SWERVEDRIVER / DEARLY BELOVED | LIVE REVIEW
SWERVEDRIVER / DEARLY BELOVED | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 14 May It’s hard to look back on Swervedriver’s long awaited return to Cardiff without considering it a …
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GEMMA HAYES | LIVE REVIEW
GEMMA HAYES | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Thurs 14 May A quiet Thursday night in Cardiff. Sky Atlantic schedules the penultimate episodes of The Jinx and Mad Men. …
FLICK AND JULIE: POP-UP PENNY PINCHERS | STAGE REVIEW
FLICK AND JULIE: POP-UP PENNY PINCHERS | STAGE REVIEW Riverside Conservative Club, Cardiff, Sat 25 April This hilarious comedy-duo will be heading to Edinburgh this summer but stopped by …
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN | STAGE REVIEW
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN | STAGE REVIEW Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club, Mon 11 May Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club is the unlikely setting for National Theatre Wales’s adaptation of …
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT | STAGE REVIEW
IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT | STAGE REVIEW Sherman Cymru, Cardiff, Tues 12 May You can’t go far in Cardiff without bumping into somebody you know and protagonist Effie is somebody …
THE PRODIGY | LIVE REVIEW
We have not one, but two reviews of The Prodigy’s live show in Cardiff. THE PRODIGY | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Fri 8 May With the feisty …
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA | STAGE REVIEW
THE BEGGAR’S OPERA | STAGE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sat 9 May It’s not often I voluntarily sit on church pews, but for Opera’r Ddraig’s rendition of …
QUINCY, TAMBO & SMALLS | LIVE REVIEW
QUINCY, TAMBO & SMALLS | LIVE REVIEW Nos Da Hostel, Cardiff, Sat 2 May Saturday nights are good for two things: getting blind drunk so you can make the …
THE VAMPS | LIVE REVIEW
THE VAMPS | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Thurs 7 May The roof of Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena must have been close to being screamed off on Thursday night, when the …
FISH AND FIELD | FOOD REVIEW
FISH AND FIELD | FOOD REVIEW Wedal Road, Cardiff. 029 2048 1700 / www.fishandfield.co.uk The classic combination of ‘surf and turf’ is getting an upmarket makeover in …
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN | LIVE REVIEW
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Sun 3 May “It’s nice to be nice” was the running theme of Belle And Sebastian’s recent Cardiff show, and …
ICEAGE / FIRST HATE / CARAMEL | LIVE REVIEW
ICEAGE / FIRST HATE / CARAMEL | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 29 Apr Since the release of their second album, 2013’s You’re Nothing, Iceage have been touring …
THE WOMAN IN BLACK | STAGE REVIEW
THE WOMAN IN BLACK | STAGE REVIEW The New Theatre, Cardiff, Tues 5 May I had plenty of warnings that the Woman In Black was crap-you-pants terrifying. My partner …
MANU DELAGO HANDMADE / TRYFAN / ALBATROSS ARCHIVE | LIVE REVIEW
MANU DELAGO HANDMADE / TRYFAN / ALBATROSS ARCHIVE | LIVE REVIEW Dempseys, Cardiff, Sat 2 May Given that one of Wales’ greatest non carbon-based exports, Super Furry Animals, were playing …
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS | LIVE REVIEW
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Fri 1 May Super Furry Animals came out of hibernation for their first Welsh gig in six years …
A GOOD CLEAN HEART | STAGE REVIEW
A GOOD CLEAN HEART | STAGE REVIEW The Other Room, Porter’s Bar, Cardiff, Thurs 30 Apr Halfway through Alun Saunders’ play A Good Clean Heart, Hefin and Jay engage …
AKALA | LIVE REVIEW
AKALA | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 24 Apr It’s easy to understand why all tickets, once again, sold out for this show, Akala’s second stint in …
SEASICK STEVE | LIVE REVIEW
SEASICK STEVE | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 28 Apr Some say a pyramid has mystical, magical properties: since Seasick Steve appeared in the one at Glastonbury some …
SVJ DANCE: CLEAR CUT | STAGE REVIEW
SVJ DANCE: CLEAR CUT | STAGE REVIEW M.A.D.E. Gallery, Cardiff, Thurs 23 Apr Taking place in Roath’s charming M.A.D.E. arts café, this quaint performance area allowed for a full immersion …
PALMA VIOLETS / MING CITY ROCKERS | LIVE REVIEW
PALMA VIOLETS / MING CITY ROCKERS | LIVE REVIEW Buffalo, Cardiff, Sat 25 Apr Since gaining critical recognition two years ago, London-based outfit Palma Violets have been hailed from …
FRANK YAMMA / LLEUWEN STEFFAN | LIVE REVIEW
FRANK YAMMA / LLEUWEN STEFFAN | LIVE REVIEW Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 23 Apr One of the advantages of listening to music in a language that is unfamiliar …
VILLAGERS | LIVE REVIEW
VILLAGERS | LIVE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Fri 24 Apr Have there always been so many young men with a guitar around at the same time? It’s getting …
CHAIHOLICS | FOOD REVIEW
CHAIHOLICS | FOOD REVIEW Wellfield Road, Cardiff. 029 2049 5975 / www.chaiholics.com Wellfield Road is becoming a lively and tasty place to be in the evenings, and …
BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS | LIVE REVIEW
BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS | LIVE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Wed 22 April For those of you lucky enough to attend the 16th annual Radio 2 …