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FEATURED VENUES 51 Stokes Croft O2 Academy Be.in Bristol Big Chill Bar Cosies Crofters Rights Dojo Elbow Room The Fleece The Full Moon The Golden Lion Lanes The Love Inn Mother’s Ruin Mr Wolfs Stag and Hounds Thekla Woods

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INTERVIEW

Redlight Hugh Pescod AKA Redlight is one of the biggest electronic producers to come out of Bristol in the past few years, traversing the rarely trodden ground between underground music and commercial success, with two charting singles to date. ‘Get Out My Head’ reached number 18 in the UK charts and ‘Lost in Your Love’ peaked at number 5. New single ‘Cure Me’ is due out this month and looks set for similar success.

Starting out over a decade ago as drum and bass producer DJ Clipz, Hugh had made a name for himself, putting out tracks on respected labels including Roni Size’s Full Cycle and Shy FX’s Digital Soundboy. However, in 2009 he wanted to break away from drum and bass and diversify his output to reflect his other musical interests. He adopted the alias Redlight and set up his own label, Lobster Boy. Now living in London, he came back to his hometown last month to close the Red Bull Music Academy stage at St Pauls Carnival, b2b with Toddla T. We spoke to him about growing up in Bristol and his forthcoming album which is due out later this year.

You started out as a drum and bass producer, why did you change your name from DJ Clipz to Redlight as you diversified your style?

Just different projects, different names. You’ve got to keep moving. It’s like anything in life, a name’s a name. You know, if you were drinking cava in a fucking Bollinger bottle, you’d think it was Bollinger, but really it’s cava.

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vocals and that happened when I left drum and bass. One of the reasons I stopped making drum and bass is because at that time it wasn’t really vocal-led, there are only a few people who did it well and you didn’t really get the opportunity to work with many good singers. I’ve grown up listening to RnB and hip-hop and techno and house and all kinds of music. Drum and bass was the one that I loved the most at a point, but I needed to move on. I love RnB man, I like working with vocals.

And then because of that, all if a sudden it’s just blown up and gone more commercial and people wanted to buy it. So I thought ‘yeah great, I’ve got a commodity here’. So you’ve got to try and expand on that, but not sell yourself out in a way. Not for anyone else’s purposes, I don’t give a shit if anyone thinks I’ve sold out, people can think what they like. If I’m happy with the music I’m making, then that’s cool.

Your hardest critic is yourself. You can think, oh right I’m going to make a track for the radio, and that’s cool, I’ll make a commercial tune for the radio, but it’s got to still have certain elements in it to make me happy. It’s got to work in a club, for example. That’s hard for me. I’ve probably got twenty tracks on my computer which are full vocal tunes which I’ll never release because I hate them.

Because they’re too commercial for me, they’re not right.

But then you make a track which you think is underground and then it goes commercial. I think as well we’re at a time now where people like myself who have grown up around underground music, it’s all gone overground. It’s all just music. There’s no such thing as the underground anymore. The underground died when the internet was invented, really. You could make a tune today and put it up on SoundCloud tomorrow, there’s nothing underground about that. You’re not ‘underground’, it’s just that you’re not popular!

There’s no such thing as an underground movement, you don’t have to go to a club to hear any music. You can hear it on the internet.

Yeah absolutely. I think the point we’re getting at is that your music is well respected by other people in the industry at the same time as being commercially successful and that’s not too common.

Thanks. Well, you know what? It’s fucking hard to do! You spend your whole life not releasing tunes because of it and even then you can get caught out.

So was it a bit of a test that you set yourself?

Well it’s not a test for me, it’s about the music. It’s not about me, I don’t want to be a celebrity, I don’t want to be posing on the front cover of a magazine. I will pose on the cover of a magazine, but it’s not what I’m really interested in. What I am interested in is making music.

I’ll change my name a hundred times, it doesn’t matter to me.

Names are just names, man. They just help you get paid, they help you DJ. But I think music travels further than the name it’s made under, definitely.

Toddla T told Bristol Listings Collective magazine last month that he thinks you are “solidly the best electronic producer in the country” and described you as a “perfectionist to some next level”. Have you always been that way about producing music?

Wow. I think what it is, is that I’ve grown up listening to British dance music my whole life and watched things come and go, and watched incredibly talented people come and go, and all I am, all I can compare myself to, is people that I respect. So if my music is not on the level of people that I respect, then I’ve got to keep working until it is.

You closed the Red Bull Music Academy stage at St Paul’s Carnival last month b2b with Toddla T. What’s it like playing to your home crowd?

I love it. I love Carnival, I’ve been playing there a long, long time.

