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thursday 1
Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Thursday, with guests each week (all currently TBC apart from Thurs 22).
James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Open mic every Thursday with a different main act.
Modern Baseball + The Winter Passing + Vicky Speedboat Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2023 2199. Sold out gig of poppy punk stuff.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.
Pi & Hash Showcase The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.
Rainbow Maniac + Family Bennett + CwCw Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933.
The Orielles + Pipedream + Itsnatevendahk + Hodad + Nigel Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5. Info 07967 257529. Indie and punk bands galore, presented by Slush Puppy.
Toots & The Maytals Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £72.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Icon of reggae and ska. Word is that a sizeable portion of his live shows are usually given over to Toots’ singing daughter, how good a thing this is I couldn’t say.
Wall2Wall Festival Dinner Angel Hotel, Abergavenny. 7pm, £32/£30. Info 07958 612691. Opening event of this annual jazz festival, running in Abergavenny until Sun 4. Tonight features “award-winning” food plus music from jazz vocalist Lee Gibson and The Dave Cottle Quartet.
friday 2
ACAB Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 10pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.
Bon Giovi Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 8pm, £15. Info 01633 868239. Bon Jovi tribute band.
Bon Jovi Forever The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £7.50. Info 01685 387925.
Breathe In The Silence + Beyond Recall + Reaper In Sicily + Dream State Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2023 2199.
Cameran Trowbridge + Eady Crawford + Last Mile Home Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 722176.
Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also here on Fri 9 and Fri 16.
Henry Marten’s Ghost Diablos Gastro Pub, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 232755.
Kevin Fitzsimmonds Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 6.15-7.45pm, £13/£11. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds + Frightened Rabbit + Gaz Coombes + Pretty Vicious Singleton Park, Swansea. 4pm, £32.50 adv. Info 0844 8440444.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info
[email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Pardon Madame Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Party In The Pub The Patriot, Crumlin. Info 01495 247178. Valleys biker pub with two days of live bands. These are the ones I can find announcements for today so far: Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Everyday Heroes, Whiskey Lies and Quitesnake. On tomorrow also.
Paul Dark The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Peter Jagger Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.
Petrol Girls + Perkie + Rungus + Efa Supertramp Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 01633 221477.
Rammlied Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 07970 063107. Rammstein tribute band.
Rhys James The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Simon Trigg The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Sydney Fate Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 5,45pm, free. Info 07512 237983. Single launch gig.
The Beys West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.
The Jesus & Mary Chain + Black Tambourines Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Noisy Scots indie veterans with their second Cardiff show since regrouping.
The Overtones + Jay James St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50-£29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Vocal harmony lads. We have an interview with one of them on the Buzz website if that takes your fancy.
The Stars From The Commitments Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £17.50-£20.50. Info 01656 815995. Soul hits.
Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026. New weekly house band (on every Friday except Fri 30) tackling hip-hop-meets-jazz fusioneers from Robert Glasper, Gretcher Parlato and Jill Scott to Erykah Badu, D’angelo and Lauryn Hill.
Transylvania Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £3-£10. Info 01792 863722. Electronic music meets Baklan dance.
Trio Brasil & Iain Ballamy Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 8.45-10.15pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Unplugged And Acoustic Monthly Group Cellar Bar, Cardigan. £3. Info 07818 056599.
Wod St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids. Info 029 2023 2970. Playing the Pentreffest Noz folk night (also on Fri 30 this month), and also hosting a music workshop.
Wonk Unit + Pizzatramp + Trigger McPoopshute + The Guntys The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Four punk bands whose names telegraph their willingness to get zany.
saturday 3
Abse And Co Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. A music/poetry collaboration between now-late Welsh poet Dannie Abse, songwriters Anthony Reynolds and Rachael Gill, and guest writer Kirk Lake, who has worked with Reynolds before if memory serves.
A Noise + The Shelley Duvals Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Benefit gig for the Calais refugee fundraising drives that people from this venue have been doing.
Billy Bibby + Vinna Bee The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3/free with Bowstrong wristband. Info 01685 387925. Aftershow for Bowstrong, which you can read about below.
Blacktop Deluxe Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues club gig.
Bon Jovi Forever + Cancel The Transmission Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983.
Bowie Celebration Porter’s, Cardiff. Info info@
porterscardiff.com. All I know about this is its title. Perhaps it is a showcase for the glorious history of the Bowie knife.
Bowstrong 2016 Hills Plymouth Cricket Club, Merthyr Tydfil. 12.30pm, £12.50 adv. Inf 01443 690298. Featuring live music from Reverend Groove, 3rd Time Lucky, The Suspects, Liss Jones, Tab 80, The Guy That Gets The Girl and Kool & The Frontman.
Cat’s Lost Its Tail + The Heavy Flames + In With The Jellyfish The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Cat Southall The Pheasant, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 653614. The listing that was sent to me for this gig was formatted in such a way that it said “Cat Southall – Singer, Pheasant”. Well, it amused me.
