phenomenal weekend lined up

1st april, saturday night live - PHENOM
a classic and progressive rock band.. one of 3 bands picked by radio city live that played with parikrama at palace grounds
gaurav joshua vaz: bass, jnaneshwar 'jd' das: keys, mark lazaro: vocals, mrinal kalakrishnan: drums, trinity 'tiny' dsouza: guitar
for more on the band http://wearephenom.com/
entry Rs 111/-

Fri : DJ Bobby in a nite of pure unadultrated classic RETRO
groove to some great tracks from bangalore's most loved retro dj

wed and sun: Castle KroaKnights
it getting better and better every week ... couldnt go through the list yesterday as well ... we gonna start earlier on wed and sun... all those who figure in the top 24 get free entry to Opus on KroaKnights ... AND ... SHARMON IBRAHIM, arguably bangalores hottest (in more ways than one) recording dude, has agreed to sponsor an opus special cd featuring the top 12 finalists ... wowww!!!

5 more wednesdays and 15 more places to be filled.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/704/1040/1600/kroaking.jpg

the first 9 spaces on that list are taken
1. megha girish
2. vivek madan

3. divya bajaj
4. anoopa anand
5. arfaaz kaagalwala
6. mark swaroop
7. Saurabh dubey
8. namrata sudhindra
9. Shruti

entry Rs 111* (wednesday night)
entry Rs 111* + cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)
*includes 10% entertainment tax

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
beer pints at Rs 39/-, rock bottom prices on select alcohol, special rates on rocking starters, along with some great classic 70's rock bands, all under the stars!
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_opusbangalore_archive.html

For Reservation Call 080-23442580
artists profiles etc. http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

STANLEY PINTO IS GIVING AWAY JAZZ CDs
to the best postings by visitors to
http://www.stanscan.blogspot.com/
He writes reviews of acts that he attends at Opus. And other music stuff.

a sincere appeal to all ... lets get the party going earlier!!!
we have to empty the place at 11.30 ... yes its a bummer! but this is Bangalore at its best!

'songs they dont sing anymore'

25th march, saturday night live - STANLEY PINTO
Stanley Pinto is the quintessential ‘has been’. Has been a night-club pianist & singer, advertising professional, art collector, management consultant, teacher. And now he’ll come full circle, next week at Bangalore’s favourite niterie, Opus, with songs he once sang … and nobody does anymore.
entry Rs 149/-

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
beer pints at Rs 39/-, rock bottom prices on select alcohol, special rates on rocking starters, along with some great classic 70's rock bands, all under the stars!
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_opusbangalore_archive.html

wed and sun: KroaKnights
man!!! yesterday too was bursting with singers... couldnt even go through the list ... we gonna start earlier on wed and sun... all those who figure in the top 24 get free entry to Opus on KroaKnights
6 more wednesdays and 18 more places to be filled.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/704/1040/1600/kroaking.jpg
the first 6 spaces on that list are taken

1. megha girish
2. vivek madan
3. divya bajaj
4. anoopa anand
5. arfaaz
6. mark swaroop

entry Rs 111* (wednesday night)
entry Rs 111* + cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)
*includes 10% entertainment tax

For Reservation Call 080-23442580
artists profiles etc. http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

STANLEY PINTO IS GIVING AWAY JAZZ CDs
to the best postings by visitors to
http://www.stanscan.blogspot.com/
He writes reviews of acts that he attends at Opus. And other music stuff.
Check out saturday night's review!

a sincere appeal to all ... lets get the party going earlier!!!
we have to empty the place at 11.30 ... yes its a bummer! but this is Bangalore at its best!

'Art' by Gnatak- 23rd March

8pm, 23rd March "ART"
The play "Art" by French author Yasmina Reza is as rare and invigorating as a fine painting itself.
'Art' debuted in France in 1994, was famously 'discovered' in Paris by Sean Connery, translated into English by Christopher Hampton, and then went on to win top theatre awards in both Britain and the US, including the 1998 Tony Award for best play.

The catalyst for the action is the purchase of a picture (for 200,000 French Francs) by Serge, and the reaction to it of his two friends Yvan and Marc, and although it does raise questions about the nature of art, it is really a play about the nature of male friendship. The central metaphor provided by the painting--and the trio's reactions to it--is so loaded that the play can be debated as hotly by attendees as the canvas is debated onstage.

