Cardiff Arts Institute February/March 2011 by Marc Heatley Design

Big Love Art //Live Music//Dancefloor//Socials //Culture//Ideas//City Guide

February//March 2011

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The late, great Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown, once sang that

“Love and Hate could never be friends.” Perhaps not but there’s no doubt that they’re as inter-dependent as Tom & Jerry, or for that matter, Ben & Jerry. This is of course as long as you don’t give Hate greater power than our good friend Love. For many, it’s freakishly strong and only relates to the most venomous aspect of human nature. But if we treat it as the opposite of Love in more than just it’s furthest polar position, it’s strength diminishes

and it’s uses multiply. When we talk of Love, we’re not only talking gushing waves of adoration, we also mean “I loves a bit of cheese on my chips” or “I love dancing down supermarket aisles.” So when Hate comes into the equation we also mean, “I hate having to queue in the post office” or “I hate walking in the rain.”

A recent Twitter campaign by @IHateCardiff called for the people of the city to shout about what they really don’t like about Cardiff. As they said themselves; IDontLikeCardiff wouldn't have quite the same ring to it. Neither is actually true of those behind the campaign. They love Cardiff but wanted to find out how we can all make Cardiff a bit better.

It’s much easier to think of things you don’t like, so their plan is to get all that out in the open and help to try and flip it. Using the negative to fuel the positive, which, (without getting too Zen by numbers), is the best kind of relationship one can have with Hate. Don’t get us wrong, we’re no bunch of haters. To quote another song lyric from Country Soul Singer, Razzy: “I Hate Hate, But I Love Love”.

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Less Hate Here Please What makes the world go round? What brings it to a shuddering halt? Well, this one's for the lovers and for (some of) the haters. Hates a mighty strong word though. We seldom use it in the confines of these four walls/16 pages. In fact, after this issue we wont ever get our tails up again. Promise. Lets leave that to the animals. This issue is much about the old adage "you reap what you sow". The idea of behaviour having repercussions or consequences, i.e. what you've 'done' will bear fruit. Why? Well, you never really do it for the gold bullion, it's the philanthropic heart that beats wildly each day which really makes the visual dream become reality. Seeing ideas come alive and released like kaleidoscopic butterflies... Oh,a tiny flutter to the heart. After all, its the month that cupid draws back his bow...

Weekly Regulars Here’s a run down of the weekly nights at the Institute. For full listings and specials turn to pages 7 & 11 Mondays

Fridays

Newspaper Club

Future Fridays

Every Monday we get together to create the Institute newspaper, photographers, designers, illustrators, artists, writers -unite in an explosion of creativity.

Future Fridays has the hottest and most fun dancefloor action in town, all powered by our badass Funktion1 Soundsystem with a turned up load of pumping bass. (Curated by Kaptin and upstairs by CityBass)ass)

7pm//Free Tuesdays

Life Drawing Open life drawing sessions with one male and one female model in individual and joint poses every Tuesday. This low cost weekly session is a must for all local artists. 7pm - 8.30pm//£5 donation Tuesdays

Come Dancing Whether you’re single, on a date or friends out for a laugh. Come Dancing is the place to learn some amazing dance moves - from the Lindy Hop and Swing to Hip-Hop and even Tango. 8-10pm/£4 Drinks Offer: Three Bellinis £10 Wednesdays

ARK ARK is a weekly group for anyone interested in using design thinking to respond to social issues in the community. The aim is to work with the public, organisations and education establishments, using social design to encourage discourse and response to social issues. It's free to attend and all are welcome. 7pm//Free

Resident DJs // Stacey Steve French // Kaptin is Dead // The Towel // Orange Elvis10PM 4AM // Free before 11PM with regulars card. Drinks Offer : Vodka & Mixer £2 Saturdays

Saturday Night Live Expect hand-picked bands that put the show back into show business each and every week. Rock n Roll/ Dub/ Ska/ Big Beat/ Baille Funk/ Bhangra/ Rockabilly/ Afrobeat/ ElectroSwing/ Balkan Beats. 10PM - 4AM // Free before 11PM with regulars card. Drinks Offer: 4 Red Stripe £10 Sundays

The Sunday Recovery Project Meet up over a late Sunday Roast, or just laze around with fellow hungover friends on the Sofas*. Leftfield DJs, our Interactive cut & paste Sunday Newspaper Collage and the make & do craft box. * Just ask for our extensive list of boardgames 12 - 9pm//Sunday Roasts to shame your mother (while they last)

Canteen: The canteen serves “Institutional Classics” from 12PM - 9PM everyday from Boutique Burgers to Sunday Roasts to Shame your mother...

Social Club: A social club for the next generation, free wi-fi, coffee & cake, meeting room and wide range of social activities.

Music Room: Supporting local musicians and promoters while bringing the best national and international acts. Powered by Funktion 1 Soundsystem

Drink: International beers, local ales, extensive spirit range and TIKI cocktail bar. Weekly drinks offers for all regular card holders.

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Words: Carl Morris

Hyperdub Hyperbole

Digital DJ Love

Now in its eighth year of operation Hyperdub has proven an ability to please dancefloors but also upend them out of any inertia.

Although the Turntable’s obituaries have been far too prematurely written recently and vinyl continues to confound those who have predicted it’s imminent death for years, there’s no denying that the new (and even the old) generation of DJs and producers have found many new and exciting means for playing out tunes to the dancefloor.

Perhaps intentionally, the label has made a habit of dispelling orthodoxies. Dubstep is simply all about the bass, some thought, until Burial put the emphasis on unfathomably detailed broken 2-step ballads which snake out of a laptop speaker. It's not really a vocals thing, we thought, and then Kode9 appointed The Spaceape to prove us gloriously wrong. For a label that relentlessly yearns for the future it's

re-imagining the north... instead of being flat cap, it's about computers, motorways and Jodrell Bank". To my ears, what's funny is how even talking about "computers" evokes both the future and a quaint past of techno hopes. They have a song called Gold, which surprisingly turns out to a cover version of fellow northern electronic musicians Human League. (Probably the third ever cover version on Hy-

Darkstar

From vinyl simulators such as Serato to mind boggling contraptions such as the Monome as championed by artists like Daedelus (LA’s number one beat experimentalist and honorary Welshman), the possibilities are seemingly infinite. For those lost amongst it all but wanting to catch up, Catapult 100% Vinyl in High Street Arcade have been hosting in-store workshops in Digital DJing. Their next class is on Thursday the 3rd of February and will provide an intensive tutorial covering a number of production techniques using Ableton Live. We asked a number of DJ / Producers from the city what their preferred method of DJing is.

