The Rolling Stone Philippines Weekend Guide offers anything from your favorite international films being screened at your local cinema to your dimly lit music venues showcasing some headbanging and moshpit-starting rock music.
Softcult Live in Manila
123 Block, Mandala Park, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
June 12, Friday
5:30 p.m.
P1,800
Canadian riot grrrl and shoegaze siblings Softcult are heading back to Manila more than three years after their last performance in the Philippines. The duo is currently touring across the country, with the first leg happening in Baguio on June 11, followed by their June 12 show at 123Block, Mandala Park. Accompanying them are local openers who represent or straddle the line between shoegaze, dream pop, and punk, such as aunt robert, Tatz Maven, dreaming blue flowers from Manila, and &nd, who are coming all the way from Bacolod City.
Chestnut Bakery Live in Manila
The Dining Hall, Kowloon House, Matalino Street, Quezon City
June 13, Saturday
6:30 p.m.
P1,000
Chinese shoegaze outfit Chestnut Bakery is finally making its Manila debut. The band is known for releasing intimate, fuzzy tracks, most notably from their 2015 debut album Diaries and songs such as “September” and “I Love You Mr Snowball.” The local openers include Please Eloise from Bacolod City, screamo outfit TNG, dream pop singer Megumi Acorda, and more.
Radtrip No Badtrip
123 Block, Mandala Park, Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
June 13, Saturday
3:00 p.m.
P400
Alternative rock band One Click Straight will be putting on their own fundraiser show, with most of the proceeds going toward their Mongolia trip. The band will be performing at Playtime Festival in Ulaanbaatar on July 2, where they will share the bill with Belarusian trio Molchat Doma, singer-songwriter duo Kings of Convenience, and South Korean alternative rock group Hyukoh.
‘Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros’ Screening
Rekdi, 5713 Pagulayan, Poblacion, Makati
June 12, Friday
6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
P200
Celebrate Independence Day with a one-night-only screening of Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros at Erik Matti’s Filipino restaurant, Rekdi. The queer comedy-drama follows the titular young hero (Nathan Lopez), who falls in love with Officer Victor Perez (JR Valentin), the policeman investigating his family’s criminal activities.
BAYOT RIOT!
Apotheka, White Rabbit Building, 572 Dona Carmen Street cor. General Luna, Poblacion, Makati
June 13, Saturday
9:00 p.m. onwards
Pre-registered tickets at P500, walk-ins at P700
BAYOT RIOT! returns this year for another evening of “rhythm, resistance, and radical joy,” according to the party’s official announcement. Partygoers will be treated to a range of live DJ sets and drag performances by ELEPHANT’s Superstarlet XXX, Savvy, Merckz, Kumare Harvey, Stef Aranas, and Pette Shabu.
