Here's the final installment of the music review. As mentioned in the previous post it's about Mademoiselle K and her band. You would have noticed that I had just begun raving about them in the previous post and that will continue here :):).
The band consisted of Mademoiselle K on vocals and lead guitar, a drummer and bass and supporting guitarists. They launched straight into their set and unbelievably played without a break in music for almost 45 minutes! The only lull in music was right in the beginning when, mid song, all 4 of them held their poses for nearly 2 minutes, being cheered on by an excited crowd. It was just these kinds of antics which they kept up throughout the show, at times playing lying down on the ground!
Mademoiselle K herself made quite a statement, with her leather outfit and throaty vocals, not to mention her excellent guitaring. For me the other standout performer from among 4 excellent ones was the drummer. Effortless is how one could describe his drumming, arms flailing everywhere, communicating with the audience as well. Reminded me of John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) almost from the start.
They kept up the relentless pace of their music for nearly the whole set, at times winding down a song and then slowly building up into the next high octane one. It's quite likely, many in the audience had multiple musical orgasms that night! Probably that explains the many smiling faces in the audience!
Frankly I don't think anyone in the audience expected a performance of such a high quality. They had everything- a great tight sound, showmanship, energy, it was all there. I feel privileged to have attended their concert; in my opinion among the best if not the best concert I've attended till date. All in all an evening well spent.
That's all for now..I'll catch up with you later. Am considering a post on translations next, so look out for that one. Ciao!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Some superlative music!
I attended a music concert yesterday. It was organized by the Alliance Francaise at Razzberry Rhinoceros and called the French Kiss Festival. It brought together three lady performers; this was the Bombay leg of a nine city tour.
Starting off proceedings was the band Vayu. They played an all original set as requested, they said, by a lot of people. They were competent, but never really rose to any great heights. And by the way, they had some really raucous fans rooting for them.
Following them was Anais, singing solo without a band. She also strummed a guitar and blew on a kind of whistle. Unfortunately she was suffering from a bad cough which she could’ve done without! But for that her performance would’ve even better. She sang well and displayed a good range despite the cough. She also managed to do a bluesy song and a Celtic one, both accents almost upto the mark. And yes before I forget she also had a quirky sense of humour, a good chatty style too. In fact that’s one thing that was common across all performers, they got the crowd involved.
Next up was Emily Loizeau and her band. It consisted of a violin cum guitar player, a drummer and herself singing and playing the piano. They started off with a violin solo by Olivier which was interesting. The real highlight of their performance was Emily’s singing. She had a really powerful voice which also managed to hold some low notes well. She sang both in French and English. Their songs were interspersed with some interesting activities like when the drummer painted on the LP turntable throughout a particular song. I really liked Emily’s personality as well- spontaneous, lively, like a real temptress. The power in her voice really hit home when she sang the last song without a mike. She managed to fill the entire room with her soulful voice. Sweet. And yes there was the instance of a friendly slanging match between the band and the audience, when they announced that their next song would be the last and we differed.
If Emily’s band was a treat, we really weren’t prepared for what was about to hit us next. That was Mademoiselle K and her band. I am at a loss for words about how to describe them and their music. In fact what I’ll do is post separately on them, such was the impact.
That’s all for now. Cheers!
Starting off proceedings was the band Vayu. They played an all original set as requested, they said, by a lot of people. They were competent, but never really rose to any great heights. And by the way, they had some really raucous fans rooting for them.
Following them was Anais, singing solo without a band. She also strummed a guitar and blew on a kind of whistle. Unfortunately she was suffering from a bad cough which she could’ve done without! But for that her performance would’ve even better. She sang well and displayed a good range despite the cough. She also managed to do a bluesy song and a Celtic one, both accents almost upto the mark. And yes before I forget she also had a quirky sense of humour, a good chatty style too. In fact that’s one thing that was common across all performers, they got the crowd involved.
