All you have to do is send your answer to the question below along with your details to isabel.smith07@yahoo.com.
Question: What was the title of Karen Zoid's first hit single?
Friday, August 19, 2011
Win! Win! Win!
Three lucky readers each stands the chance to win double tickets to see Karen Zoid live tomorrow, August 21 at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens as part of the Old Mutual Music in the Gardens concert series.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Hart Van Windhoek: Bigger And Better
The Huisgenoot Hart Van Windhoek festival (16 & 17 September) is moving to the Doc Jubber hockey and cricket grounds in Olympia, Windhoek. The festival will therefore not take place on the Wanderers Sportsground as previously advertised.
The decision was made after the steady rate of ticket sales since the announcement of this year's festival.
"After many meetings and discussions with the municipality of Windhoek, it was decided to move the venue to a bigger and more easily reachable spot as a result of increasing ticket sales," says Chris "Kreef" Grobler of Hilltop Live, one of the main organisers of the event. "We were all very happy with the Wanderers Stadium but unfortunately at the rate tickets are selling the hockey and cricket grounds would be a better option. We actually just never thought the festival would grow at this rate - it's therefore a very nice problem to solve!"
The full venue plan will be available shortly on the Huisgenoot Hart Van Windhoek website and Facebook page and visitors can look forward to an exciting lineup of more than 60 artists on Friday and Saturday.
The week before will also see a host of activities: on Saturday, 10 September it is the Hart Van Windhoek Vrouedag with Glam Guru Hannon Bothma, and from Tuesday, 13 September to Thursday, 15 September there will be a theatre festival. Janneman and Dinsdae Met Morrie are the two plays being performed. Both the Vrouedag and the theatre festival take place at the Playhouse Theatre in Windhoek. Tickets are available at Computicket at N$120 for the plays and N$250 for the Vrouedag where light snacks, tea and coffee will be served. Hannon will also choose four lucky ladies to have makeovers done on the day.
The line-up for Friday, 16 September and Saturday, 17 September is as follows:
Friday
Gates open 13h00. MC for the day is Ashley Pienaar.
Artists on main stage: Karlien Husselman, Willem Botha, Charlize Berg, Snotkop, Heinz Winckler, Ludik, Koos Van Zyl, Thysa Jacobs, Joggie and Andre, Gal Level, Rouhan De Jager, Wambuseun. Main performance by Westlife. The finalists of the 2011 Champion Boerewors competition will offer tastings of their winning boerewors recipes at the Shoprite and Checkers food stage.
Saturday
Gates open 09h00. MCs for the day are Wicus Van Der Merwe and Sorina (Flooze).
Artists on main stage: Charne, Kobus Muller, Lee Scott, David Fourie, Dewald Louw, Pieter Naude, Viljoen Retief, Adam Tas, Wicus Van Der Merwe, George Meiring, Adam, MoniQue, Jay, Corlea, Bongi, Melissa Van Der Spuy, Broers, Sorina Die Flooze, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Nicholis Louw, Bobby Van Jaarsveld, Kurt Darren, Freshlyground, Romanz, Nianell and Theuns Jordaan.
Artists on Shoprite and Checkers food stage: Koos Van Zyl, Joggie and Andre, Thysa Jacobs, Charne, Kobus Muller, Lee Scott, David Fourie, Adam, Dewald Louw, Pieter Naude, Broers, Viljoen Retief and George Meiring.
Tickets for the festival are available at Computicket and can also be purchased at the gates.
The decision was made after the steady rate of ticket sales since the announcement of this year's festival.
"After many meetings and discussions with the municipality of Windhoek, it was decided to move the venue to a bigger and more easily reachable spot as a result of increasing ticket sales," says Chris "Kreef" Grobler of Hilltop Live, one of the main organisers of the event. "We were all very happy with the Wanderers Stadium but unfortunately at the rate tickets are selling the hockey and cricket grounds would be a better option. We actually just never thought the festival would grow at this rate - it's therefore a very nice problem to solve!"
The full venue plan will be available shortly on the Huisgenoot Hart Van Windhoek website and Facebook page and visitors can look forward to an exciting lineup of more than 60 artists on Friday and Saturday.
The week before will also see a host of activities: on Saturday, 10 September it is the Hart Van Windhoek Vrouedag with Glam Guru Hannon Bothma, and from Tuesday, 13 September to Thursday, 15 September there will be a theatre festival. Janneman and Dinsdae Met Morrie are the two plays being performed. Both the Vrouedag and the theatre festival take place at the Playhouse Theatre in Windhoek. Tickets are available at Computicket at N$120 for the plays and N$250 for the Vrouedag where light snacks, tea and coffee will be served. Hannon will also choose four lucky ladies to have makeovers done on the day.
The line-up for Friday, 16 September and Saturday, 17 September is as follows:
Friday
Gates open 13h00. MC for the day is Ashley Pienaar.
