Buzz Night; March 13, 2004; Mayric's

Allan was a little worried about Buzz Night because he had unwittingly lined up 11 bands for the night. Still, there's something positive about that… before, he had been hard pressed to look for bands who wanted to play. Now he has enough to resurrect the sometime active event In BeTWEEn Days. He's thinking of changing the name, though, so that it doesn't have to be specifically restricted to twee, which the event never really was in the first place with bands like us lined up. I hear there are plans to begin this coming Easter Sunday and he's already asked Weedisneys and Balloon Derby to perform. Expect more to come about that.

Anyway, back to Buzz Night--- being worried about the great number of bands set to perform, he decided to start it early. Kaya lang, pag dating namin dun, wala pang kumpleto nung 9:30, puro mga kulang ng isang member. Suddenly, the band Five Leaves Left, which played last month but wasn't on this month's line-up, arrived thinking they were set to play. Since they had come all the way from Paranaque, they begged to perform under any conditions. Allan decided to let them play 3 songs first so the program could start and they were grateful for the chance. It was a good idea because it gave the other bands time to complete their members. Matilda was up next, with Ayn sessioning for one song (but it was good to see Yvette again). Then the much awaited Sonnet LVIII. Buti na lang nakakapagtugtog uli si Nelson, kaya lang paalis ata yung brother ni Rommel for abroad so Buzz Night was supposedly going to be their last performance. Aww, damn. They gave an awesome set, and next came Popular Days. Lasing na si Charles by then. Don't ask. Pero syempre, hindi naman sila nagkalat.

Skrew Ups played next and they gave a refreshing set… my gosh, if I remember correctly it's been a year since they last performed at Buzz Night. Then came candyaudioline and Charles, despite his tipsiness (a little of his buzz had worn off by then), did us justice. He was even brave enough to do "My Silver Chair" with us, though he was caught off guard by Ayn and Roel conspiring for a long version.

Balloon Derby followed, with Wally greeting the audience with, "Welcome to Buzz Nights(!)" Hehe… pero ok yung set nila ha, kahit wala nang nagke-keyboard. This Buzz Night ko lang sila talaga pinakinggan and I liked one of their songs. Hmm… teka… kasalanan ba ng Superminty kung ba't wala na silang keyboards??? Si William kasi dati yung nagba-bass para sa kanila, kaya lang, ngayon na wala siya, yung keyboardist na nila ang nagba-bass! Oh no…

Hmmm… should I start a blog for Superminty, too? Si William nagtatampo ata samin kasi wala kami masyadong tugtog na lined up. Feeling niya ata, we're leaving him out. Hindi no! I asked Allan, "Ba't di mo siya pinapunta dito sa Buzz Night??" Allan said, "Sinabihan ko siya! Ewan ko kung ba't wala siya dito." Naku, William, wag ka nang magtampo… tapos na nga yung ating malupit na EP eh… ;)

Next, performed the ever-reliable Tether. I really liked their last song, but I noticed that the oomph I was looking for wasn't there. Then I realized it was because they had a different drummer that night. Later, I learned that their real drummer was sessioning for the Phil. Violators so he couldn't make it. Finally, Skies of Ember performed as the last band for the night. They gave a great set, although Dott-dott was having difficulty because his guitar kept going out of tune… was that why he wasn't able to sing the chorus for their song from the Mutual compilation album? Sayang. Pero ok na ok pa rin sila despite the setbacks.

Weedisneys passed by, but since they weren't lined up, Allan had to put them last… only Mike had work at 1 am so they ended up leaving. Well, it was good to see their continued support for Buzz Night.

Afterwards, we weren't able to eat out because nobody had money. Sigh. Because recording sessions are officially finished, it's time to pay the bill. Oh well.

Tonight, we will be playing with The Mongols, Stonefree and Gish at Mayric's and then we'll be heading to Millennia after that for a gig as well. See you!