2006 | ||||
MARCH | ||||
| thu 23 | 11:00 | ........ | Closed for private event. | |
| 19:00 | ........ | GOODNIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK | ||
| 21:00 | ........ | BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN | ||
| fri 24 | 20:00 | ........ | MY LATEST NOVEL | |
| SAT 25 | 14:00 | ........ | NANOPLEX PLUG 58 KIDS GIG | |
| 20:00 | ........ | PLUG 58 | ||
| SUN 26 | 19:30 | ........ | ES, ISLAJA & KIILA IN A FONAL RECORDS NIGHT | |
| mon 27 | 20:00 | ........ | Closed for private event. | |
| tue 28 | 19:30 | ........ | THE LIGHT FANTASTIC #7 (CANCELLED) | |
| wed 29 | 16:30 | ........ | ORCHESTRA CUBE REHEARSAL | |
| 19:30 | ........ | BLUESCREEN | ||
| thu 30 | 19:30 | ........ | THE RANDOM FESTIVAL OF IMPROVISATION | |
| fri 31 | 20:00 | ........ | MOVIEOKE | |
APRIL | ||||
| SAT 01 | 20:00 | ........ | METATRON | |
| SUN 02 | 15:00 | ........ | JOUR DE FETE | |
| mon 03 | 19:30 | ........ | BRISTOL INDYMEDIA FILM NIGHT: GENDER IS FAKE | |
| tue 04 | 19:30 | ........ | THE EVENS | |
| wed 05 | 19:00 | ........ | Closed for private event. | |
| thu 06 | 19:00 | ........ | D.L.H. 'FUCK OFF' SK8 NIGHT | |
| fri 07 | 20:00 | ........ | Closed for private event. | |
| SAT 08 | 20:00 | ........ | SOUND + VISUALS EFFECTIVE LAUNCH | |
| 23:55 | ........ | MIDNIGHT MOVIE: ERASERHEAD | ||
| SUN 09 | 20:00 | ........ | AN EVENING WITH HENRY JACOBS | |
| mon 10 | 19:30 | ........ | TRESOR BERLIN THE VAULT AND THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER | |
| 21:00 | ........ | FEARLESS FREAKS | ||
| tue 11 | 19:00 | ........ | DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN | |
| 21:00 | ........ | YEAR OF THE HORSE | ||
| wed 12 | 20:00 | ........ | INSIDE THE MINDSCAPE OF ALAN MOORE | |
| thu 13 | 20:00 | ........ | RICHARD JAMES (GORKY'S) | |
| fri 14 | 20:00 | ........ | THE LIGHT FANTASTIC PRESENTS TANGO | |
| SAT 15 | 20:00 | ........ | ROOTSROCK | |
| SUN 16 | 20:00 | ........ | IVOR CUTLER R.I.P. | |
| mon 17 | 20:00 | ........ | CLOSED | |
| tue 18 | 20:00 | ........ | NORTH BY NORTHWEST - 20THCENTURY FLICKS | |
| wed 19 | 20:00 | ........ | BABY DEE | |
| thu 20 | 20:00 | ........ | BURNING STAR CORE/PRURIENT | |
| fri 21 | 20:00 | ........ | CUBE CINEMA AND SPIKE ISLAND PRESENT DAVID BLANDY | |
| SAT 22 | 19:00 | ........ | MIRRORMASK | |
| 21:00 | ........ | Closed for private event. | ||
| SUN 23 | 14:00 | ........ | NANOPLEX IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRAVELING MAN PRESENT: CARTOONING WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN | |
| 16:00 | ........ | NANOPLEX PRESENTS MIRRORMASK | ||
| 20:00 | ........ | SERENITY | ||
| mon 24 | 20:00 | ........ | CLOSED | |
| tue 25 | 19:30 | ........ | SOUTHWEST SOUND | |
| wed 26 | 19:30 | ........ | BLUESCREEN | |
TTT = Ticket Tout Tuesday
Ang Lee / 2005 / USA / 35 mm / 134 mins / cert 15)
(Mon 20th-Thu 23rd / 9pm / £4/3/2ttt)
In recent years, the mainstream motion picture industry in America has fallen
into the habit of making high-concept issue movies that, whilst attempting to
empathise with a minority group, often objectify them to the point of
patronisation. It is the avoidance of this that makes Brokeback Mountain such a
refreshing change. Despite director Ang Lee's tendency to allow picturesque
landscape to dominate the frame, the background is never allowed to fully
substitute for the human drama at the centre of this tender love story of
lonesome cowboys. Due in no small part to the faithful adaptation of E. Annie
Proulx's briliant short story, and to the terrifically understated performances
by Jake Gylenhaal and Heath Ledger, he slow power of the tale never bubbles
over into melodrama or camp cliche. As such, it will be well deserving of the
little golden men it will no doubt attract on Oscar night.
