25th December - 31st December 2008

A very merry christmas to everybody who do and don't celebrate! And of course... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :D

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• 27th December 2008
  

- The Otherside Orchestra will be doing a performance down at the wet and wild Sunway Lagoon!

- Pesta Penang gives you Hujan! All Penang-ers who are true to music... Go and support!

- Indie Disko

   Venue: Paul's Place, Old Klang Road

   Time: 2pm - 8pm

   Entry: RM15

   Dance to bands like: Enrai, Round Robin, Secret Love Affair & The Night Act

   

• 28th December 2008

- Teenage Gig Fantastic - Couple's Album Launch!

   Venue: MCPA Hall - JLN. Maharajalela, KL

   Time: 1pm onwards

   Entry: RM18

   Extra: First 500 giggers get their new album "Teenage Disc Fantastic" for FREE, and next 500 gets it for RM10!

   Catch kickass bands like Yuna, The Times & witness Couple playing TWO sets!

   

- Time to Disaster!

   Venue: Giggers (Paul's Place), Old Klang Road

   Time: 2pm onwards

   Entry: Some really complicated RM18 per person, RM20 with CD, RM30 for three people... -_- 

   Bands like: Vermillion, The Padangs, Second Combat & Black Territory

   

• 31st December 2008 - The countdown begins!

- Retro New Year

   Venue: Muzium Telekom

   Time: 6pm til 2009!

   Entry: RM25

   Bands like: OAG, Republic of Brickfields, The Times, Roots n' Boots & the comeback of Gerhana Ska  Cinta!

   

- NU Year's Eve Party!

   Venue: SOHO, Mont Kiara

   Time: 6pm onwards (to be confirmed)

   Entry: 3pm - 3am!

   Bands like Komplot, The Times, They Will Kill Us All and Pesawat!

   

- Konsert Ambang Tahun Baru 2009 @ Dataran Merdeka presents Hujan!!

- The Times are making miraculous multi-tasking appearances by darting from Muzium Telekom to SOHO as well as to Port Dickson for the Persatuan Skuter Kebangsaan 2008 Fest alongside Harmacy & The Otherside Orchestra!

- Couple will be making an appearance @ Dewan Kolej Ke-12 Universiti Malaya at 9pm!

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And now... to end it all? See you in 2009 :)

18th December - 24th December 2008

Posting this a little earlier because I'm leaving for the week!

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• Ongoing Events

KL Mesra

Venue: Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

19th - 21st December 2008

• 18th December 2008

- FLY FM Campur Chart Goes Live

   Venue: Laundry Bar @ The Curve, Mutiara Damansara

   Time: 9pm onwards

   Entry: FREE!

   Bands like: Skudap Skudip and Silent Scenery!

   

• 19th December 2008

- A Better Hope Foundation / Back On Track S.E.ASIA TOUR @ Rain House, Taiping gives you Second Combat!

- The Times will be giving a performance (for prom perhaps?) at the Grand Millennium Hotel, KL!

• 20th December 2008

- ROCK THE WORLD 8

   Venue: The Secret Garden, Stadium Merdeka

   Entry: RM 25

   Time: 2pm til late

   Get your chance to capture performances by great local acts! Too many to list down :)

   

- Just Scream!

   Venue: Noisy Studio, Ampang

   Time: 2pm til end

   Entry: RM15 (okay, you guys beat RTW on this!)

   Bands like: The Padangs & Black Territory!

   

- The Times somehow will be able to bounce to and fro from Selangor and Rock The World 8. The Times will be doing a Rolling Stones Tribute at 3pm in Selangor!

• 21st December 2008

- JB Rock Fest

   Venue: City Plaza, JB

   Time: 1pm til end

   Entry: Presale - RM 20

              At the door - RM 22

   Bands like: Restraint and OAG (Laila's Lounge has been disbanded)

   

- Koma’s Gig @ Rainhouse Studio, Taiping gives you another hardcore show by The Padangs!

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And the rest are prom gigs, which really you can't really attend, for they are private! Haha.

