The Men of Gwent are supporting alt.country legends The Waco Brothers at The Lexington, London on Thursday 2nd July!!

thursday, June 18th at Quarry House! info/tix ➡️ calendar.rediscoverfirebooking.com/shows/the-jack-rubies-dot-dash-the-crowd-scene-18-jun cc: @thejackrubies.bsky.social @rediscoverfire.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social @quarryhouse.bsky.social

@precrecs.bsky.social fyi

🪐 Dot Dash has a song ('There and Back Again Lane' from our first album) included in the new episode of For All Mankind on AppleTV. @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social

The Darling Buds klaxon is sounding across Newport as Huw Stephen’s plays “Hit The Ground” on 6 Music right now!

@adamthomaswalton.bsky.social loved the new Kidsmoke tune but can’t see a post on your timeline for the track to comment on? So good to have them back on the ever brilliant Libertino!

Buds, we’re excited to announce our brand-new album Same Sun / Same Sky. You can now pre-order the album on CD & vinyl (with a signed postcard while stocks last): cherryred.co/SameSunSameSky

❗The Jack Rubies ➕ Dot Dash❗ d.c. ➡️ thurs. june 18 at Quarry House (w/The Crowd Scene) phila. ➡️ friday june 19 at Kung Fu Necktie @thejackrubies.bsky.social @dotdashdc.bsky.social @rediscoverfire.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social

⏪📺 minus 1️⃣5️⃣ yrs. (jan. 2011 at quarry house) youtu.be/P5s6Af3q1KU?si=aOiDb07dFYmLEGjn&t=16 @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social

Today’s matinee gig at Le Pub saw 3 drummer (and ridiculously loud) The House of All ably supported by the excellent European Sun. Their sound man needs to take a hearing test before he deafens anyone on their future gigs!

My Record Store Day 2026 seems to include more 60s Psyche than previous years. Especially looking forward to giving the Power Pop compilation a spin! #RSD2026

In the queue at Diverse Vinyl in Newport to get my Record Store Day fix! #RSD26

Was great to attend the launch of the “Fan led review of live and electronic music” presented by Kevin Brennan in Le Pub, Newport earlier. Hopefully it will help secure the future of live music and encourage improvements for all who attend events in the UK - committees.parliament.uk/publications....

Sorry to hear about the passing of Andy Kershaw. He obviously had a few issues in recent years but was an excellent ambassador of new music in the early 80s. I recall him being the road manager for Billy Bragg in 1984. I must reread his autobiography. RIP Andy Kershaw

Don't miss this excellent radio show by Adam @howcaniapply.bsky.social and not just because he plays a few of the songs we released but he just plays excellent music 👌👌👌👌 www.mixcloud.com/dynamicradio...

A couple of weeks time we’ll be rolling out our weird sort of acoustic set at the local (le pub). The Keys are favourites of ours so we couldn’t be happier to do it

Well, Belle & Sebastian at the RAH was a hoot.! We even got the next Scottish Football anthem in the encore!

I didn’t get to see the Young Marble Giants live back in the day or when they returned a few years ago so it was especially nice to hear Stuart Moxham play “Final Day” at Wales Goes Pop with the rest of the band watching in the audience! youtube.com/shorts/FOeZy...

Day 3 of Wales Goes Pop was as amazing as the two previous days! So many highlights - coming 4th in the WGP quiz, Ynys, Stuart Moxham, The School, Rachel Love & Swansea Sound (complete with Amelia as the Easter Bunny!). Huge thanks to Liz and the team for putting on such an amazing event!

Day 2 of Wales Goes Pop took things to another level! Incredible sets by The Yellow Melodies, Tupla, The Cords, Lande Hekt, plus a rare and fantastic show by Even As We Speak all ended by an indie supergroup as Heavenly were joined for their encore by Huw (of The Pooh Sticks) & Eva (of The Cords)!

Day one of Wales Goes Pop was as epic as expected! So many highlights but will single out The Would-Be Goods, Simon Love, The Lovely Basement, John MOuse & Prolapse! @walesgoespop.bsky.social

The wonderful Melin Melyn ended their set at The Corn Exchange in Newport with a cover of “Rip It Up”! #newportmusictrail youtu.be/4N_2gHTM1a4?...

A fab day in Newport with amazing bands across the city in various venues! Too many highlights to list in but here goes.. Emmy Seren (on Newport Arcade balcony) Burning Ferns (John Frost Square), Murder Club & Melin Melyn (Corn Exchange). Great to see Andy @poptypingrecds.bsky.social too!

