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Wednesday 1
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Every Wednesday.
Blackhawk Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Smooth/mellow jazz while you eat your tea, every Wednesday this month.
Cancer Bats + Continents + When We Were Wolves Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11. Info 029 2023 2199.
Choralia! Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 1391. Choral gems from across the continents.
Duski Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Galleons + Bear & The Woods + Jess Bishop + Russell Swallow Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.
Glen Manby Quintet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.
Jazz Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. First Wednesday of every month.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144. In-house live jazz band every week.
Joe Webb & Jeff Simkis Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
John Nicholas The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £5/£4.25. Info 01633 656757. Acoustic guitarist.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.
Senser + Red Racer + The Boom Sons The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. British rap/rock/hippy waffle crossover act who rose to prominence in the 90s and, reformed, now visit Cardiff about once a year.
The Rumblestrutters Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510.
Thursday 2
Bass 12 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2022 8883. Brass band who knock out contemporary covers, a la Hot 8 Brass Band etc.
Buck & Evans + Aled Clifford Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Local 70s-styled soft rock band headline. This gig is (a) a Download Festival warmup and (b) sold out.
Busted + Wheatus + Emma Blackery Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, from £41.50. Info 029 2022 4488. They sold out this venue in May and they may do so in June again, but equally may not.
Corn Potato String Band Cwtch Coffee, Pembroke Dock. 8.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01646 687635. Old timey American music.
Death Remains + Lay Siege Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 07970 063107.
Grown Up Music The Full Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Jam session presented by Pi & Hash.
Hackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2038 7026. Pay scale is based on how generous you’re feeling. No pressure, like.
Hands Like Houses + I The Mighty + Dead! + The Gospel Youth Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.
JimJam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. Every Thursday. This week’s guest band is Riff Raff.
MTW: Make An Aria Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. A public masterclass of five new arias exploring the theme of Immigration.
Oceans Ate Alaska + Fathoms + Loathe + Revealer + Ferinus The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.
Pipedream + Stillwave + Saltwater Sun Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2039 7933.
Pop Factor The Concert Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 2.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01495 227206. Modern pop tribute acts. “Meet the cast after the show! Pose for photo opportunities and get cast autographs!” They always mention this golden opportunity when this show comes around and it never fails to baffle me who would actually take them up on it.
REPCo: 20th Century Piano Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 1391.
Friday 3
A Night Of Soul And Motown Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Glen Leon of The Soul Survivors. A five-course meal is included in the price.
Be Bop A Lula Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £21 adv. Info 01633 868239. Celebrating the music of Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury and Roy Orbison.
Cardboard Fox The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 473276. Bluesgrass/folk from Bath.
Clifftop Reggae Party 2016 Secret location near Aberystwyth. £70 adv (three days)/£35 teens/free under-12s. Info [email protected]. What it says on the tin, apart of course from the location, which you’ll have to buy a ticket to find out. Here’s who’s playing over three days (more TBC too I think): Earl 16 & The Gideon Band, Solo Banton & The Uppercut Band, El Fata & Dreadsquad, Vibronics with Madu Messenger & Parvez, I-mitri, Powersteppers ft Molara, Jam Jah, Mungos HiFi (DJ set & MC), Friendly Fire Band, King Solomon, African Simba, Roots Garden (DJ sets & artists), Haille Bless, Wayne McArthur & The International Players, Dogdub, Dubverzion, Maxi Dread and Earthdoctor. (Until Sun 5)
Colum Regan St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Dreaming Of Kate Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Kate Bush tribute.
Elvis Club Soputh Wales 68 Special Night: Scott Hayward + Paul Campbell + Chez West Cathays Sports & Social Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2022 0906.
Fatima + Wyles & Simpson + Daudi Matsiko Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 0117 9259273. One of several Festival Of Voice events at this venue. Fatima is a newish UK/Swedish soul singer who released an album last year to good reviews.
Fire In The Mountain V Cwmnewidion Isaf, Cnwch Coch, Aberystwyth. 12pm, £110 weekend/£95 NUS/£60 teens/£30 2-12-year-olds/£5 under-2s. Info www.fireinthemountain.co.uk. Small but cutely formed festival which leans towards folk, bluegrass etc, and emphasises jam sessions, workshops etc. Lineup (schedule TBC): Foghorn Stringband Cajun Country Revival, Corn Potato String Band, The Turbans, Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip, The Gentle Good, Ewan McLennan, Martha Tilston, Murder Murder, Elephant Sessions, Alaw, Horseman And The Upper Cut Band, Screamin’ Miss Jackson And The Slap Ya Mama Big Band, Stompin Dave And His Bluegrass Band, Darren Eedens, Heal The Last Stand, Francesca Ter-Berg & Flora Curzon, The King Driscolls, The Dylan Thomas Sound Project, Mari Randle, Hedge Gods, Lord Strange, Bog Standard Stringband, Jock and Vera, Root And Branch, Mat Skinner, Bear Hunter, Prinny Ave. Jazz Band, Alex Gavaghan And The Boss Jockeys, Ruth Theodore, Bouche and Buffalo Skinners. (Until Sun 5)
Fleetwood Bac The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute act.
Georgia + Summer Ghost Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. Festival Of Voice show for newish soul/r’n’b/electronic sort signed to Domino Records.
Glas Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
*Helen Love + Sweet Benfica Le Pub, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 01633 221477. They live in Swansea, support Cardiff and are playing in Newport – it’s digital indiepop zealots Helen Love!
Idge Logan The Thomas Arms, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01554 772043.
*John Cale + Gwenno St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £39/£34. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event.
John Nicholas + Fire Fences + Julia Harris Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Keith Rock Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Michael Leslie The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Mike Dennis Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2039 7933. Album launch gig.
Moongazer Band The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. A Valley Folk Club night.
Paul Ashton The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.
Paul Dark The White Horse, Coychurch, nr Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Pentreffest Noz St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2970. Monthly folk night.
Piss Viper + Chaos Trigger + A Vulgar Picture + Among The Dead The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 07730 432166.
Pull Duo The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Quercus Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2039 1391. Festival Of Voice concert featuring June Tabor and Iain Ballamy.
Roy Orbison & The Travelling Wilburys Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50/£18.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Rustavi Ensemble Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7pm, £20. Info 029 2056 4554. Festival Of Voice event, featuring Georgian choir plus Welshies Côr Y Gyrlais.
The 4th Kind Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Empty Page + Flowerpot + Stay Voiceless The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm. Info 01495 213300. Rock bands from Manchester, Bristol and south Wales.