11th December - 17th December 2008

ARGHHHHHH!!!!

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• Day-to-day Shows!

-RANTAI EVENT (is back!)-

Where? MIA Arthouse, Red Bungalow 

(behind Pelita Nasi Kandar KLCC)

Bands, T-shirts labels, designs, artwork, everything!!!

From 12th to 14th of December 2008

AN ALL-DAY [FREE!] EVENT

-BIG CITY NIGHT!-

Venue: Melaka, Grand Water City Resort

From 13th December til' end! 2days 1night event

Ticket price: RM105 including hotel fees, food, etc.

5 bands battle, including rock n' rollers Imaginary Frens!

• 12th December 2008

- The Times will be dazzling the stage of University Malaya, for the Rock The World 8 Promo Tour! Time subjected to change but currently placed on the 4pm slot!

• 13th December 2008

- Celcom U.O.X Play

  Venue: Sungei Wang Rooftop, Bukit Bintang

   Time: 5pm til 12am

   Entry: FREE

   Who?? Forty Winks, Bittersweet, The Otherside Orchestra, Hujan, Butterfingers, Laila's Lounge and not to mention Indonesian indie-goers The SIGIT and White Shoes & The Couple Company!!! It.will.be.wild!

   

- Killing Me Inside LIVE in Malaysia!

   Where? One Café - Jln. Silang, Kuala Lumpur 

   When? Afternoon until lateeee

   Entry: RM 20 at the door and RM 18 presale

   Contact: (people from the poster)

   Opening acts like: Restraint, The Padangs and Creamson!

   

- Bridging Oceans HC Fest 4

   Venue: Little Havana, Bukit Bintang

   Entry: RM 18

   Bands like: xElevenx, Second Combat, Kids on the Move, with Californian, Indonesian and Australian acts!

  

- Couple will be making an appearance for the SUARAM Human Rights gig @ MCPA Hall - Jln. Maharajalela!

   Time: Afternoon til late

   

• 14th December 2008

- X.Fresh's X-GIG @ JB

   Venue: City Plaza, Johor Bahru

   Time: 2pm to 6pm

   Entry: FREE!

   Bands like: The Times, Seven Collar T-shirt, Laila's Lounge and Pesawat!

   

- Sound Madness 2008

   Venue: The Gudangs, Noisy Studio, Ampang

   Time: 2pm onwards

   Entry: RM 15

   Bands like:  Second Combat & Avalon's Whisper. 

   

- Couple will be giving another performance for the HAI Magazine Road Tour @ Seremban!

• 15th December 2008

- SMK S5 Wangsa Maju Prom @ Park Royal Hotel presents Couple! It shall be a happy, clappy prom, definitely not crappy!

- Revenge will be rocking up the stage of Maju Junction for the RTW8 Meet the Fans Session! 

• 17th December 2008

- Couple is making another Prom night performance @ Victorian Ballroom, Holiday Villa, Subang Jaya!

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And that, thank god, is all. I'm falling asleep!!!

4th December - 10th December 2008

Tired, stressed... I hate school. HAHAH, I sound like a brat.

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• 4th December 2008

- The Times will be giving an acoustic session at Uniten, Kuantan - 3pm!

• 5th December 2008

- The Otherside Orchestra will be dancing their way on Zouk's Bar Sonic stage for the Converse Party. If you're attending this event, lucky you!

• 6th December 2008

- Live is Music

   Venue: Dewan Melati, Shah Alam

   Time: 12pm - 6pm

   Entry fee: RM22 at the door 

or RM 20 pre-sale!

   Catch funkadelic bands like: Skudap Skudip, Round Robin, The OD and Hijau!

   

- Gudang Noisy Studio is host for the hardcore Second Combat on this night! Once more, the screams surround Ampang!

• 10th December 2008

- Bittersweet, Couple & The Otherside Orchestra will be giving prom goers a good reason to sweat off their make-up and ruin suits! They will be performing at the PROM NITE @ Seaport National Golf Club, Subang Jaya!

