quite successful in between days gig at freedom bar

first of all, i would like thank God for an answered prayer...

to all those who were there, the bands, the paying crowd and the management and staff of freedom bar, thanks... ang mahal nga lang ng ice tea... and to the sound system that provided the extra cymbals and amps(kahit bumigay pa yung bass amp - trace elliot pa naman , salamat din sana huwag nyo na ako pagbayarin... hehehe...

it was quite a successful gig that yours truly organized (with the help of my better-half/bandmate Selena and my bandmate and soon to be lawyer Ayn) last night at freedom bar. half of the line-up were already in the venue by 9:30pm which made it easy for me to decide on who plays first, second and so on. also there were walk-ins (paying crowds) which i did not really expect because of the very short preparation and very chaotic situations and events that transpired leading to the culmination of the said gig...

first band to play was 5leavesleft, they played some tagalog songs that i found quite likable (tumatanda na talaga ako). their music reminds me of a loose "Catholic Education" era teenage fanclub meets dinosaur jr w/o the masturbatory guitar excess... second band to play was bagetsafonik. me and selena saw a poster of them outside calling their sound "GJ" which means groovy jologs. d naman... listening to them outside (i was also the gatekeeper that night) reminded me of radial spangle and mercury rev. they played a great set last night marred only by the cajon sound which i found quite manipis (sorry i wasn't to help you guys out with the sound, alam nyo naman, gatekeeper? next time i will.) one band to watch out for... next band was ehem candyaudioline. as usual ang lupit nila este namin. to those who weren't able to witness the awesome power of this band live eh sorry nalang kayo. you don't know what you're missing pero d pa naman huli ang lahat... tenderpiss followed which disappointed me a bit because they didn't turn out as what Ayn described them to be. although they have good tunes that need to be polished a bit more and maybe they just have to learn when turn the volume down... weedisneys followed next because they made singit using vice mayorial tactics to scare the band who was suppose to play next to tenderpiss. armed with expensive bandware, a very beautiful "weekehnwacker" guitar and a brand new haircut, vice mayor and company dished out walls of oceanic guitar noise accompanied by throbbing basslines and a steady beat. for a second there i was reminded of sonnet58 but when the singing started i finally came back to my senses. great songs the longer the sweeter it gets. save for one snappy song that they did which i also liked a bit its just that i couldn't hear the vocal melody of the song... last band to play was tether (one of my current fave band) really great songs especially the last two songs. they've really improved a lot. another band to set your eyes and ears on...

there you go... a little info on what transpired last night... see you next time if there will still be a next time... by the way, BUZZ NIGHT will be on the 22nd of may...