Christian Garrick & Davis Gordon Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 3.45-5.55pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 6.15-7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Dennis Rollins Workshop Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 1.30-3.30pm, £10. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Donna Marie The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Filthy Gorgeous Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Gareth & Martha Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 1.15-2.45pm, £14/£12. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Saturday, followed by a DJ until 2am.
Karnataka Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Symphonic rockers.
Kevin Jones The Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049.
Lee Gibson Vocal Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 11am-1pm, £10. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Mini Movers Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 4-5pm, £3. Info 07958 612691. Parent and toddler session exploring rhythm, music and movement together through nursery rhymes and songs. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Off The Record Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Party Cannon + Necrosis + Divisive Entity + Colpocleisis + After The Abduction Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Death metal and grindcore. Party Cannon seem like they might ‘like a laugh’.
Party In The Pub The Patriot, Crumlin. Info 01495 247178. Today features sets from Bells Hells, Z3 Top and Celtic Pride plus more TBC.
Penfest The Orchard, Penmark, Vale Of Glamorgan. 12pm-12am, £10/£8 adv/free under-12s. Info 01446 710229.Featuring Shameless, Back To November, Jimmy Elvis, Aubrey Parsons and more. Plus a bar, BBQ, kids activities and fireworks.
Porthcawl Male Choir Celebrity Concert Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm. Info 01656 815995. Featuring Wynne Evans, who often looks inside discarded bottles for genies so he can wish to be respected as an artist instead of just being a bloke off an advert.
Pretty Addicted Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142.
Rhys James The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Tango Jazz Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 8.45-10.15pm, £15/£13. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
The Distributors The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
The Satellites Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £4. Info 01443 682388. Punk covers band.
The Searchers Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £20. Info 0800 0147111.
TMC Gospel Choir Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 11am-12.15pm, £8. Info 07958 612691. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Upbeat Music & Arts Workshop St Michael’s Centre, Abergavenny. 5.30-7pm, £3. Info 07958 612691. 90-minute samba session. Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
Wales & West 161 Festival The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm-3am, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Anti-fascist festival featuring The Oppressed, Enraged Minority, The D Teez and The Rockin Sinners.
Whitehall Parade The Minstrel Room, Cowbridge. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 07843 242362.
Wright Hear Wright Now The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
sunday 4
City Of Ashes + 48Hours + House Of Hosts + Half Blind + Purge The Ocean The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Dave Cottle/Gary Phillips Trio Swansea Yacht & Sub Aqua Club. 1-4pm, £20. Info 07802 912789. Price includes a two-course lunch.
Disposable + Catastrophe + Madicide + Dreadbolt The Duke, Neath. 8pm. Info 01639 643892. Thrash metal.
Lee McRory The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Lucy Jones Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Live music ansd jam session. Also on Sun 18 and Sun 25.
The Red Stripe Band Market Hall, Abergavenny. 7.30-10.30pm, £10. Info 07958 612691. The closing Wall2Wall Jazz Festival event.
The Tripling Trio The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. Music On The Platform session.
monday 5
Dom Norcross Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, here every Monday.
Eleanor Friedberger + Slow Down Molasses + Danielle Lewis The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9/£7.50 adv. Info [email protected]. NYC solo artist who used to be in the Fiery Furnaces, who I guess are done now.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singer-songwriters perform in the main bar every week.
Talking Bird Presents… Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026. This new night promises “eclectic live music” and is on every Monday this month.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
tuesday 6
Abba And Friends Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7pm, £5.50-£8.50 Info 01239 621200. This is a tribute to Abba of some kind, but appears to have some conceptual element, can’t really work out what exactly though.
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
Agrona & Sykelig Englen + Praesepe + Skullthrone Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Black metal gig. Agrona reckon they’re the only active BM band in Wales. They might actually be right too.
Barenaked Ladies + Boothby Graffoe Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28 adv/£128 VIP. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music. The VIP price gets you a meet’n’greet and a few things like fridge magnets. OK.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Michael Janisch, Paul Booth, Ryan Quigley, Clarence Penn Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz. These guys play bass, sax, trumpet and drums respectively.
No Thee No Ess + Guto Dafis + Harri Davies Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400. Psych, folk and indie in various measures. Presented by The Wyrd Wonder.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Now on every Tuesday.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
The Sherlocks + Blaenavon + The Cradles Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Wessex New Orleans Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
wednesday 7
Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7-11pm, free. Info 01685 384111.
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Every Wednesday.
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 16.
Ben Dain-Smith + Joshwa Kemp + Holiday In The Mind NosDa, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Presented by U&I Radio.
Blackhawk Big Band with Owain Mealing Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Concerts & Cakes The Riverfront, Newport. 3pm, £6. Info 01633 656757.