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Itu saja! Stay tune for next week! Funky gigs coming your way!!

27th November - 3rd December 2008

The weekends, the weekends!

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• 29th November 2008

- Steven & Coconut Treez LIVE in KL

   Venue: CAPSQUARE Mall - Near Jln. Dang Wangi

   Time: 2pm til' end!

   Price: Pre-sale (limited): RM38

   You can get these at Rock Corner outlets for convenience

   At the door: RM45

   Catch kickbutt bands like: everybody on the list! :P

   

- De' Penang Musica Fest

   Venue: Dome, Komtar

   Time: 1pm til' end

   Price: RM 20 presale

   At the door: RM 23

   Catch funky bands like: Couple, The Times, The Otherside Orchestra, Revenge & Bittersweet!

   

   

• 30th November 2008

- Music Is Positive!

   Venue: Level 3A, City Café, City Plaza - Johor Bahru

   Time: 12pm til' end!

   Entry fee: RM 20 with pre-sale tickets for RM18

   Catch rockin' bands like: Plague of Happiness, Redemption, Madhouse and Skudap Skudip!

   

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And dudes and dudettes, that shall be all! x Celine

20th November - 26th November 2008

Very gig-empty!

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• 20th November 2008

-  High Voltage

Venue: Laundry Bar, The Curve - Mutiara Damansara

Time: 9pm onwards

Catch Bands like The Aggrobeats, The Times and Dragon Red 

• November 22nd 2008

- X-Gig by X.Fresh FM

Venue: Rum Jungle, Persiaran Lagoon Sunway, Ipoh

Time: 2pm - 6pm (Malaysian timing...)

Free Entry, lah!

Bands like: Bittersweet, Muck, Harmacy and Pesawat!

- MY*MC Rockband 2008 @ One Cafe, Kuala Lumpur presents The Padangs!

• 23rd November 2008

- Micro Mosh Pit! A Gig!

Venue: Paul's Place, Old Klang Road, KL

  Time: 1.30pm til late!

Entry fee of RM15

Catch Bands like: Second Combat, Restraint & Black Territory!

• 26th November 2008

- Forty Winks will be skanking their way through the Nokia RoadShow@ MMU, Cyberjaya! If it's Forty Winks' supporting Nokia, I'm getting one! :P

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CELINE BATU (celine rocks) HAHA.

13th November - 19th November 2008

Okay, it's another week with another list of gigs! Real pity that I can't make it to some of these gigs mentioned below for they will kick ass, and I'm sure of it! Damn it. 

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• 13th November 2008

- Hujan continues the Levis UNBUTTONED Road Show, this time at Living Stream, Dataran Pahlawan, Melaka!

- "Moonshine"

Venue: Laundry Bar, The Curve @ Mutiara Damansara

Time: 9.30pm

Free admissions!

Catch bands like: Forty Winks and Tempered Mental sidekicking with local artist Reza Salleh!

• 14th November 2008

- Hujan Miri Rock City Showcase

Venue: Ballroom 1, Imperial Mall, Miri

Time: 4pm til' late

Entry free of RM15

WHO? HUJAN!

• 15th November 2008

- Bittersweet will rock up One Utama for the Fly.FM Anniversary gig on this night! Catch them if you're not too tied up with any other events(or gigs!)!

- Summoning The Serpent @ Noisy Studio, Ampang presents hardcore band The Padangs! 

- Kuantan Indie Fest '08

(yes, this is similar to the KL Indie Fest that rocked KL Tower in July!)

Venue: Kompleks SUKPA (Stadium Tertutup) - Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan (Pahang)

Time: The WHOLE DAY! 8am onwards!

Entry fee of RM25 (at the door) or RM22 (pre-sale)

Catch great acts like: The Times, A.C.A.B, Couple and the all-time favourites of Indie-pendence, OAG!

 

• 16th November 2008

- Music against Racism!

Venue: KL Tower

   Time: 12pm til' end!

