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The Dorques

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Imagine an OPM band belting out a tune called Le Metronome. The lead singer belts out some unusual lyrics, singing as if he wants to kiss his microphone. Next to him, in a polka dotted shirt that’s impossible to ignore, the bassist plucks wildly at his guitar strings. Somewhere in his periphery, a pair of very pink maracas shakes rhythmically. The band member responsible for this shaking happens to be wearing a pair of very pink earrings. Then behind all that, a female drummer pounds on the skins, her body shaking contagiously to the beats. Twist and shout it is. Each band member seems engrossed doing his or her own thing. But as a whole, the music, the performance and the vibe the Dorques give away just scream fun.
 
To the public, the Dorques play funk, indie, pop or rock. To the band members, their music isn’t just that. In one band member’s head, it is dancing. Another has bursts of reds, oranges, yellows…a rainbow in mind. One has images of the Care Bears during performances. Yet another visualizes riots going on. The Dorques equate their music to images of happy, open-minded crowds. And rightfully so. The band’s performances are graced with pumped up audiences. It’s no surprise that when The Dorques start playing, it suddenly becomes possible to feel like dancing, rioting and bursting into a million colors, all at the same time.

“We were just a bunch of dorks who wanted to spell things differently.” So goes the band name history as dictated by Aimee Marcos, drummer and co-founder of the group. Together with Joff Cruz, guitarist, vocalist and lead songwriter, she has seen The Dorques morph countless times from its beginnings in 2005. At present, the duo is accompanied by Tani Santos, former Dorques fan and now the band’s guitarist. Nina Beltran gives the band her voice and doubles as its keyboardist. Knell Fabiana keeps the bass lines alive. Colorful characters they all are, so arguments are inevitable. When that happens, the band members stay away from beer and talk it out. Because at the end of the day, all they want to do is have fun, play music and just be Dorques.