1st May 2014: Moonshine: Spotlight / May 2014 at Laundry Bar, The Curve! Here’s Reza Salleh, organizer and emcee.

First act, Brian Gomez!

The famous keeper of Merdekarya, an awesome indie music venue that is still authentically indie. He keeps it real with shorts and slippers, because he understands Malaysian weather.

One of the few rare acts to inject plenty of humor in lyrics.

Also got a bluesy twang.

The only musician who can top him in humor is Rafique Rashid. The only. That says plenty.

Meanwhile, outside, was a booth selling CDs.

Hell Low and Azmyl Yunor recorded an EP, on cassette tape! Those without pencils and cassette decks however would be saved by the download code inside.

Gotta dig the new signage.

Meanwhile, outside, damn kids and their selfie sticks!

Next up: Hell Low.

They hailed from Singapore!

‘cept this guy, Ronnie Khoo of Malaysia.

Effects for the slow emo.

I was thinking he looked like a Chinese Dave Grohl…

…so imagine my disappointment when he didn’t sound like one.

Still, they’ve got an interesting melancholic sound.

This reminds me to go out and find a thumb pick.

I wonder if there are violinists who use picks.

Video crew, and a book.

Ronnie, from the top.

Anise, on violin.

Azmyl joined in for a song!

This is apparently doom folk. It has to be, with song titles like I Left My Father In Bukit Panjang.

Next were local boys Jumero.

Jared Lim on guitar.

Ryan Gomes, not related to either, who met them while playing football in their neighborhood.

They play funky acoustic, laid-back music while looking laid-back.

A random table outside who asked me to take their picture. Perhaps this will reach them… by osmosis.

Ryan teleports to the drums, and they go into a Bee Gees cover!

The crowd goes wild!

Michael, the M in Jumero.

Then came pure unadultered folk.

Azmyl Yunor!

He speaks of tales of buses and work and not working at work, and reminding you to stick it to the man because it was Labor Day/International Workers Day!

(I didn’t know until recently, that International Workers Day was to commemorate a massive protest that led to shorter working hours – 8, to be exact. So remember the significance of the 1st fo May when you work more than 8 hours.)

He was backed by his band, The Sigarettes.

Just three.

Interestingly, none of the acts had more than 3 band members.

I love the lighting so much I’m going to post more pictures of Azmyl.

He never disappoints when it comes to ending his electric performance – here he is running into the crowd and using a metal table as a guitar slide! That, I had never seen!

This one, and rolling on the floor, were a bit more usual.