NOVEMBER | LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS
SUNDAY 1
Alison Rose & Matthew Fletcher Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232. Music Club event.
El Ten Eleven + Wicket + Mumbleman Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£7 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Post-rock type stuff presented by Jealous Lovers Club, Honta and Fizzi.
Freddie Kempf Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £14-£18. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital.
Jigantics The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Midnight Hour Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. Info 029 2025 0731.
Nothing But Thieves + Pretty Vicious Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by GB Live/Sound Nation. Sold out though!
Sundae Sessions Gwdihw, Cardiff. 4-8pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933. Hosted by Marisa Saraiva.
Y&T The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Hard rock veterans.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
MONDAY 2
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Monday.
Breathe In The Silence + Clear The Auditorium + Death By Disco Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Original Live Music Presented by U&I Rdio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Monday.
Prides The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888. Scottish synthpoppers.
Simon & Oscar Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Two members of the band Ocean Colour Scene.
The Most Ugly Child Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm. Info 01646 651725. A country quintet from Nottingham with a good name.
The Proclaimers St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444.
Vivian Hinds Payne + Kirk Morgan + Ric Rython 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Playing this month’s edition of the Monday Blues night.
Anguz The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
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.
Every Tuesday.
The See You Next Tuesday Club The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Open mic session hosted every Tuesday by Junior Bill plus The Shop Girls.
TUESDAY 3
16 Singers St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 11am, 12,30pm + 3pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Vocal performance created for babies aged up to 18 months.
All That Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Cardiff University Jazz Society Jam Night The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Come and hear RWCMD chamber ensembles showcasing their work for free, every Tuesday until Dec 1.
Gwd Jams Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3/free for performers. Info 029 2039 7933. Monthly open jam session.
Heck + Constructor + This Concept The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Live work-in-progress musical collaboration between Angharad Van Rijswijk and Richard James, who will be doing this here for four months. It’s also on Tue 10, Sun 15, Tue 17, Sun 22 and Sun 29 this month.
Sundara Karma + Vitamin Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Staves Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Jam Night The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Also on Thurs 10.
WEDNESDAY 4
Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, 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.”
Bars & Melody Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
Bonnie Tyler + Trembling Knees + Sunshine Cab Co + Dirty Proper & Jonny Gowow Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01639 763214. Charity concert in aid of Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital and Maggie’s Cancer Centre Swansea.
Cal Hillan Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Playing the new weekly night (here every Wednesday), titled #Notjustjazz on account of its music policy.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Chris Hodgekins Trio The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Daylight The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
For The Record 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. A new monthly evening aimed at local musicians who want to have their set professionally recorded.
Forty Shades Of Green Meets Country Roads Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £11/£10. Info 01633 868239. Tribute to both Irish and country music.
Gareth Gates & Michael Courtney: Mad About The Musicals Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20-£22. Info 01656 815995.
Monmouth Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Philharmonia Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Includes a free performance by the Mavron Quartet after this one finishes, at 9.30pm.
Rag Foundation + The Most Ugly Child + Elfen + Siobhan McCruden Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In the Owl’s Nest night.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Musicians Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Sinfonia Cymru The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £5.50/£4.50. Info 01633 656757.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 8pm, £30. Info 01792 475715. Presented by Orchard.
Tempest Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £5 adv. Info 01656 815995. Flute trio.
Newsky Perspective The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
THURSDAY 5
Battle Of The Bands 2 Heat 6 The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Crosa Rosa + Ivan Moult + Martyn Peters Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Juxtaposed.
Evil Scarecrow + Triaxis + Franklin Mint Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Hackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is Mighty Handful.
Joe Satriani St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £38/£34.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Maria Dunn Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Sinfonia Cymru Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0844 8700887.
Tempest Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 01834 869323. A Span Arts Classical night.
The Ordinary Boys + The Spitfires The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Indie group of a mid-00s vintage burst out of the landfill and hit the comeback trail. Support band play Taffs Well on Fri 13.
Jango Haze Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Live jazz acts here every Monday.
Florence Black The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
FRIDAY 6
808 State The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 07590 471888. Mancunian house pioneers visit for a live set, which we previewed in the Clubs section last month. Time Flies Allstars will be DJing, too.
ACAB Old Cross Inn, Llanrumney, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2065 0021.
Afro Cluster Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Launch for a single which is reviewed in this issue.
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Every Friday until Dec 11.
Amy Wadge Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510.
Andy McKee Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Bryn Fôn Park Hotel, Barry. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2068 9888. Hosted by Menter Bro Morgannwg.
ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Presented by Jealous Lovers Club, with acts TBC. Also on Fri 20.
Chris Kelly The Cornwall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Climbing Trees + The Adventures Of Bert & Henry + Jaffro The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01267 231012.
Dan Owen & Jack Watts Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm. Info 01685 384111.
Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Dephasalique St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. Info 029 2023 2970. A Pentreffest Noz folk night.
Ed Sheeran Tribute The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Not sure if the tribute has a name of his own.
Houdini Dax + Wylderness + My Name Is Ian + Amber Arcades + Anelog + Dan Bettridge The Abacus, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £42/£21 aged 14-17 (Swn Festival weekend pass). Info www.swnfest.com. Opening gig of 2015’s Swn Festival, which starts in earnest tomorrow. Dan Bettridge is on at 5.30 sharp, Houdini Dax are headlining.
