Listings
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May 31 2004
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Cinema - Club - Pub - Art - Theatre - Sport - Quizzes - Music - Comedy gair rhydd’s day by day listings: if it’s on it’s in. With Hannah Muddiman
Monday31/05
Fun Factory @ SU 9-2am. Free (NUS). Something Anything @ Moloko DJs play whatever they want. Bar till 2am, drinks promotions all night. Free entry. Coordinated @ Amber Lounge New night of house, breaks, funk, soul and disco with Gareth Davies and Mr Potter. 7pm-11pm, £1 (NUS). Showcase 2004 @ Barfly Mendes + Curerbell + Dead Against The Rest. So far an impressive array of talent has been demonstrated and media coverage is ever increasing. For those that don't know, Showcase 2004 is a weekly event at the Barfly which aims to showcase the best of local talent. Every band that enters get airplay on GTFM, local media coverage and a profile on new local music site flyscene.com to be launched next week. Every week there is a figure from the local music industry on hand to provide the Showcase bands with honest advice. At the end of the month the industry representative will elect a Band Of The Month who will then go on the play London Barfly, a live session on GTFM , a Friday night appearance at Cardiff Barfly in Decemeber and a track on a compilation CD to be released at the end of the year. The good news? There is still plenty of time for bands to enter! All you need to do is send two copies of a demo and two biographies to Becky Wedlake, Showcase 2004, Cardiff Barfly, Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3FD or email becky.wedlake@barflyclub.com for more details. As well as bands for the event, Cardiff Barfly is looking for potential DJs to strut their stuff on the Open Decks between and after the bands. They’re looking for all kinds of music and experience is not required! Music can be played on vinyl, CDs or a combination. If you are interested in playing at a one-off club night to coincide with the Showcase event, please contact becky.wedlake. £4 adv,doors 7.30pm
Friday04/06
Chaos @ Metros The only alternative. Tunes to make you think/dance/drink from here, there and everywhere. 9pm-3am. Live @ Barfy Ikara Colt + yourcodenameis:milo + Read Yellow. Aiming to be a cross between Motorhead and Joy Division with a brief Blondie encounter along the way, Ikara Colt are back, bigger and braver than ever with stomping second album ‘Modern Apprentice’. Once described as ‘4 nervous breakdowns waiting to happen’ the Colt’s brittle post-punk shapes have given way to a harder, heavier, sweatier sound. £6 adv, doors 7.30pm. Higher Learning @ The Toucan Award-winning Hip Hop night with MCs, Breakdancers and the best DJs. Open mic always available! 10-2am £6/5 Plus DJ Kris Jenkins back on the club decks Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan Ahmer on the decks. 5pm-2am £3.50 (free b4 10pm,) Full Fat @ Moloko Funk, Hip-hop, Breakbeats, Motown, Retro Disco +Electro Boogie + retro vids & visuals. Free entry B4 11pm. Open til 2am. Silent Running @ Clwb Ifor Bach With Shy FX. 10.00pm The Dudes Abide @ Clwb Ifor Bach Indie, retro, legendary sounds. Cardiff's most treasured clubnight - a lo-fi humble offering of obscurities, rarities, and those records you just never hear on a night out, blended with the big tunes that stand the test of time. 10.00pm. £3 Opera @ The New Theatre La Traviata by Verdi New production sung in Italian with English surtitles. 7.15pm BBC National Orchestra of Wales @ St. David’s Hall Mediterranean light and sun suffuse this programme of music from the south, featuring Ravel’s sparkling evocation of Spain, Alborada del gracioso, the heat of the Italian evening in Respighi’s Fountains of Rome, Rachmaninov’s much loved Second Piano Concerto and music from Nino Rota, the composer of The Godfather scores. 7:30pm. £6 (NUS)
Tuesday01/06
Wednesday02/06
