SY On The Sly – To Prefer October by SUIT YOURSELF MAGAZINE

SY On The Sly – To Prefer October October every year can only mean one thing, the students are back! Now as much as people moan about this rowdy bunch and adolescents, the fact is, Bristol has 2 universities, over 20,000 new students every year and they turn our city into one hell of a party town! The summer months have been a good opportunity to relax and enjoy the break but now the learned youngsters are back, going out and rocking in Bristol is back on top of the agenda! P-A-R-T-Y! Just flick through the pages awaiting you here to find all sorts of excuses to meet some funky freshers in Bristol this October. October sees the ninth issue of SY On The Sly, the sister publication of Suit Yourself Magazine – Bristol’s number one independent, quarterly magazine which investigates, uncovers and promotes everything that makes Bristol such a fun, vibrant and altogether amazing place to live! Read away and don’t forget to check out the latest issue of Suit Yourself Magazine, our listings service and our constantly updated blog, all found at: www.suityourselfmagazine.co.uk www.bristollistings.co.uk

3/ To Prefer October 6/Going For Gold 9/ Competition! 13/ Auntie Harper A Sly look back at September 15/ The best of Gigs 32/ The best of Stage A Sly look forward at October 37/ Recommended Gigs 40/ Recommended Art 41/ Recommended Clubs 42/ Recommended Stage 45/ Recommended Cinema 46/Horoscopes by Mystic Ginger For those of you pretending to work, you can also read the magazine online at www.suityourselfmagazine.co.uk and www.bristollistings.co.uk 5

Going For Gold

Friday the 18th September finally saw Colston Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new bling foyer opened up to the public as part of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s week long opening ceremony. The night was a fantastic success featuring trapeze artists, dancers, singers and memorable performaces by hundreds of guitars and hundreds of saxophonists. www.colstonhall.org Photos by Ian Bradley www.ianbradleyphotography.com

Competition WIN Zambezi Express Tickets! Wednesday 30th September until Sunday 18th October 2009 @ The Big Top Theatre, Durdham Downs, Bristol Set to pounding African beats, 30 high-energy performers re-tell the action-packed tale of one boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pursuit of the ultimate footballing dream. From the backstreets of a Zimbabwe township to triumph in South Africa, this is the Zambezi Express! Suit Yourself Magazine has 3 pairs of tickets to give away to this amazing show, to enter just go to the SY Blog and follow the competition links. Good luck! www.suityourselfmagazine.co.uk www.zambeziexpress.com

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Auntie Harper He answer’s your questions…

My girlfriend’s getting pissed off cos I don’t last very long in the sack! Got any advice? Well, if you can’t resist some ungloved love, just stick it up her ass and do her dry. It’s a completely different sensation and I have no doubt that you’ll last for hours. If that doesn’t work then I’m more than happy to come round and sort your girlfriend out. ATM is my specialty! Harper, what can I do to stop Climate Change? Burn less energy by staying in masturbating. It’s the answer to all our environmental issues. How scared should I be of STIs? I guess that everyone should be aware of the risks associated with having unprotected sex. Well anyway, that’s what your wife always tells me. She reminded me of that last night before we got in bed together. To put your queries to Auntie Harper just email: info@suityourselfmagazine.co.uk

IgFest 09 Friday 11th until Sunday 13th September 2009 @ Watershed and other venues, Bristol This is only the second ever Interesting Games Festival and essentially, it’s a weekend of street games, outdoor spectacles and mass social interaction. It’s exciting, eccentric, bizarre and as mad as a bag of frogs! There is nothing else quite like this festival and that’s why it’s stolen our hearts. During the festival, 30 games were played out with over 1000 players, held throughout Bristol in car parks, shopping centres, parks and every unusual building the city has to offer, reclaiming public urban spaces for play and adventure. Some games have significance, stranger interaction, unique connections and teamwork whilst others are just entirely random - mould an animal out of clay with your hands tied behind your back anyone (60 Second Zoo)? Just be content that they are all inventive, cutting-edge and brand new but best of all, it’s entirely free to take part! Now we didn’t get to participate in all the games at IgFest this year, most are fully booked before the weekend begins (note to self, be more organised! Note to organisers, be more clear about this beforehand!!), but I still got to watch and play several. Definite highlights included: a giant, nerve-racking game of Snakes and Ladders in a multi-story car park (Sneaks and Blaggers); the fantastic, mind-bending chase game played out from secret locations on Friday night (La Noches De Los Muertos); dragging and hiding giant inflatables through town (Elephant); and a truly crazy game of football with a giant ball where everyone just seems to make up the rules as they go along! Sound random? Yes it is, and bloody great fun!! www.igfest.org Katy Jones Photos by Andy Molyneux