Jamie Smith’s Mabon Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232.
Laura Moody + Nia Ann + Acouchristo Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 029 2023 9253.
Lina Leon Flamenco Evening Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323.
On The Rocks Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Schoolboys Death Trio The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Stanley Kay Smith Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm, £6. Info 01633 868239. Bassoon recital.
Tattsyrup The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
The Carpenters Story Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £23/£21. Info 01874 611622.
The Erotics + UK’s Lowest The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, free. Info 01495 213300.
The Oppressed + The Youth Within The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Anti-fascist Oi! from longstanding Cardiffians who seem to play here quite often.
UK Guns N’ Roses The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 01792 475147.
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
SATURDAY 7
Albino Frogs + Scuffed Up Boots + Tarion The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8pm, £5. Info [email protected].
A Night With The Stars Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £16. Info 0845 2263510. Up and coming singers and musicians from the region.
Best Served Chilled + Chris Kelly The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Dan Owen & Jack Watts Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477.
Darkside Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £16. Info 01970 623232. Pink Floyd tribute band. Not to be confused with Nicolas Jaar’s band.
Electric Swing Circus The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 01497 821762. Electroswing.
Everything Everything Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Ferocious Dog + Gaz Brookfield The Garage, Swansea. 9pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 475147. Headliners play a punky version of Celtic folk. I find their name inexplicably funny. In Cardiff on Thurs 26.
Ghazalaw Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01239 621200.
Ian Cal Ford + Clint Bradley + Dave Luke Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07818 056599.
Lol Goodman Band New Panteg Rugby Club, New Inn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £7/£7 members. Info 01633 483238. A Borough Blues Club gig.
Mike Dennis The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Minnie’s Chuff Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Miss May & The Magic Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Spikedrivers Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01792 863722. Blues.
*Swn Festival 2015 Various venues, Cardiff. 12pm, £42/£21 aged 14-17 (Swn Festival weekend pass). Info www.swnfest.com. Here’s the full lineup, subject to change etc but essentially complete (listed in reverse order of performance, ie headliners first). Abacus: Holy Boredom present Traams, Protomartyr, Barberos, They Is They Is They Is, Oh Peas!, Fews and Skinny Girl Diet. Buffalo: GRLTLK present Jodie Abacus, Ekkah, Fickle Friends, Palace and Pixx. Clwb Ifor Bach (downstairs): Horizons present HMS Morris, Yr Eira, Violet Skies, Mellt, Peasant’s King, Y Reu, Aled Rheon, Hannah Grace, Delyth McLean and Dan Bettridge. Clwb Ifor Bach (upstairs): Jack Rocks present The Go! Team, Vant, Hooton Tennis Club, Seafret, Bright Young People and Lovers Open Fire. Dempseys: Dingus Khan, Quiet Marauder, Tree Of Wolves, Baby Brave, Remembering August and Danielle Lewis. Gwdihw: Tender Prey, Ysgol Sul, Dan Tyte and Richard Owain Roberts, Rhian Elizabeth, Joao Morais, Holly Muller, Will Joseph Cook, Mike Bushnell, Anna Carrette, Alvy Gallagher, Keston Cobblers Club, Marc Thomas, Richard Owain Roberts, Dan Tyte and Ric Rawlins. 10 Feet Tall: The School, Climbing Trees, Bloodflower and Arms Like Legs. The Moon Club: Pretty Vicious, Upbeat Sneakers, Luk, Chapel Row, Nineteen Fifty-Eight, Into The Ark and Kaycee. Undertone: Clean Cut Kid, Honey Moon, Life, WAYULS and Declan McKenna. On tomorrow also.
The Lindisfarne Story Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01874 611622.
The Magic Of Motown Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £20/£19. Info 01495 227206.
Thoby Davis The Pick & Shovel, Pontypridd. 9pm, free. Info 01443 404632.
Welsh Sinfonia Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £5-£15. Info 01646 695267.
Christ Agony + The Infernal Sea + Sodomized Cadaver + The Drowning + Disrupt The Continuum The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £6. Info 01685 387925. Polish black metal band headline.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
SUNDAY 8
*Blackalicious + Lifesavas + Remi + Skunkadelic + DJ Veto The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. See Music.
Bridget & The Big Girl’s Blues The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Cardiff University Chamber Orchestra Cardiff University Concert Hall. 3-4.30pm, £5/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.
Ensemble Cymru Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30pm, £3-£9. Info 01970 623232.
Fireworks Concert: Sparkling Brass Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5pm, £10/£8 kids. Info 029 2039 1391. Featuring the Royal Welsh College Symphonic Brass And Percussion.
Foals Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Oxonian indie sorts visit Cardiff for what they call a “club tour”. This is a 1500-capacity music venue, not really a club as such.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 22.
Ghazalaw Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13/£12. Info 01792 602060. Welsh-Indian folk crossover project. In Cardiff on Sun 15.
Jamie Smith’s Mabon Redwick Village Hall, nr Magor, Gwent. 4pm. Info 07561 240728. Folk.
Lunchtime Concert National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. With RWCMD students.
Shatter Effect + Brokers + Writing On The Skyline The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07969 671379.
