live music
Babyshambles Great Hall, SUNDAY 13 if you weren’t planning to go
Cardiff University Students 2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show before maybe that will give you
Union. 7pm, £21. Info 029 2078 Live Lounge, Cardiff. 9.30pm. the extra push you need.
1458. See Music. Info 07830 361915. Global Music Maker Foyer,
BBC NOW Brangwyn Hall, Ben Fletcher Band Borough Wales Millennium Centre,
Swansea. 7.30pm, £11.50- Blues Club, New Panteg RFC, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 0870
£14.50. Info 01792 635432. Pontypool. 7.30pm, £5/£4 402000.
Grant Llewellyn conducts a bill members. Info 01495 752456. Jazz Attic Café Jazz, Cardiff.
of Mathias, Grant Llewellyn and Christmas party night. 8pm, £2. Info 029 2034 0591.
Sibelius. Brigette & The Big Girls Paper Aeroplanes Barfly,
Carols For Christmas St Blues The Queen’s Head, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029
David’s Hall, Cardiff. 11am, Monmouth. Info 01600 712767. 2039 6589.
£3.50. Info 029 2087 8444. The women of blues and jazz Paramore + You Me At Six
Christmas Concert With paid tribute. Cardiff International Arena.
Carols St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Cardiff Coffee Concert 7pm, £20. Info 029 2022 4488.
7pm, £10-£15. Info 029 2087 National Museum & Gallery, See Upfront.
8444. Featuring the Morriston Cardiff. 11.30am, £8/£6. Info Pavane Early Music Consort
Orpheus Choir, Bedwas 029 2039 7951. Featuring the Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre,
Trethomas Machen Band and Solstice String Quartet. Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 0870
Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion. Cardiff County & Vale Of 402000.
Eclipse Theatr Mwldan, Glamorgan Youth Wind Quadrant Carol Service St
Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Band Foyer, Wales Millennium John’s Church, The Hayes,
Info 01239 621200. Early music Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Cardiff. 5.30pm, free (dona-
ensemble. Info 0870 402000. tions requested). Info 029 2069
Fell On Black Days + Eight Clare Teal Festive Fiesta 4900. Proceeds to Marie Curie
Piece Suit + Darksite + Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. Hospice in Penarth.
Same Old Game + Jac 7.30pm, £16/£13. Info 01792 SixOneSeven + Honey
Jones The Corries, Brecon. 602060. See Music. Fungus Live Lounge, Cardiff.
FRUIT BATS
7.30pm, £5. Info breconmusic@ Dinas Powys Orchestra 6.30pm. Info 07830 361915.
live.co.uk . Winter Concert Dinas Powys Winter Concert St Donats
Fri 18 Dec, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.
Gentleman Tim & The Parish Hall. 7.30pm, £6/£3. Info Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.
Contenders The Queens Hall, 029 2070 4195. 7.30pm, £10/£4 kids. Info 01446
Admission: £10/£8 adv. Info: 029 202 2199 /
www.clwb.net
Narberth. 8pm, £12 adv. Info Electric Six + Eureka 799100. Courtesy of Cerddorfa
Loose, Cardiff promoters of music which those pushed for time might be
01834 869323. Swing group. Machines + John Q Public Dinas Powys Orchestra.
Johnny Cage’s Christmas Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm,
forgiven for summing up as ‘indie’, have very much stepped their game up Revue The Globe, Cardiff.
£11. Info 029 2023 2199. GRAB
TUESDAY 15
this year in terms of number of shows promoted. Barely a week’s gone by
7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2045 Promotions presents. So for a
Christmas Carol Cymanfa
2151. lot of people attending, the last
Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre,
without Liz and Ryan of Loose putting some guitar-based goodness of a
Kenny Driscoll + Barso gig they attend in the 00s will
Cardiff Bay. 5.30pm, free. Info
Roberts Live Lounge, Cardiff.
sort on. Take a bow. Both of you! After you’ve got your Christmas gig out of
be Electric Six. Poignant.
0870 402000. In association
6.30pm. Info 07830 361915. Har Mar Superstar Barfly,
with Ty Cerdd.
the way. Fruit Bats are a Seattle-based band who have been going in
Messiah Aberystwyth Arts Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9. Info 029
Die! Chihuahua. Die! +
Centre. 8pm, £3.50-£10.50. Info 2039 6589. I don’t want to
earnest for about a decade, signing to the Sub Pop label in the early 00s
Davesulk + Entails Entrails
01792 623232. Handel’s famous sound like a hater but I really
+ Box Of Thumbs Buffalo,
and now sharing head Bat Eric Johnson with indie-rock celebs The Shins.
work, performed here 250 years hope that this guy doesn’t still
Cardiff. 8pm, £3/£2. Info 029
after his death and conducted find it roughly as easy as
2034 5144. Monkeygrinder
This having done their profile no harm, likewise this year’s release of the by David Russell Hulme.
breathing to get people to sleep
Christmas party show.
fourth FBs album The Ruminant Band, this gig will hopefully be bustling.
