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Must catch events this weekend

Updated on: 27 August,2010 07:09 AM IST  | 
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His angel eyes will give you weak knees. Plus 4 more must-catch events

Must catch events this weekend

His angel eyes will give you weak knees. Plus 4 more must-catch events

On August 28, 5 pm AT St Joseph's Ground, MG Road Call: 98808 98125 For Rs 500 and Rs 800

With a seductive voice and looks that can kill, this Indo-Canadian singer has stolen many a heart. And now it's Bangalore's turn to go weak in their knees as Raghav gears up to create a musical mayhem this weekend.

Having spent most of his life in Canada, Raghav, who has been trained in classical music since childhood, says, "For me performing in India is always like coming back to my roots. Bangalore is one city which is in touch with different kinds of music.



I love the cuisine and the crowd here." A writer, composer and singer, Raghav, who describes himself as a pop artist is known for his catchy English numbers with a dash of Punjabi and Hindi beats.
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This time he is ready to rock Bangalore with his brand new song So Much along with other hits like Angel Eyes, Can't Get Enough, Bad Bad Bad, Let's Work it Out and many other hit tracks.

He claims that music chose him. Raghav, who likes listening to all genres of music, says, "I make music for music. The new song So Much is like a rebirth. The sound is completely fresh."

Dance like there's no tomorrow
ON August 28, 12 pm to 12 am AT Ivy, The Unwind Island, Marathahalli
Call 95389 99947

Dance this weekend away at a dance party that will last all of 12 hours. Shake like no one's watching as you shimmy with your loved ones all day and all night long.

With six super sizzling DJs: Jeff, TT, IR, Hussain, Prem and Anoop playing the best of dance tunes there are six themes like Skin Stain,Cowboy, Masquerade, Go Goa, Squash and Poolside to which you can groove, while you sip on your favourite drink.
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This one's going to be one helluva bash for a city that always cribs over the sad Cinderella hour. . However, only ladies can walk in free. Couples can walk in at Rs 399 and stags at Rs 349 with welcome drinks and VIP passes are also available at Rs 999.

Appreciate cinema at a lush locale
On from August 27 to 29, 4.30 pm onwards
At Odekar Farm, Near Tumkur
Call 99004 39930
For Rs 500 including stay and food

Samvaada.com is all set to help cinephiles learn how to read and appreciate cinema at their two days and two nights open air workshop on the outskirts of Bangalore at a rustic farm in Tumkur.
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At the workshop ,Kannada films Mungaru Male directed by Yograj Bhatt and Moggina Manasu directed by Shashank will be screened. There will also be discussions and interactive sessions with film directors P Sheshadri and Guruprasad, film critic Puttaswami K, French Films enthusiast David Bond and actor Kishore.
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How to Read A Film is the current edition of the Touring Talkies series of workshops conducted by Samvaada.com, a website that works towards making an online referential text of Kannada culture and cinema.

Jazz up your evening
ON August 28, 8.30 pmu00a0 AT Bflat, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagaru00a0 CALL 4241 4000
Watch out for this American jazz trio who will be in town to blow their trumpet this Saturday. The evening will see a smooth mystical blend with Alex Machacek on the guitar, Jeff Sipe on the drums and Neal Fountain on bass guitar as part of a four-city tour.

Watch Alex, an Austrian jazz fusion guitarist, known for his debut album Featuring Ourselves and Delete and Roll, for his innovative style and the ease with which he shifts from legato to staccato. Jeff, a rock and jazz fusion drummer lives for music and Neal, whose name is on Atlanta's finest musicians, hails from the musical hotbed of Athens and has been playing professionally from the age of 14.
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He is known to accompany musicians like Colonel Bruce Hampton, the Fiji Mariners and drumming phenomenon Jeff Sipe.u00a0

Croon for a cause
ON August 27, 4 pmu00a0 AT Kyra, Indiranagaru00a0 CALL 963220 3333u00a0
Politically aware and ideologically driven, Kerala-based Avial, the rock band has always catered to the progress of global music. This time is no exception.

Following the series of workshops titled Just For The Record, which aim to explore contemporary music production and recording techniques, the band is going to play what they call the alternative Malayali rock.u00a0




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