NITELIFE recommends: 10-17 January // Poisonous Birds, J Mascis, David Bowie drag & more
FRIDAY 11/01 Lonely the Brave, Exchange. 7.30PM-11PM // The Cambridge alt rockers head to Exchange to showcase new frontman Jack Bennett. Tickets >> Guns 2 Roses, The Fleece. 7PM-11PM // The only tribute act to have performed with four different OG Guns N Roses members, this is as close to the real deal as it …
Alternative NYE party run down
With so much on offer this New Year’s Eve in Bristol, we’ve picked out a few alternative ideas outside of the majors and already-sold-outs, in case you haven’t made your plans yet: Liquid Lunar Sessions: NYE special, To The Moon. 7PM-2AM // Liquid Lunar will be taking over the cosy Old Market bar once again, …
What’s on: 14-21 December // Patrick Topping, Laid Blak Xmas party & more top picks for the next 7 days
FRIDAY 14/12 Christmas Festiv-al, Colston Hall. 6.30PM-12AM // Pieminister and Colston Hall team up for a Christmas shindig, with a two-course pie buffet and live music from The Cuban Brothers, The Allergies, DJ Cheeba and more. Tickets >> Snazzback: Beat Tape, The Gallimaufry. 9PM-1AM // Snazzback present a mix tapes style evening, cycling through hits …
WHAT’S ON: 7-14 DECEMBER // Waldo’s Gift rework Bonobo, Flying Lotus 3D show & more top picks for the next week
FRIDAY 07/12 Brisco Beans #4, Brisco. 10PM-12AM // DJ Chris’tmas Arnold will be bringing a festive twist to his usual funk, hip hop, disco and reggae extravaganza at Brisco. FREE Franko Fraize, Hy-Brasil. 7.30PM-10PM // Rapper Franko Fraize is inspired by the likes of Skinnyman and The Streets, bringing his own refreshing twist and to the …
What’s on: 29-6 December // Heavy riffs, A 16-piece orchestra playing Destiny’s Child & a decent dose of UK Hip Hop
THURSDAY 29/11 Mama’s Mash Up, Mothers’ Ruin. 5PM-11PM // This eclectic evening kicks off with an all-styles-welcome open mic, before some of Bristol’s best take us through an evening spanning indie to funk and soul, with a headline performance from hip hop collective Verbal Highz. Pay What You Feel Sunflower Bean, SWX. 7PM-11PM // US …
What’s on: 1-8 November // Free jazz, Carnival of the Dead and a helping of UK hip hop
THURSDAY 01/11 Snazzback, The Gallimaufry. 9PM-11PM // The jazz collective return to their residential home every Thursday night with their live and experimental Global Groove Sessions. FREE FRIDAY 02/11 Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon, Attic Bar. 8.30PM-2AM // The UK hip hop power couple have come together again to create another banger of an album, …
Where to celebrate Halloween this weekend
Once again Bristol promoters have risen to the occasion for Halloween weekend, with sound systems out in full force across the city. We’ve picked out 10 of the best nights on offer this weekend, offering a mixture of top local talent and some the biggest names in the country, whether you want to go large …
Embrace the cult of Grace Jones with part-rave part-theatre show Nightclubbing at Trinity
Trinity’s in-house residency, workshop and live performance programme IGNiTE kick off their autumn season this Friday. Four powerful shows explore some of today’s most urgent societal issues across politics, race, gender, sexuality and disability. From living with disability on the breadline, to a part-rave part-theatre part-Grace Jones biopic that imagines a different future for people …
Compa, Jack Sparrow, Tippa Irie, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Kahn, Kaiju & more announced for TiD x Deep Medi: The Weekender Pt. 4
The undisputed calendar event of the year for sound system heads is back with their fourth installment and it’s got our hairs on end already. A chance meeting on the Eurostar a few years ago between Deep Medi boss Mala and Dubkasm’s DJ Stryda sparked a beautiful meeting of minds that has resulted in Bristol’s …
Home-Grown Heat artists Splitz P, Charece and Solomon O.B will perform at Bristol’s first Industry Takeover
In an ongoing effort to open the gates of the professional music world to all, Bristol music-access organisation Multi-Track is culminating the first year of their new artist mentorship programme Home-Grown Heat with an all-day industry takeover at Arnolfini on 27 October, with live performances from Home-Grown Heat’s first cohort: Splitz P, Charece and Solomon …