My 2018 music festival season was kicked off by Parklife this past Saturday, setting the mood for a relaxing weekend. One of the best things about Parklife is that you know what you are getting: The same iconic branding, same great people and consistently amazing tunes.
Events
Q&A: Foxtrot on looping, popping and dancing at Park Acoustics
Foxtrot is a relatively new band from Pretoria, who play a hard-to-define kind of “Foxpop” music (“with a scent of jazz, African grooves and theatrical inspiration”). The group consists of Siobhan Lloyd-Jones on violin & vocals, Ronald Davey on cello, trumpet, and vocals, Mart-Marie Snyman on keys, and James Robb Continue Reading
GIVEAWAY: Park Acoustics February Tickets
Another year, another bunch of Park Acoustics events. The first, coming up on 4 February, has Koos Kombuis and Karen Zoid as headliners, with Diamong Thug, Michael Lesar, Dawie de Jager and Foxtrot filling out the bill. We have a double ticket to the event to give away – see Continue Reading
Rosebank Brewing Company on Hermanus, Craft Beer Festivals, and fish or chicken
Rosebank Brewing Company is visiting the Hermanus Craft Beer Festival this December, and we asked them about beer education, food pairing, and why the Craft Beer Festival is the place to be!
Beer & Bottomless bands: Sir Thomas Brewing Co coming to Hermanus Craft Beer Festival
The upcoming Hermanus Craft Beer Festival is a celebration of beer and music, and Sir Thomas Brewing Co is one of the breweries that’ll be attending. We asked them a few questions about beer, beer drinking, and bottomless bands to accompany the experience…
Hermanus, Craft Beer, and Sons of Settlers
The Hermanus Craft Beer Festival is returning on 22 December to mix beer and music, and Sons of Settlers is one of the bands on this year’s line-up. They describe their sound as “high-energy melodic folk“, and will be appearing at the Hermanus Craft Beer Festival. We spoke to one Continue Reading
Dan Patlansky Guitar Weekends coming to Stellenbosch
Dan Patlansky is not only a world-renowned blues guitarist; he’s also passionate about sharing knowledge, and getting together with guitar players to escape, play, and learn. Dan Patlansky Guitar Weekends have now become a regular event, and there’s another one coming this weekend.
GIVEAWAY: Hermanus Craft Beer Festival tickets
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 Continue Reading
GIVEAWAY: Park Acoustics November Tickets
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!
Oppikoppi Festival 2017: A photo review
Pictures by Simone Dos Santos