New dates added:

When: July 23rd 2010 with Ali Azmat
Where: Gateway Theater, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL
More Info: For Tickets Contact Monty @ 847-770-1088

When: July 24th 2010
Where: Dewberry Hall (Johnson Center), Fairfax, VA
More Info: For Tickets Contact Lavika 703-200-9292

When: July 31st 2010
Where: Le Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street, NYC
Click here for Tickets

All you Strings and Fuzon fans, here’s the chance to see them Live, together. We have confirmed news that they will be performing together in Houston this June. Here at LIB, we have personally been waiting for this to happen for a long time.

We will keep posting more dates and gig information as we learn about them here.

When: Saturday, June 12 @ 8:00pm
Where: House of Blues, 1204 Caroline Street, Houston, TX
More Information: Call: Nabeel Ishaq 832-607-2007 or Rehan Ahmed 832-868-0103

In the mean while enjoy a few of our Strings and Fuzon favorites from the famous Coke Studio sessions:

About Strings: Strings is one of Pakistan’s all time most popular pop bands comprising Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia. Formed almost two decades ago, the band has grown to be coveted for its music, lyrics and energetic live act. Strings won Best Artist and Most Favourite Band at the MTV Asia Awards in 2005 and Best Live Act at the Lux Style Music Awards last year.

The band originally debuted in 1990 with the release of their self-titled album which was followed by their second album, Strings-2 in 1992. After a band reshuffle and an eight year hiatus, Bilal and Faisal took the industry by storm with the release of critically acclaimed album Duur and 4 years later, Dhaani both of which enjoyed national and international popularity.

On the international circuit, the Strings song Na Janay Kyoun has the distinction of being part of the OST for Spiderman 2 and so far they have a plethora of hit songs that have featured in a number of Bollywood films. The boys are also known for having collaborated with internationally renowned acts like Euphoria and actors Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham.

About Fuzon: Know more about Fuzon here.

The Fuzön art insists on setting feelings above mere technique; and creating an individualistic genre of mold breaking music. Above everything else Fuzon is stylistically different. Born out of diverse western and eastern classical influences, Fuzön encompasses hybrid styles of exquisite melodies and everlasting pop/rock instrumentation, carving out a special niche for the threesome.

Fuzön has been living up to its second album’s title by journeying across the globe for various concert performances. The band recently performed in Rome and Dhaka, and on the heels of its recent Indian tour.

The band setup a very special performance for the Bangladeshi audience. “The crowd wasn’t expecting us to play a Bengali song, so when I started singing the first few lines, they just erupted with jubilation,” said Rameez. The song called Shoone was a Bengali version of an Indian film song by Kishore Kumar, Dil Mein Ho Tum.

So what’s next for the band? “We have a US tour coming up,” said Shallum. “And after that we’ll focus on our next album,”