Dag & Nag

Met ’n weerbarstig, weergalm-deur-die-studio klank vat Splinter hul rol as new kids on the Aandklas block aan met passie en erns. Frontman Milano Reyneke en Dawid Botes, op kitaar, gesels met Die Matie oor somber taxi ritte… read more

When I first heard the music of 22-year-old Shoka Sunflower, I remember getting really excited. The first project I heard from the Johannesburg-based artist was his three-track experimental rap EP ECOSYSTEM_01. With a runtime of barely five… read more

Een van my heel eerste musiek-herineringe is die musiekvideos van Afrikaanse pop-punk ensemble, Glaskas. Hul distorted kitare en selfversekerde houding het my dan- en-daar iets baie belangrik geleer: kuns is cool! Glaskas bestaan uit Deon Meiring (voorsanger),… read more

On 23 April the Courtyard Café was reignited with Baked Shakespeare’s raucous rendition of the English playwright’s As You Like It. Their second performance in Stellenbosch this year had the audience enthusiastically selecting Orlando, the lead —… read more

When first introduced to Dank Neighbourhood a month ago, it felt like I’d been let in on the local music scene’s best kept secret. With an impeccable sense of feel and vibe, the Neighbourhood launched a graceful… read more

Die Vereniging vir Afrikaansstudente (VER[r]AS) het op Dinsdag, 11 April die nuutste Penseel-bundel bekendgestel. Die studentepublikasie is in 1969/70 deur Danie Botha en Fanie Olivier gestig, en bied sedertdien geleentheid vir Maties om hulself kreatief digterlik uit… read more

Soos elke jaar in April verkleur die akkerbome in Dorpstraat se blare na warm oranje en rooi skakerings, en Maties stap haastig klas toe met klere wat ’n laag of twee meer geword het om teen die… read more

On 26 March the usual narrative of a quiet Stellenbosch Sunday afternoon changed when purveyors of the arts came together to celebrate their love for theatre at the 58th annual Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards. This prestigious… read more

I watch the pianist’s fingers waltz over the keys of black and white: swiftly and elegantly, with a certain adamancy. Through their search for an honest melody, they seem to reveal more about the artist than the… read more

If you’ve recently found yourself in a bar watching a loud, gaudy, balls to the wall indie act throw down a performance worthy of its own song, then chances are you witnessed Kloudink doing what they do… read more

When the Canadian duo Neon Dreams’ “Life Without Fantasies” started taking over the South African music scene, after failing to garner much success in Canada, there was no doubt that they had to make the journey to… read more

By Kobus Erasmus Upbeat, punk guitar riffs and intricate hyperpop-inspired instrumentals filled Aandklas as Internet Girl took to the stage for their first Stellenbosch performance. The Cape Town based trio played an array of their old, new… read more

Deur Tiaan Booyens and Aurelia Mouton English below Stellenbosch-studente, selfs dié sonder sente, word oor die algemeen gekenmerk deur hulle houding teenoor alkoholverbruik. Jongmense in die Eikestad skree nie die woorde van Jan Bloukaas se trefferlied sonder… read more

By Lesedi Mnisi The only “gay profeet” (who speaks truth) and the product of the NG (“Nogsteeds Gay”) Kerk, Tollie Parton, had a hilarious and wonderfully offensive show at the Daisy Jones bar on 15 October. The… read more

By Kobus Erasmus In the auditorium of the Endler hall, surrounded by 500 other people all completely captivated, the Stellenbosch University (SU) choir delivered a tour de force of a performance. Effortlessly executing microtonal shifts and multiple… read more

By Ané Havenga Will Linley took the industry by storm with his hit single, Miss me (when you’re gone), and his EP, Kill all my feelings. His music is all over radio stations as he is quickly… read more

By Amber April From the Karoo, three men came together to share their love for music. What started as a band of two brothers called “Brother Brother” became a trio made up of three multifaceted individuals with… read more

By Ila Alberts Spioenasie, intrige en verbode liefde – onder normale omstandighede is dit ’n wenresep vir enige drama. Gooi egter geskiedkundige akkuraatheid en struggle-legendes daarby, en jy het draaiboek skrywer Paul du Toit se veelbekroonde The… read more

By Anakin Curtis All roads led to Cloof Wine Estate on the weekend of 7-9 October as thousands of people made their pilgrimage to South Africa’s premier music festival, Rocking the Daisies. After an almost three-year covid-induced… read more

By Kobus Erasmus Bongeziwe Mabandla’s musical journey is a decade in the making. The Johannesburg-based artist was born in Worcester and raised in the small town of Tsolo in the Eastern Cape. Mabandla explained the important role… read more