Music & Clubs Picks, 31 Oct – Nov 6

Monday, Spectres present Dark Habits, Benjamin Perry Boathouse
Ace Bristol noise merchants Spectres (Howling Owl Records) launch their new Dark Habits zine with a night of suitably dark sounds and dark words. There’s live music from Nzumbe, a DJ set from Silver Waves plus film screenings and readings of horror stories.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/spectres-present-dark-habits?time=1477872000

Tuesday: Jojo Mayer / Nerve, Fleece
Fine tuned trio led by virtuoso drummer Mayer that cross-pollinates electronic club genres with real-time improvisation drawing on jazz and rock traditions. Our reviewer described their last visit to The Fleece as “mesmerising…much of the audience remains entranced by Mayer’s undisputed technical prowess, to the extent that many forget to dance.” 
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/rock/jojo-mayer-nerve?time=1477958400

Tuesday: NAO, Motion 
This London based singer has worked with Disclosure and her airy future R&B sound has been compared to everyone from Kelis to FKA Twigs and Jessie Ware. She featured in the BBC’s Sound of 2016 list, and her debut album For All We Know came out in the summer to great reviews. 
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/pop/nao-guests-bristol-live-music?time=1477958400

Tuesday: Satie: Memoirs of a Pear Shaped Life, St Georges
Is it a concert? Is it a play? No, it’s a “theatricital”, apparently. Anne Lovett (piano) plays a selection of Erik Satie’s work, while actor Allan Corduner plays the ageing composer as he looks back on his life.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/classical/satie-memoirs-of-a-pear-shaped-life?time=1477958400

Wednesday: Paul Gilbert, Marble Factory
Ace shredder Paul Gilbert isn’t quite in the Joe Satriani/Steve Vai punter-pulling league, but he does have a gimmick all of his own: playing guitar with a cordless drill. He’s also recorded seventeen solo albums since 1998, the latest of which is entitled I Can Destroy. Expect the front row to be full of Bristol guitarists scraping their jaws off the floor.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/metal/paul-gilbert-support-bristol-live-music?time=1478044800

Thursday: War Against Sleep / SJ Esau, Stag & Hounds
Duncan Fleming has long been one of Bristol’s sharpest songwriters, and we missed him while he was away. This launch show for 6th album Eyes of the Beast will feature guest vocalists including Sam Wisternoff (S J Esau), Emily Breeze (Candy Darling) and Andrea Hernandez (Little Crow). Support from the brilliant one-man folk / indie / hip-hop collisions of SJ Esau.https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/indiealternative/war-against-sleep-sj-esau-bristol?time=1478131200

Thursday, The Mouse Outfit, Fleece
The Mouse Outfit are a 9-piece group from Manchester blending conscious rapping with jazzy grooves and serious musicianship. Featuring three vocalists, two percussionists, sax, guitar, trumpet and bass, they’re a great live band and already firm favourites in Bristol. 
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/hip-hop/the-mouse-outfit-bristol-live-music?time=1478131200

Thursday, Saxon, O2 Academy
Titans of the British metal scene from the late ‘70s onwards, Saxon have enjoyed a glorious renaissance with an updated, heavier sound and a string of excellent albums. Supports include Girlschool, the world’s longest running all-female rock band. 
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/metal/saxon-bristol-live-music?time=1478131200

Friday, Iyabe / Run Logan Run / Sugar Horse, The Cube
With a uniquely subtle and atmospheric sound, 5-piece alternative band Iyabe are definitely among Bristol’s ones-to-watch at the moment, and tonight is a launch show for their debut EP, the intriguingly titled Biology. Biography. Culture. Supports include jazz-noise duo Run Logan Run, while DJs include Annie Gardiner of Hysterical Injury.  
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/leftfield-experimental/iyabe-run-logan-run-sugar-horse-bristol-live-music?time=1478217600

Friday, Loose Lips, Old Crown Court
Second birthday for the London collective with a progressive line in underground club music. Deep 4/4 sounds from Kamikaze Space Programme (live), DJ Guy, Batu and more.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/clubs/loose-lips-bristol-live-music?time=1478217600

Saturday, Bonfire Night with Basement Jaxx, Motion
The Brixton duo behind Romeo and Where’s Your Head At?, Basement Jaxx are one of UK dance music’s most successful acts. Supports include GotSome, Jus Now, Deekline, Hybrid Theory and RSD.  
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/clubs/inmotion-bonefire-night-with-basement-jaxx-bristol-live-music?time=1478304000

Saturday, Bugzy Malone, Marble Factory
Manchester based MC Bugzy Malone burst onto the grime scene last year with an appearance on BBC 1Xtra’s freestyle show and horn-led single Watch Your Mouth. His debut LP made the Top 10 of the UK charts.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/hip-hop/bugzy-malone-bristol-live-music

Sunday, Kara-Lis Coverdale / Joanne Robertson / Ocean Floor, St John the Baptist
Experimental lineup of the month as Canadian avant-gardist K-LS meets the drifting lyrical folk of Dean Blunt collaborator Robertson and an ambient pipe organ performance from Bristol’s Ocean Floor.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/leftfield-experimental/kara-lis-coverdale-support-bristol-music-live?time=1478390400

Sunday, Motion & Hypercolour 10^th Birthday
Recently voted one of the Top 20 clubs in the world, Motion has now been packing them in for a decade. European techno titan Laurent Garnier uncorks the bubbly.
https://b247-test.webringly.com/channel/whats-on/music-01/clubs/inmotion-hypercolour-bristol-live-music?time=1478390400