The Republic of Mieliepop 2018 is only one month away, and since Deon Bakkes and The Stolen Horses is probably the only horse-related band on the lineup, we aimed to get off our high horses, speak to the dark horse Deon himself, and get the goods straight from the horse’s Continue Reading
Interview
The Flow Chats 010: Henk van der Schyf
Henk van der Schyf is ‘n Pretoria party liaison – ‘n entrepreneur, booker, restauranteur en events man. Hy vertel ons van sy ervaringe in die musiek-, kos-, en partytjiewêreld, wat Hotbox Studios, Dogbox, Park Acoustics, Capital Craft, Mieliepop festival, en African Beer Emporium insluit. Content hosted by iono.fm Hierdie podcast Continue Reading
The Highs and Lows of Generation X – Wonderboom talks opening for Crash Test Dummies
Unfortunately for me, Wonderboom aren’t big enough Crash Test Dummies fans to have favourite songs, or any cool ‘how I first discovered Crash Test Dummies’ stories. But since they’re one of the local openers for the Canadian band’s upcoming Pretoria and Cape Town shows, I asked them about it anyway.
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
Gad from Adventure Man names three of Crash Test Dummies’ albums!
Gad de Combes is Adventure Man’s founder/frontman, and also a big fan of Crash Test Dummies. So much that he campaigned for his band to get an opening slot on the Canadian group’s upcoming Pretoria show. But where does this all come from? What exactly is his relationship to the Continue Reading
Crash Test Dummies on philosphy, songwriting, and coming to South Africa
“Crash Test Dummies get back together now and then when the occasion arises,” says Brad Roberts, the Canadian band’s frontman/lead singer. “I wouldn’t say it aided the band, so much as it has been a natural consequence of getting older: priorities change.” But luckily, the stars align every now and 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
The Flow Chats 009: Morné du Toit
Morné du Toit het eers my aandag gevang as die ou in die tamatiesousadvertensie wat fluit wanneer hy sê “thirty-six”. Nou maak hy ook flieks, en sy derde een as regisseur, Vuil Wasgoed, begin op 8 Desember in teaters draai. Ek’t met hom gaan gesels oor alles van skilder in Continue Reading