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Bradford Review Issue 24

February 2017

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Bradford Review ISSUE 24 February 2017

Contents

07 | Note From The Editor 08 | In The News

12 | Bradford Civic Society 18 | Pride Arts

22 | Analog Bombs

28 | Golden Cabinet

32 | El Hombre Trajeado 34 | Picks Of The Month 38 | What’s On?

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In the News

New community centre opens

A new community centre is opening its doors to the public for the first time on 25 February. In-depth research was conducted in Bradford West and surrounding areas, identifying needs and gaps in services, and a demand for a community centre that endeavoured to address some of these needs became a priority. The Millside Centre will be at 131 Grattan Road and will provide supportive services that will empower members of the community to improve their lives, from running a jobs club for those unemployed to facilitating life skills and parenting classes, helping destitute asylum seekers or simply running English conversation classes.

The opening of the Millside Centre will take place on 25 February from 11am – 4pm and is free to attend. There’ll be free fun and games for everyone, along with a real Bradford curry at lunch time and chance to look around the centre.

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Drunken Film Fest to return this summer

CameraShy will be hosting the second Drunken Film Fest this July in Bradford.

Last year’s event featured a series of curated film screenings and associated events in bars and cafes throughout Bradford and the premise is the same for 2017. Several of last year’s venues are returning, including Bradford Brewery and the Record Cafe, with the event expanding into several new spaces, including Assembly Bradford, The Peace Museum, and Kala Sangam.

One of the innovations this year is the introduction of a short script competition with the goal of putting the winning script into production in Bradford with local cast and crew. Submissions for films and scripts begin on 1 February and close at the end of March.

Priority Streets Scheme Expanded

A funding package designed to encourage business growth in Bradford city centre is being extended by the Council. Bradford’s Priority Streets Scheme is being extended to a further three streets in the city centre – Bank Street, Tyrrel Street and North Parade.

The scheme was set up to help businesses prosper by offering funding for property improvements and/or the purchase of machinery or equipment, alongside business rates relief if jobs are created.

The scheme initially targeted Darley Street, Ivegate, Kirkgate, Rawson Square and Rawson Place, with a range of businesses including a live music venue and artisan bakery already benefiting from the initiative.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said, “Our Priority Streets Programme is all about boosting small businesses and giving them the opportunity to flourish. We’re expanding the scheme to include Bank and Tyrrel Street so we can better connect the top and bottom of town and help spread the success around Broadway and City Park upward.”

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Your Civic Society needs you!

The Bradford Review meets the Chairman of Bradford Civic Society and finds out why its existence is more important than ever.

by Si Cunningham

During one of his lively walking tours of central Bradford’s breathtaking buildings, Alan Hall hears first-hand what people really think of our city. “The friendliness of its people and the rich diversity of its population are frequently commented on by visitors,” insists the current chairman of Bradford Civic Society. “One retired professor of architecture commented, on his first visit to Little Germany, ‘This is the finest Victorian merchant quarter I’ve seen anywhere in Europe. Why have I not been aware of it?’ And another visitor, watching children from all Bradford’s communities splashing about in the pool in City Park last summer said to her guide, ‘That’s what I’ve always thought a multi-racial city should look like.’”

It’s a welcome reminder that there’s a Bradford that exists beyond negative national headlines and social media naysayers. For Alan, positivity is at the heart of what the Civic Society does.

“We are devoted to promoting Bradford – celebrating success where possible, and drawing attention to whatever needs rectifying to enhance the city. The civic society movement is a national one and most cities and towns have their civic society with the unofficial motto, ‘Love where you live.’ That motto sums up what Bradford Civic Society is all about.”

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Alan Hall has always been a passionate advocate for Bradford and has published several books about the city’s history – namely The Story Of Bradford and Bradford In 100 Dates. But it’s the role of the Civic Society that he sees as helping to actually shape Bradford’s physical landscape.

“One thing it does is support those campaigns which are clearly beneficial to the city. It’s been a key supporter of the redevelopment of the former Odeon cinema since day one,” he recalls. “We’ve also consistently urged Bradford Council to encourage the refurbishment of former warehouses and textile premises, such as the magnificent Conditioning House, currently lying forlorn and derelict on Canal Road.”

Bradford Civic Society was also a major contributor to the Support The Pals appeal, which led to last November’s unveiling of a fitting memorial to the Bradford Pals who fought and died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Three Civic Society members accompanied the Lord Mayor’s party to France for the unveiling ceremony.

Yet Bradford Civic Society is about much more than preservation and commemoration, and its active programme of talks, debates and tours seek to celebrate the Bradford of today and have a say in its future development. “In the past year Bradford’s Chief Executive, Kersten England, Neil Maclure, Project Director responsible for the construction of the Broadway, and Mohammed Iqbal of Bradford Matters have all been guest speakers,” says Alan. “These get-togethers are open to everyone interested in Bradford’s future – you don’t have to be a member of Bradford Civic Society – and there is no charge for admission.” The talks offer

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a genuine insight into what the city’s key decision-makers are working on, and allow the general public to be part of some really important discussions. Indeed, it was a talk by the National Media Museum’s director Jo Quinton-Tulloch to the Bradford Civic Society in the spring of last year that first alerted the national press to the plans to eventually rename and repurpose the museum.

Alan’s also proud of the Society’s regular calendar of tours and visits – including an exclusive sneaky peek around Sunbridge Wells when it was still in its early stage of development. Scheduled for the spring and summer are trips to Undercliffe Cemetery and Bradford Brewery. Guided walkabouts to look at the superb and often undiscovered Victorian architecture of the city centre have also proved popular. Again, these events are

open to all and there is no charge.

But now Bradford Civic Society is looking to the future, and Alan Hall is frank is his assessment of the society’s role. “Put bluntly, its membership is an ageing one.

The Society has not yet made best use of social media to help foster its work. It is likely that I will step down in 2017 and be replaced – subject to members’ approval of course – by a younger person au fait with what the Society requires in order to flourish in the 21st century. A rebranding exercise will take place in the months to come, aimed at raising the Society’s profile, making better links with other groups and encouraging new – and younger – people to become members of the Society.”

