So, aside from the new Frightened Rabbit album I’ll be out of the world for (Stream via Myspace), what is good in music world?

Well, Zula Sound Bar is a pretty decent spot.

Located on the infamous (or so I’ve been told…) Long Street, Zula offers a variety of musical tastes and live performances.  Apparently they play live music on Thursday nights, so after a few drinks (and a hand rolled cigar) at Cape to Cuba (an American’s first experience with Cuban beer… thanks Cold-War trade embargo’s…. welcome to the future) a friend and I decide to head over.

After getting there and figuring we were done drinking, but not done partying we scrounged together the 20 rand (about $2.80 USD) to buy the cheapest cigarettes we could find (Princton’s) and chill out and enjoy some DJ’s live set… I don’t think I ever got his name.  He was alright, I mean for a “random” Thursday.  Still, it was no MSTRKRFT or A-Trak

He did mostly disco type shit, a lot of Michale Jackson tunes/samples, which made me smile.  (And dance.) Eventually he kinda went into a lot of Drum and Bass/Jungle type stuff with some hip-hop (he played LUPE!) mixed in…  Our group of two grew to about 6 of us temporary expatriates and we danced into the night… well kinda… I had to peace out a bit early to catch the Critical Mass in the morning.

Really I can’t write a venue review, or tell you what I thought.  I had some fun that night and really the music wasn’t the main course, but I can say without question Zula’s offered a fun venue to chill with friends and catch some of the esteemed Cape Town Drum and Bass scene.

It’s a shame I missed the Jazz scene here, which is spouse to be right on.  Either way the vegan cup cakes @ Brown’s are out of this world.  He’s worth the visit alone.  “Blessed”

Hotep.