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O2 Academy 35

Big Chill Bar 36

Cosies 37

Crofters Rights 38

Dojo 39

Elbow Room 40

The Fleece 41

The Full Moon 42

GALLIMAUFRY 43

The Golden Lion 44

Lakota 45

Lanes 46

The Love Inn 47

Mother’s Ruin 48

Mr Wolfs 49

Stag and Hounds 50

Trinity 51

Thekla 52

Woods 53

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HIGHLIGHTSbest events this MARCH 22-25

INTERVIEW // LOCAL TALENTTHE SCRIBES 26-27

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JAMES MORTON PRESENTS THE GROOVE DENLIVE

Saxophonist James Morton joins the Galli every Thursday with an all-star cast. Live jazz, gospel, funk & soul. James has previously performed internationally with the likes of Fred Wesley and the New JB’s, Pee Wee Ellis, Raphael Saadiq and The Herbaliser, to name but a few.

Every Thursday // 9pm - 11.30pm // Free // The Gallimaufry

THE SUBWAYSLIVE

With 10 years of touring and two acclaimed records under their belts, The Subways return with their third studio album ‘Money And Celebrity’. This explosive UK pop/rock record melds their debut’s melodic, punk immediacy with the dynamic power of 2008’s ‘All Or Nothing’.

March 31 // 7pm // £13.50 // Thekla

PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS CLUB

After the success of their launch party at Cosies last January the PTS crew come back for another night of bass music on the CDB Soundsystem.

March 7// 10pm – Late // £4 / £5 // Cosies

BEYOND RIVERSLIVE

Mr Wolf’s welcome back to the stage Bristol’s Beyond Rivers. Get down from 9.45pm to see live acoustic support from Bity Booker.

14 March // 9.30pm // £3/£4 // Mr Wolf’s

BODYWORKS’ 1ST BIRTHDAY PRESENTS: BILL BREWSTERCLUB

Bill Brewster began DJing in the 1980s, but came into his own in the early 1990s, particularly during a two-year stint in New York running DMC’s office. Nights at the Sound Factory and hanging out with Danny Tenaglia gave him the musical grounding you can still hear in his music today. Bill was also one of the founding residents at Fabric in London, a position he held for five years. There are few still playing regularly today that have his dedication, eclecticism and encyclopaedic knowledge of music.

March 6 // 10pm – 3am// £5// Crofters Rights

PSYCHED X NNTS CLUB

Psyched x NNTS presents: Green Language World Tour 2015 featuring Rustie (live), Joker, Mssingno. Glasgow’s Russell Whyte is behind some of the most joyous, hyperactive, and truly original club music of recent years. As electronic alchemist Rustie, he harnesses the energy and euphoria of hyphy hip-hop and trance, spikes it with speaker-mangling bass and flashes of techno

March 17 // 10pm – 4am // £11 // Lakota

THE NIGHT BUSCLUB/LIVE

Bring down and old bus ticket and exchange it for free booze. Following February’s major success of this night, Mr Wolf’s host The Night Bus once again. Live Rock and Roll music from ‘Little Brother Eli’ plus the Bus Conductor’s awesome DJ set.

March 5 // 9.30pm // £3 / £4 // Mr Wolf’s

THE BIG SMOKE BAND LIVE

The Big Smoke Band, newly formed in 2015, are a roots/blues act made up of members from seasoned and successful touring bands The Buffalo Skinners (UK), Holy Moly and the Crackersss (UK) and The Bottlenecks (FR).

March 24 // 8pm // Free // Stag and Hounds

LAND OF THE GIANTSCLUB

LOTG have been busy pounding dance floors with their raucous, feel-good, highly-addictive shows, and you can expect more of the same at The Golden Lion this month. With festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival and Boomtown coming up this summer, this is your chance to catch a more intimate show.

March 6 // 9pm // £4 // The Golden Lion

DEPARTMENT S PRESENTS: THE SUNDOWNERSCLUB/LIVE

The Sundowners’ psyche-folk, harmony heavy, well-crafted pop gems are in part inspired by the diverse and eclectic range of music the band listened to during recording - Goat, Tame Impala, Can, Neu!, Portishead, Air, Gillian Welch, Velvet Underground, and Fairport Convention.

March 14 // 9pm-3am // £5 adv // The Lanes

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TURBO DISCOCLUB

Gary Magic and the gang take you on a nostalgic journey into the past, with all those classic disco tunes you love, plus all the ones you should love.

March 28// 11pm – 6am // £6 before 12am / £7 after // Dojos

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SIP THE JUICE FT. SCOTT HENDYCLUB

The fellas at Sip the Juice team up with Bristol vinyl junkie Scott Hendy aka Boca45. He’s ditching his 7”s for a night of strictly 12” vinyl. Hip-Hop, Party & Bullshit.

20 March // 10pm – 4am // £3 after 11pm // The Love Inn

ALLUSONDRUGSLIVE

Grunge revivalists Allusondrugs play the first of a series of free entry gigs at The Fleece. The band have been riding a constant tornado of success since their formation, delivering a mix of exciting guitar fuelled rock music through relentless and explosive live shows.

March 16// 7.30pm // Free// The Fleece

GARAGE NATIONCLUB

Take a trip back to late 90s/ early naughties with some of the best and most nostalgic old skool UK garage.

March 28// 10pm – 4am // £14.06 inc BF // O2 Academy

THE FLAMING FEATHERS SHOWGIRL SPECTACULARCLUB/LIVE

A delicious evening of dancing, variety and cabaret. Featuring The Flaming Feathers, Peggy de Lune, Talulah Blue. Over 18’s. Dress To Impress.

14 March // 7.30pm – 11pm // £15 adv // Trinity Centre

BLANKETY QUIZQUIZ

It’s No. 51’s weekly pub quiz, and what a pub quiz it is. With drawing, modelling, theme nights, prizes, inappropriate jokes a-plenty and a little bit of general knowledge too, you are sure to have a truly hilarious night.

Every Tuesday // 8.30pm // £1pp // No.51 Stokes Croft

ABDOMINAL & THE OBLIQUES CLUB

Abdominal (aka Andy Bernstein) is a Canadian hip-hop artist who has been involved Toronto’s music scene for twenty years. Abs has worked with the likes of DJ Format, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Kurtis Blow, Young Einstein from Ugly Duckling. He comes to Attic Bar with his band, The Obliques.

March 28 // 8.30pm - 2am // Free before 9.30pm £3 after // The Full Moon & Attic Bar

QUIZCOTHEQUEQUIZ

Free Food and Bonus Rounds. Join Calum and Leo as they take you through the latest in music, news and general knowledge in the Ruin’s very own test of skill and endurance. With DJs till 2am.

Every Tuesday // 9pm // £1 entry // Mothers’ Ruin

PEYOTE’S ST PATRICK’S PARTYCLUB/LIVE

What a way to spend St Patrick’s day – party with Mr Wolf’s and dance your pants off to ‘Peyote’ and ‘Lady Luck and the Late night players’. With DJ Rockit Science playing from midnight, the party will be going all night long.

March 17 // 9.30pm // £3 / £4 // Mr Wolf’s

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Saturday 14th March

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All flavours of underground house music from some of the most talented DJs on the Bristol scene. Bringing you deep, soulful, tech and techno with residents Shawn Fleming and Sly Logic, plus new guests each week.

Every Friday // 11pm – 6am // Free before 12 / £5 after Dojos

PAPA ROACHLIVE

Nu metal legends Papa Roach come to the Academy for a night of nostalgia, plus new music from their forthcoming album.

March 10 // 7pm – 11pm // Sold Out // O2 Academy

THE JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTELIVE

Coming to the Trinity Centre for the first time, The Johnny Cash Tribute have played all over the UK to excellent reviews and Kevin Lovatt has also performed in Nashville, Memphis and Dallas with the US crowd hardly believing he was English. The JCT band recreate the sound of the Tennessee three with great authenticity. Kevin’s Wife Kathleen completes the show as June Carter on the great duets like Jackson.

12 March // 7pm – 11pm // £8 // Trinity

RUFFNEK DISKOTEK CLUB

This month Ruffnek Diskotek welcomes Manchester’s Joey B to Cosies. A superb selector, Joey B’s sets encompass everything from bashment to contemporary UK Bass. This is a night for the carnival crew!

March 7// 10pm – Late // £3 / £4 // Cosies

CHARLIE DARK (RUN DEM / BLACKTRONICA / ATTICA BLUES)LIVE

The Love Inn welcomes a long overdue Love Inn debut to the man behind Run Dem, Blacktronica and Attica Blues, a veteran of London’s multi-faceted music seen, Mr Charlie Dark. With support from FallingUp’s very own Jay L.