*Swn Festival 2015 Various venues, Cardiff. 12pm, £42/£21 aged 14-17 (Swn Festival weekend pass). Info www.swnfest.com. Abacus: Barely Reeks Of Effort present Trust Fund, Personal Best, Artefact, Weddings, Human Hands, Crows An Wra, Nudes and WaLL. Buffalo: Wales Goes Pop! present Du Blonde, The Prettiots, The Orielles, Tender Prey, Simon Love & The Old Romantics, Ultimate Painting and Lazy Day. Clwb Ifor Bach (downstairs): Adam Walton presents Mechanical Owl, Elle Mary & The Bad Men, Peaness, Connah Evans, Boris A Bono and Brik Phro. Clwb Ifor Bach (upstairs): Jack Rocks present Wasters, The Jacques, Beach Fatigue, Brechiau Hir and Lusts. Dempseys: Michael Rault, Beach Baby, Rebecca Clements, Cristobal & The Sea, Robyn Sherwell and Zak Thomas. Gwdihw: All My Friends present Cotton Wolf, Baron La Croix, 5th Spear, Bearfoot Beware, Twisted and Silent Forum. 10 Feet Tall: Cambrian Records present Fains, Jim Ghedi, Toby Hay, David Roberts and Nick Jonah Davis. The Moon Club: Plastic Mermaids, The Big Moon, The Magic Gang, Misty Miller and Sam Russo. Undertone: Tuff Love, White Noise Sound, Man Of Moon, Red Faces and Alex Burey.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
The See You Next Tuesday Club The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
MONDAY 9
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2023 9253.
Howlin’ Lord + Featherjaw + The Johnstown Flood Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Nell Bryden + Judith Owen The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Original Live Music Presented by U&I Rdio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Wool & The Gang 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 029 2022 8883.
The Mark Porter Swing Band Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01495 243252.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
TUESDAY 10
Bob Fox: The War Horse Songman Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206. Songs from the musical War Horse performed solo by Fox, who sings them in the touring production.
Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Contemporary Voices: Lontano Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-8.45pm, £8/£6/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.
*Fabio Frizzi Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 9.30pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Part of Abertoir, this is quite a coup: iconic composer of Italian horror-flick scores plays his classics with an orchestra.
Francoise-Green Piano Duo St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £6.75/£5.75 adv. Info 029 2087 8444.
Gwyn Lewis Riverside Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Huw Warren Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
*Martha + Radiator Hospital + Selfish Son + WaLL The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected]. DIY Cardiff present a decently varied bill of indie and punk. Martha is a band, not a person, and are from Durham. I like ‘em.
Noel & Tricia Richards Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01633 868239. International singer-songwriters.
Sylosis + Hang The Bastard + Captors Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com. Metalcore type stuff.
Tamsin Reardon & Gareth Evans Sugo Restaurant, Penarth. 5pm. Info 029 2070 9955. Jazz.
The Lindisfarne Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £19. Info 01792 475715.
The Sensational 60s Experience St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24. Info 029 2087 8444. With sets from Herman’s Hermits, Chris Farlowe, Steve Ellis, Union Gap and New Amen Corner, plus host Alan Mosca from Freddie And The Dreamers.
We Are The Ocean + Tall Ships + Allusondrugs The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Presented by GB Live and Sound Nation.
Helldown + Forever Vendetta The Duke, Neath. 7pm, free. Info 01639 643892.
Michael Sweetman The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Jam Night The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
WEDNESDAY 11
Acrobat Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz organ trio featuring Kristian Borring.
American Graffiti + Masts + Wilson Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Ashley Condon, Lowri Evans & Maz O’Connor The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 473276. Songwriters from Canada, Wales and England respectively.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. Performing their ‘Soundtrax’ set, presented by Paul Shepherd.
Daniella Lewis Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9 adv. Info 01656 815995.
Ensemble Cymru Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 029 2039 1391.
Ghazalaw Y Tabernacl, Machynlleth. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01239 621200.
Huw Williams Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club showcase night.
Imagine Dragons + Sunset Sons Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. American sap-pop band and stars of the minor but excellent “imagine dragon deez nuts” meme.
Jacuzzi Boys Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. American garage/punk band.
Jazz Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected]. Presented by Dan Messore.
Joe Stilgoe Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18.50. Info 01970 623232.
Let’s Hang On Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01792 475715. The music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Remembrance Day Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
Swansea Hit Squad Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
The Partisans The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Trenchfoot Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10.50/£8.50. Info 01792 475715. Countryish band who sing songs about WWI.
THURSDAY 12
All Star 60s Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 01656 815995. Featuring your five favourite bands: Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, The Troggs, Ivy League, Badfinger and Pacemakers.
Andy Fairweather-Low & The Lowriders Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 01639 763214. In Abergavenny tomorrow.
Awen Duo Carnegie House, Bridgend. 2.30pm, £4. Info 01656 815757. Classical performance.
Battle Of The Bands 2 Heat 7 The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Calan Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060. Folk.
Cardiffussion Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Esuna Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2039 7933.
Ghazalaw Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm. Info 01874 611622.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is All Else Fails.
Keith Christmas The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 7.30pm. Info 01495 763752. This month’s edition of the Open Hearth Acoustic night, on the second Thursday of every month.
Rachel Taylor-Beales Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£7 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Gee whiz, there’s a name I’ve not heard in a while. Rachel, a folk-rock type who I think we wrote about in, like, 2004, is back with a new album and a gig to match.
Snakecharmer The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Vin Garbutt Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.
Welsh National Opera Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Presented by Opera & Ballet International.
