Dyan O. Zarzuela
Multi-colored lights dancing to the tune of spirited music, illuminating flashes of fists swaying to the beat. Rock-on hand signals and cameras pointed to the stage. Pounding drums and fingers gliding across guitar strings. A whole lot of jumping. Teenagers, kids and kids at heart in skinny black jeans smashing against each other in a circle surround by bouncers in Do-as-you-are-told shirts. A held-up “Emo Society of Payatas” banner. A caped Spiderman in the crowd. Sweat mixing with smoke and the smell of the 25-peso mystery juice.
Such was the Underground: Cinco experience. Cinco is the 5th anniversary of the UP Underground Music Community held Sept 25 at the UP Bahay ng Alumni.
Every year, Underground organizes an anniversary concert for free. This year, the bands that performed were Bamboo, La Passionaria, Giniling Festival, The Brew, Chubibo, Oi Wag Dito, Sacramento, Ang Bandang Shirley, Sandlady, Matilda, Delta Joy, The Chimsons, Death by Tampon, Wanwurd, Cathexis, Ice Cream Mundae, Cast Iron, Damas Band, and Ivan Theory.
Penshoppe models Jericho Rosales, Heart Evangelista, Matteo Guidicelli and Dawn Balagot introduced Bamboo who fired up the crowd with Probinsyana and then proceeded to play '90's Rivermaya songs Elisi, Hinahanap-hanap Kita, and Kisapmata. The band also played Mr. Clay, Noypi and Tatsulok which the crowd seemed to know by heart. Bamboo finished the set with Hallelujah.
Up and coming band, Ang Bandang Shirley, played the six-line-long Sa Madaling Salita. This whas followed by the stirring Bato with its lyrics “May hinihintay akong mangyayari/ Tapos sasabog ako/ Unti-unti nang madudurog ang puso kong bato...” Later, the crowd lept to its feet at Matilda's opening song Iyak ni Maria-- haunting, screaming and rousing.
“The concert was not everything we imagined; hindi namin inexpect na ganoong karami ang pupunga,” said Laurie Maravilla, Underground's Events Committee Head. According to her, around 2,500 people attended the concert, a huge increase from the approximately 700 attendees in the previous concerts.
“Worth it siya kasi pumasok ako sa trabaho nang nakangiti at walang tulog,” said Raschell Samson, a 3rd year student at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and online English instructor associate.
For people who wanted a more lasting Underground experience, Underground's new CD Diliman: The UP Underground Music Community Sampler Volume 2, was for sale at the concert.
This year's Underground anniversary celebration is different because it featured a back-to-back concert with Bamboo and free interactive classes on runway ramp, DJ mixing and make-up and styling provided by their sponsor Penshoppe as part of the the last leg of its Higher Learning: The Bamboo Campus Tour.
The interactive classes were held during the day in the AS Parking Lot. Freelance stylist Cherry Pacheco- Uy and make-up artist Mitch Lim gave tips and makeovers at the make-up and styling booth. Mike Constantino, also known as DJ Mike Cons, spun, divulged tricks and taught hands-on to one lucky student. Penshoppe models Dawn Balagot, Einar Ingerbrigsten and Vicky Herrera gave tips and strutted their stuff at the runway ramp booth.
Each class had around 25 participants. “Medyo kaunti lang yung tao pero natuwa naman yung facilitators kasi may interaction,” said Ean Aguila, the new Undeground Governor and member of Ang Bandang Shirley and Delta Joy.
This is Underground's first time to collaborate with a commercial sponsor at this kind of level. “We needed to tap financial support from Penshoppe. Given the choice, personally ayaw ko,” said May Anne Bastes, Underground's Marketing Committee Head. “The problem with commercial sponsors is they ask too much from us. Like yung concert, they made it look like a Penshoppe event.
According to Maravilla, Underground and Penshoppe shared the rental of the Bahay ng Alumni, which cost P31,000, excluding electricity expenses and the AS Parking Lot which cost around P4,000. Penshoppe took care of the lighting, sound system and stage. Meanwhile, Underground was in charge of security and most of the promotions.
Other sponsors were Pepsi, Smart Buddy, XO, Chippy, Mang Jimmy's, Lutong Bahay, NU 107, Orange Segment, MYX, Sugar Sugar and MusicFil.net.
“Next year, goal naming walang sponsor... Magbebenta na kami ng kidney,” Maravilla joked. Kidding aside, she said they would still get sponsors for next year's concert.
Respect, music, brotherhood-- these are the three tenets of Underground. Underground welcomes not only UP students but also students from other schools, everyone regardless of age, gender and musical preference.
“Music is the thing that binds us all,” Bastes said. “'Di lahat kami ay skilled pero lahat kami ay music lovers,” And with students, employees and kids from diverse backgrounds and generations all coming together at the UP Underground concert, there is no doubt that music does bind.
