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10 things to do this week, Feb 23 – March 1
Monday: Deerhoof, Marble Factory
“The Deerhoof fan is a thrill-seeker,” says drummer Greg Saunier, and there are thrills aplenty in new album La Isla Bonita.
www.motionbristol.com/events/single-event/488-deerhoof-support
Tuesday: Ulrich Gerhartz, Lifting the lid; St George’s
Steinway’s director of concert & artists services Ulrich Gerhartz gives this insight into the inner workings of a Steinway Concert Grand.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/ulrich-gerhartz-lifting-the-lid/
Wednesday: Wiper & True tap takeover, The Beer Emporium
With seven beers on keg and two on cask, there will be a mix of familiar favourites plus some brand new brews.
www.wiperandtrue.com/events/
Wednesday: The Unthanks, Colston Hall
Horripilating harmonies and artful arrangements abound from feisty folk princesses Rachel and Becky Unthank.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/unthanks/
Thursday: British classics tasting menu, Pony & Trap
Expect classics like pea and ham soup, shepherd’s pie and fish and chips, with a beer flight of locally sourced craft ales.
www.theponyandtrap.co.uk/news/british-classics-tasting-menu
Friday: Christian O’Connell, Comedy Box
Absolute Radio host and ten-times Sony Award winner takes to the road for his debut, fatherhood-themed, stand-up tour.
www.thecomedybox.co.uk
Friday: 808 State, Lakota
Electronic music pioneers 808 State headline a night celebrating 25 years of house, disco and techno.
www.lakota.co.uk
Friday: Mayfair Avenue, Circus of Boom
The second in a series of special warm-up parties celebrating the imagination and eclecticism of BoomTown Fair.
www.boomtownfair.co.uk/tickets/circus-of-boom-parties
Friday & Saturday: Fish Can’t Swim Backwards, Cafe Kino
A collaboration between Hull and Bristol-based theatre makers drawn together by “a love of great stories and new writing”.
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Sunday: Going Through the Change, Cube
A Bristol Radical History Group screening that shows how the 1984/5 miners’ strike changed people’s lives.
www.cubecinema.com/programme/event/going-through-the-change,7869/