Macbeth Philippines and Sonic Pitch Events and Productions in collaboration with SouthCrib Productions and Coffeemugazine presents SIMULA - Valley Of Chrome Commemorative Show in San Pablo City with performances by Give Chance To Run Walk Me Home Yesterday's Hero False Promises Breaking The Rulez Samadi September 17, 2016, 8:00 p.m., Daddy's Point Bar and Resto Schetelig Ave.,…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan “Life happened,” says Lovecore vocalist Cy Sorongon when asked what took the band so long to release their first full-length album Funk n' Roll. Other bands would have stopped and quit, but for Lovecore, life goes on. Cy, guitarist Reg Gutierrez, bassist Frame Ong,…
Text and photos by Dax Simbol Sonny (not his real name) is sweating bullets. The water in the glass he's holding is half empty. No, he didn't drink it; he lost half of the water with his hands still shaking. Oplan Tokhang which means toktok-hangyo or knock and plead is the Philippine National Police's (PNP)…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Kimmy Baraoidan and Bong Ranes Six in the morning and the green mosque quickly filled up with Muslims. They were there to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marked the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is Arabic for ‘festival of breaking the fast.’ During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan A total of 2,245 students from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) were conferred their degrees during the university’s 44th commencement exercises held on June 25 at the D.L. Umali Freedom Park. Biology graduate Christian Jirard Z. Custodio finished at the top…
Get ready to funk n' roll this coming July 15, Thursday, 8:00 p.m., at Checkpoint Rock Bar in BF Homes, Parañaque as Lovecore launches their full-length album "Funk n' Roll." P200 gets you in. You can get their 13-track album during the launch for only P200. See you guys there! With performances from One Click Straight, Mike…
It's a good year for local comics so far. Regular comic cons in and beyond the metro keep comic artists and fans connected and updated. Local artists are emerging. The scene is very much alive. Two of the country's popular comics artists are set to launch their books. Toto Madayag will make his debut into the printed world…
Local rap artist Gnarrate recently released his debut EP entitled "Koronasyon." Check out the music video for "Bagsak," fifth track in the EP. See also other posts about Gnarrate: Fam celebrates first anniversary Fam Sessions brings electronica to LB BLKD fires up LB with pieces from "Gatilyo"
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan The multipurpose hall at the CAS Annex 2 building in UPLB quickly filled up, as students poured in, eager to watch Comedy Manila Goes to Elbi, the first ever Comedy Manila show in the campus. Some professors also came to watch—they were easily noticeable…
Fam | Enimal | Bimstore | Undertow Books In partnership with Illustrados Bar & Restaurant | Tropikal Pomades SBLB8 Slick Barbers Co. in LB A Slick Barbers Haircut Session P200 per haircut | 15 slots only Send a Facebook message to David Villania III or Feelgoodpepsi for slot reservations. Wordplay Open Mic, Spoken Word, & other…