(Fri 24th / 8pm / £5) My Latest Novel are a Glaswegian five-piece in the tradition of melodic popsters Belle and Sebastian and The Pastels. All breezy folk melodies, girl-boy vocals and soaring violins, they wooed last year's Green Man Festival, and went on to play with Smog and tour with Pixies. Now signed to Bella Union, their lush instrumentation and anthemic songwriting have drawn comparisons with 2005's slow-burning sensations, Arcade Fire. Support from Semi Finalists & Matthew Cheney's glitter ball indie ensemble, Arctic Circle.
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Nanoplex Plug58 Kids Gig / Adults £3 Kids £2 / 2pm - 5pm / Nanoplex & Plug58 Invite you to a magical afternoon featuring~ Patrick Duff & Duncan Fleming (War Against Sleep) :: Tim Greaves :: Andrew Mania :: Joff Winterhart :: The Usherettes Two of the most compelling songwriters collaborate especially for the children of Bristol. PATICK and DUNCAN say "Take the cotton wool out of you ears and put it to your mouth" I wonder what we can expect? :: TIM GREAVES brings plastic toys and wooden dolls to tell a story. Objects are animated by drills and bicycle parts - a fairy tale whose content is secondary to the multi media / fine art interpretation where characters and scenes are given a new twisted slant :: two very very short films by international artist ANDREW MANIA from his collection of Moving Stills :: ~ 'Violet and Turquoise' is a 12 minute 30 second lovingly drawn 2D animation about a teenage girl in the early 60s by JOFF WINTERHART. a mixture of authentic looking magazines, dress patterns, music and popular TV created to make the film and portray the whirling imagination of Violet as she is trying to find herself, and fit in :: THE USHERETTES will be making sure everyone is welcome & comfortable and may even have some goodies in there boxes :: DJ MILO smallest DJ in town. A very special event. One not to be missed!! Tickets on sale at usual outlets / Door tickets sold to families first www.58records.co.uk
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Team Brick + Simon Breed + Joe McGann + Leila Music and Feral Trade + DJ Nik Young (Sat 25th / 8pm / £5) We start this exciting evening by introducing you to LEILA MUSIC. A London singer-songwriter currently making a name on the alt-folk circuit. Her songs are fragile & introspective & have drawn comparisons with Cat Power, Nina Nastasia, Patrick Wolf and others. JOE McGANN - a young musician who has been writing his own material on guitar since he was 14. Meanwhile in the bar Iranian rice will be served SIMON BREED is an empassioned, captivating crooner Fresh from supporting The Magic Numbers. 'like Jeff Buckley with Tourette's" NME! ...and finally tonight we give you TEAM BRICK in his own words "noisy.. vocal.. improv.. ackh." FERAL TRADE will be providing Dinner in the bar with products traded in over social networks and we are honoured to have her back but this time spinning the wheels...DJ NIK YOUNG.
