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0932, Main Road, Green Point. On Sunday December 9 groove on down at a night of swinging funk with Breakfast Included, who are joined by Melanie Scholtz on vocals. Shows start at 7pm and finish about 10pm. There is no cover charge and great food specials are available. Details and bookings:Tel: 434 6306.
96 Degrees, 20 Harrington Street, Cape Town. Friday December 7 brings
Germany’s premier tech-trance beat masters, Peit Blank and Jaspa Jones. The hottest duo on the international contemporary dance scene, their past five releases (Heartbeat, Flying to the Moon, In da Mix, Cream and Nightfly) have consistently hit the top of the European dance charts. It starts at 11pm. Admission is R50. On Saturday December 8 London Productions presents OD404: the Bad Muthaf#@ker Tour 2001. Experience a mlange of mesmerising hard house with 19 of Cape Town’s finest local luminaries, including Andrew F, Nick E Louder, Frisky, Jason 47, Shylo, Ash, Richard Carter, Dimitri, Morne, Astro Boy, Hamza, Paul Yorick and Stephan supporting Superfast Oz and OD404. Starts at 11pm. Admission is R60 (VIP R100). It promises to be bigger, harder, louder and faster with three dance floors, powerful sound, a VIP gallery behind the DJ box, intelligent lighting, sexy dancers, multiple bars and the usual secure parking. Dress to impress.
Artscape Theatre Centre, Foreshore. Kickstart your weekend with free jazz
sundowner concerts every Friday evening at Nino’s al Teatro restaurant from 5pm to 7pm. Catch Cape Town’s finest jazz musos, including the Alvin Dyers Trio (December 7), the Mark Fransman Trio (December 14) and the Hotep Galeta Trio (December 21).
Baxter Concert Hall, Baxter TheatreCentre, Rondebosch. On Sunday December 9
at 8pm attend the silver jubilee gala concert of the Cape Town Male Voice Choir. For two and a half decades the choir has shared with audiences the joys of choral music. Join present and past choir members and enjoy new and old favourites from their repertoire as well as performances from the Cape Tones barbershop quartet and jazz ensemble The Class Band. Tickets are R40 at Alison’s Coffee Shop, 280 Main Road, Kenilworth. Tel: 797 7622.
Beat Boutique, 79 Church Street, opposite Heritage Square. On Saturday December 8 join DJs Gavin Fitchie, Russel Shanglee, Lance Solms and Faadil for Progression 2, produced by Addictive DJ Management. The groove is always well-oiled deep house, trance, funk and tribal beats, powered by thumping, iron-clad industrial basslines with deep space noises crackling over ghostly vocals. Admission is R30. Doors open at 11pm. Info: Tel:083 444 4441.
BuenaVista SocialCaf, Main Road, Green Point. On Mondays in December chill out with a beer and a bite to eat while listening to James Scholfield (guitar), Russ Nerwich (sax) and Efrain Toro (percussion) playing Latin jazz from 9pm.
Cantaloop. On Saturday December 8 Tight Jam features the Cantaloop crew and Christos, Bongani Njoli, Mojoe and Goggi mixing up a jammin’ pot-pourri of beats and grooves. Admission is R40 (VIP R60). Doors open at 10pm.
CD Wherehouse, V&A Waterfront. Friday December 7 from 6pm showcases one of
South Africa’s hottest up-and-coming inspirational stars, the 21-year-old Neville, who promotes his debut CD. His angelic voice led to his appearance alongside Keith Sweat, Deborah Cox and Joe at the Cape Town R&B Extravaganza last year. On Saturday December 8 at 6pm you can meet and greet multitalented jazz guitarist Jimmy Dludlu. Also get your signed copy of Jimmy’s latest CD, Afrocentric. Wednesday December 12 finds hot young singing sensation Nianell performing songs from her debut CD. Expect an ephemeral mix of folk, world, operatic and jazz styles. You’ll also have the chance to get an autographed CD. Thursday December 13 from 1pm features the home-grown contemporary pop and world-beat sounds of Mondetta. This all-star South African band comprises Wendy Oldfield, Steve Newman, Gito Baloi, Israeli Elad Neeman and Canadian Julia Kim. On Thursday December 13 from 6pm to 9pm join the Red Bull Sunset Cruise at House of Coffees, chillout sounds with What’s Phat Records and DJ Abo. Expect music from Soul Chic, K7 Records and soft, deep house. Free welcome drinks and drink specials all evening ensure a blissful vibe. More information:Tel: 425 6307/082 346 7176.
