Every Sunday: SUNDAY SICKNOTE / ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT

Every Sunday, downstairs at Buffalo:

SUNDAY SICKNOTE
& ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT
DJS KEVIN & JOSH

7.30pm-3am
£free entry
241 Cocktails ALL DAY & NIGHT

All day HANGOVER BREAKFASTS & SUNDAY ROASTS until 9pm or til they run out

Fresh Tea (including specialist Suki Tea)/Coffee/Milkshakes & Cakes/Cookies

OPEN MIC run by BEV GOUGH - new performers always welcome (bring your own instruments) - you can sign up from 7.30pm

& DJS playing CLASSIC ROCK, INDIE, FOLK & PARTY TUNES til 3am!

SIGNATURE presents CHROME KIDS - Thursday 19th January

Curator: Chrome Kids

SIGNATURE presents CHROME KIDS TAKE OVER!

Thursday 19th January
10pm-4am
£free entry

As part of Hometown Heroes, CHROME KIDS are taking over this week’s Signature. Check back her for updates!

CONAN - Sunday 22nd January

Curator: Lesson No. 1

CONAN
ZONDERHOOF
PUS
7.30pm

Bone-meltingly powerful sludged-out doom metal from Liverpool.

Conan website

FOE - Monday 23rd January

Curator: SPC Live

FOE
CAFÉ ZURICH

Monday 23rd January
8pm
£6 adv Crowdsurge.com / £MOTD

FOE’s latest release’ Deep Water Heart Breaker’ is a cerebral, 90s influenced gutter guitar rock offering with sleazy vocals about materialistic relationships that interject an onslaught of electric drums, distorted guitars and dizzying fairground percussion. Her debut album ‘Bad Dream Hotline’ is released on 16th January.

Foe Facebook

FACE + HEEL - Tuesday 24th January

Curator: Face + Heel

FACE + HEEL
ESTHER
PYRENEES
& LOVE PARRY III DJS

Tuesday 24th January
8pm £4 entry

New Cardiff duo FACE + HEEL finally make their debut Cardiff performance while curating a bill of fine electronic synth pop acts.

Facebook: Face+heel

CARDIFF TEA CLUB - Wednesday 25th January (downstairs)

CARDIFF TEA CLUB

Wednesday 25th January (downstairs)
7pm £free entry

It’s back! Cardiff’s celebration of TEA! Set to the backdrop of TEA CLUB DJs playing reggae, dub, hip-hop, funk & more! Specialist tea & cake offers all night.

Cardiff Tea Club Facebook

SIGNATURE: CITY BASS WORLD MUSIC TAKEOVER - Thursday 26th January

SIGNATURE: CITY BASS WORLD MUSIC TAKEOVER

Thursday 26th January
10pm-4am £3 entry

Ragga * Detroit Techno * Chicago House & loads loads more

HOWLER - Friday 27th January

Curator: Swn

HOWLER
MAN MADE
KUTOSIS

Friday 27th January
7.30pm-10pm *early show*
£8 adv SwnPresents.com / WeGotTickets /£MOTD

HOWLER is the brainchild of 19 year old frontman Jordon Gatesmith, who claims to have always had a natural affinity towards early 60s American rock & pop, as well as 80s punk. His guitar skills remind one of LOU REED on ‘Transformer’, their overall sound can be described as a cross between THE CRAMPS and THE REPLACEMENTS with a dash of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND. They've just completed a UK tour with THE VACCINES, and release debut album ‘America (Give Up)’ on 16th January.

“America’s next big guitar hopes” – NME

Howler website

Y NIWL / H. HAWKLINE - Saturday 28th January

Curator: Loose/Harvest

Y NIWL
H. HAWKLINE
& HARVEST DJS

7pm-10pm *early show*
£5 adv WeGotTickets/ £6 doors

Great little line up including Gwynedd instrumental alt surf rock band Y NIWL, and psych garage rock’n’roller H. HAWKLINE.

HARVEST provide the musical backdrop in between bands digging out some 60s psych, sunshine pop, garage & folk nuggets. Tickets recommended!

Y Niwl website

RIFLES & DIAMONDS - Sunday 29th January

RIFLES & DIAMONDS
RAPHAELITES
MANHATTAN COAST

Sunday 29th January 8pm
£4 entry

more details soon!

EVENT HORSES - Monday 30th January

EVENT HORSES
RECLUSE
& more tba

Monday 30th January 8pm
£4 entry

more details soon!

