Puma Creative Factory Built For One

Capetonians can join celebs like Zef rapper Jack Parow in creating your very own one-of-a kind interpretation of the iconic T7 Track Jacket at the Puma Creative Factory Built For One event.

Lindiwe Suttle, GQ Fashion Editor Arthur Malan and actor Siv N have all customised their jackets at workshops in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and will showcase their creations at the PUMA Creative Factory Built For One event.

The will also feature live performances by P.H. Fat, Tommy Gun, Haasbroek, VGA and DJ Craig de Sousa.

There are only 100 T7 Track Jackets available for purchase at R699 on the night. To guarantee a chance of creating your jacket make sure you get your pre-order in. To book your jacket email a booking request to builtforone@puma.co.za.

The party will be taking place at Earthlife Studios: 149, Upper Canterbury Street on 29 February 2012. Festivities start at 19:00. Entrance to the event is free and a jacket will set you back R699.

The event only comes around once every four years so you don’t want to miss out!

For more information visit http://www.puma.com/creativefactory.

Knysna Rocks Music Festival

If you’re a lover of all things Rock ‘n Roll you’ll want to get down to the Knysna Rocks Festival.  This year Hunter’s Dry presents an incredible one day Festival of local legends. Kynsna Rocks will be rocking the town of Knysna on 23 December 2011.

The festival starts at 14:00 and takes place at the Knysna Sports Fields. The festivities end at 00:00 but there is also an after party for the night owls who want to keep the party going.

Don’t forget to bring along a valid form of identification (I.D, Drivers Licence, etc.), your ticket, sun block, a hat, a charged cell phone and enough cash for the day.

The festival features:
Johnny Clegg
Die Heuwels Fantasties
Prime Circle
Evolver One
Elvis Blue
Holiday Murray
DJ Sideshow

Tickets are available at Computicket from R165 – R265 per person.
For more information on the festival call: 021 425 5792, email info@knysnarocks.co.za or visit www.knysnarocks.co.za.

Dan Patlansky Live at Backeberg Picnic Concerts

If you’re looking for somewhere to chill this Sunday head on out to Backsberg for the Backsberg Picnic Concert Series. This Sunday concert goers will be treated to a live acoustic performance by Dan Patlansky.

This year’s concert series has a bit of twist as each of the performers will be bringing an up-and-coming artist with them to open the gig.

The full line-up includes:
11-Dec 2011     Dan Patlansky
18-Dec 2011     Rory Eliot
22-Jan 2012     Robin Auld
29-Jan 2012     Die Tuin Dwergies
05-Feb 2012     Blues Broers
12-Feb 2012     Laurie Levine
19-Feb 2012     Francois van Coke

Audiences can choose to pre-book a special Backsberg picnic to enjoy with these sunset acoustic performances, or buy one of their famous lamb burgers at the venue.


Pre-sale tickets for the concerts and picnics are available from http://www.ticketbreak.co.za/backsberg. Tickets are R85 or R170 with a picnic and R100 at the gate. Children under 12 years get in free when accompanied by their parents.

Admission to concert venue starts at 15:00, with the opening act starting at 16:00 and the main act at 17:00.


For the full line up of bands, directions, comments, and more information on the series visit www.facebook.com/BacksbergConcerts.

Obz Fest is Back this Weekend

Every year on the first week of December, Cape Town celebrates the beginning of summer with The Observatory Festival of Arts. After a brief absence last year Obz Festival is back! The popular festival will once again entertain visitors with local and international music, film screenings, arts and crafts as well as children’s activities.

The fifteenth annual three day event is to take place on the Observatory Village Green and surrounding roads and venues in Observatory, Cape Town.  The expected audience is approximately 15 000 visitors over the three days.  Festivities will begin on Friday, 9 December at 18h00.

The line-up includes aKING, Hot Water, Tidal Waves, Gazelle and other well-known Cape Town bands. For the full line-up visit ObzArt online.