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taken to the challenge of releasing music on the supposedly outmoded album format as well as one-off club vinyl. Looking back, the label is like a path through a possible lineage of various dubstep strains. Credit goes to label boss Kode9 who is something of a digital soul Socrates, questioning any formula, holding it up to the light and prone to influencing young minds with his teachings. Arguably he's among the main reasons why dubstep hasn't stagnated, but diversified. As a DJ and a label curator his musical selections are done with great care and well worth your time. Take Darkstar for instance. Over several releases they seem to be reaching escape velocity from the dubstep template and going all gloriously synthpop on us, but traces of their origins remain. Their latest album is a glimpse into their time and space and is tersely called North, as befits that succinctness beloved of dubstep people. Writer Paul Morley picks up on some of their imagery and suggests "it's almost like a way of

perdub. You'll have fun finding the others.) Rather than a checklist of elements and a fixed sound, perhaps dubstep can be an attitude, a feeling and a kind of urban survival guide. Either way, we're privileged to welcome Darkstar, two instrumentalists and a vocalist, to Cardiff to expand on this live. If you're in any doubt about how essential this event is, their music has had The Stool Pigeon and The Telegraph alike pining for it, the latter saying it was "perfect for long wintry evenings". Thursday 24th February

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As a Scratch DJ the mere thought of digital DJing seemed like a craze that would not catch on but after seeing people like Roc Raida (X-ecutioners) using Serato to pull of tight beat juggles I realised this was the way forward. Seeing DJ Moneyshot play 6 hour sets on it in Cardiff finally convinced me, I jumped on eBay and purchased SL1. Not to sound like a sales rep, but it is the most responsive stable and easy to use DVS out there. You can scratch beat juggle, crab and flare away as if on real vinyl. The feel is unmatched. Serato supports MP3s WAFs AIFFs so any music file you can find on the planet you can now DJ with and you have access to an eternity of music. When I only had 20 quid to buy 4 records at £5 each my choice was limited. With MP3s around 70p you get more bang for your buck so with this new arsenal of eclectic music you can be ready for any DJ situation (It would be impossible to carry 30,000 records to every gig). . In the words of DJ Shadow, “It won't make a shit DJ good, but it will make a good DJ better”.

STD I use Ableton Live as it is really intuitive as a sequencer and has great features for time stretching and re-pitching audio, which I often need to avoid key clashes. It means you can

literally treat audio as putty and really play around with it. For DJ'ing it's generally best to use Complex as it's a great algorithm, although sometimes Repitch will work as well depending on what you're trying to do. With the clips window you can group clips to launch together in scenes and even control parameters so that when the clip has come to its end you can tell it to loop for an amount of bars or to move on to another clip or even to pick a random one. Great in the studio, and live you can introduce a drum roll or variation in a sequence really easily and worry about other things at the same time. It sounds corny but in a live situation with a midi controller it really is endless as to what you can do with it, you can drag and drop from any project any element or track from within Ableton allowing you to build live sets quickly and easily.

Dom Kane I’ll be honest; being a professional sound-designer as well as a producer/DJ, I’m lucky enough to have a job where I get to play with gadgets all day long, so I’m a complete tech-nerd! I think this comes across in my live performances as a DJ & producer, as I love to experiment with new gear. At the moment, my live setup consists of my main laptop (MacBook Pro) running Ableton Live, with different channels for full tracks, clips of tracks, layers and parts (extra basslines/melodies I’ve written), and Nerve VST (for additional drum sequences). The main channels are controlled externally by my Evolution midi controller and triggered by a Trigger Finger. I then have an iPad to control FX on each channel, and to trigger additional layers of sound. Then finally I have my iPhone with a few basic FX like filters and beat stutterers so that I can take it to the dancefloor and let other people get involved, which is pretty good fun! I’m often beta-testing software for different companies and so sometimes take an extra MacBook running pre-release software (drum machines,

synths, etc) sync’d to the main laptop, so that if it crashes, the main set isn’t affected. I have been known to take full analogue synths with me, but I'm crap at playing them live! I like each set to be a little bit different, so I quite often play up to 6 channels of sound at the same time, so the equipment comes in handy. It’s always changing (as is technology), but as long as people are dancing, I’m happy!

Carl Rylatt I've always used vinyl. It sounds better for a start! Plus with the kind of music I play, so much of it just isn't available on CD or MP3 or at least you'd spend as much time trawling the internet to find it as you would rummaging through record shops/carboots/charity shops etc. Which isn't as much fun as getting out there and getting your hands dirty. This can also mean you end up getting stuff that maybe not everyone has heard and as a result you get your own distinctive sound as a DJ, at least I hope so! Obviously there's the drawback of backache from pouring over crates and carrying them to and from gigs, also they do tend to take over your house once you get past the first thousand or so! But each one has a story or a memory attached to it which makes them feel special, in a way you just don't get with CD or MP3. Plus I don't know how to use CD decks! Thursday 3rd February

Catapult Records

DJ Masterclass To book a slot: email enquiries@catapult.co.uk 6pm-8pm//FREE

Friday 11th March

Swn & Chrome Kids

Daedelus 10pm - 4am / £4

Words: Neil Stephens

Ba-BaBoom! Passion drives Batucada Basics. Passion for fine Brazilian tunes and full-on parties. We asked promoter Neil Stephens to let us in on what their new night at The Institute is all about. Ba-Ba-Boom! have been fronting Brazilian parties in Cardiff since late '04, developing the Batucada Basics name in 2005. After a break we're now bringing our own nights of Brazilian Funk, Rio Hip-Hop, São Paulo

Recently we've been more associated with bringing Afrobeat, Klezmar and Bhangra bands to the city. But it's time to return to our roots, and bring back our most trusted of parties. Six years on people still go on about

BaBaBoom! Boy: Neil Stephens

Painting by Snowskull, founding member of the Sleep Walk Collective

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The Sleep Walk Collective is a Cardiff based contemporary art group, set up to support and bring together artists working in a wide range of mediums.

We love having you over, and to make you feel even more welcome we've laid on a few treats for our regular card holders. We've got 7 days of offers with a little bit of something for everyone.

