Cirqueโs โAventineโ last September 4, made a rogue marriage out of spoken wordย and music in Mowโs Bar, Matalino Street, Quezon City. This gathering organized by the non-profit, student-led poetry and arts organization reminded us a thing or two about childhood memories, quirks, brooding, fuzzy feels and newlyweds.
Homegrown musicians from the UP Music Circle and The Ateneo Musicians’ Pool set the tone of the night. Slow Sinkโs (soundcloud.com/slow-sink) performance was a surprise set.
There were musical performances byย Ourselves the Elves (soundcloud.com/ourselvestheelves) who stirred with their vocal melodies,ย The Buildings (soundcloud.com/thebuildingsph) for some lively hopelessness andย Kysha’s Krew (soundcloud.com/kyshaskrew) with their cover songs and original songs to make you lightheaded.
Yลซrei (soundcloud.com/yureiph) kicked off the night with Spongebob and some aggressiveness to wake up those glassy stares and Sawdust, (soundcloud.com/sawdustsounds) made two peas in a pod out of chill and violence. Then there wasย Mindless Pop who helped maintain the chill streak of the nightย andย solo act Swing Set. UP Music Circle’s surprise act Mark Armas played guitar and harmonica.
Photos courtesy of Cirque
Spoken poetry wasย performed byย Patricia Ramos (on boys and jogging and a particular boy),ย Liane Reyes about (theories of redamancy), Marge Redelicia (onย childhood and her spirituality), and Cat Aquinoย (onย the inner workings of her perils on talking). Toots Orosa went chill with an original composition to booth and poet Nikki Salceda on heartbreak.
DJ Kid Yesterday (soundcloud.com/moe-cabral) closed the open mic. As for local indie folk and the spoken word scene in the Philippines, there is definitely more momentum and diversity today.