The Rockin’ Sinners The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Tom Jenkins + Eleri Angharad + Cameran Trowbridge + Laura Power Globetrotters Bar, Pontypridd. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 492558. Presented by Young Promoters Network.
Toyah Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2089 0862. An “up close and personal” acoustic gig. Let’s hope Robert Fripp doesn’t find out!! Anyway this has sold all its tickets.
*United Vibrations 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 10pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2022 8883. Afro-fusion kinda band from London, sound pretty good to me.
Unplugged And Acoustic Monthly Group Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3. Info 07818 056599.
Vento Em Madeira Quintet Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060. Samba, Afro-Brazilian folklore, jazz and classical is combined here. In Brecon tomorrow; Cardiff on Sun 5.
Wild Card Carnegie House, Bridgend. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01656 815757. Afro-jazz and hard bop band.
Saturday 4
Aubrey Parsons The Sycamore Tree, Cowbridge. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652827.
Backwater Roll Blues Band Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £8/£6 members. Info 01633 483238. A Borough Blues Club gig.
Bruce Anderson St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Clifftop Reggae Party 2016 Secret location near Aberystwyth. £70 adv (three days)/£35 teens/free under-12s. Info [email protected]. (Until Sun 5)
Fire In The Mountain V Cwmnewidion Isaf, Cnwch Coch, Aberystwyth. 12pm, £110 weekend/£95 NUS/£60 teens/£30 2-12-year-olds/£5 under-2s. Info www.fireinthemountain.co.uk. (Until Sun 5)
Higher Learning Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice night, curated by recently-revived local hip-hop promoters, features Rodney P & Skitz, The Four Owls, The Mouse Outfit, MC Melo, Mr Phormula and DJ Jaffa.
Icons Of Filth + Pizza Tramp + UK’s Lowest + The D-Teez The Moon Club, Cardiff. 4pm, £8. Info [email protected]. Punk bands playing a benefit for Cardiff YMCA. More bands TBC, hence the 4pm start.
Ivan Moult + The Brwmys + Shop Girls M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2047 3373.
Jean Toussaint’s Roots & Herbs Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13. Info 029 2039 1391. British jazz ensemble.
Keith Rock The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Last Night Of The Proms Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £20. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, Angelicus Chorale, Dunvant Male Choir, Llanelli Choral Society, The British Sinfonietta Orchestra, Gwawr Edwards, Huw Tregelles Williams, Jane Jewell and Rhoda Pickens and your host Jeremy Hywel.
Metal To The Masses South Wales Grand Final Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 07970 063107.
Nachtmahr + Shivr The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £13 adv. Info 07730 432166. Austrian industrial acts, big on the scene and that.
*Nikolai Galen Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. Festival Of Voice show for a guy who used to sing for a weird 80s indie band called The Shrubs, under the name Nick Hobbs. For this he’ll be interpretating Jacques Brel songs, which sounds good!
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01646 695267.
Parcs + Dusty Cut Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £5. Info 01633 221477.
*Peski Nacht 006 Jacob’s Antiques, Cardiff. 1pm-2am, £12 adv. Info 029 2039 0939. Welsh label Peski Records is winding up its operation, but bowing out with this Festival Of Voice-affiliated alldayer. Sets from Plyci, R. Seiliog, Y Pencadlys, Accü, Twinfield, Llwybr Llaethog, Anelog, Farm Hand, David Mysterious and Ffrancon, plus special guests, are in the offing.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Saturday.
Sacrilege + Revival The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £3. Info 01495 247178.
Sam & Jade Brown’s, Laugharne. 8.30pm. Info 01994 427688. Local brother-sister duo.
Shop Girls + The Brwmys + Ivan Moult M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2047 3373. First of two Summertime Sessions evenings in here, the next being on Fri 10.
Sianed Jones Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 5pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. Festival Of Voice show.
Stereophonics + The Vaccines + Band Of Skulls Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3.30pm, £40 standing/£47.50 seated. Info 0845 3451400.
Submarine Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Droppers Neck + The Dynamite Pussy Club + The Boom Sons The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm. Info 01495 213300. Punk and psychobilly.
The Edsel Furys The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Harry Fontaine Band The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
The Jonestown Flood + Time Of The Mouth + A Hunderd Suns + Bag Of Bones + Torque + Soviets The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected]. Gig to celebrate this venue’s second birthday.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £19/£18. Info 01495 227206.
The Ukeaholics The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Ultimate Bowie Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01792 475715.
Ultimate Floyd Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 682388.
Vento Em Madeira Quintet feat. Monica Salmaso Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 6.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622.
Wales 1,000 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £10-£25. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event.
WNO COmmunity Chorus Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 4pm, £10. Info 0844 8700887. Celebrating 70 years of Welsh National Opera.
Sunday 5
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm. Info [email protected].
Beyond Borders St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £9-£18. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event, celebrating the many vocal styles and languages of Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland.
Clifftop Reggae Party 2016 Secret location near Aberystwyth. £70 adv (three days)/£35 teens/free under-12s. Info [email protected]. (Finishes today)
Fire In The Mountain V Cwmnewidion Isaf, Cnwch Coch, Aberystwyth. 12pm, £110 weekend/£95 NUS/£60 teens/£30 2-12-year-olds/£5 under-2s. Info www.fireinthemountain.co.uk. (Finishes today)
Flavia Coelho Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice event.
Jean Louis Raimbaud Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 12-2pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387. Playing something called a ‘Gypsy Jazz Brunch’, the edible part of which is included in the price.
Minnie Birch + Zoe Konez Sunflower & I, Cardiff Bay. 5.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2048 4211. Two English singer-songwriters. Price includes food.
Modern Maori Quartet Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.45pm, £18/£15. Info 029 2087 7959. Cabaret style crooning from this New Zealand ensemble.
Nigel Dee Brown’s, Laugharne. 8.30pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig, one of which is here every week.
Rob Barbour The Cornwall, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 3947.
Rufus Wainwright Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19-£54. Info 029 2063 6464. Festival Of Voice show for showman of repute, interviewed in Buzz a couple of issues back.
Vento Em Madeira Quintet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13. Info 029 2039 1391.
Vogue Dots + Cotton Wolf + Alphabetic + Ani Glass Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2039 7933.
Monday 6
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Monday.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Every Monday.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Presented by U&I Radio. Every Monday.
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singer-songwriters perform in the main bar every week.
Open Mic Night Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2025 0731.
REPCo: Linus Fenton Quintet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2039 1391. Jazz-pop ensemble.
