Issue No. 15 December 2010
Revoker
CaStLeS N.E.o.N Charlie Francis
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Fellow Cardiffians...
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If you haven’t already attached the sled to the huskies and started burning the bannisters for additional heating you’ve either fled the country or gone insane. We must save every penny we can. Most of your house is valuable fuel and there are things out there worth saving for. Like lots of exciting new music for little Johnny and little Susie. The MMP has a little something for you all too. Our gift to you at this most festive of times comes via some extraordinary musical elves we found on the streets, kicking their heels and grumbling about cut backs. Upon closer inspection we realised they weren’t real elves but in fact four starkly different but equally amazing musical spirits: this month we talk to all star producer Charlie Francis, interrogate Revoker, shake down the New Exhibition of Noise and try to make sense of CaStLeS. Since launching the new website - one with the kind of gadgetry and power normally associated with the Death Star - MMP writers have been gig-going bonkers. It’s a lovably doomed attempt to, as J.M Strange put it, ‘fill the internet’. We urge you all to log onto www.themmp.tv and check their efforts. Now featuring extensive club listings as well as all the live events for the entire city. You’ll find a lot more than Santa would think appropriate for all you extremely naughty boys and girls. Jingle bells! Merry Christmas everyone!
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Music News
AWARDS TOUR SWINGS BY CARDIFF The NME Awards tour has, throughout the years, been a stepping stone along the road to iconic status for a lot of bands, with world-conquering acts such as Coldplay, The Killers and Arctic Monkeys all playing on this prestigious set of dates. The tradition of having our fair city play host to a night remains unscathed, as this year Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man, Everything Everything, and the Vaccines will play Cardiff University’s Great Hall on the 13th February. Tickets are already on sale, so make sure you don’t miss out on one of the musical highlights for February. .......................... www.nme.com
End Of Year Lists The Oncoming Storm Now we are in the inner sanctum of the music media, we have become more potently aware of the temptation to do end of year lists. It’s an irresistible urge that literally everyone becomes entranced by, like a moth to a flame. In the first of many to come, Rough Trade announced their Top 100 Albums of the Year and us Cardiffians have much to be proud of. The School’s Loveless Unbeliever clocked in at an impressive No. 69 - trouncing the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Hot Chip, Field Music, Four Tet and Mystery Jets. And Marina & The Diamonds gave us another chance to bathe vicariously in another’s success with Family Jewels landing at No. 89. All very impressive stuff. Let’s hope this momentum is maintained through the oncoming storm of ordered lists about to hit us. www.roughtrade.com Photo By: Alison Wonderland 04 The MMP December 2010
Girls, Glitz & Glamour Ever since the MMP began listing all the club events in Cardiff we’ve become astutely aware that there’s a lot of weirdly alluring things going on. Often taking place in the witching hour and set in glamorous worlds of girls, cocktails and impeccable ironing. For those of you with more than one pair of shoes Club 411 on St Mary’s Street are hosting the Cardiff auditions for mainstream fashion beast, Britain’s Next Top Model. On December 1st a heady mix of neo-soul fused hip-hop, courtesy of DJ D Stylus, will soundtrack the beautiful people as they stride like lions while a thousand tiny suns explode.
Live&Unsigned:Auditions The Live and Unsigned bandwagon gets bigger every year offering one of the rare opportunities for a band’s live sound and performance to gauge their talent as opposed to recorded output or some ethereal x factor related rhetoric. Its auditions this year will take in Cardiff and give all of our fantastic live bands the chance to shine at a national level. The competition will culminate with a final in the O2 Arena next year, but the first important date is 9th January 2011 in The Coal Exchange which marks the local audition. Go forth and conquer, people! www.liveandunsigned.com
GRUFF RHYS UPDATE ... NEW HOTEL SHAMPOO LP ACCOMPANIED BY INSTALLATION One of the reasons we all love Gruff Rhys so much, aside from his unending musical brilliance, is for his utterly leftfield ideas. Not content with a collaboration with an instrument-concocting Brazilian VCR repairman, his forthcoming Hotel Shampoo LP will coincide with an art installation in Chapter built from the materials Rhys has smuggled from hotels over the years of being a Welsh icon. Rhys commented: “I hoarded these objects in a rush of mild kleptomania. Every room in my house began to amass these plastic bottles and various, hotel-related things from every continent on earth (except Antarctica)”. In an apparent act of revenge he is moving it all into the Arts Centre. Fair play. www.gruffrhys.com . www.chapter.org
Swansea’s Musical
Olive Branch -
BACK ON 87.9FM The community-minded folks at Newport City Radio have been compiling a great set of shows supporting the area and cultivating the local scene. So it’s great news they are set to broadcast throughout December both on their constant web platform, and on 87.9FM. Every city needs some platform for local performers to get radio time and it’s good to see our neighbours down the road stepping up to the big leagues. With more support and nurture this 28-day licence will be extended. Let’s all lend an ear and give our brethren a listen. They’ll be on for 28days from 26th November to 23rd December and online all of the time. ............................................ www.newportcityradio.org
BANDS WANTED
Our brothers and sisters in Swansea are helping unemployed musicians with a pioneering approach to live music promotion. Every Thursday night BEAT THE STREET has been welcoming original bands who are struggling for gigs. There’s an open invitation to Cardiff bands as well to get involved and grab a gig at The Club on Woodfield Street. Grander plans, to help youngsters discover their mojo by encouraging them to learn instruments and form new bands in the process, are also in the pipeline. With venues in Port Talbot, Llanelli and Gorseinon all keen on starting similar projects we say, ‘bravo’. Bands wanting to play can contact:
What We’ve Been
Listening To SPENCER McGARRY SEASON
GREAT ENEMIES
The ever-inspiring Spencer McGarry’s highlight from Episode 2 is class in and of its own right. But the additional, accompanying video pushes it into something stratospheric. Pomp and spectacle. Yip. myspace.com/spencermcgarry KID KONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS
I FOUND A PEANUT
A tune that never fails to pick us up if we feel under siege in the office. Catchy, big beat style surf tomfoolery from the States. myspace.com/kidcongoandthe pinkmonkeybirds
THE JIM JONES REVUE SHOOT FIRST Old school rock’n’roll played with enough enthusiasm to make it break free from the genre’s vast gravitational pull. Best enjoyed live. And chock full of booze. myspace.com/thejimjonesrevue
THE REVELLIONS SIGH If the military ever built a weapon based on the sacred Hammond organ, and then used it to attack another unwitting foreign country, then this is exactly what it would sound like. Ballsy brilliance. myspace.com/therevellions
JIM NOIR
MELODY JUNCTION There aren’t enough words in the world to express how much we love this song. Well maybe. Come to think of it, saying it’s bloody incredible might go some way. Just listen to it. Please... www.myspace.com/jimnoir
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REVOKER Sometimes a band pulls off something so remarkable, you don’t just doff your cap to them. Instead, you feel compelled to take off all of your clothes and do a sexy dance before their very eyes. Rumney Valley rock/metal goliaths Revoker have achieved such a feat. The South Walians have recently signed to the legendary Roadrunner Records, currently home to Slipknot, Korn, Rob Zombie, Madina Lake and literally dozens of other mammoth metallic Gods. Their position in this company is still, obviously, fresh and unfamiliar. But with a pounding support tour with Soulfly under their belts, as well as some dangerously loud demos filtering through ahead of what looks set to be a malleus-mashing album, it’s not one they look set to give up very easily. The MMP met with the frontman Jamie Mathias and drummer Jack Pritchard, resisted the temptation to do its sexy dance, and enquired as to how their goats were herding. Interview & Words: Simon M. Read 06 The MMP December 2010
HOW IN THE NAME OF GADGET ARE YOU? JM: Very good. One pint of lager and I’m happy! WITH NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS SUCH AS DRAGONFORCE AND CRADLE OF FILTH, VERY FEW UK ARTISTS HAVE SIGNED TO ROADRUNNER. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE PART OF THAT FEW? JM: Amazing. Since we started in 2006 it’s always been our dream. We were always saying that Roadrunner would be our perfect home. When we found out the news that they wanted to sign us, we couldn’t believe it. Pretty much all of the bands Roadrunner have got signed we are massive fans of. Slipknot. Machinehead. Rob Zombie. HOW DID THE SIGNING COME ABOUT? JM: We’ve always been in bands before we all joined Revoker but in 2006 we all started writing our own music. And we started playing every club in South Wales and England. And about a year ago we wanted to record an album so we went to a studio in Newport and Benji (Webbe) of Skindred was there and he was really interested in producing us. So we did the album and sent it off to a few record labels and had a few people interested but when Roadrunner showed interest, that was it. From there we did a show in Manchester in a place called Satan’s Hollow, they came to see us and poached us afterwards. It was actually Monty Connor from America - the same guy who signed Slipknot and Trivium - he’s never signed a UK act before and he’s been working for Roadrunner since 1980. That’s amazing, that is. JP: It was off the back of a load of hard work. We were doing gigs every day. JM: Because we were called A470 before Revoker, some people think we just came along and got signed in two minutes. But it’s not been like that at all, we’ve done our groundwork. We’ve played every club in South Wales often to the sound man and his dog. We’ve worked for it. YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU’D WORKED WITH BENJI WEBBE (DUBWAR / SKINDRED) - HOW DID THAT RELATIONSHIP WORK
OUT? JM: We met him when recording an EP and he heard some stuff and thought it was awesome. We got friendly, started talking and he said ‘I’m really interested in producing you’ and we couldn’t turn it down really. And the thing is with Benji is that he has such brilliant ideas as a producer and he’s so experienced. Plus, we’re all on the same page and know what we want as an album so it worked out really well. HOW ARE YOU PROGRESSING WITH THE DEBUT LP? JP: Just little bits left now. JM: Yeah. We’ve got 16 songs finished more or less, we may have less on the LP, and we’re just finishing guitar solos and then we’re done. It’s looking like it should be coming out around Springtime next year. JP: The first quarter of 2011, we reckon. JM: The album we recorded with Benji got us signed, and now we’ve re-recorded some songs and done a few more. Every song on the album has got its own identity, it’s not the same one 16 times. It’s gonna sound much bigger than the myspace demos. Chunky riffs and good catchy melodies. But not like Justin Bieber (laughs). HOW DID YOUR ROLE SUPPORTING SOULFLY GO DOWN WITH THE FANS? JM: It went down great, yeah, awesome. We did 7 dates with them and in some places we didn’t go down so well as others. Obviously when you pay to see Soulfly you come to see Soulfly. But in the majority of places, it went really, really well. JP: Talking to people at the end of the show, the feedback was great. JM: And next year we’re touring with Rob Zombie. We’re labelmates now, so in February we’re opening up before Skindred and Rob Zombie. Apparently, the whole tour’s sold out. JP: He hasn’t been on tour in 12 years. He’s been off with his lush missus (laughs). We’re gutted that there’s no gig in Wales, though. God knows why that hasn’t been scheduled - two Welsh bands on the bill but not one show here. THOUGH THE FIELD IS BIG, THERE DON’T SEEM TO BE ALL
THAT MANY ROCK/METAL BANDS FROM WALES RECEIVING ATTENTION. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF PLAY FOR WELSH METAL? JM: As you say, there’s a lot of unsigned metal bands out there. A lot of them are good as well. But I think there’s a lot of bands all doing the same thing and trying to be each other. No-one’s different now, it’s all been done, until something completely original comes along. I think people just need to keep on top of it and be different in your own way. Don’t follow anyone. There’s nothing wrong with following your influences to a point, but when everyone’s doing the same trend, they need to pull their head out. ANY BANDS STANDING OUT FOR YOU IN THE LOCALE RIGHT NOW? JM: There’s a band from Cardiff called Tidal. They used to be called Derail. I don’t know what they’re doing with recordings at the moment, I think they’ve got some rough demos on their myspace. But if you see them live they are awesome. They’ve got some Southern rock stuff going on, if they get in the studio and record to good quality, they’ve got some really good songs. JP: Jizzwagon. We met them at a gig in Newport and we’ve been friends ever since. They’re taking their own path. JM: They’re a mixture of Black Sabbath and Wolf Mother. If they changed their name, they could do it, like (laughs). WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN YOUR GLOBAL TAKEOVER? JP: Just gig! JM: Well, we’re obviously releasing the album and we have some plans to tour Europe next year. But the basic plan is to play everywhere. Every city. We want everyone to hear our music. People haven’t heard stuff like this for a long time. In the short term though we’ve got a show in Le Pub in Newport in January and we’re playing a festival in Holland - Monsters of Mannheim - and the Rob Zombie tour too.
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CaStLeS “Schmaltzy, cutesy music lovers would be best advised to pivot 180° and run, run as fast and as far away as possible or man up and embrace the oddity.”
The grandiose imposing landscapes of North Wales’ doomladen mountains and ethereal heritage marry in some surreal cacophony of mist. And it’s this fog that gets to the locals. I swear it, man, something strange is going on behind closed doors and MMP just can’t pin it. From the same school as the tremendous We//Are//Animal and Masters In France it appears that some sort of electro myrmecoleon has torn the frickin’ entrails out of a community of musicians and is parasitically yanking the wires with vivacious enthusiasm. CaStLeS are the latest mutant victims reeking sourblooded havoc and unsurprisingly so, seeing as multi-instrumental brothers Cynyr and Dion Hamer feature in the aforementioned We//Are//Animal and have honed their disturbing craft since 2008. Congealing beautifully out of the grey, remote slate mining community of Llanrug, CaStLeS were 08 The MMP December 2010
infected and consumed by the dense, damned backdrop. So it makes perfect sense that such strange music should contaminate the MMP airwaves. Initially as a two-piece the band were locked away with only a zombified myna bird and an 8-track digital recorder, these sessions have produced the sort of hauntingly raw progeny of miscreant demos one may expect from the spawn of slate. And recently Calvin Thomas’ possessed, angulated bass-lines have completed the menagerie. Since then the group have been lauded by the likes of BBC Radio Wales, 6 Music’s Tom Robinson and Radio One and performed their brand of spectral lofi at the Big Weekend in Bangor..
there is something not quite stable going on here. Dion Hamer’s reverb soaked croons are punctuated with soothing and disturbing instrumentals in equal measure. It sounds unlikely to marry elements of Sparklehorse with the uncompromising attitude of Death From Above 1979, but CaStLeS have created their own identity with elements from the two. And, honestly, it’s weird!
Schmaltzy, cutesy music lovers would be best advised to pivot 180° and run, run as fast and as far away as possible or man up and embrace the oddity because
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Recently, standout track Colours has had the MMP frothing at the mouth and Jerking on the floor and we are delighted to have it available for free download in this month’s Download Society. Words: Matthew Pasternakiewicz
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N.E.o.N The New Exhibition of Noise here are few more cockle-warming things than the feeling that comes from seeing a group of diverse folks all pulling together for a common goal. The kind of behaviour you’d see in mass floods or zombie outbreaks. Sadly, though, such communityspirited activities are rarely carried out for the purposes of music. And if they are it’s normally for some mediocre charity song or ego-driven supergroup. So, when reports came into MMP HQ of a bum-spankingly new and genuinely boomshakalaka Cardiff hip-hop collective comprising disparate forces from the likes of Wonderbrass, Tattsyrup, Johnny Action Finger and MC par excellence Skunkadelic; our ears pricked faster than a frightened warthog. The New Exhibition Of Noise (N.E.O.N.) were formed in January 2010, apparently with the primary motivation of doing something just that little bit different. In their short life thus far, they have certainly done that. Their sparkling live show sutures together so many different forces, it’s hard to keep track. Skunkadelic’s lyrical, flowing rhymes bring the hip-hop representation; Booboo’s feminine vocals ooze the kind of soul that makes you want to lick walls; Angharad Evans’ saxophony tosses funk snowballs at innocent passers by; Infamous Len beats the decks like an animated DJ warrior; and then there’s the oh-so-tight bass and 010 The MMP December 2010
drums directing traffic with rhythmic sensitivity. It’s a goddamn cluster grenade of cornucopic, sonic stimulus. What’s more incredible is the fact that all of these inputs into the overall project never overshadow one another. The composition of their set has become so perfectly balanced that every fantastical element rises together for the collective goal of the song. Which brings us back to where we started. Thank Karl Marx for these hip-hop-funk-ska-jazz-soul hybridists, they are out there forming an army of unexpected allegiances. They don’t need to do it, but they do it for all of our sakes. The very least you can do is catch them in one of their upcoming shows this month on the 12th December in Buffalo or on the 18th in Gwdihw. We can assure you, you won’t be disappointed. SMR Photo: Paul Roberts . Location: Oner Signs myspace/newexhibitionofnoise
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Charlie Francis Fact for the day - Charlie Francis’ CV bulges like a bulbous banana. R.E.M., Wilco, Turin Brakes, Kaiser Chiefs, Robyn Hitchcock and the Super Furries are but a few of the international and local stars to have benefited from this wise wizard of production. And at an anecdotal level, anyone who can speak of sharing a room with John Paul Jones as he plays mandolin, is well worth catching up with from our point of view. With this in mind, we hunted Mr. Francis down to see how he boils his bechamel... HOW IN THE NAME OF LUCIFER’S BEARD ARE YOU? I’m very well thanks. Just getting over a nasty flu, it’s been longwinded and pernicious. DOES YOUR APPROACH TO RECORDING CHANGE PROJECT BY PROJECT OR DO YOU HAVE A METHOD? I think artists are just people, really. So whether they are famous or obscure you just have to treat them as individuals and get on. It’s about working out what’s the music in front of you. And what are the expectation of the people you are working with. Some people want lots of hands-on, others just want you to record it and hold their hand. WHAT EXCITES YOU ABOUT A PROJECT? I can’t do something I hate. If it was abominable, I wouldn’t do it. But generally speaking, any project has its own intrigue. It’s an eternal mystery. Every day you learn something new. Every song you work on, even though you are doing similar things to other songs, it’s an entity in its own right. And the question is how do we best represent this piece of music? It’s never gotten boring yet. The things that keep me going are the fact that every band is different and that’s self-renewing. Working with people 25 years younger than me, I want to learn what’s exciting them. And that’s really 012 The MMP December 2010
refreshing. I just heard Efterklang. There’s too many old farts, my age, still talking about Dark Side Of The Moon.
for a week or so. He’s fantastic. He’s got such a grasp of advanced recording techniques.
YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL REPUTATION. WHAT HAS MADE YOU THE MAN YOU ARE? I’ve worked with a lot of people and I’m really happy with that. And because I was in bands for a long time, that’s the perspective I still take. So whenever I’m dealing with anyone, it’s what they’re about that most interests me. I hear about other producers, or engineers, who tell bands that they can’t do what they want, they try and impose ideas. I don’t understand why you would do that. I try and treat everyone the same way and encourage them to think of themselves as artists.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR AXES TO GRIND AS AN EXPERIENCED VETERAN? I increasingly come across people who’ve had something self-recorded and have bought into the idea that they can do it all. And often they end up disappointed because it doesn’t sound right. I often end up fixing tracks for people who’ve been limited by how they’ve recorded them. And I don’t mind that, I enjoy doing it. But it’s a false economy really. It makes as much sense to come to someone who knows what they are doing. There are some remarkably talented people in Cardiff who are distracted by which compressor mic to use and learning the new techniques, neglecting what their real craft should be. It’s not the best use of their time. I’ve said this to a few guys ‘get your songs together, rehearse your band to death, get sounding as good as you possibly can and come and record with me.’ Do that rather than sit in a room working out how to record for two years. It’s a waste, really.
HOW WAS IT WORKING WITH R.E.M.? Well, with someone like R.E.M. there’s never a question of whether they can afford another day’s studio time. You have to assess it with everyone you work with but someone like R.E.M. just want you to do what they hired you for. They’re a joy to work with, really nice people. But it wasn’t my role to stick my fingers in any pies regarding arrangements. WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING ON? I’ve just been mixing a song for Lucky Delucci today. Also, almost finished some mixes for Victorian English Gentlemens Club and I’m going to be working on the Threatmantics album. And, in December, Rob Jones (The Voluntary Butler Scheme) is coming
WHAT’S NEXT FOR CHARLIE FRANCIS? Just more of the same (laughs). I wish I had something more profound to say. Interviewed By: Rowan Liggett Words: Simon M. Read Photo: Mary Wycherley twocatsintheyard.co.uk myspace.com/charliefrancisproducer
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New Years Eve!!
When you work as hard as the MMP, time ceases to be linear. Instead months pass in days, minutes in moments and seconds in, um, nanoseconds. Hence our bewilderment that we are now able to provide you all a preview of the innumerate ways you can celebrate the seemingly sudden end to 2010. And, my word, when we called out for a blend of new and good old favourite ways to bring in 2011, our fine venues have responded. What follows is a summary of the myriad options available to you, all condensed into one handy face-sized page. Go on, rub it all over yourself...
Gwdihw
The unconventional has always been convention in Gwdihŵ. Thus it seems logical that they have chosen a Ski Lodge theme. Converting the cosy space into a UV, 80s distilled cabin resplendent in funk sounds a pretty darn good idea. ........................................
Clwb Ifor Bach
Bound to be rammed to the hilt and plenty of variety across the 3 floors of alternative DJ madness. Clwb is a great place to prowl like a panther, and what better time to do that than New Year when everyone's really drunk. ........................................
Cardiff Arts Inst.
The In Full Swing nights are bloody magnificent - dropping swing samples into growling electro-beasts throughout the night until 4am, there are few more elegant ways to get utterly, joyfully merry. ........................................
The Globe
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out a busy year. Tonight the considerable forces of larger than life, loungeswamp rockers Johnny Cage & The Voodoo Revue supply the party juice. ........................................
nage, booze and goddamn lunacy. And potential schadenfreude. ........................................
411
The overtly glamorous 411 club goes the whole hog Live Lounge with a Venetian MasquerThe ever swirling cyclone ade ball. J.M. Strange is goof music that is Live Lounge ing. Don’t worry, though, offers, on this finest of you can spot him through nights, the collective and his disguise by finding the accomplished talents of burning beer mats. Tony Morley, SixOneSeven ........................................ and finally Super Natural Buffalo who have the honour of As always the cocktails will meeting 2011 while singing be flowing, accompanied at the top of their lungs. by candy, sugar fairies and ........................................ ever so sweet tunes in the
The North Star
The MMP was heartened to learn that genius looppedal wielder Thoby Davis will be lighting up the North Star with the wondrously offbeat Ned Rundell supporting. As always, the atmosphere will be like a petal touch on the skin, and the food and drink utterly tidy. ........................................
Undertone
With party proceedings led by prize mentalist clown Pritchard (Dirty Sanchez) you can expect fire, car-
will be shepherded home through innuendos and smut cabaret from Tina Sparkle & Pixie Perez. ........................................
10 Feet Tall
The trendy folks of the Vintage Pretty Musical Fair swings into town with a whole heap of alternative tunes in their back pocket. With cocktail madness and plenty of thrills, this will be boiling. ........................................
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Live Reviews
Jayce Lewis
Der Golem w/ Reflektor 2
Millennium Music Hall, 30th October
Chapter, 31st October
Jayce Lewis, known as the Welsh Icon in India and filling out stadiums left, right and centre, returned with something of the sense of a hometown hero for this Halloween themed LP launch. When featuring him earlier in the year, the MMP were endeared by his down-to-earth attitude as well as his artistic commitment to the music he produces. Aiming for a full room of people in the upper area of Millennium Music Hall is undeniably ambitious for most, so it’s to Lewis’ credit (and perhaps the Bogiez nightclub running alongside the performance) that by 10:45pm the crowd was beginning to burgeon. Indeed, the VIP area was so full that this reviewer embraced his inner Marxist and stood with his common man on the slightly less packed dance floor.
This MMP reviewer has never admired the tricks and treats of Halloween, preferring the absence of this particular unnerving human contact generally experienced every other day. So a silent movie with a live jazz soundtrack in a darkened room sounded just the ticket. The silent movie in question was Paul Wegener and Carl Boese’s Der Golem (1920) and formed part of an event held by Cardiff University’s sciSCREEN. Born with the aim of encouraging insightful links between culture and science, the sciSCREEN format has thus far extended primarily to sci-fi / fantasy / horror blockbusters such as Inception and The Wolfman followed by wine, nibbles and thoughtful discussion after the fact.
When Lewis eventually took to the stage following an unexplained, and rather frustrating, 45 minute delay he did so with all of the pomp you’d expect from someone who has played in front of thousands on a regular basis. His Icon face mask was donned, he was pounding the free-standing drums like an enraged swan, and, all in all, he was pretty rocking. He even had pyrotechnics, for Christ’s sake. When played live, his forthcoming album has all the primacy and tribalism of a clan of cannibals. Heavy beats, crunching synths, driven riffs and plenty of noise. His breakthrough track, Icon, may well have still remained one of the more potent in the set, but this shouldn’t detract from what was a thoroughly professional, yet very real feeling performance.
With Der Golem the visual and musical were entwined in a swell of signifiers which was genuinely intoxicating. Reflektor 2, whose accomplished work on soundtracking this type of film has extended already to Metropolis and Nosferatu among others, were notable for their sustained presence throughout. Playing free-form jazz piano and saxophone solidly for 84 minutes is no mean feat and to offer as much textural resonance with the moving image as they did was, quite frankly, remarkable. The scene of the Golem’s awakening was particularly effective, tracing the eeriness of mood perfectly. However, while their stamina was commendable there was a sense that a few breathers may have added to the night’s overall kookiness. Silence is, after all, pretty scary too. Post-film, glasses were chinked and popcorn was munched as academics engaged with the general public to uncover thematic threads of science, knowledge and myth in relation to the movie. Overall, very clever stuff
Words: Simon M. Read
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Live Reviews
The Divine Comedy
LCD Soundsystem
The Gate, 8th November
Cardiff International Arena, 12th November
Given a last minute reprieve to this sell out, the MMP sped across town to The Gate with its special, purple, journalist-on-duty lights at full flash. Following an awkward stumble along the pewed seats, seemingly full of disembodied and unexpected legs, I was finally in place for this much-anticipated show.
Dimmed lights in Cardiff’s International Arena greet LCD Soundsystem’s enigmatic front man James Murphy who in turn is the reciprocate of a rapturous welcome from the Cardiff masses. Freebird requests politely shunned, the band launch themselves into percussive electro-clash, disco, punk stomper Dance Yrself Clean and, quite frankly, tear the place up.
We were first greeted by Cathy Davey as support. Donning a tambourine as a rather fetching garter and with an electric guitar in hand she was otherwise musically unarmed. Saying that, her subtlest weapon was her vocal - sugarcoated and sweet it drifted from Cerys Matthews to Joanna Newsom to Katie Melua. It sounded pure and clean, as did her melodies, but the playing and electric aesthetic left a discombobulating rawness.
Earlier British retro-electro stalwarts Hot Chip had taken the stage and waltzed through an, admittedly lukewarm, set for a band at the top of their genre. But after initial teething problems, an unusually noisy rendition of Hold On gave glimpse of the band they can be. Perhaps the early billing took its toll on the band; who never really got going. Nevertheless, Over And Over got the CIA bouncing and set closer Ready For The Floor was particularly well received.
Following a short break, the crowd were given opportunity to heckle, shout and scream. Indeed, to many of those aged between 25 and 35 and influenced by the memory of his witty, quintessentially British songsmithery through the last 20 years, Neil Hannon is something of a deity. And tonight he was marvellous. Sewing in spectacularly good tracks from his new LP Bang Goes The Knighthood (I Like, The Complete Banker, Can You Stand On One Leg?) with a broader career retrospective, few would have been left unhappy. Tracing ground as cherished as The Frog Princess, National Express, Becoming More Like Alfie on solo piano and guitar to rapturous ovations, Hannon cut a very dapper, giving and talented man indeed. He is a well-loved and deeply valued institution across the UK, and on this cold November night he proved that he will be for some time to come.
But indisputably the evening belonged to LCD Soundsystem. Throughout the course of an hour and a quarter the band displayed a 3-dimensional celestation of raw synthtopia. The addition of former Melvins and Fantomas noisemaker Pat Mahoney on guitar and sawtooth princess Nancy Whang operating a selection of circuit bent keyboards and patch synths injected some cerebral hypnotic grit into the evening.
Words: Simon M. Read
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If media whisperings are to be believed this could well have been your last chance to catch James Murphy’s troupe under their current guise. Never a man to rest on his laurels, Murphy flitters between the soaring croon of I Can Change to the punk influenced All My Friends, the evening concludes with the triumphant frenzy of Home. If this is to be Soundsystem’s swansong, they’re heading out on a high.
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Releases ISLET Wimmy
4.3 Listening to Islet can be like a cow eating grass. Only after the difficult-to-digest cellulose has been broken down by the first few parts of the stomach can the cow reap benefits – and it may take a few listens before Wimmy, the Cardiff band’s second mini-album, reveals itself for the real treat that it is. Take Ringerz. Layered with distortion, synth-y effects and unusual drum rhythms, what lies beneath is a true pop masterpiece with a nod to Animal Collective, and Horses And Dogs which has enough ideas to fill out an entire album. Dub-inspired bass lines, casually spoken-word vocals, a prog-like guitar solo mid-song, and the most random yet utterly brilliant r’n’b vocal breakdown; yet to say the song ‘works’ would be an understatement. Songs that may seemingly start as incoherent and disorientating racket will, given time, mould into a fantastic hypnotising and clattering collection of smashedtogether ideas. Wonderful. JM www.isletislet.com
JOSEPH & DAVID So Short Of Time EP
BARE LEFT Bare Left EP
4.8
As an attempt to do some subconscious work, this reviewer initially tried to listen to Joseph & David while nodding off at 1am in the morning. However, within 12 minutes, writing had commenced. The thought process was, briefly, like this: this sounds like Bon Iver, oh no, it’s like Damien Rice, no, wait, this is just bloody brilliant. Because it does sound a bit like Damien Rice, particularly during David Henshaw’s more bellowing moments. And the intro to Father does bear remarkable comparison to Bon Iver’s Flume. But there’s far more to it than that. There are all manner of disparate characteristics and fragments of the familiar - a Banhart-esque quaver on the incredible One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong; Talk Talk’s understanding of textures throughout; and the piano classicism of Nils Frahm on Show Me - but So Short Of Time is outstandingly and resolutely its own beast. Complexly instrumented, lyrically imaginative, yet melodically pristine - genuinely, this is folkin’ awesome. SMR myspace.com/josephanddavidmusic
2.9 Carmarthenshire trio Bare Left are a female fronted melodic alt-rock outfit. The tunes on this five track EP are dark in tone and quite sparse, often relying on the vocals to pull them through; chunky but straightforward and repetitive riffs from the guitar back up simple drums which do the job of keeping time but don’t experiment or inspire. There is some potential here, mostly in the vocal delivery, which shows off a reasonable range and has plenty of emotional depth, however, at the moment these tunes feel a bit too basic and limited, sounding like they are from a very new band with some work to do. The track that shows the most promise here is Doctor Peters - the band let lose a bit on the rigid guitar riffs and that opens things up and makes it more memorable, more like this and they could be on to something. EG myspace.com/bareleft
YR ODS Yr Ods EP
4.2 Skilfully wielding nostalgia without breaching pastiche, the hype surrounding Yr Ods EP is certainly well founded. All five tracks are laced with a sweet melancholy, harking back to the synth-driven sounds and sentiments of 1980s anti-anthems. Tracks like Cofio Chdi O’r Ysgol, Paid Anghofio Paris and the standout Y Bêl yn Rowlio are steeped in wistful, tragi-romantic lyrical imagery, with the wonderful complement of a sensitively produced rhythm section and tastefully sourced synthesizer sounds. Nid Teledu Oedd y Bai works with more a contemporary feel, rife with punchy groove and hooks so catchy they leave you needing a repeat prescription. The slightly anomalous Turn Around doesn’t quite gel as coherently as the rest of the EP, with too many jolty structural and metric changes, but redeemed by Yr Ods’ flair for addictively poppy choruses. A triumphant, engaging release from a band oozing with promise. ST myspace.com/yrods
MR. HUW Dirty North Walians
3.8
Following the considerable and well-deserved success of Hud a Llefrith, Mr Huw’s latest release, Dirty North Walians, is another colourful display of sonic diversity and pop judiciousness. The album teems with well-crafted, charming songs that jar with their dark themes and tricksy, wry humour. Most impressive is Mr Huw’s flair for twisting his sinister comedies in and around poppy hooks and choruses. The standout Can You Feel My Soul reels off wonderful lines like ‘if I leave you alone you’ll find my porn collection’, or from Desperate and Bored - ‘what’s new then my dead friends? I envy everything you do’. In contrast, the relentless and evocative drive of tracks like Creuaduriaid Byw (Living Creatures) tugs at warped heartstrings with its global insight and message. The overall impression is a pleasurably satisfying listen on all fronts, from Mr Huw’s clear wordwizardry to engaging, poppy structures, can’t wait to hear more. ST mrhuw.com
H. HAWKLINE A Cup Of Salt
4.2 In his years on the circuit, Cardiff-based musician Huw Evans (H. Hawkline) has played with the likes of Richard James, Sweet Baboo, and Cate Le Bon. Largely unnoticed by the masses, this looks likely to change soon; touring with Gruff Rhys, support slots for label (Shape Records) mates Islet, and the release of this, his wonderful debut album. Huw has numerous sides; demonstrated both during his live performances and here – songs ranging throughout krautrock-influenced and psychy pop/rock to weird and spooky instrumental folk. For instance, opener An Old Lady Sings/Pentecostal is (after one-minute of old lady singing introduction) three minutes of looping noise, walking bass-line, fuzzed guitar, and driving motorik drum beat; and From Her Eyes goes from menacing piano keys to Eastern/gypsy-sounding guitar and banjo work to unusually chanted vocals. Each song on show is incredibly well layered and crafted. If A Cup of Salt doesn’t bring him widespread adoration then the masses are rubbish. JM myspace.com/hhawkline
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LOVE PARRY III The Race For The Poisoned Chalice EP
Releases 4.0
With a title sounding like an unwritten Indiana Jones blockbuster, when placing Love Parry III’s disc in the stereo the MMP was braced for a journey of adventure, potentially involving Nazis. While in the latter instance we were left disappointed, the EP itself is rather good. Dashing an electro path throughout, it all commences with Draw resplendent in bubbling synths, bursts of brass and angularly cool duetting vocalisms. The excellent Toy Box follows with Luke Taylor’s lyrical writing being backed by textured big beat programmes and loops, as well as the cooing female backing of Ellie Jayne Burton and Sigrid Muller. The Fabulous Ones takes on a more linear pop formula but still adds interesting elements, somehow sounding like Dirty Projectors in spite of itself. With a lush Hans Zulu Black Kat remix of Toy Box thrown in to boot, this is a generous release but one that leaves you wanting more. In a good way. SMR myspace.com/loveparryiii
JONATHAN POWELL The Flight & Other Stories
3.7
