Lamb Of God Road Trip

Do you like to listen to metal while you are travelling?

Do you like to listen to metal LOUDLY, while you are travelling?

Would you like to a ROAD TRIP, listening to metal LOUDLY?

Would you like to a ROAD TRIP, with a bunch of metal-heads, listening to metal LOUDLY?

Then you would definitely like a LOUD metal concert right after the ROAD TRIP!


Lamb Of Goad Road Trip

Bus Route:
Bombay -Pune(they're picking people from Pune too) - Bangalore - Bombay

Leaves MAY 13th 7:00 am from Sion
Reaches MAY 14th Afternoon
Have a Day's rest. You relax, chill, socialise, make plans, etc.

Attend the LAMB OF GOD concert.

After the gig, the bus will leave on MAY 16th at 2:00 am form Bangalore.

Only Rs 1999/-
Accomodation Rs150/-

Go to www.wats.co.in for further details

Call before you run out of options!!

Contact : 09833156989, 09969711130.


Event page : http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=111840562187330

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Here's your chance to play at Independence Rock XXV

Independence Rock - India’s biggest Rock Music Festival & Band Talent Hunt is back and in its 25th year, accomplishing a landmark!

As Independence Rock enters its 25th year, it aims at taking the promise of promoting independent musicians, artists and bands to a greater height. Today, Independence Rock is attempting to take these talented individuals and groups to a global arena and give them an opportunity to match their virtuosity and stand their own on an international level.

Following the Nation-Wide Eliminations, and the National Finale, the winner of Independence Rock National Finale will have the chance to compete in the Independence Rock Global Finale with bands who have won the biggest Battle of the Bands competitions in 6 regions from all over the world - Canada, USA, UK, Europe, Asia and Australia.

So if you think you have what it takes, then fill out the and send us your entry today!

Band Registration:

1. Fill out the Registration Form

2. Email the demos to: demos@independencerock.in

or

Send the demos by Postal Mail to:
Independence Rock XXV - Band Demos
c/o Rohinton Poonawala / Anuj Gupta
E18, A Division of Network18 Media & Investments Ltd.
New Era House, Mogul Lane, Matunga (West)
Mumbai - 400016

Event Schedule:
- Call for Band Registrations: 1st May 2010
- Last date for Entries: 20th May 2010
- Announcement of the selected Regional Semi-Finalists: 1st June 2010

Competition Format:
- Regions: Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai
- From the 8 Regional Semi-Finalists competing at city pubs, 4 Regional Finalists will selected
- From the 4 Regional Finalists selected competing at a city outdoor venue, 1 Regional Winner will be selected for the National Finale
- National Finale in Mumbai - Winners will proceed to the Global Finale
- Global Finale in Mumbai
- Victory Lap for the Winners of the National Finale - Gigs across India


*Dates and Venues are tentative and subject to change.

Prizes:
National Winner:
- Rs. 1,00,000 (inclusive of Cash + Gear)
- Entry into Sutasi - an Asian bands’ competition held annually in Singapore

Global Winner:
- USD 50,000 in (Cash + Equipment + Merchandise Manufacturing)

Rules & Regulations for Participation:
- The selected bands at any stage of the contest will have to make themselves available for the contest schedule
- The selected outstation bands will be paid a stipend for their travel/food/stay at every qualifying stage. The stipend will be announced to the qualifying bands
- Demos can be submitted as an Audio CD (Postal Mail) or as Audio Files (Email)
- Sending YouTube links of the band’s performance videos in addition to Audio files by email is suggested, but not necessary
- Bands can send up to 3 original compositions (preferred), or 2 originals and 1 cover
- The qualifying bands will be required to blog, upload content, and promote their association with Independence Rock virally as per further communication
- Qualifying bands would be required to be available for press, photo opportunities and appearances for Sponsors. Rights to the same will belong with the Sponsor
- All qualifying bands will assign their audio & video mechanical and exploitation rights to their demos submitted and all performances at Independence Rock to E18


For any queries, please email anuj.gupta@independencerock.in

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Epiphany is Here !!

Bands (Line-up in order):

1. 1-800 - 6.30pm to 7.20pm
1-800 was formed in 2008 in Pune with Puneet on vocals, Swatantra on guitars and backing vocals and Sreekar on Drums.After coming across several bassists 1-800 finally found its match with Sajib joining on bass in late 2008.After gigging for a while in various parts of the country Aditya joined 1-800 on Guitars.1-800 has played gigs in Pune ,Nagpur ,Hyderabad and Bangalore.