The artists behind the idea wanted to create a forum dedicated to leftfield, conceptual art with an emphasis on exhibiting. You can view the work of the founding members; Snowskull, Rebecca Kelly, Natalie Matthews, The Swiss Toaster and Ben Rhys Thomas at Milgi, the spiritual home of The Sleepwalk Collective, from 8pm on Sunday 6th of February. The launch party will bring together illustration, painting, video art, instillation, open doodle board and live pavement projections from Designer Violence. Sunday 6th February

Sleep Walk Collective

Launch Party Upstairs @ Milgi 8pm//FREE

DnB and Sizzling Samba to the Cardiff Arts Institute. Saturday 12th March, just as the echoes of the Rio carnival fade, we'll be showcasing a mix of live acts in the first of what should be a set of semi-regular nights. Samba dance class (9ish) and performance confirmed, and live music and capoeira looking likely, this is going to be proper. DJ-wise we draw up a broad spectrum of Brazilian music, from the funk, bossa and samba of the 1970s through to the contemporary turn with Drum n Bass, House and Rio's own electro hip-hop style baile funk. Old school artists like Jorge Ben and Elza Soares played up against Marcelo D2, Edu K and DJ Marky, and always a good dose of strong, pounding Batucada. Resident DJs are drawn from the local crews with an eye to the global, with Candela, Juju Nations, Ba-Ba-Boom and Triban all represented on the night, all keeping it 100% Brazil. Themed visuals and Brazil's national cocktail - the Caipirinha flowing from the bar get the passions running. Batucada Basics and old Brazilian parties were how Ba-Ba-Boom got going.

those early events, in the top room of the now defunct Model Inn. Stoked with a proper venue, a proper stage and a proper sound-system, this new CAI residency is going to be amazing. Check out the BA BA BOOM! playlist from Neil on Page 14. Saturday 26th February

BA BA Boom!

Winter Watusi A Winter Watusi in the warmth of the Cardiff Arts Institute. A depth of great bands and ecoeducation running from the afternoon, to the evening, and into the night. Check website for further details. 2pm//£TBC

Saturday 12th March

Ba Ba Boom!

Rio Carnival Samba dance class, live music and capoeira against a soundtrack of Brazilian music from the funk, bossa and samba of the 1970s through to the contemporary turn with Drum 'n' Bass, House and Rio's own electro hip-hop style baile funk. 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Homeboy Sandman One of the most exciting emcees to have emerged from the New York underground in recent times, we are thrilled to have Homeboy Sandman at Cardiff Arts Institute on Friday 18th February. Before his arrival, Higher Learning pioneers, Kaptin & Ruffstylz decided to ask him a few questions to see what he’s all about. Check out the exclusive interview by pointing your smartphone at the QR code on the left. Oh, and get yourself down to The Institute on the 18th to see the man in action.

Chat Roulette (as if you don't know) is a website where you randomly meet people from all over the world via webcam. Some people you'll meet are not what you would call shy either. But imagine their surprise as they realise they're chatting to an entire room full of people. One webcam. One comedian. A room full of audience. An Internet full of nutters. This is going to be one hell of a social experiment/comedy experiment. This technology could be easily used to bring countries together, unifying our world and bringing about universal peace. Though largely it’s used by people exposing themselves live on camera. First aired as a concept for a night at LePub, Newport as part of the Newport Comedy Festival 2010 where it raised a few laughs and eyebrows! We're excited to bring this unique social experiment to the Institute. chatroulette.com Thursday 17th February

The Institute

Chatroulette Live Doors 8pm/ £TBC

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All Week

Post-work Pizzas £3.50 for a classic or £6.50 with as many toppings as you like from 5pm - 9pm Monday - Friday

Monday

Back 2 Work Bevvies 2 for one champagne cocktails all night. Vodka and Coke - £2.20. Skittles Vodka & Lemonade - £2.20. Gin and Juice - £2.20

Tuesday

Ladies Love... 2-4-1 champagne cocktails all night. Cheerful & Cheap Wine (Red White & Rosé) Small - £2.20, Large - £3.10, Bottle - £8.95

Wednesday

Boys Own... Curry and a Pint: £5.75. Bitter and Fosters - £2.20

Thursday

Keep it Real Ale and Fosters - £2.20 a Pint

Friday

Working 9 to 5? You deserve a treat after the week you've had, so from 5pm till 9pm we're offering all regulars card holders: 2 for one champagne cocktails, Bitter for £2.20, Wine for £2.20 and free popcorn on the bar.

Saturday

Celebrate the Weekend 2-4-1 Champagne Cocktails till Midday - 9pm

Sunday

Sunday Best We've saved the best till last with a mammoth offering to end the week: 2-4-1 Champagne Cocktails. Free Bloody Mary or Screwdriver with your Sunday Lunch. Free Virgin Cocktail with your Tramp Stamp* Pint of Coke or Lemonade £2.20. Free Popcorn with the Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz. *Tramp Stamp = Hand Stamp from Fri/Sat

Dancefloor Live Music Socials Culture Special Events

February Tuesday 1st

The Institute

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays A life drawing class open to all abilities is held every Tuesday in our common room.There will be art materials available and a regular rotation of models week on week. Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Wednesday 2nd

Ark Lab

Ark Think ARK - 'Our aim is to encourage discourse and response with public, business, designers and students in social design'. Every Wednesday Common Room 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

Live Acoustic We like beanbags. We like Cardiff. We like chilled music. We're not huge fans of sweating. We LOVE chilling on beanbags whilst being entertained by Cardiffian musicians! 9pm//FREE

Thursday 3rd

READ International

READ-ing Festival An eclectic mix of locally sourced bands, artists and DJs with fancy dress, games and cakes all in aid of charity READ International supporting underprivileged schools in East Africa. Live music from King Louis Collective, Mel ('n' the) Ting Points and Papa Legal. readinternational.org.uk 8pm//£3

Friday 4th

One Mission

Twisted Individual The One Mission crew return with D’n’B don, Twisted Individ-

ual, to celebrate the 9th birthday of DrumandBassWorldwide. co.uk, one of the longest running, strictly D’n’B internet radio stations. Residents from the station and OM will also be spinning a selection ranging from Liquid to Jump Up.

