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TATC was started by journalist Tecla “Texx” Ciolfi. Texx has been apart of the music industry in South Africa for the last 15 years in various capacities, namely journalism, podcasting, eventing & artist management. TATC has expanded over the last decade to become a home for creatives who are passionate about telling the rich story of the SA music industry.

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NEW MUSIC IN YOUR FACE!We've got your weekend listening covered with our #WritersPicks playlist, showcasing some of March’s best and most varied releases. Link in bio to stream our playlist and add it to your faves ASAP.

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NEW MUSIC IN YOUR FACE!We've got your weekend listening covered with our #WritersPicks playlist, showcasing some of March’s best and most varied releases. Link in bio to stream our playlist and add it to your faves ASAP.

18 hours ago

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Allow singer-songwriter @PhilHiggins_ to reintroduce herself on her funk-tinged video for #Philippa. Link in bio for the full feature.⁠

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Allow singer-songwriter @PhilHiggins_ to reintroduce herself on her funk-tinged video for #Philippa. Link in bio for the full feature.⁠

20 hours ago

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@HolographBand take their final bow before @WarrentFisher & @Inesoo head off to Amsterdam and @Dr.Lovefield is mad cut up about it.Link in bio to read his final farewell to a band much loved and swipe for @Pierre_Rommelaere's moody pics.

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@HolographBand take their final bow before @WarrentFisher & @Inesoo head off to Amsterdam and @Dr.Lovefield is mad cut up about it.Link in bio to read his final farewell to a band much loved and swipe for @Pierre_Rommelaere's moody pics.

2 days ago

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Our #SpotlightOn artist for March is Cape-Town based indie-pop trio SunMan.From recording tracks on GarageBand, they’ve gone on to release two dazzling EPs, amassing over 500k streams, and inking a distribution deal with @umgsa.Link in bio to discover a band intimately attune with one another.

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Our #SpotlightOn artist for March is Cape-Town based indie-pop trio SunMan.From recording tracks on GarageBand, they’ve gone on to release two dazzling EPs, amassing over 500k streams, and inking a distribution deal with @umgsa.Link in bio to discover a band intimately attune with one another.

2 days ago

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We sat down with @ZiggyAlberts to chat everything from collaborations as a tool for change, to the importance of humour in creativity, ahead of his return to SA next week.⁠
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Link in bio for the full feature - AND TO WIN TICKETS TO HIS SHOWS IN CAPE TOWN & JOZI. DO IT!

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We sat down with @ZiggyAlberts to chat everything from collaborations as a tool for change, to the importance of humour in creativity, ahead of his return to SA next week.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for the full feature - AND TO WIN TICKETS TO HIS SHOWS IN CAPE TOWN & JOZI. DO IT!

3 days ago

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"I was surrounded by my friends. And strangers surrounded by their friends. Warm embraces met by elation. At their purest, moments like these happen rarely, but when they do, they can linger on for a lifetime, and that is the power of live music." - @alessndrogueli⁠
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Link in bio for the full feature. 📸 @laura.mcc_za

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"I was surrounded by my friends. And strangers surrounded by their friends. Warm embraces met by elation. At their purest, moments like these happen rarely, but when they do, they can linger on for a lifetime, and that is the power of live music." - @alessndrogueli⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for the full feature. 📸 @laura.mcc_za

3 days ago

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@si_Bonobo live in Cape Town was a night of sublime, love-fuelled electronica.Swipe for some epic shot from @laura.mcc_za and hit the link in bio for the full gallery.

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@si_Bonobo live in Cape Town was a night of sublime, love-fuelled electronica.Swipe for some epic shot from @laura.mcc_za and hit the link in bio for the full gallery.

3 days ago

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COMPETITION TIME!We're giving one person the chance to win an epic night at the @YndianMynah, @BlackMathZA & @Peasant.HC show happening at @District_CT on 31 March.The winner will receive 4 tickets and a t-shirt from each band. And to sweeten the deal @Suncamino_Rum has also thrown in one of their awesome cocktail kits. To enter you have to:🍹 Make sure to follow each of the bands & Suncamino Rum
🍹 Tag three of your friends who you'd take with you
🍹 Extra points if you share the post in your storyYou can enter as many times as you like and we'll announce the winner at 10am on Friday 31 March. Link in bio for all the event deets.

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COMPETITION TIME!We're giving one person the chance to win an epic night at the @YndianMynah, @BlackMathZA & @Peasant.HC show happening at @District_CT on 31 March.The winner will receive 4 tickets and a t-shirt from each band. And to sweeten the deal @Suncamino_Rum has also thrown in one of their awesome cocktail kits. To enter you have to:🍹 Make sure to follow each of the bands & Suncamino Rum 🍹 Tag three of your friends who you'd take with you 🍹 Extra points if you share the post in your storyYou can enter as many times as you like and we'll announce the winner at 10am on Friday 31 March. Link in bio for all the event deets.

4 days ago

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#ReliveTheAlbum: On the 10th anniversary of @TheStrokes’ #ComedownMachine, we look back on an album that pushed the boundaries of what indie-rock could be.⁠
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Link in bio to rediscover a record that lives on as a kind of cult-classic.

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#ReliveTheAlbum: On the 10th anniversary of @TheStrokes’ #ComedownMachine, we look back on an album that pushed the boundaries of what indie-rock could be.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to rediscover a record that lives on as a kind of cult-classic.

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