LUCFest, one of South East Asia’s most notable music showcase festival, is now accepting Artist Application for their Noble Walk Music Festival. The showcase festival will be held in the quaint and cozy town of Tainan in Taiwan. Interested artists and bands can send their applications starting today until July 9, 2020 via LUCFest’s Registration page. Filipino bands and artists like Bullet Dumas, She’s Only Sixteen, Nights Of Rizal, and Similarobjects have participated in the showcase festival. One of the most notable artist that became popular from LUCFest is Thai indie superstar Phum Viphuri ..read more

Tuesdays at saGuijo Cafe + Bar Events in Makati is the home of Indie Manila’s Subdued gig series where we feature intimate and stripped-down performances of unknown bands and iconic Filipino bands and musicians all in one lineup. We are relaunching the gig series online and this time we are also featuring a guest performer from South East Asia and eventually Australia, US, and Europe. Three months on lockdown resulted to the Music community to push boundaries in delivering the best online gigs to fans. We miss covering live shows and putting together monthly gigs. We’re a bit late to the Zoom ..read more

Our favorite Electro-Pop duo from Cebu, Mandaue Nights surprise fans with a 5-track EP called Man on the Moon. The Man on the Moon EP was inspired by [this] unprecedented time that took a toll for both Gino & Karl. Two months after the Philippine government announced a nationwide quarantine, it was apparent to Gino & Karl the effect it would have on them, mentally and physically. As weeks passed, anxiety, and stress was starting to cripple in and has affected their sleeping habits. Because of the desperation to get some good rest, both came up with the idea of producing songs that woul ..read more

Riding the wave of two notable collaborations this year, Gentle Bones is back with another captivating duet, Shouldn’t Have To Run, sung alongside Singapore’s melodic sweetheart, Joie Tan. Written by Gentle Bones and Fulses, one-third of R&B band, brb., Shouldn’t Have To Run explores the wistful relationship of two lovers whose stars are struggling to align. “When Joie came on board to finish the song up with us, it became this beautiful duet that we knew we had to get out to the world.,” says Gentle Bones. “Joel and Fulses are both amazing artists I was thrilled to work with and I’m so ha ..read more

Branded Ltd and the Singapore Tourism Board are launching a new season of the Music Matters Live from Home series featuring leading Singaporean artists; RRILEY, Sezairi, iNCH, Aisyah Aziz, Narelle and more, all performing (from home) with other artists from the region and beyond. Music Matters Live From Home is produced by the team at Branded Ltd, who produce the annual All That Matters conference, incorporating the Music Matters conference and festival in Singapore. With the support of the Singapore Tourism Board, as well as the vision and support of superstar rock band Simple Plan, Music Mat ..read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: Every week we will be featuring up and coming bands that we just can’t get enough of and we think are worth discovering. These bands and artists not only come from Manila but in other parts of Southeast Asia and the world. Most of them we’ve seen live or had a chat with them at local gigs in the Metro, or at a conference or music showcases overseas. While some are the ones who’ve sent us demos that blew our socks off. For this edition, we have ambient-electronic and post-rock brainchild of Aldrice Chincuanco,  ANKO. — What’s your band called? ANKO What do you sound like? So ..read more

After the release of her rendition of FrancisM’s Cold Summer Nights (with Elmo Magalona), singer-songwriter Kurei returns with a relaxing original track suited for the hot summer days spent at home. In ‘Sunset,’ the young musician lends her soothing vocals in a track about young love that seeks no bounds. Written by Darwin Hernandez, the tracks exudes a vibe that is “longing, fearful yet hopeful,” that which is reminiscent of a roadtrip during a long summer’s day. The alt-pop track gives a relaxing and melancholic feel, bouncing off of the easy-listening songs that Kurei has been putting out ..read more

Award-winning Filipino band, Ben&Ben will drop their new single, “Lifetime” on June 4 (Thursday) via Sony Music. The intricately produced, folk-pop ballad was written as a response to a fan’s YouTube comment on their hit song “Pagtingin,” which to date, has amassed more than a hundred million streams on YouTube and Spotify combined. The fan, who goes by the alias of “Anne Jou,” shared her story of regretting not being able to express her feelings because she was afraid to lose the friendship. “…instead of telling him what I actually felt, I hid and buried my feelings. And you know what hap ..read more

The live music community is very much affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the shows in the next three months, both big and small, are all cancelled. Key part of the shows are the Roadies who are working hard assisting musicians and Event organizers to put up these shows. They are the backend of these amazing shows. Most of them depend on the numerous gigs to earn a living and now that has been compromised. Bands like Kjwan have at least two Roadies with them during gigs that would assist (pictured here), making them deliver the best sets to their audience. Indie Manila and Red ..read more

Every week we will be featuring up and coming bands that we just can’t get enough of and we think are worth discovering. These bands and artists not only come from Manila but in other parts of Southeast Asia and the world. Most of them we’ve seen live or had a chat with them at local gigs in the Metro, or at a conference or music showcases overseas. While some are the ones who’ve sent us demos that blew our socks off. Get to know I Wear* Experiment, a nordic electronic-pop post rock trio from Estonia. The band’s been gracing music festivals in South East Asia for the past three years and hopes ..read more