{"id":8589,"date":"2015-02-05T17:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T17:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=8589"},"modified":"2015-02-06T05:34:37","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T05:34:37","slug":"feedback-open-mic-ft-narmi-ray-cheong-the-bee-publika-december-2014-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=8589","title":{"rendered":"Feedback Open Mic ft Narmi & Ray Cheong @ The Bee Publika \/ December 2014 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n23rd December 2014: Feedback Open Mic ft Narmi & Ray Cheong @ The Bee Publika \/ December 2014 Edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nYup, The Bee has gotten a sweet mural!<\/p>\n


\nHere’s The Evening Play<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nFeedback at The Bee, Publika allows for the full band format.<\/p>\n


\nThey even have a drum set.<\/p>\n


\nSo I saw these guys at a guitar store earlier, where this conversation happened between one band member and a sales assistant:
\nSales Assistant: Ko dengar ini. *strums guitar* Kreng. *presses distortion pedal* Sekarang ko dengar ini. KREEENNNGGG!!!
\nBand Member: Ooo, giler sedap! Berapa pedal ni?
\nSales Assistant: RM350 sahaja!
\nBand Member: Alamak, kurang bajet lah bulan ini. Kurang sikit boleh?
\nSales Assistant: Paling kurang pun, RM300 lah.
\nBand Member: Alamak, masih tak sampai. Trade-in boleh?
\nSales Assistant: Boleh, mau trade-in apa?
\nBand Member: Hmmm skejap saya tengok ada apa. Ooo, ada ini. Tuner pedal. Boleh trade-in tuner?<\/p>\n

Well, that conversation didn’t happen. I made it up, when hearing the band play out of tune! Geez guys it wasn’t bad enough that you guys were tuning up on<\/b> stage (one of the members had a battery-operated tuner, which could be shared) and after that whole wait, the band was off-tune!<\/p>\n


\nNevermind the bollocks, here’s the Sex Pistol, Danielle, and a friend.<\/p>\n


\nThe Abangs<\/b>, I think?<\/p>\n


\nKim Lim<\/b>, stylish fingerstylist.<\/p>\n


\nFirst featured act, Narmi<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nJeremy (note the well-tuned guitar, and a guitar tuner hiding behind the headstock, for best aesthetics.)<\/p>\n


\nThe bassist also with a tuner! (Eh wait, this is the first time I’m seeing Narmi with a bassist!)<\/p>\n


\nMeanwhile, my latte looked like a biscotti. Yummy!<\/p>\n


\nMonica was playing with my camera. This could be the PlayMemories Mobile remote app.<\/p>\n


\nThis is her TED Talk profile picture.<\/p>\n


\nThis, I do not know.<\/p>\n


\nRay Cheong<\/b>, second featured act.<\/p>\n


\nA new lineup! Grace-ious.<\/p>\n


\nReuben, in irony, as Ashwin would sometimes drum for Ray, and Ashwin replaced Reuben in Cats In Love. So it’s a reverse switch.<\/p>\n


\nAnother oddity – Ray on electric sitting down.<\/p>\n


\nAn unrelated Ruben<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nNat & Mel<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nSpooky Wet Dreams<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nThis vocalist has a lot of punk presence!<\/p>\n


\nI am entertained.<\/p>\n


\nJack Fuzzbeats<\/b>.<\/p>\n


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


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


\nPremium Sea<\/b>. I think they were rocking out well, but I don’t remember what genre of rock because I forgot to record a video to help me remember.<\/p>\n


\nFikri Azam<\/b>.<\/p>\n


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


\nTook two open mikes for me to get their name right! (By then, I had heard them spell it enough.)<\/p>\n


\n4th December<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nOn one hand, the utilitarian Yamaha folk guitar…<\/p>\n


\n…and a similiar one, just flipped and played upside-down.<\/p>\n


\nYvonne Chong<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nI don’t remember if her bandmates were the elves or merry whatever.<\/p>\n


\nYou get the idea though, because it was two days to Christmas!<\/p>\n


\nA parting shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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