LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS | NOVEMBER 2019
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER
360 Degrees Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
R AmserJazzTime Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Weekly jazz sessions in the foyer, every Friday until 6 Dec. Fri 8 is a brass special.
A-Tota-So + Iran Iran + Fort + Aaronson Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107.
Big Big Train + Sweet Billy Pilgrim The Riverfront, Newport. 6.30pm, £32. Info 01633 656757. UK prog rock band headline. One of those ‘huge in their own circles without most people having heard of them’ deals, hence this gig being sold out well in advance.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Paget Rooms, Penarth. 8.30pm, £15.75. Info 029 2070 0721.
Black Jam Circus Barry Island Sports & Social Club. 8pm, £2. Info 07595 497225.
Carter Sampson + Blind River Scare Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7. Info [email protected]. Alt-country type stuff.
Clusterfuck The Hanbury, Swansea. 6pm, free. Info 01792 641804. Including something billed as a Brexit fancy dress competition.
Coco & The Butterfields Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.
Demented Are Go The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. South Wales’ psychobilly wildmen.
Dream State + Normandie Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £13 adv. Info 01792 468892. Local alt-metal faves headline.
Hawklords + Infinite Space Theory Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info enquiries@
hangar18musicvenue.co.uk. Hawkwind spinoff band featuring Nik Turner.
Lazybones + Flavourmaid The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Lisa Stansfield + Jazz Morley St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £30-£121.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Touring to mark 30 years since her debut album.
London Sinfonietta Family Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
London Sinfonietta Turning Points: The Emergence Of Minimalism Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. Performing works by Steve Reich and Philip Glass.
Mangata City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913.
Marina + Allie X Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £32. Info 029 2022 4488. Welsh pop sort, long sans her Diamonds.
Mike Peters Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm. Info 01495 243252. Two sets from Alarm big man. Sold out though.
Odette Mitchell + Nightingales Watch The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01497 821762.
R Other Voices St Mary’s Church and other venues, Cardigan. £5 for Music Trail venues. Info 01239 621200. Welsh debut for successful small-scale Irish festival where prominent performers are recorded playing in a church (which, having registered for a wristband, you need to win a raffle to attend). 9bach, Boy Azooga, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, Celeste, Gruff Rhys, Gwenno, Lankum and Lucy Rose will be in the church. The Music Trail includes the following venues: Theatr Mwldan, Small World Theatre, Pizza Tipi, Castle Pavilion, The Grosvenor, The Cellar Bar, The Tabernacl Chapel, Crwst, Canfas, Stiwdio 3, Bara Menyn and Quay Street Studios. On tomorrow also; more at othervoices.ie.
Pearl Jamm The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01495 247178. Tribute band.
Petbrick + The Death Of Money + Slow Murder Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Interviewed in the Music section last month, this duo of Sepultura’s original/best drummer Iggor and a fella called Wayne gets my full seal of approval!
Riley Baugus Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01646 651725. Solo banjo folk fella.
ShadowKatz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Sigiriya + Oak + The Lunar Effect + Pearler The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected]. Heavy rock bands. Oak and TLE are in Cardiff tomorrow.
The Dustbowl Revival Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 8pm, £18 adv. Info 01873 852960. Americana soul octet.
The ELO Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Tribute act.
The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Jerseys The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £19/£17 kids. Info 01834 861212. Frankie Valli tribute band. In Barry on Sun 3.
The Korgis Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50. Info 029 2089 0862.
Tom Sutch The Stable, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 1721.
Ultimate Elton The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01495 355945. Tribute show.
Up The Creek + Taff Trail Rambler + Jody Davies + Adam Jenkins + Rob Lear Globetrotters, Pontypridd. 7pm, £6/£5 adv. Info [email protected]. Blues, folk and Americana.
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Afternoon In Paris Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01792 863722.
And Finally… Phil Collins Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £19/£17. Info 01874 611622. Tribute show.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £22.50. Info 0845 2263510. Frankie Valli tribute.
Bilk + French Alps Tiger + Nigel Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
Bootleg Blondie Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Tribute act.
Brighde Chaimbeul Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£12. Info 029 2039 1391. Gaelic piper from Skye.
Cath Jones The Pheasant, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 653614.
Chris Kelly Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Don’t know which of the bookings is the right one out of this and the one below, sorry.
Chris Kelly The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. In sister venue Browns tomorrow.
Desert Storm + Oak + The Lunar Effect The Moon, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info [email protected]. More bands TBC.
Flash The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £11/£9 adv. Info 01685 387925. Queen tribute.
Goldie Lookin Chain Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 5555. One of several Welsh dates this month, GLC are also in Blackwood on Fri 8, Narberth on Thurs 14 and Fri 15, Swansea on Sat 16, Cardigan on Sat 22, Abergavenny on Mon 25 and Porthcawl on Sat 30.
Guilty Pleasure Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Haunted Hank + Darren Eedens & The Slim Pickins Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Hazel O’Connor The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £23.50/£22 adv. Info 01633 656757. Veteran new wave UK songwriter, with a band containing ex-Bowie and Eurhythmics sidewomen too.
Jody Davies + Violet Hearts + Cheatin’ Hearts Trio + Nic Thomas The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Lacertilia + Infinity Forms Of Yellow Remember + Zinc Bukowski The Black Sheep, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £5. Info 07707 851108. South Welsh riffy psych type bands. This is the last gig for the foreseeable in this venue, which is a rehearsal space and looks pretty cool so hopefully not done for good.
Legends Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Music and cabaret from local pub entertainer type band 360 Degrees.
Little Comets + Adwaith + Rainbow Maniac The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 029 2048 3344. Indie bands, presented here by Clwb Ifor Bach.
Magenta Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £18.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Welsh proggers.
MeatLoud The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £15/£12 adv. Info 01834 861212. Meat Loaf tribute.
Metal Gods The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Tribute show.
Moretallica Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01443 682388. Metallica tribute.
Off The Record Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free.Info 01792 203631.
Paisley Park + The Mondaines + The Lost And Found Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm. Info 01685 879491.
Royal British Legion Festival Of Remembrance St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £12-£22. Info 029 2087 8444.
Ruby And The Revelators Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues Club gig.
RWCMD Big Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5pm, £6-£12. Info 029 2039 1391.
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath + The Right Honourables Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 475444. Black Sabbath cover band headline a reunion night for people who used to drink in Swansea rock pub the Office.
Selena In The Chapel The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
Simon Trigg Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.
Soul Lotta Crunk Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Teilwng Yw’r Oen 2019 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £15/£13. Info 01970 623232. Updated version of a Welsh-language Christian rock opera, written by Tom Parker and first released in 1984.
