Music + Events: Satchmi Vinly Day 2017

Satchmi's Vinyl Day has always been a must go-to event for Paul and myself, we love the brand and what they represent-the beauty and luxury of the good old days, which we appreciate more in these times of entitlement and instant gratification. (Plus we love vinyl, which is on sale during the event and the live acts are always the hottest in the local scene). 

So, for the past few years, we have always been at Vinyl Day, this year was a little different though, since I am already seven months pregnant and waddling across the event floor can be very tiring, I forgot that you actually have to stand for these events and after two bands, I was already tired T_T. 

We've actually been more absent than usual in music gigs, given my current condition, its hard to be in a cramped bar when you are so far along, plus people smoke and many trips to the bathroom will prove to be a challenge. 

So why did we make an exemption for Vinyl Day? Well, I thought it would be the only music gig I would be able to go to during my pregnancy, the venue would have more space and would be more convenient for the pregnant lady. Plus did I mention we love Satchmi? 

We made the most of our short stint at Vinyl Day, Paul took a few photos, I was tempted to pick up a record but my baby list says we still have a long way to go, so maybe when the little one is settled in? :) 

I still wanted to see Cheats and Jess Connelly play but we had to call it a day, like I said I was ready to go home after two bands but I did have a take away from the experience, no matter how short it was. 

I was am happy to see a growing vinyl community, who will spend money for a record, even when there are streaming services available. I am happy to see a growing number of people who support local music, who go to live shows to sing and dance to the music. I'm glad that a brand like Satchmi has continued to grow and remain relevant in these trying times, I'm happy to see all of these and I'm looking forward to being able to share this all with my son some day, Satchmi Vinyl Day 2017 was his first foray into the world of live music after all.  

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Events: Satchmi Fever

Can you believe its already been a year since Satchmi celebrated its first birthday? Well - now its time for their 2nd Anniversary celebration! I know! Time just goes by so fast!

For a little throwback on what went on during their first birthday just click here!

Now - let's see what's in store for the loyal customers and patrons of Satchmi for their 2nd Anniversary!

Great Music! 

If any of their past events have proved anything is that they always, always have great music and the lineup for their 2nd Anniversary is just as awesome!

I am in love with Toni B's "Carnival" and I'm looking forward to hearing more of her songs and seeing her perform live.

We've seen and heard Tandems '91 perform and it's always a fun and crazy set when these boys are playing.

We haven't head of "No Rome" yet and I'm curious as to his music and I just love how Satchmi brings in new artists to discover. It's like when they make their line ups they make sure to bring in old favorites and new possibilities.

Exciting Launches!

Satchmi has launches in store! Such as "Film Folk" (for the photography and film lovers out there, I know Paul will be interested in this).  A "Satchmi Loyalty Card" (Yehey!), Vinyl Cleaning and Dewarping (Double Yehey!) as well as "Satchmi Beers" (this one is for Paul). 

FREEBIES! 

The best kinds of parties are the ones when guests get to bring home gifts and well, Satchmi has a lot of fun freebies in store for guests and patrons! You can click on their event page here to check out more details and to say that you are also going of course!

I'm also looking forward to see how the party will go, given that it will be held in Satchmi's bigger space! Remember that they already launched a cafe to go with the larger space. You can click here if you need a little refresher on that.

We actually have a wedding to go to on that day, in the afternoon so we will rush right after for the party. Hopefully the traffic won't be too bad. So don't be surprised if we appear to be a little over dressed.

Are you excited for the good kind of Fever with Satchmi's 2nd Anniversary celebration? I know we are! #SatchmiFever

Not Your Typical Valentines: #SatchmiFeels Celebrates With Music and Quips on Love

Beautiful acoustic performance from 'Over October'.

Love and music have always been an undisputed pair that has had a constant presence in our lives and on the most romantic weekend of the year, these two come together once more to bring all the #Feels back; and no one does that better than Satchmi. 

Refusing to look at Valentines from it's typical 'red hearts ensemble' #SatchmiFeels makes sure to give everyone a great time on Valentines Day, couples, folks on a date, the singles, or even those who are well...'bitter'. #SatchmiFeels celebrates (yes, celebrates) all those crazy things that love makes us feel, whether it's joy or heartache, you can count on Satchmi to give it their own unique twist.

