Thursday 20 November: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys: Café Roux, Noordhoek.
Time: 19h00 – Cover charge: R80
Facebook event: click here
Friday 21 November: Lucy Kruger and Andre Leo: Fred & Max, Somerset West.
Time: 19h00 – Venue contact: 021 788 5849 / no cover charge.
Facebook event: click here
Saturday 22 November: Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys: Truth Coffee Roasting, Cape Town.
Time: 19h00
RE THE DESIGN OF THE LOVELY NEW GIG POSTERS:
The intriguing posters for the upcoming shows were designed by one of Lucy`s Varsity friends Nena Maree. Lucy says: “One of the greatest things about my drama studies at Rhodes University is that I met like-minded and excessively creative people. University is a time for people to experiment and indulge their curiosities. It has been wonderful to re-connect with Nena a few years later and watch her developing her art form even further. Besides the obvious skill in her work, I am very fond of the balance between taking the work very seriously while still leaving room to play. In that way her design relates very well to my music.” You can check out more of her work here: https://www.behance.net/nenamaree
RE THE EP RELEASE: LUCY KRUGER AND THE LOST BOYS:
It has been close to two years since the release of Lucy’s debut album and her emergence on the South African music scene. The growth in these two years, due to relentless touring and collaborations with various artists, has resulted in a new avenue for the 25 year old – one of colourful soundscapes, dreamy melodies and primal rhythms, while still staying true to her roots of acoustic folk and her honest way with words.
The makings of her band, The Lost Boys, started when Lucas Swart & Andre Leo joined on guitar for stripped down performances at the 2013 National Arts Festival, where they were awarded a Standard Bank Ovation Award. They returned this year to do a run of shows on the arena program. Soon after, they were joined by Werner Von Waltsleben on drums and Calvin Siderfin on bass, allowing for a fuller and more vibrant sound. The musicians have given Lucy the space to further explore what music can sound and feel like. It brings a greater subtlety and a greater violence to the songs.
The EP ‘Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys’ was recorded live over three days in a house in Onrus. The idea was to keep the sound as honest and authentic as possible – a group of friends coming together to create something special. The album has been made available for free online with the hope that listeners will experience it and share it:
Download it here
(The EP is also available in physical form should media prefer to sample it that way.)
Listen to “Beast (stay hungry)” here
Listen to “Wish The Wild Away” here
Social media links:
Lucy’s other projects:
Medicine Boy
Medicine Boy is the spirit animal of Lucy Kruger & Andre Leo. The duo’s soothing yet tense sound is created by vocal harmonies, pained feedback and the drone of an electric organ sailing along the minimal heartbeat of a drum machine.
Influences range from the untouchable might of The Jesus & Mary Chain to later-era noise makes, The Raveonettes. The band has been decribed as “the Kills’ and the XX’s angry little sister” (The Beeld newspaper).
June 2014 saw the live debut of Medicine Boy as they supported Brooklyn Desert Psych Trio, Golden Animals, on their SA tour, visiting both Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Upcoming gigs:
Saturday 8 November – Mercury Live, Cape Town (Facebook event)
Tuesday 25 November – Waiting Room, Cape Town
The Very Wicked
Lucy Kruger also plays in The Very Wicked. April 2014 saw the online release of their long-awaited debut full length album “You’re The Everything In Us“. It is currently available via bandcamp, as well as all major online music stores.
Upcoming gigs:
Friday 14 November – Manila Bar, Cape Town (Facebook event)
Tuesday 18 November – Waiting Room, Cape Town (Facebook event)
Social media links – The Very Wicked:
