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Opening the show was singer/songwriter Laura Elliott. The lone New York singer played songs from her debut album People Pleaser, including “Blue” and “Better Off Alone”. The folksy twenty one year old singer has a lot of sad songs for being someone so young… Joni Mitchell would be proud.
Let me start by saying that I’ve never seen so many Hindi at a concert before. That’s thanks to Indian singer/songwriter Prateek Kuhad and his star power, thanks to former US president Barack Obama putting Kuhad’s song “Cold/Mess” on his “Favorite Music of 2019.” I think it’s so cool to see people that don’t normally attend shows on the dancefloor… and I hope they continue to support live music.
Another thing to note is that Prateek Kuhad writes and sings songs in both Hindi and English. His music style is on the folk side with a hint of Indian pop/Bollywood. This is because he grew up isolated to Jaipur… but during his time at NYU, Kuhad discovered Elliott Smith. Soon, others, such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, came along and impacted his love for the folk music genre.
In the middle of the set, he let his band (bassist Dhruv Bhola and drummer Nikhil Vasudevan) take a break, while he play a 10-min solo performance of “Pause” and “Kghk”.
Hailed by Rolling Stone India as “one of the country’s leading singer-songwriters,” Prateek Kuhad has been compared to the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Jose Gonzalez.
Prateek Kuhad’s third album The Way That Lovers Do, is available now on Elektra Records.
Remaining tour dates:
June 18 Detroit, MI Loving Touch
June 19 Toronto, CAN Danforth Music Hall
June 20 Toronto, CAN Danforth Musis Hall
June 22 Boston, MA Arts At The Armory
June 23 Boston, MA Crystal Ballroom
June 24 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
June 25 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
June 26 Washington, DC Sixth & I
June 28 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Laura Elliott |
Prateek Kuhad at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis (16 June 2022) |
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