SWN FESTIVAL 2018: SATURDAY | LIVE REVIEW
SWN FESTIVAL 2018: SATURDAY | LIVE REVIEW Various venues, Cardiff, Sat 20 Oct ACCÜ Clwb Ifor Bach Experimental artist Accü’s set is a delightfully oddball soundscape of synths and …
SWN FESTIVAL 2018: SATURDAY | LIVE REVIEW Various venues, Cardiff, Sat 20 Oct ACCÜ Clwb Ifor Bach Experimental artist Accü’s set is a delightfully oddball soundscape of synths and …
SWN FESTIVAL 2018: FRIDAY | LIVE REVIEW Various venues, Cardiff, Fri 19 Oct THE PITCHFORKS O’Neills Young indie rock band The Pitchforks have been on a roll this year and …
It was the runaway success of Edinburgh Fringe 2017: Rob Kemp‘s The Elvis Dead bizarrely mashed filmmaker Sam Rami’s cult 1980s horror flick The Evil Dead 2 with the songs …
ELVANA | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Sat 20 Oct A somewhat novel approach to the tribute band scene, Elvana are – as you may have guessed from their name …
DRENGE / ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER / THE ORIELLES | LIVE REVIEW Sŵn Festival, Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Thurs 18 Oct Spirits are high as Cardiff University’s …
Sweden has a rich history of pop hitmakers – what more could Stockholm’s First Aid Kit add? Plenty, as Charlie Cottrell finds out, chatting to Klara Söderberg of the duo. Glancing at …
NEW JACK CITY Hedone @ The Duke, Neath Sat 27 Oct Halloween parties; the time to get down to the Monster Mash and dress in devilish outfits for the season. …
RICK ASTLEY As Rick Astley prepares to hit the road with his new album Beautiful Life, the 80s music icon tells Morgan Richards the secret to his new-found popularity after 30 years …
GWENNO / ADWAITH / HALO MAUD | LIVE REVIEW Sŵn Festival, Tramshed, Cardiff, Wed 17 Oct Since 2007, Sŵn Festival has been bringing established acts to Cardiff as well …
MELVINS / JON SPENCER Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union Thurs 25 Oct There’ll be six musicians on the stage during this evening, all of whom were in the game …
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 …