The Lancashire Hot Pots + Stu Penders & Spladoosh The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Comedy folk-rock band headline. Lyrics read a bit like a PG-rated Macc Lads. Don’t see the point of that personally.
Tom Walker Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. One of those mildly rugged yet also acceptably sensitive twentysomething British men with a beard and beanie hat who the public slurp down like water. This gig is of course sold out.
Torchbearer + Die! Chihuahua Die! The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Headliners are in Newport on Fri 29.
Wizards Of Oz + Motörized UK Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tributes to Ozzy and Motörhead.
SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
R Adam Reeves The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440. Also here on Sun 17 and Sun 1 Dec.
Cardiff University Jazz Society Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £3. Info 029 2038 7026.
Catch Fire + The Young Hearts + Death By Disco + Ignitemares The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected].
Chris Kelly Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Clancy’s Kitchen Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Irish folk.
Festival Of Remembrance Park & Dare, Treorchy. 6.30pm, £7. Info 0300 0040444. Featuring The Regimental Band and Corps Of Drums of the Royal Welsh, plus Morlais Male Choir.
R Frankie Wesson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 8pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Every Sunday this month.
Guitar Moods… And A Shadow! The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £15.50. Info 01633 656757. Guitar Moods is a local fella named Maurice, joined here by Brian ‘Licorice’ Locking who used to be in The Shadows.
Ian Cal Ford & His Acoustic Preachers Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 07818 056599.
Music Club 19-20 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232. Featuring recitals by Lotte and Joseph as part of the Oxford Lieder Young Artists Programme.
R. Seiliog + Accü + Meilyr + Threatmantics + ¡Que Asco! + Sera + Alex Dingley The Moon, Cardiff. 4pm, £10. Info [email protected]. This is being put on by a guy called Aled who does PR for Welsh acts, specifically these ones.
RWCMD Big Band Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 3pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.
Spencer Segelov Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030 4400. South Wales pop auteur, whose new album is reviewed in Buzz this month.
Steve Mason + Pictish Trail Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2023 2199. Beta Band fella, now out on his ownsome.
R Steve Tarner Jazz Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 2pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Every Sunday this month. The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.
The Jerseys Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £17/£15 under-16s. Info 01446 738622.
The Red Hot Pokers Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Take Back NosDa, Cardiff. 1-11.30pm, free (donations welcome). Info 029 2037 8866. Fundraiser gig for Cardiff Women’s Aid, featuring Lucas J Rowe, Aleighcia Scott, Bwritten, Starvz, Ladies Of Rage, Noah Bouchard, Thalia Richardson, Luke RV, Missy G & Missy S, EWhyEasy, Asha-Jane & Yaz, Enbe, Ashleigh Stroud and SMXK3.
Venom Prison + Shallow Graves + Koldwar Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2037 3144. Death metal and metalcore in the rehearsal rooms here, aka Cardiff’s teeniest venue. That means this sold out quicksharp! Proceeds go to Project Mama however.
Y&T Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Hard rock veterans.
MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER
Jango Haze Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, part of a lineup of acts here every Monday.
Last One Home + The Caspiens The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
River Becomes Ocean + Kill The Ideal Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 468892.
The Legends Of American Country Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622. Tribute show. In Monmouth on Fri 8.
TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER
Acoustic Tuesday The Apothecary, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers. Recently moved from its long-term one in Riverside to this wee cafe in Canton.
Bear’s Den Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Sap-pop mitherers of some sort.
R Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Showcase of chamber ensemble work, in the foyer every Tuesday until Tue 26 Nov.
Charly Bliss + Barrie 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Poppy punky Americans headline. 1- Feet Tall is the new name for the upstairs room in 10 Feet Tall, which was previously called The Big Top and, before that, 10 Feet Tall.
Gigspanner Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth. 6.30pm, £5-£15. Info 01970 633088. Folk band led by Peter Knight, ex-Steeleye Span.In Cardigan tomorrow; Builth Wells Thurs 7.
Loyle Carner Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. British hip-hop fella with a sound that won’t scare the horses/Mercury Prize judges.
R Open Jam Session NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Presented by Pi & Hash, every Tuesday this month.
R Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Prize Winner’s Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. The winner being clarinettist Laura Deignan.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Showcase Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz. Two sets by acts TBC.
Sarah Brown + Ell South The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info [email protected].
State Champion + Dusty Cut + Penny Lope Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6. Info [email protected]. Headliner is a wordy Americana sort who the late David Berman called the best lyricist in the game last year. Will reserve judgement until I’ve listened a bit more I think.
The Wessex New Orleans Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4 members/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Bella Collins Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Boardman Ferla Duo The Riverfront, Newport. 2pm, £6. Info 01633 656757. A Live Music Now concert.
Calum Gourlay Quartet Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz
Dan McKinnon Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Dave O’Higgins / Rob Luft Quartet The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £15. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night featuring Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane renditions.
Declan Welsh & The Decadent West Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.50. Info 029 2023 2199.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 7.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Also featuring swing DJ The Medicine Man.
Fluff Tongue + King Kraken + Trep + Smile At Strangers + Oblong The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £3 adv. Info [email protected].
Gigspanner Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£17. Info 01239 621200.
I, Clara Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11-£22. Info 029 2039 1391. Pianist Lucy Parham and narrator Lesley Sharp present a look at the life and work of 19th century German composer Clara Schumann.
Local Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Grime MC, indeed a local one.
Monmouth Big Band & Singers Rogerstone & Bassaleg Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig, on every Wednesday.
Noson Jazz Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm. Info 01443 491424.
Okilly Dokilly + Red Rum Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info [email protected]. This is the American band who all dress like Ned Flanders and have lyrics which are Ned Flanders quotes. On one hand this is throwaway viral content gone rogue, on the other I feel like extremely niche joke bands like this predate the internet.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Tonight’s host is Lucy Atkins.
RWCMD String Soloists Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
The Mark Pontin Group Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Stylistics St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £35.45. Info 029 2087 8444. In Porthcawl on Wed 27.
THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER
BBC NOW: CoLaboratory Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30 + 9pm, £30-£45. Info 029 2063 6464. First in a planned series of teamups from the orchestra; this features American rap MC Dessa, from Doomtree. The earlier performance is sold out but the 9pm one isn’t, at the time of writing.
Chris Kelly The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042.
Feeder Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Fiasco + Foxxglove + Johnny Collins + Rohnan Joseph Whitebeam Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4. Info 029 2039 9557.
Gigspanner Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £17/£16. Info 01982 552555.
Hackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Monthly singalong around the piano.
