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Jungle & Goodluck at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: April 11, 2016

Fri
1 April
2016

British electro-soul outfit Jungle’s Kirstenbosch show has been hotly anticipated by Cape Town for the last few months, and it didn’t disappoint. Even though it rained (like, a lot) during the end of opening act Goodluck’s set, there was energy and enthusiasm all round and no-one seemed too put out by the deluge.

Goodluck were slick and did a good job of warming up the crowd on the chilly Friday night and, although the rain delayed their starting time slightly, Jungle were very slick and put on a great show. I’m not a massive fan and wasn’t planning on staying till the end but ended up doing just that – very enjoyable show.

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Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged autumn, british, cape town, electro, favourites, gigs & festivals, goodluck, guitars, international act, international artist, jumping musicians, jungle, kirstenbosch, long hair, mountains, nature, outdoors, photography, pop, rain, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, uk, weekends, winter

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Press shoot: Stone Jets

Posted on: April 5, 2016

2
April
2016

I recently did a press shoot with The Stone Jets in Woodstock – they’re great guys and working with them is always fun and packed with hilarious jokes and moments (Given is hilarious).

Here are some of my favourite shots from the morning.

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Posted in Photography, press shoots
Tagged acoustic, cape town, editorial, music, nature, outdoors, photography, pop, press shoot, south africa, stone jets, summer, trio, woodstock

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Behemoth at the Assembly

Posted on: April 3, 2016

Sun 27 March 2016

Polish metal legends Behemoth returned to our shores over the Easter weekend (in spite of much opposition from dismayed religious protesters over the last few months) and put on a fantastically theatrical and polished show at the Assembly.

They’ve been playing since ’91 and it shows – they take what they do very seriously and they do it very well, perfectly crafting a set (comprised of latest album The Satanist played in its entirety as well as some old classics) full of energy and drama, with small skits and gimmicks to punctuate the show. These included pyrotechnics, spitting blood (whatever it was I got some on me and it smelled like cherries) and doing unholy interpretations of Christian rituals – sprinkling communion wafers into the crowd and wafting a Catholic incense burner.

Not my favourite music to listen to but definitely one of my favourite performances to shoot – here’s a look at the show.

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Tagged assembly, behemoth, black metal, blood, cape town, crowd, death metal, dressing up, facepaint, fake blood, favourites, fire, gigs & festivals, guitars, harrington street, headbanging, international act, long hair, metal, mosh pit, music, photography, poland, polish, pyro, skit, texx and the city, the assembly, witchdoctor productions

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rAge Cape Town at GrandWest

Posted on: March 24, 2016

18 & 19
March
2016

A well established event in Joburg, rAge (Really Awesome Gaming Expo) came to Cape Town for the first time last weekend at GrandWest Casino. Over three days, the casino‘s market hall hosted the NAG LAN while the expo across from the arcade offered loads of demos of games and various technologies (from drones to VR goggles to 3D printers) as well as a massive Counterstrike tournament (with players vying for R100000, the largest prize ever in South African eSports), overclocking demos, workshops and contests, market stalls full of games and geek paraphernalia and of course loads of cosplayers.

For all this I confess I found myself a little overwhelmed – as with last year’s EGE, the Friday was pretty dead but things picked up hectically on Saturday and, as inaugural events go, it was really good overall and a solid foundation for bigger and better expos in the future.

Here are some photos of Friday and Saturday at rAge CT 2016.

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Tagged 3d printer, comics, competitions, convention, cosplay, costumes, dressing up, expo, games, gaming, geek, grand west, grandwest, lan, market, nag, overclocking, oxygen bar, photography, rage, really awesome gaming expo, stalls, superheroes, toys, vr

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Zebra & Giraffe’s farewell show with Monark at Kirstenbosch

Posted on: March 23, 2016

Sun 20 March 2016

Like many I was surprised and saddened by the news of Zebra & Giraffe‘s indefinite hiatus. I’ve always liked the band, and watching them over the years they’ve grown from strength to strength and their final show at Kirstenbosch was super slick.

Speaking of super slick, supporting act Monark put on a great show too. They remind me of OneRepublic with a bit of Maroon 5 mixed in – practiced, polished and crafters of solid pop songs.

Here are some photos from last Sunday’s wintry Kirstenbosch Concert.