Groover’s Gig Guide!
Wachu doin tonight? Check out our gig guide and get in where you fit in! The highlight this weekend though, is the long awaited Blacks Only ‘Black to the Future’ Comedy show going down at Centre Court, Emperors Palace on Saturday! Check out what else is happening in and around Jozi! Friday 23 March 2007 Hip Hop Heavyweights Vol.2 Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: Bassline Line up: Tumi and the Volume, ZuluBoy, My Man and support acts, DJs Time: 20:00, Show Starts at 21:00 Cover: R50 Femme Fatale (Josie Field, Laurie Levine, Ménage A Trois) Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: The Bohemian, Park Road, Richmond Line up: Josie Field, Laurie Levine (2007 SAMA Nominee), Ménage A Trois Time: 20:30 Cover: R40 Jim Neversink Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: The 88 Lounge, William Road, Norwood Line Up: Blk Jks, Jim Neversink Time: 20:30 Cover: R50 non members, R30 members The Slashdogs Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: CARFAX, JHB Line-up: The SlashDogs, ATFN, The Vendetta Cartell, City Bowl Mizers Time: 20:00 Cover: R50 Jam On Tuesday Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: Sundowners (Klipriver Drive, between Mulbarton and Brackendowns) Line-up: Falling Short, Jam On Tuesday, Aion Truth, Chromium Time: 21:00 Cover: R30 Wonderboom CD Launch Tour Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: The Firkin, (The Firkin, Boksburg: Cnr North Rand Rd & Rondebalt, Boksburg) Line- up: Wonderboom celebrating the release of their new album ‘City of Gold’ Cover: Tickets at the door The Comedy Guild Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: Theatre @ The Pavilion (Old IMAX) Line- up: Gino Fernandez, Marty K, Pierre Malherbe and Mark Palmer. Time: 20:00 UWC Aids Awareness Bash Date: Friday 23 March 2007 Venue: University of the Western Cape Line- up: DJ Cleo, DJ Mbuso, Dr Duda and many more. Cover: R20 24 March 2007 Blacks Only Comedy (Black to the Future) Date: 24 March 2007 Venue: Centre Court, Emperors Palace Time: 20:00 Line- up: Host David Kau, Comedians, Marina Franklin (USA), Riaad Moosa, Krijay Govender, Trevor Noah Cover: From R120 Hip Hop Heavyweights Vol.2 Date: Saturday 24 March 2007 Venue: Bassline Line up: Tumi and the Volume, ZuluBoy, My Man and support acts, DJs Time: 20:00, Show Starts at 21:00 Cover: R50 OLMECA TEQUILA VIP BASH III Date: Saturday 24 March 2007 Venue: Odds Nightclub (531 Fehrson Street, Brooklyn) Line- up: Models as hostesses! Cover: R20 at the door plus Free Olmeca pours on the night! People’s Party Date: Saturday 24 March 2007 Venue: The 88 Lounge, William Rd, Norwood Line-up: Aris B, the people’s DJ Time: 20:00 Cover: R40 non members, Members FREE Fuzigish CT All...
Represent Recommends: DECOI
For all the lady shoe lovers in Jozi, if you haven’t got your hands on a pair of DECOI shoes yet, you’ve got to find the funk! And maybe the cash ‘coz they aint chipile… Real leather all the way from South America darlings. Editorista got two pairs for her bday and has been rockin’ em since with compliments flying in from all directions. But she’s probably going to have to go back for new ones soon ‘cos she just can’t take them off. DECOI reminds us a bit of Muji and Uniqlo (see our Tokyo article here) simple classic and ‘must-have’… so if you’re looking for some sexy ladybug shoes that you can wear to work or play, DECOI is the secret. The shop seems a little shy from outside and it’s location is odd although well placed! It’s right near the main entrance to Pick n Pay in the Rosebank Mall (photo’s courtesy Rosebank Mall website.) You may think the shoes are a little PLAIN at first glance… but try them on… they are so comfortable and they look great on most feet! They’re so less is more – the shop accepts credit cards so if you can’t afford the pricetag there are other options 😉 Here are the details although we didn’t have much luck looking at the winter range on the web: Telephone: (011) 447 3838 Fax (011) 683 2586 Cell phone 079 496 2696 E-mail address info@decoi.co.za Web address http://www.decoi.co.za...
