Get to the Candi Bar in Melville
We love the name, we love the logo and we’re sure last nights opening bash at the Candi Bar was full of sweet soulful somethings. Melville always needs new energy and we’re sure the Candi Bar will satisfy it’s sweet tooth, good luck with the neighbours… You be good kids now. FINALLY! The Candi Bar is ready to operate! The best DJ’s in Jozi, the best House music, the only venue in Melville with a dance floor! That’s right…Tokyo Star is Closed and the Candi Bar has taken over the Venue. Jozi’s Hottest New House Music Venue, The Candi Bar, has announced its official opening dates – Thursday, 26th, Friday, 27th and Saturday, 28th June. The Candi Bar is a collaboration between Harael (Daddy H), SoulCandi Music’s Founder and Director, DJ Euphonik (5fm and Soul Candi), and Shaun Duvet (The Bang Bang Club and Anything Goes) and is situated at the old Tokyo Star in Melville. The Candi Bar has two large bar areas, enough comfortable seating for up to 80 people, and the total venue capacity is up to 300 people. The Candi Bar boasts an outside courtyard, state of the art DJ box and dance floor, and only the most premium products, cocktails and much more. Also look out for The Candi Girls giving out free Tequila Shots on all the nights! The dress code is strictly smart-casual no caps or trainers allowed. The opening weekend will feature some of the hottest Soul Candi and Jozi’s Finest DJ’s including the following: Thursday, 26th June: Euphonik Franky Sphectacula Terrance Monde Lulo Cafe Friday, 27th June: Q.T Mo (yfm) Giggs Superstar Kent Soul T Dez James Saturday, 28th June: China Claude Clock 2lani Blackwhole What more does a house Music Lover need? Doors open at 6pm until 2am, be sure to get there early to avoid queues. Entrance is Free, Yes Free! No Shady Characters Allowed! That’s right! See you there! For more info contact info@thecandibar.co.za or...
Bushfire in Swaziland in August
If you STILL haven’t been to the magical mountain kingdom of SD yet, hurry up! Here’s the perfect excuse to head East. 1st to 3rd August at House on Fire, the Bush Fire festival.
Model C Schoolnight on Saturday
MTKIDU just wanted to invite you to join us for the Model C Album Launch this Saturday at Fuel. We are very proud, as this is the second release from Team Uncool. here are the details… Lilo | Unsound System present Model cat Fuel Cafe in Newtown. No more songs about girls There are more important things I can’t help it that I’ve changed What’s this love anyway? – Model C It’s all important at UNSOUND SYSTEM when Model C join us live for the album launch of their debut ‘no more songs about girls’. This unique project is a collaboration between Kidu (Nicholas Nesbitt) and his sister Robyn who have been making music since 2006, writing songs based on the entries in their shared diaries. Upfront, honest and endearing, these two allow the outside world into theirs with a mixture of sincere songwriting, heartfelt folk and experimental electronica. Supported by Alex Hing on vocals, keys and songwritting. Leighton Powell on drums. This is one of the freshest live acts on the scene – a rare mixture of emotional warmth, keen observations and musical wizardry. Albums will be on sale for R100 but if you come dressed up in your old school uniform you can get the disk for only R80! Go to… http://www.teamuncool.co.za/ free tracks! Check out the myspace… http://www.myspace.com/iammodelc Visit our Facebook to hear a few tracks or be a fan… http://www.facebook.com/pages/model-c/12484581899 or join the group… http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48829725525&ref=ts Model C u...
Represent Review: Pro (kid) and Jus Dat
The Matrix is back… and like a fine smooth wine, the Matrix’s reviews just make you want more. Matrix for President! Check out his Represent Photo Story of the night unfolding here. It’s Friday night and you find yourself confronted with two choices; go home and call it a day or hop around town looking for some fun. What do you do? You freaking well get off that couch, drop the remote control and hit any if not all party scenes very, very hard! So, it’s Friday June 20th and after a short-lived period of serious introspection and self-discovery; the Matrix decided to take you in his confidence and go on a renewed conquest to capture and immortalize those special moments in Jozi’s social night life (xenophobia banished to the depths of Hades and all) which make you want to scream, kick, rant and shout for yet another round! To true party hoppers and the fervent whiskey/ bourbon connoisseur; Jack Daniels hardly tops the list of flagship “A – list” party sponsors, but hey beggars were never afforded the luxury nor the prerogative of exercising individual choices right? Although that dethroned French queen once suggested that they can but for one day be fed tons of well baked cake! I wonder where she got that idea from… Anyhow; moving along…, maybe it was the setting of the Jack Daniels Presents PRO (kid) and Jus Dat! Rap Unwrapped event which made me abandon my somewhat redundant hibernation for the thrill of night life again (or was it the enticement of Tennessee’s whiskey/ bourbon splashing all over my tongue the entire night?…How I wished!), whatever it was, it surely did a darn good job because right now; my craving for an active social night life has never been this sky—high! THE EVENT At first glance, the sheer size of Milpark`s Rocka Lounge does not look the type to stage any hip-hop event (with its first impressions leaving a lot to be desired) and let alone the venue’s capability to handle the rowdiness of the sort of hip (excuse the pun!) crowd which Hip-Hop tends to attract. However to my absolute bedazzlement; the venue`s capacity was perfectly suited and equally conducive to an enjoyable evening in secluded comfort and acute serenity. And the cherry on top? The beautiful women (especially the ONE xhosanova! O ya ndi thethisa sana!!) After what seemed to be a never ending repertoire of familiar dance-floor tunes, two in-house Disc Jockeys propelled the atmosphere from a somewhat relaxed mood to one that just said: “Get up and shake that thing till something breaks loose!” However, in my opinion...