Oli Brown Band Milkwood with him. I do however hope
Foy Vance Glee Club, Cardiff
Jam, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10/£8 that he meets up with Electric
Bay. 7.30pm, £8.50/£7.50 adv.
adv. Info 01792 477577. Blues. Six before or after for a jar and
Info 0871 4720400. Reschduled
Pauline Black + John Q a reminisce.
date as Foy, Irish singer-song-
Sylon TJ’s, Newport. 7.30pm. 1391. Featuring soprano Elin Messiah St David’s Hall, Public + Slagerij TJ’s,
Martyn Joseph Wales
writer, was poorly while he was
Info 01633 216608. Manahan Thomas. Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£30. Info Newport. 7.30pm, £10. Info
Millennium Centre, Cardiff
due to play this in November.
Newport Cathedral Choir All Or Nothing + Chaos 029 2087 8444. WNO’s produc- 01633 216608. Pauline Black is
Bay. 8pm. Info 08700 402000.
Ginge & Cello Boi Live
The Riverfront, Newport. Days + For The Team + tion of Handel’s great work. or was in The Selecter.
Sold out.
Lounge, Cardiff. 10.30pm. Info
7.30pm, £6.50-£9. Info 01633 Hey You Guys Milkwood Jam, Mini’s Chuff + BeSpoke Live Pavane St Edward’s Church,
New Education + Kiss
07830 361915.
656757. Swansea. 7.30pm, £5/£4. Info Lounge, Cardiff. 6.30pm. Info Roath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5.
Silver Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.
Icon Jazz Men Café Jazz,
No Tedium The North Star, 01792 477577. 07830 361915. Info 029 2048 4808. Cardiff’s
7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3.50. Info 029
Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 Bomb Culture + No Sleep Rock House Submission Rock best known early music group
Headliners are Oasis-type kids.
2034 0591.
2062 4050. Police Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, Bar, Cardiff. 11pm. Info 0845 perform a programme of
Kiss Silver used to be called
Imperfect Tenth Dempseys,
Open Mic Night The Gate Arts £5/£3 adv. Info 01633 221477. A 3886214. Rock covers. Christmas music and readings.
Walker.
Cardiff. 9pm, £5. Info 029 2023
Centre, Roath, Cardiff. 8-11pm, Riot Act gig. Sing Along For Christmas The Blades The Wharf,
Oli Brown The Globe, Cardiff.
9253.
free. Info 029 2048 3344. Broken Vinyl Club + Victoria Park, Barry. 6pm. Info Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2040 5092.
7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2045
James Chadwick Sugo
Open Mic Night The Promised Henry’s Funeral Shoe + 07809 551465. They’re also playing here on
2151. Blues.
Restaurant, Penarth. 7.15-
Land, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info The Heavy Flames Buffalo, Sugar Minott & Tony Tuff NYE, FYI.
Rourie Thompson + Gwyl
9.15pm, free. Info 029 2070
029 2039 8998. Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4. Info 029 Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff.
9955.
On The Rocks Xmas Tribute 2034 5144. 7.45pm, £10 adv/£5 with Nov 6
Live Music Night The
Act Special 10 Feet Tall, Camelia Jazz Band The ticket. Info musichallcardiff@
We gave a boxout slot to Promised Land, Cardiff. Free.
Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 Riverside Tavern, Newport.
live.co.uk . Cymru Ddu presents
2022 8883. 2pm, free. Info 01633 666699. rescheduled date for longstand-
reggae icon Sugar Minott
Info 029 2039 8998.
Not Advised + Summerlin
Thea Gilmore’s Wintertide Contemporary Guitarist La ing reggae icon Sugar Minott,
Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. Tasca, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 as he couldn’t make it on Nov 6.
for his Cardiff Millennium
Barfly, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info
029 2039 6589.
8pm, £13.50/£10.50. Info 01685 2023 0087. Supertroupers Theatr
881188. Acoustic evening with a John Lewis Band Café Jazz, Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, Music Hall gig last month.
