Nitelife June 2015 by NITELIFE

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INFLUENTIAL VENUES // ESSENTIAL EVENTS AND PARTIES // MONTHLY GUIDE

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Win tickets to the cat empire 17 HIGHLIGHTS

best events this APRIL 18-22 PROFILES

armchair committee dj marky 23 REWIND // BEST OF LAST MONTH

rhyme & reason: high focus takeover 24-25 INTERVIEW // LOCAL TALENT

kahn 26-27 EVENT PREVIEW

tune yards 28-29 THE INFLUENCERS

JUNE 2015

matt-royston bishop 30-31

FEATURED VENUES

51 Stokes Croft 32 O2 Academy 33 Big Chill Bar 34 Cosies 35 Crofters Rights 36

Dojo 37 Elbow Room 38 The Fleece 39 The Full Moon 40 GALLIMAUFRY 41

The Golden Lion 42 Lakota 43 Lanes 44 The Love Inn 45 Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ruin 46

Mr Wolfs 47 THE OLD BOOKSHOP 48 Stag and Hounds 49 Trinity 50 Thekla 51

Woods 52

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The Cat Empire JuLY 2, O2 ACADEMY

The much-loved Cat Empire are making their way across the globe to party in Bristol at O2 Academy Bristol. Think Jazz/Reggae/Funk/ Latin/Gypsy/Cuban/Australian party music. Their latest album, Steal The Light debuted Top 20 in six countries.

To enter: visit us on facebook.com/ nitelifeonline and post ‘The Cat Empitre’ on our wall. Winners selected by prize draw on 24/06/15. Tickets valid Thursday, July 2, 7pm 17

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EYEHATEGOD

LIVE MUSIC CONTINUES AT 51

LIVE

51’s first month of live music was a roaring success and so we’re exciting to see them carrying on with this new venture. This month there is a full roster of ‘only the best’ artists, including: Morgan & Knapp, The Boulevards, Razzomo, Ben Cipolla, Lounge Cat Ideals, Cher Carter, and The Tixx. Grab yourself a delicious pizza and have a boogie to start your weekend off in style.

CURTIS ELLER’S AMERICAN CIRCUS

Friday and Saturday Nights // 8.30pm – Late // Free before 11pm // No.51 Stokes Croft

The most fantabulous, craziest, entertaining yodeling banjo player from New York City you’d ever wish to meet.

LIVE

New Orleans sludge metallers Eyehategod return to The Fleece this summer in support of their self-titled fifth album (their first in 14 years). Combining the sounds of Southern Rock, Blues riffs and Hardcore Punk has made Eyehategod one of the most reputable and distinctive bands ever.

June 28 // 7.30pm // £12.50 // The Fleece

June 27 // 7pm // £7.50 // Stag and Hounds

BEDMO DISCO PRESENTS SOUNDWAVE CROATIA BRISTOL TAKEOVER CLUB

Soundwave Croatia has consistently been voted one of Europe’s best summer festivals. With the 2015 edition due to take place at The Garden, Tisno from August 6-10 fast approaching, the Bristol leg of the event’s Europe-wide ‘Takeover Tour’ comes to Big Chill Bristol. Festival regulars DJ Gilla, Sure Shot DJs and Bedmo Disco will be playing across both floors, joining the dots between hip hop, funk, soul, disco, boogie, Latin, jazz, afrobeat, broken beat, deep house, and much more besides.

June 6 // 10pm - 4am // Free before 11pm / £3 after Big Chill

MR WOLF’S ST NICHOLAS STREET LAUNCH WEEKEND CLUB/LIVE

Come and celebrate the opening of the brand new Mr Wolf’s on St Nicholas Street. Starting proceedings on Thursday 4th is live music from Kahai and Lion Ink. Friday night Mr Wolf’s play host to Siddy Bennet, Pete Roe and The 45’s (who promise to play some of their old Fortune Drive classics) and to top the weekend off nicely on Saturday night is the amazing Rumdog Billionaire and Crinkle Cuts. Plus resident DJs keeping the party going strong until the early hours.

THE CRAWLIN KINGSNAKES LIVE

The Crawlin Kingsnakes play the best rockabilly and rock & roll from the 50s onwards - Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Billy Riley, Jerry Lee Lewis plus loads more.

June 7 // 7pm // Free // The Golden Lion

June 4 -6 // 9pm – Late // £3 - £4 // Mr Wolf’s

LEFTFIELD CLUB/LIVE

JULIA TURNER LIVE

Leftfield are one of electronic music’s greatest acts and they tour their third album ‘Alternative Light Source’, the follow up to the Mercury Prize nominated Leftism (1995) and Rhythm and Stealth (1999).

Local singer songwriter Julia recently performed at TOBS after filming here for her new album, The Cutlery Shed. She is returning with some talented friends, Isolde and Miranda.

June 11 // 7pm – 11pm // SOLD OUT // O2 Academy

June 18 // 9pm – 11pm // Free // The Old Bookshop

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GARDNA ‘SEE THE VIBE’ LAUNCH PARTY CLUB

BRISTOL REGGAE SOCIETY CLUB

PRIDE FUNDRAISER

Gardna launches his forthcoming single ‘See The Vibe’ featuring Tiffani Juno at the Full Moon & Attic Bar. Celebrating in style with some of finest artists representing UK Sound System culture. Premium vibes, trust us.

June 9 // 9pm – 2am // Free before 9.30pm/ £3 after // Full Moon and Attic Bar

The Bristol Reggae Society puts on their last party before the summer with their usual selectors, horns and special guest.

June 25 // 9pm – Late // £2 // Cosies

CLUB

Pride is a celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. It is a registered charity, run by volunteers. Please come and support this fundraising event.

June 20 // 7.30pm – 1am // £3 OTD // The Old Bookshop

RAMONA FLOWERS LIVE

The NME have likened the Ramona Flowers’ work to Kid A-era Radiohead while we can hear the bellowing pomp and circumstance of Bono and U2 circa Pride (In the Name of Love). Catch them at The Fleece for a special free entry Glastonbury Festival warm-up show.

LIVE IN THE LIONS DEN LIVE

A night of acoustic and folk and all its quirky offspring. Hosted, as ever, by the wonderful Nuala Honan (Medicine Creek), who hand picks the best around for a truly special and unique night.

Every Tuesday // 7pm // Free // The Golden Lion

CLUB

Ainsley Harriot’s ‘favourite midweek night’ returns. This time linking up with Deadboy, Finn and Tom Lea of Local Action records for another special session. Expect nostalgic visuals, summer feels and some serious bangers.

June 4 // 9pm – late // £4 / £5 / £6 // Crofters Rights

June 23 // 7.30pm // Free // The Fleece

MAKE SUNDAY SPECIAL

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SNUFF LANE PRESENTS ELDER (US) MOS GENERATOR (US) SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF (UK) LIVE

URBFEST DAY CLUB/LIVE

Lower North Street will be closed off, traffic-free and spilling with street games and art, crafts, picnic benches, theatre, frog racing. TOBS will be putting on a bar and stage in 2 areas, featuring some great local DJs.

Snuff Lane loudly brings you Elder, Mos Generator and more riffslinging support to be announced. An almighty line-up covering the sweet spectrum of classic 70s influenced modern rock – with an array of debut British performances from some of the scene’s greatest bands.

Bris-tek events and afterdark bring you a mini festival in the heart of Bristol, covering a wide range of musical styles with Ed Solo, Flowdan, Benny Page and more. Eight stages/rooms over an 18hr period should be enough for the most hardened raver. Using the whole Lakota complex, which incorporates Lakota, the Coroners Court, Lakota car park and the Coroners Court car park. Jungle, DnB, grime, bassline, dub, garage, hip hop.

June 14 // 10am - Late // Free // The Old Bookshop

July 3 // 9pm – 3am // £12 // The Lanes

June 13 // 12pm – 10pm // £16.50 // Lakota

LIVE

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SOUL SHAKIN’ WITH BEN SUMMERS AND GUESTS LIVE

FREE HOUSE CLUB

Ben Summers hosts an evening of Northern Soul, 60s club soul & mod jazz every Friday. He has friends that collect records - expect guest slots from John Stapleton, Northern Soul girl Levanna and Rocker Rosehip to name a few. Dust off your dancing shoes (keep the faith).

Free House comes back for its second installment with a full Chicago house session by the hand of the I Love Acid and Under_Score Resident Placid and Bristol’s very own Richard Carnes all night long.

THE TUNE FACTORY

Every Friday // 9pm - 1am // Free // The Gallimaufry

June 20 // 10pm – 4am // £4 // Cosies

Bristol best indie disco. Live music, cheap drinks and good people.

Every Friday // 9pm - 2am // Free // Mothers’ Ruin.

WU TANG CLAN LIVE

Following the huge sell out success of Wu-Tang Clans 20th anniversary tour, the biggest and most influential hip hop group in the world, returns to the UK with their brand new album: A Better Tomorrow.

SHAPES CLUB

June 3 // 7pm – 11pm // £40.50 inc BF // O2 Academy Those forward thinking House & Techno guys make a long overdue return to Love Inn for nice little Thursday night free party.

