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Zebra & Giraffe’s farewell show with Monark at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: March 23, 2016

Sun 20 March 2016 Like many I was surprised and saddened by the news of Zebra & Giraffe‘s indefinite hiatus. I’ve always liked the band, and watching them over the years they’ve grown from strength to strength and their final … Continue reading →

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Tagged botanical garden, cape town, crowd, evenings, farewell, farewell show, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, kirstenbosch, long hair, monark, mountains, music, nature, outdoors, photography, plants & flowers, pop, rock, south africa, south african, summer concert, texx and the city, weekends, zebra & giraffe

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God Mother, Maximum Carnage, One Eight Seven & Ded End at Club Med

Posted on: March 14, 2016

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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Tagged cape town, club med, confetti, crowd surfing, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, glitter, guitars, hardcore, headbanging, international act, joburg, jumping musicians, long hair, maximum carnage, metal, mud, music, noisefix, one eight seven, photography, punk, rock, south africa, south african, spilled drinks, summer, sweden, swedish, tattoos, texx and the city, weekends

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Belly of the Beast: Hellcats, The Tazers, Retro Dizzy & In Bloom at the Assembly

Posted on: March 8, 2016

Sat 6 March 2016 Though poorly attended, Saturday night’s show at the Assembly showcased some first class rock from newcomers In Bloom, surf rockers Retro Dizzy and Joburg’s The Tazers and Hellcats. All of the bands had great energy and didn’t let the poor turnout faze them, … Continue reading →

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Tagged assembly, cape town, cbd, dj, duo, evenings, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, harrington street, headbanging, hellcats, in bloom, long hair, music, photography, psych, retro dizzy, robfather, rock, singing bassists, singing drummers, south africa, south african, summer, surf, texx and the city, the assembly, the tazers, trio, weekends

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Stoker, One Eight Seven, The Dirty South & Blynd Tyger at Mercury

Posted on: February 29, 2016

Sat 20 February 2016 Another great night at Mercury: here are some shots from ‘Mother city madness’ featuring Stoker, One Eight Seven, The Dirty South and Blynd Tyger.

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Tagged blynd tyger, cape town, dirty south, evenings, gigs & festivals, guitars, headbanging, long hair, mercury, music, one eight seven, photography, rock, stoker, summer, texx and the city, weekends

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World pangolin day

Posted on: February 23, 2016

Sat 20 February 2016 Pangolins have been among my favourite animals for many years so it’s always surprising to me how many people don’t know about them. Aside from being really adorable and peaceful creatures they are also one of the world’s most poached … Continue reading →