The Curve, at The Bijou, 178 Lower Main Road, Observatory. Catch live jazz, funk, breaks and beats combo Golliwog every Wednesday night. Every Saturday hosts Sambafrique, where “the Afro-Latin groove shakes up the house”. Catch the in sound from way out with Boptism! every Friday. Hear hip-bop and jazz-hop, Jamaican ska, chicano funk and other eccentric music fusions selected by Jools, Simon Hughes, U-Turn and Honey-B. Admission is R10 before 11.30pm, R20 thereafter. Tel: 072 288 1051.
District 206, The Shack complex, De Villiers Avenue, District Six. Friday December 7 features Blunted Stuntman, who breaks all the rules with his crew of Nu-Skool Breaks DJs. Saturday December 8 features resident funksters Golliwog and the 206 Old-Skool Breaks DJs providing the best party in town. Doors open at 9pm. Tel: 465 3099.
Dorp Street Theatre, Dorp Street, Stellenbosch. On Sunday December 9 songstress Jennifer Ferguson appears from 9pm in In Between/Tussen In. Having completed her annual migration between Sweden and South Africa, Ferguson showcases a reworked version of her acclaimed Baie Lewendig in Oudtshoorn series of concerts. Expect an exciting fusion of sounds, from Swedish traditional songs in the modern South African idiom to Ferguson’s distinctive arrangements of traditional Afrikaans songs, Ingrid Jonker poems, powerful new compositions and some of her earlier songs. Tel: 886 6107.
Dunoobies, 151 Kloof Street, Gardens. Every Wednesday from 8.30pm Natascha Roth (vocals) and James Scholfield (guitar) explore the possibilities of the vocal-guitar duo, playing jazz and Brazilian standards. This cosy, country-styled venue makes jazz more than just a background mood. No cover charge. Booking is advised. Tel: 426 2417.
Endler Hall, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch. Distinguished German conductor Reinhard Schwarz conducts the Cape Philharmonic on Friday December 7. The all-Brahms programme features the Concerto No 1 in D Minor, with Mark Nixon as soloist, and the Symphony No 1. Starts at 8pm.
Gay Pride Week, various venues around Cape Town. Celebrate Cape Town’s
first Gay Pride Week with a plethora of events on offer during the coming week exhibitions, theatre, sports, seminars, clubbing and more culminating in a dazzling parade and multimedia performance event through Somerset Road in the city’s Gay Village on December 17. Sunday December 9 features the gay-friendly Euphorix choir in the Euphorics Concert from 6pm at Rust en Vreugd, Upper Buitenkant Street. Tickets are R30 more info from euphorix@ acron.co.za. On Monday December 10 party it up at the Gay Pride Week and eQuality CD-launch parties, where you can preview the Pride 2001 CD compilation. Get your copy of theCD at 0932, Somerset Road, Green Point, from 7pm and then get your booty shaking from 10pm at Club 55, also in Somerset Road. At On Broadway (also in Somerset Road) on Tuesday December 11 Mince in The Immaculate Collection features drag divas Keiron Legacy and Lili Slaptsilli from 9pm. Book at Ticketweb or Tel: 418 8338. On Wednesday December 12 and Thursday December 13 The Warehouse, Dixon Street, hosts Naked Boys Singing from 8.30pm. Book at Ticketweb. At Bar 89, Roodebloem Road, Woodstock, you can kick back, light up and watch the racially and sexually mixed crowds mingle and mate beneath the murals, under the chandeliers or on the Fifties retro-kitsch furniture to trippy acid jazz and mellow indie music at the 89 Pride Party. Housed in a beautiful Victorian cottage, this is something different. For more event information visit www.moffie.co.za.