June 11 // 10pm - 3am // Free // The Love Inn

NATTY LIVE

IRAN IRAN EP LAUNCH

The Blast join forces with Psyched for a return to Lakota, bringing you one of their biggest party lineups yet across five rooms. Taking over Lakota and the Coroner’s Courts to bring you a massive lineup including DJ Hype, special guest DJ Marky and Kahn and Neek.

Hailing from North London, Natty garnered a devout following from his open mic sessions and Vibes and Pressure nights which have seen the likes of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, Wretch32, and Dawn Penn perform. His debut album Man Like I established Natty as a well-respected songwriter and festival favourite across Europe and Japan, where he had a number 1 hit with the single ‘Badman’.

Creators of aggressive-math-pop, diligently providing aural irregularities via a spectrum of frequencies and time signatures. Iran Iran released their new EP Milk Time for Spiders on 4th May. This is your chance to see and hear the new tracks. With support from Chiyoda Ku, Lambhorn & Hoggs Bison

June 5 // 10pm – 6am // £18.50 / £26.50 // Lakota

June 18 // 8pm – 2am // £12 // Full Moon and Attic Bar

June 6Z // 7pm // Free // Stag and Hounds

THE BLAST X PSYCHED CLUB

LIVE

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EARL SWEATSHIRT CLUB

SOUNDS OF HARLOWE AND THE SCRIBES LIVE

BLANKETY QUIZ QUIZ

Far skilled beyond his years, Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt is arguably the main reason the group was catapulted to global demand back in 2010. With impeccable wordplay, dense rhythms and effortless melodies layered in humbling texture, it’s crazy to think Earl Sweatshirt has just turned 21. On his Chum LP, the OFWGKTA trophy piece displays grade-A lyricism in brilliantly dark fashion that you’d only associate with hip-hop’s elite.

July 2 // 7.30pm – 11pm // £18.50 // Trinity

This month is all about celebrating the bands that have made Mr Wolf’s what it is today. Come along and support two incredible Bristol hip hop bands that have been playing at the Wolf Den for years.

June 11 // 9pm – Late // £3-£4 // Mr Wolf’s

If you’ve never been to the Blankety Quiz, you’ve never quizzed at all. Get your butts down to No.51 Stokes Croft at least one Tuesday night this month, bring your sense of humour, your sass, perhaps a little general knowledge and take part in the most beautifully bizarre quiz that you will ever know.

Every Tuesday // 8pm – 11pm // £1 Quiz Entry // No.51 Stokes Croft

FOUNDATION CLUB

Jacky P and the Foundation family return with a very special 90-minute set from Metalheadz legends, Commix. Discounted entry on facebook.

June 26 // 10pm – 6am // £6 // Dojo

ECULZA URBANA CLUB

His style is truly an eclectic one, incorporating elements from all genres of music, while at the same time maintaining a smooth, liquid, organic feel in his 4/4 laden sets that people usually describe as being house, techno and everything in between.

June 20 // 10pm - 4am // Free before 11pm / £3 after Big Chill

SWAMPFEST 2015 LIVE

THE RINKY DINKS CLUB/LIVE

¡LOCOMBIA! LIVE

A live music charity event in aid of the Fundación Encuentro Con La Vida. Crofters present a line-up of excellent musicians in Bristol to raise funds and support the NGO Fundación Encuentro con la Vida situated on the outskirts of Bogotá in Colombia.

June 5 // 7.30pm – late // £4 // Crofters Rights

THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S DRINKING CLUB LIVE

An evening of filthy blues-tinged modern rock & roll from Bristol and beyond. Rounding up raw garage rock, full-on psych jams, and bludgeoning stoner rock riffery.

Comprising musicians drawn from a number of Bristol bands past and present and representing musical genres as diverse as hip hop, rock, house, punk and pop; The Rinky Dinks aim to wrestle back all the best tunes from the ubiquitous guitar bands!

DGDC plays the best blend of punk, post-punk and new wave to ever expanding dancefloors.

13 June // 6pm // Free // Stag and Hounds

June 12 // 7pm // £10 // The Fleece

June 20 // 9pm // Free // Mothers’ Ruin.

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DEPARTMENT S PRESENTS: THE BRU SHANKS CLUB/LIVE

Psych/garage rockers The Bru Shanks play live, before the Department S club night with Jon the Mod playing the usual 60s garage beats, tamla, two tone, mod, northern soul, alt 80s, rock & roll and indie anthems.

June 13 // 9pm – 3am // £5 adv // The Lanes

UPTOWN SOUND

TORNADO WALLACE

CLUB

CLUB/LIVE

You’ve heard of Uptown Funk, this is Uptown Sound. DJs Titan Sound, Rossi Roots and High Jon the Conqueror bring you the very best in reggae, dancehall, and jamaican bass music. Get yourselves down here and show some support for the newest addition on the No.51 DJ roster.

Hailing all the way from Australia; the “Animals Dancing” co-chief will be joining forces with local party starters Dirtytalk. Party over here...

June 6 // 10pm - 4am // £3 after 11pm // The Love Inn

June 14 // 10pm – Late // Free // No.51 Stokes Croft

SIP THE JUICE - BLACK SHEEP (NATIVE TONGUES) LIVE

DEAD KENNEDYS LIVE

HANSUP CLUB

Legendary US punk band, Dead Kennedys formed in 1978, a pioneering force in America’s punk movement in the late 70s and early 80s. They were one of the defining hardcore punk bands with a stand out distinctive sound.

Hansup Lands at Cosies for a midweek session full of quality house music. Free entry!

June 22 // 7pm – 11pm // £19.68 inc BF// O2 Academy

June 3 // 9pm – Late // Free // Cosies

DJ SIGHER’S RIGHT COMBINATION CLUB

Mixing up rare soul, funk disco and rap, he has invited along European soul DJ Brett Franklin (Soul Explosion), along with former world champion breakers, Second to None, in the shape of Wax Buzzard and Tony the Pencil, who will also been spinning some of their prized 45s. Plus support from legendary Daily Diggers crew Kid Dyno and the Beat Detective. This has all the right combinations for a packed out summer jam.

June 27 // 10pm - 4am // Free before 11pm / £3 after Big Chill

Following up from their West Coast special with Funkdoobiest, Sip the Juice would like to keep the universal balance, and so for their East Coast special present from the Native Tongues collective, straight outta Queens, New York... Black Sheep!

June 12 // 7pm – 10pm // £15 // Thekla

THE GROOVE DEN HOSTED BY JAMES MORTON LIVE

NATALIE PRASS

Brilliant Bristolian saxophinist James Morton continues his Thursday residency with an all-star cast. Live jazz, funk, soul & beats. James has previously performed internationally with the likes of Fred Wesley and the New JBs, Pee Wee Ellis, Raphael Saadiq & The Herbaliser, to name but a few.

Natalie Prass is the kind of artist Spacebomb was created for—a songwriter’s songwriter and performer’s performer blessed with a golden voice and universal appeal—a singer who understands the vision and brings an undeniable talent to the process.

Every Thursday // 9pm - 11.30pm // Free // The Gallimaufry

June 26 // 7pm – 10pm // £11 // Thekla

LIVE

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INCOMING

ARMCHAIR COMMITTEE

DJ MARKY

Bristol’s Tom Hackwell, Dave Larkin and Dan Frost are as likely to serve up a round of bludgeoning swamp rock, as they are a skewed melodic-blues elixir. One part intoxicating wall-of-noise highs, one part distilled melodic lows.

Brazilian icon and drum and bass pioneer DJ Marky comes to Bristol this month to celebrate the launch of his long-awaited debut artist album, My Heroes - scheduled for release 15 June.

Band

DJ/ Producer

Armchair Committee have carved a reputation as a ‘magnificent’ live band, ‘showing hints of the Foo’s rampant melodicism and Jack White’s howling blues’ (Kerrang! Magazine - KKKKK). Along the way they have shared stages with the likes of Royal Blood, Young Guns, Jim Jones, Revue, Lucero, and many more. After spending much of 2014 locked inside Coach House Studios, Bristol (previously home to Massive Attack and Portishead’s earliest material), the band will release their debut LP, Half as Gold, but Twice as Grand in 2015. Recorded and produced by long-time collaborator Brendan Davies, and mixed by Sean Genockey (Reuben, Jamie Lenman, Manic Street Preachers). This June, the band finish up their UK tour with a headline set at Stag and Hounds’ Swampfest. We ask bassist Dave 10 questions.

Upcoming shows Swampfest, Stag & Hounds - June

THOSE QUESTIONS... 1. What have you learned today? To never have sushi for lunch and Mexican food for dinner the day before a 7-hour flight. 2. Favourite track of all time? All time? Nope can’t do it! Although the track that first made me want to pick up an instrument and try to play it was ‘The Lemon Song’ by Led Zeppelin, so that’ll have to do. 3. Worst chart song at the moment? I just googled ‘UK Singles Chart’ to find the answer to that question and read the words ‘‘Where Are U Now’ by Skrillex and Justin Beiber’’, which sounds like everything terrible about music, so that. Or something involving Ed Sheeran. 4. Who are your top 3 bands/artists right now? Metz, Young Widows and Tom Waits are current staples. The new Metz album is a bruiser. As for the rest of the band, tour van tunes vary from Delta blues, to Washington hardcore, to country depending on who shouts loudest.

