{"id":7028,"date":"2012-02-06T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=7028"},"modified":"2012-04-17T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:03:28","slug":"campus-invasion-tour-stellenbosch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/campus-invasion-tour-stellenbosch\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Invasion Tour Stellenbosch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday 3 February 2012<\/div>\n<p>Usually the weekend of a big festival means precious little entertainment back home for those not attending. Luckily for everyone who didn&#8217;t go to Up The Creek, there was some great stuff happening in Stellenbosch, like Friday&#8217;s Campus Invasion Tour at the <a title=\"Bittereinder album launch \u2013 Klein Libertas, Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/bittereinder-album-launch-klein-libertas-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Klein Libertas<\/a>, featuring an epic line-up of <a title=\"kongos\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/kongos\/\" target=\"_blank\">KONGOS<\/a>, <a title=\"bittereinder\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/bittereinder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bittereinder<\/a>, <a title=\"vck\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/van-coke-kartel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Van Coke Kartel<\/a>, <a title=\"yesterday's pupil\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/yesterdays-pupil\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yesterday&#8217;s Pupil<\/a> &amp; <a title=\"Sailor Jerry\u2019s Halloween Freakshow at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/sailor-jerrys-halloween-freakshow-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dead Lucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9732.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7068\" title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil's Pupil\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9732-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yesterday's Pupil\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9732-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9732.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a> <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0066.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7086\" title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0066-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0066-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0066.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a> <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kongos_LMcC_0489.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7112\" title=\"KONGOS\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kongos_LMcC_0489-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"KONGOS\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kongos_LMcC_0489-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kongos_LMcC_0489.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dead Lucky were playing when we arrived at 6:30 &#8211; they weren&#8217;t on the lineup the last time I&#8217;d checked so their presence was a nice surprise. The only other time I saw them, they were dressed as <a title=\"Sailor Jerry\u2019s Halloween Freakshow at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/sailor-jerrys-halloween-freakshow-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">a congregation of demonic nuns<\/a>, so seeing them outside in the Stellenbosch sun was doubly surprising.<\/p>\n<p>There was a modest crowd given the early timeslot but the band did a great job of starting things off with a bang.<\/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-7028 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9570.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9570-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9574.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9574-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9576.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9576-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9582.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9582-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9594.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9594-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9607.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9607-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9625.jpg' title=\"Dead Lucky\" data-rl_title=\"Dead Lucky\" 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\/dead-lucky_LMcC_9625-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dead Lucky\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Up next, and surprise highlight of the night for me was Yesterday&#8217;s Pupil. I say &#8216;surprise&#8217; highlight because, while I&#8217;ve seen <a title=\"RAMFEST: Day 2\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/ramfest-day-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peach van Pletzen colaborate with Tumi <\/a>and am familiar with a few YP tracks, I&#8217;d never seem him do a solo set before, and was really impressed.<\/p>\n<p>He was in great spirits and super entertaining, cracking dry jokes about stage-diving into the empty space in front of him and enticing one guy to run into said space after a CD&#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-7028 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\/people_LMcC_9708.jpg' title=\"people\" data-rl_title=\"people\" 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\/people_LMcC_9708-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"people\" \/><\/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\/people_LMcC_9620.jpg' title=\"people\" data-rl_title=\"people\" 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\/people_LMcC_9620-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"people\" \/><\/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\/people_LMcC_9742.jpg' title=\"people\" data-rl_title=\"people\" 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\/people_LMcC_9742-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"people\" \/><\/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\/people_LMcC_9713.jpg' title=\"people\" data-rl_title=\"people\" 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\/people_LMcC_9713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"people\" \/><\/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\/people_LMcC_9617.jpg' title=\"kongos fan\" data-rl_title=\"kongos fan\" 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\/people_LMcC_9617-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"kongos fan\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The music was great too &#8211; <em>Lines and Colours <\/em>and <em>The Beast<\/em> particularly stood out, and the electric guitar he whipped out added a fun dimension to the performance. I confess, I didn&#8217;t mind <a title=\"too tired to disco video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rZ2hV1nhn78\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Too Tired to Disco<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s absence &#8211; as I&#8217;m not mad about the track, I&#8217;d also neglected to download the free EP but I swiftly rectified that after the gig (and have had <em>Harm <\/em>on repeat all weekend &#8211; <a title=\"free ep from yesterday's pupil\" href=\"http:\/\/yesterdayspupil.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">go download the EP if you haven&#8217;t already, it&#8217;s great<\/a>).<\/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-7028 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9653.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9653-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9679.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9679-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9683.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9683-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9738.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9738-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9744.