Upcoming events
Anchorsong
Originally from Tokyo, and now based in London, @Anchorsong AKA Masaaki Yoshida is a highly-fêted producer, and solo live act, renowned for crafting immersive and rhythmic releases.
Signed to the brilliant @truthoughts imprint, Anchorsong has become globally recognised for his unique live shows, which spectators have described as “like watching a painter drawing on a white canvas”. He creates electronic music entirely live using an MPC2500 and keyboard, right in front of the audience. While he mainly performs solo, he frequently augments this setup with a string quartet, for a genuinely spellbinding show.
As played by the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC 6Music/Worldwide FM), Karizma, Osunlade, Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) and Craig Smith. A BBC 6Music staple.
Bookend is the electronic duo formed by Brazilian poet/vocalist Michelle Ricciardi and Masaaki.
The project started after the success of their collaboration on Masaaki's solo work as Anchorsong with the track "The Ocean" in 2021, which has reached almost 3M streams to date on Spotify.
Bookend is fully collaborative and mixes English and Portuguese with rhythmic poetry alongside very distinctive and engaging beats, filled with ear worm melodies.
Free entry, 9pm
Emily Magpie
Beautiful- I feel like I'm under water when I listen to her"- Nabihah Iqbal, BBC 6 Music
Her album "There Are Other Forms of Strength"- out April 19th 24 on Def Pressé.
Emily Magpie is an artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Bristol creating dream pop delving into different dimensions. Her recent EP 'She' on Def Pressé has been championed by Tom Ravenscroft, Deb Grant, Nabihah Iqbal and Emily Pilbeam on BBC 6.
On her upcoming album, Emily's lyrics take us on a journey of self-reflection into the subconscious; deep desires and fears spill forth with a dream-like hue and razor sharp vulnerability. Her production is a mirror to this with raw, textured electronic and organic sounds which shape shift into a myriad of unique atmospheric alt-pop landscapes. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Anna Wise, Sylvan Esso and Anna B Savage as well as philosophy, literature and nature Magpie takes the listener on a journey that is both otherworldly and relatable.
Free entry, 9pm
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
The Eminem Show
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
Re-imaginings of Eminem's classics featuring rock, hiphop, rap, and the other wonders of the Real Slim Shady. With bassman Will Rogers, Izzy Mastriforte twinkling on keys, George Milnes battering the pots and pans, Abbey Neave and James Storm getting down to business on the horns, Henry Giudici (our superman) on guitar, and Zahra O’Shea and Jake Blackmore on the mics.
Clean out your closets for the Eminem merch, and Lose Yourself with the band.
Will Rogers - Bass
Henry Giudici - Guitar
Izzy Mastriforte - Keys
George Milnes - Drums
Abbey Neave - Trumpet
James Storm - Sax
Jake Blackmore - MC/vocals
Zahra O’Shea - MC/vocals
Free entry, 9pm
Zena Ahmed
Fusing the sounds of folk and neo-soul with sharp, relatable lyrics, ZENA is an exciting fresh talent on the South West music scene.
Growing up as part of a musical family with eclectic tastes, and participating in choirs and groups throughout her youth, ZENA finds power in connecting with audiences through performance. Her songs touch on a range of themes from childhood and heartbreak, to politics and society.
Inspired by artists such as Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse, Fiona Apple and Lianne La Havas, ZENA has worked hard to develop a strong and distinctive vocal with lyrics that meditate on girlhood, womanhood and survival. With only her debut single titled ‘The Bedbugs’ out in the world, she has already performed at a variety of festivals across the South West including Valley Fest 2022 and Sidmouth Folk Festival, and venues in Bristol such as The Fleece, Thekla and The Louisiana.
In addition to her solo work, ZENA performs with South-West based band, pylø.
Free entry, 9pm
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Ernest Herb & Simiah ft. Chalky
Originally from Tokyo, and now based in London, @Anchorsong AKA Masaaki Yoshida is a highly-fêted producer, and solo live act, renowned for crafting immersive and rhythmic releases.
