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Friday 1
An Afternoon Of Flute And Sax Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1pm, £6 adv. Info 01633 868239. In aid of Tenovus.
Ascaris + Nukchorris + Kill For Trophies + Rosetta’s Ruin Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 07981 684142. ‘Nukchorris’ is on of the most Local Metal Band names I’ve ever heard.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Chris John The White Horse, Coychurch, nr Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Down For Life Fest Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £12 adv. Info 07970 063107. How many tuff hardcore bands do you want on one bill? Not 12, not 14 but 13 of the buggers feature here: Surge Of Fury, xViciousx, Sentenced UK, Grove street Families, Outrage CC, Rough Justice, Back Down, Dead Weight, Murder Circuit, Grim Existence, Chikatilo, Swan Song, Choked Out and Dusted.
Forget Me Not Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13-£16.50. Info 029 2039 1391. Raising money for the Forget-me-Not Chorus (FMNC), a charity that supports people with dementia and their families through weekly singing sessions.
Greenmailer + White Noise Radio The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
John Adams Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Junior Bill + The Barefoot Bandit + Iron Eye The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£8 inc copy of EP. Info [email protected]. EP launch gig for Cardiff’s JB. The EP is reviewed in this issue too.
Junior Hacksaw Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Kantref St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2970. Playing the Pentreffest Noz monthly folk night.
Kill 66 The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Marie Batchelder St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Mike Dennis The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Novana The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Nirvana tribute band.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Red Crow Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Sabiendas + Atomwinter + Sodomized Cadaver + The Dweller + Ferinus + Cerebral Atrophy The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £5. Info 01495 213300. Death metal.
Sebastion The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Sam Crow The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.
The Darling Buds Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 221477.
The Franklys + Beach Fatigue + Dead Shed Jokers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Whitney Houston Tribute Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Nya King.
You’ve Got A Friend Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01874 611622. Tributes to James Taylor and Carole King. In Swansea on Wed 6; Newport on Thurs 28.
Saturday 2
Afro Cluster The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762.
Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045. Also on Fri 15 and Sat 30.
Brothers Water The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Catching Kate The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
Climbing Trees + The People The Poet + Peasant’s King The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01443 490390. The first live music event in this famous old venue since it reopened late last year, it features three pleasantly rocking Valleys bands.
Elvis Desley Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
John Power & Jay Lewis The Tabernacle, Talgarth. 7.30pm, £3 adv. Info [email protected]. Two members of jangly Britpoppers Cast visit Alan McGee’s mid-Wales chuckle hut for an intimate, and sold-out, performance.
Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Kamikazee Millionaires The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.
Kinky Wizzards The Bunker, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Mason Noise + Aleighcia Scott The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01443 490390. X Factor contestant headlines.
Metal To The Masses South Wales Heat 2 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Featuring sets from Junk DNA, Eclipse, Democratus and Helldown.
Moon > Sun + /Please/ + Mantis Opera + Mother Me Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 221477. Presented by Midwife Crisis.
Mutant Reavers + Lupen Tooth + Dominic Nation And The Dirty Dead Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142.
National Youth Wind Orchestra Of Wales The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £10/£7.50. Info 01633 656757.
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15.50/£13. Info 01792 475715.
Penetration + Dukes Of Bordello Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Late 70s-vintage punk faves.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Saturday.
Sebastion The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Showaddywaddy The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Sodomized Cadaver + We Come From Ashes + After The Abduction The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892.
Songs And Scones Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 2pm, free. Info 01495 227206. With the Icaris Duo.
The Spokes Duo Pontyclun RFC. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Upbeat Sneakers Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01685 384111. New local ska band.
Wales Sings In Spring Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 475715.
Who Saves The Hero? + Smart Casual + Static Fires The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Wishful Drinkin’ Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £10/£8 members. Info 01633 483238. A Borough Blues Club gig headlined by a band whose name definitely doesn’t get less funny over time.
Sunday 3
Bronwynne Brent Cwtch Coffee, Pembroke Dock. 8-10.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 01646 687635.
Chris John The Pontygwindy, Caerphilly. 9pm, free. Info 029 2088 4321.
Exit Black + Nuclear Lullaby + The Caspians Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 07970 063107.
Gypsy Jazz Brunch Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 12-2pm, £15/£12.50 kids. Info 01239 841387. With Jean Louis Raimbaud. Price includes food, for example eggs benedict or a tortilla.
Karnataka The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Welsh prog band.
Nicky Pendry The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm. Info 01685 387925.
People & Other Diseases Cinema & Co, Swansea. 6pm. Info [email protected]. Playing live as part of an exhibition of paintings and photos from Jamie Morrison and Ryan Lee Moule.
Rope + Human Future + Korsakoffs Hobo’s, Bridgend. 8pm, £3. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com. Album launch gig for a band who are this month’s One To Watch.
Sunset Sons + Louis Berry + Peasant’s King Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Headliners are a band of, it says here, “Anglo-Aussie surfers”. Oi! Stop playing that music and go pour me my pint.
The Cat Empire + Black Peaches Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Australian ska-jazz band. Very much seem like an outfit that you either really like or know zero about, this reporter sitting in the latter camp.
The Rhythm Rats The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Monday 4
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Monday.
Cathays Brass Band Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Clu + Gmon Gmon Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Harker + Casually Dressed + American Graffiti + Alaska Alaska Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £4. Info 01633 221477.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Every Monday.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Presented by U&I Radio. Every Monday.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singer-songwriters perform in the main bar every week.
