08 Jan 2013
in B-Side, Freedom Bar, Music, Travel Factor Tags: B-Side, Freedom Bar, gigs, music, New Year Party, The Chongkeys, Top Junk, Travel Factor, Wilabaliw, Your Imaginary Friends
These are some of the gigs I would be seen at in the next two weeks, feel free to come join. 
January 11, 2013
Friday
Open by 7:00pm
Gate: p150
FREEDOMANIA
featuring:
Wilabaliw
The Chongkeys
Top Junk
FREEDOM BAR
2nd floor Anonas Commercial Complex
# 3 Anonas Road Project 3, Q.C.
for reservations and inquiries call or text 0917.9037124 / 0919.8144885
It is the first gig for 2013 for these bands and because I have a deep love for The Chongkeys, as we were together for three straight days in January 2012 for their Bicol Express tour, that is enough reason for me to go. I have missed them and I’m looking forward to a fun night!
Wilabaliw played at a bar I owned in July 2011 but I did not really get to meet any of them, except for their roadies Jean Paul and Lemon, at that time. I was up to my ears with work and other concerns at that time to actually hang out with them.
And I am a fan of Top Junk‘s music even before any of them became my friends. (As a side note, hey, I have four Session Road and Top Junk shirts but I have yet to get my Chongkeys shirt! You better have my size now Andrei!)
I am definitely shooting on this night.
But best of all, a friend of mine from grad school whom I have not seen in years is coming too to hang out. She is a big Wilabaliw fan. I hope I do not get too happy puffy (read: drunk) on this night though as the much-awaited….
Travel Factor New Year Party is happening on the next night, with performances from our beloved bands:
Stickfiggas
Coffeebreak Island
The Discoball
Goodleaf
Romcom
Paranoid City
Maude
Travel Factor will be giving away prizes from Victory Liner, Para’Kito Philippines,OtterBox, The HeadWare and of course, awesome trips!.
Tickets are available at the door for P250, comes with 1 free beer and a raffle stub.
B-Side
The Collective (7274 Malugay St.), Makati
Here is a map to B-Side, The Collective, Malugay St., Makati:
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And the week after, another much-awaited event is happening at the same venue! It is my good friends Your Imaginary Friends album launch!
GIG.PH
in association with Shoplifters United
presents:
Your Imaginary Friends‘
SILENCE IS A VILLAIN
EP launching party
January 19 at B-side.
9pm, 150 bucks with one free beer.
with performances by:
Taken by Cars
Techy Romantics
Ang Bandang Shirley
Chicosci
Facebook event page is here.
As one of the ArtisteConnect pledgers, I am looking forward to getting my CD, t-shirt (second one, yehey!) and sticker. And seeing my name on the insert. 
Though drummer Eric Po and I are batchmates at the same city, him in the all-boys school and me in the all-girls one, we never really met until that one night at B-Side, after we finalized the plans of their having a homecoming gig at my bar in December 2011.
Brothers Ahmad and Khalid Tanji are also from Bicol and Ahmad had one of the best bands during its time in Legazpi, called The Pepsi Paloma Experiment, and actually went to Ateneo de Naga University, but we have also never met before sometime mid-2011.
They now have Emerald Aquino on bass, taking over Tanya Singh’s duties, and all is good! I met Tanya Singh though before I met any of YIF’s members, she plays bass for Tetas and the Twat, another band of drummer Che Santos, whom I met through Flush and the Toilets, a band composed of then-housemates John Villareal and Repists Roma Regala and Amrei Dizon. Now, Roma and Amrei, we go way back to 2000, when our lives and Kiko Machine’s, The Discoball’s and Matilda‘s lives were more intertwined. Oh, the past is so sweet. Tetas and the Twat, Flush and the Toilets, The Discoball all played at my bar in 2011, while Kiko Machine and Stonefree played way earlier, back when I was still not a part of the bar.
See you guys!!!
16 Nov 2012
in B-Side, Music Tags: B-Side, Flying Ipis, Forstream Entertainment, Fuseboxx, Gaijin, gig, gig for a cause, Gig.Ph, Juice.ph, Kidney for Kanji, music, Paranoid City, Your Imaginary Friends
Here’s another reason why we should support Original Pinoy Music (OPM) and our local musicians and artists – because they are always willing to lend a hand and support causes.
My friend Ryan Mostar, whom I have been close friends with since we were thirteen is giving his kidney to his sister Kanji, who has been diagnosed in 2006 with IgA nephropathy, also called Berger’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that occurs when IgA-a protein that helps the body fight infections settles in the kidneys causing scarring and inflammation and eventually progresses into kidney failure.