Just Drive + The Franciums + Far From Animals + French Alps Tiger The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
Life Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
Rory Jackson Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £15/£12 under-13s. Info 01633 868239. “Rory Jackson has developed his 2 x 45 munute set production show to a fine art for you to truely experiance the physical, athletic embodiment and the magical showmanship of the legendary King Of Pop Michael Jackson as a (MJ Bad World Tour Concert Experiance) which has so much energy and passion behind every move he make on stage, you will feel like you are watching the man himself!”
Rosie Hood + Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Rowan Rheingans Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 8pm, £14 adv. Info 01873 852960. UK folk artist, also in the band Lady Maisery. In Cardigan on Mon 11.
RWCMD Wind Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Performing work by the late Mervyn Burtch, a fellow of the College.
Sarah McQuaid St Cadic’s Church, Caerleon. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info editor@
caerleon-arts.org. Likeable folk-rocker who lives in Cornwall. Presented here by Caerleon Arts Festival.
Sean McGowan Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected].
Show Of Hands Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £28/£15. Info 01792 475715. Popular UK folk group, reunited after a few years.
Skerryvore Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. Scottish folk big band.
Swedish Death Candy + Threatmantics + Seaside Witch Coven Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Extons + North Parade + White Riot The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. Presented by This Feeling.
FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER
360 Degrees The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017.
8.4% + The 501s + Red Light Syndrome The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected].
A Band Called Malice Cardiff Bus Transport Club. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 3658. Jam tribute.
A Certain Ratio + Sinka Ya Teeth Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £25.50. Info 029 2023 2199. Mancunian postpunks back together.
Anna Tsybuleva Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £17 adv. Info 01239 841387. Pianist.
Beat Harlows + The Doublecross + Who Are The Monsters? + Stay Voiceless The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Bruce Anderson The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Calefax Reed Quintet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. In Swansea on Sun 10.
Chris Kelly Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Creature + Eva Bartok + Bodyhacker 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Presented by Tone Deaf Creatures.
David C Thomas The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Elvana Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555. Nirvana, fronted by Elvis, with japey results no doubt.
Eric Hodges Beethoven Prize Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 3pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
Fortunate Sons Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners + Lauren Tate St John The Evangelist Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7pm, £17.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Singers of The Wildhearts and Hands Of Gretel, respectively, doing acoustic sets. Woodfired Summit and Pity My Brain co-present.
Goldie Lookin Chain Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01495 227206.
Green Haze Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 07970 063107. Green Day tribute.
Hakoustic 4 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£12.50. Info 01970 623232. Local jazz artists’ showcase, directed by noted multi-instrumentalist session type Mo Pleasure.
Hashtag Acoustic Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Head Noise + Jeff Japers + We’ve Come To Steal Your Energy Jac’s, Aberdare. 7.30pm, free. Info 01685 879491. Headliners are in Pontypridd tomorrow.
Headshot + Shovelface + Fathom The Aman Tavern, Aberdare. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 874938.
Milk Teeth + Cultdreams + Nervus Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £9 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Never The Bride Ffresh, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. UK rock duo.
Nightlives Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. Local electro-rockers with a new single.
Open Night Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.
Oye Santana Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 8pm, £15. Info 01446 738622. Santana tribute.
Prague Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£43. Info 029 2087 8444. Pietari Inkinen conducts Mahler’s Symphony No.3.
Rain Kings City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913.
Ramnastax Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Regime The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01743 860246. Rap-rock festival fodder from Pembrokeshire.
Royal Welsh College Brass Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.
Showaddywaddy Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £21-£24. Info 0845 2263510.
Son Of John & John Parker The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.
Surrge + Excursia McCanns Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 253648. Surrge are in Cardiff tomorrow.
That Which Ate The Moon The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30-10.30pm. Info 01495 213300.
uTenby Blues Festival Various venues, Tenby. £60 weekend pass. Info 07074 102121. Annual festival of blues gigs, plus a Blues Trail in smaller venues. Today: Big Joe Louis, Grainne Duffy and The Malone-Sibnun Band (De Valence Pavilion); Jonathan Nicholas (Giltar Hotel). Sat 9: Keith & Julie Richards, Kevin Brown and Mat Walklate & Alex Haynes (Church House); Whiskey River, Crawlback and Sugaray Rayford (De Valence); Mike Parker (Giltar Hotel). Sun 10: Dusk Brothers, John Verity and Gina Sicilia (De Valence). (Until Sun 10)
The Australian Pink Floyd Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £42.25. Info 029 2022 4488.
The Legends Of American Country Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £20. Info 01600 772467.
The Rotanas + Rainbow Maniac + Zepher + Two Til Twelve The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
The Switchtones The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
The Washboard Resonators Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07818 056599. In Hay tomorrow.
Whole Lotta Led The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17 adv. Info 07590 471888. Led Zep tribute band perform the second Led Zep album.
SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Baby Strange Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.
R Barbara Dickson & Nick Holland Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2089 0862. Veteran singer-songwriter Dickson, now performing in duo form and with two dates here both sold out.
Black Angus West End Club, Barry. 7.30pm. Info 01446 735739. AC/DC tribute band.
Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01873 850805. Tribute show.
Calypso Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
El Moono + Last Hyena + Blank Atlas +The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Gerry Cinnamon + The Coral Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £25. Info 029 2022 4488. Scottish lad-rock phenomenon on his first arena tour. This sold out super fast..
Head Noise + Celavi + Jan Doyle Band Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01443 491424.
Hells Bells Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £13.50 adv. Info 01792 468892. AC/DC tribute. In Cardiff on Fri 22.
Henry Marten’s Ghost Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Henry’s Funeral Shoe + Dead Shed Jokers + Heavy Flames + Lacertilia + Peter Greene Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199. South Wales rock promoters Pity My Brain with a fifth birthday gig.
Jack Savoretti Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £27.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Another singer-songwriter bloke. Sold out.
R Jon Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Funk and Latin tunes, also on Sat 16, Sat 23 and Sat 30 this month.
Laura Power + Bryony Sier + Orbit Street The Green Rooms, Treforest. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 841133. Single launch gig.
Mother Vulture + Clwb Fuzz + Tyrannosaw Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £4. Info [email protected].
Naomi Rae The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.
Nine Lives Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 01443 682388. Rock covers.
Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons + King Creature Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18. Info 029 2023 5555. South Wales rock mainstay and his (literal) sons tour to promote their new album.
Pop Divas Live! Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 8pm, £16.50. Info 01446 738622. For now they do at least. Mix, Swift, Trainor, Grande, Yonce, Hanna etc.
Revolver The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.
Rob Wheeler & The Blackbirds The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 387925. Queen tribute.
Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Steve Hackett St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £41.50/£36.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Sold out.
Surrge + Crystalline + Eulogy + Garuda Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107.
The Dime Notes Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01792 602060. Hot jazz quartet whose clarinet player has the scarcely believable name of David Horniblow, although he also looks a bit like Jordan Peterson so it’s not all good news for him.
The Daze Of Change The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected].
The Fugitives NosDa, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
The Goodges Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 9pm. Info 07818 056599. Covers band.
The Raiders Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 01495 227206. Tribute show.
The Washboard Resonators The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £6 adv. Info 01497 821762.
The UB40 Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band. In Aberdare on Fri 22.
Vice Squad + Tenplusone + Ill Fate The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Punk pinup Beki Bondage, plus band, headline.
Whitesnake UK + Celtic Pride Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01792 475444. Cover band headline.
Whole Lotta Led The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £19. Info 01834 861212. Led Zep tribute.
SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Angus Munro Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862.
Buckcherry + The Treatment + Rocky Kramer Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22. Info 029 2023 5555. Late 90s glam metal revivalists, touring to promote their eighth album. Eighth!
Calefax Great Hall, Bay Campus, Swansea University. 4pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.
R Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month (also on Sun 24 in November), with an extra acoustic session on the third Sunday (Sun 17) too.
Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £3-£5. Info 029 2038 7026. Monthly gypsy jazz jam night.
Ian Siegal Hang Fire Southern Kitchen, Barry. 6.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07561 143114. Roots N All gig with blues-rock type solo artist, sold out however.
Jack Savoretti Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £27.50. Info 01970 623232. Sold out.
Omega Two Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Peter Broderick + Toby Hay The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 5pm, £10/£8. Info 01743 860246. Ireland-based American Broderick presents a performance of his new album One Hear Now, a modular work which sounds quite complex.
Snatch It Back Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Suggested Friends + Schande The Moon, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, £7/£5.50 adv. Info [email protected]. Headliners’ album was reviewed in Buzz’s last issue.
Superbrass Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. London brass/percussion ensemble.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £24.50-£32.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER
Celtic Woman St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £41/£37.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Irish folk band.
Elaina Hoss Quintet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
Georgie Fame & Sons Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Sold out gig for Britjazz veteran.
Liam Gallagher + DMA’s + Trampolene Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6pm, £55/£45. Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out.
Little Big Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. American jazz crossover ensemble led by Aaron Parks.
Rowan Rheingans Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£15. Info 01239 621200.
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Broadway! Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 6.30pm, £16.50-£35. Info 01633 868239. Showtunes played by an orchestra.
Cory Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £15/£10 under-18s. Info 029 2039 1391.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4 members/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Dragonforce + Lovebites + McRocklin And Hutch Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18. Info 029 2023 5555. Widdle-metal goons headline. Thomas McRocklin, who was a teenage shred guitar prodigy in the early 90s, is the opening act here.
Frigg Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18/£15/free carers. Info 01970 623232. Folk.
Huw Watkins, David Adams & Matthew Hunt St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5/£7. Info 029 2087 8444.
Low Island Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Ravenbreed + Static Fires + Garuda + Blackjack Zero The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
Rockers Reunion Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Elvis Tribute Artist World Tour Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £36.20. Info 029 2022 4488. Featuring three American Elvii – Shawn Klush, Dean Z and Cody Ray Slaughter – backed by a live band and orchestra.
Tom Olendorff Trio Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz.
Will Barnes Trio The Muse, Brecon. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Brecon Jazz Club gig.
WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Andrea Di Biase’s Dugong Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz.
Blackhawk Big Band Rogerstone & Bassaleg Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
DUNS The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info 01600 712767. UK free jazz trio comprising Paul Dunmall, Dominic Lash and Mark Sanders.
Filth + Detest + Upon Those Dying + Fangs The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8.50 adv. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. Crush Hate Fest with a bill of sludge metal and beatdown hardcore.
Kate Tempest Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22. Info 029 2023 5555. See Upfront. Sold out though soz!
Mat Kearney Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Tonight’s host is Ian Lynn Palmer.
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £25. Info 029 2089 0862. UK blues veterans.
Right Hand Left Hand + Ritual Cloak + Who Are The Monsters? Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Album launch gig for the headliners, said album is reviewed in this issue.
Snow Patrol Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £75/£55. Info 029 2022 4488. Entirely baffled as to what production values a Snow Patrol gig might have to justify that ticket price, indeed wondering if it differs greatly from when I saw them in the Bristol Fleece & Firkin in I think 2001.
Squeeze + Heaven 17 St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 6pm, £38.50-£127.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Two bands who in their early 80s heyday would not have been thought of as peers, I don’t reckon… but these are crazy times.
R The Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 27 and Fri 29 (starting at 10pm on Fri 29).
Wildwood Kin Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.45pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. Exeter indie-folk trio.
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER
BBC NOW: Heroes And Heartache St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15-£43. Info 029 2087 8444. Joseph Swenson conducts a programme of Grieg and Tchaikovsky.
Breichiau Hir + Cities The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info [email protected].
DJ Yoda + The Cuban Brothers Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19. Info 029 2023 5555. Brace of goofy festival favourites here.
Gai Toms A’r Banditos Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £14-£12. Info 0845 2263510. Performance of a concept album about the life of cult Welsh wrestler Orig Williams. His autobiography is a good read.
R Goldie Lookin Chain The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £16. Info 01834 861212. On tomorrow also, that date having been announced first and sold out.
Keith Little Swing Trio & Jane Williams Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £5-£11. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.
King Of Pop 2019 Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £25.30. Info 0300 3656677. Michael Jackson tribute act.
Kizzy Crawford Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.
Martin Simpson Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. UK folk-rocker. In Pembrokeshire tomorrow.
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £15-£21. Info 01970 623232. In Carmarthen tomorrow; Cardigan on Thurs 21..
Naked Lunch Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 8pm, free (donations welcome). Info 029 2039 9557. Monthly jazz session.
Reel Big Fish Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Cali ska-punk band who will never die.
Respect: The Aretha Franklin Songbook Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £26/£20. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Shop Girls M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 029 2047 3373.
Simon Trigg The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042.
Songwriters Network Ocean Arts Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. 8-11.30pm, £5/£3. Info
[email protected]. Meetup and jam type night, every second Thursday of the month.
Stephen Evens + Mr Bewlay Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
The Blues Band Park & Dare, Treorchy. 8pm, £25/£23.50. Info 0300 0040444.
The Budapest Cafe Orchestra Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £18/£14. Info 01873 850805.
The Elvis Years The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01633 656757. With Mario Kombou as Elvis. I had to look that up though. People want to know who their ETA is, The Riverfront!