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9744-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9750.jpg' title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" data-rl_title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" 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\/yesterdays-pupil_LMcC_9750-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yesterday&#039;s Pupil\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><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 have yet to disappoint<\/a>, and thrilled the crowd with <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\">another high energy<\/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\">in-your-face performance<\/a>. They continue to be one of my favourite live bands, and while I wasn&#8217;t sold on <em>Vir Almal <\/em>(<a title=\"vir almal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g204l6T2wAs\" target=\"_blank\">especially the video, oh dear oh dear<\/a>&#8230;), <em>Wie&#8217;s Bang&#8217;<\/em>s second single <em>Dis &#8216;n Land<\/em> is a cracker (<a title=\"dis n land video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGdSyK81-U0\" target=\"_blank\">and the video&#8217;s great too<\/a>).<\/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-7028 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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9789.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9789-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9799.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9799-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9805.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9805-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9817.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9817-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9838.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9838-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9840.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9840-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9855.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9855-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9869.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9869-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9881.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9881-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9952.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_9952-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0010.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0010-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0018.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0050.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0050-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0067.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0067-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/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\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0081.jpg' title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" data-rl_title=\"Van Coke Kartel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/van-coke-kartel_LMcC_0081-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Van Coke Kartel\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With one of my favourite albums of 2010 and a <a title=\"Bittereinder album launch \u2013 Klein Libertas, Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/bittereinder-album-launch-klein-libertas-stellenbosch\/\">solid live presence<\/a>, <a title=\"RAMFEST: Day 3\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/ramfest-day-3\/\">Bittereinder<\/a> remain one of the most exciting local bands I&#8217;ve heard in a long time. It&#8217;s been a while since they visited the Cape, (they&#8217;ve been busy touring overseas) so I was really looking forward to seeing them again.<\/p>\n<p>Their set felt a bit short and sadly lacked <em>Ware Verhaal, <\/em>but did premier (for Cape Town at least) 2 new songs and a remix of <em>Voleinder<\/em>, all of which were pretty hard. It seems the new material is decidely dancier and heavier than their debut, but I&#8217;ll reserve judgement until they release their second album &#8211; I dunno when that will be, but I can&#8217;t wait.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .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-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .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-5' class='gallery galleryid-7028 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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0104.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0104-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0109.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0109-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0124.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0141.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0141-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0169.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0169-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0192.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0192-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0247.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0247-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0262.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0262-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/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\/bittereinder_LMcC_0279.jpg' title=\"Bittereinder\" data-rl_title=\"Bittereinder\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/bittereinder_LMcC_0279-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bittereinder\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The early night (I couldn&#8217;t handle sticking around for PH Fat &amp; SFR inside&#8230;) ended with <a title=\"We Are Beautiful Losers 2 at A Word of Art in Woodstock\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/we-are-beautiful-losers-2-at-a-word-of-art-in-woodstock\/\" target=\"_blank\">KONGOS&#8217; last CT<\/a> (excluding Up the Creek) and third last SA performance. There were a few technical issues with the bass lead and the 11pm cut-off time left cries for an encore unsatisfied but apart from that, they were <a title=\"KONGOS, Machineri &amp; Saintfearless at The Assembly\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/kongos-machineri-saintfearless-at-the-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\">great as ever.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool surprise of the set was Bittereinder&#8217;s Jaco van der Merwe lending his rhymes to their rendition of <em>Come Together<\/em> and post-gig surprise was vocalist\/bassist Dylan Kongos swapping his shirt with a fan<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s safe to say SA has gone nuts for KONGOS (I know I&#8217;ve loved following their CT gigs) and I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll all be welcoming them with open arms when they come to visit again.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .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-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .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-6' class='gallery galleryid-7028 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\/kongos_LMcC_0297.jpg' title=\"KONGOS\" data-rl_title=\"KONGOS\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/kongos_LMcC_0297-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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alt=\"KONGOS\" \/><\/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=\"kongos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KONGOS\" target=\"_blank\">KONGOS<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a title=\"bittereinder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bittereinder\" target=\"_blank\">Bittereinder<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a title=\"vck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Vancokekartel\" target=\"_blank\">Van Coke Kartel<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a title=\"yesterday's pupil\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yesterdayspupil\" target=\"_blank\">Yesterday&#8217;s Pupil<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <a title=\"dead lucky\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deadluckyrocknroll\" target=\"_blank\">Dead Lucky<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 3 February 2012 Usually the weekend of a big festival means precious little entertainment back home for those not attending. 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