(Sun 26th / 7.30pm / £6) The extraordinary rootless but cocooned 'Finnish Feral' scene is nestled amongst post-industrial Tampere and the coastal cities, Helsinki and Turku. This is a fluid and non-hierarchical group of artists existing by their own rules and influences. Tonight highlights their magic realist tendancies and patchwork pysch-dream music. Obscure, amazing and out there - Fonal Records is the key off-centre of the movement. Label boss Sami records as Es, whose fragile collages of hypnotic loops, overloaded field recordings and piano truly live up to his name (Es is short for "Experimental Songcycles"). The kind of minimalist compositions that draw your ears to microscopic detail then launch you skyward into dizzying, open-ended vastness. Islaja is Finnish spirit Merja Kokkonen of Avarus/Kemialliset Ystävät. Her beautifully phased acid-folk blurs layers of harmonium, multitracked vocals, barely-there guitar and hand percussion, evoking the bleak plains of Nico's drone-poems. Kiila are a loose-knit psychedelic folk ensemble (featuring Es) who deploy low frequency drones, ghostly vocal incantations, derranged percussion and shards of radio interference to mesmeric effect. FFI: www.qujunktions.com
7.30pm // £4 (£3 concs) The Light Fantastic presents regular events with movement, on screen and in the flesh, and explores what dance can be. Cirque des Mots presents regular events with words, and explores what storytelling can be. This month TLF & CdM get together to host a big old rattle bag of an evening that makes light of categories and makes room for performance and film from local artists who bring together film, text, music, dance and/or other media to tell stories, explore or provoke. For further information, or to get involved, email kyra@thelightfantastic.co.uk or call 07779 726 370
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A regular FREE open rehearsal initiated by Jesse from 'The Greatness' in conjunction with Peter Reynolds, leader of Scandinavian Circus Bizarre orchestras. We are an improvisational group based at The Cube. Musicians of all standards and backgrounds are welcome.
(Wed 29th / 7.30pm / £3/2} Calling all filmmakers - the cubes regular local film nite wants yours films! For the uninitiated - just turn up tonight with your films (20 mins or under) and we will screen them for you! It's your night and your screen, so take advantage! On the musical front, bluescreen Hi-Fi, will be expanding the Bluescreen ethos to the music played in the bar. So send/bring along your self-produced toones to play, as well! Also we are currently compiling an archive of films to be screened in Germany (and elsewhere), later in the year. If interested, contact us for further details. FFI: bluescreen@sparror.cubecinema.com
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Orchestra Cube, Absolute Dream Palace Trio and Special Guests present a night of improvisation! Beginning with an improvisation workshop led by the magnificently eccentric Peter Swaffer-Reynolds, the night will then metamorphosise into a performance by some of Bristol's most interesting improvisers. If you bring you instrument you will have the opportunity to join in the fun. Expect silliness, randomness, perhaps even a creature from loch-ness, but most of all expect the unexpected!
MOVIEOKE (Friday 31st March / 8pm / £4) Heads-up movie obsessives! The hot new cine-craze that's uniquely suited to our beautiful auditorium returns. The stage is set for you to perform your favourite scene from a motion picture - karaoke style - with improvised musical accompaniment and a larger than life virtual compere, Max Blackout. Choose from our expanding catalogue of dvds or bring your own! (remember to check for subtitles). FFI: tom@microplex.cubecinema.com
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(Sat 1st / 8pm / £5/4) This night is about making connections, opening yr mind to new sounds and the pure blissful enjoyment of life! Featuring live acoustic music, poetry, live Hip-Hop, theatre, soundhealing performance & sci-fi surprises on screen! Carly Eva Marie - saxophone solo Firestation and The Licencees - theatre performance Sparxillva and KP are Da Q and Da 8 - live hip-hop set The Foreseeable Future (Afro Douggie, Mike aka Cerddor, Hilary Parvati, Kev the Poet) - live acoustic music and poetry Cerddor - Psylocibin Ashera Hart - soundhealing performance (Ashera is the creator of Shamanic Sonics, she has studied the healing power of sound and is a singer, sound-healer, rebirther, and empath.) With Sol Jah + friends playing everything from Sci-Fi soundtracks, electronica to fat dub ragga jungle in da bar.
(Sun 2nd / 3pm / £4/3) Paul Wheatcroft wants to use the Cube to show his favourite film, Jour de fete by Jacques Tati, which also happens to have as co-star - the bike. He would like all comers to cycle to the event, especially those new to cycling. He wants cyclists to have fun and to encourage new riders through humour. Cycling is so intelligent, why don't we all do it?, he asks. The film follows the arrival of a small travelling fair to a rural French village. We share the humiliations of the postman (Jacques Tati) as he does his rounds on his trusty bicycle in spite of the efforts of the itinerant fairground workers to tempt him into modern ways of mail delivery. His speedy and sometimes drunken efforts to ride and deliver are pure ballet! French with English subtitles; black and white with a glimpse of red, white and blue. Secure bike parking available at PCT car park, round the corner from the Cube in Charles Street.