Signed to the brilliant @truthoughts imprint, Anchorsong has become globally recognised for his unique live shows, which spectators have described as “like watching a painter drawing on a white canvas”. He creates electronic music entirely live using an MPC2500 and keyboard, right in front of the audience. While he mainly performs solo, he frequently augments this setup with a string quartet, for a genuinely spellbinding show.
As played by the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC 6Music/Worldwide FM), Karizma, Osunlade, Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) and Craig Smith. A BBC 6Music staple.
Bookend is the electronic duo formed by Brazilian poet/vocalist Michelle Ricciardi and Masaaki.
The project started after the success of their collaboration on Masaaki's solo work as Anchorsong with the track "The Ocean" in 2021, which has reached almost 3M streams to date on Spotify.
Bookend is fully collaborative and mixes English and Portuguese with rhythmic poetry alongside very distinctive and engaging beats, filled with ear worm melodies.
Free entry, 9pm
Tertia
Londoner, Tertia, is an exciting artist and producer who released her brand new EP, 'BENDED' on May 3rd. Making music from a young age, it was whilst away studying in Dublin that Tertia’s production skills blossomed. A talented producer, her fandom for artists such as Boards of Canada, Grimes, LCD Soundsystem and Tirzah has helped inform her work - all artists with a singular vision. And while electronic influences undeniably shape the core of her work, a love for jazz is audibly clear as are nods to acoustic / folk artists like Cate Le Bon and Angel Olsen. The sum-total is thrilling, a new talent deftly making music with a human touch.
A modern pop artist in every sense, Tertia’s bright vocal arrangements seem to exist in contrast to a darker production style and honest lyrics, an approach that gives her output a slightly off centre, almost nocturnal feel. Self-produced and featuring singles ‘INFRARED’ and ‘Cheerleader’, new EP BENDED charts break-ups, overbearing friendships, vulnerability and nature, showing Tertia not scared to open her diary and share what’s written down. Named after a lyric on single ‘i saw what you did’ – “you like the truth when bended” – as it implied levels of resistance and force that she felt reflected the big changes also happening in her life as she wrote the EP; “There were a lot of goodbyes and a lot of change, which felt unnatural and sometimes destructive,“bending” the direction of my life. For better, or for worse,” she said.
Free entry, 9pm
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
March and Violet
March and Violet’s universe explores diverse introspective topics through a melancholic and dreamy lens. Debut EP Marguerite Moon is filled with unique melodies and harmonies, featuring earworm single Why Don’t You Say Something.
Free entry, 9pm
Neil Smith Slate Trio & Cool Quiet
Slate Trio perform compositions by Neil Smith, guitarist with The Brackish, This is the Kit, Milon, Sliders, Helele Hucklebuck. Featuring Alex Heane (bass) and Matthew Jones (drums). Influences range from African, Motorik, funk & systems music, noise and skronk, John Scofield & Grant Green to Thurston Moore.
Cool Quiet are London based improvised trio consisting of Jordan Hadfield (Little Simz, Wulu), Joe McLaren (Rex Orange County) and Tara Cunningham (Red Snapper). We create music representative of our collective taste; based in groove, dance, punk. Think if Talking Heads had a baby with Pavement.
Most recently they supported Dry Cleaning at The Lexington, set to play Menagerie Festival this summer.
Free entry, 9pm
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
Tianna + Hibiscus
Bristol-born neo-soul artist Tianna writes of her own life experiences with an emotional nature. Her debut EP, “Morning Conversations,” released in September 2023, with her singles earning spots on Spotify playlists including “New Music Friday” and “Best Jazz UK 2023,” among others. Her single “Talk To Me” was also featured as BBC 1XTRA’s track of the week late last year, Tianna has been performing across Bristol and in London, she also supported Hak Baker on his recent UK tour. She is set to release her upcoming project later this year.
Free entry, 9pm
Fantastic Stranger x King Heron
Fantastic Stranger and King Heron are two power trios out of Bristol’s thriving, explorative jazz scene. Together, they share the stage in a very literal sense, with both rhythm sections layering an immersive foundation for their respective leads of saxophone and guitar.