The J&J Orchestra Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2089 0862. Playing as part of Pizza Night here.
The Pitmen Poets Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £21 adv. Info 01495 227206. Folk veterans from the north-east of England.
The Trends The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
Tom Jenkins & The Screamdogs Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. This fella used to be the singer in local band Straight Lines, if you remember them, before moving to New Zealand and writing these folkier songs.
We Come From Ashes + Excursia + No:ir + Led By Lies Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 07970 063107.
Willie J Healey + Be Good Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER
80’s Mania The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £26. Info 01633 656757. Musical tribute to a decade.
Aldel Patterson And Dashwood Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01646 651725. Folk trio based in Norwich.
Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”
Beach Riot + Sybs + Clwb Fuzz + The Mermerings The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Boogie Wonderland Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.45pm, £24. Info 01446 738622. Disco covers band.
Bridges Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Buck & Evans + Sweet Crisis Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199. Local country-rockers.
Chris Kelly City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913.
Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Classic soul.
Ensemble Cymru Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01874 611622. Performing Schubert’s Octet. In Aberystwyth on Sun 17.
ESP Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Fistful Of Rage Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 879491. Rage Against The Machine tribute.
Fleetwood Bac Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £16.50. Info 01600 772467. Tribute band.
Genesis Connected Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01873 850805. Tribute to Genesis and the members’ various sideprojects.
James Kennedy The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017.
Lost In Music: One Night At The Disco Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £23.50-£29.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Disco tribute show.
Mark Harrison The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762.
Martin Simpson Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01239 841387.
Maverick Sabre Tramshed, Cardiff. 6pm, £17.50. Info 029 2023 5555.
Mellt + Gwilym + Mari Mathias Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-10.30pm, £12. Info 029 2048 7602.
Mr Tea & The Minions + Lost Tuesday Society + Little Folk + TangleJack The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £10/£7.50 adv. Info [email protected].
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £14.50-£20.50. Info 0845 2263510.
Popestars Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. Ghost tribute band, just ahead of the actual band’s Cardiff date.
Rattlin’ Bog Llanwrda, Llandovery. 7.30pm, £10/£5 under-17s. Info 01550 720232. Twmpath as part of the monthly Llandovery Folk Dancing night.
Sepulchre + Black Pyre + Voltane Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info [email protected]. Metal.
Simon Trigg The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
Sound Affairs: Radio Amore Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2116 7920. First of three Sound Affairs 30th birthday concerts in Cardiff this weekend, this one features work by the company’s founder Charlite Barber plus Handel, Vivaldi, Michael Nyman and more.
Statement + Midnight Prophecy + Trep + Grym Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm, £5/£4 adv. Info [email protected]. Headliners are in Crumlin on Fri 22.
The Budapest Cafe Orchestra Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50. Info 029 2089 0862.
The Lewis Creaven Band West End Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 735739.
The Tina Turner Experience The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £17/£15 adv. Info 01633 533666. Tribute show.
Three O’Clock Club El Siecos, Newport. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Thrill Collins + Darren Eedens & The Slim Pickins Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 029 2039 9557. Headliners are a skiffle-pop band from Cheltenham.
WNO Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£18. Info 029 2039 1391. Opera gala, conducted by Carlo Rizzi and celebrating 70 years of this college. Sold out though.
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER
360 Degrees Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Addiction The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Plus a punk-oriented DJ set from Dave Grooveslave.
AKA Trio Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18/£9 under-25s. Info 029 2039 1391. Italian/Senegalese/Brazilian trio. In Swansea on Fri 22, Cardigan on Tue 26 and Aberystwyth on Wed 27.
Beacons Blues Summit Clarence Hall, Crickhowell. £20 adv. Info [email protected]. Woodfired Summit with a day of acoustic folk-rock type stuff: Zervas & Pepper, John Bramwell, Story Song Scientists, Jules Gardner, Michael Parker and Bryony Sier.
Blackbeard’s Tea Party The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £9. Info 01497 821762. Band who are kind of pirate metal for people who would listen to pirate metal if it was less silly, and less metal.
Casio Club Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Chris Kelly The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
False Advertising + Big Thing + Bloom 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Fuzed The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Gimme Abba The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 01633 533666. Tribute show.
Goldie Lookin Chain Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Huw Warren Trio Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Jazz.
Idle Logan Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.
Impersonating The Police The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £12/£10. Info [email protected]. Police tribute band.
Jack Perrett Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info [email protected].
Jesus Jones Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. Baggy flash-in-the-pans from the early 90s, reformed.
Johnny Trashed The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 387925. Johnny Cash tribute who play his songs in an upbeat punky style.
Junior Conservatoire Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.45pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Foyer concert.
Justin Crowe The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
Kill 66 The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.
Killdren + GlitchGirl + Little Eris + Spazrammer Undertone, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, £5. Info 029 2022 8883. Killdren are the band who were removed from about the 300th biggest stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival after someone noticed they had a song about killing Tories and grassed them up to the Daily Mail.
Maniac Street Preachers + StereoIronics The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888. Welsh rock tribute bands.
Marillion + Harry Pane St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £44.50/£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. UK prog headliners get in an orchestra to puff up their sound even more.
Matt Maltese + Happyness + Talk Show + Drug Store Romeos + Rosehip Teahouse + Wych Elm Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 6pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Some indie bands presented by So Young magazine and Council Records.
Melfest 2 Ebbw Vale Institute. 6pm, £11 adv. Info 01495 708022. This gig is in aid of Hospice Of The Valleys and dedicated to the memory of Melanie Price; lineup features Ivor Beynon (yes!), Drunken Marksman, Sentry, Neckbrace, Stay Voiceless and Metal Maidens.
Roosevelt Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Saxonized Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Saxon tribute.
Shimmer Sounds 2019 Tramshed, Cardiff. 3.30pm, £18.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Annual neo-indie alldayer over two rooms, featuring Temples, The Blinders, Gengahr, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Fling, Luna Bay and more TBC.
Skacasm Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 879491. Ska covers. DJ Gareth Hopkins is also on the bill.
Sound Affairs: Salomé Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2063 6464. Second of three Sound Affairs concerts, this one featuring a screening of the movie Salomé with an Arabic music-inspired percussion score by Charlie Barber.
Tales In The Shade The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Amazons + Demob Happy Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Reading rock band headline.
The Jam And Crumpet Band St Mary’s Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£5 kids. Info ruffceilidhs.org. A RUFF Ceilidhs night.
The Sound Of Springsteen The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £26.50/£24.50. Info 01633 656757. Tribute show.
The Urban Voodoo Machine The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info [email protected].
