Queen At The Ballet is set to rock

[Eugene Yiga] Music these days is too loud and it all sounds the same. Seriously, there's research to prove it. That's why anyone longing for the classic songs of yesteryear is in for a great time with Queen At The Ballet, starting this week at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. 6 Aug 2012 10:40

New Zebra & Giraffe album release and national tour

Zebra & Giraffe released their new album "The Wisest Ones" in July and will be on the road in September to introduce the album to fans on a nationwide tour. The Wisest Ones Album Launch Tour kicks off on 1 Sept at Barcode Nightclub in Boksburg and will include shows in Durban, Bloemfontein, JHB, Pretoria, Potchefstroom, Cape Town, PE, and Grahamstown. 3 Aug 2012 10:29

Fear has a new name

[Daniel Dercksen] There are certain films you dare not see on your own, at any cost. Chernobyl Diaries is one of them. Fear is manipulated to the extreme in this tense and unrelenting psychological mindbender, in which no one is safe, not even the audience. 3 Aug 2012 09:13

Steve Aoki to tour SA

American electro house musician, record producer and the founder of Dim Mak records Steve Aoki is to tour SA and will play in Cape Town on 7 December, Joburg on 8 December, and Durban on 9 December, 2012. 2 Aug 2012 14:30

Tritonal and Simon Patterson play two SA gigs

Music duo Tritonal (US) and Simon Patterson (UK) will appear at The Side Show in Cape Town on Friday, 31 August and at Truth, Johannesburg, on Saturday, 1 September, 2012. Patterson will be making his SA debut. 2 Aug 2012 12:30

It's enough to make you catch your breath

[Debbie Hathway] It's amazing how artists can challenge and inspire each other to create work that, in turn, inspires and challenges their audiences - and be thanked for it. iKapa Dance Theatre's collaboration with Afropolitan Explosiv does just that in their season entitled Inhale/Exhale, on at Artscape's Arena Theatre until 4 August. 2 Aug 2012 11:55

Heineken Symphonic Rocks tickets go on sale

Ticket sales for Heineken Symphonic Rocks open this week via Computicket. The events will be held on 29 September at the GrandWest Grand Arena, Cape Town and 6 October, 2012, at Carnival City Big Top Arena, Brakpan. 2 Aug 2012 09:58

True bravery

[Daniel Dercksen] You will feel as mighty as a giant grizzly and stand 10 feet tall after experiencing Brave, an invigourating and skilfully crafted work of art from Disney-Pixar. This is animation at its most awesome and storytelling at its most compelling. 2 Aug 2012 09:25

Mass Hysteria: an unprecedented success

[Johann M. Smith] For a long time in South Africa, comedians have had a firm grasp on rock-stardom status. But unlike the rest of the world, a super group line-up has rarely ever existed as in the case of Mass Hysteria, a performance boasting eight of our motherland's finest. What started as an attempt to mock current national leadership became the antidote to the perversity of politics and the complacency of culture, if only for a while. 1 Aug 2012 13:00

Nando's Comedy Fests coming to Durban, Joburg and Cape Town

The 4th Annual Nando's Durbs Comedy Festival will feature seven of the biggest comedians on one stage from 14 to 19 August at The Playhouse Theatre and the 5th Annual Nando's Jozi Comedy Festival will be held at the Teatro, Montecasino, from 20 to 26 August, 2012 and 3rd to the 9th of September 2012 at the Artscape Theatre. 1 Aug 2012 11:03

Struck on Lark

[Ruth Cooper] It took two years, much transatlantic communications and the destruction of a fair amount of recording equipment for the eagerly anticipated third studio album from dramatically edgy rock/electronic outfit Lark to come to fruition. "Gong Is Struck" has risen, however, and was debuted to an appreciative Trinity crowd last Friday. We chat to producer/guitarist Paul Rez ahead of their national album tour and find out more about the journey and inspiration behind this punchy primal/tear-your-heart-out album. 31 Jul 2012 09:26

1000 discounted tickets for One Night in Cape Town

DialMedia has secured the last 1000 General Access Standing tickets to the One Night in Cape Town show on 9 August, 2012, and are offering them to new DialMedia users for R300 (normally R420). One Night in Cape Town features Seether, Eagles of Death Metal, Bullet for my Valentine, Enter Shikari, Kongos, and Van Coke Kartel. 27 Jul 2012 13:38

Slippery 'n' Wet on Women's Day

Slippery 'n' Wet will play at ESP for a Women's Day special event featuring international ProgPsyTrance superstars Fabio & Moon (Germany) on Wednesday, 8 August, 2012. They will be supported by all the ESP residents, plus local guest DJ Roman and ESP regular Alessandro Mariola. 27 Jul 2012 13:32

Short & Sweet in Cape Town

Short & Sweet, a selection of the finest short films, music videos and short animations from around the world, is back for Season 2 at the Wunderbar Theatre. It features eight to 10 cinematic hors d'oeuvres per night, every Tuesday evening for a six-week period. 27 Jul 2012 13:20