In a music economy increasingly shaped by experiences rather than recordings, the most valuable move an artist can make is no longer just releasing great work or landing prestigious bookings. It’s owning the room itself. In Cape Town, DJ and cultural operator Tashinga’s Winehouse offers a clear case study in what happens when an artist stops being a line item on someone else’s poster and starts building an asset that speaks directly to who they are.
These days, too many events feel designed for people who drift in, snap a few photos, and leave before the night really begins. The…
For a few hours on the evening of the first Thursday of September, Cape Town’s music scene witnessed a shift. When Aloe Aloe and…
By the time the last question was asked last Saturday afternoon, you could feel it: nobody wanted to leave. In a city where meaningful…
The first thing I saw was a pink drink and a pile of scavenger hunt cards. Not the usual start to a Cape Town…
On 9 August, The Dinner Club returns for its second edition, this time inside the M&M Music Academy in Sunningdale. Unlike its debut in…
The Vue felt unusually alive last Wednesday night (16 July). Not in the way a club surges to life when a beat drops, but…
A band like Face Jackson was never going to bow out quietly. One of the first bands featured on Let’s Get Local, their farewell…
There’s a certain kind of hush that falls over a beach crowd when Bongeziwe Mabandla sings — and at Feastival this past Saturday, you…
