February 2012
1 post
November 2011
1 post
Cafe Antonio Sessions XXIX: Last Action Heroes
October 2011
3 posts
This Saturday, October 15 @ Cafe Antonio, LB...
Cafe Antonio Sessions XXVIII: Indios Presents...
also featuring Pathway and Juniper Face the Corner
8 pm @ Cafe Antonio, LB Square, Los Banos, Laguna
special thanks to Indie Band News
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Watch the music video of “RACHEL” by INDIOS - http://youtu.be/U03kGApFhCQ
<iframe width=”560” height=”315” src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/U03kGApFhCQ” frameborder=”0”...
September 2011
3 posts
Photo of the Day: Lougee the Barista
Here’s Lougee of Delara trying out her barista skills with the CAnton baristas. (Photo by Gelo Arboleda)
Cafe Antonio Sessions XXVII: Welcome to ELBI,...
DeLara is a pop-rock band formed from the remaining members of MOJOFLY.
With the departure of Ricci Gurango, MOJOFLY is left without an original member. Thus, the remaining members, Lougee Basabas (vocals) and Ali Alejandro (drums) took in Ace Evangelista (lead guitar) and Richard Carandang (bass) and renamed their group. The name Delara came from the member’s initials.[1]
On 2008,...
5 tags
August 2011
3 posts
Cafe Antonio Sessions XXVI: The Sunday Brew
Coffee shop brews life back into UPLB music scene
By CYRUS FERNANDEZ
08/16/2011 | 04:44 PM
Alcohol and rock ‘n roll go together by default. Pay a visit to any bar gig or rock concert and you’ll find at least a dozen or so people with bottles, glasses, or cups of liquid courage in their hands. But coffee? The combination sounds kind of weird, a bit absurd for some even. But for young entrepreneur Jabez Flores and his team at Café...
Saturday, August 13 @ Cafe Antonio, LB Square
July 2011
10 posts
Gabes Torres' Fairfarren Concert at NCAS...
featuring Gabes Torres, The Snickets, LIME, and Pathway (July 16, 2011)
PATHWAY
LIME
THE SNICKETS
GABES TORRES
Incubus Tribute Party at B-Side, Makati
featuring performances from Kjwan, Malay, LIME, Letter Day Story, Soil and Green, Dash Between Dates (July 14, 2011)
SOIL AND GREEN
LETTER DAY STORY
KJWAN
DASH BETWEEN DATES
LIME
MALAY
Wrecked! at Java Avenue, Los Banos
featuring performances from Segatron, Juniper Face the Corner, Aunt Audrey, Xestra, The Sunday Brew, and Hyena Harmonies Inc. (July 7, 2011)
HYENA HARMONIES INC.
SEGATRON
JUNIPER FACE THE CORNER
AUNT AUDREY
CODENAME ADOBO
THE SUNDAY BREW
XESTRA
Azkals Game Night at IC's Bar and Coffee Shop, Los...
featuring Gabes Torres and Juniper Face the Corner (July 28, 2011)
GABES TORRES’ last gig in the Philippines and her first at IC’s.
JUNIPER FACE THE CORNER ended the night with their song, “Awoken.”
Saturday, July 23 @ Cafe Antonio, LB Square
TONIGHT! Gabes Torres with LIME, Pathway, & The...
Special thanks to the Fairfarren Team, Cafe Antonio - Los Banos, IC’s Bar, Cafe Antonio Sessions, and Indie Band News.
Humble Beginnings of the Incubus Street Team,...
By Jabez Flores, Café Antonio - Los Banos/Indie Band News Philippines
I was supposed to write this article several weeks ago but a very busy schedule did not permit me to do so. And now that the Incubus Tribute Party is this evening, I will try to cram and share this piece of Incubus Street Team Philippines history to you guys in the indie music community.
My...
Saturday, July 16 @ NCAS Auditorium, UPLB
Concert tickets are available at Cafe Antonio and IC’s taas.
Thursday, July 14 @ B-Side, Makati
Let’s go ELBI people!
June 2011
11 posts
Exclusive Party for Freshmen on June 30
Incubus Tribute Party at B-Side, Makati, July 14
featuring ELBI’s very own, LIME!!! Special thanks to Butch Maligalig and the Incubus Street Team and Indie Band News.
WRECKED at Java Avenue, July 7
Special thanks to Paeng Palis!
Freshman Par-tei on June 30 at Social Garden
featuring music from the Cafe Antonio Sessions roster of artists:
- Gabes Torres
- Pathway
- Yield Avenue
- Segatron
- Juniper Face the Corner
- Sweet Symphony
Special thanks to the CAS Student Council!
Cafe Antonio Sessions XXIII: Powered by Isaw...
REAL LIFE PARTYCORE - Segatron (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br5mzh3kJ1M)
FAST FORWARD - Juniper Face the Corner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0Xl_Q-Maw)
BREAK THOSE - Skyflekes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZPAS—46c)
Some Gig Skeds for June and July
June 18 (Saturday, 8 PM) - Cafe Antonio Sessions XXIII: Powered by Isaw Wreckords featuring Juniper Face the Corner, Segatron, Skyflekes, and Riki at Cafe Antonio, LB Square.
Details: Admission is FREE!
