Tag Archives: Bangalore

Santana Fever in B'lore!

by Sound Box (October 26, 2012)

Bengaluru: Santana's Music is already creating a vibe without the concert having started yet. DNA Bangalore's backyard aquaponics pump masthead shouts out loud about it and revellers are to be found at the airports and bus stops. Some people cant … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, bangalore concert santana, DNA, Floyd, mast head, Santana | Comments Off

Official! Soulmate to open for Santana

by Divya Naik (October 15, 2012)

Okay, so Sound Box was the first to sound you off about the strong possibility of Shillong based blues outfit Soulmate to open for Carlos Santana's Bengaluru concert. Now we can tell you that it's definitely happening. Rudy Wallang, the … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, Bengaluru, Carlos Santana, India Tour, Keith Wallang, Noida, Rudy Wallang, Shillong, Soulmate, Sound Box, soundbox, Tipriti Kharbangar | Comments Off

Shillong based Soulmate said to open for Santana in Bengaluru

by Divya Naik (October 9, 2012)

Shillong based blues outfit Soulmate which has Rudy Wallang as its lead guitarist and Tipriti Kharbangar as its lead vocalist may be the opening act for Carlos Santana's show in Bengaluru, sources say. Keith Wallang of Springboard Surprises who manages … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, Bengaluru, Bharatiya City, blues band, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, carlos santana india tour, Delhi, DNA Networks, F1 Rocks, Gary Clark Jr, Jakarta International Blues Festival, John Lee Hooker Jr, John Mayall, Keith Wallang, Mahindra Blues fest 2012, Maximum India Festival, Noida, Opening Act, Santana, santana india tour, santana india., Shillong, Soulmate, soulmate band, soumate shillong, Sound Box, sound box magazine, Springboard Surprises, Taj Mahal | Comments Off

Santana to perform in Delhi too, elaborate ensemble to accompany him

by Sound Box (October 8, 2012)

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana who is to come down for his maiden show in India is now set to perform in Noida, New Delhi also. F1 Rocks is to be the venue how do i use face time on my … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, Bengaluru, Bharatiya City, Carlos Santana, Delhi, DNA Networks, F1 Rocks, India Tour, Noida, Ticketgenie.com | Comments Off

Bigger Than Blues releases their debut album, enbarks on a tour

by Sound Box (September 13, 2012)

The band that started in 2009, as a single gig project the band Bigger than Blues is promoting their debut EP titled Big Bang Blues and is soon to be on their first four city tour including Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore … READ MORE >>

Posted in Features, Spotlight | Tagged 17th Oct - Bluefrog, 18th Oct – Pune, 20th Oct - Bflat, 21st Oct – Hyderabad/Chennai, 26th Oct - Aquajam Festival, Bangalore, Big Bang Blues, Bombay, Disrespected Blues, High Spirits, Junky Stone, Lovestruck Blues, Mississippi Delta Blues, Moonless Nights, Naukuchiatal, Sweet Bridge | Comments Off

Santana set to perform in Bengaluru, India in October

by Divya Naik (September 4, 2012)

As a part of the closing weekend of the Rock’n India concert organised by DNA Networks, the Mexican rock artiste Carlos Santana will be performing in the city. An official announcement with ticket rates, dates and venue is yet to … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Abraxas, Aerosmith, Afro-Latin-blues-rock fusion, Bangalore, Bengaluru, Black Eyed Peas, Carlos Santana, DNA Networks, Evil Ways, grammy awards, india, Katy Perry, metallica, Performance, rock in india, Santana, Santana II, Shakira, Slayer, Smooth, Supernatural, tour | Comments Off

Poets Of the Fall to tour Pune, Delhi and Bengaluru

by Sound Box (August 10, 2012)

