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One of That’s So Random start up screens
Since I’ve started playing Words on Tour by Zynga on iOS, I haven’t explored any new games lately. Suddenly, my friend Vanessa introduced me to That’s So Random. The game was developed by UglyBread Games, an indie game development studio based in Toronto, Canada. Continue reading “That’s So Random iOS Game Review”
Up Dharma Down just made their latest single downloadable for FREE. You can download it here. They found their inspiration in Singapore for this particular single.
Up Dharma Down also shot a music video in Singapore. Check out the video below.
Up Dharma Down is currently featured in YourSingapore.
And so, it happened last May 9. I was actually thinking of joining the Nike Women’s run (happened on the same night). Since it’s their farewell concert, I certainly did not want to miss the opportunity to watch them live.
Check out my recording of their performance of “Soul Searching” (from their album “Influence” that was released in 2003).
Haven’t heard of Urbandub’s music? Listen to their music on Spotify.
This is not an April Fool’s Joke guys. This news has been confirmed. Yes, Urbandub is saying goodbye after 15 years. They have announced it on their Facebook page.
15 years of Urbandub. We in the band, past and present members, still can’t believe we lasted this long. What started… Continue reading “Thank you Urbandub”
The Eraserheads at the catwalk with the 5th Ehead, Sancho
It was my first time to watch a concert overseas. And it’s not a foreign act. It’s one of my favorite bands in the Philippines, The Eraserheads. You may think that it’s crazy to go to Singapore and watch our fellow countrymen perform even though that we can watch them here. After they disbanded, I saw them reunited in 2008. Then, I was able to get a chance to watch the Eraserheads in 2009. After 2009, I thought that was the last time that I will be able to see them live. Thus, when I heard about the Singapore concert, I got really excited. Continue reading “Watching The Eraserheads live in Singapore”
Ebe Dancel
While most of the people around me are using a dSLR, I opted to test the Canon Powershot G15 in a concert organized by RockEd Philippines last November. The Canon PowerShot G15 is way different from its predecessor. It’s widest end (focal length) is at f/1.8 while it’s farthest end is at f/2.8 which is pretty good for taking pictures in low-light.
Here are some of the photos that I took during the concert.
Gracenote
The picture below shows how near I am to the stage. This camera is good if you’re really close to the stage. Otherwise, it’s better to have a camera with you that has a longer focal length.
Sandwich
I’m pleased with the performance of this camera. For a big concert like this with a long line-up, the camera survived even if I recorded some videos with it too.
Kalayo
Check out the full set here.
Last night, we were able to watch Ely Buendia’s solo major concert at the Music Museum. What’s special about this concert is that it’s backed up by a 15-piece orchestra!
The show started with “Alapaap” and ended with “Ang Huling El Bimbo”. Ely Buendia’s recent concert has a balanced song selection. Some songs featured are from The Eraserheads, songs from the album “Wanted BedSpacer” (post-Eraserheads era), and his collaboration with the late Francis Magalona.
Aside from the 15-piece orchestra, Ely Buendia was joined on the stage by Mayo Baluyut (bass), Romel “Sancho” Sanchez (guitars), Gox (keyboards), and Wendell Garcia (drums). Nitoy Adriano was the only special guest at the concert last night. He played with them during the song “Ang Huling El Bimbo” (watch the video here by Sharlyne Ang).
One of the songs which I think has one of the best arrangements during last night’s show is “Magasin”. It was awesome! To those who missed the show, watch the video below. 🙂 I will upload more videos soon. 🙂
Check out some of my selected photos below. 🙂
Mayo Baluyut on bass
Wendell on drums
Ely showing his guitar tricks
Nitoy Adriano joins them during the song “Ang Huling El Bimbo”
Sing it!
A fan gets to be on the stage with Ely Buendia
Sancho and Nitoy Adriano
Check out my entire Ely Buendia live at the Music Museum photo set on Flickr!
It was my first time to watch a gig in Tiendesitas last night. Apparently, it’s the 7th anniversary of Tiendesitas. Aside from Wolfgang, Electric Sala, Razorback, and Chickoy Pura, Zach Lucero and Francis Reyes performed too. 😀
By the way, Wolfgang has released an album entitled “Ang Bagong Dugo sa Lumang Ugat”. It’s available in iTunes! What’s interesting about their new album is that all of the songs are in Filipino. What’s also unique about this, is that they’re not releasing the entire album as one. They’re releasing it in three parts!
Track List (Unang Kabanata):
1. Kandila
2. Sandata
3. Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat
4. Bulag
They are also selling CDs of the first part of the album. It’s available at PhP 180 each! Watch out for the last two parts of this concept album.
Thanks Niña Sandejas for giving us the opportunity to shoot Wolfgang! 🙂 More photos coming soon 🙂
Oishi OWow and RockEd Philippines had a flash gig in Glorietta Food Choices last September 26. I’ve learned about the flash gig in Twitter. Just like the Flash Mob, the flash gig is supposed to be surprised and no one except for the people involved should know about it. Anyway, I guess it must be hard to execute a flash gig because it would be hard to hide a drum set.
Take a look at the picture below. This is how they hid the drum set.
The people who have probably seen the guitars at the back must have suspected something already. 😀
Thanks to RockEd Philippines and Oishi OWow for putting up something like this. I hope to see more flash gigs soon. 🙂 Check out more photos from the flash gig here.
Last Wednesday, I got a chance to go to a CCP Master Class with Act of Congress. Before Act of Congress went to Manila for the CCP master classes and a series of public performances, they went to Thailand. They taught Bluegrass (a sub-genre of country music according to Wikipedia) to Bangkok students. Check out their videos from their Thailand tour here.
Diwa de Leon and his group
In the recently concluded CCP master class, local artists performed and one of them is Diwa de Leon. Diwa de Leon used a hegalong. Hegalong is an authentic T’boli (a tribe from Mindanao) guitar. It was not my first time to see one since I’ve acquired one for myself. But it was my first time to see a hegalong that you can plug to an amplifier. It was amazing to see them live since they got to perform Diwa de Leon’s song that was just composed on the same morning of the master class. The song was called “Act of Progress“.
Time by Act of Congress
After the local artists have performed, Act of Congress followed. In the above video, they performed “Time”. It was from their recent album “Worth Fighting For”. You can get it in iTunes, Amazon Music or from their website. Act of Congress is just one of the artists that is part of the “American Music Abroad” program. This program aims to promote international cultural exchange by introducing various American musical genres in more than 40 countries in 2012 and on 2013. This program is brought to you by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Association of American Voices.
Act of Congress is Adam Wright (guitar/mandolin/vocals), Chris Griffin (guitar), Tim Carroll (bass), and Bethany Borg (fiddle). They’re from Alabama, USA. Please do catch the scheduled public performances of Act of Congress in Manila.
Act of Congress Scheduled Public Performances in Manila
September 14 at 7:00 p.m. in Marilao, Bulacan
September 15 at 6:00 p.m. at The Podium
September 16 at 5:00 p.m. at the Concert at the Park at Rizal Park
They will also have a jamming session at the 70s Bistro with Bayang Barrios and Kalayo at the 70s Bistro right after their gig in The Podium. 🙂
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