June 29 (Wednesday, 9 PM) - Delara EP and Music Video Launch featuring Yield Avenue, Maryzark, Stonefee, Soapdish, and Ginoong Vitalis at SaGuijo
Details: Entrance Fee = Php 150 with beer;...
Cafe Antonio Sessions Sampler CD for Freshmen
Track List:
01 Real Life Partycore - Segatron
02 Fast Forward - Juniper Face the Corner
03 My Life With Yours - Gabes Torres
04 Sigaw - Yield Avenue
Bonus Track: Elbi Nights (Live) - Hemp Republic
The Caffeine Ticket
- Present this ticket at Cafe Antonio in LB Square and get a FREE sampler CD when you order any COFFEEE-BASED beverage.
Special thanks to the UP Photographers’...
Images from Hemp Republic's Gig at IC's Bar, Los...
Bunny of Hemp Republic
Caioman (center, yung tubby tubby), producer of Hemp Republic
Init! Usok! Lagkit! Fireflies!
LIME, playing a chill set
Silver of Segatron, loving a fan!
Dan of Segatron, rockin’ out to Miss Eye Catcher
Band coordinator, Jabez of Cafe Antonio; Jena, manager of IC’s Bar; and Christian of Segatron
Special thanks to Dan Sta. Romana for the photos.
May 2011
18 posts
Building Hometown Confidence in Los Banos
Source: http://indiebandnews.blogspot.com/2011/05/cafe-antonio-sessions-building-hometown.html
The wholesome, natural union of the celestial and the organic can only be witnessed in one special place: the coffee shop. It is where we experience music (the celestial) and coffee (the organic) inevitably married and intertwined producing caffeinated offspring in the often obscure form of...
Hemp Republic at IC's Bar w/ LIME and Segatron
Gig on the 28th of May
It’s been a while since these guys played at the cafe. So here they are again, ready to liven up your end-of-the-summer/start-of-classes period-state-of-limbo! Find them on Facebook: LIME; Yield Avenue
We have limited seating so you guys must order at least 150 Pesos worth of food and drinks to ensure a table and a seat. If that’s too much, you can still watch standing up. Hehey!...
JUNIPER FACE THE CORNER at Songwriters Night
May 16, 2011, Conspiracy Garden Cafe, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
Juniper Face the Corner is
Gelo Arboleda - vocals
Jabez Flores - guitar
JD Maligalig - bass
Al Santillan - drums
Special thanks to: Dan Sta. Romana, Kim, Ellen, Calai, Epic Proportions, The Masterminds, X2M, Kuya Kurt, Indiepinoy, Radiopilipinas, Indie Band News, and Cafe Antonio Sessions
GABES TORRES at Cafe Antonio Sessions XXI
May 21, 2011 at Cafe Antonio, LB Square, Los Banos, Laguna
featuring Gabes Torres on vocals and acoustic guitar, Ian Soliven of LIME on bass, Banjo Inandan of Sweet Symphony on lead guitar, and Genesis De Guzman of STD on drums
Special thanks to our friends, family, and bandmates who came to watch and support the gig!
KOMIKO at Cafe Antonio Sessions XXI
May 21, 2011 at Cafe Antonio, LB Square, Los Banos, Laguna
Special thanks to Gabes Torres, The Soliven Brothers, Cafe Antonio Sessionistas, Cafe Antonio Staff, Budik Revilla, John Ron Mendoza, and Indie Band News
KomiKo is:
Miko Cadiz - Rythm Vocals Poch Belmonte - Guitars/Lead Anna Ragot - Bass Chad Catorse - Drums
Add them up on Facebook: KomiKo
Photos from Segatron's Gig at Sazi's (May 7)
* Thanks to all the artists we met at Sazi’s (Giniling Festival, Not So Fast, Nyctinasty, Alex in Wonderland). We hope to meet you guys again soon! Thanks also to Cyrus and Audio Heavy Productions!
This Week's Gig Schedule
May 16 (Monday) - Songwriters Night at Conspiracy Garden Cafe featuring Juniper Face the Corner and Segatron
May 21 (Saturday) - Cafe Antonio Sessions XXI featuring Gabes Torres, Ian Soliven of LIME, and Banjo Inandan & John Ron Mendoza of Sweet Symphony
New Single from Yield Avenue: "Tayo Pa Rin"
Tayo pa rin by Yield Avenue
Juniper Needs A Drummer!
Sessionistas Conspire at Conspiracy, QC
This is our first gig as a prod in Quezon City! Thanks to Kuya Kurt of Indie Pinoy and Radio Pilipinas for inviting Gabes Torres and for letting Juniper Face the Corner play four original songs.
With us on that day is Ian Soliven of LIME, Banjo Inandan of Sweet Syphony, Gelo Arboleda and Jabez Flores of Juniper Face the Corner, Christian Gonzales of Segatron , Genesis de Guzman, and Dan Sta....
Gabes Torres' List of Favorite Things
* Just got the idea from Hayley Williams’ list of fave things. I asked Gabes to make a similar list for the Webzine, just for fun. Hehe, nainggit! But I think, “na-inspire” is the more appropriate word.
FAVORITE NEW ARTIST: The Honorary Title, Fink and City and Colour. I don’t know if they count as new, though. :) FAVORITE SONG: “Skyline Drive” by Mae and...
April 2011
15 posts