Guy Shotton Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. Playing a Blue Note Bistro Sessions gig, on here every Wedensday this month.
I Speak Machine + Kite Base + Hannah Peel Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are a cinematic electro type thing, apparently very good when in Cardiff last year.
Kristian Borring Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Little Folk + To Bear Sir Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 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.
Ryan Quigley Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
The Wedding Present Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Playing their new album, reviewed in this issue, all the way through.
thursday 8
Aeddan + Delyth McLean Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. EP launch for headliner.
De Temps Antan Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805. Quebecois folk band.
Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Revelation + Vera Grace + Headofthebear + Conflicts The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Rob Nichols The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Open mic every Thursday with a different main act.
Shootin’ The Crow The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 01495 751304. New venue for the monthly Open Hearth Acoustic session, which seems to be keeping its name despite not being at the Open Hearth any more.
The Fused + We Rob Banks + Parish Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Charity gig for the Buddy Bag Foundation.
The Rumblestrutters Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.59 adv. Info 01656 815995.
friday 9
Bass 12 Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Local brass ensemble host a new night here, slated to be on bi-monthly.
Best Served Chilled Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Bryan Corbett, Fraser Allibone, Ashley John Long, Martin Fisher & Dave Cottle The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01495 763752. Playing this venue’s monthly jazz night.
ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Music in the bar, acts TBC. Also on Fri 23.
Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Daisyb & Tom West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.
Echo Town The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.
Elvis Legacy Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Mark Summer as Elvis. A five-course meal is included in the price.
ESP Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Fallen Temples EP Launch + Marshland Massacre + Beautiful Strangers The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07730 432166.
Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £7/£6 evening; £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206. Annual weekender. Tonight features a concert and picking session. The weekend as a whole features these acts, schedule TBC: Kentucky Cowtippers, Dude Coopers, Murston Bapchild & The Branxton Hicks; Bow-Leged Skeeter; Whitefern Mountain String Band; Western Edge, The Moretons, Brandywine Cloggers and Prairie Dogs. (Until Sun 11)
Howlin’ Mat Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599. Solo blues artist.
Larkhill + H_ngm_n + Honey Pot + Amy Grindhouse Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £4. Info 01633 221477.
Mark Angel The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
The Distributors The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Monkey See Monkey Do The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Night At The Opera Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £13.50. Info 01495 708022. Queen tribute show.
Orgy + Unzucht The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Yep, the Orgy who came to prominence in the late 90s and, via a New Order cover version, became nu-metal’s token synthpop band. Looks like the singer fell out with the rest of the old members and is the only original dude left.
Pull The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Skinny Molly + Everyday Heroes The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01495 247178.
The Big Cwtch Glanrannel Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 2pm, £12.50-£40 (free under-5s). Info 0845 5280799. Music, food and charity (Ski4All Wales, specifically) combine over two days. This, the opening night, features a few relaxed performances from Lewis & Leigh, Jodie Marie, John Adams, Tobias Robertson and the Monte Dons. On tomorrow also.
The King Is Back Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50/£22.50. Info 01792 475715. Ben Portsmouth’s Elvis tribute.
The Shakes The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Uumar + Mumbleman The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Wayne Ellington Sings Nat King Cole Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £13. Info 0300 3656677.
saturday 10
Aubrey Parsons The Sycamore Tree, Colwinston, nr Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652827.
Blatoidea + Pizzatramp The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £9/£8 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. Streetpunk type band from London headline.
Cor Y Gyrlais The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £10. Info 01639 843163.
Cover’d Up Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £6.75/£5.75 (until 6pm); £12/£10 (evening) £18/£14 (all day); £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206. (Until Sun 11)
John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Lacertilia + Milk + Lotus Shrine + Monsterometer Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142. Heavy/psych/stoner bands from around south Wales.
Man Made Origin Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Scottish metal band.
Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also here on Fri 23.
Mitch Malloy The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Hard or possibly soft rock singer who had a couple of hits in the early 90s and was almost the singer of Van Halen.
Nicky Taliesin The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Rhys James The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Ronan Keating Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7.30pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488.
Simon Trigg The Three Horseshoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.
Solid Gone The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Teenage Cancer Trust Mod & Ska Festival Tramshed, Cardiff. 4pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Featuring Special Kinda Madness, The Riff, The Navarones, Too Toned and Northern Soul DJs.
The Big Cwtch Glanrannel Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 10am, £12.50-£40 (free under-5s). Info 0845 5280799. Today features music from Tibet, Houdini Dax, Lewis & Leigh, Bryde, The Cradles, Aled Rheon, HMS Morris, The Broadcasts, Baby Queens, Broken Fires, The Chalk Outlines, Delyth McLean, Ysgol Sul, Maddie Jones, Luna Ties, Ofelia, Upbeat Sneakers, Gillie Ione, Three Smiles Wide, Eve Goodman, Rye Milligan, Little Folk, Raffdam, Cwcw, Rosey Cale and Sera Owen. Plus street food from Slow Pig, Mamma Singh, The Wrap Shack, Hedgerose, Cothi Valley Goats, Blas O’r Tan Clay Oven Pizza, Big Fish Little Fish, Bryn Farm BBQ, Beetle Juice Health Boost Bar and Shabanackle.
