Lion and the Scouts enlivens UPLB crowd

Text and photos by: Chris Quintana Lion and the Scouts recently headlined a gig in UPLB entitled sE-DI-Tion: Get Up, Stand Up last November 19, 2015. It was the reggae band's first time to play in Los Banos. Backed up by rap group Kartel, they performed in front of an intimate yet spirited and bouncy campus…

DreadKnot Used performs during the Nalu Music Fest in Baler, Aurora. Photo by: Kimmy Baraoidan

DreadKnot Used pumps up the Baler crowd

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan DreadKnot Used was another band that caught my fancy during the Nalu Music Fest last May 1 to 3, 2015 in Baler, Aurora. Members include Ram Yparraguirre on vocals, VJay "Krayzie-V" Dano on rhythm guitar and additional vocals, Earl Canilias on lead guitar, Leal…

AJ Cosca (left) and Alvin del Rosario of DreadKnot Used (center); and reggae artist Kokoi Baldo (right) jam during the Nalu Music Fest in Baler, Aurora. Photo by Kimmy Baraoidan.

Nalu Music Fest: Two nights of aural bliss

Text by: Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by: Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan Surfing, the beach, good music. That’s Nalu Music Fest in a nutshell. Three days of paradise. Who wouldn’t want to go? To temporarily escape work and domestic responsibilities was always a welcome opportunity for me. We arrived a few minutes before midnight at the…