October 3 2005
Day By Day
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Rhydd listings with Schmit and Curitz men with coats, and erm.... Joe Pasquale
Monday03/10
Tuesday04/10
Fun Factory @Solus, SU The usual alternative anthems. 10pm-2am. Free entry with NUS/£3 otherwise. On the Side @Fun Factory Live Music Society cooks up something special in the Xpress Lounge. New Noise @Metros Alternative therapy for the musically depressed. 9pm-2am. £3 before 11pm. And more afterwards, presumably. Milk @Moloko DJ Phoenix and friends play nu jazz, Latin, broken beats, deep house, etc. Occasional chocolate! Check it out. 8pm-2am. Free. Open Mic @The Toucan Hosted by Jeff and Rowan. 8pm-12.30am. £1 after 9pm. Jazz Attic Jam Session @Cafe Jazz Musicians and singers can sign in at the door to perform with the house trio. Variable quality of playing and singing but always enjoyable. 8.45pm. £2/£1 if you perform. Live @ Barfly White Rose Movement/ Protocol / Vinyl Stickons. White Rose Movement are a panacea for the umpteenth wave of angular guitar bands. Their debut album, fuses electronics and guitars with consummate skill. 7.30pm. £5
Comedy Club @Seren Las, SU 8-11pm. £4 NUS. Soul Motion @Moloko Deep funk, rare soul, Tamla motown, jazz dance and boogaloo. Boasts a decent dancefloor surface too, which is a must for all that shaking and baking you’ll be doing. 7pm-2am. Free. Robot Rock @ Barfly The Barfly provides an alternative clubbing experience, and with them giving you the opportunity to sample it’s nightlife for free for a night, it’s an opportunity that you should definately take. 10.30pm. £3 Sabotage @Metros Rock, metal, punk, emo. £1 before 11pm. Rock Inferno @Clwb Ifor Bach Much the same as Metros with but a marginally less sweaty ambience. 9pm. £2.50. Open Mic @The Toucan There’s a mic. It’s open.
Pick Of The Day Joe Pasquale @ St. David’s Hall Yes Ladies and Gentlemen, once again Joe Pasquale is back on the road, but this time he's bigger, better more improved than ever before, with a brand new show, he's now King of the Jungle. 7.30pm. £12.50 Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach Richmond Fontaine / Amazing Pilots / Ian Moore. The band head to the UK, for a short eight date tour, Clwb being the only Welsh date. 8pm. £8.
Live@Barfly Malcolm Middleton / Absentee / Rose Kemp. Malcolm Middleton (of Scottish miserablists Arab Strap) is one of Britain’s great unsung singer/songwriters. 10.30pm. £4 Live @ Clwb Ifor Bach Joseph Arthur. His style has progressed with each of his seven albums, drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley. 'Our Shadows Will Remain' his latest offering has had heavy rotation on MTV2, 6 Music and XFM. This will be Joseph's only Welsh date on the tour so make sure you get your ticket early to guarantee entry. 8pm. £8.
Friday07/10
Saturday08/10
Quality Control @Taf, SU Hosted by top-notch DJ, Killer Tomato. Hip hop, funk, breaks, d‘n’b. 9pm-2am. Free. Fat Friday @Solus, SU It’s a revamped Lashtastic. Only they have dancers behind screens. I ask: why are they hidden behind screens? 10pm-2am. £3.50/£3 adv. The Dudes Abide @Clwb Ifor Bach Indie, retro. 10pm. £3.50. Mad4It! @Barfly Every friday night at Barfly join Mike TV for the Greatest Indie & Alternative Hits Ever from The Stones to the Strokes, The Smiths and The Doors and much much more, plus loads of ticket giveaways and low flying tShirts & CD's. 10.30pm-2am. £3 NUS. Chaos @Metros Real rock. Begone, cheesy Wednesday saps. £2.50 before 10pm. Full Fat @Moloko Cheeky bootlegs to heavy funk, old skool classics, and jump up party breaks. Free entry before 11pm. Blues Dragon Club @ Cafe Jazz Pick Of The Day Live @ SU Supergrass. The hairy hipsters will no doubt be lashing out some of their latest offerings from their new album, with a few classics thrown in for the masses. A little bit pricier than the average union gig but oh how it’s worth it. One of the highlights of the union calendar this year. 7pm. £16.50 9.30pm £3 Live @ Barfly Bromheads Jacket/ Envy and Other Sins/ The Article. 7.30pm. £5. Beneath The Surface @ Cwb Ifor Bach Kill Kenada / Flailing Wail / Nectar International 8pm. £5.