If there was ever an act of nailing flags to masts, it was Jonathan Powell’s decision to open his second album with an eight minute epic. The Flight is a mightily ambitious, yet brilliantly composed challenge to the listener. Throwing melodic hooks and orchestration at it, yet maintaining textural stability, it largely works. Beyond that there is a panoramic sense of ambition throughout which is both impressive and bewildering. There are points in the transition between a Crazy Horses-esque sea-shanty (Old Black Joe), Edie which sounds like a glock-wielding Paul Simon, shuffling alt-country (The Ballad Of Sarah Jones) and the broader dedication to big acoustic pop particularly found in The Love Song (I Never Wrote You), where it’s possible to become a little confused. Nevertheless, Powell produces classic pop songwriting not dissimilar from the Randy Newmans of this world. And in terms of composition and musicianship, The Flight & Other Stories keeps pace with the finest chamber pop acts. SMR jonathanpowellmusic.com
WE//ARE//ANIMAL Idolise
4.9
Last month we emphasised We//Are//Animal’s ‘crunchy textures’ and ‘rigid deep grooves’ as well as their explosive rockin’ firework testes. Here, on Idolise, they display all of those proudly, setting the latter off at will with a wild grin on their faces. It is, in two words, utterly exceptional. Kicking in with 1268, the rockingly industrious synths and percussion and Ginsberg’s distorted vocal sound searingly raw and fresh. It’s a flippin’ 3-minute thrill ride. Unfold Fold’s slow-burning intro gives way to chopped guitar and falsetto woos reminiscent of The Stones’ Sympathy For The Devil. Then there’s Black Magic: psychedelic, coiled and ready to spit, this is a hallucinogenic snake of a track. Feeding Off The Energy and Super Overdrive are both poundingly precise, grinding and yet enduringly melodic. Highlights come thick and fast and, in fact, endlessly. If the LP stumbles, it does so gracefully. Perhaps, Empire could have been shaved but even that is astoundingly cool. Amazing stuff. SMR myspace.com/weareanimal
COLORAMA Cerdyn Nadolig
NICK B. BYRNE 4:15am
4.3 Thank Santa for the endless inner beauty of Colorama’s Carwyn Ellis. Following up November’s stunning Box LP with a special bonus EP of Christmas songs shows Sufjan Stevens proportioned productivity and a not too dissimilar intent. Anyone who is vaguely aware of Colorama’s increasingly fantastical output will not be surprised that this is another peachy orange. Anyone who isn’t aware of Colorama really should be by now. Cerdyn Nadolig displays Ellis’ gift for making the Welsh language sound extraordinarily poetic as he croons about wrapping paper, putting trees up and returning home. All motifs of the classic Xmas songs, I’m sure you’ll agree. Better still is Paddy Power And Glory that borrows from the sentiment of The Pogues and delivers something up there with Fairytale Of New York for downbeat, romantic yuletide ambience. Throw in the technically exquisite guitar instrumental of In The Bleak Midwinter and Welsh folk song Lisa Lan and you have the perfect stocking filler. Nice. SMR myspace.com/coloramasound
3.8 After fronting Welsh rock bands Evolvers and Novello, Nick B Byrne offers an eclectic and emotional solo debut with 4:15 AM. Kicking off with the title track, 4:15 is a grungy, dirty riff affair, hinting at influences such as Nirvana. Anna is a soaring, dark ballad, with powerful vocals and searing melodies. The Haunting is just that; a lingering and poignant melody, with evocative vocals that seem to be Byrne’s trademark style. I Couldn’t See The Devil Behind Me has a more bluesy sound, with layers of harmonious guitar riffs and bold melodies. Mother is a sensitive, emotional tribute to a lost parent, with a stripped back sound and moving lyrics. Overall, 4:15AM is a confident and self-assured debut, offering lyrical originality and creative musicianship. It’s easy to spot influences from the likes of Jeff Buckley and Chris Isaac, but Byrne has the skill to create a special debut offering. BJ myspace.com/nickbbyrne
JOSHUA CAOLE Slow Hearts EP
3.9 Rich in the sounds of Americana, and sharing its melancholy beauty, Caole’s Slow Hearts EP is one lushly instrumented gift of a release. The brushed drums, soothed backing vocals and tightly picked guitars of Wish You Were Where sets the tone with Caole coming across somewhere between Gram Parsons and Ryan Adams. The uptempo, solid alt-country vocal melody of One Of You Again follows on and offers similar exquisite technique and composition. Please Don’t Try To Reach Me Now brings the harmonica on board and alongside it some Nashville Skyline-era Dylan to the mix. Final track Don’t Lead Me Astray’s relatively sparse intro lends it an otherworldly timelessness which then shifts briefly into almost mediaeval-psychedelia when everything kicks in. It’s really quite bewitching. One potentially divisive issue could be Caole’s wavering vocal which, while to this listener sounds emotive in its occasional fragility, may not be to universal taste. Nevertheless, this is top draw roots music. SMR myspace.com/joshuacaole
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Releases THE DAMN BLAGS The Damn Blags
4.3
Sometimes spotting latent musical ability is akin to finding a good bottle of wine in Tesco. There is so much choice on offer and most of it is perfectly serviceable but, once in a while, a seriously good vintage pops up when you least expect. The Damn Blags are a case in point. Their eponymous album has been four years in the making and is worth the wait. Difficult to categorise, they often rely on haunting, minimalist keyboard riffs married with a groovy rhythm section to create what could be called ambient funk. Their soundscape is relentlessly urban and it’s easy to see why the Adam Waltons and Huw Stephens of this world rave about them. Performing in both English and Welsh and with assured production values, it can only be a matter of time before they are catapulted to greater things. This is not bargain basement it is Premier Cru. BB myspace.com/thedamnblags
FOURTH AUTUMN Mock The Weak
4.0
With extreme metal (or metal of any sort for that matter) not receiving that much praise in South Wales, slick efforts like this find it difficult to make themselves known in such a bustling community of musical movements that is our fair capital. Luckily this winter has spawned a lot of good local extreme metal releases, with this EP being the first I got round to reviewing. Arguably a black metal effort with death metal tinges, this record goes beyond the frozen forests of just black metal, and cheekily verges into the often avoided metalcore genre, adding a new dimension of hostility (but with far less kung-fu moves). With no aversion to solos, and enough blast beats involved to reinvigorate the Valleys’ mining industry, this record acts as a nicely proportioned slice of what South Wales has to offer in terms of extreme music. JP myspace.com/fourthautumn
HOWL GRIFF The Hum
3.0 Comprising some of the tracks from previous Bluebirds EP, Howl Griff’s The Hum is initially a very familiar sounding chunk of indie-folk-pop. Bluebirds and Crash And Burn splatter out intriguing guitar riffs and stir them in with a traditional pop, verse-chorus song structure. The latter of the two’s incorporation of brass and handclaps give it a joyous pastiche of previous decades sounding at points like Squeeze, others like The Beatles and others like Ash. Giving It The Always brings a lounge-funk vibe to the affair and the delicate selection of borrowed genres is to their credit. Uduhudu’s stomping intro, smart rhymes (Edison - medicine?) and wonky keyboards sound more psyched out than the rest of the material. What pulls all of this together, though, is a clean production that would blend well with daytime television and housewives’ stereos. There are interesting songs here but they are buried beneath an overpolished veneer. SMR howlgriff.com
Demo Reviews JORDAN PLAYFAIR
ROMANTIC RIGHTS
THE LONG AGOS
Two facts about Jordan Playfair: 1) he has the coolest genuine name ever; 2) he is a talented bastard. These demos may not be produced to Huey Lewis & The News standards but, my word, they are impressive. Playfair’s most striking quality is his vocal which sometimes sounds like a tender Eddie Vedder and at others carries all of the weight of Odetta in 1963. The fact that he has already learned to craft his songs around it so effortlessly shows demonstrative maturity. Black On Me, for instance, while hissily produced, offers such emotive depth and wisdom in both music and lyric it could have been written by King Solomon. A potentially remarkable find. SMR
You And I starts off in somewhat nostalgic fashion, peculiarly cross-breeding indie sentiment with synths that sound like they have been plucked straight from the end credits of a retro arcade machine from the Street Fighter era. A bit whiney at times, the record fluctuates between well-produced, squeaky-clean synthpop, and indie-tinged boy band-quality material that would have blended in well during the wanton excesses of the 1990s. Somehow this all culminates in a somewhat sugary take on 3OH!3 and although this is refined and well executed stuff, the demo could easily be summarised in the term “I’m not a fan, but the kids like it”. JP myspace.com/weareromanticrights
Taking their name form a classic Small Faces track, Port Talbot based five piece The Long Agos offer stripped down, back to basics tracks on this acoustic demo. Easing us in gently is Escapehook; a soothing, melodic track with ethereal vocals and laid back grooves. The live recording of Everything’s Happening is a more upbeat affair, but still retains an authentic, acoustic vibe which runs throughout. Obergurgl has a slicker, more finely tuned sound, which complements the more casual sound of Burying The Body and The Grandfather Clock. Overall The Long Agos have an amiable sound, with worthy lyrical dexterity. BJ myspace.com/thelongagos
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Single Reviews JETS TO ZURICH Crimson Tide This is a pretty solid alt-rock single from the Aberdare trio, the first of three to be released over the next year as part of the package with their new indie label Catalyst Records. The Jets To Zurich sound has nods to 90s grunge (Pearl Jam et al), which explains the nicely fuzzy guitar based tune and the juicy bass which sometimes brings to mind Queens Of The Stone Age. The single has a hooky, catchy melody, one of those nice simple choruses that are so easy to sing along to and bouncy riffs. A tidy package all round. EG myspace.com/jetstozurich
THE STAND I’ll Be There This veritable Welsh supergroup comprises actor Jonathan Owen (Svengali & more), Catatonia’s Owen Powell, Super Furry Animals’ Guto Pryce and Ryan Richards of Funeral For A Friend fame combining their collective powers for a re-interpretation of Cardiff City FC’s terrace anthem I’ll Be There. With vocals taken primarily by everyman Jonathan Owen and a polished yet rough trad-rock backing from some of the city’s finest musicians, it is really rather stirring in a workingclass, jumpers for goalposts kind of way. And that’s the very point of it. As well as a new statue outside the stadium and the memory of Stuart Cable. A worthy cause that should be supported. SMR Available on YouTube
WILL CLARKE EP 1 Will Clarke is the kind of musician that girls could take home to their mother without fear of being written out of the family inheritance. The two tracks on EP1 are relentlessly poppy and it would be hard to imagine anyone being offended by his insistent cheesy sound. It would be unfair to be over critical of what is offered here but as Mr Clarke builds on his undoubted lyrical talents it might be worth remembering that even the nice girls like a bit of a bad boy sometimes. Looking forward to EP2, yes, but waiting to see what depth there is to his initial promise. BB myspace.com/willclarkemusic
Download Society
Come pick up your Xmas treats at www.themmp.tv
Feel lost? Confused? Something not quite right? Well, don’t worry. The chances are you haven’t joined our Download Society yet, that’s all. Every month our featured acts contribute a track for you lovely MMP peeps to come listen to and download at www.themmp.tv all completely for free! This month is a bit different. Legal complications and timing has meant Revoker’s management have been unable to offer us the fruits of the band’s labour. We’d obviously still recommend taking a trip to their metallic myspace, though. Instead the magnificent Joseph & David have stepped into the breach with a track from their fine EP reviewed herein. Aside from that the N.E.o.N. give us a spankingly fresh insight into their sound. And CaStLeS bring the jerky, DIY indie of Colours to your ears. There you go. Take one before bedtime and have a stimulating musical Xmas all on us. You’ll feel much better for it.
This Month’s Free Tracks: 1. CaStLeS - Colours 2. N.E.o.N - THE N.E.O.N SOUND 3. JOSEPH & DAVID - you & I
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Kaptin’s Column
There are many plus sides to my line of work. It is perhaps one of the only jobs where you’re actually encouraged to drink, where I can justify a couple of days partying my tits off as work; or as research. This brings a few pitfalls, as a habitual last-minuter with deadlines, I’m ill equipped to deal with writing a column on the laptop after somebody spilt beer on it during the fourth night in a row where alcohol has been a contributing factor. However if I bottle up my thoughts for another month they are likely to runneth over and become Kaptin’s page, and my amigo Ruffstylz next door has far too much great stuff to say for that to happen. So here I am still rather drunk, texting the Editor my ramblings so I might instigate a mass uprising of right-mindedness that would make the recent student demos look like the lisvane knitting league’s annual teddy bears picnic. Or at the very least stop myself from getting shouted at for not having this ready in time. You are now privy to my really bad memory as I attempt to unearth the marvels of the coming month without the aid of the facebook events calendar or the ‘recently added’ bit of iTunes. I know that last night at our recently revived Higher Learning Joe Blow passed me the full ‘Genik Riddim’ release from Stagga, him and Skamma. The original has already been bigged up massively by both me and the Ruffmeister here but the remixes from Starkey, Havoc N Deed and other people who’s lack of placement in my recollection system has little to do with the giganticness of their output... Basically, everyone’s a winner. Get it... I certainly need to get it again once I manage to regain the technology!! I also need back my copy of Ming’s album that should be ready to drop on Beatport about now. The kind of Dubstep you could scrub with industrial cleaner and still not dent it’s filth factor. Same goes for Exotope who I briefly mentioned earlier, he’ll be launching his EP at CAI’s Gangsta Christmas bash, however it’s the same night as Plastician at Neuropol so you may need to do a mini club tour that night. I’ll happily play guide. Also on the un-missable lists is the next Astroid Boys gig, they’re new mini album is ridiculously good. They’re also playing with GLC for their Christmad album tour in Clwb... Afraid you’ll have to google dates.. I do know one date mind cos it’s printed out in my pocket, Catapult are holding another digital DJ masterclass with tutorials in Ableton, Traktor, Serato and loads of other packages. It’s 9th December at the store and you can pick up various packages and controllers on the night for back of a lorry prices. Just make sure you get a nice plastic cover for your laptop! I’m off to cry and dig out a bunch of vinyl from storage. Til next month, keep up the good work, the city’s been alive recently and I’m loving it hard. Editor’s Note: Kaptin was indeed drunkenly rambling so we cut him off, but here’s the dates he recommends: Astroid Boys, C.A.I. – 9th Dec Gangsta Xmas Bash, C.A.I. – 10th Dec Plastician at Neuropol, Clwb Ifor Bach - 10th Dec GLC & Astroid Boys, Clwb Ifor Bach – 16th Dec bigLOVE, Kaptin .... Twitter: @kaptinisdead / www.chromekids.com Photo by: Paul Roberts
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Cardiff Rising HADOOOUUUUKEN!! Ruffstylz with the new energy... The b-boy and b-girl community round here is strong. From the representation at the B-Boy Champs in Newport to the quality on show at Breakin’ In The Bay and the Halloween jam Cardiff City Kingz at Cathays Community Centre over the last few months I’ve been so impressed by the dedication and energy everyone’s been pouring out for years and they ain’t stopping. At Breakin’ In The Bay there was a lot of young people dancing and the thing is it used to be a real ‘community’ feel at these events, where you give everyone a go but the quality ain’t necessarily there. Not any more, these kids are on fire! So I just wanna large up all the breakdance fraternity for their talent - Kwamikaze, Slammo, Richard Morgan, Dan Jose, Reckless Lee, Amelia, Nathan and everyone I’ve missed ‘cause there’s many more. They all add so much colour to the city. Plus I found two heavy spitters at Breakin’ In The Bay. In 4Dee’s set he brought out E Why Easy and Yung Jay and they rocked it perfectly. E Why’s on some focused bars flex and Jay’s got some sick mic swagger but backs it up with lyrics. It was a heavy set, you can check videos of them and more at youtube.com/SwagSoundsTV. What I’m gonna put the most energy on though is that Higher Learning is back!!! For the uninitiated, Higher Learning is a hiphop night started nine years ago by me, Dregz and Kaptin that pretty much established the scene in this area and is the reason people started talking about south Wales for its hip-hop - and that’s not thanks to us, it’s thanks to everyone who ever came. So now, thanks totally to Mayor at Associated Minds, we had Sonnyjim, the Eat Good Records fam and Connections at our 9th birthday party at Cardiff Arts Institute, the vibe was just how it used to be and it felt amazing. So watch out for Higher Learning and come and enjoy hip-hop in the best kind of crowd. Another shout goes out to 4Dee and Echo from the UK Zulu Nation for passing through, the first Welsh Dragon Zulu chapter meeting of the Zulu Nation was held on the same day and I’ll advertise now I’m doing a set at Cardiff Arts on Fri Jan 21st with Jugganote and b-boying from 2Dynamic at the premiere of the new Zeitgeist: Moving Forward film, which will be shown for free. It’s been a good month, hold it upwards ........ .... www.myspace.com/ruffstylz .... www.twitter.com/ruffstylz Photo by: Dan Green
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10 Feet Tall Regulars Every Monday - Late Night Live, 8pm, £TBC * Two-floors of entertainment, with chart hits and the latest favourites at the bar, with live music upstairs Every Tuesday - Insider Sound, 10pm, £4 / £3 * Old funk meets modern hip-hop-mash-ups and dancefloor fillers, oh hell yeah Every Wednesday - Zouklambada!, 8:30pm, £6 * Weekly dance class of the eclectic variety
soul classics Every Saturday - So Funked, 9pm, FREE before midnight * Mix of smooth grooves and hip hop
Every Sunday - House Party, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary, Downstairs: FREE * Guest DJs and promoters every week to give a variety of the latest new music
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Every Tuesday - FAIL!, 10pm, £4£3 * Somewhat Ironically named clubnight that goes from electro to dubstep
4th December - Lemar, 10pm, £TBC * British soul superstar and national treasure plays a rare club show for the people of Cardiff
14th December - Buffalo Boutique Christmas Special, £1 * Vintage and handmade goods market to get you into the festive spirit.