Upon entering the store, smooth live music is already playing and the smell of coffee is sure to put you in a good mood. Folks are chilling, with either a beer (from Craftpoint) in hand, or enjoying some of Satchmi's signature coffee drinks. There was also cute and yummy cookies :) 

Honestly, I wasn't familiar with any of the bands who would be performing that night but I never let that stop me from going to gigs and event because I love discovering new acts! Plus, I have great confidence in Satchmi, they have great taste in music after all :P 

Here are the acts (I will definitely be looking into) that performed last Saturday:

The Dreamists

Baihana

Over October

Hannah + Gabi

Triple Threat: The Lovely Ladies of 'Baihana'

I especially enjoyed Baihana's 90's medley, being a 90's kid myself I had fun at the impressive (and with harmonies) medley of Britney Spears, Boybands and Girlbands. :) 

A tradition of the #SatchmiFeels is their Blind Date with a Vinyl, where the records are wrapped and only have clues for you to work on. I got:

To: People Who Appreciate Great Films and their Soundtracks 

From: D&F 

When I opened the wrapping I got.....

The soundtrack to 'Round Midnight' now, you might think 'Aww that one was a bust!' well, you got wrong because I'm an optimist who always looks at a glass half full and what I saw (and heard) was a beautiful jazz soundtrack with lots of history :) Will post more on that soon. :)

We've been meaning to get a copy of Oh, Flamingo's! EP and were so happy when it was available at the counter at Satchmi -for only P250.00! That's a steal right there! They also have other local artists available for you to check out.

As if the chill event was not enough there was also lots of good news going around. First, was the obvious expansion of the Satchmi Store, they let the cat of the bag that it's going to be a....(drum roll please)....a CAFE! Yehey! The opening of the cafe, means food, more choices on the menu plus more space for events! We're really looking forward to that!

'The Dreamists belting out beautiful songs. I really like their cover of  Coldplay's 'Yellow'

We may have already mentioned it but just in case you forgot...Satchmi is opening a new store! Wohooooo - this one will be situated in Quezon City, the exact location is still under wraps. :)

What is not under wraps though is that VINYL DAY is happening on April 30! Wohooo! Mark your calendars! And it's happening at UP Town Center! Definitely lots of exciting news for Satchmi this year and we hope to see you at there future events. :)

Hannah + Gabi capping off the night. Don't be confused Hanna + Gabi is a solo act. :)  

Have you ever thought that Valentines is over rated? Did you ever feel like you're having an aneurysm whenever you see all those couple in red? (worse, sometimes even couple shirts). Well #SatchmiFeels is just the cure for all the usual Valentines obligatory traditions. Whether you want to spend the night alone, with friends or with your special someone #SatchmiFeels welcomes everyone with open arms and no one is judging you whether you have a date or not. The Music in itself (and the great company) is the great Valentines gift, which we all gave each other. 

So, thank you Satchmi for another awesome #SatchmiFeels event! Looking forward to next year! 

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Happy 1st Birthday Satchmi

Satchmi has steadily grown into a brand that is loved and recognized by many who share their same passion for music and a lifestyle brand that is uniquely theirs. That is why it was no surprise that on the celebration of their store's first birthday last September 26, Saturday, it was jam packed with loyal customers and supporters.

It really was a party! 

There was free food courtesy of Mr. Graham’s Sandwich Shop, their highly talked about Cebuano along with chips and dip filled everyone’s appetite throughout the event. In tandem was Mrs. Graham’s macarons straight from her cafe, specially made for the event complete with vinyl record designs and plating. Their Apple Pie Soda was also served during the party as well as Craftpoint’s Summer Sessions. All free aside from Satchmi’s esteemed third wave coffee.

People got to experience fun and games throughout the event like spin the wheel with prizes from Satchmi’s lifestyle brands — Happy Socks, Lost Nomad, Gouache Bags, The Green House Project, Sunday Paper Co and more, there was also a sleeve face Photo Booth contest, by the end of the night the most creative photo got to take home a Motorino Mk II.

We haven't been to any music gigs lately so it was really refreshing to be in the presence of some of our country's up and coming artists. Guests were treated to awesome performances from B.P. Valenzuela, Reese & Vica, Coeli and CRWN. 

Paul and I enjoyed the act of stand up comedian Chip Balbuena from Comedy Cartel, we were laughing so hard and days after the party we're still going back to his jokes. That was something refreshing and enjoyable. 

It's been an awesome year for Satchmi, from Vinyl Day to the Fresh Filter Vinyl launch we just know that there are just bigger and better things in store for Satchmi. Speaking of which here are some exciting news to look out for next year! 

