NAC January-February 2016

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Tuesday 5 January

St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG

Norwich’s premium Improv comedy troupe perform “Whose Line is it Anyway?” style games based entirely on audience suggestions, anything goes!

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· Comedy ·

Intellectual Hooligans: Improv comedy

Saturday 23 January

Vieux Farka Touré 26 Jan

Play The Music Acoustic Showcase 1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar

SPIEL : Matt Mackman Artist Talk

Friday 8 January – Saturday 20 February

Matt Mackman: Inner City Circus

Saturday 16 January

Mon–Fri 1pm-5pm, Sat 10am-6pm : Free entry Friday 8 January

· Rock/Pop ·

Tilting Sky presents Lobster + Perfect Mistakes + Gentlemen Tilting Sky celebrate Norwich’s wealth of young talent.

Must-see 8-piece Lobster play funky jazz and soul.

· Rock/Pop ·

Sonic Youths v3.1

Invigorate your faith in the future of music at this showcase for musicians aged 14-19; with emerging talent Cabrakid, Dog’s Dinner, Maya Law and Poppy Rae Read.

1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar Saturday 9 January

· Rock/Pop ·

Plan Fundraiser feat Addison’s Uncle + Jake Morrell + Kingdom Keys One of Norfolk’s foremost and prominent folk acts with excellent ability and stage craft.

8pm : £7.50 adv : £9.00 door Wednesday 13 January

· Film ·

Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain Film Screening

Part band doc, part look at the state of the nation, this film follows the Nottingham band on a tour of the UK in the run up to the 2015 General Election and visits the boarded up parts of the country that most would prefer to ignore.

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Saturday 16 January

Friends of Norwich Historic Churches Trust Coffee Morning and Book-swap 10am-12.30pm : Free entry : Bar

· Folk ·

FOLK THAT presents Haiku Salut + Inlay + Mat Riviere + True Adventures + Tom Eagle

Sonic Youths v3.1

Brassy, energetic fun from The Netherlands combining traditional New Orleans brass with hip hop, Balkan, funk, fanfare and more.

13 Jan

Sleaford Mods – Invisible Britain Film Screening

16 Jan

Friends of NHCT Coffee Morning & Book Swap

16 Jan

FOLK THAT presents Haiku Salut

17 Jan

And I, 2015, single-channel video

19 Jan

Lindi Ortega + Jordan Klassen

22 Jan

Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

23 Jan

Play The Music Acoustic Showcase

23 Jan

Broken Brass Ensemble

25 Jan

Kent Duchaine

26 Jan

Vieux Farka Touré + support

27 Jan

Night + Daze

29 Jan

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

2 Feb

Pony Up presents Loyle Carner

3 Feb

SPIEL: Poppy Jackson Artist Talk

4 Feb

Simon Munnery : And Nothing But

412 & Richard Jordan Productions present

6 Feb

Poetry by Heart

Night + Daze effortlessly blends physical comedy, dance and breakneck storytelling into an hour of electrifying theatre that will not only make you belly laugh but will also make you wonder about those nights out when a chance meeting could change your life forever.

6 Feb

Tilting Sky presents Jarrod Dickenson

9 Feb

Anda Union

10 Feb

Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!)

11 Feb

So Comedy Live : On The Road

12 Feb

GoGo Penguin + support

13 Feb

Pony Up presents Rope Store + support

15 Feb

Black Peaks + support

16 Feb

Hinds + Public Access TV

17 Feb

Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness

· Blues ·

The launch of a new in-house promoted night featuring artists with alt-folk roots that can feed into anything from experimental electronic to dream-pop music.

· Book-swap ·

Sunday 17 January

· Film ·

And I, 2015, single-channel video

‘And I’ is a collaboration between artist and experimental filmmaker, Reynir Hutber, and many-storied artist and notorious orator, Marcia Farquhar.

12-8pm : Free entry : seated Tuesday 19 January

· Country ·

Lindi Ortega + Jordan Klassen

“She gives every syllable meaning and emotional heft“ - The Guardian. Canadian country singer-songwriter Ortega pulls in elements of southern soul, western swing, jazz and blues to mingle with her outlaw country leanings.

8pm : £12.50 adv : £15.00 door

Friday 22 January

This American delta blues guitarist has been playing authentic solo blues since 1968, with earthy, guttural vocals and superb crunchy guitar playing on his battered old National Steel guitar he calls ‘Leadbessie’.

