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Written by The Editor
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
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THERE aren’t many weekends dedicated to independent Filipino artists from all over North America. Not many events that make the local artists the real stars of the show.
Most of the time, local acts are front acts for bigger artists from the Philippines or side attractions for movie stars and comedians on TV.
It may be true for most weekends of the year, but not this coming Labor Day Weekend– not on Rock in the Box Weekend.
This coming weekend is our weekend. It belongs to every local Filipino artist in North America who has strived to bring music out there and make the scene healthy and alive.
The weekend also belongs to the many supporters of our local scene who have bought every CD, attended most of the gigs and gave the artists a million reasons to go on despite the big challenges.
The artists that are performing on August 29 at the Rehab and August 30 at Crash Mansion and the audience represent our struggles and our hopes. They are the faces of our modern music scene, and the keepers of tomorrow’s promises. We see them on stage, we hear them on the compilation album and we are assured that the music will go on.
What else is Rock in the Box Weekend for but to announce to the world that we exist, and that our community thrives regardless of color, creed, and geographic boundaries.
It is an event that explodes with the beauty of our togetherness. After all, we are one family.
In our weekend, there are no main acts and no front acts. Everyone is equal.
Let’s all have a good time and unpack history.
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