TODAY
l AJ Brown (UK) and The Shout Show Band at The Nassau, Groote Schuur High School, Palmyra Rd, Newlands. 7.30pm. R120. Tel: 021 794 8193 .
l Future Nostalgia vinyl listening session featuring Mr Sakitumi and The Grrrl at Slow Life, 152 Main Rd, Muizenberg. 8pm. R20. Tel: 021 788 5849.
l Black Rose Trio at Tagores, 42 Trill Rd, Observatory. 9pm. Info: Tagores42@ gmail.com. Tel: 021 447 8717.
l Big Blues Festival today and tomorrow with Boulevard Blues, Pebbleman and more at Kleinmond Harbour, Harbour Road. Info: www.bigblues.co.za.
l Groove Matterz featuring Boeta G, Jumbo, Bugz Bayfield and Ben V at The Woodstock Foundry, 160 Albert Rd, Woodstock. 8pm. R30. Info: Facebook. Tel: 021 447 3914.
l Fiction Fridays with Matt Hardinge (UK) at Fiction DJ Bar, 226 Long St, CBD. R40 before 11pm, R50 thereafter. Info: Facebook. Tel: 021 424 5709.
l Carnaval Little Brazil at The Sugarhut Club, Old Castle Hotel, Canterbury St, CBD. R50. 9pm. Info: www.little brazil.co.za. Tel: 021 801 5699.
l Das Kapital, Leechi and more at The Side Show, 11 Mechau St, CBD. 9pm. Info: Facebook. Tel: 082 0770 315.
l The Edge of Wrong Festival featuring Patric Thorman, Dizu Plaatjies, Bjarne Kvinnsland, Joke Lanz (Sudden Infant), Tonny Kluften and Morten Minothi Kristiansen at Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. 8pm. R100. Info: www.edgeofwrong.com. Tel: 071 573 3597.
l The Warm Up Sessions with Dave Ireton and DJ Tabs at The Protea Hotel Fire and Ice, 200 Bree St, CBD. 8pm. Tel: 021 488 2555 .
l Christian Tiger School album launch of Chrome Tapes at The Assembly, 61 Harrington St, District Six. 9pm. R50. Info: www.theassembly.co.za. Tel: 084 555 2048.
l Soul Housing Project summer residency at the The Grand Daddy’s Hotel SkyBar, 38 Long St, CBD. 5pm to 1am. Free entry. Tel: 021 424 7247.
l Cape Dutch Connection with old swing jazz from the 1920s and 1930s with Klaus Baltin on trombone and vocals, Erika Lundi on vocals, Wesley Rustin on double bass, Jack Momple on drums and Derk Blaisse on piano at The Crypt, cnr Wale and Adderley sts, CBD. 8pm to 11pm. R55. Bookings: 079 683 4658. And tomorrow.
l Uppercut golden era hip hop special at The Waiting Room, 273 Long Str, CBD. R30 before 10pm, R40 thereafter. Info: https://twitter.com/UppercutZA. Tel: 021 422 4536.
TOMORROW
l Hilton Schilder Trio play Tagore’s, 42 Trill Rd, Observatory. 9pm. Info: [email protected]. Tel: 021 447 8717.
l Jill Richards and Christophe Falley (SA, Switz), Sudden Infant and Asis (SA, France) at Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. 8pm. R100. Info: www.edgeofwrong.com. Tel: 071 573 3597.
l Mute and Swagg at Slow Life, 152 Main Rd, Muizenberg. 8pm. Tel: 021 788 5849.
l Pressure: drum and bass with Hyphen, Rudeone, Phaze, and Damage Inc at Mercury Live, 43 De Villiers Rd, Zonne-bloem. R50. 10pm. Tel: 021 465 2106.
l Anything Goes at Ragazzi Bar, 7 Loop St, CBD. 7pm. Tel: 082 635 2362.
l Jason Gladwin and friends at &Union,110 Bree St, CBD. 5pm. Tel: 021 422 2770.
l Sweetnelfjord at the Jackson Hall, GrandWest. 9pm. Free entry. Info: Facebook. And Wednesday.
l The Saturday Sessions at &Union, 110 Bree St, CBD. 5pm. Tel: 021 422 2770.
Sunday
l Backsberg Concert Series: Francois van Coke at, Backsberg Estate Cellars, cnr Klapmuts and Simondium rds, south Paarl. R100 at www.plankton.mobi, R120 or R60 with a valid student card at the gate, under 12s free.
l Summer Sunset Concert: Black Noise. 3pm. V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre. Free.
l Brunch at Harvey’s at the Winchester at the Winchester Mansions Hotel, Beach Rd, Seapoint with Amanda Tiffin, Dave Leadbetter, Romy Brauteseth and Maurice Gawronsky. 11am to 2pm. R250 a person . Tel: 021 462 0520.
l Dizu Plaatjies, Brydon Bolton and Bjarne Kvinnsland, Makeson Browne, Shane Cooper and Morten Minothi (SA, Nor), Kesivan Naidoo, Patric Thorman and Nduduzo Makhathini (SA, Swe), Glenn Cornett (US) and Lipcreem and live video by Jason Stapleton (SA) at Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. 8pm. R100. Info: www.edgeofwrong.com. Tel: 071 573 3597
l Jam that Session at Ragazzi Bar, 7 Loop St, CBD. 7pm. 2pm to 11pm. R40. Tel: 082 635 2362.
l Get Basted at Trenchtown, 92 Station Rd, Observatory. 2pm to midnight. Info: Facebook. Tel: 021 448 0516.
l Cold Turkey featuring SFR, Binary, Mighty, Blotchy and more at Crusaders Memorial Sports Club, Bill Peters Drive , Greenpoint. 1pm.R30 before 4pm, R50 thereafter. Info: Facebook.
Monday
l Reza Khota (guitar), Ronan Skillen (tabla) and Prakash Hariharan (electric mandolin at Tagores, 42 Trill Rd, Observatory. 9pm. Info: Tagores42 @gmail.com. Tel: 021 447 8717.
l Acoustic Night at The Barleycorn, Villager FC, 11 Lansdowne Rd, Claremont. 8pm. R30. Info: www.barley corn.org.za. Tel: 021 683 6704.
Tuesday
l Future Nostalgia at Straight No Chaser, 79 Buitenkant St, CBD. UK poet and musician, Chris Redmond, presents Tongue Fu Tales – a night of poetry performed to live, improvised music. Featuring poets Koleka Putuma, Tanneman Gam (Jethro Louw) and Malika Ndlovu,with Kesivan Naidoo on drums, Shane Cooper on double bass, Reza Khota on guitar and Arthur Lea on keyboard. Music from 8pm. R30. Info: https://twitter.com/FuchaNostalgia. Tel: 071 573 3597
Wednesday
l Joshua Grierson and Frank Freeman play The Alexander Bar, 76 Strand St, CBD. 9pm. R60. Tel: 021 300 1088.
l Hassan Adas play Tagores, 42 Trill Rd, Observatory. 9pm. Info: Tagores42@ gmail.com. Tel: 021 447 8717.
Thursday
l Ramfest, ends Sunday at Elandskloof, Helderstroom. Info: www.ramfest.co.za. Book at www.plankton.mobi.
l It Came From the Jungle features at Fiction DJ Bar, 226 Long St, CBD. 10pm to 4am. R40 (before 11), R50 (after). Info: Facebook. Tel: 021 424 5709.
• To be listed, e-mail info to Atiyyah Khan at [email protected], subject gig guide, by Tuesday afternoon every week.