   Entry fee of RM20

   Catch great acts like: A.C.A.B, Couple, Revenge, Restraint, Roots N' Boots, Aggrobeats, The Times,    Second Combat and OAG!

   

- Mac/iPod Discovery Week @ Pavilion, KL brings you Malaysia's top of the pop; Couple! 

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And that, my dear friends, is all for this week. Not bad!

Celine

6th November - 12th November 2008

Not much....

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8th November 2008

• Common Chaos 

RM20 entry free

One Cafe Hall, Jln. Silang, KL

1pm til late

Bands like: Incarnation, Cassandra, Restraint & Second Combat!

• Freak Music Party @ Paul's Place, Old Klang Road gives you Couple! Afternoon til' late.

• The Times will be performing at Dewan Kelab Melayu KM Plaza Seremban @ 3pm.
  

9th November 2008

• Couple will be performing for the Free Love Album Launch @ Cloth & Clef, KL.

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And believe it or not, that is all. What a boring week!

30th October - 5th November 2008

Exhausted, grounded; you guys attend these gigs to take my place please! :P
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1st November 2008

• Colour of Indie
  Seremban Parade, 3rd Floor - Seremban
  12pm til end
  Entry Fee: RM15
  Catch bands like: Plague of Happiness, Skudap Skudip, Revenge and Dance to The Radio!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Sabtuday Rawk Out!
• One Cafe - K.L
• A whole day event!
• Entry Fee: RM10 (presale)
• RM15 at the door
• Catch bands like: Skudap Skudip, The Padangs, Sevenmiles and StereoSakit!

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• Borneo Hardcore Fest
  Q-Ball, Donggongon, Penampang, Sabah
  1pm 'til end
  RM15 entry fee
  Catch Second Combat in action along with international band, "Conquest for Death".
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Levis:Unbuttoned Road Show @ Kuantan's Berjaya Megamall presents Hujan!
  
  
• The Padangs will be gigging at the Clap Your Hands SAY YEAH!! gig @ Noisy Studio, Ampang.

2nd November 2008

• Exit Rock Musica
  MCPA Hall - Maharajalela, KL (opposite monorail station)
  1pm to 11pm
  Entry fee of RM18
  Catch great acts like: Skudap Skudip, Bittersweet, Couple, Muck, Harmacy and The Times!! A must-not-miss event (which sadly, I'll be missing *SOB!*)!!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Second Combat will be giving Sabahans at Ranau a screamo treat!

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And that, my dear gig-crazy fans... is all! :)
Outtt. Celine

23rd October - 29th October 2008

Why do people choose ONE particular day to have TONS of gigs? How are we suppose to choose!?
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23rd October 2008

• Hujan will be raining down on Shah Alam's Artis Undangan MUZIK-MUZIK gig @ 5pm! Catch them, or catch a cold. (What?)

25th October 2008 - Beware of the gig flood...

• Music Addict Charity Gig
  Venue: Technoflex, Tech Park M'sia (College) @ Bukit Jalil
  Time: 2pm til end
  Price: RM18 (RM3 for orphanage)
  Catch Second Combat, Restraint, Skudap Skudip and Roots N' Boots!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Showcase HUJAN
  Venue - Planet Hollywood, Bukit Bintang
  Band of the night : HUJAN! (Nooo, was it that obvious?)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• Frekuensi Pelangi Melodi @ Hotel Grand Continental, Melaka presents Couple, The Times and The Otherside Orchestra! 12pm til end!
  
  
• The Eastern Positive Music Fest @ Dewan Wisma Belia Indera Mahkota, Kuantan gives us hardcore bands like Restraint and Second Combat in action, along with ska-punk band from Johor, Plague of Happiness!!
  
