tiger pussy

cebu city's tigerpussy did 4 dates here in manila last week.
cooking up punkrock with riotgrrl influences and some dancepunk/artpunk and you get tigerpussy.
really pissed-off female vocals, furious start-stop-go-then-dancey parts, all energy.
a perfect recipe for a really good band, no, an awesome band!
first caught them in saguijo last wednesday.
by the time my band, legarda, opened the night, they were still on a plane from cebu.
despite getting lost on the way and arriving all so dazed,

they played last on the bill and kicked ass like they owned the place.

too bad the crow have thinned.
despite being new and a bit green musically, a few akward moments, they made it up with spunk and attitude onstage.
they had a lot of things to say, and jan (who wielded two mics) spoke her mind about each song before they played it.
it's rare nowadays that bands say their mind about things be it political or personal before performing.
obviously, a lot of heart has been put into the words. a bit of dialect problems didn't put them off though.
their music was fun and angry at the same time. "fungry" as jan put it.
some bands that come into mind are bikini kill, yeah yeah yeahs, the kills and fast times.

they ended their tour with a gig in laguna with fellow cebu bands gardo, shrapnel, queen city crew.
the venue was insanely hot due to inadequate ventilation, but tigerpussy tore it up with their set.

amidst all the chugga-chugga hardcore and fastcore in the scene, tigerpussy is a breath of fresh air.
furious yet quite enjoyable. not intimidating hardcore punk but nevertheless the music commands your attention.
dancepunk bands are dime a dozen nowadays, so is punk rock.
but tigerpussy manages to merge the two, strip it to the basics, slap on a message and whip it up without sounding dated or cliched.

a demo/record is in the works. i'm excited to see this band improve, tighten up their rhythm section, and write more songs.
cross your fingers that they come back to manila soon.

rawr.

http://www.myspace.com/tigerpussyrawr

malaysia's deepset

played 2 dates in the A-fest.
incredible lulling instrumental post rock.
think mono and caspian. they put everyone on a trance when they played here.
just like singapore's i am david sparkle, and indonesia's everybody loves irene,
they were fantastic, jaw dropping to say the least.
damn, i wish they would come back.

check them out on myspace.com/deepbeep

yeah, my camera is now dead.
these are the last good shots i've taken with it.

indonesia's everybody loves irene
if you love triphop/downbeat/electronica in the vein of portishead and massive attack,
then check them out at myspace.com/everybodylovesirene

they even covered the misfits' hybrid moments, how awesome is that?

yeah i love them too.

quick setup just after they played day 2 of A-Fest in Manila.

i hope they come back. A-Fest was ridiculously fun.

singapore's i am david spakle.

fantastic instrumental post rock akin to mogwai, explosions in the sky, with hints of good old neurosis.
they played 2 dates of the A-Fest in Manila.

i was stoked to find out that they were coming and boy, were they astounding.
these guys did not disappoint. my ears are still ringing from the wall of sound they put up.

show them some love when they play SXSW by the end of the month!

check them out at myspace.com/iamdavidsparkle

yeah, my camera is now dead.
these are the last good shots i've taken with it.