if u abandon friday, their next stop is Glastonbury :)

Emergence - The face of Acoustic Indo-Pop. Born in Pondicherry, Emergence represents a true melting of cultures, backgrounds and musical expressions. Singing in English and Tamil, Emergence pushes the boundaries of their own cultural identities. The multi-layered harmonic textures of guitar and poetical lyricism played by Krishna blend with the sublime melodies of the carnatic idiom, played on the violin and sung in Tamil by Kirupa. This, backed by the expressive exploration of tallams, funk, and jazz rhythmical grooves of Lowell Harrison, and the exquisite bass playing of the renowned Mishko M'Ba, is the unique fusion of Emergence.

Krishna, lead singer and guitarist of Emergence, hails from the UK and has been living in South India for the last fifteen years. His highly harmonic style is inspired by jazz, funk, Dylan, and classical Hindustani themes.

Kirupa Paranan is a reputed Carnatic violinist and vocalist from Sri Lanka. He infuses the music with intricate melodies on violin as well as singing in his native Tamil.
Mishko M'Ba is among the cream of France's bass players, having worked with with such top musicians as Ray Charles, Barbara Hendrix and Didier Lockwood. Mishko is an active musician on the indian circuit.
Lowell Harrison, a funk and jazz drummer from Boston,

USA, has performed extensively through the US from Florida to Alaska. He draws inspiration equally from funk percussion and Carnatic tallams.

now featuring Matt Littlewood: a classically trained jazz saxaphonist originally from the UK, has lived around Pondicherry for the last thirteen years and is highly sought-after as a jazz-man on the Indian music scene.

for more details go here-http://www.myspace.com/emergencemusic

first 4 to make it through

1. megha girish 2. neville de nazareth 3. sendil kumar 4. anaitha nair

for the details of the audience vote, vivek madan's performa.in.voice , chris williams remarks and all else go here

pre final 2: 30th April, 08

1. judy das, 2. alexis d'souza, 3. neha mukund, 4. mark rahmi, 5. roohshad garda, 6. roopika muthanna, 7. suraj ventikachalam, 8. venkat subramanyam, 9. vivek menzel ( radio one)

pre final 3: 7th may, 08

1. aditya menon, 2. andy v ,3. anuj gurwara ,4. arati desikan, 5. kevin ,6. sharon chang, 7. saurabh d ,8. shwetha jairam, 9. radio one- TBA

Block your dates for the 17th of may at an auditorium wherein one would be crowned Opus KroaKING...

PRIZES come in so far

A Lennovo Laptop for the Winner ( G series)
Cash Prizes for the top 3
Personlaised Opus Zippo lighters for the top 12 (with their names on it)
Holidays from ZEST
... more still coming in...

and of course free entry to wed and sun kroaknights at opus :)

Sandeep Chowta will be one of the judges at the KroaKing 3 Finale and will write and produce a song for one of top 12 finalists. (not necessarily the winner).

A song that Radio One will give a lot of airtime.

and catch our kroaking jingle and all the on air hype, the crazy chamrajpet charles and rajni saar on Radio One (94.3 FM) .

1 more wild card singers get to make it directly into the semifinal. (tune to anjaan's show every night). BSNL users can dial 1255594, and other landline and mobile service users can dial 505101094

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THURSDAY Signature BOOZE & BRAINS ...
Hosted by Mark Rego & DJ Vinay, this a a popular quiz night where winners get all their booze free for the night. Rated by the BBC as indias best pub quiz... No entry charges.

