ramblingsoul: YEARS LATER: Imagining October

Thursday, October 16, 2008

YEARS LATER: Imagining October

the second installment of Years Later, the monthly new wave music cover retrospective gig @ mag:net cafe Katipunan this coming Saturday, Oct 18 will feature the following bands:

1. The Late Isabel
2. XLuthor
3. Dream Kitchen
4. Angel Radio
5. Sleepyheads

the shadow cabinet opens at 7pm with spinning of '80s anthems, oddities, and rarities by MC Mike and DJ Rayg of 33 1/3 . everyone's welcome to show-off their new wave dancing skillz!

bands start performing at 830pm. gate: P100

The Years Later Sessions take place every second Saturday of the month.

"we'll be as we are
when all the fools
who doubt us fade away"
--The Icicle Works

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and, in keeping with the post-punk spirit, check out this Über-hilarious version of A-Ha's classic ditty, "Take on Me" on YouTube.

About Joel

Joel M. Toledo holds a Masters degree in English Studies (Poetry) from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he likewise finished two undergraduate degrees (Journalism and Creative Writing). He has authored three books of poetry – Chiaroscuro (UST Press, 2008), The Long Lost Startle (UP Press, 2009), and Ruins and Reconstructions (Anvil Publishing, 2011). Chiaroscuro was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Awards. Toledo was the recipient of the 2006 NCCA Literary Prize, and has won several literary awards for his poetry in English, including two Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, The Philippines Free Press Literary Award, The Meritage Press Poetry Prize in San Francisco, USA, and the Bridport Prize for Poetry in Dorset, United Kingdom. He was a recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation Creative Arts Residency at the Bellagio Center in Italy in March 2011 and was the Philippine representative for the 2011 International Writers Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, USA. Toledo is the current Literary Editor of the Philippines Free Press. He teaches Literature at Miriam College.