Music Malt | culture, festivals and more

WHAT? Vh1 K-Popp WHEN? 8 PM, September 16 WHERE? VH1 channel The advent of K-pop is a music phenomenon that introduced South Korean culture to the world. Fans in India are up for an extraordinary treat by Vh1 with the country’s first ever specially curated K-Pop music block Vh1 K-Popp’d set to premiere on the channel. As South Korea celebrates Music Day on September 14, Vh1 India is set to bring the Hallyu to the country following popular demand from fans on Saturday, September 16, 8 PM. Tune in and swoon to the tunes of some of the world famous K-Pop bands BTS, EXO, GOT7 and much more on Vh1 K-Popp. Edited by - Debjani Hazarika

BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender announces BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender Express This year, BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender Express travels to Kolkata (Oct 07),Bengaluru (Oct 29), Puducherry (Nov 05), Jaipur (Nov 12), Hyderabad (Nov 19), Indore (Nov 26) and Kochi (Dec 02). The festival has announced seven editions of BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender Express, from Oct 07 – Dec 02. As music fans gear up for the 8th Edition of BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender in Meghalaya (Oct 27-28) and Pune (Dec 08-10), there’s more good news for them in other cities. These are one-day concerts featuring several artists across genres, to bring the festival experience to new cities across India. This is the second year for the BACARDÍ NH7 Express editions, which took place in five cities last year. “As we keep doing the festival year after year, there are two trends that we see – increasingly, there are people traveling from other cities to come to the main events, and there are more and more people asking us to bring the festiv

WHAT? Dark Circle Factory v/s Madfingers WHEN?  8pm (Doors open at 5 pm), Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 WHERE? The Storytellers’ Bar, The Promenade Hotel, 23, Goubert Ave, P ondicherry   The Storytellers’ Bar is delighted to host two incredibly gifted musicians from Mumbai and Bangalore, Lindsay D’Mello and Karan Joseph aka Dark Circle Factory v/s Madfingers. Lindsay is one of the best drummers in the country and Karan is a formidably talented keyboardist and pianist who has studied at some of the world’s best music schools. Prepare for a high-energy, toe-tapping, head-bopping night! Dark Circle Factory v/s Madfingers- A project by Karan Joseph and Lindsay D'Mello, who met at That Studio, to jam and play, in order to get some music down; and ended up recording a few tracks, along with live jam videos. DCF (Dark Circle Factory) aka Lindsay says “There are many ways of writing and composing music. There is no wrong or right way, as long as it comes naturally”. D