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NO SWEAT: MAGPIE INSTINCT (free download!) + CHICO

NO SWEAT: MAGPIE INSTINCT (free download!) + CHICO

By Gem - No Sweat on September 7, 2011

No Sweat returns for another week of acoustic gorgeousness. Tonight we have a special acoustic duo set from Magpie Instinct and a solo set from Cardiff legend and D’Taba front-man, Chico. Pull up a chair and chill your beans. You deserve to not sweat at least one day a week… 

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NO SWEAT: THEM LOVELY BOYS / HUWIE PRICE & MORE (free)

NO SWEAT: THEM LOVELY BOYS / HUWIE PRICE & MORE (free)

By Gem - No Sweat on August 24, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night here at CAI. It really is quite delightful. And free! Come join us…

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, Huwie Price, jangling jack molasses, live music, olly knox, them lovely boys | Leave a response

No Sweat present: THE GENTLE GOOD | THE BLACK ATLANTIC | RUE ROYALE

No Sweat present: THE GENTLE GOOD | THE BLACK ATLANTIC | RUE ROYALE

By Gem - No Sweat on August 17, 2011

A Green Man Warm up show for The Gentle Good aka Gareth Bonello, a Welsh folk singer and songwriter whose honest and tender vocals are well matched to an intricate guitar style that owes much to the great guitarists of the 60s folk revival. Support from the utterly gorgeous The Black Atlantic and Rue Royale…

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, live music, matt the hat, no-sweat, rue royale, the black atlantic | Leave a response

NO SWEAT: MOLLY ZACHARIAS & FRIENDS (free)

NO SWEAT: MOLLY ZACHARIAS & FRIENDS (free)

By Gem - No Sweat on August 3, 2011

ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY! No Sweat regular, CAI staff member and stupidly talented Molly Zacharias launches her long-awaited debut album, Vespers Pt. 1 and Pt. 2.

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, alex sedgmond, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, jangling jack molasses, lawrence toms, live music, lloyd stratford, molly zacharias, no-sweat | 1 Response

NO SWEAT: RACHEL’S LAST DANCE (free)

NO SWEAT: RACHEL’S LAST DANCE (free)

By Gem - No Sweat on July 20, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night at Cardiff Arts Institute. We showcase up-and-coming and established local talent, all in a nice relaxed atmosphere – perfect for mid-week recuperation! This week we present RACHEL’S LAST DANCE, FRANCESCA’S WORD SALAD and BRIAN HUMPHREYS.

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, brian humphreys, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, francesca's word salad, free, live music, no-sweat, rachel's last dance, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat present FOXPOCKETS (Free)

No Sweat present FOXPOCKETS (Free)

By Gem - No Sweat on July 13, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night at Cardiff Arts Institute, perfect for post-CAI-weekend recuperation and pre-weekend preparation! We showcase up-and-coming and established local talent, with a few touring acts thrown in for good measure. This week, Brighton-based FOXPOCKETS kick off their 4-date  ’Foxpockets Go Mad in WALES!’ tour…

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, cheviot hill, eugene capper, folk, foxpockets, free, live music, no-sweat | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… FUZZY LIGHTS (UK Tour) | The Cautionary Child (free)

No Sweat presents… FUZZY LIGHTS (UK Tour) | The Cautionary Child (free)

By Gem - No Sweat on June 15, 2011

“Outstanding.  Like the Dirty Three meeting Low with a hint of Sweet Billy Pilgrim. If they were American, the buzz would be huge already.” – UNCUT review of Fuzzy Lights’ 2010 album Twin Feathers – 4/5

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, fuzzy lights, live music, no-sweat, the cautionary child, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… THE RED AGE | SAMUEL H INVISIBLE | KAI LENA | ADAM JENKINS (free)

No Sweat presents… THE RED AGE | SAMUEL H INVISIBLE | KAI LENA | ADAM JENKINS (free)

By Gem - No Sweat on June 1, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night at Cardiff Arts Institute…but this week we’re getting a little bit plugged in. We showcase up-and-coming and established local talent, all in a lovely relaxed atmosphere and all for FREE!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, adam jenkins, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, kai lena, live music, no-sweat, samuel h invisible, the red age, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… RACHEL’S LAST DANCE | KATY & HELENA | MATT WRIGHT – free!

No Sweat presents… RACHEL’S LAST DANCE | KATY & HELENA | MATT WRIGHT – free!

By Gem - No Sweat on May 25, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night at Cardiff Arts Institute, perfect for post-CAI-weekend recuperation and pre-weekend preparation! We showcase up-and-coming and established local talent, all in a lovely relaxed atmosphere and all for FREE!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, curry, folk, free, katy & helena, live music, matt wright, no-sweat, rachel's last dance, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… BAREFOOT DANCE OF THE SEA | SCRIBER (host) | TUEUR DE LUNE | Drawing! :: Free entry!

No Sweat presents… BAREFOOT DANCE OF THE SEA | SCRIBER (host) | TUEUR DE LUNE | Drawing! :: Free entry!

By Gem - No Sweat on May 18, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly free acoustic night here at CAI – perfct for mid-week recovery and recuperation! Each week we showcase local acts, all in a lovely relaxed atmosphere. This week, loyal non-sweaters, we bring you (I say we, our mate SCRIBER’s hand-picked this lovely bunch)…

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, al marshall, art, barefoot dance of the sea, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, live music, no-sweat, scriber, tueur de lune, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… LOU NOBLE & THE SAUCE | THE RUM PUPPETS – free entry!

No Sweat presents… LOU NOBLE & THE SAUCE | THE RUM PUPPETS – free entry!