The two trios duel upon thoughtful arrangements of music from their own repertoires as well as carefully selected reworks from heavyweights such as Melt Yourself Down and Nate Smith.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
More Soup! feat. Holy Grail & Sam Bennis
Sit back and enjoy the comforting selection of tunes provided my your hosts, More Soup. They'll be guiding you through the evening of soul, R&B, afrobeat, Latin and jazz.
Hosting you this week will be Holy Grail & Sam Bennis of Diggers Records, travelling along the M4 from Cardiff with crateful's of imported delights. This isn't one to be missed.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
B2B: Klaud aka D.A.D B2B Lonsy
Kick start your weekend with an eclectic evening of bootleg tunes and undiscovered gems. Guiding you through the evening will be some of the city's finest disc jockeys, covering genres such as UK garage, house, disco and soul.
This week, you'll be joined by resident Klaud aka D.A.D and special guest Lonsy. Spinning disco classics, funk, soul, house and feel good tunes. Get down early to reserve a space on the dancefloor.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
GRRRL Crush: 80s & 90s Bangers w/ Discobobulator
Grrrl Crush champions women, non binary and LGBTQ+ humans in music and beyond. This particular series of events from the Bristol-based queer collective picks the brains of their favourite DJs and artists as they ask them to select the records that have influenced and shaped their sound. Expect the unexpected.
Resident Discobobulator will be indulging in pure 80s and 90s bangers, prepare for a trip down memory lane with this weeks instalment of GRRRL CRUSH.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
The Good Stuff feat. Doug Cave, Alfie Grieve & Komposa
A feel-good collective of gospel & neo-soul voices singing in harmony and performing artists like Kirk Franklin, Allen Stone, Hozier, Jill Scott, Israel Houghton and Mary Mary. Their rep is fun, uplifting and full of goosebump moments with incredible singers.
Come witness this 14 piece contemporary gospel, RnB and neo soul voice project live at the Gallimaufry. Led by MD Louise Victoria and featuring an energy-lifting horn section (by way of saxophonist Doug Cave and trumpeter Alfie Grieve). Together with the ever-popular returning guest rapper, Komposa, this jam-packed performance is irrespective of faith, only encouraging the enjoyment of uplifting music and the power of song.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Glossolalia
From the city of Bristol, Glossolalia melds sounds of spiritual jazz with U.K. Hip Hop and introspective spoken word.
Lead by drummer (Oscar Sharman) their sound involves intricate rhythms inspired by that of Jungle breakbeats and Modern Jazz Fusion, complimented with with synchronous saxophone and lead guitar melodies.
The result is a sound that is serene, atmospheric and energetic.
Openly influenced by artists such as Alfa Mist, Matthew Halsall and Athletic Progression.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
More Soup! feat. Worm Sound System
Sit back and enjoy the comforting selection of tunes provided my your hosts, More Soup. They'll be guiding you through the evening of soul, R&B, afrobeat, Latin and jazz.
Hosting you this week will be serial groovers, Worm Sound System. Jackson, Jake and Nathan are the trio behind Bristol's 'Worm Disco Club' party and the 'Worm Discs' record label. DJs, diggers, label heads, curators, gig promoters and party throwers.
A special 2am license will be in effect for a bumper evening of the wormiest grooves.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
B2B: Safiye B2B Dre
Kick start your weekend with an eclectic evening of bootleg tunes and undiscovered gems. Guiding you through the evening will be some of the city's finest disc jockeys, covering genres such as UK garage, house, disco and soul.
This week, you'll be joined by resident Dre and special guest Safiye who will be making their return to The Galli. Her DJ sets reflect many years spent on various dance floors internationally - her energetic bouncy style weaves together elements of house, electro, techno, disco and more. Get down early to reserve a space on the dancefloor.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
GRRRL Crush: The Weird & the Wonderful
Grrrl Crush champions women, non binary and LGBTQ+ humans in music and beyond. This particular series of events from the Bristol-based queer collective picks the brains of their favourite DJs and artists as they ask them to select the records that have influenced and shaped their sound. Expect the unexpected.