Artists on main stage: Karlien Husselman, Willem Botha, Charlize Berg, Snotkop, Heinz Winckler, Ludik, Koos Van Zyl, Thysa Jacobs, Joggie and Andre, Gal Level, Rouhan De Jager, Wambuseun. Main performance by Westlife. The finalists of the 2011 Champion Boerewors competition will offer tastings of their winning boerewors recipes at the Shoprite and Checkers food stage.
Saturday
Gates open 09h00. MCs for the day are Wicus Van Der Merwe and Sorina (Flooze).
Artists on main stage: Charne, Kobus Muller, Lee Scott, David Fourie, Dewald Louw, Pieter Naude, Viljoen Retief, Adam Tas, Wicus Van Der Merwe, George Meiring, Adam, MoniQue, Jay, Corlea, Bongi, Melissa Van Der Spuy, Broers, Sorina Die Flooze, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Nicholis Louw, Bobby Van Jaarsveld, Kurt Darren, Freshlyground, Romanz, Nianell and Theuns Jordaan.
Artists on Shoprite and Checkers food stage: Koos Van Zyl, Joggie and Andre, Thysa Jacobs, Charne, Kobus Muller, Lee Scott, David Fourie, Adam, Dewald Louw, Pieter Naude, Broers, Viljoen Retief and George Meiring.
Tickets for the festival are available at Computicket and can also be purchased at the gates.
Haal Asem, Kwagga!
Van Coke Kartel, winner of the MK Best Live Act 2010 and Best Afrikaans Rock Album SAMA 2010, joins forces with the SA radio chart topper and winner of Best English Rock Album SAMA 2009, Zebra & Giraffe, to bring you a dynamic combination of English and Afrikaans Rock that promises to be one of the best live experiences in SA music.
Van Coke Kartel are known for their balls-to-wall rock shows and Zebra & Giraffe for their eclectic sound. Both are known for their great live performances. These two extremes in the local music industry are gearing up to bring a show to your home town that can not be missed. Haal asem, and get ready to party the stripes off your socks!
Haal Asem Kwagga Tour dates:
August 19
Where: Cool Runnings, Fourways, Johannesburg
Damage: R50
Time: Doors open 19h00
August 20
Where: Ridgeback, Centurion
Damage: R20 (general), R50 (VIP)
Time: Doors open 18h00
August 24
Where: Memphis Rock, Potchefstroom
Damage: R40
Time: Doors open 18h00
August 25
Where: Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein
Damage: R50
Time: Doors open 19h00
August 26
Where: Town Hall, Newtown, Johannesburg
Damage: R60
Time: Doors open 20h00
August 27
Where: Arcade Empire, Pretoria
Damage: R60
Time: Doors open 19h00
Van Coke Kartel are known for their balls-to-wall rock shows and Zebra & Giraffe for their eclectic sound. Both are known for their great live performances. These two extremes in the local music industry are gearing up to bring a show to your home town that can not be missed. Haal asem, and get ready to party the stripes off your socks!
Haal Asem Kwagga Tour dates:
August 19
Where: Cool Runnings, Fourways, Johannesburg
Damage: R50
Time: Doors open 19h00
August 20
Where: Ridgeback, Centurion
Damage: R20 (general), R50 (VIP)
Time: Doors open 18h00
August 24
Where: Memphis Rock, Potchefstroom
Damage: R40
Time: Doors open 18h00
August 25
Where: Mystic Boer, Bloemfontein
Damage: R50
Time: Doors open 19h00
August 26
Where: Town Hall, Newtown, Johannesburg
Damage: R60
Time: Doors open 20h00
August 27
Where: Arcade Empire, Pretoria
Damage: R60
Time: Doors open 19h00
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The Rescu To Release Self-Titled Debut Album
The Rescu is a three-piece rock band based in Cape Town that has been crafting and performing the songs that make up their self-titled debut album for the past 18 months. Regular trips to an empty house in a small town not far from the Mother City, helped to produce the 10 tracks that make up the album. These song-writing getaways, coupled with countless rehearsal sessions back home was a fruitful pre-production stage for The Rescu to find their sound and capture it.
The band drew their inspiration for the songs from various elements and life experiences. Their genuine and heartfelt love for South Africa and its people inspired many of the tracks. The band name expresses their desire for something relevant, something needed, something out of the ordinary; something that happens to be in the right place at the right time.
To date, The Rescue has performed with some of the biggest names on the South african music circuit, including Just Jinjer, Foto Na Dans, The Dirty Skirts and Prime Circle. These performances, as well as the many smaller shows played have given them the street cred they require to hold their own at any level of live performance.
The Rescu will be launching their album on August 31 at Grand West Casino's Hanover Street. The music video for the first single, I Did It For You will also be screened on the night.
Catch The Rescue on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
The band drew their inspiration for the songs from various elements and life experiences. Their genuine and heartfelt love for South Africa and its people inspired many of the tracks. The band name expresses their desire for something relevant, something needed, something out of the ordinary; something that happens to be in the right place at the right time.
