Headfirst Editor's Pick
"Cellar Door take on IWD with their patented music and visual artistry megastack! Ziplock lead the charge with thunderous Windmill scene-launched electropunk, alongside head-melting noisegaze from Speedial, Horsefair’s potent post-rock convulsions, and Limited Ltd’s muscular punk stylings + a basement-stuffed exhibition of local artists."
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A gig held at The Louisiana on Sunday 8th March. The event starts at 19:00.
Join us at The Louis for our annual International Women’s Day special, celebrating women, trans and gender-diverse artists across music and visual art!
ZIPLOCK
‘Synth chaos intertwined with heavy basslines and electrifying rhythms. Featuring members of Fat Dog and born out of London’s Windmill scene’
NOBODY'S DAD
Wrapped in the Bristol music scene are Nobody’s Dad: an artistic blend of shoegaze, alternative rock, and indie, hitting hard with gritty guitars and pounding drums, juxtaposed with delicate vocals and lyrical hooks. Through their honest songwriting, the band share real life experiences - weaving relationships, mental health, and coming of age in post 2020 Britain. Having supported Kate Nash and received airplay by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6, Nobody’s Dad are quickly becoming a promising and refreshing new sound as they break further onto the scene.
HORSEFAIR
Horsefair are a post-rock and art-punk six piece honing sharp turns and towering swells of noise down to a science. Horsefair channels the unnerving power of PJ Harvey, the hypnotic chamber rock of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and the post-rock edge of Mogwai. In a single breath, the band can whip a crowd into a frenzy and then subdue them into hushed, cathedral-like stillness.
LIMITED LTD
Limited Ltd are a DIY femme-led punk outfit hailing from Bristol. Creating passionate, political music about experiences of isolation, discrimination and disadvantage. Inspired by bands like Wire and the Raincoats, Limited Ltd embrace punk vocals with DIY Instrumentals whilst integrating influences from bands like Electrelane.
ART EXHIBITON ( in the cellar)
Visual artists:
Aleena Keith, Amy Higgins, Apolline Derrien, Bethany Saunders, Coralie Ayala, Daniele Balsyte, Dot McCormack, Elysia Callier, Freddy Gisborne, Freya Lewin Read, Georgia Windale, Holly Ayers-Durbin, Isabell Little, Joelie Sleap, Joey Toogood, Lara Bell, Laura Fairfax, Laura Lisiecka, Laëti Soubrier, Lola Tarte, Lux Ashley-Cowan, Molly Davies, Molly Turner, Naomi Tomkys, Nikki Alford, Polly White, Rachel Baber, Rachel Larkin, Sophie Janssens, Thea Biallas, Tara Devi
and Tilly Pizza
Entry requirements: 18+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
ZIPLOCK
‘Synth chaos intertwined with heavy basslines and electrifying rhythms. Featuring members of Fat Dog and born out of London’s Windmill scene’
NOBODY'S DAD
Wrapped in the Bristol music scene are Nobody’s Dad: an artistic blend of shoegaze, alternative rock, and indie, hitting hard with gritty guitars and pounding drums, juxtaposed with delicate vocals and lyrical hooks. Through their honest songwriting, the band share real life experiences - weaving relationships, mental health, and coming of age in post 2020 Britain. Having supported Kate Nash and received airplay by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6, Nobody’s Dad are quickly becoming a promising and refreshing new sound as they break further onto the scene.
HORSEFAIR
Horsefair are a post-rock and art-punk six piece honing sharp turns and towering swells of noise down to a science. Horsefair channels the unnerving power of PJ Harvey, the hypnotic chamber rock of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and the post-rock edge of Mogwai. In a single breath, the band can whip a crowd into a frenzy and then subdue them into hushed, cathedral-like stillness.
LIMITED LTD
Limited Ltd are a DIY femme-led punk outfit hailing from Bristol. Creating passionate, political music about experiences of isolation, discrimination and disadvantage. Inspired by bands like Wire and the Raincoats, Limited Ltd embrace punk vocals with DIY Instrumentals whilst integrating influences from bands like Electrelane.
ART EXHIBITON ( in the cellar)
Visual artists:
Aleena Keith, Amy Higgins, Apolline Derrien, Bethany Saunders, Coralie Ayala, Daniele Balsyte, Dot McCormack, Elysia Callier, Freddy Gisborne, Freya Lewin Read, Georgia Windale, Holly Ayers-Durbin, Isabell Little, Joelie Sleap, Joey Toogood, Lara Bell, Laura Fairfax, Laura Lisiecka, Laëti Soubrier, Lola Tarte, Lux Ashley-Cowan, Molly Davies, Molly Turner, Naomi Tomkys, Nikki Alford, Polly White, Rachel Baber, Rachel Larkin, Sophie Janssens, Thea Biallas, Tara Devi
and Tilly Pizza
Entry requirements: 18+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
Other art rock gigs
— Strange Brew
alternative rock
indie rock
post-punk
art rock
experimental rock
— Rough Trade Bristol
alternative rock
alternative pop
art rock
art pop
experimental pop
— Strange Brew
experimental
contemporary jazz
art rock
drone
electronic