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Quireboys set to ring in spring


ROCK: Quireboys are back for a series of intimate live dates


AFTER an incredible 30th an- niversary world tour, and by popular demand after last year’s highly acclaimed un- plugged tour, The Quireboys are pleased to announce a UK tour in early 2015. This is a great chance for fans nationwide to experience an audience with Spike,Paul,Keith &Guyin a very unique and laid back surrounding. The night will involve all the classics, rar- ities, surprises as well as a se- lection of new material, played in unplugged arrangements as well as banter and stories to create a unique evening . It may be only rock ‘n’ roll,


but this is certainly one you wouldn’t want to miss. Catch this classic rock act at


Fuel in Cardiff on March 13, 2015. For further information visit quireboys.com


Catch real rap genius


J. COLE, theGrammynominat- ed and platinum-selling rapper, has announced his 2014 Forest Hills Drive European Tour fea- turing Jhené Aiko and Pusha T some dates and Dreamville art- ists Bas, Cozz and Omen on all. J. Cole’s last effort 2014 Forest


Hills Drive debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and went on to become the highest selling hip hop album of 2014. Receiving acclaim from the likes of NPR, Complex. Catch J.Cole at Cardiff Mo-


torpoint Arena on May 16. Call 02920 22 44 88 for tickets.


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ANDYHOWELLS chats to USrockersMounties ahead of their Cardiff showin April


MOUNTIES is the composite musical home of Hawksley Workman, Ryan Dahle, and Steve Bays who first met in 2009. Their encounter evolved from a group hug into a spectacular improvised two-week recording session three years later. Perhaps best known for their collective work in Hot Hot Heat and Fur Trade, as well as Limblifter and Age of Electric, and their celebrated solo identities, Mounties quickly made a splash with their infectiously catchy first single, “Headphones”. The band have just gone down a storm after series


of successful North American dates and are heading to UK shores this April. The band recently released their debut album Thrash


Rock Legacy. Recorded in part in Vancouver and partially in the middle-of-nowhere in Ontario, Thrash Rock Legacy has received rave reviews from critics and was nominated for the coveted Polaris Music Prize in Canada.


How did you come together as a band? We met at a Canadian music industry awards show.


We agreed that we’d be a band one day. Four years later we were.


How would you describe your music? Brilliant freedom.


Who are your musical inspirations? We’re mostly inspired by each other.


Are you enjoying touring the UK? Totally brilliant! Brilliant weather too! Loving blood pudding too!


What can we expect from your forthcoming Cardiff Gig? We always, always, always try our hardest every time, lest we dive deep into irreversible depression.


Tell us about your debut album? Thrash rock legacy is the sum of all our childlike


fantasies filtered through a lofty bombast. Ninjas lan- guishing in car parks lousy with the Lamborghini Coun- tach. The concord jet’s night time cleaning staff tell-all best seller. The unexplained deaths of thousands of astro turf devotees. Pump high cuts contributing to a playoff series of merciless slam dunks. Space Lego intermingling with the rarest Star Wars figurines.


You’re back in the studio soon – what can you tell us about your next release? The above times a thousand.


The band will play in Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff on 14th April. Mounties: Ryan Dahle (left), Steve Bays, Hawksley Workman. Photo: Rebecca Blissett Singer-songwriter is set to


embark on irst solo tour Competition


OVER her 42 years of touring, Joan Armatrading has never done a solo world tour. For her last major tour she has de- cided this is the perfect time to perform her first ever full scale solo concerts. Her performances will in- clude songs that span her entire career so far. As with every tour from this unique performer, you are guaran- teed a mix of old favourites plus more recent composi- tions to fall in love with. Joan is as happy to play Love


and Affection, Willow, Drop The Pilot and Me, Myself I, as the audience is to hear them. Joan is very excited to start


this new experience of solo touring. During her long and


illustrious career, Joan has been successful in all musi- cal genres; pop, blues, folk, reggae and jazz. Her audience, newly at- tracted or long term fans, are as loyal to her as she is faithful to them. Three times Grammy-nominated, Brit award nominee and Ivor No- vello winner. musician Joan Armatrading MBE is recog- nised as one of the world’s leading singer-songwriters. This is a performance that must not be missed. Tickets available online at stdavid- shallcardiff.co.uk or at the box office on 029 2087 8444.


We have a pair of tickets


up for grabs for the show at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 3rd March. To be in with a chance of winning, just complete the title of the following Joan Armatrad- ing song – Love and .........a) Marriage; b) Affection; c) War. Be quick! Send your entry by text. Start your message with JOAN, leave a space and then send your answer, name and address to 80360. Messages cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Service pro- vided by Newsquest Media Group. Terms and Condi- tions at southwalesargus. co.uk/competitions. Closing date is March 1.


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