{"id":6661,"date":"2012-01-19T01:01:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T23:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2012-04-17T14:03:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:03:55","slug":"we-are-beautiful-losers-2-at-a-word-of-art-in-woodstock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/we-are-beautiful-losers-2-at-a-word-of-art-in-woodstock\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Beautiful Losers 2 at A Word of Art in Woodstock"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saturday 14 January 2012<\/div>\n

The last ‘We Are beautiful Losers’ party at A Word of Art<\/a> was fun, but really crowded and a bit claustrophobic. The second one was a vast improvement, with the stage outside and a super impressive line-up featuring Taxi Violence<\/a>, KONGOS<\/a>, Bateleur<\/a>, Beatenberg<\/a>, Beach Party and Black Handed Kites as well as loads of art on display inside.<\/p>\n

\"Beatenberg\"<\/a>\u00a0 \"KONGOS\"<\/a>\u00a0 \"Taxi<\/a><\/p>\n

Evidently hipsters don’t like dressing up<\/a> – the theme of the night was ‘puppets and pirates’ and in spite of there being prizes and incentives to dress up, I was kinda surprised at the general lack of anything piratey (but kinda glad about the lack of anything puppety, as I don’t see how that couldn’t’ve been creepy). Apart from a few fun hats and beads, most people were just wearing the usual vintage blouses and high-wasted shorts.<\/p>\n

\"It's<\/a>Things kicked off punctuality (a rarity for Cape Town) which meant that by the time we arrived (around 8:45) Black Handed Kites were halfway through their set. I hadn’t heard of them before but recognised New Holland’s TeeJay Terblanche<\/a>. Any band with a banjo gets my vote.<\/p>\n

\"Black<\/a> \u00a0\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Up next were Bateleur, the first of the 2 (consecutive) returning acts from the last Beautiful Losers party. As always<\/a>, I really enjoyed their set, in spite of the fact that they had a saxophonist standing in for their trumpet player (which added an interesting dynamic) and a few minor hiccoughs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t