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Soul Jam Monkey Bar, Swansea. 10pm, £5/£4. Info 01792 480822. Eight-piece funk band. Tabularasa Sin City, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 468892. Album launch. The Bootleg Sixties Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £14-£17. Info 01656 815995. The Gentle Good + Richard James + H Hawkline The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2045 2151. Album launch for the second Gentle Good album, which we reviewed last month. Carl Rylatt also DJs The Grey Goose Band Borough Blues Club, New Panteg RFC, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01495 752456. The Nick Ross Orchestra Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01633 656757. The Witches Drum + The Spotted Mind The Boiler House, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 5pm-12am, £3. Info 07977 138587. Psych-y rock bands party in Llandaff. The Wiyos The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £10/£9. Info 01639 843163. Play based around the notion of aviation. Ute + Waking Life Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £4. Info 029 2034 5144. Whistling Biscuits The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050.
SUNDAY 3 Acoustic Open Mic Night Buffalo Lounge, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 4822. Every Sunday. *Amateur Assassins + Umlaut + Zinc Bukowski Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883. Noisy punky bands who sound like something I might enjoy. Arcomis International Flute Festival 2011: The London Sinfonietta Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2063 6464. Arcomis International Flute Festival 2011: Walter Auer Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.30pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. Signature recital featuring works by Schubert and Alcalay among others. Cardiff Coffee Concert National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 11am, £10/£8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7951. Featuring the Brodowski String Quartet. Honour Is Dead + Districts + Inceptions + Inside The Virus Hobo’s, Bridgend. 6-11pm, £4. Info hobos_
bridgend@hotmail.co.uk . A Dirty Dog promotion. Surface Festival Monkey Bar, Swansea. 5-9pm. Info 01792 480822. A live bands festival “discovering and promoting new talent” with up to seven bands playing. Also on Sun 10 and Fri 15. The Sunshine Underground + Love Parry III Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2034 0737. The Wanted Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £24.51. Info 029 2022 4488. Thoby Davis The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Tom Williams Band The Bell Inn, Caerleon. 2pm. Info 01633 422656. Smooth jazz standards here every Sunday.
MONDAY 4
Carmarthenshire County Orchestra, Choir & Harp Ensemble Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £6/£5. Info 0845 2263510. Eddie Reader + Boo Hewerdine Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £20 adv. Info 0871 4720400. Music For Youth Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Pangea Band Showcase The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2045 2151. In association with the Atrium, every Monday. Run, Walk! + Samoans + Yoho + Science Bastard Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2034 5144. *Today Is The Day + Retox Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2034 0737. Legendary psychotic experimental metal band come to Cardiff for the first time in about three years. Retox feature two of The Locust. Ukelele Nights Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
TUESDAY 5 Ben Gregor-Smith Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7.30pm. Info 029 2087 4816. Cellist performs the Kenneth Loveland Gift Winner’s Recital. Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2023 9253.
Ceredigion Schools Concert Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 7.15pm. Info 01970 623232. Ffred Jones + Jon Fazal Buffalo Lounge, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2034 4822. Freddy Kempf Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £15.50/£14. Info 01646 695267. Renowned concert pianist. Gildas Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. A Nyth night, also featuring readings from Tu Chwith. Haight-Ashbury + Barefoot Dance Of The Sea Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2034 5144. Kickback Open Mic Night The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm- 12am, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Every Tuesday. Live Music Night The Promised Land, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 8998. Courtesy of Driftup Records, every Tuesday. Lou Noble Tony’s Kitchen Gallery, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2030 3671. Performing jazz standards as part of the launch of Sean Donovan’s exhibition of new paintings (see Art listings). RWCMD Students Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. The Memphis Seven Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3.50. Info 029 2034 0591. The X-Factor Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £32.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Six-day stint for some people who sang on the TV. Good for them. (Until Sun 10) Wonderbrass 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2022 8883. Album launch for local funky brass ensemble.
WEDNESDAY 6 10cc Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20-£25. Info 01792 475715.