SCRIBBLE AND SCRATCHCLUB

Monthly illustration and turntablism event, with live hip hop acts and DJs into the night.

March 13 // 10pm – 4am // Free // The Big Chill

JOIN LA DOTS PRESENTS APPLEBLIM CLUB

Label head Appleblim set up Apple Pips Records as an outlet for some of the amazing music that he was getting passed and playing around the world. The label debuted with Martyn’s ‘Suburbia’ and has since released genre shattering tracks by Brackles, Instra:mental, Ramadanman, Al Tourettes, Arkist, Jus Wan, & Trevino. Having racked up a heavy duty amount of collaborations and remixes, Apple Pips continues to release quality electronic dance music of all genres, with a concentration on more upcoming Bristol based talent as well as tracks from talented producers round the world.

March 20 // 10pm – 2am// Free before 10.30pm £4 after Crofters Rights

BREAK STUFF CLUB NIGHT: A NIGHT OF NU METAL LIVE

A Night of Nu-Metal Nostalgia. Featuring the soundtrack of a generation. Expect to hear: Limp Bizkit, Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park, System of A Down, Slipknot, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, Rob Zombie, Kid Rock, Cypress Hill, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson, Alien Ant Farm, Puddle of Mudd, Creed, Bloodhound Gang, Incubus, Crazy Town and many more.

March 6 // 11pm// £3 // The Fleece

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THE GALLIMAUFRY 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY: MO KOLOURS (DJ SET) + SIMIAH + MONT CLUB/LIVE

Raised on the traditional sega music of his father’s Indian Ocean homeland alongside the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson, Mo Kolours later added hip hop, dub, soul and various other electronic styles to his influences. His unique approach places him somewhere between Madlib, Gaslamp Killer and Caribou, and it has led to plaudits from the likes of the BBC’s Gilles Peterson, Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) and Resident Advisor, who asked him to contribute to their prestigious podcast series.

March 8 // 5pm - 2am // Free // The Gallimaufry

ACOUSTIC NIGHT FT. THE TIXX LIVE

With three brilliant acoustic sets from The Tixx, Peacock Affect and Zahra O’Shea your ears will be so very soothed after a weekend of payday partying. Head down to Wolf’s and chill. And for those after a naughty school night party, resident Wolf’s DJ will take over at 11pm and keep the party going until late.

March 3 // 9pm – Late // £3/£4 (£2 NUS) // Mr Wolf’s

FINGATHING (SUPPORT FROM CONTRABAND BREAKS ENSEMBLE)LIVE

An award winning turntablist, a classically trained double bass player and a critically acclaimed illustrator/animator; Fingathing is band like no other Plus, Contraband Breaks Ensemble will take you on a vibrant rhythm section excursion through golden era hip hop and beyond, featuring B-Boy friendly party breaks and MCs.

March 7 // 8.30pm - 2am // Free before 9.30pm £3 after The Full Moon & Attic Bar

ALFRESCO DJSCLUB

Bringing the kings of the outdoor parties indoors, the Alfresco DJs are back at The Love Inn for a night of the finest in House, Techno & Disco.


ANDY JORDANLIVE

Made in Chelsea’s Andy Jordan is back on tour, following the success of his previous two sold out UK tours and the release of his new single ‘Flirty’.

March 17 // 7.30pm // £11.00 // Thekla

DEPARTMENT S PRESENTS: VELVET ECHOES

Date for your diary any Marmalade Sky fans. George Shelton brings his band Velvet Echoes to Department S Club Night and promises a mix of ‘Groovy Psychedelic sounds and hard-hitting high octane Rock & Roll.

March 21 // 9pm-3am // £5 adv // The Lanes

TREMOR PRESENT: ED SOLO CLUB

Powered by Tremor Sound System: Ed Solo ft MC Darrison, Dreadsquad, Asbo Disco ft Eva Lazarus, Jinx In Dub ft Parly B, The phunk Junkies, Matt Ma G, Danny K.

6 March // 10pm – 5am // £6.00 / £9.00 / £12.00 / £15.00 Lakota

IDLE HANDS CLUB

Well Rounded Records’ chief Donga and Hypercolour bossman Cedric Maison join Chris Farrell for his next Idle hands night down at Cosies.

March 6 // 10pm – Late // £3/ £4 // Cosies

SEAS OF MIRTHLIVE

If you haven’t had the pleasure of Seas Of Mirth, here’s a quick lowdown: They’re a multi-legged, sea-shanty, pirate band who play to a man dancing round dressed as a giant crab. There is also a tug’o’war with the audience. I don’t think we need to say much more than that really. They’re fantastic.

March 13 // 9pm // Free// The Golden Lion

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INTERVIEW // LOCAL TALENT

THE SCRIBES

New wave, alt hip hop group The Scribes have been getting crowds bouncing all over the country with the launch of their second album, ‘A Story All About How’ at the beginning of this year.

The Scribes are: Shaun Amos (aka Ill Literate), Jonny Steele and Paul Lacey.

In 2013, the group signed to respected hip hop label Kamikazi Airline Records, their first UK signing no less, and already they have been sharing stages with the mighty MF Doom, Wu Tang, De La Soul and last month, Coolio -

“He was alright, weren’t he? Came back stage rocking a wrestling mask, nicked my whiskey out of my hand,” says midlands-born beatboxer, Lacey.

Their big break came around after the group toured with Ugly Duckling, Shaun explains.

“We toured with them a few times and Kamikazi Airlines in co-owned by one of the guys from Ugly Duckling.

“He had talked about the label a few times and eventually brought the other guys from the label to come and see us and they didn’t hate what they saw.”

“Shaun really impressed him. Shaun impressed him the hard way,” says Lacey.

“It was nothing like that. It was just my pure oral talent,” Shaun jokes.

Although Kamikazi Airlines have expressed interest in an American tour, fortunately, we don’t look set to lose the boys to the US label any time soon.

“This year we’ve got the new album out and the main thing is the UK tour and a few bits of Europe. So the US will have to wait.”

Left to right:LaceyJonny SteeleShaun Amos (aka Ill Literate)

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The Scribes’ sound is clearly grounded in hip hop, but it’s a sound quite unlike anything out there at the moment.

“It’s a bit of everything,” says Jonny.

“We’ve all got different influences, ” Lacey explains. (He points to Shaun) Blur. (points to Jonny) Hip hop. (points to Shaun) Blur. (points to himself) More hip hop. (points back to Shaun) Damon Albarn, I love you.”

“I listen to more than just Damon Albarn!”

Along with the hip hop beats, there is a heavy electronic influence, and at times they almost break into rock music.

Shaun laughs, “That’s the Blur influence I guess!

“I like seeing on how we’re described on websites. A German website described us as electro rap. I think that’s not bad. But it makes it sound a bit like we’re going to stand in front of a keyboard. I think you’ve probably got to hear it for yourself.”

Recently their sound has moved away from sample-based hip hop and made the voyage into instrumental territory.

“There is a limit to what you can do with samples,” says Shaun. “And I think we hit that limit quite soon on the first record. And the second record is a mixture of some sample stuff and some more musical stuff. And the new one is very much musical stuff.

“I think it gives you the freedom to progress a song a lot more, because you’re not stuck with a sample and whatever that person’s already done to try and tie in with it. Because it’s us playing guitar, us playing the keys, we can take it wherever we want.”

Lacey agrees, “Obviously we love sample based hip hop, but I think the beauty of the album is that it’s actually very creative. Shows off your musical flare, doesn’t it Shaun? You play a few instruments.”

“Thank you! I do, yeah. Towards the end it just became let’s get every instrument I can learn to play on there.”

“You walk down to the studio and he’d be there with a little washboard,” Lacey says.

It’s clear that the group have come together out of friendship, as well as shared musical talent. Jonny and Shaun went to primary school together in Bristol at Sefton Park, and Shaun met Lacey while at university in Plymouth.

Along the way they’ve collaborated with a number of musicians, but the core group has remained the same.

“Who’s that band that keeps killing their drummer?” asks Shaun. “Spinal Tap! We’re like Spinal Tap but with DJs. Us three are a constant, but the DJs we just keep switching up. They get squashed by miniature Stonehenges and things.”

While two thirds of the group is living currently in Plymouth, musically they are still Bristol based.

“I love Plymouth to bits,” says Shaun. “I bought a house there with my missus, I like living there, but Bristol is definitely more supportive of hip hop.”

