Buzz September 2018

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The League Of Gentlemen

Student Special Welcome to Wales

A local gig for local people

SIMON REEVE | CERYS MATTHEWS | IRIS PRIZE | MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE ART | CULTURE | MUSIC | FILM | FOOD+DRINK | S P O R T | L I F E S T Y L E | L I S T I N G S

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Cardiff / Caerdydd (Sold Out) Pontypridd Camarthen / Caerfyrddin,

Ystradgynlais Pwhelli Mold / Yr Wyddgrugg

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As Dane Baptiste reminds us in his interview, “we live in a society,” and that’s how we wind up with The League Of Gentlemen doing Brexit jokes, the Iris Prize’s programme of culturally searing LGBT+ films and Marcus Brigstocke being on the radio all the time. Simon Reeve, Marc Rees and Cerys Matthews also live in a society, maybe not the same one as you mind

contributors JOE ALI, CHRIS ANDREWS, BROOKE ASHLEIGH, COREY AUNGER, KARLA BRADING, ELERI CROSSLAND, ELISHIA DAVIES, JOHNPAUL DAVIES, ROSS DAWSON, JOEL DAY, EMILY D’SOUZA, CHLOË EDWARDS, JUSTIN EVANS, DAFYDD HAINE, ELOUISE HOBBS, RACHAEL HUTCHINGS, JASON MACHLAB, CARL MARSH, FILIZ MEHMEDOVA, LYNDA NASH, DAVID NOBAKHT, GARETH PIERCE, CHARLIE PIERCEY, CAMPBELL PROSSER, ALISON POWELL, FFION RIORDAN-JONES, OWEN SCOURFIELD, CHRIS SEAL, LEWIS SMITH, WILL STEEN, ALEX SWIFT, MEGAN THOMAS, MARK TIMLIN, SOPHIE WILLIAMS, BEN WOOLHEAD

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“Earth, Wind and Fire ultimately changed the meaning of the word ‘pop’”

Climax, directed by Gaspar Noé with a handheld camera and a surreal portrayal of a dance ensemble on acid.

“Brilliantly and erotically choreographed” – Keiron Self. fuked up dwn the rec lol, directed by Kyle aged 15 with a mobile and a sideways-on portrayal of four of his friends on MDPV. “subscribe 4 more vids like this” – Kyle

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That Deliciously Ella person is coming here to plug her new book, having weathered the storm of her posh London delis tanking and everyone getting fed up of her “clean eating” quack guff. Which she dismissed on the grounds of not having literally called it “clean eating”.

Where could someone related to three MPs and a Lord have acquired such a skill for semantic weaselry?

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Hats off to Chris Williams, writer of the Big Pit exhibition preview, for sneaking the phrase “unusually large elliptical shaft” past Buzz’s eagle-eyed subeditor.

When I say “Buzz’s eagle-eyed subeditor”, I mean me, and when I say “sneaking past” I mean I noticed it and was perfectly happy to leave it in

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A total of 104 albums were sent to me for review in this issue; from that total 20 were chosen to be reviewed. Of the initial 104, 68 were by artists whose names are from the first half of the alphabet (A-M) – 65.4% – while of the albums I selected for review, 14 were by artists whose names began with letters A-M – 70%. From this, we can conclude that

Accompanying our student guide Upfront, suggestions for living sustainably while in further education

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Hillwalking, Britaincycling, Ironmanning and Euro2020qualifying, with the Wales football team vying for the latter this month with fixtures against Ireland and Denmark. Danish striker Niklas Bendtner is referenced in a sarcastic way in the copy, but if you’re a fan don’t get mad – it’s just a bit of bandtner

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Worst band names in this issue: Rock N Soul, Vanilla, Sssnakes, Vai, Black Vinyl, Deaf Horse, Red Rum Club

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“This a good Dionne Warwick photo. She looks amazing for 77” – Buzz editor Fedor

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What’s on our radar this month PORTHCAWL ELVIS FESTIVAL

Europe’s largest festival celebrating Elvis Presley returns to the south coast of Wales. Thousands of fans dressed up as the King of rock’n’roll are expected to congregate in Porthcawl, at the Grand Pavilion.

The weekend will be non-stop Elvis – just don’t call them impersonators, as they prefer the term Elvis Tribute Act. There will also be the festival’s annual Best Elvis competition. Bring your rhinestones, your jumpsuits and your quiffs.

Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, Fri 28-Sun 30 Sept. Tickets: £6-£140 Info: 01656 815995 www.elvies.co.uk

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DOREEN BARNAVILLE

Cyanotype printing is an experimental photographic process developed in the 19th century, and this exhibition sees the gardens of Insole Court photographed during their bony winter months, giving the images a ghostly demeanour.

Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff, Mon 1 Oct-Thurs 29 Nov. Admission: free. Info: 029 2116 7920 / www.insolecourt.org

SAFETY LAST!

In honour of Harold Lloyd’s 125th birthday, the Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama will screen one of the silent comic’s most successful films. It tells the story of a clerk who lies about his success to his girlfriend. Plot convolutions lead to one of the most renowned scenes of the silent film age as Lloyd clutches the hands of a clock at the top of a skyscraper.

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Sat 29 Sept. Tickets: £7-£14. Info: www.rwcmd.ac.uk

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VIVA VARDA

With the release of her Oscar-nominated documentary Faces, Places [pictured], Chapter are celebrating the career of legendary French director Agnes Varda with a season of her films. Still going strong at age 90, she remains one of the most unique figures in world cinema, each one of her films a treasure trove of images and philosophical musings.

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sun 2-Thurs 27 Sept. Tickets: £3-£7.20 Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org

DIONNE WARWICK

With an illustrious career as one of soul’s most successful performers, Dionne Warwick turns her sights to Cardiff’s St David’s Hall. As part of a five-date UK tour, she will perform a selection of her best-loved songs, including the likes of Walk On By and Heartbreaker. It promises to be a captivating performance.

St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wed 19 Sept.

Tickets: £47. Info: 029 2087 8444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

ABERYSTYWTH COMEDY FESTIVAL

Little Wander, the team behind Machynlleth Comedy Festival, are bringing their wonderful funnies to Aber this October. What began as a small weekender in a village of just 2,000 people has taken the UK has ballooned in size, to the point where it’s affectionately known as the “comedian’s comedy festival”. Aberystwyth is significantly larger, with a permanent population of about 18,000 and is a student hotspot, so with the new festival hosting acts like Jen Brister [pictured], Josh Widdicombe and Lazy Susan in its debut, there are high expectations to contend with the original.

Various venues, Aberystwyth, Fri 5-Sun 7 Oct. Tickets: £8-£19.

Info: abercomedyfest.co.uk

AND SUDDENLY I DISAPPEAR

Having premiered in Singapore earlier this year, this play creates dialogue between British and Singaporean artists regarding theatrical presentation of disabled and deaf characters – a;so aiming to be as accessible as possible.

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Tue 11 + Wed 12 Sept.

Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org

SWANSEA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL A crucial event in Swansea’s cultural calendar, this festival is dedicated to making the city known to the rest of the world. The lineup is wide-ranging, opera and classical concerts nestled alongside jazz and experimental performances.

Various venues, Swansea, Sat 22 Sept-Sun 7 Oct. Info: 01792 475715 / swanseafestival.org

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CERYS M AT T H E W S Is there anything Cerys Matthews can’t do? Musician, broadcaster, author, and right now, festival organiser, her acclaimed The Good Life Experience returns to the hills of Flintshire this month. She speaks to Chloë Edwards.

How did the festival come into being?

I wanted to put on a festival that was more based on activities. Our ethos is very much about enabling people to get away from pre-packaged branded gear. We had a whole marketplace for emerging businesses like that, to support the small makers and creators of Wales, as well as having the normal all-genre music and authors like Michael Morpurgo, plus DJs. But I think the thing that sets it apart the most is that most of the activities are free once you buy the ticket, including a vintage fairground. I’ve found with a lot of festivals you spend so much money, so I want to really make sure we gave as good value for money as possible.

Is there anybody in particular that you’re looking forward to seeing at the festival?

We had Norman Jay MBE appear last year, and Gilles Peterson the year before, and to watch these world-renowned DJs at work in such a small area, in a boutique festival with no more than 5,000 people, it’s incredible. Trevor Nelson is also coming for the first time this year. We’ve got Ben Fogle coming, with plenty of lectures and talks at the festival as well. We’ve got cider makers, whiskey makers, adventurers, scientists. We’re also opening the lake for wild swimming and have a special site for Welsh learning, listening to historians and musicians – right where Llywelyn The Great fought the English. There’s also craft workers who will let kids have a go – because that’s the thing, having kids and living in an urban environment, it’s so nice to be able to set them free and do things they don’t normally get to see or do in normal daily life in 2018.

It sounds like it’s been really well thought-out.

It’s a year-round labour of love really! I’ve been working with music, artists, authors and experts in their field for a few decades now, especially with all the radio shows I make and the guests I invite.

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What do you make of the current music scene in Wales in 2018?

I’m loving Gwenno’s music – Le Kov is a brilliant album. Boy Azooga are brilliant as well, they’re playing the festival. It’s brimming with great stuff. The new generation of musicians is extraordinary really, across the world. You can see that they don’t belong to tribes and haven’t listened to programmed, heavy-rotated radio. They’ve grown up with the internet and having things on shuffle, regardless of boundaries, and that’s showing in the music. I’m immensely heartened and excited by the new breed of musicians from Wales and beyond.

Do you think that radio is facing challenges with the rise of streaming, or is it a good thing in the age of shuffling?

I think there’s company with radio you don’t get with a streaming service, and that’s the big difference. It’s a relationship – a virtual one – but a relationship where you begin to trust them and you give them the responsibility to select the songs. I’m not at all worried.

Lastly, your other work includes being the Vice President of Shelter Cymru, so how did that come about?

If a person is secure, and has a safe sanctuary, that’s a great foundation for them to fulfil their life, and to live a good and positive life. If you don’t have an abode to call your own, that leaves you vulnerable. It was an easy decision for me to lend myself to a charity which wants to keep people in a home and off the streets.

That involves being in a community, which is a give-and-take thing, which is something which I think gets lost in the modern world which is all about feeding the capitalist machine. I think the most important thing is to turn to our communities: it’s the only thing we’ve got left.

The Good Life Experience, Hawarden, Flintshire, Fri 14-Sun 16 Sept.

Tickets: £149 (full weekend + camping pass).

Info: www.thegoodlifeexperience.co.uk

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour

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An Audience with Simon Reeve

Ross Noble El Hablador

One Man Stranger Things

Bowie Experience Golden Years

Rip It Up The 60s

Seven Drunken Nights The Story of The Dubliners

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BOOK NOW ROB BRYDON Grand Theatre, Swansea Wed 3 + Thurs 4 Oct Tickets: £32 Info: 01792 475715 www.swansea.gov.uk

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SECRET SPACES: KINGS YARD A powerful tale of loss starting on the beaches of Swansea, Now The Hero is set to be a highlight of the theatrical calendar this year. Fedor Tot speaks to its creator Marc Rees.

Tell us what Now The Hero is about.

It’s an immersive experience. It begins on the beach in Swansea and you’re introduced to three soldiers from different periods – one from WWI, one from the modern day, and one from medieval times, inspired by the medieval Welsh poem Y Goddodin by Aneirin – and to a protagonist who’s the peace protester. She guides the audience towards the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, certain kinds of dramatic things happen and then you’re in the Brangwyn itself you see the Frank Brangwyn panels, which inspired the piece. There, an immersive requiem takes place – the heart of the whole project.

This work seems to be quite an ambitious experience. Was it difficult to get off the ground?

I’ve somehow become a go-to person for kind of large-scale work; the last one I did was P.A.R.A.D.E for National Dance Company Wales, which was in and around the Millennium Centre. This is probably even bigger. 14-18 NOW, who have commissioned contemporary artists to respond to WWI, asked if I wanted to do something. I thought about the Brangwyn panels, that was my way in.

What is the significance of doing a piece that references WWI today?

An opportunity to reflect on WWI, but also to reflect even further by using Y Gododdin. That is from 600 AD and, in a way, nothing has changed – we make the same mistakes.

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You’ve got some interesting collaborators involved with you for this, including the now-departed Jóhann Jóhannsson [Oscar-nominated composer for Sicario and The Theory Of Everything]. How did that come about?

I met Jóhann maybe a decade ago, in Caernarfon of all places. With this one, he was interested but so busy, and said he could only do this if he brought his assistant, Owen Roberts, whose family are from Wales. Unexpectedly, Jóhann died, which was a terrible shock.

He did visit the Brangwyn – I walked through the whole experience with him and Owen, so we talked about what we wanted to achieve with the sound, because the music is so important.

He started to play the organ and to improvise with this refrain. Owen has worked on that and built that into a refrain that will feature throughout the requiem; ironically, it will become a requiem for both Jóhann and the piece as a whole.

If you could recommend one place in Wales to a first-time visitor that’s not on the tourist maps, where would it be and why?

I’m going to keep it very local and suggest Pipes brewery on Kings Road, Pontcanna which is only open on Fridays and Saturdays. Their beer is excellent and the regulars are friendly.

Now The Hero, Swansea Beach and Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Tue 25Sat 29 Sept. Tickets: £15/£12. Info: www.nowthehero.wales

St David’s Hall, Cardiff Mon 8 Oct Tickets: from £37 Info: 029 2087 8444 http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY New Theatre, Cardiff Tue 9-Sat 13 Oct Tickets: from £14 Info: 029 2087 8889 http://www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

THE SHERLOCKS

Cardiff University Students Union Thurs 11 Oct Tickets: £13.50 Info: 029 2078 1400 www.cardiffstudents.com

STEPBACK! 90S CONCERT

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Sun 14 Oct Tickets: £52.35 Info: 029 2022 4488 www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

DAVID BYRNE

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Sat 27 Oct Tickets: from £46 Info: 029 2022 4488 www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

10 — 15 September • Medi newtheatrecardiff.co.uk 029 2087 8889 Mae’r New Theatre yn eiddo i ac, yn cael ei rheoli a’i harinannu Gyngor Caerdydd · The New Theatre is owned, managed and funded by Cardiff Council

20 — 23 September • Medi

REMEMBER MY NAME 24 — 29 September • Medi newtheatrecardiff.co.uk 029 2087 8889

LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN The League Of Gentlemen rise out of Royston Vasey once more, playing local gigs for local people across the UK. Carl Marsh chats to one quarter of the comedy troupe, Jeremy Dyson, about the origins of The League.

So what’s it like being the least recognisable member of the League of Gentlemen then?

A relief! [laughs] What I like about it is when we get to go out on tour and I get to sit in the auditorium and watch the show with the audience and be relatively untroubled. Obviously uber-fans may recognise me, but with a general audience you can just sit there and disappear, which is a huge pleasure because I love experiencing the show and hearing the audience respond to it.

Was that your plan from the beginning? Didn’t you ever fancy a part in the show?

Well, unlike the other three, I was not an actor, and acting is something that is in your bones and it was writing that was in mine. But in the very first show, before we were ever called The League Of Gentleman, I did briefly tread the boards – but no, it’s not my calling in life. It was an easy decision to make.

With the characters that you’ve created and that appeared in the series, do you ever regret not pushing the boundaries further?

It’s a very natural process – we don’t and we have never discussed what we do in terms of boundary pushing or anything like that. It’s only ever from the point of view of what’s funny, and that always begins with what makes us laugh, before you start thinking about even letting an audience in. When we do think about an audience, we will occasionally have discussions about where the line is, and we certainly did on the TV specials we did last year because we had been away. The world has changed since we were last doing TV shows together as The League, so there was a bit of talking – what do we think about this or that – but generally, we’re always led by that bottom line of “is it funny?” and “is it going to entertain people?”.

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“We’ve never had any imposition from the BBC” With the TV special last year, how deliberate were elements such as Edward saying phrases like “taking back control”?

We were just enjoying that; it was a natural fit because the ‘local shop’ was always in part about those sorts of attitudes about people that are ‘other to us’, so it slotted in quite naturally. We didn’t have to push it to go there. You have always got to distinguish between what your characters are saying and who you are. It’s not like any of us are definitely Brexiteers but equally, we are not politicians and we are not on a political platform. We are just a comedy show, but a comedy show that takes on board the outside world.

Were there any characters that were left on the cutting room floor for going too far?

Erm… no, I don’t think there were. There never have been, to be honest, and we’ve never cut anything for content. The other thing is that we’ve never had is any imposition from the BBC or whoever: we have always self-policed, we’ve never had an executive come to us saying “You can’t possibly do that”.

So there was never any fallings out between yourselves and those down south at the BBC? No, no – we have always been trusted and the BBC have always trusted whoever our producers have been. You will be surprised as to how grown-up those

conversations are when you have them, and more often than not it’s us going to them – the BBC has a department for taste and decency, so if there was something that we were not sure about, we would consult them and ask what they thought. It’s all very sensible when you have those conversations. I don’t know if other people’s experiences are like that, but that’s definitely been our experience.

Before The League Of Gentlemen, didn’t you have some involvement with the band Rudolf Rocker?

Haha! That was when me and Mark Goodall, who was the lead singer, both worked at Waterstones in Leeds together and he told me about his band. We often talked about music as I used to play in bands, and I asked him if he needed a keyboard player and that was that. We had a great time, I loved Rudolf Rocker but when The League took off, that was it – I had to focus 100% on that, as logistically I had to move down to London whilst the band were up in Leeds. I would have happily had a music career, but the League had its own momentum that just brought you along with it.

Of all the many characters in The League Of Gentlemen, how did you and the other guys all decide on who would play who?

That’s a very good question. It was quite organic, as by default we sort of write in pairs – there is a

natural pairing of me and Mark [Gatiss] and Steve [Pemberton] and Reece [Shearsmith]. There is a default generally to performing the characters that you yourself have written – it was very rare that there was ever any discussion, it always just happened.

I do seem to remember that Reece might originally have been slated to play Pauline, and there was a practical reason – maybe due to the logistics on the night of the very first show, above a pub. “Oh, you can’t do that because you are doing that in that scene.” So apart from that, it was pretty obvious who would play who, particularly now that they’re more well-known – you can see how each actor’s personalities are in each character.

Some people may or may not know about you being a patron in the charity No Panic.

In my 20’s I suffered with panic attacks and agoraphobia, and for a year it was quite acute for me, but once I had a public profile years later with the League Of Gentlemen, I got in touch with the guy that ran the charity after reading an article about them.

It was a guy called Colin Hammond who had set it up and he was very inspirational, but is no longer with us. He wrote an article in the Guardian and I just emailed him saying about how brilliant I thought what he was doing was and he just asked me if I wanted to be a patron.

What direction is this new tour going in?

Business as usual, or will it contain any new characters apart from the fan favourites?

I’m not going to spoil anything but what I will say is that if you are a fan, you’re not going to be disappointed. You will be seeing most of your favourite elements and characters across the evening in various forms, and it is a mixture of celebrating our heritage and delivering things you have not seen before.

We are very proud of the show and we are very excited to be putting it in front of an audience. It’s a good show – we’re in technical rehearsals this week and have been really, really enjoying it. The other thing is that we might not do this again as Reece keeps saying that we are just about OK age-wise to be doing this.

Monty Python put on a show when they were a lot older than you guys though, didn’t they?

Well they didn’t go on tour, but the point is to come and see us now while we are in full possession of our faculties!

The League Of Gentlemen Live Again!

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Thurs 6 + Fri 7 Sept. Tickets: £46. Info: 029 2022 4488 / www.leagueofgentlemen.live

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It’s September, and that means Wales will soon be awash with students, exploring their new homes for the first time. We’ve put together the definitive guide for making the most of it!

Compiled by Charlie Cottrell, Alys Hewitt, Sarah Davies, Emily D’Souza and Megan Thomas

Charlie Says. Pic: Amy Farrer

BARS & CLUBS The definitive nights out!

BUFFALO Windsor Place, Cardiff Buffalo has made a name for itself hosting some of the most well-attended student nights in the city.

Weekly hip-hop event Bump & Grind is their tour de force: with resident DJs spinning an infectious mix of old and nu-skool, expect a funky mash-up of Kendrick, Missy Elliott, Kanye and Craig David at a party where you can’t help but dance amongst Cardiff’s finest groovers in Buffalo’s intimate upstairs event space.

Info: 029 2031 0312 www.buffalocardiff.co.uk

TRAMSHED Clare Road, Cardiff

GWDIHW Guildford Crescent, Cardiff Tucked away in one of Cardiff’s many crevices, the brightly-painted Gwdihw is a diamond waiting to be discovered. A small events space and cosy outdoor area make it a perfect space for the intimate parties that this café/bar regularly hosts. Ranging from funk and soul to Italo disco, Gwdihw nights are a great alternative to some of the larger, pop-oriented events that are peppered around Cardiff, with DJs often spinning dusty vinyl and locals throwing all kinds of shapes to some incredible old school funk and soul tracks.

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One of Cardiff’s leading gig venues, Tramshed has already played host to artists as varied as Tinariwen, The Stranglers, and Kelis in its still young history.

It has the same level of intimacy as many smaller venues but plentiful space for the packed crowds, and is a thriving club venue and general arts hub on top, with a luxury cinema in the complex.

Info: 029 2023 5555 www.tramshedcardiff.com

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Sin City

The Friary, Cardiff Live Lounge is often the cornerstone of the Cardiff night out. A live cover band playing seven days a week until midnight makes for a constantly buzzing atmosphere, with DJs then taking the reigns to continue to the singalong until the early hours.

A fantastic homage to Pink Floyd’s The Wall lies at the back of the venue. You haven’t been to Live Lounge if you haven’t had your picture taken next to it, have you? As for the music: you will hear Mr Brightside, and you will hear Go Your Own Way. Info: www.liveloungecardiff.co.uk

CLWB IFOR BACH Womanby Street, Cardiff Cardiff’s premium gig venue has been hosting some of the world’s finest bands for decades. Established in 1983, Clwb has consistently played host to an eclectic mix of renowned live acts, as well as hosting some of Cardiff’s most popular club nights. Whether it’s a gig or a night out you’re after, Clwb Ifor Bach has you covered; a consistent steam of live music goes on there throughout the year, and their big Saturday club night Dirty Pop offers three different dancefloors. Get on your dancin’ shoes – there’s indie rock and nu-wave aplenty, along with a smattering of sassy disco.

Info: 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net

BAMBU

SIN CITY

Wind Street, Swansea

Dillwyn Street, Swansea

Across the street from Idols, this beach-themed club will take you to your holidays for the night! Enjoy chart hits, r’n’b, live music, bands and resident DJs, and with package deals available for booking, spend your night on one of the rooftop terraces, or challenge your friends on the karaoke machine! Just be careful not to disappear in their Bermuda nights on Mondays.

If you’re not too fussy with music and like to change it up, Sin City offers a range of music genres: from indie to metal, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Live bands are also common, with some big names such as Mallory Knox due to play in the club in autumn. With themed nights on the cards, seize the chance to dress up and spend the night in another era.

Info: 01792 651651 www.bambu-bar.co.uk

TINY REBEL

FICTION

High Street, Newport / Rogerstone Industrial Estate, Newport / Westgate Street, Cardiff

JACK MURPHYS

Little Wind Street, Swansea

Wind Street, Swansea

On the other side of Wind Street, this club is a great place to end your night. With a selection of rooms to suit your music taste, it also isn’t uncommon to find reality TV celebrities doing guest appearances here, so if you can’t tell your fiction from fact when watching Love Island this will work for you. There’s plenty of deals for students here, such as Quid’s In, offering discounted entry fees, as well as cheap deals on drinks.

For the student on a budget, Jack Murphys is a great way to start your night in Swansea, and for anyone more into old-school rock from the 90s, this Irishthemed bar has plenty of space to have a dance, or just relax and have a couple of drinks.

Info: facebook.com/jackmurphysrocks

Info: 01792 468892 www.sincityclub.co.uk

Info: 01792 828777 / www.fictionclub. co.uk/swansea

You may have visited Tiny Rebel’s Cardiff branch, but Newport happens to be the location where it all began. Not too far from where their brewery is located on the outskirts of the city, stands their Newport bar.

Expect a choice of craft beers that cater to a range of tastes, tasty food and regular events, such as quiz nights and one-off gigs. Grab a pint or three and enjoy the atmosphere.

Info: 01633 973934 / tinyrebel.co.uk

THE PARROT/TANGLED PARROT Pic: Nick Moylan

King Street, Carmarthen Bottle shop/café/bar/record shop hybrid by day, events and music venue by night offering a combination of comedy, music and special events, The Parrot is your one-stop shop in Carmarthen for all things with a creative and independent edge. Many of the bands put on by the venue are homegrown, which means it’s a fitting place to discover local up-and-coming talent amongst a lively young crowd, whilst upstairs record store Tangled Parrot is ideal for cratedigging.

Info: 01267 220282 / www.theparrot.cymru

CLWB Y BONT Taff Street, Pontypridd.

LE PUBLIC SPACE High Street, Newport Newport’s very own thriving and vibrant arts space, the bar-meets-venue hosts regular gig and comedy nights, film screenings, workshops – you name it. The venue prides itself on its warm and welcoming community spirit and commitment to showering the people of Newport in creativity, diversity and excellent independent bands.

Its rebirth on the high street after moving home last year has seen it go from strength to strength.

Info: 01633 221477 / lepublicspace.co.uk

Established in 1983, Clwb y Bont has had an extensive history as one of Pontypridd’s focal cultural venues, with a strong commitment to Welsh language and identity at its core. The venue puts events on regularly, offering everything from live music to film and quiz nights, as well as a space to drink and socialise.

Info: 01443 491424 clwbybontblog.wordpress.com

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CULTURE Soak up Welsh history

OYSTERMOUTH CASTLE

NORWEIGIAN CHURCH ARTS CENTRE

MUNI ARTS CENTRE - CULTURE

Castle Avenue, Mumbles, Swansea

Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay

Gelliwastad Road, Pontypridd

Sitting in Mumbles town since the 12th century, Oystermouth Castle is one of Gower’s flagship castles, overlooking Swansea Bay. . Recent conservation works at the castle has allowed more access for the public, during which more rooms and chambers were uncovered ready to be explored.

The Norwegian Church might look small, but it’s one of Cardiff’s most interesting spaces, with a café and a performance space all tucked inside this former Lutheran ministry. Most famously, Cardiff native Roald Dahl was baptised here, and the beauty of the Bay is a great place to get yourself inspired.

Bouncing back after temporary closure in 2014, the Muni has re-emerged as an unlikely hub for live music, showcasing live bands, both local and from further afield (acts such as Wolf Alice have performed there since its revival). It also functions as an arts space, with regular workshops, comedy and theatre performances.

Info: 01792 636000 www.swansea.gov.uk/oystermouthcastle

Info: 029 2087 7959 www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com

Info: 01443 485934 / muniartscentre.com Pic: Andrea Vail

CARDIFF CASTLE Castle St, Cardiff One of Cardiff’s biggest historical landmarks, although much of it was built in the 19th century by the medieval-mad 3rd Marquess of Bute, who also built Castell Coch, in a fascinating example of Victorian obsession with the past mingling into our own present. The venue’s life is not only historical/ educational – they host Halloween film screenings, an outdoor cinema, and lots of summer concerts, with the likes of Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers and Catfish and the Bottlemen filling the air.

Info: 029 2087 8100 / www.cardiffcastle.com

CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE

WALES MILLENIUM CENTRE

NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF

Market Road, Canton, Cardiff

Bute Place, Cardiff Bay

Cathays Park, Cardiff

Chapter is a hub for all things art – workshops, events, cinema showings, plays and live music.

It’s also a cool place to hang out, with and an ever-changing gallery in the bar itself. Certainly for any aspiring cinephile, this is the place to be as it’s the only place in Cardiff which regularly screens independent, international and classic films. For students too, it can be as little as £3 a ticket, and with a membership card you can rack up freebies.

The Wales Millennium Centre, situated in the heart of Cardiff Bay, is one of Cardiff’s most iconic buildings, with the huge curving sweep of its roof an essential part of the skyline. It’s the main stopping-off point for West End hits on tour, from Hairspray to War Horse.

There are two smaller venues within the building, offering spaces for more intimate performances, as well as workshops and family events, and a restaurant to boot.

A great preservation of Welsh culture, with free entry to boot, you can spend hours losing yourself in art galleries, fossil and jewel exhibitions, a giant mammoth and a dinosaur. They also have tonnes of art workshops and a changing cast of exhibitions – the current stars including Kizuna, an exhibition of Japanese design, and Women In Focus, on the work of women behind the camera.

Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org

Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk

Info: 029 2057 3500 / museum.wales/cardiff

DYLAN THOMAS’ BIRTHPLACE

Skygazers - Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands, Swansea

GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY Alexandra Road, Swansea Hoping to make an impact on future generations in Swansea, this gallery conjoins past and present forms of art to engage as much of the public as possible.

With growing participation, the museum intends to raise the profile of Swansea and make a difference to the minority groups living in the community. With all kinds of exhibitions being displayed at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery – including an event in memory of Richard Glynn Vivian, who founded the museum in 1911 – there is plenty to learn.

Info: 01792 516900 www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian

One of the most famous Welsh poets’ childhood home is open for the public to see and it’s a great place to start learning about the history of Swansea.

Dylan Thomas was born in Cwmdonkin Drive in the Uplands in 1914, where he lived until his 20s. The house has been fully restored to its original state, and you can book a tour, plan an overnight stay, or just have dinner in the same building that Thomas first discovered his impeccable writing talent.

Info: 01792 472555 www.dylanthomasbirthplace.com

NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea If you want to learn more about Swansea’s past, the Waterfront will teach you all you need to know, from the ports of Wales to the truth behind the tales of pirates. If you’d rather learn about something in more depth, there are events and talks to give you the most out of what the museum has to offer.

Info: 0300 1112333 / museum.wales/swansea

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4 SUPERB COMEDIANS EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT GREAT FOOD & DRINK DEALS

CHRISTMAS COMEDY SPECIAlS

The Glee Clubs offer the best comedians, excellent food, a superb atmosphere and more fun than you’ll have anywhere else!

BOOk TICkETS OR ENqUIRE: GlEE.CO.Uk/CHRISTMAS 0871 472 0400 CHRISTMAS@GlEE.CO.Uk

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Food / Cafés

MILK AND SUGAR

A Bite to Eat

Windsor Place / Greyfriars Road / The Hayes, Cardiff.

An independent business with various locations dotted around the city, Milk And Sugar offers awardwinning fare and coffee and a wide scope of fresh food options. The very fact that it is ever-expanding its vision to different corners of Cardiff is testament to its popularity amongst locals and visitors alike, and you will surely find something to enjoy in their extensive menu.

DEPOT Dumballs Road, Cardiff With a permanent street food section, Depot is a great way to eat globally whilst staying local(ly). There’s a smorgasbord of events going on, from a Drag Brunch, Pizza & Prosecco nights, vegan events, and, well, any party that might feasibly mix food and fun.

Info: www.depotcardiff.com

Info: 029 2132 1920 / milkandsugarplease.com

GRAZING SHED St Mary Street / Barrack Lane / Clearwater Way, Cardiff An affordable variety of burgers which might be slightly pricier than your average fast food joint, but you won’t risk a soggy bap with meat of questionable origin here.

With everything locally and ethically sourced, they have a brilliant selection of styles to the point where you’ll want to keep returning to try everything.

Info: www.thegrazingshed.com

MILGI City Road, Cardiff Situated on City Road, which is perhaps the culinary centre of Cardiff (we could easily have made this whole guide out of City Road venues), Milgi is for the plant-based and gluten-free foodies. Offering a vast range of vegan food including a sweet potato and bean burger, tortilla stack, and for lunch – wholefood bowls and soups with a sandwich/salad.

Info: 029 2047 3150 www.milgicardiff.com

EARLY BIRD Woodville Road, Cardiff One of the finest breakfast spots in Cathays, the Early Bird welcomes you with a sunshine-yellow exterior and the inviting aroma of their freshly baked loaves of bread. It’s the perfect location for a hearty hungover brunch, offering a variety of creative and delicious options that go beyond just a traditional full English, with many components (such as their baked beans) made from scratch. Vegetarians and vegans are also well catered for. It’s a pretty small space that also happens to be very popular, so expect a wait when you get there, but it’s very much worth it.

Info: 029 2132 0520 / earlybirdbakery.co.uk Earlybird

BIG MOOSE

SECRET GARDEN CAFÉ

Frederick Street, Cardiff

Charles Street, Newport

A coffee shop with a difference, at Big Moose you can enjoy your cuppa in the knowledge that you are making a positive change to the community. The business uses their profits to help the homeless and disadvantaged of Cardiff re-integrate into society by employing them in the café, offering them training and paying their wages. It is an excellent, ethicallyminded scheme, and encourages its customers to invest in and support local businesses.

With its quaint décor, laidback atmosphere and varied, modern menu, Secret Garden is making itself known within Newport’s food scene. The walled garden which gives it its name is ideal to sample the range of options on offer during the warmer months.

Info: 07977 585548 bigmoosecoffeecompany.co

NATA AND CO. Castle Street, Cardiff Nata and Co. offers a taste of Portugal in the heart of Cardiff, serving up the likes of freshly made pastries, quiche and cakes. Its speciality is the traditional Pastel de Nata, a bite-sized cinnamon-dusted custard tart which is just as appetising as it sounds. Nata has locations in Splott and Cardiff Bay, but its main location resides just across from the castle, which makes it an ideal place to grab a bite to eat to fuel your city explorations, or enjoy the greenery of the park with a takeaway lunch.

DUTCHY’S North Street, Newport Dutchy’s is a jerk shack offering authentic and vibrant Jamaican cuisine, as well as a selection of cocktails to wash it all down. Tasty fare combined with a chilled-out ambience equals a dream way to spend an evening.

Info: 01633 215048 / dutchys.co.uk Big Moose

Info: 029 2034 2200 / nataandco.co.uk

MUMBLES COFFEE Newton Road, Mumbles, Swansea Mumbles Coffee is a firm favourite in Swansea, with some of the best cakes and coffee around.

Located close to the seafront, this chilled and cosy coffeehouse is perfect if you’re feeling a quiet coffee with some mates near the front.

Info: www.mumblescoffee.co.uk

CANTEEN 18 Brynymor Road, Swansea If you’re vegan and struggle to find a good café in Swansea, Canteen 18 is a great option. For proponents of plant-based dietary living, you won’t have to stress trying to find something that’s suitable for you, because this place has you covered. It also has a takeaway option, so if you don’t have the time to eat in but happen to be passing by, you can still munch away.

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Info: 01633 223559

SQUARE PEG Square Peg, Gower Road, Swansea / Peg 2, Mumbles Road, Mumbles After the success of the Sketty shop, which opened back in 2015, Square Peg opened a second café in Mumbles in 2017. Priding themselves in running a non-profit business by supporting their own community, through offering apprenticeships and skills to those who need them. Not only that, it’s the first speciality coffee shop in Swansea too.

Info: www.squarepeg.org.uk/square-peg

KARM’EN KAFE Bridge Street, Carmarthen Tucked away on one of Carmarthen’s side streets, and with a selection of freshly prepared and pretty affordable dishes on offer, Karm’en Kafe is the ideal lunch spot if you’re exploring what the town has to offer.

Info: 07540 246501 / karmenkafe.com

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Shops Don’t spend the whole student loan in one go!

CASTLE EMPORIUM

HOBOS VINTAGE

DEAD GORGEOUS SKULLS

Castle Emporium, Womanby St, Cardiff

High St Arcade, Cardiff / Oxford St, Swansea

Windsor Road, Neath

Once a silent movie theatre in the 1920s, The Castle Emporium is now a haven for independent shops. One is Minotaur Books; the proceeds from this second-hand bookstore all go towards funding communal costs, which means your retail therapy could mean more exciting shops and ventures in the future! Quaint and haphazard in its book variety, you can also donate those which you think it’s time others had a turn reading. Another highlight of the Emporium is Cardiff Skateboard Club (CSC).

From its humble beginnings as a blog in 2006, itnow incorporates everything from shoes, clothing and skate equipment to getting folks involved in the sport itself.

When it comes to vintage clothes, there can be a lot of pretention and ironically high prices. Hobos has good, reasonable prices for quality controlled clothing, and is bursting with a personality and atmosphere that’ll make you feel like dancing between the clothing racks. The shop is well-organised and maintained, so that shopping there doesn’t feel as if you’re rummaging through your great aunt’s attic.

The owners are passionate about vintage clothing, ensuring that the shop reflects that passion in its overall look and feel. As well as clothes, it also has retro items like mugs, accessories and decorations.

Yes, this is a shop that actually sells skulls. Animal skulls, thankfully, and ethically-sourced. Each skull is decorated with beautiful, baroque designs. It’s ideal for the goths and metalheads, and no doubt will be ideal for summoning Lucifer, but honestly, we think they’re so pretty that they ought to be part of any student abode.

Info: 029 2034 1188 / 01792 654586

Charles Street, Newport.

www.thecastleemporium.co.uk

SPILLERS RECORDS Morgan Arcade, Cardiff A sentimental dwelling for vinyl, CDs and other musical paraphernalia, Spillers has been standing its ground in Cardiff since 1894 – infamously, the oldest record shop in the world. In an age of iTunes and Spotify, it takes a real gem to attract customers to a record store the way Spillers still does. Despite its age, it’s keeping up to date with the music scene like a hip grandma who listens to rap, offering online search and ordering services as well as selling tickets to alternative music events in and around the city.

029 2022 4905 / www.spillersrecords.co.uk

OXFORD STREET The perfect place to pick up a couple of gifts or even some treats for yourself, the Midas Touch Jewellery shop is located here. Although some pieces can be quite expensive, they have some great offers that are worth checking out. If you’re into music and gigs and like to see a deal here and there, Derricks sells everything from albums to tickets, which is worth knowing now you’re a student, and easily has one of the best selections of music in Wales.

The Midas Touch Jewellery, 222 Oxford Street. Info: 01792 648143 Derricks Music, 221 Oxford Street Info: 01792 654226

CARDIFF MARKET Central Market, Cardiff We could have filled this whole guide with suggestions from Cardiff’s Central Market, with its selection of cheap eats, fresh groceries and all manner of great deals on everything else. One highlight is Kelly’s Records, best described as a vinyl treasure hunt. Perched above the Cardiff Market stalls, you’ll be confronted with rows and rows of pre-owned, rare and collectable vinyl, as well as a collection of CDs. Elsewhere amongs the stalls, Bear Island Book Exchange may seem like a little stall across from a vegetable stand, but it is so much more. This secret little world is bursting with walls of second-hand books and that sweet, musky, smell or a well-worn tome.

Perfect for a bookworm on a budget.

029 2037 7355 / kellysrecords.com

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Info: 01639 983002 facebook.com/deadgorgeousskulls

DIVERSE VINYL Newport’s principal independent record shop, Diverse stocks a multitude of genres – focusing primarily on rock, blues, folk, jazz and indie – and has been a feature of the city since 1988. Take an afternoon off from studying to browse and dig for musical treasures: you never know what bargains you might pick up.

Info: 01633 259661

MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE As he prepares to take on the personage of Satan himself, Marcus Brigstocke chats to Ruth Seavers about what to expect from his malevolent new standup show.

Marcus Brigstocke’s Devil May Care tour is the first time he’s done standup as anyone other than himself. The comic and TV panellist’s caricature of Lucifer serves as a better mouthpiece for modern moral dilemmas than himself, he says: “The idea of the show is to look at how complicated good and evil have become.

When Lucifer, or ‘the beast’, appeared in the Garden Of Eden, there were seven deadly sins and soon after, the 10 commandments. Now, with social media and the world being much more connected than it’s ever been, there are millions of billions of sins that people decide on every day.

“And we write each other off very quickly. One person who voted to leave the EU meets a person who voted remain, and as far as those two people are concerned the other one is evil. We seem to have lost the meaning of what evil or sin actually is. So that’s kind of what the show is about: playing with the audience’s expectation of what is sinful. It’s a blast.”

So what sparked the show’s idea? “I was looking at how divided the world is right now: Brexit, Trump, Israel, Palestine… the world is ripped in half at the moment.

For me, it was about asking, ‘what is that about?’ The more I thought about it, the more I thought, ‘I don’t actually really want to talk about this from my own point of view, because I’m just one of the people within it.’

“So I started thinking – how can I look at it from outside? And I thought Lucifer would give a fascinating perspective on what this is, because he is credited with having been responsible for the fall of man, for introducing good and evil to the world.

“I’m not religious myself,” Brigstocke clarifies, “neither am I anti-religious. But I’m very interested in sin and good and evil and how we define those things – how those things are understood. Because we talk to more people more often than we ever have before – yet people, more often than they used to, feel lonely and isolated. It’s quite a peculiar paradox.”

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Discussing accessibility to comedy, he says, “Class division in the UK remains stubbornly absolutely entrenched in society. It’s extraordinary how we have failed to move on from that. Sadly, those who are going to see comedy now are those who can afford to. There are a lot of people working their asses off, doing two jobs, still not making enough money to pay the rent and put food on the table. That is deliberate. That is a deliberate choice made by those in government to keep them in that position. There are things that can be done to address that.”

Citing a mixture of comedy clubs and Edinburgh Fringe as central to his success, Brigstocke won the BBC Comedian Of The Year award in 1996 while still in university. He did “five to 10 years with a minimum of five shows a week.

But it’s different now,” he says. “I was a judge on the BBC New Comedy Awards and out of 10 acts, I saw four or maybe five that were really, really good.”

A lot of people with the platform to speak now are doing so very tentatively – avoiding declarative language and choosing to remain in safety zone of vague and interpretive language. Is Lucifer a chance to channel that?

“It’s like journalism broke,” he says.

“It’s near impossible to get to the truth of something because truth is such a complicated thing.” Maybe such a divided world has created more laughter in response, as the increasing benchmark of the quality he cites seems to suggest.

Marcus Brigstocke, Devil May Care Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Sat 22 Sept; Savoy Theatre, Monmouth, Fri 19 Oct. Tickets: £19/£17.50.

Info: www.shermantheatre.co.uk / www. monmouth-savoy.co.uk

IRIS PRIZE As the UK’s best LBGT+ film festival plants its flag once again in Cardiff, Fedor Tot looks ahead to some of the highlights of this year’s festival.

Hardly a week goes by without a debate flaring up online about issues of representation these days, often starting in the twisted mirror image of our world that is Twitter before making its way to the major news outlets. A recent furore over Jack Whitehall being cast as Disney’s first openly gay character, for example, was matched the following week by debate over the success of Crazy Rich Asians.

One of the best things about festivals like Iris is that they provide a comparatively calm and level-headed place to discuss such things without the immature screaming matches and sensationalist headlines that mark the former two.

A number of talks will touch on these subjects. It’s Called Acting Darling, named after the remarks of one high-profile actor at a previous edition, discusses whether LBGT+ roles need to be played by LBGT+ performers, whilst They Don’t Go To The Cinema looks at the travails of lesbian and bi cinema in a male-dominated industry. Finally, there’s Retelling The Story, which will discuss the history of AIDS onscreen, as the crisis nears its 40th anniversary.

At its heart though, the purpose of film festivals is to watch films, and Iris doesn’t skimp on that front. That the first ever Iris Prize winner Dee Rees had her film Mudbound nominated for a number of Oscars stands as a valediction of the work this festival has put in other the years over building up filmmakers and audiences, and this year’s short film selection looks as exciting as ever. The international section covers 35 films, grouped into topics as varied as Gender & Family, Masculinity, and Finding Pride, with entrants from places as varied as Norway, Brazil, India and Lebanon. The British shorts, sitting alongside that, includes sections on queer history (Queer Then), the ties of familial relations (Family And Faith, and the queer present (Queer Now), covering the best homegrown talent.

The feature film selection is as exciting as the rest of course. There’s A Moment In The Reeds by Mikko Makela, about two men in Finland, one a Syrian asylum seeker, who connection with each other in a lakeside house, with distinct tones of last year’s success story God’s Own Country. There’s Dykes, Camera, Action! by Caroline Berler, looking at the history of lesbian women behind the camera. Elsewhere is Cola De Mono, a Chilean film set on Christmas Eve 1986 in the midst of Pinochet’s regime, as tensions and the suffocating heat gets to a family gathering.

Two feature films particularly stand out, however. Sauvage, directed by Camille Vidal-Naquet, tells the story of Leo, a 22-year-old selling his body on the streets for cash, homeless and addicted to drugs. Led by an astonishing performance by Felix Maritaud (120 BPM), who brings sensitivity and tragedy to Leo, this agonisingly painful character study delves deep into our universal need for love, and sometimes our rejection of it also. Rife with neorealist touches, this is ultimately an actor’s film. But what an actor.

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The other one that’s likely to blow minds is the surreal, bizarre, and utterly masterful M/M [pictured], directed by Drew Lint. It tells the story of Matthew, a Quebecois émigré wandering through Berlin’s bustling nightlife. He becomes attracted to Mattias, a fellow wanderer, and starts to become obsessed with him, taking on his features and trying not just to be like him, but to be him. Lint’s direction is masterful, throwing in all sorts of fantastical associative images into the mix. At only 80-something minutes, M/M doesn’t overstay its welcome, lasting just long enough to sustain its glorious atmosphere of the sweat and wooze of late-night megacity intimacy.

Ultimately, for all the debate about representation in the media, such issues are resolved by the audience. The mainstream is what we make it, and by engaging and getting out to see films such as those shown at Iris, we can make a statement about what kinds of films we want to see. And of course, with parties every night after screenings, we can also enjoy ourselves.

