Adnan ARIF

Star date 2017-12th, March, Planet Earth : Log Entry: 

Last night I uploaded my latest song, 'This World We Live In'. I really wanted to use sitar synths in my next song, and that is what you get on this track. It took me all of last fall and the winter of 2017 to be happy enough with the mix to put it up here.

This song is about our planet Earth and how humanity has treated 'Mother Earth'....hopefully a call to people to take better care of 'This World We Live In', the only world we live in, this green and blue world.....

I hope you enjoy it. And please, don't listen to it on your crappy phone speakers. At least plug in some nice ear buds :)   

Peace. 

Today we jammed with a new band member, Maneshwar Singh, who will be playing guitars. Very excited to have him on board;  Myself and Robert had a great time jamming with him. His brother plays Eastern Tabla percussion, and is an excellent drummer! You will probably be seeing him in some of our future gigs too! We are prepping for our show at Star Bar on Friday March 24th.Stoked to perform again ! 

Closing out the year with a show at Tufano's restaurant for some great Firefighters Engine 5! 
Also, mixing my latest track 'This World We Live In', and hopefully will get it mastered by the new year!.
Applying to a bunch of festivals for next year. 
Have a great holiday season people! 

Excited to play this Thursday July 28th, and again on August 11th at Café Brauer, inside Lincoln Park Zoo! We will be playing on the patio in the back overlooking the pond! Should be a beautiful venue to play at. Enjoy dinner and some live acoustic/ electric music! Playing original songs and rock covers

We have a cool gig in the city at the Estate Ultra Bar, a bar with a rooftop lounge overlooking the Chicago river, and with an amazing view of the Chicago skyline! Monday May 23rd, 6 pm! Yes , its a Monday but what better way to start a work week than checking out some Rock/ classic rock original music!

Also, Ive been working on a new album, penning lyrics and song arrangements. We hope to get it done later in the year. Stay tuned! 

So we are excited to be playing for the Firefighters of Engine Company No. 8, based out of Blue Island! A big Thank you to Mike (Fire Chief) who attended our last show at Dao Sushi and loved our classic / alt-rock sound! This is going to be downtown at Tufano's Italian Ristorante! Monday Dec 7th. We will be rocking the house ! Smoke on the Water, baby...FIRE in the SKYYY!

Well, it has been a hectic few weeks for me. Relocating is not fun, even if it is from one Chicago suburb to another! In the middle of work, packing, managing the household and kids, and having this Dao Sushi gig 3 days before I close on a house,lol! 

But we had a blast, and the show was a roaring success, thanks to you, the fans!  A big thank you to all those who came out to see us ! You are AWESOME and the support you give us is amazingly appreciated! We had a 2 hour set, and we played a fun medley of originals, classic rock and modern rock songs. 

Meanwhile, at my personal recording studio, I am putting the finishing touches on two new songs which we have been playing live. They will be a part of our 2016 album. My previous album was all recorded by me and all instruments were played by me. (before i formed the band) But in these new songs, I have Grant and Robert playing bass and drums, and the tracks just came to life with our collective energies recorded on tape! 

Cant wait for 2016. Its going to be a great year. I hope the same for you and your families

So I have been applying to terrestrial radio stations to try to get airplay. Just going to send a press kit to Loyola WLUW radio. Emailed The Drive even!  Also, as always, looking for cool new gigs/ venues to play at! Theres a sweet venue called The Square Celt which is in Orland Park. I hope to play there with the band on a regular basis. 

Have a festival coming up in September. So looking foward to it. 
Working on some new material too, that will show up on the new album, coming out in 2016!

Dont forget to check out some new videos on the vids page. 

Peace,
A

First of all, a big thank you!  for coming out to our last show at the Wire and making it such a huge success! Now ,it is time to slow it down and work on developing the new webpage some more (www.arif.rocks ) . I also intend to add more videos/ music-videos, and new photos to the website, and really polish it up.

My plan is to also complete recording some new songs we are working on. Grant and Robert laid down bass and drum tracks, i need to finish vocals and lead guitar! I am taking the music in a more bluesy-rock direction. I really think you will love these songs even more. 

My plans for next year are to get more bookings playing at festivals in and around the Chicago area!  Wouldn't that be awesome !! 
I also hope to reach out to agencies that advocate mental health awareness, and maybe team up with them to play music at their events! That would fit nicely with my music and my work as a Psychiatrist. 

Peace.

 

Thursday : Band practise with Robert and Grant, followed by an open mic session at Ed n Joes Pizzeria in Tinley Park, doing a solo set. (They have awesome thin-crust pizza!)

Then next Friday is our gig at WIRE, (www.wireismusic.com) in Berwyn, Illinois. Looking forward to that.. Thank you to all of you fans, friends who have said they will come. We could use the support. Having a good turnout at these smaller gigs eventually gets us bigger, better ones. Next year I really want to his more summer festivalsand have our extended family (fans, friends) out there too with us. ! Cant wait...

Will be laying down some vocal tracks this weekend too on our two new tracks. 

Oh ,and Band merchandise is cominnnng!  Some awesome pens (everyeone needs pens at my workplace) and we have some cool coasters that I will give away at bars, and clubs!

Peace.