Flash Republic at the Wave House 15 December

The hottest event this summer is taking place at Wave House, Gateway featuring SA's top electro act, Goldfish. The untouchable dou has been whipping up a storm overseas and are finally back in Durban, on the big stage and ready to blow you away.

Joining Goldfish on the stage will be the always entertaining Flash Republic to bring some 'Devastation' as well as Idols star Lloyd and East Coast Radio's Deon Govender & Trevor Williams.

The show starts at 6PM on Thursday 15^th December (Friday is a public holiday) and tickets are available at Computicket and Wave House. Phone 031 584 9400 for more information.

This event is proudly borught to you by East Coast Radio and Hunters Dry.

Scooters Union doccie screening and performance

The Bioscope is proud to host the premiere of "Vivid Memories of Scooters" a documentary by Durban filmmaker and music video director Michael Cross about 90s rock band Scooters Union. The night will then end with a live performance by former Scooters frontman Rhys Johnstone. Rhys will be performing brand new material as well as a few tracks from his time with seminal Durban bands Underground Press and Scooters Union. He describes his new work as "heart-on-sleeve singer-songwriter stuff – mostly". Look out for a surprise guest artist or two…

12 November 7pm entrance R50 

Check out The Bioscope website here for more info 

Pink Drive - Shout Out for Cancer Concert on 21 October at Emperors Palace with Arno Carstens, Flash Republic, Elvis Blue, Kinky Robot and Action Thrillers

Pink Drive - Shout Out for Cancer Concert on 21 October at Emperors Palace with Arno Carstens, Flash Republic, Elvis Blue, Kinky Robot and Action Thrillers

Tickets available at Computicket

Bishop Bavin - Summer Fest (15 October)

with Flash Republic, Just Jinger, Mean Mr Mustard, Outside New, DJ Euphonik and other top SA DJ's

Tickets available from Computicket (click here)

or copy and paste this link into your browser

http://online.computicket.com/web/event/summerfest_at_bishop_bavin/475604310/

ANALOGUE NITES with Flash Republic'lite', Liquideep and Micasa at Moyo in Melrose Arch on Thursday 29 September

Presold tickets are available at http://event.ayojak.co.za/event/discomeetsboogie 

LIRA: Captured Tour - VIP Package details

For bookings:
Call +27114828522 or Email agent@aboutentertainment.co.za

Flash Republic, Crazy White Boy, Slikour, Proverb and DJ Oskido LIVE on 10 September at One and Only in Cape Town

Flash Republic, Crazy White Boy, Slikour, Proverb and DJ Oskido on 10 September at One and Only in Cape Town

STONEHAVEN ON VAAL Spring Beer Fest

Celebrate Spring at Stonehaven on Vaal & party up a storm with
- Flash Republic
- DJ Ossewa
- K2
- Saving Silence
- Saarkie
- The Dixie Hillbillies.

Beer tent, food & lots of free kiddies entertainment

R50 for Adults, R20 for 4-16yrs & kids under 4 free.

For tickets: Contact Stonehaven
Tel: 016 982 2951
Email: info@stonehaven.co.za

Stonehaven Parking area Co-ordinates
S 26 degrees 44 minutes 53.8
E 27 degrees 49 minutes 32.0

Jeremy Franklin & the Zulu Allstars at the Bioscope 21 August

Digital screening of new and retrospective artworks during the performance.

Lira at Italian Movie Premier ahead of European Tour with Hugh Masekela...

Lira at Italian Movie Premier ahead of European Tour with Hugh Masekela…
Lira spent the weekend in Sicily attending the Taormina Film Festival run by film industry veteran Deborah Young where Lira's debut appearance in a full feature has been selected.
The film is called The Italian Consul and starts renowned Italian actress Giuliana De Sio and Lira as the co-lead. The film was short listed as the only Italian (South African co-production) film represented in the Mediterranean section of the festival.
The film which was shot in Cape Town has already received an additional invitation for Japan and given that this is a very prominent fringe festival it has the potential to be selected for Toronto and Montreal.
A highlight of the weekend was when Lira was invited to sit at the same dinner table as Oliver Stone in honour of his achievements hosted post viewing his second re-cut of Alexander. Lira dazzled the audience and ended up being requested by Oliver Stone to sing a song which blew everyone away resulting in a lot of attention around Lira both at the venue and later across various Italian television and print media opportunities.
Lira noted that Mirriam Makeba was the last African artist to perform at the Teatro Del Greco (the same giant outdoor theatre where the viewing of the main films took place) the very venue that Lira performed two songs at this weekend and graced everyone with her presence rounding off a magical event.
Lira is currently in Rome and available for interviews to talk about the forthcoming European dates. For more detail on the tour please go to www.misslira.co.za
To book an interview with Lira please contact Maria Hadjidimitriadis at Sony music Entertainment on Tel: +27 11 274 5000 or e-mail: maria.hadjidimitriadis@sonymusic.com

Hugh Masekela at The LYRIC Theatre 3 & 4 June

Bookings at Computicket for

Hugh Masekela at The LYRIC Theatre 3 & 4 June

Gloria Bosman 06 May at Gold Reef City - Lyric Theatre tickets via Computicket

Gloria Bosman 06 May at Gold Reef City - Lyric Theatre book tickets via Computicket

Flash Republic live at Angels of Rock 3 on 14 May at Cool Runnings 4-ways

Tickets are available ONLINE at www.turningtricksentertainment.co.za

or at the venue for only R60,

or at the door on the day for R70

for more details or to invite your Facebook friends to this event click here

FLASHREPUBLIC Album Launch

FLASHREPUBLIC Album Launch

Saturday 26 March

Alex Theatre (Braamfontein)

with Roger Goode, Ryan Dent & Craig Massiv

Tickets: R100 at Computicket or R120 at the door (if their are any left).

TICKETS: R100 from Computicket / R120 at the door

Joey Rasdien at The Lyric Theatre 11 & 12 March

Joey's Billboard

The Billboard for Joey Rasdiens 1 man show at Gold Reef City's Lyric Theatre 11 & 12 March - bookings at Computicket

A beautiful and touching story !

A beautiful, touching story

- from a generous South African musician. 
    

As a bagpiper, I've played many gigs up in Gauteng, but not so many since recently moving to Cape Town.

Recently, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. 
He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at the municipal cemetery in Kraaifontein.

I now stay in Simonstown and was not familiar with the northern suburbs, so I got a bit lost on my way there. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch.

I felt badly and apologised to the men for being late.
I went to the side of the grave and looked down. 
The guys had already started filling in and not really knowing what else to do, I started to play.. 
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. 
I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. 
I played like I've never played before for this homeless man.
And as I played  Amazing Grace,' the workers began to weep. 
They wept, I wept, and we all wept together.

When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full.

As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "Jislaaik, I never seen nutting like dat before in all the tweny years I've been putting in septic tanks"

....Apparently, I'm still lost.