Say hello to the new kid!

Let The Kid Dig (LTKD) is a start-up, grassroots music promotion group looking to amplify underrepresented talents, create non-intimidating environments within live music scenes and programme friendly, laid-back, forward-thinking gigs and events.

Focusing on genres such as Post-Punk, Hip-Hop, Spoken Word, Folk, Electro & experimental, LTKD prioritises creativity and expression, and pushes to explore the intersections between all styles and art forms, without elitism or judgement. We're also passionate about keeping the live music industry alive, as well as supporting the concept of authentic and affordable music making (fu*k hyper commercialisation!)

As a soft-launch to get the ball rolling, LTKD has reached out to local artists and musicians to showcase the wonderful world of visual arts and music. Do you appreciate the beauty of a banging album cover? Love collecting merch? Fascinated by archive photography of music sub-cultures? Or just fancy a nice thing to do on a winters eve? You might want to come down to Cloak on December 14th to explore an exhibition of music appreciation, including an open mic, merch stands and vinyls being spun upstairs. We might even get a little christmassy...

Please reserve a ticket so we can be aware of numbers, and if you have the funds spare, please consider making a donation - any profits will be going to Saffron Records and Bristol Refugee Rights.

This is also an opportunity to get involved with us, and we encourage anybody who wants to get their foot in the door of Bristol's music or events scene but doesn't know how, to pop down and have a chat.

DETAILS:

THURS 14TH DECEMBER
7-1AM
EXHIBITION DOWNSTAIRS
DJ, OPEN MIC AND SEATING UPSTAIRS
AT CLOAK, CHELTENHAM ROAD, BRISTOL

EXPECT:

Gig photography, poster designs, archive videos & photographs, merch, graphic scores, excerpts of journal articles, DJs, open mic, LOTS of conversation about music with like-minded people.

- Bar serving alcoholic & soft drinks
- late night cafe serving hot drinks & pastries

// EXHIBITION OPENS AT 7
// OPEN MIC STARTS AT 9
// EXHIBITION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT

Tickets are pay-what you can, due to LTKD being brand-new and without funding. We really appreciate any donations to go towards the cost of the event & our future of programming emerging and underrepresented artists. However, we want this event to be open to everyone regardless of financial boundaries, so please don't feel pressured to make a donation if you'd still like to attend.

PLEASE BE AWARE that the exhibition will take place in the basement which has no step-free access. The upstairs cafe where the open mic will take place is accessible. We apologise for any inconvenience, and please keep an eye out for future events that will be wheelchair friendly.

Let The Kid Dig operates with a zero tolerance policy to bigotry. Please to not attend our events if you do not respect our diversity policy, as we prioritise the safety and comfort of our artists and guests from marginalised communities.

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