Shaun Klush – Elvis World Tour Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £28/£23. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show with actual Elvis backing band guys from the 70s.
Tellison + Muncie Girls + Bedford Falls + Esuna Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Presented by DIY Cardiff.
The Hunna Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Don’t know who these guys are, but two hundred and something people do as this is sold out.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
Tuesday 5
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Funeral For A Friend + Shai Hulud + Zoax Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Valleys rock band, inventors of emo music [winky face], play their last two local dates before splitting up. I hereby use these listings to predict they will reform sometime in the next five years. On tomorrow also, but both gigs are sold out.
Jane Williams & Pete Mathison Duo Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
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.
Remember John Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Silly Band The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07969 671379. I don’t know anything about these guys so can only speculate if their name is an now outmoded pun on ‘Miliband’.
Ty Dolla $ign Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17.50 adv/£25 VIP. Info 0117 9259273. US pop crossover rap fella with a show announced just before we went to press. DJs including Jordan Valleys, Nezzy, Paz, Jigga and Ash will warm the crowd up.
Wednesday 6
Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 384111.
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Every Wednesday.
Adam Khan & Clarissa Payne Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Classical guitar and flute duo.
Aidan Thorne Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Aubrey Parsons The Carne Arms, Llysworney, nr Cowbridge. 8pm, free. Info 01446 775607. Also here on Wed 27.
Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”
Bluenote Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Wednesday this month; details TBC.
Dale Storr Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Dignan Porch + Wylderness + Mumbleman The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected].
Funeral For A Friend + Shai Hulud + Zoax Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Gethin Liddington & Richard West Duo Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Grown Up Music The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Jam session presented by Pi & Hash.
Icaris Duo The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £5.50/£4.50. Info 01633 656757. First Wednesday classical recital.
Jazz Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. First Wednesday of every month.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144. In-house live jazz band every week.
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.
Phil Dando Big Band with Heather Castle & Brian Crane Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Son Of Jack + Shimai The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm. Info 01685 387925.
The Gentle Good + Matthew Frederick + Eleri Angharad + Henry Adams Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.
The Sheepdogs The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. All I can tell you about these guys is that they wear long hair and plaid shirts, and aren’t real sheepdogs.
Who Saves The Hero? + Sticks And Stones + Elite Days Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Willowen + Moongazer + Crwth + Ofelia The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07969 671379.
You’ve Got A Friend Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £19/£17. Info 01792 475715.
Thursday 7
Afro Cluster + Greg Blackman + Mansfield Green Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Launch gig for an EP reviewed this issue. DJ Veto also features.
Bare Knuckle Parade Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Evil Scarecrow + We The Deceiver The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. UK metal bands. Headliners are popular on the metal festival circuit with people who started drinking vodka at 8am.
Half A Step Higher + Wall Street + Of Felia + Josh Garratt + Cameran Trowbridge The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm. Info 01685 387925.
Hodad + A/M/B/E/R + Chroma Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is The Spasm Band.
October Drift + The Broadcasts + The Fused Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.
The Rezillos + Guardians Of Public Morality + Bankrupt Pug Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07512 237983.
Tom Ollendorff Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Friday 8
Cara Dillon Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 8pm, £20. Info 0800 0147111. Singer-songwriter type, comes round these parts every couple of years maybe.
Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01792 475715.
Denim Snakes + Tobias Robertson + Wetpainttt Buffalo, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2031 0312.
Explosive Light Orchestra Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £15. Info 01495 243252. ELO tribute.
Fruit Of The Original Sin + Psycho Kiss Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 01443 682388.
Henry Marten’s Ghost The Gravity Station, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07919 164467.
Isle Of Woman Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £16.50/£15. Info 01874 611622. “Three strong and individual women use stunning rich harmonies to sing about bare bones reality,” gasps the blurb.
Isolation + We Come From Ashes + Master Charger The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
John Coghlan’s Quo The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. John was the drummer in Status Quo until 1982, when he kicked his kit to pieces for no reason and then quit the band. Several years later this would be made ‘cool’ by Kurt Cobain doing it at every gig, and that wasn’t even his own kit.
Junior Bill Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Matt Cook The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Metallica Reloaded The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166. Tribute band.
Ninetree Stumblers Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig.
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 01686 614555.
Pvris Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. This gig is sold out despite me having no idea whatsoever who this band is. I take personal offence when this sort of thing happens.
Retrospect Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Romeo’s Daughter Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07970 063107. don’t know who this band are but the record shop Retro-Vibe Music are putting the gig on.
Sinead & Mike Face 11, Cathays, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 2022 8221.
Soul Legends St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25.50/£24.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring Gwen Dickey from Rose Royce.
Tellin’ Ya Charity Concert & Blues Jam West End Club, Barry. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 07561 143114. In aid of Ty Hafan.
The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
The Lonesome Stampede + The Linerunners + Steffan Lewis & Rachel Foster The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762.
The Luke Doherty Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Manfreds Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £19-£21. Info 01656 815995.
The Rosie Walters Band The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.
Saturday 9
Akua Naru Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01834 869323. Connecticut rapper described here as “a model for what women can be in hip-hop”. Righto. She has a backing band of dudes who all dress in jeans, suit jackets and shirts with the top button undone. In Cardiff tomorrow.
Bad Sam + Pizzatramp + Seven Crowns + The New Black Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £2. Info 01633 221477. Punk bands.