REPCo: Pictures At An Exhibition Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £6/£3. Info 029 2039 1391.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
Tuesday 7
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
An Evening With Bryn Terfel And Friends Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7pm, £32. Info 029 2056 4554. Festival Of Voice event, on tomorrow also.
Ayria + Inertia + Ghost Story Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Trio of acts from the 80s pop end of the modern goth scene. Headliner is from Toronto.
BBC NOW: Elgar Cello Concerto Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2063 6464. Also featuring a premiere of a new symphony by John Pickard of Bristol.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Dan Patlansky + Tristan Mackay The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Blues.
Hugh Masekela & Larry Willis New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£25. Info 029 2087 8889. Festival Of Voice show for South African musical icon and New York jazzer.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Now on every Tuesday.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Petrol Girls + Joilette + This Is Wreckage + The Bellamys Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Punk bands of various types. Joliette are from Mexico.
REPCo: Collective 31; Illuminations Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 1391. Audiovisual concert.
REPCo: Flash Contemporary Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 1391.
REPCo: Quartet For The End Of Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 1391. Messiaen, as performed by the Messy Anne Players.
Spike’s 5 & Dime Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
The Story Of Guitar Heroes Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01792 475715. In which a guy called Phil plays guitar (over 20 of them in fact) in the style of some of the greatest six-string slingers of all time. I certainly hope that [wanky obscure guitarist who obviously wouldn’t be included] is included!
Van Morrison & Bryn Terfel Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.30pm, £50-£82. Info 029 2063 6464. Festival Of Voice teamup.
Wheatus The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 07730 432166. Inprobably, these guys sold out this venue the other month, well in advance. So it might be sold out again by the time you read this. I just don’t know.
Wednesday 8
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Allusondrugs + Fizzy Blood + Disjoy Le Pub, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 221477.
An Evening With Bryn Terfel And Friends Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 7pm, £32. Info 029 2056 4554.
Anna Calvi New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13-£28. Info 029 2087 8889. Festival Of Voice show.
Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Brandon Allen & Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Brawlers + Blackhole + Masts Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
DB Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Elliot Glavin Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.
Jamie Woon + Jalen N’Gonda Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice event.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Mariza Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19-£34. Info 029 2063 6464. Festival Of Voice show for Portugese fado singing star.
Norma Jean + Palm Reader + Continents + All To Ruin The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07730 432166. US metalcore sorts headline. I think they were god botherers but maybe shrugged that off at some point.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Grace Hartrey. Free drink for performers.
REPCo: Copland Ensemble Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2039 1391.
REPCo: Jazz Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2039 1391.
Ritchie Parish Ritchie Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Tir Na N’og Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Irish folk-rock band from the early 70s, recently reformed.
Titus Andronicus Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. See Music.
Thursday 9
Alien Ant Farm Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Allan Yn Y Fan + Malinky Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01495 243252. Two Welsh folk bands. In Llanwrtyd Wells tomorrow.
Broadway: A Night At The Musicals Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15.50-£23.50. Info 01495 227206.
Castles + Winter Coat + Rhodri Brooks & Eugene Capper + Desert Fevers Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
Derek Gripper Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01982 552555. See Music. In Cardigan tomorrow.
*Femi Kuti & The Positive Force + Mbongwana Star St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£25. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event. See Upfront for an interview with Femi.
JimJam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. This week’s guest band is The Mighty Handful.
*John Grant + Meilyr Jones Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19-£34. Info 029 2063 6464. Festival Of Voice show.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
Pedro Asencio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
REPCo: Acacella Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Taking place in the foyer. Acacella is the RWCMD’s cello orchestra.
REPCo: Opera Double Bill Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2039 1391.
REPCo: Symphonic Stories Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£4. Info 029 2039 1391.
Scritti Politti + Alexis Taylor Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice event. You should be able to read an interview with Green Gartside from Scritti Politti Upfront.
Slowly Rolling Camera Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2030 4400. Festival Of Voice show.
The Artefacts From The Museum The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 763752. This month’s edition of the Open Hearth Acoustic night, on the second Thursday of every month. TAFTM feature the night’s main organiser Jon Airdrie, who has a new CD, Rope And Rags, out now.
The Attix + Chapter And Verse + Magnu Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 07970 063107.
The Hot Sardines New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£18. Info 029 2087 8889. New York retro-jazz ensemble plays Festival Of Voice show.
The Mercury Project Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £5-£16. Info 01874 611622. Sinfonia Cymru, in the form of a 23-piece orchestra, present a classical reimagining of “Freddie Mercury’s music” – which on closer inspection means Queen songs, rather than a set drawn wholly from Mr. Bad Guy and the one he did for the Olympics. In Llanelli tomorrow; Cardiff on Sat 11; Newport on Sun 12.
The Pretty Things The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £18 adv. Info 07730 432166. House Of Rock’n’Blues present infamous British psych-rock band, who formed over 50 years ago and whose current lineup includes two members who look literally quarter the age of the original guys.
Tibet + The Hearts + White Room The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
Woman’s Hour The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. Festival Of Voice performance in which this British indie band unveil a new conceptual performance featuring sign language and audiovisual elements.
Yak + Cabbage Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Buzz’s Jaydon was very enthused by Yak’s live show a few months back, so they’ve come back just for him. Sike, you can go too.
Friday 10
2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Allan Yn Y Fan + Malinky Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells. 7pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01591 610487.
Anonymous Iconoclasts The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Aubrey Parsons The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.
Ben Huws The Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.
Benn Willis The Phoenix, Gorslas, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01269 844438.
Bicycle Thieves + Concave Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Colum Regan Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, free. Info 029 2045 4045.
Derek Gripper Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01239 621200.
Dinner On The Orient Express Hamptons, Penarth. 7.30pm, £38. Info 029 2070 5391. With Glen Leon of The Soul Survivors. Seven courses of food plus music by a female duo, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
Donna Marie The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Elkie Brooks Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01656 815995. Popular UK blues-rock singer. Real name Elaine Bookbinder. What a name!
Gower Folk Festival The Greyhound Inn, Gower, Swansea. 5-11.30pm, £7-£16 day/£26-£63 weekend. Info 01792 850803. Annual music and folk dance weekender. Today features Karen Pierce & Ken Humphreys, Kantref, Josefina Paulson & Jonas Åkerlund and Hérétique (marquee); Annette Davies and Gareth Cornfield (workshop tent). (Until Sun 12)
Hip Route + The Starling Radicals + Grace Hartrey + The Garden Party + Luke Bennett NosDa, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Hits Of The Blitz with Liz Tiley The Met, Abertillery. 71pm, £8. Info 01495 355800. Price includes sandwiches and cake, a “wartime lunch” as it’s described by The Met.
