The Purplechickens. Not Purple Chickens, Purple Chicken, Spotted Roosters or whatever. Although "Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros" would sound nice.

The band was formed by original members Aldus Santos, Adrian Arcega,
Eli Balce and Bits Victoria (currently with poetry-rock band Talula Craft) in December of 1997. All of them belonged to the same organization in UP Diliman--UP Quill (the premier literary org in UP)--and it so happened that the guys were itching to let out their musical frustrations with previous bands.

Why "The Purplechickens?"

How they got the name is a long story…It was supposed to be the name for a proposed football team for their org (the idea never pushed through). Up to now no one has a clear idea as to why the name stuck.

The band went through a series of shakeups and personnel changes (one of which was having Quincy Jacinto of Bazurak as skinsman). The current lineup consists of Aldus, Adrian, Eli and Mayo Uno Martin (of No Flowers for Milagring). They also recently acquired the services of Jo Hernandez, of up-and-coming band The Sunday Machines, to assist Adrian with guitar work on session basis.

The Purplechickens have played gigs both in UP and in places such as The 70's Bistro and Yosh Café. They can be seen live every month at arthouse/esoterica bar Oracafé. They are currently in the process of recording their demo.