The Louisiana

Biiiig find for fans of the Windmill scene avant-garde as breakout Belfastian noise boys Stratford Rise take the wheel for the latest Cellar Door. Jostling in the backseat: warm-blooded power-emos Pushbike, grubby dance-punks Why Horses, fried dream-rockers New Build and Bristol’s own art pop oddities The Scuttlers, PLUS a multimedia showcase for good measure. Stacked! Cellar Door - Stratford Rise at The Louisiana.

Intricate and intimate, Skydaddy (aka Rachid Fakhre of Spang Sisters) + live band take timeless Cohen/Reed/Dylan-style singer-songwriting to orchestral heights. A bullseye to the sweet spot between chamber pop and psych folk. FFO: Andy Shauf, Cate Le Bon, Aldous Harding, Cass McCombs. Skydaddy will joined by

Another year, another audiovisual Halloween spectacular from Cellar Door, with twisted rockabilly punks Honk helming the hoedown – a prime slab of swampy, country-fried Mancunian garage FFO: The Gun Club, Country Teasers, early Jay Reatard etc. Loaded with support from new synth-addled psych oddities Ya Hablo, Brighton glam punks Austen Showers and moody indie folkers Dogsbody. HAUNTED HONKY TONK

Brighton power-trio here to pulverise the Louie with propulsive melodrama: PROJECTOR hit the sweet spot between Spoon-esque melodiousness and the post-punk grit of Interpol, Pixies et al to make pure grunge-pop magic. No-contest new faves FFO: Sonic Youth, The Breeders, CLT DRP, Fraulein, DITZ. PROJECTOR live at The Louisiana, Bristol.

Sell out warning! Unapologetically acerbic noise-punk to make the post-punk poser boys squirm. M(H)AOL pairs wry intersectional feminist lyricism with distorted guitars, angular basslines, jagged drums and looming vocals to pack a potent, cathartic punch. Unfuckwithable FFO: Gilla Band, Petrol Girls, The Menstrual Cramps, Dry Cleaning. M(H)AOL live at The Louisiana, Bristol.