Since the release of their last album, ‘Those Meddling Kids‘ in 2017, Johannesburg based indie rock band SHORTSTRAW have finally released a brand new offering, entitled BEACON ISLE. Coming out of the ambitious and all-consuming ‘Those Meddling Kids’ album, and the hiatus that followed it, the band...
This winter, SHORTSTRAW are excited to once again be making dog jerseys, where all the profits will go to THE BOWSIE FOUNDATION. For those who might have missed it, THE BOWSIE FOUNDATION is an initiative set up by SHORTSTRAW as a means to support...
After a much needed break and year long hiatus in 2018, SHORTSTRAW are excited to return in 2019 for a select number of shows! With a #1 album to their name, nominations for both a South African Music Award as well as an MTV...
After 12 months of releasing a brand new song and video on the first Friday of every month, today 1 September 2017, sees the official release of SHORTSTRAW’s THOSE MEDDLING KIDS COLLECTIVE as an album. All the songs on the album were recorded at High Sea Studios...
Date: Sunday, 27 August 2017 Venue: Voortrekker Monument, PTA Entrance: R120 online at http://www.parkacoustics.co.za (only 1200 available), R150 at the gate. (Free for children under the age of 6, R15 per vehicle at entrance of nature reserve.) Time: Gates open 10AM – 18h30PM Line-Up:...
The second last offering from the THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collection by SHORTSTRAW, July song THE LESS WE’RE TOGETHER was written on the same night as the May release, Our Simple Minds.“The song is about all the things you find annoying when you’re in a...
The idea for the song came about when Alastair experienced a bad case of jet lag on tour in Japan last year. For 6 days he would lie awake all night and only started dozing off when everyone else started waking up and getting ready for...
Like many of the songs from the THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collective, OUR SIMPLE MINDS was born from a practice session at Gad’s parents’ house when SHORTSTRAW’s normal practice space was unavailable.It brought back all the memories of jamming as high schoolers in their parents’...
After touring to Europe and the UK for the first time in 2016 and playing sold out shows in London, SHORTSTRAW returns to their international fans this April and May. With their catchy melodies and infectious rhythms, the band has taken pleasure in rocking the most...
SHORTSTRAW has released the 6th single from their THOSE MEDDLING KIDS Collective, entitled BOO. BOO comes after the release of January’s single Bowsie and the launch of The Bowsie Foundation, for which Shortstraw successfully raised R15 000 by reaching 15 000 music video views in 15 days, courtesy of Montego Pet Nutrition. BOO is an atypical love song with...
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