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Gig Goin – From Newport Grit to Cardiff Glory: The Rogues Impress a Manic at Y Plas

The Rogues, The Malakites, Redwood City. Y Plas, Cardiff University Friday 17th October 2025. It was a big night for Welsh indie. The Rogues hit Cardiff for their biggest headline show yet, packing out Y Plas with the kind of buzz you can feel before the first chord rings out. Support came from two rising forces — The Malakites and Redwood City — both sharpening the edges of a new wave of Welsh guitar music. And in the crowd, watching […]

19 October 2025 99 7

Eurekas performing to an audience - Credit: Keith Bolton

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Gig Goin’ – Eurekas at The Phyllis Maud

Pillgwenlly came alive with Rock' N' Roll The Phyllis Maud has quickly become one of Newport’s most distinctive cultural spaces.Once a disused public building, now a performance venue, it has spent the summer hosting a series of collaborations with Dirty Carrot Records and Goldtops Studios. On this occasion, the focus was firmly on Folk, Americana, Blues and Indie Rock – three acts that together showcased the breadth of South Wales’ independent scene.Joe Kelly opened the evening in typically unguarded fashion, describing […]

28 September 2025 76 11

Amber, Tom and Alys sat in Newport City Radio.

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Tom Emlyn and Alys Hardy on the Pure Local Extra show

Today, Kym was joined by Tom and Alys on the Pure Local Extra for a talk about all things music Firstly, since Alys was last on the show, she has started volunteering for Newport City Radio. You can expect to hear her on one of our many shows soon.To start the show, we listened to 2Like a Cigarette” by Tom. The song idea came to him while busking. As the title suggests, it is about smoking. More specifically, why people […]

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Gig Goin’ – The Flying Spider Revival

Boot-Stompin’ Spiders Take Over The Castle The Castle in Tredegar is one of those pubs where live music just feels right. Saturday nights are always buzzing, and for a door fee of just £2 you get great value, a warm welcome, and a night surrounded by locals and staff who make it feel like home. The atmosphere is relaxed but electric when the bands strike up – a proper community music hub. Flying Spider Revival are no strangers to Newport […]

7 September 2025 64 1

Spencer Segelov and his band on stage performing his greatest hits

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Gig Goin’ – Spencer Segelov All I Need Is Success St John’s Church Canton Cardiff

All Spencer Segelov needed was a church and success! To celebrate 20 years of releasing music, Caerphilly based singer and multi instrumentalist Spencer Segelov held a special concert with a 10 piece band in the Capital. This is to coincide with his recent release “I Prefer My Earlier Stuff" greatest hits collection available via Bandcamp. The choice of location was interesting and I was looking forward to an evening of music in a unique setting. The evening began with a set […]

24 August 2025 122 1

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Ampersand on the Pure Local Extra show

Today, we were joined by Susie and Lindsey from the collective ‘Ampersand’ To start the show, Kym finally got to present the award won by Ampersand at the Love Live Music Awards in June. Ampersand won best covers band, although they've had to wait a little while for their trophy. During the evening, the trophies were cleverly set on a table by an open door. As a result, a gust of wind knocked all of the trophies off the table […]

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Barney Barnett and Alys Hardy on the Pure Local Extra Show

Today, Kym was joined by local musicians Barney Barnett and Alys Hardy The first topic for discussion was how they first got into music. Alys was introduced to the world of music straight away as she had a music room in her house. She got involved with a plethora of musical endeavours as a child, piano lessons and choir. Despite being in choir, she was scared to sing alone. Due to the pandemic, she decided to get over her fear […]

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Pyrogaric stood outside Newport City Radio.

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Pyrogaric on the Pure Local Extra show

Today on the Pure Local Extra show, we listened to a pre-recorded show with Keelan, Jim and Jamey of Pyrogaric Since their last visit, a lot has changed. They’ve since got more gigs planned and have had Jim join as their bassist. They first met Jim when playing Neon Goat fest, he heard them play and liked what he heard. Later, he saw their post about trying to find a bassist and so the trio was formed.Around a year ago, […]

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Gig Goin’ – The Ralities at Phyllis Maud Performance Space.

From Flush to Funk: Music That’s Anything but Bog Standard Over the summer, there have been several standout shows at perhaps Newport’s most unique venue—thanks to Dirty Carrot Records. The former public toilet block has played host to some unforgettable performances, including sets from Greg Ryan, Mr Bewlay, and Eleri. Having attended a couple of these events already, I was excited to return for another impressive line-up.The evening kicked off with Antony Partridge, known from Jump The Underground and New […]

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Gig Goin – From Newport Grit to Cardiff Glory: The Rogues Impress a Manic at Y Plas

Gig Goin’ – Eurekas at The Phyllis Maud

Tom Emlyn and Alys Hardy on the Pure Local Extra show

Gig Goin’ – The Flying Spider Revival

Gig Goin’ – Spencer Segelov All I Need Is Success St John’s Church Canton Cardiff

Ampersand on the Pure Local Extra show

Barney Barnett and Alys Hardy on the Pure Local Extra Show

Pyrogaric on the Pure Local Extra show

Gig Goin’ – The Ralities at Phyllis Maud Performance Space.

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