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“I don’t tend to start throwing people up in the air”

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When you peruse our double-page roundup of some of south Wales’ finest new bands, rest assured that we’re using ‘new’ in a loose sense, so don’t get snarky about having seen them play two years ago or whatever. Plus!

Super Furry Animals, The Gentle Good, The Shires and the Welsh Music Prize

30film

The presence of Brad Pitt in a WWII-era romance this month gives gossip hound Keiron Self the chance to work in a mention of the erstwhile ‘Brangelina’.

Yesterday evening I found myself reading a dubiously sourced clickbait story about how they broke up because of Brad’s monster weed habit, so I’m just as suspectible

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A rundown of the Welsh restaurants which have been freshly graced with Michelin stars. Some people say that only lames and pseuds care about Michelin stars, and that they’re ultimately a distraction from genuine innovation in cooking. I say that the way the Michelin man is licking his lips on the Bib Gourmand logo is really infuriating

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Despite not having the slightest interest in The Full Monty in any of its forms, I am appalled to read on the Stage page that its latest bells-and-whistles production relocates it to upstate New York. My disinterest had also kept me unaware of the lyrics to one of its songs, Big Black Man. Hmmmmmmm

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I reviewed a novel based on the lives of proto-rap group The Last Poets this month and enjoyed it a bunch, but have been worrying in a low-key manner that once it’s been out a while, the court of public opinion is going to deem it – and by extension, advocates for it like me – ‘problematic’

51lifestyle

A selection of very, in some cases perhaps stereotypically, Welsh gift ideas as Winterval draws ever closer. Or you could continue to suckle at the teat of chain stores and multinational conglomerates. No pressure, like

52sport

Rugby is back baby. It’s autumn again. Let’s all cheer ‘our’ ‘brave’ ‘boys’ on, both in the Principality Stadium and as they bumble onto the motorway in an electric golf cart after a massive sesh

55listings

Worst band names in this issue: Hiding From Girls, 2 Trick Pony, Entertainment For The Braindead, Avenge The Heartache, The Carnabys, Saliva, Steve N’ Seagulls, Hands Off Gretel, The Hatstand Collective

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Q. Who is the lead singer of Simply Red? A. See my answer to this question from when we ran a comp to win tickets to their last local gig back in July

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Cardiff Winter Wonderland Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland has become such a fixture that it is now even more synonymous with the Christmas season than the John Lewis ad. Returning to its usual spot in the city centre this November, the open-air ice rink, this year with the new addition of a cover to keep skaters dry after the less-than seasonal Cardiff weather last year, will spark off the festive season when it returns to its usual home outside City Hall. For those who prefer to keep their feet on (relatively) dry ground, the family funfair attractions, including a carousel and helter-skelter, returns as well as the popular Alpine Village, with its chalets offering an array of seasonal treats from glug and gluhwein and other après-skate offerings.

Cardiff Winter Wonderland, Cardiff Ciivic Centre, Thurs 10 Nov-Tue 3 Jan. Tickets £6.50£9.50. Info: www.cardiffswinterwonderland.com

WATCH IT! Like a drop of real ale?

Cycling? This event is for you: the Real Ale Wobble. The wobble calls upon expert and enthusiastic cyclists alike to mark the beginning of the 10-day Mid Wales Beer Festival with non-competitive cycling events all in the sublime landscape of mid-Wales, running on Sat 19 and Sun 20 Nov. If the prospect of pints and the picturesque are not enough to tempt you to dust off your helmet then, apparently, other beverages are available.

Tickets: £25. Info: 01591 610666 / www. green-events.co.uk

Chinese State Circus The acclaimed Chinese State Circus will return to Cardiff this November for one night only with their latest extravaganza. This year’s show, Dynasty – which features 30 Chinese acrobats, aerial artistes and jugglers – promises ‘non-stop’ thrills and super human abilities in a show which returns to the basics of the acrobatic skills for which they are known. Even so, this year they can also boast the addition of the world famous Kung Fu masters, the Shaolin Warriors, whose martial art skills and power are legendary. This is a circus quite like any other, and an insight into mind expanding cultures and artforms.

The Chinese State Circus Dynasty, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 21 Nov. Tickets: £25.

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YO HO HO! Barry's first undercover ice rink is due to appear at Central Park from Sat 26 Nov and will run until Sun 4 Dec. All the old festive favourites are set to return, including festive food and drink and Christmas surprises. Open on late nights Friday, Saturday and Sunday, make sure you get your letters to Santa in time! Tickets are available online and at the Tourist Information Centre.

Info: www.visitthevale.com

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Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival of Remembrance November has historically marked the end of the First World War, but as the years have passed it has become a time for remembering all the service people who have served our country. This year, the 36th Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival Of Remembrance will feature a variety of high quality musical performances. With a very special performance from Shakin’ Stevens, and a range of performances from a 300 strong male voice choir, the Defence And Bristol Military Wives Choir and the famous Military Muster and Drumhead Service Of Remembrance. To top it all off, the Welsh National Opera will also present excerpts from their new opera, In Parenthesis, based on the epic poem by Welsh painter and World War One veteran, David Jones, which received strong reviews when it premiered earlier this year.

The Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival Of Remembrance, St David’s Hall, Sat 5 Nov. Tickets: £10-£20. Info: www. stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

Royal Welsh Winter Fair

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One of the most popular events in the agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Winter Show will come to Builth Wells for the 26th year. On Mon 28 and Tue 29 Nov, while the stockman battle it out to take the top prizes in the competitions running over the two days, there will plenty else on offer. There will be the chance to stock up on distinctive and unique in the shopping pavilion and gift hall; from handmade jewellery and clothing to antiques and china, and even natural skin care solutions, there’s bound to be something that will tickle your fancy. Alongside the main show, a whole series of competition – from home crafts to horticulture – will be going on over the two days. And, of course, there will be plenty of tasty treats on display in the food hall just waiting to be snatched up.

Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Bulith Wells, Mon 28 + Tues 29 Nov. Tickets: £15. Info: www.rwas.wales

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Abertoir Horror Festival For six days in November, the streets of Aberystwyth will be become a very frightening place: the Abertoir Horror Festival is back and stalking her streets. This year’s festival offers horror fan some very rich pickings. Fabio Frizzi, the renowned film composer, will be coming to Aberystwyth to commemorate the memory of Luciio Fulci by performing a new score for his most acclaimed score, The Beyond. Another returnee to the festival will be Michael Sabbaton with another of his Lovecraftian oneman shows, which won him many lifelong awards when he first performed it two years ago. There will also be this year’s short film festival. Among the competition this year we have a boy drawn into the seedy world of video horror in Nasty; a tooth fairy in Quenottes; and in Vardøger, a haunted photographer is back on the streets of Paris, where several murders are bloodying her boulevards.

Abertoir Horror Festival, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Tues 15Sun 20 Nov. Tickets: £10. Info: www.abertoir.co.uk BUZZ 5

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ESTRONS

Manon Williams speaks with Rhodri Daniel, founding member of Estrons, one of Cardiff’s most rapidly rising groups.

How are you finding the Welsh crowd react to Estrons, even though you’ve gained recognition on a global level?

Well, Cardiff is our hometown, and so we’ve played a lot of gigs locally, but we’re on our way up, so we’re still accruing our crowd at the minute. Just like everywhere really. So, we’re just on the cusp of selling out venues now.

But, generally I find that Americans tend to go a bit crazier, maybe it’s because we’ve played on weekends there. If they love you, they’ll tend to start throwing each other around the place, but in Britain if the audience love you, they’ll start nodding their head intensely as a form of acknowledgment. It’s fine. I mean, in my old age if I like a band, I don’t tend to start throwing people up in the air.

Is the songwriting process itself collective, or do you all work on an individual basis?

I sort of go off and work out the skeleton in my head, or on the road. I have a Dictaphone, and BUZZ 6

I just kind of hum to myself, little songs or riffs, and then I come to Tali [Källström, vocalist] with the idea, and she starts figuring out some lyrics behind it. Then the band listen to it, and switch it around to make a full length song. It’s like a conveyor belt of how to build a song.

What is the best achievement you’ve reached as a leading member of Estrons?

Personally I still feel that we’re getting there.

We still travel in the back of vans illegally, and we crash on people’s sofas. So it’s still very DIY. But, being invited by BBC to perform as SXSW this year was fucking major. But, for me I think one of the highlights was a band called London Force from something like Scranton, in New York State, where The Office was filmed, and they did a cover of our song, Drop and it’s online on YouTube, even after all of the radio and TV plays, that’s my favourite. Because it means that other musicians actually go, “this is actually good enough for me to cover.”

Estrons, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 11 Nov. Tickets: £7. Info: 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net

feat. Shakin’ Stevens 05.11.16

Martyn Joseph

Roots Unearthed 29.11.16

Philharmonia Orchestra

Rebecca Ferguson

Lucy Porter

Superwoman 14.11.16

Consequences 08.11.16

Ben Portsmouth is Elvis

Chinese State Circus

Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes

John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra

Wales Festival of Remembrance

Dynasty 21.11.16

Walk With Me 02.11.16

feat. Alice Sara Ott 18.11.16

The King is Back 17.11.16

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WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR THIS MONTH.

BOOK NOW A CHRISTMAS CAROL New Theatre, Cardiff Tues 29 Nov-Sat 3 Dec Info: 029 2087 8889 / www. newtheatrecardiff.co.uk -

SEAN LOCK: KEEP IT LIGHT Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Thurs 1 Dec Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc. org.uk -

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SOUTH WALES SECRET #71 Three Cliffs Bay, Gower

One of brains behind Cinema & Co., Swansea’s smash hit indie film house and gallery space, Anna Redfern, reveals her South Wales Secret.

“We aim to cater for all corners of the market from baby-friendly screenings, ‘golden oldie’ matinees for senior ladies and gents with afternoon tea on the menu; screening everything from classic crowd pleasers to indie/arthouse films,” starts Anna.

“That's the beauty of film I suppose, there really is something to suit everybody's taste.”

The Swansea-based cinema has become a firm favourite in the city’s art scene, and their creative approach to an often stale format has made them one of the top creative companies to watch in Wales.

With so much to choose from, how do the cinema decide on what to play? “We use ‘Spotlights’ on different actors/directors/ writers. We like to get the audience involved as much as possible so we have a filmrequest book and do polls/competitions on social media. We also try to follow monthly themes which from November we'll be linking with charities to raise money. The Movember Foundation will be the first, with movie moustaches being the theme, followed by BUZZ 8

local homeless charities for December.

“We have also started a book club where we announce the book a month before showing the film adaptation of the same.

We’ve gathered a catalogue of local artists that we can call upon to fill the gallery space where we aim to link the art on the walls to the month's film theme. We’ve recently installed a PA system which will be tested out this November by James Kirby on his European Tour and a feast of rock and roll with live music from The Real Goners and George Lucas' classic film American Graffiti.”

Anna then reveals her South Wales Secret: “I would have to choose Three Cliffs Bay on the Gower Coast, a bit of a trek down to the beach but totally worth it. It's always quiet, the sea feels warmer and the views are absolutely stunning.”

Cinema & Co., Swansea. Info: 07982 624959 / www.cinemaco.co.uk

ONLY MEN ALOUD St David’s Hall, Cardiff Sat 3 Dec Info: 029 2087 8444 / www. stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk -

REEVES AND MORTIMER

Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Thurs 8 Dec Info: 029 2022 4488 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk -

JOOLS HOLLAND Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Sat 10 Dec Info: 029 2022 4488 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk -

STATUS QUO Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Wed 14 Dec Info: 029 2022 4488 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk -

MARY POPPINS Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Wed 14 Dec-Sat 14 Jan Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc. org.uk

ICE CENTRAL Parc yr IA Central Park, Barry | Parc Canolog, Y Barri

Saturday 26th November - Sunday 4th December

Dydd Sadwrn 26 Tachwedd - Ddydd Sul 4 Rhagfyr

This Christmas Central Park will host its first ever Ice rink! Enjoy a wonderful winter adventure with festive skating with seasonal food, drink and music.

Y Nadolig yma bydd y Parc Canolog yn gartref i’w Lawr Sglefrio cyntaf erioed! Mwynhewch antur gaeaf ardderchog wrth sglefrio’n llawen ynghyd â bwyd, diod a cherddoriaeth tymhorol.

The undercover rink will open on Saturday 26th November after the Christmas Lights on King Square are switched on at 5pm. The rink will then be open every day from Sunday 27th November to Sunday 4th December, with late nights on Friday, Saturdays and Sundays.

Bydd y llawr gorchuddiedig yn agor ddydd Sadwrn 26 Tachwedd ar ôl i’r Goleuadau Nadolig gael eu cynnau ar Sgwâr y Brenin bob dydd o ddydd Sul 27 Tachwedd tan ddydd Sul 4 Rhagfyr, gan aros ar agor yn hwyr nosweithiau Gwener, Sadwrn a Sul.

Prices for a 40 minute skate:

Prisiau i sglefrio am 40 munud:

15 yrs and under - £3 16 yrs plus - £5 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) - £10

15 oed ac yn iau - £3 16 oed a throsodd - £5 Tocyn Teuluol (2 oedolyn a 2 blentyn) - £10

Please note: Sessions can only be booked on site, no advanced booking is available.

For full details on times, events and all terms and conditions please visit www.visitthevale.com Sylwch: Dim ond ar y safle y gall sesiynau gael eu bwcio, nid yw bwcio ymlaen llaw ar gael.

I weld manylion llawn amserau, digwyddiadau a’r holl delerau ac amodau ewch i www.visitthevale.com @visitthevale visitthevale

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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS

Jaydon Martin speaks with Super Furry Animals’ guitarist Huw Bunford and keyboard player Cian Ciarán about the remastering of Fuzzy Logic, playing their first two records back to back, and the secret to the group’s longevity.

Since their debut album Fuzzy Logic 20 years ago, Super Furry Animals have become a firm Welsh and international favourite, with a creative pace and range that could be argued to match the Beatles. As part of the Cool Cymru wave, the group helped to put Welsh, and Welsh language, music on the map, and have continued to create psychedelia laced music that playfully dances around the boundaries of pop. Celebrating this important 20th anniversary, the group will be on tour playing Fuzzy Logic and the successive album Radiator back to back, with the last night of the tour being in Cardiff.

“It’s not something we’ve done as a band before, playing the albums back to back. Some of the songs we haven’t played in a while, so it’s like going back to school. There’s a load of homework involved,” Cian laughs in a studio alongside fellow Super Furry guitarist Huw Bunford.

“Like Cian said, it’s a bit like going back to school,” Huw agrees. “We knew the singles. When you do an album, you go out and tour the album, but you kind of do the singles really. Songs like Gathering Moss and Long Gone, they were studio songs really.”

Cian adds: “With certain songs, like Bass Tuned To DEAD, I don’t know if we’ve ever played them live.

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Probably because 20 years ago we who are on a similar wavelength, so "There was a were a bit of youthful and wanted to it becomes more of a collaborative magazine on the be more a bit more noisy, and have process. You don’t really have that a laugh on stage. But now, we’re a coffee table, I think luxury when you’re 18, 19, playing bit more chilled-out and we have the it was actually Buzz the toilet circuit.” production to back songs like that magazine, so there How do the group think up so you get in the zone more.” circumstances have changed for They then start to discuss their you are, it comes full young bands now? “None of us could circle!" reputation for playing fantastical say what it’s like starting as a young live shows. Huw starts: “If you band now,” Huw stresses. “Compared look at our YouTube history of playing live, I think to what it was when we were starting, when record something grows with each album. There are images companies were still funding bands to go on tour, for each album. We always thought that visuals were and venues were still open. There’s so much change.” very important because, well, Gruff’s not Mick Jagger Cian agrees: “The places you can play, and is he. We’re not the most animated bunch. I suppose opportunities are half of what they used to be. Where we’re concentrating more on playing.” we are now, labels expect bands to do a lot for them.

Cian adds: “You’re a product of your circumstances, These days they do all the groundwork.”

I don’t really know how to say it in English.” He Huw then reflects on the early years: “The first years, hesitates. “The more you progress or grow, you get we didn’t even have time to reflect on how crummy these opportunities that you wouldn’t get when you the venues were. You’re so amazed that you’re doing were starting out. We get more financial backing something. I can’t believe that people were buying now so we get to experiment more with what we can tickets to see us. We embraced it. You have to embrace and can’t do live on stage. We’ve also met people something like that, you know how lucky you are.”

“That’s what we wanted,” Cian adds, “The majority

of people don’t write music to put on the shelf and forget about it. They want to share it and play it live and have fun while they’re doing it. Some venues probably we’ll never visit again, and there’s towns we’ll never visit again, like Falmouth, Exeter, Derby, and Hull. We played Hull once, and they left a note on the drum stool saying ‘don’t ever play Hull again c***s’.” “True. I didn’t think we were that bad,” Huw laughs.

The group are well known for their psychedelic artistic collaborations with Pete Fowler, whose style immediately attracted the Super Furry Animals.

“We first were aware of Pete Fowler’s work when we just came back from Tokyo, and we were sitting in a meeting and there was a magazine on the coffee table, I think it was actually Buzz magazine, so there you are, it comes full circle!” laughed Huw. “There was some of Pete Fowler’s artwork on the back, it just reminded us of Japanese style art. So we thought ‘who is this Pete Fowler’?”

Cian continues: “I think we were lucky, he’s a Cardiff boy on a similar wavelength, and the artwork and the music complimented each other. The relationship grew over 20 years and it’s still growing. We’re lucky because that doesn’t happen very often. It was a no brainer. With every album, we’d pick up the phone and say are you up for doing the artwork again. There was never any scratching of heads. It was usually last minute, though.”

“I think it also coincided with us not wanting to appear in our videos either and to use animations instead,” explains Huw. “It just looked so traditional.

The classic band in the studio. We tried it more than

we care to remember. There were some good ones, Golden Retriever’s good. We decided to go with Pete Fowler with, I think it was Hello Sunshine. It was great I could actually sit and watch one of our videos without going ‘NO!’” What’s next for the group? Cian says: “The last gig of the year is in Cardiff. I still call it the CIA. After that it’s a bit of downtime after 18-20 months of touring. No one in the band has stopped working either as individuals or in collaborations. We just haven’t released music under the name Super Furry Animals. I’m also working with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Fri 4 Nov. Everyone’s still out putting music, still working, still writing, and producing for other bands. It’s been like that since day one. It’s just a question of whether it manifests itself as a Furries record.”

After 20 years, and still creating music together and delighting fans across Wales and the rest of the world, what’s the secret to the group’s longevity? Cian responds: “Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t be too far up your own arse. We grew up together and know each other well. Luck, and right time, right place, and being friends first. Just luck of the draw I guess.” Huw agrees: “There’s no magic wand really.

Just be polite and respect everybody else.”

Super Furry Animals, Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Fri 2 Dec. Tickets: £30. Info: 019 7062 3232 / www.aberystwythartscentre. co.uk; Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. Sat 17 Dec. Tickets: £35.70. Info: 029 2023 4500 / www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk; Fuzzy Logic is released on Fri 4 Nov. Info: www. superfurry.com

"We haven't played some of the songs in a while – it's like going back to school"

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TH E S H IR ES Liam Turner speaks with Ben Earle from British country duo The Shires about their new album and upcoming UK tour.

Congratulations on reaching top five with your new album, My Universe. Was that your goal this time round?

Thank you! Well, with our first album, Brave, we were the first [UK] country act to get top 10 [in the UK charts]. But it’s funny about the chart thing, they’re so different now. Obviously we’d love to go as high as possible, but we knew there were going to be a few big releases that week, like Bon Iver and Van Morrison. But it was really amazing to see the amount of people who got it.

Now that you’ve released two albums in relatively quick succession, are you going to slow down a bit?

Well, the thing is with Nashville, you’re always writing songs. I’m sure there’ll be a point soon where we’re sat there with 20 songs and going, “Let’s just do it.” I think we’ll definitely get the next one out soon. I don’t know when, I can’t say for definite. But if the songs are there we’ll just want to get it out. Especially with this upcoming tour, we’re going to be inspired to write a lot more again.

Why do you think it took so long for a country act to do so well in the charts?

It’s really weird, but when we got together about three and a half years ago, if you googled UK country not a lot really came up. I don’t think it’s unfair to say people were trying to copy what was coming out of Nashville. It was often quite pastiche, they were singing about trucks and rhinestones… it just wasn’t real. When we got together we said, “What is country to you?” and the things that came up were the honesty, the storytelling and that classic phrase, four chords and the truth. We said if we stick to that, then we can’t really go wrong.

Speaking of the tour, are you looking forward to it?

Yes, in some ways it’s the best part of it. You get to see the reactions on people’s faces the instant you sing the song. It still takes us by surprise when you see a fan singing every single word, and you know they’ve sat there with a booklet and gone through the words. I think that’s what so amazing with us, because we’re still quite an old fashioned band. Our fans love vinyl, they love reading the lyrics, they love knowing the credits, who wrote on the song and played on the song. They’re very passionate. We’re also looking forward to playing Wales. We recently played Llandudno, and we’re coming back to Cardiff as well. We’re doing St David's Hall which I’ve heard is really beautiful.

Do you have a favourite song on My Universe?

I think Daddy’s Little Girl, though I didn’t write it. It’s all about Crissie’s [Rhodes, the other half of the duo] dad and I think that song is just an incredible country song, so honest. In terms of fun ones, My Universe itself is wicked, it has a big Coldplay moment. But they’re all great.

Picking up on the Coldplay thing, was there a conscious decision to make this album more anthemic?

Yes, definitely. We toured with The Corrs and we did a lot of arenas, and when you’re playing these big venues you just naturally want bigger songs to fill it out. But for us it always comes back to making things that are real and wanting people to have a good time. We just wanted to grow our sound, we didn’t want to just do exactly what we did on Brave.

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What about the US, are you going to tour there any time soon?

We’re going out there to Nashville for the CMA awards in a couple of weeks. We’ve recently done a tour with Little Big Town, too, in the Northwest which was incredible. But at the moment we’re intending on having a few months out in Nashville next year. There are a few things we’re going through. Hopefully we’ll get a shot to break America, which is sort of nervewracking but really exciting as well.

The Shires, St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Thurs 24 Nov. Tickets: £21.50. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

9 BACH Anian

ALUN GAFFEY Alun Gaffey

(Real World)

(Sbrigyn Ymborth)

DATBLYGU Porwr Trallod

MEILYR JONES 2013

(Ankstmusic)

(Moshi Moshi)

SIMON LOVE It It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time (Fortuna Pop!)

SKINDRED Volume

(Napalm Records)

CATE LE BON Crab Day

CLIMBING TREES Borders

PLU Tir A Golau

RIGHT HAND LEFT HAND Right Hand Left Hand

SWNAMI Swnami

THE ANCHORESS The Confessions Of A Romance Novellist (Kscope)

(Turnstile / Drag City)

(Sbrigyn Ymborth)

(Ika Ching)

(Staylittle Music)

(Jealous Lovers Club)

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BUZZ BREAKTHROUGH ACTS

Chain Of Flowers

From jazz and hip hop to hardcore to post punk, we take a look at some of the most promising Welsh musicians on the circuit today that you should be keeping your eye on.

WRITTEN IN KINGS Bridgend boys Written In Kings are beginning to capture the attention of fans and fellow musicians around the world with their catchy folk-rock melodies and harmonies, inspired by the likes of the Rolling Stones and Royal Blood. Proud of their cultural heritage, the group can count themselves as part of a growing and ever evolving folk rock scene, equipped with banjos, soulful acoustic guitars, well suited vocals, harmonica solos, and a good sense of musical development. The group are also passionate about social issues, which is reflected in their lyrics, and also their continuous support of charities, being ambassadors for Compassion UK. Info: www.writteninkings.com BUZZ 14

HIPICAT Fans of the psychedelic and experimental should rejoice with Hipicat, one of the most vibrant groups in the Cardiff live music scene. The seven-piece group come from diverse musical backgrounds which are united in this celebration of musical diversity. With r'n'b style beats infused with 60s psychedelia and 70s disco, Hipicat have a rich and colourful sound that has propelled them within a year of playing Cardiff clubs to performing on main stages in festivals. The group have a lot of momentum behind them, having supported groups like Gulp, BOMBS and Quantic, and look likely to go onto great things. For fans of Tame Impala.

Info: www.hipicat.com

ARGRPH Armed with beautiful chord progressions and a subdued spacey sound, ARGRPH (read are graph), a Welsh language artist, has an immensely calming effect on the listener. Tywod is a particularly interesting track that’s beautiful in every way. The self-described vibe rock group traverse a range of sounds, from surf-rock to punkier songs like Pobol Mân, which has a slight psychobilly taste it. With well-structured developments and a keen desire to experiment, this is a group that would appeal to a wide range of music lovers, and even if you don’t speak Welsh they can affect you deeply.

Info: www.soundcloud.com/argrph DARKHOUSE FAMILY Cardiff and Barry duo Darkhouse Family, comprised of Don Leisure and Earl Jeffers, have developed the sound for the past few years, mixing and blurring the lines between hip hop, jungle and dubstep. Having toured as DJs around the world and providing sets and mixes, the group have a growing reputation.

A good suggestion for fans of trip-hop beats like Nujabes, but with a more instrumental feel.

Info: www.darkhousefamily.bandcamp.com

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XY&O Skip Curtis, Tudor Davies and Nick Kelly make up the Cardiff electro-haze pop group XY&O, who first found success when they began to release demos online. Seeing this success, the group then made the transition from bedroom project to live band by adding live percussion. The group have quickly found their dreamscape sound and have caught the eye of many, and even performed on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury this year. Their sound is atmospheric with bubbly guitars, vocals and intense bass and beats, making for a good soundtrack to a night out.

Info: www.xyando.com FALLS Simply quite mad. Quite, quite mad. This hardcore group are intelligent, eccentric, and have a reputation for delivering fantastic live shows adorned with catchy riffs and powerful vocals. With an almost cartoony sound, this group add zest to an often rather dull scene and have won over fans for their dutiful madness. Big loud songs with a comic and colourful twist that would even entertain those who loathe the genre. The punk spirit is alive and well in their live shows.

Info: www.falls.bandcamp.com AFRO CLUSTER Having also been featured on Glastonbury’s BBC Introducing stage, the huge Cardiff-based Afro Cluster look to establish themselves at the front of the UK hip-hop scene. Working with front man MC Skundadelic, whose politically driven lyrics, and inspired by the likes of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, The Roots and Snarky Puppy, the group have successfully blended afro-funk and hip-hop to create one of the city’s most exciting sounds. Quite unlike anything else in the Welsh music scene at the moment, and possibly the best ambassadors in Welsh hip hop today. We Don Land is stunning.

Info: www.afrocluster.co.uk CHAIN OF FLOWERS Post-punk with a subdued sound, both loud and beautiful, Chain Of Flowers have started to build up a fanbase with their shoegazey sound. The six-piece group have worked for years to hone their sound and fuse atmospheric soundscapes with harder guitars.

The result is interesting, and the group seem to have found a rather distinctive sound that would appeal

to fans of groups like The Horrors and Toy. Their sound is almost like a contradiction; both soothing and energetic, it’s something you could easily listen to both on a chilled-out evening or in the gym. Quite a feat.

Info: www.flowersinchains.com The Moon Birds

THE MOON BIRDS Crowned winners of the Big Gig 2016, Merthyr’s finest funk and soul export the Moon Birds have understandably caught the eyes of many recently.

The five-piece create what they call ‘drunk funk’, a fusion of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder Soul, Earth Wind & Fire funk, Snarky Puppy experimentality and funk minimalists Vulfpeck. The group’s focus on live music as opposed to recording is arguably one of the factors for them having won the Big Gig, and they pride themselves on their raw energy. With an evergrowing fan base and a sound that’s ever coming into focus, the group are one of the most promising young talents from south Wales.

Info: www.themoonbirds.com

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BURUM With a rather novel idea behind them, Burum draw inspiration from traditional Welsh music, but adapt it for a modern jazz sextet. The group recently released Llef, and have previously impressed jazz aficionados at the Brecon Jazz Festival, with Tomos Williams on trumpet, Daniel Williams on tenor sax, Ceri Rhys Matthews on Welsh pipes, Dave Jones on piano, Chris O’Connor on bass and Mark O’Connor on drums. There’s a certain melancholy to their sound, and after learning about their inspirations, you can definitely hear the Welsh sound in their jazz improvisations. Very relaxing.

Info: www.burum.org

SLOWLY ROLLING CAMERA Inspired by the likes of Cinematic Orchestra, Portishead and Radiohead, Slowly Rolling Camera meld trip-hop, jazz, soul and electronic music. Having played at jazz festivals around the world, the group’s soundscape is charming audiences with their jazzy experimental sound. Lyricist and vocalist Dionne Bennett’s voice is absolutely remarkable and works perfectly with the rest of the outfit, with impressive time signatures and drumming from Elliott Bennett, keyboardist Dave Stapleton, and sound design artist Deri Roberts. Unlike some similar outfits, they aren’t afraid of progression and breaking through into almost full soul crescendos. Genius.

Info: www.slowlyrollingcamera.com

PLU Every so often, kind of like a chosen one, a Welsh folk act comes along who draws in audiences from outside Wales, and Plu look like they may just do that. This sibling trio Welsh language act play folk music with hints of country and Americana, covering traditional songs and also playing their own original material. Elan, Marged and Gwilyn Rhys, from Snowdonia, sing in absolutely perfect harmony that is almost the very stereotype of Welsh music to many.

It’s stunning, and the passion and melancholy easily translates even for non-Welsh speakers.

Info: www.pluband.com

TIBET In a similar vein to groups like the Coral, Tibet look back with a sense of near nostalgia to create a sound for fans of groups like Cage The Elephant. The fourpiece have captured the attention of critics and fans alike and seem to have been going from strength to strength in the past couple of years. Clearly influenced by bands like the Kinks, their sound has also been clearly influenced by Britpop, and at times has an almost Libertines wildness to it. An attempt in reviving the sounds of the 60s that may well be going places, but is ultimately fun, pumped-up pop.

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David Wyn rounds up some of his top picks for this year’s nominees at the Welsh Music Prize, a huge celebration of Welsh music to help put it on the music map.

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Winners of BBC Radio 2’s prestigious folk awards for their previous album Tincian, listening to the by-now-familiar laidback dub/ folk grooves doesn’t sound like 9Bach were under any extra pressure, even though they’re also signed to Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records. The name of their latest album, Anian, meaning a feeling of isolation and somewhere between nature, temperament and quintessence. The word has been chosen to represent 9Bach’s latest excellent collection of Welsh music precisely because it is hard to define; full of tempestuous human nature and quintessentially Welsh and all that all in a word – much like ‘hiraeth’ – that cannot really be translated.

Datblygu are the best. They did a load of Peel sessions, indisputably recorded the song that is most commonly referred to as the best song in Welsh ever: Cân i Gymry – which possibly pips the pre-Cerys Catatonia Y Cyrff to that particular post on the strength that it’s a brilliant song about the Welsh language as well as being in the Welsh language. They’re most likely to be the best band on show at the Welsh Music Awards; although they’d do well to actually be on show as their inspirational band-leader David Edwards is incredibly busy being mistaken for the Welsh football international who shares the same moniker as him. In all seriousness, for the battle-hardened Datblygu fans, this is not a battle they’d be bothered about at all, and the beauty of music is that I could state quite unequivocally that Porwr Trallod (where ‘porwr’ = ‘browser’ in all its senses and ‘trallod’ is distress, a trial or tribulation] is the best album of the lot and you’ll know that music is utterly subjective anyhow, which is partly what makes it so fascinating to pretend that a list of albums in different and disparate styles can be compared fairly against each other.

ALUN GAFFEY Once part of Race Horses, one of the most influential Welsh-based bands of the last 10 years, Alun Gaffey’s eponymous album has also been nominated. His confident stride into the solo set up will not be a surprise to those who saw him perform solo sets such as at the Cardiffrinj to WOMEX. It should be pointed out that here is a man who takes his lyrical content seriously and Welsh speakers are fortunate to uncover layers of hidden meaning there on what it means to be Welsh in the early 21st century.

MEILYR JONES Meilyr is a talented boy. And boy, is given his head after the non-glue factory dissolving of the Race Horses, and has also found a lyrical bent he’s comfortable with. 2013 might be three years overdue, but it benefits from the extra time in the oven, and is mature like a Welsh cheese without ever being cheesy. A Morrissey for mid-Wales.

PLU They’re a bit soft, which is fitting as their name means feathers in Welsh. They’re Welsh folk, and all related to each other in one way or another. Tir A Golau will most likely win the best album cover prize. To be earnest, Plu are an important part of the Welsh folk revival that has been creeping up on us like a large, friendly, cuddly bear version of the Wolf in the “What’s the time Mr Wolf?” game that has been on the boil since the beginning of the decade. All the same, these North Walians will be outsiders on the night, and not just in the geographical sense. Pretty and pleasing: Plu, ladies and gentlemens.

CATE LE BON Cate Le Bon is one of the best and tastiest of the left over morsels of the Cool Cymru era, that is and those of you who remember her from serving at the Gwdihw before she went all transatlantic know that she is no overnight sensation, but she is sensational all the same.

Just like her previous records, her fourth neopsychedelic album Crab Day is a delight.

Welsh Music Prize 2016, The Depot, Cardiff, Thurs 24 Nov. Tickets: £15-£30. Info: www.welshmusicprize.com

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upfront THE GENTLE GOOD David Wyn speaks with folk marvel Gareth Bonello, otherwise known as The Gentle Good, about his new record, Ruins / Adfeilion, and representing Welsh music worldwide.

Your last album, Y Bardd Anfarwol, was inspired by your time in China, and it went on to win the Eisteddfod’s album of the year. Did anything in particular influence Ruins / Adfeilion?

After the last one, because it was a concept album with a narrative, and had a distinctive position on it, I wanted something a little bit more loose and disparate; so I just wrote a lot of songs a little bit more instinctively really – and then realised after a while that they were grouped around some loose themes, so I more or less focused the album along those kind of lines, but it’s not as 'coherent' as the last one I’d say.

Y Bardd Anfarwol also inspired a stage play – how did this come about?

Wyn Mason, who is the playwright in question, approached me and said he’d like to write a play based on the album – not repeating the narrative of the album but to create a original new play based around the concepts and the themes that the album explored. So that play, Rhith Gân, was put on in the summer at the Eisteddfod by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru. I don’t know if there are plans to tour it again; I know Wyn’s been working on an English translation as well, so hopefully it will rear its head again at some point.

Many great opportunities are now coming your way, are you getting used to your success now?

No, I’m certainly not used to it and wasn’t expecting it – it’s quite surreal having actors reading out lines that I’ve written, and singing songs that I’d written.

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something in response to it. It starts a whole chain of things going on and that’s great for the arts.

Could you explain your role as an ambassador for Wales for WOMEX (World Music Expo)?

WOMEX in Cardiff was an introduction to that side of things for me. I’d already been to China by then with the British Council, but then I went to WOMEX the year after in Santiago and got a better flavour for what it’s about when it’s not in your hometown. And then over the past few years I’ve been doing some more travelling to China, I’ve also been to Australia.

We did a tour of Southern China and Australia last year, and I’ve been to America as well, to the Folk Alliance international conference in Kansas; doing performances, doing gigs, meeting people.

Sometimes at conferences it’s all about whether you can hit it off with someone and get some work.

It’s been a really good few years and it’s been really good to open up into that idea of playing internationally, because that’s so important, especially for Welsh artists who don’t get out very much, even in the UK.

What do you have planned for your Cardiff gig?

The launch of the album on Fri 11 Nov that’s in St. John’s Church in Canton and that’s with the full line up of the album, so it’s got a full band and string quartet and some brass as well. I’ll be joined on stage by lots of different musicians: Georgia Ruth who contributed to the album, Dylan Fowler on mandacello and lap steel, and a rhythm section consisting of Callum Duggan, Jack Egglestone, and the Mavron String Quartet. It’ll be a very rare opportunity to see the expanded line up, which I get to do so infrequently.

The Gentle Good, St John The Evangelist Church, Canton, Cardiff, Fri 11 Nov. Tickets: £10. Info: 029 2022 9683; Ruins / Adfeilion. Price: £10. Info: www. thegentlegood.com

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MONO & ALCEST This November, experimental French group Alcest and Japanese post-rock masters Mono perform together in Cardiff, almost guaranteeing a night of joy for fans of experimental international music. “We didn’t want to make something too obvious and cliché, because we are a French band not Japanese, so we didn’t want to play Japanese music,” explains Alcest’s Niege when talking about their latest album Kodama. “But, we did introduce some Japanese scales in the guitar melodies, it’s small things here and there, it’s not a traditional Japanese album, it’s a mix of different influences. It’s also very cinematic in the first progression. It’s got some shoegazing and black metal, with a Japanese influence.”

The group caught the attention of many by making the bold change from black metal to ambient music. “Shelter was very light and dreamy, it was pretty much about the ambience of the guitars, not very aggressive. But with the new one, it’s definitely coming back to something heavier.”

“For many years we wanted to tour with Alcest,” says Mono’s frontman Taka Goto.

“This time, because of the timing of the releases of our new albums, we decided to tour together. I think it’ll be good because they’re a completely different type of band with a singer.”

Their ninth studio album Requiem For Hell reintroduces the use of strings to their instrumental sound, and as ever, a live performance of the record is what the group look forward to. “Our favourites to perform for this record are Death In Rebirth and Requiem For Hell, after this tour, we’ll wait for another tour.”

How do audiences compare in the UK to Japan, and what does he put their international success down to? “Japanese audiences are very quiet, there’s a very big reaction when we play overseas. I think the reason for our success is our DIY spirit.

We are an indie band that doesn’t resort to excessive promotion. We release work constantly, and also spend a lot of time touring. It’s not very showbusiness, but I’ve spent my entire life in pursuit of art. We turned 17 as a band this year, and think that sound should continue to evolve. If you don’t, it follows the usual cycle of creation and destruction.” LUKE OWAIN BOULT & MANON WILLIAMS Mono + Alcest, The Globe, Cardiff, Tue 15 Nov. Tickets: £15. Info: 075 9047 1888 / www.globecardiffmusic.com

FLAMINGODS “Most of the guys in the band are from Bahrain, which has a really sunny climate, so most of the year around, it’s really hot and sweaty, so there’s a hot and warm feeling,” starts Flamingods founding member Kamal Rasool when asked about the tropical sound to their music. “In terms of psychedelia, we all love that kind of music and the vibe it stems from.”

The group recently released their third album Majesty, a concept album that follows the story of the protagonist Yuka. “When we were writing the album, we looked towards the themes of enlightenment and searching for yourself, finding this power within yourself,” he explains. “We came up with the idea of using this fictional character, who was on this journey, searching for just that.

“So the album is sort of in chronological order, and it follows Yuka’s journey for peril, pleasure and longing. It’s half fictional and it’s half personal, within myself. The album’s lyrics are toying with personal ideas, but also trying to tell the story as well. In terms of music, it just seems to work really well, with side A being lighter and dreamy, whilst side B phases out and follows the psychedelic notion. It was just an idea we really liked, fusing two sides of a band.

“From the beginning of the band, the Flamingods project was started as means for taking all these influences from various cultures and places that we’d visited,” he continues. “We’re trying to show this correlation between them, and maybe showing the beauty of cultures coming together.”

Flamingods are famous for having overcome continental barriers, sending files over the internet to each other after recording in separate locations. “The second album was fully recorded using audio files, but, with the third album, it began by using digital files. Eventually we had the benefit of actually meeting up and recording between two studios in London. I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s a lot of back and forth, trying to understand the other person’s ideas through email or Facebook chats – it’s just horrible and a really tough thing to do. Charles and me were living in Dubai at the time we were recording the album, so it was done out of necessity. But at the same time, you can definitely hear that as an album, it’s fractured and split between sounds.” MANON WILLIAMS Flamingods, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 18 Nov. Tickets: £8. Info: 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net BUZZ 20

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PENARTH PIER PAVILION 6:00pm Lo scambio (Hidden Identity) 8:30pm Last Summer

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Launch of #IFFC & Vernissage of the Exhibition “Melanzasca”

by Silvano Beggio 7:30pm Torneranno i prati (Greenery Will Bloom Again) + Backstage of the film

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PENARTH PIER PAVILION 6:00pm Non essere cattivo (Don’t Be Bad) 8:15pm Un paese quasi perfetto (An ‘Almost’ Perfect Town)

26 November

CHAPTER ARTS CARDIFF 3:30pm Il tratto italiano IFFC’s selection of the best animation short films 5:30pm Era d’estate (Once in Summer) 8:40pm La pazza gioia (Like Crazy)

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CHAPTER ARTS CARDIFF 5:45pm Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot (They Call Me Jeeg Robot) 20:15pm La felicità è un sistema complesso (The Complexity of Happiness)

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MESSIAEN FESTIVAL Olivier Messiaen once called his faith ‘the great drama’ of his life. It was the core of his whole existence, the internal reassurance which provided him with the endurance to suffer grief and the atrocities of war, and yet still see the hand of God in all things – the beauty of birds and colour – and then transpose that into music.

His works are vast passionate things; they veer dangerously between dissonant and melodic, and yet retain a transcendence, delicacy and visceral power. It’s ambitious, often disconcerting, and very contemporary, and it is this music that the Royal Welsh College of Music will undertake to perform in November, during a short festival devoted to Messiaen. Over the course of three days, the college will put on five performances and recitals of some of his most innovative works to bring into focus the work and the man.

At the centre of the ambitious event will be a performance of Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesus. Often cited as Messiaen’s greatest composition, he himself called the piece “the triumph of love and tears of joy – all the passion of our arms around the invisible”. Pianist Cordelia Williams, who devised a year-long series of concerts centred around the composition in 2015, will return to this work for the performance on Thurs 17 Nov. The festival will also feature a performance of the Catalogue d’Oiseaux by Peter Hill, of whom Messiaen himself said he was “a passionate admirer of his playing”, presenting an unrivalled opportunity to hear the compositions as Messiaen wished them to be heard. His little birds will flit through, parading their plumage in a performance of Oiseaux Exotique and other excerpts from the Catalogue d’Oiseaux.

The eerie Quartet For The End Of Time, which according to legend was composed when Messiaen himself was a prisoner of war and found a broken cello, an old piano, a cellist and violinist, will also be a highlight of the event, before the festival ends on a more peaceful note with a recital including the Trois Melodies and Poemes pour Mi. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR Messiaen Festival, Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff, Wed 16-Fri 18 Nov. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: -29 2034 2854 / www.rwcmd.ac.uk

EXPERIMENTICA MINI FESTIVAL Like a time travelling migratory bird, Experimentica is moving to sunnier climbs and foregoing the winter in favour of the slightly less chilly Welsh spring. However, to tide over the experimental art fans among us, Chapter have teamed up with Theatr Iolo to present a week long programme of live and performance art ahead of the full festival, which is due to be held from Wed 29 Mar-Sun 2 Apr. Kicking off the festival is Comeback Special by Texan writer, performer and live artist Greg Wohead [pictured], renowned for his theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and audio work. With the goal of finding out what happens when a comeback comes back, Wohead re-enacts Elvis Presley’s 1968 Comeback Special in a typically experimental way, toying with time drag, while wearing another time as drag and dragging another time to the present.

After two days, this is then followed by Christopher Brett Bailey’s Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight on the Wednesday and Thursday, an avant-garde piece of theatre that really cannot be put into words. Frantic and dystopian imagery is juxtaposed with a warped and bizarre soundscape. GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN then takes place on the Friday. In their last show, the duo self-destructed destroyed the double-act at the centre of their work. In the first new GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN show since 2013, they showcase their progress since then, describing it as a monstrosity that’s been bolted together.

This, along with Workshy which takes place on the Saturday, is a pay what you decide affair, with all the money going towards supporting artists to develop future work for Experimentica. Katy Baird’s Workshy is ultimately about work, and having bent over backwards for two decades in the customer service industry, she’s done everything she can to make the British public happy, but still gives the last scraps of herself to the audience in this live performance. LUKE OWAIN BOULT Experimentica Mini Festival, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Mon 31 Oct-Sat 5 Nov. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org BUZZ 22

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ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL The Italian Film Festival (IFFC) in Cardiff began last year with the simple aim of moving beyond La Dolce Vita. Aware that many people knew nothing more about Italian cinema than Anita Ekberg dancing in a fountain or Federico Fellini suffering from severe writer’s block, the Italian Cultural Centre Wales set out to blast their ignorance; they decided to illustrate the daring, innovation and originality of contemporary Italian film in a week-long festival across two Cardiff area venues: Chapter Arts Centre and the Penarth Pier Cinema. The festival premiered films ranging in themes from poetry to gender and migration, and focused on productions with a strong emphasis on new narrative forms and cinematography.

