Ziro Festival of Music

Hear Bengaluru-Based Gauley Bhai’s Hypnotic Rock Debut ‘Joro’

Hear Bengaluru-Based Gauley Bhai’s Hypnotic Rock Debut ‘Joro’

Comprising members hailing from Kalimpong and Kozhikode, the quartet explore folk-tinged rhythms and lyrics about identity, love and memory

June 5, 2019

MONO: ‘This Album Portrays A Story About Parting With The Past’

The Japanese post-rock band talk about their just-released album ‘Nowhere Now Here,’ working with producer Steve Albini and their India…

January 28, 2019

Festival Report: Ziro Festival of Music 2018, Arunachal Pradesh

The destination festival, featuring everyone from Japanese instrumental rock band MONO to a surprise performance by veteran percussionist Sivamani, ticks…

October 16, 2018

MONO: ‘India Will Probably Be Our 57th Country’

The Japanese instrumental rock veterans’ guitarist Takaakira 'Taka' Goto talks about changes, coming to Ziro Festival of Music in Arunachal…

September 14, 2018

Japanese Veterans MONO to Make India Debut at Ziro Festival of Music

The seventh edition of the Arunachal Pradesh festival also includes Israeli folk-jazz rock band Malox, rapper Prabh Deep and more

August 13, 2018

Shillong Math Rock Band Sky Level Release Debut EP

‘Time’ brings together euphoric and mind-bending rhythmic patterns

July 12, 2018

Exclusive Premiere: Burudu’s Evocative New Video ‘Still Laying Here’

The Mumbai/New Delhi electronic duo team up with Creole spoken word artist Daniella Bastien and filmmaker Haider Hussain Beig for…

December 6, 2017

Yngwie Malmsteen to Make India debut at Orange Festival, Arunachal Pradesh

The Swedish shred master will headline the four-day adventure and music festival this week, alongside New Delhi rockers Menwhopause, Yesterdrive…

December 12, 2016

In The Studio: Menwhopause

The Delhi alt rockers are working on their third album, their first release since vocalist Sarabjit Singh Chadha left the…

February 16, 2015

EP Review: Oh, Rocket – Clever Clever

The Kolkata indietronica duo have quickly followed up their last EP, but the three-track ‘Clever Clever’ is just a tease…

February 2, 2015