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(Mon 3rd / 7:30pm / £3/£2 - though nobody turned away through lack of funds) In conjunction with Bristol Indymedia, Gender is Fake presents a night which questions our thinking about gender, sex and sexuality. We bring you excerpts from Venus Boyz, an award-winning and original documentary about female masculinity. Also 'Politically Erect' - short films about revolt in sexuality and sexuality from Montreal. And join us for our queer quiz, a piece of interactive, thought-provoking entertainment. Plus prizes, zines, and vegan food. Is gender a patriarchal invention? Is a person's sexuality as fixed as we think? Is our gender identity governed by capitalism? Come along to question barriers and boundaries, and celebrate the freedom to exist in the un-named!
(Tue 4th / 7.30pm / £5) Local Kid brings on The Evens, a duo from Washington DC who play stripped down, almost folk-like, variations on the rock song. Their sound relies on intimacy as much as intensity, their lyrics as politically charged as they are emotionally wrought. Yet at the heart of the band's dynamic is a certain quietitude and sensitivity that ties all this together into a strong pop sensibility. With this in mind it may come as a surprise to many to learn that punk luminaries Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat) and Amy Farina (The Warmers) are the faces behind the project, but then again on closer consideration it shouldn't. The same vitriol and passion burns as brightly in this band as in any of its predecessors, the only difference being the subtlety with which the message is delivered. Live, the band performs seated, choosing to route their vocals through guitar amps rather than through the usual PA. In-between song repartee and jokey asides promote participation of all kinds (we're talking collective singing, whistling and finger-clicking here folks). These things contribute to the band's ability to powerfully connect with their audience on an honest, straightforward level. Having the confidence to speak out and openly means a lot to this band, and what better way can they achieve this than by actively encouraging an understanding familiarity between themselves and their fans.
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(Thu 6th / 7pm & 9pm / £3) The long awaited full-length video from D.L.H. straight from the slums of Bedminster. Skateboarders congregate at the rotten wasteland of Dean Lane skate park. This is their story. With more local and classic cuts, plus music and skate art in the bar.
SOUND EFFECTIVE FILM SEASON LAUNCH (Sat 8th / from 6pm / £4/3- includes Midnite Movie) Cube Microplex celebrates the installation of its new cinema sound system with a whole gammet of sound related film screenings. We are also excited to announce the opening of our new art-show in the bar and lounge showcasing the artistic talents of our volunteer workforce. Tonights launch will includes a soundtracks quiz and the opportunity for you to perform your own favorite film song Movieoke style! The evening will conclude with a screening of THE ultimate emersive cinema soundscape experience that is David Lynch's ERASERHEAD. Come down and help us mark this significant achievement within the history of our volunteer run venue. Line-up: 6pm- Volunteers exhibition Private view 8pm- Sound Effective Party + Movieoke Quiz Midnight- Special Sound Midnight Movie
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ERASERHEAD (Lynch / 1977 / USA / 89mins / 35mm / cert18) (Sat 8th / midnite / £4/3) David Lynch's first feature is a dreamy, absurdist horror story staring JACK NANCE as Henry, a man whose simple life is turned on its head when his girlfriend announces she is pregnant. A series of dark events and encounters (including flapping bonsai roast chickens and a girl who lives in a radiator) help drive our hero into distress and darkness, evoking many images and moods that would be echoed in all of the directors' subsequent work, including all the quirky, comic undertones that he is known and loved for. Grainy black and white film captures an inspired use of light and shade- making the best of the productions meager budget, and a droning, industrial soundtrack- that must be experienced at the cinema to be fully appreciated- all helped to render this film a highly influential cult classic. Do not miss this opportunity to catch this midnight movie as it was meant to be seen!
