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Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 7 adv. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Singers Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8.30pm, free. Information huwpudner @ ntlworld. com. A Valley Folk Club night, on the first Friday of every month( and Fri 17 for May only). All welcome. Singers, Players & Listeners Night Chepstow Castle Inn. 7.30pm, £ 2.50 /£ 2 members. Info mickwidder @ aol. com. Chepstow Acoustic Club night. Spiro Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 12 /£ 10. Info 029 2039 1391. The Bellagio Boys Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £ 12 /£ 10. Info 01633 868239. Swing and big band stuff. The Guns N Roses Experience The Scene Club, Swansea. 8pm, £ 10 adv. Info info @ thesceneswansea. com. The Last Carnival The Globe, Cardiff. 6pm, £ 8 /£ 7. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. The Troggs Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 8pm, £ 16. Info 01495 355800. Vera Van Heeringen Trio The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £ 7 /£ 6 adv. Info 01497 821762.
SATURDAY 4 Altered 80s The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Covers from said decade. Andrew Crowley Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £ 8 /£ 6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Trumpeter. A Night At The Opera Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £ 15 /£ 13. Info 01656 815995. Queen tribute band in aid of cancer charity LATCH. Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7pm. Info 029 2087 4816. Performing works by Bach, Purcell and Dvorak. Devil Wrays + Go Go Cult + Cowboy & The Corpse + Easy Tigerz Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £ 12.50 /£ 10 adv. Info 01834 861212. A night of rockabilly, punk, surf and more. Headliners are from Brighton. Dominic Kirwan Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £ 17.50 /£ 16.50. Info 01633 868239. Dub Mafia Monkey Bar, Swansea. 10pm. Info 01792 480822. Live dance act from Bristol playing as part of the Wonka Vision night. Enuff Z’ nuff Bogiez, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 12 adv. Info contact @ bogiez. com. Junior Hacksaw The North Star, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Maddie & The Pandas Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. Maddie Jones Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0160. Singer-songwriter. Is she the Maddie from Maddie & The Pandas? It is a mystery. Mr Woodnote & Lil’ Rhys The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £ 15 /£ 10 adv. Info 01497 821762. Neon Neon: Praxis Makes Perfect Secret location, Cardiff. 3 + 8pm, £ 20 /£ 15. Info 029 2063 6464.( Until Sun 5) Punkfest The Hog And Hosper, Pontypool. 5pm, £ 10 adv //£ 16 both nights. Info 01495 758597. Today features Vice Squad, Wrecks, This System Kills, Not Since The Accident, Gung Ho, Hacksaw, Trackstar and Trigger McPoopshute. South Glamorgan Festival
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For Young Musicians United Reformed Church, Windsor Place, Cardiff. Info www. sgfym. org. uk. Recitals and classes( including classes are for strings, woodwind, brass, guitar, piano, organ and voice) over three days.( Until Mon 6) Sparrow & The Workshop + Rozi Plain Y Plas Lawn, Machynlleth. 9.30pm. Info hello @ machcomedyfest. co. uk. The Apples + Yes Sir Boss The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £ 10 adv. Info 01792 475147. Funk ensemble from Israel headline. We wrote about this gig in the April issue. The Bowie Experience The Factory, Porth. 7pm, £ 10 adv. Info 01443 687080. The Grippers Llandaff North Rugby Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2055 5560. Playing as part of the launch of this year’ s Llandaff North Festival, which takes place in late June. The Pictish Trail + Kid Canaveral Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4. Info 029 2022 8883. Headliners are mainstays of the Scottish label Fence Records. Three Kings High The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Ty Hafan Gala Concert Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £ 10- £ 14. Info 01792 635432. Featuring tenor Rhys Meirion, soprano Gwawr Edwards and the Ariosa Singers. Willie Nile Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 9. Info 029 2023 2199. Some sort of rootsy-sounding American singer-songwriter. He has been endorsed and praised by pretty much literally the most famous musicians in the world( Bono, Springsteen, Mike Peters) yet I am wholly ignorant of his steez.
SUNDAY 5 Big Mac’ s Wholly Soul Band The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 8 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Bleedin’ Noses + Jam With Robina Churchill’ s, Aberdare. 5pm, £ 4. Info 01685 870121. Presented by Sonic Nights and featuring more bands TBC. Bring Me The Horizon + Crossfaith + Empress Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £ 15 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Reminder that before BMTH were popular they were playing live this one time and the singer’ s clipon fringe fell off. Eclipse Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2034 0591. Freeze The Atlantic + Cut Ribbons + Samoans + Fjords + In The Firing Line 200 Club, Newport. 7pm, £ 6 /£ 5 adv. Info 07866 152543. Leighton Jones The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Lotte Mullan The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 6 adv. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Miss May The North Star, Cardiff. 6-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Every Sunday this month. Neon Neon: Praxis Makes Perfect Secret location, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 20 /£ 15. Info 029 2063 6464.( Finishes today) Newsoundwales 5th Birthday Event Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 12 /£ 9. Info 029 2030 4400. Featuring The Keys, Sion Russell Jones, The Vestals, Laurence Made Me Cry and Brothers. New State Radio Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers + The
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Big What?! Band The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566. South Glamorgan Festival For Young Musicians United Reformed Church, Windsor Place, Cardiff. Info www. sgfym. org. uk.( Until Mon 6) * STHC May Bank Holiday Special Gwdihw, Cardiff. 3.30pm-2.30am, £ 9. Info 029 2039 7933. Featuring, from the top: Smoke Or Fire, Astpai, The Sidekicks, Hop Along, Caves, Dividers and Ginger Alford. Melodic punk fare in the main. Sunday Mass The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. New open mic night, on every Sunday. Thoby Davis The North Star, Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Also on Sun 19. Tom McRae + Swann Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £ 12 adv. Info 0871 4720400.
