Nothing says rock n' roll more than a gig featuring a farm, underground live acts and a particular animal's bodily fluid. And while several promoters continue to find unique ways to lure people to their gigs, AHA (Ambarnath Headbangers Association) have, essentially, made the most of their situation. Ambarnath, a suburb roughly 40 kms north of Thane, will host the first edition of 'The Big Jam' on 22 April. The venue for the gig is a legit goat farm. And the attendees will have access to unadulterated goat milk at a reasonable price. (Well, what more can you ask for?)

The Big Jam' is the first step by AHA to encourage and keep the live rock scene going. It caters not just to the suburban rock artists. Since, this is the first edition and the venue is away from the city, the gig will run on 'Pay-As-You-Wish' approach. "We want people to join in and know about the community rather than just entertainment," informed Evan Shimron, one of the AHA's founding members. 

The initiative, albeit new, took a few years to materialise. The existing members of the association were first introduced to each other almost a decade ago, thanks to the then popular networking site - Orkut. "Back in the day when scrapping was the new trend, Orkut was one of our primary sources to find out about gigs happening in and around Bombay. From that point onward, we (a bunch of people from the suburbs) as a group started attending gigs quite often and our group was pretty keen on finding new gigs through Orkut. ‘Ambarnath Headbangers Association’ is a group which was created during the Orkut days and is now being continued on Facebook." said Shimron, who added initiatives like Independence Rock and Space Jam (Santacruz) motivated them to execute an event like this. 

'The Big Jam' will kick off the first edition with four bands featuring with genres somewhere around alternative rock. Three Thane-based bands and one act from Kalyan will constitute the line-up for the first edition, and their respective geographical existence and an impressive setlist filled with originals helped the organisers in narrowing down the final performers.

Following are the bands:

Did we mention that the venue is a Goat Farm and that you can take a tour of the farm, talk to the goats and drink fresh goat milk? While the country is riding high on gau-mutra, these organisers have played safe with a more acceptable fluid. Not often would you get an opportunity to announce "I attended a rock gig, entered a moshpit and drank goat milk." And if you wish to make the most of it, follow the code.