TONIGHT
- Easy Tiger and friends at Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R60. Tel: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- Ntando at The Blues Room, Shop L8, Village Walk Shopping Centre, cnr Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Sandton. Doors open 7.30pm. R100. Tel: 011 784 5527.
- A bring and braai hip hop night at Le Mix Room, 77 Harrison, cnr Plein sts, Newtown Mall, Newtown. 8pm. R50. Tel: 011 838 8033.
- Scaffold at Café Barcelona, Elardus Park Shopping Centre, cnr Barnard St and Delmas Rd, Elardus Park, Pretoria. R30. 9pm. Tel: 012 345 3602.
- DJ Rocco (France) and Blackwhole at House 22, 22 Gerhard Moerdyk St, Sunnyside, Pretoria. 7pm. Admission TBA. Tel: 011 484 9158.
- The Gito Baloi legacy celebrated at Africa Unites Moshito, Mary Fitzgerald Square, Newtown, Joburg. Act will include, but is not limited to, Steve Newman (acoustic guitar), Pedro da Silva Pinto from 340ml (vocals), Dave Reynolds (steelpans), Tlale Makhene (percussion), Bernice Boikanyo (drums) and Sakhile Nkosi (bass). The show includes music from Tananas, Gito's solo albums and the posthumous release Beyond. Admission TBA. 6pm. Tel: 011 788 7632/1.
- Colour Up at Carnival Bar, Elsburg Rd Brakpan, Carnival City. 3pm. Admission TBA. Tel 011 314 5990.
- Ed and Ed at Cozy Corner Pub and Grill, cnr Minuach and Partridge sts, Highway Gardens, Edenvale. 7pm. Free. Tel: 073 152 7831 or 082 491 8034.
TOMORROW
- Mantis Moon at Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R60. Tel: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- Son Of A Thousand Blues at The Blues Room, Shop L8, Village Walk Shopping Centre, cnr Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Sandton. Doors open 7.30pm. Admission TBA. Tel: 011 784 5527.
- Motel Inc and Submission at Café Barcelona, Elardus Park Shopping Centre, cnr Barnard St and Delmas Rd, Elardus Park, Pretoria. R40. 9pm. Tel: 012 345 3602.
- The Bo'Janglers present EuroTrash - a celebration of '80s Euro-pop, '90s lip-sync and 21st-Century Euro-synth. It all comes together under a haze of iridescent lights, with euphoric indie-rock anthems and sexy new wave at The Bohemian Bar, cnr Park and Menton rds, Millpark. Doors open 7.30pm. R30 (r.o.a.r). E-mail: [email protected]
- The Saturday Shakedown with |DJ Kamikaze at Tings an' Times, 1065 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria. 7pm. Free entry. Tel: 012 430 3180/7.
- Something Else at Cozy Corner Pub and Grill, cnr Minuach and Partridge sts, Highway Gardens, Edenvale. 7pm. Free. Tel: 073 152 7831 or 082 491 8034.
SUNDAY
- Black Cat Bones, Son of A Thousand Blues and Black Friday at Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R50. Tel: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- GMT Deep Soul Sundays launch with DJs Claude, Mondli, Jazzulu, Sizwe and P-Kat at Dries Niemandt Park, CR Swart Rd, Kempton Park. Noon. Admission TBA. Tel: 071 964 2945.
- Barcode at Marc Antony's Cigar Bar, Emperors Palace, 64 Jones St, Kempton Park. 6pm. Admission TBA. No Under-18s. Tel: 011 928 1000.
MONDAY
- Foto Na Dans at Tings an' Times, 1065 Arcadia St, Hatfield, Pretoria. R40. 7pm. Tel: 012 430 3°/7.
TUESDAY
- Tanz Café Audition Night/Takamine Acoustic Guitar Xplosion with the first prize being a Takamine Acoustic Guitar worth R15 000 and studio time. Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R30 general admission or R20 if on the guest list. Tel: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- Uptown Comedy Experience at The Blues Room, Shop L8, Village Walk Shopping Centre, cnr Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Sandton. Doors open 7.30pm. R60. |Tel: 011 784 5527.
- Andra at Tings an' Times, 1065 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria. R40. 7pm. Tel: 012 430 3°/7.
- Drummer Roy Schoombie hosts his Musos Jam Nite at O'Hagans Rock Cottage; cnr John Vorster and Christiaan de Wet drives, Weltevreeden Park. Musos and music lovers are welcome.Backline equipment provided. 8pm. Free. Tel: 082 719 0605.
WEDNESDAY
- Justin Taylor and Gently Scar'd at Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R40. |el: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- Allan! Lets Move On at Café Barcelona, Elardus Park Shopping Centre, cnr Barnard St and Delmas Rd, Elardus Park, Pretoria. R40. 8.30pm. Tel: 012 345 3602.
- Ridge in Ladies' Night at Cozy Corner Pub and Grill, cnr Minuach and Partridge sts, Highway Gardens, Edenvale. 7pm. Free. |Tel: 073 152 7831 or 082 491 8034.
THURSDAY
- Comedy Festival at Tanz Café, The Buzz Shopping Centre, Witkoppen Rd, Fourways. Doors open 7pm and event starts 8.30pm. R100 general admission or R200 for reserved seating. Tel: 082 855 5445 or 082 591 1892.
- Saxophonist Femi at The Blues Room, Shop L8, Village Walk Shopping Centre, cnr Rivonia Rd and Maude St, Sandton. Doors open 7.30pm. Admission fee to be confirmed. Tel: 011 784 5527.
- Flying Dutchmen and Thys Nywerheid (Dawid Kahts - guitars, vocals and production and Jamie Sharpe -turntables) at Café Barcelona, Elardus Park Shopping Centre, cnr Barnard St and Delmas Rd, Elardus Park, Pretoria. R40. 8.30pm. Tel: 012 345 3602.
- Reverend Wright and the Mystery Train Gamblers (their sound is best described as 'Kustom Built Rockabilly') are joined by Black Cat Bones at Tings an' Times, 1065 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria. R40. 7pm. Tel: 012 430 3180/7.
- Catch drummer Roy Schoombie and the Drumthology team at his Musos Jam Nite in the East at O'Hagans Edenvale, 1st Ave, (bottom of the Orion Building), Edenvale. All musos, genres and music lovers welcome. Starts 8pm. Tel: 082 719 0605.
- To be included in the Gig Guide send all your gig details to munyaradzi.vomo @inl.co.za by noon on Tuesday for publication on Friday.
Gig of the week
Blu and Exile
Town Hall, Newtown (tomorrow)
This is the age of music producers crawling out from behind the scenes and aspiring to become artists as well.
Maybe they were becoming increasingly irritated over the years especially because, after a while, the credit is always given to the artist. Who cares about the brains behind the songs?
Who even stops to read the CD's credits anyway?
So that could explain the set-up in the American duo called Blu and Exile. Blu (pictured) is the the rapper in the group and Exile is, you guessed it, the producer.
The two are established solo professionals in their own right, but they put a combined effort into making an album called Below the Heavens, which was a critical success. The album was crowned an underground rap classic.
You can be the judge of that when they perform at the town hall tomorrow. It could be a refreshing switch from the usual Drake, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z sounds.
- Munyaradzi Vomo
- Tickets are priced from R120. Town Hall, 66 Carr St, Newtown. Get more details at 072 814 4399.