The result was better than they could even have hoped: all the screenings sold out (a rare thing for any film festival) and the daily Q&As had a strong turnout. Building on this success, the Italian Cultural Centre have partnered with a number of other Italian film festivals – including the Maratea Film Festival and the VART in Cagliari – to return the IFFC this November with an even bigger programme.

The festival will launch with a screening of the latest film from Italian director Ermanno Olmi, who is famous for his work examining the business world and later films exploring religious and social themes. The festival also offers a preview of an upcoming exhibition of the work of artist and illustrator Silvano Beggio, featuring his character Melanzasca – a toy inspired by the Italian punk scene and legendary bandit, Vallanzasca.

This year’s festival also aims to showcase the work of a new generation of Italian filmmakers by presenting some of their most recently celebrated pieces of Italian cinema. Across the five day event, there will be 11 films screened across two different venues in Cardiff, and a number of actors and directors will speak at their daily Q&As. The Sardegna Film Commission and Lucania Film Commission will also be present at the festival to showcase their films to the festival goers. The festival promises cinephiles an unrivalled opportunity to sample the best of Italian film. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR The Italian Film Festival, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff; Penarth Pier Cinema, Wed 23-Sun 27 Nov. Tickets: prices vary per event. Info: www. iccw.wales BUZZ BUZZ24 24

LUDOVICO EINAUDI You may think you don’t know Ludovico Einaudi, the celebrated Italian pianist and world-renowned composer, but you’ve definitely heard his work in films such as Black Swan, I’m Still Here and The Untouchables, and TV shows such as Doctor Zhivago, Derek and Acquario. Either way, this Grolla d’oro winner has made his way to the top, and is now scheduled to perform in Wales this November.

A man whose songs have captured the hearts of many, Einaudi was born in Turin, Italy, a place where beautiful music is everywhere, unceasingly drawing locals to melodies from a young age. Surrounded by this constant flow of musical beauty, he started composing his own work as a teenager on a folk guitar. From there, he took an orchestration class and found his niche.

Einaudi’s music is built on a foundation of calm, ambient notes, drawing on simplistic touches with brooding lowlights. He believes that he has a very open way of thinking about music, which he was taught by Luciano Berio – another famed composer, often regarded as a pioneer in electronic music. Perhaps because of his style and attitude, he got to collaborate with musicians such as Armenian Djican Gasparian and Malian Ballake Sissoko – talented, inspiring people who evidently helped shape the music that Einaudi is now so well known for.

This high-demand composer-musician, who is also touring across Germany, Australia, Czech Republic, Canada, and NYC, will be coming to Wales to leave his audiences speechless with his unforgettable, breathtaking performance.

Perfect for both fans of the great Italian maestro and people who just want to hear some of the most beautiful music to be created in the 21st century. Whatever the occasion, it’s sure to bring smiles all round – with the occasional tear.

AMY-ANNE WILLIAMS Ludovico Einaudi, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sun 20 Nov. Tickets: £18.50-£59.50. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk

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PROFESSOR BRIAN COX LIVE This month, the nation’s favourite soothing voiced academic, Professor Brian Cox, author of Why Does E=mc2?, The Quantum Universe, and other great publications (950 to be exact), will be coming to Cardiff to blow the minds of the locals.

Famed for being both highly intelligent and controversial, Cox fuels debate and discussion wherever he goes. He has been known to devise ideas that leave people with outrage or admiration, but whatever the response, you can always be sure they’ll want more. His idea on the reason we haven’t met any UFOs is one of his most arguable ones – because, he says, all forms of intelligent life destroy themselves before they are able to meet other species. The controversy sparks that Cox starts show just a hint of what is to come at his talk. Delving into so called ‘high science’, Cox transports audiences through space and time, testing the limits of human knowledge. There’s also the chance to meet him in an interview hosted by comic Robin Ince.

Born in Oldham, the former D:Ream keyboard player is arguably best known for his work on television programmes like Wonders Of The Universe. Inspired by the work of Carl Sagan when he was a child, Cox now works as an Advanced Fellow of particle physics in the School Of Physics And Astronomy at the University Of Manchester. Cox’s accessible charm is so strong that whether you’re a degree-clad scientist or just an interested novice, the show will have something to offer for all.

This highly anticipated performance will show Cox captivating the audience with his awe-inspiring and enthralling ideas, introducing you to new, vibrant concepts, answering the questions you’ve always wanted to know the answer to – and in turn, leaving the figurative jaws of the audience on the floor, with the minds blown into the furthest reaches of deep space. AMY-ANNE WILLIAMS Professor Brian Cox Live, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 15 Nov. Tickets: £30-£40. Info: 029 2087 8444 / www.stdavidshallcardiff. co.uk

OWEN JONES Owen Jones, a well-known columnist, political activist, and author, renowned for his strong opinions on the injustices people face every day, will be making his way to Cardiff this month. He was described by Gay Times magazine as a “prominent voice for the LGBT community”, fighting against sexism and homophobia both on the streets and in his columns. He has written several articles also defending Muslims and attacking Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, along with fuelling many heated debates on the likes of Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn, and this year’s EU Referendum. Jones believes in standing up for what you believe is right, which led him to want to express his views at venues all over the country.

Jones’ show will be discussing the widening inequalities and injustices faced by millions all over the globe, every day, asking the big questions about government, culture, and the interests of working people. He talks about building and sustaining a better society with happier communities, and the things we can all individually do to make society a nicer place for everyone. You know those people at the top, greedy for millions of pounds for themselves whilst not batting an eyelid for those working people struggling at the bottom? Yep, Jones will focus on that especially, pointing out the corruption of it all and coming up with do-able alternatives. If you want to go somewhere and leave more opinionated then you went in, then this is the show for you.

Jones’ show, entitled The Politics Of Hope, asks how societies can be restructured to be built on the interests of working people, by looking at alternatives from across the world and end the ongoing injustice and inequality in an age of austerity.

Having won accolades like the 2013 Political Book Award for Young Writer Of The Year and the 2012 Stonewall Journalist Of The Year Award, the Guardian columnist and author of Chavs and The Establishment seeks to provide answers in a time of uncertainty.

AMY-ANNE WILLIAMS Owen Jones: The Politics Of Hope, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, Wed 30 Nov. Tickets: £12. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www. shermantheatre.co.uk BUZZ 26

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JASON BYRNE “When I go and see a lot of stand up I can just get bored if they’re not doing a lot of shit,” starts Jason. “But with me you’re constantly watching me moving around and grabbing stuff. So I challenge anyone to zone out of my gig.

It’s too noisy!”

The energy that Jason provides on stage leads to the constant innovation of his act, which already incorporates a lot of improvisation. Most recently, this has taken the shape of introducing props into his routine and inspiring the title of his current tour, Jason Byrne Is Propped Up. “It’s not ‘prop-based’, because that just sounds annoying you know? Like there’s a guy called Carrot Head [that’d be Carrot Top – prop comedy ed] in America who’s really annoying. He just picks up things and then says one-liners. So basically my show’s not like that.”

In September Jason released his autobiography, Adventures Of A WonkyEyed Boy. Jason often refers back to his past as an awkward child in his stand-up routines, and the book recalls his life growing up in upperworking-class Ireland in the late 1970s.

“It’s basically like Irish Simpsons. Because my dad is very much like Homer, except I’m not like Bart, I’m more like Millhouse. And it’s basically all about him. I talk about that character as ‘him’ and not ‘me’ and he gets into a lot of adventures in the book. So much so that I’m now looking at taking that character out of the book and pushing him into children’s stories.”

The accolade of being the biggest selling comedian at the fringe has been attached to Jason for much of his career, but he remains characteristically ambivalent to this which could so easily be bragged about. “Basically, why I do so well up there is because I won’t fuck off. I’ve been going 21 years so the same crowd always comes back to see me and they bring their mates. There’s a heavy weight on you as a comic anyway. You just have to suck it up. So that’s what I do. Just keep going.” MARCUS HUGHES Jason Byrne, Tramshed, Cardiff, Sun 13 Nov. Tickets: £17.50. Info: www.tramshedcardiff.com

THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW – LIVE In one of her first live performances since she was noticed by TV executives at her 2001 Edinburgh Fringe show, and her first tour ever, award winning comedian, actress and writer Catherine Tate will be performing in Cardiff this November as part of a 21-date tour around the UK. The Catherine Tate Show – Live revives characters, and introduces new ones, from her BBC sketch series that ran from 2004-2006. With never before seen sketches, the tour features some of her best-known characters, including ‘Nan’ Taylor, Irish nurse Bernie, Geordie Georgie, Essex girl Sam, and probably her most well-known creation, Lauren ‘Am I Bovvered’ Cooper (despite having been killed off in a kayaking trip 2007 special).

The series, which entertained some, and annoyed the hell out of many others with its frequent use of formulaic catchphrases that were the preferred ringtone and text alert choices of the more sonically insensitive among us, was a cult favourite nonetheless.

The show, written by Tate and Aschlin Ditta, which also starred Tate as a wide range of characters, was nominated for six BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy Award; it won two Royal Television Society Awards, two British Comedy Awards, and a National Television Award with just three series. Even people that haven’t seen the series may well know her for her early comic appearances in the 1998-2002 comedy sketch series Big Train.

After the series, Tate then had a main role as Donna Noble in Doctor Who, Nellie Bertram in The Office (US), revived her Nan character, and worked on films like Monte Carlo and Gulliver’s Travels. She also recently played a fashionista in the West End musical Miss Atomic Bomb, and co-presented the RSC’s Shakespeare Live! broadcast, which may well have infected her once again with the live performance bug. Joining her will be Matthew Horne (Gavin & Stacey), who featured in the awardwinning series. LUKE OWAIN BOULT The Catherine Tate Show, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Thurs 17 Nov. Tickets: from £35. Info: 029 2023 4500 / www. motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk BUZZ 28

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K U LLY T HIA R A I Luke Owain Boult speaks with the new Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales, Kully Thiarai, about her recent appointment and her what she hopes to achieve with the organisation.

How are you finding your appointment as the Artistic Director at National Theatre Wales?

It has been an extraordinary and extremely busy few months with National Theatre Wales producing four new productions since I joined in May 2016. The range and diversity of the work has been wonderful.

Productions have ranged from the emotionally charged and heartwarming play Before I Leave by Patrick Jones, inspired by the Cwm Taf choir in Merthyr to working with internationally renowned Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller for We’re Here Because We’re Here, a UK-wide memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Wonderman, in collaboration with Gagglebabble, took us to Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August and we made our biggest work to date, City Of The Unexpected, in Cardiff in September. With over 5000 participants and wide-ranging partners, the city of Cardiff was transformed into a place of magical mayhem to mark Roald Dahl’s centenary.

Such a busy period has enabled me to get to know the company well, meet and work with some great artists and community participants and begin to learn a bit more about all things Welsh. It’s great to see such enthusiasm from audiences for engaging with theatre and the performing arts.

How did you first become involved in the arts?

Accidentally! Theatre In The Mill was a theatre venue on the University Of Bradford campus. It had a theatre group and I joined it for a year – I got to see loads of touring shows and met some fantastic people and that was the beginning of my involvement in the arts. I was training to be a social worker and had no idea that you could work in the performing arts.

What are you currently working on?

Reading scripts that have been submitted for the Wales Drama Award is my immediate focus. I’m also working closely with the team to work up a programme of work for the next couple of years, meeting lots of new people and visiting parts of Wales I have yet to discover.

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Have you found any major differences between audiences in previous areas you’ve worked in and Wales?

I’m not sure there are huge differences between audiences in Wales and places where I’ve previously worked like Doncaster, Leicester, Leeds, Manchester.

The differences really depend on the context: where is the work taking place? What is it about? How is the community/public connecting with it? Who is the work for and with?

I don’t believe ‘audiences’ are in anyway generic.

The motivations of individuals and why they come to cultural events are varied and complex. There seems to be a huge appreciation and appetite from the public for the arts in Wales, matched by a strong commitment from Welsh Government and Arts Council Wales to ensure a thriving cultural ecology exits for everyone to enjoy and participate in.

What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the arts in Wales?

We are in a period of great change: socially, politically and economically. It brings with it significant uncertainty and like many sectors, the arts need to deal with that uncertainty by finding new and different ways to thrive and matter to the public.

How is National Theatre Wales adapting to the future?

We are still a relatively young organization, having launched in 2010. We are also a very small core team expanding as needed to deliver shows. The nature of our creative processes and the diversity and range of work we do means we are constantly renewing and refreshing ourselves as an organization, adapting and learning from one project to the next. So I feel we are instinctively adaptive and proactively seek out new ideas and new ways of doing things.

What do you hope to achieve at National Theatre Wales?

To continue to build on the brilliant work the company has already achieved. Be both radical and relevant, whilst creating distinctive and vibrant performance work that inspires and challenges us to think about our collective futures.

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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS ****

Dir: Tom Ford (15, 115 mins) A superb meta-thriller that keeps you both guessing and invested in two separate narratives throughout, Tom Ford’s follow up to A Single Man is a much meatier affair. Based on Austin Wright’s novel Tony And Susan, the film adaptation has Amy Adams as a successful gallery owner, specialising in shocking artworks, her money coming from successful businessman husband Armie Hammer. Her world is shattered, however, when she receives a manuscript of a novel from her first husband (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), whose heart she broke when she both left him and criticised his writing talents. Something darker lurks in their past though.

She starts to read the novel, which we also see being played out, a Texan noir with a family man (Gyllenhaal again) who she imagines being terrorised by rednecks led by Aaron Taylor Johnson and aided by a sheriff, the great Michael Shannon.

The novel is a weapon of revenge: dark, horrifying and pointedly aimed at Adams.

Gyllenhaal’s vengeance on his ‘nocturnal animal’ is full of rage and causes Adams to rethink her past. Ford keeps both narratives equally engaging, Adams is excellent and the meta-plot grips as it maliciously twists and turns. Opens Nov 4

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS ***

Dir: Derek Cianfrance (12A, 133 mins) Adapted from M.L. Stedman’s novel, Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance returns with another sombre examination of relationships and parenthood. Michael Fassbender plays a WWI veteran desperate for solitude, taking a job as a lighthouse keeper on the island of Janus. Going along with him is Alicia Vikander, who has married him so she can accompany him to the lighthouse. Once there they struggle to have a child to no avail, until a baby comes ashore on a rowing boat, Moses like, with its dead father (presumed) alongside it. They raise the girl as their own, until a chance encounter on the mainland reveals the truth of the baby’s origins. Fassbender and Vikander’s lives are thrown into disarray with very dark results. Well-acted but ultimately not as absorbing as it should be and sometimes too heavy-handed for its own good. Opens Nov 4

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM ****

Dir: David Yates (12A, 130 mins) Seventy years before Harry Potter there was... Newt Scamander! Yes, the Potterverse is plumbed once more in this new apparent trilogy written for the screen by J.K. Rowling herself, and based on the scantest of texts created for 2001’s Comic Relief. Eddie Redmayne, still doing that coy look thing, plays Scamander, a wizard who travels the world collecting creatures and putting them in his Tardis-like magical case. He finds himself abroad in New York and after new friend Jacob (Dan Fogle) accidentally sets a plethora of magical beasts loose.

Wizards and witches in America don’t really mix with Nomags, or Muggles as we call them: humans are, after all, the most dangerous creatures on the planet and the creatures have to be recaptured before a war between humans and the magical world begins. Aiding Newt is sassy Katherine Waterston, getting in his way are baddies Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. Director of four of the last Potter films David Yates makes sure that this will be another wand wave of trademark magic with a whole new raft of characters and creatures to enjoy. The world of Harry Potter continues to enchant. Opens Nov 17

THE ACCOUNTANT ***

Dir: Gavin O’Connor (15, 128 mins) Ben Affleck puts down the Batcape for a minute to play an autistic accountant with a sideline in death dealing.

Affleck is Christian Wolff, talented with numbers from an early age, not so good with people. He cooks the books for various high profile criminals, but the Treasury department in the shape of J.K. Simmons is closing in. So he takes a job for a legitimate firm, a robotics company and there encounters fell accountant, chirpy Anna Kendrick, who has uncovered some dodgy dealings of her own at the firm. Pretty soon they are both in danger and Afflecks' other non maths based set of skills comes out. A supporting cast that features Transparent’s Jeffrey Tambor and Punisher Jon Bernthal along with a script from Bill Dubuque, who gave us Robert Downey Jnr’s The Judge, should ensure this isn’t as bad as Batman vs Superman. Opens Nov 4

PATERSON ****

Dir: Jim Jarmusch (15, 113 mins) A gentlem, beguiling film about ordinary life, Paterson charms and enlightens without resorting to histrionics and is Jarmusch on humanist form. Adam Driver plays Paterson, a bus driver who lives in Paterson, writes poems and is happily married to wife Golshifteh Farahani, another quiet artist. We follow him through his apparently banal but enchanting daily routine over the course of a week. Chatting to various people around the town, writing his not terrible, not earth-shattering poetry, walking his bulldog Marvin. Jarmusch is presenting a slice of life, there’s little in the way of massive incident, but Driver imbues Paterson with something else, a melancholy we never truly can grip. All the characters are exceptionally good company, Driver and Farahani particularly endearing. The film will not set the world alight but it is quietly wondrous. Opens Nov 25

ALSO RELEASED NOVEMBER 2016: A STREETCAR NAMED BOB (12A) Based on fact, this has a cat helping save the life of a drug addict and busker played by Luke Treadaway. Uplifting. Unless you’re a dog person. RUPTURE (15) Very unpleasant tale of a single mother, Noomi Rapace, kidnapped by a cult who proceed to torture her and play on her deepest fears, like being tied down as spiders and snakes crawling and slithering over you. Bit like I’m A Celebrity… 100 STREETS (15) Three stories, three dramas played out within 100 streets in London. Idris Elba, Gemma Arterton and Welsh boy Tom Cullen star. DOG EAT DOG (18) Nicolas Cage and Willem Defoe have a blast in this bonkers crime thriller directed by Paul Schrader, the man who wrote Taxi Driver. Funny, scary and unnerving. Cage - good crazy. INDIGNATION (15)

ARRIVAL ****

Dir: Denis Villeneuve (12A, 116 mins) Sophisticated sci-fi after the brainless Independence Day: Resurgence, as more aliens visit the planet but with cryptic intentions in this rewarding drama from Sicario and Blade Runner 2 director Villeneuve. Amy Adams plays a professor of comparative linguistics who is drafted in by military man Forest Whitaker to help communicate with aliens after 12 giant spaceships land throughout the globe.

Paired with fellow scientist Jeremy Renner, she is charged with cracking the code that will enable us to talk to the extraterrestrial visitors. The humans at times seem potentially more deadly than the aliens as the political intrigue deepens with Adams caught in the middle of it. Seemingly aloof and alone, Adams’ own personal tragedy rises to the surface as she tries to make contact with some disturbing looking creatures. Like Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Arrival makes us wonder at the other and the different, it’s eerie, tense and moving. It also posits a mostly realistic take on what would happen if aliens actually visited us. Adams and Renner leap over the occasional plot misfires and Villeneuve holds back on the special effects, creating an intelligent, thrilling drama with ambition. Opens Nov 11

BAD SANTA 2 ****

Dir: Mark Waters (15, 87 mins) The worst Father Christmas ever returns for another sweary Yuletide as Billy Bob Thornton dons the red suit for more malicious mayhem that amidst the coarseness still has a heart. Coaxed by elf, Marcus – played by the caustic Tony Todd – to do another job, this time he’s robbing a charity of millions of dollars on Christmas Eve. Joining them for the fun this time are Kathy Bates as Billy Bob’s mother, from whom he obviously got most of his misanthropy and Brett Kelly returning as the grown up man child Thurman Merman. Mark Waters, director of Mean Girls takes over the helm and ensures that the lack of Christmas spirit still abounds. Christina Hendricks becomes the object of Thornton’s Santa lust and the verbal violence and literal violence between the main characters is winningly repellent. Many ho-ho-hos amidst the ho-ho-hos. Opens Nov 23

ALLIED ***

Dir: Robert Zemeckis (12A, 120 mins) In the wake of the Brangelina split, a romance starring Brad Pitt could be rather compromised despite its handsome production values and co-star Marion Cotillard.

Set in 1942, Pitt plays special ops agent Max Vatan paired with Cotillard’s French resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour to assassinate a high ranking German officer. The two of them have to make a convincing couple to get close to their prey, so Pitt poses as her husband and inevitably the pair of spies fall in love. Based on fact Robert Zemeckis’ film follows the lovers as they carry out their mission and when they return to London, its aftermath proving just as dangerous. Perhaps Cotillard isn’t all she appears to be. An epic love story with predictably strong set pieces from Forrest Gump and Back To The Future director Zemeckis, this also has a sterling supporting cast including Lizzy Caplan as Pitt’s sibling and Jared Harris and Matthew Goode on stiff upper lip duty. No doubt this will be a handsome romance, especially with Pitt and Cotillard as the central couple, Zemeckis can certainly deal with the action and the drama, although a tabloid storm could weather its’ box office prospects. Opens Nov 25

AMERICAN PASTORAL **

Dir: Ewan McGregor (15, 126 mins) Ewan McGregor makes an ambitious directorial debut in this adaptation of Philip Roth’s Pulitzer-winning novel, but despite the best efforts of all involved, it’s a focusless affair. McGregor also stars as Swede, a high school golden boy with an apparently perfect life – married to Jennifer Connelly’s Dawn with daughter Dakota Fanning, in the late 1960s he unaccountably becomes embroiled in a terrorist group and blows up a post office. The fallout for the family is huge, but the film itself is a touch on the dull side. Roth’s work is hard to translate to the screen and despite his best efforts, McGregor has to rely on clichés amidst interesting if brief moments as the plot meanders along with his accent.

The scope of the novel and its many philosophical musings do not lend themselves well to the screen, leaving this a frustrating two hours. Opens Nov 11

A UNITED KINGDOM ****

Dir: Amma Assante (12A, 111 mins) Based on a true story, A United Kingdom tells a tale of shameful imperialism from our collective past. David Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, who in 1947 London is studying law despite being Prince of Bechuanaland (today Botswana). He falls passionately in love with Rosamunde Pike’s Ruth Williams, an awkward typist, and they return to his homeland, which is suspicious of this white woman to rule over them. The UK government is also afraid that such a pairing will endanger their colonial interests in South Africa, and do all they can to thwart it, via the smug machinations of Jack Davenport and Tom Felton. Kept apart to stop South Africa crying foul, the pair have to overcome tremendous political obstacles in the cause of love. The central pairing are superb, Assante’s direction sure and pointed and the story gripping, shameful and romantic. Opens Nov 25

Another Philip Roth novel gets adapted with considerable success as Logan Lerman struggles with his sexuality in a repressed school in 1950s America. ALMOST CHRISTMAS (12A) Heartwarming Thanksgiving set sassy slush as a family gathers together after their mother has died. Danny Glover stars. THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (15) High school comedy drama as Hailee Steinfield plays a girl whose best friend starts dating her brother, with awkward results. CREEPY (18) Slow-burn Japanese serial killer horror that certainly ups the gore in its latter half. Squeamish need not apply. THE INNOCENTS (15) Harrowing film based on true events as a Red Cross worker goes to Poland in the aftermath of WWII and stumbles upon a convent where many of the nuns have been raped and are now pregnant. How to deal with the births and babies?

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BRANGWYN BEAUJOLAIS DAY Beaujolais Nouveau Day, the third Thursday in November, marks the release of the year’s Beaujolais wine under French law. The tradition, celebrated with fireworks, music, parties, food, and of course wine, has spread around the world. Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall will be gastronomically transporting guests to the sunny vineyards of the south of France, serving up a three-course French lunch, macaroons, and live entertainment. Ray Quinn, best known for being a finalist on X-Factor, and having starred on the West End, will be providing cabaret in this red carpet affair.

Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Thurs 17 Nov. Info: www.swansea.gov.uk

MORE MICHELIN STARS FOR WALES Charlotte Taylor takes a look at Wales’ new Michelin-starred restaurants, improving Welsh cuisine’s international reputation.

The release of a new Michelin Guide always causes something of a hullabaloo in the culinary world, and this year Wales has something to celebrate. In this year’s Michelin Guide, two more Welsh restaurants have been awarded a coveted Michelin star. The news which was announced at a ceremony in London brings Wales’ total of Michelin-starred restaurants up to seven. One restaurant, the Felin Fach Griffin in Brecon, was also given the prestigious Bib Gourmand for exceptional good food at moderate prices.

Twenty new restaurants were awarded the accolade. The two new Welsh recipients of the stars were the James Sommerin restaurant in Penarth and Sosban And The Old Butchers in Anglesey. Michelin tweeted that James Sommerin was a place where “passion and natural ability combine superbly,” noting the chef and his family “run their restaurant with passion”. The chef took to Twitter to thank his family and the team at his restaurant, and called the award “a dream come true”. The eaterie was also awarded the title of Welsh Restaurant Of The Year at the AA hospitality awards just days before the announcement.

Sosban And The Old Butchers – the other Welsh recipient of a new Michelin star – opened three years ago in an old butcher’s shop in Holyhead and was the smallest venue to be honoured this year. Of the Sosban and the Old Butchers, Michelin tweeted to say that their chef, Stephen Stevens, that he had “natural flair”. The restaurant has also provided Anglesey with its first Michelin star, and has helped to cement Wales’ growing reputation as a foodie destination.

All of Wales’ winners of the previous year’s award retained their stars. They are: The Walnut Tree, Llanddewi Skirrid; Tyddyn Lan, Llandrillo; The Checkers, Montgomery; Ynyshir Hall, Machynlleth and The Whitebrook, Monmouthshire.

Restaurant James Sommerin, The Esplanade, Penarth. Info: 029 2070 6559 / www.jamessommerinrestaurant.co.uk; Sosban And The Old Butchers, High Street, Menai Bridge. Info: 01248 208131 / www.sosbanandtheoldbutchers. com

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WORLD BARA BRITH CHAMPIONSHIP Bakers from all over the world will soon descend on Llandudno to take part in the first ever Bara Brith Championship. The championship, which will be held collaboration with the Llandudno Christmas Fayre, has arranged a series a pick-up-points across Wales for the contest, while more farflung applicants are invited to send their entries in by post. The entries will be judged in a great bara face-off on Fri 18 Nov, where the winning entry will be announced.

The winner will be awarded £100 and will also have their bara brith produced and sold by the Bodnant Food Centre.

Fri 18 Nov. Info: www.madryn.co.uk

SWANSEA CHOCOLATE KEBAB HOUSE ON TOUR Ever since the Chocolate Kebab House opened its doors earlier this year, it’s been a runaway hit.

The idea of a chocolate kebab – which involves slicing chocolate off a huge chunk of turning on a refrigerated revolving spit, and then serving it on a pitta, waffle or crepe – has clearly proved irresistible to Swansea’s chocoholics. Now, the Morriston-based business are buying a van and taking their business on the road. The owners, Stephanie and Simon Mills, plan to start by taking the business into Swansea city centre for six days a week, before venturing out on a tour around south Wales.

Info: 07969 291666 / www.facebook.com/ the-chocolate-kebab-house

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OF THE BEST DOG-FRIENDLY FOODIE PLACES IN WALES

WILD RICE WITH SHREDDED SPROUTS & SPICED PINEAPPLE Words MICHAEL BELL www.mikeyandthekitchen.wordpress.com @mikeyandthekitchen

Charlotte Taylor rounds up the best places to take your dog for a bite to eat. Well, the bite to eat’s more for you really.

THE KNIFE & FORK GROUP

The guys at Knife & Fork know how to keep customers happy. The Pilot in Penarth, The Conway in Pontcanna, Cardiff and The Swan in Llantwit all offer dog-friendly areas, where you can eat and drink with your best friend. Regular visitors to the Conway will see the same few dogs sat patiently while their owners prop up the bar.

The Conway, 58 Conway Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff. Info: 029 2022 4373; The Pilot, 67 Queens Road, Penarth. Info: 029 2071 0615; The Old Swan Inn, Church Street, Llantwit Major. Info: 01446 792230

MARCO’S CAFÉ

Marco and his famous café on the prom at Barry Island is a mecca for dogs and their owners. Packed at weekends with all shapes and sizes – owners as well as dogs – humans and hounds socialise while tucking into a bacon sarnie and a dog-friendly, lactose-free yoghurt.

Promenade, Barry. Info: www.twitter.com/marcos_cafe_

THE PLOUGH & HARROW

This haunt is fabulous, a hop away from St Donat’s and The Lighthouse at Monknash. After a walk, The Plough is perfect: home cooked meals, real ales, CAMRA recognised and live music and festivals throughout the year. If you are loath to leave your loyal lurcher behind, do not fear, well-behaved dogs are welcome. I’m sure Fido would love a slurp of Old Speckled Hen. 88 Oldway Murton, Gower. Info: 01792 234459 / www.ploughandharrow.eu

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Sprouts to me will always signify the last quarter of the year.

The bittersweet tang of the vegetable is synonymous with a Christmas dinner, however I always like to incorporate them into as many lead-up seasonal dishes as I can so that I can get as much use out of them as I can. This recipe is an example of this, a ‘plonk on the table’ supper that even the most sprout-phobic dinner guest will love.

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150g wild rice 300g pineapple (cut into chunks) ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes Thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 tbsp butter 125g Brussels sprouts Salt & pepper (to taste) 2 spring onions Handful of fresh coriander

METHOD 1. Cook the wild rice as per packet instructions and allow to cool completely.

2. In a small bowl, combine the chopped pineapple with the dry chilli flakes and grate in the ginger.

3. Peel the sprouts by cutting off the hard end, removing the outer leaves and then finely slicing.

Located on Swansea’s waterfront, the Mermaid has a dog-friendly area where your mutt will be treated to a complimentary biscuit and a drink, leaving you free to sit back, relax and enjoy the meal.

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4. In a large pan, melt the butter until bubbling slightly before adding the shredded sprouts, seasoning with salt and pepper and gently frying until soft.

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6. Once the rice is piping hot, add the spiced pineapple and turn to ensure everything has combined.

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5. Add the cold wild rice and turn everything with a spoon.

7. Finely slice the green end of the spring onion and stir in before taking off the heat.

8. Serve with a finely sliced handful of fresh coriander.

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9. This meal is great on its own but also goes fantastically as an accompaniment to some roast chicken or boiled ham.

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NINE YARDS RECIPE: LASAGNE BOLOGNESE

NOVEMBER FOODIE FOCUS Words JANE COOK www.hungrycityhippy.co.uk

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ward-winning Cardiff blogger Jane Cook (of hungrycityhippy.co.uk) rounds up five of this month’s most interesting and must-try food & drink events that the city has to offer.

1. Got Beef’s Garden Pop Up – the first two weekends of November Tucked down an alleyway off Cardiff’s Cowbridge Road is Got Beef’s pop-up burger garden.

It’s only around for a couple more weeks, open from 12-6pm on Saturdays and Sundays until Sun 13 Nov. There’s usually another guest indie-trader joining them each week, plus plenty of undercover seating, plus entertainment for the little ones too.

The weather has definitely turned a corner this month with a chill in the air so I thought I'd put together a little winter warmer of a dish – something simple, tasty and rewarding.

We've expanded our own menu to reflect this with the permanent addition of our lasagne with garlic ciabatta, Tuscan sausage in a tomato and basil sauce (featured in last month’s issue), meatballs made to our own specification from the butchers in Cardiff market, all featuring comfortably for under £10.

This month, I'll guide you through our lasagne dish if you feel like warming yourself up with it at home!

INGREDIENTS Olive oil 1 carrot 1 red onion 300g minced pork/beef (50/50 or have a play with your own blend) Dry white wine 250g tomato passata 25g butter Lasagne pasta sheets

2. Porro’s second restaurant opening – Sat 5 Nov

Bechamel sauce

Following on from success of Porro’s first restaurant in Llandaff village, the team have branched out and will be opening their second location on Wellfield Road in Roath. Expect more of their usual repertoire of ‘Italian-ish’ dishes that celebrate simple, quality, seasonal ingredients.

Parmesan cheese, freshly grated Salt and pepper METHOD

3. International Rugby & Street Food at The Depot – every Saturday in November

1. Heat a little olive oil in a saucepan and add the red onion and carrot, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

As any self-respecting Welsh person will already know, there’s an international rugby match to watch every Saturday in November! Combine your love of rugby with your love of good grub and hit the Depot for big screens and craft beers on tap, with the Street Food Social starting at 6pm.

More info: www.depotcardiff.com.

2. Add the minced meat and cook until browned.

4. Loving Welsh Food’s Cardiff Food Safari – Fri 18 Nov To really get under the skin of our capital’s food scene, Loving Welsh Food have curated a delicious day of discovery, covering everything from ethnic and continental foods, to traditional pubs, delis, markets and urban cafes. Prices start at £75, which includes your tour guide for the day, all food and drink tastings, and a return trip on the water bus from Bute Park to Cardiff Bay. For more info, see: www.lovingwelshfood.uk.

5. Chai Street’s second restaurant opening – End of the month Another success story for one of Cardiff’s most popular independents – this time, the team from Cowbridge Road’s Indian street-food restaurant Chai Street, are moving to a second location smack bang in the middle of town. Now you can head to their shiny new restaurant on the High Street any time you’re in need of a tip-top thali or some to-die-for lentil daal.

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3. Whack up the heat and pour in a generous slosh of wine, enjoying the smells as you go!

4. Season with salt and a few cracks of black pepper.

5. Add the passata and simmer for 30 minutes.

6. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6.

7. Grease an overproof dish with butter.

8. Place the lasagne sheets on the bottom of the dish, followed by some of the meaty sauce then an even spread of the bechamel sauce, a sprinkling of Parmesan and a dotting of butter.

9. Repeat step 8 until you've no ingredients left and all you are left with is a splendidly layerful bolognese lasagne!

10. Bake for 30 minutes and serve with some garlic oil ciabatta!

So there you have it. Pop in to see us to ask any questions and feel free to tweet @nineyards_crdf your pictures!

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JALAN MALAYSIA

101 Woodville Road, Cardiff. 029 2023 5616 / www.jalanmalaysia.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere **** I’m given to understand that Cardiff harbours a large Malaysian community, which might surprise you as it did me. The caveat is that most of them are students, which means that (a) they’re apt to pass unnoticed by most nonstudents and (b) they all fly home when term ends. This was a snag in the business plan of Jalan Malaysia’s previous incarnation, Café Malaysia, and a factor in their recent relaunch with both name and menu altered.

The culinary focal point of Jalan Malaysia is nasi lemak, which can include a wide variety of ingredients but whose constants are rice and coconut milk. Each of the six main courses currently offered here add side garnishes of cucumber, a deep-fried egg and a mixture of tiny anchovies and peanuts, which would rule as a slightly outré bar snack. They work on the plate here too, although one’s dining headspace has to accommodate the Malaysian street food tradition.

First up, we dive into slightly rubbery spiced fishcakes and apparently good chicken and vegetable dumplings, both £3.50 and served with chilli sauce. The main courses earn their headline status, though. Beef rendang (£10.95) is cooked with coconut, lemongrass and lime leaves, a dark pool of unctuous, complex flavours that literally has my guest booking a table for the coming weekend before it’s finished. My lamb shank (£13.60) betrays its five-hour cooking time with each wobble of spoonable flesh, sinking into its rich, spice-spiked sauce. I don’t know if many lamb shanks are eaten in Malaysian streets, nor do I much care when faced with something this good.

The waitress, who is an excellent host despite only starting here – and getting her first Malaysian food tutorial – a week ago, pulls an amusedly dubious face when I order the durian dessert. You may know of this Eastern fruit’s malodorous rep. Ever sliced up the last, ageing onion in the house, found a layer that’s started to ferment, and put it in the pan anyway? It’s kinda like that. I’d eat it again, because I’m a damn renegade, and I’d not only eat at Jalan Malaysia again, I’d take all of you with me. NOEL GARDNER

THE GOODS SHED

THE FLORA

Revamped and sympathetically decked out, the Goods Shed – as this restaurant space within the Novotel Hotel is now known – has the industrial look that seems to be the go-to aesthetic choice at present. Having said that, the décor does at least reflect the history of the building and stays true to its historic appearance, while the bar is converted from the original railway goods shed of the London & North Western Railway on Cardiff Bay’s Bute Docks.

The interior retains many of the original features. With a vast cocktail list at reasonable prices and a big selection of craft beers and ales, hand-selected wines and spirits, it makes a change from the usual dull hotel bars.

The food is good – nothing spectacular, but solid all-rounder fare including an Italian selection, (primarily) local meat and seafood and a range of mains and platters from the smokery. Steak ciabatta, a cheddar cheese platter, smoked salmon fishcakes and smoky pulled pork are a fairly representative sample, as well as selection of seafood dishes. Our respective main courses were chargrilled Cornish sea bass and the Goods Shed burger – which I am reliably informed was amazing. The dining experience is enhanced by the interesting décor, great cocktails and the overall feel of the place.

As part of a national chain the Novotel hotel and bar does offer a perfect getaway.

With the spa and treatments available, it’s a welcoming place to stay with the bonus of a hotel bar and restaurant that actually stands alone. Great spot for a weekend stay. ANTONIA LEVAY

Dead in the centre of the student heart of Cathays lies the Flora, a Victorian pub that has undergone a transformation which some may bemoan as gentrification, but most will praise for its new provision of high calibre food and cocktails. Gone is the watered-down Fosters and in come inventive cocktails on a par with some of the city’s best, due in part to its collaboration with 10 Mill Lane. However, unlike many other cocktail bars you won’t need to remortgage your house for a second round. While the prices and area are studenty, the quality of the food and drink isn’t, and upon entering the refurbished restaurant and bar, its success with the non-student market was also apparent.

First up, a selection of cocktails. With a well-stocked bar (including some rather nice whiskies and gins), one of the Flora’s main attractions is their cocktails.

While their names are a little too “how are you doing, fellow kids?” (culprits include a cocktails called ‘;P’, Major Lazer, King In The North and Swipe Right, which were actually very nice), they’re of an extremely high calibre and a lot of effort has clearly gone into enhancing the experience.

In terms of food, we were treated to a smorgasbord of renovated pub grub: delightfully crispy beer battered fish goujons, mac n cheese, lamb meatballs (which were absolutely perfectly done), bubble and squeak croquettes, and a delicious lamb burger. It’s a promising restaurant and bar that is a great venue for a wide variety of occasions, with exceptional cocktails and good quality food at extremely good prices. LUKE OWAIN BOULT

Novotel Hotel, Schooner Way, Cardiff Bay. 029 2113 2800 Food **** Atmosphere ***

Cathays Terrace, Cardiff. www.theflora.co.uk Food **** Atmosphere ****

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VANESSA CUTLER

Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay Fri 4 Nov-Mon 2 Jan As technology becomes more sophisticated, accurate and elaborate, so does art. New kinds of water jet cutting machinery means more kinds of tools for artists to play with.

Vanessa Cutler has been very interested in these new pieces of equipment, pushing the parameters of their uses.

In recent years Cutler has been creatively investigating water jet cutting for glass, leading her to develop new imaginative pieces for her to display. The sculptures will be displayed as a Guest Maker at Craft In The Bay, exhibiting her unique techniques with this cutting-edge technology.

Vanessa is an award winner who has stunned audiences with her inspiring designs and detailed research papers.

Her field of experience is particularly weighted in the practise of architectural glass and water jet cutting. Her book New Technologies In Glass, published in 2012, is still relevant four years later despite the rapidly growing changes technology.

Not only is Vanessa an award winner, she is also a Professor at the University of Wales, completing her PhD in 2006 researching Creative Application of Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Glass For The Creative Industries, showing the time energy and passion she has for her art and subject.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2048 4611 / www.makersguildinwales.org.uk (MM) BUZZ BUZZ38 38

MAMETZ: ALED RHYS HUGHES & DAVID JONES

National Library Of Wales, Aberystwyth Until Sat 3 Dec The centenary commemorations of the Somme continue with an exhibition in Aberystwyth. Mametz, by Aled Rhys Hughes and David Jones continues the reflections on the Welsh experiences during the war, and the tragic consequences.

On 10 July 1916, during the Battle of Mametz Wood, nearly 4,000 soldiers from the 38th Welsh Division were killed, wounded or declared missing.

In 1937 this forest was the focus of David Jones’ experimental poem, In Parenthesis, an account of his own harrowing experiences in the battle. A work which has inspired much of the centenary artistic response in Wales, including work from Welsh National Opera, and exhibitions at the National Museum of Wales.

In this exhibition, photographer Aled Rhys Hughes provides striking images of the landscape that was decimated by the war a hundred years ago. Inspired by this important landscape in Welsh history, as well as David Jones, Aled Rhys Hughes has tried to answer the question: does this landscape have a memory of what happened here? And we can ask, what can we today learn from it? Hughes’ photography is formed of a series of striking images of the forest today, bearing the scars and invoking the memories of this pivotal moment in history.

The exhibition teams Hughes’ new work with items from David Jones’ archive, which is housed at the library. This includes a hand-drawn map of Mametz Wood and manuscript drafts of In Parenthesis. Also featured is a fascinating new addition to the archive, a letter from David Jones to Anthony Powell, in which he discusses genealogical research and the ancient history of Wales in general, before looking back to the Great War and the events of Part 7 of In Parenthesis.

The combination is a striking balance between contemporary photographical reflection and historical documentation, and is a fascinating and important addition to the commemoration of World War One. Admission: free. Info: 01970 632800 / www.llgc.org.uk EMILY GARSIDE

JERWOOD PAINTING FELLOWSHIPS

BayArt, Cardiff Bay Sat 12 Nov-Fri 16 Dec Launched in 2010, the Jerwood Painting Fellowships are an initiative with the aim to provide time and support to promising painters in the early stages of their growth.

After whittling down from 400 applicants, three artists have been selected: Francesca Blomfield, Archie Franks and Dale Lewis.

The selected are all at a turning point in their careers, and have been handpicked by their mentors Dan Coombs, Jane Harris and Phoebe Unwin.

The fellowships provide the artists with bursaries and a mentoring relationship with an artist, and an exhibition in Jerwood Space, London, and on tour. This is the third edition of the programme, with works on display by the three emerging artists.

The artists selected were selected due to their strong personal visions, and the obstacles they have overcome in their pursuit of creation. It was for this sense of struggle that they were selected, and this sense which will be harnessed to facilitate the creation of new works. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover some of the country’s most promising artistic talents, and to witness the development of works and the artists hone their craft and develop their ideas.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2065 0016/ www.bayart.org.uk (LOB)

JANA ROMANOVA: ADAPTED WELSH

Ffotogallery, Penarth Until Sat 19 Nov What is ‘Welshness’? Is it our rugby chants and myth-studded history, or is it more complex and elusive? If you want to be accepted into Welsh society, what should you wear? How should you behave?

These are the questions that Russian artist Jana Romanova attempts to answer with her new body of work, Adopted Welsh.

Based in St Petersburg, Jana Romanova is an award-winning documentary photographer and artist who seeks to define our understanding of nationality, family and relationships. Developed as part of a Ffotogallery residency in 2015, Romanova reached out to the people of Wales to try and understand what it means to be Welsh, embracing our suggestions to sing in a choir, watch and play rugby, and put in some time as a local schoolteacher.

The exhibition will be presented in a new temporary city centre venue and part of a citywide festival around the theme ‘Communication’, brought to us by Cardiff Contemporary and Ffotogallery. Our own cultural identity is a tricky thing to pin down because we are too close to it.

Sometimes the best way to see ourselves is through another person’s lens. This November, make sure it’s Jana’s.

Admission: free. Info: www.ffotogallery. org (VOH)

ANDRE STITT: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD

Gallery/Ten, Cardiff Until Sat 19 Nov Living In The Material World is Cardiffbased artist André Stitt’s second solo exhibition at Gallery/Ten, which has set out to present a turning point in his style, making the transition from canvas and oils to wood panels and acrylic paint. While his technique has changed, it’s still undeniably Stitt, with a mix of images and ideas that are both familiar and alien.

The exhibition’s works have a similar tone in style, which masterfully blend rigid, almost computerised, shapes with seemingly random patterns and motifs over the top. The end result is intriguing, with colours and patterns complimenting and contrasting in an extremely natural way.

The new technique is quicker, allowing for thinner applications and the creation of depth through multiple translucent layers. The work reflects Stitt’s interests in brutalism and the world that emerged from the Second World War. The colours reflect the optimism of the era, but have an almost dark and dystopian feel to it, with works hinting at manmade creations and materials; blues evoking images of tall brutalist grey buildings scraping up to the sky, and organised but jumbled patterns seeming to represent the duality of the time.

