{"id":3234,"date":"2019-05-02T22:16:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2019-05-02T22:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:16:06","slug":"cape-town-gig-guide-get-your-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecritter.co.za\/?p=3234","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town Gig Guide: Get your goat"},"content":{"rendered":"

A curated list of reasons to get out the house in May
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Winter’s coming and it’s time to get your stomp on. Lace up those Docs and practice your pogo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The nights are getting longer, but that doesn\u2019t mean you should sit in and watch Game of Thrones. Besides, you still have to wait for it to dribble through at the rate of one episode a week (unless you\u2019re a crook). Be real. Be unique. Be an individual. Get away from the box and go watch something real.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Theatre:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Baxter Theatre<\/b> has had to issue A Note Of Caution for patrons booking to see The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? <\/b>The caution states \u201cthis is a provocative, daring and shocking production\u201d. <\/span><\/span>\u201cThere are explicitly violent images involving a goat (NOT REAL)\u2026 It is not for the faint-hearted…\u201d <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s an Edward Albee play (he who wrote Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf) and we highly recommend you go see it. <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s on until May 11<\/b> and tickets are between R120 and R160 but the Baxter is offering a special of R60 for the first 50 tickets sold until May 4. <\/span><\/span>Book on thebaxter.co.za<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The cult hit from Jozi, J. Bobs Live: Off the Record, <\/b>is on The Alexander Bar.<\/b> J. Bobs (Jefferson Tshabalala) is the freshest ou in Mzansi. He breaks down the barriers between theatre, game show, improvisation, and stand up comedy. And he gets you to jump in with both feet, even if you think you\u2019re not the type. <\/span><\/span>Get your gameface on neh, sort your Mzanzi lingo; and prepare to play. <\/span><\/span>Runs from May 1 to 4<\/b>. <\/span><\/span>Tickets cost R100 online at alexanderbar.co.za <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Georgina Aurora Clementine is a nerd who tries making friends by asking lots of questions: \u201cwhat\u2019s your favourite thing to do at the beach?\u201d, \u201cwhich animal would you like to come back as?\u201d, \u201cwhat would you do if you only had a week to live?\u201d <\/span><\/span>She\u2019s superbly brought to life by Taryn Bennet in Silkworm. <\/b>Critter Sarah Roberson said<\/a> her \u201cimaginative creations are fantastic yet simple and almost childlike\u201d. We are cast under her spell and want to join the magic. <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s on at The Alexander Bar <\/b>from 6 to 18 May<\/b>. <\/span><\/span>Book on alexanderbar.co.za,<\/a> tickets cost R80 online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You may as well just hang out at The Alexander Bar <\/b>because it also has <\/b>the brilliant James Cairns doing an Afrikaans version of his excellent play, Dirt. It\u2019s called Stof. <\/b>Of Dirt, we said<\/a> although it\u2019s a one-man play, \u201cif you had your eyes closed you\u2019d think there\u2019s a cast of seven, for Cairns has the rare mimic\u2019s skill of instantly switching from one character to another, altering his voice, body language, facial features, the whole package\u201d. <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s about death, friendship, ambition, love, lust, young fatherhood, resentment, and hope. <\/span><\/span>It runs from May 6 to 11<\/b>. <\/span><\/span>Tickets are R100 online and you can book on alexanderbar.co.za<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Still at The Alexander Bar? <\/b>Well, when you see Guy de Lancey\u2019s name on the credits, you just go watch it, even if it has a goon name like Apple Face. <\/b>But if you ever saw the version of King Lear he directed<\/a>, or his performance and design in The Pervert Laura, you\u2019ll know why. He designed this one, and it also stars Pierre Malherbe and is directed by Adrian Collins. The blurb is lit, too: \u201cThat which is seen, cannot be unseen; unless that which is seen was never seen in the first place. Or maybe it was seen, but not quite in the way that it happened. If it even happened at all.