Post the stupendous success of Anoushka Shankar Live in concert, Vh1 India is back with Vh1 Handpicked. This time around the english entertainment channel is playing host to Finnish rockers Poets of the Fall. Thewill perform live across three cities … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, International News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Anoushka Shankar, Bangalore, Denmark, Estonia, Ferzad Palia, Finland, finnish, Germany, guitarist Olli, hard rock cafe, india, India Tour, keyboardist Captain, latest album, lead vocalist, Lithuania, Live in Concert, Marko Saaresto, New Delhi, Nokia Lumia presents Vh1 Handpicked Poets of the Fall, Norway, Poets of the Fall, Poets of the Fall - Signs of Life, pune, Russia, Sr. VP & GM - English Entertainment, Sweden, Temple of Thought, Ukraine, United States, VH1, Vh1 Handpicked, VH1 India, Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd | Comments Off

Artistaloud to air webisodes in the form of Rock Stock

by Sound Box (August 8, 2012)

After their performance on July 26th at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai, Artistaloud.com is airing Rock Stock– a series of webisodes of the five big rock gigs held at 5 Hard Rock Cafés across India on July 26th, giving one a … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Artistaloud.com, Bangalore, Delhi, hard rock cafe, Hyderabad, Indus Creed, Mansi Scott, Mumbai, Parikrama, pune, Rock Stock, Soulmate, TAAQ | Comments Off

Nh7.in Kicks Off Roadkill Tour Series

by Sound Box (August 6, 2012)

The new 2012 Nh7 Roadkill Tour will see one young, indie band embark upon a countrywide tour every two months with stops major cities around the country. This new touring format will give up-and-coming bands a chance to perform back-to-back … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Ananda Sen, Ananda Sen (vocals, Arjun S Ravi, Avinash Chordia (drums), Bangalore, BLEK, Blue Frog, Guitars), hard rock cafe, indie band, Indiecision, Kolkata post-punk band, Maby Baking, Most Promising Act of 2008, Mumbai, New Delhi, NH7, Nh7 co-founder, Nh7 Roadkill Tour, Nitin Mani (bass), Opus, pune, Rohan Ganguli (guitars, The Supersonics, Vocals) | Comments Off

Red Bull announces a DJ contest, Thre3Style

by Sound Box (August 1, 2012)

Red Bull Thre3Style is a DJ contest that takes you back to the very roots of DJ’ing: music, entertainment and is taking place this August. Starting on 8th August in Mumbai, Red Bull Thre3Style will travel to New Delhi, Bangalore and … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Anidra, Ash Roy, August, Bangalore, Blue Frog, Chicago, DJ contest, DJ Sanjay Dutta, DJ’ing, Entertainment, F-Bar, Jalebee Cartel, Kolkata, Love Shack, music, Nawed Khan, New Delhi, Party Starter, Red Bull, Red Bull Thre3Style, Roxy, Thre3Style, Vachan Chinappa | Comments Off

Bangalore to host its first heavy metal festival

by Sound Box (May 18, 2012)

On June 16, Bangalore will host it’s first ever heavy metal festival, Bangalore Open Air, supported internationally by Wacken Open Air. An crowd of approximately 7,000 people is anticipated where both national and international acts are set to perform. The … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, Bangalore Open Air, Founder of Infinite Dreams, heavy metal festival, Iced Earth, Kreator, Salman.U. Syed, Wacken Open Air | Comments Off

“Eric Clapton wrote the song Layla all by himself and I had nothing to do with it”

by Anita Iyer (May 17, 2012)

Eric Clapton’s Layla might be on our playlist but ever bothered to check its credits? Not many might know that songwriter Bobby Whitlock put the pieces together for the bestseller and other songs that appear on Layla and Other Assorted … READ MORE >>

Posted in Interviews | Tagged Anita Iyer, Bangalore, Bobby Whitlock, Buddy Guy, Clapton’s songwriter, Coco Carmel, Derek and the Dominoes, Derek and the Dominos, Eric Clapton, George Jones, India Tour, Indigo n Blues Festival, Jim Gordon, Layla, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Ray Charles, Slip Away, songwriter | Comments Off

Pakistani band Raeth to compose for bollywood film

by Sound Box (May 17, 2012)