HM The Queen’s 90s Birthday Celebration Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. With the Royal Welsh College Brass Band, who may or may not include a prank-happy staunch republican who upsets the applecart by veering off-script with an atonal jazz solo.
House Gospel Choir Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice event.
Inge Thomson’s Ffatri Vox National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 6pm, £12. Info 029 2039 7951. Experimental vocalist from Fair Isle, where they make the big fishing jumpers, with a Festival Of Voice performance.
Kaytannau Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Keaton Henson New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£22. Info 029 2087 8889. London vocalist performs a Festival Of Voice show.
Led By Lions + Black Boxes + Ghost As Alibis + Audio Plague The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £20. Info 029 2056 4554. Festival Of Voice event.
Let’s Hang On Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01646 695267. Frankie Valli tribute.
Live Acoustic Music The Thomas Arms, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01554 772043.
LOFT + Atomic Supermen + Simon Gore M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2047 3373. Live electronic music and audiovisual stuff hosted by CGI Friday, describes as a “joyful collision of the trashier side of art and the strange corners of internet culture”.
Maddie & The Pandas Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8.15pm, £12.50. Info 029 2089 0862.
Manalishi Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Martyn Joseph West End Club, Barry. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 07561 143114. UK folk fave. Sold out gig.
Momus Sings Bowie Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2030 4400. Self-explanatory Festival Of Voice show for eyepatch-sporting sex pervert Momus.
Natalie Williams Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 9pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Jazz/soul singer.
Nia Ann Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Off The Record The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Paul Ashton The White Horse, Coychurch, nr Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 652583.
Pity The Foo Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 01495 243252. Foo Fighters tribute band.
REPCo: Arthritis Research UK Opera Gala Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2039 1391.
Roman Rabinovich Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387. Acclaimed young pianist. In Cardiff on Sun 12.
*Ronnie Spector St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £19-£34. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event with legendary ex-Ronettes singer.
Simply Red Chepstow Racecourse. 3pm, £39 adv. Info 01291 622260. Another day of races (seven), food and drink and an 80-minute set by Mickey Huckers and his band.
Tendons Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig.
The Bowie Experience Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £11 adv. Info 01495 708022.
The Mercury Project Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £16/£12. Info 0845 2263510.
Saturday 11
360 Degrees Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Price includes a cocktail.
Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Also on Fri 17 and Fri 24.
Candi Staton Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Festival Of Voice event.
Courtney Pine feat. Zoe Rahman St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £23.50. Info 01446 799100. Two esteemed names of British jazz perform a stripped-down set on the bass clarinet and piano respectively.
Cymanfa Ganu St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2087 8444. Festival Of Voice event.
Dictaphone Devil Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Donna Marie The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Electric Soup M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2047 3373. Live ambient electronics with accompanying visuals. This evening seems to have been named after an obscure late-80s Scottish adult comic.
Gower Folk Festival The Greyhound Inn, Gower, Swansea. 10.30am-11.30pm, £17-£28 day/£26-£63 weekend. Info 01792 850803. Today features Plu, Josefina Paulson & Jonas Åkerlund, Pat Smith & Ned Clamp, Kirsty Bromley, Ninebarrow, John Spiers, Moore, Moss, Rutter and Malinky (marquee); Josefina Paulson, Come All Ye, Gareth Cornfield, Appalachian Dulcimer with Geoff Reeve-Black, Piano Accordion with Annette Davies, Melodeon with John Spiers and Fest Noz with Kantref (workshop tent). Plus a mid-afternoon Songwriters Forum with Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton (Ebenezer Chapel). (Until Sun 12)
Help For Heroes Charity Rock Gig 2 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 2pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. With sets from, in chronological order: IDestroy, Sabrage, Void, The Boom Sons, Beneath The Divine, Pilgrim, A Vulgar Picture and The Eighth Bridge.
I Feel Good Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £17. Info 01656 815995. A tribute to the music of James Brown, Little Richard and Ray Charles, all of whom were born around the same time in Georgia. Yes, the former Soviet republic, that’s right.
Kaytannau The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Laura Mvula Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8.30pm, £19-£29. Info 029 2063 6464. Festival Of Voice show.
Legend Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Bob Marley tribute.
Madassa The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Cardiff soul band. In Pentyrch on Sat 25.
Mammal Hands Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Experimental/jazz band who sound potentially interesting.
Modify The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
Nell Bryden Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.
Night Machine Ex Servicemens Club, Taffs Well, nr Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2025 0731. Covers band playing a benefit for Velindre.
Penzance Orpheus Ladies Choir Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01982 552555.
Pit O’Clock The Moon Club, Cardiff. 4-10pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Punk and hardcore alldayer headlined by Luicidal, aka Louiche Mayorga from the OG lineup of Suicidal Tendencies, plus Mind x Control, Grand Collapse, Judgement, Slow Zone, Bitter Youth, Pizza Tramp, Belief System and Salt Wound.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Rick Berry & The Retrospex Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
Rod Stewart Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 5pm, £55-£95. Info 07841 013609.
Sinead & Mike Saturday Sessions Face 11, Cathays, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 2022 8221.
Sons Of Liberty The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178. “Ass-kicking southern rock”.
The Mercury Project Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£16. Info 029 2039 1391.
Wright Hear Wright Now The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Sunday 12
Alistair McGowan: Erik Satie’s Faction Sunflower & I, Cardiff Bay. 3 + 6pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2048 4211. Work in progress performance by 90s impersonator, in which he plays several Satie piano pieces and reads translations of his poems.
Ben Folds & yMusic Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19-£35. Info 029 2063 6464. Alt-rock piano-popster Folds teams up with chamber group yMusic.
Fishboy + Oh Peas! + Rainbow Reservoir Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Indie type fare presented by Odd Box.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 26.
Gower Folk Festival The Greyhound Inn, Gower, Swansea. 12-11.30pm, £11-£22 day/£26-£63 weekend. Info 01792 850803. Today features Karen Pierce & Ken Humphreys (dance workshop), Elfen, The Carrivick Sisters, The Gentle Good, The Dovetail Trio, Josefina Paulson & Jonas Åkerlund, The James Brothers and Lady Maisery (marquee); Gareth Bonello (guitar workshop) Pat Smith & Ned Clamp (spoons workshop), fiddle with Jonas Åkerlund (wahey), Welsh Tunes (any instrument) with Pat Smith & Ned Clamp and ‘Come All Ye’MC: Gareth Cornfield (workshop tent). (Finishes today)
Joe Louis Walker + The Mojo Sinners The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Liam Ward Band Brown’s, Laugharne. 8.30pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Wyedean Gospel Choir The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. Part of a succession of Music On The Platform sessions going on throughout summer.
