From rock to blues and all the way to Western classical whatever your choice in music there's a gig in town for you
From rock to blues and all the way to Western classical whatever your choice in music there's a gig in town for you
Solder
'Live and Loud' is the real mantra of the city-band Solder and they are out to give you a power-packed performance that will be screaming all things live. Solder started out like many others in the city over a few drinks and the need to create a new sound project. Mark Escottee and Joel Rozario, fun artists just off a funk project were the ones who started out Solder. The current line-up includes Siddarth Abraham, Mark Escottee, Akhilesh Kumar, Joel Rozario and Samson Phillip. The sound now consists of vocal melodies and harmonies underlined by groove accompanied by guitar and drum sounds. They are now in the process of producing their first album.
At Hard Rock Cafe, St Mark's Road
On May 5, 8.30 pm
Call 41242222
For Rs 200
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Rajeev's Wolfpack
Rajeev's Wolfpack, a Bangalore-based band will give you enough reason to party harder as they play the best of their originals and also a few covers from Pink Floyd, Beatles, U2 and Elvis Presley thrown in to their repertoire. The band features Rajeev on vocals, Sujith Nair on drums, Satchith Paulose on guitars and Anand Mahadevan. The show for the evening will be a half and half of originals and covers.
At Kyra, Indiranagar
On May 6
Call 43389292
Lounge Piranha
Lounge Piranha is known for their original sound and they're even more popular for their slightly eccentric and cracked covers of hit pop numbers. From guitars and drums to didgeridoos and djembes, this band has introduced the city to a new genre of music that we believe should be classified as World Music though they continue to call themselves a post rock band. With numerous tours around the country, they have established themselves as performers to reckon. They stick by their originals and do not play covers for the need of recall The current line-up includes George Mathen on drums, Kamal Singh on guitar and vocals, Abhijit Tambe on guitar and vocals and Shalini Mohan, Pevez Rajan and Rahul Giri as guest artists.
At bFlat, Indiranagar
On May 7, 8.30
Call 42414000
Blues all the way
The legendary blues artist Robert Leroy Johnson will receive a fitting musical tribute in the city celebrating the centennial year of his birth. The evening titled Ode to the Blues will see musicians from the city and outside playing famous Blues numbers and those by Johnson too. The performing artists include HFT from New Delhi, Blues Before Sunrise, Blues Conscience from Chennai and Ministry of Blues, Ananth Menon and Jagadeesh MR, Bangalore. Blues numbers played by famous Rock 'n' Roll artist s like The Rolling Stones will also feature on the line-up for the evening.
At CounterCulture, Whitefield
On May 7
Call 41400793
Bourbon Street
City-based band Bourbon Street will mix up some genres like Jazz, Funk, Blues, Reggae, Carnatic Fusion and Classic Rock to give you a hearty mish-mash. The line-up includes Fidel on bass and vocals, Bharath on Keyboard and sound programming, Sudhakar on drums and percussion, Jerome on vocals and harmonica and Ian on djembe and percussion.
At Sixty Four, Koramangala
On May 7
Call 9241734704
For Rs 200
Growling Mad Scientists
This one is for all the psytrance lovers in town. The Growling Mad Scientists group or GMS as it is more popularly known will be performing live to give you one crazy party. The opening line-up for the evening includes Nitin BeyondLogic, Marina, Ryan, Santosh Inspirals, Vivek Phoenix and more.
At Pebble, Sadashiv Nagar
On May 8, 12 pm onwards
Call 991665200
Classical connections
Fans of western classical music have options too this weekend. William Joseph International Academy for Performing Arts is celebrating its ninth anniversary with a student-teacher recital where 150 students will be playing a series of instruments including the classical piano, classical guitar, violin and voice. Also part of the show will be a classical guitar ensemble and an all girls chorale from the William Joseph Music Foundation.
At St John's Amphitheatre
On May 8, 5 pm
Call 9844119956
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