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monday 1
Darkest Hour + Venom Prison Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Older and newer generations of non-crap metalcore combine on one bill.
Jazz Commanders Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, with acts here every Monday.
>Matt Pauley Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Cardiff’s new jazz and blues venue with acts playing for £0.00 every day this month apart from Saturdays. Matt is also on Wed 10 this month.
Red Hot Pokers Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
>Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
tuesday 2
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
An Evening With Maesteg Gleemen & Melbourne Male Voice Choir Maesteg Town Hall. 7pm, £8. Info 01656 733269.
Battle For The Crown Round 1 Group 3 The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £2. Info 01685 387925. Featuring Revival, Heavy Flames, Hang11 and Drowning Flowers.
>Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 7-9pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Eddie Reader + Adam Holmes Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Longstanding singer-songwriter who first hit the big time with her band Fairground Attraction, whose songs were all about wanting to bang a fairground.
Huw Warren Jazz Masterclass & Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 07802 912789.
>Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Every Tuesday.
>Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
>Pete Mathison Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Tue 23 this month.
Sam Brookes Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Singer-songwriter.
The Innocent Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Folk-rock band from Shropshire.
The Sandringham Six Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
YCare Battle Of The Bands Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Featuring sets from Last Girl On Earth, Free Pizza, Wise Man Otis and Crystalline.
wednesday 3
Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7-11pm, free. Info 01685 384111.
>Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.” Also on Fri 19.
Battle For The Crown Round 1 Group 4 The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £2. Info 01685 387925. Featuring Smiling Tigers, The Bakestones, The Boom Sons and Mud Mouth.
>Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 24.
Blanche Rowan & Mike Gulston Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Bob Dylan Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £65/£55. Info 029 2022 4488. Bob Dylan concerts feature him singing like a man having his throat operated on and most of his audience can’t work out which song he’s playing. If you point this out his superfans get mad though.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Swing Session Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Dark Valley Revival Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2039 9557. Bluegrass band from the valleys
Excellent Skeleton + Esuna + Guide Dog The Big Top, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883.
Huw Warren Trio Brasil Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. Also featuring Iain Ballamy.
Jamee Summers + Saccharyn + Luna Tides NosDa, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Presented by U&I Radio.
Mnozil Brass St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25.50/£16.50 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Theatrical brass band with a new show, Cirque.
Newton Country + The Folk Fusion Of All Things Considered + Eleri Angharad Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.
>Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here.
>Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.
Ophelia Brewdog, Cardiff. Info 029 2023 1684. These guys play “British Americana rock” and are doing a UK tour where they play lots of different Brewdog bars. Brewdog is one of those entities where everyone’s opinion on it, no matter how positive or negative, is really irritating, so I’ll refrain from adding mine.
Partikel The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
>Sarah Meek Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Mon 8, Wed 17 and Tue 30 this month.
Tom Smith & Ella O’Neill The Riverfront, Newport. 2pm, £6. Info 01633 656757. A Concerts & Cakes night.
Trampolene The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by This Feeling.
thursday 4
BBC NOW: Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£37. Info 029 2087 8444. Xian Zhang conducts a programme of Tan Dun, Rachmaninov and Berlioz. In Swansea tomorrow.
Dan Patlansky The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Blues guitarist, popular with people who like blues guitarists.
Hackensack with Partikel Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2038 7026. Local jazz combo. You can pay £5, £7 or £10 depending on what you think their performance is worth.
Hot 8 Brass Band Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. New Orleans brass band who are hot, kinda, and there’s eight of them, I think.
Howie Payne Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Someone from the band The Stands.
Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com. An evening of singing along to songs from the musicals round the piano.
Jess Morgan Cuffern Manor, Roch, Pembrokeshire. 7pm. Info 01437 710071. Singer-songwriter from Norwich.
>Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on – also on Thurs 11 and 25 this month.
Off The Record Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Paul Edwards The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Paves The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by This Feeling.
Slimline Henry Duo Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407.
SnakeStrings Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring sax player Snake Davis alongside a string quartet.
Tall Ships + Silent Forum + Shadows Into Light Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
WNO Summer Classics Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232. Featuring soprano Rebecca Evans.
friday 5
101% Pantera Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tribute band.
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Backhand Jags + Idiot Box + Bad Shampoo The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5. Info 01267 231012.
BBC NOW: Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15-£20 adv. Info 01792 475715.
Brigitte Kloareg St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30pm, £4-£8/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970. Pentreffest Noz monthly folk session.
Chris Kelly Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Concepts + The Forgotten Age + Today, They Are Older + Conflicts The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.
Conductors Showcase Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £6-£9. Info 029 2039 1391.
Dansette The Park Hotel, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 735589. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Edwina Hayes Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Folk-rock singer.
Explosive Light Orchestra Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £16.50/£15.50. Info 01495 227206. ELO tribute.
Gypsy & Swing Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862. Band made up of Adrien Chevalier (violin), Tatiana Eva Marie (vocals), Ben Creighton Griffiths (harp) and Ashley John Long (bass).