Since I used to be able to get on the tiny little stages, where you’d be playing vinyl and the wind would be blowing the needle off the record and you wouldn’t have any monitors. From where it’s come from to now, it’s amazing to see Red Bull wanting a piece of the action. There are pros and cons to that, but I think it’s a really good thing because it just makes it bigger and it keeps it going. People moan about other people getting involved in St Paul’s Carnival, like Red Bull, but if you take Ashton Court Festival, that’s disappeared and that used to be a really important thing in Bristol. St Pauls is the only one still going, so I think it’s great that people want to come and get involved in it for it to grow and keep going. I would hate to see St Pauls go. And it’s a charity at the end of the day, so if you have a good time there you should give them a bit of money because they struggle every year to pay for it.

It’s a good carnival, I love it. I’ve been going for years and it’s really important for me to play there. If I wasn’t playing Red Bull, I’d be playing on one of the other roads. My friends, Dirt Sound System do a sound system there and I just love playing on their rig.

I love Notting Hill Carnival too, they’re like my two best days of the year. Playing music in the street in the day time, you can’t beat that. People vibing out on the street and especially if it’s loud and you can hear loads of bass. It’s good. It’s good for me.

What effect do you think growing up in Bristol has had on your music?

Loads. Basically everything. I grew up seven miles outside of Bristol in a tiny village when I was a kid and Bristol was the nearest city. ‘Cause I was born in London and started my life in London then I came to this sleepy little village and I was like, for fucks sake what am I doing here? Bristol was just down the road and it was everything for me. We used to get the bus down, we used to go raving, we did the Ruffneck Ting. I DJ’d the Thekla when I was thirteen!

Watching Roni Size and Reprazent and Massive Attack and going up to Ashton Court Festival and watching Portishead, and Massive Attack did a dance tent there. You don’t realise it at the time and it’s not until now when I’m a lot older and I’m making music myself. I think when you’re a kid you don’t realise what you’re feeling, but Bristol was a magical place in the 90s. There was something really special going on and it was incredible to watch and be part of.

As a producer of what would usually be described as underground styles of music (house / garage / dubstep), you’ve had two chart successes including a UK number 5. Yet you’re very well respected among your peers, so there’s no semblance of ‘selling out’ to the mainstream. What do you think it is about your music that has managed bridge the gap between the underground and commercial success?

I’m getting a bit older now and it’s a journey. I can go and make dance floor tracks all day long, that’s not a problem for me. I know how to fucking make tunes for the dance floor, that’s what I’ve done most of my life and that’s the education Bristol gave me.

What Bristol gave me was knowing how to make bass move through fucking big speakers and make people dance to it. That’s what Bristol was about for me, that was my education. I didn’t go to university, I went to fucking raves.

But you can’t do one thing all your life. I’m into films and for me it’s all about creating different scenes and different colours and different moments. I like making different music because you can’t just watch the same film all your life. You want to watch more than one film; you want to watch a love film, you want to watch a porno, you want to watch a violent film, you want to watch a kids movie. I want to be a production house and make films and those films are different songs for different movies and different feelings.

My music has crossed over because I had success with one track and what happens is you start making tracks with music which are sort of dance floor, but then you start writing songs on top of that with singers and then you’re instantly going more commercial because people can tap into it. People who aren’t necessarily into beats and bass and vibes, they’re into lyrics, vocals and dancing like that, all of a sudden you’re tapping into them as well. So that’s where it came from really, working with

My EP was out at the beginning of the year and because I like making lots of different music, no one can really categorise me. If you look on my SoundCloud comments sometimes and YouTube, although I don’t really look at YouTube comments ‘cause they’re too absurd, people are confused by it. So someone may have gotten into me because of ‘Source 16’ say, and then I go and do ‘Lost in Your Love’. And then they’re pissed off because I’ve done ‘Lost in Your Love’. And then someone who got into me because of that, when I come out with ‘Thunder’ or ‘36’ they’re like, what the fuck’s he doing? And then you come with ‘Cure Me‘ and now I’m going to come with ‘9Ts’ and everyone is like what the fuck? But it’s just music. You can’t please everyone. And when you know you can’t please everyone, that’s when you make the best music.

“I didn’t go to university, I went to fucking raves.”

Your new Single Cure Me is out this month and looks set to do very well as well. Can you tell us a little bit about it?

So basically, I’m now in an album cycle and I need to have my album ready in the next two months if I want to release it. And I want to finish it, I’m over it, I’m over talking about it.

Basically, how I’ve done it is what I said earlier to you, it’s all movies, it’s all different moods. It’s all me and my production, so people should understand it with how I make my music, but at the same time there’s different themes, so ‘Cure Me’ is a scene in my film.

I made ‘Cure Me’ for a boat party. I was like, I want a nice, chilled out summer vibe, I’m in fucking Croatia, I’m on the waves, there’s loads of chicks in bikinis and guys with no tops on, let’s make a nice little house roller.

I’m excited about my album now, which I wasn’t for a long time, but now I’m really excited about it ‘cause it’s near completion. And it’s going to be different than everyone thinks. What I want to do is make an album where someone will hear a tune in the club and think, yeah, that’s reppin, that’s a big tune, but you can also put it on at home and it can just be on in the background and you don’t have to pay attention to it, but it just works with those ten tracks together.

