{"id":1292,"date":"2011-10-18T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T11:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2011-10-18T11:10:20","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T11:10:20","slug":"a-thick-slice-of-fat-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/10\/18\/a-thick-slice-of-fat-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A thick slice of Fat City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cardiff\u2019s craftiest music night is back!<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/FATCITYFINAL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1331\" title=\"Music Week 2 Fat City Big Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/FATCITYFINAL-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1331\" title=\"Music Week 2 Fat City Big Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/10\/FATCITYFINAL-300x137.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"137\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#039;Fat City&#039; revellers enjoy a night of soul, funk and mask-making.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a summer hiatus, \u2018Fat City\u2019 is back to deliver a warming dose of chicken soup for the soul, in the form of funk, reggae and crafts.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday 25 October, Cardiff\u2019s favourite boutique bar, GwDiHw, will resume its duties as the liquor-dispensing host to \u2018Fat City\u2019 \u2013 a night that marries the opportunity to shake it to the sound of world music, with getting your hands covered in paint, glue and glitter in their craft competitions.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Gareth Ludkin is also co-founder of the monthly operation. He said, \u201cFat City is distinctive in Cardiff, because it\u2019s craft infused and funk inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want to inject some colour into your week and paint the town red, then get crafty to the \u2018Fat City\u2019 beat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardiff\u2019s craftiest music night is back! After a summer hiatus, \u2018Fat City\u2019 is back to deliver a warming dose of chicken soup for the soul, in the form of funk, reggae and crafts. 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