To date, The Rescue has performed with some of the biggest names on the South african music circuit, including Just Jinjer, Foto Na Dans, The Dirty Skirts and Prime Circle. These performances, as well as the many smaller shows played have given them the street cred they require to hold their own at any level of live performance.
The Rescu will be launching their album on August 31 at Grand West Casino's Hanover Street. The music video for the first single, I Did It For You will also be screened on the night.
Catch The Rescue on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Karen Zoid Brings Attitude To Pretoria
South Africa's ultimate female rocker and SAMA-winner, Karen Zoid is set to perform for the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens series at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens on the 14th of August.
The Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series sees thousands of people packing their picnic gear and heading off to see great South African acts on Sunday afternoons in the great natural setting of the botanical gardens.
SAMA-winning and platinum selling artist Karen Zoid is the next South African star to headline the series. Zoid has been consistently delivering hit after hit, after first exploding onto the local music scene with her groundbreaking single, Afrikaners Is Plesierig. Now, the Attitude Vir Afrika singer is set to bring a whole new attitude to Pretoria fans on Sunday, August 14 when she takes to the stage at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens as part of the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series.
The Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series presents live concerts every two weeks throughout the winter season at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden and is an extension of their sponsorship of the legendary Kirstenbosch music series in Cape Town. all proceeds from the performances go to the garden for its upkeep.
Karen's performance takes place in the middle of the natural beauty of the botanical gardens. Fans are encouraged to come early, bring picnic chairs and blankets and spend the day in natural splendour. With a restaurant in the gardens and alcohol on sale, plus a great supervised kiddies' area this is an opportunity not to be missed. "Environmental issues are extremely important and they are becoming increasingly more so. I am happy to do my part by performing for the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens series," Zoid said about the upcoming performance. "An added benefit is that I get to play for the audience in a gorgeous, natural setting. I can't wait!"
With the release of her first solo album, Poles Apart (2002) Karen became a fresh voice on the local music scene, and in 2003 fans were introduced to songs like Beautiful and Ons Soek Rock & Roll on Chasing The Sun. Two years later Small Room became one of the biggest songs being play listed on radio. All three these albums achieved gold status. Aeroplane Jane (Post Modern World) became the most requested song on radio.
The buzz around Zoid isn't limited to local press either. Time Magazine and US News & World Report highlighted her role as icon in the South African market. First year students at universities study her writing as part of their academic modules and with a SAMA for Best Female Artist under her belt there's no stopping this musical juggernaut.
WIN!
Three lucky readers each stand the chance to win a pair of double tickets to see Karen Zoid perform live at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens on Sunday, August 14. All you have to do is send me an email with your details and the answer to the following question to isabel.smith07@yahoo.com.
Question: Name one of Karen Zoid's albums.
The Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series sees thousands of people packing their picnic gear and heading off to see great South African acts on Sunday afternoons in the great natural setting of the botanical gardens.
SAMA-winning and platinum selling artist Karen Zoid is the next South African star to headline the series. Zoid has been consistently delivering hit after hit, after first exploding onto the local music scene with her groundbreaking single, Afrikaners Is Plesierig. Now, the Attitude Vir Afrika singer is set to bring a whole new attitude to Pretoria fans on Sunday, August 14 when she takes to the stage at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens as part of the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series.
The Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series presents live concerts every two weeks throughout the winter season at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden and is an extension of their sponsorship of the legendary Kirstenbosch music series in Cape Town. all proceeds from the performances go to the garden for its upkeep.
Karen's performance takes place in the middle of the natural beauty of the botanical gardens. Fans are encouraged to come early, bring picnic chairs and blankets and spend the day in natural splendour. With a restaurant in the gardens and alcohol on sale, plus a great supervised kiddies' area this is an opportunity not to be missed. "Environmental issues are extremely important and they are becoming increasingly more so. I am happy to do my part by performing for the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens series," Zoid said about the upcoming performance. "An added benefit is that I get to play for the audience in a gorgeous, natural setting. I can't wait!"
With the release of her first solo album, Poles Apart (2002) Karen became a fresh voice on the local music scene, and in 2003 fans were introduced to songs like Beautiful and Ons Soek Rock & Roll on Chasing The Sun. Two years later Small Room became one of the biggest songs being play listed on radio. All three these albums achieved gold status. Aeroplane Jane (Post Modern World) became the most requested song on radio.
The buzz around Zoid isn't limited to local press either. Time Magazine and US News & World Report highlighted her role as icon in the South African market. First year students at universities study her writing as part of their academic modules and with a SAMA for Best Female Artist under her belt there's no stopping this musical juggernaut.
For more on the Old Mutual Music In The Gardens concert series, go to www.oldmutual.co.za/musicinthegardens. Tickets are available at www.ticketbreak.co.za
WIN!
Three lucky readers each stand the chance to win a pair of double tickets to see Karen Zoid perform live at the Pretoria Botanical Gardens on Sunday, August 14. All you have to do is send me an email with your details and the answer to the following question to isabel.smith07@yahoo.com.
Question: Name one of Karen Zoid's albums.
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