‘Cure Me’ is due out August 18th redlightmusic.co.uk Interview by Rachel Morris

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Deadpunk Bank Holiday All-Dayer live music

Oncartel Boca 45

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Boca 45 and Friends at The Love Inn. Scott “Boca 45” Hendy is the Bristol UK beatsmith who’s been at the forefront of funky breakbeat music for well over a decade.

Jazzy Afro-Latin ensemble merging classic Afro-Cuban and latin rhythms with dub elements. Oncartel play original music with a proper dancefloor vibe. Influences include the likes of Cuban Rumba, Hedzoleh Sounz and King Tubby: melding vibrant percussion grooves with upright bass, hypnotic keys, psychedelic guitar and a punchy dub-infused brass section.

5th July // 10pm - Late // The Love Inn

14th August // 9.30pm // Free Entry // BE.IN

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Featuring The Stag & Hounds and Exchange venues, Deadpunk have booked the best local and international talent to come and blow away the bank holiday hangover with their punk and rock megafest.

25th August // From 11am // £5 Stag & Hounds and Exchange

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Blondie

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New wave pioneers Blondie come to the O2 Academy. In the last four decades, Blondie have sold more than 40 million albums and topped the charts with such hits as One Way Or Another and Maria. Today, they are still influencing generations and earlier this year they received NME’s Godlike Genius Award and released new album, Ghosts of Download.

Twin sister country duo touring the UK to promote their new Nashville-recorded debut album “From Where We Stand”. Having been played on BBC Radio and attracting some big interest. With support from the brilliant Calum Duell this is one not to be missed.

Plus DJ F-Block

19th August // Doors 7pm // Academy

5th August // £3 - £4 (£2 NUS) // 9pm - Late // Mr Wolfs

Idle Hands Club

Idle Hands comes back on August the 8th to Cosies with the Canadians Pender Street Steppers for a night full of jazz-funk to beat-street loonie bin house.

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Dojo’s 15th Birthday Club

SpeakEasy Club

Celebrate 15 years of Dojo with a journey through the sounds that have pumped through their sytem over the years. With Syd Lawrence DJing for the last time ever. Hi Hop, Funk, Disco, House and DNB.

The wonderful SpeakEasy boys will be gracing the decks all evening to give you banging saturday night tunes.

25th August // 11pm - 6am Free before 12pm / £6 after // DoJo

2nd August // Free entry Open 4pm - Late // DJs 10pm - Late // No.51

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Cosies Washing Machine Club

Department S - The Beatles Again

The Washing Machine is all about creating a vibe, regardless of genre, this is all about keeping the people dancing! Everything from hip hop to jungle or Techno and in between on the second Friday of each month.

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Catch one of the UK’s finest Beatles tribute bands at Department S Club Night featuring members of ‘Sir Paul The Tribute’ and playing a killer selection of Beatles classics. Last time the blew the roof off with a momentous cover of Helter Skelter. Plus, John the Mod playing a mix of 60s beat/ RnB, Alt 80’s, 60’s Garage, Northen Soul, Tamla, Mod, Two Tone, Go Go and Indie anthems.

8th August // 10pm - Late // £3 // Cosies

9th August // 9pm - 3am // £5 / £4 NUS // The Lanes

Doomtown live music

A healthy collection of math and noise bands for your listening pleasure. Several of which have been booked for ArcTanGent festival.

9th August // 7pm - Late // Free Entry // Stag & Hounds

NGS

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NGS blend a fusion of styles to bring you a funk infused, bass heavy selec9on of party music. We play a fresh blend of Funk, Ghe?o Funk, Funky Hip Hop, Glitch Hop, Garage, House & Breaks. They bring the party.

Bizarre Ride II: The Pharcyde Live live music

22nd August // Free entry // 10pm - Late // No.51

In the early 90’s, when gangsta’ rap consumed the airwaves, The Pharcyde decidedly maintained a willfully weird vision. Opting to stay true to themselves with their left field but still South-Central sensibility, rap had seen few groups so self-deprecating and so smart, a group of visionary rappers adroitly able to split the difference between helium-voiced and hard-core.

1st September // Doors 7.30pm // £16.50 inc BF // Fleece

Department S Beach Party live music // club

Another Department S Beach Party and the return of the magnificent beach bucket cocktail. Plus visuals in the courtyard and ‘the rockolas’ playing a set of 60′s grooves - beach wear optional.

Later, John the Mod and guests spinning 60′s garage beats, tamla, two tone, mod, northern soul, alt 80′s, rock & roll and indie anthems and a few surf classics.

2nd August // 9pm - 3am // £5 / £4 NUS // The Lanes

St Vincent live music

Back To Ours Ft Christophe and Pato

2014 has been a huge year for Annie Clark AKA St Vincent, with the release of her most lauded album to date, a worldwide tour and the honour of inducting Nirvana into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Every Sunday taking you on a journey through our guests’ record collections, influences and beyond. 2-4-1 cocktails.