Wednesday 9th

Sunday 13th

Ark Lab

The Institute

10pm - 4am// £4 (£3 for One Mission Members and Regular Card Holders)

Doors 7pm/FREE

Ark Every Wednesday, upstairs in the Common Room

No Sweat

Tylwyth Teg Saturday 5th

The Institute

In Full Swing Discover the craze that’s on everyone’s lips and hips at Wales' Biggest Electro Swing Night! Expect more than just the music, “In Full Swing” bring you the full re-mixed vintage experience from our live lindy-hop futuristic breakdance crew. 9pm-4am/£5

Sunday 6th

Northcote Lane

Carbootique We’re all about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at the CarBootique. Reduce your credit card bill by selling your unwanted items (or picking up a bargain). To secure a pitch email: info@somethingcreatives.com From 3pm/FREE

The Big Sunday Recovery Project

Bob Marley Birthday Special This week we celebrate the Jamaican legend’s Birthday with some chilled out Reggae & Roasts to completely ease you out of the weekend’s madness. Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz The only quiz that provides you with a general all round work out, utilising the physical, mental and creative parts of your brain that other pub quizzes just can’t reach! 4pm-6pm / FREE

Tuesday 8th

The Institute

Come Dancing 8pm-10pm/£4

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Tylwyth Teg are a 12-piece folk-rock band. Influenced by traditional celtic music, incorporating funk, ska and anything in between bringing the rock to the folk! With support from three local solo folksters: Richard Jackson, Molly Zacharias and James Symons. Doors 9pm/ FREE

Friday 11th

No Sweat

Little Comets "I've seen Little Comets on several occasions, firstly back in 2008, at a random house party which wasn't irregular for them. They've evolved into a formidable Musical force! Their album is going to be one of the best of the year. With crazy instruments hanging from the rafters, great riffs and wonderful harmonies!" words:Adam Whitmore -CAI Regular. 7.30pm//£5adv wegottickets.com [16+]

Future Fridays

C.R.S.T.

(Cheap Thrills) C.R.S.T. have firmly placed themselves at the head of the ‘future garage’ movement but this doesn’t even do justice to their infectious blend of House, Funky, Dubstep and 2Step that has seen them remixing for the likes of Kele (Bloc party), Count & Sinden and The XX. 10pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Saturday 12th

The Institute

Harrys Gym// Extra Curricular Two very different, amazing live bands for you. From Norway we have talented four-piece, Harrys Gym blend soaring and dreamy bittersweet vocal with intricate and intense ‘prog-pop’ instrumentals and Extra Curricular, a Soul Hip-hop 9 piece fronted by skilled wordsmith Jack Flash. "I've just watched Extra Curricular live…they knocked the ball out the park, tore the roof off the sucker!" Craig Charles (BBC6 Music) 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm//FREE

The Institute

Music Geek Monthly An open forum to discuss new album releases in a "hit, miss or maybe" style. Between meetings members will be given 2 albums to listen to. 1 brand new and 1 classic, to be discussed at the next meeting. Come along and get involved! 8pm//FREE

C.Y.N.T.

NME Tour Aftershow The Big business of Magnetic man, Crystal Castles, Vaccines and Everything Everything at the Students Union, is followed by an exclusive after-show at our manor.Very special guests to be announced.Keep your eyes and ears peeled. *see competition on page14. 10pm//£TBA

Friday 18th

Higher Learning

Homeboy Sandman One of the most exciting artists to emerge from the New York Hip-hop Underground touches down at CAI. Named "Best Hip-hop Act" by the New York Press. Support from D Gritty. 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Tuesday 15th

The Institute

Come Dancing 8pm-10pm/£4

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Wednesday 16th

Saturday 19th

One Drop Reggae

One Drop Reggae Special When we asked a number of you what you would like to see more of here at The Institute, there was a rallying cry for more Reggae nights. So we've got Roots, Dancehall and a touch of Bashment from resident DJs: Jaffa; Dregz; & Kaptin. Plus a live performance from some special guests. 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Ark Lab

Ark Every Wednesday, upstairs in the Common Room 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

No Sweat Birthday Bash No Sweat is 1! Celebrate our first birthday at CAI with the best local acoustic acts Cardiff has to offer, including a headlining set from Duelling Biscuits. Whether you're a No Sweat regular or a No Sweat newbie, come along, enjoy and eat cake! 9pm//FREE

Thursday 17th

The Institute

Chatroulette Live One webcam. One comedian. A room full of audience. An internet full of nutters. Part comedy, part social experiment. [See p6 for more info] 8pm//£TBC

Sunday 20th

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm//FREE

Tuesday 22nd

The Institute

Come Dancing

Wednesday 23rd

Ark Lab

Ark Every Wednesday, upstairs in the Common Room 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

D'Taba D'Taba are made up of Welsh, Portuguese and Brazilian musicians, experimenting with the fusion of their individual cultures! Support from Cardiff's jazziest songstress, Ms Ruby Samba. 9pm//FREE

Thursday 24th

SWN

Darkstar Set apart from the well worn dubstep scene, Darkstar discard cheap thrills and seduce you with achingly gorgeous, synthesized song writing. Elegant, downbeat, melancholy and sometimes optimistic. Doors 8pm / £6adv wegottickets.com

Friday 25th

Brain Juice

Brain Juice Launch Party A new monthly night of Dancefloor friendly party Dubstep, Funky, Grime and Hip-hop; to coincide with the launch of the label and BrooklynRadio show. Fantastic live guests already lined up. Resident DJs: DJ Comfort; Rollo; Kaptin; and Orange Elvis. Hosted by Traxx & Benji (Astroid Boys). Doors 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Saturday 26th

BA BA Boom!

Winter Watusi Great bands and eco-education running from the afternoon, through the evening, and into the night. See p6 for more. 2pm//£TBC

Sunday 27th

8pm-10pm//£4

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm / FREE 7

Words: Matt The Hat

The Vintage Generation Vintage Generation is the quintessential celebration of all things vintage. A week long festival of frolics from the 21st - 27th March at Cardiff Arts Institute and Milgi, featuring an array of marvellous soirees for vintage vultures everywhere. The festival is curated by Something Creatives, whose aim is to pull together an inspirational annual event that brings the cream of Cardiff’s Vintage scene. We take a look at the cult of "Vintage" from Electro-Swing to knitting and discover a deep vein of culture that is perfectly suited to the new austerity left in the wake of financial meltdown.

A Knitted Tank? Total craftgasm.

