live music
8pm, £13/£10 adv. Info 0800
0147111.
Barrie & Ingrid Temple
Newport Fugitives Athletic
Club, Rogerstone, Newport.
8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A
Newport Folk Club night.
Captain Hawkins & The
Goodfellas The Andrew
Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.
Info 029 2021 2509.
Cleveland Watkiss & Julian
Arguelles Café Jazz, Cardiff.
5.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2034
0591.
Dewi Griffiths The Old
Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free.
Info 029 2066 6566.
Diverse-City The Gate,
Cardiff. 4.45pm, £8-£12. Info
029 2048 3344. WOMEX halfdayer which features flamenco
from Calaita, reggae/sega from
Golty Farabeau & Jahmadou,
traditional West African music
from Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh
& Friends and July Julay Y Son
Bachateros plus DJ Mayeva.
Heather Peace Glee Club,
Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £21 adv. Info
0871 4720400.
Hot Club Gallois The North
Star, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info
029 2062 4050.
Jimjam Open Mic Session
The Claude Hotel, Albany
Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info
07557 505123.
Matt Cook Tempus Bar, St
David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 7pm,
free. Info 0844 8246171.
Mr Tom + How I Faked
The Moon Landing Le Pub,
Newport. 8pm. Info 01633
221477.
Open Mic Night Lyceum
Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info
01633 858636.
Porter’s Presents Porter’s,
Cardiff. 6.30 + 7.30pm. Info
[email protected]. Two
acts TBC, part of the Womex
events. On tomorrow also.
Spicer The Full Moon, Cardiff.
8pm, free. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
The Blackout + Framing
Hanley + Blitz Kids Solus,
Cardiff University Students
Union. 7.30pm, £16.50 adv.
Info 029 2078 1458.
The Magic Of Motown
Grand Theatre, Swansea.
7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01792
475715. Tribute revue.
*WOMEX 2013 Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Bay. 8pm, £22/£17 adv. Info
029 2063 6464. Nightcases:
Amira, Cumbia All Stars,
Debademba, Ensemble
Al-Kindi, Fanfaraï, Flamenco
Eléctrico, Orquestra
Contemporånea de Olinda,
Shangaan Electro and Sidi
Touré. Horizons: Fiona Hunter,
Georgia Ruth and Kan. offWOMEX: Bretagne Land Of
Music presents Gipsy Burek
Orkestar, Jacky Molard Quartet
and Krismenn. (Until Sat 26)
FRIDAY 25
3amp The Yard, Cardiff.
9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022
7577.
Adam Barnes St Donats Arts
Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.
7.30pm, £7/£6.50. Info 01446
799100.
Adding Machine + Cursor
Major The Full Moon, Cardiff.
8pm, free. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Amser Jazz Time Royal
Welsh College Of Music &
Drama, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free.
Info 029 2039 1391.
Anti-Nowhere League
Bogiez, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11.50
adv. Info [email protected].
Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar,
St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm,
free. Info 0844 8246171.
Bespoke Duo The North Star,
Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info 029
2062 4050.
Bones Of St James The
Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.
8.3 0pm, free. Info 029 2021
2509.
Brecon Baroque Brecon
Cathedral. 7pm, £20/£18. Info
01874 611622. Performing
Handel’s Theodora as the first
event of this year’s Baroque
Festival.
Captain Accident & The
Disasters The Moon Club,
Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Charlie Gracie & The Class
Of ‘58 Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw
Vale. 8pm, £10. Info 01495
355800. American rock’n’roll
dude from the 1950s.
Colum Regan & The
Dandos + Peasant’s King
Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm. Info
029 2023 9253.
Daughter Great Hall, Cardiff
University Students Union.
7.30pm, £16.50 adv. Info 029
2078 1458. Presented by Swn.
Deathbullet Le Pub, Newport.
8pm. Info 01633 221477.
Album launch gig.
Declan Sinnott The Angel
Hotel, Llandeilo. Info
llandeiloacoustic@preceptor.
co.uk. Irish folk singer with a
career of over 40 years.
Diva Delight Grand Pavilion,
Porthcawl. 1-2pm, free. Info
01656 815995. Soprano and
piano.
Goldie Lookin Chain The
Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12
adv. Info theglobevenue@
gmail.com. It’s a decade since
their debut gig. That was sold
out, if I recall, and so is this.
Cyclical.
John Adams Salt Bar, Cardiff
Bay. 10pm, free. Info 029 2049
4375.
Lucy Crowe Royal Welsh
College Of Music & Drama,
Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info
029 2039 1391. Soprano.
Mr Huw Tafarn Y Gwachel,
Pontardawe. 8.30pm, free. Info
01792 864949. A Mentr Iaith/
Gigs Y Gwach night.
Organ Recital National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.
1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Porter’s Presents Porter’s,
Cardiff. 6.30 + 7.30pm. Info
[email protected].
Ralph McTell Theatr
Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm,
£17.50/£16.50. Info 01239
621200.
