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Synergy Live 2012: Friday

Posted on: December 5, 2012

Friday 30 November 2012 Day 1 of Synergy 2012 didn’t exactly allow for a gentle easing into the weekend. Instead, things were full throttle from the get-go, featuring a crowd of thousands that descended upon the festival’s new venue (the … Continue reading →

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49M Rocking the Daisies 2012 – Saturday

Posted on: October 11, 2012

Saturday 06 October 2012 Friday night was freezing, my pillow was covered in black, scented candle wax (spilled all over the place by the thieves who broke into our tent and went through our stuff before making off with Jess’ … Continue reading →

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Synergy Live 2011 video montage

Posted on: December 4, 2011

25 – 27 November 2011 Right, this is the last of my Synergy posts – in between shooting stills and dancing, I shot a bit of video footage of a few of the bands too. Here’s the resulting feel-good montage: … Continue reading →

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Tagged 7th son, aking, black rebel motorcycle club, boschendal, brmc, cape town, desmond & the tutus, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, juke royal, montage, mountains, music, outdoors, saintfearless, stellenbosch, synergy, taxi violence, the great apes, the sleepers, the wild eyes, video, weekends, your LMG, youtube

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Synergy Live: Day 2

Posted on: December 2, 2011

Sat 26 November 2011 An early thought waking up on Saturday morning was ‘thank God for sunglasses’. We emerged slowly from our tents to access the damage from the previous night – Jess’ near-empty bottle of tequila was still outside … Continue reading →

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Desmond & the Tutus, Shadowclub, Double Adapter & more at The Assembly

Posted on: September 15, 2011

Sat 10 September 2011 Last time I saw Desmond & the Tutus they were totally awesome, so I was really looking forward to seeing them again along with the rest of The Assembly’s formidable line-up of Joburg-based acts: Double Adapter, … Continue reading →