“ We’re devoted to promoting Bradford… celebrating its success and helping shape its future…”

organised an oral history day at which older citizens of Bradford spoke of how the city was fifty, sixty, even seventy years ago. Students from Belle Vue Girls’ School conducted the interviews and recorded what was said for posterity.”

Despite the obvious challenges to Bradford, Alan is confident about its future but sees a role more important than ever for the Civic Society and its passionate members. “Bradford is a wonderful place, though perhaps that’s not always properly appreciated by some of its citizens… see the letters page in the T&A most nights!

So, a reinvigorated Bradford Civic Society may well be what’s needed to help ensure that future visitors and current citizens understand more about Bradford’s impressive heritage and, equally as important, its great potential for the future.”

For more info on Bradford Civic Society, contact secretary Mandy Oates on 01274 809414 or email hallamanda22922@gmail.com

Alan Hall, Bradford Civic Society In the meantime, Bradford Civic Society continues to promote all that is great about the city, and is working hard to engage under-represented communities when it comes to promoting civic pride.

“We’ve recently organised a very successful young persons’ photography competition, in which entrants had to submit pictures of what they particularly valued and cherished in central Bradford – the results were excellent. Not long afterwards the Society

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Introducing Pride Arts

by Phil Lickley

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Pride Arts is a new organisation aiming to support LGBTQ themes, actors and subjects in theatre. Their upcoming monologue-based production Out arrives at the Playhouse studio in February, telling five stories of people coming out. The piece is directed and written by Joseph Burke, who is also the Artistic Director of Pride Arts. We spoke to him about the production, Pride Arts itself and the future for LGBTQ theatre in the city.

What is Out about?

It’s five stories about coming out as LGBTQ. Three of them are real stories submitted by people who have come out, which were turned into dramatic monologues. And there are two that I’ve created myself that are not real stories, but are still relevant and realistic. These five monologues all link and they’re set in a metaphorical prison, and each of the people is essentially trying to get out.

Four of them are about themselves and one of them is about a family member, to try and get as wide a range as possible of viewpoints.

What we’re trying explain is that there isn’t a cookie-cutter method of coming out, both to people who have no relation to anyone who’s LGBTQ and might not understand the process, but also for people who are struggling to come out who might think there’s only one way you can do it and that therefore there are no other ways, and if they can’t do it that way they can’t do it at all.

We’ve got three female and two male actors. They’re all community actors - the point of it is that, though it’s of professional quality, it’s not a professional production with paid actors. It’s people who are passionate about the subject and what they do.

You’ve written part of Out and directed it - how has that journey been?

It’s been a really long journey but really fulfilling now it’s becoming an actual thing.

One of the monologues is really personal to me. It’s not my story but it does have elements that have happened, so writing it was very cathartic. It’s certainly the most emotional piece I’ve ever written and directing it has been a delight, as I’ve managed to get a fantastic cast and it makes my job a lot easier.

Do you hope these stories will resonate with members of the audience and perhaps help them?

The point of it is that, just because we’re LGBTQ, doesn’t mean we’re not human.

Everything that affects everyone affects us. It may be anxiety that they’re going through about being LGBTQ, but everyone understands what anxiety feels like.

Why is it important that Pride Arts is making theatre around LGBTQ? It’s important because there isn’t a specific LGBTQ theatre company, certainly in Bradford, and I’ve not seen one in Yorkshire. Even though there’s LGBTQ theatre, it’s important to focus on it as we can help the LGBTQ community

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in Bradford, reaching out to those groups and getting them to join the cast of future productions, so they can work through their problems and their issues in a safe space, and give them an opportunity to express themselves. A lot of the time people don’t know how to express what they feel, or they need an outlet for it, so we’re providing that for people that want it

You’ve appeared acting in recent productions like Spend, Spend, Spend and the Playhouse 24-hour show. Does your heart lie in acting, writing or direction or a bit of all three?

I’ve done quite a lot of acting but I was able to direct in University as well. At the moment I’m focussing more on directing as it takes a lot of time, and if I started an acting job at the same time as this I wouldn’t be able to fit everything in. My heart will always be in acting and I don’t think I’ll ever go full time into directing and never act again - it’s just where I need to focus my energies.

Bradford is known as the City of Film, but do you think in the future it could also be the City of Theatre?

The way Bradford is going at the minute that is certainly a possibility. We’ve got a resurgence, with funding and productions that aren’t just the pantomimes and musicals that come to Bradford every year. There’s a lot coming to the Theatre in the Mill and the Studio at the Playhouse, and events like the Bradford Festival do include theatrical pieces and this year was no exception. It was wonderful to see all that theatre in Bradford, hitting people who might not necessarily see or search it out. That encounter might see them

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search it out in the future. I definitely think City of Theatre is something we can strive towards.

What do you see in the future for Pride Arts?

We have further productions in the pipeline. I don’t want to give too much away but we’re looking at the future after this production. There’s an artistic director from London coming to see Out about putting it on their venue and we’re going to have professionals seeing it in terms of touring, funding-dependent. I’ve had a new production idea in my head which doesn’t want to leave. Out isn’t going to be a one-hit wonder.

Are you looking for people to get involved with future productions?

Definitely! We’re certainly looking for actors and anyone to get involved with set design and music. We’ve got a sound designer for this show, and they’re designing music and soundscapes, which are going to be really interesting. I’m eager to read about anyone who has any stories that are part of our topic, and to incorporate as many people as we can.

Out is on at the Studio in Bradford Playhouse from 1- 4 February 2017.

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Analog Bombs

Bradford band Analog Bombs have been making an impression on the local scene for the best part of a decade, now they’re releasing their first ever album.

by Steve Shaw

What a strange world we live in. Election results go from the sublime to the ridiculous, the grim reaper takes the great and the good of the music and film world, and then just when it seems we’re in some surrealist nightmare local ska-indie revivalists release their first (yeah, I know) album.

Like a long-forgotten earworm or a single Quality Street discovered down the back of the Bradford couch they’re reassuring to find, but have they ever been away? Starting way back, years ago, Analog Bombs have been ever-present in the tumultuous Bradford music scene, and now - with bouncy-heartfelt songs and bittersweet lyrics which range from Twitter feuds to long-dead film stars stealing band members’ wives - their first album covers all bases.