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER... with DJ VINAY rock-n- roll & dance tracks fro

O-Show: Sunday Bizarre Buzzaar May 4th 2008 Opus and Nimboo Style & Design ( they own Nimboo Closet ,a bohemian, funky store at No. 12 Aga Abbas Ali Road), in association with Zinzi, have come together to bring you a fresh, creative, high energy Market that will showcase young, talented designers from around the country. Designers are mostly from outside of Bangalore and include Jewellery, clothes, accessories, shoes, bags, curious, artifacts and more. the Buzzaar: 2pm onward Learn to make the most amazing Caipirovskas, Mojitos and create your own signature cocktail with Gina behind the bar 2pm - 4pm if you like the music of tom jones, neil diamond, cliff richards, elvis presley and a lazy sunday afternoon....with shyam of the west wind. 2pm 4pm Paint with the amazing artist Milind Nayak while he shares techniques and tips 4pm - 8pm Arun on the decks spinning some easy trippy lounge and bringing in the sunset Goa-style 9pm onward The trademark Opus KroaKnight with the super crazy Carlton (kroaknight entry and cover apply) O-Show will be buzzing from 11.30am to 11.30pm at Opus, Palace Cross Road, Bangalore,. Please call 23442580 if you would like to reserve a table for Sunday Brunch or Kroaknight. The O-show Sunday Bizarre Buzzaar will be held at Opus on the first Sunday of every month. For more information or to book a stall at the next O-showing, please email us at nimboocloset@gmail.com or contact Namrata@ 98451 72377

ok and fyi this is the best way to get to Opus. click to enlarge.

traffic woes have been surprising non existent ever since work started on this project. find your way to windsor manor. and from there traffic moves in the direction of opus.

for all the opus video updates go www.youtube.com/opusbangalore

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.

go here for more details about OPUS ... and if u are on Orkut or Facebook there's an opus and a kroaknight and a booze and brains community ...
if u don't wish to be on this mail list pls click on UNSUBSCRIBE and send us a :( in the subject line

m the 60's to the 90's.....

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Results- prefinal 1 ( 23rd april)

the curtain goes up tonight :)

HARD Co.
Remember the school when we had those 'Match the following' questions. Take that analogy and put it against some of Bangalore's best musical talent and songs that will rock your brains out and you'll find an eclectic mix of legendary music.

HARD Co.
This tuesday catch some of opus' best voices belting it out at Opus to tunes of artistes such as sting, billy joel, dave mathews, eric clapton, scorpions, white lion, jack johnson and other such legends.

Opus rockstars Andy, Anoopa Anand, Carlton Braganza, Mark Lazaro (karma 6) ,Malliga, Venkat Subramanyam & Jordan Menzel
The singers are accompanied by Vivek Menzel, Gaurav Vaz (raghu dixit project), Christopher Rodriguez , Herbert Paul & Jason Zachariah

Week 8: Andy is dandy

You know that irritating thing about television that makes us think our lives are not good enough? Perfect moments, perfect timing, perfect teeth, perfect brea…kfasts. You get the drift. But when that sort of thing happens before your very eyes, and you haven’t even had a delusion-friendly amount to drink, you realize that art indeed imitates life.

That also brings me to the end of a fairly long relationship that I’ve shared with this blog. I first wrote here right at the end of Season 1, and haven’t stopped since. It’s going to be strange not to be here for the rest of this season. But I will try and survive on news I’m sure I’ll get from friends. It’s been an honour and a pleasure to spend week after week getting badgered by Carlton to write now, write now!
Have a great season, all the best and may the crown belong to the most passionate.

go here for complete story

FINAL 24 + 3:

Semi Final 1-23rd April, 08

1. aishwarya k , 2. Anahita nair, 3. nitin bhatt ,4. neville de nazareth ,5. mark rego , 6. megha girish, 7. ravi bhat ,8. sendhil kumar, 9. john fernandes (radio one)

Semi Final 2-30th April, 08

1. juda das, 2. alexis d'souza, 3. neha mukund ,4. mark rahmi , 5. roohshad garda, 6. roopika muthanna, 7. suraj ventikachalam, 8. venkat subramanyam, 9. radio one- TBA

Semi Final 3-7th may, 08

1. aditya menon, 2. andy v ,3. anuj gurwara ,4. arati desikan, 5. kevin ,6. sharon chang, 7. saurabh d ,8. shwetha jairam, 9. radio one- TBA