Band Cymru 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 8pm, free. Info 01970 623232. Semi-finals of the televised S4C competition for brass, wind and jazz bands. On tomrorow also.
Cover’d Up Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Crowsaw + Old Samuel + The Money Shot The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
DimSwn 10 Feet Tall, Clwb Ifor Bach, Dempseys, The Moon Club + Undertone, Cardiff. 12pm-4am, £30/£25/£5 aged 14-17. Info www.dimswn.com. See Upfront for more on this miniature indie fest, back for its second year. Here’s the lineup as of late March: 10 Feet Tall: Parcs 2.45-3.15pm, Grace Petrie 3.45-4.30pm, Orla Garland 5-5.45pm, Benedict Benjamin 6.15-7pm, Bryde 7.45-8.30pm; Kiran Leonard 9.15-10pm. Clwb Ifor Bach (downstairs): Sam Fowke 4-4.30pm; Jake Isaac 5.15-6pm; Bry 6.45-7.45pm; Mike Dignam 8.15-9.15pm. Clwb Ifor Bach (upstairs): Sports Team 3-3.45pm; WaLL 4.15-5.30pm (I don’t think they’ll actually be playing for 75 minutes), Leif Erikson 5.45-6.30pm. Ysgol Sul 7.15-8pm; Estrons 8.45-9.30pm, The Big Moon 10.15-11pm. Dempseys (upstairs): The Bay Rays 3.30-4.15pm, Seize The Chair 5-5.45pm, Beaty Heart 6.30-7.15pm, Island 8-8.45pm, Castles 9.30-10.15pm. The Moon Club: Shoebox Orchestra 4-4.45pm, Anelog 5.30-6.15pm, Virgin Kids 7-7.45pm, Holy Esque 8.30-9.15pm, My Name Is Ian 10-10.45pm. Undertone: Bryony Sier 2.15-2.45pm, Hvnter 3.15-3.45pm, Pipedream 4.30-5pm, Luk 5.45-6.15pm, Luna Tides 7-7.30pm, Ofelia 8.15-9pm, Upbeat Sneakers 9.45-10.30pm.
City Of Ashes + Brightr + The Effect + Anna’s Anchor The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Fire Fences + John Nicholas + The Broadcasts Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Forever Still + Proscenium In Requiem + Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv adv. Info 01792 468892.
Harleighblu Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Starving Artists present a kinda nu-soul singer on the Tru Thoughts label.
Hells Bells Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. AC/DC tribute band.
JW Jones The Garage, Swansea. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01792 475147.
Ladyrock The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
Marc Angel The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Massive Wagons + The Texas Flood + Florence Black + Terminus Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 07970 063107. Hard rock bands.
Metallica Reloaded The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178. Tribute band.
Mr Hate Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Covers band with a rather strange name for what they appear to do.
Nirvana UK + Stay Voiceless + Street Lights No Glory + Lost At Sea Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 708022.
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
PhiloBeddoe The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm, £2. Info 01685 387925. Rock covers.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Sam Crow Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 07981 684142.
Solid Gone The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Soul Lotta Funk Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
The Black Dyke Band Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7pm, £10-£16. Info 01686 614555.
The Special Brew Cadoxton Conservative Club, Barry. 7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 01446 735223. Bad Manners tribute band.
Treorchy Male Voice Choir Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £16/£12 under-16s. Info 01600 719401.
Sunday 10
Akua Naru Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2063 6464. Presented by Higher Learning (their first booking in years!) and part of this year’s WOW Caerdyff Festival.
Amigos Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £5/£3 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Gypsy jazz.
Band Cymru 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2.30 + 8pm, free. Info 01970 623232.
Daniel James The Pontygwindy, Caerphilly. 9pm, free. Info 029 2088 4321.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 24.
Haran + EKKO + Zoe Leonard 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883.
Henry Marten’s Ghost Brown’s Hotel, Laugharne. 3pm. Info 01994 427688.
Jigantics The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Newton Faulkner Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £21.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Er actually, the history of dreadlocks dates back to the ancient Celts, who er were also all ginger, like Newton Faulkner, so actually er he’s just honouring his heritage.
Pandora’s Secret The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, free. Info 01685 387925.
*Rolo Tomassi + Rope + Masts The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected]. Proggy post-hardcore band from Sheffield headline. They’re ace.
Monday 11
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Tuesday 12
Clare Hammond Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7.45pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2087 4816. International Piano Series recital.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Joseph Tong St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £4.75-£6.75. Info 029 2087 8444. Lunchtime piano recital.
Laurence Jones & The Black Circles The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07730 432166. Blues-rock fella.
Love Bazaar + The Sonny Bonds Duo + Nuclear Lullaby Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2022 8883.
Lulu Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £35. Info 01970 623232. An Evening With Lulu, I’ll have you know. In Aberdare tomorrow.
Man Made The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Newish indie band, reviewed in this issue. They have the offspring of a famous musician in them but I’m not saying who as I don’t think it’s relevant.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Partikel Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Experimental, yet accessible, jazz ensemble.
Superhand + La Forme + Niamh Doyle Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Dragon Radio.
Wessex New Orleans Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Wednesday 13
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Aubrey Parsons The Star Inn, Treoes. 8pm, free. Info 01656 658458.
*Beastmaker + Iron Void + Heavy Flames The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected]. Headliners are a new doom metal band on the Rise Above label, they’re not exactly groundbreaking but their album sounded good when I played it. Iron Void are another band named in the ‘fridge magnet doom’ tradition.
