{"id":150209,"date":"2017-05-02T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/150209\/catch-local-music-at-its-best\/"},"modified":"2017-05-02T18:23:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:23:09","slug":"catch-local-music-at-its-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2017\/05\/02\/catch-local-music-at-its-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Local music blasts onto the stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stage is set for an avalanche of good, local music to hit the city this Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The BenRock Festival is here and you are advised to get into the party mood as The Beer Co and Runway Beach Bar, situated in Dakota Crescent, near Rand Airport starts to rock.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>There is a diverse group of musicians performing at the show and it promises to be a musical treat for the whole family \u2013 from a beautiful acoustic performance and classic blues rock, to interesting instrumentals and the finale of hard and heavy rock.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150211\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-150211\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_99530-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_99530-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_99530-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_99530-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_99530.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don\u2019t miss Kings of Improg live on stage at the BenRock Festival on May 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proceeds from the show go directly to the artists and a small entrance fee will be charged, with children under 12 free.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Tickets will be available at the door.<\/p>\n<p>There will be plenty of parking and icy cold beverages available to quench any thirst and the bands and musicians are looking forward to seeing you there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150212\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-150212\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_52249-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_52249-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_52249-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_52249-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/16GCNENTERTAINMEN_52249.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catch Anubis live on stage at BenRock, set to take place in Germiston on May 6 at The Beer Co and Runway Beach Bar, situated in Dakota Crescent, near Rand Airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patrons to the event can look forward to seeing Anubis, Kings of Improg (KOI), Lauren Wanda, Monkeyfinger, The Burning, The Color Blew and Winston Slide.<\/p>\n<p>BenRock kicks off at noon until late.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149725\/instrumental-rock-band-set-to-wow-crowd\/\">Instrumental rock band set to wow crowd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149723\/a-blues-rock-duo-with-a-difference\/\">A blues rock duo with a difference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149633\/anubis-set-to-rock-benrock\/\">Anubis set to rock BenRock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149721\/alternative-rockers-to-heat-up-the-stage\/\">Alternative rockers to heat up the stage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149635\/lauren-brings-her-unique-style-to-benrock\/\">Lauren brings her unique style to BenRock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149078\/keeping-the-flame-of-rock-alive\/\">Keeping the flame of rock alive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149074\/monkeyfinger-adds-some-heavy-metal-to-the-mix\/\">Monkeyfinger adds some heavy metal to the mix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/149052\/born-to-rock-with-benrock\/\">Born to rock with BenRock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or Puleng Sekabate\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:pulengs@caxton.co.za\">pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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