NILE RODGERS | INTERVIEW
Nile Rodgers is about as close to legendary as you can get, sprinkling magical funk dust over dozens of hits through the last four decades. Ahead of a headline show …
Nile Rodgers is about as close to legendary as you can get, sprinkling magical funk dust over dozens of hits through the last four decades. Ahead of a headline show …
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING / BOY AZOOGA | LIVE REVIEW Caerphilly Castle, Sat 6 July Public Service Broadcasting are not like any other band you’ve ever seen. Intriguing, inventive and …
CLOUD NOTHINGS Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 10 July Cloud Nothings began life as an underground rock band – quite literally, they were born in Dylan Baldi’s parents’ basement – …
75 DOLLAR BILL **** I Was Real (Tak:til/Thin Wrist) Something about music that sounds wide-open and endless attracts me, horizons unfurling in front forever into the turning sky. 75 Dollar …
ALGIERS / SILENT FORUM / NEW HAUNTS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 3 July Outside it might be a baking hot summer’s evening, but downstairs in …
WOMAN TO WOMAN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 26 June Female British rock/pop/folk/folk-rock singer-songwriters began blossoming in the mid-60s to mid-70s and Judie Tzuke followed in …
WESTLIFE / THE RUA / KEELIE WALKER | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Mon 1 July In case you needed a time check, wide-eyed Irish boyband Westlife have dealt …
MONDAY 1 JULY Gwent Music Summer Showcase Concert 2019 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £8.50-£12.50. Info 029 2087 8444. London Concord Ensemble St Peter’s Church, Newton, Gower, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. …
THE ANDREW BUCHAN 29 Albany Road, Cardiff. 029 2021 2509 / facebook.com/andrewbuchanbar Tue 2 + Sun 14 Vinyl Cruise 7pm, free. Casual DJ session, regular in here but on twice …
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Sat 29 June It’s almost too perfect. The sun is out and there is a beautiful breeze crossing the evening sky, …
I SEE RIVERS / ADWAITH / PEIRIANT | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 28 June The current mercury-soaring weather engulfing the nation failed to deter a cross-section …
GOAT GIRL / PET GROTESQUE / TEDDY HUNTER | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 26 June Returning to Cardiff after a well-received set at Sŵn Festival back …
THE KILLERS | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Fri 28 June The Killers visited Cardiff for the first time since 2012 on Friday, to kick off a jam-packed Sounds Of The …
The esteemed British electronic duo of Tom Findlay and Andy Cato are set to bliss out Caerphilly Castle this July, for their first south Wales date in forever. Ryan Heeger plays …
ALGIERS Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Wed 3 July In his excellent book Detroit ‘67, Stuart Cosgrove narrates a turbulent year in the lives of both Berry Gordy’s Motown label and …
SADO OPERA | INTERVIEW Formerly direct from St. Petersburg, now via Berlin, Sado Opera are bringing their own raw, racy brand of humour and electro-funk disco sound. Fervent LBGTQ+ …
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN The Gate, Cardiff Sat 29 June The enigmatic Joan As Police Woman comes to Cardiff in support of her newly-released career retrospective, Joanthology. The three-CD compilation …
BRUNDIBÁR |STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sat 22 June Brundibár, part of Welsh National Opera’s Freedom season, is a simple story. Aninku and Pepíček’s father is dead. …
THE WYRD WONDER PRESENTS… | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sun 23 June The Wyrd Wonder Presents… is a regular night of the eclectic, with a focus on …
Celebrating 30 years of The Alarm’s definitive album Change and with a new album, Mike Peters talks to Oliver R Moore-Howells about Sigma, the band’s upcoming tour and what inspires him …
SADO OPERA Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Fri 28 June Willkommen dahlinks! Formerly direct from St. Petersburg, now via Berlin, Sado Opera are bringing their own raw, racy brand of humour …
SOUND CLASH CANTON The Boiler House Graffiti Gallery, Cardiff Fri 28th June Reggae and ska fans! Boiler House is teaming up with Grandmaster Clash Events for an evening of good …
P!NK | LIVE REVIEW Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Thurs 20 June With the sun shining, Cardiff city centre was ready for P!nk’s Beautiful Trauma tour. The streets were a mass of …
PORTSTOCK 2019 Rodney Parade, Newport Sat 22 June Portstock 2019 is a brand new, one-day festival headed up by Stereo MC’s, who some of you may remember from their breakthrough …