Iris Prize Festival, Cineworld, Cardiff (+ various other Cardiff locations), Tue 9-Sun 14 Oct. Tickets: £125 full festival / £30 one-day pass / £6-£8 individual films.

Info: www.irisprize.org

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MK ULTRA MK Ultra is the end result of a collaborative effort between acclaimed documentarian Adam Curtis, whose works include Hypernormalisation and Bitter Lake, and dance chorerographer Rosie Kay, who earlier this year choreographed the Commonwealth Games handover. Tackling the rise of conspiracy theories amongst young people in this era of fake news, Kay realised: “Almost every conversation I had [with young people] about control and authority led to speculations about a shadowy elite that pulled the strings behind the scenes.”

It’s one of those fascinating curlicues of popular culture, one which is overlooked (one academic even told Kay it was career suicide to even consider it), but for Kay it was a challenge she took on with glee. Working with Adam Curtis, she says, does include friction, of a positive kind. “I am, by trade, someone who works in emotion, inference, fiction and imagination, whereas he is a trained journalist, so often our opinions clash about what to show on stage.”

The two settled on a finally narrative for the show, about a pop princess who is brainwashed by a shadowy elite. It’s inspired by the real-life Project MKUltra, a genuine CIA mind-control programme that was not nearly as successful as the agency hoped, but which has spawned a wealth of theories about major pop culture stars living under the influence.

“Key to this story,” Kay says, “is how the female body is treated in the pop industry.

Britney Spears being the archetype that everyone knows – the Mickey Mouse Club child star-turned-sex symbol before having numerous mental breakdowns, most of them very public. But still, she gets up, continues, and the cycle goes on.

“The industry tends to favour finding stars whilst they’re young and she’s been in the business since she was a child. There’s something very disturbing about an industry that repeatedly churns out child stars and young teens marketed with innocence before being hypersexualised and re-made as ‘good girls gone bad’.” It’s unlikely that we are all controlled by a mysterious cabal of elites, but what is more likely is that this is going to be a unique and special show, well worth the price of admission. HEDI MEHREZ MK Ultra, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Fri 28 + Sat 29 Sept. Tickets: £16/£14. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www.shermantheatre.co.uk

DANE BAPTISTE It’s a good thing south-east Londoner Dane Baptiste is funny, because he’s useless at anything else, he says. That’s what helped him make the move from comedy being a mere pipe dream, to becoming a reality. His show G.O.D. – Gold, Oil, Drugs is a piece on his thoughts about the world we live in, how we are shaped by things like wealth and the source of it, which sometimes causes contention – oil.

“We live in a society in the developed world that’s kind of post-religious and the show is about how we still live in a society of worship – where we worship wealth, consumerism and materialism…And we’re creatures of habit – so that’s where the drugs come it. We’re allowed to indulge in our vices more than we ever could.”

Discourse about social media and society are ubiquitous right now, more than ever it seems, and many comedians are touching on the subject, including Dane.

“This is now a sea of social media where we are bombarded with aspirational images; the media plays a large part in determining people’s self-image. It’s a new landscape and people are trying to contextualise themselves in it. It’s like we’re having a new adolescence.

“It’s very much like high school, I think. A popularity contest – everything’s determined by numbers. These are the kind of criteria we used to define ourselves when we were adolescents before you left school and realised none of this shit actually matters. And we’ve re-created that same kind of weird paradigm.”

Taking G.O.D to Edinburgh last year, Dane tends to isolate himself a little from other people’s shows, preferring their work not to influence his. “I panic way too much,” he says. “And I never read reviews. I don’t want my performance to be based on being validated from a review.” Some of his favourite up-and-coming comedians right now, though, are Alastair Williams, Adam Rowe, Pierre Novellie, Harriet Kemsley, Tim Renkow and Eshaan Akbar. It’s safe to say Dane’s voice is strong, and backed with a lot of self-belief and a desire to be authentic, which always resounds with audiences. RUTH SEAVERS Dane Baptiste – G.O.D., Glee Club, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 20 Sept.

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WNO AUTUMN SEASON 2018 Following the success of their music-hall opera Rhondda Rips It Up, Welsh National Opera kick off their autumn season with a new production of Prokofiev’s War And Peace, based on Tolstoy’s doorstopper of a novel. Set amidst Napoleon’s 1812 invasion, it concerns the fates of two young lovers, Natasha (Lauren Michelle) and Andrei (Jonathan McGovern), as they try to navigate their private romance through a time of political upheaval. Prokofiev composed his operatic adaptation of Tolstoy in the aftermath of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, finding parallels with the unrest and devastation depicted in the novel. Directed by the company’s Artistic Director David Pountney and conducted by Music Director Tomás Hanus, the production promises to be “as ambitious as the novel itself”.

Alongside War And Peace, there are two favourites of the repertoire. Verdi’s La Traviata returns to the Centre in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s opulent production, first staged in 2009. Telling the tragic love story of Parisian courtesan Violetta Valéry, this classic production also sees the WNO debuts of two performers: Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan, who shares the leading role with Linda Richardson, and Australian-Chinese tenor Kang Wang, as her admirer Alfredo.

Both Wang and Hovhannisyan last appeared in the Welsh capital representing Australia and Armenia at BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World 2017. Heartbreaking and enduringly powerful, La Traviata would be the perfect introduction for anyone looking to experience their first opera.

Rounding off the season is La Cenerentola, Rossini’s riotous retelling of Cinderella, featuring six singers making their WNO debut. Choreographer Xevi Dorca revives the production (originally directed by Joan Font) with mezzosoprano Tara Erraught in the role of Angelina, or Cinderella. If you’re eager to learn more about the ins-and-outs of WNO’s autumn season, pop along to Opera Insight, a discussion and Q&A happening on Sun 2 Sept, in which Pountney, Hanus and members of the War And Peace cast will give an insight into their creative process and the particular version of the opera they have chosen to perform. SAM PRYCE Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sat 15 Sept-Sat 24 Nov. Tickets: £10-£49.50. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk

TIDE WHISPERER Tide Whisperer, the latest play by National Theatre Wales, will literally bring the audience with the show through the streets of Tenby when it premieres this month – delving into a story about refugees and migrants amongst the town’s Victorian promenades. With more people moving around the world than ever before, the uncertainty of migration is the fundamental part of Tide Whisperer, allowing the audience to put themselves through the thought process of leaving home in the hope of finding a new place to belong, but with no guarantee that comfort will ever be found.

The show was written by notable poet and playwright, Louise Wallwein MBE. Spending the beginning of her life moving around care homes, it’s no surprise that Wallwein decided to write a play devoted to refugees and immigration, perhaps understanding the feeling of being displaced, knowing how it feels to search for somewhere to call home.

The play stars Dyfan Roberts, a Welsh actor who has starred in films such as The Cormorant and One Full Moon. Those films have exhibited similar aspects of what the play is likely to present – the feeling of loneliness, of having to deal with a situation alone with no guarantee of a happy ending. In both of the aforementioned films, there is a sense of isolation, either literally through the death of a loved one, or through a mental state causing the character to push themselves into a lonely, dark world. Other renowned actors taking part in Tide Whisperer, meanwhile, are the likes of Lourdes Faberes, Susan Aderin and Ioan Hefin, who previously starred in S4C’S Hinterland.

NTW have produced plenty of previous works alongside similar themes: the recent English was another fantastic example, dealing with the difficulty of adapting to a new language for migrants, so this will have a lot to live up to. If you’d like to see it for yourself but can’t attend the Tenby production, Tide Whisperer will be broadcast on YouTube and Facebook on Sat 15 Sept at 7pm. SARAH DAVIES De Valence Pavilion, Tenby, Thurs 13-Sun 16 Sept. Tickets: £15-£20.

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FRACTURED VISIONS FILM FESTIVAL Fans of the horror genre will be delighted to discover the official unveiling of the lineup for Fractured Visions, a new film festival pitching up in Cardiff focusing primarily on the bloody, the macabre and the heartstoppingly scary in what promises to be an immersive and terrifying visual and auditory experience.

Dedicated to keeping the spirit of horror alive whilst rejecting the proliferation of horror films churned out by big studios, Fractured Visions aims to premiere emerging independent talent to an audience of hardcore horror enthusiasts.

Selected from around the globe, this year’s feature film lineup includes eight unsettling tales, encompassing such themes as demonic entities, murderous boars and masked killers. The selection comes from all around the world, showcasing the virility and universal popularity of the horror genre; there’s films from Israel (Children Of The Fall), Germany (Luz), Phillipines (Smaller And Smaller Circles, Australia (Boar), Brazil (Friendly Beast), and China (Lost In Apocalypse) to name just a few.

Children Of The Fall looks to be one of the highlights. Directed by Eitan Gafny, this slasher film following the story of a young immigrant arriving in Israel in 1973 to volunteer at a kibbutz. She and her fellow volunteers are immediately met with hostility, and once the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur comes around, their stay descends into horror and bloodshed.

Tilman Singer’s debut Luz is another potential standout, the tale of a young cabdriver who arrives at the entrance of a police station, only to be mercilessly pursued by a demonic entity with an emotional connection to her.

In addition, the festival will be revisiting the genre’s past by digging out some older independent gems, showing two films by established horror director Norman J. Warren – Terror (1978) and Bloody New Year (1987) – accompanied by a masterclass from Warren himself. The festival will also showcase 10 short films, again from various corners of the world, which they hope encapsulate the future of the genre and the film-makers driving it forward. ALYS HEWITT Tramshed, Cardiff, Sat 29 + Sun 30 Sept. Tickets: TBC in early September. Info: www.fracvis.co.uk

ST FAGANS FOOD FESTIVAL This Welsh open-air museum, known for bringing history to life, once again hosts its annual food festival. Cheese, pizza, burgers and so much more – St Fagans’ National Museum Of History is welcoming food traders of all kinds. Local food producers will be coming together to share some of their specialty dishes with visitors from all over. Some familiar food traders from last year’s festival, such as The Chocolate Brownie Company, The Blaenafon Cheddar Company and Glam Lamb, will be returning this year to join in on the fun once again.

With cuisines coming together from around the world, visitors can add some spark to their cooking by taking home some tips to charge up kitchen-related adventures.

From learning completely new dishes to being introduced to all kinds of vinegars and sauces, see what changes you can make to your cooking habits. If you’re not a hands-on cook, then maybe you’ll find some inspiration here.

As well as tasting some of the food on offer, you can even have a crack at starting from scratch by learning how best to grow your own vegetables. There are few better places to start than here. The National Vegetable Society will be at the event to show you how to cultivate onions to perfection. The society will be armed with DVDs and brochures available with some handy growing advice, but who needs those when you can see it for yourself?

The festival is suitable for all ages, so you can bring the whole family and make the day of it. When you arrive, unwind from the car journey with the kids and enjoy a couple of snacks from The Chocolate Brownie Company, who offer a huge range of flavours – and if you’re not designated driver, you could go for an alcoholic ‘poptail’ from Cava Van to slip into the rest of the day.

SARAH DAVIES National Museum Of History, St Fagans, Sat 8 + Sun 9 Sept.

Admission: free. Info: 0300 1112333 / museum.wales/stfagans

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NATIONAL THEATRE WALES Yn cyflwyno / Presents

TIDE WHISPERER

Ymunwch â ni am siwrnai farddonol a dramatic ar strydoedd a glannau Dinbych-y-Pysgod

Join us for a dramatic, poetic journey on the streets and shores of Tenby

Ysgrifennwyd gan / Written by Louise Wallwein

Pafiliwn De Valence De Valence Pavilion, 13 – 16 Medi / September 2018, 6:30pm.

Dinbych-y-Pysgod, Sir Benfro / Tenby, Pembrokeshire

Cyfarwyddwyd gan / Directed by Kully Thiarai

Tocynnau / Tickets £20 (£15) nationaltheatrewales.org 029 2037 1689*

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SIMON REEVE Adventurer and citizen of the world Simon Reeve comes to Cardiff hoping to get everyone off their feet and exploring.

His advice to Carl Marsh? Wear a seatbelt.

Are you hoping to create a wanderlust for everyone that comes to see your tour?

There’s got to be a bit of that, yes, as we’re living in the golden age of travel when people can just about do anything or go anywhere. There is obviously a risk that we all get suckered into working our proverbials off all the time and not focusing on what really matters, so one thing I wanted to do was shake people a little bit by the shoulders and say “Come on, take your chance while you still can, get out there and enjoy life, take risks, do memorable things, push yourselves out of your comfort zones and bank some incredible memories for you and your family as a result!”

Is it best for people to just get off the beaten track when travelling, and just do it?

It doesn’t have to be – although, as is often the case, the further off the beaten track the more memorable the experience will be – but you can also just do it locally. It’s not just about travelling to the other side of the planet. I’ve had some solid advice from people over the years about just exploring where you live, but doing it in a more adventurous, interesting, and more memorable way. It’s all about travelling and living with your eyes open. If you’re on holiday, this can be as

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simple as not eating in a restaurant that has pictures of the food outside – asking what the most interesting thing is to eat, or the most interesting place to go.

For me personally, travel has brought the richest rewards, and gifted me some incredible memories.

And that is what travel can do to a person, and what I’m most keen to pass on to people through the tour. I’ve been very lucky and have travelled the world visiting about 120 countries, but nobody is more surprised about that than I am. And I didn’t go on my first plane until I started working!

Have there been any destination that you have said no to, or is nowhere off-limits to you?

No place is off-limits to me but I’m not the only person who decides where we go – the BBC has got to OK it, and sometimes they will say that place is too dangerous and we cannot sanction you going there. But really though, there’s no place that I would ever say “no” to; if we’re allowed to go, can get into a place and find people willing to look after us then we’ll head there.

This is all based on me knowing that the world is a much safer place than most people think or fear.

As long as you wear a seatbelt, you can go just about anywhere, and do almost anything.

The media can give people the wrong impressions of many places – do you take the news about a place with a pinch of salt before you travel anywhere?

There isn’t any nuance, there aren’t as many dimensions to it. If you look at ‘our’ news about the world, we generally only hear the most dramatic and desperate, and you might think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. I’m not denying there are important problems out there by any means: environmentally what we are doing to the planet is catastrophic, but there has never been a safer time to be a human being, and never a safer time to explore the world despite what people might think.

I’m very keen that people don’t live their lives on their knees and not be put off by scare stories.

You’ve got to use your common sense. If it doesn’t feel safe, then you walk. This is honed over time, and honed over experiences; you’ve got to get out there and do these things to build up that knowledge.

An Audience with Simon Reeve, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Thurs 20 Sept.

Tickets: £27/£19.50 under-16s.

Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

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THE LITTLE STRANGER ****

Dir: Lenny Abrahamson (12A, 111 mins) Sarah Waters’ superb novel is translated to the screen in gripping style by Room director Lenny Abrahamson, although, inevitably, it loses some of the layers of its source material. The strangely ubiquitous Domhnall Gleeson takes centre stage as Dr. Faraday, the unreliable narrator of the book. He is a social climber with connections to an aristocratic family whose fortunes are on the wane in post-WWII Britain. Faraday is called to the Ayres family home, Hundreds Hall, where his mother had been a servant and where he spent his early years. Now the Ayres family are in disarray, with matriarch Charlotte Rampling presiding over her son and daughter Roderick and Caroline. Roderick is played by Will Poulter, disfigured from fighting in the war and suffering from PTSD. He thinks there is something haunting the house.

Caroline, played by the ever-excellent Ruth Wilson is someone Faraday has lingering, disquieting feelings for, that lead inexorably to tragedy. Is the house haunted? And if so, by what? Taking mental illness, class, toxic masculinity and the role of women in post-war Britain into account, this is rich material, which the cast play to the hilt. Abrahamson creates a claustrophobic atmosphere that drips with dread and foreboding, right down to its final moment. Opens Sept 21

A SIMPLE FAVOUR ***

Dir: Paul Feig (15, 117 mins) A change of pace for comedy director Paul Feig, who brought us the likes of Spy, The Heat and the rebooted Ghostbusters with this fairly intriguing comic thriller, adapted from the novel by Darcey Bell. Anna Kendrick plays Stephanie, a mother and avid blogger whose best friend Emily (Blake Lively) goes missing from their small town. Stephanie starts investigating the reasons why, enlisting the help of Lively’s husband (Henry Golding). Hitchcockian twists abound, Kendrick’s goody-goody character proving too goody-goody to be true and Lively’s foul-mouthed PR turns out to be a potential master manipulator. Veering from out-andout comedy to tense melodrama, A Simple Favour works because of the chemistry between Kendrick and Lively. Feig again ably directs a strong female cast and Rupert Friend (Homeland) puts in an outrageous turn as a fashion guru called Dennis Nylon. Enjoyable suburban noir with comic flashes. Opens Sept 21

CLIMAX ****

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST ****

Dir: Desiree Akhaven (15, 91 mins) Emily Danforth’s book, a gripping drama about gay conversion camps, has been turned into an equally gripping and very human film, treating all its characters with compassion. It’s 1993 and Cameron, played by Chloe Grace Moretz, has been caught in a clinch with another girl at her homecoming dance by her male date. Hastily dispatched to a private boarding school in the middle of nowhere, she is forced to ‘pray the gay away’ as she embarks on a conversion therapy scheme. Here she meets Sasha Lane’s hippie Jane, and Forrest Goodluck’s Adam, whose homosexuality is thwarting his father’s political ambitions. The institution, run by Jennifer Ehle’s relentless Dr. Marsh, is determined to cleanse the youngsters via prayer and psychobabble, a cause embraced by Cameron’s room mate Erin (an excellent Emily Skeggs). Dr. Marsh is aided by the ‘upbeat’ Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.), who has renounced his sexuality and is ready to sing an uplifting song at the drop of a hat. Characters take unexpected but deeply relatable journeys, in a film that moves without becoming preachy. Moretz’s nuanced turn is the best performance of her career, and though the film is laced with sadness it is leavened with winning humour and tremendous empathy. Opens Sept 7

Dir: Gaspar Noe (18, 95 mins) Allegedly based on a 90s dance troupe that took LSD after a rehearsal, Gaspar Noe’s latest opus becomes a descent into hideous hedonism: a psychedelic blend of dance movie and the Marquis De Sade. Noe’s film is transcendent, constantly interesting, often uncomfortable and exhausting. Narratively disjointed, Climax starts with the final credits and then introduces the dancers in direct addresses to camera.

An epic one-shot rehearsal is brilliantly and erotically choreographed: Sofia Boutella, ostensibly the lead, displays her incredible dance skills amidst this group of superfit performers. Rehearsals over, the dancers break off for sexually-charged chats and drink some apparently spiked punch. Noe throws in a visual hand grenade, and the film becomes out-and-out horror; intense stuff, played with gymnastic conviction and nightmarishly filmed by Noe, who has created a true cinematic bad trip, full of raw power. Opens Sept 21

MILE 22 ***

Dir: Peter Berg (15, 110 mins) After collaborating on three real-life dramas – Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon and Patriot’s Day – Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg team up for their first work of full-on fiction. This action-packed B-movie has Wahlberg playing a CIA man, Jonas Silva. A get-the-job-done kind of guy, he’s tasked with transporting an asset across the eponymous 22 miles and out of a foreign country. The asset is enigmatic policeman Iko Uwais, the martial arts supremo from The Raid movies. Unsurprisingly, nobody wants him to leave the country and spill his beans. Wahlberg is backed up with a crack team that includes The Walking Dead’s Lauren Cohan and MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, whilst taking his orders from an alarmingly bewigged John Malkovich. Director Peter Berg marshals the gung-ho action with customary visceral flair in a well-staged albeit generic actioner.

Opens Sept 19

ALSO RELEASED SEPTEMBER 2018 AMERICAN ANIMALS (15) Fascinating heist-gone-wrong story, based on fact, blending real life with fiction in a fantastically effective way. FINAL SCORE (15) Dave Bautista stops a terrorist attack in a British football stadium. Pierce Brosnan does a Russian accent. It’s for Sky really. HURRICANE (15) Wartime fighter plane thrills with Iwan Rheon and Mel Gibson’s son, Milo. PUZZLE (15) Jigsaw puzzles drive this unlikely but beguiling drama starring Kelly MacDonald. KING OF THIEVES (15) Film based on the Hatton Garden Robbery with Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone (of course) and Michael Gambon amongst the doddery gangsters pulling off an incredible jewellery heist.

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THE NUN ****

Dir: Corin Hardy (15, 100 mins) Corin Hardy, director of the excellent Irish-set creature-feature The Hallow, now gets to do a big-budget gothic horror that brings to mind the classic Hammer films of the 1950s and 60s. The Nun also manages to be a prequel story for a scene-stealing demon from The Conjuring 2, Valak, adding to the ever-extending horror universe from that franchise. With a third Annabelle film planned, a very disturbing looking nun now comes centre stage to menace and chill. Set in the 1950s, Sister Irene (played by Taissa Farmiga, sister of The Conjuring’s Vera Farmiga) and hardheaded priest Father Burke (Demian Bichir) are dispatched by the Vatican on a fact-finding mission after the apparent suicide of a novitiate at a Romanian convent. This unlikely double act is soon investigating a tremendously atmospheric castle, cut off from modern society, where they’re confronted by the demon Nun – the strikingly cheekboned Bonnie Arons, made all the scarier by the makeup skills of Eleanor Sabaduquia. This will not be an easy job; headless statues of Christ are uncovered, insanity reigns and jump scares are plentiful. Director Hardy captures a nightmarish intensity whilst playing the potentially ludicrous setup with conviction to create a creepy, white-knuckle supernatural mystery. Opens Sept 7

PEPPERMINT ***

Dir: Pierre Morel (15, 90 mins) Jennifer Garner becomes a female Liam Neeson in this revenge thriller, unsurprising given this film and Taken share a director. Garner has the perfect family, but loses both her husband and adorable daughter following a random drive-by shooting courtesy of a drug cartel. Thanks to a chain of corruption, dirty cops, dodgy judges, the villains get away scot free, and she takes matters in her own hands, taking down everyone involved in her family’s murders and becoming a champion for the district she clears up as a result of her one-woman war on crime. Garner anchors the action movie histrionics, but nothing can mask Peppermint’s similarities with Taken. Garner acquires a certain set of skills and even gets her own telephone conversation with the bad guys telling them what she is going to do – find them, kill them, etc. Like Neeson in Taken, she’s the only reason this action thriller works. Opens Sept 21

THE PREDATOR ****

Dir: Shane Black (15, 123 mins) After a string of very underwhelming sequels, from Alien Vs Predator to Predators, director Shane Black gets back to basics with a no-holds-barred thrill fest that reclaims the weird-faced alien slaughter machine for a new generation. A young boy, played by Room’s Jacob Tremblay, inadvertently triggers the Predator’s return to Earth. This isn’t the Predator of old, however – it’s had an upgrade, combining the DNA of all the species it has hunted down, 10 feet tall with spines, organic armour and it still has that scary split-apart mandible face. A ragtag band of military misfits called the Loonies end up squaring off against it, including the likes of Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Keegan-Michael Key, Boyd Holbrook and Trevante Rhodes, alongside Olivia Munn’s evolutionary biologist who knows a thing or two about kicking ass. Sterling K. Brown is on charismatic baddie duties acquiring objects from the sky for a shady government company, tasked with keeping the Predator’s visits to Earth a secret and conducting experiments of his own. A hymn to the 1987 original with less homoeroticism, The Predator should prove an essential genre watch for any fans of the original. Let’s hope at some point they all have to “get to da chopper”, in infrared, covered in fluorescent alien blood. Opens Sept 12

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS ***

Dir: Eli Roth (PG, 106 mins) Eli Roth, the man behind the torture-porn Hostel franchise, gore-fest The Green Inferno and the awful Death Wish remake turns his hand for the first time ever to a family film, albeit one with horror tropes.

Based on the children’s novel by John Bellairs, this 1950s-set film follows young orphan Lewis Barnaveldt (played by Owen Vaccaro), taken in by his eccentric Uncle Jonathan (Jack Black). Turns out his uncle is a warlock, who lives with Cate Blanchett’s bemused Mrs. Zimmerman. The house they live in has a ticking clock within its walls, forever counting down to doomsday. Set in motion by Kyle MacLachlan’s evil wizard Isaac Izard, the trio have to find the clock before it stops and unleashes the apocalypse, learning magick and battling various CGI beasties.

Black chews the scenery and Roth proves himself adept at PG-fare with this amiable funhouse that captures an 80s family film vibe. Opens Sept 21

THE SEAGULL ***

Dir: Michael Mayer (12A, 99 mins) Written in 1896 by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, this film adaptation transposes all the sultry angst of its source material with rapid economy.

Set in a country house, Annette Bening plays vain ageing actress Irina. Her young lover Trigorin, played by Ant Man villain Corey Stoll, has fallen for Saoirse Ronan’s beguiling and ambitious Nina. This is quietly devastating for Irina, with Bening making her wonderfully engaging even when her spitefulness lashes out, as it does to her son, Konstantin, an aspiring playwright, played by Billy Howle. Elisabeth Moss also shines here as the lovelorn Masha, drinking surreptitiously and melodramatically hating the world. There’s an underlying sensuality throughout, with skinnydipping and snogging amidst the angst and handwringing. Less stuffy than it sounds, The Seagull has moments of flight even if it doesn’t prove completely satisfying. Opens Sept 7

SUPERFLY (15) Remake of the cheesy blaxploitation gangster epic from the 1970s with less fun but with the same iconic theme song. THE RIDER (12A) Arthouse cowboy film, as a young man sets out to rediscover the heartland of America. Rather good. THE WIFE (12A) Glenn Close and Johnathan Pryce star in this drama of a woman re-examining her life as her husband receives a Nobel prize for literature. Meaty acting. NIGHT SCHOOL (12A) Kevin Hart squeals and Tiffany Haddish sasses in this comedy set in a… night school. Obvs. SKATE KITCHEN (15) Female skateboarding drama set in New York as a disaffected teen finds a place to belong. And do ollies and that.

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GREAT WELSH BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL

With over 120 beers and 60 ciders on offer, guests at the annual Great Welsh Beer And Cider Festival will find themselves spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting a beverage.

The drinks on offer not only hail from Wales, but also the guest regions of Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire, and this year the festival will be hosting a brand-new foreign beer bar showcasing the best of Europe’s craft beers. All of this will be accompanied by live music, pub quizzes, street food and ‘meet the brewer’ sessions taking place across the weekend, the perfect way to take a break from all that beer consumption.

Depot, Cardiff, Thurs 27-Sat 29 Sept. Tickets: £7 per day. Info: gwbcf.info

ABERGAVENNY FOOD FESTIVAL As one of the highlights of the UK’s foodie calender lights up the small Monmouthshire town once again, Sarah Davies looks ahead to the excitement available for lovers of fresh produce and innovative cooking.

Abergavenny Food Festival returns this month and is celebrating its 20th year. As one of the biggest food events in Britain, the likes of Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall have attended in previous years.

The festival began in 1999, when the safety of British produce was questioned following the BSE crisis (informally known as mad cow disease). Local farmers started up Abergavenny Food Festival to gain back the trust of British consumers, while giving people the opportunity to learn more about food.

The team behind the festival pride themselves in giving back to the community, employing around 120 young people each year to make sure the weekend runs smoothly. As well as this, there are plenty of opportunities for young, aspiring cooks to come along and get some kitchen experience under their belt.

While your children will have the opportunity to learn some new cooking skills and take part in some activities, they’ll learn more about the food they eat while you can go have a wander and discover some new food favourites. And even better – the kids go free. Talks from some major food fanatics will open your mind to the creation of foods that you’ve never even considered. There’s the chance to see some livestock for yourself and learn about where your meat comes from; or, if you’re not a meat-eater, vegan food writer and cookery tutor Katy Beskow will be talking about her change to a vegan lifestyle, so perhaps you could take home some tips to brighten BUZZ 34

NARBERTH FOOD FESTIVAL

A Pembrokeshire market town described by the Telegraph as ‘one of Britain’s friendliest places to live’, Narberth’s 20th Food Festival boasts more than 50 independent stalls, along with cookery masterclasses from award-winning chefs, live music and street entertainers.

Catering to all ages and tastes, with a licensed bar, children’s activities, and plenty of opportunities to nab free samples, the event focuses on supporting local Welsh produce and businesses. It’s also award-winning for its accessibility, particularly for those with mobility or hearing impairments.

Sat 22 + Sun 23 Sept. Admission: £4 Sat/£3 Sun/£5 weekend/free under-18s. Info: www. narberthfoodfestival.com up your mealtimes.

Wash your food down with a selection of drink choices – whether it’s wine, gin, cider, or maybe you prefer a cocktail. Learn more about where your favourite drink comes from, and how it’s made. If you’re not an alcohol drinker, why not pick up some coffee expertise while you have the chance?

Various venues, Abergavenny, Sat 15 + Sun 16 Sept Tickets: £14 weekend wristband / some individual events priced separately.

Info: 01873 851643 / www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com

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OF THE BEST BUDGET EATS IN SOUTH WALES Hungry student on a budget? You’re in the right place. Alice Hughes explores some of south Wales’ best places to help make your student loan last until the end of term.

CARDIFF MARKET

An epicurean paradise for those with big appetites and small change, Cardiff Market’s food stalls could easily fill this whole list. Standouts include Clancy’s, for cheaper-than-chips vegetarian snacks, and Thai Asian Delish for sensational pad thai. It’s half the price of Wagamama and twice as delicious. Still hungry?

Head to Bakestones for the best Welsh cakes in town, fresh off the griddle and a steal at 10 for £3.

49 St Mary Street, Cardiff www.visitcardiff.com

GOVINDA’S

This not-for-profit vegetarian café made headlines earlier this year when comedian Russell Brand treated his entire theatre audience to tasty treats from its kitchen.

Brand has good taste, as Govinda’s serves some of the most delicious Indian food in Swansea. At £4.95, their all-you-can-eat weekday offer is seriously good value, and their sumptuous homemade cheesecakes are the perfect accompaniment to a hard day’s studying.

8 Craddock Street, Swansea 01792 468469 / www.govindas.org.uk

QUAY STREET KITCHEN

Bored of eating the same old Prêt sandwich for lunch every day? QSK is an independent alternative to the high street giant, offering a delicious array of homemade salads, wraps and baguettes, most coming in at under a fiver. Their salad boxes, bursting with fresh, unusual ingredients, are an affordable £4.50.

18 Quay Street, Cardiff 07913 873233 / www.quaystreetkitchen.co.uk

SHAAM NIGHTS

While City Road is chock full of inexpensive eateries, Shaam Nights is arguably the jewel in the crown. Portions are generous at this authentic Syrian restaurant, and with big tables and a laidback atmosphere, this is an ideal venue for a cheap meal out with a large group of friends. Order the katayef (syrupy, cream-filled pancakes) for dessert – you won’t regret it.

116 City Road, Cardiff 029 2048 2824 / www.shaamnights.com

GOWER SEAFOOD HUT

Summer may be over, but you can still enjoy a day at the seaside, especially when the food is this good. Overlooking Swansea Bay, Gower Seafood Hut serves high quality street food at affordable prices, from juicy chilli prawns to crispy deep-fried whitebait. New to Wales? Give the laverbread a go, a local delicacy and a snip at £2.50.

Promenade Terrace, Mumbles, Swansea twitter.com/gowerseafoodhut

SATAY AND SLAW Words Alison Powell

Light but spicy, this is perfect summer dinning. I have used chicken, but you could replace this with tofu. Equally, in the zingy slaw, I have used carrot and red cabbage, but by all means chuck in some radish, edamame beans or beansprouts.

You can make this ahead and keep in the fridge, just add the dressing when you want to serve.

INGREDIENTS (serves 2) • 400g chicken thighs, chopped into chunks • 2 heaped tablespoons of peanut butter – I like crunchy, but go smooth if you prefer • 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed • Tablespoon dark soy sauce • Heaped teaspoon lemongrass paste • Chilli – personal taste • 3 teaspoons honey • Tablespoon oil for frying (I used olive, but rapeseed or vegetable is fine) • Tablespoon oil for dressing (for this, I use olive oil) • ½ red cabbage • Large carrot • Bunch of coriander (50-60g) • Juice and zest of a lemon • Salt and good grind of black pepper

HOW TO 1. In a bowl mix the chicken thighs with the garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, lemongrass, chilli, 2 teaspoons of the honey and a good pinch of salt. Stir and set aside.

2. Slice the red cabbage up finely, peel and slice the carrot finely and chop the coriander, stalks and all and give it a good mix. Pop in the fridge for a few minutes.

3. Add the frying oil to a wok, tip in the chicken and marinade and begin to cook on a high heat, browning the meat.

When it takes on some colour, dollop in the peanut butter and continue to cook – add a splash of water if you need to loosen it up a bit.

4. Make the dressing by mixing up olive oil, a teaspoon of honey, lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper and stir this through the slaw.

5. Ensure the chicken is cooked through and piping hot then tumble on to plates with a pile of zingy slaw. You could also sprinkle with cashews or extra peanuts for added crunch. Enjoy. @ASPwriter

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FAULTY TOWERS: THE DINING EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER FOODIE FOCUS Elouise Hobbs takes in the best of September’s offering for the foodieobsessed.

Wales Gluten Free Food Show 2018, Cardiff City Stadium, Sat 8 Sept Following a successful showing last year, the Wales Gluten Free Food Show returns for its second year. Organised by charity Coeliac UK, the event hopes to raise awareness and offer options and advice for people living with gluten intolerance. Alongside stalls selling specialist gluten-free products, there will also be lots of opportunities to sample the produce from local and national sellers. As a new addition for this year, there will also be a programme of talks from experts, and cookery demonstrations to allow you to recreate the delicious recipes.

Admission: free. Info: www.coeliac.org.uk

Riverford Cymru Pop-Up Kitchen – Food On The Move!, Little Man Coffee Company, Cardiff, Thurs 27 Sept Riverford Organic Farmers formed over 30 years ago in the hopes of bringing new ideas and standards to the way we look at the products we consume, and has grown to deliver food across the country. Now, health cook and nutritional therapist Julie Brooks will be visiting Little Man [pictured] to host a very special pop-up kitchen, focusing on seasonal organic vegetables and will follow the theme of “Food On The Move – how to eat well when out and about”.

Tickets: £19.50. Info: www.littlemancoffee. co.uk

Ella Woodward discussing Deliciously Ella: The Plant-Based Cookbook, National Museum Cardiff, Tue 18 Sept More people than ever are moving towards plant-based diets, and one woman helping to bring the idea to the mainstream is Ella Woodward – better known as Deliciously Ella.

The writer, who now also has a range of healthy snacks and a London deli, is visiting Cardiff to speak about her latest book, which highlights some of her most popular dishes. The night will include a book signing and the opportunity to ask Ella any burning culinary questions.

Tickets: £7.80-£16.80. Info: www.eventbrite. co.uk

Welsh Afternoon Tea with Katie Davies, Smashed Raspberry, Neath, Sat 8 Sept Having the seal of approval from Mary Berry is an accolade few can claim, but Welsh chef Katie Davies, quarter-finalist in BBC One’s {Britain’s Best Home Cook}, has received that and more.

She is now bringing her skills back home to Neath where she will be cooking up a selection of savoury and sweet treats including finger sandwiches and Welsh cakes, all inspired by her heritage.

Tickets: £21.55. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk

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If you fancy “a gin and orange, a lemon squash and a scotch and water, {please},” why not join Basil, Sybil and Manuel for a meal at Faulty [sic] Towers? Try your best to enjoy a three-course meal served by the well-known characters from the classic 70s sitcom, in an immersive and interactive theatrical experience.

It returns this month to the Wales Millennium Centre, but it won’t be the same show, as it’s 70% improvised. Complete with airborne bread rolls and goose steps, this is sure to be a meal to remember — just don’t mention the war.

Thurs 6-Fri 14 Sept Admission: £46-£56. Info: www.wmc.org.uk

GERMAN DONER KEBAB TO OPEN IN CARDIFF

The greasy, guilt-ridden conclusion to any good night out? German Doner Kebab, established in Berlin circa 1989, wants to prove otherwise.

September heralds the Cardiff opening of a restaurant selling gourmet and (apparently) healthy kebabs; the bread is handmade, while the meat is chargrilled rather than fried, making it significantly lower in calories than your ordinary kebab. The chain launched its first Welsh joint in Swansea in 2016 and has already been hailed as a hit with the locals.

City Road, Cardiff.

Info: www.germandonerkebab.com

TWENTY-NINE PARK PLACE

29 Park Place, Cardiff. 029 2115 7605 / knifeandforkfood.co.uk/venue/twentynine Food **** Atmosphere **** Twenty-Nine Park Place might love its location enough to name the operation accordingly, but over the years it’s come to be viewed as a millstone by some. Various bars and restaurants have opened, ticked along, flatlined, rejigged and ultimately closed in this building; Cardiff Arts Institute begat Bacchus begat 29 Park Place, and despite the nearidentical names of the latter and its new incarnation, the difference feels greater than that between Bacchus and 29PP’s iterations of bang average pub chow.

The latest purchase by middle-market gastro group Knife & Fork, open since July, Twenty-Nine Park Place’s menu goes larger on the foodie flourishes – foams, purees and such – than their other venues. It’s also got a competitive draught beer selection, from which we grab a decent raspberry sour and local witbier before starting with fresh bread and deep-fried cockles and mussels. Ox cheek scotch egg maintains the rebadged bar snack theme, but is niftily done with long-cooked meat and a runny yolk; a large scallop is draped in sorrel, flanked by cauliflower puree and rested on pancetta sand, but meatily robust enough not to seem fussy.

A hake fillet, crisped up top and flaky beneath, boasts five accompaniments, more than any other main. Of these, two feel largely decorative (parsley sponge because it tastes of very little; clams because there’s only two of them) but beetroot foam and squid ink polenta do fine work. I’m going on trust that my companion’s cornfed chicken, partnered with gnocchi and tomato salsa, is good, but kudos to his ratatouille side, ordered in the mistaken belief it’d be necessary portion-wise and finished by me.

Desserts are of the adult kind, which is not a virtue in itself but serves as warning that a scoop of lemon and mint sorbet, ostensible understudy to a meringue-y citrus tart, is a sword-sharp mouth-puckerer. A café gourmand comprises one macaron, one chocolate brownie and a dense jellified square akin to membrillo paste but made with, I think, blackcurrants. Much more than a name tweak, Twenty-Nine Park Place is off to a flyer, switches up its menu every few weeks and, with three courses, sides and booze weighing in at just over £80 for two, represents sterling value in its sector.

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BIG MOOSE

Frederick Street, Cardiff. 07977 585548 / www.bigmoosecoffeecompany.co Food **** Atmosphere ***** Tucked away from Queen Street on one of Cardiff’s main shopping thoroughfares, Big Moose has quietly and solidly built up its reputation as one of Cardiff’s most valuable city centre cafes in recent months. That’s not just the result of excellent food and exceptionally friendly service, but also its overarching social mission: the Big Moose team regularly hire members of the homeless community, training them up and giving them qualifications with which to then re-enter the job market, and find a stable income. That ethos is emblazoned across the back wall of the café in the bright red lettering: “Leaving the world better than we found it”.

As for the actual café and food itself, there are a few minor issues. The menu is a little small and limiting, with food portions not being especially large (though the prices are cheap, so it balances out), and although the outside of the café was busy on the Saturday we arrived, one wonders if perhaps the lack of a clear sign on the shopfront might deter visitors – especially as it’s already hard to spot the place from the street.

Of the drinks, I ordered the Big Moose Pale Ale, co-brewed with local beer aficionados Crafty Devil, which was an excellent, hoppy, refreshing beer, whilst my partner had Pimms, which is never a negative. The food we shared: a 7” woodfired pizza, and an omelette with cheese, spinach and mushrooms. The latter was fresh and fluffy, whilst the pizza was, well, damn good pizza – crunchy crust, soft dough, and great, fresh toppings. FEDOR TOT

THE LAZY LEEK

Kings Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 029 2022 5270 / www.lazyleek.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere **** Tucked away in Kings Yard, one of the most pleasant hidey-holes in Cardiff, is vegan burger eatery The Lazy Leek. This little haven for independent businesses is certainly worthwhile seeking out, and the atmosphere is immediately relaxed.

As for The Lazy Leek’s menu, this being a small, street-food-type deal, there isn’t a big range of choice, but there are three very interesting burgers on offer. This writer plumped for The Italian Job – a cheesy risotto patty with vegan mozzarella, garlic mushrooms and a hazelnut-rocket pesto – though the Nacho Libre (spicy bean patty) and The Cow(less)boy (bean patty with beer-battered onion rings and BBQ sauce) all look great. At £7 each they are perhaps a little on the pricy side as far as vegan food is concerned, but perfectly reasonable for a standard burger.

The standard issue I often have with vegan burgers is that they are dry and flat, but this burst with tender creamy flavour, each bite melting succulently into the mouth. Brownies afterwards were also great, with sweet gooey insides. I genuinely couldn’t tell that both chocolate and the mozzarella was vegan, which is a sign that The Lazy Leek are using great ingredients.

All packaging, down to the tissues, is biodegradable and responsibly sourced as well, so nothing goes to waste. Highly recommended – more so when visiting on a Friday or Saturday when Pipes Brewery is open, as their range of beers make an excellent accompaniment. FEDOR TOT

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FROM MINE TO MUSEUM

Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenavon Until Sun 30 Dec For the last 35 years, Big Pit has been essential visiting for schoolchildren of Wales. A new exhibition traces its transformation into one of the UK’s most valuable spaces for keeping ahold of the deep breadth of our workingclass history. A working coal mine from 1880 to 1980, the Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon was opened as a museum in 1983, so-called because of its unusually large elliptical shaft.

The coalmining industry is a massively important part of Welsh history, and the Big Pit itself was a massive employer in the 1920s. If you grew up in South Wales, especially in the Valleys, there’s a good chance you grew up in the shadow of a pit or the remnants of a coalmine.

The importance of Big Pit as a museum is huge; if, like this writer, you grew up in the 80s onwards, pits would have all but disappeared, but you could still experience life down a mine – the Underground Tour is a regular favourite amongst schools.

The 1970s and 80s were tumultuous times for the coal industry. It showed amazing foresight that in 1975 plans for a museum were made, and its opening eight years later helped to preserve a particular part of Welsh heritage.

Admission: free. Info: 0300 1112333 / www.museum.wales (CW) BUZZ 38

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PENNY D JONES: TEIMLO LLAIS

Oriel Mwldan, Cardigan Sat 8 Sept-Sun 7 Oct With more artists tackling gender inequality head-on in their work, here is another fascinating artist at Mwldan.

Welsh artist Penny D Jones aims to highlight the need for women to be heard and her work generally reflects her own involvement in situations she felt applied to her. Following her project Llais Menywod, this latest exhibition shows the artist’s support for gender equality and the conservation of the Welsh language; Teimlo Llais is an interactive installation that plays with human senses, with the focus on hearing and touching.

Jones has used only black pieces to make the exhibition suitable for blind and partially-sighted people.

Participants need to feel and understand her work rather than seeing it. Sound is a vital element in promoting her native language: as well as feeling a fabric quilt and a tactile ceramic work, visitors can listen to a recording of women speaking in Welsh.

Jones often experiments with new ways of working, using various materials to express herself; drawing, video and audio form parts of her work. The launch will be marked by a performance from a local Welsh women’s choir who are collaborating with the artist.

Admisson: free. Info: 01239 621200 / www.mwldan.co.uk (HM)

NOW FOR MORE

Various locations, Swansea Tue 25-Sat 29 Sept It seems fitting that multiple locations across Swansea, including the National Waterfront Museum, Mission Gallery and the Print Workshop, are hosting immersive events to coincide with the performance of Now The Hero. Carrying on the themes of the play, which will guide its audience from Swansea beach to the intimacy of The Brangwyn Hall, Now For More is a mini-festival in the guise of an extended ‘art-weekender’, bursting with events as unique as their venues.

The play itself is a fascinating blend of three periods, as explained on page 8 of this issue. The festival therefore draws inspiration from the story and important symbols used throughout; these include the epic medieval poem Y Gododdin, and The British Empire Panels, which are displayed in Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall having been dubbed ‘too colourful and lively’ to be hung in the House Of Lords.

Now For More aims to do just as its title suggests, by providing creative insight, perspective and involving all of the city’s cultural institutions and organisations, large and small, in the process. Each of these free events explores the layers of the play, and their wider impacts.

Oxfam’s Hope Among The Ruins takes a look at the impact of war and celebrates those working towards peace and providing sanctuary, whilst Swansea Museum’s exhibitions and workshops focus on the hundred-year anniversary of the partial victory of the suffrage movement. From UN World Peace Day on Fri 21 Sept, a walking tour of stories of peace in Swansea along the ‘Peace Trail’ celebrates all the stories of the city and beyond. There are many more commemorative events, from exhibitions of local World War I heroes to an era-themed tea dance, and an impressive selection of others.

Each of these accompanying arts events is a local and creatively-exhibited retelling of a part of Welsh history, with something for all tastes and areas of interest in a week bursting with evocative and inspirational opportunities. CHLOE EDWARDS Admission: free. Info: www.nowthehero.wales/now-for-more

DISCOURSE: REYNOLDS TO REGO

School Of Art Gallery, Aberystwyth University Until Fri 28 Sept Discourse: Reynolds To Rego will take you on a journey through time, exploring how attitudes towards printmaking have evolved. A series of prints celebrating a century since Aberystwyth University started teaching art, as well 250 years since the founding of the Royal Academy Of Art. From Reynolds to Desmet and Fuseli to Paolozzi, printmaking, and the reproduction of artistic works, has been an integral part.

