In a tired-sounding article imaginatively titled ‘Fund-amental gigs‘, an unnamed DC correspondent wrote on Feb 20:

It was in the late 1990s that Thermal and a Quarter organised shows, free of corporate sponsorships. But, after a few such gigs, and without much success, the concept faded away. Almost a decade later, another city act has decided to commit themselves to this cause and is spearheading a ‘movement’, thus inspiring a generation of young musicians.

The other city act is, of course, Lounge Piranha, which pulled off a cracker of a show along with the (now) Bangalore-based Gowri and Hyderabad’s Native Tongue at the Alliance Francaise de Bangalore on February 13. We attended that concert.

We appreciate the indie-mindedness of the journalist’s effort but perhaps the anonymous correspondent might want to get out of his Mighty Strange office and do some real legwork for a change while writing about the bands that don’t circulate press releases of their events. For instance, he/she could have taken a bus (or billed the company for a cab) to Opus in the Creek on Whitefield Road on February 14, the day after the show he/she covered, to watch the One Small Love concert, a completely un-sponsored affair with no gate collections to break even.

And here’s another correction: Our last un-sponsored gig before this was Floodaid, a fundraiser for the families affected by the Asian tsunami featuring Antaragni, at the St John’s auditorium on January 4, 2005, a good six years after the late 1990s. No sponsors, sir/ma’am. Uh-uh.

Heck, just because we issued no press release doesn’t mean it didn’t happen!

Dear correspondent, you have been nominated for the PaperPulitzers 2010 in the Best Armchair Journalist category.

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“As part of the festival, we will have musician Jeff Peters performing our songs with us,” reveals Bruce Lee Mani of Thermal and a Quarter.

- Jazz Got to Be there – Kavya Christopher/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis, February 28, 2009
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<<Enter gushy acceptance speech here>>

Congratulations, dear winner! Whenever you have the time, do drop in at our pad to claim your complimentary pot of Paper Pulissery (which, for the uninitiated, is a buttermilk-based curried dish that goes excellently with Mallu-style fried fish).

And as part of the festivities, we shall offer a series of Java Jazz videos for your viewing pleasure (none of them, regrettably, featuring Jeff Peters on bass!).

Jeff – Hope you’re enjoying a good chuckle!

Thank you for voting, ladies and gentlemen. Here’s to the 2010 awards, as there shall doubtless be plenty of contenders!

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The three musicians have been singing everything from Carnatic to jazz and funk since they formed Thermal and a Quarter in 1996.
Poll Song – Pallavi Jassi/ The Indian Express – March 27, 2009

We sang Carnatic? How flattering! If only Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar had lived to read this.

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“As part of the festival, we will have musician Jeff Peters performing our songs with us,” reveals Bruce Lee Mani of Thermal and a Quarter.

- Jazz Got to Be there – Kavya Christopher/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis, February 28, 2009
Archived at TopNews.in

Sure, Jeff Peters mixed This Is It, but what a pleasure it would have been to have him perform with us, and that too at Java Jazz. And what a gem to stuff into Bruce Lee Mani’s shocked mouth!

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- Photo caption – Play That Funky Music, Bangalore Times, The Times of India, Bangalore – April 16, 2009

Yeah, we know Rzhude is hard to spell but this is sheer genius

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Not exactly a TAAQ mention, but this was for a Dire Straits Tribute gig where Bruce and Rajeev played. It was a Rolling Stone magazine event at the Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore. But hey, those are very complicated instructions for our friends at the fourth estate. So they simplified them, and this is what we got.

The Hindu Metro Plus, Bangalore, Dec 3, 2009

The Dire Straits Tribute Band will pay a tribute to the Rolling Stones tonight.

- The Hindu Metro Plus, Bangalore, Dec 3, 2009:

DNA – Life after 5 pm – Listings – Dec 3, 2009

Legends come alive with India’s finest musicians, featuring the Dire Straits Tribute Band. Like all other Thursday shows at the Hard Rock Cafe, the show promises to rock. If you are a fan of Rolling Stones, there’s no escaping this.

- DNA Bangalore, December 3, 2009

Make it snappy. Voting closes on Jan 10, 2010!

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