Author Archives: Viren Fernandes

About Viren Fernandes

Viren writes for food, whisky and his own amusement, envisioning himself as the director (and audience) of a comedy based on everything he sees.

April 21, 2017

The Dire Straits Experience, Thermal and a Quarter at BIEC, Bengaluru

By - on 21/04/2017 at 1:29 pm

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Nostalgia was, without a doubt, the theme of the evening on 19th March 2017 as Bengaluru prepared to witness the British rock band – The Dire Straits (minus Mark Knopfler). Now dubbed ‘The Dire Straits Experience’, the band features two of the original members – Chris White on saxophone, percussion and vocals, and Chris Whitten on drums. The band also has Terence Reis attempting to fill the gargantuan boots of guitarist and vocalist Mark Knopfler. A long-standing initiative by Seagram’s 100 Pipers Music CDs, bringing to life their message ‘Be remembered for good’, the 2017 edition of ‘Play For A Cause’ focused on providing sustainable drinking water to villagers in Rajasthan. A part of the…