Sugarfree’s Final Goodbye Bar Tour Leg

Haven’t posting much so here’s a photo dump. Went up South to head up to 19 East to catch the final leg of Sugarfree’s goodbye tour. They were awesome. They jammed a couple of songs with Mitch, their old drummer. They let Bodjie, Ebe’s trusted roadie, sing a few songs.

The night was epic. Sandwich did a great job too!

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Way to go Raimund!

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The original three-piece band + a very awesomely good session guitarist!

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Mitch saying his thank-you’s!

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Good bye Sugarfree! Ebe talked about his future kid and how he was going to tell the story of their farewell to him. The kid will have some awesome parents. I smell a reunion in 5 or 6 years when the kid grows up.

They still have one last concert to go on March 1 and it will be at Eastwood Central Plaza. Be there or miss one of the greatest gigs you probably won’t ever see again in a lifetime.

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Sponge Cola in Eastwood

Sponge Cola is a band with kitschy look and kitschy sound that never fails to amaze me. Tricia and I were walking around in Eastwood one evening and by some strange of luck (Good or Bad, depending on how you put it), we chanced upon Sponge Cola. It was a good thing I had my camera with me. We took turns shooting. It was a good run for the 17-40L we just got recently too.

Feel the Music

I had a little bit of trouble shooting with the short range. The 17-40 is not long enough for events like these. It was a good thing my cam went up to 21 megapixels. I was able to crop like crazy.

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SPLINTR UNPLUGGED!!!

Splintr.com presents SPLINTR UNPLUGGED! First time acoustic theater performances by Sinosikat and Typecast on June 19 and by Slapshock and Greyhoundz on June 26. This 2-night special, directed by Quark Henares, will be held at the TEATRINO THEATER, Greenhills Promenade.

Only 200 seats available per show night so hurry and buy your tickets now at ticket hotline 8447678. Be part of Splintr history! Ticket price is P475 for one night and P850 for 2 nights. This isn’t just another gig; it’s your favorite artists fully acoustic, live on a theater stage!

Alive in cyberspace with Globe Tattoo

Cyberspace is a lot of things: A party place to meet and greet new pals, a not-so-private journal for your deepest secrets, a springboard to your fifteen minutes of fame, a launchpad for world domination.  Now prepaid mobile and broadband brand Globe Tattoo, in partnership with internet television site Pelicola.tv, transforms the internet into the new concert hall, with “Alive Out There”, a series of never-before-seen concerts released exclusively online. “Alive Out There” gives you front-row seats to an online experience you wont soon forget.20100323-IMG_6019“Alive Out There” is the first-ever online concert series available exclusively at www.pelicola.tv, which the diehard rocker in you can access and easily pay for using your Globe Tattoo Mobile Phone or Broadband USB, Globe GCASH or Credit Card.  There is an option to watch the concerts using MultiCam, Pelicola.tv’s pioneering multi-angle camera technology–a feature   never before seen in the Philippines, which gives you four camera angles to choose from and lets you switch from one angle to another on the fly, so you don’t miss a thing.

Concert Passes are available for just 60 pesos but if you want to catch all three performances, you can grab a Season Pass for just 150 pesos.

Along with the concert footage, you can also get access to rich content like band rehearsals and interviews with the musicians.  Although the videos are not available for download due to piracy concerns, you’re given two full days to enjoy the performance as much and as often as you want via the Pelicola.tv website. 20100323-IMG_5983The first “Alive Out There” concert features Pinoy rock demigods Urbandub.  In a nostalgic look back at a decade of making music, the hard-rocking Urbandub showcases their greatest hits, then ups the ante with unique first-ever jams with DJ Fastpitch, guitarist Rusell Manaloto, percussions group Kadangyan and classical string quartet Manila String Machine.   The band will also perform a completely stripped-down version of classic 2003 tune “A New Tattoo” from their second album titled Influence, featuring vocalist Gabby Alipe and the 4-string quartet.

Urbandub shared their collective excitement at becoming a part of the country’s rich online history through “Alive Out There”.   “We can’t thank Globe Tattoo and Pelicola.tv enough for giving us the opportunity to present our music and celebrate our 10 years in the industry in such a grand way! It was something new for us and it felt great to be a part of a project like this.  It was a moment we will never forget and we can’t wait to do it again soon.”

Pelicola.tv founder and Executive Producer Noel Guevara said that “Alive Out There” is a realization of the Internet Television firm’s goals. “Alive Out There is a testament to what Pelicola.tv stands for. We want to produce gourmet video content that’s groundbreaking in concept, execution, and experience. As an online concert that can be watched via a live, multi-angle feature, Alive Out There is exactly that. And it gets better and bolder with each succeeding concert.” Guevara continues, “Quite literally, we couldn’t have done this without Globe Tattoo. This show would not have become a reality without the combined infrastructure, experience, determination, and inventive minds of Pelicola.tv and Globe Tattoo.”

The producers also announced that a full 720p HD option of the concert will soon be added as well, which will be available with no extra charge.20100323-IMG_5936Globe Tattoo Brand Marketing Head Manny Escosa explained what makes “Alive Out There” the perfect vehicle to reach music-loving Tattoo users. “The internet is the new stage, the new venue where you can enjoy everything you are passionate about.  Music is a huge passion for our Tattoo customers, and we want to give them a unique experience, something no one’s ever done before, by giving them an all-access pass to watch their favorite bands online.  “Alive Out There” is that experience.” Escosa adds, “We’re breaking new ground here, and that’s something we intend to keep doing to keep in step with the digitally-attuned youth.”20100323-IMG_5865

Urbandub: First Decade

Be one of the first to catch Urbandub’s online concert brought to you by Pelicola. Are you a Dub fan? Are you a Dubista? Well this is your lucky day my dear reader. Catch Urbandub’s First Decade concert featuring 10 of their greatest songs in the past decade.

That is just a sample of how awesome Urbandub is.

I am giving away 4 passes to the online concert. Just tell me how much you love Urbandub comment section with a valid email address and you’re already automatically included in the raffle.The top 3 most creative ones will get the passes! I’ll be announcing the winners on May 3.

But if you can’t wait ’til May 3, be one of the first to witness Urbandub’s First Decade online concert starting April 23 for only 60 Pesos. Purchase a passkey by texting ALIVE60 URBANDUB to 2363 then log on to www.pelicola.tv/aliveoutthere to enjoy the concert! (International viewers can also purchase a passkey via Credit Card)

Enjoy Guys!

BTW: Here’s some awesome photos I took of them in the online concert taping!