NO SWEAT: MAGPIE INSTINCT (free download!) + CHICO
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…
NO SWEAT: THEM LOVELY BOYS / HUWIE PRICE & MORE (free)
No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night here at CAI. It really is quite delightful. And free! Come join us…
No Sweat present: THE GENTLE GOOD | THE BLACK ATLANTIC | RUE ROYALE
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…
NO SWEAT: MOLLY ZACHARIAS & FRIENDS (free)
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.
NO SWEAT: RACHEL’S LAST DANCE (free)
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.
No Sweat present FOXPOCKETS (Free)
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…
No Sweat presents… ROB LEAR & BAND | ALBATROSS ARCHIVE | FFRED JONES (free)
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!
No Sweat presents… FUZZY LIGHTS (UK Tour) | The Cautionary Child (free)
“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
No Sweat presents… THE RED AGE | SAMUEL H INVISIBLE | KAI LENA | ADAM JENKINS (free)
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!
No Sweat presents… RACHEL’S LAST DANCE | KATY & HELENA | MATT WRIGHT – free!
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!
No Sweat presents… LOU NOBLE & THE SAUCE | THE RUM PUPPETS – free entry!
No Sweat is our weekly free acoustic night here at CAI – perfct for mid-week recovery and recuperation!
No Sweat presents… RYAN JAMES | RICKY KOTECHA | ANJANA – free entry!
No Sweat is our weekly free entry acoustic night here at CAI – perfct for mid-week recovery and recuperation!
No Sweat presents: CARLOS BENGAS & THE GOODVIBES TRIBE | CORNERS OF NOWHERE
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!
No Sweat presents: THE NEW OBJECTS | RON MIEL | DRAFTS – special acoustic sets…
NO SWEAT is our weekly acoustic night here at CAI, bringing you luscious sounds, good vibes and…cheap curry!
No Sweat presents: Maddie Jones | Stavros | Ali Al-Talib
No Sweat is our weekly acoustic night of loveliness here at CAI and this Wednesday we’re bringing you a touch of the Blues…
NO SWEAT: Huwie Price | Patty | Gizmo
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.
No Sweat & Giggle Mag provide some Comic Relief
No Sweat is our weekly acoustic/folk night here at CAI and this week they’re joining forces with the lovely folk at Giggle Magazine to do something funny for money and raise a quid or two for Comic Relief.
Batucada Basics: 100% Brazil: Live Samba/Capoeira/Samba class/Caipirinhas
Big Brazilian party as the drums of the Rio carnival fade
WOW Film Festival – flash for the flicks!
WOW discount for Cardiff Arts Institute Regular card holders. Just flash your card!
WAXJAM! Kaptin’s getting a birthday wax for Oxjam. Ouch.
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 [...]
Poetry In Motion
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, [...]
SCRIBER & Guests takeover No Sweat
COME ONE, COME ALL. THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN AND THEY’VE BROUGHT THE MUSIC! CAI’s weekly No Sweat night is being taken over and hosted by your amiable ringmaster: SCRIBER
Bringing The Bass Music
Really excited for the new Fridays we’ve got lined up from May andjust wanted to let you all know a little bit about one of the acts we’re bringing down for the launch party on May 7th. Baobinga & ID are a pair who have really helped to push the Bass music scene with their definitive [...]
little comets: BIG SUPPORT ACTS!
The results are in, you voted in your hundreds, and we can now officially announce that the local support acts for the Little Comets gig on WEDNESDAY 28th APRIL are…drumroll perleeeease… OK HUWIE PRICE
Fri/16th April: Chew Lips! Put on your dancing shoes
CHEW LIPS will be taking over CAI this Friday with an exciting and exclusive TOPMAN CTRL gig. Chew Lips will be ‘in control’ throughout April, which involves blogging away on the TOPMAN CTRL site, sharing videos, new music, pictures and their influences, as well as curating their own ‘TOPMAN CTRL Live’ show.
















