Tag Archives: New Delhi

Radio Mirchi creates the on-air magic on ground

by Sound Box (January 8, 2013)

The Mass fire at Pitampura TV Tower disrupted the services of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM on Jan 7. The on-air transmission is disrupted for the time being. Radio Mirchi came up with an exciting manner beginning tomorrow by hosting its key shows … READ MORE >>

Posted in Show Case | Tagged Fire, Mirchi, New Delhi, Pitampura TV Tower, radio, Radio Mirchi, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM | Comments Off

Amarrass to host Desert Music Fest in December

by Sound Box (November 20, 2012)

Rajasthan based Amarrass Records will be hosting the Amarrass Desert Music Festival in New Delhi on December 1 and 2. The line up has award-winning national and international acts – those confirmed include Bombino (from Niger, voted breakthrough iTunes artist … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Regional News, Show Case | Tagged Amarrass Desert Music Festival, Amarrass Records, Ankur Malhotra, Baba ZuLa, Banko Ghodo, Barmer Boys, Bombino, Folk Album of the Year, GIMA awards, Mitha Bol, New Delhi, Sakar Khan and Sons, the Siddis of Kutch | Comments Off

Anoushka Shankar to perform at the launch of Oz Fest

by Sound Box (October 9, 2012)

From October 2012 to January 2013, India will experience the vibrancy of Australia's contemporary culture through Oz Fest, the biggest Australian cultural festival ever staged in India. Oz Fest will be launched with a music concert featuring iconic Aboriginal Australian … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged a virtuoso on didgeridoo, Aboriginal Australian singer, Anoushka Shankar, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, Mark Atkins, New Delhi, Oz Fest, Purana Qila, Songlines Best Artist’12 | Comments Off

Bay Beat Collective to launch their debut EP

by Sound Box (October 9, 2012)

Bay Beat Collective (BBC) will launch their debut Free EP Megapolis on 12th Oct '12. Megapolis will consist of 3 tracks and will see collaborations with Gumnaam Riddimandculture (UK) & Ox7gen (Mumbai) as well. Influences on the EP range from … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Alix Perez, Asian Dub Foundation, Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Bay Beat Collective, BBC, Bonobo, Brother Culture, Chennai, Cloud 9, Concord Dawn, debut ep, DJ Marky, Dub FX, GO:MADras Festival, Gumnaam Riddim, Jazzsteppa, Klute, Kris Correya, LTJ Bukem, Megapolis, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nymfo, Ox7gen, Pendulum, pune, Shillong, sohail arora, TC1, The Prodigy, TLR Cafe | Comments Off

Saregamapa back on Zee TV, auditions in Mumbai soon

by Sound Box (August 29, 2012)

Singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is back as Zee TV and announced its auditions in Mumbai on Sunday, 2nd September, 2012. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the first ever musical talent hunt show on Indian television … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, TV news | Tagged Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, saregamapa, Singing reality show, Zee TV | Comments Off

The Indian music industry salutes Parliament for Copyright Amendment bill 2012

by Sound Box (August 27, 2012)

India’s top musicians brought Shukrana a sensational musical celebration, to express gratitude to Parliamentarians across political parties for the passing of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2012 last evening at the Parliament’s G.M.C Balayogi Auditorium. The event was presented by The … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged 2012, A R Rahman, among others and noted lyricists Gulzar, Communications & IT, Copyright Amendment Act, Ehsaan Noorani, G.M.C Balayogi Auditorium, gratitude to the Parliamentarians, Gulzar, Honourable Speaker - Lok Sabha, Javed Akhtar, Javed Ali and Jaswinder Singh, L K Advani, Loy Mendonsa, Modern Stage Services, mohit chauhan, musical celebration, New Delhi, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, passing of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, poetry recitals, Prasoon Joshi, Prof. P J Kurien, Sameer, Shabhana Azmi, Shankar Mahadevan, Shri Arun Jaitley – Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal – Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Shashi Tharoor, Shri. Kapil Sibal - Minister for HRD, Shukrana, Smt. Gursharan Kaur, Smt. Meira Kumar, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Smt. Sushma Swaraj - Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Sonu Niigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, The Leela, The Music Composers Association of India, Vishal and Rekha Bhardwaj, Wizcraft International | 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

Bacardi Nh7 Weekender to hit Bengaluru and Delhi, Pune not happy

by Sound Box (August 10, 2012)

Called as ‘India’s happiest music festival’ the Bacardi Nh7 Weekender has been touted as the best platform for indie talent in the country. The festival has showcased some of the best indie acts ranging from and had 150 artists, 75 … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Bacardi Nh7 Weekender 2012, Bengaluru, Buddh International Circuit (the F1 track), Greater Noida, Ground D, independent music, India's happiest music festival, Indie music, New Delhi, OML, Only Much Louder, pune not happy, pune skipped, vijay nair | 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

BLOT! release their debut album Snafu with a multi-city 3D tour

by Sound Box (August 1, 2012)

Firmly-established as an audiovisual act, BLOT! releases Snafu, their debut album, in September 2012. They support this with India’s first 3D tour, a multi-sensory live act. This collection of tracks from Delhi duo Gaurav Malaker and Avinash Kumar goes well … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged 3D glasses, 3D graphics, 3D tour, 3D visual set, Adil and Vasundhara, Avinash Kumar, BLOT!, e 3D Snafu album tour, first 3D tour, Gaurav Malaker, multisensory live show, New Delhi, Peter Cat Recording Co, September 2012, Snafu, Snafu album tour, Suryakant Sawhne, Tatamae, Vasundhara Vidalur, video-based installation | 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

