The Gas Station Bop is this Thursday!!!
Rock and roll and garage rock all night long ladies and gentlemen! lovely popcorn and free entry, what a blazer!
The Institute Xmas Weekender
Well folks it’s the time of year that we spread love and good cheer and we have put together a music/social festive treat for us and for you.
Mother Mai I?
An inclusive night of anything goes. Expect everything from electro-pop to dirty beats via all manner of friendly filth with an electric undercurrent. Dance Code: Yes.
DIG Festive Freakout with Pete Fowler and Y Niwl!
It’s that time of year and DIG! will be offering you a Mariah Carey and Cliff Richard free zone for our Festive Freakout, a haven from Black Friday where you’ll be able to enjoy office party free surroundings…
Hells Bent ‘Christmas Bash’ this Friday 4th December!!
All the usual brilliance Hell’s Bent offers but with extra festive trimmings.
The ‘Gas Station Bop’ rocks again kids! This thursday 17th Dec!!
Hi guys the next piece of GS-Bop cherry pie is just being served!
Check these guys out!! BLK JKS Tonight !!
We are incredibly proud to welcome BLK JKS to the CAI on 27th November, in an evening curated by Three Syllables featuring a DJ set by Midwife Crisis.
THE GAS STATION BOP!
Hey there. Come down tonight to the CAI, for the best in Rock and roll and Garage rock, there’s gonna be a whole lotta shakin going on!
Don’t forget – This Thursday is The Gas Station Bop!
Plenty of rock and roll and garage rock all night! Popcorn and some sexy badges!
Make It Happen
Whats your big idea? Engage your mind, test your ideas. The Speed Creative Network evening is a fast paced unique monthly networking event designed to spark off creative connections and allow people to share and develop ideas for innovative projects in arts, music, technology and media.
We have been open for 2 whole weeks……
Our Launch Weekend..
The Ultimate Wedding Disco this Saturday
The best wedding disco you have ever been to. EVER! We bring the Big Love Wedding Disco out of a festival tent and indoors…
Mucky Chops this Sunday evening…. and a playlist on Spotify!! win/win..
Here’s a Spotify playlist courtesy of Mucky Chops featuring a lot of vintage party rockers and a dash of funk – a mere crumb from the saggy maw of Mucky Chops.
FACIAL HAIR PARTY? WAAAH?
Instituters and Institutettes. Fancy a bit of a laugh this Wednesday…. yeah? Good……. then come on Down to MIXTAPE’S FACIAL HAIR PARTY!!! (No Entry without a tash or beard!)
Undeb Theatre
To celebrate the Christmas Festivities, Undeb Theatre are to bring you a night full of jollity and warmth, which promises to leave you feeling all fuzzy inside!
Amazin Saddles in town!
CAI introduces its decks to the two carbon-copied tastebuds of J&J, proudly hosting Amazin Saddles.
DIG! first night at CAI almost here!
That’s right, this Friday the DIG djs and special guest ISLET will be performing in the brand spanking new Cardiff Arts Institute. I was there for the opening and am now well excited about playing through the splendid new soundsystem, oh yes!
MIXTAPE WEDNESDAY – Acoustic Heros Night!
We test out the new “Festival folk stage” @ Cardiff Arts Institute and proudly present a selection of our favourite artists from 8pm
DIG! Gearing up for CAI opening!
DIG! will be bringing you the finest psychedelia, soul, rock n roll, surf, cosmic funk and a whole host of other quality dusty vinyl treats from all around the globe for our first night on Friday 13th November. For a little taster of what to expect here’s a short mix we prepared earlie
The Sound Of Now
I always find it fascinating how music progresses to suit. Nobody can say there’s not one kind of music out there that speaks personally to them. For years I’ve been playing African, Carribean and Latin music next to more UK orientated music never guessing for a second that they would naturally fuse into some of [...]
Saturday Night – BA-BA-BOOM!
Here’s a sneaky video that’ll give you a little idea of what we’re up to at Ba-Ba-Boom!
Wonky Disco mix – get yer listen on!
A brand spanking new mix to kick things off from Kruger DJ and Wonky Disco resident Adam Corner.
Squeaky Hill Quiz Show
Curated by: Squeaky Hill A jam packed evening of the weird and wonderful! Expect to be greeted by multi-personalitied quiz masters and end up making anything from marshmallow spaghetti towers to daily newspaper collages.Needless to say, one organised messy mayhem (poor C.A.I bar staff). For our launch month we have an ‘extra special’ pony-tailed guest [...]
Records & Roasts
Curated by: CAI