“Over the last few years, UK hip hop has had quite a resurgence in Bristol. We’ve gone from playing places like Golden Lion to much bigger venues,” Jonny tells us.

“There have been a lot of promoters getting really involved as well, bringing the American hip hop artists down. Bristol has been brilliant.”

Jonny continues, “There are so many different types of hip hop going on here as well, so you’ve got boom bap, or you’ve got live band hip hop. When you go to festivals, there will always be lots of UK artists or people that do different types of hip hop, whether it’s ska infused or reggae, but either way you’ll always find a load of Bristol artist playing.”

“Yeah, Boomtown was like... Bristol!” says Shaun.

We ask the boys about their new album, which launched at The Fleece end of January with golden era legends Slimkid3

facebook.com/scribesmusicsoundcloud.com/scribesmusicNew single, ‘Blood in Your Eyes’ on YouTube now. Interview by Rachel Morris

(Pharcyde MC) and DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5 DJ/producer).

“I don’t think it sounds like a lot else that’s out there,” says Shaun. “We’re chuffed to bits with it really. I’m really happy with it.”

“There’s a lot of work that’s gone into and I think it encompasses a lot of what we’ve been trying to achieve for the last few years. The main thing really, is that it’s a teaser for our live show,” Jonny tells us

Watching the band live is a must. The group won Best Live Act 2012 (Eat Music Radio) and Best Urban Act 2011 (Exposure Music Awards).

Their personalities truly come through on stage, bouncing off each other’s energy and the crowd.

Shaun has an impressive trick where he asks the audience to hold up random items from their pockets, betting he can rap about anything they hold up. You can pretty much guarantee they’ll run out of items before he’ll run out of rhymes. We ask him how he does it:

“Genius, is a strong word… I don’t know. Lots of practice! The more you rap, the more you write raps, the more you realise how wide the range of words that rhyme are. It doesn’t have to be as precise as being a full rhyme; it can be something that has the same rhythm to it, or the same kind of harsh sibilance.

“Much harder than thinking of words that rhyme with something is thinking of ways it ties in so it’s relevant.

“I guess just lot’s of practice. It’s still pretty fucking magic though!”

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Gentleman’s Dub Club

They might be Gentleman by name and gentleman by nature, but one thing’s for sure, Gentleman’s Dub Club are passionate when it comes to putting on a performance that you’ll definitely not forget in a hurry.

Starting out in 2009 in a basement of a house situated amongst the student hub Hyde Park in Leeds, the nine piece band have since become one of the most recognisable ‘go-to’ bands if you want to witness some of the best live dub, reggae and ska infused music. Drawing inspiration from their passion for their favourite genres and local surroundings, GDC have managed to take their sound beyond Leeds, to cities and festivals all over the UK and across Europe including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and the bass heavy Outlook Festival in Croatia.

Six years later, after having three successful EP and album releases, the salute by top BBC Radio presenters Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank, David Rodigan and Don Letts and taking over the UK and Europe with their live shows, GDC can hold their heads high in the knowledge that they are rightfully one of the best live dub bands in the UK.

Bristol were lucky enough to have Gentleman’s Dub Club reach Motion this February. The show was originally set to take place at The Marble Factory, but a huge demand for tickets forced organisers to move the show to its bigger sister next door.

Dub lovers were blessed with an energetic performance that hyped the crowd into a frenzy straight from the word go.

Starting with drummers Tommy Evans and Niall Lavelle drumming a beat of suspense, the crowd were already shuffling to the sound anticipating the explosion that was about to kick off. Just as the percussion reached its peak, the rest of the band including vocalist Johnny Scratchley, keys player Kola Bello, guitarist Nick Tyson, sax player Kieran Gallagher and trumpet player Matt Roberts and synth player Toby Davies came bouncing onto the stage all suited and booted, jumping straight into the stomping heavy Emergency, where not one member of the crowds feet stayed firmly on the floor.

GDC continued to keep the crowds levels hyped throughout the night, dropping a whole load of energy from their 2013

FOURtyFour, Members Only and Open Your Eyes EP, along with an introduction to a few new songs from their up and coming release The Big Smoke.

One thing’s for sure, GDC know how to deliver a weight load of bass in their live shows. At one point of the night, vocalist Johnny joined the crowd in captivating the heavy music by climbing forward to a front stack, simultaneously hyping the crowd whilst facing the speaker and absorbing the bass head to toe.

By the end of the night, the crowd were wiped from an hour of continuous dancing, but still held on chanting for more. It was a definite given that Gentleman’s Dub Club had shown Bristol how it’s done.

Nitelife Magazine caught up with percussionist Niall, vocalist Johnny and bass and Synth player Toby after their sound check before the big night to find out a bit more about the men behind the suits.

First of all, how did you guys first meet? Toby: Oh that old chestnut.

Johnny: We were all in prison together. (Laughter)

Toby: We were all in the same block.

Niall: We made a tunnel and started tunnelling out together.

Johnny: That’s it, and when we did we came right out into a rave. So we crawled out and went inside that and that’s where Iration Steppas were playing.

And was this ‘rave’ the famous SubDub in Leeds by any chance? Johnny: It sure was. We were students at University of Leeds and we came together by a mutual love of Dub.

For people who haven’t heard of you before, how would you best describe your sound? Toby: Dub, Reggae and Ska really.

Niall: It was Iration Steppas and going and listening to them that made us want to try and re-create that sound.

Johnny: We went to SunSplash Festival in 2006 too and saw a

load of artist there that I think helped inspire us.

Where did the name Gentleman’s Dub Club actually come from? Niall: Toby’s mind.

Toby: Yeah I pretty much just spurted it out one evening and that’s about it really.

Niall: There was another suggestion in mix…

Toby: Yeah, Doctor Voodoo and the Kick-ass Five!

You use the word dub in your band name- have you found this restricts you to the kind of music you want to create? Johnny: Well ‘dub’ can be taken in a few different ways, so it can be an approach towards music as well as the name of a genre. It sort of means taking a recorded track, breaking it down into its single elements, and then giving it that little bit extra, like putting on a big reverb or layers and kind throwing a kind of psychedelic wash to it all. You can take that approach to a lot of different types of music and it has been done for years. So really, we’ve got a lot of freedom as a result of that. By nature it is open, so not at all. It’s completely un-restricted.

You must rack up a huge dry cleaning bill wearing suits for every gig? What’s that all about?Toby: Everyone looked so shit at the start, it looked like we were literally dragged out of a hedge, so that’s why we wear suits. To unite everyone.

Johnny: At one point we thought of doing different coloured t shirts. We had some kind of African suits as well.

Toby: Yeah we had that whole phase.

It sounds like you should start to perform dressing up in different themes.

Johnny: Yeah we have thought about that actually. We’d like to do a Cricket one.

Toby: We’d like to do tweed as well. These are just some of the goals we put down.

Johnny: Everybody’s got to have a trend.

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You tour a lot across the UK and Europe. What’s the best story to come out of a tour?Toby: We got the van stuck in a cul-de-sac in the middle of a forest once. We had to be on stage in forty minutes and so all of us were just trying to push the van on the way to Plymouth. But we managed to make it on time.

Niall: That’s not really a funny or amusing story really though is it…

Johnny: Here’s a good one. Our trumpet player Matt on the way back from one of our shows popped on a pair of Jack Wills Y-fronts and went into the service station where he met a crew on a stag-do, and they stripped him down to nothing.

Niall: There’s a picture of that somewhere.

Toby: He also does this thing called the ‘Gazelle’ which happens when we’re leaving a festival. He’ll get completely naked and do a circuit of the festival we were playing at and then jump back in the car!

Dead or alive, who would you like to collaborate with?Niall: Iration Steppas would be great.

Toby: King Tubby, and Shakespeare for the lyrics.

Back in 2012, Scotland based Mungo’s Hi Fi released a bass-heavy reshuffle of your 2011 High Grade. What other tracks of yours would you like to hear remixed? Toby: Probably one of the ones from our new album actually. There’s one called Music is a Girl I Love which would be wicked if it was remixed by someone like Prince Fatty. We are doing one with Flowdan as well, so it would be cool to get a Bug remix of that. That would be heavy.

Johnny: It would be nice to get Scientist on a little reshuffle as well because the thing about Dub is that you can get a load of different producers doing different versions. Vibronics has done a few versions of ours as well.

Have you ever considered chucking a female musician into the mix, or is this a strict ‘boys club’ only?Johnny: It’s difficult really, of course would love to, but we can’t really get away from the name…

Toby: Nah, I think it would be fine if we did!

Niall: In fact Matt has talked about working with the trumpet player Laura Jurd before.

