They performed at last 2 years of JRO (June Rock Out)where they released their full length album on July 10th 2005.

They have sold over 700 Albums till date at the shows and over the Internet which has been received with rave reviews.

Their musical influences range from blues to reggae to hard rock and jazz. “So we are not a metal monger type band and consider ourselves to be rock alternative.”

After completion of numerous shows & tons of composing, LBG are planning to release their second album titled Bad Children by September 2006 which will be kicked off with a full India tour (Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkatta, Maybe somewhere in the North east, Cochin & Chennai).They are also in the process of story boarding a video and are looking to produce it soon.

Press:

“Standup & Rock” - The Hindu

“…warmed up, but it was the next band on stage Little Babooshka’s Grind that really had everyone on their feet and gently head-banging, thanks to their individual style, which is strong on melody….”

“The Sitdown” - Deccan Chronicle
people were definitely not sitting down. Rather were dancing all over the place given the sheer enthusiasm of Little Babooshkas Grind, playing originals from their upcoming second album

“One Night With LBG” - The Hindu

…LBG’s success was a recent invitation to “Taj Coromandel presents ONE NIGHT with THE LBG”. Their performance at Matchpoint explained why LBG is rated as one among the top bands in the country.

May 13th

Sad Dismissal of Avanthi Krishnan (1979 to 2006)

LBG would like to pay their respects to their greatest fan and very dear friend. She will be missed & May God bless her soul.

April 28th

Stand Up & Rock:: Feat. LBG, No Idea & Hunger

The show was simply spectacular!! High energy, superb crowd, Great sound & amazing lighting The perfect recipe for a rockin show!!

.LBG really had everyone on their feet and head banging thanks to their individual style and strong melodyLBG had such oomph & attitude

The Hindu

March 28th

MMU Comuncations support the LBG

LBG is now being backed by a professional Advertising Agency in Chennai called MMU COMMUNICATIONS which provides assistance in all promotional activities (PR, Hoardings, Poster Design, E-mailers, SMS Messaging, Newspapers Ads)for all our shows.

“We believe that its not just enough for a band to just come, play and then F@#k off Its a joint effort with the organizer to make sure that as many people come and watch the band performing” says Avnith.

MMU communications also has an Events Division and is planning on starting a Record Label with the aim to reach music to the masses through all Major Music Stores in India

February 24th

BAD CHILDREN COMING SOON!!

LBG Announce the title for their second record BAD CHILDREN. Weve been spending the last couple of months composing and fine tuning the new material says Praveen.

Its going to be a raunchy album with a new sound and the same LBG energy, which have been entertaining crowds at all their shows. Soma, Bad Children, Super cat are some songs that are going to be testimonial to LBGs new mature sound.

Theyre all set to hit the studio by end June early July and should be released by September 2006. A couple of videos are definitely on the way. A series of Gigs are being setup all over the country for the launch. So do be sure to check it out!!

:::: 2005 ::::

December 9 th

THE SITDOWN @ Gatsby Village, Chennai

Following the success of their unplugged show at the Taj, LBG treated the crowd at Gatsby Village to spectacular performance. Featuring mostly songs from their upcoming album.

The show was far from a sitting down. Rather were dancing all over the place given the sheer enthusiasm of the band. “The Sitdown” is definitley a concept the band is planning to take on the road all over the country in the coming year.

September 14th
LBG LIVE & UNPLUGGED @ Match Point, Taj Coromandel

LBG performed a complete All original 20 song setlist in Match Point @ Taj Coromandel, featuring songs from their debut Album as well as a sneak peak as to what the second album has to offer. The show was a huge success, packing in a full house.

12th August
JRO 2005 @ Unwind Center, Chennai

LBG Perform for the Rockfest JRO 2005 for the third time in a row. It was a Power packed show sharing the stage with Still Water (Sikkim) & WhiteNoize (Bangalore).

9th July
Underground 2005 @ Le Resort, Pondicherry

After the exceptional sale of the Album (TAICTW) Pondicherry had a rocking time, Singing along with all the tunes. Money, Scarawag & Revolution were the High lites of the night. The crowd wouldnt let them get of stage without performing Money again!!

