The 3rd Music Gallery : The Finest Night For Local’s Genuine Tunes

In spite of the heavy rain, the football match, and the Earth Hour, many decided to spend their Saturday night (23/03) nodding their heads to good music at the Upper Room, Annex Building. Held by BSO Band Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Indonesia and presented as the biggest indie music festival in Jakarta, Music Gallery is back!

The first stage we saw after gate check-in is Demajors Stage where Speakeasy, Adam Says, Tristan, Adrian Adioetomo, Kunokini, and Matajiwa had their gigs. Inside the building was the Jansport Stage where The Experience Brothers, Payung Teduh, The Adams, Rumah Sakit, and Efek Rumah Kaca lined-up. Around 6 pm the crowd was still easy, probably due to the heavy rain. We could enjoy the performance while sitting around the room, or go back to Demajors Stage to get some food or warm breeze, for food and smoke were not allowed in Jansport Stage.

By the time The Experience Brothers walked on stage, the crowd’s getting intense it was not enough to just sit around. Everyone’s starting to move forward for Heart Painted Black. Then we heard the girls were screaming as they saw Iga Massardi on stage. The crowd got bigger, She’s Allright chanted louder. As if it’s not enough, they explosively played a medley Black Sabbath’s Iron Man – Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit – The White Stripes’ Seven Nations Army.

To soothe down the burning sensation from The Experience Brothers performance, up next was Payung Teduh. Sungguh berbicara denganmu tentang segalanya yang bukan tentang kita, selalu bisa membuat semua lebih bersahaja.. Is (vocal) invited Icha, their feature for the new song, Mari Bercerita. Lovely song, adorable duet. Then came the intro of Berdua Saja and the whole room sang along, even without Is. Another surprise was the appearance of Ade Paloh SORE who joined in the song Menuju Senja.

Eventhough The Adams hasn’t produce new album since 2006 , their live performance is still as lively as ever. Selamat Pagi Juwita, Halo Beni, Waiting, Hanya Kau, and Berwisata have triggered everyone’s nostalgic side. Just like the previous band with their featuring partner, The Adams invited Cholil ERK in Konservatif. It’s also their first time playing other than acoustic version of Glorious Time, which was pretty good!

The 3rd Music Gallery also presented the resuming journey of Rumah Sakit. The band which was founded in 1994 has recently had their comeback. Playing eight songs from Datang until Hilang, Rumah Sakit has given one of their best show to their loyal listener.

Last to perform was Efek Rumah Kaca and their alter-ego, Pandai Besi. If you haven’t know who Pandai Besi is, they are basically ERK personnels with additional players in bass, guitar, piano, trumpet, and backing vocals who recreating ERK’s songs by inducing new arrangement. Kau dan Aku Menuju Ruang Hampa, Menjadi Indonesia, Jangan Bakar Buku, Balerina, and Di Udara were played by ERK and Pandai Besi back-to-back. The 3rd Music Gallery was wrapped to the end by ERK’s famous Desember, and  the clock showed 00.30am.

 Overall, The 3rd Music Gallery has noticeable improvements than their predecessors. The show, the crowd, the system, the vibes: it’s all been great. MCs of Jansport Stage were highly entertaining it made a fun additional show to the event. So when some believe that third time is the charm, to you we’d say, agree to that! (Tiara Ayuwardani)