Bangla rock
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Bangla rock is a music genre in which the song is written in Bengali language
. It was originated in Kolkata
, West Bengal
, India
. The first known Bangla rock band was Moheener Ghoraguli
and also India's first rock band. In modern times, in this type of music distorted electric guitars
, bass guitar
, and drums
are used, and sometimes accompanied with pianos
and keyboards and in early times the instruments used in the modern times were also accompanied by saxophone
, flute
, violin
and bass violin
. Bhoomi
a bangla rock band formed in 1999 has also been using flute in their music.
was formed and played out in many concerts. The band was inspired by Bob Dylan
and many other western
artists. Their music was a mixture of a wide variety of influences, including the Baul and folk
traditions of Bangla and rock.
like distortion, wah wah
, flanger, phaser
, and delay
in their music. Krosswindz
, a Bangla rock band based in Kolkata
, India was formed in 1990, and have played all over India and abroad, helping to urbanize and popularize the rock music of Bengal. Up 'til now, Krosswindz
have recorded ten albums, the highest number of ever recorded by a Kolkatan rock band. Many bands like Bhoomi
, Cactus
, Parash Pathar, Chandrabindoo
, Hip Pocket
, Fossils
, and Lakkhichhara
were formed in this era. Fossils and Cactus have also brought Bangla metal into this era. Both Fossils and Cactus are regarded as the best bangla hard rock bands, they have toured all over India and abroad. All their albums and singles have been successful. In 1994, the opening up of Someplace Else
(a pub which also hosts live music) changed the rock scene in Kolkata. Now it hosts live music every single night for approximately nine hours.
started playing heavy metal
and Alternative music.Chronic Xorn
was the first band from Kolkata to record a heavy metal
album. Death Destruction Sermon is their latest album which was released in 2010, it consists of six tracks and the full-length version of the album is 25 minutes 45 seconds. As computer technology became more accessible and music software advanced in 2000s, it became possible to create high quality music using little more than a single laptop computer. This resulted in a massive increase in the amount of home-produced electronic music available to the general public via the expanding internet. Many underground metal bands like Nitric Dreams and Crystal and the Witches from Kolkata also started recording and releasing singles on their blogs.
every day, promising different kinds of music. Established artists share the space with aspiring performers. Raw passion here translates into exciting notes and drinks. An ever-evolving night spot has been in fashion for over 15 successful years.
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
. It was originated in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The first known Bangla rock band was Moheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli or Mohiner Ghoraguli was a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, established in 1975, it was arguably Bengal's and India's first band...
and also India's first rock band. In modern times, in this type of music distorted electric guitars
Electric Guitars
Electric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
, bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, and drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
are used, and sometimes accompanied with pianos
Pianos
Pianos is a two-story bar/restaurant/live music venue in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan at 158 Ludlow Street.Its stage attracts local and national alternative rock groups as well as DJs, though a more typical performance consists of smaller name local and touring acts...
and keyboards and in early times the instruments used in the modern times were also accompanied by saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and bass violin
Bass violin
Bass violin is the generic modern term used to denote various 16th- and 17th-century forms of bass instruments of the violin family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. Bass violins were usually somewhat larger than the modern cello, but tuned the same or sometimes just one step...
. Bhoomi
Bhoomi
Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. They are a Bangla language band. In July 2006 they became the first Indian band to play at the United Nations.-Beginnings:...
a bangla rock band formed in 1999 has also been using flute in their music.
Origin (1960s-1970s)
Bangla rock originated when the first band Moheener GhoraguliMoheener Ghoraguli
Moheener Ghoraguli or Mohiner Ghoraguli was a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, established in 1975, it was arguably Bengal's and India's first band...
was formed and played out in many concerts. The band was inspired by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
and many other western
Western music (North America)
Western music originated as a form of American folk music. Originally composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Directly related musically to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, Western music celebrates the life of...
artists. Their music was a mixture of a wide variety of influences, including the Baul and folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
traditions of Bangla and rock.
