TRIBES /STRANGE NEWS FROM ANOTHER STAR / NOWHERE BOY
THURSDAY 7th JULY
DOORS 8pm /+16
£5adv : direct link for tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/116113
‘With their mumbling vocals and growly guitars, facial fuzz and general air of dishevelment, Tribes appear to worship at the altar of Cobain and Co. Their track Whenever couldn’t be more Nevermind-ish if it tried, which presumably it won’t do because exertion would be antithetical to the slacker ethos. Their songs have choruses that sound like the bit in Smells Like Teen Spirit where Kurt went, “Hello, hello, hello”, in that sardonic droney manner that suggested sardonicism was his way of dealing with anguish and pain. He would have droned for America had he heard Tribes. ‘ -New Band of the day – Guardian
Support from Strange News from Another Star & Nowhere Boy.
Links: www.myspace.com/tribesband

The Safe & Sound Festival is taking over the Cardiff Arts and Music scene on June 26th 2011. Presenting talented local acts and artists, live graffiti in great venues; it aims to raise funds and awareness for Safer Wales, an amazing charity supporting the Welsh community.

Cardiff Arts Institute and Buffalo Bar will be showcasing local acts, graffiti and displays created by the young people at the Riverside Warehouse. Among the ac…ts are: The Method, Houdini Dax, Joe Blow and Skamma, Dead Residents, OK (DJ set), The King Regards, Soul Smoke Sessions, DJ Wiggle Baron, Alphabet Backwards, We Are The Afterglow, and more!

Roxe Foundation is supporting the festival and will be creating graffiti displays during the event which anyone can participate in for free www.roxejam.co.uk

Your support will come at a bargain price but make a huge difference. All profits raised from the event will go to keeping the invaluable Riverside Warehouse open. As one of Safer Wales’ key projects, the Warehouse provides the local youth community with a safe, fun and educational place to be.

Safer Wales believes that everyone has the right to feel safe, to live their life without fear, and to be part of a cohesive and inclusive community in which all citizens have an equal voice www.saferwales.com

TICKETS: http://www.wegottickets.com/f/2612
Tickets are cheaper online but are also available on the door at the evening of the event for £4 – one venue, and £7 – both venues.

A Photomarathon is a photographic competition with a twist. Based on a very simple concept – 12 hours, 12 topics, 12 pictures – this is an event centered around creativity and imagination and a lot of fun.
 
The first event was held in Cardiff in the summer of 2004 when 140 people took part, Since then it has established itself as regular fixture on the capital city’s cultural calendar. This year 400 people will take up the challenge of interpreting the topics each in their own way. Cardiff Arts Institute will act as a base for the event between 2pm and 6pm, so if you’re around, don’t be surprised if someone asks you to be in their picture!

www.photomarathon.co.uk
www.facebook.com/photomarathon
www.twitter.com/photomarthonGB

IS TROPICAL / MILLION WAY / HEMME FATALE

FRIDAY 27th MAY 2011

8pm Doors

Tickets : £5adv

The direct link for tickets:

www.wegottickets.com/event/116112

The last twelve months have seen London three-piece IS TROPICAL make waves with their unique brand of dreamy pop, rapidly gaining fans in all corners of the globe from diehard indie kids to full on clubbers.We’re incredibly excited about this show especially as we know the cross-over audience that we get through our Friday shows..

IS TROPICAL came to international attention with the release of their debut single When O’ When released on Hit Club Records in January 2010. Produced by Al Al Al (The Big Pink / Klaxons), the single, together with their spectral live shows, saw the band attract the attention of fans and critics alike. They were soon signed to French music and fashion label Kitsuné (Digitalism/Two Door Cinema Club). The band entered the studio last autumn with Jimmy Robertson to record their debut album, the first fruits of this is the lush ‘SOUTH PACIFIC’ single. The band’s second release was mixed by LEXXX (Crystal Castles /Gwen Stefani) and was released on Kitsuné in November 2010.  Around this time IS TROPICAL toured the UK and Europe as special guests of Klaxons, The Big Pink and Mystery Jets and have subsequently grown into a mesmerising live act, effortlessly combining a late night strobing club show with infectious, sing along pop songs. 

The IS TROPICAL line up of SIMON MILNER (vocal/guitars/keys), GARY BARBER (vocals/guitars/keys) & DOMINIC APA (drums), will release their debut album on KITSUNÉ / COOPERATIVE MUSIC in April 2011.

IS TROPICAL plus support from MILLION WAY & Hemme Fatale..

Hexstatic

On Saturday the 21st of May 2011 at the Cardiff Arts Institute, Dizzyjam, the online music merchandising company, will be celebrating the thousandth sign-up to their website with a line-up hand picked from acts using the service. Headlining will be Hexstatic, with a spellbinding AV set featuring cutting-edge beats and video mixed live on the fly. Festival headliners the world over, they’ll destroy any dancefloor in sight, making sure to repair it again before they leave.