Roman Rabinovich Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £14-£18. Info 029 2039 1391. Acclaimed young pianist.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Students National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Lunchtime concert.
Steve Williams Gypsy Jazz Trio Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £5/£4 musicians. Info 029 2038 7026. Hot Club Swing night.
The Mercury Project The Riverfront, Newport. 3pm, £5.50-£16.50. Info 01633 656757. (Until Fri 10)
Monday 13
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
*CC Dust + Liberation + Beauty Parlour Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2022 8883. The Joy Collective and Lesson No.1 present an evening of electronic music cooked up by people who are also, or have been, in punk rock bands. From, respectively, Olympia, Australia and Cardiff.
Expire + Cross Me + Renounced + Guilt Trip + Reaper The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Hardcore show with the two top billed bands from Milwaukee and signed to Bridge Nine Records. Neither of them really look like my thing.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
National Youth Orchestra Of Wales St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £15-£28. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring performances from harpists Catrin Finch and Anne Denholm.
The Appleseed Cast + Listener + Kurt Travis + Atlas:Empire Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2023 2199. Floaty emo/indie band from the turn of the millennium, having reformed a few years back, play what I think is their first ever Welsh date.
The Sons Of Pitches + Finlay Leslie Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
Woody Guthrie: The Long Road To Peekskill Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206. Somewhere between a tribute set and a one-man stage show, courtesy of Will Kaufman.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Tuesday 14
Beach Slang + Weaves + Muncie Girls The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888. Melodic punk from the US and UK.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Duski Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
*Harm’s Way + Brutality Will Prevail + Ironed Out LBU + Adjust + Interrogation The Moon Club, Cardiff. 6pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Beefy hardcore lineup headlined by Chicagoans on the Deathwish label. Their last album was pretty good as I recall.
John Davies Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Samantha Barks Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25/£22. Info 01792 475715. Cabaret singer tours her debut album.
The Ian Stoutzker Prize: The Final Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Annual event.
Wednesday 15
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Billy Walton Band The Scene Club, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Donna Lewis And Her Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £12. Info 07802 912789.
Erik Satie 150th Anniversary Concert Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01646 695267. For better or worse, this one doesn’t feature Alistair McGowan (see Sun 12), rather Noriko Ogawa (piano) and Mami Usami-Williams (dancer).
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Junior Proms Concert 1 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring Llanelli Junior Woodwind, Llanelli & Dinefwr Cerddorfa Arall, Llanelli Junior Strings and Llanelli Junior Choir.
Matthew Ford with The Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Students Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Sworn Amongst + Belial + Chaos Trigger + The Dweller + Nycosia The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166. Deathcore etc.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£16.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Tribute show.
We’ll Meet Again Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2.30pm, £14/£13. Info 01656 815995. Songs and music of the war years.
Thursday 16
And Finally… Phil Collins Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01873 850805. Tribute act. Also features relevant Genesis numbers. In Brecon on Sat 18.
Aoife Ní Bhríain St Melangell’s Church, Pennant Melangell. 7.30pm, £20/£10 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Irish violinist. One of several events comprising this year’s Gregynog Festival, which runs until Sun 26. Some of it is in north Wales but I left bits out for that same reason last year, so will make up for it this year by including stuff even if it’s outside Buzz’s ‘area’.
BarlowCree Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.
BBC NOW: Mahler 1 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50-£18. Info 01792 475715. Thomas Søndergård conducts a programme topped by Mahler’s Symphony No.1. Also featuring soprano Nadine Koutcher. In Cardiff tomorrow.
Doomcrow + Democratus + Beware The Tortoise The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 07730 432166.
JimJam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. This week’s guest band is Junior Hacksaw.
Junior Proms Concert 2 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring Carmarthen & Gwendraeth Junior Woodwind, Carmarthen & Gwendraeth Cerddorfa Arall, Carmarthen Junior Strings and Carmarthen Junior Choir.
Maddie Jones 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883.
Mike Silver Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Pretend Happy + Pushing Daisies Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 07970 063107.
Primary Partners Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6.30pm, £5. Info 01792 475715. A celebration of music-making featuring pupils from primary schools across Swansea. On tomorrow also.
The Dreamers Parc & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £18. Info 0800 0147111. Pop hits from the 60s. Where is Freddie? I just looked it up and he died 10 years ago. In Bangor.
Welsh National Opera Orchestra: An Elegant Summer’s Eve Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391.
Friday 17
Alan Barnes Octet Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 6.45-8.30pm, £13 adv/£7 under-16s. Info 01792 473238. Opening event of this year’s Swansea Jazz Festival, which runs in this venue until Sun 19.
And Finally… Phil Collins Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 0845 2263510.
*As Ondas + Two White Cranes + Megaflora + Caramel Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £6/£5. Info 07967 257529. Four distinct flavours of DIY indie music. A BYOB gig too!
Attila The Stockbroker Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £7 adv. Info 01633 221477. Benefit show for refugees in Calais.
Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.
BBC NOW: Mahler 1 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£35. Info 029 2087 8444.
Benn Willis Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Can’t Remember? The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. That’s an actual band name, not someone failing to recall who was playing this evening. I checked.
Cath Jones The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Chris Kelly The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.
Graham Larkbey + Cornfield & Kealy The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Valley Folk Club night.
Humanity’s Last Breath + Shields + Dienamic + Nycosia The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07730 432166. Metal.
Kaytannau The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Kaz Hawkins The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 355800. Blues fron Belfast.
Le Bistro Jazz Washington Buildings, Penarth. 8pm, free. Info 029 2070 9600. Violin and guitar jazz duo. This is in a restaurant so you have to buy some food, OK?
Live Acoustic Music The Thomas Arms, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01554 772043.
Live Line Mini Hardcore Fest The Arches, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info liveline.bigcartel.com. Featuring sets from Guilt Trip, Restrict, Sanity Check, Back Down, Turn To Dust and Vaults. This is an all ages gig in a rehearsal space so no booze is allowed FYI.
Music For Syria Fundraiser The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Featuring Manu Song, Atto Mul, Thomasin & Friends, Brently and Busload Blue.