Bluenote Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.
For Today + Silent Planet + Novelists Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Glasgow, Preston & Lowe Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Cathays Brass Band Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Jelly Roll Jones Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Joe Francis with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Liberty Big Band with Allyson Cox & Mervyn Hill Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Lulu Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 8pm, £35. Info 0800 0147111.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Partikel The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz/classical crossover merchants, not bad.
Phil Millichip Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Rick Astley St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £29.50/£19.50. Info 029 2087 8444. See Upfront.
The Fureys Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £19/£18. Info 01646 695267. Irish hitmakers. In Cwmbran tomorrow.
The Decoy The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Thursday 14
Backbeat Soundsystem + Tree House Fire + Conners & The Con Men The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected].
BBC NOW: Rhapsody In Blue Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50-£18. Info 01792 475715. The music of Gershwin and Bernstein. In Cardiff tomorrow.
Beach Baby + Willie Jay Healy Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Blind River Scare The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 763752. This month’s edition of the Open Hearth Acoustic night, on the second Thursday of every month.
Butcher Babies + Sumo Cyco The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. This band seem to be some sort of schlocky metal thing, but I’m just going on their publicity photo.
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.
Hawkwind Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273. I guess I should see Hawkwind before it’s too late. Mind you I never saw Motörhead and don’t really feel like I clowned myself in that regard.
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is Night Owls.
Jon Crespo Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Mairearad Green & Anna Massey Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Michael Bolton St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25-£225. Info 029 2087 8444. The £225 ticket gets you many alluring privs such as a glass of sparkling wine or juice, and a commemorative laminate.
Prose + Aeddan & Mellor Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Juxtaposed.
Steve Turner Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.
The Fureys Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £19. Info 01633 868239.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01633 656757. Tribute show. In Brecon on Sun 24.
Friday 15
3 Amp Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
5 Seconds Of Summer + Don Broco Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out but on tomorrow also, currently not sold out.
Amazonne Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01834 869323. West Wales prog-folk band.
Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
A Vulgar Picture + Trivax + Unheard Before The Wake + Severe Lacerations The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 01639 643892. A Death To The Duke night of metal bands.
BBC NOW: Rhapsody In Blue St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£35. Info 029 2087 8444.
Bee Gees Fever Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Tribute band.
Benn Willis The White Horse, Coychurch, nr Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Bob Delyn A’r Ebillion St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2056 2022.
Cantaloop The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762. Live hip-hop festival faves.
Claire Jones Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 01646 695267. Classical harpist. In Cardigan tomorrow.
Cor Y Gyrlais The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. Info 01639 843163. A charity cancer appeal concert with special guests. More details TBC.
Craig Ogden Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £1-£17. Info 01874 611622. Classical guitarist.
Fat Sandwich Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
FB Pocket Orchestra Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info [email protected].
Ffynnon The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Valley Folk Club night.
Guns 2 Roses The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £4. Info 01685 387925.
Henry Marten’s Ghost Diablos Gastro Pub, Carmarthen. Info 01267 223000.
Holding Absence + Moralist Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10.30pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01792 602060. Jazz duo.
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Live/Wire St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01446 799100. AC/DC tribute band.
Lucy Spraggan + Mary Mac + Tom Auton Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Presented by Pride Cymru.
Macaco Project 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 9pm, £3. Info 029 2022 8883. Live hip-hop/soul from Bristol.
Midnight Hour Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Multi Story + Ian Luther The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Open Mic Night The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £2. Info 01495 355800.
Rusty Shackle + The Minerals + Vince James The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected].
Sophie Hansen The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Stevie Wonder Tribute And The Sounds Of Motown Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Nat Augustin as Stevie. A five-course meal is included in the price.
The Caspiens Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Local indie band whose patter on their Facebook page makes them sound like Butlins redcoats.
The Icicle Works Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Liverpudlian big coat pop band who came up during the early 80s boom time for such music. Fronted by Ian McNabb, whose bad posts I sometimes see shared on Facebook.
The Sherry Babys Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 0845 2263510. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tribute.
The Summer War The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
The Unknown Era The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Tredegar Town Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.
Saturday 16
5 Seconds Of Summer + Don Broco Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488.
Bayside Boogiemen The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8.30pm, £3. Info 01685 387925.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 8.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 01495 227206.
Cardiff Ukelele Festival St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444. Hosted by the people who do Cardiff Ukelele Nights. Now the humble uke gets a lot of disrespect but I for one think it’s an excellent Christmas present for a toddler.
Claire Jones Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £6-£14. Info 01239 621200.
Death Pop + The D Teez Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7.30-11.30pm, £4. Info 01443 682388.
Elin Manahan Thomas & Jocelyn Freeman Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8-10pm, £15. Info 01239 841387. Soprano and pianist.
Encore! An Exclusive Evening With Lesley Garrett Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm. Info 0845 2263510. Also featuring Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers and Welsh opera singer Gary Griffith. Sold out though.
Flew Fighters The Bunker, Cardiff. 9pm, £3 adv. Info [email protected]. Foo Fighters tribute band.
Goldies Cymru Charity Concert St German’s Church, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 07778 282934. Featuring the the City Voices Cardiff choir conducted by Simon Curtis, plus the Welcome Choir from Bath conducted by Grenville Jones.
Good Vibrations Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. Beach Boys tribute plus five courses of food and drink.
Guns 2 Roses + Discount Columbo The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Tribute band headline.
