Tough on Tobacco is a 6-piece progressive disco dance metal bhojpuri act from Outer Mongolia.Tough on Tobacco is a humour-tinged pop-rock-reggae sextet from Mumbai.Yes. I said sextet.Tough on Tobacco (the name) is meant as an anti-smoking mantra.We smoke too much!!!!Tobacco is bad for you. It is addictive. If you haven’t started smoking, DON’T.If you have, well, too bad, join me for a smoke? … (but really, DO NOT START SMOKING).ToT began in 2007 as a two-man (Sidd Coutto/Hans Dalal) production project with the sole intention of making music for music’s sake. It took a year for us to find a sound we were happy with.Johan Pais and Jai Row Kavi played with Sidd in Helga’s Fun Castle (HFC) while Gaurav Gupta and Pozy Dhar played with Sidd in Zero.HFC and Zero broke up in 2008 and ToT (the band) was born.The gigs are fun. The music is easy.It’s time to get Tough on Tobacco.All 6 members are in the top echelon of their fields:
Sidd Coutto (vocals/guitar) – #3 Rasta wannabe on Hill Road.
Gaurav Gupta (guitar/vocals) – #2 fake Parsi on Turner Road.
Pozy Dhar (guitar) – #1 Work/Music juggler in Wadala
Neil Gomes (violin/sax/flute/vocals) – #3 Apologetic Brother from Goa
Johan Pais (bass) – #2 burping motor cycle enthusiast in Shivaji Park
Jai Row Kavi (drums/vocals) – #1 Gang Banded musician in Bandra
Download the entire album here :http://download.toughontobacco.in/
Celebrate Bandra’s line up and gig schedule has been posted, here are the dates:
Nov 15 – Rosemary + Goddess Gagged, Carter Road Promenade
Nov 15 – The Works, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 16 – Nexus + Medusa, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 17 – Dischordian + Ashima Aiyer, Reclamation Promenade
Nov 18 – Floyd, Jai and Johan + Naina Kundu Trio, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 19 – Shor Bazaar + Xenobob, Carter Road Promenade
Nov 20 – Ankur Tewari + Fatman’s Entourage, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 20 – Merlin & The All Stars, Bandra Fort Amphitheatre
Nov 21 – The Trigger Effect + DMajor + Sahir, Carter Road Promenade
Nov 21 – Sona Mohapatra, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 21 – Prem Joshua, Bandra Fort Amphitheatre
Nov 22 – Tough On Tobacco + Pentagram + Shaa’ir + Func, Carter Road
Promenade
Nov 22 – Bliss Logic + The Raghu Dixit Project, Bandra Fort Amphitheatre
Nov 23 – Swarathma + Prayag, Reclamation Promenade
Nov 23 – Flex Flor & Friends, Carter Road Promenade
Nov 24 – Blakc + Snatch D’monk, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 24 – Shkabang + The Mavyns, Carter Road Promenade
Nov 25 – The Colour Compound + Paperclip Aeroplane, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 25 – Retropark, Candies
Nov 26 – Full Moon Rising + Ortal Pelleg and Davide Swarup, Carter Road
Promenade
Nov 26 – Moods of Harmony, Bandra Fort Amphitheatre
Nov 27 – Rodney Live, Bandstand Promenade
Nov 28 – Khiladi + Reverrse Polarity, Reclamation Promenade
Nov 28 – Koshish, Bandra Fort Amphitheatre