Toby: Actually, we’re doing a show at the Forum in London and we were thinking about getting some backing vocalists in for that.

You mentioned in a previous interview about how certain genres of music get a ‘retro revival’. Would you like that to happen to the music you create, or are you happy with the way things are? Niall: I think we’ve been waiting about ten years for this to happen.

(Laughter)

Toby: Of course we would absolutely love it. The more popular it gets the more people get to appreciate it.

Johnny: It’s interesting though, because reggae music is one thing but at the heart of it you’ve got a sound system culture and that wouldn’t really work on small speakers in cars and things anyway. The music has been designed for big sound systems and that is where it’s best enjoyed. If you go and listen to music on your hi-fi speakers then it probably wouldn’t translate that well. That in a way is quite nice because it remains consistent to its roots and its original message.

In your opinion, how does the Bristol music scene compare to other cities? Toby: Bristol kind of reminds me of Leeds, but I think Leeds has now moved a little further towards house music and bass music and stuff.

Johnny: The nice thing about Bristol is that it isn’t just a transient student culture, it’s like people actually live here and listen to different types of music and stay relevant. The roots of Bristol are also very bass heavy with drum n bass, dub and reggae.

You’ve supported some huge names including Roots Manuva, The Wailers and The Streets. Who has been your favourite to support? Niall: We’ve supported Jimmy Cliff a couple of times and both times were amazing.

Johnny: U-Roy was pretty good as well.

And finally, what is in the pipeline for the band this year?Toby: We are working on our next album called The Big Smoke which is nearly done. It just needs a bit of tweaking but we will probably release that in the early summer. The album before called FOURtyfour was about Leeds and the history of us playing there and how we found our sound. I guess this album is about living in the big city London. It’s not a concept album but we will definitely be bringing in elements of the city that we now live in.

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EVENT PREVIEW

Allusondrugs

It’s good to give a little something for free from time to time - especially if it’s going to help people to come out to more shows to see some live music and have a good time. Not everything needs to be one directional.

Is there a time when you’ve thought, “Shit, we’re a proper band now”? I guess it’s just been getting on to the bigger shows. There was a jacuzzi bathtub in our dressing room the other night - that was pretty mental!

You’ve been described as ‘not just another Yorkshire band’ – has it been hard to shake the enormous shadow of northern alt-boyband types like Pulp, and Arctic Monkeys? That’s hard to say because those bands have been around for years and are all a lot bigger than we are. Making your mark takes time and hard work and we’re prepared to put that all in for whatever we get in return.

Can you give us a few words about your debut EP? We recorded it live to analogue tape at Greenmount Studios

The Fleece, Mothers’ Ruin and Stag and Hounds have teamed up to bring you Ping Island: A series of free live music events in Bristol.

This month’s offering comes in the form of Yorkshire five-piece, Allusondrugs. Their “full frontal grunge fuckery” (NME) has been garnering favour with the likes of Kerrang!, NME and Q Magazine.

The band spent February touring with electronicore giants Enter Shikari and now they come to you – free – at The Stag and Hounds.

Expect a neat blurring of rock music, psychedelia, shoegaze and grunge.

We had a chance to ask guitarist Drey Pavlovic a few questions…

For the past few years there has been a small flurry of grunge-revival bands almost breaking through. Is this the year grunge makes a proper comeback?I’m not sure to be honest but that would be pretty cool.

You received a lot of attention after Kerrang! premiered your zero-budget, DIY video for ‘Nervous’ last year. Can you tell us how that all came about?We played a show with Press To Meco at The Worlds End in London. At the show we met a very sexy gentleman who works for Kerrang! - he enjoyed our music and we enjoyed having our video premiered on Kerrang!

You’re also coming to Bristol next month as part of a new series of free music events. Is there something honorable about detaching money from music?

in Armley. We had a really fun week making it and we are fairly happy with the results. There’s a documentary about it all on our YouTube channel (youtube.com/allusondrugs).

How has it felt to get such an incredible reception from giants like NME, Kerrang! and Q Magazine? Really cool to be honest. It’s always nice to end up in the bigger publications somehow. It gives us a rough idea of the kind of reach we’re getting.

How did you guys come together?We’ve been aware of each other as friends for ages but a mutual love for good music brought us all together. Some of us have been in bands with each other before too.

Influences?Family, Friend, Life, Food, Music, Smokes, Drinks, Sleeps.

What’s next for Allusondrugs in 2015?More shows, more releases, more hair. See you there.

Expect a neat blurring of rock music, psychedelia, shoegaze and grunge.

Allusondrugs - 16th March, Stag and Houndsallusondrugs.com soundcloud.com/allusondrugsfacebook.com/pingislandpresentsInterview by Rachel Morris

Jason Moules - Vocals Drey Pavlovic –GuitarDamo Hughes - Guitar / Vocals / EffectsJemal Malki – BassConnor Fisher-Atack - Drums

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THOSE QUESTIONS...THOSE QUESTIONS...What have you learned today?Binary code thanks to Bryony Bird (she’s a wicked artist, check her out!).

Favourite track of all time?Ooh difficult… So many fatties! Working day and night by MJ has got to be up there! R.I.P.

Worst chart song at the moment?Have no idea what’s in the charts at the moment.

Who are your top 3 acts right now?Dizraeli and the Small Gods, United Vibrations and Abraham Moughrabi.

If you couldn’t work in music, what would you be doing instead? Being a contemporary shit hot dancer, W.O.W, or a psychologist.

What was the last book you read? Noam Chomsky, The Way the World Works. It’s epic!

Favourite thing on TV?Don’t watch TV – except Eastenders Christmas special.

Are you afraid of anything?The dark - especially if in the wild (by ‘wild’ I mean not a city).

Tell us something people don’t know about youI have an amazing twin sister - she is megavibez.

What are you doing tomorrow? Making music at Miss Represented - a RAD arts project with a group of awesome young women!

buntybuntybunty.com // @Buntylooping // facebook.com/Bunty.musicruffneckting.uk // @DJ_DAZEE // soundcloud.com/dj-dazee

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INCOMING

DAZEEDJ / Producer

Dazee has been flying the Bristol flag for Jungle and DnB since 1992 and is co- founder of the now legendary ‘Ruffneck Ting’ party and record label, alongside Markee Substance (Kosheen).

As well as making a name for herself with her DJ skills, she has had many successful releases; labels include Ruffneck Ting, Breakbeat Culture, Siren Records and Universal.

Dazee has performed at some of the most celebrated raves and jungle parties (and featured in the tape packs!) including Universe, Dreamscape, Helter Skelter, World Dance and more recently, Raveology , Slamming Vinyl and Fantazia. Her pioneering DnB sound has taken her around the globe and she has featured on Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra, VH1 and ITV.

Dazee is also a member of Bristol’s Dutty Girl collective and currently co-hosts The Dutty Bass show on Ujima Radio, alongside her fellow ‘Dutties’. As a member of Dutty Girl, Dazee is diversifying her sound to include a variety of bass heavy dance genres.

Although she enjoys a more eclectic musical direction as part of Dutty Girl, Dazee will always remain true to her roots and champion jungle and drum and bass in her solo DJ sets.

Dazee is also currently resident at Bristol’s monthly drum and bass night ‘Bristol Sounds’.

Upcoming shows: 17 April, The Fleece

BUNTYLooping Artist / Audio Visual

Kassia Zermon aka Bunty is a unique force best known for pioneering underground experimental vocal loop shows and fronting UK leading Dub act Resonators. Bunty’s distinctive voice has been championed by likes of Rodigan, Mark Lamar and BBC 6 tastemakers Tom Robinson and Lauren Laverne. Hard to fit into any box this lady’s influences are huge, bringing her Morrocan Londoner roots to create her own blend of raw avant – pop music. Bunty’s powerful avant- pop orchestra has been compared to FKA Twiggs and Tune-Yards. Combining the rawness of early M.I.A with the lyrical espionage of Tom Waits and a voice that can sound as sweet as Ella Fitzgerald (on Acid)

She has performed her boundlessly creative live shows at all the main UK festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival and Secret Garden. Bunty has supported an eclectic mix of acts including Jamie Woon, Scroobius Pip, Kate Tempest and Susheela Raman. She has collaborated with world-class beatboxers Dub FX, Shlomo and Beardy Man and some of UK’s top vocal improvisers such as Maggie Nichols. Live, Bunty uses her synths, toys, ukulele, voice, effects pedals and a mash of real and made-up languages. She whispers, bellows, beatboxes, claps and stamps producing impressive vocal harmonies for her hook heavy tunes.

