…..makes Jack a dull boy ( that’s a bad thing, I think ). Sooooo, I finished up my little private job despite some, shall we say, “challenges” wrt to my work environment - tonight it’s me and the boys from Metallica. My project entailed updating software I wrote some 6 years back called “Problem Solving and Decision...
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I once heard someone say that during times of hardship great music is made -judging by what I’m seeing on the SA circuit we’ve had a pretty shitty couple of years I just came across this clip from the band The Slashdogs : How are those beards ?!
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…there’s a gem of a little pub called Steak and Ale, and a band called “Black Cat Bone” played a gig on their stage. A fitting description from their profile page: “From the Silverton Swamps in the Far East of Pretoria comes Black Cat Bone. Born from a Muddy Waters lyric and raised amongst the patriot...
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Just a quick post about the awesome Chiba Fly. After first seeing them at a show at the Wolmer events arena, I kept an eye out for them, but they've been scarce. Caught up with them at Cool Runnings in Hatfield a couple of weeks back, and man, what a show.
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This past Thursday night I spent at Tings & Times in Hatfield, my second visit there. The invite I got clearly stated that the bands playing are Gently Scar’d and Walt, in that order, starting at 8PM. Looking forward to returning there and the prospect of their simply delicious food, I made plans to...
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Armed with tickets to the Sun City spring bash, I went to party with all those pretty people on Thursday. To clarify the garish name for the show, it's short for Van Coke Cartel, Fokof Polisiekar, aKing and Heuwels Fantasties.
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Hmmmm. Let’s see summertime is here, time to start dreaming again. Coming up: Half price bungee at Orlando Towers. Sounds like fun, not sure if my nerves will hold. No big plans for the weekend (yet). Maybe start working on that long planned bouldering wall….. yesss, my precious, that sounds like a brilliant idea. Got...
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As posted in my previous article there was a host of bands performing at the Wolmer Events Arena. I’m not 100% sure of the details, but apparently it was “Lizelle” ‘s birthday bash, and she wanted to go big. She succeeded. Entrance was free and I understand it was advertised on Tuks FM too – I...
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Finally the universe aligned and I got the opportunity to go see Steve Newman (along with Greg Georgiades and Ashish Joshi ) at the House of Nsako in Brixton, Johannesburg. Venue: The venue was surpisingly pleasant given the slightly dodgy neighbourhood and other nearby establishments. The host is fabulous and took my friend who arrived a bit...
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I went to Steak & Ale with my dad where Wysdiman was playing, which turned out to be quite entertaining. The band consists of : BruceBleed – vocals PoisonPiet – guitars & vocals Dewald vd Wel – bass guitar Earl Devereux-Quicke – drums I thoroughly enjoyed the set and the band’s energy, especially BruceBleed who was...
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