THE DRUMS

“The Drums”, the Indie Band from Brooklyn that will be hitting our shores this November, for the adidas Orignals Live Performances Series Part Three, are to be joined on stage by the hottest local bands in South Africa, “Black Handed Kites”,  “The Future Primitives”  and “Desmond & the Tutus”.

“Desmond & the Tutus” play an infectiously awesome blend of Rock ‘n Roll and Indie Kwela Pop. Formed in Johannesburg in 2005, the band is made up of Doug Bower on guitar, Nic Dinnie on Bass and brothers Shane and Craig Durrant on vocals and drums respectively. The Tutus strong live show quickly developed a sizeable local following from the start and the band have since played shows all over the globe including Japan, France, Sweden and the UK. Debut album ‘Tuckshop’ was released in 2008, followed by the ‘& The’ EP in 2009. The band recently released their second full-length album – ‘MNUSIC’. The single off MNUSIC, Zim Zala Bim made it to NO.1 of the 5FM top 40.

Teejay Terblanche and Richard Onraet are the passionate musos behind “Black Handed Kites” and describe their music as “no hassle straight forward music to love and listen to”. Their single ‘Up’ resulted in one of the most epic, yet humble, YouTube videos we have seen in a long time.

Cape Town Rock ‘n Roll band “The Future Primitives”, namely Johnny Tex, Heino Retief and Warren Fischer, have released a music video for their track ‘Try On Something That’s Really You’. The Future Primitives play a blend of experimental garage rock, drawing influence from early rock n roll, rockabilly, surf, garage and first era psychedelic groups.

Headline act and Indie Sensation “The Drums” initially caught the ear of the indie world with their Summertime! EP. It was an escapist collection of beach pop fantasies; tracks suffused with a wistful longing nostalgia that never pandered to cheap sentimentality. Their rise, particularly in the UK, was meteoric. Their self-titled debut LP, released in June 2012, was bifurcated into a first half dedicated to more upbeat pop songs, and a second half revealing a darker, more introspective side of the band. A resounding success, the album has sold 200,000 copies globally to date (90,000 in the UK alone) and found the band touring relentlessly, playing triumphant sold out gigs worldwide throughout 2010 and 2011. Their latest album, titled ‘Portamento’, released just 14 months after their debut, reveals a band tugging lightly at the boundaries of their sound while still retaining their recognisable sonic signatures – sweet rushes of melody, winsome lyrics, and brittle synthesiser sheens colliding with wiry Spector-esque guitar and bass lines.

Videos:

The Drums – Money: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IqYgNiZdfh4

The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dBv4i0dXUc&feature=relmfu

Tour dates and line-up for South Africa:

Johannesburg:
Date: Friday, 16 November
Line-up: The Drums, Desmond & the Tutus & Black Handed Kites

Cape Town:
Date: Saturday, 17 November
Line-up: The Drums, Desmond & the Tutus, The Future Primitives

Tickets
General Admission – R350
Group Purchase – Five for the Price of Four R1400
Tickets available at Webtickets: http://www.webtickets.co.za/weareawesome/

About adidas All Originals Live Performances

The adidas Originals Live Performance Series is exactly that: a music series of original performances brought to you by adidas Originals and We-are-awesome Events. The series recently featured Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Little Dragon who both played very successful shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Little Dragon played a sold out tour, which included a full capacity show at Chaf Pozi in Soweto.  The series is focused on bringing carefully curated underground/indie international musicians in equally interesting venues, ultimately providing an original music experience.

About We-are-awesome Events

Launched in early 2012 as a subsidiary to We-Are-Awesome.com, We-are-awesome Events are focused on providing alternative live entertainment to the starving South African Indie community.

Events concentrate on two things: Firstly, the music and live performance of that music; secondly, how exactly the audience can best experience that performance.

In the long term we hope that in providing these showcases by relevant international entertainers of the highest calibre, we will inspire and cultivate a culture in the South African youth music scene that strives to be one of the best in the world, and aim to push that creativity to an international level.