Caribou

+ Born Ruffians

Monday 12 May : 8pm
£8.00 adv : £9.00 door

Dan Snaith aka Caribou (previously known as Manitoba) has come up with a unique statement in electronic music, fusing hopscotch melodies and filtered electronic sunshine with influences as diverse as the spiritual free jazz of the early 70s, North American indie music of the 90s and a miasma of psychedelic rock.

The Necks

Tuesday 13 May : 8pm (seated)
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions

One of the great cult bands of Australia, with next to no publicity, their thirteen albums have sold in their thousands. Together Chris Abrahams (piano), Tony Buck (drums), and Lloyd Swanton (bass) conjure a chemistry that defies description in orthodox terms and a music which throws forth new charms on each hearing. Not entirely avant-garde, nor minimalist, nor ambient, nor jazz, the music of The Necks is possibly unique in the world today. Lloyd Swanton (bass) makes his return to Norwich, after 20 years, having performed Beethoven's 9th with the Wren Orchestra of London, in 1985. 

The Wailin' Jennys

Wednesday 14 May : 8pm (seated)
£12.00 : £10.00 concessions

Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters, one singular vision: The Wailin' Jennys continue to evolve into far more than the melodious sum of their individual talents five years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada's mid-western heartland.

Guerrilla Peacefair

feat. I am error + True Adventures + Anthropologist + films + speakers

Thursday 15 May : 7.30pm
All tickets £5.00 
18+

The world is changing, how do you feel about it? The Guerrilla Peacefair is a conscious community event. You are invited to engage with cutting edge musical and visual artists, controversial film, community strengthening organisations and mindful discussion.

The Monday Night Alternative

feat. Dockers MC + MC Angel + compere Tim Clare

The Monday Night Alternative is able to bring you the very best poets and performers on the UK scene. Our May line-up features verbal architect and Kate Nash support act Dockers MC with the fresh lyrical stylings and wicked sense of humour of MC Angel.

All Sorted!?! presents Lot 55

+ The Chartists + Halfway Hero

Saturday 24 May : 8pm (late bar)
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

Lot 55 go from strength to strength with their fresh melodic sound that combines American and British influences. After a sell-out gig at NAC and support slots with the Inspiral Carpets and The Bluetones, they look set for bigger things for 2008, with a release on All Sorted!?! Records planned and UK tour planned. Plus uncompromising blues-laced rock ‘n’ roll from Sheffield’s The Chartists.

Niki McCretton presents
Space 50

Wednesday 28 May : 7.30pm (seated)
£9.00 : £7.00 concessions

As the moon beckons, ambition exceeds logic and men risk their lives to touch down in a tiny tinfoil spacecraft. But when you achieve this astronomic goal and see the earth from outer space, what do you do with the rest of your life? Devised and performed by Niki McCretton, with text by Andrew Smith, author of Moondust.

Paula Wolfe

+ supports TBC

Thursday 29 May : 8pm (seated)
£5.00 adv : £6.00 door

Dreamy intelligent pop from female singer songwriter Paula Wolfe. Lush guitars, sweeping strings and gentle beats soothe the whispered realist lyrics while her electric guitar serves to energise. “A rising talent” – Time Out. “All too rare quality of being able to command your attention to the point of dropping everything else… a phenomenal talent” – peoplesound.com

Muttnik - The First Dog In Space

A Physical Theatre Show for Children and Childish Adults
Devised and Performed by Niki McCretton

Thursday 29 May : 3pm (seated)
£7.00 : £5.00 concessions
Ages 3+

Muttnik is a stray. She lives on the streets of Moscow, cold and hungry until one day she is captured.  To her surprise, she finds herself in a shiny new home with food, water and adventures better than dreams. She is living at the Russian Space Centre and has been selected to be the first dog in space!

