Some things are just so good that you need to take second servings.
The original line-up of Side A circa their self-titled album back in 1989 and the Calesa Bar days returns for a second online concert this year on September 11, 2021 in a show titled Side A Redux Calesa 2nd Set.
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Courtesy Paolo Garcia
Paolo Garcia had a rough 2020, even by COVID standards. Around this time last year, Taal Volcano erupted, blanketing the Filipino musicianâs Laguna home in thick ashfall. Days after the volcanic fury, his father died. And two months later, the pandemic broke out.
His work didnât fare much better, either: the lockdowns cancelled virtually all his live gigs, shrunk his time with collaborators, and drove him out of sound studios and back to the corners of his home.
So itâs a miracle that Garcia managed the music calendar he did last year. He produced âMuling Kagatâ, a remixed rarities album of songs by Hotdog, the famed disco-funk band credited with birthing the Manila sound genre â and the group whose founding members happen to be his dad Dennis Garcia and uncle Rene Garcia.
Side A (1989). Credit: Rodel Gonzalez on Facebook
The original members of Filipino pop rock band Side A will reunite for an online benefit concert this month.
The long-running band, which was founded in 1985, are mainstays in the country’s established OPM scene. Its line-up of recent years has been composed of newer musicians alongside the band’s founding keyboardist Naldy Gonzalez.
The January 30 concert ‘Calesa: Side A Redux’, will see Naldy reunite with his former bandmates: brother Rodel Gonzalez (lead vocals and saxophone), Mar Dizon (drums), Joey Benin (bass), Pido Lalimarmo (guitar), and Kelly Badon (guitar).
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The two-hour concert will premiere on Saturday, January 30. There are two screenings: one set for 11.30am and the other for 9.30pm. Early bird tickets (P1,000) to both are available now from KTX.ph, while general admission tickets (P1,200) go on sale January 12. Find tickets for the morning show and nighttime show here.
After 3 decades, original Side A members to reunite in a virtual concert
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 1) - A treat is waiting for 80s original Pinoy music fans!
The original members of OPM band Side A will reunite after three decades in a virtual concert titled, Calesa: Side A Redux on January 30.
Fans will again see original members Naldy Gonzales, Pido Lalimarmo, Mar Dizon, Kelly Badon, Joey Benin, and Rodel Gonzales performing their hit songs Eva Marie , Di Pa Huli , Windows of Our Soul , and many more.
After 3 decades, the original band members of Side A reunite in a live virtual concert on January 30, 2021. Book your early bird tickets now via KTX.PH !!Posted by KTX on Tuesday, December 29, 2020