Press Release: Sundown Caffeine and Black Summer go OPM at the ALS Night of the Arts 2009

Press Release
For Immediate Distribution and Publication
February 23, 2009

Sundown Caffeine and Black Summer go OPM
at the ALS Night of the Arts 2009

Manila, Philippines -- Brother rock bands Sundown Caffeine and Black Summer performed at One Esplanade last Saturday night, February 21, 2009, joining scores of über-talented dancers, musicians and singers to celebrate Ateneo Law School’s Night of the Arts (NOTA).

NOTA was concert designed by three organizations of the Ateneo Law School: FORTE (musicians), SALSA (dancers) and the Ateneo Law School Choir. Only on its sophomore year, the ALS NOTA has been hailed as an exemplary achievement for the law school studentry. This year, the organizing team decided to call the show Musika Manila to celebrate the music of urban Manila and its rich artistic history.

Last year, members of the two bands joined forces to perform as one of the pioneer artists for the first ever Night of the Arts. This year, Sundown Caffeine and Black Summer returned to perform separately with renewed vigor. This time, they went all-Filipino.

IndieJam veterans, Sundown Caffeine started their set with a rhythm & bluesrock rendition of Francis Magalona’s Cold Summer Nights. Their second and third songs Nine Rivers and Last Star are band originals.


Dyna Music’s Black Summer started their set with their very own Sana’y Dumating, a pop rock song from the compilation album Tunog Kalye. Their second song was another original entitled Old Flame. Finally, the band officially closed the show with The Dawn’s Salamat, as the whole body of performers ran up on stage and danced to the music.


Like last year, the two bands ended the night with an 80’s rock rendition of Ateneo de Manila University’s Song for Mary.


Sundown Caffeine frontman MRD, who is himself an alumnus of the Ateneo Law School shares his thoughts: “The law students of Ateneo have come a very long way from being just students of the law. That is why we have this night – to unleash and celebrate the artist that lies buried behind those piles of Supreme Court cases and law books. I give nothing but the highest honor to everyone who made this happen. To be part of this for a second time, I am both proud and humbled. It’s good to be home.”