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Kolkata-based Jeepers Creepers? have released the live version of their song ‘Oh Caesar!’ from their forthcoming EP In a Constant State of Crisis. Speaking about the video the band says, “This is a tribute to the 30th anniversary of We Are the World. Lets live in peace, adulation and benevolence for the human race.”
Acclaimed electronic act HVOB (Her Voice Over Boys) will make its India debut with a two-city tour in March to promote their second album Trialog, which releases in April. The tour, which covers Delhi and Bangalore, has been put together by Wild City with support from the Austrian Cultural Forum. Delhi-based DJ Moniker and the collaborative project Nicholson x Fuzzy Logic will open for HVOB in Delhi on March 19 while Moniker will be the sole opening act in Bangalore on March 20. HVOB (Her Voice Over Boys) made its debut with an EP, Dogs in 2012, which looked at contemporary electronic sounds through a unique lens. In 2013, HVOB released their debut self-titled album…
Grammy award winning American alternative rock band Switchfoot will be doing a 3-city tour in India this month as part of Micromax Vh1 Rock Rules presented by Micromax Mobile. Switchfoot will be performing on these dates at the following venues this month: 25th March: Mumbai – Hard Rock Cafe, Lower Parel 27th March: Pune – Hard Rock Cafe, Koregaon Park 28th March: Gurgaon – Hard Rock Cafe, Gurgaon
Delhi-based “dream pop” band Begum has released the video for their song ‘Marry Me’ from their latest album Bagh. As a follow up to the launch of their latest album, the band has a series of events lined up, the most prominent of which is a chain of monthly art-politics debate under the “Centre Se Left” startup. They will be launching music videos and singles till the release of their second album towards the second half of this year. Their latest album Bagh is now available on OKListen.
Born from the ashes of the hard rock cover band Echoes in Vishakapatnam, the brand new band Against Evil put together by band members Shasank (Guitars), Sravan (Guitars/Vocals), Siri Sri (Bass/Vocals) and Noble John (Drums), is focused on making a mark in the Indian metal scene by performing their own style of heavy metal music across the country. The band has releasing their first single titled ‘War Hero’ which can be streamed here. Speaking about the single, guitarist Shasank commented, “This song reminds us of a battlefield where the soldiers have to stand up and fight their own fears to destroy the enemy. It’s in your face kind of Heavy Metal – Louder than the War Itself!“
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After a long wait, the digital version of Ten Stories Up by Shillong-based blues band Soulmate is finally out! “There are ten songs in the album as the name of the album suggests. The albums about ten years of Soulmate being together. We have played all of them on the road before recording them, so people are familiar with a lot of the songs already. We hope that they sing along,” said Rudy Wallang during our interview with the band at The Mahindra Blues Festival 2014 (read full interview here.) Ten Stories Up is now available for purchase on OKListen, iTunes and Amazon.
While Kolkata still lags a tad behind when it comes to attracting good acts to the city, it looks like The Festival is set to remedy that. Karnivool, the Australian prog rock band is geared to annihilate the acoustics atmosphere on 11th January at Nicco Park, and if that does not promise greatness, were not sure what will. The Festival usually does pretty phenomenal work, most notable among which was getting Finnish band Poets of the Fall to tear up Nazrul Mancha to a devoted crowd. Just in case youre not sure what you are in for, and are still hesitating over buying tickets, this is the kind of thing Karnivool does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_E5ae9ZTwk Remember people…
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The third edition of the IndiEarth XChange 2014 – Indias trade event for international music, film, and media gears up to hit Chennai this December 5th-7th 2014 at The Park Chennai, involving important members of the music, film and media industries from around the world and around India. The XChanges film and music festival will showcase a colourful blend of independent music and film talent from around the world. “As Indias definitive trade event, the XChange through a series of conferences, panel discussions, networking sessions, and programming opportunities, as well as unique music showcases and film screenings is a platform for the industry to meet in one place, know each other and have their…
The US/Denmark-based global bass sensations Alo Wala have released their debut EP, the five-track Cityboy, and will embark on a mammoth seven-city tour of India beginning on the 23rd of November. Comprising Chicago-based rapper Shivani Ahlowalia and Denmark-based tropical bass pioneers Copia Doble Systema, Alo Wala have taken the world by storm with their incredibly dance floor-friendly yet universal, bass-heavy sound since forming the band only a little over a year ago. Earlier this year, Alo Wala teamed up with the Indian bass superstar Nucleya, to create a massive track, Little Lotto, which has since taken over dance floors across the country and beyond. It expertly couples Nucleyas unmistakable bass-heavy street sound, with some fantastic…
