{"id":6819,"date":"2012-02-02T01:45:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T23:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=6819"},"modified":"2012-04-01T23:20:03","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T21:20:03","slug":"hold-fast-the-great-apes-them-tornados-wolf-town-at-the-harley-davison-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/hold-fast-the-great-apes-them-tornados-wolf-town-at-the-harley-davison-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold Fast: The Great Apes, Them Tornados &#038; Wolftown at the Harley-Davidson Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday 27 January 2012<\/div>\n<p>One of the gigs associated with the <a title=\"Southern Ink Xposure: Cape Town Tattoo Convention 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/southern-ink-xposure-cape-town-tattoo-convention-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Ink Xposure Cape Town Tattoo Convention<\/a>, <em>Hold Fast<\/em> had a fitting line-up of bluesy rock, manic rockabilly and raw rock madness, courtesy of Wolftown, Them Tornados and The Great Apes respectively.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6934\" title=\"Them Tornados\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8734.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_title=\"The Great Apes\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6949\" title=\"The Great Apes\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8734-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The Great Apes\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8734-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8734-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8734.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a title=\"Southern Ink Xposure: Cape Town Tattoo Convention 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/southern-ink-xposure-cape-town-tattoo-convention-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">As I mentioned previously<\/a>, I wasn&#8217;t feeling fantastic on Friday, and honestly would&#8217;ve enjoyed an early night&#8230;but I got the opposite. The gig started later than expected ( to coincide with the end of the convention) and the venue was frustratingly dark.<\/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-6819 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\/2012\/02\/records_LMcC_8334.jpg' title=\"records\" data-rl_title=\"records\" 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\/2012\/02\/records_LMcC_8334-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"records\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/record-player_LMcC_8338.jpg' title=\"record player\" data-rl_title=\"record player\" 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\/2012\/02\/record-player_LMcC_8338-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"record player\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/helmets_LMcC_8340.jpg' title=\"helmets\" data-rl_title=\"helmets\" 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\/2012\/02\/helmets_LMcC_8340-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"helmets\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>These less than ideal circumstances combined with the fact that I&#8217;m not a big <a title=\"Woodstock Mafia EP launch with The Great Apes and Wolftown at Zula\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/woodstock-mafia-ep-launch-with-the-great-apes-and-wolftown-at-zula\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wolftown<\/a> fan at the <a title=\"Wolftown band launch with The Bone Collectors at Mercury Live\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/wolftown-band-launch-with-the-bone-collectors-at-mercury-live\/\" target=\"_blank\">best of times<\/a>, didn&#8217;t do them any favours as far as my enjoyment of their set was concerned. The same goes for the burlesque dancers that performed in between acts &#8211; I&#8217;m not sure what exactly &#8216;burlesque&#8217; entails but I felt a bit like they were just stripping&#8230;<\/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-6819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8307.jpg' title=\"Wolftown\" data-rl_title=\"Wolftown\" 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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8307-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wolftown\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8329.jpg' title=\"Wolftown\" data-rl_title=\"Wolftown\" 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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8329-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wolftown\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8349.jpg' title=\"Wolftown\" data-rl_title=\"Wolftown\" 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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8349-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wolftown\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8352.jpg' title=\"Wolftown\" data-rl_title=\"Wolftown\" 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\/2012\/02\/wolftown_LMcC_8352-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wolftown\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/burlesque-dancer_LMcC_8382.jpg' title=\"Burlesque dancer\" data-rl_title=\"Burlesque dancer\" 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\/2012\/02\/burlesque-dancer_LMcC_8382-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Burlesque dancer\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/burlesque-dancer_LMcC_8388.jpg' title=\"Burlesque dancer\" data-rl_title=\"Burlesque dancer\" 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\/2012\/02\/burlesque-dancer_LMcC_8388-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Burlesque dancer\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Up next were Them Tornados, whom I really enjoyed <a title=\"Coal &amp; Black Moscow at Zula, Them Tornados at Club Voom Voom\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/coal-black-moscow-at-zula-them-tornados-at-club-voom-voom\/\" target=\"_blank\">the last time I saw them<\/a>. They were great this time round too, though I was disappointed that the awesome toothed double bass had been tamed by a coat of shiny white paint. But the guest guitarist and vocalist introduced only as &#8216;June&#8217; was a great addition. They played an extended set and came back for an encore, which I&#8217;d normally be thrilled about but by that stage my headache and the lack of moving air in the room was really getting to me.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .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-3' class='gallery galleryid-6819 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados2_LMcC_8402.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados2_LMcC_8402-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8456.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8456-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8457.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8457-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8414.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8414-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8432.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8432-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8487.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8487-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8465.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8465-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8492.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8492-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/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\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495.jpg' title=\"Them Tornados\" data-rl_title=\"Them Tornados\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/them-tornados_LMcC_8495-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Them Tornados\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Last up were the <a title=\"Woodstock Mafia EP launch with The Great Apes and Wolftown at Zula\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/woodstock-mafia-ep-launch-with-the-great-apes-and-wolftown-at-zula\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Apes<\/a> who were as hypnotically primal as ever. <a title=\"Sailor Jerry\u2019s Halloween Freakshow at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/sailor-jerrys-halloween-freakshow-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve mentioned previously<\/a> that while I love watching them, musically they&#8217;re a bit hardcore for my tastes, which is why, all things considered, I was surprised to find myself enjoying them more than before. It seems they&#8217;re growing on me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, a guy appeared next to me and screamed and thrashed as if possessed by the music. In the gap after a song, he turned and asked me the name of the band and, after I&#8217;d told him, declared &#8216;that makes so much sense!&#8217; before proceeding to make monkey noises for the rest of the night &#8211; it was pretty hilarious.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8522.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_title=\"crowd\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6939\" title=\"crowd\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8522-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"crowd\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8522-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8522-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8522.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8517.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\" data-rl_title=\"crowd\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6938\" title=\"crowd\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8517-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"crowd\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8517-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8517-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/crowd_LMcC_8517.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the Apes, whenever I watch them, no matter the size of the venue, I feel like it can&#8217;t contain them. This time was no exception &#8211; bassist Jaques Stemmet regularly spilled off the stage, vocalist Yusif Sayigh moshed a while with the crowd mid-song and things culminated in the flinging and subsequent thrashing of a cymbal by drummer Jeakan Coetzee. Exhilarating, and totally mad as ever.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .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-4' class='gallery galleryid-6819 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\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8549.jpg' title=\"The Great Apes\" data-rl_title=\"The Great Apes\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/the-great-apes_LMcC_8797-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Great Apes\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Great-Apes\/124740534249448\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Apes<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tornados.Home\" target=\"_blank\">Them Tornados<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 <a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wolftownband\" target=\"_blank\">Wolftown<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.285148138217236.71061.182524021812982&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">Photos on facebook over here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Southern Ink Xposure: Cape Town Tattoo Convention 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/southern-ink-xposure-cape-town-tattoo-convention-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out my photos from the Tattoo Convention over here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 27 January 2012 One of the gigs associated with the Southern Ink Xposure Cape Town Tattoo Convention, Hold Fast had a fitting line-up of bluesy rock, manic rockabilly and raw rock madness, courtesy of Wolftown, Them Tornados and The &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/hold-fast-the-great-apes-them-tornados-wolf-town-at-the-harley-davison-club\/\">Continue reading <span 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