This exhibition is divided into five sections, all of which address different topics such as gender equality or the environment. Art often reacts to the constant changes in our society. While one section explores the struggles that women have endured to receive equal status, another examines the recording of humanity. This even applies to the Modernist Print section, showing the new ideas and artistic styles the Royal Academy has introduced in the last century or so.

While walking around the exhibition, you will be immersed in the wide history of British art. Paintings are vibrant and creative, portraying emotional scenes such as The Sonnet by William Mulready, with plenty more to go on.

Admission: free. Info: 01970 622192 / www.aber.ac.uk (HM)

RHODRI OWEN: I’R BYW

Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay Until Sat 22 Sept After being involved with the 2017 Anglesey Eisteddfod in designing the Black Chair, which is used to award the winner of the poetry competition, Rhodri Owen now brings this touring exhibition to Cardiff. The theme for last year’s Eisteddfod was “moving forward while recognising the past”, indicating both factors act as key influencers and inspiration for his work. Welsh heritage and culture is likely to also be a central theme in the form of language and symbolisms.

I’r Byw is about looking to the future: what’s the point in being stuck in the past when there is excitement ahead of us? Simple wooden furniture pieces were handcrafted before being distributed to groups across Wales, each in varying locations and from different backgrounds. This furniture was ‘changed’ with various techniques, including simply weaving ropes into the chair back, or going to the extreme of setting it on fire.

The furniture presents us, our journeys and our lives. Marked, gouged, or painted, it reflects how our experiences in life, our heritage and environment, permanently (and visibly) mark us all, embracing the meaning of i’r byw: to live.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk (AL)

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35 TIMES

Park & Dare, Treorchy, Wed 12 Sept; The Riverfront, Newport, Fri 14 Sept; Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil, Tue 25 Sept The title stems from a grim but shocking truth – that on average, a person suffers from domestic abuse 35 times before they speak out – and some never do so at all. Supported by the Arts Council of Wales and RCT Theatres, Bethan Morgan and Jo Langhelt’s production is based on the experiences of many brave women.

In the play, six of those women are now finding their voices with the help of Jules’ Coffee Mornings, a place to get creative, meet up and perhaps most crucially, speak out. Unlike most coffee mornings, this one isn’t simply about hot drinks and biscuits – it’s a chance for these women to work out how they move on and take back their lives, away from the judgement of those outside.

The evening performance of 35 Times in Newport will also be audio described, with headsets available from the box office upon request when booking.

Mercury Theatre Wales’ drama may indeed be gritty in terms of topic, but it’s also an impressive, important story of resilience and survival, and after the play’s brief but successful run last year, this revival is sure to be just as powerful.

Tickets: £7-£12. Info: 0300 0040444 (Wed 12) / 01633 656757 (Fri 14) / 01685 384111 (Tue 25) (CE) BUZZ 40

ONE MAN STRANGER THINGS

St. David’s Hall, Cardiff Sat 29 Sept Binge-watchers of the Netflix super-smash Stranger Things will rejoice as one man with too much spare time, Canadian actor Charles Ross, takes it upon himself to recreate the first season of the series, all on his lonesome. Performing all the characters and dialogue, with the special effects, the music and the, erm, Eggos, Ross singlehandedly pays homage to the 1980s-inspired show, inviting you to laugh until your nose bleeds, just like Eleven.

Edinburgh Fringe mainstays Charles Ross and T.J. Dawe were both 80s kids, addicted to the decade’s pop culture, movies and music. Ross tells of how he discovered his talent for impersonations: “I had a cockatiel bird. He’d do impressions of TV shows, and bits from Star Wars – including a brilliant R2D2. He used to whistle like R2 24/7, so we let him go stay with my deaf grandma. When the bird was gone, I felt the need to fill in the insufferable void…”

It was when the pair binged on Stranger Things, with its references to the sci-fi and adventure movies of their childhood, that they were inspired to construct this heartfelt parody. But how does someone begin to prepare such a show? “It feels like a great waste of time, though it is actual research,” says Ross. “The point is to try and familiarise myself with everything so that I can sit at a computer to write.”

Over the course of their careers together, they’ve co-created a highly successful string of one-man parody shows: One Man Star Wars, One Man Batman, even One Man Lord Of The Rings, which received an official seal of approval from Sir Ian McKellen. One Man Star Wars alone has been performed over 1,200 times, in over 180 cities, across four continents. That is a hell of a lot of free time.

Are there other One Man ideas floating around? “Always. Unfortunately, television is fleeting, so trying to make new shows based upon TV could prove to be maddening.” For now, prepare to have your Upside Down turned downside up!

SAM PRYCE Tickets: £24. Info: 029 2987 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH, BABY

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Tue 25-Thurs 27 Sept Welsh writer and actor Dick Johns returns to Chapter Arts Centre at the end of the month with this new solo show, breaking the uncomfortable silence around the subject of death with a hearty guffaw. Let’s Talk About Death, Baby blends storytelling, music and old photographs to consider why we try to preserve our memories, in objects and souvenirs, and how we might be remembered.

This is the follow-up to Johns’ 2016 show What Midlife Crisis?, which pondered the experience of middle-age, becoming a father, and his ardent love for 80s pop music. The 51-year-old performer has appeared in The Office, My Hero and High Hopes, as a standup alongside Lee Mack and Shappi Khorsandi, and in BBC radio plays – all under his ‘acting name’ Dick Bradnum.

He’s also earned recognition as a writer, winning the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook Short Story Award in 2015 for his piece Joy. In performing his solo shows under his real name, however, Johns injects a degree of sincerity to this line of work.

Dressed sombrely in black and bouncing on a bright orange space hopper, Johns may well bring a whole new meaning to the idea of the comedian dying on stage.

Tickets: £12/£10. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org (SP)

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING DESCRIBED… EARNESTLY?

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven, Thurs 20 Sept; The Riverfront, Newport, Wed 26 Sept Tobias St. Michael III, the most talented director that never existed, invites you to an open rehearsal of an Oscar Wilde classic. Chloë Clarke and the Elbow Room Theatre Company are bringing something new and exciting to theatres in south Wales this autumn – an improvised comedy where audio description takes centre stage.

The ‘rehearsing’ actors from a fictional theatre company, led by a dictatorial director, attempt to provide their own audio description of the events that unfold during the play, leading to a comedy of errors that turns the more earnest world of Wilde into something more resembling a British farce. The show promises songs, sounds and physical comedy, but most interestingly, the use of audio description as a dramatic device, letting the audience interpret the action in a number of ways.

As well as being something different creatively, the prominent use of audio described action means that visually impaired audiences can enjoy a show that has their needs fully integrated into the performance.

Tickets: £10/£8 conc. Info: 01646 695267 (Thurs 20); 01633 656757 (Wed 26) (MH)

THE AWKWARD YEARS

The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff Mon 17-Sat 29 Sept Following the critical acclaim of 2016’s Constellation Street, Welsh actor and playwright Matthew Bulgo returns to the intimate space of The Other Room with his latest creation, The Awkward Years. Bulgo has gone from strength to strength as a writer in recent years, after the success of his first full-length play, the heartwarming monologue Last Christmas, in 2014. Since then, he’s won two Wales Theatre Awards and was commissioned to write for the National Theatre Connections series in 2017. The Awkward Years, however, sees a departure into something more collaborative.

Lily isn’t where she expected to be at the age of 27. Trapped in a dead-end job and a cycle of one-night stands, she struggles through a private grief to find her place in the world. Directed by Dan Jones, with movement by Jess Williams, this intense one-woman drama experiments with sound, lighting and physicality to present a visceral and unflinching portrait of a life falling apart.

The autumn/winter season at this Cardiff pub theatre will also feature anarchic anti-pantomime Cheer, Kevin Jones’s high-octane one-man play Cardiff Boy and acid house-inspired Fringe hit We Are Ian. Tickets: £12/£10. Info: www. otherroomtheatre.com (SP)

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INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL

Bute Park, Cardiff Sat 29 Sept The sun begins to set on another rambunctious festival season, and there’ve been garish shirts and flowery headbands aplenty this summer. But Cardiff isn’t quite done with us yet, as Bute Park once more plays host to another year of Inside Out Festival.

Now in its third year, Annie Mac, Craig David and Chase & Status have all headed the electronic one-dayer previously, and this year’s lineup looks to cater to the same lively clientele.

Chart-toppers Rudimental bring their concoction of drum’n’bass, dubstep and house to the capital, whilst also billed is Mike Skinner [pictured], taking a break from fronting The Streets to bring his own helping of grimy bassline to the table. The main stage hosts a selection of grime and dub acts, whilst the D’n’b Dome sees Logan D and Mr Traumatik drafted in.

However, excellent house/techno bookings offer some of the most notable names of the day. Big-name Detroit producer Carl Craig headlines The Other Stage, joined by O’Flynn and Scottish whizzkid Big Miz, who comes to town on the back of one of the most highly-praised electronic albums of the calendar year.

Tickets: £30/£42.50 VIP. Info: www. insideoutcardiff.co.uk (CC) BUZZ 42

JUDGE JULES

Logic Festival, Ynysfoprgan Farm, Swansea Sat 8 Sept This month sees the third Logic Festival at Ynysforgan Farm, near Swansea.

Taking stock of south Wales’ appetite for hard dance mayhem and turning it into a thousands-strong bash in a big field, Logic 2018 now boasts five arenas, with notables from the worlds of hard house, hardcore and trance among other.

Headlining, and making his debut, is Judge Jules, no stranger to Welsh clubbers.

You might think after 30 years as a DJ, complacency may have crept in, but Jules says, “By treating every gig as the most important one, I never rest on my laurels.

I can’t afford to be complacent.” One thing he’s never done is turn up with a predetermined set: “It’s always been a question of feeling your way through it really, get a feel of the night and what the buzz is like in the venue.”

We touched upon a few things musically, including his day job as a music lawyer and the weekly syndicated radio show and accompanying podcast he helms. “In order to put that together,” says Jules, “I have to listen to lots and lots of new tracks. The work that is involved in getting that together is how I stumble across the new tunes I play in my club sets.”

It’s a wonder how someone so busy, and with various careers, gets the time to listen to all these. “I have a PA who helps me on the DJ side as I receive about 1,000 music promos a week – he narrows it down to about 100, 150 because a lot of the stuff quite blatantly isn’t right. I then listen to these and then take it from there.”

When pressed on his summer so far and his trips to Ibiza, Jules is even-handed.

“It is what it is. I don’t want to be some old tosser saying ‘it’s not as good as it used to be,’ because what is there is still very, very good. The prices are the only things that are indefensible.” CARL MARSH Tickets: £30. Info: 07763 000382 / www.logicfestival.wales

FERRO

Dogruff @ Mozarts, Swansea Sat 6 Oct Dogruff have been the leading light in Swansea’s clubbing underground since 2009. Having undertaken previous rhythmic ventures with names like Brawther, Jane Fitz and Ion Ludwig in various venues around the city, this October they return, at the intimate Mozarts, with VBX boss Ferro.

The Dutchman’s musical ascension has been defined by his spiritual experiences, more specifically his fixation with the light and dark forces of our world. Through drawing inspiration from this eternal battle between good and evil and channelling it into his productions and sets, Jasper’s moniker has become synonymous with the minimal sound.

A resident of Shelter Amsterdam and product of the city itself, he has become somewhat of a hometown hero.

Recent years have seen Ferro releases on Oscillat, Infuse and his own label VBX, in tandem with a flurry of bookings across the globe. Having formed a multitude of connections with revered institutions such as FUSE and HYTE, Ferro has become a fixture on the finest minimal lineups, brushing shoulders with the best in his business.

Support comes from Dogruff’s sublimely skilled usual suspects.

Tickets: £15-£20. Info: 01792 649984 / facebook.com/mozartsbar (HW)

GOT BASS WAREHOUSE PARTY

Vale Warehouse, Cardiff Sat 29 Sept The bass scene in Cardiff is fierce – growing in numbers, with bassline artists championing the dance calendar, and no-one brings the party quite like Got Bass. For their biggest event to date, the Got Bass Warehouse Party is the go-to event this September.

With four of the five headliners announced, the instalment of artists so far promises an extraordinary night.

With the release of his EP Brands in June, Distinkt is heralded as one of the most forward-thinking producers in the game. His reputation has been rapidly building with the impact of his live shows as he rarely releases his mixes, making his selection truly unique in the DJing community. The night also sees the relentless duo Shapes. The two intertwine the biggest anthems of the moment with their tracks that obliterate boundaries, creating some of the best bassline anthems of the year, including Mumbai Silence and the Cold Individual collab with Dr P. Also in the dance are Bristol’s 24hr Garage Girl Shosh [pictured] and the ever-evolving Mikey B. This event is being held in the brand new multipurpose Vale Warehouse, where we’re sure this is only just the beginning of raves like this.

Tickets: from £10. Info: facebook.com/ valewarehouse (FRJ)

MATT JAM LAMONT PRESENTS: HISTORY OF GARAGE

Tramshed, Cardiff Sat 22 Sept All eager to make the most of their shiny new club license, Tramshed have decided to open celebrations with a bang and brought Matt Jam Lamont around for the evening, along with a cast of old skool garage and bass vets for a nostalgia sesh that lasts past bedtime and straight through til 3am.

Better known as part of Tuff Jam back in the 90s, and a mainstay resident of the South London scene for some 25 years. Lamont has been instrumental on several gold-selling records, and more than qualified to fill us in with a crash course in the genre. With straight-up old-school sets from the likes of Zed Bias, Jamie Duggan, Oxide & Neutrino, Lamont himself and more, this will be one of the prifddinas’ biggest garage nights in a long time, and a real match made in heaven with Tramshed.

Already one of Cardiff’s bigger, more diverse and attractive gig venues, the Taff-side club hopes to hit decks as a major player in the city’s deeper nightlife in the coming months as a regular haunt for music and dancelovers alike (who would do well to watch this space) and may finally give us some teeth to bite Bristol back with.

Tickets: £11-£15. Info: 039 2023 5555 / www.tramshedcardiff.com (JM)

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Various venues, Cowbridge Fri 7-Sat 22 Sept Since it was founded in 2010, Cowbridge Music Festival has brought esteemed classical, jazz and folk performers, both Welsh and from across Europe, to the residents of this market town. Taking place in several venues from Cowbridge’s medieval church to its quaint pubs, highlights this year include The Cloths Of Heaven (Sun 16), an evening celebrating two of Wales’s most influential female composers, Morfydd Owen (1891-1918) and Dilys Elwyn Edwards (1918-2012).

There’s Eastern European folk music from Balkan O’Clock (Wed 12), and a performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons alongside an Argentinian version, composed by Astor Piazzolla (Fri 7).

For jazz fans, there’s an appearance from one of Britain’s foremost jazz vocalists, Jacqui Dankworth [pictured] (Sat 22), plus Welsh trombonist Gareth Roberts paying tribute to Duke Ellington (Sat 15). But perhaps the most high-profile guest is Montenegro’s Miloš Karadaglić (Fri 21), the star classical guitarist who performs a selection of Italian baroque, Spanish fandangos, and his celebrated arrangements of Beatles songs. The festival also has a Community Outreach Programme, which brings workshops and concerts to five local schools.

Tickets: £10-£17 per event/kids £1 or free.

Info: www.cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk (SP) BUZZ 44

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Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Sat 8 Sept Even in their earliest period, as a group of sullen Danish teenagers whose songs were squarely in the hinterland between postpunk and hardcore, Iceage hinted at musically cosmopolitan ambitions.

Frontman Elias Rønnenfelt uploaded mixes whose tracklistings ranged from bestial black metal to Bruce Springsteen, and in time the Copenhagen band pushed in disparate directions. Their fourth and latest album, Beyondless, lurches with tipsy grandeur, Rønnenfelt’s vocals high in the mix and florid brass parts cropping up among the Bad Seeds/ Gun Club type rock testifying.

The seven years since New Brigade, the debut Iceage album, has fairly flew by. In that time, they’ve been elevated to extremely fashionable underground rock icons, settled into what seems like a commercial niche and, in Rønnenfelt’s case, started dating alt-pop maven Sky Ferreira (who guests on Beyondless album track Pain Killer).

For all that Iceage have occasionally seemed irked by even basic expectations of promoting themselves, they do appear to enjoy relative artistic freedom, and have most recently channeled that into their version of ‘big music’ – minus the U2-like slickness, and with their muggy distorted side retained.

Tickets: £13.50. Info: 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net (NG)

KYLIE

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Mon 24 Sept Australian pop star and honorary British National Treasure Kylie Minogue turned 50 in May this year, so the Golden Tour is an appropriate title for her 2018 run of concerts, in support of her 14th studio album, Golden – whose Nashville-tinged pop and dance has been awarded a fitting gold for over 100,000 sales.

Kylie at glamorous 50 is a far cry from Charlene in Neighbours. Pop music tends to be kinder to female ageing – Minogue’s contemporary Madonna just turned 60 – but are we seeing the last of this kind of star? With the increasingly ephemeral nature of music, will the likes of Dua Lipa and Camila Cabello still be around in 30 years?

Britney Spears has become a gay icon, arguably because of rather than despite her personal problems; Taylor Swift is selling out stadiums now but will she still be singing about her latest ex when she’s 50?

Minogue always brings a performance: anyone who went to her Aphrodite tour will remember her ‘flying’ on the back of an angel and ending with a fountain show. We can only theorise to what extent the country music style of Golden will translate to the live production. Of course, though, it wouldn’t be a Kylie Minogue concert without featuring some of the old favourites. Expect numbers from the early days, like The Locomotion and I Should Be So Lucky, through the comeback behemoth of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head up to more recent hits like All The Lovers.

The Cardiff show is a homecoming concert of sorts, as Kylie’s mother was born in the south Wales town of Maesteg. Minogue Sr was one of the famous ‘£10 Poms’ when she emigrated at the age of 12 with her parents, and no doubt, as on previous tours, many members of the singer’s Welsh family will be in the audience. The singer recently spoke to Radio Wales about how proud she is about her roots, talking about how her grandmother – now aged 98 – would make Welsh cakes; and surprising the listeners with Welsh phrases, although she admitted she can’t do the accent. Maybe, if you’re lucky (lucky, lucky, lucky), she might attempt one onstage. CHRIS WILLIAMS Tickets: £70. Info: 029 2022 4488 / www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk

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Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Sat 6 Oct Jean Toussaint started his career as a Jazz Messenger, under the leadership of Art Blakey. This tour sees Toussaint carrying on the legacy of that influential drummer and bandleader in nurturing emerging talent alongside established greats of the jazz world. To mark the 25th year since Blakey’s death, Toussaint has embarked on a three-stage project.

Firstly, he put around 50 ‘Young Lions’ through their paces in teaching them classic Jazz Messenger arrangements, such as the now obligatory standard Moanin’. Now he sets off on tour with the standout players from that first stage in an ever-changing lineup of musicians to promote his latest release, Brother Raymond.

In keeping with Blakey’s classic Blue Note label style, Toussaint’s jazz is tuneful, engaging and, of course, virtuosic. The standard of the players in this project is very high, with Toussaint’s tenor and soprano sax work setting the bar. The third stage will see Toussaint team up with Jazz Messenger alumni in a further celebration of the band’s legacy: another set of dates not to be missed. It’s good to see that 30 years after leaving Blakey’s band, Toussaint is still on message.

Tickets: £16/£14. Info: 01792 602060 / taliesinartscentre.co.uk (JPD)

VOIVOD

The Globe, Cardiff Wed 3 Oct Considered one of Canada’s Big Four of thrash by categorisers of the metal community, Voivod are now 14 albums deep and pretty beyond the ability of any standard label machine. There’s always been a giddy taste for cosmic horror literature on Voivod’s albums, superimposed over a constantly shifting and experimental metal style that might scare the bejeezus out of one of those aforementioned categorisers. “Classical, jazz, metal, they use the same 12 notes, so why not borrow some ingredients from other styles?” asks guitarist Chewy.

“It’s refreshing.”

The Wake is Voivod’s latest and the subject of the tour, and while being almost 40 years on and missing several founding members would put most bands firmly into ‘not gone but forgotten’ territory, the energy of whoever is bearing the Voivod name nowadays is pretty exemplary; fresh, dark, heavy as hell, The Wake is a real blinder and puts many of the better-known American Big Four’s latest outputs to shame. Sticking with the cosmic theme, Voivod share a real odyssey of an album through genre exploration and an hearable passion for the craft that should be a right treat to hear live.

Tickets: £17.50. Info: 07590 471888 / www.globecardiffmusic.com (JM)

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reviews albums ALICE IN CHAINS **** Rainier Fog (BMG) Alice in Chains’ third album with singer Will Duvall, the same number they released with the late Layne Staley, hints at an optimism for the band’s future rarely seen in even their early albums. The title track and So Far Under resemble the midtempo riffs that went on to inspire Metallica’s voyage into middle age, while Maybe and All I Am have vocal harmonies like Lennon and McCartney on a hallucinogenic comedown. For 90s alternative bands, one of the bigger triumphs of the year. AE

ANNA CALVI ***** Hunter (Domino) After a five-year hiatus, Anna Calvi returns with a stone-cold stunner. Hunter is drenched in sexual drama and intensity, with lyrics delving deep into gender identity. The music is rich and texturally dense, with Calvi’s powerful vocals cutting right through everything. The first four tracks in particular are incredible, with Don’t Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy a glorious statement of intent. The latter half of Hunter doesn’t grab as immediately, but its 3am nocturnal stirrings grow with time. FT

ÅRABROT **** Who Do You Love? (Pelagic) Following 2016’s cantankerously ambitious The Gospel, Norwegians Årabrot cast their noise rock net further afield. Fans have come to expect skewered forms of metal from singer Kjetil Nernes and his rotating band, but on album highlight Sinnerman and the carnivalesque Uniform Of A Killer the band edges closer to Nick Cave’s early Birthday Party grind than anything resembling traditional metal. One senses Årabrot are on the cusp of greatness as their command of the music catches up to their vision. AJ

ARVE HENRIKSEN **** The Height Of The Reeds (Rune Grammofon) Spectral Norwegian jazz trumpeter Arve Henriksen joins with guitarist Eivind Aarset and electronics fella Jan Bang, both frequent bandmates of his, plus field recording artist Jez Riley French for a suite designed to be listened to with headphones. Specifically, while walking over the Humber Bridge – The Height... was previously a soundtrack for a City Of Culture installation in Hull. It works splendidly in isolation, though: the trio’s own moving, minimal style of pillowy jazz ambience folded into French’s recordings of the bridge itself. NG

BACAO RHYTHM & STEEL BAND ****

GAZELLE TWIN ***

MENACE BEACH **

The Serpent’s Mouth (Big Crown)

Pastoral (Anti-Ghost Moon Ray)

Mixing reggae-style steel drums with funk and a penchant for covering whatever he damn well feels like, bandleader Björn Wagner has delivered another album that once again takes steel drum music into new realms. Having previously covered the likes of 50 Cent and Cat Stevens, it’s now the turn of Beyoncé and Jan Hammer, amongst others, to get the Bacao treatment – while the title track is surely awaiting inclusion in a Tarantino movie. Magic. CA

If ‘pastoral’, in literary terms, paints an idyllic picture of rural life, this LP is ironically titled. As The Wicker Man and Midsomer Murders have taught us, beneath the British countryside’s veneer of respectability, tranquillity and beauty lie violence, lust and menace. Electro-terrorist Elizabeth Bernholz offers a deeply unsettling depiction of our green and pleasant land as a nightmarish post-Brexit dystopia of boorish nationalism and toxic nostalgia – though perhaps the execution isn’t quite as good as the idea. BW

Black Rainbow Sound (Memphis Industries)

BLOOD ORANGE *** Negro Swan (Domino) Dev Hynes’ fourth Blood Orange album ticks all the right boxes, yet ultimately feels somewhat hollow. Coming across as an attempt at that nebulous grey cloud of profundity regularly created by Frank Ocean, the melancholic washes of synths, snippets of mumbled dialogue and melodies that blur into one another only register for the duration of each song. With snatches of melody thin on the ground and songs that feel like sketches, J Dilla airhorns and Sade vibes can only mask so much. AJ

CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS **** Chris (Because) In an era when gender and sexuality is scrutinised perhaps more than ever, Chris is one of 2018’s most relevant records.

Comme Si kicks things off with shiny synths before Girlfriend takes over and leads the way for slick funk rhythms which sparkle throughout. At times channelling Janelle Monáe, St. Vincent, and latter-day Prince, Charleur Humaine’s follow-up could leave Christine And The Queens as one of the year’s most revered artists, and also among the best for currently leading the way for skilfully crushing gender stereotypes. CE

IDLES ****

Largely a sea of mediocrity saved by one or two excellent tracks, this is quite representative of much of the increasingly bland pop-flavoured psych-rock that’s around a lot these days.

The opening title track, featuring Brix Smith of The Fall, is superb, spiralling up into the imagination with hooks and groove, but beyond that Black Rainbow Sound dissipates into blandness and boredom, thanks to a lack of songwriting chops or sonic imagination, with everything gradually blurring into one fuzzy monotone. FT

Joy As An Act Of Resistance (Partisan)

MOGWAI ****

Popularised by acerbic wit and punk attitude, fans can expect no change. Experimentation aside, one trick can fare well and Joy… impresses on both fronts. From Colossus to Samaritans, some songs are instrumentally alluring, others antagonistic and satirical, Danny Nedelko and Great mocking ideologues: ‘’Blighty wants his country back, 50-inch screen in his cul-de-sac, crying at the price of a bacon bap’’. While Idles’ appeal may be narrow outside of Britain, their charm and energy is certainly a hit with their dedicated audience. AS

Kin OST (Rock Action)

JOYCE MANOR ***

Although Mogwai have provided music for documentaries in the not so distant past, this is their first feature film score, for tense sci-fi crime thriller Kin. Stark, haunting, moving and little like anything they’ve done before, what Mogwai have done for Kin ought to stand the test of time in the same way as Vangelis’ soundtrack for Bladerunner, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ for The Social Network. DN

NATHAN HALL AND THE SINISTER LOCALS ***** Tunguska Tydfil (The Hip Replacement)

Straight out of Cali comes Joyce Manor, with the follow up to their highly acclaimed 2016 album Cody. With Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou on production, the boys have delivered another gorgeous slice of pop-rock. Lead single Think I’m Still In Love With You is a prime example of how the band has taken their Jawbreaker-meets-Weezer sound to the next level, while still retaining the elements that made Epitaph sit up and take notice in the first place. CA

Tunguska Tydfil, the second album by Soft Hearted Scientists’ Nathan Hall, is more subdued than predecessor Effigies but succeeds because of it. The band’s trademark quirkiness harbours an eclectic mix of topics, folk tunes, ghosts, witches and echoes of Syd Barrett. Songs may be unconventional but they are not without substance. Look deeper than such titles as The Phoenix Of Albany Road and you’ll find elegiac lyrics with subtle meanings. There’s a lot packed in here so repeat playing is mandatory. LN

10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart (Lucky Number)

THE KOOKS ****

ORBITAL ***

Let’s Go Sunshine (Kobalt)

Monsters Exist (ACP)

The New Yorker’s fourth release brings funk tonality to the familiar fusion of jutting acoustic licks and staccato synth melodies which brought breakout recognition at the tail end of the 00s. With signs of transgression in the peppy powerpop of Queen Of Spades and the tight electronic fizz of Daddy Always, it is the fluid falsetto vocals of the outfit’s namesake Darwin Smith that remains the core strength in their twee indie formula, of which this represents a slick example. CHP

All hail the Kings Of Pop’s latest offering: sometimes upbeat, sometimes sad and reflective, and packed with a history of British influences. Super guitar and also piano/ synth work crops up on choice picks including Picture Frame and the 60sish Swing Low, mixed up with the disco-ish All The Time, trumpet-heavy Weight Of The World and slow, dreamy single No Pressure. Oft-Ray Daviessounding lead vocalist Luke Pritchard crafts deceptively simple lyrics about growing up and ending/beginning couplings. RLR

A return of the Hartnoll brothers known for their glowing glasses and distinctively unsullied techno sees Orbital adhere to their reputation as live performers with Monsters Exist. Live in the sense of spontaneity, and occasionally there is too much of it. There are moments of genius that perpetuate the pedestal that Orbital have earned, like the slow build of Buried Deep Within, but the inclusion of Brian Cox on There Will Come A Time, like much of the album, smacks of tryhard. CC

DARWIN DEEZ ****

Million Dollars To Kill Me (Epitaph)

GAMES REVIEWS SEMBLANCES ****

Nyamakop (PC) Semblance doesn’t break any traditional narrative conventions. Its premise is simple – the gooey world you inhabit has been frozen solid, and your job is to fix it. There’s an underlying lore weaved throughout, but it feels tacked on. But that isn’t where Semblance shines. South African developer Nyamakop has attempted to create a new dynamic in the 2-D platformer genre, by allowing you to distort the environment around you to complete puzzles and progress the story. It works. Although short, Semblance successfully breathes new life into the platforming genre. ED BUZZ 46

GOD OF WAR *****

Sony Interactive Entertainment (PS4) After slaughtering all the Greek gods, you’d probably wonder what the hell is there left for Kratos to butcher? Well, how about some Norse gods? God Of War is the latest stunning addition to the series, following Kratos and his son Atreus into harsh, gruesome realms filled with monsters and powerful gods alike. The game calls to players to explore every inch of the game’s breathtaking and dangerous landscapes. Reimagined combat systems and gruesome graphics, God Of War has set the bar for action genres astronomically high. JA

PALE WAVES ****

FLOWDAN ***

My Mind Makes Noises (Dirty Hit)

Shell A Verse (Tru Thoughts)

Gothic pop has a new tasty flavour. Pale Waves launch themselves with a debut album that perfectly combines pure 80s new wave electronic beats into modern-day alternative pop choruses that belong at the top of the charts. With vocal lines that get you hooked on first listen to dirty underlaid guitar riffs, this Manchester quintet have created a formula that can only be described as Depeche Mode meets Taylor Swift, in the best possible way. A truly exciting prospect. MR

Roll Deep founding member Flowdan is back with a new track designed to get the festival crowds moving. Mixing old school dancehall and reggae, military style beats and his inimitable delivery, Flow has once again shown himself as a force to be reckoned with. CA

PASSENGER **** Runaway (Black Crow) Even for those of us who’d run a mile rather than hear Dylan’s nasal whine, listening to Passenger – aka Mike Rosenberg – is a welcome experience. He explores his American side (other half’s British) with catchy folk-countrypop-rock on a 10th album chock full of potential singles like Runaway, with its Mexican-style horns. Songwriting and the addition of banjo, lap steel guitar, mandolin and lovely orchestral strings/piano fill out what could’ve been made merely with guitar and sounded too samey. RLR

PHRONESIS **** We Are All (Edition) The eighth studio album from this highly polished European jazz trio is, as expected, a clean, compact cut of complicated music.

With flavours of EST and The Bad Plus, the group balance virtuosic frenzies with enduring melodies – there’s often points when it feels too much like “musician’s music”, but musical motifs thankfully keep it grounded. It’s quite a poignant record and the motivation they’ve drawn (togetherness and the importance of peace and harmony) is clear for all to hear. CPI

SPENCER SEGELOV ***** Loser Leaves Town (Country Mile) This is great! Veering from one thing to another, always with the effortlessly brilliant voice that Spencer owns, one is reminded of Randy Newman, the Wainwright clan and Lou Reed – yet the singer still manages to convey originality and class. From album opener Stunt Double, things are rolling and Spencer proceeds to lay his soul bare throughout alongside wonderful showmanship (and showtunes!) throughout. Respect must be given to producer Charlie Francis and Country Mile, too. JE

singles CPT. SMITH **** Get A Car EP (I Ka Ching) Three songs in English, two in Welsh and it’s the latter that stand out because the language lends itself to angstridden lyrics. Tracks have a strong bassline, drumbeat and pop-punk melodies; the catchy Beans Stefens and Get A Car have some solid riffs. Quite infectious. LN

FIZZY BLOOD **** Pink Magic EP (Killing Moon/Alya) The third EP by the Leeds-based quintet does its best to defy genre, with tracks ranging from the heavy drum beat of the title track to the more poppy Illusion via a fizzy-sounding C2O. With retro undertones of ABC and the diversity of Hard-Fi, this is decent indiepop. LN

SARAH BROWN **** Living In Sin (self-released) Absolutely dripping with attitude, this Cardiff singer’s latest single has a chorus you’ll be singing for the rest of summer. Sarah bares her soul in her lyrics and her powerhouse vocals are more than a match for the searing guitars; Living In Sin should see Sarah hit the next echelon in her career. CA

SILENT FORUM ***** How I Faked The Moon Landing (Ghost Disco/Libertino)

THE VEGA BODEGAS **** The Complete History Of Witchcraft (Ghost Disco/Libertino) A double helping of excellent music from south Wales courtesy of Libertino Records, Silent Forum’s postpunk timelessness and from-anywhere sound puts them in the bracket of classic immediately.

The Vega Bodegas, meanwhile, are angry and urgent with humorous asides, frontman Jimmy Watkins not letting up for a second. If anybody tries to tell you local music is not effused with energy and intelligence, play them these. JE

demos BODYHACKER bodyhacker.bandcamp.com A very new band, who I saw induce a moshpit on their debut live performance; may that fervour follow them around like a shadow, assuming they continue to make excitingly grotesque rhythmic noiserock like this. Bodyhacker include members of Exit_International and Salt Bath, and like those bands are a vocals/bass/drums/no guitar affair.

Amber Efstathiou’s vocals are wild and intense, lending extra hardcore overtone to one of the raddest bands to set up locally this year. NG

STITCHED UP stitchedup1.bandcamp.com Only two songs online for this Cardiff four-piece at the time of writing, and one of those is labelled as a rough demo, although I prefer that one and the fidelity isn’t a big deal because it sounds like an early Revelation Records joint, or something from that orbit of late-80s New York hardcore. It’s called Ending It and feels appropriately exasperated and bugeyed. The other song, Don’t Belong, has earringing squealy guitar and a streetpunk-y chorus clearly designed for singalongs. NG

EDISON JUNCTION BAND www.edisonjunctionband.com Second album of proggy hard rock and bluesy choogle from this Cardiff outfit, whose nucleus is a duo but can contain up to seven members apparently. Not sure how many feature on the seven songs of Falling Through Space, but it’s assured, professional-sounding fare. The melody of opening number Passed By reminds me more of Eye Of The Tiger than I assume Edison Junction Band intended, and Gotta Go Now threatens to get funky on us, but this is solid in an early-70s arena rock opening band style. NG

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INSATIABLE (Netflix)

Before Insatiable had even been released, petitions were circulating to have it cancelled as a result of the premise.

Fat girl is bullied, fat girl loses weight, newly skinny girl gets revenge on bullies by participating in beauty pageants.

It could have focused on its potential for satire, or acknowledged the need to comment on societal issues. But honestly, the only message that seems to be present is: “if you’re skinny then people won’t hate you anymore”. Between this and Thirteen Reasons Why, it seems like Netflix has got an alien with a Teenagers For Dummies guide doing their Young Adult programming. **MT

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK S6 (Netflix)

The latest season of Orange Is The New Black has successfully done what each of its predecessors have done: compact a worldly scope of relevant social issues into the high walls of a prison setting. Season 5 set us up for a move away from Litchfield Penitentiary as a result of the prison riots led by some of our favourite characters, leaving us with recurring characters to be mixed up with plenty of new and nastier ones in maximum security. It seemed for a while that this season finale would be the last, but it appears like we have more to look forward to. ****MT

HIDDEN

BBC (available on BBC iPlayer)

Scandi-noir comes to north Wales in this brilliant detective thriller. When a teenage girl’s body is dragged from a lake near Snowdonia, DI Cadi John and DS Owen Vaughan investigate. What starts off as a simple mystery quickly escalates into a tale of deceit, abuse and murder. Sian Reese-Williams delivers a commanding performance as Cadi John, portraying a character who’s seemingly a consummate professional yet has a vulnerability buried deep within her which is revealed throughout the course of the series.

Rhodri Meilir gives a captivating performance as the strange loner Dylan Harris, whilst Gillian Elisa is unnerving as his domineering, battleaxe mother. With stunning scenery and compelling characters, Hidden is a must-watch. *****GE

EXTINCTION (Netflix)

Though Extinction aims to be in the realm of ‘smart’ sci-fi of its golden era in the 70s, this is more like a lukewarm burp that has been building up equally as long. There are some interesting ideas, and the first half-an-hour or so makes for quite a strong action thriller, this ultimately finds itself losing traction and energy very quickly. Despite a solid Michael Pena in the lead, there’s no depth to the grand philosophical issues the film wants to talk about. They feel like they’ve been bolted on. **FT

MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF: THE POETIC TRILOGY Arrow Video (Blu-Ray/DVD)

One of the giants of Iranian cinema is now receiving the deluxe treatment from Arrow, putting together his hard-to-find Poetic Trilogy – on stunning Blu-Ray. Gabbeh (1996) is a fairy-tale with a frankly extra-ordinary use of colour, The Silence (1998) the story of a blind boy living in poverty obsessed with music, and The Gardener (2013) a documentary, shot with a low budget, on the Baha’i faith.

What marks these films as a whole is their uniquely lyrical and wandering nature. Plot is rarely important here – rather, there are musings on the state of the human condition through the use of sight, sound, and the human voice respectively. Astounding, and worth seeking out for anybody who just wants… more from cinema. *****FT

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Pretty Vicious [pictured], a Merthyr Tydfil band who emerged as laddish teenage rockers in 2015 amidst heavy record label interest, have been away from the spotlight for a while, and casual observers will likely assume them to have either split or abandoned their hopes of stardom. Yet behind the scenes, things are going right for the group: sessions for their debut album were failing to click, but found the ear of an executive at US label Big Machine, who signed the band earlier this summer.

Big Machine is a Stateside pop-country behemoth, co-founded by Toby Keith and now part-owned by Scott Swift, whose daughter Taylor is its biggest cash cow.

Pretty Vicious will form part of its rock-oriented John Varvatos sublabel, named after the fashion designer Plans are afoot, although in embryonic form currently, to open a “party venue” in Cardiff with a capacity of up to 10,000. Splott Warehouse, a cavernous shed in the eponymous district, is mainly used for car boot sales at present, but hosted a couple of raves in 2016, and music promo giant Live Nation have earmarked it for development, outlining their plans to Cardiff council.

A structure which could be euphemistically called spartan, if the application is approved it will surely be transformed beyond recognition – although objections have been raised concerning the proximity of nearby businesses and residents

Swansea Jazzland has just moved its weekly live music schedule to new premises for the first time in nearly 50 years, with the closure of the St James Club bringing an end to what must be one of the longest uninterrupted runs for such a venture in Britain. With promotional roots going back to the 1950s, the city’s preeminent jazz heads became resident in the Liberal Club in 1971; it changed its name in the 90s, with the Swansea Jazzland name being coined around the same time. Going forward, however, they’ll be found at the Garage venue on Uplands Crescent, with gigs every Wednesday. Afternoon In Paris kick off Jazzland’s September bill on Wed 5 Cardiff rockers of a certain age and sleaziness may well stand to attention at the news that late-80s glam-metal hopefuls Ragdolls have returned. The group were popular on a local scene that was based around the Bogeys club, and spawned one band who tasted actual success of sorts – Tigertailz, whose first drummer went on to join Ragdolls. Despite hard graft and TV appearances, they split in 1991 without releasing a record – however, a meeting between the four members in 2014 turned into an actual reunion, and the recording of their debut album Old Habits Die Hard, recently released on CD. It’s an impressively sprightly 11-song opus with authentic late-80s style production, big choruses and solos-a-go-go

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KYAM

The last time this column’s writer was sufficiently taken with some fresh sounds from Cardiff’s drum’n’bass scene to profile the artist in question here, he was rewarded with several emails of incoherent abuse from said artist, so hopefully lightning won’t strike twice as I big up Kyam’s new album Underside. It’s his third in total, first on his new label Unbidden Audio, first offered in physical as well as downloadable form and finds Kyam, aka Matthew Strangis, moving away from strictly-d’n’b productions towards more experimental, less club-oriented territory.

Certainly, these nine tracks are still peppered with galloping breakbeats, Transgression and Core being sterling examples of such, but Strangis takes care to emphasise the space between the hectic, techy rhythms, underpinning everything with droney synths and cinematic disquiet. It feels very much in the lineage of Photek’s efforts to lead d’n’b out of the rave and into a cold corner of paranoia, which even 20-plus years on remains a big compliment.

While Kyam, as a DJ, has become a regular on Cardiff d’n’b lineups in the last few years – and has also donated tracks to compilations on respected labels like Renegade Hardware and Skeleton – Strangis’ background is far from that of a genre purist. He’s played in various rock bands since early last decade and currently supplies basslines for the gothic postpunk of Jemma Roper. Underside’s promo blurb cites Liars as an influence, which might not be as obviously audible as the two others listed (The Haxan Cloak and Pessimist) but gives you an idea of where he’s coming from, and where he might be going. www.kyammusic.com BUZZ 48

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WENT to an exhibition launch the other day, something I rarely do. In this instance, I’d lent a few artefacts to the exhibition, something I’ve never previously done, so that provided extra motivation to go and see how it scrubbed up. It was titled Cardiff Music Women, and that was its subject – female-identified people from or based in Wales’ capital who have made music themselves, or been otherwise involved in bringing it into the world.

So as well as your famous types – Bassey, Church, Matthews – there are lots of less known names, maybe forgotten or more given to operating behind the scenes.

As well as looking to make the city’s musical culture more open to women in the future, there’s also an effort to construct an alternative history, one that counters the popular narrative in which the sound of Cardiff (Wales, really) is overwhelmingly delivered by men.

This is the crux of the issue: it’s not in itself erasure to observe that makers and performers of popular music have, historically and consistently, been so male-heavy in these parts that it feels near-insurmountable.

This perpetuates an attitude, I think, and maintains it: even if it’s never explicitly stated, the psychological inference gleaned from seeing dudeband after dudeband, night after month after year, is that this is how it’s meant to be. That counts both for women who aren’t moved to try and make inroads into this, and men who never have reason to question their own assumptions and biases. Breaking all this down to a micro level, of course, is where people start to take it overly personally. How is this my fault? I pay into gigs.

Support my friends. Like what I like. Would love to see more girls up there!

All of which are valid statements, as far as they go.

Equally, I think it’s healthy, maybe incumbent on you if you’re a male music fan, to attempt a degree of self-examination about the space you occupy in the culture. (Self-examination is not to be mistaken here for self-flagellation, or loudly performative guilt trips about your identity.) For my part, despite my public service of never having made music, I write about it in outlets such as this and have promoted 100-plus gigs comprised of local/national/international bands. A lot of those gigs didn’t have any women performing; in truth, it’s only fairly recently that I’ve made active attempts to avoid this scenario. (There are other male promoters who would say the same thing, I’m fairly sure.)

I mean, I’ve booked gigs for loads of rad/brilliant/ powerful women over the years, but that’s kinda part of the problem – they can be internally chalked up as evidence that you’re on the side of good, because why would a sexist be risking his rent money on this? So as long as no-one calls you out, and I don’t recall anyone doing so, you can squat in blithe complacency. And everything just bobbles along without changing much, and every year people point out the lack of women playing Reading like the promoters give a shit, and things change so slowly you can’t be sure if they really or it’s just your cultural bubble but maybe that’s spark enough.

Not all these gigs are representative in the manner I’m endorsing above, no: ANTHROPROPHH, SUNSHINE and OBEY COBRA (The Moon, Cardiff, Sat 1 Sept); SCREAMING FEMALES and SCRAP BRAIN (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sun 9); SKATING POLLY, CHROMA and BODYHACKER (Le Public Space, Newport, Tue 11); LASH/SANDERS/DUNMALL (Queens Head, Monmouth, Wed 12); MADE OF TEETH, PASCAGOULA and more (Moon, Sat 15); NECROT (Fuel, Wed 19); URIN (Moon, Wed 19); MIKE COOPER (NAWR @ Swansea Studios, Thurs 27) and DOLLFEST in Abertillery’s Dolls House on Fri 28 and Sat 29.

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

DEAR EVELYN Kathy Page (And Other Stories)

Dear Evelyn, British/Canadian writer Kathy Page’s seventh novel, provides the reader the chance to experience her realistic and often dark style, through the complex and everfruitful lens of marriage.

The protagonist Harry Miles is a thoughtful and capable young man, born between the first and second world war to a working-class family in South London. When he meets the energetic and vibrant Evelyn on a trip to Battersea library however, the romance of a lifetime is born.

Delivered to the reader in tense and beautiful episodes, this unconventional love story demonstrates the change in times and culture, as well as the pair’s relationship, as their 70-year marriage unfolds in front of the reader.

Page brings us this compelling narrative through the use of interesting and complex characters that she is known for, showing how people grow and interact with each other as we age. Setting is also an important factor here, as this remarkably British tale contrasts with Harry’s experience as he fights in North Africa during World War II. The writer has produced a work of great intimacy and truthfulness in this novel that serves as a compassionate commentary on a marriage that lasts as long as a lifetime.

An enjoyable and effective study of a relationship, Dear Evelyn makes the reader ask themselves the question, one that many of us have hoped to be able to ask – “how does it feel to grow old with someone?” LEWIS SMITH Price: £10. Info: www.andotherstories.org

A YEAR IN PEMBROKESHIRE Jamie Owen and David Wilson (Graffeg) “A love story in prose and pictures” is how Jamie Owen aptly describes this collaboration with photographer David Wilson. Who better to take the reader on a verbal and visual tour of Pembrokeshire than two of its native sons? The county, of course, attracts thousands of visitors each year, and Owen and Wilson dutifully cover coastal hotspots like St. Davids and Tenby – but they also take routes less travelled (at least by tourists): up Milford Haven, into the Gwaun Valley and across the Preseli Hills. Along the way, they tell the tales of those whom they encounter, painting a portrait not only of place but of people too.

