...winter hibernation officially over...

Hey folks

Finally winter is over and our time of musical hibernation is over too... well for some of us. Best you get out of the house too.

I am playing solo at the BluesRoom Acoustic Nite. Chilled original acoustic jams - with some Chilli Peppers and Counting Crows squeezed in.

"Come on, come on over, closer to me, I've got to feel you, i've got to believe"

WHEN: Tuesday 12 Sept 2006

TIME: Doors open 7:30pm, artists start at 8:30pm

HOW MUCH: R 10 on the guest list. Send your name to ianslade@netactive.co.za now or sign up to our mailing list on the left to get on the guest list. Normally R 50 at the door.

WHO: DIRECT FROM THE USA >> JENN FRANKLIN with guests Ian Slade and Lila
Check out www.jennfranklin.com for some of her songs.

Book a table if you want a seat to eat - Call 011 784 5527.

looking forward to seeing you there.

Peekchas of ELIXA - Bluesroom 22 MAR 2006

"Get a grip"

The ELIXA band rocks up the Bluesroom.

ian // Andew // Carl

Acoustic Nite at Bluesroom 2 May 2006

I am playing solo at the Bluesroom Acoustic nite. Please come through and have a good time. You deserve it.

When: From 8pm Tuesday 2 May 2006
Where: The Bluesroom Village Walk, corner Maude Street and Rivonia Rd.
How much: Only R 10 if you are on my guest list. Send me an email to get on the list - ianslade@netactive.co.za

R 50 entrance if you are not on the guest list.

Or sign up for the ELIXA band newsletter (subscribe on the right hand panel) and I will put you on the list.

What to expect: Chilled acoustic tunes, original ELIXA songs and other great artists including George Worthmore (owner), Carise and Tim Hendrix.

Come on through and say howsit.

ian

UPCOMING GIG - Thurs 6 APRIL 2006

The ELIXA band plays LIVE and kind of unplugged

WHERE: Tanz Cafe Bryanston

WHEN: Thursday 6th April, 8pm

HOW MUCH: R 30 at the door or R 20 on our guest list - sign up for ELIXA gig updates (on the right of this page) to get on the guest list.

WHO: the ELIXA band, Electromuse and the Politics
Best-quality, rocking acoustic sounds.

Call Tanz to book a table: 011 463 3128

Oh yes it rocked!

We had a great time at Bluesroom last Wednesday the 22nd of March. The crowd was amped and that made us push harder. People were really enjoying – Make u mine and Sinatra. Hey thats nice considering that Make u mine is only a two gigs old. My favourite bands of the nite were Desmond and the Tutus (mad, funky and highly, highly original rock – you must check them out!) and Obita (jamming, hip hop fusion).

Pictures of that gig are coming soon. For now check out the pics from the Bluesroom acoustic nite the week before. This was a very different gig and we decided to try some new things – with Andrew playing on a very minimalist drum kit and doing more singing than drumming. The Politics came thru and put on an awesome show!! Very versatile band with a diverse sounds. Was a chilled nite of great tunes.

Photos courtesy of Huw (from the Politics)

Bluesroom Acoustic Nite 14 MAR 2006 (1)

"Little Boris and Vladimir play guitar and sing in Russian Circus"

Bluesroom Acoustic nite (2)

"Yes, I was looking at you"

Bluesroom acoustic nite 14 MAR 2006 (3)

"Jazzy Chord melody of Cry me a river - the jazz standard - not the Timberlake song"

Look out for ELIXA at Bluesroom 22nd March

Hey hey!!

We are playing at the Bluesroom on Wednesday the 22nd of March 2006!!
There are a few hot new bands playing - the tunes start from just after 8pm.
Come and support the best of local talent.

Get on our guest list and you only pay R 10. Normally its R 50 at the door.
Drop us a mail with your name and surname to get on the guest list -> ianslade@netactive.co.za Recruit your friends, brainwash your enemies - send us their names and we'll put them on the list.

Book a table if you want to sit and eat the Bluesroom. Call them on 011 784 5527.

Looking forward to seeing you at Bluesroom and rocking you (gently) into the night.