Henge + Palomino Party Fluidity Freerun Academy, Cardiff. 9pm-3am. Info
[email protected]. This night is hosted by Frontal Lobe and also features DJs, art curated by Phosphorus and trippy decor etc. It’s billed as a tribute to the late Full Moon venue, except that’s planned to be reopened by this date, and has a gig (see below) which is now in direct competition with this one.
Henry’s Funeral Shoe + The Bastard Joe Kelly + Hang 11 The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected].
*Hey Colossus + Think Pretty + Oblong The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £8.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Great lineup. Hey C always bring the joy.
Hollow Log Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £3-£5. Info 01970 623232. Acoustic blues.
Imelda May St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £35/£25. Info 029 2087 8444. See Upfront.
James Kennedy The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
KRS-One Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 01792 468892. Tinfoil-hatted rap icon who played Cardiff earlier this year. It sold out, too, so act fast on this one.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Mike Dennis + Berenice & Hann Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. EP launch for headiner.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Seven Sins Festival 2017 Showcase Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 7-10.30pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
Snakecharmer The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. Classic rockers featuring two lesser known members of Whitesnake.
>Talking Bird Collective Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Fri 12 this month.
The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The New Jersey Boys Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £16. Info 01633 868239. Frankie Valli tribute. Also features, the venue add, a tribute to Showaddywaddy. By the same musicians? I don’t know pal.
The One Hundred + Massmatiks Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Outfit Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Pollen Count The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.
Tuk Tuk Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464.
Vicky Speedboat Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 221477. Punk-pop band from Philly featuring someone from Modern Baseball.
Welsh Floyd Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 8pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239. Pink Floyd tribute. In Neath on Sat 20.
saturday 6
6foot7 + Paul Divers + Conners & The Con Men St Catherine’s Church Hall, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 5-11pm, £7 adv. Info www.
thesafefoundation.co.uk. Fancy some ska, reggae and punk (also including a DJ set by The Reggiments) in a church hall which looks nicer on the inside than the outside (ie less like a giant garden shed). Hosted by.in aid of The Safe Foundation.
Aeddan The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, free. Info 01685 387925.
Benn Willis The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Captain Accident The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.
Good Vibrations Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus a set of Beach Boys covers.
Jazzabelles Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
>Jon Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £2 after 11. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Sat 20 and Sat 27 this month.
Metal 2 The Masses Heat 2 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Annual battle of the bands series, the winner of which gets to play Bloodstock. Tonight’s bands: Scarsun, Incursion, Plague Father, Hyperion and Jenovese.
Montgomery County Festival Choir Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12/£6 kids. Info 01686 614555.
New Roads Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Nick Harper Rudry Parish Hall, nr Caerphilly. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07740 192879. Folk.
Papillon Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Violin and guitar duo.
Revamps Slipping Jimmy’s, Newport. 9pm. Info 07745 059936.
Rhys Sutcliffe + Rosey Cale The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £2 (suggested donation). Info 01267 231012. Fundraising gig for Time Of Monsters, which is a student-created web series.
Shame + Fish Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Oiky London indie/punk band plus the singer from Marillion. Or maybe it’s a different Fish.
Snarky Puppy Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. American jazz fusion type band. Sold out.
Suspiciously Elvis – One Night In Vegas! The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Description here doesn’t say who’s playing Elvis, which I do indeed find suspicious.
The Brocklebank The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 490390.
The Genius Of David Bowie The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Obsequiously-named tribute act.
The Kenny Driscoll Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Petty Thieves The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Somethings Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £15. Info 0300 3656677.
The Will Wilde Band Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues Club gig.
Tom Chaplin St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £18.50-£35. Info 029 2087 8444. Xian Yer lad out of Keane who doesn’t have a double-barrelled surname. This might be sold out, not sure.
Upbeat Sneakers Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01685 384111. Local ska/2-tone band play hometown show
>Voulez Vous Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 01646 695267. Abba tribute show. On tomorrow also.
Wizards Of Oz Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Ozzy Osbourne tribute.
sunday 7
A Night At The Musicals 2017 Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £22.50/£19.50. Info 01633 868239.
Classical Revolution Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 4-6pm, free. Info 07933 844234. Monthly session of classical music in an informal setting. If you’re interested in performing, email [email protected].
Lewis Leighton Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
>Steve Tamer Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events. Every Sunday this month.
Sarah Beth + Glenn Mitchell Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. American country artists on tour together.
Save Fuel Rock Club Festival Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 12pm-2am, £10 early bird. Info 07970 063107. Here’s the deal: Fuel need to pay for soundproofing so they stop getting noise complaints. To help them with this they’re having an all-day festival. No music announced as I type but I assume it’ll be rock and metal in the main.
Taffy Was A Thief The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
>The Bay Rum Hounds Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Mon 22 and Sun 28 this month.