Skinny Jim’s Trip Porter’s,
Cardiff. 9pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com.
Super Sonic 70s Show
Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.
7.30pm, £15. Info 01633
868239. Tribute stuff.
Swinging At The Cotton
Club Taliesin Arts Centre,
Swansea. 7.30pm, £16/£14.
Info 01792 602060.
Swiss Ambassadors Awards
Concert Royal Welsh College
Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.
7pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391.
*The Gentle Good +
Richard James Band
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030
4400. TGG album launch gig.
The Jive Aces Theatr Hafren,
Newtown. 8pm, £14/£12. Info
01686 614555.
The Yirdbards Pontardawe
Arts Centre. 8pm, £6 adv. Info
01792 863722. An Acoustic
Meeting Ground night.
Tree Of Wolves + Totem
Terrors Clwb Ifor Bach,
Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £4. Info
029 2023 2199.
*WOMEX 2013 Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Bay. 8pm, £22/£17 adv. Info
029 2063 6464. Nightcases:
Fanfara Tirana meets
Transglobal Underground,
Ganesh-Kumaresh, Ghazalaw,
Guillaume Perret & The
Electric Epic, Lau, Les
Tambours de Brazza, Lo Griyo,
Vojasa and Winston McAnuff &
Fixi Horizons: Catrin Finch &
Seckou Keita, Lokkhi Terra and
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath
Henderson. offWOMEX
Spain:Budino. offWOMEX
Belgian Brew: Laila Amezian
‘Tri0de’ and Mandolinman.
(Until Sat 26)
SATURDAY 26
All Strung Out The Gate,
Cardiff. 1pm, £4/£2. Info 029
2048 3344. Classical guitar.
Bring Out The Jazz
Cabaret Small World Theatre,
Cardigan. 6.45pm, £10. Info
01239 615952.
Cantatas & Concertos
Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.
7pm, £19/£17. Info 01874
611622. Baroque Festival concert with a Bach theme.
Chris Dean’s Syd
Lawrence Orchestra The
Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm,
£16.50/£15.50. Info 01633
656757.
Chris Ridgeway + Kizzy
Meirion Crawford Chapter
Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £8
adv. Info 029 2030 4400. Album
lanuch gig for Ridgeway.
Craobh Rua Dempseys,
Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£5 after 11.
Info 029 2023 9253. Belfast
band whose (translated) name
is also that of a loyalist paramilitary group. Are you gonna
tell them or shall I?
Dub Mafia + Kundama The
Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm,
£6. Info [email protected]. Live dub band.
Enfys Aber Fundraising
Event Aberystwyth Arts
Centre. 8pm, £10/£9.50.
Info 01970 623232. Theatre
and live music in support of
LGBT charities including safe
shelter for Ugandan gay rights
activists.
Houdini Dax Le Pub,
Newport. 8pm. Info 01633
221477.
John Power The Factory,
Porth. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info
01443 687080. Loveable moptop from Cast.
Junction 24 & Mic
Spenceley Recreation
Hall, Sports & Social Club,
University Hospital Of Wales,
Cardiff. Info 029 2051 3440. A
RUFF Ceilidh night.
Kookamunga The Full Moon,
Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Miss May & The Magic The
Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info
029 2022 7577.
Paula Gardiner & Huw
Warren + The Impossible
Gentleman Royal Welsh
College Of Music & Drama,
Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10 adv.
Info 029 2039 1391. Jazz
double bill.
Ralph McTell Pontardawe
Arts Centre. 7.30pm,
£18.50/£16.50 adv. Info 01792
863722.
Random Hand + AntiVigilante Bogiez, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £9 adv. Info contact@
bogiez.com.
Sgt Pepper’s Only
Dartboard Band Queens
Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £10-£14.
Info 01834 861212. Beatles
tribute.
The Soul Destroyers +
Tattsyrup The Globe, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £8 adv. Info
[email protected].
The Supersonic 70s Show
Grand Theatre, Swansea.
7.30pm, £15-£18.50. Info 01792
475715.
The Trio Porter’s, Cardiff. Info
[email protected].
Tim Cronin The North Star,
Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029
2062 4050.
*WOMEX 2013 Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Bay. 8pm, £22/£17 adv. Info
029 2063 6464. Nightcases:
Aysenur Kolivar, Ebo Taylor,
Filastine & Nova, Grupo
Bongar, Jambinai, Ljova And
The Kontraband, Navarra,
Rascuelos and Stelios Petrakis
Quartet. Horizons: 9Bach,
Family Atlantica and We Banjo
3. offWOMEX South Africa:
Nomfusi. offWOMEX Spotlight
Quebéc: Bon Débarras and
Yves Lambert Trio. (Finishes
today)
SUNDAY 27
Allstars Night The Andrew
Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.
Info 029 2021 2509. Open mic
with special guests.
Dennis Rollins’ Velocity
Trio The Swan, Abergavenny.
1 + 2pm, £10/£15 inc lunch.