National Youth Chamber Choir Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
Pee Wee Ellis Funk Assembly Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 9.15-10.45pm, £13 adv/£7 under-16s. Info 01792 473238. Swansea Jazz Festival show with James Brown’s legendary sideman.
Primary Partners Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6.30pm, £5. Info 01792 475715.
Remi Harris Trio Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth. 7pm, £6-£12. Info [email protected]. Jazz guitarist.
Retrospect Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Swansea Jazz Festival Fringe Various venues, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. 4pm, free. Info 07900 314245. Featuring Afternoon In Paris (Morgans Hotel, 4-6pm), The Steve Doolan Quartet (Queens Hotel, 4-6pm), Groucho Club (The Pump House, 4-6pm); The Clare Hingott & Graham Watkins Trio (The Swigg, 4-6pm); The Steve Williams Trio (Tino’s Tapa’s Bar & Restaurant, 4-6pm) and a Late Jazz Jam session (No.6 Bar, 10pm). (Until Sun 19)
The Broadcasts + Written In Kings + Tom Jenkins Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Chop Idols The Open Hearth, Sebastopol, Pontypool. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01495 763752. Playing this venue’s monthly jazz night.
The Deslondes + Twain + Screamin’ Miss Jackson & The Slap Ya Mama Big Band + Featherjaw The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Country rock type stuff.
Stereophonish + Last Mile Home Ebbw Vale Institute. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01495 708022.
The Irish Consort The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 7.30pm, £20/£10 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Irish/European performers of traditional and early music. A Gregynog Festival event.
Saturday 18
4th Kind The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
Abergavenny Eisteddfod Winners’ Grand Concert Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, free. Info 01873 850805.
Alec Dankworth Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 2.30-4.15pm, £12 adv/£6 under-16s. Info 01792 473238. Swansea Jazz Festival concert, one of four here today.
And Finally… Phil Collins Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18.50/£17.50. Info 01874 611622.
Darius Brubeck Quartet Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 9.15-10.45pm, £13 adv/£7 under-16s. Info 01792 473238.
Dreamstate Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £6. Info 0845 2263510. Youthful Swansea rock band whose biog was clearly written by someone who doesn’t listen to rock music (“hard hitting vocals, powerful guitars, and earnest emotion”).
GBH + Brassick Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Mean-muggin’ metalpunks of olde headline.
Gnarwolves + Crows An Wra + Broadbay Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Gwalia Singers Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £18/£15. Info 01792 475715. Fiftieth anniversary celebration concert. Guest stars include Shân Cothi, Trystan Llyr Griffiths and compere Roy Noble.
Inglorious + Fireroad + Psycho Kiss + Forever Vendetta + The Boom Sons The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07730 432166.
Jeff Hooper Big Band Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 12-1.15pm, £10 adv/£5 under-16s. Info 01792 473238.
Jeni & Billy Beulah Community Centre, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2062 5786. US country duo.
Kaytannau The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Keith Ball & His Jazzmen Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 6.45-8.30pm, £13 adv/£7 under-16s. Info 01792 473238. Trad jazz band led by Kenny Ball’s son.
Keith Rock The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
La Forme The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £13.50. Info 01633 656757. Local synthpop group.
Last Chance Saloon Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
Lionel Richie + Corinne Bailey Rae Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 4pm, £40. Info 0844 8156665.
Magic Eight Ball + Ulysses + Digital Criminals The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm, free. Info 01495 213300.
Mahan Esfahani National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth. 4pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Iranian harpsichord player. Gregynog Festival event.
Marie Batchelder Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.
Melvana + Faith No More Or Less Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 491424. Tributes to Nirvana and Faith No More take the stage for Pontypridd’s drunkest rock revivalists.
Mervyn Strutter Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.45pm, £13/£11. Info 01646 695267. Comedy meets folk, I think.
Mr Hate The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178.
Nicky Taliesin The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Revival The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Special Brew Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £10/£7 adv. Info 07512 237983. Bad Manners tribute.
Swansea Jazz Festival Fringe Various venues, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. 4pm, free. Info 07900 314245. Featuring the Constellation Big Band (Dylan Thomas Theatre, 10.45-11.45am), The Rumblestrutters (Dylan Thomas Centre, 10.45am; Queen’s Hotel, 3 + 4.30pm), Kevin Bolton Quintet (The Village Hotel, 12 + 1pm), Steve Williams Trio (No.6 Bar, 12 + 1pm), Stringefellows with Ray ‘Taff’ Williams (The Pumphouse, 12.30 + 1.30pm), John Paul Gard Organ Trio (Garbo’s Cafe Bar, 1 + 2.15pm), The Three Divas (Dylan Thomas Centre, 1.30pm + 2.30pm), The Albino Frogs (The River House, 1.30 + 2.45pm), Schools Big Band Concert (National Waterfront Museum, 1.30-2.00pm), Trefor Owen Quartet (Cafe TwoCann, 1.30 + 3pm), The Gents (Morgans Hotel, 2.30 + 3.30pm), Liberty Street Jazz Band (Swansea Yacht and Sub Aqua Club, 2.30pm + 3.30pm), Tuk Tuk (Swansea Museum, 2.30pm + 3.30pm), Neon Villages (Garbo’s Cafe Bar, 4 + 5pm), The Jazz Dragons (Tawe River Cruise, 4-6pm – book directly with boat call, 07785 347549), Sarah Smith Gypsy Trio (Dylan Thomas Centre, 4.30 + 5.30pm), Mike Gambo Band (The River House, 4.30pm + 5.30pm), The Cottle Brothers (The Pump House, 4.30pm + 5.30pm) and and a Late Jazz Jam session (No.6 Bar, 10pm).
(Until Sun 19)
The City Of Cardiff ‘Melingriffith’ Brass Band Annual Gala Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 1391.
The Goodman Trio National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth. 4pm, £10/£5 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Gregynog Festival event.
The Hit Kings Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
The Navarones Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Ska.
The Proclaimers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £29. Info 01792 475715.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £17-£20. Info 01656 815995.
We’re No Heroes The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Sunday 19
360 Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £25 adv/£13 under-16s. Info 01792 473238. Average White Band spinoff close this year’s Swansea Jazz Festival.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Cory Band Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 3pm, £5-£12. Info 01792 475715.
Gary Hall Brown’s, Laugharne. 8.30pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Hespèrion XXI The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 2.30pm, £25/£12.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Jordi Savall’s Celtic Viol project. A Gregynog Festival event.
Inglorious The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Foolish-looking hard rock band.
