16 Mar, 8pm, Natalie Chapman and Peter Hoven, Dorpstraat Theatre, Summerhill Farm, “The Shed”, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158

17 Mar, 7pm, St Patrick’s Day Celebrations, Catu Irish Bar, 38 Hout Street, city centre, and other Irish bars, 021 242 7453

18 Mar, 9pm, Josie Field, Zula Sound Bar, 196 Long Street, 021 424 2442, www.zulabar.co.za

18 Mar, 9pm, Isochronous, Mercury Lounge, De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, 021 465 2106

18 Mar, 10pm, Funky Buddies, Roger C & Real Rozzano (soul, Afro-beat, funk), Club Voom Voom, 70 Loop Street, city centre, 021 426 2011, www. clubvoomvoom.com

19 Mar–20 Mar, 1pm, 8pm, Skouspel Plus 2011, pops extravaganza, Grand Arena, Grand West Casino, 1 Vanguard Drive, Goodwood, 021 505 7777

19 Mar, 1pm, Black Noise, 23rd Anniversary, SA’s hip-hop pioneers and oldest hip-hop group, Baxter Concert Hall, Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880

19 Mar, 9pm, Kidofdoom, The Assembly, 61 HarringtonStr, District Six, 084 555 2048/021 465 7286

20 Mar, 5.30pm, Simphiwe Dana. Mixing Jazz, pop,

loung and traditional Xhosa music, Simphiwe (whose

name means ‘gift’) is accompanied by a 40 piece

orchestra. Kirstenbosch Concert Series. Concert Lawn, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, 021 799 8783

21 Mar, 3.30pm, Nick Turner & Dave van der Linden, Cape Farmhouse, 3km from Scarborough at the bottom of Red Hill, junction of M66 and M65, 021 780 1246, capefarmhouse.co.za

23 Mar, 5pm, Jazz Festival Free Concert with some of the top performers of the festival, Greenmarket Square, 021 410 5000

23 Mar, 8.30pm, Night of the Fender Triple Axes

(Dan Platansky, Albert Frost, Richard Pryor), Die Boer, 6 Chenoweth Street, Durbanville, 021 979 1911

24 Mar, 9pm, Disco Diva D’Life with Odidiva, Honey B

& Miss H, Club Voom Voom, 70 Loop Street, 021 426 2011, www. clubvoomvoom.com

25 Mar, 4.30pm, Friday Jazz: Alvin Dyers, Pepper Club, Loop Street, 021 812 8888, www.pepperclub.co.za

25 Mar, 7.30pm, Legend goes Country, line dancing talents employed to raise funds for Western Cape Street Children’s Forum. Muizenberg Civic Centre, Atlantic Road, Muizenberg, 021 788 4425

25-26Mar, 12th Cape Town International Jazz Festival, various artists, CTICC, 021 410 5000

25 Mar, 9pm, Fire Through the Window, Mercury Live, De Villiers Road, Zonnebloem, 021 465 2106

26 Mar, all day, The Vibe, party, The Grand Café & Beach, Granger Bay, 021 425 0551

26 Mar, 5pm, Bikini Beach, party, Café Caprice, Victoria Road, Camps Bay, 079 915 3468

26 Mar, 7.30pm, Cruel Summer, 80s party and fundraiser, False Bay Rugby Club/VOB, Constantia Main Road, Constantia

26 Mar, 9pm, Joshua Grierson, The Bone Collectors, Peachy Keen, The Town Criers. Purple Turtle, 31 Shortmarket Street, 021 424 0811

27 Mar, 5pm, Nianell, Afrikaans music artist, Rhebokskloof Wine Estate, Agter-Paarl, 021 869 8386

29 Mar, 8pm, Tape Hiss and Sparkle and St Saviour,

The Waiting Room, 273 Long Street, 021 422 4536 29 Mar, 8pm, Anteros, Dorpstraat Theatre, Summerhill Farm, “The Shed”, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158

30 Mar, 8pm, Gerrie Pretorius, Dorpstraat Theatre, Summerhill Farm, “The Shed”, R44 (Klapmuts), Stellenbosch, 021 88 99 158

31 Mar, 7.30pm, Yolanda Yawa launches her first solo

album, CrossOva. Afro-contemporary soul and Afro-jazz with a touch of reggae. The Square at Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, Green Point

1–2 Apr, 8.30pm, Dan Platansky, Die Boer, 6 Chenoweth Street, Durbanville , 021 979 1911

1 Apr, 9pm, 12th Avenue Album Release Launch, Mercury Lounge, De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, 021 465 2106, www.mercuryl.co.za

2 Apr, 3.30pm, Bed on Bricks, Cape Farmhouse, 3km from Scarborough at the bottom of Red Hill, junction of M66 and M65, 021 780 1246, capefarmhouse.co.za

2 Apr, 9pm, Ashtray Electric Album Launch, The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, District Six, 084 555 2048/021 465 7286

3 Apr, 5.30pm, aKING, Since their first album Dutch Courage in 2008, aKING have become one of South Africa’s most popular homegrown bands. Concert Lawn, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, 021 799 8783

5 Apr, 8pm, Smokie, British pop group, which gained superstar status with its 1976 hit “Living Next

Door to Alice”. The sentimental tale of man’s shy admiration for next door girl Alice lived through a few transformations over the past decades. In 1995, a comedy version hit the charts, and soon later the less restrained “Alice, who the fuck is Alice?”. Now Smokie take Alice to see Grand West as part of their Take A Minute World Tour, Grand West Arena, 1 Vanguard Drive, Goodwood, 021 505 7777

7 Apr, 9pm, Don Pascal (the Jivers), Fred Spider & Infrared, funk, jazz, soul, hip-hop, house, salsa, Latin jazz or Brazil, Club Voom Voom, cnr Loop and Hout streets, 021 426 2011, www. clubvoomvoom.com

8 Apr, 9pm, Haezer, The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, District Six, 084 555 2048/021 465 7286

8 Apr, Metallica Tribute Show, Mercury Lounge, De Villiers Street, Zonnebloem, 021 465 2106

11 Apr, 8pm, Neil Diamond, Over the course of a career that kicked in with the rush of “Cherry Cherry” in 1966 and continues to crescendo nearly four decades later, Neil Diamond has never failed to surprise and delight fans with fresh approaches to music. Across the years, his songs and his unmistakable voice continue transforming his concerts into nothing less than sold-out celebrations, intimate encounters between the artist and his millions of fans. He has sold over 120 million albums and set box office records at major venues all over the world. Cape Town Stadium, 021 401 4701

12 Apr, 8.15pm, Samro UCT Big Band Concert, Baxter Concert Hall, Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880

15 Apr, 8.15pm, Ragas of Romance, Indian classical music presented by Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, Rakesh Chaurasia, and Pandit Abhijit Banerje, Baxter Concert Hall, Main Road, Rondebosch, 021 685 7880

16 Apr, 3.30pm, EJ Von Lyrik, Cape Farmhouse, 3km from Scarborough at the bottom of Red Hill, junction of M66 and M65, 021 780 1246, capefarmhouse.co.za

20 Apr–29 May, 8pm, (Tue-Thur), Big Five, tribute to

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