LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS | APRIL
MONDAY 1 APRIL Aubrey Parsons Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688. Cold Hard Truth + Splitknuckle + Nihility Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Mean …
MONDAY 1 APRIL Aubrey Parsons Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688. Cold Hard Truth + Splitknuckle + Nihility Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Mean …
THE ANGEL INN 57-59 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth. 01970 617878 / facebook.com/theangelinnaber Fri 5 Buzz 11pm-4am, £5. Drum’n’bass from Traumatize plus more TBC, celebrating the birthdays of Giorgi G and …
HEALTH / BLISS SIGNAL | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 29 Mar It’s been an interesting career trajectory for LA’s Health. From their beginnings as an experimental …
CARDIFF MUSIC AWARDS 2019 | LIVE REPORT Tramshed, Cardiff, Fri 29 Mar The Tramshed opened its doors to the fourth Cardiff Music Awards, supporting and celebrating the diverse music scene …
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Wed 27 Mar As someone who grew up listening to Motown as a child, before sharing my love …
IDLES / CROWS | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 27 Mar The Tramshed is rammed. Doors have been open for over an hour and still glitter-clad patrons are queuing …
BUSTED | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Tue 26 Mar Busted were last seen in Cardiff in 2017, playing the relatively small Cardiff Students Union, to promote Night Driver, …
MEKONS Le Public Space, Newport Tue 2 Apr The Mekons sit somewhere between cult and classic. Formed in Leeds in 1977, the band of seven misfits have continued to make …
PANIC! AT THE DISCO | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 25 Mar Panic! At The Disco built their reputation on theatrics. Back in 2005, when they were a …
MAX COOPER | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 22 Mar Max Cooper’s PhD in Computational Biology was only the beginning of his exploration of the body as …
REISS Breathe @ warehouse venue TBC, Cardiff Sat 30 Mar The (inverse) lustre of the secret warehouse venue still holds sway in techno, over 30 years since acid house blew …
ALI CAMPBELL A long-running feud has split the camp of UB40 into two. As Ali Campbell and co gear up to play a series of arena dates with their faction, he …
SLIM CHANCE | LIVE REVIEW Earl Haig Memorial Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wed 20 Mar British music legend Ronnie Lane went on several musical journeys throughout his too short career. …
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 19 Mar Ten years since his last visit, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds returned to Cardiff for the final leg …
The Cardiff Music Awards are now an annual celebration of the strength of the capital’s music scene. Rimanté Bivainyté chats to its director Ed Townend ahead of this year’s event. It’s the …
VULA VIEL Flute & Tankard, Cardiff, Tue 26 Mar; The Welfare, Ystradgynlais, Wed 27 Mar This trio hail from London, but Vula Viel founding member Bex Burch’s musical inspiration is …
SLAM Con7rol @ The Attic, Swansea Sat 23 Mar “Slam radio… tune in!” blurts the overtly robotic voice introducing the Glaswegian duo to their weekly broadcast. Showcasing mixes from their …
PROBLEM CENTRAL Dazed @ Sin City, swansea Sat 23 Mar Problem Central? More like prayers answered. A collective formed of Majistrate, Logan D, Eskman and Evil B, Problem Central are …
KRISTIN HERSH | INTERVIEW Any self-respecting alternative rock fan will recognize the name Kristin Hersh, iconic frontwoman of Throwing Muses. Forming as teenagers in early 80s Massachusetts and now synonymous …
Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods are back on the block with a new album, Eton Alive. Frontman Jason Williamson and Eleri Crossland discuss social media, street meats and spending quality time with the fans. …
ALBUMS APPARAT * LP5 (Mute) “Oh no, someone is playing the saw,” was my wife’s reaction. Apparat, one third of the excellent Moderat with Modeselektor, abandons the pure pop of …
DEAF HAVANA / THE LAFONTAINES | LIVE REVIEW Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union, Fri 15 Mar In their 14 years as a band, Deaf Havana have undergone countless …
UFO / TARA LYNCH | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Tue 12 Mar Veteran hard rock outfit UFO seamlessly beckoned the attention of a loyal fanbase on a weatherbeaten Tuesday …
MAX COOPER | INTERVIEW Brainy techno producer Max Cooper took time to be with his thoughts for his autumn 2018 release One Hundred Billion Sparks, staking out his sounds …