FOR two lucky indie bands, performing at this year's Rock The Sub concert at The Substation Theatre might kickstart an international music career.

The three-year-old indie music event, organised yearly by The Substation and Timbre Music, a music consultancy and concept agency arm of the Ublues group, is introducing two new programmes.

A mentorship programme will reward a new, upcoming band with a makeover and a photoshoot.

And a band exchange programme will offer another band a chance to tour the Philippines.

Mr Danny Loong, deputy managing director of Ublues Group, will mentor three bands: For This Cycle, Postbox and Silhouette, and at the end of it, one of them will be selected for the photo shoot and makeover.

Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Straits Times' LIFE!.