Louisa Steyl ← SA Music Zone

Since Free: ‘Free to make the music we want to’

Nov

2011

They consider themselves free thinkers, but it’s their whimsical quirkiness and simple honesty that makes Since Free very different to the current norm. Bellville band, Since Free, is made up of Ronél van Lingen and Gershan Lombard. Although the pair met four years ago, through mutual friends, they only started performing together earlier this year, ...

The Mysticcs: A Blues Rock feel

Nov

2011

“The most important thing you need to know is that we are The Mysticcs and we are going to be all over the place.” So says Ebi Johnstone, frontman for The Mysticcs who recently won the Paarl de Ville Battle of the Bands competition. The Mysticcs are a three-piece made up of Ebi on lead guitar, ...

Paarl de Ville Rock Festival – 2 to 4 December 2011 2

Nov

2011

The first Paarl de Ville Rock Festival takes place this December just outside Durbanville. A host of local bands will be performing to raise funds for the Baby Reef Charity Foundation. Reef Carneson is a three-year-old suffering from Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that ...

Songwriting your thing?

Sep

2011

Are you hoping to start a career in songwriting? Are you good with words? Now’s your chance to get your creative juices flowing and get a foot in the door. In a first for South Africa, nine of the country’s favourite singers and bands have partnered with Sanlam, LitNet and MK (DSTV Channel 324) to ...

Sultry blues mistress

Sep

2011

Like Aretha once sang, Charlie King is doing it for herself. The sultry blues singer has stepped into the spotlight and she has completely immersed herself in the blues industry. Formerly the lead singer of Diamond Back Blues Band, Charlie started her solo career when she made the decision to take on music full-time. “I just needed to grow musically,” ...

‘Tailor-made’ music

Sep

2011

As she says in one of her songs: “Don’t look now, but she’s about to do it”. With a voice that captures you from the very first note she sings, Melanie le Roux, otherwise known as Tailor, is all set to become a big name on the Cape Town music circuit. Originally from Pretoria, Melanie ...

Mellow Lemolow top the KFC Sessions

Sep

2011

Bellville band, Lemolow, recently came out tops in KFC Sessions 2011, winning this year’s national competition for up-and-coming bands. The first round of the competition was adjudicated online based on the band’s songs, photos, biography and their overall marketability. “Apparently 182 bands and artists entered from all parts of the country,” says Lemolow’s guitarist, Gerrit ...

Feet on the ground

Sep

2011

All their bags are packed, they’re ready to go. With a wealth of experience behind them, cover band 10 Feet Concrete, are busy putting the wheels in motion to jet off to Dubai as soon as possible. Lead guitarist, Marcel Smit, says the local band are still looking over contracts, but are planning on spending about ...

Wilson trio to Rock The Suburbs

Sep

2011

Delusions Of Grandeur is currently out in stores and the signature Southern Gypsy Queen (SGQ) sound has been captured with an edge that only the Wilson trio can pull off. Southern Gypsy Queen will be performing at Die Boer in Durbanville on Friday 23 September. From the release of their first album Sweet Voodoo in ...

The Rescu: ‘All Killer No Filler’

Aug

2011

Bassist for The Rescu, Mike Vaughan, says the reason it took them so long to record their album, was because they had to teach Rusti, their drummer, to play. It’s this kind of natural, friendly banter, that makes you wish you could have been a fly on the wall to experience the fun these guys, ...