>The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675. Every Sunday this month.
The Mark Davies Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Detours + Pioneers + Headofthebear + Virtue In Vain + Manifest + From Once We Came The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 01495 213300.
WNO Family Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring Wynne Evans and conductor James Southall.
Yevgeny Sudbin Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £15-£19. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital.
monday 8
AJJ + My Name Is Ian + Campfire Social Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are a kind of folky punk band from the States who used to be called Andrew Jackson Jihad but I guess that was problematic or something.
Livarado Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Seafret + Louis Capaldi Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Skints Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.
Tomorrow Calling Today Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510. Monthly showcase nights for new acoustic artists.
Will Joseph Cook The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888.
tuesday 9
C Duncan Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Folky indie bloke and former Mercury Prize nominee. As is often the case, I mention that because I know nothing else about him.
Classic Rock USA Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Coope, Boyes & Simpson St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £16/£15 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Roots Unearthed concert.
>Draper & Rowe Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Mon 29 this month.
Fairport Convention Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2089 0862. Legendary folk-rock band, or an approximation of it. Sold out though.
Jack Mac & Friends + Tobias Robertson Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933.
Lower Machen Festival St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2087 8444. Lunchtime concert, featuring a performance of Vivaldi’s La Quattro Stagioni.
Ocaso Bossa Nova Quartet Muse Arts Centre, Brecon. 8pm, £10/£8 members. Info 07791 654799. Presented by Brecon Jazz Club.
The Panama Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
wednesday 10
*Atmospheres Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, free-£7. Info 029 2039 1391. Soundscapes and installations, produced by composers from the RWCMD. Schedule: Milad Khosravi Mardakheh, AGUA (1.15pm); Gawain Hewitt Duo, Wonderbox (4pm, plus installation on all day); Joseph Shrimpling, Jigsaw (6pm); Carlijn Metselaar, SCENES (7.30pm); Daniel Soley, The Subscribed (9pm).
>Bella & Gareth Blues Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 17 and Wed 31.
Benji Kirkpatrick Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Staple of the UK folk scene.
Caves + No Weather Talks + Airstream Futures + Deadlines + Fallow Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Stuffed, punky bill courtesy of DIY Cardiff.
Colum Regan The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. Folk in the cafe bar.
Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.
Goodkatz Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Groucho Club Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Killer Queen St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Queen tribute band.
Naomi Rae Duo Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407.
Philip Henry & Hannah Martin Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £14. Info 029 2087 7959. Award-winning folk duo.
Thomas Truax + Quiet Marauder The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5.50 adv. Info [email protected].
Vera Van Heeringan The Angel, Llandeilo. 7.30pm. Info 01558 822765. A Llandeilo Acoustic folk night.
Vox Fortura Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £22.50/£47.50 VIP. Info 01874 611622. Classical crossover group. Normal price tickets are sold out but there might be a few VIPs left.
thursday 11
Beans On Toast The Friends Arms, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 234073. Jestery UK singer-songwriter plays here as part of a UK tour promoting independent pubs. While I’m much more likely to go in one if I’m certain that Beans On Toast isn’t playing there, I endorse the cause.
Ben Huws The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Betsy Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Welsh solo artist, on the up it is claimed by some. In Newport (the one in Pembrokeshire) tomorrow.
Erkan Sahin & Acapela House Band Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £8. Info 029 2089 0862. Traditional Turkish music.
Let’s Hang On Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £23.50/£22.50. Info 01686 614555.
Libardo Cardozo Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Qujaku + The Contact High + Totem Terrors + Charivari Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Headliners are a noisy psych band from Japan. Stuxx and All My Friends present.
The Barron Knights Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £17.50. Info 01873 850805.
The Carpenters Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20-£24. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
*The Nightingales + Mwstard + Head Noise The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. UK postpunks of an 80s vintage headline, with gig promoters Mwstard in support. This is kind of a reprise of a show they booked here last year, but that was a fun’un and I expect this to be as well.
The Vera Lynn Story Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 1.30pm, £15/£13. Info 0845 2263510. With the war-hero centurion’s songs sung by Samantha, who isn’t given a surname so is presumably the same one from I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue.
Tom Walker Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Singer-songwriter.
Voodoo Room Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01633 868239. Dual tribute to Jimi Hendrix and Cream.
Wildwood Jack The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 751304. Monthly folk session.
friday 12
Adam Ben Ezra Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Double bassist who gets big numbers on YouTube apparently.
Betsy Memorial Hall, Newport, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-10pm, £7 adv. Info 01239 821114.
Bryony Sier + The Rearden Smith Lecture Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig in the bar area.
Calypso Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Captain Accident The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Strictly speaking a solo set from the band’s singer.
Chris Kelly The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Crawlback The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Blues-rock band.
Dean Friedman Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01792 863722. In St Donats tomorrow; Narberth Sun 14.