  
• RAWRR! - It's just a gig!
  Venue: Rainhouse Studio, Taiping
  Time: 1pm til late!
  Price: RM15
  Catch The Padangs as they roar their way through the day!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

26th October 2008

• Karnival Amal Belia Johor
  Venue: Dataran Batu Pahat, JB
  Time: 3pm - 6pm
  Free entry!
  Catch Seven Miles in action! :)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Love Green Love Harmony!
  Venue: Dewan Bulan Sabit Merah, Ipoh
  Time: 12pm til end!
  Catch Couple, Restraint and others performing! :)
  
  
• The Otherside Orchestra will be dancing their way on stage at Coco Bana @ Sunway Pyramid, 8pm!
  

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And.that.is.all. :)

16th October - 22nd October 2008

THE week is here... :)
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16th October 2008

• Campur Chart Goes Live!
  Laundry Bar @ The Curve
  10pm Onwards
  Free Entry
  Catch Forty Winks live!
  
  
  

17th October 2008

• Music Showcase 3
  Venue: No Black Tie
  Catch Forty Winks and Estrella in action. This will be a chilled, subtle night :)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

18th October 2008 - GIGS. BIG GIGS!

• KAMI the Gig!
  Venue: Bukit Jalil Carpark
  Time: ALL DAY - just come whenever
  Free entry
  Catch every single band on the soundtrack for KAMI!
  
  

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• For Better Endings' EP Launch
  

Noisy Hall, Ampang
1pm til End
RM15 entry
Catch bands like The Padangs and Love as Arson

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• Levi's Unbuttoned Roadshow @ Penang
  Queensbay Mall
  Catch Hujan in action @ 10pm onwards

19th October 2008

• Mods gig
  Groove Junction Galaxy, Ampang Shopping Centre
  1st Floor
  2pm-7pm
  Free Entry!
  Catch Skudap Skudip and their never ending ska!
  

• Harmacy will be performing in UniKL, Melaka at 8pm. Catch this happy tuney band in action!

20th October 2008

• The Times will be dazzling us all at Politeknik Ungku Umar, Ipoh. Be there or be square!

22nd October 2008

• To be confirmed

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And that's all from me!
Catch me at the Kami gig - it's huge! You just... gotta go!!!
Celine

9th October - 15th October 2008

The gigs are back on!! :) Well... starting to. We're still rubbing our bellies from all the raya food! :)
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11th October 2008

• Youngsters Rock&Roll
  MCPA Hall, KL - Opposite Maharajalela Monorail Station
  Fee: Enter by Donation... most probably will be around RM25
  1pm til 10pm (knowing Malaysia, make it 11pm!)
  
  Catch awesome bands like:
  

They Will Kill Us All
Bittersweet
Dance To The Radio
Deserters
Revenge

Not forgetting the Singaporean guest band:
The Great Spy Experiment

• KAMI Raya gig
  Central Market
  12pm til late
  Bands like: Couple, Bittersweet, The Times and more!
  
  
• UPSI Acoustic night @ Tanjung Malim gives you dazzly performances by the ten-piece ska-band Forty Winks and top-of-the-pop Couple!
  Don't miss it!
  

12th October 2008

• Bittersweet will be kicking some butt at Zouk, KL during the afternoon, so catch them there, or miss out on guaranteed fun!
  

• Rock Your Passion @ MIST, Bangsar Avenue! Army of Three will be blasting through the night 7pm onwards.
  
  
• Forty Winks will perform at KLPAC at 4pm!
  

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And sadly, that is all for this week. Crazy huh?

25th September - 8th October 2008

Balik Kampong oh-oh-oh
Balik Kampong!

Yeah, Sorry not much updates on gigs, as everybody is feeling the Raya spirit!!!

After Raya, the gigs are back on, promise!!

xx
Celine

Catch KAMI the Movie October 1st!
Can't wait!

18th September - 24th September 2008

Haishhh, boring laaaa, so little gigs happening now due to Puasa month.

Soon, soon, after Hari Raya, everyone's going to blast! :)

Anyway, this is not really a gig but check it out anyway.

If you'd like to get a chance to meet a few local artists and buka puasa with them, drop by at Kitaro (the really bigass mamak stall at Bukit Bintang, behind BB Plaza)!

