Full Spectrum Alternative presents another one of its amazing events with 2 dance floors in Gandalf’s and R.O.A.R with 8 bands, 4djs, R5 drinks and Wild Fire tattoo and piercing giveaways. The bands are: Warinsane, Child, Ing, Rigormortem, A Walk With The Wicked, VOL, Revenge By Dawn and FearStrike. Doors open at 7pm and cover is only R20. Gandalf's will host the first 3 bands between 8-10pm followed by Dj Simone and guests playing the normal mix of music catering to everyones tastes. Dj Fluffy and guest get the night started in R.O.A.R at 9pm playing the best in metal with the rest of the bands between feel free to wonder between the 2 dance floors. Join the PUCK fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/PUCK/16528405573 For more info on bookings and events contact Antonio on 083 3300 700

The Barleycorn is proud to announce that we’ve got an absolutely fantastic feature artist joining us this coming Monday, with two opening acts to get the show going. Lineup, as follows: 1) The Brotherhood of Streep A blend of comedy and music that invites you into a surreal world of extraordinary character and obscure social commentary. Very fresh and “cool” sound. 2) John & Marcus Marcus Hounsell, our presenter for the evening, will be joined by John Battersby. They form part of a band called Overgraze, but this Monday the duo of friends will be playing vibey acoustic / melodic rock. 3) Nibs van der Spuy Write-up taken from Nibs’ biography on his official website: http://www.nibs.co.za/ It would be modest to say that Nibs van der Spuy is an unsung hero, and an acoustic guitar legend of Southern Africa. Nibs's spellbinding acoustic guitar style was first taken notice of, with his band, Landscape Prayers, performing live and on their four highly acclaimed Acoustic/Instrumental albums, between 1993 - 2003. His diversity as a songwriter, singer and finger stylist, reached a broader audience with the release of his solo albums; 'Lines on my face'(1999) and 'Flower in the rain'(2002). Both these acoustic gems were nominated in the best instrumental category at the South African Music Awards in their respective years of release. Nibs's versatility to cross pollinate various musical styles, from, African, Classical, Celtic, World, Maskanda, Indian and folk can be traced back to his formative years growing up in the old mining town of Benoni, 20 miles east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Born on 20 February 1966 to parents of a 2nd World War decorated fighter pilot and a classically trained pianist mother, the diverse musical seeds were sown at an early age. Sharing a room with an older brother, Nibs went to sleep with the songs from, 'Beatles for sale' and the Rolling Stones, 'Aftermath'. These alongside his mother's classical piano repertoire and his dad's 30's and 40's Big Band records had a profound impact on his musical development. Nibs first picked up the guitar at age 14 and learnt chord shapes and progressions from a Lennon/McCartney songbook. His early signs as a songwriter and composer were broadened with the influence of such bands as the Allman Brothers Band and the Dixie Dregs. In the late 80's, after completing two years national service, Nibs moved to Durban, Kwa-Zulu, Natal, where he studied and lectured music at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Whilst a student he formed his first two bands, 'Little Nomads' and 'Plagal Cadence', then in 1994 signed to the SHEER label with his newly formed band, Landscape Prayers. In 2006, Nibs signed to the 2FEET label with the release of his 3rd solo album, ‘Beautiful Feet'. This has seen him been released in the UK, Australia, Japan, USA, France and Germany. Since its release, it has received rave reviews in every country, from the London Guardian to the Sydney Herald, and in May 2007, was album of the month in 4 major German publications. This has been accompanied by intensive touring across the globe with a highlight being the prestigious East Coast Blues & Roots festival in Byron Bay, Australia. Here Nibs shared the stage with such luminaries as Ben Harper, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Bela Fleck and Piers Faccini. Besides his own solo career, Nibs got to record a beautiful duo album, 'Sweet-Thorn'(2004) with Mozambican, Gito Baloi and 'Hadeda'(2004) with drummer extraordinaire, Barry van Zyl, from Johnny Clegg's band. He has also got to perform and record with folk Legend, Shawn Phillips and Italian band, the Modena City Ramblers. Mostly touring as a soloist, Nibs also plays across the globe with his young virtuoso guitarist/multi instrumentalist friend Guy Buttery and the incredible violist, Brendan Jury. Nibs van der Spuy just returned from a French Tour playing his new album "A Bird in the Hand" Looking Forward to seeing you all there!