SUNFLOWER BEAN / MIYA FOLICK / JESSE JO STARK | LIVE REVIEW
SUNFLOWER BEAN / MIYA FOLICK / JESSE JO STARK | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Mon 19 Nov There’s a big queue of bright young things outside The Globe, …
SUNFLOWER BEAN / MIYA FOLICK / JESSE JO STARK | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Mon 19 Nov There’s a big queue of bright young things outside The Globe, …
Zabrinski Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Sat 24 Nov Alternative rock is such a broad description as to hardly be accurate to describe any band these days, but if all the …
COURTNEY BARNETT | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Thurs 18 Nov Aussie singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has definitely stamped herself as a leading figure on the indie …
SHIMMER SOUNDS 2018 | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Sat 17 Nov It’s 4.30pm and the doors of Cardiff’s Tramshed are open, introducing the inaugural day-long festival, Shimmer Sounds. It’s …
House & Garage Orchestra The Globe, Cardiff Sat 24 Nov Orchestral renditions are becoming increasingly more prevalent on the fringe of live music, reimagining everything from Daft Punk’s Greatest Hits to …
GOGO PENGUIN | LIVE REVIEW Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Fri 16 Nov In legging it through the Canton football crowd to make the rarified surroundings …
Mogwai Glasgow’s finest noisemakers Mogwai are pitching up in Cardiff in November. Kristian Dando talks to Stuart Braithwaite about the toilet circuit, Gruff Rhys and drinking cider for lunch. Twenty-two years have passed …
STEFFLON DON Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union Thurs 22 Nov Hitting the stage at Cardiff University this month is Hackney’s favourite daughter Stephanie Allen, better known as Stefflon Don. …
The Last 5 Years **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Mon 12 Nov Off-Broadway hit The Last 5 Years has seen many incarnations since its debut in 2001, but this is …
JOHNNY MARR | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Thurs 8 Nov Having written dozens of songs that have put teenagers around the world in an emotionally-induced …
ART BRUT ** Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out! (Alcopop!) “Close your eyes and hold on tight / Everything’s gonna be alright”, Eddie Argos reassures us on chipper horn-heavy opening …
Courtney Barnett How does rising star Courtney Barnett really feel? Buzz’s resident Aussie Jaydon Martin chats to his countrywoman about local underground scenes, indie record labels and her friendship with Kurt Vile. …
Stick in the Wheel Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, Fri 16 Nov; Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan, Sat 17 Nov Stick In The Wheel’s brand of folk music may not be straight …
Seasick Steve As the veteran bluesman – if not quite veteran vagrant – returns to Cardiff, Buzz chats to Seasick Steve about the wonder of the blues, Beyoncé, and his …
THE PRODIGY | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Fri 9 Nov Only hours after the seventh Prodigy album No Tourists has made it to the top of the UK …
THERAPY? | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Thurs 8 Nov Packed into the sweaty confines of The Globe, Therapy? deliver a barnstorming set to kick off their UK tour. …
FLASHER / PRIVATE WORLD / ZAC WHITE | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Tue 6 Nov An absolute dead ringer for Buzz’s esteemed editor Fedor, Zac White is a …
SCARLET SAILS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 7 Nov Brian Viglione, who might be better known as one half of The Dresden Dolls, formed his current …
Hinds Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 14 Nov Madrid quartet Hinds have artfully honed their musical style since their 2011 formation, taking inspiration from the likes of The Strokes, Mac …
Manga Saint Hilare Gwdihw, Cardiff Wed 14 Nov Bubbling away in Cardiff is a largely undiscovered grime scene. With the exception of a few who have broken into the wider …
CAR SEAT HEADREST / NAKED GIANTS | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Mon 5 Nov When Naked Giants guitarist/vocalist Grant Mullen described his band’s debut album SLUFF in an interview …
FIRST AID KIT | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Tue 6 Nov Whilst the rain peppers the streets of Cardiff, the Motorpoint Arena burbles as First Aid Kit line …
DAMO SUZUKI | LIVE REVIEW **** The Moon, Cardiff, Tue 6 Nov There’s a certain surreal novelty to seeing Damo Suzuki, once the vocalist of Can, one of the most important …
SLAYER / LAMB OF GOD / ANTHRAX / OBITUARY | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 5 Nov It’s Bonfire Night, this air is thick with smoke and the …