What's On Thursday 20th May in Bristol

Events on Thursday 20th May

“Millie is not like other girls. In fact, ever since she was little she actively traded in her fairy tales for mud and cut off her ringlets to stop the nickname goldilocks. Now she's on a quest to work out what it means to be one of lads, whilst she explores and subverts the insidious routes of gender stereotypes, turning what she thought she knew on its head. Join Millie as she battles against the assumptions of her former self, when being 'not like other girls' is not all that it seems. A witty, comedic and truthful insight into growing up opposing the female narrative.”
From: There Was A Little Girl

“Appearing in much-loved independent music venues across the country, Yuppie music present the accessible, innovative, and varied art exhibition aptly named Super Cool Drawing Machine (SCDM). The touring exhibition of musician’s artwork will host works from Bristol’s Big Jeff and will kick off the Bristol Beacon’s post lockdown events. All 14 paintings in Phase One of 'Welcome To My World' will be displayed for Jeff’s first physical exhibition since unleashing his art earlier this year. The exhibition boasts a dynamic group of music enthusiasts that have a similar love and talent for the wider arts. This includes former Maccabees frontman, Orlando Weeks, UK jazz pioneer Shabaka”
From: Big Jeff Johns – Super Cool Drawing Machine

“⚡️ SOCIALLY DISTANCED SIT-DOWN PARTY ⚡️ LIVE DJ PERFORMANCES SLUG WIFE & Friends are back to provide you with all the slimy, genre-bending bass goodness for you to hang out responsibly to! With a whole evening of DJs rotating between the back room (dancefloor) and main bar area, you won't be missing out on any of the banging sets ;)”
From: SLUG WIFE & Friends

“The beginning of 2020 saw the release of 'CMAD', a visceral and abrasive post-dubstep belter that earnt them BBC Yorkshire's track of the week. Since then, the band have been in the studio, assembling releases for 2021.”
From: Long Legged Creatures

“There’s so much New Orleans slink in Dexter’s barfly blues music it’s hard to believe it comes with a Bristol postcode. That’s partly down to the impeccably shonky threesome of musicians behind him and partly due to Dexter’s own commitment to gravelling around where the bottles roll”
From: Dexter Selboy & The Shonky Trio