Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Jul 20, 2011
Photies of Wayne
On the weekend I took a few photos of Wayne. This photo is my favourite out of the lot of them :)
Jun 30, 2011
Durban Beach Festival - 2011
The Durban Beach Festival is happening from the 1st to the 10th of July.
Fun for families while the kids are on school holidays and parents are on leave :)
Jun 29, 2011
Getting out and about on the weekend
I’m sick to death of people telling me that there’s nothing to do in Durban on weekends, so I thought I’d post a few things that you can get up to in the coming days in Durbz…
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I Heart Market
Dates : 2, 3, 9 & 10 July.
The I Heart Market join the Durban Beach Festival Food and Craft Market.
Where : Bay of Plenty Amphitheatre (Next to the Skate Park)
Time : Starts at 9am
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Shotgun Front
Date : Tonight (Wednesday 29 June) – Billy the Bums
Future Dates : Last Wednesday of every month at Billy the Bums on Essenwood
Time : 7pm
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Holiday Drumming with African Drumshack
Date : Sunday 3, 10, 17, 24 July 2011
Time : Doors open at 3pm - Event: 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tickets : R30 at the door, children under 12 years R15
Event : Family Fun Drumming: with Jonathan Pimenta
Where : The Stables, 9 Jacko Jackson Drive, Morningside
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July Night Market and New Mezannine sessions
Date and Time : Thursday, July 7 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location : The Quays, Browns Rd (3rd Left past Ushaka) the Point
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Aloe Festival
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And of course there’s always the Shongweni Market every Saturday morning.
So you see folks, there is always something to do in Durbz, you just have to know where to look! :)
Oh, and this is where I'm heading on Sunday... The East Coast Radio House and Garden Show.
Dates : 2, 3, 9 & 10 July.
The I Heart Market join the Durban Beach Festival Food and Craft Market.
Where : Bay of Plenty Amphitheatre (Next to the Skate Park)
Time : Starts at 9am
More information
Shotgun Front
Date : Tonight (Wednesday 29 June) – Billy the Bums
Future Dates : Last Wednesday of every month at Billy the Bums on Essenwood
Time : 7pm
More information
Holiday Drumming with African Drumshack
Date : Sunday 3, 10, 17, 24 July 2011
Time : Doors open at 3pm - Event: 3:30 - 4:30pm
Tickets : R30 at the door, children under 12 years R15
Event : Family Fun Drumming: with Jonathan Pimenta
Where : The Stables, 9 Jacko Jackson Drive, Morningside
More information
July Night Market and New Mezannine sessions
Date and Time : Thursday, July 7 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location : The Quays, Browns Rd (3rd Left past Ushaka) the Point
More information
Aloe Festival
More information
And of course there’s always the Shongweni Market every Saturday morning.
So you see folks, there is always something to do in Durbz, you just have to know where to look! :)
Oh, and this is where I'm heading on Sunday... The East Coast Radio House and Garden Show.
Oct 17, 2010
Aug 4, 2010
Avenged Sevenfold: Nightmare
I picked it up from Look and Listen last night (not cheap at R179.95) and spent my evening listening to it.
There's a bit of a story behind this album because their drummer died last year and much of the album is a dedication to him... from what I can see. You can pick up more information on Wikipedia about it.
Apr 10, 2010
Jason Grimaldi, SWARM and an African lady
The title of this post pretty much sums up my weekend thus far. It’s been an interesting one, filled with good times, fond memories and even a smidgen of drama.
Last night started out somewhat challenging with the electricity going off in my neighbourhood from about 6:30pm. This was extremely problematic as no electricity meant no concert. Thankfully someone hired a generator and the concert kicked in at about 7:30pm.
Talk about a blast from the past. Those of us who grew up in Amanzimtoti, Warner Beach and the immediate surrounds, in the 90’s, will remember the band SWARM consisting of the Roscoe brothers Dean and Michael, Grant van der Linda and Jason Grimaldi. Jason moved on to the UK with his wife Sian (pronounced: sh-ah-hn) and has been making music over there. The remaining members of SWARM, including one new member, who’s name I don’t know, formed a new reggae style band called Manuvah to Land. Their music style is very far removed from the old garage-band, grunge style of the original SWARM, but it was still easy-listening, enjoyable stuff. Another good band also played, but I missed their name as I was hunting frantically for Maxine and her hubby Lionel. Eventually I caught up with them and we had a fantastic evening.
I have to say though that Jason hasn’t changed at all in the 15 years since high school.
I managed to hunt down this YouTube video of him singing Sweet Home Alabama, which he played at the concert. He has a wonderful raspy, whiskey-worn voice that is easy and enjoyable to listen to.
