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.

Ben&Ben to cap 2021 with a grand virtual concert

11/16/2021 03:19:57 PM

Ben&Ben is set to conclude another big year with the biggest headline show of their career. 

Kuwaderno: A Ben&Ben Online Concert is set to redefine the virtual concert-going experience by integrating creative disciplines such as drama, dance, orchestra, and technology with a live performance. 

Legendary Filipino singer-songwriters return to stage 'ALPAS' this June

05/16/2021 02:21:22 PM

Six of the country's prolific singer-songwriters today are set to take the stage together for one night only – although in a virtual fashion.

A Fete-less Year?!

06/15/2020 11:32:45 PM

Parang ang hirap ma-imagine na walang Fete de la Musique para sa taon na 'to, no? 

Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis, and Kitchie Nadal stage Secrets III for the benefit of music venue workers

04/22/2020 05:21:21 PM

Three years since the success of their sold-out concert series, Aia de Leon, Barbie Almalbis, and Kitchie Nadal will perform for another special show this May 1st.

Ben&Ben launches new international single 'Doors"; hosts its YouTube Live special this Saturday!

04/14/2020 11:13:49 PM

Ben&Ben continues to make new music as they will launch its newest – and first international single  “Doors” this Thursday (16 April 2020) through Sony Music.

Free Concert Problems

01/07/2019 08:58:00 PM

Isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit hindi umuunlad ang Pilipinas ay ang pagiging cheapskate ng mga tao nito. Dahil aminin man natin o hindi, masarap ang libre. 

PlayBack: UNIQUE – The Grandma Tour Live

01/07/2019 02:07:12 PM

The year 2018 saw one young man emerged from the shadows of his old band and transformed himself into a heck of a new person. It was a series of shocking events leading to his evolution as a musician, I must say.

After breaking away from IV of Spades, Unique Salonga exposed his talents elsewhere under Kean Cipriano and OC Records; making him the top-tier of the singer-songwriters at his age. Truly, that made him living to his namesake. Hype then followed the shadows of this wonder kid, leading to his own solo album and his solo concert that raised eyebrows of many, including yours truly.

Upcoming: INDIE NA TAYO

6/19/2018 1:42:29 AM

Move Forward Productions is going to make Friday Night a #hugot night again in time for Fete de la Musique at saGuijo in Makati City. 

Mga Dahilan Kung Bakit Kailangan Mong Pumunta sa Gig Nang Mag-isa

11/01/2017 11:59:45 AM

Buhay na buhay ang musika, at ibig sabihin rin nito ay buhay na buhay din talaga ang eskena, lalo na ang mga bar scale gig. Hindi lang kasi panay konsyerto ng mga malalaking musikero at artista ang nagpapanatili ng apoy sa local music scene, kundi ang mga maliliit na mga kaganapan sa mga bar kung saan minsan pa nga ay napupuno pa at tila nagiging sauna pa ang mga gaya ng Mow's, Route 196 at saGuijo.

At nakakatuwa lang kasi pag madalas ako magpromote ng gig ng mga prod na kakilalala ko, ito ang laging bumbungad sa amin, maliban pa sa mga namamahalan sa entrance (which is minsan, understandable naman): pengeng kasama.

Anak ng tokwa. Ang dami ngang tao sa gig (at bibihira nga lang ang mga matutumal) tapos hihirit ka pa ng “pengeng kasama”?

The Rundown Slam: PWR Live Oktoberplex

10/15/2017 11:28:30 PM

It's been half-a-year since the last time I have seen a Philippine Wrestling Revolution show. Obviously, there are new faces and new stories that they are trying to tell everyone. And I may have felt lagged behind by so faraway distance, but at least I'm still trying to keep up with their developments that are barely told and exposed through their social media pages.

And while they have shifted from Pasig back to their home city in Makati – specifically, to the near northern portion of Circuit – it's interesting that PWR has been grasping in new and innovative matches, especially in such manner that they are now providing the Filipino counterpart to what has been the likes of WWE's Survivor Series.

Well, while we will have to wait for another month to witness PWR Vendetta and their “Ubusan Ng Lahi” tag team elimination match (plus any signs of developments prior to that), PWR Live has joined the October-fest bandwagon of event-naming rights when they staged their October edition of PWR Live show titled “Oktoberplex” (with a poster that showed Mike Madrigal and that ass of Chris Panzer).

Any by the looks of it, it is more fun than the name sake: probably more saitsfying than beer.

The Scene Around: LRT 1 Soundtrack

12/15/2016 03:08:50 PM

LRT 1 Soundtrack just hit their third leg of a series so far this year, and it doesn't get any bigger than this with two instant crowd-drawers in the group of the up-comers right now.

StopOver: Route 196

10/25/2016 03:18:38 PM

When I first stormed by the indie music scene, this bar in the upper-terrain Blue Ridge was my first place-to-be. And why not? From my residence, it was just a mere 20-minute walk for me to reach there, unless I am lazy enough.

Established in 2006, Route 196 is tagged by many as the premier live music venue in the Northern side of Metropolitan. Located at just beside one the main gates of Blue Ridge Subdivision, it was barely accessible for every music lover, especially if a resident within the vicinity of Marikina-Project 4-Xavierville or studying at the Northern version of U-belt (UP and Ateneo).

PlayBack: Autotelic – Gising

12/13/2015 10:59:24 AM (Updated 07/18/2016 08:28:24 PM)

It seems for every single song that Autotelic performed on stage, there’s always this kind of vibe that made me either document them or just sing-along and dance to the tune, or do both.