21st August // Doors 7pm // £18.56 inc BF // Academy

17th August // 7pm // Free // The Love Inn

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PRESENT A NIGHT OF JUNGLE / DRUM & BASS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:

Sounds Of Harlowe

N3GUS DAZEE PHANTOM

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GLADDERZ

The finest the South West has to offer in hip-hop, soul, R&B and funk.

29th Aug // Bar till 1am // Free Entry // Golden Lion

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CARASEL MC, TEXAS, KAYDAN

Edd “The Green Man” Keene live music

DOORS FREEpresent ENTRY B4Serial 9:30 ONLY £3 AFTER AFT 8PM, Records Killaz live music FULL MOON & ATTIC BAR

1ST AUGUST 2014 | STOKES CROFT, BRISTOL AFT Records proudly return to the Full Moon/ Attic bar for another Drum and Bass tear out with yet another superb line up. Super Jungle heavyweights Serial Killaz headline plus some serious support from N3gus and Dazee.

Edd Keene aka “The Green Man” Is a Multi Instrumentalist Live Looping artist, A singer Song Writer and Session Musician. Live Looping Reggae, Jazz, Dark Folk, Funk, Trip Hop, World and Middle Eastern styles. Plus DJs ‘til Late.

2nd August // £3 - £4 OTD // 9pm - Late // Mr Wolf’s

1st August // 8.30pm - 2am Free before 9.30pm // £3 after // Full Moon

Kinetic presents Technimatic club

The Total Stone Roses live music

Liquid DnB legends Technimatic return to Dojo. Line up: Total Science (90mins), Illusive, Synthesis, Finesse, Ben Resistance, Safety in numbers. Hosted by: Remidy & BlueJay

Moriaty + The Montgomerys live music

Hard Rockin and Ear Bleedin’ Alternate Country and Heavy Blues.

Be sure to catch these two great bands.

23rd Aug // Bar till 1am // Free Entry // Golden Lion

29th August // 11pm till 6am £5 before 1am / £6 after // DoJo

The Total Stone Roses play a 90min set of all of the best roses material including ‘She Bangs The Drums’, ‘Fools Gold’, ‘Waterfall, ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ and ‘Love Spreads’.

15th August // Doors 7pm // £11 in BF // Fleece

Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Review live music

Invader.FM Takeover

Hype Sessions

“Invader FM man dem a run tings”. Head to Big Chill for reggae up in the study and a wigged out Disco house party in the bar.

Hypercolour’s Cedric Maison and Sam Mole bring guests to play the biggest sizzlers in House and Techno. With Steve Rice in The Study.

Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Review are a three piece Blues / RnB / Rockabilly band that play a mixture of covers and originals in the styles of Dr Feelgood, Brian Setzer and Cousin Harley to reference a few. These influences and others combine to create a sound unlike your usual blues act.

9th August // Until 3am // Free Entry // Big Chill

1st August // Until 3am // Free Entry // Big Chill

23rd August // 9.30pm // Free Entry // BE.IN

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Ibou Tall + Jazzmates live music

Among the Senegalese new generation of musicians, Ibou Tall is acknowledged as one of the leading keyboard players. Alongside Jazzmates he brings a new concept of Jazz Fusion mixed with Afro and Senegalese rythms. The Jazzmates play their own material whilst exploring a rich Jazz repertoire.

22nd August // 9.30pm // Free Entry // BE.IN

Late-Summer Skank live music

12 hours of Ska and Ska Punk (midday to midnight) featuring: Random Hand + New Town Kings + many more.

31st August // 12pm // £8 // Fleece

Batch Gueye Band live music

Batch Gueye from Senegal has a golden voice, sabar-dance moves and original and expressive songs. His new six-piece band is hot and tight, and features a mix of African and “Western” instruments, musicians and grooves.

2nd August // Bar till midnight // Free Entry // Golden Lion

Blankety Quiz quiz night

Jimmy Cliff

Every Tuesday No.51s brings you the wonderful, bizarre and down right outrageous Blankety Pub Quiz. Test your general knowledge, have your funny bone tickled and win prizes. Let the hilarity ensue.

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With a legacy stretching back nearly 50 years, the honourable Jimmy Cliff is still standing as one of the prime movers and continuing shapers of modern music. With a catalogue that ranks among the most influential in global culture, Cliff remains a forceful voice of power and conscience, creating new music as vital and vibrant as ever.

Every Tuesday // £1 Quiz Entry 8.30pm // DJs 10pm - Late // No.51

20th August // Doors 7pm // £28.12 inc BF // Academy

Sweet Life Society (live) live music // club

Rock The Stag’s Bar live music

Notorious BS3 live music

Showcasing 9 bands from the southwest with this free entry, tworoomed rock monster.

Returning to Mr Wolf’s for the third instalment of the renowned BS3 parties. This time the BS3 gang are joined by HiHat Live and Bear and they’ll be throwing one hell of a party, so don’t miss it.