Emergence (1990s)
Most of the Bangla rock bands were formed after the 1990s. The bands in this era started using many types of effectsSound effect
For the album by The Jam, see Sound Affects.Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds, or sound processes used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media...
like distortion, wah wah
Wah-wah pedal
A wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
, flanger, phaser
Phaser (effect)
A phaser is an audio signal processing technique used to filter a signal by creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum. The position of the peaks and troughs is typically modulated so that they vary over time, creating a sweeping effect...
, and delay
Delay (audio effect)
Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.-Early delay...
in their music. Krosswindz
Krosswindz
Krosswindz is a Classic Rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad, and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular...
, a Bangla rock band based in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India was formed in 1990, and have played all over India and abroad, helping to urbanize and popularize the rock music of Bengal. Up 'til now, Krosswindz
Krosswindz
Krosswindz is a Classic Rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad, and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular...
have recorded ten albums, the highest number of ever recorded by a Kolkatan rock band. Many bands like Bhoomi
Bhoomi (band)
Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. They are a Bangla language band. In July 2006 they became the first Indian band to play at the United Nations.-Beginnings:...
, Cactus
Cactus (Indian band)
Cactus is an Indian Bangla rock band from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Since inception they have played on over 2500 stages.-History:Cactus was formed in 1992...
, Parash Pathar, Chandrabindoo
Chandrabindoo (band)
Chandrabindoo , based in Kolkata, is a bangla band. Their name refers both to the last character in the Bengali alphabet and to a dialogue from the nonsense work HaJaBaRaLa by Sukumar Ray....
, Hip Pocket
Hip Pocket (Indian band)
Hip Pocket is a classic rock band, based in Kolkata, India. The formation of this band happened in a casual manner. On a fine day, the drummer called up other musicians which led to the formation of this band. They started as a pop band and later turned into a rock band...
, Fossils
Fossils (band)
Fossils is a Bangla Rock band formed in Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1998.The group is considered one of the pioneering rock acts in Kolkata's Bangla music scene....
, and Lakkhichhara
Lakkhichhara (band)
Lakkhichhara is a rock band, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The band was formed in 1999. This band initially started playing professionally in college fests, hotels and pubs. In 2001 they recorded their debut album. The album was not commercially successful but some major hits like "Care...
were formed in this era. Fossils and Cactus have also brought Bangla metal into this era. Both Fossils and Cactus are regarded as the best bangla hard rock bands, they have toured all over India and abroad. All their albums and singles have been successful. In 1994, the opening up of Someplace Else
Someplace Else (Kolkata)
Someplace Else , [abbreviated as SPE] is a pub at the Park Street, Kolkata. The pub offers various kinds of drinks and food for its customers. Ever since it opened on 19 August 1994, Someplace Else, the British style pub at The Park Kolkata has dominated pub culture in the city...
(a pub which also hosts live music) changed the rock scene in Kolkata. Now it hosts live music every single night for approximately nine hours.
New Millennium (2000s)
Many bands formed in 2000s were influenced by guitar-heavy music. As metal became popular in the 2000s, many bands like Insomnia, Underground AuthorityUnderground Authority
Underground Authority , [abbreviated as UA] is an alternative rock/rap rock band from Kolkata, India formed in 2010. Their music is flavoured by a blend of protest poetry, reggae, alternative rock, rap, and hard rock...
started playing heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and Alternative music.Chronic Xorn
Chronic Xorn
Chronic Xorn , is a metalcore band, based in Kolkata, India. Chronic Xorn was formed in the year 2007 and has traveled a long way. The name of the band characterizes the negative side of human emotions which is seldom portrayed by many...
was the first band from Kolkata to record a heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
album. Death Destruction Sermon is their latest album which was released in 2010, it consists of six tracks and the full-length version of the album is 25 minutes 45 seconds. As computer technology became more accessible and music software advanced in 2000s, it became possible to create high quality music using little more than a single laptop computer. This resulted in a massive increase in the amount of home-produced electronic music available to the general public via the expanding internet. Many underground metal bands like Nitric Dreams and Crystal and the Witches from Kolkata also started recording and releasing singles on their blogs.
