Artist: the mavyns

Mumbai alt-rockers, The Mavyns, launched their debut studio album, From The Tree Of No Ledge at Blue Frog, Mumbai on March 20 with a host of guest artists. We've got photos!

Have you ever looked at a gig lineup and felt complete confusion as to what performances are worth your hard-earned cash, time and precious auditory sensibilities? Well have no fear, we preview gigs here. The last time we heard The Mavyns play in the city was at the Celebrate Bandra Festival on November 13 , and Arc Asia, Pune two days prior to that in 2011. It's been a busy few months for the indie rockers, getting together their debut studio release, From The Tree Of No Ledge . The band has [...]

Mumbai rock act The Mavyns will release their debut album, From The Tree Of No Ledge , tomorrow. The album will be available as a digital download on the NH7 store, and at gigs as download coupons that the band will be selling on tour (if you buy the band's t-shirt, you get the album as well). The quartet are serving up a taste of No Ledge with 'Little Woman'. The track signals the band's new direction, an evolution of their pre- Revolver era The Beatles sound evidenced on their live album [...]

The Mavyns are set to release their debut studio album From The Tree Of No Ledge this month with a five-city tour of the country. The band has previously released a live album, Lick The Blue Frog (free download here ), which is a recording of one of their first gigs at the Lower Parel venue in Mumbai. The album will be available online only, and has been a long time coming. The band have been lying low and busy prepping the album for release later this month. Check [...]

Missing out on a big moment is so infuriating because you never hear the end of it. Fans of music get reminded all the time that they missed some huge event and unfortunately they "will never understand because x event changed everything." It is inconvenient that huge events are missed and we can't always be there but these huge moments are usually the culmination of a lot of smaller moments. Woodstock didn't happen out of the blue and almost a million people did not go to that farm in New York state for the promise of something, but rather a [...]

Mumbai rockers The Mavyns played Arc Asia, Pune on Friday, November 11 as a part of the pre-parties for the Bacardi NH7 Weekender . The post-punk act played a fairly long set, to a sizaeble audience. The band has always received a good response in the city, and this outing for the band was no different. We've got photos, and the setlist from the gig, below. Setlist 'Bad Milk' 'Little Woman' 'My Sound' 'Under The Street Light' 'Star Seeds' 'Greener Than The Sea' [...]

On July 16, Mumbai saw the inaugural gig at a brand new venue, Mehboob Studios in Bandra. The first edition saw a screening of the new Foo Fighters (check out our list of the 10 most underrated Foo Fighters songs here ) documentary film Back And Forth and performances by Alex Rintu , The Mavyns and The Colour Compound (pictured). Aimed at promoting new and fresh talent, as the official Facebook page says, the venue will host a monthly concert at the suburban venue, with the [...]

Amit 'The Groovebox' Gurbaxani on Indian bands and phoren inspiration. I can't think of the last time I read a music review in an Indian or an international publication that did not describe an act's music by citing references to other bands or artists. Comparisons to similar artists might seem like a short cut to writing about the music but I often find that when reviewers attempt to break down songs into parts, by say detailing the contribution of each instrument, it makes for tedious reading. To me, a "sounds like X " reference [...]

Mumbai alternative rock act The Mavyns played High Spirits, Pune on Friday, April 29. We were there. By now, the fact that The Mavyns , with their synchronous haircut-era Beatles meets turn-of-the-century post-punk schtick, are among India's most promising acts is common knowledge. In a near-disarming timespan, the Mumbai quartet managed to create an identity strong enough for us to associate a particular type of concert with. What became apparent on Friday was how effectively Koregaon Park-venue The High Spirits is able to complement that kind of concert. Quite [...]

Mumbai acoustic project Dischordian launched their debut album at the Blue Frog on Tuesday, April 5. Dischordian is the project of Split frontman Garreth D'Mello. D'Mello has been performing in this avatar since 2008. The band released their debut album The Feni Farm Riot to a surprisingly packed Tuesday night audience at the Blue Frog. The band performed a nearly two hour-long set comprised of material from the album and a few cuts that aren't on the album as well. Powered by a contingent of hardcore fans, the [...]

