July 31 – Sa’yo Lamang Album Promo
July 25 - Star Magic Sportsfest
July 24 – SM North, Sa’yo Lamang Album Promo
July 7 – Panahon Ko ‘To
July 3 – Wowowee, Hep Hep Hooray
July 2 - Bench Show

June 24 – AFP  Theatre Event
June 20 - Greenbelt Chapel, Sa’yo Lamang Album Promo
June 14 - Star Magic Catalogue Pictorial
June 10 - St. Augustine, Crossroad 77, 3pm
June 10 – Flag Raising Event

May 30 - Green Meadows Christ the King, 8:00pm
May 29 - Tambayan OPM Awards
May 28 – Robinsons Imus
May 23 – Chapel of Holy Family, 5:30pm
May 23 – ASAP Star Magic Anniv.
May 22 – Robinsons Sta. Rosa
May 16 – Robinsons Imus
May 16 – ASAP
May 14 – Robinsons Manila
May 1 – SMX Event and Bagaberde

April 30 – Robinson’s Novaliches
April 29 – Trade Event
April 25 – Araneta
April 24 – Sta. Lucia East
April 23 – Batangas
April 19 – Batangas
April 18 – ASAP
April 16 – Sta. Lucia East
April 14 - Sa’yo Lamang Press Conference
April 14 – Umagang Kay Ganda
April 8 – Showtime
April 4 – ASAP

Liezel, Ronnie & Bugoy serenade the audience with an Eric Benet / Tamia duet, “Spend My Life With You”.

Nice blend!

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A promo performance for ABS-CBN’s newest teleserye, The Wedding.

We got great duets from ASAP Kapamilya singers. Liezel & Laarni take on Carol Banawa’s Panunumpa. Good job! [Watch]

A longer stint for both girls on ASAP, please.

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Scholars Sing Cayabyab is certified GOLD!

Bugoy wins Male Vocalist & Senti Hit Award (Artist) in the recently held WAKI OPM Music Awards! Congrats! Isunod na ang AWIT Awards!

Watch Bugoy & Laarni sing hit singles “Paano Na Kaya” & “Kung Iniibig Ka Niya”, accept gold plaque for the Scholar album, and Bugoy’s WAKI recognition, in ASAP 09.

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For those who missed it (or would like to watch it again).

Clips from March 22 and April 5 ASAP appearances.

Liezel sings a line from “Bakit Nga Ba Mahal Kita?”, duets with Christian Bautista for “Muli”, and grooves to the Station ID beat. Check ‘em out. Enjoy!

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May 2 - SM Naga w/ Bugoy 
April 25 – Pandi, Bulacan w/ Hansen
April 18 - Game KNB?

April 15 - Daet, Camarines Norte w/ Ronnie Liang
April 5 – Pavilion Mall, Laguna w/ Bugoy
April 5 – ASAP ‘09 w/ Bugoy, Miguel & Laarni
April 4 – Daet, Camarines Norte w/ Ronnie Liang - cancelled

First things first, a shoutout to Bugoysters, Hansen Fever, Cris Crossers & Miguelistas! Everybody cheered for everybody. A fun, crazy crowd once again!

Special thanks to Morgan of Hansen Fever for the pictures.

To RAVE about.
.. LL Eyes jammed on stage with Liezel and sang “Torete”. It was her graduation gift. Watch out – Liezel on 2nd voice. (Video available below.)
.. I came to know that the “Remember the first day (the first day)” song is, in fact, entitled “Brown Eyes”. Loved it. 
.. Cris performed Alone superbly and I have it recorded! W00t!
.. Bugoy rocked the house with his “Iris” stint. Rakista in the making. Fierce!
.. Praticipante Savannah Lamsen N’Synch-ed with Hansen & Bugoy. Hawt!
.. I never liked Enrique Iglesias’ “Hero” until Hansen sang it. It was really good.

To RANT about.
.. Miguel’s “Could You Be My Number 2″ was remarkable! My choice of the evening. Unfortunately, my first set of batts went dead. Care to share your video?
.. Liezel & Bugoy can’t seem to recall the lyrics for “Hanggang”. Oh well.
.. “All The Single Ladies” is not that fun without the Bibbo Ratsky moves. Haha.
.. I was too tired to take pictures. I have no decent shots from the gig. 
.. It was raining. Hard. 