Bristol Festival Friday 18th until Sunday 20th September 2009 @ The Amphitheatre, Bristol This year saw the advent of a slightly different Bristol Festival, one which tried to break free of the shackles of “just another Bristol city centre festival” by trying an altogether different focus and mixed up the program to include cabaret, comedy and audio visuals. Friday night was it for me: We had room to manoeuvre because the site was pretty quiet (perhaps more shouting about the Friday night should have been done) but this meant we had the chance to explore the Carnyville efforts (loved the show but I hate puppets!), the audio-visual spectacular, the fire displays and properly enjoy the beginnings of a fine weekend in the sunshine. Saturday was manic with young things spread all over site lolling in the sunshine. If the council would allow it, because of the number of people there I would love to see the site increase in size. The current site feels crammed together and more space would allow room for the stages to gather more of an audience and the Silent Disco could really come into its own. The weekends musical highlights had to be Chris Lucas and Twizzy; they are making big waves on the hiphop scene and are possibly the only artists out there who don’t need to shout from the rooftops about how great they are, people just know! And Dr Meaker is always worth a mention.

The (not so) Secret Garden was a triumph and let an old timer like me rest my weary legs after hours of stomping and, as always, the massive interactive graffiti wall was a tremendous success. Watching people bob around to the sounds of The Detectives Of Perspective at the Silent Disco was a perfect way to end of a day of glorious sunshine and drinking before heading down to Rave-on-Avon; what could be better than one wristband getting you into ten venues? A big phat party mash up! Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlight was always going to be Babyhead and by that late stage in the proceedings, most people had managed to shake off their horrific hangovers in time for a bit of skanking at sunset. Winner! www.thebristolfestival.org Faye Westrop Photos by Helen Collings

Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations 2009 Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2009 @ Ashton Court Estate, Bristol Arriving at Ashton Court on the most beautifully sunny, but unfittingly bluster free, meeting we met our stunt kite tutors for the day, Keith and Vee. Both are more than your common or garden kite flyers with ample knowledge of international competition and a similarly impressive bag of toys to boot. After selecting the lightest of his ten kites â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the only option in these wind-famished surroundings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we were ready to launch. I had always thought of kite flying to be a rather gentle, relaxing, Sunday afternoon activity but that was before being put through my paces by a professional! In order to control the speed of the kite, and more importantly to keep these sails filled with what precious little wind we could, it is vital to run back and forth - and in my case it seems even round and round in circles. Once we had the basics and I had just about got the hang of making turns, we started on the more difficult skill of crossing the lines to form a series of figure-of-eight movements. Fantastic, the wind was picking up a bit and I was really getting the hang of some of the moves whilst also admiring some incredible looking kites, right next to us, being flown with somewhat more skill and style. Visitors to this amazing event will leave with a sore neck Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure as all the action is above your head where flocks of kites of all types and sizes, including enormous dragons and flying saucers alongside the smaller swifter sports kites and four-line stunt kites, perform all manner of spins and stalls in perfect synchronisation. As far as new hobbies

go, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little bit keen although I don’t think I’ll be entering any competitions just yet. With so many stalls and such fantastic advice from all those involved in the scene however, I had to pull myself away from the power kites and kite buggies before I maxed my credit card on some seriously cool toys for myself. Kiting is a relatively cheap hobby and fun for all ages, don’t think you have to go out and spend a lot on expensive new kit that you will be afraid of damaging when you can buy a second hand kite reasonably cheap on the internet and you will also find that spare parts are readily available for those inevitable crashes. Bristol Kite Festival was the brainchild of three friends; Martin Lester, John Peyton and Avril Baker. Lester and Peyton were designers and kite enthusiasts who had worked together at Bower Ashton College of Art and Design in Bristol. This year marks the 23rd year for the Kite festival and long may this world-renowned event reign on! www.avonkiteflyers.org.uk www.kite-festival.org.uk David Penfold Photos by Ian Bradley – www.ianbradleyphotography.com

Florence and The Machine Thursday 17th September 2009 @ Academy, Bristol It’s hard to think of another unsigned band that have received as much exposure as Florence and The Machine have in recent years. From T4 interviews to BBC plugging, it seemed as if Florence Welch was a household name before even releasing a single. Tonight sees the Bristol Academy play host to the artist who has not only several top ten tracks under her belt, but an album at number two and several high-profile festival performances. With all the hype, fashion magazine spreads and Mercury Music nominated album, Lungs, it’s easy to be cynical but based on tonight’s performance that would be wrong. The sold out show started out with the drum-heavy Kiss With A Fist, immediately rousing the crowd into action. Tracks that followed ranged from soulful acoustic numbers like I’m Not Calling You A Liar, to goth tinged numbers such as Cosmic Love and Rabbit Heart reminiscent of Hyæna era Siouxsie and The Banshees. Florence’s strong vocals at times were stunning and no doubt she has an impressive vocal range but she is also a fine performer. Apart from an ill-advised howling competition, Florence proved herself to be engaging and capable of lifting the crowd. Stand out tracks were Dog Days Are Over and her version of You Got The Love, energising the audience. Despite constant comparisons, Florence and The Machine are head and shoulders above the Pixie Lotts and Little Boots of this world. It was encouraging to see a sold out show for an alternative and innovative female artist; she certainly has the talent so let’s hope she rises above the hype and achieves the longevity she deserves. www.florenceandthemachine.net Hazel Goodfellow Photos by Skye Portman

