The Art Car-Bootique // Sunday 17th April // 10am-4pm // Free

Chapter Carpark // Market Road // Canton

The Art Car-Bootique will be the most exciting car-boot sale you’ve ever seen, stuffed to bursting with art, fashion, performance, vintage booters and curated pitches. Brought to you by Chapter and the Something Creatives, the creative minds behind Milgi and Cardiff Arts Institute. The Art Car-Bootique Sale is an interactive event with all the fun of the unfair.

All-Star Car-Booters

Blown Magazine//Mermaid & Monster//Supersaurus Swansea//WARP at G39//Wally French//Dave Anderson//Holly Davey//Cerbyd//Elbow Room//British Racing Green// CAAPO//Print Market Project//Artes Mundi//I Loves the Diff//SWICA//Project 10//Designer Violence//TactileBOSCH//Sleepwalkers//Mathew Evans// Dart for my Sweetheart//Kylie//Sho Gallery//Natalia Dias//Milgi Tuk Tuk//CineCabaGoGo//Squeaky Hill//Elen Wyn-Jones//Milkwood Gallery

Live Acoustic Music

John Mouse// Georgia Ruth Williams// Cardiff Ukelele Nights// Eugene Capper & Friends// No Thee No Ess.

Chapter Birthday Bake-Off

Bring your best home-baked birthday cake along and you could win a shiny trophy and some other Chapter goodies. There are 2 categories: under 12s and over 12s. Get your entry to the cake arena by 1pm and a team of local WI mercenaries will do the judging. The winners and runners-up will be announced at 2pm. Get baking!

Help us help our neighbours.

Why not use our free Art Car-Bootique Bus? It’ll be stopping at Milgi, Cardiff Arts Institute and Chapter all day from 10am-4pm. If you do drive, please use one of the local, free car parks and not our neighbours spaces! We’ve got lots of bicycle racks and we’re easy to get to by bus (17, 18, 33 from town). We really appreciate your help. x

No Sweat is our weekly acoustic/folk/soul night here at Cardiff Arts Institute, providing you with a luscious mid-week chill. It’s free entry, so no excuses to miss these two incredible acts…

JULIE SOULFUL & STAINLESS STEVE

Julie Gordon is one of the great undiscovered musical secrets of Cardiff. Julie currently makes her living braiding and styling hair at an intimate little place near Tiger Bay, but has been singing her heart out for as long as she can remember. With a voice that’s a cross between Nina Simone and Cassandra Wilson, and a collection of stunning original songs, she is a local treasure.

http://www.myspace.com/juliesoulful

Julie is currently supported by the Stainless Steve Band who are based in Cardiff and create contemporary music for our challenging times. Paying homage to the likes of Mose Allison and Dan Hicks, our songs cover some ‘big issues’ (from global warming to modern relationships) with a humorous touch, and aim to entertain and intrigue with a spicy mix of Blues, Folk and Jazz – interspersed with interpretations of some all-time great songs.

http://www.myspace.com/bluesitems

LOWRI EVANS

Lowri is a stunning bilingual jazz-folk singer, who has previously graced the No Sweat stage both at CAI and WATUSI Festival. What makes Lowri Evans unique is her beautiful Welsh voice, distinctive and powerful delivering a highly original blend of blues, contemporary folk and pop. She has this wonderful ability to blend the two languages in both her live and recorded performances.

Here, Lowri plays One Way Ticket at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, from her amazing 2009 album of the same title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vci9b5SyZDA

http://www.lowrievansofficial.co.uk/

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Cardiff Arts Institute
29 Park Place
Cardiff

Free entry – live music from 9pm

www.cardiffartsinstitute.org

Check out No Sweat’s new YouTube playlist

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.

It’s free entry, so no excuses!

This week, we are proud to present…

HUWIE PRICE
This man needs no introductions at No Sweat. A regular and a legend. We love him, we think you will too!

PATTY
A stunning Spanish singer/songwriter, we welcome Patty to No Sweat for the first time…

GIZMO
Another newbie and Euskaldun singer/songwriter! Check out his amazing blog at http://guillermovarillas.blogspot.com/

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Wednesday 23rd March
Live music from 9pm
Free entry

Fancy playing at No Sweat? Join the No Sweat Facebook Group and send a demo to our Gem

Check out our new YOUTUBE Playlist too for a taster of all things non-sweaty!

The Zen Hussies – Kecker-Rocker by Strummerville

ELECTRO SWING DJ MIX

“(S)winging it” Electro Swing Mix by Sacha Dieu

What is Electro Swing ?

Electro Swing is taking the nation by storm and putting the fun back into dance music “Electro Swing” is the incredible new sound that’s taking over the dancefloor. Cardiff Arts Institute and is the only place in the City to discover the craze that’s on everyone’s lips and hips. Taking original swing samples and remixing them with hip-hop, dubstep, jungle and electro.  Electro Swing events are decadent and glamourous affairs full of flapper girls dippy dapper dons and some truly electric dance moves.

Who are the Big Swing Soundsystem?