Sam Crow The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Hard rock covers band.
FRIDAY 13
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Andy Fairweather-Low & The Lowriders Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01873 850805.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 01495 708022.
Blind Boy Paxton + Christopher Rees All Saints Church Hall, Penarth. 7pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 07561 143114 / 07808 200263. See Music.
Cariad + Steve Kelly + Claire Axtell Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07818 056599.
Climbing Trees + The Minerals The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £7-£10. Info 01497 821762.
Danny Bryant Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 355800. Blues.
Filta Kiwis, Cardiff. 10.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
James Kennedy The Cornwall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Jazz Divas Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. As performed by the Royal Welsh College Big Band. What if the Jazz Boys met the Jazz Divas… sexy scenes would undoubtedly ensue.
*Kadavar + The Shrine + Satan’s Satyrs + Horisont The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Various hard rock/retro metal bands on a tour together.
Loaded Jones The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Propella The Yard, Cardiff. 10.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Quitesnake + No Glory Wales Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 07512 237983. Whitesnake tribute band headline.
Ringo Deathstarr + Lux Aeterna + Lost Dawn Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Various psych-ish bands.
Soulection + Kookamunga + Bella C Collins + Harri Davies 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 9pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883.
Stackridge + Moongazer The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07730 432166. This will be the final tour ever by Stackridge, a band who have been a regular feature in these listings; indeed some would say we’ve grown up together, them and me.
The Brothel Creepers The Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2056 7312.
The Dukes & The Duchess Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 8pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510. Performing Duke Ellington numbers.
The Grenaways + Gareth Lee & Annie Baylis + Written In Kings Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5.50 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Top two acts on the bill are alt-folkers from Cornwall.
The Happy Creatures Old Cross Inn, Llanrumney, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2065 0021.
The John Wilson Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50-£44. Info 029 2087 8444.
The Picturebooks Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected].
The Spitfires + The Costellos Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. £7 adv. Info 029 2025 0731.
The Vigil + Health Junkies + King Of The Rocket Men The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Trampolene Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by A Sound Reaction.
Turner Street Crash Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Catrin Finch Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £15. Info 01495 243252. Welsh harp fave.
SATURDAY 14
AC/DC UK The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Aji Pa’ Ti Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Fat City night.
Amnesty International Benefit Gig Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-11.30pm, £12. Info 01239 841387. Charity gig featuring Fifflebox, Sior Boyesen, Pig’s Foot String Band, Cardi-Gan, Judith & Susan and some fusion dancing.
Baggy Trousers + The Commoners The Garage, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 475147. Madness tribute band.
Beaufort Male Choir Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 355800.
Bulletboys Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Glam metal band from back in the day.
Cloudbusting Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01874 611622. Kate Bush tribute.
Dire Streets Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £16/£14 adv. Info 01495 227206. Tribute band.
Fron Male Voice Choir Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01686 614555.
Georgia Paterson The Pick & Shovel, Pontypridd. 9pm, free. Info 01443 404632.
Grant Sharkey The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Gwent Police Choir Annual Concert St Julian’s Comprehensive School, Newport. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 664163. Time to commit some crimes.
Harry Keyworth Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2023 9253.
James Kennedy The Hollybush, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 5042.
Karybdis + Clarity As Arson The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info [email protected]. Metal presented by Smegatron Promotions.
Kris Dollimore Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £18 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415. Bluesy acoustic guy and member of Del Amitri.
Luka Okros Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 01873 850805. Piano recital.
Mentallica The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 07969 671379.
No Glory + The Boom Sons + Between Waves The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Sham 69 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. I think this is a version of Sham without Jimmy Pursey. ‘E’s the bleedin’ ‘art and soul of ‘em!
Soul II Soul Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
*South Wales Refugee Action Benefit Gig Le Pub, Newport. 5pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. Featuring bands mostly on a punk and hardcore tip: Paranoid State (from the Netherlands), Grand Collapse, Regret, WaLL, Failed State, Commander Boom, Wolfpunch and The Sonny Bonds Duo.
Spencer Segelov Cardiff Central Library Hub. 1pm, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Solo piano set from Cardiff-based arch-pop musician (who you may know better as Spencer McGarry).
The Big What! Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
The Blockheads + Shop Girls The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Happenings Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Mean Mistreaters Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07818 056599.
The Sick Livers Hobo’s, Bridgend. 8pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Threepenny Bit The Heath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night, also featuring caller Martin Harvey.
Tim Cronin + Graffiti The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Voces 8 Brecon Cathedral. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622. Esteemed British vocal ensemble.
Waterloo: The Best Of Abba Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £16-£18. Info 01446 738622. Tribute band.
Whitney – Queen Of The Night Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01639 763214. Tribute act.
Dave Cottle Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
SUNDAY 15
BBC National Chorus Of Wales Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2063 6464.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Ghazalaw Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1pm, £14/£13. Info 029 2039 1391.
Grace Hartrey & Band + The Dock Town Pearls + Lloyd Jerwood Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £3. Info 029 2039 7933. Single release gig for Grace.
King Eider Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
*Maceo Parker Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 0871 4720400. James Brown’s sax player (among his many musical qualifications), which some might say makes him one of the most important figures in 20th century popular music.
Slaves Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Sonia Hammond + Charlie Beresford The Tabernacle, Talgarth. 2.30pm. Info [email protected].
Tonyrefail Children’s Choir Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Two Piece Sweet Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. Info 029 2025 0731.