The canvas of Serge's painting becomes the ground on which these three contrasting characters draw themselves as the play proceeds. They reveal their passions and prejudices, their tempers and temperaments; they sketch in their private lives and the preoccupations of late-twentieth-century manhood; and in doing so they display for us the alternately touching, sad, treacherous and comical dynamics of friendship.

The question is: Are you who you think you are, or are you who your friends think you are?

On Thursday- 23rd March, watch Gnatak, Bangalore ressurrected Theatre Group as they perform Yasmina Rezas 'Art', a remarkable wise witty and intelligent comedy that tells the story of 3 friends and a painting.
The plays starts at 8.00pm sharp.
Entry Rs. 111/-

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
beer pints at Rs 39/-, rock bottom prices on select alcohol, special rates on rocking starters,
along with some great classic 70's rock bands, all under the stars!
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_opusbangalore_archive.html


wed and sun: KroaKnights
last wednesday nite was overwhelming to say the least... woww!! each and every one could sing .. and i mean really sing..
7 more wednesdays and 21 more places to be filled.
BRING IT ON !!

the first 3 spaces on that list are taken

1. megha girish

2. vivek madan

3. divya bajaj

entry Rs 99/- (wednesday night)
entry Rs 99/- + cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)

some reactions ( both for and against) to the mail i sent about KroaKnights ive put up here.
http://www.blogger.com/
check it out and add to it if u feel like ..

For Reservation Call 080-23442580
artists profiles etc. http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

STANLEY PINTO IS GIVING AWAY JAZZ CDs
to the best postings by visitors to http://www.stanscan.blogspot.com/
He writes reviews of acts that he attends at Opus. And other music stuff.
Check out saturday nights review!

a walk in the 'clouds'

18th march, saturday night live - MEGHA
Dr Suma Sudhindra with her carnatic ensemble along with Gerard Machado with his jazz ensemble together form "MEGHA" which means " THE CLOUDS"
Megha has performed in many concerts across the country. their ensemble consists of-
carnatic ensemble:dr suma sudhindra: veena, sri b.c manjunath: percussions, m.a krishnamurthy: tabla & ghatam, b . k chandramouli: kanjira & mridangam, s.n narayanamurthy : ghatam.
jazz ensemble:gerard machado:guitar, prakash: bass, yogendra tillu hule: drums, freddie; keys.
entry Rs 150/-

CARNATIC ENSEMBLE
Dr SUMA SUDHlNDRA is one of the most acclaimed veena exponents of the country. Known for her melodic rendition on the veena one observes in her music the brilliant blend of traditional purity and artistic novelty. She is also known for her intelligent adherence to the classical tradition and innovative experimentation. With a proven track of success at home and abroad she can carry with her the common music lover and the connoisseurs into the merry world of melody with unattached composure.
Sri. B.C Manjunath is one of the most popular percussionists of Karnataka. His mastery over the mridangam, precision in rendering and elevating the music to heights of rhythmic sensation is surpassed and his name is synonymous with laya.
M.A. KRISHNAMURTHY is undoubtedly the most accomplished tabla and ghatam player. At ease with two musical instruments, he is a master, a sensitive performer, a versatile musician, a dexterous instrumentalist and a man of few words.

B.K. CHANDRAMOULI is a prided student of Shri Palghat Raghu,whose talents range with his expertise on the kanjira and mridangam. He is also the most widely acclaimed performer on the konekol a traditional rendering of rhythmic expression.
S. N. Narayanamurthy is a very well known ghatam player is accompanied all the leading artists of Karnataka.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

GERARD MACHADO affectionately called Jerry by his large fan club is a talented and devoted guitar player. His control over the instrument and the ease with which he plays is truly breathtaking. Leading the jazz side of MEGHA his expertise as a musician, a guitarist and a group performer is a rare combination THE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
PRAKASH GOTU HULE is a bass guitarist. An accomplished artiste he can perform three different styles with equal ease and plays with a rock band called Network.
YOGENDRA TILLU HULE plays the drums and is capable of creating
musical eophoria with his keen sense of rhythm.
FREDDIE plays on the keyboards. A very popular musician .He is also a member of the band network.

