under the carillon bells

So it is the leap day of the year and Manila is very lucky to have one of New York's best indie bands: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart! The band was formed in the year 2007 and is composed of the following current line-up: Kip Berman – vocals and guitar Peggy Wang – keyboards and vocals Alex Naidus – bass Kurt Feldman – drums I was able to listen to the band since 2008 when I discovered their music along side Filipino shoe gaze band: Moscow Olympics! I was checking up and coming bands around that time and discovered their lush/ Jesus and Mary Chain type of music. I encountered a blog that the band mentioned that they were able to find good music from other parts of the globe like Moscow Olympics from the Philippines. I was amazed and the same time was honored by them recognizing our local act. I was lucky to get their first self titled album from one of the CD sales in town last year. Their songs "Come Saturday" and "A Teenager in Love" are still l...

Artists: Evanescence and Bush When: Sunday, February 19, 2012 Venue: Smart Araneta Coliseum By: Ovation Productions PATRON(103&101) STANDING (Reserved Seating) P5810 PATRON SEATED (Reserved Seating)                       P5810 LOWER BOX(200 & 201) (Reserved Seating)            P4755 LOWER BOX(202 - 215) (Reserved Seating)            P3700 UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating)                            P2640 UPPER BOX B                                                         P1585 GENERAL ADMISSION                                     ...

L-R: Carpenter; Vega; Moreno; Delgado and Cunningham (Below were the details of my experience watching and meeting one of the best bands in the world: Deftones a year ago, Feb 12 & 16, 2011) “Hey, your band was the most relevant band that came out from the late 90's” I said. “Wow, thanks man. I really appreciate it” replied by a stunned Abe Cunningham. Its been a year after I've watched and met Deftones! I can still say it is still lingering in my head! It was and is still the most important music event in my life! I am a Deftones fan since their album Around the Fur around 97. I was not a fan yet until I saw the video of My Own Summer on MTV. Holy Shit. The next day I bought the cassette tape and blast it on my stereo. I bought also the Around the Fur Mic Shirt at Top 40 Apparel because of my fascination with the band. (Check my previous post about Deftones) Fast-forward. Suggesting to the organizers that Deftones are in Australia...

Deftones makes me feel like more!!! I eat, live and breathe the music of Deftones!!! Deftones L-R: Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Sergio Vega (bass), Chino Moreno (vocals), Frank Delgado (DJ) and  Abe Cunningham  (Drums)   Since I discovered their music in my high school days here in Manila, the emergence of nu metal and the release of their sophomore effort “Around the Fur,” my interest to the band grew! Besides their metal influence, I was also amazed that they have 80’s new wave music inclinations too. I bought my “Around the Fur” cassette tape as a Christmas gift to myself last '97 and played it until I was able to play in my guitar the songs “My Own Summer.” I and my friends also jammed the songs “Around the Fur” and “Be Quiet and Drive.”  It is one of the albums that accompanied me on those sleepless nights and examination reviews. Around the Fur Cassette Tape White Pony cassette Then in college, the album “White Pony” came out and I immediat...

another year to get wasted!

Three more days for the one big STELLAR concert!!! Incubus - If Not Now, When? World Tour live in Manila!!! And to celebrate their third concert, I unearthed my Incubus CD collection and other memorabilia from the band! I collected their CDs from 1998 and still have most of them in mint condition!!! And I hope to have these signed by the band! Thank you Ovation Production for bringing Incubus back here in Manila! Ü Incubus - If Not Now, When? World Tour 2011 - 2012!!! Date: July 28, 2011 Time:  8 PM Venue:  Araneta Coliseum The tickets are almost sold out so go to your nearest Ticket Net outlets!!!