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RIBBIT feat. Live Banned, Laxmi Bomb at Blue Frog, Mumbai

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Live Banned was formed in 2011. Over 130 shows old, the Bangalore band has entertained audiences and hipsters across India with their humour, stage act, wacky costumes and a unique sound which fuses various genres, giving it a South Indian twist. Formed as a ‘live only’ band that parodied popular film and cheesy pop music with tight rock, metal and electronic arrangements, they evolved into one that gave equal importance to their satirical original compositions. Live Banned finally decided to bring out a full length album in August 2014 due to popular demand. The 7 track debut album ‘If you park here your tyre will be air out’, which also features the super hit, ‘The Auto Tune’, is full of social commentary, satire, South Indianised English, and a sound that brings the ‘mass’ and class together.

Laxmi Bomb is a newly formed electro-pop outfit from Bombay, in a place and time when the city had a better name and sang a different song.

The theme is reflective of those times and represented through a young woman’s imagery. A traveller of the many landscapes in a city called ‘H?’, the title of the debut EP. It meanders through ‘happy-hustle-bustle’ and ‘eerie calm’ in equal measure. With classic Hindi cinema motifs and pop-disco beats thrown in with candid measure.

They have featured in various pockets that include The Scene at blueFROG, MTV India Anniversary Special, the House of Vans edition at Sitara Studio and D’Bell. Not to mention festivals like Ragasthan and the Sony Music Conference in Kerala 2014.

Laxmi has also received her fair share of press with leading publications such as The Indian Express, Times of India, Bombay Times, Mid-Day, HT Café, NH7 amongst others bringing her story to the forefront. Here are some press links to peruse through:

Laxmi is unique and comfortable in her own identity. As the review in ‘Mid-Day’ put it, “a breath of fresh air in a city with its fair share of imitators”.

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Parvaaz at Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore

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Parvaaz came together in 2010 when Khalid Ahmed and Kashif Iqbal, childhood friends from Kashmir, met in Bangalore after a hiatus of about 3 years and decided to jam together. They initially came up with a few basic melodies, but slowly realized that their collaboration had something more to yield than just a few songs. After a different initial line-up, the band finally turned into a four-piece act with Sachin Banandur.

Parvaaz’s music can been described as a tasteful blend of blues, elements of rock and the experience of psychedelia through Kashmiri and Urdu lyrics.
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ManSlaughter Fest 2014 at Matchbox, Delhi

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Delhi’s loudest bands come together for the first time to create a mayhem like no other. The idea behind the name “ManSlaughter” is of the thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. This is madness at its best.

The Line Up :

High frequency (Official)

The Cosmic Truth

13 god’s bench

Trigger

For reservation call 9873047109 / 9891917473

 

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Rohit Vasudevan Diaries at The High Spirits, Pune

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‘Rohit Vasudevan Diaries’ (RVD) is a collaboration of four musicians who each play a part in bringing to life the songs in Rohit’s head.
The band includes Rohit Vasudevan on guitars and vocals, Hardik Vaghela on keyboards and backing vocals, Saket Rao on Drums and Hemant Aligi on the bass.

RVD as a band speaks the language of groovy funky rhythms combined with melodic vocal lines – real, unadulterated, heart-felt music.

Starting their musical journey with performances in Pune at venues that include Euriska, Swig, malls like Phoenix and Inorbit (Pune), Rock Studio (Ahmedabad), RVD has went on to perform on a Television program Music Mojo which was aired on the channel Kappa TV on 5th July 2014.

The band is currently working on recording their debut album.

Rohit is also the Guitarist for Highway 61 & front man of Hourglass Inversion..

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BIAF feat. Peepal Tree at Opus, Bangalore

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Peepal Tree is a Bangalore based band, comprising of Sujay Harthi on vocals, Tony Das on guitars, Praveen Biligiri on bass and Willy Demoz on drums and percussions. Their music can be described as Indian melodies sitting on funk grooves with overtones of electronica, and sung in Indian languages. This combination of elements makes for a very interesting new sound.

Each musician in the band brings a wealth of experience to this new project, having been part of some of the most successful bands from India. Peepal Tree has collectively played more than 1500 concerts globally, in their other projects, and has been a part of the Hindi and Kannada movie industries.

This year, they perform as a part of the Bangalore International Arts Festival at OPUS, promising you a wealth of talent and a night filled with fun, dancing, great music and lots of love!

 

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Frank’s Got The Funk at BFlat, Bangalore

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Franks Got the Funk – An Electronic Rock band from Chennai, that has steadily gathered a large following here and has become very popular in Bangalore.

Ameeth Thomas – The early set will be performed by Chennai cult rock band Junkyard Groove’s front man, Ameeth Thomas.

 

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Clown with a Frown at High Spirits, Pune

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Your favourite indie night in town is back! And what a band we have for you. Clown with a Frown is India’s premiere brass-rock band and they are going to kill it!

Known for their energetic, colourful and funky performances ranging from modern
alternative to old school funk with elements of rock, blues, jazz and pop; they describe their sound best as Pop/funk/jazz fusion rock.

Someday, you shall be a King with a Crown,
But until then, you’re just a Clown With a Frown.

Clown With a Frown is fast growing as an icon in India’s music scene. Their repertoire includes their own compositions as well as a variety of covers ranging from funk to
classic rock, with their own twist to it. The Brass section adds an interesting aspect to their music, and has proved to be a huge hit among their audiences.

So get your groove on with Clown with a Frown only at your home, da High!

 

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Eka live at SRM University, Chennai.

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Eka is the winner of the Best Group award at ArtistAloud 2 years in a row (2011-12 and 2013) and is doing a lot of college fests/music festival & literature festivals/corporate events and music production work currently. Eka is also amongst the top 4 finalist for the EC LIVE Quotient Awards 2012 in the ‘Best Band’ category.

Eka is based out of New Delhi and comprises of:
· Benjamine ‘Benny’ Pinto on vocals & keyboards (Ex-Euphoria)
· Hitesh ‘Rikki’ Madan on vocals & guitars (Ex-Euphoria)
· Lokesh Madan on vocals & bass

Eka’s live act also features Jack Rebello on the drums.
The members of Eka are seasoned musicians and have performed at over 2200 concerts in 16 countries and have recorded over 120 songs in various capacities.

Eka calls its music ‘Swatantra Rock’ – music beyond music, time and boundaries.

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Tribute to Coldplay by Carlton & the Saints at High Spirits, Pune

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Sunday night is here and it’s a classic as usual! From Yellow and The Scientist to Midnight and Magic, Coldplay is a band that has never once disappointed ever since its start in the late 1990s all the way into 2014. The band has won a number of music awards throughout their career, including eight Brit Awards—winning Best British Group three times—five MTV Video Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards from 25 nominations. Coldplay have sold more than 80 million records worldwide. On 16 May 2014, they released their sixth and newest album, titled Ghost Stories, topping the iTunes Store albums charts in over 100 countries.
Paying tribute to our favourite band is Carlton and the Saints, who’ll be singing under a sky full of stars for all their beautiful Coldplay fans! Come sing along and have the happiest end to your weekend

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