Tuesday, October 24, 2006

you cant play the blues, till you've paid your dues!


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THURSDAY BOOZE & BRAINS: hosted by MARK REGO with DJ VINAY on the console brought to you by PartySmart
the winning table gets its food and booze on the house.
labelled by BBC as the best pub quiz in the country.

ABANDONFRIDAY: 27th Oct - THE BLUE ROSE BAND
The Blue Rose Band is a new band of old friends whose influences lie in the blues, soul and reggae music, as well as classic ‘60’s and ‘70’s rock. The band’s repertoire covers the entire blues spectrum from early delta blues to the modern period. With a strong vocal & rhythm section and a distinctive style, the band takes well known blues, soul and reggae hits and makes them their own. In addition, the Blue Rose Band has several original tunes based on these musical styles

peter issac: guitar, harp & vocals, prashaant davidson: bass, raveen: keys & vocals, desmond: drums, noel da gama: guitar, clifford: guitar.

FLING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER .. Retro DJ Dance Nights...with Dj ANDRE
with some super retro remixes ... its party time!!

SUNDAY THE NEW ORLEANS BRUNCH 11.00am- 2.00pm
a warm hearty breafkast of egg, bacon, sausages, pancakes, baked beans, juice and coffee....while listening to some great jazz and blues with RJ Carlton Braganza on Radio Indigo
SUNDAY JAMPOT: sunday afternoons will now host musicians that want to play together ... with featured band " ASH " from 2.00pm onwards. with a sunshine buffet of khao suey... pasta... dosas...
we've had some incredible musicians in the 2 weeks that we've started JamPot

WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY Castle KroaKnight with MARK

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
more details and pics http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

sax on the beach!

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THURSDAY BOOZE & BRAINS: hosted by MARK REGO with DJ VINAY on the console brought to you by PartySmart
the winning table gets all its food and booze on the house.
labelled by BBC as the best pub quiz in the country.

ABANDONFRIDAY: 20th Oct - REX ROZARIO QUINTET
The Rex Rozario Quintet is a Jazz Band that plays both standards as well as original compositions of its own. The band has been in existence for two decades. Formed with the intention of popularizing jazz among the youth of the city, the band has always comprised both veteran and talented young musicians. Yet, it possesses a combined musical experience of over 100 years
rex roxario: alto & soprano saxophones, clarinet & flute, joe louis: guitar & vocals, dolores rozario: vocals & keys, vincent: drums, vinoo mathew: bass, alwyn fernandes: lead guitar

FLING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER .. Retro DJ Dance Nights...with Dj Steve from chennai

steve has played at places like Club Eclipse in Pondicherry, Fort St. George and The Matchpoint in Chennai’s upmarket Taj Coromandel, at The Bike & Barrel
with some super retro remixes ... put on your dancing shoes!!

SUNDAY THE NEW ORLEANS BRUNCH 11.00am- 2.00pm
a warm hearty breafkast of egg, bacon, sausages, pancakes, baked beans, juice and coffee....while listening to some great jazz and blues with RJ Carlton Braganza on Radio Indigo
SUNDAY JAMPOT: sunday afternoons will now host musicians that want to play together ... with featured band " WASABE " from 2.00pm onwards. with a sunshine buffet of khao suey... pasta... dosas...
in the 2 weeks that we've started JamPot we've had some incredible musicians
some pics are up on the blog

WEDNESDAY Castle KroaKnight with MARK
SUNDAY Castle KroaKnight with CARLTON


For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
more details and pics
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

Monday, October 09, 2006

the original ... and our very own POPSTARS!

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WEDNESDAY - 11th Oct: Castle KroaKING LIVE in concert ENCORE!
the kroaKing LIVE concert was was simply mind blowing. on popular demand the show is being repeated on the 11th OCT.
featuring: arfaaz, anoopa, barry, eleyah, jacob, karn, lakshmi, mark, namrata, saurabh, serah, shyju, vinoj, vivek.
chris williams: piano and sankarshan kini: guitar.
there are a few pics up and vivek's written about the earlier show http://kroaknights.blogspot.com/

SUNDAY Castle KroaKnight with CARLTON

THURSDAY BOOZE & BRAINS: hosted by MARK REGO with DJ VINAY on the console brought to you by PartySmart
the winning table gets all its food and booze on the house.
labelled by BBC as the best pub quiz in the country. The audio round has been a new introduction.

