Last Tuesday was definitely not like any other Tuesday. There was music on the air. Not just another music, this one was a good one kind of music. Last October 9th, BIRHAUS presented its regular program ‘Acoustic’ Vol. 4 with performances from Anto & Arief, Kimz, CUSAD, and Davis.
BIRHAUS Acoustic night is a monthly event hosted by BIRHAUS, inviting musicians from all genres, known and/or unknown; the only requirement is they play good music and don’t mind to share the joy with others. For free.
The city was literally stormed by heavy rain for the last couple of days, I was a bit concerned about the weather but apparently even mother earth gave us a chance to actually enjoy the music without any meaningful disruption.
Crowd started to fill in spaces since 6 pm; the music itself didn’t start until 8 pm. People who came mostly regulars, but those who are not didn’t seem to have any problem sticking around just for the sake of their curiosity. Who can stand a good music anyway.
The show was nicely opened by Anto&Arief who claimed that it was the first time they decided to perform their own written songs. I still am very glad to hear the collaboration with
Apink on Sax. My mind’s muttered, oh hell, the music tonight is full of taste. Sweet!
Kimz who was behind the microphone on second turn took over the stage by himself confidently. The crowd was getting closer to the front, you could really see that they appreciate every performer without differentiating or categorizing them by genre. A good music is a good music no matter what genre it belongs to, yes?
As the night getting older and the wind blew harder, bottles of beer soon enough decorated most of the tables at BIRHAUS. If not, you could see people hold on to it and sit freely on the ground, creating no barrier between them and the musicians. Interactions kept on going and on, laughs fill in the air. It was definitely a warm environment, something you can’t put a price tag on.
CUSAD entertained crowds with the only deep heavy voice female singer that night. The group was a bit in a rush, had to ignore the request to play more songs as they have another event to catch on. Maybe more later.
Davis closed off the night perfectly. Filling in with guitar, cajon, and harmonicas on the line. I – as others – enjoyed the jamming and battle between players, for someone that young I would say he will be a badass musician and heartbreaker in the future. People started to sing along, microphone was being passed from one to another. How could one asked for more? BIRHAUS Acoustic Volume 4 made us impatiently wait for the next volume. Oh yes, you should’ve come.
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Musik telah menjadi sebuah elemen yang tak bisa dipisahkan begitu saja dari keseharian kita. Sangat disayangkan, kenyataan bahwa musik live berkualitas kini bisa dibilang adalah salah satu komoditi yang mahal kalau harus terus menerus bergantung pada pengadaan konser dari musisi-musisi lokal maupun mancanegara. Live music yang disajikan berbagai tempat hiburan pun kemudian hanya menjadi sekedar side dish saja tanpa ada penghargaan pada para pemainnya. Rasa bosan seringkali menghinggapi telinga kita, hanya mendengar tapi tak lagi menikmati. BIRHAUS berhasil membuat acara acoustic reguler yang menyegarkan. Di acara ini, semua musisi kembali berdiri pada level yang sama; tak perduli berapa album yang telah keluar, tak pandang bulu siapa muda dan siapa yang tua. Mereka yang datang dipersilahkan untuk menikmati sajian bir dingin, duduk di kursi ataupun berdiri; this event might be free but the music played and the crowd who came successfully made the experience of attending Acoustic Vol.4 priceless.
