Alas, today is the last day of the tour :(...Some of us are sticking around to see family, some are going back to the United States. If you're in New Delhi tonight, come out to the Living Room to see us finish the tour off in style!!
Don't fret, we'll be back to play India again soon! And soon enough, you'll be able to relive the whole experience through video...thanks to technology and YouTube!
And, a Happy Easter and Passover to everyone celebrating, though that's a bit belated...
Showing posts with label Delhi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Delhi. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Featured in Hindustan Times (Again!)
Namaste, Shooting Stars
Bamboo Shoots. the alternative dance rock band based out of New York, recently performed in Delhi at Turquoise Cottage, organized by Hot Coffee Events. The five members - Avir Mitra (lead vocals and guitar), Karl Sukhia (Backup vocals and keyboards) Shiv Puri (Drums), Ahmed Mahmoud (Guitar) and Ankur Patel (Percussionist) speak with HT City about their music and the debut album.
What's this buzz about the dancerock genre? What makes it different and unique?
SHIV: Well, I think you can get down and dirty with our songs the way you would at a club.
Tell us something about your debut album.
SHIV: This is our first album with Epic Records. We're lucky to have worked with our producer, Jerry Harrison from the Talking Heads.
How did you guys come together?
AVIR: Karl and I met when we were little kids. I met Shiv at New York university and got to know he played drums.
ANKUR: I met you guys in '03 right? AVIR: Ankur, just sort of walked in to our practice, and was like, 'I play this', and we were like, 'Alright, cool'.
AVIR: And Ahmed joined the band about two years ago. We needed a guitarist and he knew our songs better than we did. We were like, 'You're in!' How different are the shows in India from the US? Which one's better? ANKUR: The shows here are not that different from the US. The only difference lies in the venue - which varies from big and fancy to more intimate... I can't say which one is better, but both countries are exciting in their own way.
Which indian musician you would want to work with?
SHIV: I'm a big fan of classical music... I would love to collaborate with Viku Vinayakram. He's such an incredible musician.
The craziest thing you guys have done?
SHIV: Well, I recently got married here in Delhi to my girlfriend. I don't think anyone in the band anticipated dancing with the hijras. I think some of us will have some explaining to do to our friends in America, when they see these photos (above).
Are you guys planning to enter the Bollywood music industry?
SHIV: It's an interesting time to be in the Bollywood industry, especially with the huge success of AR Rehman. Even before the Oscars, however, the pulse of a lot of new music coming out of Bollywood, like influences of hip hop, is something Bamboo Shoots can contribute towards.
What next?
SHIV: We're going to continue touring America when we get back and prepare for our album release. We'd love to come back to India but maybe in the fall or winter when the weather isn't so damn hot.
himadree.c@hindustantimes.com
Bamboo Shoots. the alternative dance rock band based out of New York, recently performed in Delhi at Turquoise Cottage, organized by Hot Coffee Events. The five members - Avir Mitra (lead vocals and guitar), Karl Sukhia (Backup vocals and keyboards) Shiv Puri (Drums), Ahmed Mahmoud (Guitar) and Ankur Patel (Percussionist) speak with HT City about their music and the debut album.
What's this buzz about the dancerock genre? What makes it different and unique?
SHIV: Well, I think you can get down and dirty with our songs the way you would at a club.
Tell us something about your debut album.
SHIV: This is our first album with Epic Records. We're lucky to have worked with our producer, Jerry Harrison from the Talking Heads.
How did you guys come together?
AVIR: Karl and I met when we were little kids. I met Shiv at New York university and got to know he played drums.
ANKUR: I met you guys in '03 right? AVIR: Ankur, just sort of walked in to our practice, and was like, 'I play this', and we were like, 'Alright, cool'.
AVIR: And Ahmed joined the band about two years ago. We needed a guitarist and he knew our songs better than we did. We were like, 'You're in!' How different are the shows in India from the US? Which one's better? ANKUR: The shows here are not that different from the US. The only difference lies in the venue - which varies from big and fancy to more intimate... I can't say which one is better, but both countries are exciting in their own way.
Which indian musician you would want to work with?
SHIV: I'm a big fan of classical music... I would love to collaborate with Viku Vinayakram. He's such an incredible musician.
The craziest thing you guys have done?
SHIV: Well, I recently got married here in Delhi to my girlfriend. I don't think anyone in the band anticipated dancing with the hijras. I think some of us will have some explaining to do to our friends in America, when they see these photos (above).
Are you guys planning to enter the Bollywood music industry?
SHIV: It's an interesting time to be in the Bollywood industry, especially with the huge success of AR Rehman. Even before the Oscars, however, the pulse of a lot of new music coming out of Bollywood, like influences of hip hop, is something Bamboo Shoots can contribute towards.
What next?
SHIV: We're going to continue touring America when we get back and prepare for our album release. We'd love to come back to India but maybe in the fall or winter when the weather isn't so damn hot.
himadree.c@hindustantimes.com
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Karl gives the goods on Pune
Oh outdoor shows, its a love and hate relationship... The first thing Ankur said when we got to the venue in Pune was "this is some Six Flags type shit" and he was right on. Except here all the palm trees are real and the mosquitoes outnumber the people 1000 to 1. From the hydraulic stage to the wide open outdoor space we were having flashbacks of those Plain White Tees shows aplenty. Oh and the heat, it was quite hot, and there wasnt much breeze to speak of so we were quite wet by the end of our set. Regardless, it was a great show, sound was good, and we even pulled out a stripped down version of This World is Beautiful. A bunch of my fam was there, which was rad, and getting to catch up with my cousins is always priceless.
So that was the show but it was only half the story in Pune, we gotta run to our Delhi show in a few mins so I gotta fill you in some more later...
- Karl
So that was the show but it was only half the story in Pune, we gotta run to our Delhi show in a few mins so I gotta fill you in some more later...
- Karl
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