The third edition of 100 Pipers India Music100 Pipers India Music Week, presented by Rock Street Journal, returns this year, from December 4 to 8.
Sunburn Mumbai to take place on Nov 15 and 16 at the Mahalakshmi Race Course, Mumbai.
The Hornbill International Rock Contest, part of the annual Hornbill Festival, will take place at Solidarity Park, Kohima, Nagaland from Dec 6 to 10.
Jamsteady, a series of weekly gigs happening each Friday at Princeton Club, Kolkata, to celebrate and cultivate a movement of independent original music, completes one year on Saturday, November 9. A special all-day festival featuring 13 bands and food and arts and craft stalls has been prepared. Read on for more.
Kolkata’s five-piece Gingerfeet have released their debut album, titled High and Above: The First Wave.
Read excerpts from Motherjane: Baiju Dharmajan Diaries, an e-book detailing Baiju's many years spent playing and writing with Motherjane.
Street Stories, the very energetic indie/pop-punk three-piece from Shillong, have released their new single, called ‘Stuck in Today’ with RSJ. The song has been recorded and produced at Element Indie Records, Dimapur. We chat with the guys about what the song is about, and what their future plans are. Scroll down to check out the song.
The second edition of the annual Go Mad Festival will be held from October 25-27 at Fernhill Palace, Ooty.
British electronica group The Freestylers touch down in India to play at Kitty Su, New Delhi on October 25.
Blackstratblues, Warren Mendonsa’s solo project, is all set to take the Blue Frog, Delhi stage on October 24.
Baiju Dharmajan, the guitar visionary who was an intrinsic part of Motherjane's sound from 1999 to 2010 with his infusion of Carnatic and western sounds, has announced the 10 Years of Mindstreet Tour to celebrate the release of Motherjane's 'Mindstreet' on RSJ's Great Indian Rock CD in 2003, as well as Motherjane: Baiju Dharmajan Diaries, a free ebook about the time he spent with the band.
Invigorate Seed is an exciting young band from Jorhat, Assam that writes progressive/metalcore music packed to the brim with a thundering intensity. Oh, and they're all still teenagers. They have released their first official single, titled 'Vanity', with RSJ. Learn more about them below.
Celeste Music Festival 2013 will take place on Oct 25-26 at the Heorge Everest House, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
Here at RSJ, we have a tendency of often staring aimlessly at the screen, watching YouTube videos when we're supposed to be working. Especially on Fridays. So we decided to mix work with pleasure in this special feature where we bring you seven unexpected covers by bands we like - covers that came totally out of the blue. Feel free to add your own at the bottom.
Them Clones have released two new singles, 'Mediocre' and 'Speak When I'm Gone'. The band is trying to reinvent its sound, and we speak to them about introducing a new member into the mix, about the idea behind releasing singles and not EPs, and what directions they're keen on heading in.
The Gibson All-Star Clinic Tour takes place through October across five cities.
Demonic Resurrection, the pioneering metal band from Mumbai, will be touring the UK and Europe in 2014.
RSJ Live Nites takes place on Sept 15 at Blue Frog, Delhi, featuring Undying Inc, Zygnema, Phobia, and Colossal Figures.
Mumbai’s Hindi progressive outfit Coshish have released their debut album, titled Firdous, with Universal Music India.
We round up our Heavy Metal Dictionary for Noobs with a full-roundup of the basics. This is it. You know this and you might not have to prove your mettle in the moshpit!
Brush up your knowledge on heavy metal history with part I of our guide to Old School Metal. No twin-guitar posturing, no spandex. Only tr00 facts.