MARTYN JOSEPH | LIVE REVIEW
MARTYN JOSEPH | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 28 Jan The irony of the situation could not have been lost on Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph. As he …
MARTYN JOSEPH | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 28 Jan The irony of the situation could not have been lost on Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph. As he …
KACY & CLAYTON City Hall, St Davids, Pembrokeshire Fri 7 Feb Following previous records Strange Country and The Siren’s Song, Kacy & Clayton are bringing their new album, Carrying On, …
THE GAME | LIVE PREVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Thurs 6 Feb Compton rapper The Game comes to the Tramshed this month with what’s rumoured to be his farewell tour, having …
LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS | FEBRUARY 2020 SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY All Ears Avow + Floorboards Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01792 468892. Al Moses + Tiger Bay + Death …
CLUB LISTINGS | FEBRUARY 2020 16’AN HALF MEN Location TBC, Cardiff. [email protected] Sat 15 Space Dimension Controller 10pm-3am, from £7. Mad Irish cosmic electro fella headlines a bill also featuring …
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Fri 24 Jan Bombay Bicycle Club seem to be playing out a film of their own lives …
SLIPKNOT | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wed 22 Jan Hard to believe it’s been two decades since the nine-piece from Des Moines shocked the world with the heaviest metal …
A LONG time ago, this column used to just be about gigs the writer thought looked good in the month ahead, but at some point, for reasons …
MACHIAVELLIAN ART / SQUALOR FAN / HORRIBLE MEN / HAQ123 | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Fri 10 Jan The most remarkable thing about Haq123 is not that they …
KANO Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union Sat 1 Feb London-born rapper Kano burst into the grime scene in 2004 with P’s And Q’s, a striking debut single which laid …
INSANE CLOWN POSSE Tramshed, Cardiff Sat 18 Jan Juggalos assemble. Now if that means nothing to you, then move along, but to a certain group of fans, that can only …
PETROL GIRLS Le Public Space, Newport Tue 14 Jan Armed with vocalist Ren Aldridge’s sharp tongue, coarsened with abrasion and anger, and an array of gorgeously erratic instrumentation, post-hardcore quartet …
ASHANTI Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union Thurs 30 Jan Since attaining instant stellar status in 2002, with a self-titled debut album preceded by spots on Fat Joe and Ja …
THEATRE Compiled by Sam Pryce NATIONAL THEATRE WALES’S NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Since 200 actors, writers and theatre-makers signed a petition last year criticising the NTW’s poor output and bias towards …
DERMOT KENNEDY | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 14 Dec As horrendously wet and windy as it was when venturing out to see Dermot Kennedy, …
BUBBLEWRAP 10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Sat 14 Dec For anyone still feeling bewildered and numb following the election results, tonight is a timely …
TEAK X BLUE HONEY: NYE ASCENSION Inkspot, Cardiff Tue 31 Dec The Teak mob are often found in the basement of an antiques emporium taking their DIY approach to dance …
MAN FOREVER / JAXSON PAYNE | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Thurs 12 Dec Jaxson Payne is proof that, with a little bit of forethought and imagination, electronic musicians can …
ALFFA *** Rhyddid O’r Cysgodion Gwenwynig (Côsh) If singing in your native language is still a barrier to discoverability or popularity in the Spotify era (which is doubtful), then Alffa …
CHRISTIAN AB / QUEST Delete @ Jacob’s Market, Cardiff Fri 20 Dec Christian AB and Quest might not be household names just yet but are top of any bets as …
FAT SOUL: REGGAE BASS SPECIAL Laser Station, Carmarthen Fri 20 Dec In a night promising to “bring the heat” – difficult to achieve in mid-winter – Fat Soul serve up …
THE NATIONAL | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 9 Dec When telling folk I was off to see The National, I found I couldn’t pinpoint a tune by the Cincinnati …
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Sat 7 Dec Taking the plunge into the mayhem that was Scouting For Girls at Tramshed was equal parts throwback and …
TRANCE WITH TREMOR Tramshed, Cardiff Fri 20 Dec Promising a rave “like never before”, the Tramshed plays host to trance pioneers Mauro Picotto, Sean Tyas and more on Black Friday. …