This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Your guide to the top gigs in town (Mumbai town), weekly.

It’s a busy last week of November if you’re in Mumbai.

On Monday, ie, in less than an hour, jump in to your car/cab/local gas chamber and rush to the NCPA at Cuffe Parade to watch Polish act Zakopower. The band was nominated for the ‘Best Polish Act’ award at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards. The press release claims

Zakopower is a trailblazer of sorts in the global music scene. Combining traditional folk music of Polish Gorals with modern beats and rhythms, the band truly epitomizes fusion. Seamlessly crossing and combining genres, they create an eclectic mix of music that spans electronic, pop and folk rock.

Head back here tomorrow to check whether the goods are as good as the box.

Tuesday night sees acoustic-folk-ster Alisha Batth open for Bangalore rockers Thermal And A Quarter at Hard Rock Cafe. TAAQ don’t frequent Mumbai much so if you haven’t caught them since the launch of This Is It, an Appletini at Hard Rock could not be better timed.

Head to Bandra on Sunday for a choice of gigs.

Sample international jazz at the Mumbai Jazz Utsav at the Lands End Amphitheatre from 6pm onwards with

6 pm: Thomas Siffling Trio [Germany]
7 pm: Wojciech Konikiewicz [Poland]
8 pm: Hot Club de Norvege [Norway]
9 pm: Saskia Laroo [Netherlands]

Entry is free, but you’ll need to pick up said free passes at Rhythm House.

If jazz is not your thing, try the New Skin Metal Fest at the Mumbai Times Cafe (next to KFC, Bandra Linking Road) for a lineup that includes Split, Aftertaste, Prizm, Depth and Black at a gig that is planned to be an annual event. On Facebook.

Split and Aftertaste are featured on Stupid Ditties 2. Which is a free download. That is totally mind blasting. Have a week.