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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.
MUSIC
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SOUTH WALES SECRETS #37:
Tenkaichi Sushi
and Noodle Bar
Alice Hart gets Kids In Glass Houses front man
Aled Phillips to reveal his South Wales Secret.
Aled Phillips grew up in a village just 20 minutes
from Cardiff but has spent the last few years of his
life travelling across the UK as the frontman of Kids
In Glass Houses, who will soon be celebrating their
10-year anniversary.
Despite KIGH’s increasing fame, and the music
industry’s central location being London, Aled has
refrained from leaving his beloved Wales: “I don’t
know if there’s as much necessity to move
to London any more for work. Maybe 10 years ago
before the Internet and before the music landscape
changed a lot,” explains Aled “but we never really
felt the need (and it’s really expensive). We’ve
always been really comfortable in Wales.”
Aled is currently preparing to get back on the road
to promote the band’s fourth album, Peace, and
he happily admits that he can’t wait to get away.
One place that he’ll definitely miss whilst he’s on
his travels is his South Wales Secret... Japanese
restaurant Tenkaichi on City Road, Cardiff.
The restaurant, which has just undergone a recent
refurbishment, is famous for its high-quality sushi
and noodles at around £10-£15 a head (take-out
is also an option too). “Our tour manager invited
us down and got us into sushi,” Aled explains;
“we’ve consistently been back there ever since.
We’re all from the Roath area so I’d recommend
it to anyone.”
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP
Returning to the UK for the fifth time
in its history is the Rugby League
World Cup. The tournament is
opening in Cardiff’s own Millennium
Stadium with an opening ceremony
and two matches pitting Australia
against England and Wales against
Italy. With only one other fixture
in Wales, at the Gnoll in Neath, the
opening event is probably the best
chance to see some live rugby.
With Australia having won nine out
of thirteen tournaments there’s a
reasonable chance that they are going
to leave with the trophy, but after
New Zealand took the cup for the first
time in 2008 there is always the
possibility that any one of the 14
nations taking part could come out
as winners (but it’s probably going
to be Australia). With league rugby
having less rules and faster games
this is for fans of ‘real’ rugby and
people wanting to watch Australia
do really, really well. LS
Rugby League World Cup, various locations, Sat 26 Oct-Sat 30 Nov. Tickets: www.rlwc2013.com
BUZZ 08
Chamber music has long been
described as ‘the music of
friends’, it traditionally takes
(what we now call) classical
music but replaces the large
orchestras and grand halls with
a small group of musicians
and more humble chambers
and allocates just one person
per instrument. These intimate
performances became all the
rage back in Mozart’s day, but
they are still popular today with
the Royal Welsh College Of
Music And Drama’s Chamber
Music Festival.
Echoes Of Bohemia is a three-day
event held in the RWCMD that
reminisces over the final years
of the Romantic era, particularly
in terms of music when Bohemia
was revolutionized. The festival,
led by the Gould Trio, takes the
audience on a journey through
the struggles of Bohemia and
presents some of “the most
passionate music ever written”.
Throughout the three days
you will be treated to music by
Dvorák String Quintet, Smetana
Piano Trio, Martinu, and many
more both in the evening and
during the day. With family
lunchtime concerts, free foyer
performances and late night
serenade performances, you can
go at a time that pleases you. LR
Echoes Of Bohemia Chamber
Music Festival, Royal Welsh
College Of Music And Drama,
Cardiff, Fri 18-Sun 20 Oct.
Tickets: prices vary. Info: 029