You get a sense of a county full of distinctive character (and characters) and yet caught, sometimes awkwardly, between the modern world and the old ways of life. (BW) Price: £20. Info: www.graffeg.com SLAV SISTERS Edited by Natasha Perova (Dedalus) To honour the centenary of women’s votes in the UK, Dedalus has published Slav Sisters to memorialise women’s literature in 20th century Russia and the USSR. This is an anthology which includes many fiercely talented and resilient Russian (along with a handful or Ukrainian and Belarussian) authors who embody the strength required to be not only a woman, but a female writer in the USSR. I found some of the short stories to be excessively abstract, which can often be an effective tool, but made them a relief to finish at times. With this in mind, there’s something to be said for literature where purposefully uncomfortable content is translated into a physical feeling for the reader. Dedalus’ intention to celebrate and promote such work is evidence the shifting progressive climate for European female literature. (MTH) Price: £12.99. Info: www.dedalusbooks.com BUZZ 50

DOWN THE ROAD AND ROUND THE BEND Roy Noble (Graffeg) As one of Wales’ proverbial national treasures, Roy Noble is perfectly placed to write a book like this.

Down The Road… showcases Noble’s fount of knowledge when it comes to Welsh history and folklore; he’s compiled 20 short stories from all over Wales, along with countless other titbits picked up on his travels.

Some stories you may have heard – but you’ve not read Roy’s version of them. It seems that every story within seems to prompt Roy to recount a personal tale. Even if he’s only passed through the area, such is his passion for Wales he’s able to remember every inch of road he’s trodden or a colourful character he’s met, and that’s what makes sets this book apart. (CA) Price: £8.99. Info: www.graffeg.com

THE ALADDIN TRIAL Abi Silver (Lightning And Eye) A classic thriller set in London, where the dynamic legal team of Judith Burton and Constance Lamb are drafted in following the suspected murder of a hospital patient and the subsequent arrest of a Syrian refugee. As they plot their defence a myriad of strands are uncovered during the search for the truth. A fast-paced drama that grips from the outset, the different facets of the story which detai characters’ journeys eventually culminate in a suspenseful and distinctive verdict. Even without having read the first book in the Burton and Lamb thriller series, The Aladdin Trial didn’t feel as if I’d missed out on key background events; this reader is looking forward to following up the series further. (RH) Price: £8.99 Info: www.eye-books.com

HER WATCHFUL EYE Julie Corbin (Mulholland) Have you ever felt that someone’s watching you? Like the song? Well, they are. It’s a fact that there are more cameras on the streets of the UK than any other Western country. In order to keep us safe, they say. But who’s watching, and can they be trusted? Ruby is one of the watchers in Edinburgh, and she’s nuts – a drug taker and heavy drinker. And one of the watched is Hannah. She’s nuts too. Pills. Uppers and downers. Put them together and you have a powerful thriller where surprises just keep coming. This is a creepy read, more so because we just don’t know who it is watching us, and whether they have any of us in their sights. (MT) Price: £8.99. Info: www.mulhollandbooks.com

THE FARM Hector Abad, trans. Anne McLean (Archipelago) A story about a farming family’s conflict against drug dealers, paramilitaries and guerrillas in the Columbian mountains; anything connected to this topic and location seems to be atop of most people’s perusal choice these days, and will tick those boxes. It ticks no boxes for avoiding being a dog of a book to read, though. The book has three interlinked narratives that often lead nowhere, despite some excellent notes about political violence and land ownership issues. This is a book written for the highbrow reader, which admittedly, is not this reader.

The three protagonists of The Farm come across as egotistical and not very likeable; I had no good feelings for any of them, irrespective of what was happening to them.

The structure didn’t work for me – a hard read. (CM) Price: £10. Info: www.archipelagobooks.org

THE SUSTAINABLE STUDENT If anyone is going to change the throwaway society we live in, then it’s the student generation. Buzz lists out some ways you can have less of a negative impact while studying, hopefully saving you some cash too.

Travel

Hygiene

Cycling is the perfect method of transport for the more eco-conscious. Pollution free, healthy – but those pesky bike thieves are a problem. The solution, if you go to Cardiff Uni, is the NextBike. Over 500 of them in the city so you’ll easily be able to hop on one, leave it anywhere without the worry of it getting stolen.

Annual student membership – free.

First 30mins free, additional 30 mins 50p www.nextbike.co.uk/en/cardiff

Drinking

Money

Drinking is a challenge when it comes to living life responsibly: from production to packaging to distribution, the industry’s carbon footprint is rather large. Going small and local is oneway to minimise your effect and allow you to enjoy your tipple with minimal guilt. South Wales has no shortage of independent breweries, with Pipes, Crafty Devil, VoG and Bullmastiff just some.

Cwtch Red Ale can – £2 www.tinyrebel.co.uk

You may not think your money matters when you have so little but banks love students.

They’ll let you run up loads of debt and get so you are stuck with them for years. Worse of all they could be using your cash to invest in pretty revolting industries. Tridos only lends to organisations that make a positive impact on people’s lives and protect the planet. Their cards are even made from renewable resources.

Current account fee of £3 per month www.triodos.co.uk Cardiff International Students & Travellers Meetup

It’s a common misconception that students don’t wash but we all know now that singleuse plastics are polluting our habitats at a frightening rate. One thing that can easily be replaced is the shampoo bottle: more and alternatives to the bottled solution are becoming available. Lush have a fantastic range of shampoo bars and also a travel tin to hold them in for your nights away.

From £6.50 uk.lush.com

Socialising

Work

As a student, socialising is the centre of your universe and the good thing is you can do it anywhere. The good news in these technological times you don’t have to do it in a sticky-floored club. Meetup is a fantastic network for meeting people in your area who have similar interests to you or for you to try new things you’ve always fancied.

App and membership free www.meetup.com

Working and studying can really take it out of you. Finding a part-time job can be as hard as getting on your course in the first place and then you find out it’s awful and badly paid. An alternative is to volunteer.

Yes, there is no pay but you’ll often do more interesting things, have much more responsibility and freedom and be doing something you’ll be proud to add to your CV. Free www.volunteering-wales.net

Food

Studying

Cooking can be a nightmare, especially if you’ve been used to having it served up to you without ever wondering where it came from. Now is the time to learn to cook – and, even better, learn to cook vegan. This fantastic book will give you 140 ideas.

Don’t forget, plant based cooking is cheaper than ready meals.

Hardcover book £7.99 www.bosh.tv / www.amazon.co.uk

At some point in your studies, burning the midnight oil will be inevitable. Although natural daylight (leaving your curtains open) is much better for you and saves energy, it doesn’t work at night. A good quality second-hand or recycled anglepoise lamp will last you through your studies and into your adult life too.

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ROUNDUP Though the weather might be drifting towards non-summer, there’s still plenty of exciting sporting events coming up. Hedi Mehrez, Sarah Davies and Alys Hewitt have the best of the bunch.

TOUR OF BRITAIN Pembrey Country Park to Newport With Geraint Thomas winning the Tour de France in July – the first time a Welshman has ever done so, and still only the third Briton to do so after Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome – it’s now time for the Tour Of Britain to return. Although the tour will primarily take place in England, covering the south-west, Midlands, the north-west and London, the first stage will take place in Wales. Staring on the Carmarthenshire coast, Pembrey Country Park will host the departure of the 2018 race. It’s the first time that Carmarthenshire will play host to the race. For the first stage, the riders will pass north to Carmarthen, then curve right over the top of the Brecon Beacons and down the Usk valley until they reach Newport, a whopping 108 miles later.

Sun 2-Sun 9 Sept. Admission: free to spectate Info: www.tourofbritain.co.uk UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE BEGINS FOR WALES Wales v Ireland, Cardiff City Stadium The qualification process for Euro 2020 begins this month, the first time the tournament will held with no specified host nation but across Europe. With all UEFA teams hoping for one of 24 spots in the final tournament, Wales will be hoping to repeat that glorious summer of 2016, where Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey, Ashley Williams and co. led the team to the semi-finals. Despite the frankly convoluted qualification process this time round thanks to the Nations League format (nope, we don’t get it either), Wales have been drawn into a three-team group alongside the Republic of Ireland and Denmark. It won’t be easy: Wales will be hoping to avenge the 2017 defeat to Ireland that ended their hopes of World Cup qualification, and Ireland remain a stodgy, defensively resilient team to play against.

Denmark, who got to the last 16 in the World Cup, will be similarly hard to break down, alongside the added guile of Christian Eriksen and, uhm, Nicklas Bendtner.

This will be Ryan Giggs’ first time in the Wales dugout in a competitive fixture; he is mostly untested at this level, but so was Chris Coleman all those years ago.

Wales v Ireland, Cardiff City Stadium, Thurs 6 Sept; Denmark v Wales, Ceres Park, Aarhus, Denmark, Sun 9 Sept. Tickets: prices vary. Info: www.faw.cymru

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IRON MAN Tenby North Beach, Pembrokeshire The Iron Man challenge is said to be one of the toughest races in the world.

Starting with a 2.4-mile swim, onto a 112-mile bike ride, and finishing off with a 26.2-mile run – well, you’d have to be made of iron to take it on! Returning to Tenby this month, Wales’ Iron Man has a good reputation for high spirits and support. The race holds some high rankings over previous years that will be difficult to compete with. With the winner finishing in just over nine hours last year, how do you think you’d fare? Whether you’re already taking part or just want to witness the madness for yourself, go and join the thousands of people that attend the spectacle every year.

Sun 9 Sept. Admission: free to spectate; registration for participation sold out Info: www.eu.ironman.com WELSH INTERNATIONAL FOUR DAYS WALKS Llanwrtyd Wells A staple of the Welsh walking calendar since 1980, the Welsh International Four Days Walks encourages entrants to partake in physical exercise whilst enjoying the picturesque natural beauty of the Welsh landscape, hiking alongside the various mountains, rivers, streams and forests Llanwrtyd Wells has to offer.

Routes of 10, 15 or 25 miles are marked out for walkers to travel at their own pace, as the walks are non-competitive and designed to be as challenging as individual participants want them to be. The walks are also intended to be a largely sociable event, where people can share their enthusiasm for the activity, and as part of the scheme organisers will offer live entertainment every night to entrants after a long day of rambling.

Wed 19-Sat 22 Sept. Tickets: £9 per day/£30 for four days Info: www.green-events.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON/AR FYND September/Medi – November/Tachwedd 2018

Autumn 2018 Season on sale now Thursday 13 September 7:30pm George Egg: DIY Chef

CAPITAL CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA 11.09.18 – 8pm with / gyda Simon Spillett

Friday 12 October 7:30pm Ceri Dupree

BLOWZABELLA 25.09.18 – 8pm

Sunday 21 October 4pm European Union Chamber Orchestra NIGHTMUSIC / HWYRGERDD – JESS GILLAM & FRIENDS 09.10.18 – 8pm

JAMIE SMITH’S MABON 27.10.18 – 8pm

GWYNETH GLYN & FRIENDS 20.11.18 – 8pm

Tuesday 6 November 7:30pm Black Rat Productions present Joe Orton’s Loot

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DINNER IN THE SKY Civic Centre, Cardiff, Wed 12-Sun 16 Sept. Tickets: £50-£150.

Info: www.dinnerinthesky.com

Arriving on Cardiff soil this month, Dinner In The Sky promises to

a day will be taking place, the tables hold space for 22 strapped-

offer a different dining experience to the usual sit-down meal: guests’

in customers at a time, and will be airborne for 30 to 90 minutes,

seats will depart solid ground, as the event offers the chance for

depending on what is booked.

daring diners to try eating in mid-air.

Exact details about the food on offer are yet to be revealed, but menus

A concept that has previously toured cities including London,

will be tailor-made and compiled by the best chefs and restaurants

Toronto, Sydney and Brussels, the off-kilter dining experience now

within the city, and Dinner In The Sky aims to showcase the best of

sets its sights to the Welsh capital, finding its home just outside

Cardiff’s culinary scene.

City Hall. Tables will be suspended 100 feet in the air via a mobile

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crane, so guests will be able to enjoy a different perspective of the city – panoramic views of Cardiff as they taste the culinary delights Dinner In The Sky aims to offer. It will be open at various times of day, serving up breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner as well as cocktails created by Lab22 during the evening.

An experience such as this is likely to be at odds with the elements, particularly here in Wales and in September, so a canopy will be assembled to cover and protect diners from wind or rain. Eight flights

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art ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre Picture Makers Work by a collective of 15 visual artists from mid Wales, who have been exhibiting since 2006.

(Until Sun 9 Sept) David Jones ‘Angles On Washing Lines’ Prints and sculptures full of strange characters of Jones’ own devising. (Until Sun 9 Sept) Is This Planet Earth? Sculptures, paintings and video about nature and the landscape, with a technological and futuristic feel.

(Until Fri 14 Sept) Precious Afternoon Work produced in the screenprinting class run here by Becky Knight on Thursdays. (Until Sun 23 Sept) Tim Rudman ‘An Uneasy Calm’ Handmade duo-toned silver gelatine black and white prints, printed in a darkroom from negatives taken in Iceland over a period of eight years.

(From Wed 5 Sept until Sun 11 Nov) Mike Perry ‘Land/ Sea’ Solo show by Walesbased artist which aims to engage with significant and pressing environmental issues. (From Sat 22 Sept until Wed 17 Oct) ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth.

Free. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

01970 622467 / www.aber.

ac.uk Discourse: Reynolds To Rego Exhibition of prints by and after Royal Academicians looking at the evolving role of print practice as a means of reproduction, communication and creative expression. See art. (Until Fri 28 Sept) Sea Change Student-curated exhibition of prints, paintings, photographs and ceramics from the School Of Art collection.

(Until Fri 28 Sept) ALBANY GALLERY 74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com Penelope Timmis, Nick Holly & David PorteousButler Three established gallery artists with contrasting styles and subjects.

(Until Sat 15 Sept) Gerald Green, Lou Moore & Gareth Thomas New work by three prestigious artists.

(From Thurs 20 Sept until Sat 13 Oct) ANDREW LAMONT GALLERY (THEATR BRYCHEINIOG) Canal Wharf, Brecon. MonFri 10am-5pm. Free. 01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk PromArt 2018: Peter & The Wolf Shortlisted artwork by local children who have entered the PromArt competition, responding to Prokofiev’s Peter & The Wolf. The exhibition will also include some pictures by printmaker Victoria Keeble

and mixed media artist Roger Luxton. (From Fri 7 until Sun 23 Sept) ARCADECARDIFF / CAMPFA GALLERY Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. arcadecardiffcic@gmail.com / www.arcadecardiff.co.uk James Green ‘Portraits Of My Family’ Humourous and bizarre paintings and sculpture by Cardiff-based artist, imagining his family as people from another universe. (From Wed 5 until Sat 29 Sept) ART CENTRAL Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.

Peter Sainty South Walesbased sculptor who developed his career working in theatre and television propmaking. (Until Sat 8 Sept) ATTIC GALLERY 37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am5.30pm, Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Free. 01792 653387 / www. atticgallery.co.uk Summer Group Exhibition Reopening under new ownership, specifically Lisa and Andrew Green, this venerable gallery eases back in with its traditional seasonal show.

(Until Thurs 27 Sept) BARKER GALLERY / TORFAEN GALLERY Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. MonSat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm.

JOHN WILTSHIRE: 212° FARENHEIT Ffotogallery, Penarth, Thurs 6-Sat 22 Sept Info: 029 2070 8870 / www.ffotogallery.org Ffotogallery will showcase the work of south Wales-based photographer John Wiltshire at Penarth’s Turner House Gallery this month. The exhibition will focus primarily on his collection of steam rail images, depicting the golden age of Britain’s rail industry, through the lens of both the railways themselves and the people that worked at and around them during this time. Spanning Wiltshire’s career from 1948 to the late 1970s, which signalled the end of industrial steam in the UK, his photographs depict locomotives against the backdrop of houses, sprawling landscapes and bustling stations. The exhibition hopes to reach out beyond just the traditional railway enthusiast, and encourage interest in the daily social context of British railways.

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Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm.

01495 752036.

Generation Games Play your way through the history of home computer games consoles, following developments in the technology, the programming industry and entertainment in the home.

(Until Sun 28 Oct) BOUNDARY ART 3 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 029 2048 9869 / www. boundaryart.com Fields Of Vision Five artists – David Gould, Maggie James and Ruth McLees living in Cardiff, Valerie Coffin Price in Llandough, and Mary Husted in Barry; all have studios in Cardiff Bay – present a response to the landscapes of this area.

(Thhoughout September) CARDIFF STORY The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff. Daily 10am4pm. Free. 029 2034 6214 / cardiffstory@cardiff.gov.uk Protest! Objects For Change Discover the stories behind the protest objects in our new display, from badges and banners to T-shirts and embroidery. (Until Sun 30 Dec) AWEN City Showcase exhibiton for this Whitchurch Library support group. (Until Sun 30 Dec) CHAPTER GALLERY Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff. Tue, Wed, Sat + Sun 12-6pm; Thurs + Fri 12-8pm. Free. 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org A Slight Ache Exhibition curated by James Richards, the previous artist to feature in this gallery, and featuring work from Tolia Askavili, Wojciech Bakowski, Christian Friedrich, Isa Genzken, KHISHVI, Dani ReStack, Torsten Slama, Cathy Wilkes and JX Williams.

(Throughout September) Cornelia Baltes Art In The Bar exhibition (also featured on the Lightbox above Chapter’s front doors) for a German-born, Londonbased artist whose brightly coloured paintings combine simplicity with humour and playfulness. (Until Sun 7 Oct) CRAFT IN THE BAY The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.org.uk Rhodri Owen ‘I’r Byw’ Debut exhibition for Owen, who juxtaposes his own hand-crafted furniture with transfigured pieces in visually unexpected ways. (Until Sat 22 Sept) Frankie Locke ‘Quarry’ Ceramics and glasswork inspired by journeys to the quarries of North Wales and the slatescapes found there. (From Wed 26 Sept until Sun 4 Nov)

DYLAN THOMAS CENTRE Somerset Place, Swansea.

Free. 01792 463980 / dylanthomas.lit@swansea. gov.uk / www.dylanthomas. com Starlight Order: From Y Gododdin To In Parenthesis Exhibition taking medieval Welsh poem Y Gododdin as its starting point and, through written and illustrated manuscripts, noting how it influenced David Jones’ own epic, In Parenthesis. (From Tue 25 Sept until Sun 31 Mar) THE FORUM / Y FFORWM SA1 Library, University Of Wales Trinity Saint David, Heol Ynys Kings Road, Swansea. Free. www.uwtsd. ac.uk/events/swanseacollege-of-art Pictures And Words Exhibition celebrating illustration and design for books, comprised of current and graduating student work.

(Until Fri 12 Oct) FFOTOGALLERY 29 Castle Street, Cardiff.

Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free.

029 2070 8870 / www. ffotogallery.org Ffotoview A celebration of Welsh and Wales-based talent in photography and digital media, featuring work from Suzie Larke, Dan Wood, Amanda Jackson, Megan Winstone, Ellie Hopkins, Ayesha Khan, Sam Ivin, Jason Thomas, Ann Davies, Rob Hudson, Ani Saunders and Abbie Trayler-Smith.

This is the first exhibition in Ffotogallery’s new Cardiff space. (Until Fri 28 Sept) FFOTOGALLERY Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / turnerhouse@ ffotogallery.org John Wiltshire ‘212 Degrees Fahrenheit’ A showcase of some of Wiltshire’s steam portfolio from 1948 to the end of industrial steam in the UK in the late 70s, showing how railways were part of daily life in decades past. (From Fri 7 until Sat 22 Sept) FOUNTAIN FINE ART Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart.com Summer Group Exhibition Mixed and changing exhibition of new work from the gallery artists. (Until Sat 8 Sept) G39 Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@g39.org UNITe 2018 A summer programme of experimentation, research, discussions, screenings, socials, lectures and more featuring work from the following: Edita Atmaja, Clare Charles, James Cocks, Lauren Heckler, Helen Malia, Lydia Meehan,

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Dai Howell & Kate Mercer, Florence Moon, Hannah Morris, Dan Pritchard, Claire Prosser, Aled Simons, Laura Welsman and Ellie Young.

(Until Sat 22 Sept) Y GALERI, CAERFFILI Lower Ground Floor, The Visit Caerphilly Centre, The Twyn, Caerphilly. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2132 2570 / www.ygalericaerffili.co.uk Louise Collins ‘Peaks & Coasts’ Annual solo show comprising brand new work inspired by seascapes, harbours, beaches, coves and Welsh scenery. (From Tue 4 Sept until Sun 7 Oct) Andrew Trimby Ceramics showcase. (Throughout September) GALERIE SIMPSON 222 High Street, Swansea.

Wed-Sat 12-5pm. Free.

07714 327523 / galeriesimpsonswansea. com Simon Periton ‘Your War, My Love’ Exhibition relating to the Now The Hero series of events, featuring several reverse glass portraits of Periton’s grandfather in his WWI uniform. (From Fri 21 Sept until Sat 3 Nov) THE GATE Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am9pm. Free. 029 2048 3344 / info@thegate.org.uk Local Artists Exhibition Varied artists and styles assembled with an aim of showing off Cardiff’s local talent. (From Sat 7 until Sun 29 Sept) GLYNN VIVIAN ART GALLERY Alexandra Rd, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 516900 / www. swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian N.S. Harsha ‘Facing’ One of India’s leading artists, Harsha works in painting, sculpture and installation, but is also inspired by a socially engaged practice, drawing communities into his work which echoes his generosity and spirit allowing the viewer to look at the world around them in a playful way. (Until Sun 9 Sept) Yinka Shonibare ‘End Of Empire’ Sculptural work explores how alliances forged in World War I changed British society forever, and continue to affect us today.

(From Fri 21 Sept until Sun 24 Feb) Dylan Thomas: Music Of Colour Work from the collections of this gallery and the Dylan Thomas Centre, aiming to illuminate the relationships and dialogues between poetry and art. (From Sat 22 Sept until Sun 10 Feb) A Spacewoman Dreams Multimedia exhibition by Swansea-based artists Anna Barratt, Gemma Copp and Joan Jones which imagines a desolate, post-human landscape with only three survi-

vors, all women astronauts.

(From Fri 28 Sept until Sun 18 Nov) Wakelin Award 2018: Richard Billingham Swansea-based artist, nominated for the Turner Prize in 2001 and chosen for this award by sculptor Laura Ford. (From Fri 28 Sept until Sun 18 Nov) On Paper Work by celebrated 20th century and contemporary artists whouse paper as a medium, including Karla Black, Tim Davies, Eduardo Paolozzi, Cornelia Parker, James Richards and Bridget Riley.

(From Fri 28 Sept until Sun 25 Nov) GRAND PAVILION The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk Joe Rhodes Oils and watercolours from local artist whose style ranges from realistic/figurative through semiimpressionism to abstract.

(Until Sun 9 Sept) INSOLE COURT Fairwater Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Daily 10am-5pm.

Free. 029 2116 7920 / www. insolecourt.org This House Is A Stage A new permanent ‘experience’ tour focusing on the history of Insole Court, tracing the legacy that the Insole family left through coalmines, and the family menbers themselves. (Permanent exhibition) KING STREET GALLERY 33 King Street, Carmarthen. Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@ kingstreetgallery.co.uk Perryn Butler & Peter Rossiter Butler is a stone sculptor while Rossiter workd in mixed media, including abstract/ figurative landscapes.

(Until Wed 12 Sept) Open Art Competition Themed around the Year Of The Sea, various events for which are taking place across Wales in 2018. (Until Wed 12 Sept) KOOYWOOD GALLERY 8 Museum Place, Cardiff.

Free. 029 2023 5093 / www.kooywoodgallery.com James Donovan New paintings and ceramics. Also featured: work by Roger Cecil from the Angharad series and painting by William Brown. (From Thurs 6 until Sat 29 Sept) LLANTARNAM GRANGE ARTS CENTRE St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk Portal / One Year On Showcase of work of this year’s top UK graduates in the applied arts. (Until Sat 22 Sept) Leto & Ariadne Craft showcase for the studio label of Nick Ozanne, a handweaver working on hand operated wooden looms. (Until Sat 22 Sept) Amanda Denison

Jewellery showcase from a maker inspired by decay, dilapidation and marks on the urban environment.

(Until Sat 22 Sept) M.A.D.E. GALLERY 41 Lochaber St, Cardiff.

Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free.

029 2047 3373.

Martin Briggs ‘Intent’ Solo exhibition of new large scale paintings in acrylic, watercolour and ink by local artist Briggs, inspired by the Welsh landscape. (From Sat 8 until Sun 23 Sept) MARTIN TINNEY GALLERY 18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2064 1411 / mtg@ artwales.com Gallery Artists Changing exhibition by Welsh artists including Gwen John, Augustus John, David Jones, Ceri Richards, Joseph Herman, Sir Kyffin Williams, Gwilym Prichard, Claudia Williams, Mary Lloyd Jones, Kevin Sinnott and Shani Rhys James. All work is for sale, from £50-£50,000.

(Throughout September) MISSION GALLERY Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Nightswimming Showcase exhibition for LLE, a Walesbased, artist-led curatorial project with a focus on contemporary painting.

(Until Sat 8 Sept) Jane Phillips Award Graduate Showcase Maker In Focus show featuring selected work by recent graduates, chosen from various degree shows and New Designers. (Until Sat 29 Sept) Fiona Banner ‘Buoys Boys’ See Art for more on this collection of inflatable sculptures, floating above the sea and presented here in the form of a 16-minute video soundtracked by people including Viv Albertine and Steve Beresford. (From Sat 22 Sept until Sat 10 Nov) MONMOUTH MUSEUM Priory Street, Monmouth.

Daily 11am-4pm. Free.

01600 710630 / www. monmouthshire.gov.uk/ monmouth-museum The Arborealists In Lady Park Wood Work by a group of artists working in different media, who all specialise in depicting trees; these works were specially created in an area of woodland in the Wye Valley above Monmouth.

(Until Sun 9 Sept) NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF Cathays Park, Cardiff.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / museum.wales/ cardiff Kizuna Exhibition exploring the links between Japan and Wales in terms of art, culture and trade. (Until Sun 9 Sept) Kyffin Williams: The Artist And Amgueddfa

Cymru Arguably Wales’ most popular landscape painter of the 20th century, Williams had a long history with Amgueddfa Cymru and was a member of its art committee for many years. This display explores that relationship through artwork and archival material. (Until Wed 1 May)

Banners Rotating exhibition to mark a century since the Representation Of The Peoples Act was passed. Two banners will be on display at a time, one in the Museum and one in the Art Gallery.

(Until Sat 29 Dec)

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY St Fagans, nr Cardiff. Daily 10am-5pm. Free. 0300 1112333 / stfagans@ museumwales.ac.uk Traces Launch of a sitespecific downloadable audio app which can be used as a guide to the various attractions around this museum.

(Until Sun 30 Sept)

NORWEGIAN CHURCH ARTS CENTRE Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay. Daily 11am-4pm. Free.

029 2087 7959 / www. norwegianchurchcardiff. com The Gallery Gift Shop A collaboration of artists, artisans, crafters and photographers from around South Wales offering their products at this exhibition-cum-popup. (Until Sun 16 Sept)

NATIONAL WATERFRONT MUSEUM Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Daily 10am-5pm.

Free. 01792 638950 /

OFF THE WALL The Old Probate Registry, Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff. Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@

Welsh painter Louise Collins enjoys a solo exhibition of new material every year, apparently, and from Tue 4 Sept until Sun 7 Oct the latest crop’ll be showing at Y Galeri in Caerphilly. museum.wales/swansea Pirates: The Truth Behind The Tales As Wales celebrates its Year Of The Sea, discover the truth behind the legends in an exhibition explaining the history of pirates, privateers and buccaneers throughout the world. (Until Sun 30 Sept) Lost Ports Of Wales As part of the 2018 celebration of Wales’ Year Of The Sea, this exhibition recalls lost and defunct ports in parts of the coastline which may now be hard to imagine. (Until Sun 21 Oct) Karen Ingham ‘Deluge’ Ingham uses Swansea Bay sea water and Cornish copper to explore the inundation which could happen to areas of south Wales at risk from climate change-related flooding. Also aYear Of The Sea-related exhibition. (Until Sun 21 Oct) NEWPORT MUSEUM & ART GALLERY John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.

Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport.gov.uk Newport Library, Museum And Art Gallery – 50 Years In John Frost Square Photographic exhibition, plus film footage, of the opening of said building

by Princess Margaret, who generously broke off her busy schedule of extramarital affairs to visit Newport on 5 Apr 1968. (Until Sat 15 Dec) Women’s Suffrage

galleryoffthewall.com Mixed Summer Show Work from gallery artists.

(Until Tue 18 Sept) Corrie Chiswell ‘Dream Of Flight’ A body of some 50 pieces occupying the whole gallery space, celebrating both figurative work and landscape while explores themes including The Highland Clearances, folklore, classical mythology, war and our impact on the planet. . (From Sat 22 Sept until TBC) ORIEL CRIC Beaufort Street, Crickhowell. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am1pm. Free. 01873 813669.

Autumn Exhibition Paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, glass and jewellery, with a showcase of a selection of ink drawings by Abergavenny-based Jeremy Thomas. (From Mon 3 Sept until Sat 10 Nov) ORIEL DAVIES The Park, Newtown, Powys.

Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries@orieldavies.org Oriel Davies Open 2018 Contemporary practice by established and emerging talent across the UK and overseas, selected

by Sacha Craddock, Jane Simpson, Matthew Collings, Steffan Jones-Hughes and Alex Boyd Jones. (Until Wed 5 Sept) Waking The Witch Group exhibition by

Verity Birt, Anna Bunting Branch, Nadine Byrne, Fiona Finnegan, Blue Firth, Fourthland, Georgia Horgan, Ben Jeans Houghton (brother of Beth in case you were wondering), Serena Korda, Candice Lin, Katarzyna Majak, Lucy Stein, Ayesha Tan Jones and Cathy Ward.

(Until Wed 5 Sept) ORIEL JOANNA FIELD Torch Theatre, St. Peter’s Road, Milford Haven. Free.

01646 695267 / www. torchtheatre.co.uk David Street ‘Macro Cosmos’ Pembrokeshirebased photographer living in Pembroke Dock, originally trained as a fine artist.

(From Mon 17 Sep until Fri 12 Oct) ORIEL MWLDAN Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / helena@ mwldan.co.uk Penny D Jones ‘Teimlo Llais’ Interactive installation comprising a fabric quilt, a ceramic quilt and Welsh women’s voices; a culmination of a research and development project, Llais Menywod. (From Sat 8 Sept until Sun 7 Oct) ORIEL MYRDDIN Church Lane, Carmarthen.

01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk Haptic/Tacit: In Search Of The Vernacular See Art for more on this artists/ writers collective, comprising Jane Cairns, David Gates, Grant Aston, Henry Pim, Kim Norton, Gail Mahon, Kimberley Chandler and Mark Cousins. (Until Sat 13 Oct) ORIEL Q The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqnarberth.com Eamon Colman Internationally known Irish artist whose work is based on storytelling in colour, and who has been compared to Howard Hodgkin. (Until Sat 15 Sept) Leigh Sinclair Showing in the Oriel Fach gfallery here, the west Walesbased Sinclair uses pattern line and colour to create semi-abstract images. (Until Sat 15 Sept) ORIEL Y PARC The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire.

Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc.co.uk Becky Thorley-Fox ‘Open Air’ Expressive painting techniques and brushwork in oils of the Welsh landscape.

(Throughout September) Sandra Phillips Artist in residence inspired by the sea, coast and mountains of west Wales across a range of media. (Throughout September)

Of Wales, Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Daily 10am-6pm. £10.50/£8.75 concessions/£4.95 under17s/free under-5s. 01558 667149 / botanicgarden. wales Regency Restoration: Responses Sculptures, textiles, collages, photographs, prints, paintings and ceramics, created by members of the Carmarthen Artists’ Network to interpret the Restoration Scheme’s aim to restore the landscape to its Regency splendour. (Until Tue 18 Sept) Habitats #1 A series of artworks responding to the Brangwyn Hall Panels in Swansea, courtesy of Swansea based artists Philip Cheater, Kathryn AnneTrussler, Amy Goldring, Tom Morris, Eifion Sven-Myer and Ann Jordan. Sibling exhibition to one in Swansea Grand Theatre. (From Sat 22 Sept until Tue 13 Nov) PONTYPRIDD MUSEUM Bridge Street, Pontypridd.

Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Free. 01443 490748 / www. pontypriddmuseum.cymru Pontypridd Camera Club Showcase exhibition. (From Mon 3 until Sat 29 Sept) REDHOUSE Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com Voices By CLYC Group exhibition by five Merthyr artists: Luis E. Tapia Munoz, Guilia Chiappa, Liz Steed, Goff James and Jo Headington.

(Until Tue 18 Sept) Mark Youd ‘Fragments’ Southerndown-based artist who works as a designer and technical illustrator as well as a persoinal sideline in art – “challenging the traditional approach to portraiture and to painting itself,” according to the description. (From Sat 22 Sept until Mon 22 Oct) ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMA Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat + Sun 10am-4pm. Free. 029 2039 1391 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk Giant Paper Sculptures Annual exhibition made of used paper, located in the Linbury Gallery. (From Fri 28 Sept until Sun 28 Oct) SPIT & SAWDUST Rhymney River Bridge Road, Cardiff. Free. 029 2049 4741 / www. spitandsawdust.co.uk Chris Alton ‘Crudely Plucking The Strings’ S&S’ inaugural Billboard Commission, located in the park’s yard space and depicting/reimagining the flood of the Bristol Channel in 1607.

The billboard is accompanied by a film by Alton, screened on occasion until November.

(Until Mon 12 Nov)

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* – recommended SWANSEA CIVIC CENTRE Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 636000 / www.swansea. gov.uk Lee Karen Stow ‘Women, War & Peace’ Photographs of women in Wales affected by war and conflict, along with some who have campaigned for peace, from international photojournalist Stow. (From Wed 19 Sept until Wed 10 Oct) SWANSEA COLLEGE OF ART / THE FORUM University Of Wales Trinity Saint David, Heol Ynys Kings Road, Swansea. Free. www.uwtsd.ac.uk/events/ swansea-college-of-art/ UWTSD Artists In Residence 2018/19 Exhibition A response to the impact of the First World War in Wales. (Until Fri 5 Oct) Pictures And Words Exhibition celebrating illustration and design for books, comprised of current and graduating student work.

(Until Fri 12 Oct) SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE Singleton St, Swansea.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk Habitats #2 A series of large artworks responding to the Brangwyn Hall Panels in Swansea, courtesy of Elysium gallery artists Philip Cheater, Kathryn AnneTrussler, Amy Goldring, Tom Morris, Eifion Sven-Myer & Ann Jordan. Sibling exhibition to one in Oriel Yr Ardd.

(From Sat 29 Sept until Mon 29 Oct) SWANSEA MUSEUM Victoria Road, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 10am-4.30pm.

Free. 01792 653763 / www. swanseamuseum.co.uk Wales For Peace Exhibition from the Welsh Centre For International Affairs, linking to the local collections of Swansea Museum and exploring how the impact of war has led people to pursue peace.

(From Wed 12 Sept until Wed 3 Oct) Remembering Our Heroes / Some Things We Forgot To Remember Two exhibitions of eight and seven panels respectively, looking at both WWI soldiers from Swansea and Neath, and women war workers, conscientious objectors, soldiers from other parts of the British Empire etc.

(From Sat 22 Sept until December) Some Things We Forgot To Remember: Contemporary Responses Forty artists respond to the Swansea Museum collection and Now The Hero themed activities by creating a multimedia exhibition trail within the building. (From Sat 22 Sept until December)

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TENBY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids.

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk Wendy Yeo Hong Kong-born semi-abstract painter whose work, inspired by landscapes, townscapes and nature, combines Western art values with her own interpretation of traditional Chinese brushwork and atmosphere. (Until Sun 9 Sept) THEATR HAFREN Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / thehafren.co.uk Anna-Lisa Coleman London-born painter who graduated from University Of Wales Newport, and who exhibits regularly throughout mid-Wales with paintings held in private collections all over the world. (From Sun 23 Sept until Thurs 6 Dec) TOWER GALLERY 49 High Street, Crickhowell.

Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk Lesley Lillywhite & Robert Macdonald Joint exhibition between two Welsh printmakers, Macdonald also being a painter and current president of the Royal Watercolour Society Of Wales.

(Until Sat 8 Sept) Harriet Lloyd & Michael Howard Joint exhibition between two Powys-based painters.

Lloyd’s work focuses on the minutiae of the decorative and the domestic; Howard interprets the landscape around him abstractly. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative. (From Wed 12 Sept until Sat 10 Nov) VICTORIA FEARN GALLERY 6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm.

Free. 029 2052 0884.

Summer Exhibition Mixed exhibition featuring paintings, ceramics, glass, sculpture, jewellery and gifts.

(Until Sat 8 Sept) VOLCANO THEATRE 27-29 High Street, Swansea. Mon-Fri 10am4pm. Free. 01792 464790 / www.volcanotheatre.co.uk.

Rose Davies Resident artists here as part of the Now The Hero events, developing the theme of The Warrior by working with an older female model and retired soldier.

(From Fri 21 until Sat 29 Sept) THE WELSH QUILT CENTRE Town Hall, Lampeter. TueSat 11am-4.30pm. Free.

01570 422088 / www. welshquilts.com Nos Da Goodnight! A Panoply Of Historic Welsh Quilts Historic quilts from the early 19th to early 20th centuries. Room one features examples from the Jen Jones collection; room two a

glimpse into Welsh Samplers, many of which were made by very young girls in the 19th century. (Until Sat 10 Nov) THE WORKERS 99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, nr Porth. 11am-4.30pm Thurs-Sat and by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / wood4tt@gmail.com Work In Progress & Experimental Artwork Courtesy of Rory Buckland, Victoria Gretchen Carter, Francesca Kay, Sion Llewellyn, Gayle Rogers, Julie Taylor, Jane Walker and Chris Williams. (From Thurs 6 until Sat 29 Sept)

clubs THE ARCH 11 Commercial Street, Neath. 07791 923214 / jack. thearchneath@gmail.com Fri 14 The Abbey Reunion 9pm-2am, £6/£5 adv. A 90s revival party, with DJs including Phil Hays. I guess you either know what The Abbey is/was, or you don’t.

THE ATTIC 5-6 Castle Bailey St, Swansea. facebook.com/ theatticswansea Sat 28 Con7rol Freshers 007 9pm-3am. House and techno, lineup TBC, aimed at students.

BAR COCOA Broad Street, Barry. facebook.com/cocoabarry Fridays + Saturdays 10pm-3.30am, £3. With DJ James Bourne and special guest appearances/live sets.

THE BIG TOP / 10 FEET TALL 11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall@yahoo. co.uk Thursdays Rock hits from DJ Andy Rhys Lewis.

Fridays + Saturdays Resident DJs playing soul and funk. Fri 21 Killing Moon 10pm. Eighties alternative hits. Saturdays Under A Groove 9pm-3am, £3 after 10. Funk and neosoul. Sat 15 Des Was A Bowie Fan 10pm, £5 adv.

London clubnight, which occasionally travels to other locations such as this one, with a night promising a surfeit of Cure songs among its indiepop/soul/postpunk type playlist.

BLIND TIGER 49 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 243500.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Cocktails, drink deals and tunes as part of a cross-city midweek session. Fridays Beekay & Friends 11pm, £3-£5.

House, techno and bass music with guest DJs, breaking producers and residents from Wales’ freshest nights.

Saturdays Re:work

11pm, £5. Underground and cutting edge club music promised. Sat 15 Newport Underground Collective 2pm-4am, £5. House and techno from Code, Unity, Fixate and Perc residents from 2-11pm on the roof terrace, then until 4am inside.

BUFFALO 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am3am, Fri + Sat 11am-4am, Sun until 4am. 029 2031 0312 / www.buffalocardiff. com Mondays Bump & Grind 10pm-3am, from £2. R’n’b/ hip-hop night. Thursdays (from Thurs 20) Dazed Disco 10pm-3am, £4 adv.

Disco, house, funk and soul.

Fri 14 Official Inside Out Festival Warm Up Party 9pm-3.30am, from £5 adv. This is hosted by Stickylemons and will feature a bunch of jungle, drum’n’bass and bassline DJs .tbc, plus DJ Truth and the Uprising soundsystem delivering the dub reggae.

Fri 21 LNE x Climax 90s Rave 10pm-3am, £4 adv.

Acid house (a subgenre famously associated with the 90s of course), techno, disco, house and garage. Fri 5 Oct Criminal Chapter 2: The Sequel 10pm-3am, £6/£3 adv. House, techno and disco from Sam Jenkins & Charlie Hitchcock, AC Martines, Seb Bliss, Jordan West and Andy O’Hara. Presented in conjunction with a London clothing brand I’ve never heard of. Saturdays The Shake Up 10pm-4am, £3.

Pop, chart, house, r’n’b funk and soul from residents over two floors.

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / www. cardiffstudents.com Wednesdays YOLO 9pm2am, £4/£3 adv/free before 11. New midweek club night promising both your favourite tunes and great offers. Good name, really on trend. Saturdays Juice 10pm-3am, £5/£4 NUS. Chart, dance and pop.

CLUB ICE Broadway, Pontypridd.

07771 920726 / www. clubiceponty.com Fridays Flashback 10pm3am, Retro hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Saturdays Gravity 10.30pm-3am, £7/£5 before 11. House, techno and dance every week on the club’s Void soundsystem.

Sat 8 Mr Traumatik 9pm3am, from £5. Rude-lyricced drum’n’bass Welshman plays what Club Ice reckon is Ponty’s first d’n’b night this year. Residents from Back To Bassix and Heft also feature.

CLUB OXYGEN 1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk Fridays Dance Anthems

11pm-6am, free. House and commercial music all night from Big Al, Nicky G, 3 Bird, Jordan Steins, LJ Isaac and Tom Chizzy. Saturdays 11.30pm-5am, £5/free before 1. Upstairs: deep house, commercial house and techhouse. Downstairs: urban, chart, classics, r’n’b, hip-hop and UK garage.

CLWB IFOR BACH Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net

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Sundays Good Time Social Club 8pm, free. DJs til late and the weekend’s sports highlights. Sun 12 Eclipse – Adults Special Needs Night 6.30-10.30pm, £3/carers free. New club night aimed at adults with autism, Downs Syndrome, or a physical or mental inability.

This month’s edition has the theme of ‘glitter and gold’.

CREATURE SOUND Ken Bu Kan, 1 Bethesda

How many pop-oriented clubnights last for even a few years with a weekly schedule, let alone a whole decade? Well, Dirty Pop has. It’s downstairs at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, every Saturday night, and on Sat 29 it’s marking its 10th birthday.

Tue 18 Dazed 11pm-3am, £6-£12. Drum’n’bass headlined by Majistrate with MC Eksman, plus Clique with MC XL. Tue 25 Dazed 11pm-3am, £6-£12. More drum’n’bass, this week headlined by S.P.Y. with Clique, Codify and host MC XL. Fridays (bottom) Team Up! 11pm-3am, £3-£5.

Weekly clubnight offering emo, pop-punk and alt-rock.

Fri 21 Chris Lorenzo 11pm-4am, £11 adv. Bassline/ house fave embarks on his Me & You tour, which sees him DJing for the whole night. Saturdays Dirty Pop 10pm-4am, £5. Three floors of fun: The Vinyl Vendettas’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop and Mr Potter’s proper disco. Sat 29 is the 10th birthday of Dirty Pop, which is pretty amazing in fairness!

COFFEE BARKER Castle Arcade, Cardiff. 029 2022 4575 / facebook.com/ coffeebarker Fri 7 + Fri 5 Oct The Shakedown 8.30pm12.30am, free. Funk, jazz, R&B, boogaloo etc from DJs Lee, Matt and Andy, newly in this venue on the first Friday of every month.

COURTYARD 48 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Upfront dance anthems and “Urban Vibes”. Fridays Spotlight Sessions / The Kickstart 5pm, £3/free before 9.

Urban and club anthems and drinks deals. Part of the NPCLUBHOP price deal which also includes entry to Blind Tiger, Meze Lounge and Lambaba. Saturdays Mischief Beat-driven anthems is the ambiguous description for tonight’s music policy. Sat 29 Young T & Bugsey 11pm-5am, £10 adv. Upcoming grime/hiphop duo from Nottingham.

Street, Swansea. 01792 301178 / www. creaturesound.com Sat 1 Tribe Of Swan 10pm-4am, £10/£5 before 12.

Psytrance night headlined

by Chris B, with more guests TBC. This even will also have a fire pit and a swimming pool; “bring a towel” advise Tribe Of Swan, causing me to imagine dozens of psytrance fans’ towels collected in one room. Thanks for that.

THE DEPOT Dumballs Road, Cardiff.

029 2034 1199 / www. depotcardiff.com Sun 23 Big Fish Little Fish: No Sleep Til Bedtime 2-4.30pm, £7.50/free prewalkers. Rave aimed at babies and toddlers, with DJs Eddy Temple Morris and Bunf from the Super Furry Animals.

THE DUKE Old Market Street, Neath.

01639 643892.

