Blues Pinoy

...timeless classic by the man, Wally Gonzalez himself - backed up by Cuarenta, performed during the 2010 Cebu Guitar Festival.

Here's proof that the Blues is alive and kickin' in the Queen City of the South! If you're a Blues fan and you happen to be in Cebu on the 4th, then don't miss this one. The Outpost is at 976-A Veteran's Drive Lahug, Cebu City (Nivel Hills before Cosmopolitan). Simultaneously, the Conspiracy Garden Cafe will be having its Blues Night, located at the Visayas Ave. (across Shell gas station), Diliman, QC featuring Blues Train, Blues Bruddahs, and the Blues Rascals. An open jam follows.

Who says that Blues is nonexistent in Cebu? Here's deltaslim and the harp guy doing a slow Blues number during the Cebu Guitar Festival 2010. Enough said - just listen and appreciate this excellent stuff. Video courtesy of Sir Junx/The Outpost.

With the passing of NU107's Crossroads comes the next generation of Pinoy Blues artists - and they're getting younger every minute! Here is 14-year-old IdoKento with Manny Amador of The Breed fame doing a Jimi Hendrix classic at The Outpost, Cebu. More info about the band on my next posts.

After a long, long wait, I finally got to see Delta Slim's Cebu gig. Wish I'd seen this live though. Also in this video, Delta Slim's new Harana acoustic guitar had its debut and we can see what an outstanding instrument it truly is. (I can hear Boss Anot in the background excitedly commenting as well as the appreciative Cebuano crowd roaring at the end of each number.) Again, another great performance from a great Blues man.

Once again, here is Cebu's top Blues band Cuarenta being featured on RCTV's "Tambayan sa Outpost." The video starts off with the band's history, from their '80s new wave heyday to its present incarnation as a solid Blues band. The real fun begins at 02:27 with the band performing their original "Boris Cat." If you're a Cebuano, I'm sure you'll understand what the pun is all about!. Cuarenta are: Kay on vocals, Arnold on 1st guitar, Henry on 2nd guitar, Randy on 3rd guitar, Lyndon on bass, and Juel on drums. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to RealCebuTV for allowing me to embed their videos. Visit their website at www.rctv.com.ph to learn more .

CEBU GUITAR FESTIVAL 2009 November 24 to 29, 2009 (From http://theoutpost.multiply.com/) This could be the most awaited music event of this year in Cebu. The third edition of the annual Cebu Guitar Festival is now on its final stages of preparations. This year's show will feature collaborative performances, with each group having guitar players from different bands performing side by side. Imagine a lineup of Manny Amador of MNX (classic rock), Carlo Borromeo of Purple Helmets (new wave), and Jon Vistal of Blaksmoke (hard rock) and Postmortem (heavy metal). A first ever Bass Collective performance is also included in the lineup, plus a world music assembly from Dumaguete, and Cebu's women guitarists also have their take on the limelight. Blues Bonanza will be performing on the night of November 25th. You can get more info at www.cebuguitarfest.multiply.com.

I lived in Cebu City until 2007. Lots of good memories. There, I forced myself to join a Blues jam band (lol). We were a bunch of guys with widely varied backgrounds. The oldest (sorry Sir J) of the group - a successful architect/entrepreneur. On vocals and guitars - an assistant state prosecutor. Next, a "drummer of the year" awardee from NU 107 and soon-to-be lawyer. On bass was an IT expert, and on lead axe, a Linux wizard and former guitarist of a defunct Manila blues rock band. We jammed in a cool bar called The Outpost. Every performance we had was unforgettable. We didn't practice (though I wish we did), just pure 100% jamming sessions. Well, we did mostly 12-bar blues songs so it wasn't much of a problem. At one point, in our quest of spreading the good news of the Blues, we attempted to form a Blues society. After doing the obligatory online postings and tons of text messages, we gathered around 25 persons during our first meeting. Lots of ideas were exchange...