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Hog Hoggidy Hog’s 20th birthday in honour of George Bacon at the Assembly
Saturday 15 August 2015 George Bacon‘s untimely death was made even more tragic by the fact that it came just a few months shy of the band’s 20th anniversary. On Saturday August 15th the Hogs got together with a long … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th son, anniversary, arrogant sandys, assembly, birthday, brass, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, francois van coke, george bacon, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, half price, hog hoggidy hog, jon shaban, jumping musicians, long hair, music, peachy keen, photography, punk, reggae, rock, ska, south africa, south african, stage diving, taxi violence, texx and the city, the assembly, theo crous, tribute, trombone, trumpet, weekends
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Tagged 7th son, anniversary, arrogant sandys, assembly, birthday, brass, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, francois van coke, george bacon, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, half price, hog hoggidy hog, jon shaban, jumping musicians, long hair, music, peachy keen, photography, punk, reggae, rock, ska, south africa, south african, stage diving, taxi violence, texx and the city, the assembly, theo crous, tribute, trombone, trumpet, weekends
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Oppikoppi 21: Fantastic Mr Vos Vos Day 2
Saturday 8 August 2015 As mildly traumatic as it is waking up in 5 layers of clothes in a state of humid confusion surrounded by a tent and the nonsensical conversations of your neighbours outside, there’s something reassuring about the situation: you know … Continue reading
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Tagged afrikaans, aka, al bairre, american, bagpipes, black cat bones, brass, british, camping, circle view, costumes, crowd, dance, dancers, dancing, desmond & the tutus, desmond and the tutus, dirty hippies, doring, double bass, dressing up, drummers, drums, dust, favourites, felix laband, full swing, gigs & festivals, guitars, hilltop live, international act, jumping musicians, kameeldoring, kid x, kilts, konrad kuechenmeister, light, livingston, long hair, marching band, memories, mordor, music, nature, nomadic orchestra, nonku phiri, okmalumkoolkat, oppikoppi, original swimming party, outdoors, ph fat, photography, portraits, red bull, reunion, rock, sannie fox, saxophone, sibot, south africa, south african, southern wild, spring, stage, summer, sunset, tatran, tattoos, taxi violence, tents, trumpet, tuin, tweak, weekends, werner von waltsleben
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Tagged afrikaans, aka, al bairre, american, bagpipes, black cat bones, brass, british, camping, circle view, costumes, crowd, dance, dancers, dancing, desmond & the tutus, desmond and the tutus, dirty hippies, doring, double bass, dressing up, drummers, drums, dust, favourites, felix laband, full swing, gigs & festivals, guitars, hilltop live, international act, jumping musicians, kameeldoring, kid x, kilts, konrad kuechenmeister, light, livingston, long hair, marching band, memories, mordor, music, nature, nomadic orchestra, nonku phiri, okmalumkoolkat, oppikoppi, original swimming party, outdoors, ph fat, photography, portraits, red bull, reunion, rock, sannie fox, saxophone, sibot, south africa, south african, southern wild, spring, stage, summer, sunset, tatran, tattoos, taxi violence, tents, trumpet, tuin, tweak, weekends, werner von waltsleben
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Stelth Ulvang in Cape Town: City & Secret Soiree shows
20 & 22 June 2015 Stelth Ulvang of American folk stars The Lumineers recently completed a tour of Southern Africa that included festivals in Mozambique and Swaziland as well as a bunch of shows around SA. I caught two of his last … Continue reading
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Tagged accordion, acoustic, albert frost, american, bonj mpanza, brass, candles, cape town, cbd, cello, city soiree, crowdfunding, favourites, folk, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jon shaban, julian redpath, lee thomson, long street, photography, piano, ryan mcarthur, secret soiree, stelth ulvang, texx and the city, the lumineers, the shabeen, thecity, tour, trumpet, weekends, werner von waltsleben, winter, woodstock
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Tagged accordion, acoustic, albert frost, american, bonj mpanza, brass, candles, cape town, cbd, cello, city soiree, crowdfunding, favourites, folk, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jon shaban, julian redpath, lee thomson, long street, photography, piano, ryan mcarthur, secret soiree, stelth ulvang, texx and the city, the lumineers, the shabeen, thecity, tour, trumpet, weekends, werner von waltsleben, winter, woodstock
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Desmond & The Tutus, Grassy Spark, Early Hours & Make-Overs at the Assembly
Saturday 6 June 2015 I don’t remember the last time I was at the Assembly…but I had a great time there last Saturday watching Grassy Spark, Early Hours and Pretoria favourites of mine Desmond & The Tutus and Make-Overs.
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Tagged brass, cape town, crowd, desmond & the tutus, desmond and the tutus, dj, early hours, favourites, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, long hair, make overs, mudblud, music, photography, rock, ska, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the assembly, trumpet, weekends
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Tagged brass, cape town, crowd, desmond & the tutus, desmond and the tutus, dj, early hours, favourites, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, long hair, make overs, mudblud, music, photography, rock, ska, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the assembly, trumpet, weekends
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New Holland, The Nomadic Orchestra, Sons of Settlers & The Vanilla at Manila Bar
Friday 15 May 2015 The last time I saw New Holland must have been around 2009, so seeing them back on stage again for the first time in ages was a real blast from the past. Here’s a look at … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, brass, cape town, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, long street, manila bar, music, new holland, nomadic orchestra, photography, reunion, rock, sons of settlers, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the vanilla, weekends, winter
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Tagged black and white, brass, cape town, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, long street, manila bar, music, new holland, nomadic orchestra, photography, reunion, rock, sons of settlers, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the vanilla, weekends, winter
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