DreadKnot Used performs during the Nalu Music Fest in Baler, Aurora. Photo by: Kimmy Baraoidan

DreadKnot Used pumps up the Baler crowd

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan DreadKnot Used was another band that caught my fancy during the Nalu Music Fest last May 1 to 3, 2015 in Baler, Aurora. Members include Ram Yparraguirre on vocals, VJay "Krayzie-V" Dano on rhythm guitar and additional vocals, Earl Canilias on lead guitar, Leal…

AJ Cosca (left) and Alvin del Rosario of DreadKnot Used (center); and reggae artist Kokoi Baldo (right) jam during the Nalu Music Fest in Baler, Aurora. Photo by Kimmy Baraoidan.

Nalu Music Fest: Two nights of aural bliss

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan Surfing, the beach, good music. That’s Nalu Music Fest in a nutshell. Three days of paradise. Who wouldn’t want to go? To temporarily escape work and domestic responsibilities was always a welcome opportunity for me. We arrived a few minutes before midnight at the…