>Devauden Festival Devauden Village Hall, nr Chepstow. 4pm, £18 weekend/£12 kids. Info
[email protected]. Two-day family-friendly fest. Today features Afro Cluster, The Hixters, Monico Blonde, Crystal Balloon, Rock Choir, Tarion and Serenata; tomorrow has Rusty Shackle, Rogora Khart, Junior Bill, Fingertrap, Himalayas, Aeddan, Mark Abis, Swallow And The Wolf, The Hot Knife Club, Shimai, John Mouse, Tarsier, A Different Kind Of Smile, Maharaja Blues, The Pitchforks, The Clearing, Without Alex, Gwent Music Celtic Band, Lewis Leighton, Stewart Alexander, Del Blue, Cara Cullen, Aled Hughes and Sarah Morris. Day tickets: £12/£6 kids (Friday); £14/£8 kids (Saturday). On tomorrow also.
Eden Roots Reggae Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2038 7026.
Keith James Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01982 552555. Performing his Leonard Cohen tribute set.
Like A Lion Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Loathe + Death Remains Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.20pm, £6 adv. Info 01495 708022. Metal bands presented by Celtic Mosh.
Maarja Nuut Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2039 1391. Fiddler/vocalist/experimental musician. See Music.
Mike Dennis The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Monsters On A Leash Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £16. Info 07802 912789. Tower Of Power tribute.
Otto & The Witch Club + Nuclear Lullaby Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, £4. Info 01633 259144.
Paige Kenzie Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Porter Nickerson Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415. Americana duo.
Stevie Wonder Tribute & The Sounds Of Motown Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus a tribute set from Nat Augustin, as Stevie.
The Hurricanes Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Modulators Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2056 7312. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Searchers Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £19-£22. Info 01656 815995. In Maesteg tomorrow.
The View Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Scottish landfill indie band tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album Hats Off To The Buskers. Can’t wait until 2019 when they do the same for their third album, Which Bitch?.
>Tredegar House Folk Festival Tredegar House, Newport. £30 weekend. Info 01633 246241. Folk dance, song and music over three days. Playing live on Sat 13: Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Allan Yn Y Fan, Cardboard Fox and Morfa. Playing live on Sun 14 (afternoon): Jez Lowe & Steve Tilston, The Hut People, The Foxglove Trio, The Mile Roses. Plus dance displays from Latvia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and other local and visiting teams. Day prices: Fri 12 ceilidh £6/£5/free under-7s; Sat 13 ceilidh £8/£7/free under-7s; Sat 13 concert £14/£12/free under-7s; Sun 14 concert £10/£9/free under-7s. (Until Sun 14)
Welcome To My City Undertone, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. This is a multi-artist UK tour visiting each city of everyone playing. Cardiff is headlined by Kizzy Crawford and also features Nipah, Tobi Sunmola, Gambimi and Sub Blue.
saturday 13
Andy & Gos Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
A Night Of Elvis Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £12.50. Info 01600 772467. With Keith Davies as Elvis.
Arcomis Ensemble St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2087 8444. Modern classical recital, featuring composers TBC.
Bass 12 Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Cattle & Cane Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
City Of Cardiff Symphony Orchestra St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm. Info 029 2022 9683. Performing works by Wagner, Schumann and Brahms.
Corinne West And The Bandits West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01446 735739. Singer-songwriter from California. A Roots N All gig.
Cwmbran Baroque Singers St John The Baptist Church, Newport. 7.30pm, £15 adv/£5 NUS. Info 029 2075 6660. Performing works by Purcell, Handel and Monteverdi
Dean Friedman St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 8-10pm, £22. Info 01446 799100.
*Exit_International + Deathtraps Le Pub, Newport. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 01633 221477. See Music.
Flux Collective: CSM Graduate Show Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3-8pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Performance from a group studying Creative Sound And Music at University Of South Wales. A combo of live music, glitch installations and projection mapping is promised.
Gear Exchange Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 1-5pm, £1.50. Info 029 2037 3144. Buy and sell unwanted amps, guitars and other gear here.
Grant Sharkey The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Grimethorpe Colliery Band Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01686 614555.
Ieuan The Lion Memorial Night The Neon, Newport. 6pm, £18 adv/£25 with a table. Info 01633 533666. Charity show featuring tributes to Elvis, Billy Fury, Tom Jones and Buddy Holly.
Jai McDowall Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0300 3656677. Someone from Britain’s Got Talent.
Kathy Davies Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £2 after 11. Info 029 2038 7026.
Limehouse Lizzy The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Lost Like Alice Park Lodge, Morfa Lane, Carmarthen. 2-4pm, free. Info 07468 528933. Hosted by Rewired Music and with more bands TBC.
Mansel Davies The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Metal 2 The Masses Heat 3 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tonight’s bands: Eleven, The Devolved, Black Of Night, Anal Floss Is Boss and Malum Sky.
Nell Bryden Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Musician and Radio 2 presenter. Might be sold out by the time you read this.
Off The Record Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Out Of The Black The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178.
