Indio I is Playing!

What a holiday treat this is. Now this is another gig that you ought to see. Indio I is doing a set this Saturday, December 20, 2008 over at Xaymaca at Timog Ave., Quezon City. Indio I will be playing back to back with the hardworking Coffee Break Island, who goes onstage first at around 11pm (our warped estimate :D).

Indio I has been out of the gig circuit for about 5 months, and we have written about this here. We are not even sure if these guys are now back for good and will resume gigging chores. But just come over at Xaymaca this Saturday, and find out how generous Santa is to all of us who've been BOTH naughty and nice. ;) See you at the gig.

Canon moment: Indio I at Xaymaca last July 2008.

Indio I's Swan Song?

I should have been somewhere else last Saturday, July 26. Somewhere south, to be exact. I got it all planned. But I was invited to see this rather special gig in Xaymaca. Special because, rumours have been afloat that it was to be Indio I's last gig.Implication: no more regular Indio I gigs every Saturday at Xaymaca. And, if rumours were to be believed, we've just lost another extremely competent band.

Indio I played a rousing set after Peace Pipe. They played their originals ("Di Mo Lang Alam", "S On My Chest", "Earth To Man" etc.) and their favorite covers ("Zimbabwe", "King Without A Crown", "Don't Turn Around" etc.) to the delight of the crowd. No announcements were made to confirm the rumours ... but some people in the crowd were seen to be crying towards the end of the set.

And finally, after giving in to one more request from a heckler after the set, the band left the stage, in spite of unusually persistent clamours from the crowd to play more. Are they gone for good? If they do come back they'd better be back really soon. Because, in all honesty, these guys will be sorely missed.

Trash Radio Manila Episode 3 Part 3: Pinoy Pa Rin. Di Ba?

Obviously, we had a grand time mixing Pinoy songs and setting them afire on our site's music player for your auditory consumption and satisfaction. So we present to you another segment packed with tracks coming from some of the best and the brightest bands in the Pinoy ska/reggae/rocksteady genre.

Run Lucy Run is from Cagayan De Oro City. The band contributed "Red Shoes" to the Ska City United Compilation CD which came out a few years ago. Second in the list is Shuffle Union's rare 2006 demo version of a live favorite called "Rocksteady."

Arguably the first Pinoy ska band of the 80s, Lost Boys came out with a demo of their song called "Silly Questions." For those in the know, the intro to the song was actually a stinger for Howlin' Dave's seminal radio show over at DZRJ 810AM called "Pinoy Rock 'n' Rhythm." Guess whose voice that was on the stinger.

Next comes Coffee Break Island and a rare demo version of their rocksteady tune "Let You Go." The greatly familiar yet hard to find "S On My Chest" is by Indio I. Capping the segment is "Lovers Of Cancabato" by the Tacloban-based band Eye-Me And The Royal Skavengers.

The list:

1. RUN LUCY RUN - "Red Shoes"
2. SHUFFLE UNION - "Rocksteady"
3. LOST BOYS - "Silly Questions"
4. COFFEE BREAK ISLAND - "Let You Go"
5. INDIO I - "S On My Chest"
6. EYE-ME AND THE ROYAL SKAVENGERS - "Lovers Of Cancabato"

From what we know, you can catch Indio I and Coffee Break Island most Saturdays at Xaymaca along Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

Get ready for some noise in the days to come.

Powershot moments: Mae and JR of Shuffle Union, Paul of Coffee Break Island, Jun and Vic of Indio I