Junction 24 CMC Sports and Social Club, University Hospital Of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night, also featuring calling from Madeline Smith.
Kaytanua The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Kerosene Lane Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Rock and blues.
Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 621811.
Louis Barabbas Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £18 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415.
Mairearad Green & Anna Massey Angel Hotel, Llandeilo. £12 adv. Info [email protected].
Maya Mitten Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
Metal To The Masses South Wales Heat 3 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Featuring sets from Nycosia, The Eighth Bridge, Agrona and Catalyst.
Mick Pini + Glas The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £10. Info 01495 355800. Blues.
Morrison Orpheus Choir Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7pm, £18. Info 01792 602060.
Mr Shiraz The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Owen Money’s Juke Box Heroes Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £16/£14. Info 01633 868239.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Rock Factor Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Skinnyman The Moon Club, Cardiff. 9pm, £6.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Playing the Hold Up hip-hop night.
Solid Gold 70s Show Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01874 611622.
Stonehouse The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
The Dweller + Chaos Trigger + Koshiro + Revelation + Clear The Auditorium + Giving In To Ghosts + Jaws Of The Guillotine + Disrupt The Continuum + Led By Lions Ebbw Vale Institute. 5pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 01495 708022. Metal bands presented by FKU Events.
The People’s Folk Festival The Graig Community Hall / The Ruperra Arms, Bassaleg, Newport. 1pm, free afternoon/£10 evening. Info 07983 769350. Featuring sets from Harvey Andrews, The Rob Lear Band, Chris Moreton, The Chartists, Meg Cox, Rhys Morris & Osian Gruffydd, Phil Millichip, Paul Lloyd Nicholas, Paul Brown, Hilary Ward, Tanglewood, Roy Zeal, Broadside, Jan Vaisey & Ian Harvey, Greg Rowlands and Cris Bartlett. Also incorporating folk dancing and a beer and food festival.
*The Sonny Bonds Duo + Think Pretty + KVSD Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477. Local punky garagey indie type bands.
The Trio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Tigertailz + Last Great Dreamers The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. South Wales’ flagship glam metal band with their first local show for a while.
Xpresstival Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 4pm-4am, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Cardiff University’s own radio station, Xpress, is 20 years old! They are having a 12-hour knees-up here with these bands: Tibet, Kassassin Street, Yonaka, XY&O, Hipicat and Breichiau Hir. Xpress DJs will keep it going from approx 11-4, too.
Sunday 17
Bellowhead St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £19.50-£24.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Big folk band with their last ever tour. Sold out, accordingly.
Bruce Anderson The Pontygwindy, Caerphilly. 9pm, free. Info 029 2088 4321. Not to be confused with the appalling racist newspaper columnist of that name. That said, ‘bruce anderson singer’ came up first in autocomplete, so maybe this guy is more famous. Or my Google searches for Welsh pub vocalists have skewed the results.
Cal Hillan + Gareth Howatson + Joe Merriweather Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Single launch for Hillan.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Fathoms + The Dweller + Defeatist + Epsilon + Miles From Home + Alive In Salem The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 5pm, £5 adv. Info 07969 671379.
Mariinsky Orchestra: Peter & The Wolf Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, £8.50-£22.50. Info 029 2063 6464.
Old Time Music Hall Dolman Theatre, Newport. 2.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 263670.
Plague Vendor + Love Buzzard + People And Other Diseases Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Ragsy The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.
Roxanne De Bastion + Matthew Frederick + Ellie Makes Music + Danielle Lewis The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected].
Swansea Philharmonic Choir Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10-£15. Info 01792 475715.
The Alco Acoustics The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Monday 18
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Saxpax Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 0845 2263510. Blues & Jazz Club night.
St John’s College Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.
The Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Vant + Tigercub Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Vant are a newish UK rock band who were “born out of discontent and frustration at the fucked up world we currently inhabit”. Things are looking up for them, however, as they’re in Swansea tomorrow.
Tuesday 19
Afuriko Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz duo based in Paris.
Boyd Duo St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £4.75-£6.75. Info 029 2087 8444. Cello and piano.
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.
Daniel Kemish + James Weston 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2022 8883. Americana double bill.
Dave Jones & Remi Harris Play ‘Monk’ Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £7. Info 01874 611622. Brecon Jazz Club gig.
Doberman The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. Italian rock duo.
Ghana Fundraising Gig Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933. Could be to raise funds for Ghana itself, or for someone to travel there, or to start an entirely new country from scratch using Ghana as the template.
Moonshine Boulevard Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Russell Watson Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£47.50. Info 029 2063 6464.
Students Of UWC Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100. Cafe concert.
Tendons + Benjamin Yellowitz + Adam Cleaver + Aled Rheon The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
The Bluetones Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
The Pat McManus Band Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107. Irish blues-rock guitarist.
The Young’uns St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £14/£13 adv. Info 029 2087 8444. A Roots Unearthed gig. See Music.
Vant + Tigercub Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6.50 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Wednesday 20
89 To 91 Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Aubrey Parsons The Ivor Arms, Pontyclun. 8pm, free. Info 01443 222287.
Bluenote Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Dave Jones Quartet with Remi Harris Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Gregory Porter St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £30-£42.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Jazz/soul maestro, you know him, always wears that hat. Played here before.
Gwd Jams Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3/free for performers. Info 029 2039 7933. Monthly open jam session.