The Big What!? Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
The Satellites + The Guilty Rascals Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2025 0731.
The Soweto Spiritual Singers Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01600 772467.
The VIPs Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Toploader The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6pm, £15 adv. Info 01685 387925.
Voodoo Vegas The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Z3 Top Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 682388. ZZ Top tribute band.
sunday 11
Broken Brass Ensemble Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Jazzy/hip-hop-influenced brass band. There’s a lot of ‘em about these days isn’t there.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 25.
Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. £6.75/£5.75 (day); £27/£25 weekend. Info 01792 371206. Morning: gospel singing in the chapel; afternoon: bands in the Heritage Centre. (Until Sun 11)
Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Monthly night at this venue.
Justin Hayward + Mike Dawes St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £36/£33. Info 029 2087 8444. Him out of The Moody Blues.
Keith James Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
*Rachael Dadd + Albatross Archive Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 07967 257529. Dadd, from Bristol, performs a solo piano set with projection backing. Fizzi are promoting the show.
Ragtime Jug Orchestra The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
monday 12
Brecon Town Concert Band – Last Night Of The Proms Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £10/£7.50. Info 01874 611622.
Jango Haze Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Pinegrove + The Fairwater Band Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50. Info 029 2023 2199.
Talking Bird Presents… Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
tuesday 13
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
*Rattle + Harpoon + Blood Medals Undertone, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. The Joy Collective and Lesson No.1 are serving up some experimental goodness, the headliners two drum-playing women from Nottingham.
The Dave Smith Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
wednesday 14
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Big Sky – Colin Tully The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz.
Born Of Osiris + Veil Of Maya + Volumes + Black Crown Initiate The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Four extreme metal bands on one tour.
Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.
Folkus Charity Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, free. Info 01970 623232. In aid of a charity called Cambirna Wildwood. Featuring Quercus Burlesque, Brenig, Andy Cairns (presumably not the guy from Therapy?), Ailsa Mair-Hughes and Milly Jackdaw.
Grace Hartrey And The Garden Party + Bella Collins & Gareth Evans Buffalo, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2031 0312. EP launch for the headliners.
Grace Petrie + Sean McGowan Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 221477.
Grim Fawkner + Saskia Maxwell Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Bonsai Acoustic Club.
Natalie McCool The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by Orchard.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Tony Hands. Free drink for performers.
Russell Van Den Berg with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Songhouse Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
The Jigantics Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
The New Skyliners Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
The Whitetop Mountain Band Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Appalachian folk music.
Vein Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Swiss jazz trio.
thursday 15
Billy Joel Songbook Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20-£22.50. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Elio Pace.
Black Peaks + Heck + This Be The Verse Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.
Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
G4 + Vox Fortura + Gwawr Edwards + Rock Choir Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £29.56 adv/£80.33 meet and greet. Info 01639 763214. Pop classical crossover sorts galore. Those prices include the booking fees in case you were wondering.
James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.
Lady Sings The Blues Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 01874 611622. The music of Billie Holiday is celebrated via a crack group of jazz musicians.
Musicians Against Homelessness The Tabernacle, Talgarth. 7.30pm, £5. Info info@
thetabernacle.co.uk. Charity gig in aid of Crisis featuring John Power and Jay Lewis from Cast, Willow Robinson and Thieves Of Time.
Mynyddislwyn Male Voice Choir Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 227206.
Saxpax with Jim Luxton Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £4-£7. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.
Si Barron Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night. Si is in Pontardawe tomorrow.
Spear Of Destiny The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Enjoyment Of Opera Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 602060. Bridgett Gill and Brendan Wheatley delve into the world of opera, providing interesting facts and anecdotes, as well as singing accompanied by piano.
The Three Degrees Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £25.50/£35.50 VIP. Info 01656 815995. If you have a VIP ticket you get to meet them.
Wales & Korea Celebration 2016 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Choirs from both nations to commemorate and celebrate the legacy of Robert Jermain Thomas (1839-1866), pioneering Welsh missionary to Korea.
friday 16
360 Degrees Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Abba Mania St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£17. Info 029 2087 8444.
Abergavenny Food Festival: Street Food Supper Party Abergavenny Castle. 7pm, £10. Info 01873 851643. Featuring live sets from Ish Kabibble and Dana Immanuel And The Stolen Band. Loads of street food stalls also. An opening party for the Abergavenny Food Festival, although you need a separate wristband for it. Another one is on tomorrow also.
Anthony Moulton The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Atomic Blondie The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.
Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com.
Big Boss Man Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Cafe A Go Go night.
Black Peaks + Heck Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Chris John Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.
Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
David Reece + Evyltyde + Proscenium Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Reece is the former frontman of Accept.
Doe + Charla Fantasma + Hot Mass Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 9253. Indie rock and punk from London, London and Swansea. Presented here by DIY Cardiff and Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Huw Chiswell Theatr Y Gromlech, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10/£5. Info 01834 869323. Welsh-language singer-songwriter whose career stretches back to the late 70s. Presented by Span Arts.
Keith James The Minstrel Room, Cowbridge. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 07843 242362. Folk songs based on the poetry of Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Garcia Lorca.
Kid Canaveral + Totem Terrors + Rainbow Reservoir The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £8/£6.50 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. Presented by Odd Box Records.
Lonesome Stampede The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £7. Info 01497 821762.
Paul Dark The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Piss Viper + Ghost Of Machines + Everyday Heroes The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Ramon Goose Trio West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07561 143114. Blues trio.
Rory Jackson As Michael Jackson Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £8. Info 01495 243252. Tribute act endorsed by Cowell, and presumably by extension his cronies.
RPG + Eviltyde Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107.
Si Barron The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
The 4th Kind Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Frights + Black Tooth Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599. Surf, punk, indie and goth rock on offer here apparently.
The Happy Few The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.
The Quireboys + SKAM + The Texas Flood The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Willis Soul Band Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £6/£4. Info 01792 863722.
saturday 17
360 Degrees The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Abergavenny Food Festival: Party At The Castle Abergavenny Castle. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01873 851643. Featuring live sets from CoCo & The Butterfields, RSVP Music, Little Rumba and Dana Immanuel And The Stolen Band, who also played yesterday.
Alive & Kickin Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Alun Gaffey + ARGRPH + Adwaith + Pentre Cudd The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01267 231012. Welsh language indie shenanigans.
*Chain Of Flowers Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2022 8883. First date for sensible shoe-wearing Cardiff band since they went on an unusually long US tour last month. Don’t know owt else about this gig though.
Choral Extravaganza Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £8. Info 01633 868239.
Chris Hodgkins Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415.
Doric String Quartet Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Opening Cowbridge Music Festival event, which also takes place at various venues in the town (mainly this one) on Sun 18, Wed 21, Sat 24, Sun 25, Thurs 29, Fri 30 and Sat 1 Oct.
Inaugural Choral Celebration All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. First concert of the Mumbles Festival Of Music And The Arts, which runs here until Sun 25.
John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Kevin Jones The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Let’s Hang On St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50-£23.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Frankie Valli tribute.
Abba Mania St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£17. Info 029 2087 8444.
Lowkey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. UK hip-hop big hitter, presented by Bam Bam Bam and Diplomats Of Sound.
Newman + Blood Red Saints + Pilgrim Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01443 682388. “Steve Newman was born in Bedford on July 3rd 1966 and 14 years later was to pick up his first acoustic guitar…” begins the description on the event page for this, before continuing for another 800 words.
Ocean Colour Scene + The Hearts Caerphilly Castle. 5pm, £35 adv. Info 01495 227206. See Upfront. The first of two gigs here this month, with Tony Hadley on tomorrow. Tony isn’t sold out but this one is!
Paul Dark The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Pi & Hash Birthday Bash NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With acts TBC.
Pretty Vicious The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888. This Merthyr band don’t seem any closer to really being popular on any sort of national level, to me at least, but this gig is sold out so hey.
Psychostick + Green Jellÿ The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Skinflint Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Lambrettas Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.
The Machine Rages On Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 01495 708022. Rage Against The Machine tribute.
The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 0300 3656677.
The Tuts + Personal Best + Chroma The Moon Club, Cardiff. 6-9.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected]. Early all-ages show, headlined by a punky pop type band who I keep meaning to listen to.
Timbali The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
sunday 18
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Davey Jones & Thomas Crimble Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Get Toasted Gwdihw, Cardiff. 4pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2039 7933. First in an annual series of events dedicated to the memory of Cardiff hip-hop DJ Brave Toaster. Live Performances come from Tenchoo, Dope Biscuits andWild Boyz Wasted; battles feature Mikey Holden v Lord Bendtner and more TBC. See Clubs.
John Paul Gard / John Dalton The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Saeid Kordmafi The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01639 843163. Iranian musician who plays a hammer dulcimer type instrument.
Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
The Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 6.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
The JaZZ LadZZ The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. The Music On The Platform sessions that have been running here all summer bow out with the worst-named band to play any of them, or indeed anything in the region this month.
Tony Hadley Caerphilly Castle. 5pm, £37.50 adv. Info 01495 227206.
monday 19
Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Dick Hamer Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Magical Music St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £16-£20. Info 029 2087 8444. Hollywood, West End and Broadway faves performed with a full orchestra in aid of Barnardos.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Opera Extravaganza All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. With Ros Evans and friends.
