Splashy Fen Call for Entries for 2007 Festival
Yes, it’s that time again. Now entering its 18th year, the Splashy Fen Music Festival has become something of a legend, not only in KwaZulu-Natal but all over South Africa. Musicians, get entering – it’s an awesome weekend and well worth the trip. Each year more and more music lovers travel from far and wide to be part of the Splashy Fen experience. Held on a farm some 18km from Underberg, in… the scenic Southern Drakensberg, the festival offers city dwellers a chance to unwind and enjoy the beauty of the mountains. What began as a small get together for a group of friends has developed into one of the major showcase events for South African music, with over 70 live music performances appearing this year. The festival organisers firmly believe in the enhancement and enrichment of South African music of all cultural origins, and their unique relationship with the music industry countrywide ensures participation by a wide range of SA talent. Visit the official website Splashy Fen and on the left hand side menu click – artist submissions – you will find all the necessary info that you need to submit. Closing date for submissions is Friday 15 December...
88 Gets real with The Agents
Cape Town is on a mission – a mission to entertain the Joburg peeps – come on, let’s give the Mother city some love – go and catch the Real Estate Agents Staking A Claim At The 88 Lounge on Fri 6 October 2006. Cape Town’s masters of the twisted and broken beat; purveyors of uber cool and agents of dance-floor deliverance, Marcus Wormstorm and Sibot a.k.a. The Real Estate Agents, … descend on The 88 Lounge in Norwood on Friday 6 October. Be prepared. The Real Estate Agents are a spin off of the phenomenal African Dope Cape Town scene, and have crossed genres and boundaries more often than your average insurgent. Bringing a twisted vision of dance and electronica to life, they inspire shaking, jiving, twitching and dancing in large gatherings where ever they go. Do not question the motive, the rhyme, rhythm or reason, just get on down to The 88 Lounge for the biggest, most broken beat party so far this year. Let The Real Estate Agents show you how to stake your claim on the dance floor. The Real Estate Agents with DJ Low The Details: Friday 6 October Venue: The 88 Lounge, 114 William Rd, Norwood Telephone: 011 728 8417 Admission: R70.00 Doors: 8pm...
MTV Alert Concert in Retrospect
You know Represent is all about the people – one of our readers, Donna, sent in her take on the MTV Alert concert – Thanks D – enjoy readers. We hope all our winners had a wonderful time, Editorista and her chomees certainly did! Big ups MTV for the give-away and a fab night. Black men can mosh… … and white men can jump, the audience proved two Saturdays ago at the MTV Mot… orola concert in New Town. The party was flavoured with an incredibly mixed crowd, a variety of different bands and crossover of music genres from the hard rock of the Springbok Nude Girls through to the hip sounds of Jozi and kwaito legend Zola. The tent venue on Mary Fitzgerald Square was split into a swanky MTV style VIP area with plush white couches and viewing balcony that I was enviously admiring from the ‘ordinary’ people’s area just in front of the stage. The VIP area was crammed with beautiful, important people but front of stage was where the action and atmosphere took shape and the crowd certainly made the party. And while so many elements of the concert were great – the fun-loving crowd; the well designed and decorated venue; the ever cool MTV brand; the fast, friendly and reasonably priced bar service; the staging, screens, lighting and firework effects were impressive and the line-up looked like a great overall representation of South Africa’s music scene – I couldn’t believe that the organisers did not understand the mixed nature of the audience and could get the running order so wrong and as a result lose the crowd. Knowing the MTV brand, I was expecting a slick, professional show with spicy variety oscillating between rock, kwaito and hip hop to keep the crowed hyped. The concert started quite late at around 23h30 with opening bands Jozi and 985 getting the crowd jumping with their short, high energy sets. The length of time then given to the rock bands Springbok Nude Girls, Prime Circle and Barney Simon ensured that by 2am over half the crowd had lost interest, energy, were tired and decided to go home. As for the performances, Jozi was very tight and slick and 985 put on a good show but unfortunately the same can not be said of the band that I was really excited to see perform, The Springbok Nude Girls. Their opening with 3 ‘unknown’ songs ensured that even the most hardcore Nudies fans were looking around and raising their eyebrows in confusion! It felt like an arrogant performance but the fans forgivingly started to jump around when the hits...
