Meeting RadioDriveBy
"What's RadioDriveBy, anyway? They
don't even have a Wiki page."
I don't even know what to expect.
Admittedly, I have never heard of half of the BRF bands line up and because of
real-life commitments (also read as: day job) I was not able to check them all
until a few days before the show itself.
Thanks to Caren's constant bugging and
showing of adoration of the band that I decided to check them out. And heck
yes, I liked them.
In the age of auto-tuned and
electronic-driven kind of music, what's heightened up my curiosity is to
discover whether they are one of "those" bands. Turned out, they were
not. They were even more.
The band is composed of Trent Clark
(vocals), Evan Yuen (bass), Dave Glosser, Adam Simons (guitars) and Austin
Gavin on drums. The lead vocal's voice
is so powerful you just got to love to listen to him over and over. Their music
is mostly upbeat and catchy you would just want to jam with them.
Meeting them is another thing.
I could not fathom how nice they truly are
in person. I may not have met a lot of band dudes and performers in person but
they were one of the nicest. They would genuinely answer your every questions
(I actually grabbed the opportunity to ask them a lot to a point that it felt
like an interview lol) and agrees to have the photos taken without any
hesitation. It has dawned on me how much they treasure every support that they
can get, and how like in every success story in the industry, they owe it to
the fans: who would gladly get in early, wait in line just to get a glance of
them and more.
They were the first foreign band to perform
in the recent Bazooka Rocks fest and because of some security reasons, some of
the people are still outside when they started their set. Luckily, we were able
to enter the venue and went in running to the right side (Dave's side) five
seconds before they sang the first one. I would have been so bummed to miss
them but God is good and what a fun set that was. The crowd may not be all too
familiar with all of their songs and the fanbase is not that huge
"yet" but I'm pretty sure the crowd has enjoyed the performance, if
them dancing up and down is not much of a proof then I don't even know.
We even have a video of us dancing to Go
All Night. Them being too intimately good at the rendition of Sunday and Trent
belting it out in the end has got to be one of the highlights of the show.
Also, the amazing runs that he did at the cover of Bruno Mars' treasure. I'm
pretty sure that has gained them a lot of "converts" among the fans.
Thank heavens there is Twitter and other
social sites where they could interact and give the love back to the fans even
now that they are already back home. (@AprilDeGuzman here)
I'm a "monogamous" type of person
and once I vowed my support to someone or some band, it just gets stuck. And as
for RadioDriveBy, they are too talented to be left out and with the right
exposure, connections and projects, I believe God has planned something big in
the future for them. Who knows, it may be next year or in a couple of years.
All I know is that this support is for forever and I'll stay with them through
thick and thin.
And
if all else fail at the end of the day, they could always come back home to
Manila.
"Don't take a moment for granted
Life is short so cherish every second
and take your time through everyday.
Last but not least, I'm begging you please,
don't forget me
on your way
through everyday." ~ Desiree
O M G!!!!!!! One of the best moments I had. This m&g thing, will be the one of the highlights of my 2013!! ;) Hope to see them again next time.:D - Caren Clark (whut!!??)
ReplyDeleteClark, really? haha of course! Looking forward to see other great acts some time in the future again!
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