Craftivism

In a world of mass produced throw away fashion and new styles hitting Top Shop faster than you can say "trend-spotter", some people are taking a stand. These pioneers are moving away from the high street (although, inevitably, the high street has now started to catch on) in search of their own unique styles, to charity shops and boutique markets up and down the country. This movement is coupled with a rejuvenated interest in indie arts and crafts, inspiring a wide range of female-owned vintage boutiques and designer craft makers to start their own businesses. Many of which are now thriving in the face of economic uncertainty in almost every other sector. You just have to look at the success of folksy designer Donna Wilson (www.donnawilson.com) and the popularity of the Channel 4 programme Kirstie’s Homemade Home and similar to realize we are on the cusp of a craft revolution. ‘Bitch & Stitch’ groups have been a staple of cafés for some time, but now kooky ‘Art’s and Craft Clubs’ (See MILGI listings p14) are emerging as great social gatherings where people leave with a new skill. The underlying feeling beneath all this is that people like to make things with their hands. Craft clubs allow us to do this with forgotten homemade arts and creative traditions being passed down to new generations of makers in a world where craft is valued. This new generation

are embracing and subverting these domestic arts into valuable cottage industries. Make, mend and do culture will continue to grow while the recession looms and certainly has an irresistable appeal to many people. But there is also a deeper craving for authenticity and disillusionment in products from companies who want us to concern ourselves with lifestyle choices, it’s no wonder we are turning to local sustainable industry that mirrors our trust in the food industry. It seems like the craft renaissance is here to stay and is far more complex than yummy mummies learning crochet.

Vintage Music & Dance The cross-over in music and fashion can be found at all club-nights across the City. It’s the way we define ourselves. Never before have we been able to rehash and remix so many styles. In our digital world we can find hyper niche scenes and people who are into just about anything. Victorian Grime anyone ? Whether your into Swing, Rockabilly, Mod, Soul, Disco, Ska, Electro, Burlesque, Film or Art & Design it’s all being remixed and inspired by our rich creative and cultural heritage and classified as Vintage. It's a fine vintage too; we are rightly celebrated as a nation of eccentrics.

Vintage Radar: Want to know what’s happening in the world of Vintage around the rest of the UK and beyond, here are a few handy places to start.

Vintage at Goodwood Vintage festival in West Sussex curated by designers Gerardine and Wayne Hemmingway. vintageatgoodwood.com

A touch of class: In Full Swing @ Cardiff Arts Institute A country that has spawned some of the greatest cultural movements through music and fashion. We have lots to celebrate right here in our own City: In Full Electro Swing here at the Institute is more of a dance-floor friendly club night than a true to form Swing evening, but that’s where the excitement happens, when new and classic elements collide. Your head starts to spin if you started trying to pigeon-hole the Hi-tops, brogues, nu-rave flapper girls and dapper-dons on parade around the club. Similarly Come Dancing, every Tuesday evening is a chance to learn dance steps from Jive to Swing and Lindy Hop. The fashion and music scene interweave to create a vintage culture that borrows from various decades. Splicing influences to create movements of fashion and music that are sometimes just down right strange. Take the Steam Punk movement, floating the Victorian perspective on fashion, art, culture and architectural style and fusing it with comic book style futuristic inventions, powered by steam. Heath Robinson meets the Alien Trilogy. The great thing about vintage culture is that you are only held back by your imagination, so go forth and delve into our traditions. Find a sub-culture of your own and define it, make it your own and be sure to know somebody else will want to be part of it too.

Burlesque Cardiff

Burlesque

Monday 21st - Sunday 27th

Thursday 24th March

Saturday 26th March

With the release of the Cher, Christina Aguilera Hollywood blockbuster, Burlesque has (once again?) hit the mainstream big time. Immune to fad however, there has been a solid scene flitting between mainstream oddity and underground risque attitude in Cardiff for a good number of years now.

The Institute

With the help of regular workshops, Miss FooFoo LaBelle has been amassing a growing number of performers for her Burlesque Cardiff team here in the city and like the movement’s original vaudevillian and Berliner cousins, these include poets, comedians, bands and variety performers. Burlesque has ingrained itself into the performances of Cardiff’s top party band Johnny Cage & The Voodoo Groove, whose members could easily have worked their way through the ages, from the Moulin Rouge house band, through to the underground Rock n Roll clubs of the 50s and out into the modern day, with a few decades worth of experience and style behind them.

12pm-8pm//FREE

burlesquecardiff.com thevoodoogroove.com

Off The Peg Drop in to our daily Pop-up boutique for one of a kind bargains upstairs in the Institute.

We ♥ Vinyl

We celebrate the city’s crate diggers, with a selection of 12” platters from Rockabilly to Rave. Not a Laptop in sight.

The Correspondents// Big Swing Sound System

8pm//FREE

10pm - 4am//£5

Friday 25th March

Sunday 27th March

Milgi

Squeaky Hill

Monday 21st March

Milgi

Art Club & Curry Vintage Special 7pm//£5 (all materials included)

Vintage Art Exhibition Party 8pm//FREE

Tuesday 22nd March Saturday 26th March

Come Dancing

Lindy Hop & Jive Special 8pm-10pm//£tbc

Thursday 24th March

Milgi

Afternoon Tease Intimate burlesque in the yurt. High Tea, Fine Bone China, Siren Sisters DJ’s, St Germain Vintage Cocktails and Beauty Bar. 3pm//FREE

Milgi

Pub Quiz Vintage Special So, you think you’re a cultural connoisseur? 4pm-6pm//FREE

The Canadian Songbook

The Songs of Leonard Cohen Vintage Cohen. 8pm//£4adv wegottickets.com Check online for full details of Vintage Generation events cardiffartsinstitute.org

Supper Club

milgilounge.com

8pm//£15

Blind Lemon iPhone App Find out where the nearest Vintage or Charity shop is to you at all times. vintageshopfinder.co.uk

Etsy

The Blitz Party

Fleamarket meets ebay. Makers from around the world set out their stall and sell their wares.

A rather decadent take on a 1940s bunker party, but tons of fun.

etsy.com

theblitzparty.com

Electroswing Podcast

Burlesque Womens Institute

Weekly 100% electroswing DJ mix podcast from France.

A dedicated online resource to all things burlesque and vintage.

electro-swing.com

The Chap The magazine for the modern gentleman. thechap.net

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Dancefloor Live Music Socials Culture Special Events

March Tuesday 1st

The Institute

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Saturday 5th

Friday 11th

Tuesday 15th

The Institute

Swn & Chrome Kids

The Institute

In Full Swing Discover the craze that’s on everyone’s lips and hips, Electro-Swing. Expect more than just the music, “In Full Swing” bring you the full re-mixed vintage experience from our live lindy-hop futuristic breakdance crew. 9pm-4am//£5

Sunday 6th

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm//FREE

The Institute

Jamie Woon

7pm//FREE

On just about everybody’s ‘one to watch’ list for 2011,with the golden voice and a bunch of credible links to the ‘post Dubstep’ world, thanks to remixes by the likes of Burial, Ramadanman and Deadboy. Having worked his way through the live music scene for the last 10 years, including a tour with Amy Winehouse, Jamie Woon is no stranger to the stage and this promises to be a truly special performance.