8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated

8pm : £4.50 adv : £6.50 door

8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 door Saturday 9 January

Plan Fundraiser feat Addison’s Uncle

9 Jan

Kent Duchaine · Exhibition ·

Tuesday 26 January

· World ·

Vieux Farka Touré + support

Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara”, Vieux Farka Touré is one of the greatest living exponents of guitar Desert Blues.

8pm : £15.00 adv : £18.00 door Wednesday 27 January

· Performance ·

Night + Daze

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated

· Rock/Pop ·

Cloudbusting: The Music of Kate Bush

Cloudbusting’s remarkable stage show brings Kate’s music to spectacular life, their ‘Hounds of Love’ 30th anniversary concert in London received overwhelming critical acclaim.

“Mandy Watson, the voice of Kate; she’s remarkable, a genuine gateway to Kate’s own sound while allowing just enough of her own engaging personality to peek through.” - The Latest

8pm : £15.00 : £12.50 concessions

Matt Mackman: Inner City Circus

9 Jan

Monday 25 January

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated

SPIEL : Matt Mackman Artist Talk

8 Jan - 20 Feb

· Rock/Pop ·

8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door

Talk from artist Matt Mackman, whose work melds Street Art, Fine Art and the modern world of 24-hour advertising.

Intellectual Hooligans: Improv comedy

7 Jan

Tilting Sky presents Lobster

Broken Brass Ensemble + support · Talk ·

5 Jan

8 Jan

Saturday 23 January

8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 doors : Bar Thursday 7 January

· Rock/Pop ·

Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!)

10 Feb

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18 Feb

The Ukrainians + support

19 Feb

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett

20 Feb

Killamonjambo + support

21 Feb

Girls Names + support

22 Feb

C Duncan + Tom Low

23 Feb

Jamie Smith’s Mabon

24 Feb

SPIEL : Asia Alfasi Artist Talk

25 Feb

Pony Up presents Declan McKenna + support

26 Feb

Dead Players + Paper Plates & Bombo + DJ

27 Feb

Play The Music Acoustic Showcase

Friday 29 January

· Rock/Pop ·

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis + support

Talented trio of rockabilly-nostalgist siblings sing an eclectic mix of pop, old school R&B and blues with heartfelt mastery.

8pm : £12.00 adv : £14.00 door Tuesday 2 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Saturday 6 February

· Talk ·

Talk from artist Poppy Jackson who makes actionist work exploring the female body as an autonomous zone.

Thursday 4 February

· Comedy ·

Simon Munnery : And Nothing But

Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery offers up a new stand-up show. The “avant-garde comedy god” (Time Out) returns once again to what he does, generally tell it like it is, was, and might be if we could but get our fingers out. All rise.

8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated

· Performance ·

Monday 15 February

Not too long ago, in the very same space as this event, and in a similar show hosted by Daniel, something went fatally wrong.

Working with audience interaction, role-play and re-enactment, Daniel cobbles together the details, responsibilities, and causes of this elusive tragic accident. This unabashedly irreverent gathering is hosted by charlatan spiritualist and performance art reconstructionist Daniel Oliver.

Brighton 4-piece are one of the UK’s most impressive alternative rock bands to emerge in recent years. Playing spasmodic, esoteric, heart-shaking songs that pitch and roll, rise and fall in turn with both delicate grace and thunderous power.

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated : 16+

· Comedy ·

So Comedy Live : On The Road

Three of the best comedians on the circuit with the “charismatic, personable and bright” Ellie Taylor, intelligent, political stand-up with Hari Sriskantha and quick witted Welsh-man Robin Morgan.

8pm : £12.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated Friday 12 February

· Jazz ·

GoGo Penguin + support

Defined by skittering break-beats, powerful sub-bass, telepathic interplay and a penchant for anthemic melody they create an emotionally rich palate for the listener that has seen them hailed as the most exciting new band to emerge from the UK in years.

Poetry by Heart

Poetry By Heart is the poetry recitation competition for students in schools and colleges in England. Come and support your local students!

1pm : Free entry : seated

8pm : £15.00 adv : £17.50 door · Poetry ·

Saturday 13 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Pony Up presents Rope Store E.P Launch + support

Rope Store are collectively bowing down at the altar of 60’s pop & coming up for air with a sound made for smiling, good times and dancing.