No stranger to success and an icon in his South American homeland, DJ Marky is an internationally renowned DJ and producer and label boss of his own Innerground Records imprint. Igniting dancefloors with the same passion for music he first started producing with two decades ago, DJ Marky’s compilations, mixes and remixes number over 100 - including edits for Everything But The Girl, Claude Van Stroke, Fatboy Slim and Deadmau5 - and it’s high time he got to work creating an artist album. The album’s lead single, ‘Silly’ sees a hazy, whimsical vocal layered over Marky’s signature acoustics and relaxed Brazilian groove - a playful introduction with a hint of his jungle roots. My Heroes explores the full spectrum of drum and bass - from full-tilt club fair to laid-back grooves - as well as a fluid mix of other musical flavours. The debut album is a testament to both the innovative producer - and endearing personality - that DJ Marky remains.

Upcoming shows Psyched x The Blast: Summer Experience, Lakota and Coroners Court -

June 5

THOSE QUESTIONS... 6. What was the last book you read? On the Road by Jack Kerouac.

1. What have you learned today? So far, nothing.

7. Favourite thing on TV? Family Guy or QI.

2. Favourite track of all time? Skyy - ‘Here’s To You’ has to be my favourite.

8. Are you afraid of anything? We’re all really precious about certain instruments / amps we own, so losing or breaking them is a terrifying thought. Although we do end up losing or breaking them quite a lot.

3. It’s 3am and the party is winding down, what track do you play to get everyone going again? It’s got to be Hazard’s ‘It’s A Secret’.

9. Tell us something people don’t often know about you... I once sold Karl Pilkington a pool table cover. He said it was “to stop Suzanne’s cat from shitting in the pockets”. 10. What are you doing tomorrow? Getting over jet lag and then heading to the studio to fix some broken stuff and do some rehearsing for our tour.

4. Who are your top 3 producers/ DJs right now? Right now, producer wise I’d say Ivy Lab, Calibre and Hazard. My top three DJs are probably Calibre, Fabio and Jazzy Jeff. 5. If you weren’t a DJ, what would you be doing instead? To be honest, I’ve no idea!

6. What was the last book you read? A book simply called ‘1973’. It’s a Brazilian book about the music movement in 1973 and how the music changed during that year - it was quite an important time. It was also the year I was born as well! 7. Favourite thing on TV? Football, always! 8. Are you afraid of anything? My biggest fear is dying far away from my home. 9. Tell us something people don’t often know about you... I’m really scared of rats! 10. What are you doing tomorrow? I need to record a new mix for Fabric, pick up my son from school and then watch the Sao Paulo game tomorrow night.

5. If you couldn’t work in music, what would you be doing instead? I discovered recently that pinball machines are still being made, are awesome, and are really, really addictive. So I’d probably become some kind of competitive pinball...wizard.

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soundcloud.com/dj-marky // @djmarky // facebook.com/DJMarkyBrasil

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REWIND // BEST OF LAST MONTH

RHYME & REASON: HIGH FOCUS TAKEOVER Bristol is recognised as a city that delivers an explosive line up of hip hop events all year round, thanks to promotors like Rhyme & Reason nailing it every time. Previously bringing some of the finest hip hop acts like Slum Village, Lady Leshurr and Pete Rock to Bristol’s doorstep, you can always guarantee any event from Rhyme & Reason to be a memorable one. Last month, Rhyme & Reason gave Bristol a feast for their ears with a High Focus takeover, featuring some of the biggest names who’ve helped sculpt the sound coming out of the UK today. Featuring support from Luui and Motion Enterprise, the High Focus line up gave a taste of some of HF’s finest roster of artists with Cracker Jon & 2Late, Jam Baxter, DJ Fingerfood and the headliners of the night - The Four Owls. Nitelife headed down to the event with the intention of chatting with The Four Owls after arranging a few minutes with the respected artists. Being a big fan of the High Focus collective since Nature’s Greatest Mystery dropped in 2012, it was a pretty huge to finally sit down and have a chin wag with the influential MC. We waited around for a while, but a couple of Red Stripes later learnt that the Owls had not long left their nests and would be arriving a little later than planned. When we were finally taken upstairs to chat with the artists, we were met with the sight of four tired owls scoffing kebabs, trying to muster the energy to get on stage after last night’s High Focus 5th Birthday Celebration in Brixton. It was pretty clear we weren’t going to get a hoot out of these guys tonight, but we didn’t let that stop us from enjoying the night and appreciate the sounds of some of our favourite artists. The night started off differently than your typical R&R event, with a Chesham based live band and MC called Luui delivering a unique blend of sounds. Marrying styles similar to The Roots and the psychedelic electric vibes of Hendrix, the Luui ‘experience’ gripped audience members’ attention, with a polished sound that’s been hiding in the shadows too long. Next up, Motion Enterprise took to the stage with DJ Ryno behind the decks. The Gloucestershire based collective featuring Sketchster, Kadenza, Catchy P, Farai, General Hindsight and Stromboli took everyone by storm last year with the release of the highly anticipated LP Perpetual Motion. Since then, the collective have been up and down the country showcasing the release. The energetic collective picked up the crowd after a mellow start to the evening and shook it up with tracks like ‘Welcome to our World’ and ‘Guess Again’. The group cracked jokes on stage between tracks, but you could tell from the well-rehearsed delivery that Motion Enterprise are serious when it comes to putting on a good set. After two great support sets to start off the night, it was clear people were ready for the High Focus takeover. First up, Croydon based Cracker Jon and 2Late took to the stage to bring beats from their 2014 High Focus debut release You Can Take the Cracker out of Croydon. The combination of crazy hairstyle from Cracker Jon and fully charged bars and contagious beats left the crowd hyped for Jam Baxter and Four Owls. By the time Jam Baxter took to the stage, the crowd were warmed up and ready to hear lyrics from one of the finest, slickest delivering MCs in the UK. Jam Baxter is recognised as one of High Focus’ favourite MCs, with solo projects like Gruesome Features, and his recent release So We Ate Them Whole. Baxter had the crowd in the palm of his hand as he spat bars from tracks like the horror show ‘Brains’ and collaborative project with Jon Phonics, ‘Fresh Flesh’. Despite being a one man set, Baxter’s larger than life presence took over the whole stage and even spilling into the crowd as he jumped in to the pit, mic in hand. A whistle stop tour through Baxter’s discography got the crowd bouncing to the playful bassline and piano loop to ‘Ever’. His sharp precision and delivery had the crowd hanging on to his every word. Baxter, we salute you. We witnessed a seamless transition as Baxter jumped off stage, and the sounds of the opening to Nature’s Greatest Mystery flooded the room. The Four Owls swooped on stage wearing their iconic owl masks and despite celebrating the

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High Focus 5th Birthday in London the night before, Verb T, Fliptrix, Leaf Dog and BVA still managed to deliver a set like it was their first. Opening the set with ‘Lights Off’, the four artists ruffled some feathers as they whipped the crowd into a frenzy with tracks from instant classic Burning Vapour, to the floor-shaking Not Like Before. ‘Rice Torture’ and ‘Defiant’ were the tracks from their latest release Natural Order that got heads moving and hands waving to show respect to the four artists. Shout outs were made to Leaf Dog and his brother Illinformed for sculpting the sounds of the owls with their beats, with a couple of performances from Verb T and Fliptrix from their solo albums thrown in for good measure. To close the set, the crowd were blessed with the anticipated delivery of the ground breaking DJ Premier produced track ‘Think Twice’, before DJ Fingerfood closed the night behind the decks, dropping some of the finest hip hop beats. Whether you like the fact or not, High Focus Records are the backbone of hip hop in the UK and it’s nights like this that confirm it. Hats off to Rhyme & Reason for once again delivering a top night. Be sure to check out future events from the hip hop promotors in Bristol.