Offyaface @ Metros Metal, rap, punk, ska, DnB with DJs Rod and Mr P. £1 bottles and shots. No dress code 9pm-3am. Free before 11, £1.50 after. SOUL MOTION @ Moloko Heavy Funk, Raw Soul, Tamla Motown, Dancefloor Jazz, Boogaloo. Bar open till 2am,Cocktails £2.95, shots from £1, free entry. 8pm-2am Bounce @ Barfly Drum and bass. 11pm2am £2 (NUS). Live @ Barfly 36 Crazyfists + Bullet For My Valentiine . 36 Crazyfists are from Alaska and have been receiving rave reviews for their album and stage show. Rock Sound did a 2-page feature on the band, and a track from their latest album ‘A Snow Capped Romance’ appeared on the front cover CD of the same issue. Kerrang gave a recent live show 5K’s and they have been confirmed to appear at this year’s Download Festival. Prior to this they undertake a small UK tour, stopping off for this show. £7 adv, doors 7.30pm. Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan Weekly open mic session hosted by Lemonsky 8-12.30 £1 from 9pm Jonah Lomu @ Waterstones Cardiff Hayes. The former All Black and one of the rugby’s greatest players will be signing copies of his autobiography. 4.30pm Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach INME, X is Loaded, Hiding Place. Since releasing their debut album 'Overgrown Eden' to huge critical acclaim the band disappeared to write the follow up. Currently in LA recording the album, it should be in the shops by September. The new material promises to be good: new single 'Faster The Chace' is Zane Lowe's Single Of The Week. Hotly tipped Bath four-piece X is Loaded will be first on to wow the crowds. Be one of the first to see them. 8.00pm. £9 Lemar @ St. David’s Hall Plus special guests. 7:30pm. £18.50
Wednesday social @ The Barfly Relax with a coffee and soak up the atmosphere, or even play an impromptu set…? 12noon-2:30pm. Free. Express @ Barfly 10pm-1am £3 (NUS) Live @ Barfly Six By Seven + Joya £6 adv, doors 7.30pm All Three Floors @ Clwb Ifor Bach Cheesy Club: motown, funk, disco, Popscene: Indie, Milky Bar: Electric chill out and playstations! Enough? 9.30pm £2.50 (NUS). Cheapskates @ Metros It may be a little dark cave but don’t let that put you off. This really is a legendary night...Go on, get yourself a musical education! Alternative and Cheese. Double shot + mixer 80p. No dress code. 9pm-2am. Hang the DJ @ The Model Inn Bring your music and play it from 8 for the official preclwb warm up. Free entry Patua Dance Afro-Brazilain Dance Workshop @ Chapter Arts Centre Suitable for all abilities. 7:30-9:00 £5 (NUS) Mutation @ O'Neill's Fresh dose of boshing techno and psyche-trance. Yuck. 9pm - 2am Club Night @ The Toucan Club - Booby-trap Records’ weekly club night. Feat. Kentucky AFC & Brave Captain, plus resident Booby DJs and simply everything else to do with loud explosions! £3.50 Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan The Toucan House band The Pockets play acoustic soul & hippy funk,on a night dedicated to promoting acoustic bands and singer songwriters. 8pm1am £3/£2 Machine Meadow @ Moloko DJ Mike Lock, alias mi:kel?k’tro:nik (münster.de) with Underpass and C++. A sickening selection of German electro-disco. 9pm - 2am. FF Vinyl Presents @ Clwb Ifor Bach Gabrielle 25, Sweet Baboo, Science FF Vinyl showcase night. 8.00pm. £4 Bill Bailey: Part Troll @ St. David’s Hall Star of Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Black Books. 8:00pm. £17.50
Enthusiasm @ Moloko Hip-hop, D’n’B, breaks. Drinks promotions all night. 9pm-2am. Free before 11, £1 after. Spellbound @ Metros Metal, indie, fat guitars and evil beats. 9pm-3am. Twisted By Design @ The City Arms Playing an even more diverse selection of tunes - pretty much anything other than chart or dance music really. 8.30pm- 2am. Free. Live @ Barfly Chikinki, The Voices. Chikinki Formed in Bristol in 1997, and recently signed to Island Records, Chikinki spawn influences from Beta Band, add n to x, and Portishead as can be heard in their recent single 'Ether Radio'. They have just finished a drowned in sound tour, and head out again to support the relase of their debut album in June. Support from new Welsh hopefuls The Voices. Interestingly The Voices also apear to be playing The Toucan tonight, I wonder if they’ve realised yet?! Rocknight @ Barfly Classic rock night. 11pm2am £2 (NUS). HARDSPOON @ The Toucan presenting live music from Startsky, The Hypokrit & The Voices. A night of Interactive multi-media events, with Video, DJs and Wideload Visuals. 9pm till 2am £4/3. Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan Weekly open mic. session hosted by Lemonsky. 8-2am £1 after 9pm Uprising @ Clwb Ifor Bach Reggae, dub, ska Uprising has put reggae firmly back on Cardiff's musical agenda. Selectors Reno, Truth and Candyman, supported by DJs Ruben and Grumps, keep the Thursday night crowd bubbling, spinning the hottest Jamaican import 7'' alongside classic selections from the 70s, 80s and 90s. 10.00pm. £3. Opera @ The New Theatre Carmen by Bizet Sung in French with English surtitles. 7:30pm Spirit Of The Dance - The Attraction @ St. David’s Hall Irish Dance combines with the sensual Latino rhythms of Flamenco and redhot Salsa in a sensational international dance spectacular. 7:30pm. £13.50.