And this time the crowd sang the Full chorus. Was a blast!! Special Thanks to DJ Karma, Prabhu & Arul for the GR8 hospitality.

03rd July

American Independence Day Bash @ Taj Fisherman’s Cove, Chennai

It was a special day for the Americans (Pre-Independence Day Bash) at Fisherman’s Cove by the beach. The US of A people got a special treat The L.B of G Style!!. Hot Babes, Free Beer & Good Food, a Super Combination for a Super Show!!

21st May 2005

Run to the Hills @ The English Club, Kodaikanal

Kodaikannal, a bustling Hill Station (Atleast during Peak Season) saw something they had never seen before!! An Outdoor Show in the freezing cold, 5 guys took stage & blew their minds out!! Kick starting the show with Wrong , their feet were tapping throughout the show.

That was until the cops came and busted the show!! Apparently the sound was facing in the direction where a very influential Cranky old man lived.So the Show was shutdown .but people wanted more and started abusing the cops.

The organisers then re located to a near by Farm House where the crowd followed and we partied all night!!

23rd April 2005

Madras Underground @ The Equestrian Horse Farm, Covallong

Held at a Farm, with a Gr8 out door space for a show on the East Coast.The show Featured 12 bands from all over in one night. Starting at 11pm with the All girl band Mantra.

The energy of the crowd was good and it just kept getting better. Tin Leaf, Sound Sleep, Buddhas Babies & Molotov Cocktail were among the other bands there. LBG performed at about 2 AM.

Show was sponsored by Enfield and anyone who had a Bullet got free entry. The best part was when a bout 15 bullets came thundering in to the venue and parked right near the stage. There were people who had ridden down from Bangalore for the show.

25th March
Rising South Carnival @Green Medows, Pallavakami, Chennai

In view of the Tsunami, that hit the City on the 25th of December. LBG collaborated with various Venues all over the City for the 3rd of the Rising South Carnival for relief Shows. 40% of the proceeds from the Show were to be donated to the people who suffered from the disaster.

The Show was followed by a trance party which had people coming in till 4 A.M. There was also a complementary Breakfast for everyone, but no one stayed for that!! So food worth Rs.10000 + Rs 5000 of raw materials (Rice, Maida, vegetables, Oil etc) were distributed to the Slum areas, affected by the Tsunami.

The Show was a Huge Success and 40% was donated as promised.

18th March

Live Vibe @ YMCA, Royapettah, Chennai

A tribute show to Chennais Grand Daddy of Rock n Roll, Ashok Cherian , Live Vibe was Ashoks Concept which he had been talking about for years and finally did it before leaving the country. 6 bands performing only originals took stage to enthrall the audience with their originality.

No Covers was the norm each band had to follow & a Compilation CD of 4 of the bands recordings were sold as the ticket. So everyone who came went back home with the Music they had just listened to. Money, Codeine & everybody wants to feel this way from LBGs Album (TAICTW) were featured on the Live Vibe compilation CD.

22nd January

2nd Aniversary Celebration @ Sparks in Savera Hotel, Chennai

LBG collaborated with Savera for the 2nd of our Rising South for Relief Show which was primarily supposed to be one big party. We told them that the band was doing relief shows & The celebrations for the 2nd Anniversary of Sparks was also in aid of Tsunami Relief.

We kicked started the show where disco crowd were shakin their legs and dancing around to the tunes of LBG. Praveen, Front man of LBG along with Avnith ( Guitarist) Joined the crowd on the dance floor and danced with some really Hot women. Ofcourse the Marketing Manager was a A**hole and didnt even offer any help with the moving of the equipment and didnt let LBG finish their Set.

16th January

Rising South for Relief @ Sathyam Cineplex, Chennai

Kickstarting a spree of shows in Aid of Tsunami Relief which hit the city on the 25th of December, LBG took it up as a responsibility to spread the message through music and raise funds for the people affected by the disaster.

Statement Released by the Band on the Rising South Concept:

In view of the Tsunami, LBG wishes to do its little bit in conjunction with reputed venues as a part of a collective social responsibility effort. LBG hopes to partner with other bands for the other venues and do whatever it can in the true spirit of Rock n Roll.