Odissi music festival to take place in Delhi

by Sound Box (April 26, 2012)

Institute for Promotion and Research on Odisha Culture and Heritage (IPROCH) is organizing a three day Odissi Music Festival, 2012 in collaboration with Directorate of Film Festival (DFF), Ministry of Art & Culture, Govt. of India from 27th-29th April, 2012 … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Regional News, Show Case | Tagged Bhubaneswar, Bijay Jena, Dance and Drama, Daskathia (Rama Hari Padhi & His troupe), Delhi, Dilip Pattanaik, Directorate of Film Festival (DFF), Dr. Shantanu Mohapatra, Dr.Prafulla Kar, Feroze Shah Road, Goti pua (Chittaranjan Malia & His troupe), Govt. of India, Guru Ramahari Dash, Institute for Promotion and Research on Odisha Culture and Heritage, IPROCH, Ministry of Art & Culture, Mohapatra Minati Bhanja, Mohini Mohan pattanaik, National Academy of Music, New Delhi, Odisha, Odissi music festival, Odissi Raagas, Odissi singers, Padmasri Ranjana Gauhar, Pala (Radhe Shyam Panda & His troupe), Prahalad Natak (B. Khadenga & His troupe), Prof. Rajkishore Misra, Prof. Ramahari dash, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Rabindra Bhawan, Rabindra Mandap, Ravana Chaaya (Gauranga Dash & His troupe), Sangeet Natak Academy, Shyamamani Pattanaik, Sunanda Pattnaik, Susant Misra, Tribeni | Comments Off

Metal band Nile cancels India tour

by Sound Box (April 24, 2012)

Metal band Nile has been forced to cancel its India tour which was slated to take place in the first week of May owing to visa issues. The band was to headline the Summer Blaze Festival in New Delhi on … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Demonic Resurrection, IIIrd Sovereign, India Tour, Indian Embassy, Kryptos 1833 AD, Metal Band, New Delhi, Nile, organizers, refund, Summer Blaze Festival, Washington D.C. | Comments Off

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 >>

Posted in Gig Reviews, Guide | Tagged Aankhon Ke Saagar, Bin Tere, Darmiyaan, Dildara, Dum Ali Dum, Eros Hilton, Hisar MP Kuldeep Bishnoi, jannat 2, Jodi Breakers, Mitwa, Mora Saiya, Music Today, New Delhi, Pink Chain Foundation, Salman Khursheed, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Tere Naina, Yeh hausla | Comments Off

A Tribute to Guns N Roses by October & Friends

by Sound Box (February 14, 2012)

Catch October with a few near and dear ones playing a Special Tribute to Guns N Roses. Members : Akshay Dwivedi – Bass Shantanu ‘Shanty’ Sudarshan – Drums Shashvat Pandit – Guitars Rohan ‘Banjo’ Panjiar – Guitars, Backing Vocals Amitabh … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged 2012, 4th Element, Akshat Taneja, Dhruv Goyal, February 23, Grammy Winning Effort, Guillotine, Guns n Roses, hard rock cafe, Indigo Children, Jester, Lazy River, Meg Dsouza, Nabam Takar, Neharika Malhotra, New Delhi, Nikhil Rufus Raj, October, Pranav Pahwa, R.N Jaidev, Russell Warjri, Sanchal Malhar, Thursday | Comments Off

David Guetta to perform at the 54th Grammy Awards

by Sound Box (February 10, 2012)

A month before David Guetta heads to India to perform at Eristoff Invasion in March, he gets set for his first-ever performance at the 54th Grammy Awards this Sunday. Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich has introduced a dance/electronica performance segment for the first … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged 54th Grammy Awards, Afrojack, Amanora Park Town, Avicii, Bangalore, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Remixed Recording, Chris Brown, David Guetta, Deadmau5, e best dance/electronica recording, Eristoff Invasion, Foo Fighters, grammy awards, Huda Grounds, Kelly Rowland, Ken Ehrlich, Li’l Wayne, Madonna, New Delhi, Nothing but the Beat, One Love Club Remix, Palace Grounds, Revolver, Sia, Sunshine, Titanium, When Love Takes Over | Comments Off

Eristoff Invasion Festival with David Guetta – Tickets Out

by Sound Box (January 31, 2012)

Grammy Award-winning artist/producer/DJ David Guetta will perform in India for the first time at the second edition of Eristoff Invasion this March. With chart-topping hits like When Love Takes Over, Gettin Over You and Sexy Bitch, the world’s No. 1 DJ and one … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Amanora Park Town, Bangalore, David Guetta, Eristoff Invasion, Gettin Over You, Guetta Blaster, Huda Grounds, Just a Little More Love, New Delhi, Nothing but the Beat, One Love, Palace Grounds, Pop Life, pune, Sexy Bitch, When Love Takes Over | Comments Off

David Guetta to come down to India in March

by Sound Box (December 29, 2011)

Grammy-winning artist/producer/DJ David Guetta is to come down to India in early March. Guetta will headline the 2012 edition of the Eristoff Invasion festival. Rated by DJ Mag as the #1 DJ in the world, Guetta will play his first … READ MORE >>

Posted in Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bangalore, David Guetta, Eristoff Invasion festival, Grammy Award Winning DJ, India Tour, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nothing but the Beat | Comments Off