Afternoon Concert Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £7-£10. Info 029 2063 6464. Thierry Fischer conducts a bill of Debussy and Ravel among others. Beans On Toast + Cosmo Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Jokey acoustic folkie sort playing the monthly Folk Against Fascism night. Caerphilly County Borough Spring Showcase St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Cardiff University Students Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Penmaes School, Brecon. 6.30-8.30pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info 01874 625422. Fortnightly sessions – all are welcome and instru- ments are provided. First Wednesday The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £4.50/£4. Info 01633 656757. Presented by Sinfonia Cymru. Gramercy Riffs + Ukelaliens + Red Shark Sound System Boleros Bar, Caerleon. 9-11pm, free. Info 01633 422822. Ideals Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2034 5144. Jazz Ensembles Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £3.50. Info 029 2039 0391. Jimjam Open Mic Session The Promised Land, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. Every Wednesday. JJ Wheeler Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8pm, £8/£6. Info 07802 912789. Miles David Tribute Quintet Queens Head Inn, Monmouth. 8.45pm. Info 01600 712767. Open Heart Mic Tony’s Kitchen Gallery, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-11.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 3671. Open mic night, every Wednesday. Free food for all performers. Open Mic Night Milkwood Jam, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 477577. Every Wednesday. Open Mic Night Nos Da, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With Singing Huw, every Wednesday. Open Mic Night The Hawaiian, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2049 3337. Every Wednesday. Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Every Wednesday. Song And Tune Nights The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, free. Info 01443 226892. Every Wednesday. The Ginger Rogers Presents The Gate Arts Centre, Roath, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Live bands hosted by The Ginger Rogers, on the first Wednesday of each month. The X-Factor Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £32.50. Info 029 2022 4488. (Until Sun 10) Veritas Dempseys, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2023 9253.
Ultimate Stage Company Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Showtunes. Zoe Middleton Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2034 0591.
THURSDAY 7 Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £15. Info 01970 623232. Busnoys Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2034 0591. Leftfield jazz trio. David Nash La Tasca, Cardiff. 8.30-10.30pm. Info 029 2023 0087. Every Thursday. Gower College Swansea Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Gower College Swansea – Music For The Stage And Screen Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01792 295526.
The X-Factor Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £32.50. Info 029 2022 4488. (Until Sun 10)
Traditional Jazz Bands Mumbles Conservative Club, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 01792 361302. Every Thursday. Under The Driftwood Tree Vulcan Lounge, Cardiff. £3/£2 b4 9. Info 029 2023 1669. Charity gig.
FRIDAY 8 Allan Yn Y Fan Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01600 713036. Bastion Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. A
The Boomswinger Bluegrass Club, an intermittent night at the Mackintosh Institute, Roath, Cardiff, hosts
American bluegrass/country duo Jeff & Vida for the second time as part of their extensive UK tour. Check out their Selma Chalk album from a while back, it might sway you.
Japan Tsunami Fundraiser 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2022 8883. With acoustic acts TBC. Jazz Jam Queens Head Inn, Monmouth. 8.45pm. Info 01600 712767. Also on Thurs 14 and 21. Jazz Night La Brasserie, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 4134. Every Thursday. Reserve a table for the dinner menu for £20. Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. Every Thursday. Mozart Requiem Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 0391. Featuring the RWCMD’s Chamber Winds, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Open Mic A Shot In The Dark, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2047 2300. Every Thursday, hosted by Huwie Price. Open Mic Night The Gate Arts Centre, Roath, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Every Thursday. Open Mic Night The Promised Land, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2039 8998. Every Thursday. Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50-£32.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring no less than 15 members in this particular incarnation. Sandi Thom Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 8pm, £15.50/£13.50. Info 01443 485934. *Saturday’s Kids + Harbour + Facel Vega + Oui Messy Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883. This is a release show for the new 10” EP by Saturday’s Kids. Should be terrific. Stephanie Rodriguez + The Julian Martin Trio Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. A Jazz Revhw night. The Porn Issue + The Shoots The Promised Land, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 029 2039 8998.
