BLK JKS FOR RAINBOW

BLK JKS in concert with support act Fruits and Veggies at the Rainbow.

News from Neil Comfort, co-owner of the Rainbow Restaurant in Pinetown, is that BLK JKS: “the four-piece super group from Gauteng, that emerged on the South African scene a couple of years ago then quietly headed off to North America, will finally perform live in Durban - and they have chosen the Rainbow for this monumental event!”

“Ever since we got confirmation of the gig on May 17,” adds Neil, “it has been a different sort of gig to tell people about. The young and young-at-heart immediately say things like "cool" and "rad" and "awesome". The Rainbow regulars have little knowledge of the band and their phenomenal rise in the global music scene, that saw them being one of the first South African acts to be booked onto the controversy-dogged 2010 FIFA World Cup opening concert to be staged in Soweto on June 10 and so their reaction has been one of wanting more information.

“The line-up of BLK JKS includes Lindani Buthelezi on lead guitar, Mpumi Ncata on second guitar, Molefi Makananise on bass guitar and Tshepang Ramoba on drums. In January 2009, they landed in the US for their second visit and to record their first full-length album. The producer was already-converted fan Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines fame and the recording took place in Bloomington, Indiana. The album that resulted, After Robots, was released in September 2009 on the Secretly Canadian label. By that stage, drummer Ramoba had been tipped as the "best musician" at the prestigious SxSW festival in Texas by no less than Billboard. After Robots went on to garner the band the SAMA award for Best Alternative Album for 2009. Just this month, the group collaborated with Dutch DJ Tiesto at the Smirnoff Experience party staged in an aircraft hanger in Jozi and streamed live around the world. In between all the touring in North America, Europe and South Africa, the group has managed to find time to complete an EP and Zol! is ready to hit the shelves on June 8, just in time for the World Cup.”

On June 3, Fruits and Veggies will open the evening at 21h00 and BLK JKS will hit the stage at around 22h00. Doors open at 20h00. The Rainbow Restaurant is situated at 23 Stanfield Lane, Pinetown. Tickets R60 presale (R70 at the door). Presale tickets can be purchased directly from the Rainbow or pre-paid via EFT or bank deposit. For more information contact 031 702 9161, 083 463 8044, email: bandwagon@artslink.co.za or visit www.therainbow.co.za

(Coming up at The Rainbow is the Thula Afro-Jazz Band on June 16 (Youth Day). Entrance is free.)