TAAQing

Oct 31 at Someplace Else, The Park: TAAQ and Skinny Alley urge you to relish the ilish, and everything else that’s lovable about the City of Joy. Be there 8ish.

Kirtana Kumar, Priya Mendens and Shalini Subramanian join Thermal And A Quarter at The Highland Nectar, a spacious and lively bar occupying pride of place at the Grand Arrival Court of the ITC Royal Gardenia. Look forward to an evening of uplifting performances as the divas regale you with their chosen favourites and lend their signature flourish to TAAQ’s unique repertoire.

Our gig at Firangi Paani, Andheri, as experienced by Raghavendra Singhania:

Thermal And A Quarter were in town last night at Firangi Paani. And they were so awesome that this is the first blog post I’ll be doing for a band, considering the fact that I’ve been for shows like Iron Maiden, Porcupine Tree, Joshua Redman and various other shows.

TAAQ and Swarathma turn it on at the JD Rock Awards at Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore on October 21.

Bits from our gig at BITS on Oct 19. An enormous show of strength by the elements delayed the gig by aeons, but left us enough time to pull off a 40-minute set and put up a cracker of a show. BlackStratBlues played a super set before us. And in the end it was an awesome night.

The Firangi Paani has been moved from Bandra to Andheri. Still, you can make October 19, a Tuesday night like no other. Dump your boss (and his wife) for a stash of funny money.

October 16, TAAQ takes the Kickbackistan bandwagon to Goa. Claim your funny money and stand by for an important announcement.

Back in the day when we had a heavier prog-rock sound dominated by Shri Eddie Shredder on lead guitar, we used to play this absolute crowd-immobilizer called Late O’Clock. We started performing it around 1997-8 and essayed it live as late as 2005.

If you haven’t ever heard of it, take a listen now.

The legend (for those who like to keep a tidy catalogue):

Late O’Clock (Instrumental)
Recorded 1997-98 @ Ebi Studios, Banaswadi, Bangalore
Personnel: Bruce Lee Mani: Guitar | Sunil Chandy: Bass | Rajeev Rajagopal: Drums | Bryan Richard: Rhythm Guitar

Yes, yes, we’re feeling generous. So, head to our ReverbNation page and download it. Just one thing — please don’t heckle us for the lyrics.

TAAQ plays in Goa for the first time. Oct 1, 2010. Keep your ears peeled for Kickbackistan and several other favourites. Demand your funny money!