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Lazy River is the latest to join the Delhi rock scene
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In action Members of Lazy River
You can call them the new kids on the block. What else would you call a music band that’s just four months old and made their biggest performance debut just last week? They call themselves the Lazy River but when you talk to this bunch of young
sters you realise they are full of life, much unlike their band name.
Like most blues/rock outfits, the seeds of the band germinated right from school time, when Chaitanya, the lead guitarist, and Farid (the drummer), along with a friend decided to take their love for music more seriously. The friend moved out but the idea of a band stuck along. It was only when they entered college that they found similar musical sensibilities in Jeff (the bass guitarist) and a female vocalist, and decided to formally call themselves a band. Meg, the lead vocalist, is the latest addition to the band. And latest in this case means just two weeks old. “I love singing but I used to perform only on and off. I never thought I would sing in a band but I am enjoying it now,” says Meg who’s pursuing her Maths undergrads from St. Stephen’s College. A self-taught singer, she is trained to play the drums and the piano.
“St. Stephen’s College is a majority in our band, as three of them are studying there. I am doing my economics from Ramjas College though,” points out Chaitanya. And at this moment other band members start teasing him. But he is quick to add in jest, “But that really doesn’t matter, as I am running the show. You just watch out.”
Giving their first major performance at the Shark Tooth Live Storms in the Capital the other day, the band members were a little tensebut two songs later they not only became comfortable but rocked as well.
“It started as a hobby but we are serious about it now. We just hope to sustain the same enthusiasm and make a career out of it,” says Chaitanya. “You see, the rock culture in India is still naïve. It’s not easy to make a living out of it,” adds Jeff.
Besides playing a couple of covers, Lazy River is already making original composition. For now, they want the band to settle down and do more gigs. The rest can wait.
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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