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AN EVENING WITH HENRY JACOBS (Sun 9th / 8pm / £4/3) Rare and specially produced material form the content for this excursion into the life and works of sound pioneer Henry Jacobs. A radio addict growing up in 30s Chicago, his first job was directing dance skits for Mexico's first TV station. Discovery of the Nagra tape-recorder in the early 50s enabled him to play around with field recordings and performance cut-ups, experiments which ultimately landed him hosting a BERKLEY, CALIFORNIA ethnic music radio show. Curating surroundsound events in a planetarium and appearing on Lenny Bruce's first record ensued. In the 60s and 70s he concentrated more on film work, culminating in 1971 with skewed masterwork THE FINE ART OF GOOFING OFF, which boasts beautifully clunky animation by Bob McClay. Sound editor Walter Murch cites him as a massive influence. Now 81, he lives in a self-built house and espouses the benefits of left-handed pingpong. This evening we'll be taking a dip in the wide and weird world of Henry Jacobs, including two episodes of GOOFING OFF and a tasty selection of short film and audio work. Introduced by Ian Francis of Birmingham's 7 Inch Cinema. ffi see www.importantrecords.com/jacobs
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TRESOR BERLIN: THE VAULT & THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER Michael Andrawis / 2005 / UK / digital / 62mins / no cert) (Mon 10th / 7:30pm / £4/3) After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the club Tresor became the unlikely location of a cultural revolution. Housed in the vault room of a disused department store, it grew from an inside tip into an international institution drawing in people worldwide. This new documentary follows the club's founder Dimitri Hegemann through (and underneath) the streets of Berlin as he charts the events and developments of dance music's evolution in Germany from the mid 80's to present day. He explains how the club was a focus for the growing together of East and West Berlin through music. The Detroit connection is also explored, with the likes of Jeff Mills and Juan Atkins describing the venue's magnetic atmosphere. House of God founder Tony Surgeon and poineer of the 'Brighton sound' Christian Vogel also speak, plus there's rare footage showing cult figure Professor Timothy Leary during his first lecture in Eastern Europe.
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(Mon 10th / 9pm / £4/3) A most splendid of Rock 'n' Roll odysseys. The movie is fast and gracious as it details the life, times and music of the band the Flaming Lips. It captures the sense of needing to belong, to freak out, push the limits and survive that is at the heart of any band. It is about artistic survival and universal truths. This is a beautiful drama that will move anyone with a slight interest in the band. All soundtracked by the FL sense of cartoon fun, life affirming lyrics and cosmic music. Fourteen years in the making the film uncovers treasures including super 8 footage of the Coyne (FL singer) family in full abandon, death defying on-stage pyrotechnics, the influence of the Butthole Surfers, the heartache of drug abuse and some amazingly intimate moments amongst the footage of their technicolour stage shows. Irrepressible and inspirational. The new Flaming Lips album 'At War With The Mystics' will be with us, see it's slow burning evolution on super colour and enhanced sound. 'Stereo Ambulance Religious Sounds' in the bar. http://www.fearlessfreaks.com
DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN (Pennebaker/Hegedus/Doob / USA / 2001 / 35mm / 98mins / cert U) (Tues 11th / 7pm / £2ttt) The musicians behind the Soggy Bottom Boys, which is the name of the fictional bluegrass band in the Coen Brothers' film O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? are brought together at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. As well as performances from the likes of Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley and Alison Krauss, the film also captures the backstage rehearsals and preparations that went into the event and provides a brief history of folk and bluegrass music. Down From The Mountain makes you look at country music in a completely different way.
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(Jim Jarmusch / 1997 / USA / 35mm / cert 15 / 106 mins / £2ttt ) All too often music documentaries are sycophantic portrayal of an over-inflated ego, usually commissioned by the proud owner of that ego as a way of offering adulating fans a rare insight into the private life of a genius who is really just a regular guy. And all too often this information is presented to us in the most indifferent way, lumping together interview footage with concert footage to a template established somewhere in the dinosaur days of the 1970s, a habit which, despite being declared obsolete by Spinal Tap as far back as 1982, still persists. Thank god, then, for Jim Jarmusch. Bringing the effortless cool of his hip indie features ‘Stranger than Paradise’ and ‘Mystery Train’ to the documentary field, he delivers – with infectious enthusiasm – a portrait of Neil Young which is affectionate without sycophancy, and rocking without the threat of parody. Along with ‘Stop Making Sense’ and the up-coming ‘Block Party’ one of the truly great music films of all time.
