On 18 July 2025, a tribute concert for rock legend Piet Botha, celebrating his 70th birthday, will be held at The Daisy Jones Bar with limited tickets available.
Category Archives: Jack Hammer Band
Celebrating 40 Years of Jack Hammer: South African Rock Legends
“And please don’t cry / This is not how the story ends / It ends on a highway to the sun” Jack Hammer November 1984 (L-to-R): Eric Birkenstock, Piet Botha, Jan Maloney, Boet Faber. First rehearsals at Slowfarm November 2024 marks a significant milestone in the history of South African rock music, as it commemoratesContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 40 Years of Jack Hammer: South African Rock Legends”
Catch the Full Jack Hammer Band Live at Café Barcelona
Join us for an incredible afternoon as the FULL JACK HAMMER BAND will be performing a once-off show at CafĂ© Barcelona on Sunday, November 17! Lineup: Johnathan Martin & Jake Gunn on guitar and vocals Tertius du Plessis on bass Paul Van de Waal on drums As the longest-running rock ‘n roll band in theContinueContinue reading “Catch the Full Jack Hammer Band Live at CafĂ© Barcelona”
The Blowtorch Poetry of Piet Botha
Piet Botha, a musical pioneer, used powerful, evocative lyrics to resonate with the struggles of his generation, blending humour and introspection while showcasing vivid storytelling in Afrikaans.
Second Chapter Now Available to Download and Stream
https://open.spotify.com/album/6vVYPYs1MDa9skREKSZbbN?si=diRZZ3vjTUeUh8Ve_-pMQw Jack Hammer Band: Second Chapter “Second Chapter” by The Jack Hammer Band now available on all major downloading and streaming platforms. The Jack Hammer Band
New Release: As I Turn Away by Jack Hammer Band
https://open.spotify.com/track/6CwB8nrDMcPa9WhLdvYlUv?si=221d7c7c206341c8 As I Turn Away by Jack Hammer Band JACK HAMMER BAND
New South African Music: Jack Hammer Band – Second Chapter
Tracks As I Turn Away The Top Lamenting In The Rain One For The Angels Brown Horse Shallow Grave Anger Is Me Blues Home Devil’s Arm Diana Wasted Time All songs written by J.S. Martin & Jake Gunn, except The Top (Moonshine Lee & Jake Gunn), One For The Angels (Raymond Smith & Jake Gunn)ContinueContinue reading “New South African Music: Jack Hammer Band – Second Chapter”
New Album from Jack Hammer Band: Second Chapter
As with the trajectory of the blues and rock ’n roll tradition, revisiting comes with reshaping and maturing. “Second Chapter” is a homage to Piet Botha and Jack Hammer precisely in the way in which the band members affirm themselves and their own musical stylings.
– Jannike Bergh
Celebrating ‘Second Chapter’: Jack Hammer Band’s Tribute to Piet Botha
“Second Chapter” by the Jack Hammer Band does what it says: without any pretences, the album blasts straight into the driving rock sound that has come to define the longest-standing South African rock band. You immediately find yourself at a Jack Hammer gig, with Duke steady behind the kit, Bean towering over his black bassContinueContinue reading “Celebrating ‘Second Chapter’: Jack Hammer Band’s Tribute to Piet Botha”
Jack Hammer Band CD Launch LIVE at JARR Bar Pretoria
“SECOND CHAPTER” the new JACK HAMMER BAND Album Launch. We are very proud to be launching our first album recorded since 2015 and since the loss of Piet Botha our leader and mentor for the past three decades. We dedicate this album to Hammer as our Second Chapter begins… — Jack Hammer Band Doors openContinueContinue reading “Jack Hammer Band CD Launch LIVE at JARR Bar Pretoria”