UK:ID + These Septic Stars The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 07969 671379. Headliners are a live drum’n’bass band.
Will Killeen The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
The See You Next Tuesday Club The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
MONDAY 16
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Blues & Jazz Club Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510.
Dessa Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. An MC from the hip-hop collective Doomtree, described to me as “Mos Def meets Dorothy Parker”.
Harper’s Ferry + Matthew Frederick 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2022 8883. Attic Folk Sessions night.
Original Live Music Presented by U&I Rdio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Oscar Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
They Say Fall + Cute Cute Death Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Lleuwen Steffan + John Spillane Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. £8 adv. Info 01685 722176.
Plu + Platform 1 Pontardawe Inn. 8.30pm, free. Info 01792 864949. A Gigs Y Gwach night.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
TUESDAY 17
An Evening With Noel & Tricia Richards Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £6.50 adv. Info 01685 384111.
Baroque Ensemble St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100. Price includes tea, coffee and a bit of cake.
Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Eyes Shut Tight Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
FB Pocket Orchestra Steak Of The Art, Cardiff. £40 adv. Info 029 2039 7284. Hot jazz and ragtime type stuff. Price includes a three-course meal, prosecco and canapes.
Jamie Smith’s Mabon St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £14.50/£13.50 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. A Roots Unearthed gig.
Jinder + Peter James Millson + Isabella C Collins + Cal Hillan Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Songbook night.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Maciek Pysz Trio Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £7. Info 01874 611622. Brecon Jazz Club night. Pysz is in Cardiff on Tue 24 and Monmouth the day after that.
Mike Denham With Spike’s 5 & Dime Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Stephen Disley St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £6.75/£5.75 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. Organ recital.
China Shop Bull + Paradox + Not Since The Accident + Wolfpunch + Chaska The Roath Park, Cardiff. 6pm, £6. Info 029 2031 1049. Surplus present a varied lineup of punky stuff in the function room of this old bloke pub.
We Come From Ashes + Malum Sky + Pizzatramp Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 07981 684142. Oxjam charity gig.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
WEDNESDAY 18
Bob Wayne The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Dave Griffith Little Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Dream State The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 07730 432166.
Gaz Coombes Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £14 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Gilad Hekselman Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0300 3656677. Jazz guitarist plus band. In Newtown tomorrow; Cardiff on Fri 20.
Jamie Smith’s Mabon Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.
Joe Stilgoe Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01600 772467.
Little Arrow Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Little Folk Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Matthew Frederick Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Melody Gardot Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £15.50-£42. Info 029 2063 6464. American jazz/blues chanteuse, with a backing band called The Soil from South Africa.
Paris: Fin De Siècle Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Music for wind instruments and voice from late 19-century Paris.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Musicians Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
*Teeth Of The Sea Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-11pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Great band from London with bits of psych-rock, techno and metal. New album is reviewed in this issue.
The Emerson Quartet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£15. Info 029 2039 1391.
Tina May with The Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Will Young + Lemar St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £45/£35. Info 029 2087 8444.
Wool & The Gang Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Canada The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Harri Davies + Bella Collins Sunflower&I, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2048 4211. Presented by Newsoundwales.
THURSDAY 19
City Sirens Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. All-female a capella group.
Gilad Hekselman Trio Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £7.50. Info 01686 614555.
Jamie Smith’s Mabon Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 8pm, £14/£12. Info 0845 2263510.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is The JimJam Band.
Joe Northwood Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Maria Dunn Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Canadian singer performs at the Lyceum Folk Club night, and is in Pontardawe tomorrow.
Mark Pontin Group + Troy Redfern Band + The Moonbirds The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £11. Info 07730 432166.
Martyn Joseph Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£15. Info 01239 621200.
Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected]. Unsigned local acts.
Robin & Bina Williamson The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01267 231012. Incredible String Band man plus spouse, now settled in Wales since time.
Sheelanagig The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Shipbuilding Seasons Cafe Bar. Castle Arcade, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 07731 489728. Melodic new wave band play October’s edition of their monthly residency at this cafe.
Söndörgö Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722. Hungarian folk band.
Spanjazz Jam Session The Dingle Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, free. Info 01834 869323.
The Queen Extravaganza St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Queen tribute band created and produced by Roger Taylor.
The Stoned Roses The Garage, Swansea. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 01792 475147. Tribute band. Says 19 Dec on the poster but I’m pretty sure it’s this month.
Third Party + Through The Looking Glass Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Tim Cronin Duo The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Tim Kliphius Trio Angel Hotel, Llandeilo. Info [email protected].
Pipe Dream The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
FRIDAY 20
A Band Apart Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Acoustic Sinners The Cornwall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
BBC NOW: Symphonic Dances St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£35. Info 029 2087 8444. Performing works by Grieg and Rachmaninov.
Belleville Rouge Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Canute The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
*Casa B Side Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.15pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Jazz, funk, hip-hop and reggae to celebrate Tiger Bay’s musical heritage. Live music from The Gary Phillips Trio, Afro Cluster, Entaya, Messiah Dub Club and Roots & Branches.
ChapterLive Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Presented by Jealous Lovers Club, with acts TBC. Also on Fri 20.
Coming Out Swinging + Montrose + Seven Stories High + Brokers + Count Me Out The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Constructor + Rail Means Rail + Teacher + Born Scowling Monkey, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 01792 480822. Punk etc.