Channel Swimmer

Also on the bill will be the disgustingly talented Houdini Dax, as well as hotly-tipped sample genius Channel Swimmer who will be musically poking us with his DJ skills. From Bristol, to end the evening off nicely, will be party edit kings Bedmo Disco DJs, owners of almost every record ever made since the beginning of time. Or since 1991, whichever comes first. There will be t-shirt giveaways and competitions throughout the night. Dizzyjam.com is a completely free service that allows bands, DJs, labels, events, and anyone else involved in either making, playing, or promoting music to sell their merchandise online – and make an instant profit – without having to worry about the cost and hassle of buying in bulk. This means they can sell their merchandise to their fans anywhere in the world, earning 25% of the retail price paid directly – for five minutes work. For free.

Neil Cocker (right) and Helia Phoenix show off Dizzyjam

With the recent sign-up of the 1000th artist to the website, Dizzyjam are holding the event in order to celebrate their success as well as promote local and international talent that benefits from their service. The doors will be open for anyone to come along and help the directors of Dizzyjam, Neil Cocker and Dafydd Griffiths, celebrate the continuing success of their startup. Dizzyjam are looking forward to an exciting year ahead of them in 2011, with the view of continuing to provide a service for the music industry, and growing even further throughout the year. What better way to prepare themselves for the rest of the year, than with holding an event to celebrate their success so far in helping both the Save The 100 Club and the Storm The Charts campaigns, as well as helping 998 other bands, DJs, promoters, labels and venues make money from their merchandise.

More information about Dizzyjam can be found at www.dizzyjam.com/about

Cardiff Arts Institute present Llanelli Alt-rock 5 piece ‘Cut Ribbons’ on one of many shows to come in 2011, Joining them are Carmarthen duo Trwbador, who will be bringing a melodic, drum machine infused acoustic aspect to the evening. Both bands with appearances at Swn Festival 2010, and numerous radio sessions including Adam Walton. They will be joined by Cardiff alternative 3 piece ‘Paper Factory’ , and bearded bipolar acoustic act ‘My Name Is Ian’.  
Entry –  £3.

“Literary Death Match is teaming with the Cardiff Arts Institute to produce an epic LDM Cardiff debut, in what promises to be one of the most thrilling in the event’s five-year history. The night, featured in 32 cities around the world, will bring together four authors to read their most electric writing for seven minutes or less before a panel of three all-star judges.

After each pair of readers, the judges take turns spouting hilarious, off-the-wall commentary — in the categories of literary merit, performance and intangibles — about each story, poem or otherwise, then select their favorite to advance to the finals.

The two finalists then compete in the Literary Death Match finale, which trades in the show’s literary sensibility for an absurd and comical climax to determine who takes home the Literary Death Match Cardiff crown.”

To get a quick sense of the event, here’s a video:  www.literarydeathmatch.com/storage/sizzle/index.html.

For more details, contact: toddzuniga@gmail.com

Tuesday MAY 10th 2011 – 8pm

More details to come.

Come Dancing… at Cardiff Arts institute every Tuesday night from 8pm and learn some Electro-Swing-Hop…
a fusion of Lindy hop, Jive, Swing, Charleston and Hip-hop in a friendly, relaxed environment. Perfect for couples, singles, beginners and the curious! Vintage dress optional and the chance to learn a new routine to be performed ‘flash-mob stylee’ at the next ‘in full swing’ Electro-swing night at Cardiff Arts Institute.
8pm/£4

For one night only, a wonderful amalgamation of all of your favourite Uni societies bring you an eclectic mix of beats, merriment, fun, giant games, competitions, fancy dress, facepaint, stalls and more… And it’s all for CHARITY (The Huggard Homeless Centre/P&P)

BEATS THE STREETS
(a.k.a. People&Planet and Cardiff Action for the Single Homeless)
presents: THE PANTS AND SOC(k)S PARTY….
…
PANTS AND SOCKS are the order of the day because as well as looking to raise some lovely cash, we are asking for DONATIONS of PANTS AND SOCKS on the door as this is what the Huggard Centre are in need of donation wise. BRINGING A PAIR OF PANTS and/or SOCKS WILL GET YOU MONEY OFF ENTRY.

CARDIFF ARTS INSTITUTE
*9.30pm-2am (* directly after our weekly Come Dancing!)

BRINGING A MIXTURE OF FUNK/REGGAE/RAGGA/DANCEHALL/HIP-HOP/GYPSY/SWING

—-F-BLOCK (The Reggae Society) Reggae + More —-

—-SNITCH – (TRAFFIC) Funky/tropical/ragga —–

—-POBOL Y TWLL – Ragga/Dancehall/Hip-Hop—-

—-DEPTH – Funk (One Mission/TRAFFIC)—–

—-WARCHARM – Funk (One Mission/TRAFFIC)—–

With more TBC

BRINGING THE FUN:

*TRAFFIC will be providing the usual TRAFFIC hijinx, including *CRAFT CORNER *PEOPLE AND PLANET *THE VEGETARIAN and VEGAN SOCIETY *STAR *THE FRUIT AND VEG CO-OP * THE TEA SOCIETY*AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL*

with many more societies to be announced (message Sophie Davies if you want to get involved – the more the merrier)

£3 standard price – or discount with society membership and/or PANTS AND SOCKS

FANCY DRESS ENCOURAGED (anything goes theme)– PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSED.

See you at the front,