live music
Roméo Et Juliette St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £10-£25. Info 029 2087 8444. BBC NOW and the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir present this Berlioz symphony. Smokin Aces Park Inn, Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Surface Festival Monkey Bar, Swansea. 7.30-11pm. Info 01792 480822. Ted Crook & Blues Highway Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2034 0591. A Blues Dragon night. The Askew Sisters The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8.30pm. Information 01792 863940. A Valley Folk Club night. The Damn Blags + Shelleys + The Screaming Martinis Meze Lounge, Newport. 8pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 01633 259144. A Riot Act gig. The Gathering Grand Final Bridgend Recreation Centre. 7pm. Info 01656 642688. Battle Of The Bands climax. The Last Republic + Tape The Radio + The Undivided Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. The Method The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £4. Info 01792 645007. Cardiff mod- indie band. Top Shelf Jazz Kuku Club, Cardiff. £9pm, £5/free for members. Info 029 2011 1177. Rude swing band from the region. Vamos Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. A La Noche Latina night. Will Butterworth Trio The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info 01495 763752. A Torfaen Jazz Society night. Young Rebel Set + Washington Irving + Draw Me Stories Buffalo, Cardiff. 7- 10pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 029 2034 5144. Mildly hyped UK indie band headline; Swn present. Yucatan + The Sodamen Pontardawe Inn. 8.30pm. Info 01792 864949. A Menter Iaith/ Gigs Y Gwach night.
SATURDAY 16 Abertillery Ladies Orpheus Choir Centenary
Dance Of The Sea + Alex Dingley The Rugby Club, Laugharne. 2.30-6.30pm, £7 adv. Info rtvnr@googlemail. com . A Laugharne Weekend gig.
Chas & Dave The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £22.50/£20. Info 01633 656757. Dai Llewellyn Cardiff Central Library. 1-2pm, free. Info 029 2078 0160. Classical/popular pianist. Dave Barry Big Band Charity Ball National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. Info 029 2039 7951. *Future Of The Left Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. This is a tie-in gig with Record Store Day. Nevertheless, even people who don’t pay for music can enjoy FOTL! I guess. Jenniferever + Among Brothers Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6/£6 adv. Info 029 2034 5144. Swedish windy indie band headline; Diverse Records DJs spin between bands. Miss Maud’s Folly + Yr Angen Nos Da, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Samsara Cardiff Arts Institute. 10pm, £4. Info 029 2023 1252. Reggae sextet. Simone Felice The Chattery, Swansea. 8pm, £12. Info 01792 473276. Singer-songwriter and poet. The Blackout + The Swellers + Hyro Da Hero Solus, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £13 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. The Method + Houdini Dax The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2045 2151. Album launch for The Method’s album of mod-rock stuff, which will be reviewed in the next issue. The £7 price includes a copy of the album. Top Shelf Jazz Vulcan Lounge, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2023 1669. Under The Driftwood Tree The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. United Vibrations Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Candela present local 12-tone band.
On Sun 17 there will be a
benefit show for victims of the recent disaster in Japan. It’ll be at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, and begin at 5pm. Leaning towards punk, hardcore and metal, bands playing include The Arteries, Punk’s Not Dad, Bad Sam, The Doublecross and Atomck.
Celebration National History Museum, St Fagans. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Song and chat at Oakdale institute. Acoustic Open Mic Night Buffalo Lounge, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 4822. *Alisdair Roberts Constitutional Church, Laugharne. 7pm, £7 adv. Info
rtvnr@googlemail.com . A Laugharne Weekend gig. Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2087 8444. BBC NOW and the Cardiff Polyphonic Choir present this Berlioz symphony. Cate Le Bon + Barefoot
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Woodland Regional High School Chamber Choir Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. They’re from Connecticut.
SUNDAY 17 Beth Orton Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £16.50 adv. Info 0871 4720400. See Music. Chapter Four Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Acoustic jazz in the Cafe Bar. Fernhill Constitutional Church, Laugharne. 7pm, £7 adv. Info rtvnr@googlemail. com . A Laugharne Weekend gig.