Francophonite 2007
For an instant escape from the city straight into a French country you need get yourself to the Francophonite 2007! The French Embassy in South Africa, the French Institute of South Africa, the Alliance Française of Johannesburg and Dibuka – Information Centre on contemporary France are presenting you will the opportunity to get a taste of some French culture… film, music, fashion, food and drinks… Friday 23 March, 2.30 pm, Free entrance LITERATURE AND THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA Round-table conference Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Round-table conference Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Hosted by Veronique Tadjo, with Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislaviæ, Niq Mhlongo, Lebo Mashile. Friday 23 March, from 8 pm, Free entrance FRANCOPHONE FOOD AND DRINKS from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 – events@alliance.org.za FETHITABET – World music – France Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. from France, Belgium, Lebanon, Madagascar R90 for 3 different dishes Book in advance: William – 011 646 1169 – Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. Gathering musicians from France, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali and Brazil, Fethi Tabet and his band offer a hot and powerful Andalusian-style dance music. Fethi’s incomparable voice sings life with emotion and humour, crossing different traditional and popular Maghrebian styles under the joint influence of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. MARYSE & NSEKA – Blues folk – Congo DRC Born in Kinshasa of musical families, Maryse Ngalula and Nseka Bienvenu met in Johannesburg in 2002. Deciding to work together, they formed an original duet. Maryse has a deep and warm voice while Nseka sings in a high-pitched voice. Their lyrics, sung in French, Tshiluba and Lingala, relate as much the stories of painful exiles as those of joyful family reunions back home. Maryse & Nseka are presently preparing their second album which, we already know,...
The best SA Music line up for My Coke Fest
Coca-Cola South Africa is thrilled to announce the SA line up of local bands performing at MY COKE FEST. Taking place in Johannesburg on the 27th of April and in Cape Town on the 1st of May, MY COKE FEST is already hailed as one of the biggest music festivals in the 2007 music calendar. Brought to you by Coca-Cola and official radio station 5fm, the twelve hour festival already boasts Hoobastank, Staind, 3 Doors Down, Evanescence and the legendary Guns N’ Roses on its sizzling stage… and now the highly anticipated local line-up has just been confirmed! SA LINE- UP:SPRINGBOK NUDE GIRLS THE PARLOTONES EVOLVER CASSETTE J THE DIRTY SKIRTS LOVE JONES TAXI VIOLENCE The Springbok Nude Girls and The Parlotones will be performing in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, with Evolver, Cassette and J performing in Johannesburg only, and The Dirty Skirts, Love Jones and Taxi Violence performing in Cape Town only. SPRINGBOK NUDE GIRLS The Nude Girls are: Arno Carstens (lead vocals) – a SAMA Award winner, with one of the most successful solo music careers in SA; Theo Crous (guitars and backing vocals) – renowned as ‘the most electric’ electric guitarist and one of SA’s top record producers; Adriaan Brand (trumpet/keyboards) – one of the most skilled musicians in SA. Arno Blumer (bass) & Francious Kruger (drums). The Springbok Nude Girls and The Parlotones will be performing in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, with Evolver, Cassette and J performing in Johannesburg only, and The Dirty Skirts, Love Jones and Taxi Violence performing in Cape Town only. The Nude Girls are: Arno Carstens (lead vocals) – a SAMA Award winner, with one of the most successful solo music careers in SA; Theo Crous (guitars and backing vocals) – renowned as ‘the most electric’ electric guitarist and one of SA’s top record producers; Adriaan Brand (trumpet/keyboards) – one of the most skilled musicians in SA. Arno Blumer (bass) & Francious Kruger (drums).The Nude Girls formed in September 1994 and almost immediately drew considerable attention from both music critics and music lovers country-wide. Over the next twelve years, this considerable attention turned to legendary cult status. During their 7 year live touring and recording career, this triple platinum selling band released 4 studio albums and 2 Best Of compilations, had 5 top 10 hit singles, won 3 South African Music Awards, toured locally and internationally extensively and explosively and shared the stage with the likes of INXS, The Beastie Boys, Lenny Kravitz, The Cult, Smashing Pumpkins, Hothouse Flowers, Goo Goo Dolls and The Offspring. In 2001 the band separated to pursue independent careers. Five years...