Resident Discobobulator will be indulging in all things weird and wonderful, expect to discover new music.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Simiah
Simiah returns to the Gali on the 17th of April accompanied with the usual suspects Chalky, Ernest Herb and the infamous One Kind Eye to bring you live renditions on his new album ‘Kulta’.
The album is another journey deeper in the void of Simiahs perception of colours and music thus naming his current album 'kulta' translating as ‘Gold’ in Finnish.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Reuben's Daughters
An artist of a region where alternative-pop is like a second religion Reuben Myles Tyghe, aka Reuben's Daughters has been evolving for almost two decades at the heart of the local independent scene in the South West of England. In 2022, Reuben wrote a new chapter in his musical history, with a debut album, under the name Reuben's Daughters. A sunnier, more catchy and even pleasantly heady chapter. “Mami Wata”, like the African goddess of the same name, immediately seduces by her brilliance. The album is an adventure with psychedelic and hopping tones of which Reuben and a few conscripts have the secret.
Mami Wata was released 1st April 2022 via French label Microcultures Records to world-wide acclaim, with lead singles playlisted on French national radio station FIP and BBC 6 Music airing courtesy of Steve Lamacq.
Reuben’s Daughters are currently finishing the follow up to Mami Wata, which will be released in Autumn 2024 and will be touring the UK throughout the year.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst
Family Business - Every Sunday
Hip Hop Jam hosted by MĀDŁY & Binbags
Featuring crack house band Alex Veitch, Sam Fox & Lawottim Anywar. Come play.
Free entry, 9pm
More Soup! feat. Kesh (AnExperience/SWU.FM)
Sit back and enjoy the comforting selection of tunes provided my your hosts, More Soup. They'll be guiding you through the evening of soul, R&B, afrobeat, Latin and jazz.
Hosting you this week will be Kesh (AnExperience/SWU.FM). Join Kesh at The Gallimaufry, providing warm global grooves throughout the evening.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
B2B: Ben Daley B2B Jon Leisure
Kick start your weekend with an eclectic evening of bootleg tunes and undiscovered gems. Guiding you through the evening will be some of the city's finest disc jockeys, covering genres such as UK garage, house, disco and soul.
This week, you'll be joined by resident Ben Daley and special guest Jon Leisure (Leisure Recordings). Spinning disco classics, funk, soul, house and feel good tunes. Get down early to reserve a space on the dancefloor.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
GRRRL Crush: Women in Electronic Music
Grrrl Crush champions women, non binary and LGBTQ+ humans in music and beyond. This particular series of events from the Bristol-based queer collective picks the brains of their favourite DJs and artists as they ask them to select the records that have influenced and shaped their sound. Expect the unexpected.
Resident Discobobulator will be highlighting all the fantastical electronic music across the decades, with emphasis on all the amazing women which pioneered the genre.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Deems Experiment
Deems Experiment is a collective of musicians with a variety of influences including rock, dubstep, jungle, neo soul, and jazz. They are led by keyboard player/composer Deems, whose sound is reminiscent of Alfa Mist with deeply emotional progressions and idiosyncratic rhythms. This time they return to the Gallimaufry with new music designed to make you move.
Their audiences are treated to rich rhythmic interplay that flirts with odd time signatures, and deeply evocative progressions. Their performances are conversations where the individual voices of the collective coalesce to create a sonic landscape that pushes boundaries.
Expect off kilter beats, emotional progressions, and a variety of personalities in this 6 piece collective.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Dr. Chonk & The Nature Injection
Dr. Chonk & The Nature Injection play with the dusty, raw sounds of 70s psych-jazz to imagine a modern, lo-fi soul, taking cues from Azymuth, Cortex, Mulatu Astatke, and more recent artists like Madvillain and Surprise Chef.
Featuring members of Snazzback, Cousin Kula, Tamasene and Kudu Blue, the Dr. Chonkers will knock your socks off with their reimagined sound.
Free entry, music from 9pm.
For more information, visit Headfirst.
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis - Every Monday
Open Mic hosted by Mike Dennis
All performers welcome.
8pm sign up, 9pm start
For more information, visit Headfirst