Framework call out
Dear all
Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to the success of last months Framework Social one year birthday celebration.
We are now looking for your work to show at the next social on Tuesday 3rd June.
This could take the form of: video installation, participatory works, intervention, spoken word, live work, collaboration, sound, anything […]
Hey Hey Hay
Taken from latest Academi newsletter:
The Guardian Hay Literature Festival runs from 22 May - 1 June this year. There’s the expected roll call of literary greats, engaging outrider events, talks, walks, performances and celebrations. The world’s best, and it’s in Wales.
Among the highlights this year will be Ken Dodd on Happiness, Kathryn Jenkins talking to […]
THE YOUNG REPUBLIC
MADE IN AMERICANA PRESENTS:
THE YOUNG REPUBLIC
Thursday 22nd May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£8 7pm
The Young Republic describe themselves as “an American band playing American music”. Inspired by rock ‘n’ roll, 50s and 60s pop, jazz, folk and country music, this is a band who, having just released their […]
The Fourth Mumbles Mostly Jazz and Blues Festival
May 2nd to 5th 2008
The bank holiday weather forecast for 2nd to 5th May 2008 is always good! This also applies to the extraordinary selection of jazz and blues that is once more being served up at the fourth Mumbles Mostly Jazz and Blues Festival.
The festival kicks off in some style with the soulful jazz […]
Rising Singer-Songwriter Comes To Swansea.
TOM BAXTER
Thursday 15th May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£12.50 7pm
Growing up in Cornwall with 60s folk musicians for parents, Tom Baxter was always a likely creative lad. Starting a band with his brother in his teens set Tom on a path that would lead not only to his music […]
…US Country Star Opens New Americana Night In Swansea
MADE IN AMERICANA PRESENTS:
TIFT MERRITT
Wednesday 7th May 2008, The Monkey Café, Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 1JF
£15 (£2 off with Bald Eagle membership) 7pm
The Monkey Café in Swansea are proud to present a new series of concerts featuring the very best American artist touring the UK. Under the name Made […]
Ice Cream Social
A special treat in store this month. First we’ve got live music from shiny indie rockers THE SPECTRUMS (http://www.myspace.com/thespectrumsmusic) then later on we’ve got an electronic mashup courtesy of LOVE GADGETS HATE GIZMOS (http://www.myspace.com/lovegadgetshategizmos) as featured on Colin Murray’s and Bethan Elfyn’s Radio 1 shows. Any quiet time in between will be filled by the […]
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After a three month break the Cultural Industries e-bulletin is back.
As most subscribers will be aware, Cultural Enterprise, the creative
and cultural industries business support organisation, closed at the end
of 2007, however, The Arts Council of Wales has agreed to fund a
fortnightly […]
Have a Laugharne Weekend
The Laugharne Weekend
Friday 28 March – Sunday 30 March 2008
The second annual Laugharne Weekend will be taking place in March this year. Once again, the lineup is a mixture of notable musicians and literary figures that will transform this sleepy village into a hubbub of liveliness for one weekend only.
Some of the big names taking part […]
Crystal Castles at Sin City tonight (Nov 30th 2007)
Doors at 8PM
“Crystal Castles are a boy/girl duo from Toronto, Canada. They’re named after She-Ra’s castle. After being directed to their MySpace by a friend and almost instantly falling in love with their stuff, it turned out they were playing Barden’s only a few nights later so of course I went down for a look… […]