Green Dolphin, V&A Waterfront. On Friday December 7 and Saturday December 8
join the Cape’s own Mama Afrika, Sylvia Mdunyelwa, and her quintet. She has just released her second album on the BMG label. Sunday December 9 features the sassy vocal sounds of the Erika Lundi Trio. On Monday December 10 pianist Mark Fransman leads his trio. Tuesday December 11 hosts Latin-esque singer Natasha Roth with her trio. Wednesday December 12 features the regular Gavin Minter Quartet. On Thursday December 13 experience Cape jazz with Cliffie Moses Four Sounds. Tel: 421 7471.
Green Point club district. On Friday December 7 from 11pm Concept Factory presents Steve Lawler, just voted number 9 in the world by DJ Magazine, at Sky and Angels in the heart of the Green Point club district. Expect deep, dark, twisted tribal house from Lawler as well as Gavin Fitchie, Dino Moran, Lance Solms, Dan Dare, Faari, Tobie Allen, Brent B and Peter Abrahams. Tickets are available from outlets and Ticketweb. Doors open 10pm. Admission: R70 normal, R100 VIP. Info: Tel:072 239 7419.
GrooteKerk, Cape Town. The musicians of the Cape Philharmonic will join a
huge choir of more than 200 people, comprising the Tygerberg Civic Choir, the Pro Cantu Choir and the Groote Kerk Camerata, in a Christmas-carols concert with a touch of Mozart on Thursday December 13 at 8pm. Conducted by Roucher du Toit with soloists Hanneli Rupert and Marianne Serfontein, the programme includes Mozart’s Regina Coeli and Symphony No 29, K201, followed by well-known Christmas carols arranged by David Willcocks and sung in English and Afrikaans. Tickets from R30 to R60 are available at Computicket or at the door. Tel: 424 4280.
Independent Armchair Theatre, Lower Main Road, Observatory. On Friday
December 7 Golliwog bring the funk. On Saturday December 8 and Tuesday December 11 Max Normal raps the room ragged. Wednesday December 12 hosts Sons of Trout, who have just finished their new album and are ready to play again. This should be awesome. Thursdays find quintessential jazzmen Tribe at their regular residency. Tel: 447 1514.
The Jam, De Villiers Street, Cape Town. On Friday December 7 LP Show, Dirty Locals and Ignorance Is Typical perform. Low-down dirty punk is at the order of the day. On Saturday December 8 promoter Nasief returns with another Beat Bangaz party. You know the DJs, you know the vibe; you know you’ll have a blast.
Jo’burg, Long Street, Cape Town. Saturday afternoons feature Efrain Toro (drums), Andrew Lilley (keyboards), James Scholfield (guitar), Dave Ridgeway (electric bass), guest vocalist Natascha Roth and possibly another drummer playing a mixture of originals and standards. Performances run from 12.30pm until 4pm. On Sunday December 9 mall-rapping Max Normal return with their eclectic, phat jams.
Mother City Queer Project. The eighth Mother City Queer Project costume
party takes place on Saturday December 15 at the River Club in Observatory. The theme this time round is FarmFresh. Team up in matching outfits, dressed as anything agricultural, from sexy shepherds, stable hands, fruits of the earth and mad cows to porn fields and gorgeous grooms. There are eight dance floors including Lekker Line Dancing, Daisy’s Disco Dairy, Hen House, Tractor Trance and more. Animal instincts, anyone? Starts at 9pm. Tickets are R100 at Ticketweb or Computicket.
The PurpleTurtle, Cape Town. On Saturday December 8 catch 5 Star Society,
Neshamah, Aftertaste, Hog Hoggidy Hog and Ignorance Is Typical’s punk sounds. Starts at 9.30pm. R20 gets you in. On Wednesday December 12 celebrate the Slash Fest pre-party with My Latest Ex, Village Seed and Froy meet the bands performing at the Slash Festival (see listing). Music starts at 9.30pm. R10 for festival band members, R15 for the public.
