Posts Tagged ‘ Gig ’

Chiba Fly’s like reggae

Chiba Fly’s like reggae

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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Pondering promptness, precision and perfection

Pondering promptness, precision and perfection

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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VanFokKingTasties

VanFokKingTasties

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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Looking forward

Looking forward

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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warm, warmer, Wolmer

warm, warmer, Wolmer

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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Kicking it in the House of Nsako

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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Where did you eat last night?

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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The weekend that was….

So I thought I’d go see whats happening at what I knew as the “Fly Lounge”on Hans Strydom drive, Pretoria East – turns out it’s been revamped into a “Springbok Bar”, co-owned by Kurt Darren & Pedrie Wannenburg (apparently a rugby player – I know, I know, but I had to look it up - I’m not...

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