'Mob Marley' live at Hard Rock Cafe Delhi on Thursday, August 25th!!
About The MOBRoots, Rock, Reggae!
Biography
This Bart, Bob 'n Damien Marley spewing ensemble came together first in February of 2010. Their gigs have since featured artists from an eclectic background and musicality, stuck in a common groove called reggae.
Anything between a quartet to an octet on stage, their repertoire range from Bob Marley tunes and Damien Marley poetry to glitch-funk-reggae-jams, peppered with very live renditions of some original political song and some funked-up classic tunes.
Very live, very current, electric not electronic, a very hoppingly happy band you dance, not just listen to.
Current line up:
Chintan Kalra ( Parikrama, Think Floyd etc. ) : Voice
Nikhil Vasudevan ( Ska Vengers/Emperor Minge etc. ) - Drums
Raghav Dang ( Reggae Rajahs/Ska Vengers etc. ) : Guitar, Voice
Rohit Kulkarni ( Think Floyd etc. ) : Guitar
Sid Mathur ( Jolt etc. ) : Bass
'The Mavyns' live at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Tuesday, August 30th!
Like all good band stories, this one started not too long ago, when the band got together and seriously listened to the beginning of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech. They quit their jobs and said goodbye to their mummies, heading on an adventure to the incubator of melody – GOA.A good month of recording in a 150 year old Portuguese bungalow and another few months of playing the local Goan pubs got the Mavyns kick started on their musical journey to rockstardom. Cut back to Bombay where the Mavyns began playing the scene and sooner than you know it, completed a 4 city tour with the Supersonics playing 3 different HRC’s, released an album and got voted as most promising indie act of the year by indiecision.com.
The best way to describe their constantly evolving sound is to listen to it and if you do come up with a term for it, mail it to them. Seriously!!!
Members:
Vivek "Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll" Nair - Keys / Guitars / Vocals / Guy who turns the amps on and off
Vivek is the most non-racist guy you will meet. For instance, he loves both the black and white keys on his piano equally. In fact, he has even named each and every one of them individually to make each feel special.
Being super duper smart, Vivek spends most of his time arguing and having intellectual debates with the only other fellow who can somewhat match wits with him - namely his reflection. Most of his love songs were written during those wonderfully emotional moments. He just changed the names later.
He hopes one day to own his own Dodo bird. He refuses to believe they are extinct. He also believes Elvis is alive and spends most of his free time in Goa trying to find him.
Vivek's dream is to invent a time machine, so he can finally return home to the ‘60s.
Pradeep "Superstar" Mathews - Lead Guitar/Vocals/Wah-Wah & Other funny noise maker
Pradeep is the 'blue-eyed boy' of the band. Or is it green? We are not entirely sure. But we know for certain they do turn red after his regular jaunts to Aunty Mary's Bar.
When not shredding solos for the Mavyns, Pradeep spends most of his time persuing his true dream in life - Winning the 'Bob Dylan International Karaoke Championship'. The way he keeps practicing, we're sure it won't be long before he does.
An intellectual underachiever to the core, Pradeep is usually found contemplating the mysteries of life or trying to figure the sound of one hand clapping.
He also enjoys playing football and alligator wrestling, and has been known to dabble in other physically demanding sports like Snakes & Ladders and Ludo. One day Pradeep hopes they will name a guitar string after him, specifically the G-string.
Kristofor Paul "Bad-Ass Chocolate Thunder" Mendonca - Drums / Percussionist, Vocals, General nice guy
When asked about what role he played in the band, Kris replied, “I hit things.” And that’s all he was gonna say about that.
Apart from band time, Kris enjoys long walks on the beach and candle light dinners. He also enjoys reading Shakespeare and listening to opera, especially the stuff sung by Pavarotti and the other two guys. Most times you will find Kris lying on his bed watching the fan spin round and round and round and round.
All in all, he is a really nice guy and has been unanimously voted by the other band members as - "Most likely the one NOT to be arrested for possession of marijuana or dangerous weapons."
Varoon “Sugarush” Nair - Bass player / Vocals / Training Pilot / Roller of various items, excepting guitar cables
Varoon said he would hit me with his “man purse” if i didn’t mention that he studied at the same school as the great Freddy Mercury. Needless to say, Varoon is following Freddie’s footsteps in more ways than one. We don’t judge, we just create restraining orders.
Varoon prides himself on being the only bassist who also plays harmonica. He also prides himself on his very tight buttocks, not to mention his ability to talk when no one is listening.
Varoon spends most of his free time finger painting and coming up with new ways to plug the hole in the ozone layer.
One day Varoon hopes to open his own music shop in Antartica.
'Silver' live at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Thursday, August 25th!