Solas

Sunday 1 June : 8pm (seated)
£12.50 : £10.00 concessions

Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. The internationally acclaimed supergroup has not only captured the hearts and ears of Irish music fans, but fans all around the globe with their blend of Celtic traditional, folk and country melodies, bluesy sometimes jazz-inspired improvisations and global rhythms.

We Will Nvr Die! Disco

Tuesday 10 June : 8pm (cafe bar)
£3.00 adv : £4.00 door

We will nvr die! is a disco which encourages you to deconstruct the world around you.

Drawing heavily upon diy and riot grrrl aesthetics, combining punk and dialogue, we will nvr die! disco offers a space for those people who don’t feel like they belong to the increasingly homogenised clubs around them. With performances, live music, a disco playing riot grrrl, electro, grime, punk, and a free zine for everyone!

wombatwombat & Muzica! presents Dyko
(feat. Wolfgang Flür - ex Kraftwerk)

+ Vista + Howlback Hum

Friday 13 June : 8pm (late bar)
£15.00 adv : £16.00 door

One of Germany’s busiest independent bands in the international arena, Dyko’s music has inspired Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) to play e-drums live for the first time since Kraftwerk. Snapped-up by the wombatwombat/Muzica! team after a sensational electronica/pop-punk/new wave sound and vision extravaganza at EXIT 2007, Dyko, featuring Wolfgang Flür, play their debut UK show at NAC: unmissable.

Valerie Bloom

Come, me pickney! Gather round children, listen up. Valerie Bloom has a story to tell you. Bloom is an award winning poet and author for children and a fantastic performer of her work. She will delight you with her stories and you will find yourself singing along to her poems in this uplifting and unique performance from one of the best contemporary writers for children.

New Writing Worlds: Turning Up The Temperature

feat. Ben Mellor + Samia Malik + Kei Miller

Ben Mellor’s set is inspired by his epic UK bicycle odyssey to investigate individual responses to climate change; Samia Malik blends music and poetry in her exploration of revolution, evolution and the forces that move us around the globe; Kei Miller reads poetry rooted in the West Indies that speaks to all who care for great narratives and the people who inhabit them. Part of New Writing Worlds 08, Human:Nature.

The Monday Night Alternative

feat. Scroobius Pip + A Poem In-Between People + compere Tim Clare

The Monday Night Alternative is able to bring you the very best poets and performers on the UK scene. Our June line-up features the linguistic virtuoso, best known for his work with Dan La Sac, Scroobius Pip and hip London duo, A Poem In-Between People (PiP), whose lyrical alchemy ensured they had a fantastic run at 2007’s Edinburgh Festival.

The Davenport Trust present "I Feel Like Sh*t"

Feat. The Oli Brown Band + Smaller Than You + Hewett Soul Band

Saturday 28 June : 8pm
£6.00 adv : £7.00 door

A night of music and film to launch the Trust’s first book and first film "Soft Shoe Shuffle".The Davenport Trust is a Norfolk charity set up to help young people recognise and deal with symptoms of depression.

The Winelight Club Presents Woon

+ Jon Byrne + Fiona Bevan + Sean Seraphim

Tuesday 1 July : 8pm (seated)
£5.00 adv : £7.00 door

Efterklang

+ supports TBC

Monday 14 July : 8pm
£10.00 adv : £11.00 door

From Copenhagen, Denmark come one of those special bands - a stunning 8-piece ensemble with lush, panoramic arrangements that transport the listener to a magical place via Matmos style electronics, charasmatic front persons and that special ability to engage the audience in big music.

Six Degrees Of Separation

+ 32 Frames Per Second + Jokari + Depth

Saturday 19 July : 8pm (late bar)
All tickets £5.00

Six Degrees of Separation are a grunge influenced rock band from Britain's most easterly town, Lowestoft. The band are all accomplished guitarists and songwriters and regularly swap vocals, guitar, bass and drum sticks.  Their music, heavily influenced by 90s Seattle grunge, is played with passion and rawness and is also influenced by Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Incubus, Pink Floyd and RHCP.