2nd August // 6pm - Late // Free Entry // Stag & Hounds

8th August // £3 - £4 // 9pm - Late // Mr Wolf’s

The creaking sound of old school vinyl is not enough for the eccentric band Sweet Life Society; the talented group that mix contemporary tunes with old school Cotton Club, re- styling the Swing Music Culture into a mix of electronic sounds, while also adding the performance of live instruments from the best Torinese Jazz scene. Plus, Kaptin is Dead and Papa Moomin (in the Full Moon).

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Last month at No 51

No 51 No 51 is one of the oldest public houses in Bristol, embedded in the core of the cultural quarter of Stoke Croft. We offer a vast selection of spirits, wines, lager and ale to accompany our hand crafted and delicious menu from which we serve food on a daily basis. Open ‘til late, 7 nights a week, whatever you are looking for from a night out, No 51 is sure to deliver.

www.51stokescroft.com wolffmark@hotmail.com facebook.com/51stokescroft Tel: 01179 148 048 51 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QP

DOWNSTAIRS MUSIC LISTINGS AUGUST 2014

OUR RESIDENT DJs PROVIDE THE PARTY BEATS 5 NIGHTS A WEEK

TUE-SAT // 9PM-LATE // FREE ENTRY Every Tuesday is BLANKETY QUIZ (£2 to play)

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Last month at o2 Academy

02 ACADEMY The o2 Academy is one of Bristol’s busiest music venues playing host to major touring acts as well as up and coming artists.

We’ve established ourselves as one of the best venues to catch your favourite bands in the Southwest. We are also home to Ramshackle - the biggest weekly Indie night in Bristol - every Friday.

www.o2academybristol.co.uk info@o2academybristol.co.uk facebook.com/o2academybristol Tel: 0905 5020 3999 Frogmore Street, Bristol, BS1 5NA

Sat 9th Aug • £12.50 adv 10pm - 4am • over 18s only

Sat 18th Oct • £24.50 adv

Wed 19th Nov • £19.50 adv

One Nation

Holly Johnson

Unleashed From The Pleasuredome

Little Dragon

Hazard + MC Shabba D + Original Sin + Sub Zero + Taxman + MC Skibadee & Many More Tue 19th August • £39.50 adv

Blondie Wed 20th August • £25 adv

Jimmy Cliff Thu 21st Aug • £16.50 adv

St Vincent Sun 31st August • £12.50 adv

Mordred Fri 5th Sept • £11 adv

Guns2Roses & Metallica Reloaded Thu 11th Sept • £20 adv

Tue 21st Oct • SOLD OUT

George Ezra Wed 22nd Oct • £16 adv

The Hold Steady Thu 23rd Oct • £15 adv

Clean Bandit Fri 24th Oct • £16 adv

Katy B Tue 28th Oct • £17.50 adv

Lamb Wed 29th Oct • £25 adv

Boomtown Rats Tue 4th Nov • £16.50 adv

Asking Alexandria

The Queen Extravaganza

Thu 6th Nov • £16.50 adv

Fri 12th Sept • £10 adv

Sat 8th Nov • SOLD OUT

The War On Drugs

The Doors Alive

UB40

Sat 20th Sept • £10 adv 10pm - 4am • over 18s only Warehouse presents

Mon 10th Nov • £17.50 adv

Jaguar Skills

Matrix & Futurebound + Icicle b2b Spectrasoul + Black Sun Empire & Drumsound & Bassline Smith Wed 1st Oct • £16.50 adv

The Horrors Wed 6th Oct • £13.50 adv

Hopsin Fri 10th Oct • £21.50 adv

Opeth

La Roux Tue 11th Nov • £16.50 adv

Sun 23rd Nov • £17.50 adv

The Pretty Reckless Tue 25th Nov • £18.50 adv Pop Punk’s Not Dead

New Found Glory

+ The Story So Far + Candy Hearts + Only Rivals Sat 29th Nov • £16.50 adv

Sham 69

Jimmy Pursey’s 1977 Line Up Sun 30th Nov • £26 adv

Saxon

Warriors Of The Road 35th Anniversay Tour Mon 1st Dec • £25 adv

Basement Jaxx Tue 2nd Dec • £22.50 adv

Mastodon Mon 8th Dec • £18.50 adv

Taking Back Sunday Tue 9th Dec • £18.50 adv

Professor Green Fri 12th Dec • £20 adv

Band Of Skulls + Bo Ningen

Angus & Julia Stone

Wed 12th Nov • £22.50 adv

Tue 16th Dec • £18.50 adv

Levellers Fri 14th Nov • £22.50 adv

Heaven 17 + Blancmange Sun 16th Nov • £13 adv

Parkway Drive

+ Heaven Shall Burn + Northlane Wed 17th Dec • £22.50 adv

Arch Enemy & Kreator

The Temperance Movement

Fri 19th Dec • £22.50 adv

O2 Academy Bristol Frogmore Street Bristol BS1 5NA

Venue box office opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 4pm No boooking fee on cash transactions ticketweb.co.uk • seetickets.com gigantic • ticketmaster.co.uk

o2academybristol.co.uk.

Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock

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Last month at Be in Bristol

BE.IN BRISTOL Be.in Bristol, a unique, beautiful venue on the Whiteladies Road. It’s an all day melting pot where innovation meets sustainability, where a sun dried morning coffee makes way for seasonal lunches.

We have great spaces for meetings, evenings of free live music (MondaySunday) and Bristol’s first indoor Vertical Garden.

www.thebe.in info@thebein.co.uk facebook.com/beinbristol Tel: 0117 973 6142 59-61 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2LY

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Last month at Big Chill Bar

BIG CHILL BAR A social hub bringing together a community with a love of quality music, drink and food and a passion for art & design. DJ’s and live music from Tuesday to Saturday plus their Mi Casa pop-up restaurant serves highly rated food every lunch and dinner. Open from 12pm until late Monday to Thursday and 3am at weekends.

www.bigchill.net/bristol infobcbb@bigchill.net facebook.com/the.big.chill.bristol Tel: 01179 304 217 15 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE

BIG CHILL BAR 15 SMALL ST BRISTOL BS1 1DE MON • 5PM—2AM TUES—WEDS • 12PM—2AM THURDAY • 12PM—2AM FRI—SAT • 12PM—4AM SUNDAY • BANK HOLS ONLY WWW.WEAREBIGCHILL.COM

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THURS 28

FRI 22

SAT 9

SIP THE JUICE BLACK MOON AFTER PARTY

SCRIBBLE & SCRATCH

CLEAN CUT COLLECTIVE

INVADER FM TAKE OVER

DJ Evil Dee, Sip The Juice fam and E-Roy keep the party alive.

Monthly illustration and turntablism battle.

Taking influence from their regular Berlin trips the crew bring some House and Techno dance floor culture to Bristol.

Invader DJs drop an intergalactic selection of Breaks, Bass and Disco jams.

IN THE STUDY w/ PETE CUNNINGHAM

SAT 16

FRI 29

A ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY

EVERY WEDS WE LOVE WEDNESDAYS Sip The Juice’s Felix Joy & fam play all manner of ill-mannered floor bangers past and present.

Open late and packed with high-grade Hip-Hop, so come correct for the dancefloor.

FRI 1 HYPE SESSIONS Hypercolour’s Cedric Maison and Sam Mole bring guests to play the biggest sizzlers in House and Techno.

IN THE STUDY w/ STEVE RICE

FRI 8

THURS 7

THE ALLERGIES

HIGH JON THE CONQUEROR PRESENTS

The Allergies is the throwback Funk and Boom Bap production/DJ outfit from heavyweight disc jocks DJ Rackabeat (Chai Wallahs) and DJ Moneyshot (Solid Steel).

A fresh blend of the finest Ska, Reggae, Dub, Dancehall and Steppas with special guests every month.

IN THE STUDY w/ CHANGO

THURS 14 & 21

FRI 15

WIN WIN

ASIAN HAWK

DJ Neckbone plays forgotten classics and future faves.

The DMC Champion spins and cuts Hip-Hop, old and new.

IN THE STUDY w/ DIRTY THOUGHTS

BEDMO DISCO #005 London’s hottest up-and -coming party crew make their belated Bristol debut, joining the dots between Disco, Boogie, ‘80s Electro and sleazy House.

IN THE STUDY w/ MILES DAVIES

SAT 2 TEMWA PRES. THE MONSTERPIECE SUMMER BEACH PARTY 2 Floors of Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, Rare-Groove & Disco £3 suggested donation, with all profits going To the Temwa Community Development.

Peter Storm & Peazy play Hip-Hop house party and festival floor fillers.

IN THE STUDY w/ SUISSE

SAT 23 BOOGIE CAFE Soul Starters, Boogie bangers, Disco cuts and the odd tipple of vintage Garage.

IN THE STUDY w/ DJ SKINT

SAT 30 45 LIVE BRISTOL FUNK FROM THE TRUNK Hip-Hop, Disco, Funk, Soul Latin and Reggae.

Strictly 7” only.

IN THE STUDY w/ ANDRES

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Last month at Cosies

COSIES Low expense, no pretence still supplying the alternative, cheap booze, church pews, all set to music from the hippest cats and kittens. There’s no shortage of top DJ’s playing at this legendary little venue. Music wise the remit is mainly Reggae and Hip Hop, Bristol Bass and Funky Stuff with a friendly party vibe for all ages.

www.cosies.co.uk info@cosies.co.uk facebook.com/cosies.bristol Tel: 01179 424 110 34 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8RG

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Last month at Crofters Rights

CROFTERS rights Situated in the heart of Stokes Croft, Crofters Rights brings you fine craft beer, exciting street food and a big versatile arts space for the local community. Passionate about beer, we are dedicated to seeking out the finest beers the UK craft beer scene has to offer. Our carefully selected list includes some lovely local beers from Bristol as well as some interesting international beers.

www.croftersrights.co.uk twitter.com/Crofters_Rights Tel: 0117 2310079 117-119 Stokes Croft Bristol, BS1 3RW

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Last month at Dojo

DOJO Dojo has become one of Bristol’s leading venues for underground electronic music.