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
beer pints at Rs 39/-, rock bottom prices on select alcohol, special rates on rocking starters,
along with some great classic 70's rock bands, all under the stars!

wed and sun: KroaKnights
yesterdays wednesday nite was overwhelming to say the least... woww!! each and every one could sing .. and i mean really sing.. 7 more wednesdays and 21 more places to be filledthe first 3 spaces on that list are taken1. megha girish2. vivek madan3. divya bajaj
entry Rs 99/- (wednesday night)
entry Rs 99/- + cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)

some reactions ( both for and against) to the mail i sent about KroaKnights ive put up here.
http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/2006/03/kroaknights-and-search-for-first.html
check it out and add to it if u feel like ..

Fri : DJ RD dance nights
dance the night away .. with a masala mix of disco, rock-n-roll, dance, hip hop and retro.

KroaKnights and the search for the first KroaKING begins

hellos, hiiis and all the pleasantries that go with it..
if u havent been to opus on a sunday night over the last 3 months then this mail is not for you. couple of things have been bothering me and i thought i needed to address it. In my wildest fantasy (and believe me, some of them are really really over the top) i would never imagine a regular 500 people every sunday. woww!! thanks!! i have a sneaky feeling that im doing something right here.
but its brought its share of 'its not what sunday nights used to be'... 'it takes 7 mins to get to the loo from where i was standing'... 'why do i have to book a week before if i need a table'.... 'i had to @#$^ park next to the palace ground entrance'...
but most worrying of all is the fact that the opus billings on a sunday nite just doesnt justify the numbers and the mayhem that comes with it. As a comparison on a saturday nite with 150 people we do just as much. the reasons are many and I've been really getting ulcers trying to fix this. So this sunday its gonna be entry 100 + cover 300 for the moment (sorry.. but thats the cost of one and a half drinks)
sighhh... a man's gotta do what a mans gotta do!!
im totally welcome to any other ideas anyone else can come up with. post a comment at http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

now onto something much more exciting!!
wednesday we kick off the search for KroaKING.. i'm keeping it really simple .. every wednesday we pick 3 people out of the entire lot that sings, to get into the final stages .. which means if u are not picked on a particular wednesday u have the opportunity to have a go next week and the week after next ... i guess u get my drift .. this will be over 8 (lets give the octopus its due) weeks.. every week an updated list will be sent to all and hosted on the site.
we are still working on prizes and sponsors and record deals and judges .. watch this space for updates.
when we reach 24 people we'll have a semifinal to pick 12 .. and then a final wherein one would be crowned Opus KroaKING... (ok .. i know, i know .. i'm being sexist... but i am like this wonly)

once again its incredible to see the kind of talent and the energy that wednesdays and especially sundays bring. thank u all so so so very much.

cheers
carlton

saturday night rocks and the search for the first kROCKSTAR begins

11th march, saturday night live - KINGSTAR
Finnish Rock band with Bobby Michael: guitar & vocals, Henry Suni: Drums, Marcus Heiskanen: bass.
King Star was originally found in 1996, but played under a different name for a couple of years until it got its current form in November 1998, when Marcus joined the band. Since then King Star has practiced on a daily basis at their rehearsal studio in Niittykumpu, Espoo.
This is where it all started. At the end of 2003 King Star decided to go to Australia to make new songs and to go record to a studio.
This is where the demo "Lost in Sydney" was made. Today King Star has played round fifty shows around the capitol territory of Finland.
http://www.kingstarband.com/
entry Rs 99/-

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
beer pints at Rs 39/-, rock bottom prices on select alcohol, special rates on rocking starters, along with some great classic 70's rock bands, all under the stars!

wed and sun: KroaKnights
starting wednesday is the search for the first kROCKSTAR .. over 10 wednesdays we will pick 24 singers and they would compete for the title of kroaKING ..
great prizes and some crazy action .. watch this space!!
entry Rs 99/-

Fri : DJ dance nights
dance the night away .. with a masala mix of disco, rock-n-roll, dance, hip hop and retro.

For Reservation Call 080-23442580
artists profiles etc. http://opusbangalore.blogspot.com/

stanley pinto has been writing reviews of the acts that he has been to at opus.
http://www.blogger.com/

hits down memory lane

4th march, saturday night live- hits down menory lane
shyam of the west wind fame: keyboard & vocals
elvis: keyboard & vocals
entry Rs 99/-

mon & tue: rock bottom nights
wed and sun : KroakKnights

Fri : DJ RD
playing your fav retro, house, hip hop, pop and dance mix