Sat 15 Hedone 8pm-2am, £5. House and techno from Hedone residents plus Massiz, Lee Grey, Phil Williams and Jake Mcavoy.

EDDIES 4 Quay Street, Haverfordwest. 01437 779595 / www.eddies.co Sat 15 Black House & Rumble In The Jungle 9pm-5.30am, £18 adv.

Drum’n’bass from Chase & Status (DJ set, also featuring Rage), A.M.C & Turno, Kelvin 373, Gardna, Bish, Rogue One, Boundary, Teej, One_Z, Late Night, Rob Why, Infamous Len and host Y Dott.

FERNHILL FARM Pontsarn Road, Merthyr Tydfil. cellardoorcardiff. com Sat 29 Cellar Door – Rave In A Barn 5pm-1am, £17 adv (camping £20 extra).

Cardiff clubbing brand, now

frequently found elsewhere in south Wales, have hired a farm for one night to play house and techno al fresco (well, in the barn strictly speaking).

FICTION & VINYL The City Gates, Little Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 828777 / www.fictionclub. co.uk/swansea Mondays Quids In 10.45pm-2.30am, £3.50/£2 before 11. Chart, cheese, r’n’b, dance and house.

Wednesdays Underground 11pm-3.30am, £3.50/£2 before 1. House, chart, r’n’b and cheese across two rooms. Thurs 26 The Big Freshers Icebreaker 10pm-3am, £12.50 adv.

Thurs 4 Oct Basshunter 10pm-3am, £5-£10.

Basshunter is on something called The Freshers Tour, indeed he visits Cardiff first (Pryzm, Wed 26 Sept).

Fridays 11pm-3am, £5/£3 adv. Drinks offers and, uh, music I guess. Saturdays Agenda 10.30pm-3am, £3.50/£2 before 1. Fiction: house, r’n’b, EDM. Vinyl: pop and party.

FLUIDITY FREERUN ACADEMY Unit G, Pengam Road, Cardiff. 07747 888931 / www.fluidityfreerunacademy. co.uk Thurs 27 Canopy 10pm4am, £10-£20. Drum’n’bass and breaks from Serum b2b a special guest TBC, Benny Page with MC Sye, Deekline and Canopy residents.

Hosted By MCs XL and Sye Powered by Submerge Soundsystem.

FUEL 5 Womanby Street, Cardiff.

07970 063107 / facebook. com/fuelcardiff

Thursdays FUBAR 10pm2am. Rock, metal and alternative clubnight. Fridays + Saturdays Rock and metal anthems each weekend, plus special guests when such types are in town.

GLAM Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2022 9311 / info@ glamnightclub.co.uk Mondays Bed 10pm-3am, £2/free before 11. A mashup of chart, r’n’b, cheese and dance across two floors.

Formerly known as The Fest.

Thurs 27 The Block Party Freshers Rave 10pm-4am.

This takes place across two other clubs as well as Glam (one is Tiger Tiger I think), is for students, and has Nathan Dawes headlining somewhere. Fridays (from 21 Sept) Antisocial 11pm4am, £4 adv/£6 VIP. Weekly student night with special guests Official Nancie (Fri 21) and Tom Zanetti (Fri 28, £8-£15). Saturdays Prvlg 10pm-3am, £5-£10.

Two rooms of quality music, everyone catered for it is claimed. Formerly known as Vanity.

THE GLOBE 125 Albany Rd, Cardiff.

07590 471888 / www. globecardiffmusic.com Fri 7 Ultimate Power 9pm-2am, £4 adv. Power ballad club night, here every few months. Fri 14 Trojan Sound System 7.30-11pm, £13.50 adv. Selectors and vocalists from, or at least associated with via branding, the legendary reggae label.

Fri 21 DJ Yoda 8-11pm, £10 adv. Japey hip-hop cut-up audiovisual fella, plays here about once a year.

GWDIHW Guildford Crescent, Cardiff.

029 2039 7933 / www. gwdihw.co.uk Sat 1 Get Down For Cancer 9pm, £5. Cancer Research benefit night with live music from skunkadelic and DJ sets from Triz & Reba, Laüft, Ben Hunter (City Bass), DJ Click and Dizzy Pineapple. Tue 4 Buena Disco Social Club 8pm-2am, £3. Launch night.

DJs Morris, Ross Harvey and Harry Fitz offer “an ethereal mix of disco, funk and eclectic world music”. Fri 7 Beat Cartel 9pm. First night in this venue for this clubnight.

Reggae, funk, disco, and hip-hop with a smattering of house, tech and the unknown is what they claim to offer. Sat 8 + Sat 29 Cosmogramma 9pm. With a live set from Tetes Des Pois on Sat 8 (£5/£3 adv) and Skinny Pelembe (£6/£4 adv), plus DJs. Fri 21 Tropical Soundclash 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Worldwide grooves from DJ Sam Redmore and live percussionist The Mighty Magoo. Launched here in June. Sun 23 Welsh Beatbox Championships 4pm-12am, £7/£3 daytime only/£4 evening only.

Featuring main solos, loop station, tag teams and under18s categories. Tue 25 The Shutdown Show 9pm, £4.

Hip-hop, grime and r’n’b upcomers. Hosted by MC Prendy and featuring live performances from Lucas J Rowe, Dom James and Lloydylew, plus DJ sets from Don and Noah Lloyd. Fri 28 Pleasuredome 9pm, £4/£3 before 11. Eighties dance goodness, last Friday of most months in here. Sun 30 Speakeasy x Zambouley Bros 7.30pm, £5. DJs and performers playing music of all genres and backgrounds to show the diversity of the

HUSH SILENT DISCO National Museum Cardiff, Fri 5 Oct / Tickets: £14/£10 adv.

Info: 029 2057 3500 / museumwales.ac.uk/cardiff Promoters HUSH join with an unlikely partner in Cardiff’s National Museum this October, which for the second year in a row will see the venue opening its doors until midnight, playing host to a five-hour silent disco amongst the statues and artefacts (though hopefully not too close to them). Headphones will be distributed upon entry, with two channels for dancers to choose from, providing a playlist carefully selected by Cardiff-based DJs encompassing a range of genres, so guests can pick their own soundtrack to the event. It guarantees to be a night of uninhibited, floorfilling fun, certainly in one of the most unique and intriguing sites for a silent disco, under the dome of one of Cardiff’s most recognisable buildings.

Cardiff artist, apparently.

INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL Bute Park, Cardiff. www. insideoutcardiff.co.uk Sat 29 Inside Out Festival 12-10.30pm, £30 adv/£42.50 VIP. Featuring Rudimental (DJ set), TQD, My Nu Leng, Not3s, Mike Skinner, M.O, Foor, Nathan Dawe, Sole and Local x Fernquest on the main stage; Carl Craig, Bambounou, Big Miz, O’Flynn, D & Lamb b2b Eben Rees, Lloyd Haines, Casey Lee and AC Martines on the Memorex x Get Funky stage; a drum’n’bass stage with Bladerunner b2b Voltage (Kings Of The Rollers), Logan D, Mr Traumatik, David Boomah, Bellyman and Minus b2b Frenzee; and AJ, Fabian Dubz, Hilly, Jigga, Mista Bibs, Paz, Piddy, DJ T, Glamma Lexus and Lucas Rowe on the VIP stage. See Clubs.

INTRIM Queen Victoria Street, Tredegar. 01495 725510.

Sat 22 MOTUS 8pm-2am, £10. House and techno from Joey Rich, Luke Haworth, Kurtis Simpson b2b Tom Williams, Dan Newman, Rossy D b2b Brad Dunk and Alter:Ego. JACOB’S MARKET West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939.

Sat 29 Teak 10pm-5am, £13 adv. House, techno and disco from Thomas Bullock aka Tom Of England, David J Bull and James Teak.

LASER STATION Bridge Wharf, Carmarthen.

01267 235648 / www. laserstationwales.com Sat 8 Concur 9pm-3am, £8.

House, techno and minimal techno night headlined by Rudosa and also featuring Kyle Waters, Joe Jones, Scott Phillips and Ryan Holmes.

THE LAST RESORT 207 High Street, Swansea. www.lastresortswansea. com Sat 1 + Sat 6 Oct Dead Of Night 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/ alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month (apart from August).

Sat 8 Dogruff Open Air Summer Series Part 3 2pm-2am, £8 adv. Techno and minimal specialists, with a night elsewhere in Swansea in early October too (see Clubs), do a day-and-night party here with residents. Fri 14 Beats Not Bombs 7pm2am, £5 (suggested donation). Bass-heavy rave in the garden raising money for the Swansea Drop-In Centre.

Fri 5 Oct The Swansea Fringe: Wired 6pm-12am, £12-£20 (full weekend pass).

The complete listings for the Swansea Fringe, which is on the first weekend of October, will be in next month’s issue, but this is a sort of clubby thing so I can include it here.

Live and DJ sets, variously, from Roughion, Dogruff

DJs, CrazeTheJack, Rufus Mufasa, Jamey P and Dead Crow.

LOGIC FESTIVAL Ynysfoprgan Farm, Swansea. 07763 000382 / www.logicfestival.wales Sat 8 Logic Festival 11am-11pm, £30 adv. Third year running for this hard dance festival with a capacity of 4,999 (they specify that figure, I guess it’s a tax band thing) and five arenas. Logic/ Delusion arena: Judge Jules, Argy, Will Rees, Danny Slade b2b Big Al, Rhys Thomas & Dan McShane, Jonny Griffiths & Callan Christie, Rob Rees, John Hughes, Rob EJ, Andrew ‘Butty’ Davies and Richie Williams. Logic Hardcore arena: Darren Styles, Cally & Juice, MKN, Ed ET & DTR, Frisky, Fallon, Last Of The Mohicans, Jason P & Jay P Junior, D Grove, Jamo, Misteve, Pesky & Onyx and hosts K-Ner & Skyz.

New Town arena: Official Nancie, Dale Shocker Lee & Steve John, Chris Miller, James Wild, Steve Edge, Lee Grey, Michael Connolly, Mark Muller, Dan Pritchard and Rob Evans. 100% Old Skool arena: Greg P, Trixta, Nicky G, John Steffanick, Newman & Stiens, Martin Dibble, Dan Thomas, Teri Simmonds, Lloyd-E and Mobs v Jenks. The Evolution Experience arena: Eddie Loco, DJ Damage, Nextlevel, Dip-E, Rob Davies, Audio Nitrate & Stylezzy, Rhod Morgan, Marky, Aksrevenge & LRB, Ryan Rees & Martin Rogers, Limey, DJ Cloud and DJ Collycol. Plus there’s an afterparty at the Rainbow Rooms until 6am.

MARY’S 89 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon-Thurs 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-3am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-1am. 029 2066 8647 / www.maryscardiff. co.uk Wednesdays Wednesday Club 8pm-2am. Dance and chart toppers with DJ Chris. Thursdays Mixxet 8pm-2am. Fun, games, and cabaret with Amber Dextrous and Alphaa Heart. Fridays Non Stop Party 8pm-2am.

DJ Lee plays tunes from the 90s onwards. Saturdays 8pm-2am. Dance, pop and chart with DJ Billy Joe. Sundays Service 5pm-2am, free. Bingo with Aunty Ade and Aunty Betty from 5pm, with cash prizes; DJ Mary Golds until 9pm; guest cabaret at 9pm and DJ Billy Joe on the tapes (this is an odd turn of phrase but I like it) until 1am.

METRO’S Baker’s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www. metroscardiff.com Wednesdays Cheapskates 10pm-4am, £4/free early bird. Hywel plays ‘alternative mayhem’ and old skool cheese. Fridays Havoc 10.30pm-4am, free before 11. Mismatched alternative tunes from Hywel.

Saturdays Lose Yourself 10.30pm-4am, free before 11.

Stereo Brain playing indie, beats, treats and pop-punk.

MINSKYS SHOW BAR Cathedral Walk, St David’s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128 / www.minskysshowbar.com Fridays & Saturdays 8pm1am. Dancing and cabaret with regular drag acts including Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover.

MISSOULA 84-86 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 1315 / www.missoulabars.co.uk/ missoulacardiff Mondays Mojito Mondays 5pm-12am. Motown classics and mojitos 2-4-1 all night. Thursdays Rock The Night 5pm-12am. Indie classics. Fridays #Friday 5pm-2am. Funky house and half price drinks from 5-10pm.

MOCKA LOUNGE Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com Thursdays Iqos Social Club / Intuition 7-9pm: Iqos Social Club; 9pm-late: Intuition with DJs Monique B and Dan Willow. Fridays Feeling Soul, funk, disco, rare groove and r’n’b with resident DJs and happy hour from 5-8pm. Saturdays House Of Play House and r’n’b from resident DJs. Sundays Secret Resident DJs play 90s music.

THE MOON Womanby Street, Cardiff.

029 2037 3022 / info@ themooncardiff.com Wed 27 Womanby’s Clubbing 5.30-8pm. Monthly clubbing events for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health conditions.

Run in partnership with Student Volunteering.

Fridays Gigantic Until 4am, free. Funk, punk, rock’n’roll, hip-hop, indie, reggae and soul after bands finish playing. Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Until 4am, free. Bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between, after bands finish playing.

MOZARTS Walter Road, Swansea.

01792 649984 / facebook. com/mozartsbar Sat 6 Oct Dogruff 10pm3am, £15-£20 adv. Ninth birthday bash for Swansea’s minimal supremos. Ferro (VBX/Fuse) is the headliner, with Luke Tainton, Shaun Edwards and Mikki James also billed. There’ll be an afterparty somewhere too.

See Clubs.

NATIONAL MUSEUM CARDIFF Cathays Park, Cardiff. 029 2057 3500 / museum.wales/ cardiff Fri 5 Oct Hush Silent Disco 8pm-12am, £14 adv.

BUZZ 59

* – recommended The return of an event which sold out in 2017, offering you the chance to don headphones and shuffle among the art, fossils etc in this storied building.

THE NEON Clarence Place, Newport.

01633 533666 / www. theneon.co.uk Sat 15 David Rodigan 8pm-2am, £12 adv. Celeb reggae selector. The evening also features DJ Nezzy, DJ Juicy, Grantos Productions and Ecko Vybz Sound.

NEON LOUNGE Market Street, Newport.

01633 533666 / theneon. co.uk/neon-bar-lounge Fri 5 Oct Old School R’n’B Night 9pm-2am, free. With some old skool hip-hop and reggae too, on the first Friday or every month. Saturdays Urban Dance Night 9pm3am, free. Classic urban, house and r’n’b from DJ Steve C. Sat 8 Switch 9pm3am, £3. Opening night for this house and techno session with DJs Quadey, Chris Cain (Perc), David Foster and residents James Evans and Ryan Goodman.

OCEAN ARTS CARDIFF Unit 2, East Moors Business Park, East Moors Rd, Cardiff. 029 2132 0030 / www.oceansrtscardiff. co.uk Sat 1 Warehouse Afro Beats 10pm-3am, £10/£5 before 11. DJs playing Afrobeats, Afro-pop , soukous coupe decale, South African house, Zim dancehall and more. Normally on the second Saturday of each month, but on the first this time.

Price includes a BBQ dinner.

PENARTH EX-SERIVCEMEN’S CLUB 69 Windsor Road, Penarth.

029 2070 7530 / www. penarthexservicemensclub. co.uk Sat 15 Penarth Soul Club 7.30pm-12am, £3 adv. An NYE of classic soul, northern soul etc, also on in November this year.

THE PERCH 66 Wind Street, Swansea.

01792 462002 / www. theperchswansea.co.uk Wed 26 10243 9pm-3am, £3 adv. New techno night on every week from this date.

Named after the Berlin area code apparently.

PITCHER & PIANO Wind Street, Swansea.

01792 461312 / www. pitcherandpiano.com/ Fri 28 Sonik Friday 9pm3am. House and techno here on the last Friday of each month. Cellan Eynon plays outside until 12am; Tom Westerholm inside from 11pm.

PLATFORM 11 High Street, Pontypridd.

Fri-Sun 7.30pm-2am. www.platform11.co.uk Fri 5 Oct 017 7pm-4am, £3 BUZZ 60

early bird. The latest long ’un in this Ponty nightspot is headlined by Ulster trance/ house fella Paul Skelton.

PONTARDAWE ARTS CENTRE Herbert Street, Pontardawe.

01792 863722 / www. pontardaweartscentre.com Sat 22 Soul Circle 7pm1am, £7/£6 adv. Soul, mod classics, Latin, bluebeat, northern soul etc from DJs Bill Kealy, Glyn Preece, Dave Weir and Mark Taylor.

POPWORLD 96 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Mon, Tue + Thurs 9pm3am; Wed 8pm-3am; Fri 5pm-3am; Sat 1pm-3am.

029 2023 5825.

Mondays Pop Rocks 9pm.

A night of what they call alternative pop but their examples (Green Day, Blink, Linkin Park) seem to suggest will be pop-punk and nu-metal. Ah, it’s all just names at the end of the day.

Thursdays Top Of The Pops 10pm-3am. Discounted drinks, free entry and a chance to party the night away, all advertised using the logo from defunct TV show Top Of The Pops which, as a national brand of venues, I assume Popworld are using with the full permission of the BBC. Fridays + Saturdays Popworld Party Until 3am. Drinks deals from 5-11pm (Fri) and 3-8pm (Sat).

POPWORLD Wind Street, Swansea.

Mon-Fri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676.

Wednesdays Quids In 8pm-3am. Student night where drinks are £1.

Thursdays Pop Rocks 10pm-3am. The very best in pop-punk, pop-rock, alternative music and pop classics.

Fridays Ain’t No Party Like A Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4. Saturdays Club Classics 8pm-3am, £2-£4.

PRYZM Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2023 3854 / www. pryzm.co.uk/cardiff Mondays Quids In 10pm-3am, £1 adv/£6 VIP. Student night featuring various special guests: Wes from Love Island on Mon 3, Jedward on Mon 1 Oct. Wed 19 Dappy 10pm-3am, £6/£5 adv. Is it students that are mainly responsible for Dappy still being popular? It seems like it is, to me. Wed 26 Basshunter 10pm-3am, £6/£5 adv. Now it’s definitely students that are responsible for Basshunter still being popular. Thurs 20 Ramz 10pm-3am, £2 early bird. I don’t know who this guy is but it says he’ll be performing all his hits, always a popular move that. Thurs 27 Majestic 10pm-3am, £2 early bird. DJ, MC and producer from the Kiss FM stable. Fridays Smack.

9pm-3am, £4 adv. Weekly student event described by one enthusiast as “lit Friday nights with chilled fam bams and regular bants”. Fri 21 is the Freshers Launch and has special guests Ill Phil; Fri 5 Oct isd this night’s eighth birthday and featurers Cause & Affect. Saturdays Agenda 10pm-3am, £5.

Three music arenas, VIP booths, other stuff. Sun 23 Wired 10pm-4am, £6 adv.

Bass music, bassline and drum’n’bass with Fineart and a special guest TBC PULSE 3 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

029 2064 1010 / www. pulsecardiff.com. Gay venue.

Wednesdays Kapow!

10pm-4am. Student night with Jolene Dover and DJ Warren. Fridays Full On

3am, £4 adv. Popular student night. Fridays + Saturdays 9pm-3am. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire.

SIN CITY Dilwyn Street, Swansea.

01792 468892 / www. sincityclub.co.uk Tuesdays Hustle 10pm3am, £3/£2 before 12.

Motown, r’n’b and hip-hop.

Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £3. Student night. Fridays Monsters Of Rock 10pm-3.30am, £4/£2 before 12.30. Indie in room 1, metal in room 2. Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am. Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South.

SODA St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www.

Scooters with sticky-out mirrors, specifically-sized lapels, northern soul bangers.

Mods, in short. Find these things at the Redhouse in Merthyr on Sat 29, hosted by the Merthyr Scooter Club and featuring several DJs. 10pm-5am, £4/£3. DJ Craig downstairs, Opal upstairs.

Saturdays The Sound Of Saturday 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11. The very best chart remixes and classic hits all night long.

THE RAINBOW ROOMS 12 High Street, Gorseinon, Swansea. 07763 000382 / www.the-rainbowrooms. com Fridays 10pm-4am.

Resident DJs every week.

Saturdays 9pm-4am. With residents plus guest DJs each week – in September it’s Jay P (Sat 1); the Logic Festival 3 aftershow party (Sat 8, 6am finish); Rob Rees (Sat 15); Cool with Dale ‘Shocker’ Lee, Steve John and a special guest TBC (Sat 22) and Chris Miller (Sat 29).

REDHOUSE Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com Sat 29 Northern Soul Night 7pm, £10. Merthyr Scooter Club and Quality Sounds with a lineup of south Wales’ top soul selectors: Geraint & Celyn (Quality Sounds), James Parker (Café-A-Gogo), Eddie Crole, Laurence Cullen (Soul Island), Craig Brick (Manor Suite) and Phill Mansell (Merthyr Got Soul).

REVOLUTION Castle Street, Cardiff. Open from 11am. 029 2023 6689 / www.revolution-bars. co.uk Tuesdays Mode 9pm-

sodacardiff.com Wednesdays Replay 9pm4am, £4. Chart, cheese and r’n’b for students. Fridays Fade 10pm-3am, £4/£6 VIP. R’n’b, hip-hop, house and UK garage from Vijay, Jigga, Monique B and Dan Willow.

Saturdays Soiree 9pm4am. Three rooms including the Attic which is “the social playground for the high flyers and social elite, the only place to be seen.” Imagine catching your reflection in the mirror just after writing that. Sundays Soda Sundays 9pm-3am, £4/£8 VIP. Three floors of music for students and industry workers.

TIGER TIGER Friary House, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944 / www.tigertiger-cardiff.co.uk Every Day Lucky Voice Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK’s leading private karaoke experience each day of the week.

Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 10pm-3am, £5/£3.50.

Exclusive midweek student party. You don’t need NUS to get in though. Thurs 27 Freshers UV Neon Rave 10pm-4am, £9 adv.

Described by the organisers as “a freshers’ party on steroids”, which I kind of assume describes most freshers’ parties. #gains Fridays Tic Toc 10pm-3am, £4. “Forget the DJs who play the stuff you’ve never heard of, ours will be playing your

favourite tracks all night long.” Saturdays Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.

TRAMSHED Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff. 029 2023 5555 / www.tramshedcardiff.com *Sat 22 Matt Jam Lamont Presents History Of Garage & Bass 9pm-3am, £11-£17. See Clubs for more on this night, which features Matt Jam Lamont himself b2b Cartier, Oxide & Neutrino, Zed Bias, Champion with MC Serious and Jamie Duggan. Fri 28 Shangri-La 8pm-3am, from £12.50. The opening event of their autumn/winter series is headlined by Glaswegian DJ Jackmaster. He was going to be playing in Bristol tomorrow, but isn’t now as a result of getting off his head and groping people the last time he was there. Fri 5 Oct Triple Cooked: Cardiff – Weird & Wonderful 10pm-3am, £6-£12. “An explosion of live art, unique decor, live music and disco, house, bass, garage, grime and more.” They never name any of the DJs, which I find pretty weird.

UNDERTONE (BASEMENT OF 10 FEET TALL) 11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Sat 4 Flatline 10pm-4am, £7-£10 adv. Drum’n’bass with a confirmed lineup for once! Filthy Habits headlines, Low, Dox, JE3, Raudi TT, Oni and Indo support.

Fri 7 Solar Orbit 10pm4am, £5. Techno, house and tech-house with headliner So Sash. Sat 8 Paranoize 10pm. Drum’n’bass. Fri 14 Cosmonaut 11pm.

Bassline and drum’n’bass.

Thurs 20 Pressure 10pm.

Drum’n’bass. Fri 21 Selecta 11pm, £5/£3 adv.

UK garage classics. Sat 22 Shelter 11pm, £5/£3 adv.

Drum’n’bass. Tue 25 Skank Ground 10pm. Bassline and drum’n’bass from two DJ/two MC Bristol quartet Dark Moon plus Shell Supply (ManGo, Styx and Pablow), Reload b2b Low and OCG. Fri 28 Switch Up 10pm.

Garage, grime, bassline and drum’n’bass. Sat 29 Rotary Club 11pm. House and disco, headlined by Owain Bellis of the 124 label. Based in Pontyclun according to the internet, didn’t know that.

Thurs 4 Oct Pull Up 10pm, £5/£3 adv. “Get ur bionic arms ready nd ur augmented eyeballs locked nd loaded cos this shitshows gonna test the limits of human anatomy.”

It’s drum’n’bass of course.

VALE WAREHOUSE Cambria House, Penarth Road, Cardiff. facebook. com/valewarehouse Sat 29 Got Bass Warehouse 10pm-4am, from £10. Bassline specialists with a big show in a big shed. Confirmed so far:

u – repeated

Distinkt, Shapes, Shosh (24 hour Garage Girls) with more TBC. Wed 3 Oct Mayhem University Inflatable Rave Cardiff 10pm-3am, £5 adv. “Think of a WAREHOUSE rave, but the dance floor is like a giant wipeout course. The ULTIMATE grown-ups playground.” The fun could even be HEIGHTENED if everyone was on KETAMINE. THE VAULTS / PORTLAND HOUSE The Old Natwest Bank, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents. com Sat 29 Circle Eight & United Sounds 10pm-5am, £16.50 adv.

Drum’n’bass across two rooms. Room 1: Nicky Blackmarket, Basslayerz, Slipz, Blue Boma, Hoodfella Developement Showcase , Nick The Greek, Somewhite Kid & Donzilla, Joe Blow, T-Bone, Kallista And Lowgli, plus host MCs Fatman D, Spyda, Sweetpea, Weeji, Reeality, Xl, Jaydee, Chew and Vizable. Room 2: DNA takeover featuring Harry B, Nydro, Bason, Juice, Topz, Minimal, Presto, Benji, DJ Alx, Jawdan, Atik, Riddim68, Plethora, Dark D, Reload, Oni and Apollo, plus MCs RC, Missy, Asha, Mvp, Chronic, Drop, Tango, Delta, 4Dee, Hayez and 7Breaths.

WAREHOUSE 54 54 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

Wednesdays Krazy Wednesdays Cocktails, drink deals and tunes as part of a cross-city midweek session. Fridays Party Like It’s 1999 7pm-5am, £4/£1.99 before 12. Part of the NPclubhop multi-venue deal. Saturdays The Indie Rock Disco 12am. (Former) Meze Lounge DJs playing indie and rock classics. Also an NPclubhop night.

WOW BAR 4 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

Gay venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs; before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029 2066 6247 / www.wowbarcardiff.com Wednesdays Get Pounded Free. Hosted by Gypsy Divine, soundtracked by DJ Basil and named in reference to the £1 drinks offers. And nothing else. Thursdays Let’s Have A Kiki Free. DJs Basil and Chris soundtrack non-stop fun and games.

Fridays Kitty’s Kabaret Free before 11. With WOW Showgirls Miss Kitty and Marcia, plus special guests every week. Saturdays Hi Energy Free before 11. Pop and party upstairs, chart and dance downstairs. Sundays The Cuckoo Club Free. DJ Krys plays the tunes until late.

events EVERY MONDAY Bharatanatyam Dance

Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

Book Club Evergreen Hall, Bridgend. 2-3.30pm, £3/£1 members. Info 01656 815757.

A group for reading and discussing literature.

Brecon Town Band Rehearsals Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623650. Hosted by Dave Jones – contact him on the above number.

Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting The Plum Tree, Canton, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (three-month trial membership). Info 07526 141392. A friendly social group offering the chance to “liven up your social life and meet new friends” through a varied events programme including theatre, live music, walks, badminton, table tennis and pub nights. More info at www.cardiffivc.org.uk.

Ceroc The Gate, Cardiff.

7.45-10.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info 029 2048 3344. A fusion of salsa, ballroom, tango, hip-hop and jive. Classes are easy and relaxed.

Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Rehearsals Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7-9pm, free. Info 01443 491424.

Drop-in Meditation And Mindfulness Classes The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £5/£3 unwaged. Info 01792 458245.

New weekly class led by Mike Garside, Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Swansea.

FAN Group Meeting Grange Pavilion, Grangetown, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. FAN (Friends And Neighbours) groups offer the chance to meet people, speak about a chosen topic for one hour, and have a chat and a cuppa. More FAN meetings are elsewhere in Cardiff every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

FAN Group Meeting Grangetown Hub, Cardiff.

9.30am, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Whitchurch Library, Cardiff.

2pm, free. Info 07512 638792.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Boxing-based high-intensity workout with a house soundtrack. Today’s lineup looks like this. Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm.Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 5-5.45pm.

Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Funkypump 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm.

Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely, Cardiff: 6.15-7.15pm.

Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.

Health Qigong Glyndwr Community Hall, Penarth.

10.30-11.30am. Info 07772 657692.

Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info 01656 649190.

9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: Jiggety-Jig. Also on Fridays.

Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 5.458pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 5.456.45pm; 12 and up: 6.45-8pm.

Newport Badminton Club Bettws Active Centre, Newport. 7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in south-east Wales. Also on Thursdays.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule looks like this.

4.30-6pm: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years). 6-8pm: Aerial Hoop Level 3, Static Trapeze Level 3. 7.45-9.45pm: Aerial Hoop Levels 2 and 4, Static Trapeze Level 4.

Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

10.30am. Info 01874 625992.

With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday afternoons.

Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

11.45am. Info 01874 625992.

With Katy Sinnadurai. Also on Wednesday evenings.

Qigong Class The Sunhouse, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £5. Info 07779 151916. More at www. bringingbalance.co.uk.

Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff.

8pm. Info 029 2051 3440.

With Ian Lewis.

Salsa Classes Horse & Groom, Cowbridge. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651. Beginners for the first hour, then improvers/ intermediate.

St Donats Atlantic Chorale St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7.30pm. Info 01446 799100.

Choir rehearsals.

Tango Dancing Argentine Barocco, Cardiff. 8-10.45pm, £3/£1. Info 029 2023 7332.

Tang Soo Do Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7-9pm. Info 07734 557767.

Learn traditional Korean karate; beginners welcome.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 3-6pm Open training; 6-8pm Intermediate Aerial Hoop And Circus Fitness; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Hoop.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.301.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Yoga (Open Level) St Luke’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £7.50/£35 for five classes.

Info sarasclasses4@gmail.com.

Yoga With Valerie Price St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-9.30pm. Info admin@yoga-works.co.uk.

6.30-8pm: intermediate; 8.109.30pm: beginners.

EVERY TUESDAY A Ballroom Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

7-11pm. Info 01495 243252.

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6.30-7.50pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown.

8-10pm. Info 07790 167560.

Every Tuesday and Friday.

Art Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8.30pm, £5.

Info 01656 815757.

Beginners Ballet Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.157.30pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Covering key ballet principles including developing core strength, improving posture, basic steps, flexibility and coordination. Hosted

by National Dance Company Wales.

Beginners Contemporary Dance Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Info 029 2063 5614. Exploring the basic principles of contemporary dance through a set of exercises. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.

Beijing 24 Step Tai Chi St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 07772 657692.

FAN Group Meeting Butetown Community Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.15pm, free.

Info 07512 638792. Men-only group. Please check www. thefancharity.org before going.

FAN Group Meeting City Church, Riverside, Cardiff.

10.30am, free. Info 07512 638792. Women-only meeting.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebell 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10.30-11.30am; HIIT 1.15-1.45pm; Funkypump 5.15-6 + 6-7pm; Funkypump Kidz 5.15-6pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funky Pump Lite 7-8pm.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bootcamp 6.157.15pm; Bags 7.15-8.15pm.

Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7pm. Daleon Fitness, Merthyr: Funkypump 6-7pm.

Gitananda Yoga St David’s Uniting Church, Pontypridd.

7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443 408065.

Glam Dram St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7pm. Info 01446 799100.

Amateur theatre company for adults.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

RAPTURE GAMING FESTIVAL Cardiff University Students Union, Sat 8 + Sun 9 Sept. Tickets: £22 both days/£14 per day. Info: rapturegamingfestival.com/cardiff Fans of all things gaming-related in Cardiff will be thrilled to hear that the Rapture Gaming Festival is embarking on its first ever UK tour this month, bringing its all-ages, live and interactive event to the Welsh capital.

The festival will play host to various areas offering guests the chance to experience virtual reality, tournaments, a cosplay zone and panel discussions with special guests from the world of streaming and games vlogging. Rapture promises to bring gaming to life in ways not seen before, unleashing the energising and uniting potential of the activity, and allowing gamers to meet like-minded members of the community.

All instruments and ages welcome.

Karate Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15-8.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. With Emma Robins.

Knap Art Group All Saints Church Hall, The Knap, Barry. 2-4pm. Info glyn@ glynpooley.com. Hosted by Glyn Pooley. Get in touch if you are interested in developing your creativity through learning to draw or paint.

Laughter Yoga Llandaff North Community Centre, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5 (suggested donation). Info www.sparklylaughter.co.uk.

“No experience required, no stretching and no mats needed,” promise the organisers.

Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style Kenfig Hill Rugby Club, Bridgend. 8-10.30pm, £5.

Info 07400 080101. Hosted

by Frank. Lessons are from 8.15-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30. First dance lesson free.

Life Drawing Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930.

Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea.

6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff. 9.45am. Info 01656 649190. 9.45 + 11.05am: Rock’n’Roll; 10.25am: Jiggety-Jig. Also on Thursdays.

Little Monkey Club Primo School Of Music, Insole Court, Cardiff. Info 01656 649190. Also on Wednesdays.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219. With Lesley Walker. Also on Thursdays, Fridays aand Saturdays.

Morning Yoga Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8-9am,

£6. Info 029 2063 5614. A Vinyasa flow class, aimed to develop functional, athletic abilities and maximise strength. Hosted by National Dance Company Wales.

Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45am-1.45pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. Music and movement class for babies aged eight weeks to five years.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 4.30-6pm: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years). 5-6pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years). 6-8pm: Supervised Training. 7.459.45pm: Beginners’ Mixed Aerial.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@omstudio.co.uk.

Qigong Class Bute Park, Cardiff. 6-7pm, pay by donation. Info 07779 151916.

More at www.bringingbalance.co.uk.

Salsa Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

Beginners’ class starts 7.30pm; improvers 8.30; bachata 9.30.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com. Every Tuesday and Friday. This one visits Big Pit Mining Museum of Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park (including BBNP visitors centre).

Student Night Cardiff City Table Tennis Club, Dominion Way, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £2. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16

table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Trapeze For Beginners And Acrobalance; 8-10pm Chinese Pole.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30 + 6.45-8pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £9. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio. co.uk. With Kalavathi Devi.

Yoga Share M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff.

5-7pm, £4 (suggested donation). Info 029 2047 3373.

Led by Ashtanga practitioner Sarah Cleary.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £6. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Yoga With Valerie Price Llandough Institute, Penarth.

8.30-9.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk. Mixed level class.

Zhan Zhuang Qigong Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.301.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. ZZQ is an ancient Chinese health system based on a series of static postures.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Fairwater Social & Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.

Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene Davies, as is...

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes St Faith Church Hall, Llanishen, Cardiff.

8-9pm. Info 07891 712344.

BUZZ 61

* – recommended EVERY WEDNESDAY Adult Drama Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7.30-9pm, £6. Info 01656 815757.

Develop performance skills using impro, drama games and scripts.

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6.30-7.50pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Ceramics For Adults The Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm.

Info 01633 656757.

Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail. com.

Cheer Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.15am, £3.

Info 01633 656757. Movement session for babies.

Circus Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 5.30-7pm, £1. Info 01656 815757. Come and learn a range of simple circus skills with Organised Kaos.

City Of Cardiff Rotaract Meeting Refectory Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff.

6.30pm. Info 07768 108394.

An 18-30s community group that integrates young professionals, students and refugees through community projects and social events.

Creative Wednesdays Evergreen Hall, Bridgend.

2-4pm, £3/£1 members. Info 01656 815757. Workshops in drawing, painting, ceramics, textiles etc.

Djembe Drumming Workshops Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.309.30pm, £5/£3. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx. co.uk. 6.30-8pm: beginners (£3); 8.15-9.30pm: intermediate/ advanced (£5). Drop-in classes.

Drop-In Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.

FAN Group Meeting Barry Library. 11.30am-12.30pm, free. Info 07857 755951. Make friends and practise English.

More info at www. thefancharity.org. Please check the website before going.

FAN Group Meeting Canton Library, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free.

Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Oasis, Splott Road, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Severn Road Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Canton, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 07512 638792. Women-only group FAN Group Meeting The Gate, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 07512 638792.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; Bag Circuit 5-6 + 6-7pm; Warehouse ABC 5-7pm; Abs 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm.

Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: BUZZ 62

Bootcamp 6-7pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump 6-7 + 7-8pm.

Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.

Inclusive Stay & Play Group Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 12.45-2.45pm.

Info oceanartscardiff@gmx. co.uk. Hosted by KeyCreate – specialists in play, education, disabilities and creative arts – and aimed at children with additional needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions.

Jazz Workshops For Beginners Zion Chapel, Ponthir, Newport. 6.308.30pm, £10. Info 07806 625717. All instruments and ages welcome.

Little Monkey Club Primo School Of Music, Insole Court, Cardiff. Info 01656 649190.

Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.156.15pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. 7-10 years old: 4.15-5.15pm; 14-18: 5.156.15pm.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate. org. Today’s schedule: 4.156pm: Youth: Jedi Acrobatics (11-18 years); 6-8pm: Adult Acrobatics; 8-9.30pm: Handstands.

Pilates Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £7.50/£35 for five classes.

Info sarasclasses4@gmail.com.

Pilates The Gate, Cardiff.

10.30am-1.30pm. Info info@ harnisch-lacey.com. 6pm: general; 7pm: advanced; 8pm: beginners.

Pilates-Based Back Care Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

5.45pm. Info 01874 625992.

With Katy Sinnadurai.

Pilates-Based Body Conditioning Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm.

Info 01874 625992. With Katy Sinnadurai.

Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615.

With Hayley.

Qigong Class The Hub Community Centre, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 2-3pm. Info 07772 657692.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreation Club, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Day tours from Cardiff, every Wednesday and Saturday.

This one visits Caerleon, Caerwent, Tintern Abbey, the Wye Valley, Abbey Mill Craft Centre and Raglan Castle.

Toddler Time Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10-11am. Info 01685 384111. Pre-school stories, rhymes and crafts for toddlers.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture

Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am6pm Open Training; 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial (beginners mixed); 8-10pm Aerial Silks Intermediate.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff. 9.3011am, 1-2.15pm + 7-9pm, £9/£8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio.co.uk.

Yoga Trwy Gyfrwng Y Gymraeg Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm.

Info admin@yoga-works. co.uk.

Yoga With Tori Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6-7pm, £6. Info 029 2048 4880.

Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments The Freaks Geeks and Autographs Store, Swansea.

5.30pm, £3.50. Info 07914 683534.

EVERY THURSDAY Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.

6.30-7.50pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

Alexander Technique & Yoga M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16/£80 for six sessions. Info 029 2047 3373.

Art Club Penarth Pier Pavilion. 4.15-5.15pm, £5.

Info 0844 8700887. Creative fun for 5-11-year-olds with tutor Becky.

Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Children 6-11 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

4-5pm, £4.95. Info 07837 937351.

Beijing 24 Step Tai Chi Albert Rd Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

7.45-9pm. Info 07772 657692.

Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.30-7.30pm, £3.50 per session. Info 01633 656757. Learn break dancing styles, uprock, freezes and power moves. For ages 8-18.

Ceroc Dance Class Lysaght Institute, Newport. 7.3010.45pm, £8/£6 NUS. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail. com.

Children’s Latin/Ballroom Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 4.30-8pm. Info 01495 243252.

FAN Group Meeting Cardiff Central Library. 5pm, free.

Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English.

More info at www.thefancharity.org. Please check the website before going.

FAN Group Meeting Cardiff MADE Cafe, Roath, Cardiff.

11am, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Cathays Heritage Library, Cardiff. 2.05pm, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting St Baruc’s Church, Barry Island. 2-3pm, free. Info 07857 755951.

Fitsteps FAB The Riverfront, Newport.

10-11am, £4. Info 01633 656757. Low intensity dance

fitness workout.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-8.15pm. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: TRX & Kettlebells 6-7am; Buggy Blast 10-11.30am; HIIT 1.151.45pm; Funkypump 5-6 + 6-7pm; White Collar Boxing Training 6-7pm; Funkypump Lite 7-8pm. Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6.30-7.15pm.

Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bootcamp 6-7am. Ufit, Cardiff: Funkypump 6-7 + 7.15-8.15pm. Elympia Fitness, Ely: Funkypump 7.15-8.15pm. First Choice Fitness, Llantrisant: Funkypump Lite 6-7pm.

Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Funkypump 6.15-7.15pm.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £25 (five weeks). Info 07980 742328.

Hosted by Ronald Macauley.

Hatch Youth Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 4.306.30pm. Info 01633 656757.

Hosted by Tin Shed Theatre.

Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 6-7.30pm, £4/£40 for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www. brawlers.co.uk. With Cardiff roller derby team Tiger Bay Brawlers; fully coached and with veteran skater lead. Also on every Sunday.

Little Monkey Club CMC Sports And Social Club, Heath Hospital, Cardiff.

9.45am. Info 01656 649190.

Little Monkey Club Old Church Rooms, Radyr, Cardiff. 9.55am. Info 01656 649190.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 8-10pm. Info 07789 965285. Coached by Rhys Pritchard who represented Wales at the Junior Commonwealth Games.

Newport Junior Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport.

7-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285.

Coached by Rhys Pritchard.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate. org. Today’s schedule: 6-8pm: Ropes & Silks Level 2, Static Trapeze Level 2. 7.45-9.45pm: Static Trapeze Level 2, Ropes & Silks Level 3, Ropes & Silks Level 4.

Pilates Stretch Tramshed Studio, Cardiff. 12.30-1.30pm, £10/£8. Info www. tramshedstudio.com.

Qigong Albert Rd Church & Community Centre, Penarth.

6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.

Salsa & Bachata Classes Kapu, Cardiff. 7pm-2am, £4-£7. Info 07800 565651.

Beginners 7.30pm; improvers/intermediates 8.30.

Free bachata dancing from 9.45pm.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba.

Samba Band Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, £1. Info 01656 815757.

Re-create the sound of Brazilian Carnaval with Sallie MacLennan. No experience necessary, instruments provided.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine.

Info 029 2022 7227 / www. seewales.com. Thursday and Sunday. This one visits the Gower, Swansea Bay, ParcLe-Breos, the Dylan Thomas Centre and more.

The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11am-12pm, £16. Info info@yogaskies.co.uk. Small group class hosted by Mike Young.

University Of The 3rd Age Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

Info richard-walker@live. co.uk. Hosted by Richard Walker – contact him on the above email.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Introduction To Aerial; 8-10pm Beginners Aerial Silks.

Yarny Army Evergreen Hall, Bridgend. 10am-12pm, £2/£1 members. Info 01656 815757.

Knitting and crocheting; beginners welcome.

Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7 + 7-8pm, £8/£6.50. Info info@yogaskies.co.uk. Hosted by Mike Young.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

7-8am + 1-2.30, 6-7.15 + 7.30-8.45pm, £9/£8.

Info 07727 139379 / www. omstudio.co.uk. 11am: Mums & Baby yoga; 7.30pm: Pregnancy yoga.

EVERY FRIDAY Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560.

Bingo Lingo The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info www. depotcardiff.co.uk. Features street food, a wheel of fortune and “rubbish prizes”.

Cardiff Aikikai The Dojo, Roath, Cardiff. 6.30-10pm.

Info mcaluan@cardiffaikikai. co.uk.

Cardiff Table Tennis Community Club Upper Hall, Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm. Info 01446 412352. Featuring 16 table tennis tables; players of all ages and abilities are welcome. Check in advance on the sessions as the hall is occasionally booked by someone else.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.45-

u – repeated

11.45am, £72/£48 (12 weeks).

Info 01446 401209.

Dance Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.30-10.05am + 10.15-10.50am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757.

Parent/toddler dance and exercise session.

FAN Group Meeting Salvation Army, Grangetown, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. Make friends and practise English. More info at www.thefancharity. org. Women-only group.

Please check the website before going.

FAN Group Meeting STAR Hub, Tremorfa, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 07512 638792.

FAN Group Meeting Women Connect First, Riverside, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792. Women-only group.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: Bootcamp 6-7 + 10-11am; ABC 5-7pm; Kettlebell 5.156pm; Bag Circuit 6.15-7pm.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: HIIT 6-6.45pm. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Funkypump 6-7pm. Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon: Bag Circuit 6-7pm.

Little Monkey Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info 01656 649190.

9.30am: Heigh-Ho; 10.25am: Rock’n’Roll; 11.05am: Jiggety-Jig. Little Monkey Club Boulders Climbing Centre, Cardiff. 9.55am. Info 01656 649190.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Movement And Music For A Fuller Life Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff.

7.45-9.30pm, £5. Info 07726 360584. Biodanza session, on most weeks (ring ahead to check) aiming to help you “discover the joy of living, feel better and happier, benefit from more energy, and be more flexible”.

Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm.

Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate. org. Today’s schedule: 4.156pm: Youth: Jedi Aerial Skills (11-18 years); 6.30-7.30pm: Hula Disco!

Older Adult Dance/ Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3.

Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. 10am-1pm, free.

Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Mines & Mountains National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Tango Argentine Chapter

Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. No experience or partner required.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 6-8pm Circus Fit; 6-8pm Supervised training.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm.

Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.

EVERY SATURDAY African Drumming Sessions Glyndwr Community Centre, Penarth.

10-11.30am, £7. Info 07974 635502 / dan@phelpsmusic. com.

Ballroom Dancing Class Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am kids / 11am adults, £4 per class. Info 01685 384111.