The Big Swing Soundsystem (Matt the Hat/Kaptin/Moneyshot) creating totally re-invented swing hits that are fully cooked up for the modern dancefloor. Expect more than just the music from their stage show “The Big Swing Soundsystem” bring you the full re-mixed vintage experience:

SATURDAY 5TH MARCH – THE KINGDOM OF NIGHT-TIME PLEASURES

Saturday the 5th of March will go off with more decor, lights, visuals, dancers, performers and bands…

The Zen Hussies
The Big Swing Soundsystem (Matt the Hat// Kaptin//Moneyshot)
The All New ‘In Full Swing’ Dance Crew

The Secret Speakeasy Photo-Booth
1920’s Cinema Boudoir & Visuals
Mothers Ruin
Marvelous Parlour Games
The Vintage Dressing Up Box

G&T – DRINKS £2:00

Dress Code:

Nu-Rave Flapper Girls

Brogues and Hi-Tops
Dandies and Moustaches
Vintage- Vintage – Vintage

1920′s – PJ PARTY SPECIAL

10pm-4am

Sponsor Kaptin at www.justgiving.com/waxjamcardiff

WAXJAM!
*No jam will be used in the staging of this event…

Join the Oxjam Cardiff team at Kaptin’s Birthday celebrations on Saturday 17th July for some hair raising entertainment!

For one night only, our lovely Kaptin (promoter/producer/DJ/party legend/general nice guy) has bravely agreed to be waxed to help raise funds for the Oxjam Cardiff team.

But he doesn’t wax cheap – we’re aiming to raise £500. So come along and throw some coins in a bucket or help us reach our target by pledging money at the JustGiving website…

http://www.justgiving.com/waxjamcardiff

The hairy fella will be waxed at 11pm, so whether you’re looking for a fun night out or you just want to see a grown man cry, come down, grab a drink, listen to some music (BABYHEAD and DIRTY REVOLUTION!!!) and show your support for this amazing cause!

BUT WHAT THE HECK IS OXJAM?

Oxjam is a music festival made up of hundreds of events around the UK in October. Oxjam events are organised by volunteers who know and love your local music scene. All in aid of Oxfam.

Since 2006, more than 36,000 musicians have played to an audience of over 750,000 people at almost 3,000 Oxjam events, raising in excess of £1 million to fight poverty around the world.

The Oxjam Music Festival will be back in Cardiff this October for a whole month of musical FUNdraising. To get involved please email Gem at oxjam.cardiff@gmail.com or sign up to put on your own Oxjam event HERE!

Waxjam is an event forming part of ‘Oxjam’, a volunteer fundraising venture in aid of Oxfam GB (Registered Charity no. 202918 (England and Wales) and SCO039042 (Scotland)). Proceeds from this appeal will go towards meeting incidental costs incurred by volunteers fundraising in aid of Oxjam. All remaining profits will go to Oxfam GB.

BLING!BLING!

Polish your saddles and dig out your Sunday best. Sustrans, Milgi and Cardiff Arts Institute have joined forces to bring you this fabulous cycling event to celebrate Bike Week and life on two wheels. Fill your baskets with one of a kind vintage and handcrafted bargains at Milgi’s Northcote Lane Market.

Love Handles bike ride leaves Milgi at 6pm Join the cycle ride as we pedal in colourful convoy towards the City Centre and join the gorgeous Taff Trail taking in Bute Park, Sophia Gardens and Coopers Field* Bike Carnival at Cardiff Arts Institute Where the ride ends and the carnival begins. Park up your wheels using the free secure bike holdings and join us dancing the night away with the wonderful live music, circus performers, bike comedy and lots of happy people until midnight. Dress code? Absolutely! Vintage frocks, retro suits, swinging skirts, braces, bow ties, top hats, feather bowers. Anything goes as long as it’s colourful Bike Hire If you can’t get your hands on a bike but would like to take part in the ride, Pedal Power will be offering bike hire exclusively for the event, cost £6. This event is sponsored by Sustrans. * Optional £2 donation for people taking part in the ride, which will go to Sustrans (the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity), helping them build more cycling and walking paths across the nation and get more people out and about on their bikes and feet.

Ya Don't Stop!

We bring the funk levels up a touch for tonight as our Saturday nights join forces with the official after party for the    ‘Ya Don’t Stop’ International Breakdancing contest that will be happening earlier in the day at the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd.

http://yadontstop.co.uk/

We also have some extra special guests for this event.

CANTALOOP

CANTALOOP
http://www.cantaloop.co.uk/
Since releasing their Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, The Twang) produced album I.C.H.I.L.E. back in 2007, Funk fanatics Cantaloop have dropped some killer tracks such as ‘Real Thing’ (remixed by The Fun Lovin’ Criminals) and toured various festivals such as, Glastonbury, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Blue Balls Festival, Larmer Tree Festival and Ashton Court. They bridge both the festival vibe of our Saturday nights and the B Boy ethos of ‘Ya Don’t Stop’ just perfectly.

