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Behind The Scenes: Swarathma and The Wanton Bishops from Lebanon Collaborate...
Members of Swarathma and the Wanton Bishops in Kolkata. Photo: Courtesy of Red Bull India It’s probably true that Bengaluru folk rock band Swarathma never turns down an invitation to collaborate. In...
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Photos: Workshop Perform Acoustic Set at The Little Door, Mumbai
(left) drummer Hamza Kazi and (right) vocalist-guitarist Sahil Makhija from Workshop. Photo: Chirag Vachha Mumbai comedy rock band Workshop are still working their way through a lineup change, after...
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Photos: Madboy/Mink launch debut EP ‘All Ball’
Madboy/Mink | Photo Credit: Shannon Mikhail Lobo Formed in late 2012, Mumbai-based funk/nu-disco duo, Saba Azad and Imaad Shah, released their debut EP All Ball last week. Their powerhouse set marked a...
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Photos: Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival 2014
Uday Benegal performs with Indus Creed at the Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival 2014.Photo Credit: Courtesy of Genesis Foundation Every year, the Kasauli Rhythm and Blues Festival is as much about...
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Photos: The Journey Continues – A Tribute To Ustad Alla Rakha Khan
The talented string quartet performing at the tribute concert[L-R] Jake Charkey, Shirish Malhotra, Mynah Marie, Marie- Line Aubry, Anaar Desai StephensPhoto Credit: Chirag VachhaRelatives, friends and...
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Photos: Control Alt Delete – The Metal Chapter
Undying Inc at Control Alt Delete – The Metal Chapter. Photo: Prashin Jagger How many indoor metal shows last nearly eight hours and never see a dip in attendance or energy levels? That’s the marvel of...
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Photos: Midhaven Kick Off Album Tour
Midhaven frontman Karan Kaul in Kolkata. Photo: Margub Ali Mumbai progressive rock/metal band Midhaven last took to stage in May last year, when they launched their debut EP Tales From the Tide, but...
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Photos: Jadhavgadh Music Festival 2014
Swarathma at Jadhavgadh Music Festival 2014 | Photo Credit: Neha Loonawat When Mumbai electro-pop act Shaa’ir and Func took stage on Day 1 of the Jadhavgadh Music Festival, they demonstrated once again...
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Photos: Ziro Festival of Music 2014
The crowd during Arunachal folk/jazz group Omak Komut Collective’s set on day one at Ziro. Photo: Pranab Doley If there was ever such a thing as a festival hangover, everyone who attended the third...
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Photos: Zippo Encore Pre-Show
Ankur & The Ghalat Family’s Sidd Coutto performs at the Zippo Encore Pre-Show | Photo Credit: Jai Sangoi If there’s one thing that can be said about Pune, it’s that they know how to throw a...
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Photos: Zippo Encore Finale 2014
Shaa’ir + Func at Zippo Encore Finale 2014. Photo: Prashin Jagger “I’m going to remember each one of your faces,” vocalist Monica Dogra says, as her electro pop group Shaa’ir and Func nears the end of...
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Inside The Taj On 26/11
Two days after four terrorists attacked Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Vasant Prabhu learned that one of the constables – Rahul Shinde – who defended the hotel on the night of November 26 had...
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Photos: UK Singer-Songwriter Luke Sital-Singh India Tour
Luke Sital-Singh in Mumbai. Photo: Courtesy of Sony Music Coming in fresh from his performance at NH7 Weekender in Pune, British singer-songwriter Luke Sital-Singh’s next performance is the exact...
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Photos: The Festival ft Karnivool, Underside, Aberrant and More
Karnivool live in Kolkata. Photo: Margub Ali In its previous editions, a gig series simply known as The Festival has hosted international acts ranging from Guns N’ Roses guitarist Bumblefoot to Israeli...
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Photos: BIG69 Festival, Mumbai
The crowd during Demonic Resurrection’s set at BIG69 in Mumbai. Photo: Prashin Jagger When the dust from the countless moshpits finally settled, the first edition of two-day metal festival BIG69 proved...
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Photos: Swarathma’s Pavan KJ Documents Kusti Fighters in Mysore
Wooden dumbbells in the akhada in Mysore/Credits: Pavan Kumar KJ Pavan KJ, percussionist and vocalist with Bengaluru-based folk-fusion band Swarathma, began his career as a freelance photographer in...
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Photos: Rolling Stone Metal Awards – Jaipur Pre-Gig
Jaipur-based band Winter Gate’s drummer Sudeep Saxena Photo: Dhruv Immortal The first Rolling Stone Metal awards 2015 pre-gig recently took place in Jaipur at the club District 9. The venue was...
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Photos: Casio Presents Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2015
The Demonstealer aka Sahil Makhija at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2015. Photo: Himanshu Rohilla. Just as host and bassist Rohit P-Man Pereira reminded a fan in his own uncanny humor, the Rolling...
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Photo Gallery: Rolling Stone Metal Awards – Delhi Pre-Gig
Metallers at Anti Social. Brutal and relentless, the second pre-gig of Rolling Stone Metal Awards 2015 in Delhi was the perfect night of metal with some heavy growling, headbanging, moshing and...
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Photos: Rolling Stone Metal Awards Presents Insurrection 4 in Bengaluru
The Down Troddence from Bengaluru Photo: Abrahams’s Creations – Ashish Varughese Abraham When Bengaluru folk metallers The Down Troddence’s frontman Munz aka Mithun Raj leads a chant, it’s no ordinary...
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