The Groove Cocktail and Resto Bar

20/10/2026

It's weird Wednesday again tomorrow at The Groove 🌀 43 with maybe longer sets by:

ANBE VTXL 「shape/shift」 ⚡️

19/10/2026

🎸 LMM — LIVE VENUES #10

THE GROOVE — WHERE CUBAO’S MUSIC COMMUNITIES CROSS PATHS

Not every music scene grows inside a concert hall.

Sometimes, it starts with a small room, a few drinks, and people willing to try something different.

In Cubao, Quezon City, The Groove is one of those places.

Part neighborhood bar, part creative gathering space, it has opened its doors to different sides of Manila’s independent music culture.

Jazz jams. DJ sets. Alternative sounds. Small community-driven events.

Not necessarily the same crowd. Not always the same kind of night.

And that’s what makes it interesting.

Recent programming has brought together artists from different musical backgrounds, including events like Murder on the Dancefloor and Hindi Sleaze.

It’s a reminder that Manila’s music scene doesn’t exist in separate boxes.

The people who follow live bands, experimental sounds and underground DJ culture sometimes share the same spaces.

And those connections matter.

The Groove isn’t trying to be a traditional concert hall.

Its value lies in something smaller, but still meaningful: giving different communities a place to meet, perform and discover one another.

Because a city’s musical identity isn’t built only by famous stages and established venues.

It’s also shaped by neighborhood spaces willing to make room for something unexpected.

Sometimes, the most interesting thing about a venue isn’t the genre it plays.

It’s the people it brings together.

📍 The Groove
7-T General Malvar Avenue
Cubao, Quezon City

🎸 LMM — LIVE VENUES

One venue at a time, we’re mapping the places that built — and continue to build — Metro Manila’s live music scene.

18/10/2026

Happyyyy ..... CUBAO,, it is your time to shine. PARTY NOW OR NEVER.
Do not miss this costume / affair.. BRING YOUR FRIENDS..
Starring live DJ sets by
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ENTRANCE: PAY WHAT YOU CAN!!!!
(DOOR DONATIONS WELCOME!)
(Any tips help to keep our parties going

09/10/2026

🎸 TONIGHT IN MANILA — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

BEYOND THE WEEKEND PICKS.

We already gave you the big weekend map.

So tonight, we’re looking at the stages that add something different to Friday.

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🔴 ROCK PICK

BASTI ARTADI

📍 The 70’s Bistro · Anonas, QC
🕙 10 PM
🎟️ ₱800

A late Friday set from one of the country’s most recognizable rock voices.

No need to oversell this one.

If you want a proper rock room tonight, this is the obvious stop.

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🟠 ANTIPOLO DISCOVERY

CRIB

📍 Backroom Gastropub · Antipolo

A rare verified Antipolo signal on the Friday map.

That matters.

LMM has been deliberately looking beyond the usual Makati–QC axis, and tonight the East finally gives us something worth putting on the board.

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🟡 COMMUNITY LIVE

PLUG & POUR

📍 The Groove · Cubao
🕗 8 PM–late
🆓 Free entrance

Live Band + Open Jam

This one is less about a headline and more about the room.

Come for the band. Stay for the jam. Or bring an instrument and join in.

A different kind of Friday live night.

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📡 ALSO ON THE RADAR

Nicole Asensio — RED Manila BGC
Late set tonight.

Side A — 19 East
South-side live option.

Passage + Duncan Ramos — Noctos Music Bar
Another QC room worth checking.

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QC. ANTIPOLO. CUBAO. BGC. THE SOUTH.

The Weekend post gives you the big picture.

Tonight is about the extra stages.

Where are you going?

And if there’s a live room we missed:

ARTIST / BAND + VENUE + TIME.

LIVE MUSIC IN MANILA
Find the stage. Follow the sound.

08/10/2026

08/10/2026

🚂 THE NEXT JOURNEY BEGINS AT THE GROOVE.

LIQUID HISTORY | OCTOBER 2026
🥃 ORIENT EXPRESS — THE JOURNEY BEGAN IN 1883

In 1883, a legendary train set out to connect worlds.

From the elegance of Paris to the imperial charm of Vienna, through Budapest and onward to Constantinople, the Orient Express became more than a train.

It became a symbol of discovery, encounters and extraordinary journeys.

This October, The Groove brings that journey to your glass.

🍸 8 cocktails. 8 chapters. One unforgettable journey.

Discover the elegance of PARIS, the warmth of THE BORDER, the refinement of VIENNA and the vibrant spirit of BUDAPEST.

Follow THE DANUBE, our alcohol-free creation, before exploring the final chapters: THE LAST TRAIN, THE BLACK SEA and CONSTANTINOPLE.

Every cocktail tells a story. Every sip takes you somewhere new.

🎟️ YOUR TICKET TO THE JOURNEY

ESSENTIAL COLLECTION
Buy 1 Take 1 — ₱440 | ₱250 each

SIGNATURE COLLECTION
Buy 1 Take 1 — ₱550 | ₱330 each

No service charge.

📍 THE GROOVE
7-T Gen. Malvar Ave., Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City

✨ The train is ready. Your seat is waiting.

