conspiracy june 2011 gig sked

1 (W) - Noel Cabangon
2 (Th) - Johnoy Danao
3 (F)- Blues Night
4 (Sat) - All for Patricia/Luna
5 (Sun) -Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
6 (M) - Songwriters Night
7 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/ Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
8 (W) - Noel Cabangon
9 (Thu) - ShutEyeView
10 (F) - Joey Ayala
11 (Sat) - Fuseboxx/Cynthia Alexander
12 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
13 (M) - Wired Night (Electronica)
14 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
15 (W) - Noel Cabangon
16 (Thu) - TBA
17 (Fri) - Julianne
18 (Sat) - T.A.R.A. sa 30
19 (Sun) -Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
20 (Mon) - Songwriters Night
21 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/Salinawit ni Pete Lacaba
22 (Wed) - Noel Cabangon
23 (Thu) - Republika de Lata and Friends
24 (Fri) - Makiling
25 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander
26 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
27 (Mon) - Red Star Jam
28 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/Baguio Night with Jun Utleg
29 (Wed) - Noel Cabangon
30 (Thur) - Sidhi

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com

land of the loving

music by david benoit
interpreted by dianne reeves

deep in your eyes is a promise
love can be ours if we want it
starting tonight ev'ry dream i ever knew
here in your arms i'm believing
fin'lly my life has a meaning of its own
here in the land of loving i am home

i was alone in the city
searchin' for someone to find me
cold empty nights and a million strangers' eyes
here in your arms i'm beginning
to leave behind all the loneliness i knew
here in the land of loving there is you...

in this simple room magic is made
though the world seems unchanged
leave the lights on i'm a little afraid
this might be just a sweet dream...

deep in the night love is growing

though i had no way of knowing
that when i found you i found ev'rything I need
here in your love i'll be staying
fin'lly my life won't be living all alone
here in the land of the loving i am home...

***

i have learned that no matter what pains and heartaches you go through, as the proverbial saying goes, there will always be light at the end of the dark tunnel.... a reward for all the sacrifices... a million of things to be happy about for every sadness and tear that fell... and if you're lucky, a true and genuine love waiting with open arms in the land of the loving...

sometimes love comes to us in the most unexpected time, ways, or places. and yes, at times when you have already come to terms with yourself and gathered all your senses to realize that you do not need love in your life to really be happy. romantic love, that is. when it seems that the love of family and friends are more than enough to fill your cup of emptiness, it suddenly overflows with more love than you ever expected and are ready for.

God teaches in the most unique of ways... at times He wants us to accept harsh realities of life first before He gives us what we deserve. as long as we are still stubborn and hardheaded, we will commit the same mistakes over and over again until we learn. we have to be broken into pieces first, before we can be whole again. but, putting back all the shattered pieces of yourself will not be an easy task. you can only do this if you have truly learned.

i have loved this song almost my entire life... and i never thought i would fully understand what it says until now. now i can say i am finally home...

conspiracy may 2011 gig sked

1 (Sun) Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
2 (M) – Songwriters Night
3 (Tue) – Writers Night 7-9pm/Ray Olaguer
4 (W) – Noel Cabangon
5 (Th) – Fuseboxx & Friends
6 (F)- Blues Night
7 (Sat) Comedy Night: Mike Unson in COMEDY CARNAGE with Stanley Chi
8 (Sun) -Gospel Jam (5-8pm)
9 (M) – TBA
10 (Tue) – Writers Night 7-9pm/ Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
11 (W) – Noel Cabangon
12 (Thu) – TBA
13 (F) – RJ JMNZ
14 (Sat) – Republika de Lata and Friends
15 (Sun) – Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
16 (M) – Songwriters Night
17 (Tue) – Writers Night (7-9pm)/Baguio Night with Jun Utleg
18 (W) – Noel Cabangon
19 (Thu) – Humanfolk/ Fuseboxx
20 (Fri) – Joey Ayala
21 (Sat) – Cynthia Alexander
22 (Sun) -Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
23 (Mon) – Red Star
24 (Tue) – Writers Night (7-9pm)/Salinawit ni Pete feat. Jim Paredes,
Diyosa & Pete Lacaba
25 (Wed) – Noel Cabangon
26 (Thu) – Julianne/Toto Sorioso
27 (Fri) – Joey Ayala
28 (Sat) – Cynthia Alexander
29 (Sun) – Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
30 (Mon) – Private Party
31 (Tue) – Writers Night (7-9pm)/Piano Night with Rica Arambulo

