Queso reunion concert set to be massive

Don't be…mad at me for not being very familiar with Queso, the pioneering rap metal band set for a reunion gig on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Amoranto Stadium in Quezon City.

It was only at the 2006 MYX Awards that I first saw Queso vocalist Ian Tayao with Parokya ni Edgar and Kamikazee.

Why didn't Queso float to my consciousness earlier? See, being a documentary photographer, I follow one band around for lengthy periods and develop tunnel vision. After Rivermaya, I had been documenting The Dawn at around that time Queso exploded.
My favorite photo of Queso's Ian Tayao at the MYX Awards in 2006 (Photo by Nina Sandejas) The first time I saw Queso in 2006, I also happened to shoot what's become one of my favorite photos: that of Tayao doing a back flip. After that, I never got to see any of the band's gigs until the group became inactive and Tayao went on to front WilabaliW.
In October, the band had a surprise reunion at a Barangay Tibay gig in Freedom Bar in Quezon City, which I missed as well. So when talks of a reunion began circulating, I made sure I was going to be