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Featuring organists Robert Court and Geoffrey Howard.
TUESDAY 23 All That Malarkey Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391. Eclectic quartet dealing in musical theatre, jazz, pop etc. Bruce Springsteen Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. £ 62.50 /£ 55. Info 08442 777888. See Music. Cottleshells Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Fingerstyle Collective Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £ 11 /£ 8 adv. Info 01495 227206. Featuring Dan Alder, Don LaVoie, Justin King and Stuart Masters Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy Dempseys, Cardiff. 11pm, free. Info 029 2023 9253. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy The Yard, Cardiff. 4.30- 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Pre-Springsteen set. Jade Gall & Catherine Milledge St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Sax and piano duo. Ricky Warwick + Acoustic TV Bogiez, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 adv. Info contact @ bogiez. com. Warwick used to be frontman of The Almighty. Acoustic TV is Tony and Milly( who I’ m pretty sure was a man) from Terrorvision. The New Vic Partridge Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4.50 /£ 4. Info 029 2034 0591. Welsh Proms: Soundworks Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 1.30pm, £ 6.50. Info 029 2087 8444. With the Mavron Quartet. Welsh Proms: Spooky Men’ s Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 15 /£ 7.50 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. With the Spooky Men’ s Chorale, who are from Australia, plus Lucy Wise. Zinc Bukowski + Gung Ho + Not Since The Accident + The D Teez The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com.
WEDNESDAY 24 * Akron / Family + Fist Of The First Man + Winter Villains Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Bluebox. Cole Stacey The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Felindre Village Hall, Powys. 7-9pm, £ 4 /£ 2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon @ yahoo. co. uk. Emilio Garcia Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Indigo Kid With Trish Clowes Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. James Kennedy Open Mic The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Also on Wed 24. Jazz Attic Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2034 0591. Jon Heslop The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, £ 8 /£ 5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night. Liberty Street Jazz Band St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £ 3. Info 029 2087 8444. Orchestra Sugardog & The Tidy Ones St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 3. Info 029 2087 8444. Afro-Brazilian grooves,
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funk etc. Victoria & Jacob + The Lovely Wars 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Welsh Proms: Best Of the West End Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Hits from the musicals with the Orchestra Of Welsh National Opera.
THURSDAY 25 Denim Snakes + Them Dead Beats + Tueur De Lune Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. Dewi Griffiths St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 3. Info 029 2087 8444. Local guitar virtuoso. He’ ll also be leading a pre-concert workshop, at 4pm. Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566. With a few sufficiently long cables Dewi could play both of these venues at once. Hangmen The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Surf / garage band from Swansea. Meant to watch these at some point, maybe tonight. * Hunger Artist + Hogslayer + Tides Of Sulfur + Homoh The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 4. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Local doom / sludge bands. Good ones. Thought Hunger Artist had broke up, so that’ s nice. Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. Le Vent Du Nord Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £ 15. Info 01873 850805. Québecois traditional folk ensemble. Really hope everyone at the venue addresses them in Welsh and refuses to translate. Matt Cook Tempus Bar, St David’ s Hotel, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Nia Lynn The North Star, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. OK Pilot + Mine Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Ronnie Jones Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 6 /£ 5. Info 029 2034 0591. Welsh Proms: Romantic Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
FRIDAY 26 2 Rude + Rusty Shackle Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk. Ska and 2-Tone tribute headlind first night of this year’ s Monmouth Festival, supported by south Walian folk group. 2 Rude are in Cardiff tomorrow. A Little Sip of Uisge Rhondda Heritage Park, Trehafod. 12-2pm, free. Info 01443 682036. Spinoff folk duo from South Wales’ Uisge ContraBand. Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’ s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Built For Comfort Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 4. Info 029 2034 0591. Blues. Still not that Moondog. Gramercy Riffs The North
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Star, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Inc. A Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 4. Info 029 2039 7933. Monkjack Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Mostly Autumn The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 14 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Neo-prog stuff. Musicals At The Castle Margam Castle, Port Talbot. 7pm, £ 12. Info 01639 860008. Craig Yates, Reisha Adams and Kate Jarman, accompanied by David Doige, perform a selection of well- known Broadway and West End shows. Mustard Allegro The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 7951. Principality Only Boys Aloud Academi Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 12.50 /£ 10. Info 029 2039 1391. Roger Davies Chepstow Castle Inn. 7.30pm, £ 6 /£ 5. Info mickwidder @ aol. com. Chepstow Acoustic Club night. RWCMD Junior Conservatoire St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Salvation The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. That’ ll Be The Day Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm. Info 01646 695267. Variety show spanning the 50s, 60s and 70s. On tomorrow also. The Music Of The Hollies Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £ 15. Info 01873 850805. Played by a band who call themselves the Hollywood Bees for some reason. The Siren Sisters St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 5. Info 029 2087 8444. Welsh Proms: Fanfare Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth.
