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Mumford & Sons at the Grand Parade

Posted on: February 2, 2016

Fri 29 January 2016 The first month of 2016 ended on a bang with Mumford & Sons’ massive show last Friday. The first of the band’s three packed Cape Town shows saw thousands at the Grand Parade to watch the headlining ‘gentlemen of … Continue reading →

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Operation T Dog Day Fest Fundraiser at The Great Wizoo

Posted on: January 22, 2016

Sun 17 January 2016 Last Sunday a bunch of great bands got together at the Great Wizoo to raise money for Nic Gaud‘s dog Tuj’s medical bills. Artists included Matt Vend, 7th Son, Grassy Spark, West Coast Wolves, and Half Price. … Continue reading →

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Tagged 7th son, acousitic, animals, cape town, dogs, double bass, fundraiser, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, great wizoo, guitars, half price, hippies, long hair, matt vend, music, party, photography, punk, rock, ska, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city, weekends, west coast wolves

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Zebra & Giraffe Slow Motion EP launch at Mercury

Posted on: December 31, 2015

Sun 27 December 2015 The last gig I attended for 2015 (and weirdly my second Sunday night gig in a row) was Zebra & Giraffe’s Slow Motion EP launch at Mercury last week. I haven’t seen them in a while and … Continue reading →

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Tagged album launch, cape town, evenings, events, gigs & festivals, guitars, indie, launch, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, wear wolf, weekends, yorke, zebra & giraffe

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The Darkest Hour at Assembly

Posted on: December 28, 2015

Sun 20 December 2015 Many an international metal act has graced our shores this year courtesy of Witchdoctor Productions, and the last of them for 2015 was Washington’s The Darkest Hour. Originally scheduled to play Cape Town first, an incident … Continue reading →

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Finntroll at Mercury

Posted on: November 30, 2015

Fri 27 November 2015 Last Friday eccentric Finnish metal band Finntroll graced Cape Town with their highly entertaining presence last Friday, it was a great show thoroughly enjoyed by all at Mercury.