These Curious Days

Another great foreign act comes to the Philippines for the first time as Swedish indie pop duo Club 8 performs at the SMX Convention Center (near SM Mall of Asia) on May 14 and at Cebu International Convention Center in Mandaue on May 15.
Their concerts are in support of their latest album “The People’s Record” [...]

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As I went up the steps of the UP Bahay ng Alumni last week, a man passed by holding up a puppet with an oversized bright pink head. Any doubt I was heading towards the right direction—that of the fourth annual Komikon — were erased.
This year’s Komikon may have been the best ever. It certainly [...]

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Filipino-American DJ Qbert played a benefit gig at LAX behind Mall of Asia last Jan. 15 to help out victims of Typhoon Ondoy in collaboration with Sagip Kapamilya Foundation. Fifty percent of the proceeds went to charity. Qbert isn’t the first celebrity or “name” DJ to spin at LAX. Samantha Ronson launched the club last [...]

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New York City-based indie rock band +/- (Plus/Minus) came back to Manila for a return engagement last Dec. 18 at Encore (formerly Embassy).
The band, two of whose members are Filipino-American, played their first-ever Philippine gigs last November at Mag:net Bonifacio High Street and the now-defunct Warehouse 135, both excellent shows.They were brought in by the [...]

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