No Sweat

7.30pm /£6adv wegotickets.com

Wednesday 2nd

Ark Lab

Ark Think ARK - 'Our aim is to encourage discourse and response with public, business, designers and students in social design'. Every Wednesday Common Room

Live Acoustic We like beanbags. We like Cardiff. We like chilled music. We're not huge fans of sweating. We LOVE chilling on beanbags whilst being entertained by Cardiffian musicians! 9pm//FREE

Friday 4th

One Mission

Kito (Mad Decent / Disfigured Dubz) One Mission return with this rising Dubstep starlet from Perth, Australia who was picked up by Skream for his Disfigured Dubz label and has since gained love from Benga, Diplo,Joker and Mary Anne Hobbs. Her forthcoming single is due to be released on Diplo’s Mad Decent label (Major Lazer, Rusko, Crookers), so expect big things from her this year. 9pm//£TBC

Tuesday 8th

The Institute

Come Dancing 8pm-10pm/£4

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Daedelus “LA resident, dandyism enthusiast and international globe-trotting man of mystery... See him live and it takes you to another dimension.” Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) Undoubtedly the Godfather of the West Coat experimental Hip-hop scene, as both an influence and mentor for acts such as Flying Lotus, but this forward thinking, multi instrumentalist’s music goes far deeper than just one scene and it is impossible to put any of his releases for top independent labels.A true visionary with an inventor’s mind and a jazz musician’s soul. 10pm - 4am / £4

Ark Lab

Ark Every Wednesday, upstairs in the Common Room 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

Live Acoustic

8pm-10pm/£4

Saturday 12th

Cardiff Green Party

Noam Chomsky ‘Post Talk’ Social If you were lucky to secure a ticket to the legendary philosopher’s talk at St David’s Hall, then the organisers of the event will be holding an ‘after party’ to give people a chance to soak up and discuss the issues raised. Bring along your ticket and discover discounts at the bar. 2pm onwards//FREE

Ba Ba Boom

Rio Carnival Just as the echoes of the Rio carnival fade, we'll be showcasing a mix of live acts in the first of what should be a set of semi-regular nights. Samba dance class and performance confirmed, and live music and capoeira to boot, this is going to be proper. DJ-wise we draw up a broad spectrum of Brazilian music, from the funk, bossa and samba of the 1970s through to the contemporary turn with Drum 'n' Base, House and Rio's own electro hip-hop style baile funk. 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm//FREE

4pm-6pm//FREE

Tuesday 22nd

Cardiff Life Model Collective

The Institute

Life drawing Tuesdays

8pm-10pm/£4

Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Wednesday 16th

Ark Lab

Ark 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

Sunday 13th Wednesday 9th

Come Dancing

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz

Live Acoustic 9pm//FREE

Come Dancing Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donation

Wednesday 23rd

Ark Lab

Ark Every Wednesday, upstairs in the Common Room

Friday 18th

7pm//FREE

Traffic

No Sweat

Future Fridays Needless to say, the monthly Traffic takeover at CAI will again be bursting the seams of fun & party antics in the kaleidoscopic nature it is increasingly becoming known for.Rinsing basslines and themed sets all endorsed by the Traffic crew, impeccable. 10pm - 4am //£2 b4 11pm - £4 after.

Live Acoustic 9pm//FREE

Thursday 24th

The Institute

Music Geek Monthly

Saturday 26th

The Institute

The Correspondents Back once again due to overwhelming popular demand - The Correspondents are the UKs leading exponents of ElectroSwing. Here as part of our Vintage festival - try not to miss them this time around! 10pm - 4am//£5

Sunday 27th

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project Midday onwards

The Squeaky Hill Pub Quiz 4pm-6pm//FREE

The Canadian Songbook

The Songs of Leonard Cohen An evening of songs dedicated to one of the most enigmatic, mysterious and sub textual songwriter the English speaking world has ever known. Leonard Cohen’s exact sense of prose, his wry humour and his courage to wrestle with the unspoken, forgiving human frailty with the brush of each line.

7pm//FREE

8pm / £4adv wegottickets.com

Friday 25th

Tuesday 29th

Brain Juice

The Institute

Saturday 19th

Peches Mignon

Benin City London five-piece Benin City are an unstoppable force of funked-up nature, blazing a mashed up trail of hip hop, funk and jazz with a twist of Afrobeat. Their last visit to the CAI stage was incredible and they have managed to gather some high praise from the likes of Craig Charles on BBC Radio 6 (“I love this band!”) and Mark Lamar on BBC Radio 2 (“Woah nelly…incredible!”). We eagerly await their return. 10pm - 4am//£2 b4 11pm £4 after.

Sunday 20th

The Institute

The Big Sunday Recovery Project

Mikill Pane (Live) Hailing from Shoreditch it’s easy on first glance to see how Mikill Pane has been credited with leading the charge of Hipster Rap for the UK, but besides the fixie bike, hi-top and impeccable footwear there’s also plenty of substance to go with the style and his underground poetics are intelligent, amusing, socially relevant, outrageous and occasionally rather rude. He joins the Brain Juice crew who shall be providing all the latest Dubstep, UK Funky, Grime and Hip-hop tunes for the dancefloor. 9pm//£2 b4 11pm - £4 after

Come Dancing 8pm-10pm/£4

Cardiff Life Model Collective

Life drawing Tuesdays Two sessions :5.30pm-7pm & 7pm-8.30pm//£5 donatio

Wednesday 30th

Ark Lab

Ark 7pm//FREE

No Sweat

Live Acoustic 9pm//FREE

Midday onwards

9pm//FREE

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Square-Eyed Philanthropists Budgetary constraints are like wisdom teeth i.e. painful. However, the three music-video makers from Cardiff featured here have somehow managed to rub their pennies together to create magic, even despite the hardship. Guided by their internal philanthropic compass they make things happen. It's evident here that ideas are forged from these limitations.

Ryan Owen

Ben Reed

Which band would be your dream shoot?

What the devil are you currently working on?

Y Niwl.If I could shoot a video for Y Niwl, I would die a happy man. I think I actually said this to my girlfriend at Green Man.

