Category Archives: Performances

A Spoonful Of Sugar & James at Alma Cafe 12 April 2019

It’s been called “The Greatest Music story of the past 50 years”, the story of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart 😉 In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the person behind the rediscovery of SixtoContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar & James at Alma Cafe 12 April 2019”

A Spoonful Of Sugar And James at Noordhoek on 28 February 2019

It’s been called “The Greatest Music story of the past 60 years”, the story of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart. In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the person behind the rediscovery of Sixto RodriguezContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar And James at Noordhoek on 28 February 2019”

A Spoonful Of Sugar And James

http://www.brucedennill.co.za/music-interview-james-stewart-stephen-sugar-segerman-getting-sweet-on-songcraft-or-an-un-usual-combination/ It’s been called “The Greatest Music Story of the past 50 years”, the tale of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart”! In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the man behind the rediscovery of SixtoContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar And James”

A Spoonful Of Sugar And James

http://www.brucedennill.co.za/music-interview-james-stewart-stephen-sugar-segerman-getting-sweet-on-songcraft-or-an-un-usual-combination/ It’s been called “The Greatest Music Story of the past 50 years”, the tale of this wonderful and talented musician and his journey to his well-deserved and long-overdue fame. But enough about James Stewart”! In this innovative, informative and slightly irreverent show, James joins Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, the man behind the rediscovery of SixtoContinueContinue reading “A Spoonful Of Sugar And James”

Rodriguez Live at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles | mxdwn.com

https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/08/28/reviews/rodriguez-live-at-the-luckman-fine-arts-complex-los-angeles/ On a Saturday night, many gathered for a performance of the legendary singer-songwriter and Oscar winner, Rodriguez, at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on the Cal State L.A. campus in East Los Angeles. Searching for Sugar Man documented Rodriguez’s story of being a Mexican-American songwriter whose two early ’70s albums bombed in America, but who woundContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Live at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Los Angeles | mxdwn.com”

Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia

Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary icon responsible for ageless classics such as “Sugar Man,” “I Wonder” and “Climb up on My Music,” is set to release a new live album comprised of recordings taken from his wildly successful 2014 tour of Australia. The legendary self-taught guitarist’s love affair with Australia is well documented, and ‘Rodriguez Rocks:ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Rocks: Live in Australia”

‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez to make his Royal Albert Hall debut | Life at the Hall

Cult singer-songwriter Rodriguez will return to London in 2015 to make his Royal Albert Halldebut in a special show on 7 May 2015. Rodriguez’s rise to international fame is perhaps one of the most fascinating stories in music. After the release of two little-sold albums in the early 1970s, Rodriguez’s work became hugely successful in South Africa, Australia, BotswanaContinueContinue reading “‘Searching for Sugar Man’ star Rodriguez to make his Royal Albert Hall debut | Life at the Hall”

Rodriguez Has Three Albums In Australian Chart | Noise11.com

Rodriguez has three albums in the Australian chart this week. The Rodriguez catalogue took an active run on the ARIA chart after his 2014 tour was announced last week. Rodriguez was last in Australia only last year for Bluesfest and played a national tour with backing band The Break, featuring members of Midnight Oil andContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Has Three Albums In Australian Chart | Noise11.com”

Things We learned From Twitter This Morning….

1) A nationwide TV channel in Australia, called SBS, screened ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ on Sunday night and a lot of people watched it….. 2) The programmers at SBS decided to screen a commercial for Rodriguez’s upcoming tour of Australia during the first half of the film! How’s that for a spoiler?

“Sugar Man” Rodriguez announces 2014 Australian tour

Legendary singer-songwriter Rodriguez will return to Australia in October and November to play headline shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and two shows at the Opera House in Sydney. After his two albums – 1969’s Cold Fact and 1971’s Coming from Reality – went unnoticed in America, Rodriguez eventually turned his efforts elsewhere, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from WayneContinueContinue reading ““Sugar Man” Rodriguez announces 2014 Australian tour”

It was 16 years ago this week that Rodriguez toured South Africa

It was 16 years this week that Rodriguez and his family arrived in South Africa for a series of sold-out performances. Read all about this historic tour at http://rodriguezandbigsky.com/ Dead Men Don’t Tour, Rodriguez in South Africa 1998 (TV Documentary) Footage from this documentary features strongly in the Oscar winning film, Searching For Sugar Man.

Rodriguez – The Searching for Sugar Man Tour + Chloe Charles Sunday 9 March | 7:30PM | Serious.org.uk

BOURNEMOUTH International Centre  Exeter Road Bournemouth BH2 5BH After the huge success of the BAFTA and Oscar award-winning film Searching for Sugar Man, Rodriguez returns to the UK for three special shows with his band. ‘When the main set concluded to rapturous applause, Rodriguez stepped forward to the microphone and simply said: “You’re welcome. It’s been a pleasureContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez – The Searching for Sugar Man Tour + Chloe Charles Sunday 9 March | 7:30PM | Serious.org.uk”