Independent cinema which also hosts regular gigs and music.
The Cube is a real asset to Bristol, an independent cinema run by volunteers with original programming. In addition to films and live music the 105 seat cinema is also used for workshops and discussions.
In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.
While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.
Sell out warning! A fresh and accessible way into the Bard from award-winning writer, director and performance storyteller Debs Newbold. She transforms the Cube’s stage into the Tempest’s otherworldly isle in a playful, one-woman reimagining of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic work.
The Tempest - Retold, by Debs Newbold at The Cube.
Get ready to ascend as Realist Alive kicks-off another year of premier avant-club futurism, linking up with glitch.cool for a live A/V feast at the Cube. Glacial hyperglitch, world-expanding ambient, industrial occultism and aqueous art-pop awaits in this essential outing FFO: OPN, FITNESSS, Himera.
sunnk, Thorjn, Genie Tempest & more at The Cube.
Sheffield’s knotty computer-music maestro Rian Treanor meets the wind-instrument minimalism of Japan’s Rai Tateishi, pairing Autechre-esque rhythmic workouts with stark, ancient harmonics. Their bizarro style is prodded further into the vortex by Eye Measure’s corrupted cyber-coding and Luigi Marino's deep explorations in Wuhan cymbals.
Rian Treanor & Rai Tateishi + Eye Measure at The Cube.
Sell out warning! All Leonard, all night long! Dig out your secret fedora and get that smoky I’m Your Man baritone you’ve been honing out from behind your shower curtain and into the sweet embrace of your fellow Cohen-loving Cube crooners. Acoustic guitars optional…
Leonard Cohen at The Cube.
Sell out warning! Get your teeny tiny eyebrows and best Canadian tux to the Cube for a second annual nostalgiafest of live 00s-core cabaret + a showcase of music video greats. Hair whips! Rain machines! Futuristic filmed-inside-a-cheese-grater favourites! It’ll all be here! Plus it’s Party Girls so: heckling and singalongs are hiiiighly encouraged.
MTV Vol. 2 My Super Sweet Music Video Night at The Cube.