CAROLINE PETHER: SINFONIA CYMRU | MUSIC INTERVIEW
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 …
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 …
LOST HORIZONS | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 20 Sept In the two decades since Cocteau Twins imploded in 1997, Simon Raymonde has dedicated himself to the …
DIONNE WARWICK | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 19 Sept When Dionne Warwick came onstage you could feel the audience’s love, for she is the sound of …
What’s the point of living in Wales if you can’t show it off once in a while? Charlie Cottrell turned tour guide as he took Max Becker and Joey Armstrong, of …
INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL Bute Park, Cardiff Sat 29 Sept The sun begins to set on another rambunctious festival season, and there’ve been garish shirts and flowery headbands aplenty this summer. …
MATT JAM LAMONT PRESENTS: HISTORY OF GARAGE Tramshed, Cardiff Sat 22 Sept All eager to make the most of their shiny new club license, Tramshed have decided to open celebrations …
PETER BRODERICK | LIVE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 13 Sept Toby Hay is head down, his unruly curls obscuring his face as he studiously wrings melody …
A powerful tale of loss starting on the beaches of Swansea, Now The Hero is set to be a highlight of the theatrical calendar this year. Fedor Tot speaks to its creator …
KYLIE Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Mon 24 Sept Australian pop star and honorary British National Treasure, Kylie Minogue, turned 50 in May this year, so the Golden Tour is an appropriate title …
SKATING POLLY | LIVE REVIEW Le Public Space, Newport, Tue 11 Sept Making a welcome return to Wales, this time in Newport at Le Public Space, the trio of …
SOCCER MOMMY / BROOKE BENTHAM | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 12 Sept Indie rock, some would have you believe, is dead. It isn’t. It’s not even …
ALBUMS ALICE IN CHAINS **** Rainier Fog (BMG) Alice in Chains’ third album with singer Will Duvall, the same number they released with the late Layne Stayley, hints at an …