http://www.casablabla.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:51:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’re kicking off the return of live entertainment on Friday February 3rd with one of Adelaide’s funkiest movers, The Bellephonics. The Belle-Phonics began in 2008, originally started by Max McHenry, as a Soul/Dap/ band playing music of Sharon Jones, Archie Bell and the Drells as well as some original material from Max. Since then, the [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/the-bellephonics/ Soca act Nuvo are once again joining us to kick off our first weekend of live entertainment for 2012, on Saturday 4th February. The Adelaide based 6 piece Afro-Caribbean dance band features Drums, Bass, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone and Vocals. Their gigs at the bar have always proven to be a hit and we can’t wait [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/nuvo/ Off the back of their amazing performance at the Adelaide City Council’s New Year’s Eve celebration 2011‐2012 in Elder Park, The Wholias will be back at Casablabla on Friday 10th February to show you how they do it – latin style. The Wholias are a Latin roots funk rock fusion band. Their music combines Latin [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/the-wholias-2/ The Sleepy City Upstarts return to Casablabla on Saturday 11th February. SCU are a collective of musicians from Adelaide with backgrounds in various genres of music. This 8 piece 60′s ska reggae outfit was formed purely for the love of Ska and have grown up listening to many different forms of ska music, including two [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/sleepy-city-upstarts/ On Friday 17th February, we’ve invited Babylon Burning back and they will surely bring the summer party vibes they’re known for. This reggae flavoured outfit consist of  Daniel Spencer (Guitar/Vocals), Joseph Cheek (Keyboard/Vocals), Sam Porter (Bass/ Vocals), Simon Spencer (Drums), Nic Formichella (Sax/ Backing Vocals), Brendan Hill (Trumpet/ Backing Vocals) and Jack Thomson (Percussion/ Backing [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/babylon-burning/ We welcome back the sons of all things latin, Soncheke, on Saturday 18th February, and we just can’t wait! This 7 piece latin band playing the best selection of Latin Music from Cuban Son, Timba, Cha-Cha-Cha through to Salsa, Cumbia, Latin Rock & Latin Jazz. Soncheke features Adelaide’s top Latin musicians on Piano, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Congas, [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/soncheke/ Pig have made the roster this February roster and we know they’ll get the crowd dancing on Friday 24th. Started by Nick Sverdloff in an effort to spice up his current musical projects, PiG has grown into a gluttonous music machine that pumps out filthy grooves, fat beats and a great time! A must see for [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/pig-3/ Phat Panda is an exciting Funk/Jazz/Reggae act that we’ve invited to the bar on Saturday 25th February. Consisting of Brett Roman – saxophones, Matt Young – vocals & guitar, Shayne Tarling – bass, Pavlo Soteriou – percussion and Aaron Austin – drums & vocals, they released their debut album “Paws for Reflection”, in April 2010, which ranked number 44 in Three [...]]]> http://www.casablabla.com/2012/01/phat-panda/