Event Announcement: Bazooka Rocks II Bar Tour

One of the most awaited shows to literally rock you off your feet is the upcoming Bazooka Rocks which is slated to be the Philippine's First Indoor Rock Festival with a line up of over 12 local and international bands and of course a last performance from A Rocket to the Moon. The Rock Festival will be held on August 25, 2013 at the SMX Convention Center. 

While August is still a few months off, Bazooka Rocks is still making headlines with their Bazooka Rocks Bar Tour featuring local bands who will also be part of the epic Rock Festival. The first leg of the tour will be on June 22, 2013, Saturday at 8PM at The Apex Lounge, 7th High. Bonifacio High Street and entrance is for FREE! 

Everyone may be looking forward to the foreign bands who will be playing for Bazooka Rocks, I am both excited and looking forward to the local bands who will be performing. Some of you reading this may be thinking (Did this girl hit her head or or something?) With all the amazing foreign acts performing I am very glad that we also have our own amazing line up of OPM bands who will be performing. 

Two of the local bands who will be performing have a special place in my heart - this is because I was actually blown away by their talent and their music long before Bazooka Rocks came along - if you have been following my blog posts and tweets you already know them but for those who don't I have been following and blogging/tweeting a lot about Mad Hatter Day and Save Me Hollywood. Both bands were featured in my list of Buzz-worthy OPM bands blog post last March and now both bands are well on their way to local and international recognition. 

Two sides to a coin: Mad Hatter Day 

These guys are still in College but they are already making waves in the local music scene. Mad Hatter Day is not your typical female fronted band as their music speaks for itself. They have a more Flyleaf-isque tone to their music, you can easily hear the metal and glam rock influences and Mewa's lower ranges is definitely something unique and I will say again - reminds me of Shirley Manson of Garbage. 

Make sure to catch them during the Bazooka Rocks Tour and Bazooka Rocks Festival! 

Mewa Cawad belting it out during Paramore Night V - Photo by Paul Cheng of Pcheng Photography 

Coz they just love what they do - Mewa looking back to drummer Cash during Paramore Night V - Photo by Paul Cheng of Pcheng Photography 

Finding Atlantis - live at Casa Nami 

Okay for some very strange reason I can't seem to find the actual video of Finding Atlantis when I click on the video tool here on blogger - but you can check out the video here. 

Battleground - live at SaGuijo 

Arrgh Again I can't find the actual video of Battleground but you can go ahead and watch it here. 

They already have an EP out - Alice in Distress. You can check out my EP review here and click here to download the EP! 

You can like their Facebook Page here

You can follow them on Twitter: @MadHatterDay 

Already a fan? You can also join the Street Team by clicking here

And follow the official tweet stream @MHDfansPH

One of the boys: Save Me Hollywood 

The first time I heard of Save Me Hollywood was when I saw their video 'Reckless' on Youtube (it's the first video below) - I was sold, I was a big fan.

Save Me Hollywood is actually made up of respected musicians who have already been in the music scene for some time. Carlos Calderon (Calde) bassist from Chicosci wanted to do the project and recruited guitarists Aaron Corvera and Kenneth Aranza from April Morning Skies. Typecast's drummer Melvin Macatiag also joined the group. In looking for a vocalist fort the band they recruited fresh off the fish market-(yup! she really said that in an interview) Julz Savaard, former Myx VJ and current Dj for Jam 88.3. 

Describing their music as a mix of good old punk, rock and pop, Save Me Hollywood has that hint of Hole, a bit of No Doubt and Paramore. They sound good on record and are definitely amazing in live performances. 

Aside from Bazooka Rocks they will also be representing the Philippines in the upcoming Baybeats festival in Singapore. (Woot!)        

Say What? Julz can't hear you! Photo by Paul Cheng of Pcheng Photography during 12 Stone Music Fest in Eastwood. 

Power Stance - Kenneth Arranza and the rest of Save Me Hollywood during the 12 Stone Music Fest in Eastwood.

You can also check out their videos below!

Reckless 

High

They already have their debut album out - Your Story to Tell. While the shoot and album review is still pending (busy with work and so much events) I already give it 'Two thumbs up!' - I would give more but I only have two thumbs :P 

There are 11 tracks in the album which makes it super sulit for P200 especially if you grab a copy during their shows. They would most probably have copies during the bar tour so make sure to get one! It is also already available for download on iTunes just click here. 

You can like their Facebook Page here
You can follow them on Twitter: @savemehollywood
Already a fan? You can also join the Street Team by clicking here 
And follow the official tweet stream SaveMeHolly_PH

Aside from Mad Hatter and Save Me Hollywood, Penguin and Faintlight will also be performing and I'm also excited to hear these bands and to get to know them as well. (But wait! There's more!) You can actually purchase tickets to Bazzoka Rocks at a DISCOUNTED price! Band merchandise at discounted prices will be available as well. Not only that but there will be lots of prizes to be given away as well! So you'd better mark your calendar on Saturday and I hope to see you there! I'm also very excited because it's my birthday (salubong) :D 

For more updates on the Bazooka Rocks concert and bar tour - make sure to like their Facebook page here. 

You can also follow them on Twitter: @bazookarocksph