SA musos combine to keep the less fortunate warm
Big ups to Nceba and friends for putting together this charity event for Zakhe Community Centre in Lenasia on Saturday the 28 June 2008 in Brixton – come on Jozi people, fill the place up with love, your old clothes, tinned food etc. Click on the flyer for more: Just a little can make a big difference. We constantly ask ourselves how we can make a difference? What we can do to make a change? You have to start somewhere. Start small. And You’ll have so much more ahead of you. South African musicians are coming together to help raise funds for Zakhe Community Centre. The home is situated in Lenasia, and is run by Nobesuthu Xaba. Nobesuthu single handedly launched the centre using her own limited resources. She has five children, but has set up the NGO caring for up to ten other abandoned and troubled children. She is raising the children on her own, out of her own home. She has helped children with drug problems, including teenage mothers. Nobesuthu is a selfless African woman trying to make sense of an otherwise nonsensical situation. Qommbola productions and hot toffee communications presents Ubuntu Bethu: Siyabulela featuring My Man, Dr Badela, Deep Soweto, Stylez, Nozuko, Maxhoba, Baphixile, MXO, Sliq Angel and Kwela Tebza. On the decks are DJ Sbuja and DJ 2DAXA. All this will be taking place at House of NsAkO, 101 High Street in Brixton. Nsako stands for Nuff SAid Kollektive – a creative/entrepreneurial collective whose intentions, among others, is to develop a cutting-edge “living museum of African popular culture”. This living museum is located in the inner city of Johannesburg. Its theme exudes cultural appreciation and authencity. Once inside this cosy joint with an outside feel you are elevated into another era. This is a place of sophistication without excluding those that aspire. It has seen performances such as Kwani Experience, Marcus Wyatt, Josie Field, etc. R50 cover charge at the door and 50% of all proceeds will be donated to charity. People attending the event are encouraged to bring along old clothes, blankets and tinned foods. Let’s think about the less fortunate this winter and play our part; no matter how small it may seem to be. Keep warm by moving and swaying on the dance floor. School yourself by reading up on something new. Feed your body with a delicious warm meal. Feed your soul with majestic proudly South African sounds. Exhilarate your spirit with youthful live performances Saturday 28 June from 7pm, come experience a night out on the town with a different feel. Order a bite to eat, sit back and enjoy...
EXHIBITIONS @ blank projects: July 2008
Next time you’re wondering through the quaint sunny streets of the BoKaap in CT, make sure to pop into blank projects and check out the constant flow of art that passes through the gallery. Details below: Opening 2 July 2008 1) Norman O’Flynn The Butterfly Project “When will I be a butterfly?” the caterpillar asked. “When you have finished being a caterpillar,” the butterfly laughed. (ends: 18 July 2008) 2) Gabrielle Alberts FINE ART Local artist Gabrielle Alberts is to launch her debut solo exhibition on 2 July 2008. The show, entitled Fine Art, is an exhibition of found objects that deals with notions of the artist as collector and selector, along with the concepts of elitism and definition. It features a series of purchased amateur artworks to be displayed and sold together as one installation. Alberts, 24, explains the rationale of the show, as well as how she brought the works together. “It’s a solo show where I act more as curator than artist,” she says. “These works would, according to art critics, connoisseurs and aficionados, be considered useless in terms of traditional definition. In collecting the pieces I ask why they fail (and here qualify) conceptually, stylistically and/or technically.” Rather than defining her selection by quality control, Alberts treats artists as a self-publisher, so that the argument of whether or not their creations – in concept or technique – are ‘bad’ becomes moot. The result is thus highly subjective but not necessarily discerning, because the show must comment on taste and exclusivity (even snobbery) within the art world, and as such explore the consensus on what is considered art. Formally the show will be presented in a way similar to permanent collections found in galleries, and each work will be credited to its (known or unknown) amateur originator. The outcome is that, by curating these works, Alberts, a professional artist, effectively takes ownership of them. This gives them a level of legitimacy that highlights the idea underpinning the show itself: the fine line between artistic ambition and acceptance. Gabrielle Alberts, a graduate of the Michealis School of Fine Art, produces sculpture, video and assemblage works that currently deal with the notion of the artist as an individual in society. She considers her mode of production to be fundamentally conceptual, as opposed to formal or procedural. (ends 30 July 2008) Opening 23 July 2008 3) Barend de Wet | Douglas Gimberg | Christian Nerf Mental Pictures “I’m not sure what the occasion was but Christian, Barend and I were braaing wors at the studio. It’s the woolies lamb sausage we were owed by Renee Holleman from Carpentry 101....
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