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!!! / BANDICOOT | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 20 Nov Just six weeks after a headline show in this very venue, Swansea’s Bandicoot [below] have made …
!!! / BANDICOOT | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 20 Nov Just six weeks after a headline show in this very venue, Swansea’s Bandicoot [below] have made …
REBŪKE Sin City, Swansea Fri 29 Nov The person officially tasked with writing about the sound Reuben ‘Rebūke’ Keeney is pushing at the moment seems to be more puzzled than …
MOVE D Rotary Club @ Kongs, Cardiff Fri 29 Nov Rotary Club started life in Cornwall before moving to the slightly more clubber-friendly climes of Cardiff, and are six years …
ALCEST **** Spiritual Instinct (Nuclear Blast) As the progenitors of blackgaze (a clunky portmanteau that does a disservice to the surprisingly seamless fusion of black metal and shoegaze to which …
FAT WHITE FAMILY Tramshed, Cardiff Wed 27 Nov Fat White Family’s third and most accomplished record, Serfs Up!, signals a new dawn for a band that was once in tatters, …
FAIR SATURDAY The day after Black Friday, Cardiff will be putting on something a little different to the hectic day of deals. Katie Duffin speaks to the Lord Mayor Dan …
RED BULL & DIMENSIONS: GET DOWN EARLY The Vaults, Cardiff Bay Sat 23 Nov Recent grousing (by me) about a dearth of recognised clubbing envelope pushers being booked in this …
HAY FESTIVAL WINTER WEEKEND Hay-On-Wye, a small but perfectly formed market town tucked across the borders of England and Wales, once again supplements its week-and-a-half-long flagship summer festival with its …
WEN Mvmnts @ Undertone, Cardiff Fri 29 Nov Another new promoter steps up! Good to see. Mvmnts is someone named Ryan and, at the time of writing, merely describes itself …
DEPECHE MODE: FAITH AND DEVOTION Ian Gittins (Palazzo) Palazzo have a good track record of producing handsome coffee table books of various artists – the two reviewed last year in …
GHOST / ALL THEM WITCHES / TRIBULATION | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sun 17 Nov Motorpoint Arena could have been forgiven for thinking that their hosts, Swedish horror-rockers …
VIBES & BUBBLE The Moon, Cardiff Sat 23 Nov In a city where the R in r’n’b is uttered more harshly than other postcodes, it’s fair to say softer expression …
KATE TEMPEST | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 13 Nov Words have become weapons, the planet’s most powerful people are lying like never before resulting in chaos and confusion. …
GHOST | INTERVIEW Carl Marsh talks to Tobias Forge, who as Cardinal Copia fronts Swedish occult rock icons Ghost and who will be in Cardiff on Sun 17 Nov. …
LIAM GALLAGHER | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 11 Nov Never before has one tambourine sent so many beers into the air. The bucket hats are out in …
PENELOPE ISLES Cinema & Co, Swansea Sat 23 Nov Penelope Isles are a perfect match for the unique and intimate surroundings of Swansea’s Cinema & Co. The Brighton-based band play …
FREYA RIDINGS Long tipped as the next Florence & The Machine, Freya Ridings waxes lyrical on the ins and outs of songwriting with Carl Marsh. What made you decide to …
PRIMAL SCREAM Following the release of their singles compilation, Glasgow-bred Primal Scream are set to bring a wave of music nostalgia to Cardiff University this November. Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll …
Dessa: Colaboratory **** Thu 12 Nov, Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff American poet, rapper and all-round renaissance woman Dessa was a fine choice to take part in this collaborative …
LOYLE CARNER | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Tue 5 Nov After the long-anticipated wait for his second album, it’s safe to say that Cardiff was …
SOUND AFFAIRS 30TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND Various venues, Cardiff Fri 15-Sun 17 Nov Since being founded by Welsh composer Charlie Barber, Sound Affairs has enjoyed near-singular status in its Cardiff homestead: a …
PETBRICK / THE DEATH OF MONEY | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 1 Nov There’s a special vibe to tonight’s gig, in the intimate surroundings of the …
KATE TEMPEST Ahead of a performance in Cardiff this month, Chloe Edwards caught up with Kate Tempest to chat socially conscious music, working with legendary producers and why she’s excited to …
OTHER VOICES FESTIVAL | LIVE REVIEW Various venues, Cardigan, Fri 1 Nov For the first time, but perhaps not the last, Other Voices has crossed the Irish Sea from …