No marquee, but lots of fans

Jazz it up




"Playing at this cafe has been a great experience for all of us in the band. We've made so many friends. We get at least 10 requests every time we play," says Lester, the band's founder.u00a0

At: Java City, Church Street
On: Every weekend, 5.30 pm to 9 pm.u00a0

Cultural fiesta
Prakruthi, an NGO, organises two-hour music programmes every Sunday evening at Cubbon Park's historical bandstand.u00a0

This adda was a hub for musical shows years ago. In its revived avatar, it has hosted talented artistes like Mangala and Ravi, Shankar Shanbhag, Archana Udupa, Pallavi Arun, C Ashwath, Ratnamala Prakash, Divya Raghavan Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Ajey Warrier, Jogi Sunitha and Srinivas, Shashidhar Kote and many more at the Sunday music shows organised by Prakruthi.u00a0

Praveen B Rao, founder of Prakruthi, says, "Our idea is to showcase Kannada culture and literature through music. Every week, we have a different theme like the poetry of Bendre, Kailasam, Purandaradas and others."
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M S Prasad of Prakruthi says, "Our primary focus is to educate people about how to get the most out of parks and public spaces. We have to preserve our culture as well as our lung space. Every week, we distribute 100 saplings among those who attend our programmes. We invite students because we believe that they are the agents of change."

This Sunday evening Supriya Acharya will sing hits of S Janaki.

At: Cubbon Park, Chinnaswamy Stadium Road
On: Every Sunday, 5 pm to 7 pm.

Rock on!
For those of you who love your dose of rock and metal, here's some good news. Bharath and Bushra, in collaboration with Provoke an artistes' collective have started a movement called The Live Gig.u00a0

The Live Gig is an open forum for the city's musicians to showcase their talent. The fortnightly event takes place at the Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain. This group has held five successful shows so far. Bands like Ston'd, Heavy Water, Grubby Halo, Nevermind and Slain have performed along with the talented Bruce Lee Mani of Thermal and a Quarter at The Live Gig.

"We want the public and the police to know that we are law-abiding citizens and not junkies as they believe," says Bharath.u00a0

At: Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain, opp Nehru Planetarium
On: Sunday (every fortnight), 10 am-6 pm.

Be there!
We are called the rock city of India not just because there are many people who love this genre of music but also because we are a host to countless local bands. It's great to watch Iron Maiden and Megadeth live, but let's also show some support to our very own musicians who are struggling to be heard. Bands are formed but die an untimely death as they struggle to find support and sponsors. The dark clouds do have the proverbial silver lining. Musicians, young and young-at-heart, are organising free gigs. So, be there and encourage them.

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