\u201d <\/span><\/span>Be prepared for the surreal, is our guess. R<\/span><\/span>uns from May 13 to 25<\/b>, tickets cost R120 online. <\/span><\/span>Book at alexanderbar<\/b>.co.za <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Music:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Although Marcia Moon<\/b> sounds like a pseudonym for Luna Paige<\/b>, they\u2019re actually two different people (we think) who are both singer-songwriters. It\u2019s soft and folksy and ethereal and reflective and silvery. <\/span><\/span>They play together at The Alma Cafe<\/b> in Rosebank. <\/span><\/span>The music starts at 20h15 on May 3<\/b> and tickets cost R200 with a light dinner included. <\/span><\/span>The venue is small and bookings are advised: 021 685 7377<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Billed as Cape Town\u2019s most \u201cwhat the fuck is going on\u201d experience, with promises to \u201cbe loud and special\u201d. It\u2019s called Glitch Party<\/b> and it\u2019s happening at Stags Head & Hectic on Hope <\/b>on May 11. <\/b><\/span><\/span>There\u2019s live bands Banana Brains, Thylasine, Julia Robert, and Mouse, with DJs before and after the real stuff. There will also be art. <\/span><\/span>Tickets are R50 before 10pm and R60 if you took too much time getting your outfit together.<\/p>\n

Androgenius <\/b>have put a 6-track EP on wax (or flashdrive or AI or whatever it is people record music on now) and they\u2019re gonna launch it at Mercury <\/b>Live on May 17.<\/b> They call their musical mix \u2018Soul Hop\u2019 but we\u2019re vibing on the fact that Jackal and the Wind and Nomadic Orchestra are jamming on the line up and we rate them high. Presumably the Andro\u2019s are up there too. <\/span><\/span>Check them out from 8pm. <\/span><\/span>Tickets on Quicket and cost R100.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The South African band with the best name is playing Mercury Live <\/b>on May 25. <\/b>Yep, it\u2019s Desmond and the Tutus. <\/b>It\u2019s a long time since we kicked to their jive-pop licks but it was a jol, as far as we can remember. We presume they\u2019ve only got tighter. <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s on from 8pm, R80 at the door.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Get down with your continent. Get out of your comfort zone. Meet real people. Celebrate Africa Day at Khayelitsha Stadium<\/b>. It\u2019s the MAYIBUYE iAFRIKA FESTIVAL <\/b>on May 25. <\/b>There\u2019s a whole bunch of artists, and some of them we\u2019ve heard before and they\u2019re great. It\u2019s hard to wrong with a festival that is in celebration of Marcus Garvey and Nina Simone. Also, if the EFF win the elections, you\u2019ll need the cred if you\u2019re a honky. <\/span><\/span>Gates open at 11am. Early bird tickets R80, or otherwise R120 at the gate. <\/span><\/span>Contact 072 893 1134 or email mayibuyiafrikafest@gmail.com for more info on how to save that R40.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The dank, dark, briny trio from the backwaters of the Eastern Cape who call themselves The Fishwives<\/b> need you to pre-order their album so that they can lay the damn thing down. Take it from us,<\/a> they know how to stomp a dive and dive into any stomp they find.<\/a> It\u2019s going to be good and you will want your copy. Got to Thundafund.com<\/b> and search \u2018Fishwives\u2019. You\u2019ll hook them there. Gooi a few dollas and reel them in. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Parties<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bell-bottoms, glitter, P-Funk, Bowie, etc. Expect them all at <\/span>Evol <\/b><\/span>when radio station <\/span>Skrrtcobain<\/b><\/span> takes over the decks on <\/span>May 24 <\/b><\/span>. It\u2019s all the best \u201870s bangers on so it\u2019s okay if you\u2019re over 30 (or 40). If you are over 40, Evol is what you would know as the Stags Head Hotel on Hope Street, which was probably learnt (and have since forgotten) how to hustle a pool table. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tickets are only R50, go get your groove (back) on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sceptical about a venue called a \u2018cocktail emporium\u2019 but turned on at the promise of beats from a jungle vinyl collection. If this is old-skool drum \u2018n bass these guys are talking about, it\u2019s worth braving the Bree Street glass and chrome and hipster fonts to throw hip and, if the beats are really good, name as well. It\u2019s a Derby of Drum \u2018n Bass <\/b>at Orphanage <\/b>at 227 Bree Street. Entrance is free of charge <\/b>so no excuse not to take a chance and see if it delivers on its promise. <\/span><\/span>Happening on May 7.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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