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BEST MUSICIAN SXSW
Best Musician: The drummer for Blk Jks. Holy crap. Blk Jks are four young men from South Africa, and each of them could have been the best musician I saw. I went with Tshepang Ramoba, from Soweto for...
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ART / ROCK
Painting by Ms MudPhud March 2009.Bonus quote "We saw BLK JKS last night at First Fridays. They are the new Nirvana, the next big thing coming out of South Africa and in general, I think. Too bad there...
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SOMEDAY I'LL BE DIGNIFIED AND OLD
One of the boat-lifting properties of being a band on the rise (excuse the pun) is that BLK JKS has heads making all sorts of connections. Someday I'll Be Dignified and Old writes:"so the BLK JKS...
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DIRECT QUOTE
"It was only a matter of time before someone from the continent of Africa decided to show the world that indie rock, like all other pop music, rightfully belonged to them. Johannesburg, South Africa’s...
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BAND PRACTICE
With some bossy US dates coming up—schedule on Monday—BLK JKS are going hard in training!Ladies, do you think the gents look FIT? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLFor the record, yes Mpumi was in the house as well,...
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HOW GERMAN IS IT
via "BST BNDS 3 or Best Bands 3 at the scary German blog German NamesBLK JKS:This South African lousy trappings with solely a not in the least any songs second to their beat compel ought to made a dub...
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US AMERICA DATES!!!
ITS ALL HAPPENING NOW...CLICK 2 ENLARGE21 MAY / THE ECHO / LOS ANGELES22 MAY / THE INDEPENDENT / SAN FRANCISCO ...WITH FOREIGN BORN23 MAY / SENATOR THEATER / CHICO ...WITH SPEARHEAD24 MAY / CUTHBERT...
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WEST COAST UP
AY IT'S ON AGAIN LOVEBLK JKS IN LOST ANGELES THIS THURSDAY NITETHE ECHO1822 SUNSET11PMMESCAL YES / ABSINTHE NO
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AFTER ALL THAT
Had a day in Seattle, paid respect to the brother Bruce Lee."Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens a certain number of times,...
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"A couple makes love in front of thousands of people at Sasquatch during The Decemberists’ set on top of a hill while the sun sets and creates a passionate unfogettable teen spirit vibe. Saturday May...
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BEEN JAMMIN THIS!!!
"Early Warming" mix from UK selectas The Heatwave. BLK JKS first summertime in NYC...ladies it's reggae season!Tracklist Laden - Really Like YouGappy Ranks - Gyal Mi LoveVoicemail - Ride Mi Bike (Gold...
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