For the past six years, Kanji Mostar has been undergoing medication but her kidneys are now only functioning at 12% and a kidney transplant is needed. This November 2012, Kanji will be taking a series of tests, together with her brother, in preparation for the kidney transplant operation. The cost of the transplant operation is far beyond what the family can handle alone and is asking for support in the Raise to 1M Drive. Our involvement, may it be financial, medical, spiritual, will certainly help improve the struggle Kanji is fighting, not just to survive, but live.
I went to my friends and asked them how we could help – and this is how we are trying.
We are organizing a series of fundraising gigs in the hope that it will be able to help in the Raise to 1M Drive. There will be one at Amos Cafe, Anonas QC on Dec 7, as well as on Dec 11 at B-Side, The Collective, Makati. Do support by spreading the word and by coming to the gigs.
Here is the Kidney for Kanji Facebook page for more info: The Official Page of the 1M Drive for Kanji’s Kidney Transplant.
Watch a gig for a cause. Come to B-Side on December 11 and help raise 1M for Kanji’s kidney transplant.
Click here for more info regarding the beneficiary:https://www.facebook.com/notes/kidneyforkanji/raise-to-1m/490759180/955317
With performances by Gaijin, Fuseboxx, Your Imaginary Friends, Paranoid City and Flying Ipis.
Happening on December 11, 2012 at B-Side, The Collective. Tickets are Php 150, inclusive of one drink. Gates open 9pm.
Facebook event page is here. Please share and invite your friends.
Here is a map to B-Side, The Collective, Malugay St., Makati:
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Special thanks to our friends at Fortstream Entertainment, Gig.ph, B-Side Makati, and Juice.ph for organizing and spearheading this event. It would not be possible without your support.
23 Oct 2012
in Music Tags: Amos Cafe, B-Side, Blackbird Makati, Freedom Bar, gigs, music, Route 196, Saguijo Cafe, Skarlet Jazz Kitchen
OCTOBER 23, 2012 (TUESDAY)
REGGAE NIGHT
featuring:
JECK PILPIL & PEACEPIPE
and
ENGKANTO
Show Starts by 10:00pm
Gate: p150
FREEDOM BAR
2nd floor Anonas Commercial Complex
# 3 Anonas Road Project 3, Q.C.
for reservations and inquiries call or text 0917.9037124 / 0919.8144885
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Buntis Five! (Helter Shelter’s 5th Anniversary!)
feat:
Boldstar
ButcherCons
Flying Ipis
Peso Movement
Stela Mariz
Tarsius
The Youth
October 23, 2012 | 900PM
Entrance 150
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/224891960970471/
SAGUIJO CAFE
7612 Guijo Street, San Antonio Village, Makati
OCTOBER 24, 2012 (WEDNESDAY)
Wake Up the Nation Presents: WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE
feat. FLIPPIN SOUL STOMPERS, CHILITEES, DIONA, THE YOUNG INSTIGATORS, SOUL PAGE, CONCSIOUS AND THE GOODNESS and JACK VS. THE CRAB + DJ Sets by: PAPAMOD and ACAPULCO WONG !!!
COMMUNITY SPIN JAM & FLOW ART VIDEO PROJECTIONS
by Flow Arts Philippines, HoopNation & Planet Zips
Come with your creepiest or funkiest costume!!!
The Collective, Malugay St., Makati
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14 Oct 2012
in Music Tags: 70s Bistro, B-Side, Freedom Bar, gigs, live music, Metro Bar, music, Route 196, Saguijo Cafe
Hoo-la-la! Some days all my favorite bands play on the same night! So, here’s what going to happen on Wednesday night at bars all over the Metro!
METRO BAR, #47 WEST AVENUE, Q.C.
Jeck Pilpil & Peacepipe
The Chongkeys
Dread Knot Used
Reggae Mistress
FMD
Brownman Revival
Franco
B-SIDE, THE COLLECTIVE, MALUGAY ST., MAKATI
Arcadia
Kamikazee
Talata
The Youth
Imbue No Kudos
The 21st Fever
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B-Side Facebook Page
ROUTE 196, #196-A KATIPUNAN AVE. EXT., BLUE RIDGE A, QUEZON CITY
Itchyworms
Radioactive Sago Project
Ebe Dancel
Flippin Soul Stompers
Top Junk
FREE ENTRANCE!!! Show starts at 9PM!!!
All Roads Lead To Route 196!!
Check out the Facebook event page HERE for more details.
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23 Sep 2012
in B-Side, Music Tags: B-Side, Gala Magazine, gig, live music, makati, music, The Chongkeys, The Collective
I was at Balay Tubay* one Friday night when I heard the band play a cover of The Chongkeys‘ Diksyonaryo, and I thought, “Oh wow, I miss the band! I should come see them in one of their gigs when I come back.”
I flew in to Manila from Puerto Princesa on September 13th, and that night, I was at B-Side. Already! Looking really tan and shiny too!
