![]( "Whirling Kalapas")
Whirling Kalapas. Photo: Monisha Ajgaonkar
Mumbai band Whirling Kalapas, Overhung and Trip Recipe played at Ray-Ban Never Hide Sound: Celebrating Legends at Blue Frog, Mumbai on October 23rd. While Trip Recipe attempted several different genres in each of their songs including metal to pop rock to blues, they needed a more consistent sound to pull off an impressive show.
A more mellow, acoustic set by Whirling Kalapas, formed by Uday Benegal and Mahesh Tinaikar of Indus Creed along with Sankarshan Kini, was an instant mood changer. Playing a set full of mostly covers from “known and unknown artists,” as Benegal described, the acoustic rock trio invited Blue Frog programmer Malini Hariharan and alternative pop rock band Spud In The Box’s Vivaan Kapoor, Rohan Rajadhyaksha, and Ankit Dayal to join them on stage.
Glam rockers Overhung brought the evening to a close with a performance that involved stage histrionics, free T-shirt giveways and drummer Sheldon Dixon taking off his shirt. Overhung’s lead vocalist Sujit Kumar stepped off the stage to get chummy with his audience towards the end of their set. The band performed tracks from their latest EP, Extended 4Play, that seemed straight out of the Eighties, though it was the Dream Out Loud track “South Indian Boy” that won them much applause.
![]( "Trip Recipe vocalist Ashank Patkar warmed up the stage, but the band didn't quite hit the spot")
Trip Recipe vocalist Ashank Patkar warmed up the stage, but the band didn't quite hit the spot
![]( "Trip Recipe's songs about the Andheri venue B69, a brand of cigarettes and beers oscillated between heavy metal and pop rock")
Trip Recipe's songs about the Andheri venue B69, a brand of cigarettes and beers oscillated between heavy metal and pop rock
![]( "Bassist Siddhesh Borkar tapped and slapped away on the bass for Trip Recipe")
Bassist Siddhesh Borkar tapped and slapped away on the bass for Trip Recipe
![]( "Uday Benegal fronting the acoustic rock band, Whirling Kalapas")
Uday Benegal fronting the acoustic rock band, Whirling Kalapas
![]( "Vivaan Kapoor of Spud In The Box and Blue Frog's music programming team member, Malini Hariharan jam on Fireflies")
Vivaan Kapoor of Spud In The Box and Blue Frog's music programming team member, Malini Hariharan jam on Fireflies
![]( "Sankarshan Kini played mandolin and violin on Trapped and Kashmakash, among other songs")
Sankarshan Kini played mandolin and violin on Trapped and Kashmakash, among other songs
![]( "Cover songs included Blue, Red and Grey by The Who and Sufjan Stevens' That Was The Worst Christmas Ever")
Cover songs included Blue, Red and Grey by The Who and Sufjan Stevens' That Was The Worst Christmas Ever
![]( "Spud In The Box's Rohan Rajadhyaksha and Ankit Dayal joined Vivaan Kapoor and Whirling Kalapas on stage")
Spud In The Box's Rohan Rajadhyaksha and Ankit Dayal joined Vivaan Kapoor and Whirling Kalapas on stage
![]( "Kapoor traded his drum kit for the djembe and accompanied Kini, who played the Cajon")
Kapoor traded his drum kit for the djembe and accompanied Kini, who played the Cajon
![]( "Whirling Kalapas+half of Spud In The Box")
Whirling Kalapas+half of Spud In The Box
![]( "Overhung's Howard Pereira finds his biggest fan in his frontman Sujit Kumar")
Overhung's Howard Pereira finds his biggest fan in his frontman Sujit Kumar
![]( "Overhung's performance was high on histrionics, courtesy vocalist Sujit Kumar")
Overhung's performance was high on histrionics, courtesy vocalist Sujit Kumar
![]( "Kumar, out to impress the ladies, even took to the dance floor")
Kumar, out to impress the ladies, even took to the dance floor
![]( "The band's songs and onstage repartee revolved around their favorite subjects - sex, parties and women")
The band's songs and onstage repartee revolved around their favorite subjects - sex, parties and women
![]( "Overhung bassist Melroy Coelho")
Overhung bassist Melroy Coelho
![]( "Overhung drummer Sheldon Dixon")
Overhung drummer Sheldon Dixon
![]( "Kumar crashed on stage more than once and closed his set with another dramatic fall")
Kumar crashed on stage more than once and closed his set with another dramatic fall