After their Kill the Weekday mammoth metal gigs, Mumbai live venue B69 is set to kill the Friday. The super-gig presented by ennui.BOMB (of Stupid Ditties ), Kill the Fry Day, happens this Friday, March 25 and features a never-before-at-B69 lineup including electro rock act Medusa , new hip hop kids on the block Bombay Bassment , jam band Something Relevant (who were recently too big to be contained by the stage they'd last played), Dischordian , The Mavyns , alternative rock act Blek, and more. Extra [...]

At 7pm on day two of the Bacardi NH7 Weekender , performances began at Hard Rock Cafe, Pune. The venue saw performances by Mumbai bands - singer-songwriter Gareth D'Mello's (of Split, playing tonight at 7 at Hard Rock Cafe) project Dischordian, rock act The Mavyns, jam band Something Relevant, and the evening was concluded with New Delhi rock band The Circus. The Mavyns played some newly restructured material. Something Relevant played an extended 75-minute set, and have recently returned after touring the UK. The Circus, who recently played at a music festival in Perth, Australia, kept the [...]

This April, there was a The Velvet Underground tribute gig held at Zenzi Mills, inspired by Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable events and featuring performances by Mumbai rock band The Mavyns , theatre veteran Denzil Smith , pop duo Sridhar Thayil , the now broken-up post-punk act The Supersonics , and The Pulp Society frontman Imaad Shah . The Mavyns are now releasing recordings of this gig online, the first instalments being their spoken-word collaboration with Denzil Smith. The video (well actually just audio), is of the opening performance of Denzil Smith reciting [...]

Mumbai rock act The Mavyns played a tribute to The Beatles at the Blue Frog, Mumbai on Tuesday, Sep 28. They were joined on stage during the course of the show by Nikhil D'Souza , Vinay Lobo and others. We were there. About a year ago keyboardist Luke Kenny played a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Blue Frog . We said at the time There's far too much immediate history with Michael Jackson. We know the man a lot better than other musicians; his music, dance [...]

Mumbai rock act The Mavyns played a tribute to The Beatles at the Blue Frog, Mumbai on Tuesday, Sep 28. They were joined on stage during the course of the show by Nikhil D'Souza , Vinay Lobo and others. We were there. About a year ago keyboardist Luke Kenny played a tribute to Michael Jackson at the Blue Frog . We said at the time There's far too much immediate history with Michael Jackson. We know the man a lot better than other musicians; his music, dance [...]

Exploding Elastic Inevitable is a special tribute to one of the most important bands of our time. Inspired by Andy Warhol's seminal Exploding Plastic Inevitable events, Zenzi Mills in Mumbai will host a tribute to The Velvet Underground on Thursday, 22 April. Thursday's tribute gig will feature performances by The Mavyns , members of The Supersonics , Sridhar/Thayil and Imaad Shah. The gig will also feature pop art and short films inspired by Warhol's work. If you're a local artist who would like to display your work at the gig, send an email to [...]

Mumbai rock act The Mavyns played a pretty special gig at the Blue Frog last year when we first checked them out, and asked you to do the same . Lucky for us, they recorded that gig. And now they're giving it away for free exclusively on Indiecision. Lick The Blue Frog features 10 songs from the gig and one bonus track. Download the album here . Pic: Shirley 'Cheryl' D'Costa Blog, Bookmark, Burp:

Mumbai's The Mavyns and Kolkata's The Supersonics are on tour this month. The Indieca tour sees the bands visit four cities. Follow the tour here . This is their tour diary. Pune Date: February 4, 2010 Venue: Hard Rock Cafe (This diary was written by Rohan Ganguli and Nitin Mani of The Supersonics) Time to go To [...]

Mumbai's The Mavyns and Kolkata's The Supersonics are on tour this month. The Indieca tour sees the bands visit four cities. Follow the tour here . This is their tour diary. Mumbai Date: February 2, 2010 Venue: Hard Rock Cafe (This diary was written by Kristofor Paul Mendonca, drums, The Mavyns) The gig was supposed to begin at around 9:30pm, but we were supposed to [...]

The Mavyns and The Supersonics kicked off the Indieca tour at Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai on Tuesday, February 2. The Mavyns started their set nervously but found their stride about mid-way with a burst of new material including a song called 'Bad Milk'. 'Freedomslinger' is a featured song on Stupid Stupid Stupid (download the song here ). It's asymmetrical rhythm patterns and driving bass lines make for a particularly absorbing listen. Follow the Indieca Tour ! Blog, [...]