TAAQing

The slideshow: Many thanks to Bobin

Spent nearly 2 hours sitting on the runway in our Airbus, waiting for the Bangalore sorry, Bengalooru fogu to liftu. Breakfastu was served in situ. Stepped off in Delhi at about half-eleven, and it was cold but not unpleasantly so. The old jean jacket was adequate.
Sound check was a bit late as well, Sachin [...]

TAAQ in The Garden of the Five Senses

What a joke. Bijoy’s hilarious catty puns set the tone nicely, I think, for this JAM CAT thing. As far as concerts go, it was more like what the cat dragged in.
Among the hairballs was V&P sound. When are these guys gonna get their cat together? On stage sound was boomy, undefined and messy, [...]

All you poor catatonic souls calibrating the catalepsy of your crania by cramming for the big CAT, here’s succour from imminent catastrophe…
Pardon the catachresis. What we meant to say is: Come, catch the IMS JAM CAT concert.
Ok, if that’s too many abbreviations, let’s catabolise that for you.
By Sunday, Nov. 19, a lot of poor souls [...]

Respect is something Split Magazine is drawing from us, and not simply because we’re their cover story this time round.
The interview is one hell of a mood swing. Highlights:
Angst: Delhi has 15-20 gigs happening a month, but Bangalore really sucks with its foggy laws that can’t differentiate between live bands and cabaret bands.
Pontification: If your [...]

Still groggy. But here I am.
Well, we’re ten years old and we played at Autumn Muse last night. The same stage we first played on in 1996. We were young whippersnappers then, competing in the ’semi-professional’ category. I remember we played a Mr. Big tune called ‘What’s it Gonna Be’, Sevenish, and maybe I’ll Get [...]

Split Magazine has a snazzy new look, and some fine writing too. Here’s a review of the ‘This Way’ gig at Razz, Mumbai.
Also read their January 2006 review of Plan B.

And we return to Bangalore after a long spell of touring.
The occasion: Muse Rock, the rock show that marks the finale of Autumn Muse. The venue – St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006. Here’s where it all started back in Oct. 1996. Ten years. Full circle. Be there in person.
Tickets (Rs. 99) [...]