This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Indiecision’s picks of the best gigs to attend this week in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. White and nerdy.
Mumbai
Another gig packed week welcomes Mumbai bearing gifts of ‘vocal groove’, post-grunge alternative, and um, jazz.

Kick off your gig week with Bauchklang at the Blue Frog on Tuesday. The Austrian beat boxers played a very well received gig at the venue last week and this is perhaps your last chance to see them in Mumbai for a while.

If you’ve already caught them (multiple times) previously, head to Hard Rock Cafe for Chennai alt-grunge act Null Friction. The southie trio  released their debut album Madras recently, which you can download for free (registration required) here.

Tough On Tobacco play Cafe Goa (Bandra) on Wednesday, July 22. They played the Blue Frog earlier this month. We were there.

New Delhi

The capital gets worthy gig-age this week.

Head to Mocha Bar on Wednesday, July 22 for Indigo Children. The alt-punk quartet play their first home gig after returning from a short UK tour courtesy the British Council SoundPad project.

Half Step Down continue their Thursday night residency at Attitude, Gurgaon. Expect material from their debut album Overtures To Outerspace. The band recently announced a whole bunch of nationwide tour dates supporting the release of the album.

Channel V Launchpad finalists Faridkot take over from HSD on Friday night at Attitude. We haven’t heard much from the band since they lost the Launchpad crown to Reverrse Polarity.

Head to the India Habitat Center on Saturday, July 25 as Swarathma perform for The YP Foundation’s seventh anniversary celebration.

Bangalore

Another weekend heavy gig week welcomes Bangalore.

Head to Bacchus on Thursday, July 23 for Shaa’ir + Func. The duo of Monica Dogra and Randolph Correia will perform an acoustic set that may feature material from their well previewed, coming third studio album.

If Bacchus is not your thing, head to Hard Rock Cafe for homeboys Thermal And A Quarter. The band promise a bunch of new originals and “fantastic Thermalized covers – including Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Cat Stevens et cetera”.

Junkyard Groove play at Opus Whitefield and Opus Vasanthnagar on Friday and Saturday. The Chennai alt-rockers will play material from their album 11:11 (bootleg) that they’re giving away for free via music service Gimmesound.

These are our gig picks for the week folks. Have one.