july buzz Night (Punk, Panic, Pillow, Perfect... PUNYETAH!!!)

for a moment there i thought we were in for one of those nights wherin everything crashes and you're left with just nothing but regrets.

yesterday at about 2pm, ayn texted me that she's not going to play at buzz night because she's suffering from fatigue. then shortly after, joel texted me that Pumping Pluto won't make it because of ... by that time i was a bit annoyed because i could've given the slot to some other band. at the same time realising that ayn's absence would mean that candyaudioline line won't be able to play 100%. good thing that i had two options, it's either charles or joel. charles agreed to play and so my problem was solved a bit. although i still had regrets because charles could only play 5-7 songs.

on to buzz night...

me and selena arrived at mayrics at around 10:15pm. sunsetdrive was outside while i hurried inside to see if i could get the ball rolling because it was getting late already. i was a bit surprised to see an empty mayrics while the PA system was playing this really annoying pop song from some local artist. i started to panic. then i saw jerry from massive action. i asked him if they wented to go first but they opted to do a soundcheck... ok, after hearing this band doing soundcheck, i had really weird thoughts of discontinuing buzz nights. i was wondering whether buzz night is beginning to turn into a big joke or something. i tried to pull myself together and the best way to do it was to put everything in the right scheme of things. i decided to let candyaudioline play first. a good decision indeed. i was bit nervous at first because i knew that charles has yet to gel with the band. chosing "flaming walls" as first song really paid off. we got very relaxed. it set the tone for the rest of our set. we did well i guess. thanks charles!!! next up was massive action. they play pinoi punk covers from the likes of urban bandits and third world chaos. they were crap! punk was crap also but it had something to say. these guys were really... jerry, do you need my help? you should ditch that band and hook up with people who could help you make good use of your talent.that is not old skool punk. "disgrace" is a far better word for it. next up was sunsetdrive. tight as ever. i noticed that some of the songs were a bit longer than usual but the hell with it. they sound mean this time around (dahil kaya sa greco guitar ko?). i liked the second song, the guitars had this prog rock feel ala dealership. my science project came next. actually, i talked to these guys about a week ago regarding some adjustments which could help them improve their brand of indiepop. well i guess my suggestions where taken quite seriously. the singing improved a bit. although some of the songs still sounded like they where stolen from a superminty or soft pillow kisses song, but it ain't that obvious anymore... next time guys try to improve more in the guitar department. you have one of the best guitar players indie local indie scene in joey (an ex-candyaudioline and ex-soft pillow kisses member).infact you have a very strong line up of musicians. your drummer is one of the best drummers i've ever seen, you have a great keyboard player (so far siya pa lang ang nagdadala sa inyo). dennis is also a good singer who has this distinct, easily recognizable voice. if only he could use it properly. dennis, this is not daffodil cookies okey! up next was tether. with a very tight rythm section and two of the best and equally creative guitarist around plus an arsenal of really catchy songs, tether made everyone listen... they were simply quite awesome that night... they slowed some of the songs down to good effect giving it a chance to breathe and show their true melodic beauty. soft pillow kisses followed shortly... all i can say is that this is one gig i'll never forget. yes we played a really great set, yes we were able execute the songs with almost clinical precision inspite having just one practice session after not seeing each other for nearly five months, yes the songs were gorgeous but its way beyond that. it's the fact that we were able to be together again. that was the real thrill. i haven't had success in looking for new pillow members (singer and bassist) for the past few months. maybe that was meant to be. selena said "yan na yan allan, yang unit na yan"... i'm afraid she's right and it was meant to be that way. thanks lara, eloha, charles and gilbert. i just wish that that this is really "it"... last band to play was lucious dreams. i won't comment on their set because it wont be proper to do so for the meantime. i would just like to thank them for showing up inspite of the late notice plus the fact that they came from another gig wherein the played an acoustic set.

just to give you an idea on why i invited luscious dreams to play for buzz night. i saw them play at music museum a few months back. they played along side tether plus a few other unknown bands. i find their sound a bit like tether's less the attitude and experimentations but more melodic. i figured that if i put them up for buzz night, they might get to like it, be influenced (like poopoo vox who according to some sources had already disbanded) and evolve into another promising band which could atleast boost buzz night's line up...

we missed indie-glamore group POPULARDAYS...

JANNPOL!!! nasaan ka!

AYN! get well soon...