ALBUM REVIEWS | DECEMBER/JANUARY
AMOR *** Sinking Into A Miracle (Night School) Ever wondered what Studio 54 would’ve sounded like if it was in the Glasgow School Of Art’s basement instead of Midtown Manhattan? …
AMOR *** Sinking Into A Miracle (Night School) Ever wondered what Studio 54 would’ve sounded like if it was in the Glasgow School Of Art’s basement instead of Midtown Manhattan? …
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert **** Clwb Ifor Bach, Thu 13 Dec “This is a song about how families break up over Christmas because everything is shite” So Aidan Moffat …
GEORGIA RUTH / JAMES BOWER | LIVE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wed 12 Dec Coming towards the end of its first year, the final Folk Night At The …
SAVE GWDIHW AND GUILDFORD CRESCENT Guildford Crescent is one of the few streets in Cardiff city centre which has remained relatively untouched by the years of redevelopment around in the …
Fontaines DC / Hotel Luz / Slagheap The Moon, Cardiff, Sun 9 Dec *** Slagheap’s set begins with a song about the bewildering experience of accidentally finding yourself at a …
Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert Aidan Moffat has been purveying his brand of uniquely Scottish lyricism for over 20 years now, whilst his compatriot RM ‘Hubby’ Hubbert honed his particular …
NILE RODGERS & CHIC Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Tue 18 Dec It’s refreshing to find out that Nile Rodgers & Chic are going by that moniker, rather than the simpler and …
Mabel Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 8 Dec *** Few stars reach Mabel McVey’s level of success with so few projects. With just a couple of EPs out …
Estrons / Mellt The Globe, Cardiff, Thurs 6 Dec **** Straight outta Aberystwyth, Mellt have been the beneficiaries of backing from Horizons/Gorwelion, the BBC Cymru/Arts Council Wales partnership to promote …
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”171″] Buzz trundled down to the Motorpoint Arena on Thu 6 Dec for some good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll courtesy of Black Stone Cherry, with support from Monster Truck …
KING LAGOON’S FLYING SWORDFISH DANCE BAND Small World Theatre, Cardigan Sat 15 Dec Prepare to be transported to another realm, where psychedelic afro-funk, extravagant costumes, and sensual aromas collide; three …
SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER Adwaith Tangled Parrot, Carmarthen. 12-3pm, free. Info 01267 231012. Instore gig for neato local band, coinciding with the launch of their album on vinyl. Atacama Blinkin Owl, …
The Arch 11 Commercial Street, Neath. 07791 923214 / [email protected] Sat 1 The Techno Asylum 7pm-3am, £15 adv/£12 early bird. Techno from Spanish duo The Yellowheads, Alter:Ego (change your name), …
DEF LEPPARD / CHEAP TRICK | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Tue 4 Dec This night was all about the history. Def Leppard playing their biggest selling album, Hysteria, …
SHADOW CHILD Platform 11, Pontypridd Sat 8 Dec Shadow Child, aka Simon Neale, is a difficult man to pin to a genre. You’ll see him billed at London’s Printworks alongside …
ATHENS OF THE NORTH Groove Theory @ Undertone, Cardiff Fri 7 Dec This December, primo party purveyors Groove Theory are bringing us an early Christmas gift in the form of …
YOU ME AT SIX / MARMOZETS | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 1 Dec Trends change. We’ve moved from CDs to Spotify and Machine Gun …
ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE Cosmogramma @ Gwdihw, Cardiff Sat 8 Dec Pete Cunningham, founder of Ishmael Ensemble, is a multi-instrumentalist who incorporates live saxophone performance into DJ sets. Recently paying respects to …
BLACK STONE CHERRY “It’s one of my personal favourite places to go,” claims Jon Lawhon, the man responsible for the low end in Black Stone Cherry, in his unmistakable Southern …
MABEL | INTERVIEW Buzz talks to Anglo-Swedish avant-pop upstart Mabel about motivation, industry machinations and her musical heritage. Is it true that you kept it a secret from …
KATIE MELUA | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Thurs 29 Nov Starting the evening alone, Katie Melua takes to the dimly lit stage to perform You Are So …
HARRY WOLFMAN Buffalo, Cardiff Friday 7 Dec A night of house music and good intentions descends on Cardiff’s Buffalo Bar as we head into the Christmas period, with UK producer …
HEN OGLEDD Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Sun 2 Dec Initially founded in 2013 by Tyneside troubadour Richard Dawson and improvisational harpist Rhodri Davies, with the later addition of Sally Pilkington …
NATTY & THE REBEL SHIP | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Tue 27 Nov Soulful, wholesome, and spiritually conscious as ever, Natty returned to Clwb Ifor Bach with …