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COLUMN
 Saturday Night Fever
So this bloke Adam Duritz calls me up and begs and begs and begs me to
come and watch his little known band, Counting Crows, at the
Bellville Velodrome. Being the swell guy that I am, I accept. Besides, it
would give me a chance to see Just Jinger.
Watching the local lads was an absolute pleasure, and they played
music from their new album and old classics like "Sugar Man" and "Shallow
Waters", before ending off with a spectacular group drumming session. Then
these Counting Crows blokes came on and I must say, I was rather
impressed. They delivered a great live performance, shamelessly pandered
to the Cape Town crowd and played a couple of really good songs, like
"Round Here", "Mr Jones" and "Long December". Mark my words, theses boys
are going to crack it big, and you heard it here first! Heck, I enjoyed
them so much, I even gave Adam my barber's phone number after the show!
Seriously though, a wonderful concert, the crowd loved it, and both
bands were magnificent live. Sound and lighting was great and I doubt
anybody left without receiving value for money. A huge thanks to Lara at
Big Concerts for the VIP tickets.
Now lets rewind to Tuesday for a sec. We went to see Laying Blame
at the Intimate Theatre at Hiddingh Campus. Laying Blame is a one man show
about the life of a very ordinary person, and watching it you keep
wondering where the punch line comes in, but it doesn't, and that seems to
be the point of the play. Oliver Stephens delivers a credible and lively
performance, but gets let down by a mundane script. Give this one a miss.
On Thursday we went to see Screensaver by the Israeli dance
company "Kibbutz" at Artscape. Now this was an amazing show! Screensaver
combines classical and electronic music with vivid and evocative
multimedia effects. The dancers, clad in skimpy white outfits use base
beds as screens for the multimedia photography and props in their dance
routines, which are acrobatic and, I felt, tastefully erotic. (Mental note
to myself: Next girlfriend must be a dancer, preferably a member of the
Kibbutz Dance Company.)
Saturday night we headed out to the Purgatory nightclub in
Green Point for their Moet and Chandon evening. This is currently one of
the nightspots for all the beautiful people to be seen at, so of course I
fitted right in. The club has quite an interesting layout: As you enter
the club you walk down a passage to get to the dance floor and main bar
area. To the left of the dance floor are a number of terraced levels to
chill out on with a bar area right at the top. Here's a tip - rather use
the upstairs bar - the one at the bottom is very crowded and it can take a
while to get your drink. The VIP area is downstairs behind the dj booth, a
cosy room with subtle lighting, its own bar, an abundance of mirrors and
ample white leather couches and seats to chill out on. Drinks are fairly
priced and the serving people are friendly and prompt. If you enjoy
upmarket clubbing, I can recommend this venue.
As I mentioned last week I was going to tell you a little more about
the KGBbar in Longmarket St. Obviously it has a strong Soviet theme
to it. The interior is predominantly red with Russian period furniture,
fake faberge eggs and antlers up against the walls. The bar area is
backlit with warm red lights, and has two prominent yellow hammer and
sickle emblems on both sides with a large Lening statue overhead. There's
even a Lenin maniquin in a glass casket in the floor at the entrance. I
would recommend you go there just to marvel at the decor, but warned: A
beer is going to set you back 16 bucks.
Yours in drunken debouchery
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