The pithily-named A Lower State Of Consciousness wears the band’s influences proudly. From Madchester vibes, Pulp/ Arctic Monkeys-style lyrical storytelling, Boo Radleys harmonious heartbeat, right through

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to the classic ska which flavours but doesn’t overpower this album. Starting with the offbeat rock of Ted Bovis, which melds its middle eight into a throbbing dub, onwards to the 2 ½ minute pop/punk/ska tragedy of modern living which makes Sunday Morning, through old favourites influenced by and written about the tales on the streets of their home city, before ending with the rousing live favourites Straight Down and Lola, with Matt’s trombone complementing Lee’s guitars and Deano’s organ stabs, all held together by effervescent bass from Jonny and Danny’s versatile drumming.

The pacing throughout the album never lets up - the semi-autobiographical Break Up chronicles the jousting egos of a scene band, Hancock remembers long-demolished Tumblers Nightclub fondly and aches for those days to come back ‘…. just one more time’.

Headshot and Alter-Ego Dotcom retain their biting tempo and striking melodies. Tim Walker of Voltage Studio has transferred the urgency of the live Bombs perfectly, maintaining their momentum and vigour while capturing and balancing the energy.

Live, the band is electric. No-one, perhaps including the band, can see what looming, stumbling singer Ben will do next. This sense of unexpectedness creates an aura of excitement, enthused by the songs the band pump out. The album release on 3 December in the fantastic new Underground venue packed in hundreds wanting to be the first to get their hands on a copy of the album. Aptly supported by Manchester’s Partisan, the Bombs took hold of the night and drunkenly shook it until everyone was dancing. Even then, towards the end of the set before the inevitable stage invasion for the encore, there was a sense of achievement from the band - a fun, confident crew on top of their game right now, with Ben thanking everyone (including himself) for coming and then without missing a note starting to feed the dancing crowd tequila from the stage.

The band confidently rocketed all of the album, a swaggering confident Ben introducing each song with a soundbite quote, plus songs from their first Wide Mouth records release, the EP It’s A Mean Old Scene, the title again reflecting the love the band have for their hometown (taken from the famous graffito on the wall at the end of Dirkhill Street). The night finished with the crescendo of a live-wire version of Toots and the Maytals’ Monkey Man, where the crowd came up onto the stage, Ben disappeared (to the bar?), Lee got down from the stage and danced among the throng and the last few verses were sung by various delirious fans much to everyone’s joy.

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Russ Petcher Bradford-born musician Russ Petcher has been knocking about the local scene for the best part of 20 years and shows no signs of letting up just yet. The Bradford Review caught up with this music maestro to find out about his latest venture and why he’s still listening to Black Lace.

Can you tell us a bit about some of the bands that you’ve played with and which venues you’ve enjoyed playing the most?

I played a lot of gigs at the back end of the nineties with a band called Twister. We played a lot at The Duchess in Leeds, but I used to love playing at Queen’s Hall in Bradford as well as the old McRory’s Bar up by the university.

Is it true that during your time in Nirvana tribute band Cobain that you did the soundtrack for a documentary that had rock legend Tommy Vance doing the commentary?

Yes we did and I think it’s still available to buy. We never got to meet Tommy Vance but we had a lot of fun recording the soundtrack.

You recently judged a battle of the bands competition, are there any bands out there that you recommend seeing?

I love Sleepy Jake And The Duvets and there’s a good band from Ilkley called Beneath The Headlights who are worth catching live. I’m also very fond of Sol Gravy, aka David Hemingway, who is a great blues guitarist and vocalist.

I hear that your son’s band Hinges are doing quite well for themselves?

Yes my son Myles is doing really well and getting a lot of gigs abroad. In fact they’re so good now that he’s stopped taking my advice!

You write regularly for the T&A and other publications, is that something that’s important to you?

I love writing, especially about local bands.

I think it all stems back from when I did my own fanzine called The Yorkshire Pudding. .

You play most instruments but rumour has it you’re now a keen ukulele player?

That’s correct, and I’m currently in a ukulele group called The Wickham Ukes. I’m the youngest in the group which helps me feel good about myself.

And finally why do you love Bradford band Black Lace so much?

I work with adults with autism and learning disabilities and the music of Black Lace means so much to them. I suppose it’s because most of the songs have actions that go along with them. Superman is the ultimate party song and there hasn’t been a super hero song to better it in a long time.

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Golden Cabinet Returns A stellar lineup of alternative and electronica artists signal the return of Golden Cabinet at Shipley’s Kirkgate Centre.

by Claire Gibbons

It’s Saturday night. It’s 7pm and hordes of people are making their way from Shipley train station to the Kirkgate Centre up the road. One might be mistaken for thinking that all of these people have gotten off at the wrong stop – but oh no. They know exactly where they are going. They are heading for some ‘good shit’ and boy, are they going to get some.

For the uninitiated, Golden Cabinet is a gig night that takes place at the Kirkgate Centre in Shipley every other month-ish. It’s a showcase of the kinds of music that would usually only be found in the depths of Big London or Berlin and, as such, draws a crowd from far and wide including Big London itself, not to mention Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and beyond. Indeed, last time I went, I gave directions to a chap who had travelled from

Birmingham and couldn’t believe that such an eclectic and unique night was about to happen in usually sleepy Shippers.

GC, as it’s affectionately known, has had a bit of a break following a run of sold out events over the last few years, but now they are back to wow and amaze once more.

I spoke to Mark and Nick who are part of the GC team and they couldn’t be more chuffed with the onslaught of events that they have coming up in 2017.

“We’ve all got eclectic tastes and we don’t all like the same things so I guess the gigs reflect that. GC nights are known to be great even if you’ve never heard of anyone that’s playing!

People are prepared to take a chance and that’s really amazing.”

The news that GC was returning was greeted with much anticipation over social media.

Where else can you get to see such acts

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as Gnod, Shit&Shine and Hey Colossus in a community centre, with amazing beer, vegan food (cake!) and the kind of atmosphere usually reserved for after dark festival parties somewhere deep in a forest – and you can get the last train home!

“I think the crowds that come are a real part of how it feels. It’s a very unpretentious and inclusive atmosphere. Middle-aged parents come down with their teenage offspring and dance their asses off! Must be something about letting it all hang out in Shipley.”

And the artists love it. The nights usually have three acts on, covering everything from punk to electro to noise and everything in between.

