The Scene Around: TheSunManager "Worth" Album Launch

03/10/2017 10:23:34 PM

It was probably a long wait until the dream formally became a reality. Three years after releasing an EP, April Hernandez and her solo project band released an 8-track record held Friday 10 February 2017, at Route 196 in Katipunan Avenue Extension, Quezon City.

Upcoming: TheSunManager "Worth" Album Launch

02/07/2017 08:55:25 PM

After three years, the solo project paid off big-time as April Hernandez, also known as TheSunManager, will be releasing her album titled “Worth” later this week.

The Scene Around: Calypso

12/15/2016 02:49:55 PM 

Docdef Productions teamed up with Jam 88.3 in cooperation with Locked Down Entertainment in a Friday night full of awesome music an packed of Pale Pilsen.

The Scene Around: General Marcelo

12/14/2016 10:07:06 AM

It was a final night of November to remember as Red Ninja Productions staged a double birthday celebration for their photographer John Marcelo and host Patty General in what has been a Bonifacio day-like fashion titled General Marcelo.

The Scene Around: Sagana

09/20/2016 11:16:30 AM

After being postponed twice in over the span of almost two months, the biggest gathering of OPM artists finally took place – though in a different venue, and it all happened on a (thank goodness) calmed weather of that Saturday afternoon.

OPM High Sagana took place last Saturday, 11 September 2016, at the Estancia mall in Capitol Commons, Pasig City.

PlayBack: Fools and Foes - Underneath The Roots

06/26/2016 01:40:57 PM

Photo credit: A Spur Of The Moment

Perhaps, it was a long wait until the indie band Fools and Foes finally unfolded a chapter in their respective musical lives when they released their five-track EP called Underneath the Roots last year at SaGuijo.

Weeknights to Remember: SlickMaster’s Memorable Gigs of 2015 (Part 3)

12/31/2015 3:00:36 PM

The post was supposed to be named "Fridays and Saturday Nights to Remember" only to realized a few things: first, gigs are happening every single weeknight; second, most of them aren’t even planned by yours truly to attend; and third, I have been to almost 70 gigs for 2015.

2015 has been a heck of a good year for me as I discovered Philippine music anew -- and it broods at the place where minority of people knows -- the independent scene. Over the course of time, I attended about 50 events starting from a random night out that happened 24 January 2015 at Route 196. I was then supposed to watch my college friend whose already a musician.

And since then, the Philippine independent music scene became another world conquered by yours truly. I became part of a production group; I was posting anything about gigs for most of the time; and indie music also served as a venue for me to grow as opportunities came from out of nowhere -- be it writing or anything else like photography and videography.

Fast-forward to the year-end, despite attending the last one or two music events of this year from small-time gigs to the big or concert-level ones, I can say I had a lot of memorable evenings.

The Scene Around: Fools and Foes EP Launch

1/10/2016 4:07:39 PM

Long night ahead. After crossing cities like a coast-to-coast play on basketball, I finally arrived down south. 

Realizations by 12:30 AM

12/07/2015 12:51:00 AM

Since I hardly get some sleep at this very minute, I end up having a bunch of "12:30 midnight realizations."

The Scene Around: DocDef 061

2/7/2015 10:00:06 PM

I randomly spotted through the news feed of my Facebook when one of my college friends (who, by the way, is an indie musician) posted a photo containing an event poster: it’s DocDef 61 held 8 PM of January 24, 2015 at Route 196 bar in Quezon City.

That seems interesting as my first impression; considering it’s been a very long while since I attended an underground gig; but actually it felt like first time. Plus the venue was just a mere walking distance from my residence.