8pm : £7.00 adv : £9.00 door

· Rock/Pop ·

Black Peaks + support

8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door Tuesday 16 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Hinds + Public Access TV

Charmingly lo-fi tracks inspired by contemporary American garage rockers like Mac DeMarco, Ty Segall and The Black Lips.

8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door

Ellie Taylor + Hari Sriskantha + Robin Morgan

Saturday 6 February

Girls Names 21 Feb

Weird Séance: Dyspraxe 2 (Max Dyspraxe!)

Thursday 11 February

Hinds 16 Feb

“Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands” DIY Magazine. Surf rock and noise pop from the Belfast quartet.

8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 door

8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 concessions : seated

By Daniel Oliver

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated

· Rock/Pop ·

Pony Up presents Girls Names + support

Anda Union

Wednesday 10 February

SPIEL: Poppy Jackson Artist Talk

Sunday 21 February

· World ·

8pm : £tbc

Wednesday 3 February

8pm : £8.00 Early Bird : £10 adv : £tbc door

7pm : £9.00 adv : £11.00 door

Hailing from differing ethnic nomadic cultures the ten strong band unite tribal and music traditions from all over Inner Mongolia in China creating a multi instrumental fusion of styles.

Music I Comedy I Live Art I Theatre I Dance Literature I Education I Exhibitions I Family

Funk/Ska/Reggae barnyard-based collective.

Texas-born songwriter, Jarrod Dickenson’s slightly spooky melodies and lyrics invoke a mid-Western post-war America.

Pony Up presents Loyle Carner + support

· Rock/Pop ·

Fiesta Bombarda presents Killamonjambo + Rumjig + Millie Manders + The Bombarda Sound System

Tilting Sky presents Jarrod Dickenson + Jake Morrell + Cariad Harmon + Lobster / Cabrakid DJ set

Tuesday 9 February

Loyle Carner’s distinctive, confessional style of Hip Hop has seen him hailed as one to watch and earnt him a place on BBC Sound of 2016 longlist.

Saturday 20 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Wednesday 17 February

· Dance ·

Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness

Seeking the extraordinary in all things ordinary this brand new dance performance is fast, fun, thoughtful and physical and throws happiness up for all to question, see, experience and, ultimately, feel. According to one audience member “you’ll go home with smiley ache!”

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Thursday 18 February

· Rock/Pop ·

The Ukrainians + support

Originally an offshoot of 80s/90s indie stalwarts The Wedding Present, they play traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.

8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door : £6.00 under 25s Friday 19 February

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett

· Rock/Pop ·

A wonderful eclectic mix of bizarre humour, superb visual effects, fine guitar playing and the best use of a Theremin anywhere.

8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 concessions

Monday 22 February

· Rock/Pop ·

C Duncan + Tom Low

Mercury Music Award nominee C Duncan seamlessly merges interweaving vocals with the sounds of pastoral English folk and lush, 4AD-esque dreampop. “Will blow you away with its awed atmosphere and reverential sense of rapture…Exquisite and unearthly” - The Guardian.

8pm : £9.00 adv : £11.00 door

· Folk ·

Tuesday 23 February

Jamie Smith’s Mabon

Highly accomplished musicians that draw inspiration from the traditional folk music of Celtic countries. JSM have built their reputation on their energy and dynamism, outstanding original compositions and virtuoso performances.

8pm : £13.00 : £10.00 concessions : seated

· Talk ·

Wednesday 24 February

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SPIEL : Asia Alfasi Artist Talk

Asia Alfasi’s work brings together Islamic, Libyan, British and Japanese influences.

8pm : Pay What You Can : seated Thursday 25 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Pony Up presents Declan McKenna + support

17 year old McKenna has already won much acclaim, Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition and a contract with Columbia records.

8pm : £5.00 adv : £7.00 door Friday 26 February

· Hip Hop ·

Dead Players + Paper Plates & Bombo + DJ

“At the front line of an eagerly expanding sub-genre” - Wordplay.

Uk Hip Hop’s all-devouring three-headed monster!

8pm : £8.00 adv : £10.00 door

Saturday 27 February

· Rock/Pop ·

Play The Music Acoustic Showcase 1pm-4pm : Free entry : Bar

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Karla Shacklock Company: The Happiness 17 Feb