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19 Aug 2012
in 70s Bistro, B-Side, Music Tags: 70s Bistro, Artbeats, B-Side, Bite Bar, Chronic Wheeze, gigs, Irony of your Paranoia, MAD Productions, music, Razzo Bistro, Third World Project, Timog, University of the Philippines Diliman, UP Diliman
70′s BISTRO – AUGUST 22, 2012
Return to innocence with the precise care of your beloved musical sponsors:
PRANK SINATRA
PESO MOVEMENT
TOP JUNK
Have a banana.
Facebook event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/140866252721061/
Detailed blog post is HERE.
B-SIDE – AUGUST 22, 2012
Visit the Chronic Wheeze Facebook page here for updates and more details -> http://www.facebook.com/ChronicWheeze
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14 Aug 2012
in Amos Cafe, B-Side, Black King's Bar, Blackbird Makati, Music, Route 196, Saguijo Tags: 35up, Amos Cafe, B-Side, Black King's Bar, Four Piece, gigs, Hiraya Arts and Music Festival, JEK Bar and Grill, music, Route 196, Saguijo Cafe, South Bar, The Borrachos, The Chongkeys, Top Junk, Your Imaginary Friends
PINOYTUNER LIVE, Rock Ed Philippines, and Dakila present:
NO JETSKIS, JUST GUITARS
A benefit show for flood victims
With performances by:
GENERAL LUNA
EBE DANCEL
SANDWICH
LEE GRANE
TOP JUNK
THE ROYAL
SEGATRON
ACEL VAN OMMEN
TONIGHT WE SLEEP
BLACK TOOTH GRIN
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Show starts at 9PM sharp!
SaGuijo Cafe, 7612 Guijo Street, San Antonio Village, Makati City
P150 entrance
All proceeds will go to the victims of the recent floods brought about by the monsoon rains. Donations in kind will also be accepted.
https://www.facebook.com/events/470847856267088/
MONSTROCK
presents “Rock For Rights”
August 15, 2012 @ AMOS Bar, Kamias, QC.
Typecast
Talata
Jejaview (OFFICIAL)
Idela
Audiopilot
Electric Princess
Escape to Nevada
Lemona
The Shocking Details
Hope you can all join ZALORA’s Fashion Fights the Flood Fundraiser this August 15, 2012 at Skye Lounge. KC Concepcion will be selling some of her clothes. ALL proceeds will go to charity. If you can’t make it, No problem! Anyone can support by donating through Zalora’s site from the links - P1000 Donation, P250 Donation, P500 Donation.
The event will feature local bands such as Taken By Cars, Techy Romantics, Out of Body Special, Maude, Sleepwalk Circus and Cara Manglapus and The Executives, all of which who have generously agreed to donate their time and talent in support of the relief effort.
If you will be unable to attend, you can still submit electronic donations on the ZALORA website.
An event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/454117707961968/
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08 Aug 2012
in Movies, Music Tags: After-Party, Ang Nawawala, B-Side, Cinemalaya 2012, gigs, Marie Jamora, music
Dope MNL Vol 9
presents
ANG NAGWAWALA!
Marie Jamora’s Ang Nawawala Afterparty
feat:
Sandwich
Pedicab
Itchyworms
Ang Bandang Shirley
Ciudad
Hannah + Gabi
Outerhope
Boldstar
Flying Ipis
The Discoball
The Lowtechs
Beeeyes
The Purplechickens
+
surprise indie acts
FISHBALL ICE CREAM COTTON CANDY AND BOOZE FOR THE CAST AND CREW!
FREE ADMISSION!
LETS GO!
POSTER BY EVERYWHEREWESHOOT!
Facebook Event page at http://www.facebook.com/events/428634240522558/
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22 Jul 2012
in B-Side, Music Tags: B-Side, gigs, ichiban festival, music
***AUGUST 11***
NAGISA MUSIC FESTIVAL (Japan) & B-SIDE Proudly Present ICHIBAN FESTIVAL 2012 !!!Special Guest: TOYO-STAR straight from JAPAN (The Star Festival, Japan)
DJs:
RED-I, SOULFLOWER, CALIPH8, PASTA GROOVE, DON P, SALAMANGKERO, BIG ANSWER SOUND (Japan), JASE (Vietnam)
BANDS:
RADIOACTIVE SAGO PROJECT, SINOSIKAT, GOODLEAF and JONAN AGUILAR W/ ANAK BAND
MCs:
RASTARO, ARTSTRONG, LABJAXX, NOTHINGELSE, RASTAR DEE, and PICOY (Beatbox Philippines)
VISUAL ARTISTS:
SIGMUND TORRE, TAKAKO (Japan), DEE JAE PA’ESTE (NY) and NAKAYAMA
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