ALL ABOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS. 🚂

22/09/2026

Is this a regular thing now? 👀 40 only at The Groove with Arlo Misa Jiggers Vergel De Dios Mustasa Verde 「shape/shift」 🌀 It's still weird. ⚡️

01/09/2026

🎵 TONIGHT IN MANILA

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

NEW MONTH. SAME MISSION:

FIND THE LIVE STAGE.

September begins quietly.

No arena concert tonight.
No giant festival.
No reason to pretend Manila has ten verified shows when the Radar says otherwise.

After checking venues, artists, promoters, ticketing, official sources and today’s social discovery signals, tonight comes down to:

ONE VENUE. TWO LIVE SETS.

📍 Bar 360 — Newport World Resorts, Pasay

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🎵 EARLY LIVE OPTION

G-SIDE COLLECTION

🕗 8:00 PM
🎵 Pop • Top Hits • Live Band
🔞 21+

Start September with something easy.

G-Side Collection takes the early slot at Bar 360 with a crowd-friendly live set built around familiar songs and pop hits.

No confirmed cover or minimum consumable for tonight — so we’re not inventing one.

Just the information we can verify.

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⭐ LMM PICK

MITOY YONTING

& THE DRAYBERS

🕥 10:15 PM
🎵 Rock • Classic Rock • Live Band
🔞 21+

If you want the stronger live-band experience tonight, wait for the late set.

Mitoy Yonting & The Draybers return with the combination that has made them a long-running presence on Manila stages:

big voice + guitars + full band + rock & roll.

Tonight’s Radar points here.

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8:00 PM → G-SIDE COLLECTION

10:15 PM → MITOY & THE DRAYBERS

Same venue.

Different energy.

And if you’re already at Newport, you don’t necessarily have to choose.

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📡 WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF MANILA?

We looked.

The Radar checked the independent circuit, major venues, artists, promoters, ticketing and today’s social signals.

Antipolo was checked too.

We found other signals worth following for September and the days ahead — but nothing else for tonight reached the standard required to put it on this list.

And that’s important.

A social post is a lead.
A venue being open is not a gig.
A recurring schedule is not tonight’s lineup.

LMM publishes the stage when we can stand behind the information.

Tonight, that means two sets.

And that’s enough.

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📡 BUT THE RADAR CAN MISS A SMALL STAGE.

Tuesday night is exactly when some of Manila’s most interesting gigs can stay almost invisible online.

Small bar?
Neighborhood band?
Acoustic session?
Underground room?

Metro Manila or Antipolo.

If you know something happening tonight, drop:

ARTIST + VENUE + TIME

in the comments. 👇

We’ll check it.

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SEPTEMBER STARTS HERE.

Not with the longest list.

With the stages we can actually find — and verify.

LIVE MUSIC IN MANILA
Find the stage. Follow the sound.

31/08/2026

🎵 TONIGHT IN MANILA

Monday, August 31, 2026

MONDAY IS QUIET.

THE MUSIC ISN’T.

No giant concert tonight.

No reason to turn a quiet Monday into a ten-event list either.

After today’s LMM Radar, social discovery signals and final verification, one venue gives us two live options tonight.

Both at Newport.
Both confirmed.
Different times, different energy.

Here’s where the Radar points. 📡

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🎵 EARLY LIVE OPTION

BRAD & NIÑA

📍 Bar 360 — Newport World Resorts, Pasay
🕗 8:00 PM
🎵 Pop • Rock • Live Covers
🔞 21+

Brad Holmes and Niña Holmes start the evening at Bar 360.

An easy early option if you want live music without turning Monday into a late night.

No confirmed minimum consumable for tonight, so we’re not guessing one.

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⭐ TONIGHT’S LMM PICK

MITOY YONTING

& THE DRAYBERS

📍 Bar 360 — Newport World Resorts, Pasay
🕥 10:15 PM
🎵 Rock • Classic Rock • Live Band
🔞 21+

Later tonight, the energy changes.

Mitoy Yonting & The Draybers bring a proper full-band rock set to Bar 360.

Mitoy’s unmistakable voice, a band with years of live-stage experience and a late slot made for anyone who isn’t ready to call Monday finished yet.

If we’re choosing one tonight, this is the Radar’s pick.

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ONE VENUE. TWO SETS.

8:00 PM → Brad & Niña
10:15 PM → Mitoy Yonting & The Draybers

📍 Bar 360 — Newport World Resorts

You could choose one.

Or make a night of both.

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📡 ONLY TWO?

Yes.

We checked the independent circuit, major venues, artists, promoters, ticketing and today’s social discovery signals.

We checked Antipolo too.

Nothing else reached the combination we require:

ARTIST + VENUE + DATE + TIME + RELIABLE SIGNAL.

A venue being open doesn’t mean there’s a live show.

An old poster isn’t tonight’s gig.

And a probable event isn’t a confirmed one.

So tonight the Radar stays short.

That’s the point.

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BUT MANILA ALWAYS KNOWS SOMETHING THE INTERNET DOESN’T.

Small bar?
Neighborhood band?
Underground stage?
Last-minute acoustic set?

Metro Manila or Antipolo.

Drop:

ARTIST + VENUE + TIME

in the comments. 👇

We’ll check it.

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MONDAY ISN’T EMPTY.
YOU JUST NEED TO FIND THE STAGE.

LIVE MUSIC IN MANILA
Find the stage. Follow the sound.