Next up was Emily Loizeau and her band. It consisted of a violin cum guitar player, a drummer and herself singing and playing the piano. They started off with a violin solo by Olivier which was interesting. The real highlight of their performance was Emily’s singing. She had a really powerful voice which also managed to hold some low notes well. She sang both in French and English. Their songs were interspersed with some interesting activities like when the drummer painted on the LP turntable throughout a particular song. I really liked Emily’s personality as well- spontaneous, lively, like a real temptress. The power in her voice really hit home when she sang the last song without a mike. She managed to fill the entire room with her soulful voice. Sweet. And yes there was the instance of a friendly slanging match between the band and the audience, when they announced that their next song would be the last and we differed.
If Emily’s band was a treat, we really weren’t prepared for what was about to hit us next. That was Mademoiselle K and her band. I am at a loss for words about how to describe them and their music. In fact what I’ll do is post separately on them, such was the impact.
That’s all for now. Cheers!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Genesis.
Hmmm…here goes. I’ve wanted to start a blog for some time now, more than 2 years in fact. Here I am, penning my first few words. It feels a bit exciting, doing this. Can already dream of a few months down the line when I’ll have a few posts under my belt.
I must tell you how this blog came to be named such. If I had had my way it would’ve been called Justaboutanything.blogspot.com. That was unavailable so had to settle for Sunmoonandpotatoes, which is actually the name of a restaurant in Malad in Bombay I used to frequent. Quaint little place just like the name. Decent food too.
A short introduction is in order. Rather I’ll just speak about my hobbies and interests. I am an avid reader. I read magazines- current affairs, sports, music. Also read a lot of books of all kinds- non-fiction, science fiction, Indian fiction as well. Also love music a lot. Like rock, Indian classical, Old Hindi songs, a bit of trance. Forgot to mention I read some Marathi books as well, mostly short stories. Though I don’t read poetry, want to start that too. I love traveling. Would want to travel to as many destinations as possible. Also love Eating out and trying new cuisines. I also love maps and can spend hours poring over them.
A lot of things interest me ranging from politics to sports to investing (more of a necessity really!). I also like gadgets and technology. Have recently started translations, from Hindi to English right now. Ideally would want to translate from Marathi and the long term goal is to translate a book. Also like trekking though haven’t done it for a few years now. Would want to correct it soon. Also looking at paragliding once the monsoons are over.
Expect posts on anything under the sun really. Also a disclaimer that I don’t intend on offending anyone intentionally through the posts in any way. I will write on controversial topics which are close to my heart once in a while.
That’s all for now. Will get back to posting in a few days. Till then cheers!!
I must tell you how this blog came to be named such. If I had had my way it would’ve been called Justaboutanything.blogspot.com. That was unavailable so had to settle for Sunmoonandpotatoes, which is actually the name of a restaurant in Malad in Bombay I used to frequent. Quaint little place just like the name. Decent food too.
A short introduction is in order. Rather I’ll just speak about my hobbies and interests. I am an avid reader. I read magazines- current affairs, sports, music. Also read a lot of books of all kinds- non-fiction, science fiction, Indian fiction as well. Also love music a lot. Like rock, Indian classical, Old Hindi songs, a bit of trance. Forgot to mention I read some Marathi books as well, mostly short stories. Though I don’t read poetry, want to start that too. I love traveling. Would want to travel to as many destinations as possible. Also love Eating out and trying new cuisines. I also love maps and can spend hours poring over them.
A lot of things interest me ranging from politics to sports to investing (more of a necessity really!). I also like gadgets and technology. Have recently started translations, from Hindi to English right now. Ideally would want to translate from Marathi and the long term goal is to translate a book. Also like trekking though haven’t done it for a few years now. Would want to correct it soon. Also looking at paragliding once the monsoons are over.
Expect posts on anything under the sun really. Also a disclaimer that I don’t intend on offending anyone intentionally through the posts in any way. I will write on controversial topics which are close to my heart once in a while.
That’s all for now. Will get back to posting in a few days. Till then cheers!!
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