Saturday05/06
Sunday06/06
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Live @ Barfly Portobella + The Vanities + Orcop. £4 adv, doors 7.30pm Superfly @ Barfly Classic soul, funk, disco. 10:30pm11 Free with flyer. £1 after 11 with flyer. Bleuprint @ Moloko Retro disco, future house, funk, soul, rhythm+blues. Bar till 2am, drinks promotions all night. Free before 10pm. Okii hyoshi @ Metros Chunky indie and baggy beats with DJs Kimono Oneil and Johnny Akiro. 9pm-3am. The weekend alternative @ The Engine Rooms every two weeks! Retro, cheese, indie, funk, britpop, disco, rock, dance, electro and MORE...! 9 PM till 2 AM. 80p a double + mixer! (does this remind you of anywhere else…?) £3.50 with NUS Shuttle Buses will be running after the club, Shuttling into the city centre at £1.00 per person. (OK I can forgive them for the stolen doubles price - this is a fantastic idea!) Submerge @ The Toucan A one off funky drum’n’bass night brought to you by the Submerge guys. Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan DJ Kris Jenkins. 6pm-2am Free B4 10pm £3.50 after Machine Meadow and Moxie Plenty @ Clwb Ifor Bach Moxie and Meadow present Rich Thair (Red Snapper/Warp) DJ Underpass (Machine Meadow) and DJ C++ (Machine Meadow). DJ Rich Thair will be spinning an irresistible blend of electro, breaks and dirrrty house, with support from the capital's electro standard-bearers. (Middle floor presents: the mutant disco with Antidote DJ Carl Rylatt.). 10pm - 3am. Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach The Caves . The Hot Puppies . Twig. Three of the best bands coming out of Cardiff at the moment. Record company execs have been courting The Caves for quite a while, and now they are getting all hot under the collar with The Hot Puppies and Twig. This is your chance to see them before they get big. 8.00pm. £4. Opera @ The New Theatre Katya Kabanova by Janácek. Sung in Czech with English surtitles. 7:15pm.
Sunday Lunch @ Café Jazz 1pm-3pm Who wants to be a Clever Dick @ The Taf Pub quiz kicks off at 7.30. £3 per team. This quiz has a new name but I can’t for the life of me remember what it is. You’ll have to make do with ‘Who wants to be a clever Dick’ until hell freezes over and someone bothers to send me an email to correct my distressing error. Taboo@ Moloko World music till midnight. Free entry. Smooth Jazz Sunday @ The Philharmonic Free Entry. Live @ Barfly Instruction £6 adv, doors 7pm, 14+ Acoustic Bar @ The Toucan Acoustic open mic sessions. The City’s best loved acoustic session where anyone can get up and Jam or just relax and listen. Hosted by Pete Driscol And Paul Zirvas. 8pm-12.30am £1 after 9pm
Thursday03/06
Chapter Arts Centre
A Touch of Spice. A multiple award-winner at the 2003 Thessaloniki Film Festival, and the biggest ever box office hit in Greece, this is the story of Fanis, a young boy growing up in Costantinoupolis, whose grandfather teaches him that both food and life require a little spice to give them flavour. Thirty five years on, Fanis, now an excellent cook, travels back to his birthplace to see his grandfather again, and realises that while using his culinary skills to spice up the lives of the people around him, he may have neglected himself. Tues: 14:30, 18:15 Talk to Her (Habla Con Ella) Another chance to see Almodóvar’s hit in which two men meet at a private clinic, one a nurse and the other visiting his girlfriend, a bullfighter in a coma following an accident in the ring. Tues: 20:30 Tess A sumptuous, sensitive adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, with Nastassja Kinski affecting and credible as the beautiful, doomed heroine. Hardy’s Wessex is very well captured by Geoffrey Unsworth and Ghislain Cloquet’s photography of Brittany and Normandy landscapes, while the direction combines attention to detail with a sense of the original’s scale and sweep. Wed: 14:30, Thurs: 19:00 Bad Education (La Mala Educación) In the early 60s, two boys – Ignacio and Enrique – discover love, movies and fear in a Christian school. Father Manolo, the school principal and literature teacher, both witnesses and takes part in these discoveries. The three characters will meet again…. Fri: 18:15, 20:30, Sat: 20:30, Sun: 20:00 Balseros (Rafters) In summer 1994, more than 50,000 Cubans took to the sea in a motley array of rafts and floating junk in an attempt to reach the Florida shores. This documentary follows seven separate rafters over seven years, charting their first attempts, through internment at the notorious American military base in Guantanamo Bay, to new lives in the US. Nominated for the Best Documentary Oscar, 2004. Sat: 18:15