The Stellenbosch Klein Libertas Theatre is buzzing with its usual, early-Wednesday-evening crowd: skinny black jeans and laddered stockings abound; and I feel slightly out of place as I sip in solitude on my drink and try desperately to avoid the stickiness of the beer covered, six-seater table I am sitting at. Not the greatest start [...]
Category: |In the musical Know: Interviews & Reviews|
OppiKoppi rocks new talent
With the “Sexy. Crooked. Teeth.” 2010 OppiKoppi Festival recently behind us, those of you who were present may have noticed a string of fresh (and some not so fresh) faces within the band line-up. Indeed, amongst well-known talents such as Taxi Violence, Die Heuwels Fantasties and Gang of Instrumentals, the spotlight was also on artists [...]
Former Tree63 lead singer, John Ellis speaks his mind
John Ellis of the once popular Christian rock band, Tree63 recently gave me a few minutes of his time and revealed what goes on in the mind of a so-called ‘rebel of religion’. Here’s what he had to say: How has becoming a solo artist changed the way you feel about making music? I feel [...]
Album Review: “Secrets and Lies”, Bertie Blackman
Australian born singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bertie Blackman recently released her latest album, Secrets and Lies (2009); and if you enjoy bands such as Frou Frou and Feist, you may just agree that it is an outstanding collection of tunes. Indeed, this thirteen track indie-rock-electronica album is a compilation of soul-wrenching, brutally honest tracks in which [...]
Cape Town: A mecca for jazz cats
Whether it’s the liveliness of the 1920’s Swing hits, the sexiness of sultry Blues tunes or the beat of Afro-jazz that quickens your pulse, one thing is for sure- if you love jazz, Cape Town is one of your best bets. In case you were interested, Capetownian jazz originated in the late 1800’s during South [...]
Tidal Waves band interview
The moment Tidal Waves struck their first note at Bohemia in Stellenbosch on the evening of the 11th of February 2010, a wave of surprise swept through the audience; and all pre-conceived ideas of what a reggae band should sound like flew out the window. The sweltering heat and the sweat dripping down those jamming [...]