Ian Bruce The Greyhound Inn, Oldwalls, Gower. Info 029 2023 6689. Scottish folkie plays a Halfpenny Folk Club night. James Hollingsworth Queens Head Inn, Monmouth. 8.45pm. Info 01600 712767. Stargazer Cowboys The Brunswick, Swansea. 8.30pm. Info 01792 465676. *South Wales Japanese Benefit Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 5pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. Featuring The Arteries, Punk’s Not Dad, Bad Sam, This Business Is Closed, The Doublecross, Bring To Ruins, Atomck and Recluse. Sweet Baboo + Yoke + H Hawkline The Rugby Club, Laugharne. 2.30-6.30pm, £7 adv. Info rtvnr@googlemail. com . A Laugharne Weekend gig.
Thoby Davis The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Tom Williams Band The Bell Inn, Caerleon. 2pm. Info 01633 422656.
MONDAY 18 As We Climb Sin City, Swansea. Info 01792 468892. Busker Of The Year Competition Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. First of four days of heats, with a final on Fri 22. Are there buskers down Mermaid Quay? Pretty sure I’ve never seen one. (Until Thurs 21) *Liturgy + Ghast + Atomçk + Order Of Tepes Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2034 5144. Lesson No.1 with a gig full of great and innovative extreme metal. Then tomorrow they have another one. Intense. Onwards Chariots + Fjords 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2022 8883. Headliners are on the Elefant label, as are The School, who DJ between bands. Pangea Band Showcase The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2045 2151.
TUESDAY 19 *Alistair Roberts + Pamela Wyn Shannon St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £13/£12 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Roberts’ brand of deathly Scottish folk is first class, and it is good to have him back in Cardiff. Busker Of The Year Competition Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. (Until Thurs 21)
2039 7933. The Keith Little Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3.50. Info 029 2034 0591. The Xcerts + You Animals Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
WEDNESDAY 20 Alex Garnett Quartet Jazzland, Swansea. 8pm, £10/£7. Info 07802 912789. Amy Wadge & Pete Riley + Emily Baker The Chattery, Swansea. 8pm, £10. Info 01792 473276. Busker Of The Year Competition Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. (Until Thurs 21)
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Penmaes School, Brecon. 6.30-8.30pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info 01874 625422. *Cough + The Death Of Her Money + Spider Kitten + Thorun Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2034 5144. Lesson No.1 with their second show in 24 hours. Headliners are from Virginia and play nasty, psych-tinged sludgy doom metal. Evening Chorus + Barefoot Dance Of The Sea + Rebecca Pronsky Thé Pot, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2025 1246. Launch for the EC/BFDOTS single, which I think will be reviewed in this issue.
Discovering Music Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Ruman Gamba conducts two Korngold pieces. Also fea- tures violinist Matthew Trusler. Book in advance please. Dominic Norcross Quartet Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £5. Info 01874 611622. A Jazz In The Bar night. Groanbox Burnetts Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. £10 adv Info 01646 685144. Folk. Kickback Open Mic Night The Old Library, Cardiff. 8pm- 12am, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Live Music Night The Promised Land, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 8998. My First Tooth + Little Arrow + Ivan Moult 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883. Peter Jablonski St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £6.50/£5.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Concert pianist. Take The Stage Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Promised Land, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. John Renbourn & Robin Williamson Arts Centre, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £15. Info 01970 623232. Two British psychedelic folk veterans put their heads together. Kathy Davies Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2034 0591. Kevin Figes Trio Queens Head Inn, Monmouth. 8.45pm. Info 01600 712767. Martin Goddard And The Lights Of Zetar + Supergene + Ragged School Monkey Bar, Swansea. 8.30pm, £3. Info 01792 480822. Mr Scanno + Max Fisher + Multi Coloured Sandwich Boys Boleros Bar, Caerleon. 9-11pm, free. Info 01633 422822. Open Heart Mic Tony’s Kitchen Gallery, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-11.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 3671. Open Mic Night Milkwood Jam, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 477577. Open Mic Night Nos Da, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Open Mic Night The Hawaiian, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2049 3337. Open Space The Gate Arts Centre, Roath, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Share songs, stories and poems, on the third Wednesday of each month. Romantic Rights Buffalo, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2034 5144. Rowan Liggett’s Open Mic The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Song And Tune Nights The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, free. Info 01443 226892.