Jazz Fest Sunday 20th September 2009 @ Colston Hall, Bristol Featuring Performances From: Get The Blessing, James Morton’s Porkchop, Abdullah Ibrahim Trio Red. When I think of jazz, blood, love and hate hazes my whole vision. Smoky and slow, it’s all the strongest feelings and temptations smoothed out, silencing the cries with every delicate touch of the symbol and twang of the double bass. Jazz creates a world where everything is slightly more purposeful thought out and stylised; much like the new Colston Hall venue! Get The Blessing are a group that embrace jazz for all its worth, but also funks it up a bit and adds a fantastical element, that had me spinning about in a beaded fishtail dress on location far away from Briz. This jazz is modern. Men in painfully sharp suits that they haven’t paid a dime for jump silently about on secret, intelligent missions, breaking only (whether it be day or night) just occasionally for a whisky in their bare bricked, windowless jazz bar. Like the music to a great heist, it gives to a wholly British feeling. Paradoxically, a later tune by the band featured an emerald sparkling dressed woman, melodically flowing out sporadically high and low notes, rising like

Mother Nature high above the worshipping jazz sounds of man. Humbling and yet super smooth – a dinner party in Eden. Local sax boy James Morton with his band, James Morton’s Porkchop, was full of freshly grated zest of jazz. With his own penned songs, including Shit Happens, Just Deal With It, James is quite the animated performer with a true heart within the music and no fear in turning his Mike Skinner-like persona to within the sounds of jazz. With guest Pee Wee Ellis and marvellous solos, the band got the audience unified in individual movement. The highest notch of jazz came in the form of main guys Abdullah Ibrahim Trio. Playing every note with the purest precision, tighter than you can possibly imagine and incense with every inhalation, it was easy to drift off to an exceptionally relaxed sphere of twinkling nothingness. An extremely personal space for both musician and listener – that’s jazz! www.colstonhall.org

Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro Saturday 5th September 2009 @ Academy, Bristol From the piano’s quick, delicate notes to the full throttle ten-piece band explosion of jazz, Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro created quite the transfixing, psychedelic, modern funky take on original tunes from deep within South America’s musical heritage. Back in 2007, William ‘Quantic’ Holland moved to Cali, Columbia, to uncover a beautiful selection of indigenous high spirited, invigorating sounds and record the resulting album, Tradition In Transition, a journey which also became a series of short films. The charismatic South American superstars that feature have since been transported to England, and tonight specifically, the South West. With his Combo Bárbaro (a name that translates as ‘group of barbarians or people from outside Europe’) Quantic has also imported a sumptuous slice of South American charm straight into the consciousness of the weary generic infused listener. Delicious, and yet it felt quite bizarre taking place in the capitalist pants of the Bristol O2 Academy. The films in the background, a little spy camera into the nether reached of Columbia, depicted a life so removed from that of the venue’s dark stairways and air conditioned corridors; however, this is essentially the ‘tradition’ being in ‘transition’, the joy of travel and continuously evolving music. It felt like these people were opening up their jukebox with smiling generosity; character and soul oozing from every note, the musicians performed with gusto. Will Holland, himself on electric guitar, looked on with pride as the audience cranked out the love and appreciation for these energy rife, confident people. Performed live on stage, Quantic and His Combo Bárbaro are enthralling, and soulful. I left appreciating a little more about why the Columbian’s feel so powerfully and dance so very, very well. www.quantic.org Helen Martin

Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele Sunday 13th September 2009 @ Thekla, Bristol NY University film school guy, Dent May’s kitshy ‘New Yurk’ style and unafraid 50s/60s/00s sound is pretty darn good. Using the geek glasses as his quirky/ cool group’s armour, or perhaps because he really is a hardened geek, Dent is quite the spindly, talented chap. Bathed in American retro and Clark Gable’s Gone With The Wind wardrobe (with a wink to Flight of the Concords and a hefty clink of glasses with Buddy Holly, The Divine Comedy and Gerry and The Pacemakers) the band, specifically Dent, are binding the 50s gentlemanly image with the cool, deep thinker boy of now, and they’re doing very well; touring the world with the power of four strings. Joy givers they certainly are, or would be if there were more than 26 tickets sold tonight – shame, I truly believe these guys are very talented, intelligent and enjoyable to watch. The harmonising lumberjacks were comically/unfortunately also in the presence tonight of some wasted ‘boyz’ on the town. After dancing around with toilet roll, they began to have a small punch up/hug fest. Gaps between songs were punctuated with abuse, before they were removed. Amusing as it was (and it was!) and as much as the band cackled at them as they drank their Famous Grouse, no! LISTEN TO DENT MAY! See songs Oh Paris, I’m An Alcoholic, You Can’t Force A Dance Party, Love Song 2009...they are new, delicious and underrated. www.dentmay.com Helen Martin

Drawn Recordings Night Thursday 17th September 2009 @ Mr Wolfs, Bristol Featuring Performances From: All Hail The Underdog, The Black Bloc, Kronikel Drawn Recordings drew a large crowd to Mr Wolfs last night, which saw the label launch the third issue of their Zine (a collection of local art and literature) and provided a massive drawing wall for the audience to scribble on alongside resident artist Simon Mills. There was even a free sampler CD of all the acts on the night too! All Hail The Underdog, a melancholic yet oddly beautiful post-rock four-piece, kicked things off. Their music often moved from picked guitar lines and dual vocal harmonies, underpinned by a funky rhythm section, into wall-of-noise moments and back again. If it helps, the band described one tune as “the most miserable dub you’ve ever heard!” - if that sounds like your bag, go check ‘em out. Next up was The Black Bloc, a high-octane, politically-charged post-punk quartet from Yorkshire. The group had an intriguing hybrid style that included dub, hip-hop and electronica, grounded by minimal yet driving beats and basslines – they must get compared to Rage Against The Machine a lot – while the guitarist focused on operating a huge array of spacey stompbox effects. Over the top of this, the singer switched from half-spoken lines, to biting snarls and heavily-delayed singing – he even played a cowbell some tunes! The Black Bloc must be seen live for full appreciation, as shown by the whooping Mr Wolfs’ crowd. The headline act was Drawn Recordings’ Kronikel. The live dub-influenced electronica four-piece began their set with a truly rawkus bassline, before adding a cacophony of effected synths, wah-like trumpet playing and Kaoss Pad vocals. The second tune Databass was the highlight, featuring wobbly basslines, extremely tight drumming and constantly evolving blips and bloops, which eventually culminated in a mellow, groove-driven breakdown with vocal samples. Unfortunately, their set was halted for

ten minutes due to technical problems just as the band got into their stride - the sheer amount of bass that Kronikel insisted on spewing out must’ve made the PA feel all wrong inside. Set closer, In The Sand, saw the group revert to their former drums, bass and dual axe setup featuring soaring vocals and a variety of sonic guitar effects from the lead man. However, it was an odd choice to end on – their electronic work clearly sets them apart from the crowd and they’d be far better off concentrating all of their abundant talent and energy in that direction. www.drawnrecordings.com Craig Hitchings

Alela Diane Thursday 10th September 2009 @ St Georges, Bristol The percussion player sang every word with his eyes shut tight and his body moving to the ethereal, deep American country high and low toned hums; the spritely bass player danced about in a tumble of denim, hair and flares, in contrast to the Dad, whose slow movement combined with his contented and wise face displaying a deep inner harmony, broken only for a little narrow eyed look left to check his daughter was playing her guitar correctly. A creature from the forest, the backing vocals of Elina swept through those American skies like an eagle over the pine trees, an haunting and infinite sweet sound, all complimenting perfectly the great, yet modest Alela Diane. Home and nature unify in Alela Diane’s lyrical paradise. From the Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California, the acoustic, Americana notes born from the region’s feathers, rivers and rocks lap on the shores of memory and imagination. As she sings on stage, Alela escapes to this comfortable, familiar childhood and spiritual destination. The serene folk songs have been penned, and are now clearly strumming from the pureness of a child’s impassioned, innocent heart. It is a love that means she can’t ever truly leave, as she is drawn back there after every tour. Her emotions are forever festooned within the trees’ leaves and in the soft sound of the feisty and equally soothing cathartic river. Alela filled the church with a respect and love, for the purity and simplicity of youth and nature and taught us to holding onto the components of our past that make us the people that we are. www.aleladiane.com Helen Martin