Gilad Hekselman Trio Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.
Graffiti Old Cross Inn, Llanrumney, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2065 0021.
Hipicat The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Hot Club Gallois Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5.50. Info 029 2089 0862.
Ian Bousfield Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Trombone recital.
Johnny Cage & The Voodoogroove Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2039 7933.
Legend: Bob Marley Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm. Info 01834 869323. That’s right folks, Bob is back and he’s living in Narberth.
Maniac Street Preachers Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm. Info 01792 468892. Tribute band.
Maria Dunn The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Valley Folk Club night.
Lonely The Brave + Black Peaks The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Presented by GB Live and Sound Nation.
Martin Simpson Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.45pm, £10. Info 01646 621811. Folk guitarist. This is a BYOB dealie because it’s a village hall. In Neath tomorrow.
My Grey Horse Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Rory McLeod Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07818 056599.
Solid Gold 70s Show Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £19. Info 01686 614555.
Tom Williams + Joe Bayliss + Eve Goodman Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £9/£8 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Singer-songwriters. Williams often performs with his band The Boat.
The Beat Goes On Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01633 868239. Beatles tribute band.
The Nightowls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Tree House Fire + Mike Dennis 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 9pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883.
Viva Voce Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £8.50 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. A magical musical journey through the silver screen of Hollywood’s greatest films and iconic stars.
We Comes From Ashes + Black Forge + Parallax The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Those Goddamn Hippies + Baby Brave + Ghostlawns Tynant Club, Pontypridd. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 07779 061159. Presented by Born Events. Baby Brave are good. In Swansea tomorrow.
SATURDAY 21
Alabama 3 Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
Definitely Mightbe + Adored Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £13/£10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Oasis and Stone Roses tributes.
First Degree Burns Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of Gwdihw’s seventh birthday celebrations. Seventh! Doesn’t time march on.
Girlband Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Hells Bells The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
James Morrison + Eva Stone St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £26.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Kimber’s Men Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £5-£10. Info 01239 841387. Sea shanties.
Martin Simpson Little Theatre, Neath. 8pm, £15. Info 01639 643462.
Naomi Rae Band + Pete Spokes The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Only Boys Aloud Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£27.50. Info 029 2063 6464.
Rhondda Symphony Orchestra & Treorchy Male Choir Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 029 2039 1391.
Rory McLeod The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01792 475147.
Tattsyrup Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Barefoot Bandit The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Eggmen The Pick & Shovel, Pontypridd. 9pm, free. Info 01443 404632.
The Quireboys Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £15 adv. Info [email protected]. Acoustic set.
The Solid Gold 70s Show Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £18/£17. Info 01495 227206. Hits from said decade.
True Order The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £6. Info 07969 671379. New Order tribute band.
Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 0845 2263510. Performing a Shows & Soundtracks set.
Tommy Harris Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
SUNDAY 22
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20/£18. Info 01970 623232.
Calvin Johnson + Shiny Tiger Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 07961 257529. Fella from Beat Happening and K Records plays Cardiff for the first time in a fair few years. It’s in an ‘unconventional’ venue, as he prefers to play, and quite a small one too I’d imagine. Daytrip are the promoters.
Chad Valley + Oslo Parks + Safari Gold Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2031 0312.
Colorama + Plu Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £8/£7. Info 029 2089 0862. The guy from Colorama is becoming a hot shot alt-pop songwriter/arranger for hire and I didn’t really notice.
Darko + The Twin Dracula + Deadlines + The Low Blows The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07969 671379. Headliners are apparently Guildford’s new favourite punk band. I wish The Shitty Limits were still around, if only so I could think of them as a riposte to this slightly silly statement.
Dorje The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv/£39 VIP. Info 07590 471888. UK rock band fronted by a YouTube star, which presumably explains why there is a VIP option on the prices.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
*Insect Ark + His Naked Torso The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Lesson No.1 and The Joy Collective with a show of experimental guitar stuff. Insect Ark are from Brooklyn and combine doom metal heaviness with pedal steel sweetness.
Little Rumba The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Paul Weller Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2022 4488. See Music.
RWCMD Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £12. Info 029 2087 8444.
Steeleye Span Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01873 850805.
Strange Romance Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£47.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Tribute concert for the late Steve Strange featuring Boy George, Kim Wilde and Daphne Guinness with The Welsh Pops Orchestra.
The Broadcasts + Bronze Age Boat + The Himalayas Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
The See You Next Tuesday Club The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
MONDAY 23
6 Songs 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Singer-songwriter showcase.
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Bay City Rollers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01792 475715. AKA Les McKeown and some ringers.
Craft Spells Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Original Live Music Presented by U&I Rdio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Rational Anthem + The Murderburgers + Hot Mass + American Graffiti Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Poppy punk bands presented by DIY Cardiff.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
TUESDAY 24
Apologies, I Have None + Hindsights + Bicycle Thieves + Larkhill Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 01633 221477.
As Lions Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Charlene Farrugia Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-8.45pm, £8/£6/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Piano recital.
Ffynnon Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
James Leg The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Loud, sweaty rock and soul.
Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. Free. Info 07802 912789.
Maciek Pysz Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Space Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01792 468892. “And now, please welcome to the stage Cerys Matthews!” is just one of many phrases you probably won’t hear at this gig, despite Space’s biggest selling single being a duet with the Catatonia frontwoman. In Cardiff tomorrow.