Some of the things announced were that they are opening a 2nd branch in Quezon City (exact location still top secret) early 2016, the Motorino Mk II now comes in the new color Silver bidding goodbye to the Ivory model, a new Satchmi Blend of beans exclusive from EDSA Beverage Design Studio coming soon to the store and most importantly, a new vinyl compilation that is composed of some of their favourite performers from Vinyl Day 2013 to 2015. Some of the artists include Autotelic, Oh, Flamingo!, BP x CRWN collab, Tandems ’91, She’s Only Sixteen, Reese & Vica, Imago, Taken by Cars, and more! A total of 12 tracks for a vinyl produced and manufactured entirely by Satchmi. The vinyl, entitled “General Assembly” (and rightly so) will be released sometime in 2016.

Exciting things up ahead indeed-can't wait! But for now - Happy First Birthday Satchmi! 

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Fresh Filter Vol.1 Vinyl Launch

Despite working odd hours (mostly the night shift), since both Paul and I work in the BPO industry. We still make the time to go out and support the local music scene. Paul came from working what would be considered a double shift while I still had work ahead but we stopped by the vinyl launch of Fresh Filter Vol. 1 at the Satchmi store in Megamall-because we wanted to be part of history of local music and we believe in it's cause and mission.

It's so Fresh-it's still breathing   

Unlike your usual radio shows which plays the contemporary chart topping songs (most of which are from foreign artists), Fresh Filter explores the rich yet undiscovered landscape of local indie music.
Helmed by DJ Russ Davis, the show features artists yet to be known and discovered and gives them a larger stage by playing them on the air. Listeners are then given the chance to vote for the songs that they would want to be included in the regular playlist of Jam 88.3. It's just unfortunate that Paul and I are not able to listen over to the show since we are mostly asleep when the show is on air (it plays in the afternoon during the weekdays and we're often asleep at this time due to our work schedules) but despite this set back we still follow the happenings in the show (thanks to Social Media).

Bundled OPM Freshness 

Fresh Filter Vol. 1 is a collective effort of Jam 88.3, Satchmi and so many awesome people to bring together a compilation of local music on vinyl. These indie artists cover a wide range of genres. The artists themselves belong to different generations and age groups and each of them have something fresh and new to bring to the table. The compilation is so diverse that you and your friends could party to some tracks on the record At Last (Tandems '91), Irish (Moonwlk), Accidents (Cheats), Pretty Car (B.P. Valenzuela) while your parents can enjoy some of the songs as well: A Quiet Walk Outside (Library Kids), I wouldn't Mind (Ourselves The Elves), Fools (The Ransom Collective). 

I'm a happy owner of the vinyl and it's great to hear your OPM favorites on vinyl it's a plus that you get to discover new acts as well :)

Launch and Bar Tour 

Last May 22, the vinyl had its launch at the Satchmi store at Megamall and despite the lack of sleep for Paul and an upcoming shift for me, we dropped by the launch to get a copy of the vinyl. Paul was so tired I literally had to point what he should take photos of, don't worry he had about 12 hours of sleep when he got home :P As Paul says - if there was a band called Ourselves The Elves on the vinyl, we would be "We The Sabaw" :P

Despite our usual predicament of being tired, sleepy and/or have work to go to, dropping by the launch and supporting this endeavor was so much worth it. It was a full house at Satchmi, there were so many people it was hard to move around and seeing that overwhelming support gives such a reassuring feeling that the future of OPM is still bright. I had to wait through an entire work shift before getting home, Saturday morning to play the vinyl on our Motorino and hearing the record for the first time made me even more determined to continue on our cause to support local music. I refuse to take in what my contemporaries lay before me as music. I would rather dig in the dirt longer and unearth rare gems that shine brighter and have more value, for they are ours, our own home grown talent just waiting to be heard and discovered.

Fresh Filter Vol. 1 will be sold exclusively in the coming bar tour. You can expect awesome performances from the artists on the record. :) Can't wait for Vol. 2! For more updates on awesome music and events make sure to like and follow Satchmi and Jam 88.3.

May 29 at Saguijo, Makati 

June 12 at A-Space, Makati 

June 26 at Cubao Expo, Quezon City

Music, Coffee, Beer and Feels @ Satchmi Valentines Event

Despite being in a scheduled team building in near by Linden Suites, Paul and I were able to sneak away to check out the #Feels @ Satchmi Valentines event and even if we just had about two hours of sleep there was an abundance of coffee and awesome local music to wake us up.

