OPEN TUESDAYS AT DIE BOER
Open Tuesday is a project started by die Boer theatre restaurant in Durbanville specifically to help young or unknown artists to reach a wider audience. South Africa has a huge amount of young talent (as well as very experienced artists) that rarely get a chance to play on a professional stage because they are labelled as “not commercial enough.
As usual Open Tuesday feature some great new local artists with the
Alternative Afr Folk rock group Frekwensie and the very
accomplished Blues-Rock band Spaceman
Their music has been described as “dirty blues” and they are serious believers in soul, a combination that clearly works for new band, Spaceman. After only a short time playing together, the three-piece band won the battle of the bands competition hosted by Plaasteater outside Brackenfell. Drummer Ruscali deVilliers , guitarist and vocalist Aeron Brown and bassist Josh Daniels entered the competition as an opportunity to get on stage. Ruscali and Aeron had known each other for a while when they decided to put a band together. And so, the search for a bassist began. “Josh landed up on my door,” Aeron says, adding: “the universe sent him.”
While their name has taken on a space theme since the band has been performing, Ruscali explains that he was talking about creating space in their songs for the instruments to breathe and one day said: “You know what, I’m the spaceman.” The name stuck. He adds that what makes the band unique is the amalgamation of the band member’s different styles. While Ruscali comes from a metal background, Aeron is from a blues background and Josh has always played jazz and funk. Aeron says they try to play these different styles. “We have opened our minds to different genres to make the music accessible. Ironically, Aeron is no stranger to all things strange. His full name is Aeron Louis Lynyrd Skynyrd Brown. Josh is new to rock and prefers musicians such as Stanley Clarke and George Benson. Ruscali on the other hand is happiest listening to bands such as Pantera and AC/DC.
Spaceman takes what they do seriously and their hard work shows.
(credits Louisa Steyl –Tygerburger)
WIL JY BY DIE BOER OPTREE:?
ie by die groot venues speel nie en as jy nie by die groot venues speel nie!! 
Ons wil help om die langtermyn welstand van die uitvoerende kunste in die algemeen, maar in die besonder “lewendige musiek” te bevorder. Die vreugde van musiekmaak lê daarin om saam met ander musikante te speel, of jouself te begelei. Daarom gee ons voorkeur aan kunstenaars wat sonder “backtracks” speel. 
