Pretty Shitty City

Early next month, Ice Cream Social* will be throwing an after party for The Courteeners gig at Sin City.

This means that if you’ve got a ticket for the gig, you get free entry to Ice Cream Social* afterwards, otherwise its £3 as usual to get your monthly fix of indie, electronic and alternative music.

Ice Cream Social*, as always, takes place at Sin City one Saturday a month. This time it’s on Saturday 2nd February, doors are 11pm - 3.30am

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11755161419

Tickets for The Courteeners gig;
http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk/
or http://www.swanseatickets.com/ (No booking fee)

A promising new night starting in Mambo, heres the details:

“Acidosis is a brand new night starting in Swansea at Mambo on March 1st - showcasing a wide ranging spectrum of electronic musical styles, from Techno to Breaks and all that is in between.

To enhance the experience we are bringing a sound-system into Mambo that will have the walls shaking thanks to FuckedRightUp. Lighting and decor will excentuate the sensory experience, that promises to be a night of filthy dark beats andbanging madness.

The entry fee is a mere £3, from 9pm - 4am, for your money you will getan overload of music from 2 rooms, the 2nd room will be filled withfilthy acid techno brought to you by George and Rixxy from the FuckedRightUp free party crew.

Upstairs will be a mixture of Techno and Breaks bought to you by Mambo’s 12th Dimension and Swansea’s DJ Sioux. Expect an ecletic mixture of beats and breaks to open your mind and please your eardrums.”

http://www.myspace.com/acidosisswansea (warning: website may cause seizures )

PRK returns with a christmas special.

This event sees Eye of the Storm reform to play the tunes as you sing your favourite punk and classic rock tunes.

It all takes place at The Monkey Cafe on Thursday 27th December, entry is £3 and includes free beer.

http://www.myspace.com/swanseaprk

Jared (from Marvel & Slam On The Breaks) is hosting DJ lessons at Monkey Cafe in the new year. Check out the following dates and be sure to book in advance!

• Wed January 16th 7-9pm
• Wed January 23rd 7-9pm
• Wed January 30th 7-9pm
• Wed February 6th 7-9pm

Learn to mix and scratch in a friendly and relaxed environment. For novices and the curious, young and old! £5 per person per hour. Maximum of 6 people per hour. Booking is essential.

Call 07793717851 to book your place.
Or email woohoogingerboy@yahoo.co.uk
Or find us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9213876150

Its time for Volume 2 of Punk Rock Karaoke the new night where a local Punk band plays classic tracks and you sing!

This month, The Symptoms are your backing band and it takes place Thursday December 6th @ Monkey Cafe from 8pm.

http://www.myspace.com/swanseaprk

Ice Cream Social*

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*a new club night blending indie, electronic, new music, remixes & underground classics:

Justice, Bloc Party, The Rapture, New Young Pony Club, Maximo Park, M.I.A., Cornelius, Arctic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, Super Furry Animals, CSS, !!! & more!

(+ admission includes access to Spandex Ballet - Sin City’s alternative 80s night)

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Sat 15th Dec @ Sin City

price: £3 (we’re on the top floor)
doors : 11-3.30
more details online : http://www.icecreamsocial.co.uk

Club NME presents: The Crystal Castles at Face/Off this Friday 30th November.

This is one of the most exciting bands that have come to Sin Sity as part of the Club NME presents series, and their chiptune-electro-thrash sounds like Nintendo on acid. (Needless to say; I will be down the front and possibly dressed-up as Luigi).

http://www.myspace.com/crystalcastles

RSVP on the Facebook event page

P.S. Its nice to see the band are supporting Ice Cream Social* with their promo headwear.

This Thursday, 29th November at midday, XFM will be launching their new South Wales based radio station. You can tune in on 106.8-107.3fm or online at http://www.newmusicrising.co.uk/.

Finally, us Swansea folk have a local(ish) alternative to The Wave!

Poq’s debit single ‘Red Admiral’ is available to download now from iTunes and almost all good online record shops.

You should buy this, not just because they’re from Swansea and they’re nice blokes, but because the songs are great and theres a cracking glitchy-electro remix by Lifting Gear Engineer too. The iTunes download costs £3.16, includes 4 tracks and, huzzah!, its DRM free.

Apparently a plastic version is on the way too, and theres a launch party in the big city (Cardiff) - check out Housefly Records for more info.

http://www.houseflyrecords.com/

Swansea’s annual underground & politically charged film festival is just around the corner.

With a program of events including short movies, radical documentaries, music videos and animation, the festival hosted by Undercurrents reveals truly underground and challenging films that shouldn’t be missed.

“Friday 30th November @ Monkey Cafe
Undercurrents Beyond TV Festival kicks off in style with a party at Monkey to celebrate the launch of their new surf flick On the Push.
Featuring music from;
The Savage Jazz http://www.thesavagejazz.com/
and Kali Mist http://profile.myspace.com/kalimist05

Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd December
Follow it up with radical, thought-provoking, funny, shocking indy films at the Taliesin.

Check out the Website for a full program of events: http://www.beyondtvfestival.info/.