SATURDAY 27 2 Rude The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Acoustic Sessions Shot In The Dark, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2047 2300. Aubrey Parsons The Pelican, Ogmore-By-Sea, nr Bridgend. 9pm. Info 01656 880049. Cowbridge Male Voice Choir Annual Concert Cowbridge Leisure Centre. 7pm, £ 8. Info concerts4cmvc @ gmail. com. Dave McPherson Hobo’ s, Bridgend. 7pm, £ 8 /£ 6 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue. com. The guy out of InMe. How Black Was My Sabbath The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 4. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. A night of Sabbath covers by local bands including Howl, We Are The Afterglow and Stalin’ s Street Party. Well, at least they won’ t just be replicating the original versions. Johnny Hewitt Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2023 9253. Bluesman from the north-west of England. Musicfest: National Youth Choir Of Wales Llanbadarn Church, Aberystwyth. 2.30pm,
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£ 5.50. Info 01970 623232. Opening event of the annual classical music festival, which taks place over a number of venues here until Sat 3 Aug. Opera At The Castle Margam Castle, Port Talbot. 7pm, £ 12. Info 01639 860008. Operatic arias with soprano Llio Evans, tenor Matthew Sims and baritone Meilir Jones accompanied by Ryan Wood. Steelhouse Festival Hafod- Y-Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, nr Ebbw Vale. £ 40 /£ 65 both days. Info 01495 370080. Only two days this years, as opposed to three in 2012, but with a bigger hitting lineup overall. Today features Saxon, FM, Anvil, Temperance Movement, Fighting Wolves, Hand Of Dimes and Dead Shed Jokers. On tomorrow also. Swamps Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Metallic hardcore band from Massachusetts. Tenors Of Rock + Hail Bale Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk. That’ ll Be The Day Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm. Info 01646 695267. The Bluebells + Phildel + Caroline Harrison The Royal Oak, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £ 3. Info 029 2047 3984. July’ s edition of the monthly Live On Broadway gigs, which are broadcast live online. The Guns + When Elephants Attack The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £ 6 /£ 5 adv. Info 01237 236012. The Lay Lows The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. The Trio Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. Welsh Proms: Last Night Of The Welsh Proms St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 5.50- £ 29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Orchestra Of Welsh National Opera. Welsh Proms: MusicMix Bandz Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 4pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Winter Villains + Joel Harries The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £ 5- £ 7. Info 01497 821762. WNO Singing Club St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444.
SUNDAY 28 * Integrity Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £ 10 adv. Info 01633 221477. Legends of apocalyptic hardcore. Sounds like a club night in Brynmawr, but it’ s actually Cleveland menks, together for 25 years now. Musicfest Evening Concert Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £ 7.50- £ 15. Info 01970 623232. Featuring works by Beethoven, Kreisler and Schumann. National Youth Brass Band Of Wales Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 2.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 11. Info 01970 623232. Oasis UK + Sugar Mama Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk. Oasis and Stones tribute bands. Steelhouse Festival Hafod-Y- Dafal Farm, Aberbeeg, nr Ebbw Vale. £ 40 /£ 65 both days. Info 01495 370080. Today features Michael Schenker, Magnum, Snakecharmer, Heaven’ s Basement, Vega, Trucker Diablo and Skam. Summer Corelw With
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Afternoon Tea Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 3pm, £ 5. Info 01239 615952. Featuring music by Ceri Rhys Matthews, Ceri Owen Jones, Elsa Davies, Gwilym Hardy, Jason Lawday, Julie Murphy, Martin Leamon, Nette Williamson, Peni Ediker, Sille Ilves and Stef Balesi. The Friendship Tree Concert Knap Lake & Gardens, Barry. 2.30pm, free. Info glyn @ art4uwales. org. uk. Featuring local musical talent TBC. The May Duo The North Star, Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.