2 that have dropped out as they are going to be out of the country are- Shilpa & Meghna

Block your dates for the 17th of may at an auditorium wherein one would be crowned Opus KroaKING...
videos of last year's finale night at the chowdiah are put up. click here for entire bunch of them
and .. the top 12 get to record the season 3 CD ... best of the first 2 seasons click here and play

aaah, and one more thing ... the judges decisions are final and binding

PRIZES come in so far

A Lennovo Laptop for the Winner ( G series)
Cash Prizes for the top 3
Personlaised Opus Zippo lighters for the top 12 (with their names on it)
Holidays from ZEST
... more still coming in...

and of course free entry to wed and sun kroaknights at opus :)

Sandeep Chowta will be one of the judges at the KroaKing 3 Finale and will write and produce a song for one of top 12 finalists. (not necessarily the winner).

A song that Radio One will give a lot of airtime.

and catch our kroaking jingle and all the on air hype, the crazy chamrajpet charles and rajni saar on Radio One (94.3 FM) .

2 more wild card singers get to make it directly into the semifinal. (tune to anjaan's show every night). BSNL users can dial 1255594, and other landline and mobile service users can dial 505101094

one performer (irrespective of whether he/she can sing or not) gets to be the Radio One Fataafat Entertainer of the night (complete with Radio One goody bag)

tune in to radio one for more

click here to listen to jingle orwatch promo video

WANNABE SPONSORS, PARTICIPANTS CALL SHONALI 98452 44610 FOR MORE DETAILS
spread the musical word around .... if you want a printable version of the poster to put up at an office / college click here

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THURSDAY Signature BOOZE & BRAINS ...
Hosted by Mark Rego & DJ Vinay, this a a popular quiz night where winners get all their booze free for the night. Rated by the BBC as indias best pub quiz... No entry charges.

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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVE...., rock-n- roll & dance tracks from the 60's to the 90's.....

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27th april: SUNDAY LUNCH with Substance

karthik "thom yorke" basker: vocals, arjun "ajju" sarvotham: guitar, 3. abhinav "booby" krishnaswamy: guitar & tambourine, ritwik "doofus" krishnakumar: bass, triangle, whamola , shivraj narayan: drums, foot-tapping (no nickname/ irrelevant)

Substance has played a number of shows in places like Unwind centre banglore , unwind centre chennai , YMCA chennai , World space lounge , Presidency club , Gymkhana club , and at various other college fests .
The genre of the band has been changing from time to time , finally they've found a suitable sound with a mix of grunge , alt. rock and a bit of hard rock .

Zippo India Collectors Club Meet at Opus on 27th April 2008.

Bring your Zippos... showcase them...exchange them...drool over them... buy new ones and get 15% off!.

12 noon over Buffet of Rs 300/-

.. with a buffet of khao suey, dosas and pastas, and some some bacardi mojitos and Kingfisher to add to the 'good times' .. and if u are an artist or a band that wants to be featured .. pls call shonali on 9845244610.

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ok and fyi this is the best way to get to Opus. click to enlarge.

traffic woes have been surprising non existent ever since work started on this project. find your way to windsor manor. and from there traffic moves in the direction of opus.

for all the opus video updates go www.youtube.com/opusbangalore

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
go here for more details about OPUS ... and if u are on Orkut or Facebook there's an opus and a kroaknight and a booze and brains community ...
if u don't wish to be on this mail list pls click on UNSUBSCRIBE and send us a :( in the subject line

Paanchvi Pass tonight :)

from the chickie's (anoopa anand) pen

Week 7: Andy, get a landline

I’ve been sitting in front of this computer for an hour and a half. I have nothing. Let me assure you. If I didn’t absolutely have to write, this week’s post would have been a visual interpretation of a stunned silence.
And please don’t assume that the dumbstruck disposition is a positive reaction to last week. Not by a long shot.
Last week was the penultimate qualifying week at KroaKing Season 3, and also the penultimate week for me in Bangalore. (Pen. Ultimate. Smirk.) I have another week to go with this blog before I head off to a clement, balmy, pleasant Secunderabad. And I’m hoping and praying that I’ll have a lot more to say next week..

