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Dangerfields, Diamond Thug and Caelo at Mercury

Posted on: March 12, 2017

Sat 25 February 2017 This was a weird one…on paper this gig seemed great (I’m a fan of all the bands and generally enjoy watching them) but somehow it didn’t translate to a great real-life experience. For whatever reason I … Continue reading →

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Tagged caelo, cape town, dangerfields, diamond thug, evenings, fail, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, trio, weekends

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Lo Ghost at Cafe Roux CT

Posted on: February 26, 2017

Tues 21 February 2017 I’ve been keen to check out alt electronic soul (for lack of a better description) duo Lo Ghost for a while, and when I finally did I wasn’t disappointed – their show at Cafe Roux, while … Continue reading →

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Tagged cafe roux, cape town, duo, electronic, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, lo ghost, long hair, long street, music, photography, pop, rock, soul, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city

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Our Last Night (US) – Rocking 4 Rhinos at Mercury Live

Posted on: February 16, 2017

Sat 12 February 2017 American rock/emo/metalcore band Our Last Night performed a series of charity shows for Rocking 4 Rhinos in February, ending with one in Cape Town. They were supported by Facing the Gallows and Climate Control and played … Continue reading →

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Tagged american, cape town, charity, climate control, covers, crowd, emo, evenings, facing the gallows, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, long hair, mercury, metal, music, our last night, photography, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, south africa, south african, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, trevor wentworth, weekends

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Leftöver Crack (US) at Mercury Live

Posted on: February 15, 2017

Fri 10 February 2017 American crust punk veterans Leftöver Crack played a highly sweaty and energetic show at Mercury at the beginning of Feb, with support from The Shabs (formerly the Shabeen), Monday Morning Justice and Half Price, who were … Continue reading →

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Tagged accordion, alive at midnight, american, cape town, crowd surfing, double bass, evenings, folk, gigs & festivals, guitars, half price, hog hoggidy hog, international act, jumping musicians, leftover crack, long hair, mercury, monday morning justice, moshing, music, photography, punk, rock, ska, stage diving, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, the shabeen, the shabs, weekends

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Stoker album launch at Mercury

Posted on: February 3, 2017

Fri 27 January 2017 Stoker launched their debut full-length album at Mercury at the end of January, with support from Ironhide Omerta, The Valley and the Dirty South. Here are some shots from the night.