LATES: SPACE | LIVE REVIEW
LATES: SPACE | LIVE REVIEW National Museum Cardiff, Thurs 18 July A collaboration between innovative event space curators Tactilebosch and Cardiff heads’ favourites Blue Honey was inevitably going to …
LATES: SPACE | LIVE REVIEW National Museum Cardiff, Thurs 18 July A collaboration between innovative event space curators Tactilebosch and Cardiff heads’ favourites Blue Honey was inevitably going to …
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 18 July For a band with such clear artistic direction in their album jackets, there’s little pretence …
NASEEBO LAL National Museum Cardiff Sat 20 July Pakistani playback singer Noor Jahan gained fame and love from the 1950s onwards, becoming known as the queen of melody. Today, Punjabi …
Why make the pilgrimage to London’s Royal Albert Hall when you can experience all the magic of the Proms in the so-called land of song? This month marks the 34th …
The inaugural Feels Like Summer event looks like it’s going to be the place to be for old-school pop fans. British pop sensations Bananarama, who graced the cover of Buzz’s …
WESTIVAL Shipping Hill Farm, The Ridgeway, Manorbier, Tenby Fri 19-Sun 21 July True to name, you’ll be bundling your sleeping mats between your knees on a train-ride past Carmarthen for …
GARBAGE | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Sun 14 July Garbage were the first band I ever went to see, and I count myself enough of …
GROOVE ARMADA | LIVE REVIEW Caerphilly Castle, Sun 14 July Castles are great live venues. In particular, the backdrop of ancient brickwork for hi-tech visuals are great fun, and …
DEPOT IN THE CASTLE | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Sat 13 July Depot In The Castle seems to be going from strength to strength, this year boasting more food …
NILE RODGERS & CHIC | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Fri 12 July “I have the best day job in the world!” chirps Nile Rodgers, during a typically brief pause …
CLOUD NOTHINGS / HUMAN HEAT / ENOUEMENT | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 10 July Whether you were to file Enouement under hard-edged emo or mild-mannered melodic …
Cardiff’s Depot venue, organisers of the annual Depot In The Castle, are about to hold their biggest ever event. Last year, a mix of entertainment, food and live performances brought …
SADO OPERA | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Fri 28 June The Russians came and conquered! On the 50th anniversary of NYC’s Stonewall riots, party group Sado Opera …
Speaking with Dave McCabe, frontman of Liverpudlian indie stalwarts The Zutons, he comes off as a down-to-earth, sweary kind of guy, which really serves to make him irresistibly likable upon …
COLOUR CLASH 2019 Tredegar Park, Newport Sat 13 July Now in its fourth year, the Colour Clash line up infamously delivers in bringing the best of underground and frontrunning producers …
Nile Rodgers is about as close to legendary as you can get, sprinkling magical funk dust over dozens of hits through the last four decades. Ahead of a headline show …
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING / BOY AZOOGA | LIVE REVIEW Caerphilly Castle, Sat 6 July Public Service Broadcasting are not like any other band you’ve ever seen. Intriguing, inventive and …
CLOUD NOTHINGS Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 10 July Cloud Nothings began life as an underground rock band – quite literally, they were born in Dylan Baldi’s parents’ basement – …
75 DOLLAR BILL **** I Was Real (Tak:til/Thin Wrist) Something about music that sounds wide-open and endless attracts me, horizons unfurling in front forever into the turning sky. 75 Dollar …
ALGIERS / SILENT FORUM / NEW HAUNTS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 3 July Outside it might be a baking hot summer’s evening, but downstairs in …
WOMAN TO WOMAN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 26 June Female British rock/pop/folk/folk-rock singer-songwriters began blossoming in the mid-60s to mid-70s and Judie Tzuke followed in …
WESTLIFE / THE RUA / KEELIE WALKER | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Mon 1 July In case you needed a time check, wide-eyed Irish boyband Westlife have dealt …
MONDAY 1 JULY Gwent Music Summer Showcase Concert 2019 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £8.50-£12.50. Info 029 2087 8444. London Concord Ensemble St Peter’s Church, Newton, Gower, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. …
THE ANDREW BUCHAN 29 Albany Road, Cardiff. 029 2021 2509 / facebook.com/andrewbuchanbar Tue 2 + Sun 14 Vinyl Cruise 7pm, free. Casual DJ session, regular in here but on twice …