Liezel’s song list. All The Single Ladies w/ Cris (Beyonce), One Hello (Randy Crawford), Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang w/ Bugoy (Freestyle), No One (Alicia Keys), Torete w/ Eyes (Moonstar 88), Hanggang Ngayon (Kyla) – request, Brown Eyes (Destiny’s Child) – request

Enjoy the video. ‘Til next gig!

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UPDATE (03/23/09): Added Liezel’s No One performance, as requested. Check out the last part of the song. Click here.

March 18, 2009 / 10 PM

Another enticing evening brought to us by Liezel, Bugoy, Cris and Hansen as they pumped up the crowd with their usual kicks! A pretty big audience for a Wednesday after-work breather. 

Anyway, let’s cut right to the chase. Here’s Liezel’s song list.
- If I Were A Boy (Beyonce feat. Lee Carr) w/ Bugoy — “Hoo-we-hoo-we-he”-ala-R.Kelly spotted. Best version so far. 
- Crazy For You (Madonna)
- Burn (Tina Arena)
- A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton)
- Kailan (Smokey Mountain) — Preferred the Ratsky version, still good.
- Take A Bow (Rihanna) — audience request
- Dance With My Father (Luther Vandross) — audience request
- Torete (Moonstar 88) – Two thumbs up!
- Buses & Trains (Bachelor Train)
- Emotions (Destiny’s Child) w/ Bugoy — Bugoy’s second voice attempt was just awesome. Plus, Liezel’s money note. Another two thumbs up!
- No One (Alicia Keys) 
- One Step At A Time (Jordin Sparks)
- No Air (Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown) w/ Bugoy
- Ever After (Bonnie Bailey) w/ Bugoy, Cris & Hansen

Highlights

Liezel’s “Torete” was my fave. Notice how she sings the word “Torete” — fierce! Haha. The making-it-her-own variation of the “wag kang mag-alala” part just before the third minute was lovely. Watch it below.

Bugoy sang Standards! W00t! Loved his “The Way You Look Tonight” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, although I wish he’d sing the latter in a slow tempo (PDA Gala style). And he knows his classic – “Love Will Keep Us Alive”.

No wonder he grabbed “New Male Recording Artist of the Year (Most Promising Singer)” in the recently held 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards. Congrats Bugoy! Talk about deserving.

Cris, stunning in her cowgirl inspired outfit, rocked the stage with “You Oughta Know” and “What’s Up”. We also heard her belt out a few lines from the Heart classic, “Alone”. Amazing, as always. She’ll sing the entire song next week! 

Hansen charmed the audience with his PDA audition piece, “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin”, and a delightful version of Ryan Cabrera’s “True”. Both him and Cris also took on the Aguilera-Martin hit “Nobody Wants To Be Lonely”.

Pinoy Fear Factor big winner Jommy Teotico jammed on stage with “Ako’y Sayo, Ika’y Akin”. I’m no PFF aficionado, but this guy can definitely sing!

Thank you soooo much = 8 times.

You gotta be there next Wednesday! It’s their last Bagaberde gig.. for now.

Catch Liezel, Bugoy, Cris & Hansen live this Wednesday, March 25, @ Bagaberde Grill & Resto (Roxas Blvd). Tickets available upon entry at P250.00 each. Show starts at 930pm.

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March 21 - La Union Show w/ Cris 
March 21 – The Singing Bee w/ Bugoy & Laarni
March 22 – ASAP 09 w/ Bugoy & Laarni
March 25 - Bagaberde Grill & Resto, Roxas Blvd w/ Bugoy, Cris & Hansen

UPDATE (03/18/09): As requested, I’ve added Liezel’s T-Shirt performance clip. A Shontelle original. Tempo was too fast. Not my fave, but cool nonetheless. Click here.

March 11, 2009 / 10 PM

This is gonna be quick.

Some highlights.

Liezel sang “Healing” for the first time. A rangy song with wonderful modulation. This you gotta see. My personal fave. Watch it after the jump.

Bugoy was, as always, enjoyable. He made Cris Brown proud, jiggling the crowd with “With You”. Other songs from him were “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin”, “One Last Cry”, his 2 chart-toppers, to name a few.

Cris‘ Alone by Heart was probably the best of the night, atleast for me. These types of songs are her element. Her songlist include “Til They Take My Heart Away”, “These Dreams” and “Nosi Balasi”.

