Mark Dela Cruz releases 4-track EP “Muni-Muni”

Mark Dela Cruz It’s been more than a year since the whole country was locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone was and continues to be affected, including musicians. While some were forced into indefinite hiatus, others used the downtime to create new material like San Pablo City, Laguna-based indie singer/songwriter Mark Dela Cruz.…

Skygrid - Faultless Vision

SkyGrid launches debut EP Faultless Vision

Photo courtesy of Skygrid. A metalcore fan would appreciate SkyGrid's Faultless Vision, the Los Baños-based band's debut EP. The five-track EP brings together material from 2014 to 2019, mainly influenced by August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Valley of Chrome, and the nu metal sound. Anyone listening to the EP wouldn’t…

BLKD x Calix | Lakbay Kolateral: Los Baños

Kolateral, Can't Ctrl, Laguna Hip Hop, and Jacques'present BLKD x CalixLakbay Kolateral: Los Baños October 3, 2019Thursday, 8pmJacques' RooftopLopez Ave., Los Baños With performances by SuanNikkiBuensaEmbi Steady Lex DGnarrateVilla MobPrain Props Tickets: P100 pre-sale | P200 at the gate Pre-sale tickets available at Jacques' You can also contact Kate of Gold Steps Productions: 09272260472 Or…

Hyperplay: First integrated ASEAN esports and music festival

Hyperplay, the first integrated ASEAN esports and music festival will take place on Sunday, 5 August 2018 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.  South Korea's superstar vocalist CL and Singapore's favorite The Sam Willows will perform on 4 August, while Thailand's leading rock band Slot Machine, Indonesian pop idol Afgan, multi-platinum American superstar Nick Jonas, and Grammy-award winning Canadian singer Alessia Cara will perform on 5 August. Combining the two…

One Click Straight pulls off impromptu toned-down set

Text by Kimmy Baraoidan Photos by Chris Quintana and Kimmy Baraoidan At some point in a band’s life, you will get to experience gigs that will test your patience and flexibility. For Manila-based pop-rock band One Click Straight, such a gig showed just how talented and adaptable the band is. Last January 25, One Click…

Bimby in Wonderland: One Click Straight x The Adamant

Gold Steps Productions is back with its second round of gigs in LB. Bimby in Wonderland will feature Manila-based indie bands One Click Straight and The Adamant. Los Baños-based bands Cold Summer, Lidjah, Red Light, and ALS will also be performing. The show will be held on January 25, 2018, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. at 77 Events…

One Click Straight releases single “She”

The guys of pop-rock band One Click Straight—vocalist and bassist Toffer Marquez, guitarists Sam Marquez and Joel Cartera, and drummer Tim Marquez—are back again with another single. She is inspired by the tragic emotional disarray that people go through when faced with unrequited feelings, according to Sam. Tim initially started the whole concept and structure of…

The Adamant releases single “Unpredictable”

Eighties-inspired pop rock seems to be all the rage lately, with bands sprouting left and right, making themselves heard on the radio and reaching out to gig goers in and out of the metro. If you're wondering which bands are worth checking out, listen to The Adamant, which recently released a single entitled Unpredictable. "Unpredictable is about…

Now watching: Metal Evolution

If you're still suffering from withdrawal symptoms after the latest season of Game of Thrones has ended or if you're just looking for something new to watch, we highly recommend this series of heavy-metal documentaries by Sam Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist who is also a metalhead himself. You can start with this one, Metal Evolution:…

One Click Straight releases single “Small Talk”

Manila-based pop-rock band Once Click Straight recently released a new single called Small Talk. According to guitarist Sam Marquez, the song is about a common situation most people find themselves in when talking to a person they want to get to know. “It depicts the desperation a person is willing to go through for a…