At the concert they were selling R50 cd’s made up of a bunch of local bands which is actually pretty good. The money for the cd is going towards a cancer fund. The only damper on the evening was a fight that broke out between two drunken idiots… But this is Toti, and it wouldn’t be Toti without a fight or two. Fortunately it was contained within minutes and no one was seriously hurt.
We eventually got home at about 12:30, and I managed to hop into bed around 12:45. Please note that this is a somewhat miraculous time for me as I NEVER manage to stay awake that late these days.
This morning Maxine and I were up with the birds and on our way to Yours Forever Craft Studio at the Heritage Market in Hillcrest. What a fantastic morning. I had decided on a painting of sorts and Maxine ended up doing a mosaic pot stand, which was initially going to be for her mom for Mother’s day, however, she liked it so much that she’s opted to keep it.
I am extremely pleased with the way my painting came out. I know she’s not perfectly in proportion, and my lines aren’t perfect, however, I really don’t care. I haven’t painted a thing (fabric painting does not count as it really is paint-by-numbers) since high school so for me this was quite an accomplishment. I’ve bought another two canvasses and am going to paint the other two to match the first, and hang them as a set. I just need to decide on the images that I’m going to paint. I’m thinking that perhaps the middle painting is going to be something like African mud huts with pots and animals and the third is going to be a woman carrying a pot on her head. I’m not 100% sure yet though, so I’ll give it some more thought and take it from there.
Tomorrow I need to figure out what I am going to do for Emma for her birthday. I don’t know as yet and it’s concerning because her birthday is in a couple of weeks time, which means that I don’t have a lot of time to get something done. I’m leaning towards mosaic candle holders, but I will think about it properly tomorrow and make a decision.
And that’s been my weekend so far.
Last night started out somewhat challenging with the electricity going off in my neighbourhood from about 6:30pm. This was extremely problematic as no electricity meant no concert. Thankfully someone hired a generator and the concert kicked in at about 7:30pm.
Talk about a blast from the past. Those of us who grew up in Amanzimtoti, Warner Beach and the immediate surrounds, in the 90’s, will remember the band SWARM consisting of the Roscoe brothers Dean and Michael, Grant van der Linda and Jason Grimaldi. Jason moved on to the UK with his wife Sian (pronounced: sh-ah-hn) and has been making music over there. The remaining members of SWARM, including one new member, who’s name I don’t know, formed a new reggae style band called Manuvah to Land. Their music style is very far removed from the old garage-band, grunge style of the original SWARM, but it was still easy-listening, enjoyable stuff. Another good band also played, but I missed their name as I was hunting frantically for Maxine and her hubby Lionel. Eventually I caught up with them and we had a fantastic evening.
I have to say though that Jason hasn’t changed at all in the 15 years since high school.
I managed to hunt down this YouTube video of him singing Sweet Home Alabama, which he played at the concert. He has a wonderful raspy, whiskey-worn voice that is easy and enjoyable to listen to.
At the concert they were selling R50 cd’s made up of a bunch of local bands which is actually pretty good. The money for the cd is going towards a cancer fund. The only damper on the evening was a fight that broke out between two drunken idiots… But this is Toti, and it wouldn’t be Toti without a fight or two. Fortunately it was contained within minutes and no one was seriously hurt.
We eventually got home at about 12:30, and I managed to hop into bed around 12:45. Please note that this is a somewhat miraculous time for me as I NEVER manage to stay awake that late these days.
This morning Maxine and I were up with the birds and on our way to Yours Forever Craft Studio at the Heritage Market in Hillcrest. What a fantastic morning. I had decided on a painting of sorts and Maxine ended up doing a mosaic pot stand, which was initially going to be for her mom for Mother’s day, however, she liked it so much that she’s opted to keep it.
I am extremely pleased with the way my painting came out. I know she’s not perfectly in proportion, and my lines aren’t perfect, however, I really don’t care. I haven’t painted a thing (fabric painting does not count as it really is paint-by-numbers) since high school so for me this was quite an accomplishment. I’ve bought another two canvasses and am going to paint the other two to match the first, and hang them as a set. I just need to decide on the images that I’m going to paint. I’m thinking that perhaps the middle painting is going to be something like African mud huts with pots and animals and the third is going to be a woman carrying a pot on her head. I’m not 100% sure yet though, so I’ll give it some more thought and take it from there.
Tomorrow I need to figure out what I am going to do for Emma for her birthday. I don’t know as yet and it’s concerning because her birthday is in a couple of weeks time, which means that I don’t have a lot of time to get something done. I’m leaning towards mosaic candle holders, but I will think about it properly tomorrow and make a decision.
And that’s been my weekend so far.
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