/ 10 November 2011

Durban party pick: November 11 2011

The semi-regular I Heart ­Durban parties have become a cult ­institution in the city, ­eschewing the predigested corporate dreck lapped up by the masses in favour of an exemplary blend of fresh and ­original live, electronic and DJ ­talent.

It allows those with a ­passing familiarity with the concept of taste to go out and have a good time ­without frantically searching for the nearest razor blade. The event this weekend is a case in point: South Africa’s avant-rock act Blk Jks bring their prowling, progressive-punk menace to the stage with Durban act Strage in support. Electronica artistes Renaud 5, Scissorhands, Lo-Boob Oscillator, Nev The Butcher and Man or Machine will fill the rest of the night with glitchy, trippy, dubsteppy fun.

Unit 11, 10 Oldham Street, off Stamford Hill Road, ­Saturday November 12 at 8pm. Entrance R50.