• Image&Nation Can’t Be Silenced

    Image&Nation Can’t Be Silenced

    BY ALEXANDER BRAND Image&Nation, a five-piece progressive rock band based in Cape Town is currently working on their first EP, Never be Quiet, aimed to release before September this year. The EP was recorded in Ladismith and… read more

  • Fokofpolisiekar Back on the Stellies Scene

    Fokofpolisiekar Back on the Stellies Scene

    BY AURELIA MOUTON Monolith South African rock band Fokofpolisiekar hits the Stellenbosch stage once again – this time it is acoustic. The band released an accompanying live album, The Sound of Fokof Unplugged, on 14 May.  Their… read more

  • Bekende Musiekfotograaf Sterf

    Bekende Musiekfotograaf Sterf

    DEUR MARIANNE STEWART Die Suid-Afrikaanse musiekbedryf rou die dood van die bekende musiekfotograaf, Henry Engelbrecht (45). Engelbrecht is op 11 Mei dood aan COVID-19-verwante oorsake.  Engelbrecht was bekend vir sy treffende foto’s van solomusikante en bands, soos… read more

  • First Live Show since Lockdown for DHF

    First Live Show since Lockdown for DHF

    By Tiaan Booyens Die Heuwels Fantasties (DHF) will launch their new brand of wine at their first live show since lockdown at Nooitgedacht Estate on Sunday 18 April. The limited-edition Beloofde Land Chenin Blanc, exclusively available at… read more

  • Your guide to unexplored Stellies nightlife

    Your guide to unexplored Stellies nightlife

    By Skyler Hendricks  With the influx of Stellenbosch University (SU) students returning to campus, it has become a tricky venture to plan a fun night out. Due to COVID-19 regulations, some of the most popular pubs and… read more

  • Soco shaking things up

    Soco shaking things up

    By Aurelia Mouton Cape Town band, Soco, formerly known as the South Easters, are back with a bang as they kick off this year with their new single “Stuff and Things”. Formed in 2014 in their drummer’s… read more

  • From Germany to Stellenbosch with cello and piano

    From Germany to Stellenbosch with cello and piano

    By Jacques Marais The Karlsruhe Concert Duo from Germany has travelled the world and has been to over 70 countries – on all seven continents. Reinhard Armleder, cellist, and Dagmar Hartmann, pianist, are the two members of… read more

  • Prime Circle is ready to rock your Easter

    Prime Circle is ready to rock your Easter

    By Sibella Swanepoel  Multi-award-winning rock band, Prime Circle, brings a fresh set of performances for our current times with their upcoming Freedom Tour. The tour kicked off in Nature’s Valley and is now heading to the Cape.… read more

  • KLOUDINK FINDS THEIR RHYTHM

    KLOUDINK FINDS THEIR RHYTHM

    By Skyler Hendricks  Kloudink, an indie-pop duo, originating in the Garden Route and advancing through Stellenbosch, prepares for a performance at Cape Town’s renowned Raptor Room on 8 April and at Aandklas on 14 April. Kloudink consists… read more

  • Aflosaand by Aandklas

    Aflosaand by Aandklas

    Deur Tiaan Booyens “Dis soos ’n deurgangsritueel om in Aandklas te speel,” het Joshua Swanepoel, voorman van die musiekgroep Aflos, gesê voor hulle optrede by die kuierplek op Woensdagaand 31 Maart. Dié opkomende kwintet is vasbeslote om… read more

  • Spier lights up the night sky with light art exhibition

    Spier lights up the night sky with light art exhibition

    By Wessel Krige The Spier Wine Farm is once again lighting up Stellenbosch with the return of its third annual Spier Light Art from 19 March. This experience consists of various exhibits that make use of light,… read more

  • EMERGING alt-pop duo back with new singles

    EMERGING alt-pop duo back with new singles

    The South African alt-pop duo EMERGER, comprised of vocalist and pianist Emma de Goede and multi-instrumentalist and producer Gerry Matthee has recently released their new single “Round We Go”. The twosome met in high school and went… read more

  • Kom bederf jou sintuie by KAMERS

    Kom bederf jou sintuie by KAMERS

    Deur Kristie Truter KAMERS/Makers keer vanaf 24 tot 28 Maart terug na Stellenbosch waar dié byeenkoms van plaaslike entrepeneurs by Blaauwklippen gehuisves sal word. Die byeenkoms van innoverende “makers” is ’n viering van alles plaaslik, vanaf handgemaakte… read more

  • Daisy Jones ruk ons reg

    Daisy Jones ruk ons reg

    Deur Lilian Lee Esterhuysen Ouers val nie meer vir Aandklas nie! As jou ma bel en vra waar jy nou alweer kuier, moet jy op jou voete kan dink. Wat gaan jy vir haar sê? Bohos? Ek… read more

  • Vier Sint Paddy’s saam met Kontras en Dope Folks

    Vier Sint Paddy’s saam met Kontras en Dope Folks

    Deur Sibella Swanepoel Studente kan hulleself reg maak vir ’n onvergeetlike Sint Patricksdag waarop twee Stellenbosch-gunstelinge, Kontras en Dope Folks, 17 Maart Aandklas se verhoog gaan betree. Hierdie event kon nie op ’n beter tyd gekom het nie; Stellenbosch se studente is terug en… read more

  • Lockdown sparks creativity in local band Uncle Spike

    Lockdown sparks creativity in local band Uncle Spike

    By Skyler Hendricks Local Stellenbosch band, Uncle Spike, has been hard at work over the past year creating their newest album The Year of the Rat. This album is a showcase of the visceral and raw emotion in Uncle Spike’s music and exhibits a variety of new musical influences and… read more

  • Singing Songs of Hope for Humanity

    Singing Songs of Hope for Humanity

    BY PIERRÉ MÜLLER The COVID-19 pandemic brought about devastating consequences and caused much disruption to our daily routines. Many lives are lost daily and those remaining are left broken and in search of hope. The following is… read more

  • ’n Halfvol grendeltydperk vir Corné Pretorius

    ’n Halfvol grendeltydperk vir Corné Pretorius

    By Karla van Rensburg Corné Pretorius se eerste enkelsnit, “Vuur en vlam”, het groot opslae tydens die nasionale grendeltydperk gemaak. Nog twee enkelsnitte het gevolg en was verdere bydraes tot die Afrikaanse musiekmark. “Vuur en vlam” is… read more

  • Toorbos kom landswyd wortel skiet

    Toorbos kom landswyd wortel skiet

    By Pierré Muller Toorbos, ’n oorweldigende liefdesdrama met asemrowende beelde en opwindende kinematografie, is landswyd op 13 November 2020 op die silwerskerm te sien. Die fliek is gebaseer op die vierde roman met dieselfde titel wat uit… read more

  • Walbrugh Woos Readers with Writing Prowess

    Walbrugh Woos Readers with Writing Prowess

    By Skyler Hendricks Lester Walbrugh, an acclaimed author from Grabouw, and a Matie alumnus has just released his first collection of short stories titled Let It Fall Where It Will. The collection was officially published on 2… read more