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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…
Bottleneck Productions and Bacardi present TENTATIVE featuring Flying Ipis All Sudden Smiles | Asylum Excursion | Deathrow Embercore | Gnarrate | Mr. Shly | The Near Death Experience NinaVirgin | Psychocyanide! | Save Alex Movement | Worth the Weight December 10, Thursday | 6:00 p.m. | Nesting Ground LB Square, Los Baños, Laguna Ticket price:…
Team Illustrados in cooperation with Macbeth and Pulp Magazine presents PROJECT COMEBACK December 4, 2015 (new date!) | Friday | gates open at 6:00 p.m. Duplex Tavern, Park Merced Village, Los Baños, Laguna with performances from Absinthe | Asylum Excursion | Destroy Pretty Boy | Embercore Gnarrate | Jen Rogers | Last Action Heroes | Mr. Shly The Near Death…
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…
The UP Jammers' Club, presents BANDEMONIUM battle of the bands First prize is 3,000Php, Certificates await second and third places. Cash prizes for Best Vocalist, Best Guitarist, Best Bassist, and Best Drummer. Contestants are required to perform 2 cover songs plus 1 original song. Each band will be given 20 mins to perform. Auditions/screening of bands…
Wheelbites is holding a skateboarding competition on August 16, Sunday, 10:00 a.m. on the covered court in Brgy. Bayog, Los Baños, Laguna. The competition will consist of Best Run, Best Trick, and Game of SKATE. Registration fee is 50 pesos. Entrance fee for spectators is 20 pesos. For more information, look for Joeriz Ortega and Russel…
Filipino comics artist Manix Abrera will have his one-man exhibit opening at the UP Vargas Museum in Diliman, Quezon City on August 5, 2015, Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. The exhibit will feature his 'silent comics' where the protagonists are various Philippine mythological characters. His work will be on display until August 19.