“Live stands out from the crowd. Well worth checking out… party-centric stuff!” (Mojo)

“Cantaloop’s fusion of funk and hip-hop pitches itself in a territory bounded by the free form jams of Phish and the social awareness of The Specials, tinged with the spacious blues of Eric Bibb and the dive bombing rap ‘n’ scratch of Senser.” (Logo)

“will make you feel good for no particular reason at all and any band that can do that has to get bigged up.” ( Blues and Soul)

Check their track ‘Psycho Stalker’
http://soundcloud.com/cardiffartsinstitute/june-5th-cantaloop-psycho-stalker

DJ DSK

DJ DSK
http://www.djdsk.com/
Originally from Britain but now residing in China, DJ DSK first became known through his vinyl releases on Second to None Records and Electrolab Records as well as a whole series of Hip-hop, Funk and Electro mix CDs. Since moving to China he has: been a DJ representative for Numark / Akai and Alesis; helped organise the Battle of the Year China and B-boy championships of China; and sat as a judge for the DMC China competition. He has also toured extensively around India, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Germany and of course his native UK.

DJ JAFFA
http://www.myspace.com/djjaffa
Hip-hop properly came to Cardiff back in the early to mid 80s. The first Hip-hop jam was on Queen Street when DJ Jaffa, a breakdancer since 1982 and DJ since 85, plugged his decks into Rudis Donut Store and invited any budding MCs to jump up. Since then Jaffa has been a cornerstone of the scene. He was signed up early to Jive Records (later the home of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears) alongside MC Eric (who would go on to join Technotronic and eventually become Me One) and has since DJ’d and produced for the likes of Keisha White, 365, E Dro, Tystion, Bench, Manchild and The Simpsons (yup as in Homer, Bart, etc). He currently holds the UK record for longest DJ set at 70 hours and has a never ending record bag of everything from Funk to Dubstep. A true legend and a great DJ.

As the sun has finally come out, DJ Jaffa has put together this great podcast using tracks that have Sun or Sunshine on the title.

http://www.mixcloud.com/cai/dj-jaffa-here-comes-the-sun-mix/

£2 before 11pm (free with regulars card) // £4 after

It’s a funny old game poetry, seems that most of the time I see it live the only emotions it instigates is hardcore apathy or the urge to physically hurt said poet severely with their own pen. However there are a few out there who truly touch deeply into just the right emotions, Kate Tempest, a big name on the slam poetry scene is one of them.

So what you may ask are we bloody doing putting her on a Saturday night? Well there’s more to this poet than meets the eye, infact two more. Along with a damn fine jazz drummer and guitarist / bassist they make up Sound Of Rum. A band that fit just as well into the festival vibe of our Saturday nights as that other well known poetry crossover Dan Le Sac & Scroobius Pip, who incidentally are also on the same label – Sunday Best, ran by Bestival head honcho and Radio One late night music supremo Rob Da Bank. We very much look forwards to getting in full festie mode. Also Dregz, who has been a staple dancefloor filler at the Toucan for many years shall be paying us a special visit whilst I will no doubt be dropping a selection of Swing, Gypsy and Ska type tunes.

Plus if you arrive early enough (like from 4 in the afternoon) you’ll be able to catch the ‘Breakin’ Hearts B Girl Jam’ as the lady breakdancers get their competition on to the sounds of DJ Jaffa, DJ Veto and Mr Soulsbury.

I love the fact that so much dance music these days is really hard to put your finger on. Even though most of the acts we have this Friday pretty much fall under the Dubstep umbrella, the variety amongst them is immense.

Pangaea is paramount in the evolution of the sound and alongside his Hessle Audio compadres Untold and Ramadanman is one of the most important Dubstep producers out there at the moment. With elements of Techno, House, Funky, Tropical, Rave and more thrown into the mix and both an ear for beautiful music and an eye for the dancefloor it should be one of the most exciting sets we’ve seen at CAI for a while.

Listen / Download: Pangaea – BBC Radio 1 Mix

http://www.percussionlab.com/sets/pangaea/bbc_radio_1_mix

Just as exciting for me at the moment is what is the tunes coming out from Cardiff producer Monky. He’s also stepping away from the traditional Dubstep style and playing with sounds and rhythms in such an exciting way that it can only be good for this city.

Listen: Monkey – FutureMajikDubSoulVol1

http://www.mixcloud.com/chromekids/monkey-futuremajikdubsoulvol1/

To both compliment and contrast these fellas we have the Central Spillz crew, a fun bunch of Bristolian DJs and MCs who carry that perfect mix of party style jump up and deeper conscious stuff so that what they bring is a show rather than just a bunch of guys on a mic over Dubstep, also Drokkr from Ireland, who is from the sheer filth and fury brand of producers and will top the night of just perfect whilst on the warm up slot we have Adam Corner, a true connoisseur of the dancefloor who will make sure the place is just toasty for all involved.

Listen: Adam Corner – CAI Friday Night Mix

http://www.mixcloud.com/cai/adam-corner-friday-night-mix/