NEW YORK–  One of the most important bands in the Asian-American music scene, The Kuwagos, will be launching their second album entitled “Lagi sa Kama” on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Fontana’s Bar NYC.
It has been two years since the band’s seminal self-titled album was released and their fans are more than eager to hear this highly anticipated new release.

Rendezvous

Rendezvous has come a long way. This jazz electronica band started with an incredibly successful underground EP release; now, their very first album is about to go mainstream!

Starting with a fateful meeting, Rendezvous was formed when Itai Simon and Hagai Izenberg first met in the music school they both went to. This crucial moment, coupled with their collaboration with other brilliant artists for the making of their EP, has led them to be known as Rendezvous.
The band’s electropop-jazz fusion provides a valuable escape from today’s cluttered, highfalutin sound. Giving an exquisite interpretation of psychedelic jazz and electronica, Rendezvous is going even one step further by instilling other influences into their album, such as string orchestras, darbukas, and many other sounds that surprisingly connect well with their concept.
Their music seeps into your skin, making an indelible imprint; you’ll find it hard to forget Rendezvous’ music once you get a taste of what they have to offer.
 

Jay Legaspi

NEW YORK-- New Jersey/New York-based singer songwriter Jay Legaspi has shown a strong run in the Top Youtube Musician contest, where, in the span of five days, voters lifted him from a #48 spot to a #36 spot (current) with roughly 2,080+ votes and counting.
 
Youtube is running the contest this month, with polls closing the last day of January. The contest page can be found at http://tweeter.faxo.com/Top_YouTube_Musician/2010/01?page=2
 
To add your vote to Jay Legaspi type in his channel name “jaylegaspi” in the search box at the top of the contest page. Alternatively, you can find his channel icon on page 2 and click “vote”. As of today (January 13, 2010), Legaspi holds the #36 spot.
 
The contest is open to any musician with a Youtube channel, and votes are open to the public. There is no need to register to vote. Voters can submit their choice per musician every 20 minutes, as well as vote on multiple musicians at the same time.
 
Amanda Yu, a friend and supporter of Legaspi, placed his name in the contest, which also includes other Filipino-American artists like California-based Jeremy “Passion” Manongdo (channel name: passionsf) and New York-based John-Flor Sisante (channel name: Foxfurmusic), among others.
 
Youtube states that “the winner and top 25 musicians will be immortalized on the Vote Wall of Fame. All contestants will be listed forever as honorable mentions.”
 
Jay Legaspi: http://www.youtube.com/jaylegaspi