The Pakistani band Raeth,which has given hits like Bhula do and Waada, is all set to foray into Bollywood with upcoming film Marksheet, based on education scams in the country. Directed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar of Gandhi to Hitler fame, … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, Bhula do, Delhi university, Gandhi To Hitler, Ghansham, Hassan Farabi, Imran Zahid, issue-based film, Kolkata, Marksheet, Mumbai, Raeth, Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, series of concerts, Sufi rock band, Sunny Ghansham, the band’s guitarist, The Pakistani band, Waada, Wajhi Farouqui, Zoa Morani | Comments Off

Ministry of Blues, Bflat, Bengaluru

by Sound Box (May 7, 2012)

Ministry of Blues (MoB) is a Blues-Rock band of seasoned musicians from Bangalore, that play a genre of music which originated in the early 1900s, but combine it with a distinct, 21st-century flair, filled with intense high energy. Their repertoire … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged Bangalore, Bflat Bar, Blues-Rock band, Buddy Guy, Gary Moore, Gurudarshan Somayaji, Ministry of Blues (MoB), Philipe Haydon, Rauf, Robben Ford, tevie Ray Vaughan, Vinoo Matthew | Comments Off

Metal band Brahma is back again

by Sound Box (April 25, 2012)

Heavy metal band Brahma from Mumbai are back after a hiatus of three years. Born in the early nineties Brahma has been one of the shot quickly to stardom on the back of an almost immediate performance of Independence Rock. … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged A world post Holocaust, Bangalore, Blue Frog, Brahma, Brahma 3, Chitrakoot Grounds, Cyrus Gorimar, Devraj Sanyal, drummer, frontman of Brahma, Heavy metal band, Independence Rock, Independence Rock 26, Kasab, Mumbai, Nowhere, Opus, Reborn, The World Beyond, Unfriend, universal music, Virgo Music | Comments Off

Vh1 Pub Crawl to take travel three cities in May

by Sound Box (April 25, 2012)

Vh1 India in association with Mossimo Nights is back again with the Pub Crawl. Vh1 is all will give a chance to a few lucky winners to party all through the night by hoping from one hot party destination to … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged 1 lounge Bar & Restaurant, Bangalore, Busaba, Canvas, City Bar, ICE Bar, Kue Bar, Mossimo Nights, Mumbai, Opus, Pub Crawl, pune, Stone Water Grill, VH1 India, Wink, www.vh1india.com/pubcrawl | Comments Off

Submerge Supernova, April 22

by Sound Box (April 14, 2012)

Last year Supernova left the clubbing community in Bangalore wanting more of it. Yes, the onday festival called Submerge Supernova is back with its summer edition. What started last year with more than 3000 people, Supernova is Submerge’s most premier … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged Bangalore, drum n bass, Dubstep, E-Zone, Electronica, House, Marathahalli, Nikhil Chinapa, Rohit Barker, Submerge, Submerge Supernova, Supernova, Tech House, techno, trance | Comments Off

Sahasra Veena Jhenkara, 28th March 2012

by Sound Box (March 27, 2012)

The Art of Living and Ranjini Kalakendra will host a historic event, titled Sahasra Veena Jhenkara, which will showcase 1008 Veena artistes on one platform in a first-of-its-kind concert. Scheduled to be held at Palace Grounds, Bengaluru on March 28, … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged 1008 Veena artistes, Antarnaad, Bangalore, Bengaluru, Brahm Naad, Brindavani, Chitradurga, Dhanashree (Thillana), Dr. Suparna Ravishanakar, Hamsadwani, Kapi, Kollegala, Mandya, Mangalore, Mayamalavagowla, Mohana, Mysore, Naadha Vaibhavam, Palace Grounds, Raga Malika, Ranjini Kalakendra, Sahasra Veena Jhenkara, secretary, Senior Vainikas Veena Gurus, Shimoga, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sriraga, The Art of Living, Tumkur, Udupi, Veena exponents, Yaman | Comments Off