10am: kids; 11am: adults; 12pm: private tuition.

Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.

FAN Group Meeting United Reformed Church Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 07512 638792.

Make friends and practise English. More info at www. thefancharity.org. Please check the website before going.

Funkypump Fitness Various venues across south Wales. 6am-7pm. Info www. funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Ware-house, Swansea: Abs 8-9am; TRX & Kettlebells 9.15-10.15am; Funkypump Kidz 10.30-11.30am; Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am.

Ware-house, Port Talbot: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am.

Ufit, Cardiff: Bag Circuit 9.30-10.30am. Funkypump Fitness, Ammanford: Bag Circuit 10.30-11.30am.

Funkypump Fitness, Carmarthen: Boot Camp 8-9pm.

Mid Wales Dance Academy Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. Info 01874 623219.

Movement For Children Volcano, Swansea. 10am12pm, £4. Info www. volcanotheatre.co.uk.

Energetic classes with a focus on creativity, supporting physical development and building confidence. Ages 4-7: 10am; 8-12: 11am.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 10-11.30am: Youth: Wookies (7-9 years); 11.30am12.30pm: Youth: Ewoks (5-7 years); Youth: Padawans (9-11 years); 2-4pm: Youth: Jedi Performance Skills (11+); 4-6pm: Youth: Jedi General Skills (11-18 years).

Performance Academy Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am-1pm, £10. Info 01685

384111. Offering professional theatre and performance coaching in dance, acting, musical theatre and singing.

Roath Real Food Market Mackintosh Sports Club Car Park, Roath, Cardiff.

9.30am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

SeeWales Sightseeing Tour: Romans And Ruins National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sewing Workshops Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 10am-1pm. Info 01633 673739. Hosted by Ellery Design – see www. ellerydesign.com for details of how to book and/or contact them.

St Mary Street Cardiff Market St Mary Street, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, free.

Info 029 2019 0036. Selling artisan foods, vintage clothing, antique furniture and bric-a-brac.

Up Side Down Circus Classes Cave Venture Workshops, Tremorfa Industrial Estate, Cardiff.

for eight weeks at two sessions per week. Info www. brawlers.co.uk. Uncoached session hosted by Tiger Bay Brawlers.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Four Elms Road, Adamsdown, Cardiff. £4-£12 per class.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today’s schedule: 1-3pm + 3-5pm: Flying Trapeze Beginners & Improvers; 5-6.30pm: Acrobalance; 5-7pm: Flying Trapeze Intermediate & Advanced.

Open Breaking/ Breakdance Training Session Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff. 5-8pm, £3. Info 029 2009 5590. Hosted by Cardiff City Breakers, The Hold Up and Elemental Force. *Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982. Always worth a trip.

SeeWales Sightseeing Day Tour: Golden Gower

Pop mogul Pete Waterman talks about pop mogulry, model trains (probably – he loves them) and generally being Pete Waterman at Carmarthen Lyric on Thurs 6, then Porthcawl Grand Pavilion on Sat 21.

Info 029 2048 8854 / info@ upsidedowncircus.co.uk.

Today’s schedule: 10am-12 pm Introduction to Aerial (beginners mixed); 10am - 12pm Introduction To Chinese Pole; 12-2pm + 2-4pm Drop-in Training.

Yoga Classes Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

8-9.30am, £8. Info 07727 139379 / www.omstudio. co.uk. With Kalavathi Devi.

EVERY SUNDAY Ballet Academy Wales Classes – Adults Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £6.50. Info 07837 937351.

Bridgend Undercover Car Boot Sale Multistorey Car Park, Bridgend Town Centre.

7am-12pm, free (selling cars £6; selling cars with trailers £10). Info 01656 661338.

Cooper’s Quiz Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £1 to play. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Hosted by Ben Cooper.

Draw Somebody’s Sunday Body Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 1.30-3.30pm, £7.50.

Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Hold Up Sunday Social Cardiff Speaker Hire, Cardiff.

2pm, free. Info 029 2009 5590. Pool, table tennis and access to The Hold Up’s jam/ rehearsal space.

Learn To Roller Skate Cardiff Central Youth Club, Cardiff. 12-1pm, £3/£40

National Museum Cardiff (pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5 off if you present this magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.

Sunday Board Games Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Weekly session featuring a mixture of competitive and co-operative games.

SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER u10th Anniversary Craft Beer Festival Pipes Brewery, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

2pm, free. Info 07776 382244.

This microbrewery has been going a decade, having started out as Bare Naked Beer, and is having a session today and tomorrow to celebrate. It’ll feature 24 barrels of beer, most from guest brewers; purchase and reuse a half-pint glass for £3 on entry, assuming you want to drink. uArt Trolley Saturday Drop-In Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30am1.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Every Saturday this month.

Belonging... National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Through a series of personal stories, The Wallich celebrate 40 years of helping people overcome homelessness and its causes in an event linked to Who Decides?, an exhibi-

tion currently showing here. uBreakfast Club G39, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, free.

Info 029 2047 3633. A way of meeting other people in the visual arts community and catching up on what’s going on. Every Saturday until Sat 22 as part of the Unite exhibition/series of events here.

Cardiff Memory Walk Coopers Field, Cardiff. 10am, free. Info 0300 3305452.

Annual fundraising walk (of 2km or 6km) in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.

Craft Fair Coffee Cove Cafe Bar, Barry Island. 10am3.30pm, free/£10 to set up a stall. Info 07948 399111.

Every first Saturday of the month. uCreating A Warp and Threading A Handloom Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £150 (two days). Info 029 2048 4611.

With Laura Thomas. On tomorrow also.

Depot Vegan Fayre The Depot, Cardiff. 12-8pm, £3.

Info info@depotcardiff.com.

With talks, recipe ideas and vegan food and drink.

Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song. uDungarees The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

1-5pm, £55. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop. They have something on nearly every day this month, fair play. This workshop, in fact, is also on Sat 29.

Eclectic Crafters Centenary Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. Info eclectic. crafters@gmail.com.

Craft fair held on the first Saturday of each month.

Enfys Craft Fair St. Francis Millennium Centre, Barry. 10am-4pm. Info 01446 792149. Every first Saturday of the month.

Exploring World Conspiracy Theories YMCA, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2049 4425.

A Funzing talk by Andy Thomas, one of the world’s leading researchers into unexplained mysteries and cover-ups. Could herding all of Cardiff’s crankiest cranks into one room for the evening be a distraction by the establishment enabling them to indulge in skulduggery?

Ice Hockey: Champions League – Cardiff Devils v SC Bern Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

India Wales: A Feast Of Words Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 12-2 + 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Two sessions (122pm: Literature Across Frontiers; 2-4pm: Literature Wales and Parthian Books; where writers involved in the India Wales programme share their experiences of creating, sharing and translating stories between the wealth of cultures and languages of the two countries. Book in advance please.

Lampshade Making The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25£30. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Machen Rural Market Machen Church Hall. 10am2pm. Info 07737 630657. On the first Saturday of every month.

Mayor’s Summer Sizzling BBQ Barry Island seafront.

12-7pm, free. Info 01446 704737. Charity event, for the Mayor’s Foundation.

Open Haus The Printhaus / The Bone Yard, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly open studios here, an opportunity to meet the artists and makers in this creative community. On the first Saturday of every month. uOperation Earth Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee.

Info 029 2047 5475. New family show exploring the stories and science of the environment, and giving you the chance to become a trainee environmental scientist. On tomorrow also. uOrchid Festival National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 10am-6pm, free after admission. Info 01558 667149. Talk and tips about growing/cultivating orchids. On tomorrow also. uPawprints In The Summer Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Discover the stories of mythical creatures in the stars, like the winged horse Pegasus or Draco the Dragon. Suitable for under7s. On tomorrow also. uPiggy Walking With A ‘Pig-Nic’ Senni Valley, Brecon Beacons. £25/£10 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Take a pair of friendly Kune Kune pigs (from New Zealand, look a bit like Ewoks) for a walk, then return to the smallholding for refreshments. Also on Mon 10, Tue 11, Sun 16, Tue 18, Sun 23, Mon 24 and Sun 30 this month.

Screening & Talk: Sam Perry G39, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2047 3633.

Featuring a video essay titled Shopless.

Skill Builder Masterclass: Spice Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £120 (£500 for five courses). Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk. Fourth of five Skill Builder classes, the fifth being on tomorrow. uStar Tours Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. On tomorrow also. uSummer Feastival Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

4-11pm, free. Info www. depotcardiff.com. This year’s street food assembly in this area runs for four

weekends and has a bunch of traders from Wales and the south-west. Confirmed so far: Brother Thai, Dirty Bird, Meat & Greek, Tukka Tuk, The Bearded Taco, Mr Croquewich, Keralan Karavan, Murray Mays, Puckin Poutine, Science Cream, The Pork Society, Early Bird and The Queen Pepiada. (Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Sun 9) uTalk At 4 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 4pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. A guide to the exhibition currently running here, the James Richards-curated A Slight Ache. Also on Sat 15 and Sat 29.

The Baby & Toddler Show Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £10. Info 029 2022 4488. Stalls, talks, advice.

The Great British Gin Festival Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 1-5 + 6-10pm, £17.50 per session/£15 adv.

Info 01792 475715.

Vegan Fayre The Depot, Cardiff. 12-8pm, £3. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

Stalls, talks, recipe ideas, a bar.

Vintage Kilo Sale Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff.

10am-6pm, free. Info 029 2037 3144. Designer labels at £15 a kilo they’re saying. uWatercolour Workshops Carnegie House, Bridgend.

10am-4pm, £12. Info 01656 815757. With Bryan Shambler.

Also on Sat 29. uWorkshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm.

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk. Adult bikes on sale from £60; kids’ bikes from £10. Also on every Friday this month, from 1-5pm. uWye Valley Food Festival Chepstow Racecourse. 10am-6pm, free.

Info 01291 622260. Stalls, drinks, live music, facepainting for kids. On tomorrow also.

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Birth Art Circle Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

1.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. With antenatal educator Holly Morse and artist Menna Buss. Book in advance please.

Belle’s Vintage Fair Belle Vue Park, Newport. 11am4pm, free. Info 0303 7622680.

On the first Sunday of every month this year.

Bring And Share Supper Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, free. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx.co.uk.

Community social, every first Sunday of the month.

Cardiff 10K Museum Avenue, Cardiff (starting point). 9.15am (2K family run)/10am (10K run), from £22.50 to enter/free to spectate. Info www.cardiff10k. cymru. Annual event featuring a new city centre route (see the website for more) and in aid of Kidney Wales.

Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

7pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre BUZZ 63

* – recommended Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran. 1-4pm. Info cwmbran_crafts@hotmail. co.uk. Every first Sunday of the month. uDark Castle Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 8.30pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sun 9 (8.15pm start), Sun 23, Tue 25 and Sun 30 (all 7.30pm starts). uDinky Donkey Walking Venue TBC, Brecon Beacons. £35/£25 under-16s. Info 01874 749092. Spend a couple of hours with a pair of Miniature Mediterranean Donkeys. Also on Tue 4, Sun 9, Thurs 13, Sat 22, Fri 28 and Sun 30 this month.

Football: Premier League – Cardiff City v Arsenal Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

1.30pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Friars Walk Market Friars Walk, Newport. 11am-4pm, £24 to set up a table. Info 07954 654220. On the first Sunday of every month, on John Frost Square (in good weather) or inside the Mall (in normal weather).

Physical Culture Association Welsh Championship Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12pm, £20. Info 01874 611622.

Skill Builder Masterclass: Baked To Perfection Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £120 (£500 for five courses). Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

Swing Dance Sunday Bootlegger, Cardiff. 7pm, £4.

Info 07495 657407. Taster classes, every first Sunday of the month, with Anna Rogers from Lindy Hop Cardiff.

The Wedding & Event Show Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £10. Info 029 2022 4488.

Stalls, talks, advice.

MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER uChildren’s Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 4pm. Info mail@miriamriseboroughschoolofballet.co.uk. 4pm: ages 4-6; 4.45pm: ages 6-8; 5.45pm: Grade 1. With Miriam Riseborough. Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct). uContemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 7pm. Info s.elliebrown@googlemail. com. With Eleanor Brown.

Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct). uCycle Instructor Training Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £450 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Until Thurs 6) Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Make It Mondays Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan.

12-3.30pm, free after admission. Info 029 2059 3328.

Family craft activities, on weekly during the summer BUZZ 64

holidays so finishing today. uSuper September Afternoon Racing Chepstow Racecourse.

12.15pm, £15/£10 adv. Info 01291 622260. Featuring seven races across the day, various packages available.

Also taking place on Thurs 13 and Tue 18. uWrite On Writers Morganstown Village Hall.

6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758. An open group of writers who encourage others to write and also critique work. Also on Mon 17; it takes place here every first and third Monday of the month.

TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1868: Cardiff’s Biggest Birthday Party Cardiff Castle. 6pm. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams about the Marquess Of Bute’s 21st birthday in the year of the title. The info I can find online mentions the lavish street decorations, thousands of wellwishers and a performing goat but doesn’t confirm if he drank half a lager in a pint glass topped up with all the spirits behind the bar. uAmerican Line Dancing The Gate, Cardiff. 2pm, £4.50. Info 029 2048 3344. With John Moore. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).

Bee Garden Cosmetics National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 11am2pm, £45/£41. Info 01558 667149. Learn the principles of soap-making using honey and create products to take home including lip balm, body butter and face cream.

Ecology Meets Art In Lady Park Wood, Wye Valley High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. Info 01685 725106. Quality produce from no more than 50 miles away, on the first Friday of each month. uExplore Books National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am, free.

Info 029 2057 3600. Book club, on every Tuesday this month, with no obligation to have read the book(s) beforehand. This month books with a food-related theme will be discussed. uIrish Dancing The Gate, Cardiff. 7.45-9.15pm. Info reelfitnesscardiff@gmail. com. Beginners 7.45-830pm; intermediate 8.30-9.15pm.

With Yvonne McNelis. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).

John Edward Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £27-£75. Info 01792 475715.

Psychic medium who can [imagine you’re reading a George & Lynne cartoon now] “communicate with those who have crossed over to the Other Side”. You mean he talks to the dead?

No – he’s just got a really loud voice!

uRemember When...?

Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 2pm, free. Info 01633 656656. Join museum volunteer Peter Brown and share memories of growing up in Newport. Every Tuesday until 18 Dec. uRoath Writers The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. A space for writers of all levels to write, develop and share their work in an informal workshop environment. Every first two Tuesdays of the month (also on Tue 11 in September).

Rules Of Play The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-11pm, £3.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Board game evening on the first Tuesday of every month. uWorldSong Choir Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £64 (eight weeks). Info paulinedown7 @gmail.com.

Unaccompanied harmony singiong class with Pauline Down. Every Tuesday until 23 Oct. Talk: Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Book in advance please.

WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER uAdult Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Every Wednesday this month.

Artist Talk: White Pube G39, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2047 3633. A critical duo of Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad, with a name that might just make you raise your eyebrow archly. uCanal Walk With Dinky Donkeys Venue TBC, Pencelli, Brecon. £55. Info 01874 749092. Take two miniature Mediterranean donkeys for a wander along the Brecon & Monmouthshire Canal. Price includes food and drink. Also on Sun 16 this month.

Drink & Draw The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £3.50. Info 029 2048 3344. With artist Rachel Rasmussen on the first Wednesday of every month.

Head Gardener’s Walk Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-1.30pm, £25. Info 029 2059 3328.

Reminiscence Monthly Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free.

Info 029 2034 6214. Come to the museum and share your memories of Cardiff, on the first Wednesday of every month. uScriveners Writers’ Group The Badminton Club, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale. 8pm.

Info 01495 753629. Also on Wed 19 this month.

Urban Honey Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £11. Info hannah@ greencityevents.co.uk. A guide to beekeeping, hosted

by Green City Events.

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER An Evening With Nataly Churchill Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.3010pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Clairvoyant.

An Evening With Pete Waterman Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £24.50/£23.50. Info 0845 2263510. Pop mogul of a generation past shares his anecdotes. He seems like a decent fella from what I recall. In Porthcawl on Sat 21.

‘A Refined And Beautiful Talent’: Thoughts On The Centenary Of The Death Of Morfydd Owen (18911918) Faraday Lecture Theatre, Singleton Campus, Swansea University. 7.30pm, free. Info gwylgregynogfestival.org.

Royal Institution Of South Wales talk in conjunction with Oystermouth Historical Society and the Gregynog Festival. uArt Class Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10.30am-12.30pm + 1-3pm, £6.50/£25.50 for five weeks. Info 01656 815995. Earlier session is for beginners; later session is for everyone. Also on Thurs 13 and 20 this month, plus Mon 1 Oct, Thurs 11 and 18 Oct and Thurs 8, 15 and 22 Nov. uArt Club Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 10.30am-12.30pm + 1-3pm, £5.50/£20.50 for five weeks. Info 01656 815995. Aimed at ages 7-11 and running concurrently with the Art Class listed above.

Bridgend Writers’ Circle Carnegie House, Bridgend.

7pm, free. Info 01656 815757.

Meeting here on the first Thursday of every month. uCreate Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 7-8pm. Info 029 2116 7920. Adult drama group, on every Thursday (starting this week) and aimed at all abilities.

Football: UEFA Nations League – Wales v Republic Of Ireland Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

7.45pm. Info www.faw.cymru.

Gong Bath with Chrys Blanchard Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 4.305.30 + 7.30-9pm, £12 adv.

Info 01873 852960. Gongs whip ass and baths are pretty good too.

Kemi’s Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055. Monthly gathering starting up again after summer, this edition featuring guest storyteller Amy Douglas. Price includes food.

Ocean Mic Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff.

7-10pm, £2 corkage fee. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx.co.uk.

BYOB open mic night, hosted

by Jonathan Powell and on every first Thursday of the month. uPenfro Book Festival Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. Prices vary per event (£10 for a Sunday pass). Info 01239 841387.

Annual literary event starting today with the discussion listed below; tomorrow there’s storytelling from

Pete Chand and an Indian banquet, also listed individually. Sat 8 has the following workshops: A Sense Of Place (led by Carly Holmes, 10am); Memoir Writing (led

by Paul Dodgson, 10am); Poetry: Writing The Sea (led by Kathy Miles, 12pm); Submitting And Selling Your Writing (led by Caroline Oakley, 12pm) and The Quick Write/Short Fiction (led by Kate McAll, 12pm).

Sun 9 features the following talks: A Wilder Wales: Travellers’ Tales, 1610-1831 (David Lloyd Owen, 10am); Brutality and Bardism (Luke Waterson, 11am); Rocking The Boat (Angela John, 11am); Dadeni (Ifan Morgan Jones, 12pm) and The Writer’s Journey – Writers Panel (12pm). (Until Sun 9) Sparkly Bumbag The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

6.30-8.30pm, £30. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Through The Pint Glass The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Poetry and spoken word evening hosted

by Patrick Jones.

Who Speaks For Wales Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-9pm, £8.

Info 01239 841387. Geraint Talfan Davies, Catrin Miles and John T Davies give their views on the voices being heard on behalf of Wales, led

by Dr. Glen Peters.

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2018 Ocean Film Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £13.50/£12. Info 01656 815995. Short films of top divers, surfers, oceanographers etc. Part of a tour which has visited this venue for the last few years.

Arts & Craft Table Top Sales Ebenezer Chapel, Tonypandy. 10am-1pm, £5 to set up a table. Info ebenezercraftsfair@gmx. co.uk. First Friday of every month.

Boxing: New Beginnings Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £35-£60. Info 029 2240 4901. With a headline bout between Liam Williams and Sean McGoldrick. uCardiff Book Festival Jurys Inn, Cardiff. £25 (weekend)/prices vary per individual event. Info www. cardiffbookfestival.co.uk.

See Upfront for more on the third edition of this three-day event. See, too, the website for a full list of events, however today’s highlights include a Character Mask Masterclass with Holly Müller; a discussion of Wales’ Year Of The Sea with Ifor ap Glyn, Dafydd Elis Thomas and Lleucu Siencyn; Roy Noble reading from his book Down The Road And Round The Bend; a brief literary history of this hotel, formerly named the Park Inn, with Peter Finch; Sali Hughes with A Look At Beauty Products That Changed The World; and a showcase of a project where Niall Griffiths’ Sheepshagger was reinterpreted as sound art by the Locus collective. Sat 8 fea-

u – repeated

tures Read women 2018, with a panel discussing favourite female authors; political writers Steve Howell and Riger Awan Scully mulling recent UK election results; a book blogging masterclass with Rachel Carney; readings by B.E. Jones, John Osmond, Christopher Brookmyre and Dr. Marisa Haetzman, Deborah Kay Davies, Lyndall Gordon, Angela V. John and Rosamund Young; How Can We Get More Working Class Writers? with Yomi Adegoke, Niall Griffiths and Lisa Blower; Will Hutton on his new post-Brexit book Saving Britain; new Welsh fiction from Crystal Jeans, Lloyd Markham and Joao Morais and a performance of Eric Ngalle Charles’ oneman play The Last Ritual.

Sun 9: Graham Lloyd talks about the 50th anniversary of Garry Sobers’ ‘six sixes in an over’ feat, and his book about it; former rugby player Eddie Butler and his latest novel; Menna Elfyn on Eluned Phillips; a guide to writing a novel with Richard Skinner; Robyn Hollingworth talking about her Alzheimers-themed memoir My Mad Dad; Stuart Cosgrove discussing 2018 Penderyn Music Book Prizewinning booj Memphis 68; and a number of contributors to recent Welsh essay collection Know Your Place, “a book written about the working class by the working class”. (Until Sun 9) Cardiff Inter Varsity Club Meeting Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £5 (threemonth trial membership).

Info 07526 141392 / www. cardiffivc.org.uk. Meeting here on the first Friday of each month.

Farmers Market High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free.

Info 01685 725106. Quality produce from no more than 50 miles away, on the first Friday of each month.

Friday Night Food Brawl The Last Resort, Swansea.

7.30pm-12am, free. Info www. lastresortswansea.com. The ‘brawl’ of the title seems tenuous/unlikely, ditto the venue’s claim of “taking more of a punk, DIY approach to dining”, but this will have lots of food trucks including TwiGim, Chucks Burger Bar, Cone Chicken and The Dutty Jerk so it could be good.

Indian Banquet And Storytelling Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7pm, £20.

Info 01239 841387. A fivecourse meal and storytelling

by Pete Chand.

Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.

Little Mice Club: Roald Dahl National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10.30am12pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.

Panel Discussion: Nongkrong G39, Cardiff.

12-6pm, free. Info 029 2047 3633. Six speakers from Indonesia and the UK will give short talks relating to the setting up and running of artist focused and artist-led

spaces and projects. Book in advance please (warp@ g39.org).

Pip Stewart: Reflections From The Amazon Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £9.50-£11.50. Info 01874 611622. A talk by someone who has been to South America and is concerned about the environmental impact our modern habits are wreaking upon it.

Seafood Masterclass Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

9.30am-3.30pm, £185. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Succulent Terrarium & Macrame Hanger The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £40.

Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £5.50/free under-4s. Info 029 2047 5475.

Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘autumn adventures’. uToddler Time National Museum Cardiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Themed toys and activities with museum staff from 1.30pm-2.55pm; story at 3pm. Every Friday during term time.

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER uArt In The Garden – Creative Drawing And Painting National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 10.30am4.30pm, £75/£70. Info 01558 667149. With Genevieve Caminade. On tomorrow also.

Barry Island Handmade Market Barry Island train station. 11am-3pm, free. Info facebook.com/ barryislandhandmademarket.

Every second Sunday of the month.

Build A Wood-Fired Clay Pizza Oven Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £105.

Info 01600 714595.

Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.304.30pm. Info cwmbran_ crafts@hotmail.co.uk. Every second Saturday of the month.

Cardiff’s Extraordinary Women: A Gallery Trail Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. Free. Info 029 2034 6214. Launch event for Open Doors 2018.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow. 8.30am-1pm, free.

Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month (also on Sat 24).

Doctor Who Celebration Afternoon: Time Space Quiz Waterstones, Swansea.

2.30pm, free. Info 01792 463567. uDry Stone Walling: 2-Day Fundamentals Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £195 (two days). Info 01600 714595. On tomorrow also.

Dungaree Dress The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

2-5pm, £45. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.

Funky Craft Fayre Ostreme Centre, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am-4pm. Info nigel.mason@ntlworld.com.

Second Saturday of every month.

It’s My Shout Awards 2018 St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7pm, £14/£10. Info 029 2087 8444. Local short films award ceremony.

Joanna Quinn Retrospective Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £6. Info 01239 615952. Part of Anim18, a celebration of British animation across the UK, this will find celebrated animator Quinn introducing a number of her works from as far back as 1987.

Level 1 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am4pm, £65. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Mindfulness Taster Session Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, £7/£4. Info 01792 516900.

With artist Neeta Madahar.

Book in advance please.

Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Newport Craft Fayre The Gallery, Newport Indoor Market. 9am-4.30pm, free.

Info 01633 656656. Every second Saturday of the month.

Nimble Fingers Craft Fayre Victoria Hall, Mumbles, Swansea. 10am4pm, free. Info 07790 298913.

On the second Saturday of every month until the end of the year. uPerseus And Pegasus Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee.

Info 029 2047 5475. A look at the night sky, based on the Greek mythological tale.

Suitable for under-7s. (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 30) uPremium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 8.30pm, £11.50. Info 07538 878609.

Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. Two-hour tour walking through woodlands, ruins and graveyards. Also on Fri 14 (8.15pm start) and Sat 22 (8pm start). uRapture Gaming Festival Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union.

11am-6pm, £14 per days/£22 both days. Info 029 2078 1458. Family-friendly weekend featuring various tournaments, live streaming, a BYOC LAN party (if you don’t know what those acronyms mean then it’s not for you, if you follow) and the inevitable cosplay village. On tomorrow also.

Re-Drawing The

Boundaries with Allie Neal Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 10am-1pm, £25 adv. Info 01873 852960. Oneday drawing workshop. Book in advance please.

Roald Dahl Show National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3070.

Roller Derby: Tiger Bay Brawlers v Nottingham Hellfire Harlots Cardiff City House Of Sport, Cardiff.

4.15pm. Info tigerbaybrawlers@gmail. com.

Roy Noble Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30-9pm, £10. Info 01239 841387.

Saturday Family Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Book in advance please. uSheep Dog Shepherding Morning Venue TBC, nr

is thought to have started on this planet, and the search for life on other planets and moons in the solar system.

(Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 30) T-Shirt Printing The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff.

12-3pm, £45. Info 029 2022 0349. Monthly course aimed at beginners.

Usk Show Usk Showground.

8am-6.30pm. Info 01291 690889. Annual event promising to celebrate “the very best of Monmouthshire farming and rural life” via livestock displays, horse competitions, dog shows, vintage tractors etc.

Wales Gluten Free Food Show 2018 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 10am4pm, free. Info tristan. humphreys@coeliac.org. uk. Featuring more than 20 national and local companies, talks from experts, beer

Kemi’s, a cafe in Cardiff’s leafy Pontcanna, hosts Storytelling Suppers once a month until next spring. September’s is on Thurs 6, and for £14 you get a bunch of their nice looking food and storytelling from guest Amy Douglas.

Crickhowell. £45. Info 01874 749092. Learn how to work with a sheep dog on a Welsh hill farm and move sheep from field to field. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 22 this month. uSt Fagans Food Festival National History Museum, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Trucks, stalls and so forth, selling both supplies and things to chow down on right here. Plus the National Vegetable Society’s Welsh Branch Show. On tomorrow also. uSwitched On Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Explore how visible light and light we cannot see plays a part in all our lives. (Every Saturday and Sunday until Sun 30) Thai Supper For Friends Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

The Crisp Sandwich Club The Depot, Cardiff. 2-10pm, £10. Info www.depotcardiff. co.uk. “From 90s classics like Space Raiders and Chipsticks all the way up to modern hits like Kettle Chips and Walker’s Sensations, for £10 you and your mates can tuck in to as many crisp sandwiches as you can eat.”

Also, don’t forget to hand your wallet to the wallet inspector as you leave. uThe Search For Life Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. £1.50 after admission fee.

Info 029 2047 5475. How life

tastings and cookery demos.

Welsh Longbow Championships Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. Info 01639 881635.

Wenvoe Village Show Wenvoe Community Centre, nr Cowbridge. 2-4pm, free.

Info 01446 704867.

Wet Felting A Landscape Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil. 1-4.30pm, £20. Info 01685 727371. Come along and spend the afternoon with a felt and fibre artist and learn how to wet felt a landscape picture.

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Full Steam Ahead National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-3.30pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3600. See the Penydarren steam locomotive replica on the move (if the weather’s nice).

Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-3pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3600. Monthly event outside on Dylan Thomas Square for the summer.

Regional Indian Curries Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

SA4 Market Canolfan Centre, Gorseinon. Free. Info andwoo29@gmail.com. Craft and local produce market, every second Saturday of the month.

Sheep For Beginners Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115.

Info 01600 714595.

Swansea Vintage & Artisan Fair National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-4pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3600.

Welsh National Wedding Fayre Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 11am-4pm, free.

Info 01792 475715.

Young Makers Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. to Turn your drawings into professional quality animation puppets and three-dimensional theatre sets. Book in advance please.

MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER uAdvanced Choreography/Burlesque Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8-9.15pm, £8/£50 for eightweek course.Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk. With Stephanie; suitable for dancers who have performed in at least previous Cardiff Cabaret Club shows. Every Monday until 22 Oct. uChair Dance Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.30-7.45pm, £8/£50 for eight-week course. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub. com. With Stephanie. Every Monday until 22 Oct. uCricket: Specsavers County Championship – Glamorgan v Gloucestershire SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff.

10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.

(Until Thurs 13) uHave Fun / Meet New People Grangetown Community Choir Cornwall Street Baptist Church Hall.

Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.309.30pm, £10 per session/£80 for 10 sessions. Info paulinedown7@gmail.com. With Pauline Down, every Monday until 10 Dec (apart from Mon 29 Oct). uJoy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, free (donations welcome).

Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month (also Mon 24 in September). uPilates: Gentle / General The Gate, Cardiff.

10.30am-1.30pm. Info info@ harnisch-lacey.com. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Every Monday until December TBC (half-term break on Mon 29 Oct). uToddler Time National History Museum, St Fagans.

1.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Themed toys and activities with museum staff from 1.30pm-2.55pm; story at 3pm. Also on Mon 17 and Mon 24 this month.

TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER uArt Babas Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.3011.30am, free. Info 01792 516900. Relaxed sensory craft session for parents/ carers and children from six months to three years. Also on Tue 25 this month. Book in advance please. uBeginners Burlesque Course: Zombie A&E Conway Road Methodist

Church Hall, Cardiff. 6.307.45pm, £8/£50 for eightweek course.Info info@ burlesquecardiff.co.uk. With Stephanie. Every Monday until Oct 30.

Cardiff Oxjam Fundraiser Pub Quiz Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 8pm, £2.50. Info 029 2039 9557. uExtend The Gate, Cardiff.

10am, £4. Info 029 2048 3344. With Mabel GomezCehic. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).

Kyffin Williams: A Great Welsh Artist? Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2pm, £8. Info 01874 611622. Arts Society Brecknock lecture by Andrew Green. uPilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30pm.

Info info@harnisch-lacey. com. Every Tuesday until December TBC (half-term break on Tue 30 Oct).

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £5. Info 01656 815995. With Jeff Guppy. Also on Tue 25.

The Neuroscience Of Love Cornerstone, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2049 4425.

A Funzing talk hosted by Dr Anna Machin. uUplift Singing Sessions Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

12.30-1.30pm, £5/£4. Info 07723 016837. Hosted by Tanya Walker, every Tuesday (apart from 30 Oct) until 18 Dec. uVelotech Platinum Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am4pm, £495 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org. uk. (Until Fri 14) WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER uAbergavenny Food Festival Various locations, Abergavenny. Events priced individually (£14 Sat 15 + Sun 16/£9 Sat 15 only/£7 Sun 16 only/free kids). Info www. abergavennyfoodfestival.com.

Go to the website for a full programme as there’s too much to list here; highlights follow. Today features a tour of the Chase distillery and an exhibition, Uprooted, Overlooked, Ignored, about displaced people in other parts of the world which runs for the whole festival.

Thurs 13: an Angel Bakery Community Feast and an Indian Night with Cyrus Todiwala. Fri 14: Weekend Cocktails with Joel Harrison and Neil Ridley; ‘Redefining the West: A Modern Take on Californian Wine’ by Chesters Wine Merchants; and Riverford Organic Farmers: Pop-up Feast with Guy Singh-Watson. Sat 15: A Foraging Walk and Gin Making Masterclass; Delicious Magazine Produce Awards 2018; 100 Years Of Women In Food; An Introduction To Natural Wine, again by Chesters Wine Merchants; Bloody Lovely!

A Tasting Of Blood Products From The UK And Europe; The Wonders Of Welsh Lamb with James Sommerin; Easy Afro Vegan Summer Staples BUZZ 65

ROOTS ROUND UP SEPTEMBER 2018 In 1978, two bagpipe players living in London – Bill O’Toole from Sydney and Jon Swayne from Glastonbur – formed a band. With the addition of bouzoukis, hurdy-gurdys, melodeons and percussion, that band became Blowzabella who, for the past four decades, have produced some of the most startlingly original music on the British roots music scene.

Taking their name from an English jig tune from the late 17th century, Blowzabella have evolved from simple performances of English and European dance tunes to complex arrangements of their own compositions, all underpinned by their signature ‘wall of sound’ and use of unusual instruments.

Few bands can claim to be completely original, but anyone who’s ever experienced Blowzabella on record or on stage will agree that their driving, drone-based sound is unlike anything else. Influenced by the English and European traditional music they are renowned for their enormous repertoire of dance tunes borrowed and adapted from England, Europe and the Balkans, and also for their own compositions, many of which are now regarded as standards.

Band members have come and gone over the years, but since 2005 the current lineup of Andy Cutting (diatonic button accordion), Jo Freya (clarinet, saxophones, vocals), Paul James (bagpipes, saxophones, vocals), Gregory Jolivet (hurdy-gurdy), David Shepherd (violins), Barn Stradling (bass guitar) and Jon Swayne (bagpipes, saxophones) has been the most stable and consistent and have stayed true to Blowzabella’s basic principles – the use of drones and unusual instrumentation, and an emphasis on strong rhythmic playing and improvisation that allows the music to evolve naturally.

To mark their 40th anniversary, Blowzabella recently released their latest album Two Score to great critical and popular acclaim, once again reinforcing their position as one of British folk’s most exciting and groundbreaking bands. They’re also on the road again with a couple of dates in Wales so, if you want to experience what could arguably be one of the best gigs of the year then Cardiff’s St. David’s Hall on Tue 25 Sept and Pontardawe Arts Centre on Wed 26 are definitely the places to be.

BUZZ ALSO RECOMMENDS: The Gentle Good Songwriting and guitar playing of the highest order. Acapela Studios, Pentyrch, Cardiff (Sun 9) Greg Russell & Cieran Algar Guitar, fiddle and vocals from acclaimed duo. Cuffern Manor, Roche, Haverfordwest (Thurs 13) Allan Yn Y Fan “Celtic music from Wales” from traditional six-piece. Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon (Fri 14) Please send your folk and roots listings to listings@buzzmag.co.uk or phone them in to 029 2022 6767

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with Zoe Adjonyoh; Festival Stories And Secrets: 20 Years Of Abergavenny Food Festival; Grace Dent: Secrets Of A Restaurant Critic and a 20th Birthday Party at Abergavenny Castle until 11pm. Sun 16: Patisserie with Cocorico’s Laurian Veaudour; Miracle Brew: A Wander Through The Ingredients Of Beer; Salt and Caramel: A Lesson In Deliciousness with Halen Môn; Is Your Milk Trashing The Planet? and From Pasture To Plate with Neal’s Yard Dairy. (Until Sun 16) Bridgend & District Local History Society Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, £2/£7 for a year’s membership.

Info 01656 815757. Lectures and visits on topics of local interest. uCardiff In The Sky Civic Centre, Cardiff. From 8.30am.

Info garethlloydroberts@ hotmail.com. In which you can eat nice food and drink nice drinks in a restaurant suspended 100ft over the city centre. Presented in Cardiff

by Ooomff Create. Breakfast: 8.30am and 9.30am (£50, fully booked); lunch: 12.30pm and 2pm (£95); dinner: 7.308.30pm and 8.15-9.15pm (3150); cocktails, courtesy of Lab22: 9.45-10.30pm (£75).

(Until Sun 16) Conservation Surgery Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free.

Info 01792 516900. Meet the gallery’s conservator and ask questions about how to care for your own art. Book in advance please. uGlynn Vivian Young People Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 4-5pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

An opportunity to network, discuss and create; planning and organising your own programme of workshops and events. Bi-weekly event also on Wed 26. uKaren Dawn Curtis Six Week Clay Workshop The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £115 (six weeks). Info 029 2048 3344. Every Wednesday until 17 Oct. Little Man Quiz Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £1 to play. Info 07933 844234.

Every second Friday of the month.

Mary Husted: Hush Don’t Tell The Muse, Brecon. 7pm, £5/£2 Friends Of Brecon And District MIND members. Info 01874 611529. Artist Husted on the adoption of her baby when she was a teenager, their reunion after 44 years and how this has influenced her work. Presented by Brecon And District MIND. Panto Junior Chorus Ausitions: Sleeping Beauty Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 4pm, free. Info 01656 815995. For ages 9-16.

Book in advance if you want to audition. uPilates: Beginners / General / Advanced The Gate, Cardiff. 6pm.

Info info@harnisch-lacey. com. 6pm: general; 7pm: advanced; 8pm: beginners.

Every Wednesday until December TBC (half-term

break on Wed 31 Oct).

The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am-12pm, free.

Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes to the Gallery’s conservation department. Book in advance please.

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Arts Society Cardiff Lecture: Lawrence Of Arabia – Tortured Hero Of Troubled Times Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

2pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

Lecture by Neil Faulkner.

Audio Description Tour: Art National Museum Cardiff. 11am-1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Autumn Season Launch Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

6.30pm, free. Info 01874 611622. Featuring talks from casts and directors, exclusive first look trailers and some preview performances. Book in advance please.

Crafty Beer Evening NosDa, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £15.

Info 029 2037 8866. Do crafts and drink some drinks, with your hosts Twin Made. Price includes one drink and crafting materials/equipment. uHowl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month (also on Thurs 20 in September). uTuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723. Choir, led by Mei Gwynedd, for people who want to sing but can’t carry a tune. Also on Thurs 27 this month.

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER Carl John Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 384111. Mind reader. uCheltenham Ukulele Club National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. Free after admission. Info 01558 667149. Featuring a short teaching session as well as two 45 minute sets performed during the day. On tomorrow also.

Dinky Dragons Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff.

10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. Family fun day for 0-5-year-olds on the second Friday of every month.

Jewellery Making The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £20.

Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Nikki Kitt Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £12.

Info 01633 868239. Psychic medium. uOpen Air Cinema Cardiff Castle. 6.30pm, £15/£7.5o disabled + carer. Info 029 2087 8100. Luna Cinema present three evenings of movies under the stars. Even if it rains, at far as I can tell.

Today features The Greatest Showman (sold out sorry),

tomorrow is Pretty Woman and Sun 16 is Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets. uPhilosophy In A Cafe Steen’s Cafe, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 2-4pm, pay by donation. Info lindaburnell@ btinternet.com. Every second and fourth Friday of the month (also on Fri 28 in September).

Swansea Life Awards 2018 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715.

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER An Ex-Met Officer: My Journey From PTSD YMCA, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2049 4425.

A Funzing talk by Matt Johnson, an ex-copper who was at the scene of various notable London bomb attacks during his career and now writes spy novels.

Autumn Food Forage Bute Park, Cardiff. 10am-12.30pm, £11/free kids. Info hannah@greencityevents. co.uk. With Michelle of Edible Landscaping; hosted

by Green City Events.

Beachwatch Ogmore Beach, Vale Of Glamorgan.

12-3.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. National Museum Wales visit this beach to learn about the wildlife, rocks and fossils of the area, followed by their annual beach clean for the Marine Conservation Society.

Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm.

Info 01495 753782. Every third Saturday of the month.

Craft Fair St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10am4pm, £22.50 to set up a table.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Dungaree Dress The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

12-5pm, £45. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Frame Baskets In Willow Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £65. Info 029 2048 4611. With Clare Revera. uHave A Go Archery Caldicot Castle & Country Park. £1.50 for four arrows.

Info 01291 420241. On tomorrow also.

Heroes For 6 Minutes White Collar Boxing Pryzm, Cardiff. 5-10pm. Info 029 2023 3854. It’s in aid of some military charities but I don’t have muich further info.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Krafty Kids Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01656 815757.

Making, crafting and painting with Claire Hiett. All ages welcome; under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Macrame Plant Hanger The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25.

Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Miss Divine UK 2018 Grand Finals The Riverfront, Newport. 6.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 656757. A beauty pageant which claims to have no restrictions on entry as regards height, size, background or ability. uMuseum Premium Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans.

7.45pm, £15.50. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Also on Sat 29 (7.30pm start). uOwain Glyndwr Day Caerphilly Castle. 11am-4pm, £8.50/free members. Info 0300 0256000. On tomorrow also.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth.

10am-4pm, free. Info enquir-

Comedian Robin Ince curates a Science, Nature & Comedy Festival in the National Botanic Garden, Carmarthenshire on Sat 15 and Sun 16. It’s all free once you’ve paid into the garden itself, and offers both “serious thought” and “fun and games”.

Evergreen Hall Open Day Everygreen Hall, Bridgend Town Centre. 11am-3pm, free. Info 07849 648786.

Featuring art and craft workshops, dance and fitness demonstrations, stalls and information stands and local string trio Bridge Strings.

Football: EFL Championship – Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Liberty Stadium, Swansea.

3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Football: EFL League Two – Newport Country v Yeovil Town Rodney Parade, Newport. 3pm. Info 01633 481896.

ies@pigstreetcrafts.co.uk.

Selling original arts and crafts, semi-regularly until Christmas.

Roald Dahl Day National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. uRoald Dahl Day Celebrations Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm. Info 029 2087 7959. Storytelling sessions throughout the day plus arts and crafts, to more or less coincide with RD’s birthday (13 Sept).

Roald Dahl: Imagine That National Waterfront

Museum, Swansea. 1 + 3pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. A magical adventure with bookloving Alf, who I don’t know if he’s a person or furry alien or what.

Roots Festival Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-5pm, free. Info 01656 815757.

Celebrating music and food from around the world, plus kids’ workshops and the Samba Band and Circus Club resident here. uScience, Nature & Comedy Festival National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 10am6pm, free after admission.

Info 01558 667149. This is curated by Robin Ince and features names including Claudia Hammond, Laurence Scott, Susan Murray and Rosamund Young during its “two days of serious thought plus fun and games”. On tomorrow also.

Sketchbook Walk & Artist’s Talk National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am-4pm, £30.

Info 029 2057 3070. With artist Julia Griffiths Jones.

Small Gatherings 2018 Pembrey Country Park, nr Llanelli. 10am-2am, £24 adv/£4 under-16s. Info www. pembreycountrypark. wales. One-day festival with live music from Kerb And The Outlaws, The Dapper Cadavers, Culture Vultures and Monsterometer, DJ sets from Doc P, Antix Crew, Andy Harmer, Marc JMD and Eugene French. Plus food, clothes and craft stalls.

The Doge Of Venice: Prince Or Prisoner National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Historical Association Swansea Branch President’s Lecture, from Dr John Law of Swansea University.

Upper Killay Market Upper Killay Recreational Hall, Swansea. Free. Info andwoo29@gmail.com.

Every third Saturday of the month. uViking & Medieval Reenactments Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 10am5pm. Info 01291 420241. On tomorrow also.

Young Archaeology Club Carnegie House, Bridgend.

10am-12pm, free. Info 01656 815757. Hosted by Cheryl Hart. 10-11am: ages 6-11; 11am-12pm: ages 12-16.

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Gourmet Barbecue Course Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

9.30am-3.30pm, £185. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v MK Lightning Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001. uRucksack The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £35. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop. Also on Sat 22.

Tea Dance Ocean Arts Cardiff, Splott, Cardiff.

4-7pm, £5. Info oceanartscardiff@gmx.co.uk. Every third Sunday of the month.

The 2018 Bloodwise Car Show Chepstow Racecourse.

10.30am. Info 01291 622260.

All in aid of blood charity Bloodwise, this features some 1,000 cars plus various animal displays, craft stalls, food etc.

Wrap Around Skirt The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-1pm, £35. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER uDrums For All Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 12.301.30pm, £5/£4. Info 07875 090946. Beat it Percussion present a series of dementiafriendly music-making sessions, every Monday (apart from 30 Oct) until 10 Dec. Gwd Mondays Music Quiz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Book Club The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Third Tuesday of every month.

Contemporary Conversations Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1-3pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Session to provide a supportive environment for people with an interest in creating art work and discussing contemporary issues. Book in advance please.

Ella Woodward National Museum Cardiff. 6.30pm, £7/£15 with copy of cookbook. Info 029 2039 7951.

This talk is presented by Waterstones, takes place in the Reardon Smith theatre and its guest is better known as posh food blogger fraud Deliciously Ella. uFinding Your Ancestors Carnegie House, Bridgend.

12.30-2.30pm, free. Info 01656 815757. With professional genealogist Cheryl Hart. Every Tuesday from this week. uPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 10am12pm + 1-3pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@gmail. co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Tuesday until 20 Nov. WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER An Audience With Simon Reeve Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50.

Info 01792 475715. Telegenic adventurer. In Cardiff tomorrow. uCircus Club Carnegie House, Bridgend. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 01656 815757.

