Bomba Estéreo to tour southern Africa

Colombian band Bomba Estéreo will be playing in SA as part of the band's tour through the Fire Fest Route - a music festival network that seeks to encourage and promote cultural exchange and arts development - in South Africa (Fire Ball in Cape Town), Mozambique (Azgo Festival) and Swaziland (MTN BushFire Festival). 21 May 2013 10:20

Cape Town's one and only drive-in cinema short film event

Short & Sweet Cinema is inviting you to share in a unique short film experience, rich in the romance of one of cinema's fondest bygone eras. Cape Town's short film drive-in will take place in a secluded urban field, framed by Lion's Head and fringing the Atlantic Ocean. 21 May 2013 09:58

Bonnie Tyler to play SA

Bonnie Tyler, the husky voiced pop-rock diva behind hits such as Lost In France, It's A Heartache, Holding Out For A Hero, and Total Eclipse Of The Heart will perform at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg on 29 and 30 August and at the Cape Town Convention Centre on 6 and 7 September 2013. 15 May 2013 10:44

Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia opening for Chevelle! Last chance to win tickets

Shadowclub and Woodstock Mafia are to be the support acts for Chevelle in Cape Town, and Shadowclub as the only opening act in Joburg . The concerts will take place at the Grand Arena, GrandWest on Friday, 31 May and a sold-out show in Johannesburg at The Big Top Arena, Carnival City on Sunday, 2 June, 2013. 14 May 2013 12:00

Getting lost on Long Street Nights

[Eugene Yiga] Cape Town's Long Street has earned a reputation as one of the city's favourite party spots, what with all its restaurants, bars, and clubs. Many local residents and international visitors make this place their home late into the night and early into the morning. But do you really know who they are? 14 May 2013 10:47

The Miser is rich and rewarding

[Eugene Yiga] "Miss Molière's The Miser," wrote a reviewer in The Star, "and you are sacrificing the South African production of the year. Any year." Part satire and part farce, the adapted 17th-century classic, which won four Naledi Theatre Awards following its premiere at Johannesburg's Market Theatre last October, is now showing in Cape Town. 13 May 2013 12:48

Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominate SAMAs 2013

Millions of SABC1 viewers were witness to the 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards as Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominated the evening taking home three awards each at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 11 May, 2013. 13 May 2013 12:04

First-night SAMA 2013 winners announced

The 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards (MTN SAMA 19) kicked off at the Royal Ballroom at Sun City on Friday, 10 May, 2013. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented by the renowned Vusi Mahlasela and Ray Phiri to three legendary icons in the South African music industry: Dr Thomas Chauke, Sizwe Zako, and posthumously to Johannes Kerkorrel. 13 May 2013 11:22

Jersey Boys comes to the Artscape

The multi-award-winning Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys will open at Artscape on 19 June, 2013. The show tells the real true-life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons who became one of the greatest successes in pop music history, selling 175 million records globally before they hit 30! The show features ever-popular hits such as: Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Can't Take My Eyes Off You and My Eyes Adored You. 13 May 2013 10:25

New album and tour from The Black Cat Bones

The third full-length studio album, "Beatipillar", from The Black Cat Bones has been released and the band is going on tour. The national tour is already underway and ends on 1 June, 2013. 13 May 2013 09:37

Dare to be stoked

[Daniel Dercksen] Stoker is a deliciously dark and twisted shocker that will hit you like a ton of bricks. No, it's not a film about the infamous vampire king, but the killer in this nerve-wracking psychological thriller is as charming and malevolent as the Lord of Fangs, an opportunist who preys on the innocent. 10 May 2013 11:11

AfrikaBurn: fiery embers of Tankwa Town

[Ruth Cooper] All good stories should include a worthwhile journey and a journey to the arid semi-desert, mood-swinging Karoo is no stroll on the promenade. It takes preparation; it takes perseverance and, most of all, a high level of concentration. 9 May 2013 11:26

Dead Man Down

[Daniel Dercksen] If there is one film that everyone will be talking about, it's Danish-born director Niels Arden Oplev's entrancing and not-to-be-missed Dead Man Down. Oplev stunned the world with his adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and with Dead Man Down, his craft as a filmmaker and vision as a storyteller are irrefutable. 9 May 2013 10:57