Talking Bird Presents… Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
tuesday 20
*Acid Mothers Temple + Wylderness Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Never a bad time at an AMT gig in my experience. They normally play for 90 minutes or so too.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Dilly Dally + Weaves + Abattoir Blues The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. See Music.
Eric Swift, Jeff Salter, Pete Locke, Sarah Thatcher, Don Thomas & Peter Berry Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Definitely of the view that jazz ensembles shouldn’t be given gigs until they’ve come up with an actual name.
Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, free. Info 07802 912789.
Lynched St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £15.50/£14.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Punky Irish folkies. Top trivia: one of the members used to be in a band called Fuck You Written In Shit. In Cardigan tomorrow. See Music.
Morriston RFC In Concert with Adele O’Neil All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100. Held in the cafe.
The Feminists + Thee Manatees + Van-illa 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
The Lottery Winners Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 0871 4720400.
Wonderbrass Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
wednesday 21
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Beth Prior + Alex Davies The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Regae, folk, dub and ska are apparently combined by Beth and her seven-piece band.
Beverley Smith & John Grimm Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Corrie Dick Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
James Golborn Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
Laurence Cottle Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £12. Info 07802 912789.
Lennon: Through A Glass Onion Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622. Off-Broadway hit (that is to say, it could be tagged as theatre or a live concert) celebrating the life and music of awful old wifebeater John Lennon.
Lynched Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £14/£12.50. Info 01239 621200.
Matthew Ford With The Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Mike Zito & The Wheel The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07730 432166. Blues-rock.
Musical Theatre – West End To Broadway All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 369971. With Zoe George and Michael Ridley.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Piano & Pimms All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 1pm, £5. Info 01792 369971. Jazz with the Cottle Brothers.
Shakespeare’s Musical World – With Stile Antico Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
The Marks Cartel Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
thursday 22
Acoustic Strawbs Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.
Belleville Rouge Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected]. Gypsy jazz.
Coltrane Dedication Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
Dave McPherson The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £9.50 adv. Info 07730 432166. InMe singer.
Donovan Wolfington + Candywhompus + Dead! Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.
Kiera Weathers Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Says here she was an X Factor finalist last year. That doesn’t say great things about the current star-making power of eitherr Cowell or his cronies, does it?
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Open Mic The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.
Ray Quinn Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £23.11/£37.63 meet and greet. Info 01639 763214.
Stand By Me St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26/£25 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Musical tribute to Ben E. King & The Drifters.
The Organists Entertain All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.
The V.U. Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933. Velvet Underground tribute band play as part of a night called New York, I Love You, which also features DJs Ben-Jah and Diffian playing music from said city.
Twisted Ankle 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. EP release for Cardiff skronky punk band who I liked when I saw them in the spring.
UxCxLxM + Necrosis + Judas Cradle + Anal Floss Is Boss Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. Death metal and goregrind. Headliners’ name is short for Undying Lust For Cadaverous Molestation.
friday 23
Allan Yn Y Fan Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. In Cardiff on Sun 25 and Abergavenny on Wed 28, then a bunch all across Wales in November.
American Graffiti Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Performances in the foyer every week until Fri 9 Dec.
Aubrey Parsons Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2048 3344.
Bronze Nazareth & The Wisemen + June Mega + Illah Dayz + Roll Blunt The Moon Club, Cardiff. 10pm-3am, £10 adv/£20 VIP. Info [email protected]. Bronze Nazareth is a vaguely Wu-Tang-affiliated MC. I guess this is what promoters the Hold Up are pinning the VIP ticket offer on. DJs tonight: Jaffa, Alkemy, Bason and Low.
ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Music in the bar, acts TBC. Also on Fri 23.
Death Valley Knights + Kikamora + Jenovese Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107.
Guadalupe Plata The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£6 adv. Info [email protected]. Blues-meets-rockabilly type thing.
James Kennedy The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Johnny Cage & The Voodoogroove Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Kevin Jones The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Kings Ov Leon The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166. Tribute band.
Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Money For Nothing Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01600 772467. Dire Straits tribute band.
Moon Hooch Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.
Mumbles Young Singer Of The Year 2016 All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971. Compered by Ros Evans.
Musicians Against Homelessness The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, pay by donation. Info [email protected]. See Music for more on this, one of four Welsh towns taking part in this charitable series of gigs. Today features The Boom Sons, Pilgrim, The Marks Cartel, Static Fires and Black Boxes. On tomorrow also.
Pardon Madame The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Scott Alexander & Lydia Davies Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm, £6. Info 01633 868239. Lunchtime rendition of songs from the musicals.
Sounds Of Harlowe 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Live hip-hop with brass. If you like this kind of thing you are really being spoiled in Cardiff this month.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
The Edsel Furys The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Everly Brothers & Friends Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01633 868239. Tribute show.
