July 2010 Listings

Thurs 1st: Payazen – live gypsy jazz. Free entry, bar til midnight

Fri 2nd: Innamorati – live gypsy-step. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sat 3rd: Kirris Riviere – live blues. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sun 4th: DJ Dub Dave – dub and reggae. Free entry, bar til midnight

Mon 5th: Open Mic Night – hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels & 45’s). Free entry, bar til midnight

Tues 6th: Live in the Lion’s Den – hosted by Nuala, with The Sweenies – a real life barbershop quartet! // Emily Teague – local and loved, does the one girl and her guitar thing better than most . Free entry, bar til midnight

Wed 7th: Contraband Sessions – with Mafredi Funk Initiative live plus special guest Aka Subliminal, hosted by DJ Skint. Free entry, bar til midnight

Thurs 8th: Future Jazz Quartet – live jazz feat. Mike Willox and Neil Smith. Free entry, bar til midnight

Fri 9th: Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson – live blues from the Australian outback. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sat 10th: James Morton and friends – live jazz and funk. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sun 11th: DJ Chillder – plays funk, soul, acid-jazz and loungecore. Free entry, bar til midnight

Mon 12th: Open Mic Night – hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels & 45’s). Free entry, bar til midnight

Tues 13th: Live in the Lion’s Den – SPECIAL GUEST HOST Miss Cecily brings her band and her friends. Free entry, bar til midnight

Wed 14th: Contraband Dub Sessions – Dub / reggae classics given the contraband treatment with special guests & M.C'S from the Bristol roots scene, This month Madlox (Edenheight) Joins the crew with his deep and conscious flow. DJ support all night from DJ Skint. Free entry, bar til midnight

Thurs 15th: Rory Ellis – live country blues all the way from Australia. Free entry, bar til midnight

Fri 16th: Skank and Stomp presents - A Certain State, live 6-piece dub reggae band plus DJ Aceater. £3 entry, bar til 1am

Sat 17th: Cowboy Lovechild – live country blues feat Gutherie. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sun 18th: DJ Dub Dave – dub and reggae. Free entry, bar til midnight

Mon 19th: Open Mic Night – hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels & 45’s). Free entry, bar til midnight

Tues 20th: Live in the Lion’s Den – hosted by Nuala, with Molly Sampson – says music from Africa speaks to her louder than any other // Anni & Jimmi – raw and ready country duo. Free entry, bar til midnight

Wed 21st: Contraband Electro Sessions – Newly conceived journey into improvised electro styles from the contraband crew with special guest m.c's, tonight joined by lyrical badboy Lowkey Steel (The Scribes). DJ support all night from DJ Skint. Free entry, bar til midnight

Thur 22nd: Suzahn Fiering and James Morton – live jazz. Free entry, bar til midnight

Fri 23rd: Dub Insurgents – live dub and roots music. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sat 24th: Mango Factory – live funk, latin and soul. Free entry, bar til 1am

Sun 25th: DJ Chillder – plays funk, soul, acid-jazz and loungecore. Free entry, bar til midnight

Mon 26th: Open Mic Night – hosted by Bobby Anderson (Yes Rebels & 45’s). Free entry, bar til midnight

Tues 27th: Live in the Lion’s Den – hosted by Nuala, with Leo Morshead – returns to the den through a mist of smoky vocals and rolling guitar // Nuala and full Band! – Premiere at the Lion’s Den feat. Double bass, cello, drums, banjo, backing vocals and possibly more! // Beth Porter and full band also! The Cello Uke star adds some spice to the mix. Free entry, bar til midnight

Wed 28th: Contraband Sessions presents B-boy Special - featuring south west b-boy crews Squirrels of the Nut Tree/Physical jerks, plus the awesome Contraband Breaks Ensemble + resident MC “Da Hybrid” and special guest MC Kamakazi (NYC) + Live graff TBA, hosted by DJ Skint. Free entry, bar til midnight

Thurs 29th: Will Killeen – live blues and slide guitar madness. Free entry, bar til midnight

Fri 30th: Big In Lights – tropical electro synth pop. £3 entry, bar til 1am

Sat 31st: James Ladd Quartet – live bluesy rock. Free entry, bar til 1am