Saturday, June 26, 2010

HUNGER STRIKE: Smells Like Teen Spirit


The monthly homage to the era of plaid and Beavis and Butthead and Aeon Flux continues TONIGHT, June 26. HUNGER STRIKE: Smells Like Teen Spirit features a listening party of the decade's anthems, rarities, and oddities followed by '90s covers from the following bands:

Bayaw Himself
Stone Sutra
W.A.P.S.
Inner Volume

8:30pm onwards. Ride & Roll Diner along Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

FREE ADMISSION.

kitakits po!

Monday, June 21, 2010

HAPPY MONDAYS LXXX


featured readers for the 80th installment of the bi-weekly Happy Mondays Poetry Nights TONIGHT, June 21 @ mag:net cafe Katipunan are as follows:

1. Allan Pastrana
2. Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta
3. Jacob Dominguez
4. Rafael San Diego
5. Gian Lao
6. Noelle Leslie Dela Cruz
7. Diego Abad
8. Melay Lapeña
9. Keith Cortez
10. Glenn Atanacio
11.Sasha Martinez
12. Corin Arenas
13. Mikael Co
14. Andrea Duerme
15. Wincy Ong
16. Asterio Gutierrez
17. Joseph Saguid
18. Drey Teran
19. Petra Magno
20. Jonar Sabilano
21. Carlomar Daoana
22. Alexis Betia
23. LAS BUNGANGERAS
24. THE BATUTES (yep, they're back!!!)

plus other special guests and regular readers.

*Happy Mondays' readings kick off promptly at 8:00pm. an Open Mic session will commence @ 930 up to 10pm.

*Dakila Cutab of The Batutes will be launching his book for children as well, as part of the benefit activity in support of sir Mike Coroza.

Forr those interested in reading during the open mic, we will leave a sign-up sheet with Allan or Jhennie at the bar of mag:net cafe. please feel free to sign up and read your work. :)

*A German visiting artist, GOETZ ARNDT, will be doing the Playlist Hour at 7pm, before Happy Mondays kicks off

Guest performers FANDO&LIS, JOHNOY DANAO, ROBERTO NICOLAS, JEFF PAGADUAN, and DIWA DE LEON will be performing during and after the readings.

FREE ADMISSION the whole evening. Kitakits po tayo. :)

*photo courtesy www.mcl-bjm.ca/french/anniversaire.html

Sunday, June 06, 2010

HAPPY MONDAYS LXXIX


It's the 79th installment of the bi-weekly Happy Mondays Poetry Nights June 7 @ mag:net cafe Katipunan. This installment features fellows and panelists from the recent Dumaguete National Writers Workshop.

1. Miro Capili
2. Jacob Dominguez
3. Gian Lao
4. Jenette Vizcocho
5. Oscar Serquiña
6. Gel Galang
7. Dominique Santos
8. Carlo Flordeliza
9. Gino Dizon
10. Ida Del Mundo
11. Tina Del Rosario
12. Samantha Echavez
13. Diego Abad
14. Keith Cortez
15. Glenn Atanacio
16.Sasha Martinez
17. Dave Buenviaje
18. Lawrence Bernabe
19. Paul Lee
20. Rafael San Diego
21. Camille Rivera
22. Corin Arenas
23. Pancho Villanueva
24. Mikael Co
25. Andrea Duerme
26. Wincy Ong
27. Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta
28. Panch Alvarez
29. Krip Yuson
30. Jimmy Abad

plus other special guests and regular readers.

this installment also marks the unveling of Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta's featured poem at mag:net cafe's Poet's Alcove.

*Happy Mondays kicks off promptly at 8:00pm. an Open Mic session will commence @ 930-10pm.

*for those interested in reading during the open mic, we will leave a sign-up sheet with Allan or Jhennie at the bar of mag:net cafe. please feel free to sign up and read your work. :)

Guest performers JEFF PAGADUAN, DIWA DE LEON, and FANDO & LIS will be performing during and after the readings.

FREE ADMISSION the whole evening. Kitakits po tayo. :)

*photo courtesy of www.russelldavies.typepad.com

Thursday, June 03, 2010

YEARS LATER: Total Recall


Back to the the old house this Saturday, June 5 @ Ride & Roll Cafe for the homage to music from the shadow cabinets of the '80s new romantic scene. A tribute to the anthems and rarities from The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen to Depeche Mode and Tears For Fears.

featured bands:

Tey's Revenge
The Harutas
Fando & Lis
Watari's Machine
Names Are For Tombstones
Moreeasy
XLuthor

FREE ADMISSION. 8pm onwards. kitakits, mga tsong! :)

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It's all such a blur/
When time goes so quickly/
Trying to hang on to the way/
You'd like things to stay/
Trace back the seconds/
Recall the details

-- The Sound