At the moment I'm just writing pitches for a few videos. And writing a short film script about obese people involved in competitive dog throwing, it's a real competition where huge people in their pants see who can throw a dog's corpse the furthest, it's pretty amazing to watch. Recently I just finished a video for Joan As Policewoman.

What drives you on through the arduous editing process? Editing seems to be such a lonely and energy draining experience, and I think you definitely need to love the band and the song. The idea of finishing the video and getting the band to see it certainly gets me through. Ultimately I want the band to be happy, that’s the most important thing to me. Any top tips for wannabe directors? a. Find a band you like and know, and ask them whether they want a video. b. Do it for cost, and make it cheap and put as much effort into it as humanly possible. c. Do everything yourself so you end up knowing the whole process, and you’re always learning your trade. d. Drink lots of red wine. It helps me come up with silly ideas and gets me through editing instead of washing up or watching Evil Dead 2 again. e. Oh and be nice to all the filmmakers around you. It’s not a competition. You want to forge good relationships with people around you as you’ll hopefully work with these people for the rest of your life.

The surreal plays heavily in your work. Where do you draw inspiration? Thing's that inspire me mainly are people; things I see or hear in the street, or thing's I imagine I should see or hear in the street, making up story's about things I see or hear or imagine I see or hear in the street. Thing's I've not seen before that I’d like to see. Music, jokes, stories, cinema, photographs of places I've not been before or of people I don't know. As for name dropping people in popular culture, I like really obvious legends like Godard, Bob Dylan, and Vic Reeves. Can you offer any parental guidance? Make pictures that you've not seen before and don't make boring pictures. This quote from Lil Wayne always helps me as well: "Do what you does!" It's pinned to my wall.

Casey Raymond & Ewan Morris What are you two working on at the moment? With music videos you never quite know what's next until someone's paid you some money up-front. We've got another video lined up, but we don't want to jinx things by revealing who it is. It won't be the Human League. We also spend many an evening writing pitches for bands that we've never heard of who end up not liking our ideas. It's a lot of fun. What's inspiring the creative process? Compacted wisdom teeth at the moment, they keep me awake at night. The Internet is pretty good tool too. What's your mantra? Learn how to live on no money and you're halfway there. There's a lot of people out there with cameras who are quite happy to make videos and less and less money to make them with. Maybe it's best to make a good video and then decide if you want to be a director. I hope we don't sound bitter. caseyandewan.com

volcanohideaway.co.uk

filmryan.com

Honorable mentions: Whilst we can't mention everyone, do look out for work from: Luke Jacobs, Tim Fok and Cyrus Mirza-Shafa & Nic Booth. 11

Year One? No Sweat.

Top Draw

No Sweat is our longest running night here at Cardiff Arts Institute. Each and every Wednesday, No Sweat showcases the best acoustic, folk and chilled-out acts in Cardiff.

This issues illustrations come from three of 2011's most hotlytipped ‘inkers’. They’ve each responded uniquely to the theme of Love//Hate and we are so keen to get to see more of their work that we’ve enticed them to come together for a group show in March.

It’s all about chilling your beans on the beanbags and soaking up some of the best emerging and established talent that this fine city has to offer. The night is always free entry, coz we’re nice like that. We just want you to come along and smile...

and eat some cake with us and some of Cardiff’s best musicians! Whether you’re a No Sweat regular or a No Sweat newbie, we’d love to see you.

Since February 2010, No Sweat has hosted over 100 different acts at CAI as well as being asked to curate a stage at WATUSI Festival. The night has built itself a solid reputation in Cardiff with its bohemian spirit and friendly atmosphere, something that No Sweat tries to keep at the core of the night each week. Why ‘No Sweat’? ‘We wanted to create a mid-week night that was all about chilling out and relaxing with friends, something that can be lacking in Cardiff with all of the mid week student shenanigans. Not that they’re a bad thing, it’s not just everyone’s cup of tea. No Sweat is aimed more at the folk who like cups of tea! And not sweating!’ explained Gemma White, No Sweat promoter. No Sweat will be celebrating its 1st Birthday on Wednesday 16th February – so come along

If you’re a local acoustic/folk/ chilled-out solo act or band and fancy playing at No Sweat in 2011, please get in touch with our Gem : gem.c.white@gmail.com

Colin Kersley

Iain Sellar

Nick Robertson

"Alternative Aesthetics is a Cardiff based illustrator/designer fuelled by the brain of Colin Kersley. Working predominantly in black and white, Alternative Aesthetics' illustrations are heavily character-based and are influenced by skate/surf/tattoo culture, traditional Mexican imagery, pirates, lumberjacks, monsters, music, cinema and lots of other fun stuff.

I draw stuff, listen to Clutch and pretty much everything I have ever done can be traced back to my love of Monster Munch. I'm currently studying a masters as well as working at Epoch Design. In my spare time I work as a freelance illustrator and am involved with Dirty Old Town (which is a radio show, clothing range and monthly music and live art event in Bristol).'

‘Some drawings can be strange and juvenile, distasteful and absurd, you might see them and think 'get outta my house and stay away from my kids!' My artworks are like that, sure, but there are qualities in the control and the handling of ink that almost seem 'accomplished' perhaps even 'professional'.

colin_kersley@hotmail.com

iainsellar27@hotmail.com

clockwise from top-left: the work of Colin Kersley, Iain Sellar and Nick Robertson

I'm inspired by artists like Jamie Hewlett, Travis Millard and Mcbess, Ren & Stimpy and Tom & Jerry and the general heritage of comic art. trousers86@hotmail.com

Pictures: Jon Pountney

Pet Hates We asked Cardiff Arts Institute Regulars to be photographed with their pets. The pets explain how they feel about their owners. Clockwise from top left:

"I absolutely hate it each time he picks me up." Gresi Grwndi (domestic cat - aged 6) on Jason.

"Dan feeds me each morning. He’s one of the good guys and we’ve struck up a good friendship." Horace (Thrush - age unknown) on Dan.

"We never really get on to be honest." Spiro (bearded dragon-aged 7) on Becky

"All he does is sit about watching skateboarding videos. I’ve tried skating, it’s not all that." Samba (rabbit -aged 4) on Peter

Spiced Lentil & Vegetable Soup

Milgi.

A meal in a bowl...

February

March

Sunday 6th

Northcote Lane Market

Sunday 6th

Tuesday 15th

Sleepwalkers Art Collective Launch Party

Supper & Storytelling in the yurt.

