Text and photos by: Chris Quintana Lion and the Scouts recently headlined a gig in UPLB entitled sE-DI-Tion: Get Up, Stand Up last November 19, 2015. It was the reggae band's first time to play in Los Banos. Backed up by rap group Kartel, they performed in front of an intimate yet spirited and bouncy campus…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan Artist Ebe Dancel was in the middle of speaking to a young, attentive audience when I arrived at Entablado. I was a little bit late for his listening party; it started early. The place was already standing room—all the seats were filled up. The…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan The U.P. Jammers’ Club celebrated their 23rd anniversary last October 8, 2015 at Duplex Tavern with Freshmeat, a night of music from fresh and 'veteran' bands, all products of the socio-cultural organization based in the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Original and cover…
Last night's Bandemonium 2015 Battle of the Bands showcased several of the most promising bands from the Los Banos (LB) local band scene. Presented by the U.P. Jammers' Club as part of their 23rd anniversary, the event was held at a recently opened bar Duplex Tavern. The night saw the bands perform various genres of…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan It was drizzling when we arrived at Los Baños, Laguna-based lifestyle store Fam on the evening of October 1, 2015. Fam was packed with cyclists, their bikes parked along the store's facade, as an alley cat race had just finished. Performers for Wordplay, a spoken-word…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan You got to love it when things fall into the place. We were going to shoot a skateboarding competition last Sunday, September 6 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Coincidentally, Valley of Chrome was playing at SM City Sta. Rosa that day. I sent text messages…
Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Hipster stuff. That’s what one of my clients said I was doing when I told him that I would be away for a day to attend TEDxADMU. One of my life goals is to attend a 'main' TED Talk in the U.S. However, at the moment, I’m financially challenged, so that…