Every Wednesday - The Lash 10pm, £3.50 - £3 * Weekly club night that changes its theme more than Madonna reinvents herself
31st December - Venetian Masquerade Ball, 10pm, £TBC * More upmarket New Year’s Eve concept, ideal for those who like to remain anonymous, or don’t care who they pull
19th December - Videogames Tournament Christmas Alldayer, £2 / £6 * Monthly get together for you to test your nerd skills. With lots of prizes to be had, there are far worse ways to spend your Sunday
Every Friday - Boombox - 10pm, £1.50 * The whole pop spectrum is covered, from wonky to synth (and everything in between of course)
Every Wednesday - Boom Boom Boutique, 10pm, FREE * Bassblowing night littered with cocktail deals
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Every Thursday - On The Rocks, 10pm, FREE * Weekly night that’s all about the classic rock and indie anthems
Every Monday - You’re The DJ, 12am-12pm, FREE * Go nuts on the free jukebox available all day
Every Friday - Hustle, 6pm, FREE b4 10 * Enough mo-town and disco to adjust the funkometer to 11 Every Saturday - Me And You Club, 8pm, FREE b4 10 * Mike TV guides you through your weekend with a feelgood assortment of indie and pop Every Sunday - 10 Feet Tall Sunday Social, 8pm, FREE * Alternative party mash-ups from DJs Greg Ramshackle and Steve French Specials 6th December - Panel 9 From Outer Space, 8:30pm, FREE * Hilarious crossbreed between a live panel show and a comedy showdown. Genius 12th December - Jam Bones, 8:30pm, £3 * One of the finest names in spoken word brings his poetic stylings to the people of Cardiff 12th December - Doctor Who Quiz of Rassilon, £2 * Serious Doctor Who quiz, featuring loads of prizes to be won 26th December - Vintage Pretty Christmas Fair, 8pm, FREE * DJ Jaffa blasts out the best party anthems to distract you from the fact Christmas has gone 31st December - Vintage Pretty Christmas Fair, 8pm, TBC * Alternative party tunes to ring in the New Year with.
411 Regulars Every Tuesday - So Freaky, 9pm, FREE before midnight * R&B, funky house and dance classics Every Friday - So Seductive, 9pm, FREE before midnight * R&B and
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Every Wednesday - Midweek Mayhem, 6pm, FREE * Fuel your Wednesday with Bar Icon’s dirt cheap drinks offers Every Friday - Weekend Warmup, 6pm, FREE * Chart, pop and dance music, with drink offers aplenty Every Saturday - The BIG niteout, 6pm, FREE * Mix of offers and music to get you ready for Saturday night Every Sunday - Sunday Nite Chillout, 6pm, FREE * Open-jukebox night for you to wind down the weekend to
Buffalo Regulars Every Monday - Buffalo Live, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary. Downstairs: FREE * All the latest new music from Jen Long and guest DJs Every Tuesday - Buffalo Sessions, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary. Downstairs: FREE * Showcase of the best promoters, DJs and bands along with visuals, giveaways and drink offers Every Wednesday - Blender, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary. Downstairs: FREE * A unique cross-breeding of pop culture and fashion Every Thursday - Sugardrop, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary. Downstairs: FREE * New live music, jump-up beats, VJs, breaks, this night seemingly has it all Every Friday - Bumper, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary, Downstairs: FREE * Weekly party anthems and electro beats from one of the swishier clubs in our fair capital. Every Saturday - Beatbox Ballroom, 8pm, Upstairs: Prices vary. Downstairs: FREE * Weekly dose of soul and hip hop
8th + 11th December - MishMash, £TBC * Cardiff’s coolest band-club night returns to showcase a selection of bands and DJs across the musical spectrum 31st December - New Year’s Eve, £TBC * Ring in the New Year with the good people of Buffalo
Café Jazz Regulars Every Saturday - 9pm, £TBC * Resident DJs play a selection of the finest jazz
room and some seriously hot DJs in the hall
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DRINK THE BAR DRY
One for the students and a ticket only type affair in which there is the promise not only of lots of cheap booze but a free breakfast thrown in to boot. Aside from that, there will inevitably lots of party classes as the youngsters head off home for Xmas
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Every Saturday - ComePlay 10pm, £4.50 - £4 * The Union’s busiest night by far, fuelling all your pop and chart tendencies
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Every Tuesday - Come Dancing / Life Drawing Tuesdays, 7pm, £5 / £4 * The Come Dancing sessions continue to explore all manner of styles at £4 and the life drawing pull for artists will cost you £5
17th December - Drink the Bar Dry - 10am, £5 * See Clubs of the Month
Every Sunday - The Sunday Project, 12pm, FREE * Wind down your weekend with a Sunday Roast, whilst enjoying the varied mix of quizzes, board games and DJ’s Specials 12th December - Rave in A Cave, 9pm, £TBC * Snowsport society party, eaturing debauchery, Electro, and some UV thrown in for good measure 31st December - In Full Swing, 9pm, £TBC* Our hearty recommendation of this night’s live carnation this month speaks volumes for the kind of electroswing bombast you can expect here tonight - a fine way to bring the dawn of 2011 in
Cardiff Student’s Union Regulars
Every Monday - Fun Factory @ Cardiff Student’s Union, 9pm, £4 - FREE * Live music off in one
31st December - Get Lashed 10pm, £10 / £13 * The Lash presents it’s special New years Eve party.
Cougar Lounge Regulars Every Wednesday - Limelight9pm, £TBC * All the latest R&B from DJ Raheem and Nezzy Every Friday - 10pm, £TBC * All the best Urban floor-fillers from C.T. and Hilly Every Saturday 9pm, £TBC * DJ’s C.T. and Hilly play their best anthems and club classics on Womanby Street
Club X Regulars Every Friday - 10pm, FREE before 10, £10 After * Mix of funky house, electro and pop, an xcellent night out (pun intended) Every Saturday - 10pm, FREE
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Clwb Ifor Bach Regulars Every Tuesday - Just Dance 10:30pm, £3 * Weekly mix of pop, rock, R&B, and everything in between Every Wednesday - Listen up! 9:30pm, £3 * All avenues of indie, electro and cheese are covered acrossthree floors Every Thursday - C-Y-N-T, 10.30pm, £4 * The undisputed Welsh kingpin of mid-week raves, featuring guest DJ’s from all over the UK every week.
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Every Monday - Sunday, 9pm, FREE * Various DJs playing the latest hits and club anthems all through the night
Every Monday - Jagerfest, 10pm, £4 / £3 * Night solely built for getting wasted, you’ll never guess who’s sponsoring this night
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Every Tuesday - Propaganda, 10pm, £4 / £3 * Nationwide Indie night intent on world domination
Regulars Every Saturday - Twisted By Design, 9pm - 2am. £TBC * Dempsey’s hosts one of Cardiff’s longest running altenative nights.
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Every Friday - ?? - 10.30pm, £4.50 - £3.50. * Clwb’s flagship indie clubnight puts the pedal to the alternative metal
Every Monday - Monday Madness, 10pm, FREE * All the latest chart hits and favourites from DJ Andy
Every Saturday - Vinyl Vendettas / Dirty Pop / Mr Potter’s Proper Disco, 10pm, £5 * See Clubs of the Month
Every Wednesday - Club & Dance, 10pm, FREE * The best club & dance music, featuring guest remixes.
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Every Thursday - Classix Chart, 10pm, FREE * Chart hits and exclusive remixes from DJ Andy
VINYL VENDETTAS
These long-standing violent femmes of Cardiff have brought their funky alternative tuneage to Clwb for many a year now. With Bethan Elfyn as part of the team you can expect some top notch new music among the classics. Dirty Pop and Mr Potter complete a three-floored attack on the Womanby Street massive
Clwb Ifor Bach Every Saturday Specials 3rd December - Aperture, 10:30pm - £5 / £7 * Guest DJ sets from Netsky on this long running DnB night 10th December – Neuropol, 10.30pm, £5 / £7 * Bass-heavy behemoth returns once more before taking a break for Christmas 17th December – Aperture, 10:30pm. £5 / £7 * Dubstep night with enough bass to set seismometers through the roof 26th December – Aperture, 10.30pm, £5 / £7 * Shake off the Boxing Day blues with sets from Kasra and Cyantific 31st December -New Years Eve, 10pm, £8 * 3 Floors of party for you to celebrate New Year’s with a massive boom drop
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Every Friday - Dance Zone, 10pm, FREE * All your favourite club and dance tunes from DJ Al Every Saturday - Sonic Saturdays, 10pm, FREE * Chart hits and dance classics from a selection of guest DJs Every Sunday - Sunday Sanctuary - 10pm, FREE * Resident DJs play the best chart and dance, old and new
Flares Regulars Every Tuesday - 10pm, FREE * DJ Jay plays a variety of cheese, party anthems and big hits Every Wednesday - Put On Your Party Pants, 9pm, FREE * Weekly night of big-time party anthems in Flares Every Thursday - Cocktail Night, 10pm, FREE * 70’s music all night long in by far the most creatively named club in Cardiff Every Friday - 9pm, FREE * Kickstart your weekend with Dr INC Every Saturday - 9pm, FREE * Resident DJs take you back to simpler times.
The Flora Regulars Every Friday and Saturday - 8pm, FREE * Live bands followed by DJ sets until 1am
Every Wednesday - Uptight, 10pm, £3 * Weekly night of R&B and hip hop Every Saturday - Vanity. 9pm. £5. * Two floors of R&B, dancefloor anthems and funky house Specials 4th December - Trevor Nelson, 10pm, £5 * Rare DJ set from the prolific Radio 1 DJ and MTV presenter
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TREVOR NELSON
The Radio 1 legend, soul DJ par excellence, and some time holiday journalist takes time off from his busy schedule to come and pay us Cardiffians a visit. He doesn’t do this all that often so best take the chance while you have it.
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26th December - Hed Kandi 10pm, £7 / £5 * Special Hed Kandi night to shake off the postChristmas blues 31st December - Viva Glam Black and White New Year’s Ball 9pm, FREE * Two-floor assault of the latest electro, funk, R ‘n’ B, chart and house to dawn the New Year
The Great Western Regulars Every Thursday - Saturday. 9pm. FREE. * In-house DJs playing a mix of party classics through the night
Gwdihw Specials 4th December – Rhythm Fundraiser, 8pm, £3 /£2 * Fundraiser for the Welsh Refugee Council’s Hardship Fund with resident DJs Indy Blu, James and friends playing their rootsy reggae collections through the night 9th December – Pronto, 8pm,
£2 / FREE * Midweek antics in Gwdihw with DJs playing funk, Motown, soul, dub and reggae while the punters get all arty on graffiti boards and what not 11th December – Candela w/ Miles Cleret, 8pm, £3 * See Club of the Month
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CANDELA w/ MILES CLERET
Candela’s contribution to the DJ culture of the capital is always worthy of celebration. But the pulling of Miles Cleret, heralded by the likes of Pitchfork and Gilles Peterson and boss of Soundway Records, shows some serious clout in these circles. Bound to be bumper-packed for the £3 fee, the MMP recommends getting there early. DJ back-up is brought to you by DJs Dave Norton, Harmonics and Kidskwid Gwdihw 11th December 18th December – Funkadelic, 8pm, FREE * DJ Jay Kinchett returns with his curious blend of Northern Soul and funk - expect Dobie Gray, Al Wilson and Epitome Of Sound along with cheeky disco classics 19th December – Xmas Market, 4pm, FREE * A Christmas market resplendent with DJs, booze, great stalls and home-cooked food 20th December – Quiz Quest, 8pm, £2 * Loosely themed and anarchically comedic multimedia pub quiz with hosts Ben Partridge and Jonny Bull 31st December – Gwdihw New Years Eve Ski Lodge Party, 8pm, £TBC * Impressively imaginative themed NYE night over in Gwdihw with occasional 80s tunes breaking up the generally scoop-hot music playing the rest of the time
King’s Cross Regulars Every Sunday - Rachel’s Songs Of Praise, 9pm, FREE * Enjoy an all-night happy hour, with karaoke for those who haven’t shamed themselves enough for the weekend. Every Monday - Quiz Night, 8pm, FREE * Get your thinking caps on with the weekly quiz and happy hour from 5-8 Every Tuesday - Karaoke With Rachel, 9pm, FREE * Free karaoke sessions with your host Rachel
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Club Listings Every Wednesday - Dr. Beverly Ballcrusher’s Gameshow, 5pm, FREE * Aid your inebriation procedure with the most ludicrously named host in Cardiff. Every Thursday - Therapeutic Thursdays, 5pm, FREE * Weekly cabaret from Fanny Dazzle
Every Tuesday - Salsa Classes, 7pm, FREE * Dance classes surrounded by an army of live musicians
8th December - Dr Bev Ballcrusher, 9.30pm, £3 * Minsky’s brings their weekend festivities to Wednesday nights
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9th December - Jolene Dover, 9.30pm, £3 * Rare Thursday performance in the name of the festive season
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Every Friday - Cwm Camping, 5pm, FREE * Party tunes with DJ J-A-Y and happy hour from 5-8pm
Every Thursday - Fat Penguin 9pm, FREE * Cheap drinks, no flightless birds in sight
Every Saturday - KXS, 5pm, FREE * DJ Lee Briant incites the party across Mill Lane
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Koko Gorilaz Regulars Every Saturday - 9pm, FREE * See Clubs of the Month
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RAVE JUGGERNAUT
The massive party raves of the Juggernaut keep the Koko’s crowd rocking every weekend - normally packed, particularly in term time, this is a mammoth of a night, guarandamteed. Koko Gorilaz Every Saturday
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15th December - Pixie Perez, 9.30pm, £3 * The festivities continue with Pixie and her show
Every Wednesday - Cheapskates, 9pm, £6 * The archetype of how to get wasted in Cardiff
16th December - Dr Bev Ballcrusher, 9.30pm, £3 * Cardiff’s most prolific cabaret performer keeps the countdown to Christmas going.
Every Friday - 9pm, £4 * The best place to fuel your need for rock, punk and ska Every Saturday - 9pm, £4 * Weekly fix of alternative goodness, ranging from Indie to nu metal (and everything between).
Milgi’s Regulars Every Friday & Saturday - 9pm, FREE * World and dance music from an array of guest DJs
Millennium Music Hall / Code Regulars
Every Wednesday - Sub Social, 9pm, FREE * Weekly night dedicated to all the various uni societies
Every Tuesday - Fundamental, 10pm, £2 * Student night featuring themed parties, foam and cheap drinks
Every Thursday - Ladies Night, 8pm, FREE * Leave your balls at the door, it’s Ladies Night
Every Friday - Deal Or No Deal, 10pm, £3 * R&B and dance hits, Noel Edmonds not included
Every Friday - Fever Friday, 8pm, FREE * Resident DJs play a wide variety of retro and pop classics.
Every Saturday - Jumpin’ Jaks Reunion, 10pm, £3 * Relive the days of Jumpin Jak, Jumpin Jaks resurrects itself....only on a less frequent scale
Every Sunday - 8pm, FREE * The hard working barstaff of Cardiff are given their chance to shine on this Industry night.
Live Lounge Regulars Every Monday - Friday - 11pm, FREE * As soon as the live music ends, chill out to the wide array of guest DJs that play every night.
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11th December - Pixie Perez & Tina Sparkle, 9.30pm, £3 * Weekend cabaret with a bit of tinsel
Every Tuesday - Metropolis, 9pm, £TBC * Electro, Trance, Dubstep and Drum & Bass, all wth an alternative edge
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Every Saturday - 8pm, FREE * Commercial hits and retro classics for you to make the most of your weekend to.
10th December - Fanny Dazzle & Tina Sparkle, 9.30pm, £3 * Christmas-themed performance to usher in the holiday season
Minsky’s Specials 3rd December - Jolene Dover & Fanny Dazzle, 9.30pm, £3 * The term “Camp as Christmas” takes a whole new meaning as Minsky’s kick off their Christmas celebrations. 4th December - Tina Sparkle & Pixie Perez, 9.30pm, £3 * Festive cabaret performance with two of the more subtle cabaret names out there
17th December - Dr Bev Ballcrusher & Pixie Perez, 9.30pm, £3 * Haven’t seen them earlier in the week? Now you have chance to catch both!
VIP treatment, with resident DJ Chris Evans.
