LIVE Napoleon Inn.
Hayle
BARON SAMEDI. Sandsifter. Gwithian. TR27 5ED. £3. 9 till late. A mix of breaks samples sax live percussion and a touch of voodoo magic... 01736 758384.
Plymouth
FREE CUBA PARTY. The B-bar. Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ. 8pm. £free. Latin tunes and cocktails, comrades with our resident DJ playing the best in salsa, merengue, bachata, son and more. CONGO NATTY. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street. PL1 3LT. + Big Daddy Freddie + Colour Code. Reggae.
CLUB
JOE MENZIES ACOUSTIC SET. The Blues Bar & Grill, Barbican. 10pm. £tbc. SWEENY CONNECTION – THE FURIOUS FUNKSTA. Fortescue. Mutley Plain. 8 – 12. £free. Funk, Reggae, Disco, Glam Rock, & more OUT TO GRASS. The B-bar. Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican, PL1 2NJ. 8pm. £5. Our favourite pleasant pluckers return for a hoedown with their five-part harmonies, their bluegrass covers of popular tunes and high-octane entertainment. Think of them as Plymouth’s Hayseed Dixie. myspace.com/outtograss JON ALLEN + RICHARD JAMES. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street. PL1 3LT. 8pm. £8. myspace.com/jonallenmusic
Sat.18 Exeter
BAR TERRACE: WAX THE VAN ALLDAYER. Exeter Phoenix. Bradninch Place Gandy Street. 3pm till late. Wax the Van Alldayer with disco, soul, reggae, house and Balearic DJ’s, including Spider and Mustard, Steve Waller, Pharma, First Aid, Bazil and the Charity Shop Sound System.
Newton Abbott
SNATCHFEST. Forde Hall. Brunel Road. 2pm till 9pm. £5 adv/ 6 on door. Feat Osmium, Heart of A Coward + Dancing With The Enemy. Contact details (tel or email) myspace.com/ townhouse(tickets from Phoenix Sounds, Newton Abbot)
Plymouth
CONGO NATTY. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street. PL1 3LT. 8pm. £8. Aka the Rebel MC of ‘Street Tuff’ fame. SUMMER JAZZ PICNIC. The National Trust, Saltram House. 6pm. Tickets V £12 (adv £10), M £10 (adv £8), S £5. Richard Leach’s Seven Stars of Jazz + Frog Island Jazzband.
Sun.19 Gwithian
BLOOD & FIRE BBQ WITH ALDO VANUCCI @ The Sandsifter. Godrevy. 2pm till late. £ Free. Join Plymouths 14th best DJ Aldo Vanucci for a day and night of Reggae inspired lounging and dancehall rump shakin’ with support from Blacc Jazz
Hayle
Liskeard
ANGEL HOUSE. Barley Sheaf. Church St. PL14 3AQ. 9pm. £free. Rock/pop covers. tel or email) thebarley. com
BLOOD & FIRE BBQ. Sandsifter. Gwithian. TR27 5ED. Free. 2pm till late. Another Blood Fire BBQ more DJs and good food. Come down and chillaxx..... 01736 758384. sandsiftervenue.com
Penryn
Parracombe
The Busketeers. Miss Peapods Kitchen Cafe. Jubilee Wharf. 8pm. £3.50.
Plymouth
ZAMBA. The Hunters Inn, Heddon Valley. 9pm. Here comes the sun event. myspace.com/zambaband
Mon.20 Exeter
HAYSEED DIXIE. Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street. 8pm. myspace.com/hsdx Influenced by songs about drinking, cheating, killing and/or hell! exeterphoenix.org.uk. 01392 667080 An Exeter Phoenix promotion
Athlete
9 July, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy St, Exeter, £16, doors 8pm Stopping off in Exeter on their big UK tour, indie pop foursome Athlete sprang to prominence in 2003 when their debut album Vehicles and Animals earned them a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Friends since childhood, the band members are set to release their fourth album soon. They’re supported by Official Secrets Act and Malcolm Carson (Tape The Radio).
Tues.21 Plymouth
HAYSEED DIXIE. The Hippo. 9 Bath Street. PL1 3LT. 8pm. £14. myspace.com/hsdx + Mad Dog Mcrea - myspace.com/maddogmcrea
Weds.22 Plymouth
CAFE ACOUSTICA. The B-bar. Barbican Theatre, Castle Street, The Barbican. 8pm. £2. Fortnightly showcase of unplugged talent, hosted
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