Hair Club Live: Open Chair Night The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm. Info [email protected]. This is billed as “an open mic night… for hairdressers” which I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be a joke. I think you should find out for me, and I can reward you with the same finders’ fee as you pay me, ie nothing.
Jakob + Right Hand Left Hand + Esuna Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Jealous Lovers Club gig.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Kevin Seconds + Louise Distras Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 221477. Frontman of bonzer 80s hardcore band 7 Seconds plays solo and acoustic.
Nigel R Clark The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £4. Info 01685 387925. One of the members of Dodgy, Nigel’s recently added middle initial stands for Realness. As does Nigel himself. In Swansea tomorrow.
Nineteen Fifty Eight + Young Kings + The Effect + Static Fires The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 07730 432166. The flyer for this gig is a black and white sketch of a crying woman with a gag round her mouth. Am thus expecting some great and original music made by non-dickheads.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
*Ought Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Not half bad 90s-style serrated indierock Canadians. Sound Nation present.
Pericopes +1 Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. Jazz meets rock from from Italian/NYC trio.
Russell Watson Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £37.63 adv. Info 01639 763214.
The Carpenters Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £19.50-£23.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Tribute To The Ted Heath Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. With Chris Dean, Angie Mills and the Capital City Jazz Orchestra. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Thursday 21
Abercoustic Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £4/£3.50. Info 01970 623232. A capella university choir. On tomorrow also.
Brilliant Corners Monk Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Old timey Americana duo.
Jazz Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is Low Profile.
Kimya Dawson + Little Wings The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Brace of American indie-folk singers.
Nigel R Clark The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
The Knights Of Music St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25. Info 029 2087 8444. This is a concert celebrating, by means of covering their songs, every living pop musician who has been knighted. Plus Bono, who is Irish and therefore the Queen’s natural enemy. Philip Schofield is the host. Is it me or is this a really weird idea for a show?
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01874 611622.
Tom Gray & Mark David Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £4-£7. Info 01834 869323. A Spanjazz night.
Why We Love + Bronze Age Boats + The Naomi Rae Band Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 NUS. Info 029 2039 7933. Single launch for Hillan.
Friday 22
2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Abercoustic Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £4/£3.50. Info 01970 623232.
American Hitmen Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 8pm. Info 07981 684142. Rock band made up of a bunch of former American squaddies. Sorry, that’s ‘Marine Corps combat veterans’.
Amy Wadge & Pete Riley The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 473276.
Bangers + The Cut Ups + Hot Mass Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5. Info 029 2031 0312. Punk from nearish and farish.
Bare Knuckle Parade Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Big Boss Man Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£12.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Groovy Hammond organ mod type band.
Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18.50/£16.50. Info 01633 868239. Featuring Marc Robinson And The Counterfeit Crickets.
Christ College Brecon 475th Anniversary Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £8-£15. Info 029 2039 1391.
Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog + Eugene Capper + Rhodri Brooks Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Daniel James The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Eat Your Greens The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Green Haze + The Offspin The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Two pop-punk tribute bands.
Ian Luther Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Lewis Cook And His Swing Trio Urban Bar And Kitchen, Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel And Spa, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, free. Info 029 2043 5000. Also performing here on Fri 29, and in May.
Little Folk Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig.
Moonlight Drive + Crystal Balloon + Paul Daffurn The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762.
Mr Woodnote Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £7/£6 NUS. Info 029 2039 7933. Hip-hop presented by Starving Artists.
Porthcawl Jazz Festival Various venues, Porthcawl. 1-2 + 6.15-9.45pm, prices vary per event. Info 01656 815995. See Music for more. Today features performances from The John Stark Mainstreamers (Trecco Bay, 1-2pm, free); Dave Cottle (Pavilion Cafe, 1-2pm, free); John Mills (Pavilion Cafe, 6.15-7.15pm, free) and the Claire Martin/Dave Newton/Ray Gelato Trio (Grand Pavilion, 7.30-9.45pm, £17-£20). (Until Sun 24)
Rozelle + Frostroyk + Parcs + Cadno + Rebecca Hurn The Moon Club, Cardiff. 5pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected]. An evening of female performers, with the intention of “raising awareness of the gender gap in the music industry”.
Shaken Not Stirred The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £5. Info 01495 355800. A celebration of 50 years of James Bond in song with Stuart Gold and guests.
The King, The Cat & The Fiddle St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 11am + 1.30pm, £45. Info 029 2087 8444. Folk group Calan perform new music based on a kids’ book written by Yehudi Menuin. On tomorrow also.
The Orbison Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 029 2087 8444. As in Roy. In fact have you ever heard of or met another Orbison? Me neither.
Saturday 23
Aisha & The Astronauts + Eleri Angharad + Natalie Jones Mozarts, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 01792 649984. Charity gig in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
All Folk’d Up Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £18. Info 01792 475715. Youthful Irish folk group. It’s my expert opinion that their name is a saucy pun on the phrase “all fucked up”.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Paget Rooms, Penarth. 8pm, £13.50. Info 029 2070 0721.
Courtney Pine & Zoe Rahman Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £22/£20. Info 01686 614555. Top Britjazz duo.
Diamond Head + Revival The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £7 adv. Info 01495 247178. NWOBHM icons.
Diego Sebastian & The Wild Fangs The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Face 11 A&R Event Face 11, Cathays, Cardiff. 3-11pm. Info 029 2022 8221. “Another incredible opportunity for any singer or songwriter to be placed in front of world leading record labels and their scouts,” say the venue.
