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 …
What to look forward to when In:Motion returns this September
As the nights start to get longer and darker, ravers get ready to return to the warm warehouses after a summer of festival dancing. Bristol’s In:Motion team has been busy brewing up an autumn lineup of killer nights to chase away those winter blues. With 25 hefty parties planned on the In:Motion lineup for the …
The ‘rapper’s rapper’, hip hop veteran Murs comes to Thekla
Bam Bam Bam have been hitting Bristol with high calibre hip hop shows this year at a faster rate than Boris Johnson changes jobs. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a ticket for GZA at SWX last weekend, well done you, but remove the smug glasses as there is plenty more …
St Pauls Carnival: Key sound systems and set times
Three disappointing summers have passed with a carnival-shaped hole in our hearts, but finally, St Pauls Carnival returns this Saturday in line with the carnival’s 50th anniversary. The important celebration of Bristol’s African and Caribbean heritage has been a vital source of inspiration for much of the city’s culture and musical output over the past …
Warm up for the launch of Lycra with our 80s disco playlist from Mikey Snooze
After a roaring debut in London and ahead of a string of festival appearances for 2018 including Green Man, Boomtown and Latitude, Lycra will be bringing their outrageous 1980s aerobics dance party to Thekla. Not only will the team be blasting classic 80s bangers, but aerobics instructors will be leading 10 minute dance classes throughout …
Kallida Festival create a unique global gathering inside a 19th century mansion this June
After a spectacular first run of events, we’re pretty damn pumped to open the doors of Baskerville Hall to Kallida Festival again this June. Once more, the 19th century mansion’s grandeur will be cloaked in visual, light and sound installations, as the team behind this burgeoning boutique festival have worked all year-round to ensure they …