The Sleepers Return

Saturday 20th August saw The Sleepers return to the stage armed with new songs and a new singer. They'll be playing in and around Cape Town in the coming months but if you missed their gig at The Mercury on the 20th you can live vicariously through the photos of Michaela Verity

[All photos courtesy Michaela Verity]

See The Sleepers live:

2nd September - Isochronous and The Sleepers - Mercury Live
17th September - 3rd World Spectator, The Sleepers & Black Moscow - Aandklas

100 South African Artists

Music Review are compiling a list of "100 South African Artists You Have To Hear". Part 1 has been published on their website and The Sleepers make an appearance!

Farewell to Simon

Tonight The Sleepers perform the LMG Birthday Party with Van Coke Kartel and Foto Na Dans.

This is Simon's final gig with The Sleepers. They're on first, probably around 9:30pm or 10:00pm, so get there early to avoid the disappointment of missing this show!

Ramfest 2011 / The Sleepers

The Sleepers performed on the Main Stage at Ramfest over the weekend, this was their second last show with Simon on vocals. Simon's final show with The Sleepers is this Friday 11th March at Mercury Live for the LMG Birthday Party. They'll be sharing the stage with Van Coke Kartel and Foto Na Dans. R50 gets you in, but you can pre-order tickets through www.webtickets.co.za for R40.

If you weren't at Ramfest over the weekend you missed an extraordinarily well planned festival. Here are some snippets, including a short tongue in cheek interview with The Sleepers.

Ramfest

Ramfest is only a day away now! Don't forget that The Sleepers are playing on Saturday at 6pm on the Main Stage. They're immediately followed by Isochronous.

[Photo by Michaela Verity]

You can check out the rest of the Ramfest lineup on the Festival Website or here on Facebook

The Sleepers with 7 Year Kismet

The Sleepers are performing with Seven Year Kismet at Zula Bar on Wed 2nd February. Also performing: When Karma Sleeps, Sabretooth, Wings of Aggression and Moment of Clarity.

The Facebook Event page has more information.

I Want Your Munny

Adam Hill from The Sleepers is Graphic Designer by day [and often very late at night]. He's customising a Munny for the exhibition celebrating the opening of the new ToiToy store in Kloof Street.

Adam also designed the poster for the event, which you can find out more about on the Facebook Page

The Sleepers Acoustic

The Sleepers played acoustic for the last time with Simon on Tuesday 18th January. Their next show is on the 2nd February with 7 Year Kismet at Zula. Following that, their final show with Simon is at Ramfest.

Auditions for a new vocalist have begun, if you want to know more about that visit their blog post: The Sleepers Want Your Lungs

[Photos courtesy Michaela Verity - www.michaelaverity.com]

More photos here: The Sleepers and Andy Lund & The Mission Men

The Sleepers Press Release November 2010

We hope everyone is feeling sufficiently fresh after the long weekend at Synergy. Thanks to all who came and watched us play what was, to us, one of our best shows ever.

As those of you who have read this month’s LMG will know, we have some sad news. Simon Tamblyn is stepping down as vocalist for The Sleepers to pursue other adventures. Simon has been an integral part of the band for the past seven years and his immense creative talent, dedication and hard work has helped shape the band and its members. We are sad to see him go but wish him the best of luck in his future pursuits.

This isn't the end of the Sleepers, this is really just the beginning of a new chapter. Our intention for The Sleepers has always been to constantly evolve and we see this as another opportunity to do just that. We will be holding auditions for a new vocalist, while at the same time exploring other musical avenues. Keep an ear to the ground and an eye on what this new and exciting future holds.

Love,
The Sleepers

The Sleepers

Formed in 2003, The Sleepers have been gathering a rabid following with their incendiary live shows. They have cut their teeth playing regularly in and around Cape Town, gracing some of Cape Town’s renowned stages.

Their releases (2005’s Still EP and their debut album A Signal Path 2008) have been well received. Reviews and interviews have been featured in Levi’s Music Magazine, One Small Seed Magazine, The Cape Argus, Your LMG, Independent Newspapers and Blunt Magazine.

In late 2010 they released a free download of Luminaire One (exclusively available online in partnership with Channel24) and are currently recording more material for their next release.

Links for The Sleepers:

Website | Facebook | Blog | Myspace