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exceptional young singers of the David Seligman Opera School. Also on Mon 22 Nov.
Sheelanagig The Snooty Fox, Martletwy. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01646 651725. Folk big band from Bristol. uTalon Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01646 695267. Eagles tribute band, on tomorrow also. In Porthcawl on Fri 19; Monmouth on Sat 20 Wargasm Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Electronic mook-rock duo.
THURSDAY 18 NOVEMBER
Eliza Shaddad Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Confessional ethereal grunge, he said copying someone else’s words. Gary Potter The Garage, Swansea. 7pm, £12. Info
swanseajazz.co.uk. A Swansea Jazz night.
Sinfonia Cymru & Timothy Ridout Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3-£18. Info 029 2039 1391. Performing works by Telemann, Schubert, Biber, Mozart, Bach and Tabakova. Talon Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01656 815995. The Dime Notes Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 602060. Jazz.
LIVE REVIEW
PALOMA FAITH / JOSEF SALVAT Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 18 Oct
Katherine Jenkins St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28. Info 029 2087 8444. Gold and Diamond tickets for £82 and £158 are also available. Rescheduled from February. Maddison Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-11.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Album launch party. Was originally supposed to be over 18 months ago, not sure if they held the album back.
Mille Manders & The Shutup + Jora The Fortuneteller The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £8. Info info@themooncardiff. com. Ska-punk funtimes. See Music. New Rules The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 07950 471888.
Thunder Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £28. Info 0345 2263510. Tide Lines Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. Glaswegian indie band. Rescheduled from April 2021. Tokky Horror Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01633 221477. Electro- punk act. Totally Tina! Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £23. Info 01745 332414. Tina Turner tribute show. Wilson & Wakeman Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. Proggy pop duo. Adam Wakeman is Rick’s son, Damian Wilson isn’t.
SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER
Breichiau Hir + False Hope For The Savage + Patryma Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. Album launch gig for headliners. Catfish The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £12. Info 01497 821762. Blues- rockers.
Otis Gibbs + Blind River Scare Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01633 221477. Americana sort of guy headlines. Sacal Vasandani & Romain Collin Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. US jazz duo. Sinfonia Cymru & Timothy Ridout The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01633 656757. Performing works by Telemann, Mozart and Bach among others, with guest soloist Ridout on viola. Thunder Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £28.50. Info 01656 815995. Acoustic songs and chat from UK hard rock band. In Llanelli tomorrow.
FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER
AJ Tracey Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £39. Info 029 2022 4488. London rapper touring a new album. Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18. Info 01970 623232. Tribute show. Daft Funk + The Circuit Symphony Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £10. Info 01685 882198. Daft Punk tribute supported by a more general purpose 90s dance covers act. G4 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30-9.30pm, £22.50-£52.50. Info 01792 635432. Festive concert.
Green Haze + Fell Out Boy + Geezer The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 07950 471888. Tributes to Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer. Hoping against hope that Geezer is Weezer songs in the style of East End gangsters. Joanne Shaw Taylor Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £29.50. Info 01792 468892. Blues- rock guitarist.
Money For Nothing Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £24. Info 0300 3656677. Dire Straits tribute band. Peggy Sue + Grip Tight + Live, Do Nothing Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30- 10.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Indie duo headline. Rescheduled from February. Pozi + Speedboat The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info
info@themooncardiff.com. Talky postpunk stuff in the headline slot, might be decent. Sham 69 Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £12. Info
info@bunkhousebar.co.uk. There are two wolves inside you and by wolves I mean versions of Sham 69, and by inside you I mean on the UK touring circuit. This one has someone called Tim V on vocals.
Having come to this gig expecting Paloma Faith to attract a young crowd, in fact her Cardiff audience skewed older, though with a good age range in evidence. We were greeted with a pared-back stage set, a simple, blowsy curtain the backdrop. A week earlier, I’d seen Erasure, and their venue-high visuals, twin video screens, and huge explosive confetti-piñata were nowhere to be seen – although small strands of the paper bomb were still floating about as a tiny, tickling reminder. I wondered if someone of Faith’s status ‘making do’ with such a set was a consequence of the pandemic.
In any case, opening act Josef Salvat gave the audience his all. I’d not heard of the artist before, but when his piece Diamonds came up, I recognised it. Salvat’s song, over a couple of uploads, possesses over 10 million views on YouTube. It’s a great tune, and Salvat’s others were similarly well penned, and powerfully vocalised. An artist to look up again, for sure.
Paloma Faith greeted us dressed head to toe in silver sequins, glittering like a glitter ball, and I understood why the set was so minimalist. Her presence was, due to her costume, amplified, though her songs and personality can fill a stage and entrance a room. Standing – she told us – at five feet four, her stature arguably adds to her energy and charisma. When Faith namechecked Prince, a mentor to her, it made sense – there was a similar ‘pocket rocket’ element to that diminutive diva.
Girlschool + Alcatrazz Hangar 18 Music Venue, Swansea. 7pm, £20. Info enquiries@
hangar18musicvenue.co.uk. Two metal veterans. Girlschool had some tunes. Never heard Alcatrazz.
Goldie Lookin Chain Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £16. Info 01970 623232. Rescheduled from April 2021, and I think 2020 before that too. The tour is now called Straight Outta Lockdown, which I don’t think it was before. In Porthcawl on Fri 26 Nov and Swansea on Sat 27, plus a bunch more Welsh dates next month.
Grace Petrie & The Resistance Band Miners Institute, Blackwood. 8pm, £12. Info 01495 227206. Politicised folk-rocker visits, avec band, as part of a larger tour. Rescheduled from March 2021, then October.
Lost In Music: One Night At The Disco Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, £31.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Disco era tribute show. Lydbrook Band & Blaenavon Male Voice Choir St Mary’s Priory Church, Monmouth. 3pm, free. Info 01495 790687. Featuring a Welsh choir accompanied by an English band. A collection and raffle will take place to cover costs. Magenta Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £22. Info 029 2089 0862. Acoustic gig from Welsh prog band, they do one here every year supposedly. This one has been held over from this time in 2020 though. Paul Weller Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £46. Info 01492 872000. Rescheduled from May 2020 and also sold out.
Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 7pm, £20. Info 01792 477710. Welsh rock/metal in the family way.
Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 7.30- 10pm, £23.50. Info 01492 556677. Tribute show.
Snake Oil & Harmony Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £18.50. Info 01685 882198. Hard rock featuring Dan Reed from the Dan Reed Network and Danny Vaughn from Tyketto. Talon Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £25. Info 01600 775572. Eagles tribute. The Bon Jovi Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 07950 471888. Tribute band. The Scribes The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info
info@themooncardiff.com. Hip- hop trio.
The Sensational 60s Experience Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £28.50. Info 01492 872000. Featuring Mike Pender
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The songs themselves were just great, but more than this, Faith is a funny and intelligent raconteur between songs. I’ve seen stand-up comedians who weren’t half as good. Charismatic, charming, and full of wit, this was an unexpected element of the event, and it made the evening a standout performance for me. The wrought, tuneful melodies and singer’s soaring vocal abilities were excellent, but this extra addition made the star personable and likeable.
A top gig that turned this reviewer from a Paloma Faith liker into a Paloma Faith fan – I even bought a t-shirt. Paloma Faith is a rare star. I recommend catching her onstage as soon as you can.
words MAB JONES photos KEVIN PICK
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