Redemption, Mainstream shopping centre, Shop A1, Hout Bay. Every Sunday from 1pm to 4pm catch jazz and Brazilian grooves by Efrain Toro (percussion) together with James Scholfield (guitar) and Natascha Roth (vocals) at this brand-new spot where you can chill with excellent food, great coffee and a beautiful view to go with the music. Tel: 790 0305.
Repsycle, on the N7 near the Ostrich farm. On Saturday December 8 Timecode Productions presents Repsycle. Shane Gobi of Alchemy Recordings in London teams up with Aleph, Artifakt, Seven Ark, Damage Inc, Shift and Skrag for a night and day of futuristic, psychedelic madness. Entrance is R40. For more info see www.timecode.co.za.
River Club, Liesbeek Parkway, Observatory. Upstairs on Saturday December 8
Crous and Carstens do the duo thing. If you were wondering what these ex-Nude Girls were up to, now is your chance to find out. On Wednesday December 12 catch hot, new all-star outfit Mondetta.Featuring Wendy Oldfield, Steve Newman, Gito Baloi, Elad Neeman and Julia Kim, they meld together beautiful melodies and serious live dance grooves. Also appearing are allusive, enigmatic, improvising trio Benguela.
SlashFestival, Hangklip hotel. Stage magazine, Jos Cuervo and M Music
Management and Promotions present this festival from December 15 to 17. Expect a staggering diversity of musical styles on display, from punk and alternative to rock and hardcore. Bands confirmed include Flowerheads, Kelvin Declined, Hog Hoggidy Hog, New World Inside, Froy, Velvet Mary, Village Seed, LP Show, New Flying Machine, Neshamah, Aftertaste, Empire Down, Fudge, My Latest Ex, Dirty Locals, The Rudimentals, Time Spent, Bleach, State Far Better, Ghost and Vanessa Nolan. Phew! Saturday is punk and hardcore and Sunday is a more mellow day with rock and alternative bands performing. Tickets are R80 at Mr Pickwicks, Cape Town; Music Matrix, Stellenbosch; New Deal Surf Shop, Hermanus; Hermanus Information Centre and Internet Caf; and Hangklip hotel. It includes entry as well as camping. There will be food stalls and a bush bar. Gates open at 11am. Bands start at 2pm. There are busses running from Cape Town station on Saturday and back on Monday callTel: 072 263 6664 to book. More info: www.stage.co.za or Tel: 082 375 8991.
Stardust, West Street (old Fat Boys venue, off Somerset Road), Green Point. Household Gauteng gay club Stardust goes all-coastal and Capetonian with the launch of Stardust Peninsula on December 7, December 8 and December 9. Open from Wednesday to Sunday, it promises to bring a new dimension in upmarket clubbing to Cape Town. A new feature is ESP in the Cape on Sundays, when the club opens at noon for a chill-out experience not seen before. Entrance will be competitive and dress strictly smart casual. The opening nights will have entertainment by XTC, the strip group; Pussycats from Pretoria; and Stardust, ESP and Cape Town DJs.
The Whammy Bar, Marine Circle, Tableview. On Friday December 7 catch My Latest Ex and Loophole. On Saturday December 8 celebrate Boston Lager night with Ghost. Bands start at 10pm. Wednesdays host a regular jam and new-band night from 9pm. On Sundays Spirituality Unplugged with the Vineyard Church starts at 6pm. Tel: 557 5692.
Gig of the week
There’s quality international dance with Blank and Jones at 96 Degrees and Steve Lawler in Green Point, but Mondetta, comprising Gito Baloi(above), Wendy Oldfield,Steve Newman, Elad Neeman and Julia Kim are also worth seeing at the River Club onDecember 12 and at the CDWherehouse onDecember 13. See listings for more information