First up was Crackernuts and Spinach . This wisftul quartet played an all-original set of English and Tagalog rock tunes, with a sound reminiscent of The Care, Wild Swans, and The Ocean Blue.
College rock is definitely still alive and well.
The band has a distinct Pinoy Rock feel with their sample of originals which owned nothing to the Moffats or Hanson but was more on the lines of early Eraserheads and Wolfgang. Jacket , the power-pop stars of tomorrow, went over well with the Freedom Bar crowd. Their originals are filled with crunching, jangly guitars and rising choruses. A band guaranteed to go places, lead singer-guitarist Andy ironically said it was one of their worst sets ever. Full of technical bloopers that the crowd mostly overlooked.