Gabriel Marshall The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £3. Info [email protected]. Twin tribute to UB40 and Bob Marley. Speaking of UB40, if you’re appalled by one of the quotes in the Ali Campbell interview we have this month, please remember that we just printed what he said, and tweet him rather than us. (Also, please disregard this if we take that bit out at the last minute.)
John Cooper Clarke Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Now going by the full title Dr John Cooper Clarke, but I am mindful of readers who might be looking for him under J while scanning these listings. Also, he isn’t a real doctor.
Marblehead Johnson The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 07969 671379. Britpop covers band, named as they say “after the classic Bluetones anthem”. Except they named that song after Bill Hicks’ band, so in effect they have just stolen someone else’s name. From a dead man at that. Disgraceful.
Money For Nothing Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 8pm, £16.50. Info 01495 355800. Dire Straits tribute.
Mozart – Great Mass In C Minor And Requiem Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25/£12.50. Info 029 2039 1391.
New Revival + Local Enemy The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm. Info [email protected].
Nick Harper West End Club, Barry. 7.45pm, £10 adv. Info 07561 143114. Folk-rocker, son of Roy. Maybe not quite the selling point it once was, that. This gig is sold out mind you.
Orangefall + Psycho Kiss + V0id The Scene Club, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 07730 432166. Album launch party for the headliners.
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 0845 2263510.
Paul Dark The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Porthcawl Jazz Festival Various venues, Porthcawl. 1-9.45pm, prices vary per event. Info 01656 815995. Today features Liberty Street Jazz Band (Trecco Bay, 1-2pm); Sarah Jayne/Dan Phelps Trio (Pavilion Cafe, 1-2pm); Rumblestrutters (Brentwood Hotel, 1-2pm); Brilliant Corners with Remi Harris (Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, 2-3pm); Porthcawl Rock Club (Seabank Hotel, 2-4.30pm); Geoff Eales Trio (Grand Pavilion, 3-5pm); Archbishop McGrath School Band (4.30-5pm); Easy Street (Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, 5-6pm); The Scott-McNicholas Experience (Pavilion Cafe Bar, 6.15-7.15pm) and Swinging At The Cotton Club (Grand Pavilion Main Hall, 7.30-9.45pm). (Until Sun 24)
Public Order Act + Gung Ho + Mercurius Rising The Roath Park, Cardiff. 6pm. Info 029 2031 1049. Presented by Surplus.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Skinflint The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
So 80s Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Thee Damage Done Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 01443 682388. Neil Young tribute. That seems like a gap in the market, good shout.
The King, The Cat & The Fiddle St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 2pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
T’Pau St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01446 799100. Start fights in church on Christmas Eve, call me ‘Carol Decker’.
Transmission The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Joy Division tribute band perform Unknown Pleasures all the way through.
Verdi Requiem Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £2-£12. Info 01970 623232. Conducted by David Russell Hulme.
Sunday 24
Beyond Grace + Countless Skies + A Vulgar Picture The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £5. Info 07969 671379.
Earl The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
Molotov Jukebox The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07590 471888. UK band who feature an actress from the Harry Potter movies on vocals and play some combo of gypsy/Latino/other reductive terms for global music.
Paul Dark The Pontygwindy, Caerphilly. 9pm, free. Info 029 2088 4321.
Porthcawl Jazz Festival Various venues, Porthcawl. 11am-9.45pm, prices vary per event. Info 01656 815995. Today features a Jazz Service (Trinity Church, 11am-12pm); Liberty Street Jazz Band (Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, 12-1pm); John Mills (Pavilion Cafe Bar, 1-2pm); Dave Griffiths Little Big Band (Grand Pavilion, 2-3pm); Babajack (Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, 3-4pm), Li Harding/Gary Phillips Trio (Brentwood Hotel, 4-5pm); Claire Hingot/Graham Watkins Trio (Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, 5-6pm); Dave Cottle (Pavilion Cafe, 6.15-7.15pm) and the Rhondda Symphony Pops Orchestra (Grand Pavilion, 7.30-9.45pm). (Finishes today)
*The Bellrays + Graveyard Johnnys + The D Teez The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. The Bellrays are one of my fave bands, on the downlow, of the last decade and a half. I say on the downlow because they don’t really cross my radar more than once every few years, but if the singer still has Tina Turner level pipes then they will probably still own as a live ‘unit’.
The Doors Alive Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 468892. Tribute band.
Monday 25
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
The Lovely Eggs + Stacking Chairs Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Eccentric indiepop duo, no strangers to Cardiff, headline. Stacking Chairs is the solo project of noted music video maker Casey Raymond; don’t think he’s played under this name for a fair few years.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Whitecliff Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Tuesday 26
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Dave Smith Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Emma & The Professor Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Folk duo.
Jazz Jam Session Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, free. Info 07802 912789. Also featuring a drum workshop by Clark Tracey beforehand.
Joe Northwood Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Olena Tokar Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2063 6464. Performance from BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2013 Finalist.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Student Composer Showcase Cardiff University Concert Hall. 6.15-8.45pm, free. Info 029 2087 4816.
The Rubettes Featuring Alan Williams Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715.
Totem Terrors + Hodad + Aaronson Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Wednesday 27
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Aubrey Parsons The Carne Arms, Llysworney, nr Cowbridge. 8pm, free. Info 01446 775607.
Bluenote Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Blues Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Last Wednesday of every month.
Faux + Rory Indiana + A/M/B/E/R + Bandicoot The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07969 671379.