May 16 @ The Exchange high-focus.com Interview by Abi Lewis

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INTERVIEW // LOCAL TALENT

KAHN

Photography: Theo Cottle

NItelife Bristol Catch Kahn in Lakota this this month when Psyched and The Blast team up to present ‘Experience’ on 5 June. When you started producing grime there wasn’t a very big scene going on – how did you get into it? I think I must have first heard about Grime at school but I got really into it when I met Neek and he showed me his Slew Dem, Roll Deep and Neckle Camp records. I can remember getting really into Logan Sama’s ‘War Report’ series around the same time and, like with dancehall, I started identifying who the different MCs were and the different styles. Once I heard tracks like the Wiley war dub ‘Sinner’ aimed at The Movement and artists like Cemetary Warriors using the patois flow, I was hooked. People tend to associate the grime scene with London. Can you trace its growth in Bristol for us? Well, the Grime scene in Bristol had already been going on before I got interested in the music, I wasn’t old enough to get into clubs during the proper heyday of it, so I guess I missed a lot early on. The people I was aware of at the time were KHK (Kold Hearted Krew, the crew that Joker is part of) and DJs like Blazey who supported me and Neek early on and is back in the scene here now which is wicked. I came into it a bit later with the Sureskank Convention crew and club night which Neek started in 2006. We used to do nights at The Tube, which unfortunately shut down in 2010 so a lot of kids don’t know about it now, but that was a great platform for us all to hone our craft as DJs. For a time The Tube and Sureskank Convention was one of the only places I was aware of in Bristol regularly playing grime and booking grime artists, so I like to think those years helped solidify the sound here. In more recent times, there’s been a new generation of local artists putting Bristol on the map for grime music and I’m excited to see what the future holds. Is the grime resurgence a good thing for the genre? Grime never really went away, it just went underground. Much like the dubstep scene has gone back underground now after getting caught up in mainstream hysteria. I do think there’s many people in the grime scene that have been working hard for years and deserve more widespread recognition so the recent exposure is positive in that respect. I guess the worry with these things is always that a sound gets really popular and then gets rinsed to a point where no one wants to hear it anymore, but people getting into the original vibe of the music and not some sanitised, pop imitation is only a good thing in my opinion. Do you think dancehall could be headed for a similar revival? My issue with the modern dancehall coming from Jamaica is that so many of the artists sound the same, especially with the current obsession with auto-tune, which there’s definitely a time and place for but it gets a bit ridiculous after a while. For me, golden periods in these music styles happen when there are strong, identifiable personalities in the music. I mean just think how different Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Capleton, Lexxus, Ward 21 and all these artists were from each other in their style and flow. It’s the same in grime, all the original top MCs had their own identifiable style and weren’t afraid to be themselves. As soon as that gets lost I lose interest personally - but don’t get me wrong, I’ll always love dancehall. You’re also big on the dubstep scene, with releases on respected labels like Deep Medi. Could you choose one genre over the other? I love the energy of both styles for different reasons and I can’t really compare them, they connect with different aspects of my musical personality. The only real difficulty for me arises in the studio, often I find it tricky to focus on just one project for an extended period of time as there’s so much music I’m interested in. Why did you decide to stick to vinyl-only for your label, Bandulu? In the music community we’re part of in Bristol most of our contemporaries play vinyl and dubplates and often release music exclusively on that format, so it’s not that unusual for us. We have no real issue with digital formats but we feel vinyl best suits our music.

We’ve come to the point where naysayers can no longer deny that grime is back. With Skepta performing on Later… with Jools Holland last month, and Stormzy also appearing on the primetime show, the longtime underground music has been thrust under the noses of mainstream audiences.

But the duo really made their names known the releases ‘Percy’ and ‘Chevy’ on own label, Bandulu Records.

Although Bristol producer and selector Kahn would tell you grime never went away.

We caught up with Kahn in the midst of his second North American solo tour.

Kahn, with partner in crime Neek, has been quietly working away on the scene since they started running their Sureskank nights in 2006.

“It’s been great,” he says. “Overall the shows have been even better than my tour last year and the reaction to the grime stuff in particular has been surprisingly positive.”

As well as their own solo projects, the pair also work together under the pseudonym Gorgon Sound with more of a dancehall leaning.

Finally, what are you up to the rest of the year? Me and Neek will be heading to Japan in July for our first tour out there which we’re really looking forward to. Apart from that, I’m working on a new album with the Young Echo collective and a bunch of other projects.

Blast x Psyched present: Experience June 5 @ Lakota youngecho.co.uk soundcloud.com/kahn Interview by Rachel Morris

NItelife Bristol

PREVIEW

Tune-Yards // Motion, June 7

Photography: Holly Andres

Tune-Yards (stylised tUnE-yArDs) is the project of American looping artist Merrill Garbus. Tune-Yards first album, BiRd-BrAiNs, recorded using only a handheld voice recorder, was originally self-released by Garbus in 2009 on recycled cassette tape before being picked up by 4AD – the label she now shares with off-centre media darling Grimes. Since then, her playful hip hop and dub music, has incited audiences the world over. This month, she heads to Motion, with her boyfriend and bandmate Nate Brenner. “We love coming to Bristol – and not just for Pieminister! We always have such a wonderful time in Bristol and I have good friends that live there.” Tune-Yards’ third studio album, Nikki Nak released last year, drew widespread critical acclaim. It seems that experimentation is still key for Garbus on the new record, pushing the boundaries of her songwriting and proving just what she can do with a ukulele, looping pedal, and a pair of lungs. “I started as a solo performer and was really bored with myself –

bored with the combination of my voice and a ukulele. “A friend suggested that with a looping pedal, I could kind of accompany myself. And that’s how I got started.” It would seem reasonable to presume that anyone who would throw themselves into such a complex art as looping, must have fair amount confidence in their musical ability; a slight arrogance even, in wanting control over every element of their output. Far from that, however, it was actually her insecurity that found Garbus running a one-woman-show. Despite growing up with a set of musicians for parents, ongoing arts and theatre training, and a knockout voice; Garbus didn’t believe she was worthy to play in a band, as she was doing at the time. “From the point of view of being an ‘untrained’ musician, I had a complex about not being a good musician – particularly around my band mates who were jazz trained. Doing a solo project was a way to allow me to explore and push all the musical limitations I thought I had. “I think I’ve gotten past a lot of that. Luckily, now I feel like I have a right to be a musician as much as anyone else.”

Looking at Garbus on stage, though she certainly looks like she’s having fun, we had to ask whether, with so much going on under her pedals, it was possible to truly let loose. “It depends on where you are in the tour cycle. Right now, because I’ve practiced a lot I can relax a bit,” she says. “I’m using all my limbs and relying on my sense of rhythm - it’s not unlike what a drummer would be doing. I’m using every part of my body that I can. “Ringo did it!” she says. “Singing while playing the drums, plenty of people have done it. So in that regard, I do think it’s a matter of practice.” And on the subject of fun, there’s no better word to describe her on-stage wardrobe. If you catch her at Motion this month, expect to see face paint, an eye-aching palette of colours, and at least a few pom-poms. “I guess it’s a freedom to do whatever I want,” she explains. “For a long time I was really bashful about what I wore and I think a large part of my life was trying to hide in my clothes. Tune-Yards marked a big change for me in my life in a lot of ways, and one of

NItelife Bristol them was that I wasn’t hiding anymore. “I want to be great and be my shining self - and also have the most fun with clothing ever!” Unsurprisingly, as well as producing on Tune-Yards tracks, the multi-talented artist has now produced for a few other artists as well, and hopes to keep it up. “I love producing records now. Especially when it’s for someone whose music I believe in. And music I want to see, perhaps more selflessly, come to fruition – it’s much less about my ego as a songwriter and more about making someone else’s sonic dreams come true. “I have dreams about collaborating with people, but I also believe that some of those dreams are able come true, so I might keep them a secret for now. “I would like to produce some more hip hop tracks, there’s that kind of production which is more about beat-making, and I’d love to work with various hip hop artists. There’s a band called Thee Satisfaction – maybe that’s my answer – I hope that I’ll work with them.” With the release of Nikki Nak, Tune-Yards continue to be uncategoriseable, with several influences pulling the tracks in different, yet harmonious, directions. Her time spent studying African styles of music, drumming and dance shows in the rhythms of the tracks, as well as more obvious influences like R&B and rock music. “Where I live in Oakland, California, there’s a lot of awesome indie R&B that plays on the radio. But I’ve also had my days of listing to classic rock, like Zepplin, and I grew up on the Stones. “There’s a lot of folk from different parts of the world like Eastern Europe and Bulgaria that has really inspired me. And different versions of what people might call world music – in other words, music from places other than the West.

I want to be great and be my shining self - and also have the most fun with clothing ever!” “Recently, I’ve been listing to a lot of soul songs from places like the Ukraine and Turkey. And there is really amazing hip hop being made in Turkey right now. “I tend towards music that’s rhythmically interesting. That doesn’t necessarily mean drum machines, just music that’s intriguing to me in some way.” What’s most interesting about the rhythms in Garbus’ music however, is how they are so at odds with the lyrics she spouts. Take lead single from Nikki Nak, ‘Water Fountain’ , where cheerful beats and shouts of “woohaw!” are offset by lyrics like “Nothing feels like dying like the drying of my skin and lung / While we just sit here while they watch us wither till we’re gone.” And if the meaning wasn’t clear enough, Garbus later went on to found charity The Water Fountain, which raises money to support organisations dedicated to water issues, like pollution and accessibility to drinking water. “I like to steer away from messages and more toward questions,” she says. “But the juxtaposition is deliberate, yes. I think that makes for more interesting music personally. “When musically something is extremely beautiful or joyful, you get swept up into the sound of it. And for me, it fills up the music in a very complex way if the words aren’t exactly matching to that celebratory quality. “The music I tend to attach to is, if not a strong social justice message, a real human experience. Stuff like The Talking Heads for instance, it’s unclear what those words mean, but there’s so much you can take from them. I think that kind of abstraction has always been compelling for me. “Just bringing music into the world doesn’t have a shallow meaning. Not a shallow apology or a shallow love song – I want to do something deeper.” Talking again about her upcoming Bristol show, Garbus says: “What I like to give the audience is a sense of doing the impossible. With looping, it is really difficult - and I like that. I like that we’ve worked hard enough to put something on stage that feels amazing to an audience. So expect to be mind blown! And to really have a great time.”

