After a long wait, popular jam band Something Relevant finally released their debut album Feels Good To Be Live recently. After listening to their CD, Heritage Jazz (a music organisation) offered the band to do a couple of gigs in Goa. People loved it so much that the band got offered two more gigs.
“We were offered a college gig so we extended our stay in Goa. Then we also did a show in the courtyard of a chilled out Goan guy called Armando Gonzales. It was lovely,” says bass guitarist for the band, Stuart Dacosta.
Interestingly, the band bumped into Mick Jagger’s daughter Jade Jagger at the gig, who was accompanying her boyfriend DJ Dan Williams for his tour. “She was there at the club we were performing at. She was quite sweet and spoke to us for quite some time. We had discussions on music with her,” says Stuart.
There are many sly references to the state of affairs in Mumbai in their songs and in the artwork in their album. Another interesting aspect of the album is that each song was played from start to finish about four or five times, and the band together selected which version they felt sounded the best. The band has been performing all the songs on the album which include Aha and City in a Situation, Tomorrow, Harry Mole and Eddy on a Roll, Horn OK Please, Mr Invisible and Comfort Song at their concerts.
The band has been soaking in the sun at band member Louis’s villa alongside performing at various places. Goans have also been allowing the band to sell loads of CDs and merchandise. “All of them have allowed us to sell our CDs right after the gig and we have managed to sell a lot. In Mumbai, many places, especially some club chains and big clubs, have policies about not allowing bands to sell. We respect their policies. But look at the Goans, they are so chilled out,” he smiles.
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