go here for complete story

The past couple of weeks have seen a very some remarakable performances. the ones who have gotten in are
1. sharon chang 2. alexis d'souza 3. aditya menon 4. neville de nazareth 5. mark rego 6. roohshad 7. arti desikan 8. venkat subramanyam 9. anaitha nair 10. mark rahmi 11. ravi bhat 12. sendhil kumar 13. anuj gurwara 14. roopikamuthanna 15. saurabh 16. swetha 17. aishwarya 18. suraj venkatichalam 19. neha mukund

your last chance to get a slot for the semifinals. 2 of the ones that have been picked, have their priorities firmly in place and are out of the country to do their summer internship. so this week we have a bumper crop. 5 places to be filled.

we'll have a semifinal to pick 12 .. and then a finale (block your dates for the 17th of may) at an auditorium wherein one would be crowned Opus KroaKING...
videos of last year's finale night at the chowdiah are put up. click here for entire bunch of them
and .. the top 12 get to record the season 3 CD ... best of the first 2 seasons click here and play

aaah, and one more thing ... the judges decisions are final and binding

PRIZES come in so far

A Lennovo Laptop for the Winner ( G series)
Cash Prizes for the top 3
Personlaised Opus Zippo lighters for the top 12 (with their names on it)
Holidays from ZEST
... more still coming in...

and of course free entry to wed and sun kroaknights at opus :)

Sandeep Chowta will be one of the judges at the KroaKing 3 Finale and will write and produce a song for one of top 12 finalists. (not necessarily the winner).

A song that Radio One will give a lot of airtime.

THIS IS ... KROAKING !!! (delivery style blatantly plagiarized from Ryan Seacrest)

and catch our kroaking jingle and all the on air hype, the crazy chamrajpet charles and rajni saar on Radio One (94.3 FM) .

3 wild card singers get to make it directly into the semifinal. (tune to anjaan's show every night). BSNL users can dial 1255594, and other landline and mobile service users can dial 505101094

one performer (irrespective of whether he/she can sing or not) gets to be the Radio One Fataafat Entertainer of the night (complete with Radio One goody bag)

tune in to radio one for more

click here to listen to jingle or

watch promo video

WANNABE SPONSORS, PARTICIPANTS CALL SHONALI 98452 44610 FOR MORE DETAILS
spread the musical word around .... if you want a printable version of the poster to put up at an office / college click here

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THURSDAY Signature BOOZE & BRAINS ...
Hosted by Mark Rego & DJ Vinay, this a a popular quiz night where winners get all their booze free for the night. Rated by the BBC as indias best pub quiz... No entry charges.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with DJ VINAY....

arguably the best retro DJ in town playing the biggest disco, rock-n- roll & dance tracks from the 60's to the 90's.....

SUNDAY LUNCH with SHYAM

if you like the music of tom jones, neil diamond, cliff richards, elvis presley and a lazy sunday afternoon to unwind this is really it.
.. with a buffet of khao suey, dosas and pastas, and some some bacardi mojitos and Kingfisher to add to the 'good times' .. and if u are an artist or a band that wants to be featured .. pls call shonali on 9845244610.

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ok and fyi this is the best way to get to Opus. click to enlarge.

traffic woes have been surprising non existent ever since work started on this project. find your way to windsor manor. and from there traffic moves in the direction of opus.

for all the opus video updates go www.youtube.com/opusbangalore

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
go here for more details about OPUS ... and if u are on Orkut or Facebook there's an opus and a kroaknight and a booze and brains community ...
if u don't wish to be on this mail list pls click on UNSUBSCRIBE and send us a :( in the subject line

maestro sandeep chowta to produce a single for one of the top 12 finalists ...

and this is NO April's Fool joke :)

Sandeep Chowta will be one of the judges at the KroaKing 3 Finale and will write and produce a song for one of top 12 finalists. (not necessarily the winner).