“Thank you sooo much.” = 7 times. Thanks Macon. Haha. 

Liezel’s Songlist.
- One Step At A Time (Jordin Sparks)
- Burn (Tina Arena)
- Hanggang Ngayon (Kyla)
- Jealous (Nina)
- To Love You More (Celine Dion) — audience request
- Listen (Beyonce) — audience request
- All The Single Ladies (Beyonce) — audience request
- T-Shirt (Shontelle)
- Emotions (Destiny’s Child)
- One Hello (Randy Crawford)
- Healing (Deniece Williams)
- Push The Buttons/Disturbia (PCD/Rihanna)
- No Air w/ Bugoy (Jordin Sparks & Cris Brown)
- If I Ain’t Got You w/ Bugoy (Alicia Keys & Usher) 

Watch Liezel & Bugoy with friends Cris & Hansen live this Wednesday, March 18, @ Bagaberde Grill & Resto (Roxas Blvd). Tickets available upon entry at P250.00 each. Show starts at 930pm.

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March 14 – Lipa, Batangas City Show
March 15 – SM Baliuag, Bulacan with Bugoy – update!
March 21 – La Union Show with Cris 

Liezel-Bugoy Nights @ Bagaberde Grill & Resto!
All Wednesdays of March (well, starting next week).
March 11 – Liezel & Bugoy w/ Cris!
March 18 – Bugoy & Liezel w/ Cris & Hansen!
March 25 – Liezel & Bugoy w/ Cris & Hansen!

See the difference? Haha.

Thanks to Potoserve for the poster!

Tickets available upon entry. P250.00 each. Show starts at 9:30 pm.

Location map available at the Bagaberde website.

See you there!

February 13, 2009 / 10 PM

The first ever major concert from our Top Scholars was a jam-packed success. Liezel, Cris, Bugoy, Miguel, Poy, Bunny & Chivas graced the RATSKY stage, serenading the audience with their own style of classic and mainstream songs-from-the-heart. PBB champ Ruben also joined in the fun for comic relief. Cool crowd!

Here’s a rundown of Liezel’s performances.

All The Single Ladies by Beyonce

The dancing reminded me particularly of that “ispageti” craze. It was enjoyable to see 2 of Maxim’s To-Watch hotties, BFFs Liezel & Cris, strut their stuff on stage with this Beyonce chart-topper. Woh-oh-oh. Haha. Check out the crowd’s response, baby!

Kudos to Miguel for the awesome backup vocals! Bugoy, on the other hand, was impressive on Cris Brown’s Forever.

Kailan by Smokey Mountain
Liezel sings Bossa! A smooth, soothing, jazzy rendition of a classic song of the unnoticed romantic. This was the Shizznit! Definitely my favorite of the evening. Too bad it was cut short to make way for the duet. It hilariously turned into a Chippy commercial. Cute. Watch out: Lizzie on “whatever” mode.

If I Were A Boy by Beyonce feat. Lee Carr
Undeniably almost everyone’s favorite from Liezel (not mine, refer above). I’ve heard praises (not just from Liezel fans.. try the table next to us, and the table behind us, and the other, and the other). First part? Rough. But the reason why I loved this performance is that you’ll feel pure passion from both ends during the “it’s a little too late..” part. Heartfelt. Something we didn’t see much from Liezel during PDA. Talk about vast improvement. (Acting stint, maybe? Haha.)

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Feb 13 – STATUS, Valentine’s Concert @ Ratsky Morato
Feb 16 – Economic Journalists Association w/ Bugoy @ Petron Makati Plaza
Feb 19 – USTv Awards w/ Cris, Van & Miguel @ UST, Manila
Feb 22 – Mall Show w/ Cris, Hansen, Bunny & Chivas @ SM Sta. Rosa, Laguna *
Feb 28 & March 1 – Panagbenga Festival w/ Bugoy @ Baguio City *

W00t! Viva Santo Tomas!

Pinoy Dream Academy is nominated for Best Reality Show in this year’s USTv Awards. Goodluck!

Liezel Garcia & Cris Pastor sizzle in this month’s issue of Maxim as two of the 14 hotties to watch out for this 2009. Truly drool-worthy! W00t! Excerpts after the jump!

* Pictures courtesy of Maxim Magazine. Scanned by Taj (Thanks Taj!).

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