning.However, the first act feels long and at times risks becoming boring due to the excessive levels of positivity. Luckily, Megan Llewellyn is able to give that final twist to conclude the act: her interpretation of Climb Ev’ry Mountain is exquisite and amazingly powerful. Her classical training fits perfectly with the musical theatre habitat and helps her to conquer the hearts of the audience who give her a massive round of applause.

Coming back to the second half, the show does not retain the same energy, while the pace becomes frenetic and hectic, running across the historical aspects of the plot, seeming a little forced. The depiction of Nazis is simplistic and over-egged, losing its meaning.

Captain von Trapp (Neil McDermott) sings a lot more, displaying a gorgeous low voice; powerful, round and resonant, in his lowest notes McDermott gives his best, while losing some strength in the medium-high range.

The show concludes having put on a performance which is enjoyable and family-friendly, despite the unbalanced nature of the two acts. The remarkable voices and great music accompany the story of the von Trapp Family for a night of happy entertainment. words ANDREA GIANI

Info 01792 473238. Presented by: Swansea Amateur Operatic Society. Tickets are £14 from Wed 21-Fri 23; £14/£10 on Sat 24. (Until Sat 24) Ignite Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01873 850805.

Verve Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12/£6. Info 029 2063 6464.

NDCWales presents new dance work created by German choreographers Hannes Langolf and Sita Ostheimer.

Welsh Whisperer + Noel James Theatr Felinfach, Dyffryn Aeron. 8pm, £10. Info 01570 470697. Welsh language comedy night. I think the Welsh Whisperer is a sort of parodic country & western type act.

SUNDAY 25 MARCH Bendelacreme Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 6pm, £20-£25.

Info 029 2023 2199. Another Drag Race All Star, presented here by Eat Sleep Drag Repeat.

Innocence Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 11am + 3pm, £8/£6.

Info 01970 623232. Interactive theatre for children aged three and up.

Jess Robinson Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £18/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Celebrity impressions and musical comedy from a 2017 Britain’s Got Talent semifinalist. Hmm. Stagecoach Performing Arts Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 5pm, £12/£10 kids. Info 01446 738622. A celebration of 30 years in the biz, in the form of a musical theatre revue.

MONDAY 26 MARCH Circus Of Horrors Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £23/£21. Info 01874 611622.

TUESDAY 27 MARCH uActors Showcase Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6-£11. Info 029 2039 1391.

Industry-inclined event in which 32 actors gets two minutes each onstage to impress any bigwigs in the audience.

On tomorrow also, at 1pm. uAll But Gone The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2128 0189. New play by Matthew Trevannion, about a teenager who breaks into a pensioner’s house. Tonight and tomorrow are free (book in advance) preview showings; it’s £12/£10 afterwards. Also on at 3pm on Sat 7 and Sat 14 Apr. Thurs 5 Apr is a BSL performance.

(Until Sat 14 Apr) uInto The Woods Halliwell Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01267 222252. On tomorrow also, at 1pm and 7.30pm.

Judy & Liza Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15-£22.

Info 01792 475715. uLa Cenerentola Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £18/£16.

Info 029 2039 1391. Semistaged version of Rossini’s comic opera. Also on at 2pm on Thurs 29. (Until Thurs 29) uOne More Look Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £6-£12. Info 029 2064 6900.

Lloyd Webber-themed musical revue performed by Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama students. Also on at 2.15pm on Thurs 29 and Sat 31. (Until Sat 31) uStrangers On A Train New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50-£41.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Patricia Highsmith novel brough to the stage.

Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 29 and Sat 31. Wed 28 and Thurs 29 matinee shows £14-£23; Fri 30 and Sat 31 £18.50-£33. (Until Sat 31) Terra Firma Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01646 695267.

Unexploded Ordnances Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Split Britches with a satirical piece of theatre concerning today’s political landscape. The first event in this venue’s Performances For The Curious season of theatre etc.

WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715. uFamily Dance Festival Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 3 + 6pm, free. Info 01686 614555.

