Yxngxr1
The Globe 125 Albany Road, Cardiff, Cardiff, United KingdomAnother homecoming gig for this Cardiffian hip-hop type who accrued a following via Soundcloud before moving to London like so many before him. More akin to sleepy indiepop with breakbeats and on-off MCing than rap per se, at least the last time I listened, Yxngxr1’s at the Globe as part of a Euro tour.
David Rust
Hands-in-air activity as Ponty club Platform11 entice trance DJ David Rust down from Glasgow to headline. Cycling between various trance subgenres in his energetic, technically adept sets, this one may well be sold out by 4/20 and at the very least will be a sweatfest.
Soft Hearted Scientists
Elysium Gallery 210 High Street, Swansea, SwanseaRecently seen opening the Dr Sardonicus weekender over in Cardigan, Cardiff’s longrunning Soft Hearted Scientists hit Swansea to deliver psych-pop whimsy for anyone from superfans to freeloaders wandering in off the high street. Spencer Segelov & Great Paintings’ folky new wave moves and Gated Estates’ electronic indie complete the bill.
Jah Wobble
Acapela Heol Y Pentre, Cardiff, Cardiff, UKJah Wobble’s most recent solo album The Bus Routes Of South London was written and partly recorded on the bus routes of south London, with the musician – whose work in Public Image Ltd makes him one of the most influential bassists of the 1970s and 80s – composing dubby ambient instrumentals on an iPad …
Carwyn Ellis
Bank Vault 1 New Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United KingdomLavish pop crafter Ellis, known for fronting Colorama and Rio 18 as well as playing live with The Pretenders, has a seven-date solo tour this month, all in Wales apart from a dash to Manchester on Sun 14 Apr. That leaves Caernarfon (Sat 13), Swansea (Fri 19), Carmarthen (Sat 20), Aberystwyth (Mon 22), Brecon (Thurs …
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