Author Archives: Brian Currin
Lyzyrd Kyngs Live
Lyzyrd Kyngs at Barrydale Karoo Hotel, 11 August 2012
LANDMINE ROCK *6* ~ 20th of July 2012
Landmine Rock is a one-day music festival that raises money for those people affected by landmines in Mozambique. (Not necessarily landmine-specific, but rather helps all people with disabilities, a category that includes landmine victims as well as victims of poverty.) It was started in 2007 with over 600 people in attendance and 12 bands entertainingContinue reading “LANDMINE ROCK *6* ~ 20th of July 2012”
Lyzyrd Kyngs: One Night Only
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Piet Botha & Akkedis Band: “THE LYZYRD KYNGS”
The friendship and brotherhood between SA music legend Piet Botha and the Akkedis Band, Arthur and Rudolph Dennis and AJ Graham, goes back almost twenty years. Back then Botha was touring a lot with Jack Hammer and used to bump into Arthur and Rudi who were known as The Dennis Brothers in those days. ThereContinue reading “Piet Botha & Akkedis Band: “THE LYZYRD KYNGS””
The Lyzyrd Kyngs
Two of SA’s most enduring rock bands, Jack Hammer and Akkedis, have a bond that goes back many years. Having been friends since the early 1990’s they often performed at the same shows and would jam together whenever the opportunity would present itself. During 2001 Piet Botha and J.Martin of the Jack Hammer band wereContinue reading “The Lyzyrd Kyngs”
Up The Creek 2012 – Backstage with Rolling Stone: Piet Botha
Rolling Stone’s Evan Milton chats to Piet Botha at Up The Creek 2012. Camera: Simon de Haast
Lyzyrd Kyng’s Gigs February 2012
The Citizen | Piet Botha – Spookpsalms – Delightfully dark
If Afrikaans music – or South African music in general – has a Leonard Cohen equivalent, then Piet Botha must be it. – The Citizen Online
Piet Botha 