ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN | LIVE REVIEW
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 15 Oct A lot of expectations are placed on 80s bands who tour today. Do the songs …
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 15 Oct A lot of expectations are placed on 80s bands who tour today. Do the songs …
KARINE POLWART TRIO Pontardawe Arts Centre Fri 19 Oct Six-time BBC Folk Award winner, and current holder of 2018 Folk Singer Of The Year, Karine Polwart, visits Pontardawe on the …
GRACE PETRIE | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Wed 10 Oct “Who in the crowd is a leftie?” shouts Grace Petrie, cradling her acoustic guitar on the Moon’s tiny …
JOAN ARMATRADING 2014 may have marked the last of her world tours but Joan Armatrading was adamant it didn’t mean she was slowing down, “I’ll never retire” she insisted, as …
Something unique is afoot at St Fagans this October. Fedor Tot chats to John Rea about his multimedia project Atgyfodi, which aims to bring the archives back to life. For the uninitiated, …
VOIVOD | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Wed 3 Oct A full 35 years in the game, and Voivod still come onstage beaming. Beyond explaining it away on a …
SWN FESTIVAL Various venues, Cardiff Wed 17-Sat 20 Oct Cardiff’s citywide independent music festival Swn has been an annual autumn institution since its conception in 2007 by founders John Rostron …
DUDLEY STRANGEWAYS Breathe @ Undertone, Cardiff Fri 12 Oct If you’ve ever descended the treacherous steps of Undertone you’ll be familiar with the greeting you receive upon arrival on most …
WOLFGANG FLÜR For many years Wolfgang Flür was one quarter of Kraftwerk, one of the most influential bands of the 20th century. Not just melodic innovators, they were also technical …
FANTASTIC MAN Haws @ Jacobs Market, Cardiff Fri 12 Oct For their 2nd birthday, Haws are bringing Melbournian artist Fantastic Man to the Jacobs Antiques basement for an extended four-hour …
THE ORB The Orb have been part of the British dance furniture for 30 years, helmed from the start by Alex Paterson. Their latest tour celebrates both a three-decade milestone …
Caroline Pether Megan Thomas speaks to Caroline Pether, Leader of Sinfonia Cymru, as they embark on a mini-tour of Wales. You’re well known for your chamber orchestral involvement across the …
BABY BUSHKA | LIVE REVIEW Gwdihw, Cardiff, Tue 2 Oct The product of unfettered imagination and uncompromising vision, Kate Bush’s otherworldly prog pop was out of sync with everything …
The Attic 5-6 Castle Bailey St, Swansea. facebook.com/theatticswansea Mondays Concrete Junglists: The Community Works 10pm-3am, £3. Cardiff drum’n’bass/jungle brand branch into Swansea for a weekly session highlighting fresh local DJs …
MONDAY 1 OCTOBER uAcoustica54 Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 213161. Every Monday. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 468892. uLive Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. …
HOYFEST 2018 | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Sat 29 + Sun 30 Sept It’s Hoyfest 2018, and although Clwb Ifor Bach remains fairly quiet for the first …
It’s the start of term, you’ve barely just got to grips with your uni halls, and now it’s time to venture out into the rest of the city. Luckily, Buzz …
BIKE **** The Full Moon, Cardiff, Thu 27 Sep A pleasant, warm late-summer/early-autumn night in Cardiff was the superb setting for BIKE, hailing all the way from Sao Paulo, …
FERRO Dogruff @ Mozarts, Swansea Sat 6 Oct The ever versatile Dogruff crew have been the leading light in Swansea’s underground scene since 2009. Having undertaken previous rhythmic ventures with …
HOYFEST | LIVE PREVIEW Now in its third year, Hoyfest is a force to be reckoned with amongst the festival scene, as a big one for Cardiff and Welsh bands …
JEAN TOUSSAINT ALLSTAR 6TET Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Sat 6 Oct Jean Toussaint started his career as a Jazz Messenger, under the leadership of Art Blakey. This tour sees Toussaint …
VOIVOD The Globe, Cardiff Wed 3 Oct Considered one of Canada’s Big Four of thrash by categorisers of the metal community, Voivod are now 14 albums deep and pretty beyond …
GOT BASS WAREHOUSE PARTY Vale Warehouse, Cardiff Sat 29 Sept The bass scene in Cardiff is fierce. Not only is it growing in numbers, with international spotlight on UK artists, …
KYLIE | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 24 Sept You wouldn’t think it was a Monday night in September when a packed Motorpoint Arena eagerly waited for the …