Music & Clubs Picks, December 5 – 11

Monday: Yola Carter, Wardrobe Theatre
In a previous life Yola sang with Massive Attack and Pinch, and made her name as a performer as the frontwoman of Phantom Limb. Now fully embracing her passion for American roots music the Bristol singer’s emergence as a solo artist is a joy to behold. She’s even making waves in Nashville.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/soul/yola-carter-bristol-live-music?time=1480896000

Photograph by John Morgan

Tuesday: Super Furry Animals, O2 Academy
’90s survivors Super Furry Animals fuse pop, punk, rock and techno to irreverent effect. Here they play debut album Fuzzy Logic and follow up Radiator in full, back to back.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/rock/super-furry-animals-bristol-live-music?time=1480982400

Wednesday: Low, St Georges
The Minnesota minimalists’ atmospheric indie has made them cult favourites for two decades. Expect cuts from their 1999 Christmas album, one of the few truly great seasonal records of recent times.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/sold-out-low-harkin-bristol-live-music?time=1481068800

Wednesday: Primal Scream, O2 Academy
Having played at the 6Music Festival and supported Massive Attack on the Downs, this is the Primals’ third visit to Bristol in less than a year. Expect favourites from throughout their 30 year career as well as tracks from 11th album Chaosmosis. 
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/rock/primal-scream-bristol-live-music?time=1481068800

Thursday: Kate Tempest, O2 Academy
From plays, to novels, to poetry and music, everything the South Londoner turns her hand to is a success. Surely a contender for voice of her generation, Tempest’s heartfelt lyrics touch on themes of drugs, poverty and disillusionment over twisted hip-hop beats.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/hip-hop/kate-tempest-1480443039-bristol-live-music?time=1481155200

Thursday: Innes Sibun, Steam Bristol
He’s toured with Robert Plant, played with Buddy Guy and was described by Venue magazine as “one of the finest electric blues guitarists in the UK”. His band features some of Bristol’s best blues players – Tim Blackmore (Hammond Organ), Steve Hall (Bass) and Robert Brian (Drums).  “Probably the best blues you’ll hear all year”, said Total Guitar mag. 
https://main-staging.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/blues/innes-sibun-steam-bristol?time=1481155200

Friday: Get The Blessing / Modulus II, Arnolfini
This fundraiser for the Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival is a must-see gig in its own right. Get The Blessing’s hard rocking jazz grooves have made them one of the city’s finest bands for years, while Krautrock-leaning synth improv unit Modulus II are along its most exciting newcomers.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/jazz/get-the-blessing-modulus-iii-bristol-live-music?time=1481241600

Friday: Powered by Channel One, Lakota
Channel One’s custom built soundsystem boasts punchier subs than the Trident fleet. Expect dubstep, jungle and underground bass vibrations from Phaeleh, Suhk Knight and Uncle Dugs.
https://main-staging.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/clubs/powered-by-channel-one-bristol-live-music?time=1481241600

Friday: Trevor Pinnock, St Georges
Conductor and harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock celebrates his 70th birthday with a lineup of first rate strings players. The evening’s programme features Handel, Purcell and J S Bach, including the immortal Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/classical/trevor-pinnock-bristol-live-music?time=1481241600

Saturday: Adrian Sherwood / Laid Blak, Fiddlers
On-U Sound mainman Adrian Sherwood is one of UK music’s true innovators, lending dub treatments to everyone from Lee Perry to Primal Scream. He’s joined by festival faves Laid Blak, mangling their rootsy party fuel into radical new shapes.
https://main-staging.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/reggae/adrian-sherwood-laid-blak-bristol-live-music?time=1481328000

 
Saturday: Bristol Fantasy Orchestra, Colston Hall Foyer
Led by the brilliant Jesse D Vernon (Moonflowers / Morning Star), the Fantasy Orchestra are a community project featuring more than 40 musicians. This free-entry performance celebrates the work of David Bowie with lavish arrangements of hits like Space Oddity and Life on Mars.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/pop/bristols-fantasy-orchestra-bristol-live-music?time=1481328000

Saturday: Philip Glass, Colston Hall
More Bowie, as the great minimalist composer Philip Glass presents his celebrated symphonic arrangements of Berlin-era classics Heroes and Low. 
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/classical/philip-glass-heroes-symphony-low-symphony-bristol-live-music?time=1481328000

Saturday: Rødhåd / Daniel Avery, Motion
Extremely tempting lineup of deep electronic sounds. Berlin technoist Rødhåd headlines with support from Daniel Avery, Tijana T, Avalon Emerson, Discodromo, Banoffee Pies and Pardon My French.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/clubs/inmotion-rÃdhÃd-daniel-avery-bristol-live-music?time=1481328000

Saturday: Landslide Purist, Cafe Kino
Landslide Purist’s beautiful, wintry, piano-led debut Get Your Hopes Down is one of the most original records to come out of Bristol in a long time. It gets a proper launching tonight with support from A Procession and SWIR. Read our interview here.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/landslide-purist-a-procession-swir?time=1481328000

Saturday: The Orb, Marble Factory
The Orb pioneered the genre of ambient house in the ’90s, and became the morning-after soundtrack for ravers around the UK. A groundbreaking live act at the time, their inimitable blend of techno, dub and surrealism has made them favourites on the circuit ever since.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/electronic/the-orb-support-bristol-live-music?time=1481328000

Sunday: Kate Rusby, Colston Hall
Kate Rusby has one of the most distinctive voices on the English folk circuit. This seasonal performance shares her native South Yorkshire’s tradition of singing variations on familiar carols that she says “were kicked out of churches during the Victorian era for being too happy”. 
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/folkcountry/kate-rusby-at-christmas-bristol-live-music?time=1481414400