MONDAY 29 Lunchtime Recital Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 1.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 11. Info 01970 623232. Musicfest Evening Concert Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £ 7.50- £ 15. Info 01970 623232. Featuring works by Beethoven, Mozart and Schumann. Ultimate Bowie Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 12.50- £ 17.50. Info 01792 475715. The ultimate Bowie is not David Bowie, as you may have believed, but this guy, one Ed Blaney. Young Kato + Peasants King + Our Tomorrow Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk.
TUESDAY 30 Bassplayers Jam Night Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Big Mac’ s Wholly Soul Band + Never Can Tell Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk. Fraser Smith Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. John Davies Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4.50 /£ 4. Info 029 2034 0591. Local Foreigners + Go-X + The Dirt Radicals + Fly By Night The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 6 adv. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Musicfest Evening Concert Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £ 7.50- £ 15. Info 01970 623232. Songs by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler, and John Metcalf. The Karpenters Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 12.50- £ 17.50. Info 01792 475715. Carpenters tribute band who must be pretty streetwise and cool with a spelling like that.
WEDNESDAY 31 Gaz Brookfield + Ellie Makes Music + Joe McCorriston Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. * Lemuria + The Arteries + Joanna Gruesome The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 7 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. First Cardiff date, I think, for Lemuria, an indieish punk band whose fanbase seems to chiefly lie with hardcore and‘ gruff punk’ fans. Lunchtime Recital Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 1.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 11. Info 01970 623232. Featuring the Musicfest Junior Fellows plus the Porziano Quartet. Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. Musicfest Evening Concert
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Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £ 7.50- £ 15. Info 01970 623232. The Orion Symphony Orchestra perform works by Beethoven and Mozart. Ridgeway Country + Too Rock For Country Main Stage, Blestium Street, Monmouth. Free. Info info @ monmouthfestival. co. uk. Song And Tune Nights The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, free. Info 01443 226892. Tankus The Henge The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com.
stage MONDAY 1 Bert’ s Magical Musical Farmyard Miners Institute, Blackwood. 10am, £ 3. Info 01495 227206. This kids’ show, which I’ ve listed in here as Tiddly Prom( not sure which one they prefer tbh), is in lots of places in SW this month. Funny People 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2022 8883. Comedy fundraising night for Oxjam. Igam Ogam The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 6pm. Info 01639 843163. Based on the kids’ TV show. On tomorrow also. The Stolen Heart Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.30 + 7pm, £ 7 /£ 5 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Puppetry show, held outside in the College Grounds and combining three Grimm tales into one.( Until Wed 3) Welsh Unsigned Standup Award – Heat 7 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. £ 5 /£ 4 to non-performing contestants. Info 029 2030 4400. The penultimate heat features Steffan Alun, Cyle Jenkins, Penny Matthews, Callum Beynon, Jamie Hern, Simon Jones, Sam Lloyd and Ted Shiress.
TUESDAY 2 Another Op’ nin! Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £ 10 /£ 8. Info 029 2039 1391. The Richard Burton Company present a musical revue of opening numbers from Broadway and West End shows.( Until Sat 6) Bianco Bluestone National Park Resort, Narberth. 7.30pm, £ 8- £ 14. Info 0333 2229000. NoFit State’ s ambitious new production, which launched in Cardiff Bay last month. It’ s an immersive theatre show which takes place in their own silver, spaceship-shaped big top.( Until Sat 6) Celebrating Dance In Schools 2013 Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 1pm, £ 4 /£ 2.50. Info 0800 0147111. Featuring pupils from primary and secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Also on Thurs 4. Igam Ogam The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10am + 1pm. Info 01639 843163. In English first, then Welsh. The Best Of British Variety & Music Hall Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2pm, £ 13. Info 01792 475715. Including Freddie‘ Parrot Face’ Davies, who is apparently a real person. The Stolen Heart Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.30 + 7pm,
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