Tune Yards @ Motion 7 June motionbristol.com Interview by Rachel Morris

Catch TUNE-YARDS in Bristol : Tune Yards @ Motion, 7 June 29

NItelife Bristol

THE INFLUENCERS // BEHIND THE SCENCES WITH

Matt-Royston Bishop

Matt-Royston Bishop Age: 35 Job title: Assistant technical manager

I’m standing on the stage of Bristol’s O2 Academy. Today it’s empty, but it’s recently seen the likes of Snoop Dogg, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Basement Jaxx and James Bay perform. Today we’re meeting O2 Academy Bristol’s assistant technical manager, Matt Royston-Bishop to get a bit of insight into what goes on behind the scenes of a big live show, where people like Matt are crucial to the production, but rarely seen by the untrained eye. “That means we’ve done our jobs well,” he says. ”If the show runs smoothly, you shouldn’t be able to tell that we’re here.” After a quick tour of the backstage area and a brief play around on some of the equipment, we sit down with Matt to get into more detail about what he does. “I do a 50/50 split of the concerts and club nights that happen here with another guy called Mickey. Mickey predominantly specialises in lighting and I predominantly specialise in sound, although there’s a degree of overlap. “I do a fair bit of lighting, as well as all of the other stuff that goes into the concert, like staging, décor, all that kind of thing… It’s multi-faceted. “On a regular show here will have a couple of audio guys, maybe a lighting guy, and myself or Mickey. So the minimum would be four people, and then for a lot of shows we probably have anything between two and ten stagehands. It’s quite a fluid industry, so we use all freelancers.” Knowing what a competitive industry audio engineering is, we wanted to know how Matt got to where he is today and what advice he could give to anyone else trying to follow the same path. “I’ve done all sorts of jobs,” Matt explains. “I did a music degree

and I play bass, so I’ve played in bands and toured with bands. I’ve worked in studios, I did some youth work, I’ve worked in guitar shop, and then I started doing some freelance stuff with a local PA company before I got a full time for Thekla - I used to run all of the sound for their gigs and clubs nights there. And I’ve been working for the Academy for about four and a half years now.

“The first thing we’ll do is unload their equipment. And the first thing to go up will be any video or lighting or staging – sound tends to happen last.

“There’s definitely an allure. I think people think they’re going to spend all their time hanging out in dressing rooms, drinking Jack Daniels and maybe moving a few knobs up and down, but the reality is that it’s a profession like anything else. It has the same demands of any other profession, and also very interestingly, it’s a profession where you can’t be late. Shows happen every single day, on time. And there’s no excuses really – it just wouldn’t wash would it? If you came to see a show and you they said, ‘sorry, you have to wait outside for an hour, we’re still finishing off!’”

“The backline guys with the band would probably spend that time between about 2pm and 4pm changing strings on guitars, tuning drums, making sure the keyboard works...

He continues: “Like anything, you need to be in the right place and hopefully the right time will happen. What I mean by that is you’re not going to become a sound engineer at home. You need to be working in a venue or for a crewing company, or a lighting company, or a PA company, or helping a band. All of these things put you in the environment, put you into venues, seeing the people who do the work.” Like most people who work in this industry, for Matt it’s the love of live music that gets him out of bed in the mornings.

“We’ll expect all that to be set up by 2pm. Then the touring crew with the house guys would probably line check all the lines – by that I mean make sure that all the connections on stage work.

“We’ll probably look to soundcheck a headline band at around 4pm, probably ending sometime between 5pm and 6pm. Then between that time and when we open is probably where we have the most activity, because we have one or two support bands to bring in and we’ll do the same process that we’ve just done, but much more compressed and much faster. “Most headline acts will finish for about 11pm, stage cleared for about 12pm, truck loaded for about 1am, and lock the door for about 1.30am.” He adds: “I’m confident it’s going to go fine on every show I work. I’m also confident that if it doesn’t, then we’ll do something about it and I suppose that comes with experience. “On some of the larger shows, certainly you get some feeling of adrenaline - I think you should go home if you don’t!”

He says: “No one does this job if they don’t enjoy listening to great music. And you see some really great bands in a way that you wouldn’t get to see them if you were just going to gigs. “This year I really enjoyed The Marmozets – I think they’re probably one of the most exciting rock bands we’ve had. And Death from Above 1979, they’re a band I saw a decade ago in the Fleece and they were absolutely fantastic. And one of my favourite bands, Wolf People are playing in a couple of weeks time, so I’m really looking forward to that.” Finally, we asked Matt to run through a typical concert day for us: “The times are variable, but if we have a show here, we’ll be looking to come into work between 10am and midday. Most acts will arrive overnight, so they’ll travel from their previous show overnight and they’ll arrive some time in the early hours of the morning.

o2academybristol.co.uk Interview by Rachel Morris Photo credit: Martin Thompson thefacecollective@gmail.com

NItelife Bristol

Last month at No 51

No 51 No 51 is one of the oldest public houses in Bristol, embedded in the core of the cultural quarter of Stoke Croft. We offer a vast selection of spirits, wines, lager and ale to accompany our hand crafted and delicious menu from which we serve food on a daily basis. Open ‘til late, 7 nights a week, whatever you are looking for from a night out, No 51 is sure to deliver.

51 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QP Coming soon facebook.com/51stokescroft 01179 148 048 51stokescroft.com

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UPTOWN SOUND You’ve heard of Uptown Funk, this is Uptown Sound. DJs Titan Sound, Rossi Roots and High Jon the Conqueror bring you the very best in reggae, dancehall, and jamaican bass music. Get yourselves down here and show some support for the newest addition on the No.51 DJ roster. June 14 // 10pm – Late // Free No.51 Stokes Croft

Last month at O2 Academy

o2 academy The o2 Academy is one of Bristol’s busiest music venues playing host to major touring acts as well as up and coming artists. We’ve established ourselves as one of the best venues to catch your favourite bands in the Southwest. We’re also home to Ramshackle - Bristol’s Notorious Weekly Rave: A fine selection of all thats good in music mixed by Patrick Nazemi (Ibiza Rocks), Chezney & Special Guests.

Frogmore Street, Bristol, BS1 5NA @o2academybris facebook.com/o2academybristol 0905 5020 3999 o2academybristol.co.uk

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WU TANG CLAN Following the huge sell out success of Wu-Tang Clans 20th anniversary tour, the biggest and most influential hip hop group in the world, returns to the UK with their brand new album: A Better Tomorrow.

June 3 // 7pm – 11pm // £40.50 inc BF O2 Academy

Wed 3rd June • £36 adv

Fri 7th Aug • £18.50 adv

Wu Tang Clan

Bad Religion

+ Burgundy Blood

+ Snuff

Sat 6th June • £15 adv

Fri 14th Aug • £25 adv £45 VIP

The Exploited + The Fiend

Thu 11th June • SOLD OUT

Leftfield Fri 12th June • £11 adv

The Smyths Celebrating 30

years of Meat is Murder + the Hits

Mon 15th June • £20 adv

Tony Visconti & Woody Woodmansey with Glenn Gregory perform David Bowie’s: The Man Who Sold The World Mon 22nd June • 17.50 adv

Dead Kennedys Thu 2nd July • £22.50 adv

The Cat Empire

Jamie Carragher

Wed 14th Oct • £13 adv

Rae Morris

Fri 16th Oct • £15 adv

Mad Dog Mcrea

+ Ferocious Dog + Gaz Brookfields

Fri 4th Sept • £10 adv

Wed 21st Oct • £17.50 adv

Guns 2 Roses

Years & Years

Wed 9th Sept • £25 adv £75 VIP

Wed 4th Nov • £16 adv

Jurassic 5

Ella Eyre

Fri 11th Sept • £10 adv

Fri 6th Nov • £19.50 adv

The Doors Alive

McAlmont & Butler

Wed 16th Sept • £14 adv

Wed 11th Nov • £16 adv £56 VIP

Wolf Alice

Sat 19th Sept • £18.50 adv £50 VIP

Action Bronson Thu 24th Sept • £20 adv

Epica

The Ultimate Enigma Tour + Eluvetie & Scar Symmetry

Wed 18th Nov • £17.50 adv

Everything Everything

The Wildhearts

Fri 20th Nov • SOLD OUT

+ Baby Chaos & Hey Hello

Of Monsters And Men

Sun 27th Sept • £21 adv

Tue 24th Nov • £16.50 adv

The Bluetones

Fuse ODG

Sun 4th Oct • £18 adv

Sat 28th Nov • £28.50 adv

The English Beat

Happy Mondays Pills, Thrills

Starring Dave Wakeling

& Bellyaches 25th Anniversary Tour

Mon 5th Oct • £19.50 adv

Thu 3rd Dec • £25 adv

Snarky Puppy

Fish Farewell To Childhood Tour

Fri 9th Oct • £12.50 adv

Fri 4th Dec • £15 adv

Circa Waves

Courtney Barnett

Sun 11th Oct • £25 adv

Sat 5th Dec • £21.50 adv

Sun 19th July • £15/£25 VIP adv

Graham Parker & The Rumour

Shed Seven & The Inspiral Carpets

Jake Quickenden

Wed 8th July • £21.50 adv

Alkaline Trio

+ Lagwagon & Strung Out

Sun 12th July • £35 adv

Beres Hammond & Bunny Wailer Sat 18th July • £22.50 adv

Chronixx

Mon 12th Oct • £12 adv

Thu 10th Dec • £19 adv

Wed 29th July • £20 adv

George The Poet

Caravan Palace

The Sonics

Tue 13th Oct • £22.50 adv

Sun 13th Dec • £25 adv

Hot Chip

The Darkness

O2 Academy Bristol Frogmore Street Bristol BS1 5NA

Venue box office opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 4pm No booking fee on cash transactions ticketweb.co.uk • seetickets.com gigantic • ticketmaster.co.uk

o2academybristol.co.uk.

