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Secrets (USA) at Mercury

Posted on: May 1, 2018

Sat 21 April 2018 American post-hardcore band SECRETS were the first of Jampacked Productions’ (Rocking4rhinos) scheduled 2018 imports, and they kicked things off with style at Mercury with support from local acts Facing the Gallows, Set for the Sky and Go … Continue reading →

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Tagged american, cape town, cbd, crowd, emo, evenings, facing the gallows, gigs & festivals, go the rodeo, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, metal, mosh pit, moshing, music, photography, post hardcore, rock, rocking 4 rhinos, secrets, set for the sky, south africa, south african, stage diving, texx and the city, weekends

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Morcheeba at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: April 15, 2018

Fri 6 April 2018 British downtempo legends Morcheeba performed a once-off South African show in the always beautiful Kirstenbosch gardens in Cape Town, supported by local act Valve State. It was an unexpectedly cold night (a fact even noted and mentioned … Continue reading →

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Tagged brass, british, cape town, crowd, disco ball, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jumping musicians, kirstenbosch, lee thomson, light, lighting, long hair, memories, morcheeba, music, nature, outdoors, photography, silhouette, skye edwards, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city, trumpet, valve state, we are live, weekends

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Incubus at the Green Point A Track

Posted on: March 9, 2018

Wed 28 February 218 Incubus were a solid musical presence throughout my teens and it was super special to be able to watch them live this week. Their near 2 hour set included a great mix of all their hits … Continue reading →

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Tagged american, brynn, cape town, crowd, evenings, events, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hezron chetty, incubus, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, memories, music, outdoors, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, southern wild, summer, surf rock, texx and the city, violin, we are live

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Night-blooming cactus time-lapse

Posted on: February 7, 2018

Thurs 18 January 2018 Golden Torch Cactus produced the most amazing flower over the course of one night in late January – here’s a short time-lapse as well as a few stills from the night.

Posted in Animation & video, Photography, Plants
Tagged animation, cactus, echinopsis, favourites, film, house plants, macro, nature, personal, photography, planting, plants & flowers, south africa, south african, summer, time-lapse, video

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Ohgod album launch at Bob’s District Six

Posted on: December 19, 2017

Sat 9 December 2017 December was pretty quiet for me gig-wise, so it was nice to inject some energy (and lots of hair) in the form of Ohgod‘s launch for their album The Great Silence. It was a cool show in … Continue reading →