Daisho, Disco Puppet, Yuhina
April 11, 8 pm onwards
The Burrow, Off Racecourse Road, Gandhi Nagar
Entry: ₹300, via Skillboxes.com
Yuhina
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Started in September last year, community initiative Nineoeight have hosted a handful of shows in Bengaluru and Goa, all with an eye on the city’s “ever-evolving sonic identity”. For their upcoming edition at The Burrow, the talent pool expands further into experimental and trip-hop territory, featuring Gangtok-origin, city-based artist Yuhina, experimental artist Disco Puppet and bankable selector Daisho, alongside Nineoeight’s resident DJs warming up the crowd.
An event description from the organisers states, “Let us paint you a picture: ethereal meditative soundscapes, choppy layered harmonic ballads, genre flipping danceable grooves, bass first club shakers.” Nineoeight states that Yuhina will bring “her introspection invoking live storytelling combining ethereal vocals with powerful electronic paintings”. Disco Puppet offers a “signature strain of electronica colliding lo-fi toy synth melancholia with a heavy dose of harmonised distorted vocal journalling” and Daisho’s set promises “genre and pace bending DJ sets that explores the fringes of what’s considered dance music”.
Aadya Jaswal
April 11, 7 pm onwards
Ram’s Musique Experience, MG Road
Entry: ₹350, via app.venn.buzz
Aadya Jaswal
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New Delhi singer-songwriter Aadya Jaswal’s debut album, Sanctuary, is described by the artiste as a haven and it is perhaps something it can be for everyone who hears the eight-track record for the first time. Aadya brings that intimacy to Ram’s Musique Experience, previously only known as a vinyl record store for music aficionados that is also opening up for live shows now.
Jaswal says, “My debut album Sanctuary chronicles my musings of growing up. Through its eight songs it explores imagination, desire, fear, curiosity, in the tangled ways in which they coexist. I’ve been on a small, four-city tour for the album, and in my final show in Bengaluru, I’ll be taking the audience through my journey — playing songs from the album as well as some unreleased originals.”
Quadro Nuevo
April 11 and 12, 9:30 pm onwards
Windmills, Whitefield
Entry: ₹750 (standing), ₹2,000 (sitting), via windmills-india.com
German jazz ensemble Quadro Nuevo are the latest international jazz act to hit the city this weekend at Windmills. It was founded in 1996 by childhood friends Mulo Francel, who plays saxophone, clarinet and mandolin in the band and DD Lowka helming bass and percussion. The lineup is completed by virtuoso artistes Andreas Hinterseher who plays the accordion, trumpet, bandoneon and vibrandoneon, and pianist Chris Gall.
An event description adds, “Quadro Nuevo has played across continents, from the streets of Istanbul to Carnegie Hall. With their seamless blend of jazz, world music, and Mediterranean soul, the quartet has received two ECHO Jazz Awards, a Gold Disc, and the prestigious German Record Critics’ Award.”
The band has said in their statement, “Music offers a positive world, especially in times of crisis.” The description goes on to add, “The group brings infectious energy and soulful spontaneity to every set. Their latest album, HAPPY Deluxe, is a sonic travelogue inspired by their journeys through Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro — a vivid celebration of rhythm, joy, and life’s vibrant possibilities.”
Haiku
April 13, 6 pm onwards
The Blue Room, Jayanagar
Entry: ₹750, via Skillboxes.com
Among the newer bands on the block, jazz, pop and Carnatic-inspired six-member band Haiku will take the stage at The Blue Room for an intimate gig this week. Promising “textured and evocative songs” according to the event’s description, the band has previously been rehearsing and recording an EP which includes songs such as ‘Cycle Breaker’.
Comprising Tanvi Rao on keys, Daniel Sundaram on bass, Om Iyer on drums, Mihir Rajeev on violin and vocalists Parmita Mukerji and Sukanya Kurpad, Haiku say their music is shaped by a love for contemporary jazz and odd-time signatures. The event description adds, “Exploring themes like self-discovery and memories, Haiku creates a space where introspection and clarity meet, offering a fresh perspective on the complexity of life and the journey within.”
Published – April 10, 2025 11:25 am IST
