Gig Reviews

Soulmate at blue FROG

by Divya Naik (June 14, 2013)

What: Soulmate               When: June 10, 2013 Where: blueFROG, Mumbai It was heartening to see a band that played almost a year and a half ago to a sparsely filled club now having a full house. Soulmate seems to really have … READ MORE >>

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Pentagram blows the FROG away

by Siddharth Talwar (April 10, 2013)

What: Pentagram, Live Where: blueFROG, Mumbai When: April 5th, 2013 18 years of being together has got to show. Consisting of Papal Mane on bass, Shiraz Bhattacharya on drums, Randolph Correia on guitars and sampling and Vishal Dadlani on Vocals; … READ MORE >>

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Shaa'ir + Func bring the funk to the FROG

by Siddharth Talwar (March 20, 2013)

What: Shaa’ir + Func Live When: March 7, 2013 Where: blueFROG Mumbai “Are they really buy cialis online wearing what I think they are?” was the most common question of the evening.  Shaa’ir + Func comprising of Randolph Corriea on … READ MORE >>

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Nikhil D’Souza Gives Sting a Tribute

by Siddharth Talwar (February 13, 2013)

What: Tribute to Sting by Nikhil D’Souza and Friends When: 12 February 2013 Where: blueFROG, Mumbai The Tribute to Sting at the Blue Frog was another testament to Nikhil D’souza’s musical skill. Of course it was not just to him … READ MORE >>

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Hornbill Festival largest the largest rock contest in the country

by Sound Box (February 1, 2013)

What: Hornbill Festival When: December 7, 2012 Where: I G Stadium, Nagaland     Kolkata-based funk rock group Gingerfeet beat 23 other bands to win the coveted title of Hornbill rock contest 2013. For this newly formed group, winning the … READ MORE >>

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NCPA’s energy Delight

by Sound Box (February 1, 2013)

What: The Idan Raichel Project When: 11 December 2012 Where: NCPA, Mumbai To get a whiff of what World Music really is, one should have attended this gig. The Idan Raichel Project, formed by Israeli composer Idan Raichel himself performs … READ MORE >>

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exceptional skills and melodic scales, fresh talent

by Sound Box (February 1, 2013)

What: Lakshminarayan Global Music Festival When: 4 January, 2013 Where: Rang Sharada Auditorium, Mumbai Held for seven consecutive years with the sponsorship of the Times of India, the Lakshminarayan Global Music Festival saw a new venue with Rang Sharada Auditorium … READ MORE >>

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33rd Saptak Music Festival re-established

by Sound Box (February 1, 2013)

What: Saptak Music Festival   When: January 13, 2013   Where: Ahmedabad   The Saptak Music Festival, held every year in the first two weeks of January in Ahmedabad, is a highly anticipated event for classical music connoisseurs across the … READ MORE >>

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Shafqat Amanat Ali, live in Delhi

by Sound Box (March 27, 2012)

Pink Chain Foundation in association with Music Today did Shafqat Amanat Ali’s concert on 23rd March 2012 at Eros Hilton, New Delhi and the event was a great success. Music has no boundaries and is above all politics. This was … READ MORE >>

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Pt Ravi Shankar’s last Bengaluru concert

by Aditi Gaitonde (March 26, 2012)

What: Pt Ravi Shankar’s last Bengaluru concert When:8 February 2012 Where: Palace Grounds His charm remains unchanged. The magic that his fingers weave on his beloved instrument continue to leave the crowd spellbound. At 91, Pandit Ravi Shankar and his … READ MORE >>

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Raga Boyz at Bandra Fort, 19 February 2012

by Sound Box (February 21, 2012)

Tata housing and Mudra Max introduced the renowned Pakistani band Raga Boyz – Wali Ali Khan , Nayab Ali Khan and Inam Ali Khan. The 9th generation of the Patiala family of classical music and sons of Ustad Hamid Ali … READ MORE >>

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Visual treat of sorts – Super Everything at Edward Talkies

by Divya Naik (February 12, 2012)

What: The Light Surgeons + The Eyemyth Visual Music Festival When: 10 Feb 2012 Where: Edward Talkies, Kalbadevi, Mumbai Not publicized much, but yet, this is one event that managed to garner a huge response of sorts. Having big sponsors … READ MORE >>

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Remember Shakti – More than just a house full show!

by Divya Naik (February 12, 2012)

What: Remember Shakti When: 7 February, 2012 Where: Shanmukhananda Hall Months before the dates for Remember Shakti were announced, fans had been calling us for news and updates. That was enough to tell that this would be one successful show. … READ MORE >>

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Susheela Raman at KGAF 2012

by Divya Naik (February 12, 2012)

The Kalaghoda Arts Festival has definitely managed to scale up this year in terms of the acts they are hosting on the music stage. Not only have they managed to rope in the long-forgotten Cross Maidan as a venue for … READ MORE >>

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Candies Bazaar and Bling – With an added beat

by Divya Naik (February 12, 2012)

Bandra residents owe a lot to Candies, and now, even the music community does, thanks to the space that it has started giving out to upcoming bands and musicians on its top floor. The Bazaar & Bling festival that recently … READ MORE >>

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Indo – Russain Jazz swings into Goa

by Sound Box (February 1, 2012)

Goa has been attracting some great jazz talent from around the world and inevitably the latest to join the bandwagon are Russian jazz virtuosos. Singer/saxophonist Ilia Matveev and jazz guitarist Max Gru from St. Petersburg have been regular visitors to … READ MORE >>

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Coorg storms with music

by Anita Iyer (January 24, 2012)

Mounted in the picturesque hills of Coorg, Storm Festival took off on a high note last weekend, with almost 1000 plus music lovers heading for the two day music fest. With a lineup of bands on offer like Raghu Dixit … READ MORE >>

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Hitting the right note: Live from the Console

by Divya Naik (January 24, 2012)

A well deserved thumbs up needs to be given to the folks at Sony Music Entertainment and Day One for putting together something as perfectly neat as Live from the Console. As though the dosage of gigs once a month … READ MORE >>

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