Punchin’ Clowns, Stompin’ Dave And His Bluegrass Band, The Gentle Good, The Harrison Brothers, The Loose Moose Stringband, The Turbans, Tir Eolas, Vera van Heeringen Trio, Wara, White Blacula. On tomorrow also. Freeman Street The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Gentleman’ s Dub Club The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Harry Keyworth Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £ 7 adv. Info 01834 861212. Playing as part of a tribute night to Owen Edwards, a local man who died in February. Also features DJ sets from Mead, Abels, Kinky and Mikey. Heart In Hand Bogiez, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 7 adv. Info contact @ bogiez. com. Katie Bradley & Tom Attah West End Club, Barry. 7.30pm, £ 10. Info dot @ porthceri. co. uk. Blues. Lemon Cello Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0160. Lewis Watson + Shannon Saunders Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £ 7 adv. Info 01792 468892. In Newport tomorrow. Lilygreen & Maguire Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 2-4.30pm, £ 12 /£ 10. Info 029 2023 2199. Damn, it looks like this perky Newport pop-rock duo are pretty big now. Not even the mildly snarky paragraph I wrote about them last year sometime could stem the tide. Nuru Kane Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Juju Nations night. Rats In The Kitchen Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £ 12.50 adv. Info 01446 738622. UB40 tribute band. Proceeds go to the Naimh Needs To Walk fund. Save Your Breath + Hearts & Souls + Cardinals Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 221477. SYB will be playing an acoustic set. Slagerj The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. * Smiler Hobo’ s, Bridgend. 7.30pm. Info www. hobosmusicvenue. com. South Wales thrash / powerviolence band return for what is supposed to be a one-off gig. Spirit Of Boogie Churchill’ s, Aberdare. 7pm, £ 5 adv. Info 01685 870121. Presented by Sonic Nights. Tafijah Allstars The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566. The Bohemians Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £ 18. Info 01970 623232. Queen tribute band. In Swansea on Sat 22. The Coal Porters The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 2 adv. Info 01792 473276. The Illegal Eagles Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 22.50 /£ 20. Info 01792 475715. The Klatsh The Hours, Brecon. 6pm, free. Info info @ plethiad. org. Klezmer dance band playing as part of Plethiad, Wales’ first Klezmer-Balkan music festival. It’ s on tomorrow also, on Theatr Brychieniog. The Moors The Gremlin Inn, Brecon. 6pm, free. Info info @ plethiad. org. Ska / folk / Balkan quintet from Hastings. Tres Hombres Borough Blues Club, New Panteg RFC, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 01633 483238. We Are The Afterglow + |
Rum Puppets + Meirion Dempseys, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 5 /£ 3 NUS. Info 029 2023 9253. Playing as part of the Barsha night – see Clubs listings. Wolf Alice Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £ 7 /£ 6 adv. Info 029 2031 0312.
SUNDAY 2 2 Piece Sweet The North Star, Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Fire In The Mountain Festival Cwmnewidion Isaf, Cnwch Coch, Aberystwyth. £ 80( three days). Info www. fireinthemountain. co. uk. Headliners on the final day are The Turbans,“ Middle Eastern Music with a Hackney Twist”. None of them appear to be from an ethnic background that would normally see them wearing a turban. * Guardian Alien + MXLX + His Naked Torso Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 7 /£ 6 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Guardian Alien are an American band who play super freaky psych space explorations and feature the( skilled) drummer from Liturgy. Klezmic Rays The Hours, Brecon. 11am, free. Info info @ plethiad. org. Playing a“ ska brunch” if you can imagine such a thing. Lewis Watson Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £ 7 adv. Info 01633 221477. Louis Lortie Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £ 12 /£ 10. Info 029 2039 1391. Concert pianist performs Chopin works, specifically Sonate für Klavier Nr. 3 h-moll op. 58, Impromptus and Nocturnes. Maggie Boyle & Paul Downes The Greyhound Inn, Oldwalls, Gower. 8.30pm, £ 6. Info 029 2023 6689. A Halfpenny Folk Club night. One Track Mind Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2031 0312. Plethiad Afternoon Performances Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 1pm, free. Info info @ plethiad. org. Featuring Clarion( 1pm); Carucha( 2pm); a dance workshop( 2pm) and a Klezmer Keilidh( 3.30-6pm, £ 5 /£ 3). Plethiad Gala Concert Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon. 6.30pm, £ 8.50 /£ 5 kids. Info info @ plethiad. org. Featuring the Elgar School Of Music Ensemble and the Klezmer Kollektiv. The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing + Punks Not Dad The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 4. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Headliners are a steampunk band. This is an opportunity for Punks Not Dad to do a joke about also being steampunks – when they boil the kettle for a cup of tea, that is! Have that one for free. Vale Voices Do Choral Gems St Mary’ s Church, Barry. 7.30pm, £ 7. Info dot @ porthceri. co. uk. Community choir performing with a professional orchestra. This is the final event of this year’ s Barry Arts Festival.
MONDAY 3 Alice Leggett Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253.