Each show is different with a large portion of her sets relying on improvisation and off-the-cuff inspiration. Bunty flits deftly from beautifully serene choral soundscapes and psyche folk to stomping funkadelia and Arabian disco.

She brings her epic audio visual feast to Trinity Centre this month – not to be missed!

Upcoming shows: 21 March, Trinity Centre

What have you learned today?Bobby Killed Lucy.

Favourite track of all time?San Jose by Burt Bacharach sung by Dionne Warrick. Or my special drum and bass track: One and only PFM.

Worst chart song at the moment?Embarrassingly (call myself a DJ!!) I have no idea what’s in the charts at the moment (apart from the Juno dnb download charts)! But I teach school children to DJ for their own school discos so have quite a few “Now! That’s What I Call Music” playlists. Don’t tell anyone.

Who are your top 3 producers/ DJs right now?1. Ruffneck Ting producers: Jinx, K Jah, Vytol, The Force, Habitat, Range and Kable, Saxxon (does that count as a sneaky 1?), plus Serum and Bladerunner.

If you weren’t a DJ, what would you be doing instead? I always wanted to be a vet as a kid but that never worked out as I did Art at Uni. Currently I also work as “artist in residence” in a school and youth music tutor to help feed my hungry label.

What was the last book you read? The chimp paradox by Dr Steve Peters. Nope, haven’t quite tamed that monkey yet.

Favourite thing on TV? Eastenders and Wolf Hall.

Are you afraid of anything? Failure. Or maybe… achievement.

Tell us something people don’t often know about you... I can do a backwards crab from standing up. I can’t get back up again though.

What are you doing tomorrow? Website updates, get masters together for remix EP, get new t shirts on bandcamp, listen to new tracks for the label, start mix for radio station in Kent, sort set for Bristol Sounds on Saturday (combine those two) respond to new promos, start new beats, go to Carasel’s night to hear Heist, drink some cider, have a Ritas.

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“At peak times I have between 40 to 100 CVs sent to me every week from people who want to work with us,” Zeina Raad tells Nitelife magazine.

Zeina is the marketing manager for Bristol’s Love Saves the Day festival, Bristol In:Motion and is now taking over all the marketing for Motion as well.

That’s on top of consultancy work for High Definition Festival, Global Gathering, Love Box, The Great Escape, Wilderness and More Love Festival in Rio De Janeiro, which Zeina has just spent the last month setting up in Brazil.

It’s a dream job for many, but it’s been a hard slog to get where she is now, Zeina explains.

“I think it’s the same in any role. You don’t really see the fruits of your labour for a good long time and you just need to keep chipping away at it. It’s taken me probably 10/11 years to get to the point where I felt really happy and satisfied with where I am. Where I can make big decisions and I can have free creative reign.”

It’s from this wealth of experience that Zeina has developed her distinctive style of marketing and PR - you can tell when it’s Zeina behind a promotion.

Bristol residents will recognize the LSTD and In:Motion flyer boxes, reverse graffiti around the city (putting a stencil down on the floor and cleaning around the area) and, of course, the mural on the side of The Blue Mountain as you arrive into Stokes Croft.

“With painting the side of The Blue Mountain, it was just something a bit different and a way to be a bit more independent and not go down that corporate road of having a billboard advert with JCDecaux or Primesight, and keep it in the Bristol style.

“Over the years we’ve developed quite a strong ticketing and promotional network and I’ve really enjoyed reading the little articles people write about the people who go to Motion or who are involved in Motion in some capacity.”

For instance, The University Paper: Bristol describes the ‘Motioner’ – a person ‘who is probably cooler than you’ and can be found hanging out at the ‘hedonistic temple of edginess’ that is Motion.

“It’s a bit skins-esqu how they describe us and our fraternity,” says Zeina. “But it’s something we’ve been nurturing for a long time and I think it’s a cool thing in the city. And I think people who want to be involved with events in a promotional capacity or a more production, on-site events capacity, this is really the starting point or the foot in the door.

“They join the promotion team to do some kind of flyering in exchange for some guestlist or festival tickets and get to make contact with the people who work in other areas of the organisation, and from there I guess it’s kind of an entry point - joining my team and then going off to do other bits and bobs if they want to be involved in the events industry.”

But on a typical day, Zeina tells us, her job can be less than glamorous -

“A normal day when the festival (LSTD) is on I would have had maybe 3 or 4 hours sleep because I would have been helping with the on-site advertising, like cutting out boards, or erecting them on the heras fencing, or on the steelshield, or helping the guys with all the artist liaisons - so putting together all the programs and prepping all the riders.

“I do all the food shopping for all the artists, so it’s me that goes and spends two grand in Tesco’s with six trolleys worth of stuff - I actually really enjoy doing that!

“I’m just basically running around the night before doing a load of things that don’t actually have anything to do with me.

“Then on the day of the show I’ll be on site from 7.30 in the morning and I run the front door.

“I’m lucky because as soon as the doors close I’m finished, so I get to go and have a wander and have a drink and relax, whereas the other guys who put the festival on are working all day, all through the night and all through the next day. It’s pretty full on!

“I’ve also learned that I should wait before getting my glitter done, because I then feel like an absolute nob when I’ve got to talk to the police with glitter all over my face.”

As well as marketing manager for the festival and accountant, Zeina is a shareholder in Love Saves the Day and has helped grow the festival from its conception to a full-blown Bristol institution in only a few years.

“We’ve grown year on year. In 2013 we went to two days because the Saturday tickets sold out so quickly. Saturday tickets were on sale on ebay for £300. £25 tickets for 300 quid! So we thought, we have to do another day.”

This year the festival is moving to a new location at Eastville Park. Organisers have suggested that they will address the ongoing battle with the elements by introducing more tents at the festival this year. In the last few years, the festival has been known to suffer downpours with very little shelter available from the rain.

“I don’t want to give away too much, but we do have more tented structures and other different interesting bits and bobs on site this year and installations to go and explore.”

Another notable change this year is the line up, which has shifted from being heavily dominated by underground electronic music, to including a much broader range of genres this year, with acts like Rae Morris added to the line up, and headline sets from Azealia Banks and Jessie Ware.

“We don’t want to be known as an underground electronic music festival. We want to have something in there for everyone.

“Because we’ve moved to Eastville Park we’ve got a lot more space there to utilise, and we’ve got an extra stage this year.”

Just talking to Zeina about Love Saves the Day and her other projects, it’s obvious how much she enjoys her work. She tells us she was lucky to know what she wanted to do from a young age, which meant she could start working towards it very early on.

“I used to hang around with some people who were a little bit older than me where I’m from on Stoke-on-Trent and they all used to go and do some seasons in Ibiza. I went to do my first season in 2000 and I went to Space. It was Sasha’s birthday and it was just Sasha and John Digweed b2b on the terrace. I was in there with all the new friends I had made, who are now my main crew of friends and have been for the last fifteen years, and I just thought ‘I want to be a part of this’.

“So when I went back home I got a job flyering for my local club and just took it all from there. I started at the bottom and worked my way up to where I am now.

“I don’t set the alarm clock in the morning. I wake up naturally on my own. I love my job. I love planning – don’t get me wrong it’s a real pain in the arse, and it’s very, very hard and very intense work and it’s very unsociable as well, ironically, but it’s something I feel passionate about.”

We asked Zeina if she had any advice to others wanting to follow the same path -

“At peak times I have between 40 -100 CVs sent to me every week from people who want to work with us. And I have lots of people coming to me who have really amazing degrees. But if you really know that this is what you want to do, it doesn’t matter how many degrees or letters you’ve got after your name, none of those academic achievements stack up against your experience.

“Whether you like it or not, it doesn’t matter how old you are, you have to start from the bottom. Because there is no substitute for the amount of experience you’ve got if you want to pursue a career in events.

“There are some corporate companies, for example Live Nation, who wouldn’t look at a candidate unless they had a 2:1 degree and I wouldn’t ever tell anyone not to go to university, I’ve got a degree myself (and as accounts manager, I’m extremely grateful for my accounting and finance module in my degree!), but I think people shouldn’t have the illusion that they’re going to slot in somewhere. You will have to start at the bottom. And just to persevere with it as well.

“From the journey that I’ve had, my confidence is based on what I bring to the table and what I can do, and not on the brand that I’m working for. I’ve worked for big brands that are already established, and I’ve also been working on projects that were nothing and I’ve been there right from day dot.