The Hit Kings Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
The Krays The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
The Marrakesh Express Tribute Concert St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 799100.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute show.
Toot De Musique Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.
While & Matthews Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 863722. Acclaimed English folk duo.
saturday 24
Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also on Fri 30.
Benn Willis The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Black Rose + No Glory The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm. Info 01495 247178. Thin Lizzy tribute headline.
*Bruxa Maria + The Death Of Money + Burl Undertone, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £6. Info 029 2022 8883. Early evening show of heavy monster sounds: Bruxa’s noiserock, TDOM’s ambient sludge and Burl’s eldritch drone delight.
Capra Mamei The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Come & Sing Faure’s Requiem All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.
Chris Summerill Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Côr Meibion Llanelli Annual Concert Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £15. Info 0845 2263510.
Definitely Mightbe + Adored Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Oasis and Stone Roses tributes.
Donna Marie The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Estrons + Mellt + Cpt. Smith Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.
John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Lovestarrs 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Two-sibling pop duo.
Multi Story + Howard Sinclair The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 07590 471888. Eighties prog rock.
Musicians Against Homelessness The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, pay by donation. Info [email protected]. Today features Deadbeat Deluxe, The Rockin Sinners, Vespertine, The Caspians and Nuclear Lullaby.
Nicky TaliesinThe Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Off The Record Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631.
Pardon Madame Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Regimental Band & Corps Of Drums Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.15pm, £5. Info 01495 243252. Comemmorating the Battle Of The Somme.
Roy Orbison & Friends Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01446 738622. Barry Steele IS Roy Orbison, or at least he’s more Roy Orbison than you’ll ever be.
Spreading The Disease + Black Forge + Among The Dead Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142. Metal.
Status Quote Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Welsh Status Quo tribute band. Hope you liked our interview with Francis in last month’s issue, lads.
TangleJack The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv/£10 with CD. Info 01792 475147. CD launch gig for Welsh folk band who are in Tenby tomorrow.
The Kee Marcello Band + 7th Circle + Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07970 063107. Marcello used to be guitarist in Europe. The band that is, not the continent!! Says here Europe sold 30 million albums which is kind of insane. Anyway, he is also doing an acoustic set at the nearby Retro-Vibe Music shop at 3.30pm.
The Manana Collective Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Latin/Cuban/jazz stuff.
Ultimate Floyd Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 07512 237983. Pink Floyd tribute band.
Young Artists’ Recital Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Young Musicians of South Wales – Part 1 Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 3pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
sunday 25
Allan Yn Y Fan Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 6pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.
Amy Walton & Dave Cottle The King’s Arms, Abergavenny. 7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz night.
Festival Choral Evensong All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971. Closing event of the Mumbles Festival Of Music And The Arts.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also featuring workshops from 2.30pm.
Hashtag Acoustic Duo Brown’s, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Honeymilk Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Manc indie band play a night promoted by Phwoar & Peace, a name whose appeal I fear may wane over time.
Jeremy Denk Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £15-£19. Info 029 2039 1391. Rare appearance from someone described as “one of the most individual pianists to emerge from America since Glenn Gould”.
Piano Recital All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 2pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 369971.
Remi Harris Trio Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Sunday Blues Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
TangleJack Lifeboat Tavern, Tenby. 7.30pm. Info 01834 844948.
Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Orchestra Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01792 602060.
Terri Bramah The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Terry + The Jelas + Pink Grapefruit The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info [email protected]. The Joy Collective present various good strains of indie rock, the headliners coming from Australia. DJ tonight is Terry Terrible, who if his Twitter account is any indication plays songs by people called Terry, or with that name in the title. Nice! Or should I say, niche!
The Hunna + Blaenavon + The Night Cafe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888.
monday 26
Dom Norcross Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Emarosa + Sykes Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.
Masterclass: Catrin Finch Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 4pm, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Opera By The Sea Holm House, Penarth. 7pm, £39.50. Info 029 2064 7735. Charity evening (in aid of Welsh Hearts) featuring a three-course meal and opera singers.
Talking Bird Presents… Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
tuesday 27
10cc Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £33/£31. Info 01792 475715.
360° Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £23.50 adv. Info 0871 4720400. Jazz trio, all ex-members of the Average White Band.
Aderyn String Quartet Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Pop covers played in classical gas fashion.
Andi Sex Gang + Zeuk Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£7. Info 029 2030 4400. Goth icon, who came to cult prominence in the 80s, with a Cardiff solo show.
BBC NOW: Welcome Xian Zhang Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2063 6464. Showcase for BBC NOW’s new principal guest conductor.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £13/£11. Info 029 2087 8444.
Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Performances in the foyer every week until Tue 22 Nov.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Frozen Cabin Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555.
Gaye Bikers On Acid + Dead Cuts The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Kenneth Loveland Gift Winner 2014 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring Emma Halnan (flute) and Daniel King Smith (piano).
