The day before Oppikoppi was due to start this year, a press release went out announcing that the festival was set to achieve a capacity attendance for the first time in its 16-year history, an unexpected and welcome development for the organisers.
The 6th South African Music Conference (SAMC) came to an end last Thursday after four days of workshops at the Alexander Theatre in Braamfontein, Johannesburg..
On Thursday 1 July in Johannesburg, Tanz Cafe was officially relaunched at its new venue in The Buzz shopping centre on Witkoppen Road, Fourways. Tanz Cafe is well known among local music lovers and musicians, and has hosted many of the who's who of the SA music industry over the years. From rock to blues, and from folk to jazz (with a few other genres in between), Tanz has seen it all.
Old Mutual's 165th Birthday concert was held in Johannesburg at Emmarentia Dam on Sunday 16 May (the Cape-based leg of the same event took place at the Bellville Velodrome earlier in the same week).
If you live in Joburg, Bramfontein is probably on your usual clubbing radar. The Soul Candi Sound System is putting on quality nights throughout the city, with big acts and ..
Splashy Fen 2010, held over the Easter weekend of 1-5 April, celebrated its milestone 21st consecutive festival this year, a record for any fest in South Africa. A quick glance at the line-up of artists that appeared this year reveals a broadness and depth of local talent that should be enough to excite any music lover, and judging by the range of people at the festival this year, this was definitely the case.
Now in its third year, the Joburg Burning festival has taken off in a big way. Organised by Southern Pulse, the concept is this: over 30 bands, playing at 5 venues all located relatively close to one another in the Melville/ Richmond/ Westdene area, with shuttles between the venues provided so that punters can decide when and where they want to go.
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