Sugarfree never tasted this sweet. For the Sugarfree fanatics, supporters, advocate and whatsoever, this must have been the sweetest evening they've ever tasted. Like a sugary sweet stuff, the cool venue, in a one phenomenal night of September 29, was swarmed by music hungry earthlings. And these threesome musical hot guys justly gave justice to the masses tickets' worth.
It's a potpourri of a searing hot and cold, cold and hot evening from inside out of the concert's venue, no other than the famed Music Museum strategically nestled at Greenhills Shopping Central, San Juan Metro Manila. The weather from the outside was gloomy and stormily foreboding; nonetheless it's not tough enough to arrest the evening's event. From the inside, tickets are sold out. Hungry souls are still on the queue for sits, with few more, an SRO (Standing Room Only) audience is almost done.
Just after we (together with my buddy, Romeo San Pedro) have redeemed free passes for press, just waited for few moments for the set to be opened for all those who hold admissions. Of course guys with defined tasks are freewheeling, gets access both in the orchestra and backstage – count us in!
The event was commenced respectively by the Philippine National Anthem, as spearheaded by Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Chino David (also a violinist of the band Silent Sanctuary). Without much ado, the big night for Sugarfree starts rolling, with audio-video presentation, televised and well documented. A generous applause roared and reverberated the peopled venue as the threesome presence of the band members individually sprouted from somewhere else.
Ebe Dancel (the group's lead vocal) pulled the first string together with his appealing presence, which keeps the crowd stirred up to the top of their lungs. Backed by another members Jalton Taguibao (on base) and the recent to their fold, Kaka Quisimbing (on drums) together with the strings and winds ensembles of the Manila Symphony Orchestra, off they go rocking the night keeping us hot and elated despite the centralized air conditioning system of the hall.
To immortalize the night's event and for documentary-press purposes, I took a handfuls of shots with my digital studio camera, keeping a nice range, though reluctant yet to come too close. Nonetheless, I got it at least satisfactory at par with my second chance to capture live events like this.
Not far from expectations, Ebe keeps tickling the audience with his occasional antics together with their most coveted tracks such as “Burnout,” “Hari Ng Sablay,” “Kwarto,” “Telepono,” “Tulog Na” and a lot more. The audience cannot help but want more. The band relented to the sweet appeal, feeding them a revisit to their songs “Makita Kang Muli” (a TV series soundtrack for Panday), “Batang-Bata Ka Pa” ( a revival from the APO original from the album Kami nAPO Muna), “Dear Kuya” and others. All songs rendered were chunks from their three albums “Sa Wakas,” “Dramachine” and “Tala-Arawan,” which really rocks the big hall for an hour or two.
Feeling lucky and privileged participating this “sugary” musical event, we all drained the concert hall feeling stuck on our feet in a sort of a sweet-sticky awe after an explosive finale with Ebe 's hands bouncing the mid-air chanting in gratitude, “Thank you!” “Thank you!” And there goes the Sugarfree in their one big dream leaving the big hall in one sweet good night.
All is well that ends well. As the Music Museum gradually echoed in silence, me and my comrade sticks out of the venue occasionally eying and admiring beautiful gals with suggestive grins on our faces. So much for that, we assess the night bringing home the bacon as the best signature of our duty and endeavor.
It's a potpourri of a searing hot and cold, cold and hot evening from inside out of the concert's venue, no other than the famed Music Museum strategically nestled at Greenhills Shopping Central, San Juan Metro Manila. The weather from the outside was gloomy and stormily foreboding; nonetheless it's not tough enough to arrest the evening's event. From the inside, tickets are sold out. Hungry souls are still on the queue for sits, with few more, an SRO (Standing Room Only) audience is almost done. 
Just after we (together with my buddy, Romeo San Pedro) have redeemed free passes for press, just waited for few moments for the set to be opened for all those who hold admissions. Of course guys with defined tasks are freewheeling, gets access both in the orchestra and backstage – count us in!
The event was commenced respectively by the Philippine National Anthem, as spearheaded by Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Chino David (also a violinist of the band Silent Sanctuary). Without much ado, the big night for Sugarfree starts rolling, with audio-video presentation, televised and well documented. A generous applause roared and reverberated the peopled venue as the threesome presence of the band members individually sprouted from somewhere else.
Ebe Dancel (the group's lead vocal) pulled the first string together with his appealing presence, which keeps the crowd stirred up to the top of their lungs. Backed by another members Jalton Taguibao (on base) and the recent to their fold, Kaka Quisimbing (on drums) together with the strings and winds ensembles of the Manila Symphony Orchestra, off they go rocking the night keeping us hot and elated despite the centralized air conditioning system of the hall.
To immortalize the night's event and for documentary-press purposes, I took a handfuls of shots with my digital studio camera, keeping a nice range, though reluctant yet to come too close. Nonetheless, I got it at least satisfactory at par with my second chance to capture live events like this.Not far from expectations, Ebe keeps tickling the audience with his occasional antics together with their most coveted tracks such as “Burnout,” “Hari Ng Sablay,” “Kwarto,” “Telepono,” “Tulog Na” and a lot more. The audience cannot help but want more. The band relented to the sweet appeal, feeding them a revisit to their songs “Makita Kang Muli” (a TV series soundtrack for Panday), “Batang-Bata Ka Pa” ( a revival from the APO original from the album Kami nAPO Muna), “Dear Kuya” and others. All songs rendered were chunks from their three albums “Sa Wakas,” “Dramachine” and “Tala-Arawan,” which really rocks the big hall for an hour or two.
Feeling lucky and privileged participating this “sugary” musical event, we all drained the concert hall feeling stuck on our feet in a sort of a sweet-sticky awe after an explosive finale with Ebe 's hands bouncing the mid-air chanting in gratitude, “Thank you!” “Thank you!” And there goes the Sugarfree in their one big dream leaving the big hall in one sweet good night.
All is well that ends well. As the Music Museum gradually echoed in silence, me and my comrade sticks out of the venue occasionally eying and admiring beautiful gals with suggestive grins on our faces. So much for that, we assess the night bringing home the bacon as the best signature of our duty and endeavor.♫♫♫
