MUMBAI: In addition to the sponsorship woes that Independence Rock faces this year, there has been debate over few bands performing out of their zones. The issue escalated when I-Rock 2009 schedule listed Mumbai bands Workshop, Khiladi, Shor Bazaar and Tripwire playing under the Pune zone, which many speculated was rigged.
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Live music scene in India has grown, branching from sporadic open air ground events to new age music venues.
The Indian live music scene has become more buoyant now than one can ever remember it. Though the bigger acts are marred by state differentiated tax policies, 10 PM deadlines, and overgrowing corporate dependence. The smaller live music venues are having an upper hand as they satiate the hunger of live music lovers by bringing down lesser known international act...
MUMBAI: As one of India's coveted rock competitions - �The Independence Rock' - prepares to enter its twenty fourth year starting 2 September in Bangalore, it will sadly be a low point for the competition as far as sponsorships go.
There is a complete slowdown in the industry, so sponsors are re-examining where they put money,... says I-Rock Founder and E-18 CEO Farhad Wadia. The sponsorship cut has been as high as 70 per cent this year, revealed Wadia.
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Start: 7 Aug 2009 - 7:00pm
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Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: BangaloreIt is March 1931 and in a dingy cell in Lahore's central prison where Bhagat Singh awaits the final ...
Start: 6 Aug 2009 - 7:00pm
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Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: BangaloreWhen asked about New Delhi's fusion act Advaita who he auditioned, John Leckie, one of UK's most accl...
Start: 5 Sep 2009 - 7:00pm
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Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: BangaloreSajid Akbar is at the forefront of a revolution of quiet acoustic music that is replete with lyrics t...
Start: 4 Sep 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 4 Sep 2009 - 10:00pm
Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: BangaloreIf there was a way to project the images that came into your mind as you listened to music, what woul...
Start: 3 Sep 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 3 Sep 2009 - 10:00pm
Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: BangaloreRemember the mean rocker in "Rock On!!!"? Well, he has a mean rock 'n roll band in real life! Meet Su...
Start: 2 Sep 2009 - 7:00pm
End: 2 Sep 2009 - 10:00pm
Timezone: Asia/Calcutta
Select City: MumbaiEvery once in a while, for every six metal-heads, four indie-rockers, three punk-rockers and eight odd n...
