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live music FRIDAY 17 Alden, Patterson & Dashwood The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Americana band from Norwich. In Cardigan on Sat 25. Armed For Apocalypse + Tides Of Sulfur + Knæk Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2009 5590. American sludge metal band headline. Calypso Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events. Dire Streets Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.50. Info 029 2089 0862. El Goodo The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 231012. Enter Shikari + Lower Than Atlantis + Astroid Boys Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £27.50. Info 029 2022 4488. See Upfront. Fidelio Trio Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Chamber group. Gilad Hekselman Quartet Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2039 1391. Jazz guitarist. Guto Dafis & Danny Kilbride Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £7. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night. Happy Mondays Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7.30pm, £29.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. This is billed as a greatest hits tour, which I assume to mean ‘we don’t have a new album but need some money’. Hunter & The Bear Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Jack Perrett + Pastel + Bute Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 259144. Junction 47 The Office, Swansea. 10pm, free. Info 07535 256195. Kantref Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info huwpudner@ ntlworld.com. Playing the monthly Llandovery Folk Dancing night. Lau Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3-£12. Info 01239 621200. Local Enemy + Al Moses + The Carolines Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 384111. Single launch for the headliners. Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £20/£18. Info 0845 2263510. Purple Rain Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Eight-piece Prince tribute band. Rat Trap Cathays Conservative Club, Cardiff. 6pm-12am, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 0902. Multimedia
event featuring live music from Rainbow Maniac, Chroma, Sock, Buzzard, Nicey, Jemma Roper, Bad Dancers and The CVC; art, in forms unspecified, from Carlota Nóbrega, Joel Hurst, Gweni Llwyd, Daniel Pritchard, Mark Hicken, Anna Rogers, James Green, Ronnie Cook, George Manson, Rebecca Davies, Danielle Adair, Georgina Peach, Felicity Lockyear, Natasha Mitchell, Janet Blackman and Jon Wall. Sœur + Kiss Me, Killer + The Dole Age + The Pitchforks + Blood Slugs Jac’s, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 01685 879491. Blowout present five indie/rock bands. Soul In Motion Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Soul covers band. SoulJam Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm, £3-£5. Info 01633 213161. Surreal Panther Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 01443 682388. Steel Panther tribute. The Adam Winslet Band Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues. The Magic Of Motown St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £26.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Think Floyd Maesteg Town Hall. 7.30pm, £21.50/£20.50. Info 01656 733269. Pink Floyd tribute. Tobias Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events. Toriah Fontaine Band Warehouse54 Roof Terrace, Newport. 8pm, £3-£5. Info 01633 213161. UK Subs + Knock Off + Tenplusone Ebbw Vale Institute. 8pm, £12 adv. Info 01495 708022. Upbeat Sneakers The Moon, Cardiff. 6.3010.30pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. Whiskey Lies + Death By Disco Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10.30pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com. Whole Lotta Led The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Led Zeppelin tribute band. In Narberth tomorrow. Wright Hear Wright Now The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
SATURDAY 18 Alison Moyet + Hannah Peel St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £26.50-£51.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Essex siren sires on. Based on what I’ve heard of Hannah Peel’s new music – like Tangerine Dream with a brass band – she should sound mint in this venue. Sold out though.