Ian and the ELIXA band




PS - We really enjoyed the acoustic gig at Bluesroom last Tuesday the 14th. Big thank you to all those who came thru in support. You guys give us great inspiration :-0
Andrew (our drummer) ventured out from behind the safety of his drum kit and did some amazing harmonies. We kept the crowd entertained way past their bedtime. Favourite songs of the nite for me were - the tricky jazz chord-melody of "Cry me a river" (always good to step out of your comfort zone every now and again!!), Taxi Receipt, Make you mine (brand new ELIXA song) and the powerful, rocking Shout Hello.

GIG UPDATES - March 2006

Hey

Both gigs coming up are at the Blues Room in Village Walk.

Ian playing solo acoustic guitar, also featuring George Worthmore, Carise and Just Tim.
Tues 14th March 2006
Blues Room in Village Walk
Good chilled acoustic tunes - Ian will be playing a couple of new original songs.

Entrance R 50 or free on our guest list. Get on the list by signing up to the ELIXA mailing list.

the ELIXA band rocks Sandton
also featuring the best of upcoming local bands
Wed 22nd March 2006
Blues Room in Village Walk

Entrance R 50 or free on our guest list. Get on the list by signing up to the ELIXA mailing list.

Looking forward to meeting you there!!

the ELIXA band

IN STUDIO

the ELIXA band is going into the studio this Monday evening to record a song or two.

The song will be produced under the watchful eye of Neill Ettridge - top SA session drummer - and another producer.

We will most likely record Shout Hello and Sinatra (if there is time). We will be one of the first few acts to record in this new state of the art studio in Fourways. The studio has separate booths for each musician to capture the live feel of the band.

We are so stoked about this opportunity!!

Will let you know how it all goes down.

ian

UPCOMING GIG

WHEN: Thursday 16 Feb 2006, 8pm

WHERE: Tanz Café, Bryanston cnr the river road and bryanston drive

WHO: the ELIXA band, The Politics and the incredible Nouveau Riche

$ HOW MUCH: R 30 at the door or R 20 if you are on our guest list – just send an email to ianslade@netactive.co.za

Call Tanz Cafe to book a table to eat 011 463 3128


Looks like its going to rock, we are definitely playing a cover of Dakota (with respect to the stereophonics) and we are going to drop a new song on you called “Make you mine”. Its about the distance that exists between people (emotional distance, geographical distance etc …ooh we are getting technical here) and taking a risk to satisfy your heart. We may also throw in one or two acoustic songs for flavour.

WARNING – apparently another band has taken to the road under a very similar name to ours. How unfortunate. Although we haven’t been able to verify this we are proceeding with caution and advise fans not to accept any sweets from the guys driving a green Honda Civic Reg no. TRG855GP.

ian

GIG UPDATE

hey people

I am playing a bit of solo acoustic guitar in a competition at Tanz Cafe on Wednesday the 8th of Feb. Starts around 8pm. There are 5 other artists.

Call me/email me to book for the 3 course dinner and entrance special (R100). Or just pitch up and the door and pay R 30 for entrance. Click on the flyer for contact details.

Call Tanz on 011 463 5937 or see http://www.tanzcafe.co.za for more info.

Hope to see you then

ian

Our greatest fan

Wow, we managed to sneak this picture of one of the greatest fans of ELIXA when she wasn't looking.

She's a sophisticated twenty-something and oh, so cool.

Her favourite hobbies include modelling, spinning and just chilling.

Sorry boys but we can't give you her number...she's ours!! ;-)

Great nite!!

Hey thanks to everyone who came thru to support us last nite at Tanz Cafe.

It was a great gig. Pity about the heat. But thanks for the love.

The setlist looked like this:

• By the way (chilli peppers)
• Shout Hello
• Radiate
• Taxi Receipt (song for john mayer songwriting comp)
• Signs
• Sinatra
• Firelight
• Words escape (new song... we just jammed along)
• Bubbly Toes (Jack J)
• Dakota (Stereophonics)

My favourites were Shout Hello, Sinatra and Dakota.

