Saturdays are split into an afternoon and an evening session. From 4-8pm you can catch Rough Trade's free one and only showcase with plenty of live bands.

From 8pm-2am the nights come in different shapes and sizes but generally with a splendid party in mind.

 

13 Feb: 4-8pm
free

  

13 Feb: 8pm-2am
£6 B4 11pm, £8 after
Rota   Sweet Memory Sounds

with: Monkey Suit presents: Dry The River, Ute, Aspen Sails + DJs Plundercats and mark is egg

Monkey Suit hosts a perfect Valentine's weekend afternoon of sweet and sophisticated alternative folk pop with confessional acoustic ballads from hotly-tipped Dry The River, alternately soaring and fragile trio Ute and Aspen Sails' surging heartfelt harmonies.

 

with: Adam Callan and DJ Derek (pic)

DJ Derek's status as Legend is well deserved. He is now in his mid 60's and at the top of his game. Armed with a Jamaican patois that defies his Bristolian roots and nearly 30,000 ska, reggae, dancehall and soul tracks to choose from, this old man is one of the UK's musical treasuresraga, 'broken' latin and well, plenty of african specials for one night only, so listen up for the soukous, rumba, kuduro, afrobeat, hi-life, hip life and beyond.

20 Feb: 4-8pm
free

  

20 Feb: 8pm-2am
£6 B4 11pm, £8 after
Rota   Muevete

with: Evil Pop presents: Reflections of Elephants (pic) and more

Evil Pop bring you exactly what their name suggests: a twisty melee of fine and melodic avant-pop and post-rock scribbly noise. With alternative rock outfit Reflections of Elephants and more.

 

with: Cal Jader (pic, Movimientos) and guest DJ Rob Pollinate (Pollinate Records)

Get down to Muevete! to celebrate underground dance floor sounds of Latin America, the Caribbean and their tropical relations.
To complement their monthly live Latin music night Movimientos presents Muevete! for a tropical dance throwdown as host and resident DJ Cal Jader welcomes guest DJ Rob Pollinate (aka SQUAREDº, Pollinate Records) who adds cumbia, digi-dancehall and dubstep vibes to the global and Latin underground music mix - anything from the finest salsa brava to urban Latin and carnival rhythms alongside tropical bass, electro and the freshest exclusive tunes.
'Muevete,' says Cal Jader, 'is the pure party version of Movimientos; a fresh tropical, Latin and African night. The Arts Club have always represented the tropical music scenes so well (at nights like Brazilian Love Affair, Future World Funk, Batmacumba and Secousse), and because of all those great nights the [Arts Club] crowd are very open to different musical styles.'
'At Muevete it's more eclectic tropical rave music, making the links with tropical, African and Balkan music. Part of our objective is to educate people while making them dance, so it's great to work at a venue which has such an open-minded crowd.'

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