Round The Houses night head- lined by funk/Afrobeat band from London. Broken Vinyl Club + Gramercy Riffs Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £3. Info 029 2034 5144. Camelia Jazz Band The Riverside Tavern, Newport. 2pm, free. Info 01633 666699. Contemporary Guitarist La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 2023 0087. Crash & Berney Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Hot Runnin’ Soul Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15-£18. Info 01792 475715. Featuring Geno Washington and Jimmy James with the Ram Jam Band plus special guests the Ukaye Ukes. I Defy + Switchblade Stream + Nihilistic Anger Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 468892. Johnny Ned Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £5. Info 029 2034 0591. A Blues Dragon night. Knights Of Boom Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 221477. Newport hip-hop outfit. Live Music The Ship Inn, Barry. 8pm, free. Info 01446 729060. London Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £10-£32. Info 029 2087 8444. Kristjan Järvi con- ducts a programme of Neilsen, Sibelius and Grieg. Oli Brown The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2045 2151. Youthful bluesman. Paper Aeroplanes + Evening Chorus + Alexander Comana Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Ray Driscoll Rhondda Heritage Park. 1-2pm, free. Info 01443 682036. Clarinet player performs at lunchtime. Random Perception Nos Da, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. *Regimes + Smiler Hobo’s, Bridgend. 8pm, £4. Info hobos_bridgend@hotmail.
co.uk . Regimes are from the north of England and feature ex-members of bands like Raging Speedhorn and Hard To Swallow. Actually I think that might just one person. Anyway, could be good. This gig is presented by All I Wanted Was A Pepsi. Salvation The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Simon Kempston The Metropole Theatre, Abertillery. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01495 355800. Scottish folk singer. Sinfonia Cymru The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £7-£10. Info 01633 656757. With Catrin Finch and Gareth Jones. Smokin Aces Park Inn, Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Spiers & Boden Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12.50/£11. Info 01239 621200. Two members of folk big band Bellowhead. Steve & Pete Hughes Pretence Wine Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2061 3658. Acoustic guitar duo. The Fortunes + Ivy League Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £13.50/£13. Info 01633 656757. The Lock & Keys + Pure Graft + Bedford Falls + Hipflask The Gower, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2 fancy dress. Info 029 2022 5296. Punk bands play as a birthday ‘bash’ of sorts for the promoter, a nice man named Stubbs. The New Objects + Some Kind Of Leader + Violas Undertone, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. The X-Factor Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £32.50. Info 029 2022 4488. (Until Sun 10) *Truckers Of Husk + Hunters + Denuo Cardiff Arts Institute. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 1252. Charity gig for the Down’s Hearts Group. Will Killeen Electric Band The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info 01495 763752. A Torfaen Jazz Society night.
SATURDAY 9 A Day For Heroes + Hate Gauge + The Beacons Meze Lounge, Newport. 8pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 01633 259144. A Riot Act gig. Cardiff Bach Choir & Orchestra Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12.50/£10. Info 08700 402000. Timothy Taylor conducts a pro- gramme of Brahms and Bach. Conductors + Survivalists + P.U.B The Parrot Music Bar, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5. Info 01267 235511. This is a launch night for The Parrot, a bar venture courtesy of the folks who do the Tangled Parrot record shop. David Wax Museum The Chattery, Swansea. 8pm, £9. Info 01792 473276. Crossbreed of country, folk and trad Mexican music, sounds poten- tially good. *Jeff & Vida The Mackintosh Institute, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2048 7146. This is a Boomswinger Bluegrass Club night. I should dig the Jeff & Vida album out again, it’s good. Land Of Bingo + Dau Cefn + Trwbador Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Live Music Now! Foyer, Wales
IMAGE LTD (Millennium Music Hall, Thurs 2) CHEMICAL HARDCORE 3 (Six Feet Under, Fri 3) THE SUBWAYS (Millennium Music Hall, Thurs 4) ENRIQUE IGLESIAS + LEMAR (Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Fri 10) GWAR + CLUTCH (Millennium Music Hall, Tue 14) JIMMY EAT WORLD (Cardiff University, Tue 21) WARPAINT (Millennium Music Hall, Thurs 23) JOY ORBISON
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