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Ben Howard at the Grand Arena
Wednesday 22 July 2015 It was freezing outside on Wednesday night – luckily the queue outside GrandWest, though very long, was moving pretty swiftly. Inside it was equally full – it was still early Cape Town had shown up in its masses for Ben … Continue reading
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Tagged atmospheric, ben howard, british, bye beneco, cape town, crowd, evenings, events, favourites, gigs & festivals, grand arena, grand west casino, guitars, international act, joburg, light, lights, long hair, music, photography, seed experiences, singer-songwriters, south africa, south african, stage, texx and the city, winter
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Infanteria press shoot
Saturday 27 June 2015 On a frosty morning last last month I met the guys from Infanteria in the forest for a press shoot ahead of their album launch. It was a little hilarious trying to go for the serious metal vibe with the … Continue reading
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Tagged cape town, forest, guitars, infanteria, leather, long hair, metal, mountains, nature, newlands, outdoors, photography, plants & flowers, portrait, portraits, press, press shoot, rock, south africa, south african, trees, weekends, winter, winter days
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Cape Town Nu World Festival 2015 at the city hall
17 & 18 July 2015 Formerly the Cape Town World Music Festival, the newly renamed Cape Town Nu World Festival took place at the CT city hall last weekend. The lineup featured an exciting mix of local and international artists … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, bateleur, beanstalk, blackfoot phoenix, cape town, cape town world music festival, card on spokes, cbd, city, city centre, city hall, crowd, ctnwf, ctwmf, dancing, derek gripper, disco ball, dunkelbunt, events, fantasma, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hip hop, hippies, international act, kanda bongo man, long hair, mokoomba, native young, photography, rain, riky rick, rock, simphiwe dana, south africa, south african, spoek mathambo, spoek vs spoko, tcheka, the grrrl, thris tian, tourist, turkey, vukazithathe, weekends, winter, zuko collective
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Tagged acoustic, bateleur, beanstalk, blackfoot phoenix, cape town, cape town world music festival, card on spokes, cbd, city, city centre, city hall, crowd, ctnwf, ctwmf, dancing, derek gripper, disco ball, dunkelbunt, events, fantasma, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hip hop, hippies, international act, kanda bongo man, long hair, mokoomba, native young, photography, rain, riky rick, rock, simphiwe dana, south africa, south african, spoek mathambo, spoek vs spoko, tcheka, the grrrl, thris tian, tourist, turkey, vukazithathe, weekends, winter, zuko collective
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Stelth Ulvang in Cape Town: City & Secret Soiree shows
20 & 22 June 2015 Stelth Ulvang of American folk stars The Lumineers recently completed a tour of Southern Africa that included festivals in Mozambique and Swaziland as well as a bunch of shows around SA. I caught two of his last … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, acoustic, albert frost, american, bonj mpanza, brass, candles, cape town, cbd, cello, city soiree, crowdfunding, favourites, folk, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jon shaban, julian redpath, lee thomson, long street, photography, piano, ryan mcarthur, secret soiree, stelth ulvang, texx and the city, the lumineers, the shabeen, thecity, tour, trumpet, weekends, werner von waltsleben, winter, woodstock
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Tagged accordion, acoustic, albert frost, american, bonj mpanza, brass, candles, cape town, cbd, cello, city soiree, crowdfunding, favourites, folk, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jon shaban, julian redpath, lee thomson, long street, photography, piano, ryan mcarthur, secret soiree, stelth ulvang, texx and the city, the lumineers, the shabeen, thecity, tour, trumpet, weekends, werner von waltsleben, winter, woodstock
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New Holland, The Nomadic Orchestra, Sons of Settlers & The Vanilla at Manila Bar
Friday 15 May 2015 The last time I saw New Holland must have been around 2009, so seeing them back on stage again for the first time in ages was a real blast from the past. Here’s a look at … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, brass, cape town, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, long street, manila bar, music, new holland, nomadic orchestra, photography, reunion, rock, sons of settlers, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the vanilla, weekends, winter
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