With a number one album to their name, an MTV Africa Music Award nomination for Best Alternative and as a winner of two MK Awards, Shortstraw is a fitting addition to the dynamic and diverse lineup. The band’s third full-length album, Youthless, debuted at number on the iTunes Album Chart on the day of its release and continued Shortstraw’s commercial radio success. Ever the innovators and keen to do things differently, Shortstraw decided against a conventional release of their latest album, Tho
The American alternate rock band will make their first appearance in South Africa on March 18 as part of a stellar line-up of bands to keep music lovers enthralled from 11am on.
Pixies are considered one of the most influential rock bands of all time.
Cape Town-based alternative rock and pop band, aKing, will treat their Gauteng fans to one of their famously energetic live performances when they collaborate with some of South Africa’s top bands and artists for Rock on the Lawns at Carnival City on March 18. aKing has become renowned across the country for their energetic live sets and thought-provoking lyrics, having released four studio albums and performed at all the major music festivals including the Coke Zero Fest 2009, where the band sh
They are well known for a plethora of hits including Where Is My Mind, Here Comes Your Man and Monkey Gone to Heaven.
Fast up-and-coming alternative rock and pop band, The Sweet Resistance, burst onto the local music scene with the launch of its debut album, Where there is Hope at two sold-out Cape Town shows in September and October. The album, the culmination of eight months of behind-the-scenes work with renowned engineer/producer, Brendyn “Rusti” Rossouw, is a spectacular selection of rhythmic, melodic anthems that plumb the depths of life, love, opportunity and release.
The band will be supported by the likes of aKing, Springbok Nude Girls and Prime Circle, as well as CrashCarBurn, Shortstraw, and The Sweet Resistance.
The Robfather (DJ) will also be in action.
CrashCarBurn has carved a niche in the music industry with their powerful rock anthems over the last decade. The band was born in 2006 after brothers, Garth and Brendan Barnes, put their incredibly successful punk rock band Tweak to bed with a retrospective ‘best of’ package. The band quickly united loyal fans and a new fan base which were equally drawn in by the crisp new sound that instantly won their validation. The first album, This City Needs a Hero, was recorded in London in 2006 with Gram