June • 2015

Last month at Big Chill Bar

BIg ChILL BAR A social hub bringing together a community with a love of quality music, drink, food and a passion for art & design. DJs and live music from Monday to Saturday plus their Festival Chilli Camper serves authentic Texan fare from 4pm until late. Open from 4pm until late Monday to Thursday and 4am at the weekends.

15 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE @BigChillBar facebook.com/the.big.chill.bristol 01179 304 217 bigchill.net/bristol

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SOUNDWAVE CROATIA BRISTOL TAKEOVER Soundwave Croatia has consistently been voted one of Europe’s best summer festivals. With the 2015 edition on August 6-10 fast approaching, the Bristol leg of the event’s Europe-wide ‘Takeover Tour’ comes to Big Chill Bristol. June 6 // 10pm - 4am // Free before 11pm / £3 after // Big Chill

FRI 5 JUNE TUN UP! • In the study w/ TURBO DISCO

FRI 12 JUNE SIP THE JUICE PRESENT THE BLACK SHEEP AFTER PARTY • In the study 90s RNB SPECIAL

FRI 19 JUNE BANOFEE PIES • In the study w/ CLEAN CUT COLLECTIVE

FRI 26 JUNE FRONTIN' • In the study w/ MR FANTASTIC

SAT 6 JUNE BEDMO DISCO PRESENT • Soundwave festival Croatia takeover. w/ GILLA (First World Records) & SURE SHOT DJs

SAT 13 JUNE MONSTERPIECE • Charity takeover with all proceedings going to TEMWA

SAT 20 JUNE MOJO WITH JOHN STAPLETON & STEVE RICE • In the study w/ ROCKET SCIENCE

SAT 27 JUNE 45 LIVE WITH BOCA 45 • In the study w/ BOOGIE CAFE

Last month at Cosies

CoSIES Low expense, no pretence still supplying the alternative, cheap booze, church pews, all set to music from the hippest cats and kittens. There’s no shortage of top DJ’s playing at this legendary little venue. Music wise the remit is mainly Reggae and Hip Hop, Bristol Bass and Funky Stuff with a friendly party vibe for all ages.

34 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8RG @CosiesBristol facebook.com/cosies.bristol 01179 424 110 cosies.co.uk

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FREE HOUSE Free House comes back for its second installment with a full Chicago house session by the hand of the I Love Acid and Under_Score Resident Placid and Bristol’s very own Richard Carnes all night long.

June 20 // 10pm – 4am // £4 // Cosies

Last month at Crofters Rights

CROFTERS rights Situated in the heart of Stokes Croft, Crofters Rights brings you fine craft beer, exciting street food and a big versatile arts space for the local community. Passionate about beer, we are dedicated to seeking out the finest beers the UK craft beer scene has to offer. Our carefully selected list includes some lovely local beers from Bristol as well as some interesting international beers.

117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RW @Crofters_Rights Coming soon 0117 2310079 croftersrights.co.uk

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CHOPSHOP 002 Ainsley Harriot’s ‘favourite midweek night’ returns. This time linking up with Deadboy, Finn and Tom Lea of Local Action records for another special session. Expect nostalgic visuals, summer feels and some serious bangers.

June 4 // 9pm – late // £4 / £5 / £6 Crofters Rights

Crofters Rights June

Wed 3

Who Cares?

Thur 4

Chop Shop

Fri 5

Locombia

Sat 20

Helios Studios Fundraiser

Thur 11

Fiction Section

Wed 24

Sound Cupboard

Fri 12

Fat Hat

Fri 26

Atomic

Sat 13

Rumpf

Sat 27

Breakneck Discotheque

Last month at Dojo

DOJO Dojo has become one of Bristol’s leading venues for underground electronic music. This intimate venues see’s international DJ’s play to one of the best crowds in the city. A good sound system, dancefloor and beautiful outdoor terrace makes this the perfect small venue. Last entry is now 2am for non members and 4am for members.

12-16 Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LJ @DojosBristol facebook.com/dojo.bristol 01179 251 177 dojolounge.co.uk

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FOUNDATION Jacky P and the Foundation family return with a very special 90-minute set from Metalheadz legend, Commix. Discounted entry on facebook.

June 26 // 10pm – 6am // £6 // Dojo

Last month at The Elbow Room

THE ELBOW ROOM Lively but laid back, both urban and urbane, ‘Purple Haze’ meets purple baize with two fantastic eight foot pool tables and walls decorated with graffiti by some of the nation’s finest artists. Open until late every night with free entry. A great place to hold a party for up to 100 guests with your own bar, DJ equipment, toilets and dance floor.

64 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JN @ElbowRoomBris facebook.com/The-Elbow-Room-Bristol 0117 930 0242 theelbowroom.co.uk

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ELBOW BASS, AFT AFT records presents Bristol’s best DJs playing dub step, drum and bass, hip hop, funk and baseline jungle. AFT (Ambush Family Tree) Records is a Bristol based label set up to showcase cutting edge music and do Bristol proud.

Every Thursday // Free

Last month at The Fleece

THE FLEECE Legendary live music venue previously hosting the likes of Oasis, The Strokes, Goldfrapp and Bloc Party. Live music 7 nights a week and new club nights coming soon The Fleece is a must for music lovers and students. The in-house promotions team are also responsible for promoting many gigs across the city in other venues so follow us on Twitter and Facebook to receive updates on our upcoming gigs

12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ @FleeceBristol facebook.com/fleecebristol 0117 945 0996 thefleece.co.uk

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EYEHATEGOD New Orleans sludge metallers Eyehategod return to The Fleece this summer in support of their self-titled fifth album (their first in 14 years). Combining the sounds of Southern Rock, Blues riffs and Hardcore Punk has made Eyehategod one of the most reputable and distinctive bands ever. June 28 // 7.30pm // ÂŁ12.50 The Fleece

Last month at The Full Moon / Attic Bar

The FULL mooN / Attic Bar The Full moon pub, Attic bar, with its Moonshine bar and Shisha bar are all the on the same grounds. This really is a hub for all nightime activities from events, parties, drink and food. To add to this there is also a backpackers hotel which adds an international vibe to a great night out. What more could you ask for?

1 North Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PR Coming soon facebook.com/pages/The-Full-Moon-and-Attic-Bar 01179 245 007 fmbristol.co.uk

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NATTY Hailing from North London, Natty garnered a devout following from his open mic sessions and Vibes and Pressure nights which have seen the likes of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, Wretch32, and Dawn Penn perform.

June 18 // 8pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2am // ÂŁ12 Full Moon and Attic Bar

Last month at Gallimaufry

galLimaufry An independent bar, restaurant and music venue on the Gloucester Rd. A relaxed coffee shop vibe in the day, ‘The Galli’ serves food and drinks all day with live music and DJs 7 nights a week (always free entry). Working with local suppliers, artists & artisans wherever possible. Check www.thegallimaufry.co.uk for up-todate info on menus and events.

26-28 The Promenade, Gloucester Road, BS7 8AL @thegallibristol facebook.com/TheGallimaufryBristol 01179 42 7 319 thegallimaufry.co.uk

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SOUL SHAKIN’ - BEN SUMMERS AND GUESTS Ben Summers hosts an evening of Northern Soul, 60s club soul & mod jazz every Friday. He has friends that collect records - expect guest slots from John Stapleton, Northern Soul girl Levanna and Rocker Rosehip to name a few. Every Friday // 9pm - 1am // Free The Gallimaufry

Open Mic Hosted by Chuman

2nd Introd ucing 3: Joe Probert , Gina Leona rd & Cécile 9th The T ix x 16th Terri W + Jay Wilco alker x 23rd Binba g Wisdom

roots

orest LocaBl oys From Marketing F e h t m o r F zard & The Bliz 3rd Clayton

mericana

Blues & a s g n i k c i P ia Maxwell Slim’s T rio + Sask

‘n’ Slim 10th Sayer unn T rio 17th Pete D Liam Ward ky Tones + s u H e h T 24th

Soul Shakin’

thursdays

wednesday

thegallimaufry.co.uk

tuesdays

mondays

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ve funk, sou l & beats featuring wee kly special gu

ests

satur

Ben Summers + guests

rthern Soul original 45s

5th Rocker Rosehip 12th Si Jubb Carruthers 19th Fiona Riches 26th John Stapleton

sundays

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Last month at The Golden Lion

the golden lion Live music 6 nights a week! Mondays - Open Mic Night. Tuesdays - A live evening of Folk music hosted my Nuala Honan. Wednesays - Uberphonic: A surprise mix bag encompassing the whole music spectrum. Keep up to date on our Social Media pages for full listings and details. Bar open ‘til 1am Friday and Saturday, and midnight on Sunday -Thursday.