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com

conspiracy april 2011 gig sked

1 (F) - Soul Night featuring Julianne
2 (Sat) - Red Star/ Art Ventures Jam
4 (M) - Songwriters Night
5 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/Ray Olaguer
6 (W) - Noel Cabangon
7 (Th) - Fuseboxx
8 (F)- Benefit Show
9 (Sat) Toto Sorioso
11 (M) - ShutEyeView
12 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/ Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
13 (W) - Noel Cabangon
14 (Thu) - Davao’s Kalumon Performing Ensemble
15 (F) - TBA
16 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander
17 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
18 (M) - Songwriters Night
19 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/TBA
20 (W) - Noel Cabangon
21 (Thu) - Closed (Maundy Thursday)
22 (Fri) - Closed (Good Friday)
23 (Sat) - Closed (Black Saturday)
24 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
25 (Mon) - Mad-Jaas (Ibig and Djop)
26 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
27 (Wed) - Noel Cabangon
28 (Thu) - TBA
29 (Fri) - Agat Obar Concert & Album Launch
30 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com

geena's song by alessandra de rossi

go, the lights are low in here
i close my eyes and breathe
inside your arms i lie
and i cry

love, i don't know what am doin' wrong
just tell me what you mean
don't go, i've given everything

tell me everything's alright
don't tell me its not right
and ask me to let go
if loving you is all i know
don't leave me in the cold
without you its not better
without you nothing matters
nothing matters...

here i lie and i don't try
to hide the love and still
i die, it's something you don't feel

there's no use in walking out the door
it's something to fight for
but tomorrow i love you so much more...

tell me everything's alright
don't tell me its not right
and ask me to let go
if loving you is all i know
don't leave me in the cold
without you its not better
without you nothing matters
nothing matters...

***

and so it's another teleserye song.... funny how i find nice songs from teleseryes. although i knew from sometime ago that alessandra de rossi has been singing and recording songs, i have never heard this song yet. it caught my attention one night while watching "green rose," a remake of a koreanovela, with my mom. so, i searched for alessandra's songs and i wasn't surprised to find it in youtube.

i have listened to almost all of alessandra's songs on youtube, and i can say that she isn't a bad singer. she isn't that good either, but she can carry a tune. reminds me of when i first heard gwyneth paltrow sing with huey lewis in that duet from a movie they did. both ladies have their own style of singing, and each style is definitely all her own.

of all the songs of alessandra's on youtube, this particular song has promise. it may even be a hit if given a proper promotion. it has the formula of the typical broken hearted love songs that "pinoys" are very much fond of. and the "masa" would identify with this song more than her other songs. anyhow, i also like her version of christopher cross' "sailing." it has this kinda ethereal sound. and oh, the music video is also excellent! it matches the ethereal mood of the song.

kudos to alessandra de rossi for further exploring her artistic talents. hope to hear more songs from you.

"di lang ikaw" by juris fernandez

pansin mo ba ang pagbabago?
di matitigan ang iyong mga mata
tila di na nananabik
sa iyong yakap at halik
sana'y malaman mo
hindi sinasadya
kung ang nais ko ay maging malaya

di lang ikaw
di lang ikaw ang nahihirapan
damdamin ko rin ay naguguluhan
di lang ikaw
di lang ikaw ang nababahala
bulong ng isip wag kang pakawalan
ngunit puso ko ay kailangan kang iwan

pansin mo ba ang nararamdaman
di na tayo magkaintindihan
tila hindi na maibabalik
tamis ng yakap at halik
maaring tama ka lumalamig ang pagsinta
sana'y malaman mong di ko sinasadya

di hahayaang habang buhay kang saktan
di sasayangin ang iyong panahon
ikaw ay magiging masaya
sa yakap at sa piling ng iba...

***

una kong narinig ang awiting ito sa isang teleserye. at noong ako ay nasa guam, halos araw-araw yata ay naririnig ko ito sa kotse papunta ng opisina at pauwi sa bahay. nagustuhan ko ang kantang ito dahil sa magandang himig nito, at siguro dahil na rin sa kakaibang pagkanta ni juris. sa tingin ko, kung iba ang kumanta nito ay hindi ganoon kaganda ang dating nito sa pandinig. tamang-tama ang lambot at lambing ng tinig ni juris para sa kantang ito.

mula sa simple, ngunit madamdaming titik ng awiting ito, siguradong "theme song" ito ng mga brokenhearted. 'ika nga nila, halos lahat naman ng magagandang kanta, karamiha'y tungkol sa mga pusong wasak at sugatan. mas madamdamin siguro kasi isiwalat ang damdaming umiiyak at nahihirapan, kaysa sa humhalakhak at tumatawa. kaya naman kahit sa mga obrang gaya ng awit at tula, hindi naiiwasang halos pighati at sakit ang nilalaman.