MONDAY 6 Adran D Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Castro + Estrons Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2023 9253. Daniel & Laura Curtis National History Museum, St Fagans. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Great American Songbook singers. Killswitch Engage + Sylosis + Heartist + Burn The Headlines Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £ 16 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Marconi Beach Sound Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. South Glamorgan Festival For Young Musicians United Reformed Church, Windsor Place, Cardiff. Info www. sgfym. org. uk.( Finishes today) The Manatees + Nomads + Harri Davies Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’ s Nest night. The MeMeMes + Gag Reflex Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4. Info 029 2022 8883. Ultimate Gala Concert 2013 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 4.30pm, £ 15- £ 57.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Featuring Dennis O’ Neill, Sophie Evans, Wynne Evans and Catrin Finch.
TUESDAY 7 Alex Killpartick Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 3.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. One of about a thousand concerts going on here today, which don’ t seem to be tied together by anything, so I have to list them separately. Barbora Revayova Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2.15-3.15pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391. Benjamin Talbott Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391. Boats Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4. Info 029 2031 0312. Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2023 9253. Cardiff University Music Department Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. On tomorrow also. David Harrington Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30-8.30pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391.
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HEDFA’ R DYCHMYG / FLIGHTS OF FANCY Park & Dare, Treorchy, Tue 14-Sat 18. Tickets £ 5.50. Info: 0800 0147111 / www. parkanddare. rct-arts. org. uk Treorchy’ s Park & Dare is 100 years old this year and to mark this milestone birthday, the theatre is hosting a unique event. Hedfa’ r Dychymyg( Flights Of Fancy in English will involve a diverse cast including dancers, singers and musicians who will take the audience on a journey through the past century and into the future. The project is a community-wide collaboration by RCT Cultural Services, National Dance Company Wales and WNO Max with participation from local schools and organisations. The production promises that audiences will experience the Park & Dare as they have never seen it before, so if you’ re interested in seeing an original piece of theatre and experiencing the history of this iconic building, this might just be the show for you.
Karim Bedda Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15-2.05pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391. Kickback Open Mic Night The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm- 12am, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Every Tuesday. Michael Ball St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 37.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Open Mic & Jam Night The Swan, Abergavenny. 8.30pm, £ 1.50. Info 01873 852829. Presented by Black Mountain Jazz. Singers From The Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 6.30pm, £ 5- £ 17.50. Info 01600 719401. Spyros Syrmos Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £ 7 /£ 5. Info 029 2039 1391. Concert apparently based on“ the sound of social media”. The Acoustic Session Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £ 3. Info 0800 0147111. The Johnny Cash Roadshow Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £ 15- £ 18. Info 01792 475715. With Clive John as JC. Vic Partridge Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4.50 /£ 4. Info 029 2034 0591. Victoria‘ Tic’ Ashfield Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8.45-9.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Featuring the Rustic Wind Quintet.
WEDNESDAY 8 Ampersand Open Mic The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Also on Wed 22. Andy Hague Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. Andy Huntley Trio The Cottage, Cardiff. 6-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2033 7195. BBC NOW Wales Millennium
Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £ 8.50- £ 11.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Adrian Partington conducts a programme of Britten, Poulenc and Satie. Cardiff University Music Department Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Felindre Village Hall, Powys. 7-9pm, £ 4 /£ 2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon @ yahoo. co. uk. Concert & Cakes Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 1 + 3pm, £ 4. Info 0800 0147111. Dan Smith Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2023 9253. Dodgy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £ 15 /£ 14. Info 01874 611622. Blurb for this has one approving quote, from the Daily Star. Freshly Ground The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, £ 8 /£ 5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night with a group featuring Issy Emeny. Howl + The Black Arrows The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 4. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Neil Yates Trio + Neon Quartet Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £ 5- £ 9. Info 0300 3656677. Jazz. Nik Thomas + Ellie Makes Music + James Clode Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info
029 2039 7933. Philharmonia Orchestra St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5- £ 37.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Sir Andrew David conducts a programme of Elgar, Mozart and Vaughan Williams. The Fureys & Davey Arthur Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £ 17.50 /£ 16.50. Info 01239 621200. * Thee Oh Sees + Threatmantics + The Milk Race Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 /£ 8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. See Music. The People The Poet Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 5. Info 029 2023 2199. Downstairs. Walter Trout + The Mark Pontin Group The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 17 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com.
THURSDAY 9 Al Lewis The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm. Info 01237 236012. Welsh singersongwriter who we previewed last month. Aubrey Parsons Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. Backtrack + Forsaken + Outrage CC + Judgement The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 7 adv. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. NYHC band headline. The two bands in the middle are worth your attention. Dead Shed Jokers +
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