Nature’s Great Events with David Attenborough Tuesday 22nd September 2009 @ Colston Hall, Bristol With the BBC concert orchestra, a collection of films from the BBC library entitled Nature’s Great Events, and the legend himself, Sir David Attenborough (in actual life!!!), tonight was to be some kind of natural explosion of such vigour that Bill Oddie would be left sans glasses, with only the background of animals dancing and prancing the merry-go-round. The creative director banged on about his accomplishment but it was the work of hundreds of talented people, and animals, that made it special. The night revolved around six short films documenting the beautiful and uninhibited natural world with a soundtrack by the orchestra and narration by Sir David; so in effect watching a wildlife film, an incredible secret space, with all the other emotive components played before you, in real life. I keep emphasising ‘real life’ because whilst watching The Great Salmon Run, The Great Melt and The Great Feast etc., I had to keep looking down at the sprawling orchestra to check they were still there, playing every moment rising and falling with speeding hearts, to stop going into TV veg-mode, such was the perfect with which they performed. …Bait balls in Alaska near the water’s surface trying to escape the herrings and seagulls; a huge, escalating frenzy of noise and action before a deep boom! The audience’s jaws dropped as from the blue, a ludicrously massive 30 tonne humpback whale took out the entire bait ball with one big open mouth: Epic. A healthy looking Sir David didn’t narrate live throughout the films, only the introductions, but his voice, which has become THE voice of the natural world, set the scenes up splendidly with an enamoured audience travelling with him to every great event. And although the footage was absolutely phenomenal, seeing the events as an all encompassing real life show with an orchestra made them even more affecting and produced a remarkable empathy - the starving, dull coated and bony lions and the solitary salmon escaping the mouth of the grizzly bear by a whisker. Seeing these creatures live, die and survive in their private space, together with top human music and the voice from the skies, was only ever going to be a magnificent evening’s entertainment. www.bbc.co.uk/naturesgreatevents

Helen Martin

We Will Rock You Wednesday 16th September until 31st October 2009 @ Hippodrome, Bristol Ben Elton’s story is set some 300 years in the future on a planet ruled by the Big Brother/Sister combo of Khashoggi and Killer Queen where all musical instruments have been banned, Simon Cowell has killed the music industry and drones create mass packaged crap-pop: Sounding pretty familiar? However, legend has it that Queen have hidden some instruments that the resistance are desperate to find and use to unlock ‘real music’! Essentially the show is a celebration of Queen and their remarkable gift to the world, linked together through the story and words of Ben Elton. Now sure, at times, the musical links and integration are tenuous but the script sparkles and the humour is well timed and effective. Don’t Stop Me Now, for me, was the highlight, tremendously well scripted, intelligently executed and exceptionally well acted. The lowlight unfortunately was the ending; the story simply stopped and the “concert” of last few songs began. It was a little abrupt and a few well-placed romantic clichés would have been great. The show has been getting a very hard time in the London press but I couldn’t disagree more. You have to understand that the show is a musical and the two lead characters with amazing voices did Queen proud. In fact, unashamed praise should be heaped on the entire cast but a couple of particular performances that blew me away were from Jonathan Wilkes (Khashoggi) who held the stage like a real pro, the slow, smug, cheesy grin suiting his face and he knew exactly how to play the audience, and Brenda Edwards who played the Killer Queen; X Factor irony noted, she lived and convincingly embodied the role, was incredibly powerful and, in my opinion, stole the show. Would Freddy Mercury have been impressed? I’d like to think so. And as Brian May jumped on stage to join in with the last few songs, I’d like to think that he was playing just for us: A night to remember for sure. Not much has been said about Brian May making the show and of course it’s wonderful to be in the presence of extreme greatness, but We Will Rock You was strong enough without his shock appearance. www.wewillrockyou.co.uk Faye Westrop

THURS 8TH OCT

ITCHY FEET: SWING/SOUL/ROCK N ROLL/FUNK (ROOM 1) FRI 9TH OCTOBER

URBAN FRONT PRESENTS MC CY BENEFIT PARTY: JUNGLE (ROOM 1)

SCOTTY, MORNY, RAMJACK, BRIZDANM LEWI, BRENDAN, BALOO, LIVE O, WILEY, YOUNGA G, REWDEON, LEWDEN, BEN SEAGER, FLARITY, SHORTY DON, MISS P REMEBER THE 90’S TECHNO SCENE IN BRISTOL , IT WAS MASSIVE. WELL THE PROMOTERS AND DJ’S FROM SEVERAL CLUB NIGHT HAVE JOINED TOGETHER FOR ONE BIG PARTY INCLUDING SHIMMY, STRANGE FRUIT, HOMEGROWN, FEVERISH, MUTTS NUTTS, OFTEC, FREAKENCY, SPECIES, ACID TEST, LUNACY, ACIDIC AND SHROOM TO NAME A FEW. 10TH OCT