Ruby Tuesday The Globe,
Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2045
festive bent from popular singy- Cardiff. 9pm, £5. Info 029 2034 £17.50/£16.50. Info 01239
songwritey lady. 0591. A Blues Dragon night. 621200. Then he sacked off the
2151. Also on Tue 22.
TJ’s Under 18s Rock Club
The Last Republic + Death John Otway The Globe, The Keys Tommy’s Bar, Cardiff.
Of An Icon + Samuel H Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2041 6608. Launch for
date. It’s been rescheduled
Christmas Party TJ’s,
Newport. 7pm, £3. Info 01633
Imnvisible + The Firebrand Info 029 2045 2151. Special this band’s new album, which
+ Hold Your Horse Is Clwb Christmas show. no-one has told me anything
for Fri 11, so hopefully
216608.
Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info Jugganote Barfly, Cardiff. about.
029 2023 2199. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2039 6589. The Rat Pack Xmas Evening
lightning won’t strike twice WEDNESDAY 16
Touch Trust Foyer, Wales Lily Allen + Example Cardiff Burleigh Academy, Newport.
Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. International Arena. 7pm, £23. 7pm. Info 01633 262002. A
and he will be back for a
Alan Barnes With The Dave
Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea.
1pm, free. Info 0870 402000. Info 029 2022 4488. See Music, South Wales Big Band show.
slightly scaled-down bill.
8pm, £20/£12. Info 07802
Traditional Jazz Bands or Upfront, or wherever we end The Sex Pistols Experience
912789. With big name special
Mumbles Conservative Club, up writing about her. + Ed Tudor-Pole TJ’s,
jazz guest TBC. You also get a
Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 01792 Live Jazz Evenings Outside Newport. 7.30pm, £8. Info The Keys + Houdini Dax
& Feral Monkey Bar, Swansea.
buffet for that price.
361302. Mocka & Zync, Mill Lane, 01633 216608. Cardiff Central Library. 1pm,
8pm, £3. Info 01792 480822.
Blues Jam The Garage,
Tragedy Sin City, Swansea. Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2034 Tiger Please + Kickbox Riot free. Info 029 2078 0160.
The Weekend Cure The North
Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792
7.30pm, £5. Info 01792 468892. 5189. + I Am Hope + Klezmer The New Residents Toucan
Star, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free. Info
645007.
Bee Gees songs played in a Live Music The Ship Inn, Kollektiv Clwb Ifor Bach, Club, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 07850
029 2062 4050.
Coleg Glan Hafren
metal style. One day they will Barry. 8pm, free. Info 01446 Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 461684. Live funk, soul and hip-
Performance Café Jazz,
be touring about the same time 729060. 2023 2199. hop. Also on Sat 19.
Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029
as the Swedish hardcore band Lyndon Owen’s Coltrane
MONDAY 14
The Squirts The Chattery,
2034 0591.
Tragedy and there will be an Dedication Sebastopol Social
Broken Vinyl Club + Rowan
SATURDAY 12
Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792
Dave Pegg & PJ Wright
hilarious mixup. Club, Pontypool. 8.30-11pm,
Liggett 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff.
The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun.
A Christmas Spectacular St
473276. Christmas party gig.
£6/£5. Info 01495 762504.
8.30pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883.
7.30pm, £7/£5 members. Info
Germans Church. Adamsdown,
This is sold out.
Garage-pop and acoustica.
FRIDAY 11
Made In Britain Theatr
01443 226892. A Llantrisant
Cardiff. 6.30pm, £7/£5. Info
Transmission Barfly, Cardiff.
There will be copies of The
Folk Club Christmas party night.
A Baroque Christmas
Brychieniog, Brecon. 8pm,
www.cityvoicescardiff.com. A
7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2039 6589.
Miniature Music Press scat-
Goldie Lookin Chain
Llandaff Cathedral Cardiff.
£16/£14. Info 01874 611622.
festive feast of music with audi-
Joy Dision tribute band.
tered around the venue, so
Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff.
7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039
Fifties rock’n’roll redux.
ence participation.
(CIA, Sat 6) PRESTON REED (Riverfront, Newport, Sat 6) JOHN OTWAY (The Garage, Swansea, Sat 6) CHRIS T-T (Clwb Ifor Bach, Wed 10) YOU ME AT SIX (Newport Centre, Wed 10) DAVE GORMAN
(St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Thurs 11) KATATONIA (Barfly, Sat 13) KATHERINE JENKINS + ESCALA (CIA, Mon 15 + Tue 16) SKINDRED (Newport TJ’s, Fri 19) NEW MODEL ARMY (Sin City, Swansea,
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