High Big Gigs feat. The Lightyears Explode & The Loyalists at The High Spirits, Pune

Formed amidst Mumbai’s endless monsoon hangover of 2013, The Loyalists came together when Sarthak Swami (vocals, guitar) awoke one morning to find The Wingman (guitar, percussion) asleep on his couch. The Loyalists like to believe they have the power to preach their slice of life with a couple of guitars, one hell of a larynx, and a lot of soul. Driven by a common devotion to Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Velvet Revolver and Bob Dylan, the duo have pledged their lives to finding meaning through beautiful music.

The Lightyears Explode are a three piece garage/indie/punk band from Mumbai. Formed in 2009, the band comprises of Aaron Carvalho on drums, Shalom Benjamin on bass and Saurabh Roy on guitars and vocals. The band draws their influence from everything ranging from The White Stripes to Ganpati Visarjans, forming their very own blend of masala punk! They released their eponymous EP in March 2011 and inApril, 2013, launched their first full-length album ‘The Revenge of Kalicharan’.