The Verge Riverside Sports Bar & Kitchen, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 439166.
Trep + Isolation + Throwing Knives The Duke, Neath. 8pm, free. Info 0300 3656677.
SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER
6foot7 + Hell Death Fury + The Larryfish Experiment + Tie Fighter Pilot + Kings Alias + Lesser Known Character + Boxcat + Tenplusone + AJ Simmonds The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 5pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected]. Benefit show for Tonic and the Jacob Abraham Foundation.
Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
Attila + Veil Of Maya + Sylar Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Metalcore goofs headline.
Barb Jungr Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Doing her Bob Dylan and Jacques Brel cover set.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Ensemble Cymru Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £5-£15. Info 01970 623232. In Carmarthen tomorrow.
Ghost + All Them Witches + Tribulation Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £38.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Debut arena tour for Swedish horror-rock headliners.
Irish Music Night Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8pm. Info 07818 056599.
Jack Mac Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Matthew Ford & Dave Cottle Trio Langland Brasserie, Swansea. 7pm, £30. Info [email protected]. Big band jazz soundtracking a two-course meal, presented by Swansea Jazzland .
Movie Mixtape: Songs From The Silver Screen Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £26.50-£46.50. Info 029 2063 6464. David Mahoney conducts the Novello Orchestra with guest vocalists including H from Steps and Noel from Hear’say.
New Model Army Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50. Info 029 2023 5555.
Roath Recorder Consort & Fountain Ensemble Choir Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 4pm, £5/free under-18s. Info 029 2116 7920. Music and readings in Italian and English from the time of Leonardo da Vinci, who has been dead for 500 years (and a few months).
Sound Affairs: Ludwig – Concerto Quasi Una Fantasia Cardiff University Concert Hall. 3-4pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Works by Beethoven, Orlando Gough, Graham Fitkin, Charlie Barber and Robert Moran. Last of three Sound Affairs concerts this weekend.
Starlings Planet The Moon, Cardiff. 3-6pm, free. Info tactilebosch.co.uk. UnderTheCounterCulture event where local synthpop group play as part of a tribute to Neros, an early 80 Cardiff goth club.
The Bay Rum Hounds Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
The Jug Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Quireboys Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Zanibar Aliens The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm. Info 01685 387925. Portugese hard rock band.
MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER
David Thomas Broughton + Bell Lungs + Pagan Wanderer Lu The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected]. Yorkshire loop-folk headliner is touring to toast 10 years since his debut album.
Dick Hamer Quartet Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER
Dale Storr St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Jazz pianist.
Jackie Oates St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£14. Info 029 2087 8444. Roots Unearthed gig from Staffordshire folk fiddler.
Phil Wall’s Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4 members/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Wartime Favourites Concert Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 1.50pm, £8. Info 01633 868239.
WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER
!!! Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Disco-punk faves sometimes known as Chk Chk Chk. Played Cardiff last year to a rousing reception.
Andy Collins Open Mic Night Cockett Inn, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Andy Hague Quintet Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.
thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz
Blazin’ Fiddles Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £17.50/£16.50. Info 01239 621200. Scottish folkies. In Builth Wells tomorrow.
Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Elaine Delmar & Her Band The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £15. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
Freya Ridings St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25/£21. Info 029 2087 8444. Sold out.
Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Also featuring Penarth Soul Club DJs
Hawkwind Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £25.50. Info 029 2023 5555. New Hawkwind album is reviewed in this issue.
Hawthorn Avenue + Heavy Flames + Blue Evolution The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio promotion.
Keith Little Quartet & Jane Williams Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 7.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Also featuring swing DJ The Medicine Man.
Kizzy Crawford Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. In Hay on Sat 23.
Larkins + Vanilla + Memory Camp Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
Matthew Ford & Capital City Jazz Orchestra Rogerstone & Bassaleg Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Oh Peas! The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. All ages gig hosted by Cardiff People First.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Tonight’s host is Alcie Bella.
Tim Holehouse + Malcolm Tent + Tom Emlyn + The Uptown Portrayer Punk Poet The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Three acoustic punk rock types touring together (Tom Emlyn is the guest here). Malcolm Tent has a mad discography including one of GG Allin’s bands, the Bunnybrains and death metal band Profanatica. Not sure what his solo music is like. Tour goes to Newport tomorrow; Cardigan Fri 22.
Tommy Sands Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Will McNicol Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862.
THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER
Bad Manners + Max Splodge + The Navarones The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 01633 533666. Ska and punk.
BBC NOW: New World Symphony Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£20. Info 01970 623232. Clemens Schuldt conducts a programme of Brahms and Dvorak.
Blazin’ Fiddles Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £17.50/£16.50. Info 01982 552555..
Catrin Finch Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01873 850805. Harp recital.
China Bears Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 9557.
Dan Bettridge + Alexander Carson Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.50. Info 029 2023 2199.
Isolation + In Which It Burns + Cadacus + Led By Lies + Equinox The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info [email protected].
John Ilsley Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Dire Straits bassist does a music-plus-Q&A type night.
Kit Downes Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2039 1391. UK jazz fave.
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12-£18. Info 01239 621200.
Pet Crow + Point Of View + ¡Que Asco! The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected].
The Hut People Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8pm. Info 07837 288096. Newport Folk Club night.
The Trials Of Cato Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01792 602060. UK folk trio, described as “the Sex Pistols of folk” by someone who masters records for a living and should probably stick to doing that.
Tim Holehouse + Malcolm Tent + The Uptown Portrayer Punk Poet Le Public Space, Newport. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info [email protected].
Truckstop Honeymoon Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, free. Info 01656 815995. Bluegress/rock type band.
FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
360 Degrees The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
A Country Night In Nashville Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £27. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Adrian Thompson & Michael Pollock Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital of Benjamin Britten’s works.
AKA Trio Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01792 602060.
Amy Wadge Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01646 695267. Sold out.
Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026.
Bluesters The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Crows + Lumer + The Violent Hearts Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Headline band put their album out on the Idles guy’s label. They’re noisy indie-punk I guess.
Crystalline The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Dreadzone Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. UK dub.
Emeli Sandé St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £38-£68. Info 029 2087 8444. Sold out.
Goldie Lookin Chain Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £16. Info 01239 621200.
Hells Bells The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Howlin’ Ric & The Rocketeers Cinema & Co, Swansea. 8pm, £7.50 adv. Info 07305 908260. Rock’n’roll revivalists.
James Kennedy Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Johnny Cash Roadshow Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £25.85. Info 0300 3656677. Tribute act.
Jon Langford & His Men Of Gwent + The Charlemagnes + I, Doris Le Public Space, Newport. 8pm, £10/£8 adv. Info [email protected].