Four short performances and a chance to dance, presented

by Bombastic and Coreo Cymru. On tomorrow also, at 12pm and 3pm.

Lift Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01792 602060. NPT College youth dance showcase.

May Contain Food, May Contain You Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 01685 384111. Dance, theatre and song combine in a show devised by a company named Protein, exploring the relationship we have with food. uMerry Wives Of Windsor Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510.

Shakespeare comedy, presented here by Boom Productions.

(Until Sat 31) There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly The Welfare, Ystradgynlais.

1.15pm, £6. Info 01639 843163. Kids’ theatre.

THURSDAY 29 MARCH Dad’s Army Radio Hour Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 029 2039 1391.

Two actors, David Benson and Jack Lane, play 25 characters in this staging of classic radio scripts based on favourite episodes from the original TV series.

Eugene Onegin Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 0845 2263510.

Ivo Graham + Allyson June Smith + James Meehan Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Little Wander comedy night.

Joe Longthorne St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50£23. Info 029 2087 8444. Celeb impersonator with a show rescheduled from last May. uJustin’s Band Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £15.50-£19.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Kids’ show manned by Justin Fletcher and featuring lots of learning about music and the

instruments which make it.

On tomorrow also, at 11am and 3pm.

Shappi Khorsandi Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15/£13 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. See Upfront.

The Barber Of Seville Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £14.50-£17.50. Info 01656 733269.

Y Noson Wobrwyo + Rhwng Dwy Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £8/£7. Info 01239 621200. Double bill of Welsh-language comedy.

During a battle against the Saxons, legend has it Saint David advised the Welsh army to wear leeks on their hats so that they could be distinguished easily, thus inspiring the tradition of wearing a leek on St David’s

FRIDAY 30 MARCH uAndy Robinson + Ian Coppinger + Stuart Goldsmith + Susie McCabe Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400.

On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink).

First Lady Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. One-man show about a US presidential campaign in 1992 which sought to highlight the impact of HIV on the gay community.

Ivo Graham + Allyson June Smith + James Meehan Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £10. Info 01874 611622. Comedy Club night.

Max Boyce + Rod Woodward Chepstow Racecourse. 7pm, £26 adv.

Info 01291 622260.

Simon Emanuel + Phil Cooper + Steffan Alun + Coral Halliwell The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6.

Info 01792 475147. Comedy.

The Embroidery Girl Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £20.50-£30.50. Info 01792 475715. Dance drama set during the transition period from the Qing Dynasty – the last imperial dynasty – to the Republic of China.

Day (or Diwrnod Dewi Sant, as is the Welsh equivalent).

SATURDAY 31 MARCH Cafficadabra Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8-10pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. Close-up magic in the bar from one Joseff Badman.

Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2 + 4pm, £8.50/£7 kids. Info 01646 695267. Kids’ show presented by Les Petits Theatre Company.

Hello Cabaret Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464.

Jonathan Pie St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24/£19 NUS or unwaged. Info 029 2087 8444. The ranty news reporter character creation of some bloke who writes opinion columns for awful website Spiked continues to rise in popularity.

The Jungle Book Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 2.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

Presented by Immersion Theatre.

At 22, Timothée Chalamet is the youngest best actor

APOLOGY We sincerely apologise for the upset caused by the reference to the Young Farmers event in the last issue of Buzz, and buzz fully supports YFA and the good work that you do.

In most of the languages spoken around the world, the majority of words for Mother begin with an m.

Saint Patrick, the Irish patron saint, was allegedly told of Saint David’s birth via Angels around 30 years before his birth.

The population of Wales – excluding the sheep – is three million, whilst there are just over eight million people living in London alone, not counting its metropolitan area either.

The Welsh word for English rugby translates to ‘cheats’.

The earthquake felt around most of Wales in February reached a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter scale, and was the largest UK earthquake for over a decade.

nominee at the Oscars for the past 80 years, for his portrayal of Elio in Call Me By Your Name.