Pick Of The Day Live @ SU Radio Soulwax. The Belgian duo hit the road with their DJ tour. You really don’t want to miss this. See the facing page for futrther details. 8pm. £14.
Come Play @Solus, SU Party tunes in the main room. Hip hop and breaks in Junction Bar. Jazz, soul, fun, and Latin in the Xpress Lounge. 10pm-2am. £3.50 Fly Swatter @Barfly Welcome to the Indie party fest that is Flyswatter. Every Saturday the safe haven of the Barfly brings you a club night your dancing shoes have been crying out for. All the best alternative music from yesteryear lined up with current dance floor fillers to make your weekend throb with brilliance. 10.30pm. £3 NUS. Delinquent @Metros Alternative and new music. 9pm-3am. Free with flyer before 10pm/£4. Blueprint @Moloko Retro disco, future house, disco roots. Ends at 2am, drinks promo all night. Free before 10pm. Mind Your Head @Toucan Captain Paranoid & guest MCs. Free B4 10pm/£3.50 after. Live @ Barfly Leave The Capital / Prisoners Of The Sun / 3 Miles From. 7.30pm. £5. Pick Of The Day Live @ Muni Arts Centre (Pontypridd) The Automatic. A local band just signed to BUnique, and are destined to be huge very soon. If you can get here it’ll be well worth it. If no then you can catch them at the Union supporting the Ordinary Boys. 7.30pm Hellbent! @ The Model Inn, Quay Street The only city centre rock night on a saturday. 9pm - 2am. The Sooty Show @ St. David’s Hall The loveable bear and chums could provide you with great laughs and school boy thrills...if you also happen to be five. Im sure htough this will also be a cult favourite with students. so why not head down and re-live your childhood. RIP Matthem Corbett. 1.30pm. £8
Wednesday05/10
Rubber Duck @Solus, SU There’s a duck. It’s rubber. Need I say anymore? 10pm. £3. Indie Kids Die In Hot Bars @The Barfly Featuring the latest and greatest new music, live acts and guest DJ’s. The team behind Fly Swatter bring you Indie Kids Die in Hot Bars. Every Wednesday from 10.30pm until 2am the Barfly will be offering the best new music the world has to offer. 10.30pm. £4 Cheapskates @Metros Alternative & cheese. 9pm-2am. Wednesdays @Moloko Spud, Optimas Prime, Kovas, Focus, Haze, Paul B. Sweets. 8pm-3am Bread and Butter @The Toucan Not of the pudding variety. Night of hip hop and new beats. 10pm. £2. Hang the DJ @The Model Inn 8pm. Free. That’s all we got. Traffic @The Philharmonic Union DJ and Clubbing Society’s weekly night. 8pm-1am. Free for members / £1 NUS. Popscene @ Clwb Ifor Bach Launch party in aid of Franz Ferdinand and their second album. The Popscene mob run riot with a splattering of guile, style and the best new music- rawkus 'indie' and the like, heavily laden with guitars throughout. 9.30pm. £3. Live @ Barfly Infadels/ Deaf Stereo/ Civita. 7.30pm. £5. Pick Of The Day Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ New Theatre Bill Kenwright’s production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's sparkling musical. If you have a coat then why not bring it along. It probably won’t be as colourful as Joseph’s, but it’ll help if it rains.7.30pm. £8 Student Night @ Qube 20% of shoes and free stuff
Sunday09/10
Cleverdick Quiz @The Taf, SU Questions. MedClub Quiz @MedBar, Heath Site The same. 8pm. Sunday @Incognito Audio Chefs bring you house. 8pm12.30am. No Wax @Moloko Bring your MP3s and you be the DJ! Free entry. 7pm-2am. Acoustic Cafe @Toucan Bar Open mic sessions where anyone can get up and jam or just listen. 8pm-12.30am. £1 after 9pm. Teen Spirit @ Barfly A group of happy (they do exist) teenagers are caged like chickens, and have their spirits crushed. 7pm Live @Barfly Harrisons/ Winterville / Walker. 7.30pm. £5. Live @ Coal Exchange Arctic Monkeys. See facing page for details. Live @ SU The Magic Numbers. Hot on the heels of their Mercury prize nomination the Magic Numbers return, and to a bigger venue. A sign of their quality and what is destined for them. This band will bring together people of all musical tastes. 7pm. £10 Pick Of The Day Hip Hound Lounge @ Solus Dave Stapleton Quintet. Stapleton has developed a profound authority and distinct identity in his work. Incorporating unusual time signatures and irresistible grooves he maintains a widescreen vision that allows space for some exciting improvisation. Dave Stapleton has always been interested in the relationship between jazz and free improvisation, and his linear explorations have now grown to give this Cardiff based Quintet a unique and compelling sound in British jazz. 8pm. £3.