Owain Glyndwr Regulars Every Monday - Salsa Classes, 8pm, FREE * Weekly salsa classes for those who wish to brush up on their dancing Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the Month - Comedy at Tair Pluen, 8pm, £3 * Fortnightly attempt to tickle your funnybone Every Saturday - 9pm, FREE * DJ Yas plays all the party classics until 1am
Pulse Specials 4th December - Trey Cohen, 8pm, £TBC * Fresh from the X-factor comes Trey Cohen 11th December - Aiden Grimshaw, 8pm, £TBC * Pulse pull off another big name in the form of the latest X-factor evictee
18th December - Tina Sparkle & Pixie Perez, 9.30pm, £3 * Doublebarrelled festive countdown from the resident cabaret duo
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22nd December - Jolene Dover, 9:30pm, £3 * Jolene Dover capitalises on the cheer of this festive season
11th & 18th December - Fuel, 10pm, £4 * In the event of a fire, Stop, Rock and Roll
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23rd December - Dr Bev Ballcrusher, 9:30pm, £3 * One last festive hurrah from the sillynamed songstress
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31st December - Tina Sparkle & Pixie Perez, £3 * Bring in the new year in fabulous style
Every Tuesday - Thursday, 8pm, FREE * Deny the past 15 years ever happened with this mid-week nostalgia night
Mocka Lounge Regulars Every Monday - Hangover Cure, 9pm, FREE * Nurse your hangover tonight with this chilled out night Every Tuesday - Relax and Unwind, 9pm, FREE * Midweek tunes to loosen up to Every Wednesday - Cocktail Heaven, 9pm, FREE * So cocktail friendly, they put it in the name. Every Thursday - 9pm, FREE * Djs Styles and Bmore play their selection of chilled House and R&B Every Friday - 9pm, FREE * Follow up their live Jazz performances with DJs throughout the night. Every Saturday - 9pm, FREE * DJ Styles and Sinky force you into party-mode Every Sunday - 9pm, FREE * The Barstaff of Cardiff get given the
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Every Friday - Saturday. 7pm. FREE. * Nonstop 80’s classics throughout the weekend Every Sunday, 8pm, FREE. * End the weekend with more retro goodness
Revolution Regulars Every Wednesdays - Shotgun Rules, 9pm, £3 * Weekly student night with the sole aim of getting you wasted. Every Friday - 9pm, £3 * Revolution ushers in your weekend with oodles of offers and guest DJs Every Saturday - 9pm, £3 before 11pm, £5 after * Two floors of music ranging from Electro to House to kick off your Saturday night. Every Sunday - 9pm, FREE * A mix of live music and Latin beats played throughout the night
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11th December - For Funk’s Sake, £TBC * Live DJ plays a mighty fine selection of funk tunes for the uber-cool Shot dwellers.
Every Wednesday - I Love Wednesday, 9pm, FREE * DJ’s Raheem, Sinky, Monique, Scarface and Paz set out to make sure you love Wednesdays as much as the club does Every Thursday - Pink, 10pm, £TBC * DJ Warren takes to the decks for a night littered with drinks promotions
Tiger Tiger Regulars Everyday - Private Karaoke, 6pm, £2.50 * Start the evening in good fashion with Tiger Tiger’s private karaoke booths
gabyte plays his weekly residency Every Saturday - 9pm, FREE * Weekly Weekly DJ set from DJ Extreme
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Every Wednesday - Clwb Coffi, 12pm, FREE * Afternoon tea combined with Welsh Lessons. Genius.
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Every Thursday - Karaoke Night, 8pm, FREE * Weekly karaoke fixture to expel those singing demons
2nd December - Music Quiz, 8:30pm, £1 * Test your musical knowledge against others in a battle of who’s cooler
Every Friday - 8pm. FREE. * Live DJ sets every week from a variety of guest DJs
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Every Friday and Saturday - 10pm, £TBC * DJ soul sessions plays the best dubstep, electro and funky house
Every Saturday - 10pm, £TBC * House anthems and Dance classics from the lovely people at KISS 101
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WOW Bar
Every Friday - 8pm, FREE * Funky house and all the latest chart hits from 8pm onwards.
3rd December - Chick Habit, £TBC * See Club of the month
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Every Saturday - 8pm, FREE * A mix of cheesy pop and chart hits from 8pm onwards down in this massive bar down in Cardiff Bay sounds lovely
SodaBar Regulars Every Friday - Flawless - 10pm, FREE * DJ Raheem brings his weekly residence.to the elegant surrounds of Sodabar Every Saturday - 10pm, FREE * Weekly set from resident DJ, DJ Jay Vivet Every Sunday - Sodabar Sunday Industry Night, 10pm, £2 / FREE * A night dedicated to those who have been working Friday and Saturday night
Shot in The Dark Regulars Every Friday (barring Xmas Eve) - Good Vibrations £TBC * See Clubs of the Month
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The trendy Shot folks offer up their lovely nosh, drinks and ambience alongside live DJs dropping gorgeous funk-soul tunes until they shut the doors behind you. Chic. Modern. And funky cool. Shot In The Dark Every Friday
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CHICK HABIT
As Undertone begins to establish a dual role as a live and club venue, it’s good to see the quality of the latter is not dipping. This night plays Indie, pop and Motown with the emphasis being on girl singers. This will inevitably lead to a blend of ladies, and men who know that there will be ladies. There will be chemistry and romance, and Blondie, and, yes, Shampoo Undertone 3rd December
4th December - Release, £TBC * Details are as yet unreleased to is, see what I did there? 9th December - Obey!, £3 / £4 * Vibrant beats and bass from the underground fields of Dubstep, UK funky, techno, garage and breaks 17th December - Modern Life is Rubbish, £3 * 90s themed night with the likes of Pulp, Wu Tang Clan, Ash, Sonic Youth, and more obviously 18th December - Hell’s Bent, £TBC * Alternative Gay night bringing the big-time party vibe to the basement club 26th & 31st December - Sleep When You’re Dead, £TBC * See Club of the month
Varsity (City Centre) Regulars Every Friday - 9pm, FREE * DJ Gi-
Every Saturday. 9pm. FREE. * DJ Dan plays his weekly residency
Every Wednesday - Rewind, 8pm, FREE * The best from the 80’s and 90’s spun by DJ Krys Every Thursday - Connextions, 8pm, FREE * Amber Dextrous’ camp Traffic-light party, with a retro soundtrack to get you in the mood. Every Friday - The Wow Showgirls. 8pm. FREE. * DJ Kitty and MC Marcia presents a their weekly House sets Every Saturday - Ice. 8pm. FREE. * A mix of chart hits from resident DJs Krys and N18El T
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Regulars Every Thursday - Discount Night, 8pm, FREE * Night of music and heavily discounted drinks Every Friday - Socialize, 9pm, £TBC * Mix of club classics and old-school anthems until 3am Every Saturday - Funked Out, 9pm, £TBC * Night of electro and funky house until 3am Every Sunday - 9pm, FREE * DJ Jamie H plays a selection of chart, funky house and electro
Walkabout Regulars Every Thursday – Bounce, 9pm, £4 / £5 * Leviathan of a student night, try not to lose your mates amongst the sea of students
Every Sunday - The Cuckoo Club. 6pm. FREE. * Special Guests and Cabaret performances set to spend what’s left of your weekend party spirit.
Every Friday, 5:30pm, £Free * Get the Friday feeling with live music and a 4-hour long happy hour
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SLEEP WHEN YOU’RE DEAD Two Mentalist parties with Dirty Sanchez’ Pritchard leading proceedings most likely involving fire gimps, explosives and some God darn big bass shingaling. There’s one on Boxing Day and one on New Year’s Eve so you have options. The Undertone website is in place and will provide more information as it’s unveiled - expect it to be a big one whichever night you choose
Undertone 26th and 31st December
Every Saturday, 9pm, £TBC * Thursday night atmosphere, but on a Saturday, and busier (if that’s possible)
17th December - Black Friday, 9pm, £TBC * Festive themed night to celebrate the worst night on any bartender’s calendar 24th December, 9pm, £TBC * Walkabout gives you one last chance you hype yourself up before Christmas 31st December 9pm, £TBC * New Years Eve festivities from Walkabout, expect the night to be packed.
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Live Listings
Wednesday 1st Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Undeterred by winter, Morley clocks in for another month of relentless gigging
8pm, £12 - £8 * Thought-provoking and engaging musical theatre embracing the early career of Freud, all performed by acclaimed musicians Greig and Reynolds live
Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The acoustic folk of Godhead Number coos the early evening crowd
King Louis Collective @ Buffalo, 8pm, £4 * 8 person groove machine that also brags a mixtape exchange
Here Come The Girls @ Cardiff International Arena, 7pm, £55£29 * Anastacia, Lulu and Heather Small embark on a nationwide tour
Open Mic Night @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Recently moved open mic night
Cuba Cuba @ Buffalo, 7pm, £1 * Non-profit night featuring the angular pop of Cuba Cuba
Tony Morley Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley bravely leads his duo into battle just a couple of short hours after fighting alone
Open Mic w/ Singing Huw @ Nos Da, 8.30pm, FREE * Open mic with the charming Huw as host, free drinks for performers
Commuter Class - Mamma Mia! @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 5pm, FREE * An early evening build up to the Mamma Mia shows
Alex Heavyside Quartet @ Café Jazz, 8.30pm, £4 / £3 * A journey from the Great American Songbook into the Latin Quarter and beyond
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £25 - £10 * The ever-impressive BBC NOW take on Thomas Ades’ Violin Concerto, recently described as ‘Led Zeppelin meets Stravinsky’
Faithless @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £29.50 * Dancemusic leviathans bring their full live show to the capital
Tony Morley Jam Session @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Morley tests his legs by running across town for this weekly gig in the Oak
RWCMD @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * The classically training RWCMD students play at the WMC’s Glanfa Stage
Robert Cross Duo @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Mr Cross and friend showcase their acoustic and vocal flair Laura Marling @ The Glee Club, 7pm, £15 * See Gigs of the Month
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LAURA MARLING
A shining light in the modern British acoustica scene that is currently booming with Mumford & Sons and what not. It may be tough to get a ticket now, but check for returns because this looks like being proper breathtaking The Glee Club 1st December Heights @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £5-£6* Slightly epic-sounding hardcore The Sadies @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £12 / £10 * Canadian band, with support from Christopher Rees John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £42.50 - £22.50 * John Wilson, so good he named his orchestra twice, takes on a celebration of MGM musicals Chloe Hall Trio @ Shot In The Dark, 7.30pm, £TBC * The Australian folk songstress returns to Cardiff for a night of 60s-tinged folk wonder Charlotte Greig, Anthony Reynolds & Gerald Tyler @ Chapter,
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Smiths Indeed - Meat is Murder @ Coal Exchange, 7.30pm, £15 * Top notch Smiths tribute act down in the Bay Owain Glyndwr Open Mic @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Superbly run open mic hosted by Ben & Stuart Harrison
No Sweat w/ Brian Humphreys / Mr Duke / Ben Steer @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, FREE * Americana-tinged songmanship from Humphreys with sets from Mr Duke and Steer for company
Jazz Revhŵ w/ Heavy Quartet @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, £3 * After packing the place last month, Jazz Revhŵ is back with the ensemble jazz and funksome groove of The Heavy Quartet
Tom Lewis @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Tom Lewis brings his eclectic selection of acoustica to Wednesday nights
Shot Of Jazz @ Shot In The Dark, 8pm, £2 * Three live jazz acts in these rather lovely jazz sessions upstairs in Shot
Colum Regan @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Ongoing solo acoustic weekly residency for the polished Irishman
Random Hand / Captain Accident & More @ Undertone, 8pm, £7 / £6 * Full throttle ska/punk/metal hybridists with support from the reggae of Captain Accident and the ska of Detached and Sharks Don’t Sleep - DJs until 4am
The Loudhailers @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Live rock covers up in the Live Lounge
Thursday 2nd Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The irresistible laser-guided musicianship of a fine couple of Sions Live Music Now! @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Free opera session on the WMC’s Glanfa Stage Tony Morley Trio @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Polish my brass! It’s Tony Morley with two musical accomplices Klezmer Kollectiv @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The Yiddish folk specialists play their wonderful stuff in WMC Bad Manners @ The Globe, 7pm, £21 / £18 * Iconic 2tone Ska from Buster and his merry men Inme @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £12-£10 * British rock regulars show their longevity with a “Greatest Hits” retrospective show
Charlotte Greig, Anthony Reynolds & Gerald Tyler @ Chapter, 8pm, £12 - £8 * Thought-provoking and engaging musical theatre embracing the early career of Freud, all performed by acclaimed musicians Greig and Reynolds live Jim Jam Open Mic @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Jim Jam’s longrunning open mic continues in The Claude Goose @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Live covers from Colum Regan’s band The Gate Open Mic @ The Gate, 9pm, FREE * High quality open mic on Keppoch Street Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Smokin’ Aces play another set for the Trinity Street massive Aiden Thorne 3 Windows Trio @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £6 / £5 * Newly formed piano based trio exploring spirituality through improvised jazz SixOneSeven @ Live Lounge,
10pm, FREE * Live covers in the late night Live Lounge sessions Parker @ Buffalo, 11pm, £3 / £5 * Turntable virtuoso and star-producer on the rise brings his individual style of mashup to Cardiff
Friday 3rd Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Morley’s endeavours toward gigging are on a par with the industrious Egyptians’ commitment to pyramids Lunchtime Concert - RWCMD @ St. David’s Hall, 1pm, £6.50 / £5.50 * The talented RWCMD youngsters take on Brahms’ German Requiem St. Joseph’s Primary School Choir @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * It’s a school choir, it’s nearly Christmas...we smell carols Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Citizen Morley continues to wage bloody war on the powers that be through unending gigging Live Music Friday @ Owain Glyndwr, 5pm, FREE * Live music throughout the evening to settle into the weekend vibe The Ginger Rogers @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The funk maestros take their show to the Glanfa Stage Leighton Jones @ The Vulcan Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Leighton sets up camp at the Vulcan for the next two Fridays Dressed To Kill @ The Globe, 7pm, £12 / £10 * The Globe’s way of wishing you a Merry KISSmas Peter Andre @ Cardiff International Arena, 7pm, £28.50 * Pop-star takes time out from constantly being in the media to play some of his hits to the people of Cardiff Stokes, William @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £4 * Zoo Pop presents a night of folk, with support from Joseph & David and Joshua James Morgan - sounds pretty marvellous Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * More acoustic folk-pop dualisms from this charming act The Welsh Sinfonia Season @ Llandaff Cathedral, 7.30pm, £12 * The Welsh Sinfonia, the Sinfonia Chorus and guest soloists work through the Xmas treat of Handel’s Messiah Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra Xmas Night At The Movies @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £18 - £5 * The CPO wrestle with some of the
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Live Listings Xmas family favourites including the music from It’s A Wonderful Life The Journeymen @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Seeing refuge in the North Star for tonight, The Journeymen 1940s Discotheque w/ The Siren Sisters @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, £3 * The 1940s combo of The Siren Sisters take the Gwdihŵers on a journey through time as part of these excellent discotheque nights Lauern Shields supports with DJs following the music Polar Bears @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * The Claude brings us a session of pub rock covers Funk Fusion Night @ The Gate, 8.30pm, £3 * Six-piece Miles Behind lead the festivities with original fusion funk and some standards The Tony Breen Band & Guests @ Blue Dragon Hotel, 9pm, FREE * Country, blues, jazz all blended together by the Tony Breen band Earth Monkey @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * The covers of Earth Monkey light up the Oak Rob Cross @ O’Neills (Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * The delightful acoustica of Rob Cross fronts the evening in little O’Neills The Sweet Spots @ The Cougar Lounge, 9pm, FREE * Cardiff’s premier classic soul act perform in the Cougar Lounge on Womanby Street Graffiti @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Live rock covers up in the big O’Neills music room Blue Traffic @ Café Jazz, 10pm, £4 * The Blues Dragon sessions bring these blues rockers for a late night session 2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Live rock action with covers being the primary focus
Saturday 4th Tranquillo @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6am, FREE * Classical performance on the Glanfa in WMC Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The mythical amphibian troubadours take to the stage once more, God bless Sion & Sion Graham Watkins Jazz Quartet @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1.30pm, FREE * Lovely, lovely jazz in the Millennium Centre The Promise Of Christmas @ St. David’s Hall, 3pm, £11 / £10 * Modern and traditional carols along with other seasonal
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favourites led by the Promise of Christmas Choir and Youth Choir and the Cambrensis Choir and Orchestra Cor Dyfed @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 4.30pm, FREE * Choral music on the Millennium Centre foyer stage 49 Giraffes Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * The normally bigger 49 Giraffes cut back to a duo for this afternoon show Zoox @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Folk for all of those in the foyer, eating and waiting and watching JLS @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £22.50 * X-Factor runners-up strike while the Iron is hot in what will be one of a series of upcoming sold out shows at the Arena Stravinsky & Sibelius @ Millennium Centre, 6.30pm, £8 / £6 * Various violin pieces from Stravinsky and Haydn Smokin’ Aces Duo @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The Aces take their pared back set to Live Lounge Midasuno @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £10-£7 * The original lineup return for what will be a very rare one-off reunion show Tunes for Tanzania Charity gig @ Buffalo, 7pm, £6 / £5 * Charity gig for the noble Bridge2Aid cause, featuring Ether, The Robbie Burns Band and Louisa Hall The Promise Of Christmas @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £11 / £10 * Modern and traditional carols along with other seasonal favourites led by the Promise of Christmas Choir and Youth Choir and the Cambrensis Choir and Orchestra Three Pairs Of Shoes / Joshua Price @ Thé Pot, 7.30pm, £4 * These lovely Thé Pot sessions bring in the university’s favourite modern folkers with some fantastic support Stand & Deliver @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £6 / £5 * Spencer McGarry Season, Samoans and many other acts band together to raise money for the Fairbridge charity Smokin’ Aces @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Their attempts of live-music domination continue at the North Star The Electric Company @ The Vulcan Lounge, 8pm, FREE * The one that won’t send you a bill, so the good kind TBC @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * The name is unknown but it is apparently a Genesis tribute band offshoot from Acab Crimes Against Folk @ O’Neills
(Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * Folkbased fun in little O’Neills The Undecided @ O’Neills (St. Marys), 9pm, FREE * Saturday night brings a whole set of covers in big O’Neills Beyond The Blues @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Blues-themed evening in The Royal Oak In Full Swing Presents The Correspondents @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £5 * See Gigs of the Month
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IN FULL SWING w/
THE CORRESPONDENTS FRED SNOW
Though this is a gig of the month it could equally be a club night of the month what with the effervescent electroswing emerging from headliners The Correspondents. That said, their live presence is uniformly phenomenal. And when flanked by the unremitting jazz swing talents of Fred Snow and Moneyshot as well as the swing-based DJs taking it all to the water until 4am, this’ll be a cracker. Cardiff Arts Institute
4th December
The Loudhailers @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night rock covers in Live Lounge
Sunday 5th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The infinite jukebox returns to provide an inevitably small sample of his repertoire Peter Thompson @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 12.30pm, FREE * Swing piano on the Centre’s Glanfa Stage The Ultimate Stage Company @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 2pm, FREE * Boldly named stage company take on some show tunes Blues Sessions @ The Royal Oak, 3pm, FREE * Every Sunday brings a whole afternoon / evening of blues getting progressively rockier as the night wears on Christmas With The Rat Pack @ St. David’s Hall, 3pm, £25.50 - £11.50 * All the glitz of Vegas as Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin take a stroll through their traditional work and some seasonal classics Pamela Wyn Shannon & Stacey Blythe @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 3.30pm, FREE * Two folk starlets play their winsome tunes for the WMC crowds
Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Live acoustic covers material up in the afternoon session The Jim Barber Trio @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 5pm, FREE * Jazz trio take to the WMC foyer stage The School Christmas Party @ Buffalo, 5pm, £5 * The School headline a mini all-dayer with a Christmas theme. Support comes from Lucky Delucci, The Loves and many others Be Bop Da Jig @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * More cerebral jazz on the Glanfa in WMC Patrick Wolf @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £10 * The ever-evolving styles of one of the UK’s finest songwriters on display with Patrick Wolf Colum Regan @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The Irishman loads his shotgun of tunes and fires willingly Thoby Davis @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Thoby lays siege to your Sunday nights throughout December at the North Star LMS Acoustic Attic @ 10 Feet Tall, 7pm, £3 * Cardiff’s Live Music Society presents a selection of local acoustic talent Young Guns @ Millennium Music Hall, 7.30pm, £8.50 * Alternative rock poster-boys stop off in Cardiff on their way to the hearts of teenage girls everywhere Christmas With The Rat Pack @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £28.50 - £14.50 * All the glitz of Vegas as Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. & Dean Martin take a stroll through their traditional work and some seasonal classics Koko’s Battle Of The Bands Final @ Koko Gorilaz, 7.30pm, FREE * After weeks of heats, it all boils down to this climactic set of performances - who shall emerge victorious? Find out on the night... The Canadian Songbook @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 7.30pm, £4 * Keith James performs the songs of Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell in an undoubtedly intimate manner Sunday Acoustic Night @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Pleasant acoustic evening with Jollie Holly hosting Tony Morley Open Mic @ The Claude, 8pm, FREE * Morley trickles his extensive gigging experience to the up-and-comers S & M @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Charming Sunday residency for this very accom-
plished acoustic duo Tribute Sunday - Vogue @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The weekly tribute sessions this time take on the eclectic career of Madonna
Monday 6th Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The acoustic tunesmiths play their wonderful stuff Global Music Maker @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * World music stalks the WMC foyer Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Acoustic songsmiths are back for consecutive sets Swansea Accordion Orchestra @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 5pm, FREE * The clue is in the name - it’s an orchestra of accordions, from Swansea Scissor Sisters @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £30 * Uber-eccentric gender bending popstars get fabulous Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * More acoustic folkpop fun up at Live Lounge Elvis - Lee Memphis King @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £20 / £18.50 * Lee Memphis King, widely regarded as the best Elvis tribute artist in the world, takes to St. David’s for a special Xmas show Contagious @ Pen & Wig, 7.30pm, FREE * Weekly open mic night up at the Pen & Wig Pangea @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £4 / £3 * Live student showcase You Say Party @ Buffalo, 8pm, £8 / £7 * Dance Punk from British Columbia. Support comes from Love Parry III, VVolves and YOHO! Yuletide Ukelele Cabaret @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, FREE * The regular uke nights face up to winter with a hot toddy and some darn fine chrimbo tuneage Welsh Sessions @ Beverley Hotel, 8.30pm, FREE * The lovely traditional tones of Welsh folk can be heard in the Beverley on Cathedral Road Poet’s Corner Open Mic @ Poet’s Corner, 9pm, FREE * Fast-growing open mic on City Road with Huwie Price compering and playing
Tuesday 7th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The marmalade dukes of mirth are back - who doesn’t love Sion & Sion? Cardiff University Music Department @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * The University’s talented musicians take to the Millennium Centre foyer Winter Tea Dance @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 2.30pm, FREE * A lovely winterthemed tea dance...we love tea dances Robert Cross @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * The Cross-bow of tunes fires another set of arrows out to Live Lounge Ryan Yard @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Contemporary classical pieces from Mr. Yard Calum Ross & The Scarlets @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £5 * An evening of live music, comedy and Burlesque in the atmospheric surroundings of the Globe UTE / Elephants @ Buffalo, 8pm, £4 * Edgy Indie pop from the Alcopop! Records roster Nyth @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, £3 * Acoustic and experimental sets from Wales and beyond all under the gorgeous Gwdihŵ roof with fairy lights and plastic animals a certainty The Bootleg Beatles @ St. David’s Hall, 8pm, £23.50 * The 60s are recreated in a multi-media stage production hosted by these internationally established Beatles tribute act Kymo @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Kymo return to play their regular Tuesday-night slot Kickback Open Mic @ The Old Library, 9pm, FREE * Well-attended and established open mic in the city centre of town Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Weekly residency for the rock covers of Smokin’ Aces Liberty Street Quartet w/ Marcus Bridgeman @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £4 / £3.50 * Preservation Jazz Society gift us some more good-time jazz from the 20s and 30s
Open Mic @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Free and weekly open mic night in big O’Neills
Open Mic Night @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * O’Neills present their long-running open mic night
Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The Honey Fungus peeps return for another set of acoustic pop in Live Lounge
Festival Of The Senses: Houdini Dax / Stav @ Undertone, 9.30pm, £3 * See Gigs of the Month
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FESTIVAL OF THE SENSES
The Festival Of The Senses crew have pulled a blinder with this one. The magnificent Houdini Dax boys bring their 60s-psych rock to the bridge and are looking seriously tight ahead of their forthcoming album in 2011. When you complement all of this with the accomplished guitarwork and bluegrass, folk covers of Stav, then this evening starts to look mighty fine
Undertone 7th December
Goose @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Colum Regan fronts his cover band before the Live Lounge crowds
Wednesday 8th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * One man on a mission to play every song in existence in as short an amount of time as possible RWCMD Students @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * The talented peeps over in RWCMD take their classical boots over to the Glanfa
pies and mulled wine too! FISH @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £19 / £17.50 * Performance as part of the Fish heads acoustic club tour Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month
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RUDE
This ska musical looks set to make Grangetown bounce like brass-addicted loons. Set in 1980 with the arrival of the new Tory government and focusing on Cardiff as a geographical focal point, the story traces the emergence of ska and its history with a splendid live band. Put on by Give It A Name Theatre who received critical acclaim for a production of Heart Of Darkness earlier in the year, the MMP thoroughly recommends this blend of theatre and top-notch tunes.
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8th - 18th December Ni’n Dau @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, FREE * More lovely Gwdihŵ events unfurl as the month goes on Robert Cross Duo @ Live Lounge, 8pm, FREE * Cross and co. play some acoustic covers for your delectation
Tony Morley Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley calls for help in his never-ending quest two friends oblige temporarily
Jazz Attic @ Café Jazz, 8.30pm, £2 * One of the finest jazz sessions in the city welcoming players to come and join the house trio
BeSpoke @ Live Lounge, 6pm, FREE * Early evening covers in the Live Lounge
Open Mic w/ Singing Huw @ Nos Da, 8.30pm, FREE * Open mic with the charming Huw as host, free drinks for performers
High Winds Flute Ensemble @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The flute ensemble play their classical stuff to the Millennium Centre dwellers 80’s Rewind Christmas Tour @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £TBC * Kool & The Gang, Sister Sledge and ABC headline a packed lineup of 80’s nostalgia Cardiff County & VG Music Service @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £9 / £7 * Eight of the Counties’ Ensembles plus a choir of 250 Junior School children join forces for an epic Xmas evening Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Inane ramblings from the MMP’s ginger muse Sinfonia Newydd @ The Welsh National Temple of Peace & Health, Cardiff Civic Centre, 7pm, £6 / £4 * New classical programme in the city combining art and music - this time it is the premiere of 4 works from up-andcoming composers - free mince
Y Fuwch Goch Open Mic @ Y Fuwch Goch, 8.30pm, FREE * One of the city’s finest open mic nights with a giving host and some great regulars Tony Morley Jam Session @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Morley is back and gigging as persistent as ever, we salute you, sir No Sweat feat. Port Erin / Draw Me Stories / Alex Comana @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, FREE * Port Erin arrive on their UK tour with an ambient vibe complimented by the incredible gothic-folk-rock of Draw Me Stories. Among Brothers’ Alex Comana also lends a hand Tom Lewis @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Weekly residency for Mr. Lewis and his mammoth-throat Colum Regan @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Regan hosts his acoustic residency in big O’Neills
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Live Listings Face Value @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Face Value take the helm for the late night rock covers slot
Thursday 9th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * One Sion twists beneath the moonlight, naked and unfurled, the other Sion holds sand in his palm and counts time Pro Corda Chamber Music @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Classical chamber material in the Centre Tony Morley Trio @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley, now accompanied by two like-minded souls, pulls another set of tunes from his sleeve Bryn Hafren School Dance Department @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 5pm, FREE * Dance and music on the Glanfa Stage Llantrisant Male Choir @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Choral classical works in the Millennium Centre Arcade Fire / Devendra Banhart @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £27.50 * See Gigs of the Month
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ARCADE FIRE
DEVENDRA BANHART
The mammoth Canadian indie-rock collective responsible for one of the year’s finest albums come to the Arena with a reputation as one of the finest live acts in the world. That’s pretty big. But when you add in the architect of the New Weird America psych-folk scene Devendra Banhart, who is a particular MMP favourite, then this night turns into something utterly towering in its musical strength. Other support comes from The Grogs, not to be missed if you can afford it
C.I.A 9th December
Future Of The Left @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £10 / £8 * Cardiff alternative-rockers bring their remarkable set to Clwb Amy Can Flyy @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £6 / £5 * Sugary pop punk dangerously on the verge of being a boyband Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The Number play another set of acoustic covers Cakehole Presley @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £TBC * See Gigs of the Month
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CAKEHOLE PRESLEY
The Presley boys bring their folk-rock back to The Globe with all of the usual thrills and frolics of their everyman set shining through. Tonight should be particularly special given the fact that their wonderful Look After Your Chihuahua LP is being released this very night. Those who admire genuinely good grassroots songwriting should be coming here
The Globe 9th December
Those Dancing Days @ Buffalo, 7.30pm, £7 / £6 * Swedish Pop that’s as sweet as Apple-Pie. For fans of The Concretes and The Pippettes Pixie Lott @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £23.50 * The Britnominated and massive-selling pop-soul starlet takes her first UK tour to St. David’s Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month Owain Glyndwr Open Mic @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Hosted by the welcoming Ben & Stuart Harrison this is a popular spot for budding open mic players and fans alike Under The Driftwood Tree @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Pubfriendly noise takes over Thursday nights Shot’s Open Mic @ Shot In The Dark, 8pm, FREE * Open mic in the charmingly decored Shot In The Dark Jim Jam Open Mic @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Jim Jam hosts this well-established open mic on Albany Road The Gate Open Mic @ The Gate, 9pm, FREE * The Gate open mic hosts more top notch local talents The Big What?! Band @ O’Neills (St Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * The soulful covers of Big What soak into the fabric of O’Neills Astroid Boys Present Christmas Mash-Up @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £4 * Blend of hip-hop and dubstep which is turning heads quicker than a nude pony - appearances from Curtamos, Magenta and Dell & Comfort, plus much more Three Square @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £6 / £5 * Electric jazz quartet playing a unique blend of traditional and cutting edge material
Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * The Aces pull out another show from their considerable sleeves 2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Live rock covers from the Gun Show dudes up at Live Lounge
Friday 10th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Bracing himself against the winter demons, Morley will not stop gigging Gerard McChrystal @ Weston Gallery, RWCMD, 1pm, £TBC * Saxophone soloist brings his touring programme Stand Up to his home turf blending sax and electronics along the way Touch Trust @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Music and dance on the Glanfa Stage
for Cath Woolridge with Robbie Burns, a community choir and a full live band backing her Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month Smokin’ Aces @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Someone get the fire extinguisher, these aces are smoking The Wyrd Sisters Present Listen @ Chapter, 8pm, £4 * Intimate night of words and music with Guto Dafis’ traditional, melodeondriven folk and Zeuk ‘s gothic-folk merging to forge a collective strength Round The Houses w/ Sarah Sweeney + United Vibration / Jangle @ Gwdihŵ, 8.30pm, £3 * This excellent night brings the live explosion of United Vibration along with local act Jangle billed as Cinematic Orchestra meets Four Tet, plus Sarah Sweeney warming things up
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Picking up from his earlier set in the day, if Morley is tired, he isn’t showing it
Lounge Lizards @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * The Lounge Lizards take their tunes to the Albany Road pub
Live Music Friday @ Owain Glyndwr, 5pm, FREE * A festive atmosphere driven by live music that kicks off early and keeps on going strong throughout the evening
Goose @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * The covers experts fronted by Colum Regan perform for the O’Neills audience
Nidus Children’s Choir @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * It’s a children’s choir and they are most likely to be singing some popular carols Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Acoustic pop from the Fungus this evening AKB’AL @ Buffalo, 7pm, £3 * Ambient and progressive metal Status Quo @ Cardiff International Arena, 7pm, £34.50 * Oldschool rock legends make their yearly visit to Cardiff, taking their back catalogue of hits and their 3 chords with them Leighton Jones @ The Vulcan Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Another Friday night performance at the Vulcan for Leighton Jones Hell’s Bells @ The Globe, 7pm, £14 /£12 * AC/DC tribute band turn it up to 11 Melvana @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £5 / £4 * A tribute to the two acts responsible for killing off the hair metal era of the 80’s. Perfect Aled Jones In Concert @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £24.50 / £22.50 * The former child star turned adult radio and TV presenter takes his ever-impressive voice out on the road for Xmas Cath Woolridge Album Launch @ The Gate, 7.30pm, £3 * LP launch
The Tony Breen Band & Guests @ Blue Dragon Hotel, 9pm, FREE * Country, blues, jazz in the Blue Dragon Hotel 2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show @ O’Neills (Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * Rock covers in little O’Neills Henry’s Funeral Shoe / Clay Statues & More @ Undertone, 9pm, £5 * The blues-rock twopiece take their rockin’ show to Undertone with some fantastic bass-driven support from Clay Statues. Also Aulos and 4 Brothers - big line-up followed by DJs Tattsyrup @ The Cougar Lounge, 9pm, FREE * The ska-dub-reggae behemoths shake their collective whistles at the wind and, kick my puppy, it sounds mighty fine Area 51 @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Live band session down at The Oak Chrome Kids & Higher Learning Present Gangsta Christmas 2 @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £2 b4 11pm * Fancy dress as gangsta dons and grime lords, with Chrome Kids and Higher Learning shooting balls of hip-hop and bass - also an EP launch from Exotope and a Future Garage special with City Bass - almost too bloody much Minnie’s Chuff @ Live Lounge, 9.30pm, FREE * Spectacularly named covers band play the hits Bullit @ Café Jazz, 10pm, £4 *
Another night of blues-rock in late night Café Jazz The Loudhailers @ Live Lounge, 10.30pm, FREE * The late night covers specialists return with some more rock and pop
Saturday 11th BBC Cymru Wales Carols For Christmas @ St. David’s Hall, 11am, £4 * BBC National Chorus of Wales and the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards pull together in aid of Children In Need - expect carols, Xmas music and readings Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * In their spare time, they bend metal with their eyes, right now they play guitar and piano while singing Absolute Zero Viola Quartet @ Cardiff Central Library, 1pm, FREE * This viola quartet entertain the weekend lunchtime library goers Musical Theatre Youth Singers @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Young people singing musical theatre in the Millennium Centre Smokin’ Aces Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * The Smokin’ Aces take the acoustified version of their set out to Live Lounge Greater Gwent Schools Brass Band @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The brass bands of Greater Gwent come to entertain Bullet For My Valentine @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £22.50-£20 * The flagship of Welsh metal flies high in what is their biggest headlining Cardiff show to date. Support comes from Bring me the Horizon and Atreyu Christmas Concert With Carols @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £15 £10 * Pretty much what it says on the tin, Morriston Orpheus Choir, Bedwas Trethomas Machen Band and Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion perform Cowbois @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £6 * Bizarre welsh-spoken country/rockabilly hybrid Doors Alive @ Millennium Music Hall, 7pm, £10 * Allegedly the best Doors Tribute band EVER, a bold claim but if they summon even a hint of the Californian legends it should be a fine show
CAVMS Orchestral Christmas Concert @ The Gate, 7.30pm, £TBC * Cardiff Vale Music Service gives some of its youngster ensembles the experience of playing in lush venues Roosvelt @ The Vulcan Lounge, 8pm, FREE * No Theodores or Franklins in sight Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month Salvation @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Cheeky soul and popular covers from these likely lads
Cheryl Roberts & Natty German @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * A soprano and an acoustic guitarist mind-meld before your very eyes Thoby Davis @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Thoby lays siege to your Sunday nights throughout December at the North Star Colum Regan @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Regan spills acoustic tunes like an overly full coffee
The Underdogs @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Rock and pop covers over in The Claude
Handel’s Messiah @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £30 - £10 * The chorus and orchestra of Welsh National Opera take on the classic Xmas piece from Handel - conducted by Lothar Koenigs
Polar Bears @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * The O’Neills music room plays host to some popular covers
Joshua Caole @ Buffalo, 7.30pm, £4 / £3 * Local artist celebrates the release of his debut solo release “Slow Hearts”
Captain Accident & The Disasters @ Pen & Wig, 9pm, £TBC * The local reggae mercenaries take their really rather fine set to the Pen & Wig
Deadmau5 @ Millennium Music Hall, 8pm, £20 * Despite selling out his huge arena tour, Deadmau5 takes a break from his tour to play in front of a comparatively miniscule 800 capacity crowd.
