Pics: Sridhar/Thayil @ Blue Frog

Lyrical pop duo Sridhar/Thayil played the Blue Frog on Wednesday, June 24. They played a full set of material from a promised debut album and were joined on stage by Grandmaster Jo (tables), Amit Ahuja (bass) and Siddharth V (violin). We were there for the *slight creepyness* show performance.

Notes

1. Clubs suit S/T far better than outdoors. We last caught them at the Kala Ghoda Festival, and the details were lost in the atmosphere.
2. Their music continues to evolve. Some songs have benfitted greatly with the addition of live bass and strings.
3. Suman Sridhar gets into the zone, and then can creep you out. A little.
4. Both the protagonists take their performance as seriously as the venue/crowd will allow;  something more acts need to keep in mind. Indian audiences are fickle and largely ignorant of your craft.
5. There is a thin line between kitsch and ostentation, and S/T have firmly stamped their foot on the right side.

We took a bunch of pictures. Here are a few.