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Van Coke Kartel: Farewell show at Mercury

Posted on: July 29, 2017

Fri 28 July 2017 Van Coke Kartel were always my favourite of the whole Van–Fok–King–Tasties school of bands. I first saw them in 2009 or 10 and have thoroughly enjoyed their shows over the years. Saying goodbye is never easy … Continue reading →

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Tagged afrikaans, backstage, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, evenings, events, farewell, favourites, final show, francois van coke, gigs & festivals, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, stage diving, sweet resistance, texx and the city, van coke kartel, weekends

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Lo-ghost album launch at Manila bar, feat. Felix Laband, Angel-ho & K-$

Posted on: July 28, 2017

Fri 14 July 2017 Lo-ghost launched their beautiful album There’s blood in my body and it sounds like this at Manila bar last week. It was a great night and the duo delivered a captivating performance. Here are some shots of … Continue reading →

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Tagged alternative, angel-ho, cape town, cbd, dance, dressing up, duo, electro, electronic, fashion, felix laband, gigs & festivals, guitars, k-$, lo ghost, long street, manila bar, music, outfits, photography, pop, south africa, south african, texx and the city, weekends

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Psych Night Presents: The Daylight at Mercury

Posted on: June 26, 2017

Thurs 15 June 2017 Psych Night dedicated their latest show to raising funds for Dangerfields frontman Lucas Swart’s medical bills; here are some photos from ‘The Daylight‘ the show featuring Bilderberg Motel, Hezron Chetty, The Thirty Eights, Lucy Kruger and The … Continue reading →

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Tagged acoustic, cape town, evenings, favourites, fundraiser, gigs & festivals, guitars, hezron chetty, instrumental, long hair, lucy kruger, lucy kruger and the lost boys, mercury, music, photography, psych, psych night, rock, south africa, south african, surf, texx and the city, the psalms, the thirty eights, twins, violin, weekends, winter

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Tresor at Cafe Roux

Posted on: June 18, 2017

Sat 10 June 2017 I really enjoyed Tresor’s show at Cafe Roux – he’s one of those artists whose music I couldn’t say I’d consciously heard before but I recognised 3 or 4 tracks from the radio as soon as … Continue reading →

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Tagged cafe roux, cape town, cbd, congo, evenings, events, gigs & festivals, international act, long street, music, photography, pop, south africa, south african, texx and the city, tresor, weekends

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Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys: Summer’s Not that Simple album launch at Roodebloem Studios

Posted on: May 29, 2017

Sat 20 May 2017 A totally beautiful show in an equally beautiful venue, Lucy Kruger‘s album launch with the Lost Boys was a very intimate and special evening. One of the loveliest shows I’ve been to in a long while.