Janet Siedel & Her Band Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 12-1.15pm, £10 adv/£5 under-16s. Info 01792 473238.
Moscow Drug Club Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 2.15-3.30pm, £10 adv/£5 under-16s. Info 01792 473238.
National Youth Jazz Orchestra Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea. 4.30-6.15pm, £15 adv/£8 under-16s. Info 01792 473238.
Red Rug The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. Music On The Platform performance.
Swansea Jazz Festival Fringe Various venues, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. 4pm, free. Info 07900 314245. Featuring a jazz sax workshop with Dave O’Higgins (Dylan Thomas Centre, 10.30am), BlackHawk Big Band (Dylan Thomas Centre, 11.30am + 12.30pm), Hot Club Gallois (Garbo’s Cafe Bar, 1 + 2.30pm), Sarah Smith Trio (The Pump House, 1.30 + 3.30pm), Stringefellows with Taff Williams (The River House, 1.30 + 3pm), Steve Williams Trio (Cafe Twocann, 1.30 + 3pm), Bridgend Big Band (Dylan Thomas Centre, 2 + 3.15pm), Amy Walton Quartet (Morgans Hotel, 2.30 + 3.30pm), Gary Phillips & Li Harding Trio (Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club, 3.30 + 4.30pm), Brian Breeze Band (The Queen’s Hotel, 3.30 + 5pm), The Gents (Tawe River Cruise, 4-6pm – book directly with boat call, 07785 347549), On Blue Street (Garbo’s Cafe Bar, 4.30 + 6pm), Jazz Africana (The River House, 5 + 6.30pm) and Chums (The Pump House, 6 + 7.30pm). (Finishes today)
Monday 20
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Barry Manilow Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. 7pm, from £19.75. Info 029 2022 4488. That seems like a very low lowest price for tickets to see Baz. Maybe he’s steering his ethos in a Fugazi type direction.
Cattle Decapitation + Desecration + Sodomised Cadaver + Venom Prison The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com. Large death metal lineup headlined by Californian animal lib conceptualists. Presented by The Bunker, and in fact moved from their venue.
CW Stoneking The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Blues.
Junior Proms Concert 3 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring Dinefwr Junior Woodwind, Dinefwr Junior Strings and Dinefwr Junior Choir.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
The Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
The Fairweather Band + Austeros + Human Heat + Van-illa Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Punk and indie fare, presented by DIY Cardiff.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Tuesday 21
Camelia Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Daniel Grimwood The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 7.30pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Recital on the Broadwood Square piano. A Gregynog Festival event.
Gwd Jams Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3/free for performers. Info 029 2039 7933. Monthly open jam session.
*Howe Gelb + Erika Wennerstrom Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 0117 9259273. Psychedelic country champ Gelb is best known as frontman of the band Giant Sand, which he is winding up this year I think.
Juan Martin St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £12-£14. Info 029 2087 8444. Roots Unearthed presented esteemed flamenco guitarist.
Junior Proms Concert 4 Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. Featuring Carmarthenshire Junior Brass, Junior Guitar Ensemble and Junior Percussion Ensemble.
Nevermind The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 2.30pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. French early music group play 18th century arrangements of Irish tunes. A Gregynog Festival event.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Paul Baxter In/Out Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Sarah Smith Jazz Trio Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £7. Info 01874 611622. Brecon Jazz Club gig.
Tom Martin Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Wednesday 22
Academy Of Ancient Music The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 7.30pm, £20/£10 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Repertoire from the 18th-century Golden Age featuring music of the continental masters who lived and worked in Dublin. A Gregynog Festival event.
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Being As an Ocean + Napoleon + Holding Absence Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
David Llewellyn Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Forever In Blue Jeans Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £17/£15. Info 01873 850805.
In Archives + Illicit + Eclipse The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 6.30pm, £3. Info 01685 387925.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
John Martin Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £9. Info 029 2087 8444.
Schools Project – Arts Council Of Wales Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
Summer Dreaming – Rock N’ Roll Dynamite Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £20/£10. Info 01495 227206. Fifties tribute concert.
The Big Gig Semifinals Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. On tomorrow also, with the final in July.
The Two Tenors Quintet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Trembling Bells + Ofelia The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Scottish folk-rockers whose last album was a slowburning treat.
Thursday 23
Ailish Tynan & Iain Burnside The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 7.30pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Soprano and pianist. A Gregynog Festival event.
Augustines The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Declan McKenna Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Finghin Collins The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 2.30pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. Irish piano music including Stanford, Bax, Warlock, Grainger and Gerald Barry. A Gregynog Festival event.
JimJam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. This week’s guest band is Luther.
Martyn Joseph Angel Hotel, Llandeilo. Info [email protected].
Oh Peas! + Palomica Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Local indiepop fave headlines, her second performance in Gwdihw this month in fact.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
RWCMD Friends Connect Fundraiser Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2039 1391. Student-led chamber ensemble.
Sultans Of String Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £13/£11 adv. Info 01834 869323. Globally eclectic string band.
The Big Gig Semifinals Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Friday 24
Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.
Built For Comfort Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Cath Jones The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.
Catrin Herbert Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 456856.
Daz English The Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.
*Garden Centre + Van-illa + They Is They Is They Is + Antique Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £5. Info 07967 257529. Cool-looking gig with all (pretty) new bands. Headliners are from Brighton and fronted by a guy called Max, also known as King Of Cats.
Glasnost Festival The Full Moon, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info [email protected]. Annual quasi-tribute to Glastonbury, only on for two days this year though and elusive as to its precise content.
Hi-On Maiden + Motorheadache The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888. Twin tributes.
Islands In The Stream Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01600 772467. Tributes to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
Junior Bill + Mike Dennis Carnegie House, Bridgend. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 01656 815757.
Live Acoustic Music The Thomas Arms, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01554 772043.
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14-£21.50. Info 01792 475715.
New British Winds Carnegie House, Bridgend. 12pm, £4 adv. Info 01656 815757. Young, local classical musicians.
Never Found + Runoffthestatic + Scarecrow Boat Undertone, Cardiff. 6-9pm, £4. Info 029 2022 8883.
One Night Of Queen Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £18. Info 0800 0147111. Queen tribute band.
Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Peter Jagger The Phoenix, Gorslas, Llanelli. 9pm, free. Info 01269 844438.
Rachel B The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Penny White & Alex Valentine The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £3. Info 01497 821762. Folk duo.
The Bug Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. A ChapterLive gig.