Only Shadows 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Tassos Spiliotopoulos Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
The John Davies Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
wednesday 28
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Alex Stacey + Joe Bayliss + Smokestack Lightnin’ The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio gig.
Allan Yn Y Fan Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01873 850805.
Brightr Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. “Gloomy emo pop music,” sez the venue listings.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble + Afro Cluster Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. See Music.
John Paul Gard Organ Trio with John Dalton Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Masterclass: Huw Morgan Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 3pm, free. Info 01446 773824. Trumpet advice. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Mdme Spkr The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected].
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Grace Hartrey. Free drink for performers.
Sarah Meek Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-9pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
Tassos Spiliotopoulos’ Swedish Band The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Tori Freestone Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
thursday 29
American Mustard The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Album launch gig for local country/soft rock type band. In aid of the charity CALM.
Chuck Mosely + Stay Voiceless + Gung Ho Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. Chuck was Faith No More’s vocalist on their first two albums before being replaced by someone arguably more talented, but inarguably more annoying. He also sang in Bad Brains for a bit. This gig will find him doing an acoustic set of songs by those bands and others.
Dead Meadow + Milk + The Cosmic Nod The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. Washington DC headliners visit Cardiff for the first time in a good few years, toting fuzzed-up stoner rock/psych as ever I’m sure. Good to see The Cosmic Nod back in action.
Diff Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9-11pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.
I Cried Wolf + The Color Line The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
James Kennedy The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123.
Jon Dalton Trio Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Jazz guitarist plus band.
Mick Ralphs Blues Band The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Mick was in Mott The Hoople and Bad Company.
Sam Kelly Duo Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Sion Russell Jones West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01834 219128.
The Blues Band Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 8pm, £18. Info 0800 0147111.
The English Beat + Upbeat Sneakers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18. Info 029 2023 2199.
Tobias Robertson’s Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Trio Anima Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Whitney: Queen Of The Night Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22/£20. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
friday 30
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Arfon Wyn Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 456856.
Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Bella Collins + Dave Morris & The Knock + Siobhan McCrudden Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9. Info 029 2030 4400. Album launch gig for Bella.
Boo Hewerdine & Dan Whitehouse St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 799100.
Catrin Finch’s Classical Cafe Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv/£7.50 early bird. Info 029 2089 0862. Four emerging artists from the classical world each performing a 20 minute set in a relaxed environment.
Chris Kelly Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.
Chris T-T Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477.
Devlin + Wild Boyz Wasted Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01792 468892. UK rap fella headlines.
Dinner On The Orient Express Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £39. Info 029 2070 5391. With a five-course meal plus music from Gentlemen Prefer Blonds. Curious as to whether their name is a misspelling or a joke.
Eden Roots Reggae Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Hollywood Romance with Claire Martin Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £1-£14. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
James Alexander The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Later With Mal Volcano Theatre, Iceland Building, Swansea. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 475715. Opening event of the Swansea International Festival, for which Mal Pope comperes a showcase of Swansea’s brightest young musical talent. The Festival runs until Sat 15.
Mansel Davies The White Horse, Coychurch, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Montgomeryshire Young Voices Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 6.30pm, £5. Info 01686 614555. Featuring singers from Caereinion High School, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School and Montgomery Church in Wales School.
Moon River & Me Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £30.50/£28. Info 01792 475715. Jimy Osmond stars in an Andy Williams tribute show.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Ross Leadbeater’s Great British Songbook Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 1pm, £10. Info 0800 0147111. Ex-Only Men Aloud man sings songs.
Sam Lee & Friends Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £13.50/£12.50. Info 01239 621200. British folk fella.
Soul Strutters Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Spirit Of The Blitz Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 2pm, £8/£6. Info 01686 614555. Wartime singalong.
Stone Broken + Florence Black Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 063107.
Sweet Benfica The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Big Welsh Weekend The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 5.30pm, £4 adv. Info 01685 387925. First gig in a weekend-long programme in this venue and the Redhouse in Merthyr, in aid of Crisis and Musicians Against Homelessness. This gig features Scott Howells, Cameron Trowbridge, The Wozwerks, Last Mile Home and Quality Sounds (DJ set).
The Lucid Dream + Tigana The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £8/£7 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. Psych.
The Phoenix Choir Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15/£12.50. Info 01792 602060.
The VIPs The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Trampolene + The Riff + The Marks Cartel The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £6.50 adv. Info 07730 432166. Swansea indie band, who I don’t think live in Swansea at the moment, headline.
Vinna Bee + Luna Tides The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected].
Watsky Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199.
Wod St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids. Info 029 2023 2970. Playing the Pentreffest Noz folk night, and also hosting a music workshop.
Women In Rock The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. “The UK’s only live show dedicated to the World’s greatest female rock legend’s,” it is claimed.