Can I just say that I love their Iced mocha :)

When we arrived at the cafe vinyl store Satchmi it was already jam packed with young music lovers spending hearts day enjoying live performances from up and coming local acts. The great thing about music is that even if it's Valentines Day it doesn't matter whether you come with a date, with friends or even by your lonesome self -you still get to enjoy!

There was definitely a lot of Feels going on in the Satchmi store amplified by the young talented musicians lined up to play that night. Since we came in late though we missed a lot of great acts :((

Hopefully we'll have a better schedule for the next Satchmi event- speaking of which make sure to mark your calendars for April 11 for Vinyl day - wait what Vinyl day?! 

The Sun Manager 

Yup you read that right folks Vinyl day is coming up and if the Feels event was any indication of how amazing and awesome the event is going to be well let's just say that I got a gut feeling it will be an event every music lover should not miss. 

Speaking of vinyls there were also some vinyls at P500 only! They were ingeniously arranged as blind dates since they were wrapped in gorgeous brown paper but had descriptions of the artist and genre as clues :P Unfortunately we weren't able to check out the vinyls since as I said the venue was jam-packed! It would be hard to get up to the blind date vinyl section without giving up our spot. 

Did I mention that there was free beer too? It just ran out by the time we got there :p 

Despite of missing on things there was a lot of amazing things that we did catch such as awesome performances from The Sun Manager, Fools and Foes of course Reese Lansangan (who has been on the blog a lot -> did an EP review on Reese and Vica's EP "Those Who Wander" here) I just have to say she is such a cute and amazing performer she literally shushed the crowd with her rendition of Imogen Heap's Hide and Seek with her harmonizer. Her original song Creeper has been recently uploaded on YouTube I had the privilege to hear the song live a couple of times already. Click here to hear her super cute stalker (not autobiographical) song.

Satchmi: Vinyl Cafe

I guess I unconsciously started collecting CDs last year- when we began to cover album launches for Odyssey. Some of my favorite foreign artists released new albums last year so buying them at the album launches seemed like the most natural thing to do. I also started getting getting copies of albums and DVDs of my favorite Japanese artists. :) Of course since we also cover and feature local artists on the blog, I started getting CDs - albums and EPs of local artists and doing reviews on the blog, and before I knew it my collection started to grow. Before I used to just sync the songs from the CDs to my iTunes but now I have started to rediscover the joy and pleasure of placing a CD in the CD player and just enjoying the quality of the sound that comes out- of course the songs and the music too! I guess I'm slowly starting to evolve into an audiophile and I'm starting to be more conscious about the quality of sound and music.

I have now recognized that I am collecting CDs and that I have become more conscious of the quality of the music that I listen to (no tunog lata speakers for me) and I guess in this quest and in my growing collection I have come to realize that a music collection will only be complete with the accumulation of a record player and vinyls!

Which has led me to the Vinyl Cafe - Satchmi! They're not really a Vinyl Cafe per say, they don't even call themselves that- it's just me since they also serve coffee ^_^

 I've actually been seeing a lot of posts about Satchmi, unfortunately I missed a show that was held there, Reese and Vica (who I have featured on the blog) performed. Located at SM Megamall's Fashion Hall, it's really the ideal place for music lovers to hang out. Aside from the vinyl, there are a lot of different things to check out - most importantly I think, there is even a listening room where you can listen to vinyls!


It is in Satchmi that I have discovered The Motorino.

As seen on their website The Motorino is an affordable turn table that was specifically designed for the amateur music enthusiast. It is the perfect introduction to the world of music. 

The Motorino II - Ivory

FEATURES:
Louder and Better Speakers
Easily Portable
USB Connectivity
Moving Magnet
Vinyl to MP3 Converter
RCA Output
Longer battery life

This is definitely something for the music collector in me :) I might not be able to buy it right away, what with car payments, insurance and daily bills to pay but who knows maybe, I might be able to save up for it and get one soon! I can't wait to start expanding my collection.

In the mean time, hanging out at Satchmi will definitely be an inspiration and will help me with my love of music ^_^ and my slow yet sure conversion into an audiophile. It will also definitely inspire me to work hard and save more for my own Motorino and finally start collecting records :) 

I can't wait to have my own Motorino and start collecting vinyls - maybe it could be a new addition to the blog eh? 

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