Multi-colored lights dancing to the tune of spirited music, illuminating flashes of fists swaying to the beat. Rock-on hand signals and cameras pointed to the stage. Pounding drums and fingers gliding across guitar strings. A whole lot of jumping. Teenagers, kids and kids at heart in skinny black jeans smashing against each other in a circle surround by bouncers in Do-as-you-are-told shirts. A held-up “Emo Society of Payatas” banner. A caped Spiderman in the crowd. Sweat mixing with smoke and the smell of the 25-peso mystery juice.
Such was the Underground: Cinco experience. Cinco is the 5th anniversary of the UP Underground Music Community held Sept 25 at the UP Bahay ng Alumni.
Every year, Underground organizes an anniversary concert for free. This year, the bands that performed were Bamboo, La Passionaria, Giniling Festival, The Brew, Chubibo, Oi Wag Dito, Sacramento, Ang Bandang Shirley, Sandlady, Matilda, Delta Joy, The Chimsons, Death by Tampon, Wanwurd, Cathexis, Ice Cream Mundae, Cast Iron, Damas Band, and Ivan Theory.
Penshoppe models Jericho Rosales, Heart Evangelista, Matteo Guidicelli and Dawn Balagot introduced Bamboo who fired up the crowd with Probinsyana and then proceeded to play '90's Rivermaya songs Elisi, Hinahanap-hanap Kita, and Kisapmata. The band also played Mr. Clay, Noypi and Tatsulok which the crowd seemed to know by heart. Bamboo finished the set with Hallelujah.
Up and coming band, Ang Bandang Shirley, played the six-line-long Sa Madaling Salita. This whas followed by the stirring Bato with its lyrics “May hinihintay akong mangyayari/ Tapos sasabog ako/ Unti-unti nang madudurog ang puso kong bato...” Later, the crowd lept to its feet at Matilda's opening song Iyak ni Maria-- haunting, screaming and rousing.
“The concert was not everything we imagined; hindi namin inexpect na ganoong karami ang pupunga,” said Laurie Maravilla, Underground's Events Committee Head. According to her, around 2,500 people attended the concert, a huge increase from the approximately 700 attendees in the previous concerts.
“Worth it siya kasi pumasok ako sa trabaho nang nakangiti at walang tulog,” said Raschell Samson, a 3rd year student at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and online English instructor associate.
For people who wanted a more lasting Underground experience, Underground's new CD Diliman: The UP Underground Music Community Sampler Volume 2, was for sale at the concert.
This year's Underground anniversary celebration is different because it featured a back-to-back concert with Bamboo and free interactive classes on runway ramp, DJ mixing and make-up and styling provided by their sponsor Penshoppe as part of the the last leg of its Higher Learning: The Bamboo Campus Tour.
The interactive classes were held during the day in the AS Parking Lot. Freelance stylist Cherry Pacheco- Uy and make-up artist Mitch Lim gave tips and makeovers at the make-up and styling booth. Mike Constantino, also known as DJ Mike Cons, spun, divulged tricks and taught hands-on to one lucky student. Penshoppe models Dawn Balagot, Einar Ingerbrigsten and Vicky Herrera gave tips and strutted their stuff at the runway ramp booth.
Each class had around 25 participants. “Medyo kaunti lang yung tao pero natuwa naman yung facilitators kasi may interaction,” said Ean Aguila, the new Undeground Governor and member of Ang Bandang Shirley and Delta Joy.
This is Underground's first time to collaborate with a commercial sponsor at this kind of level. “We needed to tap financial support from Penshoppe. Given the choice, personally ayaw ko,” said May Anne Bastes, Underground's Marketing Committee Head. “The problem with commercial sponsors is they ask too much from us. Like yung concert, they made it look like a Penshoppe event.
According to Maravilla, Underground and Penshoppe shared the rental of the Bahay ng Alumni, which cost P31,000, excluding electricity expenses and the AS Parking Lot which cost around P4,000. Penshoppe took care of the lighting, sound system and stage. Meanwhile, Underground was in charge of security and most of the promotions.
Other sponsors were Pepsi, Smart Buddy, XO, Chippy, Mang Jimmy's, Lutong Bahay, NU 107, Orange Segment, MYX, Sugar Sugar and MusicFil.net.
“Next year, goal naming walang sponsor... Magbebenta na kami ng kidney,” Maravilla joked. Kidding aside, she said they would still get sponsors for next year's concert.
Respect, music, brotherhood-- these are the three tenets of Underground. Underground welcomes not only UP students but also students from other schools, everyone regardless of age, gender and musical preference.
“Music is the thing that binds us all,” Bastes said. “'Di lahat kami ay skilled pero lahat kami ay music lovers,” And with students, employees and kids from diverse backgrounds and generations all coming together at the UP Underground concert, there is no doubt that music does bind.
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