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INSIDE THE MINDSCAPE OF ALAN MOORE (Dez Vylenz / 2003 / UK / 35mm / no cert) (Wed 12th / 8pm / £4/3) In the wake of the release of V FOR VENDETTA, the latest film to attempt a 'big screen' adaptation of an Alan Moore story, we present a screening of this rarely seen documentary in which the author himself leads us on a tour through his artistic development, and into the inner workings of his evolving spirituality. Despite being the worlds most critically acclaimed creator of comic books and graphic novels, he is virtually unknown within wider cultural circles. Essentially, this a sprawling monologue that illuminates Moore's worldview with hallucinatory effects and reconstructions. A self-styled recluse with no thirst for fame and fortune, Moore has built up an incredible body of work. From his breakthrough series WATCHMEN, MIRACLEMAN, and V in the 80's which revolutionised the medium and forced comics to 'grow-up', to 90's masterworks FROM HELL and THE LEAGUE OF EXTRORDINARY GENTLEMEN (both made into dismal features that Moore has utterly renounced), to self-published more recent gems, the writer has always been at the top of his game. This documentary draws together his landmark releases, providing delicious close-up footage of the artwork, finally launching the viewer into a wider, more colourful world of magic, language and empowerment than most could imagine.
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(Thu 13th / 8pm / £5) After last month's sell-out visit by Euros Childs, the other half of Gorky's Zygotic Mynci's feverishly creative songwriting hub Richard James comes to The Cube to play songs from his forthcoming solo debut on Boobytrap Records. 'Moonsongs' proves a gorgeous 13-track suite of hushed valleys folk, all finely sinewed fingerpickery and understated instrumentation - simple, soulful songs that will drip like morning dew into your hearts.
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£6/ £5 (concs) The Light Fantastic presents TANGO A deluxe evening of all things Tango, from the traditional to the experimental - with films, live performance, music and a chance to make Tango your own with a salon session, plus stylish & sophisticated cocktails from the Cube bar Programmed in association with Eduardo Bozzo of Tango Alchemy, who's noted for bringing Tango Argentino live and direct from Buenes Aires to Bristol, tonight will be a Tango Milonga (party) with a Microplex twist For further details, email: kyra@thelightfantastic.co.uk TLF is a monthly event bringing dance - live and on screen - to the Cube Microplex
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ROOTSROCK (Sat 15th / 8pm / £4/3) A new monthly fixture at the Cube brings you the sights and sounds of reggae music on the big screen and in the bar. Showing classic films of the genre along with some choice soundclash footage and treats. DJ Support comes from Payback Hi-Fi, playing a heavyweight selection of Rocksteady, Roots and Dancehall.
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(Sun 16th / 8pm / £2) A packed night of film and performance in memory of the unassuming Glaswegian surrealist and anti-intellectual, who died recently aged 83. A master of anecdotes, monologues, comic songs and poems, commentaries on the more neglected aspects of everyday life, and just sheer nonsense, he appealed to successive generations with his offbeat sense of humour and wonder at the world. In more than four decades of performing he attracted a band of admirers and followers including Bertrand Russell, The Beatles (he stars in 'Magical Mystery Tour' and George Martin produced one of his albums) and John Peel. Join Punksi and special guests to pay tribute to the great Ivor Cutler.
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NORTH BY NORTHWEST 20th Century Flicks Peoples’ Choice (Hitchcock / 1959 / USA / 136mins / cert PG) (Tues 18th / 8pm / £2ttt) Over the last 25 years Bristol’s 20th Century Flicks has developed a reputation as one of the finest film libraries in the country. With a range of films that would get the most satiated film fan salivating, Flicks continues to peddle its independent and idiosyncratic brand of customer orientated service. They ran a poll to find out what their customers most wanted to see on the big screen. On this occasion its Hitchcock's classic thriller which sees Cary Grant chased down by a cropduster plane, and not forgetting the epic Mount Rushmore climax. If you are a fan of the film or if you have never before seen this masterful work the Cube Cinema in conjunction with 20th Century Flicks invites you to join us for this great feature at a bargain price. With music in bar selected by Flicks staff and possibly a special treat!