Thursday06/10 Devious @Barfly Track requests + top tunes + cheap drinks = a rocking night out! 10.30pm-2am. £3. Metal @Metros Er... metal. 9pm-2am. Enthusiasm @Moloko Cardiff’s premier hip hop/drum ‘n’ bass night. And as of fairly recently open ‘til later than late. 8pm-3am. Free before 11pm. Boomshanka @Toucan Bar Acoustic soul/hippy funk with The Pockets. 8pm-1am. £3/£2. Live@Barfly Hidden in Plain View/ Brigade/ The Blackout Hidden in Plain View’s philosophy is to “keep it as real as possible”. It may raise a few eyebrows at first, but fortunately the quintet hail from New Jersey rather than the Staines massive. HiPV are exponents of glorious pop punk – the dark themes encompassed in their lyrics rage into their live performance through moody and thunderous rhythms, in what is ultimately catchy and sparklingly accomplished material. 7.30pm. £7 Pick Of The Day Acwst-O-Rama @ @The Barfly Gwilym Morus / Brigyn / Gareth Phillips. If Gwilym Morus seams familiar you've probably seen him before, singing in Welsh afro-beat sensations Drymbago. His solo stuff is very different, just him and an acoustic guitar, he's been described as a Welsh language Nick Drake. Gwilym's debut album 'Traffig' out now on the Rasal label has sold very well with fans now flocking to the shows to hear the live versions.9pm £3 Silent Running @ SU Presents Marky, Stamina and Zinc featuring Jenna G. Expect pumping beats and tunes galore with Silent Running returning to the union. 9pm Solus. £10 adv.
VENUES
Students’ Union, Park Place 02920 387421 www.cardiffstudents.com Med Club, Neuadd Meirionydd, Heath Park 02920 744948 Clwb Ifor Bach (The Welsh Club), 11 Womanby Street 02920 232199 www.clwb.net The Toucan, 95-97 St Mary Street 02920 372212 www.toucanclub.co.uk Barfly, Kingsway Tickets: 08709070999 www.barflyclub.com/cardiff Metros, Bakers Row 02920 399939 www.clubmetropolitan.com Dempseys, Castle Street 02920 252024 Moloko, 7 Mill Lane 02920 225592 Incognito, Park Place 02920 412190 Liquid, St. Mary Street 02920645464 The Philharmonic, 76-77 St. Mary Street 02920 230678 Café Jazz, 21 St. Mary Street 02920 387026 www.cafejazzcardiff.com The Riverbank Hotel, Despenser Street www.riverbankjazz.co.uk St. David’s Hall, The Hayes 02920 878444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton 02920 304400 www.chapter.org Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay 0870 0402000 www.wmc.org.uk The New Theatre, Park Place 02920 878889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk The Sherman Theatre, Senghennydd Road 02920 646900 www.shermantheatre.co.uk The Glee Club, Mermaid Quay 0870 2415093 www.glee.co.uk Cardiff International Arena, Mary Ann Street 02920 224488 The Millennium Stadium Can’t miss it. www.millenniumstadium.com