“When I’m talking or making decisions, I don’t think I know it, I know I know it. And that’s just come from the fifteen years experience that I’ve got, and there’s absolutely no substitute for that and you just need to be prepared for long hard hours, and just to stick with it. Because it’s only those people who are going to stick with it, for shitty money, that will last that test of time until you get to this level where you can look back and feel really proud and really happy with your achievements. Everyone has to flyer, basically”

“If I had to describe Bristol in one word, I would describe it as ‘vibes’. I’ve got absolutely nothing bad to say about this city, and from someone who’s been a promoter in London, Birmingham, Stoke and Nottingham, I have to say it’s the most friendly, warmest and most amazing place to do this kind of work and there’s no bad animosity between anyone here.

“It’s a breath of fresh air, coming from really competitive cities like Birmingham, where literally we have to have people stationed in shops and periodically walking up and down the street just to make sure flyers are staying in shops, because it’s so cut throat there.

“We’ve set up a promoters’ forum on Facebook and everything gets sorted out really amicably and it’s really nice. We’re all supportive of each other and we’re so lucky because you don’t get that in any other city.”

Photo credit: Martin Thompson [email protected]

ZEINA RAADTHE INFLUENCERS // BEHIND THE SCENCES WITH

Zeina RaadAge: 34

Job title: Marketing manager and accounts for Love Saves the Day festival

Favourite thing about your job? To see people enjoying themselves in the event that I’ve worked on and contributed to, it’s just massive job satisfaction. It’s why I do what I do. When I see everyone buzzing and happy inside the event it makes me happy.

That’s why I’m out till 8 o’clock in the morning flyering outside clubs when everyone’s telling me to fuck off and throwing flyers back in my face. Or why I’m zooming all around the country doing deliveries or checking bits and bobs. Seeing people’s reactions and seeing that look on everyone’s faces makes it all worth it.

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March 7 // From 10pm // £2 / £3

Last month at No 51

FUNK SOUL BROTHERS & ANONYMOUS SOUND Amazing roots, reggae, funk, soul, dub and generally awesome tunes from two truly cool DJs. This night went down a storm in February, so why not head down and check it out this month. Plus, pizza and drinks from the No.51 restaurant - perfect!

51 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QP

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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.

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March 10 // 7pm – 11pm // Sold Out

March • 2015

O2 Academy BristolFrogmore StreetBristolBS1 5NA

o2academybristol.co.uk

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

Mon 2nd Mar • £15.90 advNME Awards Tour 2015Palma Violets + Fat White Family The Amazing Snakeheads + Slaves

Tue 3rd Mar • £27.50 advThe Charlatans + Blossoms

Wed 4th Mar • £5 advHouse Of LionsFri 6th Mar • £18.50 advReefSat 7th Mar • £18.50 advStiff Little FingersTue 10th Mar • SOLD OUTPapa RoachThu 12th Mar • SOLD OUTKodalineFri 13th Mar • £18.50 advYellowcard & Less Than JakeMon 16th Mar • £26 advEurope & Black Star RidersThu 19th Mar • £23 advThe StranglersWed 25th Mar • SOLD OUTNick MulveyThu 26th Mar • £14 advKarnivoolFri 27th Mar • £16.50 advOf Mice & MenSat 28th Mar • £10 adv10pm - 4am • over 18s only

Garage NationSun 29th Mar • £18 advDevin Townsend ProjectTue 31st Mar • SOLD OUTSleeping With Sirens Fri 3rd Apr • SOLD OUTCatfish & The Bottlemen

Sat 4th Apr • £15 adv10pm - 5am • over 18s onlyWild West Recordings presents:Wild WestAdam F + DJ SS + Mampi Swift + Grooverider + Bad Company + More

Wed 8th Apr • SOLD OUTThe WombatsThu 9th Apr • £25 / £45 VIP advLiverpool Former Players Come along and hear hilarious stories from John Barnes, Didi Hamann and John Aldridge. The night will be hosted by LFC TV’s Peter McDowall. You will hear private stories about their playing days, a bit of rapping and a live Q&A.

Sat 11th Apr • From £12 adv10pm - 4am • over 18s only

Eskimo DanceThu 16th Apr • £27.50 advFiveFri 17th Apr • £25 advGeorge Clinton & Parliament FunkadelicMon 20th Apr • SOLD OUTJames BayWed 22nd Apr • £12.50 advLuke FriendThu 23rd Apr • £20 advPublic Service Broadcasting + Smoke Fairies

Fri 24th Apr • £15 advProngSat 25th Apr • £30 advHit The Deck FestivalSkindred + While She Sleeps + Cancer Bats & Many more TBC

Thu 30th Apr • £20 advUFOSat 9th May • £27.50 advMobb Deep “The Infamous” 20th Anniversary Tour

Sun 10th May • £29 advBoyz II MenWed 13th May • £20 adv8:58 The new band from Paul Hartnol Playing new 8:58 & Classic Oribital tracks

Thu 14th May • £27.50 advMarcia Griffiths & Friends Feat: Bob Andy + Judy Mowatt + Tanya Stephens & Special Guest Richie SpiceBacked by the 809 BandHosted by Daddy Ernie & DJ Daddy Fridge

Fri 15th May • £20 advTyler The CreatorThu 21st May • £15 advDjango DjangoSat 23rd May • From £25 advDot To Dot 2015Saint Raymond + Hudson Taylor + The Wythes & More TBC

Sun 31st May • £16.50 advMudhoneyWed 3rd June • £36 advWu Tang ClanFri 5th June • £21 advAtomic Kitten “15 years”

Sat 6th June • £15 advThe ExploitedFri 12th June • £11 advThe Smyths Celebrating 30 years of Meat is Murder + the HitsMon 15th June • £20 advTony Visconti & Woody Woodmansey with Glenn Gregory perform David Bowie’s: The Man Who Sold The WorldMon 22nd June • 17.50 advDead KennedysThu 2nd July • £22.50 advThe Cat Empire

Last month at O2 Academy

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PAPA ROACHNu metal legends Papa Roach come to the Academy for a night of nostalgia, plus new music from their forthcoming album.

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March 28 // 10pm – 4am Free before 11pm, £3 after

EVERY TUESTHE UNIVERSITY JAZZ FUNK SOULSOCIETY

Following the huge success of last years sessions the weekly Jazz, Funk & Soul Jam session returns and once again features some of Bristol's best, jamming live.

WEDS 4

HAMMER & TONGUEMonthly night of spoken word and poetry slams, featuring Sam Mole, Malaika and Kegode.

WEDS 11, 18, 25

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

THURS 5 AFTER THE UNDERWORLD

Dance into the night with Soulworks.

THURS 12FAST & LOOSE PRESENT THE BIG SWING

Monthly night of Electro Swing.

THURS 19

WIN WINDJ Neckbone plays forgotten classics and future favourites.

THURS 26

LICKEDLast Thursday lands a night of upfront and emerging House, Bass & Garage talent.

FRI 6MONSTERPIECE

The Disco Two, New Balance and more TBC bring the partyfor Temwa's sustainable development projects in Malawi.

SUGGESTED DONATION £3

FRI 13 SCRIBBLE & SCRATCHMonthly illustration battle and turntabalism event, with live Hip-Hop acts and DJs into the night.

IN THE STUDY w/ BODYWORKS

FRI 20

INVADER FMTAKEOVERInvader DJs drop andintergalactic selection of breaks, bass and disco jams in a 2 floor takeover.

FRI 27

FRONTIN'J Rus & guests play Soca, Old Skool Ragga and classic 12" Funk & Soul.

IN THE STUDY w/ MY BOOGALOO

PETE CUNNING

SAT 7

SNEAKERBOX#003Bristol’s original and premier sneaker event.

MIDDAY—6PM

SAT 7

BEDMO DISCO#012 BANOFEE PIES

Bedmo Disco joins forces with the DJs behind party crew Banoffee Pies. Sticky,sweet fun guaranteed!

IN THE STUDY w/ MR FANTASTIC

SAT 14

SIP THE JUICEBristol's #1 party starters with hits for days! Hip-Hop RnB and everything else.

IN THE STUDY w/ CHANGO

SAT 21

EDDIE ADOOThe expert tastemaker and BBC Radio Bristol DJ makes his Big Chill debut.

IN THE STUDY w/ ASIAN HAWK

SAT 28

45 LIVEBoca 45’s 'Dig, Eat, Beats, Repeat' album launch.

IN THE STUDY w/ SOUL WORKS

Last month at Big Chill Bar

45 LIVEBoca 45’s ‘Dig, Eat, Beats, Repeat album launch. Hip Hop, Disco, Funk, Soul, Latin, Reggae. Strictly 7”. Hosted by Boca featuring Special guests

15 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE

@BigChillBar

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01179 304 217

www.bigchill.net/bristol

BIg ChILL BAR

A social hub bringing together a community with a love of quality music, drink, food and a passion for art & design. DJs and live music from Monday to Saturday plus their Festival Chilli Camper serves authentic Texan fare from 4pm until late. Open from 4pm until late Monday to Thursday and 4am at the weekends.