TUESDAY 4 Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Also on
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Thurs 6. Cardiff University Music Department Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Cocos Lovers + Will Varley + Three Pairs Of Shoes Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 5 /£ 4 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. David Rovics The Globe, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 7 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. American protest singer in the old Guthrie / Seeger mould. Presented by Made In Roath. Kickback Open Mic Night The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm- 12am, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Every Tuesday. La Mer Trio St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £ 6.50 /£ 5.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. On harp, viola and flute. Open Mic & Jam Night The Swan, Abergavenny. 8.30pm,
A trio of fine local promoters club together for an alldayer in Dempseys, Cardiff on Sat 15. Bands set to play include Right Hand Left Hand, Gwenno and R. Seiliog.
£ 1.50. Info 01873 852829. Presented by Black Mountain Jazz. Tim Edey & Brendan Power St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 13 /£ 12 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. See the Roots column.
WEDNESDAY 5 Ampersand Open Mic The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Also on Wed 19. Bandaoke Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com.“ Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.” Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Felindre Village Hall, Powys. 7-9pm, £ 4 /£ 2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon @ yahoo. co. uk. Every Wednesday. Discord & Rye + Deadbeat Deluxe + Lee Owen Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. All the way from Honolulu come D & R, another band in the procession of bluegrass outfits from punk / indie backgrounds. Even Jack + Skunk Boy Project + Sally Greenwell Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’ s Nest night. Harriet Earis & Clovis Phillips The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £ 5 /£ 4.25. Info 01633 656757. First Wednesday recital. Mark Nightingale with The Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. Nick Meier Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz guitarist. Roll Out The Barrel Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 2.30pm, £ 10.50 /£ 9.50. Info 01646 695267. Nostalgia singalong. Will Morgan The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, £ 8 /£ 5. Info 01443 226892. A
Llantrisant Folk Club night with Morgan playing the songs of Jake Thackray.
THURSDAY 6 Ben Treacher Burns It Down The North Star, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Blood Command + Flood Of Red + Verses Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Three-band rock / metal tour with rotating headliners, so you have to catch them all. I guess you can duck out and go to the pub. Cardiff University Music Department Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. ID Band The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free.
Info 029 2041 8741. Every Thursday. Llio Evans Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Matt Cook Tempus Bar, St David’ s Hotel, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Singersongwriter performs here every Thursday. No Zodiac + Bun Dem Out + Ablaze + Wraiths + Destroyer BC The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £ 7 adv. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com.“ Arm Swinging Hardcore Shouty Noises,” say the venue’ s own listings, rather primly. Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night. Every Thursday. Phil Keaggy The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 8. Info 029 2048 3344. Technically adept US guitarist. The Kennedys Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 8pm, £ 13 /£ 10 adv. Info 0800 0147111. Folk, country and pop from two ex-members of Nanci Griffith’ s band. The Keys + Wrongs Sherman Cymru, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2064 6900. June’ s edition of the Sherman Foyer Session gigs. The Lemonaids + The Kimberly Steaks + Hipflask Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4. Info 029 2039 7933. Punk rock. Hipflask are local, the other two are Scottish. The May Duo Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. Third Party The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com.
FRIDAY 7 Among Brothers + Golden Fable + Scriber Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £ 5 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. Aubrey Parsons Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. BBC NOW Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 12.50- £ 15.50. Info 01792 635432. Christoph König conducts a programme of Dvorak, Beethoven and Brahms. Broken Juju The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Catrin Finch Acapela, Cardiff.
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7.30pm, £ 5- £ 15. Info 029 2089 1977. Performing Bach’ s Goldberg Variations. Colum Regan The North Star, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Eddie & The Hot Rods Bogiez, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 13 adv. Info contact @ bogiez. com. Last seen in Cardiff supporting Status Quo if I’ m not mistaken. Ezio The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 12 adv. Info1001792 473276. Freeman Street 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 10pm, free before 11. Info 029 2022 8883. Playing after Straight Lines( see below). Jay Tamkin Band + Chris Quinn Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £ 9 /£ 7. Info 01834 861212. Blues. Johnny Cage’ s Hopeful Sinners The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Johnny Trashed The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Jools Holland Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, £ 17.50- £ 35. Info 01970 623232. Keith James Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7pm, £ 12.50 adv. Info 01239 615952. Nick Drake tribute concert. Lunchtime Recital June Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm, £ 6. Info 01633 868239. Courtesy of flautist Vicky Guise. Matthew Sims Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Michael Bublé Tribute Hamptons, Penarth. £ 34. Info 029 2070 5391. Featuring a fivecourse dinner and Max Hutton pretending to be Michael. Monkjack Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Live funk, every Friday. Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8.30pm, free. Information huwpudner @ ntlworld. com. A Valley Folk Club night, on the first Friday of every month. All welcome. Penarth Songwriters’ Circle All Saints Church, Penarth. 7.30pm, £ 10 /£ 8 adv. Info 07976 836875. This month featuring Julia Harris, Martyn Joseph and Peter Bruntnell. Phil Collins Experience The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £ 16.50. Info 01633 656757. Sarah Gillespie Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 10. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz, folk and blues from singer-songwriter. Shooting The Crow Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £ 7 adv. Info 01656 815995. Country-rock types. Singers, Players & Listeners Night Chepstow Castle Inn. 7.30pm, £ 2.50 /£ 2 members. Info mickwidder @ aol. com. Chepstow Acoustic Club night. Steve Phillips And The Rough Diamonds St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £ 11.50- £ 13. Info 01446 779100. Blues guitarist, allegedly to blame for introducing Mark Knopfler to the style. Stone Foundation The Moon |