Tag Archives: evenings

2024 – Music in review

Posted on: January 2, 2025

MUSIC It’s the start of a new year which means it’s time for my annual reflection on the music in my life. Today marks 18 years since I joined last.fm, a truly sizeable chunk of time. It’s really true what they say … Continue reading →

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Tagged end of the year, eurovision, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, music, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city

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Beach Party at The Raptor Room

Posted on: January 27, 2020

Wed 15 Jan 2020 It’s been a while since Beach Party have been in the same city together, let alone on the same stage, and Cape Town really showed up to their once-off sold out show at the Raptor Room … Continue reading →

Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged beach party, cape town, cbd, crowd, east city, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, indie, jumping musicians, memories, music, neon, photography, raptor room, rock, south africa, south african, summer, sweaty, texx and the city

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Francois van Coke – Dagdrome in Suburbia album launch at The Jagger Lounge

Posted on: November 3, 2019

Thurs 31 Oct 2019 The Jagger Lounge was packed to bursting for Francois Van Coke‘s Dagdrome in Suburbia album launch at the end of last month. Ostensibly an acoustic show, things were pretty chilled but there was still plenty of energy, … Continue reading →

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Tagged acoustic, afrikaans, album launch, cafe roux, cape town, evenings, fokofpolisiekar, francois van coke, gigs & festivals, guitars, jagger lounge, long hair, long street, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, spoegwolf, tasche, winter

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Bumblefoot (USA) at Mercury

Posted on: October 30, 2019

Thurs 24 Oct 2019 American guitar virtuoso Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal put on a great performance at Mercury last Thursday. Unfortunately the show was not well-attended, but this really created an intimate vibe which made it feel more like a private … Continue reading →

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Tagged american, bumblefoot, cape town, cbd, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitarists, guitars, international act, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city

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The Fizz at mash Tun – live & press shoot

Posted on: October 24, 2019

Wed 23 Oct 2019 I had a great time doing a combined live and press shoot with The Fizz yesterday in Woodstock; here are some shots from the live performance and a few of my favourites of the press shots.