DAUG

Davaoeña
rockers get 1^st 2008 gig in

Manila

•
Back By Midnite works with Slapshock for second album

DESPITE
their busy schedule in school, the all-Davaoeña hard rock trio Back By Midnite
will rock

Manila

for their first set of gigs for 2008.

The
band will have a two-day/four-venue starting tonight until Saturday in various
Manila bars.

The
group’s last performance was also in Manila last October before going into a
hiatus due to their busy study.

"Oy,
buhay na ang BBM!" the group said in their friendster.com message
which invites their fans to watch their weekend shows.

The
band will perform Friday at Freedom Bar (8:00 pm) and Dayo Bar (10:00 pm). On
Saturday, they will be at Makati Republic (7:00 pm) and RJ Bar (9:00 pm).

"Excited na kaayo mi," BBM drummer
Suji Mansukhani told TIMES.

The
band which made an impact in Davao rock scene few years ago has been in hiatus
since Suji and bassist Dice Bernardino moved to Manila to take up medicine
courses. Vocalist Jehan Dumagay is in Davao, taking up nursing course.

Suji
said Jehan is in Manila for a break before the "super busy finals
week" in schools.

She
said the band is planning to have more gigs in Manila this summer.

"We’re
hoping na makatugtog usab mi sa

Davao

and sa uban
pang places sa

Mindanao

,"
she said.

The
group is currently working on their second album.

Suji
revealed that Slapshock, one of the premier heavy metal bands, is helping them
in their upcoming album.

"They’re
nice enough to help us (in some) songs," said Suji, a daughter of a top
Davao-based pulmonologist.

She
said Slapshock guitar Lean Ansing is personally helping them in one particular
song.

"I’m
having drum lessons with (Slapshock drummer) Chi Evora," Suji said.

She
said Slapshock vocalist Jamir Garcia is giving them pointers on better
songwriting.

There
is also a plan to do a recording with Slapshock and its protégée band Virus
Artist, Suji said.

"Marami
po kaming

plano

for the second album… marami kaming gustong gawin... kaya po
sobrang tumagal talaga."

She
said the undying support they got from their followers here in Davao and in
Manila keeps them going on.

"We’re
really happy that though nag-lie low talaga kami, people still
remember us both here in Manila and in Davao," she said. "Grabe
kaayo mi kaflattered and natouch lalo na sa support na
binigay ng mga Davaoeños.

600 aspirants answer Idol try-out call in Davao

• But only 30 get ticket to face judges today

AROUND 600 aspirants showed up in yesterday’s Davao audition of Pinoy Idol at the Event Centre of SM City Davao.

But as of 4 pm, only around 30 wannabes got the blue ticket.

PI program manager Hazel Abonita said only those who passed yesterday’s pre-screening will return today for their opportunity to face the judges — Kapuso singers Ogie Alcasid and Jolina Magdangal and talent manager Wyngard Tracy.

Abonita explained that the audition for the general public was already done yesterday, and that they will only entertain those who passed the first screening.

It has been reported that some aspiring singers opted to go to the audition on weekend due to previous commitments and schools schedules.

Abonita said the Davao turn-out is still satisfactory, despite it was lower compared to the other audition areas, including the other Mindanao city of Cagayan de Oro.

The biggest crowd, so far, was in Cebu where close to a thousand of aspirants showed up in the audition.

The Philippines edition of the hit worldwide Idol series is set to premiere on April 12, 2008.

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