The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have begun calling in registrations from semi-professional bands across the country for their annual cultural fest, Pravega's Battle of the Bands to be held from January 30 to February 1, 2015.

The last leg of Budweiser's MADE Stage gigs is to be held at Baxters in Morjim Beach, Goa on December 5.

The annucal cutural festival of IIM Bangalore, Unmaad, is set to be launched today at the campus, with the festival to be held from January 30 to February 1. The launch for the nineteenth edition of the festival will feature performance by prominent artists from Indian music scene.

The Bangalore edition of Budweiser's MADE Stage is set to be held at Pebbles in Bangalore on November 23, featuring performances by The ISRO, Lifafa, Suman Sridhar, and Sulk Station. 

The fifth season of the Harley Rock Riders is set to be held on November 15 and 16 at the Richardson & Cruddas Foundry in Mumbai; featuring an amazing collection of artists from across the country, headlined by American alternative rock band Mutemath.

Mumbai-based electronica musician/producer Asxem Dlean released his debut single, 'Emotion', as the self-titled solo project. With two other singles on the way, and a live act to watch out for, we spoke to the young musician about the idea behind the song, and what he is up to at the moment.

Mumbai-based singer/songwriter Sohrab Nicholson's solo project, Nicholson, recently released it's debut EP, For What. We spoke to Sohrab about the EP, his collaboration with producer Rohan Ramanna, and J J and Stuart Da'Costa, and what's coming up.

Budweiser's 'Made For Music' campaign has begun the 'Made Stage' series today on October 31, with the first exhibition to be held in Mumbai featuring a stellar audio-visual experience including a host of musical and visual artists. The four part series will also travel across Bangalore, Delhi, and Goa. 

Kolkata-based electronic indie pop duo Oh,Rocket recently relased their debut EP, The Clouds Woke No Clocks. Gaining amazing popularity in the short time that the band's been around, Oh,Rocket told us about their experience playing at Ziro, anticipation toward playing The New Wave Musicfest this year, and a full length album to be released soon.

Mumbai-based experimental progressive rock band Symphony Novel recently released the official crowd-funded music video for their latest single, 'Ethereal Ash'. We spoke to guitarist Rachit Sachdeva about the song, the video, and the collaborations.

We recently spoke to Delhi-based Bollywood sufi rock sextet, and winner of 'Rock On!!' August, Indian Saber about the band's experiences across college competitions, India's Got Talent, and online success, delivering their brand of fusion music.

IIT Bombay's Mood Indigo festival is to be held from December 26 to 29; announcing registrations for Livewire 2014 - one of Asia's biggest semi-professional band events - open for bands from cities across the country, and Kathmandu (Nepal), and Colombo (Sri Lanka).

Regarded as perhaps the most intriguing, and experimentally cutting edge musical act, Kolkata-based experimental electronic fusion band PINKNOISE, have recently released their much awaited debut LP, The Dance Of The Diaspora. With guitar god Amyt Datta, drummer Jivraj 'Jiver' Singh, vocalist Jayashree Singh, and bassist Gyan Singh; PINKNOISE's music is fervently defiant of any genre, pattern, or form, and has redefined the very persona of a musician in the Indian independent music scene. We spoke to Jayashree about her experience working on the album, and all the ups and downs the band has faced, since the tragic demise of bassist Gyan Singh [RIP].

Shiva Squad Records announce the Shiva Squad Festival 2014 to be held at Morpheus Valley Resorts in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, on September 25, 26, and 27. 

Marking a truly tragic day for the worl of music, Shri Uppalapu Srinivas - also known as 'Mandolin Srinivas' - passed away today, September 19, due to a liver transplant failure at a hospital in Chennai.

Based in Brussels, Dr. Das is all ready to serve his brand of dub to the audiences at the prestigious Turquoise Cottage in Delhi, on September 18. Also featuring supporting acts by Bagula Bhagat, and DubVaanar.

Delhi based electro rock act Dualist Inquiry, released its latest four track EP, Natural Disasters, online for free download on Bandcamp. We spoke to guitarist and founder, Sahej Bakshi, about the EP and his future plans.

One of India's premier outdoor music festivals - Ziro Festival - is back with an expceptional line up of bands from across the country, to be held from September 25-28. We spoke to organizer Anup Kutty about the upcoming edition.

Delhi based metallers Kraken have finally got the ball rolling with the release of their first single, 'Dance Jane Dance', from their upcoming debut EP. Although the band has been around for a while, it has suffered from the commonly cited symptom of lineup changes. But with the present set up, things seem to be getting positive. 

Mumbai based guitarist and vocalist Arjun Iyer - of Gumbal and Eatshootleave fame - has released the debut single from his upcoming solo project, Barty's Path's full length album.