Blood Music played back in January 2016 and GC made its mark. They remarked: “‘It has its own colours, it makes your thumbs go weird”.

And I can totally see where they are coming from.

But why Shipley and not Fancy Leeds or even Bradford city centre? The GC team are from in

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or around Shipley and like to contribute to the sense of community that comes from hanging out in the Kirkgate Centre.

Mark and Nick again: “There’s a lot of really amazing things happening in Shipley and that’s partly down to the Kirkgate Centre for providing a space for a wide variety of people to meet up, chat, get help, try things out and make things happen which we feel has contributed to the idea of Shipley as a place to go to rather than a place you pass through.”

And it’s not just about the music. GC have a long-running collaboration with the Print Project in Shipley who create stunning letterpress printed posters for each event (several of which adorn the walls in my house), and there are vinyl and tape stalls selling the artists’ wares, so punters rarely leave events empty handed.

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If your Facebook feed is anything like mine chances are it’s been chockfull of albums from your friends’ youth presented in list form. I love reading this sort of thing but the scale of interest has still been a shock. It’s hard to fathom why it’s been such a phenomenom. Perhaps in these overwhelming times people are eager for a mental retreat into simpler yesteryear?

Maybe it gives people an opportunity to rewrite history and present themselves as cooler teenagers than they really were? Maybe the people I know just love music. Or lists?

I had mixed feelings when thinking about the records that had a genuine impact on my life as a teenager, particularly in relation to the diverse and adventurous albums my friends listed. The better part of my youth was spent hoovering up whatever ‘alternative rock’ MTV was pushing and slavishly following elder friends’ metal-tinged tastes - covering my jotter in Metallica, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Megadeth and Sepultura logos. I still like a lot of that music but it’s the fact I was duped into thinking that it was a subversive choice to consume it rather than the genuinely independent rave tapes the non-grebs in my school were into that irks me today.

Still, by the latter part of my teens I’d followed the branches of the alternative rock family trees back to their underground roots – from Nirvana, to the Jesus Lizard, Big Black, the Butthole Surfers, Minutemen, Black Flag and a host of other early 80s-90s hardcore and noise rock. This prepped me well for when I was exposed to the contemporary equivalent in the function rooms and cellars of old man’s pubs, anarchist clubs and squats that made up the Do-It-Yourself scene in Leeds and Bradford in 1999.

The especially exciting thing about this time for me was getting to see bands in humble surroundings that had direct links to this fabled era of alternative music. Bands who had organized gigs for Fugazi, or who slept on the same sofa as Kurt Cobain, or supported Sonic Youth because of their tape trading links. It made everything seem very immediate, tangible and achievable through a close-knit international network of people doing things

just for the fun of it and often with a complete disregard for the mainstream music industry.

A key part of that network was in Glasgow.

When a band mate of ours moved up that way in the early 2000s he started to make the links between the current DIY scene and an earlier generation that had had its own mini-explosion through bands like Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados, Belle and Sebastian and so on.

There’s some personal nostalgia, then, to the next gig I’m organizing as part of the M@BU programme at Delius Arts and Cultural Centre.

The headline act El Hombre Trajeado not only have a new album out on one of the definitive indie labels of that era, Chemikal Underground, but comprise musicians who’ve played a key role in Glasgow’s not-for-profit underground since the late 90s. They’re joined by Shipley’s amazing, unpretentiously boundary-pushing Aby Vulliamy (who has some Glasgow links herself) and the Bradford all-star post-rock ensemble H Morse. It all takes place before teatime in the beautiful German Church of Delius Arts and Cultural Centre. I’ll be down the front looking wistful but it’ll be a great gig regardless for new and familiar alike. Hope to see you there!

El Hombre Trajeado, Aby Vulliamy and H Morse perform at Delius Arts & Cultural Centre, 29 Great Horton Rd, Bradford BD7 1AA on Sunday 19 February 4pm - 7pm. Tickets available from www.brad.ac.uk/music or pay on the door. £8 / £4 unwaged in advance.

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Death by Yorkshire Chocolate

Death by Yorkshire Chocolate is a mini food-and-drink event showcasing eight chocolate ales from Yorkshire Breweries, three of which have been brewed uniquely for Jacobs.

These include White Chocolate from Sunbeam, Hazemaker from Hedgerow Brewing and a very special one-off creation by Tony from Half Moon Brewery.

Tony has combined previous experience in chocolate production at Terry’s of York with his knowledge as a brewer to come up with the recipe and it has been put into a wooden cask. Brownies from Woods Brownie Co. (of Sunbridge Wells) will also be on sale alongside chocolate samosas.

Sully returns as quiz master for a challenging Valentine’s quiz with chocolatey prizes!

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Dales Jam play Delius at Delius Delius Arts Centre host a very special evening of unique interpretations of Bradford-born composer Frederick Delius’ music. His family have a long association with the German Church, in which the Delius Arts and Cultural Centre is based.

Community jazz band Dales Jam has been playing concerts at the Delius Centre for several years. This has led to the band creating a number of unique pieces inspired by the music of Delius all with a Dales Jam twist and space for improvisation by members of the band.

The concert will be completed by a set of Dales Jam’s own arrangements of world music, in keeping with Delius’s enthusiasm for other musical cultures.

Dales Jam is led by multi-instrumentalist and award-winning Yorkshire jazz musician Richard Ormrod. This commission has been generously supported by the Delius Trust.

Saturday 11 February

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Omid Djalili: Schmuck For A Night

Mark Morriss at The Underground

Ranging from comedy on Nelson Mandela, Boris Johnson, Hollywood and even himself, nothing is sacred in this schmuck’s borderline genius rendition.

Morriss fronted the Bluetones over a successful and fruitful 15 year period, scoring 14 top ten singles and three top ten albums, whilst touring the UK, Europe and Japan, before temporarily disbanding in 2011.

In our contemporary society where many a culturally-related joke is called into question, it’s easy to wonder if there are any left that can escape criticism. In Schmuck For A Night, Omid Djalili plays on just that.

Sideways glances from more conservative neighbours won’t be able to stop you almost suffocating with uncontrollable laughter, even as you question the appropriateness of it yourself, before finally making the decision to surrender to Djalili’s outrageous wit. Prepare yourself for a wonderful hour of humour from the Fatboy of comedy, the unique and the uncategorisable Omid Djalili.

