Contributed by Kuek Jinhua as part of his Arts & Cultural Journalism class 

Foreign acts in Singapore often find themselves warned about a tamer audience that warms up slowly. Such was the case when indie singer Cao Fang performed at Huayi last Friday. Despite having two energy-charged songs in her opening set, she only received polite applauses […]

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- Part of the January issue of the EY Quarterly Newsletter
By Jonathan Meur

With just minutes to the start of the concert, the sun slowly sets as the audience effortlessly fills the Outdoor Theatre. The crowd, mostly in their 20s and 30s, wait patiently as the crew makes the last technical adjustments. Expectations are high this […]

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Baybeats draws to a close.

NOKIA ARENA – Baybeats Day 3
Things at the NOKIA Arena were kicked off by AnnaJudgeApril. I only managed to catch the tail end of their performance but they sounded quite tight, and the female lead vocalist had excellent stage presence.
AnnaJudgeApril were followed by The Oslo Castaways. Their music was given a […]

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After Day 1, the pressure was on the performers to bring the same intensity on Day 2. Thankfully the rain did not persist and put a damper onproceedings.
NOKIA ARENA – Baybeats Day 2
I finally got to catch my first international act at Baybeats having missed both The Shine & Shine & Shine & Shine (Taiwan) […]

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Here are the days festivities from the 3 different stages at Baybeats 2008!

NOKIA ARENA – Baybeats Day 1
The Lilac Saints kick started Baybeats 2008 at 7pm at the NOKIA Arena. With two lead vocalists harmonizing and play off each other their set included a song for the fastest man on earth, Usain Bolt, since it […]

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Hey guys! I’m going to break up my post into different segments according to the different venues I visited tonight… hope this makes for easier reading!
When: 6pm Where: Esplanade Office What: Interview with The Shine&Shine&Shine&Shine
Sam & I tagged along with Joaquim from Junk magazine (KL) & Mel from Youth.sg for their interview with the Taiwanese band. […]

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Time to delve into Baybeats head first.
First up, Peepshow. A well seasoned 6 man band, the guys from Peepshow draw inspiration from a medley of genres ranging from retro all the way to death metal (Motley Crue!!) Interestingly, from what I gather, they are all avid fans of popular rock band Incubus, a band that […]

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Written by Nisha from Youth.SG

Upon entering the Esplanade Theatre, the first thing that caught my attention was a red glimmering car in the middle of the stage. All the spotlights were on it. It was as if we were in an auction and all of us were going to bid. To know that such a […]

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After a long day at work, a saskia laroo performance is quite the performance to look forward to, and how!
One of world’s few, and best trumpeteers, i think she’s remarkable in her performances, and her confidence and experience shines through her pieces. To liven things even more, her band’s rappers had the audience working their […]

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