Gallery of Photos

Below are pictures of performers submitted by our readers and some taken by our own staff.

Burn, True Rockers as some people may call them can hardly be called an up and comming Rock & Roll Band. The band has gone through their share of teething problems and have proven to be one of the better rock & roll bands in Trinidad. The band consists of Robin Juteram - Vocals, Ancil Ramcharan - Guitar, The Fly - Guitar, Stanley Jennings - Bass, Brent Batson - Drums. From their humble beginings in Sangre Grande (originally as the band Escape) in 1993. Their initial works in the making included tracks from Iron Maiden, Guns `N Roses and the Scorpions. The many hours spent by the band and timestaken efforts paid off in 2005 when they won The Anchorage Pop Music Awards. The many hours spent learning popular cover songs such as Bad Boys Running Wild and Winds of Change (Scorpions) and Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden) gave them the confidence and competence to enter the Battle of the Bands one of the biggest local Rock events which was to be held at St. Johns Ambulance Hall in Port of Spain (at the time). Escape decided to compete against the 13 carded bands and had little expectation, content just to be performing one of Trinidads most prestige rock competitions and to live the experience.The following tow years saw four major break-ups which pretty much saw the demise of Escape but this led to the birth of a new entity. Burn. The first time any one saw burn was at the 1999 Anchorage Pop Music Awards, where they placed third, but took home the prize for Best Male Vocals. Then in 2000 the band came third again but went home as the Peoples Choice. Having gained tremendous popularity, Burn became a staple of the Trinidad Rock & Rollers diet and could be seen performing in prety much any venue that offered live rock & roll entertainment. After a vey hectic and demanding tour scence and performing schedule the band turned their energies to writing new original material and went off the scene fro a time. They have continued to work on their original material. Burn can be seen at many of The Rock City Internationals' events throughout Trinidad & Tobago.

Certified Addicts (2 pictures above and 2 below). The Band Certified Addicts comprise of Robert Chang on Drums, Vanda Rampersad on Lead Vocals, Peter Plummer on Lead Guitars and Jeffrey Khan on Bass Guitar and Keyboards. Born out of a chance meeting between Peter and Jeffrey in 2003 and then Robert, the band has the qualities of a humble yet professional Rock and Roll Band. Although they consider themselves a Rock & Roll Band, they have been known to perform reggae, soca and chutney and always play to please the crowd. They have performed at WASAs' Christmas fete 2005, The Linx Restaurant for Valentines and many other venues showing their versatility. In 2006 the recorded their first song "Soca In The Samba" that is due to hit shelves in late 2007 for the 2008 Soca season. Recorded at Audiocon Studio, the band expets their song do do well on the local asd well as foreign circuit. They can be seen at many of the events hosted by Rock City International.

*Vox Deus comes from the latin phrase 'Vox populi, Vox Deus', which when roughly translated means the voice of the people is the voice of God. Vox Deus, Based in Trinidad and Tobago, *Vox Deus was formed in 2002/03 by Nikolas Khan, Matthew Coelho, Devin Harrypaul and Kelan Graham. Over the years, members left and were replaced and then those members left and were replaced. The current lineup has proven to be the one that gels together best and has been playing together for 2 years. The current lineup is: Matthew 'youngers' Coelho - vocals, Nikolas 'Snickles' Khan - lead guitar, Jonathan 'Sundar' Ramsundar - bass, Gerard 'footie' Ferreira ' rhythm guitar and Nicholai 'mickelo' Assam - drums. The band is managed by Joey 'ullum' Balgobin. The band and their performance emanate an energy and on stage performance which words can not explain and you really have to see these guys to understand the statement. Even if you are not into their genre of music you will find their show entertaining. Its not for the weak at heart. Drop kicks on fellow members and splits and dances is not an uncommon sight and the band is never short on entertainment. Their music is equally as captivating and exciting as is the stage show. With multiple generes incorporated into the band's music (sometimes even in the same song) the songs leave you moshing or moving your feet and wanting more. Something for everyone, this probably won't be a genre purist's favourite band but Vox dares them not to be moved by certain songs or parts of songs. Vox Deus is presently recording a 4 song demo and on the path to continuing their evolution and maturity in song writing and stage antics with the aim of diving into international waters and making as many waves as possible. Recently their performed at The Tsunami Club in Chaguaramas with three other bands and fans were not disappointed. (See our show reviews section)

The best music is full of passion, memorable melodies and pleasant surprises, and the work of Orange Sky certainly qualifies. Orange Sky is a roots/rock band from the tropical island paradise of Trinidad and Tobago. The influence of Caribbean music is deeply entrenched within Orange Sky's distinctive style. The members of Orange Sky include vocalist/lead guitarist/song writer Nigel Rojas, rhythm guitarist Adam Murray, bass guitarist Nicholas Rojas and drummer Obasi Springer. The band has performed alongside top international acts as well as some of Trinidads local artiste. Whatever the venue Orange Sky fits right in.

Rahil Babooram, Trinidad's unique Rock & Roll musician and a singer/ songwriter and multi talented musician has been living in Trinidad and facinating fans by his unique style and blend of Rock & Roll was born in Canada but makes his home Trinidad. He can be considered a one man band while recording but can be seen working with a backing band during live performances. His previous works include "Gaura-Vani" (demo recorded in 1997 - studio in 1999) and "Simply Rahil" (2006). He is currently working on his 4th album entitled 'Cuatro' whilst officially re-recording his 3rd album 'Orange' in studio. His influences (musically & artisticall) are an extensive list of some of the most influencial artistes of this era and include : The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Sir George Martin), Pink Floyd (Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright, Nick Mason), Electric Light Orchestra/ELO (Jeff Lynne, Kelly Groucutt, Richard Tandy, Bev Bevan, Mik Kaminski, Hugh McDowell, Melvyn Gale), Billy Joel, Travelling Wilburys (Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan), Elvis Presley, Paul Simon, Bee Gees, The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, America and Supertramp to name a few. Influences spiritually and morally: Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada & ISKCON (and the many devotees locally and internationally who have been supportive), Sriman George Harrison and Sir Paul McCartney. For more info feel free to check out his website - http://rahil.iscool.net.

Rockin in the land of calypso JointPop can be considered one of the staples of The Rock & Rollers Diet in Trinidad & Tobago. No one can be surprised at the phenomenon Jointpop FC, their innovative sounds and musicianship is second to none. Singer-songwriter Gary Hector, leads this entity with lead guitarist, Damon Homer; and Gerrard Rajkumar on the drums, Graham Garnger on bass was the first incarnation of Jointpop FC. As quoted by Bernard Batzen, creative director of Midem ''Zat ze Jointpop is superbly original' and could grace a stage anywhere in the world.

Rock City International. Nicholas Towers. POS.