The concerts are for relief, which does not mean that it is only for tsunami relief but all kinds of relief. LBG being a part of the Chennai populace is aware that though a majority of the population was not directly affected, but everyone has suffered psychologically and emotionally to various extents.

The aim of these concerts is also to help heal these scars and to tell people that everyone should be strong and that life has to go on… ‘

The response was immense and people flocked in to contribute and listen to the Music. The Show was a free Show, but everyone generously donated money in to a donation box which was being passed around during the show. Since it was an open show and was held right in front of the theater, there were people who were buying tickets, waiting for their Movie show ,

People who had finished watching their movie & people passing by in their vehicles, all stopping to watch the show till the very end. There was a major traffic jam. But the Cops couldnt do anything cause the Cineplex was well connected with the government!! And the show Rocked!!

What is LBG?
as told to Avanthi Krishnan

‘Release the Animal’
as told to Sonu Shanker, RSJ

“No Covers here”
The Hindu
17, Sept, 2005

JRO 2004, The Hindu

LBG Release their Debut Album
The Hindu

THIS ANIMAL IS CALLED THE WALLET
Rs. 150/- Only

What is ‘Babooskha’?

A Babooshka (Matryoshka) is a Russian nesting doll. A set of Matryoshka dolls consists of a wooden figure which can be pulled apart to reveal another figure of the same sort inside. It has in turn another figure inside, and so on. The number of nested figures is usually six or more….

What is LBG about?

5 Men who create and weave magic- Now after years of extensive hard work, innumerable shows, intense practice sessions, rock hard determination and suffering fools, LBG has reached a point where you just cant not notice. Having released their debut album, “This Animal is called the Wallet”, the band realizes that spreading music means spreading the true message.

“We dont care if people cant accept our music because it doesn’t sound like growling dogs banging your head with a ratchet or a cover that you can listen to from your mp3 collection”
Love uz, hate uz: we will not let you ignore uz! - LBG

What you can expect at an LBG show?

Lots of high energy tunes complimented by an equally high energy performance. No talk of Satan, or death and destruction, we have enough of that in this world. This is music that has its own character matched by our in-your-face attitude of not perpetuating the lie that original music wont get you anywhere.

Write your own song

Not playing covers- How we view it and how we can overcome this?

LBG understands that this has kept them away from bigger shows and bigger things, “but how long are we going to play other people’s songs to prove that we are worthy? Who is the better band - Grateful Dead or Dream Theatre? Whose to judge?” says Arjun

” It just depends on the music you like and since there are not that many recognised eclectic rock platforms in the country the journey is that much harder, but the rock audience are becoming more and more open and that gives us the passion to rock on!!” - says Aum

BAND INITIATIVES:

The Rising South

The Rising South is a string of live performances that LBG has been/ will be organizing in and around Chennai originally started as a part of the bands tsunami relief and now taking on a higher purpose to promote original music and original bands.

The Rising South concept essentially revolves around the idea of promoting meritorious original music and musicians distributed over South India. In the past a score of promo events had been organized in and around the city of Chennai and the concept is now ready to be taken on board a higher platform.

In keeping with recent trends among musicians and the mass audience represented by the ever increasing fan base for original Indian rock music, the Rising South provides the perfect dais for bringing excellent original music into the foreground and at the same time serve as a distinctive arena for sending out messages to the vast target audience which essentially consists of Indian youth between the ages of 18 and 30.

MMU COMMUNICATIONS

LBG is being backed by a professional Advertising Agency in Chennai called MMU COMMUNICATIONS which provides assistance in all promotional activities (PR, Hoardings, Poster Design, E-mailers, SMS Messaging, Newspapers Ads)for all our shows. We believe that its not just enough for a band to just come, play and then F@#k off Its a joint effort with the organizer to make sure that as many people come and watch the band performing.

MMU communications also has an Events Division and is planning on starting a Record Label with the aim to reach music to the masses through all Major Music Stores in India.

JRO 2004, The Hindu

LBG SPEAK:

“We pride ourselves on our ability to play originals and still put on an entertaining quality oriented act. Though not playing covers are a turn off for some organisers, we can assure you that all pro-cover organisers who have reluctantly put us on Concert Bills have been overwhelmed at the audience response and satisfaction. “

- Dheena (Manager)