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God Mother, Maximum Carnage, One Eight Seven & Ded End at Club Med
Fri 11 March 2016 Club Med is fast becoming my favourite Cape Town venue; with its no frills, raw vibe it’s perfect for energetic punk, metal and hardcore acts. Plus both gigs I’ve attended there have ended with the floor covered in beer-mud … Continue reading
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Mumford & Sons at the Grand Parade
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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Tagged acoustic, baaba maal, banjo, beatenberg, brass, british, cape town, double bass, gentlemen of the road, gigs & festivals, grand parade, guitars, hilltop live, international, international act, john wizards, long hair, malawian, mumford and sons, music, outdoors, photography, rock, south africa, south african, summer, swedish, texx and the city, the very best, violin, weekends
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Finntroll at Mercury
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.
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Music: 2014 in review
MUSIC It’s my 8th last.fm anniversary and the beginning of another year, so scary how fast twelve months can just fly by… It’s been a bit of a strange one for me musically – my trusty old ipod gave itself amnesia halfway … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, beatenberg, british, cape town, favourites, kent, last.fm, music, new year, review, south africa, swedish, wild beasts
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Rocking the Daisies 2013: Saturday
Saturday 5 October 2013 The combination of the bitter cold and my inability to find a comfortable position meant I hardly slept on Friday night. Still, I woke up feeling surprisingly energised. It was the big day of Rocking the … Continue reading
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