Geoff Eales & Friends Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Skywalker + All At Sea The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.
Spear Of Destiny Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Clark Tracey Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £12. Info 07802 912789.
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Thursday 28
Cardiff University Symphony Chorus and Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.
Dan McKinnon Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Dead Dollar Days + Cancel The Transmission + The Hip Fire + Migs Buff The Lemon Factory, Swansea. 7pm, £4. Info 07969 671379.
Exmagician The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info [email protected].
Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is Siren.
Libardo Cardozo Trio And Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026. Performing two sets with those respective setups.
Lockerhouse + We Rob Banks + Colonel Custer’s Jam Sesh + Matt Leaman + Martha O’Brien & Beth Wooding Undertone, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Charity gig, not sure who for.
Mike Peters Presents The Alarm Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 8pm, £28. Info 0800 0147111. Concentrating on stuff played 30 years ago, but also throwing in a few new ‘uns.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Renegades Of Funk The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £3. Info 01497 821762. Featuring Students from Herefordshire College Of Music
Skywalker + All At Sea The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, £6. Info [email protected].
Submotion Orchestra The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Don Bradmans Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.
You’ve Got A Friend The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £19.50/£17.50. Info 01633 656757.
Friday 29
Cardiff University Chamber Choir Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £8/£6/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Performing works by Robert Ramsey, James MacMillan, Kenneth Leighton and Eric Whitacre. In St David’s tomorrow.
Chris Kelly The White Horse, Coychurch, nr Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Dan Bettridge + The Goat Roper Rodeo Band St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01446 799100. See Music for more on Dan.
Ffli Stock 2016 The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm. Info [email protected]. Raising awareness and funds For the Newport-based Ieuan The Lion Memorial Fund, the first of three days of music features Godsticks, Digital Criminals, The Vim Dicta, The Real Kings Of Spain, Pilgrim and SmithGrind. (Until Sun 1 May)
Gwenan Gibbard Ty Tawe, Christina St. Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 456856.
Henry’s Funeral Shoe The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected].
Huw M Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2089 0862. Welsh language indie fella, plus band.
Jack Sleazy Amp + Dharma Bird + Sam Baggott + Lauren Kinsman Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07981 684142. Acoutic night.
Lewis Cook And His Swing Trio Urban Bar And Kitchen, Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel And Spa, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, free. Info 029 2043 5000.
Marco Mendoza + Beth Blade And The Beautiful Disasters The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £11 adv. Info 01685 387925. Fella from the band The Dead Daisies.
Mermaid Quay Music Fest Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2048 0077. Four days of gratis live music, further details TBC. (Until Mon 2 May)
Owen Money’s Juke Box Heroes Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805.
Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Tattsyrup Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
The Searchers Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01633 868239.
The Solid Silver 60s Show St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50-£29.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
The Villagers The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
TRC + Create To Inspire + I Cried Wolf + Teacher + Revelation The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166. Hardcore and metal bands.
Wayne Brennan Academy Espresso Bar, The Pumphouse, Barry. 8pm, free. Info 07557 773723.
Saturday 30
2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
Arcomis Ensemble St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2087 8444.
Atomçk + Reclvse + Uberchop Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm, £2. Info 01792 649984. Grindcore, doom and heavy rock on a commendably cheap and mismatched bill.
Aubrey Parsons St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Bristol European Jazz Ensemble The King’s Arms, Abergavenny. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz night.
Cardiff University Chamber Choir St David’s Cathedral, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-9pm, £8/£6/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.
Daniel Champagne Ex Servicemens Club, Penarth. 7-10.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07561 143114. Australian singer-songwriter. If that’s his real name he should have been, I dunno, a 90s r’n’b producer or something.
Ffli Stock 2016 The Dragonffli, Pontypool. Info [email protected]. Today features The Decoy, Deaf Horse, Mordrake, Doll Rockets, Blackjack Zero, Nuclear Lullaby, Zed Motel and Fire Blisters. (Until Sun 1 May)
Guns Or Roses + Flew Fighters + Green Dai Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. Tributes in triplicate.
Kangaroo Moon + Sendelica + Steve Kelly Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
Lethal Bizzle Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273. See Clubs.
London Calling Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£7 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Clash tribute band.
Martin Turner The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Fella who used to be in Wishbone Ash.
Mermaid Quay Music Fest Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2048 0077. (Until Mon 2 May)
P.P. Arnold Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £17. Info 01239 841387. Soul veteran. Her real name is Pat… I didn’t know that.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Sacrilege + Revival The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.
Sophie Hansen The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Special Kinda Madness + The Dappers The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 475147. Twin Specials/Madness conver band headline.
The Andy Lewis Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Sessions: A Live Re-Staging Of The Beatles At Abbey Road Studios Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 8pm, from £40. Info 029 2022 4488. This show is set in/on a giant replica of Abbey Road’s Studio 2 and features faithful renditions of the Beatles LPs recorded there. George Martin died yesterday (at the time of typing) so expect a heartfelt tribute message to feature somewhere for about two seconds.
The Treatment + Amorette + Them Dead Crows Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
The White Horse Whisperers Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 621811.
Untouchables + Krobow + DoomCrow + Helldown Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07981 684142. Headliners are a loving tribute to Korn.
Welsh Sinfonia: An Evening In Italy Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2039 1391.
Wussy + Personal Best The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Dependable US indie mob headline, while a Welsh showing for Personal Best is always a bonus.