SIGNATURE: NOOKIE TAKEOVER - Thursday 2nd February

SIGNATURE: NOOKIE TAKEOVER

Thursday 2nd February
10pm-4am
£3 entry

RUN,WALK! - Friday 3rd February

Buffalo & Barely Regal presents:

RUN,WALK! / NO COAST
& support

Friday 3rd February
7pm-10pm *early show*
£4 entry

Spazz-Drums-Bass-Indie-Freakout Kids.

run,WALK! website

ACOUSTIC NIGHT featuring NIA ROBERTS - Sunday 5th February

Sunday Sicknote:

ACOUSTIC NIGHT featuring NIA
& new performers welcome

Sunday 5th February
7.30pm £free entry

As part of our ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT we’ll also be introducing some exclusive performances from headline artists every month. This time it’s NIA ROBERTS playing music with an eclectic range of influences from BOB DYLAN and THE BEATLES to THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.

Nia Facebook

ATTENTION THIEVES - Monday 6th February

ATTENTION THIEVES
INSUNA
& supports

Monday 6th February
8pm £4 entry

4-piece from Reading playing energetic live shows with infectious songs captivating audiences and stirring up the music scene.

Attention Thieves Soundcloud

DOCTOR WHO: THE QUIZ OF RASSILON - Monday 6th February

DOCTOR WHO – THE QUIZ OF RASSILON

Monday 6th February (downstairs)
7.30pm
£free/£1 to play

Doctor Who quiz with Forbidden Planet vouchers and bar tab giveaways. A night of everything Doctor Who for both hardcore fans and newbies, all are welcome! (18+).

BUFFALO BOUTIQUE / CARDIFF TEA CLUB - Wednesday 8th February

BUFFALO BOUTIQUE / CARDIFF TEA CLUB

Wednesday 8th February
7pm £free entry

BUFFALO BOUTIQUE returns bringing plenty of vintage fashion & handmade goodies, cupcake stalls, homewares, accessories, 241 cocktails, vintage record DJs playing their best retro finds & loads more!

We’ll also be joined by CARDIFF TEA CLUB who are back with their regular tea parties & DJs celebrating everything great about tea! Specialist tea & cake offers all night.

If you’d like a stall at Buffalo Boutique please contact eatsbeatsandtreats@gmail.com
Facebook: Buffalo Boutique

RAMS' POCKET RADIO - Friday 10th February

RAMS’ POCKET RADIO
DRAWINGS FOR PARIS
& support

Friday 10th February
7pm-10pm *early show* £4 adv WeGotTickets / £5 doors

A drummer, pianist, jack-of-all and songwriter from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Unfettered personal expression is the impetus of the project, and with the timeless works of the 50s product designer Dieter Rams’ in mind – purity, simplicity and longevity are the first concerns. Influenced by BJORK, MEW, FRIGHTENED RABBIT and SUFJAN STEVENS.

Rams' Pocket Radio

EUGENE FRANCIS JNR - Saturday 11th February

EUGENE FRANCIS JNR
SUPERGENE
NIRHODA

Saturday 11th February
7pm-10pm *early show*
£4 entry

EUGENE FRANCIS JNR returns for a rare Cardiff performance – a multi-instrumentalist blending country, blues, electronic & folk, with influences ranging from AIR and BECK to JOHN LENNON and EVAN DANDO.

Joined by top Welsh indie / electro / rock band SUPERGENE plus a brand new Cardiff band NIRHODA!

Eugene Francis Jnr MySpace

MOTOWN MONDAY - Monday 13th February

MOTOWN MONDAY
DJ GRAHAM WEEKS

Monday 13th February
8pm £free entry

Our monthly free entry night continues with DJ GRAHAM WEEKS playing Motown, 70s & 80s soul, Northern Soul and classic disco.

SWING DANCE - Tuesday 14th February

SWING DANCE

Tuesday 14th February
7.50pm doors for 8pm class
8.45pm swing dancing

£7 / £5 concessions
£5 / £4 without the class

SWING DANCE CARDIFF aims to create a vibrant swing dance community in Cardiff, through great dance nights and fun classes, suitable for everyone (18+). Swing dancing, also known as LINDY HOP, dates back to the great jazz era of the 20s, 30s & 40s and has seen a worldwide resurgence over recent years. This event includes a drop-in beginner’s class followed by a dance & social.

Facebook: Swing Dance Cardiff

FEED THE DJ - Tuesday 14th February

FEED THE DJ

Tuesday 14th February
8pm-12am
£free entry

You give the DJ a memory stick of at least an hour’s tunes before 8pm, book a timeslot and the DJ plays your tunes for the hour. Your party will get drink promos for that hour, and the DJ mix is then polished & uploaded online the next day!