Hosted by Organized Kaos, for all ages. Every Wednesday from this week.

Psychic Sally The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01495 355945. Spirit medium.

Soulful Sunrise Harvest Festival Big Moose Coffee, Cardiff. 6-9am, £18 adv/£8 teena/free under-12s. Info 029 2048 3344. This is organised by Leah Sian Davies

and features a bunch of prework wholesome activities as a way of celebrating the autumn harvest.

Wasteless Garden Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.309pm, £11. Info hannah@greencityevents. co.uk. Learn how to create and maintain a wasteless garden, with Becca and Hannah. Hosted by Green City Events. uWelsh International Four Days Walks Various locations nr Llanwrtyd Wells. £9 per day/£30 for four days/ guides walks £5 per day. Info 01591 610270. Green Events (not to be confused with Green City Events above) present an annual walking even around mountains, moors, forests etc. Participants can try way-marked routes of 12 or 20 miles a day, or guided walks of five or eight miles.

(Until Sat 22) THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER An Audience With Simon Reeve St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50-£27.

Info 029 2087 8444.

Art Store Tours Newport Museum & Art Gallery. 3pm, free. Info 01633 656656.

Beginners Cross Stitch The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £15.

Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop. uDrawing Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 2.30-4.30pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@gmail. co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov. Jenny Murray The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £19. Info 01633 656757.

Women’s Hour presenter with a celebratory show titled A History Of The World In 21 Women.

Open Space: Jasper Fforde Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 5.45pm, free.

Info 029 2038 2116. Popular novelist reads from his new novel Early Riser, which imagines a world where humans hibernate. uPainting For Pleasure Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 9.3011.30am, £65 (10 weeks).

Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@gmail. co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov. uSamba Band Carnegie House, Bridgend. 6.30-8pm, £1. Info 01656 815757.

Hosted by Sallie MacLennan.

Every Thursday from this week.

The Bierkeller Business Expo Bierkeller, Cardiff.

12-4pm, free (£85/£65 to set up a stand). Info 0845 5333000. I for one always take corporate networking events more seriously when they’re held in a sports bar.

Vape Night Jazz The Last Resort, Swansea. 7.30-11pm, free. Info www. lastresortswansea.com. A “smoke filled moody jazz club”, the smoke being from vapes so probably smelling of

blue Slush Puppie or something. Card games, dominoes, chess and chequers are also promised. Would imagine any women attending could expect to be referred to as “m’lady”.

Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2018 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 9.30am4.30pm, free. Info www. maternityandmidwifery.co.uk.

Attendees must register on the website above. uWatercolours Carmarthen Community Education Centre. 12-2pm, £65 (10 weeks). Info 01550 777933 / sheridanjulieann@ gmail.co.uk. With Julie Ann Sheridan. Every Thursday until 22 Nov. FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER An Evening With Pete Waterman Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £24.50/£23.50. Info 01656 815995.

Bongo’s Bingo Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

FriYAY Evening Of Craft The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm, £15.

Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Glynn Vivian At Night Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 5-8pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Enjoy a range of workshops, film, poetry, music and performance in this free afterhours drop-in session.

Ladies’ Afternoon Tea Angel Bar and Grill, Caerphilly. 12-12m, £25.

Info info@cityhospice.org. uk. A chance for businesswomen across the city to get together, with special guest speaker Lauren Price. A City Hospice event.

Llandovery Folk Dancing Rhys Pritchard Hall, Llandovery. 7.30pm, £5. Info llanwrda.org.uk. With caller Rose Matthews and live band DiENW. Lunch Club Autumn Special Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £39. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Midnight Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle.

10.30pm, £15.50. Info 07538 878609. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Raku Pottery Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-12.30pm, £50. Info 01600 714595.

So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

The Frocky Horror Show Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

7pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 243252. A singalong screening of Rocky Horror plus various interactive games of some kind. In Narberth on Fri 28.

UNITe 2018 Closing Party G39, Cardiff. 6-9pm, free.

Info 029 2047 3633. See what

artists have been doing during their residencies here for the UNITe show and related events.

SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Back To Basics Screenprinting Workshop The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 10am-4pm, £60.

Info 029 2022 0349. Get to grips with the basics of the screenprinting process.

Email info@ theprinthaus.org to book.

On once a month until November.

Botanical Art Course Dyffryn Gardens, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-4pm, £37.50. Info 029 2059 3328.

Monthly workshop hosted by Debbie Devauden. uBoutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also. uChinese Brush Painting Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 2.30-4.30pm, £120 (six weeks) Info 029 2116 7920. Course suitable for beginners aged 12 and over, and running every Saturday (apart from Sat 20 Oct) until 3 Nov. Christina Thatcher + Helen Calcutt Waterloo Tea, Penarth. 7.30-9pm, £5 adv.

Info 029 2070 6455. Poetry evening presented by Griffin Books.

Dry Stone Walling: 1-Day Introduction Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115.

Info 01600 714595. uFilm & Comic Con Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 11am (9am early entry), £9 adv/£4.50 under12s/£16.50 early entry. Info 029 2022 4488. Panels, memorabilia, cosplay, gaming and plenty of stars indulging your weirdness. On tomorrow also.

Football: Premier League – Cardiff City v Manchester City Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. 3pm.

Info 0845 3451400.

Happy Ever After The Met, Abertillery. 2pm, £8. Info 01495 355945. An interactive princess show for young kids.

History Day Swansea Museum + National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 10am-12pm + 2-4.30, free. Info 029 2057 3600. In association with the Swansea Branch of the Historical Association.

Earlier session is in Swansea Museum, the later on in the Waterfront Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Level 2 Bike Maintenance Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30am4pm, £75. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Made It Market St David’s Church, Neath. 10am-3pm, from £15 to set up a stall.

Info 07971 242730. Quarterly craft and produce fair. Also on Sat 1 Dec this year; there’s also one in Llanelli

this month, on Fri 28.

Narberth Book Fair 2018 Queens Hall, Narberth.

9.30am-4.30pm, free. Info 01834 869323. In this venue for the first time since debuting in 2013, this offers a showcase for independent publishers and authors from Wales and further afield. uNarberth Food Festival Town Moor, Narberth. 10am, free. Info info@ narberthfoodfestival.com.

Annual event offering some 50 stalls, chef demos, masterclasses, live music and children’s activities. On tomorrow also.

Owain Glyndwr: The Rebel Prince Of Wales National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am, 1pm + 3pm, £5. Info 029 2057 3500.

Interactive theatre performance aimed at children aged 6-11. Morning show is in Welsh; both afternoon ones in English.

Run Cardiff Bute Park Bute Park, Cardiff. 8.30am12pm, £10 to enter/£5 under12s. Info events@mencap. org.uk.. Charity run raising funds for Mencap and offering 5kn or 10km options, or 1kn for families.

Saturday Morning Kitchen Autumn Special Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10.30am-12.30pm, £27. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk. Price includes a signed book, I assume by Angela Gray.

Seed Saving Global Gardens, Sachville Avenue, Cardiff. 10am-12.30pm, £11.

Info hannah@ greencityevents.co.uk.

Hosted by Green City Events.

Sew Simple Pyjamas The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 11am-1pm, £35. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Smallholding For Beginners Humble

By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £130.

Info 01600 714595.

Sing-A-Long-A Gamelan Workshop St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 4.30-5.30pm, £6.50/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

One of four workshops here today today as part of the Gwyl Gamelan Festival.

Taith Yr Iaith National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 11am, free. Info 029 2057 3070.

Interactive Welsh language learning show.

The Voyage Out Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

12.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Poet Anne-Marie Fyfe presents readings, talk and music on writers and the sea, from novelists, writers and poets of the past, along with readings from local writers who’ve taken part in her Edge Of The Depths workshops (one of which is earlier today – see listing below).

Book in advance please.

Try Javanese Dance Workshop St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3.15-4.15pm, £6.50/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

Try Javanese Gamelan Workshop St David’s BUZZ 67

* – recommended Hall, Cardiff. 10-11.30am, £6.50/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

Try Shadow Puppet Making Workshop St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

11.45am-1pm, £6.50/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

Up The Hill Exist Skatepark, Swansea. 7-9pm, free. Info 01792 474095. Ten local artists install art in and around the skatepark, as in the bits where people skate.

Getting on your tits? Tough luck, it’s art and it’s funded which makes it more important than skating.

Vintage Kilo Sale Patti Pavilion, Swansea. 10am4pm, £3/£1.50 after 12. Info 01792 477710. Selling vintage gear at £15 per kilo.

Workshop: Edge Of The Depths Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10am-1pm, £20. Info 01792 463980.

Creative writing workshop with Anne-Marie Fyfe.

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Beginner Embroidery The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £20.

Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Celebrating Daniel Jones The Hyst, Swansea. 11am6pm, £25. Info 01792 654366.

Swansea International Festival event toasting this local composer with a performance of three of his compositions, two of his plays and panel discussions concerning Jones and his artistic legacy.

Culottes The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 2-5pm, £40. Info twinmadethings@ gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

Kidsmarkets Family Sale Paget Rooms, Penarth. 11am12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 30 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved kids’ toys.

Learn How To Butcher A Lamb Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am-4pm, £250. Info 01600 714595. For that outlay you get £60 worth of dead lamb at the end, but you don’t learn how to kill the lamb yourself, just how to chop it up.

Lou Lou’s Cardiff Vintage Fair Civic Centre, Cardiff.

10am-4pm, £2.50/free under12s. Info info@thevintagefair. com. Including live music from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as well as all the regular stalls etc.

MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER uCoyote Nitro Wrestling Coyote Ugly, Swansea. 7pm, £10. Info 0208 4784888.

Exposure Wrestling with a night in the newest Coyote Ugly venue. There seems to be quite a bit of wrestlingrelated stuff here, indeed there’s another Coyote Nitro evening here on Sun 30. uCricket: Specsavers County Championship – Glamorgan v Leicestershire SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff.

10.30am. Info 029 2040 9380.

(Until Thurs 27) The Gay Men’s Book Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

BUZZ 68

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. This month it’s a discussion of Giovanni’s Room

by James Baldwin.

UN World Peace Day Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 602060. An opportunity to exchange ideas on global action and activism, with the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and part of the Now The Hero series of events.

TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Alan Johnson: In My Life Savoy Theatre, Monmouth.

7pm, £8. Info 01600 772467.

Ex-Home Secretary – a bit left-wing for Monmouth I’d have thought – talks about his latest book, which focuses on his musical inspirations. Let’s Start A War by The Exploited, Why Do You Think They Call It Dope by Love/Hate, I’m An Arsehole

by Drunk In Hell etc.

Ekphrastic Writing Group The Gate, Cardiff. 7-459.30pm, free. Info 029 2048 3344. Readings and discussions. On the fourth Tuesday of every month.

Football: EFL Checkatrade Trophy Southern Group C – Newport Country v Chelsea U21 Rodney Parade, Newport. 7.45pm.

Info 01633 481896.

Apparently the Prem teams’ youth sides have been entered in this for a couple of years now. Ashamed to say this passed me by. Might be a bit embarrassing if they actually win it, or maybe no-one will care.

How To Profile A Serial Killer The Globe, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Funzing talk by Dr Glenn Wilson.

Nicholas Parsons Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £15. Info 01873 850805. Stories from BBC radio veteran’s life and times.

WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Made In Roath Quiz The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2048 3344.

Fundraiser for the Madeinroath festival itself, on next month.

Oriel Science Cafe National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600.

Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

Info 07376 604291. Monthly evening offering a chance for you to go along and see what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.

Tea Dance National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. With a WWI theme, as part of Now The Hero. Book in advance please.

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER An Evening With Warren Gatland Chepstow Racecourse. 7pm., £50 adv.

Info 01291 622260. Wales’ international rugby coach

talks shop and non-shop while you guzzle a threecourse dinner.

Bread Making With Hobbs House Bakery Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 6.30-9.30pm, £65.

Info 01600 714595.

Cafe Cymraeg The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh leaners’ conversation night. uGreat Welsh Beer & Cider Festival 2018 The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-11pm, £7 per day. Info info@depotcardiff.com. Annual threedayer organised by CAMRA’s Welsh branch and featuring dozens of beers from Wales.

Includes a craft beer bar for the first time, a move which I imagine has been denounced as “the beginning of the end” by a 59-year-old man named Roger. (Until Sat 29) St Fagans Dark Castle Tour National History Museum, St Fagans. 9.15pm, £12.50/£10 kids. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings. uUK Rescue Organisation – Fire Service Games Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay. Free to spectate. Info 029 2087 2087. All-day showcase event which is a chance for emergency services personnel to share techniques across the rescue disciplines. (Until Sun 30) FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER Autumn Supper Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am6.30pm, £65. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk. Price includes a signed copy of Angela’s new book. uKotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival 2018 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2pm. Info 029 2030 4400. Annual weekender festival, taking place here since 2010 and now in Aberystwyth in October also. Today features screenings of Lu Over The Wall, Momotaro – Sacred Sailors, Fireworks and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

Sat 29 starts with a masterclass from Tsuneo Goda and Hirokazu Minegishi, then has screenings of Arrietty, Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms and Tokyo Ghoul. Sun 30: stop-motion animation demonstrations from Goda and Minegishi, plus screenings of When Marnie Was There, Psychic School Wars and Attack On Titan: The Roar Of Awakening.

(Until Sun 30) Made It Market St Eli Shopping Centre, Llanelli.

Info 07971 242730. Craft and produce fair.

Oversized Top The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.308.30pm, £35. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop. uPorthcawl Elvis Festival Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. £140 VIP weekend pass.

Info 01656 815995. Annual celebration of a man who drank milkshakes made with liquid cocaine returns in its traditional end-of-September slot. Today: official festival luanch (12.30pm, VIP tickets holders only); Best Festival Elvis Competition Heat One (2.30pm, £10/£6); performanc-

es by ETAs Lee Alexander, Mike Nova and Tom Gilson (7.30pm, £18/£12). Sat 29: Best Festival Elvis Competition (Heat Two) and Grand Final (12pm, £25/£16); The Elvies (7.30pm, £35/£24). Sun 30: The Elvis Gospel Show, presented by Elvies Gospel Winner 2010 Dean Mack (12.30pm, £15/£10); Elvis Orchestrated, with Ciaran Houlihan, The Graceland Band and the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra (4pm, £25/£18); and three sets by Michael Glaysher (50s Elvis), Tommy Holland (1968 special) and Garry J Foley (Vegas) (7.30pm, £22/£15). (Until Sun 30) Riverford Cymru Pop-Up Kitchen Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.45-9pm, £19.50.

Info 07933 844234. Focusing on seasonal organic vegetables and following the theme of ‘food on the move’ – how to eat well when out and about.

Sue Clements Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £8 adv.

Info 01495 243252. Psychic medium.

The Frocky Horror Show Queens Hall, Narberth.

7.15pm, £13/£10 adv. Info 01834 869323.

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER African Patterns Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

From 10am, £1/free adults.

Info 01970 623232. Monthly drop-in craft sessions for families.

Celebrate The Hero National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 12-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Now The Hero-related day, commemorating those who fought in WWI. Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10am-3.30pm, £22.50 to set up a table. Info ariancrafts@hotmail.co.uk.

Dance Pilates Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 2.455.30pm, £40. Info 029 2116 7920. A fusion of dance and Pilates, would you believe.

Exposure Wrestling Morganstown Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 07525 137709. Featuring TKO, Axel Carter, Lucky Bowden, Casey Wild and many more.

Football: EFL Championship – Swansea City v Queens Park Rangers Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Football: EFL League Two – Newport Country v Cambridge United Rodney Parade, Newport. 3pm. Info 01633 481896. uFractured Visions Film Festival Tramshed, Cardiff.

Info 029 2023 5555. Two days which will, say the organisers, “bring the best in independent horror to the BIG screen for a weekend filled with bloodshed, scares, laughs and downright terror”. Programme is fully TBC right now however so keep an eye on www.fracvis.co.uk. On tomorrow also Life Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Macrame Wall Hanging The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25.

Info twinmadethings@

gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

MMA: Cage Warriors 97 Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 4-11pm, £20-£150. Info 029 2038 2001. With nine or more fights including the bantamweight title fight between Jack Shore and Jakub Wiklacz.

Pigs For Beginners Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-4pm, £115.

Info 01600 714595.

Poetry Now! Castle Square, Swansea. 10am-6pm, free.

Info www.nowthehero.wales.

In which Jeff Towns will park up his Dylan Thomas Book Bus in front of the Castle here and curate readings of poems and short stories specifically about Swansea.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 9pm, £15.50.

Info 07538 878609. Presented

by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

St Fagans Real Food Market National History Museum, St Fagans. 11am4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500.

Tales From A Psychedelic Researcher YMCA, Cardiff.

7-9pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2049 4425. A Funzing talk on the science of psychedelics and exceptional human experienc, hosted by Dr David Luke.

Vintage Kilo Sale St Catherine’s Church Hall, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am5pm, free. Info 07923 142285.

Designer labels at, again, £15 a kilo.

Vintage Kilo Sale Treforest Community Centre. 10am4pm, free. Info 07923 142285.

Designer labels at £15 a kilo, on monthly here.

Weave A Willow Shopping Trug Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am-4pm, £105. Info 01600 714595.

Weekend Adult Workshop: Observational Drawing Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free.

Info 01792 516900. A class for people of all abilities to create art in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Beginners Sewing The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £25.

Info twinmadethings@gmail.com.

Twin Made craft workshop.

Craft In A Day – Natural Dyeing Workshop National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, Llandysul. 10am4pm, £55. Info 029 2057 3070.

Football: Premier League – Cardiff City v Burnley Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

4pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Glasgow Clan Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Comprehensive School. 11am-12.30pm, £1.50/kids free. Info 07760 802088. Featuring 40 stalls of great quality new and preloved kids’ toys.

Naughty But Nice Tea

u – repeated

Time Treats With Nick Macleod Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am-3.30pm, £175. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Noel Fitzpatrick Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

7.30pm, £35-£45 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. He is the Supervet and in his promo photo he’s doing the “I’m about to put on a rubber glove” hand gesture.

Pontcanna Brocante – Vintage Flea Market Kings Road Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 10am-4pm. Info www. pontcannamarket.co.uk.

On the last Sunday of every month until October.

Sew Simple Shift Dress With Pockets The Bone Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

2-5pm, £40. Info twinmadethings@gmail.com. Twin Made craft workshop.

live SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER Abba Forever The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

9pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 387925. uAcoustic Duos The Plum Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2022 5235. Local acts here every Saturday.

Alison Rayner Quintet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 2.30pm, £18. Info 07958 612691.

Wall2wall Jazz Festival gig, all of which on here today here and the Market Hall tomorrow.

Anthony Moulton Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.

Presented by Nailed It Events. *Anthroprophh + Sunshine + Obey Cobra The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com. Cosmic Carnage and Lesson No.1 with a wicked sick FREE ENTRY gig featuring wild Stoogean psych-fuzz headliners from Bristol plus two experimental/noise local supports.

Apache Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.

Bad Reputation McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport.

9pm, free. Info 01633 253648. Rock covers.

Ben Holder Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 4.45pm, £18.

Info 07958 612691. uBetween The Trees Candleston Campsite, nr Bridgend. £25 Sat 1 (£12.50 kids); £15 Sat 2 (£7.50 kids). Info betweenthetreesfestival.co.uk. Newish three-day festival (starting on Fri 31 Aug) of wholesome indie/folk/pop music plus natural science and art-based events including film screenings. Today: Bryony Sier, Rob Lear, Little Red, Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow, Firewoodisland, Dan Bettridge, Martyn Joseph,

Cattle And Cane, Natty Paynter and Cara Cullen.

Sun 2: Al Lewis, Gareth Clark, Sera, Darren Eedens and Matthew Frederick.

Blackmore’s Blood + Jacdo The Patriot, Crumlin.

8pm. Info 01495 247178.

Alarmingly-named Rainbow/ Deep Purple tribute.

Daniel Newberry Quintet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 12.15pm, £14.

Info 07958 612691.

Dave Jones & Guests Melville Centre Bar, Abergavenny. Free. Info 07958 612691. Welsh jazz pianist, playing at various times throughout the day.

Explosive Light Orchestra Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £18 adv.

Info 01656 815995. ELO tribute band. In Pontypridd on Sat 22.

Falling From Grace The Dolls House, Abertillery.

7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.

Flowers For Freaks + The Rotanas + Parish The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm, £2. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com.

Glas Cockett Inn, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Henry Marten’s Ghost + Rock N Soul + Rain Kings The Pheasant, Bridgend. 4.30pm, free. Info 01656 653614. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Honeyboy Hickling Band Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues Club gig.

Jack Mac’s Funk Pack The Globe At Hay, Hay-OnWye. 8pm, £6. Info 01497 821762.

Jared James Nichols + Buffalo Summer + Scarlet Rebels + Ethyrfield The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01443 490390.

Presented by Pity My Brain. uJon Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Standards, funk and Latin tunes, also on Sat 8, Sat 22 and Sat 29 this month.

Junior + You Know The Drill Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are a Cardiff pop-punk band playing here as part of a UK tour.

Mice In A Matchbox The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Motörlizzy + Fluff Tongue + Godkilla Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info enquiries@ hangar18musicvenue. co.uk. Headliners are a twin tribute to Motörhead and Thin Lizzy, in a venue which seems to have decided that tribute bands are the only thing worth bothering to book.

Ozzbest + Hellbent Forever The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tributes to Ozzy/ Sabbath and Judas Priest respectively.

Pi & Hash Showcase NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2037 8866.

Rachel Sutton Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £18. Info 07958 612691.

Ragsy The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free.

Info 01994 427688. In sister venue Browns tomorrow.

Rhisiart Arwel Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £10. Info 029 2116 7920. Classical guitarist from north Wales.

Ride Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £23.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Reformed Oxonian shoegazers.

Sara Ashley The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Serpentyne + Celestivl + Dakesis + Proscenium + Prophecy + Paraskenia Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 4-10.30pm, £6. Info 07970 063107. Several hours of symphonic metal... do you accept the challenge?

Solana Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952.

Folk/flamenco/klezmer fusion band from Valencia.

The evening also features a DJ set from Mr A. The Big Cwtch Glanrannell Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 12pm, £40 weekend/£50 inc camping/£7-£30 per day/£5-£15 per evening/free kids. Info info@thebigcwtch.com.

Newish two-day festival of wholesome indie/folk/pop music (another one) plus decent quality food and booze stalls including a popup restaurant. This is the second of two days and the lineup, main stage (chronological order) is Platform 1, The CVC, Ramnastax, Fflur Dafydd, La Forme, Rufus Mufasa, Picsel, Codewalkers, Novacub, Nia Wyn, Roughion (DJ set), Into The Ark, The Moon Birds and Disco Panther.

Lakeside Feast stage: Lucy Jones. Walled Garden: Will Jones, Georgia Fearn, Dead Crow, Begw, Broken Fires, Mari Mathias, Rebecca Hurn, Geraint Rhys, Toby Hay and Lowri Evans & Lee Mason.

The Blues Sisters Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Cream Of Clapton The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666.

Eric Clapton tribute by Paul Ruck, whose bio questionably states he has an “astonishing resemblance” to the racist blues-rocker.

The Lizzy Legacy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388.

Thin Lizzy tribute.

The Shakes + Overheated Pilots Seagull Inn, Porthcawl. 2pm, free. Info 01656 785420.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Story Of The Beach Boys Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20. Info 01970 623232. Tribute show.

The Swansea String Band The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Tony Kofi Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny.

9.15pm, £22. Info 07958 612691. Former Jazz Warriors member.

Unite Against Hate Festival Jac’s, Aberdare.

4pm, £10/£8. Info 01685 879491. Fundraising gig for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation featuring Fireroad, Digital Criminals, Pulverise, Hide Your Eyes, Nigel, Beyond The Break, Running With Wolves and Cancel The Transmission.

Vanilla + String Theory + Sssnakes + Vai Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £3 adv.

Info 01792 468892. Four local rock bands unrelated to, respectively, Cardiff punk band Van-illa, American IDM duo String Theory, Swansea pop-punks Sssnakes and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Electric Swing Circus Market Hall, Abergavenny. 8 + 9.15pm, £15. Info 07958 612691. uFrankie Weeson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny.

8pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events. Also on every Sunday this month, plus Thurs 27.

Ragsy Browns, Laugharne.

3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Razkid Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.

EP launch show Rebelinx Market Hall, Abergavenny. 3.45pm, free.

Info 07958 612691. uSteve Tarner Jazz Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny.

2pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events Every Sunday this month.

Tarion Market Hall, Abergavenny. 1pm, free. Info 07958 612691.

The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Hamilton Loomis Band Cathays Cons Club, Cardiff. 8.30-11pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2022 0902.

Presented by the revived Blues Dragon Rhythm & Blues Club.

Tupelo Highway Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff.

6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.

Wonderbrass Market Hall, Abergavenny. 12 + 2.15pm, free. Info 07958 612691.

MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER uAcoustica54

NICK MULVEY Tramshed, Cardiff, Sun 30 Sept.

Tickets: £21. Info: 029 2023 5555 / tramshedcardiff.com Cambridge-born alternative folk musician Nick Mulvey brings his In Your Hands tour to Cardiff’s Tramshed, returning to Cardiff less than a year after performing in the Students Union in October 2017. Mulvey will be performing material from his recentlyreleased Dancing For The Answers EP, as well as from his two studio albums – 2014’s First Mind and last year’s Wake Up Now. Dancing… sees Mulvey dabbling in more experimental, layered sounds and structures, his voice and finger-picked guitar underscored by pulsing electronic beats. But in his latest run of shows, the singer will be performing a series of entirely solo sets, where he will play his carefully crafted tunes in unadorned fashion.

Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 213161.

Every Monday. uLive Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Here every Monday. *Phill Niblock + Tim Shaw + Rhodri Davies Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7pm, £7/£5. Info www.rwan.cymru. Phill is a major figure in the canon of minimal composition and this is a plum booking by NAWR. uUkulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.

TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers. uCommunity Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 7-9pm, £4/£2 under16s. Info sambabrecon@ yahoo.co.uk. Every Tuesday.

Frontier Ruckus & Campfire Social Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £7 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

American indie/country/ pop type stuff, presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.

Huw Ynyr Evans & Conal Bembridge-Sayers Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995.

Lunchtime classical recital.

Jazz Cafe The Gate, Cardiff.

8pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 029 2048 3344.

On the first Tuesday of every month. uOpen Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday.

Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here. uOpen Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free.

Info 01497 821762. Every Tuesday. uOpen Mic Night Porter’s,

Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Tuesday.

Preservation Rhythm Kings Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Sonya Smith Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2. Info 01686 614555.

Singer-songwriter.

WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Afternoon In Paris The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night, now in a new venue but still taking place every Wednesday.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”

Also on Fri 21. uBella & Gareth Blues Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 19.

Ben Miller Band + Ruby Boots + Dark Valley Revival Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.

Bringing On Back The 60s Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £22. Info 01792 475715. Decade-specific tribute show starring The New Amen Corner, Mike Pender, Mike d’Abo and more. In Brecon on Wed 12; Cwmbran on Thurs 20.

Donnie Joe’s American Swing Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 7.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info feelgoodmusicorg@ gmail.com. Also featuring swing DJ The Medicine Man. Gethin Liddington’s High Society Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport.

8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus.com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Magna Carta Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Prog combo from the early 70s,

archetypal Vertigo Records band of that era. uOpen Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Christian Punter.

Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free.

Info 01685 384111. First Wednesday of every month.

Quartet 19 The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £6 adv. Info 01633 656757. Live Music Now performance by four RWCMD students.

Reg Meuross Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club.

7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER Cassels Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Beers Over Tears and Pwer Fest.

Dan Baird & Homemade Sin The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Don’t know what sort of music this is, looks like some sort of rootsy blues-rock thing going by the publicity photo.

Hims & Arias Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £9. Info 029 2089 0862. Price includes a pizza.

Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Monthly singalong around the piano.

Man + Glas Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 301178.

Welsh prog icons headline, and are in Cardiff on Thurs 20, again with Glas supporting.

Peter Jagger The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rock And Pop Icons Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 868239. Tributes to Rod

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR OCTOBER: CHATHAM COUNTY LINE (Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Mon 15) HAWTHORNE H E I G H T S ( C l w b I f o r B a c h , Tu e 1 6 ) C H I N A C R I S I S ( T h e G l o b e , C a r d i f f , F r i 1 9 ) L U C Y S P R A G G A N ( C a r d i f f U n i v e r s i t y BUZZ 69

* – recommended Stewart, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams across an evening.

Selena In The Chapel + Codewalkers + Black Vinyl NosDa, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. A Live By The River night presented by U&I Radio.

Thank You For The Music Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £25. Info 01792 475715. Abba tribute show.

You Win Again St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28/£26. Info 029 2087 8444.

Bee Gees tribute show.

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 360 Degrees The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

California Dreamers Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.45pm, £20. Info 01633 868239. Tribute to the Lauren Canyon folk-rock-pop music scene.

Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

George Michael Tribute Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

6.30pm, £7. Info 01495 243252. Courtesy of Robert Taylor.

Georgia Paterson The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017.

Presented by Nailed It Events. uGower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 371206. Lineup for this doesn’t seem to be announced yet but check back at gowerbluegrass.co.uk for more. (Until Sun 9) Hana Piranha + Birdeatsbaby + Fader + Bloodslugs + Ian Lynn Palmer The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.

Hot Club Gallois The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 029 2048 3344. Album launch gig.

Idles Spillers Records, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 202 4905. Instore gig for Bristol indie punks on the day their new album is out.

Priority entry given to people who pre-order said album in Spillers, as such this is already fully booked.

Inertia + Global Citizen + Dimethoxy Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 07970 063107.

Jets To Zurich + Mahouts + The Woodsman Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free. Info 01685 879491.

Korn Again Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6 adv/£5 early bird. Info enquiries@ hangar18musicvenue.co.uk.

Tribute band.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Mark Flanagan The Angel, Llandeilo. 7.30pm. Info info@llandeiloacoustic.com.

A Llandeilo Acoustic Club night.

Mike Dennis The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Naomi Rae City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Open Night Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.

Pentreffest Noz St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970. Folk night with a music/dance workshop from 7.30pm and live music from 9.15.

Piping At The Old Bridge Pontypridd Museum. 7pm, £7/£5. Info 01443 490748.

Featuring Mikie Smyth and Fionnán Mac Gabhann on Irish uilleann bagpipes, fiddler Mikey Kenney and local traditional singer Edmund Duff.

Puppy + Grove Street Families Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £8 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk. Punkpop/hardcore Americans headline. This was going to be in Cardiff at the start of August but the band had to reschedule.

Saints Of Sin The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.

Sepulchre + The Devolved + Who Knows Didley? The Duke, Neath.

7pm, free. Info 01639 643892.

Seven Drunken Nights St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50/£22.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Dubliners tribute show.

Siblings Of Us + Reckless + Windshake + Finding Aurora + Fifth Street The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.

The Furns Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £4 adv.

Info 01792 468892.

The Groundnuts & Independents + X Twenty-Two + IronGosling + Throwing Knives Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 01792 301178.

The Nidum Ensemble Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids.

Info 01446 773824. First of, I think, 19 events at this year’s Cowbridge Music Festival, which you can read more about in Music and get more detailed listings at cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50.

Info 01792 475715. Tribute show. In Cardiff on Wed 12.

The Story Of The Beach Boys Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01600 772467. Tribute show.

In Cwmbran on Fri 21.

The Take That Experience Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £20.

Info 01446 738622. Tribute band.

The Woody Guthrie Story Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth.

7.30pm, £10/£9. Info 01834 869323. Tribute set by Will Kaufman, who has written books about Woody and indeed has another one out very soon. As such this might be the only one of these cursed tribute shows to justify the word ‘story’ being in its title, as opposed to merely using it to steal undeserved gravity.

Town Of Cats The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 80s Mania The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25/£23.

Info 01633 656757. Various pop hits from the decade of the title, plus multiple costume changes.

AC/DC UK Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01495 708022. Tribute band.

Black Water Chemistry + The Decoy + Nightlives Le Public Space, Newport.

029 2023 2199. See Music.

Kat Jones Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Mat Davies The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Meiz Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 01443 491424.

Metallica Reloaded Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. Tribute band.

Motörheadache UK The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £5. Info 01495 247178.

Motörhead tribute band.

Night At The Opera The Dolls House, Abertillery.

7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01495 213300. Queen tribute band.

Off The Record Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Planet Duran Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.

Info 029 2089 0862. Duran Duran tribute band.

Rocky Road The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free.

There’s a memorial gig in Carmarthen’s Parrot venue on Sat 15, titled Chefest in honour of Gareth Williams – a rapper who, under the pseudonym Chef, featured on albums by Welsh language band Tystion.

Sadly, he died earlier this year, but will be remembered here by acts including Alex Dingley and Los Blancos.

7.30pm, free. Info sam@ lepub.co.uk. EP release show for the headliners.

Casio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info info@porterscardiff. com.

Chalk Outlines Bluestone Brewing Co., Newport, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01239 820833. Ska band headline this brewery’s last gig of the summer..

Chamber Music Week Concert I Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Faith No More Or Less Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388.

FNM tribute band.

Garuda + Dirty Deelux + Just Drive The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Gogs NosDa, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Pop-folk from Wrexham. *Iceage + Josiah Konder + Private World Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info

Info 01792 516194. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Shango & Chef The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Tetes Des Pois Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing the Cosmogramma night here.

The 4 Tunes Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £15. Info 01656 815995. Performing alongside the Porthcawl Male Choir.

The Hatstand Collective Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info 07818 056599. Psychedelic folk funk, apparently.

The Hawkmen The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £6.

Info 01497 821762.

The Johnny Cash Roadshow Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £23.65 adv.

Info 0300 3656677. Tribute act.

The Modfathers Barry Island Sports & Social Club.

7pm. Info 07746 514901.

Jam/Paul Weller tribute band.

u – repeated

The Nick Ross Orchestra Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01792 475715. Not that Nick Ross.

These Smiths + Wheniwasfive Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8 adv.

Info 01685 879491. Smiths tribute band headline.

The VIPs Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

This Is Wreckage + WMN + Sunshine Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 9557. Presented by TOne Deaf Creatures.

Tree House Fire + Fat Cat Sound The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £7.50 adv.

Info 01743 860246.

UK Foo Fighters The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band.

Sold out.

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER A Night Like This + Elasea + I Digress Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv.

Info 01792 468892.

Chamber Music Week Concert II Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event. uFolk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month (also on Sun 23 in September), with an extra acoustic session on the third Sunday (Sun 16) too.

Henry Dent Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688. Described by the venue as having a Bonzo Dog influence, which sounds hypothetically good but this fella seems to have no online footprint.

Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Regular Gypsy Jazz jam and performance club.

Little Mother + Baby Green + Massa Circles + Twin Siblings + Esio The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £5.

Info info@themooncardiff. com. Disparate weird music.

Massa Circles and Twin Siblings are good! *Screaming Females + Scrap Brain Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.

Headliners are American and do kinda scrappy punky hard rock with proverbial guitar heroics. They are also legends for asking Scrap Brain, most recently seen here in spring, to tour the UK with them.

The Gentle Good Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14.

Info 029 2089 0862.

The Marc Davies Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.

Ugly Kid Joe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888. The return, 25 years after their America’s Least Wanted album, of

this fly-by-night mook metal group.

Youngblood Brass Band Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 2199.

MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Brecon Town Concert Band Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £12.50/£10.

Info 01874 611622.

Focus Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.

Rope + Pjin + Eva Bartok Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £6 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk. Posthardcore, post-rock and garage rock in that order.

Fuelled By Jealous Lovers present.

TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER Capital City Jazz Orchestra & Simon Spillett St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £14/£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Bee Gees tribute show. uNew Jersey Nights Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £19.50-£32. Info 01792 475715. Frankie Valli tribute show/musical. This is here for five days, a run more normally associated with the stage section, but I just looked up a review which said it’s basically a bunch of songs with some backup dancers, so it’s staying here.

Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 13 and Sat 15. (Until Sat 15) Skating Polly + Chroma + Bodyhacker Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info sam@lepub. co.uk. Noisy rock duo from Oklahoma headline.

The Old Boy Stompers Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Swedish sextet whose name hopefully means they are old boys who stomp, not that they stomp old boys WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER Balkan O’Clock Cowbridge Town Hall. 7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Tzigane, klezmer and Balkan folk. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Bringing On Back The 60s Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £22. Info 01874 611622.

DnA The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh folk duo.

Lash/Sanders/Dunmall The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. That’s Dom Lash (bassist and surely the best named British free jazz musician), Mark Sanders and Paul Dunmall, here to give this venue one of their intermittent avant-jazz seeings to.

Murs Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199. Cor, here’s a name from the vaults – if your vaults are full of 00s Def Jux Records rappers who

S t u d e n t s U n i o n , S a t 2 0 ) PA U L Y O U N G ( Tr a m s h e d , C a r d i f f , Tu e 2 3 ) E M M A B L A C K E R Y ( Tr a m s h e d , W e d 2 4 ) M E LV I N S + J O N S P E N C E R ( C a r d i f f U n i v e r s i t y, T h u r s 2 5 ) J U S T A N N O U N C E D F O R N O V E M B E R : G E N T L E M A N ’ S D U B C L U B BUZZ 70

live review

THE GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2018 / BUZZ Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon Beacons. Thurs 16-Sun 19 Aug

GREEN MAN!

Buzz spent a magical long weekend at Green Man Festival this year, giving away free magazines as well as erecting a polka dot monster and a statuesque Green Man for festival-goers to take a few happy snaps with. 2018 brought great weather over the Beacons as bands including King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Boy Azooga, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Snapped Ankles and Fleet Foxes elevated the crowed to a musical nirvana. A beautiful festival which once again brought together creative like-minded people. Â

( Tr a m s h e d , F r i 2 ) R E Z I L L O S ( T h e N e o n , N e w p o r t , S a t 3 ) R E E F ( Tr a m s h e d , T h u r s 8 ) B U L L E T F O R M Y VA L E N T I N E + O F M I C E A N D M E N ( M o t o r p o i n t A r e n a , S u n 1 1 ) A N D S O I W AT C H YO U F R O M A FA R ( C l w b I f o r B a c h , Tu e 1 3 ) BUZZ 71

* – recommended were respected but never quite blew up. Murs has apparently now released 15 albums, however, so clearly hasn’t slacked off.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Tomos Lewis.

Open Mic Night The Moon, Cardiff. 8-11pm. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. New event presented by Paradiso, working on a first come, first play basis – “15-minute sets each, so amounting to three songs per band or solo artist.” Five minutes a song, no more no less.

Simon Allen with Dave Cottle Trio The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night Soccer Mommy + Brooke Bentham Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199. Nashville indiepop solo artist. uThe Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 26.

The Simon & Garfunkel Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22/£20.50.

Info 029 2087 8444.

Wonderbrass Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Anna Kissell The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 751304. Playing the monthly Upstairs At The Unicorn folk night.

Bear Island + The Rotanas + Jack Perrett The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3.50 adv. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Danielle Nicholls band The Pear Tree, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Dick Hamer Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5.

Info 029 2038 7026.

Ffion Wyn Trio The Bear Hotel, Cowbridge. 8pm, £20 adv. Info 01446 774814.

Cowbridge Music Festival event. Price includes a two-course supper. Book in adsvance please Liberty Big Band Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 491424.

Swing music 1940s style.

No Violet + Laundrette + Adelade + Head Noise Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Peter Broderick + Toby Hay The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2048 3344. Fizzi present American-born, Irelandbased indie-folkie Broderick plus mid-Wales support.

Smooth Operator The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194.

Presented by Nailed It

Events. uSteve Edmunds Lime Tree, Chepstow. 8pm, free.

Info 01291 620959. Presented

by Nailed It Events. Also here on Thurs 27.

The Drifters St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £31.50.

Info 029 2087 8444.

The Meadows Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8pm.

Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.

FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 360 Degrees City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Allan Yn Y Fan Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 6.30pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Featuring talks from casts and directors, exclusive first look trailers and some preview performances. Book in advance please.

Andy Collins + Paul James The Dragon Hotel, Swansea. 7pm, £25. Info 01792 657100. Musician and comedian respectively, playing a charity night raising money for Maggie’s Cancer Care.

Budapest Cafe Orchestra St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £15.

Info 01446 799100.

Circes Diner The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. “A refreshing change to the UK music scene, providing a nod outside the norm with honest lyrics and a nuance of country and folk.” Really dislike this passive-aggressive style of bio.

DnA Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea.

8pm, £7. Info 01792 425231.

A Valley Folk Club night.

Eluned Pierce & Hugh Webb Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824.

Harp duo. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Fortunate Sons Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. R&B. Ghum The Moon, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Hands Off Gretel + Stay Voiceless + Sweet Ignitions Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Pity My Brain. Hands Off Gretel look like they’re attending a fancy dress party whose theme is “Kerrang! TV circa 2003”.

Hometown Glory Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £19.

Info 029 2089 0862. Adele tribute act.

Kris Barras Band + Mark Pontin Group The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 247178. Pirate metal bands.

Like A Lion The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Naomi Rae Duo Ty Newydd,

Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Portraits + Good Morning Vietnam + Voidcaller The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

Ramnastax Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2039 7933.

Simon & Garfunbkel Singalong Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Gideon Conn and Tom Briggs will be performing the songs, whose lyrics will be projected so you can sing along as per the event name.

Single By Sunday Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 6-10pm, £10/£20 VIP. Info 07970 063107. Some kind of punk boyband I think.

VIP ticket is a meet’n’greet thing.

Smokestack Lightnin’ Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd.

8pm, £3. Info 01443 491424. uThank Abba For The

Daft Punk Orchestra Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. YOU: “Ah, these ‘orchestral versions of electronic music’ gigs are great.

I’ve been to every one!” How nice. Has it tempted you to investigate any actual orchestral music? YOU: “Hahaha oh goodness no.”

Danielle Nicholls Band + Rain Kings + Acoustic Sinners Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 1.30pm, free.

Info 01873 853613. Presented

by Nailed It Events Every Sunday this month.

Duke At The Duke Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event with trombonist Gareth Roberts doing Duke Ellington standards. It’s just occurred to me that ‘Duke Ellington’ is a play on words, even though his Wikipedia entry doesn’t specifically say that it is.

Porthcawl’s Hi Tide Inn is the primary base for 2018’s Welsh Rockabilly Fair, on from Thurs 20-Sun 23 and featuring lots of bequiffed, double bassthrummin’ bands whose names mostly follow the [X] & The [Y]s rule. Might be sold out but worth a look if it sounds good.

Music Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 01646 695267. Tribute show. On tomorrow also.

The Skiptones Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

UK Pink Floyd Experience Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen.

7.30pm. Info 0845 2263510.

Tribute band.

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER Anonymous Iconoclasts NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2037 8866.

An Orchestral Rendition Of Dr. Dre: 2001 + The Boston Shakers The Depot, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £18.90 adv/£29.90 VIP. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

“DISCLAIMER: Dr Dre will not be attending this event.”

Right. *Chefest The Parrot, Carmarthen. 2pm-1am, £20.

Info 01267 231012. Memorial alldayer for Gareth Williams, known as Chef during his stint in Welsh language rap group Tystion. Playing live: Alex Dingley, Los Blancos, Supergene and more TBC. DJs: Zabrinski and Dyl Mei. Proceeds: Dr.M’z Caerfyrddin and UCC Glangwili.

Chris John Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

ESP The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Forever Came Calling + Handguns + Who Saves The Hero? + These Five Years Hobo’s, Bridgend.

7pm, £12 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

Gideon Conn & Tom Briggs’ Simon & Garfunkel Sing-A-Long Show Snails Deli, Cardiff.

7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2062 0415. Price includes a buffet.

Irie Fire Gwdihw, Cardiff.

9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Ska/reggae band from the spiritual home of the genre, Weston-SuperMare. You probably expected me to say Kingston, Jamaica there, but I blindsided you with textbook irony.

Isolation + Reveal The Beast + Eulogy The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

Islands In The Stream Miners Institute, Blackwood.

7.30pm, £23/£22. Info 01495 227206. Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers tribute.

Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Kenny Driscoll McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport.

u – repeated

9pm, free. Info 01633 253648.

Limehouse Lizzy The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 01443 490390. *Made Of Teeth + This Is Wreckage + Pascagoula + Eva Bartok The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Heavy rock, noiserock and the like. Pascagoula are from Brighton and their album, which should be out by the time you read this, bangs so check it out.

Making Music Changing Lives Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 11am, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Metal Gods The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Metal covers.

Neil Morgan The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Now In A Minute That’s What We Call Music Jac’s, Aberdare. 6pm, £10/£8. Info 01685 879491. Tributes to Stereophonics, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones, plus comedy songwriter Ceri Haggett, plus DJs Jagger and Woody. Rescheduled from St David’s Day, if you were wondering why this event is taking place now specifically.

Peter Jagger The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Punchline Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Pure Purple The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01495 213300.

Deep Purple tribute.

Remembering Debussy Cowbridge Library. 5pm, free.

Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

Robert Lane Cwtch Coffee, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 687635. UK folk-rocker.

On his website, the first approving quote is from Ray Davies, who tutored Lane on a songwriting course he was taking five years ago.

Has Ray Davies pissed all his money away or does he sincerely want to teach people how to write songs?

Roosevelt Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm.

Info 029 2062 6015.

Sanguine + CrawlBlind + In Which It Burns + Trep Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Simon Trigg Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Bandoliers Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv.

Info 01443 682388. Budgie tribute band. The only one I know of in fact!

The Black Country Boys Cardiff Bus Transport Club.

7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 3658.

The Christians Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info

029 2089 0862. Sold out.

The Cureheads The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Cure tribute band, been going since 1990apparently.

The Navarones The Vault, Swansea. 9.30pm. Info 01792 465300.

The Soul Miners Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.

Soul and Motown covers.

The Tina Turner Experience Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £23/£21. Info 01446 738622.