Mark Morriss, singer from seminal 90s band The Bluetones, joins us for a special one-off solo performance of his work and will be supported by some very special guests including Sol Gravy.

Since then he has toured as a solo artist and produced theme and chapter music for the audio versions of David Walliams’ successful series of children’s books. His latest solo release is set for April 2017, coinciding with a nationwide tour that brings him to Bradford on 24 February.

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THE LAUREL AND HARDY MULTIMEDIA BAR The Laurel and Hardy Multimedia Bar, showcasing a large selection of 1920s films from Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin to the iconic duo themselves Laurel and Hardy. Sit back, relax, enjoy a drink and watch one of our many classics.

WALLERS BREWERY Wallers Brewery is set in the heart of Sunbridgewells and steeped in history. Serving everything you need from Hot drinks, Real Ale and Craft Beers through to our wide selection of fine wines and Champagnes plus so much more. The deco alone makes Wallers Brewery a must see!

THE GIN BAR The only bar in Bradford that’s dedicated to Gin – what is there not to love? With our wide selection of gins, tonics and garnish either mix up your own G&T or let our expert bartenders create you the perfect G&T or Cocktail. Don’t worry there’s something for everyone if gin isn’t up your street.

The Rose and Crown

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What’s On? Wednesday 1 February

Living in a Sexualised Society

4pm, Michele Sutton Lecture Theatre, Bradford College An evening of inspiring talks of self-motivation, determination and entertainment bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

Authentic Tea Ceremony

12pm to 1pm, Impressions Gallery Meet the experts, enjoy freshly brewed Chinese tea and discover more about this thousand-year-old custom which still forms an intrinsic part of Chinese culture today.

Free event, drop in. impressions-gallery.com/events

Coffee House Session with Sonia Stein

4:30pm, Union Mall, Student Central Sonia Stein creates the sort of songs that are full of drama and emotional complexities, songs that work their way into your subconscious and never let go. bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

Thursday 2 February Topic Folk Club

8.15pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane Singers and musicians night. Free entry www.topic-folk-club.org.uk

Leeds City Stomper

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Leeds City Stompers return to Dime Bar for all of the stompy-stompygood-time!!

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Friday 3 February The Jeremy McLellan Show

7pm, Horton Barn, University of Bradford bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

Helen McCrary

8pm, The Castle Encores are usually reserved for our guests, but when Helen has come and done a floor spot she has deservedly received them. She plays guitar and sings self-penned songs and has amusing stories to go with them.

Rubber Kazoo

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Bradford favourites Rubber Kazoo return to Dime Bar.

Bring Back Great Knits

All Day, Bradford Cathedral An exhibition of handmade knits and their stories submitted by Bradfordians, as part of a weekend of events remembering St Blaise, the Patron Saint of Woolcombers.

The Cathedral will form part of the procession route originally taken in 1825 celebrating the life of the martyred Bishop Blaise, a saint commemorated in the carving above the Dean’s stall in the Cathedral. All welcome - free entry - donations appreciated. www.bradfordcathedral.org

JATP Jazz...Emily Brown Quintet

8.30pm, Glyde House Back by popular demand, to thrill us with her unbelievable voice, stagecraft and delightful persona. www.jatpjazz.blogspot.com

Saturday 4 February

The Mighty Axis Valvatron Sound System with Dr. Huxtable!

9pm, Escape, Student Central 1UM Promotions brings our second club night at The Coterie Club and welcomes you and the Valvatron Sound System featuring Dr. Huxtable to the people of Bradford and beyond. www.facebook.com/ events/1252207008207391/

Little Fat Black Pussy Cat Club

7pm-2am, Wallers Brewery, Sunbridge Wells Every Saturday. Trainer Trouble DJs playing vintage funk, soul, reggae and disco records in this underground gem of a bar. Free entry.

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FILM: Full Bins, Empty Bellies, Lonely Lives

7.30pm, Kirkgate Centre Shipley Bradford District Green Party present a documentary that looks at three seemingly self-contradictory issues in the UK today: millions living in food insecurity while millions of tonnes of food are wasted every year, and at the same time so many people experience another type of poverty; loneliness.

Zounds

8pm, The Underground Zounds plus support. Fundraiser gig for Marie Curie Hospice.

G.O.D Soundsystem

10pm - 4.30am, The Mill Dub, jungle, DnB, dubstep and bass music at the legendary Mill Nightclub.

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Son of a Tutu

8.30pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous Cabaret Every Saturday Night at The Sun from 8.30pm!

Sunday 5 February Live music: Seafoam Green

1pm, The Record Café, North Parade, Bradford Psych-folk from this Dublin born songwriter, as he stops off on his UK tour to promote his debut solo album produced by The Black Crows’ Rich Robinson.

Heritage Walks

11am, Broadway Shopping Centre Meet your guide Nigel Grizzard by the statue of Forster outside the Broadway Shopping Centre and opposite Kala Sangam on Well Street, Bradford BD1. The walk lasts an hour and a half and we visit Little Germany, the City Centre and the Tunnels - a walk not to be missed! All are welcome and the cost is £6 per person - no need to book just turn up on the day. bradfordjewish@gmail.com

Monday 6 February From Arab Dream to Syrian Crisis

6pm, Norcroft Centre, University of Bradford Paul Rogers is an emeritus professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. He has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for three decades. bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

La Bohème

7.30pm, The Alhambra Theatre La Bohème is one of the most romantic operas ever written. It tells the tragic tale of the doomed, consumptive Mimi and her love for a penniless writer.

Tuesday 7 February

Unipol House Hunting Fair

10am, Union Mall, Student Central Student house-hunting begins on Monday 6 February so come along on the Tuesday to find out about some of the Unipol-approved options available in Bradford. bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

Anton & Erin: Swing Time

7.30pm, The Alhambra Theatre Raymond Gubbay presents Anton & Erin in Swing Time

Bradford Palestine Solidarity Campaign AGM + Film

6pm, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre Great Horton Road Starting at 6pm with food, there will be reports on our activities in 2016 and discussion of the priorities for 2017, followed by a screening of Balls, Barriers And Bulldozers – a journey into women’s football in Palestine This is a free event and open to all.

