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Kamikazee Tagpuan US Tour 2018

It’s been a long while. Last time I saw them live was 2011 here in Las Vegas as well. I was definitely looking forward seeing them again not only to hear the new songs I’ve never heard played live before, but to see first hand their lighting production which has been remarkable since their Huling Sayaw Farewell concert before their hiatus.

My band AntiTrust was part of the opener for the show. We were 3rd in the lineup. Food and drinks were provided and we had are own dressing room. As for someone who’ been doing this for so long, I am always thankful that we get better treatment even though we’re not that established. Getting comfortable as much as possible before stepping in to the stage makes a lot of difference.

They played most of their mainstream hits to the delight of the crowd as they were singing along to every note. I was trying to take good photos while filming them using my GoPro and it was such a work even though I am just carrying my Fujifilm X100T. There’s no way for me to do both at the same time.

I was also looking forward in seeing them play some of their not-so-friendly-but-funny-and-heavy-as-fuck songs such as “Chinelas”, “Turon”, and “Shoot Dat Bol”, just to name a few but of course, it didn’t happened, Such sadness.

Can the show be better? Of course. I thought the supporting artists especially the main act did well and delivered as advertised. The sound system was superb and it was a huge deal. I don’t know exactly the ins-and-outs and the logistics of putting up a show like this. But it’s hard not to point out the ticket prices. It was expensive. Hence, the sales and the turnout were unsatisfactory. Nonetheless, as a musician who spent and enjoyed the perks in the backstage and someone who stood with the crowd and sang along with them, I am still thankful that we get to experience something like this. I had fun. We had fun. That’s all that matters. And I hope we won’t wait years for another one.

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Mastiv’s 10th Year Anniversary

It’s amazing how much quality you can get out of Fujifilm X-T1 by just using the 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens with the ISO maxed out to 6400! Straight out of camera sharp and noiseless photos. Do this on a regular DSLR and you’ll be spending forever editing those RAW files. Been there, done that. Thanks but no thanks.

Cirka Sik. Heard of these bad boys when we’re still recording our EP Resurgence (out now on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, etc.) and it was my first time listening and watching them live. Pretty solid jams.

DiM (Death in Motion). Heard about them before as well but first time seeing them. They had a heavy sounding set that made me wear my metal face while banging my head.

Congratulations to Mastiv for 10 solid kickass successful years. Massive shoutouts for putting us in your compilation album too! Big ups to all the bands who performed and represented the scene well. Here’s to 10 more and I can’t wait to share the stage with you guys once again!