Ragsy The Albany, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1075. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Submarine Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
That Band The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £10. Info 01497 821762. Folk.
The Crackers Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Heist Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 01443 682388. Rock covers.
The Oasis Experience The Scene Club, Swansea. 8pm, £11.50 adv. Info 07730 432166. Tribute band.
The Searchers Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01656 733269.
The Small Fakers Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £10. Info 01685 384111. Small Faces cover band playing here after the scooter rally that was on earlier (see Events listings).
sunday 14
Al Stewart Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £38/£33. Info 01792 475715. This tour is called Back To The Bedsit, self-knowingly.
>Bella Collins Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Sun 21 this month.
Bring Him Home Gala Concert Cardiff City Hall. 7pm, £22 adv. Info 01239 621200. Wesh Hearts charity event featuring songs from the shows. All of the main artists have starred as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables in the West End! What a stat.
City Voices Cardiff – Vale For Africa Charity Concert St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3-4.30pm, £17.50. Info 01446 799100.
Dean Friedman Queens Hall, Narberth. 6.45pm, £22.50. Info 01834 869323.
Drones + Frown Upon Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 07970 063107. Punk bands.
Ensemble Cymru Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £3-£10. Info 01970 623232.
>Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month (also on Sun 28 in May), with an extra acoustic session now on the third Sunday (Sun 21) too.
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25-£65. Info 029 2022 4488. Featuring a full live orchestra plus the relevant characters on a big screen, doing stuff.
Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Local musicians are invited to join in for an acoustic ‘gypsy jazz’ jam from 6.30-7.30pm.
Jane Pearl / Lyndon Webb / Thad Kelly The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz.
Jordan Mackampa The Big Top, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Presented by Swn. In Swansea tomorrow.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3.30pm, £8.50-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Mostly Autumn The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Welsh proggers.
Night By Night Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
Pete Mathison Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Students National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
monday 15
Elaina Hoss Quintet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Jordan Mackampa The Last Resort, Swansea. 7pm, £7 adv. Info www.thelastresortswansea.com.
Jon Boden Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01239 621200. UK folk fave. In Pontardawe tomorrow.
>Sion Dafydd Dawson Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Wed 31 this month.
Wheatus The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.
tuesday 16
Adriano Graziani & Sharon Richards St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3-4pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100. Tenor and pianist perform cafe concert.
>Jane Williams Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407. Also on Wed 24 this month.
Jon Boden Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01792 863722.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Maximo Park Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Postpunk band with a new album. They probably don’t want to read Buzz’s review of it this month. It’s quite dismissive, but they probably don’t want to read it anyway.
Sharkmuffin + Masts + Van-illa Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2039 7933. Brooklyn indiepop band headline.
The Lowest Pair The Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7pm, £12. Info 01873 852690. Contemporary Americana/folk duo.
Vulgarians + Ffug + Strange Cages + Mellt The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£4.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Indie and punky kinda bands.
wednesday 17
Andy Collins Open Mic Night Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra: Ted Heat Concert Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig with Chris Dean and Angie Mills.
Gnarwolves Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. UK punk band.
May Lee Gibson Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Toby Hay + David Ian Roberts + Sky Barkers Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Album launch for talented mid-Wales folkie Hay, although I think it’ll have been out for a good few weeks by now.
Ward Thomas + Wildwood Kin Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music.
thursday 18
Andrew Fawcett Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Calan + Gwilym Bowen Rhys Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14/£12.50. Info 01792 602060. Welsh folkies with a new album, reviewed in this issue I believe/hope. In Brecon tomorrow; Cardigan on Sat 20.
Clay Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Dead In The Water + Godbomber The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm. Info [email protected].
Echobelly The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Britpop never-quite-weres roll the dice again. Their press shot only has the singer and one other bloke in, which is not an inherently good sign.
James Kennedy The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Llyr Williams Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18-£22. Info 029 2039 1391. Pianist performs as part of the Beethoven Sonata Series.
Miranda Sykes Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Moody Will & The Roll Duo Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407.
NC Sessions Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. Live acoustic acts, every third Thursday of the month.
Pi & Hash The Moon, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. Local music showcase, acts TBC.
Pop Up Jazzland Jazz Jam Session Hyst, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 07802 912789. Presented by Jazzland.
Ross Leadbeater & Sophie Evans Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01874 611622. In Blackwood tomorrow.
Sam Bailey St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50-£75. Info 029 2087 8444. X Factor sort. The £75 ticket gets you VIP stuff.
The Billy Joel Songbook The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £23.50/£21. Info 01633 656757. Tribute show from Elio Pace. In Llanelli tomorrow; Aberdare Sat 20.
Tia McGraff Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £13.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Canadian country artist.
friday 19
4th Street + Ortario + Tobias Robertson + Ollie Powell Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 259144.
Abba Mania Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01873 850805. Tribute show.
Adele Tribute Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With Olivia Leigh as the Tottenham warbler, plus for you, a five-course meal.
