Lou Bonnevie leads Earthday Jam

Now on its 16th year, producer-performer Lou Bonnevie leads Earthday Jam, the women-dominated music festival, with soul singer Nina, bossanova artist Sitti, singer songwriter Kitchie Nadal and Barbie Almabis at the Mall of Asia on April 23.
“This is sort of a reunion for us. We jumpstarted at MoA in 2011 and we had so much fun. The audience is more diverse and so we find it more challenging to bring across the message of environmental care and preservation,” enthused Lou, founder of Earthday Jam and president of Earthday Jam Foundation.
“We want our efforts to reach an even wider audience… promoting environmental awareness down to the people who know nothing about global warming and environmental issues,” Lou added.
Women-fronted bands will definitely rock the house with more than 15 big names in various musical genre with Gracenote, vocalist-actress Arci Munoz and her band Philia, and fresh from the US, newcomer all-female band Flying Ipis and the youngest participating band, Absolute Play.
This musical marathon celebrating international Earth Day shows no signs of slowing down. Starting at 5 p.m., join the over 100 musicians and artists in a 8-hour musical journey that’s bound to be extremely wild and fun.
Kicking off the festivities is the premiere afro-brazilian percussion ensemble in the Philippines, Brigada. These will pave the way for an exciting journey of various musical performances from some of the country’s top acts.
The rock scene will bring back metal kings Slapshock, Kjwan and The Chongkeys. Pop rock bands with their power hits 6Cycle Minds and Mayonnaise joins the roster with the prince of hip hop, favorite modern poet Abra.
Earthday Jam is a special project of Earthday Jam Foundation Inc. in cooperation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and SM Mall of Asia. It is supported by Earthday Network Philippines, The National Solid Waste Commission, First Gen Corp., Honda Cars Philippines, Tourism Promotions Board, GSIS, Pagcor and Dickies.
Media partners include ABS-CBN, Philippine Star, Business Mirror, 83k Design Studio, IPR PLUS, MOR, Radio Republic, Manila Concerts, Philippine Concerts, Rakista and MYX Music Channel.
Earthday Jam’s side activities include a whole day exhibit around the performance area at SM By The Bay; an Firefly Brigade’s afternoon Bike Ride which is open to the public with the CCP grounds as starting point and commencing at the JAM in MoA and Youth painting activity by the sea wall.
Admission is free. For more info, like us on facebook Earthday Jam Foundation or call 897-6991.

DARA IS NEW PENSHOPPE AMBASSADOR. “Bagay sa akin,” Dara Park, originally called Sandara Park, explained she accepted to be Penshoppe image model. This puts her in the elite list of the clothing brand’s ambassadors that include One Direction, Ian Somerhalder and Zac Efron.
The K-pop girl group 2NE1 member visited Manila to be officially launched as Penshoppe endorser and attended a meet-and-greet event with fans at The Block’s Skydome upon the invite of Kris Lim. During the event, one thing was highly observable: Dara never tired of expressing gratefulness to her fans.
“‘Yun ang laging sinasabi ko pero ‘yun talaga. Mahal ko kayo, mahal ko sila at salamat. Twelve years na pero hanggang ngayon nandito pa rin sila,” she explained to Buzzstation.
Known for her contemporary taste for fashion style, Dara loves experimenting with different clothes and designs. “Actually, it’s always different. But lately I’ve been wearing skirt but I also like cropped white pants. It’s cute,” she added.
“Penshoppe clothes are very casual but they can be used in different occasions. The clothes also go well with sneakers or heels. It has different styles,” the fashion-forward comfortable dresser explained.
Dara had turned a multi-media superstar. She’s now into music, dramas and TV show but she wants to achieve to be more. She just finished filming her first Korean movie, One Step, which will be screened this June to August.
She has openly expressed to Vice Ganda her wish to do a movie with the perennial ticket sales topper of the Metro manila Film Festival.
Someday, Dara hopes to be a judge on a talent show being the product of one, ABS-CBN’s Star Circle Quest. “Pero ngayon matanda na ako, so gusto ko maging judge,” she explained, “Kung magiging judge ako sasabihin ko sa lahat ng contestants, ‘You’re in!’” she quipped.
Despite all her accomplishments, Dara feels she’s still a newbie. “Lahat feeling ko wala pa akong masyadong experience. So gusto ko more projects. Iba’t ibang roles, iba’t ibang style ng music,” she shared her future direction.

TOM CANCELS MANILA AND JAPAN SHOWS. When Tom Jones cancelled his Araneta Coliseum show a few hours before showtime and flew out of the country in a hurry, security officers spread it was due to marginal ticket sales while fans speculated a voice trouble caused it. An official statement said it was due to a “serious illness in his family” as he was too devastated to perform.
Manila would have been the first stop of a seven-leg, two-week Asian tour for Tom. He also cancelled shows in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka and Abu Dhabi. But no details were disclosed who was sick and of what. It has nothing to do with ticket sales or his voice but until now it is not known for sure who in his family was ill. The buzz was it is Tom’s wife.

JAMES, NADINE SHOOTS FIRST PINOY FILM IN SAGA, JAPAN. This Time starring James Reid and Nadine Lustre, the first Filipino film to be shot in Saga, Japan, aired on Japan’s Saga TV featuring the Kapamilya stars and the film’s director, Nuel Naval.
While centering on the rising popularity of the Saga prefecture as a filming spot, the news report showed a footage of James and Nadine as characters Ava and Coby, childhood friends who only see each other during summer vacations, kissing near Karatsu Castle. “We felt the serenity in Japan, the zen-like feeling of loving and expressing your love to someone,” Nuel shared about the Saga as filming location.

COCO PROUD OF PARTNER. “Ayos! Graduate na ang Partner ko at may medal pa!” Coco Martin captioned an Instagram photo of FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano child star Simon Pineda during his graduation ceremony held at the RIC Children’s Learning Center Santa Cruz, Laguna. Simon finished nursery with the following medals: Mahusay sa Pagbasa, Mahusay sa Pagtula, Mahusay sa Pag-awit, and Mahusay sa Pagsayaw at Magiliw. He first rose to fame when he joined an It’s Showtime segment dubbed Mini-Me as a miniature version of rock icon Bamboo.