You'll get a chance to dine (at your own expenses of course!) with The Padangs! You hardcore fans, go fast and you'll get to eat with them! (Mind the pun!)

As for gigs, not much is happening except Forty Winks will be skanking the tiles of No Black Tie's floors on the 22nd September, Monday.
Admission Fees: RM 10

Time: 9pm onwards.

Be there or be square!

And for now, that's all from me and happy puasa! :)

11th September - 17th September 2008

Everybody's berpuasa-ing, lah!

No particularly important gigs from any of the cool, fucnky bands this week, so take off your AllStars and take a chill pill this week!

After Raya, the craze is back on, baby ;)

By the way, KAMI the Movie is coming out first day of Raya! Or you can say October 1st!
I'll be in Ipoh watching it! YAY!
:)

That's all from me!
Celine xx

4th September - 10th September 2008

Sorry sorry for the late entry!!! -_-
This week's dead anyway.

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4th September 2008

• Couple will be performing a free gig for the Xtreme Indie 4 gig @ Raw Bar (Soho KL, Solaris Mont Kiara). Will be evening onwards. Catch them!
  

6th September 2008

• Stereopath gig @ Bojangles Sri Hartamas presents Army of Three, John's Mistress and Naked Breed from 8pm onwards! Do attend, this will be a good night, I presume!

7th September 2008

• Army of Three are the bombs this week! They will be at the UFO gig @ ACTS Church Summit USJ Subang Jaya, 2pm, and will then head off to the Pusat Sains Negara @ Mont Kiara for the Ozone Day show at 6pm. Catch them on either one if you're up for a religious plunge or be enlightened by knowledge of our world today.

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And believe it or not, that's all. HAHA! xx Celine

28th August - 3rd September 2008

Gigs, gigs and more gigs! Merdeka week, and it's blasting! Whoo! The local bands are festive to 51 years of indie-pendence!
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28th August 2008

• Skudap Skudip are having a MuzikMuzik TV3 showcase at 5.30pm on this day.
  
• Sound of the URBS
  9.30pm
  Laundry Bar, The Curve
  Free entry
  Catch rock n rollers, Imaginary Frens in action!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

29th August 2008

• GBOB Johor Bahru presents Forty Winks. 8pm onwards~
  
• Enrai and Deumuseth's gig from 23rd had been postponed to today! At One Utama, catch an indie-metal mix! :)
  
• UITM Shah Alam presents:
  Celcom OUTLOUD gig
  7.30pm - 12.00mdnite
  Free entry
  Hujan has cancelled this show, as Noh Hujan is still down with a fever. Sorry!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

30th August 2008 - Merdeka Eve!

• UTIM Shah Alam presents:
  Celcom OUTLOUD gig (the second one!)
  2pm - 6pm
  Bands including:
  Bittersweet
  Butterfingers
  OAG
  Komplot
  Meet Uncle Hussain
  TWKUA
  

• Merdeka Muzik Festival 2008
  Terminal Feri Minyak Beku - Batu Pahat Johor
  12pm - 12am
  Free Entry!
  Great acts such as:
  Bittersweet
  Revenge
  The Rahmans
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Merdeka Rock the DJ
  One Pub Café
  RM20
  1pm onwards
  Featuring:
  Second Combat
  The Aggrobeats
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Army of Three will be performing in the Ozone&GBOB roadshow @ Subang Parade, 4.30pm. Followed by an immediate journey to Sunway Convention Centre for the EMERGE Conference at 7pm.
  
• Merdayka Gig
  KL Tower
  2pm-6pm
  Free Entry
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  With OAG, Bittersweet, Skudap Skudip & Couple!

31st August 2008 - Merdeka!

• Army of Three performs at my old hometown!! Heehee, they'll be at Selayang Mall for the Ozone & GBOB Roadshow @ 4.30pm.
  
• Rantai Art Event @ Petaling Jaya presents Skudap Skudip, Estrella and Couple!
  10am - 12pm

1st September 2008

• Army of Three engages with an Audio Workshop @ Negeri Sembilan, 3pm onwards!