Staying In Tune

I AM A JOURNEYMAN/STRUGGLING writer who’s already been to and explored various worlds—sports, current events, lifestyle, and even arts. But the music scene has been my haven for three years now, where I've wound up as a budding jack-of-all-trades doing documentation, logistics, and production work on a random night out.

- Nestor Domingo Jr.

I attended my first bar-scaled live music event in January 2013. It was a then-rare kind of night out, held on a Sunday at the now-defunct Amos Café in Kamias. The performer, who happened to be my college friend, staged his music video launch and everyone in the venue was treated to delectable acoustics and slow-down alternative pop.

What better way to treat yourself after a stressful week other than the usual massage, movie, or dinner, right? Watching the magic of live music happen in front of you is plain enchangting; and to bear witness to the journey of each actor-performer—whether they’re strutting the path to stardom or headed nowhere to the unfortunate route of oblivion—is beguiling. But it took me two years to get back to that kind of life and I never looked back since then.