2 great guitarists, 1 incredible weekend

28th april, friday night live - The World Beat Project
is a groove set that draws its influences from various musical cultures of the world, including Indian, FOLK, African, Funk, Latin music & Jazz. The AMIT HERI GROUP performs original compositions that range from mellow to funky.
AMIT HERI: guitars, PALLAVI: vocals, JYOTSNA: violin, KEITH PETERS: bass & ARUN KUMAR: drums / percussions

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.

entry Rs 149/-

29th april, Saturday night live - Arun Andrews Trio
arun andrews: guitar, rajeev rajagopalan: drums, prakash : bass
influenced by the jazz, has developed his own finger picking style
arun released his first album at opus last year called "search yourself". arun performs his own compositions. he represented india at the jazz yatra in 1988 and is currently working with lucky ali.

entry Rs 111/-

The search for the first Castle KroaKing heats up....
catch vivek madans take at http://www.kroaknights.blogspot.com/
we have reached the halfway stage. its completely unbelievable, the kind of talent in this city.
just 4 more wednesdays to go and 12 more places to be filled.

heres what they are singing for
A holiday in GOA for 7 DAYS for 2, sponsored by CRIMSON, powered by RCI
Rontek SS4 Hi Fi Amplified Speaker System- with built in electronic crossover, active bass drive, 4 speakers, 1 subwoofer 1 amplifier.
Weekly prizes from LEVITATE
... and the prizes are still rolling in ....

AND ... SHARMON IBRAHIM, has agreed to sponsor an opus special cd featuring the top 12 finalists !!!

and finally... all those who figure in the top 24 get free entry to Opus on KroaKnights ...

the first 12 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

10. barry

11. amrita

12. karn malhotra

entry Rs 111
entry Rs 111+ cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)

Mon & tue: castle 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

Sunshine Sundays

great all you can eat buffet at Rs 275/- under the swaying palms, listening to some happy music

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

super smooth jazz under the stars

22nd april, saturday night live jazz - PERSONS COMMITTING NUISANCE ;)
sharik hassan: piano, nate linkon: sax, prashaant davidson: bass, rajeev rajagopalan: drums, ashwin mathew: guitar
entry Rs 111/-

Fri : retro nights
groove to pure unadulterated classic RETRO

The search for the first Castle KroaKing heats up....
we have reached the halfway stage. its completely unbelievable, the kind of talent in this city.
just 4 more wednesdays to go and 12 more places to be filled.

heres what they are singing for
-A holiday in GOA for 7 DAYS for 2, sponsored by CRIMSON, powered by RCI
-Rontek SS4 Hi Fi Amplified Speaker System- with built in electronic crossover, active bass drive, 4 speakers, 1 subwoofer 1 amplifier.
-Weekly prizes from LEVITATE

... and the prizes are still rolling in ....

AND ... SHARMON IBRAHIM, has agreed to sponsor an opus special cd featuring the top 12 finalists !!!
and finally... all those who figure in the top 24 get free entry to Opus on KroaKnights ...

the first 12 spaces on that list are taken1. megha girish2. vivek madan3. divya bajaj
4. anoopa anand
5. arfaaz kaagalwala
6. mark swaroop
7. saurabh dubey
8. namrata sudhindra
9. shruti
10. barry
11. amrita
12. karn malhotra

entry Rs 111
entry Rs 111+ cover Rs 300/- (sunday night)

Mon & tue: castle 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/

who wants to go to goa??

The search for the first Castle KroaKing heats up....
just 5 more Wednesdays to go and 15 more places to be filled.
with exciting prizes...
a) A holiday in GOA for 7 DAYS for 2, sponsored by CRIMSON, powered by RCI
b) Rontek SS4 Hi Fi Amplified Speaker System- with built in electronic crossover, active bass drive, 4 speakers, 1 subwoofer 1 amplifier.
c) Weekly prizes from LEVITATE...MANY MORE PRIZES YET TO BE ANNOUNCED
AND ... SHARMON IBRAHIM, arguably bangalores hottest recording dude, has agreed to sponsor an opus special cd featuring the top 12 finalists!!!
and finally... all those who figure in the top 24 get free entry to Opus on KroaKnights ...
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) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/704/1040/1600/kroaking.jpg

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/

bangalore rocks (bottom)

we were labeled immoral and a public nuisance last week by the powers that be.... no no ... not because we set a couple of buses on fire and smashed a few glass panes.. their reason was of far more consequence... 'music' and 'loudspeaker' they said. hence, in keeping whats best for the city, we had no action last week.
(really sorry, but i actually liked it over the weekend ... it was like the old opus ... guitars jamming, piano being played people singing along ... playing taboo and pictionary... different ... but nice)

but the flipside was that i had to fend off one million and twenty two calls of 'dude, what do we do on wednesday/sundays?', 'you cant do this to us'.. and the such.

as a mark of respect for two people that have inspired religions, we will keep it quiet over this weekend as well.
easter sunday KroaKnight will be back (special easter lunch is also on) ... provided, of course u show some morality and aren't a nuisance ... and till they find something else to slap us with.

we will resume the search for KroaKing on wednesday
some great prize sponsors have come forward ... am finalizing the list of prizes .. it will be up next in my next mail... but i can tell u the hotties are 'a weeks holiday for 2', 'a home audio system' some cool apparel, and some other gizmos ... thank u all

cheers and keep smiling
the reason i can, are the following
1) Salman Khan gets five-year prison for shooting endangered chinkara.
2) Alwar rape: Top cop's son gets 7 years. verdict given in 9 working days.
3) Bombay High Court quashes ban on dance bars .. saying it violates the fundamental rights of dancers and bar owners.
bangalore just cannot be that far behind ... (hopefully)
carlton

call 23442580 for details and post replies at
www.opusbangalore.blogspot.com

CNN-IBN news flash

for all those who were at KroaKnight at Opus on sunday nite
watch WHATS COOL on CNN-IBN.. 1730 hrs and 2230 hrs tonite (sat 1st april .. and its no damn april fools joke) or 1030 hrs tommorrow morning (sun, 2nd april)
cheers
carlton