Feed The DJ blog

VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT - Wednesday 15th February

VIDEOGAME TOURNAMENT

Wednesday 15th February
7.30pm
£free entry/£2 to play

Have you got what it takes to be the best? Then prove yourself in our videogame tournament on our giant screen with club soundsystem, prizes to be won!

JAZZSTEPPA / 14th / SIGNATURE - Thursday 16th February

Signature presents:

JAZZSTEPPA
14TH (live)

Thursday 16th February
10pm-4am
£5 adv WeGotTickets / £7 doors

JAZZSTEPPA are an internationally acclaimed DUBSTEP outfit combining cutting-edge digital production with acoustic instruments, fusing heavy bass lines and rave sounds with Dixieland, jazz & blues, to create a unique brand of DANCE music widely acknowledged as innovative by the global scene.

Jazzsteppa website

LANDSLIDES - Friday 17th February

LANDSLIDES
& support

Friday 17th Feburary
7pm-10pm *early show*
£4 entry

LANDSLIDES return to Buffalo with a new line up of band members as they curate this great bill of local talent.

Keep checking back here for updates!

GAUNTLET HAIR - Saturday 18th February

Swn presents:

GAUNTLET HAIR
& support

Saturday 18th February
7.30pm-10pm *early show*
£6 adv/£MOTD

Their sound is tight and well-honed, bringing echo and reverb ten-fold and mixing it up with ANIMAL COLLECTIVE layers and THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN vocals.

Gauntlet Hair MySpace

THE RED SHARK SOUNDSYSTEM - Sunday 19th February

THE RED SHARK SOUNDSYSTEM
END OF THE LINE
& support

Sunday 19th February
8pm £3 entry

Live dubstep & drum’n’bass band from Newport – mixing live drums and keyboards with samples and electronics to create a sound described as “a mix of heavy bass, orchestral grime, weird electronica and full-on jungle”.

The Red Shark Soundsystem MySpace

DISCWORLD QUIZ - Monday 20th February

Sci-Fi Quiz:

DISCWORLD QUIZ

Monday 20th February
7.30pm £free entry/£1 to play quiz

A quiz for TERRY PRATCHET fans!

Terry Pratchett’s ‘Monstrous Regiment’ is coming to Cardiff and to celebrate we’re having a quiz about all things Discworld! Can you name the Canting crew? Do you know the ritual of Ash Kente? Is Ankh-Morpork as familiar to you as your home town? Come along and prove it! Prizes include tickets to the performance of your choice.

SHUT UP AND DANCE - CHARITY SILENT DISCO - Tuesday 21st February

SHUT UP AND DANCE
Charity Silent Disco
DJS JEN LONG / ASTROSNOOZE / GRECO / JULIAN WILLIAMS

Tuesday 21st February
10pm-3am
£4 adv tickets on sale shortly / £5 doors

Charity Silent Disco featuring 4 DJs playing something for everyone – from house, dance, drum’n’bass, electro funky house – to cheese, rock, classics, chart, indie & much more!

RICE AND PEAS - Tuesday 21st February

RICE AND PEAS
DJ TRUTH

Ska * Punk * Dubstep * Reggae * Dub *

Tuesday 21st February
8pm-12am
£free entry

LET THEM BE HEARD: UNICEF BENEFIT CONCERT - Wednesday 22nd February

LET THEM BE HEARD: UNICEF BENEFIT CONCERT
HORIZON
WEIRD NAKED INDIAN
& more tba

Wednesday 22nd February
8pm £FREE ENTRY (donations encouraged!)

UNICEF On Campus Cardiff presents its annual charity concert – come to enjoy some great music and support UNICEF’s fight against child poverty and inequality.

Horizon website

CARDIFF TEA CLUB - Wednesday 22nd February

CARDIFF TEA CLUB

Wednesday 22nd February (downstairs)
8pm-3am
£free entry

It’s back! Cardiff’s celebration of TEA! Set to the backdrop of TEA CLUB DJs playing reggae, dub, hip-hop, funk & more! Specialist tea & cake offers all night.

Cardiff Tea Club Facebook

ROOFTOP RUNNERS - Friday 24th February

ROOFTOP RUNNERS
& support

Friday 24th February
7pm-10pm *early show*
£4 entry

Rippling positively with original pop waves through far darker lyrics you’d expect from your typical Europop fair. A seething concoction of trippy electro beats and spine-shattering bass lines equalised by soulful falsetto vocals and folksy guitars.