Brunch + Modern Rituals + Disjoy The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £4. Info [email protected]. Punk, garage, stonerish rock and goth presented by Slush Puppy.
Buzz Rodeo + This Is Wreckage Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Two noiserock kinda bands, one from Stuttgart and one from south Wales.
Calan + Gwilym Bowen Rhys Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01874 611622.
Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Defenders Of Style + Joe Dirt + Culture Vultures + Teej & Ketchum + Cyanne Lavina + UCNT The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £7. Info 01267 231012. Hip-hop night.
Dictaphone Devil Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Digital Criminals + Jenovese + Scarsun + The Boom Sons Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 07970 063107. This night is called Women Of Rock Cardiff because all the bands have female vocalists.
Dividers + Deadlines + The Low Blows + Rungus Mozarts, Swansea. 7.30pm, £4. Info 01792 649984. Punk bands play benefit show for Many Tears Animal Rescue.
>From Now On Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. £25/£15 per day. Info 029 2030 4400. See Music for more on this fine small-scale experimental music festival. Schedule so far: today has Flamingods, Yama Warashi, Yeah You and Twinfield. Tomorrow brings Gruff Rhys & Roger Paez, Islet, Roshi feat. Pars Radio, Deej Dhariwal and Aftersun, with more TBC.
Gimme Some Lovin’ Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 863722.
Isolation + Democratus + Smithgrind The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Jason Cooper Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Larger Than Life! Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Laura Evans Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. Countryish Welsh singer-songwriter.
Les Barker The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Mavron Quartet St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2022 9683. Russian-inspired programme, featuring Gliere’s Quartet No.1 and Borodin’s String Quartet No.2. Part of the Russia ‘17 Season in Wales.
Music & Memories Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 2pm, £10. Info 01639 763214. Nostalgia show spanning the 1940s-1970s.
Rachel Tucker The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2048 3344. West End thesp sings songs from the musicals and so forth.
Ross Leadbeater + Sophie Evans Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 2.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01495 227206.
That’s Life! Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0800 0147111. Swing, jazz, easy listening.
The Acoustix The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Alarm Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Rescheduled from late last year.
The Billy Joel Songbook Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £22.50/£20. Info 0845 2263510.
The Bon Jovi Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Dance Machine – Rory Jackson Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Michael Jackson tribute.
The Firm Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Supersonic 70s Show Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01446 738622.
saturday 20
Bare Knuckle Parade + The Stangs + Tied & Wasted Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323. “If you like Mumford & Sons you’re going to love these guys!”
Calan + Gwilym Bowen Rhys Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £3-£14. Info 01239 621200.
Cory Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.
Dizzy Lizzy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 01443 682388. Thin Lizzy tribute.
Fleetingwood Mac Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Tribute band.
Grace Petrie & The PC Brigade + Cosmo Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477.
Helen Louise Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Kill 66 The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178.
Lauren Shields Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Muical theatre songs.
Leo Sayer Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £27.50-£65.50. Info 01656 815995.
Metal 2 The Masses Heat 4 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tonight’s bands: Proscenium, Disrupt The Continuum, DoomCrow, Vile Inscription and Lacertilia.
Mike Dennis The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
One For The Road The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Red Hot Chilli Pipers Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Scottish pipe band who cover popular rock songs. I will grudgingly accept that their album title Music For The Kilted Generation is an above average pun.
Robin Green & Mei Yi Foo All Saints Church, Penarth. 2.30pm, £10/£3 NUS. Info 0333 6663366. Vale Of Glamorgan Festival concert, with the duo performing John Adams’ Complete Piano Works.
The Billy Joel Songbook Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 0800 0147111.
The Eclectics Gellionnen Chapel, nr Pontardawe. 7pm. Info facebook.com/gellionnen.
The Lonesome Stampede The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £7. Info 01497 821762.
The New Amen Corner + Mike Pender + Mike D’abo Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239. A night titled ‘Bringing On Back The 60s’.
Welsh Floyd Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £14. Info 0300 3656677.
sunday 21
Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
A Tribute To Edgar Biss Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £6-£9. Info 029 2039 1391.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Gary Hall Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Junior Hacksaw The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Onyx Brass: A Day By The Sea Various venues, Penarth + Barry. 10.30am-5pm, free. Info 0333 6663366. Vale Of Glamorgan Festival concerts outdoors. Informal performances: 10.30-10.50am, Penarth Pier Pavilion; 12-12.20pm, Victoria Park, Barry; 3.30-3.50pm, Barry Island Gardens. Concert: 4pm, Eastern Shelter, Barry Island.
Stratus-Fear Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Rock covers.
The Tuts + Shit Present The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £10/£7 adv/£5 under-12s. Info [email protected]. Indie/garage/punk sorta bands, seemingly deemed to be kid-friendly.