Popular bands
Popular bands from Kolkata:| Year formed | Band name | Genre | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Moheener Ghoraguli Moheener Ghoraguli Moheener Ghoraguli or Mohiner Ghoraguli was a Bengali independent music group from Kolkata, established in 1975, it was arguably Bengal's and India's first band... |
Bangla rock | Bengali Bengali language Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... |
| 1990 | Krosswindz Krosswindz Krosswindz is a Classic Rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad, and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular... |
Bangla rock, fusion Fusion (music) A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided... |
Bengali, English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... , Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
| 1991 | Chandrabindoo Chandrabindoo (band) Chandrabindoo , based in Kolkata, is a bangla band. Their name refers both to the last character in the Bengali alphabet and to a dialogue from the nonsense work HaJaBaRaLa by Sukumar Ray.... |
Bangla rock | Bengali |
| 1992 | Cactus Cactus (Indian band) Cactus is an Indian Bangla rock band from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Since inception they have played on over 2500 stages.-History:Cactus was formed in 1992... |
Bangla rock, hard rock Hard rock Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock... |
Bengali |
| 1996 | Hip Pocket Hip Pocket (Indian band) Hip Pocket is a classic rock band, based in Kolkata, India. The formation of this band happened in a casual manner. On a fine day, the drummer called up other musicians which led to the formation of this band. They started as a pop band and later turned into a rock band... |
Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... , hard rock |
English |
| 1998 | Fossils Fossils (band) Fossils is a Bangla Rock band formed in Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1998.The group is considered one of the pioneering rock acts in Kolkata's Bangla music scene.... |
Bangla rock, hard rock, metal Heavy metal music Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States... |
Bengali, English, Hindi |
| 1999 | Bhoomi Bhoomi (band) Bhoomi is a music group based in Kolkata, India. They are a Bangla language band. In July 2006 they became the first Indian band to play at the United Nations.-Beginnings:... |
Bangla rock | Bengali |
| 1999 | Skinny Alley Skinny Alley Skinny Alley is a Kolkata-based Indian rock band. As a name and concept, Skinny Alley was formed in the late nineties, though the musicians have been playing together in various bands since the 1970s.-The band:*Jayashree Singh: Vocals, programmes... |
Rock, alternative rock Alternative rock Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s... |
English |
| 1999 | Lakkhichhara Lakkhichhara (band) Lakkhichhara is a rock band, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The band was formed in 1999. This band initially started playing professionally in college fests, hotels and pubs. In 2001 they recorded their debut album. The album was not commercially successful but some major hits like "Care... |
Bangla rock | Bengali |
| 2001 | Cassini's Division Cassini's Division Cassini's Division are an alternative rock band from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Formed in 2001, they are named after the Cassini Division, the largest gap in the Rings of Saturn.- Testing Times and Change :... |
Rock, alternative rock | English |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Bangla rock, alternative, nu metal Nu metal Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop... |
English, Bengali |
| 2005 | Prithibi Prithibi (Band) Prithibi is a Bengali rock band officially formed in Kolkata, India in the year 2005. But its original formation goes back to 2001 at Ashutosh College. Presently the band consists of Kausiq , Bubun , Prosanto , Raja and Arnab... |
Bangla rock | Bengali |
| 2006 | Pinknoise PINKNOISE PINKNOISE is an Indian experimental band from Kolkata.- History :The band was formed in early 2006 when Jivraj Singh started playing drums. The newborn quartet had scored its first gig even before they had thought of a name... |
Experimental rock Experimental rock Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique.... , alternative rock |
English |
| 2006 | Pseudonym Pseudonym (band) Pseudonym [sju:dənim], is a alternative rock band, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The band was formed in 2006, with an outright inclination towards progressive and alternative music.... |
Alternative rock, hard rock | English |
| 2007 | Five Little Indians Five little indians Five Little Indians , is an alternative rock band based in Kolkata. The band was formed in January 2007. Five Little Indians merges melodic rock and a heavier sound with singer-songwriter sensibilities... |
Alternative rock | English |
