“What the fuck have I got myself into? A solo act? Man, I’m going to go mental on stage with all those gadgets!”
Singer-songwriter Sidd Coutto played Blue Frog, Mumbai on Wednesday, October 5 in support of his debut solo album Sunny Side Up (stream here). What was originally promised to be a solo act, stayed partially true to its promise as guests joined the Zero drummer on stage – ranging from bandmates from Tough On Tobacco to friends who Coutto has made along the way in his fairly busy musical career over the last couple of years.
Coutto opened the evening with a solo performance of Tough On Tobacco’s ‘Voices In My Head’ from their debut album The Happy Goat. Proficient use of the looper and flangers on the opening track made an interesting impact, warming things up for the evening. Coutto moved to play a couple of covers alongside guests Manasi Scott and Shazneen Arethna (of 3 Guys And A Girl). Warren ‘Blackstratblues‘ Mendonsa joined the ToT frontman first on the melodica and later on guitars performing ‘The Everyday Love Song’ from Zero’s 2005 album Procrastination. Girish ‘Bobby’ Talwar, bassist of Zero accompanied Coutto on the djembe. Tough On Tobacco also got together on stage to perform some tracks off their second album, which has been in the works since almost a year now. Anushka Lewis joined on harp while Rozelle Alphonso played cello on Coutto’s own material.
While the performance itself was patchy, Coutto’s affable character made for an enjoyable evening nonetheless.
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Sidd Coutto and Warren Mendonsa @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
Sidd Coutto with Tough On Tobacco @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
Sidd Coutto @ Blue Frog, Mumbai
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