ABANDONFRIDAY: 13th Oct - ANUSHKA ROCKS
Anushka was discovered in a nationwide talent hunt. She was chosen as a member of the band Viva that was formed from the reality television show Popstars. This band rocked the country with their two hit albums to their name (VIVA and VIVA RELOADED).
model, actress, and VJ ... at opus in a night of classic and contemporary rock
with prashaant davidson: bass, karan joseph: keys, alwyn fernandes: guitar, vivek menzel: drums

FLING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER .. Retro DJ Dance Nights...with Dj Roben
with some super retro remixes ... put on your dancing shoes!!
* a part of the entry fee for this sat retro night will go to an orphange

SUNDAY THE NEW ORLEANS BRUNCH 11.00am- 2.00pm
a warm hearty breafkast of egg, bacon, sausages, pancakes, baked beans, juice and coffee....while listening to some great jazz and blues with RJ Carlton Braganza on Radio Indigo
SUNDAY JAMPOT: sunday afternoons will now host musicians that want to play together ... with featured band 'ASH from 2.00pm onwards. with a sunshine buffet of khao suey... pasta... dosas...
in the 2 weeks that we've started JamPot we've had some incredible musicians peter isaac, noel dgama, shankarshan kini, prashaanth davidson, alex, vinoo mathew, oscar, sharik hassan, desmond, sajid akber, debjeet, srikanth, sanjay, rupert, vinod d'sa, karthik mani....


For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
more details http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

ps. pick up your october copy of RAVE ... theres a special feature on Opus

Friday, October 06, 2006

and MILES to go before we sleep ...




THE NEW ORLEANS BRUNCH 11.00am- 2.00pm
a warm hearty breafkast of egg, bacon, sausages, pancakes, baked beans, juice and coffee....while listening to some great jazz and blues with RJ Carlton Braganza on Radio Indigo

SUNDAY JAMPOT: sunday afternoons will now host musicians that want to play together ... with featured bands / acts from 2.00pm onwards.
with a sunshine buffet of khao suey... pasta... dosas... & JAM
this week we are featuring Avalanche Breakdown
in 1991 a group of engineering students formed a band with one box guitar, 2 empty paint tins and a truckload of confidence. they will play some classic rock.
oscar: vocals, rupert: bass, srikanth: drums, sanjay: lead

We also have a visiting singer songwriter SAJID AKBER doing a couple of his own compositions and well known covers with his guitar.He's played across the country at popular music joints Olive Bar Delhi, The Chinese and Thai café and at Zenzi in Mumbai.

SUNDAY Castle KroaKnight with CARLTON

ABANDONFRIDAY: 6th Oct - AMIT HERI
in a jazz- rock concert.
keith peters: bass, hamesh: drums, amit heri: guitar & guitar synth

THURSDAY BOOZE & BRAINS: hosted by MARK REGO with DJ VINAY on the console brought to you by PartySmart
the winning table gets all its food and booze on the house.
labelled by BBC as the best pub quiz in the country. Last week we introduced an audio round.

FLING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER .. Retro DJ Dance Nights...
with some super retro remixes ... put on your dancing shoes!!

WEDNESDAY Castle KroaKING LIVE in concert
the kroaKing LIVE concert was was simply mind blowing. on popular demand the show will be repeated on the 11th OCT. pls reserve your tables or dont cry about it later.
there are a few pics up and vivek's written about it http://kroaknights.blogspot.com/

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
more details http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/


Tuesday, October 03, 2006

jazzmatazz!



THURSDAY BOOZE & BRAINS: hosted by MARK REGO with DJ VINAY on the console brought to you by PartySmart
the winning table gets all its food and booze on the house.
labelled by BBC as the best pub quiz in the country. Last week we introduced an audio round.

ABANDONFRIDAY: 6th Oct - AMIT HERI
in a jazz- rock concert.
keith peters: bass, hamesh: drums, amit heri: guitar & guitar synth

AMIT HERI : One of the few Indian musicians to perform at major international music festivals (Berlin Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Paris Jazz Festival, Rome World Music Festival, WOMAD Festival, World Social Forum and many more), Amit Heri studied on a scholarship at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, scored music for feature films (Morning Raga) USA and has performed with various internationally known artists.


FLING SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER .. Retro DJ Dance Nights
with some super retro remixes ... put on your dancing shoes!!

SUNSHINE SUNDAYS buffet @ rs. 275/
khao suey... pasta... dosas... & JAM
sunday afternoons will now host musicians that want to play together ...
so if its classic rock, or country or jazz or blues (no metal please) that u play call shonali on 9845244610 for more details


WEDNESDAY Castle KroaKnight with MARK
SUNDAY Castle KroaKnight with CARLTON

the kroaKing LIVE concert was was simply mind blowing. on popular demand the show will be repeated on the 11th OCT. pls reserve your tables or dont cry about it later.
there are a few pics up and vivek's written about it
http://kroaknights.blogspot.com/

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
more details
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

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