Note of Caution:
- If you don’t listen to rock, this might seem a hard post to understand.
- The language is classified: ‘Informal with Slangs‘. Keep your kids away.
As a rock devotee (yeah, fans are a lil’ down in d hierarchy!), you always look for any gig
(an art event basically, music, dance, theatre etc) that’s happening in your city. So, when I read about HT City, Kingfisher, and RSJ Indian Rock Fest 2008, I was already jumping up and down, shouting “oh mfkr… it’s back!!!” and my friends had a hard time figuring out what was wrong with me!
The story goes like this - last year, I attended this event and I was left wanting for more since it was the last gig in my city. So, to quench my thirst, I decided not to miss out on any action this time!
For those of you who haven’t got a grip yet, Rock Fest is an annual event consisting of a series of gigs by lesser known rock bands across many clubs, lounges, and pubs in different cities! Sounds gala, believe me, it is!!
Now, the underground scene for rock in India is pretty naive and the mecca can be considered either Bangalore or Mumbai. It’s not your usual Godsmack, Iron Maiden, GNR, LP, Creed like music, it’s lesser known artists who are relatively unexploited in the industry, trying to up their popularity and give the crowd a bang for their buck! Mostly, these artists don’t hesitate to experiment with various genres of music and that’s what is this the fest’s USP! Like just yesterday, I was at this gig where ‘Aurora Jane’ was playing fusion of blues and rock. Must say, it was refreshingly awesome!
Enough said. Few advises though:
- If you think you are a rock ‘devotee’ (or above!), DON’T YOU FKIN DARE MISS IT!!!
- While you are there, keep you mind open to entirely new music. You might not like some of it, but as a whole, you won’t be disappointed.
- The entry is only 100-150 bucks. I don’t think that’s a bad deal for a few hours at a lounge listening to good music!
- If you have any concerns or need more info, MAIL ME or LEAVE A COMMENT
Yeah, btw, I was at Opus Lounge (Basant Lok, PVR Priya Complex) last night with my friend Jerome. It was the opening gig of Rock Fest ‘08. Lane 9 and Aurora Jane were performing. Frankly, Opus SUCKED. It was hardly the size of my bathroom (actually, just double… that’s it!), crowded, with no place to sit. LANE 9 should have just better fkin killed ‘emselves. Except for the two good tracks, all they did was to literally THROW shit at us! But all the shit was offset by the awesome music by AURORA JANE (Australian Band of International repute in the scene). They showed these miserable fuckers how to do it! Especially the drummer who was a cute hottie wearing full length skirt and banging those drums in style! Oh what an awesome exp that was! I returned a happy joe after all that!
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for the schedule of Rock Fest 08. Coming soon only on NTB!
Love to all metalheads!