BETHESDARADO!
(review n pic by jared pegler)
Myself and my bezzie Barry Starmer have a knack of picking really good, different nights out, like attending a private view at a gallery that turned onto a rave; and a trip to see a band in a prestigious North Wales record shop culminating in a trip to see the same band on the same day in prestigious South Wales record shop!
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The Easter weekend brings a mixed bag, from the Future House sounds of Loefah, Boddika and Oneman. Sunday, Aperture brings the Brazilian Carnival sounds of DJ Marky. Plus, you lucky people, all the regular weekend joys of some of Cardiff’s finest DJs. Xerox, indie jukebox blender on Friday and the 3 floor madness of Dirty Pop, Mr Potter and The Vinyl Vendettas on Saturday.
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(review n pix mwj)
I have Jebus and his associated holidays to thank for the free time opportunity to catch up with one of the favourite finds of recent years, Seattle’s Black Breath. They’ve had the odd festival appearance since I last saw them at the Star and Garter over here, and these dates are a lead up to seeing them at Roadburn in Holland, but they remain firmly underground with their death/thrash style.
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From the swells of Pandy Tudur, Y Niwl will be surfing the digital waves tonight in the form of a live session (their 2nd?) for Marc Riley on BBC Radio 6music from 7pm
The Black Swans began life as Utopia on 7th March 1998, formed by Prestatyn based Tom Scriven and James Kershaw (both were only 15 years old), who were joined by Eddie James (vocals) and Carl Hogan (bass) (formerly of Flashbax). Although it did take a year of very little activity to record an EP, “Just The Way” at Rockcliffe Studios in Llandudno, May 1999. Eddie left soon after this session and was replaced by 17 year old Sarah Lipman who took over and added her own mark on songs like Smokin’ Fossil Fuels, Bind Ivy, and Alone. This line-up recorded a new EP called Fake in September 1999 and received rave reviews in the local press. Utopia played a part in local music history when they were the last band to ever perform in The Savoy Bistro in Rhyl before it closed its doors for good in March 1999.
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Ruthin based Isaac Birchall’s new album is available to stream online
(review by chris markwell)
It’s 10 o’clock on a Tuesday night in Bangor. End of the month, money growing thin in many people’s pockets, but Embassy nightclub is open to the public. Open, and free to enter (if you’ve got yourself a Yellow Card from the nearby Yellow Pub). Thankfully, for my bank account, I have one, as do the friends I’m with. So in we head.
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