Admission: free. Info: 029 2034 5978 / www.gallery-ten.co.uk (LOB)

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THE OTHER ROOM AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON The Other Room, Porters, Cardiff Until Fri 23 Dec

Following on from a spectacular first year in which they made their mark on Cardiff as the first pub theatre in the capital city, the Other Room theatre are back with an impressive autumn/winter line up. This season sees a series of visiting companies welcomed to the space with a diverse and as ever engaging series of productions. The season kicked off in October with a production of The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall, which told the fictional tale of the Dr Martin Luther King's last night on earth before his assassination. This was followed by the Walrus Theatre who presented their debut show Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner. Until Sat 5 November, Those Two Impostors present Blackbird, by David Harrower. This Olivier Award-winning play has recently dazzled and shocked audiences on Broadway, and is brought to the Other Room in a brand new production.

Critical Ambition, co-founded by former Other Room trainee director Dan Jones (in association with Swansea-based Volcano Theatre Company and the Other Room) will present Blink by Phil Porter from Mon 7-Fri 19 Nov; a slightly neurotic comedy about love – but more your secret-stalker and awkward-erections kind of love story.

Barrel Organ brings their irreverent and self-aware performance style to the theatre from Mon 21-Fri 25 Nov in the form of Some People Talk About Violence. The piece, devised by the company, follows a family as they struggle with hidden violence in a modern age full of vapid TV sitcoms and ultra-efficient microwaves.

Finally, from Tues 6-Fri 23 Dec, the theatre welcome back resident company Difficult | Stage. Looking Through Glass re-visits the fated radio recording studio and the big guns have been called in, in the form of the notorious Alison. Dangerous, anarchic and hilarious, this is anti-panto in the extreme-and a great ‘alternative’ Christmas show.

Tickets: £12. Info: 0333 6663366 / www.otherroomtheatre.com EMILY GARSIDE

THE WIZARD, THE GOAT AND THE MAN WHO WON THE WAR

Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea Thurs 10 Nov Written and directed by David Britton, Richard Elfyn stars in this play about the life of the Welsh politician David Lloyd George. With a title that plays on three nicknames given to Lloyd George by the press, The Wizard, The Goat, And The Man Who Won The War tells the story of how a Welsh-speaking boy from Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd went on to become Prime Minister during WWI. Adorned with the humour, poetry, mystery and charm that surrounded the man, it also looks into his duality: Christian champion and womaniser, Liberal saviour of the poor and moneychasing risk-taker. After a critically acclaimed tour, the solo show is back, marking the centenary of Lloyd George’s appointment as Prime Minister.

The brainchild of senior lecturer in dramatic writing at Swansea University Britton and BAFTA Cymru-winning actor Elfyn, the play is set in Antibes, in the south of France at the time of Lloyd George’s 50th wedding anniversary, where he looks back at his life’s many achievements. Performed by Elfyn alone, the monologue requires him to learn twice as many words as required for the role of Hamlet; a rather impressive feat.

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THE FULL MONTY

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Mon 21-Sat 26 Nov Classic 90s Britflick The Full Monty is relocated from Sheffield to Buffalo for this funked-up musical adaptation.

Other than the necessary American references, the show stays true to the unemployed-steelworker roots of the original film. When Jerry decides to drag best friend Dave and an assortment of benched bums off the scrapheap to strip he takes Michael Jordan as his role model. The result is a show with all the heart and humour of the original, plus an interesting look at the effects of rustbelt America on the working man.

Definitely one for the adults, not just for the Chippendale inspired floor-show but for songs that take a light-hearted look at suicide Big-Ass Rock, and intimate areas of anatomy Big Black Man. Terrence McNally (book) and David Yazbeck (music and lyrics) have, nevertheless, created a musical that is as much about family relationships as it is about stripping steelworkers. Jerry's songs for his son, Breeze Off The River and the funeral-set You Walk With Me, span the generations. It builds to a twist that almost stops the show for the wrong reasons, showing that there is more than one big reveal in this production. But you'll have to wait to the end to find out if they leave their hats on.

Tickets £12.50-£34.50. Info: 029 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk (JPD)

SPAMALOT

Gwyn Hall, Neath Tues 8-Sat 12 Nov Filled with puerile jokes, crudeness and caricatures to boot, Spamalot, lovingly ripped off from Monty Python’s cult comedy classic The Holy Grail, is stuffed with upbeat numbers and gaffs that the whole audience can get involved with. There is no doubt that a (k)night of laughter and merriment is in store in this production by the award winning Neath AOS. Joyous chorus numbers in the best musical theatre tradition, the opportunity for actors to indulge in hamming it up in a spectacular fashion, as well as beloved songs and comedy whimsy produces a feel-good show that you can’t help but enjoy.

To describe the plot would be futile as it is pretty flimsy in truth, following the adventurers of King Arthur and his motley crew of knights of the round table in their search for the holy grail.

This search takes in a Finnish fisch schlapping dance, the plague, can-can dancers and of course a shrubbery.

While Spamalot is most memorable for the comedy its songs are equally strong.

The anthem Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life sung by the entire cast at the end is bound to leave you with the feelgood factor.

Tickets: £15.05. Info: 0300 3656677 / www.gwynhall.celticleisure.org (ZB)

LOVE, LIES AND TAXIDERMY

Sherman Theatre, Cardiff Tues 15-Sat 19 Nov Love stories have been told since the beginning of time. Often a boy and girl fall in love and the problems of life try to separate them from each other. However not many love stories have included taxidermy.

This is not a typical ‘boy meets girl’ theatre production. When you are the son of a Polish taxidermist and a daughter of an ice cream salesman, of course your first date would be somewhere as unconventional as Tesco.

Although meeting in a medical research facility in Merthyr Tydfil may be a unique and questionable start to an obscure and hilarious romance, their journey to love stalls as their parents’ jobs begin to fail and the threat of a prison sentence intrudes on their love story.

With amazingly funny writing, such as characters like Valentine’s Mum who always recommends the calming influence of milk on the basis that “you never see a cow suffering a panic attack”, why miss out of the brilliant everyday comedy of Love, Lies And Taxidermy.

For only five days this November, watch this couple who battle their parent’s self-destructive tendencies in a witty, offbeat and highly original love story.

Tickets: £15. Info: 029 2064 6900 / www. shermantheatre.co.uk (MM)

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LUCY PORTER 08.11.2016 – 8pm Rhagfyr 1 - 14 December Y Colisëwm, Aberdâr

The Coliseum, Aberdare

Rhagfyr 18 - 24 December Y Parc a’r Dâr, The Park & Dare, Treorci Treorchy

£15.00 • £12.00 • Tocyn Teulu/Family Tickets £48.00

MARTYN JOSEPH 29.11.16 – 8pm

Colin Ingram and Peter Kane present a Curve Theatre Leicester Production

GEORGIA MAY FOOTE

Photograph by Sean Ebsworth Barnes.

SPIRO 17.01.2017 – 8pm

STEPHEN K AMOS 26.01.2017 – 8pm

CAPITAL CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA featuring Lee Gibson 31.01.2017 – 8pm

Monday 7 – Saturday 12 November Box Office: Cardiff (029) 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

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YUSSEF KAMAL TRIO

Blue Honey @ Gwdihw, Cardiff Sat 5 Nov Yussef Kamal have been touted by the press as part of the young, energized movement in jazz, led in the US by pianist Robert Glasper and saxophonist Kamasi Washington – not to mention rapper Kendrick Lamar, on whose latest album both players featured – and in the UK by Shabaka Hutchins with his bands Sons Of Kemet and the Mercury Prizenominated The Comet Is Coming. If the US vanguard takes its cues from hip-hop, these new UK luminaries are more dance-focused; keyboardist Henry Wu is also a sterling new force in lively, jazz-heavy broken-beat house when doing his own thing. Together with his band, they soak up the frequencies of London along with the cosmic echoes of jazz-funk from Donald Byrd to Roy Ayers.

This is not a DJ set – this is a late-night live set from the three-piece band, with superb DJ support acts in Cardiff’s finest, Darkhouse Family, along with Modula FM’s Alfie Swan and big digger DJ Veto. And the hype is real – as we go to print, Yussef Kamal’s debut album Black Focus is about to drop on Brownswood, the label run by BBC Radio hero Gilles Peterson, and it’s already sold out on vinyl. This night deserves to go the same way, so move quickly – it might be your last chance to catch them jamming in a bar.

Admission: £8/£6 adv. Info: 029 2039 7933 (GTDC)

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Platform @ The Scene Club, Swansea Sat 19 Nov

Japanese electronic pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra were always somewhat underrated over here in the UK, except in the underground. Such was their popularity at the beginning of the 1980s that they inspired a hairstyle – dubbed ‘the techno cut’. After these eager beginnings, the Japanese techno scene is as healthy as you’d expect, but there is surprisingly little crosspollination with those in the UK, Europe and the US. Fumiya Tanaka is an exception, having collaborated with Ricardo Villalobos and Thomas Melchior, and been remixed by Surgeon, Juan Atkins and Matthew Herbert. Even among his peers – Ken Ishii, Hiroshi Watanabe, the late Susumu Yokota – Tanaka stands out; it doesn’t take many hands to count the number of house and techno producers anywhere who are still developing new creative phases after more than 20 years.

Tanaka’s craft has developed since the initial decade of his creative career, which saw him crafting vicious, sparse and uptempo rhythms that referenced Jeff Mills and Plastikman, as well as jazzier Detroit sounds as Hoodrum and more downtempo and broken beat-leaning side-projects like Karafuto and Individual Orchestra. His first album in eight years, You Find The Key, came out in spring on Perlon, itself the spiritual home of minimal. The stern funk of Tanaka’s perfectionist drum loops meets subtle, dug-out bass tones, while tatters of cold melody and strange samples of speech phasing in and out like a rhythmic coma; it’s an unusually effective example of this deep and trippy style of dance music for which Swansea has an insatiable appetite. This is due to the passion of the city’s leading promoters, Dogruff – who threw their final party last month, sadly – and now Platform, celebrating their fourth birthday. The techno fun starts in the afternoon with guest DJs Iggy, Cam Wilson and Paolo Riozzi at a yet-to-be-disclosed venue, the evening kicking off in earnest with Tanaka and residents at The Scene.

Tickets: £12. Info: gyanb1612@gmail.com GWYN THOMAS DE CHROUSTCHOFF

LIGHT VS DARK EXHIBITION FEAT. JSTAR

The Boiler House, Cardiff Sat 19 Nov Celebrating 18 years behind a spray can, this is the launch night of the first solo show by Bryce Davies aka Peaceful Progress, one of Cardiff’s most prolific graffiti artists and a big part of the graffiti scene in Wales. Entry is free for those who want to experience 2400 square feet of art and a variety of new work on canvas at Canton’s Boiler House, an open graffiti studio.

Musical entertainment will be provided in the form of dub, reggae and ska from the Dub In The Pub crew, plus hip-hop, boogie, funk and soul from Dan Jose of East London’s #Unity nights, as well as a big special guest rolling in. Jstar played at the original Boiler House venue in Llandaff six years ago at the sold out Fair Play Festival.

Alongside being a busy DJ who tours with top-ranking Glaswegian MC Soom T, he produces club-ready, bass-boosted reggae and digidub that bubbles with energy and catchy hooks.

He’s remixed an impressive list of artists including Madness, DJ Vadim, Mark Ronson and Major Lazer, and has found fans in the likes of Diplo and Massive Attack’s Daddy G. You can enjoy giveaways, a ‘party caravan’ and street food from Shabbanackle along with the sights and sounds – get down and soak up a bright side of Cardiff culture.

Admission: free. Info: 07977 138587 (GTDC)

DVS1

Compound @ Jacob’s Market, Cardiff Fri 18 Nov More techno this month, with the second excursion from a recent addition to Cardiff’s nicely-rolling scene who debuted last year by, bringing over the Baron himself, UK techno godhead Dave Clarke. Their next headliner is of more recent vintage but perhaps more respected as a DJ in the present day.

Russian-America DJ and producer DVS1, aka Zak Khutoretsky, comes from Minneapolis, after emigrating from St Petersburg at a young age. He immersed himself in the Midwest’s rave scene as a teenager in the mid-90s, running warehouse parties throughout the area – this event is part of a new tour marking the 20 years he’s been involved with putting on techno events. The sound of his own tracks is often grounded and steady-pulsed with wonky, uneasy elements that build and modulate in darkly hypnotic fashion.

With only eight records to his name, for establishment labels like Ben Klock’s Klockworks and Derrick May’s Transmat as well as his own imprint Hush, he considers himself a DJ first and a producer second.

That always tends to be a good thing, and in this case it accounts for his frequent sets at Berghain, Berlin’s iconic techno centre. His high-octane DJ style has been said to create “the sense that a hole is being carved into a new dimension and that the universe is collapsing on itself” – just what you need in these strange times.

Admission: £20/£15 adv. Info: facebook. com/compoundcardiff (GTDC)

DJ STEAW

Rotary Club @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Fri 2 Dec Rotary Club achieve their second cycle with a party celebrating two years providing excellent house music to the capital, stepping it up with a move from their normal haunt of Undertone to the more spacious dancefloor of Clwb Ifor Bach – they’ll have to take a van to the garden centre if they plan to fill the space with leafy plants, as is their normal gimmick. Anyway, they don’t need me to advise them on logistics; let’s talk music: just announced as the headliner for this landmark session is an astutely-chosen name from the Parisian dance underground, DJ Steaw.

Originally from Rennes, he’s based in Paris, at whose foremost nightspot, Rex Club, he runs regular parties. He’s a man who likes his grooves, taking strong influences from the blood-pulse funk of New York house as well as the deep shuffle of dub techno in his passionately perfect mixing, which takes him across France and the continent at large every weekend. He’s a fairly prolific producer as well, having originally been embraced by the sharp French labels Qalomota and Phonogramme, and with two or three of his own records coming out each year on his labels: straight up house on Rutilance and techno/acid stylings for new imprint Steaward. Check the ‘Tape’ mixes on DJ Steaw’s Soundcloud page for a taste of the pure, swinging house music he’s devoted his life to.

Admission: £4-£7. Info: 029 2023 2199 (GTDC)

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Pontardawe Arts Centre Fri 11 Nov Want to nip over to Poland, but you’re short on pieniadze? Don’t know your way around a Krakowiak or Kujawiak, two of the nation’s five national dances? No worries because a bit of Polska will be in Pontardawe. Volosi are a string quintet that bring a fresh and electrifying virtuosity to their fusion of classical folk, jazz and rock while improvising wildly. Brothers Krzysztof and Stanislaw Lason (violin and cello, respectively) did study at the Katowice Academy Of Music, but they use their old-world background to expand the group’s vision. They teamed up with members of a highland band they met who were playing at Krzysztof’s wedding in 2004 and put out their debut album seven years later.

Their second record, Nomadism, continues showcasing the folk sound of the Carpathian mountain range that Zbigniew Michalek (violin), Jan Kaczmarzyk (viola, pipes) and Robert Waszut (double bass) grew up on. The music can be, in turns, exuberant, mournful, frenzied, slow, delicate, footstomping, down-to-earth and noble.

Volosi say their latest recording is inspired by the vision of boundless freedom, diversity, variability and individuality. “Nomadism is an unfettered movement between places, styles or languages. It is an urge to overcome all stereotypical ways of thinking and acting.” They certainly won’t be averse if you decide to let loose with a polka or two then.

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Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Sat 12 Nov For over a decade, London jazz trio Phronesis have been creating music which has thrilled audiences across Europe. To mark their 11th anniversary, they are celebrating another successful year with the release of their sixth album Parallax – on south Wales jazz label Edition – and a European tour. Having been nominated for numerous awards for previous albums, including Best Jazz Act at the Mojo Awards in 2010, their latest offering makes it clear the band have still got their compositional spark.

Bringing an exciting contrast of intense high energy passages to thrill, along with lyrical melodies to reflect on, it’s clear how the band have maintained their reputation as one of the most consistent bands to inspire audiences across Europe. “We can not play together for two months, and meet and it is still the same. The time apart can be good, to bring something fresh and new,” Phronesis’ Jasper Høiby says of the band.

Formed in 2005 by Høiby, the double bassist is joined by Ivo Neame (piano) and Anton Eger (drums) to continually bring flair and charm to audiences. “Writing for small groups requires you to get to the core of the idea, sometimes in the most simple way, creating an interesting result,” Jasper says. While the album allows for enjoyable listening, it’s the band’s live performances that allow the music to be explored, by both the band and the audience.

Their charismatic and unique performance style has drawn attention from many jazz fans, particularly their shows performed in the dark.

“You just focus on what you’re trying to create, the sound you’re making and being true to the moment,” Jasper says of Phronesis’ performance style. Parallax, in particular, offers key moments for improvisation passages to be expanded on during live performances, allowing the group to showcase their well-honed skill of improvising and blending together as a unit. “You have to be open to the moment, and not force any preconceived idea to the music. We’ve played together so long, it’s very organic in that way.”

Tickets: £15/£12. Info: 029 2030 4400 ELIZABETH SZYMCZAK

THE POP GROUP

The Globe, Cardiff Thurs 17 Nov No-one really sounded like The Pop Group during their brief first life, and no-one really did since – if not for want of trying. They formed in 1977, galvanised by punk rock but setting themselves in opposition to it. Their late-teen tastes were expansive, and hip, enough that they never settled for jittery 4/4 guitar rock; the reggae sound systems and illicit blues parties of Bristol, their home city, served as clear inspiration for their finest moments.

Y, their 1979 debut LP, stacks up jagged punk/funk rhythms, Lee Perry-style studio jiggery and Mark Stewart’s possessed vocals.

Despite the UK postpunk scene producing several kindred spirits, the quintet were as volatile as their music, and had effectively imploded by the end of 1980. Stewart remained musically active in the following three decades, but it wasn’t until 2010 that The Pop Group regrouped.

Their modern incarnation, which features original members Stewart, Gareth Sager and Bruce Smith, has so far yielded two new albums. Citizen Zombie (2015) was a brash, Paul Epworth-produced set of sloganeering electro-rock, and frankly not much cop.

The brand new Honeymoon On Mars is much better, helped by two studio wizards: The Bomb Squad’s Hank Shocklee and dub maestro Dennis Bovell. The latter of whom will be at the mixing desk when The Pop Group pop up in Cardiff this month, making a wild band sound wilder.

Tickets: £17.50. Info: 07590 471888 (NG)

GWYL NAWR FESTIVAL

Volcano Theatre, Swansea Sun 20 Nov Prolific avant-garde harp player Rhodri Davies has to be one of the most significant free improvisers to come from Wales, which admittedly isn’t a hugely competitive field.

After some years living away, he moved to Swansea not long ago, and has been quietly booking curious, experimental lineups in the city. The Gwyl Nawr Festival is the most ambitious of these, and also has a charitable element, supporting local refugee causes including Swansea City Of Sanctuary. All the more reason to give it a whirl, if you fancy some music and underground film that pushes the proverbial boundaries.

Most of the names on the bill are notable for a willingness to work in both solo and collaborative guises. Even if you’re not an improv head, you might be familiar with Euros Childs (ex of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci) and Ani Glass [pictured] (ex of The Pipettes and sister of Gwenno) – both feature at some point in Gwyl Nawr’s 11-hour stretch, and it’s interesting to speculate what either might bring to a table that also features London glitch electronicist Douglas Benford; Welsh sonic artists including Simon Kilshaw and Ian Watson; Japanese flute player and music critic Clive Bell and something called the Swansea Laptop Orchestra. Plus a programme of films including a minidocumentary about the studio setup of cult 1970s ambient composer Laurie Spiegel.

Admission: £10. Info: www. volcanotheatre.co.uk (NG)

BRAIN FREEZE FESTIVAL

Ebbw Vale Institute Fri 25 + Sat 26 Nov Riffs galore will come to rent apart the cold mid-winter air of the valleys this November, as the Brain Freeze Festival hits the Ebbw Vale Institute for two days.

Promoters Pity My Brain have assembled to bring back the mini-festival, after a debut last year headlined by American stoner rock band The Atomic Bitchwax. This year’s line up will feature 15 acts – both new and old, famed and up-and-coming – to rock out the venue and blast the winter blues with psychedelia, hard rock and blues.

Headlining the gig this year are Purson [pictured], a London-based psychedelic band, with a self-described “vaudeville carny rock” sound. They are joined by American hard rock band Crobot – fresh from a tour with Sevendust – alongside Yorkshire’s Hands Off Gretel, who dub themselves “grrrlfronted DIY grunge” and who have already received positive press in the States.

There will also be plenty of performances from local bands including Cardiff-based Lacertila and Gower-based group Estuary.

Welsh bands Dead Shed Jokers, Texas Flood, The Doublecross, Stay Voiceless, Heavy Flames and Henry’s Funeral Shoe will also be performing. Aside from the acts on offer, festival goers will have the opportunity to search through specialist record stalls at the venue and enjoy a bar stocked with local ales. A banging weekend of music awaits.

Tickets: £15 per day/£25 both days. Info: 01495 708022 (CT)

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reviews albums 11 PARANOIAS ****

Reliquary For A Dreamed Of World (Ritual Productions) T H I S R E C O R D I S S O O O O O S L O O O O O O W W Y O U W I L L H A V E A G E D A D E C A D E B E F O R E I T E N D S… Yep, 11 Paranoias do dirge-driven doom like no-one else around. Glacially paced and densely overgrown with psychedelic flourishes, Reliquary... is a mammoth record from one of the most inventive bands on the stoner scene. It’s never inaccessible, for all its heft – the spaced-out vocals successfully capture interest, and metalheads of a flexible disposition will warmly welcome the headbang-otunities provided by the grooves. HR

ADAM BRYANBAUM WILTZIE **** Salero OST (Erased Tapes)

If the stills in circulation of Salero – a 2015 documentary movie about the destruction of the Bolivian salt-gathering industry, donchaknow – are anything to go by, the environment it depicts is an exquisite match for its soundtrack. Wiltzie is one half of Stars Of The Lid, an American ambient/ drone project whose music is featureless in the prettiest way. These pieces code as ‘cinematic’ slightly more than SOTL, treated guitars and string sections swelling in minute increments, and like the salt-gatherers moving at their own noble pace. NG

AGNES OBEL ****

Citizen Of Glass (Play It Again Sam) Even though Obel could be a Danish Elizabeth Fraser/Sinead/ Kate B/ Enya, she is very much an individual singer/musician.

A one-woman choir on this haunting, goth-like, striking third album, with its layered, split and manipulated vocals, the songwriter does everything except play the strings. Fragile yet powerful. The concept is loss of privacy in this internet-share everything-transparent-age. Are you being spied on and by who? Lyrics can be ambiguous, but if you’re obsessed by shadowy Scandi-noir drama… RLR

BABY QUEENS ***

Tired Of Love (Strangetown) Baby Queens’ debut album is finally here and it’s somewhat worth the wait. There’s some

fantastic tracks on this record, ultimately let down by a handful of easily forgotten songs littered throughout. Tracks like By The River and Red Light}show what a fantastic album this could be if they’d condensed it down to fewer songs. All in all, a good record with neo-soul and reggae influences that could have been so much more. LB

ESBEN & THE WITCH ****

Older Terrors (Season Of Mist) Written and recorded in Berlin, this is album number four for Brightonformed outfit Esben & The Witch. Dark, atmospheric, moody... this release is full of it. Having put the work in and established themselves as a unique act, they have garnered quite the following through their critically acclaimed live shows. Their songwriting skills are further defined and clear-cut on this record; the combination of the bellowing tone and the haunting vocal of Rachel Davies is worth the listen alone. OS

HELMET ***

Dead To The World (earMUSIC) Helmet’s first record in six years begins exactly as you’d hope: pounding, pacey and packed full of those serrated riffs that made Page Hamilton his name. Helmet have always been an easy band to recognise – those riffs, Hamilton’s ability to add melody and make their tortured metal-punk accessible – and Dead To The World rarely deviates from the tried and tested. I’m not convinced the songs on here will usurp anything from Meantime or Betty on a greatest hits setlist, but confirmed fans will be satisfied. HR

HMS MORRIS ****

Interior Design (Waco Gwenci) I didn’t think it possible for them to surpass the incredibly catchy title track, but HMS Morris have pulled it out of the bag several times on their debut. Nothing as instantly gratifying, but over time the opening salvo of Shipping Forecast and Gold (Want It) hold you in their dark-psych tractor beams. The progression of the tracks is pretty faultless and topped off by the broad Welsh lilt of vocalist Heledd Watkins. Give this record some sort of prize. BG

JACK SAVORETTI **** Sleep No More (BMG)

The Italian-English singer-songwriter is back with his follow up to Top 10 breakthrough album Written In Scars. Not that there was any doubt on his previous release, but if there was, the 33-year-old has well and truly found his voice here.

Described as a “love letter to my wife,” Savoretti

has furthermore stated, “The whole point of this album is that it’s about the stuff that keeps you up at night.” Troubled Souls, Deep Waters and the title track find Savoretti’s vocals soaring. OS

JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN & BENJAMIN LAZAR DAVIS *** Let It Be You (Reveal)

A collaboration between the cult songstress and Okkervil River multiinstrumentalist. Starts promisingly with juddering re-sliced/re-processed guitars, chiming gospel pianos, and crunchy electronic beats. The mix feels fresh, like a rougher, more lo-fi version of St Vincent. When Joan takes the mic her characterful vocals and lyrical twists make Lazar Davis’ songs feel a bit bland by comparison. The album follows a similar formula throughout to diminishing returns, but the duo have found their own sound and it suits them. APR

KING DUDE **** Sex (Ván)

Not quite the sudschugging scoop-necked broseph his moniker implies, King Dude is a Seattle soloist, ex of various underground metal bands, who now crafts lurid horror business that’s equal parts folk-rock and deathrock. Sex is the best thing he’s ever done: clanging, quasi-Tom Waits rhythms, cooing ladies on backing vox, moderate lyrical innuendo (I Wanna Die At 69) and a couple of bursts of Misfits goth-punk. In fact, I’m going to suggest you buy this instead of the new Nick Cave one. NG

KORN *

The Serenity Of Suffering (Roadrunner) Korn released their first album back in 1994, when I was 10 years old. Back then, their music seemed refreshing and something new. Bear in mind that the band members were all in their 20s and were early adopters of seven-string guitars, five-string basses and songs about being unhappy outcasts.

Fast forward 20+ years, lineup changes, rehab and finding God and the whole thing seems pretty sad.

The Serenity Of Suffering is a desperate cry for relevance that should go unheard. GM

MARCHING CHURCH **

Telling It Like It Is (Sacred Bones) Iceage frontman and punk Prince Regent Elias Rønnenfelt returns with his lesser-known squeeze Marching Church for a second bite of the cherry, but something is certainly rotten in the state of Denmark. This album feels like the lethargic offspring of Primal Scream at their most derivative,

GAMES REVIEWS CIVILIZATION VI *****

Sid Meier, PC It’s been six years since the release of Civilization V, or about six full games in Civ time. For the uninitiated, the turn based strategy series allows players to manage a civilisation and attempt to dominate the world, be it through militaristic, cultural, technological or diplomatic means. With new updates to the gameplay, and an attractive aesthetic, there’s plenty here to keep diehard fans entertained. However, it’s always worth waiting for the expansion packs with this series, as they can almost entirely improve the gaming experience (if previous instalments are anything to go by). LOB

VIRGINIA ****

Variable State, PC With an interesting artistic style and compelling story, Virginia is a murder mystery that’s quite unlike any other. The player follows rookie FBI Agent Anne Tarver, who’s investigating the disappearance of a young boy in Virginia. There’s an impressive attention to detail, and although there’s no dialogue, it draws you in and plays with your emotions in a very effective way. Blending first-person thriller play with a unique aesthetic, soundtrack, sci-fi and horror, it keeps you guessing until the end. LOB

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or one of those mouldering Gorillaz In Dub remix comps. Unmemorable and morose, the only saving grace is the song title Inner City Pigeon, but regrettably, the song itself is more navel-gazing mulch. AJ

THE POP GROUP ****

Honeymoon On Mars (Freaks R Us) Nearly four decades ago, The Pop Group provided a thunderous postpunk soundtrack to political corruption and racial brutality. With the world today becoming a more dangerous place, it seems that we are being dragged backwards in time through a rusting barbed-wire fence. With Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee and veteran dub master Dennis Bovell at the helm, The Pop Group have made a new album that is as vicious, relevant and forward-thinking as anything they’ve done in the past. DN

SLEIGH BELLS **

Jessica Rabbit (Lucky Number) [Sleigh Bells meeting] Derek: “OK, the first three records were pretty samey, let’s do something different. How about we make it a bit poppier but at the same time mash up the time signatures and add more synths and get rid of song structure altogether?” Alexis: “Sounds amazing, Derek. That will alienate our old fans and not make us any new ones. Any other ideas?” Derek: “Nah, not really.

Sorry.” And thus, ladies and gentlemen, Jessica Rabbit was born. BG

SLOWLY ROLLING CAMERA *** All Things (Edition)

A second offering from this Cardiff collective expertly fuses soul, hip-hop, jazz and electronica with a heavy focus on unorthodox time signatures and complex rhythms. Past recordings, notably their self-titled debut album, have proved that they can master this approach whilst still writing poignant and enduring songs and melodies. With this release however, it seems they’ve somewhat sacrificed the latter in favour of the former. This doesn’t fully discredit their effort, but it does make it less accessible to the uninitiated listener. CPI

SOFT HAIR ****

Soft Hair (Domino) Connan Mockasin, aka Barry White on copious amounts of helium, finds an equally warped conspirator in LA Priest’s Sam Dust for Soft Hair’s camp electronica. Morning glory standouts are Jealous Lies, founded on a bass line from Rod’s Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?, layered with skanking guitar and synth exotica, the Shuggiesque Alive Without Medicine, and the wonky r'n'b of Lying Has To Stop, with the winning couplet “I like to watch you run but I’ll never touch your bum,” and an effete video visualising an Elton John wet dream. CS

STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS ****

Brothers In Farms (Spinefarm) Bluegrass and metal are not natural bedfellows but the Barnyard Boogiemen, who deserve recognition for sheer bravery, manage to make it work – most of the time. Guns N’ Roses You Could Be Mine and Metallica’s Sad But True transition well, less so Iron Maiden’s Aces High, which lacks melody.

The Finnish fivesome have also included some self-penned material that blends in nicely. Here is a band I could grow to love. LN

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS *****

Fuzzy Logic / Lost On The Bypass Road (BMG) The album that started it all for the Super Furries is celebrating its 20th birthday… and in style.

The 12-track album as we know it (God! Show Me

Magic – what a start!) is followed by B-sides and interim single The Man Don't Give A Fuck, then Lost On..., a second disc comprising demos and a Phoenix Festival '96 live performances (as worked on by Donal Whelan and Kliph Scurlock). Good times! JE

VENOM PRISON **** Animus (Prosthetic)

If there’s a difference between Venom Prison’s debut 7” The Primal Chaos, which came out last year round the time I profiled the band in this organ, and this subsequent debut album, it’s that Animus has excised virtually all traces of hardcore, or even metalcore, influence. What’s left is a firey meteorite made of purest death metal, with chugging basslines to flatten cities, hellaciously shrill solos and Larissa Stupar vocalising from an oesophagus located somewhere near the earth’s core. More killer Welsh metal, nitwits! NG

THE WHARVES **** Electa (Gringo)

Old-school folk meets alt-rock in the second album from Nottingham trio The Wharves. Electa sees them layer their highpitched vocal harmonies over driving percussion and impressively twangy guitars to create a truly eclectic record. Influenced by The Roches and The Amps, Minogue, Fleet and Andrau chant playful incantations like a Greek chorus in lyrics that range from the nonsensical to the melancholic.

Highlights are the smoky L’autre and riff-heavy Old Friend in this spooky but thoroughly enjoyable offering. BW

singles ANCHORSONG ****

Butterflies (Tru Thoughts) Tokyo-born virtuoso Masaaki Yoshida aka Anchorsong, blends space-agey electronics with tribal rhythms on this instrumental single. It’s a perfect introduction to his even more amazing, retro-lounge album, Ceremonial. Everything is tranquil, sounds of the east meeting African beats.

Chillax or dance – it’s up to you. RLR

FINGERTRAP ****

Body Popping (Wise Dog) Fingertrap’s first single has the distinctive sound of a soiree just as the punch begins to take effect.

At three minutes and 19 seconds, Body Popping is a short burst of energy that is catchy and addictive, lyrically undemanding, quite melodic in places, and a guaranteed winner at parties. LN

ISLET *****

Liquid Half Moon EP (Shape) If you thought something had been missing from your life, panic over, because it was Islet, and they’ve returned. This fivesong EP sounds as fresh and essential as ever with intertwining instrumentation, voices and effects.

You can also buy a bundle featuring Liquid Half Moon and a ticket for their December gig at Clwb Ifor Bach. JE

PALENCO ****

Cloudy Leftovers (Cae Gwyn) The new single from Palenco, made up of members of Y Niwl and Candelas, melds Welsh and English for a pleasing piece of brainy guitar rock. Lead singer Llyr Pari’s lush vocals smooth over cascading guitars in a tune that will stick in your head for days. Warm glows aplenty. BW

R. SEILIOG ****

THIS MONTH’S DVD PICK

Shedhead EP (Turnstile) At just north of 30 minutes, Shedhead would have probably been deemed an album 40 years ago, when the likes of Harmonia and Cluster blueprinted the pulsing, synth-driven ambience that R. Seiliog deals in. These five numbers venture further into kosmische waters than anything he’s previously done, and suggest his next release may wield epic scope. NG

SLØTFACE ***

Empire Records (Propeller) Nordic pop-punks Sløtface hurtle through their new EP Empire Records at breakneck speed in a riotous celebration of life’s pleasures – but only after a breather for moody opener Bright Lights. Shea drawls spiky lyrics over a grinding bassline and feverish guitars in an entertaining romp of a record. BW

demos RANCOUR

rancourccnb.bandcamp.com The initials in this lot’s Bandcamp URL stand for ‘Cardiff City New Breed’, a reference to a small cluster of youthful, moshy hardcore bands.

Rancour’s three songs are at the more metallic end of the HC scale, rawly recorded but ornery and punishing enough to resemble a lost artefact from the early-90s Cleveland scene (Integrity etc).

This demo is available on tape, and rad enough that I can forgive them overcharging me for the postage. NG

SAM BUTCHER

soundcloud.com/sam-butcher-17 Sam is a Cardiffian who lives in Manchester for further education purposes, and plays in an indie band there, but dropped some free CDrs of his Aretha EP into Spillers before he returned for the new term. This turned out to be six tracks built around sliced-up Aretha Franklin vocal samples, married to jittery digital rhythms which sometimes affect a strangely psychedelic air, sometimes a bone-dry trap clap and sometimes remind me a bit of Machinedrum. Certainly intrigued by this. NG

RHYS DAVIS

facebook.com/rhysdavismusic This Blackwood fella’s digital EP is titled Reflections and its artwork features Davis in a floral shirt, sitting pensively on some stone steps. It looks like something your mate does in Photoshop as a joke when you upload a trying-slightly-toohard photo to social media. Reflections trades in wistful, fuzzy guitar pop with what strikes me as a Teenage Fanclub-type chime; puzzlingly, if thankfully, I can barely detect any of his awful stated influences, which include John Mayer and Catfish & The Bottlemen. NG

LONG WAY NORTH PG (SODA Pictures) This French-Danish animation’s unique style is the first thing to draw you in, almost resembling Cold War propaganda posters. It tells the story of Sasha, a 15-year-old Russian aristocrat, who sets out to the North Pole to find her explorer grandfather, who mysteriously went missing. However, the voice acting is quite poor at times and often forces the viewer out of the experience. Its charm more than makes up for it though. ****LOB

OBSERVANCE 15 (SODA Pictures) This mystery thriller focuses on Parker, a private investigator grieving the death of his young son and is also having marital and financial issues, as he returns to work. Given a curious assignment to watch observe a woman, plagued by mysterious happenings, from an abandoned apartment, while he may be in more danger than he realises. Hints of Rear Window, but spookier. ***LOB

THE WINDMILL MASSACRE 18 (Kaleidoscope) With a name like The Windmill Massacre, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. Set in the Netherlands, a group of murderable people find themselves in an evil windmill. Yep. It’s a bit of a silly slasher, with some okay effects. The film is a return to the slashers of the 80s.

Not a good return, but a return nonetheless. **LOB

THE EVIL IN US 18 (Studiocanal) Annoying vapid characters + bath salts = a bloody mess, in more ways than one. A group of pals go away for a bender, fuelled by drugs, sex and alcohol. Except their stash has been tampered with, turning everyone into a cannibal. It has some creepy moments and well shot scenes, but it’s mainly filled with clichés. The zombie genre needs a bullet to the head so it can finally be laid to rest. *LOB

THE LAST KING 15 (Studiocanal) Set in 13th century Norway, Kristofer Hivju (Tormund from Game Of Thrones) stars in Nils Gaup’s The Last King. Based on true events, Norway is torn apart by Civil War. The Norwegian King is fighting for the throne and his survival, whilst protecting his illegitimate son in a shroud of secrecy. Two warriors are tasked to protect the boy from those who seek to kill him. It’s a little over the top, and if toned down a bit it could have been very interesting. ***LOB

THE BFG PG (Disney) Spielberg’s adaptation of the Dahl classic sees a 10-year-old abducted by an old giant. But don’t worry, he’s friendly, and she’s an orphan so naturally she falls victim to cracks in the social system and no one makes any fuss. It’s a stunning film, with the dream chasing sequence in particular making the film worth it alone. It’s a feel good adventure with a sound cast that manages to capture the essence of the book. ****LOB

STAR TREK BEYOND **** 12A (Paramount) The trailer stung many a Trekkie with a bitter sense of betrayal, leaving diehard fans with a sour taste in their mouths before watching it. However, while there are obviously absolutely ridiculous Hollywood moments that won’t sit easy with some (looking at you, motorbike scene and Beastie Boys), this still feels undeniably Star Trek with updated aesthetics and social issues. ****LOB

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music news EXTRA

Cardiff’s Swn Festival, which as of last month has 10 weekender festivals of new and exciting music under its belt, is expanding its remit further still in 2017 with Barod: a series of intensive workshops and seminars aimed at helping musicians get to grips with the industry.

With a name that’s Welsh for ‘ready’, the initial events will be taking place in February, March and April 2017. The first knowledge-imparter to be announced – Chris Cooke of CMU – will be delivering a total of 16 hours of seminars that’ll teach musicians how to snag a sweet record deal and build a fanbase (and yes, we’re assuming that “be really good” isn’t the sum total of the advice). Visit www. swnissound.com/barod to find out more Fellow Welsh überpromoters, Orchard Entertainment, have had their recent work officially acknowledged in the form of an award at the National Live Music Industry Awards. The company, who book events all across Wales in venues of pretty much every size category, have had a fruitful 12 months, with noteworthy headliners of Orchard events including Madness, Noel Gallagher and Ocean Colour Scene [pictured]. Although they’ve won the Regional Promoter Of The Year gong before, in 2013, Orchard’s Pablo

Janczur claims they didn’t expect to repeat the feat, adding: “This is fantastic recognition for us as a company and for Wales where live music is strong and growing.” Next year will also see Orchard gigs outside Wales, including Elton John in Widnes of all places Its release date is TBC at the time of going to press, but Pontypridd is shortly to see its first nightclub open for discerning house and techno enthusiasts, as opposed to Jagerbomb disposal units on the pull soundtracked by a ‘club classics’ compilation. Platform 11 will be on the High Street, in what used to be the Morgan Tavern – whose reputation as a magnet for underage drinkers and general ne’er do wells was such that its licence was revoked in 2013.

However, Platform 11’s prime movers Ashley Mead, a house DJ, and his brother Craig have been granted a late licence for each day of the week, and are in the process of fitting a sound system, DJ booth and lights Mentioned passingly in the previous instalment of this column, This Becomes Us is a new project of Julia Ruzicka – bassist in Cardiff’s Future Of The Left, and spouse of FOTL vocalist Andrew

Falkous. Several years previously, she played in Million Dead, which served as a vehicle for Frank Turner’s opinions before his tidy-bearded folk-rock solo career. Anyway, the self-titled TBU album features nine different vocalists (Falkous or Turner not among them) paired with Ruzicka’s compositions, which generally lean towards punchy alt-rock and spiky post-hardcore. Pixies frontman Black Francis is the marquee name here, but sterling vocal performances also come from The Wytches’ Kristian Bell, Billy Mason Wood of Blacklisters and Vodun’s Chantal Lewis-Brown. This Becomes Us is released on Fri 11 Nov If you often find yourself on Cardiff’s bustling Womanby Street, you might be able to visualise Sully’s Yard – it’s a bunch of offices inside some iron gates, with a spacious area in the middle. This spacious area will become a pop-up semi-outdoor (covered and heated) venue during November and December, courtesy of nearby club The Full Moon. There’ll be a silent disco every Saturday and a Christmas market every Sunday, with live hip-hop from Lazy Habits on Sun 26 and a few extra things like Blue Honey all-day discos and a beer festival

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Why choose this moment to profile Ogmore-By-Sea solo artist Kristian C Williams aka Prints Jackson, I hear you cry? Given that nearly three years ago, I hear you continue, he embarked on a mission to release exactly one song each month until the end of his life, and has maintained that to date with the October release of song number 32, Balancing Sassuke? Well, that’s the beauty of such a fibre-eatingly regular schedule – this section invariably profiles acts with a new release to their name, and Prints Jackson fits the bill every time! Also, the guy I was going to cover turned out to have moved away from south Wales, probably never to return.

Prints’ modus operandi, focusing on name-your-price downloads, all but removes the possibility of commercial success, but since adopting this name in early 2014 he’s attracted a fair bit of praise, as well as a tidy sheaf of collaborators both musical and visual. In 2016 he’s teamed up transatlantically with Jim Ward (At The Drive-In, Sparta) for {Sail On Phaelon}, which dropped in August and sounds like a more sinewy Mercury Rev; the artwork came courtesy of Richard Oliver, ex Lostprophets and current No Devotion keyboardist. Matt Davies-Kreye of the recently dissolved Funeral For A Friend guests on an imminent single to be announced, but on Balancing Sassuke Williams has enlisted the help of... his wife and kids, who sugar up a romantic lo-fi indie-synthpop swooner even further. And if those efforts charm you, there’s 30 more songs to delve into at... printsjackson.bandcamp.com

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“ALTERNATIVE comedy? Alternative to comedy, I call it.” One of the late Jim Bowen’s favourite non-darts-related quips, he might have been lashing out in fearful defence of his hoary old ways, but inadvertently he raised a valid point.

Once alternative comedy, or alternative rock, or alternative anything, becomes codified and recognisable enough that ITV game show hosts take aim at it, it’s inevitably on the way to becoming uniform and homogenised; losing the spirit that made it ‘alternative’ in the first place.

This has already begun to happen to the ‘alt-right’, despite it only being six or seven years old at most as a concept, and the man in the street quite possibly having never heard of it. If you are that man: it’s sprung up via relatively young right-wing Americans who consider mainstream conservatism fusty and square, and also not sufficiently racist or otherwise hateful. It exists mainly online, as does everything else in the world except this magazine, and has mushroomed via websites like 4chan.

Accordingly, it harbours a broad streak of boorish nihilism that could point to some of the bigotry being ‘ironic’, although whether it’s worth anyone’s time pondering the heart-of-hearts intent of some plank making holocaust jokes on Twitter is another question. Despite sitting apart from mainstream politics, the alt-right’s unalloyed xenophobia and effective white nationalism has found a representative near the top of the world in Donald Trump, who approximately one week after this column is published will Budd Dwyer himself on live television in response to losing the presidential election.

Until that moment, though, Trump’s status as one of the most talked-about people on the planet betrays the absurdity of alt-right types pretending they’re a putupon breed silenced by political correctness and leftist dogma. They might not be able to repeat their holocaust tweets anywhere they like and get away with it, but they can revel in the barely coded racism and spitefulness which drives a truck through so much current discourse. Particularly if they happen to live in the UK, or the ‘post-Brexit UK’ as it’s been renamed while I was writing this.

All these morons parrot the same crappy buzzwords, like locusts swarming through the already intellectually barren landscape of internet commentary. By their ‘cuck’, ‘social justice warrior’, ‘triggered?’, ‘cultural Marxist’ et al shall you know them. You notice it seeping into speech, though.

Former no-nonsense Sun columnist now broken man of tinpot talk radio, Jon Gaunt, has recently discovered the word ‘libtard’ and uses it at every possible opportunity.

What a humiliating move for a staunch advocate of British cultural values like Gaunty.