CAI Presents DER Collective @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £2 b4 11pm * Hip-hop-jazz-funk-reggae collective who are making all the right noises, fronted by Dionne Morgan and Dregz Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * Another gig in a busy month for the rockin’ Aces The Kenny Driscoll Band @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Veteran Kenny Driscoll leads his players to Live Lounge for some quality covers
Sunday 12th Cardiff Coffee Concerts @ National Museum, 11.30am, £20 / £16 * Llyr Williams performs Beethoven’s three final Beethoven sonatas in this Christmas recital Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Morley’s passive eyes give nothing away, but there is a lurking feeling he may have achieved omnipotence RCT Music Service Performers @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Rhondda Cynon Taf Music Service bring their popular music show to WMC RCT Music Service Performers @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 3pm, FREE * As 1pm
Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Godhead Number take their acoustic work out to Live Lounge
Blues Sessions @ The Royal Oak, 3pm, FREE * Acoustic blues through the afternoon before the bands kick in at around 5pm
J Alexander & The Blues Devils @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £5 * Support comes from Harri’s Band
Godhead Number @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * One of the Live Lounge regulars, their folk-pop acoustica is always polished
Tony Morley Open Mic @ The Claude, 8pm, FREE * Morley’s vast experience is transferred like the Olympic flame to youngsters Sunday Acoustic Night @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * More nice acoustic work with Jollie Holly on hosting duties S & M @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Acoustic duo play hits for the Sunday O’Neills drinkers Tribute Sunday - Hot Fuzz @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The Killers are aped in the weekly Tribute Sunday
Monday 13th TBC @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Act not confirmed at time of press Global Music Maker @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Secondary school children play their stuff Trefor & Jones @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * MMP spies suggest that this could be another of Sion & Sion’s disguises - don’t think we didn’t notice, boys Madness @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £35 * 2-Tone revivalists aim to get you skanking at least a little bit. Electric 6 @ Millennium Music Hall, 7pm, £10 * Detroit dancecommanders return to enforce their fascist regime upon dancefloors across Cardiff Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Folk-pop tomfoolery up at Live Lounge
Shape Records Party feat. Islet / Sweet Baboo / H. Hawkline & More @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £9 / £7 * See Gigs of the Month
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SHAPE RECORDS PARTY Shape have had something of a remarkable year what with the immense rise and rise of Islet both in terms of physical release and live reputation, the release of a magnificent Sweet Baboo album and the incredible work of H. Hawkline. The Failed NASA Experiment complete a fantastic line-up and something sure to be rammed. We’ll be there with winklepickers on.
Clwb Ifor Bach 13th December Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 7pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month Contagious @ Pen & Wig, 7.30pm, FREE * Weekly open mic night in the Pen & Wig Kate Rusby @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £19 * One of the finest English contemporary folk voices plays some of her own exquisite work alongside a showcase of South Yorkshire village carols Pangea @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £4 / £3 * Live student showcase in the jewel of Roath’s music venues Pengilly’s @ Buffalo, 8pm, £4 * Multi-orchestral arrangement with a laptop and various processed sounds Welsh Sessions @ Cayo Arms, 8.30pm, FREE * Welsh folk sessions in the Cayo Arms Open Mic @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Big O’Neills hosts this weekly open mic night Flux=Rad Christmas Party @ Undertone, 9pm, £TBC * The Flux=Rad crew celebrate Xmas with some live underground indie and their own DJs all the way through to 4am Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Another show on the trot for the pop-folk Fungus players
Tuesday 14th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The Sions revert back to their forenames following a brief stint as Trefor & Jones Global Music Maker @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Secondary school children play their stuff
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Live Listings Robert Cross @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * The musical mermaid takes a fishy frolic up the fretboard
Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * The students of the Royal Welsh College take to the Glanfa for a classical show
Rhythm Hounds @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Free jazz in the Millennium Centre foyer
Tony Morley Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley’s ranks have grown by one for this acoustic show
The War Of The Worlds @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £60-£42.50 * Jeff Wayne’s musical version of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds brings its fantastic live show to Cardiff for two nights.
Sian Cameron @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Classical opera performance on the Glanfa Stage in the WMC foyer
Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 7pm, £12 - £8 * Ska musical set in the 1980s with a live band - should be immense Billy Bragg @ Millennium Music Hall, 7pm, £16 * One of the most astute and resonant political voices in modern British folk. An utter icon A Christmas Concert Of Carols @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £12 - £7 * David Childs and Jane Watts along with the Brass Ensemble of the Welsh Guards and many more play carols for CLIC Sargent In Chapters: Christmas @ Chapter, 8pm, £5 * The charmingly intelligent music and literary showcase this month takes on the topical theme of Christmas Far Out @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, £2 * Charity show for The Wallich featuring the ever-excellent OK playing Xmas songs while craft and DJs take place amidst the madness Kymo @ North Star, 8pm, Free * Kymo return to play their regular Tuesday-night slot Kickback Open Mic @ The Old Library, 9pm, FREE * The Old Library hosts this well-managed open mic on The Hayes The Memphis Seven @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £4 / £3.50 * The jazzy sounds of Memphis are rekindled in this Preservation Jazz Society Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Smokin’ Aces play their rock covers to the O’Neills crowds
Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 6pm, FREE * The folk-popsters return for another Live Lounge show The War Of The Worlds @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £60-£42.50 * Concluding night for Jeff Wayne’s musical spectacular Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Open platform to abuse a microphone as much as you can in one evening BBC National Orchestra Of Wales @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £25 - £10 * Christmas celebrations with a collection of festive classics performed by the exceptional BBC NOW
Tony Morley Jam Session @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * The Morley monster summons up the energy for another jam session in the Oak Super Natural @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night covers for the Live Lounge punters
Thursday 16th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Putting their plans for an eco-village in Lampeter to one side, Sion & Sion strut their Sionly stuff for Live Lounge Chloe Bradshaw @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Classical performance on the Glanfa
Love the Judge @ Buffalo, 7.30pm, £3 * Studio 22 presents a local showcase also featuring Sharks Don’t Sleep, The Lay-Lows and Junk DNA
Bethesda Community Carol Service @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Choral and popular music from this community choir
Dawel Nos / Silent Night @ Gwdihŵ, 8pm, £5 * Huw M here launches his rather splendid new Xmas folk-pop disc
Mavron Quartet Christmas Concert @ The Gate, 6pm, £6 * Mavron String Quartet perform a Christmas show
Robert Cross Duo @ Live Lounge, 8pm, FREE * Rob Cross leads this duo to acoustic glory
Tim Minchin @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £32.50 * Part comedy, part orchestra. Genius.
Martyn Joseph @ Chapter, 8pm, £15 * Veteran gifted acoustic artist takes his career of records and hits to Chapter for a one-off show Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month
Face Value @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The late night sessions yield another set of rock and pop covers
Milgi Storytelling @ Milgi Lounge, 8.30pm, FREE * Storytelling and musical accompaniment in the Milgi’s yurt
Wednesday 15th
The Combo feat. Glen Manby @ Café Jazz, 8.30pm, £4 / £3 * Local saxophonist Manby joins up with The Combo for some bebop and mainstream jazz standards
RWCMD Students @ Glanfa
No Sweat @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, FREE * A special festive themed No Sweat with elves, hats and some of the favourite artists of a fine non-sweaty year
Tony Morley Trio @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * As Morley’s army swells, Cardiff questions whether he is now unstoppable
Open Mic w/ Singing Huw @ Nos Da, 8.30pm, FREE * Open mic with the charming Huw as host, free drinks for performers
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Tom Lewis @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * With a voice as thunderous as Zeus’ finger, Lewis is a commanding acoustic presence
The Complete Stone Roses @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £17/£15 * Top Stone Roses tribute band turn it on
Open Mic Night @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Long-established open mic in the smaller O’Neills
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * More lean than an acoustic whisper, it’s Tony Morley
troubadour plays his acoustic set as part of this weekly residency
Colum Regan @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * The Irish
Goldie Lookin’ Chain @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £14-£12.50 * The GLC escape the ‘port for the night as they celebrate Christmas the only way they know how. BeSpoke @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The evening session in Live Lounge is covered by BeSpoke The Genius Of Mozart - RWCMD Chamber Orchestra @ BBC Hoddinott Hall, 7pm, £8 / £6 * Playing the overture from the Magic Flute and his piano concert in C minor, the RWCMD talents take on Mozart JJ Sneed Single Launch @ Undertone, 7pm, £4 * Single launch for eclectic bilingual singer/songwriter DJ, entry includes a copy, support from the excellent Little Eris and Kitty Cowell - guest DJs afterwards
RWCMD Chamber Orchestra @ Millennium Centre, 7pm, £8 / £6 * The RWCMD’s chamber orchestra performs the works of Mozart Whole Lotta Led @ Millennium Music Hall, 7.30pm, £12 * Led Zeppelin tribute band, approved by Jimmy Page himself Jimi Alexander & The Satellites @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £TBC * Americana + Cardiff = Americardiff? Answer these questions and more at the Globe tonight Poppy & Friends / My Name Is Ian @ Thé Pot, 7.30pm, £4 * See Gigs of the Month
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POPPY & FRIENDS
The lovely Thé Pot on Crwys Road has always been a cosy, cupcake of a place. But its usage as a music venue has been fairly sporadic up until recently with some fantastically intimate modern folk occasions through November. Poppy & Friends are billed as Bristol’s answer to Emmy The Great but are tinged with a tad of anti-folk. This theme is maintained in the support, the splendidly lo-fi My Name Is Ian. Thé Pot
16th December
That’ll Be The Day Christmas Show @ St. David’s Hall, 7.30pm, £20.50 - £16.50 * The mammoth tour juggernaut of golden oldies and comedy takes on Christmas Under The Driftwood Tree @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Pubfriendly noise takes over Thursday nights Owain Glyndwr Open Mic @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Ben & Stuart Harrison welcome one and all for more open mic fun in the city centre Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month The MMP Xmas Party @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 8pm, £4/3 * Join us for a festive celebration of an exciting year. See www.themmp.tv for details Jim Jam Open Mic @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Jim Jam’s longrunning open mic continues in The Claude Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Another night of rock covers from the Smokin’ Aces The Gate Open Mic @ The Gate, 9pm, FREE * This Roath open mic is still one of the finest in the city Curtis & Coyne Steppin’ Out Ensemble @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £6
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Wednesday 1st – Open Mic Thursday 2nd – UnderTheDriftWoodTree Friday 3rd – The Journeymen Saturday 4th – Smokin Aces Sunday 5th – Thoby Davis Monday 6th – Quiz Night Tuesday 7th – Kymo Wednesday 8th – Open Mic Thursday 9th – UnderTheDriftWoodTree Friday 10th – Smokin Aces Saturday 11th – Salvation Sunday 12th – Thoby Davis Monday 13th – Quiz Night Tuesday 14th – Kymo Wednesday 15th – Open Mic Thursday 16th – UnderTheDriftWoodTree Friday 17th – Salvation Saturday 18th – The Dodgers Sunday 19th – Thoby Davis Monday 20th – Quiz Night Tuesday 21st – Kymo Wednesday 22nd – Open Mic Christmas Special Thursday 23rd – UnderTheDriftWoodTree
www.vulcanlounge.com (FREE ENTRY TO GIGS) Friday 3rd – Leighton Jones Saturday 4th – The Electric Company Tuesday 7th – Quiz Kelly’s Quiz Night Friday 10th – Leighton Jones Saturday 11th – Roosvelt Tuesday 14th – Quiz Kelly’s Quiz Night SIZELESS SATURDAYS & BATTLE OF THE BANDS BACK IN FEBRUARY AT THE VULCAN LOUNGE ENTRIES TO: setholiver@gmail.com
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Live Listings / £5 * Piano, voice, bass and lead guitar performing standards from the Great American Songbook featuring Grammy Award winner Arturo O’ Farrill on vocals Free Beer @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * Wishfully named covers act play big O’Neills The Big What?! Band @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night soul covers in the style of The Commitments Alt-Whitman @ Buffalo, 10pm, £4 / £5 * DJ High Contrast plays under his alter-ego Alt-Whitman in what will be an experimental set of underground sounds, with not a drop of DnB in sight.
