Blues Pinoy

Here's a splendid performance from the newest Blues band in town, this time doing their own version of the late great Jimi's Red House. Note the excellent harp work + cool guitar riffs = 2 thumbs up! And to think that Ian has been doing harp for just about a year! Borrowing a line from the Beatles, "(They're) getting better all the time..."

This is the future of Pinoy Blues! Here's the fearsome trio performing their own composition during their gig at UR FaceRadio. Catch them live at the CCP on August 24, 2011 for the 1st CCP International Jazz Festival 2011.

Cuarenta, Cebu's best Blues and classic rock band performs tomorrow March 11, 2010, 10:30 p.m. at the Tiki Bar in Bigfoot Mactan, Cebu. For more details, check them out here!

This is certainly one for the books - a very rare and historic occasion where Pinoy Bluesmen of different generations (and regions) congregate to create a musical masterpiece. Here's the great Wally Gonzalez jamming with Cebu's pride, Cuarenta (Arnold, Lyndon, Juel) and with the dude who does the vocals and great Blues harp riffs.

Here's the granddaddy of Pinoy Blues, his excellency Wally Gonzalez, this time showing his slide guitar prowess and further reinforcing his position as one of, if not, the greatest Pinoys who ever played the Blues.

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.

One the latest additions to the Pinoy Blues force is Paul Marney Leobrera. The Pinoy Blues greats only have kind and appreciative words for him and rightly so. Here he exhibits to us his Blues guitar prowess. Just shows that you're never too young to be a Bluesman!

Splendid slide guitar works and great vocals from Lady I. This is the band's version of I'm A Woman performed during the Blues Joint Project Master Class at University of Santo Tomas August 16, 2010. BLUES JOINT PROJECT: Irene "Lady I", vocals Kakoy Legaspi, guitar Joric Maglanque, guitar Thomas "Tomcat" Colvin, harmonica Nikki Cabardo, keyboards Eric Hernandez, bass Harald Huyssen, drums

Another fine performance during the Blues Joint Project Master Class at University of Santo Tomas August 16, 2010. BLUES JOINT PROJECT: Irene "Lady I", vocals Kakoy Legaspi, guitar Joric Maglanque, guitar Thomas "Tomcat" Colvin, harmonica Nikki Cabardo, keyboards Eric Hernandez, bass Harald Huyssen, drums

This is The Blues Joint Project band performing Hey Bartender at the Blues History & Performance workshop & concert held at the UST Conservatory of Music. I believe this is just one of a series of events to be conducted by the group to promote Blues music appreciation to Filipinos especially the younger generation. Hats off to the the organizers for unselfishly sharing their time and effort for this "noble cause." BLUES JOINT PROJECT: Irene "Lady I", vocals Kakoy Legaspi, guitar Joric Maglanque, guitar Thomas "Tomcat" Colvin, harmonica Nikki Cabardo, keyboards Eric Hernandez, bass Harald Huyssen, drums GUEST ARTISTS: Tots Tolentino, sax Butch Roxas, guitar Jun Lopito, guitar Roger Pullin, vocals/guitar Video courtesy of Harald Huyssen. Thanks bro!

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.

Oh man! I really love this song - from the funky country-blues style, great guitar work, to the cool harmonica chops by Egay Imperio. I can't believe I missed this my whole life. And what a timely message for all - stop all the whining and get to work! Batugan, gumising ka naman!

That's right ladies and gentlemen, TomCat's got a new site up, and this time he's expanding the horizon a bit, covering Blues happenings in Philippines and the whole of Asia. Summarizing the concept and goal of this project, Tom states, "Blues Asia aims to draw the Asian blues community – musicians and fans – closer together. We’ll search out where to find each other. We’ll chat in our forum, We’ll share our recommendations about the best blues tutorials on the internet." Visiting the the site for the first time, one could see an unassuming front page - the only image is that of Binky Lampano with his signature "grimace" and a lone video of the vintage JDLC. But don't let this look fool you! The site certainly packs a wallop with a host of features including a blog, tutorials (Blues harp) and most impressive is a Blues forum where members could interact with one another. One could only conclude that TomCat indeed has big plans for the site a...

Another great original track by Lampano Alley...though I hear a bit of Bob M's "Is This Love" on the intro :) "...trouble in the government, leads up to the president." Sad but true. A fitting message to the newest leader of the land. Enough of politics, just enjoy the music! I especially liked TomCat's and Binky's synchronized harp and vocals in the end part of the song.

This could be the first Pinoy Blues supergroup! (Cuarenta y Uno?) Deltaslim will be jamming with Cuarenta in what will surely be an unforgettable night of Blues. No entrance fee, no exit fee either! Enjoy The Outpost's ice cold beer and reasonably low-down-priced goodies. Man, wish I could be there!!!

Hello folks! Been very busy these past days so I'm just going to repost a friend's article which can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/tomcolvin For Blues harp fans, this will surely be a treat! BLUES ALERT: Cousin Hoagy spotlights blues harmonica tonight on his radio show The Blues Jazz Experience, from 8-10 p.m. over UR 105.9. You can also hear it via streaming audio over the internet at Hoagy's website: http://cousinhoagy.com/

I've just gotten word that our Pinoy Blues brothers in Hawaii made it to the finals for Hard Rocks Battle of the Bands! (From HardRock.com website) What's the big deal? These bands are competing for a chance to open Hard Rock Calling in London! They're battling for a spot on the same bill as Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, The Hives, The Gaslight Anthem, and Ben Harper & Relentless7. We're gonna give the winning band round-trip airfare, four nights in a first-class hotel, spending cash, and the chance to rock thousands of screaming fans at one of the best festivals in the world. Yeah, we think that's pretty cool, too. It's up to you now. Bring the noise and send one band on the tour of a lifetime! ... so let's show some love to our brothers. Support Pinoy Blues! Click the banner above and vote for Friends of Adam!

Southern Philippines' best Blues band will be performing this Friday - details below. "Cuarenta Plays at the Outpost Start Time: May 21 at 11:00 p.m. End Time: Tomorrow, May 22 at 1:00 a.m. Where: Nivel Hills, Lahug Cebu City No entrance fee :-) Pinoy Blues power!

Great news for all Lampano Alley fans all over the world! The best Pinoy Blues band has a newly built website where everyone can get the latest news and updates. Included are the band's history, personal info of the members, picture gallery, and several videos of their live performances. Missing though are the "Concert In The Park" clips. Maybe they'll be uploading them soon :-) Click the image above to access the website!

This is Pinoy Blues at its best. Binky and the rest of Lampano Alley members give justice to their band's moniker, as "Asia's Best Blues Band." Enough of the reading, and enjoy listening! Credits: fortisfemina|YouTube