Last month, a gig was announced in London for Graveland, a Polish black metal band fronted by a very silly man called Rob Darken [pictured here about to give his three daughters a bath]. Darken is yer actual white supremacist, who once said that the only reason he doesn’t support Nazism is because the Nazis lost, so can’t be that great.

For this reason, the host venue cancelled the booking shortly after, and some Graveland fans got grumpy. When they get grumpy, these grim dwellers of the black metal underground, they sound indistinguishable from altrighters, or indeed Gaunty – rattling on about the regressive left and freedom of speech and thought crimes until every eye in the house has glazed over. Their rhetoric might not be terribly ‘alternative’, ultimately, but worse, it’s becoming increasingly mainstream and may be so for some time.

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BOOK OF THE MONTH

TRYSTING Emmanuelle Pagano (And Other Stories)

Emmanuelle Pagano’s award winning Trysting is a strange sort of novel. There’s no plot, no characters, and even the fact it’s fiction is easily forgotten. More than anything, it resembles scattered confessions which Pagano has simply collected and delicately placed on the page. But in fact, she has actually crafted the voices of her lovers in short, anonymous fragments, and it is they who detail the many varied and often strange forms that love takes.

In Trysting, Pagano insists on brevity. Of the over 100 fragments, some are as long as two pages, while others are epigrammatic. Love is made up of small moments, and detailing these minute instances Pagano manage to illustrate love in a way that no academic treatise could ever do. Whether it’s the lover thinking about the ‘line of hair’ between his partner’s pubic area and naval, or another tasked with clearing out the rubbish left behind the house after her husband has gone, each vignette seems to reveal some deep emotional truth, even when what it has said is not quite clear. Trysting may be constrained by its form, but it does repay its subject.

Delicate and sensitive, the work rebounds with incisive observations that are uncannily accurate (“Life with him is so easy and sweet and joyful. I have a feeling he’s cheating”).

Pagano is a compassionate recorder of the everyday expression of love, but is above all objective. This is no simple celebration of love: the animalistic nature of love is all there, as is the disappointment that is inevitable when we fall in love, watch it stagnate and then collapse, without a trace of ever existing.

Whether what will survive of us is love, Trysting illuminates what that love could be: exquisite agony. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR Price: £8.99. Info: www.andotherstories.org

THE TRANSMIGRATION OF BODIES Yuri Herrera (And Other Stories)

Discussions pertaining to Latin and Central American literature in the West have revolved around the same stale stereotypes, writers and motifs: until now, that is. UC Berkeley graduate Yuri Herrera's The Transmigration Of Souls certainly lives up to the expectations of his former novellas and his debut novel, the politically and gender aware Signs Of The End Of The World. The result is a short but gripping book exploring the complex sociopolitical and cultural landscape of violence in modern day Mexico. Told through the voice of many but focusing on a magical realist character, the Redeemer, it is a stylish metaphysical thriller unlike any other with flowing language. Expect to see Herrera on a shelf near you as Latino authors gain more prominence in Britain. YB Price: £8.99. Info: www.andotherstories.org

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE Robert Irwin (Dedalus Books)

Not quite the medieval zombie tale expected from the blurb which states: “...Hell is now full and consequently the dead stalk the land...” but Irwin’s novel still has the capacity to entertain and tell a good story. Set in the 1400s, this book involves real historical figures and the bloody battles between the houses of York and Lancaster. Irwin cleverly uses the concepts of storytelling and narrative to contemplate what it takes to be a character of legend. He intertwines his central plot with myths and digressions worthy of Homer to transform what could easily be a dull report into something more mythical and magical. With disturbing tales, gruesome details of torture, a talking head and a museum of skulls, this novel will keep you in the Halloween spirit. LM Price: £9.99. Info: www.dedalusbooks.com

THE LAST POETS

Christine Otten (World Editions)

Anyone with strident opinions about the issue of appropriation in literature may be intrigued by this: a quasi-biographical novel about the lives of The Last Poets, black revolutionaries who formed in late 1960s New York and whose rageful, rhythmdriven performance poetry presaged rap by a decade. Otten, a white woman from the Netherlands, gleaned knowledge of her chosen subject from interviews conducted with band members and acolytes in the early 00s (The Last Poets was published in Dutch in 2004, so presumably the group have had to wait 12 years to find out how they’ve been portrayed). Thorny, hotheaded characters abound, many rising from poverty and racist oppression by their own determination; brilliant, groundbreaking performers with feet of clay, at the vanguard of culture while barely realising so. NG Price: £12.99. Info: www.worldeditions.org BUZZ 50

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November is, as usual, full of literary delights, and jam-packed with chances to cwtch into a cosy corner somewhere and bathe your imagination in wonderful, warming words.

Thurs 3 Nov welcomes us in at Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre. This regular, and long-running, night is run by the excellent Seren books with a dash of input from the wonderful Mulfran press. This month the evening features Tony Curtis and Cynon Jones. What’s more, the ticket price of just £2.50 can also be taken as a discount from any book purchased on the night, making the event, if you do this, entirely free, and the volume you buy heavily discounted. Amazing!

On Sat 5 Nov, the Open Space at Cardiff Central Library features writer Louise Walsh and her second novel Black River, which is about a South Wales Echo journalist who tries to protect the villagers of Aberfan from intrusive reporting following the 1966 disaster. This event is at 11am.

Over in Swansea, on the same date, you can take part in a writing workshop with acclaimed poet Carrie Etter on ‘Poetry and Place’. See the Dylan Thomas Centre website for further details.

On Thurs 10 Nov, also in Swansea, you can catch Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate, reading works accompanied by John Sampson, ‘her court musician’. The event takes place at the Swansea Grand Theatre. Catch this literary superstar while you can!

Swiftly following this, in the central hub that is Pontypridd, a selection of sensational writer-y talent, including Clare Potter and Rob Cullen, will take place at the historical Bunch Of Grapes pub. There will also be music, great ales, and the bone-warming brilliance of a roaring log fire. This is a free event and begins at 7.30pm. Get there for 7pm to get the best seats!

We end the month on Wed 30 Nov, with Dahl In Translation, Newport & Gwent Literary Club’s contribution to the celebrations around the centenary of Wales’s most famous writer. Dr. Siwan Rosser will look at how Dahl can work in translation and whether other languages need Dahl as part of their children’s literature.

And I will see you at all of these, and more!

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Conor Knight rounds up the matches that lie ahead of Wales this November as the boys take on some of the biggest names in rugby.

hough the leaves are beginning to fall and the days are getting colder, 2016 has not said goodbye to international rugby just yet. The Under Armour Autumn Series returns to the Principality Stadium. Alongside flocking Welsh supporters, the series will greet Australia, Argentina, Japan and South Africa to Cardiff as they face Wales throughout November.

The fixtures are entertaining for diehard rugby followers and enthusiastic Welsh fans alike, as the city centre turns red with passionate hymns and arias. It will also provide a platform for Warren Gatland to assess the state of his team, having only won three matches off the back of their World Cup campaign. Looking forward to the Six Nations, these fixtures will allow players form across the board showcase their talent and impose themselves on a struggling Welsh side.

Some may also have one eye for the following summer, as the Lions tour in New Zealand commences in 2017. With Gatland at the helm, players like George North, Jamie Roberts and Dan Biggar will all be vying to be part of his plans, with big performances against southern hemisphere sides guaranteed to help their cause.

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Australia: Sat 5 Nov, KO: 2.30pm The first of the four tests and arguably the toughest, Wales will host Australia. It was just over a year ago that Wales last played Australia, their final pool match in the Rugby World Cup. Though already guaranteed qualification from the pool, there was a general feeling of missed chances in Wales’ 15-6 loss, having had the momentum behind them when Australia were reduced to 13 men. Breaking down the stubborn gold wall that was Australia’s defence proved too difficult – down to both the sheer determination of the Aussies and the uninspiring attack of the Welsh.

A year on and Wales will look to vindicate their mistakes and prove their creative worth. Not just for preparation, pride or bragging rights, the winner of the fixture will also secure the James Bevan Trophy. The introduction of silverware is to mark the celebration of 100 years of rugby between Australia and Wales, inaugurated in 2007.

Commanded by veteran captain Stephen Moore, the hooker led his side to the final of the Rugby World Cup where they lost to New Zealand, and most recently second in the Rugby Championships. Having beaten Argentina twice and South Africa once within the competition, it statistically makes Australia the hardest opponent of the series. You would have to go back to 2008 for the last time Wales were victorious in the fixture, edging to victory by three points in a 21-18 game. The wealth of talent at their disposal though is truly worrying.

The pace, power and versatility of Israel Folau is a constant menace in the backline, keeping Wales’ rigid defence on it toes. Should David Pocock be available following surgery on his hand then the battle at the breakdown will be ruthless, with Michael Hooper a worthy enough opponent already. Propelled by the anguish of their World Cup defeat, Wales will have to play a disciplined and calculated game if they want to overcome the Wallabies, being clinical with chances and standing firm in defence.

Argentina: Sat 12 Nov, KO: 5.30pm Following from the momentous task of beating the Wallabies will be to endure the battering assault of Argentina. Where Australia have speed and guile, Argentina have brute strength, namely in their scrum.

They showed their class on the world stage in losing only one of their pool games in the World Cup, going on to reach the semi final.

Cruising past Ireland with a 43-20 result, they displayed their potential to dismantle northern hemisphere teams, as they are continuingly looking to improve. Although they have looked to a more open, attacking style of rugby, it will be the scrum that will prove the biggest test for Wales – a highly contentious area of the game anyway. Though recently beating South Africa in the Rugby Championships, this was Argentina’s only win and they may feel they have something to prove this autumn. Wales last met the Pumas in 2013 where they triumphed 40-6, and this will be a game that Wales will feel they will be able to win, particularly if they want to lay a mark of intent for the road ahead.

Japan: Sat 19 Nov, KO: 2.30pm As the games continue to roll on over November, the third week sees Wales line up against Japan.

This fixture’s history has a tendency to be epic when hosted at the Principality (formally Millennium) Stadium, with the past three meetings amassing a total of 287 points scored. Having witnessed one such game in 2004, a 98-0 victory, I can attest to the fixture’s indulgence for points, only recently realising that it was Wales’ highest winning margin in history.

However, the Cherry Blossoms have claimed victory on their most recent meeting, recording an impressive 23-8 winning margin in Wales’ tour of Japan in 2013. Despite Wales missing a chunk of their starting 15 due to the Lions selection that summer, nothing can be taken away from Japan’s victory – their first against the Welsh. Indeed, Japan are a determined side, as they showcased in emphatic style with a hard fought 34-32 over South Africa in the Rugby World Cup pool stages. Though it was not enough for them to proceed through the competition, it exhibited their growth and development as a Rugby nation, and by hosting the next World Cup in 2019, only expect this grit and skill to grow. Certainly, despite losing two close games to Scotland in the summer, Japan are in a good run of form, and will be difficult for the Welsh overcome.

South Africa: Sat 26 Nov, KO: 5.30pm To wrap up the autumn internationals, Wales face the mighty outfit that is South Africa. Similarly to the Australian fixture, the teams will be playing for silverware, this time the Prince William Cup in celebration of 100 years of rugby between the nations.

Despite this long history of sportsmanship, there may still be bitterness in the Welsh camp following their last run-in with the Springboks, as it left them knocked out of the World Cup quarter finals. Though a closely fought game, it was the Springboks that edged the tie with their renowned physicality, eventually breaking down the Welsh red wall with a Du Preez try in the last five minutes of the match.

However, Wales will take confidence in the recent performances of South Africa, who only managed two wins in the Rugby Cham-

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pionships. Recently captained hooker Adriaan Strauss will thus be looking for a reaction from his team this autumn. With a 31-game history, Wales have only managed two wins against the Springboks, most recently achieved in 2014.

Though the idea of the Springboks physical onslaught would be enough to make Jamie Roberts nervous, with the fixture usually entertaining low winning margins, this sharply contested tie will give Wales a sense of optimism. By matching the Springboks physically with the renowned Warrenball, but embracing a more creative alternative where necessary (an aspect of the Wales game that has been criticised of late), Wales should look to this series conclusion as a sight of opportunity.

Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Sat 5-Sat 26 Nov. Tickets: from £20. Info: 029 2082 2432 / www.wru.wales/tickets

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HABIBI FUNK Sure Shot @ Gwdihw, Cardiff, Sat 12 Nov. Tickets: £4. Info: 029 2039 7933 / www.gwdihw.co.uk There are times when what you want from a night out is the opportunity to make merry and cut a rug to a bunch of music you know really well. Which is fine and understandable. The existence of nights, and people, who play music you’ve never heard with an aim to making you fall in insta-love with it is a vital and necessary counterbalance. That’s the kind of thing the folks behind monthly Cardiff night Sure Shot often book, and that’s definitely the modus operandi of Habibi Funk – the name Jannis Stürtz uses for both a record label and DJ sets like this one.

Habibi Funk’s niche is old music – anything from the 1960s to 1980s – from Arabic nations. Stürtz’s interest was kickstarted a few years ago while working in Tunisia; snapping up armfuls of records he’d not only never heard of, but which were often impossible to find out any info about. A lot of it turned out to be monstrously groovy, and a testament to the virtues of multiculturalism and crosspollination – influenced in equal part by Western musical styles (rock, funk, psychedelia) and more ‘traditional’ Arabic music.

Keen to share his bounty with the wider world, Habibi Funk DJ sets soon followed, as well as a label reissuing some of Stürtz’s finds. In short, if you’re of a ‘blow my mind with wild unheard jams’ mentality on this Saturday night, this is the most fun you can have in south Wales.

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art Aberystwyth Arts Centre

University Of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free. Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 01970 621903 / www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre 1%: Privilege In A Time Of Global Inequality Photographs from 37 leading photographers which document aspects of the privilege of global wealth. (Until Sat 5 Nov) Nick Danziger ‘Revisited’ For ten years, across eight countries on four continents, documentary photographer Danziger worked among individuals and families living in both rural and urban areas; reflecting what has changed over the past decade for those who have the least. (Until Sat 12 Nov) Chris Wilson ‘Sakuteiki’ Exhibition in the cafe gallery on sakuteiki or records of garden making. Wilson is from Llanelli in west Wales; this exhibition is part of an extended series on aspects of everyday life in Japan. (Until Sat 12 Nov) British Wildlife Photography Awards Event held, and indeed exhibited here, annually, split into 16 different categories. (From Sat 12 Nov until Sat 14 Jan) Dave Ball ‘Searching For

The Welsh Landscape’ Based on a survey of five distinct hilly regions in Wales, Ball exhaustively attempts to address the question of whether there is such a thing as a perfect, archetypal Welsh mountain. (From Sat 12 Nov until Sat 14 Jan) Haul: The Art And Friendship Group Works by participants of Art and Friendship group run by Martine Ormerod. The group meets weekly during term time to explore different ways to make art from painting to collage and using digital cameras. (From Sat 19 Nov until Sun 15 Jan)

Albany Gallery

74b Albany Road, Cardiff.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free. 029 2048 7158 / www.albanygallery. com Nick Holly & David Barnes Holly is a Swansea-based artist whose paintings here depict Greece; Barnes, a retired accountant, paints north Wales areas including snowdonia, Anglesey and the Llyn Peninsula. (Until Sat 5 Nov) Christmas/Winter Exhibition A changing exhibition of selected new work from over 50 established and emerging artists. (From Thurs 10 Nov until Sat 31 Dec)

Andrew Lamont Gallery (Theatr Brycheiniog)

Canal Wharf, Brecon. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Free.

01874 611622 / enquiries@ brycheiniog.co.uk / www. brycheiniog.co.uk Brecon High School Winter Exhibition Art from pupils at said school. (Until Sat 12 Nov) The Christmas Collection Welsh artists display a variety of collectible art covering a range of subject matter. (From Fri 18 Nov until Wed 4 Jan)

Arcadecardiff

Queens Arcade, off Queen Street, Cardiff. Usually open Wed-Sat 12.30-5.30pm. www.arcadecardiff.co.uk Rich Bowers & Ric Bower ‘Cardiff Blow Up’ Cardiff Contemporary exhibition reworking the movie Blow Up in its 50th year. (From Mon 31 Oct until Sat 5 Nov) This Must Be The Place I Never Wanted To Leave Paintings from contemporary Welsh artists, plus selected works from the Beep2016 Painting Prize, curated by Beep and Elysium’s Jonathan Powell.

(From Wed 16 Nov until Fri 23 Dec)

Art Central

Barry Town Hall, King Square, Barry. Tue-Sat 11am-4pm. Free. 01446 709805.

10th Anniversary Open Exhibition Featuring submissions (all confirmed now, FYI) from painters, photographers, craftspeople, designers, film makers, performance artists and others. (From Mon 7 Nov until Sat 14 Jan)

Attic Gallery

37 Pocketts Wharf, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am4.30pm. Free. 01792 653387 / www.atticgallery.co.uk Royal Cambrian Academy This large group exhibition is being held with the assistance of the RCA, which was constituted in 1881 as a centre for artistic excellence in Wales.

(Until Sat 12 Nov) Winter Group Exhibition New work from over 50 artists, most of them Wales-based or inspired

by Wales. Paintings, sculpture, glasswork, pottery and original prints are on show and for sale. (From Sat 19 Nov until Sat 24 Dec)

Barker Gallery / Torfaen Gallery

Pontypool Museum, Park Buildings, Pontypool. MonSat 11am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm.

Free Wed/Sun 2-5pm. 01495 752036.

50/50 Fundraising Sale Art Show sale of donated art works to raise funds for the museum. (Throughout November + December)

Barnabas Artshouse

New Ruperra Street, Newport. Open Mon-Sat. Free. 01633 673739 / www. barnabasartshouse.co.uk Within These Walls Several chosen artists, all of whose work is new to the walls of Barnabas, offer an eclectic mix of works from portraits & sculptures to photomontage.

(Until Fri 11 Nov)

Bay Art

54 B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2065 0016 / www.bayart.org.uk Jerwood Painting Fellowships 2016 Work resulting from an initiative established in 2010 to support emerging painters in the early stages of their professional practice. The artists selected this year are Francesca Blomfield, Archie Franks and DaleLewis. (From Sat 12 Nov until Fri 16 Dec)

The Boiler House

25 POCKETS OF SWANSEA Civic Centre, Swansea, until Mon 14 Nov Admission: free. Info: 01792 636000 / www.swansea.gov.uk/civiccentre Here’s a nice concept for an exhibition – both innovative and accessible, and bridging the endless divide between England and Wales which has seen so many millions slain in battle. 25 Pockets Of Swansea is the final chapter in a touring exhibition encompassing each of the six cities of the so-called M4 corridor: London, Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea. People donate an item – nothing too big or fancy; examples from Swansea include a saucer and a flyer for a skatepark – and write out directions for the next participant to visit and continue the chain. When 25 objects have been gathered together, they’re assembled into a collage.

Organised by a group called Artrospektive, the 25 Pockets... series offers insight into British urban minutiae.

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Unit D, Papermill Road, Cardiff. 07977 138587 / www. boilerhousegraffiti. com Bryce Davies ‘Peaceful Progress’ Exhibition of graffiti and graf-inspired art by Davies, under his Peaceful Progress alias. Showing here for one day only, alongside a Dub In The Pub reggae/ska/ etc session – see Clubs. (On Sat 19 Nov)

Boundary Art

3 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. 029 2048 9869 / www. boundaryart.com Autumn Exhibition exploring the connection between Welsh and Chinese culture. (Until Wed 2 Nov)

Cardiff Contemporary

Various locations, Cardiff.

Free (some evening events may incur a fee). 029 2233 0977 / www. cardiffcontemporary.co.uk Cardiff Contemporary Continuation of a month-long art festival which began last month. The Angel, Castle St: the festival hub, featuring art/performance by Andy Fung, Angharad Van Rjiswijk, Richard James, Stewart Lee, Anthony Shapland, Megan Broadmeadow and Mark James. Cashino side entrance: Roman Štetina, Shave And A Haircut – Two Bits. Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay: Heather & Ivan Morison, Love Me Or Leave Me Alone.

3-7 Duke St Arcade: Spit & Sawdust and Edwin Burdis present a filmed response to the Cardiff skate scene.

Williams Court, Trade St: Rob Smith, Charles Danby and Rebecca Spooner, Limelight. Cardiff Castle Wall: Laura Ford, Keepers Of The Wall. 20-24 Castle Street: Maia Conran, Speaking: Out-Of-Place, Out-Of-Body, Un-silenced. (Until Sun 19 Nov)

Cardiff Story

The Hayes, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am4pm. Free. 029 2034 6214 / museum@cardiff.gov.uk Wild In The City Showcasing stories of wildlife in Cardiff. (Until Sun 27 Nov) Cardiff Remembers Find out about First World War objects and discover the stories of the people behind them. (Until Sat 31 Dec) Cardiff To Greenham Did you know that the Greenham Common protest began with a march in Cardiff? asked this venue’s listings of me, just before I pasted them onto the page. As it happens I didn’t!

So here’s the place to come and learn more. (Until Sun 26 Feb) The Ageless City Explore the views of residents of both Cardiff and Lisbon as they reflect on how cities can be planned to manage and serve people of all ages.

(From Sat 19 Nov until Tue 3 Jan)

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 Artes Mundi 7 Works by internationally acclaimed artists Nástio Mosquito and Lamia Joreige, who are two of the artists nominated for this biannual art prize. Other artists’ work will be showing in the National Museum. (Until Sun 26 Feb)

Craft In The Bay

The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff. Mon-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm. Free. 029 2048 4611 / www. makersguildinwales.org.uk Drawing Inspirations Looking at the broader field of practice and examining the myriad approaches that constitute the meaning of drawing to the artist and how their work is conceived and developed. Nine artists’

work feature in total. (Until Sun 6 Nov) Emily Skinner ‘Applicate’ Showcase for a recent series of interactive 3D wall panels, which are made from birch ply and slot together into infinite pattern and colour variations. (Not literally infinite, before any mathematicians write in.)

(Until Sun 11 Dec) Vanessa Cutler Guest maker exhibits sculptural forms in glass, made using waterjet cutting technology. (From Fri 4 Nov until Mon 2 Jan) Hygge: Christmas Show 2016 Annual show displaying and selling potential festive gifts for friends and family, this year getting on the Danish wellbeing bandwagon a few months after all the Sunday supplements etc. (From Sat 12 Nov until Mon 2 Jan)

Dylan Thomas Centre

Somerset Place, Swansea.

Daily 10am-4pm. Free.

01792 463980 / dylanthomas.lit@swansea. gov.uk / www.dylanthomas. com Love The Words Ongoing, permanent exhibition dedicated to Dylan Thomas, with lots of interactive features and voiceovers from people including Prince Charles and Richard Burton.

Elysium Gallery

16 College Street, Swansea.

Wed-Sat 12-5pm. Free. www. elysiumgallery.com Mira Andres ‘The Black Crows Of Borth’ Photographic exhibition focusing on a group of women based in the mid-Wales coastal village of Borth, who create art in a close-knit, communal manner which is passed down from mother to daughter. (Until Sat 19 Nov) This Must Be The Place I Never Wanted To Leave Multi-artist exhibition aiming to explore notions of perception, memory and belonging grounded in a place, space or time in the medium of paint. Part of the Beep Wales International Painting Prize series of events. (From Wed 16 Nov until Fri 23 Dec)

Ffotogallery

Turner House, Plymouth Road, Penarth. Tue-Sat 11am-5pm. Free. 029 2070 8870 / turnerhouse@ ffotogallery.org Jana Romanova ‘Adopted Welsh’ Russian artist shows the pictorial results of a journey across Wales in which she tried to adopt some of the more stereotypical trappings of the national culture. A Cardiff Contemporary-related exhibition. (Until Sat 19 Nov) David Barnes ‘In Solution’ Photography / video / found onjects exhibition documenting some of the older, stranger and more enduring traditions that still exist in south Wales – relating to Freemasonry, the old industries, rural areas etc.

(Until Sat 3 Dec)

Fountain Fine Art

Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm. Free. www. fountainfineart.com Winter Group Exhibition A group show of new paintings

art and sculpture from the resident gallery artists. (From Sat 5 Nov until Sat 24 Dec)

call “part online gallery, part members’ club”. (Until Sat 19 Nov)

Futures Gallery / Oriel Gallery

The Gate

Pierhead Building / Senedd, Cardiff Bay. Daily 10.30am4pm. Free. 0845 0105500 / www.pierhead.org Myths And Legends Of Wales A colourful representation of the many wonderful myths and legends from Welsh history and folklore.(Until Thurs 1 Dec)

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 10am-9pm.

Free. 029 2048 3344 / info@ thegate.org.uk Merry And Bright Open exhibition offering an opportunity for young or established artists to be seen by a large audience. Submissions cost £10 per piece. (From Wed 2 Nov until Sun 18 Dec)

G39

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Oxford Street, Roath, Cardiff. Saturdays 11am5.30pm. Free. 029 2047 3633 / post@g39.org S Mark Gubb ‘Revelations: The Poison Of Free Thought Part II’ / Mike Kelley ‘Mobile Homestead, 2010-11’ Gubb will be creating an iconic sculpture within g39’s warehouse space during Cardiff Contemporary, to be shown alongside the influential films Mobile Homestead, 2010-11 by Mike Kelley. (Until Sat 17 Dec) Freya Dooley ‘Rhythms And Disturbances’ Dooley works with words, voice and collage, using cut-ups of found and borrowed texts, literature, letters, snippets of conversations and earworm pop songs.

(Until Sat 17 Dec)

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 Mark Youd ‘Fragments’ Winner of this gallery’s 2016 Open Art Competition launches his first major solo exhibition. His portraits are often distorted, opening the work up to all manner of psychological interpretation.

(Until Sat 5 Nov) Rhiannon Roberts Bold and quirky poppy-inspired artworks to mark the Royal British Legion’s Poppy event. (From Tue 8 until Fri 18 Nov) Christmas Exhibition An evolving showcase of artworks from Welsh artists plus gift ideas from over 50 designers and makers. (From Tue 8 Nov until Sat 24 Dec)

Galerie Simpson

222 High Street, Swansea.

Tue-Say 11.30am-5pm. Free.

07714 327523 / www. galeriesimpson.com Austerity Nostalgia Work

by Welsh artists Jon Pountney, Mark James, Daniel Edwards, Paul Guiffrida, Anna Barratt, Karl Morgan and Catrin James. (From Sat 5 Nov until Fri 20 Jan)

Gallery/Ten

23 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Free. www.gallery-ten.co.uk Andre Stitt ‘Living In The Material World’ Paintings of British ‘new towns’ including Cwmbran, Stevenage, Basildon, Skelmersdale, Cumbernauld and Harlow.

This will be the last exhibition in this gallery space, which closes on Wed 30 Nov; on Fri 2 Dec, meanwhile, the people behind Gallery/Ten launch a new website which they

Alexandra Rd, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Free.

01792 516900 / www. swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian Out Of Darkness Encompassing film, installation and sculpture, the first exhibition at the reopened GVAG features artists who have previously contributed to its 100-year history of exhibitions: Yingmei Duan, Marcel Duchamp, Cerith Wyn Evans, William Kentridge, Oscar Muñoz, José Alejandro Restrepo and Mark Wallinger. (Until Sun 20 Nov) Leonardo Da Vinci: Ten Drawings From The Royal Collection Drawn using various methods (pen and ink, red and black chalks, watercolour and metalpoint) and covering various subjects (painting and sculpture, engineering, zoology, botany, mapmaking and anatomy).

(Until Sun 8 Jan) Lindsey Seers ‘Nowhere Less Now 7’ Video work tracing the journey of a relative of Seers who sailed the seas in the Royal Navy over 100 years ago.

The ‘7’ of the title is actually written like ‘to the power of 7’ but the font I use for these listings isn’t having it. (Until Sun 19 Mar)

Grand Pavilion

The Esplanade, Porthcawl.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01656 815995 / www. grandpavilion.co.uk The Coast Art & Craft Group Work by friends who meet weekly to enjoy creating and working together, providing each other with inspiration and support. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Silures Art Society Twentieth anniversary exhibition featuring paintings in mediums including oil, acrylics and pastels. (From Tue 15 Nov until Sun 15 Jan)

The HeARTh Gallery

Ground Floor Plaza Entrance, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road, Llandough. Daily 9am-8pm. Free. www. drawingcancer.wordpress.com Breast Cancer: A Creative Intervention Project aiming to articulate the experience of breast cancer through art; to enhance awareness and understanding of the condition, and empathy with those who suffer and who care for them. (From Mon 7 Nov until Wed 7 Dec)

King Street Gallery

33 King Street, Carmarthen.

Free. 01267 220121 / gallery@kingstreetgallery. co.uk

Winter Show New and diverse work by the Gallery’s members. (From Fri 4 Nov until January TBC) Old Friends An opportunity to revisit the work of some “old friends” of the Gallery and see their latest creations. (From Fri 4 until Thurs 17 Nov) Small Objects Gift-sized, affordable artworks by King Street Gallery artists. (From Fri 18 Nov until Thurs 8 Dec)

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre

St. David’s Rd, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Mon-Sat 10am5pm. Free. 01633 483321 / www.lgac.org.uk Portal 2016 Annual exhibition featuring work from the best of this year’s graduates in the applied arts across the UK. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Hatton Willow Craft showcase from Sarah Hatton, who weaves using a small selection of the 20 varieties of willow grown on her smallholding in Caerphilly. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Lisa Rothwell-Young Jewellery showcase of pieces acid-etched with subtle differences in colour created by depleting the silver, oxidation and the application of keum bo in 23.5ct gold. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Alex Brown Paintings in the Cafe Gallery from an artist and tutor based in Monmouthshire. (Until Sat 19 Nov)

M.A.D.E. Gallery

41 Lochaber St, Cardiff.

Wed-Sat 10am-6pm. Free.

029 2047 3373.

The Light Show *2 The second annual exhibition celebrating the festival of light in dark times. New sculptural light works by Cardiff-based artists and designers will be on show and for sale. (Until Sat 26 Nov)

Maindee Library

79 Chepstow Road, Newport.

Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Free. 01633 309443 / info@maindee.org Maindee Stories: The Fabric Of Our Lives Project showcasing the embroidery and textile skills of women from a group named Coffee & Laughs. Features Marion Cheung, embroidery artist Sandra Fowler and Bangladeshi textile crafts.

(Until Fri 11 Nov)

Martin Tinney Gallery

18 St Andrew’s Crescent, Cardiff. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 029 2064 1411 / mtg@artwales. com John Macfarlane New paintings and drawings from a Glasgow-born, Wales-based artist who has pursued parallel careers in painting and theatre design, and whose work now hangs in many prestigious public collections.

(From Thurs 3 until Sat 26 Nov)

Mission Gallery

Gloucester Place, Swansea.

Tue-Sun 11am-5pm. Free.

01792 652016 / www. missiongallery.co.uk Nicola Dowdle Maker In Focus show from an artist who seeks to transform architectural spaces into

environments which engage with the physical feel and texture of a space. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Brooke Stephens Work in the [...] space by Stephens, a recent graduate continuing her study of an experience that lies outside of structure. (Until Sun 13 Nov) Jason&Becky ‘Viscositecture’ Collaborative duo with a show whose title refers to “the physical representation of a period of research into the effects of architecture on our viscose existence in the spaces it creates”. (Until Sat 19 Nov) Catrin Jones Maker In Focus show featuring handmade, mouth-blown glass, concentrating on the relation between light and the intense colour transmitted through flashed glass. (From Mon 15 Nov until Sun 8 Jan) Helen Dennis Work in the [...] space by an artist who combines light, architecture, and drawing within an alternative photographic processes.

The work here stems from a month-long stay in Swansea in early 2016. (From Mon 15 Nov until Sun 8 Jan) City Stories A group exhibition comprising of selected artists who work predominantly in drawing, painting and illustration whose work takes influence from our built environment and cityscapes: Tom Banks, Derek Bainton, Michelle Conway, Laura Edmunds, Catrin Llwyd, Rhiannon Lowe, Matthew Otten, Jonathan Powell, Philip Watkins and Jonathan Williams. (From Sat 26 Nov until Sun 8 Jan)

National Museum & Gallery

Cathays Park, Cardiff. TueSun 10am-5pm. Free except where noted. 029 2057 3500 / www.museumwales.ac.uk/ cardiff Quentin Blake: Inside Stories Timeless illustrator of, most notably, kids’ books (and even more notably Roald Dahl books) is rewarded with a majot show here.

See Art. (Until Sun 20 Nov) Artes Mundi 7 Biannual contemporary art showcase returns, showcasing works by seven international contemporary artists whose practices explore current social issues and everyday life. (Until Sun 26 Feb)

National Waterfront Museum

Oystermouth Road, Maritime Quarter, Swansea.

Daily 10am-5pm. Free.

01792 638950.

Glass Beacon The University of Wales Trinity St David present design work, samples and finished images of a large glass commission for the tower of the new ALEX Design Exchange building in Swansea. (Until Sun 27 Nov) Waste Not! Want Not! Recycled objects, many of them ingenious as well as practical, made both throughout the ages and cross the world. (Until Sun 5 Mar)

Cardiff MADE is reaching out of the gallery by taking experimental live art to new audiences in ‘unexpected’ spaces.

On the back of MADE & SVJ Dance’s Clear-Cut programme, Cardiff MADE has been invited to take up a residency in a vacant former office building in Central Cardiff as part of Brickstock festival through an offshoot event, ‘Clear-Cut OUT’.

'HouseMADE', part of the Clear-Cut OUT weekend (Sat 12 and Sun 13 Nov), will develop a distinctive occupation of each room of the ‘house’ through the work of 12 artists with backgrounds ranging from classical to contemporary art forms. Artists will explore their individual artistic responses to the concept of ‘home’ while also translating group collaboration into an audience ‘experience’ over one afternoon, in the form of a public open house followed by an evening performance.

The artists will be encouraged to explore new pairings, develop their works in relation to the building and to each other as a ‘whole’. The project aims to see how this process can work; overlapping is encouraged between the emerging works, for example a visual artist may create an installation in which the live artist wishes to engage.

So the works develop in parallel, ideas interweaving between distinct working processes and stimulating new ways of working site-specifically and challenging the artists involved.

The live element of opening these processes up to the public brings additional considerations – that of the public's experience of it as they journey around the space, encountering the works, in the hope that a narrative will form between the works. The enticing element for both the artists and for MADE as producers is to see how this strategy can break down barriers between areas of practice, as a constructive tool within the creative process.

Sat 12 Nov: HouseMADE (Unit 5) Tours: 2pm-6pm (on the hour) FREE / book: 029 2047 3373 (Unit 3&4) Evening performance: 7pm | £5/£4adv Brickstock Festival, Trade St, CF10 5DQ

Newport Museum & Art Gallery

John Frost Square, Newport.Tue-Fri 9.30am5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.

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clubs Free. 01633 656656 / museum@newport.gov.uk Your Gallery In June, the public were asked to choose their favourite paintings from over 200 works in the Museum’s collections in storage. This exhibition is the result. (Until Sat 20 Jan) David Gardner ‘Respond’ Two works intrinsically linked and inspired by a coin engraved with the words ‘Frost’ and ‘set him free’, in the museum’s Chartism exhibition. Pennies For The People (2015) is a chandelier. constructed from coins; Call And Response is a video

Oriel Mwldan

Bath House Rd, Cardigan.

Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. Free.

01239 621200 / helena@ mwldan.co.uk Alana Tyson ‘Tumid’ Explorations of dualities and incongruities; in Tumid, ideas of personal space and physical discomfort become the basis for a giant, moving inflatable installation. (Until Sat 26 Nov)

Oriel Myrddin

Church Lane, Carmarthen.

01267 222775 / www. orielmyrddingallery.co.uk

Helen Dennis has innovative new work in the [...] space of Swansea's Mission Gallery from Mon 15 Nov until Sun 8 Jan. Her work encompasses light, architecture and drawing and was inspired by her month-long residency in the city in February of this year. Video footage of Swansea bay has been edited together to create a poignant portrait of the area.

referendum vote. (From Fri 4 until Wed 30 Nov)

Pontypridd Museum

Bridge Street, Pontypridd.

Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm.

Free. 01443 490748 / www. pontypriddmuseum.cymru The First World War: Personal Perspectives Exhibition telling the stories of local individuals who experienced the war, through objects from our collection.

(Until Fri 23 Dec)

Off The Wall

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

Free. 029 2055 4469 / art@ galleryoffthewall.com Sarah Jane Brown ‘My Peninsularity’ Solo exhibition by Pembrokeshire-based artist which explores the experience of living in a remote and ancient landscape, drawing upon the themes of isolation and sense of place. (From Sat 5 until Wed 30 Nov)

Oriel Davies

The Park, Newtown, Powys.

Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

Free. 01686 625041 / enquiries@orieldavies.org Imaginary Worlds: Illustration Open Exhibition of artworks selected from an open competition featuring 52 illustration and book artists from Wales, other parts of the UK, Europe and Australia.

(Until Wed 15 Feb) The Drawing Room A creative social space assembled from found, collected, customized and bespoke objects, where art, performance, craft and film will be made, shared and inspired. (Until Sat 25 Feb) Penny Hallas & Caroline Wright ‘Binocular: Disturbance’ Work exploring the position and experience of the insider and outsider, using this gallery’s TestBed space to challenge ideas through drawings, exchange and display of objects, parallel walking, mapping of locations and other works. (Until Sat 25 Feb)

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Makers Market 2016 Over 30 artists, makers and designers both showing and selling their work here this year.

(Until Sat 31 Dec)

Oriel Q

The Queens Hall, High Street, Narberth. Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. 01834 869454 / www. orielqueenshallgallery. org.uk Winter Open Exhibition Submitted work for this needs to be handed in on Fri 18 and Sat 19 Nov. Main gallery 3D area: Assorted ceramics and jewellery by students and well-known artists. (From Sat 26 Nov until Thurs 22 Dec)

Oriel Y Bont

University Of South Wales, Pontypridd. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm. Free. 01443 480480 / www.gallery.southwales.ac.uk Towards Abstraction?

Art In South Wales Since 1960 An exhibition of works

by Sarah Ball, Brendan Burns, Richard Cox, Michael Freeman, David Nash, Stephanie Tuckwell and others from the university art collection. Also including creative responses from visitors. (Until Fri 18 Nov)

Penarth Pier Pavilion

The Esplanade, Penarth.

Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

029 2071 2100 / info@ penarthpavilion.co.uk Iwan Bala ‘Here Is A Love (Deep As Oceans)’ Renowned Welsh artist presents work created in the last five years, including politicized maps and caricatures made in response to the EU

Swansea Grand Theatre

Old Town Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil. Free. 01685 384111 / info@ redhousecymru.com Fuse IV – The Circle of Trust New work by six artists, all of whom teach Fine Art at the University Of South Wales: Carol Hiles, Lisa Krigel, Chris Nurse, Tiff Oben, Heather Parnell and Andreas Rüthi.

(Until Sat 10 Dec)

Singleton St, Swansea. MonSat 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 475715 / www. swanseagrand.co.uk Paul Donovan & Gary Francis Two Swansea artists who work at Swansea Museum; their work uses a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, gouache and graphite, and encompasses a wide range of subjects, from portraiture to the surreal.

(Until Sat 5 Nov) Jo Frost ‘Wave Energy’ Exciting and energetic paintings of the sea by south Gower artist Frost, who has exhibited throughout the UK. (From Tue 15 until Fri 25 Nov)

The Riverfront

Swansea Museum

Redhouse

Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free.

01633 656757.

Maindee Poster Exhibition Maindee Festival has featured a different theme in each of its 20 years, which has influenced the poster and design work. This exhibition brings together said work. (From Fri 4 Nov until Tue 3 Jan)

The Sho Gallery inspired by said chandelier.

(From Fri 4 Nov until Sat 14 Jan)

Bristol, Swindon, Reading & London, which displays object assemblages created by gifts, referrals and random encounters in the cities situated along the M4 corridor. (Until Mon 14 Nov)

Upstairs, The Castle Emporium, Womanby Street, Cardiff. Free. www. thesho.co.uk Germs & Bardo Group exhibition featuring work from Deprivedanxiety, who will be showcasing a collection of new illustrations and giclée prints, and Blind Sky Studios, displaying artwork taken from their recent video game project Mandagon along side the game itself. (Until Fri 11 Nov)

The Riverfront

Bristol Packet Wharf, Newport. Mon-Sat 10am8pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Free.

01633 656757.

Maindee Poster Exhibition Maindee Festival has featured a different theme in each of its 20 years, which has influenced the poster and design work. This exhibition brings together said work. (From Fri 4 Nov until Tue 3 Jan)

St John The Baptist Church

Church Street, Cardiff. MonSat 10am-4pm. Free. 07743 270275.

Pop-Up Charity Christmas Card Shop Run by Cards for Good Causes, this is stocking more than 200 designs of Christmas cards in aid of more than 25 local and national charities. (Until Sat 10 Dec)

Swansea Civic Centre

Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5.30pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm. Free. 01792 636000 / www.swansea.gov. uk/civiccentre 25 Pockets Of Swansea The final destination in a series titled Down The M4: 25 Pockets Of Swansea, Cardiff,

Victoria Road, The Maritime Quarter, Swansea. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free. 01792 653763 / www.swanseamuseum.co.uk Hilary Bryanston ‘Fragments Made Visible’ Paintings, ceramics, assemblages and stonecarvings.

(Until Fri 23 Dec)

Taliesin Arts Centre

Singleton Park, Swansea.

Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 12pm-6pm and performance evenings 6pm8.15pm. Free. 01792 295526 / www.taliesinartscentre. co.uk The Christmas Show Affordable yet beautifully crafted objects and jewellery, alongside original artwork by artists and craftspeople from Swansea and further afield .

(From Fri 4 Nov until Thurs 22 Dec)

Tenby Museum & Art Gallery

Castle Hill, Tenby. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, £4/£3/£2 kids.

01834 842809 / www. tenbymuseum.org.uk Alan Salisbury – A Retrospective This touring exhibition of paintings and other works by the Barrybased Salisbury, covering 50 years of his activity in the art world from 1965 to 2015.

(Until Sat 5 Nov)

Theatr Hafren

Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys. Mon-Sat 10am5.30pm. Free. 01686 625007 / boxoffice@theatrhafren. co.uk Philip Curnow A freelance photographer based in Aberhafesp, near Newtown, Curnow’s show here includes definitively ‘Art’ images, as well as photographs taken in the course of his more commercial advertising, PR and sports work. (Until Mon 14 Nov) Meirionydd Artists Work by four artists from Meironydd, north Wales: Valerie Land, Lavinia Range, Huw Lewis Jones and Wendy Murphy. (From Fri 18 Nov until Sat 27 Jan)

Tower Gallery

49 High Street, Crickhowell.

Wed-Sat 10am-5pm. Free.

01873 812495 / www. towergallery.co.uk Hannah Firmin ‘Usk Valley Impressions’ An exhibition of new prints and illustration. Also showing work by all members of the Usk Valley Artists’ Co-operative.

(Until Sat 3 Dec)

Tower Gallery

Oriel Y Parc Landscape Gallery & Visitor Centre, The Grove, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Free. 01437 720392 / info@orielyparc. co.uk Reading The Rocks: The Remarkable Maps Of William Smith discover the story of William Smith, the man who developed what is regarded as the first true geological map of any country – A Delineation Of The Strata Of England And Wales, With Part Of Scotland, published in 1815. (Until Sun 26 Mar)

Velindre Hospital

Whitchurch, Cardiff. Open 24/7. Free. 029 2075 2251.

South Wales Art Society – Permanent Rolling Exhibition Members’ works are available to view in the corridors and restaurant of the hospital at any given time.

20% of all sales go to the hospital.

Victoria Fearn Gallery

6B Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 9.30am5.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm.

Free. 029 2052 0884.

Dorian Spencer Davies New paintings and prints.

(Until Sat 22 Oct) Christmas Exhibition A mixed exhibition featuring contemporary applied arts, handmade in Britain. (Until Sat 7 Jan)

Wales Millennium Centre

Bute Place, Cardiff Bay. Free. 029 2063 6464 / www. wmc.org.uk The Wondercrump World Of Roald Dahl Large-scale interactive experience celebrating Cardiff-born author’s centenary, featuring artefacts from the Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre, original manuscripts and handwritten letters, plus “a large dash of magic and a sprinkling of mischief”. (Until Sat 14 Jan)

West Wharf Gallery

Jacobs Market, Cardiff.

Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. Free. westwharfgallery@gmail. com Winter Exhibition Showing a selection of new talent alongside leading Welsh artists. (From Fri 18 Nov until Sat 7 Jan) Nigel Pugh ‘Your Nature’ Exhibition of limited edition prints by Cardiff photographer Pugh. 10% of all sales from the entire photography edition will be donated to Wildlife Trusts Wales and Friends Of The Earth Cymru.