Joshua Burnside + Rhodri Brooks + Teddy Hunter Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2039 9557. Northern Irish singer-songwriter headlines
Mudibu & The Jezebel Sextet Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £22. Info 029 2089 0862. Two UK soul acts club together for a set paying tribute to Otis Redding.
Poly-Math + Body Hound + False Hope For The Savage + Fort Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 07970 063107.
Roy Orbison 2019 Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £21. Info 01633 868239. Tribute act.
Rumney Folk Club St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, Cardiff. 7.45pm. Info derek@
rumneyfolkclub.co.uk. Monthly session with regular and guest performers.
Simon Trigg City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913.
R Sophie Evans Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7.30pm, £28. Info 0300 0040444. Popular musical star sings here. On tomorrow also.
Statement + Black Tree Vultures + Trep + The Autumn Killers The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
Steve Hillage Band + Gong Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £30. Info 029 2023 5555. Cosmic prog icon with a set focusing on four of his 70s LPs, plus he’s got his old band to support.
Telgate + The Bloodshots + Panic Shack + Gwaed Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info [email protected]. Single launch gig for the headliners. Presented by Forte Project.
The Black Eyed Dogs The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £10. Info 01497 821762. Americana band formed by producer of note Ethan Johns.
The Boogiemen Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Sold out.
The UB40 Experience + Codewalkers Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01685 879491.
Tim Holehouse + Malcolm Tent + The Uptown Portrayer Punk Poet Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8pm, £8/£6. Info 07818 056599.
Whiskey River Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01792 425231. Valley Folk Club night.
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER
A Foreigner’s Journey The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. A tribute to both Foreigner and Journey.
Bayside Boogiemen West End Club, Barry. 8pm, free. Info 01446 735739. Soul/R&B covers
Blackwater Conspiracy The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, free. Info 01495 247178.
Blues Central Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Coyote Creed Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 9pm. Info 07818 056599. Southern rock.
Funky Love Posse The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Glas Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.
Himalayas Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Into The Groove Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £26/£24. Info 01495 227206. Madonna tribute show.
Jack Mac’s Funk Pack Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Katell Keineg + Erin Lancester Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £6/£4. Info 01443 491424.
Kizzy Crawford The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01497 821762.
Mike Platt & The Noise + Who Knows Didley? Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 879491.
Natacha Atlas Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. Singer who cut her teeth in Transglobal Underground in the 90s. Wonder if she still does bellydancing. Go to this and find out why don’t you.
Penelope Isles + Windshake Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7pm, £7.50 adv. Info 07305 908260. Indie band on the Bella Union label. See Music for an interview.
Primal Scream Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £27.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Wee Boaby Gillespie and his bandmates, none of whom appear in Primal Scream’s current publicity shots, tour to promote a new best of album.
Stanley Strong Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
The Bohemians Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 01446 738622. Queen tribute. In Monmouth on Sat 30.
The Correspondents + Mantaraybryn Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13.50. Info 029 2023 2199. Electroswing types, presented here by Wave Promotions.
The Joy Formidable + Islet + Blood Red Shoes + Bryde + Candelas + Walt Disco + Chroma Tramshed, Cardiff. 3pm, £25. Info 029 2023 5555. Bill picked by the headliners, they’re calling it Formidable Fest; they’re playing acoustic and electric sets and have also got Gwenno and Rhys Peski to DJ.
The Navarones Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 01443 682388. Ska covers.
The Point The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
The Revolutionaires The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01834 861212. Old time R&B revivalist band.
The Wood Burning Savages Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Beers Over Tears.
Think Floyd Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 01873 850805. Tribute band
Tom Speight The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 3344. London indie/folk solo act.
SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER
Airbourne + Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Hard rockin’ Aussies headline.
Angri Kidd + Vella + Sunshine Maniac + Riding Giants Jac’s, Aberdare. 5-8pm, £3/free kids. Info 01685 879491.
Barry Douglas Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£20. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital followed by Sunday lunch, if you want.
Crystalline + Urfe The Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm,4£5 adv. Info [email protected].
Elizabeth Jane Williams + Izzy Grace + Vinna Bee The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls + Emily Barker St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £30.50-£42.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Gig for folk-punk honker forms part two of this venue’s Libertarian Clown Weekend; see yesterday’s stage listings for part one.
Howlin’ Ric & The Rocketeers Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599. Rock’n’roll/R&B band from Leeds.
Katey Brooks Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862.
Lucy Spraggan + Katie Kittermaster Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £18. Info 029 2023 2199. Sold out.
Pete Mathison Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Pixx Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. UK indie/pop type on the 4AD label, or what passes for it nowadays.
Tommaso Starace Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £10/£8/£3 NUS. Info 01873 853167. Black Mountain Jazz gig.
Whitchurch Jam Session #121 Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 5.30-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Badflower + Broken Hands + The Catching Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.
Goldie Lookin Chain Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01873 850805.
Love Actually Live Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £42-£67.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Return of this show where an orchestra plays Craig Armstrong’s score to the Richard Curtis movie, which is screened behind them.
Sumo Cyco + As Sirens Fall + Suburban The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Box Band Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2.30pm, £4.50. Info 01656 815995.
Tommy Harris Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.
tuesDAY 26 novemBER
AKA Trio Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £18/£17. Info 01239 621200.
Ashley John Long Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4 members/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444.
Elvis In Concert Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £55/£45. Info 029 2022 4488. More specifically footage of him on a big screen with live music by the TBC Band, Elvis’ original backing group, plus the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.
Lockie Chapman Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £22/£65 VIP. Info 0871 4720400. Member of The Overtones.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Showcase Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz. Two sets by the Daniel Newberry / Peter Schlunegger Duo and Folklore.
Soeur Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Sugar Candy Mountain + Lunar Bird The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £9/£7. Info [email protected].
The Drifters Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £29. Info 01792 475715.
wednesDAY 27 novemBER
AKA Trio Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £18. Info 01970 623232.
Ben Ottewell Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Singer from the band Gomez.
Broken Witt Rebels Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. Hard rock.
Fat White Family Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music.
Gaz Whelan The Hyst, Swansea. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 654366. Happy Mondays member plays solo gig in aid of a local homelessness charity.
Halestorm + In This Moment + New Year’s Day Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £27.50. Info 029 2022 4488. American hard rockers.
High Society Orchestra with Sarah Meek Rogerstone & Bassaleg Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Huw Ynyr & Joseph Cavalli-Price Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 12.30pm, £5 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Concerts & Cakes lunchtime show.
Iain Ballamy & Friends Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9-11.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz.
Newbridge & District Ladies Choir Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £6. Info 01495 243252. Christmas concert.