Friday 17th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Morley collects gigs like a magpie does milk-top lids Bay Community Carol Service @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Another carol service in this fine month of carol services, the Bay Community do the honours on the Glanfa Stage BBC Afternoon Concert @ BBC Hoddinott Hall, 1.30pm, £10 / £7 * Grant Llewellyn conducts various festive classics by Tchaikovsky and Anderson for this festival performance to be played live on BBC Radio 3 Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley’s back and this time he’s tuned to the teeth Live Music Friday @ Owain Glyndwr, 5pm, FREE * The Owain Glyndwr’s weekly showcase continues to bring entertaining live music to the city centre Byzantium @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Medieval music performed on the Glanfa Stage Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra @ Cardiff International Arena, 6.30pm, £TBC * Squeeze-founder and multi-instrumentalist takes his orchesta to C.I.A Rumney Folk Club @ St Augustine’s Church Hall, Rumney, 7pm, £3.50 / £1.50 * This monthly night down in Rumney is a little Mecca for folkies and those desiring a breathless, timeless ambience CF5 Presents a Global Collective @ The Globe, 7pm, £5 * New Showcase for European talent on the suitably European sized stage of the Globe 49 Giraffes @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The Giraffes take the evening duty at Live Lounge Christmas Up N Under @ Coal
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Exchange, 7pm, TBC * Christmas Party featuring Live music Among Brothers / Lucky Delucci / Hail! The Planes @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7.30pm, £4 * Barely Regal presents this EP launch night, with support from Lucky Delucci and Hail! The Planes Salvation @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Kick off your weekend with some pub-rock Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month Soul Miners @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Covers in the Claude over the weekend The Tony Breen Band & Guests @ Blue Dragon Hotel, 9pm, FREE * Tony Breen and co play their blend of blues, country and folk Traffic Presents Gentleman’s Dub Club @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £5 adv * Festival-bewitching dub crew land in CAI for one of the last big student shindigs of the year Rob Cross @ O’Neills (Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * Rob Cross heads up the evening of acoustic covers The Big What?! Band @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * Bigtime Commitments themed soul tunes from this cover band Hamburger Hill @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Live tunes from these cover specialists in the Oak SixOneSeven @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Rock and pop covers vibrate off the Live Lounge walls in this late night sesh Junior Hacksaw @ Café Jazz, 10pm, £4 * Blues Dragon pulls together another irresistible night of bluesy rock - the last of 2010
Saturday 18th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Having tamed the Medusa, Sion & Sion return to Live Lounge for some keys and guitar based fun Penrhiw Nursery School @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Nursery school doing a lovely nativity play with bilingual aplomb The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £36 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s score is pirouetted to by the Russian State Ballet Orchestra Only Men Aloud @ Cardiff International Arena, 3.30pm, £20£29.50 * Matinee performance Smokin’ Aces Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * An acoustic set from a pair of Smokin’ Aces Cardiff County & Vale Of Glamorgan Wind Band @ Glanfa Stage,
Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The wind band play a repertoire of popular and classical music The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £36 - £6.75 * As 2pm
Blues Sessions @ The Royal Oak, 3pm, FREE * Sunday at the Royal Oak means an extended five hour blues odyssey with acoustic and band acts
The Guns / Tiger Please @ Millennium Music Hall, 7pm, £8.50 * Co-headlining show from two bands Cardiff can’t seem to ever get enough of
The Italics @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Afternoon covers for the Live Lounge crowds
Colum Regan @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The Irish troubadour dazzles us with his precise acoustic musicianship Rumney Folk Club Christmas Ceilidh Dance @ St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, 7pm, £3.50 / £1.50 * Following the previous evening’s folk session comes a traditional Christmas Ceilidh from the Rumney Folkers People in Planes @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7.30pm, £9-£7 * Cardiff Indie Rock, but inevitably with loads of festive goodness included. Meltdown Christmas Party @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £TBC * Wonderbrass and Cakehole Presley, as well as an array of others, play this annual Christmas extravaganza Rude @ Rockin’ Chair, 8pm, £12 £8 * See Gigs of the Month The Dodgers @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Not of the Jammy variety Rosie Walters @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Rock and R ‘n’ B from Ms. Walters and co CAI’s Big Christmas Party @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, £2 b4 11pm * Xmas Office party for one of the most un-office like things in the world - Klezmer Kollectiv, The Hats and Barry Hole’s Hitlist Goose @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * The covers of Goose echo through the big O’Neills music room Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity St), 9pm, FREE * Final gig for the year in little O’Neills with the Aces’ rock covers bringing it home Salvation @ Pen & Wig, 9pm, £TBC * The cheeky covers of Salvation wing their way to the Pen & Wig The Lazy Mojo Band @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night rock covers up in the Lounge
Sunday 19th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The vigilante musician hunts down another gig with ruthless aplomb The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £36 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s score performed by the Russian State Ballet Orchestra
The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 5.30pm, £36 - £6.75 * As 2pm Malinky @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Apparently Scotland’s finest young band since Silly Wizard - trad folk a go go Thoby Davis @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Thoby is back with his pedal in tow Dopamine @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £TBC * Caerphilly alt-rockers arise from their hiatus for two sold-out nights Colum Regan @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Regally playing as though he had five hands, it’s Colum Regan Mojo Jim & Friends @ The Globe, 7pm, £TBC * Monthly Blues club mourning the passing of several dogs and probably more than one errant women Winter Tales @ Chapter, 7.30pm, £5 * Internationally renowned folk singer Frankie Armstrong and a crew of storytellers join forces to stir your winter spirits Christmas Charity Carol Concert @ 10 Feet Tall, 7.30pm, FREE * Charity carol concert all for a good cause Sunday Acoustic Night @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Relax to the acoustic sounds of this Jollie Holly hosted night Tony Morley Open Mic @ The Claude, 8pm, FREE * No rest for the Morley as he fronts this Albany Road open mic South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Show @ The Gate, 8pm, £8 * Another one of many Christmas themed performance to get you in the festive mood Sunday Jazz: Chapter Four @ Chapter, 9pm, FREE * Melodic, acoustic jazz in the Caffi Bar with alto sax, piano, drums S & M @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Charming Sunday residency for this very accomplished acoustic duo Tribute Sunday - Kins Of Leon @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The Kings Of Leon are pastiched for the amusement of the many
Monday 20th TBC @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE *
Act not confirmed at time of press Robert Cross Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Rob Cross takes the helm with a fellow muso for this afternoon session Dopamine @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7pm, £TBC * 2nd sold out night for Dopamine in what may be the last chance you’ll get to see them The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £36 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet performed by the Russian State Ballet Orchestra Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Sweet yet fungal acoustic folk-poppery Alternative Christmas Carol Service @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 7.30pm, FREE * Amidst a sea of carol services, this DIY affair features the voices of many a merry punter and stands out a mile Tom Hingley @ 10 Feet Tall, 7.30pm, £7 / £6 * Former Inspiral Carpets member returns to the capital as a solo artist Contagious @ Pen & Wig, 7.30pm, FREE * Open mic night every Monday in the Pen & Wig Paper Factory @ Buffalo, 8pm, £4 * 3 Piece Rock stylings in the vein of bands such as Biffy Clyro and Queens of the Stone Age Welsh Sessions @ Cayo Arms, 8.30pm, FREE * Another evening of lush Welsh folk served up in Pontcanna Open Mic @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Free to attend and play, this open mic is one of the city’s longest running Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Fresh after a couple of hours rest, Honey Fungus return for another set
Tuesday 21st Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * All they want for Christmas is a zombie to torture, that’s why we love the Sions Caerphilly Youth Big Band @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Some young brass starlets unfurl their wicked talents on the WMC foyer crowd The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £36 - £6.75 * The Russian State Ballet Orchestra take on Tchaikovsky’s winter classic Robert Cross @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Mr. Cross plays solo acoustic with his clean, crisp voice chiming in too Ty Cerdd: Christmas Cymanfa @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * A night of song, harmonies and sacred melodies from times forgotten and remembered
The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £36 - £6.75 * As 2pm Kymo @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Kymo return to play their regular Tuesday-night slot Gramercy Riffs @ Buffalo, 8pm, £3 * 5-piece country-rock band from Cardiff, celebrating the launch of their debut self-titled album. Corroboree @ Promised Land, 8.30pm, FREE * See Gigs of the Month Kickback Open Mic @ The Old Library, 9pm, FREE * Cardiff Uni’s Live Music Society puts on this weekly, high-quality open mic Open Mic Night @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Free, weekly open mic in little O’Neills Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * The Aces show off their rock set at big O’Neills John Scantlebury Quartet @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £4 / £3.50 * Preservation Jazz Society present more sounds from the 20s and 30s in these Tuesday night sessions Goose @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The covers band of Colum Regan entertain the late night Live Loungers
Wednesday 22nd Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * The Morley machine keeps on ticking, gears smoothly flowing one to the next Dan Phelps @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * A contemporary classical composer playing piano for those missing their fix of contemporary classical compositions Tony Morley Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley’s experiment with cloning comes to fruition as he is joined by another Tony Morley Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 6pm, FREE * Acoustic act playing folk-pop numbers Cheryl Roberts @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Classical opera singer performs in a friendly, informal manner
the evening Lounge posse Mark Sambell Duo @ Café Jazz, 8.30pm, FREE * Sambell at piano and Casper Hoedemackers on bass present a duo set of interpreted standards and some festive favourites Y Fuwch Goch Open Mic @ Y Fuwch Goch, 8.30pm, FREE * One of the city’s finest open mic nights with a giving host and some great regulars No Sweat Presents No Stocking Filler @ Cardiff Arts Institute, 9pm, FREE * Lovely, blissful acoustic tunes in the CAI with the fine no sweaty crew - mulled wine on the go too Colum Regan @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Accomplished as ever, Regan plays host at this weekly night Tom Lewis @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * The bearvoiced man-beast Lewis plays his subtly textured acoustic tunes to little O’Neills
Kids In Glass Houses Christmas Party @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 8pm, £8 / £6 * See Gigs of the Month
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KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES XMAS PARTY The Kids In Glass Houses crew know how to throw a party. This festive themed affair brings together a fine bill of power-pop, uptempo acts for the mammoth demographic of fans to feast on. Boom In The Diamond Industry, Newport’s Save Your Breath and Town complete the lineup. Expect lots of youngsters going a bit mental. Clwb Ifor Bach
23rd December
Tony Morley Jam Session @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Morley, restless musical maverick that he is, can now be found in Splott
Under The Driftwood Tree @ North Star, 8pm, FREE * Pubfriendly noise takes over Thursday nights
The Big What?! Band @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Commitments style soul in the late night Live Lounge
Little Giants @ Live Lounge, 8pm, FREE * Evening set for the tiny and massive covers of Little Giants
Face Value @ Live Lounge, 11pm, FREE * An even later late night session for Face Value
Jim Jam Open Mic @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * The Claude hosts Jim Jam and his merry band of open micers
Thursday 23rd Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Having sewn on the wings of an albatross and the legs of an otter, these are now an all-terrain pair of Sions The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £36 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s score and ballet in St. David’s Tony Morley Trio @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Some say he is the magician of melody, some the high prince of harmony, to us he is the Morleynator Ginge & Cello Boi @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The stomping bluegrass merchants take their double bass and guitar, as well as their vocals
Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * The MMP’s marketing giraffe does what he does best
Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 6pm, FREE * Another set for the ever-ready folk-pop of Honey Fungus
The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £36 - £6.75 * Russian State Ballet Orchestra accompany the dancers
The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £36 - £6.75 * As 2pm
49 Giraffes @ Live Lounge, 8pm, FREE * 49 Giraffes bring their selection of rock-pop covers to
Owain Glyndwr Open Mic @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * The combined powers of Harrison create this smooth open mic roll on in the shadow of the castle
Rap Happenings @ Buffalo, 7.30pm, FREE * Showcase of local MC talent
The Gate Open Mic @ The Gate, 9pm, FREE * High quality open mic on Keppoch Street Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Rockin’ covers in little O’Neills practitioned by the Smokin’ Aces Richard West Solo Piano @ Café Jazz, 9pm, £6 / £5 * Versatile jazz pianist back in Cardiff after gigging the North East while at uni - standards and festive tunes Goose @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night rock and pop covers in Live Lounge
Friday 24th BeSpoke @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * A whole day of events kick off for Christmas Eve with BeSpoke Heather Jones @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 1pm, FREE * Famous Welsh singer takes on the folk and blues train SixOneSeven @ Live Lounge, 2pm, FREE * The next installment of the Xmas Eve frolics comes with the covers of SixOneSeven
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Live Listings The Nutcracker @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £36 - £6.75 * The famous winter ballet continues its run The Kenny Driscoll Band @ Live Lounge, 4pm, FREE * Kenny Driscoll shepherds in the early evening with a number of wise men backing him
TBC @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Act not confirmed at time of press Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Another dose of the folk-pop of Honey Fungus
Siberia perform Swan Lake Tony Morley Duo @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley’s final preparations for the oncoming nuclear storm are underway
Jim Jam Open Mic @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Jim Jam keeps the show running in The Claude The Gate Open Mic @ The Gate, 9pm, FREE * High quality open mic on Keppoch Street
Contagious @ Pen & Wig, 7.30pm, FREE * The Pen & Wig plays host to this weekly open mic night
Threatmantics @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * The Cardiff-based rockers take their acoustic set to Glanfa, oh yeah!
Open Mic @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Weekly, free open mic night in O’Neills
Robert Cross Duo @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Cross fronts up in this acoustic duo
The Lazy Mojo Band @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * Rock and blues covers up in big O’Neills
Live Music Friday @ Owain Glyndwr, 5pm, FREE * Enjoy live music as you cast your eyes forward to Santa’s journey down your chimney like a benevolent ninja
Honey Fungus @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * And yet another serving of Honey Fungus
Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £32 - £6.75 * As 2pm
Friday 31st
Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Two dandy highŵaymen, with all the wrong intentions
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * While the world moves around him, Morley perpetually sings and plays
Little Giants @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * The final act in Live Lounge’s Christmas nativity comes with the rock of Little Giants
Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Open platform to abuse a microphone as much as you can in one evening
The Tony Breen Band & Guests @ Blue Dragon Hotel, 9pm, FREE * The Blue Dragon Hotel hosts Tony Breen’s blues, country and jazz stylings
Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £32 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s other ballet performed by the Orchestra of Siberia
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Citizen Morley continues to wage bloody war on the powers that be through unending gigging
Monday 25th
MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!!
Sunday 26th Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Unwavering in his choice to notch another gig on his gig post, Morley pushes back boxing day lunch with the family by a couple of hours Colum Regan @ Live Lounge, 7pm, FREE * Taking aim at the audience with his machete of music, Regan is a dapper Irish dandy Sunday Acoustic Night @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Jollie Holly hosts more soothing acoustic music to help you digest all that lovely food
Tuesday 28th
Robert Cross @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * A Cross-breed of acoustica and darn fine vocals Allan Yn Y Fan @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Ethereal Celtic folk with harps and everything Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £32 - £6.75 * As 2pm All Our Glory @ Clwb Ifor Bach, 7.30pm, £8 / £6 * Alternative pop-punk from South Wales. Support from Go X and The Undivided Jazz Cafe @ The Gate, 8pm, £3 / £2 * The professional house trio play their stuff in the friendly cafe bar of The Gate Open Mic Night @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Little O’Neills hosts this popular open mic in the centre of town
Graffiti @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Boxing Day covers in The Claude
Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Residency for the Aces in big O’Neills
S & M @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * Charming Sunday residency for this very accomplished acoustic duo
Kickback Open Mic @ The Old Library, 9pm, FREE * Last Kickback open mic of 2010 - looking forward to more next year
Tribute Sunday - Con Jovi @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Boxing Day is rounded off with the sweet mimicry of Jon Bon Jovi
Face Value @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * The late night session of covers is this time hosted by the talents of Face Value
Monday 27th
Wednesday 29th
TBC @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Act not confirmed at time of press
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * Is Morley’s masterplan finally falling into place? We’ll find out next year...
Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £32 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s other famous score gets the treatment from the Russian State Ballet and the Orchestra of Siberia
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Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £32 - £6.75 * The Russian State Ballet and the Orchestra of
Tony Morley Jam Session @ The Royal Oak, 9pm, FREE * Refreshed after a Xmas of relatively few gigs, Morley pounds in a few more before the New Year Colum Regan @ O’Neills (St Marys), 9pm, FREE * The Irishman plays solo acoustic in his weekly residency Tom Lewis @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * Lewis’ weekly residency of acoustica Minnie’s Chuff @ Live Lounge, 10pm, FREE * Late night covers once more in Live Lounge
Thursday 30th Sion & Sion @ Live Lounge, 12pm, FREE * It’s the last Sion & Sion of the year, is it the end of the road altogether? Find out next month... Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 2pm, £32 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s other famous score gets the treatment from the Russian State Ballet and the Orchestra of Siberia Tony Morley Trio @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley’s levels of gigging in the coldest of months are beyond remark What Is Music? @ Glanfa Stage, Millennium Centre, 6pm, FREE * Folk, drones and traditional music all under a very existential banner
Smokin’ Aces @ O’Neills (Trinity Street), 9pm, FREE * The Aces round off their year with another set of rock covers for little O’Neills
Tony Morley @ Live Lounge, 4.30pm, FREE * Morley deserves a massive pat on the back for his year’s efforts, well done Sir. Morley! Live Music Friday @ Owain Glyndwr, 5pm, FREE * A feast of live music to help usher in the new year. Meet it head on and singing like a loon New Years Eve Special @ North Star, 7pm, FREE * Thoby Davis & Ned Rundell perform this special New Year’s Eve Bash Johnny Cage & The Voodoo Revue @ The Globe, 7.30pm, £TBC * The MMP reviewed this glorious caper last time around and can highly recommend celebrating with Johnny and his crazy gang Acab @ The Claude, 8.30pm, FREE * Acab shepherd in the New Year on Albany Road S & M @ O’Neills (St. Mary’s), 9pm, FREE * The New Year is welcomed in by the acoustic dualism of S & M in big O’Neills SixOneSeven @ Live Lounge, 9.30pm, FREE * The New Year’s Eve festivities begin in earnest with SixOneSeven Super Natural @ Live Lounge, 11pm, FREE * Taking you into 2011 in Live Lounge are Super Natural
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Swan Lake @ St. David’s Hall, 7pm, £32 - £6.75 * Tchaikovsky’s famous score from the Russian State Ballet and the Orchestra of Siberia Warsaw @ Buffalo, 7pm, £3 / £4 * Blues/metal crossover from Wales
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Owain Glyndwr Open Mic @ Owain Glyndwr, 8pm, FREE * Ben & Stuart Harrison tag team this open mic like musical wrestlers from a bygone era
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Sion & Sion
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4:30pm Godhead Number // 7pm Colum Regan
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Sion & Sion
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15th
Tony Morley
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Sion & Sion
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A Heart Warming December Tale… It was a particularly brutal late December morning a few years ago when J.M Strange found himself rudely awoken to the sounds of screaming children and grunts that can only accompany a flabby creature getting struck by rocks. Trying with all his might he scrambled out from under the recently slain bear he was currently using as a thermal blanket and wandered over to the gaping frost covered hole in the side of his home, a hole that had until a few weeks ago been the starting point for a wholly legitimate medicinal meth laboratory….an experiment which, due partly to Mr Strange’s terrifying lack of any knowledge concerning the delicate chemical arts necessary to construct that most Moorish of high givers…sweet, sweet methamphetamines and a total lack of the surgeons grace needed to handle such a volatile substance was now no longer a way with which he could help the neighbourhood by flooding it with high quality drugs….the way dad used to do it. “What in blue fuck!” He bellowed (with as much command as a blood shot eyed, trouser less man can ever hope to achieve) at the swarm 046 The MMP December 2010
of human shaped things emitting this anti-sleep racket down at street level. The sight laid out before him was a heartbreaking scene indeed. A gaggle of the neighbourhood youths had taken to tormenting a fat, shabby, bearded gentleman currently gutter bound and obviously battling a terrific hangover…. as he struggled to overcome the bonds of post bender trauma, the children, through mocking squawks of laughter, threw physical rockshaped insults at the poor bum…..they’d also managed to collectively hook up all of their iPod power-sources to the man’s exposed toes and where sending regular jolts of low voltage annoyance through his lower half. With each grunted spasm, J.M felt empathy for the man, this was a situation he found himself in most mornings…. and evenings….and thus felt it his duty to help. Quickly unholstering the flare gun he keep sellotaped to his bare back at all times (as the god lord John McLean always preached) he fired in their general direction. “GET THE FUCK OFF’A MY STREET YOU BLURRY SHAPED CHILDRENISH THINGS!?!”
screamed our hero. The children, unsure of what was happening ran quickly into the snow blasted-morning, leaving just J.M and the battered tramp on the street below. “Kurwa children” muttered the man “Yes….quite” responded J.M whilst dialling a number quickly into his phone. “Kurwa, snow…. kurwa street…. kurwa rock shaped rocks” “…uh, uh…” placidly agreed J.M, confused by why this man…clearly not Polish, was using a Polish insult as a comma to his sentences. A few moments later a taxi pulled up before the man, J.M rushed down to street level to greet and help his new friend, who on closer inspection was still tremendously drunk and bleeding very heavily. “Kurwa thank you, kurwa you’re a saint”
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