Tickets are available through Webtickets and are R50.


For more information, visit  www.obsarts.org.za or e-mail info@obsarts.co.za.

Backsberg Summer Picnic Concerts Line-Up

One of my favourite things to do in summer is park-off on a well manicured lawn, somewhere beautiful, with a picnic for two and listen to music – long story short, I love picnic concerts! (Guys: Hint hint* awesome date alert*). Backsberg Estate Cellars has just released their line-up for their summer concert series at the farm.

The Backsberg Picnic Concerts will showcase some of the best musicians South Africa has to offer on their stunning farm near Paarl, in the heart of the Cape winelands. The concerts will take place on Sundays from 28 Nov – 13 Jan. Doors open from15h00 and the concert starts at 17h00.
 
Pack your blanket and some munchies and settle in for an evening of entertainment – if you’re feeling a little peckish and don’t want to lug food along you can also grab a pre-made picnic basket from the farm restaurant.


Pre-sale tickets for the concerts and picnics go on sale on Friday 5 November from www.ticketbreak.co.za and at selected Musica outlets.

Tickets are R85 or R150 with a picnic and R100 at the gate. Children under 12 years get in free, when accompanied by their parents.


Take a look at the full line-up poster below:

Goldfish is Back!

After months of being abroad and touring the rest of SA one of my favourite South African bands, Goldfish, is finally coming back home to Cape Town. The band is once again gearing up to give Capetonians their weekly fix of electronica.

The super popular Submerged Sundays will once again take place at St. Yves in Camps Bay starting on Sunday 27 November until Sunday 26 February.

If you have been hiding under a rock and don’t know what I’m on about Goldfish are an electronica and dance group hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. The band is made up of of Dominic Peters and David Poole. Their unique style of dance music mixes elements of jazz and African music, combining live instruments like double bass, saxophones, keyboards, flute, and vocals with samplers, effects and synths. 

Goldfish have opened for many international electronica acts, including Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Mr Scruff, Audio Bullys, Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong and Stereo MCs.


They’re a fantastic live act so make sure you make your way to Camps Bay this summer and see the Fishies (as they are affectionately known by fans) in action.

GoodLuck Live at Mzolis

Fans of the electro-jazz band GoodLuck will be thrilled to know that the band is set to play one more gig for their Cape Town fans before they head off on their tour to Holland. The band will be performing live at Mzolis Cape Town on Sunday 18 September 2011.

Barely a year after combining their passion for good music, these three musos have been charming crowds with their new wave of electronics. It’s really no surprise, because there’s a power to their music – that lifts and energises and makes you feel like you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but on the dance floor.

If you are yet to hear GoodLuck live then you’ve been missing out. The band is the best thing to come out of Cape Town since the Goldfish.


For a full list of their upcoming gigs visit their gig guide.

You can also listen to samples of their music on the GoodLuck website.

Jack Parow at Trinity

Mr. Jack Parow is getting set to invade the City Bowl at the end of July. The king of Zef will be performing at Trinity night club on Saturday 30 July 2011.

I saw Jack Parow live a few weeks ago at China White night club on Tygervalley’s Edward Street and was blown away. He’s got that old school rock star swagger that so many artists lack these days and as a result he grabs your attention (and keeps it) from the moment he steps on stage. Even as he downs double brandy and cokes on stage Parow is charming as hell.

Jack Parow is truly an awesome performer and I’d definitely label him as a ‘must-see’ act … purely for his showmanship on stage. He is very raw on stage, often performing in shorts, a tank top, and his signature extra long peaked cap, and litters his sentences with words like poes and naai. He’s not for the faint at heart but he’s fascinating to watch and his songs are actually better performed live. 

More information about the gig is available on Facebook. The line-up includes Dean Fuel and Mix ‘n Blend. Doors open at 22:00 and tickets are R100 at the door, R200 for VIP, and only R50 for guest who eat in the restaurant before. Presale tickets are also available through webtickets at R80 or R180 for VIP.