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\n5th July 2014: Alter:Fest<\/a>, at Merdekarya! I didn’t catch the name of this band, who played during the open mic session.<\/p>\n


\nBrendan James de Cruz<\/b>, with a raspy rock voice.<\/p>\n


\nAlexa<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nJes Ebrahim<\/b>, a familiar face.<\/p>\n


\nFabian<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nChristian Palencia, organizer, introduces the emcee…<\/p>\n


\nAmanda! Cute, funny and full of corny jokes.<\/p>\n


\nGuess whose do-it-yourself contraption this belongs to!<\/p>\n


\nRay Cheong<\/b>, fingerstyle funk soul rock and roll star.<\/p>\n


\nWhile waiting for the next band to set up, Amanda took the oppurtunity to pimp the pre-loved stalls set up downstairs, by showing off the deals she got.<\/p>\n


\nThe guys from Six Strings<\/b>, a guitar store.<\/p>\n


\nInterestingly, the Timoz-branded cajon that the Yao-Ming-faced guitarist is sitting on, is made in Kluang, Johor – it’s a Malaysian brand. I don’t remember exactly, but it was mentioned that they hire ex-offenders as well, a good way to reintegrate them into society.<\/p>\n


\nI was feeling really tired and was about to leave when Tasha got on stage, so I stayed to see this familiar face.<\/p>\n


\nEness, too. I’d seen both of them when I was taking pictures and recording videos for Ministry Of Blunk when they were recording an EP, as they laid down vocal harmonies on the tracks.<\/p>\n


\nTogether, they form Tashnes<\/b>! Awesome vocal harmony like none I’d heard before, with tight acoustic guitar. It was like Destiny’s Child on guitar, with fingerstyle guitar slapping, even! (Slapping guitar for Ne-Yo – One In A Million<\/i>, wow!)<\/p>\n


\nThey’re tight in real life too, having been best friends since childhood. I love their on-stage chemistry! I stayed for their whole set.<\/p>\n