Rooftop Runners website

THE AFTERNOONS - Saturday 25th February

THE AFTERNOONS
HOWL GRIFF
FIRE CHIEF 5

Saturday 25th February
7pm-10pm *early show*
£4 entry

Formed in 1999, a Radio 1 session led to THE AFTERNOONS’ first single, chosen as one of the NME’s Singles of the Week. Albums later and they return with a brand new album out this month.

A must for fans of TEENAGE FANCLUB, SCRITTI POLITTI, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, BEN KWELLER, THE GO-BETWEENS and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS.

The Afternoons website

AXIS OF - Sunday 26th February

AXIS OF
THE DEATH OF HER MONEY
JETS TO ZURICH

Sunday 26th February
8pm £4 entry

“The most exciting band to come out of Northern Ireland, possibly ever” 9/10 – Rocksound. Influenced by LAFARO, ASIWYFA, AT THE DRIVE IN.

Axis Of Facebook

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY - Monday 27th February

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY
GOODNIGHT LENIN
& support

Monday 27th February
8pm £7 adv WeGotTickets / £8 doors

With her dazzling debut album ‘Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose’ picking up glowing reviews already, BETH JEANS HOUGHTON & THE HOOVES OF DESTINY are also set to release the giddy (but murderous) ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ as a single.

The album was produced by Ben Hiller (BLUR/ELBOW) and introduces one of the most self-assured new bands of the year fronted by a pop polymath whose blend of psychedelia, glam rock & chain gang folk is quite unlike anything else you’re likely to hear in 2012.

Beth Jeans Houghton blog

“A considerable talent, with a remarkable voice and a rare star quality” – Mojo

FUNERAL SUITS - Tuesday 28th February

FUNERAL SUITS
THE RED AGE
& support

Tuesday 28th February
8pm £6 adv WeGotTickets / £7 doors

3-piece alternative rock band from Ireland sharing a love of epic distorted guitars, blistering harmonious pop, art rock and electronic. Playing as special guests for FRANZ FERDINAND, PASSION PIT, THE MACCABEES and LOCAL NATIVES, they’ve just recorded debut album with Stephen Street (BLUR/THE SMITHS) – they are destined for big things!

Funeral Suits Facebook

ALLO DARLIN' - Wednesday 29th Feburary

ALLO DARLIN’
THIS MANY BOYFRIENDS

TIGERCATS
& THE SCHOOL DJS

Wednesday 29th February
8pm £7 adv WeGotTickets / £8 doors

Pop music to make you dance like a crazy happy person. Their new album ‘Europe’ follows the hugely successful self-titled 2009 debut. The London-based quartet is led by Australian ukulele-toting songbird Elizabeth Morris and the band create perfect, sophisticated pop gems – they sure know how to put on a joyous, effervescent, fun-filled live show.

Joined by THIS MANY BOYFRIENDS on their day off while touring the UK with THE CRIBS, featured in the NME as Ryan Jarman’s tip for 2012. *Tickets selling fast*

Allo Darlin' website

XXXY / SIGNATURE - Thursday 1st March

Signature presents:

XXXY
& support

Thursday 1st March
10pm-4am
£5 adv WeGotTickets / £7 doors

Manchester-based produced XXXY (Rupert Taylor) is known for refining the propulsive, foot-forward sound of UK garage.

He’s been quietly building a solid reputation with milestone releases on INFRASONICS and FORTIFIED AUDIO as well as featuring on the seminal FABRIC compilation ‘Elevator Music’ – it’s little doubt that XXXY will leave a lasting impression on the UK underground.

XXXY website

PETER BRUNTNELL - Friday 2nd March

PETER BRUNTNELL
THE CAVES
BURNING FERNS

Friday 2nd March
7pm-10pm *early show*
£5 adv WeGotTickets / Spillers / Buffalo / £6 doors

Coming to the world’s attention in 2005 with ‘Normal For Bridgewater’, PETER BRUNTNELL was initially categorized as ‘alt-country’ – but his restless musical spirit has meant each successive album striking out in new directions.

2009’s ‘Peter And The Murder Of Crows’ filled with psychedelic drones and mellifluous tunes, it was Americana Album of the Month in Mojo, and one of Q’s Americana Albums of the Year. The most interesting thing about Bruntnell’s music is the indefinable knack the songs have of locking into the listener’s emotions, but no-one quite understands how or why. There’s no-one else like him around, and now he’s made the perfect pop record. For fans of RICHMOND FONTAINE and DANNY AND THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.

“His songs should be taught in schools” - NME

Peter Bruntnell website