Online craze – incredible beatboxing
Further to our article last week on the phenomenal French beatboxer Joseph, we have a whole load more unbelievable beatboxing for you to lap up on a lazy Friday pm…. the world is going crazy over beatboxing and YouTube is the medium. First off we’re actually going to start with a group of (very hot!) acapella singers from New York called Naturally7 who perform entire songs with only the human voice. They were in Paris recently and caused a huge stir on the metro when they broke into song or as the French say performed a “concert sauvage” – see the YouTube video below… if you watch the public around them, initially everyone is a little uncomfortable and then they get into it! Check out their MySpace site here where they performed with Lionel Richie..inspiring. [youtube]UsVOLMpTXhM[/youtube] What’s amazing about these guys is not only the fact they can sing and beatbox at once, but how well they manage to sing and even more than that how brilliantly they do it – you can’t believe it’s just their voices. Then there’s “Roxorloops” – “The hottest beat boxer in Belgium” see him performing in the French Beatboxing Champs here. Incredible. Well worth it. Talking of French Beatboxing, some of you may be familiar with France’s awesome HipHop band Saian Supa Crew one of Represent’s mosfave French artists…here we see “Sly the Mic Buddha” from Saian beatboxing with a guy called Qbert – awesome if you’re into scratching and beatboxing. Click here. *MUST SEE* A Represent reader reckons “Beardyman” is the shizzle – we featured him and his kitchen cooking before on Represent over here but here is a link to him at his best. And last but certainly not least, the nerdiest looking beatboxer ever from the UK Faith SFX watch him here – love the UK accent!!! BRUVA! Enjoy…. share your mosfave beatboxers with us here! *****************************************Merci to Aquoibon for the lead… If you’ve been watching West African idols or American idols you’ll know just how much unbelievable talent there is out there. This dude has to take the cake though – he’s a French guy called Joseph who is 21 years old and whose ability to beatbox and sing at the same time is blowing the world up! See his French idols – or NOUVELLE STAR as it’s known in French – audition here on YouTube. MON DIEU! Incroyable!...
Splashy Fen 2007, more comfy than ever before!
If you’ve not yet made plans for the Easter long weekend, then why not head off to the Southern Drakensberg for the annual Splashy Fen Music Festival from 5 to 9 April. Aside from the great music, with performances by over 70 of the country’s hottest established and up-and-coming artists, there’s also a host of other fun activities to keep you entertained while enjoying the beautiful natural surroundings. We are giving away *two double tickets*… The most magical and appealing aspects of what is regarded by many as the ‘ultimate outdoor experience’ have always included a tent pitched under the stars and nights around the campfire meeting new, interesting people. This is a big part of what Splashy Fen is all about and festival-goers at this year’s gathering will be totally spoiled for choice when deciding on sleeping arrangements, because facilities are even better and the range of options even wider – four new developments in addition to the already-improved camping sites, hot showers and fragrant loos. Family Campsite First up and in keeping with the emergence of Splashy Fen as a fun-for-all-ages music festival is a cordoned-off family campsite close to the children’s marquee and entertainment zone run by the Ocean View Montessori School. The appeal of this innovation is obvious, and although it will carry a R30 per vehicle surcharge (payable on arrival), it must be remembered that festival admission for Under 12s is free. Demand for this first-come, first-sited convenience is bound to be high, so anyone with a young family and wishing to take advantage of it would be well advised to arrive early. Tent Hotel The second new venture is a slice of semi-luxury in the form of a ‘tent hotel’ offering bed and breakfast plus separate ablution facilities. Each of the 100 spacious, high-quality and lockable tents will have either a double or two single beds complete with linen, but guests must bring their own warm coverings. Alternatively, sleeping bags may be hired at nominal extra cost. Breakfast will be served in the ‘hotel’ marquee, after which guests can make use of an around-the-clock outdoor cooking facility. The price for the entire long weekend from 5 to 9 April is R1 350 per person sharing, which includes festival entry. Bookings and special breakfast requests can be made at http://www.kreefhotel.co.za/. Homes-on-Wheels Yet another new option is the mobile accommodation offered by Rainbow 4X4 and Motorhome Rentals: air-conditioned vehicles fully fitted with fridge/freezer and stove, cooking and eating utensils, bedding, camping furniture and – in the bigger motorhomes – an onboard shower and toilet. A range of prestige vehicles is available at affordable rates...
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