NEW YORK– The Liberty Bell will toll, the Declaration of Independence will be read, and the nation will celebrate its birthday. July 4 is Independence Day, and while the whole country pays tribute to the Stars and Stripes, several Asian-American artists will likewise show the virtue of independence not only of the country but of their music through a special night at one of the most prestigious music venues in Manhattan, Crash Mansion.

The new Bleud features from left to right: Ted Reyes, Jowell Rilla, Jerwin Glorioso, and Arnold Derama

JERSEY CITY– Nothing last forever…..BLEUD, one of the leading bands in the Fil-Am music scene has just announced that two of their members have left the group. Brian Joseph Miguel, the band’s front man, together with Jason Estrada, their drummer for the past two years had both given their resignations last month.
Brian has been with the band from the beginning helping create the album “Musings of a Caffeine Addict and Tragic Ending,” which are both available on iTunes.

Virginia-based indie group to tour New York in July

NEW YORK – The philosophy that everything in life is temporary demands a certain code of conduct– a behavior that can only be summed in one word, Carpe Diem– seize the day.

If life is as fleeting the shape a cloud forms every second, it follows that every moment must be chewed right down to the bone.

Fittingly, a band that plays music with such vibrant urgency calls themselves Temporary Basement.
 

Carol Evangelista, Franz's aunt. Photo by Michael Lesley. Click here to see more photos from Michael Lesley

NEW YORK–  It was a night of hopes that went as high as where the decibels soared. It was an event representative of the great spirit of a young man, whose love for life is louder than any rock music can provide. It was a time when Fil-Am music served a higher purpose and as a result forged new friendships and fostered unity in the community. It was Franz Pantaleon’s night.

10 Filipino-American bands provided the music for a benefit concert organized to help Franz Pantaleon, the 18-year old young man from Manila who is currently undergoing treatment to cure a rare-form of cancer that struck him last year. The show was held at Fontana’s Bar in New York City last Saturday, May 30, and was attended by a huge crowd made up of Fil-Am music supporters as well as family and friends of Franz Pantaleon.