South African Music Magazine
Openers Vampire 9000 are as mysterious as the name suggests, combining equal parts live instruments and electro to produce an unusual yet completely endearing brand of weird; the guitar picking notes over ethereal synth and vocals that draw the listeners in like a siren song. Even with only one half of the group on stage, Read More »
The Colourful Art of being a South African Hipster Alec Ounsworth appears exhausted and irritated at sound check. Tonight’s concert – part 1 of adidas Originals Live Performance series, in association with we-are-awesome – will bring the grand total of gigs his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have played over the last year, to Read More »
“One of the highlights of the evening was Karen‘s mouth-watering medley, consisting of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’, Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ and Wild Cherry’s ‘Play That Funky Music’.” Promising to be “bigger and better” than the previous editions, the fourth incarnation of Angels of Rock was heavily hyped in the media, with radio ads and Read More »
This past week-end has indeed been a highlight for South African music across the board of so many genres. One, especially big highlight has been the revered and well loved Cape Town International Jazz Festival. I was up for and attended the whole caboodle of events that revolved around the week-end over the Friday and Read More »
