Los Angeles-based vocalist, composer, and producer Sharada Shashidhar has a deep awareness of the cosmos. There’s a distinct tug-of-war in her music, an understanding that scanning the heavens to answer existential queries isn’t quite enough; there are internal depths to plumb as well. Shashidhar has an extensive resume as a collaborator in LA’s experimental jazz scene, notching work with the likes of Carlos Niño, Zeroh, and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra.
Her first album, 2020’s Rahu, found her voice billowing out of smoky, post-beat-scene soundscapes, meditating on the collective unconscious and the energy exchange between all living things. Her newest work, Soft Echoes, is a bold step forward, eschewing her previous work’s hip-hop tilt for expansive compositions that blend jazz and Indian classical influences into a swirling, spiritual whole.
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Slum Rats / Bristoltooth / Fair Game | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
| The Beta Band | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| S.G. Goodman / Fust | 8:00pm | Music Hall at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
| Ink & Dagger / Paint It Black (Night #1) | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Lucrecia Dalt / Vorhees | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Claffy Quartet w/ Saxophonist Dahi Divine | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
| Evil Sword / Slot / Holden Linton | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
| Ink & Dagger / Deadguy (Night #2) | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Teens / Adjy / Maura Weaver / Twin Princess | 7:00pm | Love City Brewing | 21+ |
| Super Bonanza / The Wrong Band / Cellulose | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
| Layto / NESYA | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
| Ink & Dagger / Soul Glo (Night #3) | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
| King Princess | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
| annonXL | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
| Time | Venue | Age | |
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| Ted Hearne / The Crossing / Donald Nally's Farming | 7:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |