Dec 1, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Kings Of Chaos / Sun City Superbowl / 30 November Everyone needs a hobby, and as hobbies go, getting a bunch of neo-classic rockers together to tour the world and play each other’s music once every couple of years is a goodie....
Nov 28, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Spud 3: Learning To Fly / Directed by John Barker / PG13 John Milton, aka Spud, returns to school as a senior in 1992, when South Africa is shrugging itself into a new identity and he – as a now 16-year-old boy-man – must do the same....
Nov 22, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense / Directed by Steven Stead / Studio at Montecasino Theatre So there are grown men dressing in women’s clothing, presenting material that’s enjoyed cult popularity for decades. And downstairs,...
Nov 22, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Robin Auld kicks off his latest album with an old-fashioned blues lick that makes Caleb’s Calling, a new song, feel immediately warm, comfortable and familiar. The ability to do that is one of Auld’s strengths, with his particular spin on the...
Nov 22, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Kenny G (or Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, which is a hell of a lot less poster-friendly) began his Johannesburg show on 20 November with a couple of gimmicks. First trick: the lights went down, a couple of rear spots converged on a spot in front of...
Nov 17, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Idina Menzel: Holiday Wishes Idina Menzel could hardly have a higher profile – the Tony winner was also the standout voice in the film Frozen, and thus responsible for some of the biggest singalong earworms of the last few years. But she’s,...