RELAPSE: TECHNO (ROOM 1/2/3)

MAMMAL (LIVE), OB1 (LIVE), SIMMER, LUGE, NIFTY, WIRED, JOHN ASKEW, COLINIZER, JON LITTLE, FAO RASIC, AZTEK, ACID TED, SI MCLEAN, DJ BLAH, STU & DEVIANT, JON ECOLI, DAVE MITTEN, MORPHIC, JIM PAINE, STEVE READ, MATT ACIDIC, DUB, DISDRESS, SHAUN ESCAPEE THURS 15TH OCT

CULTURAL COM’BNATION’

IMAYLA DANCE DIALOGUES PRESENT A NIGHT OF LIVE MUSIC AND DJ’S SETS: SAMBA, REGGAE, AFRICAN, SOCO, AFRO PAX (AKA) HARARE DREAD, VIVO (BRAZILIAN BEATS) + PLUS LIVE DRUMMING AND DANCING BY AFRIACN SAMBISTAS FRI 16TH OCT

RADIATION PRESENTS A VENOM RECORDINGS SPECIAL DRUM & BASS/ TECHNO SECT, PYRO, YABOL, AMEX, TN1, AGENT X, SENATOR, KR4Y SAT 17TH OCT

SKANKERS

DRUM & BASS (ROOM 1), HARD DANCE/ HARD STYLE/ TECHNO ( ROOM 2), HARDCORE (ROOM 3) HIP HOP/ BREAKS BEATS/ FUNK (ROOM 4) MICKEY FINN, RANDALL, TAX MAN, LOGAN D, SLY, HAZEY G, IT-MAN, SPD B2B DJ LIVE MC’S SHABBA. DET, FATMAN DM BASSMAN, TRIGGA, RIDDLA, SWEETPEA, DUTTY A, ALPHA, NOSEY B, RICHY B, CEEJAY ROOM 2: FJ PROJECT, NICK THE KID, LOUK, JKM, SMILE.E BSB JONEZ, MIKE STEVENTON, BEEDLE, EQ, TRIBAL MIKE MC’S: SI THE SIGH ROOM 3: KICKBACK, DJ BISHOP, DJ IT-MAN, INEFFECT, MISS SPECIAL K, UNMANITY + BLAST, CRONIC, CHIPP, STOOPZ MC’S: H20, SPUDDY, HOOPZ, ACTION, ENERGIZED, SKINNY D, DREAM-E ROOM 4: ENDO, SCRAMBLE, GEEBEATS, MARKY, DEMIC & BABY G, ICON ROLLER, BEATSMITH, KID KAMAYRA

FRI 23RD OCT

FRACTURE CLINIC IN ASSOCIATON WITH PATCHWORK/ FAT LACE & TURBOLENCE D & B/BREAKS/DUBSTEP (ROOM 1), DUBSTEP/BALITMORE/FUNK/HIP HOP (ROOM 2), PSY/TECHNO/JUNGLE (ROOM 3) ROOM 1: DIRTY PHONICS (LIVE), FAR TOO LOUD, CULTURE SHOCK, NOISEY BOY, FU BAR B2B TOTAL ROOM 2: HEXADECIMAL, PANDEMIC B2B KAON SOUND, ROUGE, AMENTALITY, SCHEMA, STATIX ROOM 3: PSYDA B2B HAYWIRE, FAT LACE, JAKOV, SHAUN PHILIPS B2B SPOOKS, KRYPTIC B2B HINDSIGHT MC’S HOSTED TONIGHT BY KOAST, SHADZ, FRILLA, REMIDY, LION SAT 24TH OCT

SYSTEM FEEDBACK

D & B/JUNGLE/HARDTEK (ROOM 1), TECHNO (ROOM 2), PSY/TECHNO/HARDTRANCE (ROOM 3), BREAKS/ECTCTRO/CHILLOUT (ROOM 4) SOUNDSYSTEMS ROOM 1: UNKNOWN SOUNDSYSTEM, 4BIDDEN, PUNISHMENT, ILLICIT ROOM 2: FUCKED RIGHT UP, TOOTHDUST, MINIMAL EFFORT SOUND SYSTEM ROOM 3: AZTEK SOUND SYSTEM, CHEMICALLY DRIVEN ROOM 4: ITSY BITSY, MALNUTRITION THURS 29TH OCT

SOULVATION: FUNK/ SOUL/ RARE GROOVE/ DISCO/ ROOTS. REGGA AND DUB ROOM 1:

DJ DEREK, RUDY, BRISKI, BIG LEE, CARLTON AND HOSTED BY SAPPHIRE

FRI 30TH OCT

OFF YOUR TITS

D & B ELECTRO : MAMPI SHIFT, HAZORD, APHRODITE, NICKY BLACKMARKET, HEIST, GROOVE ON DJ’S: SHABBA D, BIGGi, NOOB, A1 BASSLINE, BAOBINGA, MEZZA SOUNDSYSTEM SAT 31ST OCT

TRIBE OF FROG – HALLAWEEN SPECIAL

DARK + DIRTY PSYCHEDELIC (ROOM 1), ELECTRO DUB/CHILL – LIVE ELECTRONICA (LOFT ROOM), ACIDIC BEATS (ROOM 3) DJ’S ROOM 1: EVP (LIVE PA), REALITY GRID (LIVE PA), SUBLIMAL SYSTEM (LIVE PA), PIEMAN, FDA FDA, PSYCHOSONIC, DJ POD

OXJAM 09

Sunday 25th October 2009 @ Various venues across Bristol This October, musicians from Bristol and the surrounding area will be taking part in the UK’s biggest music festival, as hundreds of events around the country take place for Oxfam’s Oxjam Festival. Local bands worth looking out for include Kid Carpet, Boca 45, New Rhodes, The Hit Ups, Jane Taylor, Ella, The Goodness, Roxy’s Wardrobe, The Lasting Days and many, many others…and all for 10 pounds! For full details visit: www.oxjambristol.com

Other Recommended Gigs for October in Bristol Jamie T

Fear of Fiction Festival

Buena Vista Social Club

Calvin Harris

The Devil Wears Prada

Editors

Bat For Lashes

Bloc Party

Dizzee Rascal

The Wave Pictures

Alexisonfire

Nine Black Alps

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Jack Penate

Thursday 1st October 2009 @ Bristol Academy Friday 2nd October 2009 @ Colston Hall Wednesday 7th October 2009 @ Bristol Academy Friday 9th October 2009 @ Colston Hall Sunday 11th October 2009 @ Bristol Academy Sunday 11th October 2009 @ Anson Rooms Thursday 15th October 2009 @ Thekla

Saturday 17th October 2009 @ Start The Bus Monday 19th October 2009 @ Bristol Academy Monday 19th October 2009 @ Colston Hall Tuesday 20th October 2009 @ Bristol Academy Saturday 24th October 2009 @ Thekla Saturday 24th October 2009 @ The Cooler Tuesday 27th October 2009 @ Anson Rooms

The Hot Rats

Saturday 17th October 2009 @ Thekla

Recommended Art for October in Bristol PLATFORM Saturday 3rd October until Sunday 29th November 2009 @ Arnolfini, Bristol C Words: carbon, climate, capital, culture How did you get here and where are we going? Artist-activist group PLATFORM and their collaborators propose C Words, a two-month investigation into carbon, climate, capital and culture. Based on PLATFORM’s 25 years of research, art and action, C Words cross-examines the present and looks to the next two decades. How did we get here? Where are we going? Who’s deciding? Who’s made invisible? Whose future matters? PLATFORM members will be in residence at Arnolfini throughout the project. www.arnolfini.org.uk

MetaMarine Wednesday 7th until Saturday 31st October 2009 @ Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol Following the success of MetaInsecta, the same group of artists return to take the plunge into the underwater world and look at oceans, real and imaginary. Once again, the natural history museum and the art gallery collide in a display of new work that may sometimes shock, hopefully delight but which will certainly surprise. www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk

There’s More To Life Than Lists Friday 9th until Wednesday 14th October 2009 @ Centrespace, Bristol The accumulation of To Do lists is a reflection on the obsessive nature of how we attempt to order and control our lives. Disintegration of kinship groups and communities is reflected in the way we acquire food and eat it: in small numbers and alone. www.centrespacegallery.com

Recommended clubbing for October in Bristol Pressure

Drawn Recordings Night

Heatbreaker (ft. Casiokids)

Monkey! Knife! Fight! 9 (ft. Kissy Sell Out)

Every Thursday @ Thekla Thursday 1st October 2009 @ Start The Bus

MicroRave 4

Friday 2nd October 2009 @ Bridewell Island

Groove Armada

Thursday 15th October 2009 @ Mr Wolfs

Friday 23rd October 2009 @ Thekla

DJ Yoda

Friday 23rd October 2009 @ Academy

Friday 9th October 2009 @ Motion

Bounce (ft. Mowgli)

Saturday 10th October 2009 @ Basement 45

Alan Davies: My Favourite People and Me Monday 26th October 2009 @ St Georges, Bristol One of our best comedians and actors (QI, Jonathan Creek, The Alan Davies Show and The Best Show in the World . . . Probably), Alan Davies attracts millions of listeners and viewers. He has now written about his early life. Alan did his best to pursue life outside of school. His bedroom walls reflected his enthusiasms. From Charlie’s Angels to Paul Weller, pictures and posters were put up and pulled down with indecent haste as Alan’s interests veered wildly through Debbie Harry, nicking stuff, Adam and the Ants, tagging the back of bus seats in indelible marker, chicken’s lib and Jimmy White. But always football … and always Arsenal. www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Other recommended stage for October in Bristol Rigoletto

