So, back when I used to work with Junk, we had a campaign called Junk Records - one of those “Behold! It’s a search for fresh new talents in the scene!” kinda thingos. One of the bands that made the final cut was Halfway Kings, my toss in the hat courtesy of someone on my Facebook circle posting up links of their YouTube ditties. As with a host of names that got a break through Junk and moved on to bigger things, I can very clearly identify this as one of those cool moments where I got to be a cog in the wheel of a band that has rightfully and deservedly moved on to greater things - extrapolating their influence from the periphery of the YouTubes and illegal, guerilla-style street gigs to seeing them play in music festivals, become sneaker ambassarors and really, who knows what else?  For now, they’re content to celebrate their 2-year anniversary with a small do in a cosy little furniture store in Bukit Bintang called Pieces (next to No Black Tie) this Saturday, 26 November. Apart from Halfway Kings themselves, I’ll be playing too along with The Impatient Sisters - y’all are invited too! Come hang, there’ll be drinks and good music and hand-made Mr. Fox face masks for you shy types! Event is free. More deets here!

So, back when I used to work with Junk, we had a campaign called Junk Records - one of those “Behold! It’s a search for fresh new talents in the scene!” kinda thingos. One of the bands that made the final cut was Halfway Kings, my toss in the hat courtesy of someone on my Facebook circle posting up links of their YouTube ditties.

As with a host of names that got a break through Junk and moved on to bigger things, I can very clearly identify this as one of those cool moments where I got to be a cog in the wheel of a band that has rightfully and deservedly moved on to greater things - extrapolating their influence from the periphery of the YouTubes and illegal, guerilla-style street gigs to seeing them play in music festivals, become sneaker ambassarors and really, who knows what else? 

For now, they’re content to celebrate their 2-year anniversary with a small do in a cosy little furniture store in Bukit Bintang called Pieces (next to No Black Tie) this Saturday, 26 November. Apart from Halfway Kings themselves, I’ll be playing too along with The Impatient Sisters - y’all are invited too!

Come hang, there’ll be drinks and good music and hand-made Mr. Fox face masks for you shy types! Event is free. More deets here!

  1. siewlian said: Is it free? Do we just turn up or are there tickets we need to get?
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