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Texas (UK), Henry Ate & Emily Capell (UK) at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: December 18, 2017

Fri 8 December 2017 Growing up I always had a soft spot for Texas and was low-key really looking forward to their Kirstenbosch show for ages. Happily they didn’t disappoint – they played all the old hits and some decent … Continue reading →

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Tagged acoustic, british, cape town, crowd, emily capell, evenings, events, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, henry ate, international act, jumping musicians, kirstenbosch, landscape, lights, long hair, memories, mountains, music, nature, outdoors, photography, pop, south africa, south african, summer, texas, texx and the city, uk, we are live, weekends

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Peasant EP launch, with Infanteria & Bottom Feeder at Suntravolta

Posted on: December 13, 2017

Sat 2 December 2017 It was my first time at Suntravolta: I’d last visited its previous incarnation (Carnival Court) in 2013, and since then the space has remained mostly the same apart from a few cosmetic changes. Old Long Street … Continue reading →

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Tagged album launch, bottom feeder, cape town, carnival court, cbd, crowd, decor, ep launch, evenings, events, favourites, hardcore, headbanging, infanteria, jumping musicians, long hair, long street, metal, mosh pit, moshing, music, peasant, photography, powerviolence, review, south africa, south african, summer, suntravolta, texx and the city, thrash, weekends

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Tweak: Farewell show at Mercury

Posted on: November 20, 2017

Sat 11 November 2017 Pop-punk legends Tweak performed their final show at Mercury and were joined on stage by their ubiquitous giant inflatable dicks as well as supporting act Veladraco. It was a night full of laughs and nostalgia and one … Continue reading →

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Tagged cape town, evenings, events, farewell, farewell show, gigs & festivals, guitars, inflatables, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, pop, punk, rock, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city, tweak, veladraco, weekends

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LIVE reunion show at Grand West

Posted on: November 15, 2017

Tues 7 November 2017 Live started off their reunion tour in Cape Town at Grand West with support from The Sweet Resistance. The show was pretty entertaining – read Tecla’s hilarious review for a detailed description. Here are some shots … Continue reading →

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Tagged acoustic, american, ed kowalczyk, gigs & festivals, grand arena, grand west, guitars, international act, live, long hair, music, photography, reunion, rock, sweet resistance, texx and the city

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Endless Daze 2017: Friday

Posted on: November 11, 2017

Fri 3 November 2017 The second Endless Daze festival took place on the first weekend of November. Happily the vibe and intimacy of the first festival remained the same and made for a well-organised and super chilled music-focused weekend.