nawa'y magkaroon pa si juris ng mga magagandang orihinal na kanta na kagaya nito, lalo na't siya ay soloista na lamang ngayon. ang boses niya ay masarap sa tenga pakinggan, isang kaaya-ayang pahinga at alternatibo mula sa mga walang sawang sumigaw at bumirit. hindi ba kayo napapagod?

hindi naman sukatan ng galing sa pag-awit o ganda ng boses ang taas ng tono na kayang abutin. ang importante ay kaya ng isang mang-aawit na iparating ang tamang damdamin na hinihingi ng isang awitin. at sa tingin ko, nagawa naman ito ni juris, baka nahigitan pa nga.

"nothing" by the script

am i better off dead, am i better off a quitter
they say i’m better off now, than i ever was with her
as they take me to my local down the street
i’m smiling but i’m dying trying not to drag my feet

they say a few drinks will help me to forget her
but after one too many i know that i’m never
only they can see where this is gonna end
they all think i’m crazy but to me it’s perfect sense

and my mates are all there trying to calm me down
cause i’m shouting your name all over town
i’m swearing if i go there now
i can change your mind turn it all around
and i know that i’m drunk but i’ll say the words
and she’ll listen this time even though they’re slurred
dial her number and confess to her
i’m still in love but all i heard was nothing
(nothing, nothing …)

so i stumble there, along the railings and the fences
i know if i’m face to face that she’ll come to her senses
every drunk step i take leads me to her door
if she sees how much i’m hurting
she’ll take me back for sure

and my mates are all there trying to calm me down
cause i’m shouting your name all over town
i’m swearing if i go there now
i can change your mind turn it all around
and i know that i’m drunk but i’ll say the words
and she’ll listen this time even though they’re slurred
dial her number and confess to her
i’m still in love but all i heard was nothing...

she said nothing
oh i wanted words but all i heard was nothing
oh i got nothing
nothing...
i got nothing
nothing...
oh i wanted words but all i heard was nothing

oh sometimes love is intoxicating
oh you're coming down your hands are shaking
when you realise there's no one waiting...

*******************************************************************************

i loved the script the moment i heard "the man who cant be moved." and i get to love them even more for every new song i hear from them. and suddenly, i read online that they are going to have a concert here!!!!!! OMG! i hope i can watch.... i wanna watch....... pweaseeeeeee????? who's ever out there who wants to come with me.... lez go!!!!! friends.... i hope you read this.

image from :http://blog.edarevalo.net/the-script-concert-live-in-manila-tickets-now-available/

oh and i forget... i haven't seen the script yet since yesterday when i watched videos of their songs. yeah, i know. loser! ahahaha.... and guess who am i crushing on? ;p

image from:http://www.goldenplec.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/

p.s. oh by the way... they're irish, so.... happy st. patrick's day! ahahaha!

conspiracy march 2011 gig sked

1 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/Folk Night: Folk U, Labadami, Labango
2 (W) - Noel Cabangon
3 (Thu) - Fuseboxx
4 (F) - Blues Night with Blues Bruddahs, BluesTrain, Blues Rascals
5 (Sat) - Cynthia Alexander
6 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
7 (M) - Songwriters Night
8 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
9 (W) - Noel Cabangon
10 (Th) - Curry Chris Harter: Jazz from the Heartland
11 (F)- Joey Ayala
12 (Sat) Lalangin (7-9pm)/ Johnoy Danao
13 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
14 (M) - Mad-Jaas (Ibig and Djop)
15 (Tue) - Writers Night 7-9pm/Toto Sorioso
16 (W) - Noel Cabangon
17 (Thu) - RJ Jmnz
18 (F) - Cynthia Alexander
19 (Sat) - Amir Jam (Benefit Show)
20 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
21 (M) - Songwriters Night
22 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/Salinawit ni Pete Lacaba
23 (W) - Noel Cabangon
24 (Thu) - Caren Tevanny/Sidhi
25 (Fri) - Joey Ayala
26 (Sat) - Fuseboxx/Humanfolk
27 (Sun) - Gospel Jam (5-9pm)
28 (Mon) - Red Star Open Jam
29 (Tue) - Writers Night (7-9pm)/ Piano Night with Rica Arambulo
30 (Wed) - Noel Cabangon
31 (Thu) - Jun Utleg

Conspiracy Garden Cafe
"...where real people, like you and i, converge and co-inspire..."
#59 Visayas Avenue, Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City
for inquiries/reservations: 9206517
conspiracy_garden_cafe@yahoo.com