What is Levi’s Vintage up to NOW?
Levi’s Young Guns blast their way onto stage at the Labia Theatre on the 29th of September and they are three more raucous acts performing under the Levi’s Young Guns banner. Even though it’s taking place in Cape Town, this one’s for the Stellenbosch massive, so if you’re in the area then haul yourself down and get fired up by the fastest guns in the South. This is the fourth e… vent of its kind, and the first one in warmer weather, so expect the beats to be blistering and the vibe to get close to burning point. This is uncompromising music at its shameless best – fast, furious and fiery! First onto stage is the indefinable BLK JKS. Theirs is a mad voodoo sound that will rap itself around you and squeeze until you give in to the afro-jazzy alternative rock blend that they churn out with passion and pride. It’s a driving, hypnotic blend of mad rhythms and searing guitars all held in place by a soaring spirit that is at once infectious and rebellious. With a range of influences that traverse a massive musical universe and an attitude that’s firmly rooted in the future, this is a band that won’t take their audience sitting down. Soulja are next to step into the ring bringing with their own unique musical blender that mashes together a range of sounds from reggae to blues to pop, rock, jazz and ska. Add to this a social conscience that flows through the lyrics – urging self-awareness and promoting critical thought. and you have an original rebel crew intent on waking the audience from their sedation and injecting them with their blinding vision. Theirs is an energetic, highly-charged approach that burns with the power of a band that knows what it wants to say. Rounding off this manic night out are The Wild Eyes, a nightmare of noise and power that most others can only dream of. They feed off the industrial age, forging a sound out of screeching feedback and piercing panoramas. It’s a melting pot for everything that’s confrontational, energetic and filled with attitude. Plenty of heart, but not for the faint-hearted. These are the guys you want on stage when your booty wants to be shaken into a mad frenzy. And they’ll be more than happy to oblige. Hosted by Andy Lund, he of The Mission Men, this latest instalment of Young Guns is going to blaze some serious trails form South African music. Tickets are being sold at the Levi’s store at the Waterfront and at the door and cost a mere R20.00 each. Come feel the sounds...
We love Edgars and the Bassline this summer!
The Bassline never stops rocking and summer is officially here, no better evidence is required than a look at the line-up for the next Edgars Music Series event taking place at The Bassline on Friday 6 October Brickz Hidden Force Somizi and Fuzigish will be harassing the mic for your pleasure! DJ’s Mond… e and Soul T will back up the live acts and it’s going to be steaming! “The best part about the Edgars Music Series is that we are dealing with an audience that loves music, and loves to see good new stuff all the time. We mix it up and cross pollinate, and the crowd just loves it!” said Tracey Turner, Edgars Sponsorship Manager. “This month we are putting on a kwaito act, a hip hop act, a ska punk band and a couple of club DJ’s. There’s a bit of everything here and it is going to be an awesome party!” Brickz needs no introduction to the Edgars Music Series as he performed successfully in 2005 and makes a welcome return. Hidden Force are making waves in the hip hop community and looking to cross out of their niche to make some noise for the general public. In their own right, Ska Punkers Fuzigish is an enormously successful rock band with a huge underground following. Add actor/performer Somizi into the mix and you have a heady mix that has PARTY written all over it! As usual, the Fashion Police will be on the prowl looking out for the best-dressed guys and girls and rewarding them for their efforts with prize hampers from Adidas. From start to finish, there is nothing like the Edgars Music Series Bash at the Bassline. Brought to you by YFM, with the support of DJ’s, musicians, fans and media all mingle and get down in a total celebration of South African music that has no rival in Jozi city. But bear in mind that the demand for tickets is going through the roof! So make sure you book at Computicket, or get there early to avoid disappointment! The Edgars music Series at The Bassline: The only place to be on the first Friday of every single month. That date: Friday the 6th of October That damage: Tickets available at R60 from Computicket and R50 at the door! So? Umeleni? Tsamoreka tekete...
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