![]() They played a handful of other upbeat originals (my personal favourite being a song about ghosts which they wrote for a Halloween show) and got some great crowd participation with some well-known covers of “Riptide” by Vance Joy and “As It Was” by Harry Styles, which had their female fans rush to the dancefloor. The four members (Matt, Benji, Aidan and Hannah) have a natural musical synergy that blends well through the original feel-good indie songs they write, such as their self-titled song and their most-recent single, “ Running Blind”. Having played several of the popular Picnic & Thrift events and recently opening for Desmond and the Tutus at Sognage, it’s easy to see why this band continues to grow in popularity. This was the first time I’d ever seen the band live, though I’d been following them for quite some time on Instagram. Hiding Bigfoot kicked off the evening with a brilliant cover of “Brazil” by Declan McKenna, which had the people sitting at the many tables bopping and singing along. Judging by their band names, the evening promised to be a musical menagerie of homegrown indie talent. Cape Town-based band, Jackal & the Wind, were hosted in the indoor theatre for the final night of their recent Gauteng tour, accompanied by opening acts Hiding Bigfoot and Zebra. ![]() Last Saturday night, 20 August, I joined my sister and a group of friends at one of Gauteng’s coolest live music venues, Railways Café. Jackal & the Wind, Zebra and Hiding Bigfoot – Live at Railways Café ![]()
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