5 things in chronological order:
1. We've been giddly meeting shirley friends the past few gigs so shoutouts to Peso, Mimi (komikon 2009 gig @ megamall) and Meg (Stomp 6 gig @mag:net). Thanks guys!
2. The band had a fun gig na naging roadtrip na naging foodtrip in San Pablo, Laguna last saturday (thanks to Agee Linan of Legarda and Earth Decay for inviting us and The Alvero clan for feeding us hehe). Owel sang with the band after 5 months!!! Sayang though Heidi wasn't able to come with us but we saw billboards of her around haha (doppleganger sya nun congresswoman ng San Pablo hahahaha)
4. Everyone in the band has always been a big fan of Owel's solo works and we're excited to annouce that he officially releases an ep titled "So Much Excelsior" and you can download it HERE for free!
Most days, Manuel Nicolas Alvero sings, plays guitar, jumps around, fights crime, and generates Kirbyesque dots of pure cosmic radiation for Ang Bandang Shirley, Manila’s leading providers of hummable punk fun. Some nights, though, 10 minutes will pass w/ no crime happening. During those 10 minutes, Manuel will park his ship, focus on his breathing, plug into a smaller amp, and record a peaceful, minor-key ditty over a simple loop. After he’s done w/ one ditty, he moves unfussily on to another one. Mebbe this next one has more echo on it, and mebbe his synth’s setting is Water Droplet Into Cave Pool. Mebbe he’ll channel James McNew. Mebbe he’ll let Simon do th singing on this one. Pretty soon, more crimes will happen, and Manuel’s Shirleyphone will ring. “It’s all downhill from here,” he murmurs, which means life is getting harder and harder, or easier and easier. For 10 minutes, we focus on our breathing, prepared for good or evil. Galactus could come calling, but it could be just to say hello.
manuel nicolas alvero - so much excelsior [ep]
1) grand finale (2005)
2) slow dance (2003)
3) so much excelsior (2009)
4) isobel (2005)
5) horoscopic (2004)
lastly,
5. See you guys this coming halloween! Party with us at Malate Literary Folio's Lilt and the Verve party in Cubao X at 9PM then at Terno Inferno's Halloween Costume Ball in Mag:net Highstreet after!
love,
kathy
love,
kathy