By Gem - No Sweat on May 11, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly free acoustic night here at CAI – perfct for mid-week recovery and recuperation!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, free entry, jazz, live music, lou noble, lou noble and the sauce, no-sweat, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents… RYAN JAMES | RICKY KOTECHA | ANJANA – free entry!

No Sweat presents… RYAN JAMES | RICKY KOTECHA | ANJANA – free entry!

By Gem - No Sweat on May 4, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly free entry acoustic night here at CAI – perfct for mid-week recovery and recuperation!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, anjana, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, folk, free entry, live music, no-sweat, ricky kotecha, ryan james, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents: CARLOS BENGAS & THE GOODVIBES TRIBE | CORNERS OF NOWHERE

No Sweat presents: CARLOS BENGAS & THE GOODVIBES TRIBE | CORNERS OF NOWHERE

By Gem - No Sweat on April 27, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night at Cardiff Arts Institute, perfect for post-CAI-weekend recuperation and pre-weekend preparation! We showcase up-and-coming and established local talent, all in a lovely relaxed atmosphere and all for FREE!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, cardiff live music, carlos bengas, corners of nowhere, curry offer, folk, free, no-sweat, wednesday | Leave a response

No Sweat presents: THE NEW OBJECTS | RON MIEL | DRAFTS – special acoustic sets…

No Sweat presents: THE NEW OBJECTS | RON MIEL | DRAFTS – special acoustic sets…

By Gem - No Sweat on April 20, 2011

NO SWEAT is our weekly acoustic night here at CAI, bringing you luscious sounds, good vibes and…cheap curry!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, down tempo, folk, free, live music, no-sweat, quintamity, the new objects, wednesdays | Leave a response

No Sweat presents: Maddie Jones | Stavros | Ali Al-Talib

No Sweat presents: Maddie Jones | Stavros | Ali Al-Talib

By Gem - No Sweat on April 13, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night of loveliness here at CAI and this Wednesday we’re bringing you a touch of the Blues…

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, ali al-talib, blues, cardiff, cardiff arts institute, cardiff live scene, free, maddie jones, no-sweat, stavros | Leave a response

NO SWEAT: Julie Soulful & Stainless Steve | Lowri Evans

NO SWEAT: Julie Soulful & Stainless Steve | Lowri Evans

By Gem - No Sweat on March 30, 2011

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cai, cardiff arts institute, folk, free, julie soulfu, live music, lowri evans, no-sweat, stainless steve, wednesday | Leave a response

NO SWEAT: Huwie Price | Patty | Gizmo

NO SWEAT: Huwie Price | Patty | Gizmo

By Gem - No Sweat on March 23, 2011

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic/folk night at Cardiff Arts Institute. Each week we bring you the finest local acts so you can have a nice mid-week chillax, plus we run a ‘Curry & A Drink for £5.75′ offer up until 9pm. Lovely jubbly.

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cai, cardiff arts institute, folk, free live music, gizmo, Huwie Price, live music, no-sweat, patty, wednesday | 1 Response

No Sweat – Tuesday slot this week!

No Sweat – Tuesday slot this week!

By spike on October 26, 2010

Wonderful session of No Sweat instore – on this one-off Tuesday!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, adam donen, bethan nia, cardiff live music, gemma white, Huwie Price, live music every wednesday, no-sweat, open mic, swn, unsigned talent | Leave a response

No Sweat presents Bang Bang Eche

No Sweat presents Bang Bang Eche

By spike on July 28, 2010

ROB DA BANK’S ‘BEST AND IMPROBABLY GREATEST RECORD IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW…’

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, bang bang eche, chilled live music, free music in cardiff, kiwi, live circuit, live music in cardiff, live wednesdays hows, no-sweat, rob da bank, student friemdly music | Leave a response

Chewlips

CHEW LIPS ARE COMING!

By spike on June 9, 2010

Permission granted from Mother Nature!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, bluegrass, chewlips, controllers, electro, hot show, jo rose, limited tickets, malpas, rescheduled show, topman ctrl, topshop | Leave a response

No Sweat  – June Kicks Off!

No Sweat – June Kicks Off!

By spike on June 2, 2010

CARDIFF-CENTRIC SOUNDS!

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, beanbags, boho, cardiff music, cat mouse cat, evening chorus, every wednesday, free, live music, matthew joseph, no-sweat, student live night, wednesday night, wednesday night special | Leave a response

Damon and Naomi – EXCLUSIVE SHOW

Damon and Naomi – EXCLUSIVE SHOW

By leonwest on May 6, 2010

THIS IS A RARE OCCASION

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, cardiff arts institute, cardiff thursday night, damon & naomi, decent live music, domino records, folk, free, galaxie 500, gentle folk, live music, subline, surferblood, three syallables | Leave a response

Evening Chorus @ CAI

EVENING CHORUS supported by SAM H. INVISIBLE

By spike on January 27, 2010

TONIGHT WE PROUDLY SHOWCASE TWO OF CARDIFF’S FINEST EMERGING TALENT

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, bands, cardiff, evening chorus, free, Live Music, sam h invisible, talent | Leave a response

The Songs of Nick Drake….. Perfomed at the Cardiff Arts Institute///Sunday 21st March

The Songs of Nick Drake….. Perfomed at the Cardiff Arts Institute///Sunday 21st March

By spike on January 21, 2010

“An absolute must”
- Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2

Posted in Live Music | Tagged acoustic, barbican, celebrate, Celtic connections, english, genius, Live Music, Nick Drake, radcliffe, radio 2, singer, songwriter, way to blue | Leave a response

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