Entry is free before 9pm, £3 after, and there’s a DJ night from 9pm-12am. (Sat 19 Nov only, 7pm-12am)

Workers Gallery

99 Ynyshir Road, Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm or by appointment. Free. 01443 682024 / wood4tt@gmail. com Uprooted: A Celebration

Of Trees Art, photography and sculpture exhibition, also featuring woodturning demonstrations and have-a-go workshop sessions, talks and events throughout its run.

(Until Sat 12 Nov) Alone In The Universe Original Art inspired by a poem by Mike Church. (From Thurs 17 Nov until Sat 24 Dec)

clubs 10 Feet Tall

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / thisis10feettall@yahoo.co.uk Fridays Soulection 9pm3am, £3 after 10. Soul, boogie and the like from Blue Honey DJs. Fri 11 Funk’d 10pm, £5/£3 adv. Funk, hip-hop, disco, house, garage and old skool jungle with Scullious (grime and trap meets neosoul), Dan Burton, Roughion and residents. Fri 26 Palette 11pm-4am, £10/£8 adv. Third edition of this new monthly dance night, guests/lineup TBC right now tho. Saturdays Under A Groove 9pm-3am, £3 after 10.

Funk, neo-soul and Motown with music from James Morgan-Rees & Alex Moxham.

Sundays 10 Feet Tall Industry Night 5pm-3am, free. 50% off all drinks for industry staff with this venue’s Industry card, alongside late-night Blue Honey DJs.

Blind Tiger

49 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 243500.

Fridays The Friday Night Project With special guests, prizes and karaoke sessions until late. Saturdays Koncept & Friends House, techno and bass music with guest DJs, breaking producers and residents from Wales’ freshest nights.

The Boiler House

Unit D, Papermill Road, Cardiff. 07977 138587 / www.boilerhousegraffiti. com *Sat 19 Dub In The Pub 5pm-1am, free. Reggae, ska and dub with a headline set from J Star. London’s Dan Jose and DITP residents will also feature across the day.

Tied in with the Peaceful Progress graffiti exhibition – see Art listings.

Buffalo

11 Windsor Place, Cardiff.

Open Mon-Thurs 11am-3am, Fri + Sat 11am-4am, Sun until 4am. 029 2031 0312 / www.buffalocardiff.com Mondays Bump & Grind 10pm-3am, £4/£3 before 11.30. 90s r’n’b/hip-hop night.

Thurs 3 Carnival Cardiff Autumn Bash 10pm-3am, £5/£4. Reggae bashment party aimed at students.

Fri 4 Aperture 10pm-4am, £5-£10. Monthly drum’n’bass blowout, headlined by Russian DJ Enei and also featuring Kyam, Cesco Biz, MMRB, LDP and host XL. Saturdays The Shake Up 10pm-4am,

clubs £3. Pop, chart, house, r’n’b funk and soul from residents over two floors. Plus, when you order a drink from the bar you roll a dice and, if you roll a double, it’s half price.

My commiserations to this venue’s bar staff for having to put up with this.

night from Big Al, Nicky G, 3 Bird, Jordan Steins, LJ Isaac and Tom Chizzy. Saturdays 10pm-6am. Room 1: ED, progressive, big room, electro, deep and house. Room 2: r’n’b, bassline, garage and hip-hop. Plus big name guests TBC.

Cardiff University Students Union

Clwb Ifor Bach

Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / studentsunion@cardiff. ac.uk 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. Fri 4 Treatment presents Knee Deep In Cardiff 10pm-4am, £17.50 adv. Big house lineup.

Main room: Hot Since 82, Butch and Cristoph. Side room: Horse Meat Disco, Josey Rebelle, Earl Jeffers and Woo & Comfort. Back room: Organ Grinder, High For This and Eben Rees.

Saturdays Juice 10pm-3am, £5/£4 NUS. Chart, dance and pop.

Club Oxygen

1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk Fridays Dance Anthems 11pm-6am, from £5. House and commercial music all

Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net Mon 21 Cirque Du Soul 10.30pm-4am, £6-£10. Cardiff debut of a travelling clubnight which would eat itself if it was made of chocolate, going on it biog on Resident Advisor.

Weaver Bros, Luke Wolfman, Mylo Harvey, Charley Marley and Dirty Burb are the DJs. Thurs 10 Brooklyn Zoo 10pm-3am, £5/£4. Hip-hop and grime night aimed at students. Thurs 17 Soul Jam 11pm, £4. Apparently this is the UK’s top touring soul, funk and disco party. Fridays (bottom) Zerox 10.30pm3am, £4/£3 NUS. A “party jukebox” night. With DJs, though, not an actual jukebox.

Fri 4 Groove Theory 10pm, £12/£8. Local house/disco type promoters with a big birthday lineup: out-of-towners Dan Shake and Ge-ology, plus resident Tom Bateman.

Fri 18 C-Y-N-T 10pm. With a headline set from Glasgow’s Denis Sulta, who proffers a lairy take on house/techno/ disco and has released on the

Numbers and Dixon Avenue labels. Fri 25 Submerge 10.30pm-4am, £5-£10.

Sheffield’s Commodo, who’s had releases on Deep Medi and Black Acre, headlines this back-to-its-roots dubstep night. Integer, Nanobyte, Ransom, Blokeye, Effigy and Pedeadstrian are also in room 1. The middle floor features The Reggiments, Halcyonic, KLOC, Benny Bootleg and G Roots. Fri 2 Rotary Club 10pm, £4-£7. First night in this venue for newish promoters, who have enlisted DJ Steaw to headline. See Clubs for more. 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.

Courtyard

48 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.

Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Upfront dance anthems and “Urban Vibes”.

Fridays Rum On The Roof 5pm, £3/free before 9. Classic 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. In November, there’s also Wales’ rugby games on the big screen every Saturday,

so it’s free entry until 9pm.

Sundays Sunday Shisha Sessions 8pm, free. DJs til late and the weekend’s sports highlights.

Dempseys

Castle Street, Cardiff. 029 2023 9253 / www. dempseyscardiff.com Thursdays (downstairs) Twisted By Design 9.30pm2am, free. Weekly night along the lines of the Saturday lineups. Fridays (downstairs) Blah Blah Blah 10pm-3am, free. Gary Twisted offers up Motown, indie, rock’n’roll, reggae and “no cheesy pop”.

Saturdays 9pm-3am, free.

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Fuel

5 Womanby Street, Cardiff.

07970 063107 / www. 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.

The Full Moon / The Moon Club

Womanby Street, Cardiff.

029 2037 3022 / info@ thefullmooncardiff.com Fridays Gigantic Free.

Funk, punk, rock’n’roll, hiphop, indie, reggae, soul until 3am. Fri 4 One More Time 10.30pm-3am, £4/£3 adv.

Room 1: pop, r’n’b, pop-punk and dance. Room 2: alt-rock indie Britpop. Fri 11 House Of Rasta 9pm-3am, £6 before 11. Roots reggae and dub, this month featuring the Fat Man Sound System. Fri 25 Collective Culture 11pm3am. New clubnight showcasing producers based in Cardiff and the surrounding areas.

Sat 5 Digidol 11pm-4am, £6.

New night headlined by glitchhop outfit Krossbow from London and also featuring Just My Day, Iolo and Sacul.

Sat 12 Killing Moon 11pm, £4. Night celebrating 80s alternative music. Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Free.

DJ Puddlefunk with bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between. Sat 26 City Surf Anniversary Afterparty 11pm-3am. This Cardiff surf/ skate store is 30 years old about now so they’re having a lashup.

The Garage

GAPPY RANKS Meze Lounge, Newport, Sat 12 Nov Tickets: £10. Info: 01633 259144 / facebook.com/mezeloungenewport This night is titled ‘Mr Ifsta’s Reggae Revolution’, which might be a little bit hyperbolic, but the act of booking noteworthy reggae and dancehall names in somewhere like Newport is nevertheless a public service of sorts.

Headlining the evening will be Gappy Ranks, a London fella who’s one of the UK’s top names in millennial dancehall. Named in reference to (a) legendary Jamaican deejay Cutty Ranks and (b) his own wonky front teeth, Gappy emerged in the mid-00s and quickly became big news in European dancehall, recording for labels like Greensleeves and Jet Star. He’ll be joined on the lineup by Birmingham’s Luv Injection sound system and local reggae ensemble Troy Ellis & His Hail Jamaica Band, among others.

47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea. 01792 475147 / http://www.whitez. co.uk/#garage Sat 5 Red Light 10pm-3am, £5. DJ John-Paul plays house music all night long. Fri 26 Fool’s Gold 9pm, free. Indie and Madchester hits on the last Friday of every month.

Glam

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2022 9311 / info@ glamnightclub.co.uk Mondays The Fest 10pm3am, £3.50. Two floors of charts, dance and student anthems (room one) and r’n’b, hip-hop, urban and funky (room two). Wed 16 Shangri-La 10pm-5am, £8-£12. Headlined by Eats

Everything, who is touring his brash bassy house styles around Wales and the west – he’s in Swansea on Sun 20. Elliot Adamson, James Organ, Nic Saunders, Lee Charnock, Josh Green b2b Ben Fowler, Lucas Alexander and Kurtis Simpson also feature in the main room; the VIP room has Brynn Salter, Josh Hill b2b Chay Walbeoff and Lloyd Haines. Fridays Smack. 9pm-3am. This night has moved from, er, some other Cardiff club, I can’t be arsed looking up which one.

Saturdays Vanity 9pm-3am, £5-£10. Two rooms of quality music, everyone catered for it is claimed.

Gwdihw

6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff. 029 2039 7933 / www.gwdihw.co.uk Fri 4 Mise En Bouche 9pm. DJing from Gidge and Toclifrench. Fri 18 Cafe A Go Go 9pm, £5.

Featuring a live set from New Street Adventure. Fri 25 Pleasuredome 9pm-2.30am, £5/£3 before 11. Conroy, Deemo and Teoman play the electronic music of the 80s.

Sat 5 Blue Honey 9pm-4am, £8/£6 adv. See Clubs for more on this night, featuring a live set from beat-driven jazzers Yussuf Kamaal Trio plus DJing from Darkhouse Family, Alfie Swan and Veto. *Sat 12 Sure Shot 9pm, £4. With a set from Jannis of Habibi Funk, who specialise in funky/ psychedelic/weird Arabic music from the 60s to the 80s.

This sounds fully rad so go to it in my absence as I won’t be here. Sat 26 Hully Gully 9pm, £5 adv. With special guest O’Flynn.

Haveli Restaurant

Coed Cae Lane, Pontyclun.

01443 449779 / www. havelirestaurant.co.uk/ Sat 5 Outskrrtz 7pm-2am, £7 adv. Showcase night for Welsh hip-hop and grime MCs, specifically: Dex, Dan Mac, Enbe, Razkid, Jamie Smith, Wild Boyz Wasted, Saykridd, T-Rev, Crash & Ferny Mac, 3rd Eye Mafia, Conrad, Chron, Craftee and Spandel.

Jacob’s Market

West Canal Wharf, Cardiff.

029 2039 0939.

Sat 11 Teak 10pm-5am, £tbc adv. With a lineup TBC. *Fri 18 Compound 10pm5am, £20/£15. Techno from new promoters (this being their second night). DVS1 is the headliner, with Jake Conlon, Dare & Haste, BLAP, Midge and Luke Winds also featuring.

Karma

75 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Fri + Sat 8pm-6am. karmaclubcardiff@gmail. com Sat 26 Circle 8 9pm-6am, £12 adv. Stalwart drum’n’bass promoters who normally announce their nights after I finish my listings but not this time! MC Eksman is the top billed name while the DJs include Chunky Bizzle, Pabz, Bason, Tribe, Joe Blow (DJ/ MC set), T.Bone, Low, Mowgli, Apollo and Conz. The other MCs are Dizzy, Endo, MD, Slim Teng, Ras Robbie, Sypha

and Paulo.

Ladybird

41 St Mary St, Cardiff. 029 2066 5500 / info@ ladybirdcardiff.com / www. ladybirdcardiff.com Wednesdays Cheeky 10pm-4am, £2. Tickets are £2, drinks (some of them) are £2 and there are two rooms of music. Thursdays Propaganda 10pm-4am, £4. UK-wide indie night’s Cardiff wing. You can tell it’s the Cardiff one becuse they list Stereophonics first on the list of bands likely to be played. Fridays Mi Casa 10pm-4am. House and techno every week, often with some pretty big names. They never announce them in time for these listings though.

Saturdays Solution 10pm4am. A night whose flyer has a big photo of a model in her bra and pants. Sundays Sunday Project 7pm-3am, free with guestlist. Free industry night offers floor fillers and house classics.

The Mackintosh Sports And Social Club

Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff. 029 2049 4697 / www.mackintoshsportsclub. org Sat 12 The Saturday Social 7.30pm-12am. Acid house, new wave, funk, electro and techno, with this month’s guest DJ Phil Dread.

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 Sundays Mary’s Mad Sundays 12pm-1am, free.

Cabaret and cocktails with Mary Mac.

Metros

Baker’s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www. metroscardiff.com Wednesdays Cheapskates 9pm-4am, £5. Hywel plays ‘alternative mayhem’ and old skool cheese. Fridays Freespirit 9.30pm-3.30am, £3 with flyer before 10.30pm.

Drinks promos, no dress code. Rock, punk, metal and alternative beats. Saturdays Cherry Bomb 9.30pm3.30am. Indie, electroclash (!) and good time rock’n’roll.

Meze Lounge

6 Market Street, Newport.

01633 259144 / facebook. com/theloungenewport Fridays Shake It Off Alternative anthems, poppunk, hardcore and guilty pleasures. Fri 18 Nov Hard Alliance 10pm-5am, £15. Reverse bass style hrd dance mayhem from Italy’s Francesco Zeta plus locals Toxic, Denzo, Stu Grady, Ray Raw, MC Wotsee and more.

Saturdays Totally 90s!

10pm, £3-£5. Britpop, indie, r’n’b and club classics. Sat 5 The Official Skindred Aftershow Party 10pm, £5.

Benji from Skindred will be doing a DJ set, as will Shake It Off residents. *Sat 12 Mr Ifsta’s Reggae Revolution 10pm, £10. Featuring UK dancehall don Gappy Ranks plus Luv Injection, Troy Ellis BUZZ 59

events & His Hail Jamaica Band, Carl Bassett and special guests. Sat 3 Dec Akil The MC 9pm, £5. A night of hiphop headlined by one of the Jurassic 5 dudes.

Club 8pm-3am. Funk, soul, reggae, disco and hip-hop. Sat 5 Rewind 8pm-2.30am, free before 12. Nineties revival night.

Minskys Show Bar

53-59 Despenser Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 8866 / www.nosda.co.uk Fri 2 Dec Pryme Cut 6pm12am. End of year hip-hop nd grime MC battle event.

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

NosDa

Penarth Ex-Servicemens Club

Bristolian bass music / upfront house / genre-evading crowdpleaser dance music bloke Eats Everything is touring Wales and the west of England this month. The two dates in Buzz's orbit are on Wed 16 (Shangri-La at Glam, Cardiff) and Sun 20 (The Lighthouse Project at Sin City, Swansea). and Jolene Dover.

Missoula

84-86 St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 1315 / www.missoulabars.co.uk/ missoulacardiff Fridays Unfunkinbelievable Half price drinks from 5-10pm.

What I find ‘unfunkinbelievable’ is that there’s a club night called ‘Unfunkinbelievable’ in the year 2016. Saturdays ‘Miss’ Behaviour Music, cocktails, party. All these things are found here.

Mocka Lounge

Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com Thursdays The Social Affair 9pm-3am. Over-25s night with chart hits through the ages. Fridays Timeless DJ Dan Nicholas plays r’n’b, funk, disco and old skool.

Just old skool. Saturdays Decorum Soulful and upfront house, plus funk, disco etc, from Sinky and Styles.

Sundays VIP Chris Evans (My Playhouse) plays club classics, funky house and r’n’b.

Monkey Bar

13 Castle Street, Swansea.

01792 480822 / www. monkeycafe.co.uk Wednesdays Drop 10pm4am. Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, house, garage, jungle and grime. Fridays Dime 10pm6am, £5/£3 before 12 or with a Kon Tiki stamp. Hip-hop, grime, house and drum’n’bass.

Saturdays Get Busy £3 with a Kon Tiki stamp. Funk, soul, hip-hop, Motown, boogie and party.

Mozarts

Walter Road, Swansea.

01792 649984 / www. mozartsswansea.co.uk Fri 4 Hip-Drop 8pm-3am.

Mod, Stax, reggae and northern soul. Fri 11 Yum Yum BUZZ 60

69 Windsor Rd, Penarth.

029 2070 7530 / www. penarthexservicemensclub. co.uk Sat 17 Penarth Soul Club 7.30pm-12.30am, £3 adv. A night of classic soul, northern soul etc, at this venue every other month.

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. Wednesdays Giggle Free before 12.

Student night. Thursdays Poptails. 9pm-3am. Non-stop pop with DJ Lyndon and 2-4-1 cocktails deals. Fridays + Saturdays Until 3am. Drinks deals from 5-11pm (Fri) and 3-8pm (Sat).

Popworld

Wind Street, Swansea. MonFri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676.

Wednesdays Toast Student night where drinks are £1 and they give you free toast.

Thursdays Destination Popworld Lots of cocktails, 2-4-1 offers and, naturally, pop music. Fridays + Saturdays Ain’t No Party Like A Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4 (Fri)/£3-£5 (Sat).

Pryzm

Greyfriars Road, Cardiff.

029 2023 3854 / www. pryzm.co.uk/cardiff Mondays House Party 10pm-3am, £4 “Imagine the greatest ever house party, with 2000 mates, the best drink deals, the freshest tunes and craziest entertainment you could ever imagine!” I... I

can’t. Fridays + Saturdays 10pm-3am, £4. Three music arenas, VIP booths, other stuff. Saturday is in conjunction with Jongleurs comedy club, which also takes place here.

Pulse

3 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

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

Wednesdays Warped 10pm-4am. Join DJ Craig W on a journey through time with the best hits from the last two decades. Fridays Pulsetastic 10pm-5am, £4/£3. With live PAs once a month. Saturdays Pop Til You Drop 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11. The very best chart remixes and classic hits all night long.

Revolution

Castle Street, Cardiff. Open from 11am. 029 2023 6689 / www.revolution-bars.co.uk Fridays + Saturdays 9pm3am. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire.

The Robin Hood

16 Severn Grove, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 029 2037 8829 / www. robinhoodbar.co.uk Sat 5 + Sat 3 Dec Mod For It Free. Every first Saturday of the month, DJ 45 presents an evening of 60s/70s beat, rhythm & blues, soul, ska, 80s/90s Britpop and 2-tone.

Room 112

3-6 St Mary Street, Cardiff.

Thurs 9pm-3am, Fri + Sat 10pm-4am. 029 2066 7996 / www.room112.net Fridays Bedrock 9pm-4am, £10/£5 before 12. R’n’b, hip-hop and dancehall.

Saturdays Cliché 9pm-4am, £10. Old and new skool r’n’b and hip-hop is this night’s deal.

The Scene

Plymouth Street, Swansea. events@thesceneclub.co.uk / www.thesceneclub.co.uk Sat 5 + Sat 3 Dec Mod For It 10pm-3am, £3. Goth/ alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month. *Sat 19 Platform 10pm5am, £12 adv/£10 early bird.

Fumiya Tanaka, Japanese techno/minimal ambassador since the mid-90s, makes what I would think is his first ever Welsh appearance. Gyan Bhatia and Dan Knight also feature, and there’s a daytime party from 4-10pm (venue TBC) with Iggy, Cam Wilson and Paolo Riozzi. Sat 3 Dec Delusion Xmas Party 10pm-4.30am. Trance promoters with a night of TBCness.

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.

Fri 4 The Pablo Party 10pm-4am. Musically speaking this promises hip-hop all night, with the added attraction of an attempt to break the world record for “most Hawaiian shirts at a party”. 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. Sun 20 The Lighthouse Project 9pm3am, £12 adv. With a headline set from Bristol’s Eats Everything.

Soda

St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www. sodacardiff.com Thursdays Thursday Club 10pm, £4. Live music, live DJ and live games. Saturdays Soiree 9pm-4am. Three rooms including the Attic which is “the social playground for the high flyers and social elite, really the only place to be seen.” Imagine catching your reflection in the mirror just after writing that.

Sully’s Yard

Quay Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3022 / info@ thefullmooncardiff.com Saturdays Silent Disco Free. This is a new pop-up venue at the end of Womanby Street, run by the Full Moon folks during November and December. It’s outdoors but covered and heated, and will be screening the rugby every Saturday this month followed by silent discos in the evening. Sun 27 Blue Honey Alldayer Details TBC but expect nice funky beat-driven headnoddy stuff.

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, now transferred from Revolution. You don’t need NUS to get in though.

Fridays Tic Toc 10pm-3am, £4. Saturdays Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.

Tramshed

Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff. 029 2023 5555 / www.tramshedcardiff.com Sat 5 Hospitality Cardiff 6pm-12am, £16-£20.

Drum’n’bass stable throws together another punterpleasing night that looks like this: High Contrast, Camo & Krooked, Fred V & Graffix, Krakota and more TBC. MCs: Dynamite, Inja and Carasel.

If someone is smart they’ll put on a night somewhere in Cardiff with proper opening times people can go to after this.

Undertone (basement of 10 Feet Tall)

11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com Tue 29 Mixtape 10pm.

Student night. Thurs 10 Move On Up 11pm, £3-£5.

Cardiff’s newest dedicated Motown, funk, soul and r’n’b

night. Thurs 24 Flava 11pm. Cardiff-based party pushing innovative sounds.

But what are they? No-one knows that. Fri 11 La Fiesta 10pm, £3. Commercial pop, Spanish hits, reggaeton and salsa. Fri 18 Selecta 11pm, £15/£13 adv/£10 early bird.

UK garage night get their patron saints Artful Dodger down to headline, with Leeon, Onslaught and Woo Ha warming up. Fri 25 Temple 10pm.

Monthly drum’n’bass night, lineup TBC as always. Sat 5 Psychotherapy Sessions 10pm. These guys specialise in “Bristol-based livestreams and club nights” but I am unsure of how useful that will be as regards this evening. Sat 12 Gangster’s Paradise 11pm, £4/£3 before 11.30. Pre-2010 hip-hop and r’n’b night. Sat 19 Rotary Club 11pm, £2. Good time eclectic dance night with a residents session before its early December event (see Clwb Ifor Bach listings). Sat 26 Hands Up 10pm. Don’t have any details for this one.

Sat 3 Dec PTS Cardiff 10pm-4am, £5. Cheap and cheerful lineup hosted by some Bristol promoters hopping over the bridge. Batu, Tom E. Vercetti, Roy Bar, Jurango, Vio_l3t and NoFile are the DJs.

The Vaults

The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents.com Fri 25 Concept 10pm-5am, £15 adv. The people behind Cellar Door are starting a new drum’n’bass night with the least inspiring name imaginable. Here’s the lineup. Room 1: Serum b2b Voltage & MC Bassman, Turno & Fatman D, Stu Grady, T-Bone, Kyam and Kaylo. Room 2: DJ Low, D-Reaper, E.R.B and guests.

Room 3 is a chillout room with cartoons.

Wow Bar

4 Churchill Way, Cardiff.

Gay venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs; before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029 2066 6247 / www.wowbarcardiff.com Wednesdays Wish You Were Here Free. Student night with “inflight entertainment” from Lambrini Rampage and Mary Golds, plus music from DJ Krys. Thursdays The Night With No Name Free.

DJ Craig and Mary Golds offer “mad games and crazy entertainment.” Fridays The Greatest Show In The City Free b4 11. With WOW Showgirls Miss Kitty and Marcia, plus special guests every week. Saturdays The VKend Free b4 11. With DJs Craig and Krys. You can get cheap deals in VK. £6.50 for a fishbowl. £6 for a jug of WKD. Settle down now, kids.

Sundays The Cuckoo Club Free. DJ Krys plays the tunes until late.

events EVERY MONDAY

Bachata Revolution 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5-£7 for two classes. Info

029 2022 8883. New weekly session learning a style of social dance originating in the Dominican Republic.

Ballet The Gate, Cardiff.

6-9.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344.

Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8; advanced 8-9.30. Runs until Mon 12 Dec. Bharatanatyam Dance Classes For Adult Beginners Bayview House, Cardiff Bay. 8.15-9.15pm. Info 029 2075 1158.

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.

Cardio Climb Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. High intensity workout combing cardio and climbing.

Children’s Ballet The Gate, Cardiff. 4-7.30pm, £6.50/£5.50/£3 taster. Info 029 2048 3344. Ages 4-6 4pm; 6-8 4.45; grade 1 5.45; grade 3 6.45. Runs until Mon 14 Nov. Children’s Ballroom Dancing Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7-9pm. Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Sessions Cornwall Street Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, free. Info 07952 752823. Restarting on Mon 19 after a summer break.

Led by Pauline Down and taking place most Mondays; ring ahead to check.

India Dance Wales Classes Highmead House, Lisvane, Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158.

For Grade 3 to vocational level. These classes are by special application only at various points in the month – not on specific days, hence listing them here. To apply write to admin@ indiadancewales.com with previous dance experience and reason for wanting to join India Dance Wales.

Making Music The Gate, Cardiff. 6-10pm. Info 029 2048 3344. Learn how to play improvised rock and pop grooves and basic chord sequences. Beginners 6pm; improvers 8pm.

Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 6.158.30pm, £6/£5. Info 01633 656757. 7-11 years old: 6.15-7.15pm; 12 and up: 7.158.30pm.

Newport Badminton Club Pill Millennium Centre, Newport. 7.30-8.30pm. Info 07789 965285. One of the largest badminton clubs in South East Wales. Monday club nights have coaching with Carissa Turner, the current Ladies Welsh number one, for juniors and then senior club members.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today features Cyr Wheel Beginners (6-8pm); Handstands Beginners (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 4.30-6pm); Youth Circus Ewoks (age

events 5-7, 5-6pm); Aerial Hoop L4 (6-8pm); Flying Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Aerial Hoop L3 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L4 (7.45-9.45pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464. Tours of the centre running daily for one hour. Advance booking recommended.

Pilates The Gate, Cardiff.

10.30am-1.30pm, £5.50-£7.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Gentle fitness for the first hour, general for the second two. Runs until Mon 14 Nov. Ruff Folk Dance Club St Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Birchgrove, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info 029 2051 3440. With Ian Lewis.

Salsa Classes Missoula, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £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.

Yoga Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.30-

1.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

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.

Acrobalance The Gate, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £7/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Combining elements of partner lifts, poses and transitions that involve two and sometimes more people. Runs until Tue 13 Dec. Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday to Thursday.

Advanced Belly Dance Cardiff Central Youth Club, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 5.306.45pm, £6/£30 for six sessions. Info 07872 306745.

With Steph.

Aikido Village Hall, Heol Syr Lewis, Morganstown. 8-10pm.

Info 07790 167560. Every Tuesday and Friday.

Beth’s Buns Pilates Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff. 7.15-8.15pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880.

Bring It Pong 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Weekly session of

table tennis, with two tables in the main bar (little known fact: table tennis is one of the best games to play while drinking).

Contemporary Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £5-£6.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners 6-7pm; intermediate 7-8. Runs until Tue 13 Dec. Extend The Gate, Cardiff.

10am, £3. Info 029 2048 3344. Exercise to music, aimed at over-60s and people with a disability. Runs until Tue 15 Nov. Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk. Boxing-based highintensity workout with a house soundtrack. First session free.

In this gym every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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.

India Dance Wales – Bharatanatyam Classes Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5-6pm. Info 07410 977427. Beginners’ class.

India Dance Wales Classes Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown, Cardiff. 6.30-8pm. Info 029 2075 1158. From beginners to grade 2 and for all ages and abilities.

Irish Dance The Gate,

CHAPTER OFFCENTRE SCREENINGS Caerphilly Castle, Fri 18 + Sat 19 Nov Tickets: £8-£15. Info: 029 2030 4400 / www.chapter.org Now we’re not saying that watching movies in cinemas is bad, especially because Chapter Arts Centre itself contains a cinema and they would yell at us if we badmouthed it, but we are saying that sometimes it’s a cool idea to enjoy a classic motion picture in atmospheric surroundings.

Accordingly, Chapter are journeying from Cardiff to screen five films over two days at Caerphilly Castle. First up on Fri 18 is Frozen, which invites you or more likely your small children to sing along; it’s at 2.30pm, and then at 12.30 and 3pm on Sat 19. Cinderella from 1950 follows on Fri 19 at 5pm, then Monty Python & The Holy Grail at 8pm. Sat 19 brings Ghostbusters (the 1984 one) at 5.30pm, before closing at 8.30pm with 1986’s Little Shop Of Horrors.

Cardiff. 6.15-8.15pm, £6.50/£5.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Taught by Riverdance and former Lord Of The Dance cast member Nicola Dempsey.

Adult beginners 6.15-7.15; adult advanced 7.15-8.15.

Runs until Tue 13 Dec. Jazz Workshops For Beginners Atradius Offices (4th floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.208pm, £10. Info 07806 625717.

All instruments and ages welcome.

Karate Classes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15-8.15pm. Info 029 2087 7959. With Emma Robins.

Kizomba Tango Classes 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, £5.

Info 029 2022 8883. Learn African samba here.

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 JK Club, Neath Rd, Briton Ferry. 8-10.30pm, £5.

Info 07400 080101. Hosted

by Frank, who also runs a similar class in Pencoed each Thursday. Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.

Life Drawing Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6-8pm, £7.50. Info 07830 381930.

Hosted by Cardiff Life Model.

Moved from 10 Feet Tall Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing The Garage, Swansea.

6-10pm. Info 01792 475147.

Music Tots The Riverfront, Newport. 9.45-10.30am, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757.

Energetic music and movement class.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org.

Today: Hula Hoop beginners (6-7pm); Circus Mish Mash (7.45-9.45pm); Mixed Aerial (7.45-9.45pm); Youth Ground Skills – Jedi/Ewok (11+/9-11, 4.15-6pm) and Static Trapeze L3 (7.45-9.45pm).

Off Centre Silver Dragon, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 5pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Adult drama group meeting weekly to develop performance skills.

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Pilates: Beginners The Gate, Cardiff. 6.30-7.30pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Tue 13 Dec. Pregnancy Yoga Om Studio, Partridge Lane, Cardiff.

6-7.15pm, £35/£30 (five-week blocks). Info kalavathi@ omstudio.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.

Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi Continuation St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton, Cardiff.

6.30-7.30pm. Info 07772 657692.

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. 7.309pm, £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.

7-8pm, £5. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Yoga With Valerie Price Institute, Penarth. 8.309.30pm. Info admin@ yoga-works.co.uk. Mixed level class.

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.

EVERY WEDNESDAY

Adult Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

7-8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2048 4880.

A Tea Dance Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495 243252.

Ceramics For Adults The Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm, £30 (five weeks). Info 01633 656757.

Ceroc Dance Class Dockers Club, Swansea. 7.45pm-12am, £6/£8 freestyles. Info cerocsouthwales@gmail.com.

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.

Drop-in Exploring Drawing Workshop Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Rhondda. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01443 682034. With tutor Chris Williams.

Newport Youth Dance The Riverfront, Newport. 4.156.30pm, £3 per session. Info 01633 656757. 5-10 years old: 4.15-5pm; 11-14: 5-5.45pm; 14-18: 5.45-6.30pm.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Acrobatics Jedi (11+, 4.15-6pm); Adult Acrobatics (6-8pm); Creative Circus L2, L3 and L4 (7.45-9.45pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Pilates The Gate, Cardiff.

7-7pm, £5.50-£7.50. Info 029 2048 3344. Beginners session 7pm; advanced 8pm. Runs until Wed 14 Dec. Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.

8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With Hayley.

Salsa Classes Rhiwbina Recreational Club, Whitchurch, Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info 07800 565651.

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.

7-8pm, £5. 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.

7-8.30pm, £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.

American Line Dance The Gate, Cardiff. 1.15-3pm, £3.50.

Info 029 2048 3344. Runs until Thurs 17 Nov. 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.

Bingo Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Biodanza Bishop Of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £6/£5. Info antoinette@ biodanza4all.com. “A fusion of music, movement and feeling” taught here by Antoinette Lorraine.

Breakdance The Riverfront, Newport. 6.15-7.15pm, £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.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff. 6pm.

Info www.funkypumpfitness. co.uk.

Hand Drumming Group Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff. 6-6.50pm, £15 (five weeks). Info 01446 401209.

Hosted by Laura Bradshaw.

Hard Côr Japan Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Join the Centre’s urban choir who blend choral singing with hip-hop. Every Thursday and Saturday; contact takepart@wmc.org.uk for further details.

Hatch The Riverfront, Newport. 4.30-6.30pm, £8 per session/£60 per term/£220 per year. Info 01633 656757.

New youth theatre programme organised by the Tin Shed Theatre Co. Age 5-8 4.305.30pm; 13-21 5-6.30; 9-12 5.30-6.30.

Learn To Rock’n’Roll 50s Style Pencoed Rugby Club.

8-10.30pm, £5. Info 07400 080101. Hosted by Frank.

Lessons are from 8-9pm; there’s a disco from 9-10.30.

Newport Badminton Club Newport Active Living Centre.

7.30-9.30pm. Info 07789 965285.

Official Guided Tours – BUZZ 61

events

If there was a folk award for busiest artist of the year, there’s a very good chance that Welsh singer songwriter Martyn Joseph would be nominated most years. Over the past three decades he’s released 32 albums, realised over half a million record sales and has thousands of live performances under his belt. With a constantly growing fan base Martyn’s versatile music, which blends together folk, rock, soul and Americana with astute social commentary, has led to comparisons with Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer and Bruce Cockburn and which, more often than not, gives a voice to the dispossessed, the downtrodden and the unsung heroes striving to create a better world.

Aa anyone who’s witnessed one of Martyn’s legendary live gigs will testify, there’s no doubting his commitment to, and absolute belief in, the themes that underpin his powerful songs.

Something he reinforced in 2014 with the launch of his Let Yourself Trust, a not-for-profit organisation aiming to make a small difference out of great love and commitment by challenging injustice wherever it’s found, educating, campaigning for human rights, and raising issues that have been forgotten or ignored through fundraising initiatives to bring about greater awareness of people in powerless situations.

In 2015 together with some of British folk’s finest songwriters and musicians including Nancy Kerr, Maz O’Connor, Sam Carter, Patsy Reid and Nick Cooke, Martyn took part in Sweet Liberties: a commission by Folk By The Oak and the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), in partnership with the House of Commons as part of the 2015 Anniversaries: Parliament In The Making programme. Among the newly written songs celebrating 800 years of the pursuit of democracy, Martyn paid tribute to his fellow countrymen Nye Bevan and his efforts to secure the Health Act of 1946, and Dic Penderyn who, having struggled for the basic rights of workers in the early 19th century, was hung following the Merthyr Riots of 1831.

A master craftsman however you look at it, Martyn will be drawing on material from his impressive back catalogue as well as showcasing songs from his most recent album, 2015’s Sanctuary when he appears at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Tue 29 Nov as part of the ongoing Roots Unearthed series.

Buzz also recommends: Benji Kirkpatrick. Former Bellowhead member goes it alone. The Angel Hotel, Llandeilo (Thurs 10).

Ralph McTell. Veteran songwriting genius. Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (Mon 14).

Lowri Evans. Hometown gig for talented Welsh songwriter. The Golden Lion, Newport, Pembrokeshire (Sat 19).

Please send your folk and roots listings to listings@ buzzmag.co.uk or phone them in to 029 2022 6767

BUZZ 62

Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Pilates Kings Road Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff. 6.157.15pm, £7/£6. Info 07774 601544 / sarasclasses4@ gmail.com. Every Thursday.

Quiz Night NosDa, Cardiff.

8pm, £1. Info 029 2037 8866.

With money, beers and pizza to be won.

Salsa Buena Class Little Shop Of Calm, Cowbridge.

8.30-10.30pm, free. Info 07800 565651. Beginners 8.30pm; improvers 9.30.

Salsa Dancing Classes Revolucion De Cuba, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £6/£5 NUS. Info 029 2023 6689. Salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba.

Story And Rhyme Time In Welsh For Babies Big Pit National Coal Museum, Blaenafon. 10-11.30am, free.

Info 029 2057 3650. Every Thursday during terms times; aimed at 0-4 years.

Tai Chi / Qigong Moorland Rd Community Centre, Splott, Cardiff. 10.15-11.15am. Info 07772 657692.

The Alexander Technique M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 11.30am-1pm, £16.

Info info@yogaskies.co.uk.

Small group class hosted by Mike Young.

Yoga Classes Cardiff Steiner School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. 6-7.15 + 7.15-8.30pm, £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 + 7.308.45pm, £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. This is now on every Friday and 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.

Children’s Tap/Ballet Classes Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 10.30-11.30am.

Info 01495 243252.

Community Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9.4511.45am, £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.

Newport Photographic Club Skip Jennings Hall, Maindee, Newport. 7.30pm.

Info 01633 400685.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today: Aerial Fitness (6-7.30pm); Flying Trapeze Taster (6-8pm, oneoff, bi-weekly); Jedi – Aerial (11+) (4.15-6pm) Ropes

& Silks L2 (7.45-9.45pm); Static Trapeze L2 (7.459.45pm); Ropes & Silks L3; (7.45-9.45pm); Ropes & Silks L4 (7.45-9.45pm) and Static Trapeze L2 (7.45-9.45pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464.

Older Adult Dance/ Exercise The Riverfront, Newport. 11am-12pm, £3. Info 01633 656757. Low impact dance and exercise class aimed at the over 50s.

Reggae Yoga Breakfast Club Anna-Loka, Cardiff.

7.30-8.30am, £10. Info 029 2049 7703. Vegan cafe launches new session, on every Friday, where you do yoga (with one Yogi Bare) and listen to reggae.

Rhiwbina Farmers Market The Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina.

10am-1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Tango Argentine Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff.

7.30-8.45pm, £7/£4. Info 029 2023 7332. No experience or partner required.

Zumba: Dance Exercise Classes Sbectrwm Community Centre, Fairwater, Cardiff. 1-2pm. Info 07891 712344. With Irene Davies.

EVERY SATURDAY

African Drumming Sessions Penarth Pier Pavilion. 10.30-11.30am, £5.

Info 0844 8700887.

Ballroom Dancing Class Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

10am kids / 11am adults, £4 per class. Info 01685 384111.

10am: kids; 11am: adults; 12pm: private tuition.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880. Every Saturday and Sunday.

Family Saturdays Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. Free. Info 029 2063 6464. Craft workshops for kids and parents.

Funkypump Fitness Universal Gym, Cardiff.

9.30am. Info www.funkypumpfitness.co.uk.

Hard Côr Sony Room, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 11am, free. Info 029 2063 6464.

Mini Musical Theatre The Riverfront, Newport. 10-11am, £6. Info 01633 656757. Run by Defying Gravity, professional tutors will teach ballet and drama to kids aged 3-6.

NoFit State Circus: Youth Circus Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

10.30am-12pm, £7/£6 per session. Info 029 2022 1330 / www.nofitstate.org. Today: Youth Circus Wookies (age 7-9, 10-11.30am); Youth Circus Ewoks (age 5-7, 10.30-11.30am); Youth Circus Padawans (age 9-11, 11.30am1pm).

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. 9.30am1pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

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.

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.

Cabaret And Showgirl Dancing For All Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am12.30pm. Info 07872 306745.

With Steph. Beginners and mixed ability class. More info at www.cardiffcabaretclub. com.

Children’s Climbing Classes Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

10-11.30am, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

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.

Family Give It A Go Climbing Session Boulders, St Catherine's Park, Cardiff.

12, 2 + 4pm, £15. Info 029 2048 4880.

Farmers’ Market National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2057 3500. Welsh producers sell their wares every week at this brand new market.

Lindy Hop Dance Classes & Social Swing Dancing Pontardawe Arts Centre.

6-10pm. Info 01792 863722.

NoFit State Circus Classes And Courses Cardiff Central Sports And Community Centre, Ocean Way, Cardiff.

Info 029 2022 1330 / www. nofitstate.org. Today: Youth General Skills Jedi (11+, 12-2pm) and Youth Performance Jedi (11+, 2-4pm).

Official Guided Tours – Every Day Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4.

Info 029 2063 6464. *Riverside Farmers’ Market Fitzhammon Embankment, Cardiff. 10am2pm, free. Info 029 2022 7982.

Always worth a trip.

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.

TUESDAY 1

AIF Festival Congress Wales Millennium Centre,

Cardiff Bay. 9am-6pm, £100£185. Info 029 2063 6464.

Annual two-day event (on tomorrow also) for people involved in the UK music festival industry.

AIF Festival Congress Awards 2016 The Depot, Cardiff. £100-£185 (part of Festival Congress delegrate pass). Info www.depotcardiff. co.uk. As well as the awarding of awards, this will be hosted

by Glastonbury Festival’s Ben Challis and will feature Rob da Bank and Tayo 3000’s ‘Purple Rave’ Prince tribute alongside a DJ set from Tim Burgess.

Raising A Language From Stone Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £6-£8. Info 01970 623232. Two Galician poets, Maria do Cebreiro and Daniel Salgado, read and discuss their work.

Uncovering The Nation’s Hidden Oil Painting Collection Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 2.30pm, £7.50. Info 01874 611622.

Brecknock Decorative & Fine Arts Society talk by Mary-Rose Rivett-Carnac.

Wildlife Road Trip Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01495 227206.

With Martin Hughes-Games and Iolo Williams from Springwatch etc.

WEDNESDAY 2

55+ Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Group aiming to promote independence, social confidence and creative skills through a supportive and sociable environment for all. As with the Glynn Vivian’s other events, this has been held in the Swansea YMCA for a few years while their own building has been extensively refurbished. Also pm Wed 9 and Wed 30.

AIF Festival Congress Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 9am-6pm, £100£185. Info 029 2063 6464.

Black Kettle Collective Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 3.30-5pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Regular group aimed at ages 14-24. Also on Wed 23.

Garden Day School: The Autumn Garden National History Museum, St Fagans.

10am-3pm, £50. Info 029 2057 3500. Day course where you can learn more about plants and their seasonal context Pop-Up Produce Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 11am4pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Monthly market featuring local food producers.

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.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

Established group aiming to provide constructive criticism, help, advice and guidance to its members. Also on Wed 16 and Wed 30.

Seasonal Splendour – Floral Demonstration Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7pm, £10. Info 01633 868239.

Presented by Pontypool And District Floral Arts Society.

The Big Bad Buffalo Bar Quiz Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-9pm,

events £2 to enter. Info 029 2031 0312. The theme for this quiz is the US election.

What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Open mic night incorporating music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, cabaret etc. Also on Wed 15.

THURSDAY 3

Adventures In RomanticEra Wales Cardiff Castle.

6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture.

Artes Mundi Thursday Tours And Creative Sessions National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 2.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Every Thursday until 16 Feb. Cardiff Animation Nights 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

First Thursday Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50.

Info 029 2030 4400. Readings

by Tony Curtis and Cynan Jones, plus an open mic.

Good Chemistry Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff.

6-11pm, free. Info 029 2023 1684. “Good Chemistry are unique in that they do not brew a particular style of beer, they’ve identified what they think are the five main elements in beer – Hoppiness, Maltiness, Bitterness, Sweetness and Body and brew accordingly.” Is it me or does this sound fairly normal for a brewer?

Insane Championship Wrestling: Pray For Mojo Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Outlandish grappling division returns to Cardiff.

Out Of The Box 2016 Tour And Talk Glamorgan Archives, Leckwith, Cardiff.

5.30-7.30pm, £2. Info artshellcontact@gmail. com. Tour and talk hosted by Simon Fenoulhet, who has been working on a residency basis at the Archives for the last eight weeks. A bus to this event goes from Cardiff Castle (at 5.30 sharp) and back again.

Snapped Up Market – Evening Sessions The Printhaus / The Boneyard, Canton, Cardiff. 5-8pm, free.

Info 029 2022 0349.

Storytelling Suppers Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

7pm, £14. Info 029 2037 2055.

With special guests Richard Berry and The Milkshakes.

Entry fee includes food.

FRIDAY 4

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 4pm12am, free. Info facebook. com/brickstockcdf. Music/ art/cinema pop-up thingy, in a courtyard near Cardiff Central station. It started in late October and finishes on Sun 6; today there’s live music from Ed Harcourt and Rusty Shackle (these two will cost you a very reasonable £10) plus Milk, Lady Nade, Harbour Trees, Matthew Frederick, Saccharyn and Elena Piras. Plus art from the Mental Health Collective and cinema screenings featuring works by Ken Loach.