Solo acoustic act Rowan MacDonald was pretty cool.

The band called Candy Fly were playing some awesome punk rock with an acoustic vibe. They did a killer cover of Jerry Raferty's song "Baker Street" with saxophone. Definitely worth checking out if you dig your punk rock.

We'll be taking a nice long holiday now and will be back in the new year to rock you.
Sign up for gig updates at the bottom right of our webpage.

Christmas blessings and New Year wishes

ian and the ELIXA band

ELIXA saves you money

Hi

Check out the flyer for our upcoming gig in JHB in December. Its at the Tanz Cafe.
We should be playing pretty early in the evening around 8pm. There are also 3 solo acoustic acts on the night.

Print out the flyer, fill in your email address, hand it in at the door and only pay R 20. Normal cover R 30.

Or sign up to our email newsletter on this website (somewhere at the bottom...i think) and get in for free on the VIP guest list.

Things have been pretty quite on our side - exams, project deadlines and construction jobs have been keeping us all busy.

I have been writing a new song. Not sure what its called yet> But its a powerful, "political" song about freedom, justice and the power of a few words. We hope to debut it at Tanz Cafe on the 6th of Dec. I promise you will love it.

keep cool

ian

Gig update

A quick note that ELIXA will be playing at the Tanz Cafe Bryanston on Tuesday the 6th of December. Entrance is R 30 or R 20 if you bring a flyer.

Get in FREE if you sign up for email ELIXA gig updates. The sign up box is on the right of this page (you may have to scroll down to find it ! ). Don't stress we don't send spam and you can unsubscribe if you don't dig our vibe.

On the 6th you can expect some more up-tempo stuff from us and a couple of new ones. Its gonna rock!

more info to follow.

ian

ELIXA is set to gently rock the Tanz Cafe

Click on the flyer for more details of the upcoming gig.

Subscribe to the official ELIXA band newsletter and get on the guest list for the gig at Tanz. See the subscription form to the right - >

Its gonna be a great gig as usual. Expect some chilled vibes, maybe a bit of Maroon 5, some Jack Johnson and one or two new originals.
Two solo acoustic muso's will also be playing on the nite.

Give Tanz Cafe a call if you want to book a table to eat 011 463 5937! The food is good.

Ian

Gimme some of that fat bass guitar!

Here is a pic of Carl our bass guitarist. This was taken at a practice a little while ago. The man is seriously talented and a real expert on the finer details of sound.

Taxi receipt is a rocking song!

Recording the song for the Esquire/John Mayer competition went really well. I was in the studio on Friday morning and Byron I worked non stop till 4:30pm. The man has a great gift for production and arrangement.

We got a really strong groove going. The song is called Taxi Receipt. We played around and added a bit of old school R’n B flavour to keep it going. Also added some “low-fi dirt” sounds. I really loved how it turned out. I hope John likes it. I think there’s a pretty good chance he will. Posted it to the US on Monday. Will keep you posted!


My pre-birthday warm up session
I have such awesome friends!!! Christine gave me a Jack Johnson Limited edition CD and DVD from Switzerland!

Then Caroline gave me a CD by a guy called Marc Broussard. The CD is called Carencro. I had never heard of this guy before. This is some incredible music. Very different from the usual rock/pop diet on radio. Think of powerful vocals, soulful singing, pumping acoustic guitar and superb production. This is definitely my favourite music right now!!
My highlights include the song called “The beauty of who you are” with a line that soars as he sings “baby, I’m so into yoooooo”. So memorable, true magic. And “Saturday” an uber cool catchy groove song of huge proportions. The most sublime thing about this song is the flute that filters in and tickles your consciousness. Cool man.
Check out http://www.marcbroussard.com
I am not sure if the CD is available in SA yet.

Oh and it isn’t even my birthday yet! More presents to come next month.



NB ! Please take careful note that ELIXA is playing at the Tanz café in Bryanston on Tuesday the 11th of October 2005. R 30 at the door or R 20 on the guest list. Sign up for the ELIXA newsletter and gig updates and automatically get on the guest list.

Ian