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(Wed 19th / 8pm / £5) Maybe like Moondog, Antony (from Anthony and the Johnsons fame) and Joanna Newsom, BABY DEE is something special combining ethereal atmospheric songs with a bawdy street finesse. A treeclimber, a classically trained harp player, a transgender Coney Island freakshow performer..she comes from somewhere else. She used to play her virtuoso harp from a giant tricycle on the streets of New York, now she has released three stunning albums and is welcomed to the Cube to play her beautiful ballads and melodramatic songs. She has opened stunning shows for Will Oldham, Faun Fables, Current 93 and Six Organs of Admittance. Experience unbashful strange times with a singer, player and nightclub veteran. Another special show from Qu Junktions. http://www.babydee.org
(Thu 20th / 8pm / £5) High concentration electronic defects and stroboscopic rainbows of distortion from Prurient, the solo project of Dominick Fernow (Load Records). Combining processed vocals, organic electronics, field recordings and heavy use of feedback, his live show is a confrontational "blitzkrieg attack" of physical contortions and guttural vocalisations. Prurient finished 2005 with a comprehensive US tour with champions Wolf Eyes and an ongoing series of collaborations with Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore. Burning Star Core is violin player, voice twister and all-round DIY electronics dude C. Spencer Yeh, from Cincinatti, USA. Operating since 1993, he remains defiantly underground, prolifically releasing CDs, CDr's and cassettes on his own Dronedisco imprint and other tiny labels. He's recently collaborated with Comets On Fire, John Olson (Wolf Eyes) and Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty. Owl Toes is a new Bristol-based collective promoting sonic oddities on the borders of avant rock, noise, free jazz, folk and electronic music.
Cube Cinema and Spike Island artist talks present David Blandy presenting Radio Nights and You got me + DJS and MCs. 8.00 PM. £3 FLAT. Artist and Film maker David Blandy will be here to present his latest films for Art Angel alongside participants from the project. Afterwards in the bar the future stars of radio will DJ and MC. It's gonna be like an art /garage/ ragga/hip hop disco tonight at The Cube. It's like Passion* versus the art set ! David Blandy. David Blandy's work deals with identity, the construction of the self through mass media, subcultures and his relationship with popular culture. His previous works have included being a hermit in residence, reenacting the classic Father to son confessional (with the artists own father) from Darth Vader to Luke from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and making an alternate video for the Wu Tang Clan on the London Underground. He has been selected for art show New Contemporaries and completed projects for Grizedale Arts. Radio Nights 30 mins DVD 2005 Radio Nights is a documentary film by artist David Blandy and young people from the Avenues Youth Project in Queen's Park, London. It investigates the invisible worlds of the listeners and broadcasters of West London's rich radio culture, from late night call-ins to underground MCs tussling for airwaves, from the pirate innovators of the 1980s to the Grime stars of the future. "Ya Get Me ? " 10 Mins DVD 2005 " Ya get me?" investigates street talk and underground language- rhyming slang, hip-hop phrases, new inventions- words outsiders don't understand. The project was initiated by thoughts about how much language defines both the self and community. A street talk dictionary was also produced, which was compiled in collaboration with the youth group involved. * Passion is a radio station in Bristol.
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Mirrormask/ Dave McKean/ 2005/ UK/USA/101 min /cert:PG Sat 22.April/ 7pm / £3/£4 Sun 23. April/ 4pm/ £ 2 MIRRORMASK tells the story of Helena, a fifteen-year-old girl working for her family circus, who wishes that she could run away and join real life. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the picture-book world of the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, monkey birds and dangerous sphinxes. On her quest to return home, Helena searches for the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power, which is her only hope of escaping the Dark Lands. MIRRORMASK is the groundbreaking effort from graphic novelist and director Dave McKean and storytelling master Neil Gaiman. Teaming up with the Jim Henson Company, they combine live action with digital animation in a spectacular concoction that will dazzle audiences across the board.