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March 7// 10pm – Late // £3 / £4

REGGAE SUNDAY

HIP HOP SOCIETY

IDLE HANDS

RUFFNEK DISKOTEK

REGGAE SUNDAY

DARK ROOM

COSIES WASHING MACHINE

DUB THEORIES

REGGAE SUNDAY

CUT OFF

UNDER_SCORE & IDLE HANDS

PSYCHOTHERAPY SESSIONS

REGGAE SUNDAY

BRISTOL REGGAE SOCIETY

IN FINE STYLE

HAPPY SKULL

REGGAE SUNDAY

ISLAND FEVER

HHS DJS & MCS

BEAT PILOT COLLECTIVE, NO REASON, EZZA & CHAZZA

BRS SELECTORS, LIVE HORNS & GUESTS

HRMX, CLOUDED MINDS, ILLSPIRIT, C TEE & LANE

BREWTANK, LOOM, ROY BARSILK ROAD ASSASSINS & TRIMMER

BRACKLES (3 HR SET) & IFS RESIDENTS

GABICCI BRUUNER, KEMAA, THE KELLY TWINS & ANTI-FUN

JAH LOKKO & APOLLO SOUND

THE BRISTOL COMMITTEE & GUESTS

DONGA, CEDRIC MAISON & CHRIS FARRELL

STRATEGY (PORTLAND/USA) & RESIDENTS

ROOTS GUIDANCE, SHERE KAHN & EVERMOOR SOUND

JOEY B (SWING TING), DUB BOY & TENJATHE DUTTY INSPECTORS & STYLATRON

JAH LION & P DUB

GENERAL'S HIFI & COLONEL V

ROOTS INJECTION CREW

REGGAE & DUB10 - LATE • £2/£3

HIP HOP10 - LATE • £2

HOUSE/TECHNO10 - LATE • £3/£4

HOUSE/TECHNO10 - LATE • £4

GARAGE10 - LATE • £4/£5

TECHNO/ELECTRO/BASS10 - LATE • £5

SOCA/DANCEHALL/RAVE10 - LATE • £3/£4

HIP HOP/HOUSE/JUNGLE10 - LATE • £3

TECHNO/GARAGE/HOUSE10 - LATE • £2/£3

DUB10 - LATE • £3

HOUSE/TECHNO10 - LATE • £4


DUBSTEP10 - LATE • £3


REGGAE & DUB10 - LATE • £2



COSIES • MARCH 34 PORTLAND SQBRISTOLBS2 8RG

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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.

34 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8RG

@CosiesBristol

facebook.com/cosies.bristol

01179 424 110

www.cosies.co.uk

RUFFNEK DISKOTEK This month Ruffnek Diskotek welcomes Manchester’s Joey B to Cosies. A superb selector, Joey B’s sets encompass everything from bashment to contemporary UK Bass. This is a night for the carnival crew!

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March 6 // 10pm – 3am// £5

Wed 4 Who Cares?

Tues 10 R. Seiliog

Thur 5Sound

Cupboard

Wed 11Let Me Tell You

A Story Jack

Sat 7 Rumpf

Sat 14 Superfly

Fri 6Bodywork - Bill Brewster

Fri 13 Fat Hat

Wed 18The

Fiction Section

Mon 23DeCyphers - Live Hip Hop

Thur 19 Roots Selecta

Wed 25 Chop Shop

Sat 21Breakneck

Discotheque

Fri 27 Latro - Randall

Sat 28 Atomic

Fri 20Join La Dots -

Appleblim

Thur 26Liberation

Sounds

March

Crofters Rights

Last month at Crofters Rights

BODYWORKS 1ST BIRTHDAYBill Brewster began DJing in the 1980s, but came into his own in the early 1990s, with a two-year stint in New York running DMC’s office. Bill was also one of the founding residents at Fabric in London, a position he held for five years.

117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RW

@Crofters_Rights

Coming soon

0117 2310079

www.croftersrights.co.uk

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.

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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.

12-16 Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5LJ

@DojosBristol

facebook.com/dojo.bristol

01179 251 177

www.dojolounge.co.uk

4 TO THE FLOOR All flavours of underground house music from some of the most talented DJs on the Bristol scene. Bringing you deep, soulful, tech and techno with residents Shawn Fleming and Sly Logic, plus new guests each week.

Every Friday // 11pm – 6am vFree before 12 / £5 after

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Every Thursday // Free

Last month at The Elbow Room

ELBOW BASS, AFTAFT records presents Bristol’s best DJs playing dub step, drum and bass, hip hop, funk and baseline jungle. AFT (Ambush Family Tree) Records is a Bristol based label set up to showcase cutting edge music and do Bristol proud.

64 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JN

@ElbowRoomBris

facebook.com/The-Elbow-Room-Bristol

0117 930 0242

www.theelbowroom.co.uk

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.

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March 6 // 11pm// £3

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

12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ

@FleeceBristol

facebook.com/fleecebristol

0117 945 0996

www.thefleece.co.uk

A NIGHT OF NU-METAL NOSTALGIAFeaturing the soundtrack of a generation. Expect to hear: Limp Bizkit, Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park, System of A Down, Slipknot, Deftones, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson, Alien Ant Farm, Incubus, Crazy Town and many more.

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March 28 // 8.30pm - 2am // Free efore 9.30pm £3 after

Last month at The Full Moon / Attic Bar

ABDOMINAL & THE OBLIQUES Abdominal is a Canadian hip-hop artist who has been involved Toronto’s music scene for twenty years. Abs has worked with the likes of DJ Format, Chali 2na and Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5. He comes to Attic Bar with his band, The Obliques.

1 North Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PR

Coming soon

facebook.com/pages/The-Full-Moon-and-Attic-Bar

01179 245 007

www.fmbristol.co.uk

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 nightime 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?

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mondays

Open Mic

Hosted by Chuman

sunday

s 1st Ghosted session #5 Showcasing original electronic music8th The Gallimaufry 3rd Birthday party Mo Kolours (DJ set) + Simiah + Mont (2am license)15th & 29th Mont’s Mosaic (5-9pm) US jazz, funk & soul vinyl vibes22nd Sleazy Harry’s charity shop pic n mix Dusty vinyl delights from the bargain bucket

wed

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s From the Forest

4th The Good, The Bad & The Funk

Guy Calhoun trio play acid funk, soul jazz & boogaloo

11th Ben Jordan + David Leach

18th The Mandalas

Songs of protest, praise & evolution

25th Ema Sierra full band + The Tixx + Long For The Coast

Hushed voices, a murky backdrop & tiny moments of violence

frid

ays Soul Shakin’ with Ben SummersNorthern soul, 60s club soul & 70s modern soul6th Hot Buttered Soul Shakin’ (2am license) Original vinyl-only with guest, Mike Shawe 13th + Northern Soul Girl Levanna

20th + Fiona Riches 27th + John Stapleton

satu

rday

s 06100% phonographic funk

7th DJ Skint vs China Mike (2am license)

14th, 21st & 28th DJ Skint

tues

day

s 3rd Introducing... Jack Cookson + John Smith + tbc24th Amy Yon + support Top new Bristol talent

thursdaysThe Groove DenHosted by James Morton

thegallimaufry.co.uk

march

Last month at Galimaufrey

galLimaufry

An independent bar, restaurant and music venue on the Gloucester Rd. A relaxed coffee shop vibe in the day, ‘The Galli’ serves food and drinks all day with live music and DJs 7 nights a week (always free entry). Working with local suppliers, artists & artisans wherever possible. Check www.thegallimaufry.co.uk for up-to-date info on menus and events.

26-28 The Promenade, Gloucester Road, BS7 8AL

@thegallibristol

facebook.com/TheGallimaufryBristol

01179 42 7 319

www.thegallimaufry.co.uk

THE GALLIMAUFRY 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTYRaised on the traditional sega music of his father’s Indian Ocean homeland, Mo Kolours later added hip hop, dub, soul and various other electronic styles to his influences. His unique approach places him somewhere between Madlib, Gaslamp Killer and Caribou.

