Sensitive Guys with Guitars is an initiative started by Fil-Am artists Jay Legaspi, John Violago, Marq Romero, and John-Flor Sistante, with Japanese-Jewish-American singer/songwriter Danny Katz to benefit 2 charities:

 --Gilas-short for Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Students, their goal is to address the inadequacy of Internet connectivity in the Philippines high school system and wire all 5,500 public high schools to the Internet within 5 years, ultimately preparing the next generation of graduates in the county for the quickly evolving digital age.

--Team Kaila (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) - Team Kaila was formed in support of Kaila Arcenal, a person friend of the Sensitive Guys who has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The funds we raise for Team Kaila will be donated in her name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the largest funder and advocate for Type 1 research.

Sensitive Guys with Guitars kick off their fundrasing at THE FIVE POINTS L@B show in Silk Road Cafe, 30 Mott St., New York, N.Y. 10012. The show is on Friday, 12 December 2008, at 7:30pm. Admission is $10 (includes 1 free drink).

For more information please check out www.sensitiveguyswithguitars.com

NEW YORK-CPMS or Chicago Pinoy Music Scene, the Filipino-American artist community in Chicago announced their latest project for 2009: The CPMS Compilation Album.
The project is open to all Chicago Filipino and Filipino-American artists who write their own materials. Here are the criteria for artists who want to be a part of this historic compilation in Chicago:

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NEW YORK- In 2006 and 2007, Soulworks released two free Christmas records. The releases are now known in the scene as the Rocky Yuletide Series.
This Thanksgiving, the label announced the release of The Rocky Yuletide Collection– a free downloadable holiday album containing all the songs from the 2006 and 2007 releases plus two new songs: Merry Christmas (Santo Niño) by Archie D, and Secret Santa by John Flor Sisante.

Archie D and John Flor, two of the most talented singer-songwriters in the scene today, will join an impressive roster of fellow Fil-Am artists who have contributed songs to this annual tradition: The Kuwagos, Binky Bianca, Trickbag, The Happy Analogues, John Limguangco, Tony Murgola, Sodapop Suicide, Bleud, Sheryl Mae and The Astrids, Then Again, Paul Zurita, and Sugarplumfairy.

MANILA– It shall go down local music history as that singular moment where four estranged band members - Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro - came together for one spectacular reunion - 08.30.08. One band. One great show. One night only.

The historic performance of the country’s biggest band in the 90s that drew in more than 50,000 people at The Fort Bonifacio Open Field on Aug. 30, 2008, will be shown in movie theaters starting Nov. 26 simultaneously in Metro Manila and Cebu City.