Halloween weekend is always a busy one – every venue is having a big party and there are a million options, making choosing where to go pretty hard. I rate I chose wisely though: Mercury boasted a great line-up of The Great Apes, Dead Lucky, Machineri & Basson Laubscher & The Violent Free Peace, along with some awesome costumes and great lighting.
I don’t entirely understand how The Assembly’s Miller Music Series works (themed by international cities in some way…?) but so far their line-ups have been really cool; from VCK & Foto na Dans last month, to The Pretty Blue Guns & The Windy City last Saturday.
Coal put on another lovely show at the Waiting Room on Tuesday night and were joined by The Red Robins.
I didn’t know how old Mercury was until last week when they celebrated their 9th birthday with the ever-entertaining Taxi Violence as well as Pretty Blue Guns and Junkyard Parade.
Following my nose operation (had for health reasons not cosmetic, just so we’re clear…) I took a brief break from late nights and loud music and had a quiet weekend, starting with a visit to Butterfly World and the University of Stellenbosch’s Botanical Gardens, two of my favourite places.
