Alan Committie: No, seriously?

[Eugene Yiga] After a year that involved defending the caveman and getting up to some funny business, comedian Alan Committie's new one-man show is now on at Cape Town's Theatre on the Bay. The two-hour performance features the return of his crazy characters, failed auditions from So You Think You Can Dance, and a Q&A session that puts his improvisation skills to the ultimate test. 14 Dec 2012 10:47

Living the detour - Interview with Jet Black Camaro

[Ruth Cooper] You might have thought that that real rock 'n' roll, ballsy, intelligently conscious sound had died a sadly quiet death many years ago, perishing especially so from the hipster-centric generation and gentrification. However the bluesy, soulful rock of Jet Black Camaro might just change your mind. 14 Dec 2012 09:51

Buy a ticket in December to enter the Up the Creek competition

If you buy your ticket for the Up the Creek Music Festival, to be held between 31 January and 3 February, 2013, you will be entered into a lucky draw for the Winner Takes It All Competition to win a UTC weekend package prize to the value of R4000. 13 Dec 2012 13:40

Lacklustre celebration of familial flamenco heritage

[Debbie Hathway] At the southern tip of Africa, we are privileged to be exposed to some of the best artistic performances from around the globe. Spoilt for choice, maybe. Demanding, definitely. The more we get, the more we want. So when Juana Vargas, artistic director of Cape Town's Flamenco Del Sur, announces a collaborative performance with the long-established Linda Vargas Flamenco Company from Durban, it attracts high expectations from the local dance community. 13 Dec 2012 11:56

It's time to Face The Music

[Eugene Yiga] The sequel to Face The Music, a show that won a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival this year, is now on at Cape Town's Kalk Bay Theatre. This time around, Vanessa Searle is joined by Delray Burns and Margaux Fouché to sing and dance in the format of a music trivia game show. 13 Dec 2012 10:14

Early-bird tickets For Cape Tattoo Expo now on sale

Ticket sales for Cape Tattoo Expo 2013, to be held from 25 to 27 January, 2013, at Cape Town City Hall, have gone live via Tixsa at www.capetattooconvention.co.za. Early bird tickets will save R20 on a day pass and R50 on a full weekend pass, until Friday, 21 December. 13 Dec 2012 09:44

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

[Daniel Dercksen] The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is here at last and it's worth its weight in gold, 10 times over! It is unquestionably one of the greatest cinematic experiences ever and a proud prequel to the equally consummate The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. 12 Dec 2012 10:44

Support bands for Civil Twilight announced

Civil Twilight will be returning from Nashville this month for a national tour of their latest full-length album "Holy Weather" (which was released in March). Their support acts have been announced as: Gangs of Ballet, Isochronous, and Matthew Mole. 12 Dec 2012 09:52

Skrillex to perorm in SA

Electric, having just toured Nicky Romero and Steve Aoki, and touring Swedish House Mafia in January 2013, are excited to announce their next massive international dance music artist in South Africa - none other than Skrillex. 11 Dec 2012 12:31

The Company's Garden Party

[Daniel Dercksen] There's a reason why everyone loves Cape Town at this time of year. Cape Town bursts to life this Friday with The Company's Garden Party, kicking off from 12 noon until 10pm nightly from 14 to 24 December. 11 Dec 2012 11:13

New photography gallery opens in Cape Town

A new photography gallery opened last week in Cape Town, next to the Gardens Shopping Centre at 4 Hiddingh Avenue. Sean Riley will be presenting his own work and will host some guest photographers in the gallery from time to time. 11 Dec 2012 09:57

Steve Aoki's Thunder City cakefest

[Justin Williams] Take an international electro-thrash icon, another highly rated international up-and-coming DJ, several of South Africa's most esteemed and notorious EDM (electronic dance music) artists, well over 2000 eager fans and put them all into a massive hangar. This was the tantalising recipe for Steve Aoki's memorable Thunder City leg of his South African tour. 11 Dec 2012 09:35

Soul Of Fire

[Eugene Yiga] Singer Zanne Stapelberg and pianist Kathleen Tagg are set to release the first CD under their own names at Cape Town's Fugard Theatre. Entitled "Soul Of Fire", the event features an impressive line-up of other musicians (violinist Piet de Beer, bassist Charles Lazar, percussionist Joseph Avergel) and celebrates music from Latin America and Spain. 10 Dec 2012 10:58

A many splendoured thing

[Debbie Hathway] The Cape Dance Company's recent season premiere of Grace at the Artscape Theatre, Cape Town, attracted an interesting mix of dance aficionados, established fans and media as well as those uninitiated to the world of contemporary and neo-classical dance. Their responses to the programme varied accordingly, but they certainly agreed on one thing: that they were in the presence of greatness. 10 Dec 2012 10:06