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.

City Surf 30th Birthday Bash Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm. Info 029 2023 9253.

In conjunction with Cardiff Contemporary, a knees-up to celebrate this Cardiff skate/ surf shop reaching three decades not out.

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.

Leonardo’s World Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

12.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Dr Catherine Fletcher discusses Renaissance Italy.

Book in advance please.

Let’s Get Quizzical The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £2 to enter. Info 01497 821762. Pub quiz.

Lunchtime Talk: Propaganda And Recruitment In The First World War National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. With Dr John Jewell of Cardiff University.

Paranormal Investigation Memorial Hall, Newbridge.

8pm, £30. Info 01495 243252.

Brought to you by the bracingly-named Truthseekers Paranormal Invesitgations.

Toddler Days Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Monthly term-time events for toddlers and their parents, this month’s theme being ‘get spooky!’.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Adult bikes on sale from £60; kids’ bikes from £10.

On tomorrow also, and every Friday this month.

SATURDAY 5

2016 Fireworks Spectacular Celtic Manor, nr Newport. 4.30pm, £10/£6 kids/free under-2s. Info 01633 413000.

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff.

12pm-12am, £15/£10 adv. Info facebook.com/ brickstockcdf. Today featues music from Cassetteboy v DJ Rubbish, Goan Dogs, Inc.A, The Railway Sleepers and Chris Kelly. Plus the Hummadrez UV Disco, a screening of Wales v Australia and a Subculture cinema exhibition from 12-4pm (free entry).

Christmas Willow Reindeer Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £55. Info 029 2048 4611. With Melanie, whose surname is not revealed. Also on Sun 27.

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.

Craft Fair Rhiwderin Village Hall. 12-3pm, £5 to set up a stall. Info sjjewels7@tesco. net.

Dewch i Ganu National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Join musician Delyth Jenkins and learn Welsh through song.

Diwali Mela National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

10am-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Bollywood and Bhangra music and dance, fashion shows, crafts etc.

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.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Find out how the fire triangle can help us safely extinguish fires and also make exhilarating science demonstrations. (At weekends until Sat 26) Handmade Arts And Crafts Market Tabernacl Chapel, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am4pm. Info uniquefairs@gmx. co.uk.

Introduction To Shamanism Ebbw Vale Institute. 10.30am, £120 (two days). Info 01495 708022.

With Maxine Smillie. On tomorrow also.

Knife Skills Special Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. Look up into the night sky to explore the many lights that have fascinated humans for centuries.

(At weekends until Sat 26) Open Haus The Printhaus / The Boneyard, 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.

Open Space: Louise Walsh – Black River Central Library Hub, Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2038 2116.

Local author reads from her new novel, about a journalist who tries to protect the villagers of Aberfan from intrusive reporting following the 1966 disaster.

Pewter Jewellery Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Mandy Nash.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am4pm, free. Info enquiries@ pigstreetcrafts.co.uk. Selling original arts and crafts. Also on Sat 19.

Poetry And Place: A Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.

2-4.30pm, £4-£10. Info 01792 463980. Hosted by Carrie Etter.

Rugby Union: Under Armour Series – Wales v Australia Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 2.30pm, £25£70. Info 08442 777888. The first of four such matches this month, the others being on Sat 12, 19 and 26.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info join_the_band@sambagalez. info. Eight-week course (until Sat 12 Nov) suitable for anyone wishing to join the band, no experience necessary.

Venue will be made known to you when you sign up.

Saturday Craft Workshop For Adults Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 10.30am1pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Saturday Family Workshops Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10am-1pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Explore the new exhibitions and draw inspiration from Richard Glynn Vivian’s life.

Book in advance please.

Shakespeare 400: The Sonnets Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1pm, £5/£1.60. Info 01792 463980.

Presented by Fluellen.

Vintage & Antiques Fair Clarence Hall, Crickhowell.

Info 07977 846509.

Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 10am-12pm. Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

SUNDAY 6

Blue Honey Kilo Sale The Depot, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £2.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

Cardiff vintage clothing shop with another event where you can buy clobber by the kilo (£15/kg).

Brickstock The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 4pm12am, free. Info facebook.com/brickstockcdf.

Today features music from Featherjaw, Cymbient, Nia Ann, Danielle Lewis, Kevin Pearce and Colum Regan And The Dandos; a modular synth meetup in Building 5; workshops in woodcarving (12-2 and 2-4.30pm), W.A.D.A.D.A. Cymru Hand Drumming Workshop (2-3.30pm, £8) and Exclusive Clothes Upcycling (12-4pm, £7); Electric Soup 2, a series of film screenings and live electronic performances (by Ginko, Ascend Silver Poison, Parcs, Smudges and Atomic Supermen) presented by M.A.D.E (126pm, £3); and a screening of Alien Workshop’s skate video Memory Screen plus a live set from Pipedream.

Cardiff Storytelling Circle Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £4. Info 029 2030 4400.

Christmas Market Sully’s Yard, Cardiff. Free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Taking place in the Full Moon’s new outdoor pop-up space near their standard stomping ground. Also on Sun 13 and Sun 20.

Cwmbran Craft Fayre Our Lady’s School Hall, Cwmbran.

1-4pm. Info cwmbran_ crafts@hotmail.co.uk. Every first Sunday of the month.

Festival Of Remembrance Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 01792 475715.

Felt Bags Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £85. Info 029 2048 4611. With Claire Cawte.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Fireworks Caldicot Castle & Country Park. 4-9pm. Info 01291 420241. Heck no you’re not getting more info than ‘fireworks’.

Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Manchester United Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Guided Tour: Dylan’s Swansea Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea (starting point). 10.30am-1.30pm, £4-£10. Info 01792 463980.

Hosted by Fluellen.

Gwd Mondays: Musical Bingo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.

Introduction To Shamanism Ebbw Vale Institute. 10.30am, £120 (two days). Info 01495 708022.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.305pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

Aimed at ages 8-12 (earlier) and 10-14 (later) and also on

01970 623232. Kim Kenobi with ‘Shapes through time: A statistician’s view of evolutionary biology’.

Write 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. Here every first and third Monday of the month.

TUESDAY 8

Early Years Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11am,

Cardiff brewers Crafty Devil have two noteworthy events in November. First up on Wed 9, there's a tasting evening at their bottle shop/bar on Llandaff Road in Canton, which features a comprehensive guide to five different beers and costs £15. Then on Fri 25, there's a tour of the brewery, found on Canton's Papermill Road. That one'll set you back £20 for three hours and will give you ample opportunity to sup their produce.

Sun 13 and Sun 27.

The Origins Of Stonehenge Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 5pm, £5. Info 01239 615952. A talk by Robin Heath about the Preseli region of west Wales, where Heath reckons the prototype for Stonehenge can be found.

Too Brave To Dream: R.S.Thomas’ Posthumous Collection Of Paintingpoems Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 2pm, £2-£6. Info 01792 463980. Professor M. Wynn Thomas hosts a Friends Of The Glynn Vivian and Dylan Thomas Centre Joint Lecture.

Tuneless 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 Sun 20, and every fortnight after that.

Weber Winter Warmer Course Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10am-2pm, £99. Info 01443 222716.

MONDAY 7

Advanced Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Monday until 12 Dec; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 23 Dec. Poetry Open Mic The Capel, Bargoed. 7.30-10.30pm, free.

Info 01443 830272. With guest reader Peter Finch.

Science Cafe Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, free. Info

free. Info 01792 516900.

Singalong sessions for babies and their carers. Also on Tue 22.

John Edward Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50-£75.50. Info 01792 475715. Psychic medium. For the £75.50 VIP price he not only connects with your dead grandparents, but brings them back to life so they can finally buy you that bike you wanted for Christmas one year.

Meet The Curator: Natural Sciences National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7951.

Nick Middleton Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £9.50-£11.50. Info 01874 611622. Travel writer with a spoken word show titled An Atlas Of Countries That Don’t Exist.

Open Level Chair Dance Classes Ocean Park, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 6.45-8.15pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Every Tuesday until 13 Dec; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 23 Dec. Spirituality Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Second Tuesday of every month.

T42 Wildlife Talk Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670.

Cathy Barclay gives a talk on Wildlife on Magor Marsh.

Taking The Fringe Plunge Workshop Carnegie House, Bridgend. 10am-1pm, £5. Info 01656 815757. Nicola Hayden presents a workshop which explores the nuts and bolts of taking a show to the Fringe.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info BUZZ 63

events 01656 815995. Also on Tue 22.

WEDNESDAY 9

BAFTA CYMRU NOV 2016 November’s BAFTA Cymru schedule is a varied one this year. We focus on animation, design and music documentary with events taking place across the country. As our membership in North Wales grows, we will be offering access to one of Wales’ most successful graphic designers working in film, with a masterclass and Q&A with Annie Atkins.

Annie is known for her design work on BoxTrolls, Bridge Of Spies and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

As part of our Career Clever series, which offers access to industry professionals for those at the start of their careers, we will be hosting a design masterclass before Annie takes part in a Q&A following a special screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel at the St George’s hotel on Llandudno’s prom.

The events are part of our new partnership with the Coastline Film Festival. We’re also announcing our other festival partners in November, with new and strengthened collaborations with Abertoir (Aberystwyth), Cardiff Independent Film Festival, Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, Iris Prize Film Festival, PICS Young People’s Film Festival (Caernarfon) and the Wales One World and Watch Africa festivals which take place in a number of different locations across the country.

We’re also looking forward to a screening of the new Raymond Briggs film Ethel And Ernest, with the director Roger Mainwood with Cardiff animation company Cloth Cat’s Jon Rennie, who also worked on the film.

Later in the month, we’ll be working with Welsh National Opera to bring a documentary about the life and music of Tchaikovsky to Pontio Arts Centre in Bangor, followed by a Q&A with the director and musicologist who appeared in the film.

Finally, a treat for Sherlock fans as we gather cast and crew members for a special event at BAFTA HQ, 195 Piccadilly in London in December to celebrate the series and its impact on Welsh creative industry talent and reputation. Public tickets are available via our website later in November.

Memberships for students and industry professionals are available all year round – further information about benefits and rates is available on our website.

Find out more here: www.bafta.org/ wales

BUZZ 64

55+ Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com. With Steph. Every Wedneday until 14 Dec; training for a Cardiff Cabaret Club show on Fri 23 Dec. Craft Beer Tasting Evening Crafty Devil Cellar Shop, Llandaff Road, Cardiff.

7pm, £15. Info info@ craftydevilbrewing.co.uk. A tutored evening featuring tastings of five different beers plus guides to their history.

Hip Hop Karaoke The Depot, Cardiff. 6-11pm, free.

Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk.

“This isn’t your standard karaoke night. We’re seeking out the next Snoop to Rhi Rhi so bring your skills. If singing isn’t your game, grab a gin n juice and snack on some street eats fit enough for Kayne.”

Mead Making Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff. 6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930.

Hosted by Green City Events.

Meet The Conservator: Art National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Nataly Churchill Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £10.

Info 01685 384111. Spiritual medium.

Tea Dance Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 2.30pm, £5. Info 0845 2263510.

Words&words&words Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £5. Info 01970 623232. Poetry and spoken word evening.

THURSDAY 10

Artes Mundi Thursday Tours And Creative Sessions National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 2.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Carol-Ann Duffy & John Sampson Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£5 NUS. Info 01792 602060. Poet Laureate reads poetry, with varied musical backing from Sampson.

Elin Jones: Presenting History Swansea Museum.

7.30pm. Info 01792 653763.

Talk hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales, looking at how history reflects the historian’s mindset.

Fourpure Tap Takeover Brewdog, Cardiff. 6pm12.30am, free. Info 029 2023 1684. Featuring nine beers from this London brewer.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea.

8pm, free. Info 01792 649984.

Poetry open mic, every second and third Thursday of the month.

Jess Conrad Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30pm, £15/£13.

Info 01792 475715. Sixties pop icon talks about his life/ career.

Piper Heidsieck Tasting Event 10 Mill Lane, Cardiff.

7-9pm, £15. Info 029 2115 1015. Featuring tastings of five different champagnes from this brand’s range, plus canapes and a cocktail.

SWDFAS Lecture: Novels On Canvas? Victorian Painters Of Narrative Art

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

2pm, £6. Info 029 2030 4400.

Lecture by John Iddon.

Take Over Day: Scott In Cardiff Cardiff Story, The Hayes, Cardiff. 10am-3pm, free. Info 029 2034 6214. TonYr-Ywen Primary School are taking over the museum; drop in to hear their stories about maritime history in Cardiff.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 12.15-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. Multiple-times-perday ice skating sessions, running until Tue 3 Jan. Sessions are every Monday to Friday (before and after Christmas) at 11am (apart from today), 12.15pm, 1.30, 2.45, 4, 5.15, 6.30, 7.45 and 9pm, with an extra session at 9.45am on Saturday and Sunday. The last session on Sundays, until Sun 18 Dec, and on Wed 24 Dec is at 7.45pm. No sessions on Christmas day. Fri 26 starts at 11am and the last session is on 5.15pm. Wed 31 starts at 11am and has late sessions at 10.30 and 11.30pm. (Until Tue 3 Jan) WWE Live Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £25. Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out.

Young Art Force Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

11.30am-2.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Open art class for anyone aged 14 to 24 to explore and respond to the Gallery’s exhibitions and collections. Book in advance please.

FRIDAY 11

Agored Ride Leader Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 9.30AM-4pm, £110.

Info www.cycletrainingwales. org.uk.

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.

Leonardo Through His Drawings Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 12.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Talk

by Martin Clayton. Book in advance please.

Little Mice Club: Night Time Arrivals National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am-12pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Bilingual playtime for babies/toddlers.

Lunch Club Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am-2.30pm, £37. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Monty Don Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £18. Info 01600 772467. TV/newspaper gardener talks about the ins and outs of that.

Murder At The Museum National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 6.30-10pm, £25.

Info 01792 463980. Murder mystery event. Tickets include a drink and nibbles.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500. Presented by Cardiff History & Hauntings.

Also on Sat 12, Fri 18, Fri 25 and Sat 26.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Thurs 17, Fri 18 and Thurs 24.

Symposium: International Artistic Creation During

The First World War National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. £15 per day. Info 029 2039 7951. In collaboration with Cardiff University. On tomorrow also.

Tea Dance St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

2pm, £5. Info 01446 799100.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 12.15-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan) Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 12

Abergavenny Craft Fair Market Hall, Abergavenny.

Free. Info 01873 735811.

Adult Classes Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

An introduction to linocut printmaking. Book in advance please.

Autumn Craft & Gift Fayre Bethel Baptist Hall, Cardiff.

10.30am-3pm, free. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event.

Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

On tomorrow also.

Bridgend Light Festival & Lantern Parade Carnegie House, Bridgend. 4-6pm, free.

Info 01656 815757.

Caerwent Craft Fayre Caerwent Village Hall, Monmouthshire. 2.30-4.30pm.

Info cwmbran_crafts@ hotmail.co.uk. Every second Saturday of the month.

Chepstow Farmers’ Market Cormeilles Square, Chepstow.

8.30am-1pm, free. Info 01291 626370. Every second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Clear-Cut OUT The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £5/£4.50.

Info 029 2047 3373. Live performances from seven local artists working across music, dance, spoken word, theatre and performance art. Curated and produced by M.A.D.E. Come And Sing! Howell’s School, Llandaff, Cardiff.

11am-4.45pm, £21/£11 NUS/free under-18s. Info 0333 6663366. John Rutter, composer of many noted Christmas carols, hosts a workshop where you can sing his works in the company of Cantemus Chamber Choir.

Drop-In Knotwork & Beadwork Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. £5 per session.

Info 029 2048 4611. With Suzen Millodot every month.

Essential Bike Maintenance Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £65. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

Farmers’ Market Twyn Community Centre, Caerphilly. 9.30am, free. Info 01656 658963. Every second Saturday of the month.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 26) Football: World Cup Qualifier – Wales v Serbia Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

7.45pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Fundamentals of Improv Comedy: Weekend Intensive The Arches, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £95 (two days). Info 029 2087 7959.

Two-day course (on tomorrow also) run by Nathan Improv.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 26) Makers’ Fayre Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 10am4pm, free. Info 01633 673739.

Featuring jewellery, printmaking, fine art, upcycling, painting, cards, textiles, photography, weaving and more.

Mumbles Produce Market Seafront Car Park, Mumbles.

9am-1pm, free. Info 01792 361012. Every second Saturday of the month.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

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.

Remembrance Service National History Museum, St Fagans. 10.50am-12pm, free.

Info 029 2057 3500.

Rugby Union: Under Armour Series – Wales v Argentina Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £20£50. Info 08442 777888.

Samba Galez Percussion And Dance Courses Venue TBC, Splott, Cardiff. £30 for eight weeks/£25 unwaged. Info join_the_band@sambagalez. info.

Saturday Morning Kitchen Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 10.30am12pm, £15. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray.co.uk.

Spoken Word Saturday Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 2.45pm, £3.

Info 0845 2263510.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092. A Good Day Out event. Also on Sat 19 and Sat 26.

Symposium: International Artistic Creation During The First World War National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. £15 per day. Info 029 2039 7951.

Viking Weekend Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

Info 01792 371206.

Interactive, er, activities, quizzes, crafts and more. For kids/ families. On tomorrow also.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 9.45am10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

SUNDAY 13

Arts Cinema The Brickworks, Williams Court, Cardiff.

2-4pm. Info 029 2047 3373. A reel of films by up to 15 Clear Cut artists played on loop in a special screening event.

Curated by M.A.D.E. Boutique Gift Markets Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am5.30pm. Info 029 2087 7959.

Cardiff’s Affordable Vintage Fair Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 11am-4pm, £2/ free under-12s. Info 029 2019 1806. Featuring 30 stalls of clothes from the 1940s onwards.

Christmas Market Sully’s Yard, Cardiff. Free. Info info@

events thefullmooncardiff.com.

Craft Fair LC2, Swansea.

10am-4pm, £25 to set up a table. Info cottagecraftfairs@ gmail.com.

Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff. 6-7pm, £5.

Info elliecoptor@hotmail. com. Second Monday of every month.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Sun 20 and Sun 27.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Fundamentals Of Improv Comedy: Weekend Intensive The Arches, Cardiff. 11am-5pm, £95 (two days). Info 029 2087 7959.

Horrible History Stories: From The Pits To The Trenches National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11.30am, 1pm + 2.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Bilingual playtime for babies/ toddlers.

Ice Hockey: Challenge Cup – Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Marina Market National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980.

Poppy Pins National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

12.30-3.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Make an upcycled poppy pin for Remembrance Sunday using layered fabric flowers.

Remembrance Service St Catherine’s Church / Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. 10-11am, free.

Info www. pontypriddtowncouncil.gov.uk.

Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.305pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

Ukulele Workshop Fourcroft Hotel, Tenby. 11.30am, £5 adv.

Info www.tenbyblues.co.uk.

Tenby Blues Festival session led by Phil Doleman.

Viking Weekend Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea.

Info 01792 371206.

Watch Dance Class Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 12.45pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. With National Dance Companuy Wales.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 12.15-8.45pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

MONDAY 14

Advanced Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

End#1: Iolo Williams Jolyons, Cathedral Road, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4.50. Info www.endevant.net. First in a planned series of events looking at how Wales fits into the wider European and international community in 2016. This one is in Welsh and features Iolo Williams and Jon Gower talking about Brexit and related topics.

Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054. On the second and fourth Monday of every month.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days).

Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Until Thurs 17) Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

TUESDAY 15

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. The 11th edition of this annual festival celebrating horror movies and related ephemera. Check out www.abertoir.co.uk for details of the screenings and other stuff. (Until Sun 20) Open Level Chair Dance Classes Ocean Park, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 6.45-8.15pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Philosophy Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2048 3344.

Third Tuesday of every month.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days).

Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Until Thurs 17) Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

WEDNESDAY 16

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. (Until Sun 20) An Audience With Lesley Garratt Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £24. Info 01874 611622. Top opera singer talks about her life and work. I think she will even sing a bit too.

Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Leonardo’s Drawings: Fantasy And Science Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 6.30pm. Info 01792 516900. Talk hosted by Prof Martin Kemp and the Royal Institution Of South Wales.

Open Mic Spoken Word Extravaganza Ye Olde Murenger, Newport. 7.30pm, £5/£3. Info 01633 263977.

Featuring Matt Duggan and Sam Smith (presumably no relation to the Sam Smith whose chain of pubs the Murenger belongs to) plus more guests TBC. Perspectives: Drawing Symposium Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 1.305.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. This symposium organised in collaboration with UWTSD’s Swansea College Of Art to explore the relevance of drawing in contemporary practice. Book in advance please.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

Spice Preview Night Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

Info 07429 598414. A chance for you to go along and see

what you might get out of this adventure, activity, sports and social group.

The Herbivore 030: Dough!

Kemi’s, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

7pm, £25. Info simon@ theherbivore.co.uk. Fivecourse vegan supper club, all courses featuring bread in some form. Book in advance please.

Upcycled Christmas Gifts Little Man Coffee Co, Cardiff.

6.30-9pm, £10. Info 07830 381930. Hosted by Green City Events.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days). Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

(Until Thurs 17) What Ya Got? 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

THURSDAY 17

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. (Until Sun 20) Admiral After Hours

free. Info 01792 649984.

Open Space: Deborah Kay Davies & Norman Schwenk Central Library Hub, Cardiff.

11am, free. Info 029 2038 2116. Davies reads from her new novel Tirzah And The Prince Of Crows; Schwenk from his new compendium Love What Is Mortal: Selected Poems.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

The Brogue Goes Beaujolais II The Dead Canary, Cardiff. 6-11.30pm, £10. Info info@gthc.org.uk. A George Thomas Hospice Care charity event featuring drinks on arrival, soul singer Dennis Demille, magician Bryan Gunton and full casino by The Little Casino Company.

Velotech Cycle Training Wales, Gabalfa, Cardiff.

9.30am-4pm, £495 (four days). Info www.cycletrainingwales.org.uk. (Finishes today) Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

FRIDAY 18

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth

Two socially-charged evenings of debate and invective are lined up in Cardiff this month, hosted by Turnstile. The first, End No.1, takes place on Mon 14 in Jolyons on Cathedral Road, is in Welsh and helmed by Iolo Williams and Jon Gower; they'll be discussing Brexit and related subjects. Mon 21, meanwhile, is at Grangetown alehouse the Cornwall and sees Charlotte Church rousing the rabble with an open debating forum titled Pub Politics.

Crone Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2030 4400. Poetry, stories and songs about and in celebration of women, from Frankie Armstrong, Amanda Rackstraw and Cath Little.

Exploring The Collection Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-3 + 3-4pm, free.

Info 01792 516900.Held in Room 2 and the library. Book in advance please.

It’s My Shout Productions Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £13.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Celebration of this Welsh short film production company.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Needle Felted Christmas Decorations Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am, £35. Info 01600 714595.

On tomorrow also.

Nessa & Friends Push The Boat Out Tor Porthcawl RNLI Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £80 adv.

Info 01656 815995. Black tie charity dinner hosted by Ruth Jones in her Gavin & Stacey character guise. Only Men Aloud and Bonnie Tyler are among the other guests.

North To South Italian Wine Dinner Beach House, Oxwich Bay, Gower. Info 01792 390965. Restaurant manager Alice Bussi and Head Chef Hywel Griffith design a dinner of fine food/fine wine pairings.

Premium Midnight Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 10.15pm, £15. Info 07538 878609.

So You Think You’re Smart? Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, free. Info 01495 243252. Quiz night, every third Friday of the month.

Wine Tasting Talk National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

7pm, £15.£12.50. Info 01792 463980. Focusing on Loire wines.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan) Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 19 Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. 6.3010pm. Info 029 2047 5475.

Evening sessions open to adults only.

Afternoon Dance Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

1.30pm, £4. Info 01792 475715.

An Evening With Frank Bruno MBE Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 01639 763214.

An Evening With Michael Morpurgo Great Hall, Swansea Bay Campus.

7.30pm, free. Info 01792 602060. UK author reads from and discusses his new book Such Stuff: A Story-maker’s Inspiration.

Artes Mundi Thursday Tours And Creative Sessions National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 2.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Hidden Cardiff Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams. Also on Tue 22.

Howl Mozarts, Swansea. 8pm,

Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. (Until Sun 20) Chapter Off Centre: Cinderella Caerphilly Castle.

5pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. Site-specific screenings in conjunction with Cadw, University of South Wales and WNO. As well as the others on today, there are some on tomorrow also.

Chapter Off Centre: Frozen Singalong Caerphilly Castle.

2.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400. On tomorrow also.

Chapter Off Centre: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Caerphilly Castle. 8pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.

Closing Event: Viscositecture Mission Gallery, Swansea. Free. Info 01792 652016. Featuring a live performance by Jason&Becky, the people behind the exhibition here (see Art listings).

Crochet A Welsh Wool Cowl Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 10am-1pm, £45.

Info 01600 714595.

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. Today notably features a live performancr from Fabio Frizzi, soundtracking a screening of The Beyond. (Until Sun 20) Blaenavon Little Monthly Market Bethlehem Court, Blaenavon. 10am-2pm, free (£10 to set up a table/£5 if you bring your own table).

Info 01495 792878. crafts, bric-a-brac, bits and pieces and breads/pastries, every third Saturday of the month.

Brecon Craft Fair Market Hall, Brecon. 9am-4.30pm.

Info 01495 753782.

Chapter Off Centre: Frozen Singalong Caerphilly Castle.

12.30pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2030 4400.

Chapter Off Centre: Ghostbusters Caerphilly Castle. 5.30pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2030 4400.

Chapter Off Centre: Little Shop Of Horrors Caerphilly Castle. 8.30pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2030 4400.

Christmas Fayre Nantgarw

China Works. 11am-3pm, free.

Info deb_0001@hotmail. co.uk.

Christmas Craft Fayre & Father Christmas Arrives Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-5pm, free.

Info 01792 371206. On tomorrow also.

Christmas Lights Switch On Pontypridd town centre.

1-6pm, free. Info www. pontypriddmuseum.cymru.

Also featuring a Santa’s Grotto, fireworks and children’s rides.

Craft Fair St Mary’s Church, Swansea. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Explore Your Archives: Wonder Women! National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

10am-4pm. Info 029 2039 7951. A female-centric look through the Museum’s archive collections.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 26) Football: Sky Bet Championship – Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff.

3pm. Info 0845 3451400.

Green Fayre National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 463980. Environmentally friendly, organic, fairtrade, recycled and locally produced stuff. On tomorrow also.

Kidsmarkets Winter Mega Market Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 11am-12.30pm, £1/ kids free. Info 07760 802088.

Featuring 60 stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items.

Lantern Making M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 3pm, £3. Info 029 2047 3373. Event for children. The making itself will be from 2-4pm, and at 5pm, walk as a group with the lanterns.

Lazy Crafternoons: Scandi Chic Christmas Decorations National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

1.30pm, £5. Info 01792 463980.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sat 26) Merthyr Tydfil Christmas Light Switch On Merthyr Tydfil town centre. 11am-6pm, free. Info 01685 384111. The switch-on itself is outside the Redhouse venue at 4.30pm.

Needle Felted Christmas Decorations Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am, £35. Info 01600 714595.

Open Weekend Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant. 11am-4pm, free.

Info 01443 238884. Chat with artists and craft makers, and buy pictures, prints, jewelry, feltwork, ceramics and textiles. On tomorrow also.

Pig Street Craft Fair The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am4pm, free. Info enquiries@ pigstreetcrafts.co.uk.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609. By Cardiff History & Hauntings. Also on Fri 25 and Sat 26.

Pure Joy Conscious Dance Party Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 6.30-11.45pm, £15-£20. Info 01239 615952.

Biodanza! World fusion music!

BUZZ 65

events A chillout zone! Raw food!

Smoothies! Gong bath! Bring your own yoga mat! Fool yourself into believing that you’re on the side of good!

Quality Craft Fair Gwaelod Y Garth Village Hall, Cardiff.

Free. Info christine.myant@ gmail.com. On tomorrow also.

Real Ale Wobble Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 8am, £30/£25 adv (two days)/£23/£18 adv (one day). Info 01591 610270. Non-competitive cycling’n’drinking event, hosted by Green Events and marking the beginning of a 10-day Mid-Wales Beer Festival. On tomorrow also. Oh and 8am is the check-in time, not when they expect you to start knocking them back.

Rugby Union: Under Armour Series – Wales v Japan Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 2.30pm, £20-£35. Info 08442 777888.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Still Harping On Shakespeare National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am, free. Info 01792 463980. Talk with Dr Eoin Price.

Thrifty Kids: Egg Box Christmas Tree National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10.30am-12.30pm, free. Info 01792 463980. Transform a cardboard egg box into a sparkly Christmas tree artwork.

Ugly, Lovely: Dylan’s Swansea, Laugharne And Llansteffan Of The 1950s In Pictures Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 11am, £4.

Info 01792 463980. Launch of Parthian’s new collection of Ethel Ross’ photographs, accompanied by quotes from Dylan Thomas’ poetry and her own comments. This event will also include a performance by Fluellen of Dylan’s play Lunch At Mussolini’s.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 9.45am10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

SUNDAY 20

Abertoir 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. £89 (six days).

Info 01970 623232. (Finishes today) Attack! Pro Wrestling: Seriously? Another PPV Tie-In Event Walkabout, Cardiff. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2072 7930. Zany indy wrestling division returns to this minging venue to combine live action with a screening of this year’s WWE Survivor Series.

Christmas Craft Fayre & Father Christmas Arrives Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 10am-5pm, free.

Info 01792 371206.

Christmas Market Sully’s Yard, Cardiff. Free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Green Fayre National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

10am-5pm. Info 01792 463980.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Braehead Clan Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Open Weekend Model House Craft And Design Centre, Llantrisant. 11am-4pm, free.

Info 01443 238884.

Quality Craft Fair Gwaelod Y Garth Village Hall, Cardiff.

Free. Info christine.myant@ gmail.com.

Real Ale Wobble Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. 8.30am, £30/£25 adv (two days)/£23/£18 adv (one day). Info 01591 610270.

Stir Up Sunday: Cake, Pie, Pudding & Jalousie Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 9.30am3.30pm, £170. Info 01443 222716 / www.angelagray. co.uk.

Tuneless Choir Cardiff Aspire Fitness, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30-9.30pm, £10 first session/£7 drop-in/£40 for eight weeks. Info 07745 683723.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 9.45am8.45pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

MONDAY 21

Advanced Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Alun Havard Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01633 868239. Spirit medium presents a show titled A Conversation With Heaven. “I won’t be eating at the Fat Duck again any time soon. I spent most of the next day in the khazi having a conversation with heaven.”

End#2: Charlotte Church’s Pub Politics The Cornwall, Grangetown, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info www.endevant. net. Open debating forum led

by Church; the second in a series of similar events titled Endevant and organised by Turnstile.

Gwd Mondays Quiz

– Chemistry Of Smell, Taste and Sex’.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan) Write On Writers Morganstown Village Hall.

6.30-8.30pm. Info 07512 235758.

TUESDAY 22

Early Years Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 10.30-11am, free. Info 01792 516900.

Hidden Cardiff Cardiff Castle. 6pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Lecture by Matthew Williams.

Meet The Conservator: Archaeology National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm. Info 029 2039 7951.

Open Level Chair Dance Classes Ocean Park, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 6.45-8.15pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Tea Dance Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 2-4pm, £4. Info 01656 815995.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

WEDNESDAY 23

Battle Of The Rock Bands/ Guitar Hero 8 Bit Bar, Swansea. 7pm. Info facebook. com/8bitbaruk. Gaming tournaments for teams of three or more.

Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Black Kettle Collective Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 3.30-5pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Skill Builder: Winter Curry Supper Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

The Art Of Conservation Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 11am, free. Info 01792 516900. Meet the Glynn Vivian conservation team and go behind the scenes of the

Barnabas Arts House in Newport have a Makers' Fayre on Sat 12. Jewellery, printmaking, fine art, upcycling, painting, cards, textiles, photography and weaving are all slated to feature, so you may wish to attend with Christmas present-buying in mind.

Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Science Cafe Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, free.

Info 01970 623232. Malcolm Heggie with ‘A Scent of Man

new Gallery. Book in advance please.

Wales Short Stories Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £7.50/£6.50. Info 01970 623232. Four writers

read their own work.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

THURSDAY 24

Artes Mundi Thursday Tours And Creative Sessions National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 2.30-4pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Christmas Party Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7pm, £29.95. Info 01685 384111. Featuring a threecourse meal and a Lady Gaga tribute act. Another, similar evening is on tomorrow.

Design Stuff 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly meet-up for designers.

Glen Davies: Enchantress Of Numbers Swansea Museum. 7.30pm. Info 01792 653763. Talk hosted by the Royal Institution Of South Wales, in which Davies profiles pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace.

Premium Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £15.

Info 07538 878609.

Running: Metaphor & Method National Indoor Athletic Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University.

6-9pm. Info 029 2041 6777.

Event held as part of the Run! Run! Run! Bienniale 2016, this features performances and screenings on the topic of ‘how does running (dis)connect people with their bodies?’

Taith Iaith National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Welsh learning session where you can explore some of the works on display in our art galleries.

Welsh Music Prize 2016 Ceremony The Depot, Cardiff. 6pm, £15 adv/£30 inc food. Info www.depotcardiff. co.uk. First time in this venue for annual album of the year award.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

FRIDAY 25

Brewery Open Evening Crafty Devil Brewery, Papermill Road, Cardiff.

7-10pm, £20. Info info@ craftydevilbrewing.co.uk.

Including a tour, a small buffet, a chat with the brewer and complimentary drinks for three hours.

Christmas Party Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7pm, £29.95. Info 01685 384111. Featuring a threecourse meal and a Michael Bublé tribute act.

Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-4pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk. On tomorrow also.

Creative Pathways Foyer + Western Theatre Rehearsal Room 1, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am2.30pm. Info 029 2063 6464.

Creative careers event for schools, specifically years 10, 11 and A-level pupils.

Four Bars Swing Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info 029 2023 9253. Featuring a lindy hop class for beginners, fol-

lowed by dancing to classic swing tracks.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Richard Glynn Vivian: Traveller, Collector And Philanthropist Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea.

12.30pm, free. Info 01792 516900. Talk by Kirstine Dunthorne. Book in advance please.

Willow Christmas Decorations Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am + 1.30pm, £40. Info 01600 714595. On tomorrow also.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 12.15-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan) Workshop Bike Sale Cardiff Cycle Workshop, Gabalfa, Cardiff. 1-5pm. Info www. cycletrainingwales.org.uk.

SATURDAY 26

A Child’s Christmas In Wales: Drop In Family Art Session Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea. 1-4pm, free.

Info 01792 463980. Create a themed snowglobe in time for Christmas.

Boxing: Championship Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

5.30pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488.

Brecon With Bells On! Brecon town centre. Free.

Info 01874 749092. Good Day Out present a Christmas fair with arts and crafts, food and drink, entertainment and the switching on of the town lights.

Christmas Craft Fayre Mount Pleasant Community Hall, Barry. 10am-5.30pm, £10 to set up a table. Info joanie150@hotmail.com.

Christmas Fayre Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 11am, free.

Info 01495 243252.

Christmas Fayre St Teilo’s High School, Cardiff. Info k.evans@stteilos.com.

Christmas Food Fair 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

10am-4pm, free. Info 01970 623232.

Christmas Show Opening Mission Gallery, Swansea.

11am-5pm, free. Info 01792 652016. Featuring a new craft display with mulled wine, mince pies and festive activities.

Craft Fair Community Hall, Neath. 10.30am-3.30pm, free.

Info ariancrafts@hotmail. co.uk.

Curing For Christmas: Ham And Bacon Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

9.30am-1pm, £75. Info 01600 714595.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) Football: Barclays Premier League – Swansea City v Crystal Palace Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 3pm. Info 0870 400004.

Kidsmarkets Family Sale Cowbridge Leisure Centre.

11am-12.30pm, £1/kids free.

Info 07760 802088. Featuring stalls of great quality new and pre-loved baby and children’s items; the last one before Christmas, if you’re in a gifty mood.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (At weekends until Sun 27) 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.

Museum Ghost Walk National History Museum, St Fagans. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2057 3500.

Nuno Felt Scarves Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am4.30pm, £80. Info 029 2048 4611. With Claire Cawte.

Premium Llandaff Ghost Walk City Cross, Cathedral Green, Llandaff (meeting point). 7.15pm, £11. Info 07538 878609.

Rugby Union: Under Armour Series – Wales v South Africa Principality Stadium, Cardiff. 5.30pm, £25£70. Info 08442 777888.

Stargazing & AstroPhotography Evening Dark Sky Reserve, Brecon Beacons. £55. Info 01874 749092.

Storytelling M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff.

7-9pm, £3. Info 029 2047 3373. With Helen East.

Swansea Sparkle National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.

11am-4pm, free. Info 01792 463980. A day of learning about being trans. Or “an opportunity to network, engage and build positive relationships for the future in a relaxed and informal environment,” according to the organisers.

Willow Christmas Decorations Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth.

10am + 1.30pm, £40. Info 01600 714595.

Winter Food & Craft Fair Ogmore Valley Life Centre, nr Bridgend. 10am-1.30pm, free/£7 to set up a table. Info karenwhitcombe@talktalk. net.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 9.45am10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

SUNDAY 27

Christmas Willow Reindeer Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay. 10.30am-4.30pm, £55. Info 029 2048 4611.

Essential Ghost Tour Cardiff Castle. 7.15pm, £11.50.

Info 07538 878609.

Fire & Light Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 6pm. Info 029 2038 2001.

Lights In The Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. Info 029 2047 5475. (Finishes today) Sewcial Autumn Workshops Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1.30-3 + 3.305pm, £7. Info 029 2030 4400.

Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair Wenvoe Village Hall.

10am-4pm, £12.50 to set up a table. Info pukkatucker@ gmail.com.

Winter Wonderland Civic

JUST ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER: JUST ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER: LOS CAMPESINOS! (Clwb Ifor Bach, Fri 2) SUPER FURRY ANIMALS (Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Fri 2; Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Sat 17) G4 (Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, Fri 9) THE ORB (Tramshed, Cardiff, Fri 9) ISLET (Clwb Ifor Bach, Sat 10) JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES ORCHESTRA BUZZ 66

live music Centre, Cardiff. 9.45am8.45pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

MONDAY 28

Advanced Cabaret Classes Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff.

8-9.30pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Joy Of Living Mindfulness Group Meeting Gaia Yoga Studio, Roath, Cardiff. 7.309pm, free (donations welcome). Info 07412 346054.

Make A Christmas Door Wreath Humble By Nature, Penalt, nr Monmouth. 7pm, £40. Info 01600 714595.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

TUESDAY 29

Behind The Scenes: The Library National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

English Literature Society Poetry Open Mic 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.

Leo Houlding Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01874 611622.

World-renowned climber talks about his exploits.

Open Level Chair Dance Classes Ocean Park, Ocean Way, Cardiff. 6.45-8.15pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www.cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

WEDNESDAY 30

55+ Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. 2-4pm, free. Info 01792 516900.

Beginners Show Girl And Burlesque Dancing Conway Road Methodist Church Hall, Cardiff. 7.30-9pm, £7/£35 for six sessions. Info www. cardiffcabaretclub.com.

Elliecoptor Hoops Hula Hoop Class / Hoop Jam Plasnewydd YMCA, Cardiff.

8-10pm, £5/£8 both classes.

Info 07934 011061. Last Wednesday of every month.

The class is from 8-9pm and is followed by a hoop jam from 9-10.

Games Wales 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Monthly meet-up to discuss gaming things.

Ice Hockey: League – Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers Ice Arena, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm.

Info 029 2038 2001.

Natural Sciences Lunchtime Talk National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. ‘Himalaya – evidence and risk of climate change’,

by Dr Ingrid Jüttner, Botany Curator.

Owen Jones: The Politics Of Hope Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2064 6900. Noted left-wing newspaper columnist talks about possible routes towards social justice using various global examples.

Reading Between The Wines Bookclub The White

Hart, Llangybi. 7.30pm.

Info uskbookclub@gmail. com. Monthly club, discussing Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino and Alone In Berlin

by Hans Fallada this month.

Scriveners Writers’ Group Royal Exchange, Brynmawr.

8pm. Info 01495 753629.

Skill Builder: Winter Pies Angela Gray’s Cookery School At Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Vale Of Glamorgan. 6-9pm, £90. Info 01443 222716 / www. angelagray.co.uk.

Winter Wonderland Civic Centre, Cardiff. 11am-10pm, £6.50-£9.50. Info 0333 6663366. (Until Tue 3 Jan)

live TUESDAY 1

Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.

Camelia Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Capital City Jazz Orchestra Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Performances in the foyer every week until Tue 22 Nov. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk. Every Tuesday.

Matthew Jones & Annabel Thwaite St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Violinist and pianist.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Every Tuesday.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Every Tuesday.

Slow Club + The Pictish Trail The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Indie.

Sunset Sons Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

The Zombies Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £22.50.

Info 01970 623232. Vintage psych-pop band crack on. In Aberdare tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY 2

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com. Every Wednesday.

Adam Glasser Quartet Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Acoustic Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil.

7-11pm, free. Info 01685 384111.

Alexandria Mailott + Kirsten Ludwig + Djanna Gabrielle + Craig Watkins Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm,

£4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.

Ardyn + Bad Sounds + Bryde + Climbing Trees Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50/£5. Info 029 2023 2199. This night is titled Swn’s Hair Of The Dog That Bit You: 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 18.

Bryony Sier + Olivia & The Saint NosDa, Cardiff.

8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Presented by U&I Radio.

Catfish Keith Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725.

Bluesman.

DB Big Band with Clare Hingott Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Hans Peter Hiby Trio The Queens Head, Monmouth.

8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. German free jazz saxophonist appears here with a band including drummer Paul Hession, who visits this venue in various ensembles every other year or so.

Hiding From Girls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. This is the name of a band and they’re on here every Wednesday this month.

Jess Robinson & Llyweln Ifan Jones The Riverfront, Newport. 3pm, £6. Info 01633 656757. A Concerts & Cakes performance.

MassMatiks Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 01792 468892. New UK rock band of some sort.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £16/£15 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Folk.

Show Of Hands St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22/£20.

Info 029 2087 8444. British folk faves.

The Zombies Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 8pm, £25.

Info 0800 0147111.

UFO Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Hard rockers from the 70s. Who’s still in the band?

Phil Mogg, most notably.

THURSDAY 3

David Essex St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50-£75.

Info 029 2087 8444. Top priced ticket gets you some VIP treats.

Festival Of Remembrance Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £15. Info 01970 623232. Hosted by the Aberystwyth branch of The Royal British Legion.

Glass Caves + Rainbow

Maniac + Amber + Parish Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

Hackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Halo Tora The New Crown

8.30pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Speaking In Italics + Calling Apollo + Montreux Fires + Cancel The Transmission + No Beef The Scene Club,

Performances in the foyer every week until Fri 9 Dec. An Dro Sisters St Fagans Village Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4-£8/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970. A Pentreffest Noz folk night.

JESS GLYNNE Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Thurs 1 Dec Tickets: £25. Info: 029 2022 4488 / www.motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk Considering that Jess Glynne only entered the British public consciousness in 2014, her ascent to arena-touring actual popstardom has been swift and ruthless. Initially making her name as a big-lunged voice on modish pop-house bangers (Clean Bandit’s Rather Be; Route 94’s My Love), the London warbler quickly switched to solo artist status, continuing to bother the upper reaches of the singles charts as well as having a number one album, 2015’s I Cry When I Laugh. Equally given to pleasantly bumping club tracks and more bombastic soul tearjerkers, Glynne has become one of Britain’s biggest contemporary pop voices while maintaining a degree of cred. She also seems to be a normal human being who you’d want to have a drink with, which always helps.

Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £3.

Info 01685 387925.

High Tyde + Haus Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Don’t know who the headliners are but they’re not to be confused with the sick late-60s British proto-metal band High Tide: Islands In The Stream Grand Theatre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01792 475715. Dual tribute to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.

Jake Bugg + Georgia Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv.

Info 029 2078 1458. He was another one who they reckoned would fill arenas, wasn’t he. Ol’Buggo.

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

7pm, from £35. Info 029 2022 4488.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm.

Info 01633 858636. Every Thursday except when there’s a guest on.

Siblings Of Us + Zed Motel + Ben Dain-Smith The Full Moon, Cardiff.

Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Suzanne Fischer & Panaretos Kyriatzidis Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £3-£12. Info 01970 623232.

Soprano and pianist.

Teleman The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £13.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. There’s a several hundred-word bio of this band on the Globe’s website, I’ve just read through it and still have no idea what kind of music they play. Guessing some sort of quirky alt-rock.

White Room + Trampolene + Monico Blonde + Wetpainttt The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Presented by This Feeling, who’ll be DJing until 2am.

WSTR + Milestones Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.

FRIDAY 4

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

A Noise Le Pub, Newport.