Only Men Aloud + Sophie Evans Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm. Info 01633 868239. This is sold out but OMA are doing a bunch of gigs in December.
Philharmonia Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£43. Info 029 2087 8444.
Steve Waterman with Dave Cottle Trio The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
The Stylistics Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm. Info 01656 815995.
thursDAY 28 novemBER
Alaw Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 0845 2263510. Welsh folk band, in Abergavenny tomorrow.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Chris Difford St Mary’s Church, Barry. 7pm, £12 adv. Info www.barryartsfestival.org.uk. Fella from Squeeze, hosted here by Barry Arts Festival.
Heart Of A Coward + Unprocessed Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.
Hvnter + Javeon + Minas + Macy 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.
Jackson Live In Concert Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01446 738622. Another tribute show for disgraced pop icon Michael Jackson, this time by CJ and his backing band.
Junior Bill + Surreal Kinnock + The Bloodshots The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £7/£5.50 adv. Info [email protected].
R Octave Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Annual Christmas concert. On tomorrow also.
The Chemical Brothers + 2manydjs + James Holroyd Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £42.50/£37.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Appropriately arena-sized electronic duo headline. Might actually be their first ever Cardiff date?
The Ultimate Classic Rock Show Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
Voodoo Room Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £16. Info 01633 868239. Tribute to an awful old racist, his former band Cream and Jimi Hendrix.
friDAY 29 novemBER
360 Degrees City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913.
3 Daft Monkeys Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16. Info 029 2089 0862.
Alaw Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 8pm, £14 adv. Info 01873 852960.
A Night At The Movies Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01495 227206. With Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra.
Avalanche Party + Nonoia + French Alps Tiger Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected].
A Vision Of Elvis Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01495 243252.
Cardiff University Jazz Ensemble Cardiff University Concert Hall. 6.30-8.45pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Jazz, featuring guests Laura Jurd (trumpet) and Huw Warren (piano).
Chop Suey + Killswitch UK Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. System Of A Down and Killswitch Engage tributes.
Ell South + Pynch + Beano Naboo & The Real Keepers 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. Single launch for the headliner.
Florence Black Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
Gary Moat’s Burnt Out Wreck Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info
enquiries@
hangar18musicvenue.co.uk.
Ghost Train Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.
Gimme Some Lovin’ The Hyst, Swansea. 7pm, £10. Info 01792 654366. Soul.
Glas The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.
Happy Mondays Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £32.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.
Legend: The Music Of Bob Marley Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £24.50 adv. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute show.
Maz O’Connor The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01497 821762.
Michael Starring Ben Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £25. Info 0845 2263510. Michael Jackson tribute show.
Neil & Louise Thomas + Caradog Jones & Geraint Roberts Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01792 425231. Valley Folk Club night.
Only Men Aloud Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 01656 815995.
Organ Recital National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Peatbog Faeries The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £16/£13. Info 01639 843163. Eclectic Celtic folk band.
Punchline Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.
Simon Trigg The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017.
Some Guys Have All The Luck: The Rod Stewart Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute concert.
Spanner + Sick Pins + Social Experiment + Red Light Syndrome The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm. Info 01495 213300. Punk bands presented by Blind Destruction.
Super Marine The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm. Info 01495 247178.
The Fugitives The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592.
The High Contrast Band Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Penarth drum’n’bass sort tries parlaying his style into a live ensemble. He used to be the frontman of a rap metal band in the 90s you know.
The Siglo Selection Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Spectrums The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. Synthpop and new wave covers.
The UK Monsters Of Rock Show Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £22-£25. Info 01970 623232. Classic rock tribute show.
Torchbearer McCanns Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 253648.
SaturDAY 30 novemBER
Adam Ant St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £41/£37.50. Info 01792 475715.
Albino Frogs Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Amyl & The Sniffers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 2199. Australian garage punk band now on Rough Trade Records in this country. This gig sold out hella fast.
Cath Jones Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.
Children Of The Gravy + Black Angus Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01495 708022. Black Sabbath and AC/DC tribute bands.
Chloe & Friends The Pod, Newport. 9.30pm. Info 01633 535440.
Claire Taylor Seagull Inn, Porthcawl. 9pm, free.Info 01656 785420.
Darren Eedens The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2048 3344. Playing the Roath Folk night here.
Explosive Light Orchestra The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. ELO tribute.
Face Value All Day Music Festival Baglan Community Centre, Port Talbot. 1pm, £10 adv. Info 07715 634194. Featuring sets from White Riot, The Rotanas, Weird Naked Indian, The Riff, Two Til Twelve, Livin’ Cheap, The Stray Pursuit, Gallis and Eleri Angharad.
Glas Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.
Goldie Lookin Chain Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £16. Info 01656 815995. Sold out.
Hideaway Trio The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Hugh Cornwell Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 01792 468892. Solo set from Stranglers man
Jaki Graham Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. UK soul fave.
Jim Causley’s Christmas Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 01239 841387. Seasonal songs by Devonian folkie and great-grandnephew of Charles Causley, a poet who is buried down the road from my mum’s house… incredible but true.
Michael Bennett Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Musical theatre with a Christmas flavour, sold out though.
Mik Artistik Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info [email protected].
Motörized UK Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Motörhead tribute.
Pontarddulais Male Choir & Athena Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £20/£15. Info 01792 475715.
Retrospect Riverside Sports Bar & Kitchen, Newport. 9pm. Info 01633 439166.
Rhiannon The Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £20/£16 adv. Info 01834 861212. Fleetwood Mac tribute.
Septura Great Hall, Bay Campus, Swansea University. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060. Welsh vocal ensemble.
Slipped Disco Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Sparkle & Shine Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 3pm, £10. Info 01633 868239. Songs from the musicals.
TangleJack Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8pm. Info 07818 056599.
The Bohemians Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £18. Info 01600 772467.
The Bowie Collective Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show.
The Reflex Jac’s, Aberdare. 8pm. Info 01685 879491.
The Uproars Pyle Royal British Legion Club, Bridgend. 7.30pm. Info 01656 740210. Playing the monthly Pyle Rock N Roll Club night.
Van Halen UK + Surreal Panther + Trep The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Two pop-metal tribute bands plus local openers.
Violet Skies Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.
R We’re Going On A Bear Hunt – The Film: Live In Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £10/£5 schools. Info 029 2039 1391. Screening of kids’ film (based on the book) soundtracked by the Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra. On at 10am and 12pm on Mon 2 Dec. (Until Mon 2 Dec)
Wren + Colossloth + Lung The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info [email protected]. Cosmic Carnage and Lesson No.1 hook up to bring you three heavy, doomy rock bands.