Eraserheads Concert

Originally published in the Celebrity Chronicle, September 1998 issue.     Eraserheads rock Pasadena By Elson Trinidad Contributor      Southern California’s famed rock club scene has spawned acts such as The Doors, Van Halen and No Doubt. The area also has the world's largest concentration of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. But rarely do Filipinos - much less all-Filipino bands - get to rock the clubs.     One such rare, but welcome, event happened on August 5 at The Loft in Old Town Pasadena - Lokalpinoysila 98, a festival of lokal Pinoy rock bands, with the Eraserheads - the Philippines’ own Fab Four – headlining.       It was the E-heads’ second live appearance in Los Angeles this year, having played at the Pasadena City College auditorium in May. To see the Philippines’ most successful rock band in a smaller venue was a unique experience to the nearly 200 predominantly Philippine-born young adults in the crowd, as the band successfully recreated the vibe from their native Metro Manila club environs.      Nearly-violent slam-dancing pits erupted from the first number, the raucous “Back2Me, ” which caused some discomfort for fans in the crowd who wanted to simply enjoy the band rather than look out for their own safety. Fortunately lead singer Ely Buendia and company controlled it with some slower numbers.      The majority of songs in the set were from their recent Sticker Happy album, among ...