Tuesday 13th until Saturday 24th October 2009 @ Tobacco Factory Theatre Following on from their spectacular success with Tosca in 2008, Opera Project return with Rigoletto, Verdi’s first great masterpiece and, like Tosca, another hugely dramatic and expressive opera. www.operaproject.co.uk

Bristol Jam

Friday 16th until Saturday 24th October 2009 @ Bristol Old Vic This is Bristol Jam which is, as far as we know, the first ever British Festival of Improvised Performance. www.bristoljam.ning.com

Vic Reeves

Wednesday 21st October 2009 @ St Georges Vic Reeves’ Vast Book of World Knowledge takes us on an irresistible visual romp through his world – from exploding jellyfish to revolving toupées. It’s an education – with pictures! – a revelation, a celebration, a pontification, and an entirely magnificent aberration. Prepare to go where no-one has been before – into the world of Vic Reeves. www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Alun Cochrane

Friday 23rd until Saturday 24th October 2009 @ Hen and Chicken Observational comedy, droll storytelling and fantasy all collide to create very funny sortof-jokes amusingly articulated by arguably the best comedian youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard of, Alun Cochrane. www.thecomedybox.co.uk

You And Your Work 7

Saturday 17th October 2009 @ Easton Community Centre, Bristol You And Your Work is back! This time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve teamed up with Groundwork South West in order to be able to provide an even bigger event. Get ready for yet another instalment bursting with an exciting blend of theatre and performance, delicious world food prepared by Refugee Women of Bristol and eclectic Live music. www.youandyourwork.blogspot.com

Recommended Cinema for October in Bristol District 9

Tuesday 13th until Thursday 15th October 2009 @ Cube, Bristol From Peter Jackson’s studio, this is a sci-fi action adventure with a difference. District 9 creates a bitingly satiric world where humans – not aliens – are the true monsters, treating our docile visitors with bigotry and hatred. It’s spectacular, thoughtful and darkly funny. www.microplex.cubecinema.com

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Friday 16th until Thursday 29th October 2009 @ Watershed, Bristol The irrepressibly inventive Terry Gilliam was forced to rethink this modern-day morality tale following the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger during filming. Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell stepped in to play different facets of his character, the vagabond Tony, and the result is a magnificent kaleidoscope of surreal imagery. www.watershed.co.uk

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Friday 23rd October until Monday 2nd November 2009 @ Watershed, Bristol A rousing adventure following Mr. Fox and his quirky band of animal friends as they try to outwit the human farmers on their tails; a magnificent fusion of Roald Dahl’s and Wes Anderson’s creative minds. Anderson regulars Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman join a star-studded cast which features George Clooney and Meryl Streep as Mr. and Mrs. Fox. www.watershed.co.uk

The Cove

Friday 23rd October until Thursday 5th November 2009 @ Watershed, Bristol This exposé of Japan’s dolphin trade tears apart whatever preconceptions you may have about nature documentaries in a gripping film that is as much a thriller and heist as it is an environmental call to action. A band of activists travel to a town in Japan where every year, 23,000 dolphins are secretly slaughtered and sold. www.watershed.co.uk

Libra: It’s easy to live for a month cheaply, so up your game and live this month for free! Scorpio: If kids can run away from home why can’t you? See how long you last, it’s like an adventure. Sagittarius: New trends are abound at the moment so try starting your own; here’s some ideas… stockings on arms? Hand shoes? Capricorn: Feel you need more love in your life? Buy your bus driver different chocolates everyday and see where it leads. Aquarius: I got nothing for you this month, so maybe just stay safe and keep inside. Pisces: There’s big things round the corner for you this month, so watch out they don’t squash you or step on you accidently. Aries: Feeling alone? All your friends got things to do or people to see? Maybe sort your life out and they’ll want to hang out more. Taurus: Some people have really interesting stories and have lived really full lives, but that’s not for you this month. Be prepared to be bored. Gemini: Thought about going on a boat trip? Not a good idea this month. Trust me on this, I’m the psychic one, not you. Cancer: A lot of you will just have started back at uni for a new term of hard work and not going out, so maybe break with tradition by missing a few lectures and going out you loser! Leo: There are so many cheeses you haven’t tried and now is that time! Virgo: What do you do now then? You’ve tried everything else. Well, may I suggest a pie eating contest? It solves all life’s little problems.

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