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Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Avalanche Breakdown
Genre - Thrash Metal, Alternate Rock, Classic Rock
Lead Guitar/ Backing Vocals : Dylon
Dsouza
Keyboard & Synth : Jackson Noronha
Riff Master / Synth / Vocals
: Clyde Lobo
Bass Guitar : Rolan Ashley Carlo
Drums & Percussion : Ashwin Xavier
Sequeira
Lead Vocals & Frontman : Renston
Fernandes
Avalanche Brakedown, which is more commonly known as AB., is
a hard rock band from Mangalore (based in India). Currently, we consist of 6
members , all who had been associated with various other line-ups, prior to
AB!!
Before we introduce u to the lineup of AB , Let's talk about
the way AB was formed!! In the early 2014 (somewhere in Jan), Rens & Clyde
met each other at a Wedding gig . No Sooner , both decided that they should
merge up & form a crazy line up , & emerge in the rock field . Just
then a mutual friend of Rens & Clyde was the drummer , Ashwin , who
willingly added his feather to the AB's hat . There was an ardent need for a
killer Bassist . Now , Rens's college mate Rolan , had left the killer line up,
as the Bassman of DVE!! Taking advantage of this , Rens invited Rolan to join
AB!! Lastly , Dylon , the ex - Lead Guitarist of the then band , DROPSY ,was
called over by the band , the reason being , his utmost soloing pattern and
killer improvisation boosts the tone of the band!!
First, there's Ashwin Xavier Sequeira, who plays drums and
other auxiliary percussion. Ashwin is considered by many ,to be one of the
experienced & best drummers of his age (around here, at least). Wherever he
plays, compliments and praise follow. His constantly growing kit grants him the
ability to lay down nearly any beat imaginable. Ashwin has been with the band
since it was formed, and to this day continues to be a major entity of the
band. He has also been a part of the Bands viz. Casablanca , Fossilz , False
Alarm etc.
Then, there's Dylon Dsouza , the lead guitarist. He has been
with AB since it started to really take off, with his ESP ltd guitar and his
insane soloing skills.His hard rock soloing style leaves the crowd mesmerized !!!
Renston Fernandes is the frontman of AB. He is the lead
vocalist for the band. He is the primary songwriter, and will gladly entertain
anyone who wishes it. The main concept of the formation of AB was basically
initiated by Rens!! He is also the frontman for the bands Casablanca , Duology
!!
Then , there's our riff master Clyde Lobo. An amazing
guitarist with utmost feel!!! His Mark Knopler style of finger picking
techniques, Marty Freidman style of soloing adds a professional touch to AB's
tone. He even is the Backing Vocalist of the band! He is also the Lead
Guitarist of the Band Milestone , Band L.M.N.O.P.E !!
Jackson Noronha , a sensational Pianist was later called
over by the band in the late September 2014, to add finesse to the tone of AB .
Jackson A.k.a Jack whos magical fingers and crazy chord work boosts the entire
feel of the music that's been rendered by AB!! He also serves as the Backing
Vocalist of the Band!! Hes been a part of various line ups , prior to AB , viz.
Thermal Shockwave , Stringfisher Premium , LSD( LOVE , SAX n DRUMS), BAND
LMNOPE , Band Milestone etc !!
Rolan Ashley Carlo is the final piece of the puzzle. An
experienced Bassist, Rolan is known for his thick-as-fuck bass tone, driving
rhythms, and unsightly attitude towards the audience during performances,
adding a raw edge to AB's refined sound. Rolan has even been a part of various
tight line ups including DVE & ALTERED PERCEPTION!!!
Monday, 16 May 2016
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Friday, 29 April 2016
The Troopers
Genre -
Classic / Psychedelic Rock n' Roll
Band Members -
Ranjan Michael Robinson, Siddharth Bathla, Aniruddh Naidu
Hometown -
Bangalore
The Troopers are a set of musicians aiming to ensure that
Rock n’ Roll is, by no means, a dying brand of music.
With the quintessential Classic Rock upbringing that living
in (head)Bangalore ensures, The Troopers provide a vibrant blend of Psychedelic
tones and melodic grooves, all neatly wrapped in that good, ol’ Rock crunch
that audiences know and love.
Be it through a chorus lyric you can’t forget or a guitar
riff that doesn’t let you sit back down, The Troopers have been cultivating a
reputation of being precisely the ‘something different’ that everybody looks
for in a night of live entertainment.