Only members can vote. palestinesolidaritybradford@gmail.com

Yorkshire Gig Guide’s Open Mic 7pm, Factory St. Studios A night of live music and open mic, with featured band Avenoir.

All welcome, from solo artists to bands.

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Wednesday 8 February Heritage Walks

2pm, Broadway Shopping Centre Meet your guide Nigel Grizzard by the statue of Forster outside the Broadway Shopping Centre and opposite Kala Sangam on Well Street, Bradford BD1. The walk lasts an hour and a half and we visit Little Germany, the City Centre and the Tunnels - a walk not to be missed! All are welcome and the cost is £6 per

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Coffee House Session with Tom Pointer

4:30pm, Union Mall, Student Central Tom Pointer is an exciting new 24 year-old singer from Southampton, with a voice that will make you sit up and take notice. bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

WEDNESDAY @ ONE

1pm, Bradford Cathedral The season of weekly lunchtime organ recitals continues with John Hosking from St Asaph. Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org

The Hidden Secrets of our Blood

6pm, University of Bradford Our Professor of Biomedical Science Diana Anderson is delivering a lecture that will look at the results of two studies recently carried out in Bradford. https://www.facebook.com/ events/371748586525068/

Thursday 9 February Topic Folk Club

8.30pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane Soundsphere. York based trio with their mainly a capella arrangements of songs from around the world, textured harmonies and occasional percussion. www.topic-folk-club.org.uk

Halstead Clan

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Halstead Clan arrive at Dime bar for their debut gig, bringing folk, rock’n’roll & 60s-influenced pop music with them!

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Friday 10 February Time for Chinese Tea

11.30am to 1.30pm, Impressions Gallery Join us for free tea and cake, and enjoy a friendly, social morning in our gallery overlooking City Park.

Free event for over 55s, drop in. impressions-gallery.com/events

Slaughterhouse Cats

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Psychobilly legends Slaughterhouse Cats are finally making their way to Dime bar for a special gig, ahead of another tour with The Meteors.

Liz Neary

8pm, The Castle The Shipley Glen Songbird performs regular floor spots, but is here tonight as a guest, performing a wide range of songs on her guitar. Beware of her jokes!

The Blues Band

7.45pm, Penningtons Octagon Live As soon as The Blues Band launch into their first tune, you will realise (if any doubt ever existed) you’re watching a class act. A visit to Keighley by what is probably the most successful and longest working UK blues band is surely not to be missed.

Mark Radcliffe .... Should You Be Interested

7.30pm, The Studio, Bradford Alhambra Radio and television presenter, musician, writer, friend of the stars and all round cheese fetishist Mark Radcliffe has been making a little go a long way for several decades now.

Omid Djalili: Schmuck For A Night 8pm, Alhambra Theatre Award-winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili, known for his legendary stand-up performances, is back on a nationwide tour.

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FILM: The Act of Killing (15)

7.30pm, Kirkgate Centre Shipley “All murderers are punished, unless they kill in large numbers, and to the sound of trumpets.”

This unique documentary challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders with a fascination for movies to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish. Bar open. £4.00 adults, £3 unwaged

Saturday 11 February

Photographing Your Work

Bradford College, in an evening of original performance work.

Using text, movement and physical theatre, the pieces asks what it means to be human in the age of technology. www.kalasangam.org

Dales Jam plays Delius

7pm, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre This will be a very special evening of unique interpretations of Bradford born composer Frederick Delius’ music. His family have a long association with the German Church, in which the Delius Arts and Cultural Centre is based. www.artworkscreative.or.uk

10am – 12pm,Delius Arts and Cultural Centre This introductory session with Geoff Tynan will help you create photographic images of your products for sale, without any fancy gear. This is a vital skill particularly if you are developing online sales. This is part of a series of courses devised

by Bradford Independent Creative Enterprise Network in partnership with Artworks Creative Communities.

It is free to attend. Book on

Bradford’s Got Talent

The Blind Dead McJones Band

Rhythm Of The Dales - Sarah McWhinney

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8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Blues rock boys, The Blind Dead McJones Band, and their friendly elephant-on-a-lead return to Dime bar to bring more of their crazy antics.

Exchanges

7pm, The Alhambra Theatre The Dance Bradford network stages its inaugural dance event Exchanges - an evening of dance performed by 100s of young people and six professional dance artists from the Bradford district in a creative dance exchange.

Technology and theatre

7pm, Kala Sangam The students from the HND in Performing Arts at the Northern School of Creative Industries,

5pm - 8pm, Factory St. Studios Britain’s favourite talent show is hitting the city of Bradford. www.factorystreet.co.uk/musicevents

Fanny Burns

8.30pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous Cabaret Every Saturday Night at The Sun from 8.30pm!

Sunday 12 February

12pm, Bradford Cathedral Sarah McWhinney is a final-year student at Glasgow School of Art. Her installation explores the natural beauty of Yorkshire karst limestone gorges through moving image and sound. All welcome - free entry donations appreciated.

01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org

Death by Yorkshire Chocolate

All Day, Jacobs Ale House Death by Yorkshire Chocolate is a mini food-and-drink event. It showcases eight chocolate ales from Yorkshire Breweries, three of which have been brewed uniquely for Jacobs. A White Chocolate from Sunbeam, Hazemaker from Hedgerow Brewing and a very

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Tuesday 14 February Jam Session

8pm, Factory St. Studios A jam session for people interested in playing music with other people. The nature of the night is open, any style is possible, all musicians are welcome from singers to harmonica players to keyboard players and drummers.

You may want to play a song you know but with a full backline of other instruments. You may just want to jam on one particular musical idea, anything goes really. For beginners and experienced players. www.factorystreet.co.uk/musicevents

Coffee Concert - Galina Vale (classical guitar)

11am, Bradford Cathedral Music from the flamenco tradition and from classical composers including Paganini, Rossini, Brahms and Bach. Join us for coffee and cake at 10.30am followed by the concert.

Free event with retiring collection in aid of the Organ Appeal. All welcome - free entry - donations appreciated.

01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org @ Bfdcathedral facebook.com/ stpeterbradford

1pm, Bradford Cathedral The season of weekly lunchtime organ recitals continues with Alex Berry, Director of Music at the Cathedral.

Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection.

01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org

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12 noon to 1pm, Impressions Gallery Meet the experts, enjoy freshlybrewed Chinese tea and discover more about this one thousand year old custom which still forms an intrinsic part of Chinese culture today.

Free event, drop in. impressions-gallery.com/events

Thursday 16 February Topic Folk Club

8.30pm, Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane Pete Morton. A belated return to the Topic for this long-time troubadour with his own unique take on the world and everything that makes it go round. www.topic-folk-club.org.uk

Sinner To Saint (Shaykh Umar Kiswani UK Tour)

6pm, Horton Barn, University of Bradford Bradford Muslim College is pleased to announce that we, along with the Islamic Theology Society, will be hosting Shaykh Umar Kiswani (director & imam of Masjid al Aqsa) and Shaykh Muhammad Aslam as part of their UK wide ‘Struggles at the end of time’ tour. www.facebook.com/ events/1884829408414248/

Tim Loud

Wednesday 15 February Wednesday @ One

Authentic Tea Ceremony

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Soloist Tim Loud returns to Dime, this time with Carol Hodge. Bluesy-folk music to toe-tap to.

for ages 3+

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FILM: Where to Invade Next

7.30pm, Kirkgate Centre Shipley Global Justice Bradford present Micheal Moore’s latest film. Playfully visiting nations as a one-man “invader” to take their best ideas back to America, he discovers everything from gourmet school lunches in France to Norway’s unique prison system, concluding that there is much that America could take from others without firing a shot.£3 suggested donation

Chris Scarlet

8pm, The Castle A singer-songwriter from East Leeds.

Over the last 30 years Chris has played in a variety of cover bands, tribute bands, original bands and acoustic acts. He writes melodic and accessible songs loaded with wry social observations.

Rusty Nails

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Chris ‘The Man In The Hat’ Martin fronts blues band Rusty Nails, coming to Dime Bar to bring the bluesy goodness!

Live Music from Warren Attwell

12noon, Union Mall, Student Central Warren Attwell is a pop singersongwriter from Northern Ireland and he’ll be performing live and for free in the Union Mall. bradfordunisu.co.uk/events

Saturday 18 Friday 17 February February Wrongsemble presents THREE

1pm, MTG Studios Ever noticed how many times in fairytales the number three pops up? Well, so have Wrongsemble, so they’ve made a show about it… which just happens to also tell three famous fairytales! Tickets £4 or £13 for a group of four people. Suitable

DJ Jeff O’Toole

7pm, The Record Café, North Parade, Bradford Jeff makes his hat-trick appearance, with the kind of mellow vibes you’d expect from someone who’s opened for Kurt Vile.

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The King Is Back - Ben Portsmouth Is Elvis

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7.30pm, The Alhambra Theatre Internationally renowned as one, if not the best, Elvis tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth brings his unique style, charisma and ten-piece band to Bradford and shows why he’s regarded as the best in the business.

Do Not Panic - A Hawkwindrelated evening

5pm, 1in12 Club Hawkwind tribute act in the intimacy of the 1in12 club with support from Hercules Morse plus support TBA. Alongside this there will be videos shown in the café on the projector and chances to swap or sell items. £5 members/£6 guests with all profits going towards the 1in12 record collective to help them in their work on a new compilation album.

Griffs Magic Theatre

10pm - 3am, The Mill Psychedelic, progressive underground music at the legendary Mill Nightclub.

Blaq Ivory & Kiki Show Team

8.30pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous Cabaret Every Saturday Night at The Sun from 8.30pm!

Moth Trap

8pm, The Underground Bringing their incredible and beautifully fresh sound up from the world of the mucky South, this band is by a long shot the best that the Underground team saw on their travels in 2016. Support from Captain Hotknives.

Monday 20 February Sister Act

7.30pm, The Alhambra Theatre Sing hallelujah for the all-new production of Sister Act starring

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Tuesday 21 February

Pricing Your Work with Jane Wynn

6-9pm, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre Pricing your own creative output for market can be really tricky. This workshop will give you an opportunity to discuss the issues, look at production, wholesale and retail pricing and help you structure your own pricing methods. thealternativeshop@yahoo.co.uk

Alex Eden’s Blues Jam

8pm, Factory St. Studios Alex Eden (Crosscut Saw) will be hosting this special blues jam. Once a month you’ll be able to get up with the house band, join in, dance and enjoy some quality blues with some of the finest blues musicians in the country. www.factorystreet.co.uk/musicevents

Wednesday 22 February Wednesday @ One

1pm, Bradford Cathedral The season of weekly lunchtime organ recitals continues with Alex Berry, Director of Music at the Cathedral.

Recitals start at 1pm and are free with a retiring collection. 01274 777720. www.bradfordcathedral.org

Mateo Cabello: Mountains & Men

6:30pm, C7, Richmond Building This lecture is by Mateo Cabello who is giving an illustrated talk on his new book titled Mountains & Men. The book is about an epic quest started by chance in a small graveyard not far from the Matterhorn in the Swiss town of Zermatt.

Thursday 23 February Topic Folk Club

8. 30pm, Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane John Palmer Acoustic Band.

The energetic and popular band from Otley return with their lively performance of original songs and well-chosen covers.

Live music: Nick Ellis

7pm, The Record Café, North Parade, Bradford We’re excited to host Liverpool songwriter Nick Ellis. Classic British acoustic, finger-quick lucidity, ‘a conversation between Elvis Costello and John Martyn’. Not to be missed.

Friday 24 February Listen Up presents Hashfinger (Headcount Records)

9pm-2am, Bradford Brewery Acclaimed producer Hashfinger stops by to promote his new album and play some funk, soul, hiphop and disco records at this intimate night out.

Free entry. www.facebook.com/listenupbradford

Terri Shaltiel

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Funky / soul / reggae / roots / blues music pours from Terri Shaltiel, and blankets the audience in feel good factor. Come and groove with Terri & Band.

Mark Morriss

8pm, The Underground Mark Morriss, singer from seminal 90s band The Bluetones, joins us for a special one-off solo performance of his work and will be supported by some very special guests.

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Bella Gaffney

8pm, The Castle Folk and acoustic singer from Bradford. She writes folk-inspired songs which she performs along with her own original arrangements of traditional pieces.

