The Diesel Fit Your Attitude Party

All the party boys and the party girls were glowing in the dark. I am a sucker for unconventional party venues. Just like I am extra intrigued when art is displayed or installed in spaces other than galleries and museums. The basement of the cavernous Diesel Store in Mumbai was a pretty funky place for a Thursday night do. Hosted by Miss Universe India 2010 Ushoshi Sengupta,... Read More

Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards 2012

It has always been a pleasure to step onto Stage 3 at Mehboob Studios. Anish Kapoor’s exhibit last year was the first time for me. Then we had the run of the land as we documented the goings-on at the Mahindra Blues Festival 2012. And last evening we were guests at the 2012 edition of the Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards (in association with Rolling Stone magazine).... Read More

Advaita album launch gig

The second album by New Delhi-based Advaita is called The Silent Sea and the band performed at Mumbai’s Blue Frog in honour of the album’s release. We were there and we took some pictures.  Read More

Attended Live From the Console yet?

When the invitation arrived for the first ever Live From The Console, it could have gone two ways – in the virtual trash or on our to-do list – and since honesty is the absolute point of blogging (I think), I was tempted to ‘ignore’ rather than ‘consider’. Because I have not been the biggest fan of Indian indie music. Mostly because I hadn’t... Read More

Slow Down Clown – Live at Blue Frog

Slow Down Clown frontman Vitek Goyel and us go back, over a decade. And as with the connections one makes over the years, there are periods of losing touch with one another. But we’ve known about his band for a while now. sonaluna’s first live performance was as an opening act at Slow Down Clown’s gig at Not Just Jazz By The Bay – it was also the launch of their first EP. On... Read More

ShriLektric

He plays, “British music with an Indian accent” and Shri was recently in Mumbai for the world premiere of his new musical venture ShriLektric. Designed as a live gig that could be performed solo–or with collaborators–this marriage of acoustic, electric, electronic and computing was premiered at Bonobo in Mumbai on August 3rd. Shri was joined onstage by Vivek... Read More

Truth in Advertising?

As I post this it is 33°C (91°F) in Mumbai. I guess real superstars never sweat.  Read More