244 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NZ @goldenlionbriz facebook.com/goldenlionbristol 0117 924 6449 goldenlionbristol.co.uk

Highlight...

THE CRAWLIN KINGSNAKES The Crawlin Kingsnakes play the best rockabilly and rock & roll from the 50s onwards - Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Billy Riley, Jerry Lee Lewis plus loads more.

June 7 // 7pm // Free // The Golden Lion

.......................................................................................... JUNE 2015 ......................................................................................... ays M onda ys Tue sday s W ed nesd BIG FAT MUSIC QUIZ £1 entry - 8.30pm Rubbish Prizes

LIVE IN THE LIONS DEN Musical intimacy with Nuala Honan & Guests

OPEN MIC

Hosted by Al Green (Beyond Rivers)

.......................................................................................... Thu 4th BUS RIDE - The BS7 monthly Funkdown with Bristol’s most loyal funk sector workers 5th

ROOTS PRESCRIPTION - Dub dredging reggae from Guy Calhoun & Friends

Sat 6th TBC ....................................................................................... Thu 11th MY BOOGALOO! - RnB, Hot Jazz & Ska from new resident Pete Cunning & Friends

12th MANGO FACTORY - Dancing Funk with tight rhythms, explosive horns & ace vocals

Sat 13th BLAK FLAMEZ - Bristol’s Kings of Ska, Soul & Reggae. Est. 1973

.......................................................................................... Thu 18th THE DAM BUSTERS & FRIENDS - Delta and Piano Blues. One of Bristol’s ﬁnest 19th

KATYA GORRIE DOES TOM WAITS - Canadian Songstress covers a legend

Sat 20th KUWARTO - Soul, Jazz & Funk with a an Alternative & Pop topping

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26th

UBERPHONIC presents - Eclectic, Leftﬁeld, Electronica from Bristol to Berlin

JAMES MORTON - Funk, Soul, Gospel & Groove with Bristol’s Ambassador for Music

Sat 27th THE BLACK WOLVES - Good Old fashioned Greasy Rock n Roll

.......................................................................................... F R E E E N T R Y - BAND DONATIONS WELCOME

Last month at Lakota

lakota Situated in a converted warehouse, hosting a wide range of underground events. It now welcomes a larger crowd of people owing to the mix in music styles on show. The club covers 3 storeys, 4 dance areas, a huge balcony. Lakota also boasts a massive outside smoking area. Lakota remains one of Bristol’s big players.

6 Upper York St, Bristol, BS2 8QN @LakotaBristol facebook.com/lakotabristol 01179 232 225 lakota.co.uk

Highlight...

THE BLAST X PSYCHED The Blast join forces with Psyched for a return to Lakota, bringing you one of their biggest party lineups yet across five rooms. Taking over Lakota and the Coroner’s Courts to bring you a massive lineup including DJ Hype, special guest DJ Marky and Kahn and Neek. June 5 // 10pm – 6am // £18.50 / £26.50 Lakota

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WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE

DISCO, SOUL, FUNK, HIP HOP MAIN ROOM: HORSEMEAT DISCO, CARAMELLO RESIDENTS 10PM-4AM // £10/ £12+BF

JUNGLE, D&B, GRIME, BASSLINE, TECHNO, BREAKCORE, HARDCORE MAIN ROOM: CHOPSTICK DUBPLATE FT YT, VANDAL B2B MANDIDEXTROUS, DOPE TINGZ LIVE (DOPE AMMO & RUN TINGZ CRU) HOSTED BY SHADDY MC AND SPECIAL GUEST VOCALISTS. DAZEE & CARASEL, SYNTHESIS, BEAR TWISTS, KOTCH ROOM 2: THE DJ PRODUCER B2B DETEST, RUBY MY DEAR, DOLPHIN B2B DEATHMACHINE, UNDEAD RONIIN, ANORAK, DR BASTARDO ROOM 3: D.A.V.E. THE DRUMMER, AARON LIBERATOR RACKITT, LUKE MCMILLAN, FYERHAMMER, XELLMODE, SMARTY ROOM 4: HAPPY DAZE & TREMOR, CELLARDORE & MC STAVROS, SLINKS, MORE OR LESS, STAVROS, MATT MA G, RIPPLETON CORONERS COURTS: BAD COMPANY, ALLIED, METH, AKOV, MYSTIC STATE, FORM, ILLUSIVE, SUBLIMINAL AUDIO TAKEOVE ROOM 2 CORONERS COURT: KANJI KINETIC, SUPERIOR CORNROWS OFF ME NUT RECORDS, VINYL JUNKIE, AUDIOGUTTER 10PM-6AM // £16.50+BF NIGHT TICKET/ £30+BF DAY AND NIGHT TICKET

CARAMELLO : MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION

THURSDAY 4TH JUNE

CONTRAST - ZED BIAS PRESENTS BOSS LIVE SOUNDSYSTEM

SWAMP 81, DUB, HOUSE, DUBSTEP MAIN ROOM: ZED BIAS AKA MADDSLINKY, PHAELEH (2 HRS), CHUNKY, SPECIAL GUEST TBA, SLY-ONE ROOM 2: HOSTED BY BRICK ARTISTS WITH DISTRO, ARCHIVE ROOM 3: HOSTED BY MYHOUSE ROOM 4: HOSTED BY CONTRAST 11PM-5AM // £10+BF

FRIDAY 5TH JUNE

THE BLAST X PSYCHED IN LAKOTA AND CORONERS COURT LINK UP

DRUM N BASS, DUB, DUBSTEP, GRIME, BASHMENT MAIN ROOM: DJ HYPE & IC3, THE HEATWAVE, D DOUBLE E, CHIMPO & TRIGGA, JAKES B2B NTYPE, SPOOKY ROOM 2: GORDON SOUNDS AKA KAHN & NEEK, YOUNGSTA, KAIJU ROOM 3: DARQ E FREAKER, OIL GANG, DAFFY, VAUN ROOM 4: JAYDROP, UNKEY, TS2W, FIREMAN SAM, KOAST, REMIDY 10PM-6AM // £26.50/ £18.50

SATURDAY 6TH JUNE PARALLEL DIMENSIONS

HOUSE, TECHNO, DISCO MAIN ROOM: A GUY CALLED GERALD [LIVE SESSION], BACCHUS UK, JAMES SLAVEN, TOMMY MACK, JOE GARMAN ROOM 2: STUDIO 94, VICTOR SIMONELLI, DELI GEE, STUDIO 94 DJS ROOM 3: EMPATHY, EMPATHY DJS ROOM 4: WERK, SECRET HEADLINER, WERK DJS 10PM-6AM // £10/ £12+BF

SATURDAY 13TH JUNE URBFEST DAY

JUNGLE, D&B, GRIME, BASSLINE, DUB, GARAGE, HIP HOP BRIS-TEK EVENTS & AFTERDARK ARE BRINGING YOU A MINI FESTIVAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER IN THE HEART OF BRISTOL COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF MUSICAL STYLES. 8 STAGES/ROOMS OVER AN 18HR PERIOD. LAKOTA CAR PARK – NEVERLUTION: ED SOLO FT DARRISON, FLOWDAN, BENNY PAGE FT MC SYE, VANDAL, JACKY MURDA, NEEK, ARIES, TMG & BREWMACHINE, LEEROY CORONERS COURT CAR PARK - ASBO DISCO: PROBLEM CHILD FT DABBLA, DUBBLEDGE, ILLAMAN & SUMGII, JINX IN DUB, BUGGSY, MOOSE FUNK SQUAD, EXTRA LOVE, NOTORIOUS BS3, SKELLYMAN 12PM-10PM // £16.50+BF DAY TICKET/ £30+BF DAY AND NIGHT TICKET

URBFEST NIGHT

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE ONE40

GRIME, BASSLINE MAIN ROOM: BURGABOY, LOGAN SAMA, TRILLA, SWIFTA BEATER, MEZ, OH91, NOTION, POINT3, JAMZ, RAPSTAR HARTS ROOM 2: DAN TOY, KYLE GORDON, RICHIE COLLINS, BILL MUNKA, JOSH GORDON, YUSAF KIANI ROOM 3: IZZI, RAGZ, AGRID, TRAPSTAR WALKER, KHANUM, BAZZA, HD SOUNDS B2B DJ STOLEN, LUCIANNA + MORE TBA 10PM-5AM // £8/ £10/ £12+BF

SATURDAY 27TH JUNE

BIONIC XV – THE 15TH BIRTHDAY PRESENTS: ‘BACK IN TIME’

HARDSTYLE, HARDCORE, HARD TRANCE, GABBA, INDUSTRIAL MAIN ROOM: BIONIC AREA: ATMOZFEARS, BLUTONIUM BOY, TRANCE GENERATOR, CALLY, BRIAN M VS MCBUNN, L.E.D B2B JUICE, SWANKIE DJ, MIKE STEVENTON & SIDE E-FECT, ED ET & DTR VS MCP, MKN. HOSTED BY SHOCKER & JAY P ROOM 2: KLUBBED UP ARENA: KLUBFILLER, DOUGAL, CHRIS UNKNOWN, FRACUS & DARWIN, OUTFORCE, D-ICE & REALITY, NUTON VS JMAC, FALLON B2B DJ C, DEMIZE, DAVE SKEE VS JAKKA B, JUST JACK & TRAVIS. MCS STORM, MC ENEMY, MC KEYES, NOVO, 3MAN, ENERGY, STEVY B, BILLY B ROOM 3: ATMOSPHERE ARENA: DJ SLIDEOUT, MARK EG, CROSSEYE (AKA IAIN CROSS B2B BEN EYE), WRAGG B2B LOUK, SHOCK:FORCE, ADM, RENNZ & RAYBOLD, D GROVE, BASS BROTHERS ROOM 4: SECTION 18 ARENA: SCORPIO, LOFTGROOVER, MARK EG, JAY PRESCOTT, THE CRIMINAL, HEKTEK, DJ HADES, PRINGZY, TEKNOBEAR, HEX. HOSTED BY SQUIDGEY B, ODE, BUZZ 8.30PM-6AM // £25+£2.50BF

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Last month at The Lanes

THE LANES Rapidly establishing itself amongst the ranks of city’s most respected music venues. As well as playing host to both international and local live music and clubnights, The Lanes also offers round the clock bowling, an Italian style pizzeria, karaoke, a vintage shop and even a bed for the night. All in a genuinely laid back atmosphere.