Authentic Tea Ceremony

3pm to 4pm, Impressions Gallery Meet the experts, enjoy freshlybrewed Chinese tea and discover more about this one thousand year old custom which still forms an intrinsic part of Chinese culture today.

Free event, drop in impressions-gallery.com/events

Listen Up!

9pm, Bradford Brewery Last Friday of every month - 9pm ‘til 2 am - free entry.

Playing vintage soul, funk, reggae, ska, hip-hop and jazz vinyl.

Saturday 25 February

Priscilla Queen of the Delius Experience

TBC, Delius Arts Centre The ultimate get away from the winter blues brought to you as part of LGBT History Month by Artworks Creative Communities, Equity Partnership and Drunken Film Fest, with support from Live Cinema. It’s a film show. It’s a party. It’s not to be missed! www.drunkenfilmfest.com

Natural Rhythm

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Natural Rhythm, always a Dime Bar favourite, are back in town. What sort of music do they play? You tell ‘em, Tony!

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The Coopers

8pm, The Underground The ever-growing word-of-mouth goodwill, coupled with recent UK and Australian tours and festival appearances (including Leeds & Reading Festivals, Liverpool Sound City, and The Great Escape) has seen these happy folk firmly establish themselves in both the UK and Australian music scenes.

KY Kelly

8.30pm, The Sun Hotel Outrageous Cabaret Every Saturday Night at The Sun from 8.30pm!

Tuesday 28 February Acoustic Jam Night

8pm, Factory St. Studios The night is a regular night, fourth Tuesday of the month, hosted by Eddie de Hamer. The jam is for anyone who is interested in playing acoustic music along with other people. The night is for beginners and experienced players. www.factorystreet.co.uk/musicevents

Sofar Sounds Bradford

7:30pm, secret location Three more great surprise acts at a secret location. sofarsounds.com/bradford

King Zepha

8pm, Al’s Dime Bar Bringing a taste of New Orleans down to Bradford, with free buffet, and the legendary King Zepha, who are practically our mardi gras house band now, as they join us for the third consecutive Mardi Gras!

Sunny Afternoon

7.30pm, The Alhambra Studio Book now for the national tour of Sunny Afternoon, the sensational smash hit West End musical - now on sale!

Saturday, 4 March Shipley Alternative: Kids Take Over!

10am to 2pm, Kirkgate Centre Shipley A popular, occasional marketplace for creative makers, up-cyclers and other imaginative traders from the Shipley area. For March, kids take over, with all stalls run by school age children. Cafe open. Free entry Saturday 4th March

Golden Cabinet

7–10.30pm, £16 (advanced)/£18 on the door.

The return of Shipley’s experimental music night with Demdike Stare, Silver Waves, PKKT & Boe&Lx. Bar open.

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An early evening matinee of post punk, post rock and post folk sounds in a German Church with ...

EL HOMBRE TRAJEADO Chemikal Underground Records

Legendary Glasgow SST loving postpunkers who went on to be (in) RM Hubbert, Sound of Yell and many more return with new album Fast Diagonal on Chemical Underground Records. Peers and collaborators of Mogwai, Arab Strap, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Sebadoh, The Delgaodos, Tortoise etc. and an old fav of John Peel.

ABY VULLIAMY

Viola, voice and casio keyboard to innovative and disarmingly touching effect from Shipley.

H. MORSE

Bradford’s finest large format post rock noise folk ensemble Sunday February 19th 2017 | 4pm - 7pm | Delius Arts and Cultural Centre 29 Great Horton Rd, BD7 1AA, Bradford BD7 1AA £8 / £4 unwaged advance.

Tickets available from bradford.ac.uk/music

Regional Events What’s On? Theatre & Performance

Casanova

The Full Monty

Saturday 11 - Saturday 18 March, Leeds Grand Theatre.

Throw caution to the wind. Be led into temptation. Unmask Casanova with Northern Ballet.

This original ballet will expose a story so sensational you won’t believe it’s real.

Monday 13 - Saturday 18 March, Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.

The classic film about six out-ofwork steelworkers with nothing to lose took the world by storm.

Music Lee Scratch Perry

Wednesday 8 March, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds.

Regarded with awe throughout the music world, Lee Scratch Perry is one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time.

DRAKE

8 - 9 February, First Direct Arena, Leeds Expect an amazing night of hit songs, slow jams and fresh beats from Drizzy himself to serenade you through the beginning of the New Year. This is an incredible opportunity to see one of the biggest stars in R&B flex his huge hits in concert at the First Direct Arena.

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Kaiser Chiefs

4 March, First Direct Arena, Leeds Featuring all the Kaiser’s hits and brand new tunes from their sixth album Stay Together, such as Parachute and Hole in My Soul, it promises to be an incredible concert to delight old and new fans alike

Comedy

Jonathan Pie: Live

Thursday 16 February, City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds Jonathan Pie is a respected news reporter for a respected news broadcaster but he has a problem.

He has several problems. He hates his job. He hates his colleagues. But mainly he hates the fcking news.

Festivals

SEAN LOCK - KEEP IT LIGHT

Sunday 26 & Monday 27 March, Leeds Grand Theatre Every three years the comedian Sean Lock writes and tours a new stand-up show. Well he’s only gone and done it again! What’s he like?

Come and see what he’s blithering on about this time.

Henning Wehn: Westphalia Is Not An Option

23 February, Harrogate Theatre Join German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn for an evening of Teutonic jolliness at its best.

After his last show tackled those well-known staples of light entertainment that are the British obsession, with home ownership and the self-serving nature of most fundraising efforts, this time Henning is having an unbiased look at immigration.

Sport

Harrogate Film Festival Friday 3 - Sunday 5 March, Harrogate A celebration of film and filmmakers taking place across a range of fantastic venues in Harrogate.

BetBright Festival

3-4 March, Doncaster Racecourse The BetBright Festival features the popular Grimthorpe Chase. Sure to be hotly contested, it is considered a test for the Grand National.

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â—? Incentives are still available for new and existing businesses occupying units in the city centre through the Priority Streets Scheme.

The scheme offers a package of assistance, including improvements and/or the purchase of machinery or equipment along with a business rate rebate (subject to job creation).

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To find out more about the Priority Streets Scheme, contact Invest in Bradford.

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