7.30pm. Info 01633 221477.

This is a benefit gig for a family who lost their house and everything in it due to a fire.

More bands TBC. Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

BBC NOW: Rhys & Meinir Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £23. Info 029 2063 6464. This is the debut orchestral work by Cian Ciarán out of the Super Furries. I can tell they’re expecting a ‘pop’ rather than ‘classical’ audience for this one because it starts at 8pm rather than 7.30 or earlier.

Millennials love to arrive late to things.

Best Served Chilled Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Black Emerald + The Freudian Session + Mercury’s Well + Beneath The Divine The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Bruce Anderson The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

(Motorpoint Arena, Sat 10) GENO WASHINGTON (Clwb Ifor Bach, Thurs 15) GLEN TILBROOK (The Globe, Cardiff, Sun 18) DON LETTS (Tramshed, Sat 31) JUST ANNOUNCED FOR 2017: AVENGED SEVENFOLD + DISTURBED + IN FLAMES (Motorpoint Arena, Thurs 19 Jan) KING CREOSOTE (Tramshed, Tue 24 Jan) BUSTED (Newport Centre, Thurs 9 Feb) THE HANDSOME BUZZ 67

live music 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Chains Of Fleetwood Mac Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6/£5 adv. Info 01443 682388.

Tribute band.

Dan Reed Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

8pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. US guitar virtuoso.

DTCV The Full Moon, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

This band feature someone who used to be in Guided By Voices (James Greer – ask a GBV loon cos I’ve never heard of him), play 60s style garage rock and pronounce their name ‘detective’.

Emanuel & The Fear + The Echo & The Always Dempseys, Cardiff. 7.3010.30pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2023 9253. Fuelled By Jealous Lovers present.

ESP Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Joe McElderry Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £19.50 adv. Info 01874 611622.

Judie Tzuke Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. UK singer-songwriter of nearly 40 years’ standing.

Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.

Loaded Jones + Heavy On The Ride The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £3. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Magic Of Motown Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24. Info 01792 475715.

Meze Battle Of The Bands Heat 4 Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, 33. Info 01633 259144. Featuring these bands: New Revival, Unforgettable Adventure Days, 2 Trick Pony and Disrupt The Continuum. Also on Fri 11 and Fri 25.

Michael Messer’s Mitra Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan.

7.30pm, £3-£13. Info 01239 621200. British-meets-Indian blues trio. In Builth Wells tomorrow.

Open Night The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

Paul Simon Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £55.

Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out.

Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons + Prosperina + Grace Solero The Scene Club, Swansea.

7pm, £16 adv. Info 07730 432166. Now-ex-Motörhead guitarist with a set of songs by that band, and from his imminent solo album.

Pentreffest Noz St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30pm. Info 029 2023 2970. Monthly folk session with a headline act TBC. Peter Jagger Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Roy Orbison & Friends Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239. Tribute act.

Sebastian Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Sessions Alive + The

Uncharted The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Sham 69 Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. This is the Original! Lineup! with Jimmy Pursey singing.

Sierra Alpha Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. Local pop-rock band.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Fri 11 and

Big Girls Don’t Cry Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2 + 7.30pm, £12.50-£24. Info 01792 475715. Frankie Valli tribute.

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01495 243252.

Birdsong / Can Yr Adar Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan.

7.30pm, £12-£15. Info 01239 621200. Musical collaboration between Kizzy Crawford,

The annual Tenby Blues Festival is in strong form this year, taking place in various venues throughout the coastal town from Fri 11-Sun 13. Friday night's headliners are Gerry Jablonski & The Electric Band; UK blues favourites King King hit the De Valence Pavilion on Sat 12 and the Ian Siegal Band round matters off on the final day. There are also latenight sessions on Friday and Saturday, starting at 11.45pm, and a wealth of fringe sets in smaller venues.

Fri 18 this month.

Sounds Of Harlowe 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 10pm, £3 adv.

Info 029 2022 8883. Live hiphop/soul sorts. In Hay-On-Wye on Sat 19.

The Modulators Black Lion, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2056 7312. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

The Rifles The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv.

Info 07590 471888. This band’s debut single She’s Got Standards is still one of the worst songs of the 21st century.

The Special Brew The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925.

Bad Manners tribute.

Tombstone Crow + Among The Dead + Helldown Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea.

9pm. Info 07981 684142. In Bridgend tomorrow.

Ysgol Sul + Argrph + Los Blancos Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.

SATURDAY 5

Anathema The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. UK band who started off as a kind of doom/ death metal crossover in the early 90s and now sound more like Coldplay plus 80s style power ballads. Not that their fans, who are enough in number for this gig to have sold out, will face up to this.

Bellatrix + Mr Woodnote + Mansfield Green Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5.

Info 029 2023 2199. Hip-hop from Wales and beyond.

Gwilym Simcock and Sinfonia Cymru. We previewed in last month. In Cardiff (am) and Newport (pm) on Thurs 10; Cardiff on Fri 11.

Chris Summerill Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Conners & The Con Men The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Cory Band Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5-£12.

Info 0845 2263510.

Fireworks Concert 2016 Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5pm, £8-£14. Info 029 2039 1391.

Dr Robert Childs conducts a programme of Stravinsky, Hogarth and more.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Resident house band, here every Saturday this month.

Playing from 7-10pm, then there’s a DJ until 2am.

Maddie & The Pandas Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@porterscardiff.com.

Michael Messer’s Mitra The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

8pm, £13/£12. Info 01982 552555.

Quay Street + Dave Brutnell + Marc Owen Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £5. Info 07818 056599.

Ragsy The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £2. Info 01685 387925.

Simon Trigg The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Skindred The Neon,

Newport. 7pm, £18 adv. Info 01633 533666.

Slipknowt Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

8-10.30pm, £8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Slipknot tribute band.

The Bromleys Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire.

8-10pm, £10 adv. Info 01239 841387. Folk trio.

The Heligoats The Chattery, Swansea. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01792 473276. Quirky indierock ensemble from Chicago.

The Royal British Legion’s Wales Festival Of Remembrance St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£20.

Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring performances from Shakin’ Stevens, Welsh National Opera (presenting excerpts from opera In Parenthesis), The Defence Academy Military Wives Choir and Bristol Military Wives Choir, plus more.

The Stokers The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8.

Info 01497 821762.

The VIPs Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Worried Men Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran.

7.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues club gig.

Tombstone Crow + Helldown Hobo’s, Bridgend.

7pm, £4. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

Triaxis + Those Damn Crows + Fahran + Dryburn + The Boom Sons + Proscenium Sin City, Swansea. 4-11pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01792 468892. Rock bands playing an event called Winter Wrath 2016.

West Wales Live Looping Festival Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 3-10pm, £10/£5. Info 01239 615952.

Featuring performances by these artists, who all use looping gear/software in their sets: David Cooper Orton, ecnegrU, Entertainment For The Braindead, Heather Summers, Meerkat Music, Lucid Brain Integrative Project, Michael Peters, Prehisto’zik and Steve Moyes.

Wright Hear Wright Now The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Yussuf Kamaal Trio Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Playing as part of the Blue Honey night. See Clubs.

Zeuk Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Cardiff gothic folk group play as part of Chapter and Cardiff Contemporary’s Love Me Or Leave Me Alone installation.

SUNDAY 6

Aurora Plain The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

6.30pm, free. Info 01685 387925.

Dan James The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Dragonfly Ensemble The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

2.30pm, £10. Info 01982 552555. String trio with a set subtitled Remembering Menuhin.

LastOneOut + Embers Of Eden + Malum Sky

+ Headofthebear + Apathy The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166. Headliners are described as “polite posthardcore”. Not really selling it to me guys.

Legacy Fest The Moon Club, Cardiff. 1pm, from £6. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Featuring these bands: Create To Inspire, Continents, High Hopes, Heritage, I Cried Wolf, Healer, Cove, Lotus Eater, Defeatist, Avenge The Heartache and The Mausoleum Trip.

Marian McLaughlin + Tendons + Ofelia 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Headliner is a psych-folk artist from Washington DC. Open Mic Night The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675. Every Sunday this month.

Stephen Hough Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 2pm, £15-£19. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital.

Taffside Festival NosDa, Cardiff. 2pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. In association with the Cardiff Contemporary and with acts TBC. The South + Phil King Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

AKA a bunch of Beautiful South members that aren’t the two main singers.

Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan.

2pm, £10/£1 under-22s. Info 01239 621200.

Wishbone Ash Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £21.50.

Info 01792 863722.

MONDAY 7

David Cooper-Orton The Sanctuary, University Hospital Of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff. 1.10-1.55pm, free (donations accepted). Info david.c.orton@gmail.com.

Lunchtime concert by south Wales-based ambient/jazz guitarist.

Groucho Club Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Live jazz, here every Monday.

Ice Nine Kills + Affiance + Shields The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Kadavar + Stray Train + Lacertilia Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Hairy hard rock triple bill, Kadavar coming from Germany. I saw them in Cardiff about a year ago, they were quite fun and I think a lot of women in the crowd wanted to bang the drummer.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883. Local singersongwriters perform in the main bar every week.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.

TUESDAY 8

All That Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Concerto Competition Semi-Final Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Gilad Hexleman Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £15.

Info 029 2023 9253.

Ian Hunter & The Rant Band Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Him out of Mott The Hoople.

Lunchtime Organ Recital Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

12.45-1.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715. With William Reynolds.

Onslaught + Beholder + Anihilated Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. Cult Bristolian thrash metallers.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Stone Cold Sober The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

8pm, free. Info 01685 387925.

The Carnabys + Wetpainttt + The Fused The Moon Club, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. A gig launching Hoyfest, which is on Fri 18 and Sat 19 at The Gate.

The Signum Quartet Cardiff University Concert Hall.

7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Performing music by Mozart, Schubert and Fokkens.

Three Trapped Tigers + The Physics House Band + Esuna Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Prog/mathrock from Brighton.

WEDNESDAY 9

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Anne Schwanewilms Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 029 2039 1391.

Acclaimed soprano.

Electric Eel Shock + Heil Zilla + Pizzatramp The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £8/£7 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Trashy hard rock band comprised of Japanese expats headline. They were a popular early 00s draw round here, and often got their kit off, so this could be your chance to analyse how the adult human penis changes over the course of 12-13 years.

Folk Night Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7pm. Info 01443 491424. Second Wednesday of every month.

Forty Shades Of Green Meets Country Roads Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805.

A tribute to Irish and country music.

Gary Ryan Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. Guitar recital.

FAMILY (The Globe, Sat 18 Feb) LUCY SPRAGGAN (Cardiff University Students Union, Fri 3 Mar) PETER HOOK (Tramshed, Fri 17 Mar) LOWER THAN ATLANTIS (Cardiff University, Sat 18 Mar) MARTI PELLOW (Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sun 19 Mar) THUNDER (Motorpoint Arena, Fri 24 Mar) PARKWAY DRIVE + SKING ALEXANDRIA (Cardiff University, Tue 11 Apr) SPACE BUZZ 68

live music Hiding From Girls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Jeff Hooper & Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8.

Info malc@dancebands.plus. com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20. Info 01970 623232.

Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night. In Newport tomorrow.

Oliver Nezhati Quartet Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Onslaught + Annihilated The Scene Club, Swansea.

7pm, £15 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Lee Owen. Free drink for performers.

Pavo Pavo Gwdihw, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. All My Friends present a Brooklyn indie band.

RWCMD String Soloists Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391.

Guitar recital.

Sam Leak Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Turin Brakes The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888.

THURSDAY 10

Allan Yn Y Fan Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01495 227206.

BBC NOW: Daphnis Et Chloé St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £5-£37. Info 029 2087 8444. Tadaaki Otaka conducts a programme of Mozart, Prokofiev and Ravel.

Birdsong / Can Yr Adar Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

10.30am, £8/free teachers.

Info 029 2030 4400. First of two shows today, this one aimed at schools.

Birdsong / Can Yr Adar The Riverfront, Newport.

7.45pm, £5.50-£15.50. Info 01633 656757.

Burum Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Cheryl, Mike & Jay Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £23. Info 01656 815995. Three of the former members of Bucks Fizz. The name of the member whose writ is keeping them from using the name is... [quickly Googles] Robert Gubby.

Conflict + Failed State + Pizzatramp + State Of Decay Hobo’s, Bridgend.

7pm, £8 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com. Hunt Sabs benefit gig.

Glasville The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. A Glasgow-based tribute to the music from TV show Nashville. They

like their modern country up there. *Kristin Hersh Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.

Info 029 2023 2199. Throwing Muses singer, albeit highly regarded in solo mode too.

Kristin is a straight-up legend, and enough people agree for this gig to be sold out.

Lord Kesseli & The Drums Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Woozy psych/indie band with electronic bits.

Lynne Heraud & Pat Turner Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8.45pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.

Mass Collective Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Roads To Nowhere + Depravity + Audioplague The Scene Club, Swansea.

7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Sound Affairs: The Tempest Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. A musical interpretation, accompanied by magic lantern images, inspired by Shakespeare’s play. In Swansea on Sat 12.

The Computers + The Atlas Wynd + Disjoy The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Rock’n’roll garage punks headline.

The London Swing Orchestra Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £16.50£20.50. Info 01792 475715.

The Rumblestrutters The Vault, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 465300. CD launch gig.

FRIDAY 11

Allan Yn Y Fan Redwick Village Hall, nr Magor. Info 07561 240728.

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Bass12 Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Birdsong / Can Y Radar Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£16. Info 029 2039 1391.

Bruce Anderson The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Calais Refugee Kitchen Fundraiser The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8 adv. Info 01497 821762.

Chris Kelly Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Dunvant Male Choir All Saints Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7pm, £10. Info 01792 466885. Remembrance charity concert in aid of Help For Heroes.

Elaine Paige Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £28.50. Info 01792 475715.

Estrons + Mellt + Cpt. Smith Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

7pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199.

Gentleman’s Dub Club Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm,

£13.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. I’d never seen a photo of this “dub, ska and roots reggae” nine-piece band until now. Turns out they actually look much like I imagine you do.

Gerry Jablonski And The Electric Band + The LeBurn Maddox Band + Lisa Mills De Valence Pavilion, Tenby. 7.15pm, £15 adv. Info www.tenbyblues. co.uk. Opening event of this year’s Tenby Blues Festival, which takes place in various venues across the town until Sun 13. Visit the website for more info; there’s also a Blues Trail set of gigs which feature a couple of dozen bands and get announced on the weekend itself.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Lizzie & The Banshees + Dirty Deelux The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £6/£5 adv.

Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Siouxsie & The Banshees tribute. Bet this would be right fun I tell you what.

Magic Of The Beatles Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £21-£23. Info 01656 815995. Tribute act.

Meze Battle Of The Bands Heat 5 Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, 33. Info 01633 259144. Featuring these bands: Digital Criminals, Democratus, Elite Days and Miles From Home.

Nicky Taliesin The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Phil Doleman & Ian Emmerson Fourcroft Hotel, Tenby. 11.45pm, £5 adv. Info www.tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival late night session.

Rachel B Ty Newydd, Barry.

9pm, free. Info 01446 407767.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Remembrance Concert Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.

Robocobra Quartet The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Rusty Shackle The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £8 adv.

Info 07730 432166.

Sarah McQuaid Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07818 056599.

Americana/folk.

Sir Thomas Allen National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

7pm, £10/£8. Info 029 2039 7951. Recital of WWI-era songs by world-renowned baritone, accompanied by Caroline Dowdle.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Syd Lawrence Orchestra Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622.

The Doublecross + Pipedream + Hot Mass Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2023 2199. *The Gentle Good + Toby Hay St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 029 2022 9683.

Welsh folk fellow Gareth Bonello – that rhymes – serenades the pews a few weeks

after the release of his latest album.

The Hindenburgs Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv.

Info 01443 682388. Led Zep tribute band.

The Hit Kings Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Unzucht + Dark Haus + All Hail The Yeti + Vigil + Randolph’s Grin Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 6-11pm, £6.50 adv.

Info 07970 063107. *Volosi Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01792 863722. See Music.

Whole Lotta Led The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Led Zep tribute, in Narberth tomorrow. *Y Niwl + Palenco The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 01267 231012.

Y Niwl are great!

SATURDAY 12

A Night With The Stars Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. Info 0845 2263510. Showcase gala concert which is entirely sold out.

Benjamin Bassford Fourcroft Hotel, Tenby.

11.45pm, £5 adv. Info www. tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival late night session.

Cast + The Sandinistas Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Britpop ain’t dead baby.

Chris Kelly The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Cwmbach Male Choir Miners’ Institute, Blackwood.

7pm, £12/£10. Info 01495 227206.

Grant Sharkey The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Green Haze Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10.30pm, free.

Info www.hobosmusicvenue. com. Green Day tribute band.

Iwan Llewellyn-Jones National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Joe Symes & The Loving Kind Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 8pm, £12/£10. Info 01874 611622.

7.15pm, £20 adv. Info www. tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival gig headlined by top rated UK blues band.

Lail Arad Snails Deli, Rhiwbina, Cardiff. 7pm, £20 inc buffet. Info 029 2062 0415.

NYC antifolk type artist.

Los Pacaminos St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 8pm, £18. Info 01446 799100. Paul Young’s quasi-Tex-Mex band.

Magenta Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Welsh prog rockers.

Making A Song And Dance Of It Benefit Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 01239 841387. In aid of Amnesty International.

Monmouth Choral Society Blake Theatre, Monmouth.

7.30pm, £16. Info 01600 719401. Steven Kings conducts a programme of Dvorák, Kodály and Janácek.

Motown’s Greatest Hits 2016 The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm. Info 01633 656757.

Pauline Kaytannau Wood The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Phil Doleman & Ian Emmerson Church House, Tenby. 2pm, £8 adv. Info www. tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival gig.

Phronesis Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£12.

Info 029 2030 4400. See Music.

Queen Extravaganza St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50/£46.50 platinum seats.

Info 029 2087 8444. Queen tribute band.

Rachel B The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Ralph McTell Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22/£20.

Info 029 2039 1391. British folkie who’s been playing live for 50 years apparently. In Swansea tomorrow; Cardigan on Mon 14.

Cardigan's Small World Theatre hosts the West Wales Live Looping Festival on Sat 5.

Showcasing nine different solo artists, including veteran Cologne guitarist Michael Peters, their common factor is the use of onstage software or pedals to loop musical patterns as they play live over the top.

Shoes, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Son Of Man Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £7.50 adv.

Info 01792 863722. Spinoff band from Welsh prog rockers man, launching an album here no less.

Sound Affairs: The Tempest Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01792 602060.

Stealing Sheep + R. Seiliog Rummers, Aberystwyth. 7.30pm, free in exchange for a broken electrical item. Info 01970 625177. Three Scouse ladies plus Welsh experimental synth musician (whose EP is reviewed in this issue also) at what appears to be a wine bar. This is a Make Noise tour which also visits Pontypridd on Fri 25.

The Graveltones + Brandy Row + Freddie Webber Le Pub, Newport. 8pm, £10. Info 01633 221477. Australian rock duo headline. Presented by Pity My Brain.

The Jokers The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm, £3. Info 01495 247178.

The Krays Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.

The Oasis Experience The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Tribute band.

The Rumblestrutters + Dale Storr + Benjamin Bassford Church House, Tenby. 7.15pm, £12 adv. Info www.tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival gig.

The Undivided + The Attix + Soviets The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com.

The Vagaband Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm, £10.

Info 01239 615952. Eightpiece roots/dance type band.

Tim Bromage Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. Playing as part of the Love Me Or Leave Me Alone installation.

Truefest After Party Castle Emporium, Cardiff. 9am-6pm.

Info 07967 257529. Featuring live music from Hipicat, Timbali, Ravelston, Mansfield Green, Oisin and Jimanoli.

You don’t have to have attended Truefest (in August) to go to this, but that seems to be who it’s aimed at.

Welsh Sinfonia Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01646 695267.

Whole Lotta Led Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01834 869323.

Wright Hear Wright Now Hen Dderwen, Sketty, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.

SUNDAY 13 Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Kenny Driscoll Band Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

King King + The Bella Collins Band + Glas De Valence Pavilion, Tenby.

Rhinestone Cowboy Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £21.50-£25.50. Info 01792 475715. Glenn Campbell tribute.

RWCMD Student Brass Band Great Hall, Swansea Bay Campus. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060.

Simon Trigg Three Horse

Amigos Café Jazz, Cardiff.

8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.

Playing the monthly Hot Club Swing night.

Ben Montague Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11.

Info 029 2023 2199.

Cardiff University Symphony Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

(Pontardawe Arts Centre, Sat 22 Apr) THE VAMPS (Motorpoint Arena, Tue 16 May) IRON MAIDEN + SHINEDOWN (Motorpoint Arena, Wed 24 May) TAKE THAT (Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wed 14 June) COLDPLAY (Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Tue 11 + Wed 12 July) KAYA FESTIVAL (Margam Park, Port Talbot, Fri 4-Sun 6 Aug) LITTLE MIX (Motorpoint Arena, Mon 30 + Tue 31 Oct) BUZZ 69

live music Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also on Sun 27.

Lordi The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £19.50 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Becostumed Finnish metal goofballs. This will be sold out by the time you read this I think.

Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo Sunflower&I, Cardiff Bay. 5.30pm, £30 adv. Info 029 2048 4211. An intimate concert by a guitar duo from New York, which you probably guessed by them having the most Italian-American sounding names of all time, who offer “pop, jazz, swing and classical favourites as you have never seen!” Love dat sound baby.

North Star The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Open Mic Night The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

Ralph McTell Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 8pm, £20/£18. Info 01792 602060.

Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Students National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Samuel Jack Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.

Skam + Peter Smith The Garage, Swansea. 9pm. Info 01792 475147.

Slaves Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union.

7pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Shouty indie-punk duo who played in Bridgend a couple of months back. Interview on the Buzz website if you fancy reading it.

Soil + Saliva + Sons Of

Texas The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. Ametican metal trio.

The Ian Siegal Band + The Kaz Hawkins Band De Valence Pavilion, Tenby.

7.15pm, £15 adv. Info www. tenbyblues.co.uk. Tenby Blues Festival gig.

MONDAY 14

Dance Gavin Dance + Good Tiger + Johnny Craig + Kurt Travis The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Eric Hodges Beethoven Prize Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 3pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Competition featuring members of the RWCMD keyboard department.

Hooton Tennis Club Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.

Info 029 2023 2199. Indie.

Jango Haze Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Ralph McTell Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £18.50/£17.50. Info 01239 621200.

Rebecca Ferguson St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22.50-£35. Info 029 2087 8444. Rescheduled gig from back in February, if you have a ticket it’s still legit.

The Collective Big Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

TUESDAY 15

Billy Walton Band The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10.50 adv. Info 07730

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SWN FESTIVAL

Various venues, Cardiff, Fri 21-Sun 23 Oct

432166. Blues-rock.

Castles + Ani Glass + Winter Coat + Conformist The Moon Club, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £6 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Album launch gig for north Wales psych band Castles.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Josh Heaton Trio Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Mono + Alcest The Globe, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £15 adv.

Info 07590 471888. Double bill of Japanese post-rock and French ambient black metal.

Neat! See Upfront.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Ravel & The Harp Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6.

Info 029 2039 1391. Recital featuring pieces including the Mother Goose suite.

Riverside Reunion Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100.

The Goldfield Ensemble Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.

Experimental/classical group with a performance which

“combines sounds and images from the 1940s, technologies developed in the 1950s, and the unique sonorities of salvaged objects”. Sounds good! *Yama Warashi + Jemma Roper + Simeon Smith Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.

Yama is a Japanese woman living in Bristol, used to be in the band Zun Zun Egui and has an album out around the time of this gig. Should be good this!

WEDNESDAY 16

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £15/£14. Info 01446 738622.

Tribute band.

Collapsed Lung + The Ethical Debating Society + Hodad The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£6 adv. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. You might remember Collapsed Lung from the mid90s, and their minor footballthemed hit single circa Euro 96. One of them now trades as dubious ‘chap-hop’ artist Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, but has reformed CL to boot.

Duski Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Hiding From Girls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Li Harding with Gary Phillips Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Messiaen: Chamber Winds Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Lunchtime concert featuring the Royal Welsh College Chamber Winds. First of five Messiaen recitals from now

until Fri 18.

Messiaen: Gould Piano Trio Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. Also featuring clarinettist Robert Plane.

Mishka Shubaly Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Billed in Gwdihw’s listings as “American singersongwriter and sober ultra marathon runner”. Townes Van Zandt would turn in his grave I tell’ee! Although maybe it’s a joke I’m not party to.

Monmouth Big Band with Gareth Roberts MD Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Nineteen Fifty Eight + Seasons + Montreux Fires Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7-10.30pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 07970 063107.

Skerryvore Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Rollicking Scottish folk band.

Steve N’ Seagulls The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 07590 471888. This Finnish band do famous metal/hard rock songs in a comedy bluegrass/country style. Such a brilliant idea, it’s amazing someone hasn’t already had exactly the same one.

The Talking Bird Collective The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 8pm, £2.

Info 01685 387925. Soul band.

THURSDAY 17

Acoustic Sinners Bar 44, Penarth. 5-7pm, free. Info 029 2070 5497. Presented by Nailed It Events.

BBC NOW Aberystwyth Arts

Centre. 7.30pm, £5-£22. Info 01970 623232. Performing works by Brahams and Elgar.

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £15/£13.

Info 01495 227206.

Chris Barron + Lach Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8.

Info 029 2023 2199. Barron is the singer from the Spin Doctors; Lach is a veteran NYC folkie.

Delain + Evergrey + Kobra & The Lotus Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Symphonic metal.

Dovetail Trio Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.

Gimme Gimme Gimme The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666. Abba tribute. This is billed as The Visitors tour but, given they also claim to be “recreating that original Abba party feel”, I suspect it will not be focusing on the somewhat gloomy LP of that name.

Holy Moly & The Crackers + Iron Eye + Little Folk The Moon Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Jelly Roll Jones Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995.

Judith Owen + Balsamo Deighton The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2048 3344. Jazzy pop auteur, described as “the female Randy Newman” by Jamie Cullum.

Li Harding & The Gary Phillips Trio Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 8pm, £4-£8.

Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night.

Messiaen: Cordelia

Swn’s 10th birthday opened with SwnRise at Cardiff’s Tramshed, north London four-piece Crows kicking off with relentless, throbbing punk rock. The anticipated Spring King had to cancel due to illness; however two Welsh bands, Sandinistas and Estrons took their place to entertain the crowds. Meilyr Jones’ headline set of baroque indie-rock doesn’t disappoint – quiet between songs, it’s like someone flips a switch when he starts to sing.

R. Seiliog played two gigs of rhythmic, industrial electronica as part of Swn’s Saturday. His afternoon set in Gwdihw was a suitably subdued affair, while his later set in Buffalo was more energetic. The basement venue of Undertone seems perfect for Tensheds – imagine if Tom Waits had formed the White Stripes and you’d be close. Alex Dingley Band’s Saturday evening set at Buffalo is a melodic, soft rock affair with a sheen of Welshness.

Sunday afternoon and energetic Finns Have You Ever Seen The Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS? thrill Clwb Ifor Bach with garage rock and bubblegum punk girl-band vocals. Downstairs at Clwb Ifor, meanwhile, Maddie Jones was curating the ‘Girl In A Band’ lineup, and nobody can criticize her for putting her own band on the bill, turning in a set of pure, bluesy rock’n’roll. Leeds trio Fehm’s purposeful gothic anarcho punk is an ideal early evening pickme-up over in Fuel. Afterwards, Nottingham two-piece Rattle instil a delighted, respectful silence in the audience via music made using only drums – one kit each – and vocals.

Betsy, the young singer who grew up on a Pembrokeshire goose farm, regales a full Undertone with single Lost And Found and a newish song, Hope. Her voice has been compared to Cher, Heather Small and Shara Nelson, but nothing can prepare you for hearing it in person. Sheffield’s Blood Sport play for 45 minutes without pause, as if this were a DJ set, and offer Fuel attendees a live rock interpretation of thudding, maximalist techno.

Aussie indie rockers Scott & Charlene’s Wedding play the Moon as part of a European tour; frontman Craig Darmody has a coolness and wry humour in his autobiographical lyrics.

The final band of 2016’s Swn, Melt Yourself Down [pictured], get a midnight O’Neills crowd dancing hard with boisterous, multifaceted punked-up jazz. Accessible in a crowdpleasing sense rather than a blandly smooth one, they’re a great way to send everyone home. words CHRIS WILLIAMS / NOEL GARDNER photos DAVID GRIFFITHS

BUZZ 70

live music Williams Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital.

Messiaen: Peter Hill Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.

Piano recital.

Mike Collins Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Music In The Museum Presents Open Mic Night National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £8/£5/free to perform. Info 029 2039 7951.

“Welcomed genres: acoustic, poetry, classical, jazz and soul” say the museum bods.

Nick Ward + Nigel Philip Davies + Tyrone Marshall 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2022 8883.

A night titled The Songwriters Syndicate, featuring solo acoustic sets.

Philip Clouts Quartet Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Jazz.

South African Gospel Choir Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 863722. In Carmarthen tomorrow.

The King Is Back St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £23£27.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Elvis tribute courtesy of one Ben Portsmouth. *The Pop Group The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv.

Info 07590 471888. See Music for more on these Bristol postpunk rabblerousers.

Their sound guy for tonight is Dennis Bovell too!

FRIDAY 18

Allan Yn Y Fan The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £8. Info 01495 355800.

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Andy & Gos Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff.

8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Basement Torture Killings + Agrona + Vile Inscription + Anal Floss Is Boss Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

8pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. Grind, death and black metal. “Don’t forget to bring your own teddys for Beryl to mutilate!” say the promoters, intruigingly.

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band The Muni, Pontypridd.

8.30pm, £13.50. Info 01443 490390.

Bowie Experience The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £24.50. Info 01633 656757.

Handsomely-priced tribute act.

Brian Fallon & The Crowes Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458.

Singer out of The Gaslight Anthem plus backing band, who are nothing to do with The Black Crowes.

Chris John The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cliff Prior & John Clayton Washington Buildings, Penarth. Free to diners. Info 029 2070 9600. Latin jazz duo soundtrack your dinner.

Dizzy Lizzy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £6 adv. Info 01443 682388. Thin Lizzy tribute band. Nice bit of trivia in their bio: the singer “lives in West Bromwich, just down the road from the hospital where Philip Lynott was born.”

Federal Charm + Aaron Keylock + Simo The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 07590 471888. Up and coming blues-rock types, presented by Planet Rock. Running order will change each night of the tour.

Flamingods + Hipicat + Farm Hand Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. See Upfront.

Also features Darkhouse Family DJs. FM + Buck & Evans + Hand Of Dimes Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £18 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Hard rock.

Henry Marten’s Ghost Beaufort Arms, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 234447.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Hoyfest The Gate, Cardiff.

7pm, £10 adv/£18 two days.

Info 029 2048 3344. New twoday festival, across two rooms in this venue, promoted by Luckyman Records. Today features The Milk, No Hot Ashes, Monica Blonde, The Moon Birds, Bandicoot and Parish.

On tomorrow also.

Into It. Over It. + Tancred Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

6.30pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199.

Mark O’Donnell + Mor Ladron The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8. Info 01497 821762.

Messiaen: Song Recital Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 029 2039 1391.

Featuring Raphaela Papadakis (soprano) and Cordelia Williams (piano).

New Model Army Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

New Street Adventure Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing as part of the Cafe A Go Go night.

Panic! At The Disco Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

7pm, from £25. Info 029 2022 4488. Sold out. Never would have thought these guys were that popular.

Paul Ashton Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Pete Coe The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm. Info huwpudner@ntlworld.com. A Valley Folk Club night.

Philharmonia Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£39.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Vladmir Ashkenazy conducts a programme of Borodin, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.

Pull The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Rhys Davies + Craig Watkins The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli.com.

Richard Uttley Borough Theatre, Abergavenny.

7.30pm, £15. Info 01873 850805. Piano recital.

Soul Sessions Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

South African Gospel Choir Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen.

7.30pm, £16/£15. Info 0845 2263510.

The 4th Kind Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Balkaneers The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01267 231012. Celtic/gypsy folk band.

The Beatles Go On Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01633 868239.

Don’t they just!

The Murderburgers + The Runup + Hodad + Rungus The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5. Info info@thefullmooncardiff. com. Scottish pop-punk band headline.

Tinitus Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, £10. Info 01656 815757. Folk sextet from south Wales.

Valleys Folk Ceilidh Blaenavon Rugby Club. 7.3010.30pm, £3. Info 01495 790446. Not to be confused with the Valley Folk Club (see above).

Ysgil Sul + Mellt The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

SATURDAY 19

A Tribute To Dame Shirley Bassey Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £75. Info 029 2039 1391. Gala event featuring RWCMD theatre students, and raising funds for the Dame Shirley Bassey Scholarship.

The ticket price also gets you an afterparty, some canapes and champagne, and the chance to take part in an auction to win one of Shirl’s dresses.

Black Stone Cherry St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £28. Info 029 2087 8444.

Body Harvest + Revolting Chaos The Duke, Neath.

6-11.30pm, free. Info 01639 643892. An evening entitled Duke Deathfeast, with more bands TBC. Bruce Anderson The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free.

Info 01656 654753. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Eugene Capper & Rhodri Brooks + Bas Jen + Zack White Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff.

8pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.

Explosive Light Orchestra Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £16.50 adv. Info 01873 850805. ELO tribute band.

Glen Tilbrook Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £16-£18.

Info 01970 623232. If you’re ‘feeling the Squeeze’ this winter you might want to attend this solo show by their singer. Or the one in Narberth tomorrow.

Hoyfest The Gate, Cardiff. £15 adv/£18 two days. Info 029 2048 3344. Today features Vant, The Bulletproof Bomb, Tibet, Cupids, Judas, Trash, The Cradles, Rinse, Rainbow Maniac, Himalayas, Mirror Gorillas, Wetpainttt, The Fused, The Broadcasts, Amber and Nuclear Lullaby.

Jack Garratt + Seramic Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Sold out gig by a lad from Little Chalfont, in Buckinghamshire.

This will probably play well in the USA, as they think that everywhere in Britain is called things like ‘Little Chalfont’.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2

after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Keith James Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Doing a Leonard Cohen covers set.

Keith Rock The Twelve Knights, Margam. 9pm, free.

Info 01639 882381. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

Kevin Jones The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.

King King + Broken Witt Rebels Tramshed, Cardiff.

7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Blues-rock.

Kit Wilmans Fegradoe Heol Porth Teigr, Cardiff Bay. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Playing as part of the Love Me Or Leave Me Alone installation.

La Forme Le Pub, Newport.

barbs about Jeremy Corbyn.

Sounds Of Harlowe The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £7. Info 01497 821762.

Stacey Blythe & Diarmuid Johnson Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 8-10.15pm, £8 adv. Info 01239 841387.

Folk duo.

Steamchicken with Lisa Heywood The Heath, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8/£5 kids. Info 029 2039 4207. A RUFF Ceilidh night.

Tender Prey The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30-10.30pm. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Single launch for the solothough-often-with-bandmates project of Laura Bryon. Don’t know owt about the single in question though.

The Darling Buds The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14

Glen Tilbrook, whose brand of lyrical storytelling as frontman of British pop faves Squeeze is often described as 'kitchen sink' or indeed 'slice of life', plays two Welsh solo gigs in November.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre is first up, on Sat 19, followed by Narberth Queens Hall on Sun 20.

8pm, free. Info 01633 221477.

Leddra Chapman The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil.

9pm, £5. Info 01685 387925.

Singer-songwriter who has supported Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran.

Lonely Hearts Rugby Clwb Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01792 602060. Music from around the world, played by a 20-piece band.

Mark Harrison Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. Blues solo artist.

Martin Simpson Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm.

Info 01646 621811. Folk.

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £16.50. Info 01633 656757. UK indieish fella who’s been in the game for 30 years this year.

New Muni Players The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.15pm, £6.

Info 01443 490390. Singing songs from the musicals.

Open Mic Night The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

Rocket Joe Joe & The Old Time Bangers Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Scott Stroman & Huw Warren Cardiff University Concert Hall. 7-9pm, £10/£8/ free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816.

Jazz duo.

Simply Red Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £57.35. Info 029 2022 4488.

During one Happy Mondays tour, Shaun Ryder was so dependent on crack he had to keep ducking behind the drums to hit the pipe during gigs. Mick Hucknall will be doing much the same here, except to tweet sarcastic

adv. Info 07590 471888. Late80s/early-90s indiepop band from south Wales, reformed for a few years now.

The Secret Police + The Spectrums Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. Police tribute band headline.

The Trends Kiwis, Cardiff.

10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Ultimate Floyd The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info gigs@ thedragonffli.com. Pink Floyd tribute.

SUNDAY 20

Blackbeard’s Tea Party The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888.

“Traditional songs and folk tunes are given a heavy rock edge with playful arrangements and driving dance rhythms,” apparently.

Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400.

Jazz in the bar.

Elvis Presley In Concert Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

7pm, from £40. Info 029 2022 4488. A live band plays Elvis while the man himself appears on a big screen. OK. Glen Tilbrook Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £6.50/£15 adv.

Info 01834 869323. *Gwyl Nawr Festival Volcano, Swansea. 12-11pm, £10/£6 evenng only. Info www.volcanotheatre.co.uk.

See Music for more on this alldayer of experimental music and film in support of local refugee causes. Features contributions from the following: Clive Bell, Douglas Benford, Kevin Chan, Euros Childs, Matt Collier, Angharad

Davies, Rhodri Davies, Medi Evans, Darryl Feehely, David Garner, Ginko, Ani Glass, Ian Holloway (DJ set), Adam Howell, Simon Kilshaw, Jenn Kirby, Dan Linn-Pearl, Rose Linn-Pearl, Matthew Lovett, Pat Morgan, Hiromi Okumura, Helen Papaioannou, David Pearl, Mike Pearson, Helen Petts, Michał Poreba, Damian Rees, Heike Roms, John Rowley, Aura Satz, Gwenno Saunders, Swansea Laptop Orchestra, Richard Thomas, Ian Watson and Valerie Williams.

Ludovico Einaudi Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50£59.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

Soundtrack-happy alternative classical bloke. See Upfront.

Sarah Jane Scouten & The Honky Tonk Wing Man + The Wren Songbook Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599.

Will Killeen The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

MONDAY 21

Gong The Globe, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Mightily mystical prog rockers. Two of the band, including founder Daevid Allen, have died in the last two years but this doesn’t seem to be stopping them.

Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

Money For Nothing Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01792 475715. Dire Straits tribute. Remember when the guy from Swansea council clowned this venue for putting on endless tribute bands and similar generic crud? They really took that on board didn’t they.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

TUESDAY 22

Aaronson 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 8883.

Chamber Tuesdays Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6-7pm, free.

Info 029 2039 1391.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Deacon Blue + Lewis & Leigh St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £39.50/£29.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

Freddie Willetts Band Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Graham Bonnet Band Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv.

Info 07970 063107. One-time frontman of Rainbow. In 1980 he headlined the first Donington Festival, but I’m sure this will be just as exciting for him.

Nikki Rous Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Acoustic solo artist.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Preservation Rhythm Kings Café Jazz, Cardiff.

BUZZ 71

live music 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

WEDNESDAY 23

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Andreas Tophoj & Rune Barslund Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.

Hiding From Girls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind + Keys Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 2199.

Joe Fox + Kizzy Crawford Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £4. Info 029 2023 2199.

Headliner is an indie-soul lad form London who was slightly inexplicably, on the last ASAP Rocky album quite a bit.

John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50-£44.

Info 029 2087 8444.

Kill The Ideal + Hide Your Eyes The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Levellers + Ferocious Dog Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Featuring a full album performance of the Levellers’ second album Levelling The Land. I have a copy of the new reissue on my desk and can’t bring myself to play it. A stance which is as matchwood in the face of this long soldout gig.

Norman Willmore Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Pavillon Jazzland, Swansea.

8.30-11pm, £13.50. Info 07802 912789. Twelve-piece band lead by French horn player Jim Rattigan.

The Solid Gold Rock’n’Roll Show 2016 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £30.50.

Info 01970 623232. Featuring Marty Wilde, Eden Kane, Mike Berry and Mark Wynter with The Wildcats.

Two Pianos, Three Pieces, Twelve Hands Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391. Recitals of works by Mozart, Satie and Stravinsky.

THURSDAY 24

Charlotte Carpenter The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. Fizzi present a gig for a solo artist compared to PJ Harvey and Cat Power.

Dubioza Kolektiv Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. See Upfront, or maybe the Buzz website, or both.

From The Jam Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Performing all The Jam’s singles AND their B-sides.

Holy Bouncer + Lesser Wolf Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2039 7933.

Spanish psych band headline, presented by Juxtaposed.

Lee Jones Trio Café Jazz,

BUZZ 72

Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.

Lunar Tides + Baby Brave + Apryll Aileen Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. EP launch for headliners.

Octave Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Singing Christmas classics. On tomorrow also.

Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636.

Red Dirt Skinners Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. UK country-rockers.

Royal Welsh College Big Band Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £11/£9.

Info 01686 614555. Performing their ‘100 Years Of Jazz In 100 Minutes’ set. In Cardiff tomorrow.

Sodomized Cadaver + Democratus + Plaguefather + Bloodborn Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5.

Info 07970 063107.

The Shires St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 029 2087 8444. See Upfront.

The Stylistics Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £24.50-£26.50. Info 01656 815995.

Tobias Robertson’s Jam Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm.

Info info@porterscardiff.com.

UK Subs + State Of Decay + Poetic Justice The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv.

Info 07730 432166. Punk.

Young-Choon Park Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £14.50. Info 01874 611622.

South Korean concert pianist.

Every single biog out there focuses on her being a child prodigy, despite the fact that (a) she is no longer a child and (b) in her one interview I can find she pretty much says that she hated that period of her life.

FRIDAY 25

A Fistful Of Spookies Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £12. Info 01873 850805. Featuring the five British members of the Spooky Men’s Chorale.

Aled Rheon & The Gorgeous Charge + Ofelia + Bryony Sier Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.

Info 029 2030 4400.

Amser Jazz Time Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5.30-7pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391.

Andy Fairweather-Low Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 01792 863722.

BBC NOW: Welsh Foundations 2 Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2063 6464.

Bella Blues Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £4/£2. Info 029 2038 7026.

Black Tongue + Belial Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

Brain Freeze Festival Ebbw Vale Institute. 6pm, £15/£25 both days. Info 01495 708022.

See Music for more on this neat two-dayer of hard rock and the likecrobot, Purson, Hands Off Gretel, The Texas Flood, Stay Voiceless and Heavy Flames play today; on tomorrow also.

Calypso The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge.

9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Cash Sin City, Swansea.

7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01792 468892. Johnny Cash tribute.

Children Of The Gravy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388.

Black Sabbath tribute band.

David Pyatt Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15pm, £8/£6 adv.

Info 029 2039 1391. French horn recital.

Edens Curse + C.O.P. UK + Evolve The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07730 432166.

Felix Reibl Buffalo, Cardiff.

7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2031

Your Greens and Blackjack Zero.

Mike Roberts Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £12/£10.50. Info 01792 475715. Album launch for a local musician who purports to blend pop, lounge and ballads.

Morfydd Owen – Portrait Of A Lost Icon Great Hall, Swansea Bay Campus.

7.30pm, £15/£10. Info 01792 602060. A celebration of the life and work of Owen through song, piano music and text..

Ne-Yo Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £40. Info 029 2022 4488. R’n’b crooner and latterday bringer of clean water to African nations. He could even be the Bob Geldof it’s OK to like.

The meaning behind the name Hoyfest is not known to Buzz as we go to print – possibly inspired by recent metal alldayer Throwfest, but more appealing to people from Newcastle. Er, anyway, it's in Cardiff's Gate Arts Centre on Fri 18 and Sat 19, is promoted by Luckyman Records, and features some 20 bands over the two days.

Monico Blonde (formerly Houdini Dax), The Moon Birds and Tibet are among them.

0312. Solo gig by someone from The Cat Empire.

Reassuringly expensive no doubt.

Get Ready West End Club, Barry. 8.30-11.30pm. Info 07561 143114.

Ghosts As Alibis + Head Of The Bear + Columns + Disrupt The Continuum The Dolls House, Abertillery.

7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.

Handsome Ape The Full Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info info@thefullmooncardiff.com.

Hotter Than Hell Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107. Kiss tribute.

Jamie Smith’s Mabon BBC Club, Llandaff, Cardiff.

8pm, £10. Info 07774 816209.

Launch gig for the 2017 Cwlwm Celtaidd Festival.

Laid Blak The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Live hip-hop.

Lowri Evans Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 456856.

Lunchtime Organ Recital Brangwyn Hall, Swansea.

12.45-1.30pm, free. Info 01792 475715. With Huw Tregelles Williams.

Mari Wilson Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862. A tribute to early/mid60s UK vocalists like Dusty Springfield, Sandie Shaw etc.

Meze Battle Of The Bands Heat 6 Meze Lounge, Newport. 7.30pm, 33. Info 01633 259144. Featuring these bands: Amber, Screwface, Eat

Octave Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £9 adv. Info 029 2087 7959.