| 2007 | Chronic Xorn Chronic Xorn Chronic Xorn , is a metalcore band, based in Kolkata, India. Chronic Xorn was formed in the year 2007 and has traveled a long way. The name of the band characterizes the negative side of human emotions which is seldom portrayed by many... |
Metal, metalcore Metalcore Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity... |
English |
| 2010 | Underground Authority Underground Authority Underground Authority , [abbreviated as UA] is an alternative rock/rap rock band from Kolkata, India formed in 2010. Their music is flavoured by a blend of protest poetry, reggae, alternative rock, rap, and hard rock... |
Alternative rock, rap rock Rap rock Rap rock is a cross-genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock is often confused with rap metal and rapcore, subgenres that include heavy metal-oriented and hardcore punk-oriented bands, respectively.... , hard rock |
Hindi, English, Bengali |
ReverbNation top 10 charts
Top 10 bands from Kolkata according to ReverbNation charts:| Rank | Artist | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Underground Authority | Alternative / rap rock |
| 02 | SIIXthVEDA | Rock / alternative |
| 03 | Delos | Progressive |
| 04 | Chronic Xorn | Metal / metalcore |
| 05 | Twist In Tale | Alternative |
| 06 | Murli The Band | Rock |
| 07 | Cynical Recess | Rock / melodic hard rock |
| 08 | Age of Chaos | Metal / metalcore |
| 09 | Cassini's Division | Alternative / hybrid |
| 10 | What Escapes Me | Metal / metalcore |
Notable underground bands
Notable underground bands from Kolkata:| Band name | Genre |
|---|---|
| The Supersonics | Garage rock Garage rock Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name... |
| Crystal and the Witches | Thrash metal Thrash metal Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work... |
| SIXth Veda | Alternative rock Alternative rock Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s... |
| EKUIL-I-BRIUM | Alternative rock |
| Calcutta Blues | Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... |
| Hoof Hooey | Post grunge |
| Gravy Theory | Alternative rock |
| R.I.P | Rock |
| SPAN | Funk Funk Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground... |
| Shutup and Listen (SAL) | Metal Heavy metal music Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States... |
| Kayos | Metal |
| Atmahatya | Death metal Death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes.... |
| Nitric Dreams | Thrash metal |
| Eeshaan | Nu metal Nu metal Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop... |
| Rikterskale | Rock |
| Cicatrixx | Thrash metal |
| Urban Reflektions | Rock |
| DELETE | Bangla rock |
| CYNICAL RECESS | Hard rock Hard rock Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock... |
| WAJUD | Hard rock |
| The Colors | Rock, pop Pop music Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop... |
| Twist In Tale | Alternative rock |
| Age of Chaos | Metalcore Metalcore Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity... |
| The Hobos | Experimental rock Experimental rock Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique.... |
| What Escapes Me | Metalcore |
| Yonsample | Metal |
| Point Blank Range | Metal |
| TurnKEY | Metal |
| Heartbeatz | Rock |
| AFTERSLEEM | Hip hop Hip hop music Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted... |
| Prachir | Alternative rock |
| INFINITY | Rock, folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers.... |
| The P.A.G.E | Experimental rock |
Daily bands at Someplace Else, Kolkata
Someplace Else throbs with performances by the best live bands of KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
every day, promising different kinds of music. Established artists share the space with aspiring performers. Raw passion here translates into exciting notes and drinks. An ever-evolving night spot has been in fashion for over 15 successful years.
| Day | Bands |
|---|---|
| Monday | Open Mind (Open Mic Session) and guest band Musical ensemble A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles... |
| Tuesday | Krosswindz Krosswindz Krosswindz is a Classic Rock/folk-fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have played all over India and abroad, and have helped urbanize the folk music of Bengal and have tried to make it popular... |
| Wednesday | Hip Pocket Hip Pocket (Indian band) Hip Pocket is a classic rock band, based in Kolkata, India. The formation of this band happened in a casual manner. On a fine day, the drummer called up other musicians which led to the formation of this band. They started as a pop band and later turned into a rock band... and Pseudonym Pseudonym (band) Pseudonym [sju:dənim], is a alternative rock band, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The band was formed in 2006, with an outright inclination towards progressive and alternative music.... |
| Thursday | Span |
| Friday | Hip Pocket and Insomnia |
| Saturday | Guest Band and Saturday Night Blues |
| Sunday | Orient Express and Crystal Grass |