Category: Music

ANTEEPARA: BACK WITH THEIR UNIQUE ALTERNATIVE SOUND

ANTEEPARA: BACK WITH THEIR UNIQUE ALTERNATIVE SOUND Anteepara came about in June 2011. An all female band with lead vocals/guitar Bjean Navarete, Ken Alminar on drums, Jam Amor on bass, and Vanessa Vallejos on lead guitar. They use to call themselves Georgia out of urgency as they stepped into the stage for the first time. [...]
July 3, 2018

Kbox Studios 7th Year Anniversary

KBOX STUDIOS celebrated its 7th Year Anniversary. It was a 3-day showcase of various artists coming from the different parts of Region 8 held at the Robinsons Place Activity Center. A celebration of existence and belonging to our much-pronounced Waray-Waray Culture has been the constant atmosphere all throughout April 6-8, 2018. An existence - that [...]
April 27, 2018

Leoncio’s Keys

“Leoncio’s Keys” is the first ever Piano Concert at “Robinsons Place Tacloban”. This event transpired on the 20th day of August 2017, 6:00 in the evening. It was a night of spectacular and classical music that brought people from different ages & generations to appreciate Mr. Olobia’s breath taking piano performance. His performance was accompanied [...]
August 23, 2017

Samoan: A band who believes in the spirit of freedom

Taking up different fields but united for music, Tacloban has another group of young musicians who rock in the industry. Ace Loreche (lead vocals), Sean Bardelas (guitars), Renrey Baoy (guitars), Jeremy Lumapas (bass), and John Tumamak (drums) complete the band Samoan. Established in 2013, the band name was inspired by a wrestler, the samoan bulldozer. […]

March 31, 2017

Johanna: A writer, wanderer with a soothing voice

Johanna is not the typical woman you come across with. Also known as Jempe, this young artist is a writer for an online magazine and runs her own blog cameraandcheese.com. Her interests include photography, surfing, and adventure. She lives to travel and she travels to live. In this song entitled Parade, Jempe smoothly delivers the [...]
March 1, 2017

KJ Buloron: An Introvert Songwriter

KJ Buloron is an emerging artist of Tacloban City. She started playing musical instruments when she was just 9 years old and started writing songs since she was in 1st year high school. To know more about our featured artist of the week, here are few fun facts about her. Introvert. Songwriting is her only […]

January 26, 2017

Fairwell Fair Weather – Your Taste of Indie Music

Set aside the mainstream flavor and taste the beauty of indie music! Fairwell Fair Weather, an indie soul-fusion band from University of Santo Tomas, is Jack Daniel’s “The Chosen One” in April 2014. Started as a happy avenue for the band’s guitarist and vocalist Mic Manalo, it was formed on the 20th of January, year [...]
October 9, 2016

Who is Anteepara?

Led by an eye-candy musician Bjean Navarrete, this alternative rock band became part of the music industry in Tacloban, year 2011. Anteepara is one of the bands in the city that has gained popularity all through the years because of its catchy sound and charisma. The band quickly gained a good following and was well [...]
October 9, 2016

The Guerillas: A 90s Pioneer Band in Tacloban

The Guerillas was formed in 2005 when Jerby (vocals) and Kevin (drums) recorded "Waiting Coming" in an old studio in the outskirts of Tacloban. Raymund, who was a former bandmate of the two, joined in to do the bass. They were part of Campo Xanto (Alternative/funk world band) which had a good run in the [...]
October 9, 2016