Barefaced Liar + opening act: The Incredible Mindfunk on 12 December 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket

Events in Delhi - Barefaced Liar + opening act: The Incredible Mindfunk on 12 December 2013 at Hard Rock Cafe, DLF Place, Saket. 10.pm

Barefaced Liar is an amalgamation of the talents of Akshay Chowdhry (vocals, guitar), Sumant Balakrishnan (vocals, guitar), Akshay Johar (bass) and Suyash Gabriel (drums).

With a friendship tracing back to high school, Akshay and Sumant embarked on their musical journey over a decade ago. Their passion for singing, song writing and the guitar manifested itself in the creation of Barefaced Liar – a band through which they express their penchant for blues, classic rock and heavy metal sounds. After finding the perfect balance in sound since the arrival of Suyash Gabriel and Akshay Johar, the bands remains one of the most reputed acts to hit the stage.

Today, BFL is recognized as one of the most popular bands in New Delhi; known for their versatility and originality. Having played live on the Indian music circuit since 2008, they are known for their explosive live shows and infectious enthusiasm on stage. Winners the Ibibo Rising Rock stars national contest in 2009 resulted in funding for their self-titled debut album and an India-wide launch tour. Their songs Glow and Mirage were semi-finalists at the UK Songwriters Contest for 2009 and 2010. In 2011, BFL was one of the top 8 bands chosen countrywide by Talenthouse India for the MTV show “Pole Position” – a competition to open for Metallica in India. Most recently, their newest single, Toe the Line, has been topping music charts across the country.

Citing artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Stevie Ray Vaughan as the source of their musical inspiration, BFL’s sound can be described as a blend of Indian indie- rock, blues and heavy metal. Their signature sound consists of pop-driven vocal harmonies that blend seamlessly with their blues-rooted guitar style.

Having played in all the major metros, at popular venues and festivals, the band looks forward to breaking out onto the international music stage.

About a year old now,The Incredible MindFunk is a Delhi/Gurgaon based project . Though new to the circuit, the idea had been floating around for a while with Siddhant, Amar and Malik jamming occasionally. And just like any clichéd story, they wanted to take it a step further, thus bringing on Amira to complete the lineup.

The band released it's debut album, 'Absolutely Essential' in June 2013.

1. Vocals - Amira Gill - Blessed with a voice awesome enough to end dictatorships in the Middle East, a fully functional body clock AND a bedtime to go with it.
She’s the one reason the band seems sane enough to be allowed in public.

Effortlessly dumbfounding you with soaring melodies and conjuring up vocal lines that REFUSE to get out of your head.

2. Guitars – Siddhant Agarwal – Every band has ‘That One Jackass’, socially inept, scares the parents away, dreams of robbing KFC with Chewbacca (you know the type). Though he seems to fit in(somehow), producing some truly mind warping Progressive and Psychedelic sounds, add a cubic buttload of Funk , throw in a pinch of shred and you have a guy twisted enough to establish his dominion over a ballpool full of somalian midgets.

3. Bass - Amar Pandey – Our very own Clark Kent on happy juice (yes his smile is infectious),’Dr P’ and his pearly white mistress always seem to have that perfect solution , constantly bombarding the jam room with his illegally cool and groovy bass lines mixed in with a solid sense of melody, making him cool enough to chill with YOUR alcoholic dad.

4. Drums -Karan Malik - He’s probably the only drummer cool enough to go and lecture the entire band on EQ , fix it and then point and laugh . Blessed with a mouth that puts pirates to shame, he is infamous for his rock steady grooves, blistering metal chops and for being as loud as a roomful of rednecks on moonshine.

Date: 12th Dec, 2013