Forever young: Ramon “RJ” Jacinto to mark 70th b’day with all-star gig
Ramon Jacinto, “RJ” to at least three generations of rock ‘n’ roll fans, is turning 70 on June 3. It’s hard to imagine that he’s about to
Ramon Jacinto, “RJ” to at least three generations of rock ‘n’ roll fans, is turning 70 on June 3. It’s hard to imagine that he’s about to
I come from an era when digital downloads weren’t the easy way to access music and vinyl wasn’t the cool new-old thing to get into. Back then, you could still
Although he has reached the Beatles’ theoretical age of supposed decrepitude, Wally Gonzalez—yes, two Z’s—is still the coolest guy in the room.
When people ask how a five-year-old Pinoy rock and blues band named Electric Sala was chosen to compete in the 29th International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, Tennessee, in January this year, Al Ferrer, creative director and dad to the four strapping young men who compose the band, has a ready answer
Robinsons Place Manila (bounded by Padre Faura, Adriatico and Pedro Gil Streets) has no clubs with live gigs, but a few Sundays ago it featured a rare performance of three female singer-songwriters who have banded together for a side project called Tres Marias.
Laid-back is a deceiving term to describe the Wednesday night scene at Martinis Bar of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City. Although the regular crowd of Caucasian expats appears to be relaxed, engaging in small talk while sipping their drinks, soon they will lose their inhibitions at the sound of rousing music from a band that calls itself the Manila Blues Experience.
There was an uproar over the past few days on whether or not OPM (original Pinoy music) still exists. Those in and out of the music scene (myself included) ranted on about how stupid and preposterous this was; and of course we would, as we would know better than most the state of the music industry in this country.
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