March 8 // 5pm - 2am // Free

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March 13 // 9pm // Free

Last month at The Golden Lion

SEAS OF MIRTHIf you haven’t had the pleasure of Seas Of Mirth, here’s a quick lowdown: They’re a multi-legged, sea-shanty, pirate band who play to a man dancing round dressed as a giant crab. There is also a tug’o’war with the audience. I don’t think we need to say much more than that really. They’re fantastic.

244 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NZ

@goldenlionbriz

facebook.com/goldenlionbristol

0117 924 6449

www.goldenlionbristol.co.uk

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.

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17 March // 10pm – 4am // £11

Last month at Lakota

lakota

Situated in a converted warehouse, hosting a wide range of underground events. It now welcomes a larger crowd of people owing to the mix in music styles on show. The club covers 3 storeys, 4 dance areas, a huge balcony. Lakota also boasts a massive outside smoking area. Lakota remains one of Bristol’s big players.

6 Upper York St, Bristol, BS2 8QN

@LakotaBristol

facebook.com/lakotabristol

01179 232 225

www.lakota.co.uk

PSYCHED X NNTS Psyched X NNTS presents: Green Language World Tour 2015 featuring Rustie (live), Joker, Mssingno. Glasgow’s Rustie is behind some of the most joyous, hyperactive, and truly original club music of recent years. He harnesses the energy and euphoria of hyphy hip-hop and trance, spikes it with speaker-mangling bass and flashes of techno.

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March 21 // 9pm-3am // £5 adv

Last month at The Lanes

DEPARTMENT S: VELVET ECHOESDate for your diary any Marmalade Sky fans. George Shelton brings his band Velvet Echoes to Department S Club Night and promises a mix of ‘Groovy Psychedelic sounds and hard-hitting high octane Rock & Roll.

22 Nelson Street, Bristol, BS1 2LE

@thelanesbristol

facebook.com/lanes.bristol

01173 251 979

www.thelanesbristol.co.uk

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.

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14 March // 10pm – 4am // £3 after 11pm

Sunday 1st MarchBACK TO OURSWednesday 4th March

CRATE DIGGIN (LIVE MUSIC)Thursday 5th March

TIGHTLACES: OCTOBERFriday 6th March

SOULWORKSSaturday 7th March

HYPERCOLOUR:GRETA COTTAGE & DISCREET UNIT

Sunday 8th MarchBACK TO OURSThursday 12th March

SLIX DISCOFriday 13th March

WORM DISCOSaturday 14th MarchCHARLIE DARK

(RUN DEM / BLACKTRONICA / ATTICA BLUES)

Sunday 15th MarchBACK TO OURS

Wednesday 18th MarchCRATE DIGGIN (LIVE MUSIC)

Thursday 19th MarchPLAYBACK

Friday 20th MarchSIP THE JUICE: SCOTT HENDY

Saturday 21st MarchALFRESCO DISCO DJS

Sunday 22nd MarchBACK TO OURS

Wednesday 25th MarchTHE LOVE INN QUIZ

Thursday 26th March2303

Friday 27th MarchHERD: DEATH ON THE BALCONY

Saturday 28th MarchHOT BUTTERED SOUL: MR MENDEL

Sunday 29th MarchBACK TO OURS

MARCH

THE LOVE INN


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.

84 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY

@TheLoveInn

facebook.com/theloveinnbristol

0117 923 2565

www.theloveinn.com

CHARLIE DARK (RUN DEM / ATTICA BLUES)A long overdue Love Inn debut to the man behind Run Dem, Blacktronica and Attica Blues, a veteran of London’s multi-faceted music seen, Mr Charlie Dark. With support from FallingUp’s very own Jay L.

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March 2 // 8.30pm // £4 adv / £6 OTD

Last month at Mothers Ruin

BLEACH BLOOD - LION FACE - THE KENNETH’SAn evening of electro and Indie from London’s Bleach Blood touring their new album. Support comes from Bristol legend Lionface.

7-9 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UE

@TheMothersRuin

facebook.com/The-Mothers-Ruin

07546 082 009

www.mothersruinbristol.co.uk

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!

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March 5 // 9.30pm // £3 / £4

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....

84 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY

@MrWolfsBristol

facebook.com/MrWolfs

0117 923 2565

www.theloveinn.com

THE NIGHT BUSBring down and old bus ticket and exchange it for free booze. Following February’s major success of this night, Mr Wolf’s host The Night Bus once again. Live Rock and Roll music from ‘Little Brother Eli’ plus the Bus Conductor’s awesome DJ set.

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March 24 // 8pm // Free

Last month at Stag & Hounds

THE BIG SMOKE BAND The Big Smoke Band, newly formed in 2015, are a roots/blues act made up of members from seasoned and successful touring bands The Buffalo Skinners (UK), Holy Moly and the Crackersss (UK) and The Bottlenecks (FR).

74 Old Market Street, Bristol, BS2 0EJ

@Stagandhounds

facebook.com/The Stag and Hounds

0117 329 2141

Coming soon

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.

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March 31 // 7pm // £13.50

SUNDAY 1ST MARCH

ROOM 94MONDAY 2ND MARCH

YEARS & YEARSTUESDAY 3RD MARCH

PEOPLE ON VACATION + LACEY + LINUS OF HOLLYWOOD

WEDNESDAY 4TH MARCH

THE QEMISTS + THE ALGORITHM + MERCURY DOLL

MONDAY 9TH MARCH

CLAUDIA BRUCKENWEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH

TO KILL A KING + WAYLAYERS

THURSDAY 12TH MARCH

HOBBIE STUARTFRIDAY 13TH MARCH

REN HARVIEUTUESDAY 17TH MARCH

ANDY JORDANTUESDAY 24TH MARCH

THE ANSWER + THE PICTUREBOOKS

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH

BILLY LOCKETTSATURDAY 28TH MARCH

THE CORONASSUNDAY 29TH MARCH

LUCY ROSETUESDAY 31ST MARCH

THE SUBWAYS + DUNE RATS

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL

HIDDEN IN PLAIN VIEW + WILLIAM BECKETT + ALVAREZ KINGS + RUMOURS

SUNDAY 5TH APRIL

THE VIEWTHURSDAY 9TH APRIL

MARIKA HACKMAN + SOPHIE JAMIESON

SATURDAY 11TH APRIL

BALTHAZARSUNDAY 12TH APRIL

BIPOLAR SUNSHINEFRIDAY 17TH APRIL

WILL AND THE PEOPLEWEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL

KWABSTHURSDAY 23RD APRIL

THE INTERRUPTERSFRIDAY 24TH APRIL

OF MONTREALTUESDAY 28TH APRIL

DAN MANGAN + BLACKSMITHSATURDAY 2ND MAY

TITLE FIGHT + COLD WORLD + MILK TEETH

WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY

THE APPLESSUNDAY 17TH MAY

THE INVISIBLE ORCHESTRA

Advance tickets available from: alt-tickets.co.uk • gigantic.com • 0844 871 8819 • Bristol Ticket ShopThekla The Grove East Mud Dock Bristol BS1 4RB • theklabristol.co.uk • F L theklabristol • I X theklabris

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!

The Grove, BS1 4RB

@theklabristol

facebook.com/theklabristol

0117 929 3301

www.theklabristol.co.uk

THE SUBWAYSWith 10 years of touring and two acclaimed records under their belts, The Subways return with their third studio album ‘Money And Celebrity’. This explosive UK pop/rock record melds their debut’s melodic, punk immediacy with the dynamic power of 2008’s ‘All Or Nothing’.

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12 March // 7pm – 11pm // £8

Last month at Trinity

THE JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTEThe Johnny Cash Tribute come to the Trinity Centre for the first time. The JCT band recreate the sound of the Tennessee three with great authenticity. Kevin’s Wife Kathleen completes the show as June Carter on the great duets like Jackson.

The Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NW

@trinitybristol

facebook.com/trinitybristol

0117 935 1200

www.3ca.org.uk

trinity

One of the few truly independent venues with performances from the likes of Gorillaz, Daniel Johnston, Roni Size and Animal Collective as well as a venue for great club nights like Teachings in Dub and now Bump Rollerdisco. Famous for hosting some legendary band names such as U2, Massive Attack, Portishead, Public Enemy and The Specials. Trinity can rightly claim to be the birthplace of the Bristol sound.

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Contact The Woods for further details.

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.

1 Park Street Avenue, Bristol, BS1 5JN

Coming soon

facebook.com/TheWoodsBristol

01179 250 890

www.thewoodsbar.co.uk

PRIVATE PARTIES AT THE WOODSThe Woods offers a great venue to host your own private party with a mezzanine area which can cater for up to 40 guests with hot/cold buffet options. Available during the day, all night during the week and up to 11pm on Friday and Saturday.

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