Wolfgang – The Black Christmas Project Photos

December 10, 2008 | 7pm | Eastwood City – Wolfgang (Basti Artadi, Manuel Legarda, Mon Legaspi, and Francis Aquino) opened their set with Sanctified. They played about 10 songs. The ones I know are:

• Darkness Fell
• Mata ng Dios
• Natutulog Kong Mundo

Since their promoting their new album, Villains, they played new songs which I believe are:

• Ibrahim
• John of the Cross
• Novus Is Burning

Finally, they ended it with Arise and Halik ni Hudas.

Although my Canon EOS 400D + Zoom Lens EF 55-200mm was used, it was Miggy of OdysseyLive.net who took these photos.

All the post production / photo enhancements, however, were done by me. Hope you guys like what I did.

More photos at http://benalegre.multiply.com/photos/album/34/Wolfgang_-_The_Black_Christmas_Project

I am going to watch Wolfgang at The Black Christmas Project

Yep yep yep! I’m gonna watch WOLFGANG at the

The Black Christmas Project
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7:00pm
Eastwood City Libis
Quezon City, Philippines

Wolfgang Returns with Dec 10 Concert

They’ve been sleeping for 6 years, but now iconic rock band Wolfgang returns with ‘The Black Christmas Project’ concert at the Eastwood City Central Plaza, Libis (near Ortigas Avenue) on Wednesday, December 10th, at 7 p.m.

The highly anticipated awakening by the band — widely regarded as the Philippines’ definitive ‘rock gods’ — is presented by No Fear, LevelUp, and Eastwood City, which is expected to reverberate with Wolfgang’s signature onslaught of thick ferocious sound.
Precision riffs, emphatic beats, power-drenched vocals, colourful licks, driving ostinatos, occasionally jazz-styled basslines and imaginative breaks merge with razor-sharp interplay in Wolfgang’s unique style of American-influenced hard rock, heavy metal, grunge and blues-rock.

Basti Artadi, Manuel Legarda, Mon Legaspi are joined by Francis Aquino at the year’s ultimate year-ender.
The band’s ability to infuse everything they do – be it power ballads, progressive rock songs, bluesy tunes or their harder-hitting material – with strong melodic hooks has made it the only Filipino rock act to be released in both the USA and Japan. Wolfgang is also the only Filipino heavy metal act to breach platinum records on home ground and receive more than 20 group and individual awards for creative virtuosity, cementing their reputations as stalwarts of the Philippines’ rock Valhalla.

What can fans expect? Says frontman Basti Artadi, “Expect lots of singing, dancing, drinking and all-around head-banging because it’s gonna be a hell of a party!” (Tickets are now on sale at Ticketnet (dial 911-555) or place reservations at ticketnet.com.ph.)

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Ely Buendia begins two-month rest after recent angioplasty

Ex-Eraserheads frontman Ely Buendia was officially discharged from the hospital last Friday, September 5, after staying for almost a week following another angioplasty procedure to clear his blocked arteries. Ely underwent the same procedure twice last year after suffering a heart attack during an out-of-town gig with his current band, Pupil.

In a taped interview with The Buzz which was aired yesterday, September 7, Ely’s partner and manager Diane Ventura disclaimed earlier reports that the band leader suffered another heart attack.

“He underwent angioplasty because nagkaroon ulit ng cholesterol buildup dun sa main artery,” informed Diane. “It’s not actually a heart attack.”

Diane also added that Ely was asked by the doctors to rest for two months for him to recover fully.

The iconic singer-songwriter was admitted after experiencing chest pains while in the middle of the Eraserheads much-anticipated reunion concert held at the Bonifacio Global City open field in Taguig last August 30.

Ely’s recent health dilemma was being linked to stress and exhaustion—both physically and emotionally. Two days before the reunion concert, Ely’s mother, Mrs. Lisette Buendia, succumbed to cardiac arrest. All the preparations leading to the concert plus the loss of a loved one ultimately took its toll on Buendia—who still managed to finish the band’s first set composed of 15 songs—on the night of the actual concert.

ON THE WAY TO RECOVERY. The Buzz also managed to get a few words from some of Ely’s closest friends who were able to visit him at the hospital.

“Last time na bumisita kami nakakalakad siya, nakakapagsalita, kumakain, nakakapag-joke around,” said film director Joyce Bernal.

According to renowned script writer Ricky Lee, who served as Ely’s teacher when the young musician was still a film major student at the University of the Philippines, the incident was a blessing in disguise since it led to the discovery of the serious health malady.

“Sabi nga niya sa amin, it was a good thing din naman na nangyari ‘yon kasi nagkaka-blockage na rin ‘yong isang artery niya, so nadiskubre. Mabuti’t maagapan,” said Lee.

Even Buendia’s former bandmates from the Eraserheads likewise paid a visit, proving that the relationship among the four is now cordial as compared before.

Diane thanked all the fans who prayed for Ely’s recovery and also for understanding the situation, which unfortunately cut short the reunion concert last week.

“He’s in stable condition, we’re expecting a 100 percent full recovery. We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the fans. I’m grateful na the fans are so understanding,” she quipped.

Asked for a message, Diane advised Ely in closing: “Stay in shape, drink your medicine. Wala munang traba-trabaho, kahit mamulubi, importante ang health. Health is wealth.”

Article written by Bong Godinez of PEP.

Photo courtesy of Jorem Catilo.

Alegre.ph to be featured in QTV (Channel 11)

Hi,

My blog, ALEGRE.PH, will be featured in QTV’s The Beat on Monday, September 8, 2008. Show starts at 10pm. ALEGRE.PH will be featured because of my blogs on the Eraserheads and their reunion concert.

Ely Buendia discharged from hospital