Tom Jenkins Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.
monday 22
Dick Hamer Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
*High Functioning Flesh + Burl + Beauty Parlour Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2022 8883. This is a fine lineup of danceable indiutrial/EBM, noisy techno and creepy drone. Equializing Distort present.
Khamira Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805.
Misfires + Amber The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
tuesday 23
>AYDMS Annual May Concert The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £6. Info 01495 355800. Featuring performances from the Primary Section, Junior Section and Senior Section. On tomorrow also.
Enemy Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. UK jazz trio featuring pianist Kit Downes.
Grand Band St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 10.30am + 8pm, £3 morning (teachers free)/£5-£16.50 evening. Info 029 2087 8444. Vale Of Glamorgan Festival performance featuring six grand pianos. The morning set is for schools.
Idle Frets Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 7933.
Juniore + Ani Glass + Tarsiers + Gemma & The Owls The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected].
Khamira The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £11/£9. Info 01639 843163.
Thomas Zwijsen Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 063107. Classical guitarist who does tasteful acoustic renditions of Iron Maiden songs.
Trombones For Two Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Wovoka Gentle Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
wednesday 24
Apollon Musagète Quartet Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7.30pm, £15/£3 NUS. Info 0844 8700887. Performing work by Penderecki and John Adams. Vale Of Glamorgan Festival event.
Cloudstreet Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Daniel Eagle + Home Run + Horizon Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Acoustic artists presented by Zeus and Beers Over Tears.
Hugh Cornwell Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01834 869323. Former Stranglers singer, now solo only. Steve Albini recorded his latest album, it says here. Seem to recall he was a fan of sorts.
Indigo Kid Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Iron Maiden + Shinedown Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £48.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out. Been for ages, pal.
Khamira Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.
Mishka Shulaby Nos Da Bar, Milford Haven. 7pm, £3 adv. Info facebook.com/nosdabar. American singer-songwriter and (it says here) best-selling author. Johnny Depp is a fan. In Cardiff tomorrow
Monmouth Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig, with MD Gareth Roberts.
The Franklys + Palomino Party The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected].
The Simon & Garfunkel Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£18.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Tribute show. In Port Talbot tomorrow.
Whiskey Myers Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. US country rockers.
thursday 25
Foy Vance + Ryan McMullan The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Presented by Clwb Ifor Bach.
Grand Collapse + Regret + Pizzatramp + Wyllt + Kong Lives The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Hardcore, crust, metal etc presented by Divergence.
Ian Poole Quartet The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jack McDougall Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Kent Duchaine Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407.
Khamira Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £5-£10. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.
Marsyas Trio Ewenny Priory, nr Bridgend. 7.30pm, £15/£3 NUS. Info 0844 8700887. Vale Of Glamorgan Festival event.
Mishka Shulaby Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.
Pop Up Jazzland Jazz Jam Session Brewstone, Uplands, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 07802 912789. Presented by Jazzland.
That’ll Be The Day St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£25. Info 029 2087 8444.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01639 763214.
Tobias Robertson’s Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Viva Neil Diamond Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £16/£15. Info 01239 621200. Tribute act. In Blackwood tomorrow.
Within Destruction + A Trust Unclean + Sodomised Cadaver + Plaguefather Meze Lounge, Newport. 7pm, £6. Info 01633 259144. Death metal.
friday 26
Alan Barnes, Clive Morton, Jim Barber & Martin Fisher The Open Hearth, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info [email protected]. A Jazz At The Open Hearth night.
Boston Manor + Casey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Classic.Co The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Dire Streets Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01873 850805. Dire Straits tribute.
Feelgood Experiment + Men On The Chessboard The Big Top, Cardiff. 9pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Playing as part of a night that also features DJ sets from Don Leisure and Jam Stones, and goes on until 4am.
Gallops Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Postrockish band from Wrexham who broke up at some point but are, obviously, back together.
GBH + State Of Decay The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07730 432166. Punk metal veterans.
Helen Louise Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jason Cooper White Horse, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Joe Stilgoe Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £18. Info 029 2063 6464. Performing his Songs On Film set.
Khamira Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01970 623232.
Larger Than Life! The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Organ Recital National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Peter Jagger Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Punchline Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Richard Digance Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £17.50. Info 01646 695267.
*Ryley Walker + Health & Beauty The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Ryley plays Cardiff a lot, considering he’s American, but I think he’s great so it’s fine by me.
Scuffed Up Boots Carnegie House, Bridgend. 8pm, £8. Info 01656 815757. Folk trio.
Tendons Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig in the bar area.
The African Children’s Choir St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2087 8444.
The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Gillettes Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Rin Tins Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07495 657407.
Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 07970 063107. Juds Priest’s former, non-Rob Halford vocalist returns to this venue.
Valleys Folk Ceilidh Blaenavon Rugby Club. 7.30-10.30pm, £3. Info 01495 790446.
Viva Neil Diamond Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 01495 227206.
saturday 27
*Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell + Suns Of Thunder + Heavy Flames + Estuary Blacks The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £8. Info 07730 432166. Dirty fingernails hard rock a la the 70s.
