The debut album from Jonathan Peyper is sure to make you sit up and take notice of this young blues phenomenon… Peyper’s album stems from very real and painful personal experiences and this clearly reflects in his work. The words of a man scorned…Luckily he still manages to focus his energy on the technicality of his music rather than make it a melodramatic lyric driven album. His rhythm section comprises of Chris van der Walt and Jason Hinch. This project has granted them th

When you are an avid festival goer like I am, one gets spoiled by smaller more intimate festivals where it’s easy to get comfortable, the line-up is limited and there is plenty time to rest. And once a year comes the beast that is Oppikoppi and it swallows you whole and spits you back out with a bad case of black lung to boot. So it is easy to understand why I prefer the white beaches of STRAB to the red dust of Northam. Little did I know I was in for the biggest treat imagin

Jonathan Peyper Debut Album Release Guitar virtuoso Jonathan Peyper has released his power-trio debut album. Undoubtedly one of the greatest up-and-coming musicians and guitarists in the South African Rock and Blues community. Peyper has produced a groundbreaking album that educes a swarm of emotions. With the support of Chris van der Walt and Jason Hinch as one of the most exciting rhythm sections in the country (The Black Cat Bones, Stefan Dixon, Albert Frost), Jonathan Pey

The local line-up at OppiKoppi is a pretty good mix of big name bands and yet to be discovered smaller tallents. But there are some of the headliners that I am particularly amped to see. Here is why... WONDERBOOM Thursday 00:00 James Philips Stage Wonderboom is simply one of those legendary bands that I cannot get enough of. In the recent past I have only been able to se them on small stages at festivals or even smaller gigs in town but this time around I know we are in for s