Surfguitar on The Singemonkey

August 29, 2022

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:29:12 +0000

We’re back at that chillest of surfer beach bars Sunday afternoon - The Striped Horse @thestripedhorsemuizenberg

We’re in good form again. We have new material. The craft beers will be cold and the vaabz will be warm.

June 20, 2022

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:31:08 +0000

Now with the correct month - I’m a dozy fool.

It’s been two and a half years! We’re a six piece band now and get to knock out some baller surf-guitar classics like the Hawaii Five-O theme tune.

The Striped Horse is a great place for it - just by Surfer’s Corner with an open fire and a thick list of craft beers.

March 25, 2020

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:00:06 +0000

The couch is getting crowded with different kinds of stuff to practise. I’m tempted to bring down a fourth for some rockabilly stuff I’m working on too.

February 07, 2020

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:15:57 +0000

Getting stoked for the first @krakatoa_band show of the year. @thestripedhorsemuizenberg is such a baller spot to hang out in the summer afternoon - surfers drifting in and out from the beach, comfy chairs, craft beers and cetera.

September 05, 2019

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:49:58 +0000

Short set up time on Saturday for the #deathofpop show at the Mercury finally got me to get all the effects set up in advance so I can just plug a cable into either end without fuss.

August 06, 2019

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:29:43 +0000

I’m concocting a cheesy plan with @sad_ivan to use our SGs in the upcoming #deathofpop show we’re doing with @krakatoa_band. They need a bit of stage time, even if they’re not what you think of as surf guitars. On the other hand, Link Wray used one for a long time so…

May 19, 2019

Sun, 19 May 2019 12:57:55 +0000

Return Of The Fly. We got to warm up a really great crowd @mercurylivect last night for fantastic performances from @coriander_colin and headliners @emergermusic. This was the show to be at this weekend in Cape Town. And I don’t know what they’re putting in the water now but the members of those bands were wonderful, warm people as well as skilled, talented musicians. We’d play with them again any time.

May 10, 2019

Fri, 10 May 2019 19:33:28 +0000

Surprise show with smooth and synthy headliners, @emergermusic, at Mercury live on Sat, 18th May. Also @coriander_colin. Strange bedfellows make for strange and magical nights. This isn’t the official event thingy, obvs. We just wanted to make sure you Krakatoa people got a heads-up.

April 08, 2019

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:11:18 +0000

#mondaymonster! This is something our @sad_ivan has wanted to do since we set up our @krakatoa_band account (and a big part of why we’ve not done much with it so far.) But it’s here! And it’s going to be every Monday to banish the monsters of ennui and capitalism with #monsters! Tell yer mates!

February 25, 2019

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:34:58 +0000

I literally got every detail of our weekend gig wrong - except the venue. It’s on SUNDAY the 3RD at 3PM.

To be fair it wasn’t all my fault. Plz pass on to interested parties. .

February 22, 2019

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:24:15 +0000

I don’t know what time it’ll be and I misspelled Muizenberg. But it’ll be a reverb-soaked spectacle.

October 31, 2018

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:09:38 +0000

This Saturday afternoon at SurfaRosa in Cape Town. We commence the summer at a braai session. Our most exciting show of the year. Start the summer right. Braai on the pavement. Craft-beer, cocktails, pizza, and blood-stirring live music inside.

March 02, 2018

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:51:13 +0000

Last light on the old Bijou Cinema as we rolled up to set up gear across the road at ROAR Live. Feels like a good night to turn up a guitar amp til the tubes glow.

February 19, 2018

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:35:59 +0000

It’s Monday. But don’t throw yourself off a bridge! If you’re in Cape Town, my surf-rock band, Krakatoa, is putting on a great show on Friday 2 March at ROAR live here in Obz - with other committed entertainers, Three More White Guys and The Ratrod Cats serving up flame grilled Countrybilly and Rockabilly stomp. Also we’re celebrating @sad_ivan’s birthday.

February 09, 2018

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:09:15 +0000

I had to wait half an hour for a train. But I ducked into the Observatory library and it wasn’t all wasted time.

January 28, 2018

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:17:34 +0000

The Thirty Eights were totally cooking last night on Long Street. It’s a surf guitar boom time in South Africa. @kanecroudace and I went out to scope out the competition and had a frickin’ ball.

January 17, 2018

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:49:11 +0000

It’s a strange scene, but it’s home. I should prolly get that loudspeaker re-covered. And maybe get a stand made for them so that we can use those chairs again…

October 23, 2017

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:42:29 +0000

In Krakatoa’s first year, @sad_ivan left to live in England for a while on September 11, 2001 (I remember the exact date for some reason). So now I had to play all the guitar and he thoughtfully tabbed our this beautiful surf instrumental called, Roamin Bison, for me - and even added some helpful advice at the bottom.

Good thing too, since both of us have long since forgotten how to play it. It’s on our soundcloud though if you want to search and listen.

October 14, 2017

Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:36:23 +0000

So pumped to be playing with The Ratrod Cats at The White Rabbit on Sunday afternoon on the 29th. Surf and rockabilly go together like fire and dynamite.🔥 .

October 10, 2017

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:50:32 +0000

You are the first to get a tiny teaser of our new song, Calypso - named after the Sea Witch from the Odyssey. I shot a little bit of video of @sad_ivan and Kane recording some demo tracks at my house and put a very early rough demo of the song as soundtrack.

I’m starting to take Instagram a little more seriously, as some of you might have noticed. I’ve been meaning to learn to edit video for years. But this is the first piece I’ve ever shared. Trust me, it will get better! This Cack-handed attempt will be my benchmark (it would have been awesome if I’d managed to post it in wide rather than square format for starters)

September 28, 2017

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 18:09:54 +0000

The surf rig is almost perfect. But it’s the nature of electric guitar players to tinker. This old Japanese Fender has the right pickups, the right pick guard, and - almost - the right bridge. Worthy of fronting Africa’s longest running surf instro band, Krakatoa.

link in bio.

September 25, 2017

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:45:15 +0000

Ivan’s hand printed shirts for the band. No mass production. Made with love… or at least less hate than usual.

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July 24, 2017

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 11:27:03 +0000

I’m always #proud to play in #southafrica’s longest running #surf #rock #band, Krakatoa, with @sad_ivan and @joydemillar. #friday at The Armchair in #observatory #capetown. A #fridaynight that will #speed the #pulse.