This intimate venues see’s international DJ’s play to one of the best crowds in the city. A good sound system, dancefloor and beautiful outdoor terrace makes this the perfect small venue. Last entry is now 2am for non members and 4am for members.

www.dojolounge.co.uk dojo.bristol@facebook.com facebook.com/dojo.bristol Tel: 01179 251 177 12-16 Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LJ

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Last month at The Elbow Room

THE ELBOW ROOM Lively but laid back, both urban and urbane, ‘Purple Haze’ meets purple baize with two fantastic eight foot pool tables and walls decorated with graffiti by some of the nation’s finest artists. Open until late every night with free entry. A great place to hold a party for up to 100 guests with your own bar, DJ equipment, toilets and dance floor.

www.theelbowroom.co.uk bristol@theelbowroom.co.uk facebook.com/The-Elbow-Room-Bristol Tel: 0117 930 0242 64 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JN

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Last month at The Fleece

THE FLEECE Legendary live music venue previously hosting the likes of Oasis, The Strokes, Goldfrapp and Bloc Party. Live music 7 nights a week and new club nights coming soon The Fleece is a must for music lovers and students. The in-house promotions team are also responsible for promoting many gigs across the city in other venues so follow us on Twitter and Facebook to receive updates on our upcoming gigs. www. thefleece.co.uk info@thefleece.co.uk facebook.com/fleecebristol Tel: 0117 945 0996 12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ

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Last month at The Full Moon

The FULL MOON / Attic Bar The Full moon pub, Attic bar, with its Moonshine bar and Shisha bar are all the on the same grounds. This really is a hub for all nightie activities from events, parties, drink and food. To add to this there is also a backpackers hotel which adds an international vibe to a great night out. What more could you ask for?

www.fmbristol.co.uk info@fmbristol.co.uk Tel: 01179 245 007 1 North Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PR

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Last month at The Golden Lion

the golden lion Live music 6 nights a week! Mondays - Open Mic Night. Tuesdays - A live evening of Folk music hosted my Nuala Honan. Wednesays - Uberphonic: A surprise mix bag encompassing the whole music spectrum. Keep up to date on our Social Media pages for full listings and details. Bar open ‘til 1am Friday and Saturday, and midnight on Sunday -Thursday. @goldenlionbriz facebook.com/goldenlionbristol 0117 924 6449 goldenlionbristol.co.uk 244 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NZ

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Last month at The Lanes

THE LANES Rapidly establishing itself amongst the ranks of city’s most respected music venues.

As well as playing host to both international and local live music and clubnights, The Lanes also offers round the clock bowling, an Italian style pizzeria, karaoke, a vintage shop and even a bed for the night. All in a genuinely laid back atmosphere.

www.thelanesbristol.co.uk info@thelanesbristol.com facebook.com/lanes.bristol Tel: 01173 251 979 22 Nelson Street, Bristol, BS1 2LE

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Last month at The Love Inn

the love inn The Love Inn is a brand new neighbourhood bar with a healthy emphasis on quality food and drink brought to you by Team Love, the minds behind Love saves the Day. The spacious and slickly-outfitted venue offers a tasty selection of dishes during the day, whilst evenings are given over to exotic cocktails and soundtracked by visiting DJs from Bristol and beyond. www.theloveinn.com facebook.com/theloveinnbristol Tel: 0117 923 2565 84 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY

Friday 1st August HERD

Saturday 2nd August

SHAMBARBER TAKEOVER

Sunday 3rd August

BACK TO OURS FT JAY L (FALLINGUP)

Thursday 7th August

SHAKA SESSIONS WITH ARMO & BILLY DISNEY

Friday 8th August BOCA 45

Saturday 9th August

CHRIS READ (BBE) + PEAZY E

Sunday 10th August BACK TO OURS 2 KINGS

Thursday 14th August

DIRTY DISCO WITH FEMI & LAURENCE

Friday 15th August BODYWORK

Saturday 16th August ALFRESCO DISCO

Sunday 17th August

BACK TO OURS FT CHRISTOPHE & PATO

Thursday 21st August 4OURS

Friday 22nd August

DONUTS & ROUGH DRAFT

Saturday 23rd August STEVE RICE

Sunday 24th August

LOVE INN BANK HOLIDAY BONANZA!