The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
The Distributors The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
The Lushtones Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Wright Hear Wright Now The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Saturday 25
ACAB Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.
Agrona + Orpheum + Grave Altar + Democratus Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 07970 063107.
Aynt Skynyrd + Pilgrim The Welfare, Ebbw Vale. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info [email protected]. Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute.
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra: Shostakovich’s Legend Symphony St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£35. Info 029 2087 8444. Thomas Søndergård conducts a programme topped by Mahler’s Symphony No.1. Also featuring soprano Nadine Koutcher.
Children Of The Gravy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5. Info 01443 682388. Black Sabbath tribute.
Chris & Kellie White Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 621811.
Clare Teal Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 01239 841387. Jazz vocalist and radio personality.
Eddie’s Bedroom The Halfway, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2066 7135.
Fidelio Trio with Sinéad Morrissey The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 7.30pm, £15/£7.50 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. A Gregynog Festival event.
From Bach To Baby The Riverfront, Newport. 11am, £5.50/£4.50. Info 01633 656757. “The critically acclaimed classical concert for baby and you”.
Glasnost Festival The Full Moon, Cardiff. 5pm, free. Info [email protected].
Jelly Season The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm. Info 01495 247178.
Kenfig Hill & District Male Voice Choir Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £5-£12. Info 01656 815995. Sold out.
Madassa Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.
Marie Batchelder Tempus Bar, St David’s Hotel, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 0844 8246171.
Midmad Festival Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm. Info 01970 623232. Annual festival of live music and family entertainment.
Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £2. Info 029 2038 7026.
Sentenced + Tempers Fray + Murder Circuit Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Sophie Hansen The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
*Stars In Their Eyes Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. It’s time for people to do cover sets for charity again.
The Bow Street Runners The Lounge, Newport. Free. Info 01633 259144. Playing as part of the Live:Lounge night here.
The Southmartins The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. A tribute to both The Beautiful South and The Housemartins.
The Three Welsh Tenors Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01646 695267.
Ukelele Festival Of Wales Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 371206. Two-day event based around the popular emasculated stringed instrument. Performers: Redshirts, Pete Moss, The Porthcawl Ukele Band, Michael Adcock, Percy Copley, Plucking Fourstrings, The Ukelele Uff & Lonesome Dave Trio, Gary Phillips Amigos Trio, Captain Cat & The Sailors, Eddie Cromie and Chonkinfeckle. Workshops: Singing and Harmony (Roland Emmanuel); Ukulele (Gary Phillips) and Strumming Techniques (Michael Adcock). On tomorrow also.
Ultimate Eagles Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50/£20. Info 01792 475715.
We’re No Heroes West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.
Wright Hear Wright Now The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Sunday 26
Anti-Nowhere League Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Badly-behaved UK punks who were supposedly persona non grata in ‘the scene’ a while back due to a song they wrote called The Day The World Turned Gay. Will they play it tonight? Maybe if you shout for it enough times.
Artephis The King’s Arms, Abergavenny. 7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz night.
Blitz Time Sally The Old Station, Tintern. 1-4pm. Info 01291 420241. Music On The Platform performance.
Chamber Choir Ireland The Music Room, Gregynog, Powys. 2.30pm, £20/£10 under-18s. Info 01686 207100. A Gregynog Festival event, the final one of 2016 in fact.
Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
Moongazer Brown’s, Laugharne. 8.30pm. Info 01994 427688. Sunday Session gig.
Music Without Boarders Choir Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.45pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
SaraBeth Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, £13.75 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Texan country artist, described by a UK country website as a “smart, beautiful and talented songstress”. There really needs to be more stringent laws stopping people from writing about music.
Ukelele Festival Of Wales Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 371206.
Monday 27
Atrium Live Music Night Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Backtrack + Higher Power + Mind x Control + Grove Street Families + Full Strength Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Moshy NYHC band headline. This was previously in The Moon Club, sold tickets to capacity and was moved over the road a few minutes before I typed this listing in.
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Henry Marten’s Ghost The Gravity Station, Swansea. Free. Info 07919 164467.
Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Live Original Music Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.
Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Tuesday 28
Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected].
Dave Cottle Trio Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510.
Heidi Browne Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30am, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Heidi was 2013’s winner of the Open Mic UK competition, which I wouldn’t dream of suggesting is a scam but a lot of people posting online have done. Still, Heidi must have done well out of it if she can afford to tour the UK on £2.50 tickets.
Hurray For The Riff Raff The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.
John Scantlebury Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.
Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
REPCo: Profile Piano Moments And Miniatures Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£3. Info 029 2039 1391.
Vintage Trouble + Slydigs Tramshed, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 0117 9259273.
Wednesday 29
Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Aidan’s Harmonicas Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Blue Note Bistro Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6-9pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Blues Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Last Wednesday of every month.
Christian Kobi Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 447360. Swiss free improv saxophonist. Don’t have many details about this performance yet but Welsh avant-garde man Rhodri Davies seems to be putting it on.
Chroma + Hiwligang + Cadno Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. Gig of Welsh language bands which is something to do with the Tafwyl festival this coming weekend.
Constellation Big Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Hackensaw Boys + JC’s Hopeless Sinners + The Brwmys + Little Folk The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info info@
thefullmooncardiff.com.
Jazz Wednesdays Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 259144.
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. American guitarist, a titan of quasi-gothic 1980s vintage rock via appearances in the Cramps, Gun Club and Bad Seeds, with his new band.
Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Tony Hands. Free drink for performers.
Rachel Head & Band + Mike Dyzngel & Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253. RWCMD double bill.
Tcha Limberger’s Kalotaszeg Trio Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £16.50/£15. Info 01873 850805. Transylvanian violinist plus band.
Thursday 30
5th Spear Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
A Night In Venice By Candlelight Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £18.50/£17.50. Info 01874 611622. Jonathan Ansell from G4 sings Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti operatic excerpts.
Art Themen & The John Gibbon Trio Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £4-£7. Info 01834 869323. A Spanjazz night.
Beyonce Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 4.30pm, £73.50/£108.50 gold circle. Info 08442 777888. I’d pay that ticket price if the support act was a Roman-style fight to the death between people who bang on incessantly about how many producers it takes to make a Beyonce album, and people who enthuse about how much “shade” she “throws” despite never using those terms elsewhere in their life.
Coltrane Dedication Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Harry Keyworth West Coast Arts, Penally, Tenby. Free. Info 01834 219128.
JimJam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 07557 505123. This week’s guest band is The Bella Collins Band.
Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.
The Apples Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £6-£14. Info 01834 869323. Many-membered funk band from Israel.