OneLove Vegetarian Food-ival

Vintage Generation Festival

14th-20th February

21st-27th March

Monday 14th

Monday 21st

Valentine's Day Art Club

Art Club & Curry Vintage Special

Vintage, curio, hand made, boutique, customised, original for you to find. Don’t miss out on the best market in Cardiff (Est. 2006). 6-9pm.

A contemporary art collective take over. Painting, installation, video art, illustration, live light box doodling, VJs, DJs. 6pm-12am

D.I.Y. Art served up with an aphrodisiac curry. (All materials included). 7pm, £5.

Tuesday 15th

Supper & Storytelling

Make the most of this monthly food offer: a 2 course for meal for £10 and then on to enjoy storytelling in the snug circle of our yurt. 7pm

Motivated by the passion for crafting, making, doing, recycling and eating - delicious seasonal veggie curry. This month we are getting artsycraftsy with a decoupage special. 7pm. £5 (all materials included)

Join us in the yurt for some stories and a delicious two course seasonal supper. 7pm. £10

Thursday 24th

Wednesday 16th

Ingredients

The Spices:

1 medium onion 2 cloves of garlic 100g grated ginger 1 stick of celery 1 red chilli 1 yellow pepper 250g seasonal root vegetables. Use carrots, swede, turnips or whatever else is in season. 200g chopped tomatoes 150g red lentils

Ground Coriander (2 tsp) Cumin (2 tsp) 6 cardamom pods 4 cloves Onion seed (1tsp) Mustard seed (1tsp) Cinnamon (1tsp) Garam Masala (1tbsp) 6 curry leaves This is a long list of spices, so if you don’t have all of these around, you could just use a couple of spoons of curry powder instead.

Supper Club

Method

An evening dedicated to vegan food. 7pm - 9.30pm. £15

Your monthly one stop destination for social feasting is the talk of the town, and living up to it’s reputation. This month following the vintage theme we are travelling back to the 80s. 8pm. £15.

Thursday 17th

Chop the vegetables and sauté together in sunflower oil until tender. Add the lentils and dry spices and fry for a few minutes more. Add the tomatoes, curry leaves and 1 litre of water. Simmer until the lentils are soft (around 30 minutes). Season to taste with salt and lemon.

Friday 25th

Serves 6 generously.

A Vegan Spread

Supper Club

Your monthly one stop destination for social feasting. 8pm - £15

Friday 18 & Saturday 19 th

All you can eat taster evenings

A selection of our favourite dishes for you to try. 7 - 9pm, £12. Plus the Milgi Resident DJ’s playing world, dub, funk, African, electro folk from 8pm

Sunday 20th

Reggae & Roast

Settle down to our "Best in Show" vegetarian roast. Book Now: info@milgilounge.com Midday - 8pm, £7.50. 14

Spring is in the air, and what better time to reinvigorate your wardrobe? The best market in Cardiff (Est. 2006). 6 - 9pm

Vintage Art Exhibition Party

Photography, Performance, Sculpture, Peep Show Cinema and make sure you grab yourself a ticket for the Come Dancing Swing special in the Milgi Warehouse. 8pm. Free.

Saturday 26th

Afternoon Tease

Intimate burlesque in the yurt. Book your table limited space available. High Tea, Fine Bone China, Siren Sisters DJ’s, St Germain Vintage Cocktails and Beauty Bar for all your vintage needs. From 3pm.

Milgi Lounge 213 City Road Cardiff , CF24 3JD

Recipes From Around The World. Food From Around The Corner.

Competitions

Win Win Here's your chance to win tickets to 2 great events in February. First up, your chance to rub shoulders with the coolest of cool kids at the NME Awards Tour Aftershow at Cardiff Arts Institute. We're also giving away 2 tickets to see the mighty Mogwai at Cardiff University on Friday 18th February.

Music Geek Monthly Monthly Thursdays

An open forum to discuss new album releases in a "hit, miss or maybe" style.

17th February & 24th March//8pm FREE Playlists

NME Awards Tour Aftershow Party Q: Which 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cult cartoon which inspired the band name Crystal Castles? Email your answer to: win@cardiffartsinstitute.org mark entries NME Tour Comp

Now Hear This Four of Cardiff's finest have been goodly enough to compile a playlist for your delectation over the coming months. As we all know - music is hard to judge on paper, so we gathered up the tunes we could find into a Spotify playlist. Just point your phone at the QR code above. Or point your browser at http://bit.ly/fnOC1d Swn

Catapult Records

BaBaBoom!

The Institute

Sbtrkt Stars

Jam City (Night Slugs) Magic Drops

Uppers International Dankasa

Y Niwl Undegpedwar

Cooly G (Hyper Dub) Love Dub

Barbara Howard I Dont Want Your Love

The Walkmen Juveniles

Florence & The Machine You Got The Love

Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping

Caribou Lalibela

(The XX Remix)

Roberto Roena Shades Of Time

Jamie Woon Night Air

by Huw Stephens

a brilliant producer with a spark in his stride and a bounce in his beats.

Various Cruelties If It Wasn't You

Mogwai @ Cardiff University

Q: Which 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S cult movie inspired the band name Mogwai? Email your answer to: win@cardiffartsinstitute.org mark entries MOGWAI Comp

one of my favourite new bands, with a literate streak not unlike Arctic Monkeys.

Chad Valley Up And Down it's the blend of electronics and subtly smooth vocals that does it for me.

Channel Swimmer Cardiff producer of some of the most brilliantly mellow and cut up beats today.

Dels Can't get enough of the rapper's slightly weird skee-wiff take on the world.

James Vincent Mcmorrow Wow! Heart Stopping Lushness From Ireland. Fans Of Bon Iver Need To Hear Him.

by Dabs

Lone (Magic) Pineapple Crush Falty Dl (50 Weapons) Large Flash Jehst (Ynr) China Shop Taurus Cant Stop Listening To This Track Regardless Of It Being Around 8 Years Old!

Bakey Ustl Tender Places

by Neil Stephens

Preacher And The Saints Jesus Rhapsody, Part 1 Asha Bhosle Dum Maro Dum Noriel Vilela 16 Toneladas

by Kaptin & Spike

(Marco Del Horno Re:edit)

FaltyDl Hip Love (Jamie Xx Remix)

Unknown Shapes The World Keeps Turning Alex Clare Up All Night

Paris Suit Yourself The first band signed to the legendary big dada label. Schizophrenic, jump up rock!

Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, CF10 3BA