22 Nelson Street, Bristol, BS1 2LE @thelanesbristol facebook.com/lanes.bristol 01173 251 979 thelanesbristol.co.uk

Highlight...

SNUFF LANE PRESENTS: ELDER Elder, Mos Generator and more riffslinging support to be announced. An almighty line-up covering the sweet spectrum of classic 70s influenced modern rock – with an array of debut British performances from some of the scene’s greatest bands. July 3 // 9pm – 3am // £12 // The Lanes

Last month at The Love Inn

the love inn The Love Inn is a brand new neighbourhood bar with a healthy emphasis on quality food and drink brought to you by Team Love, the minds behind Love saves the Day. The spacious and slickly-outfitted venue offers a tasty selection of dishes during the day, whilst evenings are given over to exotic cocktails and soundtracked by visiting DJs from Bristol and beyond.

84 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY @TheLoveInn facebook.com/theloveinnbristol 0117 923 2565 theloveinn.com

Highlight...

SHAPES Those forward thinking House & Techno guys make a long overdue return to Love Inn for nice little Thursday night free party.

June 11 // 10pm - 3am // Free The Love Inn

Last month at Mothers Ruin

mothers’ ruin Bright Red, behind the market on St Nicks street, a three floor mad funhouse that specialises in super sweaty aural delights of Rock n Roll, Pop and Disco. We pride ourselves on being Free to enter nearly every night, without compromising on our entertainment. Upstairs or downstairs you won’t be going anywhere quite like here!

7-9 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE @TheMothersRuin facebook.com/The-Mothers-Ruin 07546 082 009 mothersruinbristol.co.uk

Highlight...

THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S DRINKING CLUB DGDC plays the best blend of punk, post-punk and new wave to ever expanding dancefloors.

June 20 // 9pm // Free // Mothers’ Ruin.

Last month at Mr Wolfs

Mr Wolfs Wolfies is the place for live music and late night party. It’s the place you’ll get the opportunity to see up and coming bands, to bust some moves on the dance floor, to watch talented artists paint live, to hear some quality musicians come together and jam their hearts out. We are open 7 nights a week and look forward to seeing you soon....

84 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY @MrWolfsBristol facebook.com/MrWolfs 0117 923 2565 theloveinn.com

Highlight...

SOUNDS OF HARLOWE AND THE SCRIBES This month is all about celebrating the bands that have made Mr Wolf’s what it is today. Come along and support two incredible Bristol hip hop bands that have been playing at the Wolf Den for years. June 11 // 9pm – Late // £3 - £4 Mr Wolf’s

Last month at The Old Bookshop

the old bookshop The Old Bookshop is an informal, sociable cafĂŠ-bar located on North Street. With its eclectic decor, homemade food, unique cocktail bar, boat-yard beer garden, and famous Sunday roasts, The Old Bookshop is known for doing things its own way. The bar showcases guest ales and local craft beers week-byweek, and the ever-changing menu from guest chefs, pop-ups and street food vendors.

65 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1ES @theoldbookshop The Old Bookshop 0117 953 5222 theoldbookshop.co.uk

Highlight...

MAKE SUNDAY SPECIAL Lower North Street will be closed off, traffic-free and spilling with street games and art, crafts, picnic benches, theatre, frog racing. TOBS will be putting on a bar and stage in 2 areas, featuring some great local DJs.

14 June // 10am - Late // Free The Old Bookshop

Last month at Stag & Hounds

STAG & hounds A well-established pub dating back to the 15th century, with friendly staff serving real ales and a great selection of pub classics until 8pm. The downstairs stage hosts some of Bristol’s best live bands and international artists, including jazz, punk, folk, and indie rock. “The Stag” is one of Bristol’s most eclectic live venues. Another reason to head into Old Market.

74 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EJ @Stagandhounds facebook.com/The Stag and Hounds 0117 329 2141 Coming soon

Highlight...

CURTIS ELLER’S AMERICAN CIRCUS The most fantabulous, craziest, entertaining yodeling banjo player from New York City you’d ever wish to meet.

27 June // 7pm // £7.50 Stag and Hounds

Last month at Thekla

thekla Bristol’s only music venue and club on a boat! From live toe-tapping Americana to the dirtiest Dubstep this side of London and everything in between, we have all your musical needs covered. We play host to the cream of the city’s weekly club nights as well as national and international touring live acts every week. Welcome aboard!

The Grove, BS1 4RB @theklabristol facebook.com/theklabristol 0117 929 3301 theklabristol.co.uk

Highlight...

NATALIE PRASS Natalie Prass is the kind of artist Spacebomb was created for —a songwriter’s songwriter and performer’s performer blessed with a golden voice and universal appeal —a singer who understands the vision and brings an undeniable talent to the process.

June 26 // 7pm – 10pm // £11 // Thekla

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LIVE LISTINGS The Grove East Mud Dock Bristol BS1 4RB theklabristol.co.uk F L theklabristol I X theklabris alt-tickets.co.uk • 0844 871 8819 • Bristol Ticket Shop

SATURDAY 6TH JUNE

ADMIRAL FALLOW + C DUNCAN

BEN KHAN FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER

FRIDAY 12TH JUNE

FINLEY QUAYE

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE

DEFINITELY MIGHTBE

BLACK SHEEP HANNI EL KHATIB FRIDAY 26TH JUNE

NATALIE PRASS WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY

LEON BRIDGES FRIDAY 17TH JULY

SMERINS ANTISOCIAL CLUB LATE CLUB SHOW SATURDAY 18TH & SUNDAY 19TH JULY

BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST

CAPDOWN

SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER

WHEATUS + MIKE DOUGHTY THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

CLEAR SOUL FORCES FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

WINTERFYLLETH + VOICES

TUESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER NO. 1 OASIS TRIBUTE

WEDNESDAY 21ST OCTOBER

RYAN BINGHAM + SONS OF BILL

SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER

KESTON COBBLERS’ CLUB WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

MOULETTES + NIZLOPI

+ HEG & THE WOLF CHORUS FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER

MY LIFE STORY

+ TALK IN CODE + LU’AMI + ELLE KAYE FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER

TOBIAS JESSO JR SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER

THE COMPLETE STONE ROSES STONE ROSES TRIBUTE

Last month at Trinity

trinity One of the few truly independent venues with performances from the likes of Gorillaz, Daniel Johnston, Roni Size and Animal Collective as well as a venue for great club nights like Teachings in Dub and now Bump Rollerdisco. Famous for hosting some legendary band names such as U2, Massive Attack, Portishead, Public Enemy and The Specials. Trinity can rightly claim to be the birthplace of the Bristol sound.

The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NW @trinitybristol facebook.com/trinitybristol 0117 935 1200 3ca.org.uk

Highlight...

EARL SWEATSHIRT With impeccable wordplay, dense rhythms and effortless melodies layered in humbling texture, it’s crazy to think Earl Sweatshirt has just turned 21. On his Chum LP, the OFWGKTA trophy piece displays grade-A lyricism in brilliantly dark fashion that you’d only associate with hip-hop’s elite. July 2 // 7.30pm – 11pm // £18.50 Trinity

Last month at The Woods

the woods The Woods has been going strong for over five years. We have one of the biggest spirit selections in Bristol, not to mention a massive selection of bottled beers. When it comes to weekend no bar does it like us, open till 4am on Friday and 6am on Saturday where we work through all the different types of music possible until the early hours.

1 Park Street Avenue, Bristol, BS1 5JN Coming soon facebook.com/TheWoodsBristol 01179 250 890 thewoodsbar.co.uk

Highlight...

PRIVATE PARTIES AT THE WOODS The Woods offers a great venue to host your own private party with a mezzanine area which can cater for up to 40 guests with hot/cold buffet options. Available during the day, all night during the week and up to 11pm on Friday and Saturday.â&#x20AC;¨â&#x20AC;¨ Contact The Woods for further details.

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