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Thank you Urbandub

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 Karla Redor Leave a comment

This is not an April Fool’s Joke guys. This news has been confirmed. Yes, Urbandub is saying goodbye after 15 years. They have announced it on their Facebook page.

15 years of Urbandub. We in the band, past and present members, still can’t believe we lasted this long. What started…

Posted by Urbandub on Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The first Urbandub gig that I’ve been to. I think it was a Monday evening and the gig was in Alabang (at the now defunct Rock Radio). Sad to say that I do not have any pictures taken on that night.

I’ll just share with you below my favorite photos of Urbandub that I’ve shot 5 years ago.

At Urbandub’s Online Concert, March 2010

Urbandub will be having their last performance together as Urbandub on May 9, 2015 at Metrotent, Metrowalk, Pasig City. It will be a celebration of Urbandub’s music.

Watching The Eraserheads live in Singapore

August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 Karla Redor Leave a comment

The Eraserheads at the catwalk with the 5th Ehead, Sancho

It was my first time to watch a concert overseas. And it’s not a foreign act. It’s one of my favorite bands in the Philippines, The Eraserheads. You may think that it’s crazy to go to Singapore and watch our fellow countrymen perform even though that we can watch them here. After they disbanded, I saw them reunited in 2008. Then, I was able to get a chance to watch the Eraserheads in 2009. After 2009, I thought that was the last time that I will be able to see them live. Thus, when I heard about the Singapore concert, I got really excited.

I arranged the hotel booking and as well as the purchasing and the claiming of the tickets. I asked my friend and former colleague to claim the tickets for us a few days before the concert (Thanks Maylen ).

One of my favorite parts in the concert is that when Raimund started taking a photo using his mobile phone.

Another one is when Raimund and Marcus are laughing. Who wouldn’t love to see them having fun on-stage right?

Then, I spotted an inverted E sticker on Buddy’s bass guitar!

I haven’t seen Marcus play any other instrument. It was my first time to see him play this particular stringed instrument.

For me, my favorite song that night was Overdrive. It was so beautiful that it gave me goosebumps!

Ely Buendia

Ely Buendia and Marcus Adoro

After the concert, we lined up for the Meet and Greet. Thanks to Aileen and Jay and their friend from Beyond Photography Productions for this experience. We were given posters when we’re already inside the backstage. Then, our posters were signed by all of them and we had the usual picture taking with the band. Check out Sharlyne’s post for our meet and greet picture with them.

Thank you Beyond Photography Productions for the successful Eraserheads concert in Singapore. Thank you also for our free Meet and Greet passes. We weren’t really expecting it.

How I wish that I’d be able to experience taking pictures of my favorite band from a photo pit some day with the other photographers.

For more Eraserheads Singapore 2013 photos, check out my Flickr set.

Testing the Canon Powershot G15 in a concert

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Karla Redor Leave a comment

Ebe Dancel

While most of the people around me are using a dSLR, I opted to test the Canon Powershot G15 in a concert organized by RockEd Philippines last November. The Canon PowerShot G15 is way different from its predecessor. It’s widest end (focal length) is at f/1.8 while it’s farthest end is at f/2.8 which is pretty good for taking pictures in low-light.

Here are some of the photos that I took during the concert.

Gracenote

The picture below shows how near I am to the stage. This camera is good if you’re really close to the stage. Otherwise, it’s better to have a camera with you that has a longer focal length.

Sandwich

I’m pleased with the performance of this camera. For a big concert like this with a long line-up, the camera survived even if I recorded some videos with it too.

Kalayo

Check out the full set here.

Ely Buendia Live at the Music Museum

November 18, 2012November 18, 2012 Karla Redor Leave a comment

Last night, we were able to watch Ely Buendia’s solo major concert at the Music Museum. What’s special about this concert is that it’s backed up by a 15-piece orchestra!

The show started with “Alapaap” and ended with “Ang Huling El Bimbo”. Ely Buendia’s recent concert has a balanced song selection. Some songs featured are from The Eraserheads, songs from the album “Wanted BedSpacer” (post-Eraserheads era), and his collaboration with the late Francis Magalona.

Aside from the 15-piece orchestra, Ely Buendia was joined on the stage by Mayo Baluyut (bass), Romel “Sancho” Sanchez (guitars), Gox (keyboards), and Wendell Garcia (drums). Nitoy Adriano was the only special guest at the concert last night. He played with them during the song “Ang Huling El Bimbo” (watch the video here by Sharlyne Ang).

One of the songs which I think has one of the best arrangements during last night’s show is “Magasin”. It was awesome! To those who missed the show, watch the video below. I will upload more videos soon.

Check out some of my selected photos below.

Mayo Baluyut on bass

Wendell on drums

Ely showing his guitar tricks

Nitoy Adriano joins them during the song “Ang Huling El Bimbo”

Sing it!

A fan gets to be on the stage with Ely Buendia

Sancho and Nitoy Adriano

Check out my entire Ely Buendia live at the Music Museum photo set on Flickr!

Wolfgang at Tiendesitas’ 7th Anniversary

October 18, 2012October 18, 2012 Karla Redor Leave a comment

It was my first time to watch a gig in Tiendesitas last night. Apparently, it’s the 7th anniversary of Tiendesitas. Aside from Wolfgang, Electric Sala, Razorback, and Chickoy Pura, Zach Lucero and Francis Reyes performed too.

By the way, Wolfgang has released an album entitled “Ang Bagong Dugo sa Lumang Ugat”. It’s available in iTunes! What’s interesting about their new album is that all of the songs are in Filipino. What’s also unique about this, is that they’re not releasing the entire album as one. They’re releasing it in three parts!

Track List (Unang Kabanata):
1. Kandila
2. Sandata
3. Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat
4. Bulag

They are also selling CDs of the first part of the album. It’s available at PhP 180 each! Watch out for the last two parts of this concept album.

Thanks Niña Sandejas for giving us the opportunity to shoot Wolfgang! More photos coming soon