Music

Playlist courtesy-  Bhavuk Verma {DJ at Keya} As May goes into June, ever feel like it’s just too hot to function? Even with the sun beating down on us, we’re still raring to burn the dance floor {even if it is in the shower, or with a few friends in our living room}. See where... Read More

6 years ago, a few musicians and their friends were looking for a break from the mundane. They ended up at a gorgeous lake resort in Naukuchiyatal, nestled in the Kumaon Hills of Uttarakhand. Today, the resort hosts musicians, artists, writers, photographers, painters, tattoo... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan Raghav Dang aka Diggy Dang, Zorawar Shukla aka General Zooz {previously Known As Mr.Herbalist}, and Mohammed Abood aka DJ MoCity. You have probably seen them live or heard them perform somewhere in the city, and wondered who these desi dudes doing Reggae are.... Read More

At the end of the recently concluded International Jazz Day 2013, it’s good to note that our city has well and truly woken up to this exciting genre of music and is witnessing its remarkable growth in popularity. Among the many bands that are regular fixtures across the... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan This is an interesting band. Their evolution, especially in terms of band members, has been so dramatic and drastic that assuming that the sound would be the same every single time over the years would be a grossly uninformed opinion. That having been said,... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan If you’re a rock aficionado or even a wannabe on the Delhi music circuit, you have already heard of Half Step Down. Those that don’t fit into either category, may I please request you to get out from under that rock where it’s so comfortable... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan New bands seem to spring up every few weeks these days. Some good and some of them not so much{what!? It’s the truth isn’t it?}. Jester has been around for 4 or 5 years but has taken its time with its style and sound; constantly experimenting before... Read More

By Editors, Wild City Recently concluded Holi festivities brought a fair share of impromptu pre parties and some interesting international acts to Delhi, and refreshingly, not all of the psy calibre. While some promising parties got cancelled at the last minute, Rang provided the... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan Very few rock bands manage to make the kind of impact that Barefaced Liar has in the short while they’ve been around. Barefaced Liar is firmly en route to becoming one of the coolest bands in the city and the country. They have a great couple of singles... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan We have now reached the point, I think, where it is bound to be a mammoth task to try and figure out when and where the origins of Delhi’s cultural revolution really lie. Truthfully, I don’t know whether it really can be traced back to one event, one... Read More

By Kartik Mahajan It’s another one of those times {they really seem to happen every fortnight now}, when out of town trips to catch great music and clean air {not in that order} present themselves. Apart from the upcoming Kasauli R&B Fest, there’s another gig that is... Read More