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Nanoplex in association with Traveling Man present: Cartooning workshop for children (Followed by a screening of Mirrormask at 4pm.) Sun 23. April/ 2pm/ £ 2/ (£ 4 with film screening). Do you like drawing comic characters and cartoons? Get your creative juices flowing with this cartooning workshop brought to you by Nanoplex in association with Traveling Man, your friendly neighborhood comics shop. A screening of Dave McKean’s Mirrormask will follow the workshop. Starting at 2pm, children will have the chance to design characters, develop short ideas in a fun workshop session and have the opportunity to produce a ready-to copy mini-comic. Nanoplex volunteers will be on hand to help, alongside staff from Traveling Man, Bristol who will bring along Mirrormask related goodies. All materials provided.
Mirrormask/ Dave McKean/ 2005/ UK/USA/101 min /cert:PG Sat 22.April/ 7pm/ 9pm/ £3/£4 Sun 23. April/ 4pm/ £ 2 MIRRORMASK tells the story of Helena, a fifteen-year-old girl working for her family circus, who wishes that she could run away and join real life. But such is not to be the case, as she finds herself on a strange journey into the picture-book world of the Dark Lands, a fantastic landscape filled with giants, monkey birds and dangerous sphinxes. On her quest to return home, Helena searches for the Mirrormask, an object of enormous power, which is her only hope of escaping the Dark Lands. MIRRORMASK is the groundbreaking effort from graphic novelist and director Dave McKean and storytelling master Neil Gaiman. Teaming up with the Jim Henson Company, they combine live action with digital animation in a spectacular concoction that will dazzle audiences across the board.
(Sun 23rd / 8pm / £10/7) "The cleverest, crankiest, wittiest, wildest, and most character-driven sci-fi adventure in 25 years; it's the best outer-space trip I've been on since the empire struck back." - Scott Weinberg, EFILMCRITIC.COM "Effectively a Western in space, Serenity is a thoroughly entertaining, smartly written, beautifully acted, rip-roaring action-adventure movie, that will appeal to both Firefly fans and newcomers alike." - Matthew Turner, VIEWLONDON Captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his crew take smuggling and robbery jobs to keep their ship afloat, and to stay under the radar of The Alliance, the conglomerate that not only rules the galaxy, but was on the opposite side of the war Mal lost years ago. But when Simon (Sean Maher) and his unstable, telepathic sister, River (Summer Glau) join the crew, they get in much more trouble than they bargained for. A mysterious man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is after River, because she stumbled onto a secret no one was supposed to know... and the Alliance will do anything to get her back. Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite and Ron Glass also star. *** This is a Charity showing of this excellent film, benefitting WaterAid and the Kevin Smith memorial trust [http://www.kevinsmithtrust.com/]. Kevin and Gina Torres worked together on 'Hercules'. We are Kumara conventions, made up of keen volunteers running not-for-profit events based in Bristol at the moment. We used the Cube in September 2002 for a Kevin Smith film festival in his memory and have run a mini Xena convention and a 'Firefly' shindig (the tv series on which 'Serenity' is based).
(Tue 25th / 7.30pm / £6/5/4) OSKAR is Jonny Dawe and Nick Powell. OSKAR has is a great organic live electronic act that can been found on Incarnation Records, downloaded through Universal, in Milan performing live for Miu Miu fashion shows, exhibiting at the V&A, in theatre, TV and film soundtracks. JOE VOLK is based in Bristol and is signed to Invada Records UK. He is also the singer with experimental heavy rock band G O N G A (gonga.co.uk) and has recently released his first solo album 'Derwent Waters Saint' which was produced by Adrian Utley (Portishead). ILYA's Joanna Swan has a voice of rare and astonishing beauty; somehow combining aspects of Ella Fitzgerald, Dusty Springfield and Nina Simone. The range and power of this incredible vocal presence is now more in evidence on ILYA's second album 'Somerset' now - available as a digital download via Universal. Guest DJ Set: THE FLIES
BLUESCREEN (Wed 26th / 7.30pm / £3/2} Calling all filmmakers - the Cube's regular local film nite wants yours films! For the uninitiated - just turn up tonight with your films (20 mins or under) and we will screen them for you. It's your night and your screen, so take advantage. On the musical front, bluescreen Hi-Fi, will be expanding the Bluescreen ethos to the music played in the bar. So send/bring along your self-produced toones to play, as well. We are also currently compiling an archive of films to be screened in Germany (and elsewhere) later in the year. If interested, contact us for further details. FFI: bluescreen@sparror.cubecinema.com