All things music.
Pollinator is a three-piece rock band from Joburg, and they’ll be making a debut Park Acoustics appearance this Sunday. After we spotted them playing in dresses at Oppikoppi this year (they wanted to look like they were off to a matric dance), we couldn’t resist asking them about balls, music, and mating calls.
The Hermanus Craft Beer Festival might be new to our Gauteng radars, but it’s an established event that returns this year with craft beer, live music, and food trucks for an early Christmas celebration. We also have a double ticket to give away – see the entry form at the bottom of this post to enter!
You might’ve heard that the English electronic duo Maribou State is coming down south (to SA) for a couple of DJ sets – one in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town. DJMag.com once described their music as “sparkles like Zero 7, gnaws like Portishead, and grooves like Primal Scream”. And I couldn’t yet find a different verb to better describe what their music does.
Since they’re headed over for a visit, I spoke to them about their music, their trip, and their studio process…
The next edition of Park Acoustics is coming up on 26 November, and Grassy Spark, Shortstraw, PopArtLive, Femi Koya, Hellcats, and Pollinator are performing. See below for details, and enter our ticket giveaway to score a double ticket!
When I hear the term “electronic music duo”, the first names that come to mind are Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, and Goldfrapp. And now also Maribou State.
WonderBOOM’s mononymous frontman Cito is not only a charming, multitalented singer, actor, composer, producer, and musical director, but also a fan of Led Zeppelin. He’s one of the musicians that Jason Oosthuizen recruited to be part of this Sunday’s Led Zeppelin Tribute Show. We asked him a few questions about the event and the band…
Jason Oosthuizen, the drummer of Van Coke Kartel and Punk ‘n Roll, has brought together a talented pool of musicians to do a tribute night to Led Zeppelin – on 5 October at The Good Luck Bar. We asked him a few questions about his love for Led Zep, what it takes to put on a tribute show to a legendary rock band, and what we can expect on the night…
The next edition of Park Acoustics is coming up on 29 October, and AKING, Klopjag, Georgetown, Bacchus Nel. and Deon Bakkes and the Stolen Horses are performing. See below for details, and enter our ticket giveaway to score a double ticket!
Drummer Jason Oosthuizen (Punk ‘n Roll, Van Coke Kartel) is behind the wheel of an upcoming Led Zeppelin Tribute show – on 5 November at The Good Luck Bar. We’ve got a double ticket to the event to give away – see below for details!
