{"id":15108,"date":"2014-11-30T20:39:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=15108"},"modified":"2014-12-01T11:14:35","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T09:14:35","slug":"van-coke-kartel-at-aces-n-spades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/van-coke-kartel-at-aces-n-spades\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Coke Kartel at Aces &#8216;n&#8217; Spades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">\n<p>Thurs 27 November 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I know I just posted <a title=\"Two months of Thursdays\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/two-months-of-thursdays\/\" target=\"_blank\">a condensed version of the last 2 months of Thursdays I&#8217;ve shot at Aces &#8216;n&#8217; Spades<\/a>, but last week&#8217;s show with <a title=\"Miller Music Series: Van Coke Kartel, Foto na Dans, Bateleur &amp; La.Vi at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/miller-music-series-van-coke-kartel-foto-na-dans-bateleur-la-vi-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">Van Coke Kartel<\/a> was just so good it warranted its own post. It was really one of those shows that reminded me why I love photographing live music so much &#8211; pure energy and excitement.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5843.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Van Coke Kartel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15128\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5843-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5843-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5843-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5843.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It was definitely the most crowded I&#8217;ve seen the place and the vibe was awesome. <a title=\"Your LMG 3rd birthday party: The Sleepers, Van Coke Kartel &amp; Foto Na Dans at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/your-lmg-3rd-birthday-party-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">VCK always give it their all<\/a> and are a <a title=\"Jack Parow &amp; Van Coke Kartel at Kirstenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/jack-parow-van-coke-kartel-at-kirstenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">truly great live band<\/a>; it&#8217;s <a title=\"Miller Music Series: Van Coke Kartel, Foto na Dans, Bateleur &amp; La.Vi at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/miller-music-series-van-coke-kartel-foto-na-dans-bateleur-la-vi-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">been a while<\/a> since I&#8217;ve been sweated on in the front row of a <a title=\"Vuvuvultures (UK), BEAST &amp; The Dollfins at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/vuvuvultures-uk-beast-the-dollfins-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">full-on rough and loud gig<\/a> and for this reason I doubly enjoyed it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15108 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5441.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5441-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5441-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5452.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5452-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5452-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5452-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5458.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5458-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5458-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5458-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5463.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5463-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5463-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5463-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5476.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5476-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5476-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5476-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5493.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5493-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5493-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5493-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5509.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5509-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5509-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5509-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5525.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5525-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5525-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5525-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5540.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5540-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5540-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5540-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5559.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5559-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5559-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5559-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5567.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5567-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5567-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5567-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5665.jpg' title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" data-rl_title=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5665-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aces &#039;n&#039; Spades Bar\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5665-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5665-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5630.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Van Coke Kartel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15122\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5630-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5630-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5630-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5630.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-15108 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5723.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5723-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5723-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5723-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5544.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5544-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5544-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5544-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5735.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5735-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5735-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5735-25x25.jpg 25w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The\u00a0band have\u00a0gained a new drummer <a title=\"Synergy Live 2012: Saturday\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/synergy-live-2012-saturday\/\">since the last I saw them<\/a> and they played a lot of new(er) material which went down a treat with the adoring crowd. I don&#8217;t hand my camera over easily but they&#8217;d put me in such a great mood that when Mnr. Coke beckoned I hesitated just a few seconds before passing him my camera. This was his view of the crowd:<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5861.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Van Coke Kartel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15129\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5861-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5861-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5861-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/aces_5861.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The excitement all round really was infectious and the vibe was great. 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