Curtain Raiser of ODB-Zero Decibel Heralds a Renaissance in Bengali Band Culture
Reported by Sanchita chatterjee Kolkata 14th March, 2026: Curtain Raiser of ODB-Zero Decibel Heralds a Renaissance in Bengali Band Culture witnessed the curtain raiser of the maiden edition of ODB - Zero Decibel in association with 91.9 Friends FM, a first-of-its-kind multi-week live band competition hosted by One SIP Gastropub, in the presence of stalwarts from the Bengali rock fraternity including Siddhartha Ray (Sidhu), vocalist of the iconic band Cactus; Gaurab Chatterjee (Gaboo), drummer of Lakkhichara; Indrajit Dey (Indra), music composer, former keyboardist of Fossils and Suvendu Roy, Curator, ODB. The initiative marks the beginning of an ambitious platform envisioned to revive the legacy of Bengal's iconic band culture while offering emerging and corporate bands a stage to perform and be discovered. Conceptualised by Suvendu Roy and Moitryee Bhattacharjee from One Sip as more than just a competition, ODB has been designed as a vibrant cultural movement where unheard music...