The Jack Tars The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. Quartet who include Mike Peters and Captain Sensible in their lineup.
The Sopranos Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Tigercub + Youth Man Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Dead End Friends The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
*Full Of Hell + Famine The Vault, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 465300. Two intense hardcore bands (with more TBC), FOH having released an acclaimed collaborative album with Merzbow last year.
WEDNESDAY 25
Brix & The Extrictated Le Pub, Newport. 7pm, £16 adv. Info 01633 221477. That’s Brix Smith, formerly of The Fall (or “original Fall vixen” as the promoters refer to her), with a band mostly if not entirely made up of ex-Fall members.
Christmas Crooners Grand Theatre, Swansea. 1pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715. In Carmarthen on Fri 27.
Dai Phillips Group Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Eden Stell Guitar Duo Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391.
Global Village Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. With the Royal Welsh Brass & Percussion.
HON Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz quintet.
Keith James Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Welsh folk-rocker performs a set of his owns songs, then one drawn from John Martyn’s early 70s output. In Brecon on Fri 27.
Maciek Pysz Trio The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Martin Wyndham-Read Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club showcase night.
Space The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Gareth Williams Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. Playing Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro numbers.
The Marks Cartel Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
The Waterboys St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £32.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Dave Rave & Friends Open Mic The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
THURSDAY 26
Age Cymru Spread The Warmth Winter Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2039 1391.
Becky Jones & Simon Lane Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232. Music Club event.
BRNS + Cotton Wolf + Mumbleman Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Live electronica stuff. Also serving as the afterparty for the Welsh Music Prize, which is taking place earlier in the evening.
Christmas Crooners Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 0845 2263510.
Counting Days + Death Remains The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Ferocious Dog + Gaz Brookfield The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected].
Hatful Of Rain + The Sweet Potato Stringband Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Appalachian/folk/roots kinda stuff.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is the Bella Collins Band.
Octave Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Annual set of Christmas classics. On tomorrow also.
Peter Komor Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2038 7026.
Public Service Broadcasting + Frànçois And The Atlas Mountains Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. British duo with a yen for Pathe footage and comfy nostalgia come round again, having released an LP earlier this year.
Raging Speedhorn The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888. Rowdy metal band who were popular in the early 00s, broke up, then reformed.
Sinatra Centenary St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50-£38.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Hit songs of ‘Ol’ No Eyes’, as he is now known, performed by the London Concert Orchestra.
The Sherlocks Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Stylistics Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £25/£24. Info 01656 815995.
The Bleedin Noses The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
FRIDAY 27
101% Pantera + Screaming Eagles Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Tribute band supported by Northern Irish rock band who are not a tribute.
3Amp Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Amy Wadge + Michael J Sheehy + Georgia Ruth All Saints Church Hall, Penarth. 7pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 07720 135698. A Penarth Songwriters’ Circle night.
BBC NOW: ¡Fiesta Sinfónica! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2063 6464. Alondra de la Parra conducts a programme of works from Mexico, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.
Beans On Toast + Truckstop Hollywood The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 01792 475147.
Ben Huws The Cornwall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7pm, £13.50. Info 029 2070 0721.
Brian Breeze / Ray Taff Williams Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Bring Me The Horizon + PVRIS + Neck Deep Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Reminder that about 11 years ago the singer from Bring Me The Horizon was playing a gig and his clip-on fringe fell off.
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £17/£15.50. Info 01873 850805.
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra: A Christmas Night At The Movies Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206.
Chop Idols: Battle Of The Little Big Horn The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info 01495 763752. Monthly jazz night with Ceri Williams, Gethin Liddington, Richard West, Ashley John Long and Martin Fisher.
Climbing Trees + Mixaldya + Bryony Siers Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 722176.
*Cockney Rejects + Demob Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Jeff Turner from the Cockney Rejects’ autobiography is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read. No, I don’t care that it was clearly mostly written by Garry Bushell. This will probably be a great laugh. Oi!
Dead! + Writing On The Skyline + Jango Haze + Forget Me Forever The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
DWS Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Flatlands & Garage Flowers + Seren The Heron The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £4-£6. Info 01497 821762.
Jive At Five Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Juice Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Three women perform off-kilter a capella music. We previewed them last year.
Kagoule + Baby In Vain Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Kagoule are from Nottingham and signed to the Earache label, who now seem to consider extreme metal something to be handed with rubber gloves. They might be alright though.
Keith James The Muse, Old Museum, Brecon. 8pm. Info 07791 654799.
Mule Train + Hannah Nelms The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. Headliner is a Tom Waits tribute.
Octave Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2087 7959.
Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Richard & Adam Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £26. Info 01686 614555.
Roosevelt The Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2056 7312.
Shân Cothi St David’s Church, Neath. 7pm, £10-£20. Info 01639 644612. Welsh soprano, who we interviewed in the Sept issue of Buzz, visits ‘our’ region for three November tour dates: Cardigan is tomorrow, Llanelli Sun 29.
Stanwell School Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Performing numbers from Evita.
Sweet Liberties St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £16. Info 029 2087 8444. This is quite an interesting idea: various UK folk acts use the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta to compose songs exploring the principle of democracy and suchlike.
The Baghdaddies Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm. Info 01239 615952. Punky wotld music veterans.
The Blims Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 01656 815757.
The Montgomeries + Shop Girls The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Replicas The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
Who’s Next The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Who tribute band.