S.I.L.V.E.R is an Alt Rock|Prog|Funk band from Pune, India formed in the year 2007 with the very intention of creating original music. Their ethereal melodies and resonant tone combined with haunting and inspired performances make for a heady listening experience. A fun mix of musicians highly influenced by "L.I.F.E" ::: Blues, Progressive rock, Reggae,NWOBHM & yeah good `ol rock `n roll we bring you a sound that is distinctly, well, S.I.L.V.E.R..!Members:
Mahesh Niroula - Vocals
Savio Sebastian - Guitar / vocals
Rishi Rai - Bass / ambiance / vocals
Amit Godse - Drums / percussion
'Overdrive Trio' live at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Tuesday, August 23rd!
Overdrive is a 3 piece blues rock band with a set ranging from old school blues to a modern sound and their hard hitting renditions of some blues/rock anthems.The band is also currently working on their first EP titled “Overdrive”.
Sunny D'souza - Vocals/Guitar
Sunny D'Souza is a blues rock guitar player and has been doing workshops and demos for some of the best guitars,pedals and amp brands in the country.In the year 2006 also played in Taiwan as the lead guitarist in a band named 'Satire'.
VibhasPatil– Bass
VibhasPatil has been playing the bass since almost half a decade now. He’s played with a Brit rock cover band, GopalDutta’s band TheBeatRouteand supplies the low end and groove for Overdrive Trio.
VaibhavWavikar - Drums
VaibhavWavikar has been playing drums with numerous bands and is a very versatile musician playing in different set ups night after night.
'Shefali Alvares and The Distil Soul' live at Hard Rock Cafe Mumbai on Tuesday, August 16th!
Born to a musical high, Shefali Alvares’s vocals embody melodic goodness of smoky Jazz & Blues to up-tempo Rock filling up her music arsenal.She has made her presence felt in the live music arena of this country nearly a decade now,bedazzling a wide audience with her critically acclaimed singing skills.
Shefali pursued professional training from a very young age with renowned musicians,
giving her an edge over and a wide range, to excel in many genres. Packed with a passionate energy to grab the post modern era of music performances with her customized style and vocal capabilities, she is truly classical and as contemporary and fresh in this new age of song uniqueness.
Influenced by some of the heavy weight music gods such as Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Michael Stanton to Tyris Washington (USA), she has performed alongside them and held her mark with strength, above all. Shefali’s raw energy has been staged at an eclectic and wide variety of venues and festivals around India and internationally.
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giving her an edge over and a wide range, to excel in many genres. Packed with a passionate energy to grab the post modern era of music performances with her customized style and vocal capabilities, she is truly classical and as contemporary and fresh in this new age of song uniqueness.
Influenced by some of the heavy weight music gods such as Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Michael Stanton to Tyris Washington (USA), she has performed alongside them and held her mark with strength, above all. Shefali’s raw energy has been staged at an eclectic and wide variety of venues and festivals around India and internationally.
Worthy of mention to some of her accomplished performances are to the Royalty of Nepal and the Presidential Entourage of President Bill Clinton, gracing the stage at a Prestigious awards function for the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce courting Jazz luminaries from the USA and having the Prime Minister as the chief guest amongst her audience.
Shefali’s origins are deeply rooted in various harmonics that stem from a selection as vast as it’s different from each other. Lush musical layerings of the kind found in Electronica, to Jazz & Blues, on to Sufi, Retro, the Opera, and Hip Hop, Psychedelic, top that all with dance music; she takes the strings off world music and infuses in with her own.
Shefali’s high energy stage persona is paving a powerful path as the Jazz & Blues and up tempo Rock vocalist. A rising phoenix who has many musical surprises up her sleeves.The future is melodic with the constant refrain that ‘Music is the speech of the angels’ and her star is burning brighter than ever. She stands above all with evocative weaving vocals & infectious hooks scorching the entertainment industry, bigger than ever.
Shefali Alvares- the modern day musical stimulator !!
The Band is called DISTIL SOUL featuring the very talented
Jarvis Menezes - Keys / Synth
Rushad Mistry - Bass
Pozy Dhar - Lead Guitar
Jai Row Kavi- Drums
Shefali’s origins are deeply rooted in various harmonics that stem from a selection as vast as it’s different from each other. Lush musical layerings of the kind found in Electronica, to Jazz & Blues, on to Sufi, Retro, the Opera, and Hip Hop, Psychedelic, top that all with dance music; she takes the strings off world music and infuses in with her own.
Shefali’s high energy stage persona is paving a powerful path as the Jazz & Blues and up tempo Rock vocalist. A rising phoenix who has many musical surprises up her sleeves.The future is melodic with the constant refrain that ‘Music is the speech of the angels’ and her star is burning brighter than ever. She stands above all with evocative weaving vocals & infectious hooks scorching the entertainment industry, bigger than ever.
Shefali Alvares- the modern day musical stimulator !!
The Band is called DISTIL SOUL featuring the very talented
Jarvis Menezes - Keys / Synth
Rushad Mistry - Bass
Pozy Dhar - Lead Guitar
Jai Row Kavi- Drums
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