Those Sleepless Nights in Katipunan (My Lookback to Some of The Gigs at Route 196)

12/24/2021 09:38:14 PM

Sometimes, I used to have this silly, randomly-timed routine of updating my tags and descriptions on my Instagram posts. Because I tried marketing my profile there and hopefully landing photography gigs or anything related. One Saturday in August 2020, I happened to do some of that on one of my photographs featuring no less than Jugs Jugueta of The Itchyworms on that gig at Route 196 in early 2019.

Alaala ng Route 196

08/24/2020 02:17:03 AM

Ang hirap magising sa isang Linggo ng gabi kung saan puno ng emosyon at pamamaalam ang mga nangyayari. Pustahan: baka marami pa sa atin ang naiyak noong nalaman ang balitang yan. Parang noong nakaraang dekada, noong nagbabay sa ere ang NU 107 dahil sa dami ng tao sa labas ng studio nila sa Ortigas at ilan sa atin na nakatutok nun sa mga radyo.

Halos saglit lang pagkamulat ng mata at pagtingin sa news feed sa Facebook, ay ang balita ng pagsasara ng isang bar ang bumungad kagad.

LMP 2019 features a double launch by Chud Festejo and Ferdinand Aragon

08/31/2019 09:06:49 PM

For years, Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino had its fair share of launch parades. This year was no different as part of this long-tenured festivity was the double launch of Chud Festejo and Ferdinand Aragon's musical works.

Upcoming: She's Coming Home "Kahit Saglit" bar tour

07/13/2019 12:42:39 PM

Barely more than a month since launching the music video, She's Coming Home is back for another run featuring their latest single. 

Upcoming: March Of The Penguins 66

07/02/2019 06:56:55 PM

March of the Penguins will celebrate the 12th anniversary special of the Penguin Studio. For sure, it will be another Saturday Night full of music and a bit of comedy.

Upcoming: Shirebound and Busking "For Princesses, By Thieves O Mga Awit Ng Hiraya Para Sa Guni-Guning Sinta" album launch

03/28/2019 11:26:57 PM

After making a couple of subtle-sounding-turned hit tracks, folk singer-songwriter Shirebound and Busking is set to launch his debut album For Princesses, By Thieves O Mga Awit Ng Hiraya Para Sa Guni-Guning Sinta this Friday, 29 March 2019, at Route 196 in Quezon City.

Upcoming: Nights Of The Pekaloids Presents Adriancon

02/10/2019 10:25:56 AM

This coming Wednesday night may not be full of good music, but of geeky rage, too.

It's probably close to a full year since the first time we have seen a Night Of The Pekaloids gig, then a tribute night for one of the late greats Rob Sunico, one of the known band managers in the music scene and one of two of the famous music bar Club Dredd. He passed away in late 2017 and his birthday is on February 16.

Upcoming: Sound The Alarm!

11/22/2018 05:54:31 PM

Shoplifters United is set to hit Route 196 once again, and Deepak Jones will be joining them for a Friday night of good live music!

Upcoming: Kjwan XV Launch

07/16/2018 10:50:55 PM

They may be a solid force in the OPM scene for too long, but still Kjwan has a lot left in tank. While they toured around Singapore and Dubai during June and July, the five-piece band is set to launch the newest merchandise this Thursday at Route 196.

Upcoming: The Rest Is Noise 26

07/13/2018 10:20:14 PM

Event poster from TRIN event page

After nearly half-a-year from their last bar outing, The Rest Is Noise is back and a return to Route 196 seems a teasing step on what lies ahead for the music event outfit come their biggest shows later this year.

Upcoming: March Of The Penguins 54

07/06/2018 06:53:11 PM

March of the Penguins will stage a special Saturday evening gig at Route 196 in Quezon City just in time for the celebration of 11th anniversary of the Pinoy Penguin Studio.

The Scene Around: Marc Abaya “Red Bleeds To Blue” Tour

06/05/2018 06:00:13 AM

As Kjwan embarks on a series of road trips outisde the country later this month, here is their frontman presenting his own kind of music as RadioManila Productions and Yellow Room Music Philippines staged a rare Wednesday night outing in line to Marc Abaya's new single.

Upcoming: Locked Down Night at Route 196

6/19/2018 1:12:17 AM

It’s Locked Down Night once again this coming mid-week, and the stage will be at the Metro North’s best music hall!

Upcoming: R/IndieMusicPH 2nd Anniversary

06/05/2018 01:30:59 PM

Meanwhile, online community group IndieMusicPH is on its second anniversary, and nothing better to celebrate such milestone by staging a gig on a gig-packed Saturday this June.

The Scene Around: Sisikat Muli Ang Araw jam party

05/23/2018 10:35:28 PM

It's been a long while since I made a decision to ditch the concept of me writing my insights about the gigs I attended. However, with the month of May turning out to be a memorable so far, I couldn't let some of these nights of times passed by without me blogging about it. After all, I have been recuperating from a lot of interpersonal fights.

'17 Nights To Remember (Part 2)

01/21/2018 07:25:38 PM

Regardless of how fiery it has been on all cylinders, it's undeniable that the year 2017 has been a wonderful year. Right in the midst of the mid-2010s band explosion, we have seen it brought a lot of good shits in our Philippine world of music (and we mean quality here, by the way). 

Yours truly have made it to a number of gigs curated by various production outfits (in fact, more than I attended for the past two years). These also include some of the biggest concerts and music festivals that has solely focused on out homegrown talents. That said, here are 17 nights that really left a mark in '17... well, at least for me.

The Scene Around: March Of The Penguins 40/Stereodeal "New Jersey" Music Video Launch

07/16/2017 11:17:54 PM

March of The Penguins 40 featured the launching of Stereodeal's new music video called “New Jersey,” the band's latest single. And it was an emotional night as their original drummer departed for a concentrating her life in the province.

The Scene Around: Raccoon Turns 1 Part 3

05/14/2017 09:14:49 PM

They kicked off their first year anniversary with a band and clearly ended it with a much louder one.

The Scene Around: Higadamit

05/14/2017 08:20:47 PM

It was barely two months ago, when Bel, road manager of a band called the Itchyworms approached me and gave us an invitation to drop by at Route 196 for her biggest organized gig recently. And we're not talking about any of IndieManila's Subdues and Elusive Silence outings here.

The Scene Around: Never Me

05/06/2017 11:01:14 PM

Move Forward Productions staged a post-Valentines party that highlighted a comeback of one of the bands which could be the the resemblances or equivalent of the term 'emo' in the past. And we don't really mean black and punk-ish, by the way.