Check them out on SoundCloud
Monday, 11 April 2016
MotherRoot
Genre : Punk Rock, Rock n Roll
Band Members
Austyn Goveas (Vocals)
Krithika Manohar (Guitars)
Ashwin SM (Bass Guitar)
Sushant Chandra (Vocals and Guitars)
Varun Hemanth (Drums)
Hometown: Bangalore
Straight up rock n roll intoxicants with side shots of
punk-ey, dance-ey
stuff that makes it one hell of a wingding (also known as
party)!
Mother Root shoots straight; the riffs, the hooks, the
sing-along chorus lines... this is adrenaline rock that never touches the noise
barrier (bonus). You’ve got to have simple,
hooky, and sing-along tunes if you want to take the audience
with you. It's really that simple.
Current Location: Bangalore
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Blues Before Sunrise
Start Date - Founded in 2009
Genre - Blues, Rock, Rock 'n Roll, Funk, Blues Rock,
Progressive
Band Members
Sidharth Gopalan - Guitar, Harmonica & Vocals
Claude Loren - Drums / Percussion
Sheela Sequeira - Vocals
Jatin Shetty - Bass
Hometown - Bangalore
Blues Before Sunrise is one of Bangalore's foremost blues
bands. While their style is influenced by the blues, elements of funk, jazz and
soul keep the shows entertaining..
Current Location - Bangalore
General Manager - Sidharth Gopalan
Influences - Muddy Waters, Buddy guy, Eric Clapton, Ray
Charles, BB King, John Mayer, Nina Simone, Simon and Garfunkel
Polly Wants a Cracker
Genre
Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Reggae
Band Members
Vocals - Jonathan Freer
Lead - Mark Escottee
Bass - Suneil ||
Drums - Jacques Border
Hometown - Bangalore
Bio
Influenced by Ozzy, James Brown, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin and
relatively all good music, they play music across genres like Rock n Roll,
Reggae, Funk and Classic Rock.
PWAC play their own versions of everybody’s favorite covers and
we compose songs blending the blues, reggae, metal, and a liberal dose of
grunge, which gives our music a unique sound.
The band kicks it into high gear at every show giving in to
the adrenaline rush. PWAC live to write awesome music, whip out some tunes, pay
our tributes to the legends, rock the stage and get the crowd roaring!
Current Location - Bangalore
General Manager - Melinda Bartley
Monday, 21 March 2016
Student Volunteer (Bangalore) - APPLY NOW
OPENING: Student Volunteer
MINIMUM AGE TO APPLY - 16 Years of age as of 31st March
MAXIMUM AGE TO APPLY - 21 Years of age as of 31st March
Job Description
- Visit Live Music Venues and build database.
- Collect Band Bio/Info, Media, from Artists and Bands.
- Networking with Industry linked individuals in Live Events
and Shows in Bangalore
- Business Development
Preferred/Required Skills/Resources
- Fluency in English is an Absolute must. Hindi, Kannada,
other languages as extras are welcome.
- Any Nationality may apply provided they fit the Age
bracket.
- Passion for Rock/Blues Music
- Basic Knowledge of Audio & Music Equipment
- Should be available and able to put in at least a total of
4 hours during weekends. More would be better.
- Ability to play any instrument would be preferred.
- Should be a School/College Student with time to spare, preferably
to work on holidays.
- Students from Arts/Commerce Background Preferred.
- Non-Students below the age of 22 can also apply.
- Ownership of personal 2-Wheeler is Preferred.
What the candidate can/may get out of the Volunteering
position.
- 2% to 5% of Total Event Fees*
- Experience Letter on Completion of Minimum 40 Hours.
- Certificate of Volunteering on Completion of Minimum 40
Hours.
Trainings Provided
- N.A.
- On the Job Training
*Please Discuss during Interview/Meeting/Appointment.
Send in your Profiles/Resume/Bio to admin@phatboy.in
Position Open till 15th April 2016
GIRISH & THE CHRONICLES
GATC are:
Girish Pradhan - Lead
Vocals / Guitars
Suraz Sun - Lead Guitars / Backing Vocals
Yogesh Pradhan - Bass Guitar / Guitar / Keyboards / Vocals
Nagen Mongrati - Drums / Percussion / Backing Vocals
Annutri Kaushik - Keyboards
Founded on -
18th October, 2009
Origin
- Gangtok, Sikkim (India)
Based in Bangalore, GATC is a five member band, known for
their electrifying energetic live shows. Heavily influenced by bands such as
Led Zeppelin, ACDC, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden and Guns and Roses, the GATC sound
transports you to the bedrock of the Woodstock era of Rock.