Thursday 28th August

DUTTY GIRL BURGER CLUB

Friday 29th August TBC

Saturday 30th August

ELEVATOR SOUND

Sunday 31st August

DYLAN DEBUT ZOOTED & BOOTED 84 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY. Tel: 01179232565 FACEBOOK.COM/THELOVEINNBRISTOL For Booth Reservations please call 01179232565

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LISTINGS

Last month at Mothers Ruin

mothers ruin Bright Red, behind the market on St Nicks street, a three floor mad funhouse that specialises in super sweaty aural delights of Rock n Roll, Pop and Disco. We pride ourselves on being Free to enter nearly every night, without compromising on our entertainment. Upstairs or downstairs you won’t be going anywhere quite like here!

mothersruinbristol@gmail.com facebook.com/The-Mothers-Ruin Tel: 07546 082 009 7-9 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE

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Last month at Mr Wolfs

mr wolfs Wolfies is the place for live music and late night party. It’s the place you’ll get the opportunity to see up and coming bands, to bust some moves on the dance floor, to watch talented artists paint live, to hear some quality musicians come together and jam their hearts out. We are open 7 nights a week and look forward to seeing you soon....

www.mrwolfs.com wolffmark@hotmail.com facebook.com/MrWolfs Tel: 01179 273 221 33 St Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1 1JX

LiSTiNGS AUGUST 2014 Friday 1st Traps, The Skata Tones + DJ Mako and The Hawk £3 - £4

Saturday 16th Far North District Plus More TBC + Rat-a-tat-tat DJs £3 - £4

Saturday 2nd Edd “The Green Man” Keene And More TBC + DJs ‘til Late £3 - £4

Sunday 17th Big Chief Weird Bird FREE Monday 18th SongSmith + DJ Alfie FREE

Sunday 3rd DJs ‘til Late FREE

Tuesday 19th Tullibeast, Saint of Me + F-Block £3 - £4 (£2 NUS)

Monday 4th SongSmith Ft. James Fussel and the North Street Band, David 9 Lunas + DJ Alfie FREE

Wednesday 20th Open Mic Night + LittleBoSelecta FREE

Tuesday 5th Ward Thomas, Calum Duell + F-Block £3 - £4

Thursday 21st LightKnife And More TBC + DJs ‘til Late £3 - £4

Wednesday 6th Open Mic Night + DJs ‘til late FREE

Friday 22nd Born in a Barn Clyde Jefferson + Papa Moomin & Big Chief Weird Bird £3 - £4

Thursday 7th Ansum and The Vibes, Nima Lantern + DJ Vallee £3 - £4

Saturday 23rd N.U.M.B, DJ Lazy Shaun + More DJs ‘til late £3 - £4

Friday 8th Notorious BS3, HiHat Live

Sunday 24th Bank Holiday Special Details TBC Big Chief Weird Bird FREE

Bear + DJ Alfie £3 - £4 Saturday 9th Waiting For Kate Plus Support + DJ Vallee £3 - £4 Sunday 10th DJ Lunchbox FREE Monday 11th SongSmith FREE Tuesday 12th Feral Mouth Solana + Dave Remix £3 - £4 (£2 NUS) Wednesday 13th Open Mic Night + Chazzie Jay FREE Thursday 14th Heg and The Wolf Chorus, The Calamity Poets + DJ Alfie £3 - £4 Friday 15th The J.P’s, Beverage Collective + DJ Asbo £3 - £4

Monday 25th SongSmith + DJ Alfie FREE Tuesday 26th Morgan & Knapp Acoustic Night £3 (£2 NUS) Wednesday 27th Open Mic Night + NGS DJs FREE Thursday 28th SpeakEasy Live Music and DJs ‘til Late £3 - £4 Friday 29th Dirty Old Town Live Music and DJ Paddy Jinnah £3 - £4 Saturday 30th Too Spicy Plus More TBC + DJs ‘til Late £3 - £4 Sunday 31st DJs ‘til Late FREE

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TEL: 0117 9273221

Last month at Stag & Hounds

STAG & hounds A well-established pub dating back to the 15th century, with friendly staff serving real ales and a great selection of pub classics until 8pm. The downstairs stage hosts some of Bristol’s best live bands and international artists, including jazz, punk, folk, and indie rock. “The Stag” is one of Bristol’s most eclectic live venues.

Another reason to head into Old Market.

@Stagandhounds The Stag and Hounds 0117 329 2141 74 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EJ

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Last month at Thekla

thekla Bristol’s only music venue and club on a boat! From live toe-tapping Americana to the dirtiest Dubstep this side of London and everything in between, we have all your musical needs covered. We play host to the cream of the city’s weekly club nights as well as national and international touring live acts every week.

Welcome aboard!

@theklabristol facebook.com/theklabristol 0117 929 3301 theklabristol.co.uk The Grove, BS1 4RB

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Last month at The Woods

The woods The Woods has been going strong for over five years. We have one of the biggest spirit selections in Bristol, not to mention a massive selection of bottled beers. When it comes to weekend no bar does it like us, open till 4am on Friday and 6am on Saturday where we work through all the different types of music possible until the early hours.

www.thewoodsbar.co.uk info@thewoodsbar.co.uk facebook.com/TheWoodsBristol Tel: 01179 250 890 1 Park Street Avenue, Bristol, BS1 5JN

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