A Night Of Hendrix & Cream Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £18. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute show. As Lions + Greyhaven Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7-10pm, £10/£8. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com. Beyond The Barricade The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £24/£22.50. Info 01633 656757. Songs from the musicals. Cardiff Sinfonietta: American Night Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13.50-£18.50. Info 029 2039 1391. Celtic Mosh Festival 2017 Ebbw Vale Institute. 12pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 708022. Alldayer featuring Fractions, Shadows Into Light, Calling Apollo. Drifted, Giving Into Ghosts, Teacher, Democratus, Good Morning Vietnam and Black Of Night. Children Of The Gravy The Dolls House, Abertillery. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01495 213300. Dicky Heart & The Murmurs Hen Dderwen, Sketty,
a member of Sha Na Na, would you believe. Larger Than Life Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events. Louise Halliday The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events. Lucy Rose Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Making A Song And Dance Of It Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01239 841387. Amnesty International benefit featuring Calan, Jean Paul Louis And His Gypsy Jazz Band, The JukeBox Collective and Adam Gilbert. Nelly + Sir The Baptist Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £27.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. St Louis rapper who was arrested in October, which has not seemingly affected this tour at the time of writing. Gig’s sold out either way. No Direction The Office, Swansea. 10pm, free. Info
Gigs promoted under the Swine Language name don't come round too often, but are usually worth waiting for. Wed 29 is such an occasion, and will see Buffalo in Cardiff host Boy Harsher, a euphorically noisy synth/industrial act from Georgia (as in the US state). Support comes from Chain Of Flowers and Night Thoughts. Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events. Explosive Light Orchestra The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 533666. ELO tribute. Folk Club Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Informal acoustic session. Go Primitive + Esuna + Cobalt Sons Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, free. Info sam@lepub.co.uk. Hackney Colliery Band Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £17. Info 029 2023 2199. Brass band who do rock/hip-hop covers. I Am Drug + Penny Rich The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com. Jigfoot The Heath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv/£5 kids. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night, also featuring Ian Nichols calling. Joe Brown + Henry Gross Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £29. Info 01639 763214. UK bluesrock veteran supported by
07535 256195. Panic Station Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Peggy Seeger Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01970 623232. Folk legend. In Pembrokeshire tomorrow. Rocky Road The Kinsale, Mumbles, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info terrygriff187@ gmail.com. Second Sons + The Nexus Divide + Polka Dot Socks The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Sounds Of Harlowe + Turquoise Llama The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Sounds Of Simon St Donats Art Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01446 799100. Simon & Garfunkel tribute. Taffy Was A Thief Warehouse54 Roof Terrace, Newport. 8pm, £3-£5. Info 01633 213161. The Atlantics The Globe, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£10. Info 07590 471888. Covering the
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songs from the movie Quadrophenia. The night also features DJ Drew Stansall. The Big What?! Band Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com. The Bluesters Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. The Chicago Blues Brothers Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 01446 738622. Tribute show. The Cruzers The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm. Info 01495 247178. The Inexplicables + Ramnastax Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm-4am, £3-£5. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the ninth (ninth!) birthday celebrations for this venue. The Jukes – Down At The Diner Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £19/£18. Info 01633 868239. Musicalmeets-gig claiming to offer a “King Sized Portion of American Music from the 50’s & 60’s the Boo Wop days”. That’s right sir, they’re saying ‘boo wop’. It’s what they call this music. Think Floyd Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01873 850805. Pink Floyd tribute. Violent Hearts Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm. Info 01443 491424. Whole Lotta Led Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01834 869323. Yolanda Brown Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17.50. Info 029 2089 0862. Jazz-soul sax player. She seems cool.
SUNDAY 19 Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Albino Frogs Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Billy Bragg + Seán Mcgowan Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. This tour is called Bridges Not Walls. If I was a tedious dullard posting underneath a Guardian music article I would now attempt to make a joke about the moat that Billy Bragg has round his house, except he probably doesn’t really. Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar. *Efialtis + The Snivellers Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Two rad UK punk bands. Efialtis are from London but primarily Greek and The Snivellers are from Brighton and include Joanna Gruesome personnel. Elfair Grug Dyer Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2pm, £7-£10. Info 01970 623232. Welsh harpist. Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi Hang Fire Southern Kitchen, Barry. 6.30pm, £12
adv. Info www. hangfiresouthernkitchen. com. Blues duo. A Roots N All gig. Jack Lukeman Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862. Irish singer-songwriter with silly Guy Fawkes facial hair. Peggy Seeger & Family Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01239 841387. Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £14/£6 under-25s. Info 029 2087 8444. Skylark The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. The Infernal Sea + Aklash + Agrona + Absinthropy + Crimson Throne Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107. UK black metal bands galore. Three Fat Cyclists Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
MONDAY 20 *Chuck Prophet Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 029 2023 2199. See Music. I like this guy! Deep Purple + Europe + Cats In Space Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, from £49.50. Info 029 2022 4488. Last ever tour for the headliners, or so they claim. Newton Faulkner Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Newton Faulkner dreadlocks update: press photo on the venue website shows them tied up into a kind of topknot, a move likely to be called “worse than when he just wore them down around his shoulders”. Van Morrison St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £46.50£76.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Sold out. Yungen Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. TUESDAY 21 Emma & The Professor Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Acoustic pop. Frigg St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £16/£15/£5 kids. Info 029 2087 8444. A Roots Unearthed concert. Glen Crooks Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 12.45pm, free. Info 01792 475715. Lunchtime organ recital. Indigo Brass Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1pm, £5/£7.50 with tea and cake. Info 01874 611622.. Lunchtime recital. Jaws + Nelson Can + Trash The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Jose Zalba Smith & Jan Willem Nelleke St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2087 8444. Flautist and pianist. Lau Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029
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