The sun is shining and Burning Ferns are playing an acoustic set in John Frost Square at 3:20pm as part of the Newport Music Trail ! Lots of acts across multiple venues all day and night! Full list of events here - www.newport.gov.uk/our-city/see...

Top evening of free entertainment curtesy of Newport Music Trail tonight saw the brilliant teen Hairdye play a packed Le Pub, followed by Half Happy, The GLC then HMS Morris. A great event and fantastic atmosphere all around. The bus home was packed!

Great article in this months Record Collector magazine with Robert Plant visiting the brilliant Spillers Records in Cardiff who stock all our releases!

Coming up this Saturday. 3.15 in our fair city’s John Frost Square. Be there for our first cover version and some tried and tested bangers x

Philadelphia ➡️ Friday, June 19 ➡️ Kung Fu Necktie The Jack Rubies ➕ Dot Dash ➡️ kungfunecktie.com/event/the-jack-rubies-dot-dash/kung-fu-necktie/philadelphia-pennsylvania/ @thejackrubies.bsky.social @dotdashdc.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social @bigstirrecords.bsky.social

April 19 at Pie Shop! 🥧 nashville-via-dublin punk-n-roll THE SLEEVEENS ➕ d.c. post punk pop Dot Dash tix/info: pieshopdc.com/shows/the-sleeveens-19-apr @gonerrecords.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social

Special Friend played a fantastic set at @lepub.bsky.social this evening. Looking forward to their new album out on @skepwax.bsky.social next Friday! They also play @bunkhouseswansea.bsky.social this Sunday - get along if you can. The Sweetest Ache are supporting that gig too!

As it’s 40 years today that the classic Redskins album “Neither Washington Nor Moscow” was released, here’s two posters I obtained when it came out…

Postie just delivered the latest batch of releases on Fruits De Mer Records which come complete with a complementary compilation CD with 17 tracks from our back catalogue over the past 20 years!

Someone with impeccable taste…!

Only 6 Tickets left for the Mekons festival at Portmeirion! Buy now to see various incarnations of The Mekons along with our very own Jon Langfords Men of Gwent in this classic setting! A one off event not to be missed!

Great to see our The Grief Brothers vinyl album “35 Years on Woodfield Street” sitting proudly on the “recommended” shelf in Diverse Vinyl, Newport earlier! It’s on grey vinyl and features Jon Langford on lead vocals on one track!

The Mekons don’t seem to be on here so in case you miss out, there are only a handful of tickets left for October in Portmeirion…. www.seetickets.com/event/mekonv...

A few days late but just realised I saw Ride play Cardiff 35 years ago this week - I still have the t-shirt! The support band that night were Slowdive!

Paging @precrecs.bsky.social

Postie brought the new poptastic Heavenly album “Highway to Heavenly” on transparent vinyl with a signed postcard! @skepwax.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social

April 19 at Pie Shop 💥 The Sleeveens ➕ Dot Dash💥 tix/info: pieshopdc.com/shows/the-sleeveens-19-apr @gonerrecords.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social

Fantastic afternoon seeing Jon Langford play a career defining set in Le Pub! So many great songs by The Mekons, The Three Johns, Waco Brothers and Men of Gwent!

So young and so good!

@adamthomaswalton.bsky.social great to hear so many artists from Newport on the show tonight and looking forward to hearing Hairdye set from Le Pub later. Jon Langford is playing a matinee show at Le Pub tomorrow afternoon and a few guests are expected to join a retrospective of his career to date!

This coming Sunday in @lepub.bsky.social early doors. Jon Langford live career retrospective with some aiding and abetting from me and the Men of Gwent. What larks.

Friday, Feb. 27th ➡️ Comet: The Paranoid Style ➕ Dot Dash tix: calendar.rediscoverfirebooking.com/shows/the-paranoid-style-dot-dash-27-feb @paranoiacs.bsky.social @dotdashdc.bsky.social @rediscoverfire.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @countrymile.bsky.social @barnonerecords.bsky.social

All the indie love songs you could ever want on Valentine's Commercial Festival.

Huge respect to the acoustic Frank & Walters for tonight’s gig in Le Pub, Newport with our Men of Gwent in support! Their fans bought all the merch we brought and were the nicest people you could wish to meet. Thank you all so much!