The first Welsh language film to be nominated for an Oscar was Hedd Wyn, which was nominated for best foreign language film in 1993, and was a biopic on the life of Hedd Wyn, who won the Cadair at the Birkenhead Eisteddfod of 1917 following his death as a soldier in Passchendaele during the Great War. Tom Jones requests that his Voice UK co-judges each compliment his beautiful voice at least five times a day.

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A COPY OF HUMMINGBIRD BY TRISTAN HUGHES A fiction-award winner at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, this astounding novel by Tristan Hughes’ is set within the Canadian wilderness and was reviewed glowingly by us not too long ago. Fifteen-year-old Zachary Taylor must deal with his mother’s death and help the mysterious Eva navigate between the living and the dead to explore the loose ties left by her parents’ tragic crash.

TWO TICKETS TO SPAMALOT AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE Inspired by the fantastically popular film Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Spamalot is laugh-a-minute comedy theatre.

Watch as King Arthur and his Knights Of The Round Table attempt to locate the elusive Holy Grail – with disastrous consequences. With the same unique sense of humour as the film, you’ll be laughing past the queues with these two free tickets on Tue 20 Mar. TWO TICKETS TO KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN’S APPROPRIATE ADULT AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE Kiri is a self-centred millennial who believes the world revolves around her.

As she tries to mentor vulnerable young people while attempting to be selfless, Kiri realises she’s in need of change.

But the change isn’t what she was expecting. Join the rave reviewers on Sat 17 Mar with two free tickets, and see why Appropriate Adult is a show to look out for.

TWO TICKETS TO MID-WALES OPERA’S EUGENE ONEGIN AT NEWPORT RIVERFRONT Combining the emotive lyricism of Alexander Pushkin’s writing and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s full-blooded romanticism, the Mid-Wales Opera company’s latest production heads to Newport’s Riverfront theatre on Fri 16 Mar. Its episodic structure is a bit different from the fullblooded melodramas of most operas of the period, but its reputation rests largely on the strength of composer Tchaikovsky’s musical power.

WALES GOES POP! COMPETITION With performances from the likes of Sweet Baboo, Goat Girl [pictured], Drahla, Dream Wife and Shonen Knife, Wales Goes Pop! is the place to be this festival season. The all-ages indie weekender returns this Easter half-term, and with free tickets to win from us, make sure you don’t pass on the opportunity for some fun! The weekender is at The Gate in Cardiff between Fri 30 Mar and Sun 1 Apr. TWO PRIZES OF AN EARTH HOUR HOODIE AND A WWF GLASS KEEP CUP As a part of Earth Hour 2018, WWF Cymru is encouraging people in Wales to make a #PromiseForThePlanet – a simple but long-term lifestyle change to protect our world. To be in with a chance of winning a prize of a WWF hoodie and a glass keep cup, tell us what your #PromiseToThePlanet will be.

TWO TICKETS TO STRANGERS ON A TRAIN AT THE NEW THEATRE The Patricia Highsmith novel is coming to the New Theatre in a fresh theatrical adaptation from Tues 27 until Sat 31 Mar. This story of murder and intrigue is set on a train in the American Midwest, which is just as well. If it were set here, it would have to retitled Strangers on a Rail-Replacement Bus.

TWO TICKETS TO THE RAT PACK AT THE NEW THEATRE From Tue 20 until Sat 24 Mar, the Rat Pack will be at the New Theatre. Ok, maybe not the original Rat Pack, seeing as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin are all a bit dead at the moment, but this wonderful tribute to their classic hit songs will be a worthwhile night out.

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EICH ADDEWID EICH PLANED YOUR PROMISE YOUR PLANET Mae ein cartref yn cael ei ddinistrio o flaen ein llygaid.

Gwnewch eich addewid am y blaned ar gyfer Awr Ddaear eleni.

Our home is being destroyed before our eyes.

Make your promise for the planet this Earth Hour. © NATUREPL.COM / ANDY ROUSE / WWF

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