I’m pretty psyched to see Grupo Fantasma there on 2/16 and AC/DShe on 3/1.

When it comes to the wide word of female AC/DC cover bands, I always preferred Hells Belles, probably because their former lead singer was desi.

I’m heading for the exits from this incredible thread with Shodan’s hardrocking tee on my back, shouting: “For those about to rock, we salaam you!”

The Jagjit Singh track isn’t on youtube

Found it. (Though it’s a horribly cheezed out version on old-school Saregama.) Starts at about 2:20.

The Jagjit Singh track isn’t on youtube but when I hear it, I can smell scotch and cashews and picture shaggy yellow carpets because I heard that song in my uncles living room as a tot.

That is a great song and, yup, it’s on the magic iPod, too.

Anyone who has even the most tenuous understanding of general relativity understands that though only 30 few minutes have passed during our voyage, more than an hour has passed on Earth, allowing the band more than ample time to slip away to a distant star system.

You remind me of Sun Ra. (The OG George Clinton, i.e. the OOG Kool Kieth, i.e. the OOOG Andre 3000.)

Sounds like a great show. Two of my favorites at Slim’s (so far) have been The Boredoms and Polyphonic Spree. (What can I say, I have a soft spot for big noisy dissonance and saccharine harmony…)

I’m pretty psyched to see Grupo Fantasma there on 2/16 and AC/DShe on 3/1.

NVM–that’s poetry.

Everybody climaxes at least once in their life

Make that twice!

The California leg of American tours have been mediocre (live bhangra acts are an item that actually benefits from the soft bigotry of low expectations). The best performance I’ve seen was The Dhol Foundation and DCS sharing the stage in London. Sixteen dholi’s simultaneously, in tune, bangin’ the hide! I don’t know how to give that assault of all things reasonable its due. One dholi can drive a Punjabi banana’s. Sixteen is another dimension of explosiveness. A lady friend yelled in my ear upon seeing the sleeveless, muscle-bound dholi’s that she would sleep with anyone of them on the spot, no questions. I think I would have too but the thought hadn’t entered my mind. DCS is quality in their own right but TDF are the premier live Punjabi act in my opinion. The track that capture’s the performance is ‘DCS meets TDF’ or ‘TDF meets DCS’ and the only place I see it is on DCS’ website if you go to their ‘music’ page.

The best songs I’ve heard live from a desi musician was Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s version of Akhiyan Udeek Dhian and Jagjit Singh’s Dhai Din Na Jawani Naal Chaldi. Brought the house middle school auditorium down! The uncles got off their folding chairs, misused all movable joints, shouted “Wah!” “Kya baat hai!” “Hai hai!”, dollar bills were flying, toddlers were picking them up, auntie’s were blushing, the audio was squeeling, the venue reeked of catered samosas and chutney and a handful of sprightly teens were stealing kisses in the parking lot! The Jagjit Singh track isn’t on youtube but when I hear it, I can smell scotch and cashews and picture shaggy yellow carpets because I heard that song in my uncles living room as a tot.

arrrg! Hi, I’m a member of DAM (Mothers Against Dyslexia). You say poetic license, righteous. You’ve rightly made me a fan of The Phenomenauts, DJ Drrrty. Now please tell me you’ve been to a Cramps concert.

I have a feeling our decadal difference lends itself to totally different venues/artists.

Mee-yow. So that’s how these start.

I quite enjoyed all (also: DJ Drrty, Harbeer, Muralimannered) your posts on this thread.

Merci, but Mme Portmanteau, are you all repartee and no substance? What do you listen to?

Drrty, didn’t realize Kool Moe Dee was named Mohandas. Desi brown or simply brown by law?

Legally brown, AFAIK.

DDJP, Poetic! Thanks for reminiscing.

You’re welcome! All-nighters often have their own rewards. Thanks for taking poetic license with my initials.

Theremin and moog, my kinda sound and I gotta thing for dorks in suits making great music.

Mein gott, how have we not referenced Kraftwerk before? But have you heard The Phenomenauts? To say they’re on a mission is an understatement.

Let’s hear it NvM, the MvP of searing portraiture. I still think about your tribute to American muscle from so many moons ago.