A song that Radio One will give a lot of airtime.

THIS IS ... KROAKING !!! (delivery style blatantly plagiarized from Ryan Seacrest)

from the chickie's (anoopa anand) pen

Week 6: Little Miss Sunshine Says Boys Do Cry

If confirmed cynics like me allowed déjà vu to get to them, I might have sighed last Wednesday.
It felt like a Kroaking competition from at least a year back. Shyju was singing Uriah Heep, Roopika was back in town, Arfaaz was wearing his heart on his knees and Saurabh Dubey was performing a very 80s public display of angst again. Damn. I should’ve sighed.

go here for complete story

The past couple of weeks have seen a very some remarakable performances. the ones who have gotten in are
1. sharon chang 2. alexis d'souza 3. aditya menon 4. nevil de nazareth 5. mark rego 6. roohshad 7. shilpa 8. meghana 9. arti desikan 10. venkat subramanyam 11. anaitha nair 12. mark rahmi 13. ravi bhat 14. sendhil kumar 15. anuj. 16. roopika. 17. saurabh 18. swetha

2 weeks more to go. 6 places to be filled. when we reach 24 people we'll have a semifinal to pick 12 .. and then a finale (block your dates for the 16th of may) at an auditorium wherein one would be crowned Opus KroaKING...
videos of last year's finale night at the chowdiah are put up. click here for entire bunch of them
and .. the top 12 get to record the season 3 CD ... best of the first 2 seasons click here and play

aaah, and one more thing ... the judges decisions are final and binding

PRIZES come in so far

A Lennovo Laptop for the Winner ( G series)
Cash Prizes for the top 3
Personlaised Opus Zippo lighters for the top 12 (with their names on it)
Holidays from ZEST
... more still coming in...

and of course free entry to wed and sun kroaknights at opus :)

and catch our kroaking jingle and all the on air hype, the crazy chamrajpet charles and rajni saar on Radio One (94.3 FM) .

3 wild card singers get to make it directly into the semifinal. (tune to anjaan's show every night)

one performer (irrespective of whether he/she can sing or not) gets to be the Radio One Fataafat Entertainer of the night (complete with Radio One goody bag)

tune in to radio one for more

click here to listen to jingle or

watch promo video

WANNABE SPONSORS, PARTICIPANTS CALL SHONALI 98452 44610 FOR MORE DETAILS
spread the musical word around .... if you want a printable version of the poster to put up at an office / college click here

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Aashith Shetty with a solo exhibition of images of his images of Dhobi Ghat till the 14th April.

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THURSDAY Signature BOOZE & BRAINS ...
Hosted by Mark Rego & DJ Vinay, this a a popular quiz night where winners get all their booze free for the night. Rated by the BBC as indias best pub quiz... No entry charges.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with DJ VINAY....

with music from the 60s, 70s and 80s.... every hour we change the decade of music so get in early and experience the decade of retro music

SUNDAY LUNCH with SHYAM

if you like the music of tom jones, neil diamond, cliff richards, elvis presley and a lazy sunday afternoon to unwind this is really it.
.. with a buffet of khao suey, dosas and pastas, and some some bacardi mojitos and Kingfisher to add to the 'good times' .. and if u are an artist or a band that wants to be featured .. pls call shonali on 9845244610.

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ok and fyi this is the best way to get to Opus. click to enlarge.

traffic woes have been surprising non existent ever since work started on this project. find your way to windsor manor. and from there traffic moves in the direction of opus.

for all the opus video updates go www.youtube.com/opusbangalore

For Reservations Call 080-23442580.
go here for more details about OPUS ... and if u are on Orkut or Facebook there's an opus and a kroaknight and a booze and brains community ...
if u don't wish to be on this mail list pls click on UNSUBSCRIBE and send us a :( in the subject line