Organ Recital National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.

1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.

Paul Ashton Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Pierce The Veil + Letlive. + Creeper Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Post-hardcore, metalcore etc.

Pipedream + Rope + Modern Rotuals The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5/£4 adv. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com.

Ray Lewis Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01834 869323. Fella from the band The Drifters.

Reece + Phoxjaw The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

Royal Welsh College Big Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2039 1391. *Stealing Sheep + R. Seiliog Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, free in exchange for a broken electrical item. Info 01443 491424.

RWCMD Symphony Orchestra & Chorus St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £3-£13. Info 029 2087 8444.

Swansea Hit Squad Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-

11pm, free. Info 07802 912789. Charity event.

The Bayside Boogiemen Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

The Bohemians Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Queen tribute.

The Cellar Bards Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3.

Info 07818 056599.

The Hatstand Collective + Jimmy Laser And The Vaporising Frogs + Theo Burn Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 6.30pm, £7. Info 01239 615952. Local band showcase.

The Illegal Eagles Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01792 475715.

Eagles tribute band.

The Jazz Boys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

The John Langan Band West End Club, Barry. 7pm, £15/£12 adv. Info 07561 143114. Folk/roots trio.

The Oasis Experience The Rainbow Rooms, Gorseinon, Swansea. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 07563 111225. Tribute band.

The Watchmen 2.0 The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Traams Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Noisy indie band from Brighton.

UK Subs + Cyanide Pills + Knock Off Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. This is the second time UK Subs have played here in just over six months.

Yiddish Twist Orchestra Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 0300 3656677.

SATURDAY 26

Absolute Bowie Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14.

Info 029 2023 2199. Tribute act.

Ags Connolly & Pete Gou Barnabas Arts House, Newport. 7.30pm, £6. Info 01633 673739. Americana and folk. Presented by Down By The River.

Alaska Alaska + Zed Motel + Mudlark The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@thedragonffli. com.

Allan Yn Y Fan The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 8pm, £11/£9.

Info 01639 843163.

Backstreet Symphony The Patriot, Crumlin. 9.30pm, £3.

Info 01495 247178.

Big Country The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888.

Brain Freeze Festival Ebbw Vale Institute. 6pm, £15/£25 both days. Info 01495 708022. Today features Henry’s Funeral Shoe, Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics, The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Lacertilia, Dead Shed Jokers, Estuary Blacks, Among The Dead, Joe Kelly and The Doublecross.

Broadway Bounces Back Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl.

7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01656 815995. Songs from the musicals.

Cardiff Bach Choir Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16/£10/free under-16s. Info 029 2039 1391. Performing ‘A Celebration Of The Mass’.

Cash Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv.

Info 01685 384111. Johnny Cash tribute act.

Chas & Dave Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. They have an album that’s just been released (by the time you read this) called Not Just Anuvver Beano.

Chris John The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.

ESP Cockett Inn, Swansea.

9pm, free. Info 01792 588748.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £26 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Sold out.

Henry Marten’s Ghost The Twelve Knights, Margam.

9pm, free. Info 01639 882381.

Presented by Nailed It Events.

James Kennedy The Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2031 1319. Presented

by Nailed It Events.

John Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7pm, free (£2 after 11). Info 029 2038 7026.

Keith Rock The Monkstone Inn, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2077 8072. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Lazy Habits + Beatbox Hann Sully’s Yard, Cardiff.

8pm, £8/£7. Info info@ thefullmooncardiff.com. Live hip-hop.

London Concertante Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £19-£28. Info 029 2056 4554. With a programme of Mozart, Purcell, Bach and Vivaldi Multi Story Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £8.50 adv. Info 029 2089 0862.

Welsh rock band from the 80s, now reformed.

Paul Dark The Fairwater Hotel, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2033 3049. Presented by Nailed It Events.

Pontarddulais Male Choir Annual Concert Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 7pm, £15/£10.

Info 01792 475715.

Rozelle The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Bristol indie/ synthpop band.

Sonic Boom Six Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30-10.30pm, £9/£7 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue.com.

The Dime Notes Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £13/£11. Info 01792 602060.

New Orleans jazz 1920s style.

The Human League + Ekkoes St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £42/£36.50. Info 029 2087 8444.

The Navarones Kiwis, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2039 8965.

Thingumjigs St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

7.30pm, £2.50-£8.50. Info 01446 799100. Ceilidh.

SUNDAY 27

Ben Griffiths + Duski The King’s Arms, Abergavenny.

7.45pm, £10/£8. Info 07958 612691. A Black Mountain Jazz double bill.

Cardiff University Symphony Chorus St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £8/£5. Info 029 2087 8444.

Eliza & The Bear Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 029 2023 2199.

Ensemble Cymru Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3pm, £10. Info 01970 623232.

stage Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Also featuring workshops from 2.30pm.

Jigantics The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767.

Joey DeVries The Globe, Cardiff. 12-5pm, £8 adv. Info 07590 471888. Launchtime gig with a young buck who toured with Little Mix previously.

John S Davies Singers Ensemble Psiga Chapel, Llandisilio, Pembrokeshire.

7.30pm, £4-£10. Info 01834 869323. Presented by Span Arts.

Open Mic Night The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free.

Info 029 2070 8675.

Teenage Fanclub Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50. Info 0871 4720400. Scottish indie veterans. This has been sold out for months.

The Damned Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Everyone seems to be celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and The Damned are perfectly entitled to get on that bandwagon if you ask me.

The Maension Undertone, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 029 2022 8883. Hollywood rock band who’ve supported lots of nu-metal bands. Best quote from their bio (caps theirs): “THE BAND HAS A REALLY ORIGINAL SOUND LIKE THEY HAD A SLICE OF ROBERT FRIPP METAL-TART FOR BREAKFAST!” That’s no way to talk about Toyah Wilcox.

MONDAY 28

Alter Bridge + Volbeat + Gojira + Like A Storm Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

7pm, from £30. Info 029 2022 4488. Hard rock and metal.

Gojira seem like an odd fit on the lineup.

Emmy The Great + Cyta + O Karmina Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14.

Info 029 2023 2199. Dunno about you but I’d forgotten about about Emmy The Great.

Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933.

Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360.

Monday Club 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2022 8883.

The Saw Doctors Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Irish faves.

Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free.

Info 029 2021 2509.

Walking On Cars Y Plas, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £13.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Irish alt-rock band.

TUESDAY 29

Callithump + Matt Griffiths Dempseys, Cardiff.

8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Cameran Trowbridge + Josh Garratt + Jack Flipper Mason + Bryony Sier The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £2. Info 01685 387925. Charity gig in aid of the Christie Charity.

Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444.

Carducci Quartet Cardiff University Concert Hall.

7-9pm, £10/£8/free NUS. Info 029 2087 4816. Performing workd by Handel, Mozart and Beethoven.

Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Westenders Hall, Llanfaes, Brecon. 6-8pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon@yahoo.co.uk.

Fickle Friends Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.

John Spiers Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01239 621200. Folk.

Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £19.50-£22.

Info 01792 475715.

Martin Joseph St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £18/£16 adv. Info 029 2087 8444.

Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762.

Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com.

Roger Wells Hot Shots Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.

Scott Matthews + Ady Johnson Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £14. Info 0871 4720400.

Terrorvision + Tax The Heat Tramshed, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Recently found a Terrorvision gig review I wrote for the student paper when I was 18. Really excruciating stuff. Not because it was a positive review but because it had this really forced antiindie stance that I guess I felt was the ‘cool’ music writer position to take. Just wanted to get that off my chest anyway. This is a tour toasting 20 years since the third Terrorvision LP Regular Urban Survivors.

WEDNESDAY 30

Acoustic Open Mic Night The Bunker, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info james@ thebunkercardiff.com.

Bastian Stein Quartet Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2023 9253.

Half Blind The Scene Club, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07730 432166.

Hiding From Girls Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026.

Joshua Radin Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £0 adv.

Info 029 2023 5555. Singersongwriter bloke from the US. Lewis Watson The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv.

Info 07590 471888.

Mark Porter & His Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info malc@dancebands. plus.com. South Wales Big Band Society gig.

Moscow Drug Club Jazzland, Swansea. 8.3011pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.

Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509.

Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863.

Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With host Tony Hands. Free drink for performers.

Sound Of The Sirens Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £11

adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Folk duo from Exeter.

Vega Fuel Bar, Cardiff.

7-10.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07970 063107.

stage TUESDAY 1

All Or Nothing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£21. Info 029 2087 8889. A musical about the 1960s mod explosion and particularly The Small Faces. (Until Sat 5) Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

Preview night for a new play presented by Those Two Imposters, written by David Harrower and directed by Rupert Hands. (Until Fri 4) Bouncers Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

John Godber’s well-worn play, presented by Black RAT. In Cardiff from Thurs 3-Sat 5.

Greg Wohead Comeback Special Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2030 4400. Writer and performer with a piece that reenacts Elvis’ own infamous comeback special from 1968.

This is the first event in a brief run of Experimentica avant-garde theatre – it’s normally around this time of the year but will return in full in late March 2017.

Kevin Bloody Wilson + Jenny Talia St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Could have sworn that I typed a listing for this guy before that said it was his last ever tour. The flyer for this one says it’s the “second of his final farewell tours”.

What a ham! In Swansea tomorrow.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. Abbacentric musical, which started its run here around the middle of October. (Until Sun 13) Paradise Lost Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400.

One-man staging of Milton’s epic poem.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) Shakespeare Schools Festival Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. £10. Info 029 2064 6900. Featuring performances from four different local schools each day. (Until Fri 4) The Full Monty Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670.

Musical, presented by WAWWA. Which I assume are initials of some sort. (Until Sat 5)

THURSDAY 3

All Or Nothing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 5) Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 4) Bouncers Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 5) Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 10am + 1pm, £6. Info 01639 843163. Kids’ show, based on a book and presented by Lighthouse Theatre. In Swansea tomorrow; Cardiff on Sun 6.

Cascade Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7-£13. Info 01792 602060.

Dance theatre. In Blackwood on Mon 7; Milford Haven on Wed 9; Cardigan on Fri 11; Aberystwyth on Fri 18; Abergavenny on Wed 23; Pontypridd on Fri 25.

Comedy Carousel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £10/£5 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Hosted by Clint Edwards and featuring Sarah Breese, Carl Donnelly and Dave Fulton. This is the last Comedy Carousel until Thurs 29 Dec. Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10.

Info 029 2030 4400.

Luke Wright Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 0845 2263510. Performance poet with a show about British politics. In Merthyr on Fri 11.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18.50£61.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13) Rich Hall Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 8pm, £16. Info 01873 850805. In Porthcawl tomorrow; Cardiff on Wed 23.

Romeo & Juliet Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £13.50-£17.50. Info 01656 815995. Presented by Ballet Theatre UK. Savage Hart The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £10/£8.

Info 01443 490390. A 19th century aristocrat is haunted by the ghosts of his past in this production by Citrus Arts.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. £10. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Fri 4) Stick Man Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 1.30 + 4pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 227206.

Scamp Theatre’s adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s kids’ book.

The Canterville Ghost Miners Theatre, Ammanford.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. Oscar Wilde tale for kids, presented by Don’t Go Into The Cellar.

The Faaaabulous Ceri Dupree Show Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £17/£15.50. Info 01874 611622.

The Full Monty Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 5) The Secret World Of Charles Dickens Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £5/£3.50. Info 01639 643462.

One-man show in which Ian Keable performs the same magic tricks Dickens did back in the day.

FRIDAY 4

Ahir Shah The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £11.50. Info 01633 656757. Comedy.

All Or Nothing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 5) Asher Treleaven + Carl Donnelly + Dave Fulton

WEDNESDAY 2

All Or Nothing New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9.50-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 5) Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 4) Instructions For American Servicemen In Britain Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly.

7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07512 237983. A play about life in Britain during WWII, seen from an American point of view.

Kevin Bloody Wilson + Jenny Talia Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £30. Info 01792 475715.

Kissing The Shotgun Goodnight Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12/£10.

Info 029 2030 4400. Dark, psychedelic theatre performance written by Brett Bailey and curated by Theatr Iolo. On tomorrow also.

STIFYN PARRI: SHUT YOUR MOUTH! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sat 26 Nov Tickets: £10. Info: 09 2063 6464 / www.wmc.org.uk Thirty years ago, Stifyn Parri got his big break in acting, playing Christopher Duncan in Scouse soap opera Brookside. The role only lasted two years, but it kickstarted the long, colourful career of Parri, a boy from a north Wales mining town who chased his dream down to London.

Crisscrossing between TV, theatre and media, his meanderings have seen him hobnob, break bread and get pissed with all manner of stars and icons – so he’s done the logical thing and cooked up a one-man show where he shares anecdotes from his life. Debuting at the Wales Millennium Centre before playing in London on Fri 2 Dec, it will hopefully include the story about him nicking Neil Morrissey’s girlfriend in drama school (some years prior to coming out).

BUZZ 73

stage Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Billy Connolly Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £35.

Info 029 2022 4488. Might be sold out by the time you read this. On tomorrow also.

Blackbird The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Finishes today) Bouncers Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Until Sat 5) Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 4.30pm, £8.50. Info 01792 602060.

Comedy Night The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £10. Info 01633 533666. Lineup TBC. Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Also on Fri 18.

Dylin Fi / Follow Me Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £7/£5. Info 01686 614555. A show for under 7s to help develop imagination, language skills and confidence. In Swansea on Fri 11; Llanelli on Mon 14.

Jim Davidson Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £23. Info 0800 0147111.

Jon Richardson Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm.

Info 01600 772467. Sold out.

In Cardigan on Sat 12 and Milford Haven on Sun 13 though.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£65.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) Mickey Sharma + Jenny Collier + Jonnie Price Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510. A Killforaseat comedy night.

Rich Hall Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £16.50. Info 01656 815995.

Roll For Remission Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Play set in a hospital ward, where the audience can determine the course of the plot by rolling dice. Charity event for CLIC Sargent.

Romeo & Juliet The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 01633 656757.

Presented by Ballet Cwmru.

On tomorrow also.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. £10. Info 029 2064 6900. (Finishes today) Stewart Lee St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £22.50. Info 029 2087 8444. This show is titled Digital Content Provider and is also a launch for the fourth and final series of his Comedy Vehicle on DVD. A copy of which you get with the ticket price.

‘Stute Comedy Nights Miners’ Institute, Blackwood.

8pm, £12/£11. Info 01495 227206.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 1.30pm, £8/£6.

Info 029 2064 6900. The Sherman’s Christmas production for 2016. On tomorrow also, on which day there’s also a Welsh language version.

It’ll be back for an epic run in December, and before that is in Brecon (Fri 25 and Sat 26) and St Donats (Tue 29).

The Full Monty Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, BUZZ 74

£12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 5) The World’s Most Popular Musicals Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01873 850805.

Presented by Westenders.

SATURDAY 5

All Or Nothing New Theatre, Cardiff. 4 + 8pm, £9-£26.

Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) Andy Askins Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960. Plus more comedians TBC. Asher Treleaven + Carl Donnelly + Dave Fulton Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Billy Connolly Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £35.

Info 029 2022 4488.

Bouncers Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 029 2039 1391. (Finishes today) Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22.50£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13) Mavis Sparkle Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 11am + 2pm, £5. Info 01686 614555.

Kids’ show that promises magic, illusion, animation and laughter.

Romeo & Juliet The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £10-£14. Info 01633 656757.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 11am + 1.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2064 6900. In English first, then Welsh.

The Full Monty Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670.

(Finishes today) Workshy Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2030 4400. Part of Experimentica, a pay-what-you-can one-woman show, about customer service in its many forms, starring Katy Baird.

SUNDAY 6

Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1 + 4.30pm, £7. Info 029 2063 6464.

Getinthebackofthevan Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2030 4400. Local theatre duo with the name that is fun to say with a pay-what-youcan show – their first since 2013 – for Experimentica.

Golf Course War Machine AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff.

7pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2045 1588. Clock Tower Theatre Company and No Boundaries Theatre present a new play in their KILN series, concerning a one-woman protest outside Celtic Manor when NATO convened in south Wales a couple o’years back.(Until Tue 8) Hollywood Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £9.50/£8.50.

Info 0845 2263510. West Wales dance school the Raie Copp Academy present a showcase.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Sunday.

Lloyd Griffith + George Rigden + Sam Lloyd + Patrick Harries + Robin

Morgan Buffalo, Cardiff.

7pm, £6-£10. Info 029 2031 0312. Presented by Buffalo Comedy.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £22.50-£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) The Football Ramble Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15/£27 inc book. Info 0871 4720400. The tour of the book of the podcast of the game of association football.

The Pirates Of Penzance Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.

7pm, £21/£19. Info 01633 868239. Gilbert & Sullivan opera, featuring an orchestra.

MONDAY 7

adv. Info 01639 763214. Will be sold out by the time you read this, but on tomorrow also. Actually that’ll be sold out too.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) Seann Walsh Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 8pm, £14.

Info 01646 695267. In Cardiff tomorrow.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01495 355800. (Until Thurs 10) Shakespeare Schools Festival Theatr Mwldan,

Stewart Lee's latest tour, Digital Content Provider, comes after four series of his consistently splendid Comedy Vehicle series on BBC Two – after which the corporation pulled the plug.

Nevertheless, if you see him at Cardiff St David's Hall on Fri 4, you'll get a DVD featuring all of Series 4 in the ticket price.

Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12-£25. Info 029 2087 8889.

Richard Greenberg adapted this version, Nikolai Foster directed it and Georgia May Foote plays the infamous lead role of Tiffany Breakfast.

(Until Sat 12) Cascade Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01495 227206.

Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

10.30am, 1.30pm + 4.30pm, £6. Info 01970 623232.

Welsh language show for primary school pupils. In Pontardawe on Thurs 10; Swansea Fri 11; Llanelli from Mon 14-Wed 16; Cardiff on Mon 21 and Tue 22.

Golf Course War Machine AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff.

7pm, £5. Info 029 2045 1588.

Lucy Porter Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £14.50. Info 01792 475715.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01495 355800. Performances

by Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly pupils.

(Until Thurs 10)

TUESDAY 8

Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 029 2128 0189. A “slightly neurotic comedy about love” by Phil Porter, in co-production with The Other Room and Volcano Theatre. Pay what you can opening night; next show is on Thurs 10. (Until Fri 18) Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 12) Golf Course War Machine AJ’s Coffee House, Cardiff.

7pm, £5. Info 029 2045 1588.

Jimmy Carr Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 8pm, £28

Cardigan. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01239 621200. On tomorrow also.

Snout Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2064 6900. The return of the ‘A Play, A Pie And A Pint’ series of plays, in which all three of those things are included in the ticket price.

Potential for awkwardness will abound, as Snout is a new play examining the ethics of the meat industry. (Until Fri 11) Spamalot Gwyn Hall, Neath.

7.30pm, £13.50/£12. Info 0300 3656677. See Stage.

The Collector Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£14.

Info 01970 623232. Drama set in occupied Iraq circa 2003, based on real-life experiences.

WEDNESDAY 9

Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 12) Cascade Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £15/£13. Info 01646 695267.

Comedy Den Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@ porterscardiff.com. Hosted by Charlie Smith.

Jimmy Carr Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 8pm, £28 adv. Info 01639 763214.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £18.50-£61.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) Russell Kane Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £17. Info 01600 772467. In Porthcawl on Wed 23.

Seann Walsh Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £14. Info 0871 4720400.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01495 355800. (Until Thurs 10) Snout Sherman Theatre,

Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Fri 11) The Emperor’s New Clothes Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 10.30am, £8. Info 01446 738622.

Reimagining of the Hans Christian Andersen tale, by playwright Alun Saunders and aimed at ages 3-6.

The Tempest Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £6-£10. Info 01792 475715.

Presented by Fluellen Theatre Company. (Until Fri 11) Y Map Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade present a musical about the history of Wales. (Until Fri 11)

THURSDAY 10

Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 18) Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12-£29. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 12) Crashtest Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £3-£5. Info 01970 623232. Scratch night offering writers and performers the chance to share work in development in a supportive environment.

Danny Buckler + Peter Brush + John Mann Queens Hall, Narberth. 8pm, £8-£12. Info 01834 869323.

Comedy Club night. John Mann... Labour MP John Mann... “fucking disgrace”...

Bernard Manning... standup comedian... John Mann.

Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Pontardawe Arts Centre.

10.30am + 1.30pm. Info 01792 863722.

Letter From Home Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £2.

Info 01639 643462. An evening for Remembrance Day, directed by Tracey Walton.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £18.50£61.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13) Nathan Caton Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

National Dance Company Wales Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.45pm, £9/£7.

Info 01686 614555. Triple bill featuring these pieces: Folk, They Seek To Find The Happiness They Seem and Profundis.

Run Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.45pm, £15/£13. Info 01874 611622. The 2Faced Dance company present a triple bill of dance choreographed by Tamsin Fitzgerald, Lenka Vagnerova and Rebecca Evans.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01495 355800. (Finishes today) Shakespeare Schools Festival Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01239 621200. On tomorrow also.

Snout Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Fri 11) The Crucible Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.15pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. Presented by Llanelli Youth Theatre. (Until Sat 12) The Tempest Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 1 + 7.15pm, £6-£10. Info 01792 475715. (Until Fri 11) The Wizard, The Goat And

The Man Who Won The War Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12/£10.

Info 01792 602060. To mark the centenary of Lloyd George becoming Prime Minister, a revival of David Britton and Richard Elfyn’s powerful portrayal of him.

Y Map Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Fri 11)

FRIDAY 11

Andy Robinson + Russell Hicks + Mike Bubbins + Tamar Broadbent + Patrick Draper Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also, with a slightly altered lineup.

Behind The Label Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. TVO and The Wallich present a show based on the experiences of real people.

Birthday Girls + Lazy Susan Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £10-£12. Info 029 2030 4400. Double bill of comedy trio and duo, respectively. Birthday Girls’ show is titled Shit Hot Party Legends; Lazy Susan’s is titled Crazy Sexy Fool.

Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

Next show is on Mon 14; (Until Fri 18) Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14-£33. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 12) Cascade Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £14/£13.

Info 01239 621200.

Davey J & The Badboyz Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £9/£8. Info 01873 850805.

Breakthrough Productions with a play about a reformed boyband. On tomorrow also.

Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea.

1.30 + 4.30pm, £8.50/£7. Info 01792 602060.

Gloriator Llawhaden Hall, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £3.50-£8.50. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz present popup theatre.

Griff Rhys Jones The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £20.50/£18.50. Info 01633 656757. Nostalgic comedy performance where GRJ will talk about his partnership with the late Mel Smith, saying problematic things about paying tax or something like that, I’ve forgotten to be honest, and being much less Welsh than his name suggests.

Jon Richardson The Wyeside, Builth Wells. 8pm.

Info 01982 552555. Standup comedian with a work in progress set. Sold out.

Luke Wright Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £10. Info 01685 384111.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22.50-£65.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sun 13) Snout Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2064 6900. (Finishes today) The Crucible Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.15pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Sat 12) The Secret World Of Charles Dickens: Mirth, Marvels And The Mysterious Queens Hall, Narberth. 7pm, £9. Info 01834

stage 869323. One-man show by Ian Keable.

The Tempest Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 1 + 7.15pm, £6-£10. Info 01792 475715. (Finishes today) Y Map Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510. (Finihes today)

SATURDAY 12

An Evening For Jon Morgan The Wyeside, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01982 552555. Informal cabaret evening in memory of this venue’s late former director.

Breakfast At Tiffany’s New Theatre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12.50-£33. Info 029 2087 8889. (Finishes today) Davey J & The Badboyz Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £9/£8.

Info 01873 850805.

Jon Richardson Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £14.

Info 01239 621200.

Macbeth – Director’s Cut Theatr Hafren, Newtown.

7.45pm, £11/£9. Info 01686 614555. Radical interpretation from Swansea company Volcano, originally performed in 1999. In Aberystwyth on Tue 15.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £22.50£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Sun 13) Mickey Sharma + Michael Fabbri Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Russell Hicks + Andy Robinson + Mike Bubbins + David Morgan Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

Shadow Of A Quiet Society Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12/£10.

Info 029 2063 6464. Dance theatre by Gwyn Emberton Dance.

Theatre-In-Focus – J.M.Barrie Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50. Info 01792 475715.

Lunchtime show presented by Fluellen, The Crucible Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 3 + 7.15pm, £12.

Info 0845 2263510. (Finishes today) Winter Dance Faktry Festival The Met, Abertillery.

7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01495 355800.

SUNDAY 13

Jason Byrne Tramshed, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £17.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.

Comedian, often on the telly.

Jon Richardson Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 8pm, £14. Info 01646 695267.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Mamma Mia! Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 3pm, £22.50-£65.50. Info 029 2063 6464. (Finishes today) The Very Hungry Caterpillar Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 2pm, £8-£10. Info 01970 623232. Kids’ show based on the book.

MONDAY 14

Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 18) Caterpillar Comedy Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, free.

Info 029 2039 7933. Open

mic standup night hosted by James Dunn.

Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 4pm, £8/£6.

Info 0845 2263510. (Until Wed 16) Folk Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £16/£12. Info 029 2063 6464.

National Dance Company Wales present three pieces: Caroline Finn’s Folk, Lee Johnston’s They Seek To Find The Happiness They Seem and Roy Johnston’s Profundis. (Until Thurs 17) Shakespeare Schools Festival Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7pm, £6.50-£9. Info 01970 623232.

TUESDAY 15

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. Everyman Theatre present this classic postwar comedy. (Until Sat 19) Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 18) Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. (Until Wed 16) Folk Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £16/£12. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Thurs 17) Love, Lies & Taxidermy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. New play by Alan Harris whose premise is “Son of a Polish taxidermist meets daughter of a failing ice cream salesman at a medical research facility in Merthyr Tydfil”. (Until Sat 19) Macbeth: Director’s Cut Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232.

Professor Brian Cox St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £40/£30. Info 029 2087 8444.

Former pop keyboardist turned pop scientist with a stage show, “a dazzing journey through space and time” no less. Robin Ince appears at some point too. On tomorrow also, but both dates are sold out.

Russell Howard Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm.

Info 01600 772467. Work in progress show that is also sold out.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01874 611622.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli.

7pm, £9/£7. Info 0845 2263510.

Shirley Valentine Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

7.45pm, £9-£12. Info 01792 475715. Lighthouse Theatre present the play which preceded the film.

On tomorrow also; in Neath on Mon 21; Cwmbran on Tue 22; Ammanford on Wed 23; Ystradgynlais on Thurs 24; Newbridge on Fri 25; Aberystwyth on Tue 29; Llanelli on Wed 30.

Terry Christian Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 8pm, £14.

Info 01633 868239. One-time youth TV anchor is back with a standup show, Rebel Without Applause. Aww. In Swansea on Fri 18.

The Golden Age Of Dance Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19.50-

£56.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

Hits from the West End, hosted by Russell Grant.

Wyrd Sisters Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. Newport Playgoers Society adapt T. Pratchett for the stage. (Until Sat 19)

WEDNESDAY 16

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 19) Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 18) Broadway In Concert Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £19.50-£66.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. Much like the Golden Age... show here yesterday, but for Broadway, and featuring the Novello Orchestra.

Cardiff Gang Show 2016 New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £9-£16.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

Boy scouts and girl guides alike, acting in an original production. (Until Sat 19) Dilyn Fi / Follow Me Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £8/£6. Info 0845 2263510. (Finishes today) Folk Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1pm, £16/£12. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Until Thurs 17) Gold Fish Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime theatre presented by Fluellen.

Lest They Forget The Met, Abertillery. 1 + 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 355800.

Mandy Carpenter’s play, in which a teacher educates a classroom about the horrors of WWI. In Blackwood on Fri 18.

Love, Lies & Taxidermy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 19) Oliver! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10-£15.

Info 01792 475715. Musical presented by Abbey Players.

(Until Sat 19) Professor Brian Cox St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £40/£30. Info 029 2087 8444.

Shakespeare Schools Festival Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7pm, £9/£7. Info 01792 602060. On tomorrow also.

Shakespeare Schools Festival The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £9.50/£7.50.

Info 01633 656757. On tomorrow also.

Shirley Valentine Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 2 + 7.45pm, £9-£12. Info 01792 475715.

Spine Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232. This is a play

by Clara Brennan, who is ‘from’ Channel 4 in some way and tackles austerity and the Tory scrapheap and so forth here. In Cardiff on Fri 18 and Sat 19.

Wyrd Sisters Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 19)

THURSDAY 17

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 19) Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 18)

Cardiff Gang Show 2016 New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £9-£16.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 19) Catherine Tate Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7pm, from £35.

Info 029 2022 4488. Big Cath’s PR people turned down an interview with us because “she doesn’t do interviews for print publications”. Fair enough, I don’t watch comedy in venues.

Folk Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £16/£12. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Finishes today) Into The Woods The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01982 552555. A Builth Wells High School production. (Until Sat 19) Jethro Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £20.

Info 01633 868239. Political views[edit] In March 2014,[2] Rowe announced he would be supporting UKIP at the next UK general election. He once stood as an anti-EU independent candidate.[3].

Love, Lies & Taxidermy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 19) Mark Steel Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15. Info 0871 4720400. With a new show, Who Do I Think I Am?.

Mark Watson Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 8pm, £17.

Info 01239 621200. In Lanelli on Sat 19.

Mitch Benn The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50/£10.50. Info 01633 656757.

Oliver! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10-£15.

Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 19) Shakespeare Schools

£5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Finishes today) Brendon Burns Le Pub, Newport. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 01633 221477. Comedy favourite who quite often seems to play music venues like this. His show is titled Black Comedian.

Cardiff Gang Show 2016 New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £9-£16.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 19) Cascade Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12-£14. Info 01970 623232.

Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8.30pm, £3.50. Info 029 2030 4400.

From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £14/£12 adv. Info 029 2039 1391. Solo show about a teenage Bowie obsession, with the added voice of Rob Newman.

Into The Woods The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01982 552555. (Until Sat 19) Jason Patterson + Jim Tavare + Alistair Williams Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also.

Lest They Forget Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01495 227206.

Love, Lies & Taxidermy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 19) Oliver! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.15pm, £10-£15.

Info 01792 475715. (Until Sat 19) Romesh Ranganathan Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

8pm, £18.50 adv. Info 01970 623232. Standup comic, in

The 56 is a play about the disaster at the Valley Parade football ground in Bradford in 1985, where 56 people died in a fire, and the subsequent response of the community.

Based on actual testimony, it debuted in Bradford last year and, on Wed 23, will be at the Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.

Festival The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm, £9.50/£7.50.

Info 01633 656757.

The Poacher Little Theatre, Neath. 7.30pm, £2. Info 01639 643462. A one-act play by J.O. Francis.

White Christmas Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01686 614555.

Musical by the Newtown Musical Theatre Company.

(Until Sat 19) Wyrd Sisters Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 19)

FRIDAY 18

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2030 4400. (Until Sat 19) Blink The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm,

Swansea on Thurs 24.

Spine Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12.

Info 029 2063 6464. On tomorrow also.

Terry Christian Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea.

7.45pm, £15.50. Info 01792 475715.

The Emperor’s New Clothes The Welfare, Ystradgynlais. 1 + 6pm, £6/£5. Info 01639 843163.

Family theatre in Welsh (afternoon) and English (evening).

The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01600 772467.

White Christmas Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01686 614555.

(Until Sat 19) Wyrd Sisters Dolman

Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 19)

SATURDAY 19

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12.

Info 029 2030 4400. (Finishes today) Al Murray The Pub Landlord Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £29. Info 029 2063 6464.

Broadway & Beyond Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £16/£15. Info 01874 611622.

Songs from the musicals.

Cardiff Gang Show 2016 New Theatre, Cardiff. 3pm, £9-£16.50. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Finishes today) HMS Pinafore Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01656 815995.

Performed by Mid Glamorgan Savoyards.

Into The Woods The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01982 552555. (Finishes today) Chris Corcoran + Leroy Brito + Wes Packer + Sarah Breese + Jamie Price Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01685 384111. Clwb Comedy standup night.

Jason Patterson + Jim Tavare + Alistair Williams Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS. Info 0871 4720400.

La Voix’s Diva Breakdown Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm. Info 029 2063 6464. One-woman cabaret show featuring impressions of Bassey, Minnelli etc etc. Press release for this features La Voix claiming to be looking forward to the show because “I hear the Millennium Centre has one of the world’s largest sliding roofs,” so if she doesn’t turn up on the night she’s probably gone to the Principality Stadium by mistake.

Love, Lies & Taxidermy Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £7.50-£15. Info 029 2064 6900. (Finishes today) Mark Watson Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 8pm, £17. Info 0845 2263510.

Oliver! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 2.30 + 7.15pm, £10-£15. Info 01792 475715.

(Finishes today) Rob Mulholland + Addy Van Der Borgh Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Spine Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £12.

Info 029 2063 6464.

White Christmas Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01686 614555. (Finishes today) Wyrd Sisters Dolman Theatre, Newport. 2.30 + 7.15pm, £12.50/£8.50. Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today)

SUNDAY 20

Alfie White: Space Explorer Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

12 + 2pm, £9. Info 029 2039 1391. Family theatre centred round a space-obsessed boy circa 1967.

Henning Wehn Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £16.50.

Info 0871 4720400. Sold out.

Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

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stage Nish Kumar Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £14/£12. Info 029 2023 2199. A comedy show about, it says here, history, democracy and capitalism. In Swansea on Sat 26.

The Circus Of Horrors Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm, £20. Info 01874 611622.

Youth Dance Night Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 4 + 7pm, £10/£7. Info 029 2063 6464. Presented

by National Dance Company Wales.

MONDAY 21

Dilyn Fi Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £8/free teachers. Info 029 2030 4400. In Welsh, then English. On tomorrow also.

Shakespeare Schools Festival The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £6.50-£9.

Info 01443 490390. A series of performances of William S. by children from all over the RCT area. (Until Thurs 24) Shirley Valentine Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £5-£10.

Info 0300 3656677.

Some People Talk About Violence The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

Theatre company Barrel Organ present a show which concerns “people ... in mindless frustration, on the edge of some kind of revolt” and debuted in Edinburgh last year. (Until Fri 25) The Full Monty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£34.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. Latest stage adaption of the movie.

Gary Lucy from Footballers’ Wives (sorry Gary, I’m sure you’ve been in lots of other stuff but I can’t remember any of it) is among the cast. See Stage. (Until Sat 26) The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £25/£16. Info 029 2087 8889.

This is a reprise of the show that was here for a week in February. (Until Sat 26)

TUESDAY 22

Carousel Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01239 621200. Presented by Opera Teifi. (Until Fri 25) Dilyn Fi Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 10.30am + 1.30pm, £8/free teachers. Info 029 2030 4400. Both shows are in English today.

Pinnochio Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12-£14. Info 01970 623232.

Shakespeare Schools Festival The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £6.50-£9.

Info 01443 490390. (Until Thurs 24) Shirley Valentine Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 01633 868239.

Some People Talk About Violence The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 25) Swan Lake Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50£31.50. Info 01792 475715.

Presented by the Russian State Ballet And Opera House, who have another production here tomorrow.

Sweeney Todd The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 355800. Presented by Abertillery Amateur Dramatic And Musical Society. (Until Fri 25) BUZZ 76

The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16-£35. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 26)

WEDNESDAY 23

Carousel Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01239 621200. (Until Fri 25) Cascade Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Light Waves Dark Skies Pontardawe Arts Centre.

7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01792 863722. Theatre production about a family starting a new life by the sea.

Real Human Being Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7pm, free.

Info 029 2030 4400. Forum Theatre style project written

by Matthew Bulgo and aimed at Year 9 pupils.

Rich Hall Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £16. Info 0871 4720400.

Russell Kane Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £17.50. Info 01656 815995.

Shakespeare Schools Festival The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £6.50-£9.

Info 01443 490390. (Until Thurs 24) Shirley Valentine Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

Sleeping Beauty Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £24.50-£31.50. Info 01792 475715. Presented by the Russian State Ballet And Opera House.

Some People Talk About Violence The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 25) Sweeney Todd The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 25) The 56 Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.45pm, £12/£10. Info 01646 695267.

A play looking at the response of the local community after 56 football fans died at Valley Parade in Bradford in 1985.

The Full Monty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£42.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 26) The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16-£35. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 26) Through The Loioking Glass Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Lewis Carrolloriginated musical, presented

by Newport Operatic Society.

(Until Sat 26)

THURSDAY 24

Carousel Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01239 621200. (Until Fri 25) Chwarae Cuddio Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

A musical about “how young people play hide and seek on social networking websites”.

On tomorrow also.

Coal Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01495 227206. Physical dance theatre marking the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, On tomorrow also.

Deadly Nightcap Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01600 772467. Off Centre Theatre present a whodunit by Francis Durbridge.

(Until Sat 26) Pat Cahill + Angela

Barnes Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Comedy Club night.

Pinnochio Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7pm, £8-£14. Info 01792 602060.

Presented by the Jasmin Vardimon Company.

Romesh Ranganathan Grand Theatre, Swansea.

8pm, £19. Info 01792 475715.

Shakespeare Schools Festival The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £6.50-£9.

Info 01443 490390. (Finishes today) Shirley Valentine The Welfare, Ystradgynlais.

7.30pm, £10/£8. Info 01639 843163.

Some People Talk About Violence The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Until Fri 25) Sweeney Todd The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 25) The Full Monty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £12.50-£42.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 26) The Lady In The Van Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510.

Llanelli Little Theatre present Alan Bannett’s play. On tomorrow also.

The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20-£39. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 26) Through The Loioking Glass Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 26) Tony Law Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £13-£15.

Info 029 2030 4400. Canadian standup comedian films a DVD for Gofasterstripe. I think I was in the audience for a previous one of these he did.

Funny in parts is what I recall.

FRIDAY 25

Beauty & The Beast Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale.

7pm, £14/£11. Info 01495 355800. Panto, starring Owen Money. (Until Sun 27) Carousel Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £12.50.

Info 01239 621200. (Finishes today) Cascade The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £5-£8.

Info 01443 490390. Dance theatre.

Chwarae Cuddio Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 0845 2263510.

Coal Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £14/£12.

Info 01495 227206.

Comedy Review Show Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £6-£8. Info 01970 623232. Multiple performances by Aberystwyth Arts Centre Youth Theatre. On tomorrow also.

Comedy Shed The Riverfront, Newport. 7.45pm, £12.50. Info 01633 656757.

With standups TBC. Deadly Nightcap Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01600 772467. (Until Sat 26) Jonathan Pie Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 6.45pm, £15/£13 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. A sold-out show for this latterlypopular-on-social-media character, a news reporter whose broadcasts abandon objectivity in favour of entry-level political opinions delivered in an irate voice. I’m not much of a fan.

Journeys The Gate, Cardiff.

7.30pm, £8/£7. Info 029 2048 3344. Eclectic dance showcase evening including contributions from independent artists, community companies and local classes.

Patrick Monahan + John Fothergill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £15/£7.50 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. Plus one more standup TBC. On tomorrow also.

Raslas Bach A Mawr Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1 + 6.30pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232. Slapstick comedy duo from Welsh language TV, revived and onstage. And on tomorrow also. And in Cardiff on Wed 30.

Rob Deering + Ivo Graham + Ed Hedges Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon.

7.30pm. Info 01874 611622.

Comedy Club night.

Shirley Valentine Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 01495 243252.

Some People Talk About Violence The Other Room at Porter’s, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2128 0189.

(Finishes today) Sweeney Todd The Met, Abertillery. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 355800. (Until Fri 25) The Borrowers Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7pm, £6-£20.

Info 029 2064 6900. Mary Norton’s book is the inspiration for the Sherman’s main Christmas production this year. Tonight, Mon 28 and Tue 29, the first three nights, are all at preview prices. (Until Sat 31 Dec) The Emperor’s New Clothes Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 11am + 1.30pm, £8.

Info 01874 611622. In Welsh first, then English. On tomorrow also.

The Full Monty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £14.50-£44.50.

Info 029 2063 6464. (Until Sat 26) The Lady In The Van Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £10. Info 0845 2263510.

The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 5.30 + 8.30pm, £16-£39. Info 029 2087 8889. (Until Sat 26) Through The Loioking Glass Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Sat 26)

SATURDAY 26

Beauty & The Beast Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale.

2pm, £14/£11. Info 01495 355800. (Until Sun 27) Comedy Review Show Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £6-£8. Info 01970 623232.

Deadly Nightcap Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £21. Info 01600 772467.

(Finishes today) Moving Through Mountains Grand Theatre, Swansea. 12.30pm, £6/£4.50.

Info 01792 475715. Fluellen lunchtime theatre, written by Wendy Holborow.

Mr Darcy Loses The Plot Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01873 850805.

Jane Austen-themed comedy

by LipService.

Nish Kumar Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £14.50/£12.50. Info 01792 475715.

Patrick Monahan + John Fothergill Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £16.95/£10 NUS.

Info 0871 4720400.

Raslas Bach A Mawr Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1 + 6.30pm, £8-£12. Info 01970 623232.

Robin Morgan + Eleanor Tiernan + Stefano Paolini Jongleurs, Cardiff. 7pm, from £16. Info 08700 111960.

Ross Noble Grand Theatre, Swansea. 8pm, £25.50. Info 01792 475715. In Cardiff tomorrow.

Styfin Parri Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.45pm, £10. Info 029 2063 6464. Showbiz anecdotes from Welshman who’s worked in telly.

The Death Hilarious Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4.

Info 029 2039 7933. Sketch comedy troupe, presented by Caterpillar Comedy.

The Emperor’s New Clothes Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 11am + 1.30pm, £8.

Info 01874 611622.

The Full Monty Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2.30 + 7.30pm, £14.50£44.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

(Finishes today) The Rocky Horror Show New Theatre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £20-£39. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Finishes today) Through The Loioking Glass Dolman Theatre, Newport. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Finishes today)

SUNDAY 27

Beauty & The Beast Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale.

7pm, £14/£11. Info 01495 355800. Also on from Fri 2-Sun 4 Dec. (Until Sun 27) Live Cabaret Market Street Club, Barry. 8.30pm. Info 01446 733863.

Ross Noble Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

MONDAY 28

Father Christmas Needs A Wee! Grand Theatre, Swansea. 11am + 6pm, £8-£12.50. Info 01792 475715.

Kids’ show.

Nina Conti Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 029 2063 6464. Her with the toy monkey. In Swansea on Wed 30.

The Borrowers Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2pm, £6-£20.

Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 31 Dec) The Emperor’s New Clothes St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan.

10.30am + 1.30pm, £8/£6.

Info 01446 799100. Presented

by Sherman Theatre and aimed at 3-6-year-olds. In English first, then Welsh.

TUESDAY 29

A Christmas Carol New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£22. Info 029 2087 8889.

Presented by Orbit Theatre and penned by Broadway writing duo Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. (Until Sat 3 Dec) Annie Gwyn Hall, Neath.

7pm, £11/£9. Info 0300 3656677. Presented by Stage 8 Theatre School.

Cinderella The Riverfront, Newport. 7pm. Info 01633 656757. Panto, presented by Hiss & Boo. Mark Thomas Miners’ Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm,

£15/£10. Info 01495 227206.

Performing a part-theatre, part-standup set called The Red Shed.

Shirley Valentine Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

7.45pm, £8-£10. Info 01970 623232.

The Borrowers Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 10.30am + 7pm, £6-£20. Info 029 2064 6900. (Until Sat 31 Dec) The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Operatic Society’s Production Of The Mikado Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. Amateur theatre about amateur theatre. (Until Fri 2 Dec)

WEDNESDAY 30

A Christmas Carol New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£22. Info 029 2087 8889.

(Until Sat 3 Dec) Blindsided Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 8pm, £6-£13. Info 029 2039 1391. Simon Stephens’ play, presented here by the Richard Burton Company, about the lives of three friends spanning the Tory goverments of 1979-97. (Until Sat 10 Dec) Comedy Club Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 8pm, £11. Info 01792 475715.

Gangsta Granny Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 10am + 1pm, £11/£9. Info 01686 614555. Stage adaption of David Walliams’ kids’ book.

Light Waves Dark Skies Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

8pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2030 4400. New work by We Made This, exploring the beauty and power of light and water and our place in the universe.

(Until Sat 3 Dec) Marcus Brigstocke Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £16. Info 01600 772467.

Nina Conti Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01792 475715.

Not The End Of The World The Wyeside, Builth Wells.

7.30pm, £10/£6.50. Info 01982 552555. Mid Powys Youth Theatre with a stage adaption of Geraldine McCaughrean’s novel. (Until Sat 3 Dec) Raslas Bach A Mawr Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1 + 6pm, £17.50. Info 029 2063 6464.

Shirley Valentine Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £10/£8. Info 0845 2263510.

The Borrowers Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 2pm, £7.50£25. Info 029 2064 6900.

(Until Sat 31 Dec) The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Operatic Society’s Production Of The Mikado Dolman Theatre, Newport.

7.15pm, £12. Info 01633 263670. (Until Fri 2 Dec) The Witches Of Eastwick Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £15.

Info 0845 2263510. Presented

by Llanelli Musical Players.

(Until Fri 2 Dec) Wrecking Ball Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £10-£12.

Info 01970 623232. Twoperson play about celebrity, authenticity, artifice, ownership etc.

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