A review of You & I Collide at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

You & I Collide at the Baybeats 2011 Powerhouse (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Alvin Ho)Â
by Salima Nadira, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
In spite of various difficulties like gloomy weather, lack of sustenance thanks to the fasting month, You & I Collide packed a solid and highly energetic show. From the very first song […]

A review of Seyra at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Seyra at the Baybeats 2011 Chillout Stage (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Shane Chong)Â
by Elizabethe Er, EY Baybeats Budding Music Writer  As someone who has followed Seyra’s Baybeats 2011 journey all the way from their audition stage, I was really amazed with their performance on the 27 August 2011, Day 2 of the festival. […]

A review of Bangkutaman at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Bangkutaman at the Baybeats 2011 Arena (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Alvin Ho)Â
by Elizabethe Er, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
Bangkutaman’s image is very deceiving. They make you think they’re not what they seem, and then proceed to prove you wrong. In the first place, when they step onstage, they look like they’re going to […]

A review of Noughts and Exes at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Noughts and Exes at the Baybeats 2011 Arena (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Shane Chong)Â
by Karen Gwee, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
Noughts and Exes, an indie folk pop band hailing from Hong Kong, have been compared to the likes of Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens and Postal Service. The six-piece landed on Singapore’s sunny shores for […]

A review of Avalanche at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Avalanche at the Baybeats 2011 Powerhouse stage (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Joshua Hoong)Â
by Han Tingyan, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
It was the last day of Baybeats 2011. The sun was etching its rays all across the beautiful grounds of Esplanade at sundown and discerning members of our music-loving populace had returned for Avalanche’s […]

A review of Like Silver at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Like Silver at the Baybeats 2011 Chillout stage (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Benny Loy)Â
by Han Tingyan, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
A warm, disembodied android voice broke out through the Esplanade Concourse speakers, introducing Malaysian electronic act Like Silver to the unassuming audience of Baybeats. 

Like Silver at the Baybeats 2011 Chillout stage (photo by […]

A review of Wolfgang at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 1 September 2011

Wolfgang at the Baybeats 2011 Powerhouse (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Alvin Ho)
by Han Tingyan, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
Esplanade Baybeats 2011 Powerhouse Stage – The howling wouldn’t cease. A communion of fingers raised in the sign of horns raged back and forth. The fans – a mix of locals and Filipinos – were […]

A review of Protocol Afro at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 31 August 2011

Protocol Afro at the Baybeats 2011 Arena (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Benny Loy)Â
by Melissa Ng, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
Protocol Afro entertained the 300-strong crowd at the Arena Stage at Baybeats 2011 with their set of indie dance tunes, along with frontman Aryadita’s seriously impressive moves. The five-piece band hailing from Jakarta played […]

A review of The Rejeks at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 31 August 2011

The Rejeks at the Baybeats 2011 Arena (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Benny Loy)Â
by Melissa Ng, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
The Rejeks kicked off the last day of Baybeats at the Arena Stage with their afros and suspenders, charming the crowd with their indie-pop tunes. The band has been around since 2008 and has […]

A review of My Writes at Baybeats 2011

By Esplanade On 31 August 2011

My Writes at the Baybeats 2011 Arena (photo by Baybeats Budding Photographer 2011: Shane Chong)Â
by Melissa Ng, EY Baybeats Budding Music WriterÂ
Local band My Writes closed the Arena Stage on the last day of Baybeats 2011 with a set of pop tunes that firmly convinced everyone present to put their faith in our local music […]