Heldervue and The Monroes Live at Aandklas, Stellenbosch

On the 31st of August, The Monroes started their first Cape Town tour off with a gig at Aandklas in Stellenbosch. Performing with them on the night were Heldervue and LA.VI. Due to my unfortunate late arrival, I missed LA.VI as the first act. However, I was there in time catch Heldervue performing. And was [...]

The dust has settled: a look back at Oppikoppi 2010

Oppikoppi turned sixteen this year and it was only my second visit. Should I feel ashamed or embarassed? Probably. Do I? Not really, but I have promised myself that I’ll make the small effort needed to join flocks of like minded South Africans again, for a dusty weekend of celebrating some of our cultural fruits. [...]

a classic twist on an old favourite

“I’ve always had this curious fascination with classical symphony meeting pop / rock. Six Years ago, I knew I wanted to see Flat Stanley performing in front of an Orchestra” Andy Mac – Flat Stanley

Freshlyground Launch Radio Africa in JHB

For those of you who missed the passion…

Billy Talent Live @ The Wavehouse

According to the front man of Billy Talent, Canada makes the best beer….well after last night’s concert it’s clear that the country has much more to offer than just cold beverages. Durban was the last leg of Billy Talent’s South African tour, and the energy that the band, and the supporting act, The Dirty Skirts, [...]

Stero Zen and Teba at Zula Bar

Isochronous – IMAGO

One can not help but fall in love with Isochronous, whether you are listening to their music for the first time, or for the hundredth time. Their latest offering to music fanatics is an acoustic album named IMAGO. In biology, the imago is the last stage of development of an insect, and with IMAGO, Isochronous’ [...]

Deep Purple with Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash

So there I was. In the middle of the crowd and the stage. About a meter away from the  bands performing. With my camera in the one hand and my dream of seeing Deep Purple and Uriah Heep live in the other. One thing I can tell you. It was awesome. I had the time [...]

Freshlyground Shop

.. I am not a great writer so here goes a little blog from the web development side of Overtone.co.za. There is no way that I can believe we did this in so little time but it was great fun doing it. The new Freshlyground Online Shop has just gone live. With tight deadlines and [...]

Surrender To Someday – This Side Of Make Believe Press Release

For bands nowadays, the road onto the public radar has been made a little easier by the ever increasing popularity of social networking websites. That short route, however, has not come without its share of twists and dire consequences. As a result introductory EP’s have become watered down affairs that are bland and lack any [...]

The Sick Leaves – Last Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy

On the weekend of 15 – 18 August 1969, one of the most legendary music festivals in history took place in Bethel, New York. The Woodstock Festival is undoubtedly one of the moments that changed the history of rock ‘n’ roll forever. Since then, you seldom come across a band that can justly take you [...]

Van Coke Kartel – Skop, Skiet en Donner

The latest Van Coke Kartel offering – Skop, Skiet en Donner, will undoubtedly win them another SAMA. The album, consisting of 13 tracks, is the perfect showcase of the band’s versatility as artists and the growth in musical talent is evident. It can be seen as a true and sincere reflection of the honesty in [...]

where music meets music

As my penance for arriving past the hour of fashionably late, I was condemned to the sit in the noisiest and liveliest row of the New Space Theatre. The curse did not seem too much to bear, as soon the lyrical sass and musical whims drew all eyes and ears into itself. Mr Cat and [...]

Akon, One Night Only

So with all the drama that surrounded Akon when he performed at the IPL game here in Durban, you think that he would have decided to actually sing at his “One Night Only” show on Sunday?  WRONG! Don’t get me wrong, it was an amazing performance complete with sex, scandal and fire, but surely when [...]

Wrestlerish – The Rude Mechanical

Wow. It’s been a really long time since I was mesmerised with an album from track one. I remember a couple of months – or maybe more than a year…who knows… – ago checking out Wrestlerish’s fan page to listen to the songs from their EP after one of my bands were going to perform [...]

MotherFudd the Gathering to host Guinness Record

The date is the 12-14th March 2010. The venue is Malonjeni Guest Farm. We know how tough it is to come up with money after December and hopefully this will give you a little time to recover, ticket price is R220. This time we have thought to make it a little holiday for you with [...]

The Flamjangled Tea Party

Mystical Delights and Ingenious Madness fitting for the month of March. Fancy a cuppa tea with that???

Pro X 2010

Extreme Weather.Extreme Sports.Extreme Music. It does not get more extreme then this. To all the daredevils who came out in the 42c heat SALUTE – and I’m not just talking about the guys on wheels. While the rest of you played it safe this weekend, ZONE 7 was pumping with flick flaks, black flips, tail [...]

Albinobeach Live Review Tonys

After a long wait, out of nowhere, I recieved an invitation in my inbox from Albinobeach. I first discovered this band at a show at Carfax sometime last year, I was amazed at the power and beauty that this trio unleashed on the audience that night. Then poof! the band seemed to disappear as soon [...]

Will Mono & Jan Joknie – Seks Vir Plesier

WILL MONO is the name of an exciting new artist who recently surfaced on the SA music scene. Not following the oh-so-familiar recipe of starting yet another band sounding like…ah well…another band, Will Mono chose a different direction. He makes music and then collaborates with other artists who sing the songs – definitely a fresh [...]