Their originals draw inspiration from day to day struggles,
war, interpersonal relationships, life onstage, backstage, offstage and
reminiscing rock and roll experiences of the band.
With a mixture of the sound of Power Ballads and the Hard
Rock / Classic Metal sound, their fans are treated to a sound that was closer
to the '70s, '80s era, a sound that not many bands today can capture.
Their first single, "Angel", went into the Great
Eastern Rock compilation Vol. II, and was their first known original
composition. Building on that sound, GATC started recording singles in 2009.
The band gained a lot of attention and fans, and immediately started
participating in Rock festivals that lead to many headlining acts.
The track “Golden Crown” written for the Sikkim Football
Association, feeding into the football craze in their hometown became a part of
their playlist, much to the delight of football fans. While they were already
performing "I Wanna Get That Lovin' Again" and "Ride to
Hell" at gigs, these tracks were not recorded for a very long time.
In mid-2010, their single "Yesteryears" was
nominated and awarded a Silver Trophy, at the “Suncane Skale Festival,
Montenegro, Europe. This gave the band's publicity a boost and triggered public
awareness.
After performing across the northern half the country in
2010, GATC ventured into the southern part with a promotional tour, a
month-long tour in September, 2011, in Bengaluru, the Metal/Rock capital of
India.
“Loaded”, “Ride to Hell” and “I Wanna Get That Lovin' Again”
were recorded. A week later, on hearing about an earthquake in their hometown
that claimed a lot of lives, “A New Beginning” was recorded, bringing the
number of songs recorded to five. While the other songs were released,
“Loaded", "I Wanna Get That Lovin' Again" and "A New
Beginning" were still unreleased.
In 2011, Girish Pradhan ventured into Hong Kong and South
Korea (With Silver Tears, Yamaha Asian Beats 2011), in search for the band's
next adventure. Playing initially as a solo artist for a few months by signing
up with a few venues, Girish brought the rest of the band to Hong Kong for an
unforgettable and extremely liberating year-long stay. Girish, however,
occasionally came back to India for specific solo performances.
On leaving Hong Kong, Girish came back to India at the end
2012 to perform solo at the Punjab Engineering College(PEC) Fest, Chandigarh. A
month later, after a vacation, the rest of the band decided to return to India,
and GATC started recording again. They kickstarted their return with a concert
in the city of Siliguri, near to their hometown, Gangtok.
A three-month recording and re-mastering hiatus in 2013
meant that the band didn't perform too many gigs, providing GATC the much
needed time for creative rejuvenation. The result was the release of the album
“Back On Earth” in 2014, under the Universal Music Group label, fourteen tracks
that took their fans on a trip into the era of the best of Rock.
'Back On Earth' gained traction with CD sales and online
sales soaring quickly. The album is available on most major online retailers.
This was followed by a Hard Rock Cafe tour to release 'Back On Earth' in all
the major rock hubs in India such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and
Bangalore.
GATC also recently performed at ROCK STOCK FEST, the biggest
beach rock festival in India.
The “Southern HOG Rally Meet (Harley Owners Group Meet)” in
Hyderabad was electrified with GATC playing original compositions interspersed
with Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Steppenwolf, Iron Maiden and many other
headbanging recipes.
After touring Vietnam and Thailand and rocking them as
official representatives of the finest Rock bands from India, GATC also
performed at the the Northeast East Festival 2014, at Delhi, the Panaliar Fete
and the Ahaia Peace Concert in Meghalaya.
In 2015, GATC has played at the SASTRICAS Fest at NITS Mirza
in Assam, and at the Songs and Dances of the North East Festival at Delhi.
They’ve played at the Mighty Rock Union hosted by Grooveshack, along with
several other well-known artists and also done several charity shows to help
rebuild Nepal.
So far, GATC has done a tribute to ACDC, Eagles, Led
Zeppelin, and Guns N’ Roses. Girish Pradhan has also been featured in a tribute
to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden along with Kryptos.
Volunteer Openings
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Are you a fresher with an Arts background?
Or Just generally a Music Fanatic?
CLICK HERE to check current Open Volunteer Positions
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provides effective and most economic Live Sound Reinforcement, Audio
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FEATURED BANDS January - March 2016
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| POLLY WANTS A CRACKER - BANGALORE |
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| GIRISH & THE CHRONICLES - BANGALORE. (Origin - Sikkim) |
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| BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE - BANGALORE |
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| PERFECT STRANGERS - BANGALORE |
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