Info 01873 852829. Presented
by Black Mountain Jazz.
Ebo Taylor + Alaw The
Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7.30pm,
£11/£10 adv. Info 01639
843163. Horizons Festival tour.
See Music for more.
Ensemble Diderot Christ
College Memorial Hall, Brecon.
7pm, £14/£12. Info 01874
611622. Baroque Festival
event.
Ghazalaw + Ballet Nimba
Queens Hall, Narberth.
7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01834
861212. Horizons tour show.
Good Times The Queens
Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm,
free. Info 01600 712767. A
locally-based party band.
HIM Great Hall, Cardiff
University Students Union.
7pm, £24 adv. Info 029 2078
1458.
Johnny Cage’s Hopeless
Sinners + Scott Cook +
Jez Hellard The Full Moon,
Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Les Tambours De Brazza
+ 9Bach Aberystwyth Arts
Centre. 7.30pm, £7-£14. Info
01970 623232. Horizons tour.
Ozric Tentacles The Globe,
Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info
[email protected].
Playford Baroque Trio
Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon.
3pm, £10. Info 01874 611622.
Baroque Festival event.
The May Duo The North Star,
Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029
2062 4050.
Two Piece Sweet The North
Star, Cardiff. 1-3pm, free. Info
029 2062 4050.
7.30pm, £13/£12. Info 01656
815995. Horizons show.
James Clode + Stewart
Alexander + Nic Thomas
+ Encore Acoustic Duo +
Gabby Early Gwdihw, Cardiff.
7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039
7933.
Lilygreen & Maguire The
Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50
adv. Info theglobevenuegmail.
com.
The Monday Swing Quintet
Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm,
£3/£2.50 Info 029 2034 0591.
The Roman Connection
Theatr Brychieniog, Brecon.
7pm, £16/£14. Info 01874
611622. The final Baroque
Festival event celebrates
Corelli’s 300th anniversary.
TUESDAY 29
Arctic Monkeys + The
Strypes Motorpoint Arena,
Cardiff. 6.30pm, £25. Info 029
2022 4488. Sold out.
BBC NOW: Americana Wales
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Bay. 7.30pm, £8-£10. Info 029
2063 6464. Thierry Fischer
conducts a programme of Berg,
Holt and Schmidt.
Brian Kennedy Glee Club,
Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15 adv. Info
0871 4720400.
Cumbia Allstars + DnA
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.
7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792
602060. Horizons tour show.
Goldheart Assembly +
Cattle & Cane + Valleyers
Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info
029 2039 7933.
Heads South + RWCMD
Jazz Ensemble Theatr
Brychieniog, Brecon. 7.30pm,
£9/£7. Info 01874 611622.
Hot Club Gallois Café Jazz,
Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS.
Info 029 2034 0591.
Les Tambours De Brazza
+ 9Bach Miners’ Institute,
Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12.
Info 01495 227206. Playing as
part of the Horizons tour.
Ollie Howell Group
Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £7/£5.
Info 029 2023 9253.
Paul & Huw Watkins St
David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm,
£6.50/£5.50 adv. Info 029 2087
8444. Cello and piano recital.
The Pigeon Detectives The
Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14
adv. Info theglobevenue@
gmail.com.
The Words I Never Said +
Honour Is Dead + Desalvo
The Moon Club, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £4. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Vivid Viv The Andrew Buchan,
Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029
2021 2509.
WEDNESDAY 30
Acoustic Jam Night The
Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.
8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021
2509.
Alex Davis & Daniel
Bickerton Duo Café Jazz,
Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029
2034 0591.
Blood On The Dancefloor
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2023
2199. One of those ‘scene’
bands with all hair, fear of
women etc.
Blue Great Hall, Cardiff
University Students Union.
7.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029
2078 1458. Playing intimate
venues where they can see the
whites of the crowd’s bras.
Coalfax + Milestone +
From Her Eyes + Breathe
In The Silence + Thousand
www.theatrffynnon.co.uk
MONDAY 28
Bock A Da Bock Dempseys,
Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4. Info 029
2023 9253. Monthly jazz jam
night.
Cumbia Allstars + DnA
Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan.
7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01239
621200. Horizons Tour show.
Districts + Black Tongue
+ This Concept +
Hallencourt + Oceans
Apart Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm,
£6/£5. Info mail@givemefuel.
co.uk.
Ghazalaw + Ballet Nimba
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.
Funny, moving, with live music,
drama and dance, House For Sale
is about our sense of community
and our need to belong.
TINIE TEMPAH (Motorpoint Arena, Fri 13) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR 2014: LONDON GRAMMAR (Cardiff University, Tue 28 Jan) LESS THAN JAKE + REEL BIG FISH (Cardiff University, Sat 1
Feb) FRANK TURNER (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 6 Feb) A DAY TO REMEMBER (Motorpoint Arena, Sat 8 Feb) THE 1975 (Cardiff University, Thurs 13 Feb) NEWTON FAULKNER (Cardiff University,
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