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Rolling Stone Weekend (Friday only) at Mercury

Posted on: September 17, 2012

Friday 14 September 2012 Rolling Stone Weekend sounded a bit like a mini festival – 10 up-and-coming acts over 2 days at the Mercury/Shack complex as well as DJs. I checked out the Friday night featuring Crimson House Blues, Lucy … Continue reading →

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Tagged acoustic, beach party, cape town, crimson house blues, gigs & festivals, hip hop, long hair, lucy kruger, mercury, music, photography, rap, rock, rolling stone, south african, tape hiss and sparkle, the mysticcs, weekends, youngsta

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The Bone Collectors ‘Black Love’ album launch at the German Club

Posted on: September 10, 2012

Friday 7 September 2012 Joined by Them Birds and The Dollfins, The Bone Collectors launched their debut album Black Love at the German club in Gardens. They fought bravely but sadly the strange venue got the better of all the bands…

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Tagged album launch, brass, cape town, captain stu, costumes, fire, german club, long hair, music without borders, photography, rock, sixgun gospel, south african, tafelberg tavern, taxi violence, the bone collectors, the dollfins, the frown, them birds, weekends

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Verona Walls Soft EP launch, with The Sleepers & The Lottery Tickets, at Mercury

Posted on: August 24, 2012

Saturday 18 August 2012 I haven’t been out that much lately (it’s too damn cold) and being at Zula the night before had made me a little uneasy, so going back to Mercury last week was like coming home. The line-up … Continue reading →

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Tagged album launch, cape town, gigs & festivals, guitars, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, rock, south african, the lottery tickets, the sleepers, verona walls, weekends, winter

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LMG party: PH Fat, The Nomadic Orchestra & 7ft Soundsystem at Mercury

Posted on: May 28, 2012

Friday 25 May 2012 With one of the more eclectic line-ups I’d seen in a while, Your LMG‘s party at Mercury last Friday had something for everyone – 7ft Soundsystem’s dubbiness, The Nomadic Orchestra’s infectious Balkaness and PH Fat’s electrorap … Continue reading →

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Tagged 7ft soundsystem, balkan, brass, cape town, friends, gigs & festivals, guitars, mercury, music, nomadic orchestra, ph fat, photography, saxophone, south african, trumpet, tuba, weekends, your LMG

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The Sleepers, Black Moscow & Wild Eastern Arches at Mercury

Posted on: May 24, 2012

Friday 18 May 2012 It’d been a long while since I last saw The Sleepers, too long in fact – so last week I went to watch them at Mercury (against an intriguing, projected backdrop), along with Black Moscow and Wild Eastern Arches. … Continue reading →