Posts tagged ‘Black Lips’

Black Lips In Chennai: What Went Down

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Alright, so the initial report we got about the Black Lips Chennai gig was slightly off. We got an eyewitness at the gig to tell us exactly what happened at the Sir Mutha Venka

Black Lips Get Badass In Chennai, Remainder Of Indian Tour Cancelled

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

It was, perhaps, only a matter of time before Black Lips got mental in India. The US punk rockers played the Sir Mutha Venkata Subbarao Concert Hall in Chennai last night as he

Watch: ‘Bad Kids (live in Pune)’ – Black Lips

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

The closer of their Pune set, ‘Bad Kids’ ended a tough night for Black Lips. The Pune crowd greeted the Atlanta punk rockers with a shower of plastic bottles. The band performe

Live: Black Lips @ Climate Solutions, Bandra Amphitheatre

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

After their shaky start in Pune a few days earlier, Atlanta punk rockers Black Lips arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday with the baggage of a nervous tour beginning and the threat of

Live: Solar Punch, Rosemary, Swarathma @ Climate Solutions, Bandra Amphitheatre

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

The Climate Solutions Road Tour (a bunch of environmentalists traveling across the country in cars that run on electricity, waste matter, love and fresh air) hit Mumbai for a g

Live: Black Lips @ Campus Rock Idols, Pune

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Black Lips kicked off their India tour with a headlining spot at the zonal finals of Campus Rock Idols in Pune. Koregaon Park saw a turnout of nearly 1,500 people for the CRI show

This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Your guide to the top gigs in town (Mumbai town), weekly.

A new week, and a whole bunch of reasons to be in Mumbai.

On Tuesday, Jan 20, head to the Land’s End amphitheatre i

Black Lips Get Bottled In Pune, For Fun

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Black Lips kicked off their India tour with a gig at Pune as the headliners of the zonal finals of the Campus Rock Idols event (full review in a bit). The whole gig was a series o

Black Lips India Dates Finalised, Finally Black Lips’ fluctuating India tour schedule has been the cause of much bother for peeps looking to catch the US indies in the country. Finally now we seem to have a definite (in the relative sense of anything in India being definite) set of dates that the band is [...]

This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Your guide to the top gigs in town (Mumbai town), weekly.

Top gig weeks like this are hard to come by, so make sure you’ve got your schedulers set and your gig stash well saved

Black Lips To Be On Best Behaviour In India

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Black Lips’ live performances promise much in terms of on-stage histrionics including vomiting, stage diving, urinating and band members kissing. However, for their much anticipat

Pitchfork Calls Campus Rock Idols ‘India’s Indie American Idol’

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Pitchfork Calls Campus Rock Idols ‘India’s Indie American Idol’ In what can only be described as a total lolcats-ish interpretation of Indian reality shows (and perhaps Indian reality), indie-makers Pitchfork have called the Campus Rock Idols competition “India’s indie American Idol”. Commenting on Black Lips’ much anticipated India tour, Pitchfork said The trek includes three [...]

Black Lips India Tour Dates Announced

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Remember when Indiecision told you that Black Lips may tour India and you were like, “OMFG that’s so indie I just wet myself!” Well now finally we have dates! The band is set t

Black Lips To Tour India?

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The rumours have been floating around for a while, but now finally it seems as if something solid may be happening in the Black Lips India tour direction. A new music event is