Jameson Glassware started this year’s 6-city Jameson Connects occasion with an enormous first-of-its-kind experience at the Lalit Lawns, Mumbai
With summertime well over the horizon and India’s gig calendar rapidly warming up, Jameson Glassware’s brand-new occasion series– Jameson Connects– started on May 27th with a titanic 4-act lineup of efficiencies, commemorating Mumbai’s growing music scene and abundant multiculturalism.
Embed in the rich background of the Lalit Lawns, Mumbai, the occasion opened to a Saturday night crowd delighted to let their hair down and take in some genuinely great music. Jameson Glassware’s classic existence was all over the location with an interesting lounge area total with foosball, snooker, and tattoo artists, curated pop-ups and lots of photo-ops to delight in– using among many vibrant set locations Mumbai has actually seen in current times.
The opening act was Mumbai-based, genre-agnostic multi-instrumentalist Gandhar, who brought his specific mix of FKJ and Daft Punk-inspired live production to the leading edge. Having fun with guitar-heavy loops and emotive vocals, the 24-year-old continued his hot streak of groovy, energetic sets– offering Mumbai a very first taste of Jameson Connects as we headed even more into the night.
The crowd continued to grow as the sun set over Jameson Connects’ a number of destinations, as the pool-table lounge and excellent food available kept us pepped up for the next act; a heady efficiency from Bengaluru-based funk phenoms T.ill APES. Rap artist Hanumankind amazed eventgoers with his typical brand name of crowdwork, setting the phase on fire with a host of classics from their launching EP, Lift Off. Bassist Soorya Praveen came crashing down with a host of slick solos, as Gautam David wove in spectacular neo-soul sax riffs, sending out the crowd roaring with tunes like World Domination and an unique unreleased single.
Our individual preferred set of the night played out ne