(Photographer – Eric Graham) Pretoria based easy-core punk rock squad I Believe In Giants have released a video for their track Rise & Fall. Directed by vocalist Jéan Lombard the video sees the band surrounded by pop culture paraphernalia from their youth as he explains, “Nostalgia is a big part of who we are and…
An Evening of the best progressive music South Africa has to offer that’s not just a sonic journey but an experience to remember. South Africa has had a long and rich history with progressive bands and musicians, from Trevor Rabin in the 1970’s, who went on to join progressive rock giants Yes, to bands like…
Formed in 2014, Johannesburg based rock quartet The Color Blew are set to release their second full length album Light Switch on the 1st November 2019. In a world of overproduced and shallow, commercial music they provide the “alternative” where talent and passion merge with meaning and sound – a place free from preconceived notions…
This October Chris Danger Thundervolt teams up with Canadian Felipe The Bass Invader for a South African national Dingwall Bass Tour, playing music made on bass guitars. Both Chris and Felipe are Dingwall artists and will be promoting these beautiful instruments as well as the other products they are sponsored by including Darkglass Electronics (Chris),…
Hailed as South Africa’s first hard rock supergroup The Devil’s Party Band is a band like no other. Consisting of Anthonie van der Walt (ex. Thysis and JackHammer), Chris van der Walt (Vulvodynia), Werner Bosman (Led Zeppelin Tribute Band), and Jason Oosthuisen (Van Coke Cartel, Oooth), who have all made massive strides in both the…
Breakout Events is pleased to present ROARFest 2019 taking place at Carfax in Newtown on the 30th November. This is the first of what is set to become an annual event focusing on all things retro, original, alternative and rock related. The festival will include beer gardens, food trucks and an alt. market. The line-up…
Nobody Knows What We’re Doing Neither Do We, the new album from South African experimental psychedelic funk rock band No Requests releases today. Formed by Chris van der Walt (Vulvodynia), Clint Falconer (Dan Patlansky) and Gareth Bunge (The Black Cat Bones) who have been all been a constant force in the SA music scene for…
(Photo Credit – Eetu Keränen) Today sees the release of Astral Death Cult, the second full-length album from DÖ, a riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio from Helsinki, Finland. This vicious death cult lead by Big Dog (guitar), Joe E. Deliverance (drums) and Deaf Hank (vox & bass) feeds on dark astral energy and compresses it into what…
Manchester based music collective Oystercatcher have announced dates for their first South African tour. At its core are vocals and bass duo Caitlin Laing and Tom Chapman, but their philosophy is to make each live performance unique by constantly varying line-ups and arrangements. With a strong emphasis on songwriting as a duo this is always…
South African experimental psychedelic funk rock band No Requests have unveiled the video for the new single Choir on Fire. The track is taken from their new album Nobody Knows What We’re Doing Neither Do We which is set for release on the 27th September. Formed by Chris van der Walt (Vulvodynia), Clint Falconer (Dan…