Wingfield Trio Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 01656 815995. (Until Sat 21)
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
SATURDAY 28
All To Ruin + Among The Dead + This System Kills + The Dweller + Clarity As Arson Ebbw Vale Institute. 6pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 708022. This is a Dirty Sanchez night and will also feature Pritchard and Dainton setting fire to this, inserting that into the other and so forth. Actually I don’t know what they’ll be doing exactly.
Andy Lewis The Hollybush, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 5042.
Aubrey Parsons Blanco’s Hotel, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 864500.
Big Country The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01633 263670.
Christmas With Michael Bennett & Friends Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £8.50 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Songs from stage and screen. Sold out.
Future Sailors Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. Info 029 2025 0731.
Guns 2 Roses + Blackjack Zero The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £5. Info [email protected].
Hatful Of Rain The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 473276. Bluegrass.
Junior Conservatoire Foyer Recitals Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.
Keith James Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.
Maddy & The Pandas Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Marina & The Diamonds Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Sold out.
Martha Ffion The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
Matthew Frederick The Pick & Shovel, Pontypridd. 9pm, free. Info 01443 404632.
Pontarddulais Male Choir Annual Concert Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £15/£10. Info 01792 475715.
Shân Cothi St Mary’s Church, Cardigan. 7pm, £10-£20. Info www.acapelaconcerts.com.
Soul & Solidarity 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 3pm, £6. Info 029 2022 8883. Fundraiser for Cardiff & Vale Sanctuary Solidarity Group.
The 4th Kind Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Edsel Furies The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Lushtones + Christopher Rees The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577.
The Smiths Indeed Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8-11pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Tribute band.
Dominic Norcross Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
SUNDAY 29
Cardiff Folk Music Session Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Cardiff University Symphony Chorus And Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3-4.45pm, £10. Info 029 2087 8444. Conducted by Mark Eager.
Festive All! Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-6pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2055 4040. Christmas music alldayer hosted by Live Music Now. Also featuring Christmas stalls, food, workshops, Santa’s grotto, kids’ activities, a silent auction and a raffle.
Happy Mondays + Alias Kid Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £28.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. See upfront for an interview with Shaun Ryder.
Jane Pearl, Thad Kelly, Lyndon Webb The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
John S Davies Ensemble Pisga Chapel, Narberth. 7pm, £6/£3. Info 01834 869323. Presented by Span Arts and the Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival.
Lanterns On The Lake The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Dramatic indie band of some kind. They have a new album out, I think.
Locus Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
*Oxjam Cardiff Takeover Various venues, Womanby Street, Cardiff. 3pm, £6.35 adv/£5.45 NUS. Info [email protected]. These are the venues taking part in this annual alldayer: Clwb Ifor Bach, The Full Moon, the Moon Club, Urban Tap House and Dempseys. And these are the acts confirmed: 4th Street, In Requiem, Third Party Music, Aled Rheon Music, Remembering August, Tobias Robertson, Danielle Lewis Music, Matthew Frederick, Lost Tuesday Society, John Adams, Son Of One Eye, The Tates, Rainbow Maniac, Sian Evans, Burlesque Cardiff/La Belle Epoque Club, The Higher Bells, The Dharma Violets, Lee Blackmore, Boxia, Timbali, Echoic, Thomas Seddon, Wilson, CaStLeS, Tendons, Nanook Of The North, Matthew Pastkewicz, Chroma, Mark James William Cole, Tigana and Zed Motel.
Playathon Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10ampm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Pupils from Cardiff’s Forte School Of Music have been sponsored to play for five minutes each. Together, they hope to provide continuous music for four hours.
*Public Enemy Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 0117 9259273. I don’t know what PE are like live these days, although they do have a live album reviewed in this issue. I cam’t imagine they’re terrible or owt, though.
Shân Cothi Salem Chapel, Llanelli. 7pm, £10-£20. Info www.acapelaconcerts.com.
The Ben Thomas/Ed Rees Quartet The Kings Arms, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01873 852829. A Black Mountain Jazz gig. Also featuring live art by local artist Robyn Hobbs.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
The See You Next Tuesday Club The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
MONDAY 30
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Concerto Competition Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.
Duran Duran Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £59. Info 029 2022 4488. See Upfront.
Future Blood Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 01792 863722. New bands night co-ordinated by Rich Thair from Red Snapper.
Heart Of A Coward + She Must Burn + Red Enemy + Carcer City + Oceans Apart Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Original Live Music Presented by U&I Rdio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
That’ll Be The Day St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21-£25. Info 029 2087 8444.
Tibet + The Drains + Rainbow Maniac Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Garndiffaith Gleeman Male Voice Choir Pontypool Museum. 7-9pm, £6. Info 01495 752036. Fundraising concert in aid of Torfaen Museum Trust. thedragonffli.com.
Lewis & Leigh Junction 26, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 822211. Welsh-American countryish duo play a pretty new venue in Newport. They’re in Swansea tomorrow.
S.E.X. The Duke, Neath. 7.25pm, free. Info 01639 643892. Make sure you’re there at 7.25 on the dot, that’s my advice.
The Brotherhood Henry’s, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 4672. Halloween live music special.
Big Scott Radio Originals The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. Featuring sets from Eleri Angharad, Owain Whatley and Pretend Poets.
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. Free drink for performers. Last Wednesday of every month.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.