Andreas Tophøj & Rune Barslund + Elfen Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 3pm, £12 adv/£6 under-16s. Info [email protected]. First event of this year’s Fishguard Folk Festival, which runs until Mon 29. The ticketed events are all in this venue, but lots of other free performances take place around town.
Andy Fairweather-Low & The Low Riders Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01656 733269. In Llanelli tomorrow.
Ayo Vincent Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £6. Info 029 2063 6464. Young London pianist, also a cool thing to say when greeting someone called Vincent.
Banjaxed Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Benn Willis Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Bulletfest The Dolls House, Abertillery. Free. Info 01495 213300. Two-day charity hard rock and metal gig. Tomorrow is in Pontypool but today features Doomsday Outlaw, Witch Tripper, Pilgrim, Master Charger, Gods Of Hellfire, Lifer, Rustling, Woven Man, Fallen Temples and Kong Lives.
Chris Jones Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. In Mariners’ sibling venue Browns tomorrow.
Do Not Panic Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Hawkwind tribute.
ESP The Albany, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1075. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Get Ready! Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith + Jon Loomes & Tom Kitching Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £12 adv/£6 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Fishguard Folk Festival event.
Jordan Marks Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. 7.30pm. Info [email protected].
Kanda Bongo Man Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510. Congolese musician and inventor of the Kwasa Kwasa dance.
Kelly’s Heroes Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Modifi Slipping Jimmy’s, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 07745 059936. Britpop covers band.
Paige Kenzie The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Pipe Dream The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178.
Richard Digance Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £13. Info 029 2089 0862.
Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Sidewinder The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm. Info 01685 387925.
Soulsville Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Hold Up: Inner City Cypher Oner Signs, Cardiff. 1-5pm, free. Info 029 2037 1231. Monthly hip-hop session inviting MCs, beatboxers, DJs etc down to jam.
The Masterplan The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £10/£7 adv. Info [email protected]. Oasis/Noel Gallagher tribute.
The Phonics Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Stereophonics tribute band.
The Sex Pistols Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.
The Spicey Girls Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. Spice Girls tribute.
Wildside Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
sunday 28
2Rude Slipping Jimmy’s, Newport. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07745 059936. Ska and 2-tone covers band. Also featuring DJ Rob Santwris.
Andy Fairweather-Low & The Low Riders Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £20. Info 0845 2263510.
Bridget & The Big Girls Blues The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Bulletfest The Royal Oak, Pontypool. Free. Info 01495 758378. Today features Chaos Trigger, Ironbat, Redeemed, Sound Of Rain (might have that name wrong, can’t read their logo very well). Duskwood, Out Of The Black and Parallax.
Chris Jones Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Cowbois + HMS Morris Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 6pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar + Quarto Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £12 adv/£6 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Fishgurd Folk Festival event.
Iain Eccleston & The Blue Horizon The Dolls House, Abertillery. 9pm. Info 01495 213300.
Moya Brennan + Lowri Evans Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8-10.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387. Founding member of Clannad.
Rachel B The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Snatch It Back West End Club, Barry. 5-7.30pm, free. Info 01446 735739. Covers.
monday 29
Andy Johnson Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Acoustic session.
Emma Blackery Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.
Groucho Club Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Lady Maisery + Jack Harris Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £13/£12. Info 01982 552555. UK folkies.
Malevolence + No Zodiac + Revulsion Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 6-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. Metalcore madness hosted by DFL.
Moore, Moss, Rutter + The Dovetail Trio Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £12 adv/£6 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Fishgurd Folk Festival event.
Rocket Joe Joe & The Olsd Time Bangers The Twelve Knights, Margam. 2pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.
tuesday 30
Heidi Browne + Dib Dobs Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555.
Hot Strings Cafe Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Lady Maisery + Jack Harris Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £3-£13. Info 01239 621200. UK folkies.
Live On Mars Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £25. Info 01792 475715. Bowie tribute show with purported big production values.
*Nargaroth + Absu + Hate Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Three-strong black metal bill which I really hope people actually turn up to, so that similar ones might have a slim chance of occurring here in the future.
Simple Minds + The Anchoress St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £35-£99. Info 029 2087 8444. A rare acoustic tour in slightly smaller venues than Kerr and co’s normal fare. Top price ets you VIP stuff.
The Besnard Lakes + Oliver Wilde The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Canadian indie band headline. First time in south Wales that I can recall.
Young Promoters Network Showcase The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info [email protected] acts TBC.
wednesday 31
Alun Gaffey + Castles + Tusk + Carcharorion + Cotton Wolf Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. A Twrw Trwy’r Nos night of Welsh language bands.
David Newton Big Screen Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Justin Crowe + Stay Voiceless + Knitwear Junkees The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30-10.30pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio night.
Mark Porter Entertains Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Tom McConville Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Twin Atlantic Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 01792 468892. Popular Scotch rockers.