2. Workshop - 7.30pm to 8.20pm
A polyrythmic drummer, a classic rock chromatic scale playing bassist and a fiery demonic monster all combined, with their powers united as one, a musical comedy of sorts is the best way to define the creative power of the Workshop. Playing a vast span of genres ranging from EMO to Garba to Bhangra to Pop but all injected with the venom of demonic metal is what the musical creations of Workshop could be classified under.


3. DNPB (Nitish Pires) - 8.30pm to 10pm
DNPB is all about the soul, power and meaningful expression through music that Nitish Pires creates. His songs and concepts are primarily his state of mind, which in the form of music is always ready to explode, to create the storms in a person. life changing storms that help in transforming someone, into a completely different personality. The music is deliciously raw, right from the first note of the guitar to the last, and hits the hearer right in the gut. Each instrument has a reason to exist. Harmonizing perfectly with the rest, yet unique in itself.Perfectionism being an ingrained trait in Nitish, the music is an extension. Among the 5 piece rock genre, DNPB explodes the shackles of expectation, and soar beyond the limitations of the 5 senses - touching new unheard of chords in the music lover, envisioning a new world, sniffing at new scents beyond the boundaries, hearing the unsung song and bringing it to the world, tasting the exhilaration of going beyond what is normal and expected - yes indeed, DNPB has the courage to dream the impossible dream!!!!DNPB looks at all genres of music and soar above, delighting with the unheard of melodies, believing in head banging and the candles lit in the sky above, and knowing the earth rocks with the power of five DNPB today, stands rocking the crowd, way up high above the ground soaring ever higher.

Location: Symbiosis Infotech campus,
Rajiv Gandhi Infotech park phase-I, Hinjewadi
Pune, India
Entry : Rs100
Web : http://graffiti.org.in/epiphany.htm

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Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons play 6 cities this December

Two of the UK’s biggest folk acts, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, are touring India this December. The artists will undertake a nation-wide tour and also collaborate with Indian musicians in a special project. The tour covers six cities in India (schedule below) and the bands play a mix of auditorium gigs as a fundraiser, crowded nightclubs and chilled-out outdoor venues.

Check out their videos online - http://www.indiecision.com/soundpad/ and then you’ll know why this is something you don’t want to miss!

This tour has been conceived and organized by the British Council in collaboration with Only Much Louder and is the second in a series called ‘Soundpad’, a platform designed to encourage the exchange of ideas, culture and musical influences between artists in the UK and India. It has also been supported by The YP Foundation.

Tour Schedule

10th December 2009 – Delhi – Ashoka Hotel (Fundraiser: The YP Foundation)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=326550115491&ref=mf

11th December 2009 – Pune – High Spirits
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189325851826&ref=mf

12th December 2009 – Mumbai – Bandra Amphitheatre
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171655802613&ref=mf

17th December 2009 – Bangalore – Kyra
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194443502043&ref=mf

18th December 2009 – Hyderabad – Live
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215902546564&ref=mf

19th December 2009 – Kolkata – Someplace Else
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233041090048&ref=mf
*Check out the facebook links for specific details of the gig in your city.

About Laura Marling
Laura Marling is a folk singer-songwriter from Hampshire, England. Marling has toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK and beyond including Adam Green and Jamie T, who invited her on tour with him in 2006 after he attended her second-ever gig. She performed at the 2007 O2 Wireless Festival and also performed at the first Underage Festival in August 2007 at Victoria Park, East London. Her television appearances include The Late Show with Craig Ferguson in the US, and Later With Jools in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim was released on 4 February 2008 and was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize.
http://www.lauramarling.com/
http://www.myspace.com/lauramarling

About Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons are a folk ‘n roll band from London. The band is made up of Marcus Mumford (vocals, guitar, drums), Winston Marshall (vocals, banjo, dobro), Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, organ), Ted Dwane (vocals, double bass). They formed in late 2007, rising out of London's folk scene with other artists such as Laura Marling, Johnny Flynn, Jay Jay Pistolet and Noah and the Whale. In February 2008, the band completed an extensive UK tour with support from Alessi's Ark, Sons of Noel and Adrian, Peggy Sue, Pete Roe, The Cutaway and more. They have been long listed for the BBC's Sound of 2009. BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe made "Little Lion Man" his "Reaction Record" on 27 July 2009, before naming it the "Hottest Record in the World" the following evening. Mumford & Sons won Best Band at the 3rd Annual Balcony TV Music Video Awards in Dublin on 3 July 2009.
http://www.myspace.com/mumfordandsons

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