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Tag Archives: double bass
Dusty Rebels & The Bombshells Rockabilly Festival at the Ostrich Ranch
Sat 14 November 2015 Though the Dusty Rebels & The Bombshells festival has been running for three years, this year was my first. It was fantastic, one-day festivals really are great – there was loads to do but the overall … Continue reading
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Tagged all ages, alternative, art, beards, bikes, bombshell betty, burlesque, cape town, cars, costumes, crowd, dan valley & the countrymen, dancers, dancing, dixie pricks, double bass, dressing up, dust, dusty rebels & the bombshells, evenings, events, fairground, fashion, fashion show, favourites, femme fatales, gigs & festivals, graffiti, halloween, leather, long hair, martin rocka & the sick shop, medicine boy, motorbikes, motorcycle, mr cat & the jackal, music, nature, ostrich ranch, out in the country, outdoors, pageant, photography, pinup, portraits, racing, ratrod cats, retro, rock, rockabilly, roller derby, south africa, south african, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, the damned crows, the taros, them tornados, vintage, weekends
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Tagged all ages, alternative, art, beards, bikes, bombshell betty, burlesque, cape town, cars, costumes, crowd, dan valley & the countrymen, dancers, dancing, dixie pricks, double bass, dressing up, dust, dusty rebels & the bombshells, evenings, events, fairground, fashion, fashion show, favourites, femme fatales, gigs & festivals, graffiti, halloween, leather, long hair, martin rocka & the sick shop, medicine boy, motorbikes, motorcycle, mr cat & the jackal, music, nature, ostrich ranch, out in the country, outdoors, pageant, photography, pinup, portraits, racing, ratrod cats, retro, rock, rockabilly, roller derby, south africa, south african, summer, tattoos, texx and the city, the damned crows, the taros, them tornados, vintage, weekends
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Zombie Fest 2015
Sat 31 October 2015 The official after party to the annual Cape Town Zombie Walk, the inaugural Zombie Fest took place last Saturday (Halloween) at the end point for the Zombie Walk, the Lookout at the Waterfront. Aside from market … Continue reading
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Tagged art of play, blynd tyger, brass, cami chaos, cape town, costumes, double bass, dressing up, dukes, dukes of note, evenings, facepaint, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, halloween, long hair, lookout, market, music, outdoors, photography, ratrod cats, reburn, rock, rockabilly, rudimentals, saxophone, ska, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city, the damned crows, trombone, trumpet, waterfront, weekends, zombie fest, zombie walk, zombiegamer, zombies
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Tagged art of play, blynd tyger, brass, cami chaos, cape town, costumes, double bass, dressing up, dukes, dukes of note, evenings, facepaint, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, halloween, long hair, lookout, market, music, outdoors, photography, ratrod cats, reburn, rock, rockabilly, rudimentals, saxophone, ska, south africa, south african, summer, texx and the city, the damned crows, trombone, trumpet, waterfront, weekends, zombie fest, zombie walk, zombiegamer, zombies
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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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Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Cape Town Stadium
Tuesday 5 February 2013 I remember, ages ago, this email petition doing the rounds, ‘Get the Red Hot Chili Peppers to play in South Africa’…fast forward a few years and they actually did! And I really hope everyone who signed … Continue reading
Synergy Live 2012: Saturday
Sat 01 December 2012 Saturday morning was brutal and not just for me – going big on the first night had clearly taken its toll on a lot of people. Still, any day that begins with a massive Spur burger … Continue reading
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Tagged bingo, camping, cape town, cloud, costumes, dead alphabet, double bass, dressing up, flag, fox comet, friends, fuzigish, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, hip hop, jack parow, jumping musicians, long hair, make overs, moon, moshpit, motheo moleko, mountains, music, nature, norway, out in the country, outdoors, photography, red huxley, rock, rudimentals, scandinavians, shadowclub, ska, sky, sons of settlers, south africa, south african, summer, sun-do q'lisi, sunset, tents, th' damned crows, the bone collectors, trees, two minute puzzle, van coke kartel, water, weekends, woodstock mafia, yes sir! mister machine, your LMG
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Tagged bingo, camping, cape town, cloud, costumes, dead alphabet, double bass, dressing up, flag, fox comet, friends, fuzigish, gigs & festivals, grassy spark, guitars, hip hop, jack parow, jumping musicians, long hair, make overs, moon, moshpit, motheo moleko, mountains, music, nature, norway, out in the country, outdoors, photography, red huxley, rock, rudimentals, scandinavians, shadowclub, ska, sky, sons of settlers, south africa, south african, summer, sun-do q'lisi, sunset, tents, th' damned crows, the bone collectors, trees, two minute puzzle, van coke kartel, water, weekends, woodstock mafia, yes sir! mister machine, your LMG
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