THURSDAY 21 Amy Wadge + Emily Baker Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd. 7.30pm. Info 01443 485934. Backbeat Soundsystem + Resolution 242 + Sharks Don’t Sleep 10 Feet Tall,
Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2022 8883. Presented by Bass’d In Skadiff. Bulawayo + Ed Bateman Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01834 869323. Live music as part of a Ma’Africa Dance Hall Party. Busker Of The Year Competition Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. (Finishes today) David Nash La Tasca, Cardiff. 8.30-10.30pm. Info 029 2023 0087. Jazz Jam Queens Head Inn, Monmouth. 8.45pm. Info 01600 712767. Jazz Night La Brasserie, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 4134.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. Joe Northwood Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2034 0591. Judge Tuxedo The Old Library, Cardiff. Info 029 2066 6566. Metronomy + Ghostpoet Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Synthy indie sorts, pre- sented by Swn. National Youth Wind Orchestra Of Wales Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 08700 402000. “More than 25 different Disney stars take part in this family-friendly jamming session as Disney hits are remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip-hop, pop, swing, reggae, rock, country and more.” On tomorrow also. Open Mic A Shot In The Dark, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2047 2300. Open Mic Night The Gate Arts Centre, Roath, Cardiff. 8-11pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Open Mic Night The Promised Land, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2039 8998. Thursday Millennium Music Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2034 0737. American emo-rockers. It’s funny as they are playing on a Thursday! Traditional Jazz Bands Mumbles Conservative Club, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 01792 361302.
FRIDAY 22 ABACAB The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2045 2151. Genesis tribute. Afternoon In Paris Brentwood Hotel, Porthcawl. 4-5pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. This is the Porthcawl Jazz Festival, which goes on until Mon 25 and which you can read about in Music. This, and others priced like it, are Stroller shows; a fiver gets you into all of them per day. BD Lenz Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2.30-4.30pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. Buddy Whittington Borough Blues Club, New Panteg RFC, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01495 752456. Lauded bluesman plays a gig which is sold out. Busker Of The Year Competition – Final Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. Featuring the four win- ners from each of the previous four days. Camelia Jazz Band The Riverside Tavern, Newport. 2pm, free. Info 01633 666699. Claudia Gunnars & The Jazzmasters Porthcawl Hotel. 5-6pm, £5/free under-12s. Info
01656 815995. Contemporary Guitarist La Tasca, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 2023 0087. Dr Syntax Cardiff Arts Institute. 10pm, £4. Info 029 2023 1252. UK rapper (part of Foreign Beggars no less) pre- sented by Higher Learning. Jacqui Dankworth Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 3.30- 5.30pm, £15/£10 under-25s. Info 01656 815995. Liberty Street Jazz Band Trecco Bay, Porthcawl. 1-2pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. Live Music The Ship Inn, Barry. 8pm, free. Info 01446 729060. National Youth Jazz Orchestra Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30-9.30pm, £12/£8 under-25s. Info 01656 815995. Pay No Respects + Tides Of Virtue + Raising Hell + This Concept + Eastbrook Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7-11pm, £5/£4 adv. Info hobos_
bridgend@hotmail.co.uk . A Dirty Dog promotion. Salvation The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. Smokin Aces Park Inn, Cardiff. 6-9pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Sweet Fontaine Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. The Dave Price Trio The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info 01495 763752. A Torfaen Jazz Society night. The Janice Graham Band Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Vertigo. The Jay Tamkin Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £6. Info 029 2034 0591. A Blues Dragon night. Tony Amaral Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10pm-12am, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995.
SATURDAY 23 Apache + The Monico + Morning Star Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2034 5144. Buddy Greco Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8-10pm, £15- £20/£10 under-25s. Info 01656 815995. With special guest Leslie Anders. Capital City Jazzmen Trecco Bay, Porthcawl. 1-2pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. Carrie Elkin Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2089 0862. Austin-based country singer. Dominic Norcross Quartet Brentwood Hotel, Porthcawl. 12-1pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. Duo Flex Nos Da, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Steel pan duo. Followed at 9pm by a DJ set from DJ EB. Easter Weekend Live Performances Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2048 0077. Al fresco live sets including jazz, folk, Latin and Mediterranean combos. (Until Mon 25) Fell On Black Days + Judge Tuxedo + Buffalo Summer Sin City, Swansea. Info 01792 468892. Gramercy Riffs Cardiff Central Library. 1-2pm, free. Info 029 2078 0160. Jacqui Dankworth Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 3.30- 5.30pm, £15/£10 under-25s. Info 01656 815995. Jeff Meredith Quartet Brentwood Hotel, Porthcawl. 12-1pm, £5/free under-12s. Info 01656 815995. Joe Driscoll Cardiff Arts Institute. Info 029 2023 1252.
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