Top Indie Artists Perform at "Pa-Gig Para sa Puso"

Likhanan organized a fundraising concert called "Pa-'gig Para sa Puso" on March 24, 2007 at '70s Bistro for a friend, Rorie Fajardo, whose brother Ronie suffered from a heart attack and recently underwent angioplasty. He is now recovering and undergoing therapy.

The event opened with a speech by Becky Lozada who talked about Likhanan's other activities and projects. Rorie Fajardo then gave the audience an update on her brother's condition and gave some good advice on health.

The intro was followed by the screening of the Purplechickens' video for their song, "Dream Systems," which won 1st place at the 19th Gawad CCP for the Animated Video category.

The gig featured some of the country's most critically-acclaimed independent artists---Cynthia Alexander, Cambio, Ciudad, the Purplechickens, and Peryodiko---for going out of their way to perform for a good cause.

Likhanan would like to express its heart-felt gratitude to all the artists, attendees, and donors. That night, Likhanan was able to raise around P10,ooo worth of ticket sales.

Special thanks goes to the '70s Bistro for opening their door once again to Likhanan and for giving all ticket sales and cover charge to the fund.

Likhanan would also like to thank Aldus Santos, author of Vocalese and singer-songwriter for the Purplechickens, for all the hard work in booking and coordinating with the bands.


No less than Cynthia Alexander opened the night with her heart-wrenching song, "U & I," from her second album "Ripping Yarns."
Known as a staunch advocate of the Clean Air Act, Cynthia requested the audience not to smoke, after which she sang "Malaya," because "after all," she said, "we're all entitled to our own opinion."





The usually "in-your-face" but poetic rock band Purplechickens played a "silencer" set and performed new materials from their second album, "Girls, Etc.," slated to come out this year. This includes a beautiful song in Filipino, "Patihulog," which, Aldus explained, means "freefall."







Ciudad (left) gave the audience a good dose of geek-rock music, which energized the crowd mid-way the event. They closed their set with the dainty but heavy-hearted song, "My Emptiness," from their new album.








Cambio's lineup was enough to wow the crowd: Kris Dancel on vocals; Ebe Dancel on vocals and guitars; Jason Caballa on guitars; Buddy Zabala on bass; and Raimund Marasigan on drums! They opened their set with "DV," a smart spoken word litany of street names, followed by the very apt "Call Center," a song about, well, call centers. Cambio closed with the chills-down-my-spine-brutally-honest song "Patlang."





Vin Dancel took over the last set with his new band "Peryodiko," which featured a new new line up of equally brilliant musicians. Peryodiko played all new materials from their upcoming debut album. Aldus sang back-up vocals for the first song "Pikit." The other songs---"Agawan-base," "Tayo," and "Kumapit Ka Twing Lunes"---all have the Vin Dancel trademark of excellent writing.

Pa-gig Para sa Puso: A fundraising concert for a heart patient

Likhanan invites everyone to "Pa-gig Para sa Puso"!

Be blown away by some of the best local indie bands today

Cambio
Ciudad
The Purplechickens
and
Peryodiko

March 24, 8 P.M. at the '70s Bistro, Anonas Ave. Quezon City.

Also, catch the screening of the Purplechickens' video for their song "Dream Systems," which won 1st place at the 19th Gawad CCP for the Animated Video category.

Have fun and contribute to the fundraising for Rorie Fajardo, writer and journalist, whose brother recently underwent angioplasty at the Philippine Heart Center. Rorie, a friend of Likhanan, is the family's breadwinner. Unfortunately, like millions of Filipinos, she and her family have no medical benefits, insurance or savings.

All ticket proceeds will go to a fund that will help Rorie’s family pay hospital and post-recovery therapy bills.

For the tickets, please contact Becky (09175362638), Clarissa (09212750731), Grace (09178167492) or Liezl (09209085734).

For more information on the fundraising cause, please contact Rorie (09053154986).

About the bands...

Cambio, in a nutshell, is a supergroup. More or less ten bands are well-represented in this group’s ranks, featuring at least three frontmen, a frontwoman, and the most celebrated rhythm section of the past decade. Their major label debut, Derby Light, is still out in the market, although these days, they could be heard previewing several songs from their upcoming follow-up disc.

Ciudad can get you to bob your heads, shake your toes, and, not surprisingly, they can get you to jump around, too. This is geek rock, sure, but these guys are no lightweights in musicianship and songwriting. Their third album, It’s Like a Magic, is a collection of songs they wrote prior to their debut in 2000.

Peryodiko is singer-songwriter Vin Dancel’s first proper post-Twisted Halo outfit. Dancel almost called this band “Manong,” but it didn’t slide quite well. In any case, Peryodiko’s lineup is perhaps the most enviable of all, featuring members from Indio-I, Affinity, and Greyhoundz, among various other bands of equal caliber. Listening to Peryodiko’s music is, on any given day, better than reading disheartening news.

The Purplechickens recently bagged the 1st Prize at the Gawad CCP Video Animation category for the video of their almost-two-year-old single “Dream Systems.” Two band members have also put out poetry books, Babel by Mayo Uno Martin (from High Chair Press), and Vocalese by Aldus Santos (from Likhanan, Inc.). They are currently recording material for their sophomore CD entitled Girls, Etc.