ANNIVERSARIES:
ANNIVERSARIES:
"As diverse as we are, one thing unites us all - music. It elicits emotion, stirs a memory, affects mood, and spurs creativity. Synchronicity is our venture to celebrate the beauty of rock music. Synchronicity went international in 2007 with the performance of Poets of the Fall, the band which was voted the best Finnish act of 2006 by MTV. It has served as a springboard for some of India's most popular rock acts.
The competition takes place in three stages viz. ‘Roadtrips (zonal eliminations)’ which attracts over 100 bands from every city, ‘National Eliminations’ which are held at IIT Kanpur, and ‘The Final Night’ during which the four finalists compete for the title of Synchronicity winner and a prize pool of 5 lakhs Rupees.
This year the event visited big cities like Kolkata, Hyderabad, Indore, and Pune and established an international footprint by entering the country of vast natural elegance, Nepal. The Prelims were conducted online and witnessed participation from all over the country from more than 400 rock bands.
The eight-month-long competition is all set to culminate in a grand finale on the second day of Antaragni. The finale will be held in fully offline mode in IIT Kanpur on 9 April at 10 AM and will be headlined and judged by the proficient rock band Banned Frequency from Kolkata. So do join us as we rock 'n' roll to these electrifying tunes this weekend!"
Those of you who have been around from the 1960's through the 1990's will remember the vibrant live music scene in almost every starred hotel in India. Those were the days when you walked into a nightclub like 'Rendezvous' at The Taj Mahal hotel and 'Supper Club' at the Oberoi Sheraton in Mumbai to see curtains going up on a band that was the prime focus of these outlets. Every seat in these restaurants allowed an unobstructed view of the band that performed every night on resident contracts. Today all this has disappeared thanks to some ridiculously high entertainment taxes on live music. Today, non off these hotels have complete bands playing save for a few that feature small duos or solo singers. The Lodhi in New Delhi, recently listed among the world's best hotels, decided to step in and rewind to the good old days. They got Goa's premier jazz quartet 'Jazz Junction' to move to Delhi on a resident contract and the decision has paid off in terms of footfalls generated by the band. Jazz Junction featuring singer Daniella Rodrigues, pianist Tony Dias,
bassist Colin D'Cruz and drummer Angelo Colasco began playing at The Lodhi in June 2018. Four months into the contract the band generated a sizeable following, with quite a few high profile guests choosing to celebrate their special occasion at the Elan bar where the band performs. Against all odds the rewind option proved to be a huge success and hopefully other properties around the country takes the cue to trigger a whole new revival of live music.