Tribute act.

Vale School Of Samba Cowbridge High Street. 2pm, free. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event.

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells.

4pm. Info 07477 627267.

Beatrix Players Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14.

Info 029 2089 0862. Prog-folk trio who also played this venue a few months ago, supporting Steve Harley.

Dave Jones Trio Oscars, Cowbridge. 11am, free. Info 01446 771984. Cowbridge Music Festival ‘jazz brunch’ event. Book in advance please.

Elin Manahan Thomas & Jocelyn Freeman: The Cloths Of Heaven Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event celebrating the life of Morfydd Owen.

Magical Music Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £14-£18. Info 01656 815995.

Mark Llewelyn Evans hosts a concert of music from The West End, Broadway and Hollywood, performed by a full orchestra, soloists and chorus.

Papa Gee Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Sikth + Loathe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv.

Info 07590 471888. Twiddly prog-metallers from Watford headline.

Stone Free Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff.

6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.

With Music In Mind Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

2pm, free. Info 01446 773824.

Cowbridge Music Festival event with a singing group joined by soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.

MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Alan Barnes Jazz Workshop & Jam Session The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.

Biffy Clyro St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £60/£50.

Info 029 2087 8444. This is an acoustic set as part of a

H I N D S ( Tr a m s h e d , We d 1 4 ) T H E D A N I E L W A K E F O R D E X P E R I E N C E ( T h e G l o b e , T h u r s 1 5 ) P E A C E + F I C K L E F R I E N D S + P R E T T Y V I C I O U S ( Tr a m s h e d , S a t 1 7 ) S L A V E S + A M Y L & T H E S N I F F E R S ( Tr a m s h e d , T h u r s 2 2 ) B R I N G BUZZ 72

tour promoting their MTV Unplugged live album. I like how they’re playing smaller venues but have jacked up their ticket price so they’re not making less money. As do their fans, unsarcastically it seems, as this is sold out.

Dave McPherson Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Solo show from the bloke out of InMe. Donnie Joe’s American Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Jaret Reddick The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 07590 471888. The guy from Bowling For Soup playing what I think is an acoustic set, as there are lots of jokey references to it being sensitive and heartfelt.

Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100.

The Albion Quartet Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Youthful string quartet. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Aled Rheon + Matthew Frederick + Los Feliz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adev. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.

Andy Collins Open Mic Night Cockett Inn, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Ben Dain-Smith NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Christian Punter.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra: Best Of British Bands Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus.com.

With Chris Dean and Sara Dowling. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Concert & Cakes 80th Birthday Afternoon Tea Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare.

1pm, £4. Info 0300 0040444.

The 80th birthday haver in fact being this very venue Dionne Warwick St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £47/£67 platinum. Info 029 2087 8444. Sixties pop royalty.

Guto Dafis & Danny Kilbride Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892.

A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Mornington Locket Trio The Garage, Swansea.

8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night. *Necrot + Shallow Graves + They Live | We Sleep + Void Titan + Pupil Slicer Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. Death metal and

hardcore, the headliners coming from the US. Nines Tramshed, Cardiff.

7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. London rapper, sold out gig.

Urin The Moon, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. I believe this is a hardcore band from Berlin, not many more details though sorry.

THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 3D Brass Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Bad Manners Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £22 adv.

Info 029 2070 0721.

Bringing On Back The 60s Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239.

Celtic Country Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01792 475715.

Country music by Irish and Scottish artists, both of those nations having their own distinct country cultures.

Features Dominic Kirwan, his son Barry Kirwan, Colin Chisholm and Eve Graham ex of the New Seekers.

Chris Bromley NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.

Colum Sands Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.

From The Jam Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

James Kennedy The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Lost Horizons Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. Rescheduled gig (from April) for a duo who feature Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde.

Man + Glas The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Mynyddislwyn Male Choir Miners Institute, Blackwood.

7pm, £8.50. Info 01495 227206.

Moonshine Boulevard Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth.

7.30pm, £6-£12. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night featuring this Dixieland style band.

The Bad Flowers + Federal Charm The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £11 adv.

Info 01443 490390. Hard rock twosome on tour sponsored

by Planet Rock.

The Blues Band Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £22/£20. Info 01874 611622.

The Rumblestrutters Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

8pm, free. Info 01656 815995.

In Penarth tomorrow. uThe Welsh Rockabilly Fair Hi Tide Inn, Porthcawl. £85 weekend/£42.50 under16s. Info info@ welshrockabilly.co.uk. This might be sold out by the time you read this but either way there’s a bunch of bands plus DJs, a fairground and

a place to camp (this needs to be booked ahead though).

Bands: Sir Jac’s Bantamacs, Baby Jai, Doc And The Headshrinkers (these three are playing tonight before it starts properly), Jake Calypso And His Redhot, The John Lewis Trio, The Big Time Bossmen, The Drugstore Cowboys, Ruby And The Prowlers, Joe And The Overriders, Rusti Steel And The Star Tones, The Hicksville Bombers, The Outsiders, Tom Cat And The Zodiacs and The Uproars.

(Until Sun 23) The Welsh Sound Board Awards Showcase Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Not sure what these awards are but some winners and nominees will be playing live apparently.

Pi & Hash Showcase The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff.com.

Young Artist Recital Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 6foot7 + King’s Alias + Lesser Known Character + KVSD Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free (donations welcome). Info 029 2037 3144.

EP launch for ska-punkin’ headliners.

Adult Mom + Little Brat + Rosehip Teahouse Public Space, Newport.

7.30pm, £8 adv. Info sam@ lepub.co.uk. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.

A Little Night Out Powys Theatre, Newtown. 7.3010.30pm, £7 adv. Info 01686 623463. Featuring three singer-songwriters, Emily Williams, Dylan Penri and John Charles, plus artist and magician Stuart Nolan.

Anthony Moulton Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free.

Info 01446 407767. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Beverley Gertsman National Museum Cardiff.

7-10pm, £21.50. Info 029 2039 7951. Recital in the Reardon Smith theatre by world renowned pianist.

Bilk Sin City, Swansea.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 468892. Essex indie band whose bio is eager, perhaps to a fault, to emphasise their working class status.

Breichiau Hir + Rough Music + The Hungry Ghosts Tiny Rebel, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2039 9557.

Presented by Tone Deaf Creatures.

Dan Reed Trio Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £13 adv.

Info 01495 708022.

Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Soul.

Deaf Horse + Crisis Talks The Dragonffli, Pontypool.

7pm. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. This is presented by Brass Knuckle and is apparently also a

pop-up promotional event for Firehammer, a clothing company whose operation currently seems to consist entirely of a black T-shirt with their logo on the front.

Europe + King King St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £30. Info 029 2087 8444.

Swedish melo-metal veterans plus boisterous blues-rock supports.

HMS Morris + Smudges Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.

Headliners’ new album is out today, I believe, and reviewed in this issue.

John Craigie Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm, £10.

Info 01239 615952. American singer-songwriter, improbably compared to both John Prine and Mitch Hedberg.

Lush Purr + French Alps Tiger + Thee Manatees + Adelade The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info@themooncardiff. com. Headliners are shoegazey sorts and come from Glasgow.

Messages From Manhattan + Farenheit 451 + Siblings Of Us + One Mark And A Frank Jac’s, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £3.

Info 01685 879491.

Michael Bublé Tribute Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £29. Info 029 2048 7602. Performed by James Williams.

Milos Karadaglic Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge.

7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Pop-classical guitarist. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

My Darling Clementine Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

8pm, £14. Info 029 2089 0862. Gospel-influenced Americana duo.

Nikki Pope The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rumney Folk Club St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, Cardiff. 7pm, £3.50/£1.50 for performers. Info derek@ rumneyfolkclub.co.uk.

Monthly night.

St Louis Express West End Club, Barry. 8pm, £3 adv. Info 01446 735739. Jazz, swing and jump jive.

Tenplusone + Deathtraps The Parrot, Carmarthen.

8pm, £3. Info 01267 231012.

The Furns + Purge The Ocean + Windshake Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 863722.

The Italics City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Rumblestrutters Conservative Club, Penarth.

7.30pm. Info 029 2070 7770.

A Penarth Acoustic Club night.

The Story Of The Beach

Boys Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18/£16.

Info 01633 868239.

The Treatment + Airrace + Tequila Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Hard rock SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER A Band Called Malice The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £10. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com. Jam tribute band.

Alden, Patterson & Dashwood The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5.

Info 01497 821762. Norwich folk trio.

Arcadian The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.

BBC NOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 3pm, £15/£13.50.

Info 01686 614555. Britten: Works by Britten (Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, which is also a fair description of this event), Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Sibelius and John Williams.

Brass & Voices Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7.15pm, £10-£13. Info 0300 0040444.

Featuring Pendyrus Male Choir and the Lewis-Merthyr Band.

Bridge Strings Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, £6.

Info 01656 815757. Local pop-songs-on-string-instruments trio.

Wind Rose + Blind Divide + Democratus + Proscenium + Prophecy Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 07970 063107.

Headliners are Italians who do power metal in furry costumes and describe themselves as “dwarven metal”.

Until just now I assumed that they are actual dwarves, but they’re not. Confusing.

Explosive Light Orchestra The Muni, Pontypridd.

7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01443 490390.

Family Concert Cowbridge Comprehensive School. 11am, £10 adv/free kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event for kids aged 12 and under.

Guns 2 Roses Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info enquiries@ hangar18musicvenue.co.uk.

Hairpin Bend Morganstown Village Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£5 kids. Info ruffceilidhs. org. A RUFF Ceilidhs night, with caller Dave Parsons.

HMS Morris + Smudges + Alex Dingley The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5. Info 01267 231012.

Just Bongo + The Clones Creature Sound, Swansea.

7pm. Info 01792 301178.

Headliners were a Welsh funk band from the early 80s – proto-acid jazz, they claim – who have reformed, I guess.

Lauire The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Locus: Psychohistory Sound Installation

Swansea Museum. 2.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763.

A Swansea International Festival event, launching said installation – responding to the objects on display in this museum – with a live performance, before it remains in place until Sun 21 Oct. Maddie & The Pandas Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Monmouth Band 50th Anniversary Concert Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £5.

Info 01600 772467.

Mudibu & The Jezebel Sextet Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £2. Info 029 2089 0862. Special Otis Redding tribute set.

Nikki Pope The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Northern Flyway Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.

Multimedia show featuring music from Inge Thomson, Jenny Sturgeon, Sarah Hayes and Jason Singh, plus field recordings of birdsong by Magnus Robb.

Pipe Dream McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free. Info 01633 253648.

Revolver The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Rock covers.

Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Royal British Legion Barry: Festival Of Remembrance Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 01446 738622.

Featuring The South Wales Police Band, Barry Male Voice Choir and other special guests.

Spencer Segelov + Simon Love St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2056 2022.

Launch for the headliner’s latest album – his solo debut in fact – Loser Leaves Town.

Stratus Fear Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff.

6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.

The Bachelors Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 868239.

“Con and Dec Cluskey are the Original frontline voices and personalities who appeared on every Hit Record.” Even A Trip To Trumpton by Urban Hype?

Even Your Woman by White Town? Even The Hindenburgs Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Led Zepplein tribute band The Italics Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Jacqui Dankworth Trio Cowbridge Comprehensive School.

7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.

The Sabbath Years The

M E T H E H O R I Z O N ( M o t o r p o i n t A r e n a , Tu e 2 7 ) J E S S G LY N N E ( M o t o r p o i n t A r e n a , T h u r s 2 9 ) J U S T A N N O U N C E D F O R D E C E M B E R : Y O U M E A T S I X + M A R M O Z E T S ( C a r d i f f U n i v e r s i t y, S a t 1 ) T H E H U M A N L E A G U E ( M o t o r p o i n t BUZZ 73

* – recommended Dolls House, Abertillery.

7.30pm, £5. Info 01495 213300. Black Sabbath tribute band.

The Spectrums Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £4 adv.

Info 01443 682388. Eighties synthpop tribute.

The Thrillionaires Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free. Info 01685 879491.

Toploader St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

8pm, £19. Info 01446 799100.

Vodun Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £9 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk. Cosmic soul-rock band from London, presented here by Pity My Brain. *Zinc Bukowski + Recluse + KVSD + Think Pretty The Moon, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. This is a birthday gig both for and organised by Laura from Think Pretty.

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Bella Collins Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.

Info 029 2089 0862.

Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.

Curved Air The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Prog band of a vintage.

Llywelyn Ifan Jones Capel Pontcadfan, Llangadfan.

2.30pm, £10. Info gwylgregynogfestival.org.

Music by Morfydd Owen, played by harpist Jones as part of the Gregynog Festival.

In Newtown on Tue 25.

Music & Dance Of Java St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

3pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2087 8444. Performances by the Southbank Gamelan Players and Cardiff Gamelan Players.

Pete Mathison Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER Acoustic Open Mic Curado Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2034 4336. New event on the last Monday of every month and hosted by Bella Collins.

Dearist + Pushing Daisies Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Kamikaze Test Pilots Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 07970 063107.

Kylie Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £70 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. See Music.

TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER Airways + Al Moses + The Pitchforks Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Blowzabella St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£17.

Info 029 2087 8444. Dronebased folk big band. Never

heard their music but actually sounds like something I’d enjoy. See the Roots Unearthed column. In Pontardawe tomorrow.

Jason Derulo + Calum Scott + LZ7 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £29.50-£195 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. R’n’b popster. Top price is a VIP ticket which gets you a photo with Jase and not much else. Thought it said that L7 were the opening act on this for a sec. They gave their fans (or Kerrang! comp winners) the proper VIP treatment back in the day as I recall.

Jenkinson & Frith Duo St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444.

Piano/cello recital which was going to be by the Frith Piano Quartet. Jenkinson... you’re a true friend, unlike those two quitters.

Llywelyn Ifan Jones Glanhafren Market Hall, Newtown. 11am, free. Info gwylgregynogfestival.org.

Tempest + Cursor Major + Desert Fevers Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933. London indie band headlien WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Bandicoot + Tracy Island + The Brocklebank Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info info@porterscardiff. com. Presented by the Forte Project.

Blowzabella Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12.

Info 01792 863722.

Clark Tracey Quintet The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.

Craig & Jason The Met, Abertillery. 2pm, £8. Info 01495 355945. Golden oldie songs. Price includes tea and cake.

Frankie Wesson + Laura Power + Lila J The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925.

A U&I Radio night.

Mark Porter & His All Stars Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Money For Nothing St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27/£25. Info 029 2087 8444.

Dire Straits tribute.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is The Freeway.

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER At Last: The Etta James Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £30.50/£40.50 platinum. Info 029 2087 8444. Tribute show.

Bike The Moon, Cardiff.

7.30pm. Info info@ themooncardiff.com.

Breathe In The Silence

+ They Live | We Sleep + Black Ink + A Night Like This + Conflicts UK + Aviira The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7pm, £5. Info 01267 231012. Presented by Before The End, that promotor’s last gig in fact.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Collapsed Lung Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

Indie band with rapping whose best known song is loosely football-themed and soundtracked a Coca-Cola ad. They have reformed, like many before them and as many will do in the future.

DiElle The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £16/£13.

Info 01633 656757. Some sort of acoustic folk group I think.

Ian Poole Quartet The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Lowkey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. UK rapper popular with the ‘share EvolvePolitics memes’ set.

Rescheduled from July..

Luca Stricagnoli Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12.50. Info 0871 4720400.

Acoustic guitarist signed to the Candyrat label, which inevitably means that he got popular by uploading a twiddly cover of a famous rock song to YouTube and getting tons of views.

Mallory Knox + All Ears Avow + The Effect + Hide Your Eyes Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv.

Info 01792 468892.

Marmen Quartet All Saints Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival concert, performing works by Beethoven and Debussy. *Mike Cooper + Bell Lungs Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info www.rwan.cymru.

NAWR and the Swansea International Festival present experimental lapsteel guitarist Cooper and psych/folk/ improv musician Bell Lungs.

Miranda Sykes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Solo set from memnber of UK folk faves Show Of Hands.

The Murderburgers + City Mouse + Deadlines + Slag Heap The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. DIY Cardiff present a variety of melodic punk and indieish bands.

Tom Crow + Rookery Lane + Tom Fitton + Llinos Belcher Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Welsh folk.

With Confidence The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Australian band apparently carrying the Blink 182 torch

of pop-punk. That torch must get passed around more than the one in the runup to the 2012 Olympics.

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER Acoustic Strawbs Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862.

Rescheduled from July.

BBC NOW: Afternoon Fiesta Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2063 6464.

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad performs Walton’s Viola Concerto with conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Bye Bye Baby Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 0300 0040444.

Frankie Valli tribute.

Capra Mamei Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Demon + Dendera Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 07970 063107. Headliners are NWOBHM oldsters doing their 1982 LP The Unexpected Guest in full. uDollfest The Dolls House, Abertillery. 6pm, free. Info 01495 213300. Two-day punk, rock and metal fest in aid of the Stepping Stones Appeal at Velindre Cancer Centre, so hands in pockets even though it’s free entry. Today: The Dukes Of Bordello, Brassick, Terminal Rage, Deathtraps, Tenplusone and Ill Fate. Tomorrow: Fahran, Valous, Psychobabylon, Everyday Heroes, Kikamora, Red Spektor, Tomorrow Is Lost, Ravenbreed and KinStrife.

Elin Fflur Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 456856. Playing a Tyrfe Tawe acoustic evening here.

ELO Again Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £17.50. Info 01600 772467. ELO tribute band who are appropriately named, in that they feature in these listings pretty much every month.

Ginger Wildheart The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01443 490390.

Acoustic set by Wildhearts frontman, who was also in Cardiff back in July.

Hashtag Acoustic Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free.

Info 01792 234447. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Hoyfest Welcome Party The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info@ themooncardiff.com. Hoyfest itself is in Clwb Ifor Bach tomorrow and Sun 30. I guess this will have some live bands but it’s TBC who they are.

Ian Shimmin City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Jess Stevens The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Jodie Marie + Matthew Frederick Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

u – repeated

8pm, £12.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Presented by Newsoundwales. Jodie will be playing with a backing band at this gig.

Jurassic Park In Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7pm, £27-£91. Info 029 2087 8444. A screening of the movie soundtracked by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Top price (the next one down is £50.50) gets you an A3 print, tote bag and one more unnamed gift which will undoubtedly make the extra £40 worth it.

Larger Than Life! The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Maya Youssef Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 029 2039 1391. Syrian musician who plays the qanun, a 78-string zither type instrument (not to be confused with Qanon, a prankish Trump supporters’ conspiracy theory that may have been forgotten about by the time you read this).

Party At The Park Cardiff Bute Park, Cardiff.

4-10.30pm, £38.50-£71.50.

Info www. partyattheparkcardiff.co.uk.

Featuring Al McKay’s Earth Wind & Fire, Tony Hadley, T’Pau and Odyssey.

Ross Gurney The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Sendelica + Broken Lines Cinema & Co, Swansea.

7pm. Info 07982 624959.

Welsh psych heads and rockier sorts, both from Pembrokeshire way.

Swing Caravan The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8. Info 01497 821762. Gypsy jazz.

The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026.

Soul.

The Italics Aubrey Arms, Bonvilston. 8pm, free. Info 01446 781210. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Mariachis The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888.

The Masterplan The Patriot, Crumlin. 9pm, £6.

Info 01495 247178. Oasis tribute.

The People The Poet Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, free.

Info www.hobosmusicvenue. com.

The Point Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Blitz Ball Welshpool Town Hall. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01686 614555. WWII-era music played by the Ashby Little Big Band.

Chris Jones The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free.

Info 01994 427688. In sister venue Browns tomorrow.

Clone Utopia Rose & Crown, Porthcawl. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 784850. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Crowbar + Ingested The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. New Orleans sludge metal band headline. Possibly their first Cardiff show? I’m likely forgetting some support slot or other.

Dai Faulkner Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm. Info 01685 879491.

Dicky Heart & The Murmurs Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Dirt + Nirvana Tribute The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 01495 247178.

Tributes to Alice In Chains and... Nirvana.

Dragster + Chinese Burn + Drunken Marksman The Garage, Swansea.

7.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01792 475147.

Henry Marten’s Ghost Welcome To Town, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 8pm.

Info 01792 390281. I’ve been listing this Welsh folk band for as long as I can remember but have just seen a photo of them for the first time. They look different to what I expected but I can’t explain why.

Holy Diver UK The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

7.30pm. Info 01685 387925.

Dio tribute band. uHoyfest Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 1pm, £18 per days£30 both days. Info 029 2023 2199. Annual twoday indie/rock band fest, previously held in The Gate.

Today features Himalayas, Blackwaters, Avalanche Party, The Scruff, Bute, The Pitchforks, Getrz, Fire Fences, Sssnakes and more.

Tomorow: Anteros, No Hot Ashes, Monico Blonde, Red Rum Club, Heavy Lids, Carolines, North Parade and more.

Keith James The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £10. Info 01497 821762.

Performing his Leonard Cohen set.

Kingson NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Pop-folk from Wrexham.

Mainly Madness Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16.

Info 029 2089 0862. Madness tribute band.

Peter Jagger The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.

Rain Kings Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Safety Last Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391. A tribute to the 125th birthday of Harold Lloyd, featuring the Royal Welsh College Concert Orchestra.

Sarah Brown The Red

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LAKEFEST FESTIVAL 2018

Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. Thurs 9-Sun 12 Aug Buzz set off last month to Eastnor Castle grounds in the gorgeous Malvern Hills, the home of Lakefest. Friday’s headliner on the Abbey stage, Marc Almond, brilliantly went through his back catalogue, while Justin Hawkins from The Darkness strutted around in his gold hotpants to the delight of the crowd. The Wurzels, Dub Pistols and the Proclaimers all delivered across the weekend, too, at a family festival which brings eclectic music, awesome cider, activities and a dogfriendly attitude to a beautiful part of the country. Bring on 2019. lakefest.co.uk

( C a r d i f f U n i v e r s i t y, S a t 8 ) A L E X A N D E R O ’ N E A L ( T h e G l o b e , T h u r s 1 3 + F r i 1 4 ) J A N E S I B E R R Y ( A c a p e l a , P e n t y r c h , Sun 16) MADNESS (Motorpoint Arena, Fri 21) JOOLS HOLLAND + MARC ALMOND (Motorpoint Arena, Sat 22) BUZZ 75

Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Skinflint McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free.

Info 01633 253648.

Skinny Pelembe Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£4 adv.

Info 029 2039 7933. Eclectic afro-soul fella headlines a Cosmogramme night.

Slipped Disco Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell + Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard + The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £12 adv. Info sam@lepub.co.uk. Hard rock and doom bands with long names, presented here by Pity My Brain as a taster of sorts for their Brain Freeze festival.

The Beatles Go On The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £14.

Info 01495 355945. Tribute band.

The Haywood Sisters National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 2.30pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3600. Vocal trio perform WWI-era songs.

The Hold Up: Inner City Cypher Oner Signs, Cardiff.

1-5pm, free. Info 029 2037 1231. Monthly hip-hop session inviting MCs, beatboxers, DJs etc down to jam.

The Manic-Phonics Experience Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01834 869323. “The UK’s only dedicated act covering solely the Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics.”

The Matt Monro Story Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01874 611622. Tribute show performed by... Matt Monro Jnr. The Shakes Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Third Annual Mod And Ska Festival Tramshed, Cardiff. 5pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. In aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and featuring 2Rude, Special Brew, Second Chance, Modifi and DJ Gwyn Good.

Valhalla Awaits + Smiling Tigers The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5 adv. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Van Halen UK Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £8 adv.

Info 01443 682388. Tribute band.

Whitehall Parade + From Carbon Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7.30pm, £9/£7.50.

Info 07891 632614. Folk-rock bands.

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Chris Jones Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.

Eek-A-Mouse The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15.50 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Dancehall/reggae legend out of Jamaica.

Gould Piano Trio & Robert Plane National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20. Info BUZZ 76

029 2057 3600. Welsh pianists plus clarinettist Plane.

A Swansea International Festival event.

John Hackett Band Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

8pm, £16. Info 029 2089 0862. Prog musician, brother of (and sometime collaborator with) Steve Hackett out of Genesis.

Jonathan Biss Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 11am, £10-£20.

Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital of works by Haydn, Beeyhoven, Mozart and Schumann.

Let’s Hang On St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26.

Info 029 2087 8444. Frankie Valli tribute.

Military Wives Concert Welshpool Methodist Church. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01686 614555. Featuring the Shawbury Military Wives Choir and music by the Raf Band.

Nick Mulvey Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21 adv.

Info 029 2023 5555. Siongersongwriter bloke Talon Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £23/£22.

Info 01874 611622. Eagles tribute.

Tristan Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10/£8/£3 NUS. Info 01873 853167. Black Mountain Jazz gig.

Whitchurch Jam Session #110 Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free.

Info 029 2062 6015.

stage SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER Ceri Dupree New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14.50-£22.

Info 029 2087 8889. Local female impersonator who we previewed in the Stage section last month. Also in a smaller Cardiff venue (a club in Whitchurch) on Fri 28. uEvita Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £17-£38. Info 029 2063 6464. Big ballin’ West End show returns to Cardiff. uHouse Magicians The Small Space, Barry.

7.30pm, £20. Info info@ thesmallspace.co.uk. Notably small (only 20 seats!) magiccentred Vale venue. uMacbeth Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. This version is presented by Boom Productions and is set in the Welsh Valleys during the 1980s. uSol Bernstein + Michael Fabbri + Chris Betts Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink. Info 0871 4720400.

The Dreamboys St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £19.50£28.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Described here as “the UK’s ultimate Magic Mike style show,” which as the Dreamboys started in the late 80s and Magic Mike was released in 2012, Rodney Dangerfield would surely

deem a case of ‘no respect’, were he still alive. uYouthQuake Theatre Showcase Evening Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2030 4400. On tomorrow also.

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER Afternoon Tea 2 Dolman Theatre, Newport. 2.30pm, £10. Info 01633 263670.

1930s cabaret songs accompanied by cakes and sarnies.

Chase The Dream The Reboot Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

Theatrical dance vehicle for dance group Flawless.

Emma Louise School Of Dance: A Night At The Movies Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2pm, £5-£8.

Info 01656 815995. Dance showcase. uLive Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm.

Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER Live And Let Dance Grand Theatre, Swansea. 6.30pm, £13/£10 kids. Info 01792 475715. Showcase performed

by Mellin Theatre Arts.

The Boulet Brothers The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888. Drag duo host a show also featuring Biqtch Puddin, Vander Von Odd, Meatball, James Majesty and Victoria Black.

TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Crafty Laughs The Cambrian Tap, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2064 4952. A night of standup comedy, here on the first Tuesday of each month.

WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Dan Thomas + Gareth Thomas + Beth Jones + Prya Louise Hall + Dylan Jones The Albion, Penarth.

8pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07946 407145.

Comedy.

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER uFaulty Towers: The Dining Experience Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £46. Info 029 2063 6464. Held in the Preseli Room, featuring a three-course meal as part of the plot (and the price) and still avoiding the death blow lawsuit from John Cleese. On at 1pm only on Sat 8; 1pm and 7.30pm on Sun 9. (Until Fri 14) uThe League Of Gentlemen Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £35£39.50. Info 029 2022 4488.

See Upfront, and indeed the cover. On tomorrow also.

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER uDeath Trap Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £7. Info 01239 621200.

Cardigan Theatre present a play by Ira Levin. On tomorrow also. uDrones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 21. uMade In Dagenham

Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £12/£10.

Info 01873 850805. Musical based on the movie, performed by Abergavenny Star Players. On tomorrow also. uNathan Caton + Howard Read + Rich Wilson + Kate Lucas Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink).

Mike Bubbins + President Obonio + Col Howard + Paul James The Vault, Swansea. 10pm. Info 01792 465300. Covers.

‘Stute Comedy Nights Miners Institute, Blackwood.

8pm, £12.50/£11.50 adv. Info 01495 227206.

Summer Of 69 Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £6/£4.

Info 01685 722176. Nostagia musical featuring a live band, local outfit The Semantics.

The Armistice Suite Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 0845 2263510. Multimedia performance piece marking the centenary of the end of WWI. SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations Powys Theatre, Newtown. 3 + 7.30pm. Info 01686 623463.

Comedy play by Alan Ayckbourn, presented by Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society..

Paul Pirie + Jamie Sutherland + Archie Kelly + Nick Hiscott Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

6.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01495 243252. Comedy night.

Real Deal Comedy Jam The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £20. Info 01633 533666.

Featuring Judi Love, Trixx, Miss Mo’Real, Christopher Savage and host Aurie Styla.

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Patrick Monahan + Eshaan Akbar + Rahul Kohli + Tommy Sandhu Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. A Desi Central comedy special.

Joan Williams Stage School Gwyn Hall, Neath.

2pm, £10.75 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Showcase performance.

MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Open mic standup night hosted by James Dunn. uRain Man New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19-£33.

Info 029 2087 8889. Stage version of the movie starring Matthew Horne from Gavin & Stacey. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 13 (£16-£27) and Sat 15. £22-£36.50 on Fri 14 and the evening of Sat 15.

(Until Sat 15) TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER uAnd Suddenly I Disappear Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

The Llanarth Group present Kate O’Reilly’s monologues

about the experience of deafness in the UK and Singapore. On tomorrow also.

Rent The Met, Abertillery.

7pm, £9/£8. Info 01495 355945. Musical presented

by AYDMS Seniors. (Until Sat 15) WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 35 Times Park & Dare, Treorchy. 1pm, £8/£5. Info 0300 0040444. Play by Bethan Morgan inspired by real women’s experiences, held in the Lounge Bar. In Newport on Fri 14; Merthyr on Tue 25 and Wed 26. uEducation, Education, Education Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £5.50£10.50. Info 01495 227206.

Caerphilly Youth Theatre with a play set in a school just after the 1997 election.

On tomorrow also. uFairytaleheart Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.45pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Play about two teenagers from broken families, presented by Llanelli Youth Theatre. (Until Fri 14) Flying Atoms The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 5pm, £8/£6.

Info 01639 843163. Sciencebased dance show for kids presented by Dawns Powys Dance. In Cardigan on Sat 15; Brecon on Wed 19.

Oklahoma! Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 0300 0040444.

Famous musical, presented

by Showcase. (Until Sat 15) Studio Comedy Club Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £11/£9 adv. Info 029 2064 6900. Monthly event (Sept-Dec) with comedians TBC. THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER Chris Ramsey Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01656 815995.

Comedian.

George Egg Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805. Longstanding UK comedian with his current show, DIY Chef.

Nolton Comedy Nolton Corner, Bridgend. 7.30pm, free. Info 01656 655015. With standups TBC, every second Thursday of the month. uTide Whisperer Tenby Harbour. 6.30pm, £20/£15.

Info 029 2063 6464. National Theatr Wales and Wales Millennium Centre with an immersive production tackling the phenomenon of displacement and mass movement. (Until Sun 16) uTwo Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01600 772467. Off Centre present Jim Cartwright’s pub-based theatre production. (Until Sat 15) FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 35 Times The Riverfront, Newport. 10.30am + 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 656757.

Dychweliad Don Pascwale! Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £10/£4.50. Info 0845 2263510. OPRA Cymru with a Welsh-language version of

Donizetti’s opera. uGareth Richards + Carey Marx + Ian Coppinger + Bec Hill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink). uGuess How Much I Love You Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 1.30 + 5pm, £10 adv.

Info 029 2064 6900. Kids’ show based on a book. On tomorrow also, at 11am and 1.30pm.

Jethro Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01686 614555.

Roger Monkhouse + Rahul Kohli + Debra Jane Appleby Regency Hotel, Saundersfoot. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01834 869323.

Comedy Club night hosted by Span Arts.

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER uDave Gorman + Nick Doody St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Headliner with a show titled With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint. On tomorrow also.

Flying Atoms Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 3-4pm, £8/£6 kids. Info 01239 615952.

Real Deal Comedy Jam The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 01633 533666.

Featuring Judi Love, Trixx, Miss Mo’Real, Christopher Savage and host Aurie Styla.

The Flop Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622.

Hijinx and Spymonkey with a play about not being to get a bonk-on in 17th century France. In Newport on Thurs 20. uWar And Peace Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £10-£49.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Presented

by Welsh National Opera.

Also on Sat 22 and Sat 29 (at 3pm).

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER KickThePJ Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £17.50.

Info 0871 4720400. This guy is a YouTube storyteller apparently.

Milkshake! Live The Riverfront, Newport. 12. + 3.30pm, £16.50/£14.50 kids. Info 01633 656757.

Every character from every cartoon, TV show, movie, and book comes in with everything for a HUGE party.

Twice.

MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER uLost And Found + Change At Gordano + Looking For Catherine Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £7. Info 01633 868239. Three drama/comedy playlets presented by Theatre Adhoc. On tomorrow also. uThe Awkward Years The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info info@otherroomtheatre.com.

New production by Matthew Bulgo, a visceral solo drama about being young and lost.

Also the opening play at The Other Room for autumn. Also on at 3pm on Sat 22 and Sat 29. No productions on Tue 18 or Sun 23. (Until Sat 29) TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER uLes Misérables School Edition Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7pm, £11.50.

Info 01792 475715. Presented by the Sir Harry Secombe Trust. Also on at 2.30pm on Sat 22. (Until Sat 22) Ross Noble Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £25.50. Info 01792 475715.

Stephen Lynch Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £24. Info 0871 4720400. American comedian. Sold out. uThe Full Monty Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7pm, £15 adv.

Info 0300 3656677. Presented

by Melyncryddan Amateur Operatic Society. Obviously it’s not an opera. Also on at 2.15pm on Sat 22. (Until Sat 22) WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Flying Atoms Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 5.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01874 611622. uHMS Pinafore Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £12/£8 under-16s. Info 01600 772467. Presented by Monmouth Music Theatre.

(Until Fri 21) Jeremy Hardy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 8pm, £15.50 adv. Info 029 2064 6900.

Leftie standup, in the game since the 80s. uVincent River Jacobs Market, Cardiff. 7pm, £10.

Info 029 2039 0939. Philip Ridley’s play tackling LGBT-related hate crime, first produced in 2000 and presented here by Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival.

(Until Fri 21) THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER Dane Baptiste Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £12.

Info 0871 4720400. Comedian with a show titled G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs) for some reason. See Upfront.

Dolly Chicken Comedy: Fun At The Flute Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 7.3010.30pm, £6.50/£5 adv. Info dollychickencomedy@ gmail.com. Featuring Chris Chopping, Andrew Rutledge, Penny Matthews, MC Anita Shaw plus house band Molly Katz.

Frankie Vah Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £1-£13.

Info 01792 863722. A verse play by Luke Wright set in 1987 and about an aspiring indie musician. uMerrily We Roll Along Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 850805.

Sondheim musical presented

by Concept Players. (Until Sat 22) The Flop The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £13/311.

Info 01633 656757.

The Importance Of Being Described... Earnestly?

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01646 695267. Elbow Room Theatre Company, who are

real, present a play about Claudius Theatre Company, who are fictional, and their efforts to reproduce Oscar Wilde on the stage. In Newport on Wed 26. uThe Tiger Who Came To Tea New Theatre, Cardiff.

4.30pm, £14. Info 029 2087 8889. Famous kids’ book adapted for the stage. On at 10.30am and 1.30pm from Fri 21-Sun 23. (Until Sun 23) FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER uAnnie The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 7pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01639 843163. Presented by Glantawe Theatre Company.

On tomorrow at 1pm and 7pm; Sun 23 at 1pm only.

(Until Sun 23) Dee Riley The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8.

Info 01497 821762. Cabaret magician.

Drag For Autism Mary’s, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2066 8647. Featuring acts from the Cardiff alternative drag scene, in aid of the Welsh Autism Ball which will next be held in April 2020 at the Vale resort. uForbidden Broadway Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Musical theatre presented by the Glass Ceiling Theatre Company. On tomorrow also.

Forbidden Nights Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £21.50/£18. Info 01446 738622. Male strippers. uGeorge Rigden + Maff Brown + The Noise Next Door Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink), with one more comic TBC on both nights. *Javanese Shadow Play Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391. Held in the foyer and featuring Javanese master puppeteer Sujarwo Joko Prehatin and the Southbank Gamelan Players. uLa Traviata Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10-£49.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Presented by Welsh National Opera. Also on Fri 28, Sun 30 (at 4pm), Thurs 4 Oct and Sat 6 Oct. Sophie Willan Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £13/£11. Info 01239 621200.

Comedian with a new show titled Branded. In Builth Wells tomorrow.

SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Marcus Brigstocke Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

8pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2064 6900.

Nish Kumar The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £21/£19. Info 01633 656757. Popular UK comedian show present his latest show, It’s In Your Nature To Destroy Yourself.

Sounds more like the title of a screamo record from the late 90s. uPeppa Pig’s Adventure Grand Theatre, Swansea.

10am, 1pm + 4pm, £12.50£19. Info 01792 475715. On tomorrow also, at 10am and 1pm.

Sophie Willan Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01982 552555.

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Annette Fagon + Aurie Styla + Kojo Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.30pm, £20.

Info 0871 4720400. Another Jamaica v Africa Wahala Comedy Clash night. One more act TBC also.

Revolutionise Dance 2018 Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £10-£15. Info 01656 815995.

MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER uFame – The Musical New Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £22-£39. Info 029 2087 8889. Stage version of the movie... which was already a musical. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 27 (£19£27) and Sat 29. £26-£43 on Fri 28 and the evening of Sat 29. (Until Sat 29) TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 35 Times Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 10.30am + 7.30pm, £7. Info 01685 384111. On tomorrow also, at 7.30pm only. uBlood Brothers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £17-£40.50. Info 01792 475715. Another run out for enduring musical. Also on at 2.30pm on Wed 26, Thurs 27 and Sat 29. (Until Sat 29) uLet’s Talk About Death, Baby Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Dick Johns’ one-man show, a follow-up to his 2016 effort (also performed here) What Midlife Crisis?. (Until Thurs 27) uMags Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£16. Info 029 2064 6900. Bilingual productions about one woman’s life, presented by Cwmni Pluen. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm tomorrow. (Until Fri 28) uNow The Hero Brangwyn Hall / Swansea Beach, Swansea. 6.30pm, £15/£12.

Info 01792 602060. WWIthemed site-specific theatre piece lasting two and a half hours, starting on the beach and moving over to the Brangwyn. See Roundup.

(Until Sat 29) WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1940s Dad’s Army Variety Show Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 2.30pm, £16. Info 01633 868239.

Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715. uIolanthe Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £14. Info 01792 602060.

Gilbert & Sullivan play presented by Uplands Arts.

(Until Sat 29) uJoseph And His Technicolour Dreamcoat Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £10. Info 01633 263670. Youth group production. (Until Sat 29) The Death Hilarious Le

RAIN MAN New Theatre, Cardiff, Mon 10-Sat 15 Sept Tickets: £16-£36.50. Info: 029 2087 8889 / newtheatrecardiff.co.uk Matthew Horne (Gavin And Stacey) and Ed Speleers (Downton Abbey) star in Jonathan O’Boyle’s adaptation of Rain Man, the Oscar-winning film made famous by central performances by Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. The touring show, produced by Bill Kenwright’s Classic Screen to Stage Theatre Company, will find itself in Cardiff’s New Theatre for five nights this month, in what promises to be a fresh take on the iconic movie. The story follows salesman Charlie Babbit, who after discovering that he has a long-lost older brother, Raymond – an autistic mathematical genius who has inherited the family fortune – sets out to get his hands on his half of the wealth. An illuminating family trip across America ensues, in which Charlie discovers Raymond’s true worth to him.

Public Space, Newport.

8.30pm, pay by donation.

Info sam@lepub.co.uk.

This month’s edition of the You Might Laugh comedy night, on here on the last Wednesday of every month.

The Importance Of Being Described... Earnestly?

The Riverfront, Newport.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 01633 656757. uThis Incredible Life Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510.

Canoe Theatre and Theatrau Sir Gâr present a comedy

by Alan Harris about a journalist, possibly one in the business of ‘fake news’ if I’m reading the blurb right. On at 1pm and 7pm on Sat 28.

(Until Sat 28) THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER How To Hide A Lion Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.

1.30pm, £10/£7 kids. Info 01446 738622. Kids’ show based on Helen Stephens’ book. In Ystradgynlais tomorrow; Newport on Sat 29.

Rob Brydon Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 8pm, £33. Info 01639 763214.

Sold out.

The Boy And The Lion’s Head National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2057 3600.

Peter Thabit Jones’ verse drama about a former soldier’s last days. A Swansea International Festival event.

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER uAlison Lee Academy: Revolution Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.15pm, £9/£8.50. Info 01633 868239.

Dance showcase. On tomorrow also.

Comedy Shed The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £13 adv. Info 01633 656757.

With acts TBC. How To Hide A Lion The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 1.30 + 5pm, £8.50/£7.50. Info 01639 843163.

uLloyd Langford + Andrew O’Neill + Wes Zaharuk + Harriet Kemsley Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15.95/£8 NUS/£23.95 with food. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also (£17.95/£10 NUS/£27.95 with pizza and a drink).

Mike Doyle Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £18/£165. Info 01873 850805. uMK Ultra Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £8-£16. Info 029 2064 6900.

Dance production by Rosie Kay and Adam Curtis, as in the documentary guy, about the rise of conspiracy.

This sounds pretty cool! On tomorrow also.

Salute To The 1940s Welshpool Town Hall. 2pm, £8.50/£6.50. Info 01686 614555. Part of a series of events here (presented by Theatr Hafren in Newtown) from today until Sun 30, as some sort of weird WWII nostalgia weekend.

The Faaaaaaabulous Ceri Dupree Show Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.

Apologies if you consider the spelling ‘faaaaaaabulous’ to have too many As but it is written that way on the poster.

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Early Doors Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 8pm, £27.50 adv. Info 029 2022 4488.

Pub-based BBC sitcom, in a live setting. Honestly amazed this is popular enough to be in arenas, but the last time a TV comedy blindsided me like this was Mrs Brown’s Boys so...

How To Hide A Lion The Riverfront, Newport. 1.30pm, £11/£10 kids. Info 01633 656757.

James Rowland Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, Powys.

8pm, £10/£7. Info 01544 267800. Rowland, a comedic storyteller, with a show about

personal heartbreak titled A Hundred Different Words For Love.

Marega Palser: Prelude In Syncopated Now Time... Elysium Gallery, Swansea. Free. Info www. elysiumgallery.com.

Performance piece made up of dance, live art action, spoken word, sound bites, and the arranging of objects, as part of the Now The Hero series of events.

One Man Stranger Things St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £24. Info 029 2087 8444.

Canadian actor Charles Ross tackles the first season of this Netflix show on his tod.

Rachel Parris Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £12.

Info 0871 4720400. Comedian who appears on The Mash Report, the TV version of the unfunny website you like The Daily Mash, and apparently set to take “a sideways swipe at society” in this show.

Swansea: Heaven & Hell Creature Sound, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 301178.

Now The Hero-related night promising to incorporate art, poetry, music, film, spoken word etc.

Tales From The Treasure Box Volcano, Swansea.

4-5pm, free. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk. Biographical performance for four actors.

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER Atlantic Ladies Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £13.50/£12.50. Info 01873 850805. Musical based on the rowing expedition between the Canary Islands and Caribbean, by a team of women including Elaine Theaker from Abergavenny.

The Unknown Soldier Church House, Welshpool.

2pm, £6.50/£5.50. Info 01686 614555. New theatre piece set in the aftermath of WWI.

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Women make up 70% of all science and engineering students in Iran.

M&M’s inventor was allergic to peanuts, an addition to one of his most famous creations.

Without added colouring, Coca-Cola would be green.

TWO TICKETS TO LA TRAVIATA AT WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE The Welsh National Opera brings its rendition of one of the world’s most loved operas – La Traviata, a classic tale of tragic love in 19th century Paris – to Cardiff’s Wales Millennium Centre as part of its 2018 autumn season. The WNO is offering one opera fan to chance to witness the spectacle for themselves on Thurs 4 Oct. Expect soaring compositions, evocative performances and lavish costumes.

TWO TICKETS TO ONE MAN STRANGER THINGS AT ST. DAVID’S HALL It’s exactly how it sounds – one man (Canadian actor Charles Ross, to be precise) parodies and recreates the 1980s-set sci-fi sensation Stranger Things live on stage with zany and sidesplitting results. A must-see for fans of the show (who may end up viewing it in a different light), the performance beams down to Cardiff on Sat 29 Sept.

Coconuts kill around 150 people per year.

Billy goats urinate on themselves to attract females.

According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg, as it is stated that God invented birds.

A high school student designed the American flag.

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The sound of E.T walking was made by somebody TWO TICKETS TO DIONNE WARWICK AT ST. DAVID’S HALL Soul legend Dionne Warwick brings her inimitable talents to St. David’s Hall on Wed 19 Sept, treating the audience to a live performance of some of her greatest hits, from a career which has spawned over 25 million album sales worldwide. Grab this chance to experience what promises to be a truly one-off, captivating performance.

TWO TICKETS TO TIDE WHISPERER ON TENBY NORTH BEACH

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Canadian researchers have found that Einstein’s brain was 15% larger than average.

An average person spends around two years of their life on the phone.

In the first of two prizes to plays based around events on Welsh beaches this month, we have two tickets to the Thurs 13 Sept performance of Tide Whisperer, an incredible play about migration that begins on the beaches of Tenby before taking audiences across the beachside resort’s narrow streets.

Karaoke means ‘empty orchestra’ in Japanese.

TWO TICKETS TO NOW THE HERO IN SWANSEA

The largest snowflake ever recorded measured 15

Starting on Tue 25 Sept, each performance of Now The Hero will guide its audience through two-and-a-half hours of vivid, immersive theatre as part of the Swansea International Festival. Weaving together three tales of World War I, it claims to be a multi-sensory experience which stretches from the open space of Swansea Beach to the city’s Brangwyn Hall.

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